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Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.Monday, August 17.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1.80 P.M., and on Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at the same hour.

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, MOORFIELDS. - Operationsdaily at 10 A.M.

ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1.80 P.M.,and each day at the same hour.

CHELSEA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN.-Operations, 2.80 P.M.; Thursday, 2.80.HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, SOHO.SQUARE. - Operations, 2 P.M., and on

Thursday at the same hour. ,

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M. ICENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and

, each day in the week at the same hour.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Ear and Throat Department, 9 A.M. ;

Thursday, 9 A.M.Tuesday, August 18.

KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Operatiens, 2 P.M. ; Fridays and Saturdaysat the same hour.

Guy’s HOSPITAL.-operations, 1.S0 P.M., and on Friday at same hour.Ophthalmic Operations on Monday at 1.30 and Thursday at 2 P.M.

ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Ophthalmic operations, 4 P.M.; Friday, 2P.MST. MARK’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.CANCER HOSPITAL, BROMPTON.—Operations, 2 P.M.! Saturday, 2 P.M.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2.80 P.M.ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1.30 P.M. Consultations, Monday

2.30 P.M. Skin Department, Monday and Thursday, 9.30 A.M.

Throat Department, Tuesdays and Fridays, 1.30 P.M. Electrc.therapeutics, same day, 2 P.M.

Wednesday, August 19.

NATIONAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 10 A.M.MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M. Operations by the Obstetric

Physicians on Thursdays at 2 P.M.CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-Operations, 8 P.M., and on Thursday and

Friday at the same hour.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1.80 P.M. ; Saturday, same hour.LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M. Thursday & Saturday, same hour.ST. PETER’S HOSPITAL, COVENT-GARDEN.-Operations, 2 P.M.SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.-Operations

2.30 P.M.GREAT NORTHERN CENTRAL HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1.30 P.M. Skin Depart.

ment, 1.45 P.M. ; Saturday, 9.15 A M.ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on Saturday.CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, GREAT ORMOND-STREET.-Operations, 9.30 A.IL

Surgical Visits on Wednesday and Saturday at 9.15 A.M.

Thursday, August 20.

Sr. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M. Surgical Consultationx,Wednesday, 1.30 P.M. Ophthalmic Operations, Friday, 1.30 P.M.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL. -Operations, 2 P.M. ; Ear and ThroatDepartment, 9 A.M.

Friday, August 2L

ROYAL SOUTH LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.

Saturday, August 22.

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.; and Skin Depart-

ment, 9.15 A.M.

Note, Short Comments, & Answers toCorrespondents.

It as especially requested that early intelligence of localevents having a medical interest, or which it is desirableto br,,,ng under the notice of the profession, may be sentdirect to this Office.

All communications relating to the editorial business of tkjournal must be addressed "To the Editors."

Lectures, original articles, and reports should be written onone side only of the paper.

Letters, whether intended for insertion or for private informa-tion, must be authenticated by the names and addressesof their writers, not necessarily for publication.

We cannot prescribe or recommend practitioners.Local papers containing reports or news paragraphs should

be marked and addressed "To the Sub-Editor."

Letters relating to the publication, sale, and advertising’ departments o,t THE LANCET to be addressed "To the

Publisher."

We cannot undertake to return MSS. not used.

SOURCES OF INFECTION.

A CORRESPONDENT who signs himself Ubique sends us the followinghints, which, though for the most part not novel, yet in their collec.tive form may be useful :-

" 1. Giving out clothing for finishing to out-door workpeople.This is a common practice, and from this source no doubt infectionis carried to the Colonies. Since the Notification of Diseases Acthas come in force people, knowing that the medical attendant mustcertify, do not avail themselves of his services until the last resource.Consequently the first we see in many cases is desquamation oranasarca. 2. American bazaars or rummage sales, where peopleare invited to send all the rubbish they have at their dis-

posal ; consequently dead people’s clothing and bedding find

eager purchasers at a low rate, and hangings that havebeen in use find a ready sale. Kind but thoughtless peoplemay do much harm by being charitable. Another source of

danger to lying-in women is that of the loan of such things aswaterproof sheeting, binders, and syringes. It is a very common

practice. Dirty vaccination shields cast off by others have causederysipelas. A good waterproof sheeting is that made of pitch papercovered with very thin calico ; it costs but little, and can be burntdaily and fresh supplied. This paper is used by laundresses forprotecting linen during conveyance."

THE COURTESY OF HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

Suregeon, R.N.-We are sure our correspondent’s experience is a rareone. Dyspepsia in physicians and in patients counts for much,and gives colour to persons and things. But the courtesy of thephysicians and surgeons of London hospitals is a matter of commonremark. So also is the kindness of London consultants to theirbrethren in sickness, often shown at great cost of time and money,and under conditions of strain and ailment which make it wonderful.

Dr. A. Carpenter.-The unusual demand on our space this week pre-vents our notice of this important case; but we hope to refer to it inour next number.

WILL Anxious Inquirer kindly repeat his question, as his former letterhas been mislaid.

f. W. should consult his usual medical attendant.

THE QUALIFICATION OF RESIDENCE AT THE ALBERTUNIVERSITY.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,—I have recently taken the double qualification of the RoyalColleges in London, and I went through the whole curriculum atSt. Bartholomew’s. Will my residence be sufficient, or shall I have todo the two years to qualify for the examinations of the Albert Uni-versity ? Believe me, Sirs, ycnrs truly,Aug. 8th, 1891. J. H. P. G.

*,<* It is impossible to answer this question until the regulations areframed. This reply also answers our correspondent .Barrington.&mdash;ED. L.

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MISSION LIFE IN THIBET.

INTELLIGENCE has been received by the Edinburgh Medical MissionarySociety of the death of a former student, Dr. Marx, which took placeon May 29th, at his station, Leh, Ladok, from inliuenza, followed bydouble pneumonia. It appears that all the members of the Missionwere one after the other stricken down with the fell disease, thatduring Mrs. Marx’s illness she was prematurely confined, and thatbefore Mr. Redslob (Dr. Marx’s clerical colleague) became ill he wasthe only one to wait on Mrs. Marx in her hour of peril, and to makethe coffin for her husband and infant of two days old, who were bothburied in one grave. Such a glimpse of domestic missionary life inone of the lonely outposts of the mission field will, we feel sure,draw forth the sympathy of many friends on behalf of the strickenand mourning survivors, and especially for the doubly bereavedwidow and fatherless children.

Dr. J. Francis Porter.-Our correspondent’s charges are quite reasonablefor the attendance. If the patient in the circumstances demurs tothem, our correspondent’s course is to adhere to them with dignity.We do not care to see medicines figure in an account.

POLLOCK AND BELLAMY MEMORIAL FUND.

Third List.

.T. Augustus Lea ... &pound;5 5 0 G. H. Charlesworth .. &pound;1 1 0 0John Marriott (second Cecil R. C. Lyster.. 1 1 0subscription) .... 3 3 0 T. Henry Green .... 1 1 0

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With smaller sums, raising the total to &pound;150 13s.

131, Harley-street, W. STANLEY BOYD, Treasurer.

"THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR INVALIDS."

To the Editors of THE LA.vCET.

SIRS,&mdash;In answer to the letters in your issue of the lst inst. fromDr. Alfonso and Dr. Thurstan, commenting upon my letter of July 25th,I beg to reply in the words of Pontius Pilate, &Ouml; &isin;l&Pgr;ov &isin;l&Pgr;ov. I neitherwish to elicit from Dr. Alfonso what he means by a "convenientregimen," nor to comment further upon the fact of Dr. Thurstan’sjumping to the conclusion that only the infectious case (measles)occurred because no others happened to come under his care.

These gentlemen do not object to my remarks particularising GrandCanary, but only when I use the words " Canary Group," which, ofcourse, includes Teneriffe. Since writing my first letter on this subjectI hear from Canary that an English gentleman and his wife are bothdown with small-pox, showing it is still prevalent there. In conclusion,I only say that if I can prevent any invalids going to these much over.rated islands I shall be only too glad to put up with the abuse I ambound to have hurled at me. All I have mentioned as to the epidemicsin Grand Canary still remains uncontradicted, and I defy anybody tocontradict it with truth. I am, Sirs, yours truly,Salgrave, Banbury, Aug. 1st, 1891. E. J. FERNANDEZ.

THE RED CROSS IN FRANCE.

THE Swiss journals comment severely on the ignorance betrayed byjudicial authorities in France as to the prescriptive rights of the RedCross. At Troyes, it appears, the civil tribunal had before it a "proc&egrave;sde presse," turning on the fact that a society of relief for the woundedcalling itself " L’Association des Dames Fran&ccedil;aises" " had claimed theright to take the title and the badge of the Red Cross. The presidingjudge ruled that " from the Geneva Convention it results that the saidtitle and said badge belong to all societies having for their object therelief of the wounded in time of war." This assertion, say our Swisscontemporaries, is quite without warrant. The Geneva Convention,as a reference to its constitution will show, is absolutely silent as tothat "qui concerne les soci&eacute;t&eacute;s de secours," and the French judge, itis maintained, cannot have read the constitution referred to.

MEDICAL LEGISLATION AT THE CAPE.

IN a letter to the Cape Argus a correspondent, over the signatureMedicus," argues strongly in favour of those who have been sometime in practice, and without qualification, being still required tosatisfy the Medical Council. He gives instances to support his con-tention. At the same time, he admits that some are quite fit for

recognition, and maintains that the Medical Council could soon

satisfy itself as to the merits of individual cases.

Mr. A. Douglas.-Probably the Dean of any of the Swiss universitieswould reply to a request for information.

BOY-SUICIDE IN GERMANY.

WE have from time to time commented on the ghastly statisticssupplied from Germany as to the frequency of boy-suicide in theFatherland; and now from Vienna we have details of a criminal trialin which a schoolboy of thirteen figures as the last victim to themania of self-murder. Langer is his name, and one day a few weeks.ago he left a companion in the street, before his uncle’s house, whilehe ran upstairs to the third storey, and then and there mounted onthe window-sill and hurled himself head foremost to the pavementbelow. Wonderful to say, be was picked up still alive and conveyedto the hospital, where, under treatment, he began to get round. In

periodical accessions of fever, however, he was heard to pronouncewith terror the name of a schoolfellow, who turned out to be no otherthan the boy whom he had left waiting for him in the street justbefore precipitating himself from the window. Suspicion was aroused,and on inquiry it came out in the evidence of two other boys of theschool that Langer and the above-mentioned companion (P&ograve;tzel byname) stood in the relation of serf to master, and that the latter hadso completely terrorised his victim as to make him his go-between intheft. With a skill implying almost a superhuman precocity in crimePotzel had first made Langer commit breaches of school regulations,and then, under threat of denouncing him, had got him to abstractmoney from his (Langer’s) uncle’s bureau. This went on, till at

length poor Langer, with tears and supplications, told his tormentorthat no more money was to be had, and besought him to cease im-portuning him for further supplies. Potzel, according to the evidence,only laughed at his victim’s protestations and entreaties, and evenbragged to others of the schoolboys how much he could still get outof him. It was after a series of brutal threats on Potzel’s part thatpoor little Langer was prevailed upon to go to his uncle’s house and

, make another raid on the bureau, leaving P&ograve;tzel waiting in the street

’, for the plunder. Then it was, as we have seen, that the wretched’

boy tried to destroy himself. At the trial which ensued Potzel

betrayed the coolest, most impudent behaviour, and confessed hiscrime without the smallest compunction. Being not yet fourteen, he

, cannot (as the Public Prosecutor stated) be punished for more thana juvenile misdemeanour. Meanwhile the trial stands adjourned tillLanger is well enough to appear in the witness-box.

Trebly Qualified.-The holder of the qualification mentioned is regis-tered ; but he is not fully qualified. He might find it difficult torecover charges for attendance in a medical case. He cannot with

’, any accuracy or propriety style himself "Dr."

THE SKIN OF THE TOAD.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

I’i SIRS,&mdash;In THE LANCET of Aug. 8th (p. 312) Dr. Lauder Brunton isreported to have said that " the skin of the toad has been found to actlike digitalis." Is the similarity of action such as to confirm theancient belief in the poisonous properties of this animal ? Manyex-pressions of this belief occur in ancient literature. Juvenal, for instance,twice refers to the criminal use of the toad :

Occurrit matrona potens, qu&aelig; molle Calenum’ Porrectura viro miscet sitiente rubetam."-Sat. i., 69.’ "At nunc res agitur tenui pulmone rubets&aelig;."&mdash;Sat. vi., 659.

Some time ago I consulted Paris and Fonblanque’s Medical Juris-pradence, and found they rejected this opinion, which they believed tohave originated in the frequency with which the toad was used inmagical rites. They did, I think, refer also to the local irritant effectof the skin secretion. Perhaps someone will oblige me with morerecent knowledge. I am, Sirs, yours truly,Edinburgh, Aug. 10th, 1891. FRED. S. GENNEY, M.B , C.M.

FALSE BITTER ALMONDS.

ONE of the last new products of the inventive genius of the adulteration-monger is the artificial bitter almond. The false seeds are composedchiefly of grape sugar, with an extremely small quantity of nitro-benzole, which gives them the flavour of oil of bitter almonds. Theyare pressed in a mould, which causes their external appearance toresemble natural almonds so well that when a number of the false

seeds are mixed with the true ones the deception is exceedingly diffi-cult to detect by mere inspection. Of course the former can beobtained at a ridiculously low price, and consequently the adulterationmust be very profitable.

T. S. H.-It is not unusual for an assistant or a locum tenens to receivehalf inquest and midwifery fees ; but clearly he could not legallyclaim such without a special agreement.

ERRATUM.&mdash;In Dr. Barrs’ paper, published last week, page 287, line 14from the bottom, for "recto-peritoneal hernia" read retro-peritoneajhernia.

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