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The Vagus Nerve of the Domestic Cat. By T. B. Stowell, A. M., 

 Ph. D., Professor of the Natural Sciences in the State Normal School, at 

 Cortland, N. Y. ; Author of "Syllabus of Lectures on Anatomy and 

 Physiology;" Systematic Zoology," "The Beginning;" etc. 



This is an exhaustive treatise on the vagus nerve. The paper 



forming the basis of this work was read before the American 



Philosophical Society, at Philadelphia. It embodies original research 



extending over a whole year exclusively devoted to the work. It 



is well illustrated. Price, $1. Address the author. 



The Amateur Microscopist. By John Brocklesby, A. M., Professor of 

 Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Trinity College, Hartford. 

 Wm. Wood & Co., New York. Pp. 150. Two hundred and forty seven 

 illustrations. Price, $1. 



The introductory chapter treats of the microscope, mounting, 



illumination, etc. The following are some of the subjects of the 



chapters: "Microscopic Fossils," "Animalcules," "Minute Aquatic 



Animals," "Crystals," "Structure of Wood and Insects." The 



plates illustrating the sections of wood are beautifully executed, 



and we doubt if our readers have ever seen them excelled. The 



work is intended as a popular one; yet the lithographs alone are 



worth the price of the book to anyone. The structure of the 



scales of the fishes is finely illustrated. It would be difficult for 



anyone to look through this book and not desire a microscope. 



Student's Manual of Histology. By C. H. Stowell, M. D. Second 

 edition; 1S82. 



The second edition of this Manual differs from the first, in that 



a number of typographical errors have been corrected, and some 



slight inaccuracies in the text removed. A large number of orders 



already have been received for this edition. 



New Therapeutic Agents. By Willard H. Morse, M. D., Detroit, Mich. 

 Geo. S. Davis. Large 8vo. Pp. 210. Price $1.50. 



The author presents the medicines under the order of the dis- 

 eases to which they are applicable. The titles of his classification, 

 then, are the diseases. Old remedies, as well as new ones, are 

 given; but the chief value of the book lies in the presentation of 

 new therapeutic agents and their uses. The work shows care and 

 labor. It will prove a valuable addition to our knowledge of thera- 

 peutics and materia medica. 



