1 88 THE MICROSCOPE. 



A Dictionary of Medicine, including General Pathology, General Thera- 

 peutics, Hygiene, and the Diseases Peculiar to Women and Children. 

 By various writers. Edited by Richard Quain, M. D., F. R. S. Fifth 

 edition. Illustrated. Pp. 1,816. $8.00. D. Appleton & Co. 



As indicated by the title, this is, primarily, a dictionary of medi- 

 cine. The several diseases are arranged in alphabetical order, and 

 are fully discussed. The symptoms, course, duration, diagnosis, 

 prognosis, and, lastly, the treatment, are all clearly and satisfactorily 

 given. The value of the work is largely increased, owing to the 

 fact that the more important diseases are described by writers who 

 are specialists in that department. Such names as Clarke, Fox, Pea- 

 cock, Green, Carpenter, Thompson, Brown-Sequard, Brunton, Cob- 

 bold, and nearly two hundred others, are seen in the list of con- 

 tributors. 



To give the reader an idea of the extent of the work, we notice 

 five columns of solid type devoted to "Albuminuria," six columns 

 to "Alcohol," nine columns to "Ascites," nine columns to "Chyluria," 

 twelve columns to "Causes of Diseases," forty-six columns to "Dis- 

 eases of the Heart," equivalent to one hundred pages of ordinary 

 book matter. Twenty-eight columns to "Physical Examination." 

 Nearly a hundred columns are devoted to "Diseases of the Spinal 

 Cord," by Bastian. This shows that the important diseases are not 

 lightly passed by, but are treated in a most satisfactory manner by 

 those specially familiar with the subjects. We like the work because 

 it is clear, condensed, and in a readily accessible form. It contains, 

 in an abridged, condensed form, all the information at present avail- 

 able for the use of the practitioner. A few books every student of 

 medicine must have, a dictionary of medical terms, an anatomy and 

 a dispensatory. He cannot add to the list a more comprehensive 

 work than the one before us. It does not take the place of special 

 works, but until these special works can be procured, it will fill an 

 important place in the library, for it is a library in itself. The print- 

 ing and binding are very good indeed, and the book looks well on 

 the shelf or table. 



Examen Microscopico del Trigo y de LA Harina. D. Fernando Arambune. 

 Madrid, 1883. Figs. 50, pp. 106. 



Especial notice is given in the preface of "the eminent professor. 



