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Much of the book is naturally devoted to a detailed discussion 

 of the Examination Form, dealing first with the particulars 

 required of the personal and family history of the proposer, and 

 then with the methods of conducting the various stages of the 

 actual examination. This part of the book particularly abounds 

 in valuable suggestions drawn from personal experience as to 

 ways of treating nervous and special cases, drawing inferences, 

 and obtaining true impressions. 



But a scarcely less valuable feature, and one which will make 

 the book useful also to those who are thinking of taking out a 

 Life Insurance Policy, is the lucid explanation of the functions of 

 the Medical Staff of an Insurance Company, and of the relation 

 between the medical report and the many other factors which 

 affect the decision of the Company to accept or reject a proposer. 

 There are chapters on extra risks ; some special kinds of life 

 insurance (e.g., for loans and annuities) ; occupations, habits and 

 residence abroad as affecting the " life " ; and also on foreign lives, 

 in connection with which it is interesting to hear that members 

 of every race in the world are insured by British offices. 



The author is President of the Assurance Medical Society, and 

 Medical Officer of the Royal Exchange, Friends' Provident, and 

 North British and Mercantile Offices. It will readily be seen, 

 therefore, that he is in a position to speak with authority on this 

 subject. 



RECENTLY PUBLISHED. 



GEOLOGY OF THE BRITISH 

 EMPIRE. 



By F. R. C. REED, M.A., Sc.D., F.G.S. 

 With numerous Maps. One Volume. Demy 8vo. 405. net. 



SOME PRESS OPINIONS. 



"The compilation of such a work needs enormous industry and knowledge 

 of Geology much wider than the actual subject-matter. Dr. Reed is known 

 to have both these requirements. We have checked his accounts of some 

 districts with which we are acquainted, and find them both clear and up to 

 date. The index contains over 2,000 names of places and geological 

 formations." The Times. 



"Dr. Reed performs his work with great thoroughness, and the book, 

 which is admirably produced by the well-known firm of Edward Arnold, will 

 doubtless take its place as the standard work on the subject. Dr. Reed has 

 amplified the notes of a series of lectures he has delivered for many years at 

 Cambridge into a useful, well-written, and well-arranged volume, written in 

 a lucid style of unquestionable scientific quality and fully worthy of the 

 importance and magnitude of the subject. From cover to cover the book is 

 furnished with excellent maps, and to each section is added a full biblio- 

 graphy which the student will find invaluable." Mining Journal. 



