JUST PUBLISHED.: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A TEXT-BOOK FOR VETERINARY AND MEDICAL -BY ROBERT MEADE SMITH, A.M., M.D., Professor of Comparative Physiology in University of Pennsylvania; Fellow of the College of Physicians and Academy of the Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; of the American Physiological Society; of the American Society of Naturalists; Associé Etranger de la Société Française D' Hygiene, etc. FIG. 117.-PAROTID AND SUBMAXILLARY FISTULE IN THE HORSE, AFTER COLIN. K, K, rubber bulbs for collecting saliva; cs, cannula in the parotid duct. In One Handsome Royal Octavo Volume of over 950 Pages, Profusely Illustrated with more than 400 Fine WoodEngravings and many Colored Plates. THIS IS new and important work, the most thoroughly complete in the English language on this subject, has just been issued. In it the physiology of the domestic animals is treated in a most comprehensive manner, especial prominence being given to the subject of foods and fodders, and the character of the diet for the herbivora under different conditions, with a full consideration of their digestive peculiarities. Without being overburdened with details, it forms a complete text-book of physiology, adapted to the use of students and practitioners of both veterinary and human medicine. This work has already been adopted as the Text-Book on Physiology in the Veterinary Colleges of the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. 24 (F. A. DAVIS, Medical Publisher, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.) ABSTRACTS FROM REVIEWS-SMITH'S PHYSIOLOGY. The work throughout is well balanced. Broad, though not encyclopædic, concise without sacrificing clearness, it combines the essentials of a successful text-book. It is eminently modern, and, although first in the field, is of such grade of excellence that successors must reach a high standard before they become competitors.-Annals of Surgery. Dr. Smith has conferred a great benefit upon the veterinary profession by his contribution to their use of a work of immense value, and has provided the American veterinary student with the only means by which he can become properly familiar with the physiology of our domestic animals. Veterinary practitioners and graduates will read it with pleasure. Veterinary students will readily acquire needed knowledge from its pages, and veterinary schools which would be well equipped for the work they aim to perform cannot ignore it as their text-book in physiology.-American Veterinary Review. Dr. Smith's presentment of his subject is as brief as the status of the science permits, and to this much-desired conciseness he has added an equally welcome clearness of statement. The illustrations in the work are exceedingly good, and must prove a valuable aid to the full understanding of the text.-Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery. We have examined the work in a great many particulars, and find the views so correct, where we have had the means of comparison of statements with those of some recognized authority, that we will be compelled hereafter to look to this work as the text-book on physiology of animals. The book will prove of incalculable benefit to veterinarians wherever they may be found; and to the country physician, who is often called upon to attend to sick animals as well as human beings, we would say, lose no time in getting this work and let him familiarize himself with the facts it contains.-Virginia Medical Monthly. Altogether, Professor Smith's "Physi ology of the Domestic Animals" is a happy production, and will be hailed with delight in both the human medical and veterinary medical worlds. It should find its place besides in all agricultural libraries.-PAUL PAQUIN, M.D., V.S., in the Weekly Me lical Review. It may be said that it supplies to the veterinary student the place in physiology that Chauveau's incomparable work-"The Comparative Anatomy of the Domesticated Animals"-occupies in anatomy. Higher praise than this it is not possible to bestow. And since it is true that the same laws of physiology which are applicable to the vital process of the domestic animals are also applicable to man, a perusal of this carefully written book will repay the medical student or practitioner-Canadian Practitioner. The work before us fills the hiatus of which complaint has so often been made, and gives in the compass of less than a thousand pages a very full and complete account of the functions of the body in both carnivora and herbivora. The author has judiciously made the nutritive functions the strong point of the work, and has devoted special attention to the subject of foods and digestion. In looking through the other sections of the work, it appears to us that a just proportion of space is assigned to each, in view of their relative importance to the practitioner. Thus, while the subject of reproduction is dismissed in a few pages, a chapter of considerable length is devoted to locomotion, and especially to the gaits of the horse.-London Lancet. This is almost the only work of the kind in the English language, and it so fully covers every detail of general and special physiology that there is no room for any rival. The excellence of typographical work, and the wealth, beauty, and clearness of the illustrations, correspond with the thoroughness and clearness of the treatise.-Albany Medical Annals. It is not often that the medical profession has the opportunity of reading a new book upon a new subject, and doubtless English-speaking physicians will feel grateful to Professor Smith for his admirable and pioneer work in a branch of medical science upon which a great amount of ignorance prevails. The last portion of the work is devoted to the reproductive functions, and contains much valuable information upon a portion of animal physiology concerning which many are ignorant. The book is a valuable one in every way, and will be consulted largely by veterinary and medical students and practitioners.-Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal. The appearance of this work is most opportune. It will be much appreciated, as tending to secure the thorough comprehen sion of function in the domesticated animals, and, in consequence, their general well-being a matter of world-wide importance. With a thorough sense of gratification we have perused its pages: throughout we find clear expression, clear reasoning, and that patient accumulation of facts so valuable in a text-book for students.— British Medical Journal. For notice this time, I take up the volume on the "Physiology of the Domestic Animals," by Dr. R. Meade Smith, a volume of 938 pages, closely printed, and dealing with its subject in a manner sufficiently exhaustive to insure its place as a text-book for fifteen years at the very least. Its learning is only equaled by its industry, and its industry by the consistency and skill with which its varied parts are brought together into harmonious, lucid, and intellectual unity.-DR. BENJAMIN WARD RICHARDSON, in the London Asclepiad. (F. A. DAVIS, Medical Publisher, Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A.) 23 THE International Pocket Medical Formulary, ARRANGED THERAPEUTICALLY. BY C. SUMNER WITHERSTINE, M.S., M.D.,. 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It contains more than 1800 Formulæ, exclusive of the large amount of other very valuable matter. 1. Price, Post-paid, in the United States and Canada, 82.00, net; Great Britain, 8s. 6d.; France, 12 fr. 40. TEN REASONS WHY EVERY MEDICAL MAN SHOULD POSSESS A COPY OF THE INTERNATIONAL POCKET MEDICAL FORMULARY. Because it is a handy book of reference, replete with the choicest formulæ (over 1800 in number) of more than six hundred of the most prominent classical writers and modern practitioners. 2. Because the remedies given are not only those whose efficiency has stood the test of time, but also the newest and latest discoveries in pharmacy and medical science, as prescribed and used by the bestknown American and foreign modern authorities. 3. Because it contains the latest, largest (66 formulæ) and most complete collection of hypodermic formula (including the latest new remedies) ever published, with doses and directions for their use in over fifty different diseases and diseased conditions. 4. Because its appendix is brimful of information, invaluable in office work, emergency cases, and the daily routine of practice. 5. Because it is a reliable friend to consult when, in a perplexing or obstinate case, the usual line of treatment is of no avail. (A hint or a help from the best authorities, as to choice of remedies, correct dosage, and the eligible, elegant, and most palatable mode of exhibition of the same.) 6. Because it is compact, elegantly printed and bound, well illustrated, and of convenient size and shape for the pocket. 7. Because the alphabetical arrangement of the diseases and a thumb-letter index render reference rapid and easy. 8. Because blank leaves, judiciously distributed throughout the book, afford a place to record and index favorite formulæ. 9. Because, as a student, he needs it for study, collateral reading, and for recording the favorite prescriptions of his professors, in lecture and clinic; as a recent graduate, he needs it as a reference hand-book for daily use in prescribing (gargles, nasal douches, inhalations, eye-washes, suppositories, incompatibles, poisons, etc.); as an old practitioner, he needs it to refresh his memory on old remedies and combinations, and for information concerning newer remedies and more modern approved plans of treatment. 10. Because no live, progressive medical man can afford to be without it. It is sometimes important that such prescriptions as have been well established in their usefulness be preserved for reference, and this little volume serves such a purpose better than any other we have seen.-Columbus Medical Journal. Without doubt this book is the best one of its class that we have ever seen. The printing, binding. and general appearance of the volume are beyond praise.-University Medical Magazine. It may be possible to get more crystallized knowledge in an equally small space, but it does not seem probable.Medical Classics. A very handy and valuable book of formula for the physician's pocket.-St. Louis Medical and Surg. Journal, This little pocket-book contains an immense number of prescriptions taken from high authorities in this and other countries.-Northicestern Lancet. This one is the most complete as well as the most conveniently arranged of any that have come under our attention. The diseases are enumerated in alphabetical order, and for each the latest and most approved remedies from the ablest authorities are prescribed. The book is indexed entirely through after the order of the first pages of a ledger, the index letter being printed on morocco leather and thereby made very durable.-Pacific Medical Journal. It is a book desirable for the old practitioner and for his younger brothers as well.-St. Joseph Medical Herald. 26 As long as combinations are sought such a book will be of value, especially to those who cannot spare the time required to learn enough of incompatibilities before commencing practice to avoid writing incompatible and dangerous prescriptions. The constant use of such a book by such prescribers would save the pharmacist much anxiety. The Druggists' Circular. In judicious selection, in accurate nomenclature. in arrangement, and in style it leaves nothing to be desired. The editor and the publisher are to be congratulated on the production of the very best book of its class.-Pittsburgh Medical Rerienc One must see it to realize how much information can be got into a work of so little bulk.-Canada Medical Record. To the young physician just starting out in practice this little book will prove an acceptable companion. Omaha Clinic. The want of to-day is crystallized knowledge. This neat little volume contains in it the most accessible form. It is bound in morocco iu pocket form, with alphabetical divisions of diseases, so that it is possible to turn instantly to the remedy, whatever may be the disorder or wherever the patient may be situated." To the physician it is invaluable, and others should not be without it. We heartily commend the work to our readers.- Minnesota Medica! Journal. (F. A. DAVIS, Medical Publisher, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A JUST ISSUED. PHYSICIANS' AND STUDENTS' READY-REFERENCE SERIES. No. 3. Synopsis of Human Anatomy: Being a Complete Compend of Anatomy, including the BY JAMES K. YOUNG, M.D., Instructor in Orthopedic Surgery and Assistant Demonstrator of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania; Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Out-Patient Department, University Hospital, etc. ILLUSTRATED WITH 76 WOOD-ENGRAVINGS. 390 PAGES. 12mo. HANDSOMELY BOUND IN DARK-BLUE CLOTH. Price, Post-paid, in the United States and Canada, 81.40, net; Great Britain, 6s. 6d.; France, 9 fr. 25. While the author has prepared this work especially for students, sufficient descriptive matter has been added to render it extremely valuable to the busy practitioner, particularly the sections on the Viscera, Special Senses, and Surgical Anatomy. The work includes a complete account of Osteology, Articulations and Ligaments. Muscles, Fascias, Vascular and Nervous Systems, Alimentary, Vocal, and Respiratory and Genito-Urinary Apparatuses, the Organs of Special 3-Sense, and Surgical Anatomy. In addition to a most carefully and accurately prepared text, wherever possible, the value of the work has been enhanced by tables to facilitate and minimize the labor of students in acquiring a thorough knowledge of this important subject. The section on the teeth has also been especially prepared to meet the requirements of students of Dentistry. In its preparation, Gray's Anatomy [last edition], edited by Keen, being the anatomical work most used, has been taken as the standard. Anatomy is a theme that allows such concentration better than most medical subjects, and, as the accuracy of this little book is beyond question, its value is assured. As a companion to the dissecting-table, and a convenient reference for the practitioner, it has a definite field of usefulness.Pittsburgh Medical Review. This is a very carefully prepared compend of anatomy, and will be useful to students for college or hospital examination. There are some excellent tables in the work, particularly the one showing the origin, course, distribution, and functions of the cranial nerves.-Medical Record. Dr. Young has compiled a very useful book. We are not inclined to approve of compends as a general rule, but it certainly serves a good purpose to have the subject of anatomy presented in a compact, reliable way, and in a book easily carried to the dissecting room. This the author has done. The book is well printed, and the illustrations well selected If a student can indulge in more than one work on anatomy,-for, of course, he must have a general treatise on the subject,-he can hardly do better than to purchase this compend It will save the larger work, and can always be with him during the hours of dissection.-Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal. Excellent tables have been arranged, which tersely and clearly present important anatomical facts, and the book will be found very convenient for ready reference.-Columbus Medical Journal. The book is much more satisfactory than the "remembrances" in vogue, and yet is not too cumbersome to be carried around and read at odd moments-a property which the student will readily appreciate. Weekly Medical Review. If a synopsis of human anatomy may serve a purpose, and we believe it does, it is very important that the synopsis should be a good one. In this respect the above work may be recommended as a reliable guide. Dr. Young has shown excellent judgment in his selection of illustrations, in the numerous tables, and in the classification of the various subjects.-Therapeutic Gazette. Every unnecessary word has been excluded, out of regard to the very limited time at the medical student's disposal. It is also good as a reference book, as it presents the facts about which he wishes to refresh his memory in the briefest manner consistent with clearness. New York Medical Journal. It is certainly concise and accurate, and should be in the hands of every student and practitioner.The Medical Brief. (F. A. DAVIS, Medical Publisher, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.) 27 ANNUAL OF THE Universal Medical Sciences. A YEARLY REPORT OF THE PROGRESS OF THE GENERAL SANITARY Edited by CHARLES E. SAJOUS, M.D., LECTURER ON LARYNGOLOGY AND RHINOLOGY IN JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE, PHILADELPHIA, ETC.. AND SEVENTY ASSOCIATE EDITORS, Assisted by over TWO HUNDRED Corresponding Editors and Collaborators. In Five Royal Octavo Volumes of about 500 pages each, bound in Cloth and Half-Russia, Magnificently Illustrated with Chromo-Lithographs, Engravings, Maps, Charts, and Diagrams. BEING INTENDED 1st. To assist the busy practitioner in his efforts to keep abreast of the rapid strides of all the branches of his profession. 2d. To avoid for him the loss of time involved in searching for that which is new in the profuse and constantly increasing medical literature of our day. 3d. To enable him to obtain the greatest possible benefit of the limited time he is able to devote to reading, by furnishing him with new matter ONLY. 4th. To keep him informed of the work done by ALL nations, including many otherwise seldom if ever heard from. 5th. To furnish him with a review of all the new matter contained in the periodicals to which he cannot (through their immense number) subscribe. 6th. To call for the specialist all that is of a progressive nature in the general and special publications of all nations, and obtain for him special reports from countries in which such publications do not exist, and Lastly, to enable any physician to possess, at a moderate cost, a complete CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF UNIVERSAL MEDICINE, edited by many of America's ablest teachers, and superior in every detail, of print, paper, binding, etc., etc., a befitting continuation of such great works as Pepper's System of Medicine," "Ashhurst's International Encyclopædia of Surgery," Buck's Reference Hand-Book of the Medical Sciences," etc., etc. EDITORIAL STAFF of the ANNUAL of the UNIVERSAL MEDICAL SCIENCES. ISSUE OF 1888. -Chief Editor, DR. CHARLES E. SAJOUS, Philadelphia. ASSOCIATE STAFF. Volume I.-Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Prof. Wm. L. Richardson, Boston. Grandin, New York City. Histology, and Embryology. Prof. William Goodell and Dr. W. C. Prof. H. Newell Martin and Dr. W. H. Prof. E. C. Dudley, Chicago. Howell, Baltimore. Dr. Chas. S. Minot, Boston. Volume II.-Diseases of the Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive, and Nervous Systems: Prof. A. L. Loomis, New York City. Fevers, Exanthemata, etc., etc. Prof. Francis Delafield, N. Y. City. Prof. Jas. Tyson, Philadelphia. Volume III.-General Surgery, Venereal Diseases, Anæsthetics, Surgical Dressings, Prof. D. Hayes Agnew, Philadelphia. Dietetics, etc., etc. Prof. F. R. Sturgis, New York City. Prof. T. G. Morton and Dr. Wm. Hunt, Dr. Morris Longstreth, Philadelphia Volume IV.-Ophthalmology, Otology, Laryngology, Rhinology, Dermatology, Dentistry, Hygiene, Disposal of the Dead, etc., etc. Prof. William Thomson, Philadelphia. Prof. C. N. Peirce, Philadelphia. Dr. Chas. S. Turnbull, Philadelphia. |