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•discoveries, and their ag'ency in developing the resources 6f the heal 

 ing art, and that these papers shall be made the theme of an evening's 

 discussion, during the sitting of the Society. 



Resolved, That we will exert our influence both by precept and ex- 

 ample, in sustaining our code of medical ethics, and that all evasions or 

 infractions of the great moral law of the profession, will forfeit the 

 claim of any physician to the fellowship or privileges of our Society. 



Resolved, That the practice of attending families by the year, is 

 deemed improper and mercenary by this Society, and that it strongly 

 recommends to its members the discontinuance of a practice which is 

 calculated to lower the moral standing of the profession, and lessen 

 the respect of community for its members. 



On motion of Dr. San ford, 



Resolved, That any local Medical Society in this State may become 

 auxiliary to the Iowa Medical and Chirurgical Society, by pledging it- 

 self, by resolution, to conform to the Constitution, By-Laws and Code of 

 Ethics, and to carry out the various recommendations which it may 

 annually enunciate. 



Dr. Rau ch from the committee on the Medical and economical bot- 

 any of Iowa, presented the following Report, which was read, adopt- 

 ed, and ordered to be printed with the proceedings of the Society. 



REPORT. 



In compliance with a resolution passed at the first annual meeting 

 of the Society, "that a committee of three be appointed to report on 

 the medical and economical botany of Iowa" at its next annual meet- 

 ing, the following report is hereby presented : 



In the absence of the chairman of the committee, the duty of pre- 

 paring the report has devolved upon me. The difficulties I have la- 

 bored under were many, as the botany of this State has been but lit- 

 tle explored, and when first placed upon the committee, my own 

 observation was limited, as I had been a resident of the State but a 

 short time . Immediately after the organization of the Society last June, 

 I endeavored to gain as much information as I possibly could by per- 

 sonal observation, at the same time collecting all the indigenous me- 

 dicinal plants, so that by the end of the season I had quite a fine col- 

 lection. It was my purpose to have presented duplicates of each 

 plant to the Society at this meeting, but unfortunately my specimens 

 were all destroyed. I shall, however, at some future period, endeav- 

 or to carry out my original intention, and would suggest to the mem- 

 bers of the Society the propriety of preparing specimens of each plant 

 found in their respective vicinities, and at every annual meeting pre- 

 sent them to the Society. In thir mannei a fine herbarium of th* 



