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American Medical Association.
Nineteenth Annual sosyion


this naltry sum- which rad caused such au unfortu-
nate impression TO SO abroad to the world.
Another delegate suggested that bankruptcy meant
Inability to ray, and as the Association was not in
such a condition the term bankrupt" did not appEy
Besides, there were over $1,000 in the treasury
ana the word bankrupt" was merely strong term
ued by the treasurer to stimulate contributions so
the bankruptcy was ouy in seeming figures.
The matter was laid over for the present.
communication was read from DR.. j. s. King Of
Natchez, Miss. in which be stated that be was en-
gagged II compiling the moruary statistics of all the
with other normation of interest in this connection
and hoped that physicians would forward to him
such information upon this subject as might be OBJ
talnaple IN their several localities.
4 letter from the Dubuque Medical Association
was read requesting the erasure of the of DR..
ASH Paul from the list OF members of the American
Medical Association. in consequence of his having
been expelled from that Association for gross npro-
fessional conduct. The Secretary was authorized to
Dr.. Halton Of Connecticut, announcod that Dr. D.
T. Storer. Of Boston, who as awarded the premium
lOr the Prize essay last year. refused to receive the
money, and presented it to the Association
DR. Maybury, from the Committee on Publication,
reported resolution authorizing the printing trien-
nially, in connection with the journal of proceed
Ings' o. list OF the rames Of members, &c; which
was adopted.
DR.. Maybury, Of Pennsylvania presented n COM
muncation from the Montgomery County Medical
Asa ciatinn in relation to regulating county asso-
Citations; referred TO the Committee Medical Ethics
The report OF the Committee on Medical Ethics
upon spsciaiisms in Practice" was called for, and
Dr. Hooker. Of Connecticut, proceeded to read the
Y.
generally d!sapprOved.
The minority report, signed by DR.. H. I. Bowditch,
was read by DIR. Kennedy, of Naw York. This gen
temaG remarked that the whole tendency OF modern
science in every department, is toward specia!iSnl
as no man at the present day grasp ali the ran
hcatIons OF science as readily as formerly. The
greatest advancement in science has been made by
those who have made sPecialties Of such depart
ments as most Interested them. This tendency has
recently been more strongly developed. He con
eluded his report wife resolution that the subject
be indefinitely postponed.
Explanation was made by Dr. Hooker that he was
opposed to loEslating upou the subject but vas in
Pending the considoration of these reports the or
der of the day arrive. an address by Or, Marsdon
Of C2nadaand the subject was passed ever for the
DR.. Marsdcn said his knowledge of cholera was CO.
equal with its first appearance in this country, and
saw the first which occurred in Quebec, tht
| 7th Of June. 1853. lie an original non-corta-
gionlst, but was now convert, made 50 by long eX.
peTleuCe and observation. He was perfectly satisfied
that cholera one OF the most easily controlled
diseases known, more so decidedly than typhuS fever
The speaker had suffered three attacks Of cholers
snd would sooner have 1t three times noro than tt
have one attack of typhus fever. If 1t was purely
epidemic, 1t would simply be absurd to expect hGs il
could be controlled. 1t is Infectious and especially
| clothing used 10y persons who have died. Clo.h!p:
should DO destroyed; he did not believe in relyins
| upon disintecyants to cleanse them. lie then rro
| ceeded to speak of bis plan of quarantine.
The plan Is founded on the principle that Asiatit
cholera Is portable, contr"l!ab!e, and communica
bic disc Sc; and, like the plague may be transmit
The basis of the plan is therefore absolute inter
course for short period, with persons from ahroa
| suspected OF beirg lNtCcted and thorough dsiu
ectiOu of personal effects. He says ho assumes tn
principle that the peculiar variety "f cholera tha
has visited ous parts Of the world during the pas
half century. is identical with which it broke out il
| India in 1917, and assumed contagious propert
| which there is no evidence to proveit ever befor
possessed" This plan is the result Of special stud
Of the e,iology and pathology of the pestence whie
five distinct Yisiiatons have afforded him during tn
! last thirty -four years;
~ tha Of arl-u
| rendered Dr. Narsden vote of thanks, and request
ed him to furnish digest of his remarks for publcs
| ton.
Dr. Jewell, Of Philadelphia, said that DR.. Mars
del's plan was impracyicable in the United State
| and besides there were many who did not beley
| that cholera Is contagious.
| Dr. Dayis, from the Committee on Nomination
submitted report, fixing the time and place Of th
next meeting Of the Association as the first TuesGa
| in May, at Cincinnati, and the following list
President-H F. Askew, Del.
Hughes. Iowa. H. 1. BOwditch. Mass: Thomas
| Permanent Secretary-W. B. Atkinson, Pa.
Trea urer-Caspar Wistar, Pc.
Assistant Secretary--W. W. Dawson, Ohio
Committee on Prize Essays-Drs. T. Donaldson
Josiah Simpson. c. c. Cox, 4. Warren, W. c. Va
| Bibber.
Committee Of Arrangements pr, ohm A. Murph
J. Graham, r: K. Mc!lyain, J. P. Walker. III
sckeT. W. i. Brown, W. y. Davis all of Cincnr al
On Medical bducaton.-lr. I. D. Gross D. rraI
els COndie, John Bell. H. j. Bigelow, Chas. A. Pop
| Inc JOnmlttce on PuDllc2LlOn was continued.
| On Medical Literature.-A G. Post, Jas. Ande
| son, 4. D. Moves. j. G. Thomas, Stephen Smith.
On American Medical y ecroogy.- Wood, De
aware. in place of DR.. Cooper deceased; John l. Ga
lepdar, in place of DR.. Bowling; John Blame. ia pla
of W PiersOn, ard the following added:-Dr. r. ]
Arnold, Ca; Dr. Lopez, Ala: G. Dowell, Texas
| On ClimstolOgy.-llenTy Jones, il place of c.
Allen, VT, and the following were added:-Uria
Harris. Ga; 6. Engelman, Mo-; R. Miller. Ala D
| Feuner, La; G. DOwell. Texas.
| All committees on special subjects to be appOintt
by the sections to which the subjects are referred.
! The Association then resolved itself into Commi
tee of the Whole. DR.. Hibbard, of Indiana, in Il
| chair.
The question Of requesting all Medical Colleg
| throughout the country to increase their sessions
| six months was taken up. and ELECTED considerab
An amendment to tho subject was pre3ented
| Dr. Davis of Illinois, in the shape of resoutiO
which was adopted requesting the Medical Colleg
to hold convention at an early day for the thOrouF
revising of the whole system of medical educatio
| and appointing a committee TO urge the matter.
| DR.. Cox presented a rep%t from the Committee
| Rank in the Medical Department of the arm
| which was read and adopted and q resolution VI
| adopted appointing committee, composed 70
lows, to bring the matter properly to the attention
| Congress:
and tho President oftbo Association was made chai
| man of the committee.
Drs. Stump and Chapman woro invited to seats
It was stated that Dr. Brown SequarG desired Il
| appointment Of Committee on Fracture Of the So
nal Column, he desired to lay before it some il
| teresting cases in the course OF his practice.
Considerable discussion again ensued in relation
| the question Of Speciasm in Practice but the who
matter was referred to the appropriate committee.
The Association then adjourned until p. NJ. ,wh
a special session was to be held for the purpose
discussing the subject of quarantine and cholera,
preseated by DR.. Marsden of Quebec.
| SpectaI EUening SeFston.-The Association rea
sembled at i've z. M. to hear discussion upon t
subject Of ; cholera in Committee of the Whole. L
| Davis, of Illinois, in the chair.
, DR.. Sayre. of New York, took the ground that if
rigid plan of quarantine, such as presented by. /
| MarsGen. were enforced by the Government of t
United States at all the ports of the country, t
, Asiatic cholera could never reach here. Ii was
disease not peculiar to this country and with pror
| precautions a case of it never would be known hel
| Every case that ever occurred on land had be
carried by parties who escaped from infected vesst
by the negligence of those in charge of the quara
tine The disease on the vessel which lately ar iv
Ct New York had been confined in the hold by lzee
ing the well people away from those who had I
disease. notwithstanding they were all the time Ii
| ing in the utmost filth.
He traced the disease to two passengers who had
| upoa them when they came on board the vessel.
believed that millions of money and lives would
saved by the practice Of the suggestions Of DR.. MAJ
| den
l the theory of DR.. Marsden, and as advocated by |
: | Sayre. He had had great d9al Of experience
cholera, which he did not regard ofitselt as disea
J He hadn't time now to discuss the matter, bat W
ready to meet any one upon the subject in discr
IN the medical journals. All the quarantine
-nud mt have prevented the cholera frc
| sion --auee here in lS4e. He didn't b
| the world 4, "-tentl OF the physicians
| making its anne :" view advanced
IVse tbe eonntrt uil4r more cdfrdi3l than Oh th
| Drs- Marsden and Sayre.
DR.. Bell, of New York opposed the tbe,
| cholera was contagious, defended the New Yor
quarantine laws and cited cases to show that chOer
hSd appeared on Wards Island New York which hat
not been transported thi her He contended that tn
Board OF Health Of New York had caused the death
| Oh msny persons by quarantining well persons a
well as sick ones
| DIR. Sayro replied that this course was rendere
necessary b5 the lneciency of the quarantine laws
ana deprecated the necessity as much as anv one
Dr. j. l.. Atlee, of Pa, concurred in the views ex
pressed by Dr. Sayre he converted to this epiu
lo py personal observations in the interior of Penn
sylEahia, W9ere the causes of the disease were NOR
easllyKraced out than in large cities
Dr Marsden cited some additional cases of per
views. " "
DR.. hing, Of Pa offered resolution endorsing tn
system OF Dr; Marsden as the most efectual means
preventing the introduction of cholera
Dr. JeWell was sorry that this was introduced. anG
deplored the advancement of the theory of Dr.
den. lie mad written protest to Congress agains
tne enforcement OF any rigid quarantine to nreven
choiefa II comes to US in the wind-a poisoned at
mosphere lie believed cleanliness and VENT ,ti ~
were great preventves. This theory of Dr. Marsd e
pearance of cholera. A '0 "E
br Lee followed in support of Dr. arsd en- theo
OF the portaoty OF Cholera and ass ted that not
single medical journal in the wo rid opposed tn
theory. -" 'PP0'o" ""
The committee then rose, and tb @ Association ad
iourned. - y -1'sO'i"'ion ~'
Adjustment of Military Tribunals.
The following is the order aboI isbinp roiIi+o, ~
hrIyoo Ia Al n