The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-31
New Publications.


STUDIES N PATHOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. B,
Samuel Henry Dickson, NJ. D.. L. L. D., Pro
fessor of Practice of Physic, in Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia. Vol. 12mo
New York Wood &; Co. Charleston: Johl
Russell.
The announcement of new work from
the pen of Professor DICKSON always fill:
US with pleasurable anticipations; we ore
sure, whatever be the subject, that it vii
prove literary treat. Few, if any, wicld
Il more graceful pen, and whether it be q
poem, an address, an essay, or moro
elaborate work, all and each come from
under lis hand with the finish Of the
thoughtful. philosophic, and elegant sch olar.
To ali hu; he morc recent corners amongst
us, II IS necdlessto to say that S. HENRY Dick
son, NJ. D., L. L. D., Professor Of the
Theory aud Practice of Medicine in JcfFer-
son Medical College, Philadelphia, is q ma
i've Of our own city and State, and that he
spent thy best of his years in our commu-
nifty, distinguished in his profession both
as practitioner and lecturer, and enjoy
ing degree of respect and esteem from all
classes of which any one might be justly
proud. Though engaged in an extensive
practice, nc was ever ready, by his pen,
his purse, and his personal service, to ad-
vance the interests, in whatever way, of
his native city. The cause of medical edu-
cation, in the South especially, early en-
gagged his attention, and to his untiring zeal
and energy cur Medical College mainly
owes It's origin. In this institution Dr.
Dickson was one of the original Professors,
who by his wide spread fame as lecturer,
contributed largely to build it up and ac-
quire for it a reputation which led students
10 flock to it from I'll quarters. At one
commencement, if we are not misinformed,
it graduated over one hundred students.
In 1S47, DR.. DICKSON was called 10 a Pro-
fessorship in the University of New York.
lie continued there, however, only three
years, whcr, at the earnest request of his
colleagues, he returned 10 resume his for
mer chair. But it was not long ere wider
field was opened to him, and vacancy
having occurred in the Jefferson Medical
College, lie was invited to take the position
which he now so emincntly occupies. In
the sere and yellow leaf of life, DR.. DICK
SON is still the same vigorous thinker and
eloquent and graceful writer rs ever, as is
evidenced by the last production of his pen,
which we find thus noticed in the New York
Evening Post:
'tA volume entitled Studies in Pathology
and Therapeutics is published from the pen
OF Dr.. Samuel H. Dickson, of this city, the
pathologist formerly Professor
OF. tho Theory and Practice OF Medicine in the
University of New York and now occupying
similar chair in the Jefferson Medical College
Of Philadelphia. Professor Dickson ia 30 we'll |
and widely known and respected as teacher |
and wliter Of medical therapeutics, that the |
Of new book from his pen |
upon the subject of his specially will secure
is eager perusal. This able writer has already |
his profession with several most able |
Ind authoritative treatiscs up various
branches in his department OF research, and
lis books :re noled, independent Of their sci
'ntific value, Tor slgularly eloquent and grace
I'll style which gives them peculiar literary
merit no. common to works Of their class. In
he present volume this charm of style is elni-
ercsting to tho cultivated but unprofessIonal
eadcr as they are to the student or profess
ional man. Each essay is admirable in it's
ray; and though Of necessity far from exhaus-
i've, they are, nevertheless, full, learned, and,
n many instances, highly ingenious and orig
MI in their argumontative and theoretic as
ect."
LADY ALICE: OR, TIE New UNA. A Novel.
New York: Appleton & Co. Charleston
John Russell.
Here we have one of the "gushing
tories which our grandmothers used to
cad, only to roll up their eyes in holy hor-
Or at the existence Of So naughty book.
he novel had passed out of print, if not
ut Of remembrance; but the ApPLEToNs,
moving the peculiar tastes of readers of
'tion in the present day, have brought out
bran new edition, and We see no reason
l. ,ook, disguised in their handsome
biography, should not now eclipse its
lcient popularity. The plot is one of
zen interest; and the style in all respects t
perior to the ordinary sensation romances
the day.
lDREAs Hotter. An Historical Novel. BY
Louisa Munlbach. New York: Appleton j.
Co. Charleston: John Russell. a
The best evidence of the popular appre-
liion OF the trapslatons of Miss Null n
cu's books is the persistence and rapidity r
th which the New York publishers have :
esented them successively to the public.
IL framework of the present narrative is
avn mainly from the same interesting :
riod which has supplied the material for
st of the romances by the same author; -
i the threads of history and Of fiction, of !
.at events and personal adventures, ore
lily woven together. The book is hand
nelly illustrated. ID