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It is hoped that in the near future an oppor- 

 tunity will be found to obtain, not only a close 

 estimate of the cost of a tidal installation, but 

 also a proof in practice of its convenience and 

 economy as a means of reducing- the national 

 consumption of fuel. C. A. Battiscombe. 



NOTES. 



The ninety-sixth annual meeting of the Soci6t6 

 Helvetique des Sciences Naturelles is to take place 

 1 at Frauenfeld from September 7 to 10. The 

 programme is an interesting one. Among the lec- 

 tures announced which are likely to attract consider- 

 able attention we notice that by Dr. de Quervain, of 

 Zurich, on the Swiss Expedition to Greenland and 

 its results, and that by Prof. Keller, of Zurich, on the 

 geography of the fauna of the Caucasus, both of 

 which are to be illustrated by lantern slides. 

 Prof. Maillefer, of Lausanne, who will speak of his 

 researches on the laws of geotropism, and Prof. 

 Dutoit, of the same city, who will discourse on recent 

 conquests in the realm of analytical chemistry, are 

 equally certain of an attentive audience. Besides 

 these, Prof. Grubemann's, of Zurich, account of the 

 development of the modern theory of rocks, and Prof. 

 Rikli's geographical studies in the flora of the 

 Caucasus, as well as Prof. Fuhrmann's, of Neuchatel, 

 sketch of his scientific researches during his journey 

 through the Cordilleras of Columbia, will be awaited 

 with interest. Among the men of science who have 

 announced their intention of making communications 

 to the separate sections are Prof. Edouard Fischer, 

 of Bern, and Prof. Ernst, of Zurich, in the botanical 

 section ; Dr. Paul Arbenz and Dr. H. Schardt, of 

 Zurich, in the geological section; Prof. C. E. Guye, 

 of Geneva, and Prof. Perrier, of Lausanne, in the 

 physical section, as well as Prof. Einstein and his 

 colleague at Zurich, Prof. M. Grossmann, in a dis- 

 cussion of the physical and mathematical basis of the 

 theory of gravitation, to take place at a common 

 sitting of the physical with the mathematical section. 

 In the latter section, though only added of late years, 

 there is a relatively large number of communications 

 inscribed, of which several are concerned with the 

 more recent theories. In the section for geophysics 

 Prof. P. Mercanton, of Lausanne, and in the section 

 for chemistry, Prof. A. Pictet and Dr. G. Baume, of 

 Geneva, are reading papers. 



The third International Congress for Diseases of 

 Occupation will take place under the presidency of 

 Dr. F. von Haberler and Prof. A. Schattenfroh in 

 Vienna in September, 1914. The subjects for dis- 

 cussion will be: — "The Physiology and Pathology of 

 Fatigue, especially with Regard to Professional Work, 

 Overwork, and Nightwork," " work in Hot and Damp 

 Air," "Anthrax," "Pneumoconiosis," "Electrical In- 

 dustrial Injuries," "Industrial Poisoning, especially by 

 Anilin, Mercury, and Lead," " Industrial Injuries to 

 Hearing," and " Independent Communications." The 

 general secretary is Dr. Ludwig Teleky, Vienna IX., 

 23, Turkenstrasse. 



The fourth International Congress of School 

 Hvgiene was opened at Buffalo on Tuesday last, and 

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will continue in session until Saturday next. The 

 president' is Dr. C. W. Eliot. The work of the con- 

 gress is divided amongst three sections, devoted re- 

 spectively to "The Hygiene of School Buildings, 

 Grounds, Material Equipment, and Upkeep," "The 

 Hygiene of School Administration, Curriculum, and 

 Schedule," and "Medical, Hygienic, and Sanitary 

 Supervision in Schools." 



The eleventh International Conference on Tuber- 

 culosis will be held in Berlin from October 22 to 25. 

 Among the communications promised are the follow- 

 ing : — "Clinical Forms of Koch's Bacillosis at Differ- 

 ent Periods of Life," by Prof. Landouzy ; "The Sur- 

 gical Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis," by Dr. 

 Brauer; "Life Insurance," by Dr. K. Frankel ; "State 

 Insurance and Schools for Children with a Tendency 

 to Tuberculosis," by Prof. Pannwitz. 



The annual meeting of the International Association 

 of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy will take 

 place at Vienna on September 19 and 20. The general 

 secretary is Dr. L. Frank, 45, Zurichbergstrasse, 

 Zurich. 



The death is announced, from Bonn, of Robert 

 Rieder Pasha, the well-known surgeon, at the age of 

 fifty-one years. In 1898 he became a professor in 

 the University of Bonn. Afterwards he became In- 

 spector-General of Medical Schools in Turkey, and 

 received the title of Pasha. He remodelled the system 

 of medical training in Turkey, and was responsible 

 for the establishment of several hospitals and similar 

 institutions in and near Constantinople, and returned 

 to Germany in 1906. 



The death is announced, in his fifty-sixth year, of 

 Mr. C. Leslie Reynolds, superintendent of the National 

 Botanic Gardens at Washington. He had been con- 

 nected with the gardens for nearly forty years. 



The death is announced, in his seventy-third year, 

 of Mr. W. Whitehead, president of the British Medical 

 Association in 1902, and from 1894 to 1900 professor 

 of clinical surgery in the Victoria University of Man- 

 chester. 



The death is announced of Mr. J. R. Sheldon, a 

 well-known agriculturist, at the age of seventy-three 

 years. Mr. Sheldon was appointed to the chair of 

 agriculture at the Royal Agricultural College, Ciren- 

 cester, in 1877, being subsequently lecturer on dairy- 

 farming at Downton Agricultural College. He was 

 the author of "Dairy Farming" and "Live Stock in 

 Health and Disease." 



The late Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.S., left by 

 will the following directions regarding his museums 

 at Selby, Haslemere, and Chenies Street, London : — 

 " I leave the three museums at Haslemere, Selby, and 

 22 Chenies Street, and their contents to my trustees 

 upon trust to dispose of the same as they in their own 

 absolute discretion shall think best, but my desire is 

 that, without imposing any trust upon my said trus- 

 tees, they shall dispose of my said museums and their 

 contents in accordance with my wishes expressed to 

 them during my life." 



