202 Miscellanies. 
common articles of food from the vegetable kingdom, rice, when 
boiled, requires one hour for its conversion into chyme; barley two 
hours; green corn and beans three hours, forty five minutes: sweet 
apples one hour and thirty minutes: potatoes, boiled, three hours and 
thirty minutes: cabbage, boiled, four bowrs and thirty minutes. Of 
the articles of animal food, beef roasted or broiled, is digested in 
three hours: do. fried, four hours; veal, broiled, four hours: fowls 
four hours: Pork, roasted, five hours fifteen minutes: oysters, raw, 
two hours fifty five minutes: eggs, soft boiled, three hours: turkey, 
roasted, two hours, thirty minutes. Venison, broiled, one hour thirty 
five minutes. 
Without entering into additional particulars and omitting many 
things of great interest, we commend the work to all.who feel an 
interest in such subjects, as one which contains more facts, plainy 
and honestly stated, upon the subject of digestion in the human stom- 
ach, than can any where else be found. 
2. The Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine and Surgery, a Di- 
gest of Medical Literature. Edited by Isaac Hays, M.D. To be’ 
completed in 40 parts, Svo. Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard.— 
Works of this description have been executed on the continent of 
Europe, with great success, and have been highly instrumental in 
advancing the causes of medical improvement. | Several works of 
this kind have, within a few years past, emanated from the British 
press. Cooper’s Dictionary of Surgery has been of essential ser- 
vice in promoting the knowledge of that branch of the Medical pro- 
fession. 
Dr. Copland has also been, for several years, engaged in compil- 
ing a Dictionary of Practical Medicine, upon a similar plan with res- 
pect to medicine; and, as he expresses himself, ‘ to go with, 3 
“be a suitable companion for ‘* Cooper’s Dictionary of ae 
Whether Dr. Copland’s intention was generally known to the Medi- 
cal profession in Great Britain, we know not; nor is it material to 
know. The British Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine was announ- 
ced as preparing for publication, either before or simultaneously with, 
Dr. Copland’s work.. Some doubts seemed to be entertained in the 
minds of the medical public, whether both works could succeed. 
These doubts however have been removed on the appearance of the 
first numbers of the different productions. The Cyclopedia of Practi- 
cal Medicine is a collection of Essays on the most important medi- 
