The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

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THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL MONTHLY.
September. Landon y. Edwards, NJ.
D.. lo5 west Grace street. Editor and
Proprietor 49, per annum.
Eight original papers upon topics OF IN
terest 10 the medical profession are con-
trituted 70 this number Of the Virginia
Medical Monthly. the contributors being
Drs. VIM, Long. and Henson. OF Ricn-
mond Nenzel. OF Milwaukee. Wis.
Howard, of Charlottesville, Mayer. o.
:
lord. Conn, and Preston, Of Lynchbufg
The clinical reports are three in nlm
Der. and submitted by Doctors Buie u.
OF Columbus. Ga. Brigham. of Shrew-
bury. Mass, and Preston. OF Keystone.
W. Va.
Drs John Dunn and r. NJ. Slaughter.
of the Theological Seminary, are repre-
scented by their usual departments. and
the remainder Of the Issue Is devoted 10
Analyses. Selections. etc. Book Notices.
and Editorials.
In an interesting series Of notes. at
tention is drawn TO the action OF the
Russia Council OF state on May ith.
when a unanimous vote was given for
the establishment OF Medical College
for Women at ST. Petersburg the course
TO extend over five vars, and TO be pre-
cisely that pursued by the Faculty Of
Medicine in Prussia.
We see. too. that Or Ella O. Barnes.
Of Birmingham. Ala. has been appointed
assistant TO the Chair Of Diseases OF
Children in the Birmingham College
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The editors Of the Critic. amazed az
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