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although, many questions of great interest to the profession, and the 

 public at large, came before the notice of the Association, yet, I think, it 

 will be conceded that, it remains for the next annual meeting, to give 

 the Association its character and rank, amongst the scientific societies 

 of the world. It is, therefore, to be hoped that, at the Toronto meeting, 

 next autumn, this city may have the honor accorded to her, of inaugu- 

 rating the real work of the Association. But, if the meeting is to be 

 made a successful one, it can only be by early, earnest and persevering 

 labour; and much of the responsibility and labour, must devolve upon 

 the medical profession of Toronto. In this connexion, I cannot help 

 congratulating the medical section of the Canadian Institute, on having 

 secured, for our Chairman, the able and learned Vice-President of the 

 Association ; and, I trust that, nothing in the way of hearty co-operation 

 with Dr. Hodder, shall be wanting, to give eclat to the coming meeting, 

 and crown it with the highest success. The experienced, senior mem- 

 bers of the profession will, I trust, pardon me for hinting that, they will 

 be expected to take the lead, in contributing from their stores of learning, 

 some well-matured scientific papers; and, if these cannot be hurriedly 

 prepared, the sooner they are commenced the better. I trust, too, that 

 in this respect, the medical section will give a good account of itself." 



" To give; however, to the Canadian Medical Association a lasting 

 vitality, it must have a permanent source of supply, and this, it seems 

 to me, can only be secured by the formation of branch associations, 

 embracing areas of convenient dimensions. County societies, in affilia- 

 tion with the Canadian Association, should be organized, wherever such 

 do not already exist. The formation of such tributaries would not only 

 give vitality and strength to the Dominion Society, but would, also, 

 give unity and compactness to the profession of Ontario ; and, rising 

 above the rivalries of the past, enable us to exercise that influence in 

 the creation of public opinion, on all the great questions of social 

 interest, to which, by our numbers and habits of thought, we are 

 justly entitled." 



" The quiet and unobtrusive calling of the medical profession, and 

 the unending round of duty its practice involves, forbid our entering 

 the lists with many of the robustious demagogues, whose noisy declama- 

 tions tend to make one think they have been sent on a special mission 

 to turn the world upside down. It is, nevertheless, gratifying to 

 observe that, in Britain the medical profession is not only accorded a 

 higher social position than ever before, but that, the pursuit of scientific 



