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162 and the Planets," "The Doctrine of Signatures," "Magical and therefore when the suture is tightened the edges of the The work is got up in puncture are approximated, not made to gape ; the puncture Plants," "Plants of the Devil," &c. attractive style, is illustrated with copies of quaint woodcuts from old herbals and books of travels, and forms a very suitable book for a birthday gift to anyone interested in plants and their uses. The book bears evidence of careful
an
right angles to the surface of the approximates the whole thickness of the parts through which it is passed with equal tension; of the needle is also at
wound, and the
suture
and the needles are stronger and much less liable to break free from errors. when held in a holder than those in common use. The revision, being unusually typographical In a few cases, however, the botanical names, especially those needle-holder is very simple in construction; it grasps the’ of a specific character, have been omitted. The very natural flat surfaces of the needle, and can seize and hold the point error of confounding the pita or Mexican aloe (Agave as securely as any part of the stem. The jaws are closed Americana) with the Barbadoes aloe (Aloe vulgaris) is one with a lever handle, which can be fixed by a ratchet. For of the very few botanical errors noticeable. special purposes these holders are made of different lengths and shapes, but anyone who will use them will soon be Diseases and Injuries of the Eye. By GEORGE LAwsoN, convinced of their great convenience and merit. Fifth Edition. London: Renshaw. 1885. F.R.C.S., &c. THE issue of a fifth edition of this excellent work is THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD. testimony to its sustained popularity. In preparing a new edition Mr. Lawson has spared no pains to make his work A REPORT, dealing with the operations of the Metropolitan representative of the best contemporary knowledge. Many articles have been rewritten, and several new subjects havee Asylums Board, has been recently issued. This is the first been added. Indeed, every page shows evidence of con- time that any attempt has been made to bring the whole scientious revision. With the fullest confidence we can work of this body into one view, and the handbook comcontinue to recommend Mr. Lawson’s manual, in spite of mences with an account of the provision made for the care of harmless lunatics. The first asylum founded was that at many rivals, as in most respects the best in our language, Leavesden, near Watford, and the whole cost of the asylum’s whether for the student or for the practitioner. buildings, and the land on which it stands, upwards of a farm being worked in connexion with the Street’s Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory, 1884-85. eighty acres, is set down at aeI77,818. The accommodation proasylum, London: Street and Co. vided is for 1100 females and 900 males, the cost being WE have received a copy of the tenth issue of this work, .688 16s. a bed. The sister asylum at Caterham stands in which is calculated to prove of immense advantage to all the midst of 154 acres, and the expenditure upon that asylum who have business connexion with any or all of England’s up to date has been .6193,383. This asylum provides for patients-namely, 1150 females and 900 males. The foreign possessions. It contains trade returns, tariffs, 2050 third and fourth for this class of patients are at populations, and full particulars of the steam and other Darenth, in Kent, asylums for the imbecile classes alone, the where, communications with the various places treated of; the managers have acquired 173 acres. One asylum here is for leading merchants, traders of every class, and professional imbecile children. There are upwards of 600 children in men are fully enumerated. A concise description of each this asylum, many of them hopeless idiots, but some capable county and town is furnished, along with a list of the of being trained into work of a useful character. The second asylum is for adults, and there are now 900 of the same characprincipal products. As in previous years, maps are in this ter of patients as fill the Leavesden and Caterham asylums. issue given of all the principal countries mentioned in the The cost of the asylums and lands at Darenth was .6247,951. letterpress, and particulars of the various railwaysin ope- Thus, in all the Board has about 5500 imbecile patients under ration, or in course of construction, are supplied where its care. The provision for fever includes five asylums, which find beds for 951 patients, and provision is being made for 512 practicable. convalescent patients at Winchmore-hill, where the land has been acquired, and the building of the asylum is proceeding. The Eastern Homerton Fever Asylum cost, for land and buildings, .687,772, and provides 300 beds for fever. The South-Western Asylum, Stockwell, which provides 228 beds for fever, cost on the whole .6104,094, and additional HAGEDORN’S SURGICAL NEEDLES AND NEEDLEworks are being carried out now to the cost of .62000. The HOLDER. North-Western Asylum (the Hampstead Hospital) cost MESSRS. KROHNE & SESEMANN have submitted to us .654,820, and there has been additional expenditure of late to the sum of .63200. The asylum has 150 beds for fever some excellent surgical needles and a very convenient and a few beds for such severe small-pox cases as needle-holder, which have been devised by Dr. Hagedorn patients, arise in the district. The Western (Fulham) Asylum, which of Magdeburg. The needles are semicircular in shape, the affords 90 beds for fever cases, cost .664,257, and further expenditure is being incurred. At the South-Eastern Asylum (New Cross-road) there has been an expenditure of .670,835, and accommodation is provided for 150 fever patients. In each of these asylums a limited number of beds is provided for the reception of small-pox patients. The provision for small-pox, apart from the other asylums, has been of a very complete character. Accommodation has been provided for 1600 patients to be treated at one time, the hospital ships, the camp at Darenth, the Plaistow hospital, and five other places being used for the purpose in the emergency. The ships havecost .628,129, the ambulance station in the east of London has cost .610,552, the Darenth camp has cost .634,561 in establishing and ae50,942 in maintaining, the Plaistow asylum has cost .64693, the ambulance section of the stem being an oblong parallelogram of the steamers and wharves have cost .66173, the south-eastern station has cost .64661, and the western one, same thickness throughout its length. The point has a ambulance of exclusive has cost .63961. The report consingle cutting edge on its convex surface. The advantages cludes with construction, a statement of the work done in connexion which these needles have over the curved needles in with the Exmouth training ship and a complete account of general use are that the puncture they make is a fine slit the expenditure, the cost of the patients in the various at right angles with the edge of the wound to be united asylums being given in detail. _____________
New Inventions.
an
right angles to the surface of the approximates the whole thickness of the parts through which it is passed with equal tension; of the needle is also at
wound, and the
suture
and the needles are stronger and much less liable to break free from errors. when held in a holder than those in common use. The revision, being unusually typographical In a few cases, however, the botanical names, especially those needle-holder is very simple in construction; it grasps the’ of a specific character, have been omitted. The very natural flat surfaces of the needle, and can seize and hold the point error of confounding the pita or Mexican aloe (Agave as securely as any part of the stem. The jaws are closed Americana) with the Barbadoes aloe (Aloe vulgaris) is one with a lever handle, which can be fixed by a ratchet. For of the very few botanical errors noticeable. special purposes these holders are made of different lengths and shapes, but anyone who will use them will soon be Diseases and Injuries of the Eye. By GEORGE LAwsoN, convinced of their great convenience and merit. Fifth Edition. London: Renshaw. 1885. F.R.C.S., &c. THE issue of a fifth edition of this excellent work is THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD. testimony to its sustained popularity. In preparing a new edition Mr. Lawson has spared no pains to make his work A REPORT, dealing with the operations of the Metropolitan representative of the best contemporary knowledge. Many articles have been rewritten, and several new subjects havee Asylums Board, has been recently issued. This is the first been added. Indeed, every page shows evidence of con- time that any attempt has been made to bring the whole scientious revision. With the fullest confidence we can work of this body into one view, and the handbook comcontinue to recommend Mr. Lawson’s manual, in spite of mences with an account of the provision made for the care of harmless lunatics. The first asylum founded was that at many rivals, as in most respects the best in our language, Leavesden, near Watford, and the whole cost of the asylum’s whether for the student or for the practitioner. buildings, and the land on which it stands, upwards of a farm being worked in connexion with the Street’s Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory, 1884-85. eighty acres, is set down at aeI77,818. The accommodation proasylum, London: Street and Co. vided is for 1100 females and 900 males, the cost being WE have received a copy of the tenth issue of this work, .688 16s. a bed. The sister asylum at Caterham stands in which is calculated to prove of immense advantage to all the midst of 154 acres, and the expenditure upon that asylum who have business connexion with any or all of England’s up to date has been .6193,383. This asylum provides for patients-namely, 1150 females and 900 males. The foreign possessions. It contains trade returns, tariffs, 2050 third and fourth for this class of patients are at populations, and full particulars of the steam and other Darenth, in Kent, asylums for the imbecile classes alone, the where, communications with the various places treated of; the managers have acquired 173 acres. One asylum here is for leading merchants, traders of every class, and professional imbecile children. There are upwards of 600 children in men are fully enumerated. A concise description of each this asylum, many of them hopeless idiots, but some capable county and town is furnished, along with a list of the of being trained into work of a useful character. The second asylum is for adults, and there are now 900 of the same characprincipal products. As in previous years, maps are in this ter of patients as fill the Leavesden and Caterham asylums. issue given of all the principal countries mentioned in the The cost of the asylums and lands at Darenth was .6247,951. letterpress, and particulars of the various railwaysin ope- Thus, in all the Board has about 5500 imbecile patients under ration, or in course of construction, are supplied where its care. The provision for fever includes five asylums, which find beds for 951 patients, and provision is being made for 512 practicable. convalescent patients at Winchmore-hill, where the land has been acquired, and the building of the asylum is proceeding. The Eastern Homerton Fever Asylum cost, for land and buildings, .687,772, and provides 300 beds for fever. The South-Western Asylum, Stockwell, which provides 228 beds for fever, cost on the whole .6104,094, and additional HAGEDORN’S SURGICAL NEEDLES AND NEEDLEworks are being carried out now to the cost of .62000. The HOLDER. North-Western Asylum (the Hampstead Hospital) cost MESSRS. KROHNE & SESEMANN have submitted to us .654,820, and there has been additional expenditure of late to the sum of .63200. The asylum has 150 beds for fever some excellent surgical needles and a very convenient and a few beds for such severe small-pox cases as needle-holder, which have been devised by Dr. Hagedorn patients, arise in the district. The Western (Fulham) Asylum, which of Magdeburg. The needles are semicircular in shape, the affords 90 beds for fever cases, cost .664,257, and further expenditure is being incurred. At the South-Eastern Asylum (New Cross-road) there has been an expenditure of .670,835, and accommodation is provided for 150 fever patients. In each of these asylums a limited number of beds is provided for the reception of small-pox patients. The provision for small-pox, apart from the other asylums, has been of a very complete character. Accommodation has been provided for 1600 patients to be treated at one time, the hospital ships, the camp at Darenth, the Plaistow hospital, and five other places being used for the purpose in the emergency. The ships havecost .628,129, the ambulance station in the east of London has cost .610,552, the Darenth camp has cost .634,561 in establishing and ae50,942 in maintaining, the Plaistow asylum has cost .64693, the ambulance section of the stem being an oblong parallelogram of the steamers and wharves have cost .66173, the south-eastern station has cost .64661, and the western one, same thickness throughout its length. The point has a ambulance of exclusive has cost .63961. The report consingle cutting edge on its convex surface. The advantages cludes with construction, a statement of the work done in connexion which these needles have over the curved needles in with the Exmouth training ship and a complete account of general use are that the puncture they make is a fine slit the expenditure, the cost of the patients in the various at right angles with the edge of the wound to be united asylums being given in detail. _____________
New Inventions.