108 KEVIEWS. 



The Steam-Engine Catechism, with Supplement. By R. 

 Grimshaw, M. E., etc. i6mo, pp. 194 and 220. (New York : John Wiley and 

 Son. 1891.) 82.00 



A series of direct practical Answers to direct practical Questions, mainly 

 intended for young engineers and for examination questions. That this work is 

 in its tenth edition speaks very forcibly for its usefulness. There are good 

 indices to each part and several diagrams. 



Atlas of Commercial Geography. By H. de B. Gibbins, 



M.A. (Edinburgh and London : W. and A. K. Johnstone.) Price 5s. 



This compact little Atlas (size of page, 5in. by 7^in.) contains 48 maps, 

 with explanatory letterpress. The maps of the continents and the British Isles 

 are coloured Geologically and Physically ; the others are coloured Physically. 

 In the letterpress descriptions, special prominence is given to the European 

 Products, Industries, Trade Highways, Centres of Population, and Manufac- 

 tures. 



Arnold's Abridged P.T.'s Year-Book of Memory Maps, Bk. I. 



(London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Leeds : E. J. Arnold.) Price is. 4d. 



Contains 18 maps, with instructions for map-drawing. A useful little book. 



Chemistry. Part IL, Inorganic and Organic. Crown 8vo, 

 pp. 64. (Edinburgh: E. and S. Livingstone.) Price is. 



We recommend these little " Catechism Series " books to the student, for 

 we feel sure they will help to refresh his memory, especially if about to pass an 

 "exam." 



Arithmetical Chemistry, Book B. By C. J. Woodward, 

 B.Sc. Crown 8vo, pp. 132. (London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Bir- 

 mingham: Cornish Bros. 1892.) 



This is a new and entirely re-written edition of this work, in which many 

 important additions have been made. 



Notes on the Clinical Examination of the Blood and 

 Excreta. By Sidney Coupland, M.D., F.R.C.P., etc. (London : H. K. 

 Lewis. 1892.) Price is. 6d. 



Instructions for clinical and microscopical examinations are plainly given in 

 this little book, which is of course intended for the use of the physician. 



Illustrated Ambulance Lectures. By John M. H. Martin, 

 M.D., etc. Third edition. Crown 8vo, pp. xvi. — 142. (London : J. and A. 

 Churchill. 1892.) Price 2s. 



A series of six lectures, given under the auspices of the St. John Ambu- 

 lance Association. Lecture i. — The Human Body and its Construction; 

 2. — Hsemorrhage or Bleeding ; 3. — Fractures ; 4. — Shock or Collapse ; 

 5. — Method of lifting and carrying the Sick and Injured ; 6. — Nursing. 



These lectures are nicely illustrated. 



Epidemic Influenza : A Comparative Study in Statistics. By 



F. A. Dixey, M.A., M.D. 8vo. (Oxford: The Clarendon Press. 1892.) 

 Price 7s. 6d. 



The work before us is the result of an extended investigation into the sta- 

 tistical materials which have accumulated under the direction of the Registrar- 

 General. These statistics are here arranged and grouped together in a compact 

 form. There are 22 Tables and 11 Diagrammatic Charts. 



