Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-15

MEDICAL 4 CHlhChGlCs1L oClGNON:
A weekly newspaper for the circulation OF heac s
and Surgical information, to be pubisned In "ssn'
ington City. Edited by
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTIsON. I'D.
Professor Of anatOny IN Js6ers0" College,
n it is the intention Of the publisher to circulate
in a few weeks, a specimen number OF the "Cyciops
dia If Medical ard Chrurgcal Science" and Is an OPP
portunity will then be sforded to the EDITOR 10
full exposon Of the plan which the Journal VIII
be conducted he considers Unnecessary, IN the pre-
sent do than announce Its pub
Iication, and to slate briefly its object.
The march of improvement in Medical and Chrur'
eical Science has, within few years, advanced with
rapidy Unparalleled in the history of the other scen'
res The presses of Great Britain France, Germany,
italy, and the United States Of America are sending
forth every week valuable originsl works. and the NJ
merous Medical Periodicals which issue are repe'e
with discoveries, facts, and cases, which II Is OF tne
highes, importance the of humanity ana the
interests Of Medical Science that they should be made
known to the mbers Of the profession IN the umtea
States Immediately on their publication. II Is iheho.
ed that the Cycops liza of Medical and Chirurgicai
Science shall accomplish this most important oeJre.
It will be devoted TO the republication OF the sAnH'
ard works of the profession to the circulation OF meoi
cal news and to circumspe ctye review OF the pro-
gress Of Medical and Surgical Science. fhe suoscil
bers TO the :" Cyclupsda" viii, therefore, not ohy
obtain to their libraries. al small expense, rePrhs
of all the medical works. but they will be made sc'
quained weekly, witt, every thing OF interest which
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 sll the Medical Journals
and Reviews transmitted to the Editor immediately on
their publication; and an experienced Engravrr mas
been engaged 10 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
msn and Italian languages will make TRANSACTIONS OF
the best medical and surgical works which may appear
in these languages for republication in the e, cops ia
The Cycopsdia will be printed on sheet AZ inches
long BY SO inches WIDE giving sixty.four large roya
octave pages folded into pamphlet FORM stchea anu
covered Although folded into pamphlet FORM II VIII
be newspaper, and should be subject to newspaper
postage only II is proposed to give Fifty two numbers
Yper snnun containing three thousand three hundred
and twenty eight pages, or FIVE volumes OF Sax hundred
and fifty pages each at subscription often doEafsper
annum.
specimen number will be issued in few weeks,
and the next as soon three thousand subscribers are
obtained. Those who desire to patronlse the WORK.
are re quested to address the PUBLISHER at Wasnng
ton City. to whom the first years subscription should
be forwarded on the receipt of the second number
All communications intended for the Editor shouid
Ebe addressed to him Philadelphia All letters ao'
dressed to either should have postage paid
DUFF GREEN.
Washington C. ", Nav 8, l833-u