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AMONG THE REMEDIES which tend to soften or dissolve gall-stones, Eunatrol has evidently taken the first place in the physician's armamentarium. Like all fat-free soaps, Eunatrol is absorbed and deposited in the liver, and causes the breaking up of the biliary calculi. The cholagogue action of this remedy is really remarkable. You, doctor, ought to try Eunatrol in every gall-stone case.

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A MANUAL OF MIDWIFERY FOR STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS. BY HENRY JELLETT, B. A., M. D. (Dub. Univ.), F. R. C. P. I., L. M., Gynecologist and Obstetric Physician to Dr. Steeven's Hospital, Dublin; Externe Examiner in Midwifery, Royal University of Ireland; Examiner of Midwifery, Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, etc., etc.; with the assistance in special subjects of Drs. W. R. DaWSON, H. C. Drury, T. G. MOOREHEAD, and P. J. ROWLETTE, 8 vo. pp. 1148, with nine plates and 467 illustrations in the text. Wm. Wood & Co., Publishers, 1905, New York.

Dr. Jellett has placed before the profession in a single volume, a full, complete, and comprehensive account of the theory and practice of modern midwifery, which from a somewhat cursory examination seems to partake of the completeness of a cyclopedia rather than a manual. To those who have in the past relied on the simplicity of Playfair's work which ran through so many editions both in this country and England, it may seem to be voluminous indeed. However, in the phases of the art and science of obstetrics, so multiform and complex, as a work of reference alone, it will undoubtedly command a high place in the estimation of those who are thorough students and practitioners in this particular field. Nothing seems to have been left out, nothing overlooked; the entire field has been most thoroughly covered.

The assistance given him by his associates, who have attained special abilities in their several fields and which he cordially acknowledges, adds greatly to the value of the work. Dr. Moorhead contributed most valuable chapters on Embryology and

Anatomy, the Phenomena of Pregnancy, and the Anatomy of Contracted Pelves; Dr. H. C. Drury on Infectious Diseases and Organic and Functional Diseases in Pregnancy; Dr. R. J. Rowlette, sections on the Etiology and Pathology of Surgical Fevers of the Puerperium; and Dr. W. R. Dawson on the Insanities of Reproduction.

The plates are magnificent delineations, so clear and well selected, and the numerous illustrations, most of them original, manifest great care and thorough attention to details, add greatly to the value of the work, and serve to thoroughly elucidate the well-prepared text.

SAUNDERS' POCKET MEDICAL FORMULARY. BY WILLIAM M. POWELL, M. D., author of "Essentials of Diseases of Children;" Member of Philadelphia Pathological Society. Containing 1831 formulas from the best known authorities. With an Appendix containing Posological Table, Formulas and Doses for Hypodermic Medication, Poisons and their Antidotes, Diameters of the Female Pelvis and Fetal Head, Obstetrical Table, Diet List, Materials and Drugs used in Antiseptic Surgery, Treatment of Asphyxia from Drowning, Surgical Remembrancer, Tables of Incompatibles, Eruptive Fevers, etc., etc. Seventh edition, revised. In flexible morocco, with side index, wallet, and flap. $1.75 net. Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders & Co., 1905.

When a work has reached its seventh edition, there can be no doubt of its practical usefulness. And it is not at all surprising to us that Saunders' Pocket Medical Formulary should have attained such popularity, for we know of no similar work containing so much useful, practical, and accurate information in so small a compass. In this new seventh edition there have been added over 460 new and valuable formulas, selected from the works and private practices of the best authorities. The editor has shown rare discretion in the elimination of many obsolete formulas, inserting in their place newer and better ones, embodying a large number of approved new remedies. In its new edition this Formulary is thoroughly representative of the most recent therapeutic methods, and its convenient size and mechanical get-up make it the most desirable work of its kind on the market.

ATLAS AND TEXT-BOOK OF TOPOGRAPHIC AND APPLIED ANATOMY. BY PROF. DR. O. SCHULTZE, of Wurzburg. Edited, with additions, by GEORGE D. STEWART, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Clinical Surgery, University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York. Large quarto volume of 187 pages, containing 25 figures on 22 colored lithographic plates, and 89 text-cuts, 60 in colors. Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders & Company, 1905. Cloth, $5.50 net.

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In the preparation of this book Professor Schultze had in mind the need of a work that would combine the features of a textbook with the educational advantages of an atlas. He has produced a work of great merit, and not alone the anatomist, but more particularly the general practitioner, will find it of constant value. Professor Schultze has presented his own methods for the study of anatomy — methods proved to be correct and practical by many years of clinical study. Throughout the work the value of the knowledge of topographic anatomy in bedside diagnosis is emphasized. The many colored lithographic plates and the numerous text-cuts, sixty of which are in colors, are of exceptional excellence. Indeed, both for accurateness of detail and artistic beauty we have never seen their equal. The greater portion of the dissections from which these illustrations have been made are from the author's own preparations. Dr. George D. Stewart in editing the work has added many valuable notes.

AMERICAN EDITION OF NOTHNAGEL'S PRACTICE - MALARIA, INFLUENZA, AND DENGUE. BY DR. J. MANNABERG, of Vienna, and DR. O. LEICHTEN, of Cologne. Entire volume edited, with additions by RONALD Ross, F. R. C., F. R. S., Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool; J. W. W. STEPHENS, M. D., D. P. H., Walter Myers Lecturer in Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool; and ALBERT S. GRUMBAUM, F. R. C. P., Professor of Experimental Medicine, University of Liverpool. Octavo volume of 769 pages, fully illustrated, including eight full-page plates. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Company, 1905. Cloth, $5.00 net; half morocco, $6.00 net. This new volume in Saunders' American Edition of Nothnagel's Practice represents the latest word on the subjects of which it treats. And more than that: it is the undisputed authority on these subjects. For this American edition Dr. Ross has made

many additions to the article on Malaria, so many discoveries having been made since the appearance of the original article. The articles on the Mosquito and its various relations to Malaria come from the authoritative pen of Dr. J. W. W. Stephens, of Liverpool. The Influenza and Dengue sections are equally well written. The untiring labor of the editors in preparing this work for the English speaking market is evidenced on almost every page by the lengthy and valuable editorial interpolations. This is the tenth volume in the series, and the eleventh one (that dealing with Diseases of the Kidneys and Spleen and with Hemorrhagic Diseases) is promised very soon. When the series is completed, it will undoubtedly form the best practice of medicine in existence.

A TEXT-BOOK ON THE PRACTICE OF GYNECOLOGY. For Practitioners and Students. By W. EASTERLY ASHTON, M. D., LL. D., Fellow of the American Gynecological Society; Professor of Gynecology in the MedicoChirurgical College of Philadelphia. Octavo volume of 1079 pages, containing 1046 new and entirely original line drawings. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders & Company, 1905. Cloth, $6.50 net; half morocco, $7.50 net.

Dr. Ashton's "Practice of Gynecology" is a new departure in medical text-book making. The author takes up each procedure step by step, the student being led from one step to another just as in studying any non-medical subject. Nothing is assumed, Dr. Ashton in every instance not only telling what should be done, but also precisely how to do it. All the methods and details of technic described have been thoroughly tested by the author himself, so as to assure their value and accuracy. A very commendable feature is the departure from the old routine method of devoting a general chapter to physical examination. In place of this the author presents the examination of each organ separately before describing its diseases, thus greatly aiding the student in familiarizing himself with the technic. A distinctly original feature consists in the line drawings made especially for this work under the author's personal supervision from actual apparatus, living models, dissections on the cadaver, and from the

operative technics of other authors. There are ten hundred and forty-six of these illustrations, showing the procedures and operations without obscuring their purpose by unnecessary anatomic surroundings. Definite and precise instructions are given regarding the preservation of specimens of morbid tissues and secretions, and their delivery in good condition to the pathologist. The fore part of the work, dealing with antiseptic technic, shows great care in its preparation, Dr. Ashton wisely describing only those methods which he employs in his own practice, in order that the reader may have a clear and definite conception of the subject. Very special attention has been given to the consideration of visceral injuries, and we know of no other work on gynecology or general surgery discussing this important subject with the same amount of detail. This is decidedly a work for the general practitioner as well as for the student; and a good one.

HARRINGTON'S PRACTICAL HYGIENE. A Treatise on Hygiene and Sanitation. For Students, Practitioners, Health Officers, etc. By CHARLES HARRINGTON, M. D., Assistant Professor of Hygiene in Harvard University Medical School, Boston. New (3rd) edition, thoroughly revised. In one octavo volume of 793 pages, with 118 engravings and 12 plates. Cloth, $4.25, net. Lea Brothers & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia and New York, 1905.

No department in the realm of medicine approaches in importance Hygiene and Sanitation - the science and art of conserving the health, energy, wealth, and welfare of the individual and of the community. An authoritative book, covering the entire subject clearly and comprehensively, is therefore an essential to the full execution of professional responsibilities. Dr. Harrington's work was accepted as the authority upon the appearance of its first edition. He treats his subject broadly and with careful attention to details, his purpose being to furnish a clear, complete, well-illustrated volume equally adapted to the needs of the student, practitioner, and health officer. The success of the work is well shown in the demand which has exhausted two large editions in less than four years. As the succeeding editions are called for, the author by careful revision, elision of ob

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