odour emitted by offensive feet, may be remedied chiefly by scrupulous attention to cleanliness, and by occasionally soaking the feet in warm water to which a small quantity of chloride of lime or sal-ammoniac has been added. DISEASES OF THE HEART. There are many affections of this vital organ that, professionally speaking, do not merit the name of disease, being in fact but temporary inconveniences, symptomatic derangements, or, as has been said, affections; but which, nevertheless, for the sake of perspicuity, it will be better to class generally under the one name of diseases of the heart, separating them, however, from the graver maladies by a distinct heading; and, as they form the lighter part of the subject, treating of them before considering the more serious form of this class of ailments. The heart, as the centre and source of the circulating system, is liable to a considerable number of affections, both simple and complex, which may be divided into two heads—the functional or nervous, and the structural or organic. _Functional, or Nervous Affections of the Heart._—Under this head are comprehended palpitation, syncope or fainting, angina pectoris, and neuralgia of the heart; all of which, though occasionally very distressing, and sometimes most alarming to the sufferer, are often only symptoms of other affections, and consequently of minor importance; and even when spontaneous, and producing considerable bodily disturbance, seldom cause any real apprehension, and still more rarely result in positive danger, and in this respect bear a marked contrast to those diseases of the opposite class.