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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XL. No. 1023 



7, Cambridge. The society now tas 210 

 members, of whom 19 are Americans. 



The eighty-second annual meeting of the 

 British Medical Association was held at Aber- 

 deen on July 28, 29, 30 and 31, under the presi- 

 dency of Sir Alexander Ogston. The address 

 in medicine was given by Dr. A. E. Garrod, 

 and that in surgery by Sir John Bland-Sutton. 

 Professor J. Arthur Thomson delivered the 

 popular lecture. Sixteen scientific sections 

 were arranged as follows : Anatomy and physi- 

 ology; dermatology and syphilology ; diseases of 

 children, including orthopaedics; electro-thera- 

 peutics and radiology ; gynecology and obstet- 

 rics; laryngology, rhinology and otology; 

 medical sociology; medicine; naval and mili- 

 tary medicine and surgery; neurology and 

 psychological medicine; ophthalmology; pa- 

 thology and bacteriology; pharmacology; thera- 

 peutics and dietetics ; state medicine and med- 

 ical jurisprudence; surgery; tropical medicine. 



The selection committee for the Captain 

 Scott Memorial in London has unanimously 

 chosen the design submitted by Mr. Albert H. 

 Hodge. The London Times gives the follow- 

 ing description of the plan of the Antarctic 

 Monument : " A granite pylon is surmounted 

 by a bronze group representing Courage sus- 

 tained by Patriotism, spurning Fear, Despair 

 and Death, the figure Courage being crowned 

 by Immortality. Below the group the words 

 ' For King,' ' For Country,' ' For Brotherly 

 Love,' and ' For Knowledge ' are inscribed. 

 The front of the pylon bears the names of the 

 five heroes, whose portrait medallions in bronze 

 occupy the most prominent position on the 

 monument. The medallions are brought into 

 relationship by a broad band of laurel leaves. 

 On the back of the monument is placed a 

 trophy composed of a pair of snow shoes, a 

 replica of the cross erected on Observation 

 Hill, and a wreath — relics of the journey. 

 Beneath are Scott's words : ' Had we lived, I 

 should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, 

 endurance and courage of my companions, 

 which would have stirred the heart of every 

 Englishman.' Forming a base to the pylon is 

 a podium, on the four sides of which are 



placed bronze relief panels depicting the Ex- 

 pedition. The subjects for these panels are 

 taken from the inscription at Observation 

 Hill : ' To strive ' (showing the difficulties sur- 

 mounted on the journey) ; ' To seek ' (show- 

 ing the start for the pole) ; ' To find ' (show- 

 ing the party at the pole) ; ' And not to yield ' 

 (showing the tent covered with snow — the last 

 resting-place of the heroes). The whole monu- 

 ment is placed within a square raised upon 

 steps, the total height being about 37 feet." 



The Geological Survey has been issuing its 

 final statistics of the 1913 mineral production 

 which confirms in detail the preliminary esti- 

 mates issued early in January for the prin- 

 cipal minerals. In the large majority of 

 cases these figures tell in one way or another 

 the same story of industrial prosperity. In 

 coal production the increase has been general, 

 and it is this very fact that serves as an un- 

 mistakable index of general health in the in- 

 dustrial world. But as state after state is 

 shown to have had its banner coal year — West 

 Virginia, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, 

 Virginia, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Montana, 

 Texas, Utah and Pennsylvania in both bitu- 

 minous and anthracite, the record becomes 

 spectacular. Ohio for instance had its floods, 

 yet there was a substantial 6 per cent, in- 

 crease in coal output, and the miners averaged 

 more working days in 1913 than in 1912. 

 Twelve other states showed increases varying 

 from 3 per cent, in Iowa to 12 per cent, in 

 Indiana and over 15 per cent, in Washington, 

 and only Colorado, Maryland, North Dakota, 

 Nevada, Idaho and Missouri show decreased 

 output, the Colorado labor troubles explaining 

 the only significant decrease. In a similar 

 way, the figures of coke production give large 

 increases, and coke, it may be noted, is a step 

 nearer the metal industry. Petroleum produc- 

 tion in 1913 exceeded all records, an increase 

 of 25 million barrels and 72 million dollars 

 over the 1912 returns. In metal mining, the 

 iron and zinc mines had a banner year, while 

 gold, silver, lead and copper showed a decline 

 in many of the largest producing states. 

 Structural materials on the other hand exhibit 



