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DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRY.

Conducted by

MARTIN DESCHERE, M. D.

PECULIAR SYMPTOMS.

Child cannot bear to be touched nor looked at: antimonium crud., antimonium tart.,arsenicum alb., china, cina.

Child cannot be taught; it cannot remember: baryta carb.

Child cries as soon as it eats: staphisagria.

Child cries if taken hold of or carried: cina.

Child cries until it gets something to eat (hydrocephaloid): belladonna.

Child cries if washed in cold water; better if washed in warm water: antimonium crud

Child cries when spoken to even kindly: silicea.

Child does not want to play: baryta carb., baryta mur.

Child falls asleep on the chamber when the tenesmus ceases (dysentery); colchicum.

Child is irritable, wants to be carried: antimonium crud., antimonium tart., arsenicum alb., causticum, chamomilla, china, cina.

Child jumps up and down with pain and screams if he cannot urinate at once when he needs to: petroselinum.

Child laughs and plays at night: cypripedium, jalapa.

Child must be carried, cries if touched: antimonium tart., chamomilla.

Child seems to be better after eating: hepar sulph.

Child sleeps during the day and plays all night: jalapa. (The same remedy holds good when the child is quiet and sleeps all day, but screams all night. M.D.)

Child wants to be carried all day causticum.

Child wants to be carried rapidly. arsenicum alb.

Child will not go to sleep in a darkened room: stramonium.

Child breathes best if carried in an upright position (bronchial

troubles): antimonium tart.

Child cannot digest milk: aethusa, magnesia mur., silicea.

Child coughs at night the moment the head touches the pillow, but not at all during the day: drosera.

Child dislikes to be washed: ammonium carb., antimonium crud., sulphur.

Child will only sleep when in constant motion: chamomilla, cina. (S. F. SHANNON, M.D., Amer. Homeop. Vol. XXII, page 274.)

AN EARLY SYMPTOM OF MEASLES,

A symptom which has not been hitherto observed will be of value in the examination of children. The patient lying on his back with thighs flexed upon the abdomen and the legs upon the thighs, the physician places both hands upon the abdomen, pressing first lightly, then gradually stronger with the tips of the three middle fingers, alternately upon the right and left side. He will then feel the sensation of slight friction as if two rough surfaces were rubbing against each other. Sometimes this sensation will be circumscribed, sometimes it may be felt over the whole anterior wall of the abdomen. The phenomenon disappears under too hard pressure, as well as under a too prolonged examination.

This symptom belongs to the very earliest prodromal signs, even before symptoms appear upon the mucous membrane of the throat. Its duration varies and generally coincides with the period of eruption upon the skin. A complication with peritonitis was not observed in this connection; nor could the symptom be discovered in healthy children, excepting such who had just passed through an attack of measles. The author supposes his discovery due to the presence of a slight eruption upon the peritoneum which never passes on to a more serious inflammation or irritation, but he considers it a very safe diagnostic indication. (Bolognini La Pediatria, 1895, page 110.)

DIPHTHERIA.

Dr. Thure Hellström gives the following in his statistics of diphtheria in the new hospital for epidemics in Stockholm for the year 1894.

"It is surprising that the mortality in diphtheritic angina without croup decreased in the whole number of patients from 32.8% to 5.8%, with children under ten years of age from 38.3% to 9.0%; consequently decreasing 27% with all patients, with children under ten years of age, 28.3%. This occurrence must warn us against premature conclusions regarding the action of certain methods of treatment, as the disease may show such great differences in the mortality. That the injections with antitoxine serum could not bring any influence to bear upon the decrease of mortality appears from the fact that on account of the absence of serum only four cases were thus treated (one of which died)." (Hygeia, Vol. LVII. 8 Svenska läkaresällsk förh, page 69, 1895.)

In a later publication, Hellström completes the above statistics until Aug., 1895, giving his experience with the serum therapy. "Of 358 cases, 216 were treated with serum, including 26 complicated with croup. Of these 216, 209 recovered, seven died. 142 were treated without serum, with no death resulting. The seven cases that died had been hopeless from the start. In view of these results, Hellström states that he is not yet prepared to give his decision upon the value of the serum treatment" (Hygeia, Vol. LVII, 10 page 473, 1895.)

In striking contrast with these cautious statements of a man who controls large numbers of observations, we find homoeopathic physicians who, forsooth, have treated a single case with antitoxine, lauding its efficacy in our journals. Would it not behoove the dignity of our school to withhold such experience until largely accumulated facts enable the observer to publish his results with some authority and value. The exponents of homoeopathy, especially those who hold the position as teachers in homoeopathic colleges, should be doubly careful in recommending an unknown quantity. Instead of strengthening the confi dence in pure homoeopathic treatment of diphtheria, they thus weaken our cause with the many half cocked homoeopaths, with whom, alas! the land abounds.

We know that our school has won laurels in the treatment of diphtheria when its rules were strictly adhered to, and that many of our colleagues have startled the community and gained a reputation by their brilliant results as compared with those of their allopathic neighbors. Let everyone give his results, success and failure, with the treatment of diphtheria under strict observation of the homoeopathic law, and show us how he did it Then we shall be able to judge. (M.D.)

Conducted by

THERAPEUTIC NOTES.

JOHN L. MOFFAT, M ̧D.

[It is the aim of this department to collate experience which may seem to writers insufficient for formal papers, but which if published will diffuse valuable information otherwise likely to be lost. Clinical confirmations, with the single remedy, of homoeopathic indications and original observations regard ing the homoeopathic application of drugs are respectfully solicited from our readers. It is important to note any adjuvant treatment and especially to say that there was none, if that be the case. Much value is added to the report if the reader be apprised of the duration of the symptoms and of the promptitude and permanence of the relief. Contributions should be addressed to John L. Moffat, M.D., 17 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, who will carefully edit them and give full credit.]

Causticum 30x in Verruca.-Miss K. S., æt. 28. Single; seamstress; duration, one year. Both hands, dorsal and palmar surfaces. Pathogenetic Symptoms: Menses too early and profuse, and after ceasing, a little is passed from time to time. Violent pain in abdomen. Mind taciturn and distant. Melancholy. Clinical Symptoms: Large, jagged, often pedunculated warts, bleeding easily. Remarks: About nineteen days.-DR. E. M. BARUCH.

Palladium 3x in Ovaritis.-Mrs. B., æt. 34. Many years ill. Pathogenetic Symptom; Headache in places. Clinical Symptoms; Inclination to weep. Sallow complexion; blue half-circles under the eyes. Swelling and induration of right side of abdomen. Right ovary swollen and sensitive; drawing in right ovary downward and forward. Bearing down, yellowish leucorrhoea. Ovaries tender on pressure. Right enlarged; also right tube. Uterus retroflexed and prolapsed-when thigh is flexed-when lying down on left side. Remarks: Patient reported improvement on third day. Nearly well in three months.-DR. W. G. FRALICK.

Thujax in Verruca.—Miss B. F., æt. 21. Single. Gonorrhoea. Clinical Symptoms; Figwarts at vulva. Moist cauliflower-like. Remarks: About ten days.-DR. EMANUEL M. BARUCH.

VERIFICATION

Reported at the March, 1896, meeting of the NEW YORK HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA SOCIETY.

Petroselinum 3x dil. in Urinary Incontinence.-L., female, æt. 2 years, 6 months. Six months duration. No abnormal condition noticed during first two years. Treatment by old and new school physicians, with usual hygiene for the six months, with no avail and case gradually worse. There were no deformities of the parts. Chemical and microscopical examination of the urine gave evidence of no abnormal condition. Indicated remedy cured in one week. Pathogenetic Symptom; Frequent desire to urinate. Clinical Symptoms; Sudden irresistible desire to urinate. The child awakens at night, saying "want to river," and, if not taken up at once, the urine is passed involuntarily. During the day the desire is frequent and sudden, the discharge of urine often occurring before the child could call the mother or nurse.-DR. BUKK G. CARLETON.

CONDUCTED BY

CURRENT EVENTS.

H. WORTHINGTON PAIGE, M.D.

ALL NEWS or other matter relating to this department should be addressed to The Rutland, 256 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York City.

Dr. E. M. KELLOGG took his outing at Nancpashemet, Mass.

DR. GEO. A. SHEPARD has returned after a pleasant trip abroad. DR. WALTER SANDS MILLS' address is Albuquerque, New Mexico. DR. CHAS. H. HELFRICH returned September 15th from his European trip.

DR. ST. CLAIR SMITH spent his summer vacation at Narragansett Pier.

Dr. George G. SHELTON spent the summer abroad, returning September 16th.

DR. GEORGE MCDOWELL returned September 8th from a two months trip in Europe.

THE OLDEST MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION is that of a "hair tonic, ''written B. C. 4000.

DR. E. W. BRADLEY, Oakland's new Health Officer, entered upon his duties on July 8th.

DR. A. H. HART has returned to practice after a vacation spent in various parts of the West.

DR. A. LENORA WHITE has removed to 151 West Forty-sixth Street. Hours, 10 to 12 and 5 to 6.

DR. JOSEPH P. COBB, of Chicago, took a rest from his labors from August 20th to September 5th.

DR. FLOYD P. SHELDON has removed to 223 West One hundred and twenty-second Street. Hours, 8 to 11 and 6 to 7.

DR. SIDNEY F. WILCOX Occupied his summer home on Mt. Washington in the Berkshire Hills during July and August.

DR. A. K. CRAWFORD, CHICAGO, has returned from a visit to European climes and resumed practice at 100 State Street.

DR. ELIZABETH JARRETT removed October 1st, to "The Sherman," 159 West Forty-eighth Street. Hours, 10-12 and 6-7:30.

THE CLEVELAND HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE has a first-class teacher of Materia Medica in the person of Dr. Frank Kraft.

MARRIED.-Dr. Clara C. Plimpton, of Nashville, Tenn., was married to Mr. Frank McGavock on Tuesday afternoon, August 18th, at 5 o'clock.

DR. T. FRANKLIN SMITH returned from a trip to Europe on July 15th, and spent the balance of the summer in the mountains of Pennsylvania.

THE MEISSEN: Mrs. O. S. Runnels, Indianapolis, was elected president of the Meissen at Detroit, Miss Emily Paine continuing as secretary.

THE MASSACHUSETTS HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, which has been in existence twenty-five years, treated in its wards nearly 1,200 patients last year.

"GLENMARY'' has issued to physicians a neat and practical little booklet containing suggestions to Examiners in Lunacy under the revised statute.

DR. WM. TOD HELMUTH returned September 1st from Europe and has removed to his new residence, 504 Firth Avenue, northwest corner of Forty-second Street.

THE LEXINGTON HEIGHTS HOSPITAL of Buffalo, has added to its equipment a complete laboratory for doing urinary and bacteriological work, under the supervision of Dr. Chas. L. Mosher.

DR. FRED'K M. WALL has the sympathy of the profession in his serious illness with fever. We are happy to state that at the writing of this item his prospects for a good recovery are most favorable.

FISHED IN CANADIAN WATERS.-Drs. Malcolm Leal and S. F. Wilcox spent part of August in a fishing trip among the Laurentian Lakes, Province of Quebec, as guests of the Gatineau Fishing Club.

OBITUARY NOTE.-Dr. Joseph Boardman, of Trenton, New Jersey, died at Morrisville, Pa., in July. He was one of the oldest members of the American Institute and had been in the practice of medicine since 1844.

DR. J. T. GREENLEAF, of Owego, President of the Alumni Associa tion of the New York Homoeopathic Medical College, spent a few days in New York during September, leaving here to attend the State Society meeting.

DR. F. E. DOUGHTY, professor of Surgical Gynecology, will receive at the Flower Hospital, such gynæcological cares as require surgical treatment but requests that he be communicated with before patients are sent.

DR. IDELL M. FAGALEY, of Louisville, Ky., has removed to the corner of Church and Vine Streets, Nashville, Tenn., where she will assume charge of the practice of Dr. Clara C. Plimpton since the latter's marriage.

"HISTORICAL RHYMES'' is the title of a witty yet applicable poem by Dr. A. M. Cushing, of Springfield, Mass., and read at the twentyfifth annual meeting of the Essex County Homœopathic Medical Society at Bakers Island, Salem Harbor, on July 29th, 1896.

THE WESTBOROUGH HOMEOPATHIC INSANE HOSPITAL during the eight years of its active life, has treated 2,878 patients, and with the

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