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II. As the Editor believes that there will be no deficiency of 

 Original Matter, so he trusts that such will constitute the bulk of 

 every number, as it will, assuredly, the mass of the labours and 

 collections of the entire year. 



III. The Biographical Sketches, though it is believed that they 

 will be chiefly original, are here mentioned distinct from the ori- 

 ginal communications. 



IV. It is by no means the intention of the Editor to give a 

 Review of every work relative to Medicine, or Natural History, 

 that may be published in the United-States, or that may be pub- 

 lished elsewhere, however respectable the works, or however 

 nearly related they may be to this country. In some instances, 

 copious reviews, or rather analyses, will be given : in some in- 

 stances, he will content himself with announcing the titles of the 

 works, and making short extracts from them ; in other instances, 

 he will merely notice the titles of the works. Some works, it is 

 presumed, will not be worthy of any notice ^vhatever. 



V. A large part of the Miscellaneous Facts and Observations 

 will be original. In many instances, these facts, &c. will neces- 

 sarily be thrown together without much regard to order; but it 

 is hoped, that it will often be in the power of the Editor, to so 

 methodise and arrange them, as to present them to his readers in 

 a tolerably well systematised manner. 



VI. The Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal 

 will be published regularly every six months. Each number will 

 contain at least two hundred pages, printed on a good type and 

 paper. The first number is now prepared for the press, and will 

 be published early in the month of November next. 



The annual subscription to The Philadelphia Medical and 

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