Mississippi Valley Medical Association. The Executive Committee and the Committee of Arrangements of the Association have changed the date of the next meeting in Chicago from September 12-15 to October 3-6 inclusive. The West Tennessee Medical and Surgical Association will meet in semi-annual session at Jackson, Tenn., May 25 and 26. The popular Secretary, Dr. I. A. McSwain, of Paris, is now making up the program. The DeSoto County (Miss.) Medical Association is to hold an extraordinary bi-monthly meeting at Hernando on May 8 and 9. Physicians from Tate and Marshall county are also to be in attendance, and Dr. Jagoe, the enterprising Secretary of the Association, informs us that the occasion will prove an intellectual and social treat. The Antikamnia Chemical Company has just finished distributing to each English-speaking physician in the world a copy of their unique fœtation and parturition chart. Mississippi State Medical Association. The annual meeting of the Mississippi State Medical Association, held at Jackson, April 19–21, will go down in the history of the organization as one of the most successful sessions ever held by that splendid body. A number of excellent papers were read, but the discussion of the most of these hardly did them justice. The new officers of the Association and the five members of the State Board of Health were elected as reported by the Nominating Committee. The officers are: R. E. Jones, of Crystal Springs, President; J. L. McLean, Winona, first Vice-President; C. B. Mitchell, Pontotoc, second Vice-President. The members of the State Board of Health are: Drs. John F. Hunter, H. A. Gant, H. H. Haralson, W. M. Paine, S. R. Dunn. These are all members of the present State Board, with the exception of Dr. Paine. The Association will meet in Meridian next year. Dr. Wm. Krauss has removed his laboratories to the Randolph building. This able pathologist has amplified his facilities for work in that line, including the latest apparatus for urinalysis, analysis of stomach contents-both clinical and toxicological. His outfits for blood examinations include everything known. There is a complete line of bacterioscopic appliances and apparatus for embedding, cutting and preparing sections of tissue and making photomicrographs of same. French Lick Springs of Indiana. We are in receipt of a beautiful lithographed pamphlet from the ever enterprising Mr. Henry, of Louisville, who, in a letter, informs us of his now being the principal owner of the famous French Lick Springs of Indiana, capacity 500 guests. The celebrated Spa, "Pluto," America's aperient, he will introduce at once through the medical press as the most saline hydragogue, eliminant and intestinal antiseptic, akin to Carlsbad, without the accompanying nausea or thirst. A Memorial to Dr. Joseph O'Dwyer. A committee of over forty physicians, representing sixteen different medical societies of the city of New York, and including representatives of both schools of medicine, has been formed for the purpose of doing honor to the memory of Dr. Joseph O'Dwyer. The memorial to Dr. O'Dwyer will probably take an educational form, for by the plan now outlined it is proposed to raise a fund of $30,000, the interest of which shall support two O'Dwyer Fellowships in Pediatrics, open to competition by physicians who graduate in the United States, and to be held by the successful competitors for a period of two years. During this period they must furnish satisfactory proof of their engagement in original research work to a committee of five, one of whom shall be appointed by the President of Harvard University, one by the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Medical School, one by the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, one by the President of the University of Chicago, and one by the President of the New York Academy of Medicine. Swallowed a Safety Pin. Dr. J. N. Ellis, of Arcadia, Louisiana, reports having in his practice an instance where a fifteen-months old girl baby swallowed a brass safety pin two inches long. The pin was retained with no perceptible inconvenience, finally, at the end of forty-eight hours, being passed. Saint Joseph's Hospital. At a recent meeting of the staff of St. Joseph's Hospital, Dr. F. D. Smythe was elected an attending gynecologist, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. E. Miles Willett, removed to Louisville; and Dr. Wm. Krauss was elected to the staff of visiting physicians. Rectal Specialists to Organize. It is proposed, at the time of the meeting of the American Medical Association in Columbus, June 6, 7, 8 and 9, that those engaged in the practice of proctology organize into a society for the study of that specialty. Those interested should address Dr. William M. Beach, No. 515 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Dr. Alfred Moore, quiz-master on obstetrics at the Memphis Hospital Medical College, was presented with a handsome gold-headed cane by some of the students of the graduating class, '99, as a token of their esteem and a mark of their appreciation of the efforts of Dr. Moore in their behalf during the session just closed. State Board of Medical Examiners Upheld. During the recent meeting of the Medical Society of the State of Tennessee, in Nashville, Dr. Richard Douglas offered the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising and unanimous vote: "Whereas, In view of the false and malicious charges indiscriminately made by the opponents of higher medical education against the State Board of Medical Examiners as a body, and more especially against our honored members, Drs. T. J. Happel, of Trenton, Robert Pillow, of Columbia, and Heber Jones, of Memphis; therefore be it "Resolved, That the Medical Society of the State of Tennessee, in regular session assembled, does hereby place upon record their endorsement of these gentlemen as being in every way worthy, honest and honorable members of the regular medical profession, and who are qualified in every way for the highest honors it ever has or may accord them." The Medical Society of the State of Tennessee. The sixty-sixth annual session of the Tennessee State Medical Society was held in Nashville, April 11, 12 and 13. The attendance was quite large, and many excellent papers were read and thoroughly discussed. The following officers were elected to serve one year: President, Dr. D. E. Nelson, of Chattanooga; Vice-President for East Tennessee, Dr. G. W. Bagemore, Cleveland; Vice-President for Middle Tennessee, Dr. G. W. Moody, Shelbyville; Vice-President for West Tennessee, Dr. M. M. Smith, Cedar Chapel; Secretary, Dr. W. D. Haggard, jr., Nashville; Treasurer, Dr. W. C. Bilbro, Murfreesboro. Knoxville was selected as the next place of meeting. The Paris Exposition. Paris will soon again be the attraction of the world. Parties are already being made up to visit the exposition which is to be held there next year, and it will be of interest to not a few of our readers to know that an American boarding house, or as the French prefer to call it, a pension, is to be opened where straight American will be spoken, and they will have an opportunity besides of meeting folks from their own country. It will be conducted by Professor Arthur Wisner and his wife, who, though natives of France, have resided quite a while in New York City, and who are well acquainted with. American ways and customs. They have taken a mansion in the neighborhood of the Bois de Boulogne, and intend fitting it up in such a manner as to insure that their guests will have a comfortable home. Being well known to many prominent doctors, the Professor and his wife hope that their establishment will become the headquarters of the medical profession during the Exposition. Arrangements have already been made for accommodating a considerable number of prospective visitors, and the Professor would be pleased to hear from others before he leaves for Paris, as he intends doing shortly. For the present he may be addressed at No. 605 Madison avenue, New York City. American Medical Association. The fiftieth annual session will be held in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 6, 7, 8 and 9, commencing on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Orations: On Medicine-James On C. Wilson, Philadelphia. On Surgery - Floyd W. McRae, Atlanta, Ga. The Tenth Commencement Exercises of the Chattanooga Medical College took place at the Auditorium, in Chattanooga, Tenn., on March 21, 1899. The spacious structure, with a seating capacity of five thousand persons, was well filled with a representative audience of citizens, and the affair was an entertainment of high merit. There was instrumental music by Cadek's orchestra, and charming vocal music by local musicians of note. Dean Cobleigh, after prayer by Rev. A. J. Fristoe of the Central Baptist church, presided and opened the exercises with appropriate introductory remarks concerning the college history and the present prosperous condition. Hon. C. D. Mitchell, president of the Erlanger Hospital Board, followed with the main address of the evening. Dr. Jo. J. Harrison then delivered the class valedictory, and Prof. Holtzclaw addressed the class on behalf of the faculty. Thirty-one graduates were called by name by the secretary, Prof. Rathmell, and advanced to the front of the stage attired in Oxford caps and gowns, presenting a very striking and pleasant appearPresident Race of Grant University, of which the college is the medical department, then conferred the “degrees” with a brief “talk” to the recipients. Honors were bestowed as follows: Faculty gold medal, to the valedictorian, Dr. Jo. J. Harrison; a case of surgical instruments, to Dr. E. M. Russell (this being the second prize); a medical book (third prize), to Dr. O. G. Hughes; and honorable mention was made of Drs. J. B. Hughes, R. O. Kibler, H. P. Larimore, and C. S. Wilkerson - the four students graduating next to the prize men in general proficiency. The dean stated that the session just ended had been the most prosperous in the college history; that the evening's exercises marked the close of the first decade of such history; that nearly two hundred students had been enrolled in the college class during the past term; and that, with the completion of the new city hospital, which had just been accomplished, the general outlook of the institution was particularly promising. ance. BOOK REVIEWS. The International Medical Annual and Practitioners' Index for 1899. A Work of Reference for Medical Practitioners. Seventeenth year. Price, $3. E. B. Treat & Co., 241-243 West Twenty-third street, New York. Offering a great deal at a small price, this annual has grown into almost universal popularity. The present volume contains seven hundred and sixty pages, and is therefore larger than any of its predecessors, and is better illustrated, having fifteen full-page colored plates and twelve full-page half-tone plates, besides numerous illustrations in the text. Among the special articles will be found the following: "Practical X-Ray Work," by R. Norris Wolfenden, M.D., B.A.; "Advances in Skull Surgery," by Seneca D. Powell, M.D.; "Surgical Treatment of Paralysis," by Drs. Robt. Jones, F.R.C.S., and A. H. Tubby, M.S., M.B. These articles are freely illustrated, chiefly by reproductions from photographs. An excellent article on “Climatic Treatment of Consumption," by F. de Havilland Hall, M.D., F.R.C.P., as well as one on "Legal Decisions Affecting Medical Men," by William A. Purrington, A.B., LL.M., will be found interesting and pertinent. There will also be found an article on "The Chief Pathogenic Bacteria in the Human Subject," with descriptions of their morphology and methods of microscopical examination, by S. G. Shattock, F.R.C.S., the pathological curator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London; illustrated by a series of finely colored plates. The text is well edited, and the volume shows the result of that careful preparation which merits for it a most favorable reception from the medical profession. Chemistry. General, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Including the Chemistry of the U. S. Pharmacopeia. By John Attfield, F.R.S. New (16th) Edition. In one Royal 12mo. volume of 784 pages, with 88 illustrations. Cloth, $2.50 net. Lea Bros. & Co., Philadelphia and New York. Little introduction is needed for a work which has reached its sixteenth edition, and this new issue of Attfield's Chemistry will doubtless meet with a warm welcome. For thirty-one years this book has been the trustworthy guide of students in medicine and pharmacy throughout English-speaking countries, and the demand which rendered necessary the publication of rapidly succeeding editions made it possible to keep the work always up-to-date. The present edition is no exception, and a comparison with the previous issue will show on every page the changes, additions and elisions made to present today's status of its ever-developing science. Effort has been made to keep the book within the limits of a learner's manual, and the eminent author has not abated his endeavors to teach the science of chemistry, as it relates especially to the fields of medicine and pharmacy. Anticipating a still wider demand for the book, the publishers have placed the new edition on the market at a reduced price, notwithstanding its size remains the same. Surgical Nursing. By Bertha M. Voswinkel, Graduate of Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia; late Nurse-in-charge of Children's Hospital, Cleveland, O. Second edition, revised and enlarged, with 112 illustrations. Price, $1. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. A practical little manual, giving a concise outline of surgical nursing in general, together with a list of antiseptic agents, the mode of preparation of the various materials used in antiseptic and aseptic surgery, and the application of splints and fixed dressings. Nurses will find this book quite a valuable aid in grasping the details of surgical nursing. The Principles of Bacteriology. A Practical Manual for Students and Phy. sicians. By A. C. Abbott, M.D., Professor of Hygiene and Director of the Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. New (fifth) edition, enlarged and thoroughly revised. Handsome 12mo.; 585 pages; 109 illustrations, of which 26 are colored. Price, cloth, $2.75 net. Philadelphia and New York: Lea Brothers & Co. We have had occasion to comment on previous editions of Abbott's Bacteriology, and the opinion expressed has invariably been decidedly favorable to the book. The chief feature of this work which we have to commend is that of its eminently practical construction. This makes it invaluable to the student and practitioner. The thorough revision that the present edition has undergone, together with its enlargement by the addition of many chapters, and the improvement of the illustrations, both black and colored, place this work in the van of textbooks on bacteriology. The demand for it is emphasized by the fact that it is now in its fifth edition. |