lott CURRENT NOTES AND MEMORANDA. 



The following valuable and interesting Pamphlets have been received from 

 the authors : — 



The Relation of Micro-Organisms to Surgical Lesions : a 

 Paper read to the Section of Surgery and Anatomy of the American Medical 

 Association, May, 1884, by Henry O. Marcy. A.M., M,D., of Boston, U.S.A. 



The Relation of Bacteria to Infectious Diseases, read before the 

 American Academy of Medicine, Baltimore, October, 1884, by Henry 

 O. Marcy, A.M., M.D. 



The Best Methods of Treating Operative Wounds, read before 

 the same Academy, October, 1882. H. O. Marcy, A.M., M.D. 



Bacteria, the smallest of Living Organisms, by Dr. Ferdinand 

 Cohn, Professor in the University of Breslau. Translated by Charles S. 

 Dolly, M.D. 



The Philosophy of Protoplasmic Motion. By Th. W. 

 Engelmann, M.D., Professor of Physiology" in the University of Utrecht. 

 Translated by Charles S. Dolley, M.D. 



On the Preservation of Embryonic Materials and small 

 Organisms, together with hints upon embedding and mounting Sections 

 serially. By John A. Ryder. 



The Popular Science Monthly is one of those instructive 

 American periodicals that we always receive with much pleasure. Its papers 

 are scientific and at the same time popular and entertaining. 



The Kansas City Review of Science and Industry is one of the 

 excellent Monthlies sent to us regularly from America. It has sections 

 devoted to all departments of Science, c-g-, Engineering, Geology, Biology, 

 Astronomy, Meteorolog}', Natural Plistory, Botany, Philosophy, Archreolog}', 

 Biography, etc., etc. 



The Naturalisf s World continues to give its readers a 

 selection of very entertaining articles in all branches of Natural History. The 

 articles are short, readable, and well illustrated. 



Mr. William West, of Bradford, has sent us a selection of 

 S. Louis's splendidly prepared material, amongst which we notice a number of 

 well-cut Sections of Echinus spines, a great number of Insect preparations, a 

 variety of Chemicals suitable for polarising objects, together with Echinoder- 

 mata. Zoophytes, etc. Mons. Louis's objects are too well known to need 

 further notice. 



The Lichen Flora of Great Britain. — In the review of 



this work in our January part, we spoke of the author as the late Rev. 

 W. A. Leighton. We are now pleased to be informed that this is a mistake, and 

 that the Rev. Mr. Leighton is alive and in tolerably good health. We 

 hope to have the privilege of reviewing many more of his very valuable 

 works. 



Mr. W. P. Collins, 157, Cit. Portland St., offers, in his monthly 

 Catalogue, a good selection of books in all departments of Science. 



