Concerning the Doctor

Dr. G. Wilse Robinson of Kansas City was elected president of the Jackson County Medical Society at the last annual meeting.

A Question for Hoover-Little Boston girl (at din. ner)-"Father, how many calories in a bug? I just swallowed one in my soup."

Dr. H. E. Thomason announces the removal of his offices to suite 1020 Rialto Bldg., Kansas City. Practice limited to the eye, ear, nose and throat.

Dr. Hubert Hutton, 807 Rialto Bldg., Kansas City, announces that he has completed a second post graduate course in New York City and is giving special attention to prophylaxis and pyorrhea. Consultation invited.

Dr. W. L. Whittington, formerly superintendent of State Hospital No. 2, St. Joseph, is now located in Eldridge, Cal., where he occupies the position of assistant superintendent to the State Home for Feeble Minded.

Dr. Paul V. Woolley, Kansas City, who was one of the first volunteers in the Medical Officers Reserve Corps, now on duty in France, has been promoted to duty as regimental surgeon with the rank of captain.

Dr. Donald R. Black, assistant professor of pathology in Kansas University Medical School at Rosedale, has received a commission as first lieutenant and assigned active duty in the laboratory of the Army Medical School at Washington.

In Service Over There-The many friends of Dr. Herman J. Boldt will learn with interest that his son, H. J. Boldt, Jr., is attached to the 102d Infantry with rank of first lieutenant, American Expeditionary Forces, and has been in France since September.

Capt. W. E. Wolcott, of Omaha, who went to England with the Goldthwait orthopedic contingent in September, writes that he is now located at the Highland Military Orthopedic Hospital, in Liverpool, and has charge of 180 beds. He states that they expect to be in British service from four to six months, then to France to take over the American Orthopedic Hospital now under construction.

Dr. O. W. Swope is now associated with Dr. E. H. Skinner in the practice of roentgenology and radium therapy. Doctor Swope will be in Kansas City continuously inasmuch as Doctor Skinner is engaged in certain military service which will not permit him to be in Kansas City at all times. The x-ray laboratory of Drs. Skinner and Swope will continue at the same location, 1020 Rialto Bldg., Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. and Mrs. W. B. LaForce will leave for Peking, China, about February 1, where the former has been appointed a member of the faculty of the American Indemnity College and physician in charge of the college hospital. Also physicians to the faculty and students. The length of their stay in China depends entirely upon how they like the country. Thep plan to remain for three years or longer. They go as missionaries. The American Indemnity College, situated in a prince's palace, outside the northeast wall of Peking, China's capital, is one of the best administered educational institutions in the whole of China, according to Dr. LaForce.

Major C. E. Ruth, Des Moines, at the head of the surgical department of the base hospital at Camp Dodge, has been relieved from duty and ordered to proceed to Fort Riley, Kansas, and report to the commanding officer of the medical department there for duty.

Missouri State Board of Health Elects-At the meeting of the state board of health recently the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. W. J. Ferguson of Sedalia; vice-president, Dr. W. A. Clark of Jefferson City; secretary, Dr. George. H. Jones of Kansas City. Licenses to practice medicine were issued to Charles E. Briscoe and Samuel H. Cowens, Jr., of Kansas City and Toren Ray Weir of Lathrop.

Dr. R. C. Deppen, who has represented Reed & Carnrick on the Pacific Coast for the past ten years, has returned to his home in Oakland, Cal., after a vacation visit to his parents in St. Joseph, Mo. Dr. Deppen, in addition to being an accomplished and successful detail man, has won considerable fame as a medico-caricaturist. His drawings may be observed as a feature in frequent issues of the "Medical Pickwick," that "delight of the idyl-hour" published by Drs. Joe MacDonald and Sol Martin, and so ably edited by Dr. Brandeis.

Capt. C. B. Francisco, Kansas City, formerly on the Mercy Hospital staff, writes from France: "I have been relieved from the British service, and now am attached to our own army. My official position is division orthopedic surgeon to the First Division, A. E. F., France. My duties are to instruct the men and officers on orthopedic conditions and to take charge of the cases requiring hospital treatment. I have a motorcycle side car to travel about in to the different companies and inspect the men. My driver is a chap about 19 years old and a very nice kiddie, but he sometimes gets the "wind up" as they say in England when the shells get whistling close about. Personally, I am quite comfortable in my French billet in a family that speaks nothing but French, and am messing with the officers at the hospital. The camp hospital is located at headquarters for the division and is a shack affair of 250 beds and as comfortable as could be expected.

On

Dr. Flavel B. Tiffany, Kansas City's pioneer eye and ear specialist, died at St. Luke's Hospital January 11th, from arerio-sclerosis, aged 71. Dr. Tiffany was instrumental in organizing the University Medical College in 1889 and served many years as president as well as professor of ophthalmology and otology. Dr. Tiffany was twice married, his first wife being Miss Olive F. Fairbanks. She died at her girlhood home, Northboro, Mass., August 13, 1910. September 12, 1912, at his home, "the Castle," on Garfield avenue, Dr. Tiffany was married to Miss Zoe Clark, an honor graduate of the University of Kansas and a teacher in the Lawrence High School. Mrs. Tiffany, with two children, a son three years old, and a daughter nine months old, survive. Dr. Tiffany was the author of a number of books and was a frequent contributor to the medical press. He was active in medical society work, serving as president of the Medical Society of the Missouri Valley, the Tri-State Medical Society and the Alliance Francaise. Dr. Tiffany had toured Europe many times and visited all the famous eye clinics in the world. His last literary effort was his book, "Around the World, by an Oculist," in which he described in a most entertaining manner the various countries visited while he and Mrs. Tiffany were on their honeymoon in 1912-13.

News of the Month

Franking Privilege Extended-The latest ruling of the postoffice department provides that all letters from the front, from soldiers, sailors, doctors and nurses may be "franked" without collection at destination.

Duty-Duty, be it in a small matter or a great, is duty still, the command of heaven, the eldest voice of God. And it is only they who are faithful in a few things, who will be faithful over many things.Charles Kingsley.

The Medical Herald will be found on file in 75 of the medical college libraries and hospitals throughout the country and also in the rooms of the Old Colony Clubs which are located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis and Kansas City.

Blame Coal Famine to B. V. D's.—James W. Inches, Detroit, health officer, has declared against modern styles. Men who wear B. V. D's. in winter and women who wear low necked dresses outdoors are largely responsible for the coal famine because they require overheating of homes and offices, he says.

Salvarsan May Now Be Obtained Without DelayOur readers will welcome the news contained in the announcement of the Farbwerke-Hoechst Co., in this issue, to the effect that the demands of the U. S. government had been practically satisfied, so that hereafter all orders for Salvarsan will be promptly filled, and be sure you order the original and genuine product.

The Pacific Medical Journal, the oldest journal on the Pacific coast, which has just completed its 60th volume, has been acquired by Dr. William J. Robinson, and will be consolidated with The American Journal of Urology and Sexology. The combined journal will continue under the editorship of Dr. Robinson, and will be published from Mt. Morris Park West, New York City.

Need for a More Thorough Mental ExaminationThe terrible tragedy recently enacted at Camp Funston, Kas., when Capt. Lewis J. Whisler held up the camp bank, and murdered four civilians whom he found there, fully emphasizes the great need for a more thorough mental examination of the men. It is said that Capt. Whisler's past record would have scored against him had it been looked into.

First Aid to Frozen Pipes-Drain the pipes so that the cracked part will become dry. Get ten cents' worth of litharge and ten cents' worth of glycerin. Mix some of the glycerine with the litharge, bring it to a consistency of putty or thick paste. Press some of the paste into the crack with the fingers, and daub a thick coating of it over the crack. Let it dry over night and turn on the water. Pipes thus repaired will last many years.

Sell Baby Bonds While They Knit-The women wage earners and the mothers and teachers of St. Joseph, Mo., are mobilizing the knitting bags. They will use them as sales agencies for war savings stamps. Every woman who carries a knitting bag is expected to have sewn on it a cloth sign "War Savings Stamps Sold Here" printed in red, white and blue. Many are purchasing signs printed on white satin while others are using embroidery cloth and embroidering the letters.

X-Ray Number-The February issue of the Urologic and Cutaneous News Review will be devoted entirely to the consideration of the x-ray in the diagnosis and treatment of genito-urinary and skin affections. The leading specialists of the country will contribute to this number.

Enlarging Medical Training Camps-In order to equip officers and men in specialties required of the medical, sanitary and veterinarian corps, vast extensions are being made to the scope of the medical camps at Fort Aglethorpe, Ga., and Fort Riley, Kas. There are at present 5,400 officers and men under training at Fort Oglethorpe and 3,000 at Fort Riley. Fort Riley has a capacity of 7,000 and enlargement of the school at Fort Oglethorpe to the same capacity has been authorized. Fort Oglethorpe's present capacity is 5,500. The ultimate needs of the medical department of the army required training camps of capacities aggregating 35,000 to 40,000 officers and men. Thirty thousand additional nurses will be required by the Medical Department for its over-seas campaign. A total of 9,000 officers and 20,000 enlisted men have been graduated from medical training camps since January 1.

Southwest Sanitorium-The superintendent, Dr. J. Y. Simpson, has favored us with a copy of a new illustrated booklet setting forth the advantages of this institution, which is a credit to Kansas City. Among the many features which make this sanitorium unique, we might mention its superb equipment for the therapeutic application of electricity, light, heat, water, exercise, massage, rest, diet and nutritica. The sanitorium accepts no cases addicted to alcohol or drugs, no violent mental cases or contagious disease. The institution is beautifully located in a quiet neighborhood, combining homelike surroundings with an atmosphere of hope and cheerfulness. Dr. Simpson gives his personal attention to each patient, the underlying principle of the institution being to assist nature in her efforts to obtain a complete restoration of health. The superintendent invites physicians to call and inspect the institution and would be pleased to answer any question relating to the care and treatment of patients, by mail. The sanitorium is conducted along strictly ethical lines and any doctor sending a patient here may be assured that his interest, as well as that of the patient, will be conscientiously conserved.

Dr. T. D. Crothers, Hartford, Conn., aged 75, an ardent advocate of total abstinence, died January 12, from arteriosclerosis. He was born in West Charlton, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1842, and after his preliminary education at the Fort Edward (N. Y.) Seminary, he pursued his medical studies at the Albany (N. Y.) Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1865. After four years' practice at West Galway, N. Y., he returned to Albany, and was assistant professor of practice of medicine in his alma mater. In 1875 he became assistant physician in the New York Inebriate Asylum, Binghamton. Three years later he was made superintendent of the Walnut Hill Asylum, Hartford, Conn., and after two years became president and superintendent of the Walnut Lodge Hospital, Hartford, positions which he held until his death. In 1876 he established the American Journal of Inebriety, and continued in editorial charge until his death. He was the author of several monographs on inebriety and the drug habit, and was a regular contributor to the Medical Herald. Dr. Crothers was a most lovable character, an unselfish and a sincere man. His untiring energy and influence in the campaign for prohibition entitle him to a distinction that will not die.

Poems the Doctor Should Know

KNOCK OUT THE HEL

HOMER CLARK BENNETT, M. D., Lima, Ohio.

There's one kind o' knocker that's bound to succeed, We've got several million, an' more if we need, They're comin' in droves, with their chins in the air, An' in a short time they'll be "over there"

To knock all the hel out of Wilhelm.

The boys o' this nation are "mad" as can be,
Because o' that fellow, just over the sea,
Who thinks he can lick 'em, but they all "guess not,"
An' are joinin' the army an' navy red-hot

To knock all the hel out of Wilhelm.

They say that he's plannin' to "boss" all the earth,
An' 'll back up his bettin' for all that he's worth,
But when he gets through with this rumpus he'll see
That somethin' has "happened," .for we certainlee

Will knock all the hel out of Wilhelm.

Uncle Sam's on the job, an' the time's drowin' nigh,
For us folks to "butt in" an' make the fur fly;
When Sammy's riled up an' gets a good start
He never backs down, an' 'll sure do his part
To knock all the hel out of Wilhelm.

Then, "Here's to the Knocker" we all like to see When the "Red, White an' Blue" from the "Land o' the Free"

Gets into this action, then somethin'll drop,
Just watch how those "rookies" go "over the top"
To knock all the hel out of Wilhelm.

LAUS MEDICI

All hail to the Doctor! The kindliest soul
You can meet on earth's circle from tropic to pole;
A friend ever ready, resourceful and bold,
He is tender to childhood, to young and to old.

From the sweetest of slumbers he starts at your call;
For your rescue and welfare will venture his all;
He halts not to question your rank or your wealth,
But is yours on the moment for succor and health.

Though he seems like an angel in anguish and woe,
His grand self-denial how little ye know!
Ye may search among thousands, yet never will find
Another more truly, unselfishly kind.

And the day is not distant when all shall behold
The Banner of Health o'er the nations unroll'd,
And the Doctor acknowledg'd, by tongue and by pen,
As the champion of truth and the lover of men!
-R. H. G. Osborne, Morrisville, Pa.,
in Bucks Co. Med. Monthly.

"MY DUTY"

To use what gifts I have as best I may,
To help some weaker brother where I can,
To be as blameless at the close of day,
As when the duties of the day began.
To do without complaint what must be done,
To grant my rival all that may be just,
To win through kindness all that may be won,
To fight with knightly valor when I must.
S. E. KISER.

Medical Miscellany

ON BEING THE BROTHER OF THE PRODIGAL SON

The Bible tells of the son who demanded his share of the father's estate; went to a far country; made a fool of himself, and returned home starving, all his wealth wasted. There is another brother in that story, who stayed at home, worked hard, and behaved himself all those years; and he was a little tried when the father killed the fatted calf for the returned ne'er-to-do-well. We cannot help feeling a thrill of sympathy for that prosiac, stay-at-home brother. What is the use of being good if the prodigal not only gets the fun of his "riotous living," but also wins the fatted calf in the end?

Sometimes, we feel that our little "Journal" is that elder brother. It has been good all its life. It accepted a standard of ethical advertising at a period when such a standard was not dreamed of by the mass of medical publications. As the elder son was always a loyal worker for his father, so have we always worked loyally for the standards set up by our parent, the A. M. A. The recommendations of its Committee, as embodied in "New and Nonofficial Remedies," are spread upon our pages faithfully, and thus many dollars' worth of free advertising is given the products there endorsed. However, when it comes to passing around juicy slices of the fatted calf, we somehow fail to be included at the barbecue. The manufacturers of these "New and Nonofficial" products seem oblivious to our existence when the time arrives for placing their advertising contracts. We fail, also, to notice any strong pressure upon them from our worthy head, the A. M. A. A little influence from that direction, to secure advertising support for a magazine that acepts the A. M. A. standards, might do wonders. Apparently, however, the father is more interested in tempting the prodigal magazines back to rectitude than in giving a helping hand to those that never went astray.

Meanwhile the prodigal is getting the fatted calf and all the trimmings. We can scarcely pick up a magazine of the type whose standards we scorn with. out seeing these very "New and Nonofficial" products advertised alongside "Sanatogen," "Musterole," and all the rest. Why will manufacturers of good remedies support such publications?

Sometimes the rewards of virtue seem to meagre. We feel like the country parson's good wife, who now and then felt a wild desire to go off somewhere and be as wicked as she knew how. There may be a heaven for medical magazines, where the "Journal" will get its reward, but we should hate to think that it must die before it can receive its deserts! Meanwhile, we should like a share of the prodigal's fatted calf!-Editorial Cleveland Medical Journal, January

1918.

(Editor's Note: We sympathize deeply with our brother journalist, and realize that it must indeed be very hard to be good, especially when one is hungry! In fact, we once tried it! We are frank to say that the fate alluded to in the last paragraph above seems inevitable, în the light of events in the past. Our readers will remember the fate of the Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic, which died "trying to be good.")

Bone Dry

We are urged to eat cheese, by the Food Conservation board. But what to take with it? Nearly all the places where they serve cheese have closed upor at least have abolished free lunch!