New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-06
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL 4SSOCI4-
TON
CONVENTION AT DETROIT.

CONGRATULATIONS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
APPEARANCE OF THE DoCTORs-THE SYSTEM OF Ro-
TATION IN OFFICE-IwO PAPERS BIZ NETWORK
PHYSICIANS.
fFRONAN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
DETROIT, June 3.-Ab0ut $50 members are
present, and If anybody dies for day or two in this
city, IL will not be for want OF doctors. They swarm like
bees around the doors Of the Detroit Theaer and enter
ing I'll all the seats in the BODY OF the house. while the
ladies grace the galleries. Tradition represents the
medical fraternity only meeting 10 dispute here
they forgotten their vares ana greet each other
with heartiness which there is no trace OF profess
sional jealousy They from all parts OF the coun-
try from California, Texas. Maine and the fayorte Of
Ffthave shakes hands with the practitioner who has
carried MS pharmacy his saddle bags 10 patients scat
tered over the prairie, recognizing perhaps college
chum or recalling meeting at previous session Of
the Society. As a class they substantialooking
set of men, gifted apparently for the most part, with
abundant muscle anu BRAIN and walking about with
sort of manly consciousness that they know great deal
about the frailty and weakness of other people
As the lights of the profession take their seats on the
platform each saluted with applause from the audi
epce-ap applause which less discriminating
and was peculiarly marked in the case of Dr. Samuel d.
Gross noble old hero the annals Of American surg
ery II is 10 be wished that this feeling Of admiration
for high professional worth could be brought
IN hear upon the nominations for official
noton IN the Society; but these regulated rather
with a view TO rotation III office ana to consideration
Of me Claims OF d s D"fcs or setiops Of
me present OCCASION the selection of Pres
idept under TINS system will be made
from the State OF New-York; and this
VIII give az least the opportunity for honorng first
class man regret that the early hour at which this is
mailed does not enable me 70 tell you on whom the
much from the action Of an Association which in past
times has ignored such Drs Parker Flint, John
DAYTON, IL Clark, Da Costa Paucoasf, IaorDe.
invitation 10 hold the next meeting az houston.
Texas was referred 10 committee. Much work was
accomplished IN the sections Dr.. L. d. Bukley OF New
York read paper Of great technical interest aud value
on the of ammonia medicine Its chief value IS
as smulant ana II passes rapidly ouI OF tuo stem
planned at great length the various action of the
1 on which the OF each Indicated. For large
class OF he placed great reliance on the DearDnate
OF ammonia In the OF the murlate of ammonia an
other class of effects was 10 be obtained the power OF
the ammonia being much modified and the chlorine ex-
hlbiung its properties as ah aiterave' I'M, lnoueh
| IN less degree, those OF iodine, Dromlae &c
Great Interest from the bromide aud iodide Of
He summed UP by stating that lac regarded ammonia AS
nerTous forces and being e1creted by the lungs stng
latng the secretions OF that organ ana Producing
slight acton On the Sk Al ne9tra aaS by the
| system exists as carbonate. III Is discharged
blood and at the same time stimulating the OronclH TO
fTeer secretion and elimination IL typical expecto
may be used in all fcrns OF bronchial diseases,
aud also IN any disease complicated with
/ bronchial eDstruttons, where there II
/ morbinc matter OF volatile nature 10 be
eliminated. Frori its transient character 1t may be
USED IL eere debiitsted states as well as III asthenlc
cases because IL removes distractions IN asthenic
states because IL stimulates the nervous system and
assists elimination. But he regarded Us use as Injurious
/ III cares here there is "a want OF vita! force.
Dr. Lewis A sayre Of New York made very interest
ING report on the treatment OF fractures with view 70
prevent the shortening OF limbs. Appliances were used
winch secured full normal extension. or lis eases
treated az Bellevue Hospital, some longer, some
/ were OF the exact normal length, and there were
only three marked Cases OF shortening-9ne OF two
| inches, one OF Il, and one OF ~. The paper
aroused a very active discussion, aud Dr. h. Gregory
Of LOuls iucreduOus as 10 such UNIFORM success
Ia section the principal topic OF discussion was the
I deslrabllty OF a National Sanitary Bureau several
recepflous OF marked good taste ana cordiallty were
Gwen y Leading citizens o. Deiroit during the evening