The charges against Hahnemann Medical College have been carefully considered, and the good standing of the College affirmed.

Under the act to regulate the practice of medicine in Illinois, the State Board of Health is required" to issue certificates to all who shall furnish satisfactory proof of having received diplomas or licenses from legally-chartered medical institutions in good standing." [Sec. 3.] In order to define the term "good standing" used in the law, the State Board of Health adopted, Nov. 15, 1877, the following resolutions:

"Resolved, That on and after July 1, 1878, the Board will not consider any medical school in good standing which holds two graduating courses in one year.

"Resolved, That on and after July 1, 1878, the Board will not recognize the diplomas of any medical school which does not require of its candidates for graduation the actual attendance upon at least two full courses of lectures, with an interval of six months or more."

The position taken by the Board in these resolutions is one which commends itself to all who are striving to make medical education more thorough, more comprehensive and more fully in accord with the progressive spirit of the times. Most medical schools are fully in harmony with the letter and spirit of these resolutions. One or two, who previously held two graduating sessions in the same year, have acknowledged the justice of the position taken by the State Boards of Health and have announced that they will henceforth hold but one regular session per year. One or two more, notably the Eclectic

Medical Institute of Cincinnati, cannot see the fitness of the policy of the Board, and announce their determination to stick in the old ruts and hold two graduating courses in one year.

With reference to one of these colleges the Illinois State Board of Health, at the meeting of June 13, adopted the following resolutions :

WHEREAS, The action of the Eclectic Medical Institution of Cincinnati, with regard to giving two full courses of lectures in one year, both of which shall count as such in the said college, in its requirements for graduation; and

WHEREAS, This is a violation of the spirit if not of the letter of the rules of this Board; therefore, be it

Resolved, That, until this question is settled, the Board declines to receive the diplomas granted by the said Institute, under date of June 3, 1879.

Whether the manager of this institution will gracefully yield to the just demands of enlightened public opinion as expressed by the State Board, or whether he will continue to maintain an attitude of belligerence, remains to be seen. In the meantime, it behooves students and preceptors to take note of the existing state of affairs.

LACTOPEPTINE.

The value of pepsin is now generally recognized and its uses well understood; but the most effective mode of administration does not seem to be so clearly comprehended. Pepsin may be so combined and administered as to be wholly inert and worthless, or its action may be greatly enhanced by the use of proper adjuvants. Says Bartholow: "Lactic and chlorhydric (muriatic), acetic, citric and malic acids promote the digestive activity of pepsin. Certain ferments, as ptyaline, pancreatine, extract of malt, etc., also increase its activity." Experience bears witness to the truth of this statement, for it is found that pepsin combined with one or more of these agents does its work more thoroughly and more quickly than when administered alone. The preparation known as lactopeptine, which has been so favorably received by the profession, is probably the best combination of pepsin, with its adjuvants, that has yet been devised.

Sugar of milk, pancreatine, ptyaline, lactic acid and hydrochloric acid are united with pepsin in this preparation, which is peculiarly adapted to relieve indigestion and resultant disorders.

In cholera infantum and summer diarrhoeas, it is often the remedy par excellence, and will greatly assist the action of other remedies that may be indicated.

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PROF. POTTER'S NEW WORK ON PRACTICE.

This work is having quite a liberal sale, which it justly deserves. The author has been one of the foremost eclectics in this country for nearly forty years. He is a thorough student, close observer, and has given to our profession this work which will serve to light up the dark pathway and point out the proper way" to many practitioners. The treatment laid down, although in many respects original, is nevertheless safe and efficient, and will afford many a useful hint in cases where the routine practice of so many books proves wholly unsatisfactory. Eclectics should express their appreciation of Prof. Potter's labors by purchasing the work. Orders will be filled at the office of the Chicago MEDICAL TIMES. Price, free of postage, $3.50.

LONG LIFE AND HOW TO REACH IT. By JOSEPH G. RICHARDSON, M. D., Professor of Hygiene, in the University of Pennsylvania, etc.; Philadelphia, Lindsay & Blakiston.

The second in the series of American Health Primers, is devoted to a most interesting subject, and is written in a plain and pleasing style. The work abounds in practical suggestions, timely cautions and sound advice.

Physicians will do good service, in the cause of preventive medicine, by recommending this little volume to their patrons. ANNUAL PRICE CURRENT to the trade) Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines, Van Schaack, Stevenson & Co., Wholesale Druggists, 92 and 94 Lake Street, Chicago.

etc.

This is the most complete work of the kind ever published; is invaluable to the trade, and reflects great credit upon the enterprising firm by whom it is issued.

THE LAWS OF THERAPEUTICS; OR, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MEDICINE. By JOSEPH KIDD, M. D., Philadelphia, Lindsay & Blakiston.

The author begins with a concise history. of the various medical theories, which have influenced the practice of medicine from the fourteenth century, B. C., to the present day, and then attempts to generalize to reach therapeutic laws. He recognizes the law of contraria contrariis, and also of similia

similibus, but does not adhere strictly to either, believing that there are still other laws which influence therapeutic action.

THE STEPPING STONE TO HOMEOPATHY AND HEALTH. By E. H. RUDDOCK, M. D. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, etc., with alterations and additions adapting it to the climate, diseases and customs of Americans, by the American Editor. Chicago: Halsey Brothers, Publishers.

To those of our readers, who desire to investigate the claims of homoeopathy, this little work will, perhaps, be more useful than many of the larger publications; that it has passed through eight editions, is evidence of the favor with which it has been received by the followers of Hahnemann.

PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN ANIMAL MAGNETISM. By J. P. F. DELENZE; translated by Thomas C. Hartshorn; revised edition. New York: Samuel R. Wells & Co., 737 Broadway.

Many curious minds will doubtless be glad to read an exposition of the mysteries of mesmerism, and to such this volume will be of interest.

Of its merits or demerits, we do not feel qualified to judge. The author was a French physician, of extensive practice and large attainments.

A CLINICAL TREATISE ON DISEASES OF THE LIVER. By DR. FRIED. THEOD. FRERICHS, Professor of Clinical Medicine in the University of Berlin, etc. Three volumes; Vol. III. Translated by Charles Murchison, M. D., F. R. C. P.; Physician to the London Fever Hospital, etc. New York: William Wood & Co., 27 Great Jones street. 1879.

This is the third volume of the great work of Frerichs on the Liver, and the fifth volume of the series of Wood's "Library of Standard Medical Authors." This volume completes Frerichs, and is issued in the same neat style as its predecessors. Its contents are:

1st. Pathological; New Formations; Hepatic Tumors. 2d. Diseases of the Blood Vessels of the Liver; the Hepatic Arteries, Portal Vein and Hepatic Veins.

3d. Diseases of the Biliary Passages.

4th. Appendix. This is made up of observations and experiments in support of the statements made in the volume.

A complete index is added. Frerichs on the Liver was made valuable to the English reader by its able translator Charles Murchison, M. D., LL. D., F. R. S., of London.

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SOCIETY MEETINGS.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ECLECTIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

The tenth meeting of the National Eclectic Medical Association was held in the city of Cleveland, beginning June 18, 1879.

At 10 o'clock, the President, Prof. John King, of Cincinnati, took the chair, and prayer was offered by the Rev. T. M. House, of Christ M. E. Church. The Mayor of the city, Hon. R. R. Herrick, delivered an appropriate address of welcome. He alluded to the fact that several national conventions were in session, and significantly remarked that Cleveland was specially adapted for occasions of this kind. He eulogized the profession of medicine as requiring general and professional knowledge, and complimented the Eclectics for having been public benefactors in this matter. "The school which you represent," said he, "I believe is an outgrowth of the present century, and its doctrines appear to me to be in accordance with the spirit of the age, whose tendency is to break over the old rules and usages which have nothing but age and general acceptance to recommend them, and to assert new ones developed by more recent and scientific research." His Honor concluded by assuring the Association of his best wishes.

President King replied in a few words of acknowledgment gracefully expressed. He then proceeded to deliver his annual address.

"It gives me a thrill of pleasure," said he, "to believe that within the last fifty years the tendencies toward right, justice and liberty have been greatly promoted by the influences arising from the cause we have been and still are maintaining-Eclecticism-a system that rejects the false and harmful, and embraces the true and useful. We desire the public to know that we are pledged to no code of ethics that does not concede equal freedom to all, and that is not based upon scientific attainments and gentlemanly conduct-permit