The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-31
New York Lancet, No. 3.

This journal is destined to introduce new OF
medical science in this country It popularises the
principles and practice Of the healing art. The age
is favorable for the successful operation of such
work. Vulgar prejudices, which heretofore envelo-
ped In gloomy mystery every thing connected with
the medical profession, are rapidly disappearing
Ladies, who would formerly have shrunk in terror
from approach to the study Of the laws OF their
physical organzation and gone of in Mysteries at
the appartion of a skull, now listen with evident de-
light to the popular lectures of ANTAGONISTS and ply
sicans. At such period, no agency can be more
efficient in revoutonizng the profession, and enar
ging the boundaries of our KIN owedge OF subjects
whose interest comes home to the bosom and bust
ness of every individual, than carefully conducted
popular medical periodical. Circulate throughout
the community in an ineligible and universally &C
cessbe form, sound medical knowledge, and quack-
cry in and out of "the profession will at give
up its work Of plumber and the ghost
The present number of the Lancet ia decidedly the
beat which has yet appeared 1t presents variety
| OF original and valuable matter which we have new
er seen equalled by any scientific periodical.
| The first article is continuation of DR.. Morris
Lectures Surgery. The learned professor, in the
present article, of that curious disease Of the
eye denomnated " Cataract the different, sorts of
which are described in plain and familiar manner
The several operations performed for the cure of
this affection are also described, and their relative
merits discussed. Then we have the third of
valuable series of lectures the diseases of the spl-
nal marrow, by Professor REvERE. This is very
important class Of diseases, and one which is unfor
tunaely, in many instances very imperfectly under
stood, and of course very improperly treated. The
learned Professor, who by the way, is excellent
practical teacher, had entered in the proceeding lee
lures into examination Of the erroneous theories
which formerly prevailed respecting the structure
and ofses Of that extraordinary organ, the spinal
marrow. He also explained in *ery concise and
popular syle the true nature and OF this part of
our organization and paved the way to the correct
treatment Of its diseases. In the present lecture
number of very remarkable cases are related.
Then we have an excellent engraving of new
and beautiful apparatus for the of curvatures
of the spine, invented by DR.. RICHARD s. NISSAN of
this city, accompanied with full description. This
apparatus by far excels all hitherto constructed for
similar objects 1t is simple, easily managed, and
is eminently worthy of universal adoption in the
treatment of spinal determines.
Next there is lecture on the classification OF dis
eases of the skin, by DR.. H. d. BuLKLEy of this city,
This gentleman has devoted great attention to this
subject.
Then we have reviews OF a very able work on
that remarkable disease of the arteries, called
''Aneurism," by Mr.. PORTER, an eminent surgeon
in Dublin--a Treatise on "Milk," by Mr.. HARTLEY
OF thus city, very interesting work, from which an
extract is given descriptive of the "nk sickness"
in cattle, to which the public attention was recently
turned by the circumstance Of a large number Of
persons in this city, being seized with the most
alarming symptoms after eating poisoned beef
F" Hints 10 Mothers" from which an interesting OK
tract is given Report Of an extraordinary trial Tor
NAL practice, in which two surgeons in the western
part Of this State were Northumberland a number
Of other recent publications
A full report Of the interesting proceeding at the
Crosby street Clinsque cases and operations at the
City Hospital new operation by that distinguished
surgeon, Dr. Morr-and a variety of similar matter
is gwen under the head of the ''Medico Chlrurgical
Reporter" which, presents every week resume of
novel operations, remarkable cases, new remedies
and improvements in the science at home and
abroad.
The brief reference to the nature OF the contents
o. the Lancet, which we have made, renders II evil
dentte all that this journal must soon attain an i'm
nense circulation amongst the non professional pub
ilc' as well as 1.-The Profession" including or ex.
Guiding the oone-set'ers, syrup-venders, pgilders
ct hoe genus omns.