New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-04
POINTS MADE by THE SPEAKER.


POINTS MADE BY THE SPEAKER.
FELLOWS OF THE NEw-YoRK ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE In beginning term OF office. 1t IL Don
nv duty and my pleasure TO express my warm apprr-
cation OF the honor which l have received at your
hands with such unanImity. At the same time, | beg
leave say that do 6ater myself that 1t is trib
ute TO professional ability and acqmrcnents hut hat
1t simply means an expression OF confidence that inc
functions OF tue Office will DO performed with impartial
ity zeal and conscientious fidelity and with that pur-
pose accept the duties regret to say that kind OF
moral ris inerh0 which unless resisted with each
year OF our life. made very reluctant
again to assume the responsibilities OF tho office
but the present position OF the Academy. ana
the especially happy epoch in which 1t has
been my good fortune TO be elected to the position
seemed to II imperative duty that for one term
more I should do my best to provo that am not I'M
grateful your parality. AZ all OF predecessors
In Office now living are present. they will all
with in the statement that no one before me
has been lucky in the time OF his service: time III
which circumstances have combined TO make what rrpu
taton the position gives easily The fruit OF years
of zcaou labor by my predecessors and other untlnng
honest workers for the Academy OF Medicine was ripe
and ready for harvest
Thirtyfour years all Of the best men In the pro-
fession united IN the organzIn Ot this Academy for
the purpose VI the cultivation OF the science OF medicine"
the advancement OF the character and honor OF the pro
fesson the elevation OF the standard OF medical edch
ton and ihe promotion of pubic health While IN iul
hmcnt of thu design can justly clam that II accom-
pishcd very much more ,hn many who have NOT
made Themselves acquainted with the direct result OF
the WORK melted by the Academy Imagine, yet for
many years II struggled under the Disadvantages
OF havin home o It's where common AFT ciiois
could centre where IL could accumulate The treasures
of the literature Of the past and present. But n last
through the pcr.cverng za anl unrlng 1T Dr4 ~ some
nfo t III, NH funds received
rant the purchase OF the building now owned by the
Academy. No Of my predecessors was ever 80 for
,un itc IN his rpoch for the evening OF inauGurA
ton announced hy NY predecessor that lie Nf'
authorized ny very worthy aud distinguished men Or
Of tn profession iopcgc - go Of The amount rrqn red
20 bud ihr aud make thr ne s~dry altcrat ns
OF tins building according TO tue plans when were tub
mitcd by the Committee on Ways AMI Means In J.
The only condition OF this noble b,ucfi,ioH that
lAls Academy sn,uld raise Tie remaining 5000.
Inroush uic eli ,Irlt Lho.. u subscription commit
toe, wicl performed the tua kir>s Gutcs l>ssIcd to II
with un.Irns z.dI and thank, dl.o to the excellent
-pirlt of number OF the fellows Of the Academy. who
subscribed a. Ini-,ly Their m an, " 'ud permit the
sum Of 5000 wt- raised. Which not only
secured tDc pirdsc OF 95"oo nnt our VIC
and EcuCrouS ,. q %. or HuI-d $500, oh CON-
d iol tna mr. ,30nn sub cr.n Il -h"u Zee ad cd to th"
yrImIucul lu.aIy luut. Thus 70 - iht "" n" ha\r
our agree ,h .cov'nirn I-irIi' d ana 'irr' Fr,
rlrl mail But he interest oi m zee rroG~ uc 4 c'"r dId
not craze Vlu IA. courl. IoI of tHr H.l tor hc las
a
mulIncut more c,dur = ttLu h.t-~ "r nub go k.rp
the u, ut A1iAin DuoI, cS.r iI'.'ut ." toe mr1"Iy
trr SIAM, + oiIlly ur % lt~.,udls. lAppl,u.~I
Tnr history OF The lISt two Yeas" tine Ac'dtm' h.s
been that oil RAPID ana uuint. irupjrd pOgrrs N every
",rIiI.r g. ur J,urnu A-.ocat on wilci aided
largely g.. our ilar} and also 10 oar moral Hhd ihi"
Ou library now contains over Il 900 volumes eXclu-
slVc ~ pamplHc'- and ~, may LAY Win truth daily
Increasing. 49, he VIII Of o1r late lamGn' aud AZ
imgu.,hci Fellow Frccu" j. Burns'c"d. We r"'evrd
his u.r,lcA. thruJ, th' W"rt 'ohiHct' ana
vnane Go cH"" 70 H. found H. ni.5
pun,c ram M"G Hrl n 'y t.,or s555 D." be a." "S
pr1urilcd 20 i.r crcn.,ng a IT 'Irnh drrhin ~ ~
ON library. uto.urd bv tn' rha'tu.Ih "i the
ia.ii4 aud r,ltun classes % bo,os VII b, srccd.J
made All that c.n b. expected %, "''lr'd.
TIE 1T BIIC HGAIrn.
One Of the avoed objects OF the Aculeuy IL the promo
ZION # hc cu tn Aud II has earned III TIA" past right
l., rcco milton as the fountIin-hrai Of whatever excl
Ienrc Sew Yors NAV boast Io sanitary regulations To
the Ac,dcy Sew York indebted FOR the rx>icAcc ot
rs protecting Board OF Health. II sct IN motion hr I'll
cent Board that did The rat work III stamp X ont lhu
cnclrra a work which saved untold ayes 10 The state.
Tni4 of prng OF tie Academy has r-Ici most Of the
,c1, ation upon hygiene ever since, REFORM
,,, mr. huudiugs giving IA improved sewer
age ohccKiug the adutcrRtion ~ food ami
especial punishng those vino have DESTROYED
uinumbcrcd Children with adulirUicl MIX. II the pub
lc of fnls great common wealth cuud Only DE Hdde I"
APPRECIATE tAc great pclniay loss when j que D pc
Vi"tipn ~ sitiry laws, II would b. rou-cd 10 most
efficient acton for lts protection NoiWihsthnhs 'ur
fact that fIvOrably situated IMAM hiy
other rg. cry the NOrth or M ur pc Tor the best
SAN airy conditions H. rate OF mortality - ih rtce.o ol
Of this excess ~ oar death fhtc Is
undoubtedly due {" cau-es which could ana "ught o. pr
of 900 I-rs might annually b" save IL The pccu
ary tins cy IRON these causes can be with am
Guilty estimated but II Is safe to state TIA II amounts 10
many millions Of dollars annually TIE loss 10 PhladC,,
nina from the ruVagcs OF small puX In 1871 AMI l7|Z
has been estimated oy competent -tL-ticlan-u t nrdry
500 100000 The preunlnri los 10 this city tue present
! Att,Itf
YER pneumonia aud other Diseases. generated ny
prrvcntaDlo causes, such as detective pln'nnpns'
beyond ali question would exceed our city debt ana re-
duce our a1aon If 1t could have becn saved and up
few weeks had the pleasure Of perusnm nS,,
paper entitled hHi Inc ~ w. te & Je
Gr.aus La In Deccmbcr last 1t struck me that
IL would be wise 10 borrow the plan ol
religious propagandsts, and publish the paper as
have found th. error very prevalent among
that the dangers winch arse from The pubc neglect 81
sanitary Laws arc chiefly confined 10 tue poorer
and those living III crowded tenement houses AZ;
however, agree that II Is burning Ieproacn 70 ,u
civilization OF the age-ind sun greater stRa P py
our governing nuthoriucs-that tho Hvarlce OF r."
hundTrds should be peTmttei to make mseraDle' un
SOME cases positively III. hundreds Of t6ods
auds Of our population, by Establishing
manufactories suburbs which ill our amoSp9r G
with uoieOne offensive and unhealthy influence. lno
truth Is In respects tue peril 10 whloh 'h
who ablet0 1--we In the most coniolta0lo nh "a, te
luxurious circumstances Is greater ttn thore VI t
poorer classes Tue danger L" WHICH MI VI w IN.
posed. III spite Oi slcn prtthutoh5 as ooo
iney than that from assassns ana ucHpcI"to
burglars. $4,000, .., . .,r,,,Iou
Medical IleI, who have good professional r'putluon
have great power in moulding public opinion on al SUI
incts on winch they expected &" be better n0r.
man the average man On ali these matters when ne
iust been drscriHing. they ought to be hbe 10
legislation. 1 believe that AIN warranted III as-eltmH
that the Fellows II the Academy OF Mecne are III
uathy with purposes OF the New FORK SanitaI Nv
form Society and are most anxious 10 give t Wy. he
IN their puWrr an that every one OF us rec '
importance OF Improvement In ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ards uup
light and the prevention OF defective ana uanSei
OILS plumbing the abatement OF nusances when mn ~
Dubic health, such those at Huniers Point ana ~
secure the supervision Of the Board Of Health over VIC
plumbing Of all buildings hereafter erected In TINS ny