BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
TEXT BOOK OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
Text Book of Veterinary Medicine, by James Law, F.R.C.V.S., Director 
of the New York State Veterinary College—Emeritus. Third edition 
enlarged and revised to date. Fourth volume just from the press; the 
three earlier volumes revised and published since 1910. Volume five 
under revision at present time. Four completed revised volumes number 
more than 2,500 pages. Ithaca, N. Y. The Author. 
This stupendous work of Prof. Law’s is a masterpiece in vet¬ 
erinary literature. The rapid advances in veterinary medicine in 
the last few years has made the task of revising a work of this 
kind more exacting than ever before, but Professor Law, with 
the tenacity of purpose, determination and faithful devotion to 
the cause of veterinary medicine that have characterized his life- 
work. has been equal to the occasion. In almost every chapter 
the modern doctrines and therapy have been availed of for the 
benefit of the student of veterinary medicine. In volume I. (the 
whole of which has been revised), the text on diseases of the 
blood, serums, toxicity, globulacidal, agglutinating and precipi¬ 
tating actions are new, with the different tests suggested, bring¬ 
ing the work right up to the light of present-day knowledge. 
In Volume II., besides improvements in the general text, the 
subjects of metabolism, auto-intoxication, internal secretions, etc., 
open up what is essentially a new field. Dealing as it does with 
diseases of the digestive organs, liver, pancreas and spleen, Vol¬ 
ume II. is particularly interesting to the general practitioner. 
Volume III., which deals with diseases of the nervous sys¬ 
tem, genito-urinary organs, eye, skin and constitutional diseases, 
has not required so general a revision as the two previous ones, 
but has nevertheless been brought strictly up-to-date in the diag¬ 
nosis and treatment of diseases of this important group of'organs. 
Volume IV., which treats of infectious diseases, sanitary science 
and police, microbes, microbian pathogenic products, defensive 
systemic products, immunization methods, serum therapy, specific 
infections, prevention and management, has been virtually made 
over, to adapt it to the newer knowledge and doctrines. The 
whole great subject of microbes and their products, in their rela¬ 
tion to disease, therapeutics, immunization, etc., has been pre¬ 
sented in a general system by which the earnest student can bring 
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