, 1875-05-21
Condition Of Eahnemanu College,
List Of Committees.
Commencement Exercises at Ben
nett College.
Proceeding, In tho Allopathto Convcu
tfon nt jacksonville.
THE HCMEOPATHS.

MINERAL WATERS.
Ths following paper on Mineral Watora ns
Nome1eH," was road BY Dr.. T. c. Duncan, OF
this city:
I wona respectfully urge, upon sh!s eocIety tho
fny We ows to tho public ahA tue profession to IN.
.sa! waiefa. I've, are being bronaAs to public notice.
and - 70 40 e .eady to recognize to harmful -
ars bes. abls 10 ,rsnounee aron The, true vauo of
,hcto waters. Tho public Will try auything that prom
t's, r.. ,e s + I" o ls;' e s so to sUanS'
Eurorc ,havo long occupied q prominent rluee a.
rnacata agents, nnd several Of ths wscra hsre hes
upon. The far-aocing drsuYoa nfgcd attention 70
th|a matter Of primo Importance to Us ~ school
nse , esStz msn :f's,ai nsf CIV sse Ssee
=. sixsno. saline, sn!rhu.et eas!ytoan,, ealss:
It, .S:nea T' , ssndq dS,o my .a sse
must 10 tested and is nets stand on iss clinical
sGas nd y, n9t upon s ng[esn;st y % noD ho
lar combiuats that tile valie Of water must rest.
Hence we soe ta.t Zach water n.s nd ne @ doubt dos.
II h,,irasiis cic that rank higl ii medical sEonts,
a upon ana!ytis they present array Of ingred!ents
that ~ startling. stilt y upon tho et.ects Of Mo
Tho mineral water. Of illinois src a yes few; In fa,
.!cy are hut just coming Into notice.. I am Of tho
lrn conviction slat mineral walcr will provs ya1u-
able addition 10 Arn4sntntston. Lila ire scent-
issf, lot ua test bcforo wo sprrovc or condcmu.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following now members were elected:
Drs. z. II. Taylor. c. D. 0atcl.ol ]. cambridge,
Chicago; DR.. W. q. stu1tavant, Morris.
Several absent mcmbors sent in apologies,
which wore read and placed on file.
CoxsrarTioH.
The ne1s paper read was ono by Dr.. @. y.
Gatchcll, from tho Committee On Clinatolosv,
aud had special referouce 10 consu.uptlro sub
jccts. Consumption wns thu most deadly Of all
tho tlls TO which HcRh 49, and must continue
her, ss .:onras i "ss & tn IL hsn has b s,se '"se H
though. frequently consulted by, patients
III to what they should do aud whcto they eAunld
60. doctors always iolt puzzled to mako dch.
Mte reply, fo1 tho, eaaon ihas 10 perfect paradise
diyidnai experience relative to climate amounted
to rety little. and 1t was ouly by comparative
Statistics TINT scionce gained anJ knowledge oi
| much yafuo upon tho subject. 1n q goncEal
ae,l1o 1t might DO ohsoryod that Q humid climate
vaa tho To,at for conanrnrtise 10 1,vo IN.
Dry atmosphere Was much moro favor
nb!c-inountain air being. beyond qucstion,
the pusest Of all and. consequently,
from 1900 10 zoo fcct, tbcto nas great freedom
from consumption IN any form. He considered
that Colorado was about tho best i,laoo IN tho
world for people afflicted With thla troaoheroua
discaHe. Il was true that all who vent to that
region Toro not benefited, but 1t vsa very often
due to their own negligence. They travelled by
iallroal, lived on tho eauo food tley did At
homc. and slept ~ rouma very badly ventilated.
His advice would bD to 70 with wagon train
and 1.-Two outdoors and under canvas until Oc-
tobor. Aftor that the patient might turn settler,
buy piece Of land, build log but thereon,
and live in thu building during tic winter.
Ladies. ~ wall - gentlemen, might follow this
! u!ed pY male solativos, who would proyids for
their Batcty and comfort. Tho Doctor told mhny
nncc,lotcs concerning curos effected IL this way.
| l1o constorcd the climate Of New alaxicu ucxt
rJx1z l. To- As--E n.-f.
| D06Es-
An essay on Dose; Its Size AMI Repetition" :"
was re ad BY DR.. ". J. HawAos, Of Chtrsgo. WHO
deprecated the dsseensiooB that existed not
alono betwHon tho houeopashtats aud tho dog
tors Of The old school, but also among the
homeopathsta. themselves. Ho then entered
into technical detail Of the construction, size,
and effect of doaos, all Of which would need
medical sli!l On tho part Of tho reporters to 10.
duco to eonvenions size sos tho general reader.
| A lengthy aud intetoattng papof on '' Isgione
and Hygenio Treatment for tho Sick vas read
by Hrs. Helen J. Underwood. III. d.
| nAHhEAANN ooLLEoE.
| The following report Van then presented b.
d. j. 8. Mitclsil, Dem Of Hahpcmaan College
ynar of l.ahnsuaan Medital College saa Hospital o
chcaRo, haso tho honor to state that thc fruasee'
aud F.uuity tale pride in drawing attention 10 IT.
record. Our clats uuubering oighty-six. Was ono O.
tlu largest wo have evss haa "a attendance md tht
grade of students tho best iargor proportion that
Tho graduating claas numbered thlfty.nve, and VI
o. soss Es a' ~ ps1so1Ss, ta
ntalnatioua passed. that tho wl4h was Expressed b.
mcmGnrs Of tbo Faculty thai all Interested In h'ghe
standard Of medical education na'8h< examine IL
Tho design Of the Faculty ID to improve each cors.
ot instruction, and matutaan Tho eoIFgo ia s poetao
amoug tho 1rst insttuons Of mudiea learning Ia th
country. They are united On ths tlRa Of psctng th
Hahnue1nau Medical Collcgc Of Chicago forenost Il
eli measures having reference to higher standard
| medical education, .. ..
0ar regular .el,9 opsnea eept. %. ls7t. I'D c!ess
than fourth being clinical The sps!us tstn con-
tusuecA tLa second ThnEsda, IN M.reh. and u tus
aSa a Gss y 1s,
moro than one-th.ra Of which were clinical. Thi
ha. been ropu'aF % tho IT. stdsn
lures ~ amp!o time IL Afforded for rerlew anl read
Ing. there selng 70 afternoon sessions; :,
mstssitas d. 1srsous ehails. rroi. .iratt has 40
ono Of tho most complete collections for it!stratiu
o.sS!e e b III: county D. ch.ss;
Tha now Dissecana law furnisbos an ample .upI.y {
t. aEssa3 ~ s6aadsa, !aesas @ so1 thoroashy ,astrs
Ing h,a Chair With whatpyer Of value can b obtains
sssa Il more sbansnt I'd tbsn formerly s speas
illustrate ID !sotales tSl'y. or .ialnn IA oth:
medical friends hare rendered rauabls Azsistant
by pondtng cases difficult to disgaose aud sequitin
J | Ina kE&uau CVu4S9t 4pIA4gAAH l41G7 3E2l& 8NeAl
| ance las beon Eearvnngel. and II thought now to
a. we'll adapted possible to tho wants ct ali deAlu
, thorough medical education. This attention Of pr
cep.ozs aud students zpccialy reotod 10 this 10
| tuye. Wn no longer follow tho old method OF cor
peiing student 70 l4ten to Tho lectarea
yosr, Tut he may paAs from Tho more elsmsutary
{ho practical branches In regular order being exAu
incf kud accredited efficient Ia ths studies of ext
rear tHo-yeaIs' course u atfsnEul by Including
fhe dr.. year tho studies of tho two nsst years OF
tlfee-Jesss courso. It u hoped by tic faculty th
the number entering tio taree-yesre courta viii /
Largely Increased dlsiu2 sutaoQue1t sessions. n
Iupfn tAnn tloas taking the two.yedrs conrss,
Il The psxt regular wintor sesBion tho stkteenth1
bs tnsuHuEats1 On the evening Ut oc g. 1876 and %
= tnue untu the second Thursday of February, iii
during AnY year III III previous history. Tha sufpl
1hoyo e4panaas il divided among The rtofeaio1s, II
by nearly ii dorotod 10 adding to meana TOR lustf
liz their Chair1. 1tia tho intention Of the Faculty
lsyotp cur increasing eans to mske each Chair gu
=, | pletsiy nlnstrAtsa-
u LE0IBLAT1uN.
ID Tie following report floal tho Committee
Le8iBlatson nss presented by Ds. ]. 4. V,ncet
tho Chalrmans
Tho report OF your Committee on L~stslasion
ncce,tariy hriHf. Very Little was accomplished 10 i
pfrssiye !s1iaatiou hut lnuch in ts way Vt letsa&i
tl,,rin 1nI4 SrI