DEATHS. CLASS V. VIOLENT DISEASES AND CLASS VI.-DISEASES OF WOMEN. Cases. Deaths. The above table, taken principally from cases coming under my own observation, will serve to show to some slight extent, the prevailing diseases as occurring in Omaha, Nebraska. DISEASES OF MINNESOTA AND THE NORTHWEST. By D. W. HAND, OF ST. PAUL. THE dry bracing atmosphere of this region has given to it a reputation for healthfulness that has drawn here thousands of invalids. That the air has the properties attributed to it, to a considerable extent, is shown by the rapid improvement, and often permanent recovery, of large numbers of these invalids. Frequent tests, applied by a number of careful observers, show our atmosphere to be very rich in ozone; and the U. S. meteorological reports indicate a small amount of moisture, as compared with eastern and southern stations. That there is a peculiarity about the air of this section of the country is also plainly evident to our senses. The exhilarating qualities of it are constantly noticed by all persons recently arrived; and its dryness is shown by the almost total absence of moss from the roofs of houses and from trees, and by the fact that polished steel instruments, etc., can be laid carelessly away for years without fear of rusting. Of those coming here for health, consumptives form much the larger class. It has been found that invalids with tubercles just forming, and having obstructed respiration from that cause, or having a plastic effusion the result of pleuro-pneumonia, are very often permanently relieved. It has also appeared that those having a tendency to hæmoptysis were more certainly benefited than any other class. Even with pulmonic suffering already begun, and having small cavities in one or both lungs, many persons have recovered after coming here; but they have been compelled to become permanent residents. A return to the east or south has generally been followed by relapse and death. Cases of Phthisis Pulmonalis, however, do occur among our resi dent population; and within the last few years too many native |