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Eotifera, one of the microscopists' favourite groups, is summarily 
disposed of. This would be less remarkable were it not for the 
fact that so much greater an amount of space is allotted to crea- 
tures that hardly come within the limits assigned to them by the 
author. It is hard to say anything in praise of either of these 
chapters. The best part of Mrs. Somerville's volumes is, un- 
questionably, that which embraces descriptions of the Ehizopoda 
and Foraminifera. This is very fairly done, and it is exquisitely 
illustrated. The half-dozen or more large plates which represent, 
in white on a rich indigo background, species of Haliommay 
Actinomma, Aidocantlia, Dictyopodium, AcantJiometra, Eucyrtidium, 
and Hosalina, are marvellous examples of artistic skill; they are 
unquestionably beautiful. The descriptions of the corals are taken, 
together with the figures, from Lacaze-Duthier's fine monograph, 
and are in keeping with recent research, but the chapters on 
Entozoa and Annelids are by no means satisfactory as representing 
modern science. The work has been seen through the "press" 
by several friends, but, unfortunately, it has been very carelessly 
" read," as printers say. It is full of orthographical errors. 
HandbucJi der Lelire von den Gewehen des MenscJien und der Thiere. 
Herausgegeben v. Dr. S. Strieker. 1 Lieferung mit 49 Holzschnit 
Leipzig. Engelman, 1868 ['Handbook of the Tissues of Man 
and Animals.' Edited by Dr. S. Strieker]. — The first part of this 
work is just published, and contains some very interesting and 
valuable papers. There are the following contributions : — (1) On 
the Methods of Microscopic Study ; (2) General Eemarks on Cells, 
by Dr. Strieker ; (3) On Connective Tissue, including Cartilages 
and Bone, by Herr A. Eollet ; (4) On the Structural Elements of 
the Nervous System, by Herr Max Schultze ; (5) On the Eolation 
of Nerve to Muscular Fibre, by Herr Kiihne, and other papers of 
interest. It is well illustrated, and the following are among its 
regular contributors: — Strieker, Arnold, Becker, Biesiadecki, E. 
Briicke, Cohnheim, Eberth Engelmann, Gerlach, Hering, W. 
Kiihne, Danger, La Valette, Leber, Ludwig, W. Midler, Pfliiger, 
von Eecklingshausen, A. Eollet, F. E. Schulzte, Max Schultze, 
Schweigger-Seidel, and lastly, Waldeyer. 
Parasitic Skin Diseases, by Dr. M'Call Anderson. London : Churchill, 
1868. — We call the attention of our readers to this work because 
it deals with the interesting subject of the relation of fungi to 
disease, and with the problem of the mode of development of such 
fungi. Indeed, the greater portion of the book which Dr. Ander- 
son has given us is devoted to descriptions of the structure, growth, 
mode of development, and relations of the various fungi which 
grow upon or in the integumentary system in cases of parasitic 
disease. The author has given a great number of very handsome 
illustrations, displaying these fungi in different stages of their 
growth, and as seen under powers of from 200 to 400 diameters. 
He refers also to the views expressed by Mr. Jabez Hogg in 
his paper, published a couple of years since in the 'Eoyal Micro- 
scopical Society's Transactions,' and he states that he differs from 
