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package, box, or other thing containing the same, in English, the 

 names of the articles contained in said medicine, with the quantity 

 of each. 



Dr. JosiAH Curtis, of Mass., gave notice of- the following amend- 

 ment to the Constitution, which he should present next year. 



In enumerating the Standing Committees, there shall be inserted 

 the words, "A Committee on Sanitary Improvement," and in de- 

 fining the duties of the Standing Committees, there shall be inserted 

 in its proper place the following paragraph : 



The Committee on Sanitary Improvement shall present an annual 

 report on the general sanitary condition of our country, compared 

 with that of other localities, embracing, as far as practicable, the 

 existing arrangement of the Prisons, Hospitals, Educational Institu- 

 tions, Manufacturing Establishments, &c. &c, in their relations to 

 the laws of health and life. They shall also point out with discre- 

 tionary minuteness the more obvious infringements of nature's code 

 of health generally permitted by the authorities of cities and densely 

 populated districts, and their influence on human viability; includ- 

 ing any other information tending to the increased valuation of 

 human life. 



Dr. G. L. Corbin, from the Select Committee to whom was re- 

 ferred the memorial from the Medical Department of the National 

 Institute, reported as follows. 



The Select Committee, to whom was referred the communication 

 from the Medical Department of the National Institute, to the Ameri- 

 can Medical Association, on the subject of Hygiene, beg leave to 

 report, That they have examined the subject submitted to them, 

 and recommend the appointment of a Committee on Hygiene, to 

 consist of twelve members, to bo appointed by the President, and 

 with power to fill vacancies in their own numbers. Adopted. 



Dr. Pennington presented an act relating to the registry and 

 returns of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths, in the State of New 

 Jersey, passed at the last meeting of the legislature of that State. 

 Ordered to be placed on file. 



Dr. Z. B. Adams gave notice of the following amendments to the 

 constitution, that he should offer at the next annual meeting. 



The following plan of organization of the American Medical As- 

 sociation is proposed, instead of the one adopted at the meeting of 

 the Convention, held in May, 1847, at Philadelphia. 



Tlie title of the Association to remain as before. 



The second article to be amended so as to read as follows 



