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SIR FREDERICK. llarveian oration on the birth and growth of science in medicine. -B&. M. .I.. 1020. ii. 61~610. NOCK, E. Harley’ and the iransit of the blood from the arteries to the veins per porositu!es. &it. M. J., 1879, ii, 23-26. WILLIS. Lot. cit., p. 58. ~IALPIGHI, 31. De pulmonibus cpistolac II ad Borellium. Bonon., 1661. FAN LEEUWESHOEK, ASWNI. 65. Missive van den 7 September 1688 . van den .ommeloop defi Blbeds. In his Vervolg der Brieven geschievcn aan dc \Vvtvermaarde konineliike Societeit in Londcn. Liyden, 1688. pp 2693. \!‘II.I.Is. 1.0~. cit., p. 72. \VILLIS. Lot. cit., p. 74. \VlLLls. Lot. cit., p. 94. OsLKa. Lot. cif., p. 1I. PHIMHOSII, J. Exercitationes ct animadversiones in librum de motu cordis et circulatione sanguinis. Advcrsus Guilielmum Harveum. Lond., 1630. \\‘~r.l.ls. Lot. cit., p. xiii. AN&EWES,
BOOK REVIEWS THE EYEI is an attempt to present the necessary kno\vfcdge of the subject to readers of two types, the general practitioner and the undergraduate in medicine. There is all that the undergraduate needs and more, but the subject matter is presented in such a systcmatic and logical manner that it will, we arc sure, make a positive appeal to both the student and the teacher. Even cursor3 examination will convince the man of general practice that here is a book which might well have been written by an intelligent internist who was also a very competent ophthalmologist, and that the book should be a part of every physician’s library. In a review of this length it is impossible to go into details. Suffice it to say that the general appearance of the book is attractive, the illustrations are definitive and wcff chosen, and the text is excellent. The
text
in front of us is tcrmecf CLINICAL and evidentfv the author has attempted to transcrifle h’is individual ideas of trcatmcnt into cold text matter for the benefit of others. It is evidently a record of what Dr. Bethea is doing and has done in his own practice. Perhaps books of this type are essential hsfEDi(:INE2
1THE EYE. By C. \V. Rutherford, M.D., F.A.C.S.8~0. cloth. Pp. 405, 305 black and white ligurcs and 12 in color. N. Y., D. AppIeton & Co., 1928. *CLINICAL ~IBDICINE. By Oscar \v. Bcthea. M.D., 1’H.C.. F.A.C.P. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 700. Phila.; M’. B. Saunders Co.. 1928.
Reviews but to the writer this type of text appears to be one which takes from the individual all incentive to master the art of medicine and makes of him an artisan using the ideas of others. lloreover, no one man can any longer cover the whole gamut of practice and do it justice. There are sections in the book which one can read with interest. Other sections immccfiatcf~ impress one with the idea that the author has gone to outside sources for his material. For the man who wishes a brief outline of practically the entire field of internal medicine, with the emphasis throughout placed on treatment, this volume may carry a very positive appeal, but the man who believes that “treatment is the fast step in a long process of reasoning,” will not IX satisfied with this book. Undouhtedfy many men arc practicing medicine who will consider this the exact type of quick reference hook for lvhich they have been looking and to the man who admits (to himself) his lack of knolvfedgc of thcrapeutic agents ancf their actions, the book will probably prove a benefit. NOSE, THROAT AIW EAR’ is a new vofwhich is an earnest attempt on the part of the author to present the “essential facts” of his subject to the genera1 practitioner and, we anticipate, will IX warmly welcomed. The author’s position in his chosen specialty, his background of general practice, and his conventional form of prcscnting what he has to say, all blend to make this volume a practical book for its intended group of readers. The inclusion of considerations about environmental conditions will be appreciated, and the results of focal infections of the nose, throat and ear here presented will serve to clarify numerous conditions which appear in practice, the etiology of which is not suspected. The text sequence is not systematic throughout but this is a minor fauIt. The book is uniform in value and shows the thorough familiarity of the author with his subject. THE
umc
The first impression made by this, the second edition of Marion’s text book’ is its delightful orderfincss. With plenty of room in his two volumes, the author has set down in well
* THE Noss,
THROAT AND EAR. By John F. Barnhill, cloth. Pp. 604. 456 illus. N. Y., D. Appleton & Co., 1928. ‘Trur-ri D’UROLOGIE. By G. Clarion. Ed. 2. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 1212, 513 i1fu.s. Paris, Jlasson & co., 1928. M.D., F.A.C.S.8~0,
63.
64. 65. 66.
67. 68. 69. 70. 71.
72.
American
Journal
of Surgery
Book
SIR FREDERICK. llarveian oration on the birth and growth of science in medicine. -B&. M. .I.. 1020. ii. 61~610. NOCK, E. Harley’ and the iransit of the blood from the arteries to the veins per porositu!es. &it. M. J., 1879, ii, 23-26. WILLIS. Lot. cit., p. 58. ~IALPIGHI, 31. De pulmonibus cpistolac II ad Borellium. Bonon., 1661. FAN LEEUWESHOEK, ASWNI. 65. Missive van den 7 September 1688 . van den .ommeloop defi Blbeds. In his Vervolg der Brieven geschievcn aan dc \Vvtvermaarde konineliike Societeit in Londcn. Liyden, 1688. pp 2693. \!‘II.I.Is. 1.0~. cit., p. 72. \VILLIS. Lot. cit., p. 74. \VlLLls. Lot. cit., p. 94. OsLKa. Lot. cif., p. 1I. PHIMHOSII, J. Exercitationes ct animadversiones in librum de motu cordis et circulatione sanguinis. Advcrsus Guilielmum Harveum. Lond., 1630. \\‘~r.l.ls. Lot. cit., p. xiii. AN&EWES,
BOOK REVIEWS THE EYEI is an attempt to present the necessary kno\vfcdge of the subject to readers of two types, the general practitioner and the undergraduate in medicine. There is all that the undergraduate needs and more, but the subject matter is presented in such a systcmatic and logical manner that it will, we arc sure, make a positive appeal to both the student and the teacher. Even cursor3 examination will convince the man of general practice that here is a book which might well have been written by an intelligent internist who was also a very competent ophthalmologist, and that the book should be a part of every physician’s library. In a review of this length it is impossible to go into details. Suffice it to say that the general appearance of the book is attractive, the illustrations are definitive and wcff chosen, and the text is excellent. The
text
in front of us is tcrmecf CLINICAL and evidentfv the author has attempted to transcrifle h’is individual ideas of trcatmcnt into cold text matter for the benefit of others. It is evidently a record of what Dr. Bethea is doing and has done in his own practice. Perhaps books of this type are essential hsfEDi(:INE2
1THE EYE. By C. \V. Rutherford, M.D., F.A.C.S.8~0. cloth. Pp. 405, 305 black and white ligurcs and 12 in color. N. Y., D. AppIeton & Co., 1928. *CLINICAL ~IBDICINE. By Oscar \v. Bcthea. M.D., 1’H.C.. F.A.C.P. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 700. Phila.; M’. B. Saunders Co.. 1928.
Reviews but to the writer this type of text appears to be one which takes from the individual all incentive to master the art of medicine and makes of him an artisan using the ideas of others. lloreover, no one man can any longer cover the whole gamut of practice and do it justice. There are sections in the book which one can read with interest. Other sections immccfiatcf~ impress one with the idea that the author has gone to outside sources for his material. For the man who wishes a brief outline of practically the entire field of internal medicine, with the emphasis throughout placed on treatment, this volume may carry a very positive appeal, but the man who believes that “treatment is the fast step in a long process of reasoning,” will not IX satisfied with this book. Undouhtedfy many men arc practicing medicine who will consider this the exact type of quick reference hook for lvhich they have been looking and to the man who admits (to himself) his lack of knolvfedgc of thcrapeutic agents ancf their actions, the book will probably prove a benefit. NOSE, THROAT AIW EAR’ is a new vofwhich is an earnest attempt on the part of the author to present the “essential facts” of his subject to the genera1 practitioner and, we anticipate, will IX warmly welcomed. The author’s position in his chosen specialty, his background of general practice, and his conventional form of prcscnting what he has to say, all blend to make this volume a practical book for its intended group of readers. The inclusion of considerations about environmental conditions will be appreciated, and the results of focal infections of the nose, throat and ear here presented will serve to clarify numerous conditions which appear in practice, the etiology of which is not suspected. The text sequence is not systematic throughout but this is a minor fauIt. The book is uniform in value and shows the thorough familiarity of the author with his subject. THE
umc
The first impression made by this, the second edition of Marion’s text book’ is its delightful orderfincss. With plenty of room in his two volumes, the author has set down in well
* THE Noss,
THROAT AND EAR. By John F. Barnhill, cloth. Pp. 604. 456 illus. N. Y., D. Appleton & Co., 1928. ‘Trur-ri D’UROLOGIE. By G. Clarion. Ed. 2. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 1212, 513 i1fu.s. Paris, Jlasson & co., 1928. M.D., F.A.C.S.8~0,