individual affections have been entirely rewritten and important additions have been made to the diseases which prevail principally in tropical and subtropical regions. The seventh edition of Dr. Anders' Practice maintains the reputation of the work as the best practice before the profession to-day.

A TEXT-BOOK OF DISEASES OF WOMEN.- By BARTON COOKE HIRST, M. D., Professor of Obstetrics, University of Pennsylvania. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo of 741 pages, with 701 original illustrations, many in colors. Cloth, $5.00 net; sheep or half morocco, $6.00 net. Philadelphia and London. W. B. Saunders & Company,

1905.

Dr. Hirst may well be congratulated upon the publication of such a work as this, a second edition of which has just appeared. Written on the same lines as his "Text-Book of Obstetrics," to which it may be called a companion volume, it gives every promise of attaining a similar success. The palliative treatment of diseases of women and such curative treatment as can be carried out by the general practitioner have been given special attention, enabling physicians to treat many of their patients without referring them to a specialist. Indeed, throughout the book great stress has been laid upon diagnosis and treatment, and the section devoted to a detailed description of modern gynecic operations is without doubt the most clear and concise we have yet read. In this second edition the revision has been thorough, introducing, however, only such matter that promises or has been demonstrated to be of permanent value. Forty-seven new illustrations have been added and thirty of the old ones replaced, the work now containing a collection of seven hundred and one beautiful original illustrations, many of them in colors. We take much pleasure in recommending Dr. Hirst's work to the medical profession generally.

ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS.- By B. G. A. MOYNIHAN, M. S. (London), F. R. C. S., Senior Assistant Surgeon to Leeds General Infirmary, England.

Octavo of 695 pages, with 250 original illustrations. Cloth, $7.00, net. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Company, 1905.

It has been truly said of Mr. Moynihan that in describing details of operations he is at his best. This, his latest work, therefore, will be widely welcomed by the medical profession generally, giving as it does in most clear and exact language the preliminary technic of preparation and sterilization, as well as the actual modus operandi of the various abdominal operations. Mr. Moynihan's reputation in this field is international, and this work, stamped with the authority of a rare experience, is undoubtedly to become the recognized standard. Peritonitis and appendicitis, the latter of such present importance, have been accorded unusual space in a work of this kind; and the subject of chronic gastric ulcers is also excellently detailed. Throughout the entire book numerous cases have been quoted from both the author's own practice and that of other distinguished surgeons. The beautiful illustrations are all new and have been drawn especially for Mr. Moynihan's work under his personal supervision. The book is a valuable production and adds greatly to the reputation of its eminent author.

CARBONIC ACID IN MEDICINE.- By ACHILLES ROSE, M. D. of New York, Author of "Atonia Gastrica." 12mo, cloth, 268 pages. Price, $1.00 net. Funk & Wagnalls Company, Publishers, 44-60 E 23rd, St., New York, and 44 Fleet St., London, 1905.

This book aims to set forth the fullest facts about the healing qualities of carbonic acid gas. These beneficial properties were known centuries ago, but they strangely passed into disuse until they have now become unjustly forgotten. The work is well written, and shows much original thought. It is an unquestioned fact that many very useful remedies of the past have been lost sight of, and no little to our disadvantage and that of our clientele. A portrait of Jean Baptiste Von Helmont, who flourished from 1577 to 1644, serves very nicely as a "frontispiece."

TEXT-BOOK OF CHEMISTRY, for the use of Students and Practitioners of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.— By WILLIAM RUSSELll Jones, M. D., Ph. G., Professor of Medical Chemistry and Toxicology, and Lecturer on Medical Diagnosis in the University Medical College; visiting physician to the Virginia Hospital, Richmond, Va., 8vo., cloth, 462 pages, illustrated. Price, $2.50. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Publishers, 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 1905.

The author has endeavored to include in this volume all that is needed in chemistry for students of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy, and, at the same time, care has been exercised to avoid the introduction of unnecessary material.

The text is based upon a system of teaching which has been successfully followed for nine years; and the subject is presented in an inductive manner, commencing with simple statements and avoiding technical terms, until the student has begun to acquire familiarity with his work. The great trouble with most teachers of chemistry for medical and dental students, is, that they have attempted to teach too much - not that too much can be acquired, but in the effort to overtax the students in these sciences, but little if any good is obtained.

From an examination of the work, we can most heartily commend it. It is fully brought up with the latest decennial revision of the U. S. Pharmacopeia, and is in every way a fully up-to-date book.

A SYSTEM OF PHYSIOLOGIC THERAPEUTICS, A Practical Exposition of the Methods, other than Drug-giving, useful for the Prevention of Disease and in the Treatment of the Sick.-Edited by SOLOMON SOLIS COHEN, A. M., M. D., Senior Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in Jefferson Medical College; Physician to the Jefferson Medical College Hospital, and to the Philadelphia, the Jewish, and the Rush Hospitals, etc., etc. Volume VII. Mechanotherapy and Physical Education, including Massage and Exercise, etc. 8vo. cloth, 420 pages, illustrated. Price $2.00. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Publishers, 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 1904.

In this volume of "Physiologic Therapeutics" the subject of Mechanotherapy and Physical Education, including Massage and Exercise is ably handled by Jno. K. Mitchell, M. D., Physi

sian to the Philadelphia Orthopedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases. Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, director of physical training in the public schools of Greater New York, also has some valuable material on Physical Education by Muscular Exercise, with special chapters on Orthopedic Apparatus by James K. Young, M. D., Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in the Philadelphia Polyclinic. Corrective Manipulations in Orthopedic Surgery (including the Lorentz Method) is considered. very ably by Dr. H. Augustus Wilson, Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in Jefferson Medical College. The volume concludes with a consideration of Physical Methods in Ophthalmic Therapeutics, by Walter L. Pyle, M. D., Assistant Surgeon to the Wills Eye Hospital of Philadelphia.

The volume contains 229 illustrations, all of the highest degree of art and science. Those illustrating massage and physical exercise are especially instructive.

A SYSTEM OF PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS, A Practical Exposition of the Methods, other than Drug-giving, useful for the Prevention of Disease and in the Treatment of the Sick.-Edited by SOLOMON SOLIS COHEN, A. M., M. D., Senior Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in Jefferson Medical College; Physician to the Jefferson Medical College Hospital, and to the Philadelphia, the Jewish, and the Rush Hositals, etc. Vol. V. Prophylaxis - Personal Hygiene - Civic Hygiene Care of the Sick. 8vo. cloth, illustrated, 539 pages. Price $2.00. P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Publishers, 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 1903.

This work, published in 1903, has just reached us, but from · an examination we find it fully as valuable as any of the series. The following well-known writers were engaged in getting up the material, which was edited by Dr. Solomon Soles Cohen, viz: Dr. Joseph McFarland, Dr. Henry Leffman, Dr. Albert Abrams, and Dr. W. Wayne Babcock.

A chapter of "special interest" in this volume is that on the various insects that are so influential in interfering with the health, happiness, and prosperity of the genus man; and Madam Stegomyia Fasciata gets the benefit of a full consideration.

But the sub-title of the volume, Prophylaxis, Personal, Hygiene, Civic Hygiene, and Care of the Sick, all so important and

so vital in their relations to mankind, is quite sufficient in itself to commend this particular volume to the interests of all medical men.

Selections.

SURGICAL SUGGESTIONS.- Nitrous oxide narcosis can, in most cases, be continued "smoothly," with no cyanosis and with fair degree of relaxation, even for an hour. A laparotomy may be thus performed, if ether and chloroform are contraindicated. To secure such a narcosis it is best to use an apparatus that permits exhalation into the gas bag, and which has a valve for the admission of air. The bag should not be distended fully. After brief air and gas administration, air is turned off and the patient breathes NO and his own CO,. At short intervals, and whenever there is any cyanosis, a single breath of pure air is allowed.

During narcosis, when stertorous breathing calls for exten sion of the jaw, it is well to hold it forward first on one side, then on the other, alternating at short intervals. Long, continued pressure at the angle or angles of the jaw produces much soreness. Often the jaw can be kept forward by catching the lower incisor teeth in front of the upper ones (if they are strong); a single finger on the chin is enough to maintain this position.

Warming a laryngeal mirror prevents condensation of the breath upon it only for a short time. The mirror will remain bright, however, throughout a prolonged examination if, instead of warming it, its surface is smeared with an invisible film of soap.

When scissors become "catchy" their edges can often be surprisingly smoothed by carrying each blade repeatedly from lock to tip between the firmly pressing thumb and forefinger. Each kind and size of scissors has its own capacity, and should be used only for what it is intended. Ophthalmic instruments