Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-27

MEDICAL & CHIRURGiCdL SCfENCE.
A weekly newspaper for the circulation OF Medical
and Surgical information, to be published in Wash.
ngton City. Edited by
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTISON, NJ. d..
Professor Of anatomy ia Je0srso" College
ASit is the intention Of the publisher to circulate.
in a few weeks, specimen number Of the "Cyclops
lila IF Medical ard Chirurgical Science and as an op
portunity win then be afforded to the Editor to give
full exposition Of the plan on which the Journal will
be conducted he considers unnecessary in the pre-
sent advertisement to do than announce its pub
icston, and to state briefly its object.
The march of improvement in Medical and Chirur
gicai Science has, within few years, advanced with
rapidy unparalleled in the hsto OF the other scien
ces The presses of Great Britain, France, Germany,
Italy, and the United States of America, are sending
forth every week valuable original works, and the nu
merous Medical Periodicals which issue are repiete
with discoveries facts, and cases, which II u OF the
hghes, importance to the cause OF humanity ana the
interests Of Medical Science that they should be made
known to the msmbers of the profession in the United
States Immediately their publication. is intend
ed that the Cyclop1lia Of Medical and Chrurglcai
Science shall accomplish this most important ohJsot.
1t will be devoted to the republication OF the stand
ard works of the profession, to the circulation OF medi
cal news and to retrospective review Of the pro.
gress If Medical and Surgical Science The subscr,'
bers TO the " Cycops liza" will, therefore, not only
obtain to their libraries, at small expense. reprints
of all the medical WORKS, out tney VIII DC
quainted weekly, with every thing of interest which
is taking place in their profession.
a gentleman is now in Europe for the purpose OF
making arrange ments 10 have 81 the new works on
Medicine and Surgery. and all the Medical Journals
and Reviews transmitted to the Editor Immediately on
their publication; and experienced Engrayer has
been engaged reside in the establishment at WASH
ington, for the purpose Of executing the engraving
which may be required to illustrate the subjects treat.
ed Of Gentlemen acquainted with the French, Ger.
man, and Itaia9 languages, will make TRANSACTIONS OF
the best medical and surgical works which may appesf
in these languages for republication in the e, eloPA lis
The Cyclopsdia viii be printed on sheet ~ inches
long by 38 inches wide, giving sxy.foar large royal
octave pages folded into pamphlet form. stitched and
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, will
be newspaper, and should be subject to Newspaper
postage only. proposed to give fifty two numbers
per annum. containing three thousand hree hundred
and twenty.eght pages, Eve volumes OF SIX hundred
and fifty pages ech at subscription ten dollars per
annum.
A specimen number will be issued in few weeks,
and the next three Thousand subscribers
| obtained Those who desire to patronse the work,
sre requested to address the PUBLISHER at Washing.
ton City. to whom the first years subscription should
be forwarded on the receipt Of the second number.
All communications intended for the Editor should
be addressed to him at Philadelphia All letters sd
dressed 20 either should have postage paid
DUFF GREEN.
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