634 Retrofpedt of Domeftic Literatiire—Vi oyages, Travels and Tours. 
Mr. Bex has publifhed the third part 
of his ‘¢ Syftem of Diflections:” this 
- number contains diifeétions of the peri- 
nazum and the pelvis. The author de-~ 
{cribes with much accuracy the mufcles 
and veflels of the perineum and the parts 
contained jn the pelvis, with the method 
and order of difieGting them: the plates 
hke thofe of the former numbers are 
finifhed with much accuracy and neatnefs. 
Dr. Row Ley has publifhed what he 
calls ‘* The moft cogent Reafons why 
aftringent Injeétions, cauftic Bougies, and 
violent Salivations fhowld be banifhed for 
ever from Praétice, &c.’’ ‘This is a re- 
{peétable publication, and certainly not 
the lefs fo, that the practice which it in- 
eulcates differs not materially from that 
of the generality of profeffors. 
Mr. JamMés PARKINsoN, whofe Me- 
dical Admonition’ ‘we mentioned before, 
has publifhed a very ufeful little work, 
entitled ‘* The Villager’s Friend and Phy- 
fician, &c. This familiar addrefs on the 
Prefervation of Health and the reraoval of 
Difeate on its firt appearance, is fuppoled 
to be delivered by a country apothecary, 
who in the firft place lays down rules for 
attaining and promoting a healthy confii- 
tution, and afterwards de{cribes in a clear 
and diftinét manner the fymptoms by 
which «the more ordinary difeafes may at 
firft be deteéted, and_ the remedies by 
which they may moft fuccetsfully be 
oppoled. | 
. Dr. HayGaRtTu of Bath, in a pam- 
phlet on the fubjeét, proves that the ap- 
plication of wooden tractors, an{wers every 
purpofe of the patent metallic ones. In 
fhort, whatever etteét has been produced 
in the courfe of their operation, is by 
him artributed folely to the influence of 
imagination ! , 
Dr. ForHERGILL’s ‘‘ Effay on the 
Prefervation of fhipwrecked Mariners, 
in Anfwer to the prize Queftion of the 
Humane Society,” if it affords but few 
original fuggeftions is yet ufeful, as col- 
Je€ting in a fmall compafs thofe which 
were before fcattered in various publi- 
cations. 
Dr. FERRIAR in his ‘‘ Effay” on the 
Digitalis purpurea, feems to be almoft as 
fanguine of its fucce{sful operation ina va- 
riety of cafesas Dr. Beddoes: we cannot 
fay that the perufal of the prefent ingeni- 
ous publication, has removed our doubts of 
its cfheacy, or our fears of the dangerous 
confequences which might enfue from a 
general ufe of this deleterious drug.. In 
real pulmonary confymption it is an ae- 
knowledged palliative. of the fymptoms, 
but does not feem efficacious as a cure ; 
on the contrary, although in a number of 
cafes the fymptoms were either abated or 
perhaps entirely removed ;. the Do¢tor ac- 
knowledges that the difeafe broke out 
again, and fometimes in a more violent 
and alarming manner. 
Dr. GrBgon’s ‘* Medical Cafes and 
Remarks,” are not particularly ftriking ; 
the volume confifts, of two parts :—I.On 
the good effeét of Salivation in Jaundice, 
arifing from Calculi:—II. On the free 
Ufe of Nitre in Hemorrhagy. 
A fecond volume has been publifhed 
of the ‘¢ Tranfactions of a Society for the 
Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical 
Knowledge :” this volume contains a great 
number of very curious cafes reported by 
Phyficians and Surgeons of the firft emi- 
nence; and has a le{s proportion of infig- 
nificant communication, than almoft any 
fimilar publication. The Society pub- 
lifhed their former volume in the year 
1793: if the fame fyftem of cautious de-. 
lay were generally adopted, the papers 
which are publithed by different Societies, 
would indeed be fewer, but certainly more 
feleét and valuable. 
The Medical and Phyfical Journal, 
conducted by the ,.Doétors BRADLEY, 
Barry, and NoEHDEN, is, we conclude, 
in the hands of every intelligent praéh- 
tioner. 
The laf{ work which we have to men- 
tion is Mr. Epy’s ‘‘ Plain and ufeful In- 
firu€tions for the relief and cure of Rup- 
tures, &c. &c.” Mr. Edy it feems is a 
vender of elaftic truffles and other in- 
ftruments for the relief of deformed per- 
fons. 
VOYAGES TRAVELS AND TOURS. 
Under this head, the work which firft 
arre(fts our attention is the account of 
«© A Misionary Voyage to the Southern 
Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 
1796, 1797, and 1798, in the fhip Duff, 
commanded by CaptainJames WILSON.” 
Whatever may be the religious tenets ef 
thofe who read this volume, it will be im- 
poffible for them to withhold their admi- 
‘ration of the fincerity and zeal which the 
Miffionaries evinced, in performing a long. — 
and laborious voyage, for the exclufive 
purpofe of imparting to unenlightened 
{avages the bleflings of Chriftianity ; and 
to the honor of thofe. who émbarked, at 
fhould he known that their conduét during, 
the voyage was exemplarily pious, and 
whenever they landed, was marked by 
mildnefs and moderation.» That the Mit: 
fionaries {ucceeded not completely. in the 
object of their voyage. is not abies 
the 
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