rap Notices respecting. New Books. 
not previously accustomed to converse with him. It:may— 
perhaps be fair to add, that being all of them physicians, 
they were less acquainted with the erroneous opinions and 
practices, and even with the technical language, which had 
prevailed before Mr. Hunter tanght. te ‘ 
“‘ Though what has been said may be asufficient apology 
for the commentaries offered in this edition, yet it did not 
seem to authorize any alteration in the text. - The value of 
the work will infinitely more than repay the labour of. stu- 
dying it with all the application it requires. The object of 
the commentator is only to direct the student, and to re-— 
lieve bim occasionally in his progress. With these views, 
the following hints are premised.’’ 
Some very useful though general hints, on the mode of 
studying Mr. Hunter’s writings, conclude the preface. 
To say the work is well executed would be almost super- 
fluous. Our readers must be aware of what they are to 
expect by Dr. Adams’s former writing, and we can pro- 
mise them they will not be disappointed, Though the 
book is increased nearly one-fourth, yet the price is dimi- 
nished a third. We are glad to see this laudable attempt at 
increasing the circulation of Mr. Hunter’s productions, and 
rendering ‘them more generally intelligible. 
An Essay on the Nature of Scrofula, with Evidence of its 
Origin from the Disorder of the digestive Organs. Il- 
lustrated ly a Number of Cases successfully treated, and 
interspersed with Observations on the general Treatment 
of Children. By Ricuarp CaRMICHAEL, Surgeon. 
8vo, Callow, London. 
‘ A few months ago we noticed with much: satisfaction the 
valuable remarks of this author on Cancer, and we again 
with pleasure take the opportunity of reminding the faculty 
how much the practice in that melancholy disease has been 
directed by Mr. Carmichael’s ingenious suggestions. If 
we cannot speak in the same terms of the Essay on Scro- 
fula, we must at least admit that the work has considera- 
ble merit. We could hardly indeed expect in so short a 
period, from the same author, two complete treatises on 
two stubborn diseases, and we almost regret that the at- 
tempt has been made, The book, however, is short, and 
we are ready to hope that it will only prove. introductory 
to something more worthy of the writer. 
_ Having said thus much, it will not be expected that our 
remarks should be protracted. We shall, indeed, rather 
offer 
