_Sixth_—The indiscriminate use of anæsthetics should be strenuously guarded against, and especially the practice of leaving such dangerous compounds in the hands of the laity to be given _ad libitum_ whenever they may deem it necessary. _Seventh_—The judicious use of anæsthetics under all necessary circumstances should never be omitted, for when properly used by skilled hands they are a glorious haven of peace in the midst of a stormy sea. DR. J. CAMPBELL of Galion reported a case of embolism, in which the diagnosis was uncertain, the symptoms grave and the disturbance of the circulation extremely severe, distinguished physicians differing widely as to the pathological conditions, and the autopsy revealed adhesions of the right lung and of the pericardum. Left lung compressed, left heart hypetrophied and stenosis of aortic orifice. On motion the case was referred to the committee on publication, and Drs. Hackendorn, Ridgway and Mitchell, who had seen the patient, were requested to give their views. DR. N. B. RIDGWAY reported a case of laceration of perinæum with operation within an hour, with complete success, on which remarks were made by Drs. Reed, Larimore and Kelley. DR. KELLEY presented a clinical case of blindness in right eye of a girl, from the concussion of a snow ball striking the arch of the orbit. The society adjourned to meet in Mansfield March 25, 1886. J. F. MARKEL, Secretary. THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C., DEC. 8-12, 1885. [By G. C. Ashmun, M. D., Health Officer, Cleveland, O.] In the summer of 1873 a few gentlemen met at Long Branch, New Jersey, and organized as the “American Public Health Association.” At that time there were but few state boards of health, and local boards were not generally efficient; and it was one of the chief objects of the American Public Health Association to aid in the establishment of health and sanitary organizations throughout the country. Prominent among the original members of the association were gentlemen from the Mississippi valley. For a long time the cities and towns of that valley had suffered from visitations of yellow fever, and men had become somewhat enlightened by the good results obtained from the course pursued by certain officers during the war. Especially was this true in New Orleans, and the question was fairly raised whether local conditions were not responsible for the disastrous outbreaks which had occurred so frequently.