remittent fevers, which formed the staple portion of our autumnal diseases. In their place has come an alarming frequency of cases of acute and chronic phthisis, seeming to have their origin from the debility remaining after recurrent attacks of sub-acute inflammations of both gastric and bronchial mucous membranes-pathological conditions much more frequently noticed since 1864. J. C. JOHNSON. supported by the speedy relief obtained from counter irritat the epigastrium by mustard or blisters, and the use of the E remedies which relieved both conditions. With me, a fat prescription was, half a grain of pulv. ipe., with an eighth grain of permang. potass., in a powder, repeated every half or hour until the urgent symptoms had passed, which occurred without emesis, and then at longer intervals unti case was relieved. The results of this treatment added tr experience in similar cases two years since, and its efficien croupal diphtheria, for which it was originally suggested, increased my confidence in the prescription. The permang is an unpleasant article for internal use-nauseating and F times emetic, yet it has a peculiar action, apparently to 1 congestion by increasing secretion, and this it does withou ducing constitutional depression. Besides the inter-current form with measles, pneumonis been of frequent occurrence in its idiopathic form. The varied; some cases had the intermittent form of fever as is in the district; in others, typhoid symptoms were plainly ma again, pure asthenia with a thrushy, ulcerated appearance tongue and fauces came on rapidly in persons of debilitat stitutions, whilst another class had the decided character bilious pneumonia. As to treatment, it was difficult to adjust it to the varyi I note the disastrous effect of excessive and prolonged purgation in the case of a stout and vigorous young man, prostrated to a fatal condition when I first saw him, i emphasize a point of practice, upon which I have writ It is a difficult point in the treatment of this diseas remedies for regulating the secretions to the point of and avoid debility from excessive or long-continued Diphtheria, formerly a constant topic for report past two years nearly disappeared. So have the in CONTENTS. by Dr. Wm. Pierson, Jr.. TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL VARUS, by Thomas F. Cullen, M. D.. REPORTS OF DISTRICT SOCIETIES.. BERGEN COUNTY, by Dr. Hasbrouck..... SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION, by Dr. Hopper. BURLINGTON COUNTY, Dy Dr. J. P. Coleman. ..... FIBRO CYSTIC TUMOR, MISTAKEN FOR OVARIAN DISEASE, CASWELL, HAZARD & CO., under Fifth Avenue Hotel, N. Y. THE BEST TONIC, Caswell, Mack & Co's Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya Bark. 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