Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V --- -- : - -- - - - - - - - --~ - - '4 V6 $$e" i a advaucoiTo Dollars an q-Qpeiatiejiofi iths, o ior tthe' eid ol the year. a ati tied atl al . aruge 140q); insre7 ots. pe, ' Ved" or e& sequbioqiient: insorton; er niondo li marked Attisem, rtlorey will be publish !W t,), ordeied to-be discontinued, and a' . Dollar rsquare for"a single in and VgAblydverttse. d ge s alaingle -mo 0thly.8thesame asew eteoedl sIxlineu,lI 61is'ridinhinetid: i Cind. t diesa flpbl ocesk or trust-or- puffing!. thi itlons e -hrrged as Advertise ..7 1sWl&tiA'bbtjlitit'bs paid to in' toi:-Frequent inquirles'has. 'ag beenthadec66ncerning the, objects of' tIn ihCarIna Medical Associalon ~knihcii irik9 can be ans'vered reading before the people tp rodeedings, offer' 1 n Unyour Jnurmdn-a fo eavowed purpose luangiafrmation onall subjects. In --pinPqol Sumter frel -Interest. Th oourse'comies the more nee. &4w wfthn 'iniIeitruc. T. Iso4 prevalent throughout 1%.4 'diring the pnst yenr. -A CIL - I'V1will.iot fuil- to convince ht'lid.ia our o7ec~r, de. r qsPa remprstl:in the oonfer. ' favour, by ptes upont pub. U y r humble -n tary of the L6d q asocia -aBiief, but eloqaient address, in he ot upon thencoaitin..-of euifraged the rnemfirs to ohns, in acecompli.hing the !Act 0ns'of the' Board of i 1 I h-e past year were then aeleoian-of Counsellors being the Vtfitsineia-s in,46rder, Dr. Holebk! o ithe followirg. ~sv/, Tihatas the requisite numr Co District< societies have not heep; e i the Fellows of the Associa-1 nwip~vl iho same rule For the appointment of NWVountiellors prevail for the next year, which -yas adopted at the last Annual Meeting. 'Adopted. The Reports or Committees being calledsror Dr. Dematiisure, Chairman of 166hna Committee to ascertain the nutmber or I hiatpiI, 4i-Onsed .and Unauthoriaed raotitiQuere in the State,. Reported that *.anhenter'information had not been re. elived from'all the Districts of' the State, tilat elsten districts only had been fully ~~prted.- Tbe Report as presented wvas ptd, 'inti the Cominittee directed to itiqe'their labors the next Year. G aillard moved that the Associa. 1.ip jskea recess at' 12 o'clock, to allowv *thorrepresentatives of the several districts .to retIrer and 'eleot their Counsellors. <a2The alterations 'of' -the Bylawvs being ~tyg der, Dr. Gaillard proposedn.ev. egglalterlois .and amendlmenats, which feeste: 4iiud'to the Board of' Counsel loras, wvho thea retired to consider the 'sameVW - itjshc President appointed Dr. Mayes, 'A~sisnrnt Secretary. T~'he Rdpo rt of the Committee on in. d gi& Medical Botany, being called pr, Jr.,Poreller. read a report, which .residopted, and the Committee directed jp~opntimue-their labours the next year. -Dr."Poroher stated that several vacan. 3eiow- lad'occoorod in the Commit tee In the 46di%' of theoyear, and on the suggestion af fy'."D P~~a the President was di So t'supiin then at his leisure. 0ing 12'oIo, tho Ansociation took ~~seeplr e opurpose of allowilng the meimbers to elect. their Counsellors. The -Association- reassembled at 12 :'.The report of' the Counsellors on the - altrtn~'or Sylaws proposed by Dr. ~eidr#i biing'dal led far, Dr'.,.Cof1in, the 'edl'd or h6 .Boprd, made a: report lkoi~ a pied, by tijo Asasocia tion. ;h"fottriof' 1 o'olook/havipg arriy. r. ,Waggt movedl that. l- bttsiness be~ukandd~or the purposot of' hearing . ,he .knnverhary Oration. .46JgGk1i fthe Anniversasry Oratorl ~ ~,&~~d~au"Able had eloqudint is. flygiene..-* 48wns then red a comi. hesti t mak b mu~ ~J Wle. afn ieportid thoeieti Nar. Adopted. " Dr. Simons ivedItihfilloing2 ,'Q. 'Reabltad; hataa CO&nmaluwe ' dl I tenbeis, '(tobeappoirnted tAthe7,1iettri i if the 'Ptesident,) be apiointed'to attend '.i be -neit- session of 'the, Legisuee, to 4ge upon.thatIBody, the qiptctyef PractiuAl system, for hregigatio 9 a* th,.Mriesa eta h was adoptel.' heappomtnnt'1 Oelors as th~en mado A discussion-hiving 'afisrni"el1i to he tiht 6f'districts 'not' ienit - td hitse Cunsellor,' -De.l M n wVed'td suspind. the rude, in order o'mav the following resblutipn: Rcolucd, That. the :nominations of Counsellors made be cofirned, and. that in the district, whera no nominatipns hive been na d, the counsellors elected for, d latyear, bn'ontinued'fo- the ensiin Wili rrso.lutiIn' *ins idt0d Dr. John Davis moved. he' folloit. Whereas; C.ngress havin p .'pa, a law for the suppression -of the.irnporiatito of impure and inert drugs,-has veitd"lin the Treasury Department the powerrand duty of appointing an Inspactor of drugis fhr the .ditlerent ports and, , . Whereas; an In.pector has been ap pointed for the' Port.of ChUrlwston, w'hos acquaintance with the science of Mdi6ine seems not tb besufficient to'gouraifee the faithful enforcement of the said Law; thernfore beit. Resolved,'By- the Medidial assoiation io South Camlina, that the treasury depart. ment belit'f mdrnd of thin matteroaand urg. ed to hatige the 'appointment, so as to insure the 'aithful di.-oharge of -the duty enjoine d, by the Law; and further be it Rcoled, That the officers of t ',as sociation be chargopd. with tin: yo o6 ferring wiih the Trbas rent on tha 'sNOf at their 'onvel Theiin ini't f*Dr' uit cities, learing that a gentleman had bien appointed Inspector for the Port of Chard leston, who wasq totally incompet6nt 1 diiOhargo 'the duties of his Offlce, had. written to their Houses in Europe to send their drugs through Cliarleston.. Dr. Mackay stated that the Physiciansof Charleston had already sent their protest to the.Treasury department against tIm' appointment, but that the departenrt had taken no notice whatover of it; lie moved therefore that the subject he brought both beforo Congress and the Secretary of the Treasury--which amendment was accep. ted by Dr. Davis. Dr. Davis' resolution, so amended, was then adopted. Dr. Brunch oflered the following pream. ble and resolut ions: Whereas; in accordance with the joint recommenudation of the South Carolina I t Medical Association, tihe American Medi cul Association and the Now York Col lege of Pharmacy, Congressq has with a prom'ptit ude worthy of the wisdom of thnt B~ody, pnssednalaw for the suppression of the importaton of spurious, adulteratedC mad inert drugs; and whereas, the most tlarming developments have been exposed by an investigation, made by Dr. Ed. wards who was appointed hv the Treasurv rlepartment to inqcuire into' thue practical aperation of that lawv of Congress, and who, after spending five weeks in the :ities of Boston, Newv York, Philadeol. phia and Baltimore, actually ascertain. ad that from the first of .July Inst until ho first of .January 1840,' 13015.lbs f Rhubarb hkd been'rejected. 3440 Ii's af Opium, 7205 lbs of Jalan, 1414 ba of, Gambouge, 1400 ihs of Sen'nn, 30095 ihn Peruvian Bark. 3003 of lodine, arnd 1704 lbs of Gum Myrrh hadl be-en rejected as worthless; and wvhereas, weo have no do~ubt lhat if such an act wans made to iniclude N~ostrumns of every diescription, resuhts a bundred times more aberming wvould he broughit to light; anid whereas, wve are tatisfiedi that ini order to perfect this s-s em, it is indispennhly necnssatry to brinug State as wvell us Unite-d Slates nction to uear upon the business; therefore bo~ it, Resolved by the South Carolina Medi. 3r1 Association, that a Committe-a consin. ing of the Cha rleston delegation (of which mof. Moultrie slindl he chnirman) he ap. E ointedl to memorialize the legislature on he suhject. Resolved, That this Committee he ha. tructed to urge on thue Legislature, the ~reat necessIty of having a suitable In. pector (of domestic drugs) appointed for h he City of Charleston. Resolved, That this Committee he also C nstrueteda place the business of Nos. p rum VendinB In a very prominent light aefore the legislature. e 'Reaolved,.That 500 copIes of the Re. ort of Dr. Edwvardse be published for cir.L a ulation; and-that the sorotarybe. iqntirtw. 'A a) Cha ht1 fitii iteridoby th68 .1 IMedie'al V M trbistBr ha atbhhnient of ani rarsyalhodiierted inaoni prpso'andl ine-d overi, thde aformentioned Ben.i -vo8ntilooIety 11 -1 .9r;fWy.11. in smorne ry forcihte re narks opposed the reso ,tonibutstated hqit he. was 4es(rai o lomin1ng a mem >rn of thai socity. D 1. r i de1 1V eraris ex ~odfiii ohjt~ee t ihe Medilal efhdtin06ietyind &ontuded by oy. osing th'et irkthsfer of-fridsebntemplated y thear s rolilih. - Dr. Villiata..move4 that'theaubject erefetrq'g to the ,Boisd~of Couisellors. DBn h alpte~i.hnn the; Qhject 'he ad inview hmd * heen arected;he had, y he resolutio :intended dnly to )ring o ofilce of ihe asoa x o lf iuh ti.sdelety, andoneluded by withdraving th Wresolltionq . Dr. Wylio moved that tie coanitution )f thi ewyifrAW,1R4Aliefr nf'!the Wid. tws ofiMedical uienIn South Carolina be read; The Constitution. of' 7that society was then read by Dr Jervey Several memer o othe a uspointion tlien Aigned the. dm'tt4iion of thio Mdical enevolent Society Dr o1rro. iw ivdd that the rport of Dr Barritof AbNlleon the M die d Botany of that-District should be published. Dr Rmarrai-stated that the .Report was too incompletletn go in its . present shape before thePublic, how-ished it-first to un dergp superv * 1 y tihe Chairrnn of the Committee oridigenous Medi C al Bota ny. Dr.. rrcher w4 illing to i o fur. ther arid more complete. reports to be made beobre he htult prtdeeed to inco ae[ tiiose thiathad- n n idT Fnili H~rtOFidiitith iss_1 h. t of the inmmittee: i-,igy *'ron[ igitny port of Medicianulpldtt oT that distifict. Ije hopedto. re"eive further epcirts from other,..nembors of the-Comittee be. fore he would..prepare hir report . on. the Indigenous Medical Botany of the State. Dr. ' Branch considered tie question as )ne of great importance and wished that Imple ilme be allowed thie Committee to Ma ke fn1l reports. Dr. Morrow's resolution was not adop. ed. Dr. Miller of Lexington ofiered the rollowing resolution. Resolved, That the thanks of the South .amlhinu Medical association are due to ihe Prcsident and Directors of the S. C. Rail i Road- Company, for the courtesy exteinded o its members; and ihat the secretary ransmi. a copy of thi resolution to the resident of the Compony. A'dnpted. Dr. Mackey moved that fie thuaks of: his association he tendered to Dr. P. C. 3aillard for the able and eloquent ad. Iress delivered by him yesterday. Adopt. id. Dr. Williams moved that tho thanks of his ass'ociation he tendered to the Hoiird f Trustees of the A pprentices' Library oiety for the liberal grant of their HallI or thE meeting of the association: Adop ed. There being no further btusine'ss before lhe association, On motion of Dr. Morrow, The asso. ion adjotirned. D. J. C. CAIN, J. A. MAYEs, Secretaries. Thursday, Feb. 22nd, 184A0. According to the Provisionsofthe By aawW, the Boardi of C~ountsellors met im nmdiiately 'aflher the adjournment so te ~asoeintion for the purpose of glecting )flieers for the ensuing year. -- The following gentlemen were then I 'lected oflicers of the Association. Dr. JAM ES MOULTRIE, President. Dr. R. E. WYLIE,J Dr. JOHN DOUGLASS, ( Secretaries.t Dr. D). J. C. CAlI N, Rec~ording Secretary. Dr. J. A. MA YES, Corresipondmng See'ry. Dr. W. TI. WRAGG, Treasurer. Dr. J. P. BARRATT', Orator for 1850. Trho Board then adjouained D). J. C. CA IN, t J. A. MAYES, Secretaries. From the Charleston Courier. OUTHI.CAROLINA MEIDICAL1 AS. SOClIATION. The Anniversary meeting of the South Tarolina Medical A ssociation was held at the p lall ot the Apprentices' Library Society, on a Vednesday, the 21st Febiruiary. The meet ig was large and respectable--many mom- d ara present being gentlemen of the Medical te rotession from destant portions of the State. si Ireat unanirmty of~ opinion and sentiment ft revniled, and all seemed actuated by the one rr otave--tha desire of doing something to et- rr are the character of the Miedical profession athe State or South Carolina. ' At one o'clock, the Anniversary Oration sj 'as delivered by Dr. P. C. Gaullard, an abie id eloquts produetin and which reflent. rh AptOf iI i 0i a tyae ";i.co654 4~~~~A cpoiStote-isil ied oho Hittl of thi SuthaC'olg isl y, a .ro autnpiuous eentertalinment b' ioop reti by th9 Stewar-s1of. Aiotla, lot, si ch was sereda up ~nIe's usui Si ut0'alyle -t~o'u iedied t ereladeted around tdh i b oi bo d7 nitih aI hilarity prevailed the entire A ]in I f lib un. 9.n' uR4 t i Othe naitydhtiLv ip ar~ mnmutes. . Afte reio'val of tiwcloth the fo~I ac iir n bo i oa g .r 4dnk 1. tehb Da teaedi4i a immbers, a'id .extqndipgu h s ~M W rho pioneer's in the0adtUseof iedical ro i the United Statess:ay theimpet b16 it has gen to this hoydment'be paibd to jhe ihdividiia at6oS ourc ray 2.LL he braiOr ofhe hA.b produida which w'",, e. t day, that thedicat, e N i!1.Rjtis Oqdly as wellast t .a Cr ldoffii li> -.-Whilstjthe world at Idlgs oe* cupied h.politiial ahdsocial reforn, let u* by h inioue and concerted action efre0 Ined.ic reform-'a consamnatioi most de vout be Wished.L VU oth Carolina Medical Associa. tit ay it accomplish the purposes S was ,insti~titqe, viZ: the suppreV4 fr yi.nd tii.levatiorNoftlo stauidad of a ei iion'. aician-Letthose who emploj h "rthe honor that is due fto him,fes'oes they maj have of il Lord hath appointed him." y t &hic.-. bi-rnch of- moral esiksodioby odat-(reftdiers, Ith K of,- tbL-A Irrgjo.~4u Th on: The irst viwented steam tocon4 vey ttx orer the- world; tho latter, to coneyi us buefthe.w6rld. By Dr. D. A. Vogt, of Orangoburg.-8tle xssto the Medical Reformatio., By Dr. G. Muller, of Lexington.-The South Carolina Medical Association: May it' :ontinue to prosper until - there 'will not be left a singlo quack from the mountains twi the sea board. .I. . By Dr. J. D. Rdmph, of Orangebutrg. The Importe-s of Drugs: Let them import )uro drugs, or let pure drngs be given to the mporters of spurious drugs. By Dr. 1. 11. J.. Hook, of Orangoburg.-, The Medical A ssociation and the oje it n view, the dotenfalt of quackery:-..iay". we >ersevere until we triumph. By Dr. J. C. M'Kewn, of Charleston.-' rur Port Physician: By his energy andiper ieverance, he has, no> doubt,, protected the ihores of Carolina from the invasion of Clholera. - - By Dr. W. F. Corly, of Loxington.-2The Vedical Association: May it be.the neaisof aimg the standard of medicine in South; Car-. By Dr. HL. WKennerly ot'Orangeburg. i'he Smukh Carolina Medical Associatin: klay it inicrease in magnitude, as it advance. ii a e. -yDr. J1. WV. Keitt, of Orangeburg.-The G.aades: The Ladies too-God bless thern all4 Are anianbe as they are fair, 'Tis all ai joke aabout their il, They are yet as pure as anweIs are, WVhile solated by the.r wviling smile, Our anxious cairee are huished to rest; And udeath himself w i spare us wvhile We are pallowed on their lovely breast. By Dr. John Davas, oi A bbeville-Profeusor rames Monttrie: Itis a source of great pleas ire that we have so lavora ble an opportunity a the present to return to-our distinguished 'resIidenit our uinleignied thanks for the in. tuction so ably imparted to us during our upitage. May he have long to enjoy honor. tlearnoig, so justly his due. By Dr. J. A. Manyes of Sumter-A heart alt wish that we may all mecet again around his festive board on the next anmiversamry. By D~r. F. P'. P'ircher-Prof. Tuomeyj,our iltate Osologist: liis able and valuable report ,ell largely contiribute to develope the natu al resources of the Xtate, and to sustain her a the position she desires to hold in the scion fic world. By Dr. J. Branrh-Thae President and )irectors of the 8. C. Rail Road: Tl hoy are ntitled to our heartfelt'thanks for extending :the menmbers of our Association theouse of ioir road at half price. By Dr. J. A. Mayes-TIhe motto of the Lpprentices8' Lib'rary Society, "Non nobis sed steris": We are acting not for ourselves lone, hut also for the benefit of Posterity. By Dr. J. C. Cain-Our honored Presi-. mnt, Dr. James Moultrie: Whose endeavor. I sustain the honor anid digniity of the Profee-. on, and zeal in promoting its genoral wel re are unsurp.assed. May he live to see any, if not all, his hopes on the subject of edical reform realized. By, Dr. J. D. Rtumph, of .Omangburgy he importers~ of spurious pund real drugs to iurious vender,. 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The helM arew larer~ and more' abnat ltrly ovr Messrs~~. We anorfh ge anhes; te - Sandnan thte cott n pp Aikpd ar , Wahee nve gaitr e and aus bste' have, e ish gid aiithol d try favineg no joit A in o - woiis papbighy itll 1ita 'rctlpl ter hts b cutvtdti.cttnfo-ieya wn hhe hudet otd irsic thel be 6atn o tirt a t By a e experientshof