New-York tribune., 1876-06-01
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
,r,T1vc or TtE ASSOCIATION.


LEAF FROM IT'S HIsToEY-ANNIvEEsARY OF THE
PUBLICATION OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS -
PAPLEs READ-DR. MANN or NEw-YoEK on
STATE MEDICINE AND ISTEMPERASCE.
lFHoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuHEI
PHILADELPHIA, May 3l.-A conference to
which all members Of the American Social Science Asso-
ciation were invited TO attend to-day at te College OF
Physicians in this city, and 10 continue three days re-
calls paragraph two Of tn history OF this OrSauIA
ton In sos an American Social Science Association
was formed Boston tie basis of the similar A'soca-
tiou which has been ourshng in Engandfor many years
On The occasion OF their meeting IN this city IN lsOo te
Philade phia branch formed, but their work has
since been distinct from That Of the general body Inc
American Association has hcid annual meetings III thc
different catals of the country. The Philadelphia As
sociation has devoted itself to abstract questions
affecting local and general legislation such compul-
sorry cducato local taxation revision o Pennsy vanl
statutes and notably thorough investigation OF he'h
in the uublio schools In some cases Injurious cSisauo
has been prevented and useful legislation plonoled
Henry Lea Of this city called TIE Conference 10 ooer
and referred 70 the Importance Of public discussion by
cultivated minds OF remedial measures to be applied L"
tbe present condition OF bodies polite. Df. u.
Brnton Coke Of Philadelphia announced 1t IA ciIicns
coincidence that this day was being celcDrated In LII
gland as centennial anniversary Of the pnbcailoh OF
Adam Smiths "The Wealth OF Nations" committee
was appointed to arrange for similar celebration in
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o'clock when paper was read by Dr. John H. Packard,
Surgeon Of the Episcopal Hospital Of this city, on The
Training of Nurses" in which lie claimed that the move
ment for training was first started here ana mat
tbpre are now five schools OF this Kind III the IhleI
stes two being in NcwYork i'll Boston, and one IN
New-Haven.
Dr Edward c. Mann Medical Superintendent OF the
State Emgrant Insane Asylum on Wards Island New
York read paper on state Medicine in It's Relations to
tcmpc:ance and the Inebrae" In substance IL IS a.
follows
exists in great result O ignorance and inc
violation physical, moral ana Intellectual laws anu
neglect OF sanitary precautions. bus lnemleiahct II "a
disease which preventive an ~ lc medicine have
seemcd pOwericss to check. The lnmc sentiment h't
Lc enIltcued and changed before pruhbitny laws and
statutes viii avail aud until tDat is doue tine disease can
not he abtcd Tbe prevalence OF lntnltiahcc ~ GOV
crued by a cosmic law tnat the tendency To Increase
becomes more disastrous as we go from the equator
where inlcnpeancc l. comparatively rare toward thc
northern region where II is very prevalent ana its tltcts
are violent In lay the inhabitants tse hight wines
and beer, and CRIME resulting from hteihpetance Is
use universally the light wine OF domestic
manufacture, and consume annually ABOUT
botlcs vet intcnpcItnce II very rare ana 10
the p,Dsrd register OF deaths City of Athens Tor
ne years only 26 deaths of natives are recorded as re-
snlting from incompetence. In Germany wine aud beer
ore i'm unliIni ed without apparent dctriment 10
health. In Turkey the Mohaninedans Tbs ,ain nom
drink In smin iltemtefaJce Is Iale III @ ncin', m n,
beer aud brandy mucn used, and suicides rom drhe
arc frequent. In Ireland majority OF lie dlsease ana
nearly az ine C-'"" Is cue 10 Ih.emPer"uvc'
In England the liquors principally used are sl,
brandy becr wine. aud cider, aud mtcmpcrancc ~ very
ureyuirnt In Rssia utempefance - also very preya-
emf In Scotland whisky is universally used ny the
lower classes and produces crime. The natives ol Cen
tTal Africa India aud the tropical Islands O The Picnc
arc utemtelate, bnt Europ an Descendant, III tose
countries are uniformly tcmp rte. -
The evils due mteInuCIancc In our own country can
bory be- oyercstinated. In NewfOrk 1913 per cent OF
Mi deaths are due directly OF induectly u the use u
aroh0lic smulants of whch S8OO,oOOOOO are annually
soi here The uo at the rIe OF ten per cent
au,u,m doubt very much II the Introduction OF HIGHT
w n,s woud operate toward decrease of ihtemp rance,
when begins aim st universally with the use of wlc
and bcer In 330 when WcllingtOns Beer act was In
torce m England. the evils increased, and Lord
RroneInm introduced bill for ts repeal In California
the ess of people near the vineyards are sad TO DC e
lowest IN the country. and the use oil whisky has IN
crpa.ed 4 regard iuebrieiy ~ disease, ana 40 not
think IN an will voluntarily abandon liquors Tor W'lrs
Frnn experiIuenis made by eminent chemists, IL Is
foud that alcohol has claim to DC Regarded aE lood
m s moi used to buid the tissues Oi the nOdy or re-
uar Lost nervous muscular force IL diilnishes inc
irmperature strength and power 0f endurance ana IN
cre,re the prcdisOsiton TO disease lhe pcruaifhty
diae1sed state s hereditary and Ike insanity Oiteh uls
aunes in the second generation 10 break out IN the
Ird Again the germ oi the disease which has been
inner ted by the individual lies dorInaut perhaps Tor
wears and starts into life In maturity as the result of III
health or meua snock resulting IN active lnehrlcy III
pre yiousy temperate person. The offspring OF nte.
perae parents inherit prcdsposon for some form OF
nervous disease, which Is often determined py causes