Views of Some Questions Regarding Syphilis." Dr. G. F. Forbes of Worcester reported several cases from practice. The name of Dr. H. C. Cheney of Palmer was proposed for membership, and was referred to the Board of Censors. On motion of Dr. Crisaud the society voted to take action on the death of Dr. Alonzo Boothby of Boston. A committee of two was appointed to draft resolutions, a copy to be sent to the family. The meeting adjourned at 1.15 p. m. for dinner at the Hotel Newton. EDWIN ROY LEIB, Secretary pro tem. Announcement-American Institute of Homœopathy, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, 100 STATE STREET, CHICAGO, FEB. 20, 1902. To the Members of the American Institute of Homœopathy: The President of the American Institute is able to announce that it is now possible to forecast, to a great extent, the conditions which will attend the holding of the fifty-eighth annual meeting of our great national association, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 17th to 21st, 1902. The local headquarters will be at the Hotel Hollenden, which is one of the finest hotels in the United States, and in its arrangements and appointments is peculiarly well adapted to the purposes of the meeting. The house and its furnishings may be termed elegant, and its cuisine is of the best. A new addition is being built, which will be ready for occupancy in June. The hotel will accommodate 700 guests. A special reduced rate for rooms will be made for Institute members. The Hollenden is on the European plan. The Colonial, across the street, is another first-class hotel, and can accommodate al large number. It is on the American plan. Other smaller hotels are conveniently near. The hall for the meetings, in the Chamber of Commerce building, not far from the Hollenden, is splendidly adapted to the Institute's purposes. The hall is large-seating one thousand it has attached to it numerous committee-rooms, and what is of especial interest and importance, it is quiet, being entirely out of hearing of the noises incident to traffic in busy city streets. At the present time there is a favorable prospect that the several allied societies will combine with the corresponding sections of the Institute, by mutual agreement between the officers of the various bodies, so that this year their work will practically be a part of the work of the institute. This is looked upon as being a fortunate arrangement, and one which will add greatly to the interest of the coming meeting. It is hoped to have as a special feature of the meeting, a "College Alumni Conclave." This, if arrangements are completed, will be held under the auspices of the Institute authorities, and, while affording every opportunity for the enjoyment of the occasion, it will differ in important respects from alumni reunions which have been held in the past. The alumni of the various colleges will, upon arrival in Cleveland, register at headquarters, which will be provided for them by the committee of arrangements, at the Hollenden. On Thursday evening the general conclave will be held at the Chamber of Commerce hall. It is especially desired that the women graduates of our co-educational institutions, shall take part. The programme for the evening's entertainment will be arranged by the special committee, acting in conjunction with the Institute authorities. The entertainment will consist of appropriate music, orchestral and quartette, and the singing of college songs, together with brief speeches by representatives of the various colleges. In addition to this feature the local committee of Cleveland will, for the several days of the meeting, provide appropriate entertainments of various kinds, which, while not conflicting with the Institute sessions, will afford diversion suited to all. The location of Cleveland is especially favorable. It is easily accessible from the East, from the South, from the West, and from Canada. It is a convenient common meeting place for all. It is, as yet, too early to announce the arrangements that will be made with the various railroads in the matter of reduced rates of fare. These will be made known in due time. Cleveland is a city which is more than usually well adapted for convention purposes for a body the size of the American Institute of Homœopathy. It is pleasantly located on the shore of Lake Erie. It has wide streets lined by many shade trees, beautiful drives and parks, fine hotels, golf links, club houses, and every attraction possible to offer by any place aspiring to entertain such a body as our national organization. The local profession is united, harmonious, and enthusiastic in the work that is given them to do. They are making every preparation and looking forward with anticipations of the greatest pleasure to becoming the hosts of the Institute on this important occasion. There is not a cloud in the sky. All promises well, and there is every prospect that our meeting in Cleveland will be a large one in the matter of attendance, harmonious in its labors, enthusiastic in the spirit that will prevail, and in all respects one of the most successful ever recorded in the history of the Institute. The executive committee is thoroughly convinced, and more than ever satisfied, that in the best interests of the Institute it has made absolutely the wisest choice in selecting Cleveland for the next place of meeting. CH. GATCHELL, M.D., Secretary. JAMES C. WOOD, M.D., President BOOKS AND READING. Medical, literary and scientific publications will be reviewed in this department. Books and journals should be marked NEW ENGLAND Medical GazettE, and sent to the publishers, Otis Clapp & Son, 10 Park Square, Boston. STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX. By Havelock Ellis, L.S.A., (England); Fellow of the Medico-Legal Society of New York, and the Anthropological Society of Berlin, etc. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co. 1901. Price, $2, net. : The above title comprises three studies in the psychology of sex, viz. The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity, and Auto-Erotism, to which, in an Appendix, is added chapters on "The Influence of Menstruation on the Position of Women," "Sexual Periodicity in Man," and "The Auto-erotic Factor in Religion." The author has evidently put a vast amount of study and research into this book, and it is well worth the attention of those interested in this branch of investigation, and in those branches of medicine where the sexual sphere seems to be especially implicated. The author is competent to speak with authority through large experience, and many years of research in the realm of psychical phe nomena. THE PRACTICAL MEDICINE SERIES OF YEAR BOOKS, under the general editorial charge of Gustavus P. Head, M.D. Vol. III.: The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Edited by Casey A. Wood, C.M., M.D.; Albert H. Andrews, M.D.; T. Melville Hardie, A.M., M,D. December, 1901. Chicago: The Year Book Publishers. pp. 346. Price, $1.50. It is convenient having these little volumes, which in all will number ten, appear singly each month. The present volume is timely, for it is the season when, in New England at least, diseases of the nose and throat are especially prevalent. The book contains condensations of many meritorious articles translated from the French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Scandinavian and Slavonic languages, and abstracts from other writings which have been published in English and American journals. The subject of the next volume is "Gynecology," and Dr. E. C. Dudley will be the editor. Subscribers may obtain the series complete for the nominal sum of seven dollars and a half. CARDIAC DEBILITY. By Herbert Nankivell, M.D., Consulting Physician to the Hahnemann Convalescent Home, etc. With illustrations. London: E. Gould & Son, Ltd. 1901. Price, paper, one shilling. Treating of this subject within the limits of a paper which was read before the British Homœopathic Congress, Sept. 19, 1901, the author necessarily is prevented from discussing it in all its aspects. He has given us, however, a readable and instructive monograph upon the condition of the myocardium at different ages, the mechanics of the circulatory, apparatus, the causation and diagnosis of dilatation, with treatment in detail. The treatment is especially well written up, and includes all therapeutic resources, appropriate remedies, heart hygiene, Estel treatment, Nauheim and other baths. The text is supplemented by plates illustrating heart dilatations in different cases of cardiac debility. A COMPLETE EXPOSE OF EDDYISM OR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, AND THE called, will find What he writes Mr. Peabody maintains that what is known as Christian Science is a scheme of life pernicious in the extreme in its influence. He calls it "the greatest humbug, fraud, and imposition of all the ages," and adds that "it is literally derationalizing thousands of people." His review of Mrs. Eddy's life is interesting, if not edifying, and the same may be said of his unsparing dissection of her methods and pro nouncements. A strong plea is made for the better enlightenment of the public on this subject, and for the protection of minors and others who, in illness, are deprived of proper medical attention. ANNALS OF SURGERY: A MONTHLY REVIEW OF SURGICAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. Edited by Lewis S. Pilcher, M.D. Philadelphia: J. |