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HowtoDestroyLice. —All kindsof lice and their nits may 
be got rid of tuto, cito, et jucunde , by washing with a simple 
decoction of staves-acre (Delphinium staphisagria ), or with a 
lotion made with the bruised seeds in vinegar, or with the 
tincture, or by rubbing in a salve made with the seeds and 
four times their weight of lard very carefully beat together. 
The acetic solution or the tincture are the cleanliest and 
most agreeable preparations, but all are equally efficacious 
in destroying both the creatures and their eggs, and even in 
relieving the intolerable itching which their casual presence 
leaves behind on many sensitive skins. The alkaloid del- 
phinia may be also employed—but possesses no advantage 
except in the preparation of an ointment when for any reason 
that form of application should be desired .—Medical News. 
Termination of the Nerves of the Peritoneum. 
-—The Lyon Medical, of Nov. 10th contains the relation of a 
series of experiments on the histology of the peritoneum, 
conducted by M. Louis Jullien. As respects the nerves of 
the membrane and their termination, the author has stated 
the following :—The fibrilla, or extreme division of the 
nervous fibre, ends in a pyriform swelling, beyond which are 
to be seen one or several very thin nervous filaments, ending 
themselves in a last enlargement, which is the ultimate ter¬ 
mination of the nervous element.— Lancet. 
Voice of Fishes.—At the last meeting of the Academie 
des Sciences, M. Charles Robin read a report on the investi¬ 
gations of M. Dufosse relating to the production of voice in 
certain fishes. The swimming-bladder appears to be the 
principal agent in producing voice, at least in those fishes in 
which that organ has an opening into the oesophagus; and 
even in those in which it is a shut sac it acts as a sounding- 
board in augmenting the sound produced by other parts. 
That it is not exclusively the cause of vocal sounds is shown 
by the circumstance that some fish are destitute of a swim¬ 
ming-bladder, and are yet capable of producing distinct 
musical sounds.— Lancet. 
Hospital Sunday. —We are glad to be able to announce 
that active steps are being at length taken for the institu¬ 
tion of “ Hospital Sunday ” in London. A brief report of a 
meeting of London hospital authorities, held on Thursday 
afternoon, will be found in another column, and we heartily 
wish success to the movement.— Ibid. 
Sir Wm. Jenner is to be the new' President of the 
Pathological Society. 
