Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-08
DR.. pArrIsoN,s cYCLoPEDIA

MEDICAL e. CHLRURGlC.dL SCIENCE.
A weekly newspaper for the circulation OF Medical
and Surgical information, to be published IN wash
ington City Edited by
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTlSON, M. ID.
Professor Of .anaion'y ia Jefferson College.
ASH i, the intention Of the publisher to circulate,
in few weeks specimen number OF the Cyc,oPS
a of Medical and Chirurgica Science and IS an op'
portunity will then be Afforded to the Editor to give
full exposition Of the plan which the Journal will
be conducted, he considers II unnecessary, IN the pre-
sent advertisement to do more than announce ITS pub
LEGATION, and to state briefly its object.
The march of Improvement in Medical and Chrur.
sical Science has, within afew years. advanced win
rapidty unparalleled in the history OF the other seen'
ces The presses Of Great Britans France, Germany,
italy, and the United States Of America, are sending
forth every week valuable original works. and the nu
p,erous Medical Periodicals which issue are repete
with discoveries facts and cases. which II IS OF the
highest importance TO the cause Of humanity and the
interests Of Medical Science that they should be msde
States Immediately their publication. 1t IS 'nteno,
ed that the Cyclop1dia Of Medical sni Chrufgics
Science shall accomplish this most important o'Jse,
Il will be devoted to the republication OF the s'anu
ard works Of the profession, to the circulation o. u
cal news. and to a circumspective review OF tns pro-
e,es, Of Medical and Surgical Science. The suoscIr
bers TO the Cyc!opxdia" will, therefore, no. guy
obtain 10 their libraries at small expense reP''S
of all the medical works, but they VIII De msoe nc
ouainted weekly with every thing OF interest winch
i taking place in their profession
A gentleman is now in Europe tor the purpose OF
making arrangements to have all the new WORKS on
M.,,;cne and Surgery, and all the Medical Journals
and Reviews transmitted to the Editor immediately on
,he;r duplication; and sn experienced Engrsvrr has
heen engaged to reside in the establishment at Was'
;ng,on. for the purpose Of executing the engraving
which may be required to illustrate tn, subjects treat
ed of. Gentlemen acquainted with the French Ger,
man. and Italian languages. will make transations OF
the best medical and surgical works which may appear
in these languages republication in the Crcops Ia
The Cyciop liza will be printed on sheet 4sincnes
long by So inches wide, giving sixty -four large royal
octave pages folded into pamphie form. stitched ana
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, u w'i
he newspaper, and should be subject to newspaper
postage only is proposed to give fifty two numbers
Der snnum containing three thousand >hree hunired
and twenty.eght pages, FIVE volumes OF sx hundred
and fifty pages each, at subscription often doafspsr
annum.
specimen number will be issued in few weeks.
and the nextas soon as three thousand are
obtained. Those who desire to patronse the WORK.
are requested TO address the PUBLlsnsR Mt Washhg
ton City. to whom the frst years subscription should
be forwarded on the receipt Of the second number
All communications intended for the Editor should
be addressed to him ut Philadelphia All letters adj
dressed to either should have postage paid
DUFF GREEN.
Washington CITY, May 8, 185S-H