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HEVIEVVS. 
A Dictionary of Materia Meclica and Therapeutics. By 
Adolphe Wahltuch, M.D., L.R.C.P. Lond., &c. Lon¬ 
don: John Churchill and Sons. 
The medicines described in this work are, of course, 
arranged in alphabetical order. They are arranged according 
to their Latin names. Underneath the Latin name of a 
remedy is placed its synonyms in the same language, then 
follows the commonly used English title and its synonyms, 
and finally the French, Italian, German, and Russian names. 
The character, however, which renders Dr. Wahltuch’s 
dictionary unique is that the information is arranged in five 
columns for convenience and facility of reference; each 
column hears a heading indicative of the kind of information 
to be found within it. The first column is headed Name 
and Synonymsthe second, Character and Properties, or 
Composition the third, Physiological Efiects and Thera¬ 
peutics the fourth, Dose and Form the fifth, Prepa¬ 
rationsand the sixth, “ Prescriptions.” Thus the informa¬ 
tion required can be gathered at a glance, and as it is highly 
though ably and judiciously condensed, the work will no 
doubt be regarded with especial favour by practitioners. 
Dr. AVahltuch’s dictionary has been written for the practi¬ 
tioner of human medicine, but the character of the book is 
such that we can safely recommend it as a valuable addition 
to the library of the veterinary surgeon. 
Horse and Man .—By C. S. March Phillips. London: 
Longmans, Green, & Co. 1869. 
Mr. Phillips does not address his instructions in the 
equestrian art to the Centaurs ” of the period; on the con¬ 
trary, he confesses, in his prefiice, that while many accom¬ 
plished horsemen know more of good riding than he does, 
few can excel him in the knowledge of bad riding; and 
with all men who are ignorant of the manner of maintaining 
themselves on horseback with comfort, to say nothing of 
grace, he at once establishes himself on delighifully sympa¬ 
thetic terms, by admitting that in middle life he was one of 
them in ignorance ; and he goes on to say, for the encourage¬ 
ment of the aspirant to the honours of the manege — 
‘‘ Circumstances induced me, when in the prime of life, to 
take pains enough to become a fair mechanical horseman. 
