the same position in bed on account of the softness of the bones. Spinal curvatures may also occur in infants Avho are held or carried in the sitting posture. They should not be alloAved to stand or Avalk too soon for the same reason.4. Operative Treatment of Goiter.-Kocher's methods and results are described by Olmsted. He mentions, in conclusion, that he has operated on twelve patients during the last year, all cases of simple goiter, and one of exophthalmic goiter, ap¬ parently with good results in all, though he does not give details, reporting briefly only tAvo. The average time of resi¬ dence in the hospital for treatment Avas seven days. The im¬ portant points in operation are absolute asepsis, ligation of all the bleeding A'essels, avoiding the Avounding of the gland proper, and the preservation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. 5. Psychopathic Epidemics.-In this first installment of his article, Huber describes certain delusions Avhich are frequent and are still flourishing, such as Eddyism, mesmerism, the Sanford and Simpson delusions and the Dowieism craze.