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"The Roman and the Teuton." All who are interested inhe early history of our island should read Dr. Williamson’sbook, for it tells the story of one who went out with his lifen his hand to conquer with no earthly sword and whoseexample no doubt inspired Livingstone, Patteson, and manyothers who have spent their lives in the service of theirellows.

Preaching and Heccling, 1904, London : The Church

Missionary House.-Under the above title the Medical

Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society publishes itsannual report. It contains much information regardingmedical missions in the East and the two maps which

accompany the report, one showing the Mahomedan landsof the East and India and the other China and Japan, enablethe reader to realise clearly the great extent of the opera-tions of the auxiliary. The reports of the medical officersin charge of the various stations show that continuous

progress is being made but it must not be forgotten thatthe work of the auxiliary entails a great strain upon itsfinancial resources. Lack of monetary aid is not, however,the only difficulty with which the medical missionaryhas to contend. Mr. Leonard G. Hill, writing from

Pakhoi, describes the case of a pirate who, after beingtreated for a bullet wound of the leg, stole money from

his fellow patients and as soon as he could use his legagain left the hospital with a blanket. On the other hand,it is not an uncommon thing to meet with cases of genuinegratitude on the part of the patients. Pakhoi seems to be a

very interesting station to the medical man. The officer in

charge of this station reports : " We get an immense varietyof diseases ...... but never enteric fever, scarlet fever, nor

diphtheria. On the other hand, we get every skin diseasethere is and every eye disease known from a professionalpoint of view, many affording the greatest clinical interest.Our clinic would be the envy of many a professional man inEurope, and indeed it would make a splendid training-ground for a medical career." Many other paragraphsmight be quoted if space permitted, for the whole report isfull of graphically written details showing the work thatis done, and still remains to be done, in the mission field,he life which the self-sacrificing missionaries lead, the needfor more labourers, and the help which those at home canrender by more liberal financial assistance.

German Technical TVords and Phrases : an English- Germanand German-English Dictionary. By C. A. TRIMM,F.R.G.S., and W. vox KNOBLAUCH. London: E.

Marlborough and Co. 1904. Pp. 218. Price 2s. 6de ;leather, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.-This is a companion to the littlebook of "French Technical Words and Phrases" which we

believe appeared about five years ago. It is of a handysize for the pocket and contains a lot of useful informa-tion. Roman type, which is much preferred by manypersons studying German, has been employed in place of

he German characters throughout the volume. This little

book is well worth possessing by those whose work bringsthem into frequent contact with German technical words incommon use. The publishers now have the Italian volumein hand.

JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES.

The Practitioner.-The number of this periodical for Aprilis distinguished by the variety of subjects considered in thearticles that compose this issue of the journal. Dr. G. NewtonPitt, in an article upon Some Obscure Cases of Cancer of theStomach, draws attention again to the diagnostic importancewhich he attaches to enlargement of the glands behind theleft sterno-mastoid muscle. The most important gland, hestates, and often the only one to be involved, lies behind thetwo lower roots of the sterno-mastoid. In order to feel it it is

often necessary to make the patient cough. This may bethe only external gland affected by cancer within the abdo-minal cavity. Specific remedies for tuberculosis, the treat-ment of ringworm, the pathology of puerperal eclampsia,and the cyto-diagnosis of pleural and cerebro-spinal fluidsare amongst the other matters discussed in a very interestingnumber of the magazine.

New Inventions.THE "REED HUMANISER."

THIS is an apparatus designed for modifying cows’

milk so that the product shall conform as nearly as

possible to the composition of human milk. The methodis based on the principle that by allowing cows’ milkto stand a portion of the skim milk may be run off

by which the excess of proteid and salts is removed.Afterwards some milk sugar and a little water are addedto the fatty portion. The apparatus employed for the

purpose is simple enough and consists of a graduatedjar provided with a draw-off stopcock and mounted on astand. An ingenious balance accompanies the apparatusfor measuring the requisite quantities of water and milk

sugar but this has recently been superseded by the more con-venient plan of tablets of milk sugar each containing adefinite weight of sugar. The modus operandi is as follows.A convenient quantity of good fresh cow’s milk is pouredinto the graduated glass vessel and allowed to standuntil the cream has risen. The number of divisionsof cream is noted. A definite proportion, according to

the age of the infant or special requirements, of the

separated milk is then drawn off. A definite quantity ofwater together with a specific number of sugar of milk

tablets is then added to the remainder. The quantitiesrequired are indicated in the table provided with the

apparatus. Proceeding in this way and following thedirections given for a child aged six months we obtained fromcow’s milk a milk of the following composition: fat, 3’ 00per cent. ; milk sugar, 7’ 00 per cent. ; proteid, 1’ 00 per cent. ;and mineral salts, 0’37 per cent., which accords very wellwith the published analyses of human milk. The advantagesof the method are simplicity, accuracy, and the use of afresh and not a sterilised product. We have received alsoa statement as to the satisfactory results yielded by thismethod in actual practice. The apparatus is supplied byMessrs. Teed and Co. of 11, Grove Hill-road, Camberwell,S.E.

INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY OF GREAT BRITAINAND IRELAND.-The following is the pass list of the examina-tions held in April :-Of six candidates who entered for theintermediate examination three passed: J. D. Kettle, B.Sc.Lond., ElisonA. Macadam, and R. Simmons. In the final ex-amination for the Associateship (A.1.C.), of seven examinedin the branch of mineral chemistry, three passed : J. Alexander,B. O’Shaughnessy, Assoc.R.C.Sc. Lond., and E. Rhodes,B.Sc.Vict.; of five in organic chemistry three passed:S. J. M. Auld, Ph.D. Wurzburg, H. W. Goodwin, andR. Robison ; and of eight who entered in the branch ofthe analysis of food and drugs and of water, including anexamination in therapeutics, pharmacology, and microscopy,the following six passed: J. H. Barnes, B.Sc. Birm., J. W.Brisbane, D. Gair, B.Sc. Lond., H. G. Harrison, B.A. Cantab.,R. Park, and J. Race. One candidate passed an examina-tion for the Fellowship (F.I.C.): A. E. Brown, B.Sc. Lond.The examiners in chemistry were Mr. W. W. Fisher,M.A.Oxon., F.l.C., and Dr. G. G. Henderson, M.A.,]1. L.C. The examination in therapeutics, pharmacology, andmi roscor y was conducted by Dr. F. Gowland Hopkins,M.A., F.I.C.