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a very simple way many elegant articles. 

 la the chapter on porcelain-painting, the 

 character of the pigments, the mode of draw- 

 ing on porcelain, and the kinds of glaze pro- 

 duced are brietiy touched upon. Simple in- 

 structions are given in the chapter on wood- 

 carving, as also in the one on molding in 

 plaster and gelatine. Other chapters treat 

 of designing and transferring patterns, sten- 

 ciling, mosaic-work, repousse-work, and sil- 

 ver-chasing, and some minor manufactures 

 not in themselves of sufficient importance 

 to be given a separate place. The volume 

 closes with a collection of useful receipts of 

 cements, etc. 



The Textile Record of America. By 

 James W. Nagle & John W. Eyckman. 

 Published monthly at Philadelphia, $3 

 per year. 



This is a handsomely printed thirty-six- 

 page monthly journal devoted to the inter- 

 ests of those engaged in producing textile 

 materials and in weaving them into fabrics. 

 The first and second numbei'S, for Septem- 

 ber and October of this year, have varied 

 tables of contents, and the journal promises 

 to be very serviceable to the trade of which 

 it is the exponent. It is under the editorial 

 direction of Mr. Lorin Blodget, and is, like 

 everything else published in Pennsylvaaia, 

 thoroughly protectionist in creed. A depart- 

 ment devoted to coloring-improvements, both 

 in dyes and their use, is conducted by Dr. 

 Alfred L. Kennedy. 



Diseases of the Throat and Nose. By 

 MoRELL JIackenzie, M. D. London : 

 Vol. I. Philadelphia: Presley Blakis- 

 ton. 1880. Pp. 570. Price, $1. 



This is an American reprint of the val- 

 uable work of Dr. Mackenzie, of London, 

 whose long experience and extensive ac- 

 quaintance with diseases of this class emi- 

 nently fit him to treat of them. The work 

 is addressed to the profession, and is, as it 

 professes to be, a systematic treatise upon 

 the subject. The matter of this first vol- 

 ume is arranged under the three headings of 

 "The Pharynx," "The Larynx," and "The 

 Trachea." Under each the anatomy of the 

 organ is first considered, next the instru- 

 ments used in operating upon it, and the 

 diseases to which it is subject, and the meth- 

 od of treatment. The complete work will 



be in two volumes, the second treating of 

 the diseases of the oesophagus, nasal cavi- 

 ties, and neck. This volume is now in press, 

 and will shortly appear. 



Memoirs of the Science Department, Uni- 

 versity OF ToKio, Japan. Vol. Ill, Part 

 I. Peport on the Meteorology of Tokio 

 for the Year 1819. By T. C. Menden- 

 hall. Published by the University. Gov- 

 ernment Printing-office. 1880. Pp. 42. 



This memoir comprises the meteorologi- 

 cal observations made at the observatory of 

 the University of Tokio during the year 

 1879. The results are tabulated, and nu- 

 merous charts show graphically the varia- 

 tions in temperature, in barometrical read- 

 ings, force of wind, etc. Professor Menden- 

 hall does not consider that any general con- 

 clusions can be drawn from observations ex- 

 tending over such a brief period of time ; 

 but, as they are to be continued, the data 

 will in time be collected from which such 

 conclusions can be safely drawn. The ob- 

 servations of the barometer and thermome- 

 ter were made three times a day, and those 

 on the direction of the wind at more fre- 

 quent intervals. They were made by Japan- 

 ese under the direction of Professor Mcnden- 

 hall, and every care has been taken to have 

 them accurate. The volume is issued in 

 excellent style, and is entirely of Japanese 

 manufacture. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



L'Annee Artistique (The Artistic Year). The 

 Fine Arts in France and Abroad. By Victor 

 Champier, Secretary of the Museum of Decora- 

 tive Arts. Second Year: 1879. Paris : A. Quau- 

 tin. 1880. Pp. 644. 



Repertoire Politique et Historiqne (Political 

 and Historical Repertory): containing a Politi- 

 cal Review of the Year. Fourth Year : 1879. 

 Published under the direction of M. Charles Val- 

 fi-ambert. Doctor in Laws, Advocate of the Court 

 of Appeals of Paris, Chevalier of the Legion of 

 Honor. Paris : A. Quautin. 1880. Pp. 592. 



L'Annee Archeologique (the Aicheological 

 Year): Archeological Calendar, Centenaries, Re- 

 view of the Year in France and Abroad. By 

 Anthvme Saint- Paul. Year 1879. Paris: A. 

 Quantin. 1880. Pp.340. 



Susar Analysis: a Description of the Meth- 

 ods used in estimating the Constituents. By M. 

 Benjamin, Ph. B. Illustrated. New York. 1880. 

 Pp. 18. 



Plan of the Cerebro-Spinal Nervous System. 

 By S. V. Clevenger, M. D. Illustrated. Chicago. 

 1880. Pp. 39. 



The Trenton Gravel and its Relation to the 

 Antiquity of Man. By Henry Carvill Lewis. 

 From the " Proceedings of the Academy of Sci- 

 ences of Philadelphia." Pp.16. 



Notes on the Management of Orthopedic 



