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PROCEEDINGS   OF  THE 
and  the  many  evils  which  arise  out  of  it  in  the  dispensing  of 
medicines,  will  claim  anew  the  action  of  the  Medical  Societies 
of  the  United  States,  with  a  view  to  influencing  those  of  their 
members  to  whom  the  charge  applies ;  and  while  fully  aware  of 
the  numerous  imperfections  which  appertain  to  our  own  practices 
and  practitioners,  and  which  we  are  striving  to  overcome,  we  be- 
lieve that  the  co-operation  of  physicians  in  the  manner  suggested 
will  greatly  aid  our  endeavors. 
The  resolution  was  adopted. 
A  paper  on  indigenous  plants,  by  J.  M.  Maisch,  of  Philadel- 
phia, was  read,  accepted  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 
Dr.  Geo.  B.  Wood  and  Dr.  Franklin  Bache  were  proposed  by 
S.  P.  Peck,  W.  J.  M.  Gordon  and  Chas.  Ellis,  for  honorary  mem- 
bership, and  unanimously  elected. 
The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  James  Gordon  : 
Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Association  are  due,  and 
are  respectfully  tendered  to  the  President,  for  the  efficient  and 
impartial  manner  in  which  he  has  presided  over  our  delibera- 
tions, to  the  Secretary  for  the  able  manner  in  which  he  has  per- 
formed the  arduous  duties  of  his  office,  and  to  the  late  second 
Vice  President  for  his  attention  to  the  duties  of  the  chair  during 
the  organization  of  the  meeting. 
The  resolution  was  agreed  to. 
On  motion,  the  resolution  of  Prof.  Guthrie,  fixing  a  place  of 
meeting,  was  called  up,  and  the  following  resolution  was  offered 
and  carried. 
Resolved,  That  the  next  meeting  of  this  Association  he  held 
in  the  city  of  Washington,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  September, 
1858,  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M. 
[It  should  be  observed  that  an  invitation  had  been  previously 
extended  by  S.  E.  Tyson  of  the  Washington  Delegation,  invit- 
ing the  Association  to  meet  next  in  that  city. — Editor.] 
The  list  of  subjects  for  investigation  during  the  ensuing  year 
being  now  ready,  they  were  read,  with  the  names  of  the  accep- 
tors or  referees,  and  adopted  by  the  Association. 
The  Report  is  as  follows : — 
The  Committee  appointed  to  bring  forward  subjects  for  inves- 
tigation during  the  ensuing  year  offer  the  following,  viz : 
