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" Artificial Soft Paste Porcelain, including the Frit Porce- 

 lain (Pate Tendre) of France, Italy, other Continental 

 Countries, and England, with a Chapter on Marks " ; and, 

 in conjunction with Mr. H. Frowde : — " Cheap Diets in 

 Tuberculosis," by Dr. N. D. Bardswell and J. E. Chap- 

 man; "Diets for the Working Classes," by the same 

 authors; "Fevers in the East: their Clinical and Micro- 

 scopical Differentiation, including the Milroy Lectures on 

 Kaia-Azar," by Prof. L. Rogers, illustrated; "Life 

 Insurance and General Practice," by Dr. E. M. Brock- 

 bank; "Medical Sepsis and Oral Sepsis," by Dr. W. 

 Hunter; and " .A System of Syphilis," by various authors, 

 edited by Dr. D'Arcy Power and J. K. Murphy, in five 

 vols. 



Messrs. Hutchinson and Co. announce : — " Extinct 

 Birds," by the Hon. W. Rothschild, illustrated; "In 

 Wildest Africa," by C. G. Schillings, illustrated; "The 

 World's Birds," by F. Finn, illustrated; " Pets and How 

 to Treat Them," by F. Finn, illustrated; "Wild Life 

 Stories," by S. L. Bensusan ; and " The World's Peonies," 

 by Dr. A. H. Keane, illustrated. 



Mr. John Lane will issue : — " Some Nature Bio- 

 graphies (Plant, Insect, Marine, and Primeval)," by J. J. 

 Ward, illustrated ; " Two Dianas in Somaliland : the 

 Record of a Shooting Trip," by A. E. Field, illustrated; 

 and " Big Game Shooting on the Equator," by Captain 

 F. A. Dickinson, illustrated. 



Mr. H. K. Lewis promises : — " Squint and Ocular 

 Paralysis," by Dr. E. L. Hughes; "Opsonic Method of 

 Treatment," by Dr. E. B. Allen; "The Preservation of 

 Infant Life," by Mrs. de Voss {nee Kanthack) ; and new 

 editions of " Studies in Blood Pressure," by Dr. G. Oliver; 

 and " Diseases of the Nose and Throat," by Drs. H. 

 Hall and H. Tilley. 



Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Son's list is as follows : — 

 "Chemistry of Gas Manufacture," by H. M. Royle ; "A 

 History of Wireless Telephony," by E. Ruhmer, trans- 

 lated by Dr. J. Erskine-Murray ; " Magnetos for Auto- 

 moiiilists," by S. Boltone ; "Earthwork Diagrams," by 

 R. h. Erskine-Murray and Y. D. Kirton : and " Chapters 

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Messrs. Longmans and Co. announce : — " Organic 

 Chemistry for Medical Students," by Prof. G. von Bunge, 

 translated by Dr. R. H. A. Plimmer ; "Hydraulics," 

 by Prof. S. Dunkerley, vol. ii., " The Resistance and 

 Propulsion of Ships," illustrated; "Electro-physiology of 

 Plants," by Prof. Jagadis Chunder Bose, illustrated; 



■Systematic Researches in Thermo-chemistrv : Numerical 

 and Theoretical Results," by Prof. J. Thomsen, translated 

 by K. A. Burke; "Photo-chemistry," by Dr. S. E. 

 Sheppard ; and "The Reduction of Cancer," by Hon. 

 R. Russell. 



The list of Messrs. Sampson Low and Co., Ltd., con- 

 t.-iins : — ''Standard Polyphase Apparatus and Systems," by 

 M. A. Oudin ; "Stammering, Cleft-palate Speech, Lisp- 

 ing, &c.," by Mrs. E. Behnke ; "Chemistry Simplified," 

 by Dr. G. A. Kocnig, a course of lectures on the non- 

 metals, based upon the natural evolution of chemistry ; 

 and " A Practical Treatise on Friction, Lubrication, Fats, 

 and Oils," by E. F. Dieterichs. 



The announcements of Messrs. Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 

 include: — " .\frican Nature Notes and Reminiscences," by 

 F. C. Selous, with a foreword by President Roosevelt, 

 illustrated; "The History of the Pearl," bv Drs. Kunz 

 and Stevenstfn, illustrated; "Atlas Antiquus : Fortv-eight 

 Maps in Colours, on a New Graphic Plan, with Explan- 

 atory Text in English, the Names of Places, Countries, 

 &c., on the Maps themselves being in Latin, with a full 

 .Alphabetical Index," by Dr. E. Reich; "Aphorisms 

 and Reflections from the Works of Thomas Henrv 

 Huxley," selected by H. k. Huxley; " Origin and Develop- 

 ment of the Moral Ideas," by Dr. E. Westermarck, 

 vol._ ii. ; " Mining Tables ; being a Comparison of the 

 Units of Weight, Measure, Currency, Mining ."Kreas, &c., 

 of Different Countries, together with Tables of Equi- 

 valents, Constants, and other Data, for the Use of Mining 

 Enarineers and Survevors," by Dr. F. H. Hatch and E. J. 

 Vallentine ; "The Weights and Measures of International 

 Commerce " (being a section of the above larger work 

 printed separately), by Dr. F. H. Hatch and E. J. 

 Vallentine; and new editions of "Elements of the Com- 



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parative .Anatomy of \'ertebrates," adapted by Prof. W. N. 

 Parker from the German of Prof. R. Wiedersheim, illus- 

 trated ; " Modern Views of Electricity," by Sir Oliver 

 Lodge, F.R.S., illustrated; and "Self-instruction in the 

 Practice and Theory of Navigation," by the Earl of 

 Dunraven, three vols. 



Messrs. Methuen and Co.'s list includes: — "A History 

 of Astronomy," by W. W. Bryant, illustrated; "Trees in 

 Nature, Myth, and Art," by J. E. Phythian, illustrated; 

 " The Bee People : or, the Story of a Bee told by Her- 

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 or, the Story of a Mountain Squirrel told by Himself," 

 by M. W. Morley, illustrated; "Electric Light and 

 Power : an Introduction to the Study of Electric Light- 

 ing," by E. E. Brooks and W. H. N. James, illustrated; 

 " Engineering Workshop Practice," by C. C. .Allen, illus- 

 trated; and a new edition of " Practical Physics," by Prof. 

 H. Stroud, illustrated. 



Mr. Murray announces: — "Heredity," by Prof. J. A. 

 Thomson, illustrated; "Therapeutics of the Circulation," 

 by Sir T. Lauder Brunton, F.R.S. ; " Round about the 

 North Pole," by W. J. Gordon, illustrated; and "The 

 South African Natives : their Present Condition and 

 Progress," edited by the South African Native Races Com- 

 mittee. 



Messrs. J. Nisbet and Co. promise : — " On Some 

 Common Affections of the Liver," by Dr. G. W. H. 

 White; "On the Diagnosis and Treatment of Surgical 

 -Affections of the Knee," by Sir W. H. Bennett; " On 

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 the Young," by J. Berry; "On Prostatectomy," by 

 J. W. T. Walker; "On Enuresis," by Dr. J. H. Thurs- 

 tield ; "On Some of the Common -Affections of the 

 Tongue," by J. Hutchinson, jun. ; "Some Clinical Points 

 in the Surgery of the Intestine," by F. C. Wallis ; and 

 " Nerve Injuries and their Treatment," by J. Sherren. 



The list of the Oxford University Press contains : — 

 " Inde.x Kewensis," Supplement iii., bringing the names 

 down to 1905; " Floral Mechanisms," by Dr. .A. H. 

 Church; "Studies in the Medicine of .Ancient India," 

 part i., " Osteology of the Bones of the Human Body," by 

 .A. F. R. Hoernle ; " Lectures on Evolution," bv Prof. 

 E. B. Poulton, F.R.S. ; " Knuth's Handbook of' Floral 

 Pollination," translated by Prof. J. R. A. Davis; and 

 " Solereder's Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons," 

 translated bv L. .A. Boodle and F. E. Fritsch, and revised 

 by Dr. D. H. Scott, F.R.S. 



Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench, Triibner and Co., Ltd., 

 will publish: — "The Forces of Nature," by Dr. G. 

 Le Bon; and " Introduction to the Science of Electricity," 

 lectures by B. Kolbe, edited and revised by the author for 

 publication in England, translated by J. Skellon, illustrated. 



The announcements of Messrs. G. Philip and Son, Ltd., 

 contain: — "'Day by Day' Tellurian and Calendar: a 

 Novel Device illustrating the Elliptical Orbit of the Earth 

 round the Sun, also the Seasons, Day and Night, &c. "; 

 " Notes on Maritime Meteorology," by M. W. C. 

 Hepworth ; " A Simple Course of Weighing and Measur- 

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 and new editions of " Catechism of the Laws of Storms," 

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.Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., promise : — " Australian 

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Messrs. G P. Putnam's Sons announce : — " A Field 

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 illustrated; "The Family: an Ethnographical and 

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 Parsons ; " Alcohol ; the Sanction for its Use, Scientifically 

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.Messrs. Rivingtons direct attention to: — " Elementarv 

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