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DIR. PATTIsON'S CYCLOPEDIA
MEDICAL g. CHIRURGIC.aL SCIENCE,
A weekly newspaper for the circulation Of Medical
and Surgical information, TO be published in Wash.
ingion Chy Edited by
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTISON, NJ. ID.
Professor of Anatomy tn Jefferson College.
ASH is the intention Of the publisher to circulate.
in few weeks, q specimen number OF the "Cyclop@.
da f Medical and Chirurgical Science" and op.
portuhity will then be afforded to the Editor to give
full exposition Of the plan which the Journal will
be conducted. he considers it in the pre-.
sent advertisement, to do than announce its pub
licstion and to slate bri. hy its object.
The march Of improvement in Medical and Chrur.
gical Science has, within few years, advanced with
rapidly unparalleled IN the history Of the other scen.
ces The presses OF Great Britain France, Germany,
forth ese a TIE Y!fa sSss works. and the na
rnerous Medical Periodicals which issue are replete
with discoveries, facts and cases, which II 10 OF the
highest importance to the cause OF humanity and the
interests Of Medical Science that they should be made
known to the msmbers Of the profession in the United
states Immediately on their publication. II is intend
ed that the Cycopx Tia Of Medical and Chirurgicss
Science shall accomplish this most important object
II will be devoted to the republication OF the stand
ard works of the profession TO the circulation Of medi
cal news and circumspe ctive review of the pro-
eress Of Medical and Surgical Science. The subscr.
bers 10 the "Cycor liza" will. therefore, not only
obtain to their libraries. at small expense. reprints
of sll the medical works. but they will be made ac-
qusinted. weekly, with every thing OF interest which
is taking place in their profession.
gentleman is now in Europe for the purpose OF
making arrangements to have I'll the new works on
Medicine and Surgery, and s the Medical Journals
and Reviews, transmitted to the Editor Immediately on
their publication; and experienced Engraver has
been engaged to reside in tlfe establishment M Wsshs
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 Italian languages. will make transations Of
the best medical and surgical works which may appear
in these languages for republication in the Cyelopx liza
The Cyciopx lila will be printed sheet 48 inches
long by SO inches wide, giving sxty.four large royal
octave pages. folded into pamphlet form, stitched and
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, It will
be newspaper, and should be subject to Newspaper
postage only 1t proposed to give 6ftytwo numbers
per snnum, containing three thousand fhree hundred
and twentyeght pages, or five volumes Of sx hundred
and fifty pages each, at subscription often dollars per
annum.
| A specimen number will be issued in few weeks.
obtained. Those who desire to patronse the work,
are 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 ad
dressed to either should have postage paid
BUFF GREEN.
| Washington C'ty, NAY 8. 1857