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BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
idea of the contents of which may be obtained from the above 
excerpt of the title page. The author affectionately dedicates 
his maiden effort to his esteemed friends and teachers, Profs. 
Robertson and Liautard, and in his preface makes acknowledg¬ 
ment that the work is not intended to be considered as an effort 
to cover the field of pathology in the sense that the larger and 
more comprehensive works do, but that the intention is that it 
may be a help to students in securing their degrees, passing 
State Boards, and to busy practitioners for quick reference. As 
fulfilling the objects above stated. Prof. Hanson has succeeded 
most admirably, for he has placed before his readers in small 
compass and plain Knglish a great mass of practical knowledge, 
which, stripped of all attempts at rhetorical elegance and 
strained scientific technique, appeals to those who have not the 
time nor taste for a class of literature which in recent years has 
become so popular, but which makes one yearn for the beautiful 
and smooth-flowing language of Percival. There is no question 
but that the acutely scientific works are more in keeping with 
modern advancement, and find their proper place in every veteri¬ 
narian’s library, but to the hard-pressed student in his prepara¬ 
tion for examinations they are perplexing, while the practi¬ 
tioner has little time to wade through them in his efforts to re¬ 
fresh his memory. Dr. Hanson is a practical, studious, energetic 
man of ambition, with considerable experience as a practitioner 
and teacher, well equipped for the work which he has excel¬ 
lently accomplished, and it deserves a popularity which shall 
encourage him to pursue his good work for his profession. 
Veterinary Therapeutics (Therapeutique Veterinaire.) By Prof. L. Guinard, of 
the Lyon Veterinary School. Published by J. B. Bailliere & Son, iq rue Hau- 
tefeulle, Paris. 
The “Veterinary Encyclopedia” of Prof. Cadeac is still 
progressing regularly. The subject of therapeutics has been 
placed in Prof. Guinard’s hands, and of the two volumes that 
it demands the first is offered to the public. 
Therapeutics is the part of medicine which interests the 
practitioner the most. Now, that the means of diagnosis and 
the study of diseases have reached such a degree of perfection, 
the veterinarian can no longer have recourse to therapeutic 
agents without knowing exactly their mode of absorption, 
their effects, etc. 
Written from an essentially practical point of view, this treat¬ 
ise of Prof. Guinard considers in each group the most use¬ 
ful drugs, and studies them as types as completely as possible. 
