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would eventually lead. During this period, too, he 

 carried on an investigation on Madura Foot, and com- 

 pared mycetoma with actinomycosis ; this paper appeared 

 in \)n^ Journal of Pathology z.wA in the Transactions o{ 'Cae. 

 Pathological Society. In 1892 Dr. Kanthack became 

 medical tutor at the Royal Infirmary, Liverpool, and in 

 order that his bacteriological training might be utilised, 

 a special demonstratorship of bacteriology was founded 

 for him. The following year the authorities at St. Bar- 

 tholomew's Hospital retained Dr. Kanthack's services as 

 director of the Pathological Department in the School 

 and Hospital and Lecturer on Pathology and Bacteri- 

 ology ; and a year later gave him the appointment of 

 Curator of the Museum. In addition to the teaching and j 

 routine u-ork of this period he contributed numerous notes 

 and observations to the Transactions of the Pathological | 

 Society, and, probably for the purpose of systematising 

 his teaching work and saving time in the explanation ] 

 •of details, he in 1894 published, in conjunction with 

 Dr. RoUeston, a " Manual of Practical Morbid Ana- 

 tomy"; and in the following year, along with Dr. 

 Drysdale, a work on " Practical Bacteriology." Both 

 these works give evidence of wide reading and of an 

 accurate knowledge of literature thoroughly up to date. 

 \\'hen Prof. Roy became so ill that it was evident that he 

 could no longer carry on his professorial work, and in 

 all probability would never again be able to take up the 

 duties of his chair, Dr. Kanthack was appointed Deputy 

 Professor of Pathology. The work of this post he carried 

 on simultaneously with his duties at St. Bartholomew's 

 Hospital, making the return journey between London 

 and Cambridge several times a week. This, for a man 

 who, a short time before, had recovered from a severe 

 attack of typhoid fever, involved a very great physical 

 strain ; and early in 1897 Dr. Kanthack resigned his 

 post at St. Bartholomew's and gave undivided attention 

 to his work in Cambridge, where, on Prof. Roy's death, 

 he was appointed Professor of Pathology. 



OfProf Kanthack's influence on the study of pathology 

 and bacteriology in this country, it is as yet too early to 

 speak, though there can be little doubt that, apart from 

 the work that he himself initiated, that of his pupils must 

 ultimately leave a deep impress on the scientific medicine 

 of our time and that immediately to follow. In many ways 

 Prof Kanthack was an ideal teacher. He exerted great 

 personal influence over the young men who were brought 

 into contact with him. His reading was very wide, so 

 that, possessing a retentive memory, he was able to 

 store up an enormous amount of accurate information 

 which he could always bring to bear on the work that he 

 had in hand. He was fhus able to make a profound im- 

 pression on his pupils. He had a sufficient amount of 

 dogmatism in his manner and method to inspire them with 

 confidence in his teaching, and to give those who were 

 looking to him for guidance a sheet-anchor to which they 

 might hold until they were thoroughly able to take their 

 bearings for themselves. From hise.xtensive reading, too, 

 which, as already indicated, was always kept well up to 

 date, he was able to determine at once what special points 

 remained to be worked out in connection with the various 

 subjects occupying the attention of the scientific world ; 

 whilst his keen critical faculty enabled him to mark the 

 flaws in experiment or argument in published work that 

 came under his notice, so that he was always able to set 

 his pupils on to work which should shed some new light 

 on the various questions attacked, and to gather facts and 

 information which would help him in the solution of the 

 problems on which he himself was engaged. Those of 

 his pupils who knew him best regarded him with feelings 

 of the deepest affection — to them the loss is intensely 

 personal. In 1895 Prof- Kanthack married a Liverpool 

 iady — Miss Lucie Henstock — the daughter of the late 

 John Henstock, Esq., of Liverpool. 



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In retiring from the presidential chair of the Paris Academy 

 of Sciences, at the meeting on January 2, M. Wolf referred to 

 the changes which had occurred in the list of members and 

 correspondants during last year. In the section of geometry, 

 Prof. Cremona was elected correspondant in succession to Prof. 

 Brioschi. The section of astronomy lost M. Souillart, and the 

 two vacancies caused by his death and that of Dr. Gould, 

 have not yet been filled up. There is a vacancy in the section 

 of geography and navigation, caused by the death of M. 

 Manen, and also a vacancy in the section of chemistry, caused 

 by the death of Prof. Kekule. In the section of mineralogy, 

 M. Deperet was elected to succeed the late M. Pomel, and 

 Priif. Marsh to succeed the late Prof. Hall. There are two 

 vacancies in the section of botany, one caused by the death of 

 Baron von Mueller. The section of rural economy has lost 

 Marquis Menabrea and M. Demontzey by death, and the 

 vacancies have not yet been filled up. Two vacancies also 

 exist in the section of anatomy and physiology, on account of 

 the deaths of Prof. Loven and Prof. Steenstrup. In the section 

 of medicine and surgery Prof, von Leyden has succeeded Prof. 

 Virchow, who has been elected foreign associate of the Academy ; 

 and Prof. Mosso has succeeded the late Prof. Tholozan. 



The Council of the Royal Institute of Public Health have 

 awarded the Harben Gold Medal for 1899 to Lord Lister, 

 P. R.S., in recognition of his eminent services to preventive 

 medicine. Prof. William R. Smith, who has been appointed 

 Harben Lecturer for the year 1899, has chosen " Diphtheria" 

 as the subject for his lectures. 



A REPORT has reached us from Mr. L. Small, of Denver, of 

 the discovery of a huge fossil Dinosaur that must have been 

 about 130 feet in length. The remains were found by Prof 

 W. H. Reed, of Wyoming, in Jurassic strata, near Laramie, 

 and indicate an animal much larger than any form that has 

 been previously obtained. 



In addition to the New Year honours referred to last week, 

 Sir Charles Cameron, medical officer of health for the City of 

 Dublin, has had the Order of C.B. conferred upon him. 



Father Rodriguez de Pr.\ua has been appointed director 

 of the Vatican Observatory. 



The annual general meeting of the Royal Meteorological 

 Society will be held on Wednesday next, January 18, when the 

 report of the Council will be read, the election of Officers and 

 Council for the ensuing year will take place, and the President 

 (Mr. F. Campbell Bayard) will deliver an address on "The 

 government meteorological organisations in various parts of 

 the world." 



On Tuesday next (January 17), Prof E. Ray Lankester 

 delivers the first of a course of ten lectures at the Royal 

 Institution on "The Morphology of the MoUusca." On 

 Thursday (January 19), Mr. A. Savage Landor will begin a 

 course of three lectures on "Tibet and the Tibetans." The 

 Friday evening meeetings of the members will commence on 

 January 20. when Prof. Dewar will deliver a discourse on 

 " Liquid Hydrogen." 



The ninth International Congress of Ophthalmology will 

 meet at Utrecht from August 14 to 18. Only the English, 

 French, and German languages will be employed. There will 

 be three sections — one for anatomy, pathological anatomy, and 

 bacteriology ; one for optics and physiology ; and one for 

 clinical and operative procedures. There will be a secretary 

 for each language as follows : English, Dr. A. McGillivray, 

 Dundee ; French, Dr. A. Dufour, Lausanne ; German, Dr. 

 A. Siegrist, Bale. 



