Voz. VI.] 
fevel with infenfible brutes: ‘* A, ftate,” 
fays the learned author, ‘‘ in which the 
vice of intoxication becomes general, muit 
necetfarily approach to its ruin; for in- 
dultry, virtue, humanity, temperance, and 
moral feelings, qualities without which no 
ftate can fubiilt, are thus completely ba- 
nifhed. Hiftory informs us, that the pe- 
riod of intruducing {pirituous liquors 
among barbarous nations, was likewile 
the time from which their lives began to 
be fhortened, and their vigorous bodily 
conttitution reduced, fo that this fafcinat- 
img prefent had a greater effect in fubdu- 
ing them to the Europeans, than even gun- 
powder and cannon.’? Who can tor a 
moment hefitate to fubfcribe this juft and 
pertinent refWark ? “* The Medico Pradti- 
cal Manual, founded on Brunonian princi- 
ples and experience,” by Dr. M. A, WEI- 
KARD, &c. in three parts, together up- 
wards of r0e0 pages, fecond edition,much 
enlarged, 1798, is one of thole eccentric 
productions which either a violent {pirit 
of innovation, or other motives of difap- 
pointment now and then are apt to gene- 
rate in different climates. And as our 
medical readers are well acquainted with 
the merits and demerits of Browz’s fingu- 
lar tenets in medicine, we think it fuper-. 
fluous here to enlarge upon the fubject. 
“© The Treatife on the Vencreal Difeafe,” 
by Dr. C. GirTANNIR, &c. third edi- 
tion, thoroughly improved and much en- 
larged, vol. 1. pp. xvi. and 407, is a work 
which on account of the erudition it con- 
tains, the excellent and polifhed ftyle in 
which it ts written, and the correct and 
beautiful letter-prefs, does infinite credit 
to its author. We mutt only add, that 
the other two volumes, which contain a 
critical retrofpeét of all the. ancient and. 
modern writers on this difeafe, have not 
been reprinted, but annexed from a former 
edition to fupply the prefent. * The 
Journal for the Interefis of Surgery, Mid- 
eifery, and Medical Furifbrudence,’ by 
J. C. LopeER, is a new periodical wark. 
of which nearly two volumes are now 
publithed ; it is well fupported with the 
moft interefting intelligence, by the moft 
eminent furgeons of Germany, whom 
Mr. BEN). BELL, of Edinburgh, has li- 
berally joined, and is without exception 
the mott ufeful repofitory of the kind on 
the Continent. Another work of a 1fi- 
milar nature, and equal merit. in the 
branches it profeffes, is, ‘* The New Ma- 
gazine (Archiv), jor improving Mid- 
avifery, and the Treatment of Dijeafes of 
Women and Children, with conflant refe- 
rence to Phyfwglogy, Dietetics and Surgery,” 
Retrofpec? of German Literature....Surgerg. 
547 
vol. i, 1798, with plates, by J.C.STARCK, 
doctor and profeflor of medicine, at Jena. 
Tie learned editor formerly publithed, 
‘ The Archiv for Midwitery,’ begun in 
1787, and concluded with the fixth vo-. 
lume, but being encouraged by feveral 
French, German, and Italian praétition- 
ers in midwifery, he was prevailed upon 
-to commence a new feries of a more ex~ 
tenfive work which is by no means inferior 
to the former, either in point of variety, 
or truly practical information, “‘J. ARNE- 
MANN’S, Dr. and Prof. of Med. at Gét- 
tingen, Practical Materia Medica,” third 
edition improved and enlarged, pp. 590, 
8vo. 1798, Upon comparing this witle 
the third edition, which appeared in 1795, 
we do not find any material improvements, 
although the author might have rectified 
many little inaccuracies which difgrace 
his excellent work, particularly in the 
clwemical part of it, where his ideas do 
not appear to be altogether corre&t. OF 
new medical remedies we could difcover 
only two, which he has here added, viz. 
the Carex arenaria and the Calx antimonit 
fulphurata, “© C.S. ANDERSCH, Trac- 
taiia araton:ica phyfiologica, de nervis hu- 
mant corporis aliquibus, quam edidit E. P. 
ANDERSCH, Pars altera. 8vo. pp. 187. 
In this claffical treatife, the author with 
great accuracy defcribes particularly thofe 
nerves which move the mufcles of the left 
fide of the heart, and minutely points cut 
the different nervous threads, as they pro- 
ceed from different trunks on the neck, 
while he purfues their courfe and ramif- 
cation wath a matterly hand. Befides 
thefe, he treats of various other nerves, 
the origin and ufes of which are ftill pro- 
blematical.. ‘* The Doéfrine af Medical 
Remedies, or Materia Medica of the Mi- 
neral Kingdom, comprehending the crude, 
prepared, and compound Medicines,” by 
J.C. Tope, doQor and profeffor of me- 
dicine at Copenhagen, Part. I. 8vo. pp. 
431. The learned and experienced au- 
thor of this work has communicated to us 
here whatever ts valuable and interefting 
in this effential branch of medicine, while 
he has accompanied every article with his 
own original remarks, cautions and ob- 
fervaticns : we fincerely wifh a. {peed 
continuation of this ufeful book. Of «*C, 
W. HuFELAND’S “ Yournal for im- 
proving the Praétice of Medicine and Sur- 
gery,’ we have feen the latt number of the 
fixth volume. The Germans have reafon 
to be proud of a periodical work, which - 
is not only fupported by the principal 
phyficians and furgeons of that extenfive 
country, but which likewife furnithes the 
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