NEUROTIC CONDITIONS OF CLIMACTERIC PERIOD:-This form of neuroses is considered by the latest and best authorities as essentially hysterical and neurasthenic; a statement that seems borne out at least in part by the predominance of the various reflexes. How far the latter condition may be due to irritation of the nerve-ends in the ovary depends, it would seem, on the degree of atrophy and consequent contraction of the tissues. The ordinary physical disturbances due to menstruation in some cases persist and cause various phenomena and often much annoyance. And while many of these symptoms may be, and some of them doubtless are, neurasthenic, it will be found wise not to abandon special medication. In the greater number of cases two five-grain antikamnia tablets, repeated every hour if necessary, will be found to give entire relief. Under this treatment the reflexes are naturally abolished, the nerves are soothed and the system returns to its normal equipoise. Antikamnia tablets are essentially pain-killers, yet in this instance they nullify the reflexes almost precisely after the same physiological fashion, so to speak, as they relieve pain, and without unpleasant after-effects. In case of threatened metrorrhagia it is always advisable to administer "antikamnia and codeine tablets" as frequently as may be found necessary, say one every hour until six are taken.-George Brown, A.M., M.D., Atlanta, Ga.

NEW ORLEANS POLYCLINIC.-Fifteenth annual session opens November 4, 1901. Physicians will find the Polyclinic an excellent means for posting themselves upon modern progress in all branches of medicine and surgery. The specialties are fully taught, including laboratory work.

For further information, address Dr. Isadore Dyer, Secretary, New Orleans Polyclinic, Postoffice box 797, New Orleans, La.

SANDER & SONS' Eucalyptol (pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract.)— Apply to Dr. Sander, Belle Plaine, Iowa, for gratis supplied sample and literature of Sander's Eucalyptol. It is invaluable in inflammations of the mucous membranes and in all septic and infectious diseases. Meyer Bros. Drug Company, St. Louis, Mo., sole agents.

Reviews and Book Notices.

THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ANNUAL. A Year-Book of Treatment and Practitioner's Index. 19th year. Price, $3.00. 1901. E. B. TREAT & CO., 241-243 W. 23d St., New York, publishers.

This old stand-by is as full of important matter as any of its

predecessors, following the lines that have met with the approval of so many readers of former editions. The articles on Toxins and Anti-toxins, Prof. Ruatas' contribution on Tuberculosis, and the special articles on X-ray work are peculiarly valuable and interesting. No effort has been spared to make this volume a faithful and complete reflex of the most recent views.

THE ESTIVO-AUTUMNAL (REMITTENT) MALARIAL FEVERS, by CHAS. F. CRAIG, M.D., (Yale,) Acting Assistant Surgeon U. S. A.; Pathologist and Bacterologist to the U. S. A. General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco; Late Director of the Bacteriological Laboratories of the Sternberg U. S. A. General Hospital at Chickamauga Park, Ga.; the Josiah Simpson U. S. A. General Hospital, Fortress Monroe, and the Camp Columbia U. S. A. Hospital, Havana, Cuba, etc., etc.; 8vo; cloth, pp. 221, illustrated with 2 colored plates and 21 clinical charts. WM. WOOD & Co., publishers, New York, 1901.

Dr. Craig has presented as simply and as accurately as possible the facts connected with the fevers of malarial origin, known as aestivo-autumnal, which has been rather too much neglected in the text books of the day, although of great importance to the general practitioner, especially in the South. The work is practical in every aspect and very thoroughly considers the subject in a manner both pleasing and instructive.

INFANT FEEDING IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. A Modern Book on all Methods of Feeding. For Students, Practitioners and Nurses. By LOUIS FISCHER, M.D., Attending Physician to the Children's Service of the New York German Poliklinik; Bacteriologist to St. Mark's Hospital; Professor of Diseases of Children in the New York School of Clinical Medicine; Attending Physician to the Children's Department of the West-side German Dispensary; Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, etc. Containing 52 illustrations, with 16 Charts and Tables, mostly original; 368 pages, 5x8 inches. Neatly bound in extra cloth. Price, $1.50, net, delivered. F. A. DAVIS COMPANY, publishers, 1914-16 Cherry St., Philadelphia, Pa.

As the result of ten years' experience in one of the largest pediatric clinics in the country, Dr. Fischer has been enabled to give us a very excellent, practical and trustworthy menograph in a very important field, which we can and do commend most heartily. It will be found a most excellent guide to the active practitioner.

ABBOTT'S TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES; the Hygiene of Transmissible Diseases; Their Causation, Modes of Dissemination and Methods of Prevention. By A. C. ABBOTT, M.D., Professor of Hygiene and Bacteriology, University of Pennsylvania. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Octavo,3 51 pages, with numerous illustrations. Philadelphia and London. W. B. SAUNDERS & Co. Cloth, $2.50 net.

During the interval that has elapsed since the appearance of the first edition, investigations upon the modes of dissemination of certain of the specific infections have been conspicuously active, and through them much new light has been shed and many novel suggestions have been made; especially is this the case with regard to the roles of insects and rodents as disseminating factors. Wherever practicable these views have been embodied and discussed. The sections especially on malaria, yellow fever, plague, filariasis, dysentery and tuberculosis have been both revised and enlarged.

A GUIDE TO THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE BLOOD FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES, by RICHARD C. CABOT, M.D., 8vo, cloth; pp. 494, with colored plates and engravings. Fourth revised edition. WM. WOOD & Co., publishers, New York. 1901.

This work having reached its fourth edition in four years is quite demonstrative of the favorable reception that has been accorded it. The text in this edition is almost entirely rewritten, some sections abridged and material changes made in the sections on pernicious anemia, leukemia, typhoid fever and diseases due to animal parasites. Hematology has obtained a definite field of usefulness in the practice of medicine and has solved some important problems. While in some conditions it will not suffice if solely relied on for diagnostic purposes, yet it affords a most important link in the chain of diagnostic factors.

PRACTICAL SURGERY. A Work for the General Practitioner. By NICHOLAS SENN, M.D., Ph.D., LL.D., Professor of Surgery, Rush Medical College, Chicago. Handsome octavo volume of 1133 pages, with 650 illustrations, many in colors. Philadelphia and London; W. B. SAUNDERS & Co. 1901. Cloth, $6.00 net.

This is Dr. Senn's great work, and its appearance has been awaited by the profession with much interest, for it represents the practical operative experience of the author for the last twenty-five years. The book deals with practical subjects and

its contents are devoted to those sections of surgery that are of special interest to the general practitioner. Familiar with the needs of the general practitioner as a surgeon, the author has aimed to simplify and lighten his often trying work by a full discussion of those subjects that come within the legitimate sphere of the daily routine work of every practicing physician. Special attention is paid to emergency surgery. Shock, hemor. rhage and wound treatment are fully considered. All emergency operations that come under the care of the general practitioner are described in detail and fully illustrated. The section on military surgery is based on the author's experience as chief of the operating staff in the field during the Spanish-American war, and on his observations during the Greco-Turkish war. Intestinal surgery is given a prominent place, and the consideration of this subject is the result of the clinical experience of the author as surgeon and teacher of surgery for a quarter of a century. The text is profusely illustrated, in the hope that this feature will add to the value of the book as a guide to practice.

WHITMAN'S ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. For Students, Practitioners and Specialists. By ROYAL WHITMAN, M.D., Adjunct Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, New York Polyclinic, Instructor in Orthopedic Surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Chief of Orthopedic Department in the Vanderbilt Clinic, New York. In one handsome octavo volume of 642 pages, with 447 illustrations. Cloth, $5.50 net. LEA BROS. & Co., publishers, Philadelphia and New York, 1901.

This is a broad work on a subject of great and general interest, by an author whom position and experience have well equipped to produce a volume which is authoritative, modern and helpful. He has presented the subject in a manner which his experience has taught him to be most acceptable to students and practitioners. Every method of treatment recommended, whether operative, medical or preventive, is that which has stood the test of successful practice, and is accepted as the approved procedure of today. A note worthy feature of the volume is its rich series of illustrations numbering no fewer than 447, nearly all of which are from original photographs of actual cases in the several hospitals with which the author is connected. The

diseases of which this work so ably treats almost invariably come first to the attention of the family physician, who will find in this volume a clear and trustworthy guide to the fulfilment of one of his most important responsibilities.

PRACTICAL FIRST PRINCIPLES-Simplifying the Study of Normal and Abnormal Structure and Function, and Aiding Diagnosis. Designed for the Use of Students and Practitioners of Medicine. By A. H. P. LEUF, M.D., Associate Editor of The Medical Council, Philadelphia. Published by THE MEDICAL COUNCIL, Twelfth and Walnut Sts. Svo., 105 pages, nearly 50 illustrations, almost all new and original. Price, $1.00, net.

This is a practical statement of the cellular theory of biology, physiology and pathology. It is quite original in conception and is worthy of being read, re-read, studied and carefully considered. There are few men who do not need this book and none who can regret having it, provided they are true students and conscientious practitioners. To all such it will prove, as it was intended to be, a source of pleasure and of profit.

PULMOMARY CONSUMPTION, PNEUMONIA AND ALLIED DISEASES OF THE LUNGS; Their Etiology, Pathology and Treatment, With a Chapter on Physical Diagnosis, by THOMAS J. MAYS, A.M., M.D., Professor of Diseases of the Chest in the Philadelphia Polyclinic; Visiting Physician to Rush Institute for Consumption. 8vo., cloth; pp. 339; illustrated, price, $3.00. E. B. TREAT & Co., publishers, 241-243 W. 23d St., New York.

1901.

Dr. Mays takes the ground that pulmonary phthisis in the large majority of cases is primarily a neurosis, the pulmonary destruction being secondary, and that any agent that impairs the integrity of the nervous system will develop consumption or some other form of pulmonary disease. Occupying these views it is by remedies which appeal to and act through the nervous system that he claims to derive benefit. In this day of germ diseases, and considering the role claimed for bacteria and micro-organisms, especially in reference to pulmonary diseases, a treatise completely ignoring them is so striking as to command attention, and as it is only by looking at a question from all sides that a happy solution may be found, this work should command the consideration its importance merits.