Dr. Martin, of the Salpetriere, Paris, has made a series of interesting observa tions on nervous affections among the offspring of alcoholic parents. His results may be summed up as follows : — In 83 families m which one or more mem bers showed nervous excitability with a history of alcoholic origin, there were 410 children. Of these, 108-^more than a quarter — had convulsions, and in tho year 1874, 169 were dead ; 241 were still alive, but 83, i c, more than one-third of the survivors, were epileptic.
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