when the other wakes. There is no direct correspondence of their appetites. One may be hungry while the other is fast asleep. In their general appearance there is nothing repulsive.

They have bright, intelligent faces, not of the peculiar cast common to cripples. They are educated, and write their names as souvenirs for visitors,

They are able to stand, but have not yet succeeded in walking, as each leg is governed by its own brain. The want of correspondence has proved fatal to any attempts in this direction. They can stand quietly, so that it is not only a question of strength. At their home they spend much of their time on the floor, using their inner arms for the most part, crawling and tumbling about, and thus getting a certain amount of exercise. They can dress and undress themselves.

The one on the reader's left as he faces the picture, Giovanni, drinks beer in considerable quantities. The other one, Giacomo, not liking beer, drinks mineral water in its place. Giovanni is quite fond of sketching, and draws with some spirit. He rests the book or paper on his knee. Sometimes his brother, who is more of a talker and more volatile in disposition, finding some fault with the drawing, will kick the drawing off his knee. All this in good part, for they live on excellent terms with each other, and seem unconscious of any misfortune in their condition.

They are disconnected as regards illness. Quite recently one of them had a cold, while the other was suffering from a bilious attack.

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The Siamese twins, Eng and Chang, who died in 1874, within a few hours of each other, at the age of 60 years, were very celebrated. They were less completely united. A thick fleshy ligament connected the lower ends of their breast-bones. They were of a good degree of intelligence, conversed wh.. seemed reasonably well contented with their lot. ing ligament been purely muscular, they could, been cut apart, with survival of both persons. of doing this was often discussed in their life. mortem examination it was found that a process of peritoneum extended from one abdominal cavity to the other. But one or two cases are on record of the severing of such a ligament at the time of birth, with the survival of even a single member of the pair.

Before the Siamese twins, the "Hungarian sisters," Helena and Judith (1701-1723), obtained much celebrity. Their region of connection was the sacrum. The South Carolina negresses, Millie and Christine, exhibited under the misleading title of the "Two-headed Nightingale," were anothing example of twinning.

They were also connected by the lower parts of the back, including the sacrum and probably lower lumbar region. They had four legs, and were really not much more closely connected than the Siamese twins. They enjoyed excellent health and spirits, and used to sing together. They progressed by walking either on the rear pair of legs or on all four, in which case they moved sidewise. Waltzing was one of their accomplishments. Unquestionably their intestines were united. While they possessed common sensory nerve systems as regards the legs, both feeling a touch, the motor nerves were so distinct that one could not move the limbs of the other. They were born about 1851.

THE ALBEMARLE CHEMICAL Co.-Gentlemen : We have been using Therapine in our hospital, and find it equal, if not superior, to any of the other antipyretics and anodynes. Its action is quick and efficient. It is pleasant to take, and, so far as we have observed, has no unpleasant after-effects. Please send us four ounce boxes in five-grain tablets; also the bill and such terms as you can make for hospital use.

Yours very respectfully,

H. C. BUELL, M.D.,

Resident Physician Good Samaritan (Sisters of Charity) Hospital, Sirth and Locust Streets, Cincinnati, O.

DECEMBER 6, 1891.

DR. M. CHAPER, Grenoble, France, says: "I have never known a soporific so efficacious as Bromidia, except morphine, and morphine is not so agreeable, and has inconveniences which I have not discovered in Bromidia. I have used this latter preparation frefuently, and it has never failed in producing the desired effect.

QUININE PILLS AND CAPSULES are very insoluble, being discharged undissolved.

Febriline, or Tasteless Syrup of Quinine, has been found to be just as reliable in all cases as the bitter sulphate of quinine, and physicians will find it to their interest to use it for adults, as well as children, in place of pills and capsules. It is as pleasant as lemon syrup, and will be retained by the most delicate stomach,

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having also the advantage of not producing the unpleasant head symptoms, of which so many patients complain, after taking the quinine sulphate. Possessing these advantages, physicians will find it superior to the quinine sulphate for all cases requiring quinine-particularly phoid paticus: ASS

Reviews and Book Notices.

AGE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Being a Complete Treatise on the Dentition of the Horse, Ox, Sheep, Hog, and Dog, and on the Various Other Means of Determining the Age of these Animals. Ry RUSH SHIPPEN HUIDEKOPER, M.D., Veterinarian (Alford, France); Professor of Sanitary Medicine and Veterinary Jurisprudence, American Veterinary College, New York; Lieutenant-Colonel and Surgeon-in-Chief National Guard of Pennsylvania; Fellow of the College of Physicians, Philadelphia; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London; Late Dean of the Veterinary Department, University of Pennsylvania, etc. Illustrated with Two Hundred Engravings. Philadelphia and London: F. A. Davis. 1881.

Although this book more properly belongs to the veterinary profession, yet the association with these valuable domestic animals and the doctor of medicine or the surgeon is so intimate and of such every-day occurrence, that the information here obtainable is particularly valuable.

The country practitioner, especially, is day after day consulted by his friendly patrons on other subjects than medicine, and, if by the careful perusal of this very interesting book, he is enabled to give information of a reliable character in regard to these domestic friends of man, he will certainly be none the loser.

From the author's preface we make the following quotation: "The author has attempted to prepare such a book as he feels would have been of interest and service to himself in his association with animals as a layman, and would have aided his studies and appreciation of the anatomy of the teeth, dentition, and the means of determining age. He hopes, also, that this work will furnish to students and veterinarians knowledge which will aid in special operations in the mouth."

THE PHYSICIAN AS A BUSINESS MAN; or, How to Obtain the Best Financial Results in the Practice of Medicine. By J. J. TAYLOR, M.D. 12 mo., cloth, pp. 1 144. Philadelphia: The Medical World, Publisher.

1891.

While the good year 1891, now closed, has brought to light many useful and valuable books and publications, I sincerely doubt if any, no matter the size or cost, the care and pains, the study and investigation taken in its production, will prove of more material value to the medical profession than this little brochure. It should not only be on the table of every physician, but should be read and studied carefully by all, young and old, experienced and the neophyte, and an observation of its homely yet correct precepts and principles will do more toward putting medicine on that plane to which it belongs than all other publications of the year.

I heartily and sincerely congratulate the associate editor of the Medical World on his timely production. Though small in size, I regard it as one of the biggest books of the year; and while much, if not all, may seem trite and familiar to nearly every reader, it is just such a putting down of these trite and familiar ideas in black and white that will cause them to be observed. The professional men in medicine have too long neglected the business features, which, if carefully observed, will not only benefit them, but their clientele as well.

The price of the little work is not given, but if you want some good and practical information, my dear reader, go buy it—yes, at any price.

ADDRESSES, PAPERS, AND DISCUSSIONS IN THE SECTION ON OPHTHALMOLOGY AT THE FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 12mo.; cloth, gilt edge. Printed at the Office of the Association, Chicago. 1891.

This is the title of a very handsome little brochure containing, as above indicated, the work of this section in the last meeting of the Association at Washington. The number of valuable papers and discussions-valuable only, however, to the specialist -show an admirable activity on the part of the members of this section-the eye men always come to the front. We have had occasion previously to call attention to editions of the work of other sections, but this is a regular little dandy on the outside