Daily globe., 1883-05-17

seno me some of your whisky antidote, it
is certainly a grand thing" 1t is needless
| to say that did not send the antidote.
Following the above paper DR.. Brazie
read paper describing a case
OF gangrous ergotism, and also q
case of abscess of the stomach, treated by
| himself with marked success.
PRESIDENT HAwR's ADDRESS.
Or. G. H. Hawes, Hastings, president of
the institute, then read his annual address.
The institute he said was Or
ganized ia ST. Paul, seventeen
years ago, with sixteen charter members,
small but earnest band of workers.
While its progress in the past had been
most encouraging, it had been the aim of
| Its active workers to have the present
meeting mark an epoch in its history,
from and through which still grander re-
suits should be achieved. He then referred
to the discovery of the prac-
tlce of Homeopathy by Hahnemann
hundred years ago, and the grand results
that had resulted to the human race there
from. He had no complaint to make
| against the old school, though its follow
ers had from the first made bitter warfare
| against the new gospel cure. 1t had done
much in behalf of medical science, but in
the matter of therapeutics it stood where
Hahnemann stood when he made his first
| announcement of the new dispensation.
one hundred years ago. Though misrep-
resented, ridiculed and TRADED, home
opathy had steadily grown in public favor,
and its disciples were now found dividing
| the field with the followers of the old school.
Statistics showed that it now maintained
288 institutions, and its pupils were steadily
! securing a sure foothold in all
| civilized countries. It was only fifty years
, ago the practice was introduced into this
| country, and less than a quarter of CEN
tury that its first disciple stepped foot
upon Minnesota soil, since which it had
kept pace with the growth of the state.
Coming back to the state institute Pres-
| ldent Hawes said that of the sixteen char
| ter members, but six were now residents
| of the state, and but four were members
of the institute. Of the others several
were dead, including DR.. Penniman, the
first president, and still others had moved
away. He then referred to the lack of in
terest shown by followers of Hahnemann
Ia the institute, only about one-ffth of the
state being represented in its mem
bersEip. Another evil operating against
the institute was in the prac-
tice of members accepting places
upon committees and those neglecting to
prepare papers. Upon this point Mr..
Hawes dwelt at some length, earnestly ur-
ging every member the Importance of
attending the institute, with some facts in
his own experience fer their general good.
Referring to the charge of irregularity
made against homeopathists by the old
school. He claimed that homeopathy was
the only school that had general and we'll
defined law.
In conclusion he said that possibly the
| time has not come to discuss the subject
| of ethics. We may, however, reasonably
rejoice that we have ''no pent up Utica to
contract our powers;" no code of ethics
which makes the observance of the golden
rule in our intercourse with those from
whom we differ an offense whose penalty
is social ostracism. We may safely adopt
the grand old maxim, sin essentials unity,
in non-essentials liberty, in all things
charity"
At the conclusion of the address DIR.
| Hawes was warmly complimented, and up
on motion of DR.. Rigbee it was referred TO
a committee Of Doctors Berry, Dorion and
Steele to report upon its recommendations
at the next meeting of the institute.
DIPHTHERIA.
DR.. D. H, Roberts of Owatonna, then
read an interesting paper upon epidemic
diphtheria, citing as examples of his treat
ment the cases of his son Eddie, his daugh-
ter Alice, boy of years and a man of
27, claiming that homeopathic treatment
was more successful than that followed by
the old school. He laid great
| stress upon pure air and
cleanliness as an imperative essential,
and also maintained the disease to be
highly infectious, and that the use of caus-
tics in burning the tonsils was highly in
furious and liable to result in permanent
injury.
The institute then took q recess until
1:3O p. m.