This volume contains the following manuscripts described as either an Inaugural Dissertation or an Inaugural Essay presented to the University of Maryland for the Degree of "Doctor of Medicine" or "Doctor of Physic" : Digestion / by Davis, George W. ; Scarlet Fever / by Shipley, Luke Mercer ; The Heart / by Reiche, Peter H. ; Bromide of Potassium / by Hoffman, George H. C. ; Dislocations / by Paul, William T. ; The Changes of the Food and Blood / by Johnson, George O. ; Facial Expressions as Aids in Diagnosis / by Crane, George Henry ; Typhoid Fever / by Ridout, Z. Duvall ; Digestion / by Haskins, Carter ; Scrofula / by Garner, Henry G. ; Prophylaxis and Hygiene / by Manning, William P. ; Death / by Phillips, James R. ; Chloroform / by Sappington, Thomas P. ; Dyspepsia / by Manning, Henry E. T. ; Dysentery / by Holt, Thomas S. ; The Circulation / by Wiltshire, James G. ; Typhoid Fever / by Lawrence, Daniel H.