Dr, Maxine Ménard, head of the radiological department at the Hopital Cochin, whose death has taken place at the age of 54, was one of those modern martyrs tol Whom society cannot be too irrateful. He fell a victim to the mysterious emanations of the X-rays—a victim who, though knowing what the end! muar be, deliberately went on doing his duty and sacrificing himself to heal others. He first began to feel the effects of the rays about 15 years ago. He lost a finger in 1914 and a second in 1916. Two. more) fingers had to be amputated In 1917 his face became affected, and last year hig left eye had to be Yemoved. He spent the last. few! weeks of his life in continual pain, but he refused to abandon his work Only a week before his end. ho insisted on being taken to his clinic to seo a patient in whose case he was specially interested. He had hardly completed his examination and given his advice when he collapsed' and fell, like a soldier shot down on the battlefield. 'This time, hho could fight no longer, and dear' mercifully put an end to his sufferings. Tt is satisfactory. to know that this hero's services received Public recognition before his death, The Academy of Science gave him the Audiffred Grand Prix, which is awarded only for services in the cause of humanity, and he received other honourable less substantial distinctions. I him at work in the early dai tke war and had occasion to admire his kindliness and efficiency, withen' imagining for one moment that ae was of the stuff of which heroes are made. If the real purpose of monuments is to inspire emulation among successive generations of men and women, Dr. Denard is surely en= titled to one.
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