Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-23
DR.. PATTIsoN's cYCLoPEDIA

MEDICAL g. CHLRURGIC.aL SCIENCE
| A weekly newspaper for the circulation Of Medica
and Surgical information, to be published IN WASH
ington City Edited BY
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTISON, NJ. d.
Professor Of anatomy az Jefferson College,
is the intention Of the publisher to circulate,
in few weeks specimen number OF the "Cyciopa
da of Medical ard Chirurgica Science and Is al oP
portunity will then be afforded to the Editor to give
full exposition of the plan which the journal VIII
be conducted. he considers 1t unnecessary IN the pre-
sent advertisement TO do than announce IT'S puo'
Ication, ard to state briefly its object:
The march of improvement in Medical and Cnirur
eca Science has, within few years, advanced with
rapidy unparalleled in the history Of the other scen'
cen The presses of Great Britain, France, Germany
I,aE, and the United States OF America, are senahg
forth every week valuable original works, ana the hu
nerous Medical Periodicals which ISSUE are rep'ete
with discoveries facts, and cases, which II Is OF the
highest importance to the cause OF humanity ana tne
ere SITS of Medical Science that they should De mace
known to the mbers of the profession in the United
States Immediately their publication 1t 10 intend
ed that the Cyclopslia OF Medical and Chrusgcs'
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 medi
cal news, and to circunspecsve review OF tue pro
gress Of Medical and Surgical Science The suoscfi
bers to the C; cop sjia" 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," WHICH
is taking place in their profession
a gentleman is now in Europe for the purpose OF
making arrange meuts 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 sn experienced Engravrr mas
been engaged to reside in the establishment at Wash
ngton, for the purpose of executing the engraving
Which may be required illustrate the subjects treat
ed Of Gentlemen acquainted with the French, Ger
man. and Italian languages. will make TRANSACTIONS OF
the best medics and surgical works which may appear
in these languages tor republication in the C,clops a'
The Cyciup liza will be printed on sheet az 'hches
long BY SO inches wide, giving sxtyfour large royai
octave pages folded into pamphlet form. shchea a'a
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, II VIII
be newspaper, and should be subject to newspaper
postage only tits proposed to give fifty two numbers
per snnum containing three thousand 'hree hundred
and twenty eight pages, five volumes OF SIX hundred
and fty pages eaC subscription OF ten dollars per
annum.
A specimen number will be issued in few weeks
and the next as suon three thousand are
obtained. Those who desire to patronise inc work'
are requested to address the PUBLISHER at Washing,
ton Civ to whom the first ears subscription shoud
be forwarded OH the receipt of the second NUMBER
All communications intended for the Editor shoua
be addressed to him at Phadephis All letters adj
dressed TO either should have postage paid
DUFF GREEN.
wosb;ncfon CIV Nav g. 1871