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losses. Prof. Pouchet thinks on the contrary with Hayem that the 

 haematids or red blood corpuscles originate from the globulets of 

 Donne — only they differ as to the origin of these globulets. Whilst 

 Hayem looks upon them as the endogenous product of cells which 

 are as yet unknown, it seems to Prof. Pouchet that everything goes 

 to prove that they are formed in the blood plasma whilst in circula- 

 tion in a way which is more or less analogous to the formation of 

 the filament of fibrin in blood which has been drawn from the 

 vessels. — Report by Dr. Haywood, before North Carolina Medical 

 Society. iV. C. Med. Jour. 



turns. 



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The doctor's jokes are all very plain. There is a Holmes-pun 

 fbok about 'em. — Boston Post. 



The State Librarian has recently purchased a copy of Smith's 

 Diatom Altas, which as a book of reference on anatomy stands very 

 high with medical men all over the world. — Extract from a daily 

 paper. 



It is useless for physicians to argue against short-sleeved 

 dresses. The Constitution of the United States says: "The right 

 to bear arms shall not be interfered with." 



This is the way they do it over the water : A milk dealer of 

 Frankfort, Germany, who only put one quart of water to eight gal- 

 lons of milk, was fined $20 and sent to jail for three v:\Q>\^^.\\%.— Any list. 



A physician was called to visit a lady in the country. After 

 continuing his visits for some weeks, she expressed her fears that 

 it would be inconvenient for him to come so far on her account. 

 " Oh, madam," replied the doctor, innocently, " I have another pa- 

 tient in the neighborhood, and thus I can kill two birds with one 

 stone." 



