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The Practical Medicine Series, comprising ten volumes on the year's progress in medicine and surgery. Under the general editorial charge of Gustavus P. Head, M. D., Professor of Larynogology and Rhinology, Chicago Post-Graduate Medical School, Volume 1. General Medicine, edited by Frank Billings, M. S., M. D., Head of Medical Department and Dean of the Faculty of Rush Medical College, Chicago, and J. H. Salisbury, A. M., M. D., Professor of Medicine, Chicago Clinical School. Series 1906. Chicago. The Year Book Publishers, 40 Dearborn St.

Medical News

Dr Russell, of Cardington, recently moved to Belleville.

Floyd Stamp, of Atlantic City, is visiting his mother at his old home, Alliance.

O. H. Quayle, of Madison, has been confined to the house for a few days by illness.

C. S. Hitchcock and wife, of Toledo, are home from a three weeks' rest in Michigan.

P. D. Bishop, of Andover, is recovering from a very severe attack of the rheumatism.

Todd Caris and family, of Sulphur Springs, have gone to Johnsville where he will locate.

F. S. Pomeroy, of Chardon, for many weeks sick with typhoid fever, is steadily improving.

E. G. Myers and wife, of Canton, have returned from Florida where they spent the winter.

W. P. Harris, of Bellaire, left May 15 for Washington, D. C., where he will remain for some time.

Dr I. J. Kerr is in New York persuing special studies in diseases of the nose, throat and chest.

F. P. Graham, of Lisbon, who has been critically ill with pneumonia for some time, is now improving.

C. G. Dew, of Nelsonville, who went to Arizona last fall for the benefit of his health, has returned.

F. W. Robers and wife, of Findlay, have gone to New York City, where they expect to spend a month..

Dr Mercer, of Bowling Green, recently moved his family to Ridgeville, Henry County, where he will continue his practice.

Thomas H. Shorb, of Canton, returned recently from Cincinnati, at which place, he has been taking a course of study.

H. F. Billmeyer, of Bellevue, left May 15, for Onsted, Michigan, where he will spend the greater part of the summer.

W. M. Tuller, of Bowling Green,, has gone to Mt. Forest, Michigan,

to spend a few weeks on the Beatty and Tuller ranch.

C. S. Judy, of Miamisburg, has returned from Chicago where he took

a post graduate course in one of the leading hospitals.

Ben. F. Syman, of Springfield, graduated with honors from the Denver and Gross College of Medicine in the Colorado Capital.

Thomas S. Phillips, of Springfield, has returned from Mudlavia Springs, where he has been visiting his mother and brother.

H. R. Garst, of Franklin, left a short time ago for New York, from which point he embarks for Bombay, India, his future field for work.

The commencement exercises of the Ohio Medical University, College of Medicine, was held in Memorial Hall, Columbus, Tuesday evening, May 8.

Frank Hupp and wife, of Wheeling, will leave about June 10 for Europe. They intend remaining over two months and will return about September 20th.

Dr and Mrs. Stewart, of Church Hill, have arrived home after spending the winter at different points in the south for the benefit of the Doctor's health.

M. Uberroth, for many years a practising physician in New Riegel, will move to Tiffin in the near future and will occupy the office of the late W. H. Focht.

Dr and Mrs. Thos. Chas. Martin return to Cleveland Saturday, June 2nd. The report published in the Washington papers that they had removed to Washington permanently is a mistake.

U. P. White, of Athens, has disposed of his interest in the medical practice to his partner, Dr. Merwin, and left the first of June for Oklahoma, where he will locate for the practice of medicine.

H. H. Jacobs, of Akron, has been elected president and chief of the City Hospital physicians and surgeons. The election is made by the staff of physicians and surgeons who are chosen by the Hospital Directors.

The Greene County Medical Society held a meeting in Xenia on May 3, the principal address being made by Dr Heidingsfield, of Cincinnati, a specialist on skin diseases. His subject was skin cancers. Dinner was served at the Grand Hotel.

W. A. Smith was the essayist at the meeting of the Clark County Medical Society on May 7. His subject was "Nocturnal Cough in Children." The paper was discussed by Noah Myers, C. S. Ramsey, S. R. Hutchings and G. F. Brubaker.

Dr Beebe, of Sidney, has been appointed from the Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination, by Governor Pattison, to represent the Board at the Second Annaul Conference of the Council on Medical Education of American Association. Meeting to be held in Chicago.

The May meeting of the Logan County Medical Society was held Thursday, May 3, at the office of C. E. Huston, in Rushsylvania and was well attended. The annual meeting of the Society will be held June 7, at Orchard Island, the essayists to be J. S. Deemy and Arthur J. McCracken.

The twenty-sixth regular session of the Lake County Medical Society was held in the Assembly Room, Parmly Hotel, Painesville, at 8 p. m., Monday May 7th. Program: Report of Cases; Presentation of Clinical Cases; "Gynecological and Abdominal Work," James C. Wood, Cleveland; Discussion was opened by C. F. House and C. M. Hawley. J. W. Lowe, Secretary.

About twenty-five of the physicians of Athens County met in the Court Room, at Athens, on May 2, for the regular monthly meeting of the Athens County Medical Society. C. S. Hamilton, Dean of the Starling

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Medical College of Columbus, was present and addressed the Society upon "Some Practical Applications of the Theory of Asepsis." regular meeting of the Society will be held on June 5.

The Stark County Medical Society held a meeting Tuesday afternoon, May 15 with about twenty members present. S. P. Barnes, of Massillon, read a short paper, after which a discussion on "Shock" led by J. P. Dougherty, of New Berlin, took place. The closing of the meeting was a report of cases by Frank Kahler, H. M. Schuffell, and M. N. Bower, of Uniontown. The next meeting will take place sometime during the month of September.

Harry G. Southard, of Marysville, who recently graduated from the Starling Medical College, has received a fine appointment that will engage his attention for the coming year. He has been chosen as one of the two members of the Starling graduating class to serve as special interne at the St. Francis Hospital, in Columbus. The appointment is a competitive one to the members of the graduating class, and is eagerly sought after because of the wide field of experience it offers.

The Delaware County Medical Society met in regular monthly session Friday afternoon, May 4, discussing several important topics. The first address of the session was given by D. C. Fay, of Ostrander, upon the analysis and composition of water. Blee Smith, of Columbus, gave the second paper of the afternoon, his subject being "Intestinal Keratitis." The next meeting, to be held in June, will be an open meeting for the discussion on ways and means of preventing tuberculosis.

The Jefferson County Medical Society held a meeting in Stubenville. May 15, at 1:30 p. m., with the following program: Call to order by the President; Reading minutes of last meeting of the Secretary; Clinical Cases by the Society; Report of Case of Rupture of the Heart, by Drs Watt and Collins; "Fractures of the Femur," semi-clinical, by E. R. Giesey; Reports from the State meeting by attending members; unfinished business; miscellaneous business; announcements; adjournment.

With a small attendance, the Hancock Medical Society was called to order at 8:45 Thursday evening, May 3. The secretary Nelia B. Kennedy, read the minutes of the last session, which were approved. J. H. Varnum, of Benton Ridge, opened the program with a paper on "Post-Partum Hemorrhage." Drs Tritch, Hartman, Ewing, Williamson, Saunders and Hersh took an active part in the discussion of the subject. J. A. Kimmel and William Metzler were on the program for papers, but could not be present. President Hersh appointed Drs Linaweaver, Tritch and Wilson a committee to arrange for the social meeting to be held July 1. It is said this meeting will be held in Dr Titch's new log cabin on his farm in Marion township. The secretary submitted the following report: Number of members, 34; added this year, 6; number dropped, 1; number of meetings held, 11; papers, 16; guests, 2; average attendance, 21; surgical papers, 4; medical, 2; ethical or commercial, 2; other subjects, 1; cases presented, 2; cases reported, 8; specimens presented, 2; number of physicians in county not members regular, 33; irregular, 9.

Deaths

Henry Clay Black, Freeport, died April 25, age 80.

Homer S. Quinn, of West Jefferson, died May 17, at the age of 67. Wylie T. Mitchell, of Portsmouth, died of dropsy on May 11 after an extended illness.

William H. Focht, of Tiffin, a well known physician died Saturday. May 12, with brain trouble.

E. H. Chilcote, a prominent physician of Bloomdale, dropped dead at his home, Perrysburg, May 4.

The comparisons of all nations in regard to child-birth are of the greatest interest.

The trials of the mother in Burma are extreme and of the severest nature. When the tiny stranger is ushered into this world, the mother begins the native treatment, which is to rid her body of the accumulation incident to bearing children. A method which smacks of cruelty and also of the past ages.

At first her body is rubbed over with a certain substance called nan-win, a secret preparation still unknown to the males. A large fire is started just outside the hut, and far enough away to prevent burning the slight structure, which is generally constructed of materials such as bamboo, palms, and perhaps teak. The hut soon begins to warm up, and over the mother the midwife piles all the blankets and covers obtainable.

Next, a mysterious tea is brewed by the attendant. This is green in color and called "sayshen," the ingredients of which no one knows except the midwife and attendant. The poor mother is now obliged to drink this peculiar green preparation at stated intervals during the next seven days.

When one thinks of the hot season of Burma, and with added hot drinks, piles of covers, and fires on the outside of the house, one wonders that many survive. The end is not just here, for the midwife orders hot bricks wrapped in cloth, to be placed between the blankets. Meanwhile, a new preparation is being prepared from a native plant called "ny-gella-sativa". This is pounded

and heated and shaped into a round, ball-like mass. The mother is to smell it each day, just as we do our smelling-salts. Finally, at the end of seven days, a large open-mouthed vessel, which holds

gallons of water, is set up over the fire and the water in it is stirred up with certain drugs. When this commences to boil and steam, the mother, rather weak from the other treatments, is to sit over this steaming vessel, with many razees or coverings about her. This crude turkish bath ends the trying-out process, and often the life of the poor mother.

Statistics show a slightly higher death-rate than that of other nations and yet, from the severe treatment in use, one would naturally look for a very high percentage. In large cities and towns more modern ideas prevail. English-speaking doctors are doing much to help on the good cause, and it is noticeable among the women who have children that they do not age so quickly. The Burmese marry early, and the young girl of fourteen or fifteen, with her first babe, ages from ten to fifteen years, and with each succeeding child keeps getting older in appearance.

One operation, which I heard of, is performed in a peculiar way. If a mother should die before giving birth to her babe, a Caesarian section is performed, and the child taken away to be secretly buried. The future happiness of the husband is insured by this method, for, had this custom been omitted, the mother would again marry the same man in the next world, and she would have died by the same means. Great care must be exercised to make the burial spot absolutely secret, for fortune-tellers and wizards are always on the hunt for the remains, which they dry and use in their black arts. Sailors who obtain the dried caul imagine it gives immunity from drowning. The still-born child is wrapped in burial clothes, in which some one of the family places two or three pieces of iron, which seems to appeal to their superstition. And at burial, one of the family chants over the little corpse a bit of an old dirge, which implores the child not to return to its mother's womb until the iron becomes soft as down.

Returning to the mother, who has now ended her seven days of torture, we find her slowly recovering. The family now gathers for the purpose of naming the child. The astrologer or some dignitary known to the family, is called in and, with all the friends of the family, they sit down in a circle, placing mother and babe in the middle. All are grave, and either smoking their long cheroots or chewing the familiar betel nut. One of the old fellows jumps up bright and chipper, and begins to suggest a name which he thinks will be quite proper. After a short interval of discussion, the name is accepted. The astrologer had arranged all this with the mother and father beforehand, and had foretold of luck and