Dr. J. A. Munk left Los Angeles on June 13th to attend the meeting of the National Eclectic Medical Society which is held in Washington, D. C. The Doctor will make a flying trip as usual, and expects to return in less than three weeks.

Dr. John Fearn, Oakland, Cal., has been very ill and in the hospital for three weeks, but we are pleased to learn that he is convalescent now. In the front part of this issue will be found an article written by him while a patient in the hospital.

Dr. J. F. Barbrick and daughter, Miss Barbrick, left Los Angeles on June 20th for a year's trip through Europe. During Dr. Barbrick's absence, Dr. H. C. Smith, a recent addition to the Eclectic ranks of Los Angeles, will have charge of his practice and office, which is located in the Consolidated Realty Building.

Queer things are happening in the making of educational standards, medical and otherwise, but the strangest freak yet reported by the Associated Press, is the case of Miss Zula Hart, who holds an A. B. degree but enrolled in the State University at Berkeley for A. H. honors and was refused credits on the ground that she was not vaccinated.

The large medical and scientific library of Orin Davis, M. D., of Sawtelle, Cal., recently deceased, has been delivered and shelved in the library of the California Eclectic Medical college, and is now open for service. This is a valuable addition to our collection of books and is highly prized. Dr. Davis was a great student and reader of books. He had an active mind, broad mental grasp and delved deeply into many subjects. The aggregation contains early copies of the "Western Medical Reformer" beginning in 1836 and "Buchanan's Journal of Man and System of Anthropology" published in 1854. Also the great work "On the Indiginous Races of the Earth" by Alfred Maury and his colaborators and "Types of Mankind" by Dr. Morton. There are books on almost every subject and among the more recent publications are "Ziegler's Pathalogy," "Sternberg's Bacteriology" and "Holland's Chemistry. The College gladly acknowledges this generous gift and is fully appreciated by both faculty and students.

The thirty-third Annual Commencement of the California Eclectic Medical College was held in the College Assembly Hall, Friday evening, May 17, 1912, at 8 o'clock. The following received diplomas: Charles Hickle Ervin, Harry Clyde Smith, William Frank Holman, and Erhard Richard Petsky. The following program was rendered, after which a reception and dance were held:

12. (a) Smyrna

Barker ..Tobani

.Rev. W. C. Bailey
Reinhardt

..Col. J. J. Steadman

Trotere .Prof. J. A. Munk ......Auracher

Prof. B. R. Hubbard Fink .Prof. O. C. Welbourn Rev. W. C. Bailey

Tyers

Barth

(b) Exit March-Frat RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING TYPHOID FEVER. In some instances, the convalescence of typhoid fever presents a debility closely akin to a tuberculous predisposition, which indicates the need for more potent reconstructives than the stomachics and tonics usually employed for this purpose. This need is well met by Cord. Ext. Morrhuae Comp. (Hagee). Usually in these cases the blood stream is thin, the processes of metabolism are interfered with and the vital powers remain far below par. The tissues are easily susceptible to graver infections, such as tuberculosis. Cord. Ext. Ol. Morrhuae Comp. (Hagee) will prove its worth as an up-builder in this class of cases, charging the blood current with nutritious elements and finally overcoming the debilitated state. Its palatability gives it added utility, a feature worthy of consideration in choosing remedial agents of this character.

PITUITRIN IN DIFFICULT PARTURITION.

Much attention is being given by the medical press of Germany and other European countries to the importance of Pituitrin as an oxytocic. The drug has been somewhat extensively used for the past two or three years, both here and abroad, chiefly, perhaps, as a hemostatic and heart stimulant. Now it is known to be of great value in uterine inertia, obstetricians in many of the German hospitals and elsewhere who have thoroughly tested it clinically, pronouncing it a truly remarkable oxytocic.

For the benefit of practitioners who may not be familiar with its origin and nature, it may be explained that Pituitrin is an extract of the posterior or infundibular portion of the pituitary gland. Although the physiology of this gland is as yet largely speculative, there seems to be no doubt that it contains a substance or ubstances that exert a considerable influence over the metabolism and on the cardiovascular system.

Parke, Davis & Co. have just issued a pamphlet on Pituitrin as an oxytocic, in which is reprinted not only the extract from Dr. Vogt which appears in this article, but also a number of others from prominent German specialists and practioners in which Pituitrin is highly extolled as a corrective of uterine inertia. Physicians will do well to write the company, addressing them at the home office in Detroit, for a copy of this pamphit.

Read Before the California Eclectic Medical Society. Fellow Members and Friends:

It is with the greatest pleasure that I greet you one and all.

We are glad to meet, if but for a few days, to promote the interest of liberal medicine, uniting in the beneficent work of Eclecticism, mutually disposing to a closer acquaintance a kindlier feeling and a broader study of medicine and surgery.

Our life of usefulness is just beginning-most valuable and lasting good work is being accomplished by the Eclectic colleges of America. The principles they teach are producing great good to the ill and afflicted. I would urge upon all Eclectic members of the various state societies to join forces with the National and in this way cement a lasting and glorious structure-help strengthen this deserving organization-one that will demand and command the respect of all.

There never was a more propitious time and need of Eclectic medication than at present. It is plainly and painfully evident all around us. The public is going to demand and insist upon this treatment in preference to the present chaotic and nihilistic practice of the day with all its fads and fancies.

We are fast surpassing the old methods of treatment and medication of olden times. We have studied along the lines of natural selection-the cellular and organic selection of drugs are clinically demonstrated and warranted by the results. I prophesy this system will become universal. I thank you.