REVIEWS. 



Honan's Handbook to Medical Europe. By James Henry Honan, M. I). Pp. 

 261. Price ^l.f.O. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 19P2. 



The object of this little book is to serve "as a guide to 

 English-speaking physicians who go abroad for post-graduate 

 work and as a book of reference for all who are interested in 

 medical work in other lands." It is thoroughly practical and is 

 of value both in helping to decide where to go for the particular 

 work desired and in enabling one on his arrival quickly to 

 familiarize himself with conditions there. 



The author devotes 117 pages to German universities including 

 Vienna and only 11 pages to those of France; this uneven treat- 

 ment of this subject is in part justified by the fact that post- 

 graduate courses for foreigners are much more thoroughly 

 organized in Germany, but one feels that it is also largely due to 

 the author's lack of an intimate knowledge of French medical 

 institutions. The book is well worth having if one is planning 

 to go for the first time to Berlin, Vienna, or one of the British 

 universities for post-graduate work. 



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Medical-Service in Campaign. A Handbook for Medical Officers in the T ield. 

 By Major Paul Frederick Straub. Medical Corps (General Staff) 

 United States Army. Second edition. Illustrated. Pp. x + 186. Price 

 $1.50. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 1912. 



In reviewing so excellent and satisfactory a book as this, one 

 is tempted to indulge in superlatives, but in view of the fact 

 that, despite the narrow field covered, it has already gone through 

 its first edition and is so well known and appreciated by those 

 engaged in that field, an effort will be made to restrain such a 

 tendency. 



Prior to the appearance of the first edition relatively few 

 American (to speak of no other) medical officers were suffi- 

 ciently familiar with the collateral military subjects or had had 

 so much practical experience in the organization and admin- 

 istration of military medical units that they did not find the 

 solution of even simple problems in military tactics a matter of 



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