Pharmacy with honors in 1878. He studied medicine while engaged in business as a pharmaceutical chemist and graduated from the Toronto School of Medicine in 1886, taking the degree of M.D.C.M. at Victoria University. He was for. a time a house surgeon at the General Hospital, after which he studied for three years in England at the London and Birmingham Hospitals and at Stafford Infirmary. During this three years he obtained his degree of L.R.C.P. (Lond.). Soon after his return to Toronto he was appointed to take charge of an outbreak of diphtheria in the Nipissing District, after which he took up general practice.

In the fall of 1890 he was sent to Pelee Island to suppress a smallpox outbreak. Since then he has been in charge of the suppression of all the serious outbreaks of contagious diseases in Ontario, the chief one being the smallpox outbreak at Sudbury in 1901, which continued for five months.

Dr. Hodgetts was for a time connected with No. 4 Bearer Company, under Major Fotheringham. He now holds the rank of captain. During the South African war he acted as honorary secretary to the Canadian Red Cross Society, for which he re

ceived the reward of being made an honorary associate of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, England. He entered upon. his new duties at once. Dr. Bryce assumed his new duties at Ottawa on February 5th.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Presentation to Dr. Bryce. An interesting session of the Provincial Board of Health was held on February 3rd, when Dr. Bryce, who left next day to accept the position of Dominion Health Inspector at Ottawa, was made the recipient of a handsome grandfather's clock. The presentation was made by Dr. Kitchen, of St. George, Chairman of the Board, who, in his remarks, laid stress upon the efficiency of the retiring secretary as an officer, and his kindly nature as a man. Dr. Bryce, in accepting the gift, expressed his gratitude in a feeling manner.

The Merging of Two Medical Journals.-Messrs. E. B. Treat & Co., the publishers of the International Medical Magazine and Archives of Pediatrics, have concluded to merge the two journals. During the five years that Dr. Boardman Reed had charge of the International Medical Magazine it was his constant aim to have the periodical of the highest character, readable and reliable. The publishers regret that they must discontinue the Magazine, and extend to Dr. Reed their appreciation of his editorial labors. It is hoped that the friends of the International Medical Magazine will continue their interest by reading Archives of Pediatrics, and thus extend its field of usefulness.

In

Play. Dr. Woods Hutchinson, in the September Contemporary Review, makes a plea for "Play as an education," ingeniously representing that the infant, in its overmastering desire to put everything in its mouth, is really the modern representative of the ancient cave-dweller, and that, as it grows older, it passes rapidly through the later stages in the history of the race. play, Dr. Hutchinson finds the factor which secures man his place in nature. He outlines a plan for school playgrounds, saying that every school should have a playground containing ten square yards for each pupil in attendance, and that they should have great freedom, and should be under the supervision of a playmistress, who should act as a "moderator."

Medical Practices for Sale. When a physician desires to sell his practice and property, it is of first importance that it should be done with as little publicity as possible; hence the purchase and sale of medical practices forms an important department of medical affairs, and one that nearly all physicians find necessary to

use at some time or other. Appreciating the needs of the profession in this line, Dr. Hamill has for ten years been perfecting a system which we consider almost faultless as to efficiency, promptness, and secrecy, and we cordially recommend Dr. Hamill as an expert in this line and advise our readers to take advantage of his ripe experience when they think of selling out their practices. See list of practices for sale by Dr. Hamill among our advertising

pages.

The January,

A President Whose Work is Appreciated. 1904, issue of El Boletin Comercial, published by the Latin American and Foreign Trade Association of St. Louis, Mo., contains. the following paragraph: "With sincere pleasure we present to our readers the portrait of the new President of this Association. Mr. Cramer is Vice-President of the famous firm of G. Cramer Dry Plate Co., of this city, whose products are well known in many parts of the world, and whose reputation ranks ahead of all other firms in its line. Great success has crowned the efforts of this firm, to which happy results the subject of this sketch has contributed in a large measure. Mr. Cramer has travelled extensively in Mexico and Cuba, and undoubtedly his many friends in those countries will observe with much pleasure the distinguished honor which has been conferred upon him by electing him President of this famous organization, an honor which he justly merits. This association is proud of its new president, and we predict all kinds of prosperity during his administration." Portrait for Toronto University. The portrait of Dr. Goldwin Smith, presented to the library of Toronto University by Mr. John Ross Robertson, was unveiled recently before a large number of the friends of the university and Dr. Goldwin Smith. Rev. Professor Clark, of Trinity College, who represented Mr. Robertson, who is en route to Egypt, spoke briefly of Mr. Robertson's public spirit and admiration of the subject of the portrait, and of Dr. Goldwin Smith's prominence in the intellectual world and of his value as a citizen of Toronto. President Loudon accepted the portrait on behalf of the University, and in eulogium of Dr. Smith spoke of him as the greatest living authority on academic policy. Dr. Goldwin Smith spoke briefly, his speech being largely reminiscent. He referred to the cordial relations that existed between Mr. Robertson and himself. A man never changes his country after he is forty, therefore he was still an Englishman, but he earnestly tried to be a good Canadian citizen. There must always be conflicts of opinion between those who take independent views. There were those who believed in Imperialism, while he believed in building up a series of independent nations, aiding each other in reaching a higher standard of civilization. Others might believe in Empire, he believed in humanity.

The Physician's Library.

BOOK REVIEWS.

A Text-Book of Legal Medicine and Toxicology. Edited by FREDERICK PETERSON, M.D., Chief of Clinic, Nervous Dé partment of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; and Walter S. Haines, M.D., Professor of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Rush Medical College, in affiliation with the University of Chicago. Two imperial octavo volumes of about 750 pages each, fully illustrated. Philadelphia, New York, London: W. B. Saunders & Company. 1903. Canadian agents: J. A. Carveth & Co., Limited, 413 Parliament St., Toronto. Per volume, cloth, $5 nét; sheep or half morocco, $6 net.

We had the satisfaction of reviewing, a month or two ago, Vol. I. of Peterson and Haines' "Text-Book of Legal Medicine and Toxicology," and now beg to express our humble opinion of Vol. II., just out.

We find that, among the contributors to Vol. II., such names appear as Dr. II. N. Moyer, of Chicago; Dr. J. H. Salisbury, of Chicago; Dr. E. S. Wood, of Boston; Dr. Chas. Harrington, of Harvard Medical School; Dr. Reid Hunt, of Baltimore; Dr. W. A. N. Dorland, of Philadelphia; Dr. W. T. Belfield, of Chicago; and Dr. Marshall D. Ewell, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, University of Michigan.

Vol. II. consists of two parts: the first 200 pages being devoted to such subjects as Malingering, Legal Aspects of Pregnancy, Legitimacy, Abortion, Infanticide, Impotency, Sterility, Rape, Marriage and Divorce, Malpractice, Medical Legal Relations of the Roentgen or X-Rays, and Laws Relating to the Insane; the balance of the 800 pages deals with Toxicology, e.g., Inorganic, Alkaloidal and Non-Alkaloidal Organic Poisons, Gaseous Poisons, Food-Poisoning, Ptomains, the Post-Mortem, Imbibition of Poisons, and the Medico-Legal Examination of Blood and Seminal Stains.

One of the most interesting chapters is that which deals with the medico-legal relation of the X-rays, written by Harold N. Moyer, of Chicago. This is something which is deeply interesting, owing to the fact that during the past few years many actions

at law, involving possible heavy damages, have been entered, owing to serious injury from too lengthy exposure to the X-rays. We think that we will be advising in the right direction when we say that, if only for the information contained in this one chapter, it will be found worth while to purchase both volumes. Under the section given over to "Laws Relating to the Insane," the author deals separately with the statutes of all the States and Territories and the District of Columbia as to the commitment, care and custody of the insane. The statutes, of New York are given in full, it being the only State in the Union to adopt a uniform system of State care for its dependent insane, and to assume the entire financial cost thereof.

The author devotes ten pages or so to considering "Death from Grounded Glass and other Mechanical Irritants," a subject which becomes important owing to glass having been figured in more than one case of comparatively recent date.

Victor C. Vaughan's contribution of fourteen pages on "The Post-Mortem Imbibition of Poisons" is interesting and instructive.

Those who have in their library a copy of Peterson & Haines' "Text-Book of Legal Medicine," possess a work that gives them the most recent views on medical jurisprudence in all its phases, and need not be afraid to quote the source of their information.

W. A. Y.

Essentials of Pelvic Diagnosis, with Illustrative Cases. By E. STANMORE BISHOP, F.R.C.S. (Eng.), Author of "Uterine Fibromyomata, Their Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment;" Hon. Surgeon, Ancoats Hospital, Manchester; Vice-President, British Gynecological Society, London; ex-President Clinical Society, Manchester, etc.; and an Appendix on Examination. of Blood, etc., by Chas. H. Melland M.D. (Lond.), M.R.C.P., Hon. Physician, Ancoats Hospital, Manchester; Platt Physiological Scholar, etc. New York: Wm. Wood & Co. 1903. Canadian agents: Chandler & Massey Limited, Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg.

Can diagnosis be learned from a book? As a general thing, No, and yet this book being planned practically upon a new system would lead us to think-and I have no doubt correctly, too— that it is possible to learn the diagnosis of many, if not all, abdominal conditions if we follow the instructions herein contained. Diagnosis is supposed to be taught by most writers on the inductive principle. They start out with a description of a known disease, giving all the symptoms in detail. The symptoms in many diseases, however, differ but slightly, and the writer goes on to show how in his mind these do differ, but our mind is perhaps not his mind. He thoroughly understands the subject about which