of cases, but we can not refrain from expressing the wish that we may have the privilege of publishing more articles from the local profession, based upon original research. What a wreath of valuable data in the laboratories of our hospitals fails of publication. It is of interest and value to the few whose work brings them into contact with it, but its publication would stimulate and enrich not only the author, but the entire profession.

Think not, young man, that you are too young to write. The laboratory and practical observations that interest and benefit you would interest and aid others. Recorded and compared, they would suggest theories and help to establish principles of practice. Bichat, who died at thirty-two, had written nine important volumes, principally upon general and pathological anatomy, giving to medicine its modern realistic tendency, its tendency toward an exact science. Believe with him that you should begin early in life to make memoranda of facts-that you have "in the sick and dead, so to speak, living books" which you should early learn to read, translate, and record for the benefit of others. The discovery of a new truth is of intense interest, but the publication of it will not be without satisfaction; it will give new meaning to your professional life, and add to the sum of human knowledge.

Be not discouraged by those who would chillingly tell you that you should have years of experience before you attempt to write nor by the cry that too much is being written. The final word has not yet been spoken in any department of medicine. Notwithstanding the enormous monthly output of books and journals Emerson's statement is still true that "all truth yet awaits adequate expression." Every recorded observation of a new truth or clearer statement of an old one will interest and benefit somebody besides enriching in some degree at least the art and science of medicine.

We again express thanks to all who have in any way promoted the interests of the JOURNAL, and through it of our beloved profession, and the hope that during the coming year we shall have the privilege of publishing some of the fruits of your labor in the COLUMBUS MEDICAL JOURNAL, which shall continually strive to worthily represent the best elements of the profession. To all our readers-A merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Dr. and Mrs. William K. Rogers have returned from a visit to New York and Philadelphia.

Dr. Earl E. Gaver, interne at the Protestant Hospital, has been appointed assistant physician at the Columbus State Hospital.

Dr. S. C. Lindsay, late assistant surgeon, U. S. Army, has returned from the Philippines and resumed practice in his native town, Salineville, Ohio.

The marriage of Dr. Elmer T. Kuhn, of this city, to Miss Bertha Barringer, of Rendville, was solemnized December 10, at the home of the bride.

Dr. Frank M. Wright, former interne at the Protestant Hospital, has been reappointed to that position to fill the unexpired term of Dr. E. E. Gaver.

George F. Stockton, formerly assistant physician, has been elected to succeed Dr. E. G. Carpenter, deceased, as superintendent of the Columbus State Hospital.

Dr. Guy A. Yost and his wife, Dr. Nellie R. Yost, formerly of Columbus, have located in Zanesville. The best wishes of their many Columbus friends go with them.

Dr. Sherman Leach, of this city, and Miss Irene Toles, of Westfield, N. Y., were married December 10, and are visiting in New York and other points in the East.

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TWO NEW PROFESSORSHIPS ENDOWED.-Two new professorships have recently been established in the Harvard Medical School-the George Higginson Professorship of Physiology and the James Stillman Professorship of Comparative Anatomy; each with an endowment of a hundred thousand dollars.

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In our editorial on "Treatment of Hydrophobia," in last month's issue, the figures should have read: "According to Dr. Lagorio, before the discovery of the Pasteur treatment, the mortality was as high as 88 per cent. for the bites of the face, 67 per cent. for bites of the hands, and 20 to 30 per

cent. for bites of the limbs and trunk." "At St. Petersburg [under the Pasteur treatment] the mortality is reported as 0.84 per cent., and at Turin 0.95 per cent."

CRIPPLES FOR LORENZ.-Hundreds of cripples of various sorts have applied for treatment by Dr. Lorenz, at the clinic which he is soon to hold in Jefferson Medical College Hospital. From the large list of applicants, 20 cases of congenital dislocation of the hip have been selected, and careful study made, including skiagrams. From this score of cases Dr. Lorenz will make his own selection for operation. The Medical Club of Philadelphia will give a reception in his honor. (J. A. M. A.)

A RESEARCH FOUNDATION AT JOHNS HOPKINS.-Dr and Mrs. Christian A. Herter, of New York City, have presented to Johns Hopkins University $25,000 for the foundation of a memorial lectureship in the medical department designed to promote knowledge of original research in medical science. "Each year some eminent worker in either physiology or pathology is to be invited to deliver one or more lectures at Johns Hopkins University, receiving as an honorarium the income from the endowment fund."

REORGANIZATION OF SHEPARD'S SANITARIUM.-Shepard's Sanitarium, of this city, has been successfully conducted for 50 years without change of proprietor or management. With this excellent record Dr. William Shepard will on January 1, 1903, retire from active work and look after his other varied interests. He will be succeeded by two coporations, The Shepard Sanitarium Company, for chronic and nervous diseases, and the McMillen Sanitarium Company, for mental diseases. More than a dozen well-known physicians of Central Ohio and this city are the stockholders in one or both of these sanitariums. A close relationship will be continued between them. Dr. W. E. Postle, of West Jefferson, O., will succeed Dr. Shepard, while Dr. Bishop McMillen will continue as superintendent of the Sanitarium for Mental Diseases.

RAILWAY SURGEONS' ASSOCIATION.-The ninth annual meeting of the Big Four Railway Surgeons' Association was held in the convention hall of the Great Southern hotel November 16th. The meeting was well attended by members of the association representing the various divisions of the railroad. Thirty surgeons were in attendance. At the opening session the following papers were read: "Injuries of the Extremities," Dr. J. M.

Weaver, Dayton, O.; "Injuries of the Head," Dr. F. D. Bain, Kenton, O.; "Injuries of the Chest," Dr. George M. Waters, Columbus, O.; "Injuries of the Abdomen," Dr. S. L. Ensminger, Crawfordsville, Ind.; "Fractures and Dislocations," Dr. J. S. Firebaugh, Robinson, Ill. Officers for the ensuing year: President, Dr. S. L. Ensminger, Crawfordsville, Ind.; first vice president, Dr. C. W. Chidester, Delaware, O.; second vice president, Dr. C. F. Smith, Kankakee, Ill.; third vice president, Dr. F. R. Belknap, Niles, Mich.; fourth vice president, Dr. T. W. Moorehead, Terre Haute, Ind.; permanent secretary and treasurer, Dr. T. C. Kennedy. Executive committee: Dr. T. M. Wright, Peoria, East division; Dr. S. W. Schenck, Cairo division; Dr. George Beasley, Chicago division; Dr. G. M. Waters, Cleveland and Cincinnati division; Dr. Reymond, Cleveland and Indianapolis division; Dr. Hunt Anderson, Michigan division; Dr. White, St. Louis division; Dr. Weaver, Columbus and Cincinnati division; Dr. Kimmel, Springfield and Columbus division.

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THE AMERICAN TEXT-BOOK OF OBSTETRICS. Edited by Richard C. Norris, M. D.; Art Editor, Robert L. Dickinson, M. D. Second Edition, Thoroughly Revised and Enlarged. Two handsome imperial octavo volumes of about 600 pages each; nearly 600 text-illustrations, and 49 colored and half-tone plates. Per vol.: Cloth, $3.50 net; Sheep of Half Morocco, $4.00 net.

This is a work for the student and practitioner alike. It makes clear those departments of obstetrics that are at once so important and usually so obscure to the medical student. The obstetric emergencies, the mechanics of normal and abnormal labor, and the various manipulations required in obstetric surgery are all described in detail, and elucidated with numerous practical illustrations.

Since the appearance of the first edition many important advances have been made in the science and art of obstetrics. The results of bacteriologic and of chemicobiologic research as applied to the pathology of midwifery; the wider range of surgery in treating many of the complications of pregnancy, labor, and the

puerperal period, embrace new problems in obstetrics, some of which have found their place in obstetric practice. In this new edition, these new problems have been met by a thorough and critical revision, some of the chapters being entirely re-written, and other brought up to date by careful scrutiny. A number of new illustrations have been added, and some that appeared in the first edition have been replaced by others of greater excellence. By reason of the extensive additions the new edition has been presented in two volumes, in order to facilitate ease in handling. The success primarily achieved unquestionably awaits this present edition, as we know of no more commendable work on the subject.

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SCHALEK ON DERMATOLOGY. A Manual of Skin Diseases for the Use of Students and Practitioners. By Alfred Schalek, M. D., of Rush Medical College, Chicago. In one handy 12mo. volume of 225 pages, with 34 illustrations. Cloth, $1.00 net. Lea Bros. & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia and New York, 1902.

This work is divided into two main parts: "General Considerations," under which heading is given the necessary preliminary data and the principles which apply throughout this specialty, and "Descriptions of Diseases of the Skin." In this latter section is a careful and trustworthy account of derivations and synonyms, and descriptions of the various diseases with etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. In the absence of any generally accepted plan among writers and specialists in Dermatology, the author has adopted an alphabetical arrangement as being most convenient for direct and ready reference. Illustrations are helpfully used throughout the book. The general practitioner will find this a handy little volume for ready refer

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A TEXT-BOOK OF DISEASES OF THE EYE. A Handbook of Ophthalmic Practice for Students and Practitioners. By G. E. De Schweinitz, A. M., M. D., Professor of Opthalmology in the University of Pennsylvania, etc. Fourth Edition, Revised, Enlarged and Entirely Reset. Octavo volume of 773 pages, with 280 text-illustrations and 6 chromo-lithographic plates. Cloth, $5.00 net; Sheep or Half Morocco, $6.00 net.

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