OREGON

Drs. Charles E. Sears, Ray Matson, T. Homer Coffen, Marr Bisallion, E. A. Pierce and N. W. Jones, all of Portland, are examining soldiers at Vancouver for pulmonary lesions.

Dr. J. Hunter Wells has returned to Portland and will resume the practice of medicine and surgery after twenty-two years of extensive medical and surgical service in the government missions and mines in Asia. He has made recent visits for study to the hos pital centers of Europe and America.

Dr. Charles U. Moore, a pediatrition of Portland, has been called to France by Dr. Lucas, head of the children's division of the Red Cross in France. Alcoholism, scurvy and rickets are doing a devastating work among the children of the war zone, and the need for children's specialists is very great.

Dr. Edmund Labbee, another pediatrition of Portland, will sail for France this month. Dr. John B. Manning, of Seattle, will go at the same time. There are also nine or ten Red Cross nurses in the party.

Dr. Frank Martin Brooks has been appointed by Governor Withycomb to succeed Dr. Marcellus as a member of the State Board of Health. Dr. Marcellus resigned to enter the military service.

Dr. Leon Wolff and Dr. R. L. Gillespie were appointed school inspectors in the City Health Bureau of Portland to serve during 1917-18. Dr. R. F. James and Dr. Edna Sherill, who were inspectors last year, have been retained.

Dr. and Mrs. D. H. Rand have returned from an enjoyable auto camping trip through Eastren Oregon to Crater Lake.

Dr. J. T. Fox of Prineville has been appointed county physician of Crook County.

Dr. Alexander Reid, formerly of

Stanfield, has located in Hermiston. Dr. R. Lee Wood, of Amity, and Dr. R. Bruce Miller, of Lebanon, have gone to New Orleans, where they will take a post-graduate course in medicine and

surgery.

Dr. George E. Houck of Roseburg, who has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, has been promoted to the position of sanitary inspector in the U. S. Army and transferred to Palo Alto.

Dr. K. L. Miller of Roseburg has opened offices in the Masonic buildign.

Dr. Manzer of Powers is in New York to study in the New York Polyclinic for a few months. He will specialize in X-Ray work.

Dr. and Mrs. Miller of Lebanon have gone to New York, where Dr. Miller will take a post-graduate course in surgery.

The Hospital Unit organized at Astoria, with Dr. Eldred B. Waffle as first lieutenant, has left for Charlotte, N. C., training camp.

Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot Lake underwent an operation for appendicitis recently.

Dr. J. H. McVay of Hood River, who has been ill, is much improved.

Dr. B. B. Bachelder has sold his practice at Sandy to Dr. Alfred Williams of Portland. He will locate in Portland.

Dr. W. H. Barendrick of Lebanon, Ore., has been appointed health officer during the absence of Dr. Miller.

Dr. John S. Rankin of Newberg was given a farewell banquet just before leaving for American Lake.

While the following are away in the government service, their practices are being looked after by other physicians: The practice of Dr. George G. Carl of Canyon City, by Dr. C. R. Walker of Portland; the practice of Dr. T. F. Montgomery of North Bend, by Dr. W. J. Phillip of Sutherlin; the

practice of Dr. J. L. Matthis of Monmouth, by Dr. E. R. Browersox.

Mrs. Green, wife of Dr. H. M. Greene, died September 25, after an illness of several months.

AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL

The following members of the faculty have been called into active service. R. B. Dillehunt, R. L. Benson, Paul Rockey, and Calvin S. White. E. J. Labbe has gone to France for work among the children. Laurence Selling, Wm. S. Knox and Arthur Rosenfeld are expecting to be called soon. Arrangements for caring for the work of those who have gone have already been made so that the school work will be carried on without interruption.

The facilities for clinical teaching have been greatly improved by the reorganization of the dispensary service and the setting aside of thirty beds at St. Vincent's Hospital for charity patients to be under the control of certain designated members of the faculty.

WASHINGTON

The mayor of Bellingham has called for at least three physicians to represent the city at the Northwestern Tuberculosis Conference to be held in Portland, Oregon, on October 15 and 16. If the mayors of our cities recognize the importance of this meeting, how much more should the physicians do so. He says: "I feel that I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance from the standpoint of war preparedness," said the mayor. "It is in fact a real council of war that should prove of inestimable benefit to our city. The experience of the warring nations has shown us that the conditions of military life gives renewed and terrible impetus to the great white plague of tuberculosis, which in times of peace account for one-tenth of the deaths of our citizens. The activities of the national association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis

during the last year and its plans for the coming year, therefore, naturally center about this phase of national defense. In controlling the spread of tuberculosis among our country's defenders and their families and in securing public co-operation in this work the association sees at once its greatest duty and its greatest opportunity. I will take pleasure in having our city represented at this great conference, and will empower our delegates to offer the national association and its affilited organizations in our section every available facility of our community in promoting this important work."

Major J. B. Eagleson and Lieutenant C. L. Vanderbogt, both of whom were practicing physicians in Seattle before enlisting, are traveling about the state in the interest of the medical corps of the army. They say that the Spokane County Medical Society has answered the call for physicians and surgeons by more than fifty per cent of its allotment. For an army of 2,000,000, a medical corps of 20,000 physicians and surgeons is required. Spokane would be required to supply 20, but it already has 31 members active and commissioned.

The Whitman County Anti-Tuberculosis League is urging the appointment of a permanent county nurse whose work will be to combat the spread of tuberculosis by teaching proper methods for its relief and prevention. The county commissioners included in the budget of expense for the coming year, an appropriation of $1,800 to pay the salary and expense of such a nurse.

There is a movement on foot to secure a medical training camp at Camp Lewis. At present those physicians who receive commissions are usually ordered to Fort Leavenworth, some 2,000 miles distant, for three months' training.

Dr. L. R. Redner, who has been practicing in Dayton for the past 12 years, has gone to Bessemer, Mich., to

take charge of a hospital of a large copper mining company.

Dr. Tuttle, state health commissioner, has been investigating the health conditions and water purity in the Yakima Valley.

Dr. John Reith of Walla Walla has gone to New York to attend the Polyclinic Hospital. Dr. E. C. Hackett will be in charge of his sanitarium during his absence.

Dr. J. Nywening of North Yakima has gone East to visit a number of the leading hospitals.

Dr. and Mrs. Boyd and family have left Palouse and are on their way to California by automobile. Dr. Boyd expects to locate in that state.

Dr. F. M. Crosby of Kennewick was reappointed county physician at a recent meeting of the county commissioners.

Dr. Palamountain and family have returned from a 4,200-mile trip to California and other points.

Dr. G. M. MacGregor of Garfield has bought a medical practice at Kent.

Dr. J. E. Vanderpool has sold his practice at Freewater, Ore., to Dr. Henry Dexter of Bayonne, N. J. He has gone to Chicago to spend some time doing post-graduate work. He will locate in Walla Walla on his return.

Dr. W. L. Jackson has taken over the practice of Drs. Payne and Harbaugh in Cedro-Woolley while they are in the service of the United States Army.

Dr. Creswell of North Yakima has been re-appointed health officer by the county commission.

Dr. and Mrs. D. B. Harbison of Palouse have moved into the Harbison Hospital.

Dr. Maier and Bennett of Wilbur have moved to the upper floor of the new Brandy building. They have a large suite of office rooms.

Dr. J. E. Strain of Colfax is moving to Tekoa.

Dr. L. M. Thompson, formerly of

Reardan, has started to practice in Spokane.

Dr. R. G. Kellner will attend to the practice of Dr. E. F. Mertz of Concrete, while he is away in the government service.

Dr. C. W. Driesbach of Greenacres has been appointed deputy health officer of Spokane County.

IDAHO

Dr. R. H. Wright of Hailey is remodeling a building into a hospital. It will have five beds.

Dr. F. A. Schmitz of Midvale has a new X-Ray outfit which he has installed in his office.

Dr. L. P. Tawney of Rigby has been ill in a hospital in Salt Lake City, but has returned greatly improved.

Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Gue returned to their home in Caldwell after an extended trip in which was combined both business and pleasure.

Dr. Joseph Aspray is in the East. Dr. E. P. McCormick has returned to Plummer to practice.

Dr. Warner of Grangeville has moved his office rooms to those recently occupied by Dr. Sims.

Dr. C. V. Crooks will locate in Lewiston.

Dr. F. A. Irmen, recently of Hot Springs, has located in Buhl.

Dr. Wendell of Hope is attending to the practice of Dr. C. S. Moody of Sand Point while he is in the government service.

OBITUARIES

DR. OTTO BINSWANGER

The demise of Dr. Otto Binswanger has been a distinct shock to the community, and especially to the medical profession. His has been a striking and familiar presence in the medical ranks. He was a strong man, physically and mentally. He carried a daily devotion to his profession, and was singularly sensitive to any

procedure likely to tarnish its good name. He was preeminently analytic. Cause and effect in all the departments of his reasoning were analogous to the facts that he found and dwelt upon in his beloved study of chemistry.

He had high ideals, and strong convictions. Before this country entered the war with the Allies he was an outspoken advocate of the German cause. When the United States entered the arena, his high sense of duty impelled him to silence his former line of criticism and fix himself loyally as an adherent first of the Stars and Stripes. His son is in the ranks doing service for his country. He was frank and outspoken in any adverse criticism; always loved his friends more

than he hated his enemies, and had an engaging congenial personality that won him the affection of his associates.

He was a good citizen, always standing for what he believed to be right. "Binzy," as he was affectionately spoken of by his many medical friends, always on approach stirred a kindly and friendly feeling into existence, and his genial smile and pleasant word tended always to brighten his circle of acquaintance. He possessed both knowledge and wisdom. He will be missed. But since he has gone, and the tribute of sighs and flowers has been laid at his tomb, while those who know him live there will be left to them a pleasant and wholesome

memory.

W. T. WILLIAMSON, M.D.

Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics, by Herbert S. Carter, M.A., M.D.; Paul E. Howe, M.A., Ph.D., and Howard H. Mason, A.B., M.D. Published by Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia and New York, 1917. Price $5.50.

The book is divided into four parts. The first deals with foods and normal nutrition discussing digestion, absorption, excretions, the requirements. One chapter is devoted to normal feeding and food economics. The second part discusses the various kinds of foods, and the third, feeding in infancy and childhood. The fourth part consisting of over one-half of the book deals with feeding in disease. The book is well planned and is an addition to the literature. -J. E. E.

Pediatrics by Isaac A. Abt, M.D., and A. Levinson, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery, by John Ridlon, A.M., M.D., and C. A. Parker, M.D. Vol. V of the Practical Medicine Series, 1917. Chas. A. Mix, A.M., M.D., editor. The Year Book Publishers, Chicago.

This book brings together in a small volume a review of all of the leading articles that have appeared upon these subjects during the past twelve months. As one reads the section on pediatrics he can not help but be impressed with the amount of space given to reviewing articles by one of the authors. While we recognize the high standing of this author, yet we believe that a little modesty on his part would not have hurt the book.

A Hand Book of Practical Treatment by many writers. Edited by John H. Musser, Jr., B.S., M.D., and Thomas C. Kelly, A.M., M.D., Vol. IV. W. B. Saunders & Co., Philadelphia and London, 1917. Price $7.00.

This volume, according to the preface, was brought out for the purpose of giving the original authors an opportunity to make such changes or modifications as have occurred since the publication of the original articles. Because of the death of some of the authors and various reasons on the

part of others, many articles have had to be written by new authors. The book is a collection of articles by various authors upon various subjects. -J. E. E.

Practical Materia Medica and Prescription Writing, with illustrations, by Oscar W. Bethea, M.D., Ph.G., F.C.S. Second revised edition. F. A. Davis and Co., Philadelphia, 1917. Price $4.50.

The book consists of two parts, the first devoted to materia medica, and the second prescription writing. In the first part the drugs are arranged alphabetically instead of grouped according to physiological or chemical relationships, thus by this one act, going a long ways toward accomplishing one of the author's chief aims, making this book practical and usable. In the text the important information is presented in such a way that it can be readily obtained by the busy physician.

-J. E. E.

A Treatise on Orthopedic Surgery, by Royal Whitman, M.D., M.R.C.S., Eng., F.A.C.S. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Published by Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia and New York. 1917.

The author has carefully revised the work, bringing it up to the present teachings. The entire field of orthopedics is covered in a careful manner. One chapter is devoted to military orthopedics. Not only does the author deal with the major orthopedic lesions but much space is devoted to those lesions to which many physicians give but little attention, but which cause much suffering on the part of the patient, as, for example, the non-tubercular curvatures of the spine and to the deformities of the feet. Four entire chapters are devoted to the disabilities and deformities of the feet. The book is well illustrated.

Poliomyelitis, by John Ruhrah, M. D., and Edwin E. Mayer, M.D., illus trated with 118 engravings and two plates. Published by Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia and New York. 1917. Price $3.25.

ment.

Poliomyelitis is dealt with in a very systematic manner beginning with a history of the disease and then dealing with the pathology, the nature of the virus, epidemiology, classification, paralysis, special features and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatUnder treatment the authors discuss both the immediate treatment, including the prevention of deformities and the late treatment, both orthopedic and operative. One chapter is devoted to examination of the muscles and muscle training, and another to the prevention of the disease. This book is well written. It presents in a concise form all that we have learned about the subject.

-J. E. E.

W. J. Stone in a paper in the Archives of Internal Medicine for November, 1915, says:

"Since diastolic pressure represents the constant pressure between systoles, it is a better index of peripheral resistance and hypertension than systolic pressure. A sustained diastolic pressure of 105 or 110 or above signifies hypertension irrespective of the height of systolic pressure. The diastolic pressure is less affected by physiological factors than the systolic pressure."

Diseases of Children By George M. Tuttle, M.D., and Phelps Hurford, M.D., 12mo, 599 pages, 47 engravings and 3 plates. Cloth, $3.50 net. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia and New York.

The senior author in the first edition of this work planned a well bal anced text-book which should reflect with accuracy all essential phases of pediatric knowledge. This ideal has been studiously maintained in subse