flour, potatoes, tea, coffee, sugar, clothing, etc., to the amount of several hundred dollars.

The Young People's Auxiliary Board of the Children's Homœopathic hospital gave a dramatic entertainment in the Century Club drawing room December 2.

The annual meeting of the Allegheny County Homœopathic Medical society was held December 9 at the Homœopathic hospital.

The following officers were elected: President, J. F. Cooper, M. D., Allegheny; vice-president, J. L. Ferson, M. D., Pittsburg; treasurer, J. B. McClelland, M. D., Pittsburg; secretary, E. H. Pond, M. D., Pittsburg. Board of censors: J. R. Horner, M. D., Allegheny; W. F. Edmundson, M. D., Pittsburg, and F. T. Miller, M. D., Pittsburg.

The Homœopathic Medical Society of Philadelphia held its regular monthly meeting at the Hahnemann College, December 8. Papers on various subjects were read by Dr. T. J. Gramm, Dr. E. W. Mercer, and Dr. G. Maxwell Christine.

CANADA.--The deal for the new Toronto Homœopathic hospital was not consummated until November 9. The patients

were moved into the new building the last of the month.

NEW REMEDY FOR TYPHUS.

DRINK MADE OF POUNDED SPIDERS AND WATER SAID TO HAVE EFFECTED CURES.

SAN LUIS POTOsı, Mex., December 14.-The terrible ravages of typhus in this city are becoming more alarming every day. There was a large increase in the death rate during the last week over that of the preceding seven days. A cure of the fever, which was prescribed by Father Ortiz, is being used with remarkable success on those who can be induced to take it. This remedy is a drink made of pounding spiders of a certain species into a pulp, a little water being added to the paste. Convalescence takes place within six hours and the patient recovers rapidly. Father Ortiz obtained the remedy from the Indians. The spiders used are of the variety known here as the Aransas Capulitus.

AN INTERESTING CASE OF EMPYEMA WITH
SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE USE OF
PEROXIDE OF HYDROGEN.

BY H. F. BROWNLEE, M. D., OF DANBURY, CONN.

This case is interesting in many ways; namely, the length of time which elapsed previous to diagnosis, the degree of exhaustion present at that time, the amount of pus evacuated, and finally, the perfect and rapid recovery of the patient.

Previous to his sickness, this patient was a strong, healthy man of about thirty years of age, but who for a few years past had indulged in rather frequent dissipation.

About December 20 he was suddenly taken very sick. The attending physician diagnosed pneumonia and began a vigorous course of treatment, which he continued for four weeks. The pneumonia did not resolve, but the attending physician continued diligently in his efforts to bring about resolution, and at the time I saw him first, over four weeks after the beginning of the attack, he was supplied with four glasses of medicine with instructions to imbibe a teaspoonful of each every hour. Upon examination I diagnosed empyema and demonstrated it by the introduction of a hypodermic needle.

At this time the patient was in a condition of extreme exhaustion; temp. 105, pulse hardly perceptible, respiration 48. I had him removed at once to the Danbury hospital; a small amount of ether was administered and a resection performed, removing about an inch of the sixth rib in the axillary line. An opening was then made into the pleural cavity, and two gallons of pus evacuated. I do not know the maximum amount of pus ever evacuated in a case of this kind, but I can harly conceive of a greater amount being contained in the pleural cavity of an ordinary man. The cavity was washed out with Thiersch's Sol., and two large drainage tubes placed in the wound. The patient became quite cyanotic during the operation and required very active stimulation for several hours afterward.

So much for the case itself, now a few words in regard to his treatment and course of recovery. For two weeks the pleural cavity was washed out every day with Thiersch's Sol. The patient slowly improved, but his temperature continued to rise every evening to 102 or 103. I then substituted a Sol. of hydrarg bichloride 1-5000. This was used about a week when a very active salivation presented itself. During this time the temperature did not run so high, but still continued at about 101 to 101 in the evening. I then began washing out the cavity with peroxide of hydrogen, and if I had done this before I would certainly have gained considerable time. I used Marchand's preparation full strength, putting in a considerable quantity of it with a small syringe, then allowing it to escape, and finally washing it all out with a weak borated solution.

From this time my patient began rapidly to improve. The temperature fell to almost nothing, rarely exceeding 993 at night. In two weeks from this time the discharge had entirely stopped and I was able to recover my drainage tubes, the wound closing in a few days. He gained rapidly in strength and in eight weeks from the day of operation he was able to return to work.

I can not say too much in praise of Marchand's Peroxide of

Hydrogen in the treatment of this case. It kept the pleural cavity so clean that there was hardly any septic absorption and finally prevented all formation of pus, the discharge ceasing entirely in two weeks from the time I began its use.-N. E. Med. Monthly.

[From Notes on New Pharm. Prod., November, 1892.]

A VOICE FROM THE ARCTIC.

Dr. F. A. Cook, who was with Lieutenant Peary on his famous North Greenland expedition, and which resulted in the closest approach to the pole yet attained, writes the following letter to the Antikamnia Chemical company, which will be of interest as showing how an approved product becomes farreaching in its work:

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.,

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338 W. 55th street, November 2, 1892. Gentlemen:-The Antikamnia which you sent for use in the North Greenland expedition I used with gratifying results. For rheumatism, neuralgic pains, as well as the pains which accompany the grippe, it has no equal.

Yours respectfully,

F. A. Cook, M. D.,

Surgeon and Ethnologist of the North Greenland expedition. No one appreciates more or has greater need for convenient and well-arranged office furniture than the busy physician.

The Novelty Furniture Manufacturing company, of Memphis, Mo., have made a new departure in this line and offer to the profession a revolving book and remedy case that is a great boon to the medical fraternity. The case contains shelves for books, racks for bottles (100 to 500), drawers for drugs, cabinets for instruments, appartment for day-book and ledger, etc., all in one case that turns with a touch, bringing its contents within easy reach of the chair of the over-worked doctor, who must almost count his minutes, since he has none that he can call his own. We would suggest one of these cases as a present to your medical friends as a most acceptable reminder of Christmas times.

The company also makes a general line of revolving cases for office, library or parlor use.

Study their advertisement in another page of this issue.

It is rather amusing to listen to the recommendations for the State Board of Health by the homoeopathic editors who voted for Governor Fifer. It will probably afford a good deal of pleasure to the new governor, and besides, it hurts no one. There are plenty of good men when Governor Altgeld gets around to it. Meanwhile, there is plenty of time for the present board, which has thoroughly disgraced itself, to resign.

List of Homoeopathic Physicians.

NEBRASKA.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

NEVADA.

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