By the Rev. V. Delpech, S. J., TinneveUy: Translated into English by Surgeon W. J. Hastings, M.D., Civil Surgeon Cannanore.* Last April, when leaving Tinnevelly, 1 was introduced, in a railway-carriage, to the Revd. V. Delpech, S. J., one of the Roman Catholic Missionaries of that district. In the course of conversation he mentioned the outbreak of the cholera, which forms the subject of the fo...

As databases and systems of interrelated databases become more common and more complex, our society comes to rely crucially on their accuracy and intelligibility. Stories abound of false information irrevocably ruining someone’s credit ratings, employment records, or worse. In trying to deal with such tragedies, society finds that computer systems are designed with the view that they are monoli...

Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970; not to be confused with the Zionist of the same name) was a member of an illustrious Jewish family, known for some five centuries. From humble beginnings, the family became prominent in the world for their contributions to all aspects of society. The son of a German mother and a Jewish (converted) father, Otto H. Warburg became a major contributor to medical sc...

L ast year began with the loss of a very dear friend and colleague who had been an internationally renowned leader in ophthalmic pathology, Professor Norman H. Ashton of London (England). Of humble origins, young Norman left school at age 16 years to begin working as a laboratory assistant in a West London hospital. Subsequently, the head of the laboratory further encouraged Ashton’s interest i...

This paper describes the life of Sir Robert Jones, from his humble beginnings as an apprentice of Thomas Smith, to his many contributions to the orthopaedic specialty. Robert Jones' passion and interest in the subject led to its advancement from a specialty that dealt mainly with crippling diseases in children, to that of treating and rehabilitating disabled adults. He revolutionized the practi...