A beautiful musical rendition then followed by the orchestra, and Hon. H. Clay Evans was then presented and delivered the "Commencement Address." Well, it was done as only this great son of Chattanooga could do. We will not attempt to abstract or extract from his address but will simply say that it was a credit to him, a credit to the city in which he resides, and was of very material value to the young graduates of Chattanooga's Medical College.

He impressed upon the graduates the duty lying upon each and all to maintain by their lives and labors the good name of the college which sends them forth. Yet we must quote from him a little.

No other profession," he asserted, "has made so great progress in the last half century as the profession of medicine. Many successes attained to-day by physicians and surgeons might have been regarded as miracles two thousand years ago. After the civil war, they used to tell us, surgery as a successful science would go backward. But the course of that science has been still onward." And he sought to enforce upon his hearers of the graduating class the fact that still greater progress lies in the future; and it might be in the power of these very young men to participate in securing that progress.

Mr. Evans dwelt at some length upon the wonderful successes attained, within a comparatively short time, in the treatment of some of the worst diseases which curse the human race. He described the differences in temperament and methods which enable some students to make rapid progress, while others, working much harder, find it difficult to keep their places in class. He illustrated this point by anecdotes, which called out applause, concerning men from West Point and Annapolis who had made seeming failures in studies, but who in after life achieved great success and renown. He told a story of his meeting with John D. Rockefeller, and hearing him tell of his early struggles and his difficulties in securing a loan of $2,000 with which to begin business. And not one of the young men before him, he said, would exchange his diploma for the amount of money which Rockefeller sought as a foundation for his present mighty fortune. Mr. Evans closed by adjuring his hearers to honesty of purpose, integrity of character, unremitting labor, and keeping consciences clean and clear. He expressed hearty good wishes for the success of the graduates and closed amid great applause and appropriate musical suggestions from the young men in the gallery.

S. E. Holtzclaw, of South Carolina, was then introduced to deliver the class valedictory. He gave expression of the feelings of the entire class toward the college and the instructors under whom the work had been done, which resulted in the granting of the diplomas of the evening. His farewell to class mates was in language which produced manifest effect upon them all. His tribute to the profession upon which they were about to enter abounded in eloquence of language and was marked by

most impressive delivery. One old veteran, who had listened to scores of student orations, said after the close, "It was the best I ever heard." Mr. Holtzclaw's address was followed by immense and long-continued applause, led by his classmates, in which the whole audience joined.

The brief faculty address was delivered by Prof. G. Manning Ellis, a tribute from the faculty and officials of the college and of the university to the graduates and expression of good wishes for the success of all. Prof. W. G. Bogardt, secretary of the faculty, then called the roll of the graduating class. Each in turn responded by rising and remaining standing.

The names and addresses of the graduates are as follows:

William Lawrence Bailey, Laurens, S. C.; George Thomas Banks, Ludville, Ga.; Grover Cleveland Bigham, Forestville, S. C.; Arlanthus Blakeney, Kennedy, Ala.; Atticus Gynne Blanton, Haleyville, Ala.; Newburn Brown Burchfield, Kellerman, Ala.; Marion LaFayette Clayton, Sylvania, Ala.; John Robert Collins, Culberson, N. C.; Berry Tribune Crofts, Tellico Plains, Tenn.; Murdoch Lee Crum, Plant City, Fla.; Frank Galoway Gaines, Crossville, Ala.; William Simeon Hansard, Henegar, Ala.; James Samuel Harmon, Riddle, Ala.; Carl Henry, Maryville, Tenn.; Samuel Eugene Holtzclaw, Greers, S. C.; Archie William Horton, Meltonsville, Ala.; Eddie Isaac Alvin Jeffers, Baileyton, Tenn.; Barclay Joshua Jones, Maryville, Tenn.; William Henry Kingman, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Reuben Nicholas Lee, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Homer Clay Manning, Williamsburg, Ky.; George Brady Miller, Stephenville, Texas; Harry Olen Null, Highland Park, Tenn.; James Clyde Overall, Liberty, Tenn.; Noah Samuel Richie, Soddy, Tenn.; William Wylie Scott, Cross Creek, Pa.; Robert Lee Shuler, Comer's Rock, Va.; Edward Franklin Stephens, Pine Knot, Ky.; Fred Green Stone, Tupelo, Miss.; John Wesley Snow, Drifton, Ala.; John Stephen Tillman, Clio, Ala.; James Edwin Watkins, Lucknow, S. C.; James Meek Wolfe, Seven Mile Ford, Va.; John Reedie Wood, Rockford, Va.; Alexander Arthur York, Linwood, N. C.

Prof G. A. Baxter gave a very brief address to the class, the members of which were then grouped on the stage, on “Ethics.” President Rice of the university presented the diplomas and closed the exercises with the benediction. Members of the graduating class shook hands with each other, with the college faculty and speakers of the occasion, and then separated to go out into the world and take up the practice of medicine, all carrying with them the best wishes of the large and enthusiastic audience.

IN THE TREATMENT OF THE CHRONIC SKIN INFLAMMATIONS, following in the wake of attacks of toxic dermatitis, attention to the general condition of the health, avoidance of anything irritating to the skin, a carefully selected diet and proper care of the skin, are important features

which must not be neglected.

In addition, Battle's preparation of echinacea augustifolia and thuja occidentalis, which goes under the trade name of Ecthol, should be used both locally and internally, a drachm should be taken four times a day.- American Journal of Dermatology.

THE PRESIDENCY OF PARKE, DAVIS & Co., left vacant by the death of Theodore D. Buhl, has been filled by the advancement of Vice-President and Secretary Frank G. Ryan an announcement which will be greeted with pleasure by Mr. Ryan's numerous friends throughout the country.

Mr. Ryan was so ideally equipped for this great position that he began to march towards it with what is now seen to have been almost predestination, as soon as he joined fortunes with the house seven years ago.

He left the faculty of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in the spring of 1900 to become chief pharmacist of Parke, Davis & Co. At the end of three years he had made himself so valuable in the councils of the house that he was elected to membership on the Board of Directors. A year and a half later he was given the important post of secretary. Six months later still he was elevated to the vice-presidency. And now, after barely another year, he is given the very highest position within the gift

of the house, and, one might say without fear of contradiction, the greatest and the most responsible position yet created in the drug trade of the country.

Born in 1861 in Marcellus Falls, New York, Mr. Ryan was educated in the public schools of Elmira, and then spent three years in the well-known pharmacy of Brown & Dawson in Syracuse. In 1882 he entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and was graduated two years later at the age of twenty-three. Two or three years were next spent in various Philadelphia stores, and then he was made assistant professor of pharmacy in his alma mater. In 1898 he was given charge of the course in commercial training then established in the P. C. P., and in the meantime he had been made lecturer on pharmacy in the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia. In June, 1900, Professor Ryan resigned all his connections in Philadelphia and went into the house of Parke, Davis & Co.

The secret of a man's success is never easily analyzed, but it may be said of Frank G. Ryan that he represents that rare, that ideal combination of technical knowledge and experience on the one hand, and business grasp and executive ability on the other. These qualities are all but incompatible, and he who unites them successfully has discovered a philosopher's stone. As president of Parke, Davis & Co., Mr. Ryan will be capable of understanding thoroughly every scientific detail of the vast business now confided to his care, and he will also exhibit that larger vision and that greater capacity for administration which will carry the house forward to conquests even more brilliant than those which have been registered in the past.

Mr. Ryan, accompanied by his daughter Helen, had returned from a seven months' trip around the world only a week or two before his election to the presidency. His main object was to further the interests of his house in Japan, China, and India, but he also visited Manila, Ceylon, Egypt, Paris, and London. In Manila an agency was established, which adds another to the considerable list of foreign branches now conducted by the house. In London, on his way back, Mr. Ryan was the guest of honor at two banquets attended by men prominent in British pharmacy and medicine, and when he landed in New York he was greeted at a large reception held at the house of Dr. Joakichi Takamine.- Bulletin of Pharmacy.

MOSQUITO BITES.-The extraordinary plague of mosquitoes in New York last season, says Dr. J. E. Traub, Attending Physician St. Luke's Hospital, led me to take up a series of investigations with a view to their alleviation. I found that a combination of the fixed aromatics, viz., Menthol, Thymol, etc., with alkalies gave quick relief. While looking for a combination of this nature, my attention was called to Tyree's Antiseptic Powder, a combination of Sodium Borate, Alum, Glycerin, Car

bolic Acid, and the crystalline principles of Thyme, Eucalyptus, Gaultheria, and Menthæ, which has the advantage over the extemporaneous mixtures of being always uniform, easily soluble, and readily miscible with talcum without grittiness. When indicated as a dusting powder, a ten per cent. mixture of Tyree's Antiseptic Powder in talcum, dusted on the exposed parts of the body, will keep mosquitoes at a safe distance, or a solution of one or two teaspoonfuls to a pint of water, forms an unsurpassed lotion for the same purpose. This liquid also sprayed about rooms will materially aid in keeping them away. The manufacturer of Tyree's Antiseptic Powder is to be congratulated in having in this preparation a specific for the relief from these pests.

THE ANEMIAS OF CHILDHOOD.- The anemias of early life are usually sequels of the acute diseases common to this period. The exanthemata are especially liable to be followed by a depreciation of blood quality, and a protracted convalescence often depends on this one condition alone. Moreover, the frequency with which physical stigmata or infirmities actually date from an attack of measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or any of the other similar diseases of childhood, can often be properly laid at the door of insufficient or improper care during the very important stage of convalescence from these diseases.

It should be recognized that the hematogenic function, while exceedingly active in childhood, is yet very susceptible to all inhibitory influences, among which the toxins generated in the course of the acute diseases are most common. When a storm infection of measles, scarlet fever, or any of these similar ailments is passed, there must follow a period of reconstruction. If the damage has been slight as a result of a light storm or an unusually strong structure, the reconstructive process places little demand on the resources of the individual. But if the storm has been unusually severe and the structure ill-prepared to meet its fury, the rebuilding process is certain to be long and laborious. Deficiency in the quality of the blood is one of the greatest handicaps at this time, and the clinician should recognize this as one of the most important indications for therapeutic assistance.

The action of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is always very marked in these cases, and it is interesting to note how rapidly children respond to its upbuilding influence. A marked increase in hemoglobin at once follows its use and the red cells multiply rapidly. With improvement in the blood constituents there is a corresponding increase in the whole bodily tone, and it only takes a few days to carry the average patient safely away from the dangers of a trying period.

Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is therefore a very valuable tonic in childhood, and unlike so many of the ordinary hematinics it can be given with impunity to the youngest infant. It has marked alterative properties, and