The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-05
Ing amendment 20 the Bylaws, offered by
Or. j. NJ. Keller, Of Arkansas, reading as

follows
"In the election Of officers and appoint
ment OF committees by this Association and
its president Trey shall he confined 10 mem
bers and delegates present at the meeting,
except In the Committee OF Arrangements,
Climatology and Credentials
/ The same course was taken in regard TO
the report OF DR.. William Brodie, Of Mich.
gan, from the delegation TO the Canada
Medical Association.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
The following addresses and reports,
bristling with medical points and redolent
OF iaw-breaking technicalities, were read in
the order named:
BY DR.. William Pepper, OF Pcnnsylva-
nia-Addre's OF the chairman OF Section on
Practice of Medicine.
BY DR.. j. II. Chadwick, OF Massachu-
setts-Address OF the chairman Of Section
on Obstetrics and Diseases of Women.
Dr. John II. Packard, OF philadelphia
Report Of the Committee on Journalizing
Transactions. This report treated OF the
various modes heretofore used in promul-
eating the Transactions Of the Association,
and contained some suggestions and statis-
ties on the publication OF the transactions
in different form than that at present and
formerly used. An objection seemed to lie
against the bulkinesS OF the volumes and
the infrequency OF their appearance as be-
ing a bar TO the study Of, and familiar ac-
quantaDce with, their contents. Something
appearing oftencr and in more inviting and
more portable shape seemed 10 be desired
The report closed with preamble aud
resolution setting forth the necessity for the
substitution OF an active, vigorous weekly
Journal for the present bulky, tardy. and
little read volume OF transactions, and pro-
viding for the appointment Of a committee
OF five members to digest and report in de-
tail, as early as possible, plan for tie pub.
liclilon OF journal; SAID plan to include
the nomination Of 40 editor, the de>Igna-
ton OF lis salary, the form Of the journal,
the time, place, and mode OF publication,
&C., with such other PARTICULARS as may
enable the Association 10 arrive at lust
conclusion a. to the feasibility OF the enter
prise and the propricty OF assuming lis re-
sponsibiities.
The resolution was amended by striking
out the provision in relation to the nomina.
tion Of an editor, and then adopted.
DR.. Pepner's address on the "Practice Of
Medicine was seemingly thoroughly en-
ioycd by his medical brethren, judging by
their hearty applause. Ii contained such
mild and soothing phrases rs specific ieycrs,
Zymoic diseases. infectious, contagious,
septic process es. blood poisoning, &c.
DR.. y. >. Davis, of Illinois. said he was
ready to read his report on Clinical Ob>erva-
tion> and Records, hut judging others by
himself, he was ready 10 ayOw his belief
that Just at the present time members were
more in favor Of getting dinner than listen
ing 10 the most learned medical deductions.
His "noble sentiments" met an answering
echo in every brothers gastric region.
DR.. Toner moved that the secretary be
instructed TO index the contents Of the vol
umeS OF Association reports. II was stated
that the work had been nearly already ac.
compl>hed. The resolution was adopted.
At 1:40 p. NJ. the Association adjourned
until 10 O'Clock this morning.
ADDENDA.
Dr.. s. ID. Mcintosh gave last night III cX-
hiDtion Of the solar microscope at EXhibi.
tion Hall, Main street, at ! O'Clock, which
was largely attended by members Of the
Association. He was assisted by Professor
! Goode, OF this city.
The members of the Rocky Mountain
Medical Association met last night in the
parlor OF the Exchange Hotel.
At O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, at Assoc
citation Hall, DR.. l.. \. Sayre, OF New \ Ork,
gave practica. demonstration OF the treat
ment OF lateral curyatlon Of the spine by
self-suppersion and the application Of plas.
ter-Of paris jacket in the surgical section.
II is stated that the Committee on NOmi-
nations have made their selection OF officers
for presentation TO the Association for the
ensuing year. RumOr hss it that DR.. j. j.
Woodward, United States army. will be
recommended for president, aud DR.. Pbilo
.. Hooper, OF Little Rock, for first vice
president, and that for the Offices OF secre-
tary, treasurer, and librarian the present
incumbents will he renOminated also, that
DR.. Octerlony, OF Kentucky, Will be recon-
mended a, chairman of the First Section on
the Theory and Practice Of Medicine, with
DR.. ID. j. Roberts, OF Tennessee, as secre-
tary.
The average citizen who has attended the
sessions of the Association has had fine
chance to indoctrinae himself with most OF
the prevalent medical lore. knowledge is
now much more general than it was a week
since on the subject of absorption of scep-
tic products, strumOus manifestations, dis
turbed balances, datbesis, constitutional
conditions, animal chemistry, professional
aspects of physiology. eczema, tumor. fatty
dcgeneraions, foreign substances. ianes-
tratrd openings, subcutaneOus injections,
sleep and hypnolism, irregular practitioners,
| cellars, subjective symptoms. local cOndi-
tiouS. reckless operative procedures, pathO-
logical changes, regional surgery, eXcisi0n Of
the knee and OF The hip, inf lmlnatOry alfec-
tons, gy ynaecOlOeists, slrabisimus. tubercu-
lOsiS, tracheolOmy.
| ADDITIONAL DELEGATES.
| The following are the names OF the dele
gates who registered with the secretary YES
! lcrday, which, in addition 10 those hereto
fore published. makes the number Ct ply
sicians in attendance on the sessions of the
| Association:
ArhanSaS.-James \. Dibrell, Jr., Little
| Rock.
AiQ6ana.-W c. Cross, Cherokee; NJ.
L. q. Word. Montgomery.
| District of COIumbid.-GeOrge n. Acker
and Charles +. Hagner, Washington.
| GeOrqia. Robert Baltey, Rome; W. L.
Nicholson and Thomas Spencer Powell, At
| lanta.
Indiand.-R. II. CulbertsOn, BTozil; W.
Wands and Il. :. Elder, Indianapolis; ID.
II. Armtase, MUncie.
Illinois. S.-Jeremiah Bowman, Flora.
KentuckH-Tbomas b. Greency, Orel.
JLuSSQchuSeUS.-E. &. Corey, Turner's
Fails; Charles +. Folsom, Boston.
NurWand. John s. Lynch, Alfred II.
Powell, and j. +. Atkinson. Baltimore.
HiSsOuyi.-Edwaid BOrck, 81. Louis.
N1o JerSeu-J. n. De Hart, Whippany;
Isaac B. milford and f. l.. Il. Godfrey,
Camden.
Ner YOrk.-J. ID. Rushmore, Brooklyn
w. Stevens. Caro-; Paul r. Munde. New
a 4.