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Book Reviews and Notices.

All new publications sent to the JOURNAL will be appreciated and will invariably be promptly acknowledged under the heading of "Publications Received." While it will be the aim of the JOURNAL to review as many of the works received as possible, the editors will be guided by the space available and the merit of the respective publications. The acceptance of

a book implies no obligation to review.

The Blood. How to Examine and Diagnose its Diseases. By ALFRED C. COLES, M. D., B. Sc. of Public Health, Edinburgh. Second Edition with six colored plates. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia, 1903. This small work is a practical compilation from the literature on the subject. Yet it contains original features that are worthy of note, namely, an efficient and reliable method of blood examination which answers all the requirements of the physician, a thorough presentation of splenic anemia with symptoms besides, and remarkably good illustrations taken from films which the author has made during the last five years. The print is large and runs between numerous white spaces which renders its reading very pleasant. This is a good book.

Diseases of the Bronchi and Pleura, Pneumonia.
Nothnagel's Practice.

E. M. DUPAQUIER.

American Edition of

This, the fourth volume of Saunders' American Edition of Nothnagel's Practice fulfills all expectations. The eminent authors of the valuable monographs which comprise this volume had, by their breadth of learning, their exhaustive research, and extensive practical experience, made their essays almost complete as originally written. Nevertheless, the author, in the light of recent research, has made numerous valuable additions, so that the American edition represents the present state of our knowledge on the subjects under discussion. Among other things, these additions include new matter on the anatomy and physiology of the bronchi; on foreign bodies in the tubes; on the pathology, bacteriology, and treatment of bronchitis, and the recent researches on bronchiectasis and on eosinophilia in asthma.

Much new matter has been incorporated into the section on pneumonia, including the recent work of Hutchinson and others on the blood and urine in that disease. In the Pleurisy section will be found an account of the latest bacteriologic studies, and references to the work of Morse on the leucocytes in pleurisy, to that of Williams and others on X-ray diagnosis and to the Litten phenomenon. The work in every particular is thoroughly up-to-date, and no criticism is possible but praise.

E. M. DUPAQUIER.

A Manual of Dissection and Practical Anatomy, founded on Gray and Gerrish. By WILLIAM T. ECKLEY, M. D., and CORINNE B, ECKLEY. Lea Brothers & Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1903.

This manual is, in our opinion, a condensed dissecting guide for advanced students and physicians. The regional distribution of the text and illustrations is a good plan and serviceable for surgical anatomy. The illustrations are borrowed from Gray and Gerrish; but due credit ought to have been given in the author's preface to Testut and not to Gerrish, as most of the wood-cuts in this work, acknowledged to be the very best, are originally from Testut's Anatomy.

LARUE.

Clinical Surgery. By Dr. A. J. OCHSNER. B. S., F. R. M. S., M. D. Cleveland Press, Chicago, 1902.

In reviewing this excellent work, one is first struck by the modest and conscientious statements in the preface. There is no dogmatic assertion, except in so far as the author's clinical results..

He begins by the first important factor in surgical operations, viz.: The study of the patient. He then treats of Asepsis and Antisepsis. He approves of the usage of rubber gloves except in cases of very delicate operations, when the finer sense of touch might be impaired. We think that unless an operator makes a constant practice of wearing gloves, his sense of touch is not so delicate.

We also have found the marked hereditary tendency to hernia in our practice. The original drawings of Prof. A. H. Ferguson are so clear that one who has a little knowledge of these regions, can, at a glance, follow the different steps of Herniotomy. Two plates are included giving a concise idea of Mayo's operation for the relief of umbilical hernia.

The author's preliminary remarks on Abdominal Surgery are replete with wise practical rules. His clinical cases are all minutely narrated. The operation of appendectomy by the purse-string method is shown in three fine plates.

In the chapter on the Gall-Bladder, the generally accepted opinion is upheld that cholecystitis is caused by any obstruction which prevents the flow of bile, the retained bacteria causing mischief by irritating the lining membrane of the organ.

The book includes clinical cases and work on the different parts of the body, but attention is especially called to the foregoing, and the text and plates on the Surgery of the Intestines, Kidney, Pelvis, Breast, Tongue and Extirpation of the Gasserian Ganglion.

We congratulate the author on the presentation of this clinical work so valuable to the general and special practitioner. We were astonished, however, not to see more stress laid on the subject of saline infusion, of such inestimable value in the treatment of shock, hemorrhages and as a prophylactic measure before undertaking certain dangerous operations.

LARUE.

Gynecology, Obstetrics and Menopause-Being a revised and enlarged reissue of the serial articles appearing in the Medical Council. By A. H. P. LEUF, M. D. The Medical Council, 1902. Philadelphia. The aim of the author, throughout this work, has been to enlarge the field of the general practitioner, by instructing him in the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases usually referred to a gynecologist. Such an idea is a worthy one, and most of the book will be found in accord with modern teaching, but, throughout the text the spirit of "Every one his own gynecologist," is too plainly displayed. Generalities are frequently indulged in when detail would only suffice, and some of the pathologic findings and diagnosis would hardly be accepted by any thoughtful observer. In fact, the whole subject of gynecology and obstetrics is dealt with in a small volume, suggesting a short cut to the subject, rather than the apprenticeship, which every one who has prepared for this work recognizes as so essential. MILLER.

Obstetrical Nursing. BY DR. HENRY E. TULEY. Engelhard & Co., Chicago, 1902.

This concise little volume, intended for students and trained nurses, is worth a reading by the practitioner. The subject matter is so plainly and clearly dealt with, that the work can be recommended for the guidance of the inexperienced, who are often entrusted with the care of obstetrical patients. MILLER.

The American Text Book of Obstetrics. Edited by RICHARD C. NORRIS M. D. Art Editor, ROBERT L. DICKINSON, M. D. Second Edition W. B. Saunders & Co., Philadelphia and London, 1902.

When the first edition of this work was given to the profession, it was generally acknowledged to be one of the finest collections of obstetrical essays up to that time published. It was immediately adopted as a standard text and reference book, and now after six years reappears in two volumes, of six hundred pages each, with the addition of numerous original illustrations and many chapters, almost entirely rewritten. The work is truly an index, of the great advances in the science and art of obstetrics, particularly in the line of the wider range of surgery as applied to labor and the puerperal period. New problems have arisen in obstetrics since we have learned the value of asepsis, and applied the knowledge gathered from pathological laboratory and operating table to the lying-in room. The work is the combined result of the efforts of able gynecologists and obstetricians, and one would expect to find it advocating ripe, practical conclusions on all questions of pathology and the limitations of operative work. In this, no one will be disappointed. One hundred and sixty pages are devoted to dystocia, the balance of the second volume containing only chapters on the physiology and pathology of the puerperium, pathology of the new-born infant and obstetric surgery. The last chapter- celiotomy for sepsis in the child-bearing period, is written by Dr. Barton Cooke Hirst, whose previous contributions on this subject are classics. The work is well edited, the publishers have been generous, and the profession will promptly accept it as embodying the latest and most practical ideas in obstetrics. MILLER

Publications Received.

A System of Physiologic Therapeutics, Edited by S. S. Cohen, M. D. Volume V.-P. Blakinson's Son & Co., Philadelphia, 1903.

Cancer and other Tumors of the Stomach, by Samuel Fenwick, M. D., and W. Soltau Fenwick, M. D.-P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia, 1903.

Atlas and Epitome of Human Histology, by Dr. Johannes Sobotta, Edited by G. Carl Huber, M. D.-W. B. Saunders & Co., Philadelphia and London, 1903.

Atlas and Epitome of Diseases of the Mouth, Pharynx and Nose, by Dr. L. Grunewald, Edited by James E. Newcomb, M. D.— W. B. Saunders & Co., Philadelphia and London, 1903.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports-Vol. X.-The Johus Hopkins Press, 1902.

The Practical Medicine Series of Year Books, Edited by Gustavus P. Head, M. D., Vol. III—The Eye, Ear, Nose and ThroatThe Year Book Publishers, Chicago, 1902.

A Text Book of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, by Arthur R. Cushny, M. D.-Lea Brothers & Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1903.

International Clinics, Vol. IV.-Twelfth Series, Edited by Henry W. Cattell, M. D. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1903.

Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association, Vol. XV. -Philadelphia, 1902.

by George S. Huntington, M. D. Lea Brothers & Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1903.

Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Conference of State and Provincial Boards of Health of North America.New Haven, 1902.

The Practical Treatment of Stammering and Stuttering, by Geo. Andrew Lewis and George B. Hynson, M. A.-Geo. Andrew Lewis, Detroit, 1902.

Physiology, by Theodore C. Guenther, M. D., Edited by V. C. Pedersen, M. D.-Lea Brothers & Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1903.

Obstetrics, by W. P. Manton, M. D., Edited by V. C. Pedersen, M. D.-Lea Brothers & Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1903.

Presence of Tetanus in Commercial Gelatin, by John F. Anderson, M. D.—Government Printing Office, Washington, 1902.

Laboratory Technique-Ring Test for Indol-Collodium Sacs, by S. B. Grubbs and Edward Francis. Microphotography with Simple Apparatus, by H. B. Parker.-Government Printing Office, Washington, 1902.

Reprints.

Provision for the Criminal Insane, by William Francis Drewry, M. D.

Permanent Suprapubic Drainage for Advanced Tuberculosis of the Bladder.
Report of a Case at End of Five Years, by C. A. Powers, M. D.

Essentials in the Construction of Hospitals for Large Cities-The Surgical Treatment of Tuberculous Peritonitis-Clinical Observation on the Surgery of Gall-Bladder, by Albert J. Ochsner, M. D.

Congenital Dislocation of Hips, by Edward H. Ochsner, M. D.

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