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Journal : — (i) the specific indications of ihe several physio- 

 llierapeutic agents ; (2) description of the apparatus and 

 technique required in each case; (3) (a) how university 

 teaching on physiotherapy is given at the present lime in 

 the various countries where instruction is given on the 

 suljjpct; (6) how such instruction should be given in 

 medical faculties ; (4) the indication of suitable means for 

 Ihe vigorous repression of quacl<ery and the abuses caused 

 by " healers " who pretend to treat by physiotherapeutic 

 priicedures. Papers should l)e sent to Or. Gunzburg, 

 7 Kue dcs Kscrimeui-s, Antwerp. 



The full programme of the International Congress on 

 Tuberculosis (meeting in Paris from October 2 to 7 next) 

 has now been issued, and is siinirnarised in the British 

 M,;liciil JniiriHil. In llie section nf iiirdical pathology, 

 presided over b\ Prof. IJouibanl, tlii- following subjects 

 .ire proposed for discussion :—(i ) treatment of lupus by 

 Ihe new methods; (2) early diagnosis of tuberculosis by 

 the new methods. In the section of surgical pathology, 

 presided over by Prof. I.annelongue, the following questions 

 will be considered :—{ I ) comparative study of different 

 fiirnis of tuberculosis; (2) ileo-cxcal tuberculosis; 

 (0 surgical interventions in tuberculosis of the meninges 

 .ind enoephalon ; (4) tuberculosis and traumatism. In the 

 section of protection and assistance of childhood, presided 

 over by Prof. G rancher, the questions to be discussed 

 are: — (i) family protection; (2) protection in the school; 

 (3) seaside sanatoriums ; (4) school mutual aid societies and 

 the part played by them in the prevention of tuberculosis. 

 In the section of protection and assistance of adults, and 

 social hygiene, attention will be directed to: — (i) etiological 

 factors of tuberculosis, economic conditions in the social 

 etiology of tuberculosis ; (2) assurance and friendly societies 

 in the prevention of tuberculosis ; (3) the part of dis- 

 pensaries and sanatoriums in the struggle against 

 Uiberculosis ; (4) sanitation and healthiness of the dwell- 

 i"f!: (s) hygiene of tuberculous persons in factories, work- 

 shops, places of business, army and navy ; (6) disinfection 

 of the dwelling of Ihe subject of tuberculosis (adminis- 

 trative regulations and practical measures). In connection 

 with the congress there will be an exposition arranged in 

 the four following departments : — (1) scientific : a museum 

 of microbiology, experimental, medical, surgical, and 

 veterinary tuberculosis ; (2) social : ravages caused by 

 tuberculosis, prevention, assistance; (3) historical: tubercu- 

 losis in various ages, in art and in history ; (4) industrial : 

 prevention, alimentation, private dwellings, public dwell- 

 ings (schools, barracks, &c.) ; travel (railway carriages, 

 ships, hotels); assistance (hospitals, dispensaries, sana- 

 toriums). 



Tmk Museums Association held its annual meeting last 

 week at Worcester ; the proceedings opened on Tuesday, 

 and on Thursday the president (Lord Windsor) delivered 

 his address. 



.'\ TAHLF.T to the memory of .Sir Humphry Davy was 

 unveiled by Mr. Marconi at Clifton, Bristol, on P'riday 

 last. The tablet is to be placed on 3 Rodney Place, Clifton, 

 ill whiih house Sir Humphry Davy lived for a tiiiic. 



PkoI'. Guido Cora has been elected .1 mimlicr of the 

 Pontificia Accademia Romana dei Nuovi I.incei of Rome. 



We regret to see the announcement of the death, on 

 June 29, at Washington, of Mr. George H. Eldridge, one 

 of the geologists on the staff of the United States Geo- 

 logical Survey. He contributed many valuable papers to 

 geological science, dealing with coal, petroleum, asphalt, 

 ,ind bituiTiinous rock deposits. 



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The death occurred on July 10 of Sir Peter Nicol Russell, 

 who, by his gift of 100,000/., founded the school of 

 engineering of Sydney University. lie v;as eighty-nine 

 years of age. 



Till! death is announced of Mr. Charles Moore, director 

 of the Sydney Botanic Gardens and of the Government 

 Uoinain and ' Plantations. He had .ittaiiied the age of 

 eighty-six years. 



A MEETING of the central roiiiiiiittrr fur physical educa- 

 tion in Italy took place rr.ciill\ in Kniiie under the presi- 

 dency of Mr. L. Lucchini. .\iiiniig ilnisc present were the 

 Italian Under-Secretary of State for Instruction, and 

 delegates of the Ministries of Instruction, War and 

 Marine; there were also representatives of the municipality 

 of Rome, the gymnastic association, and thi' .Mpine and 

 touring clubs of the city. The main object of the com- 

 mittee is to stimulate interest in the physical iducatum of 

 the Italian people, which, it is conlendid, h.is hith.rto 

 been much neglected. 



A Reuter telegram from Peiving states that the Chinese 

 Consul of that place has offered to build and equip a 

 Pasteur institute for the Straits Settlements and the neigh- 

 bouring regions. The action has been prompted by the 

 recent outbreak of rabies in Penang, resulting up to the 

 present in four deaths. 



Both Messrs. Siemens and llalske, of Berlin, and the 

 Marconi Company are in communicition with the Althing, 

 the proposal being to establish communication by wireless 

 telegraphy between Iceland and the Continent and 

 internally in the island. According to a Reuter telegram, 

 the Berlin firm offers to provide the installation for about 

 36,666;., and to guarantee the efficient working of the 

 system. 



In connection with an exhibition to be held next year 

 at Milan, there is to be a competition of appliances de- 

 signed to safeguard against accidents, and the following 

 prizes will be offered :— a gold medal and 320/. for a new 

 device which will suppress the danger to life coming from 

 a contact formed between the primary and secondary 

 circuits of an electric transformer; a gold medal and 40!. 

 for a crane or hoist provided with a simple and practical 

 device preventing the rotation of the cranks on the descent 

 of the load ; a gold medal and 20I. for a simple, strong 

 and effective apparatus for automatically stopping cars 

 wdiich are moving upon an inclined pl.iiie in case the 

 traction cable should break; a gold med.il for .1 pr.utir.-d 

 device for exhausting and collecting the dust formed during 

 the sorting and cutting of rags by hand; a gold medal 

 for an apparatus for localised exhaust and successive 

 elimination of dust produced during the cardage of flax, 

 tow, hemp, jute, &c. ; and a gold medal for an effective 

 device to prevent the diffusion of dust in places where the 

 preparation of lime and cement is carried on. The com- 

 petition is to be under the auspices of the Association of 

 Italian Industries, and names of competitors must be sent 

 ■to the secretary at Foro Bonaparte 61, Milan, before the 

 end of the present month. 



A NUMBER of prizes ranging in value from 10,000 marks 

 to 750 marks are offered by the Internationales Arbeitsamt, 

 Basel, Switzerland, for essays on means of combating lead 

 poisoning. The essays must contain proposals for the 

 elimination of the danger to which no objection can be 

 made on technical, hygienic, or economic grounds. In 

 proposing new apparatus or alterations in process, par- 

 ticulars must be given as to the ( <ist .md saving involved 

 in such proposals. It is desired that proposals should be 



