used in the form of spray in hæmoptysis, but I have had no experience of its use in this way. The dose may also be increased according to circumstances. In the Irish Hospital Gazette I recorded some cases of hæmoptysis, etc., in which liq. extract of ergot was used hypodermically with success. A combination of the ergot and pyrogallic acid will afford a very powerful means of arresting internal hemorrhages. (Dr. A. Vesey.)-Braithwaite's Retrospect. Qualification of Doctors. The Illinois State Board of Health has adopted the following: "Resolved, That on and after July 1, 1879, the Board will not consider any medical school in good standing which holds two graduating courses in one year. 66 Resolved, That on and after July 1, 1879, the Board will not recognize the diplomas of any medical school which does not require of its graduates the actual attendance upon at least two full courses of lectures, with an interval of six months or more." Physicians wishing to practice in this State, but who are not graduates of medical colleges fulfilling the above requirements, must pass the examination of the Board, which, judging from the number of rejections, is considerably more severe than that of any of the Western medical colleges. "Nonconformist" colleges, of course, denounce this ruling, but 66 Rogue ne'er felt the halter draw -Chicago Pharmacist and Chemist. EUCALYPTUS FOR A COLD IN THE HEAD.-Prof. Strambio, in a note in the Gaz. Med. Ital. Lombard, says that notwithstanding the failure of all the remedies hitherto recommended for the immediate cure of a cold, he found prolonged mastication and swallowing of a dried leaf or two of the eucalyptus glob. almost immediately liberated him from all the effects of a severe cold. EDITORIALS. BENNETT MEDICAL COLLEGE. The Twenty-second term of lectures will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1879, and continue six months. Prof. H. D. Garrison will deliver the opening address. To those who know him, we need not say that a rich treat may be confidently expected. The prospects for a full class for the coming term are very flattering and indicate that students and preceptors appreciate the advantages that are offered them. While the term of study has been lengthened to make room for a course of study wider in scope and more thorough in details, the fees have been reduced to correspond with the general reduction in prices, so that the student is offered at least one-third more for less money than he can obtain at other schools. We trust that the medical profession will appreciate this feature and give us a hearty support in this earnest effort to elevate the standard and dignity of our profession. While Chicago is unsurpassed as a medical center, the cost of living is less than in most other cities. Good board within four blocks of the College building can be obtained at prices ranging from $2.50 to $4 per week. Students upon their arrival should call at once upon the Demonstrator at the College building, 511 and 513 State street, by whom all needed information will be cheerfully given. In this connection it seems fitting to call attention to the bountiful supply of "materiel" with which Bennett College is furnished direct from hospitals and asylums. Last winter, the supply was far in excess of the actual demand, and there is already on hand enough to supply the needs of the coming session, preserved by a new system of embalming which not only retains all the delicate tissues in their natural color, firmness, etc., but prevents putrefaction during dissection, and thereby lessens the danger of malignant diseases so prevalent among the students of some colleges. The faculty in this regard, as well as in many other ways, have made large expenditures of money to promote the health and comfort of students while pursuing their collegiate course. For general and special dissections and for operations of all kinds upon the cadaver, our College offers exceptional advantages. Another matter deserves notice here. The diplomas of those schools which hold but a feeble tenure on life, and especially those whose loose practices in the matter of graduation have excited public attention, and those holding two graduating sessions in one year, will hereafter be rejected by the examining boards of many States. We deem it our duty to keep this matter before the public in order that students may not be inveigled by specious pretenses into spending their time and money to no purpose. THE ECLECTIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF CHICAGO. The following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter at the last regular meeting: President, Prof. Milton Jay; First Vice President, H. K. Stratford, M. D.; Second Vice President, Prof. Henry Olin; Secretary, Prof. S. W. Ingraham; Treasurer, Prof. N. P. Pearsen. An interesting paper was presented by Dr. E. F. Rush upon the subject of Cervical Leucorrhea. The Society voted to appropriate sufficient money to furnish a reading-room for the benefit of members, and also students of Bennett Medical College. A committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. A portion of the spacious room now occupied by the College Museum will be allotted to the Society for use as a reading-room. This will be amply furnished with bookcases, tables, chairs, racks for periodicals, etc. A good assortment of medical and scientific works for the library, and a considerable number of medical journals, are already promised. It is believed that this enterprise will be the means of great good to the Society and a great advantage to students. The Alumni of the College and all others interested are requested to send in any books or pamphlets that can be spared, or any specimens for the Museum, to Dr. E. F. Rush, 511 and 513 State street, Chicago, Ill. It is hoped that authors and publishers will also help us, and that this undertaking may prove to be the nucleus of a large and valuable library. A MISSTATEMENT CORRECTED. A correspondent asks us to correct a statement which appeared in an editorial of the Eclectic Medical Journal of Cincinnati. We would not have our readers think that we propose to notice all the errors of that publication, although we have devoted considerable space to them of late. Our journal contains only fifty-two pages of reading matter, and we do not propose to enlarge it at present. In justice to our correspondent, however, we append a portion of his letter. MARIETTA, Ga., Sept. 8, 1879. PROF. W. H. DAVIS, Dear Sir: I saw a statement in one or two journals that I was President of the so-called National Medical Association that recently convened at Philadelphia. I wrote to Prof. Scudder to correct it, and he states that I had "ploughed with that heifer," leaving the impression upon the mind of the profession that I was connected with Buchanan. Please state that I do not, nor have I ever belonged to said Association. We have an association in this State, of which I am President, but it has no connection with any other as yet. Prof. Scudder was a great friend as long as I sent all my students to his college, but now we have a college, he seeks to put me down. I have helped him in his school and journal and that is the return I get. Yours, I. G. M. Goss. RELIABLE PREPARATIONS. During the past summer, we have been experimenting to a considerable extent with drugs and preparations of drugs obtained from different manufacturers, with a view of ascertaining, if possible, whether the complaints of unreliability, uncertainty in action, adulterations, etc., were well-founded. The results obtained lead us to believe that most of the preparations now in market are usually of good quality, and tolerably uniform in strength. Without doubt, there has been a great improvement within the past few years. The medical profession demands good and reliable, rather than cheap medicines, and manufacturers are honestly competing to supply this demand. In this connection, we may be pardoned for calling attention to some of the preparations of William S. Merrill & Co., of Cincinnati, which we have found to be especially valuable. One of the most important additions to our list of remedial agents is that preparation of hydrastis canadensis, known as "Fluid Hydrastis." Its essential difference from other fluid forms of the drug consists in the fact that it is made without alcohol, and hence forms a clear solution in almost any vehicle. All the alkaloids are retained in their native combinations, and the irritating resinoid rejected; hence, this preparation may be prescribed in irritated and inflamed conditions of the mucous membranes, with the happiest effects. It may be used to great advantage, both locally and internally, in all catarrhal states. As a local application in gonorrhea, it has given us such decided results that it now forms the basis of nearly every prescription for that too common disorder. For example: Ꭱ Fluid hydrastis........ 3i-ii. Water, ad... grs. v-x. M. Sig. Inject 3i nght and morning after urinating. Another standard preparation, from the same enterprising firm, is the nitrate of sanguinarina. To eclectics, we need not expatiate upon the virtues and uses of sanguinaria, and shall have said enough in favor of this preparation when we have stated that it is the best form in which bloodroot can be employed. The dose is small-two grains to four ounces of vehicle and the effects prompt and positive. In the treatment of croup, diphtheritis, scarlatina, bronchitis, dryness of throat and constriction of chest, it is an efficient remedy. A line of fluid extracts, made from the green plant or root by the house above referred to, has given us better and more |