An examination of the reasons for the difference in the figures would show, of course, that many factors are involved; but in the last analysis success depends on the degree to which the relatives can be made to appreciate what has been done to help the deceased, and the extent to which they can be made to understand that in giving permission for a post-mortem examination they may bo contributing something toward helping other patients ; the extent, in other words, to which they catch the

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... l spirit of our physiological point of view. The figures bring out one other point, namely, that the emphasis laid on the physiological point of view need not lead to any neglect of pathological anatomy; in our hospital the direct result has been, on the contrary, an increase in the possibilities for pathological-anatomical studies. BBFBRBKOXS. I