X-ray . ray and radium have a usefulness that holds promise for the invasion of unwnown lands has introduced many new drugs, andcareful test of the physiological action of all drugs has led to a greater pre-cision in their use. The physician has gained something even from the charla-tan and the quack. The success of Christian Science and other appeals to thecredulous, has called attention to the power of the psychic element in healing. In all it has been a wonderful age and the end is not yet. Possessing aswe do, knowledge hitherto withheld, we no longer fight blindly. But into the
X-ray . ray and radium have a usefulness that holds promise for the invasion of unwnown lands has introduced many new drugs, andcareful test of the physiological action of all drugs has led to a greater pre-cision in their use. The physician has gained something even from the charla-tan and the quack. The success of Christian Science and other appeals to thecredulous, has called attention to the power of the psychic element in healing. In all it has been a wonderful age and the end is not yet. Possessing aswe do, knowledge hitherto withheld, we no longer fight blindly. But into thefuture we cannot see. What lines development shall follow, we can onlyguess. But we are facing great possibilities. The work of Ehrlich in chemo-therapy and of Carrel in tissue transplanting are suggestive of great futureprogress. The use of radium is only in its beginning. Metchnikoffs sug-gestions for staying the ravages of age offer a promising Hne of advance. A. T. Ransone^ 16. (Prize winning essay.). f^^^^^:^^^^^^^
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