Report on the Section on Psychology. Report of the Delegates to the British Medical Association. Report upon the Rank of the Naval Medical Staff, By W. M. Wood, M. D., United States Navy. Report of American Medical Necrology. By Christopher C. Cox, M. D., of Maryland. Report of the Committee on Medical Education. By S. D. Gross, M. D., o Pennsylvania. Report of the Committee of Medical Teachers. By A. Stillé, M. D., of Pennsylvania. Report of the Committee appointed to call a Convention of Delegates from the several Medical Colleges in the United States. By N. S. Davis, M. D. Report of the Committee on Medical Literature. By Alfred C. Post, M. D., New York. Report on Insanity. By Isaac Ray, M. D., late of Providence, R. I. Report of the Special Committee to whom were referred the several Reports and Papers presented to the Meeting of the American Medical Association during its Session in Cincinnati, May, 1867, and not acted upon by the appropriate Sections, By N. S. Davis, M. D. Report of the Committee on Local Anæsthesia. By Ernest Krackowizer, M. D., of New York. Epidemic Cholera: its Causes and the Means for its Prevention. By Elisha Harris, M. D., of New York. PRIZE ESSAY.-On the Cause of Intermittent and Remittent Fevers. By J. R. Black, M. D., of Newark, Ohio. PRIZE ESSAY.-On the Treatment of Certain Uterine Abnormities. By Montrose A. Pallen, M. D., of St. Louis, Mo. Plan of Organization for a National Medical Association.' Code of Ethics of the American Medical Association. The volume, as a whole, is unusually creditable to the Association. The pa pers and reports are highly interesting, and will be found instructive to every member of the profession. The Secretaries of the Association and the Publishing Committee, have discharged the duties of their offices with great fidelity. The Association and profession certainly owe them a vote of hearty thanks. The Physician's Hand-Book for 1868. By Wm. Elmer M. D., New York: W. A. Townsend and Adams. This pocket record, which now makes its eleventh annual appearance, has been received with marked favor by the profession; and the several improvements and corrections to which the present edition has been subjected, will certainly win for it increased patronage. As it appears now, we have no doubt that it will fullfil its intended mission of facilitating the daily work of the physician, in the highest degree. The Record of Practice will especially commend itself, having been so arranged that all the names occurring in a physician's practice can be alphabetically recorded. The Physiology of Man; designed to represent the existing state of Physiological Science as applied to the functions of the Human Body. By Austin Flint, jr., M. D., Professor of Physiology and Microscopy in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, and in the Long Island College Hospital, etc., etc. Alimination, Digestion, Absorption, Lymph and Chyle. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1867. A little over a year ago we had occasion to notice the first volume of this series, in the preface of which the author announced his intention of issuing the work in four separate parts, according to the natural sub-division of the science of physiology, hoping by this plan to be enabled to accomplish his task more efficiently and with a greater degree of elaborateness than could otherwise be attained. The great ability with which the discussions in the first volume have been carried out has prepared the profession for a just appreciation of the succeeding volumes, the second of which we have now before us. The subjects presented in the present volume, are the functions of regeneration of the animal organism, is a division of physiology certainly of the greatest impertance and interest, and deserving of the careful investigation which it has received at the hands of Dr. Flint. With few exceptions, physiologists generally have not given that prominence which the processes converting matter into organized structures deserves, and a minute acquaintance with which is acknowledged by the profession to be vital in the successful practice of medicine. The chapters devoted to the consideration of alimenation are very complete and systematic. The remarks made upon the phenomena of hunger and thirst and the description of the proximate principles will not fail to interest and instruct the student, many valuable ideas and practical suggestions being made throughout the text. The effect of improper and insufficient alimentation has received a careful investigation, the author being enabled to incorporate in the same the observations made by Prof. Jos. Jones in charge of the Andersonville Prison, in which some important physiological facts are presented. Contrary to the commonly received opinions that typhus fever is epidemic, where men are subjected to crowding and filth, as well as defective nutrition, this disease was entirely unknown, while contagious fevers were of rare occurrence. Dysentery, diarrhoea, scurvy and hospital gangrene were the prevalent diseases, and the main causes of the extraordinary mortality of hospital gangrene demanded the most serious and earnest investigation, a large number of operations requiring to be performed on account of slight injuries and abrasures which were followed by gangrene, a large proportion of these terminating fatally. In almost all postmortem examinations Dr. Jones found, more or less, serious effusion into the abdominal cavity. The views entertained by the author, regarding alcoholic stimulants, are in accordance with the present received opinions, namely: that they cannot, physiologically considered, be regarded as alimentary principles, but that their principal effects upon the organism is an exaltation of the nervous system; yet he does not admit that it increases the capacity for endurance of severe and protracted bodily excertions, summing up its influence as a therapeutical agent, "in promoting assimilation in certain conditions of defective neutrition, in relieving shock and nervous exhaustion, in sustaining the powers of life, in acute diseases, characterized by rapid emaciation and abnormally active and destructive assimilation." Succeeding the general remarks upon alcohol, we find analytical investigations of the various distilled and fermented liquors, as also an investigation of the physiological effects of coffee, tea and chocolate, which will be found of practical and scientific value. The mechanical process of digestion has received a most satisfactory and complete description. The process of emesis is shown to depend mainly upon the diaphragmatic compression of the stomach. The various processes of digestion are considered under the heads of Salivary, Gastric, Pancreatic, Biliary and Intestinal. There are many other subjects discussed in this volume which we have not space to notice, the completeness of the work leaving nothing within its scope which does not receive exhaustive investigation. The Base of the Brain, with nerves emerging. By S. W. Wetmore, M. D., Demonstrator of Anatomy in the University of Buffalo, N. Y. This chart is a representation of the cranial nerves, illustrated by a wood cut of the base of the brain. The descriptions of the origin, foramen of exit from skull, principal distribution and functions of the nerves are arranged in a tabular form, presenting this intricate portion of anatomy in the most convenient manner for study. We could wish to see this chart in the possession of every medical student, upon whoin Dr. Wetmore has certainly conferred a great favor in presenting this subject in such a clear, systematic and concise manner. Edited by Biennial Retrospect of Medicine and Surgery and the Allied Sciences. This work comprises reports upon Physiology by Henry Power, Practical Medicine by Dr. Anstie, Surgery by Thomas Holmes, Ophthalmology by Thos. Windsor, Midwifery and the Diseases of Women and Children by Dr. Barnes, Medical Jurisprudence, Materia Medica and General Therapeutics and report on Public Health by Dr. C. Hilton Fagge. These reports embody a great many interesting and instructive facts, and comprise the recent discoveries and advances made in all the various departments of medicine and surgery. The editors, who fully understand the real status of knowledge in their several departments have canvassed the ground, and we have thus presented the most interesting and important papers and views which are afforded by the progressive efforts of the profession in all countries. This work of about 500 pages comprises a vast amount of discussion and description, and should be in the hands of every member of the profession. Spotted or Congestive Fever. By C. B. Coventry, M. D., Utica, N. Y. This monograph is a careful digest of the existing knowledge of the symptoms, both general and special, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of spotted fever, and constitutes a valuable addition to the scanty literature upon this obscure and often fatal epidemic. Lawson on Injuries of the Eye. This work comprises the minute and comprehensive description of all injuries of the organ of vision and of the best medical and surgical means of treatmeut. He considers the superficial injuries, the effects from scalds, burns and chemical agents, penetrating wounds and other injuries of the cornea and iris, traumatic cataract, capsular opacities and dislorations of the lens, foreign bodies within the eye, traumatic intraocular pressure and rupture of the globe, gun-shot injuries of the eye, sympathetic, ophthalmia, injuries of the orbit, and of the eyelids. It also contains abstract of the surgical reports of the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Morefields, 1866, and Jaeger's Test-types. We have examined the work with great care, and believe it to be a valuable addition to our surgery of the eye. It is illustrated with numerous wood cuts, wherever these would add distinctness and value, and is published in a very neat and becoming manner. Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of Kansas, for the year 1867. Although the actual existence of this Society dates back but one year, we are pleased to observe the evidences of a vigorous life, exhibited in its transactions. The essays are able and instructive productions, the report of the Committee on Climatology by T. Sinks, M. D., and an essay on "The Malarial Miasm pervading Non-Malarial Diseases," by C. C. Sheyer, M. D., possessing high merit, Reported Resignation, by Prof. C. A. Lee, of the Chair of Materia Medica, in the Buffalo Medical College. On account of ill-health, during a portion of last summer, Prof. Lee offered resignation of his professorship, which, however, was not accepted by the Faculty, and returning health has enabled him to discharge its duties with his usual vigor and ability. We are happy to be able also, to state, that his aims and purposes, in this respect, have changed, and that he no longer desires the acceptance of his offered resignation. The Physicians' Visiting List, for 1868. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blackiston. Messrs. Lindsay & Blackiston have again published their popular Physicians' Visiting List, for 1868. This little work has enjoyed a most deserved reputation amongst physicians for the completeness and compactness of its arrangement, and its success demonstrates its value. Its table of contents is as follows: Almanac; Table of Signs; Marshall Hall's ready Method in Asphyxsia; Poisons, and their Antedotes; Table for caculating Utero-gestation; Blank leaves for visiting list, monthly, memoranda, address of patients, nurses, accounts, memoranda of wants, obstetric and vaccination engagements, record of births and deaths, general memoranda, etc. This visiting list appears to us as superior to most books of similar kind, and certainly these pocket records now appear to be regarded as indispensible. Long Island Medical College. It will be observed by our advertisement sheet, that this institution will commence its ninth regular session on the first of March, 1868. It will also be observed that this College has made changes in its organization. The Chair of Anatomy is filled by Professor C. L. Ford, who is well known as one of the best teachers in his department. Professor Foster Swift, of New York, takes the Chair of Obstetrics, and Diseases of Women and Children. Prof. Armor is transferred to the Chair of Theory and Practice of Medicine, Prof. Austin Flint retaining Chemical Medicine. As thus constituted, with most of its old professors retained, this College offers a teaching force which cannot be surpassed, and will be an attraction to students who desire to attend a Spring Course of Lectures. New Medical Works. Among the new announcements of Medical Works shortly to appear, we notice that Messrs. Lindsay & Blackisten, of Philadelphia, are preparing a volume of Surgical Reports and Clinical Lectures, by the Medical and Surgical Staff of the Pennsylvania Hospital. The reputation of this institution, now in the second century of its existence, the corner stone having been laid by Benjamin Franklin, warrants us in anticipating a very valuable and interesting volume. It will be brought out upon the plan of "Guy's" and "St. Barthelomew's Hospital Reports," published so successfully for many years in London. The first voiume will contain an introductory article by Prof. Meigs, formerly connected with the hospital, giving many interesting remeniscences of its early history, and the physicians who have served it. The articles will be illustrated when necessary, and the work will be continued from year to year. The same publishers will also issue early in Jánuary, an Annual of Therapeutics Pharmacology, &c., &c., by A. Bourchadat, Professor of Hygiene, &c.. to the Faculty of Medicine, Paris, translated and edited in this country by M. J. De Rosset, M. D., Adjunct to the Professor of Chemistry University of Maryland. The eminently practical character of this volume, which has now been published for twenty-eight successive years in Paris, with a large circulation all over the continent, warrants the supposition that it will meet with a very favorable reception in the United States. American Medical Association--Prize Essays for 1868. The American Medical Association offers two prizes of One Hundred Dollars each, for the best two original essays upon subjects of professional interest; the Committee reserving the right to reject all unless deemed fully worthy. Competitors for these prizes must forward their essays to Dr. Charles Woodward, Cincinnati, Ohio, free of expense, on or before the 1st of April, 1868. Each essay must be accompanied by a sealed note containing the author's name and address, and on this sealed packet must be inscribed some sentiment, motto or device, corresponding to a like sentimeut, motto or device on the essay. CHARLES WOODWARD, Chairman, ) W. W. DAWSON, |