a new building, and that he hoped the labor to this end was shortly to culminate in success; that at this time it was a matter of very great importance that there should be at the head of the society a man who would further its best interests; that the present officers of the society, who have dealt with and are familiar with the problems that will be met in the new building, were the ones who would best serve the interests of the society. Nominations in the regular manner were then made. For President: Dr. George McNaughton, Dr. E. H. Bartley. Dr. McNaughton stated that he must decline the nomination. Drs. West, Hunt, Jewett, and Delatour made strong appeals to Dr. McNaughton to withdraw his declination, and allow his name to be placed in nomination, and Dr. Burge moved : "That the society request Dr. McNaughton to withdraw his declination of the nomination for President, and that the Secretary put the motion to the meeting." Seconded. The Secretary stated the motion, which was unanimously carried. Dr. McNaughton said he would withdraw his declination, with the understanding that the council might make further nominations at the next meeting. Dr. Hunt desired his nomination for the office of President to be withdrawn. The result of the nominations was as follows: Dr. George McNaughton, Dr. H. A. Fairbairn, Dr. G. N. Ferris. Dr. Frank E. West. Delegate to State Med. Soc., Dr. Wm. Schroeder, Dr. A. C. Brush, Dr. James P. Warbasse. NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS. Dr. J. H. Raymond gave notice that at the annual meeting he would move an amendment, as follows: "Amend Chapter XV. by substituting for Section 9, the following: Physicians residing outside the limits of the County of Kings, but who have registered therein for the purpose of lawful practice within the county, may become active members, under the same rule as resident members.'” "Change Section 9 to Section 10.' Dr. W. B. Chase gave notice that at the annual meeting he would move an amendment as follows: "Amend Chapter I., Section 6, by striking out the words of second sentence, viz.: 'In case there are not two nominations for any office, the Council shall be required to make further nominations.'" There being no further business, on motion, adjourned. THIRTY-FIFTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN DERMATOLOGICAL AND GENITO-URINARY SOCIETY. Dr. Morton presented a case as follows: Female, aged fortysix, always healthy, menstruation ceased when thirty-three years of age; never been troubled with any cutaneous affection before the one she now has. For a number of years her nose had been more or less red; at times there were a number of papules on the reddened area. The papules seldom, if ever, suppurated, but in time they disappeared, leaving over the site a few cicatrices. This process has extended to the cheek, closely following the markings of a lupus erythematosus. The diseased skin is bright red; there is considerable itching and burning. Dr. Morton was inclined to think that this was an anomalous case of lupus erythematosus, on account of its distribution, scaliness, and the presence of what seemed to be sebaceous plugs on the under surface of the scales. Drs. Sherwell and Winfield did not agree with this diagnosis, but thought it was a case of acne rosacea. Dr. Winfield thought that there was some genital trouble, because on questioning the patient she complained of some discomfort and pain in the pelvic region. He had often found that many of these cases were due to disturbances in the pelvic regions, and made it a rule to carefully examine all such cases, and if suspected internal trouble was found, to have the patient consult a gynecologist, and frequently their treatment would cure a rosacea without any cutaneous application whatever. CASE II. Dr. Morton relates the history of a man aged fortyfive. For some time before consulting the doctor he had suffered from pain and difficulty of urination. Lately he has been obliged to use a catheter almost continuously. While attempting to pass the silver instrument, the point became impinged on a hard substance in the prostatic portion of the urethra. On withdrawing the catheter a small piece of stone followed; the urine was bloody for some time after. From time to time small pieces of stone would be voided. During the summer of 1895 he visited the Catskill Mountains, and drank freely of the water of a pure mountain spring. While the water had no medicinal qualities except purity, and the great quantities drunk, the stone became disintegrated, coming away in large quantities. Examination, per rectum and urethra, failed to show evidences of any remaining foreign body. CASE III.-Dr. Morton also presented a vesical calculus removed from a boy sixteen years of age. The stone was of the mixed variety, formed around a piece of stick, which probably had been accidently pushed into the bladder. CASE IV. Dr. Morton showed a patient with an epithelioma of the penis. The history of the case was as follows: The patient was sixty-two years of age. The prepuce had always been tight. For the last year he had noticed a nodule situated at the frenum. There was a disagreeable, foul-smelling discharge from beneath the tight prepuce. There had been a condition of com plete phimosis for over six months. On examination, the whole penis seemed thickened; the inguinal glands are enlarged. Pain is continually present. Patient's general condition very good. The doctor proposes amputating the penis, and if necessary, to remove the inguinal glands. Dr. Fraser asked if this case were seen in time, would it be necessary to take away so much of the organ. Dr. Winfield said that if the maligant growth was only on the prepuce, circumcision would be sufficient. He thought that it would be good practice to circumcise all patients who had congenital phimosis; for the irritation from retained secretions was so frequently the cause of disease. He made it a practice to re move the prepuce, if at all tight. Dr. Raynor reported that the case of infantile eczema, with a tight prepuce, shown to the society at the December meeting, had improved immediately after circumcision, and was now perfectly well. He had used no external treatment whatever, considering the case to be wholly reflex. THIRTY-SIXTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN DERMATOLOGICAL AND GENITO-URINARY SOCIETY. The whole scientific session was devoted to the presentation and discussion of extra-genital chancre and syphilis insontium. Dr. Sherwell presented a case of a young girl fourteen years of age, who contracted a chancre of the cheek from an infant sick with congenital syphilis. The girl was employed as nurse of the child, and often put the infant's face to hers to soothe it. The initial lesion began on the site of an old abrasion. There was a beginning rash, and more or less adenopathy of all the superficial glands. CASE II.-Dr. Sherwell related the history of a case of chancre of both nipples. The patient was a wet-nurse, who contracted the disease from a syphilitic child. The child's mouth was filled with mucous patches, and there was an abundant rash over the body. CASE III. Dr. Morton presented a patient who had a chancre on the lower lip, contracted from smoking a pipe used by a person known to have had syphilis. CASE IV. Dr. Morton presented a case from Kings County Hospital. The patient was a laborer in a stable of one of the large city hotels. Had always been healthy until the advent of the present trouble. He could or would not give any clue as to how he might have contracted the disease. The first symptom complained of was a "small pimple" on the upper lip, situated on the median line, just below the vermilion border. This rapidly increased in size, and shortly after the lower lip also became involved. When first seen by the doctor the chancre, when the lips were closed, was as large as a 5-cent piece. All the superficial glands, especially those about the neck, were enlarged, and there was a beginning roseola. CASE V.-Dr. Morton also gave the history of a case of chancre of the lip, where the method of infection had been from drawing milk, per os, from the breast of a woman whose child died of syphilis. CASE VI. Dr. Raynor presented a patient who had chancre of the lip, where there was absolutely no history of infection. The subsequent course of the disease verified the diagnosis of the lip-lesion. CASE VII.-Dr. Winfield related the history of a patient under his care who had contracted the disease by smoking a pipe of one of his college chums. The primary sore is situated on the lower lip, where there had been a herpes. The herpes failing to heal, led the patient to consult the doctor. The diagnosis of chancre was substantiated by secondary and tertiary symptoms. Dr. Winfield also presented a young English boy, who had a chancer of the anus, resulting from an assault. Other cases of extra-genital chancre were presented and related by Drs. Napier, Fraser, Jewett, Raynor, etc. In discussion, Dr. Sherwell made the statement that he thought extra-genital chancre was in the proportion of fifteen to twenty per cent. Dr. Morton did not think that the ratio was as high as that. Dr. Winfield said that it seemed that syphilis insontium was becoming more common, or else he saw more cases than formerly, and he was inclined to think that Dr. Sherwell's statement was about correct. THIRTY-EIGHTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE BROOK- LYN SOCIETY. Dr. Sherwell presented a case of ephithelioma, with the following history: Mrs. B., U. S. A., aet. sixty-four. Married. About eight years ago had a small vascular tumor on the cheek, under the left eye-lid. Bled considerably when rubbed or irritated. Finally disappeared, leaving only a small scar. Later a small new growth appeared lower down on the cheek, apparently lupus from the description given by the patient. An attack of erysipelas supervening, it was cured, leaving a small circular superficial cicatrix. Some four or five years since areas |