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“There are very few works on the above sub- 
ject, and none ai all comparable with the one be- 
fore us. To be perfectly candid, we will say that 
we know of' no book as valuable to the physician, 
in every branch of the profession, as the one 
above mentioned. Proper and successful practica 
must of necessity dorene upon a proper diagnosis, 
and it is for this end that Dr. Ranney has written 
this work. Based tipon a sound knowledge of 
anatomy—minute, general, and special—this excel- 
lent treatise covers the ground fully. The type is 
_ large and clear, and the illustrations are very ex- 
cellent, both in correctness and in artistic execu- 
tion. ‘The thorough manner in which physiological 
fanctions are pointed out in connection with 
anatomical teaching, thus leading one on to ap- 
preciate the pathological changes and manifesta- 
tions, is a grand feature ot the book. No prozressive 
physician should be without this very valuable 
work.” —Southern Clinic, 
‘“‘ The second edition of Dr. Ranney’s excellent 
work on the applied anatomy of the nervous sys- 
tem has been almost entirely rewritten, so that it 
includes the latest discoveries in the anatomy and 
physiology of the brain and the nervous system. 
A careful study of the anatomy and uses of nerve 
structure is of the utmost importance ia the cor- 
rect diagnosis of a host of diseases about which, 
without the information obtained in a work like 
this, we should be very much in the dark. By 
means of a very full table of contents the reader 
can turn at once to the action of every nerve and 
branch of nerve in health and the disturbance pro- 
duced by it when diseased.”—Wew York Medical 
“This work will be found exceedingly useful 
by all who come frequently in contact with those 
suffering from disease of the nervous system. Its 
object is to aid in the anatomical diagnosis of such 
diseases. It is unusually complete in its treatment 
of the subject. Numerous diagrams and illustra- 
tions have been introduced in order to make ex- 
planations clear. The present, although called a 
new edition, is practically a new book. It is much 
larger and for the most part newly written, If we 
were to make any criticism upon the book, it would 
be to urge the author to condense the subject- 
matter. So much of the substance of the work 
deals with the physiology of the nervous system 
that the title is somewhat misleading as regards its 
scope.”’—Journal of the American Medical Asso- 
ciation. 
“ The book will be a great help.to the student 
of neurology, since it sets to his hand matter which 
otherwise could be found only by tedions research 
through many volumes, and for the same reason 
Srrcuren oF ILLUSTRATION, 
the practitioner will give it hearty welcome.’ — 
American Practitioner and News. 
“This is without exception one of the best 
treatises on Applied Anatomy of the Nervous Sys- 
tem to be found in any language. It is clearly 
written, the type good, and the plates are all that 
could be desired. In reading the ordinary works 
on the Physiology of the Nervous System, one 
finds many contradictions, and many contused 
ideas naturally result. In this work every part is, 
so far as possible, dealt with separately, carefully, 
and thoroughly explained so as to leave its teach- 
ings clear in the mind of the student. We espe- 
cially recommend this treatise, for it is a work of 
great excellence, and we are sure one which the 
neurologist will find indispensable, while the 
general practitioner will find it one of the most 
useful works in his library.”.—Canada Lancet. 
RICHARDSON. A Ministry of Health and other Addresses. 
By B. W. Ricnarpson, M.D., M.A., F.R.S., ete. 
Cloth, $1.50. 
‘¢The author is so widely and favorably known 
that any book which bears his name will receive 
respectful attention. He is one of those highly 
educated yet practical, public-spirited gentlemen 
who adorn the profession of medicine and do far 
more than their share toward clevating its posifion 
before the public. This book, owing to the char- 
acter of the matter considered and the author's 
attractive style, affords means for relaxation and 
instruction to every thoughtful person.””— Medical 
Gazette. 
“This book is made up of a number of ad- 
dresses on sanitary subjects, which Dr. Richardson 
12mo. 354 pages. 
delivered at various times in Great Britain, and 
which are intended to invite attention to the press- 
ing reforms that are making progress in medical 
science. The work, which has the great merit of 
being written in the simplest and clearest language, 
gives special attention to the origin and causes of 
diseases, and a demonstration of the hes laws 
by which they may be prevented. . . . The author 
does not, like some members of his profession, en- 
ter into a learned description of cures, but traces 
the causes of diseases with philosophical precision. 
The book contains what every one should know, 
and members of the medical profession will not 
find a study of it in vain.” —Phila, Enquirer. 
