The great majority are convalescents, though there is a great deal of work even with them; that is, largely of a clerical nature, yet they must all be watched closely for a week or ten days to be sure of no reinfection, and a history of each case must be elicited and written up, with a diagnosis. Especially is it irksome when they apply for furloughs, as we must scrutinize every soldier with great care, as it is our wish to let no sick man escape. Then there are the sick ones in my two wards. I have nine cases of rather severe typhoid; about six cases of severe remittent fever; two cases of phlebitis, a result of typhoid-one is going to die, as he now has septicemia; half a dozen cases of rheumatism; a couple of cases of pleurisy; several obstinate cases of diarrhoea; a few cases of dysintery; a bad case of paralysis; a few traumatisms; some hypostatic pneumonia; one case of gangrenous lung, and several others, with lots of asthenia cases, with subnormal temperatures; so you can see that I am fairly busy. My two wards are a quarter of, or rather one-eighth of a mile apart, so I get lots of exercise. We have ten physicians, with work for thirty. I should like to write up some of the cases, but, good Lord, I haven't the time. To give you an idea of a day's work I will give you the last day's duties. Reveille at 6 a. m.; cold and gray was the morning; shaved in my tent, then took a good cold bath, and made a careful toilet; black shoes, white gloves and not a speck of dust on my uniform. Breakfast 7 sharp, and 7 means 6:60 here, Smoked for half an hour; then reported to the colonel as officer of the day. Inspected the kitchens and raced over to one of the wards and signed about twenty papers; took report of nurses, looked over the more serious cases, ordered a change here or there, answered about 20,000 questions. Escaped at 11, and after a little inspection J got over to my other ward; signed more papers, when an orderly informed me it was time to receive some reports, which I attended to; then found it was time for luncheon, viz: 12:30. While at lunch an orderly informed me I was wanted in one of my wards; I got there three minutes after the patient had died; returned and finished my lunch and in the afternoon made a "post;" found perforation peritonitis, with an enormous hemorrhage in bowel. Bugle sound, and I had to receive muster; then over to my other ward, and found enough work to keep me busy till dark; then mess. We don't dine in the "auhmy," we mess. After mess and a smoke I went through one of the wards; then taps, or 9 p. m. Then I went over to the other ward and gave some instructions and lay down with my clothes on, ready for a call at any of the wards, as I was officer of the day. At midnight I arose and went through every ward and did some prescribing and directing, etc. At 3:30 laid down and was called at 5, as a patient in some ward was having a hemorrhage. I attended to him; then received the report of the head steward at reveille, viz: 6 a. m.; took a bath, shaved, etc. Don't you think I earned my little $5.00? But with all the hard work I am enjoying it as I never enjoyed anything before. The colonel is one of the most thorough gentlemen I ever met, and when I look back and remember that it is to you I am indebted for knowing him, I feel like shaking you by the hand. Regards to Hopkins and Raynor. The Josiah Simpson General Hospital. FRED A. HODSON. The Urine in Pneumonia. The marked diminution or absence of chlorides, followed by an increase after the crisis, is a well known clinical and prognostic sign in pneumonia. A newly mentioned sypmtom in this connection is the change in reaction of the urine, from strongly acid to neutral or even alkaline during the stage of resolution, a change which is ascribed to the reabsorption of sodium in the exudate. 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We could not, while looking through that beautiful little hospital, help thinking of an editorial, which we were unfortunate enough or at least permitted to write, concerning the former hospital which existed in this place some years ago. It was at a time when that anomalous institution, that is, we say anomalous for we have heard it called by that name-we have also heard it spoken of as atypical and by one (now deceased) as unique-existed and flourished with about two full-fledged professors, no assistants and no |