The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-20
DISCIPLES OF HAHNEsIANN.

Nineteenth Annual Session of the Indiana In
stitnte of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ad-
dress.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the Indiana
Institute of Homeopathy began in Plymouth
Church yesterday morning, with DR.. W. H..
Thomas, OF Elkhart, presiding and DR.. j. D..
George, of Franklin, acting as secretary. Rev.
q. {. McCulloch invokedthe divine blessing, and
the following standing committees were APP
pointed: On publication, Drs. j. d. George, w.
B. Clarke, city, and W. r. Elder. Terre Haute;
on presidents address, 0. S. Runnels, city, j. S.
Martin, Muncie, j. A. Compton, city; on creden-
tials, J. r. Haynes. city; F.. L. Davis, Evansville;
on invitations, w. r.. Elder. The treasurer, DIR.
Haynes, submitted a report, showing re-
ceipts for the year $187.27; expenditures.
$102. 90. Various applications for membership
were received and referred to the board of
censors, and a telegram was received from DR..
M. T. Runnels, who has recently removed to
Kansas City, expressing good wishes for the
session and congratulations upon the prosperity
of the society. Among the prominent visitors
from abroad are Prof. j. G. Sanders, of Cleye-
land: DIR. William Owens, of Cincinnati, and
DIR. j. B.. Hunt, of Delaware, O.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the opening of the afternoon session the
bureau of materia medica and pharmacy was
called. A paper on "Aconite, sent in by DR..
T. c. Hunter, of Wabash, was read by the secre.
tary and referred to the committee on publica-
ton.
DIR. j. n. Taylor, of Charlottesville, moved
that any member of theinstitute who has moved
away from the State may, if he desire, be made
an honorary member. Adopted.
DIR. VIM. B. Clarke, of indianapolis, read an
interesting paper on Hydrogen Peroxide bear
ing testimony to its valuable antiseptic proper
ties. The paper gave rise to considerable dis
cussion.
stating a special case that came under his own
observation, in which a preparation of the RENE
dy had destroyed the enamel of a patients teeth.
DR.. O. 5. Runnels thought the objection of
DR.. Taylor an important one, and due to the
sulphuric acic used in the manufacture of the
remedy made by a Philadelphia firm. However,
he would bear testimony to the beneficial work
of hydrogen peroxide in pus cavities, where he
had seen its wonderful cleansing effects.
DIR. Samuel Mcclure, of Greensburg, said that
he was interested i'll hydrogen peroxide because
il had been Endorsed by gentlemen of intelli-
gence, both in the homeopathic school
and out of it, though he had not, as yet, made
an application of it. He thought the experience
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collated together with the objections to its use,
so that al might have reliable data to 60 upon.
The paper was. on motion, referred to the COM
mittee on publication.
DIR. j. N. Taylor rose TO a question of privi-
lege. He would like to know what the general in
struction is to this committee on publication.
What becomes of the papers after the committee
gets them? Are they, as Mark Twain said.
filed away in the archives'-thR. is, put into
the stove, or are some of them actually pub
lished2
DR.. o. S. Runnells said there was nc money
for the publication of the papers. They are sub
mitted to publishers of medical periodicals for
censorship. and some of them are published,
while others of them, as DR.. Taylor said, were
filed away in the archives"
DIR. Taylor thought it might be well to select
one or two journals and send papers to them for
publication. Then members would know where
the papers might be found in print.
DR.. Il. II. Huron, of Danville. read a paper on
'tAllopathic Routine" He thought that if life
were not too short he would like to give a synop-
sis of more than a hundred different papers
printed in the Therapeutic Gazette during the
years 1882 and 1883, from as many different
doctors in regard to the best treatment of diph-
liberia No two of them agree. The enterpris-
ing editor of the Gazette actually bound all
their papers into a volume and asked his readers
to buy it. that they might be armed and equip
ped ready to combat the terrible scourge! Per-
haps it might be of interest, or at least enter
treatment of cnolera, both prophylactic and
otherwise. All Of you have doubtless heard the
story OF their shame during the last two years
in Europc-how, in their frantic efforts to de-
stroy the fancied bacilli, microbes or any other