FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 7 



scientific articles in printed rather than in manuscript form, 

 there is a saving to the Philippine Government in salaries of 

 more than the cost of printing the Philippine Journal of Science 

 in the stimulus that the prospect of future publication of woi-thy 

 articles gives to the scientists. 



The research work of the Bureau of Science costs practically 

 nothing. The men now employed are necessary for the regular 

 work. With the stimulus of publication, the men now are always 

 busy during office hours and often work hours and hours overtime 

 on research work. This is not done for the Bureau, but for the 

 man himself, and the Philippine Islands profit. 



3. The publication of the Philippine Journal of Science gives 

 a standing to the institution and the Government which could 

 not be obtained in any other way. The China Medical Journal 

 of November, 1915, speaking of its exchanges, under the heading 

 of the Philippine Journal of Science, says : 



The contents of this number of the Journal are of the usual high standard 

 of scientific interest. [25 printed lines discussing the published papers.] 

 The paper on the "Treatment of Infantile Beriberi," by Albert, is of so much 

 interest in connection with our own discussion of Beriberi, that the Journal 

 has taken the liberty of reprinting it. The record of the Eleventh Annual 

 Meeting of the Philippine Islands Medical Association, held in 1914, com- 

 pletes this valuable number. 



On account of the Philippine Journal of Science we have been 

 able to attract and retain men of ability whom we should not have 

 been able to get in any other way. 



4. The Philippine Journal of Science is known all over the 

 world. In many institutions, when I was in the United States 

 on leave and introduced myself, I received the reply: "Yes, I 

 know the Philippine Journal of Science." 



5. It is impossible for any one to cull accurate information from 

 another's rough notes. The Philippine Journal of Science is a 

 permanent record of the best of the work of former employees 

 of the Bureau of Science. The economy of such a publication 

 is shown by the time saved in answering inquiries by this and 

 other offices of the Government. A great deal of information 

 of former employees of the Philippine Government has been 

 lost because no adequate record was made. 



6. The Philippine Journal of Science is intended as the scien- 

 tific organ of the Philippine Government, and any worthy articles 

 containing original material regarding Philippine problems are 

 printed ; thus Philippine material is brought together in one place. 



7. We are attempting to train here in the Philippine Islands 

 a corps of Filipino scientists. The only standard medium of 



