to seek the causes for this. The recent exposures of rottenness in the Chicago hospitals have had a deterrent effect upon those most concerned. Indeed, the principals in the betrayal of Homœopathy in Chicago, were most conspicuous by ther absence These men, as well as their sympathizers, having nothing to defend their unsavory practices, were reluctant to face the certain storm of well-merited disapproval which awaited them. Another factor is the corrective effect of the presence of numerous members of the International Hahnemannian Association. These were generously sprinkled throughout the various sessions and made themselves heard, with dignified firmness, whenever occasion demanded. So well is this fact known to Institute members generally, that at Friday's business session a resolution, empowering the president to appoint a committee of three, whose duty it shall be to seek the affiliation of the I. H. A., was unanimously passed. Thus after twenty-six years of estrangement is the olive branch of peace most gracefully held out by the parent body.

Tuesday was given over to the discussion of principles and propagandism of Homœopathy. Papers, illustrating the status of the school in various countries were read and soberly considered. The tone throughout may be said to be almost uniformly optimistic. Progress in the growth of the school in foreign lands appears to be steady, even though slow in some instances.

Wednesday's bureau of Materia Medica and General Therapeutics offered several papers of merit. Among others may be cited that by Dr. Royal S. Copeland, entitled "Homœopathy and Posology," which, in dealing with the much vexed potency question, evinced a high-minded spirit of fairness applauded by all and led to the unanimous adoption of a resolution looking toward the proper and truthful numeration of our various makes and kinds of potencies, without in the slightest degree limiting the use of either any kind or any potency. Truly a platform so broad, that men of all shades of opinion may firmly stand thereon. Thus does the beacon light of tolerance promise to shed its benignant rays and vanish the darkness of blind prejudice and misunderstanding.

Clinical Medicine and Pathology held sway on Thursday and presented a few papers of excellence. Among these may be mentioned one upon "The Treatment of Cancer by a Neoformans Vaccine with Demonstrations of the Method of Determining Frequency of the Dose," by Edwin A. Neatby, M. D., of London, England. The paper is of interest chiefly because it is the outcome of a very recent original work which unerringly leads along the lines of nosode investigations to further verification of the truth of the law of similars, an observation confirmed, it may be said in passing, by the remarks during discussion, of Dr. Neatby, himself.

The meetings of the various sectional societies were well attended. The American Homœopathic Ophthalmological, Otological and Laryngological Society held its sessions in the Hotel Dennis and presented many papers of interest, though none along lines of original research. In this respect the meeting differed from those of former years. The Surgical and Gynecological Association of the American Institute of Homœopathy was able to bring out the interested attendance of many members as well as the discussion of numerous valuable papers. The same may be said of the National Society of Physical Therapeutics and of the Obsterical Society of the A. I. H. In the bureau of Sanitary Science and Public Health were presented essays of high order. A paper entitled, "Practical Notes on Plague and Methods of Dealing With it," by Henry Edward Deane, lieutenant colonel, Royal Army Medical Corps (retired) of London, England, presented many startling facts, more particularly that which deals with plague propagation by rats, a conception refuted most positively by Dr. Deane. "Sanitation of San Francisco Following the Fire," was the subject of Dr. Ward's paper, and was attentively listened to by an interested audience. The essay demonstrated clearly the great work done in the face of many difficulties, at times almost insurmountable, by the department of health of the stricken city of San Francisco, under the able guidance of its president, Dr. Ward.

The consideration of the place of meeting of the Institute for next year led to a spirited debate upon the merits of Oklahoma City as a convention town and also the necessity of going to the South in order to strengthen the position of Homœopathy in this somewhat fallow field. Each side had its able cham

pions, who waxed eloquent in the presentation of their arguments. By a vote of one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and fifty-eight, it was decided to go South in 1907, Jamestown with its coming exposition, being designated as host. Subsequently, on motion of the able sponsor for Oklahoma the vote for Jamestown was made unanimous.

For the ensuing year Dr. Edward B. Hooker of Hartford, Conn., was elected president, Dr. James W. Ward of San Francisco, vice president, and Dr. Frank Kraft of Cleveland, secretary. The question of an Institute Journal was warmly debated, chief among the speakers for the opposition being Dr. Clarence Bartlett of Philadelphia and Dr. Eugene H. Porter of New York. Both gentlemen presented many convincing reasons why such an organ would be a detriment to the best interests of the A. I. H. In favor of the proposition spoke Dr. B. F. Bailey, whose reasons were advanced in an earnest and telling manner. At the same time the doctor disclaimed any intention of becoming a candidate for the position of editor. Finally, after both sides had been heard fully, on motion, the entire matter was laid on the table. This action will enable the members to carefully weigh the pros and cons for another year at least, before being again called upon to decide this momentous question. In the meantime, the matter will no doubt receive most thorough ventilation in the journals.

In regard to the efficiency of internal vaccination, the committee in whose care this subject lies, and of which Dr. A. M. Linn of Des Moines, Iowa, is chairman, reported that the time had been too short for arriving at any definite conclusions and asked to be continued. Action was taken as requested. The InterState Committee gave notice, through its chairman, Dr. J. B. Gregg Custis of Washington, of an amendment to the by-laws, substituting eligibility to, instead of membership in, State Societies, as a pre-requisite to membership in the A. I. H. Discussion of this question shows beyond any doubt that there exists among the members much opposition to the present by-law, which has been the means of retarding the growth of the Institute instead of aiding it. An under current of opinion also shows that many feel the existing arrangement to be too much in the nature of a political machine, hence likely to repress the spirit of individual freedom of action and speech which now exists. The Inter-State Committee also declared itself in favor

of maintaining separate examining boards in the various states, a decision most wise and far-seeing, and one which every Homoopath should hail with satisfaction, since the machinations of our old-school friends in many states, looking toward the ultimate repression of Homœopathic representation, are daily becoming evident. Eternal vigilance must continue always to be the watchword.

Of the foreign delegates to the Congress, whose sessions were merged with those of the Institute, the British were most in evidence. Dr. J. H. Clarke, editor of the Homœopathic World and author of Clarke's Dictionary of Materia Medica, a monumental work which should be in the possession of every Homœopathic physician, was everywhere most kindly received. His genial manner and smiling face were ever the signal for a burst of friendly acclamation. Closely associated with him was his friend, Dr. George Burford, president of the British Homoopathic Society, whose remarks merited and received respectful attention and applause. Our foreign friends look to the United States as the Mecca of Homœopathy from which they can derive much inspiration and aid.

A word as to Atlantic City. The local committee were diligent and silicitous for the welfare of their guests but most unfortunate in their choice of Young's pier as a convention hall. What with an entire absence of acoustic properties and the incessant roaring of the surf it was well-nigh impossible to hear any but the loudest of speakers, if removed a few rows from the platform. As a result there was much annoyance and dissatisfaction, as well as positive interference with the otherwise smoothness of the proceedings. It is amazing in the extreme that these matters are not considered thoughtfully beforehand, when they are susceptible of easy correction.

Atlantic City with its board walk, five miles in length, brilliantly illuminated at night, its many attractive shops, its endless collection of hotels of all grades, its numerous places of amusement, and above all its long stretches of broad sandy beach, on which pounds continuously the rolling Atlantic, offers ample opportunity to the visitor to forget dull care and imbibe life's pleasures to the fullest. The 1906 session of the A. I. H. has passed into history, may its successors prove as productive of harmony, good-fellowship and cheer!

Atlantic City, N. J.

R.

BOOK NOTICES.

Before and After Surgical Operations. A treatise on the preparations for, and the care of the patient after operations. Including Homeopathic Therapeutics. Written with special reference to the needs of the general practitioner and the hospital interne. By Dean T. Smith B.Sc., M.D., Professor of Surgery and Clinical Surgery, University of Michigan, Homeopathic Department, Ann Arbor. 260 pages. Cloth, $1.25 net. Postage, 8 cents. Philadelphia. Boericke & Tafel.

1906.

This carefully prepared little work is complete in every detail and merits the many ecomiums uttered in its behalf. It should be in the possession of physicians and students of medicine, especially those who have not had the benefit of thorough hospital training through fault of location or some other equally unfortunate circumstances, as a cereful study would place the student or physician of even ordinary resourcefulness in possession of much valuable information usually secured in institutions of this character. There is a chapter on eye, ear, nose and throat written by Royal S. Copeland, M.D., and one on "Dietetics" for which Myrta M. Woodson, principal of the training school for nurses, University of Michigan hospital, Homeopathic, which add very much to the value of the work. Homeopathic therapeutics cut a prominent figure in the make-up of the volume and taken, all-in-all it is so thoroughly readable and reliable that those who do not possess it are the ones to be pitied.

Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear. By Kent O. Foltz, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology, Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, in the Eclectic Medical Institute; Consulting Physician to the Seton Hospital; Assistant Editor the Eclectic Medical Journal; Author of a Manual on Diseases of the Eye. 117 illustrations, 12-mo., 643 pp., cloth, $3.50. The Scudder Brothers Co., Publishers, 1009 Plum St., Cincinnati, Ohio.

According to The Eclectic Medical News this is the first work upon this subject undertaken by any member of the Eclectic school of medicine; if this is a fact, and we have no reason to doubt the statement, much may be expected in the future from this source in augmentation of the vast amount of literature upon this subject alone. The book is beautifully bound, clearly printed and carefully arranged in every detail, and possesses the distinctive feature in the therapeutics exhibited under the different conditions, of adhering to the Eclectic mode of ad