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economic science, before each of which 

 man J' papers (some 200 in all) were pre- 

 sented. 



THE RELATIONS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND 

 CLINICAL RESEARCH. 



One of the most interesting addresses 

 before the British Medical Association was 

 the introductory address ' On The Eelation- 

 ship in which Physiological and Clinical 

 Work Stand to One Another ' with which 

 Dr. Ferrier opened the section of physiol- 

 ogy. According to the ofi&cial report in the 

 British Medical Journal, Dr. Ferrier pointed 

 out, by taking specific examples, how largely 

 recent jjrogress had been affected by a thor- 

 ough and accurate combination of results 

 attained by the two methods. Thus he 

 mentioned how experimenting on animals, 

 and from a physiological standpoint Profes- 

 sor Sherrington had succeeded in mapping 

 out a whole series of skin areas in relation 

 to segmental regions of the spinal cord. 

 Further, from the clinical side Dr. Head 

 had attained great success by a thorough 

 study of herpetic areas and areas of re- 

 ferred pain in showing the relationship of 

 thoracic and abdominal viscera to spinal 

 segments. Dr. Ferrier pointed out how 

 great were the difficulties encountered by 

 the clinical worker, as the cases he had to 

 unravel were so complex and at first sight 

 contradictoiy ; yet in so many instances, 

 so soon as physiological work could be 

 brought to bear upon them, order soon ap- 

 peared among the mass of facts which had 

 been accumulated. Moreover, that work- 

 ing under the comparatively simple condi- 

 tions produced by experiment, physiologists 

 were in a far better position to criticise and 

 throw Hght upon the obscurer facts of clin- 

 ical work. To mauy phj'siological prob- 

 lems, however, an answer could only be 

 finally obtained as a result of clinical study, 

 and he therefore j^articularly emphasized 

 the necessity of a woi-ker in either branch 



being at the same time thoroughly trained 

 in the other. 



GENERAL. 



The second annual meeting of the Society 

 for the Promotion of Engineering Educa- 

 tion will be held in connection with the A. 

 A. A. S. at Springfield, on September 2d, 

 3d and 4th. It is proposed that all papers 

 presented before the metting shall be trib- 

 utary to the subjects announced on the pro- 

 gram. Each paper will be limited to fif- 

 teen minutes, and an abstract of about 300 

 words will be printed before the meeting 

 and distributed to the members. Five 

 minutes will be allowed to anyone wishing 

 to discuss the papers. There will be but 

 one session daily for the reading of papers 

 and for discussions. 



The question of an international bibliog- 

 raphy of science appears to be receiving at- 

 tention in all directions. An international 

 bibliographical conference has been called 

 to meet in Brussels, September 2-4, of this 

 year. The programme includes the discus- 

 sion of the following propositions : 1. The 

 foundation of an international institute of 

 bibliography. 2. The adoption of an inter- 

 national and universal classification of bib- 

 liography. 3. The publication of a uni- 

 versal bibliographical Repertoire by an in- 

 ternational bureau which shall seek the co- 

 operation of all existing bibliographical 

 agencies. 4. Proposal to various govern- 

 ments to estabhsh an international biblio- 

 graphical union. 



The Berliner Ahademie der Wissenschafien 

 has elected as corresponding members Prof. 

 Wilhelm V. Giimbel (Miinich), Prof. Al- 

 brecht v. Zittell (Munich), Prof. Albrecht 

 Schrauf (Vienna), Prof. Alfonso Cossa 

 (Turin), Prof. Alexander Agassiz (Cam- 

 bridge), and Prof. Eleuthere Mascart 

 (Paris). 



Professor Bonnet, professor of anatomy 

 in the University of Giessen, has received 



