The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-06
Proceedings Of the American
Medical Association.

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LOUIsvILEE, May 5.-The American
Medical Association reconvened at Pub.
lie Library Hall this morning. A large
number Of delegates have arrived since
yesterday. a1 '.a M
A report Of portion Of the proceed
ings Of the Canadian Medical Association
was read, embracing a resolution declar.
ing It to be the unanimous opinion Of that
society that an International Convention
Of the American and Canadian Associa-
tiOns would be Of benefit to both ASsoCia-
tons. a .s.
A resolution requesting Congress to
take immediate steps forgranting to physi-
clans and surgeons connected with the
army and navy the titles proposed to be
bestowed on them was adopted.
The following paper from DR., seguin,
Of New York, relating to the Interna-
tional Convention to be held pt Brussels
was read.
10 ne american Medical ASsoeiqGoR;
Mr., PREsIDIST AND GENTLEMEN -
You have twice sent delegates 70 the
British Medical Association and kindred
European societies to unite to concert q
plan Of uniformity Of methods, inStFu.
ments, scales aud records for chemical
observations, This proposition has be-
come more opportune since the meeting
in Paris OF the convention for the adop-
ton Of uniform weights and measures by
all nations, in which convention PROBES
sOrs Henry and Hilgen represented the
United States, but in which the special
wants Of unity Of measures Of our pro-
fession are not considered. II was adyo-
Gated by Sir VIM, Jenner, n. N, Reynolds,
Gibson Stewart, Squire syslney, Ranger
Wilson and Tilbury Fox in England. On
the. Continent by Morey, ChaTcott Lo-
rain, Petain, Lipine and OllieS, oil ready
to open commission in Paris and a sub
commission in Lyons, in order to concur
In your plan Of uniform obseFYa-
tions. This plan embraces the unity Of
clinical Thermometers and thermomGtric
scales and charts, &c, Auniform gradu-
alton Of the spygOmOgraph nyograph,
spryOgraph OestestiOmeteT, mOmOmeteT,
globulimeter, ophthalmOSCopc, thermos-
cope and other Instruments OF precision
used in diognos, A uniform method Of
measuring and registering the hearing Of
the velocity Ofother sensOry impressions,
the regularity Of coordinate movements
as the walkard, q uniform registration Of
all clinical cases according to their kinds.
OF this plan the International Medical
Congress meeting at Brussels the 10th of
September, prOximo, proposes to carry
out only one part Of the uniform meas
urement, concord Of hearing by all ma
tiOns. II il therefore important that the
American Medical Association be repre-
sentcd this year In Brussels In order to
represent the original plan Of uniformi-
zation Of clinical observations In It's In.
Legrlty and entirety.
DR.. Seguin then offered resolution:
Therefore the American Medical AS
soCiation resolves to nominate new dele
gates commissioned to again advocate, In
Europe, the unity Of clinical observations
and changes and to report In brief at the
next meeting in 1875.
The report OF the Committee on Inter-
national Medical Association was read
and referred to tho Committee on Nomi-
nations. The report recommended the
establishment Of snCh al association In
this country, but at the same time thought
II advisable to defer the matter for
time, sending delegates to The convention
to assemble at Brussels, and thought 10
lie the most expedient plan 10 meet the
wants felt by the members oi the Amerl-
can Association.
At II o'clock DR.. Samuel D. Gross, Of
Philadelphia, arose TO deliver his address
and was received with cheers. He an
nounced his subject to be one the Of lost
arts of "blood letting considered as the
rapeutic agent" He spoke at some length
Of the recent discOntinuance Of this prac-
tice, and dwelt upon. It's former popu-
larity, which had continued undated for
two thousand years, in the face Of is
once supposed efficiency in aiding the
cure Of certain forms OF disease. He said,
In substance, that II behooves US 10 In
1uire whether there is not some wrong In
the dtscontinuanoe Of the practice, and
whether we have not fallen into the OPP
posite error. Extremes arc always dan
gerouS, aIu they are eSpeClally dangerous
in the practice oil medicine, 1t behoovecs
US 10 bc on the watch. II this new way Is
right, the old way was certainly wrong.
The lancet Is now an obsolete instrument.
The Office OF .cupping has departed, and
blood-letting Is emphatiCaliy Q lost art.
He then proceeded to consider I he causes
Of the loss, which were four, viz: First,
the influences or tyranny oil fashion Sec
one, The indiScriminate use oil the lancet;
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