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terly manner, unites acutenefs with ele- 
gance of diction. 
«¢ Lebenfbet rachtungen beym Gedan- 
ken an den Ubergang in die Ewigkeit, 
von Cu. H. Scirze.” 1798. pp. 349- 
8vo. Contemplations of Life, produced 
by the Idea of the Tranfition into Eter- 
nity. Mementovivere. Meditations on 
death always have been recommended as 
ufeful and neceflary ; however, the author 
proves that they are not; producing a 
melancholy gloom in the mind, and mi- 
ditating againit the whole deftination of 
man. We are therefore to avert our 
thoughts as much from death as poffible, 
and, by a hopeful contemplation of our 
prefent and future life, ‘to procure and to 
preferve wifdom and cheerfulnefs, con- 
formably to the digtates of reafon and 
chriftianity. ‘Ihis theme has been excel- 
lently handled by the author, whofe man- 
ner of arguing is inftructive, lively, and 
convincing. 
*¢ Glaubens-und Sittenlehre des ver- 
nunfimaffigen und thatigen Chriften- 
thums, &c. &c. von Dr. J. G. RosEen- 
MULLER.” 1798. pp. 480. 8vo. The 
dogmatical and moral Doétrines of ra- 
tional and active Chriftianity, expounded 
in a Series of Sermons. Voi. I... Thefe 
fermons of the celebrated Rofenmuller do 
indeed diftinguifh themfelves neither by 
the novelty of their fubjeéts, nor by fub- 
limity of eloquence; but, neverthelefs, 
deferve being recommended on account of 
the great variety of important practical 
truths which they contain, and by the 
calm and dignified manner in which they 
are executed. 
** Predigten uber Menfchenkenntnils, 
von K. CH. von GEHREN.”’ 1798. pp. 
| XXiv.u. 359. 8vo. Sermons on the Know- 
ledge of Man. A feries of fermons on 
the knowledge of man certainly isa novel 
phenomenon, and cannot but be highly 
acceptable to the active promoter of ufeful 
knowledge. We mutt further obferve, 
that thefe fermons diftinguifh themfelves 
not only. by the novelty of the fubjeé on 
which they treat, bat allo by the philofo- 
phic {pirit with which they are written. 
JURISPRUDENCE. 
Having not met with a fingle publica- 
tion, under this herd, that deferves being 
nouced, we proceed to the article of 
MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 
« Dr. J.C. Stark’s Handbuch zur 
Kentnifs und Keilung innerer Krank- 
heiten,” &c, &c. 1799. pp. xlvi. u. 66%. 
$vo. Manual! of the Knowledge and Cure 
of in ] Difeafes of the human Body, 
becwbeg,. Lhe worthy and leased au- 
_ of literary Men. No. [. 
thor'of this work furnifhes us in it with 
obfervations on the knowledge and cure 
of fevers, and inflammatory and chronie | 
cutaneous difeafes, founded upon the re- 
fults of his own experience at the fick- 
bed, during a practice of more than 20 
years. This volume, which contains only 
the firft part of the author’s pathologico- 
practical fyftem, is written in a more cor- 
re&t ftyle than his other publications, 
though we mutt obferve that he ftill makes 
ufe of a great number of French words. 
‘* Bibliotheck fur die Medicin, Chi. 
rurgie und Geburtfhulfe, &c. &c. he- 
raufgegeben von ARNEMANN.”” 17996 
pp- 168. 8vo. Repofitory for Medicine, 
Surgery, and Midwifery ; by a Society 
If this Repofi- 
tory fhould prove as ufeful and interetting 
as Dr. A. promifes in the preface to ren 
der it—a tafk to which he is perfely 
equal by his literary connections and 
great aétivity—it will rank high amongft 
his brethren. It is to contain criticifm 
on all works belonging to the departinent 
of theoretical-and- practical medicine, furs 
gery, juridical medicine and midwifery. 
The literary productions of Germany are 
to be its principal object ; though -thofe 
which are pubtifhed in foreign countries 
will not be excluded. The prefent num- 
ber, which begins with the publications 
of 1799, is a promifing fpecimen of what 
we have to expect. . 
‘© Arzneywiflen{chaftliche Aufsatze, 
&e. &c. gefammelt von J. D. Joun.” 
1798. pp. 315. 8vo. Medical ‘Traéts 
of Bohemian Literati, colleéted, &c. &c. 
In publifhing this volume, the author in- 
tended to preferve from oblivion good me- 
dical traéts, which either were printed 
fingly, or are contained in voluminous 
works which are not of a medical nature ; 
and we are inclined to think that the 
judgment with which the editor has made 
this fele¢tion, entitles him to the thanks 
of the medical world. 
“«« Lateinifhes Lefebuch fir ftudierende 
Junglinge, &c.&c.von A. SCHLOSSER.” 
1798. pp. 326. 8vo. Latin Reading- 
book for young Students, efpecially for 
thofe of Surgery. This reading-book is 
extremely uletul to the medical and fur- 
gical tyro, and deferves being recom- 
mended. The firft part contains exercifes 
in which the rudiments of the Latin lan- 
guage are explained by, rather too many, 
examples, a great number of which are 
taken from fubjeéts of the healing art. 
Thé fecond part confilts of 125 ftories, 
taken chiefly from ancient authors. ‘The 
third part contains mftcellanies ot natural 
r history, 
