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EDITORIAL. 
The  American  Eclectic  Practice  of  Medicine.  By  J.  G.  Jones,  M.  D.,  late 
Professor  of  the  Theory  and  Practice  of  Medicine,  in  the  Eclectic  Medi- 
cal Institute  of  Cincinnati,  etc.  Extended  and  revised  at  the  request  of 
the  author,  by  Wm.  Sherwood,  M.  D.,  Professor  of  Medical  Practice  and 
Pathology,  &c,  &c.  Two  volumes,  octavo.  Cincinnati:  Moore,  Wilstach 
Keys  &  Co.    Pp.  1660. 
The  above  is  the  title  page  of  two  ponderous  volumes  on  the  practice  of 
medicine  of  the  Eclectic  school,  which  have  been  sent  to  us  by  the  pub- 
lishers for  notice.  As,  however,  their  subject  is  not  within  the  province  of 
this  Journal,  which  has  rarely  given  place  to  notices  of  works  on  practice  ; 
and  especially,  as  to  do  justice  to  its  contents  more  space  would  be  required 
than  could  be  allotted  ;  we  must  pass  it  over  to  the  Medical  Journals,  who 
will  doubtless  give  it  such  attention  as  its  merits  or  demerits  may  demand. 
In  justice  to  the  publishers,  we  must  remark  that  the  volumes  are  in  good 
style  and  execution,  and  for  their  sake  we  hope  the  contents  may  prove 
useful  to  those  for  whom  they  were  written.  It  may  be  had  in  this  city  of 
H.  Cowperthwait  &  Co. 
Materia  Medica,  or  Pharmacology  and  Therapeutics,    By  William  Tullt, 
M.  D.    Vol.  1,  Nos.  23  and  24.    Sept.  1856. 
The  work  of  Dr.  Tully  has  now  arrived  at  its  1534th  page,  which  com- 
pletes the  first  volume.  The  present  numbers  treat  of  Esstomatics,  Emetics, 
nnd  Cathartics.  An  Index  is  attached,  which  gives  some  idea  of  the  great 
variety  of  topics  discussed  in  the  volume. 
The  Physician's  Hand-Book  of  Practice,  and  Memoranda  for  1858  ;  contain- 
ing a  classified  list  of  diseases,  with  their  symptoms,  complications,  etc.; 
an  alphabetical  list  of  remedial  agents,  with  their  properties,  prepara- 
tions and  doses  ;  a  classified  list  of  poisons,  with  their  symptoms  and 
antidotes  ;  examples  of  extemporaneous  prescriptions,  and  abbreviations 
of  the  terms  used  in  prescribing,  with  their  translation  into  English. 
To  which  is  added,  a  Record  for  Daily  Practice,  prepared  for  the  names 
of  30  or  60  patients,  and  other  memoranda.  Second  edition.  By  William 
Elmer,  M.  D.;  and  Levi  Ruben,  M.  D.  New  York  :  Stringer  &  Townsend, 
1858. 
The  long  title  page  of  this  little  pocket  volume  goes  far  to  explain  its 
objects  and  uses.  Nearly  one  hundred  pages  are  devoted  to  the  subjects 
therein  mentioned,  and  the  remainder  is  in  blanks  for  memoranda  and 
daily  records  of  visits.  Of  the  great  body  of  practising  physicians,  a  large 
number  are  not  so  thoroughly  grounded  in  the  details  of  the  science  of 
medicine,  but  that  they  will  find  this  little  pocket  companion  useful  on 
numerous  occasions,  as  a  remembrancer  of  well  known  facts  needed  on 
emergencies  arising  during  the  process  of  visiting  patients  when  text  books 
are  not  within  reach.    Besides,  it  embraces  what  every  physician  should 
