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’COUNTER PRESCRIBING.MB. T. F. ABRAHAM, President of the Chemists’ Association at Liverpool,in his inaugural address last week, after criticisieg several parts of thePharmacy Act, referred to the question of counter-prescribing. lIe thoughtthat chemists would act wisely not to go beyond their province, and torefrain from prescribing in cases that should be dealt with by those onlywhose education had qualified them for the duty of indicating the properremedies for disease.

A Student of Medicine, assistant to a qualified practitioner, was called to seethe patient of another medical man, in consequence of the delay in hisarrival, and the urgency of the case. Learning that another practitionerhad been sent for, he declined to take the case out of his hands, but pre-scribed and even supplied medicine pending his arrival. About an hourafter our correspondent’s visit the assistant of the practitioner first sentfor arrived, and on being told of what had happened, and of the wish ofour correspondent to have his visit and medicine regarded as given in’behalf of his principal, he replied that " his principal would not accept anyattendance at his hands"-the hands of our correspondent. The assistantwho spoke these words did not know whether our correspondent was qua-lified or not. We do not see that this makes any difference. An unqua-lified assistant may be courteous. He certainly ought to be so. When heis both courteous and. kind, it is a pity that his oflers should nut bereceived in the spirit in which they are given. Of course we are speakingon an ex-parte statement; but according to this, our correspondent’sbehaviour seems to have been perfect.

D. M. B.-To enumerate the instruments which should be contained in a

complete case of eye instruments would not be easy. Some surgeons can

perform all ophthalmic operations with less than a dozen tools, while ,,

others require at least fifty. Several manufacturers fit up special cases ofeye instruments; but where there are so many good makers, we wouldrather not say " who is the best."

R. S.-The Secretary of the Plymouth Day Nursery is Miss Amy Prideaux,5, West Hoe-terrace, Plymouth.

J. H. W. should consult a physician.

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Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.Monday, Oct. 22.

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, MOORFIELDS.—Operations, 101/2 e,at,each day, and at the same hour.

ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 11/2 P.M. each day,and at the same hour.

ST. MARK’S HOSPITAL.—Operations, 9 A.M. and 2 P.M.METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL ORTHOPÆDIC HOSPITA.L.-Operations, 2 P.M.MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LotfDotf.—81/2 P.1,1. Mr. J. KuowsleyThornton ; " Re-

moval of Fibroid Uterus and both Ovaries."-Dr. C. Theodore Williams," On a Case of Persistent Pyrexia, during Phthisis, reduced by Diet."-Dr. R. J. Lee, "On Maternal Impressions."

Tuesday, Oct. 23.Guy’s HOSPITAL.—Operations, 11/2 P.M., and on Friday at the same hour.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.NATIONAL ORTHOPÆDIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.WEST LONDON HOSPITA.L.-Operations, 3 p.M.ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY. - 81/2 P.M. Dr. Wm M. Ord,

" On the (Edema (Myxoedema) observed in the so-called Cretinoid Con.dition of Women."

Wednesday, Oct. 24.MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M.ST. MABY’a HOSPITAL.—Operations, 11/4 P.M.ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.—Operations,11/2 P.M., and on Saturday at the

same hour.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.—Operations, 11/2 P.M., and on Saturday at the same

hour.KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M., and on Saturday at 11, P.M.GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.UNIVIERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M., and on Saturday at

the same hour.LONDON HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FORWOMEN AND CHILDREN.—Operations. 21/2 P.M.HUNTERIAN SOCIETY.—8 P.M. Dr. Moxon, " On some points in the Clinical

History of Heart Disease."

Thursday; Oct. 25.ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M.ST. TnoMAS’s HospiTA.L.-Ophthalmic Operations, 4 P.M.CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.CENTRAL LONDON OpHTHALMio HOSPITAL.—Operations,2p.M., and on Friday

at the same hour.Friday, Oct. 26.

ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.—Ophthalmic Operations, 11/4 P.M.ROYAL SOUTH LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P,M.QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. - 8 i?.m. Dr. James Edmunds, "On the

Immersion Paraboloid."CLINICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. - 81/2 r.nz. Dr. Henry Thompson, "On a

Case of Hysteria, with Contraction of the Lower Limbs, Anesthesia,and Ischmmia, in a Boy."-Mr. Lawson (for Dr. Aikman), " On a Case ofInjury to the lower portion of the Spinal Cord, followed by Wasting andContraction of the Muscles of the Lower Extremities." - Mr. Bellamy," On a Case of unusually large Urethral Calculus."—Dr. Dowse, " On aCase of Cerebro-spinal Lateral Sclerosis."

Saturday, Oct. 27.ROYAL FREB HospiTAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.