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" Scientia " 



Another excellent monthly is Scientia (Williams & Norgate, 

 London), an Italian periodical which in fact has much the same 

 mission as Science Progress, except that the articles are given 

 in four European languages. The number for last November 

 contains an excellent article by Sir Ernest Rutherford on the 

 Structure of the Atom — one of the most lucid resumes which we 

 have seen — and another by Prof. C Golgi. More recent numbers 

 have, however, been largely occupied with the war. Sir Oliver 

 Lodge writes a paper on the war from a British point of view, 

 but German authors are allowed to express their opinions also. 

 Professors Pareto and Landry contribute an Italian and French 

 article respectively on the same subject which are worth 

 reading. 



The Hindustan Review 



Certainly one of the most interesting reviews now being 

 published is the Hindustan Review edited by Sachchidananda 

 Sinha, Barrister-at-Law, and the most interesting articles in it 

 are by Indians. Prof. Dr. Ramdas Khan gave a good article 

 in the January number upon the question whether Germany can 

 be a World-Power. And the same number contains other excel- 

 lent articles on Indian orators and on the question whether 

 Western civilisation will survive. There is even a selection of 

 "Humour in the Army" and another of "Poems of the Great 

 War." The review is one which should be encouraged as much 

 as possible in Britain. 



The Medical Report of the American United Fruit Company 



Not many large British business concerns are known to issue 

 Annual Medical Reports, and it is certainly a sign of pro- 

 gressiveness that the American United Fruit Company does so. 

 As a matter of fact few British Colonial Governments have, 

 until quite recently, published anything so good. The operations 

 of the Fruit Company evidently cover a very large area in the 

 tropics, and this report contains several observations which will 

 interest students of tropical medicine and sanitation. 



