TALIACOTIAN OPERATION.

159 —the oftensuperficial examina- the cure, and the reasons why such

remedies

are chosen? Why, in short, are not observations of practical importance, more commonly respective cases, however interestmade in thepresence of the stuhave be, ing some of them might been such; that the student has dents, for their individual advan? We should not then hear come out Qtin.flie vfardjust as wise tage some of the pupils say, " There as he went I have seen pupils tion of the

sence

patient-and

of.all comments

the abon the

side anxiouly listening at the bed be tiiat

for something

might

said,

is nothing and others.

and, in the moment of dizappoint- what

to be

learnt here!"

" We must catc4

can." the whole,

we

it ip ust be anxiously enquiring of Upon what -the case really- manifest tct every reflecting mind, other each was, but without being ab.e to that some sprt of reform is want-

ment, as

gainthe slightest satisfactory in- ing; :â little more sterling bedformation. Tndeed, it often hap- side instruction in exchange for pens that some of rtlie pupils can- that culpahle silence and reserve not even get a sight of the patient. which is now so common. I must But is such apractice on the part- not, however, connue -my com-I of the surgeons just?Ought they plaints to the surgeons only. to be perfectly indiffereut wlie1her have heardalso repeatedly, the

dtssatisfaction

the irrtorma- same kind of

the students obtain for,

ex-

not? Does pressed by Students, in regard to tion they pay nat every examination at the C91- Hospital Physicians, that is,’ that lege imply &t least the contrary? they bestow little or no painsiri enter at What does young pupils giving instruction to theft’ Is it to obtain the wards. or

man

a

an Hospital information, walk into the

while passing through

for? or

is it

merely

to,

1’rely

oil

your impartiality, anr

wards and then to am convinced of your desire to walk again? It is not expectthe medical student in the and that of that a ed surgeon win stop give a lecture over every patient.. knowledge, which is necessary to

out

assist important acquisition

not some regulation enable him to practice with credit adopted, by which allIbe stu- to himself and satisfaction to his dents, in, succession, may have a patients, -1 am Sir, sight of the patient, atid a good

But why is

’

view of

every local

case

which

an’ external and happens -,one ? visible Why are they not

Yours -

to -be

OF

more frequently made acquainted July 23.

,

respectfully,

A STUDENT

ANOTHER HOSPITAL. 1824.

with the

name, and real nature of the disease; its history (so far TALIACOTIAN OPERATION. as it can be collected from the the for means adopted This operation -has been perpatient), formed three times in Europe * In SOME Hospitals, the name of the within the last twelve months, disease is specified on the card affixed by Mr. DAVIS and Mr. TRA-

bed; in OTHERDS, not. VERS, in London,and Professor toIt ought the patients’ to be the case in an.

160 DELPECH,

at

-

Moritpellier.

happy to state that these operations were

are

We

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE

two of success-

a treatise on the ful, viz. those of Mr. Davrs and In the Press, of to the necessity attending -Professor DELPECH.

secretions, particularly the Arguropoietic Secretion, in all coniplaints ;by JOHN PEARSON, WILLIAM

.

HYDROPHOBIA.—We regret

that in none of the. numerous in,stances of hydrophobia which

MIN

have lately occurred in this coun-

try, has

LAWRENCE, and BErraA.

TRAVERS, Esqs. Surgeons. NAVAL PROMOTIONS.

the

plan so strenuously A. Courtney and T. Thompson, Isis ; ,recommended by M. MAGENDIE, George Henry Dabbs (assistant) Jasper;

.(injection of water into the veins) been tried. The ordinary remedies, such as blood-letting,

James Veitch (assistant), Robert M’Farlane (acting), Liffey; L. M’Kay, Maidstone ; Charles Mortimer (assistant), Martin; H. Brock, and John Robert-

&c. so seldom afford any son (assistant), Meteor; Henry Towsey relief in this dreadful disease, Niemen ; William Peunycook (assistant) Charles Henderson, Orestes, that we are surprised that a mode Nimrod; Frederick Crellin (assistant,) Pelorus ; so of treatment simple as M. James Prior, Perseus receiving and which holds James Osmand, Primrose; James ship; Car,MAGENDIE’S, out a chance of cure has not re- ruthers and William Dickson (assistant,) ceived a fair - and impartial trial. Pylades; Rowland Griffiths and A. Ramillies; Archibald JohnFrom the publicity which M. M’Arthur, son (assistant,) Redwing; T. Dunn (asMAGENDIE’S case received, there sistant,) Sapho ; A. Small (acting,) can scarcely be a professional man Satellite; Benjamin Dickson (acting,) and Alexander Linton (assistant,) Serain the country who is not ac- pis Isaac Noot and R. Wilson ,quainted with it, and we there- ant,); Seringapatam; John Riddell (asfore entreat medical men to try sistant,) Spartiate ; William Anderson, the injection of water into the Starling ; Thomas Gibson (assistant,) John Vallence (assistant,) veins in any case of hydrophobia Superb ; John Terror ; Macintyre and William which may come under their Marshall, Victory; F. M’B. Chevers, notice. Some blood ought to and Alexander Baird and William be abstracted from the arm pre- Peatie (assistant,) Wellesley. viously to the injection of the water, and the water should MARRIED. be injected in a luke warm On the 29th inst. at

-opium,

(assist-

state.

John Browne, to Sarah

Camberwell; Mr

Surgeon

of that

place’

Anne, eldest daughter of the

lato Richard

Hill.

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