662 The Interltational Journal of Orthodontia

Doctor Weinberger wishes to secure these programs to complete his records for the “History of Orthodontia,” which is now runn,ing serially in The Inter- national Journal of Orthodontia. These programs will be returned by Doctor Weinberger as soon as copies can be made of same.

We hope our readers who may have any of these programs will communi- cate with Doctor Weinberger immediately in order that he may complete the notable work he has undertaken.

Meeting of American Institute of Dental Teachers

T HE next annual meeting of the American Institute of Dental Teachers will be held at Hotel Piedmont, Atlanta, Georgia, January 28, 29 and 30, 1919.

Papers on the teaching of war dentistry and an exhibit of war appliances will be the main features, and along with these will be the usual papers on teach- ing methods.

All persons interested are cordially invimted. Abram Hoffman, D.D.S., of 381 L,inwood Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y., is Secretary of the Association.

Alumni Society of the Dewey School of Orthodontia

T HE Alumni Society of the Dewey School of Orthodontia will hold their next annual meeting in St. Louis, March 6, 7, and 8, 1919. The usual high

standard of the meetings of this Society will be maintained. All interested in orthodontia are welcome. Address communications to Dr. George F. Burke, 741-43 David Whitney Bldg., Detroit, Michigan.

Cancellation of Appeal for the Collection of Scrap Platinum

T HE Chief of the Platinum Section and the Section of ,Medical Industry, War Industries Board, in a recent communication expresses appreciation

of the hearty response made by physicians, dentists and others when the call for scrap platinum was made.

As the Governmental demand for platinum in the making of explosives, etc., has been tremendously decreased by the curtailed war program, it is re- quested sthat no further scrap platinum be tendered to the Government through the channels indicated in former communications.

Another Liberty Loan Coming

S ECRETARY of the Treasury McAdoo has annol;tnced that, no matter what the results of the pending overtures for peace may be, there will be an-

other Liberty LEoan. To use his expression, “We are gding to have to finance peace for a w’hile just as we have had to.finance war.”

There are over 2,000,OOO United States soldiers abroad. If we transport these men back to the United States at the rate of 300,008 a 1, it will be over half a year before they are all retuLlme$: C%r army, ‘the&ore, inust be maintained, fed, and clothed for many months after peace is actually declared.

Editori& GA3

The American people, therefore, having supported the fourth I.&&y Loan with a patriotism that future historians will love to extol, will have an opportunity to show the same patriotism in financin g the just and conclusive victorious peace whenever it comes.

Not for a moment, however, is the treasury acting an any assumption that peace is to come soon. Until peace is actually assured the attitude of ,the treasury and the attitude of the whole United States Government is for the most vigorous prosecution of the war, and the motto of force against Germany without stint or limit will be acted up to until peace is an absolute accomplished fact.

One more Liberty Loan, at least, is certain. The fourth loan was popularly called the “Fighting Loan ;” the next loan may be a fighting loan, too, or it may be a peace loan. Whatever the conditions, the loan must be prepared for and its success rendered certain and absolute. Begin now to prepare to support it,

Why We Should Join the Red Cross

H OW American Red Cross physicians engaged in relief work in Jerusalem are accomplishing worth-while results in the face of great dififieulties--

and what they are up against, is shown in a report just received here from W. S. Dodd, A.R.C. physician working at Mejdel.

With two capable English trained nurses, and three native helpers, more or less useful, Dr. Dodd, his “hospital” housed under tents, performed 252 operations in seven weeks, besides giving medical examinations, treatment and counsel to hundreds of the destitute inhabitants and refugees.

His report says in part: “The work of the hospital was of the plainest sort, it might be called primitive. -About twenty-five tents comprised the hos- pital proper, with a dispensary tent, and tents for the living quarters of the staff.

“The soil was all- the purest sea-sand with thistles and scant grass; going barefoot was the universal custom, and in our own quarters we of the staff used to follow that custom with great pleasure. ****

“The professional side of the work was of the greatest interest to me and, every day was a pleasure. The clinics numbered sixty to a hundred a day. Of course, we had all classes of cases in medicine and general surgery, but by far the larger proportion of our patients were eye-cases.

“Of the 252 operations that I did in less than seven weeks, 222 were for the eyes. This is the number of persons operated on, most of them having more than one operation, perhaps on all four lids, so that I really operated on 408 eyes.

“There were some cataracts, not more than would be seen in the same number of cases elsewhere, but trachoma and its consequences accounts for almost all of the eye troubles in this land. I set out to treat these cases radically and secured fine results when I could keep ,the patients long enough for a rea- sonable after-treatment. But even so, the number of eyes that can be sav& from partial and total blindness is large and the economic value of each eye thus saved is enough to make the prosecution of this line of work of the great- est importance for the redemption of the land.