lesion and rheumatism, which the history of this case presented. In his experience endocarditis was seldom a complication of pericarditis, and this view was borne out by his observations in the post mortem room.

Dr. Purnell in making some remarks reported three cases which he had seen, in which his treatment had been early mercurialization, counter-irritation and rapid blistering.

Dr. Heber Jones regarded endocarditis as a most frequent complication of pericarditis in rheumatism, and thought that the proper treatment of the latter disease very much lessened its occurrence. He thought it was most severe on left side, usually resulting in some deformity to valves. He had paid considerable attention to this subject, and felt certain he had seen cases where all the symptoms were well marked, recover to such an extent that no evidence of its former existence could be discovered. He thought it probable this attack occurred years ago and had resulted in calcification.

Selected Articles.

RESORCIN IN THE TREATMENT OF EPITHELIOMA.-Dr. Rubino Antonio ("Giornale internazionale della scienze medische,' "Medical Times and Gazette," December 19, 1885), reports a case of epitheliomatus growth on the side of an elderly man's nose, of only the size of a pea, but apparently attached to the bone and surrounded by an extensive area of reddened skin, which was evidently infiltrated to a considerable distance. Not deeming an operation advisable, he decided, on the strength of Pascal and Manino's observations, to apply resorcin. Twice a day, after the tumor had been washed with a solution of potassium permanganate, an ointment of 15 parts of resorcin and 20 of vaseline was applied. The discharge began to diminish almost at once, the growth gradually grew smaller and smaller, and, at the end of five months, nothing was left but a small, white, circular scar.-N. Y. Med. Jour.

BORATED VASELINE IN ERYSIPELAS.-Dr. Romit speaks very highly of boracic acid in vaseline, one part to twenty, as an application to the inflamed skin in traumatic erysipelas. It has an advantage over certain other applications in that it causes no discoloration, and does not mask the redness of the skin, so that the progress of the disease toward recovery can

be readily observed. The redness and tumefaction rapidly disappear, the pain is quieted, and a cure is obtained within three or four days. The application is made over the affected part, and for some distance around over the healthy integument, and is repeated morning and evening.-Rivisia Clinica -Med. Record.

INTESTINAL CATARRH-SALICYLIC ACID.-At a recent meeting of the Kings County Medical Society, Dr. W. A. Northridge read a paper on the salicylic acid treatment of the intestinal catarrh of infancy. In conclusion he states:

1. That in salicylic acid and its derivatives we have most valuable remedies in the treatment of diarrhoeas, and espec- ially in those occurring among children during "the heated term."

2. That its remedial powers are due, first, to the antifermentative powers of the acid acting locally; second, to an alterative effect through the circulation.

3. That it is an efficient substitute for opium in those cases where that drug is contra-indicated.-Lou. Med. News.

KAVA IN GONORRHEA.-This drug is recommended by Dupony and Gubler as almost a specific in the treatment of gonorrhoea and leucorrhoea. The active principles of the plant are a resin and a crystalline substance called by Gubler kavaine. The administration of kava in gonorrhoea increases the urinary secretion, reduces inflammation, and quiets pain. It has the advantage over balsam of copaiba in that it has a pleasant taste, and does not affect the stomach unpleasantly. The plant, as is known, is a native of the islands of the Pacific.-Deutsche Medicinal Zeitung.—Med. Record.

POTASSIUM BROMIDE IN OVARIAN MENORRHAGIA.-Dr. Alfred Meadows, at the British Gynecol. Society, referring to the powerful influence exercised by this agent upon the ovaries, stated that no drug equaled it in controlling ovarian menorrhagia; it not only limits the flow, but also exercises a distinct and controlling influence upon ovulation itself, decreasing its frequency.-Phila. Med. Î'imes.

VOMITING OF PREGNANCY.-A case has just been reported by Dr. A. B. Nichols, of this city, in which he used one quarter of a grain of hydrochlorate cocaine internally for vomiting in a woman advanced seven months in pregnancy. The vomiting was arrested by the first dose administered.-N. Y. Med. Journal.

A medical student in Lima inoculated himself with "verruga." a Peruvian fever of a very fatal nature, but one of which little definite was known. The student hoped to learn new facts regarding the disease for use in the graduation thesis which he was preparing. The result was most unfortunate, as the fever resulted fatally thirty-eight days after the inoculation. The incubation period was found to be twenty-three days, and the symptoms, adynamic fever, general dermatitis, and a change in the blood resembling leucocythæmia - Northwestern Lancet.

Mississippi Valley Medical Monthly

SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM, ONE DOLLAR,

INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.

Each issue of the MONTHLY will be mailed on or about the tenth of the month. Subscribers failing to receive it promptly will please notify us at once.

Original communications, etc., should be in the hands of the Editor on or before the tentb of the month preceding their publication.

We cannot promise to furnish back numbers.

Clinical experience -practical articles-society proceedings, etc., and medical news of general interest to the profession, solicited. All communications, whether of a business or literary character, should be addressed to the Editor,

F. L. SIM, M. D.,

Memphis, Tennessee.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.-The last number of the MONTHLY contained a notice issued by the Board of Directors of the Memphis Hospital Medical College, announcing the place and time of holding the tri-ennial election of members for said Board. In an editorial in the same issue we directed attention to the loose manner in which the business affairs of the College had been conducted so far as the Board had been concerned, and promised our readers the result of the election, together with such comments as in our judgment the good of the institution demanded.

It has been objected, that such matters should be kept private and not heralded to the profession. Persons under this impression would do well to remember that it is the duty of a medical journalist to give to his readers the news medical, from all sources, and more especially such as may be connected with a medical educational institution in which many of them are specifically interested. The alumini of the College, and those who are now, and will in future send their sons here to be educated, feel the deepest concern in this matter, and have a right to demand such information. Furthermore, our present and past relationship with the College compel us to insist, by all means within our control, on its being placed upon a basis that will be satisfactory to the profession, and this is certainly due to the faculty, a body more than all others anxious to maintain the successful attitude already attained. In that editorial we did not object to the personnel of the Board. At the recent election, we believe, we voted for nine VOL. VI-6

of the ten elected, substituting a personal friend for the tenth. When we cast this vote we were fully conscious that men of no better standing could be found in the city. We urged, however, that as a body they had not properly appreciated the demands of the institution over which they presided. But what we foresaw in the then coming election, and what we now object to, is the unsatisfactory basis upon which the right to vote was placed, and the unjust precedent being established thereby. It is possible, as suggested by one of the Directors, that the Board is not entirely responsible for all that has occurred. But can it be possible that such an election as that alluded to elsewhere in this issue, was the best that could be done! There certainly must be some way by which such mockery can be avoided in future.

It will be remembered that the basis upon which the voting would be conducted, according to the announcement, was as follows: "Each member is entitled to a vote either in person or by proxy, and each original subscriber who received a certificate of stock is a member' so entitled to vote.'

It will be difficult, if not impossible, for the reader to understand the attitude of the various parties interested without reverting to the past history of this stock question :

The initial step in the establishment of the College was had in the parlors of the writer, where a faculty was chosen.* This accomplished, each one agreed to solicit contributions from his friends to erect a building. When such contributions were paid in, the contributor got a certificate for the number of shares, at $25 each, that he took. Then seven of the professors-elect took twenty shares each, two took twelve shares each, and one took ten shares. This was done in view of the positions to be occupied. Upon what authority this so-called stock was issued we have never known. Enough money was obtained by this means to partly pay for the building. The remainder has been paid from the earnings of the faculty, as will be shown further on. Since which time most of the earnings of the institution have been re-invested in

*Here might be added the history of the charter, which would throw much light upon the entire matter under consideration, but for the present our space is limited.