Medical Society was made the unit of representation. To become a member of this organization now, a physician must be a member of a County Society, and a certificate signed by the Secretary and President of any County Society in affiliation with the State Society will hereafter be all the credentials required for Permanent Membership in the National Medical Association. Furthermore, this will insure the most thorough and perfect organization of the Medical Profession that has yet been attained.

In order that we, in so progressive and important a State as ours, so long and widely known for its every movement along advanced lines, may be fully in line and harmony with the National Association, our members, and all Regular Practitioners of Medicine throughout the State, should at once, in Counties where County Societies have not been organized, take the necessary steps by assembling at some place in the County, and adopting a Constitution and By-Laws, and forward a copy of same to the Secretary of the Tennessee State Medical Society for approval at the meeting in Memphis, April 8th, 9th and 10th, prox., their duly appointed delegites being present at that meeting if possible, though this is not essential The Secretary of the State Society will be pleased to furnish all necessary information. This will be found, however, in any recent copy of the State Society's Transactions.

The Committee on County Societies would most respectfully and earnesly urge and request all our members, and all regular practitioners throughout the State to take immediate steps to organize their County Societies in order that they may be admitted to our State Society at its April meeting, and thus their members become eligible to representation and Permanent Membership in the Representative Regular Medical Organization in America.

Very truly and sincerely,

Jos. A. CROOK, M.D., Jackson, Tenn., Chairman.

R. W. TATE, M.D., Bolivar, Tenn.

J. W. BRANDEAU, M.D., Clarksville, Tenn.

S. R. MILLER, M.D., Knoxville, Tenn.

REGINALD STONESTREET, M.D., Nashville.

Committee on County Societies.

A. B. COOKE, M.D., Steger Building, Nashville, Tenn.

Secretary Tennessee State Medical Society.

DEERING J. ROBERTS, M.D., President.

February 1st, 1902.

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A LESSON FROM THE MASTERS.-The study of the practice and teachings of the really great men in medicine is a fruitful source of knowledge and practical guidance in the management of disease. Two principles are clearly recognizable; first, that nature possesses the ability to successfully combat the acute infectious diseases without the necessity of resort to powerful drugs for the relief of symptoms; second, that treatment is most successful which is most simple and which has for its object the reinforcement of nature's methods of antagonizing the encroachment of the disease processes. The application of these principles constitutes the most successful methods of treating influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis and the numerous winter diseases associated with inflammation of the respira. tory organs.

One method of treating these conditions is by administering a powerful and, in truth, a depressing drug for practically every symptom, e. g. opium in some form, to control cough, a cardiac and metabolic depressant

to reduce fever, stomach-disturbing remedies as expectorants, etc. This plan of treatment is, authorities assert, antiquated, irrational and ineffective. On the contrary it is a matter of absolute fact, proven by experience, that if a patient with pneumonia, influenza, severe bronchitis, is properly nursed, given adequate easily assimilated nourishment and be given Gray's Glyc. Tonic Comp. in desert to tablespoonful doses every three or four hours, that patient will withstand the attack much better and be surprisingly free from the pronounced depression which accompanies and succeeds these diseases. This plan of treatment has also the great advantage that the patient is spared the baneful effects of excessive drugging.

Gray's Tonic not only fortifies the patient's strength, aids digestion and assimilation, but has an unquestionable influence in palliating the symptoms of respiratory inflammation.

GRIPPAL COUGH, LARYNGITIS, BRONCHITIS.-In these affections, antikamnia is indicated for two reasons: First, becaure of its absolute power over pain; at once removing this element of distress and placing the whole system in the best possible condition for a speedy recovery. And second, because of its power to control inflammatory processes, lowering the fever by its peculiar action on the nervous system. Codeine is strongly indicated because of its power as a nervous quietant, often quickly and completely controlling the cough. In nervous coughs, irritation of the throat, laryngitis, bronchitis and phthisis, where the cough is altogether out of proportion to the amount of expectoration, AntikamniaCodeine tablets will give prompt satisfaction. In fact, in cases of nervous coughs, irritable throat, so commonly attendant upon influenza and la grippe, as well as in sub-acute laryngitis, and slight bronchitis, this tablet alone will often so control the cough that the disease rapidly subsides. This is not strange when we remember that nothing could keep up this irritation more than constant coughing. In the more severe cases of bronchitis and in phthisis, the patient is not only made more comfortable, but the disease itself is brought more directly under control by checking the excessive coughing, relieving the pain and bringing the temperature down to the normal standard.

HUEPPE AND KосH.-The two schools of thought on questions bacteriological are well represented at present by the distinguished investigators Hneppe and Koch. Both men are deeply versed in bacteriology and physiological chemistry Hueppe emphasizes the importance of the perfect health of the body cell-and the special treatment of the body cell as a means of frustrating the attacks of germ life. Koch emphasizes the importance of destroying entirely all germ life so that there will be no attack.

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Of course both men are right. We must destroy all the germ life we But since a war of extermination of disease germs is impracticable at present the physicau finds a more profitable field for his exertions in preparing the body cells to resist and throw off the attack of germ disease. It is no doubt by this sort of special preparation of the lung cells that hypophosphites and cod liver oil do so much to prevent the progress of the tubercular organism. Scott's Emulsion containing both the cod liver oil and the hypophosphites is a good example of those therapeutic agents which bring immunity by reinforcing cell life.

NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON HOSPITAL, TRENTON, January 4, 1902. MARTIN H. SMITH CO., No. 68 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK:

Being constantly in the treatment of a considerable number of Phthisical Hospital Patients, it is in order for me to state, that in the persistent cough so harassing to the patient, and preceding or accompanying Pulmonary Hemoptyses or Hemorrhage, I have found "GlycoHeroin" (Smith) an invaluable remedy, applicable in the vast majority of cases of Phthisis Pulmonalis, and far preferable to combinations of Morphia or Codeia or any other of the Heroin compounds which I have tested.

Under above conditions Glyco-Heroin (Smith) may be satisfactorily relied on to answer indications.

I also find this happy combination exceedingly valuable in the troublesome, dry, so-called Stomach Cough following La Grippe, and supposed to be dependent on irritation of the Pneumo Gastric Nerve.

CHARLES BREWER, Resident Physician, N. J. State Prison. (We can but regret that in our four years' experience in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in the early part of the '80's, we did not have the advantage of such an excellent preparation that we have found to be so valuable in just such cases as cited by Dr. Brewer.-ED. S. P.)

I HAVE no hesitation in saying that I consider Peacock's Bromides invaluable and have for years used it exclusively in my Sanatorium where bromides were indicated. Commercial Bromides are crude and rank as compared with Peacock's, The greatest danger of injury to the patient and the product lies in substitution. I now only buy from my wholesale druggist in dozen lots. ALLAN NOTT RING, M.D.

Arlington Heights, Mass.

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Cincinnati, Ohio.

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