brain; A. J. Shaw, dressing of fractured limbs; A. D. Root, Bright's disease; W. S. Gatta, nature and consequences of malarial poisoning; Charles Bana, advances in pharmacy; R. Pelton, mortality of infants; R. S. Hirsch, impure water as a source of disease; H. D. Root, anesthetics and forceps in obstetrics; A. S. Stewart, relation of melancholia to inebriety; Ira Vancamp, progress of medical science; F. H. Quagley, defective nutrition of children; A. L. Root, specific action of medicines; J. N. McCasland, pathology and treatment of hysterical diseases; J. H. Woodward, chemical examination of the urine; E. Piper, defective drainage as a cause of disease; T. H. Bowman, fashion and its penalties; H. T. Bates, importance of sanitary legislation; R. S. Grimes, puerperal septæmia; J. C. Stephens, catarrh and its consequences; J. C. Panter, phenomena of the pulse; R. D. Fulton, syphilitic brain disease; G. L. Nickols, cause of sterility; G. Hildebrand, subacute ovaritis; E. L. Siggins, therapeutics of epilepsy; R. B. Morton, treatment of gonorrhoea. New York, St. Louis and other journals, please copy. R. S. GRIMES, Secretary. SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OHIO ECLECTIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, OHIO. The executive committee has thought proper to change the place of meeting from Columbus to Springfield, as offering special advantages this year, the anniversary occurring on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 4 and 5, 1880. The committee of arrangements--Drs. L. E. Russel, M. P. Madden, J. T. McLaughlin, J. C. Butcher and J. P. Dice-report the Lagonda House as headquarters, at the liberal rate of $1.25 per day, including rooms, use of parlors, etc., and Black's Opera House, in which to hold the sessions of the convention. COMMITTEES. On Credentials, Reception of Members, Local Societies, etc.—Drs. H. L. True, W. Shepard, D. Williams, W. H. Wagstaff, E. O. Thoman. On Order of Business-Drs. C. Markt, A. P. Taylor, D. M. Keith, Hiram Thomas, H. Decrow. On Nomination of Officers, Place and Time of Meeting-Drs. A. G. Springsteen, O. E. Tillson, J. T. McLaughlin, O. T. Maynard, Jacob Hull. PROGRAMME. Tuesday, May 4.-Evening Meeting, 7.30 p. m. 1. PRAYER.-By a city clergyman: 2. PUBLIC ADDRESS.-By Prof. John King, M. D. 3. REPORT ON CREDENTIALS.-Reception of members and delegates from auxiliary and local societies. All such societies are expected to make out reports and send delegates. 4. REUNION—Of old friends, the forming of new acquaintances, and a good time generally. Regular Meeting.-Wednesday, May 5, 8.30 a. m. 1. INVOCATION.-By Rev. Joseph Kyle, D. D. 2. ADDRESS OF WELCOME.-By his Honor Ed. Wallace, Esq., Mayor of Springfield, Ohio. 3. RESPONSIVE ADDRESS.-By A. G. Springsteen, M. D., Cleveland, O. 4. ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT-Henry Parker, M. D. 5. REPORT BY THE SECRETARY-J. T. McLaughlin, M. D. 6. 46 THE LATEST AND BEST MODE OF PRACTICE."-Prof. J. M. Scudder, Drs. C. Markt, Americus Currie, James Anton, H. L. True. 7. "RECENT PROGRESS IN SURGERY."-Profs. A. J. Howe, Z. Freeman, Drs. L. E. Russell, J. L. Kirkpatrick, D. Williams. 8. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY."-Prof. John King, Mrs. Drs. Anton, O. E. Tillson, F. B. McElhenry, W. G. Crawford. 9. "PROGRESS IN ANATOMY."-Prof. Edmund Freeman, M. D., and volunteers in this discussion. 10. "THE PREVAILING DISEASES OF THE YEAR AND TREATMENT."-Drs. A. G. Springsteen, A. P. Taylor, O. E. Newton, S. C. Vernon, E. O. Thoman. 11. "CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT AND NATURAL THERAPEUTICS."-Prof. S. H. Potter, Drs. W. Shepard, D. A. Austin, A. P. Hale, A. P. Ault. 12. "MEDICAL CHEMISTRY AND NEW REMEDIES."-Profs. J. U. Lloyd, F. J. Locke, I. N. Brown. 13. "NEEDED SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS."-Drs. J. T. McLaughlin, C. Markt, A. P. Dice, M. P. Madden, J. C. Butcher. VOLUNTEER REPORTS, which are especially solicited. 14. REPORT OF TREASURER-James Anton, M. D. 15. ELECTION of officers for the coming year. It is understood that the foregoing questions for discussion may be modified to suit the views of those interested, and that this programme may be varied by the Business Committee to conform to time and circumstances during the progress of the session. Respectfully, HENRY PARKER, J. T. MCLAUGHLIN, Executive Committee. STATE ECLECTIC MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN. The next and fourth annual meeting of this society will be held at Detroit on the last Wednesday in May, 1880 (the 26th), commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., and will continue in session two days. We expect to go up to Detroit in full force, and with a programme of exercises full of interest to any medical gentleman who may choose to attend the sessions. It is hoped that every member will arrange to be present at this meeting, as business of importance will be transacted; also, that all who may contemplate becoming members will make special efforts to be present. Several have already signified a desire to be united with the society at that time. An earnest invitation is hereby extended to every Eclectic physician in Michigan to be present. The platform of this society is broad and liberal, restricting no one in his practice, but discouraging ostracism and bigotry in every form. The code of ethics is the golden rule. H. S. MCMASTER, Secretary. INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 1880. The Eclectic Medical Association of Indiana will meet in this city the second Wednesday in May, 1880. A full attendance is desired. Business of importance. Let each one come with something for the good of the many. G. W. PICKERILL, M. D., 118 S. Illinois Street. Secretary. THE MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL BILL WAS FINALLY SLAUGHTERED, according to the statement of the Boston Herald of April 8, 1880. According to the debate, a very singular feature was brought to light-that is not a single one of the dear public asked for any protection. It was only the dear suffering doctors called to be saved. (See page 129.) NEWS ITEMS. The Medical Journal Advertising Bureau of this city is now under the direction of Dr. H. B. Conrad, Station F, New York City. The Medical Register of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, for 1880, is published by W. T. White, M. D., editor, 130 E. 30th Street.-Dr. Charles W. Bernackee, of this city, died December 29, of phthisis pulmonalis. He was the former editor of the Advertising Gazetteer. E. S. Gaillard, M. D., formerly a resident of Louisville, Ky., and publisher of the Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal, is now a resident of this city, and continues to issue his medical journal monthly. It is to be hoped that the doctor may form many new acquaintances in this city, where a stranger succeeds by and through his ability and independence. The more he uses the scalpel and the less the sucking bottle, the more certain will he escape the sand bars or obstructions which would be thrown in his way as an impediment to success.-Prof. Wm. Darling, of this city, has prepared a new work on the anatomy of the human system, which is in press at this time. From his well known ability as a teacher, we have every reason to believe that he will not disappoint the expectations of his friends.—Five new medical colleges were opened, and held their first session in 1879-80.-There have been about fifteen new medical journals started and eight departed their existence last year.--There were 4,343 deaths from consumption in this city during the year 1879: 2,280 males, 2,063 females; 4,244 of whites, and 99 colored; 1,861 were natives, 1,560 were Irish, and 730 Germans.-A large number of memorialists are working with the present State legislature in favor of vivisection.-During the week ending January 10 and February 28, there were 1,891 cases of measles reported to the Board of Heath of this city.-There occurred in this city, during the year 1879, 28,342 deaths, which was an increase of 1,300 over the year 1878.-There have been graduated at the closing sessions of the respective medical colleges of the United States over 3,000 physicians. It is said that during the opening exercises of the Academy of Fine Arts, of this city, a few days since, that the tobacco chewers so completely deluged the halls, carpets, and every place where they could find a resting place, as to prohibit the possibility of ladies being able to pass through the halls, the result of which was the destruction of a large amount of valuable property. -The question that is now being agitated, whether the green roots or plants, which may be used in preparing medicines for the use of the profession, containing the active medicinal principles of such, can ever become articles of commerce, is one of interest, and should be carefully analyzed: there is no doubt that while in the green state, if used in that condition, that all of the watery portion, whatever it may be, will be found in the preparation, and it is well known that the water is one of the most valuable constituents in many instances. The dried articles, with all their claims, are well understood by the profession at large.-A Western medical journal gives us a history of the "Physico-Eclectic College," and the "American Eclectic College" of Cincinnati, which he says are simply institutions for selling diplomas, and that much injury has been done to the old institute by creating the impression that they are engaged in the same business. It will take stronger material than is to be found in their organizations to interfere with the old Eclectic Medical Institute. We have been acquainted with the history of that school since its organization, and we have never heard of such a charge being made against it, and hence these bogus concerns will have to load and fire again.-There seems to be a magic in the name of Eclectic at the present time, from the fact that so many individuals pretending to be practitioners of medicine, having failed under other names, are now seizing upon that of Eclectic. There are a few Eclectic practitioners who have not sufficiently advanced as practitioners of the Eclectic school of medicine as to be able to cure diseases without mercury or arsenic. While we are sorry for the reputation of Eclecticism that this is the case, we do not despair of seeing the original intention of the founders of this system of medicine being carried out, whether right or wrong, to be able to cure without this class of remedies.— There now are over 65 medical journals published in the United States.-The Ohio Eclectic Medical Association will meet at Spring. field, Ohio, Tuesday, May 4th, and Wednesday, 5th. It is desirable that there should be a full meeting at that time. We learn from a correspondent that it is intended to have the largest meeting ever held in the State.-A disjointed condition of the medical profession in Kansas: A late legislature of Kansas enacted laws for the regulation of the medical profession, requiring the three respective medical societies to appoint examiners for granting certificates. All three societies proceeded at once to carry out the provisions of the law, and proceeded under the same. It now transpires that while the Eclectic and homoeopathic societies have special charters enacted by the State, that the old school society has never been incorporated. No doubt this fact will create much surprise, for a more jesuitic or selfish organization than that portion of the old school profession followers of the code of ethics is not to be found in this or any other country.-The bureau of education, at Washington, has just issued an extensive circular, signed by John Eaton, commissioner, containing instructions from Mr. Everett and Mr. Schurz, in answer to a letter addressed to the secretary of state by A. D. White, our minister at Berlin, on the sale of bogus diplomas, purporting to be signed by a bogus college at Philadelphia. In looking over the names of the faculty, we discover one who is the editor of a medical journal of this city. The name is the same throughout, each part of which is spelled in the same way. It never rains without pouring.-Madame Rumor says that another old school medical college is to be organized in this city. Two more colleges of pharmacy, two more dental colleges, and one more veterinary college-certainly all the facilities demanded-will be |