Am'oc°tu,ri8^9!arm"}    Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  541 
of  each  as  full  and  detailed  an  account  as  its  importance  or  presumed  value 
seemed  to  demand.  There  is  no  doubt  that  the  numerous  remaining  drugs  of 
India  will  receive  the  same  thorough  attention,  and  we  then  may  expect  to 
have  a  standard  work  on  Indian  Materia  Medica,  and  an  authority  on  all  sub- 
jects relating  thereto.  We  look  forward,  with  a  great  deal  of  interest,  to  the 
appearance  of  the  remaining  parts  of  the  work,  of  which  we  shall  duly  apprise 
our  readers. 
Book  on  the  Physician  himself,  and  things  that  concern  his  reputation  and  suc- 
cess. By  D.  W.  Cathell,  M  J)  ,  Baltimore,  Md.  Philadelphia  and  London: 
F.  A.  Davis,  publisher.  1889.    8vo    Pp.  298.    Price  $2.00. 
An  admirable  book,  full  of  good,  sensible,  practical  advice  for  the  physician 
in  his  intercourse  with  the  patient,  the  pharmacist,  the  medical  profession 
and  the  general  public.  The  keynote  of  the  whole  appears  to  us  to  be  em- 
bodied in  the  following  terse  suggestions,  which  are  equally  applicable  for  per- 
sons busy  in  other  spheres:  "  First,  last,  and  in  the  midst  of  all,  you  should,  as  a 
man  and  as  a  physician,  always,  and  above  all  else,  keep  whatever  is  honest, 
whatever  is  true,  whatever  is  just,  and  whatever  is  pure,  foremost  in  your  mind, 
and  be  governed  by  it," 
Starting  from  such  an  excellent  foundation,  the  advice  cannot  be  otherwise 
than  laudable  and  worthy  of  consideration  ;  but  when,  in  addition  to  this,  un- 
biased observation  and  reflection  become  factors,  then  it  becomes  truly  accept- 
able. Undoubtedly  there  are  some  points  in  which  others  may  differ  from  the 
views  of  the  author  ;  but  these  are  expressed  in  such  a  convincing  yet  unob- 
trusive manner  as  to  command  respectful  attention. 
We  cannot,  as  we  should  like  to  do,  quote  from  the  different  chapters  ;  but 
we  cannot  refrain  from  transcribing,  at  least,  the  beginning  and  closing  para- 
praphs  of  Chapter  X.,  which  deals  with  the  relations  of  the  physician  and 
pharmacist,  to  show  the  spirit  in  which  the  book  has  been  written.  The 
author  says : 
'•  Be  just  and  friendly  toward  every  worthy  pharmacist.  Owing  to  the  close 
relationship  and  mutual  dependence  between  pharmacy  and  medical  practice, 
the  pharmacists  are  your  natural  allies,  and  should  receive  your  firm  friend- 
ship and  respect.  Probably  all  physicians  will  agree  that  in  the  ranks  of  no 
profession  can  a  greater  proportion  of  gentlemen  and  manly  men  be  found 
than  in  the  pharmaceutical.  This,  and  your  joint  interests,  should  make  you 
brothers." 
And  he  closes  the  chapter  with  the  following  : 
''Bear  in  mind  that  the  Sons  of  the  Mortar  and  Pestle  are  only  human, 
with  long  hours  and  short  pay,  and  that  they,  like  other  persons,  require  some 
rest  and  relaxation  from  their  drug-mixing  and  drug-selling  slavery ;  and  do 
not  order  mixtures  requiring  tedious  manipulations,  or  direct  filthy  oint- 
ments to  be  mixed,  or  dirty  plasters  to  be  spread,  suppositories  to  be  moulded, 
or  other  unpleasant  duties  to  be  performed  on  Sunday,  or  during  sleeping 
hours,  unless  they  are  urgently  needed." 
While  occasionally  a  sketch  is  somewhat  overdrawn— like  the  ten  to  one 
customers  being  presented  at  the  drug  store  with  one  or  two  quack  almanacs — 
the  entire  work  makes  the  impression  of  a  conscientious  endeavor  to  weigh  all 
possible  conditions  in  the  full  light  that  can  be  thrown  upon  them  from  all 
