In the operation for excision of the testicle great care should be exercised in the treatment of the spermatic cord; it should be tied en masse; always ligate the arteries separately; also the veins and vas deferens.Prof. Gross. Dr. Jurist, for a man with tubercular laryngitis, gave— For a woman at the clinic with spasm of the group of elevators of the larynx, Prof. Da Costa ordered five drops tinct. gelseminum, and— "Reminiscences of the Herschells," published by Miss Maria Mitchell, the astronomer, in the Century Magazine for October, occurs the following account of a conversation which gives the calculation to which reference has often been made, in a more striking form than we can remember to have seen it before. Sir John Herschell asked: "If, at the time of Cheops, or three thousand years ago, one pair of human beings had lived, and war, pestilence, and famine had not existed, and only natural death came to man, and that this pair had doubled once in thirty years, and their children had doubled and so on, how large would the population of the world be at this time-could they stand upon the earth as a plane?" We thought they could not. "But if they stood closely, and others stood on their shoulders man, woman, and child. how many layers would there be ?" I said, "Perhaps three." "How many feet of men ?" he asked. "Possibly thirty," I said. "Oh, more!" "Well we'll say a hundred." more!" Miss Herschell said, "Enough to reach the moon sun." "More, more!" cried Sir John, exulting in our astonishment; "bid higher, take a hundred times the distance to Neptune and it is very That is my way," said he, "of whitewashing war, pestilence, and famine."-Brit. Med. Jour. near. "Oh, to the R Alk. Elix. Rhub. 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We have no authorized Collectors, except such as carry properly made out bills, countersigned by the Publishers. HANN & ADAIR, Publishers, Columbus, C. OHIO STATE SANITARY ASSOCIATION. Seventh annual meeting, to be held in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, Dayton, Ohio, November 21 and 22, 1889. OFFICERS. President-D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland. Vice PresidentsJosiah Hartzell, Esq., Canton; Lew Slusser, M. D., Canton; Prof. E. A. Jones, Massillon. Secretary, R. Harvey Reed, M. D., Mansfield. Treasurer-J. M. Weaver, M. D., Dayton. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1889-FIRST SESSION, 9:30 A. M. STANDARD TIME. Prayer by the Rev. W. A. Hale. committees. Miscellaneous business. Reading of minutes. Reports of "The Relations of Theologians to Sanitarians," Dr. D. J. Snyder, Scio. "Sanitation vs. Medication," Dr. S. P. Bishop, Delta. "Recent Advances in Etiological Science," Dr. E. R. Eggleston, Mt. Vernon. Sanitation in Small Villages," Dr. Austin Hutt, Waverly. SECOND SESSION, 1:00 P. M., STANDARD TIME. "Bodily Comfort as a Sanitary Object," Dr. G. C. Ashmun, Cleveland." "Influence of Climate upon So-called Malarial Fevers," Dr. Wm. Owens, Cincinnati. C. C. Howard, Columbus. "The Cadaveric and Vital Alkaloids," Prof. "Will General Sanitation ever Become Pop ular ?" Dr. John McCurdy, Youngstown. THIRD SESSION, 8:30 p. m., stANDARD TIME. Address of Welcome, Hon. A. D. Witt. Response to the Address of Welcome, Dr. R. Harvey Reed, Mansfield. Poem-"Bacteria, or 189 the Flies we Feed on, and the Bugs that Kill us," Dr. W. S. Battles, Shreve. President's Address-1. "The Use of Pork: Its Relations to Scrofula and Consumption. 2. Mosiac Prohibition of Pork as Taught by the Scriptures, and the Prejudices of most of the Ancient Nations to its use as Food. 3. Description of Trichnia-Spiralis and their Dangerous Effect on the Human Body," Dr. D. H. Beckwith, Cleveland. The evening program will close with a social session, to which the ladies are especially invited. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1889-FOURTH SESSION, 9:00 A. M. STANDARD TIME. Prayer, by the Rev. J. P. Landis. "Food as a Therapeutic Agent," Dr. H. J. Herrick, Cleveland. "The Best Food for Man," Dr. J. D. Buck, Cincinnati. "The Relation of Water Supply to Disease," Dr. H. J. Sharp, London. "The Necessity of Uniform Rules, Regulations, Reports and Records of Local Boards of Health," Dr. F. Gunsaulus, Columbus. ware. FIFTH SESSION, 1:00 P. M., STANDARD TIME. "The Sanitary Teachings of the Bible," Prof. E. T. Nelson, Dela"The Hygiene of the Chronic Insane," Dr. J. W. Scott, Cleve land. "Garbage and Night Soil Crematories from a Financial and Practical Standpoint," Dr. George I. Garrison, Wheeling, West Virginia. Election of officers. Miscellaneous business. Introduction of officers elect. Appointment of standing committees. Adjournment. Headquarters at Beckel House. All persons interested in having and maintaining good health are most cordially invited to attend all the sessions of the Association. RAILROADS. Through the courtesy of the Central Traffic Association, persons attending the seventh annual meeting of the Ohio State Sanitary Associa tion will be granted a reduction in their return railroad fare only under the following circumstances and conditions: Ist. Each person must purchase (not more than three days prior to the date of the meeting, nor later than three days after the commencement of the meeting) a first-class ticket (either unlimited or limited) to the place of meeting, for which he will pay the regular tariff fare, and upon request the ticket agent will issue to him a certificate of such purchase (form 2), properly filled up and signed by said ticket agent. 2d. If through tickets cannot be procured at the starting point, the |