fatal-in which this pain excited by pressure over the thigh was present in a high degree of intensity. In this patient, treated by MM. Fournier, Charcot, and Edward Labbe, the pain was so severe that these gentlemen at several different times made a careful search to ascertain whether there was not present some local trouble in the form of periostitis, ostitis, or abscess independent of the cerebral affection. A careful examination failed to give any explanation or clue to local difficulty. With a view of calling attention to the apparent connection between the meningeal trouble and the pains referred to, M. Fournier proposed to designate them as 'cerebral pains of the extremities' until a more satisfactory idea can be formed of the real pathogeny.-Jour. de. Med. REVIEWS AND BOOK NOTICES. Prices are always inserted when furnished by the publisher, or when obtainable from the publisher. Elementary Principles of Electro-Therapeutics, for the use of Physicians and Students: With 135 illustrations. Prepared by C. M. Haynes, M. D. Published by the McIntosh Galvanic and Faradic Battery Company, Chicago, Ill. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. 426. Price, $2. This book is issued by the publishers to supply a demand which they had found, in the course of their business, to exist among medical men, for a work that should contain in a clear, concise form, with no attempt at theorizing, the elementary principles of Magnetism, Franklinism, Galvanism and Faradism. The first half of the book contains an excellent history of electricity, with a very full description of all kinds of batteries and appliances, their care and treatment. The rest of the work considers the therapeutic application of electricity and its kindred forces. A valuable vocabulary is added, containing full definition of all techinal terms. While this book is issued by a manufacturing firm, for the purpose, undoubtedly, of aiding them in introducing and selling their instruments, it is equally true that the information which it contains is valuable, and cannot so easily be obtained elsewhere; while, at the same time, the appliances thus advertised are unquestionably the most modern and best in the market. Electricity is steadily growing in importance, as an agent in medicine, surgery, and even dentistry, and hence the necessity for some such book as this for reference and instruction. Sexual Neurasthenia (Nervous Exhaustion): Its Hygiene, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, with a chapter on Diet for the Nervous. By George M. Beard, A. M., M.D. (Posthumous Manuscript.) Edited by A. D. Rockwell, A.M., M.D. New York: E. B. Treat, 757 Broadway. 1884. 8vo.; Cloth; pp. 270. The names of Drs. Beard and Rockwell have been so long associated that it seems but natural and fitting that the latter should have been selected to arrange the posthumous writings of the former. The consideration of the subject is restricted mainly to sexual exhaustion in the male, as the symptoms of neurasthenia in females are understood and recognized. It is illustrated by a history of nearly fifty cases. It contains eight chapters, beginning with the nature and varieties of neurasthenia, followed by chapters on the sexual sense, sexual hygiene, diagnosis, illustrative cases, treatment, and closing with an excellent chapter on the diet of the nervous. Post-Nasal Catarrh and Diseases of the Nose Causing Deafness. By Edward Woakes, M. D., Senior Aural Surgeon and Lecturer on Diseases of the Ear, London Hospital; Senior Surgeon Hospital for Diseases of the Throat, London. With wood engravings. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston, Son & Co. 1884. 1884. Columbus, A. H. Smythe. Cloth; 8vo. ; pp. 224; $1.50. This work is somewhat unique in its character, as it fills the gap between works treating of diseases of the throat and those that treat of the ear. The subject of post-nasal catarrh, its etiology, pathology, hygienic management, and treatment, constitutes an important theme with American doctors. The work before us is thorough and satisfactory, the author having fully utilized the abundant materials placed at his disposal. The book will well repay careful study. Female Hygiene and Female Diseases. By J. K. Shirk, M.D., Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This little book was written for the instruction of the laity. Measures for the prevention and cure of the diseases of the female reproductive organs are discussed in the simplest possible language. The author has succeeded in handling these subjects in a very satisfactory manner, and the book can be recommended safely to all wives and mothers, whether invalids or not. Conversations Between Drs. Warren and Putnam, on the subject of Medical Ethics, with an account of the Medical Empiricisms of Europe and America. By Frank Hastings Hamilton, M. D., 12vo., pp. 129. Bermingham & Co., New York. 1884. These "Conversations" were originally published, during 1883, in the New York Medical Gazette, and at that time interested numerous readers by the agreeable mode in which the various ethical questions of the day were presented from the standpoints of two strong advocates of opposite views, Dr. Warren being made to defend the New York schism and Dr. Putnam the old code, both being fabulous characters. Besides being a strong argument, though presented in a colloquial and amusing style, the work contains much historical information. "The Urine in Disease," is the title of a chart issued from the office of the Medical World, of Philadelphia. It is much less full and less convenient than the various little books on the same subject, but is sent free as a premium with the World, for one dollar. Auscultation, Percussion and Urinalysis: An Epitome of the Physical Signs of the Diseases of the Heart, Lung, Liver and Kidneys. Edited by C. Henri Leonard, M. A., M.D., professor of the Medical and Surgical Diseases of Women, and Clinical Gynecology, Michigan College of Medicine. Fully illustrated; Cloth, 16mo, 166 pages, post-paid, $1.00. Detroit, Mich., 1884. The Illustrated Medical Journal Co., Publishers. This book, like the other epitomes prepared by the same author, is an utter abomination of desolation. Like the Yankee's razors, it is made to sell, and the compiler's expectations in this regard will probably be realized. It is simply devised for cramming a medical student for examination. The North American Review for August contains an article by Justice James V. Campbell on "The Encroachments of Capital" which will command the serious attention of all readers. Richard A. Proctor treats of "The Origin of Comets," and succeeds in presenting that difficult subject in a light so clear that persons who have little or no acquaintance with astronomy can follow his argument. "Are we a Nation of Rascals?" is the startling title of an article by John F. Hume, who shows that states, counties and municipalities in the United States have already formally repudiated, or defaulted in the payment of interest on, an amount of bonds and other obligations equal to the sum of the national debt. Judge Edward C. Loring finds a "Drift toward Centralization" in the recent judgment of the United States Supreme Court on the power of the Federal Government to issue paper money, and in the opinion of the minority of the same court rendered in the suit for the Arlington property. Julian Hawthorne writes of "The American Element in Fiction," and there is a symposium on "Prohibition and Persuasion," by Neal Dow and Dr. Dio Lewis. "What and Why. Albert A. Pope, 597 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. A well printed little volume upon cycling matters. "Some Common Questions" are answered in the plainest and most concise language, the answers giving a complete history of cycling, its growth, usefulness, and popularity. Health Hints for Travelers. By John C. Sunderberg, M. D. 12mo. Cloth. Pp. 61. D. G. Brinton, Philadelphia, 1884. There is much practical information in this book, the author of which has evidently had considerable experience as a traveler. But for popular use its directions as to drugs should be taken with some allowance. When remedies are to be administered by the laity, small doses and mild medicines should be the order, and in this regard the author has written, in the main, very judiciously. His general and hygienic directions are excellent. The Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Rectum and Anus. By Charles B. Kelsey, M. D., Surgeon to St. Paul's Infirmary for Diseases of the Rectum, etc. With two Chromo-lithographs and nearly one hundred Illustrations. New York: Wm. Wood & Co. 1884. 8vo, pp, 416; cloth, $4. Columbus: A. H. Smythe. This book has as its basis the one written by the same author last year for Wood's "Standard Library." Increased experience and study have enabled the writer to add much valuable material. The author admits gonorrhea as one of the diseases that may affect the rectum, though admitting its great rarity. |