As Medical Director I will have full charge of the institution and will supervise the treatment of all cases. I will be assisted by Dr. R. B. Hill, who will serve as chief of laboratories, a competent Roentgenologist, Physicist, and other necessary assistants. We propose to make this institution of the highest scientific and professional standing, and anticipate the co-operation of the Medical Profession. This institution, representing an investment of approximately $250,000.00, is the most complete of its kind in this country and marks a great-advance in the development of scientific medicine on the Coast.

THE RELIEF OF FUNCTIONAL DEPRESSION.

The conditions under which the majority of people have lived during the past few years have led to widespread nervous depression and debility. Overwork, worry and restricted or changed diets have all tended to cause derangement of bodily functions. To correct and overcome these conditions of general weakness and debility, vigorous tonic treatment is invariably needed, and for this purpose there is no remedy that will be found more promptly and uniformly effective than Gray's Glycerine Tonic Comp.

Under its systematic use, combined with good food and hygienic care, the digestion is improved, the nutrition is aided and promoted and the vitality of the whole body raised substantially. The nervous and mental condition of these weakened and debilitated patients shows a gratifying improvement in every way, and in what is often a surprisingly short time they regain their strength and vitality, with complete relief from their systemic depression and loss of bodily energy.

The use of Gray's Tonic Comp., to

the hygiene and diet, has undoubtedly saved many of these cases of nervous depression from developing into graver ills.

A generation or more ago the sentiment of the medical profession was in favor of descriptive names of ethical remedial agents; the opinion prevailed that names indicative of the composition of pharmaceutical agents offered ample protection against confusion. It was in conformity with this sentiment that Glyco-Heroin was selected as the most appropriate name for what has come to be one of the most universally esteemed respiratory sedatives.

But experience ultimately proved that the non-descriptive appellation affords a much greater measure of protection against confusion. Accordingly Glykeron was selected as an alternative name for this preparation.

Glykeron and Glyco-Heroin now being synonymous appellations, and familiar as such to all dispensing pharmacists, the physician may use these names interchangeably when prescribing what was originally known only as Glyco-Heroin (Smith). Since Glykeron is the more distinctive appellation, its use is suggested to physicians when prescribing this well-known preparation for cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, phthisis, whooping-cough and kindred affections of the respiratory system.

"Memories of Lord Lister" is the title on an interesting and illuminating paper by Sir St. Clair Thomson, M.D., that appears in The Modern Hospital for July. Some journal or some person who could spare the money should put a reprint of this paper in the hands of every physician in Canada and the United States. It is wonderful that this plain, modest man-Joseph Lister -who died in 1912, should have saved the lives of untold millions!

HERN CALIFORNIA
ACTITIONER

LOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE. rs to mirror the progress of the profession of California

ed in 1886 by Walter Lindley, M.D., LL.D.

RGE E. MALSBARY, Editor and Publisher.

5. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania... 4.33

6. Cleveland, Ohio.......

7. Chicago, Illinois.

8. Detroit, Michigan......

4.44

5.71

6.23

9. Baltimore, Maryland....... 7.28

10. St. Louis, Missouri.

8.58

Taking Los Angeles as an example, out of every hundred draftees who arrived at the various mobilization camps 3 on an average had a venereal disease. On a 50,000 basis, there would be 1500 with a venereal disease. Surgeon General Blue says:

"According to the statement of the Surgeon General of the War Department, venereal diseases constituted the greatest cause of disability in the army. For this condition, civilian communities have been responsible. Virtually all cases of venereal disease were contracted within communities over which civil authorities have control.

"It will be noted that the percentage is much higher for the country as a whole than the percentage for the first million men. This is due to the fact that as a result of experience gained by

ical officers in the army were make more careful examination second million men and to reco carefully diseases detected, th possible at the time of the suc bilization of the first million

"The army has done more part in combating venereal Civil communities must cont fight with vigor.

"Reports from your city watched with interest by the large."

LEGAL ABORTION

The Geneva correspondent
Medical Record says:

"An attempt is being made ize crime in German Switzerla may be a bold statement but the facts. Quite recently after a long debate, the Gra of Basle adopted, by fiftyagainst fifty, a proposition of certain Welti, socialist, : abortion to be performed up of the third month of pre the condition that both hu wife were consenting or, in illegitimate unions, with th consent and upon the condit abortion be performed by

eful examinations of the men and to record more ses detected, than was time of the sudden mone first million men. has done more than its ating venereal disease. ties must continue the

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-om your city will be Interest by the nation at

AL ABORTION.

■ correspondent of the d says:

t is being made to legalerman Switzerland. This a statement but here are uite recently (May 23), Lebate, the Grand Council oted, by fifty-five votes a proposition offered by a i, socialist, authorizing = performed up to the end month of pregnancy, on that both husband and senting or, in the case of nions, with the mother's pon the condition that the Derformed by a physician

proposition, likewise two radical democrats. All the other members of the Council, much to their credit, voted against it.

"It is evidently without joy that the old Basle families, rightly proud of their ancient city with its glorious historic past, look forward to the prospect of seeing their city become the great abortion center of Central Europe, the city of pilgrimage for young persons who have been sexually indiscreet, if the law is passed and is entered upon the Penal Code of Basle, where, from then on, abortion will be legal. The proposition must be presented for a second reading, at which time it will be definitely voted on when, it is to be hoped, it may be rejected.

"In a personal communication to your correspondent, Dr. A. Labhardt, professor of gynecology at the University of Basle, desires it to be stated that both the Medical Society of Basle and the Gynecological Society of German Switzerland have voted to take extreme measures for combating the passage of this abominable law, the really fearful consequences of which do not seem to be realized by those who are in favor of it."

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1414 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

THE PERCENTAGE OF VENEREAL DISEASES AMONG APPROXIMATELY THE SECOND MILLION DRAFTED MEN

BY CITIES.

Examinations at Mobilization Camps showed that 5.4 per cent of these men had a venereal disease at time of examination upon arrival in camp. This percentage includes only obvious cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chancroid. Wassermann examinations were not given. Furthermore, this percentage does not include those who had been cured prior to the day of the examination or who may have become infected later. The record is given for cities of the United States having a population of 500,000 and over, according to the 1917 estimate of the Bureau of the Census. The record for each city follows:

Cities of 500,000 Population and Over. 1. New York City...... 2.44% 2. Boston, Massachusetts...... 2.57 3. Los Angeles, California..... 3.17 4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3.73

Taking Los Angeles as an example, out of every hundred draftees who arrived at the various mobilization camps 3 on an average had a venereal disease. On a 50,000 basis, there would be 1500 with a venereal disease. Surgeon General Blue says:

"According to the statement of the Surgeon General of the War Department, venereal diseases constituted the greatest cause of disability in the army. For this condition, civilian communities have been responsible. Virtually all cases of venereal disease were contracted within communities over which civil authorities have control.

"It will be noted that the percentage is much higher for the country as a whole than the percentage for the first million men. This is due to the fact that as a result of experience gained by

the examining medical boards, the medical officers in the army were able to make more careful examinations of the second million men and to record more carefully diseases detected, than was possible at the time of the sudden mobilization of the first million men.

"The army has done more than its part in combating venereal disease. Civil communities must continue the fight with vigor.

"Reports from your city will be watched with interest by the nation at large."

LEGAL ABORTION.

The Geneva correspondent of the Medical Record says:

"An attempt is being made to legalize crime in German Switzerland. This may be a bold statement but here are the facts. Quite recently (May 23), after a long debate, the Grand Council of Basle adopted, by fifty-five votes against fifty, a proposition offered by a certain Welti, socialist, authorizing abortion to be performed up to the end of the third month of pregnancy, on the condition that both husband and wife were consenting or, in the case of illegitimate unions, with the mother's consent and upon the condition that the abortion be performed by a physician

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in possession of Federal diploma. The socialists voted en bloc for the proposition, likewise two radical democrats. All the other members of the Council, much to their credit, voted against it.

"It is evidently without joy that the old Basle families, rightly proud of their ancient city with its glorious historic past, look forward to the prospect of seeing their city become the great abortion center of Central Europe, the city of pilgrimage for young persons who have been sexually indiscreet, if the law is passed and is entered upon the Penal Code of Basle, where, from then on, abortion will be legal. The proposition must be presented for a second reading, at which time it will be definitely voted on when, it is to be hoped, it may be rejected.

"In a personal communication to your correspondent, Dr. A. Labhardt, professor of gynecology at the University of Basle, desires it to be stated that both the Medical Society of Basle and the Gynecological Society of German Switzerland have voted to take extreme measures for combating the passage of this abominable law, the really fearful consequences of which do not seem to be realized by those who are in favor of it."

Dr. C. E. Shank, formerly of Elsinore, has located in Corona.

Dr. A. L. Gregory, formerly of Van Nuys, has located in Escondido.

Dr. Robert E. Ramsay has taken offices in the Marsh-Strong Building.

Major Chas. Stein has returned home and resumed practice in Belleflower.

Major J. K. Swindt, a leading practitioner of Pomona, has returned after making enviable record in France.

Dr. A. S. Parker of Needles, formerly of Riverside, has removed to Fresno. Capt. W. C. Mabry of Tropico has been stationed at Camp Lewis, Wash.

Capt. J. H. Meyer of San Bernardino has been stationed at Fort Bayard, Ν. Μ.

Dr. Chas. H. Mayo says more than one-third of the cancers in men and more than one-fifth of the cancers in women appear in the stomach.