REVIEWS. 



Hookworm Disease. Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prophylaxis, 

 and Treatment. By George Dock, A. M., M. D., and Charles C. Bass, 

 M. D. Cloth. Pp. 250, 49 special illustrations and colored plate. St. Louis : 

 C. V. Mosby Company. 1910. 



Since it became evident about eight years ago that uncinariasis was 

 common in the United States, many articles have appeared in American 

 medical literature covering various phases of the subject. Important ex- 

 perimental work at the same time has been done on the disease in 

 other parts of the world. The authors of this book show an intimate ac- 

 quaintance not only with the literature of the subject, but also with the 

 disease itself, particularly as it is found in the South Atlantic States. 

 In addition, considerable research work has been done by them, especially 

 in regard to the diagnosis of very mild cases (in which a centrifuge is 

 used), in regard to the symptomatology of mild cases, and also as to the 

 blood findings in the affection. 



The subject of hookworm disease is brought quite up to date and 

 the book, which is very appropriately dedicated to Dr. Charles Wardell 

 Stiles, must find a hearty welcome among practitioners and medical 

 students in the United States at this time when a crusade against uncina- 

 riasis has just been inaugurated. 



The book is faulty in regard to the editing of technical names. It 

 is unfortunate that the proof ^vas not read by a zoologist. 



D. G. W. 



Practical Suggestions In Borderland Surgery For The Use Of Students And 

 Practitioners. By Gustavus M. Blech, M. D. Cloth. Pp.219. Philadelphia: 

 Professional Publishing Company. 1910. 



This book was not written for surgeons but rather for occasional 

 operators, or, more plainly, for medical men who should not operate at 

 all. Whether there is a field for such effort or not the reviewer is unable 

 to state. J. R. McD. 



Medical Service In Campaign. A Handbook For Medical Officers In The 

 Field. By Maj. Paul Frederick Straub, Medical Corps (General Staff), TJ. S. 

 Army. Leather. Pp. vn-169. Price $1.50 net. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's 

 Son & Co. 1910. 



At the outbreak of the Spanish- American "War few . Army surgeons 

 possessed practical experience under field service conditions aside from that 



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