New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
MEDICAL RESEARCH.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL As
ISOLATION

Or HE An nlEDiNAb ~
SOCRuON.
FOUR HUNDRED AND sEyENTY-FIyT MEMBERS N
ArrT NDAycT-pE. sEGUIs oN INK BI.CssEIs IN
TERNATIoNAL CONVENTION IMPORTANCE or
AMERICAN REPBRsENTArioN - DR. GROSS OF
BLOOD-LErTiSQ--DE FLINT OK THE HISTORY OF
CRIME.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May 5.-The American
Medical Association Public Library Hall
this morning. large plumber OF delegates
having arrived since yesterday. portion
Of the proceedings OF the Canadian Medieai
Association read. embracing resolution
declaring IL the unanimous opinion OF that Society ht
international convention Of the American and Cana
dian associations would DO OF benefit TO both asso-
Citations. A resolution, requesting Congress 90
take immediate steps In granting TO physicians
and surgeons connected WITH the army and navy titles
proposed to DO bcsto we'd them. adopted The
following paper, from DR. segiD Of New-lork relating
to the International Convention to he held at Brussels
read
TO he American Medical ssoeiopOn-
Mn President AND GE>Iinnss: Yon have twice
sent delegates to the British Medical Assocla
ton and kindred European socictife, 10 invite
them to concert plan OF uniformity
OF methods instruments. scales and records Tor clinical
tune since the meeting in Paris OF the Convention TOT the
adoption Of uniform weights and measures 6y all nations
in which Convention Prpfs Henry and Hsen repre-
senied the United states but in which the special wants
Sider@G II is sdToeated BY SIR Vim. JenncT. W.
W. Reynolds, Gibson stewart. Squire SIDNEY
Rser on Wilson ts Continent aG IP Sy DISTINGUISHED medical
IN, H. all ready to open commission in Paris and SUD
Uniform observations. This plan embraces The
unity of clinical thermometer and OF the
form rraduation Of the sphygomagruph. nyograph.
-IyrcgIaph. oestheisoncter mononiecr gabuiinletor
OphthaimOsoope tnerOscOie. and other instrumens o
precision used in dlnSnohis; UNIFORM ncl .o
o, m9a'urqs S s5a rs senedy 'ne the
regularity OF Coordinate nts oe the walk; anu
uniform registration OF al clinical cases ,eo9tuhs 20
gIcss meeting at Brisses the I9th Oh oep
ttmher. proAimo' proposes 70 eaIr :rem et
and record of hearing by all nations II Is tners
represented s year Ut nrrssis IN order 10 reircsen
their original plan Of differentiation OF clinical oos"'"
ton III It's integrity aid entirety
Dr. seglin then of red the following resolution:
Therefore the American Medical Association resolve
to nominate delegates commissioned 10 again ma,
yocats m Europe tie unity of chemical observation. aud
1915
The report Of the Committee an International Med-
cal Association read and referred TO the Committee
On Nominations The report recommends the establish
nient Of such association iii this country; but Nv
the salne time Il IA thought advisable to defer
the time Of sending delegates to tho CohVeh
ton TO assemble Brussels and thought Il tho most ex-
pedcnt plan meet the want felt by the members OF
the American Association
Al IL o'clock, Dr. Samuel d. Gross OF Philadelphia
came forward deliver his address, aud was received
win cheers lie announced his subject To be
lone of Tie Lost Aris- BOud-letlDg considered
a. TLcraptutic Agent" He spoke nj
e ul tnu discOntinuance OF this prhctce
ana dwell upon its former popularity winch Bad con
Inued unabatoL for 1000 years In the face Of 10
cnrc Of certain forms OF disease. he
sad IN substance That II behUOvcs w To inguITt wbetf
there IL not something wlOng III the dlacohtlHt1hce
OF the practice, and whether We nave not
fallen iuo the opposite error. Extremes are
alv,iyG seros anu tncy especially dangerous III
tho practice medicine. Ii tehOUvts us 10 DE IN the
watch II the new way Is right the old was certainly
wrong The lancet Is now all Obsolete ln-Uil
mrnt The office of cuppilg has disposed OF blood
sit NJ which is empnatlcaly lost art lie lhth pro-
rc,sI to consider the OF the lOSs, which were
the iudiscIinnate OF the lancet; thlId,
tho requirement Of more accurate knowledge
Of dissascs; fourth, knowledge of medicines
hitherto unknown. These CaIIscs were considered al
length. Inc Doctor aveTod hiulrelt hn ad'o-
Gale OF bl0Od-etting Tor many uTclScS -
nrcjnlIy for diseases Of an inrsmnlutOry cidr.
.,r the bleeding be in all cases ~ Lc beginning ~
come 10 he recognized therapeutic agent, but thai 1t
wound moi be prlctced Unfortunately.
Al tho conclusion Of hls remarks ho was loudly up
IN tuc afternoon DR.. Austin Flint OF New YORK read
pater ON the history u trlmH," N which he discussed
liz, question whether criminal acis ara tile natuidl ie-
suits OI dEta-U. - 49,
Ninety seven delegates registered, making 40
members il 0t& nd.nre.
Tnuiut the committee Nominations selected can
,lide Ia present beUi0 the convention toiu"iToW az
President not yet made known ia cL1irc IL II
70 morally believed that DT. MIIiOn SIMS OF NeW-IOrk
will he prcstn MED.