, 1880-06-17
MEDICAL.
Meeting Of the National Eclectic
Association,
Delegates In Attendance-President's
Address-Papers Read,

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era,an 3 @ 1es 's, Gctwscn physicians' u 5r tbo
purpose Of promoting the art mid science Of
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The gathering WAS called I" order at II
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OF Arrangements,
WELCOMED TIE rr1.ruArEs To CHICAGO
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mon Interest to them as PHYSICIANS, and Of
common interest IL the great catse Of HIT
luantty. Ilo sincerely hoped that The meet
inc ,nie,,t i,a ,rotIto1,tp AMI Interesting
TIE President returned thanks. aasing TINT
q good commencement toward carrying out
the pledge al ClcyeIantl tn make this mrasion
memofap'e' lle theil went on 10 oe1'er MS
ANNUAL Address. -....
The Association had abundant cause for
conerutu!atlot fiji tho auspicIous opening OF
ita xaes{nn Tim 1nr,r,, aitsst,tlnInf tf tlt.I..-
~" sess ,.1 ana ~" fs T., aanasa ia a" oorn
Ra'es aiguet wen LOT i@s soeceSs' ~ spoku :.
Of what the Association had accomplished. It
having been faithful to tho object for which
it was organized III lahoring unremIttlngly
to advance the stAutnrA IF professional tIml
scientific attainment, md elevate the pro-
fesst1n and the community morally, Intellect.
uayiy, and physically. it claIMcd i,o special
cullirni over medical colleges and auxiliary
societies, but 1t required fruin the,n
n faithful Drp,r1futtptt 1pIfh ffI rnfkLQ
It had shnWti fts determination to
secure this by the unanimous expulsion
ot II college that had violated It's cole Of
Mos,rutns, It rccug;tzei tia rigi.t i lis
members 10 come 6efore the public III IN
honorable manner by an ordinary prefes-
siunal carf, bit Il Ind given convincing
iatan. @ It was = MniycrsaIjy recosi,lzed prin-
c}ple OF medical morality, that no secret
sisines or ;S 10 ss ol l,rnsn Tasst sG 'Shi b.
physician should Keep from Ills profrssIOuu!
brethren any knowedna lie possessed Of any
beneficial application 0f medicine ur 1sletlInd
of cure. It would be better for the
lnKcs be established Unless endowed and the
prUfessors nlatle independent Of students
fees, Ii was possible To sustain the colleges
and enable ihen to support thsIr l,,strnetors
Iilake q business nf matrteuIating and grad,l-
nttImss stu,Ients. Metiicpl societies ought to
silpGort tic colleges hy refusing to license
men 10 pyncticn medtcine who were not
esnaiSsaGe sneats 10 the stxdet ef' f nedcne @
n,lII. tfter graduation. liz should continue
its studies,
Attention was called to the Importance Of
] tisat Ilc.lciup WIS meant only 10 curc. in-
frrtfni;a rttsense9 cn,fii vnieraI1v be rrc-
vented frDu, becoming epidemic. When ply
slcIuus NEGLECTED or iE,it;rc,i a,ly opportunity
10 prevent the EcrIlination or spread OF dis
e;!se they committed % n!uG,i EFeaaef Grlne
to s,llrer or die. They must prrsesefe IN tl!e
work Of enlightenlrg the, community, n,,d
slteW that there way more danger ~ heath
anil life from lniecions 'Il5Gnse; TINT w!re NJ
wnyslnGEingln tflcir midst from. bud trai'nge
sewer-gas, ,pat,r ventilation; etc; than tTnin
| cholera anil ycll0W~fcycr epsuenllcS, anu that
these could be prevented by sanitary i!ieaE'
Mrcs. Thy, pedple could bs eItIcatetl Mhttl
hcatth nild life from, the danger Of prevcIlta-
bic diseases. rs they. now demanded protec-
| t!oM from outnws., The State u'ade lnulii;i-
| pllitlcs Responsible Tor damage ~ heatllss
llEElwnys, nnd It ought tn i1i;1ko them rSspf'il-
slGle for. all suffering. sickness, al,d death
caused ~ pestllentiai eihu'ntig;,s from
| filthy streets uni nlloys. badly coll
atAuEFkN 1EHClot AboHC Ht-siHhb, "I~'s
mutations of corruption exhalcd po-
sOnous Eascs fro,n. every street opeiirE
nntl liot,su connection; crowded tenement
houses, reeklng with rnrrs!Itlon. and from
inteinperalice, prostitution. n1id every so,'rco
| Of preveMtabl9 tliscases. 1n.enperance was 4
| great owl, but syphilis .wns 4 greater source
Of suffering. tflScnSe, ntitt death W every cbl,-
| mnnity, and every effort si'oult( he made to
suppress It us well as tntemperance.
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sU''oENs; ,,.
yatps a Rst n sn no. oeem l,G a II fberseaa br
nevertheless, n olden times no particular
pnfns were takell TO dress 4 wnnnd or
10 prevent tile entraucs Of bacteria-
! vegetable cells wl'!c! caused fermentation,
ntN which nlul!ipileH 80 Iap'tlly III uiaIlasS
uratptm.' o' ,rr.'a mt rn,satbnrs o vrast
sra,',uthars ~ " u Il nbdnt tIft"n,, m,tmmtls H.
keepis tlo,.i oslt NJ 's wounds renlni,,ed "swecth
,y; w. vac WIZ vnrv - sucsssfni lint II roii nnt
l ia carrie G ot1 o.it on nccu1,nt Of tho sprny
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