a contributing cause, in almost every case of epilepsy, and certainly in most cases of multiple sclerosis, is it not remark¬ able that those falls do not come ottener, and is it any wonder that one of those falls comes shortly before the disease itself is identified, and is, therefore, blamed by the patient and his family? My experience has been that the pathology lies in the money sense and not so much in the common sense of the parties involved.Dr. David S. Booth, St. Louis : Having been connected with railroads for thirty-seven years, I have had a great deal to do with these cases. I saw one physician in court who, to prove paralysis, said that the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh nerves all came out on the temporal region of the head somewhere, he didn't know exactly where, and yet that testimony had more weight with the jury than that of the experts. This is a serious matter. We not only have that kind of people to fight, but also something else. I once had quoted to me from one of our leading textbooks-ordinarily they do not get before the court, but if a lawyer is smart, he often manages it-that the traumatic neuroses are "serious and

mine a regional symptom of a septicemia or abscess of the gravest character. The micro-organisms, if they act on the spot, first seek the alveolus (alveolodental periostitis) then the inaudible ( osteoperiosl il is. osteo¬ myelitis of the jaws), or conjointly hone and mucous 'inillg. If they follow the eontigUOUS tissues of the mouth, we gel stenoparntiditis ; if they penetrate through the alveolus of an upper tooth (lirsl or second molar); maxillary sinusitis. If they pass on to the airpassages, bPOBchopneuHionia follows. If they enter into lll(' digestive apparatus they produce or help to produce 111 people subject to chronic abscessed teeth, anemia or so-called "denial cachexia" of Lejars," or the ¡ici.I Putrid intoxication of Wichet."' Everyone who has fol¬ lowed ibe clinical evolution of the lymphoph-Iégmonous s,'Ptieeniia of ihe neck knows that it may he either S1|ii|>le septicemia or septk pyemia. If an incision is mflde in the phlegmonous parts, it is with great troublé that one will find in ihe deep parts a minute suppuiat-'"g point containing only a dram or so of a secretion whieh may not be pus in character; or nothing at all '"•i.v be found. Here is a clear proof thai we must dis¬ mast BUrgica] iule, lions which do not: suppu rale. Sup-P'iraiion may be a means of defense for the organism. .'" many of these severe eases death conies on very rap-"".vthe nerve centers being profoundly affected and not giving the brain lime In react under the cellular intoxi¬ cation, while the patient has a slight delirium, but depression irregularity and weakness of ihe pulse, respi¬ ratory insufficiency, dyspnea, toxins thrown ofï by sweats, diarrhea and albuminuria.1,1 ' ! Morse Avenue.ABSTRACT OK DISCUSSION l,u-M. if. Vi.KTciiKii. Cincinnati: The thing that presents "-' 'f most forcibly to me is the luck of knowledge in parents 01 the laws of physiology. That is, the lack of proper knowl¬ edge of the eon,liiions under which to bring up children, ¡mil ''"ni our view point ihe moni Ii is very important: I have ''' ul in various works 11,al the saliva ol' animals is strongly alkaline, but to o,, to the abattoir, apply a bit of litmus paper to the saliva of animals an.I find it change as quickly l'"11' acid to alkaline ¡is it would be in a solution of biearb-«iinile ol' soda, and liud this in absolutely every case, is soinc-"'"¡K that should be considered by us. 1 take it that civilized environment has changed the physiology of man to almosi ""' opposite condition. For it is a rare thing to find human Kl'llv'' more i han barely alkaline. Now, with the strong a'kalin(.edition found in the mouths of animals, no acid flecfty could exist. Again; the eating of tbe rough food by '''"'"" animals constantly rubbing against their emnis. keeps t;i' tissues healthy and strong. This Feature is of great im POrtánce for there is a development of large rolls of con-'"'.'live tissue ,,,-callus at the necks of the teeth of these "minais, especially just insid.' the lower front teeth, where V"' food cines in contact with the mucous membran...

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