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equally.

The

completely reduced; the testicle was invaluable journal of this week, you lay at the outer side of the greatly oblige your obedient servant, A PERPETUAL ’PUPIL AT sac.—Lanc. Franç.

will

resorted to,

proved

fatal

on

the

following

as

for lectures,

we

value them

examination, the peritoneum lectures, as given by Mr. Mayo, are deservnight. was greatly inflamed, with affusion of puru- ing of our warmest approbation. By insertlent serum and false membranes. The her- ing this, or if too long, part of it in your On

nia

was

rather small, and

GREAT WINDMILL-STREET SCHOOL.

London,Feb.25,1830. COMPLAINTS

OF THE PUPILS AT THE GREAT

MEDICAL DINNER—PROPOSAL FOR A

WINDMILL STREET SCHOOL.

SOCIETY.

7’o the Editor of THE LANCET. To the Editor of THE LANCET. am a came medical who SIR,—I student, SIR,—As the recent important decision of£ from the country in the beginning of the win- Lord Tenterden seems to have roused in ter session, and entered to Messrs. Mayo and some measure the dormant energies of the Hawkius’s anatomical lectures, for which I medical profession to a sense of its rights, paid the sum of twenty guineas as perpetual the present moment may perhaps be deemed pupil, understanding that Mr Mayo or Mr. favourable for taking some steps for the Hawkins would give the demonstrations. permanent security of the advantages obGuess, Sir, how great was my astonishment tained. a few days since on Mr. Hawkins stating) It has on reflection appeared to me a (with all the coolness imaginable) that on very strange anomaly, that while we abound account of Mr. Mayo’s and his own numer- with societies and associations for various ous engagements (particularly as he had lec- useful purposes, such, for example, as the tures on surgery to deliver with Mr. Bro- protection of religious liberty, suppression die) he should appoint Mr. Tatham, who of vice, prevention of cruelty to animals, would give the demonstrations regutarly. cum multis aliis, the interests of the great With that intimation, unknown to most of usbody of general practitioners stand alone as demonstrator, has left us.and unprotected against the numerous asNow, Sir, I would inquire whether this is, saults and inroads continually made on them.

befurehand, he,

actinglike an honourable man. Is it not in- White men of all other classes have had a famous deception These transactions oughtlegal claim to remuneration for their time to be brought to light to prevent other in-and labour as well as for materials, the experienced youths from being duped in like’ medical practitioner, though neither an manner. We require, Sir (for I speak nott alien nor an outlaw, has hitherto been only for myself, but for others), First. Thatt denied the common rights of his fellow-subMr. Tatham take the sense of the pupils, as; jects, exhibiting the singular phenomenon to whether he should retain the place off of one who might be sued but could not sue ; demonstrator or not. If rejected, thenwho was liable to be harassed by vexatious let Mr. Ilawkins return to it. Secondly.. Iawsuits, and mulcted in heavy penalties That if the majority of pupils decide thatt fnr the consequences of an error in judgMr. Tatham shall still continue, he mustt ment, while he might waste his strength, take care that each pupil has an equal share; his time, and his skill, to restore the lost of the demonstrations, and not allow the; health of lns patient, and then be deprived subject to be confined to the exclusive in-- of the just reward of his labour. In turning these matters over in my mind spection of a few. Thirdly. That he should1 continue each demonstration three quarterssI have been forcibly impressed with the of an hour, the time specified in the pros-- idea, that a society might be formed for the pectus. Fourthly. That the examination " protection of the rights of the medical should take place on the proper days, and! profession," which should watch over its that it should include every one, as adoptedinterests, and be constantly alive to every by Mr. Hawkins.and not be confined to onee thing connected with its welfare. Would. or two individuals. Lastlv, that as Mr.not the great medical dinner be a favourable Tatham appears to find difficulty in collect-occasion for introducing the subject to the ing matter for the specified three quarters off notice of the profession ?2 an hour, he should prepare himself beforeI am, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, hand, or adopt the aid of notes. To thesee OMICRON. particulars we require an immediate attention; otherwise we expect Mr. Hawkins will1 Hoxton, Feb. 17th, 1850. return us our money, and let us seek a place e WE have selected thisletter out of a great where we shall gain more efficient iastrnction. As wepay as much for demonstrationss number which we havereceived upon the -

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important subject, and for the satisfaction of our correspondents we may state, that the matter has, we believe, engaged the attention of the committee from the first. It was again discussed at their meeting, on Wednesday evening, and it is understood that the subject will certainly be brought forward at the medical dinner. same

of the Derby Infirmary—X—Tyro—Studens - An Advocate for Dr. Elliotson’s Practice

- A Well-Wisher to the LANCET—An Enemy to Imposition-An Old Subscriber. We received a letter respecting the claims to the foundation of the Medico. Botanical Society last week. When authen. ticated, it shall be inserted. The publica. tion of Mr. Tucker’s letter, would not facilitate the object he has in view. Can Mr. W. S. favour us with the newspaper, or a copy of the advertisement. As far as we can judge from the report of REMEDY FOR THE HOOPING-COUGH.—Dr. B.’s case, the treatment was judicious; Mr. a small blister of directs to Minden, Meyer, be applied over the præcordia; the detach- we regret wecannot afforspace for its insered cuticle being removed, the exposed sur- tion ; but indeed its publication, in a pracface is to be sprinkled over with half a grain tical point of view, could serve no useful of morphia, rubbed up with starch. The purpose. publish the letter of a Surgical morphia is to be repeated every evening. We shallnext week, together with such The only internal remedy he employed was Reformer an emetic. If necessary, the blister may be facts on the subject of it as we may be eu. to collect. reapplied every third day. In five cases, abled We fear we shall not he able to find space the disease was so far diminished in eight that no further treatment was consid- for the letter of our in Lelligeiit non-medical

days,

ered necessary.—Rust’s Mag. coirespondent Investigator. ARSENIC.—In the third volume of the TiiE members of the BAT CLUB have Philadelphia Medical Museum, a highly in- been very uneasy during the past week, and teresting case of leprous affection, combined have been endeavouring to discover a cave with periodical headach, is related by Dr. from which J. R: Coxe, in which the value of arsenic they may exclude our reporter. was very conspicuous, and in which any ex- The night is now fixed, and a report of their cess over fifty drops of Fowler’s solution was proceedings will certainly appear in our followed by unpleasant consequences. The next Journal. case also illustrates the safety of the article, the patient commenced with twenty drops three times a day, gradually increasing the dose, till, at the end of six weeks, she took fifty drops three times a day, and that for several weeks! For a short time she took sixty drops three times a day, but this disagreed, and she returned to fifty. She took altogether, in the course of somewhat less than four years, between a quart and three pints! The remedy had a beneficial effect on both complaints, which returned, however, from time to time when the medicine was laid aside, but always with diminished intensity.—Med. and Phy. Jour. as

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

COMMUNICATIONS received from Mr.

Gascoyne Phillips—Mr. Farquarson-llIr. J. Haslop—Dr. Richardson—Mr. Barrow-

Dr. F. Guiette-Dr. George Hume Weatherhead—Mr. Charles Lane—Mr. J. II. Tucker-Mr. Fowler-Dr. F. Weathrill— Mr. D. 0. Edwards—Mr. David Nicholas Bates—Mr. William Hpekes Clayton—Mr. William Pickett-A Constant Reader-

Investigator-A Surgical

ERRATUM.

Editor of

THE LANCET. To the SIR,—In your notice of the anniversary dinner of the Aldersgate Street Medical School, you have done me the honour to insert

in

one

two o obsercations

or

proposing

the health of

which I made our

operation

of transfusion.

What I said was, that in addition to the high estimation in which that gentleman was held by the class, we felt more particu. larly indebted to him for his having introduced to our notice an operation, which, asa remedy in one of the most appallingscenes, that can be presented to the medical practitioner, was invaluable. The operation itself being easilv performed, could not be it was tl;e situation of considered the patient, when that operation becomes necessary, to which I alluded. Trusting you will, with your usual kindness, give this a place in your valuable

appalling :

publication, I remain, Your most humble and obedient Servart, CHARLES EDWARD BLAIR.

Reformer—A 12, Queen Street, Northampton Governor March 2d, 1830.

Correspondent at Stonehouse—A

respected

teacher, Mr. Waller; there is, however,a mistake in the part where I alluded to the

Square.