Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-27
DIR. PArrIsoN's cYcLopEDIA

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MEDICAL E. CHIRURGICHL SCIENCE,
weekly ne sspaper for the circulation OF Medical
AID Surgical Information, to be published in Wash
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTIsON, M. D.
Professor of .anaiomy M Jefferson College
Asitis the intention of the publisher to circulate,
in a few weeks q specimen number OF the "Cyclops
da # Medical and Chirurgcal Science and as an op
porunity vill then be afforded to the Editor to give
u exposition Of the plan which the Journal Will
be conducted he considers It unnecessary, in the pre-
sent advertisement do more than announce its pub
lication, and to state briefly its object
The march Of Improvement in Medical and Chrur'
gical Science has, within few years, advanced with
rspiy unparalleled in the history OF the other scen
ces The presses Of Great Britain, France, Germany,
Italy, and the United States OF Amercs, are sending
forth every week valuable original works. and the nu
merous Medical Periodicals which issue are repletc
with discoveries, facts, and cases, which It Is OF the
highest importance to the cause OF humanity and the
Interests az Medical Science that they should be made
known to the mbers Of the profession in the United
States Immediately their publication. It is intend,
ed that the Cyclopsdia of Medical and Chirurgicai
Science shall accomplish this most important ooJec,
It win be devoted to the republication Of the stand
ard works Of the profession to the circulation OF meo'
cal news and to crcumspective review OF the pro-
gress Of Medical and Surgical Science. Inc suoscIl
bers to the "CyciopSdM" will therefore, NOT only
of all the medical works. but they will be made &c
quaint d, weekly with every thing OF interest which
is taking place in their profession.
gentleman is now in Europe tor the purpose Vi
making arrangements to have all the new works on
Medicine and Surgery, and all the Medical Journals
and Reviews transmitted TO the Editor Immediately on
their publication; and experienced Engravrr has
been engaged to reside in the establishment at Wash
inpton, for the purpose of executing the engraving
which may be required to illustrate the subjects treat
ed Of Gentlemen acqusinted with the French, Ger,
man. and Italian languages will make TRANSACTIONS OF
the best medical and surgical works which may appear
in these languages for republication in the CpcopSa
The Cyciopsdia will be printed on sheet AZ inches
long BY So inches wide, giving sixtyfour large royal
octave pages folded into pamphie FORM stitched and
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, 1t VIII
be newspaper and should be subject to newspaper
postage only is proposedto give 6ftytwo numbers
per snnum. containing tGree thousand hree hundred
and twenty eight pages Eve volumes of six hundred
and fifty pages each subscription often dollars per
annum.
specimen number will be issued in few weeks,
and the nextss soon as three thousand subscribers ar
obtained. Those who desire to pstronse the work,
are requested to address the PUSElsHRR at Washing
ton City. to whom the first years subscription should
be forwarded on the receipt Of the second number
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