Dr. Ottollengui says that his instruments, which he originated for implantation operations, “are just the thing” for necrosis.

Dr. J. W. Aikin is now located at 1032 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. The doctor is the longest and thinnest dentist in the Missouri State Association.

Dr. J. H. Kennerly, demonstrator in charge of the Infirmary of the Missouri Dental College for the past two sessions, is now located in Leadville, Col.

The Southern Dental Journal came to hand a few days after the 15th inst. Dr. H. H. Johnson, the new editor, starts out well. We wish him every success.

Dr. Garrettson is exhaustively revising his work on Oral Surgery. The next edition will have much new material, including a number of new illustrations.

The Minnesota State Dental Association will hold its seventh annual meeting in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. July 9, 10 and 11, 1890.

M. G. Jenison, Cor. Sec.

Dr. T. R. Ross, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is now located at 3904 Indiana Ave., Chicago, Ill. The Iowa Association looses one of its most efficient and active members by the above change.

Periosteal Inflammation.—I have found, sometimes, after treating sore teeth for several days without giving relief, and where the trouble was somewhat obscure, and had probably been diagnosed as periosteal inflammation, or something of a kindred nature, that a pill of calomel, 2 grains, soda bi-carb., 3 grains, taken just before retiring at night, brought things all straight next day. Try it on your next patient with a sore tooth. It certainly holds good in malarial districts.

A. H. Hilzim.

Drs. A. G. Bowman and J. H. Prothrow have formed a partnership, for the purpose of practicing dentistry in Monroe, La. We commend them to the profession in Louisiana. Both are recent graduates of the Missouri Dental College.

Dr. C. W. Lewis, Chicago, Ill., on account of overwork and partly ill-health, has been taking a Southern trip, in order to recuperate, taking in Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, Jacksonville, across the Gulf to New Orleans, then home.

The World Typewriter.—We are glad to call attention to the fact that at last a new typewriter has been invented that will fill the wants of the professional men. For further particulars, address the advertiser, H. M. Strader & Co., 608 Walnut St., St. Louis, Mo.

The Brooklyn Society has been “booming” things this winter. They have held public clinics once a month, and the attendance has been so gratifying that they have decided to continue them as a permanent feature of their Society work. This is a good idea. The First District Society of New York has become famous mainly in this direction. Other societies should try it.

Bridge-Work.—The most satisfactory form of sectional dentures (bridge-work) secured by crowns are made of gold and platinum, “I” or “L” bar, each end soldered to the crowns, and then a correct articulation obtained and rubber teeth used; the space between the crowns entirely filled with rubber, resting upon the gum, enveloping the gold and platinum bar, and articulating against the occluding teeth. I have used this form for many years.

Wm. N. Morrison.

Dental Law.—There is a bill before the legislature of the State of New York, which provides that all diplomas granted to medical students, shall be conferred by a State board of examiners, the colleges being thus deprived of their present privilege. The board is to be appointed by the Regents of the State (who control educational interests in general), from candidates recommended by the State Medical Association. If this law is passed, it will be a step toward a similar action, in regard to the dental schools.

International Medical Congress.—Rates: the Hamburg-American Packet Co. will sell round-trip tickets by the Fast Line at a reduction of 10 per cent., and on the Mail Line at a reduction of 15 per cent., also the steamer August Victoria will take passengers on the going trip for a reduction of 25 per cent, on July 24th; the Wieland sailing on the 19th of July, will make a reduction of 15 per cent, on the going trip. For further information, address the company at 37 Broadway, N. Y., or P. O. Box 2567.

Vick—State Fair, Peoria, Ill., September 29th, 1890.—James Vick, seedsman, of Rochester, N. Y., offers $1000.00 in cash premiums, to be awarded at the Illinois State Fair, by the Society's judges, for best cabbage, celery, potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, musk melon, onions, and mangel. Last year the prizes awarded at the New York State Fair went to Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa and New York. All interested in vegetables should send to Vick, of Rochester, for particulars regarding this offer. No doubt it will be one of the principal features of interest at the fair.

The Vicks will erect a separate building, or tent, in which they will make a grand show of flowers with the vegetables, and will be on hand to receive their friends.

Hickory Root Filling.—Dr. White protested against anyone condemning a thing of which he knew nothing. He had filled straight roots with hickory for eighteen or nineteen years. He does not fill the entire canal—not more than one-eighth of an inch at the apex. The object in using it, is to know that the foramen is closed; then you can fill the root with anything desired. The method is to file a piece of well-seasoned dense hickory almost to a point, then pass it up to the apex. If there is the slightest indication of pain, withdraw the wood, cut off a short piece from the end; again insert, mark at the cutting edge of the tooth: then again withdraw, and with a sharp knife, make a grove around it, about an eighth of an inch from the point, and bend the end over without breaking it off. Insert for the last time, the proper position being indicated by the groove, tap it home, and twist off the point.