Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-15
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MEDICAL & CHIRURGIC.fL SCIENCE.
A weekly ne xspsper Tor the circulation Of Medical
and Surgical Information. to be published in Wash
ington City Edred bys
CIR AWHILE SHARP PATTISON, M. d.
Professor Of .anaiomy d. Jefferson College.
Asitis the intention Of the publisher to circulate.
in afew weeks specimen number OF the /" Cyciope
da & Medical and Chirurgicai Science" end ~ an op
portuny viii then be afforded to the Editor to give
full exposition OF the plan which the Journal will
be conducted he considers unnecessary, in the pre-.
sent advertisement to do more tran announce its pub.
licstion. and 70 slate briefly its object
The march of Improvement in Medical and Chrur-
gca Science hss. within few years. advanced with
rapidty unparalleled in the history the other scen.
ces The presses of Great BFitans Ffance, Germany,
Itay. and the United States Of America, are sending
forth every week valuable original works. and the nu
merous Medical Periodicals which issue are replete
with discoveries, facts and cases which 10 OF the
highest importance to the cause OF humanity and the
interests of Medical Science that they should be made
known to the members of the profession in the United
States Immediately their publication. It IS intend
ed that the CycIopxdia of Medical and Chirurgicai
Science shall accomplish this most important object.
1t will be devoted to the republication OF the stand
ard works Of the profession. TO the circulation OF meo
cal news and to crcumspectiye review OF the pro
eress Of Medical and Surgical Science. The suoscr'
bers to the Cyciopedia" will. therefore, moi oniy
obtain to their libraries. at small expense. reprints
of all the medical works, but they wii DC msae &c
quanted, weekly, with every thing OF INTEREST winch
Is taking place in their profession.
gentleman is now in Europe for the purpose OF
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 Engrsver has
been engaged to reside in the estabishment AZ wash
ington for the purpose of executing the engraving
which may be required to illustrate IN, subjects treat
ed Of Gentlemen acquainted with the French, Ger.
man, and Italian languages will make translatons OF
the best medical and surgical works which may appear
in these languages for republication in the Cyclopstia
The Cyelopsdia wilib printed on sheet AZ inches
long by SO inches wide giving sixty.four large soya
octave pages folded into pamphet form, stitched and
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, It will
be a newspaper and should be subject to newspaper
postage only tits proposed to give 6fty.two numbers
per snnum. containing three Thousand three hundred
and twenty eight pages, or i've volumes Of SIX hundred
and City pages each, at subscription often dollars per
annun.
specimen number will be issued in few weeks,
and the next SOON as three thousand subscribers are
obtained. Those who desire to patronise the work,
are requested to address the publisher at Washing
ton City. towhom 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 ad-
dressed to either should have postage paid
DUFF GREEN.
Washington City, Nav 8, lS33-tf