Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-14

tbIc Physicians.
The aAmeriean Institute of Homeopathy,
met in Philadelphia on Wednesday 9th inst,
at the College Building, Hilbert street, above
Eleventh.
( At ten O'Clock the Institute was called to
order by the Secretary. Fl. D. Paine, of Al
bany, New York. The roll of members.
containing upwards of five hundred, was
then called, the necessary corrections of the
names and residences being made
The Institute then proceeded to the cleo.
ton of officers with the following result:
Prcsident-E-C. Witherill.. NJ. d., of Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Ge,ierai Sacrd0ry-Jacob Beakley, NJ. d., of
New York city.
EreGsurr-C. FL. Skia, NJ D.. of Brooklyn,
New York.
number of papers on varions medical
subjects were read.
some forty applicants, all regularly grad
uated physicians. were commended for ad-
mission to the Institute, and unanimously
elected.
Tie treasurer read a report showing that
the receipts OF the Society during the year
were S5o2.S9; disbursed, S455 6S: cash in
hand, Sl26-2l. IL was accepted and referred
TO the proper Committee.
THE ANNUAL. ADDRESS.
The annual address before the American
Institute of Homeopathy was delivered at
Concert Hall. by DR.. B. I. McManus, o: Baiii
more. The attendance was large, and COM
prised many ladies.
The Doctor, on his appearance was greeted
with applause. lie commenced bis lecture
by stating that he felt grateful to God for
hap q
annual session for the seventeenth time
He SAW about him many familiar faces, and
| it afforded him pleasure to know that all
were united in the beloved science of HomCno-
| pathy.
He referred TO the early efforts of his co la
borers, and the opposition they had TO con-
! tend against. i'll ORDER 10 bring the science in
to general favor. They had gone on, howev-
er, from ocean to ocean. and from path to
| path, until its advocates had increased to the
| number OF thousands. Their opponents
| looked upon the science with an eve of ieal-
ousy.
There was no subject of more Importance
| to the community. in a temporal point OF
view, than that of homeopathy. Ii Was a
matter in which all were interested, neither
age. SIX. nor condition being excepted. From
the earliest periods of the world diseases have
been known. and various were The remedies
applied Tor their removal.
Medicines, as general thing were destruc-
tive and IL was easy 40 understand why. But
to the wisdom ana genius of Hannemann was
the world indeSi ed for a process ny which
medicines Of the most poisonous character
were reRdered harmless. while vet they re-
tain thcig curative properties. For this dis
coyery Hanpemann had won the admiration
and gratitude of the world, and millions vet
unborn would cherish his genius and his
memory TO the end of time He had origina-
ated system Of medical practice whose
beauty was TO be found in its SIMPLICITY and
safety. Had he not right to do this = Ger
tainly he had. He was the man. as the III
strument Of Goa, for the great work, and he
successfully accomplished it.
The great objection. after.alI. 10 nomoo-
patty, was its simplicity The same objec-
ton was first made 20 steam. when people
were satisfied GO travel. say from Philadel-
phia to Baltimore in the old fashioned way.
by staGe-coach, distance now Travelled in
0ne-Fourth the time. and much more comfort
abty. And what was steam? 1t was moth
ing but water. whose power was developed
By the introduction os caloric. We had lived
to see and acknowledge its superi 9rity as
motive power.
The same objection was made to thc mag
netIc telegraph, and when Professor Morse
applied TO Congress some years ago for an
appropriation to establish r. line, it was cried
down bE some a.. g. JGmbug. and all because
OF It's simplicity. but we have lived to see
the utility of the discovery. What was the
objection to. leuneT, who in troiuced the virus
obtained from so humble a source as the
cow lis simplicity. What was the obiec-
ton 10 Homeopathy Its simplicity Sucn
was the objection to- almost every important
discovery that had ever been made.
The Doctor examined several AIlophatic
publications, and commented at ieng tn upon
the ahs0rdity of the arguments they contain
ed against the science of HomeopathY. Ex-
tracts from Professor Simpsons work, issued
Ia Edinburg. Scotland, Il book which had
reached its sixth edition, was reviewed at
great length and the Doctor, in answering
its arguments, elicitea. al times. the greatest
applause.
On the 10th day of April, hs44, sixteen
years ago, tae American Institute OF HomCe-
opathy vas organized in the city OF New
DIRK by about. twenty i've physicians. The
Doctor had the privilege and the pleasure of
being one of tina. number, and had attended
their meetinGzs ever 81 ace. From that time
their mRaboers had incre ased, until now they
numbered some five hundred, which made it
one of the largest Inedsrai associations in tie
world. There were now in the country more
than two thousand working Homeopathic
physicians.
After paying Tribute TO the memory of
the founder of HOsn9c patby, the speaker
concluded by urging: upon his associates the
Importance OF close study and untiriug in
dnstry in the pursuit of their profession; the
CT their OK Zig Ltious with fidelity,
of all opposition. He would have
them move on in the path of duty as band
Of brothers, and remember and cherish the
maxim:
In truth. mi; =:
Ia doubt, liberty;
in ali things charity