New-York tribune., 1875-11-13
THE PROCEEDINGS.

DE- Toner the President occupied the chair An inter
esting paper on THE Eradication Of Hereditary Do
tects" by j. r. Black, NJ. d.. of Oho-t being suppl
mental to the rv,ort begun in lS74was read by us ute
TIE leading ideas this important essay are az follows;
Before discussing the eradication OF heredihry nt-
fects, brief review OF boTcdity Whl he appLOiiat i
Like Deges Ike IN anatomical as we a. & u, % the nf
OF pathological peculiar tiles ANY "t thSe ~ 'nc m %
.Vriug are not, however, exact copies 0I eiIivr
p,reIt the characteristics which constitute lhu
Ftinsil,ati,m bciur unstable 10 the b'uol ara
,n a. VARIATIONS infinite. With characteristics a.
Pe%anns ;,tb to race high % d:U dssTee 81 uniformly
An aggregate Of human beings subject IN common or W
idniciI hdDi;s m NC suatE iiiE =, ~ IN. fvIJc,l i,f
eres wie tus,, tne body Ia assume national elarac
teristic. That hc comparative peissytce oI hPN' ~
fe.,niatcns arises from Persistent uhi"p! :" tit b
vsnocs IN the DOMAIN OF psychology Thus Pro,, IL
Crte dc,ne> Instinct tie accumulated cN tienoe Hl
,n1ess generations rcrnlaneutiy fixed in th' brain
guctuV, =, tuat tcy are submitted uhii 'hieu iIoiu ON
one crne alton to another. Ih high mteli clire lhc
n nal c,s ar So vaie that tuy lcaS only aint traces
se readily eaced and 10 not beeote So - D.
tgsIisinticd hmdtd to.n kohti"tmol m ~ 80, ~
In thr ti.st peers cnt roireuu'n produces uui'tIh,y
an pcrsstelcs f tie eff ct while ia ne aitii, Wiuo
diversity Of acts and '.aAo, oi cAFt 4, ,ii\d
tate variation. IN studying the Vaii'hl! h m.tu
uaa thc only ritionu ground OF az rH'ch l. "a' "iS
iom day 20 dy, create SEt local moGhca a.ons "i ' ~
vronIutne 10 ond, exercise, moOes 90 ihvuth'- IL
O.t, al, tAc coudnions whch hie hH""n :" ;,u ,u S
nc forms and forces and ytt uese uyn,ltofys %u"
N,N. h necessarily follows that iinefcefutle AM
alisitt MOI hc''o ous may affect the 1'.a ol ,le io
cations luiuitcy photographed IN tie embryo nay ot
c,nc ifcd hy growth INTO l.rcep'Dij L % ,
CONGRATULATIONS, Gis tteoTy Oi Variation l. Sjll'lt
brt en iimeut Ou cnlren oi all hArHed li'hoio- 'a'
m,dHcaUns al 'etheT parent :. Lac uhe o. eoHo'i'i'' %
d.utu lAhcr C.uuJt piucrcdic a. perfect thiiA "A
wnen sober TIus tad, idtil valIatrs lToHoy SPINS
not ouv ffoI ol">sin divers b.oots bat also lioh tie
a.uri, t. n ~ 4 ctLg mcolUc~touS ~ pHithth' gem
nlu,s fni, coarSce m the formation 81 tine embryo.
an ami Ia, tu. doctilne to tIc possibility eradicat-
,p Sii. sf bod and defects 81 tnc oriiuic cOust-
t, o IN, BODY. unl tLaJ tue rsut sooner or iaer
Attrn rua, st.uiard of health in a nan there is no
tneolt in otOygiulc dcc' tCitnci dtqfu Oi lhLtilti
sd n fs en- l,iucs ~ a sdt,bc enytOIincnt and dos
vlOccc h,Gsrlf b. O. HABITS, thG decay oi t.'-
1t will not be crane Iui m.CtNiai ana az VIII u m ~ Va
ol age a not al diS Bat sdp"se man ava "o-
III Il such tn iowmchts remove ifohi Lo"ih pI"dho
In cnyirJi 10 radically orVose l""t they re-
athc te spart &ir Of house thc! lNc hl SlbI
o,ed c"uan, uent, dad udu-e III luAuleSi tAt5 haou'
CEnA tY..'hali e-tduiici "l'h tde I'l,"~"'uN'
fac lon Ia, tcndonc! " nld zee Il 81, ld5 oe,i"" .,
cn Niil i,rc-. DuuE tbs cline, chl arm !c "oiu
rcared iihd tne s'.uie eou'.li is. Lacy t.o% H.
II =, dcil,"tc tam ,"'t leN's' ana IA tio ' NJ so.e
thc -,rtG ~ "a. cess may c0udnne, undl scuCtiy
u Ia-e OF tIcu stui,iy ancestry remains
Susii u be- uIrudedf Here tie law M lt"ue" aa"c
5ns teHd - eA'ho ion Vt ieyTNVii o 80, a. ~
cJ'cty from -ue dccl7 ct ~ Slsei>t a. Ny'h Di
e. m tue PROV ncc Vt tho h|Smdst la1her 'h"n
physician. Wun sU,h iecovt.ics nom diS'.''e are
M dc tnpc ntt tBe r. suit Ot nccidcht Tan ~
IN inscu TINS the ii neAth oi ci'y fhLy Is
u n.cdH ltmolal % s1ieotiNus @ @H,'" urS,ai| 'it|
ti. accom- ~ et bJ Cha iAc OF ndbits
MO.t oui,uI cG"l"sc, ptiuer lo"o, better hoNfs mo-
lie Tror ana d.,.t,,m-ut OF the cLi. ei w..O from
th, tno 8 Steady tendency Ia rNei 70 Tie hofih
10 ,nort r.,a.'~ iiustIu,c the netno o erodicatiug
herct,, tlini, take pulmonary tubcccul as Il is a.
suuud jsf S. Kat tails disease II NOT dl cilf trdIsl-
t., but ny ,c lrcsi iOs.tOn 20 il - eni'lod IL
we established act tIat II - III s0me Cases oi heieu-
W.y nature; ~ Ulhcis lhAt ~ o'cus @lp.e ho
lii "a, u d,t cied 1t ther,O tar u assume La
the u,q tuU-g,uJrs ditnesis IL ifs1SnssiDe Toe
observe al cniNcs iTOddt'F'o o. cpnsAi%' % >, " - - % @ @
gcucl M on t.ut N4icyer causes tcid 10 ui''efui'i"
Il. gur lcae teId 10 INOr tAe s'n SIS oi tc us
cas-. ltt no group ol c1"cH Gan b, aSs'D' - Ie es
MIA, one. Iu ADDITION to ais thtrc mast Ia smt sts
dc mining c.Cse Ia ive rlse to d'N,se 4, sle
IN its nat r eaI-e laus. Dc as Worldwide as he
osse 10 account fvr lis pleyal nee every NLoIe Tue
IcA b. casting ont AN tnO-c conditions which are loI
aia.ay present wtA TIE ticct ahd tn' feoe hot IL
tr relation uf auleccdcAt 20 cunscquct AoW IA soOieo
ef ls the nlG nce OF the slec4lr cause e4uIes 10
be aid 10y te l dlsi o%ls ore; ., .,o,rin, ,,o, At
at s,c.i 'o' ,Loa. De p.Ac,g On - slnsG g., 5is
t.t Tue ui oh wich receives tne Unns OF inc violation
OF e.tary Law WI DC the lart most lkcy 10 bctoi@o
ds.as,tl T.ns tie birien II gluttOny fails tie stoi
acA. aicoL0l the uCNcus sNsiShi, ol excessive
SeurrS Oh Inc reproductive organs. WHAT Is tuc value
o. ,is cow in regard Ia cOnsuirphonI That terc Is
lunss - uojis quantity OF air 4ooO, oue-Iaf OF
wnich IS tiiau impure; II is weak ami derlz' ID
II hal TIE food lahen into the stomach were
Of such quality, t-e most ordinary expe.l nee
would Say II iuust be huru not 0ny b." tai 90 II out
also sl 81 large. TINS aba, ,a lUnSs lds
un rc.atJn 10 CONSUMPTION As .!t' Co"eh II
s tue oiiy ole which niabes ahy "iho ' ia .iioImy
t. tie COnsc ucnt tuberculosis AInu. IA noe All tAo
known causes dist asO c. be eliminated roln ts GcD
es except Ills Now abolish the sii III system q. w
mg tO buCue tnen HeaA lungs ny attempting 10 fvsI"it
uuc,, ara taroGsh lie tue t"ndency 10 t@pesc"in d"-
e.se ~l disr pear Nc bave SIN II 10 alply te nctu-
gst 10 allrurat, the eradication any u.cr ncroG
iay de,ct, in ord 10 render MANS iuinphs oNcr e.
vi his own nature a. notaDly cosicuOus - thOSe
tno OUJcr SVi.d vi ~Ech e "co inns more aud
noIe Tie nOnAch
COMPULSORY VACCINATION.
The following papers then edd by their titles
tue of.a.Lzation and serylce Of SMALLPOX Los
pitais and tao : .ltary Care ami Of small
pox Hospitals by Dr. r. H. james. Assistant sanitary
Superintendent of NeYorL; "The Moisture oi Dwellings
AID sick i.V,ius Cuus cred Connection with at Of he
Atmosphere" Dy Dr. Fred Patterson, Health Officer OF
San Antonio, Iexs, aud On Home Archtectui o." by
Dr. Doau vi Iiochcs er, y. Y.
A paper ou "Vioc.naIOn," by DIR. Elisha Harris Of
Aew-lOik CIiy, th,n read This was "a very eab-
ate essay on the laws, sanitary PROVISIONS, and
petnods necessary FOR securing compulsory vaccination
Throughout thc United s.ates, measure o which the
Doctor s decidedly IN favor The following Is sketch
vi lie paper:
eyioLs the discovery OF the Of vaccination
10 tAC LuIuah !ate DJ ~ J,hueT sndpOG uad ior cen
tunes UrctUy td Io OhC-t At 20 U-iVL LccLth OF Lac
hullau facc "LtG 'h' dhaHlns cam was JL'uc thit
ts uisoO very by Joiner would liOtcCt nom
the tudtsync auu contiguous uiscasc It cOu
tcSeu ~ e"t. tts I"v idI, uyHof was soon ,sldp
lh,d b, iii,rs ~ iacts Ai,es 80 o. - 3cat, cSle
rionro ~itn H. te immunity that It ca;bl,rLe7 noconig
AnoWn, the advocacy o compulsory mc,iOis Ul
clI.ton Dee Is SOcacy was al times earned 10
VIVA. usefu4n gard t. mtcrer ice L. secue vdoc-
DAdoD what a. HOT IN t"e irst place four ax,Onatc
uotns AZ 10 DC ieu dawn. A. IDat tLe gtallsY
VACCINE ~ s"li aAVua b. Pc 4e't AL IL ;,vae - That
bt.re4s ol eu Ill or poNNlty l4c}Cnt iiS ls
uIli-t a,io 10 tnld mat needs 8. Ii
custVIdn d cid iihc ~ e.IalijuN anu every puysi-
ecu si ID w44out xcuse o4 a.,ls pelI,ci W, t.ue
aco,ssiu4e a. Lat Whatever ed Or
qaIiel Oy IuDC authorities 10 be performed ia
syect sicCl.I.un tLe LW sLUUd tue
tLOaIt!Cs ~ ..4ai.lC Oclle p,IaOIc aiI sOUd rhC
tIc icJp4e $ well ~ "a. du,Lolt.cs Nuch
I.oalis Information aud nsti i"ctOh "s stat sitaOy
turl uuurrbtdn4 md .CIiOt tlt II du,ivs
- stcIis Di .ldou eyer uasc Uycu aud @i ever
s"hihAc T. he Volii i"hothei pt'S!e "a lD.l, ,h'4-
t~Ule VOpsuiy. Na,cindtlDu ia tue un.scd nta,cs
ha1 away bceb ch.efy OpOfu OF clai'ty So slce-
t.'npuis4Ts s,Fo raIey earned successfully
lntO Oi'eT@d IL In Ac.-lVgk cOiaplsOIy stl,utc ts