PUBLISHEE'S NOTE. 



THREE completely revised editions of Kirkes' Handbook 

 have now been published since the editorship was first 

 undertaken by Professor W. D. Halliburton in 1896. So 

 extensive have been the changes made in these years, that 

 but little remains of the original work, and the Manual has 

 now obtained a higher reputation arid a wider popularity 

 than at any time before. 



In these circumstances it has been suggested by several 

 professional men and other readers of the book that it 

 would be well to drop the time-honoured name of " Kirkes'," 

 and to substitute for it that of the real author of the pre- 

 sent volume Professor Halliburton. Whatever prestige 

 attached to the old title has now been rightly transferred 

 to the new, and we have accordingly decided to adopt this 

 suggestion, and to call the book in future " Halliburton's 

 Physiology." 



I must take this opportunity to call attention once more 

 to the fact that for some years past a so-called edition of 

 " Kirkes' Physiology " has been circulated in the United 

 States, not only without the authority, but in spite of the 

 repeated public protests, of the owners and editors of the 

 genuine book. It is hoped that the adoption of a new name 

 may enable the public to distinguish between the authorized 

 and the unauthorized editions. 



JOHN MURRAY. 



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