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general account of which he proceeds to detail particular 
orders of these organs, beginning with those of the “ Anterior 
Extremity,” and of the “ Neck and Breast,” without descend- 
ing to any description of the “ several minute muscles 
around the cervical vertebrae, which serve to move one bone 
upon another, and also answer the purpose of ligaments, 
holding the bones together, which are only sought by the 
matured student,” and “ may be considered as altogether 
unfitted for those into whose hands the ‘Outlines’ are in- 
tended to pass.” These are follow ed by “ the Posterior 
Extremity,” and the “Muscles of the Anus,” and of “the 
Tail ;” after which our editor takes into consideration what 
the author had treated of previously, under the head of 
Bursalogy, viz., “ the Bursae Mucosae.” In this transposition 
or alteration of order of arrangement, the editor, in pursuing 
the more beaten tract of anatomical lecturers and writers, 
has, w e conceive, made an important amendment in the w 7 ork, 
and one that will be found to harmonize more with that 
course of study which the student is, in almost all schools, 
taught to pursue. 
The anatomical and physiological department of the new 
‘ Outlines,’ are concluded with an account of “ The Ana- 
tomy and Physiology of the Foot.” 
This description, which may be said, like those preceding 
it, to consist, for the most part, in condensed or concen- 
trated detail, is occupied, as it proceeds, in continual refer- 
ences to plate this and figure that, putting one much in 
mind of a man who is delivering a viva voce discourse with 
the foot (or bone, or whatever be his subject) in his hand ; a 
mode of book composition, more didactic and more impressive 
on the mind of the reader who w r ill take the trouble con- 
tinually to notice such references, and turn over leaf to the 
plate ; though we should be apprehensive that all readers will 
not be at the pains to conduct their perusal ' on this 
working and profitable plan. The plates, executed from draw r - 
ings of high character, by that renowned artist, Bagg, are 
bold in outline, and distinct, and so well filled in that they 
appear to us to be correct representations, and as such. 
