Bibliographical Notices Urinary Deposits; their Diagnosis, Pathology and Therapeutical Indications . By Golding Bird, M.D., F.R.S. Edited by Edmund Lloyd Birkett, M.D., &c. A new American from the fifth London Edition. With eighty Illustrations on Wood. Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. 1859. 8vo. pp. 382

1860 Boston Medical and Surgical Journal  
are inferior in value to most of the phenomena of disease during life, being no more than the marks of the ravages of disease, and affording comparatively little insight into its intimate nature. The real basis of all pathological inquiry must be clinical research, made with the fullest appreciation of the facts of anatomy and physiology ; mere morbid anatomy leads necessarily to erroneous views of pathology and practice." The diseases treated of are Rheumatic Fever, with its varied
more » ... s ; Continued Fever ; Erysipelas ; Erysipelas of the Fauces ; Acute Internal Inflammations ; Pyaemia ; Pneumonia and its complications ; Simple Pneumonia ; and the Therapeutical Action of Alcohol, the last being a lecture based upon the case of a child poisoned by this stimulant. Ninety-three cases, fully and very intelligently reported, form the basis upon which the accomplished author has reared a superstructure of clinical teaching, clearly setting forth his peculiar views and ideas upon treatment. It comes to the profession at this time with a twofold value ; first as the teachings of an acknowledged leader in the profession, and secondly as a kind of legacy, his death having not long since occurred. It cannot fail to bo a useful and instructive volume. For sale by Brown, Taggard & Chase. , the last a long and complete investigation of that important subject. Besides these, there are a few smaller papers. Our limits do not allow us to enter into details concerning this important work ; we can only say that it is an honor to the country as well as to the Association. _ Urinary Deposits ; their Diagnosis, Pathology and Therapeutical Indica\x=req-\ tions.
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