We note with satisfaction the issue on Monday of a.
bulletin in regard to the health of the Prince of Wales, signed by Sir William MacCormac and Mr. Fripp. It is now eight weeks since the accident occurred, and in that comparatively short time great progress has been made. The Prince can now walk with the aid of a stick, though he has to wear, and will have to continue to wear for many weeks, an apparatus for protecting the injured knee. "The massage and passive movement," says the bulletin, "are con- tinued, and a considerable degree of mobility has been ob- tained in the knee-joint." The refusal to operate has thus. been justified. The medical moral of the Prince's accident is. clearly the advantage of being a good patient. The Prince has been reasonable and obedient, and has given the treat- ment a fair chance—has been, in fact, a model invalid—with the result that he has escaped from a very nasty accident without serious eviL
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