CASE XXXIII. Mr. F., aet. 22, single, butcher, consulted me Oct. 21st, 1875, for melancholia and loss of memory, from which he had suffered for upwards of a year. He had frequently entertained the idea of suicide. A thorough examination revealed no trouble of any of the viscera. All functions appeared normal. He had never masturbated. There were no collateral symptoms to furnish any evidence of organic cerebral trouble. I prescribed phosphorus and strychnia, and galvanized the brain twice a week. Two weeks of this treatment had completely negative results. I then ordered electric baths. Four baths resulted in a complete cure. INEQUALITIES OF THE CIRCULATION. As a very fruitful source of morbid conditions of almost every nature, abnormities of the circulation of the blood are well worthy our attention. As is the case with dyspepsia, so here likewise patients seldom present themselves for treatment unless some definite secondary pathological condition has supervened. We find these patients complaining of cold hands and feet, irregular and disturbed sleep, occasional local congestions, with vague, usually slight pains here and there, etc., etc. Where organic cardiac disease is at the bottom of the trouble, we cannot of course expect much permanent improvement. Although even here considerable relief is often afforded while the baths are being used, their discontinuance will in all probability be soon followed by a return of the former condition. Where, however, cases are not complicated by organic disease, where we have a “sluggishness” of the circulation, due either to vasomotor inertia or atony of the muscular coats of vessels, the electric bath will be found reliably efficient. I have already (p. 55) alluded to this subject, and explained the probable “mode of action” here of the baths. I will now offer some suggestions as to the best method of administering them with a view to equalizing the circulation.