time. It largely deals with the correction of deformities caused by infantile paralysis. Other forms of paralyses as causative agents in the production of deformity are also considered. Perhaps the most interesting section of the book deals with tendon transplanting, and when we state that the authors record the fact that they have performed no less than 274 of these operations, we indicate the degree of importance which must be attached to their conclusions regarding the proper treatment of cases which require so much skill and good judgment in their management. A number of ingenious methods are described for the transplantation of the tendon; one tendon may be transplanted into another or periosteal implantation may be successfully carried out; again artificial tendons may be made out of silk or other material, and remarkable cases of successful operation by such methods are recorded in the book. Deformities due to cerebral palsy in childhood are also dealt with by similar methods, as also are paralyses and deformities arising from injuries and diseases of the nerves and some degenerations of the spinal cord. We highly commend the book as one of unusual interest and of great practical value.

A. P.

Lectures on Neurology and Neuriatry, Psychology and Psychiatry. After the methods of the Class-room, to the Author's Students, and designed also for General Practitioners of Medicine and Surgery. By C. H. HUGHES, M.D., Member American Medico-Psychological Association, Honorary Member of New York Medico-Legal Society, British MedicoPsychological Association, Foreign Member of Russian Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, Honorary Fellow of Chicago Academy of Medicine, Executive Member of Judicial Council and of the Executive Board A. M. A., ex-Superintendent and Physician-in-chief Missouri State Hospital for the Insane, ex-President Miss. Col. Med. Asso'n, American Med. Editors' Asso'n, ex-President of Section on Neurology American Med. Asso'n and Pan-American Med. Congress, ex-Vice-Pres. Sections Physiology and Psychiatry, Med. Congress, 1876, Pres. of Faculty and Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Electro-Therapy Barnes Medical College, etc., St. Louis. Edited by PROF. MARC HUGHES, M.D., Barnes Medical College. St. Louis: Press of Hughes & Co., 418 N. Third Street. 1903.

One of the most suggestive medical works we have read. Not that we read it through at one sitting; having read a goodly number of the lectures, we intend to read the others. Dr. Hughes' book is interesting, because the author knows how to clothe the dry bones of anatomy with meaty illustrations drawn from

medicine and surgery. In addition to stimulating our visual neurones with plates representing cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord, he aptly connects one or the other of these regions with syphilis, alcoholism, rheumatism or other dyscrasia, in which the foundations of distinctive neuro-pathological changes are laid.

We hope a second edition of Dr. Hughes' Neurological Practice of Medicine may soon be called for.

J. J. C.

Contributors to "The Medical Brief," whose Portraits have appeared in 1903.

Such is the title of an exceedingly handsome pamphlet which recently came to hand from The Medical Brief, St. Louis, Mo. The editor and proprietor, Dr. J. J. Lawrence, whose portrait appears on the fly-leaf, thus announces the work on the title-page: "To our contributors and friends, who have kindly indulged us with their support in the past, do we dedicate this work, in the hope that it will be the means of encouraging future efforts. May the journal, with their aid, continue a beacon light to the medical profession and its friends, and may peace and prosperity be their lot." The work contains thirty-two portraits, printed in half-tone, on very heavy coated paper. The typographical part of the work is a credit to any firm, and, as a whole, makes a handsome New Year souvenir. Some of the portraits are Dr. W. Gill Wylie, of the N. Y. Polyclinic; Dr. A. H. Goelet, of the N. Y. School of Clinical Medicine; Dr. Finley R. Cook, of the N. Y. Academy of Medicine; Dr. Joseph Priestley, of London, England; Dr. R. T. Morris, of the N. Y. Post-Graduate; Dr. C. A. Wilson Prevost, of New York; Dr. Cyrus Edson, of New York; and our old friend and collaborator, Dr. Thos. H. Manley, of the N. Y. School of Clinical Medicine.

Colin of the Ninth Concession: a Tale of Scottish Pioneer Lifein Eastern Ontario. By R. L. RICHARDSON. Toronto : George N. Morang & Co., Limited. This is a tale which appeals to all. The story of our grandfathers, it depicts admirably their labors and troubles, and their few and simple pleasures. The story, told in the first person, is of the life of a little English boy, Colin, who has been kidnapped and brought to Canada. He is adopted by a typical Scotch settler's widow, Mrs. McNabb, and grows up in a rugged, healthy manner with the widow's children. Ultimately he comes into his inheritance a place in the peerage of Great Britain.

There are many stirring scenes which appeal to any readerthe horrible crime and fate of Colin's abductor, the school fight, Dooley's dance, the political meeting, Willie McNabb's adven

tures in New York, and the return of the Canadian boys from the Civil War. The character of Auld Peggy, the country gossip, is at once amusing and familiar. Then, what reader will not recognize an old acquaintance in Goarden, the hired man? Altogether, Colin of the Ninth Concession is a delightful book in an attractive form, which will interest all readers and appeal to the heart of every Canadian.

W. J. W.

The Worth of Words. By DR. RALCY HUSTED BELL. With an Introduction by Dr. William Colby Cooper. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. New York City: Hinds & Noble, Publishers, 31 West 15th Street.

The objects of this book are: "To awaken interest in correct English speech; to point out common errors; to suggest the employment of good words in the place of poor words; to protest against linguistic slovenliness, and to declare in favor of simplicity and logic in the use of words."

The first section deals with misused words. The misuse of each word is indicated, and its proper use is explained. In the following chapters "vulgarisms," "every-day errors," and "slang" are discussed, and a number of well-known slang words and phrases are given as examples.

The author tells in the last chapter how word-meanings change, and gives a list of words with the present and past meaning of each. This is a practical, readable book, and it contains much valuable information for those who wish to cultivate the habit of speaking and writing good English.

A. E.

Squint Occurring in Children. By EDGAR A. BROWNE, F.R.C.S., Lecturer on Ophthalmology, University, Liverpool; and EDGAR STEVENSON, M.D., C.M., Demonstrator of Ophthalmology, University, Liverpool. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox. Toronto: J. A. Carveth & Co. Pp. 74, crown 8vo. Price 75c.

The purely mechanical (surgical) treatment of squint, though satisfactory to the patient and his friends, has never fully met the demands of the physician. A straight eye, even though amblyopic, satisfies the public, but the ophthalmologist worries over the amblyopia. He desires to have the amblyopia removed in order that the eye may retain its correct position, and not, as too frequently happens, eventually diverge. The necessary optical and orthoptic training, for which this essay is a plea, demands too much time. and patience of most patients. Yet the day will come when the scientific, not the surgical, treatment of squint will be the only one accepted by both the profession and the public, hastened by just such sensible little books as this of Browne and Stevenson.

J. M.

The Practical Care of the Baby. By THERON WENDELL KILMER, M.D., Associate Professor of Diseases of Children in the New York School of Clinical Medicine; Assistant Physician to the Out-Patient Department of the Babies' Hospital, New York; Attending Physician to the Children's Department of the West Side German Dispensary, New York. 12mo. Pages xiv-158, with 68 illustrations. Extra Cloth, $1.00, net, delivered. Philadelphia, F. A. Davis Company, 1914-16 Cherry Street, Publishers.

This is a very useful book for a young mother, as it gives every detail of how to manage the baby. It explains how to bathe and dress the newcomer and to govern his life until the sixth year. At the end of the book particulars are given of several diseases and diseased conditions, which frequently occur in childhood. There is also a collection of food recipes. Altogether we are much pleased with Dr. Kilmer's book.

J. J. C.

A Manual of the Practice of Medicine, prepared especially for students. By A. A. STEVENS, A.M., M.D., Professor of Pathology in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania; Lecturer on Physical Diagnosis in the University of Pennsylvania; Physician to the Episcopal Hospital, and to St. Agnes' Hospital; Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, etc. Philadelphia, New York and London: W. B. Saunders & Co. Canadian agents: J. A. Carveth & Co., Toronto.

This is not a work from which to study medicine, nor is it intended to be such, but a quiz," probably very acceptable to many students, especially when examinations appear on the horizon, and as a ready reference in a spare moment for a valuable suggestion to a hurried physician.

A. R. G.

A Pocket Dictionary of Hygiene. By G. T. KINGZELT, F.I.C., Author of "Animal Chemistry," "Nature's Hygiene," etc.; and D. HOMFRAY, B.Sc. Second edition. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 8 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. Canadian agents: J. A. Carveth & Co., Toronto.

1904.

As the name would indicate, this is a small pocket dictionary, consisting of about 100 pages of "information respecting most of the subjects comprehended in the theory and practice of hygiene. It will be found to be useful to the health officer, who, of necessity, is interested in hygiene in all its branches, and will serve to refresh his memory on points on which he may have become more or less rusty. The book is three by four and a half inches, and sells in England at 2s. 6d.

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The Blood Lilies. By W. A. FRASER, author of "Mooswa," "The Outcasts," etc. Illustrated by F. E. Schoonover. ronto: William Briggs. 1903.

An interesting story from the Saskatchewan country. The author, who was a resident of this part of the "Territories" for a considerable length of time, portrays the Cree life with undoubted exactness. The tale hangs around the life of a young Indian who has come under the notice of the Lieutenant-Governor at Winnipeg, who sends him to the mission school at St. John's, where he contracts lung sickness from which he dies. "Little profit in civilizing an Indian if he died in the process,' remarked Reverend Bruce, a prominent figure in the tale. book has many interesting features.

The

A. J. H.

The Nutrition of the Infant. By RALPH VINCENT, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians; Physician to the Infants' Hospital; late Senior Resident Medical Officer Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital. London, Eng. Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 8 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. Canadian agents: J. A. Carveth & Co., Toronto.

This is a work of merit, and follows the principles of Rotch, to whom the work is dedicated, and is a strong advocate of the percentage plan of milk modification, as adopted in the Walker-Gordon Laboratories. The work limits itself to discussion of infant

feeding and the disorders consequent upon mal-nutrition. It is well arranged and carefully prepared.

How Hartman Won. By ERIC BOHN.
Company, Limited.

A. R. G.

Toronto: The Morang

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A description of life in a country village in Canada. character of Dr Hartman, the young physician, the idol of the people, is pleasantly drawn, but the story, as a whole, lacks interest. The reader will certainly wonder why the author ever bothered himself writing it, and perchance, ere the book closes over, he may even yawn.

W. A. Y.

The Right to Life of the Unborn Child. A controversy between PROF. HECTOR TRENT, M.D., REV. R. VAN OPPENRAAY, D.D., S.J., and PROF. TH. M. VLAMING, M.D. With an appendix on a new method of operating, ejecting the fetus alive. New York: Joseph F. Wagner.

An interesting discussion of the Dutch law making induced abortion a misdemeanor under all circumstances, of the serious question of craniotomy vs. Cesarian section, and of the great moral question of jeopardizing one life for the possible preservation of