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As to the text proper, but very little difficulty has been found. Occa- 

 sionally when the editor could think of no corresponding English expression, 

 an approximate meaning is given, with the German word in brackets. 

 "Die Erkrankungen der Blutdrusen" has been translated "The Ductless 

 Glandular Diseases," as forming a sufficiently comprehensive and universally 

 intelligible title. It is especially, however, to the ductless glands with 

 more or less well-defined internal secretions (endocrine organs) that our 

 author directs his attention, consequently such bodies as the spleen, the 

 diseases of which are well described in relation with those of the hemato- 

 poietic system, and Luschka's gland, and the carotid body are not here 

 considered. 



"Ausfallerschienungen" has been variously translated "phenomena" or 

 "manifestations" or "symptoms" due to "lack," "deficiency," "loss," 

 "withdrawal," "absence" and in some cases "falling out." "Uberlange" 

 has been translated "upper length;" "Unterlange" "lower length." The 

 first mentioned of these anthropological measurements is taken from the 

 vertex to the symphysis pubis, the second from the symphysis to the heels 

 (according to A. Saenger, Ueber Eunuchoidismus, Deutsche Zeitschrift fur 

 Nervenheilkunde, Bd. 51, Heft. 5-6, 1914, p. 192). 



The author's list of references has been corrected to some extent, and the 

 abbreviations of journals have been changed to correspond to the standard 

 abbreviations of the U. S. Surgeon General's Catalogue. The index has 

 been revised and enlarged. 



The editor's thanks are hereby accorded to Messrs. P. Blakiston's Son 

 & Co. for the uniform kindness and courtesy shown him in the preparation of 

 this volume. 



MILTON KAYTON MEYERS. 

 PHILADELPHIA. 



EDITOR'S PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION 



Advantage has been taken, on the issue of a new edition, to revise 

 the text thoroughly and to add a few abstracts of recent literature to the 

 addenda. 



MILTON KAYTON MEYERS. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



