the national field of medical journalism than any other local journal. I have heard many nice things said of Daniel for years from men (and women, too), both in and out of the profession, from all over Texas, but one of the sweetest, noblest tributes came from his own city of Austin, from an eminent fellow of his own guild, a rival as it were.

Among the many good things said, the one thing that caught me was his reference to Daniel's unselfish, slavish devotion to his household of half orphaned children, left motherless almost in their babyhood, he filling place of father and mother, loyally fighting in the face of ill health, business reverses, not for a brief spell but for a good part of a lifetime, till he presented them to the world completely educated, "charactered," equipped for their place as worthy citizens of the state.

Yes, all honor to the grand old Daniel! His children should keep busy thanking God for having selected for them so noble a father, for after all, whatever poets or philosophers may have said, this feeble scribe rises to remark in language that's plain, that an honest, faithful father, next to a loyal, loving mother, is the noblest work of God.

I hope every doctor in America will buy "Daniel's Recollections of a Rebel Surgeon" for himself and an extra copy for a friend.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH.

We are publishing herewith the Hippocratic Oath, and we advise our readers to carefully peruse same, and to give due respect to all contained therein. We believe that the time is ripe in the medical profession that such advice as that given in this oath would be of much profit to many members of the profession. Our worship of Mammon at the present day, we fear, oftentimes causes us to forget, at least to a certain extent, our brother physicians and their families. In fact, we are of the opinion that some plan should be devised that would in all respects bring the professional brethren closer together. The organization of medical societies everywhere, particularly through a reorganization in accordance with the recommendations of the American Medical Association, and with a strict regard for the code of ethics, will undoubtedly accomplish much along this line. Another highly important thing would be an amendment enacted to the medical law of our State, which would premit the Medical Examining Boards to revoke the license of certain physicians when they are found guilty of prac