New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-23

and that II only requires arm and decided stand on
the part Of its friends and practitioners with
ton u uree its merits upon the attention OF the people
and practitioners OF other schools to secure ~ uef
sal recognition and adoption.
Already many practitioners OF other schools arc
using the Eclectic remedies and system OF pracoe Aa
the number is daily increasing. Moreover many OF
our mcst important remedies are being emDouleu IN
the latest Pharmacopeia OF these schools Hegusauy
without credit to those who originated tbein Inns ~
a bopeul indication and shonld be encouraged. rs IL
leads directly 10 the recognition and advancement Oh
the principles Of Eoloctcis While the practitohers
of other schools thus fall away from their teaching! and
doymas we SHOULD that every practitioner Of onr
school holds fast TO its teachings and practice To
enable them TO do so, much n our carrier Eeiecuc
medical literature requires revision and rewriting IN
order to exclude erroneous teachings ana
Allopathic school, upon which lie had attended iour
years. ard had practced as an Allopathc io
five years aud had used all its remedies ibclndiDg pcod'
letting mercury in all its forms arsenic anmony &c.
anti he had become thoroughly convinced that they
were the of unmxod evil and should be discarded
He then resolved To make thorough test OF the then
prevailing Eclectic system OF medicine with vew on
ascertapng it's value as compared with the system he
had been educated TO revere and follow, but wihcn
had SO wouly failed him at the bedside OF the SICK ana
DIVING The results If this practice and the enicacy OF
its remedies were much more satisfactory than nc WAS
able 10 achieve With the Aopathic system and he very
soon became fully satisfied that II was very great I'M
provement and he Immediately determined that IL was
dies and to adopt the Eclectic remedies aud practice
and had from that time 10 the extent OF his eDiity
been advocate and practitioner OF that system OF
medicine. He had been able TO make some new and
imporaD, discoveries 10 add some remedies and
TO do something toward improving Eclectic medical
literature and practice. SO fnr from being satsned
with what he had already done, be was determined 10
coltinae his labors until great Eclectic Medical
School wan established In the City OF New-fors with
its attendant hospital laboratory, and complete pro-
fessonsl library the benefits of which should DO equally
within the reach Of the graduates Of al schools OF
medicine who might choose 10 avail themselves OF
them. ~ -,
He had experience in the two systems and felt usti'
fed in speaking thus positively IN regard 10 the TO-
spectve merits and value. AS an illustration OF the
great superiority Of the Eclectic over the Aopatme
system 1t only necessary TO call attention 10 lew
practical facts The results 81 Allopathc treatment OF
Pneumonia recorded as follows; ny blood iettihg
the mortality was In three cases. b. tartar emetc
one in FIVE cases while under simple dctetic treatment
one in IL cases. BY the most enlightened Eclectic
practice the average mortality In the disease was
less than one In Is And tbs difference in favor OF
Eclectic treatment over the Aopahic is maintained
throu the whole class Of nhammatory diseases.
Similar results attained IN the treatment OF longest
I've diseases In conclusion he said that there never
was n more propitous time 20 inaugurate great
Eclectic Medical School In the City OF New York Than
tho present Toe hospital facilities we're Az over,
crowded. Some OF the AlioPath!o schools had ciosed
their doorS-ofhers maintained bat pIecarlous cN.
stcnce The war lust closed had thrown hundreds Of
thousands OF invalids upon our hands muhiiunes o'
=
This will have the effect 10 arouse the Affection ~ the
great body Of ie people 70 the comparative merits and
success of the competing systems VI medical praeuce,
and IL viii be- our fault Il these favorable circumstances
DO not enable us 10 place enlightened medical Eclec'
cism in tho public appreciation and regard
The municipal author tiles Of ,he city Of had
exhibited spirit ~ generous lbrrality in providing
sites for hospitals and charitable institutions and an
nuay made generous donations of money toward theiI
support and students In all medical schools chartered
BY the State have equal rights under thc law lor oDer
at.sfx In nh
| aud hospitals. 90
With an Eclectic medical school in Cincinnati,
another In Philadelphia cooperating with New YORK
institu, ion-with State societies and With autl!hry
county or district societies in every state Ia the
tion-with an extended periodical professional htefa
iure-wiih annual register containing Tue names o
every member ana practitioner u Eclectic medicine and
individual effort and oooperation al thu, hs
here been fOftsAadOveu can easily ne accomplished
II e Of the utmost I'M ornnee that We efhlb, elsh
ned courtesy and kndlness toward the practitioners
other schools and that cultivate among ourselves.
greater sterns good feeling in order 10 promote nnior
and confidence the on? certain baiis OF PsoiessohA
succes.
This sddres, was received with mnch satisfaction
after which the folIowing-named practitioners were
elected members of the Society:
DIR. NJ ~. Pesner. Jamesto~n DR. j. G. HureuIt lave
ten Dr. Dr. s.i i"fy ,s . a,a" r. iiins Dun
dee Dr d. Richard. ssnen Dr. o. Il tf" 1er Ph.
dr.. = C Hswiey' MiddIe.eI, Dr ". IL Hswiey. Potter
Comers Dr. L. A. Ward Horn.l.vie; d. J. haw!ey, CAoAis
dsigna DR.. II. Boskovits broohyn.
The Constitution Of the Society provides that three
from each county district may be represented In the
organization.
On motion OF Dr. Hadey the annual address was De
ferred until evening In continuation Or. Hadley
spoke earnestly and eoquenty Of The sfeadfast work
required from tho members Of the society expressing
the hope that they would remain in Tie convention until
that work was ACCOMPLISHED He SAID some very I'm.
In ma. All u
Of needed valuable Information could be derived
The Secretary next read two essays from Prof John
Buchanan Of the ECLECTIC Medical csi,sge m fenni
yania the one on the Cactus Grsnd1 orus giving its
medicinal properties sBd citing cases oi It's usefulness
IN diseases Of the heart the other on the subject OF
Securing union by first Intention Both essays gave
evidence Of much research and careful observation.
The Convention then adjourned u an evening
session at O'Clock. p m, which was largely attended
by the citizens, including many 'adies
Tho Animal Address on the History OF Medical
Eclecticism was delivered by d.. Davis II AttieA 1t
was a highly interesting and able production.
SECOND DAY.
The Convention met AZ 9 o'clock a. m, and
proceeded 10 business On motion II was resolved that
the Senatorial districts be adopted the divisions for
forming auxiliary societies throughout the State, and
that such societies report their proceedings 10 the ex
ecutive officers and publishing committee Of tho State
Society.
II was further resolved tha. the previous history.
record, and publications Of the State Society be also
referred 10 the Executive Committee for publication.
Essays were rcac--on Cholera Infantum. By DR.. ID.
Z. Smith of Brooklyn; on rheumatism, by DIR. ii. T.
Firth Of Brooklyn on Eclectcism, by DR.. W. W
Hadley Of Wiiamsburghi on the History Of Eclectic
Literature and Eclectic Medical Institutions in tho
West. by Prof j. NJ scudder. Cincinnati; on Spotted
Fever, by L. Stanton Of Copenhagen also, IN interest
ing paper on the Discovery Of the Organs Of the sensoy
and Notary Centers. by Prof William Byrd Powell Of
Coyington Ky, and another from Dr. &. w. Bates o..
1nDkIxn on Tho slhlecf OF plnhheIIa. HInl. Mnlen