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chapters in which the diseases of the rectum, pancreas, liver, 
diabetes, hepatitis, atrophy, parasites, splenitis, peritonitis, 
followed by those of the diaphragmatic region and the affec¬ 
tions of the nasal fossae and of the sinuses. Vol. XI. con¬ 
tains only four chapters, with the various forms of laryngitis, 
tracheitis, bronchites, and lung diseases. These chapters are 
subdivided into articles treating of the special affections of 
the principal organs, the foreign bodies, tumors and parasites. 
In this volume the diseases of the lungs proper occupy the 
greater part of the book, and the various forms of pneu¬ 
monia receive the attention they deserve under the various, 
titles of lobular pneumonia, broncho-pneumonia, pleuro-pneu- 
monia, corn-stalk disease, parasitic broncho-pneumonia. Fol¬ 
lowing a plan which has been adopted by the author, and which 
has been followed in the two preceding volumes, the description 
of the diseases include not only those that are met with in soli- 
peds, but in all the domestic animals. The section of internal 
pathology of the encyclopedia is a true treatise on comparative 
pathology. With the extent which is given so far in the work, 
and which certainly will be continued by Prof. Cadeac, it is 
doubtful if the next two volumes will be sufficient to treat of the 
remaining subjects, the circulation and innervation, as it was 
intended in the original programme. 
Compend of Veterinary Materia Medica and Therapeutics, by A. C. Hassloch, 
V.S., late Lecturer on Materia Medica and Therapeutics at the New York College 
of Veterinary Surgeons. New York.: W. R. Jenkins, 851-853 Sixth Ave. 
' The author of this neat little volume has succeeded in pre¬ 
senting to the veterinary profession a short but comprehensive 
work embracing the most commonly used veterinary drugs, 
freely admitting that he has obtained the most important facts 
from the standard authors, but they are presented in a manner 
that only experience in active practice would dictate. It will 
therefore prove a work of great benefit for busy practitioners and 
for students reviewing this branch of their studies. It is very 
intelligently classified, and a copious index is of great assistance 
to the reader. We very heartily recommend the book, and think 
it should find a welcome place on the shelf of every veterinary 
library in the country. 
Horses in the United States. —There are now in the 
United States nearly 16,000,000 horses. The Review will 
publish a detailed statement of their location, and the effects of 
the present depression upon their numbers next month. 
