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determined at once to open the windpipe, below the

sedst of mischief, as the only chance of saving life. Before this could be accomplished the child had quite ceased to breathe, and life appeared wholly extinct. By means of artificial respiration carried on through the opening in the windpipe, animation was soon restored, and the child is now rapidly re- covering from the effects of the injury and subse- quent operation.“ This kind of puffing it is impos- sible to prevent in private practice, but it can be prevented where public institutions are concerned; and we maintain, that both the medical officers and governors of hospitals are bound to watch persons closely who pursue this course. A quack in private practice is a bad thing, but a quack who uses the poor committed to his charge for quack purposes is much worse. What a contrast does the honest, sincere, and kind-hearted physician or surgeon going round an hospital present, to the restless, fidgetty candidate for applause, who is thinking only of display.

CunrouUs ADVERTISEMENT.— The following para- graph appeared in The Times a few days ago, as an an advertiscment.—“ CARBON OF THE BLOOD.— An elderl y physician, who has had great experience in cases of insanity, stated to Sir Peter Laurie that having for the last twenty years made the subject of carbon as an agent in the operations of disease the object of careful investigation, he had made some observations which he thought particularly appli- cable to insanity, and requested Sir Peter would give him leave to see the patients in Bethlem Hos- pital; Sir Peter very kindly replied, if the applicant would be at the hospital the next day, he should be

THE LAW RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN

1. From the 24th of September, 1803, no person shall exercise the profession of physician, surgeon, or officer of health, prior to his examination, and having received the diploma according to the pre- sént law. a

2. All persons who shall have obtained from the beginning of 1803, the right of practising the heal- ing art, will bear the title of Doctors in Medicine or Surgery, after having first been examined, and received the diploma from one of the six specified Schools of Medicine. b Officers of health will be ad- mitted, after having passed a satisfactory examina- tion before the Board of Council.

3. The doctors in medicine and the surgeons admitted by the former faculties of medicine, col- leges of surgeons, and corporations of surgeons, will still retain the right of practising the healing art, as they hitherto have done.

4. The government shall, should it deem fit, allow a foreign physician, surgeon, or graduate of a foreign university the right of practising medicine or surgery in the French territory.

REGISTRATION.

24. Doctors or officers of health, admitted ac- cording to the established rules, laid down in the two preceding clauses, shall within the space of two months,(aſter having fixed their residence), present the diplomas they have obtained, at the court of the tribunal of premier instance, and at. the office of the deputy lieutenant of the district where they reside.

A resolution come to by the University, bear- ing date the 22d day of October, 1825, and since altered by a second one of the 11th of October, 1831, has changed the order of the examination and admission.

5 Doetors are now admitted only at the three Paculties, Paris, Montpellier, and Strasburg.

there, and would introduce him to the medical offi- cers of that establishment, which was just what the doctor wanted— he had no ideéa of obtruding himself on the committee; he did attend, and after waiting for some time, was unexpectedly called to come before the committee, to whom, in the presence of the medical officers then in attendance, he ex- plained the action of carbon in reference to insanity, and mentioned the curious fact that there were many cases of insanity in which he couild tell merely from looking at the back of the hand, not only that the patient was insane, but that tor a moral certainty the case was incurable, and stated at the same time the principle on which this opinion was grounded. The gentlemen of the committee listened with polite attention to his remarks, and Sir Peter put some shrewd questions to him on the subject; when after some deliberation, during which the doctor was requested to withdraw, he was told, on being called in again, that he might go round the house, but that he must not look at the patients' hands. However, it so happened that he had been at Bethlem two days before by appointment of Sir Alexander Morison, and saw a few of the cases alluded to, which he immediately pronoùunced in- curable without asking them a singie question, when the apothecary acknowlédged they were deemed so, and were in the incurable ward. These facts are mentioned that in hôope some dne, who has more time and talent than himself, may be induced to take up the subject of carbon, and make it, what he is persuaded it may and predicts will be, the foundation of a new system of pathology far more simple, intelligible and beneficial, than any that have hitherto preceded it.

FRANCE.

TITRE PREMIPR. Article 1. A compter du 12 vendémiaire de l'an XII(24 Septembre, 1803) nul ne pourra embrasser la prosession de médecin, de chirurgien ou d'officier de santé, sans etre examiné et recu comme il est prescrit par la présente 10i. α

2. Tous ceux qui obtiendront, à partir du com- mencement de l'an XI, le droit d'exercer l'art de guérir, porteront le titre de docteurs en médecine ou en chirurgie, lorsqu'ils auront été examinés et recus dans'une des six écoles spéciales de mede- cine, b ou celui d'opiciers de santé, quand ils seront regus par les Jurys.

3. Les docteurs en médecine et les chirurgiens recçus par les anciennes Facultés de médecine, les colléges de chirurgie et les communautés de chirur- giens, continueront d'avofr le droit d'exercer l'art de guérir comme par le passé.

5. Le governement pourra, s'il le juge convenaâble, accorder à un médecin ou à un chirurgien étranger, et gradué dans les universités étrangères, le droit, d'exercer la médecine et la chirurgie sur le terri- toire français.

TITRE Tv.— De V'enregistrement des docteurs et des officiers de santé.— 24. Les docteurs ou officiers de santé, rçeus suivant les formes établies dans les deux titres précédens, seront tenus de présenter, dans le délai d'un mois, après la fixation de leur domicile, les diplOmes qu'ils auront obtenus, au greffe du tribunal de première instance, et au bureau de la sous-préfecture de Parrondissement dans le- quel les docteurs et offfciers de santé voudront s'établir.

a Un arréèté de l'Université, du 22 Octobre 1825, modifié depuis par un autre arrété du 11 Octobre, 1831, a changé l'ordre des examens et le mode de réception.

b Maintenant on ne reçoit de docteur que dans es trois Facultés de Paris Montpellier et Strasbourg.