266  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  {AmMay^'iSarm' 
Electricity  in  the  diseases  of  Women,  with  special  reference,  to  the  application  of 
strong  currents. — By  G.  Betton  Massey,  M.  D.,  Physician  to  the  nervous 
department  of  Howard  Hospital,  etc.  Philadelphia  and  London :  F.  A. 
Davis,  1889,  12  mo.  Pp.  210.    Price  $1.50. 
The  aim  of  the  work  is  expressed  by  the  author  in  the  preface,  where  he 
states  that  "  only  such  conditions  receive  notice  in  the  treatment  of  which 
electricity  has  recently  been  urged  upon  professional  favor;  and  this  por- 
tion of  the  work,  partakes,  therefore,'  more  of  the  nature  of  the  author's 
daily  work,  than  of  a  classical  research  into  the  literature  of  the  subject." 
The  experience  of  others  has  been  utilized  as  a  guide  for  further  investiga- 
tions, and  precautions  have  been  taken  to  demonstrate  the  effect  of  electri- 
cal applications,  uninfluenced  by  other  remedies.  Introductory  to  the 
treatment  of  the  various  affections,  the  different  kinds  of  apparatus  are  de- 
scribed, as  well  as  the  qualities  and  effects  of  the  currents  under  different 
conditions,  and  in  an  appendix  directions  are  given  for  making  the  battery 
fluid,  and  for  other  details  in  connection  with  the  apparatus  used. 
The  work  will  doubtless  prove  of  great  value  to  the  practitioner  interested 
in  the  subject,  the  practical  points  of  which  are  explained  by  a  number  of 
useful  illustrations,  in  addition  to  the  clear  descriptions. 
Digest  of  Criticisms  of  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia,  sixth  decennial  revision 
(1880),  New  York,  1889.    8vo.    Pp.  189. 
This  digest  has  been  prepared  by  Mr.  Hans  M.  Wilder,  and  has  been  pub- 
lished by  the  Committee  of  Revision  and  Publication,  of  which  Dr.  Charles 
Rice  is  chairman.  It  is  intended  as  an  aid  to  those  bodies  which  may  be 
engaged  in  the  preliminary  revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  for  next  year's 
convention.  The  work  is  not  for  sale,  but  may  be  obtained  from  the  chair- 
man by  those  interested  in  pharmacopoeial  revision  by  forwarding  the  post- 
age, which  is  8  cents  per  copy. 
Atti  delta  terza  Riunione  d1  Igienisti  Italiani,  tenuta  neW  Ottobre,  1888,  in  Bo- 
logna.   Milano:  Stabilimento  Giuseppe  Civelli.  1888 ;  8vo.;  pp.  222. 
Proceedings  of  the  third  reunion  of  Italian  hygienists. 
Transactions  of  the  American  Dermatological  Association,  at  its  twelfth  annual 
meeting,  held  in  Willard's  Hotel,  Washington,  D.  C,  September,  1888,  in 
connection  with  the  first  meeting  of  the  Congress  of  American  Physicians 
and  Surgeons.  Official  report  by  the  Secretary,  G.  H.  Tilden,  M.  D.,  Bos- 
ton ;  8vo.;  pp.  126. 
Thirtieth  Annual  Report  of  the  Inspector  of  Milk  and  Vinegar,  Boston,  from 
January  1st  to  December  31st,  1888.    8vo.;  pp.  126. 
Report  on  Hydrophobia.    By  Chas.  W.  Dulles,  M.  D.,  of  Philadelphia.  Pp.  8. 
Reprint  from  the  Transactions  of  the  Medical  Society  of  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania. 
