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the maintenance of life, plenty of vegetables, especially of 
those which are not completely digested in the stomach. 
Graham bread and similar food stuffs, he said, prevented the 
formation of zooglaeae of bacteria in the alimentary tract. All 
handling of infected objects must, of course, be avoided, and 
under no circumstances should such objects be brought in 
contact with the mucous membranes of the body or with 
wounds or abrasures of the epidermis. Sunlight and fresh 
moving air retard the multiplication of disease germs. Dur¬ 
ing times of contagious disease alcoholic drinks should be 
indulged in as little as possible. After dwelling on these 
important hygienic regulations Dr. Brendecke spoke of the 
bad effects of fear and terror, especially when Asiatic cholera 
is raging, and on the soothing influence of philosophy and 
religion. The lecture showed throughout the long experience 
in the treatment of the sick and merited a much larger 
audience than was present. 
Monday, December 19, 1887. 
Presidents Peckham and Meinecke in the chair. 
Prof. Peckham announced that an election of officers for 
the following year, 1888, was in order, and appointed Messrs. 
Mann, Rauterberg and Wheeler a Committee on Nomination. 
The gentlemen nominated by the committee were unanimously 
elected by the society. 
The officers for the year 1888 are as follows : 
President— Mr. A. Meinecke. 
Vice-President— Mr. B. F. Goss. 
Treasurer— Mr. C. Hennecke. 
Corresponding Secretary— Mr. W. M. Wheeler. 
Recording Secretary— Mr. E. E. Teller. 
Librarian— Prof. G. W. Peckham. 
The society next considered the question of transfeiring 
the library to the Public Museum. The transfer was unani- 
