Retrospect of Domestic Literature—Medicine, Ke. 
tains a statement of the best-ascertained 
facts respecting the aspect of the sur- 
fage, and the structure of the crust of 
the earth, and a few inferences which ap- 
pear to belegitimate, with regard to their 
mode of formation. It is intended also 
as the text-book for my lectures. on 
‘* Geognosy.” The tollowing are the 
subjects of the different chapters. Chap. we 
= Description ; the surface of the 
earth.” Chap. 2 ‘* Effects of water 
on the surface of the earth.” 
“ Toternal structure of the earth.” Chap.4. 
** General account of the different. for- 
mations, in regard to their succession and 
stratification, and this illustrated by a 
short description of the Hartz and the 
Saxon Erzgebirge.” Chap. 5. “ Theory 
of the diminution of the waters of the 
globe.” Description of overlying for- 
mations. An investigation of the con- 
tents of the original waters of the globe, 
during tie different periods of the earth’s 
formation. ‘ The division of rocks into 
five classes.” Chap. “< Primitive 
rogks.” Chap. 7. “ Transition rocks.” 
Citap. 8. % Floetz."rockss’«), Chap,’ 9. 
‘¢ Alluvial rocks.” Chap. 10. “ Volcanic 
rocks.” Chap. 41. ‘ Mineral Reposi- 
tories.” hap. 12. ‘ Relative age of 
metals.” These are succeeded by tables, 
of the relative antiquity and geognostic 
relations of simple. minerals, of the 
heights of mountains, hills, and lakes, 
and of volcanoes. 
MEDICINE, SURGERY, Kc. 
In Mr. Royston’s “ Observations on 
the Rise and Progress of the Medical 
Art in the British Empire,” we have the 
prodromus.of a “ Bibliographia Medicine 
Britannice,” in which itis his intention 
to unite the precision of a catalogue 
rawonnée, the convenience of a concor- 
dance of facts and opinions, an historical 
sketch of the progress of the medical art 
im the British empire, and biographical 
recollections of writers who have become 
conspicuous by thei theories, the con- 
troversies in which they have been cn- 
gaged, by their having ameliorated the 
practice, or by their discoveries extended 
the hoandaries of medical science. The 
following are the classes into which Mr. 
Royston proposes to divide his Biblio- 
graphia. 1. Anatomy ae Physiology. 
2. Materia Medica. Theory and 
ar ractice of Physic, FP colaee 5, Sur- 
gery. 6. Obstetrics, with Diseases 
Women and Children. 7. Mineral 
Waters, Glossaries and Dictionaries, 
9. Medical Jurisprudence. 19, Histories 
Montuty Mac, No. 178. 
& . 
Chap.-3 3 . 
of 
508 
of Medicine, Medical Biography, Chare 
ters and Disputes respecting Privileges, 
Patent Medicines, and Empiricism, &e. 
11. Veterinaria. 12. Experimental 
Philosophy. 13. Miscellanea. The 
spiric with which Mr. Royston seems to 
enter on his undertaking demands our 
highest praise. 
Of Mr. Berr’s ‘ System of Operative 
Surgery, founded on the Basis of Anato= 
my, > the first volume only bas at present 
appeared. Mr. Beil states, that his ine 
_teution “is to present to the student, 
and to the surgeon, such clear, short, 
and strong views of the objects of our 
operation; of the manner of operating, 
and of the difficulties which may unexe 
pectedly present themselves; as an exe 
perienced surgeon would wish to impress 
on the qind of one in whom he is much 
interested: such a view, in short, of 
operative surgery, as, without putting 
aside the information gained in general 
study, may guard against the distracti 10 
of difficulties sand doubts, when the knife 
is actually in the hand.” The design is 
certainly, in some -respects, diferent 
from that of any publication which hag 
hitherto been given to the world. The 
more important parts of the first volume, 
are those which relate to Mr. Lynn’s 
practice in the operation for popliteal 
aneurism, to stricture in the Urethra, to 
Herma, and to Lithotomy. 
Dr. Reece, in his “ Practical Obsins 
vations on the Radix Rhatuni@, or Rha- 
tany Root, a Production cf Peru,” has 
cailed the attention of the medical pro- 
fession to-a plant, the qualities of which 
appear to have been well known abroad, 
He describes its powers as a tonic or 
stomachic medicine, the various forms in 
which it may be employed, and a few 
testimonies in its favouras superior to the 
Peruvian bark in all cases that require | 
the use of a strengthening medicine. The 
Portuguese merchants are stated to have 
been long i in the habit of purchasing it to 
Improve “the colour, astringengy, and 
richness of their port wanes. 
Dr. Mosetey’s Essays, “ On Hydroe 
phobia, its Prevention and Cure; with @ 
Description of the different Stages of” 
Canine Madness ;” are highly creditable 
to their author, They appear to have 
been originally published ta the Morning 
Herald. 
That there is some truth in Dr. Bose 
rock's “* Remarks on the Reform of the 
Phermaceutical Nomenclatur ; ned pure 
ticularly on that adopted by the £ | inburgh 
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