New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
CONVENTION AT DETROIT.


THE MEETING A GREAT SUCCESSIVE NEW EXPERI-
MFNTs UPON THE SEAT OF NERVOUS F0RCE-A
DECLARATION OF THE ASSOCIATION CONCERNING
THE USE OF ALCOHOL HYDROPHOBA, EMO
TIONAL INSANITY, AND OTHER TOPICS OF GEN
ERAL INTEREST.
IRON OCCASIONAL CORRr sPoNDRST OF THE TRIBUNE
DETROIT, June 5.-The result of the election
Of officers has justified the fears have expressed that
Of prominence would receive the Presidency.
In all other respects the meeting which is now ad-
journed was unqualified True. the delega-
from Massachusetts, wanting, but the Assoca
ton has accustomed to their absence In pre-
viOus years. The OF that absence is doubt
less 10 be found in the fact 10 which 1 have
audedthat geographical rotation and not professional
eminence is the basis OF Office in the society During
this meeting from first 10 last, the general interest
never tagged The galleries constantly filed with
ladies' many of them Of the families of the physicians in
attendance the meeting but no small share OF them
residents Of this city, and attracted by the general inter
est of the meeting
After due consideration the Committee the subject
report adversely 20 any change IN me present code OF
medical ethics DR.. y. :. DAVIS OF Chicago delivered
Speaking Of the improvements IN physiological knOw
he adveTted TO those relating TO the functions OF
the brain ana The nervous system Inc experiments or
Fritsch and Thzig NOhnage, Tourney, Ferrier Dupuy
Caryile. BarthOlaS, ana Others for the purpose OF
part; OF the brain nave attracted attention.
Dr. Eugene Dupuy mas shown th.~ Dr. Ferrers experi.
involved the excitement OF other parts OF the
BRAN than the neripneral matter; NJ; Carvile has
not seem TO have been known to DR.. Davis that DIR.
Dupuy, now IN New-York, has recently repeated ms
experiments 10 the satisfaction OF Profs John Dalton,
DIT Davis referred to the remarkable fact that during
the first half Of the present century professional practice
had reached the extreme OF depletion and eyacuants,
when. checked by its own ABUSES the return wave car
in the short space OF three decades first TO con-
servatism expectancy. and then TO full sufing and
so-callei stimulation, until wine' brandy, aud In
discriminate nOurishment were made the instru-
ments OF abuses no less injurious 10 tue nu-
family than hlood-lettine and eyaenants IN
their pamiest days Ihe last SWING OF me professional
pendulum has just reached lts widest divergence from
the perpendicuar and one OF the most graty ing ev
dences OF progress IN practical medicine te past ear
consists IN the plain indication TO be seen In various
9uaef6S tnA' retnr6 otion The constantly in
creasiDg importance attached 10 fresh ar, pure
the more careful adJdstmcH. OF 'ie qualty anu
quality food to the capacity OF the digestive organs
ION of lie tiscrimnate use Of alcoholic and other
aesthetic narcotic agents, are indications or SUD
siantial progress. The Doctor made somewhat un-
cael-foT attack upon the extensive use made OF tle
thermometer and the microscope IN modern practice II
is doubtless that IA some instances too nasty con
cIasions have been drawn from the insufficient
know ledge these instruments afford and they are IN
tia oSyncated htrInometrv as far back az 1897 and
TO not nave abeowing great success IN prae-
sidney strneer hui he partakes in this OF the happy
misfortune PIorry, wLo IN $780, had ms thermometer
inserted at the Op VI hls cane OF 0f Bouand VINO VIII
cannot snow you the convincing pile of observations
upon which the professor of Lepsic has founded tile
science OF thernometrr.
The address of Dr. Davis was delivered with singular
force pungency. Each OF It's expressions seemed 70
been torn ont as with plncefs anu thrown AZ the
audience while still papitating with nervous vitality.
In compete contrast came the report GU surgery by
Dr. Samuel Gross 81 Philadelphia. But the nature or
subject treated d not permit the ladies to ENJOY the
classical elegance OF the style OF the great surgeon.
Dr. Bell OF Brooklyn read very interesting report ON
public State ny gene and reairmed the resolution
presented two years ago by DR.: FREDERICK Homer OF
ing prevalence and III effects of intemperanee,
with when none are so familiar as members
of the medical profession, and which nave
called forth from eminent English physicians The voice
of warning the people OF Great Britain CONCERNING he
1TotesIon OF the Untcd States in declaration
that believe that alcohol should be eiassed with
other powerful drugs; that wien prescribed edeInaiy
IL should be done with CONSCIENTIOUS caution aud sense
" great responsibility"
Dr. T. segaln Of New York submitted very interest
ing report OF his enatve Of tue AS
ISOLATION AT the meetings OF physicians at London aud
LYONS where lie advocated measures for umiYlng tue
weaps OF obseTyaton ana record employed aud OF IN
strnctug hers and therein. This is proposed
International undertaking, ana as such received
the OF the Association. The object Is
that tine observations ara prescriptions OF .,,,
al glance with those OF any other. Dr
Garrish OF New York gave exceedingly interesting
though what technical review OF the whole subject
OF hydrOphoOa but did advance new theory for
Us treatment. paper Of nigh order was reai ny Or
E. Lloyd Howard Of MARYLAND on the Legal Relations
of Emotional Insanity He was OF opinion that the In
sane should punished for the commission OF crime. In
proportion 10 their capacity for understanding It's
nature and he adduced strong argument In support
OF this position. There prolonged and vlgCfous
discussion Dr. Sayre report of the reduction of
fractures at Believe Hosal and as might be- expected
result could be agreed upon except To ask Mr. sayre
m nfyffw the of the limbs that had been
10 successfully operated upon.
After announcing the nominations, the association
adjourned 70 meet VI Louisville on the rst Tuesday IN
Nay next