Des Moines, Iowa; "The Rosacea," by E. Wilton Brown, M. D.; "Comparisons of Chamomilla, Colocynth and Dioscorea as Abdominal Remedies," by E. E. Snyder, M. D.; "Bryonia," by Walter Sands Mills, M. D.; "Why are the Secondary Attacks of Appendicitis More Liable to be Dangerous than the Primary?" by W. L. Hartman, M. D.; "Irreducible Hernia of the Aged; of the Obese," by A. R. Grant, M. D.; "When to Operate for Hernia," by B. W. Sherwood, M. D.; "Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum," by Geo. T. Mosely, M. D.; "The After Effects of Abdominal Operations," by DeWitt G. Wilcox, M. D.; "The Relation of the Kidney to Gynecology," by Homer I. Ostrom, M. D.; "Some Notes on the Use of High-Frequency Currents in Nasal Disease," by J. B. Garrison, M. D.; "Laryngeal Tuberculosis," by F. D. Lewis, M. D.; "The Significance of Oral and Facial Deformity," by G. B. Rice, M. D., of Boston, Mass.; "The Polyneuritic Psychosis," by Roy E. Mitchell, M. D.; "The Rest Treatment,” by A. J. Givens, M. D.; "Vicarious Medication for the Insane," by J. T. Greenleaf, M. D.; "A Plant That Causes Non-Ruminant Animals to Lose Their Hair, and the Gagus Plant," by W. N. Reynolds, M. D.

Election of officers resulted as follows: President, DeWitt G. Wilcox, M. D.; 1st Vice-President, Wm. Tod Helmuth, M. D.; 2nd VicePresident, B. W. Sherwood, M. D.; 3rd Vice-President, George R. Critchlow, M. D.; Secretary, H. Worthington Paige, M. D.; Treasurer, Chas. T. Haines, M. D.; Necrologist, John Hutchinson, M. D.; Counsel, F. E. Wadams, Esq.; Censors, H. D. Schenck, M. D.; G. W. Roberts, M. D.; T. D. Buchanan, M. D.; A. B. Van Loon, M. D.; George E. Gorham, M. D.; Louis Faust, M. D.; S. W. Hurd, M. D.; B. J. Maycock, M. D.; F. D. Lewis, M. D.

The banquet of the Society was held in the Ten Eyck on Tuesday evening and was largely attended. This occasion was seized upon by the Society as a suitable time to present their esteemed fellow-member, Dr. Wm. Henry Watson, of Utica, with a beautiful loving cup. The speech of presentation was made by Dr. M. O. Terry, ex-surgeon general of the State. Dr. E. H. Porter presided as toastmaster and speeches were made by the following distinguished guests: Dr. B. G. Carleton, president of the State Society; Dr. George Royal, president of the American Institute of Homeopathy; Joseph A. Lawson, Esq., Dr. Wm. Henry Watson, Andrew S. Draper, LL. D., Commissioner of Education, T. Guilford Smith, LL. D., regent of the State University, Pliny T. Sexton, LL. D., regent of the State University.

H. WORTHINGTON PAIGE, Secretary.

ERGOTIN IN GANGRENE.

From the Indian Homeopathic Review we glean a rather remarkable case of gangrene beginning in the right foot and extending upward until the entire leg, to within three inches of the knee-joint, was involved in the gangrenous process. Arsenicum did not control the disease, and it was thought that amputation alone could save life. The variety seems to have been the dry gangrene of the aged. Ergotin, 3x trituration, was prescribed. To the astonishment of the physicians the whole condition changed for the better, and ultimately a perfect cure resulted. This seems to have been a homeopathic cure, and the experience is worthy of record for future confirmations.

WHAT THE STUDENT SHOULD BE TAUGHT.

Responding to the toast "The Homeopathic Instructor," Dr. James C. Wood said that he would like to see the medical student broad, liberal, receptive and sincere. We should teach the student that Homeopathy affords a very practical guide in the treatment of disease, that Homeopathy aims at the eradication of disease, whenever that is possible, rather than merely to afford palliative relief; that Homeopathy economizes the vital powers by administering the minimum curative dose; that the homeopathic physician first learns the properties of drugs by experimenting upon the healthy rather than upon the sick; and is, therefore, better prepared to treat any new form of disease which may present itself, than is the so-called "regular" physician, for the reason that he bases his treatment upon the phenomena of disease rather than upon its essence, and deals with such phenomena inductively rather than deductively. But besides these things the student should be taught the limits of homeopathic law, so that he may not make himself ridiculous by applying the law to conditions which are not amenable to it. The student should be taught that the law of similars relates to no agents intended to affect the organism chemically or mechanically; that it relates to none required for the development or support of the organism when in health; that it relates to none employed directly to remove or to destroy parasites which infest or prey upon the human body; that it relates to none which act in a purely eliminative way to rid the system of poisons and ptomaines; that it relates to none which act in a purely stimulative way. The author thinks that such an explanation will disarm criticism and extend the usefulness of Homeopathy. That it places the law of

similars in its legitimate sphere of action, and leaves the physician free to utilize all methods of cure or relief which will best subserve the interests of the patient.- (Hom. Observer.) Well, is not this the way we teach our students? Or do we teach Homeopathy, with the accent upon its limitations; for the graduate of to-day, is great on limitations, and so liberal that he will sometimes even give away his Homeopathy for something not as good.-Hahn. Mo.

HINTS.

Onosmodium Vir. "has probably cured more cases of headache, due to eye strain, than any other remedy."-Dr. H. C. Allen.

Where there is a flow of dark, stringy blood from any part, with weakness and lassitude, Crocus sat. is the remedy.

Backache, bad color, bearing down pain, headache-Sepia.
Bilious sick headache, vomiting of bile, Iris versicolor.
Fistula, Silicea.

Chronic cough, much expectoration, weak chest, Stannum.
Terrifying hallucinations, convulsions, Strammonium.
Gloom, depression, feels like committing suicide, Aurum.
Pains at the heart, constriction, palpitation, Cactus grandiflorus.
Severe cramps in legs or foot, Cuprum.

Headache, eyes smart and watery, nose running, sneezing-"a bad cold," Allium cepa.

In stomach diseases, ulceration, cancer, or other ills in addition to the indicated remedy, give a tablespoonful of pure Olive oil two or three times a day.

Aesculus and Hamamelis suppositories give quick relief in cases of painful piles.

THE ATTENUATED DRUG.

To the Homeopathist, there is a measure of satisfaction in the prevalent trend of thought in the dominant school, and in the scientific world at large. The work of Ehrlich, of Arrhenius, of Ostwald, and others, has caused us to read Hahnemann's views with renewed interest... The pharmacologist has abandoned the idea that drugs have an "elective affinity" for certain parts of the body, and, in common with all scientific thinkers, now holds to the belief that the cells themselves have a selective affinity, or, in the new language, a "tissue proclivity" for certain chemicals, or chemical reactions... Every homeopathic physician is familiar with the effect of serpent's venom upon

the blood, now recognized to be a hæmolytic action upon the red corpuscles... The consensus of opinion to-day, based on chemical experiments, is that the finer the division of the chemical substance the more active it is, though unchanged in the quality of its reactions...

Having shown, then, that disease is a disturbance of the metabolism of the cell, which, among other functions, possesses that of "selective affinity;" that remedial power depends on chemical action; that infinite dilution increases the power of the dug, lessens the probability of interference with the protective functions of the body fluids, and presents the remedy in such form as to be most readily appropriated; it naturally follows, as the conclusion of the whole matter, that in the cure of disease, the infinitesimal dose, properly chosen, is more effective than is any other practice...

In closing, I desire to give my personal testimony to the foresight, the scientific accuracy, the logical presentation, the minimum of error, and the maximum of eternal verity shown by a man who lived in an epoch of superstition, who practiced during the dark ages of medicine, who knew nothing of the modern laboratory idea, yet whose gigantic intellect was capable of formulating a system of therapeutics so accurate in its essential parts that the rest of the scientific world has adjusted and readjusted itself until now it snugly enfolds and perfectly fits every feature of the homeopathic doctrine. Study the modern ideas of disease and the morbid processes as they are now understood, delve in physical chemistry as it is taught in every university of the world, listen to the forensic eloquence of the physicist, the chemist, the physiologist, and the pathologist, then take from its shelf the "Organon of the Art of Healing," written a hundred years ago by one Samuel Hahnemann, and it will be found that the notes of all these latter day scientists are so attuned that when that voice of a century ago sings its lay to the modern music there is not a suspicion of discord, but in perfect sweetness the whole temple of science is resonant and reverberant in one symphony of perfect harmony.-Excerpts from address by R. S. Copeland, M. D.

FOUR REMINDERS OF ARGENTUM NIT.
Inco-ordination, loss of control-voluntary movements, sphinc-

ters, etc.

Flatulence-stomach, intestines.

Prematurely aged look-infants, invalids, old people.

Sensations-sticking, as if enlarged, as if a fluid ran along part, as if egg had dried on parts, etc.-Boger, in Hom. Recorder.

OPINIONS EXPRESSED.

The union of the schools will not take place until Hahnemann's memory ceases to be libeled; not until the truth which he developed and established in a scientific spirit is acknowledged by the general medical profession.-Dr. H. E. E. Beebe.

While the commercial spirit is not compatible with the sacred and philanthropic character of the medica! calling, yet it is not only proper for the student to consider the bread-and-butter aspect of the question, but it is his duty as well.-Dr. Thos. G. McConkey.

The whole system of Christian Science is a piece of purely deductive reasoning based on a priori assumptions, and utterly indifferent to the facts of experience and the testimony of consciousness; in fact, denying the existence of the one and the validity of the other. -Dr. Caldwell Morrison.

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit; and its methods differ from those of common sense only so far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.-Clinique.

During the last two or three decades there has been a constant succession of remedies advanced as so-called "specifics" for pneumonia, but their very number is proof that their alleged value has not been recognized by the profession at large, and the literature of the subject affords instructive if not encouraging testimony as to their futility. Dr. W. Gilman Thompson.

The specialist is dependent on the practitioner for information concerning the ultimate results of his work. He should learn his successes and failures from the practitioner, for, after all, the test of any operation of treatment is the relief experienced by the patient. An operation, no matter how brilliant, is a failure unless it relieves or cures the subject, and the ultimate verdict must come from the family physician.-Dr. Edwin Walker.

The schools will unite when similia is admitted to be a law of practice, a truth which any medical man can hold without being subject to contempt; when it is taught in all medical schools, leaving the option with the student; when the public hospitals are open for service without discrimination; when service in army and navy is open to all-then will we abandon our separate organization, into which our fathers were forced.-Dr. H. E. Beebe.

Both the practitioner and the specialist are compelled to give at