Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.-The second periodical Congress of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics will hold its next meeting at Marseilles, from October 8 to 15, under the presidency of Professors Pinard (Section of Obstetrics), Pozzi (Section of Gynecology), and Broca (Section of Pediatrics).

A New Complication on the fighting of fires is brought up by a conflagration which recently occurred in one of our large drug houses. In the basement was stored a quantity of calcium carbide, which needs only the addition of water to produce the highly inflammable gas, acetyline. Fortunately, the compound was in sealed iron cylinders.

The Verified Pathogenetic Symptoms reported by the New York Homœopathic Materia Society for 1896-1897 have been published by the society. This subject is of much interest to our school and the publication is of great value to the homoeopathic prescriber. A limited number of extra copies may be obtained from the society or Dr. Charles Ver Nooy, 146 West 64th street. Price, 50 cents.

A New Building.-The Rochester Homœopathic Hospital is to have an addition in the shape of a nurses' home. The building will be situated on the southeast portion of the lot, and is expected to be ready for occupancy by the first of the year. It will contain thirty-one sleeping-rooms, and baths, sitting-room, etc. The acquisition is due to the munificent generosity of Mrs. Henry Hubbell Perkins, a firm friend of the institution.

The Tenth Congress of Russian Naturalists and Physicians was held at Kieff, September 3, under the presidency of Professor N: A. Bunge. Professor Bunge presided also over the deliberations of the section on chemistry; Professor M. A. Tikhomiroff, over those of the section on anatomy, physiology, and medicine; and Professor V. D. Orloff, over those of the section on hygiene. Nearly 1,500 members were in attendance.

The Clinical Club of Buffalo has opened its sessions with a very interesting programme for the winter. The first meeting was at the home of Dr. J. T. Cook, on October 3. There were seventeen members present, and, as guests, were Drs. J. W. Le Seur, of Batavia; W. H. Hodge, of Niagara Falls; S. W. Hurd, of Lockport, and W. B. Gifford, of Attica. The papers were by Dr. B. J. Maycock and George T. Moseley, both being on "The Medical Management of the War," the essayists having had many soldiers under their care in the Buffalo hospitals. Dr. Maycock referred mostly to the conditions at Camp Black and Camp Alger. The food at both places was plain and simple, but usually of good quality and sufficient quantity. The water at first was good and plentiful, but in later camp sites was too scarce. The complicated system of dispensing medicine often allowed twenty-four hours to elapse between the time the prescription was written by the regimental surgeon and the time the medicine reached the man from the division hospital.

The "grub-trains" from home caused more sickness than any other one element. So, too, the unusual work upon men not used to labor. The cases of sickness sent home to Buffalo were largely typhoid fever. Of these one-quarter developed severe nervous symptoms, two only had hemorrhages from the bowels, one-eighth had albumin in the urine; four-fifths of all cases received bad râles in the bases of lungs; temperatures were all irregular. Bry., gol., bap. were most used in first week, and rhus in second and third weeks. The cases of malaria were all of irregular types. A marked and frequent symptom was stiffness and pain in the nape of the neck. Nat. mur.3 was used most often.

Dr. Moseley's cases were largely from Cuba, and of malarial fever. These had no chills at all except first few days, but had continued fever, 102°-106°, and profuse sweat. Profound mental depression, even to deep coma. An interesting point found was in those cases who had a relapse; it was found that the spleen, which had been enlarged, suddenly decreased in size at the same time that the fever started up again. He used cap. most often.

WM. D. YOUNG, M.D., Secretary.

The Rock River Institute of Homeopathy held its quar terly session at Dixon, Ill., Wednesday, October 5, at the Nachusa House. The following interesting program was presented: “Conservative Management of Labor," by Dr. J. S. Lowell; "Puerperal Septicemia," by Dr. H. H. Chase; "Asphyxia Neonatorum," by Dr. A. W. Blunt; "Infantile Thrush," by Dr. C. N. Hazelton; "Common Sense Feeding of Sick Babies," by Dr. M. J. Hill; "Children and Medicine," by Dr. F. W. Gordon; "Clinical Cases," by Dr. O. B. Blackman. In the evening Dr. Charles Gatchell, of Chicago, delivered a popular lecture entitled "Those Good Old Times."

Homœopathic Medical Society of the County of Kings.-The 331st regular meeting of the Homœopathic Medical Society of the County of Kings was held in the rooms of the Franklin Literary Society, 44 Court street, on Tuesday evening, October 11, 1898. commencing at eight o'clock. Report of the Bureau of Diseases of the Chest, W. S. Rink, M.D., chairman: "Report of cases," G. H. Iler, M.D. Report of the Bureau of Gynecology, J. B. Given, M.D., chairman: "Preputial adhesions in girls," Libbie Hamilton Muncie, M.D. "Uterine hemorrhage with relative comments on the injudicious employment of the uterine sound," Geo. Clinton Jeffrey, M.D..

The report of the cases of sick soldiers received at the Buffalo Homœopathic Hospital has appeared as complete to date of October 10, in the hospital leaflet. There were two hospital trains sent home from Camp Alger. The first carried 66 cases for hospitals, of which the Homœopathic received 8. The second train brought 18 cases. of which the Homoeopathic received 10. Many cases were entered later. The total number to date are 47, both volunteers and regulars. Of these 29 have been typhoids, 12 malaria, and 6 of various

disorders. Of these 20 have been discharged to date, cured; 3 have died, two being typhoid, one of whom was in coma when received and only lived a few days after reaching the hospital; another had had yellow fever, and when admitted had malaria complicated with nephritis, developing quickly a severe pneumonia from exposure at Camp Wykoff. The care and results under homoeopathic treatment are doing homoeopathy much service in Buffalo and vicinity.

The Leper Colonies.-Dr. Ashley, of the First Regiment, N. Y. Vols., while in Hawaii was invited to visit the leper colony at Malokai, and describes with much vividness the horrors of this living death. The poor people, maimed and suffering, are well provided for by the government, and are as comfortable as it is possible to make them. The utter hopelessness as well as the mental anxiety of some of these sufferers is shown by an extract from the Doctor's letter: "We saw a young woman whose face was very fair, but the lines of sorrow and hope deferred had burned very deep in her brain. She had spent nine years on the island with a palsied and withered forearm and hand. For more than nine years the disease had been at a standstill, nine years she had hoped and prayed that a mistake in the diagnosis had been made. All these years she had waited and at last the hour had come for a re-examination by the physicians. We took her into a light and airy room and asked her to prepare for the examination. She did so with as much maidenly modesty as any of our fair women of the East. We all examined her in turn, but alas! there were the swollen nerves, the thickened skin, the non-sensitive spots and the palsied arm and hand, and she was doomed to that living tomb for the balance of life." They are, however, unusually contented and occupy themselves with work and amusements that at first glance would seem physically impossible.

The Medico-Chirurgical Society of Central New York.--The Fifth regular meeting of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Central New York, and the third annual meeting was called to order at 10:30 A. M. by President Deuel. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

The report of the treasurer, showing a balance on hand of $20.84 was duly referred to an auditing committee composed of Drs. Chaffee and Nickelson.

An attendance committee was appointed of Drs. Heaton and Sumner, and a membership committee of Lukens, Haines and Sumner.

The membership committee reported favorably upon the applications of Drs. S. W. Houston, Warners, N. Y.; Francesca L. Irons, Syracuse, N. Y.; Francis M. Hyatt, Auburn, N. Y., and G. E. Baldwin, Syracuse, and they were elected to membership.

Later in the day the applications were received of Drs. S. C. Warren, Jordan, N. Y.; C. O. Sumner, Norwood, N. Y.; R. F. Gates, Brownville, N. Y.; C. E. Spire, Clyde, N. Y.; W. H. Leonard, Sully, N. Y.; W. C. Du Bois and Carl Schumacher, of Syracuse;

and Lynn Arthur Martin, of Binghamton, N. Y., and all were duly elected.

The first paper of the session was by Dr. F. F. Williams, of Canton, upon "Acute Inflammatory Diseases of the Lungs in Children," followed by discussion by Drs. Laird, of Watertown, who emphasized the importance of differentiating between capillary pneumonia and catarrhal pneumonia, and Dr. Nickelson, of Adams, who said he fully believed that under old-school treatment the mortality exceeded ours five to one. Stibium arsenicosum was a very valuable remedy, and by Dr. Simonds, of Carthage, who spoke of the use of antiphogestine or Colorado mud in these cases.

Dr. A. G. Anthony, of Syracuse, then read a most able paper upon "Side Lights in Infant Mentality," in which the query was raised, if some of the mental obliquities of childhood were not caused by slight meningeal inflammations overlooked by both parents and medical attendant.

Discussed by Dr. Keeler.

Dr. Haviland, of Fulton, then read a paper telling of the practical value of the homing pigeons as a medical messenger.

The doctor exhibited two of his fascinating pets, and later they were liberated, and soon after the telephone announced their arrival in Fulton.

"Two Operative Cases of Appendicitis" was the subject chosen by Dr. Lynn A. Martin, of Binghamton, and his report from a surgeon's standpoint was an excellent one, showing the necessity of an early operation in these cases.

In the discussion the old questions of where the work of the phy sician ends and that of the surgeon rightly begins was raised, and arguments and statements made by Drs. Sheldon, Du Bois, Sherwood, Nickelson and Hoyt.

Dr. E. L. Hinman, of Oswego, then read a carefully prepared paper, showing the almost entire lack of value in "Alcohol as Medicine.' His conclusion was that it was unnecessary in medicine, and would not admit that it would prove of value under any circum

stances.

The discussion was opened by Dr. E. O. Kinne, of Syracuse, who stated that as alcohol was a drug it should be given its proper place in our pharmacopoea. Its abuse was to be deprecated. At this point the attention of the society was given to a few words eulogistic to the memory of our late brother and vice-president, Dr. J. Harvey Keeney, of Oswego, N. Y., who ceased his busy career on earth March 26, 1898.

This sentiment was prepared and presented by Dr. F. F. Williams, his college chum, and was as follows:

SENTIMENT.

It has been said "The good die first." One of the brightest and most faithful physicians has laid by his medicine case, closed his work on earth and passed into the mystic beyond.

Dr. J. H. Keeney, of Oswego, N. Y., second vice-president of

this society, died at Cuyler, N. Y., March 26, 1898, in the thirtyninth year of his age, after a prolonged struggle with disease.

Dr. Keeney had but fifteen short years in which to accomplish his life work, but in that time he has shown his ability and established his reputation as a good physician and an honorable man. We knew him, we loved him, and we can but grieve that he was cut down in the full tide of glorious manhood, when it was to be hoped that many years of usefulness were before him. We deplore his loss and cherish his memory. One more link in the chain of friendship is broken, and we feel that our tears are justified.

To his sorrowing wife and fatherless children we can give but little consolation, but we do most deeply and sincerely sympathize with them in their bereavement. We can only commend them to the Infinite Father, who looks down with compassion upon the widow and fatherless in the hour of their desolation.

We desire a copy of this sentiment to be forwarded to Mrs. Kate F. Keeney, and inserted in the minutes of the present meeting of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Central New York.

Remarks were also made by several physicians well acquainted with Dr. Keeney, among them Drs. Radway, Sheldon, Candee and Keeler.

Dr. C. H. Bresee, of Auburn, then read a paper upon "Is there Science in Medicine? If so, Where?" In this paper Dr. Bresee argued that the law of cure as formulated by Hahnemann must be used in order to form any scientific school of medicine.

Dr. Candee who led the discussion held that there were too many elements of uncertainty entering into the practice of medicine for it to properly be termed a science.

While Dr. E. C. Keene said that he believed that whenever a drug cured a disease, it does it according to a law, and that law is similia.

The society then adjourned for dinner. Called to order at 2:20 P. M.

The applications of Drs. Schumacher and Du Bois were voted upon, and they were both admitted to membership.

The annual election of officers was then held, and resulted in the choice of Dr. W. H. Proctor, of Binghamton, president; Dr. F. F. Williams, of Canton, first vice-president; Dr. William M. Gwynn, of Auburn, second vice-president, and Dr. E. E. Keeler, of Syracuse, secretary and treasurer.

Dr. J. W. Sheldon then gave a few words concerning the satisfactory state of affairs at the Syracuse Hospital, where we are in shape to attend to every form of disease needing hospital care.

Dr. W. E. Deuel then delivered the president's annual address. The society was complimented upon its past and the possibilities of the future were pictured.

Dr. Hartman read a paper upon "Some Clinical Cases." Discussed by Dr. Sherwood.

Dr. Leggett presented a paper which was discussed by G. W.