, 1874-06-05
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.


Tho American Medical Association.
special Dispatch to 1'he chicaoo Tribune.
DETnc1r, Afieh.. juno 4.-1n the Association,
this forenoon, tho accommodation Of Alr.Seguin
tho delegate to Europe, that thu means OF OBJ
servntton md record be harinonized with tho for
ogn methods, WAS adopted. A resolution con-
surinE electric experiments on patients by DR..
bartholomew, OF Cincinnati, waa referred. DR..
Myers, OF Indiana, was restored to fellowship
in tic Association. A modal waB ordered struck
with likeness Of DR.. Davis, OF Chicago, on Quo
eido, aud thu date Of the organization OF tho
Association On the other. The committee of
fifteen to confer with tho Centennial Committoo
with reference to the meeting Of the Assoclation
in Philadelphia in 1876 was appointed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon, medical work WAS resumed
In the different sectious. In Sec. l on phyAiol-
ogy, Dr.. Ducklay, Of Now York. read pnpor on
tue now remedy for pr,lrits. Tho discussion on
Dr n, 8. Davis paper, horotoforo referred TO
tic section, endca by adopting the Presidents
aud i" tho selection Of D.. Davis for Chair
aud DR.. Tonor. Chairman Of tho Motcor.
ological Committee. Tic. other papors
presented were QUO on hydrophobia, by Dr.. Cor
tions to tho practice Of mcdicino, by DR.. Gray,
OF Bloomington. ILL.,; nn1 MathemRtical Their
mometery, by Or. soquin.
= See. e. on obstetrics. discussed orariotomy at
lougsh. Dr.. Sims, of Now York, being tile plin-
In thu section On surgery, DR., Board, Of New
York, read treatise electricity OIL tho euro uf
diaoase, nnl tho method OF sottilg fractured
bones without shortening the limb waa dscuHBad
1T length, but without arriving any nearer con-
clusion than before.
In tho nection on medical Jurisprudence, DR.,
Howard road an oBsay OH o1notiounl insanity
aud Dr.. Tolley, OF South Carolina, q treRtiao OH
the relation Of psyclology. to medicine.
LII tho section on State hygiene,
THE TEMrEUANUE QUESTION
was considered at longtl. TlliH terminated in
tho adoption Of tho following resolutions
Iissu!vsd Tint, in Wow Of tho alarming prevalence
aud il-pilect Of intonperance. with which 10
familiar members Of the medical profession, aud
which have cll!el forth from ointment English phy-
aclans thp yoieB Of warning to the pcoplo Of Circuit
Britain concerning the uso Of alcoholic beverages, We,
Aa members Of thu uolical profession Ut the uuad
states, unite in tho declaration tat VIC bul!oyo TINT
n!coh6 should DO claHsud With 0hor powurfnl druEa
tut whom prescribed medical 1t should DO lon1 With
conHclenonB caution and seuBo Of groat RESPONSE
blllty.
Rssolrtd. That Of tue opinion tlat tho LEO ot
a!cholio luush Us beverage productive Of large
amount of physical ad montal diseaaa, TINT 1t ontatla
dissaAed appet1teH anu eufeebicl constitutions upon
onprtnH, and that 1t III cause of largo percentage
OF the crime 1na pRuporis.n 0f arg0 oltes aud
country.
Resolvcd, That wo wou!d welcouo any chauge in
public aentilnent that would contlnn the Of in-
to1!caun8 liquors TO the uHo OF SCIENCE art, md
medicine,
This afternoon largo number of delegates,
by Invitation, vl9ted mid inspected our house
OF Correction, mud q lawn purity waH nlao' given
ut the beautiful placo Of tho Hon. ". D,
Weston, above tho city. This evening rooop-
tons wars hold by tho lion. James +. Joy, i. A.
Brush, mud Dr., Drodio. Tho Association will
adjourn tomorrow.