by their attack. General confidence in the purity of their motives will never be felt so long as present methods prevail. President Bryant speaks of these matters in no uncertain terms: "Whether or not the medical journals which, for covetous business reasons, exploit remedial agents in a manner calculated to deceive the unwary, the unsophisticated and the indolent, are to receive professional support, will, as it seems to me, be determined more by the outcome of patiently developed, and higher comprehensive professional sense, than by other inhibiting influences." REFORMS DEMANDED IN THE INTERESTS OF PROGRESS.-Briefly these may be summarized: 1. Verbatim reports of the proceedings of legislative and governing bodies. 2. Itemization and utmost publicity of financial matters. 3. Proper representation in the offices of secretary, of editor, and of business manager by separate individuals, with proper compensation. 4. 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The various systems of the past, by gathering and disseminating the best knowledge of their day, powerfully stimulated medical thought, expanding it in directions hitherto scarcely known, roundng it out here, correcting there, revolutionizing elsewhere. A complete restatement has become necessary to convey a grasp of the present development of medical science and art. Fortunately, this is now about to be done, and under the best auspices. Professor Osler combines every quality essential for leadership in such an enterprise. Circular in the sweep of his knowledge, intuitive in his perception of the place and bearing of each detail, he is abreast of every advance. Familiar with the literature of medicine, he is also acquainted with the personnel of the leaders in the various lines of investigation. So recognized, he has been able to unite them in a skillfully planned work covering the whole domain. He has never lost sight of the proper objective. 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