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the Red Sea, and in Egypt, he is inclined 
to think that they are equally heavy in 
the two former as in the latter quarter, 
Mr. M. is decidedly of opinion, that ex- 
ceflive heat, unlefs combined with in- 
temperance, or fome other caufe, is very 
rarely produétive of difeafes! and the dif- 
ference between the mortality of European 
and Indian Corps is juftly referred to 
their different modes of living. The hot 
months, indeed, accurding to the reports, 
are by far the mot healthy, both in India 
and in Egypt. At Koffier, and in crof- 
fing the Defert, both officers and men 
‘were neceflarily much expofed to the fun, 
when the degree of heat was very great, 
yet at that period the army enjoyed an 
uncommon degree of health. 
Mr. .M’Gregor’s account of the 
plague aud Opthalmia is extremely va- 
Juable: with re{pe& to the former, he 
ftates many points of refemblance between 
it and the yellow fever : mereury was'the 
grand remedy employed, ard its effects 
were very falutary, It was general y 
fonnd, indeed, that the patient recovered 
in proportion to the facility with which 
his iyfem could be effected by mercury. 
Nitric acid taken internally, and the ufe 
of the nitric bath, were advantageoully 
adminiftered. With refpe&t 'o-optha!mia, 
a variety of caufis feem to concur in the 
produétion of this difeafe, which ig not 
confined to the human race; the ‘lower 
animals, particularly dozs and camels, 
being (ubjeé&t to its attack. Some fa&s 
are produced which feem to prove that 
this diftafe is contagious: Mr. M’Gre- 
gor thinks that much may be done in 
preventing its attacks, by attention to 
cleanlinefs, and e{pecially by wafhing ‘he 
eyes frequently in the day with cold 
water, during the feafon of its ufual pre- 
Valence, 
Dr. Cutten Brown has edited, in 
three oftavo volumes, “The Iorbs of 
Dr. Soka Brows,” and prefixed to them 
a bivgraphical account ofS the author. 
Lhe editor has defended the: Bruvonien 
fyftem with an intemperance of language 
which violates the rules of good manners, 
_and even common decorum. 
“¢ The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment 
of Iuguinal and Comgenital Hernia; by, 
AstTLey Cooper, F.R.S. &c. &c. 
The accuracy of Mr. Cooper as an 
anatomilt, and his fuperior fkill 25 a‘fur- 
gon, are juftiy celebrated ; his fituation 
alfo in Guy’s Hofpital. bas afforded him 
fo many opportunities to examine this: 
difeate, in all its @ages, that thefe circum 
flances together mui give the ercarelt 
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‘authenticate. 
poffible weight to whatever comes from 
his pen on furgical difeafes. Mr. C, 
ftates, that he has almotft uniformly, avoid - 
ed quoting the opinions of authors on this 
part ot furgery.  “* This, fays he, I have 
done, certainly not frem any with to flight 
or undervalue the labours of fome of the 
moft excellent phyfiologitts and praétitior- 
ers that haveadorned our profeffion, bur be. 
cauie it did not form a part of my plan to 
give a hiltory of this branch of forgery, and 
becaufe I wilhed to confine myfcif to thea 
very wide fcene of obfervation afforded 
by the two hoble inflitutions of St. Phos 
mas’s and Guy’s Hofpials, and to that 
portion of the practice of this metrovalis 
which I have been perfonally enabled to 
i have therefore related no 
cafe, and given fo remark, to the troth 
of which 1 cannot vouch; and for the 
fame reafon the fubje@s of all the places” 
annexed to this volume are from prepara- 
tions, either in my own poffeifion, or in 
the anatomical mufeam at St. Thomas’s 
Hofpital, which may beat all times con- 
fuleed 77> Phe plates are eleven in num- 
ber; they are executed aoparentiy with 
great accuracy, and as larze as life. . 
In a fourth volume Mr. Beit has come 
pleted his defeription of the Anatomy af 
the Tuman Body.” The parts here treat- 
ed of are the vifvera of the abdomen, the 
maie.and female pelvis, and the lympha- 
tic fyitem. . 
Wir. Ware has publithhed a fecoad 
edition, wit! many additions, of his 
“* Objferwations on the Catara@ and Gutta 
Serena.” 
The “ London DifeGor,” and Mr. 
Murray's * Elements of Materia Me- 
dica,” eve both ufeful books of reference. 
TOPOGRAPHY AND ANTIQUITIES. 
“* Toe Hiftory of the Orkney Ilands;” 
in which is comprehended an Account of 
their prefent as well as their ancient State; 
together with the Advantages they poflefs. 
for feveral Branches of Induftry, and the 
Means by which they may be improved. 
Tilatrated with dn accurate and extenlive 
Map of the whole Hlands, and with Plates: 
of {me of the snot interefting Objests they:. 
contain. By the R-v. Gsorce Barry, 
D.D. Miniter of Sharpinthay. 
This title-page is fo explanatory of the 
contents ot the volume, that unleis ‘ic 
were confiftent with the plan of our Re- 
trofpect io enter largely into the merits 
of works noticed, little more can be faid, 
except thet Dr. Barry bas collected mia- 
terials from every quarter where they could 
be obtained, and arranged them inan ap- 
prepriate manner. The work is divided 
8 ie into 
