Retrofpe? of German Literature—Medicine. 
dicinifches Archiv von Wien und Oef- 
terreich,’’ (Medical Archives of Vienna 
and Auttria), which has been con- 
tinued for feveral years, and in which 
Dr. Ferro, a phyfician of confidera- 
ble reputation, gives annually an ac- 
count of the difecfes, &c. prevalent in 
Vienna and Aultria. 
Many excellent contributions towards 
the advancement of furgery have like- 
wife made their appearance. 
TirtTMaNN, of Drefden, has finifh- 
ed his ‘ Syftem der Wundarzney- 
kunit’’, (Syitem of Surgery), being 
jJectures read at the Medico-chirurgical 
College of Drefden. 
RicHTer, of Gottingen, publithed 
the fixth volume of the new edition of 
his ** Anfangsgriinde der Wundarzney- 
kunft’’, (Elements of Surgery); and 
befides the ‘* Chirurgifche Bibliothek”, 
(Chirurgical Library) of this celebrated 
Profefflor, another Profeffor of the fame 
Univerfity, Dr. ARNEMANN, continued 
his ‘* Magazin der Wundarzney wiffen- 
{chaft,” (Chirurgical Magazine) ; 
- which contains original treatiles and 
tranflations ; and likewife edited the 
«© Annalen der Medicinifch-Chirur- 
gifch-Klinifchen Inftituts zu Gditin- 
gen; (Annals of the Medico Chirur- 
gico-Clinical Inititution at Gottingen). 
The **Chirurgifche Abhandiung Uber 
eine~ einfache _Methode des Stein- 
{chnitts,*(Treatife ona fimple Method 
of Lithotomy,) by LanGeNnBeEcK, 
Jately appointed a Profeffor at the Uni- 
verlity of Gottingen, was recommended 
in a preface written by SIEBOLD, jun. 
of Wurzburg. 
At Jena, BerRNsTeIn, author of a 
very ufeful Chirurgical Lexicon, fur- 
miihed a work ‘ Ueber Verrenkungen 
und Beinbriiche,”” (On Diflocations 
and Fractures) ; and HimLy began in 
numbers: ‘‘ Ophthalmologifche Beo- 
bachtungen und Unterfuchungen,”’ 
(Ophthaimological Obfervations and 
inquiries), which he afterwards con- 
tinued in conjuction with the cele- 
brated SmiptT, of Vienna. 
The Imperial Medico-chirurgical 
Jofephine Academy publithed a firft 
volume of ‘* Beobachtungen,” (Ob- 
fervations), which could not fail to 
be. received with approbation ; for in 
this department of medical {cience, 
there are now many eminent profeflors 
and practitioners at Vienna. 
The fame may be {aid of the obfle- 
bric art, which is there taught with 
great fucceis by Dr. BozR, Superin-. 
(a> 2 
if i2 
tendant of the General Lying-in-Hof- 
tal, and who has acquired a complete 
knowledge of his art by travelling and 
longexverience. Among others, Fro- 
RiEP, Vice-Dire&tor of the Obitetrical 
Inftitution at Jena, the fame who firft 
made: Dr. GaLtL’s ‘* Craniofcopy,” 
more generally known, is much in- 
debted to Boer. His ‘* Handbuch der 
Geburtshtiife,” (Manual of Midwife- 
ry,) is diftinguifhed by many peculiar 
excellencies, fo that it will probably 
foon fupplant fome others. Befidés this 
manual, there likewife appeared a con- 
tinuation of the “* Grundrifs der Ent- 
bindungfkunft,” (Elements of Mid- 
wifery), by Profeflor OsianpDER, of 
Gottingen, who js rather too partial te 
the ufe of inftruments. 
BRUNINGHAUSEN, of Wurzburg, 
already advantageoufly known as the in- 
ventor of feveral ufeful furgical inftru- 
ments, recommended anew forceps; and 
Nyssinanewcouch. Other phyficians 
gave Inftructions to mothers relative 
to the fuckling of their own children, 
the proper food for them during ‘the 
firft years of their life, &c. 
At the laf Eafter-fair again, a vaft 
number of publications relative to the 
inoculation of the cow-pox were an- 
nounced ; from the remotelt and moft 
unknown parts of Germany there ap- 
peared Teltimonies of the happiett ef- 
fects refulting from it; fo that we may 
venture to affert, that through the at- 
tention and difintereftednels of the 
German phyficians and the meritorous 
exertions of many of the clergy, the 
knowledge and practice of vaccination 
Is more rapidly diftufed in Germany, 
than even in England. We fhall far- 
ther below have occafion to remark 
that Galvanifm has by many phyfi- 
cians been tried asa remedy for the 
cure of certain difeates. 
After what has been faid above rela- 
tive to the prevalence of Brunonian- 
iim in Germany, it will not appear 
ftrange to find“announced a ‘* Verfuch 
einer theoreti{ch-praktifchen Aizney- 
mittellehre nach den Grundsatzen der 
Erregungst heorie,”” (Effay ot a Theo- 
retico-practical Pharmacology, accord~ 
ing to the Principles of the Theory of 
Excitability), by Dr. FRanK, junior, 
of Vienna; and an ‘*Entwurt einer 
MedicinifchenPharmacologie,’ (Sketch 
of a Medical Pharmacology), founded 
upon the fame principles, by another 
young pbyfician, Dr. Loos, of Heidel- 
berg. 
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