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published by the Health Culture Publishing Company of 22,Budge-row, Cannon-street, London. B.C. Is this a trade name

adopted by a person called Jonathan Nicholson, who used toconduct "The Magnetic Nerve Invigorator Company" of thesame address, and on whose methods we have had occasion alreadyt" comment unfavourably (THE LANCET, Nov. 8th, 1902, p. 1297)?’The advertisements in "Vitality" include the business cards of

so-called "physical-culture" specialists, the claims to attention ofproprietors of bath cabinets, and magnetic (?) apparatuses. Theadvertisements also recommend a galvanic chain, a soap for sexual

weakness, a douche for colon-flushing." many silly and prurienttreatises, the literary works of Jonathan Nicholson, and " three soiledmagnetic outfits " (for nervous and sexual ailments). The contents ofthe magazine are in keeping with the advertisements. Articles on

physical culture, written apparently to puff the wares advertised,are stuffed full of preposterous and indecent nonsense. There is no

difficulty in guessing our reply to our correspondent’s question. The

paper is not fit.

Surgeon.-We have been unable to find the name of the makers of thepreparation in question. We have seen it advertised in American

journals as an analgesic and antipyretic.Practitioner, in our opinion, is at liberty, if he thinks it advisable, so to

style himself on his door-plate.

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.OPERATIONS.

MEROPOLITAN TTnSfITAr.S

MONDAY (21st).—London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), SThomas’s (3.30 P.M.), St. George’s (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.)Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Westminster (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.)Samaritan (Gynaecological, by Physicians, 2 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.), Royal Orthopaedic (2 P.M.), City Orthopaedic (4 P.M.).Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), London

Throat (9.30 A.M.), Royal Free (2 P.M.). Guy’s (1.30 P.M.).TUESDAY )22nd).—London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.

Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), West-minster (2 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), University College(2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (1 P.M.), St. Mart’t a(2.30 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throa(9.30 A.M.), Royal Bar (3 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.),Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), Chelsea(2 P.M.).

WEDNESDAY (23rd).—St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), University College(2 P.M.), Royal Free (2 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Charing Cross(3 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s Collegf(2 P.M.), St. George’s (Ophthalmic, 1 P.M.). St. Mary ’s (2 P.M.)National Orthopaedic (10 A.M.), St. Peter’s (2 P.M.), Samaritan(9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Gt. Ormond-street (9.30 A.M.), Gt. Northerr.Central (2.30 P.M.), Westminster (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.),London Throat (9.30 A.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Throat, Golden-squart(9.30 A.M.), Guv’s (1.30 P.M).

THURSDAY (24th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 p.ni.), St. Thomas’,(3.30 P.M.), University College (2 P.M.), Charing Cross (3 P.M.), St.

George’s (1 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.). Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.). Soho-square (2 P.M.), North-WestLondon (2 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (Gynaecological, 2.30 P.M.),Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat. (9.30 A.M.), St. Mark’s(2 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square(9.30 A.M.). Guy’s (1.30 P.M.).

FRIDAY (25th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), CharingCross (3 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), St. Mary s(2 P.M.), Ophthalmic (10 A.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Gt.Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), LondonThroat (9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), ThroatGolden-square (9.30 A.M.), City Orthopaedic (2.30 P.M.), Soho-squan(2 P.M.).

SATURDAY (26th).-Royal Free (9 A.M.), London (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), University College (9.15 A.M.),Charing Cross (2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.). St. Mary’s (10 P.M.),Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.).

At the Royal Eye Hospital (2 P.M.), the Royal London Ophthalmic(10 A.M.), the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic (1.30 P.M.), and theCentral London Ophthalmic Hospitals operations are performed daily.

SOCIETIES.TUESDAY (22nd).—THERAPEUTICAL SOCIETY (Apothecaries’ Hall,

Blackfriars).—3.30 P.M. Council Meeting. 4 P.M. Papers :-Dr.W. E. Dixon (Cambridge) : The Action of Drugs on the PulmonaryVessels.-Mr. C. D. Vinrace : A Plea for the More Thorough Study

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During the week marked copies of the following newspapershave been received: Coventry Herald, Birmingham Dailiy Mail,Reading Mercury, Mining Journal, Local Government Chronicle,Scientific American, Liverpool Courier, Westminster Gazette, PallMall Gazette, Daily News, Irish Times, Notti2ig7tam Guardian,Aberdeen Free Press. Aberdeen Free Press (Weekly), Boston Inde-pendent, Hertfordshire Mercury, Windsor and Eton Express,Standard, South Wales Daily News, Walsall Advertiser, SurreyAdvertiser, &c.

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B,-Mr. J. W. Bateman, Lond.; K.—Dr. H. Kenwood, Lond.;Mrs. Battle. Leeds ; Messrs. Bur- Dr. Kutschersky. St. Petersburg ;roughs, Wellcome, and Co., Messrs. R. A. Knight and Co.,Lond.; Mr. J. W. Benson, Lond.; Lond.: Mr. C. B. Keetley, Lond.;British Druggists, Ltd., Lond.; Dr. C. P. Kennard, Berbice;Colonel S. H. Browne, 1.M.S., J, K.Calcutta: Mr. A. S. Barrow, J. K.Indwe, Cape Colony; Messrs. L.-Dr. D. Lawson Banchory ;Barker and Dobson. Liverpool ; Messrs. Lee and Martin, Bir-

Messrs. C. Barker and Sons. Lond.; mingham ; Messrs. L. LumleyMr. C. L. Bedford, Lond.; and Co., Lond.; Messrs. Lea

Surgeon-Colonel P. Bocca. Fre Bros. and Co., Philadelphia; .

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C.-Cortland Wagon Co., Lond.; Medical Agency. Secretary of;Messrs. Cassell and Co., Lond.; Maltine Manufacturing Co.,Messrs. E. Cook and Co., Lond.; Lond.; Mr. E. Merck, Lond.;Messrs. Cleeve Bros., Liverpool; Mr. T. B. Marshall. South-

Captain Clapham. Brentwood; minster; Dr. T. Maxwell, Lond.; IDr. P. M. Chapman, Hereford; Mr. J. E. S. Moore. Lond.;Sir Savile Crossley, Lond.; Macedonian Relief Fund, Lond.;Mr.H. C. Chambers, Manchester; Dr. J. F. D. Macara, Durness;Mr. W. R. E. Coles, Lond.; Mr. Dr. A. S. Morton Lond.; Dr.

Chapman, Montreal; Mr. J. E. W. S. Martin, Brithdir; Dr.Woode Cooke, Barnstaple; Mr. J. J. Macau, Cheam.F. W. Collingwood, Lond.; Mr. N.-National Provident Institu-E. G. Clayton, Richmond; Cor- tion, Lond.: Mr. J. C. Needes,nubiensis; Messrs. Chavasse and Lond.; Mr. H. Needes, Lond.

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Kerr, Birmingham. O.—Mr. G. S. O’Rorke. Notting-D.-The Duryea Co., Coventry; ham; Dr. W. Odell, Torquay.Mr. A. Dyer, Hove; Delta. P.-Mr. J. T. Park. Bolton;

E.—Messrs. Evans, Sons, Lescher, Mr. Y. J. Pentland, Edinburgh ;and Webb, Lond.; Mr. A. Egger’s Mr. J. Pardoe, Lond.; Messrs:Son, Vienna; Miss E. A. Erwin, Peacock and Hadley, Lond.;Lond.; E Mr. Edward J. Pritchard, Lond ;

F.-Messrs. Fletcher, Fletcher, and Mr. F. Parker Mistley; Mr.

Co., Lond.; Dr. J. M. Fortescue J. S. Purdy, Lond.; P. D. W.,Brickdale, Clifton; F. M. S.; Lond.; Dr. L, H. Pegler, Lond.;Mr. W. G. Faulkner, Ilford. Mr. J. L. Prichard, Rhos ; Dr. J.

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Office, Lond., Secretary of ; Royal College of Physicians ofDr. A. J. Gregory, Cape town Ireland, Dublin, Registrar of;Mr. F. Guttridge, Ashford. Dr. M. F. Heaney, Manchester;

- . T.,, Higgs and Hill, Lond.; Dr. R. R. Retitoul, Liverpool

Holbrooks, Ltd., Birmingham ; Roc.hdale and District Medical

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burgh; Mr. A. Watts, Lond-W. T, Sewell, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Mr. H. S. Wellcome, Lond. ;Society for the Relief of Widows Messrs. J. Wright Lond.;and Orphans of Medical Men, Bristol; West Bromwich District

T.—Mr. J. H. Teacher. Glasgow; Hospital, Secretary of.

Mr. S. W. Tyndale, Monkstown; X.—X.Mr. A. C. Tayler, Lond. Y.-Mr. R. Young, Norwich.

Letters, each with enclosure, are alsoacknowledged from-

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A.—Mr. A. H. Allen, Sheffield; La Semaine Médicale, Paris.

Anglo-American &c.,Pharmaceu- Manager of; L. F. S.; Longtical Co., Croyaon ; A. J. L.; Acre Motor Car Co.. Lond.;Mr. D. E. Anklesaria, Ahmed- Mr. H. R. Lucas, Bury St.abad, India; A. D. J.; Messrs. Edmunds.D. Appleton and Co., Lond. M.-Dr. F. Murchison, Isleworth;

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E.-Mr. T. J. Evans, Newquay; P.-Mr. A. Pellant, Lond.; Messrs.E. A. J. Patterson and Sons, Liver-

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H.-Mr. H. E Haydock, Alfreton; Misses Round, Lond.

Hereford County Asylum Clerk S.-Mr. R. Sampson, Knocklong ;of; Mr. T. Holland, Lond.; Mr: R. Burnham Smith, Crook;

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Mr. H. C. Strover, Sandy;Sheffield Corporation. Treasurer

Sirdapore, India; H.S.W.; Mr. W. H. Hosking, Wellington, of : Mr. Shorland, Porthcawl.

New Zealand. T.-Dr. R. Torney, Cowbridge;

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