— We have received from Dr. E. M. Hale, of Jonesville, Mich., the annual report of the Inspectors of the Michigan State Prison for the year 1862. In the medical report, Dr. J. B. Tuttle, the physician, says:

“It is now three years since the authorities of the prison, taking the lead of all similar institutions in the United States, adopted Homoeopathy as the treatment in the prison hospital.

“A few facts from the hospital record will show some of its fruits in the prison. During the years 1857, 1858 and 1859, under allopathic treatment, there were 39 deaths; there were over 23,000 days labor lost by sickness, and $1,678 expended for hospital stores. The average number of convicts in prison during the three years was 435.

During the years 1860, 1861 and 1862 the average number of prisoners was 544, being 109 more than that of the preceding years, and yet there were only 20 deaths. There were less than 10,000 days labor lost by sickness, and less than $500 expended for hospital stores. The amount saved to the State during these three years can be readily estimated, but the value of lives saved and the amount of suffering alleviated are inestimable.”