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Early Geological Surveying in Kentucky, by H. Foster Bain. Mining and 

 Scientific Press, San Francisco, Oct. 1, 1910, pp. 435-437. An account of the 

 survey under N. S. Shaler, tells "the other half of the story." other than the 

 "Dull documents," which "tell but half the story of geological survey life." 

 which is hardly known to the "younger generation " F. G. Sanborn ffas the 

 entomologist of the survey, and he and his net figure conspicuously in the well 

 executed, humorous and suggestive cartoons of scenes. Any naturalist who 

 has done field work away from towns and railroads will appreciate the article 

 and cartoons. \\'e "should know how the men we now admire as leaders got 

 their start." 



Prof. H. C. Fall, of Pasadena, is a member of the executive committee of 

 the International Congress of Entomology. 



Prof. C. A. Kofoid, of the University of California, is studying the blood- 

 parasites of birds. This is of a technical and systematic character ; but it may 

 turn out to be of great practical value to medicine. Several of our dreaded 

 diseases are caused by the transmission of the blood parasite, bv means of 

 insects, from the host to man. 



The Oakland College of Medicine has a strong department of Tropical 

 Medicine and Hygiene, under the direction of Dr. Creighton Wellman, with a 

 well-equipped laboratory. There is one associate professor, two assistant 

 professors and two assistants. There are seven regular courses, with lectures 

 and laboratory work. "During the past year the students in this course 

 (Course III) saw and studied cases of Amoebic Dysentery, Amcebic Appendi- 

 citis, Liver Abscess, Beri-Beri, Bubonic Plague, Cochin China Diarrhoea, 

 Flagellate Diarrhoea, Endemic Haemoptysis, Filariasis, Gangosa, Opiathorchia- 

 sis. Hookworm, Leprosy, Tertian, Quartan and .^stivo-Autumnal Malaria, 

 Pellagra, various tropical intestinal worms, etc." Course V is divided into 

 three sections : — Medical Protozoology, Medical Helminthology, and Medical 

 Anthropolog)'. The textbook in the department is : Manson's Tropical Dis- 

 eases. 



