Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-04
mr. pArTrsoN's CYCLOPEDIA


MEDICAL E. CHLRURGICAL SCiENCE,
A weekly newspaper for the clreuat,on o. %.ss
and surgical information, to be published Id wash
ineton C,ty Edited by
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTIsON. NJ. d.
Professor of .Anatomy IN Jefferson College
ASH; i, the intention Of the publisher to circulate.
in few weeks q specimen number OF the "CycioPs
dia Of Medical ard Chirurgical Science and rs an op
nortun;tv win then be afforded the Editor to give
fun exposition Of the plan on which tho journal WIZ
be conducted he considers it unnecessary in the pre-
sent advertise nent do than announce IFS pub
lieation. and to state briefly its object
eic,l Science has, within few years, advanced with
rspdty 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 original works, and the nu
merous Medical Periodicals which issue are replete
with discoveries. facts and eases, which It IS OF the
highest importance to the cause OF humanity anu the
interests of Medical Science that they should DE made
known the mbers of the profession in the Un'teo
States immediately on their publication. 1t is intend
ed that the Cyclopxdia of Medical and Chrurgca'
Science shall accomplish this most important OBJ
will be devoted to the republication OF the s.sn
ard works Of the profession to the circuaiion o. ~
cal news and to a crcumspeclive review OF mI o.
sress of Medical and Surgical Science. Inc saos. SCI,
bers to the "Cyciop zlia" will, therefore, no. c"y
obtain to their libraries, at q small expense,
pf AL the medical works, but they wiz DC ".NS
ousinted weekly, with every thing oil interest," WHO"
IS taking place in their profession
A gentleman is now i'm Europe tor the purpose Vi
making s-rsnpehfents to have all the new WORKS on
Medicine and Surgery, and all the Medical Journals
and Reviews transmitted to the Editor immediately on
their justification; and experienced Engrsvrr mas
been engaged to reside in the establishment al WASH
;ngton Tor the purpose of executing the engraving
which NAV be required illustrate tn, subjects treat
ed of G ,n,lemen acquainted with the French, Ger,
man and Italian languages. will make translat'ons OF
the best medical and surgical works which may appear
in these languages for republication in the s
The Cycio2e la win be printed on sheet 40 lncnes
long by SO inches wide, giving Sxty.four large roya,
octave pages folded into pamphlet form, stitched ana
covered Although folded into pamphlet form, VIII
be newspaper, and should be subject TO newspaper
postage oniy nis proposed to give fifty two numbers
per snnum containing three thousand hree hundred
and twen,yegh, pages, FIVE volumes OF SIX hundred
and fifty pages each subscription often dollars per
annum. =.
specimen number will be issued in q few weeks
snd the next three thousand 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 receip; of the second number
All communications intended for the Editor should
be addressed to him at Philadelphia All letters adj
dressed 70 either should have postage paid
DUFF GREEN.
Washington CIV, May 8, 1S55-tf