Courtney, Denver, Colo.; "Monoplegia and Disturbances of Sensibility in Cortical Paralysis," by Dr. Sol G. Kahn, of Leadville, Colo.

The scientific program of the afternoon session included the following papers: "The Use of Paraffin in the Correction of Nasal Deformities," by Dr. Leonard Freeman, of Denver, Colo.; "A Brief Statistical Report of Abdominal Cases Operated on Since June," by Dr. I. B. Perkins, Denver, Colo.; "Some Observations on the Home Treatment of Insanity," by Dr. C. H. Solier, of Evanston, Wyo.; "Antipyrine Treatment of Chorea," by Dr. S. D. Hopkins, of Denver, Colo.; “Chorea Insaniens, Report of a Case," by Dr. Hubert Work, of Pueblo, Colo.

A committee of five on nomination was now appointed by the President, including Dr. S. D. Hopkins, of Denver; Dr. Leonard Freeman, of Denver; Dr. S. B. Miller, of Laramie; Dr. Henry LaMotte, of Salt Lake City, and Dr. C. H. Solier, of Evanston. The first paper on the second day was a "Resume of X-Ray Therapeutics," by Dr. G. H. Stover, of 'Denver. He was followed by Dr. R. W. Corwin, of Pueblo, with an article on "Hospital Construction."

The Committee on Nomination proposed the following names: For President, Dr. C. H. Solier, Evanston, Wyo.; First Vice President, Dr. George P. Johnston, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Second Vice President, Dr. W. D. McDowell, Longmont, Colo.; Treasurer, Dr. E. S. Wright, Salt Lake City, Utah; Recording Secretary, Dr. Henry LaMotte, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Corresponding Secretary, Dr. S. D. Hopkins, Denver, Colo.; Board of Trustees, T. J. McKenzie of Montana, J. Carter of Wyoming, C. H. Jones of Arizona and J. H. Bean of Idaho. On motion of Dr. Jackson, the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the society for the ticket chosen by the nominating committee. Salt Lake City will be the next place of meeting, to occur on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of next September. The assessment was made $2.50 for this year.

Dr. R. A. Corwin, for the Committee on Necrology, recorded the loss to the membership of the society of Drs. R. B. Freeman, J. S. Perkins, G. G. Verbryck, E. A. Irwin, Clayton Parkhill and Jeremiah T. Eskridge, and paid an eloquent and pathetic tribute to the deceased.

On motion of Dr. Work, seconded by Dr. McNaught, it was decided that the papers and transactions of the meeting be published, as heretofore, in the DENVER MEDICAL TIMES, but that the reprint of the same in book form be dispensed with.

Dr. George P. Johnston, of Cheyenne, next read a paper entitled "Some Observations on the Practice of Obstetrics," which was discussed by Drs. McNaught, Wyman and Corwin.

The Committee on Admissions, through Dr. Delehanty, reported and endorsed applications for membership from the following gentlemen: W. C. Burke, of Saratoga, Wyo.; George A. Moleen, of Denver, Colo.; Henry LaMotte, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Isaac R. Swigart, of Laramie, Wyo.; S. B. Miller, of Laramie, Wyo. On motion of Dr. Jackson, the Secretary cast the ballot for the five applicants, and they were declared elected.

The scientific program was then completed by the reading of the following papers: "The New Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma," by Dr. Henry LaMotte, of Salt Lake City; "Treatment of Wound Infection," by Dr. F. A. McNaught, of Denver; "Report of Surgical Cases," by Dr. Edmund J. A. Rogers, of Denver; "Cure of Strabismus," by Dr. Edward Jackson, of Denver; "Movable Right Kidney as a Cause of Pancreatic Diabetes, with Report of Cases Cured by Nephropexy," by Dr. Sherman Brown, of Denver; "Alkaloids in Treatment of Fevers," by Dr. S. B. Miller, of Laramie.

In conclusion Dr. Reed introduced Dr. Solier, the new President of the Interstate Medical Society, and Dr. Miller, President of the Wyoming State Medical Society, both of, whom made a few remarks which were greeted with applause, and after resolutions of thanks proposed by Dr. Rogers to the members and citizens of Cheyenne, Dr. Reed spoke a few appreciative words concerning the success of the present meeting, and bespoke for his successor the same courtesy and assistance vouchsafed to himself.

SOME BARUCH DON'TS IN THE HYDRIATIC MANAGEMENT OF FEVERS.

First-Don't bathe in cold water to reduce fever, but to refresh the fever-stricken patient.

Stop!

Second-Don't permit cyanosis or chattering of teeth.

Third-Don't stop bathing because patient complains of

chilliness.

Fourth-Don't raise temperature of baths on account of chilliness. Shorten bath and increase friction.

Fifth-Don't neglect friction during every cold procedure; it prevents chilling.

Sixth-Don't disregard the fact that the Brand baths at 65° to 70° is the ideal bath for typhoid.

Seventh-Don't use the Brand bath in a bath-room.
Eighth-Don't give up bathing because the ideal bath is

not procurable. Other procedures are useful.

Ninth-Don't use ice coil to abdomen.

It has no refresh

ing effect and renders skin cyanotic beneath it.

Tenth-Don't lose sight of the fact that the chief aim of all cold procedures is reaction.

RHINITIC GOUT.

This is the apt title given to hay fever by Dr. E. L. Hatch, who considers this disease as an expression of the uric acid diathesis in the Schneiderian membrane. Dr. S. S. Bishop was the first to demonstrate the lithemic theory of the disease, and in his prize essay, read before the American Hay Fever Association in 1893, he stated the three factors in causation to be (1) abnormally sensitive nerve centers, (2) hyperesthesia of the peripheral termini of the sensory nerves, and (3) the presence of a large variety of irritating agents. "Exclude one of these conditions, and the paroxysms are prevented."

Dr. Leach has studied the uric acid diathesis for several years, particularly in its relations to obscure hepatic derangements and certain skin eruptions simulating urticaria. His later studies have convinced him that uric acid causes the first anatomic changes in the nose in hay fever, namely, the hyperemia, which is a veritable vasomotor reflex. In the presence of such a congested conditon, any external irritant, such as pollen, hot air, cold air, certain odors, etc., may set up hypersecretion and coryza.

After a graphic description of the symptoms of hay fever, the writer recounts his experience in the treatment of the disease. For local application he prefers an antiseptic spray, containing 4 per cent. of cocaine. As eliminators of the causal uric acid he has found sodium salicylate and colchicum most efficient.

On account of the well known disagreeable features connected with the administration of these drugs, Dr. Hatch was led to the use of "Colchi-Sal," the basis of which is a peculiar combination of 4 milligram of crystallized colchicin dissolved in an excess (20 mgm.) of natural methyl salicylate from betula lenta, dispensed in a capsule. As many as fifteen capsules daily can be administered without any deleterious effects or unpleasant symptoms, such as are observed when any of the cheaper substitutes for Colchi-Sal are used.

In the August number of theLouisville Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Joseph M. Mathews, former President of the American Medical Association, and of half a dozen other large organizations, and President of the State Board of Health of Kentucky, in an editorial correspondence from New York City has the following:

"The moral of this is, doctor, take a rest, and don't take life too seriously." The latter part of the above sentence is a quotation from a remark so often made by the brilliant editor of The Medical Mirror.

DR. I. N. LOVE.

"By the way, that reminds me of his wonderful success here in New York, of which I have had a personal demonstration in the last few days. One would think that perhaps the most difficult thing to accomplish would be for a doctor to rush immediately into business here among the 'Wise men of the East.' But this Dr. Love has done. In common parlance, he has "caught on" and you cannot "down him.” But this is not to be wondered at when we consider the extensive acquaintance he has with the medical profession throughout the State. I am not overstating it in saying that he is the best known man in the medical profession in America. As I watched him a

few days ago dispatch business I though of what could be accomplished by some one of the large life insurance companies here if they could only secure his services as referee. A personal acquaintance with thousands of doctors, and a capacity for work scarcely equaled-think what he could do in this line.

MEDICINE IN THE EAST.

"But I do not intend to allure doctors away from their homes and cause a stampede to the East by reciting this good fortune of Dr. Love. Far from it, for my observation of things medical here has taught me that the average doctor has ‘a hard road to travel.' But, outside of the matter of 'bread and butter,' this strenuous life led by the New York doctor is a killing one.'

EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Women Physicians.-According to statistics (Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette), the number of female physicians throughout the entire world is about 8,000, two-thirds of whom live in America.

Inherited Weakness of Particular Organs.-If we may draw an inference from investigations by Charrin, Delamare and Moussu, recently reported before the French Academy of Sciences (quoted in New York Medical Journal), organic peculiarities may be transmitted directly from mother to child, even when acquired during pregnancy. The observers mutilated certain organs in pregnant rabbits and guinea-pigs, with the result that when the young were brought forth it was found that the corresponding organs in them showed abnormities suggestive of the dam's injury.

Rarity of Addison's Disease.—In the entire history of Bellevue Hospital (Clinical Review) but three cases of this affection have been under charge.

The Oldest American Medical Society.-According to the Clinical Review, the oldest organization still in healthy existence is the Litchfield County Medical Society, of Connecticut, founded in 1765.

Editorial Items continued on Page 206.