NEW SERIES OF ORIGINAL WORKS ON VITAL PHENOMENA, AND ON 

 Minute Structure ; treating of subjects of importance to the 

 Progress of Physiology and Medicine, technical terms beicgas much 

 as possible avoided. 



OF THIS SERIES THE FOLLOWING ABE ALREADY PUBLISHED, OR IN A VERY FORWARD 

 STATE : 



Third Edition, much enlarged. Coloured Plates. 



I.-PROTOPLASM: OR LIFE MATTER. 



With Original Observations on Minute Structure, and numerous 

 New Coloured Drawings. 



[Nearly ready. 



Second Edition, much enlarged, 28 Plates (many coloured). 12s. 6d. 



II -DISEASE GERMS: AND ON THE TREATMENT 

 OF DISEASES CAUSED BY THEM. 



With observations on the value of Alcohol in Fever. - 

 PART I. SUPPOSED NATURE OF DISEASE GERMS. 



Of a Germ. 

 Germs in the Air. 

 Dust and Dissase. 



Spontaneous Generation. 

 Germs in the Tissues. 

 Germs in Disease. 



PART II. REAL NATURE OF DISEASE GERMS. 



Bioplasm and its Degradation. 

 Disease Germs in fluids and secretions. 



Entrance of Disease Germs. 

 Escape from infected organism. 



Nature and Origin of the Contagious Disease Germs. 

 PART III. THE DESTRUCTION OF DISEASE GERMS. 



Disinfectants. 

 Lister's Views. 

 Influence of Bacteria. 

 Destruction of Germs in the hody. 



Use of the Sulpho-Carbolates. 

 Fever Germs. 

 Principles of Treatment. 

 The Febrile State. 



Action of Stimulants. 



[Now ready. 



Four Plates. Bs. 6d. 



IIL-DISEASE GERMS. THEIR SUPPOSED NATURE. 



A few copies of the first part of the above work remain, and can 

 be had separately. 



IV.-THE MYSTERY OF LIFE. An Essay in reply 

 to Dr. GULL'S ATTACK ON THE THEORY OF 

 VITALITY. Two coloured Plates. 3*. 6d. 



[Now ready. 



LONDON : J. AND A. CHURCHILL. 

 PHILADELPHIA : LINDSAY AND BLAKISTON. 



