, 1864-05-18
ElMEo7s1H,C ASSOCIATION.
Ter1h ANIMAL Meelips---Mcmbers Presents
Eererts Of Ceuml;tees---s'atarfhal Ahtt-
tinns.-.E1n1rAItla nnl Pneumonia.

i. Haneom. Chicago; j. Schoheld Violx, Mercer
sa f%s s@ aa9o.s Sa'sas; fst p = j. FTP fs. S'5Ss
St. LOUIS,
The Association was called to order BY the pcesi
Prayer wss offered by Dr.. L. G, Heidins,
:, The President Congratulated the Association on
the evidences Of prosperity exhibited in the large
n n1nbsr sf member present At ths opening Of ths
tion 80 well calculated to foster the interests 0,
tue medical science; He congratulated them on
ths lact that no dsata had occurred among thei1
members Of the old echsof Of medicine are 30 yin.
dfctiyo and abusive in tAelr assaults On the 10.
noop3,stc profession and practice, the members
nihed aud selfposeessed and ably fu{lx to a.qu{t
themselves In the defense OF their claim, In the
public journals Witnesses In the courta
The committees instruct ed to report on difresea1
Subjects wcrc then called on informally for re.
The Board Of Cen.ors repsrted o, examination
OF INC Claims oi the following gentlemen, and re.
M tss repoI1 Tss adopted and the candidates aa1lft:
1egan; +. D. Hem1agway. Sandwich: caar1es +.
Req, Kenosha, Wis; j. Aatis, Morris: L. H.
He!o1eSs Kssss ss GhIea:o; Thsmas pntn.n chie.sos
the candidates declared members
The Cem1ni'tee on Nomination of Officers TO
seIEs during tae easains year were then appoiased,
Small, ". C, Anthony, and E. McAnee.
On motion Of Dr. Ludlau1 1t IA. resolved that
be admitted 10 seats ii tic Convention and entitled
! TO take tu1l participation in the proceedings.
MISCELLANEOUS buainess and general dlscassions
were thea In order and dllc up the balance OF the
| time allotted TO the morning session.
Reports Of COmmittecs On Scientific subjects
were then made tie special order o! the day for the
A ADJOURNMENT Was taken to ex O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Couyeation came to order 1t o'clock. The
cuI7ence with the orief Of the morning. WA
IL x + Small rcnnr,ea m catarThsi Adcet,ons
during The naft year. lie nrenised ihat The mn
cous menhTnnes Were liz seat nf these iise.sss-
md were abnorms1l1 exalted 1,v chanses Of temne.
M @ nj
esa ,fnit.d ~ nTc;,nns ~ ~ tha nor .nr.i *.
nasesres Eassi cafs1rh fchnr.-sf vss csnsrd +.
rScfe1nent oY the nitnitssI nassa1rn. ~ itsrf I,
mat,on Of tle ewes ssd ea.s. II ehonId therrfors
be looked to. CstaThs 1mplicattnr the traehes-
iarynx sud bronchia, tnbes arc more complex IL
past year It was epidemic ID his CITY about the
lime Of he Northwestern SANITARY Faif; hundreds
UNUSUAL eIpoeure 10 yarisble condiIions Of he ~
mespbcre- 1t was marked by fevetish lr5ness OF
all the pituitary passages, accompanied BY tickling
The succeeding stage was in many cases marEed
marked congestion. Acocite IN the iuyad-
| ing or dry stage was generally successful,
nut, ~ nd was ofen not called IN this
sase, LEE AsooMS 3fo4 NE nIet 70 ne sixtn attenna'
| uon, loioHen " otuooona Mas lonn4 10 os endc.
tusl n the second stage. Phosphorus and other
temeuaST were aoinlnlstctea N aver cases: no.
cessiul AaetLer (o.m uf cstarrh nj H. nanc tftnr
| wat marked by 1tritxtlo1 Of IL ewes. en-. nose
41a ~. ~ tns lcspliaosy passases. win a!spaea.
aa haa 2eeq1ed earlier IN the season i might h.ys
with Which many are afflicted IN the month ol
Aneusi Inc Commlttee nag no doubt that It was
erd s3., ~ me g. aeeonposins no1ers
sacla naa Yep iouna ve1y eaeetqal IN prevs2tia:
fecnHr1ce Of maladJ: It shonld be used from
70 NJ tive tea
| lightly Of Lycspedis IN cases Of deop-.eased ca
The report vas received and referred to the pub
who referred 10 . remarkable case Of choryzs
were 1e1y persistent and la,id. TIE case seemed
u resist 6icia arseric, pufsatiA and Other usual
9n n Ssps Was n apd
| remedy Was comparatively new one: It lad been
| used b. him with great success in other cases oil
| bronchial affection.
Dr.. /. S. r. Lord spoke Of the causes Of cata,1h
be SEW no reason why enc form Of ths disease
thnuld be referred to general causes and another 10
specific canse: neit6er did be sec how it vas thst
Dr. L. c Beldlns reported = case Of catarrhal st.
fiction Of the eyes which Ind yielded ohomeopath.
tfeatment when cther MEANS had failed; arsenica
| WIS used in tome cares the metcuriis 6oltes had
been Of great efficacy, especially where burning o
the lips was present
,opiaf pE ?: G. Be''e 'he Secretary offered the fol
!IAsstat-The opponents OF the Homeopathic
School OF medicine persist In 1ntacprcsentise liz
oost.,aes as wsl a. ~ status IN Point Of liberal
members .! he Allopathic school, fssm no sthei
cause tta1 difference Of opinion concerning the
anq srt the tEhs
mlslePfesent onr ptaetlGe, and Geal II secret and
open aetractiea u audins to the character OF out
nGmneis, therefore
ton, 1ts mcnb csn better eetse the Interests oi
Ecacnce, AZ wei as the commpattfea IN which they
hSe4 ~ pIeser'lns commesuahe dignity of char;
t@16ey1oyanM Win similar opposing Influences: y
., aetMteo-tha. q IN ne oplulo9 OF nus Associe-
uon: II ~ unoeenminS n ~ members o. ass!ent1c
o. ,nosc WIG snoula ne eo'"orkcrs IN The advances
nen' -. " ,o, - usinc ,s.a nuIas !,.. >. 49,
~, I,p S,,t tnga 70 toe te tesslon ol
neSa tae9e n feason 1of Inc passage OF LIE ress-
auTtu. Tt go,
emsI PIast au rther ht as, 20 naed ~ n;, @n
fsfsI Cd 10 efEsns language 70 The false
rnes,e ""@ oeeA A4"os l"sAs' noi1oop@AnJ ca
| r. nre,mb1. and re.o1n+;on uos +h,, .s.n..,
in the cerse of The dIscu,s,on II x,. .,,t.a ,h.+
,he ,ri,,e naftar ~ r1.r.ni~ sr9ss ~ tnAt
amy had Seen placed IN The hands oi the a]enatss
MAJ ,jianer n m.f,er ~; - Tss
thS:,nsn a. ~ the Ev.mninn ard 49,. ~
KS !" he e. ssr ests aoe ~ =.
ao.i THnnn nni b,S passeo nom
ctcI. nnr errr,ton uas n,aa hnt ,n ~, W. ~
the ceatlemsn ras pushed through b1 otber cIr-
eoDefs b. Iadam referred to the resolution passed
By the 6tafe Medical Society at its last meeting,