Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-19
DR.. PATrIsoN's cYCLOPEDIA
MEDICAL f. CHIRURGICaL SCIENCE.
A weekly newspaper for the circulation Of Medical
and Surgical Information. to be published In Wash.
ing,on C,ty.' Edited by
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTISON. M. D.
Professor of .anatomy is Jefferson College.

GRANVILLE SHARP PATTISON. M. D.
Professor Of anatomy i's Jefferson College.
Asst Is the intention Of the publisher to circulate.
in few weeks q specimen number OF the "Cvclops
da Of Medical ard Chirurgical Science and as 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 1t unnecessary in the pre-.
cent advertisement to do than announce s pub.
ieation. and to state briefly its object
The march Of improvement in Medical and Chirur'
gica Science has, within few years. advanced with
rapidly unparalleled in the history 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 orignsl works, and the nu
merous Medical Periodicals which issue are repfete
with discoveries facts and cases, which it is 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 on their publication 1t Is intend
ed that the Cyclopxds Of Medical and Chrargcai
Science shall accomplish this most important object
II will be devoted TO the republication OF the s'shn
ard works of the profession. to the circulation Q. ~
cal news. and to retrospective review OF inc pIc
gress Of Medical and Surgical Science Inc 'uosc,r
bers to the Cyc!or edia" will, therefore, not only
obtain to their libraries at small expense reprints
of all the medical works, but they will be made ac
quainted weekly, with every thing OF interest wh'ch
is taking place in their profession
A 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 an experienced Engrsver has
been engaged to reside in the establishment at Wash
ingtou, Tor the purpose of executing the engraving
which may be required to illustrate the subjec,s treat
ed Of Gentlemen acquainted with the French, Ger.
man. and Italian languages will make foundations of
the best medical and surg'ca! works which may appear
in these languages for republication in the
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covered Although folded into pamphlet form, will
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per snnum. containing three thousand hree hun !red
and iwenty-eigb pages five volumes OF SIX hundred
and Fifty pages each, at subscription often dolarsper
annum.
specimen number will be issued in few weeks,
and the three thousand subscribers are
obtained. Those who desire to patronise 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
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DUFF GREEN.
Washington CIV, Nav 8, lSS3-f