The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-04
The Lancet.

The first number OF this medical journal was pub
lshed yesterday, and appeared 10 give general salts
faction. An immense number OF subscribers came
pouring in, and is worthy of remark that the work
bids fair TO be as popular amongst the nonproies-
| sonal public as the physicians. Well, this Is not
| 20 be wondered al. Have not every man aud wo-
| man in the community got bodies to be preserved IN
health as well as souls TO be saved, and should they
| not manifest anxiety about the one as well as the
| other We hope that all this ls indicative OF
growing spirit ofinqury into the laws and functions
OF the animal economy, which will divest the SCI
ence and practice of the healing art of all that mys-
| ferrous gloom amid which the uneducated and In
competent practitioner, as well as the bronzed en-
piric have made merchandise of the public health.
The present number of the Lancet contains the
first Of series of reviews which will embrace
the whole course OF Lectures on Surgery by DR..
Morr. This gentleman, it is well known, stands in
the front rank OF the eminent surgeons OF the day,
and as the record of his enlarged experience and
profound skill, has never before been given to the
world, these papers must render the journal extreme
y popular Lectures by Professors REVERE, PATTI
SON, BECK, and other able teachers in this city and
throughout the Union, are also announced as forth
coming These reports will constitute very I'M
to predict, secure for it widelyexended circula-
on. Practitioners and students will thus obtain for
three dollars annually, vast amount OF matter, per-
haps otherwise altogether Inaccessible, or present.
ed in ponderous tones, whose dimensions and price
would necessarily exclude them from the hands OF
the great mass of the Profession. Besides Profess
sors will thus be brought fairly before the eyes OF a
discerning public Some of the most valuable dis
coveries OF the greatest physicians and surgeons o.
the Old World. were first published in this way in
the London Lancet.
Then we have in the present number of this
journal, notices of several new and valuable medi-
cal works reports Of the Cinique-cases in private
practice and great variety of interesting and valu.
bic practical matter extracted from the Foreign
Journals. In his first leading article the editor thus
states his principles and objects.
e." In the first place. the will be perfectly indie
pendent We lavors from any man. or body OF
We have no purposes to serve apart from the ge
neral good of profession We free from all feel
iDgs of par,izanshipwe are bound to petty clique
we have local interests to advance and defend Our
great objects in assuming the solemn responsibilities
of present position to duse among the mem.
bars Of profession in this vast division Of the earth
large amount of such practical information is at
sent entirely beyond the reach OF most OF thcmto ele
vate and purify the character ef the professlon-to re-
popular prejudces and errorsto give permanent
record to the muttudinous experience OF practitioners
communication with the OID WoKLp-and to represent |
the important influences which emanate from this great
centre of national intelligence so far they have bear
ing upon the medical profession"
Such designs carried out with steadastness and |
zeal will success, and will in time extermi-
nate quackery, and purge TO a sound and vigorous
he ah," the medical profession