The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08
NEW ROOFS RECRUITED.
The Virginia Medical Monthly-Dlccou
The Bold.

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editor and proprietor, loo west Grace
street. $500 per annum. For sale by
West, Johnston * co.
This number OF the Medical Monthly
contains a series Of seven original COM
munications, all upon interesting topics
to members of the medical profession, and
| all written by men whose experience and
| ability give their opinions weight and en-
| title them to attention. A paper on Mis-
takes in Diagnosis" written by X. L.
| Payne, A. NJ. NJ. d.. Of Lexington, n. g.,
Instances briefly errors into which he has
known young. inexperienced or careless
| physicians to fail by hasty or perfume
tory examinations, want OF knowledge and
| oYer-conndence I'm their own abilHies ana
| requirements, and this is one OF the most
| interesting OF the seven original COM
! munications. Twenty-Five pages are de-
| voted TO clinical reports analyses. seiec-
| tions, etc, upon The Modern Treatment
| or Sprained Ankle" "Bromidia," "Ihe
| Chopparro Amargoso az a New Remedy
| Tor Chronic Dysentery," Movable Kidney
| and Some Of its Symptoms" Method or
| Bringing Down the Arms After Version"
| "Glycerine in Nephrolithiasis," Treat
| ment Of Epilepsy" "Salol as an Intesti-
nal Antiseptic," Study OF Addisons DIS
! ease and of the Adrenais," 'W ounds or
! the Heart" Therapeutic Uses OF the
| Nitrtes and Nitrates," "Laparo-Hcrf, BE
| otomy-Its Indications and Techli lua,"
Understanding and its Encct on
Cholera Germs" The Book Reviews iiii
three pages, editorials eight, ana Obitud-y
record (Of Or. Jean Martin Charcot and
Or. William Grebe) one, while the remain
Ing pages are devoted TO advertisements.
one OF the editorials, entitled "Mri-ers
Cramp-Important Notice." announces the
expected visit 10 Richmond at an early
date OF Julius Wolf, the German special
ist, for the purpose of treating patients
affected with this painful maady. II
states that Wolf IS unequiyoealiy en-
dorsed by such eminent authorities ana
patrons as Charcot. Erb, Nussbaum. Es-
march, Hertz, Stellwag. Bendikt. Bill
roth, etc. and that his treatment consists
principally in special massage and gym
nastics Others are upon MIX ana
Drinking Water as Causes OF Typhoid
Fever" THE Proposed National Quaran-
tine Law" The Amick Chemical Com
pany and its Insult TO the Profession"
etc. In each OF its several departments
this September issue OF the Virginia
Monthly more than sustains its thor
oughly deserved and long-established rep
utatiOn as the representative medical
journal OF the South. It's editor. Or
the Medical Society Of Virginia, having
held that office slice the organization OF
the Society in 1910. ana his reputation as
q physician is not limited By the bounda-
res OF hir native State. He takes a
profound -'.: 20 81 everything connected
with hi profession and In an members
Of it. and as he states upon a back lear
Of his Journal-"lts constant aim is 10
develop the talent Of the progressive
southern doctor, and 10 stimulate MN to
record the practical lessons learned by
observation and experience, FOR the rea-
son that his surroundings often compel
him 10 invent appliances and 70 devise |
plans of treatment, which. IL introduced |
IN a medical centre. would give MIN re-
nown."
DICCON THE BOLD. A Story Of The |
Days Of Columbus. by John Russell |
Coryeil. G.. i. putnam's Sons, New |
York. For Sale by West. Johnston and |
Company.
This is a good, healthy book FOR the |
children. and is an account Of the adj |
ventures of an English lad, Diccon Hast /
ingse by name, represented as having liv- |
ed IN the latter part OF the fifteenth /
century and as having accompanied the |
great Columbus upon his his first yOy- /
u
racter Of Diccon is true, impulsive, fun |
OF simplicity and nobility, and his adj
ventures are narrated iii style that will /
make the book popular with boys and |
girls, While the great historical facts |
connected with the era in the great adj
venturer's life Immediately preceding his
departure from the port OF Palos, as
well as with the voyage itself. are so
woven into the body OF the story as 10
fr,er, H., 4, Il. ~
mind Of the youthful reader, but SO plea
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tiresomeness associated with the idea of
a lesson in history. Ferdinand and Isa-
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introduced TO the reader. and a glfupse
OF the Inquisition is also given. The Illus
trations are numerous. and exceptionally /
good for book Of this size, price and /
character
The Relation Of Economic Study TO
charity" is the title of a recent paper
by Professor Mavor, OF Toronto. pub
lished by the American Academy of
Poioticai and Social Science.
The purpose Of the pamphlet Is TO an
swer the question, "Of what avail is
the study economics in the practical work
or dealing with the problems OF poyerty?"
After describing what poverty really is.
ne gives an interesting account of two |
OF the methods which have ben used TO
Investigate poverty, namely, those Of |
lie play and Charles Booth. Professor
Mavor then takes up some of the
schemes which have been tried for out
door relief, such as the National Insu-
rance System OF Germany. and the
National Pension Schemes Of Mr.. Cham
berlin and Mr.. Charles Booth. The final
conclusion IS that economic students
may most efficiently be OF service In prac-
teal problems in thoroughly studying
the conditions and interpreting the facts
as they see them.
DAVID BALFOuR: BY r.. L. Stevenson.
Charles SCribner's Sons New York.
For fale by J. w. Randolph & Co.,
Richmond, Va.
Mr. Stsyenson's new book. which Is a
worthy sequel to his acknowledged mas
terpiece. kidnapped" is more than n
Ltory of romantic adventure in which the
high spirited David Balfour ard that
Prince OF Jacooite adventures, Allan
Breck Stewart out wit conspiraci3s and
take part Ia perils and hsroic achieve
ments on land and sea. 1t introduces
Davi1 into tae society OF Edinburg bcaux
and bellies. Che time bc'ng TED and makes
him the hero of love AFFAIR. the descrip-
ton OF which reveals the authors genius