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ing  the  date  of  such  receipts  and  the  name  of  the  receiver.  The  Committee 
hope,  in  the  course  of  a  few  months,  to  get  their  arrangements  perfected  to  the 
satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 
Circular  No.  3.    Approved  Plans  and  Specifications  for  Post  Hospitals.  Sur- 
geon-General's Office,  Washington,  Nov.  23,  1870. 
Circular  No.  4.    War  Department,  Surgeon-General's  Office. 
A  Report  on  Barracks  and  Hospitals,  with  Descriptions  of  Military  Posts. 
Washington,  Dec.  5, 1870.    Pages,  494.    4to.    With  numerous  illustrations. 
This  valuable  and  exceedingly  interesting  "Report"  from  the  office  of  the 
Surgeon-General  has  resulted  from  a  series  of  systematic  reports  from  surgeons 
located  at  the  various  posts,  in  answer  to  certain  queries  relative  to  the  loca- 
tion, buildings,  hygienic  condition  and  surrounding  influences,  the  character  of 
the  buildings,  and  generally  some  historical  information,  which  often  swells  into 
notices  of  much  interest. 
The  local  reports  are  preceded  by  an  introductory  notice  by  Assistant-Surgeon 
John  S.  Billings,  U.S.A.,  explanatory  of  the  origin  and  objects  of  the  work, 
which,  besides  presenting  the  merits  and  faults  of  the  buildings,  water  supply  > 
drainage,  and  other  arrangements  having  a  hygienic  bearing  on  the  troops,  is 
intended  to  furnish  the  medical  officers  of  the  Army  with  reliable  information 
in  regard  to  every  post  to  which  they  may  be  called  to  superintend. 
The  individual  reports  vary  considerably,  and  indicate  the  tendencies  of  the 
reporters.  Some  embrace  botanical  and  zoological  notices  of  the  localities,  of 
value,  especially  in  reference  to  the  South  and  West. 
The  advantages  that  must  arise  from  this  publication  will  far  outweigh  its 
expense,  and  reflects  credit  on  the  department,  as  well  as  on  the  numerous 
medical  officers  who  have  contributed  to  its  pages. 
S.  Maw,  Son  ^  Thompson's  Quarterli/  Price  Current.   London,  January,  187 L 
Pages,  104.  Quarto. 
Has  been  received. 
The  Year-Book  and  Almanac  for  1871  of  the  New  York  Observer.  Pages, 
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one  dollar. 
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published  in  1786.  The  amount  of  information  of  a  statistical  character  em- 
braced in  this  year-book  is  immense. 
The  Public  Ledger  Almanac  for  1871.  George  W.  Childs,  Philadelphia ;  pp. 
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