Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-09

that it5 completeness should not be lessened by tn
Withdrawal of the means to procure correct medics
literature.
Fourth-That the association expresses the earnes
hope that congress will restore the appropriation Il
Its former amount In the interest OF the medical pro
fession and, therefore of the community at large.
DR.. Gihon also offered the following reso
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
Res0lred. That the American Medical association
heartily endorses and commends to congress thu
proposition OF the surgeon general Of the navy tc
establish at Washington, in connection with the bu
reau OF medicine and surgery Of the navy, and II
cooperation with the American Public Health asso-
citation and the American Medical association, na.
| uonal museum OF hygiene, which shall exhibit the
history and progress of sanitary science by colec-
ton Of publications, articles models, drawings, etc.
illustrating defects and improvements in food, in
water supply, bedding, clothing, marine architeo
ture, house and hospital construction and removal OF
e5cTetGsand refuse, culinary laundry snd bath fac
tiles, and for phi, sica culture and exercise, and
whatever else tends to the OF health and
| the prevention OF disease.
Reselced That this association earnestly urges up
on congress the appropriation Of the sum of $4,000
which has been recommended for the purchase Of
exhibits and their consequent care and preserva-
ton; and that the permanent secretary shall without
delay send copy of these resolutions to each MEM
Der Of the senate and house of representatives in
congress assembled.
mir Davis offered the following which was adopt,
ed and the secretary instructed to forward copy Of
the same 10 each member Of congress:
To the President and Members OF the American
Medical Association:
WsERKAs, There are now employed between sixty
ard seventy physicians in the u 8. Indian sery-
Ice by authority of the secretary Of the interior;
and
WHEREAS, All physicians appointed to positions
In the q. b. Indian service are required to be
graduates Of some regular medical college. aud
WHEREAS, There are now between 10000 and
20O,OOO Indians depending entirely upon these ap-
pointed physicians for all medical and surgical
treatment and
WHEREAS The present humane policy Of the gov
eminent is rapidly advancing the Indian civilization,
thereby lessenirg the dependence III and consequent
power OF the 'Indisn Medicine Man." and greatly
increasing the demand for, and labors Of the regu.
larry qualified physician therefore be it
Resoiped, That the constitution of the American
Medical association be so amended as to provide for
the admission to its membership of two delegates
from the medical bureau Of the United States In
dian service, to bo nominated by the surgeon-in
chief Of the Indian medical bureau and appointed
by the secretary of the interior.
Resolved, That this resolution shall take imme-
dtate effect.
NEUROLOGY.
DR.. Toner of Washington submitted the re.
port OF the committee on neurology which
was referred to the committee on publication
without reading.
METEOROLOGICAL AND CLINICAL RECORDS.
DR.. Davis from the comhittee on "Atmos.
pheric conditions and their relations to the
Prevalence of Disease, reported that in &C.
cordance with the action of the last annual
meeting stations Of observation had been es-
tablished at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Charleston, New Or
leans, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
St. Paul. Denver and San Francisco.
The committee secured the services of Prof.
]. 81. Long, to prepare the material and super
wise the work for determining the relative
of the ozone and other active OK
dzIng agents in the atmosphere in the several
localities. Through the efforts of Prof Long
, number Of eminent professional men of the
country were secured to cooperate in the
work, in which the United States signal service |
was also induced to cooperate, and to which
,he committee acknowledges itself under great
After reciting details Of the work accom-
1lished, and its undoubted value to medical |
science, the report recommends its continu- |
Ince, and that it may De made still more Ell CT
mt, that Prof. Long be engaged at compensa- |
ion ofIS500 to personally supervise the labora- |
DRY work during the coming year. The actual |
expenditures of the committee were S20972, |
eaviug S290.2S of the sum appropriated for |
he purpose uaexpended, which will ena BILE |
he committee 10 continue its work enot her |
Year as prosecuted the past year, but the COM
nittee cannot make such other Investigations |
IS it seems to it essential should be made.
The report concluded with the presentation |
II two resolutions, one for the continuance
II the committee, with the unexpended bal.
nee of the appropriation of last year to re-
main at it's disposal, and the other recon-
nending an appropriation of $500, for the en-
'loyment of Prof. Long, as above suggested.
The resolutions were adopted.
DR.. Tucker of California submitted an invi-
alton to the association to hold its
ext annual meeting at San Fran
isco, but as 1t was understood that the
on nominations had already select
d place for the next meeting, he hoped the
ssociation would hold the session OF 1854 at
AN Francisco.
DR.. W. A. Byrd of Quincy, H., president Of
he section on surgery and anatomy, read
cry able paper, which was referred to the
ection on surgery and anatomy.