t. He says that the habit is well known to
the drug trade."

"The morphia habit, the cocaine habit, the chloral habit, and
other poison habits which are prevalent in this and other
countries, are only different manifestations of a wide-spread
and apparently increasing love for drugs which benumb or excite
the nerves, which seems to characterize our modern civilization.
Indeed, there appears to be, at the present time, almost a mania
for the discovery of some new nerve-tickle, or some novel means
of fuddling the senses. It is indeed high time that the medical
profession raised, with one accord, its voice in solemn protest
against the use of all nerve-obtunding and felicity-producing
drugs, which are all, without exception, toxic agents, working
mischief and only mischief in the human body."--DR. J. H.
KELLOGG.

Much discussion upon careless drug-taking has resulted from remarks made
recently in London by Sir Frederick Treves, the King's surgeon, at the
opening of a hospital. He said that the time is fast approaching when
physicians will give very little medicine, but will instead teach the
people right methods of living so that sickness may be avoided.

Although there are some physicians who appear to enjoy the old routine
of giving heroic doses of ill-tasting liquids, there are others who
agree with Sir Frederick, and admit that they would often be glad to
give no medicine if their patients would be satisfied without it. But
the great mass of people are unwilling to take a physician's advice as
to proper clothing, suitable diet, and regular habits of living. They do
not seek his advice upon those points; what they want is a drug that
will benumb uneasy sensations while they live as they please.

Not long ago a business man of intelligence was heard to complain
because he had tried several physicians and all had failed to cure his
sciatica. He said they all told him he must live differently; several
said he must quit smoking and lay aside wine and beer or he could not be
cured. With scorn he said, "What are physicians good for if they don't
know a drug that will cure as simple a thing as rheumatism?" He could
not and would not believe that rheumatism might be the result of his
wrong habits.

Akin to him in thought is a woman, much above the average in
intelligence, who a few months ago had an operation performed upon her
stomach. The stomach was enlarged so th