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TRANSACTIONS
OF
THE AMERICAN
JESCULAPIAN  SOCIETY:
DURING THE WINTER OF 1815—16.
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'rinted by John Forbes & Co.
1816. 

 
The Salutatory Address at the commencement
       of the Session, was delivered by
          John W. B. Murray, A. M.
         PAPERS
READ BEFORE THE SOCIETY.
I. On the sedative effects of Cold.   By George G.
  Graham.
2. On the effects of Tobacco.   By Dr. Augustus
  R. Griffen.
3. On the Secretion of Urine.   By Edward De-
  lafield.
4. On the medicinal virtues of the Veratrum Al-
  bum.  By James W. Warburion.
5. On the proximate cause of Fever.  By Charles
  G. Patterson.
6. On Tetanus.  By John Cadle.
7. On the proximate cause of Intermittents.  By
  Dr. William Joyce.
8. On the diseases of the  Prostate Gland.  By
  Robert M. Sullivan.
9. On Hectic  Fever.  By Killian  V. B. Lan-
  singh. 
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10. On the Rationale of the cure of Hydrocele by
  Injection.  By John TV. B. Murray.
11. On Death.   By Charles G. Patterson.
12. On the modus operandi  of Cold.  By Peter
  Crispell,jun.
13. On Medical Science.   By Thos. I. Gibbons.
14. On Animal Poisons.  By Lewis Belden.
15. On the History of Anatomy.  By Charles G,
  Patterson.
1G. On Emetics.  By Gerardus Huyck.
17. On the Colour of the Blood.  By James R.
  Verdeer.
18. On the Effects of Cold.  By Bernard Halen-
  bake.
19. On Dropsy.   By Dr. Benjamin P. K;~sam.
20. On Fracture  of  the Sternum.   By  John K.
  Rodgers.
21.  On Carcinoma.  By  James  TV. Warburton.
22.  On Aneurism.  By James C. Bliss, M. D.
23.  On Sclerocele.  By  Edward Delafield.
24.  On Superfcetation.   By James R. Verdeer.
 25.  On the Sagacity of Animals.  By Cornelius
  Dickinson.
 26. On Carcinoma of the Eye.  By Lewis Belden.
 27. On Scrofula.   By Killian V. R. Lansingh.
 28. On Hydrothorax. By Jesse Billings.
 29. On the medicinal properties of the Fucus Es-
  culentus.  By  Dr. Augustus R. Griffen.
 30. On Urethritis.  By  Lewis Belden.
 31. On the Biography of Michael Servetus.  By
  John TV. B. Murray. 
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32.  On Amaurosis.  By George TJpfold.
33.  On Digestion.  By Asa Hillyer, jun.
34.  On the Geographical and Zoological descrip-
  tions of the Bermudas, or Summer Islands.  By
  John TV. B. Murray.
35.  On Intermittent Fever.  By Lewis Belden.
36.  On the Buffy coat, as a sign of inflammation.
  By Charles G. Patterson.
37.  A cursory view  of Medical Science.  By
  Wylee B. Ector.
  The Valedictory  Oration was delivered  by
James R.  Verdeer. A, B, 
QUESTIONS
DISCUSSED BEFORE  THE SOCIETY.
1. Is Life a forced state ?
  AIT. Messrs. Warburton, Hillyer, Kissam and Miller.
  Neg. Messrs. Murray and Dickinson.
% In the  Phlegmasia, is local inflammation the
  cause of general fever ?
  Aff. Messrs. Delafield, Dering and Belden.
  Neg. Messrs. Dickinson, Miller and Murray.
3. Are  there any medicines  which have a  specific
  effect in the cure of diseases ?
  AIT. Messrs. Verdeer and Belden.
  Neg, Messrs. Murray and Springsted.
4. Is irritation, as the  proximate cause, sufficient
  to account for the symptoms and phenomena of
  fever ?
  Aflf. Messrs. Warburton, Bliss, Fowler and Griffin.
  Neg. Messrs. Patterson and Belden.
5. Can  Nosology be considered as beneficial to
  the science of medicine 1
  Aff. Messrs. Warburton, Belden and Murray.
  Neg. Messrs. Patterson, Joyce and Lansingl].
6. Does absorption take place from the surface of
  the body ?
  Aff. Messrs. Griffin, Fowler and Belden-
  Neg. Messrs. Gibbons, Graham and Helme.
7. Are  there any medicines directly sedative in
  their operation ?
  Aff. Messrs. Cadle, Graham and Miller.
  Neg  Messrs. Dickinson and Belden. 
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8. Does any direct communication by vessels ex-
  ist between the Mother and Foetus ?
  Aff- Messrs. Graham and Verdeer.
  Neg. Messrs. Rodgers and Delafield.
9. Are natural causes sufficient to account for the
  varieties of  anatomical  structure observed in
  the human species ?
  Aff- Messrs. Charles Dickinson and Belden.
  Neg. Messrs. Cornelius Dickinson, Dering and Patterson.
10.  In fractures of the  lower extremity, is the
   flex position preferable to the extended ?
  Aff. Messrs Billings and Joyce.
  Neg. Messrs. Lansingh and Patterson.
11.  Is there a vacuum in nature ?
  Aff.  Messrs.  Dering and Belden.
  Neg. Messrs. Seaman and Helme.
12.  Is the stimulating treatment preferable in re-
   cent burns 1
  Aff. Messrs.  Gibbons  and Cadle.
  Neg. Messrs. Seaman and Lansingh.
 13.  Is the yellowness of jaundice  ever owing to
   the regurgitation of bile ?
  Aff. Messrs. Upfold, Joyce, Graham and Murray.
  Neg. Messrs. Griffin  and Belden.
 14.  Are the functions of the heart independent of
'   the brain ?
   Aff- Messrs. Murray and Delafield.
   Neg. Messrs. Rodgers and Griffin. 
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At an Anniversary meeting of the American JEs-
   culapian Society, the  following gentlemen were
   elected officers for the ensuing year:
VALENTINE MOTT, M. D. Professor of the Principles and
  Operations of Surgery, President.
CORNELIUS DICKINSON, First Vice President.
JOHN W.  B- MURRAY, A. M. Second Vice President.
LEWIS BELDEN, A. B. Secretary.
ASA HILLYER, Jun. A. M. Treasurer.
NICOLL H.  DERING, A. B.  -)
CHARLES P. ALLEN,        \ Standing Committee.
JAMES R. VERDEER, A. B.  J
                 ---- UO(W^—---

         HONORARY ASSOCIATES.
SAMUEL BARD, M. D. President of the College of Physicians
  and Surgeons.
BENJAMIN DE WITT, M. D. Vice President of the College
  of Physicians and Surgeons, Professor of Natural Philosophy.
WRIGHT POST, M-  D.  Professor of Anatomy, Physiology,
  and Surgery.
WILLIAM HAMERSLEY, M. D. Professor of Clinical Me-
  dicine.
JAMES S. STRINGHAM, M. D. Professor of Medical Juris-
  prudence.
JOHN C. OSBORN,  M.  D.
VALENTINE MOTT, M. D. Professor of the Principles and
  Operations of Surgery.
SAMUEL L. MITCHELL, M. D. F. R. S. Ed. Professor of
  Natural History, &c.  &c.
DAVID HOSACK, M. D. F. L. S. Professor of the Theory
  and Practice of Physic and of Midwifery.
WILLIAM JAMES M'NEVEN,M. D. Professor of Chemis-
  try and Materia Medica.
JOHN AUGUSTINE SMITH, M. D. Member of the Royal
  College of Surgeons, London, President of, and Professor of
  Moral and Political Philosophy in the College of William and
  Mary, Williamsburgb, Virginia. 
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HONORARY MEMBERS.
Dr. Peter C. Tappen,
Dr. Amos Amsden,
Dr. Guy C. Bayley,
Dr. Timothy P. Beers,
Dr. Enos Barnes,
Dr. Benjamin B. Bevier,
James C.  Bliss, M. D.
Gerardus A. Cooper, M. D.
Dr. Fayette Cooper,
Dr. John Cooper,
Alire Raffeneau Delile, M. D.
Jacob De La Motta, M. D. Fellow of the College
      of Physicians and Surgeons,      Charleston, (S. C.)
Dr. Henry Fish,
Dr. James Gilbert,
Charles Gignilliat, M. D. Hospital
      Surgeon's Mate, U. S- Army,
Dr. Erastus L. Hart,
Dr. John  T. Harrison,
Richard Hoffman, Esq. Surgeon U. S. Navy, New-York.
Peter B. Helme, M. D.                       do.
Dr. James Inderwick, Surgeon U. S. Navy.     do.
Eli Ives, M. D.                       New-Haven, (Con.)
Ansel, W. Ives, M. D.                 Litchfield, (Con.)
Daniel W. Kissam, Jun. M. D.               New-York.
Dr. Benjamin P. Kissam, Surgeon, U. S. Navy, New-York-
        New-York.
   Madison, (N. Y.)
        New-York.
  New-Haven, (Conn.)
  Hyde Park, (N. Y.)
  Ulster Co. (N. Y.)
        New-York.
           do.
           do.
Poughkeepsie, (N. Y.)
      Paris, France.
    New-York.
New-Haven, (Conn.)

  Savannah, (Geo.)
  Litchfield, (Conn.)
  Richmond, (Geo.)
William Law, M. D.			do.
Dr. John MS- M,Kuight,			do.
Samuel W. Moore M. D.			do.
Dr. John Neilson,			do.
Rev. Gamaliel S. Olds,			Marlborough, (Vt.;
Ezekial Ostrander, M. D.			Newtown, (L. I.)
Henry U. Onderdonk, M.	D.	Member	
of the Royal College i	Df Surgeons,		
London,			New-York
 
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^Edward Post, Esq. Member of the Royal
    College of Surgeons, London, Lec-
    turer on ADatomy in the  College of
    Physicians and Surgeons.                    do.
Mr. Rowlaud, Member of the Royal Col-
    lege of Surgeons, London                    do.
Dr. Gilbert Smith,                               do.
Dr. Alpheus F. Stone,                 Franklin, (Mass.)
Gideon Shepard, M. D.                Fairfield, (Conn.)
William Van Deursen A. M. M. D.    New-Brunswick, (N. J.)
Charles Watts, Esq. Attorney at Law,      New-York.
Dr. Bartow White.                 Dutchess County (N. Y.)
Robert II. Wilson, A. M. M. D.      District of Columbia."
SamuL! Woodruff, M. D.                 New-York.
       CORRESPONDING  MEMBERS.
Dr. Charles Beardslee,                Litchfield, (Conn.]
Dr. Nathan I. Bennet,                   do.      do.
Sterling B. Everitt,                   Smithville, (N. C.)
Daniel H. Fitzhugh, Esq.              Hagerstown, (Md.)
Dr. James Gilbert,                          New-Haven.
IL. Charles Gigrviiliat, M. D.             Savannah, (Geo.)
Mr. Steuben Hasbrouck, A. B.         Ulster, Co. (N- Y.)
Dr. Stephen W. Williams,             Mass.
           ORDINARY MEMBERS.
Charles P. Allen,                    Queens Co. (N. Y.)
Dr. Da-.iiel D. Anuan,                Dutchess Co. (N. Y.)
John Banckcr Aycrigg,               New York-
Dr. Charles Beardslee,               Fairfield Co. (Coun.)
Dr. JNathan I. Bennet,                   do.      do.
Burr Bradley, A. B-                      do.      do.
Lewis Belden, A. B.                      do.      do.
                      * Deceased- 
u
 Jesse Billings,
 Thomas W. Blatchford,
 Cornelius C. Blatchley,
 Stephen Brown,
 EzekicI R. Boudouine, A. B.
 John Cadle, A. M. Surgeon's Mate, U  S
 Dr. John S. Conger,
 Dr. Tunis Cooper,
 Peter Crispell, Jun.
 *Springall Davies,
  Edward  Delafield, A. B.
 Benjamin Delavan,
 Nicoll H. Dering, A. B.
 Charles Dickinson, Jun. Esq. Attorney
      & Counsellor at Law,
  Cornelius Dickinson,
  Joseph S Dodd, A. B.
j  Luke Douglass, A- B-
  Wylee B. Ector,
  Sterling  B. Everitt,
  Richard H- Fenner,
  Dr. Floyd T- Ferris,
  James Fowler,
  Peter P. Galatian,
  James M- Gardiner,
  Thomas I. Gibbons,
  George G. Graham,
  Dr. Augustus R. Griffin,
  Bernard Halenbake,
  Stephen Hasbrouck A. B.
  *Daniel Hatfield,
  William Henderson,  A. B.
  Thomas Hill,
  Asa Hillyer, A. M.
  Gerardus Huyck,
  XJr Gideon Jaques,
     Albany, (N. Y.)
 Lansingburg, (N- Y)
 New-York.
 Columbia, Co. (N. Y)
 New-York,
 Navy,     do.
           do.
 Albany, (N- Y.)
 Ulster, Co. (N- Y.)
 New-York.
    do.
Westchester, (N- Y.J
Suffolk Co. (N. Y.)

 New-York.
    do.
 Essex Co.  (N. Jf)
 New-London, (Conn.)
 Georgia.
 Smithville, (N. C.)
 Louisburg, (N. C)
 New-York.
  Sussex (N. J.)
 Orange Co. (N- Y.)
       do,
  Albany, (N- Y.)
  Ulster Co. (N.  Y.)
  New-York,
  Albany, (N. Y.)
  Ulster Co. (N. Y.)
  New-York.
  Wilmington, (N C)
  Duphlin Co. (N. C.)
  Essex, (N. J.)
  Upper Canada-
  New-Jersey.
* Deceased. 
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William Jones,
Dr. William Joyce,
Killian V. R. Lansingh, A. B-
Jacob Ludlow,
John Lylburn.
*Dr. John Mairs,
Charles Miller,
William L- Mitchell,
Dr. Samuel Montgomery,
John W. B- Murray, A, M.
Charles G- Patterson, A. B"
Samuel C- Perry,
Daniel  C. Price, A B-
Rev. Mi. Rafferty, A. M.
John K- Rodgers, A. M-
John H. Remsen,
Moses Ruden,
James Seaman,
Peter B- Springsted,
Robert M- Sullivan, A. B.
Carlton Todd,
George Upfold, A. B.
Nicholas Van Vrankin, A. B.
James R. Verdeer, A. B.
John Wagner, A. B.      •
James W- Warburton,
Elijah Ward,
Francis Way land, A- B.
David M. Wharry,
Dr. Stephen W. Williams,
  Hertford Co- (N- C.)
 Montgomery Co. (N .Y
 Albany, (N- Y.)
  Essex, (N.J.)
  New-York.
 Washington Co. (N. Y.)
  Orange Co. N. Y.)
  Queens Co. (N- Y.)
  New-York.
     do.
   Monmouth Co. (N. J.)
 Fairfield Co. (Conn.)
 Schenectady, (N. Y.)
 Orange Co. (N. Y.)
 New-York.
     do.
     do.
     do.
 Albany, (N. Y.)
 New-York
 Albany Co. (N-  Y.)
     do.    (N-Y.)
 Schenectady, (N. Y-)
 Beaufort, (S- C)
 New.York.
 Windsor, (N. C.)
Washington Co. (N. Y.)
Rensselaer Co. (N. Y.)
Ulster Co. (N-Y.)
Massachusetts.
* Deceased.
Extract from the minutes.
      By order,
                 LEWIS BELDEN, Secretary.