A Civil Surgeon at Headquarters in Upper Burma

In a recent number of the Indian Medical Gazette, I tried to give some idea of the work of a Civil Surgeon " on tour " in Upper Burma, and the following is an attempt to portray his work at headquarters. There are few posts in any profession where the work is so varied as that of a Civil Surgeon. He .may specialize in one particular direction, but his daily work is as heterogeneous as the coloring of a " dazzle-painted" ship. This certainly adds to the interest of life, for there is something wrong with a man if he cannot find a hobby in some of the numerous duties of his daily round. None of these, it is true, are likely to bring him either wealth or fame, but with the increased pay Mr. Montagu has promised us, he will be able to exist quite comfortably. There are, of course, occasions when he will find himself in cordial agreement with that philosopher who defined life as " Just one d?d