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themselves to return this amount to each one who, on account of ill health or death, vacated his professorship. A precedent was also established by returning the money to one who never occupied the chair to which he had been elected. We were not aware until very recently, that any one in the attitude of either of the classes here alluded to had been treated otherwise than in keeping with this usage. We now know, however, that S. C. Maddux, M.D., at this time living in Texas, but formerly a resident of Shelby county, and at the beginning a professor-elect, paid $500, and has received nothing in return, although he failed to occupy his chair from causes over which he had no control.

THE MONTHLY starts into the new year under far more flattering surroundings than at any time in its previous history. On every hand we find sources of gratulation. The new subscribers added to our list and the prompt renewals of the old ones during the month of January, greatly exceed the almost phenomenal growth of the same period of the year before. Our business friends have shown their appreciation of the MONTHLY as an advertising medium by filling to its fullest capacity our advertising department. And last, but by no means least, we have made what we thought not possible, even more satisfactory terms than ever with our good printing house-Messrs. S. C. Toof & Co.

VACCINATION.-It is the duty of every physician to urge upon his regular patrons the necessity for proper vaccination. The bovine virus is now pretty generally preferred by the profession. There is no difference of opinion in regard to primary vaccination-all agree that the operation should be successfully performed at least once during life. A rule upon which we have always acted, and, so far as we are aware, governs medical men generally, is that a second vaccination should be performed on all persons immediately after exposure to the contagium of smallpox, or even when the risk of such exposure is imminent. It is now also quite generally conceded that vaccination should be repeated about the age of puberty or a little later. It is sometimes quite difficult to induce young

people to submit to vaccinating, through fear of a sore arm and perhaps an ugly scar, which, in the case of young ladies, might disfigure a beautiful arm. To capture such, it might be well to adopt the plan now in vogue in Maine, i.e., that of having" "vaccination bees." A young lady gives a party and has a surgeon present, who vaccinates all of the guests "for the fun of the thing," at the expense of the hostess. Who will start the "bees?" The virus from the Model Vaccine Propagating Establishment of the United States can be had of J. J. Miles, 239 Main St., this city.

INFORMATION received by Dr. Benjamin Lee, Secretary of the Penna. State Board of Health, from the State Board of Health of Maine, shows that up to the end of the year smallpox had prevailed, and in most cases was still prevailing, in eightynine towns and villages in the Province of Quebec, outside of the City of Montreal. This general dissemination of the infection is in reality more dangerous to neighboring States than its concentration, in malignant form, in a single city. There should be no relaxation, therefore, in the efforts of physicians and health boards to secure universal vaccination. The number of unprotected adults in every community is surprisingly large. Out of fifty-six employees of a manufacturing firm in Philadelphia, recently vaccinated in compliance with the suggestion of the State Board of Health, at least 60 per cent. developed true vaccine sores. These were all re-vaccinations, except one. The conclusion cannot be avoided that all persons who were thus successfully vaccinated, would have been fit subjects for smallpox, if exposed to

that infection.

READING NOTICES.

Of the Kaline Comp. Pill, I have to say that I have found it the equal of quinine in the treatment of chronic malarial indications, besides having the great advantage of producing none of the unpleasant and troublesome disturbances of the stomach or nervous system, often produced by quinine. I have had marked success in the treatment of malarial hæmaturia, having treated a number of cases principally with this drug, and every one a recovery. Its action on the eliminatice

and secretory functions of the system, is in my opinion, the secret of its advantages. JOHN F. BLEVINS, M.D., Marion Junction, Ala.

NOTE. The above is worthy of consideration in connection with the two articles on Malarial Hæmaturia in our last issue.-[ED.

A SAMPLE bottle of any of the Phenic Acid preparations will be sent free to physicians who mention MISS. VAL. MED. MONTHLY. Address the Declat Manufacturing Company, 86 Warren street, New York.

SEND to Fairchild Bros. & Foster, New York city, for pamphlets on Digestive Ferments. See ad. page 25.

DR. JENSEN will send samples of his Crystal Pepsin to those not acquainted with its use, if this journal is mentioned. Address, 2039 Green street, Philadelphia.

HUNTSVILLE, ILL., July 28, 1885.-Acid Mannate is the most palatable and painless aperient; it is indispensable as an aperient for women during pregnancy.--A. R. ALLEN, M.D.

NEURALGIA, NERVOUS HEADACHE, IMPOTENCY.-B. F. Herndon, M.D., Barboursville, Ky, says: "I have used Celerina in Neuralgia, Nervous Headache and Impotency with excellent results."

KENNEDY'S Extract of Pinus Canadensis for gonorrhoea, is as much a specific as quinine is for malaria.-B. W. SPARKS,, M.D., McMinnville, Tenn.

A. A. MELLIER, of 709 and 711 Washington Ave., St. Louis, is the western and southern agent for the Pure Bovine Virus,. from the celebrated Lancaster County Vaccine Farm. Success guaranteed in all primary cases. Only Virus from purely grain-fed stock. Put up in original glass packings. Send for circular containing prices and discount.

J. L. GRANT, M.D., of Carrollton, Mo., states: "Wishing to be of benefit to any poor sufferer with asthma, I will say that my wife is subject to asthma, and has been for years. She had a severe headache during one of her spells, and I gave her a dose of Tongaline, which relieved her of the asthma. I have tried Tongaline with her several times since when she was suffering, and in every instance the asthma was checked. I recommended it to Mr. Joseph Black, a young gentleman of our town, and he says it relieved him every time taken. I know you do not recommend it for asthma, but I can safely do so."

THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE FOR 1885.-This, the thirteenth annual report, and of the eighty-seventh year of operation of this service, shows 41,714 patients treated, for 280,408 days, at a total cost of $436,443.91, an unexpended balance of $98,000 of a deficiency appropriation reverting to the Treasury.

These facts are excellent evidence of the high state of efficiency to which the chief executive officer has brought the service.

The report embraces statistical tables showing the operations of the service at each post, tabular statistics of the different diseases treated in the various official districts; tabular statistics, by districts, of the causes of mortality; report of surgical operations, selected cases from hospital practice, and reports of fatal cases, with autopsies.

The papers embraced under the last two headings are of particular interest to most physicians. Notably in "cases of peculiar forms of fever," by Passed Assistant Surgeon John Guiteras, which bears especially upon that class of fevers known hereabouts as typho-malarial fever, by the writer called thermic fever; and several reports of surgical cases by other officers.

The report may be obtained by any physician by applying to his congressional representative, or to the office of the Surgeon General direct.

VICK'S FLORAL GUIDE for 1886, the pioneer seed annual of America, comes to us this year a real gem, not a dry list of hard botanical names, but over thirty pages of reading matter, among which are articles on Roses, House Plants, Cheap Greenhouse, Onion Culture, Mushrooms, Young Gardeners, and very interesting reading, followed by about 150 pages containing illustrations, description and prices of seemingly everything the heart could desire in the line of Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Potatoes, etc. It is a mystery how this firm can afford to publish, and really give away, this beautiful work of nearly 200 pages of finest paper, with hundreds of illustrations and two fine Colored Plates, all enclosed in an elegant cover. Any one desiring goods in this line cannot do better than send ten cents for the Floral Guide, to James Vick, Seedsman, Rochester. N. Y. Deduct the 10 cents from first order sent for seeds.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

Medical Monthly.

VOL. VI.

MEMPHIS, MARCH, 1886.

No. 3

Original Eammunications.

ENTERITIS AS THE PRODUCT OF IDIOPATHIC PROCTITIS AND DYSENTERY— ETIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT.

Read before Tri-State Medical Society, November, 1885,

BY J. A. BATTE, M.D., BUNTYN STATION, TENN.

The signification of the term enteritis being apparent to every physician whose experience has brought him into antagonistic relationship to this obnoxious, virulent and most fatal of all the idiopathic intestinal disorders, we shall not enter directly into its etiology, but confine our remarks to the peculiar diodexis from sporadic dysentery or proctitis. This invites us to look into the pathological lesions and morbid secretions which are eliminated by the diseased portion of the mucous coat of the lower bowels, and which are retained by them a sufficient time to be absorbed by the healthy portions of the intestines, thus vitiating the blood, which conveys the poisonous virus to every viscera and tissue in the body, as is manifest in septicemia, but generally of a much milder and remediable character.

The etiology of dysentery primarily deserves especial notice, as indicating the relative frequency of the production of a far more formidable morbid phenomena. We are informed by holy writ that the plagues of Egypt were the torments of Pharaoh, and should the theories of our scientific men of the VOL. VI-7 97

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