Excerpt from Address Delivered Before the American Institute of Homoeopathy at Its Fifth Anniversary Meeting Held at New York, June 14, 1848 We have the pleasure of again meeting together. We have the gratification of hearing of the advances which true medical science is making in many sections of our country. Well may we ex change congratulations, for the advancement of medicine is a benefit to the human race. To accelerate such advance this Institute was established; and it has already created an organization which has commenced its operations. Every successive year has seen it advancing in power and influence, so that, the hope is becoming certainty that it will accomplish the purpose of it formation. The great mass of its members are sincerely and deeply interested in the progress of improvement in medical science, and many are willing to exert themselves to the utmost of their powers for the attainment of this grand object. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.