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physiological chemistry of the excretions, on the ground that "we are entering- 

 upon the threshold of an important line of medical inquiry which sooner or later 

 will be followed by valuable practical results." Of this there can be no doubt, 

 and the researches of some of our American physicians show that they are not 

 blind to the advantages of this means of investigation. 



One conclusion of Prof. Harley's will doubtless be read with surprise, if not 

 doubt, /. e., that mostly all liver diseases are hereditary, even many of those ap- 

 parently accidentally acquired, such as gall-stones, being no exception to the rule» 



As this work is intended only for professional men we will not extend this 

 notice, but merely give a synopsis of its contents to show the scope of the work :: 



Chemistry, Physics and Physiology of the Liver and its secretions. Etiology 

 of Jaundice — different kinds — causes producing them — treatment. Signs and; 

 Symptoms of Liver Diseases. General remarks on all kinds of Hepatic Reme- 

 dies. Special Hepatic Medicines ; their modes of action and uses. Mineral Wat- 

 ers, Wines and Foods; treatment of Pyrexia, Cerebral complications, etc. Con-^ 

 genital and Hereditary Liver Diseases, Biliousness ; Its varieties and treatment. 

 Jaundice from Enervatio^i^ all its forms explained and their different treatments^ 

 Different forms of Inflammation of the Liver and their treatments. Jaundice caused 

 by Diseased Germs, Yellow Fevers, Contagious and Epidemic Jaundice, differ- 

 ent kinds and their treatments. Jaundice of Pregnancy. Different forms of 

 Hepatic Atrophy and Ascites. Bihary Concretions, Inspissated Bile, Gall Stones^ 

 of every kind and form, direct and indirect effects of; their symptoms and treat- 

 ment. Different kinds of Colics, etc. Catarrhal Jaundice. Jaundice from 

 Poisons. Different kinds of Jaundice from Permanent Obstructions. Physiolog. 

 ical Chemistry of the Excretions, Urine and Stools, as a guide to diagnosis and 

 treatment. All kinds of Abscess, Tropical, Pyaemic, Metastatic, etc. Different 

 kinds of Cancers of the Liver and its Appendages. Hydatid and Cystic Diseases 

 of the Liver; Syphilitic and Fibroid Diseases of the Liver. Embolisms, Fatty,. 

 Amyloid and other Degenerations of the Liver. Traumatic Diseases of the Liver. 

 Diseases of the Gall Bladder. A concluding chapter, entitled Hints on Differ-^ 

 ential Diagnosis. Index. 



The Theories of Darwin. By Professor Rudolph Schmid; i2mo. pp. 410. 

 Jansen, McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1883. For sale by M. H. Dickinson, $2. 



In this work the theories of Darwin and their relation to philosophy, religion, 

 and morality are so carefully, systematically and learnedly considered, so thor- 

 oughly analyzed and so lucidly set forth, that we regard it as the most satisfactory 

 exegesis of the whole subject of evolution and its kindred hypotheses that has 

 ever been presented to the American public. Professor Schmid is President of 

 the Theological Seminary at Schonthal, Wiirtemburg, where he wrote the work 

 some six years since. It has, however, been recently revised and is now present- 

 ed for the first time in the English language, having been translated by authority- 



