He further stated that the Atlantic Mutual Life Insurance Company was organized in this city in 1866. This company was the first in this State to take cognizance of the superiority of homoeopathic treatment and give it practical recognition in its application to business purposes. During the first three years a deduction of ten per cent from usual rates were made to all homoeopathists on all premiums. An experience of three years convinced the trustees that the discount proved too strong a temptation to many who were not practical homœopathists. They found that thirty per cent of their losses were those of allopathists who had effected insurances in order to avail themselves of the reduction of premium. Two and a half years ago the company discontinued the reduction of ten per cent, and instead insure all at the usual and uniform rates, classifying insurants as either allopathic or homoeopathic, and opening a separate set of accounts with each class. By this arrangement each class receives its proportionate share of the earnings of the company. The relative mortality of each class is thereby subjected to a very delicate and accurate test. The result, as indicated at the present time, is very satisfactory. It shows that the company was not only justified in making a deduction of ten per cent, but that a reduction of nearly nineteen per cent might have been made with safety. The following statement comprises the results of the experience of the company for five years and seven months:

Number of policies issued prior to December 12, 1871-homopathic, 5,105; allopathic, 4,718; total, 9,823. Homoeopathic losses, 51; allopathic, 58. Ratio of homoeopathic mortality, 1.00; allopathic, 1.23. Per centage saved by homoeopathic treatment, 18.70. Total number of losses on all policies issued, 109. If all had been homoeopathic the number would have been reduced to 98: if all had been allopathic it would have been increased to 121.

This experience demonstrates with almost mathematical accuracy the fact that, during the past five and a half years, in the five thousand homœopathic insurants eleven lives have been saved by adhering to the conservative influence of the homœopathic method of medical

treatment.

After having tendered a vote of thanks to Dr. Hunting for his bountiful entertainment, and the adoption of a resolution appointing the next meeting to be held at the dispensary, the society adjourned.

LXXVII.

Report of the Broome County Medical Society.

Organized, 1863. Annual meeting is held the third Tuesday in October.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, 1871.

Officers.

President.-Dr. Stephen D. Hand.

Vice-President.-Dr. H. S. Sloan.

Secretary and Treasurer.-Dr. T. L. Brown.

Censors. Drs. Ira W. Peabody, T. L. Brown, and J. D. Vail. Delegate to the State Medical Society.-Dr. T. L. Brown..

Honorary Members.

W. C. Doane, M. D., H. C. Champlin, M. D., Washington, D. C.

Members.

Dr. Titus L. Brown, 45 Collier street, Binghamton, Broome county.
Stephen D. Hand, 20 Collier street,
George F. Hand,

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Ira W. Peabody, 10 Walnut street,
Henry S. Sloan, 72 Court street,

Theodore P. Knapp, Union, Broome county.
E. B. Nash, Cortland, Broome county.
Stoddard Pratt, Center Lisle, Broome county.
J. D. Vail, Montrose, Pennsylvania.

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LXXVIII.

Report of the Cayuga County Medical Society.

Organized 1859. Annual meeting second Tuesday in June. Quarterly meetings second Tuesday in September, December and March.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, 1871.

Officers.

President.-Dr. W. M. Gwynn.

Vice-President.-Dr. P. O. C. Benson.

Secretary and Treasurer.-Dr. William M. Sprague.

Censors. Drs. H. Robinson, Jr., A. J. Brewster, E. P. K. Smith and William H. Sprague.

Delegates to State Medical Society.-Drs. G. H. Parsell, Wm. N. Sprague.

Delegates to American Institute of Homeopathy.-Drs. C. E. Swift and W. M. Gwynn.

Members.

Dr. Horatio Robinson, 132 Geneseo street, Auburn.

Horatio Robinson, Jr., 132 Genesee street, Auburn.

C. W. Boyce, 18 South street, Auburn.

Chas. E. Swift, corner Genesee and William streets, Auburn.
E. P. K. Smith, 173 Genesee street, Auburn.

William M. Sprague, 33 Fulton street, Auburn.

A. J. Brewster, Cato.

P. H.. Peterson, Union Springs.
Geo. H. Parsell, Weedsport.
William M. Gwynn, Throopsville.
E. A. Mead, Moravia.
George Hewitt, Genoa.

P. O. C. Benson, Skaneateles.

LXXIX.

Report of the Chautauqua County Medical Society.

Organized 1863. Annual meeting third Thursday in June. Other meetings at the call of the president, on the written request of three members.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, 1871.

Officers.

President.-Dr. Cornelius Ormes.

Vice-President.-Dr. John T. Blakeney.
Secretary and Treasurer.-Dr. F. D. Örmes.

Censors. Drs. E. L. Lakin, George A. Hall, A. F. Ward, R. J. Curtis, and F. D. Ormes.

Delegates to State Society.-Drs. A. F. Ward and J. T. Blakeney.

Medical Committees:

Bureau for the Improvement of the Materia Medica.-Drs. A. F. Ward, George A. Hall and R. J. Curtis.

Clinical Medicine.-Drs. J. T. Blakeney, George A. Hall and A. S. Couch.

Diphtheria.-Dr. C. P. Graves.

Surgery. Dr. A. S. Couch.

Diseases of the Throat.-Dr. E. L. Lakin.

Ulcers. Dr. J. T. Blakeney.

New Remedies.-Dr. F. D. Ormes.

LXXX.

Report of the Chemung County Medical Society.

Organized 1866. Embraces Chemung and Schuyler counties. Annual meeting, second Tuesday in December. Semi-annual meeting in June.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, 1871

Officers.

President.-Dr. N. R. Seeley.

Vice-President.-Dr. Wm. Gulick.

Secretary and Treasurer.-Dr. O. Groom.

Censors. Drs. William Gulick, H. Sayles, T. W. Read, O. Groom,

N. R. Seeley.

Delegate to the State Society.-Dr. Henry Sayles.

Members.

Dr. Henry Sayles, Elmira, Chemung county.
N. R. Seeley, Elmira, Chemung county.
Edward D. Leonard, Elmira, Chemung county.
T. W. Read, Big Flats, Chemung county.
Orlando Groom, Horseheads, Chemung county.
Edwin W. Lewis, Watkins, Schuyler county.
Wm. Gulick, Watkins, Schuyler county.
G. Adolphus Tracy, Logan, Schuyler county.
Arthur P. Hollett, Havana, Schuyler county.
E. B. Knight, Tyrone, Schuyler county.
Emerson W. Rogers, Tyrone, Schuyler county.
J. L. Corbin, Athens, Pennsylvania.

LXXXI.

Report of the Chenango County Medical Society.

Organized September 20, 1871. Annual meeting second Tuesday in January.
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, 1871.

Officers.

·President.-Dr. J. T. Wallace.

Vice-President.-Dr. R. E. Miller.

Secretary and Treasurer.-Dr. Charles A. Church.
Censors.-Drs. J. C. Owen, R. E. Miller and C. A. Church.
Delegate to State Medical Society.-Dr. Charles A. Church.

Medical Committees.

Surgery and Surgical Diseases.-Dr. Chas. A. Church.
Materia Medica.-Dr. C. Bruchhausen.

Diseases Peculiar to Women and Children.-Dr. R. E. Miller.
Clinical Medicine.-Dr. I. C. Owen.

Prevailing Epidemics.—Dr. C. C. Miller.

Members.

Dr. J. T. Wallace, New Berlin.

Ira C. Owen, Sherburn.
R. C. Miller, Oxford.
G. W. Roberts, Greene.
C. C. Miller, Greene.
C. G. Roberts, Greene.
Charles A. Church, Norwich.
C. Bruchhausen, Norwich.

ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIETY.

Pursuant to a call, a meeting of the homoeopathic physicians of Chenango county was held at the residence of Dr. Chas. A. Church, of Norwich, September 20, 1871, and in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to incorporate homœopathic medical societies," a society was formed to be known as the Chenango County Homœopathic Medical Society.

Present-Drs. J. T. Wallace, I. C. Owen, R. E. Miller, C. C. Miller, C. Bruchhausen, Chas. A. Church, and Geo. B. Palmer. The above list of officers were elected for the year.

Drs. Church, Owen and C. C. Miller were appointed a committee to report a form of a constitution and by-laws at the next meeting of the society.

The society adjourned to meet the second Tuesday in January, 1872.