to the terpsichorean strains. The walls of the dancing hall were suitably decorated with such legends as "There are no quacks here."

Thanks to Dr. Corwin, backed by unlimited resources, the new hospital of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is a model in every respect, with its pavilion pattern, inclined plane ascents, monolith floors, shower baths, heating devices, lead-lined operating room, etc. Let it be said to the honor of this corporation that in the perigee of its prosperity the physical welfare of its employees has not been overlooked. Casa Bianca, the executive building connected with this hospital, is a tasteful, home-like structure, in one room of which Dr. Corwin has collected a.rare variety of curios, including an old harp, about which the doctor tells a most pathetic (sic) story.

The question of a state journal is a most important one, and like all questions has two sides. The vote of the society was in favor of printing the papers and transactions as heretofore, at least for the present. The appointment by the newly elected president of a special committee of five to make an impartial study of the advantages and disadvantages of a state journal, and, if necessary, to formulate plans for its creation and submit definite propositions as to means and ends, at the next convention, should be an effective method of arriving at correct conclusions.

That truth is really stranger than fiction was demonstrated by the case reported by Dr. S. D. Hopkins. A New York business man of 43, addicted to alcoholics and interested in a boating club, disappeared and was thought to have been drowned. This man "woke up" from an amnesic state lasting from Aug. 6 to Sept. 21, while walking along a street in Denver. His hands were now calloused and he wore overalls bought in Chicago. Whether during this time he forgot to take a drink or not is not on record. At any rate, the scare produced by his dilemma, not to mention. the doctor's treatment, has worked the Keeley cure on him for good.

In looking over the program we observe that 26 papers were read and 37 were not read. In part, the authors of the latter were not present, but quite a number failed to present their papers because of sheer lack of time. A few good discussions took place, but a general feeling of the necessity of haste acted as an inhibitory influence to discourage comment. Now, with the new regime of solidarity, we may confidently expect the membership of this society to increase largely, perhaps to be doubled, by the next annual meeting. How can then all the papers at hand be read and properly discussed within three days? The only solution, so far as we can judge, is in dividing the next program in two sections-one, let us say, for internal medicine, the other for surgery and the specialties. Ample time could thus be allotted for each member at every session without hurry, worry or any sort of disappointment.

EDITORIAL ITEMS.

The Latest.-Ping-pong tenosynovitis is said to be the latest of occupation maladies.

Little Rock, Arkansas.-This is the place selected for the next meeting of the American Medical Association.

Kremo. This adulterant for cream and milk is a yellowishwhite powder, consisting simply of colored powdered gelatin.

Genital Pruritus.-Menthol is recommended (Medical Summary) as a specific for the treatment of eczema of the vulva and scrotum.

Sciatic Pain.—It is claimed (Medical Times) that 10 drops each of chloroform and tincture of aconite applied locally will instantly relieve sciatic pain.

D. V. S.'s. It is reported (Medical Times) that never before in the history of the United States has there been such a scarcity of veterinary surgeons.

Incompatibilities of Apomorphine.-It is incompatible (Northwestern Lancet) with alkalies, iodides, ferric chloride, picric acid, tannic acid and silver salts.

Apomorphine in Asthma.-Asthmatic attacks says the Northwestern Lancet, frequently subsided after the initial dose, even though the paroxysms seem alarming.

Inguinal Adenitis.-If healing progresses slowly, Eugene Fuller (Medical Record) states that the granulations may often be stimulated with ichthyol and blue ointment.

Gouty Bronchitis.-Bruce recommends a smart mercurial and saline purge, low diet, removal of stimulants and employment of an alkaline iodide mixture at short intervals.

For Lumbago.-The Practitioner recommends a liniment composed of I dram ammonia water, 2 drams laudanum, 3 drams tincture of cantharides and 10 drams soap liniment.

The Dallas Medical Journal.-This journal of medicine, surgery and electrotherapeutics has entered upon its second volume in the best of condition, though looking quite blue.

Editorial Items continued on Page 49.

BOOKS.

Diseases of the NOSE, PHARYNX AND EAR.-By Henry Gradle, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Otology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. Handsome octavo of 547 pages, profusely illustrated, including two full-page plates in colors. Philadelphia and London: W.

B. Saunders & Co., 1902. Cloth, $3.50 net.

This volume, based upon a quarter century of experience, is full of practical points in diagnosis and treatment that could not have been gained out of other books. The sections on treatment are especially full and satisfactory, embracing only those procedures which have stood the critical tests of time and trial. Methods of treatment and the employment of instruments are described in clearest detail. Topographic anatomy is given due consideration. The book is handsomely and copiously illustrated, including two striking composite colored plates. The work is equally serviceable as a text-book or for reference.

NOTHNAGEL'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE-AMERICAN EDITION.-DIPHTHERIA.-By William P. Northrup, M. D., of New York. MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER AND GERMAN MEASLES.-By Professor Dr. Th. von Jurgensen, Professor of Medicine in the University of Tubingen. Edited, with additions, by William P. Northrup, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics in the University and Bellevue Medical College, New York. Handsome octavo, 672 pages, illustrated, including 24 fullpage plates, three of them in colors. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Co., 1902. Cloth, $5.00 net; morocco, $6.00 net.

This volume is the third in the excellent series of English translations of the "Nothnagel System of Practical Medicine," and is of the same thoroughly high standard as its predecessors. Professor Jurgensen's monographs on measles, scarlatina and rubella have been brought practically up to date and adapted to English and American readers, and leave practically nothing to be said on the subjects under discussion. The author does not favor the theory of the so-called "fourth disease." The exhaustive exposition of diphtheria, by William P. Northrup, is of spe

cial value in regard to the operation of intubation, the author having been closely associated with Dr. O'Dwyer for some years. The book is profusely and instructively illustrated with temperature charts, cuts of instruments, photogravures, photomicrographic reproductions and beautiful colored plates of diphtheria and Koplik's spots.

THE NEUROSes of the GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM IN THE MALE, WITH STERILITY AND IMPOTENCE.-By Dr. R. Ultzmann, Professor of Genito-Urinary Diseases in the University of Vienna. Second edition. Revised, with notes and a supplementary article on nervous impotence, by the translator, Gardner W. Allen, M.D., Surgeon in the Genito-Urinary Department of the Boston Dispensary; Instructor in GenitoUrinary Surgery in Tuft's Medical College. Illustrated. Pages 198. 12mo. Price, extra cloth, $1.00 net, delivered. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company, Publishers, 1914-16 Cherry Street.

This is a helpful and sensible exposition of a part of the practice of medicine on which quacks flourish, because of its neglect by regular practitioners. The various forms of impotence are outlined from a practical standpoint. The most successful treatment in the author's experience is given in detail, considerable attention being paid to the use of electricity. In Dr. Allen's supplementary article he lays much stress upon massage of the prostate and the seminal vesicles, and tells how the procedure should be performed.

WHARTON'S MINOR SURGERY AND BANDAGING.-A Manual of

Minor Surgery and Bandaging. By Henry R. Wharton, M.D., Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Woman's Medical College, Surgeon to the Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, etc. New (5th) edition, thoroughly revised. In one 12mo volume of 612 pages, with 509 illustrations, many of which are photographic. Cloth, $3.00 net. Just ready. Philadelphia and New York: Lea Brothers & Co.

The wide favor accorded to this excellent work has afforded the author frequent opportunities for revision, whereby it has been kept abreast of the continuous advances in surgery. The first part is taken up with bandaging, illustrated accurately by numerous photogravures. The large second part on minor surgery is fittingly introduced by a chapter on surgical bacteriology and teaches the best aseptic methods. The third and fourth parts,

on fractures and dislocations, are also fully illustrated photographically. Ligations, amputations, excisions, resections, trephining, intubation of the larynx, operations upon the kidney, and many other special procedures, are treated in the text. The book should be of the greatest utility to students and the younger practitioners.

THE PRACTICAL MEDICINE SERIES OF YEAR BOOKS.-Comprising ten volumes of the year's progress in medicine and surgery. Issued monthly, under the general editorial charge of Gustavus P. Head, M.D., Professor of Laryngology and Rhinology, Chicago Post-Graduate Medical School. Volume VI-General Medicine. Edited by Frank Billings, M.S., M.D., Head of Medical Department and Dean of the Faculty of Rush Medical College, Chicago. With the collaboration of S. C. Stanton, M.D. May, 1902. Price of this volume, $7.50. Chicago: The Year Book Publishing Co., 40 Dearborn street.

This is the second volume of general medicine in the monthly series, and shows considerable improvement over the first, published in October, 1901. Typhoid fever, malaria, yellow fever and diseases of stomach and intestines take up the major portion of the text. The abstracts are quite full and are arranged to complete the review of each subject as fully as possible. The information imparted is for the most part timely and seasonable.

THE ARTIFICIAL FEEDING OF INFANTS.-Including a critical review of the recent literature of the subject. By Charles F. Judson, M.D., Physician to the Medical Dispensary of the Children's Hospital, and J. Claxton Gittings, M.D., Assistant Physician to the Medical Dispensary of the Children's Hospital. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1902.

The substance of this compact work has been gleaned from the periodical literature, monographs and text-books of the past eight years, and includes much valuable material not contained in the average text-book. Being based upon the authoritative statements of Monti, Marfar, Meigs, Holt, Starr, Adriance and many other pediatrists, it may be regarded as a reliable and satisfactory guide on this most important topic. The principles and newer methods of home modification of milk and infant feeding in general are clearly explained. An appendix contains numerous useful recipes.