EDITORIAL. 



CONCILIUM BIBLIOGRAPHICUM. 



The revision of the Anatomical Bibliography of the Concilium 

 Bibliographicum at Zurich, as announced in their latest publica- 

 tion, is a matter of importance to anatomists in general and to 

 neurologists in particular. Very few anatomists in America are 

 so situated as to be able to search out the literature even within 

 their own specialties; fewer still are fond of such work even when 

 facilities for it are amply provided. And yet failure to study the 

 literature of his subject, especially the current literature, from the 

 whole world is fatal to thoroughly broad work in any field of mor- 

 phology. 



The path of the neurologist is peculiarly difficult, for his sub- 

 ject is not only the most intricately complex of all of the morpho- 

 logical specialties, but any detail of an inquiry may develop the 

 most unexpected relations with remote parts of the field and even 

 with far distant departnients of inquiry. While, therefore, the 

 neurologist is more in need of bibliographic assistance than are 

 other morphologists, the problem of producing a servicable bib- 

 liography is immensely more difficult. 



In the past the writer has found the anatomical bibliography of 

 the Concilium Bibliographicum of great service in spite of its con- 

 spicuous defects. The Concilium, though founded and main- 

 tained by a morphologist, has hitherto been compelled by the 

 exigencies of its organization to devote its first energies to other 

 departments and anatomy has remained frankly neglected. The 

 zoological, physiological and other bibliographies have now so 

 far progressed that the Concilium is able to take up the anatom- 

 ical bibliography in earnest. The revised Anatomical Conspec- 

 tus has been elaborated after nearly ten years of practical experi- 

 ence with the scheme on a more modest scale, and in our opinion 

 this document should receive the careful attention of every work- 

 ing anatomist. 



