Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-22
AMERICAN INSTITUTE or HOMEOPATHY,
The Session I'm Washfngton.

phoid Fever" by Br. s. M. Cate: a. Meningitis
CerebTo Spinalis," by DIR, Lilienthal, of New
York; liberation of the Stomach" by DIR. A.
n. Hills, OF New York; " Puerperal Mania"
by Dr. j: q. Burgher, " Cerebral Congestion"
10y DIR. George ). Norton, of New York; A
1 4nn y Export by Dr. A. BerghoIse; of New
by Dr; H. Worcester, Of Mas; " Puerperal
Commissions" by DR.: o: P. Blair; Of Indianai
Radieal Cure Of Colie fr9m S Sa,I STONES s anu
Resolutions by DIR. j. p. Dake, OF Tennessee,
and q clinical report by DR.. VIM. Galloupe, of
fever was read at length and referred to the
bureau Of publications. The paper on puerpe-
raj CONVERSIONS was referred to the bureau of
The paper on the radical cure of collie was re al
by DR.. Thayer, of Boston, and discussed by DR..
Beckwith. OF Cleveland, and others. At3o'clock
the institute adjourned.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
After visiting the White House this morning,
the delegates to the homeopathic convention
ceeoed to Lincoln Hall, and entered upon The
business OF the second day of that conveniio
Alter the convention came TO order, the regular
order Of business was suspended, to hear the
report Of the committee on international con-
gress- DIR. Durham, tor the committee, re-
ported mat ,S it was highly Necessary to group
the world in some international gathering.
From this union would undoubtedly come u
complete seria medica. The committee re-
commend the holding of such a convention, and
suggest the centennial celebration in Philadel-
Phia in 1876 as time peculiarly appropl ate.
Inc following resolutions were respectfully sub
Rs,olred; Thai. under the auspices and by the au
LoIity Of the American Institute of Homeopathy
countries, to be called 1he World $ Homeopathic
Con, sn,iGn" to be held in philadelphia, in ls6
snnyeIsary Of American Independence, and that
sceieyes ,nkss 1he Of all
of the United States.
hssolred, That at the present session of the n.ti
APPOINTED reside n mi
Tee OF arrangements, to consist OF one mber from
stitute, and that the committee thus sppointed may
sPToint one additional member from the physicians
appoint seven additional members from the city Of
Pbi,adslphia, who shall constitute an executive
tsn and subject to tse approval Of the comn Of
to aaops and si T
ures which they may deem necessary for organizing
i,s proceedings, and securing from it the best re-
suits for the cause OF homeopathy. II shall present
in report Of its proceedings at each annual SEES
The report of the committee was accented.
and re resolutions were adopted. The report
Of the board of censors was the next business in
order large number of physicians, recon-
mended by other physicians in good standing,
were presented for membership By this board.
laura Morgan, Bridgeport, Conn; Jo- ephine
T. Smith, New York; May H. Everett, New
York; Emma Scott, Brooklyn; Alice DeBann,
Providence, K. l.; Mary G. Baker, Worcester
Mass. The whole number. ladies included
were unanimously elected members OF the insti-
tute.
The following telegram was read by the char
and applauded:
CHICAGO, May %.
To President American Institute Of Homeopathy:
Fraternal greeting from the west. Homeop-
atby, scientific medicine, EXCELSIOR
J; T: G. DUNCAN,
The Bureau of Clinical Medicine continued
their report, presenting a paper on msninoifis
esrebro sfinatts, by Dr. Liliienthal Referred to
general discussion ensued, in which the CORE
laIion OF smallpox and spotted fever was dis
cussed, DR.. Martin, of Philadelphia. claiming
that many Of the cases in the Las smallpox epi-
demic in that city were those of spotted fever
DIR. f. nj. Kellogg, of New York, then read
paper on statistics" being compilation of the
number OF deaths in New York during the years
OF 1870 and 1871. All deaths in public hospitals
were excluded. as well as still-born and coro-
ner's cases. Private practice was the only field
cleaned from. The Doctor claimed that the rates
OF success in homeopathic practice was
fully as great as that Of the allopathic.
He admitted that a great deal of homeo-
p PAINE P TSs sas,o was among the upper
In the two years mentioned the deaths in private
practice were IS, ga: OF those 80 1876 died under
the care OF allopathic physicians; $3.50 died
under homeopathic II latment; and the balance
6,tOy, died under the care of practitioners who
with the sole exception OF the few eclectics
belong to no medical society. These latter
include druggists, and also guacks OF all kinds
Finding the number of doctors in both systems
the figures stand :-9si allopaths lost 80 935 cases
l56 homeopaths lost :, so cases, averaging 80 SO
deaths TO every alopath, and ID deaths to
every homeopath practicing in New York city
during the last two yeas, making the homco-
pathic mortality only 50 per cent. OF the NOR
tally under allopathic treatment. The paper
was accepted, with the thanks OF the CON
yention.
DR.. b. W. James, of Philadelphia, read a
paper ON "cowpox," which was oppo 5ed by DIR.
Beckwith, of Ohio. DIR. JalIeS claimed that the
virus originated in the Lane. and DR.. Beckwith
opposed this idea.
DIR. Hitler, of San Francisco, came out flat
looted against what he called ''thls morster
vaccination" and said he would vaccinate no
more The paper IVES laid on the table.
The bureau Of "Obs Set-ics and diseases of wo-
men and children" then made its rerort through
Dr. Ludlsm, OF Chicago. The papers are as
follows: Eralmia Eciampsia and Catalepsy, ty
treatment OF Uterine Henorrhage, by DIR. j.
ID. Woodbury. OF Boston; a CO sc of Puerperal
Conyulsions, by DR.: X. B. Rush, of Ohio; Cor
ran, of Ohio; Uterine and Ovarium Tumors, by
DR.. A. b. Smith. of Geneva, KY; Puerperal
PnRype,s Ma 6y Dr. o. o. Ball Of Indiana
delphia.
The reading of the papers was postponed
until tonight and the convention adjourned.
SUIT AGAINST TEE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Yesterday the case OF Thomas j. Durant against
the District OF Columbia was taken up In the
Circuit Court, Judge Macarthur, and the case
was concluded to-day-Mr. r. Fendall for plain
tin and ME-. Cook for defendant. The plaintiff
sues for S2l amount paid as special taxes to the
District under protest. II appears that under
the act OF August Sth last, stocks, bonds, SC,
were taxed 20 cents on the 500, and SUISSE
quently august 23d) the act was amended SO as
TO repeal the above clause and tax the income
per cent. MIR. ID. made an amended return
the assessor insisting that the income of the
stocks and bonds should be inserted. Mr. Du-
rant replied that IL would be some months be-
fore there would be any income; but the asses
sor construed the law to exclude "expective in
comes MIR. Durant appeared before the board
OF appeals, but they held that they could not
give the relief asked, and when the tax was due
he paid II under protest. A verdict was found
TOT plaintiff for amount claimed with interest
The case will 60 to the court in general term on
exceptions.
THB REVIEW TO-MoRRow.-Our military
companies are making great prepar ations for
the lhspection and review at the Arm0ry square
to- morrow, and during the past few weeks some
OF me companies have been drilling nightly. A
laI &c anu commodious platform is being erected
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