uric acid at thirteen years, with the acute rheumatism it produces; in such girls we often get a complete alternation of rheumatism and anæmia, with headache, epilepsy, depression and suicide as more occasional co-results.

Das Echo, in an article drawing attention to the statistics of German schools for the ten years from 1887 to 1896, shows that 407 school children committed suicide. All these cases occurred in State schools; 331 were boys and 76 were girls, each under 15 years of age. Whether or not Germany is more productive than other nations of this horrible modern symptom of child-suicide, it certainly, as Das Echo remarks, may be regarded as one of the saddest and most startling of the phenomena of modern social life.

Editorials.

THE

ONTARIO MEDICAL LIBRARY.

HE following incomplete list will give the profession some idea of the works to be found in the Library :

Weekly journals regularly received: British and ForeignLa Semaine Medicale, Deutsche Med. Wochenschrift, British Medical Journal, Lancet. United States-Medical Record, N.Y., Medical News, N.Y., New York Medical Journal, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.

Monthly and semi-monthly: British-Edinburgh Medical Journal. United States-American Journal Obstetrics, Archives of Pediatrics, American Journal Medical Sciences, Alienist and Neurologist, American Journal Insanity, American Journal Physiology, Annals of Surgery, Charlotte Medical and Surgical Journal, Northwestern Lancet, Index Medicus.

Besides fairly complete files of: Birmingham Medical Review, Glasgow Medical Journal, International Magazine, International Journal of Surgery, Brooklyn Medical Journal and others.

Reports and Transactions such as: Johns Hopkins Bulletins and Reports, Trans-Ass'n American Physicians, Trans-Am. Orthopedic Association, Trans-Obstetrical Society, Edinburgh, Guy's Hospital Reports, Trans-London Pathological Society.

Reference Hand-books as: Sajous' Medical Annual, Medical Annual, International Clinics, etc.

Systems of Medicine and Surgery like Treves, Wyeth, Gross, Holmes, Erichsen, Ashurst, Pepper, Fagge, LoomisThompson, Albutt, Osler and Twentieth Century Practice of Medicine.

Up-to-date Editions of Works on Special Subjects, as: Kelly's Operative Gynecology, Hermann's Diseases of Women, Albutt & Playfair's Gynæcology, Pozzi's Gynecology, Holt's Diseases of Children, Rotch's Pediatrics, Bosworth on Nose

and Throat, Thompson's Dietetics, Foster's Therapeutics, Phelps on Traumatic Injuries to the Brain, Fowler & Godlee on Diseases of the Lungs, Maylard's Surgery of Alimentary Canal, Lawson Tait's Perineal Operations, Greig-Smith's Abdominal Surgery, Jacobson's Surgical Operations, Allingham on Diseases of the Rectum, Deaver on Appendicitis, Hawkins on Diseases of Vermiform Appendix, Osler on Angina Pectoris, Osler on Diagnosis of Abdominal Tumors, Naunyn on Cholelithiasis, Zeigler on Pathological Anatomy, Thoma on General Pathology, Balfour on Senile Heart, and Keating on Diseases of Children.

A

MEDICAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

GOOD deal of interest was taken in the election in Di. vision 8; and much to the surprise of many, Dr. Armour was defeated by a small majority from one to three, by Dr. Glasgow, of Welland. Dr. Armour is a man of ability and prominence, and his friends will seriously regret his absence from the annual council meetings. Dr. McCrimmon, of Palermo, and Dr. Stuart, of Milton, were both good men. We believe the contest between them largely turned on local issues. As intimated in our last issue, these were the only contests for territorial representation. In addition to Drs. Glasgow and. Stuart there will be four new territorial representatives: Dr. J. A. Robertson, of Stratford; Dr. A. A. Macdonald, of Toronto; Dr. Lane, of Mallorytown, and Dr. Powell, of Ottawa. We often had occasion to differ from Dr. Rogers; but we desire to say now, that, by the retirement of this gentleman, the Council has lost one of its most able and independent members. At the same time we feel certain that his successor, Dr. Powell, will prove a most worthy representative of the Ottawa district. The contest between Dr. Britton, of Toronto, and Dr. Ville, of St. Catharines, for the position of representative of the Senate of the University of Toronto caused a ripple of excitement. The former, on account of his unimpeachable record as a representative of eight years' standing, was elected by a good majority. Under other circumstances, Dr. Ville would have made a better showing, as it is generally recognized that he is not only a distinguished graduate of the University in two departments-Arts and Medicine-but also a man. of marked ability and influence in the Niagara peninsula. There is also

a certain feeling abroad, which is strong enough to make it worthy of recognition by the authorities of the University, that graduates living outside of Toronto should have a larger voice in the governance of that institution than they have at present.

THE

ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

'HE members of the Toronto Centre of this association held their third annual meeting November 16th, 1898. Mr. John T. Small, the President, in his opening address, gave a brief history of the parent organization, which was originally established in Palestine, and did excellent work in the middle centuries. In 1888 a royal charter was granted to the association, and the Prince of Wales became the Grand Prior of the order. Although in Canada the association had not a historical reputation, there was much good work which it could do. The objects of the association were to instruct in rendering first aid in cases of accident or sudden illness, transporting the sick and injured, and teach elementary principles of nursing and sanitation.

The report of the Treasurer, Mrs. G. S. Ryerson, was submitted by Dr. Ryerson, who spoke of the progress made by the association in Toronto, which far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of those who promoted it. Thousands of textbooks had been sold, and the number of pupils who have. attended the lectures was very large. The association is in a good financial position, with a cash balance on hand of $140 Canada is not foremost in the work of disseminating knowledge, especially on "first aid to the injured," Australia and New Zealand being far ahead. In South Africa, also, the association had made great progress, and the reason was, perhaps, not far to seek. The many wars and the frequency with which large bodies of the residents of these countries found themselves shut up in lagers, surrounded by hordes of Matabele and other savage warriors, had demonstrated the practical advantages of the work of the association. In Great Britain a large number of centres of the association are working, and in the colliery districts the beneficial results of the operations of the association had been experienced, and the County and City Councils made generous grants in aid of the work. In Toronto the police force had received a systematic instruction in the work, and Dr. Ryerson strongly urged that it should be made compulsory upon members of the city fire

brigade to attend the lectures given under the auspices of the association. Dr. Ryerson mentioned the interesting fact that the plot of land in Jerusalem recently presented to the Emperor of Germany, Prior of the German Order of St. John, is the identical location upon which the original Knights of St. John erected their first "hospice."

The Hon. Secretary, Dr. Charles R. Dickson, reported that six first aid classes, with 137 pupils; three nursing classes, with 64 pupils; one first aid junior class, with 36 pupils; one medallion class, with 5 pupils, had been held in Toronto during the year. Of the 243 pupils, 188 completed the course of lectures and 145 passed the examinations. The record of work since the organization of the Toronto Centre in February, 1896, shows a total of 32 classes; 646 pupils completed the course, 473 of whom went up for examination and passed, and of this number 23 have succeeded in passing the second and third examinations and obtained the medallion of the association.

The employees of the street railway have formed a separate class, and a large number of the members of the Toronto Police Force, no fewer than 182 out of 250, have obtained certificates.

THE

YUKON PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

HE establishment of a College of Physicians and Surgeons and the election of a council for the same, have taken place. There were some twenty-five Canadian practitioners in Dawson and vicinity and a number of American physicians who were practising in spite of the N.W.T. Ordinance. The Canadians found it necessary to incorporate themselves into a legal body for the purpose of protection and mutual help.

At the election held on the 5th of October, 1898, the following gentlemen were elected members of the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Yukon Territory:

President, E. D. Dunn; Vice-President, R. R. Macfarlane; Registrar, A. F. Edwards, and J. W. Good and H. H. Hurdman. The first examination was announced for October 15th, 1898, and the following examiners were appointed :

Surgery, J. W. Good and E. L. Barratt; Medicine, R. R. Macfarlane and E. G. Scott; Midwifery and Gynecology, E. P. Thompson and W. G. Hepworth; Medical Jurisprudence and Sanitary Science, J A. Sutherland and W. A. Richardson.

Since the Ordinance assented to by the Executive Council