there, or because there are no clinical facilities. Why Dean Obetz should suggest uniting the two schools in one, if he actually did so, puzzles the homoeopaths of the state.

At the regents' meeting November 17, one of the most important actions was the appropriation of $700 for instruments and equipment for the homoeopathic hospital.

Said Dr. M. J. Spranger to a representative of the Detroit News, November 28: "I don't know what the proposition is yet, but I for one do not like the display of bigotry on the part of anyone. When a physician sits by the side of a dying patient he should lay aside his hobby or his 'pathy' and do his best for the patient with any treatment that seems best. The trouble with many of the old-school physicians is that they would rather let a patient die than deviate one inch from their 'pathy.'

"As for the charge that we have no literature, no one will pay any attention to that. The trouble is that our opponents don't know anything about homocepathy. They talk at random. I am sorry to see Dr. Maclean, who is an excellent surgeon, indulging in these senseless attacks.

"I for one would like to see the schools come together at some time. I do not care to be separated from other physicians. But it is scarcely to be hoped that the time for such consolidation has come as yet."

Dr. Harold Wilson expressed sentiments similar to those of Dr. Spranger. Referring to Dr. Maclean's charge that the students studied homœopathy and practiced regular medicine, he said:

"That isn't true. There is no use in making such statements, which every one knows to be false. Dr. Maclean says we have no literature. Well, there has recently been published by Dr. Bradford, of Reading, Pa., a bibliography of homœopathic literature. It contains several hundred pages of names. I think it refers to the United States exclusively. Then we have twenty-eight regular publications in the United States, most of which are monthly. There are also several large book publishing houses. Of course we do not print as many publications as members of the other school do, for the reason that we are fewer in numbers.

"I do not like bigotry or sectarianism in medicine, but I do not think homoeopathists are responsible for it, although, of course, I may be prejudiced. The pioneer of homoeopathy, Dr. Hahnemann, had no desire to form a sect, but he was practically forced to it. He was driven out of Leipsic because he compounded his own medicines, and there was really nothing left for him to do but to organize a new school.

"The statement that each graduate of the homœopathic

department has cost the state $3,500 is not true. During the past seventeen years about 400 students, I believe, have been graduated. At $3,500 apiece, the total expense would amount to $1,400,000, which, of course, is ridiculous. The salary list of the school amounts to only $10,000 a year."

Dr. Wilson was asked whether he would advocate a consolidation of the two schools. "Well," he replied, "I do not like to be isolated from my brother physicians, whatever their theories, but there is too much bitterness now to hope for reunion."

Dr. C. C. Miller said: "I do not care to say anything about these controversies. The best way to discountenance unreasonable attacks is to ignore them entirely."

MINNESOTA. The ladies of the Minneapolis Homœopathic Hospital directorate have determined to discharge or greatly reduce the debt of that institution, and their initial effort in that direction was a "New England dinner," given December 7.

Dr. Crawford read a paper before the Minneapolis Homœopathic Medical society November 23, at the library building. His topic was "Protracted Labor."

The ladies connected with the management of the Homœopathic Hospital of Minneapolis met at the West Hotel, December 2, to consider a proposition for the sale of the present site and property. The floating debt of the hospital is $3,000, with an additional mortgage of $15,000. The proposition before the meeting was the acceptance of $50,000 for the site and property or any sum in excess of that amount which might be secured.

The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Rich and addresses were made by Dr. Higbie, C. M. Loring. Dr. Bosworth, W. S. Benton, Dr. Ripley and others.

Mr. Loring referred to the necessity of having a more spacious hospital building with the most modern scientific arrangements, saying that the institution should be on a scale sufficiently broad to admit of the more difficult operations, and with sufficient capacity to accommodate patients from all over the Northwest. He strongly advocated the sale of the property and recommended the purchase of a site near Lake Calhoun or some other suitable suburb.

Dr. Ripley thought the property should not be sold but that the present site should be kept and new buildings be constructed as the occasion demanded.

The meeting adjourned without definite action.

St. Paul Homoeopathic Hospital on Agate street was damaged about $500, by fire, December 7, which was caused by a furnace in the basement.

MISSOURI. The dedicatory exercises of the Kansas City Homœopathic Medical college took place November 12 in the college building. They were held in one of the lecture-rooms, which was decorated for the occasion. Mr. S. D. Henry, one of the students in the college, presided, and with him on the platform sat Mr. James D. Husted, the president of the board of trustees; Dr. Mark Edgerton, the dean of the college, and several of the faculty. The program was as follows: Instrumental music, Miss Fanny Perry and sister; recitation, Mrs. Clark Camp; report of the growth of the college, Mark Edgerton, M. D., dean of the college; recitation, "The Naughty Little Girl," Miss McPherson; presentation of an American flag to the college by Miss Lily Horning, on behalf of the ladies; recitation of a poem by Mr. R. A. Billings. After these exercises a lunch was served by the ladies who are interested in the college.

The new college is a three-story brick building, fifty feet front. Previous to its erection the college sessions were held in a store building, 1618 Main street. The present quarters were begun in August last and were completed quite recently. They are provided with all the modern improvements and with the appointments of a good medical college. The number of the faculty is fifteen, and that of the students forty.

Notice is given to the stockholders of the Kansas City Homœopathic Pharmacy Company that a meeting of the stockholders will be held on February 6, 1893, at 2 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of increasing the capital stock of the company to $25,000.

NEW YORK.-The State Civil Service board, on December 1, in New York city and Albany, examined candidates for the position of homoeopathic female physician in the State Homœopathic hospital at Middletown.

Judge Green made an order in the Supreme Court of Buffalo, November 19, allowing the Homoeopathic Hospital society to sell its lot on Elmwood avenue at Lexington avenue for $23,000. The lot was bought for a proposed new hospital building, but the project was abandoned. The debts and liabilities of the hospital association are stated at $42,000, its real property, $70,000, and its cash assets $5,000.

A regular meeting of the Homoeopathic Medical society of Kings county was held November 15. Vice-President Dr. Walter Winchell occupied the chair. Dr. W. S. Rink, the secretary, read the minutes and report of the last meeting, which, on motion, were duly adopted. The first business on hand was the election of a delegate to the meeting of the state society, but Dr. Moffat, Jr., said, as the law allowed a delegate from each assembly district, it would be better to table it at present, and,

on the motion of Dr. H. D. Schenck, the matter was laid over until the annual meeting in January.

Dr. J. B. Lawrence read a paper on his experience with variola in a poor, illy ventilated house near the Gowanus canal.

Dr. R. C. Moffat, who had come in during the reading of the paper, deprecated extreme measures and recited some cases he had pulled through, and said he never had a deadly case of measles. He thought it possible to err in taking extreme pre

cautions.

Dr. Moffat, Jr., drew attention to the habit of airing bedclothes from windows in cases of smallpox or diphtheria and said that, while ventilation was all very well, it should not be done at the neighbors' risk. Where such a case occurred it should be reported to the health authorities and the parties placed in the hands of the police.

Dr. G. H. Iler read a paper on poison ivy.

The "Carnival of Opera," or fair and festival for the benefit of the Homœopathic Hospital took place. Thursday, December 15, in the Academy of Music. The ladies who took an active part on the committees and in the performances were sev eral hundred in number. Dancing constituted a large part of the stage performance and the operas given included the "Mas"Bohemian Girl," and cott," 66 Martha." The costuming of these operas and of the dancers was especially elegant, and charming effects were produced by the color groupings. The dances given were a shadow dance, a gypsy dance, a flower dance, a Normandy dance, a fairy dance, a shepherd dance, a fisher dance, a Holland dance, an Egyptian dance, an Alpine dance, and a court dance.

The annual meeting of the American Obstetrical society for 1892 was held in the reception room of the New York Ophthalmic hospital, corner Third avenue and Twenty-third street, New York, Thursday, December 15. There were two sessions: A business session at 4 o'clock P. м., for the transaction of routine business and the election of officers, and a public meeting at 8 o'clock P. M. George William Winterburn, M. D., presided, and A. L. Chatterton acted as secretary.

The following papers were read and discussed at the evening meeting:

Presidential address-"The Mother in Pregnancy," George William Winterburn, Phar. D., M. D., New York; "Problems in Midwifery," Prof. John Nicholas Mitchell, M. D., Philadelphia; "A New Method of Treating Placenta Prævia"-illustrated by original stereoptican views, Prof. George R. Southwick, M. D., Boston; "Pregnancy and Parturition in Vertebrates"-illustrated, Prof. Amos R. Thomas, M. D., Philadelphia; "Thoughts suggested by a Call from a Book Agent," William Cleveland

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Latimer, M. D., Brooklyn, N. Y. members. The annual dues are $1. application to Dr. Thomas Franklin Smith, No. 264 Lenox avenue, New York. Unless the applicant is personally known to one of the censors, or is a member of the American Institute of Homœopathy, he should send the name of his college and the date of graduation.

OHIO.-The regular monthly meeting of the Cleveland Round Table club was held November 30 in the alumni rooms of the Homœopathic college on Huron street. In the front parlor was exhibited the "round table," which in the future will be used as the festal board. The table is a neat circular piece of work, the center being open, allowing space for floral decorations.. New members taken into the club last night were Lucy Stone Hertzog, Annette Winship and Mrs. Tolles. Dr. J. Kent Sanders officiated as chairman and Dr. G. W. Spencer for the first time as secretary and treasurer. Many interesting and important subjects were discussed. Present were Drs. H. F. Biggar, S. L. Hall, E. J. Wunderlich, E. R. Eggleston, T. P. Wilson, W. E. Wells, B. W. Baker, De Forest Baker, A. F. Baldinger, G E. Turrill, W. A. Phillips, R. S. Evelyn, M. H. Mills, S. N. Schneider, Martha Canfield, Elizabeth Murray and the three ladies who were last elected.

PENNSYLVANIA. --The Children's Homoeopathic hospital, Philadelphia, has augmented its long list of aid societies by the addition of a Young People's Auxiliary. The new society, although but recently organized, has developed and exhibited a spirit of energy which is very praiseworthy. The society gave last May a very pretty and enjoyable musicale, and now determines to give a dramatic entertainment.

The Homoeopathic Medical society held its regular monthly meeting at the Hahnemann hospital, November 10, and elected several new members. After the reports of the different committees had been received a paper on 66 Renal Disorders and Nervous Conditions" was read by Dr. Clarence Bartlett. This was followed by papers on "Scurvy in Children," by Dr. W. C. Goodno; "The Impossibility of Diagnosing Phthisis Pulmonalis in the Earlier Stages Without the Aid of Physical Signs," by Dr. Edward R. Snader, and "A Secale Cornutum Case," by Dr. Thomas C. Imes. General discussion followed the reading of each paper.

The managers of the Philadelphia Homoeopathic hospital furnished for publication the following list of contributions received at the hospital donation day, October 24, and wish to thank the many friends of the institution for their generous response: Cash donations, total, $816.20; other donations of