The present edition of this excellent manual has been carefully revised and some notable additions made to it. Thus, the section on diseases of the septum contains a concise but clear description of the submucous operation for deflections of that structure. We are glad to notice that Dr. Coaklcy still considers the guillotine of service in the removal of hypertrophied tonsils. Although ton¬ sillectomy is undoubtedly the operation of choice in the majority of cases, nevertheless the guillotine

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... s still a wide field of useful¬ ness. It must be remembered that the guillotine is generally con¬ sidered a very easily used instrument, and as such is used by many who never acquire the technique necessary for its proper employment. s additions in the second French edition have been introduced. This book does not differ very much from the usual manual of psychiatiy. As is customary, the first part is devoted to general principles, such as etiology and symptomatology, and the second to special psychiatiy. With a few exceptions.