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Pellagra; Prof. H. Cushing, Psychic derangements associated vvith 

 ductless gland disorders; (18) Dr. 5'. Paton, Primitive mechanisms 

 of individual adjustment; Prof. Heilhronner, Demenz probleme; Dr. 

 E. JoneSj The interrelation of the biogenetic psychoses; Dr. G. H. 

 Kirby, The prognostic significance of the biogenetic psychoses ; Dr. 

 C. B. Diinlap, Anatomical borderline between the socalled syphilitic 

 and metasyphilitic disorders; Prof. A. M. Barrett, Disorders con- 

 nected with anemia. The closing address was given by Dr. Adolf 

 Meyer, the director of the Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps and three 

 sons were present. A dinner was given in Mr. Phipps' honor, on 

 Apr. 16, to express the community's appreciation of his gift. At 

 this dinner Prof. Wm. H. Welch was toastmaster; the governor of 

 Maryland and the mayor of Baltimore were among the Speakers. 



Institute für dietetics. There exists in Paris a Societe sci- 

 entifique d'hygiene alimentaire et d' alimentation rationnelle de 

 y komme. In pursuance of the purpose for which it was chartered, 

 this Society will build an Institute for the study of the hygiene of 

 nutrition, which will be the center not only of research and of teach- 

 ing of the applied sciences of nutrition, but also of populär educa- 

 tion, where Instruction will be given in simple terms, and principles 

 necessary for the Solution of practical dietetics will be taught. The 

 department of research will comprise laboratories necessary for the 

 study of all the sciences bearing on the general purposes of the 

 Society. A bulletin will be published, which will be a permanent 

 record of all the transactions of the society, and experiments done 

 in connection with dietetics. The Constitution of the society pre- 

 vents it f rom considering industrial and commercial questions, and 

 enjoins its members from using, naming or recommending in any 

 way, commercial products. 



TuRCK Institute, New York. A research laboratory has 

 been established at 428 Lafayette Street, N. Y., under the director- 

 ship of Fenton B. Turck, M.D. Gastro-intestinal problems will be 

 investigated. Two departments are now in Operation: Chemistry, 

 Dr. A. R. Rose, chemist; bacteriology, Dr. Otto Maurer, bacteri- 

 ologist. A veterinarian, pathologist, physiologist, histologist and 

 clinician are about to be appointed. Dr. Turck conducted the Turck 

 Institute of Chicago, a research Institution of similar scope. Both 



