menced, and continued for five days. The bleeding did not proceed from any one point, but oozed from the entire conjunctival surface of the left upper lid without cessation day or night. There was no anatomical change in the conjunctiva like that reported by Stoewer and others. The blood count showed 5,400,000 red and 5,600 white corpuscles; the percentage of hemoglobin could not be determined. The infant was put into an incubator and the temperature maintained at 99° F.; its own temperature varied from 97° F. to 104.4° F. Careful feeding and stimulants failed to kindle the feeble spark of life, and after existing five weeks it died. He thought that death was due to the premature birth, marasmus and undeveloped bodily organs, and not to the loss of blood from the conjunctiva.

Discussion. Dr. de Schweinitz recalled two cases, one of which he had previously reported. The other case occurred in a colored child two weeks old, the hemorrhage coming from an isolated point on the bulbar conjunctiva of upper lid. After the usual styptics had failed to arrest hemorrhage, the bleeding point was picked up with hemostatic forceps. There was recurrence later, but recovery ultimately ensued. A few ecchymotic spots were found upon the body. In reply to a question, Dr. Hansell stated that it was uncommon to find the hemorrhage from isolated points, unless there was an organic lesion of the conjunctiva, but rather a leakage from the entire palpebral surfaces; oozing from the conjunctival surface being usually present.

WILLIAM M. SWEET, Clerk of Section.

BRASHEAR MEDICAL SOCIETY.

Brashear Medical Society met in Bloomfield, October 16, 1900, with the following members present: J. J. Wakefield and I. B. Crume, Bloomfield; A. G. Blincoe, Bardstown; W. E. Shepherd and Wiley Rogers, Taylorsville; W. W. Ray, J. C. Mudd, and J. H. Lampton, Springfield; W. W. Coleman, Mount Washington; J. G. Powers, Fairfield; J. W. Baird, Chaplin, and E. William, of Little Mount. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted, and the reports of the various committees received.

Dr. A. G. Blincoe read an interesting biographical sketch of Dr. Walter Brashear, for whom the society was named. Dr. Ray read an excellent paper on practical trifles; Dr, Coleman read a paper on frac

tures; Dr. Shepherd reported a surgical case which was under treatment, and was requested to report its progress at the next meeting; Dr. Blincoe read a paper on Some Facts and Fancies About Eye-strain; Dr. Gore brought up the subject for discussion, "What Shall We Prescribe?" Drs. Rogers, Blincoe, and Gore were appointed a Committee on Essays for the next meeting, which will be held at Bardstown, January 15, 1901. The Secretary was ordered to procure a suitable badge for the members of the society. This society is one of the flourishing county societies, and has thirty members. Many other counties in the State could well afford to follow the good example of the physicians of "old Nelson." A vote of thanks was tendered the Committee of Arrangements for the very excellent manner in which the society was entertained.

Reviews and Bibliography.

Physician's Manual of Therapeutics. Published by Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit,
Mich. 1900.

This manual is something new in its line, as it places before the prescriber a means of perceiving at a glance all the available forms or pharmaceutical preparations of any drug now in vogue. It contains dose tables, also tables of equivalent weights and measures, and many valuable features. The book will fill a long-felt want, and we believe the profession will appreciate the gift of this well-known firm.

A Text-Book on Practical Obstetrics. By EGBERT H. GRANDIN, M. D., Gynecologist to the Columbian Hospital; Consulting Gynecologist to the French Hospital; Fellow of the American Gynecological Society, of the New York Academy of Medicine, of the New York Obstetrical Society, etc. With the collaboration of George W. JARMAN, M. D., Gynecologist to the Cancer Hospital; Instructor in Gynecology in the Medical Department of the Columbia University; late Obstetric Surgeon of the New York Maternity Hospital; Fellow of the New York Obstetrical Society, etc. Rewritten, newly indexed, and considerably enlarged. Illustrated with sixtyfour full-page photographic plates and eighty-six illustrations in the text. 461 royal octavo pages. Prices, net, $4.00, cloth; $4.75, sheep. Delivered.

The last decade has witnessed not alone progress in the practice of obstetrics, but also change in methods of instructions. The clinical teacher is no longer satisfied with grounding his students in the theory of art, but he aims, as far as his opportunities will allow, to give his classes that practical instruction which alone enables them to follow understandingly the normal course of pregnancy and of labor, as also to recognize and to

cope with the emergencies. The teaching of obstetrics, therefore, has very properly become more practical and less theoretical. This is the inevitable outcome of that higher medical education which aims at thorough grounding in every science before the student is deemed competent to practice. Above all are such methods requisite in the science we are dealing with, since familiarity with the phenomena of pregnancy and of labor, and of the puerperal state, as witnessed in the living and at the bedside, best fits the student for the great responsibilities of his chosen calling. This is one of the best works on obstetrics in the language. Its exposition of the subject is strong, clear, distinct, and broad.

The Treatment of Fractures. By W. L. ESTES, A. M., M. D., Director, Physician, and Surgeon-in-Chief of St. Luke's Hospital, South Bethlehem, Pa. Published by the International Journal of Surgery Co., Medical Publishers, 100 William Street, New York.

This volume, of a little over two hundred pages, is nicely illustrated and is well written. It is a series of papers printed in the International Journal of Surgery, and now published in book form. Special attention has been given to the X-ray diagnosis. We consider it a good manual, and will fill the place for which it was intended.

Anders' Practice of Medicine. Fourth edition, revised. 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. Handsome octavo, 1,292 pages, fully illustrated. Cloth, $5.50, net; sheep or half morocco, $6.50, net. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Co.

Dr. Anders needs no introduction to the medical profession, and the fourth edition of his superb work on the practice of medicine will be welcomed by all members of the healing art. All that is modern is found in this book, and it is of itself a library. The details of the bacteriological portion of this work are most excellent, and of itself commends the work to every student of medicine. The work contains every thing that is new, and is right up to date. We commend it to our readers as being one of the best books of its kind that has been presented to the profession for years. The Practice of Medicine. A Text-Book for Practitioners and Students. With Special Reference to Diagnosis and Treatment. By JAMES TYSON, M. D., Professor of Medicine in the University of Pennsylvania and Physician to the Hospital of the University; Physician to the Philadelphia Hospital; Fellow of the College of Physicians, Philadelphia; Member of the Association of American Physicians, etc Second revised edition. Thoroughly revised, and in parts rewritten, with one hundred and twenty-seven illustrations, including colored plates. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 1900.

This book, the second edition, is, if any thing, a better one than the first. It is fully abreast with the most exact status of current medical and scientific thought and observation of the day. Of course, many important. additions and corrections have been made. Changes will be found espe

cially in the sections on the infectious diseases and diseases of the nervous system. We live in a progressive age, and additions are constantly being made, necessitated by the ever-moving energy of intellectual reflection and observation. Revision and enlargement in the domain of medicine can not, must not, and in the present work does not, even have the shadow of retrogression, but, on the contrary, mirrors the most advanced thought and observations. A prince in his line especially, it can be said in reference to diseases of the nervous system that they have been elaborated in a manner that can not but enhance the work's usefulness and prove a boon both to student and aged practitioner. The same may be said of the consideration that is given to diseases of the blood. Now, while these things are especially pleasing to the readers or reviewers, as you may choose to call us, they are only secondary, in the writer's opinion, to the more practical portion of the work. The infectious diseases are considered first. Why? Because when one is sick with one of these he needs the best thought and careful attention of his trusted medical adviser, and it is germane that these subjects should receive the best as well as the first consideration of an author. Diseases of the digestive system are next considered, and then follows a splendid discourse on the respiratory diseases. These three classes of diseases are the ones that more frequently engage the apt and ready knowledge of a doctor than all the other ills that afflict the human family. But in this notice, while we give prominence to the admirable way in which the above are considered, allow us to say that diseases of the heart, bloodvessels, blood, and blood-making glands, the diseases of the urinary organs, etc., are handled in no less satisfactory manner. The illustrations and general make up of the book are fine. As a result of a careful reading of the volume before us, we have come to the conclusion that Tyson's Practice of Medicine is one of the best works on the subject that has appeared in our mother tongue.

Care of the Consumptive and a Consideration of the Scientific Use of Natural Therapeutic Agencies in the Prevention and Cure of Consumption. With a Chapter on Colorado as a Resort for Invalids. By CHARLES FOX GARDINER, M. D., Non-Resident Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine; Member of the American Climatological Association. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London. The Knickerbocker Press. 1900.

This is a small book of some two hundred pages, and is devoted to detailed account of the climate of Colorado and the care of consumptives i general, and especially those who go to Colorado. It is a most excellent li tle book, and is well worth consideration by both the laity and the profe sion, as it contains much valuable practical information.

THE AMERICAN PRACTITIONER AND NEWS

"NEC TENUI PENNÂ."

VOL. 31.

JANUARY 1, 1901.

No. 1.

H. A. COTTELL, M. D., M. F. COOMES, A. M., M. D., Editors. ERNEST G. MARK, A. B., M. D., and JOHN R. WATHEN, A. B., M. D., Assistant Editors.

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CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

If those in authority do their duty the Louisville Health Department will be put on a proper basis, and will be a credit to the city.

We feel assured that the honorable Mayor will lend his most earnest efforts to protect the citizens of this fair city from the dangers of disease and pestilence of all kinds. The responsibilities of the chief executive of a great city like Louisville are very onerous, and at times he is sorely tried in endeavoring to do his duty. It requires cool judgment and a determination to do what is best for all concerned, and we believe that Mayor Weaver will not disappoint the public in their expectations in this particular instance.

THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.

This old and time-honored institution has now a first-class hospital, thoroughly equipped in every particular. It is open now to the reception of patients. It has large and commodious wards, as well as large and elegantly appointed private rooms where patients can have all the luxuries to be found in any hospital or infirmary in this country.

The faculty of the University need no introduction to the readers