New-York tribune., 1867-06-08
BY SHOOTING.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF H0uEOP1THK
THIRD DAY.


The Institute convened yesterday morning, Dr.
Helmuth Of ST. Louis in the chair report the late
cholera epidemic in ST. Louis received from Dr. r. G..
Comstock editor Of The Western Homeopathic Observer
and referred 70 the Committee on Publication In the
absence of the Chairman OF the Bureau Of Surgery Dr.
Helmuth read the report OF that Bureau which was
interesting even to the unrofessOnal listener 1t con
tanned numerous ldata concerning dmcult cases OF
Varcocele, fracture, DC. aud graphic account Of
peculiar case ofperinea urehrotomy which Dr. Hemuth
had successfully treated In St Louis Dr. Hemuth
presented TO the institute various specimens OF bone
same time with great mnuteness the difereTt opera,
tons he performed In order 10 the patients foot
without destroying the power OF motion at the ankle
Joint. He also exhibited the entire lower aw-bone Of
boy upon whom he had operated in Indianapolis while
time ago The patient able to talk in two days after
the bone was removed and is now doing well After
moving the diseased bone the Doctor discovered rusty
pin completely mbedded in IT, and examining the boy
found that he had been in the habit Of using the pin
toothpick
Dr. Bushrod James Of Philadelphia described a novel
apparatus for retaining in place the two fragments
patea in transverse fracture aud exhibited the inst
10 the Institute, giving at the time pEactical
illustration OF the manner Of applying II.
amorphOus bone Of three ounces I'm weight found
ovarian tumOr IL is said 10 be the only specimen Of its
kind In the world
DR. B. F. Bowers Of New-York described new instru-
ments for of ectropia, and appliance for
DE- George F. Root of Philadelphia followed with
paper In which he took strong ground against the eXter
nal OF drugs in surgical cases claiming that the pa
tent should be placed under hygenc condtsns and that
be used the patient had no local or surgical trouble
DR.. Talbot then exhibited the photograph OF hydro
rephalot child which lived but "a hours The projection
on the back OF Hs head exact copy Of the fashOna
bic chlgnn Of month ago
paper the fracture OF the fenur and its treatment
was read by Dr. Willard OF Pittsburgh He described a
new apparatus for preventing the shortening of the in
tured limb, aud illustrated its use by diagrams
Dr. Cook OfChiSago read very amusing paper the
disocatlon OF the kidney In which he gave humorous
account OF the perpatetc freaks of that organ the
OF lady VINO was suffering with what she supposed 10
be t9mor In the right de but which proved to be the
night kidney on AVoyage OF discovery.
At noon discussion arose tnarits of
report on Medical Ethics, prepared by commttee
Several gentlemen participated Ia the debate among
whom was Dr kirby, whose remarks kept his audience
laughing throughout
Dr. Talbot cited the introduction O. ether as an anps
fhetc and asked what would have the resf 70 he
profession and TO humanity had the discoyerer of be
anaethetic principle taken out letters patent and fred
every practitioner 20 buy the right before using tbe ether
He thought that the dignity OF the profession demanded
that its members should not speculate upon surgical in
Ventions patent medicines. Every discovery in fhe
science OF medicine should be made public at once In or
der that humanity may be benefited
bOuntiful lunch awaited the members, after which
they reassembled the hall and proceeded 10 business
several uniinp0ftant matters discussed and at 4
O'Clock series Of resolutions passed, ID which
THANKS were rendered the New York HOmeOpatc Society
And the reporters for acts Of Kindness whereupon the
s, suse aao9rDed, having decided TO hold next years
"eepns I'D sh LOUIS oa tls Hyst NVpday in June.