Lauma fatifatisina (Geniostoma Eupestre ?). Use not known. Laugapāpā (Asplenium nidus). Used to allay pain in the stomach.

Lautalotalo or Lautamatama (Crinum asiaticum). Used as an

emetic.

Le'ile'i (see illustration). Use not known.

Limu (moss that grows on the breadfruit tree). Used in fish poisoning. Also used locally in yaws.

Matamataaitu (Carinta herbacea). Use not known.

Matamatamoso (Abrus abrus). Root and seeds are used.

Mautofu (Urena lobata). The leaves are used locally in filarial swellings.

Ma'u'utoga (Commelina nudiflora). Use not known.

Namulega (Vitex trifolia). Seeds are used as a tonic. The leaves are used for fevers in babies and has been the cause of many deaths. Niutolo, a very drastic purgative. Hot rocks are dropped into coconut cream and the oil is collected from the top.

Nonu (Morinda citrifolia). The leaves are used in rheumatism and filarial swellings.

Nonufi'afi'a (Caryophyllus malaccensis). Used for upset stomach, coated tongue, or thrush. The leaf is chewed.

The leaves are used.

Olaolasini or Fauuta (Mussaenda frondosa). The roots and leaves are used in filariasis. Ogogo (Fleurya cordata). Pulatu (Herpetica alata). Pu'a (Hernandia peltata).

coughs.

The leaves are used for ringworm.
The juice from the bark is used for

Puavia (Jatropha curcas). The juice is used in treating yaws. Salato (Laportea harveyi ?). Use not known. The leaf will produce a severe erythema upon touching any part of the body. Seasea (Eugenia amicorum). The juice from the bark is used as an emetic. Also used in treating coughs.

Tanetane (Nothopanax fruticosum). The root and bark are used. Teve (Amorphophallus ?). Is used in treating conjunctivitis. The root is poisonous.

Togo or vivao (see illustration). Crushed berries used locally to abort boils.

Togovao (Dodonaea viscosa). The leaves are used for fevers. Tono (Centella asiatica). The leaves are used.

Tupe (Lens phaseoloides). Used as an emetic.

Vaisalo, a mixture of arrowroot and coconut that is fed invalids. There is only one way to prevent the Samoans preferring their own method of medical treatment to that offered by the medical officers of the Government and that is by gradual education of the people. This is being done by circulars that are being distributed

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to each family and published in the Government paper. phlet on hygiene is used in each of the public schools. Every child in American Samoa of school age is required to attend school. Talks are given each month in every village by sanitary inspectors. Every effort is being made to eradicate such endemic diseases as yaws and hookworm.

It is now over 90 years since the various Christian denominations first commenced work among the Samoans. The original conversion of the Samoans into Christianity was effected without much difficulty. They exhibited a ready spirit to adopt it. At the present time many of the old superstitions survive with a number of Christian adherents. In recent years in Tutuila people have been known to take offerings to one or more of their heathen gods. There exists in a family on the island of Ofu a house god, supposed to represent the spirit of one of their ancestors, that is still worshiped. The reincarnation of the departed spirit in some form of animal or insect life is still believed in by some. The Samoans try to keep this secret among themselves lest the representative of the mission stationed with them should be displeased. The many years of education by the missionaries have caused them to fear ridicule when it is discovered they have relied on some of their old superstitions. It will be so with the gradual education of the people to the better methods of medical treatment. The London Missionary Society have teachers and pastors stationed in almost every village in Samoa. These pastors and teachers have undergone many years of training before they are permitted to take charge of the spiritual welfare of the people under them. The Samoans are anxious to have well trained and efficient pastors among thein. Similar arguments are being urged in regard to their physical welfare. They can be trained to discard their untrained so-called medical men and to adopt medical treatment at the hands of the well-trained medical officers who are freely administering all help in their power. But this will take time. The people can not be forced to make the change-it must be effected gradually and this, it is gratifying to state, is being done.

DEFORMITIES OF THE NOSE.

By F. E. LOCY, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy.

Deformities of the nose, both hereditary and acquired, often militate against the patient's peace of mind and in marked cases lessen his economic value to himself and thus to the community. Many of these conditions can be either corrected or improved by surgical procedures. Complete restoration of the nose, while not frequently