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It gives splendid results in the diagnosis of pregnancy, as it 
transfers to the listener’s ear the foetal heart sounds as well as 
the so-called “placental bruit” inside of the woman. 
But where I found the phonendoscope by far superior to all 
other instruments of auscultation, is in the auto-auscultation. 
I will not argue whether it is advisable for the patient to aus¬ 
cultate his own heart or lungs a. s. f. ; I also admit that every 
physician and every veterinarian is a bad patient, and will be¬ 
come worse when having the means of examining himself with 
little inconvenience, while lying on his sick-bed. In a very 
short time he will become a hypochondriac. But in every¬ 
body’s mind and heart is the ,desire to “know yourself,” and 
everybody, little as he may be fit for it, likes to control his own 
diagnosis and the assertions of the treating physician. For 
such cases the phonendoscope is of great value. 
Besides several colleges there are numerous physicians with 
whom I have used this instrument who desired to purchase one 
lor their individual account, and I have directed them to* 
“ Casa Successori Martin Wallach, Roma, Corsa 262, Palazzo 
Odescalchi,” who have acquired the sole rights of these instru¬ 
ments. 
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recordh, fh; h r MlfidpracMtoner, but his skill dies with him. By 
recording his observations, he adds to the knoivledge of his profession and hv ht 
facts ,n building up the solid edifice of pathological seience.’’ ^ 
GENERAL FATTY DEGENERATION OF THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM. 
By E. L. VOLGENAU, D. v. S., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Many interesting and instructive conditions are encountered 
in the port-mortern work carried on under the direction of the 
U. b. Bureau of Animal Industry. A native steer, grade Dur¬ 
ham, two years old, affected with fatty degeneration of the en- 
^re muscular system, recently came under our observation. 
IS interesting pathological condition was not confined to one 
group of m uscles, but every muscle of the body seemed to be af- 
Son! PhL'^Sp'hr Wallach, Roma, are George P. Pilling and 
