that he had used great exertions to get pro-{ fessional men to co operate in this work, and appealed to the whole Faculty to do everything in their power to promote this great object. He very ably impressed the necessity of co-operation by all the profession with the several committees having these reports in charge.

Dr. Donaldson, of Baltimore, on the Present and Prospective value of the Microscope in Disease. Dr. Donaldson, in a communication, stated that his report was complete, but he not being present, it was, without reading, referred to the Committee on Publication.

The report of the Committee on Medical Education was received, but owing to its length, its reading was passed over. It was

Dr. R. S. Holmes, of St. Louis, Mo., on Epidemic Erysipelas, read an abstract of his report. It was referred to the Com-referred to the Committee of Publication. mittee on Publication.

Dr. E. D. Fenner, of New Orleans, on Epidemics of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. He read a comprehensive abstract of his report-dwelling principally on the ravages of the cholera and yellow fever, and the causes and the means of

treatment.

Dr. Fenner had not completed his report, and Dr. McPheeters offered a resolution that Dr. Fenner be requested to complete his report, and submit it to the Committee on Publication to be published. The resolution was adopted.

Dr. Pope, Chairman of the Committee on Prize Essays and Volunteer Communications, now made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Prize Essays and Volunteer Communications, respectfully report that the Essays submitted to their consideration were nine in number, of which one was presented as a volunteer communication. The Committee have carefully examined the whole of these Essays, and bestowed upon them the attention which a sense of the importance of the duty assigned them imposed. They feel free to say that some of these Essays possess un

Dr. Mussey, of Cincinnati, now made a doubted merit, both in matter and style, motion to suspend the order of regular busi-and they admit in them evidence of high ness, to allow Dr. Linton, of St. Louis, to express his views with regard to the Pathology of the Yellow Fever.

The resolution was adopted, when Dr. Linton expressed his views at some length on this subject. He advocated the idea that vegetable decomposition was not necessary to the production of the autumnal diseases of this country. He considered yellow fever nothing more than an aggravated type of bilious fever, caused by the retention of hydro carbonaceous substances in the blood. In other words, the agencies producing yellow fever were northern blood subject to the heat of southern latitudes.

scientific attainment as well as a familiarity with the graces of composition. But whilst cheerfully according these claims to their authors, the Committee have preferred to be governed in their choice by considerations of originality and practical import, rather than of mere theoretic speculation, however finely portrayed. The Committee have, consequently, concluded to award but a single prize. The Essay selected is entitled "An Essay on a New Method of treating Ununited Fractures and certain Deformities of the Osseous System." It bears a motto in French, which, being liberally rendered in modern English, reads. A motion was made and carried, that Dr. {“ And notwithstanding all the pains I have Linton be requested to draw up the sub-heretofore taken, I have reason to praise stance of his remarks, to be presented to God, in that it hath pleased Him to call me the Committee of Publication. to that branch of Medical practice commonly

The call for the reports of the standing called Surgery, which can neither be bought committees was then resumed. by gold nor by silver, but by industry alone and long experience."

Dr. Daniel Brainard, of Chicago, Illinois, on the Constitution and Local Treatment of Carcinoma. He requested further time to make a full report.

If it please the Association, I will now break the seal of the packet superscribed by the same motto, and declare the name of the successful competitor.

Dr. N. S. Davis, of Chicago, Illinois, on the Influence of Local Circumstances on Dr. Pope then broke the seal, and anthe Origin and Prevalence of Typhoid Fe-nounced the name of Professor Daniel Brainver. The report, of which he read a brief ard, of Chicago, as the author.

abstract, was referred to the Committee on Dr. McPheeters moved that Professor Publication.

Daniel Brainard take the stand and give the Association an abstract of his new mode of treating ununited fractures, &c., which motion was carried, and Professor Brainard accordingly came forward, and gave the desired information.

Dr. Hooker, of Connecticut, Treasurer, now introduced the subject of the annual assessment, and called the attention of the Association to the fact that he was ready to

receive the dues of members.

country, and present them to this Associa tion for publication in its Transactions.

The Chair then announced that he would appoint the Committee contemplated by the resolution hereafter.

Dr. McIlvaine offered the following resolution :

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association, the practice of Professors reading lectures to their classes, no matter with how much care selected from the musty records of antiquity, is a miserable apology for teaching, is prima facie evidence of their inaptness to instruct, and is inimical to medical progress.

It was, on motion, laid on the table.
Dr. F. A. Ramsey offered the following

Dr. Elbert, of Iowa, offered certain resolutions to the effect that a committee be appointed to recommend to the next annual meeting, for consideration, any alteration they might deem necessary in the Constitution, By-Laws, &c., and also that the place of holding future annual meetings of the As-amendment to the Constitution, which, in sociation be determined by ballot, without the intervention of the Nominating Com. mittee. The resolutions, after much discussion, were lost.

accordance with the laws, lies over until the next meeting:

Resolved, That the Constitution of the with the Nominating Committee, and the Association be so amended as to dispense car-duties of such committee.

Dr. C. B. Guthrie offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously ried :

Resolved, That in the Secretary of the Treasury's recommendation to Congress to abolish or materially modify the duty on such crude drugs not producible in this country, as are used in the laboratories of the country in the manufacture of chemicals, we recognize a wise provision for the further protection of the profession and the community at large, from impure and sophisticated medicines.

Dr. French submitted the following resolution, which was carried :

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire what State or other Society, represented in this Association, are in fellowship with irregular practitioners.

Dr. Blatchford, of Troy, read a letter from

Dr. A. D. Spore, stating that he (Dr. Spore) had been for some time investigating the subject of Hydrophobia, to ascertain what

influence the weather had upon the disease, Resolved, That a copy of this resolution and in the letter he requested that commube signed by the proper officers of this As-nications on the subject might be sent to sociation, and the same be transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the Committee on Ways and Means.

him by members of the Faculty who had opportunities of making observations. Dr. Spore not being a Delegate, it was moved that Dr. Blatchford be appointed Chairman of a Committee for the investigation of this

Dr. J. B. Johnson now stated to the meeting that he had a letter from Dr. Ste phen Williams, of Illinois, inclosing a pre-subject. amble and resolution, which he desired to read to the meeting. He then read the letter.

The following preamble and resolutions, contained in the letter, were adopted :

The following resolution was offered by Dr. Dowell:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to investigate the improvements of the instruments for Lithotomy by Nathan R.

As we are constantly called upon to de-Smith, Paul F. Eve, and Dr. McDowell. plore the ravages of death among the meritorious and worthy members of our profes sion throughout the United States

Resolved, That a standing committee be appointed by this Association to procure memorials of the eminent and worthy dead among the distinguished physicians of our

The resolution was laid on the table. Dr. F. A. Ramsey, of Tenn., offered the following resolution, which was adopted:—

Resolved, That a committee be appointed who shall be charged with the duty of investigating the charges made against gentlemen in fellowship with this Association

of sustaining proprietary medicines by cer- The resolution was carried, and the retificates or otherwise.

The announcement was now made that, at 4 o'clock P. M., there would be fifteen omnibuses at the door of the Hall awaiting the members of the Association, together with numerous buggies and carriages, to conduct them to the residence of Col. O'Fallon, who had extended them a gene-ing ral invitation to an entertainment. The meeting adjourned to 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

May 3.-Afternoon Session. The Association met at the appointed hour. Dr. Wragg, one of the Vice Presi-was suspended for the purpose of filling the dents, in the chair. vacancy in the Nominating Committee from Iowa.

Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be presented to Dr. J. Knight, late President, for the very dignified, courteous, and efficient manner in which he presided over its deliberations, and that he be re-that arrangements had been made with the spectfully requested to furnish the usual address for publication.

The following resolution, offered by Dr. έ ford no protection to States and cities against Gross, was also carried, and Dr. Gross was the invasion of epidemics, such as cholera appointed by the Chair the committee de- and yellow fever. signated :

Dr. Penn offered a resolution to the fol

Resolved, That the members of the Com

Resolved, That a Committee of one belowing effect:appointed by the Chair to inquire into the causes which obstruct the formation and {mittee of Arrangements who are not menestablishment of our National Medical Literature, and to report the subject at the next annual meeting of this Association, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

An invitation was read from the Engineer and Superintendent of the Pacific Railroad, inviting the members of the Association to make an excursion on the road, and offering to send out a special train for the purpose, at any time the Association would appoint. On motion of Dr. Atlee, a vote of thanks was extended by the Association to the Directors of the Pacific Railroad.

The Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements moved that the Association accept the invitation of the Company, with the information that 10 o'clock A. M. on Friday would be a convenient hour for the excursion to be made, as this would allow opportunity for delegates, who wished to leave the city in the afternoon, to be in season for boats, trains, &c.

bers of the Medical Association, be invited to take seats in this Association, as members by invitation.

Which was carried.

Dr. Sayre, of New York, called the attention of the Association to the offensive language of the memorial of the American Medical Society of Paris, to this Association, which had been referred at a previous meeting to the Committee on Education, and offered a resolution that the memorial from Drs. Hammer and Murphy be withdrawn from the Committee on Education and laid on the table.

He stated that such a document implied the inefficiency of American Professors of Medicine to give students a complete and thorough scientific education, and cast un- 1 just and shameful reflections upon the capacity of medical men in this country. He contended that such a document, being so disposed of, appearing in the published proceedings of the American Medical Association, to be read in all parts of the Union, would confer a lasting disgrace on the judgment and deliberations of that body, and on the whole Faculty in this country.

After some discussion, the resolution was adopted by a large majority.

Dr. J. Berrien Lindsley, of Tenn., offered the following resolution, which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Medical Education, with instruction to report at the next annual meeting of the Association :Resolved, That this Association earnestly recommend to the few western schools which still retain the rule of making four years' practice equivalent to one term at College, the abrogation of said rule, as holding out a strong inducement and tempt ation to young men to enter upon the prac-mittee. tice of medicine with little or no preparation. Dr. Paul F. Eve, of Tenn., submitted a resolution, which, after amendment, as follows, was carried :

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Chair, to report at the next meeting of the Association, the best means for preventing the introduction of disease by emigrants into our country.

The Chair appointed Drs. Dickson, Gris. com, and E. D. Fenner, the committee.

A communication was read from Dr. Peebles, Chairman of the Committee on Epidemics of Virginia and North Carolina, requesting to be excused from the ComThe request was granted. The Secretary stated that a document had been received from Dr. Phelps, of New York, purporting to be an abstract of a paper explaining the relation between medicine and religion.

On motion, the regular business was suspended to give place to the reading of the report of the Nominating Committee, of which the following is a copy :

Report of the Committee of Nominations. -The Committee on Nominations, in fulfilling the duty imposed upon them, recom

Dr. Linton, of St. Louis, offered the following, which was also referred to the above-mend the continuance of several of the special named committee :

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association, quarantine establishments af

committees previously created, and the appointment of some new ones. They, therefore, submit the following list of Chairmen

of special committees, with the subjects to "On certain forms of Eruptive Fevers, prethem committed :valent in Middle Tennessee."

"On Epidemics of Tennessee and Ken-"On the Excretions as an Index to the tucky."

Dr. Jos. N. McDowell, of St. Louis, Mo," "On Statistics of the Operation for the Reinoval of Stone in the Bladder."

Dr. F. P. Porcher, of Charleston, S. C.," "On the Toxicological and Medicinal Properties of the Cryptogamic Plants."

Dr. Daniel Brainard, of Chicago, Illinois," On the Study of Pathology at the Bed"On the Constitutional and Local Treat ment of Carcinoma."