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PARISH COUNCIL OF WESTRAY, Orkney.-Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator. Salary C90 per annum.

PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY (UNIVERSITY :OF CAMBRIDGE) - JohnLucas Walker Studentship.-Aunual value .E200, tenable undercertain conditions for three vears.

PRESTON ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Junior and Assistant House Surgeons.Salaries £ 80 and :E60 per annum respectively, with b ard, lodging,and washing, &e.

EOTHERHAM HOSPITAL -Assistant House Surgeon. Salary B80 per

annum, with board, lodging, and washing.ROYAL ALBERT HOSPITAL, Devonport.-Resident Medical Officer, un-married. Salary B110 per annum, with board and lodging.

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, City-road, E.C.-Resident Medical Officer, for six months. Salary at the rate of Z120per annum, with furnished apartments, board and washing.

ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THECHEST, Ventnor.-Assistant Resident Medical Officer, unmarried.Salary B100 per annum, with board and lodging in the hospital.

ROYAL SEA BATHING HOSPITAL, Margate.-Assistant Resident Surgeon.Salary E60 per annum, with board and residence.

RURAL DISTRICTS COUNCILS OF EPSOM AND DORKING AND THE URBANDISTRICT COUNCILS OF CARSHALTON, DORKING, EPSOM, AND

LEATHERHEAD.-Medical Officer of Health.ST. MARK’S HOSPITAL FOR FISTULA AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE

RECTUM, City-road, London, E C.-House burgeon. Salary £ 80 perannum, with board, lodging, and washing.

SUFFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL.—House Surgeon. Salary B100 a year,with board. lodging, and washing.

THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES gives notice of vacancies asCertifying Surgeons under the Factory Acts at Coningsby in theCounty of Lincoln and at Woking in the County of Surrey.

’THROAT HOSPITAL, Golden-square, W.-Non-resident House Surgeon.Salary £100 per annum, with lunch.

’TORBAY HOSPITAL, Torbay.-House Surgeon. Salary Z100 per annumand ;E5 for the nurses’ lectures. Board, lodging, washing, &c.

’TOWER HAMLETS DISPENSARY, Stepney, E.-Resident Medical Officer.Salary E120 per annum, furnished rooms, coals, gas, and atten-dance.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS GENERAL HOSPITAL -Resident House Surgeon,unmarried. Salary £ 100 per annum, with board, furnished apart-ments, &c.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, Craigleith, Edinburgh.-Resident Physician, for six months. Residence, board, and a smallhonorarium to cover conveyance.

WALTHAMSTOW URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.-Resident Medical Officerfor the new Isolation Hospital at Chingford. Salary £120 perannum, with board and lodging.

WARNEFORD HOSPITAL, Leamington.-House Surgeon. Salary B100per annum, with board, washing. and apartments.

WARNEFORD ASYLUM, Oxford.-Assistant Medical Officer, unmarried.Salary £ 100 a year, with board, lodging, and washing.

WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith-road, W.-House Physicianand also House Surgeon for six months. Board and lodgingprovided.

WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.-Lecturer on Biology.WOOLWICH INFIRMARY. Plumstead.-Assistant Medical Officer, un-

married, not over 30. Salary £150 per annum, with apartments,rations, and washing.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.B1RTHS.

MURISON.-On March 5th, at 6, Pier-road, Erith, Kent, the wife ofW. R. Murison, L R.C.P. & S. Edin., of a son.

WAINEWRIGHT.-ON Feb. 27th, 1901, at 49, Wickham-road, Beckenham,Kent, the wife of Robert S. Wainewright, M.D. Lond., of a son.

WHITE -On March 5th, at Westlands, Upper Richmond-road, Putney,S W., the wife of E. F. White, F.R.C.S., of a daughter.

"WROUGHTON.—On March 3rd, at Wetheral, near Carlisle, the wife ofWilliam Haultain Wroughton, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond., of a

daughter. -

MARRIAGES. , MURSELL-THOMSON. -On Feb. 18th, at St. Stephen’s Church, Glou-

ce6ter-road, S.W., Henry Temple Mursell, M.B., F.R.C.S., elder sonot the Rev. Arthur Mursell, to Helen Foggo, second daughter of thelate James Thomson, of Edinburgh.

VINCENT—PEPPIATTE.—On the 4th inst.. at St. Marvlebone Church, bythe Rev. E W. Raby, M.A., Ralph Vincent, M.B., B.S., M R.C.P.,of 1, Harley-street, W., eldest son of Ralph Vincent, of Leytonstone,to Mary, only daughter of Pelet Peppiatte, of Ware.

DEATHS.BERRY.—On Tuesday, March 5th, at Margate, Sydney H. Berry, M.B.

Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., of 90, Kellett-road, Brixton, S.W., aged 27.(Recently of Charing Cross Hospital).

BEVAN.—Feb. 25th, at Cheltenham (suddenly) John Paul Bevan,M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., son of the late Rev. John Bevan, aged 52years.

CHEYNE.-At 75, Harley-street, W., on Feb. 22nd, Julia Millicent,daughter 01 W. Watson Cheyne, aged 9 months.

GODFREY.—On Feb. 27th, Graham Philip Godfrey, L.R.C P., L.R.C.S.Edin., aged 40, son of the late Thomas Godfrey of Mansfield.

GRIFFITH.—On March 3rd, at Grace’s-road, Camberwell, John WilliamGriffith, M.D., aged 82.

WHITE.—On Feb. 27th, Samuel Shapland White, M.D., of Queen’s-road,Tunbridge Wells. -

.N.B.-A fee of 5s. is charged for the insertion of Notices of Births,Marriages, and Deaths.

Notes, Short Comments, and Answersto Correspondents.

INTERFERENCE.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,—I hold the appointment of medical officer to a small con-valescent home for soldiers. The home is managed by a committeewith a lady secretary. In the course of my treatment of one of themen the lady secretary (on her own responsibility apart from the com-mittee) wrote requesting me to hold a consultation over the case.. Irefused, on the ground that I was the fit person to judge when thisshould be necessary and that the suggestion should come from me.The matter was referred to the committee, when the chairman, aneminent military surgeon, disagreed with me. I should be very much

obliged if you would tell me what you think of the matter and if, inyour opinion, I exceeded my right.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,March 5tb, 1901. M.R.C.S.

*** The medical man in charge of a patient is the prnper person todecide if a consultation is necessary. If the patient himself or anyof his relations or intimate friends suggest a consultation the medicalman should be ready to fall in with the idea. No one else shouldinterfere in the matter.-ED. L.

THE FIDGETS.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-In reply to H. M. W. D. in THE LANCET of Feb. 16th,page 524, warmth, if persevered in, will cure the "fidgets." Warm

cycling knickers should be worn and also warm woollen stockings withputties or well-fitting gaiters. Knitted woollen knee-caps must beworn at night. Give half a grain of opium daily two hours beforeusual time of attack of "fidgets." Massage to abdomen and lowerextremities might do good in this case.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Feb. 25th, 1901. 1. lll. S.

PUBLIC DINNERS WITHOUT WINE.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.SIRS,—I bave read with much interest your leading article

"Legislation against National Intemperance" in THE LANCET of

Feb. 9th, p. 410. Might I suggest that the officials of theLondon medical schools would be helping the cause of tempe-rance amongst medical students if they ceased to force alcoholdown their throats (as it were) at their annual dinners ? I havefor the last eight or 10 years regularly protested against the guineatickets including wirie which are issued for the annual dinner of myold alma mater (University College), and to which first year’s medicalstudents are so cordially invited, but up till now no change has beenmade. Equally good dinners can be arranged without compulsorywine. The British Medical Association always issues dinner ticketswithout wine, but medical students are not invited to these functions.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Harley-street, 1’eb. 14th, 1901. BERNARD ROTH.

MEDICAL FEES AT CORONERS’ INQUESTS.To the Editor8 of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-Can you or any of our medical coroners give me informationon the following questions ? Has a coroner elected by the couf.tycouncil power to summon a medical witness and to disallow his fee whenhe has given medical testimony? Secondly, if a coroner has no such

power can I sue him or the county council ? What is my remedy, the

coroner having disallowed my fee?- - _ _ ___

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,March 5th, 1901. FELLOW.

** It is not unknown for a coroner in certain circumstances to refusefees to a medical witness. His power to do so in a particularcase can only be ascertained by legal action. The proceedings shouldbe against the coroner and should only be undertaken with legaladvice.

"NEW EDITIONS OF SCIENTIFIC WORKS."

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-In the last number of THE LANCET that reached me (issue ofDec. 1st, 1900) I notice an editorial comment on the letter ofa correspondent on New Editions of Scientific Works. Your

correspondent’s proposal for the printing of appendices (containingall the corrections, additions, and new illustrations in revised editions ofstandard works) is not so difficult as you seem to think. The printingof a good appendix would of course necessitate the setting up of thetype separately, but the publishers could readily adjust the price ofthe appendix to the cost of production, and so far from the venturebeing a financial loss I am convinced it would add considerably to theprofits of the book. Surely a book that can be issued at, say,15s., could have an appendix published at a profit if sold for

two or three shillings, or more, according to the expense o

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production. Under existing circumstances many medical men oflimited means cannot afford to continue buying each new editionof standard works, many of which appear every two or three

years, whereas they would gladly pay a reasonable sum for a

good appendix. The latter would, of course, be of no use to

purchasers who did not possess an original copy of the book, and thesale of the corrections separately could not therefore interfere in anyway with that of the work itself. As it is, many of us prefer to buyan entirely new work on a given subject to purchasing the newedition of an old work at a high price. Trusting that some publisherwith a quick perception of his own interests as well as of the needsof his clientèle will see these remarks and put the venture to thetest, I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,

VICTOR E. H. LINDESAY, Capt. I.M.S..China Expeditionary Force, IV Goorkhas,

Shanghai, Jan. 20th, 1901.

THE DUTIES OF SURGERY ATTENDANTS.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-Would any of your readers kindly tell me what are the usualduties of a surgery attendant in a general practice and the usual

salary ?I should also be glad to know if auyone has tried army dispensers

in the surgery, and whether they were a success, and what salary wasgiven. I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,March 5th, 1901. MEDICUS.

SECRET COMMISSIONS AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

A MEDICAL man residing in one of the largest towns in the North ofEngland has sent us the following circular which he received froma firm of surgical appliance makers in the town :-

DEAR SIR,-In order that patients needing surgical apparatusmay obtain the greatest possible comfort and support we adaptevery appliance to the special requirements of each particular case.We do not, therefore, supply such apparatus wholesale, but allowthe profession 20 per cent. discount, being the difference betweenthe wholesale and retail prices. The patient is in all cases requiredto pay cash and is charged exactly the same whether recommendedby a medical man or not. This method, whilst a saving of time tothe medical attendant, ensures greater comfort and security to thepatient. Any cases you may send us shall have our careful atten-tion ; a note or card should be sent with each case for identification.

We are, faithfully yours,Discount remitted monthly. —-. .

We consider that this method of doing business is most repre-hensible. It is neither more nor less than the offer of a bribe to amedical man to send patients to the firm in question instead of tothe firm whose work they consider best. Such an offer is an insultand any firm adopting such methods must not be surprised at findingitself suspected of selling inferior goods.

CONSULTATIONS WITH HOMCEOPATHISTS.Medicus writes : "Would you please to state the rule respecting amedical man meeting in surgical or medical cases a general prac-titioner who is. or states that he is, a homoeopathic practitioner. Isit correct for the medical man to meet the homoeopath at all ? Is it

right for a surgeon to come in consultation and perform operationsfor him ? I am not aware that there is a homoeopathic consultantwithin any reasonable distance of the small town mentioned."

*** It is not right for a medical man to meet, practitioners who followhomoeopathic lines in consultation. The tenets of homoeopaths arefounded on a completely false conception of disease; there is

therefore no common ground upon which medical men can meetthem for any discussion which would be of advantage to thepatient.-ED. L.

A Subscriber to THE LANCET since 1886 is thanked for his information.The advertisement in question had already been investigated andsuppressed by ourselves. It is not at all surprising that occasionallyadvertisements of this character should get into our columns, astheir nature is always more or less disguised.

Enemy.-Under the circumstances detailed our correspondent is, in ouropinion, entitled to the payment of notification fees. In our

pamphlet dealing with the difficulties arising under the NotificationAct, page 20 et seq., the matter is fully dealt with.

Suspended Animation.-Cneyne’s case of Colonel Townshend is quotedby Aytoun, in the " Lays of Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems" inthe introduction to a poem entitled Hermotimus.

Davoz Platz.-There is no such book, but the matter is one upon whichour correspondent’s medical adviser can give an opinion.

L. J. will find the information that he requires in the last Students’Number of THE LANCET, published September lst, 1900.

B. D.-The householder is not responsible for medical attendance uponhis servants unless he expressly offers to pay for it.

A. M. W. urges in strong language precepts which will be found in ourcolumns passim.

J. R. P.-We cannot deviate from our practice.

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.OPERATIONS.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS.MONDAY (llth).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.),St-

Thomas’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.), LondonThroat (2 P.M.).

TUESDAY (12th).-London (2 P.M.). St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), Guy’s(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (3.30 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. Mark’s(2.30 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat(2 P.M. and 6 P.M.), Royal Ear (3 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and2.30 P.M.).

WEDNESDAY (13th).-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 College(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. NorthernCentral (2.30 P.M.). Westminster (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.),London Throat (2 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.).

THURSDAY (14th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’a(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.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (Gynaeco-logical, 2.30 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (2 P.M.),St. Mark’s (2 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.).

FRIDAY (15th).-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.), Charing-cross (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 (2 P.M. and 6 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.).

SATURDAY (16th).-Royal Free (9 A.M. and 2 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.),St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), London (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.),London Throat (2 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.MONDAY (llth).-MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (11, Chandos-street,

Cavendish-square, W.).-8.30 P.M. Dr. R. J. A. Berry (Edinburgh):A Lantern and Microscopic Demonstration on the True Cæcal Apex:being an Attempt to Prove that the Vermiform Appendix is not aVestigial Structure.

TUESDAY (12th).-ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRLTRGICAL SOCIETY (20,Hanover-square, W.).-Address :-Prof. S. Woodhead: Immunity.Prof. Wright (Netley) and Mr. T. J. Bokenham will take part in thediscussion.

CHELSEA CLINICAL SOCIETY (Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine,Grosvenor-road, Chelsea). - 8.30 P.M. Annual Clinical Debate:-The Clinical and Pathological Relations of the Chronic Rheumaticand Rheumatoid Affections to Acute Infective Rheumatism.

PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN (17, Bloomsbury-square, W.C.).-8 P.M. Mr. M. W. Allen and llr. E. T. Brewis:Notes on some Essential Oils. -Mr. J. C. Umney : Copaiba of Com-merce.-Mr. J. S. Ward : An Adulterant of Stramonium Leaves.

WEDNESDAY (13th).-HUNTERIAN SOCIETY (London Institution, Fins-bury-circus, E.C.).-8.30 P.M. Mr. J. Cantlie: Plague (illustratedwith lantern slides). (All members of the profession are invited.)

THURSDAY (14th).-CHILDHOOD SOCIETY (Library of the SanitaryInstitute, 72, Margaret-street, W.).-4.30 P.M. Annual Meeting.8 P.M. Prof. H. L. Withers : Examinatians in their Relation toMental Growth.

OPHTHALMOLOGIOAL SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.—8 P.M.

Cases, &c. 8.30 P.M. Papers :-Dr. Edridge-Green : Evolution ofthe Colour sense.-Mr. T. P. Teale : On the Value of Peritomy incertain Cases of Iritis, Episeleritis, and Purulent Ophthalmia.-Mr. J. F. Bullar: Notes on a Case of Membranous Conjunctivitis.-Major H. Herbert, LM.S.: (1) A Note on the Surface of the NormalCornea ; (2) Hypertrophy and Ossification of Tarsus.

BRITISH GYNÆCOLOGICAL SOCIETY (20, Hanover-square, W.).—8 P.M.Specimens will be shown by Mr. F. Jordan, Dr. H. Macnaughton-Jones, and Mr. C. Ryall. Paper :-Mr. W. R. Williams : Pathologyand Treatment of Uterine Tumours during the Nineteenth Century.

GOLDSMITHS’ INSTITUTE CHEMICAL SOCIETY (New Cross, S.E.).-8P.M.Dr. J. Eyre: Antitoxic Sera, their Preparation and Standardisation.

FRIDAY (15th).-SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF DISEASE IN CHILDREN(Belgrave Hospital for Children. 79, Gloucester-street, S. W.).-6.30 P.M. Cases will be shown bv Dr. G. Carpenter, Dr. W. Ewart,Mr. C. T. Dent, Mr. E. T. Collins, Mr. F. Jaffray, and Dr. E.Cautley. Paper :-Dr. H. Ashby (Manchester): On a Case ofCongenital Acute Nephritis.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (11, Chandos-street, Caven-dish-square, W.).-8.30 P.M. Papers :--Dr. N. P. Sehierbeck (Copen-hagen) : The Enteric Fever Martality in Copenhagen from 1828-1898.-Dr. J. T. R. Davison : The Effect of Sewerage and WaterSupply upon the behaviour of Enteric Fever in Buenos Ayres.

LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, &c.SUNDAY (10th) -SUNDAY AFTERNOON FREE LECTURES (South-place

Institute, South-place, E.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. C. W. Thies : The Hospitalsof London (with lantern illustrations).