The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-19
NEW AMERICAN DisPEYs &TOaY.
JUST PUBLISHED,
TIE AMERICAN ECLECIIC pIsPENsATORY.
BY JOHN KING, VI D.,

BY JOHN KING, NJ D.,
DROFESSOR Of Obstetrics and the Diseases Of
L Women and Children, in the Eclectic Medical
Institute, Cincinnati One volume, SvO. PIP. 1896.
Price IS.
Nearly FIVE hundred copies of this admirable work
were disposed of to fill tho orders received in ad
of publication. 1t has been adopted a Text Book
In the Eel, cite Medical Institute and Committee
appointed by the Faculty of that Institution to
amino tho volume made lengthy report, strongly
commencing the work to the Profession bearing date
September I'd, 1854.
EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT.
The work will be found Of peculiar in
terest to Eclectic Practitioners. 1t con-
tsins a description of the mode Of manufacturing
many of the sixty four concentrated preparations of
plants described tho most of which have been added
TO list of remedies and thoroughly tested by &c
lectics, but Of which arc now being used by
many eminent physicians of tho old school
This Dispensatory contains much larger list Of
oicinal preparations than contained in former
Dispensatory by King Newton, retaining. however,
all tho formula of the latter work as therein pub
lishel, except that verbal and typographical
and omissions have been corrected which, in the
opinion OF this Committee, was highly necessary.
The work differs materially from the U. S. Dispen
satory by Wood & Bacho.
AS whole the Committee are prepared to say that
this Dispensatory is unrivalled by any similar work
heretofore published, its ample size allowing fall
description Of the articles Of our Matcra Medca, un-
encountered with the useless verbage TO be found in
some works, ii must provo OF great value 10 oil IL
any way connected with medical science.
1t is we'll printed on fine white paper, from clesr
type of fair size and the binding corresponds to the
character and uses Of the work
G.M GLEvELASP, NJ D. -
j. W. HoYT, NJ. ID, Committee
WIN. SHERWOOD NJ. d.,
Three divisions are embraced in the work tho FIRST
is devoted to explanation Of the natural orders Of
the various medical plants named in the work; the
second, to Materia Medica, in which the history,
L.
remedy is fully presented and tho third to Eclectic
Pharmacy in which those preparations only have
been described which largo aad successful expert
has justly entitled to the favor of the udcious
practitioner.
The volume is one which, in opinion, the whole
medical profession should be proud Of No can
fail to from examination of it that the medical
of this country being fast developed and
systematized-ROchestCr Democrat.
No doubt can be entertained that tho work must
be Of great to the profession 1t has already been
adopted as the Text Book in the Cincinnati Eclectic
Medical Institute CtncthRatt Gazette
Recently Published,
JONES g. MORROW'S
AMERICAN ECLECTIC MEDICAL PRACTICE,
Complete in two volumes, octave, 1850 pages Price
seven dollars.
EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES.
In these DAYS of common in medicine, all re-
spectacle ply scians are Eclectics.-BOStO Medical
and S1vgloaL Journal
That the Eclectic Schools teach principles varying
essentially from what is taught in the Aopathic Col
leges, is unmistakable.
The general and extensive adoption of vegetabl.
remedies, perfect and efficient understanding Of
their Therapeutic properties and Of their applicable
ity diseased conditions Of the body constitute car
dina features of the Eclectic Practice Woroests,
JouynaL of Madeleine
1t bears upon every page the stamp of DIR Us Wig
orous, independent, and practical style of thought
Such work has long been needed, aud rejoice L
know that it has been producod.-Dr. Buchanan, a.
Eclectic Medical Journal.
The views maintained by tho authors arc stated
with cearncss and precision the style is flowing anC
lively, and tho whole book is remarkably free from
the verbiage which is such general feature of med
cal treatises.-N. T. Trf6aRc.
The rapidity with which this work is called for
affords gratifying evidence of its value. The greater
portion Of large edition has already been sold, and
tho demand is constantly growing
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