Mason Joiies, O-Ne of the Vice-Presidents of the Section Of

1092 JUNE 23, 1928] OBITUARY 1MZDICAL JOUVxA1 ineanitime this elinic woQrk could most profitably for all were fortuniate in. receiving their instruction from a concerned be placed in the halnds of private practitioniers. remarkable group of inent. John Goodsir, John Hughes He had a far-seeinig mind, and( many statesmnanlike qual- Bennett, Sir Robert Christison, alnd Sir James Young ities; and his -saniity of outlook and great experience of Simpson, among others, occupied chairs in the Medical health problems were very valuable assets which the Faculty. In the Royal Inifirnmary James Symiie and Thomas Association will sadly miss. Laveock were clinical professors, while Patrick Heron Watson, Daniel Rutherford Haldane, and Williamii Ruither- ford Sanders were members of the honorary staff of the A. MASON JONES, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., hosp)ital. Johln MacDougall, as a dresser, came inito close he tlhrougholut Surgeoni, Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, Cardiff Royal touch with James Syme, for whomi retainied Infirmary. his life a profound admiration, and whose teachiing and We lhave to record with -much regret the death of Dr. A. practice of surgery he closely followed in after vears. It Mason Joiies, o-ne of the vice-presidents of the Section of 1866 he became house-surgeon to Jamiies Spence, whlo bad Laryngology and Otology at the forthcoming Anniual Meet- lately been appointed professor of systematic surgery. ing of the British Medical Association. Although he was Joseph Lister during this period was working in Glasgow, the subject of a valvular heart affection from boyhood lie aimd, althouigh he did niot publish uintil 1867 his epoch- hlad carried on his work with cheerfulniess and spirit until makinig paper on his first series of cases of compound three months ago, when aulricular fibrillation supervened, fracture treated by his new method based on the " germ and he died on June 11th. theory " of Pasteur, rumlours of thle niew learning had Archibald Mason Jones was a native of Glamorgan, filtered thlrouglh to Edinbulrgh from the medical school in having been born at Skewen, near Neath, in 1883, and the West. received his; medical education at Ediniburgh University, Returniing to his birthlplace oii tihe completioni of his graduatinig M.B., C.M. in 1909 and proceeding M.D. two training, Dr. MacDougall settled in general practice, but vears later. In 1920 he was admitted a Fellow of the after nine years of a busy life in Galashiels lie crossed tlhe border in 1875 to Carlisle anid becamiie surgeoni to the Royal College of Surgeonis of Edinbulirgh. After qualifyincg hiis lie was engaged in general for fouir or five years in Cum-iberland Inifirmary, where he was able to develop pr'actice taste for sulgery, ill wlhich lie was iintenisely interested anid South Wales, and thuls gainie(d an invaluable trainingi and of his initroductioni to thie branch of work he to6k up later. highly efficient. In 1885, however-, the state lhealthi special led himi to seek a less rigorous climate, aind lie accordingly During the -war, thouglh his disability prevented hiim from removed to Caiiies. For twenty-ninie years lie coniductedl serving overseas, he held a comimilission in the R.A.M.C., hiis and did excellenit service in this country. When the war ani extenisive practice as physician and surgeon tlhere, services being in great demand along the wlhole of the ended he took up the stu(ly of laryngology and otology, Frenlch Riviera. He was latterly conisuilting suirgeon to anid becamiie later successively hlouse-surgeon and clinical the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Nice, alld suirgeon assistanit to thie ear and tlhloat department of the Cardiff H.e retired fromii active Infirmary, to whllicll he was appointed assistant siurgeon to the Asile Evang6liq4ue, Can-nes. in 1923. At the commencemiien-t of this year he was pro- work at the age of 70, in 1914. moted surgeon, anid becamiie head of the department. His A colleague writes: A large circle of friends, both work was chatracterized by soundness and devotion, and within and withouit the profession, mlOllourning his death, his kindliness made himu popular witi hlis patients. He will retain the memory of a very lovable maln. MacDougall had acted as demonistrator of anatomy at the Welsh was a borni physician, and possessed in an exceptional National Medical School for some years, and was aural degree the clinical instinct; he was an accirate observer, specialist to the Cardiff Educationi Authority, while his and hiis powers as a diagnostician were remarkable. He services biought him also into association with; the Cardiff had thie gift of establishing between his patieiits and him- City Mental Hospital, the King Edward TIl Welsh self a strong bond of sympathy anid friendship. His friencds National Memorial Association, and the Maesteg and were attracted by his higlh integrity, his great personal Morrison Hospitals. He was a loyal colleaguie, and all who charm, his obviouis sincerity, and the gentleness of hiis came in contact with him mourn his passing when on nature. With an excellent and accurate memory, his the threshold of a promising career. reminiscenices of the Edinburgh Medical School of sixty Mason Jones took an active interest in the affairs of the yeaTs ago and more were always interesting and instructive. British Medical Association, having been joint secretary To the end of his life lie kept himiiself abreast of progress in of the Cardiff Division for four vears, deputy representa- medicine and surgery, and just before his death lhad com- tive in 1926, anid representa-tive in 1927. He looked for- menced to prelpare for publication -recollections of his ward to the coming of the Association to the capital of his former and revered teacher James Symlie. The sympathy native Glamorgan, for which lie cherished a warm affection, of many friends is with his widow ancd dauighters in their anid it was a great grief to him, wlleni laid aside, that bereavement. he could nio loiiger take his share in the w*ork of prepara- He tioni. is survived by his widow and two children. Dr. ROBERT JOHNSON PIRIE, whio died sutiddenly on May 22nid at his residence,. Muirrayfield, Pittenwveill, in hi.s sixtv-seconid vear, received his medical educatioii in tlhe J. A. MAcDOUGALTL, M.D., F.R.C.S.ED., schlool of the Royal College of Surgeonis of Edinibhirgh, aind Consultinig Surgeoni, Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Nice. in 1889 obtainied the diplomas L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S.Ed. and DR. JOH.N AYMERS MACDOUGALL died on June 12th at L.R.F.P.S.Glas. He tlhen speit a period ini study at Balerno, in Midlothian, where he had miiade his houme in Berlin, and soon afterwards commenced practice in Pitten- his at 'Weem, becoming, in the course of his thirtv-five years' the year's sinlce retirem.uent. His deatlh, the age of in East 83, removes a link with some of the mllost notable figures work there, one of the best-kinown practitioniers in tlle miiedical life of Edinbu-rglh in the last century. Fife. He took a considerable interest in local affairs and Born in Julyl, 1844, he was the son of Dr. George in the work of his profession, and was a meml-ber of thes MacDougall, a medical practitioiner in the Scottish border Fife Branch of the British Medical Association. For some town of Galaslliels, and received hlis earlv education at the time past he had n-ot been in good health, bhut ha(l been High School of Edinburgh, p)roceeding, in 1861, to the able to carry on his practice with the assistance of one of University, where hle commenced the study of miiedicine. his daulghtes, who is also a nmedical practitioiiewr. Dr. Four years later he graduiated M.D., along with his friends Pirie is suirvived by his widow, two sons, anid four John Chlienie, John Wyllie, and W. Allan Jamieson2 of dauglhters. whoml the two former camiie in due tiime to fill pirofessorial chairs in thleir alma mater. In 1875 hle was admnitted The deathi occurred oni Jlunie 4t11 of Dr.. VINCENT F.R.C.S.Ed. Somle reference should be made to the men THEODORLE CAJARUTHFRS, a weIl-kol()wii 'piactitio ier in who taught in the mledical school in an initerestinig period Dundee; he was takeni ill while swimming at the corpora- of its histolry. The studenits of his year-of whom only tion batls, and died sooni afterwards fromii heart failure. eight survive of the sixty-thlee who graduated with hini- Born in 1880, he was seint to Tolabridge School, and.

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