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treatment, nor did she appear from her state-ment to suffer from any symptoms of it priorto her admission; but they must not forgetthat a degree of inflammation might existwithout announcing itself by the usual signs.

Immediately on her admission into the

hospital, this patient took aperients ; thesewere followed by alterative doses of the bluepill. She had also taken regularly a diureticmixture, consisting of one drachm of nitrateof potash, one drachm of sweet spirits ofnitre, half a drachm of tincture of digitalis,two drachms of spirits of juniper, and sevenand a half ounces of water, three tablespoon-fuls of which were taken three times a-day.She had also an occasional dose of jalappowder with cream of tartar; these had oc-casioned copious watery dejections. Underthis treatment the abdomen had graduallydecreased in size, and was now only thirtyinches in circumference ; on her admission itwas thirty-five. The reduction was pro-gressing.

ST. GEORGE’S PRIZE.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,-In your Journal of Saturday week,I observe a paper headed

11 New Test ofAttention at St. George’s Hospital," signedby one of the midwifery class of that school,in which the writer ridicules the method bywhich it is proposed to determine the nextprize. Permit me to say that the gentlemanwho wrote that letter, could not have clearlyunderstood the intentions of the professor.The prize is not, if I understood rightly, tobe awarded to the pupil who may producethe best copy of the lectures,-verbatim, if

possible,-but to him who shall compose thebest epitome of the lectures, from which theprofessor will judge of the pupil’s regularity iof attendance upon the lectures during thesession, as well as of his qualification in thisimportant branch of medical science.

I would advise the author of the letteralluded to, as he confesses himself to be " oneof those unfortunate individuals who are un-able to profit by the exercise of their memoriesor their reasoning faculties," to retire from acompetition, which can only occasion himwaste of time and paper, and yield disap-pointment to his attention and industry. I

remain, Sir, yours respectfully,ONE OF " THE CLASS."

ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRUR-GICAL SOCIETY.

Tup, meetings of this society will be re-sumed for the session on Tuesday, Nov. 9th,at half-past eight o’clock precisely.

ICHTHYOSIS.

A SHORT time since we noticed the exhibi-tion to the public of a boy eight years of age,affected with this singular and remarkabledisease. His brother has had a lithographportrait executed, which gives a very faith-ful and striking likeness of the disease. The

engraving, we understand, will be sent to thedifferent hospitals and schools for the inspec-tion of those who may feel an interest in thecase.

BOOKS RECEIVED.

The Anatomy of the Arteries. By RichardQuain, Professor of Anatomy in UniversityCollege, London, &c. Part IX. Five Plates,with Letter-press, Anatomy of the Arteriesof the Human Body; with its Applicationsto Pathology and Operative Surgery. In

Lithographic Drawings, with PracticalCommentaries. By Richard Quain. TheDelineations by Joseph Maclise, Surgeon.Part IX. London: Taylor and Walton.1841.

Outlines of Human Osteology. By F. 0.Ward. Concluding Part. London: Ren-shaw. 1841. 24mo. Pp. 528.The Diseases of Children ; their Symp-

toms and Treatment. A Treatise intendedfor the Use of the Student and Junior Prac-titioner. By George Augustus Rees. Lon.don, 1841. 12mo. Pip. 300.A Treatise on the Nature, Causes, and

Treatment of Erysipelas. By Thomas Nun-neley, Lecturer on Anatomy, &c., in theLeeds School of Medicine. London:Churchill. Svo. Pp. 307.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" The Reply of A Looker-on to Dr. Hitcli"in our next.

Anxius should live by turns in the dissect-ing-room and in the hospital. In thoseplaces only, at present, is his profession tobe learned. *The cases from Ttfr. Nuttingham, next

week.

We cannot credit one of the statementsof Nellereut’i without seeing a copy of theentire alleged note of Mr. Upton, or the noteitself.

The letters of Mr. A. M’Clatchie, Mr. T.Chapman, and A. Z., were received.The letter containing the names of Dr.

Kidnig and JJ:I,.. Vines, chemist, was notauthenticated.

31r. Hytche’,<; communication is in thehands of the printers.