leaving a balance to the credit of the Cyclopædia fund of $196.32.

On motion the report was accepted and referred to Drs. D. S. Smith, Chicago, J. H. McClelland, Pittsburgh, and Horace Packard, Boston.

Dr. Burgher read the report of the Executive Committee in reference to a number of important changes necessitated by the sectional plan. Among these subsequently acted on and adopted are the following (proper changes having been made in the by-laws):

That all papers presented in each section, together with the discussion thereon, shall be referred to the Committee on Publication.

That the President shall appoint the chairman of all bureaus for the ensuing year, and shall announce all such appointments no later than the Thursday morning session.

That Sec. 14 of Art. 7 shall not apply to sectional meetings, but for this session each section may adopt rules governing its own papers and discussions.

The report of the Bureau of Organization, Registration and Statistics was then taken up, the chairman, T. Franklin Smith, M. D., New York, presenting the following report:

Number of medical societies reporting, 123; number of medical societies not reporting, 27; number of national societies, 5; number of sectional societies, 2; number of state societies, 31; number of local societies, 112; number of hospitals, houses, etc., reporting, 43; number of hospitals not reporting, 14; the hospitals report a bed capacity of 4,239; whole number of patients treated, 13,862: number cured, 5,935; number relieved, 4,471; number died, 910, showing the very low mortality of 1 per cent.; number of dispensaries reporting, 34; number of dispensaries not reporting, 12; number of patients treated therein, 142,629; number of prescriptions, 376,886; number of colleges reporting, 14; number of students, 1,171; number of graduates during the past year, 372; number of alumni, 7,732; number of journals, 24. Dr. Smith also urged upon the members the necessity of sending in their photographs for the proposed group picture.

The report, together with the recommendations, was adopted, and Dr. Smith requested to remain in charge of the bureau for the next year.

Dr. Strong announced that he had been engaged in indexing the Transactions from the beginning and now lacked only six volumes to complete the work. It would probably be a volume of 75 or 100 pages and complete as to authors and titles.

Dr. Kinne moved that this matter of indexing be referred to the Publication Committee, they to recommend. as to its expediency, during the present session.

Report of Delegates.

Dr. Moffatt of the Brooklyn Homoeopathic Hospital reported that that institution was very prosperous. He also reported for the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives. This is now in its sixth year, and it has been very effectual in its treatment. He also represented the Homœopathic Society of Kings County.

Dr. Wright reported on the work of the Homœopathic Hospital of Buffalo. It has been organized since 1873. A training school for nurses has been instituted during the past year, and it had been his pleasure a few evenings since to deliver the introductory lecture.

Dr. Beckwith, of Cleveland, said that the hospital at that place had about seventy-five beds. They also had a training school in connection.

Dr. T. F. Allen spoke of the Laura Franklin Hospital, of New York. It was built and endowed with $200,000. It has treated 112 patients, and lost but 4. The hospital is free.

Dr. Millie J. Chapman represented the Pittsburg Homoopathic Hospital. During the year 1,114 patients were treated, 867 cured, 73 relieved, 67 died; the gross mortality was between 5 and 6 per cent., including coroners' cases. Dr. J. C. Burgher reported for the dispensary connected with the Pittsburgh Hospital.

Dr. H. C. Allen, of Ann Arbor, said that in Michigan, during the last year, homoeopathic societies had been or

ganized in nearly every congressional district, by the clubbing together of two or more counties. The hospital at the University was filled to overflowing all the time. He regretted the absence of Dr. Walsh, of Detroit, who could give the particulars of the new Newberry and McMillan Hospital projected for that city, the gift of these two gentlemen who had endowed it with $200,000.

Dr. B. W. James reported for the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. This institution is doing good work.

Dr. Canfield represented the Woman's Homœopathic Medical Association of Chicago; and also the Ladies' Medical Society, which latter body is the largest society of medical women in the country, numbering twenty-two members.

Dr. Custis represented the National Homœopathic Hospital at Washington. This has been in existence for four years, but they have only occupied the clinical portion of the building for the last eighteen months. The walls of the building were given by Congress, and the ladies of Washington have fitted it up. It has 33 beds, and an average of 20 patients.

Dr. Packard reported for the Massachusetts Homœopathic Hospital. It has not a dollar of debt; has received during the year in legacies and donations upwards of $50,000, with $80,000 invested. It has a training school in successful operation; also a home for nurses. Reports 165 medical and 260 surgical cases.

Dr. Kinne, in his usual felicitous manner, reported for the New Jersey State hospital at Paterson.

Dr. Warren represented the Homoeopathic Medical Society of Western Massachusetts.

Dr. Packer represented the Vermont State Homœopathic Society-about sixty members.

Dr. Ryan reported for the Homœopathic Medical Society of Delaware.

Dr. Norton, of New York, reported for the New York County Medical Society. The membership is over 200. Dr. Boyer, of Pottsville, Pa., reported for the Schuylkill County Society.

Dr. Weaver, of Philadelphia, reported a ward society in the northern part of Philadelphia.

SECOND DAY.-MORNING SESSION.

The Institute was somewhat tardy in assembling. Shortly after the gavel rapped to order, Dr. Peck called attention to the laxity on the part of the members of the Institute in replying to inquiries made of them as to their alma mater, etc., for directories. He said that a neglect or refusal to do this, especially when the publishers sent out their requests with a postal card for reply, puts the member on the footing of a quack. He said that in consequence of this neglect many members were not published in the Polk Directory. Motion made in due form.

Dr. Wm. Owens amended by including the entire profession.

Dr. H. C. Allen approved of the motion. He had been. informed by a publisher in his own state that of the requests sent to physicians he had received replies from about one-third. It is a very discouraging task to undertake to compile a directory for the accommodation of the profession.

Dr. O. S. Runnels said that if he thought any good could come from the movement he would support it.

The motion was carried.

Dr. D. S. Smith, of Chicago, made a partial report of the Board of Censors. He reported the following applications for membership:

Albert Claypool, Toledo, O.; J. P. Hershberger, Lancaster, O.; L. P. Sturtevant, Conneaut, O.; E. J. Gooding, Boston, Mass.; A. J. Harvey, Newport, Me.; F. B. Percey, Brookline, Mass.; Burt J. Maycock, Buffalo; T. W. Swalm, Pottsville, Pa.; Lamson Allen, Southbridge, Mass.; J. P. Sutherland, Boston; Henry P. Holmes, Lansingburgh; Mary H. Baynum, Boston; A. H. Birdsall, Brooklyn; Homer V. Halbert, Chicago; J. B. Robinson, Boston; W. H. Stone, Providence, R. I.; Sayer Hasbrouck, Providence, R. I.; Cynthia M. Nordstrom, Malden, Mass.; R. W. Southgate, Rockland, Mass.; Geo. E. Perey, Salem; S. W. Hopkins, Lynn, Mass.; L. B. Richards, Stafford Springs, Conn.; S. H. Knight, W. T. Helmuth, Jr., New York; L. W. Reading, Hatboro, Pa.; M. Dills, Carlisle,

Ky.; E. R. Freeman, Wapokoneta, O.; W. H. Tobey, Boston; A. B. Kinne, Syracuse; H. K. Macomber, Pasadena, Cal.; L. W. Thompson, W. C. Goodno, Philadelphia; J. W. Thompson, Pittsburgh; M. W. Vandenburg, Ft. Edward, New York; H. F. Ivins, Jr., Philadelphia; G. S. Adams, Westboro, Mass.; Thos. A. Docking, Oakland, Cal.; Curtis O. Swinney, J. H. Rile, Edgar B. Britton, Balti

more.

Dr. Allen moved that the new applicants present be extended the freedom of the floor for debate until the evening session. Carried.

The report of the Committee on Drug Provings was taken up.

Dr. Sherman, of Milwaukee, said that as the chairman of the committee was not present there was no general report. Instead, however, he had a list of provings which had been made under the direction of Dr. Chas. Mohr of Adonis ver., Chininum ars., and Lilium tig.; these drugs had been proved by twelve provers. Referred to the publication committee. Dr. Martin Deschere was appointed on the committee in place of E. M. Hale, whose time expires.

The report of the committee on Pharmacy was then made by the chairman, C. W. Butler, of Montclair, N. J. The experiments have been made in regard to the physical properties and the pathogenesy of drugs. The provings outnumbered those of last year. The object is to ascertain the drug power evolved.

Dr. Sutherland presented a summary of the work done by Dr. Conrad Wesselhoft, of Boston, which was in the nature of a table showing the comparative value of Mercurius sol. in various powers as proved by a number of students of the Boston University School of Medicine.

"The Discovery of the Cause why Prolonged Grinding makes Triturations Dark," was the subject of the second report by Dr. Wesselhoft. It adhered to the doctrine of limited divisibility of matter attributing the constant darkening of the triturations to the mortars in which they are prepared.

Dr. Lewis Sherman presented a summary of work done. during the past two years in the physical properties of

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