SCIENCE 



Friday, July 3, 1914 



CONTENTS 

 The Service of Medicine to Civilisation: Db. 

 Victor C. Vaughan 1 



A Fossil Suman Sheleton from German East 

 Africa: Professob George Grant Mac- 



CUEDY 19 



The Modkefeller Institute for Medical Research. 20 



Bequests of Mrs. Morris K. Jesup 21 



Scientific Notes and News 21 



University and Educational News 25 



Discussion and Correspondence : — 



Types of Bird Genera Limnothlypis New 

 Genus: Db. Witmeb Stone. Mutation: Pbo- 

 PESSOB Maynabd M. Metcalf. a New Lo- 

 cality and Sorizon for Pennsylvania Verte- 

 brates: W. H. TwENHOFEL. Crown Gall of 

 Alfalfa: Db. P. J. O'Gaea. Beligious 

 Training at a University : Pbopessoe W. A. 

 NOYES 26 



Scientific BooTcs : — ■ 



Winterstein's Sandhuch der V ergteichenden 

 Fhysiologie: Pbofessob Lafayette B. 

 Mendel. Gossner's Kristallberechnung : 

 Peopessob Edward H. Kbaus. Scudder on 

 Electrical Conductivity and Ionization Con- 

 stants: Professor E. H. Archibald 28 



Notes on Meteorology and Climatology : — - 

 The Bainfall of California; The Monthly 

 Weather Meview; Antarctic Meteorology; 

 Notes: Charles F. Beooks 29 



Special Articles : — 

 A Culture Medium for the Tissues of Am- 

 phibians: Peopessob S. J. Holmes. On 

 the Chemical Nature of the Luminous Ma- 

 terial of the Firefly : Pbofessob E. Newton 

 Haeyey 32 



The American Chemical Society : De. Chaeles 

 L. Parsons 3 1 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended for 

 review should be sent to Professor J. McEeen Cattell, Garrison- 

 on-Hudson. N. Y 



TSE SEBVICE OF MEDICINE TO CIVILIZA- 



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Fellow Members of the American Medical 

 Association: I wish to express my appre- 

 ciation of the honor conferred on me in 

 being called to officiate as your president at 

 this time. I had been content to serve in 

 the ranks, and I have regarded this posi- 

 tion as too honorable to be sought, or to be 

 lightly regarded when spontaneously be- 

 stowed. During my term of office I will 

 give you my most devoted service. 



In ancient times, civilization was born, 

 grew for a few generations and fell into 

 decay. In all instances it was local and 

 covered only small areas. Its habitations 

 were oases in the world-wide desert of 

 ignorance and superstition, and after an 

 ephemeral existence all were buried in the 

 sand. Relatively small bodies of men 

 occupying salubrious regions developed the 

 elements of science and for a few centuries 

 flourished. Their superior knowledge gave 

 them dominion over their less fortunate 

 neighbors, who were converted into slaves. 

 Conquest brought disease and the local 

 civilizations were obliterated by contagion. 

 History is replete with instances in which 

 triumphant heroes have brought to their 

 rejoicing countries with their prisoners of 

 war invisible and intangible agents of 

 death, which have ultimately vanquished 

 the victors. 



The Egyptians of the Pharaohs drained 

 the land, built aqueducts, disposed of their 

 dead hygienically, reared temples and 

 cities, maintained law and order, developed 



1 President 's address before the American Med- 

 ical Association, at the sixty-fifth annual session, 

 Atlantic City, June, 1914. 



