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eleventh  edition,  which  of  itself  is  a  strong  evidence  in  favor  of  its  useful- 
ness. We  have  often  derived  aid  from  its  brief  definitions.  "  Doctors 
disagree  "  in  the  matter  of  pronunciation  as  well  as  in  the  more  profes- 
sional matters.  Those  who  will  take  the  pains  to  study  the  characters 
given  by  Dr.  Cleveland,  will  find  them  a  profitable  aid,  but  we  prefer 
the  ordinary  method  of  indicating  pronunciation. 
Essentials  of  the  Principles  and  Practice  of  Medicine.  A  hand  hook  for 
Students  and  Practitioners,  By  Henry  Hartshorne,  M.D.,  Prof,  of 
Hygiene  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  &c.,  &c.  Second  edition, 
revised  and  improved.  Philadelphia.  Henry  C.  Lea,  1869  ;  pp.  450, 
12  mo. 
Sometimes  more  is  said  in  a  paragraph  by  one  than  in  a  chapter  by 
another.  Earnest  endeavor  at  perspicuity  and  terseness,  with  a  methodi- 
cal arrangement  of  facts,  avoiding  all  unnecessary  repetitions,  will  enable 
a  qualified  writer  to  condense  a  subject  even  so  complex  in  its  bearings  as 
practical  medicine  into  a  comparatively  small  space,  and  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  be  very  useful  to  the  practitioner  in  recalling  his  past  reading,  and 
to  the  student  in  enabling  him  to  grasp  subjects  more  easily  than  he 
would  be  able  to  do  with  a  large  treatise.  Of  this  character  is  the  book 
of  Dr.  Hartshorne  ;  no  matter  to  what  important  disease  the  reader  turns, 
he  finds  it  brought  out  in  miniature  so  that  its  features  may  be  recognized 
nearly  as  well  as  in  a  larger  portraiture.  The  country  practitioner  will 
find  it  a  useful  and  readily  portable  companion. 
The  Physician's  dose  and  symptom  hook,  containing  the  doses  and  uses 
of  all  the  principal  articles  of  the  materia  medica  and  officinal  prepa- 
rations, &c.,  &c.     By  Joseph  H.  Wythes,  A.M.,  M.D.,  &c.  Eighth 
edition.    Philadelphia.    Lindsay  &  Blackiston,  1868  ;  18  mo,  pp.  *263. 
After  passing  through  eight  editions  this  little  book  must  be  well 
known  to  medical  practitioners  as  an  aid  to  memory  in  prescribing. 
The  medical  journals  should  give  it  a  critical  examination  in  regard  to 
doses. 
The  American  Edition  of  the  Chemical  Neius  is  now  published  month- 
ly, with  an  "  American  supplement  "  edited  by  Prof.  C.  A.  Seely.  Price 
per  number  50  cents,  or  per  year  $5.00.  It  would  be  an  improvement  if 
the  date  of  the  English  number  was  indicated  in  the  line  in  brackets  at 
the  foot  of  the  page,  thus: 
[English  edition,  Yol.  xviii.  No.  471,  Dec.  Uth,  page  278.] 
Half  Yearly  abstract  of  the  Medical  Sciences,  being  a  digest  of  British 
and  continental  medicine,  and  of  the  progress  of  medicine  and  the  c 
lateral  sciences.    Vol.  xlviii,  July  to  Dec,  1868.    Philadelphia,  H.  0. 
Lea,  1869,  pp.  292. 
Braithwaite's  Retrospect  of  practical  Medicine  and  Surgery.  Part  Iviii, 
Jan.,  1869.  W.  A.  Townsend  &  Adams  publishers.  New  York,  pp.  308. 
Our  thanks  are  due  to  the  publishers  respectively  for  these  useful  semi- 
aonuals,  which  are  full  of  valuable  medical  information. 
