New-York tribune., 1876-02-01
nospirlL roR cHRoylc DISEASES.
pR. HENRY A. HARrI'S PROJECT PREsENlrD TO THE
rtBIIc-A COMMITTEE APPOINTED 10 CARRY II

DR. HENRY A. HARrI'S PROJECT PRlsENlED TO 1IiK
PtBIIC-A COMMITTEE APPOINTED 10 CARRY II
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Henry 4. IlaItt, NJ. D., lccturcd at Assoca-
tion Hall last evening IA favor Of hospital f"t TIE r-d-
cal and permanent OF chronic diseases which he haH
been adyoca ing for many years. The call for tins lee
tro ea- signed by a great many prominent pastors 0'
the churches OF this city Of all denominations, and 10y
many prominent physicians including j. Marion Him''
Gurion Buck, AlunIo clark, john w Draper, George y
Peter. william A. Hammond Lewis A. rayre H. r.
Walkcr, and probably 700 others Of the me Ilcai
faculty Of this city Among those present ast evening
were Drs Wooster, Thurman, Il. 4. Barry, and Gurd"n
Buck and Prof Martin Everett +. Wheeler presided.
Letters approving the object OF the meeting from the
Rev Ds George b. Cheeyer, Charles f. Deems, Howard
Crosby and H. : sorrs, and Drs. Charles A. liudd, D.
Marion Sims. f. H. Hamilton, Alonzo Clark Lewis \.
~ayre and : clhen smith, and the Rev. j. Clement
French Of Rroosrn, read Dr. Ilart spoke, sub
stance. as follows:
have purposed for several yars with the help OF GO"
and Of the Medical iacnlty and benevolent capitalists of
Nrw-York To establish hospital III 'his CITY cNclu,Nrt
Tor the treatment ana cure o chrome disease h"i
long tine drporablc neglect aud misinanagr
mcnt of thcsc dulcilt and lhiiaciahir H.lnii's
both b. private practitioners ana p"blr ihS'',u M
tiun=. BEGAN th.s undertaking WIN an
cnnrt to enlist the sympathy and cooperation Of
eminent cerH men IN ihis city. me Irsn mus ~ n
LAID before you Ny second step "a5 me pIflara
tion OF PAPER on the " Prevention aud turahiiy "i
Chronic D.,'a-cs, which was read b,"'e lhr M'nfI %
Library and journal AssOcatlon II was received WIN
marked dissatisfaction by the younger h'n"ls VI wv
.tnt TO me by physicians of age and experience
and nigh standing, III ihef'ht lit'' "i W" o".i,,
for tie Hospital came from helpless sufferers
ny , trd stop W. s Sl cId pSd cnyeV ny my apprc
catio 81 the Kind and courteous nsnncrln III whch nav
been ed, and 81 the Pronputude and cordlilly
with winch my proposition has been acC,plrd Nv @ 'no
great hudy Of the Profession 10 ms g. Ndl"Nti t
he the fate OF ny enterprise shll ever look Os Win
rrid, ana peastir. 90 ti, inIdrnts Of this visitation
1t has bocl tho custom rom time imlntinoIlai :"
imagine that the medical Profession n limit'h l"Hr"
rsr,ode, and Appliances when the heroic system pre-
vailed it, range Oi therapeutics wn' supposed 10 DC ic
~ Icted the most part 20 certain routine ol ah'E
phogsilc mea"its, u 'ihc' thiou5n tne h
bits of society and humcopHy ccUhned, me Iashoh
able stylc OF treatment la, a-EuHcd the ettctihl lo
aursthrtcs rr .toraycs Opiaes and scdatiNr poiro-
considered almost the sum total that its "gli-
mate resources can supply. Mcanwhe qna'hrrN NTH Min
IT, kccu eve. lis advantage" and rrlIhs hrIo
one important agency ana theie an"n'i' ,'nn u
10 every form aud variety OF disease.
The treatment Of chronic diseases requires peculiar
impossible To ind III every phyucan mhn hdaPt'd 10
tins particular field 40 would he to find IN every cefg
min Brilliant orator, in every lawyer an able Juflst IN
every sci niHt profound O,cian, or III every student
OF literature magnificent poet Tho grand quaihca-
FOR TINS sphere Of labor grit. patience, oncrty
and the Irresistible magnetism Of an unconqneIale
faith. II In matter Tor grave consideration whether Tue
influence Of political and medical clubs forms safe
element IN appointments Ia Office even Ia bOspdhs Tor
.rntp diseases: but n tho Institution which propose II
would obviously prove utterly irreInedaDy disaster
Gus The selection must be- made only with reiereboo To
Inc bs0lue htness OF every for his post and all
.hon.d be chosen for life. A question has been raised
With reforerce 10 the cositi0n aud rights OF m.di-
I cal men systcm OF hospital management.
hold mmovably to tho opinion that every hospital,
physicians and srgeon- on the staf should be exOiclo
nrmber, the Governing Board with full powers to act
nn a oue,ticns financial and medical As far as tue
pecesstes Of patients are concerned they would ~ to
the fun extent OF just hberalty, but OIL all matters
merely OF tasts and son they would be frugal
| and conservative.
speeches were made by the Rev. Howard Crosby D. D..
Chancellor Of the University Of EewYork Prof Davis,
| and the Rev. Edward H. hcGlynn d. d., Pastor OF st.
| cordially ApproyinR HArtts
ect on the motion OF Dr. Peters, committee of nine
was with power 10 add TO their number to or
Board OF Governors aud raise funds To establish
Inc proposed Institution. This committes consists OF
r. A. N:rtt NJ. d.; T. N. Peters ID. ID. G. X. orlggs
| Rous,d NcDonald Edward NJ McGiynn, ID. ID. Urlah
W,lch tue Rev j. Clement French Stephen Dc Wolfe,
| N D. ard T.. IA. Davis, n. ID.