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ered at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. 
Buren, M.D., LL.D. Edited by Dr. Lewis A. Struson. 
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“Tf we are to judge of the interesting style by 
the mere reading of these lectures, how greatly 
they must have been appreciated by those who 
heard them by the teacher! There is nothing dry 
or prosy in them. ‘The illustrations ot’ principles 
are drawn from the clinical material of the teacher. 
and are always fresh and @ propos. Past and 
present theories are compared in such a way as to 
give the student an interest in the work of older 
pathologists, and to point out progress made, with- 
out wearying him with a dry narration at a time 
when he is not able to comprehend the underlying 
philosophy. Dr. Van Buren’s popularity as a 
teacher can be easily understood from » study of 
this volume. His manner is vivacious, his matter 
select, and his fullness of knowledge ay dis- 
cernible. He writes like one in authority, ‘tall of 
enthusiasm, and possessed of the skill of impart- 
ing to students just that sort of knowledge best 
suited to their future intellectual growth. The 
work is handsomely printed, with full-faced, clear 
type and leaded lines, and is in every way a credit 
to the publishers.” —Worth Carolina Med: Journal. 
“Dr. Van Buren, for a period of thirty-five 
years prior to his death, occupied a phenomenal 
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pe as a teacher of surgery. Dr. Lewis A. 
timson has conferred a lasting benefit upon the 
Laban hy the conscientious discharge of his 
uty as editor of the late Prof. Van Buren’s lecture 
notes. As a tribute to the memory of a great 
American surgeon, and as an invaluable contribu- 
tion to the literature of the subject, Van Buren’s 
‘Lectures on the Principles of Surgery’ will find 
an honored place in cyery well-pelected medical 
library.”?— Chicago Medical Journal and Bx- 
aminer. 
“This book is the teaching of an experienced 
surgeon. of one who knew of what he was saying, 
and from personal observation. It is such a wor 
on surgery that the general practitioner should 
consult and be governed by, as trom it he can be 
advised how to treat and manage the complications 
of surgery. Known so well as is Dr. Van Buren, 
we can neither add to nor detract trom what he 
has given in this work before us. It has been 
ably edited by Dr. Stimson, and we advise our 
readers to have a copy of it in their. libraries.”— 
Therapeutic Gazette. 
VAN BUREN. Lectures upon Diseases of the Rectum and the 
Surgery of the Lower Bowel. 
Delivered at the Bellevue Hospital 
Medical College. By W. H. Van Buren, M. D., late Professor of the Prin- 
ciples and Practice of Surgery in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 
ete., etc. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo. 412 pages. With 
27 Illustrations and complete Index. 
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‘The reviewer too often finds it a diffi- 
cult task to discover points to praise, in 
order that his criticisms may not seem one- 
sided and unjust. These lectures, however, 
pice him upon the other horn of the 
ilemma, viz., to find somewhat to criticise 
severely enough to clear himself of the 
charge of indiscriminating laudation. Of 
course, the author upholds some views 
which conflict with other authorities, but 
he substantiates them by the most power- 
ful of arguments, viz., a large experience, 
the results of which are enunciated by one 
who elsewhere shows that he can appre- 
ciate, and accord the duc value to, the work 
and experience of others.”"—Archives of 
Medicine. ; 
“The present is a new volume rather 
than a new edition. Both its size and ma- 
terial are vastly beyond its predecessor. 
The same scholarly method, the same calm, 
convincing statement, the same wise, care- 
fully matured counsel, pervade every para- 
graph. ‘The discomfort and dangers of the 
diseases of the rectum call for greater con- 
sideration than they usually receive at the 
hands of the profession.” —Detroit Lancet. 
“These lectures are twelve in number, 
and may be taken as an excellent epitome 
of our present knowledge of the discases ot 
the parts in question. ‘The work is full of 
ractical matter, but it owes not a little of 
its value to the original thought, labor, and 
