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Contents. 



I. Presternal Fissure uncovering Base of the Heart. By G. A. Gibson, 



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10. Description of a Cleft Sternum. By Prof. Turner. 



11. Physiological Action of Oionised Air. By J. Barlow, M.D. (Plates 



v., VI.) 

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13. Logwood Suinine Solution. By E. A. Cook, Ph.D. 



14. Development of Hair on Eyeball of a Dog. By G. E. Dobson, M.A., 



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16. Anatomical Notices. 



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