June 2, 1899.] 



SCIENCE. 



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' The Contagiousness of Phthisis Pulmoualis, ' by 

 Dr. E. L. Shurly, of Detroit. 



' Climate in Kelation to Eenal Disease,' by Dr. J. 

 B. Wall;er, of Philadelphia. 



'Climate as it affects the Skin and its Diseases,' 

 by Dr. L. D. Bulkley, of New York. 



' Hj'gienics of the Skin, ' by Dr. L. D. Judd, of 

 Philadelijhia. 



' Hydrotheraphy in the Treatment of Insomnia,' 

 by Dr. Irwin H. Hance, of Lakewood. 



' Altitude and Heart Disease, ' with report of cases, 

 by Dr. R. H. Babcook, of Chicago. 



'Prognosis iu Chronic Valvular Affections of the 

 Heart,' by N. S. Davis, Jr., of Chicago. 



' Treatment of the Cardiac Asthenia of Pneu- 

 monia,' by Dr. H. L. Eisner, of Syracuse. 



'Empyema from a Surgical Standpoint,' by Dr. 

 Johh C. Munro, of Boston. 



' Traumatic Rupture of the Heart, without Pene- 

 tration of the Chest Wall,' with a case, by Dr. 

 Richard C. Newton, of Montolair. 



' Cold Wave of February, 1899, ' by Dr. Guy Hins- 

 dale, of Philadelphia. 



Other papers by Drs. E. G. Curtin, C. F. McGahan, 

 Harold Williams, F. H. Williams, E. O. Otis and 

 V. Y. Bowditch, S. G. Bonney and H. S. Anders. 



The annual dinner of the Association was 

 held at the Manhattan Hotel, at which the 

 President, Dr. Beverley Robinson, of New 

 York, presided. On the following day the 

 Association made a visit to the Loomis 

 Sanitarium in Liberty, Sullivan County, 

 New York. This institution was founded 

 1895 in memory of Dr. Alfred L. Loomis, 

 the first President of the Association, for 

 the treatment of tuberculosis. It has a 

 favorable situation, 2,300 feet above tide, 

 and is 120 miles from New York, on the 

 Ontario and Western Eailway. The re- 

 markable success which has attended its 

 work has been due in great measure to its 

 physician in charge. Dr. J. E. Stubbert, 

 liberally aided by the philanthropic support 

 of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan and the ladies 

 who are associated in its management. 



The scientific work of the Climatological 

 Association tends to the better knowledge of 

 the various American climates and health 

 resorts and their employment in the treat- 

 ment of disease. 



The subject of tuberculosis is now re- 

 ceiving universal attention by the medical 

 profession, and the public are being inter- 

 ested in measures looking to its prevention 

 and restriction. It is encouraging to note 

 that in all our large cities the mortality 

 from this disease is gradually falling, and 

 through societies of this kind knowledge 

 is disseminated which affords the public 

 greater protection and prolongs life. The 

 resources of New York and Pennsylvania 

 for the climatic treatment of pulmonary 

 disease are not so well known as they should 

 be. Neither are the mineral springs of the 

 United States fully understood and intelli- 

 gently used. The Transactions of the 

 Climatological Association, now numbering 

 fifteen volumes, have contributed in no 

 small degree to the better knowledge of 

 this extensive subject. 



The following ofiicers were elected for 

 the ensuing year : President, Dr. A. Jacobi, 

 of New York ; Vice-Presidents, Dr. R. H. 

 Babcock, of Chicago, and Dr. John W. 

 Brannan, of New York ; Secretary, Dr. 

 Guy Hinsdale, of Philadelphia ; Representa- 

 tive to the Executive Committee of the 

 Congress of American Physicians and Sur- 

 geons, Dr. F. I. Knight, of Boston. 



The next meeting will be held in Wash- 

 ington in May, 1900. Guy Hinsdale, 



Secretary. 



SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. 

 SOME SMITHSONIAN PUBLICATIONS. 



Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, 

 expenditures and conditions of the Institution to 

 July, 1896. 8vo, lii + 728 pp., Ixi pis. Wash- 

 ington, 1898. [Received by the Bureau of 

 Intematioual Exchanges, January 25, 1899.] 



Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, 

 expenditures and conditions of the Institution for 

 the year ending June 30, 1S96. Eeport of the 

 U. S. National Museum. 8vo, xxiv -|- 1108 

 pp., cxcviiipls. Washington, 1898. [? 1899.] 



