Literary Department.

Under the charge of WINSLOW ANDERSON, A.M., M.D., M.R.C.P.Lon don; M.R.C.S.England; L.S.A. London, etc., Professor of Gynecology and Abdominal Surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of San Francisco.

MAGEE & JOHNSON'S EPITOME OF SURGERY. A Manual for Students and Practitioners. By M. D'ARCY MAGEE, A. M., M. D., Demonstrator of Surgery and Lecturer on Minor Surgery; and WALLACE JOHNSON, Ph.D., M. D, Demonstrator of Pathology and Bacteriology in Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, D. C. In one 12mo volume of 295 pages, with 129 engravings. Cloth, $1.00, net. Lea Brothers & Co., publishers, Philadelphia and New York. 1904.

This will be found a valuable little volume for quizzing and in the preparation for college or State Board examinations.

A REFERENCE HAND-BOOK of MEDICAL SCIENCES, Embracing the Entire Range of Scientific and Practical Medicine and Allied Science. By various writers. A new edition, completely revised and rewritten. Edited by ALBERT H. BUCK, M. D., New York City. Volume III, illustrated by chromolithographs and 435 half-tone and wood engravings. William Wood & Company, New York.

The eighth and last volume of the Reference Hand-book of the Medical Sciences has been issued by the renowned publishing house of William Wood & Company. These eight volumes constitute a magnificent work on the medical sciences, a work every practitioner and every library should possess. The complete index at the end of the last volume renders the work a practical working library for the busy practitioner. The author and editor are men of the highest medical and surgical attainments, enjoying, as they do, international reputations. The work is one of the most complete as it is one of the most valuable extant.

A TEXT-BOOK OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. BY ALBERT P. BRUBAKER, A. M., M. D., Professor of Physiology and Hygiene in the Jefferson Medical College; Professor of Physiology in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery; Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene in the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry. With colored plates and 354 illustrations. Price, cloth, $4.00. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1904.

This is a masterly production. Human physiology is one of the fundamental subjects that every student should learn thoroughly. Professor Brubaker has given the student an opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with the science by using his excellent book. The work is conscientiously

written, replete with information and complete in detail. We cheerfully recommend it as a text-book.

MODERN OPHTHALMOLOGY. A Practical Treatise on the Anatomy, Physi ology, and Diseases of the Eye. By JAMES MOORES BALL, M. D., Pro fessor of Ophthalmology in the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons. With 417 illustrations in the text and numerous figures on 21 colored plates, nearly all original. 820 pages, extra large royal octavo. Price, extra cloth, $7.00, net; half-morocco, $8.50. net. F. A. Davis Company, publishers, 1914-16 Cherry Street, Philadelphia. This magnificent work of modern ophthalmology, by Prof. James Moores Ball, of St. Louis, is a masterpiece. It is, no doubt, the most complete work on the subject extant. The enterprising publisher, The F. A. Davis Company, has spared neither pains nor expense in getting out this valuable book. The paper and type are good, and the many colored plates and illustrations are among the best we have seen. The work is sure to have a large sale not only among the specialists but also among the general practitioners, as it is a treatise of decided merit.

A TEXT-BOOK OF ALKALOIDAL THERAPEUTICS. Being a Condensed Résumé of all available literature on the subject of the active principles added to the personal experience of the authors. By W. F. WAUGH, M. D., and W. C. ABBOTT, M. D., with the collaboration of E. M. EPSTEIN, M. D. Price, $2.50. The Clinic Publishing Co., Chicago. 1904. Dr. A. F. Waugh, Dr. W. C. Abbott, and Dr. E. M. Epstein have written a very interesting work on alkaloidal therapeutics. The contents are alphabetically arranged and easy of reference. Alkalometry is gaining radidly in adherents. Elegance of preparations; accuracy of dosage; activity of the active principles of the remedies, all contribute to make its universal adoption desirable.

THE OPTICAL DICTIONARY. An Optical and Ophthalmological Glossary of English Terms, Symbols and Abbreviations, together with the English Equivalents of some French and German Terms Relating to Physical, Physiological and Pathological Optics, Optical and Other Instruments of Precision, and Terms Descriptive of Color and Photo-Chemistry, to which are added a Number of General and Mathematical Expressions. Edited by CHARLES HYATT-WOOLF, F. R. C. P., Editor of "The Optician and Photographic Trades Review," etc. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut Street., Philadelphia. 1904. Price, $1.00.

This is a very valuable little book. It has been " compiled mainly with a view of providing a handy and reliable compendium of optical terms for the use of students and members of the optical industry generally." The contents.

are conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, rendering the book convenient for ready reference.

A MANUAL AND ATLAS OF MEDICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. By SIR WILLIAM R. GOWERS, M. D., F. R. C. P., F. R. S., Hon. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; Consulting Physician to University College Hospital; Physician to the National Hospital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic; Hon. Member Royal Society of Science of Upsala; Soc. Des. Med. Russes, of St. Petersburg, Soc. Innere Med., of Vienna, etc. Fo irth edition. Edited by the author and MARCUS GUNN, M. B, F. R. C. S., Surgeon to the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital; Ophthalmic Surgeon to the National Hospital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia. 1904. Price, $4.00.

The fourth edition of this little volume has just been issued. It is thoroughly revised and contains the very latest data on this important specialty-ophthalmoscopy. The author and the editor both enjoy an international reputation, giving to the book the stamp of authority. THE SURGERY OF THE HEART AND LUNGS. A History and Résumé of Surgical Conditions Found Therein, and Experimental and Clinical Research in Man and Lower Animals, with Reference to Pneumonotomy, Pneumonectomy and Bronchotomy, and Cardiotomy and Cardiorrhaphy. By BENJAMIN MERRILL RICKETTS, Ph.B., M.D., Member American Medical Association; Western Surgical and Gynecological Association; International Medical Congress 1887; International Association of Railway Surgeons; Mississippi Valley Medical Association; Cincinnati Academy of Medicine; Ohio State Medical Society; American Proctologic Society; Honorary Member Medical Society State of New York; Honorary Member St. Louis Medical Society; Fellow New York State Medical Association, and Member Société Internationale de Chirurgie. Price, cloth, $5.00; half-leather, $7.00. The Grafton Press, New York City.

This is a new book on a new subject. It is well written, up-to-date, altogether a masterly production. There is no reason why the lungs should not be amenable to surgical treatment as well as the heart or any other organ of the body. Dr. Ricketts has given to the medical profession one of the most valuable works of modern times. He has shown by practical experience the possibilities of heart and lung surgery. The results will justify what has been attempted and what may be expected to follow.

REGIONAL MINOR SURGERY. By GEORGE GRAY VAN SCHAICK, Consulting Surgeon to French Hospital, New York. Second edition, enlarged and revised, 228 pages, bound in cloth, profusely illustrated. Price, $1.50. International Journal of Surgery Co., New York.

The practicability and usefulness of this book is best indicated by the demand, necessitating a second edition in

an unusual short time. This edition has been subjected to a thorough revision and additional chapters have been added. The author's object, to furnish the general practitioner with such practical information on minor surgical conditions as will be of the greatest service to him in his daily practice, has been well accomplished. Subjects of a technical character have been avoided, and only the most applicable methods demonstrated by twenty years private and hospital experince are presented. The book is liberally illustrated with original sketches and is so eminently practical and useful we believe it will be run through many more editions.

PROGRESSIVE MEDICINE. Vol. III, September, 1904. A Quarterly Digest of Advances, Discoveries and Improvements in the Medical and Surgical Sciences. Edited by HOBART AMORY HARE, M. D., Professor of Therapeutics and Materia Medica in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. Octavo, 284 pages, 19 illustrations. Per annum, in four clothbound volumes, $9.00; in paper binding, $6.00, carriage paid to any address. Lea Brothers & Co., publishers, Philadelphia and New York. The character of this quarterly is already so well known, both to the press and to the public at large, that a formal introduction is perhaps superfluous. It has, in the past, aimed to combine a thorough and scientific spirit, such as animates the best of the European publications, with an enjoyable and readable manner of presentation. "Progressive Medicine" must be itself progressive, and we firmly believe that in certain particulars this latest issue of the series will be found to have even outstripped its predecessors.

TAYLOR ON GENITO-URINARY AND VENEREAL DISEASES AND SYPHILIS. A Practical Treatise for Students and Practitioners. By ROBERT W. TAYLOR, A. M., M. D., Clinical Professor of Genito Urinary Diseases in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. New (3d) edition. Revised and enlarged. Octavo, 757 pages, with 163 illustrations and 39 plates in colors and monochrome. Cloth, $5.00; leather, $6.00; half morocco, $6.50, net. Lea Brothers & Co., publishers, Philadelphia and New York. 1904.

This is a very comprehensive work, embracing, as it does, the entire range of diseases affecting the genitourinary organs of both sexes, excepting those which are purely gynecological. In addition to the non-specific ailments, gonorrhea in all its phases and syphilis in all its conditions and relations have been fully considered. The author has endeavored to present trustworthy, conserva

tive and practical treatment in full detail, and while surgery proper has received ample attention, it is considered as being but a part and not the whole of genito-urinary therapeutics. In preparing this third edition the author has endeavored, as in previous editions, to present a practical, up-to-date, compact treatise, adapted equally to the needs of students and practitioners. His aim has been to avoid both the tediousness of an encyclopedia and the disappointing brevity of a compend, and to present a thorough, systematic description of the cognate subjects treated in a terse, clear manner. This new edition has been most thoroughly revised to date. Many new sections have been added to present the salient features of progress. Dr. Taylor's work has always been known for its rich series of illustrations, and in this addition many new engravings and plates have been added. It is worthy of note that nearly all of the illustrations in this volume have been made under the personal supervision of the author from his

own cases.

THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INFANT FEEDING, with Notes on Development. By HENRY DWIGHT CHAPIN, A. M., M. D., Professor of Diseas s of Children at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital; Attending Physician to the Post-Graduate, Willard Parker and Riverside Hospitals; Consulting Physician to the Rindall's Island Hospital. Octavo volume, 356 pages, profusely illustrated by line and half-tone engravings and charts. Price, bound in musl n, $2.25, net. William Wood and Co., publishers, New York.

The first edition of Dr. Chapin's book was accorded a most flattering reception by the medical profession of this country, and an edition was sold simultaneously in England. The call for a new edition, less than two years after publication, is good evidence of the popularity of the work. The second edition has been thoroughly revised, and in every particular brought up to date. The large amount of work done with modern and improved methods in the comparative chemical examination of breast milk and cow's milk has resulted in the disappearance of many of their supposed differences. Cow's milk has been proven nonacid in reaction. Very important discoveries pertaining to cow's milk have recently been made, among which are some of the changes that take place in the digestion of milk, all of which tends to make clearer the physiology of milk and the true principles of artificial infant feeding.