588  Retrofpet of Domeftic Literature—MJedicine, Surgery, ise, 
ral Diagram, and fome remarks on the 
Eaftern divifions cf time. 
« ‘The Flowers of Perfian Literature 3 
containing Extraéts from the moft cele- 
brated Authors in Profe and Verfe, with a 
Tranflation into Englifh 5 being a Compa- 
nion to Sir William Jones’s Perfian 
Grammar ; to which is prefixed, an Ef- 
fay on the Language and Literature of 
Perfia, by S. Rousszau, Teacher of the 
Perfian Language.”” The intention of 
this work is to fupply Oriental ftucents 
with a book of inftru€tions, fuch @ one as 
Sir William Jones, in the Preface to his 
Perfian Grammar, gave us.reafon to ex- 
pect from his own ‘pen, but which he ne- 
ver compofed. In the fir& part of the 
prefent work, Mr. Rouffeau has compiled, 
from the. works of Sir William Jones, 
Mr. Richardfon, Mr. Champion, Sir Wil- 
liam Oufeley, &c. An Effay on the Lan- 
guage and Literature of Perfia. commen- 
cing from the earlieft Eras, and brought 
down to the prefent Time. ‘* The fe- 
cond part contains a large felection of en- 
tertaining and ufeful pieces, from different 
authors, which are given in Perfian and 
Englifh, fo literal, that any perfon, who 
has acquired the rudiments of the lan- 
guage, may, with very little trouble, turn 
them out of Peifian into Englith.” 
MEDICINE, SURGERY, &c. 
ss A fourth. Differtation on Fever, &c. 
by GEorGeE Forpyce,M.D. &t.” If 
any thing could increafe the high reputa- 
tion of Dr. Fordyce, the feries of effays, 
which he has publified within thefe few 
‘ years, on the fubject of Fever, has added 
to his profeflional eminence. The trea- 
tife is now completed, but the venerable 
authorisnomore! The prefent publica. 
tion 1s pofthumous. It contains the hif- 
tory of, and remedies to be employed in, 
irregular intermittent fevers. i 
«© The Edinburgh School of Medicine, 
containing the Preliminary or Fundamen- 
tal Branches of Profeffional Education, 
viz. Anatomy, Medical Chemiftry, and 
Pees: by W. Nispet, M.D.” Dr. 
Nifbet (the ingenious author of the Clini- 
cai Guide) has endeavoured, in thefe vo- 
jumes, to prefent the ftudent with fucha 
bedy of information on thofe fciences 
which are the ground-work of medicine, 
as may enable him to cultivate a deeper 
acquaintance with them with facility and 
’ fuccefs. The arrangement which he fol- 
lows is that which is purfued by the pro- 
feffors of Edinburgh. ‘The work is pro- 
feflédly a compendium, and it is altogether 
executed with confderable'care and ability. 
Mr, EpMoNsron has publithed an in- 
terefting “* Account of. an Ophthaliiax 
which appeared in the fecond Regiment, 
of Argylefhire Fencibles, in the Months: 
of February, March, and April, 18025 
with fome Obfervations on the Egyptian 
Cohthilmia.” Several individuals of this 
regiment were attacked with this difeafe 
on their paflage from Egypt, and feveral. 
others on their return to Engiand, Mr. 
-Edimonfton afcribes the diforder to direét 
contagion brought from Egypt by the re= 
giment, and he fupports his opinion with: 
confiderable fucceis ; the ethodus meden- 
di was fearification. of the eye in the be- 
ginning, and, when the inflammation had: 
in fome meafure abated, collyria of lead 
and zinc, blifters, and» an infertion imte 
the eye of an opiate folution. 
‘¢ Cafes of Cancer ; with Obfervations 
on the Ufe of Carbonate of Lime in 
that Difeafe, by Enwarpb KernTISH, 
M.D.” Led by the effect of chalk ia 
burns, ~Dr. Kentith applied it to two 
cafes of cancer: in one it fucceeded, in. 
the other it failed. The obfervations 
which accompany thefe cafes are ingenious. 
Dr. Pearr has prefented the public with 
fome ‘* Praétical Information” on three 
feparate fibiedts in three feparate traéts 5 
the do ékor ikaraps an high value on his. 
difcetsries, whatever may be the opinion 
of the public concerning them. One of 
thefe tracts treats on the malignant f{car- 
let fever and Sore throat; a fecond on the 
infammatioa ct the bowels, and ftrangu- 
lated rupture ; the third on St. Anthory’s. 
fire, and on Ervthematous affeGtions in 
general, and on the meafics, 
‘¢ A Cojiection of Papers, intended to 
promote ax Inititution toy the Cure and 
Prevention oi InfeGtious Fevess ia New- 
caftle and ‘oxher populous Tewas, by 
Joun Cuarkx, M.D.” They ‘who are, 
defrous of learning the opinions of many 
eminent practitioners on the aanger vul- 
garly apprehended of eftablifhing fever-, 
houles, in the midit of popvlous cities, 
and fever-wards in fome detached parts 
of an infirmary, wiil be gratified by the 
perufal of thefe interefting papers. 
«© Leures on Comparative Anatomy, 
tranflated from the French of G. Cuvier, 
Member of the National Inftitate, Pro- 
feflor in the College of France, and in 
the Central School of the Pantheon, déc. 
by WitxtiaM Ross, under the Infpettion 
of James Macartney, Leéturer on Com- 
parative Anatomy in St. Bartholomew’s 
Hofpital.’” No one has purfued the {ci- 
ence of comparative anatomy with more 
ardour or with more fuccefs than M. Cu- 
vier, @ man whole profeffional attain- 
ments, 
