Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 21, 1874, Page 2

THE DOCTORS. Second Day’s Proceedings of {iro Stato _ Medical Socletye Iuterevst.in‘g Discussion on Ma- larial Fevers. . ; R The Banquot ot the Pacifio Hotels Tho Doings of tho Homoopathic State Society. Dr. Halé on the Influcnce of Emo- tion on the Heart Now Members Elected, Eto, THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. The twenty-fourth annual Convention of the State AModlonl Boaloty of ilinols was called to order, In the First Dapsiat Chitiew, Wanash ave- nue, near Hubbard court, at 9:80 «a'alock yester- dny morning,-by the President, Dr. Worrell, of Bloomington. 3 Tho Committee on Oredentlals .roportod the following NEW DELEGATES} 3. ¥, Pearman, Clnmpaign ; Dr. Mary J. Wal- ton, Chicago; J. D. Bennett, Assumption ; F. H, Davis, William B, Olark, R. G. Boyne, G. C. Paoll, 8, 0. Blako, R, 0. Hamill, Leator Curtis, Chieago ; H. Alvls, Galona; W, F. Pook, fowa Btate Bocloty. ' . PERMANENT MEMDERS, J. H. Mosher, Prophatstown ; C. W. Olason, Bloomingdale ; W. A. Knox, J. H. Hollistor, w. E. Quinn, J. Davis Fitch, Ohloago ; J. P, Wailker, Mason City ; . Winor, Bandwicl. NOMINATIONS. Tho following woro nominated for'pormanent momborship: H. W. Bannister, Evanston; W 8. Caldwell, Warron ; O. W. Hempstead, Chi- +‘cago ; W. 8, Raugons, Roscoo ; Edwin Gaylord, Magnolia ; Hormnan Bridge, Obicago; AL Tichardson, Ohio, IiL; Oharles J, Bimmons, P, B. Wilder, G. G.'Graco, John Bartlott, Ohi- ‘engo ; 0.’ D, Hene, Onalumnet. Roferrod to the Committee on Momborship. PRAOTIOAL MEDICINE. Alengthy paper was read by Dr. J. K. Craw- ford, of Princeton, on ' Practieal Medicino.” o conlended that muriatio acid wae antagonis- tic to minsmatio poisons, aud, theroforo, was the safost and surost antidoto in casos of tfiphcnd fover, At all ovonts, it was cortatnithat the acid ‘modifiod thie malarial virulouco, and ((fmntly ro- lioved the pationt, It shortencd tha duration of the attack, and lowered, in a very marked do- «gree; the mortality of the discase. It had boon found invaluable in all tho cases which had come undor Lis observation. DISCUSSION, Dr, J, T. Whittimoro, of Matamors, recollectod how twenty yoars ago he need to ghrink from nt- tending cages of typlold fever, for tho reason that the discase was thon commouly fatal, and he did not wish to incur the blamo of losing the paticnt. Ho thought thsi sanitary rogulation was about tho best antidote to malarie, and ovary physiclan should 1mpress upon the familics by which he was surrounded tho utility and noces- sity of frosh air and pure water, ~In fagt, he thought that, by carefal atiention and per- severance, these low fovers might bo enjirely destroyed. DBut, as the disenso was a torrible * foot, he thought, if it was to be treatod, that it was safer practico to build vp.than to doplato - the system. Tho Intter practico was genorally confined to what wes termed ugh fover. Dr. Nigals, of Peorin, said that the treatment of typhoid fever in the Bavarian LMy Was pure air and plenty of fresh water, with the’nitro- muriatic acid troatment. 5 Dr. Hawloy paid moro attention to liquid nour- ishment and untafnted atmosphore, in typboid- casos, than to presciiptions. Tho disease,” by judicious treatmeut, ncoed not bo allowed to ronch the third stage. Hoe hud, in bis practice, altogether discarded oplum. Dr. Goodbrake thought that tho groat mistake mado In fever cases was, that doctors treatod the discnse by namo, rathor than by the diagnosis of - tho' cage, Ho did not kuow of any ono mode of troatment that would cover avery caso tunt camo bofora the practitioner, Dr. Worrell remarked that typhoid fever was now distinctly defined. If it was admitted that nite specifio poison, th tire plan of troatment should besuch as tended to eliminato tho malari- ous poison. The disease being itsolf deprosa- ing, it was always implied thot the treatment thereof should be anti-phlogistio, Dr, Crawford, by-way of explanation, said that the muritio acid trontment was rogulating, aud he had only claimed for it that 1t modified the discnse and gave enso to the patient. - DR, N. 8. DAVIS thought that physiciane should keop statistica of their onges, showing the ratio of deaths in the difforent disenses, and -under various modes of troatment, Me was convinced, from observa- * tion, that the Faculty were in error in supposing that the fever was o s})ecma disonso arising from a'specific poison. It led to bnd rensoning and to worso treatment. 1o was satisfiecd that tho dieonse erose . from vyarious . causos, montal dopression boing among tho chief. If grief, em- barrassment, ote,, produced a specifio poison, doctorawould be rather puzzled toflud antidotes. ‘Ho thought that therowero thousands of cases of + typhoid fover orising from mental causes, just as well doveloped 08 any coming from ba drainogo, filthy housces, and othor ovils: which bred malurinl poison. Ono of tho strongest rea- sonn for not belioving that the disonso was gens orated by & speocitic poison was thot, in all cases, it presopted tho samo general characteristics. ‘He did not Lelieve in spocific treatment, but ad- vocated tho treating of eachieaso upon its morits, Ho belioved in nourishing the pationt reasonn-~ bly, and thonght that homeopathic soup, whoro a chickon was hung “E 8o that it shodow might fall upon the pot [laughter], was quito as murderous as any kind of gorging, [£ tho intoatines wore coated with dried dobru, what was the propor modo of romoving it Bimply by restoriug tho drled up secrations which, in full operation, would remove the causo of the doposit, The %repmr mode was to avoid specifies, and troat the patient nceording to his alored pathological condition. Ho ro- membored, in attonding o medical convontion in Canada, that a doctor who had boen thirty yoars In practico gavo his oxporionco as regarding speoific treatment in cases of pnoumonia. Ilo divided his practica into three deconninl poriods. In tho flrat ho used bloeding, with ontimony ; in the second, autimony alone; in the third, oxpeotorants, What was the yesult ? e found on comparing figures that thore wore fowor deaths in the firet and second periods than in the last, So much for specific traatment. Judiclous diet and waichful, jealous caro were worth all of it.” [Applausc]. OTIHER PAPERS, Dr. Wright, of Clinton, road a briof paper on © Malarial Discases and their ‘Lrentmont,” whick somprised a good deal that wos dieposed of in the previous papor aud tho discusslon thereon. Dr, Van Uornrond o papor dofonding phle- botomy in sggravatod cases of puoumoniu and other malignant disenses. Ho also gave many instances of tho efficioncy of antimony in the practico of medicine, The Convention thon took & rocess until 2:30 o'clock, 3 The Convontion wau called to order by the Prosident nt the appoluted hour. Tho aftend- ance was very large, ,:ln. B, ANDREWE, of Chicago, rond n vory socientiflo paper on & Shtiotuza'of thia Urethra," tha dotalls of which could only bo of intoreat to the faonlty, Ile ex- hibited a numbor of Instrumonts ueed In por- orming operations. 1 The gfl 12:0; was roforred to tho Commlttes on Publication. OATABRIL, . Rumbold, of 8t, Louis, of the Committee vnnt.;wa‘rantme'nt of Cattarrh and Nanal Inflaw- mation, read n very clovor papor, anud exhibited & numbor of improved syringes and rofleotors for denling with the moat agpravated casos, Hewas convinged that local troatmient was best In nearly all onses, ospeoially the application of the douche, Tho documont was roferred in the usual manner. OOMMITTEE ON Nmun:A:-;nmi i this polut & recess was takion for mAu'utAu lg allow members from the difforent sounttes to sclect members of the Om}l‘mlune on Nomination of permanont officers, ‘Lhe Com- mittes was made up as follows ¢ COharles Good- brake, DeWitt ; Frederiok COole, Woodfordy J. N. Nigale, Peoris ; Edwin Gl{llord Putosm § L. Thompson, Marshally Jobn B, Curtlg, Jere (R ™ by | K, Orawford, Wasy the disense aroge from %‘2 absorptions of o defl- ronj L. Aniro, MoLesn; E. R, Travorso, Loaj M, Itogoo, Knox; T. Ju Maxwoll, Hondeéreon j P, L. Dufonbaciior, Mason; W. W. MoMann, Grundy ; R, J. Pattorson, Knne ; H. A, Btokes, Troquolas D, 8. Jonks, Kondall; Eu P, ook, Latailo 3 W. 8, Rausom, Winnobago : 8. H. Dir- uoy, Champalgn; W. M. Kaull, Bureau; Rk, ‘Cowan, Mconping Ohatlos ‘W. Earlo, Cooky J. Alols, Honry; J. M. Stecle, Elgin; 1. Y. Rockwoll, Christlan; W. B. Caldwoll, Jo Da~ viess. The Committee thon rotirod for tho purposo of conaidoring tho nomivntions, TiE NEGROLOQY COAIMITTER prosonted therr roport throngh the Sucrb!nrg. Tt showod that thero hnd boon throe denths of mombors of tho Medlcal Bocioty during theyoar, namely: Dr. Teaso 1. Drown, Wavorly: Dr. Lovi 8, Howins, Iroquols, ‘and Prof, Honry Wing, of ths Chicago Medicnl Collogo, Panogyrics were pronouncod by several of the plyeiolans prosent. dolivored an exth ddrens on of Poorl olivored an extompors addrest tho prw:::dln wof the Jate Intoruntional Medioal Congress in Vienna, He dwelt partioularly on the smount of selentifio knowledge deyeloped ab that gathering, and said that grand feoling of brotherhood lind beon oxhibitod thoro, Ho also read & paper which contained the principal pointa of intorost congidored by tho Congreas, whioh was reforrod to the proper committos, MISOELLANEOUS. Dr., Jones, Profossor of Otology in the Ohi- cago Medical Collogs, read a papor on diseanes of the ear, nose, and oye, which contained & groat amount of valuable information. Dr, Holmes next read n papor on Ophthals which chiofly dealt wit] nn:nawnt to an inquiry from the President, Dr. Fetch stated that tho mombors of the Socloty Woro {nvitod to visit the County Hospital at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and that, subsequently, thoy woro asked to honor Rush Modical Colloge with their + - "o rosit resenco. cation, The Committeo on Nomination of Officora sn- nounced that they wero ready to report, but, on ‘motion, tho mattor was deforred until this morn- ing. E\‘ua Convontion then adjourned. v THE DANQUE T - The Soclety was hospitably entortaihed at the Grand Pacific Hotol lnst ovoning by the mombors of the Faoulty residont in thls o% Tho ban- og' qnet-tablo was sproad’ in the I ordinary, and about 140 guests scated themselves to ou- joy the repast. - The cousumption of viands oc- cupied quite a long time, and wont to show that tho practico of medicing did not operato hurt- fully on the appotites of Illinows physicians. mology, tho matter of Eoeniea s $hrobbing tumora lu tho optio e of tho roport of the Committeo on tho Practico of Mediclne was roferred. for publi- renew groal tacy, ‘nmembnrfi“:‘fil. SEQO b i With tha earnd T I w right, wo clalm oru;'ml'.m e it the futiire of the Iospital will bo assured radvonture. G 28 Dooartr, EMiLy B, MioVeAas, Miry oNG, CAROLINE: F, Baxmrzn, Luox . ALY, ELLEN M, BooTit, BEMANTNIA WHEELER, ANNIR 0. Giiax, Auny ITAL, Many J, STazeten, AOTION OF THE BOCIETY. . Dr. Patchin, of Fond du Lac, wished the Iadior abundanc succoss, and ngm himsolf to do what ho could to nld tho Hospital, Ilo was auxious to seo it flourlsh, Prof. Woodyatt, of Ilabmemann. Collogo, mado n strong apponl for tho Hospital, urg! ng that onch membor of tho Bogioty contributo & monthly toward the oatablishmont of a fund. Dr. 1\, 0. Dunean, to bring the subject beforo the meoting, submitted tho following 1 . \neneas; “We - acknowlodgo tho succoss whioh has tondad the establishment of the Hohnemann Iospi- n Chicago; and, to show our appreciation of the at offorts made by ita_worthy foundors, and {n or- or to et them free from nll incumbrances ; there- foro, RResolred, That we commond tho proposod Hospital toho hold in tho City of Uhlmflmludng woall Fair tlnt ih the month of November noxt, for the bouoNt of saf Hoapital; also, Resolved, That we h.‘dfil ourselyes to organiza com- mittees in our own localities to co-operate with t Iadies hiaving the matier in charge, and to ald tho on~ torpriso in overy possible manner, vrof, B, Ludlam, Drs, Barkoer, A. E, Small, Millor (Abingdon), Mitcholl (Chicago), T. O. Duncan, and others, spoke earnestly fn ohalf of tho Hospital, and the fair to be gotton up, and tho resolutions wore unanimously adopted, Thie dono, the Iadles’ committeo rotired, evi- dontly woll pleased with the rosult of their visit, Prof. Woodyatt Opthalmoscope,” which, ho seid, kad nosw come to b n necossity among the equipmont of every practitioner. The paper was lllustratod with oharts, showing the oye in its normal snd dia- oasod conditions, COMPLAINTS ATOUT ORLOAGOANS. Dr, Booker, of Waukegan, commented upon the light attendance upon the Convention of Qlsioago physiolans, who, he gaid, did not shiow anything like the intorost that tho mombors from outside tho city manifeated. The Chicago- ans were also very dolinquent in the payment of thoir dues, The latter obroryation had the effect of bring- ing out sovora) wallets, greatly to the advantuge of the Troasuror's balance sheot, 5 The Bociaty took a recoss until 2 p. m. The Booloty reassombled st 2 o'clock, Dr Toote in the chalr. - The Scorotary road a paper, sent forward by Dr, T. J. Morriman, of Aloda, on the subject of “ Olimatology,” chisfly relating to the climate of Morcer County, a8 inducing miaematio, bilious, Cutnnh:lbnnd ‘pulmonio diseases. At the chiof tabla woero seated Dr. J: Adams Dr, . Fairbanks, of Ghicngo, voad a paper Allen, Judge Henry Booth, the Rev. Robort | on P (y‘almluglcnl Thorapeutics,” showing that Gollyer, Prosldent Worrell) ‘Dr.Le. Poypll, ‘-nd_arum%n hasan important influendo on the phys- many other woll-known oItZoss!: . ¥ willwr AV S0 foa¥ondition, ¢ e s ; Aftor the Loavior portiou of tho ontortainment TPROVINGH, had boen disposed of, the wino bogan to1loW, | pr m, R, Nute, of Chicago, road a paper on and . # Drovinga"'—thnb is o any, oxperiments with DR, ADAMS ALLEN modicinos, Ho gave tho statoment of a lady who rose, amid applangs, to propose tho. toast, ' Our Guosts.” The spenker dwolt in fitting Lorms on the impotfance of the medical. faculty in the affairs of tho world—the grave responoibilitica that devolved upon thom, and ihie noble misston which it was thoirs to fulfill, The Stato Medical Socisty of Lilinois hed had a long, s useful, and harmonlous existonce. Ita labora hiad tended toward the devolopment of the, Esculapian art. Tte rcientific roscarches had boen of the groatost uso iu _combnting mnuimnt disonso, and he had no doubt that, with cgch advaucing yesr, it, too, would advange ind¥ i guenno. adlt Rpowl- odge.: ‘[Angluuae.]‘ E4vs, tieratoro with, feqls inga of pride and hospitality, as & Chicago" a6, tor, that he proposed, with a flowiny toast which was desorving of all Guoats.” £ bumpor,”a onor—* Our DL T. F. WORMELDL, | Prosident of tho Socloly, mnda o brict bt olo- quent response, in which Lo returned the thanke of his organizatlon for the favor conforred upon thom, oue and all, by their Chicago. brothren. It was always o ploasure. to visit this -bright, {mmg city, where good-fellowship ngrar}g apon= aneously from tho hiearts of its inhabitants, and whero even doctors, who belonged to a grave profession, appeared to inke existonce with tho charactoristio dash of the city of their . choice, Indeod, o8 of ‘most things elso, Ohicngo hnd evory-reason to bo prond of hor medical mon, ' ~Thore wero many -among_thom that heeould namc who would grace tho hlrh calling which was theira in any college of the world, [Appliuse.] He did not wonder that tho health of Ohicago con- tinued vigorous, for hor dootors combined the two great principles of treatment—knowl- odga nud choerfulness, It was, in fact, almost imposaible for the lowest kind of o ntiont to fool downeast in the prosonce of & hicago- doctor. - [Cheers nud laughter.] Tho memory of tho present occasion would ever bo Dright with him, and ho hopad that thero might bo many oconsions in the fatura in_which they could all come togothor. [Applause.] Tho orchestra played some very excellont mu- ale preceding, batween, and after the speaches, and algo did its part in siding digestion by playing during tho fonst. The waiters woro driiled into ordor by signals, and moved around Flth remarkable celerity, much to the satiafac- ion of the guosts, OTITER TOASTS. “The Chicago Medical Socioty" was appro~ printoly responded to hv Dr., W. £. Quine, who vedictod great things ®r it in the future, It 2d alrondy sccomplishod much, and .whs daily growiug in popularity. Judgo J. It. Doolittle made an eloguent apocch In responso to *Educational Interests.” Judge Booth made n vory huppy speech in bo- half of tho * Chicago Bar.” The rogular specch-making was torminatod by Dr. N. 8. Daviy, who responded to the senti- manxl * Good !fighh" inbis customary happy 8tTain, The guests then smused thomselves by dis- oussing their wine and rolating fiond stories, and, at1o'clook, toparated in oxcollent humor with thomsalves and the rost of mankind, The following wero the Committes of Arrange-~ menta_in gultins up the banquet: Drs.J. AL Hutchinson, D, U, Btittians, E. F. Ingalls, ¥, H. Davis, J. N. Hyde, aud H. MoKonnan. ——— THE HOMEOPATHIO SOOIETY. The Btata Homeopathic Bacloty began its soo- ond duy's sesslon yostorday moruing in the lec- turo-room of tho Mothodist Church Block, Dr. Footo in the clalr. Dr. Mitcholl read & paper on ** Tuberculoais,” undor the hoad of * Clinical Medicino,” and it waos discussod by- Drs. Pearsons, of Claveland, und Dunoan, of Chicago. UAENCMANN COLLEOE. At this point o committee of Iadies from Hah- nomann Hospital, of Chlcago, withiIra. Kate N. Doggett as Chairman, appeared In the hall, and woro grooted with demonstrations of applause. They woro Introduced by Dr, A, E. Bmall, and 18, DOGOETT prosonted the following addroas ¢ Physictans af Hlinols : UENTizsren: We do not Intrndo upon you with s matter of moment only or chieflf to ourselves, Wo do onture to interrupt your doliberations hoplug to sooure your aympathy, 6nd sid in bullding up an_in. atitution that, we feol, has o claim upon overy New Bchool physictan fu Tilinols,—tha Homoopathio Ilos- pital of Chleago, OF th exiitonca of this Houpital you aro, of courae, awaro, You kuow, too, it 1s the only ono horo to'whoso sick tho Limano teachinga of Ilshinemenn are applied, That tho poor aud suffering ure carod for may not particularly intorest you, as, for such, conslant drafts ure made upon your sympathiea aud your pockots, but theso clatinante, through thelr suffcrings, ussist fu tho oducation of thoso to whom the plysichl woll-belug of our famllss must bo con- dod. o thie amphithicatre of tho Qollogo tho patfonts of tho Uospital are brought, ta tho wards of tho Hospital tho studenty ara led by thelr professors to learn from tho sight of cancor, tumor, o wounds mors_quickly and moro covtainly than thoy could do from tha abloat Icoture of tholr most learuod teschior without tho nid of such illustrulions, In the portlon of the Hoapital bullt with tho monoy given by tho Rollet and Ald Kos cloty therois space for sevouty beds, ‘That but wix of them are ocouplod, we_Liopo you will conalder u state of (hinga o unwarrantablo that you willall coma to tho rescuo of the solitary hospital w'flyn‘" school in whnt we aro fond of calling the Greut Northweat, “Tie Hospltal 18 burdenod with o debt of nearly 45,000, which was advauced Dby 'ho Into Treasurer towards its expenscs during tlia first two yeara of ita oxistonco ; tho monoys Faléed in various ways by the Tadloa! Al Socloty, aineo iia formation a_yoar ago lnst October,—about §,000,~have all beon expeuded, and hen, b the next wonthly mocting, thie bills are’ pre= neuted, tho only answer Wo ean make £0 the Just do~ mand--pay me that thou owent—will Lo tho display of our Noal'a Ark withiout %0 uuch as o nickel o waf nolse. Hus the Hoapital, thon, no frlends? ¢ Las, Mon wha were burned'out in homo and busivess ‘and ohnrel, nid cyery fnstitntion, litorury, nefentific, and Sloemosyuary, excopt thlu i tho city,” “Clioy sud thole Wives hnve flone what thoy could ; tlioy are. dolng What thiay cau, but it 1 not enongh, Tn Glicago, thero aro nbout o lundrod homeopathio physiclons ; {n tho Htate of Tijinols nesrly 400, If cach i would 'rafse $5 & sonths for s, evory bod in the houpital could be fillod with a froo patient, a liltlo ariny of poor aud sick direotly ministored unto, groster Saotlitiea for inatruction atforded our medicat gtudents, ana ovory homeopatuio family In tlo Biate idlrecly bonofited, ' Hevoral plane Lave bovn auggested for helping on thld work, Afior much thought and ro- fad consultations with those most Intorcatod, 1t iss ‘aotoruiuod to Liold & Fale next November, Ways and mieans are fudicated 1o the ciroulars, - which we Topo eacks oue of you will take home, rosolved 1o ore Fakise in s Bulgibophood slcleat workers who wil 9, tricd n tonspoonful of tho liquid extract of wnothora biennis in & goblot of water. To make along story short, it gave hora terrible twrn, causiug her to lose power to opon hor o{,“’ move, spesk, or think for a. timo. Sho nontly died, but was maved by medical attendance, and was all right next dny. she tried the drug again on herself, her husband, and hor children, umn%h in much malior doses, ond with good effcot, Bhe bay since used it for s multitude of functional disorders, and tom- porary ailmonts, aud with it she has boon her own doctor, Dr. Nue explained that the doriva- ‘e monning of ** mnothera " was ** wino of the . |-ohare.” "It was's preparation of tho primvoso, bnt whather the morning or ovening primrose ha did not know. Dr. Colton presonted aroport of tho condition of the Home for {ho Fiisudloss. . During the yoar thers wero admitted 2,000 womon and chil- dren, 'of whom 12 died. = NEW MEMDERS: - The Committee of Consors roported, thre ugh Dr, Pratt, rocommonding the admission of the. {following as members of tho Assooiation: Dra. J. Poul Gordon} Alton; G.. A. Corning, nd R, N, Tooker, Chleago; Mrs. Emily #u‘k and Mrs. Louise O, Purington, Chicago ; . I, Wood, Marselllos ; Thomas Eokles, Ster- ling ; 8, Bodford, . 8, Hayne, Chleago: 8, J. Rithermorn ; . . Gassor, Blue Island ; Mish K. C,AvHodAnll, Chieago,—all of whom were ro- *| colyed an members, e g A papor on ‘¢ Discason of Children " wasroad by Dr. 8. P. Hodgos, of Chicago, and was dis- oussod by Dre, Barker; Nutt, and Duncan. Dr. Toster, of the Committeo on Physiology, reported, a8 a natable fact, that thers had boen, during the yoar, & diminution of works .on this subjeot. AATERIA MEDICA, Dr, W. H. Burt, of Chicago, of tho Committes on Matorin Medics, read & paper on, that subject. Now books wore reviewed and criticised, Dr. Durt stating that one of the works about to bo published was likely, when complate, to contain 48,772 pages, in 62 volumes of 708 pages onch, and coating $310. Ho criticised Hale's book, and the suthor, who wan prosent, acknowladged tho justice of tho comment, and eaid” he hoped to correct the ob- jeotionable portichs in the fourth odition. DR. E. M. HALR, -| of Chicago, then road a paper on “The Patnol~ ogy and Treatment of Dircases of the Hleart, Oaused by Emotional Influonces," oy follows : It will bo romembered that I have read befora this Boclety soveral pupora relating to tho effecta of tho will and tho-emotlons on the heart. - Witliout golug oyer the same ground again, X will briofly allude to the smanner in which the emotions do nifect the beart, 10\ FAOTIONS AFFECT THE UEART, The oxperimeuts of madern physiologists, Claude Bornard in partioular, show that sil sonations act pri- ‘marily on the nerve-centres, through the nervea resche ing from fhe periphory of 'the body to those contrea, Tits oxcitation thus deterinined in the brain, or spinai cord, 1 thon transferrodto tlo norva flamonts which extend to the viscers and members, and heuco the late fer aro affectod only socondarily. Of all thi organs, the heatk ia the one which carliest and most profoundly oxpericnces_tha influonce of tho sousitive exclistions producod in the norve-contros, Ho soon us- sny modification ix produced in the ocen- tral aiorve-subatance, the morves transmit thiu vibra. tion to tho heart, and b once the movoments of {ho latter sufier o perlurbation which is exprossed in various waya. e ] 1€ the ordinory bodily sonsations experienced from plyaleal fuluencen thus afect o heart, through the rain and cord, liow inuch moro intanse.y do thoss mental sonsotions, causod by purely emotional n- tlences aficot tunt organ, for the emations aftact tho bruin in a much wmore direct and iramadiate manner thau the phiynical scnsations, Emotional influences do not always affect tho hieartin the sume maunner, In fact, their influence on ilie heurt 14 as variod and dl- Yerss as their influenco on the mind, “We say the mind is dopressed by grlef and oxclted by foy. Iu the samomannor emotiony of sadness or grief so deprees tho heart's action that, it beats with Great feobloness, or Its motion ia simost arrested, causing thnt cohdition Jown 18 foluting. Joyou emotious, on the athier Land, 80 excito_tho heart that the frequency of its beats is often doublod, "Iio Leart, says Fornand Papillon, f8 no mors the seat of the seutiments than the hand {4 tho seat of the Mwill ; but it fa o reaclive, which 1a modified by the soni{ments, wi tho utincat ntcety and with infalilo cartaiuty. * Not only does the heart betray by tho very disturbanco of ita pormal thythm {ho uature of tho initinl brain oxcitatlon, but it also produces throughout tho whols organism disordered actions, tho sum of which coue atitutes, e it were, the physlcal imago, the palpabla oxternals, of passlon, But it produces this dlévered action only by reactlng on the braiu, which ia thoe or- an of ull the domonstrations and of all tlio movemonta £2 1o nerves, and consaquently, of tho muscles, Itfa disbolioved by some, even at this day, that emotional influoncos can caute loug-lsatiug tunclional Qisorder of the hoart, Much less it {8 thought that n that orgen, . THE BTATISTICR OF INBANITY are suggestivo, it nothiug elso, Dr, Wilkio Burmax, Who hink Intely Investigated the relations of heart din ons with dnsanity, eayé: © Examinution of the hoart in the living and_ tho dond showa ihiat discases of the heartave very froquentin porsoun sufieriug from montsl disenses, In §00 cadavors, U6 per cont gave discased atate of the valvos and aperturas of thio heart and aort; 14 por ceut showed liyporirophy, without valvular dl ont 3 80 per cont showed hiypertraphy, fatty degono {ion, ‘and othor heart diseinca of minor importuncos only 20 per cont. gave porfeatly eound Learts, Of 633 malo putients, 4 por cout bnd beast discaso, Tho ove erago woight 0f tho Lo:rt fs, in botly sexes, Whion auf foring from wnental disewscs, hoavier by one ounce ihan in perdons of sound mind, This Incress may be | ascribed to the valvular morbid statos, or to the Lyper. {rophy which {a soon in cliconio and recurring mania, aud i congucntive domentla, often without Valvulas diseasc and. maos froquontly stacking only tho right ventricle,’ Tlenrt disonaes aro moat froquently abservod in po- tients with bypochondriao mnolanclioly ; will the ko callod # melancholy with suspicion,” catslng & suspls clous_ moroso disposition, und it' appears that the hioaxt @lkongo has somo relation o1t Whoraby thio anb- Joctive scueations offor o prolifio foundation for illu- blouk and dolueiony, In chronio caecs, and for ude yanced wental discase it shows an_esseilial asthonio typo, alko fooblencss in tho ciroulation, cold Jivid ex- tremitles, and & wouk, amall pulko, Tyt CONOLUBIONS, 1t theso statfatics aliow anythsig, thoy shiow (1) that thio presenco of hourt dlsoaeo during mental disorderia 100 commion 10 bo an acoldental coincidence ; (2) that, 1n & proportion of tho cases, tho heart discase mus| Linvo beon caused by the montal ; (3) that tho coiucls donco of huart discaso with melancholy I8 pretty con- cluslve thut meutul depression causcs cardiac doprose wlon,—a condition which leads to cortuin fornis of structural chungoa fn the heart, I admit, bo it ro- memibored, that diseancs of tho hoart suay and do causo many casos of lusanily, Dut Imust aflirm my bollef that emotlonsl suooks, or mental Inlluonces, may and do cause no only’ functionsl bub organio Lioart diseases, Taks, for example, the lufluence of FRIOUT, BUDDEN GRIKF, geottiersad and paliful emotions, “They suddenly dimiulsh the rapidity of the koart's heating, sud thua mioh, of wa can make {hif Talr such a tod on * The. frgaen n‘r'?;-r annt of blood disohargod from: that o ' at each dinntole ; honco the contractions by which drives 1h blood 1t tho vosscls are vory Iaborioun racted, In somo canca $ho AHOCK (as from ight, torror, of the alght of blood,) may at once nlop Hhio mlotion of {lio hears, and s th biood i8 o longor discliarged fnlo tho vénncln, fainting occurs, This fainting may not only stmulnto death, bit may nctunl~ 1y catso it, by Fuptute of thio Leort o folanio and por- sislont contraction of iwy cavitien, But, if rocovery ozeurn, the hoart ins recelved Auch o Atrain thal { may take tiiat organ woeks ang months toracover, or it niay 10t rocaver ot all, but end n atructural Qlacane, for it 18 ndmitled now by all the best authorltios that many functional cardine disorders may, if persistont fora Tong time, end fn organio dineaso. ug ' the discates of {ho feart which may bo causod by montal emotions and paychieal disoidors may bo cnumcrated: 1, Oardino irritability, anglia ctoris, cardian mynlgis, pipitation, and Weakonod eart: smong tho purely tanctional, ' 9, Hyportropliy with dilatatian, and wilh chlargemont, certain yalvu- lax disoaacs, rplurs and auouriam . auong ti or- gavlo, HOW EMOTIONS AOT, Right hore It may bo of intercst to Inquire, Through what medin do cmotions not wpon thio heart 7 Thie ro- cont discovorion of M, Cyon nfford us o basls for the most Prab‘lll! oxplanation of the phonomens, Tho following embadics tho results of his resparchica ¢ The Loart {8 provided with s numbor of Littlo, self- actiug nerve-gaughin without rolations to tho brain, from which spring, under the Inflncnes of thie Llood, & cortaln numbor of ‘motor impulsions, Theao govern tho wsual mormol action of the cardlao, apperatiag - bub (o | hythm and force of tho boatlsign dre ovory fnatant modified by ex~ cltations haying thelr origin In the bratn, The braln sonds out tothe ganglis of the hoart two sets of nerves ; the rotardator (nnoumogastric) and aceelerator merves.’ Excitation of the former diminishea tho fre- quency and augments the forco of the heart's move- monts, Excitation of tho latter produces tho opposite Feaults, inronsing the number and lesscnlng the forco of the hieart’s contractions, ‘Now it Ia evident that the emolions, according to taiole quullly aud ntetiaity, must affoct those L acta ©of norves Oilbicr naparataly ow togethor, Our noxt iu- quiry witl be, then, . OAN WE OLABSIFY THE EMOTIONY snd arrenge them n anch & way s to show thoss which affoct theso pets of norves in spocial manner, efthor to oxcite or dopress 7 Aftor considorable study of tho action of the various emotions, ond guided by such aulboritics as Tuke Winslow, Gargentor, and Maudsloy, 1 have vontured {0 arrange them ‘s follpws: (i) Emotions which excite mainly the retardator nerves: JD{. rapture, ecstacy, hope (with faith), pride, courago, 1ove, adors= fon, wonder, and astoufshiuent, to which wo may add angor, roge, and wrath, (3) B malnly tho accelorator norves: Griof, saduess, dis- content, disappointmont, molancholy, despaix, rauioras, foar, frlght, liorror, anxfoty, aud wohdor, It may b8 sald, in criticiam of this nn-nuz‘omcnt, that we rarely find ono emotion acting exclusively at ono {ime, This §s ndmitted, and it is the one chiof clement of uncertalnty that prevents a perfectly satifactory classification of the cmotions, HuppoRo, for oxampl, that we hinve joy and anxloty nctingat tho eame timo upon the brain. The result would bo sn exeitation of oth sots of nerves, causing an incroasod farco with aocelorated action of the oart. Again, satonfstment from ploasurablo causos would act altogether on tho rotardator nozves § but, If from unpleasant cauncs, on tho accoleratqrs, ‘Apparahtly, tlis most opposita emotiona eauno plmi- lar head-symptoms, bnt, when wo analyze the nature of the offcots, they Wil bo soen to bo widely differant, Thus joy and terror both causa palpitation,Jut tho former canson {ncreasod cardino actlon with sugmented vial forco,—li Ittor produses au Iviativo frequency with doficlont powor. 1t moy bo asked, How ean 30Y AND FRIGHT Py both oause death? Tho action of an omotion Is ke tho action of n drug, In small and ropoated doscs, vulnine causes a coitinuous augmented action of tho ‘hoatt, not injurions unlass too long contintied ; while » mssive doso, acts. suddonly, causing cardiac spasm and fatal symploms, Bo joy, modsrate and continu~ oun, increatea the vital mnnifestations of phyaleal and molal fife, but sudden and great Joy kills by causing peralatont carding spasm, Fright orterrormny also kil suddenly, either by causing immodiate cardiac falluro, 12 the emidtion ia overwhelming, or destroy lifo mor3 slowly, by produclug an irrilafive frequency which will 0ud in gradunl cossation of tho coutractions of that organ, ‘Tnough hira beon aatd to show {hat we must study the effects of the omotions as closoly and in tho samo manner o8 wo study the effects of druga on tho human organfsm. e ought, sometinio, to have carefully ar- ranged pothogonoaea of the emotions, nat only that wo ‘may rocognize tho peculinr disenscs which they causo, but that wo may uso their influence 0a remedial agouts for the ramoval of simllar disordcrs, . THE TREATMENT, ‘Wa come now to tho treatment of thore disorders of the heart coused by the eniotions, ~ What s the first priuciple which should guide us iu selecting the medicino—aitor wo lwye prescribod the propor by- gionforuica? Tho tonots of our school of praotice give us the following luws, namely : (0. e modlcino cloyos must Bo ene which fs ca- ‘of cauxing in the healthy a condition and symp- ms similar ta cach epeclal case, (3) The origin and diroction of the medicinal force must bo similar to the origin aud direction of the original morbific force. This Iatter rule I consider of tho utmoat importanco, Allow mo to explain: Ina case of irritable Leart, when you hove iraced ths cauo to bo excessivo, unoxpeciod Joy, the emotion first affoctod tho brain through the soul. This shiock wa trousmilted by the. pnoumogastrio nerve o the heart, which it causod to palpitate, violently, with {n- orcnstd force, o8 woll 88 Incrousod frequoncy. Au drrle faiion of {he'cardine ganglln waa sct up, Tonderivg a ganain organ | moro wwscoptible, . to any ond oll omotfons, This _lrritatfbility oy become pormonent and possibly _end ‘i struotursl dizceso, unless it 18 arrcated, In solecting 1o medlcinal remedy we must seloct one whose patho- genetlo action beging In tlio brain, and in that porilon of the oncephialon which presides ovor' tho transmis- slon of joyous sud all otnor oxhilaraling emotions, The meiiclanl or drug force, atarting from thnt locall “ty whon transmitted to tho heart, must be capablo of causing the pecullar kind of irritability which we find in the pationt we ara treating. Halnomsann and all ‘his most sciontific followors have rocognized this rule, and when atrictly followed it hus resuited in somo brilliont cures, © hosa who rostrict {liomselyes to covoring the fotality of oxisting symptoma will ind 1ihe cure of their patlents todious nnd unsatiafactory, “Anotlior rule I would add, of equal importance with the above, namaly : Whon fhe primsry symptoms of the cuse resomblo the primary symptoma of the medi- cine nolected, proscribo that medicino in tho high attonuntions,” When the secondary aymptoma of both the modicine and the dizordor are colncidently present, the dose should consist of npprociable, or matorlal, quantitics, - THE MEDICINES, Wa will now enumorata thio medicines which will be found usoful In cardio affections from emotional caunes, but in ordor to bavo s alear understanding of their action we shiall compare thoe pathology of - tho emotious with tho pathology of the medicines, namcly : "Phie emations of Joy, rapture, ccstucy, hope, Dride, courage, anger, rage, wroth, love, adoration, wonder, snd astonishmont, nll stimulato and irritate tho rotardstor nervo and increasothe force of tho heart’s action, Excosslve and sudden joy, sugor, und rage ovor-stimulato tho rotardator ierve and causo sud den doathi by cordine 8pagms, Of medicines, am- monta, sgorious, cinchons, coffes, crocus, caolus, camplior, belladouna, - digitalis, bydrocysnlo acid Iycopus, laurocersus, ignatia, nux voinics, snd cane nabis {nllea, all stimulats 1ho pneumognstrio or ro- tardator nerve nnd augment the force of tho hourt's contractions, these, cinchons (snd quinine) camphor, bellsdonna, dlgitalls, bydrocyanio acid, nux vomica, und fgnatio, if taken 'in’ mossive doses, aro capable of ovur-stimulating theso nerves to” such o dogree as to causo sudden desth by cardiac spasin, Y¢ follows, then, that among thieso medicines you will ind the romedics for tho cardisc disorders consec- quent on the morbifio effect of those omations which frritato aud over-atimulnto fho rolardutor nerve. In our old repertories you will find mauy of {hese e tlonod_ ns having been recommatided by Hahuomunn aud othors, AN ILLUBTRATIVE OASE, As an flluatration of tho proper metliod of treating a casa of prolongod cardino hyperwsthasia from the coin- bluod otfects of oxcesaive joy and anxiaty, I will nar- Tnte ono that caino under My cure faw montls ago, A young marriod woman applied to me for the relief of a unploasant nervous fecling in tho chest, not amounting to pain, but an_* undortain,s weak woary sensutlon,” sho oxpresscd {t, Bhe was aubjcet to al- toruate feollugs of do;;‘remlun aud oxhilaration ; n atrungo seuuntion of sinking, und emptiness in the pie of thuatomach$ the Leart’s impulso was facble, its rhythm not disturbed, but the pulsc-beats wero small, soft, and averaged 100 to 110 por minule, even whon Iylng down, Hore were symploms which appeared to Call “for colliusonfa, lycopus, prumus, and Mome others, but the Listoly of tho tasa Tovealed tho truo sunitliimum, Sho had!always boon irong and hoalthy, but, during the civil war, her attunced was {n the ariny during itsmost porllous campalgns, O soveral oo~ calons rumors of Lis doath reachud lier; on_ono oce caalon shie did not hear from him for movoral months, Mosuwhilo i was supposed Lo was starving in the prison-pon of Andoreonvillo, Al this tinie lier heurt Was belng irriiated aud weaizened by the' emotions of soxloly, geist, and dospondoncy. How trus, the anclont’ adogo, “Mopo deferred” maketh the heart siok,? At luat, when sho hud nearly given bii up for deatl, o suddculy sppeared boforo hur ; but wa, and thin,'audpalo—a moro shadow of his formor self, Thosbock was suddon and_ovorwhelming, not of joy alone, butmixod with astonislment, pail, and KOFrow, “AB o rurely find atnong tho slok ‘tn affoction of ous organ and tssuo alono, 8o do wo rarely Aud cases ‘Whiere one emotion, unmixed with othors, oxercisc its apecific, uncompliated influonco, In this euso, how- aver, ]0{ was tho oue prodominant cmotion, 1or heart, “alroudy wouliened and irritated by grief and anxioty, sucoumbed to the exceseive atfmulation of for, ‘and corobral congeation, thirobbing tomples, lowd pyuterical laughtor, followed by apnamodic weoplng, 08 o sonsation “aa 1€ tho heart was trylng o beub Painfully {u o cogo,” 88 she exprossed it, ond:d fu & Tervous erctluum Which hud novor loft lier, although Bho was l.\l]l‘llllly married aud situatod pleasautly inlife, "o remedy Iu this cuso proved to Lo tgunda, 1t covors all the symptom aud conditfons, and nlso sitmu- Iates tho hiistory of the disorder, Ono dosoof & mfih’ palenoy was glven and allowod to act a week, This Trau followed by doges of tho lower attonuations, thros tinios 8 duy, aud eho was cured fit s month, 1N ANOTHEN INSTANCE, ocourring dn o healthy woman, Whero uo provious anloty had weakendd tho Leurt, o unoxpected news of groat good fortuna catsed a'condition of extrens Rorvousncss, with alrong, quick palpiiation of s hentt, uleoplossnoss, and corobral erethism, Heratho Torniouty was coffea 3 o fow dosca of s lowor sttenuntion prowmptly arrested {ho cardiao oxcitation after {t had Lontinucd s woek, notwithstandlng tho uso of mor- ‘phino anud oflier utiodynes, Tha omotlons of griof, sorrow, suxloty, oxpoctation, aiscontont, mslancholy, dospulr, romoras, fear, fright, horror, aud astonlitiment, aft stimulutd chiely tho nceelorator norvo and quioken tho Lioarts actlot Whilo thoy decrease tho forco of ity contractions, O Vhieso, grief, fright, terror, oxpeotation, unxloty, and foar liava caused death, from curdlag paralysls, 'Tho heart fu such cases {8 found relaxed, facoid, sud its eavitios uncontraoted, Of medicines, aconito, ruenic, ur, chloral, ehirllfuys, crolalis, golsomiuun, ‘clieels, puosphorlo” scid, plaliu, voratrum and verstrum virido frritato to 'sccelerator nervo, and wi the hoart, Of theso, aconily, calabar, ohloral, lachesls, and crotalus, are capable of oauslux suddsn death trom cardlag varalvals, 1 1bork slbum, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1874 1t would not ba or in & o thi s Lo speoil indioations for énch romedy, Buch in eations aro to bo found in our text-hooks on materia medica, 1 will, howover, give TWO TYPIOAL OAS! as tlluntrative of thio offect of medicines in the treat- ‘mont of cardluc weaknesn, A wesky youug man, at te Ume of tho grest ore, a re awoke suddenly to ind his room in flames, aud no appuient means of escape, . o was holzed with an overwhelming torrar, whicli caused profound syncope, and Lo wan taken from_the floor of his room appar- ently more dead than alivo, It was many Laurs bo- fors' lo rallied from the shock, and thon his mind nnd body both nppeated hopoloesly: on- Teeblod, When I firat saw him, it was sovorsl wooks attor that foarful night, but s facostill woro & Took of settied fright, miugled with torror, _His pkin was cald and clamniy.’ Aty Toferance o tla fire ca a cold swoat to break out on lils forchead and han Ttls pulso was small, wonk, and quick, tho Leart's action feoblo, Tinppetite was nite good, and r abnormal cone itton of was o cano that called for aconito, nud s fow small de roalored him to biealth In 8 very short timo, A young nnd biooming farmor's daughtor met with a novoro dianppointment ia her aections, _ Her lover Toft for parls nnkuown, Weoks and moniha passod and no tidings. Ble did not woep, or mnke any oulward _demonstrations of grief, bub her color foded, bhor plumpness disapposred, tho ox- tremiiles bocame cold, s dry, hocking cough st o, hor broail como shallow, n) dyspnen’ ocourrod on tho alightcest axarclno, aud hor Tiud bocamo obtuso, Bha scomied all tho titme brood- Ing over lier worraw, but noaiylis oF loars escaped er, Blio ate whon food was fot. before hor, but expresnad no doslro for anything but to be allowod to Lo slone, Tho hicart boat foebly and quick, and tho pulse was al- most imporcoptible, You will all recognize this ns a case calling for phos- Jhorla acid, whioro doop-seated and profound dopross- g otiact ot tho nervous life of the hoart mude it the spociio romody fn thls cnse, A fow drops of tho third attonuation n wator, three timea & _day, removed, all tlio phyaical eymptowms fn o fow wooks, and even tho mental condition becams more hopeful, After tho medicing ind nearly restored hor, Lior rocreant lovor roturned nnd finished the cury, * 1 ouglit to mention anothior ciass of romedial agents whoso actlon nppears o be sootliing and calming to botli gcta of nervea above montioned. Thoy are am- ‘bra, castoreum, nsafatids, coca, scutellaria, gusraus, ogpripedium, valerlan, and zind, STAEXQTH OF THE JIEALT. Bofora we pass to tho hyglonto treatniont of tho dis- orders horein montioned, wo msy as well try and euawor the poriinent question, Why is it that the livart in nffoctod abnormally by'tho omotions? Tho Reart, in its normal stato, aliould have tha same Tela- tive atrougth possorsod by tho goneral musculor Bys- tom. 1t i8 tlio Ayatomatio uss, and not tho irritation, of ‘o musclo, thut gives it strength nnd en: durance. - That great musclo constiluting tho heart under proper uso, bocomeone of thoatrongost in the hwman body, But it requires, to muke it strong, plouty of fresh air, froe from carbonio acid ; regulur, Betivo oxerciao, ot Jeast elght Liours of good sloop, and thio uvoidunca of alcoholio atimulints, impure tea. snd coffce, tabacco, niarcotics, on abiige Of the passions, all tho dopressfng omiolions, snd oven an exccss of thoso which nre oxbilurating. How many Amori~ can mon nnd women i this year of Our Lord Live up to thicse requiromouts 7 Genernlly the foundalion for cardiac dobllity fs Inid curly. ogloning in infuncy the young ohild 4s im. proporly dressod and improporly fed.’ ‘T&3Rugowed unuatural condiments and food boforo 1t ehbuwid bo wonned from milk and brond, It o placed {n achools, snd its tonder brain crommod with the rub- bish of dead lsngunges, when it ought toboin tho fields or gurdond gatlicring fovers ; or romping in_untrammelod {redom, Of all persona THE WOMEN OF THls COUNTNX growup with tho weakest muscular structure, and consoquontly tho woakest hoarts, Placo your finger on the pulso of tho average achool-girl sttonding a fashionable seminary or ncademy, or the ardlunry woman of fashion, you will find hor pulse small, soft (or wiry) sud vory unoqual. Hor heart boata in tho gamo mauncr, tnless she s under tho i fluenco of ome abmormal oxcitement, Her cxtromilfos oro cold and Dbluo, snd @ Roue oral lunguor pervades tho wholo body. What hos lllu'nl‘; ht oIl this about? Yrom childhood sho has ve hot, close rooms, in an atmosphors containing a largo percentugo of carbonio neld, She cats but littlo moat, mill, or broad, but largely'of cako, prescrved, confaotionory, aud other {mproper nick-uacks, Bhe reads trashy novels, ovory pago of which calls up emo- tiona and passtons which axcite her mind and brain, The beart bocomes weak and irritable, and in .time it scts unfavorably upon the brain, rendering it oxeita- blo aud suscoptiblo to the vory amotions most ,injuri- ous to its iutegrity snd vitality, Compara {his plcturo with that of the robust and healthy nchool-giri in tho couutry, or villsge, or o ‘womaa in auy position i life, whoso physical training hag liad in it some element of common sense. - OF, we will say, #oma servant girl of Irish, Beotch, or English descent, or an Amorican farmeor's daughter who {8 not too proud to work, How firmly tlie pulse of such a per-" son beats undor the finger | It soems to Lft and throb with o strong vitalily, und {ts rhythm is 1ike tho sleady step of o tralucd eoldior, We know that tho heart which thus sends tho blood into the arteriea is strong, en- during, und full of vitallty, ‘Tho above pictures are applicable {o mmon and women of all ages and conditions {u lifo. 'Y'be former class are lmc«‘fuma to the malign influcnce of emotions which would not affect tho latter abnormally. Tha hoalthy licart, strong snd steady, §3 not afected unplossantly or provoked to disordered or painful action any mora than the trained pedestrian {s affected unploasantly by u walk of & fow Aquarcs, . In conclusion, nllow me toassert that we ought to teach that tho heart, a8 wollas o brain, or the musou- lar syatem in Fuflnml, ma‘“m regular, systematio ex~ orciso and training, in order that it msy have ordinary immunity from abnormal emotional influouces. Mr. Danforth narrated the case of & man named Donohue, whose frionds, aftor bhis deconse, brought ault for damages in the sum of §5,000, but the action fell through, being dismissed at the motion of tlio counsel for complainants. Dr, Patchin wished the reporters to atato thnt he was not Mayor, but ox-Mayor, of Fond du Lac, Aftor some romarks by Dr. Pearsons, of Clave- Iand, on the subjoot of **Pathology,” the Saclety adjourned until¥ o'clock this morning. BT e COONVENTIONS ELSEWHERE. INDIANA DOOTORS, special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, InpranaroLts, Ind,, May 20.—At the morning sesslon of the State Medical Society the follow- ing oflicors and delogates wore ‘olocted: “Presi~ dent, Dr, I R. Haughton, of Richmond ; Vico~ Prosident, Dr.W. B. Lyons, of Huntington; Secro~ tary, Dr. G. V. Woolen, of Indianapolis; Assist- st Bocretary, Dr. A, W. Davis, of Indinunpolisy Trongurer, Dr. J. H. Woodburn, of Indiannpolis; Librariao, Dr. J. K, Biglow, of Indianapolis, Dologntos to the Amorican Medical Agso- ciation ot Dotroit on the of Juno: Drs. W. H. Boll and J. H. Helon, of TLoganspork; W. K. DMavity, A. P. Ayors and J. 8. Gmg@, of Kolomo; B, Mar- tin, of Groenfiold G, \V, Durton, 8, H. Fuller Mifchell, R. N. Todd, 8. P. Collins, J. 0. Walkor, and T, MY Stovens, of Indinnapolis: B, Newland, of Bpdford ; Dr. Clark, of Nobleavilia ; 8. E. Mum- ford, of Princeton; J. W. Pugh, of Onktown ; W. H., Myors, of Fort Wayne; M. Boxton, of Rushville ; and J. A. Adrian, of Logansport. Dologatos'to the Olio State 'Medical Socioty, Dre. ' B, Harvey, of Indinnapolis, an 7. R, Book, of Fort ~Wayne. Dele- patos to the Kontucky . Stato Bladical Booioty, Dra. N. Fleld, of Joffersonville ; Goorga Sutton, of Aurors ; and E. D. Laughlin, of Or- loans. . Delogates to the Illinos Btate Modical Booloty, Drs. O. D, Watson, of Covington ; Dr, Campbell,_firat; of Lebanon; and L. . Wator- man, of Indicnapolis, Dologates to tho Mioh- igan Stata_Medienl Socloty, Drs. B.¥. Wood- worth, of Tort Wayne ; T. M. Stevens and J. O, Walkor, of Indianapolls: and Dr. R.N. Todd, | mombor of the Nominating Committoa of tho A meriean Meodical Association. T'ho Prosidont announcod the following Com- ‘mittees to sorvo at the noxt annual meeting: On Prize Essoys—Dr. George Luttan, Aurora; W. II. Boll, Logausport ; T. d. Bowles, Knights- town, und F. J. Van Vorhis, indianepoliu. On Ethice—Dra. J. R. Weiat, Nichmond; —— Thomas, . Milroy; 8. 8, Boyd, Dublin, and —— Bock, Iort Wayne, On Finsnco—Drs. Willlam Lenox, Marion; M, Lester, Rushville, and N. H, Wishard, South- port. b On Oredentials—Drs, W. T, Harvoy, Plain- flold ;— Dailey, Bpiccland,and 3. O, Walker, In- dianapolls. On Arrangemonts—Dre. Watorman, 8, 0, Tom- linsion, and J, P, Bansiur, Indiannpolis, On Publication—G. V. Woolen, J. . Wood- burn, James hompaon, J. O. Walkor, aud T, M, Stovens, Various papers of intereat to the modical pro- fesslon wore read and discusged during the soa- sion, which nujourncd to-night sine die, Special Diepatehto Ths Chicago T'ribune. MIOHIQAN HOMEOPATHIO CONVENTION, Jacksox, Mich,, May 20,—In the Homeopathie Qonvention to-day, papors wors rend aud dis- cusgod. L. M. Jonas, of Brooklyn, and I, Wood- ruff were olocted dologatos to the Amorican In- stitute of Homeopathy, and B, B, Thayer, of Battlo Oreol, to the Olio Association. A reso- lution was passed approprinting funds in the treasury to defray tho axfluusu of tho suit against the Rogents of tho Univorsity, Nearly evary onu prexout was aanguiue s to tho success- ful tormiuution of the suit. —_— Puro Starch, Whon starohs ia puro, it {3 frae from wourness and is purcly white, Inforlorstarch has & goldeu or yellow tiugo, the color of flour, udicating the prosence of gluten (a color not deairablo in oue's non), or 18 sour and musty, Itisabaurd for tho laundress to oloanse and bloach, snd thon discolor llnen with impure oldon or yellow slavch, * Duryoaw’ Batin Gloss tarch " Is sitow white, porfoctly pure, and tho moat ecouomical ktarch known, Ohickering's New Improvement, Tbe Cbickoring mano firm have invented a now metal agrafte which, opplied to every atring iu the plavo, produced the sweetest tono imaginable, Thess panow con bo soon at Roed's Tomple of Auald, cornor ©of Doarborn sud Van Buren atreets, ——— ~Tha Maukato (Minn,) Record says a lady in that onxv ploked rlx()o strawbertles (rcn’; her vl’\’x Il on tho 18ih of Mey. < SUICIDE. Coroner's Iflquest-in the Hibbard Onse. The Girl’s Last Letters (o Moiher and Lover, Harrington's Case to Come Up Saturday- An Inquest was hold yestorday mornlog by Coronor Stophens, at 103 Bouth Ialsted atroet, upon the body of the late Mary J, Hibbard, tho particulara of whoso death woro rolnted in yoa- forday morning's Taivuxe. At about half-past 10 o'clock, County Physiciau Ienrotin, in tho presouco of Dra, H. Brown, D. BoMillan, J. A, Maok, and the Coronor, made o post-mortem ex- aminntion of -iho body. At ita conclusion, tho Qoronor impancled s jury and procsaded with the examination of DR, M'MILLAN, who was the first doctor callod in to attond de- censed, while she was nundor the influence of the poleon. Ho stated that he had visited the de- coased Monday evaning, and had found her suf- foring from the effocts of an overdose of nar- ootlo poinon. Ha applied the usual remodina in such casos, in conjunction with othor doctors who wore ecalled in, but a partial rosusoltation only was obtained, snd the pationt finally dled at 4 o'olock tho noxt sfter- noon. Hoe had been present at the poat-mortem examingtion, and had:cxamined tho uterus, which he ‘[udged had been impregnated somo time past, and bad not rocovered its normal condition. This, howsver, had nothing to do with tho canso of death, DI BROWN, who as called in to visit decensod, testified in substanco, the Bamo sa tho provious witnoss, stating that ho connidored o fmtus hed boon dis« chargod from the uterus withiu throo wooks, but that thoro were no evidencos discernible of an abortion, It was possiblo thint only ton days Lad olapsed einco the discharge of tho fwtus, He coneidered that tho causo of death 'wag an over- dosa of morphine, his opinion being strength- onod by the fact that a papor Inbeled ** morphiue, poison,” had been found in tho room where the decensod was discovored, Dr. Mack, who also nttonded doconsed, in- dorsed fully the testimony of the previous wit- nosa. ; DB, MENROTIN statod that he had mads & post-mortem oxami- nation of the body of decoasod. He found tus hontt healthy and lunga congested ; the stomach showed some congestion of its inner conts, and the bowels wore somewhat congosted; the utorus waa onlarged, but showed no signs of violonce ‘whatover. The other organs of the body wore apparontly healthy, The signs wers: such as would be expectod in s onse of narcotic poison- ing. Takinginto cousideralion the symptoms aa described by the attending physiciaus, as woll 88 tho post-mortem appoarancos, he thought the woman died from narcotio poisoning. Thoro were no marks to prove that any abortion had been performod ; neither was thero the lenst in- Jury vigible in tho pelvis that might have pro- duced death. A FRANKLIN L. HIDDALD, brother of tho deconsod, atated that he talked to deceasod Donday at abont noon. On that occa- sion her mother asked her if thors was any tronble betwoen bor and Guy Hurrington, Wit~ ness then qgt Gay Hnrflnsmn, aund his mother asked him if he intendod to morry deceased. He apawored that ho did not, nnd doceased statod that she would not marry him agalnat his will. Harrington then left, promising to call agoin n the nvaning,;,l up.” As soon ss he left, decoased stated that shio wanted to have hor wits about hor whon Harringtou came in the eyoning, and she would take a sleep in tho moantimo. She accordingly wont into & baok room of the house, and went to sleep, Doforo ontoring the room, sho ro- quested ber mother to keep tha boys from play- ing on the.roof on the back. of the house, sud Dborrowed s lead-pencil. At supper- time she was oallod, ond, failing to respond, the room waa _ ontered, and sho was found lying on the bed in a stato of stupor, with hugo boads of perspiration cours- ing down hor face. Medical assistance wos sums ‘moned, and in the avoning Harrington came 28 he promised, but all their efforts proved of no avail, denth onsuing at about 4'o’¢lock the noxt day. THE POIRON, A juror asked whore the deceased hind pro- oured the polson, but the OCoroner decided the question was nob admissible, as it had nothing todo with theonse, He thought it was a pity, but the fact wasthatihoro was nolawin the State prohibiting the sale of poisons. : Tho witness, howaever, atated that ho thought his sistor had bought the poison at & drug-store on tho corner of Twelfth and Btate strects, ss sho had made s visit in that locality day morning. Witnosa - beon by a Mrs. Haydon that docossed Lad, on Monday, asked her which was the onslost death in the world, and in_the course of conversation the rocont suicide of & man who took_morphine was touched upon, Bofora loav- ing Mrs. Hnydon, deconsed had ssid to hor, “ho noxt time T seo you I will give you 76 conts I owe youn if I live fo sea you again," ‘Witness recognized - TWO NOTES, ‘both writton on the samo half shoot of note~ paper, as the writing of decoased. 'Chey ran as follows: Good-bye, mother, What I haya {old you is so, P, 8,—Lay me beside my fatbor, if you can, Frank," o a good boy, and Eddy too, @lva my laveto Maggte, s good to nigthor, Maggio, Mazy, on. Gar: To havo another sbortion, T cannot, Onefs enough. You cannot eay Iam o blame. ;1 wish you lappincss, Your heart fa black, You noed it. I, Droken Lieart, Remember, vou said you would take 8 false 0ath bofors you would toll ono I was In the way T am, but thank God no other man ever scen e but you, ¢ " MRG, EMMA NICHOLLS wag the next witnoss, All she Imew -of 'tho provious history of decessed was thnt sho'had told witness somo time before that sho expected to be married by the beginning of May, and was proparing her clothes, Witnoss rocognized the poison-packel and the lettor as the samo she had found in the room whero decensed was dig~ covered dying. M, JANE HIDBARD, mother of_decensed, tostified that her daughter. stated in January Inet that she was with child by Gny Herrington, who said at the time that it. would not be pafo to attompt an abortion until the footus had nottained the ago of throo_months, Unknown to witness at tho time, Harrington supplicd docansed with bottles, and {jually procured oo abortion with tho asiut’ ence of “tho best doctorin tho oity,” es ho Baid, - The witnoss dotsiled at laugtix tho oir- oumatances of tho case previonsly narrated, 7 TIE DECEASED, - TIn conversation with members of the Iibbard family, Tne TrinuNe reporter loarned that de- consed was born in Canada West in 1851, und hnd heen acquainted with Harrivgron, who is Ticket Agent of tho Olicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrond at its Bixteonth streot station. The family oxpresy freely tho opinion that the abortion was performed by Dr, slalr, who de- nios it, howaver, stating that when ho attended her sho soomed to have the colio, Aftora briof cousultation, the jury brought in avordiot of "*Death from an ovordoso -of morphine, administered by tho hand of de- conded," Iu accordance with tho last wish of the de- cenged, sho will ba buried at Green's' Garden, Wil County, Ill.,, where He the remuing of hoer fathor. X MARTINATON, s This young man was brought before Justies | foully yestorday morniu; ing in procuriug an abortion, and the caso con~ tinued till Saturday in bail of £2,600, which ho was nblo to obtain, - £o deniea that ho fs gnilty of tho charge, and will not admlit having had any criminal intorcourse with tho decorsed. n the chiaxgo of nid- A QUESTION OF TAXATION, " Tookronr, Til, day 10, 1674, To the Fditor of The Chicaga Trtbuna? 8m: Ploaso find inclosed copy of question sont to C. E. Lippincott, Auditor of I'ublio Ac- counts, with his veply theroto, As tho matter is of somo importance, will you pleaso give it room in your papor? BrerneN Dowsk. T C, E. Lipyincolt, Ea,, Auditor of Publio Accoutite Hrhlwle[ll, i e A s : whon lio ** would fix it all’ told. tion shall pay a tax in ortion to the yalue of his, her, or ita propert; Thoe powor thus given tho Gonoral Assombly wne oxercisod by tha enactmont of ‘*An act for tho mssessmont of proporty, and for the lavy and collection of taxus,” approved March 80, 1872, Tho first sece tion of maid sct rmbulrun all real and personal property to bo taxed. Becn. 3 aud 4 provide thnb auch proporty shall Lo sssossed at its fair onsh valuo, Beforo entering, upon tho dufics of hia oftice, overy Assosnor 18 roquired, by Beo. 74, to tale nnd subsoribo an onth that fie will aupport tho Constitution of tho Btato of Iilinols and falihfully dlucuntgm tho dutics of his office. Boo. 00 provides that, on or boforo the first day of July, the Assessor shall rotutn his assessment booka, cortifled by his afldavit that sald books contain a corroot list of alt proporty subjeot to taxation, so far ag he has boon able to nscortain tho same; and that maid proporty has boon nge nossod at what he bellavos to boa fair cash value, Can {ou flnd enything in tho foregoing that will autborizo the ‘omission of *' corn in handa of farmera’ by any Assessor? It ia my opinion that an Assossor oannot knowingly negleot tho sssessmont of any taxable proporty wlfi\o\lt bo« ing olearly guilty of perjury. Youra truly, 0. B, LIPPINCOTT, Auditor Publio Accounts. Beamvarizep, 1L, May 10, 1874, THE COURTS. Miscellancous Rusincss Transacted Yesterdaye A discharge was entored and issued to John O, Morper. BUPEDIOR COURT IN DRIEP, Sarah Bilvey, for the uso of Hamlin, Davey & Co., began & suit againat Edward Roby, claiming €8,000. . Goorgo B, Harris and Goorge T. Harrls sued James N, Booman and Hiram K. Booman fo 1,000, Alfred Rophael commenced a gult against the Beandinavinn National Baok to rocover 16,000 ‘William H. Btevens brought suit for £10,0000 sgainst the Chicago, Danville & Vinconues Rail- road Company. ©. 0. Morriman boganan action against George R, Clork, R. P. Layton, C. P, Douine for A0, - v, sad T Hiram Martin sued 8. J. Walker for $6,000. Emma Ledger begou an nction for $2,000 'gi';hm B., gl.“mwupm. eo1ge D. omb sued Edwar and John Foonoy for $1,000. Dkt Tho Olicago & Pacific Raflvay Company began an gotion agaiuat Josoph Bheat” for $2,000, and auother against David Sheaf for £1,000, Michool Felsenthal sued Eugeue I'. Honshaw for 81,200, T, M, Bradloy bogan a .suit in_attachment légnin’nt W‘illnil[n Sévhi)born. J&gu&\McIulyre, W.F. oolbaugh, H. G, Powers, 0. T. Wheolor, John Morris, clalming 92,000, g Willlam If, Toyaolds bogan s suit for ._Roynolds began n sui against Q. O, P. Holden. H 950,000 THE COUNTY COURT, The Court orderod tha confirming of nssesse mont_rolls Nos, 488, 469, 508 to 611, and 551 of the City of Chicago, oxcept to such lots in 439 to which objections were filed, and also ordered the dismissal of rolls Nos. 414 and 417. In the mattor of the estats of Oharles Engels, his will was proven, and lettors tostamentar: were issuod to Frioderike Engels and Adnlpfl Buotzoro, Executors’ bond in 15,200 was ap- yroved. The executrix of the estato of Botsoy N, Holmes presentod her account, which was ap- proved, Tho claim of Anthon Wondel for €1,117.60 against tho estate of John B, Mueller was al- lowed. On the galmon of John Dieden, County Apgent, the Oourt.ordored o warrant and venire to.try the question of insanity of Mary Me- Artbur and Caroline 3. Nordlie, returnabla tos morrow at 10 a. m. THE OALL. .. Jupoe Horrmng,—From 624, unlimited. Jupak Rocens.—3877, 391 to 894, 897 to 413, Jupak Booti—No call to-day, Jupoe Tnre.—2,180, 234, 235, 1,490, and gon~ or;l dcckg 400 to 5003 ‘1 5 upae GarY.—1233¢, 126, 189, 146, 161.to 166, 168 to 177, 170, Tot 120, 100, 216, JUDGE JAMESON,—3234 to 220, 228 to 292, 204, 235, 236, 238, 289, 244 to 247, all inclusive. Gg‘g'nax-:a MoRtopents AXp Bunns sssist Judga . JUDGMENTH. Uritep Brates Omourr Count.—Junas Horxme ~—Third National Bank v, R. M, Hough, O, 8,.Hough, A, J, Hough, 0, H, Hough, and J, F. D, Eiliott, $3,808,~ 7f,—Williaml_Olark v, Georgo O. Johuson, Ienry A. Tylor, $4,215,10,~Ephraim Lomvard atal; v, O, T. Boal and Fairman L, Audrews, $375.68, ¥ Surznion COURT,—JUDGE UGARY—TFurst & Bradloy *Manutacluring Comtpauy v, Syain Nelson and Ololt Denson, $200,U0.—Thomua A. Bpraguo v, 8, B, Rock= well, $010,60.—TRaobort 0. Harper otal, v, Jamos C. Gront and John' Prico; verdict, $4,2 Snodgrass v, J. R, Dorke and G. P. 0. Goblo'v. H.J, Link, $5.—8, James Murphy, $393.50.—Willinm Rano, $331.23.—T. L. Manson ct ol v. Archibald Spratt and D, L, Parker, $171,38.—F. E. Dradley et al. v. B, F, Stanloy, $1,276.50, JuDoE Jam=aON—D, A, Lincoln v. Ed. G. Blather~" wick, 72233, * Cingurr_Counr,—CoNrrsstons.—Honry Binen v. John Lauer, $212,88,—Kirk D, Pioce v. D, O, Thom: and P’ G, Garduor, $10,21,. JUDos Roaxns—Honrleita Patek v. Henry Dlofens ok vordiet, §500, 5 Judaz Boorin—Jjohn O, Rubin v, Lycoming Fira Tnsursuce Company: verdict, $2,111.93, and’ motion for new_trial.—Phillp Browor v, Jacob Honauer, $50,50.—Lorin Love v, D, 8. Taylor, $302.05, Junax Trke,—Auguat Fisher v, Potor Ragor, $477. J.F. tathbone et al, v. John 3I, Smith, $617.20. D. Roiners v, N, M, Platke and Pilip Dickma J. M, Ely v,, Winchiester Hall, ‘§1;624,83,—Van ' Bro nell v, F, A, Wicholman, $31.87.—A. Blum, Jr, v. P. P, Maerz, $078.52. ILLINOIS STATE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVEN~ We-give below the ‘programme of the Illi~ nois Btate Bunday-B8chool Conveution, to be held, at Champaign, June 2, 8, and 4: » d PIELIMINARY MEETINGS, Sunday, May S1—Norniug; aflornoon ; evening. Hlonday, June 1-—Morning ; afterucon ; evening, Tuesday, Juns 3—Narulug, Tuesday, June 1—ATiomoons: oelock, th tesday, June criioon : 8 o'clock, the aksgivs. ing, praybr, and prateo; & oclock, Orgwatation . Evontng : Addrosses, Wedneaday, June, 3,—Morning: 9 o'clock, o) oxercises; 0:30, reporis from counties; m?;o,,".?:‘é’ ] 10:46, local institutes; 11:15 normal classes, Aff ere noon: 2 o'clock, opening cxorcises; 2:30, teach ers' meetings ; 3:40, rece A5, g of conve sted Addresses, children, Evening: Dhursday, June 4.—Morning, 9 o'clock, openty g ox- g Ii.!n, Teports from counties; 10, tho 7 ‘fires s} :30, receea s 10:48, tomporancs fn the Su uehdol, Aftorioon' 3 o'clock, opentng osereisct - 2 rimary classes 80, ibio study, Y [og* Radresson i Blig ey, Evon . —_— A Seducer Shota From the Syracuse (V. Y.) Journal, Tt will bo romombored that the seducet of tha young girl, Josopline Le Cloar, of Mianlius, who dicd recentiy from the effects of a11sbor- tion, was one Thamas D. Kelley, of Oxford; ot least, the girl, bofore hor doath, leid the crimo at his door. Siuce_ the issuing of tho warranis for Dr. Hoyes and Kelley, tha latter has man- #ged to elude arrest, but yostordny intolligonce wad racoived in this city to tho eifect that Bhorif Brown had succoeded in arresting Nolley, in Mauch Chunk, Pg., and that bo had returncd to Norwich with his privoner on Tucsdoy Inst, While the Shoriff wns taldng the prisonor from the cars to the inil they twore confronted by Albert Le Cloar, & brothior of tho docensed, who, without much ado, drew & revolver, and fired three bullots 1to the bady of Kolloy, killing hiny inatantly, Le Olenr, immediatoly ufter the shaoting, ran to the depot and jumped on board the engine of tho train just leaving the placo. On roncliing Enrlville ho Jofe tho Midiand Road and mado his way to his home in Maulius, sinco which timo ke hos not been seon or heard of, —_—— Grasshoppers in lowan. From the Council Blugs (Towa) Globe. Qrasshoppord by tho mlllion aro destroying tho growiug crops In the castern part of *the county, ns we glean from the Delta. Tho whont rio!ds of W. U, Barton and Robort Motioral liave oepecially suffored from thefr dopredations. They commenced ou three sides of Mr. Darton's wheat iiold, and, though they bnve gone but o lit- 110 way, (lm{'hnvo literally awopt ovorything bo~ foro thom. Unless they noon dovelop thoir wings aud ave oarrled of by the wind, v, B, will prob- ably loso bia enlire” field, Ny, Motheral's they are uot quite so bad, though thore ure onough of thow {o waken sortous approlien- pions in that gentloman's mind, Wo hour of theso posts in sovoral looalitios in thls vicinity. 1t Is to be hopod that tho soourgo 18 nak gonaral, and that thoy may not do any sovious damage. Tarimors ju this locality ave fur from feollng onsy on the subjoct, ———— —Tho Atlantic (Towa) Telegraph snys: * Mrs, UESTION.—Tho Assessora of this county (Will) held a meeting, aud rcaolvndbby & large -'Illllm‘H{‘ not to asucss corn hold by farmors, By whal authority can thoy do this? ANswER.—In auswer Lo your favor of the 14th inat,, Boo, 1? Iert. 9, Co!mmmlnu of Illinois, gived tho Qoneral Assombly powor to * provide such rovonus as may boneediul by levylug & tax, by valustion, w0 that every person wud COIDOTA® Witliam Crlsman, of Bilghton Townehlp, disptayed rava prosonce of mind a few duys ago. Bhoncci- dentally stoppad on a rattlesnake,nud the ropiile collod ttsolf around hor ankle, By & quick glance whe observod that her foot rested on ite body very nenr its head, and knew that while in that condition it could not bito, Sho just throw bLer woight on that foos aud held its snakeship to the ourth while one of her clildron brought ber a stick with whioh she killed tho slimy thing,”