Crichton Institution, anid in the report for 1914 Dr. Easter. brook discussed the whole question very fully, making a strong plea, for which he will lhave wide support, that the privilege should be extended to rate-aided or public patients, and arguing against a system compelling a patient to gain admission only by being classed as both a ";lunatic " and "pauper." He rightly insists that mental illness, like other illnesses, is primarily a derangement of health and not a necessary part of poverty, nor an offence, nor a crime, and he suggests that the local health authority would be the more appropriate department to take the initial steps in dealing with rate-aided mental invalids. A CLINICAL COURSE IN VENEREAL DISEASE. Under the local authority sclheme for the diagnosis and treatment of venereal diseases, Dr. D. Watson, lecturer on venereal diseases in the University of Glasgow, will conduct a course of clinical instruction for n:edical practitioners, from Monday, September 30th, to Friday, October lltl, at 2 p.m. each day. The class will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Glasgow Royal Infirimiary, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 41, Rottenrow, Glasgow. The course is free, but as the number who may attend is limited, early application should be made to the medical superintendent, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.