*** It is said that lime water, a wineglassful taken with milk after the midday meal, will cause warts to disappear after from four days to two weeks.

*** Hill and Brisbine, '05, are located in the suburbs of Pittsburg, the former at Chelsea, the latter at Glassport, and both have recently married.

*** Dr. E. I. Osgood, Chu Cheo, China, is doing a great work in the mission field. His report of work done shows that 2269 calls were made at the dispensary which he conducts. In the hospital he treated 108 patients and performed 40 operations requiring an anaesthetic.

Blood under the finger nail can be removed by placing a drop of liquor potassæ over the site of the effusion, protecting the remainder of the nail from its effects by oiling. The potash will soften the nail so that it can be gently scraped away thus allowing the blood to escape.

*** At the last meeting of the Toledo Homeopathic Club, held on Oct. 25th, an interesting paper was read by Emma Boice-Hayes, in which she favored medical inspection of the public schools. Dr. A. C. Roll read an able paper on the mental factor in healing disease. We hope to publish both of these papers in an early issue of the RE

PORTER.

*** The Miami Valley Homeopathic Medical Society held its semiannual session Oct. 26, at the Phillips House, Dayton. Papers were read by Drs. E. Holliday, West Elkton, P. T. Kilgour, College Hill, Maurice P. Hunt, Columbus, A. A. Lovett, Eaton, C. O. Munns, Oxford, J. W. Means, Troy, S. J. D. Meade, Cincinnati, J. A. Mitchell. Newark, E. C. Oglesbee, Cedarville, and L. T. Laughlin, Dayton.

*** The Ohio State Board of Medical Examination and Registration has adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, that after 1905 advanced standing, which has been given for A. B. and B. S. degrees, be not recognized by this Board, unless the candidate, to whom the degree has been given, has, during the academic course done the science work comprised in the first year of the medical course.

The Southern Homeopathic Association held its last meeting in Louisville, Ky., and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Dr. E. Stillman Bailey, Chicago; first vice president, Dr. C. A. Fish, Frankfort, Ky.; second vice president, Dr. W. T. Roberts, Greendale, Ky.; corresponding and recording secretary. H. N. Glendenning. Louisville, and treasurer, J. T. Bryan, Louisville.

The next convention will be held in Louisville.

*** The homeopathic profession in this city have cause for congratulation over the re-election of Mayor Johnson and Director of Public Service, Rev. H. R. Cooley. These gentlemen have made it possible for the homeopathic school to benefit by the great clinical advantages at the City Hospital. The transformation which they have effected in this hospital must be seen to be appreciated and it would have been nothing less than a public calamity, to have had their plans, for the betterment of the charity work of the city, interfered with by their failure of re-election.

*** An association of Ohio Medical Teachers has been organized through the efforts of Allied Educational Association of Ohio, and an executive committee appointed consisting of the following physicians: Jas. U. Barnhill, G. J. Jones, C. F. Waite, R. E. Skeel, J. D. Buck, J. K. Scudder, C. C. Howard, Jas. Eichberg. August Ravogli and W. A. Dickey. This committee has issued a call for a meeting of the teachers in medical colleges, to be held at the Great Southern Hotel, Columbus, Dec. 26th. Dr. Forcheimer of Cincinnatti will present a paper on "The Medical College Curriculum," which will be discussed by Dr. G. J. Jones of Cleveland.

*** Dr. Ralph J. Cummer, Professor of Pediatrics in the college, died at his home in this city, Oct. 22nd. During a vacation trip in search of much needed rest, he contracted typhoid fever and after a short illness of only two weeks, succumbed. Dr. Cummer graduated originally from the medical department of the Western Reserve Uniersity and practiced a number of years in Michigan. In 1893, he entered the Cleveland Medical College as a senior and graduated in 1894. After graduation, he lectured for some time on Pharmacology and two years ago was elected Professor of Pediatrics. His loss will be felt alike by faculty and students for he was an able teacher and a loyal adherent to the school of his adoption.

*** Two homeopathic physicians of Council Bluffs, Iowa, have succeeded in bringing the homeopathic profession into disagreeable notoriety. It seems that during an alleged epidemic of small-pox in that city last spring, these two physicians claimed that they were able to render persons immune to small-pox by internal medication. This precipitated a fight with the Board of Health. The legality of the rights of the Board to insist upon certain specified means of treatment was questioned and in a recent decision the courts have decided against the Board. The court held that while the Board of Health had the right to require vaccination as a condition necessary to attendance at school, it must accept any system of vaccination approved by any standard school of medicine.

*** The REPORTER has received cards announcing the marriage of Dr. A. A. Mackintosh, '01, to Miss Etta Pearle Reynolds, of Piedmont, O., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1905. Dr. Mackintosh is located at Wellsville, O.

We have also received announcement of the marriage of Dr. Frederick C. Watson, '96, to Miss Gertrude Adelle Beals, Turner Center, Me., Oct. 26, 1905. They will be at home after December 1st, at No. 63 Broad St., Oneida, N. Y. The REPORTER offers congratulations.

*** Dr. Jno. Bryan, class of 1866, Homeopathic Hospital College of Cleveland, died at Beaver Falls, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1905. He was the father of Dr. Homer Bryan, whose death preceded his by only two days. Dr. Bryan was 77 years of age and had practiced in Beaver Co. for over 40 years. He graduated first, in the old school and later took up Homeopathy.

Dr. Homer Bryan, Beaver Falls, Pa., died at his home Sunday, Oct. 15, 1905. Dr. Bryan was a member of the classof 1892, Cleveland Medical College. After graduating he went to his home county, Beaver, Pa., where his father and grand-father had practiced before him, and began the successful practice of medicine. For the past year he has not been well and the death of his only son which occurred last summer served to hasten his untimely end.

A joint meeting of the Miami and Shelby county Homeopathic Clinical Society was held Oct. 13th, in Piqua. The following physicians were present: M. P. Hunt, Columbus; H. E. Beebe, J. A. Ferree. S. G. Goode, B. S. Hunt, Sidney; R. A. Buchanan, A. B. Williams, Lima: M. M. Brubaker, S. A. Rosenberger, Covington; J. W. Means, Troy; E. M. Loy, Tippecanoe City; and C. E. Hetherington, C. R. Coffeen, Piqua.

At the joint meeting of the society, held Nov. 17th, at Piqua, a banquet was given in honor of Dr. W. A. Dewey, of Ann Arbor. Dr. H. E. Beebe of Sidney, was toastmaster. The following were present: W. A. Dewey, Ann Arbor; C. E. Sawyer, Marion; J. W. Means, Troy; A. W. Reddish, O. W. Hobby, H. E. Beebe, F. D. Anderson, J. A. Ferree, S. G. Goode, B. S. Hunt, Sidney; J. B. Barker, Fletcher; HB. Faulder, Wapakoneta; W. C. Hance, DeGraff; Walter W. Boyer, Lima; R. C. Wolcott, Troy; C. E. Hetherington and C. E. Coffeen. Piqua; W. S. Bailey, Tippecanoe; A. S. Rosenberger, Covington; EN. Loy, Tippecanoe; with Mayor-elect W. M. Crozier and A. B. C. Hitchcock, guests. The next monthly meeting will be held at Dr. Coffeen's office in Piqua, the second Friday in December.