.(SW JTk,l[ MDIctL J.U..XOt. 31, 1885.

''DR. WARD COUSINSS :SO'UND-DIADENFR.li one of the meetings of the Section of Qhthaliology az,d Otologyof the tritish Medical Associatioin 'Cardi , thse'sbject of the p4izeoffered for a sound-deadener, and chepistanuces connectedefherewti,formed the topic of a discussipn! .t appears that a prizej for theinvention of a sound-degLdener was oeered by Mr. Bartleet, in :1883,to the British Medical Associa#ion. The Council of the Associationrefeired the award of the prize to the Section of Otology. The Section,in June, 1884, awarded it to Dr. Ward Cousins ; but the prize had notbeen given, and Mr. Bartleet deolined to give it. The following reso-lution was therefore proposed.

" That, in lieu of the prize offered by Mr. Bartleet, for a sound-deadener, and which was awarded by the Section of Otology, at Liver-pool, in 1883, to Dr. J. iVard Cousins, the Section beg to recommendthat a certificate of honour of the Association be granted to Dr.Cousins." To this, the following was proposed as an amendment."That the Section regrets very much that Mr. Bartleet has,not seen

fit to give Dr. Ward Cousins the prize for a souiid-deadener, but feelsthat a dangerous precedent might be made by granting by the Secti;onthe certificate of honour suggested."The amendment was carried.

CHOLERA.DR. FERRAN'S INOCULATIONS AT AN ASYL.UM IN VALENCIA.

DR. FERRAN'S great supporter in the Spanish medical press, La Indc-pendencia Medica, of Barcelona, is wroth with the BRITISH MEDICALJOURNAL about some " inexact" statemtents concerning the asylum ofthe "Little Sisters of the Poor" in Valencia, in our issue of July 18th(affirming that forty out of seventy " little sisters" inoculated by Dr.Ferran were suffering with cholera, some having died of it, whilenone of those not inoculated were attaciked). This letter, it seems,was copied into a French periodical, which has inserted a reply fromDr. Sereniana of the Independencia, protesting against the accuracy ofour correspondent's statements. The Independencia does not think itnecessary to insert this protest in its own columns, but contentsitself by referring its readers to a long speech it publishes, by Dr.Gimeno, which, however, was made on July 10th, and which, whileprofessing unbounded confidence in. Dr. Ferran and his system, andcomplaining generally of the false statements of Ferran's opponents,does not mention direct facts, or give any statistics which in any waythrow doubt on our correspondent's information.

ASSOCIATION INTELLIGENCE,NOTICE OF QUARTERLY MEETINGS FOR 1886.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS.Aiy qualified medical practitioner, not disqualified by any by-law ofthe Association, who shall be recommended as eligible by any threemembers, may be elected a member by the Council or by any recognisedBranch Council.

Meetings of the Council will'be held on January 20th, April 14th,July 14th, and October 20th, 1886. Candidates for election by theCouncil of the Association must send in their forms of application tothe General Secretary, not later than twenty-one days before eachneeting, namely, December 30th, 1885, and March 25th, June 24th,and September 30th, 1886.

Candidates seeking election by i Branch Council should apply tothe secretary of the Branch. No member can be elected by a BranchCouncil, unless his name has been inserted in the circular summon-ing the meetiig ~t which he seeks election.

Fn'Aiuis FowvpE, General Secretary;

GRANATS FORL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.*Txu Scientific Grants Committee. of the British Medical Associationdesire to remind members of the profession engaged in researches forthe advancement of medicine and the allied sciences, .that they areempowered to receive applications for grants in aid of such research.Applieations for sums to be igrnted at the next annual meet-ing should be inade to the Gneral Secretary, at the office. ofthe. Assoeistion, 161k, 'trands W.C0.- Applications must includedetails of the precie chaocter;anui objects of the kreeqrchwhlch isproposed.

Reports df work done by th* assistance of Assoeiatiohn grants bdlongto the Association.

Instruments purchased by means of grants must be rieturled to theGeneral Secretary, on the conclusion of the research in fitrtherance ofwhich the grant was made.

COLLECTIVE INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE.THE inquiry on; CHOREA is now closed, the tabulation of the retirnsbeing completed.

Inquiries are in progress on the subjects ofDIPHTHERIA, ACUTE RHEUMATISM,OLD AGE, CANCER OF THE BREAST.

Memoranda on the above, and forms for recording individual cases,may be jiaclon application.

lt is requested that returns on Acute Rheumatism be sent in at as early adate as possible, as the printing of the Tables is in progress.The greater part of the " Old Age " form may be tlled in by a non-medical

person, if necessary.The iCommittee are also glad to receive reports of cases of.the follo*.

ing conditions, memoranda and forms for which are prepared.PAROXYSMAL H2EMOGLOBINURIA, ALBUMINIURIA IN THE APPARENTLYHEALTHY, SLEE?-WALKING,, ACUTE GOUT. Returns on ACUTE PNEU-MONIA are still received.

The "S leep-walking " form may be filled in by a non-medihal person ifnecessary.PUERPERAL PYREXIA.-The Committee will be glad to receive re-

ports of cases illustrative of-the points mentioned in the JOURNAL ofJanuary 31st, 1885 (p. 249). Separate copies of the article and ques-tions alluded to will be forwarded on application.THE CONN-ECTION OF DISEASE WITH HABITS OF INTEMPERANCE.-

A schedule of inquiry upon this subject has been prepared' by the'Committee, and was issued with the JOURNAL of Mfay 9th. Repliesare repuested on the schedule issued with the JOURNAL of May' 9th.Additional copies of the schedule may be had at once on application.TEE ETIOLOGY OF PTHIISIS.-Continuation of inquiry. The

Committee will be glad to receive the names of gentlemen willing toengage in joint investigation of any of the following points in re-lation to the origin of cases of Phthisis;-(a) The influence ofresidence and occupation ; (b) the previous state of the patients'thoracic organs and general health; (c) heredity and communicatioa.Full particulars will be sent on application.

Application for forms, mem'oranda, or further information, may bemade to any of the Honorary Local Secretaries, or to the Secretarry ofthe Collective Investigation Commitee, 161a, Strand, WV.C.

BRANCH' MEETINGS TO BE HELD.

SOUTH INDIAN BRANcH.-Veetings are held in the Medical College, Madra,s onthe first Friday in the month, at 4.30 P.M. Gentlemen desirous of reading papersor exhibiting opedisnens are requested to communicate with the HonorarySecretary.-J. MITLAND, ILB., Honorary'SicretAry, Madras.

GLOUCaSTrRSEHIRE BRANCH.-The annual meeting will be held, under the presi-dency of Dr. Needhaln, at 6.30 P.M' on Tuesday, November 17th, 1885, in theboard-room of the General Hospitai, Cheltenham. The supper will be at tlleQueen's Hotel at 8.30 PM., tickets 3s. Sd., not Indluding wine. Agenda.'-iScrutiny of the voting papers, and declaration of the result. 2. lIrese tation ofthe balance-sheet. 3. EXhiIlition of a Case, of Hsomoglobinuria accompanied withSymmetrical Gangrene, with Notes and Remarks, by Dr. Wilson (Cheltenham).4. Exhibition and Description of an Appitratus for Dry Antiseptic Vapour-Treat-ment of Wounds, and for Producing a Constant Antiseptic Air in Roosna, 'by ¶.S. Ellis, Esq. (Gloucester). 5. Some Remarks on the Frequent Non-Reeognitionof Glaucoma, by E. D. Bower, Esq. (Gloucester). 6, A New anid Simple Foru ofSplint for Use after Ten&torny in Talipes, by G. Arthur Cardew, Esq.(Cheltenham).

YORKSHIRE BRANCH.-The' autumn meeting of the Branch will be held at theCrown Hotel, Esplanade, Scarborough, on Wednesday, November' 4th, at 4 Px.Members intending to read papers are requested to communicate at once with thesecretary. Tickets for dinner (eXclusive of wine), 6s. For bed, breakfast, afiddinner (exclusive of wine), 129f. 6d.-ARTHuR JACKSON, Wilkinson Street,Sheffield.

SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH: EAfsT SussEx DISTRICT.-The next meeting of theabove Branch will be held at the Bear Hotel, Lewes, on Wednesday, Novepn-ber 25th. Dr. Cros0keg' will pteside. The Honorary Secretary will be glad t61*e-4eivesearly intimation of intended contributions; short papers arid cases bf' iti-terest being especially *elcome.-T. JENNER VERHALL, Honorary, SecrtAry, 95,Western Road, Brighton.-October 25th, 1885.

,OVoPD AND. DisTRICT BRANCH.-A meeting, of this Branch will be hel4 ,at'the Radcliffe Inflrtuary, Oxford, on Wednesday, November 4th, at 3'P;.. The Pre-'sident, Sir Hdnry Aeland, will deliver an address.-W. L.' Moytax,"S.D. lAstI-siiaz, lHonorary Secretaries.

0&O11WVkj*4dMI&fXIdA JOT.oREAL.

-mo TPrJAuN COUNTIES BRANCH: EAT Lounoi 1"`SoU'r*k ;sizz 1DISTRICsa;nt.exext meeting will be held at Brooke House Asyluni, opposite Clapton

Stat'oe, on Thursday, November 19th, at 8.30. The' chair will' be'taiken by J.

Lritowe, M.D., F..R S. A demonstration of patients suffering from nerv6us' dii.*111 be given-byWalter B. Hadden, M.D.. . HuaT, Honorary Secretery.

SOUTERN BRANcH: ISL o0r WIGIT DISTRICT.- The ordiinary meeting will beheld at the Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary, Ryde, on Tuesday, Noveabg ,3rd, at

3,.aL; Dr. Daniel Beaton, President, in the ch,air. Agenda 1,l. Generalliusiness.2. A discussion on the Treatment of Hectic Fever, opened by Dr. Robert RQ,trt-SOn. S. Dr. J. Ward Cousins: New Aural InflEtr, Evn'cuator, ete. Gentlmendesirous of introducing patients, 4ihibiting, patholgkskj,op"dimens, or nakieg

communications, are requested to sign,it$ their intention at oncq to the HonorrSecretary. Dinner by invitation at " outlWanda at 5r. Xeihbtb to, sef'd innames before Saturday, the 31st instant.-W. E. Ga, Honortr Seereta9y

D,ORSET AND WEST RANTS BRANCH: A1t'MJ MVETIN1'THE autumn meeting of 'this Bran,1 w! held at the TownHa-llBridport, on Wednesday, October 21st;.'4XUXiL S. pYEI, M.Th,

President, in the chair, There wer al8o present twenty-two members

and visitors.Election of Officers.-Dr. William Vicary Snow, of Bournemouth,

was elected President, and Dr. Allan McLetn:, of 4?0rtlnd, and Mr.Ii. T. H. Mead, of Christcburchl Vice-Presidents, ,for 1886. Dr.William Vawdrey Lush, of Weymouth, and Mr. C. XI; Watts Parkin-son, of Wimborne, were re-elected ,joint Honorary Secre'taries andTreasurers.Next Meeting.-It was resolved that the May meetuing; be held at

Christchurch.qomAnniccations.-The following were read,

*'I. Dr. Batterbury: Two cases of Intrathoracic Tumour

2.- Dr. Dyer: Two cases of Inversio Uteri.3. Dr. Griffin: Case of Severe Wound of the knee-joint treated witl4

Glycerine and Carbolic Acid.4. Dr. Griffin: Treatment of Placenta Privia.Specimen.-The following was shown.Dr. Lush: Lead Pipe eroded by Sewer-Gas.One of Hodge's Patent Trusses was exhibited by Mr. Parkinson.Habitual Constipation.-A discussion on the subject of habitual

constipation and its treatment was opened by the President, and takenpart in by Dr. Batterbury, Dr. Simpson, Mr. Philpots, Mr. Parkinson,Dr. Griffin, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Kerbey.

Grant to the British Medical Benevolent Futnd.-On the motion ofthe Honorary Secretaries, a donation of five guiibas was granted.

Vote of Thanks.-A vote of thanks was unanimousiy accorded tothe Mayor of Bridport for his kindness in 'allowing, the use of' theTown Hall.Di?nwr.-The members and visitors dined together at the Bull

Hlotel.SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH: EAST SURREY VI4TRICT.

A MEETING was held on Thursday, October 8th, at the White. HartHotel, Reigate; Dr. HOLMAN, of Reigate, in the chair.Next MAfeeting.-The minutes of the previous meeting having been

read and confirmed, it was unanimously resolved, upon the proposi-tion of Dr. T. RUTHERFORD ADAMS, of Croydon, seconded by Dr. P.T. DUNCAN, that the next meeting be held at Norwood, ou the secondThursday in March, 1886.Cases.-Mr. Matthey read notes of a case of Cystic Diseas of Kidney

in a'woman aged 60 ; also of a case of Fracturdd Trochanter, with dis-location on to pubes, in a boy aged 13, caused by crushing betweenitlhe buffers of two railway-carriages. A patient (female) was also ex-hibited, suffering from an extensive Tertiary Tubercular DermatQ-Syphilide.Dr. Holman exhibited a specimen of the Vegetable Fungus "Geaster

Fdrnicatus ;" and also several unusually large Calculi passed perurethram..

'Dr. H. S. Stone read notes of a ease of death resulting from Clot inthe Coronary Artery.

Mr. F. B. Hallowes narrated a case of Gall-Stones occurring ina woman who passed twenty-two stones onl one occasion. The calculiwere exhibited.

LThe Chairman (Dr. Holman) read notes of a case of Cystinuria.In thsunavoidable absence of Dr. Milner Fothergill,,the Secretary

read a paper contributed by him, entitled "Our Means of AffectingArteirial Tenision."

Calculi undetected by the Sound.-Mr. Hutchinson related two, casesin which symptoms of vesical calculi had been present, althotugh ez-

amination with a sound did not confirm their presence in the bladder,owing to their unusual position. At the post mortem examinations,calculi were found-three in one case, and one in the other-cQm-

pletely iidden under an enlarged prostate gland, over whidh thesound had passed without strinkig '. I,

The Chairman, Mr. Hutchinson- (Lbndon), Dr. Bagehawe .,(St.Leonards), Mr., Hodgson (Brighton), Dr. Coles (Croydon), Dr., i'asonA(Dover), Mr. Albert Napper (Guildford), Mr.'KB. Hallowes (Redhi.4),'Dr. -H. G. Thompson (Croydon), Dr. Walters (Reigate)X Dr. Stclne(Reigate), Mr. Berridge (Redhill), and Dr. Matthey (CroydQn), tobkpart; in the animated discussions which followed the reading of theAeverAIpapers, etc.Dinnbr.-Upwards of twenty members and visitors remained A

dinnbr, including the Rev.. the Head Master of Epsom College. TheChairman, in proposing the toast. of " Prosperity to the South-EasternBranch," made special reference to the annual meeting of the Asocia-tion to be held at -Brighton in 1886, and warmly invited every meinbotto assist incsfeuring for it a complete success, not only by his personalefforts, but also by a liberal contribution to the fund to be raised toineet the'i necessarily, large expenses Which will be incurred by thesame.; Mr. Hodgson, of Brighton,. Dr. Parsons, Honorary Seereta*to the Branch, and Dr. Stowers, Honorary District Secretary, replied&Mr. Albert Napper in cordial terms proposed the health of the Chair-man, after which the company separated.

PROCEEDINGS OF -COUNCIL.AT a meeting of the Council, held m the ouncil Room, Exeter Hall,on Wodnesday, October 14th, 14854 present,

Dr. BALTHAZAR F&TSiR, .President of the Council, in' the, bhamrDr. W. Withers Moore, President- Dr. Bruce Goff, Bothwell

elect, Brighton Dr. W. C. Grigg, LondonMr. C. Miacnamara, Treasurer, Mr. G. F. Hodgson, LondonLondon Dr.C.a folmafi, Reigate

Dr. B. Anningson, Cambridge Pi4ofbasor G. M. Humphry, C*'Mr. 3. Wright Baker, Derby bridgeDr. H. Barnes, Carlisle Mr. T. Vincent Jackson, Wolver*Mr. B. Barrowr' Ryde ' haniptonDr. T. Bridgwater, Hairrow-on- Mr. T. R. Jessop Leeds '"

the-Hill Mr. 'H. R. Kek, lalesoWenMr. H. T. Butlin, London Dr. W. G. V. Lush, WeymouthDr. A. Carpenter, Croydon Mr. F. Mason, BathDr. A. H. Cartor, Birmingham Mr. W. Jones Morris, PortmadocDr. C. Chadwick, Tunbridge, Dr. C. Parson', Dover

Wells Dr. A. Sheen, CardiffSurgeon-General Cornish, Madras Mr. S. W-Sibley, London q[Dr. J. Ward Cousins, Southsea Dr. E. M. Skevritt, BristolMr. T. W. Crosse, Norwich Mr. T. Sympson, LincolnDr. G. W. Crowe, Worcester Mr. J'. Taylor, -Chester;Dr. A. Davidson, Liverpool Dr. T. W. Trend, SdouthamptoUlMr. P. M. Deas, Exeter Mr. F. Wallace, LondonMr. John Dix, Hull Dr. E. Waters, Chester-Dr. W. A. Elliston, Norwich. . Mr. C. G., Wheelhose LeedsDr. C. E. Glascott, ManchesterThe minutes of the last meeting, held on-July- 30th, in.the Town

Hall, Cardiff, having been printed and circulated:'amongst the mdndx-bers of the Council, the ]?repident of the Council asked if any memberhad any objection to the ninutes being sig)ed, and, ,1o objectonhavig been raised, the minutes were signed ais Correct..The President of the Council reported that he had written, as

desired by -the last annual meeting, to. Sir William, Gull, thankinighim for going to Copenhagen and giving an address on bdhalf of theAAssociation on Collective Investigation. The Presidunt 'of Couwcilread a reply thanking the Association for the vote of thanks.Read resolution of annual meeting, of which the following is a copy

namely:'That this ieeting requests the Couincil tO take such stePs as:may etfectually it.fluence the legislature to enact a peranauent and lnlproved nmeasure for t1*

care and cure of habituel drunkards. ..Resolve4: That the resolution be referred to the Habitual Drunle

ards Committee, in order that they may give the Council the informertion as to what course of procedure the Comimittee wish the Councilto adopt.The General Secretary reported that he had recoived the'nomination

of Mg. Balding, in the place of,Mr. Stear, as representative of theQambridge Branch, on the Parliamentary Bills Committee, since thfappointment of the committee at the annual meeting; and the nomj-nation of Dr. Philipson, as representative of the North of EnglandBranch.

Resolved: That Mr. Balding and Dr. Philipoon be added to theV*rlialnentary Bills Committee.The President of the Council called upon Dr. Bridgwater, as chair-

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sati oftihecommittee, for the repoit..uvon th;e con'nection that theCollective Investigation Committee held in relation to the Council'Dr. Bridgwater stated that the report had been printed and circu-

lated amongst members of the Council, as directed by the meeting ofthe Council held at Cardiff.

'Resolved: That the report be received and entered upon theminUtes~-The President of the Council reported that, at the annual meeting,

held at Cardiff, a resolution had been passed to alter Articles 13 and15 to make it necessary, in future, tlhat 100 members should sign a'equisition for calling a special general meeting, instead of 50 as here-tofore, and that this resolution had been confirmed, by 34 votes to 4,at a second general meeting held for that purpose ; that Mr. NelsonHardy had objected, at the second meeting, to the informality of theietice in the JOURNAL of the first meeting at Cardiff. This objectionhad been put into writing by Mr. Nelson Hardy, at the request of thePresident of the Council, and had been submitted to the opinion ofthe solicitor of the Association, who had also taken counsel's opinionupon the subject.

Copy ofSolicitor's Opinion.14, Austin Friars, London, E.C., August 27th, 1886. Dear Sir,-I have given

the questions raised by Mr. Nelson Hardy my careful consideration, and amof opinion (in which I am confirmed by counsel, before whom all the factswere laid), that the special resolutions have been duly and properly passed;and I shall therefore proceed to register same forthwith.-Yours faithfully,JAMes R. UProN.-F. Fowke, Esq.

Resolved: That the application of four of the candidates for electionas members be referred to the Council of the Branches in whose dis-tricts they reside, with instructions that no homceopath is to be ad-mitted to the Association.

Resolved: That the remaining sixty-six of the seventy gentlemen,whose names appear on the eircular convening the meeting, be andthey are hereby elected members of the Association.Resolved: That the Minutes of the Journal and Finance Committee

of to-day's date, together with minutes of Subcommittee appointed toconsider the proposal of the Collective Investigation Committee topublish their reports in the JOURNAL in future, also of to-day's date,be approved, and the recommendation carried into effect.The Minutes of the Journal and Finance Committee contain r eport upon ex-

amination of accounts for quarter ending 30th September last, amonoting to£4,445 15s. 7d.; the auditor's report for the quarter, and recommendationthat the Collective Investigation Committee's reports be published in theJOURNAL in future, the Collective Investigation Committee to pay the ex-pense of such additional pages out of annual grant.

Resolved: That the Minutes of the Premises Committee of the 17thinstant, together with those of the 30th July last, be approved.The Minutes of the Premises Subcominittee contain a report upon the sites for

the offices of the Association.Resolved: That the Minutes of the Scientific Grants Committee of

the 30th July last, and of the 13th instant, be approved, and the re-commendations carried into effect.The Minutes of the Ecientific Grants Committee contain a report upon applica-

tions for further grants, amounting to £185.Resolved: That the Minutes of the Trust Funds Committee of the

13th instant be approved, and the recommendations carried intoeffect.The Trust Funds Committee recommend that the Middlemore Prize of fifty

guineas be advertise l, and recommend that certain gentlemen be asked toact as adjudicators for the Middlemore prize, and Stewart prize, also offifty guineas.

Resolved: That Messrs. Price, Waterhouse, and Co. be appointedpublic auditors for the ensuing year, in accordance with By-law 33.

Resolved: That the gentlemen, whose names are as follows, beappointed the Collective Investigation Committee for the ensuingyear.The President and the President-elect ; Dr. B. Foster, Presidewt

of Coun.dil; Mr. C. Macnamara, Treasurer, ex officio; ProfessorHumphry, F.R.S., Chairman; Dr. R. L. Bowles; Dr. 2L. Bridgwater;Dr. A. Carpenter; Dr. Dyce Duckworth; Dr. G. F. Duffey; Mr. WP. Herringham; Mr. T. R. Jessop; Mr. A. Jackson; Dr. D. J.LIeech ; Dr. R. Sanndby; Dr. A. Sheen; and Mr. Butlin.Read Minutes of the Arrangement Committee.Resolved: That the Minutes of the Arrangement Committee of the

13th instant be received.Resolved: That the recommendation of the Arrangement Commit-

tee, that the Annual Meeting of 1886 be held upon the 10th, llth,12th, and 13th August next, be approved, and adopted.

Resolved: That the recommendation of the Arrangement Commit-tee, that the Scientific business of the meeting he carried on in ninesections, be approved.The various sections as proposed by the Arrangement Committee

were then considered, as follows-namely: Medicine and Pathology,

Surgery, Obstetric Medicine, Public Medicine, Psychology, Thera-peutics and Pharmacology, Diseases of Children, Ophthalmology, andOtology.

It was moved and seconded that Pathology be constituted a distinctsection from Mledicine.The motion having been put from the chair, the same was declared

to be carried.The Sections were constituted by resolution as follows, namely,

Medicine, Surgery, Obstetric Medicine Public Medicine, Pathology,Psychology, Ophthalmology, Otology, Therapeutics and Pharmacology.

Resolved: That the remaining recommendations of the Arrange-ment Committee be approved and adopted.

Resolved: That there be three addresses ; namely, in Medicine, inSurgery, and in Public Medicine.

Resolved: That a subcommittee be appointed to consider and reportupon the constitution of the various Committees, and on the mode ofeleection of the members of the same; and also to suggest in whatmanner the reports should be brought before the annual meeting ofthe Association.

Resolved: That the subcommittee consist of the gentlemen whosenames are as^ follows: The President of the Council, the Treasurer,Dr. Alfred Carpenter, Dr. Grigg, Dr. Holmani, Dr. Edward Waters,and Mr. Sibley.

Dr. Ward Cousins brought before the Couincil the question of therefusal of Mr. Bartleet to give the prize of £20 for his sound-deadener,after the prize had been awarded to Dr. Cousins by the Otological Sec-tion, at Liverpool.

Resolved: That the Council learn with regret the action of Mr.Bartleet with respect to the prize offered by him for the award of theCouIicil. To avoid in future anty disagreement, it is resolved that allgentlemen or persons offering prizes, whether in money or otherwise,shall deposit the same with the Treasurer or the Trusteed at the timewhen the offer is accepted; and that the Council be empowered tomake the presentation, or not, as they think fit.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE,PARIS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]A Newc Method of Cultivating the Bacillus Taberculosis.-Locomo-

tion in Patients Suffering from Nervous Diseases compared uwith thatof Healthy People.-General Newas.

AT a recent meeting of the Paris Biological Society, Professor Nocard,of Alfort, stated that he had succeeded in cultivating the bacillustuberculosis. On pursuing Koch's method, he arrived at negativeresults. He therefore modified the cultivation nme(lium, by adding1 per cent. of peptone to horse serum, 0.25 of sugar candy to ahundred parts of serum, and the same proportion of sodium chloride.These additions were made before gelatinisation was effected. Thefirst three cultivations were made according to this,method; thefourth was effected in pure serum of horse's blood, but the processwas slower. According to M. Nocard, all domesticated birds areliable to tuberculosis: the bacillus found in them is identical wit.hthat of tuberculous mammals. In 1884, Johne (Zeitschriftfuir Micro-scopie unzd Fleischhand) published some facts concerning a poultry-yard, which was infected with tuberculosis on the arrival of aphthisical person, whose sputa were poured on to the dung-heap in thepoultry-yard. M. Nocard has published, in the Bciteil de M&decineVeterinaire, three instances similar to that described by Herr Johne.Careful investigation demonstrated that the birds succumbed fromtuberculosis, after tuberculous sputa were mixed with their food. M.Nocard's data furnish proof that tuberculosis can be communicated tobirds by animals. At Nevers, there is a tripe-shop attached to theslaughter-house. The proprietor of the shop has a small poultry.yard ; most of the birds in it die from tuberculosis. They a-re fed ondiseased parts of the animals w!hich are unfit for sale; especiallylungs, liver, spleen, and tuberculous glands. By inoculating withtuberculous matter from animals, or mixing it with. the food, NI.Nocard has killed four fowvls, six pigeons, and a turkev. These alldied in a space of time vaying from six weeks to four mouths. Inthree instances they were fed oni chopped-up luings anid tuberculousglands, removed from a horse and two cows, all of which werephthisical. M. Vignal, at the meeting of the Paris Biological Society,pointed out that the addition of sugar, sodium chloride, anid peptoneto seruim, indicated a completely new medium of cultivation.MM. Gilles de la Tourette and A. Londe, in order to determine the

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;khe, ' dontains' 88 beds. It possses, besides, a separats building,1with 0I beds, ewpeeitlly adapted for patients suffering4 from contagioussdiodases. This additiohal building was used this year, during JanuaryInd iFebruary, for a few cases of measles, since then, it has remained

entirely closed.Tiheie is not a. single case of typhoid fever at Cannes, .or, in fact, anyi4thet, contagious disease ; and, even when the epidemic of cholera was-atiits worst, there was not even a, aspicious -case.

The.deaths in the whole population of Cannes, from October 15th(to the 22nd, were two, andc even births were registered.

The streets are washed daily with an abundance of water, and the,geatest attention ias paid to. the drainage, etc., the town being in astate of perfect cleanliness ; and, what' is of.still. greater importance,is the plentiful supply of water from the Siagne, which 'has. its sourceforty kilom4tres away-.in the mountains, .and is remarkably pure. Itis to cleanliness and.ppue 'water .that I attribute the present healthystate of Cannes. -I aian, etc. ''

.i Tn DD VALCOURT, M.D., M.ROC.P.Lond..,Physician to the Cannes Hospital.

STUDENTS, EXAMIiNER, AND REGTLATIONS.Sip.-~Thete are' two letters in the' JOURNAL of October' 17th on;

which I,should be glad to say a word.. " Verus Amicus" has, no doubt,pointed out a defect in the: regulations, of the conjoint board, whichhas been a source of anxiety to both stucdents and teachers. &s it-evidently arises from an oversight, .it may be' assumed that thebCol-ldges will be ready so far to alter their regulations as not to compel-4udents to work throughout the long vacation.

Dr. Quinlan says much that hba ipy cordial assent ; but I cannotaccept his dictum that every stident ought to be "able to recognise,any phsrmaeoutical Bpecimen capabl% of recognition by the unaidedsenses." Why should he t; I hope Mr. Qsinlan would not defend the'examiner who demanded this recoguition of 'dulcamara and elm-bark,both of which are excluded from the new B.P.; Surely, he would not_ject a man who coul4 not be sge of 'unguentum chrysarobini-af pharmaeeuticol specimen," nwhichoe first-class' pharmacy turns

-out of a light lemon-colour, and another almost slaty-grey both believ-ing they are famiishing the newB.P. preparation ?

Dr. Quinlan further requires students to be familiar with the testsfor other medicines, " and the method of 'manufacturing all chemnicalremedies. " This requiremtnt admits iof the utmost abuse, aswhen meh were rejected 1ecause they dould not remember, in theexamination-room, details with which no! litboratory-superintendentwould be foolish enough to charge his memory. Let principles beacquired, by all means, and a general knowledge of the "'method ofmanufacture ;" buit the physician, 'surgeon, or 'general practitioner isnot' to &ompete with the 'chemical manufacturer, or with the wholesaledruggist. :Dr. Quinlan almost recognises this in his aspiration for theseparation of medicine and pharmacy. Therefore, I hope he will notobject to my pointing out the danger of demanding too much, andhanging on his letter one more protest on behalf of the overburdenedstudent.-I am, etc., P.'' PROSSE JAMES.

MEDICO-LEGAL AND .MEDICO-ETHICAL.VISITS OF N;W -TO OLiD iEPLACTITIONERS.

grR,, .:commences practice in a town havijig three resident practitioners-B.,C.I and.D.-and a fourth,. B., who has a surger where he attends on one or twodays in the-week for a few hours at a time, hi. proper practice and residence

*ekinglnJanothei'towh some miles distant.- In aceordance with medical eti-quette, is it necessary A. should call on E.? or may the formality be dispensedwith-without breach of the ethical code ?-4 am, etc... .. ETIQUETTE.**iUnless B., the, non-resident practitioner specially alluded to by our

querist, lives within a reasonable. walking 4istance (say, from two to threemiles) of the small tow4 in, which A. Iias omnnced practice, he may, in ourotinion, dispense with the forniality of calling upon-bim, without committing abreach of medical etiquette. Tie prospect, however, of kindly social intercoursewith him, as a neighbouring practitioner, may probably be an inducement toextend the above limited visiting radius of a professional call.

W. B. WATTs.-It is impossible to. say definitely whether the members can dis-pnte your right to give certificates, without know,ledge of what. their rules say

* ihteference to 'su*i it"s he'Te snothint in the Friendly Societies Acts toprevent you from certifying, anA mott of the gteatsocieties merely stipulate that

' cekrtifieates #bll be sigued by 8 a:, eg&tered msndial practitioner.",

J. I4 H.-The ,pnlf eteslaing al sstlvt, eemi to be recourse to the advice pf..olicitor of high standing.

,MIDEs.-Liability to pay for medical, attend4nce,js a m4tter of contract. ,lheperson who. sends for a medical man is primarily liable, and the patient 'wbio'atccpts the attendance is so also. If the landlord's wife called in a medical' minfot her servant, she would probably be held td have been her husband's agatin' so doing, and the husband would therefore be lialle. If the sum claimed .islarge, it would be well to consult a solicitor before commencing proceedings.

B.-Upon the basis of the statement made, as B. was the partner of EL at~fetime of the decease of Mr. X., there' cannot, we think, be a doubt thiat 'A isjuistl' entitlecto such proportionate share of the fee as he could have'ldgallyclaimed ts a mnember of the then existing firn of practitioners.

C. E. G.-A guinea wonld be a fair feeiunder the circumstances.

2. Y. Z.-We cannot approve bf any adyertising notices, however veiled, placodin shop-windows.

"NAVAL AND MILITARY MEDICAL SERVICES.MILflMARY AND NAVAL HOSPITALS.

SIRe-Wil you allow me. to call the attentionL cif the medical authorities to the de-ir,ality of separating the consumptive patients from therest by k;eping them

in the most. cheerful wards in the hospital, as it is often thought to be. more orless an infections complaint, especially to those who may be at all liable to *ipn-sumption. I have even known enteric; fever cases frequently placed iii the sakieward as the other patients, which certainly would not imiprove the sa±e of theatmosphere, and patients with venereal diseases have been mixed *ith surgicalcases generally, which, to say the least of it, is disgusting. Would it not bebettr to classify the patients ? It seems time that more attention should 'begiven to this important point, which is a mere matter of the simplest possiblearrangement.-I am, etc.,*W*We can hardly believe that the faulty disposal of the sick, to which

"^. ,C." calls attention in the, foregoing letter, can be prevalent either in navelor in, military hospitals. As regards the latter, the regulations provide that eachmedical officer in charge of a hospital has the power to arrange the patients ashe deems professionally advisable, and is held responsible for, their proper distribution. See Army Medicoal Regulatioss, Section 5, Par. 477: "The medical-officer in charge will, at his own discretion, appropriate wards for the treatmeintof infectious or contagious diseases, op.hthalmic, and all other special cases."The subject is, therefore, not left unattended to in the authorised hospit,l.regulations.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE,UNIVERSITY OF. CAMBRIDGE.

&wamAinations for Medical and Surgical Degre.-- Thefollowing preliminary notice has been issued. 'For the degree ofbachelor of medicine, the Eirst examination will begin on. ThursdayDecember 3rd;, the' second on Thursday, December 3rd; the third'Part I, on Tuesday, .De'cember 8th ; and Part II -on' Wednesday,December, 9th. For the,degree of bachelor of surgery, the examina-tion'will be held on Saturday, December 12th. For the degree ofmaster. of surgery, the examination will be held on Friday and &atur-day, 'ecember 11th and 12th. The names of candidates for the ghirdexamination,, and for the examinations in surgery, must be sent t theregistrary of the University (through the prnelectors of their respee-tive colleges) on or before Monday, November 30th'; those for thefirst or second examinations, on or before Monday, November 23rd.The certificates of candidates,. accompanied by their postal addresses,should be sent to the registrary not less than seven days before thebeginning of the examination for which they are entered. The feesfor the examination must be paid to the registrary'of the. University-when the certificates are sent in.,

HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY MANAGEMENT.TlHOE DEYON1SHIRE 6HOSPITAL, BUXTO-N.

THE rdport for the third quarter of fthe year: is always the nfbst in`.terestihg for, this institutioti, inaspneh-as by far the 1Frge pi'oport bnof patients are sent there duriigg the. summer months, to enjoy thefine mounain-air -6t Buxton, as well as, to take the thermal baths.Dtring the three months ended'the '30th of.September list, 1,175 caesof rheumatic or gouty character were received. Of these, 840 werecases of pure rheumatism; 180 were of arthritic chara4ter * 12 were inaF,acute, and 15 <x'a#uaqiite condition; 6 were of specificic6iaraetr--andtIe re 88asb of rtiaticgo`'t4 8 ca&es of gdnt, 89 ca6'ofsciatica, 14 cases of Lumbi:, d 4 cases Qf rjieurniatic s.yi1oVlti' '"Of'die se "dofthe ieivous Systxii,i there were.64 caes, including 2 cases

OFde 1 [tog&3iI _kIt _U X8otffli , -12 of he,niplegia, 6,6f ocmote 'ataxsi, 2 of iat'era gcerosis-1 of ineuralgia, 9 of paralysis, 'an'd 4 of pafaplegia. Qf the cases ofrheum&atism,,,155 were complicatd -with ,heart-disease.

PUBLIC HEALTHAND

POOR-LAW MEDICAL SERVICES.MR. WILLIAM SKINNER AND THE SHEFFIELD BOARD OF

GUARDIANS.ON June 29th last, an application was made to Mr. William Skinner thathe should visit a poor woman with a fractured leg resident in the westdistrict of the Sheffield Uh i, pfwviqh district .Alii gentleman is themedical officer. The messenger intormed him that a neighbour had goneto the relieving officer for an official order, but t3hat that funetionarywas not at home. Mr. Skinner promptly attended, set the fracture,and continued his care. At this first visit,' he was informed, thatthe husband of the woman was out of work, in consequence of beingin ill health, and was at that time being attended to by the medicalofficer of a provident dispensary. No order having been sent, applica-tion was a,ain (on the next day) made to the relieving officer, but thatofficial refused to grant one, alleging, as his reasonl for so doing, thatthe husband had told him that when in health he could earn 20s. perweek; but as he was not in health, and was earning nothing, such ex-plariation 'f this relieving officer's refusal was in the highest degreeunsatisfactory, improper, and censurable.The illness of the husband continuing, on the 3rd of September last

Mr. Skinner received an order to atteiil hiirm, and on the 7th of thesame month a similar order was granted for attendance on the wife.On sending in a claim for an extra fee for attendinig the wife with thefractured leg, we learn that the guardians repudiated their liability,alleging, as their reason, that Mr. Skinnier hadinot been authorised bytheir relieving officer to attend the case ; but as this Board has sincerecogniised the claim of both husband and wife to Poor-Law medicalattendance from their district medical officer, since the refusal-i inJune last, arid as it was clearly the duty of the relieving officer(having regard to the accident to the wife and the disability of thehusband, fronm sickness) to have granted such order in June, wewould advise Mr. Skinner to again apply to the Board for paymentand, in the event of their refusal to recognise the moral, and aswe believe their legal, liability to grant this fee, that he should laythe facts before the President of the Local Government Board, andask his personal interference.

HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS.IN the twenty-eight large English towns, including London, dealt with inthe Registrar-General's weekly return, which have an estimated population ofS,906,446 persons, 5,724 births and 3,025 deaths were registered during the weekending Saturday, October 17th. The annual rate of mortality, whichi had been17.6 per 1,000 in each of the two preceding weeks, rose to 17.7. Therates in the several towns, ranged in order from the lowest, tere as follow:Huddersfield, 9.0; Leicester, 11.1; Hull, 14.0; Nottingham, 14.3; Bradford,14:8; Bristol, 15.5; Sheffield, 16.7; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 16.7; Derby, 16.9;Birmingham, 17.1; London, 17.2; Portsmouth, 17.4; Blackburn, 17.6; Brighton,18.2; Bolton, 18.5; Sunderland, 18.7; Leeds, 18.8; Norwich, 18.9 ; Halifax, 18.9;Birkenhead, 19.1; Oldham, 19.8; Liverpool, 19.9; Plymouth, 20.6; Salford,20.7 Wolverhampton, 21.7; Cardiff, 23.1; Manchester, 24.0; and, the highestrate durilng the week, 27.0 ini Preston. In the twenty-seven provincial townsthe death-rate averaged 18.2 per 1,000, against 17.2 in London. The 3,025 deathsregistered during the week il the twenty-eight towns included 78 which werereferredto diarrhcea, 66 to measles, 59 to whooping-cough, 58 to scarlet fever,.39 'to diphtheria, 38 to " fever " (principally enteric), and 2 to small-pox ; in all,540 deaths resulted from these principal zymotic diseases, against 365 and 303 inthe two 'preceding weeks. The zymotic death-rate was equal to 2.0 per 1,000. InLondon the zymotic rate was 1.8, while it averaged 2.2 per 1,000 in the twenty-seven provincial towns, and ranged from 0.5 and' 0. iIn Bradford and Derby, to.3.9 in Portsmouth, 4.0 in Wolverhampton, and 5.0'in Birkenhead. The fatalcasesof diarrhcea, which had steadily declined from 628 to 97 in the ten precedingweeks further fell to 78, and caused the largest proportionial fatality inHull, Portsmouth and Wolverlhamiipton. The deaths referred to measles, whichhad been 46 and 38 in the two previous weeks, rose to,66, and caused thehighest death-rates in Salford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Brighton. The fatalcases of whooping cough, which had declined in the three preceding weeks fromii59 to 51, rose again to 59, and showed the largest proportional fatality inBirkenhead and Cardiff. The '5S deaths from scarlet fever showed an increaseof 9 Upon the number In the previous week, and caused the highest death-rates inPreston, Birkenhead and Wolverhampton. The fatal cases of "fever," which hadbeen, 41 and 42 in the two preceding weeks, declited to 38, and 'showedthie largest proportional' fatality in Norwich, Portsmouth, and Plymouth. The39 deaths referred to diphtheria in -the twenty-eight towns exceeded those re-corded in any Week since the beginning of the year: 23 occurred in London, 5 inLiverpool, 2 in Manchester; 2 in Sunderland, and 2 in Birkenhead. Of the 2 fatalcases of smnall-pox; 1 was recorded in Nottingham, and 1 in M'anchester. No deathsfrom this disease occurred during the week either in London or the MetropolitanAsylum Hospitals situated outside Registration London. The number of smnall-

pox'ptierts in the Metropolitan'Asy1usn !oApit*1§ which 'had declined in thenineteen preceding weeks from 1,8$0 to 22 b, fui~ther fallen to 111 on Saturday,Octob, lTth the admhissions, vhicihh.ld been 27; 18 Fnd,'15 in the three'precedingwveeke;dNere 16'during the week. '' The death-rate froin diseases of the respiratoryorgans in London was equal to 3.8 per 1,060, gnd' exceeded "the average. Thecauses of 75, or 2.5 per cent., of the 3,025 deaths registered during the week inthe twenty-eight towns were not certifled,-,either hy registered medical practi-tioners or by coroners.

HEALTH OF SCOTCH TOWNS.DURING tile week ending Saturday, October 17th, 865 births snd 465 deatls wereregistered ill the eght lprinlcipal Scotch towns, having-an estimated population of1,269,170 persons. The annual rate of mortality, which had been 16.4 per 1,00Qin each of the two preceding weeks, rose during'the week to 19.1, and .exceededby:1.4 POi 1,000 the average rate for the same period in the twenty-eight largellnglish towns. .Among these Scotch towns, the rate wag equal to 10.0 in Perth,10.6 in' L¢ith, 17.2 in Edinburgh, 18.7 in Dundee, 18.8 in Aberdeen, 2040 inGlasgoiv, 243.' in Greenock, and 24.A in Paisley, The 465 deaths, registered duringthe week ip these towns included.59 whi4ch were referred to the principal zymoticdiseasee, against 41 and 49 in the two preceding weeks ; of these, 21 resultedfrom dliarrhsea, 11 from ivhooping-cougb,, 9 fs-om scarletfever, 8 from "fever"lprincipally enteric), 5 from dip;htheria, 4 from measles, and 1 from small-pox.These 59 deaths were equal to an annual rate of 2.4 per 1,000, which exceededby 9.4 the average zyinotic death-rate during the same period in the twenty-eight large English toWns. The 'highest zyniotic death-rates dturing the weekin these Scotch towns were recorded in Greenock, Dundee, and Paisley. -'Thedeaths from dlarrhoea, which had been 13 and 18 in the two previous weeks,futther rose to 21, but were 11 below the number recorded in the corre-sponding week of last year; 7 occurred in Dundee, and 4 in Aberdeen.The 11 fatal eases whooping-cough exceeded by 3 the number in the precedingweek, and included 6 in Glasgow, 2 in Ediniburgh, and 2 in Paisley. The deathsfrom scarlet fever, which had been 6 and 12 in the two previous weeks, declinedto 9, of which 8 occurred in Glasgow. The 8 fatal cases of "lever " ex-ceeded by 4' the number in the preceding week, and included 4 in Glasgow, and3 in Edinburgh. Of the 5 deatbs from diphtheria, 3 were returned in Glasgow.The fatal case of small-pox was recorded in Paisley. The mortality from dis-eases of the respiratory organis in these Scotch towns was equal to 3.S per 1,000,and corresponded with the rate in London. The causes of 74, or 15.9 per cenit. ofthe 465 deaths registered during the week in these Scotch towns were uncertified.

HEALTH O'F IRISH TOWNS.IN the Week ending October 17th, the number of deaths in the sixteea principaltowln-districts of Ireland was 323. The average annual death-rate represented bythe deaths registered duringr the week was 19.5 per 1,000.' The deaths ragisteredineach of the several townis, alphabetically arranged, corresponded to 'the follow-ing annual rates per 1,000: Armagh, 15.5; Belfast, 19.6; Cork, 14.9 ; D]rogheda,33.8; Dublin, 20.8; Dundalk,, 13.1; Galway; 20.2; Kilkenny,; 16.9 ;Limerl6k,17.5; Lisburn, 19.3; Londonderry, 25.0; Lurgan, 25.7; Newry, 1716 ;.Sligo, 4.8;Waterford, 18.o; Wexford, 12.8. The Qeathls froim the principal zymotic diseasesin thus si;tcefi districts were equal to an annual 'ate of 1.6 per 1,000, the ratesvarying fromn 0.0 in eleven of the districts to 9.-7 in Lisburn; the 4 deaths from allcauses registered in that district comprising 1 more from measles and 1 frondiarrhcea. The 82 deaths from all causes ill Belfast comprised 1 from measles,1 from whooping-cough, and 5 from diarrhoea. In the Dublin lRegistration Dis-trict, the deaths registered during the week amounted to 145.' Twenty-two deathsfrom zyinotic diseases were registered ; they coimprised 3 from whooping-c6ugh, 1fiom diphtheria, 7 from enteric fever, 3 from diarrhcea, etc. Thirty-five deathsfrom diseases of the respiratory system were registered; they comprised 18from bronchitis, 8 from pneumonia, and :2 from croup. The deaths of 6 childrennuder 5 years of age (including 5 infants under 1 year old) were ascribed to con-trulsions. Nine deaths were caused by diseases of the. brain-and nerYous system(exclusive of convulsions), and 10 by diseases of the circulatory-system. Phthisiscaused 15 deaths, and cancer 5. Four accidental deathsawere registered. In 19instances, there was "sno iiiedical attenlaut" during the last illness.

MEDICAL NEWS.ROYAL COLLEGES OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH.-

Dcuble Qualif%ation.-During the recent sittings of the Examiners,the following gentlemen passed their first professional examination.

V. A. Douglas, Donaghadee; R. Drinkwater, Llangollen; J. J. Moynihan,Cork; and D. H. Tweedie, Newry.

The following gentlemen passed their fial examinatioan, ancd wereadmitted L. R. C. P. Edinburgh and L. R. C. S. Edinburgh.

3.. G. Brown, Cork; A. A. Browije, Belfast , T. C. Avetooi, Calcutta; J.Cromie, Co. Down; J. H. Dudgeon, London; R. M. Forde, Cloyne; E. J.Hawkes, Brighton; R. Kelly, Co. Longford; J. C. Hagler, Blackburn; T.Pattersoii, .Co. Donegal; R. P. Rankin, Australia; V. J. Nuttadl, Roelidale;J, J. Mason, Bollington; C. 0. Stanwell, Rochdale; J. S. :Smith, SierraLeone; D. L. Thomiison, Hampshire; W. Valentine, Lancashire; H. H.Wilde, Weston-super-Mare ;! and J. T. Woodside, Cultra, Belfist.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH.-During thie ,receintsittings, of the Examiners, the following gentlemen passed the finalexamination, and were admitted Licentiates of the College.

C. E. Glascott, Constantinople; and F. C. Osborne, Bognor.

ROYAL COLLEGES OF PHYSICIA.S. AND SURGEONS OF EDINBURGQAND FACULTY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF GLASGOW.-.Tjeexaminations for the triple. qualification of these bodies in Edinbueghiwere held in. October, with the folowing results. Passed Firit ExLtamination.

THE BRIISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

A. Bronte, Co. Down; J. S. Bryars, Co. Armagh; J. W. Brooks, Bombay;W. J. Bell, West Bromwich;- E. Armitage, Cape of Good Hope; A. B.Cochrane, Dudley; T. J. Barr, Dublin; F. W. Kane, Mallow; P. Callaghan,Co. Donegral; P. W. Griffiths, Merthyr Tydvil; D. Horan, Kerry; W. M.Gabriel, Kendal; F. S. Fairbridge, South Africa; J. Dunne, Co. Cork; T.Kennedy, Co. Kerry; J. T. Kennedy, Co. Kerry; L. Kay, Renfrewshire;J. S. Ledgerwood, Co. Down; J. R. Lownds, Walker-on-Tyne; H. C. C.McNiell, Folkestone; J. W. Parry, Pwllheli; F. H. Noott, Dudley; T. C.Patterson, Co. Donegal; T. J. Prendiville, Co. Kerry; W. B. Rotherae, Co.Cork; C. D. Roe, Co. Mayo; A. W. Pairman, Biggar; W. Smith, Jamaica;C. E. Salmon, Edinburgh; A. Wilson, Glenarin; R. Steele, Stewarton;W. K. Walker, Pollokshaws; and E. Wakelain, Willenhall.

Passed Second Examination.F. L. Keisler, Mauritius; E. Wakelain, Willenhall; W. E. Beninett, Otley; W.

Foreman, Wigan; S. B. Fenn, Yatton; B. B. Grayfoot, Barbadoes; J. Lyon,Glasgow; M. J. Petty, Buenos Ayres; E. Armitage, Cape of Good Hope;A. J. Rollinson, Kerton-in-Lindsey; A. H. Whittell, Plymouth; J. C. Figg,Boness; T. C. Jones, Liverpool; H. Biuxton, Liverpool: J. S. Bryars, Co.Armagh; T. A. Davidson, Co. Down; W. D. Eddowes, Stamford; J. Howie,Dundee; H. 0. Hughes, 'Merionethshire; C. Hicks, Bedfordshire; T. J.Henry, Sydney; J. S. Macpherson, Sutherland; P. W. O'Gorman, Delhi,India; A. W. Marwood, Melbourne; J. C. Reid, Edinburgh; J. C. Scotch-burn, Driffield, East Yorkshire; J. C. Stee(dman, Stirling; and R. C.Richards, Wales.

Passed Third Examination, and admitted L. R. C. P. Edinburgh,L.R.C. S. Edinburgh, and L. F. P. & S. Glasgow.W. Macansh, New South Wales; S. L. Anthonisz, Ceylon; W. Beecham, Wigan;

S. de Candia, Waterford; T. S. Davies, Monmouth; J. B. Drieberg, Ceylon;B. B. Grayfoot, Barbadloes; J. C. Figg, Boness; W. Foreman, Wigan;H. G. Hilbers, Brighton; F. L. Keisler, Mauritius; M. C. Hannian,Limerick; W. H. Klock, Quiebec: M. G. Davies, Carnarvon; H. H. Mar-shall, New South Wales; J. Macgregor, Tralee; J. Macky, Londonderry;F. C. Pereira, Bangalore; M. J. Petty, Buenos Ayres; T. K. Robinson,Melbourne; W. J. H. Maegilvray, Glasgow; R. D. Shiels, Dunbar; P. B. T.Stubbs, South Africa; J. Sutherland, Glasgow; J. R. Talbot, Ballina; andG. T. Woods, Birmingham.

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON.-The following gentlemenpassed their Examination in the Science and Practice of Medi-cine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, October22nd, 1885.

Buksh, Raheem, M.R.C.S., Poplar Hospital.Green, Albert, M.R.C.S., Guy's Hospital.Haig, Francis Murray, M.R.C.S., North Street, Westminster.Melhuish, John, 5, Crossfleld Road, Belsize Park.Powne, Leslie, Granville House, Swindon.

At the recent examinatior-s for the Prizes in Materia Medica andPharmaceutical Chemistry, prizes were awarded to the followinggentlemen.

1. Skyrme, Henry Edward, student of the London Hospital (the Gold Medal).2. Green, Frederic William Edridge, student of St. Bartholomew's Hospital

(the Silver Medal and Books).

MEDICAL VACANCIES.The following vacancies are announced.

ALNWICK INFIRMARY.-Surgeon. Salary, £120 per annum. Applications byNovember 17th.

ANCOATS HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, Manchester.-Senior House-Sur-geon. Salary, £80 per annum. Applications by October 31st.

ANCOATS HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, Manchester.-Junior ResidentHouse-Surgeon. Salary, £50 per annum. Applications by October 31st.

CENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, Gray's Inn Road, W.C.-As-sistant Surgeon. Applications by November Sth.

CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, VictoriaPark, E.-Surgeon. Applications to T. Storrar-Smith, Secretary, 24, FinsburyCircus, E.C., by November 11th.

DERBY AMALGAMATED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.Assistant-Surgeon. Salary, £160 per annum. Applications to Mr. J. Bullivant,58, Abbey Street, Derby, by Novemnber 11th.

DISPENSARY FOR FOREIGNERS, 9, Oxford Mansions, W.-Physician. Appli-cations by November 4th.

EASTERN COUNTIES' ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS, Colchester.-Resident MedicalAttendant. Salary, £100 per annum, with furnished apartments in the

asylum, board, and washing. Applications by November 7th.

GROSVENOR HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Vincent Square,Westminster.-Physician. Applications by November 9th.

GROSVENOR HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Vincent Square,Westminster. -Chloroformist. Applications by November 9th.

HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE THROAT, Golden Square, W. -ResidentMedical Officer. Salary, £100 per annum. Applications by November 17th.

HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, Soho Square, W.-Pathologist and Registrar. Salary,70 guineas per annum. Applications by October 31st.

JAFFRAY SUBURBAN BRANCH OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, GravellyHill. near Birmlingham.-Resident Medical Officer. Salary, £150 per annum.Ap-l]ications by November 2nd.

MANC J1ESTER HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION.-Honorary Physician. Ap-plic st;on by October 31st.

MUTUAL LIFE-ASSURANCE SOCIETY.-Surgeon. Particulars of the Actuary.NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC, Queen

Squar' Bloomsil)uy.-Hious<-Physician. Applications by November 5tl1.

NEW HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, 222, Marylebone Road, N.W.-Secretary and

Superintendent. Salary, £60 per annum. Applications to Miss Vincent byNovember 4th.

NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL.-Secretaryand House Steward. Salary

£100 per annum. Applications by November 14th.

OWENS COLLEGE, Manchester.-Professor of Physiology. Applications byNovember 9th.

PADDINGTON WORKHOUSE INFIRMARY.-ResidentMedical SuperintendentSalary, £250 per annum. Applications by November 6th.

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, Bloinfield Street, Moorfields,

E.C. -Surgeon. Salary, £50 per annum. Applications by November 9th.

TONGUE AND FARR PARISHES, Sutherland.-Medical Officer. Salary, £250

per annum. Applicationis to J. Box, House of Tongue, Sutherland, N.B., byOctober 31st.

WESTERN GENERAL DISPENSARY, Marylebone Road.-Honorary Surgeon-Oculist. Applications by November 7th.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.

HEUSTON, Francis T., M.D., M.Ch., F.R.C.S.I., Lecturer on Anatomy and Registrarof the Carmichael College of Medicine, Dublin, appointed Visiting Surgeon to

the Adelaide Hospital.

KEIR, W. Ingrain1, F.R.C.S.E., reappointed Resident Medical Officer of Health to

the Melkshaimi Rural Sanitary Authority for three years.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

The charge for inserting announcements of Births, Marriages, and Deaths is Ss. 6d.,which should be forwarded in stamps with the announcements.

MARRIAGE.

ADENEY-HOBBS.-On October 28th, at Reigate Congregational Church, by the

Rev. G. J. Adeney, assisted by the Rev. W. F. A,eiuey, M.A., of Acton, and

the Rev. A. F. Muiir, M.A., of London, Edwin Leonard Adeney, M.D.Lond.,

of Tunbridge Wells, to Florence Mary, eldest daughter of S. B. Hobbs, Esq.of Antwerp Lodge, Reigate.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.-The following awards have been

made. Medical Entrance Exhibitions: £100, Mr. T. L. Pennell; £60,

Mr. S. B. Mitra; £40, Mr. J. J. Macnamara. Andrews Entrance

Prizes of £20 each: for Science, Mr. C. F. T. Blyth ; for English and

other Languages, Mr. Arthur Vaughan.KING'S COLLEGE.-The Warneford Scholarship at King's College,

London, of the value of £75, has been gained by Daniel L. Soutter.

The prizeman is a son of Dr. Soutter, of Finsbury Park.

ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.-The Entrance Scholarship of £125, opento the sons of medical men, has been awarded to Mr. James McEnery,

son of Dr. MeEnery, of Sherborne. There were no candidates for the

two open scholarships ot £50 each.

MR. CHARLES ISAAC ELTON, M.P., lhas been appointed President of

the Taunton and Somerset Hospital for the ensuing year.

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES DURING THE

NEXT WEEK.

MONDAY.-Medical Society of London, 8.30 P.M. Dr. Gowers aDiscussion on the Clinical Value of the Deep Reflexes.-Odontological

Society of Great Britain, 8 P.M. Mr. J. H. Balkwill (Plymouth): On a

Method of Mounting Porcelain Crowns on Pulpless Stumps. W.

Hern ; On a Method of Treatment of Pulpless Teeth.

tions by Messrs. S. J. Hutchinson, C. W. Dunn, Bennett, A. S.

Underwood; and exhibition of Ward's Noni Thermal Lamp.

TUESDAY.-Pathological Society of London, 8.30 P.M. Sainsbury:from the Base of the Brain containing Skiil. Mr. Sheild: the

Bladder. Mr. Barker: Epidermal Cyst Firnger. MacCarthy:

Carcinoma of the Kidney, 2. Necrosis (card);Moore: Chronic Endocarditis. Mr. E. H. Fenwick: Extraperitoneal Rup-

tture of Bladder. Dr. Percy Kidd: Coronary Arteries.

Dr. Lediard: Black Tongue (card). Dr. Savill: of

Chorea (card). Dr. Post: A Case of Leprosy (living specimen).

Mac Cormnac: Epithelioma of the Clitoris (card).

CEsophagus (card). Mr. Davies-Colley: 1. Slough the

Abdominal Muscles (card); 2. Ainular Slough of of

Rectum (card). Dr. Goodhart for Mr. Anderson: Large Aneurysm In-

ternal Carotid within the Skull. Dr. Hale White: Tubercle Mater

and Vertebrae.WEDNESDAY.-Obstetrical Society of London, 8 P.M. Specimens

shown

Dr. Herman; On the Suppuration of Pelvic Cysts. D.Hine: Case of Obstructed Labour, in which Spontaneous followefian Unsuccessful Attempt to Deliver with the Crotchet Craniotomy.

THURSDAY.-Harveian Society of London, 8.30 P.m. Evening.-TheWillan Society of London, S P.m. President's

of Lupus, under Treatment by Parasiticides. A Case of Diffuse Scleroderma,by Mr. Startin, will be shown.

FRIDAY.-West London Medico-Chirurgical Society, 8 P.M. H. Percy

A Collection of Specimens of Sarcoma and Carcinoma

have died in the West London Hospital during the last Months.

Dr. Savill: Microscopic Specimens of Cancer. Dr. C. Wells:

Colon. Mr. C. B. Keetley ; A Case of Gritti's Amnputation. Papers by Dr.

Alderson, On the Etiology of Cancer, chiefly as to Local and Causes;

and Mr. H. Percy Dunn, On the Theory of Canicerous Inheritance.

856 [Oct. 319,1886.,

41,85Iq& THKBPJTBJrEg AV1!ACT'JWUNAL 867

OPERATION DAYS AT THE LONDON HOSPITALS.

MONDAY........ St. Bartholomew's, 1.80 P.x.-Metropolitan Free, 2 P.i.-St.Mark's, 2 P.m.-Royal London Ophthalmic, 11 A.M.- RoyalWestminster Ophthalmic, 1.30 P.m.-Royal Orthopedic, 2 P.m-Hospital for Women, 2 P.M.

TUESDAY.St. Bartholomew's, 1.80 P.M.-Ouy's, 1.80 P.x.-Westminstar2 P.m.-Royal London Ophthahmic, 11 A.M.-Boyal WestminsterOphthalmic, 1.80 P.M.-West London, 2.80 P.x.-St. Mark's, 2 P.M.-St; Thomas's (Ophthalmic Department), 4 pP.M.-Clan er Hos-pital, Brompton, 2.80 P.M.

WEDNESDAY ..St. Bartholomew's, 1.30 P.M.-St. Mary's, 1.80 P.M-Middlesex,1 P.M.-University College, 2 P.M.-London, 2 P.M.-Royal Lon-don Ophthallic, 11 A.X.-Great Northern Central, 2 P.M.-Samaritan Free Hospital for Women and Children, 2.30 P.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, 1.80 P.M.-St. Thomas's,1.30r.M.-St. Peter's, 2.30P.m.-National Orthopsedic,10 AM.-King'sCollege, 8 to 4 P.M.

THURSDAY ....St. George's, 1 P.M.-Central London Ophthalmic, 1 P.M.-Charing Cross. 2 P.x.-Royal London Ophthalmic, 11 A.M.-Hospital forIlseases of the Throat, 2 P.m.-Royal WestminsterOphthalmic, 1.80 P.m.-Hospital for Women, 2 P.M.-London,2 P.M.-North-west London, 2.30 P.m.-Chelsea Hospital forWomen, 2 P.m.

FRIDAY ........King's College, 2 P.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, 1.80P.M.-Royal London Ophthalmic, 11 A.M.-Central LondonOphthalmic, 2 P,M.-Royal South London Ophthalmic, 2 P.m.-Guy's, L.SOP.m.-St.Thomas'(Ophthalmic Department),2 P.x.-WestLondon 2.80 P.M.-East LodonHospital for Children, 2P.M.

SATURDAY ......St. Bartholomew's, 1.80 P.M.-King's College, 1 P.M.-RoyalLondon Ophthalmic, 11 A.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic,1.30, P.m.-St.Thomas's, 1.80 P.m.-Royal Free, 9 A.M. and 2 P.M.-London, 2 P.M.-Cancer Hospital, Brompton, 2.80 p.M.

HOURS OF ATTENDANCE AT THE LONDONHOSPITALS.

CHARING (aoss.-Medical and Surgical, daily, 1; Obstetric, Tu. F., 1.80 Skiia,M. Th.,; Dental, M. W. F., 9.30.

GuY's.-Medikal and Surgical, daily, exc. Tn., 1.30; Obstetric, M.W. F., 1.80; EyeM. Tu. Th. F., 1.30; Ear, Tu. F., 12.30; Skin, Tu., 12.80; Dental, Tu. Th. F., 12,

KnrG's CoLLzoc.-Medical, daily, 2; Surgical, daily, 1.80; Obstetric, Tu. Th. S.,2; o.p., M. W. F., 12.30; Eye, M. Th., 1 ; Ophthalmic Department, W., 1; Ear,Th., 2; Skin, Th.; Throat, Th. 3; Dental, Tu. F., 10.

LoNDON.-Medical, daily, exc. B., 2; Surgical, daily, 1.30 and 2; Obstetric, M. Th.,1.30; o.p. W. 5., 1.30; Eye, W. B., 9; Ear, B., 9.10; Skin, Th., 9; Dental, Tu., 9.

M IDDLEsIx.--Medical and Surgical, daily, 1; Obstetric, Tu. F., 1.30 ; o.p., W. S.1.30; Eye W. B., 8.30; Ear and Throat, Tu., 9; Skin, F., 4; Dental, daily, 9.

ST. BARTxOLOMEW's.-Medical and urxgical, daily, 1.30 ; Obstetric, Tu. Th. S.,o.p., W. B., 9 ; Eye, Tn. W. Th. B., 2 ; Ear, M., 2.30; Skin, F., 1.80; Larynx, W11.30; Orthopsedic, P., 12.830; Dental, Tu. F., 9.

ST. GzoaGe's.-Medical and Surgical, M. Tn. F. B., 1; Obstetric, Tn. B., 1; o.p.,Th., 2; Eye, W. B., 2 ; Ear, Tu., 2; Skin, W., 2 ; Throat, Th., 2; Orthopsedic, W.,2; Dental, TEL ., 9; Th., 1.

ST. MIAY's.-Medical and Surgical, daily, 1.45; Obstetric, Tn. F., 9.30; o.p., M.Th., 9.30; Eye, Tu. F., 9.30; Ear, W. 8 9.30; Throat, M. Th., 9.80; Skin, Tu.F., 9.30; Electrician, Tu. F., 9.30; Dental, W. S., 9.30.

ST. TnomAs's.-Medical and Surgical, daily, except Sat., 2; Obstetric, IL Th., 2;o.p., W., 1.30 Eye, M. ih., 2; o.p., daily, except Sat., 1.80; Ear, M., 12.80;Skin, W., 12.30; Throat, Tu. F., 1.80; Children, 5., 12.80; Dental, Tu. F., 10.

UNTVIERSrTY COLLEGE.-Medical and Surgical, daily, 1 to 2 ; Obstetric, M. Tn. Th.F., 1.30; Eye, M. Tu. Th. F., 2; Ear, B., 1.80 ,Skin, W., 1.45; 5., 9.15: Throat,Th., 2.80; Dental, W., 10.80.

WEsrxnsTIcR.-Medical and Suigical, daily. 1.30; Obstotlic, Tu. F., 3; Eye, M.Th., 2.30; Ear, Tu. F., 9; Skin, Th, 1; Dental, W. S , 9.15.

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THE REGISTRATION OF DEATHS.SIR,-I had last week a death from croup in whiph tracheotomy had been per-formed. I gave a certificate, in which I mentioned the fact of the operation, asadvised in the Suggestions to Practitioners appended to the death-certificateforms. I was surprised to learn that the registrar would not issue the usualburial-certificate to the friends until he had sent mine to the coroner to inquireif an inquest should be held. I reported tllis to the chairman of the board ofguardians, and have been informed that new regulations on the subject havebeen recently issued to the registrars of deaths, and that they are now bound toreport to the coroner all cases in which a death has followed on a surgicaloperation. I see, in the JOURNAL for September 5th, that registrars are in-structed to report deaths of certain descriptions to the coroner, but my casecertainly does not cosne under either of the five headings there given.-I am,youirs faithfilly, A. MIDGLEY CASH, M.D.Penton Villa, Torquay.

.* The new regulations, recently issued to registrars of births and deaths,practically make no alterations in their ilistruietions bearing upon what deathsshould be reported to the coroner previously to their registration. The instruc-tion is as follows. " Whenever it appears tha't the death was caused directlyor indirectly by violence, or was attended by suspicious circumstances, andwhenever the cause of death is stated to be unknown, the registiar must, beforeregistering the death, himself report the case to the coroner, in order that hemay decide whether an inquest be necessary. This instruction applies to allcases, whether certified by a registered practitioner or not; and whenever thedeath is stated to have been sudden, and no certificate from a registered practi-tioner is produced, the registrar must, before registering such death, report thecase to the coroner." We have no hesitation in saying that the above instruc-tion does not contemplate deaths occurring after a surgical operation beingclassed as violent deaths, and we have no doubt that, if the case referred to byour correspondent were reported to the Registrar-General, the registrar wouldat once be informed that he had exceeded Isis instructions in reporting to thecoronier the death froni croup in which tracheotomy had been performed.

ON LEFT-HANDEDN;ESS.SIR,-The following instance of acute observation may probably assist your cor-respondent, " F.R.S.B.," as to the raticnale of left-handedness. Many years ago,I took a patient for consultation to the late Dr. Malden, of Worcester. The firstquestion asked was, "Are you a left-handed man ?" The answer wvas in theaffirmative. After the consultation was over, the doctor told me that his reasonfor asking the question was, that he observed a fuller development of brain onthe left side than on the right. He then drew the inference that there would bea greater power of the motor nerves of the left side, which would account forthe left-handedness. If this reasoning be correct, the only apparent remedy forresulting inconvenience is the early education of the right hand. I beli'eve thatthe late Mr. Lynn, of the Westminster Hospital, used to operate alternately withthe right and the left hand.-I am, etc., HENRY, MEYMOTT.Ludlow.

BOROOLYCERIDE.INQUIRENs (Leeds).-Letters patent were granted, in 1881, to F. S. Barff, for a

preparation, called by the inventor "boroglyceride," for preservinig organicsubstances. The application for a patent was inade on March 25tb, 1881. Acopy of the specification may be obtained from H. Reader Lack, Esq., Comp-troller-General of Patents, 25, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,W.C., by quoting its number and date (1332, 1881), and forwarding threepencefor cost and postage. Inquirens may, we believe, examine this and all otherpublications of the Patent Office, free of charge, at the Public Library, Infirm-ary Buildings, Leeds.

RANCID BUTTER.SIR,-Might I ask, through the BRITISH MEDICAL JOtTRNAL, if there be any methodkniown for destroying rancidity in butter, so as to render rancid butter againSit for food ?-Your obedient servant, ECONOMY.

SCRAP-ALBaUMS FOR SICK CHILDREN.SIR,-If any of the readers of the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, or their friends,have any old Christmas cards which they do not want, they would be perform-ing a charitable action in sending them post paid to " M. P.," 1, Anchorgate,Portsea, for the purpose of making scrap-albums for sick childIren in hospitals.-Your obedient servant, ARs MEDIATRIX.

COHNHEIM MEMORIAL FUND.SIR,-The following is the list of subscriptions for the above fundl which havebeen received up to the present time. They have been sent to Professor His, ofLeipzig, who is honorary secretary to the committee, which was forlned to in-stitute a memorial to the late Professor Cohnheim. I hope to receive from Pro-fessor His a statement of the nature which the memorial will take. and whichwill appear in an early number of this JOURNAL. Subscriptions by members ofthe Physiological Society: Dr. T. L. Brinton, Mr. W. W. Cheyne, Dr. J. C.Ewart, Dr. D. Ferrier, Dr, M. Foster-, Mr. W. H. Gaskell, Mr. F. Gotch, Mr. V.A. H. Horsley, Mr. J. N. Langley, Mr. A. S. Lea, each £1 Is.; Dr. D. Macalister,Mr. W. McWilliaIn, each 10s. 6d.; Mr. J. McCarthy, £1; Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. F.J. M. Page, Dr. F. W. Pavy, Dr. C. D. F. Phillips, each £1 Is.; Mr. B. B. Poul-ton, £1 Mr. D'Arcy Power, 1as. 6d.; Mr. H. Power, £1 1s,; Dr. B. W. Richard-son, £1 2s.; Dr. S. Ringer, £1 ls.; Dr. C. S. Roy, £10 10s.; Din. W. Rutherford,£1 ls.; Dr. J. Burdon Sanderson, £2 2s.; Mr. E. A. Schafer, Dr. P. H. Pye-Smith,Dr. G. F. Yeo, each £11s.; Dr. A. Waller,110s. 6d.; Mr. L. C. Wooldridge, £1;Total, £39 17s. This sum was collected by Dr. W. H. Gaskell, Treasurer ^f thePhysiological Society. The following subscriptions were sent to me : Dr. RobertRoxburgh, £3 3s.; Dr. Ransome, Dr. Hunmphry, each £1 Is.; Sir W. Gull, Bart.,Dr. Matthews Duncan, each £2 2s.; Dr. Murdoch Brown, Mr. D. Bower, Dr.Dyce Duckworth, Dr. Wilson Fox, each £1 Is.; Sir W. Bowman, Bart., £$; Dr.John Harley, Dr. V. Harris, Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson, Dr. George Harley, Dr.W. M. Ord, each £1 Is.; Sir Joseph Lister, Bart., £5 5s.; Sir Jamnes Paget, Bart.,£2 2s.; Dr. R. Quain, Mr. Boweer (?), Sir W. Mac Corma-, Dr. Thomas Fraser,Mr. Main, each £1 is.; Total, £36 10s.; add amount fromi Physiological Society,£9 17s.; Total, £76 7s.- I ani, etc., CHARLES S. ROY.

A. J. asks where he can obtain the best descriptiop of the mode of applying electricity for the removal of superfluous growth of hair.

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TjlI, BPAXPLtr FUND.8z-I-'-Tfeel I should be very iemiss "in forwarding *hat Xelfvev'*will be -thi last'

list pt subscriptions, without at 'he same time thanking -yo for your kindnessli havitg assisted in so good and popular ^i movement'tot;' bly by throwingt4eii yuor columns, but also by youi able advocacy'' eVeral friends, who have'.agen a 'keen' interest in the matter think' there sholld be a public presentation;and as Sheffield is the nearest large town to the #illage 'of Brimington, whereI5r. Bradley practised his profession, that It should 'take place there; conse-Buently, it has been decided that the iuoixey subscrilied, together with an ad-dprss,' shall be given publicly. Every subscriber-will recoive intimatioh of thedite and place of presentation. Also, if yot would: kindly allow mne to publishit"i the pages of the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURATAL, you would add very materially't&the, aid you have already given.-I remain, youirs faithfully,

Mastwood House' Chesterfield. RICHARD JEFFREYS.A a. d.

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BosEa-gr-TMS AND CLuB-DocToRs.Ssa,-Will you kindly advise me in the following case? A member of a friendly.pciety, under which I hold a medical appointment, came to me the other day,asking me'to give'him a certifAcate of sickness for his club. He was sufferingfiom fractured clavicle, which had been set by an unqualified bone-setter at adistance, andI understood that a certificate from this man had admitted himto the benefit of sick relief. I declined to grant him the certificate, referringhim to the bone-setter for it.The next day I received a note from the secretary officially, requiring me to

miake a professional examination of the patient. My reply was that I would, asmedical oiDlcer of the society, examine the patient and report his condition tothe secretary, but I distinctly declined to give him the ordinary sick-certifi-

te,s required periodically during his disablement. I would like to know your'onlnion of my conduLet through the pages of the JOURNAL.-Yours sincerely,

RUIRTICUS.** The course adopted seems to be reasonable if the unqualified bone-

setter continued to have the member under his care. If, however, he werenot being attended, perhaps a refusal to give him any advice or certificate minhtplace our correspondent in a difficult and unpleasant position with the society.The matter is one requiring careful consideration, and may.be largely dependenton local circumstances.

INFLUBNCE OF FUCsxINE ON ORDINARY' ESTS.Sip.,-I shotuld be much obliged if you, -or any of your readers, would kindly giveme some information as to the influence of fuchsine- on the ordinary tests forsugar, albuiqsen, urea, etc., in urine excreted by a patient who is taking it foralbuminuria, the urine being slightly coloured by it, I know of no book orperi,qdical in which the subject is mentioned.-I am, sir yours obediently,

X. Y.*** It may be said that the ordinary tests for albumeni, sugar, and urea in

urine are only affected to a very slight degree by the admninistration of smalldoses of pure fuchsine. The urine of a dog, to whom fuchsinie was given for three,days, showed no marked alteration, except of colour, although some newaromatic bodis made their appearance. As traces of aniline and arsenicmay be present as impurities in the fuchsine, care should be taken toguard against this. Reference is made to the suibject by Schmiedeberg, Archivfiir Exper. rat7col., band viii, s. 2.

CONSTIPATION IN INFANT.SIa,-I should feel obliged if some of your correspondents would kindly favourme

with their experience as to the best remedy for this.I have under my care an infant, aged 5 ronths, who, from two nmonths after

birth, has been troubled by the most persistent constipation. I have doneeverything that I can think of, and have examined most of the text-books with-out being successful in hitting on a -cure. I use the word advisedly. Ofcourse, I have found temporary benefit from many things. Books on child-ren's diseases appear all to dismiss this complaint with a very few words, and afew impracticable suggestions. The child is otherwise in excellent health.Will some of your readers kindly let me know of something that has succetdedin their owni practice?-Yours faithfully, M.D.

"WORMING " DOGS FoR HYDROPHOBIA.OUR correspondent from Bedale writes agaih on this subject. There is no pos-

sible reason why removing any of the structures which help' to form the floor ofthe mouth should prevent a dog from having hydrophobia. It might preventhim.from biting so easily as before the operation, but a muzzle would effect thisobject without the trouble of performing a cruel and useless operation. Thedisease, whatever 'its precise nature may be, is clearly introduced into thesystem through a wound made by the animal's teeth, or through a hangnail,or abrasion, wetted by the dog's saliva. The dog himself contracts the diseaseeither from a wound made by another animal, or from certain obscure constitu-tional disturbances, but certainly not through having a "wworm " in histongue.

4OXMUNICATlONS, LETTERS, etc., have been received from:Mr. James Erskine, Berlin; Mr. C. S. Jeaffreson, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Mr.Rgugby', Welford; Mr. C. Stacpool, London; Mr. J. Tatham, Salford; Mr. C. E.Shelly, Hertford; Dr. Norman Kerr, London ; Mr. J. Whitehouse, Sunderland;-Mr. G. A. Raverty,' Liverpool; Mr. J. Stuart Nairne, Glasgow; Mr. W. H. Allen,Bardney; Mr. T. C. Pocock, Bournemouth ; Dr. T. R. Walters, London; Sur-geon-Major Evatt, London; Mr. T. Jenner. Verrall, Brighton; Mr. T. P. J.Blaker, Brighton; Mr. S. Culley, Norwich; Mr. S. Snell, Sheffield; Dr. R.Saundby, Birmingham; Our Aberdeen Correspondent; Dr. A. Johnston,Glasgow; Mr. C. W. Beresford, Dunstable; Mr. G. Eastes, London; Mr. EI.Thompson, Oinagh; Dr. Joseph'itogers, London; Mr. J. Robinson, Dunscar;

>^ Lpower, 'Porisea,-Mr{ Blelburnjilondon; Mr. E..E -Lan*,, Loqdonu;:,Maxwell, Woolwich; The President of the Institute of Chemistry of 'GreatBritain a4d Ireland, London; Dr. D. Dyce Brown, Lo sdon; Dr. F. Bond,Gi%cester ' Xr. E. Davies,1di.nburgh; Dr.[. itgndibot Nottinghum; Mrs.6park, Sydney, New South Wales; Dr. Hutchinson, Scarlb4tough; Mr. G. F.Aldous, Petersfield, Hants; Mr. P. Birch, London; Miss-Katharine EllisCameron, London; Dri WilksL,;London; Our ManchesterJ Correspondent; Dr.-E." T. Wil4on, 4Ch1tenh41in Dr. V. P. Ganssen, Danmtifry'; Dr. DanfordThomas, London' M. T C. Johnston,' Edinburgh; Mr. W. T. F. Churchouse,Rugby; Messrs. Puggard and Galschiot, London; Dr. Lush, Weymouth; Dr.P. 'Boulton, London"; Mr. W. W. Barker Littlehampton; Mr. T. Ely, London;Mr, J. Martin, Netley; Mr. W. R. Thomas, London; Miss Hunt, London; Mr.H. C. tau Wujene;Lou i M'Mr 0_ d,e G. GCiffith, London; Mi. M. E. Bourke,SheRelc; Mr. Lokwoqd, London; Dr.- C. S. Roy, Cambtislge; Mr. P. C.Litt1b, Dubliu;M~ra. Lloyd, Altree, and Smnith, London ; Dr. P. J. Creemen,Cork; Mr. H. S. Newill, Bishop's Castle; Our Edinburgh Correspondent; Mr.J. Holf, Cast1f6i4;,; The Seerttary of the Pathological Society, London; Dr.J, W. Hunt'3lon Our Drtbliii wrrespondent; Dr.. Willotughby, London;Mr. H, A. Fotherby,.o,ndon; Dr. E. Paget Thurstan, Southborouigh; Mr. H.Watts,London; 3Mr. P. W. 'Clarke, Loncon; Dr. Mules, Bowdeni; Mr. J.Walshe, Oldcastle, Meath; Mr. C. E. Goddard, Harrow; Dr. Robertson, Ediin-burgh; Mr. Jeffreys, Cht5terfield; Dr. FR T. Heuston, Dublin; Mr.. S. Robin-soh, Standerland; Mr. E.Owen, L6ndon; Mr. H. I1. Ltard, Caiiibridge Dr. F.Wills, L our4 ; Mr. G, M. Darte-ll, Liverpool; Mr. B.-G. Morison, London;Dr. W. Webb, Wirksworth; Mr. C. B. Keetley, Lo4don; Mr. R. 0. Jones,Bala; Mr. M. C. Soutter, London; Dr. J. H. Stowers, London; Mr. JamesStartin, London; Mr. P. B.' Woodbridge, London; Dr.' J. Crawford Reniton,Glasg,ow i',r. Hale White tondon; Dr. Willoughby, London; Mr. Joseph Unl-worth, Liverpool; Dr. E. J. Edwardes, London; Mr. H. G. Myles, Abbey-shrule, co. Longford; Messrs.' Burgoyne, Burbidges, and Co., London; Dr.Greenway,- BVlvedare; Our;Glasgow Correspondent; Dr. W. S. Playfair,London; Dr. V. Ogle, tondon;- Dr. Kelly, tondon; Mr. G. Brown, Lon'don;Mr. F. W. Gordon, London; Dr. R. Wade Saiage, London; Mr. J. Bellamy,London; Dr. Mackey, Brighton; Dr. F. C. Coley, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Mr. C.H. Stanley-Stevens, Algiers; Mr. R. Clement Lucas, Loudon; Mr. ;. Norris,South Pethertoll; Mr. T. G. Alderton, London; Mr. J.. Pedlow, Portsmuouth;The-Secretary of the Chelsea Hospital for Women, London; Dr. T; B. Brad-shaw,. Liverpool; Dr. 'A. Hess, London; Dr. D. Ferrier, London; The Secre-taryi'f University College, London; Our Paris Correspondent; Our Berlin04rrespondent, etc.

BOORS, Ec., RECEIVED.

Acne; Its Etiology, Pathology, anld Treatment. By L. Duncan Bulkley, A.M.,M.D. London: J. and A. Churchill. 1885.

A Physician's Pharmracopoela, Containing Formulse of Unofficial Preparationis.By 7. Daily, Pharmacist. London: J. and A. Churchill,

The Ocean ; a Treatise oln Ocean-Currents and Tides, and their Causes, Demon-strating the System of the World. By William Leighton Jordan, F.R.C.S.Second Editioki. London: Longmaus, Green, and Ci. I188.

Index Catalogue of the Library of tlle Surgeon-General's Office, United StatesArmy. Vol. VI. Washington: Government.Printing Office. 1885.

Encyclopwedic Dictionary. Part XXII. London: Cassell and Co. 1885.A Parcel of Monthlies. London: Religious Tract Society. 1885.Winter Blossoms, Little Folks! Annual, and Cassell's AImanack. London: Cas-

sell and Co., Limited. 1885.Anthropoid Apes. By R. Hartmann. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.

1885.The Essentials of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. By A. B. Garrod, M.D.,

F.R.S. Revised and Edited by N. Tirard, M.D. London: Louginaiis, Greenand Co. 1885.

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