Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-24

the guilty wretches seek shelter behind
, the solid lines of seventy thousand negro
voters, it must be expected to produce some
confusion in their ranks.
The Bank of England.
It is only necessary to call attention tt
the communication on our second page thi!
morning, giving most interesting and val
liable information in regard to the Bank O.
England, from the pen of Bishop ATKIN
SON, to insure for it an attentive reading
During the absence OF this distinguished
divine our readers were favored with mos
interesting and valuable accounts of hi:
observations in the Old World, and we are
happy now, that more leisure enables hin
to prepare for publication Information or
subjects of general interest and importance,
acquired during his sojourn in Europe to
be the medium of presenting them to the
public. To those of us who have never been
able to cross the Ocean, it is pleasant
counterfeit to see scenes long familiar in
the history of the world, ar / look into til e
organization and workings of renowned in
stitutions, through the eyes of one of such
observation and intelligent perception.
There is nothing of such interest, Of
which SO little is known i'll this country, as
the Bank of England Its history, the
magniicence Of its buildings, its vast wealth
and the extent of its operations, are depic-
ted in this communication so concisely and
plainly that we become we'll acquainted with
this, the most powerful moneyed institu-
ton in the world. We hope we shall be
favored again by the Bishop with accounts
of other objects Of interest noticed during
his travels.
New Medical Work.
d" ANNUAL ABSTRACT OF THERAPEUTICS, MATEElA
NEDICA, PHARMACY AND ToxICoLoGY FOR 1867;
by A. BOUCHARDAT. Translated and Edited by
Nj. J. DERo6sET, NJ D., adjunct TO the Professor
Of Chemistry IN the University Of Maryland.
We would like to notice critically the
work before us, but more particularly 10
draw the attention of the Medical Profess
sion in this State to SO valuable contribu-
ton to medical literature, but our space
forbids more than short notice.
The object of the work will be more
clearly conceived, when we quote from the
Editors preface:
1.-The selections, it will be perceived have been
made by Professor Bouchardat, mainly with
view TO the useful information they convey, mere
theoretic abstractions being omitted, as not in
conformity with the work.
This work is an epitonle of that very pro-
gressive branch of medical science, name
ly, Therapeutics and Materia Medica, and
supplies demand which every busy prac-
titioner must feel. In this work are con-
tanned all the choice gleanings from the abnn-
dant harvests on the Continentand in Great
Britain, condensed in such O concise and
practical manner as to meet the wants of
ply 3icians who have not the time at their
command to go all over the ground. This
information is included under fifteen differ
ent heads, viz: Narcotics, Anesthetics. Anti
spasmodics, General Stimulants, Evacuants
Diuretics, Corroborants, Digestive Fer
ments, Tonics, Ferruginous Preparations,
Astringents, Alternatives, Parasiticides, and
General Therapeutics, concluding with
Memoir on the Gout.
We shall only notice one or two heads,
and this will suffice to convey an idea of
the value of the style and material.
The Chapter on Anasthetics opens with
an article by NJ J. E. Petrekin, on Surgery
and Etherizatic1s in Lyons. He lauds with
becoming ardor the great discovery of
aDsesthesia, but regards the employment of
Chloroform as a perilous undertaking. He
defends the employment of Ether with
the vigor of a partizan, and attempts to
demonstrate that the reason of its apparent
inadequacy is the imperfect and careless
manner of its manufacture, and the elm
perfect, complicated, cumb ersome and gen.
orally defective instruments used in ad-
ministering it. Following this view of the
question is another article, by M. G. Sedil-
lot, " on the superiority of Chloroform as
an Ansesthetic agent" This gentleman
speaks with equal confidence as regards the
safety of Chloroform ''There can then
be no doubt of the possibility of diyesting
Chloroform of all its dangers" If we are
asked why we continue to use it, and to
recommend its usage in preference to
Ether, we reply with Nj. Velpeau "Chlo-
loform acts more quickly and surely, and
brings calm and sleep more profound"
Another very interesting article, entitled
"Digitalis in the Treatment of Articular
Rheumatism, will serve to show the charac-
ter and scope of this work 1t is resume
of some clinical observations on the en-
ployment of an old remedy for new purpo-
ses, given in clear and succinct manner,
unencumbered by any learned therapeutic
cal discussion, but in fit state to be de-
voured and digested by the laborious prac-
titioner. AS we before stated, this is the
characteristic of the work which pleases us
most, and which will recommend it to the |
profession g. aerally.