form; was treated with the serum, and made a rapid and uneventful recovery. As a precautionary measure the whole family were subjected to inoculation, and the same measure of treatment was offered to the native domestics. Some accepted and escaped infection, while 6 who declined on the ground of religious scruples were all stricken, and 5 died. It seems that a more crucial test could not have been devised, or a more triumphant vindication obtained. Neither is the great reduction in the mortality due to the use of even an inferior serum a thing to be ashamed of. A reduction from 90 or 95 per cent. to 33 or 50 per cent. is a great achievement. QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AT MOREHEAD JUNE 1897. MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS.-Dr. Tayloe. 1. Give the symptoms and treatment of poisoning by gelsemium. 2. Give the symptoms and treatment of acute ergotism. 3. Give the physiological action of camphor. 4. What are the constituents of a seidlitz powder? 5. Give physiological action of alcohol. 6. What is glonoin, and give its therapy? 7. Give physiological action of phosphorus and best antidote for poison by it. 8. Of what is salol composed, and give its uses? 9. Give the physiological action of creosote and dose. 10. How would you treat a patient who had taken an over dose of water of ammonia? 11. Give the physiological action and therapy of ox-gall. 12. What are the constituents of Dover's powder? SURGERY.-Dr. Baker. 1. Define, (1) Phlegmon, (2) Tetanus, (4) Sapræmia, (5) Spondylitis, (6) Bacillus. 2. Give the symptoms of (1) Pycemia, (2) Erysipelas, (3) Cerebral abscess of third left frontal convolution, (4) Appendicitis, (5) Carcino na of breast. 3. Give the diagnosis of (1) Syphilis, (2) Cerebral concussion (3) Concealed hemorrhage, (4) Synovitis of knee joint, (5) Coxalgia. 4. What is etiology of (1) Inflammation, (2) Sapræmia, (5) Gangrene, (4) Myxoedema, (5) Actinomycosis. (6) Erysipelas. 5. What is the treatment (1) Chronic abscess, (2) Fracture of femur (upper third), (3) Internal hemorrhoids, (4) Glaucoma, (5) Talipses equino-varus, (6) Shock, (7) Stricture of rectum. 6. (1)Describe the operation for fistula in ano,(2) The method of reduction of subglenoid dislocation of humerus. 7. Give temperature chart, first week, of (1) Hectic fever, (2) Septicemia, (3) Malaria. 8. Describe the operation for strangulated inguinal hernia. PHYSIOLOGY.-Dr. Anderson, 1. Under what two great heads are food stuffs classed? Name article of food belonging to each class. 2. Name ferments respectively of Saliva, Gastric Juice and Pancreatic Fluid. 3. What part does each perform in digestion? 4. What forces keep up circulation? 5. Explain how and why it is that incompetency of the Aortic Valves affects the nourishment of the heart. 6. What is the office of Red Blood Corpuscles, their size and relative proportion to White? 7. What is the nervous mechanism of respiration? 8. What is the object of respiration, and how is breathing maintained? 9. Through what nerve or nerves is the sense of taste carried to the brain? 10. What are the component parts of a complete nerve? 11. Name centres lodged in the Medulla? 12. What pathological condition is induced by a Lesion in the floor of the 4th Ventricle. ANATOMY.-Dr. Whitehead. 1. Describe 1st, the External Surface of the Squamous Portion of the Temporal Bone. 3d, the Shaft of the Femur. the Radius. 2d, the Ramus of the Lower Jaw. 4th, the Inferior Extremity of 2. Describe the Elbow Joint. 3. Describe 1st, the Anterior Humeral Group of Muscles. 2d, the Posterior Femoral Group of Muscles. 4. Give the relations of 1st, the Anterior Tibial Artery. 2d, the Brachial Artery at the Elbow Joint. 3d, the Right Common Carotid Artery to muscles. 5. Describe 1st, the Hypoglossal Nerve. 2d, the Anterior Crural Nerve. 6. Give the relations of the stomach. 7. Describe the Internal Saphenous Vein, and its opening in the Fascia Lata. CHEMISTRY.-Dr. Battle. 1. Define (a) Qualitative Analysis; (b) Synthesis; (c) a Base; (d) a Salt. 2. Give the physical properties of Iodine, Sodium and Mercury. 3. Give the physical and chemical properties of Carbon Monoxide and explain its actions when inspired. 4. Write the names of the substances for which the following are the symbols K OH, H CN, Ag N O,, H, S O1, C, H, O.. 5. Explain the chemical difference between Calomel and Corrosive Sublimate. 6. What is the chemical change which occurs in the fermentation of Glucose? 7. What is the chemistry of the Coagulation of Milk. OBSTETRICS.-Dr. Weaver. 1. Describe the mechanism of labor in posterior 10tation of the occiput, the vertex presenting. 2. What is placenta previa? (a) How soon does it cause trouble? (b) What are the dangers? (c) What treatment is demanded before and at full term? 3. Give symptoms, cause, and treatment, of Eclampsia. 4. How is the placenta formed? (1) What are its functions? (2) Does the maternal blood enter the circulation of the child? GYNECOLOGY. 5. Name the displacements of the uterus, and give the points of diagnosis between retroflection and retro-uterine fibroid, 6. Describe an efficient secondary operation for the complete rupture of the perineum. 7. Give symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment of pelvic hematocele. 8. How would you diagnose between cancer of the uterus and sloughing fibroid polypus. PEDIADRICS. 9. Give symptoms, with points of diagnosis between acute dyspeptic diarrahaa and cholera infantum, and treatment for each. 10. What is the difference in etiology and pathology, between diphtheria and membranous croup? Give a detail of the latest and best treatment. 11. Differentiate between scarlet fever and the other exanthematous diseases. 12. Describe symptoms and treatment of chorea. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.-Dr. Burbank. 1. Give the methods of physical examination of the chest. 2. Give differential diagnosis between capillary bronchitis, emphysema, and pulmonary tuberculosis. 3. The heart. Define: (a) Diagnosis of mitral regurgitation. (b) Aortic obstruction. (c) Hypertrophy. (d) Dilatation. 4. Give pathology of pachymeningitis, spinal sclerosis pos terior, and acute myelitis. 5. Define: (a) Neuritis. (b) Neuralgia. (c) Chorea. (d) Epilepsy. 6. Give synonyms, definition, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of simple anæmia. 7. Describe the hygienic management of a case of typhoid fever. 8. What is the relation of drinking water to the production. of malarial fever? 9. Define: (a) Acute gastritis. (b) Enteritis. (c) Diarrhoea. (d) Dysentery. 10. What is etiology of gout? Differential diagnosis of rheumatism and gout and treatment of each. Abstracts. THE HAND AS A TAMPON AND DILATOR IN PLACENTA PREVIA -In the course of a discussion on this subject Dr. C. P. Noble (Med. and Surg. Reporter) said: It is well to consider in detail a number of methods which aid the practitioner in controlling hemorrhage. 1. The tampon. In my opinion, the tampon has killed more pa tients than any other method of treating placenta previa. It delays labor and favors the production of sepsis. It should be used only as a temporary measure to arrest hemorrhage, to enable the practitioner to procure professional counsel and assist ance. 2. The Barnes' bag has a small field of usefulness. It may be employed to dilate the cervix and to produce a partial separation of the placenta. 3. Partial seperation of the placenta. There is concord of opinion that partial separation of the placenta is of great service. in controlling bleeding from placenta previa. In years gone by, when the principles of labor complicated by placenta previa were not so well understood, various theories were held by different authorities. It is interesting, however, to observe that they all agree upon this point. As the lower segment of the uterus dilates, the placenta inevitably is more or less separated from the uterus, thus opening the uterine sinues and promoting hemorrhage. By artificially separating the placenta, while considerable hemorrhage may take place for the moment, an opportunity |