The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09
Board OF Ten Governors.

Board OF Ten Governors.
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he Bsre - Ten Governors met on Iueeasy T. "oeirey
Sumter President in chair, and quorum present
ury Rr,,-rsrnxs-rE ESASpY QrHraS
The u.usl n qusous FOR articles 10 DO used IL the In
situations we're read ~ the clerk. This Interesting
uouy ra takes one hour, and toe Governors listen
10 With great pstierce Occasionally 4 debsse ARISES
pOn granting Of the articles asked for and
red les the brandy quest on Il seems the doc
Bellevue Hospital In the hsoit OF asking for
large quantities OF brandy and other liquors. and guam
ass are constantly increasing Yesterday IS gallons of
brandy vas ASKED for In tee requisitcn, whereupon
Mr. ss,rg Moved that the quantity be reduced to zen
gallons He understood that the doctors had difference
Of Spaon TO The or nquor by The patents and he
moreover noticed that when the Board LIBERAL the
amour; asked Cor was constantly Increasing.
W sAinsrY was opposed % cutting Down tue am lunt
Ghqnor, the doctos kn ~ beat shai hey wanted and
Akey were skilul men
Mr. sxTH had not every confidence n the d,csors He
kne- that the Oorsunps Boat, whose ditv II 10
perve the acton Of he House Board, did not attend TO
their duy aroDefiy
Aner some further debate the amount asked for
cut dosr, and determination expressed - gran less
bqcor TO the oostors heresfter
Mr. IixmAsS we'd tbst al the wsTdens be Instructed TO
make up their eqVsricn. Ike the one lust read, as u vas
ete and satisfactory .hin thoes usrsy SEM 70
REMAINS WAIVERS ARMY.
The following communication wss read
To TIE GovnRSoRs or tLssHOusx:-
SESinNrs-If q "of walkers remain IL his Place
unable 20 home 'or want n hev no tvrom
sem Scme as thc Keeping here wSu in ,sS soahs COS,
We ""'' '''- 'N'''s TIMOTHY bA 7 Warden
his communication was referred to The Committee on
Outdoor Poor, With power
PHspEsIIAKv HOSPITAL, HLAcSw WINS IsIAy0.
The Gus t0nsry monthly report o. al missions aut dis
charges al the Pen;tentaty Hospital for Jny wW re-
ceived from Or. ". sanger the resident rhysiciau.
Il Ia similar In form to the reports when have
Sced before, and fornfnes the same large mount OF alta
Cr,tancs vas ts Of ho lsl we're males and s5l we're
females; ls3 patients we're admitted during tue
month"; los we've discharged &c ine same perod, and 5l5
remaining the hospital on the day tbs report
OF the Sc new patients l3 were under twenty
oe years of IS were under thirty years, 20 were
under forty years, III were under nfiy years. and the
remainder Ol) we're than fifty years old; AZ were
bon be State Of New York, Ia Massachusetts, and
gher from New Jecsey, Pennsylvania North
O~rona Indiana and Connecticut nelard as persons,
Germany II Epsand q Sootlsnd4 Canada g. France aud
hsly gwen orthe NUMBER Of 70
reign bern patients nave>resded in the United States
II noticeable variation TOM tae cor responding
return IN urevous months Under the head OF ed
is stated thar Is read and write vel, 81 read and
mperfecty, q. only, and 70 entirely unedu
Gated proessed TO be Prosessns 81 Roman Catholics,
Je a. and did not slam creed; % single, 81
were MAJ RED As widowed; n temperate in
their hAbits, 3S were modeate drinkers 10 we're ntem
pere 10 hsotua drunkards the ast class CIV
ing the painful exhibition OF 3 constant neorstes VINO
less than twenty Eve years Old, and IS VINO
entirely uneducaed AZ these the public
charity New YORK bad parents OF temperate habits 63
hAo' parents who drank Moderately, IS had Incorporate
parents, II had bsbosy drunken parents, and Is could
give account OF their parents habits In the list
Of occupations toere out returned whose employ
mepts CURED any mental affiliations, nc nelly, clerks
and teacher; large majority (ll6) laol.ers
domestic and the remarder pureued
cal vocstiops 80 had worked up TO the time they
the hospitals the had been idle for var
terms ranging from three months to ten years; 81
were admitted for the frat me 10 for the second tine 20
for The third time ID for tne fourth time, for the dth
for n on t. no fHe ntlefb tina
having been patients as often As that
ErRkD LABOR
Mr. F. PIyCKSly offered tn foe wing
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Beard be directed 20
the amount Of moneys expended a. the various iu
with detailed statement OF the character OF such labor
ard each institution where employed since the is Of July
Hanron.rHY AND AiIoplrHY.
Mr. PISoKssY offered the following resolution, re
marking that thought the mater should be thoroughly
Resolved That be referred spsclal nlttse to
report the pronriety or amending the law organ
xing the Bellevue Hosp a. medical department. 20 as 70
provide that bali Of ID instuon .ba be apart
for the practice Of homeopathy under the or med
cal board nominated by tue Homeopathy society OF Tits
city, and that each Admitted In said Hospital be
transferred to the care of the aopa,hc and homeopathy
alternately.
THIS motion excited lively leba.e.
Mr. OLIVER remarked that he wss heartily in favor OF
the movement He had hsl homeopathic ply scians In
that il Vas superior system aopatny. He mad case
Of scarlet fever among his chdreu which was cured BY
a
Mr. Smith objected 10 The resolution He did not be.
neve that any uhory in the medical world favored this
new ysem woere were tac distinguished physicians
who approved or ihs systemY
Mr.. PsclSrY mentioned several vel known physicians
In this CITY
Mr. sNrH continued and urged that the men who we're
committed n ibis System were )ersons who could
not gain II elihood as regcls- physcSns Hc knew Of
three Gaze. OF scarf fevc- In bis family that had tar
minated faally sben rested homeopathicAly. Where
were the names among the homeopahists IKE Mott Met
calf ard Pukerf the system va. true, whT did not
these me
Mr. T1KN.s remarked ,ha, be had been brought up 10
the drug bDsiress and he satisfied that their did
10 good, and in feet aops'hy quackery, and the
posous medicines the called regular ply ncians used
discovered by the old achemsts IN their efforts TO
rnd the philosOp 1er's He saished there
much truth in homeops ny, but the prejudice against II
he knew very strong 1ney AL knew Of the physi
can who called 70 give his opinion on homeopathy.
He said n wss tumbus hut subsequently, admitted rh, he
kne nothing alb 'ut u and had Investigated Guar.
acer Mr. TYeman ,ee we'd that the number of cure. In
bellevue HosueA would ne Increased ten por cent by the
osuse OF drugs and liquor and the adopson or the homo
p~'hic remedies he was by oil means In favor OF giving
Mr. y. PnuNY thought IL Was the business OF
the Board 10 for the sick without reference 10
confrs stems n medicine He wanted homeopathy
tired be be Thought II preferable aliopatny rns
resou ion smply OF inquiry The bills fer liquor
and medicine at Bellevue Hospital we're enormous AMI In
bis opinion there drugs ensugh used Al chat lst1
po-en the whole CITY. He sstoniihed mat any
came oui alive. daughter
The resolution teen adopted by the 70 loving vote
Ayts-Gunther, Tie nan, Oliver, b. y. Pnckney, W. r
Pipckney. Anoerson-rota O.
Noes-Smitn Dugro and saloney-TotI,
The CHAIR then appointed Nessrs 3. i. Pincxney,
smith sId salOney, as the special co nrnt ZEE
IRE Beard III adjourned for go weeks.
IsNSrrS INSTITUTIONS wEEE AUGUST Z, 1857.
Bellevue Hospital .... 565 Rsudalls Island 49,. So
bursue 1ylum....... $50 DO. DO Hospital 226
A'msn0ufe ,35Z uty pris0u.......... ~
Penitentery .......... 6b7 Other prisons ..... %
Hospals. 3t2 Colored dome ...... ISL
worthoute ......... 57t Col'ed Orphan Asylum. $50
Chl1ren Ct nurte ..... 1877
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