perts in and out of America as the model in practical education for the mentally inept. Our steps were retraced to Columbus, and in the course of an afternoon's observation with Dr. Doren's guidance, the truly marvelous results accomplished by this remarkable man and his devoted wife in turning to productive activity the latent talents of imbeciles and idiots, were witnessed. It was indeed "applied sloyd" exemplified by the inmates of the institution who were engaged in various lines of productive farming, road and pavement making, repairs, improvements, and the actual construction of splendid fire-proof buildings. The hum of industry and air of contentment pervaded this community of society's unfortunates.

Now the organizing and presiding spirit of this splendid achievement is no more. He who unselfishly, unceasingly, and with his whole soul gave his life's energies to the task of creating in Ohio a world-famous establishment for the care of the feeble minded expires in the field of his labors. But as he was honored, respected and appreciated abroad during his life time, so Dr. G. A. Doren should now be recognized as one of Ohio's heroic sons; his name should conspicuously adorn the roll of honor in the list of Ohio physicians who by self-sacrifice have advanced the public welfare.

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EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS.

The District Nurses' Association of this city is taking an active interest in caring for tuberculous patients throughout the city, and of furnishing instruction to every household in which there are persons afflicted with tuberculosis; and also in educating the public as to effective measures of preventing this dread disease. Their example may well be imitated by similar organizations in other cities. They have solicited a number of physicians to act as an educational committee in furthering the object of the association. It is the purpose of this committee to provide, if possible, lectures on this subject, to be given in the churches of the city, to the school teachers. at their monthly meetings, and to workingmen's organizations, literary associations and clubs, and wherever "ready-made" audiences can be secured; and also, "to print and judiciously

distribute appropriate circulars concerning the prevention of tuberculosis; to prepare for the press articles for the instruction of the public and accounts of the work of the various committees of the tuberculosis society or committee; to prepare for the committee on workshops and factories a sign, prohibiting spitting, to be posted in such places; and to endeavor to arouse the public to the necessity for enforcing the ordinance against promiscuous spitting."

Obituary.

THEODORE F. DAVIDSON, M. D.

Dr. Theodore F. Davidson was born in Greenup, Kentucky, September 4, 1845, and died of organic heart disease at his home in this city, March 22, 1905.

He was educated in the common schools, and professionally in the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, from which institution he was graduated in 1870. After studying medicine with Dr. Samuel Ellis of his native town he began the practice of his profession at Liberty, Indiana. In 1872 he removed to Portsmouth, where most of his professional life was spent. In 1898 he came to Columbus. He was, for a time, one of the physicians of the Columbus Hospital for Women, and later chief of staff of Mercy Hospital.

Dr. Davidson was married in 1866 to Annie E. Ware; he is survived by his wife and six children. He was a member of the Broad Street M. E. Church of this city and "held high places" in the Odd Fellows, Patriarch Militant and the Order of United Workmen.

Medical News Notes.

Dr. William Osler leaves for England about the middle of May.

Dr. C. A. Dunlap of McArthur has been appointed resident physician at the Rodebaugh Sanitarium.

Dinner to Dr. Osler.—A farewell dinner to Dr. William Osler was given at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, on May 2.

Drs. H. B. Blystone, G. T. Meek, W. H. Cole and G. H. Schauweker have been reappointed by the board of health as district physicians for the ensuing year.

The Ohio State Pediatric Society will meet at the Great Southern Hotel, May 9, D. V. Cofran, president. An interesting program has been provided which includes a special address by Dr. A. C. Cotton of Chicago.

We were indebted to the Journal of The American Medical Association for the portrait of Dr. T. Gaillard Thomas, published in our March issue. By some inadvertence we failed to make this acknowledgment at the time of its appearance.

It is reported that the New York Eye and Ear Hospital is to have a new $600,000 structure put up in East 64th street. There will be a frontage of 118 feet and a depth of 100 feet, with two wings fitted with sun parlors at each of the nine stories.

Dr. Lewellyn F. Barker, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Chicago, has been recently appointed Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, vice William Osler, resigned. Dr. Thayer, formerly Dr. Osler's assistant, has been promoted to the chair of Clinical Medicine.

Dr. W. J. Means, President of the Judicial Council of the American Association of Medical Colleges, attended the meeting of that organization at Chicago April 10, and as a delegate of the same association he attended the Indianapolis meeting, April 26, of the American Confederation of Reciprocating Examining and Licensing Medical Boards.

The Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination consists at present of John K. Scudder of Cincinnati (term expiring 1905); S. B. McGavran, of Cadiz (1906); S. Sherman, of Columbus, (1907); A. Ravogli, of Cincinnati, (1908); H. E. Beebe, of Sidney, (1909); E. J. Wilson, of Columbus, (1910); H. H. Baxter, of Cleveland, (1911).

Among those mentioned as possible successors of the late Dr. G. A. Doren, as superintendent of the State Institution for Feeble Minded Youth, are Drs. E. H. Rorich, superintendent of the Athens State Hospital; A. H. Shepard, superintendent of the Dayton State Hospital; H. O. Collins of Dayton, W. D. Deuschle of this city and H. C. Eyeman, superintendent of the Massillon State Hospital.

CINCINNATI ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.-At the recent annual meeting of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine the following officers were elected: President, Dr. Magnus A. Tate; First Vicepresident, Dr. Robert Carothers; Second Vicepresident, Dr. Alfred Gaither; Secretary, Dr. Stephen E. Cone; Treasurer, Dr. A. G. Druty; Trustee, for three years, Dr. Arch I. Carson, and Censor, Dr. Gustave E. Zinke.

SPECIAL TRAINS TO PORTLAND MEETING.-The Northern Pacific Railway will, as we understand, run three solid special trains through to the Pacific coast for physicians who go west early in July to attend the coming session of the American Medical Association; the first leaving Chicago June 30 and reaching St. Paul July 1, stopping for a five days tour of the Yellow Stone National Park. The second special train will leave Chicago July 1, reaching St. Paul July 2, with privilege of a similar tour of Yellow Stone Park. A third special train will leave Chicago July 6, running through to Portland, with stops at several important points. "The Northern Pacific has been designated the official route for the handling of the physicians, and the national officers will go west on one of the first two specials. Each special will be made up of standard Pullman equipment, with through dining cars and ample baggage accommodations. Every facility which

adds to luxurious comfort en route is being arranged for and the train schedules have been worked out with especial reference to the convenience of the physicians. The third special will arrive in Portland the morning before the convention opens.

"Berth reservations should be made immediately through C. A. Mathews, General Agent Passenger Department, N. P. R., Chicago."

SPECIAL MEEting of the COLUMBUS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. The Columbus Academy of Medicine held a special meeting in April, at which Dr. H. C. Wood, Jr., guest of honor, delivered an address on "Proprietary Preparations." The address was directed chiefly toward the abuses of nostrums rather than to a consideration of the synthetic preparations. He pointed out the extent to which such remedies were used and expressed fear that the excessive use of such preparations is militating against rational thereapeutics, and that prescription writing would become a lost art. He urged the profession to refuse to prescribe preparations based on secret or semi-secret

formula. The medical journals came in for a full share of criticism for subsidizing their pages in the interests of these preparations. "The remedy," he said, "was for the profession to prescribe official preparations of known physiologic and therapeutic action."

Remarkes expressive of appreciation of the paper were made by Drs. E. B. Fullerton and T. W. Rankin.

A banquet was served at the Hartman Hotel, about one hundred physicians being present, Dr. F. F. Lawrence acting. as toastmaster. Following the banquet interesting addresses were made by Drs. D. N. Kinsman on "The Old Way"; J. W. Clemmer, on "Sectarianism"; J. H. J. Upham, on "The Young Man in Medicine," and H. C. Wood, Jr., on "What of the Future."

Recent Medical Books.

PROGRESSIVE MEDICINE, Vol. IV, December, 1904; Vol. I, March, 1905. A Quarterly Digest of Advances, Discoveries and Improvements in the Medical and Surgical Sciences. Edited by Hobart Amory Hare, M. D., Professor of Therapeutics and Materia Medica in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. Octova, 374 pages, 79 illustrations. Per annum, in four cloth-bound volumes, $9.00; in paper binding, $6.00; carriage paid to any address. Lea Brothers & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia and New York..

The December issue of Progressive Medicine closed the final installment of this quarterly digest for the year 1904. It contained a series of essays on Diseases of the Digestive and Genito-Urinary tracts, on the Surgery of the Extremities and a Practical Therapeutic Referendum. It thus completes as far as has been possible the comprehensive and critical survey of the periodical literature of medicine for the year 1904.

The first number for 1905 treats of a variety of subjectsSurgery of the Head and Neck, the Thorax, Acute Infectious Diseases and Diseases of Certain of the Organs of Special Sense on the plan which has from its conception been the characteristic feature of the series. Progressive Medicine presents to the profession a continuous, connected and readable form of the actual advances. It indicates the line of future labor and progress; it condemns what is faulty and mistakesand so gives to the practitioner a firm and self-reliant grip on the movements of the day.

The make-up of these volumes, in print and binding, fit them to be a permanent part of every library.