Old Gorgon Graham. More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son. By GEORGE HORACE LORIMER. Toronto: Wm. Briggs, Publisher. Those who read the first letters of Old Gorgon Graham to his son have been awaiting the "some more " now published. Sound philosophy, in the guise of humor, abounds throughout the series of letters. The reader has the added pleasure of a former acquaintance with the old man's style of diction, the reading of the letters is a few hours' amusement that should not be missed. Just a quotation or two that may remind one of a friend of auld lang syne: Some men are like oak leaves that don't know when they are dead, but still hang right on." Who does this cap fit among the notables of our profession? "A broad-gauged merchant is a good deal like our friend Doc Graver, who'd cut out the washerwoman's appendix for five dollars, but would charge a thousand for showing me mine-he wants all the money that's coming to him, but he really doesn't give a cuss how much it is, just so he gets the appendix.' W. A. Y. Guide to the Examination of the Throat, Nose and Ear. For Senior Students and Junior Practitioners. By WM. LAMB, The title gives a very good idea of the scope of this little book, but it is full of just the things which the beginner needs. It is a judicious mixture of methods of examination, gross appearances and diagnosis. J. M. Essentials of Nervous Diseases and Insanity: Their Symptoms and Treatment. By JOHN C. SHAW, M.D., late Clinical Professor of Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, Long Island College Hospital Medical School. Fourth edition, thoroughly revised. By SMITH ELY JELLIFFE, PH.G., M.D., Clinical Assistant, Columbia University, Department of Neurology; Visiting Neurologist, City Hospital, New York. 12mo volume of 196 pages, fully illustrated. Philadelphia, New York, London: W. B. Saunders & Co. 1904. Canadian agents: J. A. Carveth & Co., Limited, 434 Yonge St., Toronto. Cloth, $1.00 net. This is the fourth edition of one of those valuable little books that contain so much in such a small space. The whole edition. has been revised in such a way that it has been found necessary to recast the work completely. In this way our present knowledge of this important subject is thoroughly brought out. The subjects are grouped in such a way as to show the natural relations which exist between certain nervous disorders. This arrangement should overcome to a great extent many of the difficulties which present themselves to every student in the study of neurology. In the section on disorders of the mind, the general views of such leading psychologists as Ziehen, Weygandt, Kraepelin, Berkeley and Petersen have been carefully weighed. The book is one well worthy of recommendation and will be found exceedingly valuable to the general practitioner as well as to the student. A. J. J. The Nutrition of the Infant. By RALPH VINCENT, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London; Physician to the Infants' Hospital; late Senior Medical Officer, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital. Second edition, revised and enlarged. London: Bailliére, Tindall & Cox, 8 Henrietta St., Covent Garden. The work is carefully prepared, showing wide reading and careful observation on the part of the author. "The Bacteriology of Milk," and "The Functions of Bacteria in Relation to Digestion," are exceedingly interesting and instructive chapters. The gastro-intestinal diseases are dealt with fully, concisely and rationally, and with the subjects, marasmus, rachitis and scurvy the work is a valuable one on infant dietetics. It is well bound, the type good, and the work altogether very acceptable. A. R. G. Lectures on Clinical Psychiatry. By DR. EMIL KRAEPELIN. "Authorized translation from the German. Revised and edited by THOMAS JOHNSTONE, M.D., M.R.C.P. (Lond.). London: Bailliére, Tindall & Cox. Canadian agents: J. A. Carveth & Co., Limited, 434 Yonge St., Toronto, and Chandler & Massey Limited, Toronto. These most excellent studies in clinical psychiatry will be warmly welcomed by all interested in mental diseases, and as a genuine aid to the busy general practitioner, they deserve the highest commendation. Dr. Kraepelin, who is known to all alienists as one of the brightest minds in the particular branch of medicine to which he has devoted himself, has given to the profession in this book an extremely scientific and well-written treatise in the form of clinical lectures. There is no wide variation from the grouping of mental. diseases, as laid down by many of the authorities of the present. day, but what strikes one is the evident desire of the author to so study the symptomatology of these morbid conditions that each one stands out as an almost pathological, as well as clearly defined (in most cases), clinical entity. The history of each case is succinctly given, the diagnosis and prognosis are carefully discussed, and, what is eminently to be admired, the further progress of the case for some years noted, and, the condition at this time recorded. The practical importance of the study of mental diseases to the general physician has induced the author to consider the subject in the form he has chosen, and the remark in the introduction that insanity, even in its mildest forms, involves the greatest suffering that physicians have to meet, is now being fully recognized by the profession in general. The translation has been well done, and the printing and binding reflect every credit on the publishers. D. C. M. Elementary Practical Physiology. Ву JOHN THORNTON, M.A., author of "Elementary Physiography"; Head-master of the Municipal Secondary School, Bolton. With 187 illustrations. London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co., 39 Paternoster Row. 1904. This work has been prepared for the use of beginners in the study of anatomy and physiology. It is adapted for senior pupils in Public Schools and for pupils in High Schools. It contains a large number of illustrations, some of them in colors, and many of them are excellent. Directions are given for practical exercises in examining the organs, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys and so on, of the sheep, rabbit and other small animals. These exercises should be very helpful where the teachers and pupils prepare the specimens properly and study them carefully. On the whole, it is a very excellent little work for beginners. The price of this book is 3s. 6d. The Art of Compounding. A. E. A Text-Book for Students and a Reference Book for Pharmacists at the Prescription Counter. By WILBUR L. SCOVILLE, PH.G., formerly Professor of Theory and Practice of Pharmacy in the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy; Member of the Committee of Revision of the United States Pharmacopeia. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut St. 1904. While this book is intended for students and pharmacists, and to whom it must prove invaluable, it will be a very welcome addition to the library of the country doctor who is forced to do his 豢 own dispensing. We speak from long experience of this kind, and many times would have been thankful for the information and help found in this volume. The whole subject of compounding is very carefully considered in sixteen chapters. Every form of mixture, powder, emulsion, confection, pill, capsule, lozenge, suppository, ointment or external preparation is considered, and minute instructions given so as to produce the best result, both from a therapeutic and esthetic standpoint. We have no hesitation in recommending this work to the student, the pharmacist, or the dispensing physician. W. J. W. Blakiston's Quiz Compends. A Compend of Medical Latin Designed Expressly for Elementary Training of Medical Students. By W. T. ST. CLAIR, A.M., Professor of the Latin Language and Literature in the Male High School of Louisville, Kentucky; author of "Cæsar for Beginners," "Notes to Cæsar's Gallic War, Book Three," etc. Second edition, revised. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut Street. 1904. This will prove a very useful little book to the student of medicine, and, in fact, to many practitioners, as well, giving, as it does, the "fundamental principles upon which the medical language is built." It is absolutely essential for everyone intending to study medicine to have first a minute knowledge of Latin, as so many of the terms and phrases used are in, or derived from, that language. This compend will be most useful towards this end. Diseases of the Nervous System. By F. SAVARY PEARCE, M.D. New York and London: D. Appleton & Co. This little work, written for the medical student and general practitioner, is nothing if not comprehensive. Consisting of less than four hundred pages, it covers the immense field of organic and functional nervous disorders, and space is still found to devote a large share to the treatment of functional diseases, which is of much value in some of these very perplexing cases. Hydro-therapeutic measures, as well as the movements in massage, are so fully detailed that the student, for whom the text is intended, can easily grasp the main essentials. The therapeutic worth of faradic, galvanic and static electricity also receives careful consideration. The book is divided into sections, and briefly covers the ground very well. It should find favor with the busy practitioner as a handy book of reference, and its brevity and lucid description of nervous disease will commend it to all. The illustrations, many of which are colored, are excellent, both in regard to their selection and finish, and the entire work makes one keenly regret that the author, at so early an age, has been prevented from continuing the good work he so ably began, as he had intended publishing a similar treatise on mental diseases. The publishers have performed their share of this book in a most creditable manner. D. C. M. Saunders' Question Compends, No. 3: Essentials of Anatomy. Including the Anatomy of the Viscera, arranged in the form of Questions and Answers, prepared especially for Students of Medicine. By CHARLES B. NANCREDE, M.D., Professor of Surgery and of Clinical Surgery in the University of Michigan; Emeritus Professor of General and Orthopedic Surgery, Philadelphia Polyclinic; Senior Vice-President of the American Surgical Association; Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine, Rome, Italy; Member of the American Academy of Medicine, etc. Seventh edition thoroughly revised. Philadelphia, New York, London: W. B. Saunders & Co. 1904. The fact that this small work has reached its seventh edition indicates that there must be a large demand for a condensed treatise on anatomy, from which all but essential descriptive matter has been judiciously eliminated. The book must be regarded as one particularly adapted for the use of students who desire to review their work as rapidly as possible and to memorize only what is absolutely necessary. It does not pretend to replace the larger anatomical works. As an aid to the student in mastering the more important facts of anatomy, and especially for the purpose of making very rapid review possible, this book must prove to be decidedly useful. H. P. H. G. International Clinics. A Quarterly of Illustrated Clinical Lectures and Especially Prepared Original Articles on Treatment, Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Pathology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology, Hygiene, and other topics of interest to students and practitioners. By leading members of the medical profession throughout the world. Edited by A. O. J. KELLY, M.D., Philadelphia, U.S.A., with the collaboration of Wm. Osler, M.D., Baltimore, U.S.A.; John H. Musser, M.D., Philadelphia; Jas. Stewart, M.D., Montreal; J. B. Murphy, M.D., Chicago, A. McPhedran, M.D., Toronto; Thos. M. Rotch, M.D., Boston; J. G. Clark, M.D., Philadelphia; Jas. J. Walsh, M.D., New York; J. W. Ballantyne, M.D., Edinburgh; John Harold, M.D., London; Edmund |