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from him " On the use of Direct Light in Microscopical 

 Researches," accompanied by a drawing of a horizontal micro- 

 scopical apparatus invented by himself. 



Homoeopathy is a science in which he evidently does not 

 believe, judging from the extracts which are given of two 

 " brilliant lectures." Three years after writing these he startled 

 the physicians of Boston with almost as severe an attack upon 

 Allopathy. The volume concludes with a full bibliography of the 

 writings of Dr. Holmes^ up to date, including his contributions to 

 periodical literature. 



Perhaps we cannot better conclude this short notice than by 

 quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes' own words : — '' It is an ungener- 

 ous silence which leaves all the fair words of honestly-earned 

 praise to the writers of obituary notices and the marble workers." 

 The book is beautifully printed on good paper and well bound. 



The Untoward Effects of Drugs : A Pharmacological and 

 Clinical Manual. By Dr. L. Lewin, of Berlin. Second Edition, 

 revised and enlarged. Translated by J. J. Mulheron, M. D. 

 {Geo. T. Davis, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A., 1883.) The only Enghsh 

 translation having the author's endorsement. 



This book, consisting of about 220 pp., is intended for the 

 study of the medical professor. It is sufficient to state that in 

 this work all the drugs in general use are, without exception, 

 investigated with reference to their untoward effects. The ph} si- 

 cian will not lay down the book without having received from it 

 some important information, and will doubtless be incited to 

 further observation. 



The Microscope and its relation to Medicine and Pharmacy, 

 Edited and published by Chas. H. Stowell, M.D., and Louisa 

 Reed Stowell, M.S. {A7in Arbor, Mich., America.) Vol. 3, 

 No. I. April, 1883. 



We have only time and space briefly to notice this very excel- 

 lent bi-monthly. A hasty glance assures us that it is a well-written 

 and exceedingly interesting Journal. The first article is on " A 

 Parasite on or in the Red Blood Corpuscles of a Terrapin," illus- 

 trated by a lithograi)hic plate in two colours, in which the worm- 

 like parasite is shown, at times on, at others apparently in, the 

 blood corpuscle. The other papers are all well written and very 

 readable, and on the whole we are much pleased with the Journal. 

 We must heartily congratulate the editor (Dr. Stowell) — ist, on his 



