The New York herald., 1860-11-08
ANNUAL Msssins ~ the New Yoss Acadc-
my Of Sm.d.e.ss-Oiscourss BY DR.. Jonn

WAssoa.
mo regular ANNA, meeting Of tho Ner York Acadsny
q Medicine hsls evening the gooms Of tee
Historical society IN so, nd avcnue There
her q persos present several ladies honorod The
meeting By their prsseScc On stage
nc,lcd several emlaens ny o ths city, among
whom we're rrs Eott Aooa, smith and I'd cheldor. Too
Rev. Dr Beshune also presert and opened Il,
csss By oacrng uP YER, eloquent prayer AT iu
eiusion,
n. Buox, one of the Vice eresidens, stepped for.
ward end no gentleman Who TO address
then. Or. .oas wArsgs
The Doctor at uron his subiact, and do
vered very long address, which gise, In substance
se folowss-
rhe philosopher ne may beyond others, yet be
never oe, ona ,ns ase !. an,cn Go ives n,ooa, In
s sunservent 20 Tn. of tnoss around them
Ths cs - SAD TO cxerc'so no opinion AZ all
OF their own, out follow "a. psaseo pMn ard toe rhysi
clans fall tot, u ~e'l ott5rs hen or this
cnssacser like tne uusSu pslos, sho,e buuder In
calm may 20 harm. Dat ~hou The tompcet breaxs
over then tots cxse'rssress Is tho Of dc-roypg
uer,se'ves aud otnsrs. But, said he, do not
eS% sa ,s,urc. 90, % S-ax any % ssoa se,xap
the regular practitioner and those ~ho ~ouid
ccmo uadY tho sazs q dccsor o urocooded @ explain
bepeGts or tLoFausn education, nsre.ansss, A1d tn
great pcoersy - scri'ins research bus passing from
theee bc said thai ample edas~lon would Dot assays
Euard egG1st error Gsd the daus of hyp9thess Ia
the Choir Of b'~ the pm scian not tcd down 70
sss or sslrMe o.. syerJ,hss open 70 aim, sra mo
cont,nurd, and practine would not always give
perfee..sa Aheroromn@, sydsahiem, and others
o. meosossc, a,a aos acialn al ne.s intormatoo
from practcc, bri rom ciofe sssdy he did not wish
. Ssvs sro sss lore sssm and 70 oes H. I. too
many ttir 70 whl naturally S.aEeu AL Although
r, ,ss sss 1 a,s" e.S ~ ~. ss
whs tcarcsnx for tn- pnosophsrs etone and ths
uauulAct-ro of gold oy atacai nsans, although
ocssfsl r ther rursat st d,covsred macy taDs that
the word has " insas tnem for. He called cpon
tasm {, 6 aae II sns @har, and u ssx and give I'd
eican oLocd be Lse that a he oil ossx sosasnAn, B,
sure you are rsa,, thsn - ans~d" He vas of
opinion that ths physician s,ouid ocntripcn I, no
prsss Of lAs coaasry, a. allo~ oil 70 Judge a.
what cotg ~ ID prun~s',p, aud W pcrut
INC sountry poy,sn d beront py mo experoacr Of tie
city practitioner X th.a ptosodeo u gsace over tha
traits pecee-sry for 70 passs ia order 70 %
come sssoepto oi msdeSe ais,ers, epe,gy, c,Orsse,
could 10 ncccm ,Iishec pnysiciss snou'i slso ssvc
thorougt oo~dge ~ tne world. nod nc sbio to % Ter
ssAod tho patient that ne is called upev ~ cure be 10
not 10 exarnne . ps.ien, "a na bale or eo,is
but shcu@ runans with tim aud ugs ob'a1 hh Gympa.
Go 10 us s.esng patient Tue speaker here related
mary Anecdotes ~ the IN rhch ecvera patents
were restored 70 bcs'lh bv TOO chesffain ss aud
a. mpsthy cshlbitst ~ tasir msflcs' after .gnp
Hc shTr SPOKE .s ieNs,n appn tno eesom o5
esns our mca.si fsoaiile., and 70 et psss nothing
nhat cud BE- dertd usefu T. oureves ai.erp The
physician. partscuasly, should b. os senesrs. ns
character, and aoia 10 sscefs tos dGeIeuce be,woen
snlsgs that wculs ssrsst noson ~ tts ~
Osrvey Tnc mat . rnys'cisn e.es, snd
crmes 10 crntsCt IN ger hequsHt seud q uafe hun
scrhrc and qus', nnps c SOD 10 csun.c-sct ttv, ne
snouid 40 scety sud erIy the light pleasure of
rcdued tie. but b. saos Should hs indulge N frfv
onNy ~ ptss 80 " cnsraccr so,rsly necessary 70
physician bon stuoeEt AID practitioner He sso ii
never r<vynit his lv~ ~ mor.y " rot the nst
Ter Of bs ussfulrs's. sud gesmosy stoali
a eli tluce b. rrsag trait NJ hts cnuacttr. xs1y
ipssspoes ve,e ,ses ~ - ss os seoevuto &c aud scas.
rosy cu part ~ good ~ grcssns. and msny vtre tho