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Simon, the medical officer of the Privy Council, warmly 
advocated the movement, and, in the course of an eloquent 
speech, made the following observations :—“ Harvey, in 
teaching the fact of the circulation of the blood, in teaching 
what duty is done by each beat of the heart, in relation, on 
the one hand^ to the functions of respiration, and, on the 
other hand, to the nourishment of all textures of the body, 
gave us our first groundwork of animal physiology. It is no 
exaggeration to say that, in giving to the world that first 
precise knowledge of the circulation of the blood, he laid the 
indispensable foundations for all physiology that has followed 
or can follow; and surely this achievement by our country¬ 
man is something for us all to honour and be proud of.” 
The treasurer of the fund is Dr. Bence Jones, F.B.S. Dona¬ 
tions may be made payable to the ee Harvey Tercentenary 
Memorial Fund” at the Western Branch of the Bank of 
England, Burlington Gardens, London; or may be sent to 
the treasurer; or to the honorary secretaries, Mr. G. Eastes, 
M.B., 5, Albion Place, Hyde Park Square, London, W., and 
Mr. W. G. S. Harrison, B.A., Town Clerk, Folkestone. Mr. 
Eastes is now engaged in organising a strong London Com¬ 
mittee .—British Medical Journal . 
SUPPLIES OE OPIUM AND SCAMMONY FROM TURKEY. 
By P. L. Simmonds. 
It may prove interesting to the trade generally to have 
some reliable figures as to the two important drugs which we 
draw from the Ottoman Empire. In Turkish opium there 
has not been any important fluctuation of late, but the extra¬ 
ordinary increase in the imports of scammony in the last year 
of which we have the official details is remarkable, being 
about treble the ordinary supply. It probably arises from 
the scientific exertions of the Turkish authorities, and the 
practical information and instruction which have been diffused 
among the peasantry. 
Opium. —From an examination of the official annual state¬ 
ments of the trade of the United Kingdom for some years 
past, we are able to trace out accurately our imports of 
opium from Turkey, and the value; these have been as foL 
lows: 
