vitality. It has been my observation that this drug does well from the start. In small doses, far below the amount which would give any pronounced physiologic effect, strychnin seems to act as a synergist to other agents, in that it rather sustains the vitality of the patient and "splints" him, thus allowing no retrograde action to take place."— Dr. G. L. Servoss (old school). "In the early stages you will find aconite a most valuable aid in assisting to overcome the acute inflammation, as indicated by the dry, hot skin, chilliness, great thirst, rapid pulse and high temperature. I give the 2 x (= 1/100) every fifteen minutes for 4 or 5 doses, then every hour while awake. "Veratrum viride (green helebore) will suggest itself after aconite, where you find great arterial excitement; full, strong, incompressible pulse (or even slow pulse, indicating exhaustion). "In this stage the heart is showing signs of the great stress laid upon it. This remedy is my sheet anchor in the early stages, and, in fact, I use it until I have positive evidence of the indication of something else. It is a great relief to use a drug that serves so faithfully and so well in a diseased condition that so taxes the skill and ability of the physician. "Its action on the engorged lung and in sustaining the heart through a crisis so dreaded by all, avoids the necessity of using stimulants, such as strychnia and others which are so deadly in their reaction. "Bryonia is the soverign remedy for all inflammation that has advanced to the stage of effusion, and acts powerfully upon the serous membranes and the viscera they contain. In pleuro-pneumonia it is almost a specific. The chief characteristic symptom is the stitching, tearing pains, greatly aggravated by motion of the inflamed membrane, which is relieved by rest. I give 3 x every hour.”—Dr. W. H. Shane (homeopath). "In the aged the vasorelaxants and constrictors so essential elsewhere descend to secondary place and occasional indications; while the pulmonary stimulants take first rank. In the front of remedies as to the relative frequency of indication I would place this group, of which sanguinaria, senega and squill are the principal members. They arouse the drooping powers of the lung, awaken sensation, and cause the bronchi to feel and throw off the encumbering collections. The nitrate of sanguinarin, in doses of 1/10 grain, every one, two or three hours, continued until the patient is coughing sufficiently, is a remedy whose value I can scarcely exaggerate. If it occasions vomiting, so much the better; it is not depressant, and nothing more effectually frees the bronchial tract of secretions. The effect on the system in general is powerfully stimulant, and bowels and bladder are strengthened. "I do not like digitalis with these cases. Its power of constricting the arterioles is so great that the danger of inducing gangrene by stopping the supply of nutrition is perilously increased. If the heart needs help, substitute spartein in full doses for the bloodroot. If pulmonary dropsy is present, with hydrostatic effusion or threatened. edema, employ squill. Frequent change of position prevents that interference with the nutritive circulation that forms one of the main. dangers of this condition.”—Dr. W. H. Waugh (old school). "For obvious reasons all diseases should be correctly diagnosed in accordance with the present nosologic classifications, but such diagnosis should not materially influence the treatment of a patient. He should be treated according to the specific indication for the needed drugs, regardless of the name of the disease from which he is suffering. In other words, the patient, not the disease, should be treated. "In my practise I have found one or more of the following remedies always required in the treatment of the pathologic states usually manifested in pneumonia: "Aconite when the heart's action is rapid, the pulse small but hard and wiry. Asclepias when there is a tight, hard cough, sharp pain and the heart lacks tone. Baptisia when the tissues are full and dusky and the tongue is full and purplish. Belladonna when there is capillary congestion. Bryonia when the pulse is hard and vibratil, or when there are sharp, lancinating pains and harassing cough. Echinacca when the tongue is full and of a dusky hue, and the tissues are of the same color. Ipecac in minute doses when there is irritation of the mucous surfaces. Jaborandi when there is high fever and the skin is hot and dry. Nux vomica when the tongue is full and pale. Podophyllin when the tongue is broad and full and covered with a dirtyyellow coating. Quinin when periodicity is a marked feature, providing the tongue is moist. Rhus toxicodendron when there is irritation of the cerebro-spinal centers as shown by a sharp stroke of the pulse. Sanguinaria when there is a tickling sensation in the throat causing almost constant coughing. Sticta pulmonaria when there is a hard, racking cough and pain in the occiput. Veratrum viride when the pulse is free, full and bounding. Cactus, as a means of sustaining the heart, should be employed in small doses from the beginning to the end of all cases of pneumonia. "The above-named remedies, if employed in small doses in accordance with the foregoing indications, will cure a very large percentage of all cases of pneumonia. In addition to internal medication I usually have the compound powder of lobelia applied on a larded cloth to the chest. This application should be renewed every day.”—Dr. J. W'. Fyfe (Eclectic). Spigelia-Pinkroot. This plant is also known as Spigelia Marilandica, and is found growing in many section of the United States. It is said to have derived its name from Spigelius, a Flemish botanist and physician, who discovered its medicinal properties. Spigelia is extensively employed as a means of expelling worms, especially the ascarides variety, from the human body. When used for this purpose the required dose, which need not be large, should be repeated night and morning for two days, and followed by a cathartic on the third day, to prevent any narsotic effect which might result from absorption of the drug. It is not, however, as a remedy for worms that Spigelia is most highly valued, but as a frequently needed medicament in abnormal states of the heart, as well as in wrongs of the nervous system. In endocarditis it is employed with much benefit, and in all neuralgic affections of the heart it exerts a relieving influence. It will frequently relieve, and many times cure, choreic tachycardia, and in functional palpitation it is a remedy of decided merit. "Spigelia, in small doses, is a nerve sedative; in large doses a narcotic and anthelmintic. It is valuable as a remedy in functional diseases of the heart to quiet the nervous disturbance. It may be employed with certainty in the treatment of painful conditions resulting from depressed vitality, as in many forms of neuralgia due to loss of nerve energy in exhausted states of the system."—Stephens. Spigelia is anthelmintic, carthartic, narcotic and sedative. Indications.-Choreic tachycardia; nervous depression and irritability; burning, throbbing tensive pain in left side of face; occipital headache spreading to left side of the head; violent pulsating pain in left temple; reflex neuroses; functional diseases of the heart. Dose.-Fluid extract, 10 to 60 drops; specific medicine 10 to 60 drops. Usual Prescription.-R Spigelia, gtt. x to xxx; water, iv. M. Sig. Dose one teaspoonful every hour to every four hours. Ambrosia-Ragweed. This indigenous plant yields a medicament of limited, but frequently valuable activity. It is usually prepared from the fresh flowers. Ambrosia is employed as a general tonic, with good results, and as such is especially indicated in intermittent and remittent fevers. In dysentery and diarrhea it exerts a corrective influence, and in hemorrhoids it is deemed a remedy of value. Ambrosia is also recommended as a local application in sprains and bruises. Ambrosia is astringent, tonic, stimulant and antiseptic. Indications.-Hay fever; sneezing with excessive irritaton of the nasal passages; mucous fluxes. Dose.-Fluid extract, 5 to 30 drops; specific medicine, 5 to 30 drops. Usual Dose.-5 to 10 drops in a little water every one to four hours. Society Meetings The National Eclectic Medical Association. The dates for the meeting of the National have now been definitely settled, Monday to Thursday inclusive, June 14-17, 1915. Headquarters will be at the Hotel Lankershim, San Francisco. Rooms on the European plan, $3.50 per day for either one or two in a room, $4.00 per day for room with bath with either one or two in a room. The meetings will be held in one of the Fair auditoriums. Friday, June 18th will be known at the Fair as "Eclectic Medical Day." We have recently learned that the round trip rates will be slightly lower than those mentioned in the December quarterly. The rates are as follows. Round trip from Cincinnati, $70.25; Pittsburg, $81.25; Columbus, $74.18; Indianapolis, $67.10; Cleveland, $76.20. Further details of the itinerary over the Pennsylvania from the east and from St. Louis or Chicago over the Burlington route, and the Denver and Rio Grande from Denver, with the various stopovers, will be announced later in the March issue of the National Quarterly and the February Journals. New Jersey State Eclectic Medical Society. An adjourned meeting of the New Jersey State Eclectic Medical Society met persuant to appointment, at 100 Halsey Street, Newark, N. J. at 8.30 P. M., Nov. 17, 1914. In the absence of the President the Secretary called the meeting to order and on motion Dr. T. D. Adlerman was requested to act as Chairman pro tem. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Secretary read a letter from ex-President D. P. Borden of Paterson, expressing regrets for his absence. There being no committees to report at this adjourned meeting and no applications for membership, the certificates of the Society issued at the last meeting were ready and presented to the following new members: Dr. Arcangelo Liva, 328 Valley Brook Ave., Lyndhurst, N. J. Dr. Samuel Messinger, 540 Orient Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Death having removed our late President George Curson Young of Washington, N. J., the society on motion proceeded to elect a new president. On motion Dr. G. E. Potter was placed in nomination. The doctor was honored by a standing vote of acclamation and elected president. On motion Dr. Chas. J. Massinger of Butler, N. J., was elected Vice-President, Dr. Arcangelo Liva, of Lyndhurst, N. J., Secretary; Dr. John J. Mohrbacher, of Newark, N. J., Treasurer, for ensuing year. The hour being late the incoming President was not prevailed upon for a speech. Reading of papers also was held over until the annual meeting to be held in May, 1915, the exact location and date to be announced later on. On motion adjourned to meet in May, 1915 at call of President. G. E. Potter, M. D., President. Selections Dysmenorrhea. Thomas George Stevens, M.R.C.P., London, in his text book on "Diseases of Women," states, "when menstrual pain is sufficiently severe to interfere with a woman's' work or pleasure, even for a short time, it must be dignified by the title "Dysmenorrhea," and warrants treatment." In the treatment of Dysmenorrhea, particularly the spasmodic type, H.V.C. has proven of especial service. It exercises an antispasmodic influence and is a sedative without being a narcotic. Hayden's Viburnum Compound is a product of known composition, and when administered in teaspoonful doses, given in hot water, satisfactory results should be manifested. The prevalency of Dysmenorrhea, and in consideration of the number of women who now earn their living, it is clear how important |