us, physically, morally, mentally and financially, one who has "fought, bled and died" for Homœopathy, one whom we love present or absent. It has always been man's attribute to be a lover of flowers. He twines them about the cradle, the marriage altar and the tomb; and, Dr. Wilcox, it is my pleasure to bring to you this tribute of the love and gratitude of the Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York (presenting bouquet to Dr. Wilcox amid prolonged applause).

The Chairman: We consider that Dr. Wilcox's removal to another State was a distinct loss to the profession in New York. He is able as a surgeon, brilliant as a writer, and scintillating as a speaker. Dr. Wilcox, we want to hear from you. (Applause.)

Dr. Wilcox: Mr. Toastmaster and my good friends of the dear old State of New York,-God bless her: I have appeared before you in various capacities, but I do not recall that I have ever before appeared before you in the capacity of a corpse. (Laughter.) The man who said that an ounce of taffy is worth a pound of epitaphy must have had some such experience as this, or he never would have been able to give birth to such a truism. No doubt he appreciated, as I now appreciate, that the finest oratorical epitaphy, spoken by the most renowned silvertongued orators of the world, has ever failed to bring forth a single sign of recognition on the part of the recipient; it has never produced a smile upon the face, a quickening of the heart beat or a dimness of the vision due to a wetting of the eyelashes; but a few simple words of "taffy," if I may use the expression, from a sincere friend, will do all of that and much more. It must be a man with a heart of steel, or a beart which has ceased to beat entirely, whose whole being would not throb at such words of endearment, and who would not be made to feel thankful that there were such things as friends and such institutions as friendship. You have done many nice things in this good old State Society to your fellow members, but I assure you that you have never done anything which has so touched to the quick the heart of this recipient as this little thing that you have done tonight. I cannot tell you what this means to me at this juncture. I am enough of a fatalist to believe that we are punished for our mistakes of judgment quite as much as for our mistakes in morals, and for the last two years that I have been away from you, I have been sort of "doing time" for the mistake of judgment I made in leaving you. (Applause.)

I have had some disappointments. I thank God I have lived through them, and I hope I am the better for the experience; but this little thing which you have done tonight goes a great way toward making me forget all of the disappointments, and seems to come as a sort of benediction at a time when I felt that I had sort of won out in the struggle and had forgotten all the disappointments.

And now, lest you may really regret that this is not epitaphy, or the occasion for it, I will stop, but I cannot do it without getting back to my old New York habit and telling you "that reminds me of a story." (Laughter.) I haven't heard a good story for the two years I have lived in Massachusetts (laughter), begging the pardon of my friend, Dr. Howard, who is here. Once or twice I have had to go down to New York to get a fresh supply from Copeland and Buchanan.

There was once an old darky preacher who was called upon to preach the funeral sermon of a deceased colored gentleman, concerning whom he knew very little, and what he did know wasn't very good; So he spoke in a general way of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, and finally summed up by saying: "Now, brudders and sisters, coming down to this poor old nigger, he didn't know very much about life; he didn't know where he came from; didn't know where he was going to; didn't even know where he was going, but, my friends, we got dis blessed assurance, dat is going to stay wid us always,-we know he's gone." (Laughter and applause.)

PERSONAL AND GENERAL ITEMS.

Dr. Harriet E. Reeves, class of 1892, B. U. S. M., has removed her Nervine for mental and nervous patients from West Medford to 283 Vinton Street, Melrose Highlands. The house contains 20 or more rooms, modern in every respect, with the latest system of ventilation. It is situated on high ground, has piazzas, sun parlors, and an extensive lawn.

Drs. Mildred Frances Babcock, B. U. S. M., 1907, and Harold L. Babcock, B. U. S. M., 1910, were married on March 8 and sailed at once for Europe, where Dr. Harold will spend some time in post-graduate study in Berlin. Upon their return to this country they will locate in Dedham, Mass.

Dr. Andrew H. Cleveland, class of 1910, B. U. S. M., has located at O'Fallon, Illinois.

Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell, the well-known medical missionary of the Labrador coast, has been appointed Noble lecturer for Harvard Univer sity for 1911-12.

The appointment is reported of Dr. Fred T. Murphy of Boston as Professor in the Surgical Department of Washington University, St. Louis.

Dr. Owen Copp, for many years a most active worker of the Massachusetts State Board of Insanity, has been appointed physician-in-chief and superintendent of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane.

The Hahnemann Hospital of Philadelphia is a beneficiary under the will of the late George Platt of that city to the extent of three-twentieths of the residue of his estate after the death of his sister.

The Hahnemann Hospital at Yonkers, N. Y., has received one thou sand dollars under the will of the late Mrs. Caroline Lawrence.

FOR RENT-Use of a physician's Boston office for part of any or every day in the week. Centrally located in an office building exclusively for physicians. Continuous telephone service, day and night. Apply to "B. L.," care of New England Medical Gazette, 422 Columbia Road. Dor chester, Boston.

PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE FOR SALE. Homeopathic physician's practice now paying a good income, established 13 years; family reasons compel sale. Horses, buggies, sleighs, etc., all in excellent condition. Owner will personally introduce buyer to families. Price $650. Details and pictures at CHAPIN FARM AGENCY, 294 Washington St., Boston.

Dr. August A. Klein takes pleasure in informing his friends that he has opened an Eye Clinic at 168 Massachusetts Avenue, where he will attend on the same days as formerly in the Out-Patient Department of the Massachusetts Homœopathic Hospital.---Tuesday and Friday mornings, 9 to 12. Physicians who wish to send free patients to this clinic are assured that such patients will receive the best attention. All physicians are welcome to witness cataract operations, of which Dr. Klein makes specialty. Dr. Klein retains his office at 185 Summer St., Boston. Telephone, Oxford 2861-2.

Dr. Prince T. Woods, class of 1895 B. U. S. M., has removed frota Middleton to Silver Lake, Kingston, Mass.

Dr. D. C. Pierce of Ludlow, Vermont, spent a few days in Boston in the latter part of March.

It is with much sorrow that we learn of the death of Dr. Percy W. Shedd, which occurred in January last.

Dr. Shedd has during the past few years become widely known to the homœopathic profession on account of his valuable contributions te medical literature and of his very satisfactory translations. He was an unusually gifted linguist, translating with freedom from sight dif ferent languages. His best known work is probably his "Clinic Repertory," which has recently been translated into Spanish. He graduated from the New York Homo opathic Medical College in 1901, and even at that time was afflicted with chronic interstitial nephritis. Four years ago an attack of acute cardiac dilatation supervened, and from this he never fully recovered.

Those favored with his personal friendship speak highly of him as a man of much reserve, with many lovable qualities and of intense loyalty to all his friends. His loss is one that will be deplored by the entire profession.

The Executive Committee of the Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Society has decided to change the date of the next annual meeting of the Society to Tuesday, April 25, in order to improve the opportunity of a visit from Dr. H. R. Arndt, Field Secretary of the A. I. H., who will tell the Society of the present condition and future prospects of Homeopathy and of the work of the Institute. The meeting will be held at Hotel Garde, New Haven, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M. The medical program will be devoted to "Obstetrics."

Dr. J. F. Shattuck, formerly of Wells River, Vermont, has retired from practice and has removed to Kingsten, Miss.

Dr. Fredrika Moore, 1910 B. U. S. M., after a term of service as interne in the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, has opened an office at 16 Norwood St., Winchester, Mass.

Dr. Ray C. Hart, B. U. S. M. 1907, who has been at Melbourne Homœopathic Hospital for the past three years, is on a visit to Boston and will spend the next two months in this country. He expects to return to Australia, by way of England, in June.

WANTED.-Resident physician and surgeon at Grace Hospital, New Haven, Conn. Salary for one man $200, or $100 each for two men. Hospital contains 90 beds besides separate maternity house beautifully equipped. For further particulars address Stuart E. Skiff, M.D.. 1193 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn.

Dr. Elizabeth Wiltshire Wright, 1909 B. U. S. M., has opened an office at 146 Elliott Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.

FOR SALE-Books and instruments of a retired homeopathic physician, located in Worcester, Mass., for 23 years. Would introduce sucto former patients. For information inquire of New England Medical Gazette. 422 Columbia Road, Dorchester, or at 80 East Concord S... Poston.

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The late Dr. Huchard, whose name has recently become so familiar to Homœopathy, donated in his will 100,000 francs, the income of which will be made a prize to assist young students, who have been in one way or another victims to professional fidelity, to continue their studies.

The sum of $100,000 has been donated to the Cleveland Babies' Dispensary and Hospital as a memorial to Mrs. Anna R. Wade. The bulk of this sum will be devoted toward the construction of a new dispensary and laboratory.

MEDICAL SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL MERGE-We learn that a form of union has been consummated between the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and the Presbyterian Hospital. The union has been made possible by gifts amounting to upwards of $1,500,000 made for the purpose of endowing educational and scientific departments of the Hospital. By the agreement the Hospital will ally itself with the medical school, to which institution will be given the right to make nominations for all positions on the hospital staff. The professors of the various departments in the school will hold corresponding positions on the hospital staff and must not be connected with the work of any other hospital. This seems to be a further step toward the amalgamation of these two closely allied institutions, a step that has already been taken in two or three of the other principal American cities.

THE LARGE DISUSE OF DRUGS.

By a Homeopathic Layman.

Of the Massachusetts General Hospital, so important and old, it is told that the cost of medicines within perhaps 20 years has fallen to a fraction of the earlier one. In the former time the amount per year was upwards of $50,000. Recently it has fallen to nearly $13,000. As reported by a late student there, at the Harvard Medical School, the tendency of the instruction towards the neglect of drugs is strong.

It is held that Homoeopathy is largely to be credited with this important and, it seems, undoubtedly beneficial change. Minute, accumulative doses are homeopathic, and the older school who cannot accept the potency of little sugar pills, but who know that Homeopathy is doing very well, are, it seems, inclined to believe that the small use of drugs explains the newer school's success.

Homeopathy has a clearly defined system; has settled, proved, single remedies for diseases. It was said of a certain interesting case for which a considerable number of physicians were induced to prescribe, that of the homeopaths "no one could be for a moment in doubt as to the medicine that was demanded'; all named the same remedy with only slight differences in method. Of the older school prescribers every one had his separate remedy. There was no agreement.

An Instance:

It is a blighting matter to have a bad spine, to have a fault from which one of the vertebræ does not keep its place. From interference with that big bundle of nerves, the spinal cord, much harm may come. Depression and irritation may affect the vasomotor system. Thus the skin nerve terminals may not provide heat upon the surface as they should do.

With one such invalid coldness, along with other evils of nervous ailment, had gradually increased for many years. Hot water bottles had been of use to him, but preferring blankets he had at one time the large number of 50 layers over him. These were folded so as not to go over the bed sides, or he could not have endured them.

Now came homeopathic help. His physician prescribed one little sugar pill before each meal, and within two weeks the coverings fell to only 10 or 12 thicknesses. It relieved him much. Also his head, which had been very dull and weak, became stronger. He was greatly benefitted.

What did this? A virulent poison reduced to a one-hundredth dilution. Of this each pellet absorbed one drop. For so much evident and positive relief he was very grateful.

With a Study of Seventy-Six Primary Operations and End Results.

By J. EMMONS BRIGGS, M.D., BOSTON, MASS.

In presenting this topic for consideration a few words in introduction seem necessary. The list of cases comprises all the operations which I personally have performed upon patients suffering from primary carcinoma of the breast and covers a period of fifteen years. It includes my first as well as my recent efforts.

The last decade and a half has been marked by great progress in early diagnosis, and the radical operation of today was not born when my early experience commenced. These facts, lack of experience, an undeveloped operation, and especially delay in diagnosing and in recommending operative treatment, are, I believe, in no small degree responsible for the results herein enumerated. If these results are not all that we might desire we ought to be encouraged in the thought that a fair percentage are actually cured and a much greater proportion greatly relieved of a disease which would otherwise have been fatal.

With these facts in mind, it behooves us to strengthen our efforts and to renew our zeal, for in fighting cancer we are contending with the arch enemy of life, occupying an almost impregnable position.

In trying to obtain the end results in these cases great difficulty has been experienced, and it is deeply to be regretted that so many patients escaped the drag-net of our investigations. They fail to report, change their addresses, escape from the knowledge of their family physicians who referred them for operation, or die unbeknown to us. All patients before leaving our hospital are requested to report at specified intervals in person, and when impossible to do this to report their condition by letter; but things have not materially changed since the healing of the ten lepers when only one returned to give thanks. We are, however, in re ceipt of information from a sufficient number of cases to warran this publication as an addition to the literature on this subject.

It is a fact that different surgeons may present widely differing statistics as regards end results in cancer, inasmuch as they may entertain widely divergent views upon the type of case