MORTON, JAMES (1845—). An American physieian, son of William T. G. Alor ton, the introducer of ether amrsthesia. Ile was born in Boston, Mass,. edneated at the Boston Latin School. and graduated at. Ilarvarol in 1867. Ile engaged in teaehing for a year, and then en I McdienI graduated in 1872. taking the Boylston prize for his thesis on Amestlieties. After a hospital experience he engaged in practice in Bar Har bor. Alaine, and in Boston. From 1873 to 187-1 he pursued his studies at Vienna, going from there to Kimberley, in Smith Afriea, here he built up a large prac•thi and engaged in diamond mining. After two more years of European slily he returned to Ameriea and willed In New York. lien- he was for a time editor of the Journal of m-rons trued 1/rnial Discuses was roljunet professor of nervous diseases at the New York Post-I:radii:tic Medical school from 1882 to 1885: nenrnlogisl to the New York Infant Asylum from 18S7 to 1890. Since 1890 lie has been professor of nervous diseases and eleetro therapeutics at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School. Dr. Alorton's name has been
intimately connected with the recent advances in Mc:aro-therapeutics, and he has contributed nut a little to the advancement of this science. In 18S0 he devised a mechanism consisting of a Holtz machine and Leyden jars by means of which a new variety of electric current was established (condensed currents in rapid dis charge) and named by him the 'static induced current.' By the aid of this Morton current, ps it is called in the scientific world. the X-ray can he produced. and Dr. Morton probably made the fifist X-ray picture in this country. He has made many contributions to medical literature, and is a member of numerous scientific bodies. Ile is a member of the State and county so cieties; of the New York Academy of Medicine: was president of the New York Neurological So ciety in i874: of the New York Eleetro-thera pentie Society in 1894: of the American Eleetro tberapeutic Association in 1893; and is a member of several foreign societies.