xii Journal of Comparative Neurology. 



but we think some space should have been devoted to a statement of 

 the recent results of the chrome-silver method as applied to the cord 

 by Kolliker, Cajal and others. In passing it may be remarked that, 

 while the make-up is generally good, we note several cases where "y 

 Cajal" is spoken of af though " y " were a titular prefix like '* von " or 

 " de" instead of simply the word " and.'' 



Of the pathological sections it is not necessary for us to speak here. 

 There is no doubt that the work will long remain a standard hand-book 

 for the use of the practitioner. c. L. H. 



txordiuier's Anatomy of the Nervous System.^ 



At a time when so large a number of candidates for recognition 

 are pressing upon our attention a new hand-book of the nervous system 

 may expect to meet careful scrutiny. The author of the work quoted 

 has been " convinced of the necessity for a systematic text-book which 

 shall present this most difficult subject in a concise but comprehensive 

 manner." In the introduction Dr. Hun indicates that the work bases 

 its claim to recognition upon " clearness of style and profuseness of 

 illustration." 



The reader then need not expect the results of new investigations 

 or theoretical discussions but the quintessence of what is definitely 

 known, clearly stated and organized in such a manner as to present a 

 consistent and intelligible view of the subject in its entirety. 



It may be doubted wether any man is at the present moment in a 

 position to accomplish this task. It is certain that no one has done it. 

 Even the admirable book of Dr. Edinger evidently fails to present a 

 synthetic account of the brain ; in fact, one of its greatest services to 

 science is the presentation of the limits and deficiencies of our knowl- 

 edge. It is true that we have no comprehensive work adapted to be 

 used as a student manual. Edinger's lectures are more adapted to the 

 investigator than the medical student and we have no other up-to- 

 date text. 



So far as the second claim put forth is concerned, it is amply just- 

 ified. In fullness and elegance of illustration the book leaves little to 

 desire. The paper and topography are luxurious. 



As to the book itself we confess to disappointment — a disappoint- 

 ment that grows as we read. It is not that there is not a wealth of 

 material, for the author has compiled most diligently and undiscrimi- 

 natingly. The old has been patched with the new with seeming disre- 



1 The Gross and Minute Anatomy of the Central Nervous System. H. C. 

 Gordinier, M.D. P. Blakiston's Sons and Co. Price $6.00. 



