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and Advertiser." Dr. Barrett entered upon the work with zeal and energy.
He was a vigorous writer, and, with all, a thorough master of his native
language. He wasted no words, and so placed them that there could be no
mistake in the ideas they were intended to represent. He had a well matured
and comprehensive grasp of professional affairs ; he was positive, yet cour-
teous ; with unbounded confidence in his own convictions, he was scrupu-
lously respectful in regarding the convictions of others. As a newspaper
editor, and an editor of professional journals, he had been a watchful stu-
dent. The first numbers of the journal under his management, and the posi-
tion accorded it by the profession, gave evidence that a recognized master
was in charge.
The first number of the rechristened journal. No. 1, of Volume XXIII,
is dated January, 1892. Very few quarterly journals of its size, from 200
to 240, octavo pages a year), commanded tlie respect and exerted the in-
fluence that this one did. It is to be regretted that its career was so short.
Business embarrassments of the publishing firm compelled its discontinu-
ance on completing its twenty-ninth volume, October, 1898.

ODONTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL.

The first number of the "Odontographic Journal," a quarterly, was is-
sued in April, 1880, edited by Dr. J. Edward Line, and published by Davis
and Leyden, dental supply dealers, of Rochester, N. Y. It contained about
sixteen pages of reading matter. In 1886, Mr. Leyden retired, and the
business, including the publication of the journal, was continued by the
Rochester Dental Manufacturing Company until it failed in 1897. In all,
seventeen volumes were published, the last number dated January, 1897.
Dr. Line was the editor from the first to the last volume. It was well filled
with original and selected matter of interest to dentists. The later num-
bers contained from sixty to eighty pages.

THE DENTAL PRACTITIONER.

The "Dental Practitioner," an octavo nioiitlily journal, published by Mr.
Gideon Sibley, dental dealer of Philadelphia, and edited by Dr. Charles E.
Pike, began in January, 1883. Beginning with the third volume. Dr. Pike
was joined by Dr. L. Ashley Faught. On the completion of the fourth
volume, Deceiulier, ]88(), it was discontinued. This journal, primarilv in-