REVIEWS. 257 



The Clinical Use of Prisms ; and the Decentering of 

 Lenses. By Ernest E Maddox, M.B. pp. 113, (Bristol: John Wright and 

 Co. London : Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1889.) 



The object of this work is to communicate a series of aids to precision in 

 the use of prisms, and so render service in a difficult by-way of ophthalmic 

 practice. The simplest properties of prisms are first considered, and these are 

 supplemented by a brief account of their chief clinical uses. 



The Philosophy of Sight. By A. Fournet. pp. 196. 

 (London : Swan Sonnenschein and Co. 1889.) Price is. 



The Author starts with the question — "Is bad sight on the increase?" 

 and enters fully into the consideration of the various diseases of the eye, and the 

 most common operations and treatments for bad vision. There is much thai 

 is new, much that is original, in the Author's statements. 



Cremation and Urn-Burial ; or, The Cemeteries of the 

 Future. By W. Robinson. Post 8vo, pp. 201. (London : Cassell and Co. 

 1889.) 



This book discusses the advantages of the form of burial known as Crema- 

 tion, taking up the cause very earnestly. There are several illustrations, and 

 the work is dedicated to Sir Henry Thompson and Sir Spencer Wells. 



Health Troubles of City Life. By George Herschell, 

 M.D. Post 8vo, pp. 71. (Bristol: John Wright and Co. London: 

 Hamilton, Adams, and Co.) 



In the preface the Author says, " These pages deal with the Health 

 Troubles of City Life, which are the outcome of the age of competition in 

 which we live." We have received much profit from the perusal of the work, 

 and heartily recommend it to many who have to carry on their duties under 

 the excessive strain of town-life. 



Diseases and Injuries of the Ear : their Prevention and 

 Cure. By C. H. Burnett, A.^f., M.D. Post 8vo, pp. 154. (Edinburgh 

 and London: Young J. Rutland. 1889.) 



The subject is presented to the reader in a form free from technical terms, 

 so that it may be understood by anyone. Attention t(j the advice given will 

 enable many to avoid ear-diseases, and also to avoid the evils of improper 

 treatment for them. 



Dermoids ; or, Tumours containing Skin, Hair, Teeth, &c. 

 By T- Bland Sutton, F. R.C.S. Post Svo, pp. 131. (London : Bailliere, 

 Tindall, and Cox. 1889.) 



The facts and opinions contained in the book formed the substance of the 

 Author's Hunterian Lectures, delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons last 

 February. The Dermoid cysts are here considered from an evolutionist's point 

 of view. The text is profusely illustrated. 



Syllabus of Lectures in Anatomy and Physiology. By 



T. B. Stowell, A.M., Ph.D. Third edition. Svo, pp. 118. (Syracuse, N.Y. : 

 C. W. Bardeen. 1889.) 



The student of anatomy who follows out the directions here given will 

 have much precision given to his en(}uiries, and will miss no point of import- 

 ance that should be noticed in his course of reading and study. The pages are 

 interleaved for the purpose of notes. 



