544  Revieim,  etc.  { ^°'oc^  iJ82*""' 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAE  NOTICES. 
The  PresQ,ription  of  Proprietary  Medicmes  for  the  Sick  ;  Its  Demoralizing 
Effects  on  the  3Iedical  Profession.  By  C,  A.  Liridsley,  M.D.,  etc.  New 
Haven.    Pp.  16. 
The  essay  was  read  before  the  Connecticut  Medical  Society  in  May  last. 
We  are  pleased  to  notice  that  the  medical  profession  seems  to  be  waking 
up  to  the  evil  effects  of  proprietorship  in  medical  preparations. 
Ten  Years^  Experience  in  the  Treatment  of  Stricture  of  the  Urethra  b^/ 
Electrolysis.    By  Robert  Newman,  M.D.,  etc. 
Fieprint  from  the  "  Medical  Record,"  August  12  and  19,  1882. 
Life  of  John  31.  Briggs,  of  Boiuling  Green,  Ky.    By  W.  K.  Bowling,  M.D. 
The  Antiseptic  Treatment  of  Wounds  after  Operations  and  Injuries.  By 
W.  T.  Briggs,  M.D. 
Reprints  from  the  "Nashville  Journal  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,"  July 
and  August,  1882. 
Proceedings  of  the  Ohio  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  its  Fourth 
Annual  Meeting,  held  in  Zanesville,  May  17  and  18,  1882.  Cleveland,  O. 
8vo,  pp.  95. 
Proceedings  of  the  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  New  York  State  Phar- 
maceutical Association,  held  in  Albany,  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  June 
20  and  21,  1882.    Elmira,  N.  Y.    Svo,  pp.  160. 
Reports  of  these  meetings  will  be  found  on  pages  331  and  380  of  this  vol- 
ume. 
Die  Naturgeschichte  des  Cajus  Plinius  Secundus.    Von  Prof.  Dr.  G.  C- 
Wittstein.    Leipzig  :  Gressner  &  Schramm.    12,  13,  14  Lieferung. 
Plinius'  Natural  History.    Parts  12,  13,  14. 
This  publication  has  proceeded  to  Book  xxxvi,  treating  of  rocks  and 
stones. 
The  Relation  of  Pharmacy  to  the  State.  Introductory  Address  delivered 
to  the  Members  of  the  Conference  on  August  22,  1882,  by  the  President, 
Prof.  John  Attfleld,  Ph.D.,  etc.    Svo,  pp.  22. 
An  excellent  address,  which  we  hope  to  find  opportunity  for  referring  to 
more  in  detail. 
Diseases  of  the  Rectum  and  Anus.  By  Charles  B.  Kelsey,  M.D.,  Surgeon 
to  St.  Paul's  Infirmary  for  Diseases  of  the  Rectum,  etc.  New  York  : 
Wm.  Wood  &  Co.,  1882.    8vo,  pp.  299. 
It  has  been  the  author's  endeavor  to  give,  as  far  as  possible,  in  a  con- 
densed manner,  all  that  is  positively  known  on  the  subject  of  this  treatise, 
and  to  arrange  the  material  in  a  form  suitable  for  ready  reference.  The 
diseases  and  their  treatment  are  considered  in  separate  chapters,  wherever 
it  seemed  of  advantage  illustrations  have  been*resorted  to,  and  in  the  more 
important  cases  references  are  given  to  the  journals  and  works  containing 
original  essays  referred  to.  A  full  table  of  contents  and  index  render  the 
work  more  useful  for  ready  reference. 
