HUNTINGTON'S CHOREA

'Provided the patient is in a good state of gene-ral lhealth and iillo losing weight, the presence of sugar in tlhce urine is not, to my mind, a contrainidicationi to thle perfornunelclr of ani operation, so long, as diacotic acid alnd acetone aie abseoit. The wound lheals weli, anid convalesecnce does niot appear to be interfered -with. It is an obvious inidicationi tonmake a careful exanminatioi. lbeforehand and to attend to the diet anid to the genieral regimleni on such lines as will ensure the patient beingo, in as favourable condition as possible for the ordeal before hiinm."