the brawny tissue, with a slight inclination outward in order to reach the pus. As the forceps are withdrawn, the blades are opened so as to produce a vertical slit. Naturally such an incision has the same tendency to close as one made by the knife.

Black10 and others have considered it good policy to wash out the abscess cavity with peroxide or other antiseptic solution after the primary incision has been made. When it is possible to do this, the procedure is an excellent one for the cavity becomes distended with the solution and the deeper recesses are readily reached. After such irrigation, there is far less tendency to immediate recurrence.

Ignorant of the work of Thompson and Black, I came to the same conclusion and for this purpose devised an irrigating forceps which meets the requirements of most cases. The instrument was first intended for the irrigation of the tonsillar crypts and was thus described in the American Journal of Surgery, June, 1910. The instrument (see cut) is the same as a long nasal dressing forceps with the tips of the blades very sharply pointed. Along the lower blade runs a small cannula with a bulbous tip over which fits rubber tubing to connect with an eight ounce piston syringe. The inner end of the cannula is continued through the lower blade in such a manner that the irrigating fluid is sent in the direction of the lower blade with quite some force. Any mild alkaline solution may be used, such as salt water, boric acid solution, argyrol 1%, peroxide 25%, etc. The velum and surrounding parts are anesthetized with 20% cocain, by means of spraying and applications. It is almost impossible to make this area. insensitive so that too much time should

not be wasted. The operation is best performed in the upright or semi-upright position in adults but in children the prone position is better with the head well extended. The closed forceps is plunged into the brawny tissues until one feels that he is in a cavity and then the blades should be opened about a quarter of an inch. All the pus that will come away by itself should be allowed to do so and then the irrigation (the syringe being worked by an assistant) should be begun and continued until the fluid returns clear.

The patient is immediately relieved by this operation and, as a rule, a second. opening is unnecessary. Packing the cavity is also needless. The subsequent treatment consists in applying ice cloths or the ice coil to the neck, sucking on cracked ice and giving the patient one of the newer antiseptic gargle tablets to suck on every hour.

In the October issue of your esteemed journal you quote from the Literary Digest a definition of the two words sanitarium and sanatorium. This definition corresponds in the whole with my own which is given in my book, "Medical Greek," but it is less complete. Will you permit me to recapitulate the essential points which I have written on the subject?

Neither of the two words in question. is classical Latin, sanatorium not existing at all in that language, while sanitaring, sanitaria, sanitarium has the adjectival meaning of sanitary. There exists a verb sanare, to heal, and sanatorium can be formed to mean a tool or a place for healing, while sanitarium only means a “sanitary" or hygienic tool, food or place. Sanitarium is therefore more suggestive of passive healing (sanitas, sanitatis, health), taking care of a person and aiding nature in its work; while sanatorium implies aggressiveness, as though defying nature and healing by force. The Literary Digest mentions the late Latin sanatorius as meaning health giving but this word I do not know; there exists, however, sanatio the healing from sanare. Preferable to either sanatorium or sanitarium would be (as meaning health resort) the Latin Valetudinarium and the Greek Hygiasterion concerning the correctness and distinctness of which two words there exists no doubt. Permit me also Mr. Editor, at this occasion, to demonstrate by an example how much better in some instances we can express ourselves when we borrow from the Greek instead of from the Latin. Hospital from hospitalis, e or hospicium is well

understood as meaning a place where the sick are treated, but etymologically it is indistinct. The Greeks have a much better word, namely, nosokomeion, which permits beautiful combinations. Nosos, the sickness, komeo, to take care of, nosokomeo to take care of sick, nosokomeion an institution for the care of sick, nosokomos a nurse, nos komia, the care given to the sick. Again there are combinations of the verb komeo which are very useful. Brephos, an infant, brephokomeo taking care of infants, brephokomeion, an infant asylum, thus are formed other combinations like gerontokomeion, or gerokomeion, asylum for old aged, phrenokomeion, an insane asylum. A. ROSE.

SOME BOOKS OF THE YEAR.

This list by no means includes all of the medical books published during the year, but simply gives with few omissions the more important of those received for review.

Abdominal Operations, After Results of on the Pelvic Organs. Based on a series of 1,000 consecutive cases. By Arthur E. Giles, M. D. Published by Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, London, W. C., England.

Active Principles, A Compend of the. With Symptomatic Indications for their Therapeutic use. By Harold Hamilton Redfield, A. B., M. D. Published by the Clinic Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill.

Colds, The Cause and Cure of. By William S. Sadler, Illustrated. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, Ill.

Disease, The Treatment of. A Manual of Practical Medicine. By Reynold Webb Wilcox, M. D. Third Edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged. Published by P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. $7.50 net.

Price

, 1910

Series, Vol. V.,

Genesis. A Manual for the Instruction of Children in Matters Sexual. By B. S. Talmey, M. D. With Nineteen Cuts, Forty-seven Drawings in the Text. Published by the Practitioner's Publishing Co., 12 W. 123rd St., New York, N. Y. Price $1.50.

Harvey Lectures, The. Delivered under the Auspices of the Harvey Society of New York. 1908-09. Published by J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Cloth, $2.50 net per volume.

Hip Joint, Congenital Dislocation of the. By J. Jackson Clarke. Published by Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, London, Eng. Price $1.50 net.

Hookworm Disease. Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prophylaxis and Treatment. By George Dock, A. M., M. D., and Charles C. Bass, M. D. Illustrated with forty-nine special engravings and colored plates. Published by C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Mo.

Hygiene and Morality.-A Manual for Nurses and Others, giving an outline of the medical, social and legal aspects of the Venereal Diseases. By Lavinia L. Dock, R. N. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 27 West 23rd St., New York, N. Y. Net Price $1.25.

Hygiene, Text-Book of. By George H. Rohe, M. D., and Albert Robin, M. D. Fourth revised and enlarged edition; with many illustrations and valuable tables. Published by F. A. Davis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

Hypnotism and Treatment by Suggestion. By J. Milne Bramwelt, M. B., C. M. 12 mo. cloth, 216 pages. $1.75 net; postpaid $1.85. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London.

Hydrotherapy, Practical. By Curran Pope, M. D. Published by Cincinnati Medical Book Co., Cincinnati, O.

Infancy and Childhood, Diseases of. Their dietetic, hygienic and medical treatment By Louis Fischer, M. D. Third Edition, with three hundred and three illustrations. Published by F. A. Davis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Price, cloth $6.50.

International Clinics. A Quarterly of illustrated clinical lectures and especially prepared original articles. By leading members of the medical profession throughout the world. Volume I. Twentieth Series, 1910. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa.

International Clinics. A Quarterly of illustrated clinical lectures and especially prepared original articles. By leading members of the medical profession throughout the world. Volume II. Twentieth Series, 1910. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa.

International Clinics. A Quarterly of illustrated clinical lectures and especially prepared original articles. By leading members of the medical profession throughout the world. Volume III. Twentieth Series, 1910. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa.

International Clinics. A Quarterly of illustrated clinical lectures and especially prepared original articles. By leading members of the

medical profession throughout the world. Volume IV. Twentieth Series, 1910. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa. Published Iowa Institutions, Bulletin of. quarterly. Volume XI, 1909.

De

By

Laboratory Diagnosis, Essentials of. signed for Students and Practitioners. Francis Ashley Faught, M. D. Second Revised Edition. Published by F. A. Davis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Price $2.00 net.

Light Therapeutics. A Practical Manual of Phototherapy for the Student and the Practitioner. With special reference to the Incandescent Electric Light Bath. By J. H. Kellog, M. D. Published by the Good Health Publishing Co., Battle Creek, Mich.

Medicine and Dentistry, Electric Currents in. By S. H. Monell, M. D. Published by W. R. Jenkins Co., 851 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Price $4.00 net.

Nephrocoloptosis. A description of the Nephrocolic Ligament and its action in the causation of Nephroptosis; with the technic of the operation of Nephrocolopexy, in which the Nephrocolic Ligament is utilized to immobilize both Kidney and Bowel. By H. W. Longyear, M. D. With Eighty-eight special illustrations and a colored frontispiece. Published by C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Mo.

Neurasthenic, Confessions of a. By William Taylor Marrs, M. D. Illustrated with Original and Appropriate Drawings. Published in a neat 12mo Volume of 115 pages. Bound in extra cloth. Price $1.00 net. Published by F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

Nose, Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx, The Diseases of the. A Text-book for students and practicians of medicine. By Alfred Bruck, M. D. (Berlin). Illustrated by 217 figures and diagrams in the text, many of which are in colors. Published by Rebman Co., 1123 Broadway, New York. Price $5.00.

Obstetrics, Hand-Book of. By R. Cadwallader, A. M., M. D. With 104 illustrations in the text. Published by F. A. Davis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

Obstetrics, Practical. By Egbert H. Grandin, A. B., M. D., with the collaboration of George W. Jarman, M. D., and Simon Marx, M. D. Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged. Illustrated with forty-seven full-page photographic plates and one hundred and sixteen illustrations in the text. Published by F. A. Davis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

Pharmacy, Chronicles of. By A. C. Wootton. Volume I. Published by Macmillan Company, 66 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Price $6.50 net.

Pharmacy, Chronicles of. By A. C. Wootton. Volume II. Published by Macmillan Company, 66 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Price $6.50 net. Psyche. By Dr. Max Talmey. Price $2.50. Published by the Medico-Legal Publishing Co., 55 West 126th St., New York, N. Y.

Psychology, The New. Its basic principles and practical formulas. By A. A. Lindsay, M. D. Published by Eugene & Arthur Lindsay, Publishers, Portland, Ore. Price in cloth $1.25, fine leather embossed $2.00.

Religio-Medical Masquerade, The. A complete exposure of Christian Science. By Frederick W. Peabody, LL. B., of the Boston Bar. Published by the Hancock Press, Boston, Mass. Price $1.00.

Science of Living, The, or the Art of Keeping Well. By William S. Sadler, M. D. Illustrated. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, Ill. Price $1.50 net.

Semicircular Canals, Physiology and Pathology of the. By A. E. Ibershoff, M. D., and a foreword by R. S. Copeland, M. D. 12mo cloth

with 8 illustrations. Published by Paul B. Hoeber, 69 East 59th Street, New York, N. Y. Price $1.00 net.

Sexual Disabilities of Man, The and their treatment. By Arthur Cooper, M. D. Second Edition revised and enlarged. Published by Paul B. Hoeber, 69 East 59th St., New York, N. Y. Price $2.00 net.

Sexual Diseases, The Prevention of. By Victor C. Vecki, with introduction by William J. Robinson, M. D. Published by the Critic & Guide Co., 12 Mt. Morris Park, W., New York, N. Y.

Sexual Life of Woman, The. In its Physiological, Pathological and Hygienic aspects. By E. Heinrich Kisch, M. D. With 97 illustrations in the text. Published by Rebman Co., 1123 Broadway, New York. Price $5.00.

State Board Examination. Questions and Answers of forty-one states and two Canadian provinces. A Practical Work, giving authentic questions and authoritative answers that will prove helpful in passing state board examinations. Reprinted from the Medical Record. Third Edition. Revised and greatly enlarged. Published by William Wood & Co., 51 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Price $3.00 net.

Stomach and Upper Alimentary Tract, Diseases of the. By Antony Bassler, M. D. Copiously illustrated with numerous half-tone and line text-engravings and 56 full page half-tone plates (with nearly 100 figures). Plain and in colors, from original photographs and drawings. Published by F. A. Davis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Price $6.00.

Surgeon-General of the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service of the United States, Annual Report of the. For the year 1909. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

Surgery, Ionic-In the Treatment of Cancer. By G. Betton Massey, M. D. Published by the A. L. Chatterton Co., New York, N. Y.

Symptoms, An Index of. By Ralph W. Leftwich, M. D. Fourth Edition. Published by William Wood & Co., 51 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Price $2.25 net.

Tales, Never-Told.

, 1910

, Vol. V., No.

By William J. Robinson, M. D. Third Edition. Published by the Altrurians, 12 Mt. Morris Park, W., New York, N. Y. Price $1.00.

Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Health of N. J. 1909. Report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Published by the New Printing Co., State Printers, Paterson, N. J.

Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Animal Industry. U. S. Department of Agriculture. For the year 1908. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

Vaccine Therapy-Its Theory and Practice. By R. W. Allen, M. D., B. S. (Lond.) Third Edition. Published by P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Price $2.00 net.

Women, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of. By Harry S. Crossen, M. D. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. With seven hundred and forty-four engravings. Published by C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Mo.

SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC ARTICLE.

SOME RESULTS OBTAINED WITH INTRA-VENOUS MEDICATION.

BY

JOSEPH F. SOMES, M. D.,

Vincennes, Ind.

By way of introduction I will say that this is the first time I have had occasion to write an article of this character and only because the stimulus was so absolutely out of the ordinary, have I done so. Allow me further to say that it is not my intention this should be considered other than a purely preliminary statement, as the value of this method like many others, can only be proved by lapse of time; but I feel, notwithstanding, that the noticeable improvement in my results, and the very pronounced effect invariably produced on patients thus treated, make this a subject worthy of careful consideration, especially as so little as yet is known about it.

My attention was called to this form of intra-venous medication early in May, 1910. A patient suffering with tuberculosis secured a physician from Chicago to

give this treatment and as I was the attending physician, I came in contact with a remedy and method which was new to me. (There is little to be said here regarding the remedy and method of administration other than that the solution* used is one devised by Mr. William Bannerman of Chicago). I studied the technique and by noting the progress made in this case, saw the possibilities of this treatment. It is only fair to state that the improvement made was only temporary, the patient being in the third stage of the disease. However,

the immediate effects of the treatment proved so encouraging that I decided to try it on a more favorable case. The results were still more encouraging and since then I have followed it carefully and used it, not only in cases in which I thought it might be of some value, but, as will be explained later, in several in which I feared it would be of little if any help.

in

I confess that at times, owing to my experience with this method and the dearth of clinical data on the subject, I have given this treatment rather empirically. Later, however, the results obtained have given me confidence, abolished this feeling of empiricism and convinced me that the treatment must be scientific, because it does the work. Therefore, I do not feel that I am passing beyond the bounds of medical ethics by having used a proprietary remedy which has given me results such as those to which I shall call attention.

Since last May I have given some 250 intra-venous injections of this solution to sixty-nine individuals. The results in four of these cases should be considered absolutely negative-one patient is dead and three others are in the last stages of pulmonary tuberculosis, evidently beyond all *The formula is supplied to physicians.

hope. hope. With the remaining sixty-five there are two indifferent results, fourteen still under treatment and the rest-forty-nine— are apparently cured.

The conditions treated varied from pulmonary and other forms of tuberculosis to Bright's disease and rheumatism, including a number of other intractable conditions, most of which had "gone the rounds" and were considered practically hopeless. My office soon became a court of last resort; and only because of the pleadings of some and the pressure brought to bear on me by acquaintances of those whom I had previously helped, would I consent to go against my judgment and make the attempt. Nevertheless I did, and not a few patients who seemed beyond hope, responded splendidly.

Such being the case, it is not out of place. to believe that a record of several cases treated by this method might be of some assistance to those into whose hands it may happen to fall. From my records I quote a number of cases and I have taken particular pains to enumerate here both the successes and failures.

1. Mrs. M., age 53 years. Suffered from chronic sciatica and lumbago for nearly twelve years. Two injections were given-May 8th and 16th-with no further treatment. So far as is possible for an ordinary individual to suppose, this woman is well. All of the inconvenience suffered for years by this patient has disappeared; she is doing her daily work; has made a trip to Pennsylvania and back and considers herself cured.

2. Mr. E. F., age 32 years. Came suffering with a pleural abscess of the left side which followed a severe attack of pleuro-pneumonia in October, 1909. The patient knew that an operation was indicated but was loath to undergo it and wanted to try this first. He received in all, five injections, given May 25th, June 1st, 7th, 14th and 21st. Symptomatically and from the standpoint of the physical diagnosis, the recovery has been complete. No surgical intervention was required. The abscess ruptured and evacuation of its contents by mouth followed shortly after the first injection and the progress was rapid and satisfactory.

3. Mr. J. B., age 27 years. Pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with slight laryngitis. All the classic symptoms were thoroughly in evi