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clothing ; water in its pure and impure condition ; air, and the impurities which 

 it may contract ; the sanitary arrangements of houses, cities, etc. We have 

 also a well-written and illustrated paper on ambulance work, etc. 



A Text-Book of Hygiene. By George H. Rohe, M.D. 

 pp. ix. — 324. (Baltimore, U.S.A. : Thomas and Evans. 1885.) ' 



The author tells us his desire has been to place in the hands of the student, 

 practitioner, and sanitary officer, a trustworthy guide to the principles and 

 practice of preventive medicine. The work treats of the composition and 

 physical conditions of the air, tests for impurities in the air and water, sewage, 

 the germ theory of disease, etc. 



Hygienic Physiology : With special reference to the Use 



of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics. By Joel Dorman Steel, Ph.D. 

 pp. xii. — 276. (New York : A. S. Barnes and Co. 1884.) 



For correctness and beauty of illustration, terseness of explanation, and the 

 admirable way in which the work is got up, we thoroughly commend it as one 

 of the best manuals we have met with. 5lany of the plates are coloured. 



Elements of Hygiene : for Schools and Colleges. By- 

 John Campbell. pp. vi. — 120. (Dublin : W. M. Gill and Son. 1885.) 

 Price is. 



The subject of Hygiene is treated in this little book in a popular manner. 

 It was originally written to serve as a text-book in the author's classes for the 

 training of National school teachers. 



Hygiene for Young People : Adapted to the Intermediate 

 Classes and Common Schools. By A. B. Palmer, IM.D., LL.D. pp. 207. 

 (New York : A. S. Barnes and Co. 1885.) 



This book was prepareel under the direction of the Department of Scientific 

 Instruction of the Women's National Christian Temperance Union. Enough 

 of the Science of Hygiene has been introduced to give a general knowledge of 

 the laws of health, whilst direct and special reference has been made to the 

 effects of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics. There are about 30 very good 

 engravings. 



Lessons in Hygiene : An Elementary Text-Book on the 



Maintenance of Health, with Rudiments of Anatomy and Physiology, and 

 the Treatment of Emergent Cases, comprising also Lessons on the Action 

 of vStimulants and Sedatives. By John C. Cutter, B.S., M.D. pp. 180. 

 (Philadelphia, U.S.A.: J. B. Lippincott and Co. 1885.) Price 50c. 



We have here, in a concise and orderly form, some of the essential facts 

 concerning bathing, clothing, air, water, food, cooking, mental work, physical 

 exercise, contagious diseases, disinfection, tobacco, alcoholics, etc., as bearing 

 upon health and the prevention of disease. The book is well illustrated, and 

 contains a useful glossary. 



In Case of Accident. By Dr. D. A. Sargent, of Harvard 

 College Gymnasium. Illustrated, pp. 126. (Boston, U.S.A. : D. Lothrop 

 and Co.) Price 60c. 



Dr. Sargent has noticed that many persons of superior intelligence are 

 rendered powerless in time of excitement and danger, by the want of a little 



