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secured by laboratory methods and by the use of instruments of preci- 

 sion. The most remarkable feature of the book is its originality, it 

 being largely built up from Professor Sahli's own experience. 



The chapter on history taking and general consideration of subjective 

 data is exceedingly satisfactory and complete, including special considera- 

 tion of the more frequently occurring and striking local manifestations 

 common to more than one disease, such as cedemas, exanthemata, etc. 



Physical diagnosis is clearly explained and some of its phenomena 

 interestingly illustrated by diagrams which are intelligible. Blood pres- 

 sure and the pulse, including venous pulsation, are given with a clearness 

 which can only be obtained by one thoroughly familiar with the subject 

 and in a manner so attractive as to stimulate one to more careful obser- 

 vation in these subjects. 



Stomach disorders have probably received the author's closest attention 

 for many years, and the section of his book dealing with this subject is 

 an interesting and very complete statement of the known facts bearing 

 upon the diagnosis of these conijdex diseases. 



There are a few criticisms upon the book, some of which may be men- 

 tioned. The arrangement of the subject-matter is apparently without 

 a well-defined system and is somewhat confusing to the American stu- 

 dent; trypanosomiasis is not mentioned and clinical bacteriology is placed 

 here and there in the book and is not considered with the fullness its 

 importance deserves in a work of such magnitude. 



The book may be highly recommended. 



W. E. M. 



The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary. An illustrated dictionary of medicine 

 and allied subjects, including all the words and phrases generally used 

 in medicine, with their proper pronunciation, derivation, and definition. 

 Based on recent medical literature. By George M. Gould, A. M., M. D. 

 Illustrated. Flexible leather. Pp., xvi + 1043. Price, $5.00 net. Philadel- 

 phia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1907. 



We have put this book to a practical test and have found it admirably 

 to fulfill the object for which it was designed. The practitioner who 

 desires to be abreast of the times can not afford to ignore the beauty 

 and advantages of this new work. The specialist will find it not only 

 an indispensable aid, but he will rarely need to look further than its pages 

 for anything that can reasonably be expected of a medical dictionary. 

 No pains have been spared by author or publisher to make of it a conven- 

 ient, reliable and' complete working guide to the spelling, pronunciation, 

 derivation and definition of all the words and phrases generally used in 

 medicine. "Where illustrations could be added with advantage they have 

 been inserted with due regard to economy of space. All new words of 

 importance have been added while retaining all old ones, except those 

 which have deservedly fallen into disuse. Due recognition has been given 



