The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-06
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Medieai Association.

/ ~ Hall this morning. y large number
/ OF delegates have arrived since yesterday.
/ 4 portion of the proceedings of the Can
/ adian Medical Association was read, em-
! bracing resolution declaring it TO be the
unanimous opinion Of that society that
/ IN international convention Of Ameri-
can and Canadian Associations would be
/ q benefit TO each association. A resOlu-
ton requesting Congress to take imme.
/ diate steps to granting to physicians and
/ surgeons belonging Ia the Army and
| Navy the titles proposed to be bestowed
/ on them was adopted The following
paper lromDr Sesuin, Of New York, and
relating to the international convention
/ 10 he held at Brussels was read:
/ 10 the american Mcdicui ASSOCIATION:
Mr. President AND GENTLEMES-
/ You have twice sent delegates to the
/ British Medical Association and kindred
/ European societies,to invite them to con-
/ cert II plan of uniformity of methods, in
| strumcnts, scales and records for chemical
I observations. This proposition has be-
come more opportunc since the meeting,
/ in Paris, of the convention for the adop-
!
| all nations. in which Convention Prois.
Henry and Hilgen represent the United
! State, but in which the special wants of
the unity Of measures of our profession,
arc not represented. 1t was advocated by
Sir Wm. Jenner, NJ. y. Reynolds, Glib
son Stewart. Squire Sidney, Ranger Will
son and Tilbury Fox, in England; and
/ ON the continent by WIN. Morey, Char
/ lott Loraiu Petain Lipine Ollies, all
ready TO open a commission in Paris, and
II sub commission in Lyons, in order
| to concur in your plan OF uni
/ form observations. This plan embraces
the unity of clinical thermometers and
| of thermomctric scales and charts, &c.;
a uniform graduation of the spygoma
graph, nyograph, spryograph, TstestioEl-
1 cter, mOmOmcter, grobulimcter, ophtha!-
moscope, thermoScope, and other instru-
lnents of precision used in diagnoses; an
/ uniform method OF measuring and reg
istering the hearing the velocity Of other
sensory impressions, the regularity OF CO.
! ordinate movements as the walk, and a
uniform registration OF all clinical cases,
according to their kinds. OF this plan,
the international Medical Congress,
meeting at Brussels on the 18th of Sep
tember, proposes 10 carry
out only one part, of the
uniform measurement Of hearing
BY all nations. 1t is there
fore important that the American Medical
Association uo represented this year in
brussels in order to represent the origin
al plan Of uniformity OF clinical
observation in its integrity and entirety.
DR.. Seguin then offered the following
resolution:
Therefore, the American Medal As
I soCiation resolves to nominate new dele
gates commissioned to again advocate in
Europe the unity of clinial observations,
and charges them to report in brief at
the next meeting Of 1879.
The report of the committee on Inter
national Medical Association was read
and referred to the Committee on Nom
nations. The report recommended the
establishment of such an association
in this country, but at
the same time thought it advisable to de-
fer the matter for a time, sending dele
gates to the convention to assemble at
Brussels, and thought the most expedi-
ent plan was to meet the wants felt by
the members of the American Assocla-
tiOn.
At eleven o'clock DR.. Samuel d. Gross,
of Philadelphia, arose to deliver his ad-
dress, and was received with cheers. He
announced his subject TO be
..Onc OF The Lost Arts:
Blood letting considered Ia therapeutic
agent" He spoke at some length of the
recent discontinuance of this practice,
and dwelt upon its former popularity,
which had continued undated for two
thousand years, in the face Of its once
supposed efficiency in aiding the cure OF
certain forms Of disease. He SAID IN
substance; it behoovcs us to inquire
whether there is not some wrong III the
dscontinuance of the practice, and
whether we have not fallen into the Op-
positc error; extremes are always dam
gcrous, and they are especially dangerous
in the practice OF medicine; it behooves
us TO be on the watch. If 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
bloodlctting is emphaticaliy \ lost art. |
He then proceeded to consider the cause Of
the loss, which were four, viz: First,
The influence or tyranny of fashion. /
Second, The indiscriminate use OF the I
lancet. Third. The requirement of NOR
accurate knowledge OF diseases. Fourth, !
The knowledge of medicines heretofore /
unknown. These causes were ,
considered at length. The Doctor
averred himself an advocate of blood
letting for many diseases, and especially .
for diseases of nm inhammatory chsrac-
ter. the bleeding to be in all cases at the
beginning of the disease. He predicted
thu, bleeding would again be recognized
IT, therapeutic agent, but that 1t would
ur, be practiced indiscrimnately.
At the conclusion of his remarks he
was loudly applaudcd. /
In the afternoon, DR.. Austin Flint, of
New York, read paper on the history
or crime, in which he discussed the
question as to whether criminal acts .
are natural results of disease.
Ninetv-sevcn new delegates registered, ,
making four hundred and Seventy-tive in 1
attendance tonight. The committee on |
NOMINATIONS >tltttcu CdhAiNhL' W bc 2
placed before the convention tomorrow /
for election as president, but his name has .
not been made known. 1t is believed .
that Doctor Marion Sims, Of New York, .
will be presented.
Displacement of CommtsStOner /
Douglass.
WASHINGTON, May 5.--The displace- .
ment of Commissioner of Internal Rev .
enue Douglass was a surprise to that gen. /.
teman yesterday afternoon. Secretary I
Bristow called upon Douglass and said he
did so at the request of theI President, to
perform the di>ngreeable duty of inform
ing him that Ex-senator Pratt had been
rendered and had accepted the position
of Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. I
Douglass only made one inquiry follow
ing this verbal communication, and it I.
was whether his integrity as man and /
officer had been IN any manner nnpugned,
~ which the Secretary replied. Not in /