credibility of the witnesses. You have heard the testimony upon the question as to whether plaintiff consented to have the operation of which she complains performed. From all the facts and circumstances in this case it is your duty fairly and impartially to determine the truth, and return your verdict accordingly. In this case your verdict may be in favor of the plaintiff and against any one or more, or against both of the defendants, or it may be in favor of both of said defendants. If you find in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, Means and Barnes, or either of them, and that said defendants, or either of them unlawfully and wrongfully removed and took away all of both ovaries and fallopian tubes and the womb of said plaintiff, or any of said parts, your verdict should be in such an amount as will compensate her for the injuries which she has actually sustained by reason of said wrongful act or acts. This should include physical pain and mental suffering, so far as either may have directly resulted from said injuries, as well as such pain and suffering as she may hereafter endure, if said injuries are of such a character as to produce pain and suffering in the future. If you find for the plaintiff and against the defendants, Means and Barnes, or either of them, and that said defendants, or either of them, failed to take proper care of said plaintiff after the said operation, to plaintiff's injury, and that said defendants or either of them, is liable by reason thereof, then you will allow her for such injuries as she had sustained by reason thereof, and for such special damages, if any, incurred for care, nursing, and ambulance fee, or either. But in no event can your verdict be for more than $20,033.40. If your verdict is for the defendants, you will simply say so.

Medical News Notes.

Dr. C. W. McGavran is spending several weeks in Philadelphia doing post-graduate work.

Dr. E. F. Wilson has returned from Chicago, where he spent a few weeks in the hospitals of that city.

Dr. F. S. Wagenhals and wife have returned from an extended visit to Egypt and the Holy Land.

Drs. W. J. Means, C. S. Hamilton and Frank Warner are on the program of the State Medical Society for the annual meeting, May 28, 29 and 30.

The annual meeting of the American Medical Association will be held at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June 10-13, under the presidency of Dr. John A. Wyeth, of New York.

Dr. W. D. Inglis, '02, O. M. U., accompanied by his bride, sailed May 19 for Germany, where the doctor expects to engage in special study. They return about the first of January.

Drs. D. J. Snyder, C. A. Cooperrider and F. H. Darby, of this city, read papers at the Toledo meeting of the State Pediatric Society, May 27 and 28. Drs. J. M. Dunham, J. E. Brown and G. H. Stein are down for discussion at the same meeting.

The annual meeting of the American Association of Urologists will be held on the last day and the day following the annual meeting of the American Medical Association, under the presidency of Dr. Ramón Guiteras, Ferd. C. Valentine, M. D., Secretary. The Association is composed of active, corresponding and honorary members, and is in great measure modeled upon the plan of the Societé Française d'Urologie, modified to suit American circumstances and conditions. The work of the Association is principally clinical, for the demonstration of new methods in the technique of examination and treatment.

Jonathan Hutchinson, F. R. S., General Secretary of the New Sydenham Society, has requested Messrs. P. Blakiston's Son & Co. of Philadelphia, the American agents of the Society, to announce the publication of "An Atlas of Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Pathology," selected and arranged with the design. to afford, in as complete a manner as possible, aids to diagnosis in all departments of practice. It is proposed to complete the work in five years, in fasciculi form, eight to ten plates issued every three months in connection with the regular publications of the society. The New Sydenham Society was established in 1858, with the object of publishing essays, monographs and translations of works which could not be otherwise issued. The list of publications numbers upwards of 170 volumes of the greatest scientific value. An effort is now being made to increase the membership, in order to extend its work.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.-The twenty-seventh annual meeting of the American Academy of Medicine will convene at the Kensington, Saratoga, June 7th, at 11:00 a. m., and continue during Monday, June 9, 1902.

A series of interesting and valuable papers is promised, covering a variety of subjects and not confined so closely to a symposium as has been the custom for the past few years. A feature of the meeting will be an address, by invitation of the committee, by Edward T. Devine, of the United Charities of New York, on "Co-operation of the Medical Profession in Charitable and Social Reform." It is expected to have a full discussion of his important subject immediately following the address. The President's address will be given on Saturday evening and the social session on Monday evening. The price of the tickets for the latter, including supper, is two dollars each.

The completed program will not be ready until about the middle of May when it will be sent to those who will advise the Secretary of the Academy of their wishes to receive copies.

An amendment to Article VII of the Constitution, proposed at the last meeting, will receive the attention of the Academy.

Recent Medical Books.

A TEXT-BOOK OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. By James M Anders, M. D., Ph. D., LL.D., Professor of the Practice of Medicine and of Clinical Medicine, Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia. Fifth Edition, Thoroughly Revised. Cloth. Pp. 1297. Price, $5.50 net. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Co. 1901.

Dr. Anders is to be congratulated on the fact that five editions of his text-book have been consumed in less than four years.

The reason for this popularity is that the book is written with a full grasp of the necessities of the general practitioner. The latter has found it to be just what he wants, not only in that it covers the various subjects fully in detail, but because the general plan is such that reference to any phase of the subject is easily and readily made. In this new edition the whole work has been brought fully into harmony with the present known facts and recent developments in medicine. Several chapters have been rewritten and some new subjects introduced.

LEA'S SERIES OF POCKET TEXT-BOOKS: HAYDEN ON VENEreal DiseaseS. A Pocket Text-Book of Venereal Diseases. For Students and Practitioners. By James R. Hayden, M. D., Chief of Clinic and Instructor in Venereal and Genito-Urinary Diseases in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, etc. New (3d) Edition, Thoroughly Revised. In one handsome 12mo. volume of 304 pages, with 66 engravings. Cloth, $1.75 net. Flexible leather, $2.25 net. Lea Brothers & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia and New York.

This excellent little work has promptly come to its third edition and the author has well utilized the opportunity thus offered to revise it thoroughly.

The object of the book is to furnish in a clear, compact form a practical working knowledge of Gonorrhea, Stricture, Chancroid, and Syphilis, together with their complications and sequelæ.

The volume is practical, concise, definite and satisfactorily full. In matters of diagnosis and treatment it is particularly thorough, and while intended primarily for students it may be accepted by the practitioner as a convenient and trustworthy guide in the management of this class of cases.

THE STANDARD MEDICAL MANUAL. A Hand-Book of Practical Medicine. By Alfred S. Burdick, M. D., Junior Professor of Practice of Medicine, Illinois Medical College; Member of the American Medical Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, etc. Pages, 921. Illustrated. Price, Cloth, $4.00 G. P. Engelhard & Co., Chicago.

In the author's preface he sets forth the following reasons for writing this work: "In reviewing constantly the enormous mass of collateral medical literature which comes to this table he has found so much of real practical value that it seemed to him worth the while to collect some of the best of it in a volume of moderate size, giving in brief the most important facts concerning the etiology, pathology and symptomatology of the diseases treated, but dwelling with special detail and fulness upon the subject of treatment. In order to secure completeness and accuracy the principal works on general and specialized medicine have been freely consulted and utilized, while hundreds of journal articles have been read and the practical ideas found in them embodied in the book so far as possible in a volume of moderate size. The work is, confessedly, in large part a compilation, though the author's experience and judgment have been largely drawn upon in many instances. He has hoped to make it a thoroughly practical book-one which will be found a real help in the everyday work of the average practitioner. Little attention is therefore given to theories and no attempt has been made at 'fine writing"; it has been the effort to present the facts in as few words as is consistent with reasonable clearness."

JOHNSON'S FIRST-AID MANUAL-Suggestion for Prompt Aid to the Injured in Accidents and Emergencies. Edited by Fred B. Kilmer. Illustrated pp. 113. New Brunswick, N. J. Johnson & Johnson. 1901. Cloth, 50 cents.

This manual has many good suggestions. The design is evidently to aid nurses and those who come in contact with injured persons other than the surgeon. Technical terms have been avoided laregly, and the description confined to knowledge that may be understood by the laity. It is no doubt a useful guide in emergency work.

THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ANNUAL: A Year Book of Treatment and Practitioner's Index. Contributors: Robert Abbe, M. D.; B. L. Abrahams, H. L. Allingham, Richard Barwell, F. Beach, A. S. Buxton, J. Cantile, A. H. Carter, H. D. Chapin, J. A. Chowry-Muthu, E. H. Fenwick, A. E. Giles, H. B. Gladstone, E. W. Goodall, G. M. Hammond, E. Holehouse, R. Hutchinson, T. N. Kelynack, R. Leech, H. P. Loomis, J. K. Love, J. McFarland, J. Macintyre, William Milligan, K. Monsarrat, William Murrell, Joseph Priestly, B. Reed, R. Saundry, W. S. Schley, J. Shaw, W. G. Spencer, J. C. Turner, J. W. Walker, N. Walker, and Chisholm Williams. Price, $3.00. E. B. Treat & Co., 241-243 West 23d Street, New York. 1902.

The twentieth volume of this valuable annual fully maintains the reputation of one of the most valuable publications of its kind that has ever appeared. It contains 688 pages, 65 illustrations, 65 diagrams, 5 fever charts and 25 plates, many of which are colored. The evolution of this work from a handbook of some 300 pages to its present size illustrates the increasing demands of the medical profession for works of this character.

The annual has been kept fully abreast with the development of professional knowledge. This Medical Annual renders it possible for all practitioners to be abreast with the times. Certainly no effort on the part of the publishers has been spared to make the book worthy of acceptance, and we have full confidence that the succeeding volumes will as fully meet the wants of the profession as those which have been issued during the past twenty years. We commend the work to the professiona in general.

SAUNDERS' QUESTION COMPENDS. Essentials of Physiology. Prepared especially for Students of Medicine; and arranged with questions following each chapter. By Sidney P. Budgett, M. D., Professor of Physiology, Medical Department of Washington University, St. Louis. 16mo. volume of 233 pages, finely illustrated with many full-page half-tones. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Company, 1901. Cloth, $1.00 net.

This is an entirely new work and a worthy accession to Saunders' excellent series of Question-Compends. The subject of Physiology is covered completely, and, the author of the work being a teacher of wide experience, the salient points are particularly emphasized. An important feature is the series of wellselected questions following each chapter, summarizing what has previously been read, and at the same time serving to fix the essential facts in the mind. Nearly all the illustrations are fullpage half-tones, and have been selected with especial thought of the student's needs. The work can be used by students to advantage.