county hospital, chiefly) was the envy of even the larger of 2^ 

 California's schools. What was needed were men to handle it; 

 and Wherry was now of the number. Marie's name was added 

 to the faculty list for teaching in physiology. Writing of their 

 professional interests to Hektoen, the latter ventured: "They 

 remind me of the beginnings of the careers of scientific men 

 who reached distinction later." 



From "home" in River Forest, the elder Wherry (on fur- 

 lough to lecture in Princeton) sent his son a book on the mis- 

 sionary movement in India; and his new daughter, the annual 

 report of the Ludhiana medical school for Indian Christian 

 women. Therewith, a letter (May 23, 1907) : 



I think you will be interested in this work for Indian woman- 

 hood. I hope the reading will keep your heart warm for the 

 foreign missionary work. Should the way be possibly opened 

 for the establishment of an Oakland auxiliary to the American 

 committee (see second annual statement inclosed with report) , 

 I should be glad if you could work it up. 



History does not declare that this opportunity ever came. 

 Wherry himself was busy in different direction. He had 

 resumed his writing; and in the month past presented a paper 

 before the California state medical society. Entitled Insects 

 and infection [16], it was general in type. Short (twelve 

 pages!) and authoritative, he introduced it in typical fashion: 

 "The title of this long paper was chosen for the sake of brev- 

 ity." After a recital of the discovery of the various life forms 

 known at the time as involved in the transmission of different 

 diseases, and their classification into intermediate hosts, defin- 

 itive hosts and mere mechanical carriers of various types of 

 parasite, he ended in a castigation of public health officials. Of 

 their failure to eradicate primary sources and of their neglect 

 to protect food stuffs, he said: "If you will reflect for a 

 moment, many a poor housekeeper is not so culpable as many 

 a board of health which year after year allows piles of horse 

 manure to lie unscreened and so donates to the public an annual 

 visit from one of the plagues of Egypt." Pointing out that 

 California, because of its salubrious climate, was a land in 

 which the diseases of the Orient might flourish if imported, 

 he queried: "May I ask what has been done to determine the 



