188 NOTES, COMMENTS AND ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THURSDAY.—LONDON PoST-GRADUATE COURSE.—Hospital for Sickvnudreu, Gt. Orirond-st., 3.30 P.M., Mr. J. H. Morgan: Caries.—National Hospital for Paral;sed, Bloomsbury, 2 P. M, Dr. Beevor:Cerebral t localisation -Central London Sick Asylum, Cleveland.st.,W., 5.10 P.M., Dr. C. Harley : uout in relation to Liver Disease.

ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Rev. Cnon Ainger : The Life and Geniusof Swift.

LONDON SKIN HOSPITAL.-8 P.M. Mr. A. Harbord: Cutaneous Ulcers,their Causes and Treatment.

ROYAL BRITISH NURSES’ ASSOCIATION (3, Hanover-sq., W.)-8 P,M.Miss de Pledge: The fiistory and Progress of Nursl11g in Poor-lawInfirmal ies.

FRIDAY.-LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE.-Hospital for Consump-tion, Brompton. 4 P.M., Dr. P. Kidd: Casfs of Cardiac Disease.

ROYAL INSTITUTION.-9 P.M. Mr. A. P. Gi aves : Old Irish Song.SATURDAY.— LONDON PosT-GRADUATE COURSE.-Bethlem Hospital:

u A.m.. tit P. Smith : Acute Mar ia.ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Prof W. H. Cummings: English Schools

of Musical Composition. (With Musical Illustrations.)

M E T E O R O L O G I C A L R E A D I N G S.(Taken daily at 8.80 a.m. by Steward’s Instruments.)

THE LANCET Office, January 18th, 1894.

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INVALID CHILDREN’S AID ASSOCIATION.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-Will you kindly allow me, through the medium of THE LANCET,to draw attention to the work and npeds of the Invalid Childrtn’s Aid_Association, a society that has for the laat five years been doing itsbest to alleviate the condition of the ick and crippled children ofLondon. The names of nearly 3000 children have been Entered on ourbooks, and during the past year 651 flesh cases have come under our

notice. It may be known to some readers of THE ’LANCET that onepart of the work unde taken by thA association is to associate eachchild referred to it with a befriending visitor, and it maybe readilydeduced from the foregoing figures that ample opportunity forwork as a "visitor" (ff-r8 itself to anyone who is interestedin the conditions of chIld life am,)Dg the poor of London. Intimp it i: h pEd to orgMiise in every union and in every parish of

the metropolis a complete and effective system of visiting, and alreadya number of ladies and one or two gentlemen have undertaken to fillthe post of "representative’’ for a specified district, the hope of eachrepresentative being to gather around him or har a band of visitors whowill unite in canng for the children of that particular district; but thesuccess of the work must depend upon the amount of personal helpvolantatity given, and many more workes are needed. We hope thatsome of toe readers of THE LAKCET way feel sufficiently intere-ted inthe woik of the a-sociation Lo respond to this appeal, and give theirnames as visitors to the hon. sccr t iyy, 18, Buckipgham-street, Strand,W.C., who wi1l be glad to give fuller information as to the working ofthe society.-I am, Sirs, yours hi bfully,

TIMOTHY HOLMES, Chairman of Committee.Buckingham-street, Strand, W.C.,Jan. 16th, 1814.

POISONOUS SYMPTOMS FROM THE INHALATION OF COXIUM.To the Editors If THE LANCET.

SIRS.—A pa,tient (female) suffering from bronchial catarrh was

ordejed forty drops of a mix"ure c ontaining compound tinctureof benzoinand tmcture (f conium, equal pi-rt", to be inhaled from a pint ofboiling water for ten minu es lasted of the prescribed dose, however,about two drachm, were taken (ftom eirelessnes,,3) and putin the boilingwater, a,,hawl placed over the jug and the patient’s head, and the steaminhaled for some four or five minutes, when the sh’twl was flung off andthe patient, who was reclining on a sofa, fell back complaining of herlimbs fdttina: ’ very heavy," and on being a,ked to raise her arm wasquite unable to do so, as w As the case wi,h her leg. She then said theobjects in the room were " mtsty" and "seemed a long way off"; thepupils were slightly dtlttd d at this time, and afte’wards became muchmore so ; the breathing necame very slow and shallow, hardlyany inspirato’ y movement being perceptible. When told to take a deepbreath she s td, The breath won’t come." Signs of dyspncea becomingurgent, with cyanosis martied, artificial respiration was commencedand continued for a few minutes on and off tiil respiration became againnormal, the whole time occupied f, om the cessation of the inhalationbeing about half an hour. The pulse kept fairly strong and the intel.lact was quite clear all through ; th"re were two slight relapsesin the breathing some holvs after, but not sufficient to ciuse alarm.The specimen of conium used bad been administered before in twenty-drop dohea as an inhalarion, with g ood results.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,January, 1894. F. W. GUNN, AI.D., B.S. (Dunelm.),M.R.C.S.,&c.

A CORRECTION.Messrs. Allen and Hanburys ask to be allowed to correct a slightmistake regarding the names of two remedies referred to by thelate Sir Andrew Clark in the lecture which was reported in

THE LANCET of the 6011 inst. On page 3, column one, paragraphthree, the last section should read: " The one is cod liver oil and

malt given with food, a preparation called ’bynol,’ and the other is

a remedy calied bynin emuLion,’ consisting of the hypophosphites,oil, and malt."

Mr. T. Loffan.-We are informed that the coroner for the city of

Liverpool always prys the usual fees for making post-mortem ex-aminations and for attendance at inquests to the resident medicalofficers of the Liverpool workhouse, and to those of the infirmary ofthe West Drrby Union which is situated within his district. We do

not know whether this is the coroner to whom our correspondedrefers or not. We learn also that the county coroner for the West

Derby division of Lancashire pays the guinea fee for a post-mortemexamination to the medical officers of the Toxteth workhouse,

although ne states that he has no right to do so, and he pays them nofee for evidence. The second subsection of Section 22 of the Coroners

Act, 1887, 60 and 51 Vict., cap. 71 is as follows :-" Where an inquestis held on the body of a person who has died in a county or otherlunatic asylum, or in a public hospital infirmary, or other medical in’stitution, or in a building or place belonging thereto, or usedfor the reception of the patients thereof, whether the sane

be supported by endowments or by voluntary subscriptions, tube

medical officer whose duty it may have been to attend the deceasedperson as a medical officer of such institution as aforesaid shallnonbe entitled to such fee or remuneration." No doubt many othe’coroners do as the coroner for Liverpool. It is inconceivable thatthe words quoted can be considered as comprising a workhouse.more espcially as the question having been raised more than onosprior to the passing of this Act six ears ago, the subsection wouldhave been so framed as to include workhouses and parish infirmariesif such had been the intention of the Legislature.

Mr. W. Hiffe (Kendal).-Yes.

189NOTE3, COMMENTS, AND ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

COPPER-DEPOSITING PERSPIRATION.

WE may be excused if we express some misgiving has to the occurrenceof the following phenomenon which is stated by a writer in lastweek’s Chemical News to have actually happened to himself. It

appears that during his engagement as a machinist in a generalrepair shop he noticed that whenever a piece of iron or steel came incontact with his perspiration it was at onca covered with a b ightcoating of copper. Shortly after this he left the machine shop, andhas not been engaged in any similar industry since, although theperspiration has continued to yield the copper in the manner indi-cated. It could not therefore be attributed to handling copper orbriss implements. Six years prior to this he had been troubledwith a small tumour-of bone as was supposed-on the innerfront edge of the right tibia, which was sensitive to the touch andabout the sizs of a small pea. In 1881 (eight years after he ceased work-ing as a machinist) the tumour became loose, swelled slightly, andturned as black as coal. It showed no sign of suppuration, althoughit was very painful. The "growth " was subsequently cut out, andwas found to be a piece of corrugated sheet copper about in. squareand less than 1/100 in, thick, which was immediately recognMel as apiece of a waterproof gun cap, with which the writer distinctlyremembered having been wounded twelve years previously when a boy.The piece of copper, so the writer concludes, had during at leasteight years been continuously giving off and distributing throughthe humin body enough copper to brightly copper-plate a piece ofiron at any time by rubbing it on the back of the perspiring band.From an inspection of the size and thickness of the extracted frag-ment it couU not have lost but a few milligrammes. The writer

does not add whether he experienced a "coppery" taste in themouth, or whether he ever noticed any staining (green, for instance)on his underclothing at any time. The case is certainly of interestin connexion with the " toxicological signification of copper."

Mark.-Probably the case is one of birth-palsy, as appears from ourcorrespondent’s letter to have been the opinion of the medical prac-titioners who saw the patient. Although it is unusual to have nomental affection with so much ph;sioal, it is not altogether unknown.Little can probably be done for the condition.

A. B. C.-We think that, like most, though not all, other contracts, anotice according to mode of payment would be usual; but possibly ajudicial tribunal might take into consideration the condition or theexigencies of the patient in determining such a question.

"THE TITLE OF ’DR."’

To the Editors Of THE LANCET.

SIRS,—It seems a great pity that the question of the title of " Dr."should have developed into a comparison of the degrees of the differentschools. Such comparisons, especially whtn made in the sphit theyhave been, do no good, but rather engender a good deal of bitterfeeling. Every man is naturally proud of his own school, and thinksit as good, if not better, than others ; but while, like the proverbialparrot, he may think pretty hard, he should not give vent to his opinionin public print ; for, to say the least, it shows a wpnt of good taste andcertainly does not increase the prestige of our profession in the eyes ofthe public. After all, whether a medical man is a good one or notdepends on the individual himself ard the advantage he has taken ofthe opportunities afforded for acquiring knowledge, rather than on theschool from which he hails. The " Dr." question seems to have

especially raised national jealousies Now, I should like to suggest thatthe somewhat monstrous aspect of the practitioner’s door-plate mightbe greatly relieved by an artistic arrangement of the various nationalemblems-such as the rose, thistle, or shamrock-around the degrees ofthe said practitioner. Of course, a limit to the size of the various embel-lishments would be necessary, as some with American proclivities wouldprobably go in for something large and over h’lodow his more humblebrother. The General Medical Council could, I think, with a week’sfriendly (?) discussion, arrange the limits.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Jan. 9th, 1894. PAX.

"ABSENCE OF THE STERNAL ORIGIN OF THEP E C T O R A L I S MAJOR MUSCLE."

To the Editors of T H E L A N C E T.

SIRS,—As Dr. Young does not mention the condition of the mammain his case (THE LANCET, Jan. 6th, 1894, p. 19), and as I cannot makeout its condition from the figure accompanying his notes, I should liketo ask him whether its development was in any way defective? It is aremarkable fact that defective development of the sternal origin of thepectoralis major muscle is very frequently coirelated with defectivemammary development (amazia and micromazia). In a paper on

Mammary Variations per defectum, published a short time ago in theJoumal of Anatomy (vol. xxv, p. 306 et seq ), I brought together morethan a dozen examples of this m1.1formatioa, and I have since met withother instances of it. I am, Sirs, yours truly,

Preston, Jm 13th, 1S94. W. ROGER WILLIAMS.

"LOCOMOTOR ATAXY TREATED BY PHOSPHATIC INJECTIONS."

WE have received a letter from Dr. Cuyllts of Brussels which is soentirely out of all proportion in its length to the space that we are ableto offer to the subject that we can only briefly notice the line that hetakes in it. Dr. Cuylits recapitulates the symptoms of the patientwhose case was originally reported, and maintains that they wereobviously tabetic, pointing out at the same time that if they werenot, the facts of the patient’s extreme illness before treatment and)great improvement under treatment would still command attention.He desires to correct a statement that he is at the present time.Secretary of the Academy of Medicine in Belgium. We cannot devotefurther space to this subject.

Dr. Joseph Segui,er.-In all the Australian colonies the Medical Board!must be first communicated with and the diplomas produced. In some’colonies a fee of .6). Is. is charged. It is advisable to have diplomasand cettincates of registration endorsed by the consul, as evidence o?the applicant’s identity is usually required.

" QUININE IN PREGNANCY."

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-I entirely agree with Surgeon-Major Dimmock’s remarks inTHE LANCET of Dec. 2nd, 1893, as to the harmlessness of quinine in,pregnancy. I believe the drug to be absolutely powerless as an originator’of uterine action, although its power of intensifying that action, once-begun, is well known. I have for years used it fearlessly during pregnancy.both in large and small doses, and have never seen any bad effects. I havemore than once known large quantities to be taken by women with a,..view to procure abortion, always without result, and I have seen morethan one woman brought into serious danger by her refusal to take itfor fear of its causing miscarriage.

I am, Sirs, yours truly,ROBERT HARVEY, M.D., D.S.O.,Surgeon-Colonel,

(late Profe ssor of Midwifery, Medical College of Bengal ).Chowtinghee, Calcutta.

SHOULD MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH VISIT NOTIFIED CASES?

Mr. C. Welch, F.R.C.S. Eng., &c.-It is no, customary for medicalofficers of health to visit cases of which notifications have been sentto them by registered practitioners, nor is it right for them to do sosave with the express consent or at the desire of the practitioner in-attendance, on whom the sole responsibility of diagnosis and notifi-cation is placed by the law.

THE ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRs,-In reference to the annotation in THE LANCET of Jan. 12th.(p. 108) announcing the legacy under the will of the late Mr. Thomaeas.Bless Pugh, it should be stated that his father and brothers were-surgeons of 82, Gracechurch.street, half a century ago.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Finsbury - paveiiien E.C., Jan. 12th, 1894. .T. FUNSTON,

T H E S O D E N FUND.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SlRs.-The following further subscriptions to the above fund ha. vacbeen received. I am, Sirs yours faithfully,

Swa-Hcea., Jan. 14th, 189 1. W. F. BROOK.

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During the week marked copies of the following newspapershave been received:- Carrickfergus Advertiser, Cork Constitution,Glasgow Evening News, Dundee Advertiser, Manchester Examiner,Leeds Mercury, Pioneer of Fashioxa, South Wales Daily News, Lanca-shire Evening Express, Scotsman, Globe, Scottish Leader, Bolton..

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Communications, Letters &c. have beenreceived from—

A.-Dr. T. C. Allbutt, Cambridge ;Dr. J. A. Adams, Halifax : Mr. C. T. Alny, Brixbam; Mr. PercyT. Adams. Maidstone : Mr. T. M. Angior, Wigan: Messrs. Allenand Hanburyf, London; Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co.,London; Apollinaiis Co., Ltd.,London ; A. B. C.

B.-Mr. L Browne, London: Mr. IG. S. BiKg. London; Mr. T. BBrowne, London ; Mr. R Brown,Huddersfield: Mons, O. Berthier,Paris; Mr. J. Burner Edinburgh;Mr. C. Birchall, Lverpool; Mr. Cecil F. Readles, London; Mr. Francis Bennett, East bourne ;Mr. W. G. Brown, Washington, U.S.A. ; Mi s Effie Calverley Bewicke, London: Messrs Boake,Roherts & Co , London ; British !Medical Benevolent Fund, Lon- ! !(lor, Secretary of; B. S , Reading;B. F. K , London.

C.-Dr. Frank Clemow, Tondon;Dr. James Coombs, Redford ;Dr. R. Cumming, Great Bar-wood : Mr. W. C. Carré, Madeira;Mr. W. A. Comber, Exeter ;Mr. Mayo Collier, London;Messrs. Crossley, Moir, and C;).,London ; Messrs. H. Cuthbertsonand Son, Annan, N. B: Messrs.A.Cohen and Co., London ; Messrs.T. Christy and Co., London ;Clinical Society of London, Secre-tary of: Cheltenham GeneralHoqpital,Hon. Secretary of; Cato,London.

D.-Dr. H. R Donkin, London Dr.W. Dale, Truro; Ur, T. B Dunn,Bournemouth ; Mr. A. H. Dawes,London; Mr. F. W. langstonDay, Baldock ; Messrs. DownBros., London.

E.-Dr. James Edmunds, London.F.-Dr. Charles Forbes, London ;

Dr. H. V. Ferrell, Carterville, III.;Mr. F. Funston, London: Mrs.A. Fryer. London. Messrs. Footer,Brown, & Co , Montreal Fisher.ton House, Salisbury; F.R.C.P.

G.-Dr. E. H. Godson, Cheadle ;Mr. J. Gordon, Peterhead ; Mrs.Guinness, London.

H.—Prof. W. M. Haffkine, Lahore;Sure..Ca.pt. Hayes, London; Mr.J. Hart. London Mr. R. Hok,London; Mr. W. H. Haley, Wake-Belcl : Mr. W. F. Horton, London;Mr. J. Heywood, Manchester ;Misx E. M. Howard, London.

I.—Invalid Cbildren’s Aid Asso-ciation, London, Seerttary of.

J.-Mr James Jones, London; Mr.E. R. Jellison, Nanking.

K.—Keener Co., The W. T., Chicago.L.-Dr. H. G. Lys, Bournemouth;

Dr. J. F. Little, i ondon: Dr.A. B. Lyon,Whitehills, Banff ; Mr.-

R. B Lowndes, Cheltenham ; Mr. A. Longman, Broad Chalk; Mr.C. Lewis, London; LiverpoolMedical Institute, Secretary of ;Laryngological Society of London,Secretary of.

M.-Dr. J. McCaw, Relfast ; Dr. J.McClymont, London; Dr. G. ,Victnr Miller, Sunderlal1d; Mr i S. H. Murray, Peterborough ; Mr. A. E. Mere wether, Guild- ford ; Mr. Chas. C. Mor- ton, Clifton; Mr. Thos. McLean,London; Mr. R. Mosse, fon-don : Mr. P. MacGregor. Hud-dersfield ; Mr. W. Martindale,London; Mr. G. H. Makins,London ; Miss F. S. Murray, London; Messrs. J. Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow; Messrs. J. and R. Morley, London; Messrs. J. F. Macfarlan and Co., London;Manchester Medical Society,Secretary of; Midwives’ Regis- tration Association, London,Secretary of ; Maltine Manu- facturing Co., London ; M.D., I,Blackburn ; -. Maddock, Black-burn ; Medicus; M.B.Oxon.

N.-Mr. Frank J. Nah, London;Mr. A. J. Newman, Windermere;Mr. P. B. Nariman, Zanzibar;Norwich Mercury, Proprietors of.

O.-Dr. Jas. Oliver, London ; Mr.Robert O’Callaghan, Carlow;Messrs. Oppenheimer, Son, and Co., London; Ophthalnaological ISociety of the United Iiingdom, London, Secretary of. !

P.-Penrith Gas Works, Manager of.R.-Dr. T. H. Redwood, Rhymney; Dr. S. Rooth, Dronfield ; Mr. W. E. Redman, london : Messrs.J. Robinson and Co., Norwich ;Messrs. J. Richardson and Co.,Limited, Leicester : Royal Medi- cal and Chirurgical Society,London, Secretary and Librarianof ; Royal British Nurses’ Asao-ciation, London, Secretary of ;Rhyl Gas Company, Manager of;R. S., London; R. S. V. P., London.

S.-Dr. G. E. Shuttleworth, Rich-mond ; Dr. Joseph S6guier, Oise,France; Mr. Riccardo Stephens,Edinburgh ; Mr. L. Skeque, Rot--terdam ; Mr. G. A. Sala, Brighton; iMessrs. Stubbs, London; Messrs.J. S. Smith, Druce, and Co.,London ; Messrs. G. Street andCo., London; Messrs. Savory andMoore, London ; Sanitas Co.,Limited, London, Secretary of;

( Sanitary Institute, London, Sec-retary of; St. Luke’s Hospital,London, Secretary of ; SouthMetropolitan District School,Sutton, Clerk to the Board of ; Sca-

pula, London; Southern Cross,

London; Sigma ; South Coast,London ; Specialist.

! T.—Mr. A. Thompson, Boxford ;i T. H., London. !

j W.—Mr. W. Roger Williams, Pres-ton Mr. C H. Weteh, Rrihton;

I Mr. Charles Wilh,ms, Norwlch;Mr. G. E. Walker, Liverpool;

Mr. A. W. Whelon, Lancaster ;Messrs. J. Wright and Co;Bristol: Westminster HospitalMedical School, Dean of; Work,London ; W. B., London.Y.—Mr. I. B. Yeo, London.

Letters, each with enclosure, are also

acknowledged from—

L-Mr. A. W. Anderson, Carmar.then ; Apollinaris Co , Limited,London; A., Shrewsbury ; A. B.,London.

t.—Dr. N. T. Bond, Tamworth ;Mr. J. Boydell, Brighton ; Mr.S. C. Bluxham, staplehurst; Mr.T. S. Brodie, Dearlham ; Mr. A.Berrill, South Wooford: Bon

Espoir, London; B., Dover ; Bromo, London.

!.—Mr. S. Con- table, London: Mr.T. J. Croke, Hull; Mr. W. M.Carey, London; Mr. T. S. Craig,-Neweastl6-on-Tyne; MissJ Chalcraft, Liphook; Messrs Curry andPaxton, London ; ChesterfieldHospital, Secretary of ; Cinchena,London; Caput, London; Cun.stant, London ; Clavicle, London;Cornwall, London.

D.-Dr. F. Dale, Scarborough; Mr.W. W. David, Tonypandy ; Mr. J.Daly, London; Mr. C. J. Deyns,Fenny Stratford ; Mr. W. H.Davies, Newbiidge; Delhi andLondon Bank, Limited, Lucknow; D. B. A., London; Dispenser, ]London; D. H., London; Domus,London ; D. E. M., London;Delta, Reading.

E.-Dr. W. M. Elliott, Axim, GoldCoast; Mr. B. Ed w irds, Birming-ham ; Messrs. Evans, Sons, andCo., Liverpool; E. G., London.

F.-Dr. T. H. Fiske, Aylesford ; Mr.R. FitzGerald, Middleton, co.

Cork ; Felix, London ; F. S.,London.

a.-Dr. Georgp, Pontesbury ; Mr.H. Gilford, Reading; Mr. M. B.Gorman, Rowley Hegis; Mr. W.Gracie, Sbetburn ; Guardian,Brighton, Publisher of, GloucesterChronicle, Publishtr of; Gynæco-logy, London.

H.—Mr. W. W. Hoare, Great Marlow; Mr. J. H. Harris, Bowdon;Mr. W. Howard, Attleborough ;Mr. E. G. Hawkings, Plymouth ,Mr.W. Howard,New Buckenham;Messrs. Hill & Hogean, Glasgow ;Hahnemann Hospital, Liverpool,Secretary of ; H. M., London;Hope, Croydcn.

J.-Dr. J. S. Johnston, Hastings ;Mr. W. M. Jones, Wath-upon-Dearne ; Mr. J. B. James, Aber-aman ; Jessop Hospital forWomen, Sheffield, Secretary of ;J. G. B., Leicester.

K.—Mr. T. H. Keble, Margate; Mr.

T. S. Keys, Gorseinon; Mr. B. K.Kumar, Calcutta; Messrs. W.MdJ. Kennedy, Hawick.

.—Dr. E. Littte, Wimbledon ; Dr.A. P. Lnff, London; Mr. J. W,Lewis, Brynamman; Mr. Ladd,Canterbury; Messrs. Loescherand Co., Roma; L. M., London.

M.—Dr. A. Mungall, Glasgow; Dr,A. MacLerman,Runcorn; Dr. K.Maxwell, Hoh )rt, Tasmania: hlr,A. Maurice, Chester ; Mr. W. H.Moyle, Petersfield; Mr. W. G. M.Macleod, Laing, N. B. Mr. S. p,Matthews, Crawley Mr. G.Makin, Hadleigh : Mr. W. J.McFarland, Smallburgh ; Mrs.M. Mallam. Oxford; Medicus,London ; M.D., London; Medi.cus, Bournemouth.

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O.-Messrs. Oliver and Boyd, Edin-burgh ; Omega, London.

P.-Dr. J. Pearson, Sheffield; Mr.G. G. Parsons, Brewood : Mr.H. R Perkins, Newport, Pem,;Mrs. Phophit,Edinburgh;Messrs.Potter and Sacker, London;P. R. N., London.

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S.-Dr. T. W. Smith, Bath; Dr.C. Ii;. Soulby, Grimsby; Mr. C. H.Sers, London; Mr. H. G. Shore,Banbury ; Mrs. Stephens, WestBdghton ; Scott, London; Ship,London; Sanitas, London.

T.-Dr. A. S. Taylor. SurbitonFlill; Mr. J. Thin, Edinburgh; Tasma, London.

U.-Urbanus, London.V.-Veritas, London.W,-Dr. F. B. Wells. London; Mr.

, C. E. Whitcher, West Brighton;Wallasey Dispensary, Liscard,Hon. Secretary of; WarnefordAs3lum, Oxford, Medical Supersintendent of ; WolverbamptonGeneral Hospital, Secretary of;W. B., London.

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