Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
,..u Medical Convention.

-. meeting Of the Association yester-
At'he ~S ri DR.. Foster, Of Tenn, the
i's, Oh communication OF the commit
reports ' deal topography and epldenics
tees Cd md without reading, to the com.
were V. nrhIica,ion an amendment that
ptes % l,snce the call be made upon the
S t:,,.' committees for tneir Reports na'ios
been f Gsso,, of Ny, asked leave to present
VI . T,n against the New York Medical
sc3npp"' "r mon Information by DR.. Edwards
College Ua ,o;rree on ethics would be recon-
t0as ~ Ly the nominating committee, be
withdrew ", were then read Several pro-
lg' mend tbem were made, and either
p0s',' -, Of order or withdrawn.
I'sI w ano,iutueut during last year oil DIR.
IDI ua,frtuood, Of Boston. as delegate to re-
ue' 10y ~, American Medical Association IN
s.et,si societies In Europe Was announeeu
By W. i.,,bs of Drs. Marshall Hall. I. Y.
iD and David Walton were announced.
.,,m,ttee to whom Was referred the
1 t1 of - Convention of Medical Colleges,
'aH. cd the following preamble and resoiu-
t,s ,br,ugh their chairman, Dr. u. gross.
'yr.' ,,,,,,mlttee to whom was referred the
lions appeuded to the report OF the
f''o ',oI ,ommirtee on Medical College,, have
sSon,s1 the following preamble aud resoiu-
rs A. ,, ,d ;u,or-
y, tte resolution under which they
.nrs Amounted, but majority OF the gentle
,,,s,itutiug this COMMITTEE not being
ar,boriz,d by the medical faculties OF the
's,ersI COLLEGES With which we are connected
'. 90, a. their representatives 10 this matter,
md therefore regarding it quite Impossible
N secure convention OF delegates In the IN
,s,in Of the meetings OF the Association;
therefore N A.
p.,,Irsd That we recommend to all the
-,ot,.sI c,Ilepes entitled to representation
- mi. body, that they appoint delegates, es-
nacially instructed to represent them 10
i...,;rS 10 be held at Louisville, on Monday,
che tsy Immediately preceding the CONVEX
ION oi the American Medical Association
n, the year 1859, at 10 o'clock, at such place
a. the committee Of arrangements shall oes-
igoste. s,ose
THE reports Of special committees for 1900
coming up as the order OF the day
Dr, J. Foster Jenkins Of New York, read
mos, interesting report on Spontaneous
rntllcs Hemorrbage of the Newly Born
which was succeeded by the reading OF a
,snort Of the most important character on the
"Ineuence Of Marriages OF Conssnguinity
upon Ufsprings," from the pen OF DIR. >. NJ
Bemise, of Ky.
DIR. j. L.. Atlee, from the committee on
rrepsring a stone for presentation TO toe
Washington National Monument, report thai
the stone had been prepared of Vermont mar
bic with q relieve representation OF hippo
crates refusing the present OF tho fersiat
king, Artaxerxes, and the Inscription f.na
a,uor Pafyld" The whole the work o! 1
native artist, j. Augustus Beck, of Leigh
Pennsylvania.
DR.. Palmer read an abstract OF the repor
Of DR.. +. Andrews OF ILL.,, on 1.-The functions
Of different portions Of the cerebellum.
DIR. Campbell read the abstract oil repor
on the Nervous coDoomJtants OF febrile dis
eases" which went to the committee on PUB
licatiOn.
DR.. J. Marion Sims, of n. Y, illustrated
bis report on the Treatment of the result Of
Ots,ructed labor" by charts. This was
most interesting report, and was listened u
with profound attention, and at Its conciu'
sion was greeted with loud applause.
DR. Mark Stevenson, of n. Y, submitted
bis report on "Tbe treatment best adapted to
each variety of cataract, with the method oil
operation, place, time, &C." which be accom-
panied by the exhibition of illustrative draw
inys.- Wash. Star.