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815 the locality where the greatest quantities of pitchblende and radium salts are foand. This water has much greater power than that of Gastein. A very large amount of practical information is contained in this useful volume, with abundance of illustrations. LIBRARY TABLE. Conferrences on the Moral Philosophy of Medicine. Prepared by J. W. S. GOULEY, M.D. London and New York : The Rebman Company. Pp. 368. Price 6s. net.-This little work is primarily a text-book of medical ethics, and in many ways is a most useful compilation. Dr. Gouley, however, ranges over many subjects ancillary to ethics, and such subjects are necessarily treated in a superficial manner. He imagines an aspirant to the medical profession inquiring of his family physician as to certain " items of information concerning the profession whose ranks he hopes to enter." The family physician, called by Dr. Gouley " the sponsor," , thereupon begins by giving the aspirant a short sketch of the history of medicine, including the erroneous statements that "the great colleges of Oxford and Cambridge in England were founded late in the ninth century," and that "the University of Paris was originally started towards the end of the eighth century through the influence of Alcuinus who became one of its first professors." Dr. Gouley is on much firmer ground when he discusses the career of the medical student and lays down rules for his behaviour when acting as interne and duriog his early days as a physician in practice. One of the most valuable portions of the book is the National System of Medical Morals, adopted in the year 1847 by the American Medical Association, a code of professional morals which is excellent. Among other points with which Dr. Gouley deals is that of the young physician as a writer. His precepts, we must say, are better than his practice. He advises the young phy- sician to avoid fine writing, but on p. 77 of his own book we find the following sentence describing a hospital patient : "......not being judged fit to retire to bed, fatigued as he was and suffering with some contusions from sundry blows and heavy falls caused by inco-ordinate muscular action due to many free libations of fluids which at first more than gladdened his heart, was ordered to disrobe and be cleansed." " But although we cannot praise the manner of the book and have felt compelled to notice erroneous statements, yet the advice which Dr. Gouley gives as to conduct is in general most praiseworthy. Landmarkc and Surface Markings of the Human Body. By L. BATHE RAWLING, M.B., B.C. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng., Surgeon with Charge of Out-patients at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. Fourth edition. With 31 illustrations. London : H. K. Lewis. 1911. Pp. 96. Price 5s.-Mr. Bathe Rawling is to be congratulated upon the appearance of a new edition of his useful little manual of surface markings. That the issue of a fourth edition was already demanded is better proof of the utility of the book than any comments written by a reviewer. Some years ago Mr. Rawling had the good fortune to appreciate that a need existed for such a book, and he also possessed the ability to write the very book that met the need. Professor Bertram Windle had shown the road that should be followed when he published his Handbook of Surface Anatomy and Landmarks," and Mr. Rawling has advanced along somewhat similar lines to a stage as near to perfection as it seems possible to go at the present time. The book gives in a short space all the important landmarks and surgical surface markings; it defioes them accurately and illustrates them well; and it includes no additional matter such as may always be found in either the text-book of anatomy or the text-book of surgery. The material has been presented in the handiest form, both for revision for examinations and for reference in practice, and it is therefore not surprising that the demands of the student and the practitioner have made a fourth edition necessary so soon. Nisbet’s Medical Directory, 1911. In two parts. Part I., Directory of Medical Practitioners. Part II., The Local Directory. London : James Nisbet and Co., Limited. Pp. 838. Price 7s. 6d. net.-This handy and inexpensive I directory is very useful for general purposes. The names are arranged in one alphabetical series without any local sub- divisions ; the local directory in its turn naming alphabeti- cally every place in the world where a British registered practitioner resides, with the names of the medical men living there. In some instances that we have tested changes of address that occurred so lately as the middle of December are duly noted here. Ambulance Examination Questions : Being a Catechism on First Aid to the -Injured and Sick By D. M. MACDONALD, M. D. Aberd., M. R. C. P. Edin. Fourth reprint edition. Bristol : John Wright and Sons, Limited. 1911. Pp. 24. Piice 6d. net.-The best method of learning is by frequent questioning. In default of a questioner the student should learn to question himself. The difficulty he often finds in attempting to question himself is how to word a question without first thinking of the answer, which is a reversal of the method that should obtain. This collection of questions will help the first-aid student to test himself as an examiner would test him. The necessity for a fourth reprint is a testimony to its usefulness. Garden Foes. Pp. 336. Price 2s 6d. net. Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks. Pp. 187. Price 2s. 6d. net. Salads and their Cultivation. Pp. 110. Price ls. By F. W. SANDERS, F.L.S, F.R.H.S. London : W. H. and L. Collingridge.--A beautiful garden appeals to everyone and should engender feelings of peace and repose, but, as those who cultivate fruits or flowers know, beauty of perfection in the garden can only be attained by a ceaseless warfare against many enemies. In "Garden Foes " Mr. Sanders tells us how best to deal with the pests and diseases which are ever ready to spoil or destroy the cultivator’s work in the flower, fruit, or vegetable garden and in the greenhouse. Chapters are also devoted to the foes of forest trees. In dealing with the process known as " cyaniding," the author is careful to point out the dangers of sodium cyanide, and the process, useful as it is, should certainly not be used by any but experienced persons. The chapter* on "A Few Friends" should prevent those whose knowledge of entomology is small from destroying creatures which are useful allies to the gardener. Under miscellaneous pests the author includes the cat, ana his ingenious devices for keeping these animals out of the garden will be appre- ciated by all who know by experience the damage which the cat can do to a seed-bed or among growing plants. The book is well illustrated, the notes are practical, and there is a good index.-The cultivation and propagation of the genus dianthus are dealt with in " Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks." This is a favourite group of flowers with amateur gardeners, among whom are many medical men, and Mr. Sanders has produced a book which very fully discusses the subject. Cross-breeding receives careful attention, and instructions are given for dealing with insects and other pests which are sometimes a source of trouble to the carnation grower.-The book on "Salads" includes some useful receipts. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.-The electors to the Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship have reported to the Vice- Chancellor that they have elected Mr. E P. Poulton, B. M., Balliol College, to the Fellowship. M-. G. B. D. Adams, Christ Church, has taken the degree of D. M.
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the locality where the greatest quantities of pitchblende andradium salts are foand. This water has much greater powerthan that of Gastein.
A very large amount of practical information is contained
in this useful volume, with abundance of illustrations.
LIBRARY TABLE.
Conferrences on the Moral Philosophy of Medicine. Prepared by J. W. S. GOULEY, M.D. London and New York : The
Rebman Company. Pp. 368. Price 6s. net.-This little
work is primarily a text-book of medical ethics, and in
many ways is a most useful compilation. Dr. Gouley,however, ranges over many subjects ancillary to ethics, andsuch subjects are necessarily treated in a superficial manner.He imagines an aspirant to the medical profession inquiringof his family physician as to certain " items of informationconcerning the profession whose ranks he hopes to enter."The family physician, called by Dr. Gouley " the sponsor," ,thereupon begins by giving the aspirant a short sketch of thehistory of medicine, including the erroneous statements that"the great colleges of Oxford and Cambridge in Englandwere founded late in the ninth century," and that "theUniversity of Paris was originally started towards the end ofthe eighth century through the influence of Alcuinus whobecame one of its first professors." Dr. Gouley is on muchfirmer ground when he discusses the career of the medicalstudent and lays down rules for his behaviour when
acting as interne and duriog his early days as a
physician in practice. One of the most valuable portionsof the book is the National System of Medical
Morals, adopted in the year 1847 by the American MedicalAssociation, a code of professional morals which is excellent.Among other points with which Dr. Gouley deals is that ofthe young physician as a writer. His precepts, we must say,are better than his practice. He advises the young phy-sician to avoid fine writing, but on p. 77 of his own book wefind the following sentence describing a hospital patient :"......not being judged fit to retire to bed, fatigued as hewas and suffering with some contusions from sundry blowsand heavy falls caused by inco-ordinate muscular action dueto many free libations of fluids which at first more than
gladdened his heart, was ordered to disrobe and be cleansed." "
But although we cannot praise the manner of the book andhave felt compelled to notice erroneous statements, yet theadvice which Dr. Gouley gives as to conduct is in generalmost praiseworthy.Landmarkc and Surface Markings of the Human Body. By
L. BATHE RAWLING, M.B., B.C. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng.,Surgeon with Charge of Out-patients at St. Bartholomew’s
Hospital. Fourth edition. With 31 illustrations. London :H. K. Lewis. 1911. Pp. 96. Price 5s.-Mr. Bathe Rawlingis to be congratulated upon the appearance of a new edition ofhis useful little manual of surface markings. That the issue ofa fourth edition was already demanded is better proof of theutility of the book than any comments written by a reviewer.Some years ago Mr. Rawling had the good fortune to
appreciate that a need existed for such a book, andhe also possessed the ability to write the very bookthat met the need. Professor Bertram Windle had shownthe road that should be followed when he publishedhis Handbook of Surface Anatomy and Landmarks," andMr. Rawling has advanced along somewhat similar linesto a stage as near to perfection as it seems possibleto go at the present time. The book gives in a short
space all the important landmarks and surgical surfacemarkings; it defioes them accurately and illustrates themwell; and it includes no additional matter such as may
always be found in either the text-book of anatomy or thetext-book of surgery. The material has been presented in
the handiest form, both for revision for examinations and forreference in practice, and it is therefore not surprising thatthe demands of the student and the practitioner have madea fourth edition necessary so soon.
Nisbet’s Medical Directory, 1911. In two parts. Part I.,Directory of Medical Practitioners. Part II., The LocalDirectory. London : James Nisbet and Co., Limited.
Pp. 838. Price 7s. 6d. net.-This handy and inexpensiveI directory is very useful for general purposes. The names are
arranged in one alphabetical series without any local sub-divisions ; the local directory in its turn naming alphabeti-cally every place in the world where a British registered
practitioner resides, with the names of the medical men livingthere. In some instances that we have tested changes ofaddress that occurred so lately as the middle of Decemberare duly noted here.Ambulance Examination Questions : Being a Catechism on
First Aid to the -Injured and Sick By D. M. MACDONALD,M. D. Aberd., M. R. C. P. Edin. Fourth reprint edition. Bristol :
John Wright and Sons, Limited. 1911. Pp. 24. Piice 6d.
net.-The best method of learning is by frequent questioning.In default of a questioner the student should learn to
question himself. The difficulty he often finds in attemptingto question himself is how to word a question without firstthinking of the answer, which is a reversal of the method
that should obtain. This collection of questions will helpthe first-aid student to test himself as an examiner would
test him. The necessity for a fourth reprint is a testimony toits usefulness.
Garden Foes. Pp. 336. Price 2s 6d. net. Carnations,Picotees, and Pinks. Pp. 187. Price 2s. 6d. net. Salads and
their Cultivation. Pp. 110. Price ls. By F. W. SANDERS,F.L.S, F.R.H.S. London : W. H. and L. Collingridge.--Abeautiful garden appeals to everyone and should engenderfeelings of peace and repose, but, as those who cultivate fruitsor flowers know, beauty of perfection in the garden can onlybe attained by a ceaseless warfare against many enemies. In
"Garden Foes " Mr. Sanders tells us how best to deal withthe pests and diseases which are ever ready to spoil ordestroy the cultivator’s work in the flower, fruit, or vegetablegarden and in the greenhouse. Chapters are also devoted tothe foes of forest trees. In dealing with the process knownas "cyaniding," the author is careful to point out the dangersof sodium cyanide, and the process, useful as it is, should
certainly not be used by any but experienced persons. The
chapter* on "A Few Friends" should prevent those whoseknowledge of entomology is small from destroying creatureswhich are useful allies to the gardener. Under miscellaneous
pests the author includes the cat, ana his ingenious devicesfor keeping these animals out of the garden will be appre-ciated by all who know by experience the damage which thecat can do to a seed-bed or among growing plants. The
book is well illustrated, the notes are practical, and there isa good index.-The cultivation and propagation of thegenus dianthus are dealt with in " Carnations, Picotees, andPinks." This is a favourite group of flowers with amateur
gardeners, among whom are many medical men, and Mr.Sanders has produced a book which very fully discussesthe subject. Cross-breeding receives careful attention, andinstructions are given for dealing with insects and other pestswhich are sometimes a source of trouble to the carnation
grower.-The book on "Salads" includes some useful
receipts.
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.-The electors to theRadcliffe Travelling Fellowship have reported to the Vice-Chancellor that they have elected Mr. E P. Poulton, B. M.,Balliol College, to the Fellowship. M-. G. B. D. Adams,Christ Church, has taken the degree of D. M.
