guages almost reaches 

 them. It may be well 

 sake of those who are 

 hut like tracheotomy, 



Systematische and Topographische Anatomie des 

 Hundes, Bearbeitet von Ellenberger und Baum.— lh-rlin, 



carefully worked out. For the physiologist it will rank with the works 

 of Krause on the rabbit and|Ecker on the frog. That it has been 

 greatly needed will be acknowledged by all who have had to deal 

 with the dog from the morphological, physiological, or medical stand- 

 points. That it represents a vast amount of faithful labor on the part 

 of the authors, who are instructors in the veterinary college at Dres- 

 den, not only in the examination of literature, but more especially in 

 the practical study, with scalpel and forceps, is evident from a survey.)!' 

 the book itself. It is purely systematic and topographical, as the title 

 indicate-, all histological, ontogeny : arative anat- 



omical and physiological considerations (except as to the actions of the 

 muscles), being omitted. The rigid restriction of the subject matter 

 in this respect is a detraction and must result in nan-owing the circle 

 of users of the book. A broader treatment from the comparative 

 standpoint would have added greatly to the interest and value. In 

 this line the short discussions of the race differences in the various 

 bones of the skeleton are an interesting feature. The physiologist can 

 not fail to notice the lack of good descriptions and figures elucidating 

 the physiological anatomy of the body. He has his Cyon, it is true, 

 but Cyon is not all sufficient. The two hundred and eight figures in 

 the text are with ;' v -xc. \ n- rigina . and mostly of unusual excel- 

 lence. Thirty-seven plates represent sections through the body in dif- 

 ferent planes and regions, and are given to show the topography of 

 the parts, chiefly for operative purposes. 



