Concerning the Doctor

Dr. Theodore B. Sachs has been reappointed superintendent of the municipal tuberculosis sanatorium, Chicago.

Dr. H. O. Hanawalt, 70 years of age, died at his home in Kansas City, June 5. He had practiced here for thirty years.

Dr. Carlos C. English has been appointed superintendent of the Missouri State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis, at Mt. Vernon.

Dr. Lucien Stark, Hartington, has been appointed secretary of the Nebraska State Board of Health, succeeding Dr. Porter F. Dodson, Wilber, removed.

A gift of $16,500 to Johns Hopkins Hospital by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is to be used for the establishment of a social hygiene clinic at the hospital.

Dr. Edward C. Rosenow, of the Memorial Institute of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, has been appointed chief of bacteriological research of the Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn., and begins his new work July 1st.

Miss Mary Sloan, daughter of Dr. Robert T. Sloan, of Kansas City, was married on June 12, to Mr. John Owen, Orear. Mr. and Mrs. Owens are taking an eastern tour, and will be at home after July 1, 3809 Walnut street.

Dr. Chas. E. de M. Sajous is contributing an excellent series of papers to the New York Medical Journal, on "Hemadenology, a New Specialty." Being interpreted, the above relates to the science of the ductless glands, concerning which Dr. Sajous has made a study for many years.

Dr. William G. Hall, for forty years a practicing physician in St. Joseph, died June 9 at the home of his son, Dr. E. P. Hall, Kansas City, with whom he had lived retired for the last eight years. He was born in Portersville, Pa., in 1831. Dr. William G. Hall was a Mason and past grand commander in the state of Missouri. He served with the rank of major as a surgeon in the Union Army in the Civil War.

Dr. William Welch, of Johns Hopkins, will soon leave for China together with Dr. Simon Flexner, Dr. David M. Robinson and Dr. Wallace Butterick of the Rockefeller Institute, where they will work out an ambitious problem. This contemplates the systematizing of medical education among the 400 million people of China, aiding the schools already established there, establishing new schools and giving the Chinese the

American and European viewpoint of medicine. Dr. Frank J. Goodnow, president of Johns Hopkins University who is the constitutional adviser of the Chinese Republic, will be associated with the work. He left last week for China to aid that republic in putting the finishing touches to its permanent constitution, which has been prepared and which has been held for possible revision by Dr. Goodnow.

Medical Miscellany

The New Municipal Tuberculosis Hospital at Kansas City will soon be ready for occupancy.

Kansas City recently voted four and onehalf million in bonds for improvements, including hospital, park, street and sewer work.

Through the effort of the women's organization of Wisconsin, a bill appropriating $8,000 to operate the new camp for

tubercular inmates of state institutions was passed by the state legislature without opposition. The camp will be in the forest reserve at Towahawk Lake.

According to the Medical Press and Circular, associations of pregnant women are being formed in some of the large American cities, to be known as "Twilight Sleep" societies, the object of which is to boycott every physician who does not employ the "Twilight" methods in his obstetrical practice.

The Nebraska state legislature has appropriated $50,000 for the erection of a hospital on the campus of the University College of Medicine. The hospital is to be a teaching hospital for the University of Nebraska, under the control of the board of regents, and is to receive indigent patients from the entire state.

Association of American Physicians.-At the thirtieth annual meeting of this association, held in Washington, D.C., on May 12th and 13th, under the presidency of Dr. Samuel J. Meltzer, of New York, the following officers were elected: President, Dr. Henry Sewall, of Denver; vice-president, Dr. George Dock, of St. Louis; secretary, Dr. George M. Kober, of Washington, D. C. (re-elected); recorder, Dr. Thomas McCrae, of Philadelphia; treasurer, Dr. J. P. Crozer Griffith. Drs. Francis N. Delafield, Henry Hun, George M. Sternberg, Edward L. Trudeau, James Tyson and Victor C. Vaughan were elected honorary members of the organization.

The first work of the new Kansas child hygiene bureau will be to publish a textbook for mothers, on the rearing of children. Dr. Lydia De Vilbliss, who has been appointed head of the bureau will compile the work, which will include the testimonies of many mothers in various parts of the United States, giving their experiences in raising babies.

Late Internal Revenue Ruling.-The following circular has been issued by the U.S. commissioner:

Art. 1. The second paragraph of this article is hereby amended, effective on and after this date, to read as follows:

If the applicant has more than one place of business, or if, in any case, the applicant is engaged in more than one profession or business where any of the drugs above described are made, stored, or dispensed, a separate application for registry must be made, and a special tax must be paid, in each such case.

W. H. OSBORN, Commissioner.

A surgeon at the front writes to the Lancet for May 1, 1915, that he had, in addition to his surgical cases, one of cerebrospinal meningitis in a farm lad living fifteen miles from his hospital. The surgeon made a lumbar puncture, centrifugated the cerebrospinal fluid, made a preparation, stained it, obtained the diplococcus, and got the necessary serum from the nearest prefecture. For a centrifuge, he utilized the rear wheel of his motor cycle, fastening the tube to a spoke by means of adhesive plaster; after the engine had worked for five minutes, the process was complete.

The Nebraska State Medical Association has elected these officers: President, Dr. Edward W. Rowe, Lincoln; vice-presidents, Drs. Arthur C. Stokes, Omaha, and James V. Beghtol, Hastings; secretary, Dr. Joseph M. Aikin, Omaha (re-elected); treasurer, Dr. Alexander S. von Mansfelde, Ashland (re-elected); librarian, Dr. William P. Wherry, Omaha; delegates to the American Medical Association, Drs. A. R. Mitchell and A. I. Mackinnon, Lincoln; alternates, Drs. F. A. Long, Madison, and B. W. Christie, Omaha; councilors, Drs. B. Potts, Omaha; Henry J. Lenhoff, Lincoln; I. H.

Dillon, Auburn; L. Stark, Hartington; Robert C. Byers, Nickerson; John C. Malster, Stromberg; W. L. Curtis, Fairbury; J. Flynn, O'Neill; Miles S. Moore, Gothenburg; C. B. Calbreath, Hastings, Axel E. Alfred Hedlund, Dalton; J. Stewart. Mitchell. The next meeting of the association will be held in Omaha.

Among the new announcements in this issue of the Herald, we are pleased to call attention to that of "AbilenA," the American natural cathartic. The home of Abilen A is in the neighboring state of Kansas, where it was accidentally discovered 1898, and since that time it has taken a place among the best waters of the world. Physicians who have prescribed this water, have been convinced of it efficacy; those who have not tried AbilenA, may secure a sample by sending a card to The AbilenA Co., Abilene, Kansas.

The Harrison Anti-Narcotic Law has created quite a demand for an ethical remedy, which will take care of the large number of drug addict cases that are now applying to the physicians for relief. The Combs treatment, as based upon the hyossco-piper and hyos-sco-phine is receiving a great deal of professional attention, as they have for the past eight years an excellent record in their gradual reduction system. If you are not fully accquainted with this rational plan of treatment, write the Combs Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois, 948954 Wolfram street, for literature.

Correct Posture is almost a forgotten grace. An alarminly small percentage of adults stand or sit correctly. At the Battle Creeek Sanitarium patients and guests are under an unconscious schooling in correct posture. This is effected by the simple expedient of having chairs that make incorrect sitting relatively uncomfortable. The dining-room, guest-room, lobby and even the chairs and swings on the great lawns are built along lines that insure proper posture one's self to the right method and the good in sitting. It is an easy matter to adjust habit thus unconsciously acquired remains with one long after leaving the sanitarium. Correct posture is also considered in the gymnasium exercises. The combined efforts often have the happy result of taking the kinks" of habit out of one's posture and making him as straight as a James Fenimore Cooper Indian.

Against phagedena the elder Gross opposed the double tartrate of iron and potassa in doses of 30 grains every four hours. Anything better today?

A New and Practical Splint.-One of the best emergency splints we have yet seen is embodied in "Perfofelt" which has the advantage of being cool and clean, and applicable to any kind of fracture. There is of course nothing new in mouldable felt; it has been used for years, but the ventilation idea is new. It is perforated to the extreme limit that will not weaken or diminish its rigidity and retaining power This idea was worked out by a surgeon of many years experience in treating mine and railway injuries. It is a fact that most fixation dressings are too hot, that is, they do not allow the dissipation of inflammatory heat SO essential to physiological rest and repair. It is the purpose of this material to overcome this defect, and at the same time supply a clean and easily applied dressing that will conform to and support the part. Perfofelt is no experiment. It has been tested thoroughly and will meet the requirements. Write to the National Perfofelt Co., Knoxville, Iowa, for samples and literature.

A Valuable Mechanical Laxative.-In view of the may varieties of liquid petrolatum with which the drug market abounds, and the questionable quality that distinguishes much of it, physicians will welcome the announcement that Parke, Davis & Co. are supplying a product, under the designation of American oil, that bears a substantial guaranty of purity and efficiency. American oil, P. D. & Co., which is distilled from American petroleum, is a product of high specific gravity and great lubricating power. It is tasteless, colorless and odorless, and is guaranteed to be free from sulphur compounds, acid, alkalies and all harmful by-products. American oil is not a purgative. Neither is it a laxative in the general sense of stimulating the bowel by local irritation. Its function is that of an intestinal lubricant. It passes in toto through the alimentary tract, not a particle of it being digested or absorbed. It mingles with the food in the stomach and upper intestinal tract, with the result that the feces become thoroughly lubricated and

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pass through the lower bowel more rapidly. than they otherwise would and are expelled from the colon more promptly and with greater ease. Not the least valuable feature of this liquid petrolatum is its protective effect on the stomach and intestine, it being well known that abrasions or irritations of the mucous surfaces permit bacterial infection and general toxemia. American oil may be taken with a pinch of salt or a dash of lemon juice, if the patient so desires, or it may be floated on a glass of water, wine, milk or other beverage. dose recommended for adults is one or two tablespoonfuls morning and night, before or after meals, for the first two or three days. Later the amount may be diminished. To insure against possible mistakes, physicians will do well to specify "P. D. & Co." on their prescriptions.

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Saratoga Springs as a Substitute for the European Spas.-The great therapeutic value of the waters of Saratoga Springs has become more generally recognized since the springs have been under the administration and regulation of the State government, who has equipped the spa with all the latest appliances to render Saratoga one of the finest of the world's health resorts. And now that the European Spas, such as Weisbaden, Marienbad, Kissingen, Nauheim and others are not easily accessible, physicians will find an excellent substitute for their patient among the varied waters of Saratoga Springs, where the Nauheim bath system and many others are carried out with a high degree of efficiency. Correspondence concerning the waters and the facilities is cordially invited by the Superintending Director for the Commissioners of the State reservation at Saratoga Springs, New York.

Suppurative invasions may be checked by calx sulphurata, but for the non-suppurative septicemias it is powerless.

Condurango calms gastralgia of gastric ulcer and cancer; lessens or stops vomiting due to lesions of stomach; betters hematemesis and gastric catarrh.

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"GOOD THINGS TO COME." Partial list of papers to appear in the MEDICAL HERALD:

"Children of Light," (a classical presentation of some of the Vital Aspects of Sexual Union, and a reply to misguided critics) by Mrs. Virginia L. LeRoy. The Future of the Bone Graft," Dr. Fred H. Albee, New York.

"The Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis," Dr. Robert H. Babcock, Chicago.

"Illustrating the Double Sexual Standard," Dr. G. Henri Bogart, Paris, Ill.

"Arthritis Deformans, ," Dr. Geo. F. Butler, Kramer, Ind.

"Functional Testing of the Kidneys and the Newer Phases of Nephritis," Dr. A. Sachs, Omaha. "The Status of the Autograft," Dr. Arthur Ayer Law, Minneapolis.

'Intestinal Stasis (Medical)," Dr. John W. Shuman, Sioux City.

"Post-Operative Ileus," Dr. M. J. Ford, Omaha. "Inherited Syphilis," Dr. Alfred Schalek, Omaha. "A Point in the Diagnosis of Gastric Disturbances," Dr. H. J. Lenhoff, Lincoln.

"Premonitory Symptoms of Tuberculosis; Early Measures of Arrest," Dr. Paul Paquin, Kansas City. "The Mutability of Goitre, and Its Bearing on Treatment and Operation," Dr. Edward G. Blair, Kansas City.

"The Paralytic Ankle-joint; Review of Operative Methods," Dr. Arthur Steindler, Des Moines.

"Better Knowledge of Pathological Anatomy Kesponsible for Improved Results in Prostatic Surgery," Dr. J. Stanley Welch, Lincoln, Neb.

"The Prevention of Deformity by the General Surgeon," Dr. H. Winnett Orr, Lincoln, Neb.

"The Early Symptoms and Treatment of Syphilis of Brain and Cord," Dr. J. L. Greene, Hot Springs, Ark.

"Flatfoot," Dr. P. A. Bendixon, Davenport, Ia. "The Present Relation of Syphilis to Nervous Diseases," Dr. F. E. Coulter, Omaha.

"Accessory Sinus Diseases in Relation to the Eye," Dr. Harold Gifford, Omaha.

"Appendicostomy for Persistent Vomiting, and Diverticulostomy Substituted for Appendicostomy and Enterostomy in Exceptional Cases," Dr. Caryl Potter, St. Joseph.

Venarsen, an organic arsenic compound, presenting 34 grains of arsenic (estimated on the basis of the metal) and 3-250 grain of metallic mercury to the dose, is being used successfully by many members of the profession in the treatment of syphilis. It is put up in ampules and is easy of administration, no elaborate technique being necessary. It is administered intravenously. See adv. on page 000, and send to the Intravenous Products Company, Denver, Colo., for literature.

Her Anthropological Statue.- Miss Queenie Evangeline Wildwood, of Damfino, Mo., writes to acquire our learned and infallible opinion in regard to her anthropological status. She says in her letter: "My father was German, English and Irish, and my mother is French, Spanish and Italian-so, what am I?" Well, Miss Queenie, as near as we can diagnose the case, your male progenitor was a plain duke's mixture, and youe dam is a coca cola cocktail seasoned with chilr carne and cactus plant, and that would make you only an ordinary bottle of expurgated and revised peruna flavored with a little sawdust and Ozark poetry. -Klarenc Wade Mak, M. D.

Office Equipment.-The impression created in the mind of patients by office equipments is today being more carefully considered than ever before by the scrutinizing physician. He is learning very rapidly that office practice, if appeal is made to the finer sense of the patient, cannot be conducted on the same lines as the practice in the hospital or clinic. The hospital patient goes to the hospital mentally prepared to face operations, if necessary: The private patient goes to the private office with the purpose in view to avoid an operation. Therefore, any office equipment that suggests operations or pain in any form does not make a happy appeal to them. The Allison equipment appeals to the finer tastes of the patient, for it gives the office a library effect rather than that of an operating room. At the same time, the new Allison tables makes the operator observe the rules of asepsis in a better form than any other table. Time spent in investigating this subject will return a handsome dividend to the investigator, if he contemplates equipping an office.

Gold Medal Awarded the Sweeper-Vac at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.-The Gold Medal (the highest honor obtainable) has been awarded by the Panama-Pacific 1915 Exposition in San Francisco to the sweeper-vac which is manufactured by the Pneuvac Company, of 59 Temple Place, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. Many other vacuum sweepers were in competition for this prize, but the sweeper-vac through its 3 in 1 combination, splendid mechanical construction and efficiency, won this great honor. This is the second time the sweeper-vac has received honors from this World's Exposition. The officials of the exposition, before the fair opened, chose the sweeper-vac as the official vacuum sweeper for the exposition's model kitchen, located in the Manufacturers Building, where housekeepers from almost everywhere come daily to find out the best articles for use in their modern households. The sweeper-vac from now on will deserve special attention because this great International Exposition has thus definitely recognized its value in the field of modern sanitation. Those people who are yet to visit the exposition in San Francisco should make it a point to call at the exhibit of the sweeper-vac.

Vasomotor Derangements.-The part played by the vasomotor system in countless diseases is at last thoroughly recognized. As a consequence, circulatory disorders are among the most common functional ailments that the modern physician is called upon to correct. Various heart tonics and stimulants are usually employed, but the effects of these is rarely more than temporary. To re-establish a circulatory equilibrium that offers real and substantial relief from the distressing symptoms that call most insistently for treatment requires a systemic building up of the whole body, Experience has shown that no remedy at the command of the profession is more serviceable in this direction than Gray's glycerine tonic comp. For nearly 20 years this standard tonic has filled an important place in the armamentarium of the country's leading physicians. Its therapeutic efficiency in restoring systemic vitality and thus overcoming functional disorders of the vasomotor or circulatory system is not the least of the qualities that account for its widespread use. The results, however, that can be accomplished in many cases of cardiac weakness have led many physicians to employ it almost as a routine remedy at the first sign of an embarrassed or flagging circulation.

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Wanted.-Position as hospital superintendent, by graduate nurse, thoroughly competent and trustworthy. Address F. S., care Medical Herald.

For Sale.-Account of death of physician, fine collection of surgical instruments and medical books, hospital fixtures, latest electrical appliances, microscope, medicine and surgical cases complete, skeleton, skull (articulated), everything used by an up-todate physician and surgeon, residence (ideal for sanitarium). Mrs. Mary C. Nash, Maryville, Mo.

Exchanges and Advertisers Take Notice.-The only medical journal in Kansas City today is the "MEDICAL HERALD." The "Medical Record" and the "Medical Arena" are both dead; while the "Kansas City Medical Index-Lancet" was consolidated with the "MEDICal Herald" in January, 1911. The "MEDICAL HERALD" has offices in St. Joseph and Kansas City.

For Sale.-The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat practice of the late Dr. J. S. Blanchard, including consultation and operative work from large surrounding territory, at Kearney, Neb., town of 8,000 population, with Normal school. Will sell together with his combined office and residence of thirteen rooms, located in center of business section, bath, electricity, running water in eight rooms, full office equip. ment. Is excellently arranged for private hospital, if desired. Purchaser can have co-operation of an established, competent surgeon. Exceptional opportunity for right party. For full particulars, price, terms, etc., apply at once to Mrs. Julia A. Blanchard, Kearney, Neb.

For Sale.-Equity in new high-class electric car. Can save buyer $300. Address Electric, care of Medical Herald, Kansas City, Mo.

Although every physician is subjected to more or less inconvenience by the requirements of the Harrison act, comparatively little is experienced by those who are familiar with neurosine. It is surprising the number of cases in which this prepara on can be successfully substituted for the opiates. Neurosine has for years been recognized as a sedative, antispasmodic and hypnotic of unusual merit. Since the Harrison law became effective its usefulness has been considerably increased. No records or any other legal requiremeuts are necessary when neurosine is prescribed, dispensed or purchased.

Therapy of Nervous Headaches.—The advantage of pasadyne (Daniel), the concentrated tincture of passiflora incarnata, as a means of relief in headaches of a nervous type are so marked that it seems to warrant the distinction of being put in a class by itself. In this condition, pasadyne (Daniel) not only soothes the cephalalgia but also exerts a potent force on the nervous element so noticeable in these cases. It may be given to women and children without causing unpleasant symptoms, oftentimes a feature of other agents. It has no concern with the Harrison Act. A sample bottle for trial may be had by addressing the laboratory of John B. Daniel, Atlanta, Ga.

While Daddy's mouth would often water at the sight of good things to eat he wasn't much of a cri-sis. McLintock.