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s of recent contributions literature. "Aids to Psychology", by John H. Ewen, F.R.C.P.E., D.P.M.; Third Edition; 1948. London: Batlltere, Tindall and Cox. 61" x 4", pp, 208. Price: 5s. A brief account of psychology for revision purposes, especially for those studying for a diploma In psychological medicine. "The Emotional Problems of Childhood: A Book for Parents and Teachers", by Zoe Benjamin, with a foreword by Professor H. Tasman Lovell; 1948. London: University of London Press, Limited. 71" x 4i", pp. 296. Price: 8s. The author deals with problem-situations which can arise for parents and others with children of all ages. "Lung Dust Lesions versus Tuberculosis", by Lewis GregorY Cole, M.D., F.A.C.R.; 1948. New York: American Medical Films, Incorporated. 10i" x H", pp. 500, with 428 illustrations. Price: $10.00. An attempt to determine the effect of the Inhalation of dust on the lungs of man In an effort to ascertain the quantity and quality sufficiently detrimental to Interfere with the work or pleasure of the subject. "A Short Practice of Surgery", by Hamilton Bailey, F.R.C.S. (England), F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S., F.R.S.E., and R. J. McNeill Love, M.S. (London), F.R.C.S. (England), F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.; Eighth Edition; Part Four; 1949. London: H. K. Lewis and Company, Limited. 8i" x 51", pp. 196, with illustrations, some of them coloured. Price: £2 12s. 6d. the set. Not sold separately. Deals with the head, spine, nerves, special nerves, breast, thorax, larynx and Infections of the hand. "Textbook of Medical Treatment", by various authors, edited by D. M. Dunlop, B.A. (Oxon ) , M.D., F.R.C.P. (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P. (London), L. S. P. Davidson, B.A. (Cambridge), M.D., F.R.C.P. (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P. (London), M.D. (Oslo), and J. W. McNee, D.S.O., D.Sc., M.D. (Glasgow), F.R.C.P. (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P. (London); Fifth Edition; 1949. Edinburgh: E. and S. Livingstone, Limited. 9" x 6", Pp. 1020 with 40 illustrations. Price: 35s. ' "Explicit In regard to treatment recommended", this book Is Intended for students and practitioners. "Introductory Botany", by Alexander Nelson, B.Sc. (Glasgew), Ph.D., D.Sc.(Edlllburgh); 1949. Edinburgh: E. and S. Liyingstone, Limited. 8i" x 5i", pp. 492, with 121 illustrations. PrIce: 22s. 6d. An attempt "to meet the requirements of a student desirous of passing a first examination In Botany". "The Renal Or.igin. of Hypertension", by Harry Goldblatt, M.D., C.M.; Publtcatfon Number 14 of the American Lecture Series, edited by Paul R. Cannon, M.D.; 1948. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas. 9" x 5i", PP. 140, with 38 illustrations. Price: 15s. Sets out present-day knowledge of human and experimental hypertension. "The 1948 Year Book of Obstetrics and Gynecology" edited by J. P. Greenhill, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.S.; 1948. Chicago: The Year. Book ?ublisher!" Incorporated. 7" x 4i", pp, 612, with 111 Illuatra.tions. PrIce: $4.50. One of the "Practical Medicine Series" of year books. ENURESIS OR BEDWETTING. RADIOLOGY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT. drawings, most of them clinical. The author mentions that it is interesting to note that Actinomyces has been recovered from carious teeth, flourishing presumably as a saprophyte; one Australian investigator has found In sections of granulation tissue in a carious cavity granules showing wellmarked clubs. One would have liked a fuller account of torula meningitis. We consider that the author has fulfilled the aim outlined in his preface, namely, to supply the dermatologist and the general practitioner and the student of tropical medicine with a concise and practical guide to mycotic infections. AMONG children enuresis Is a familiar complaint which does not always undergo a natural cure. The most striking feature of the causative factors Is their multiplicity and nonspecific character. This explains but does not excuse the attitude of both the profession and the lay public in the past. Without thorough Investigation of the patient himself, and his surroundings at home and at school, the outlook may well become hopeless. The most important factor is lack of training in infancy, combined with deep sleep. R. J. Batty, in the second edition of his book,' sets out a practical routine for the investigation of the patient together with suggestions for treatment at home and at school. The mechanism of micturition is dealt with at some length and illustrated by clear diagrams; anatomical and physiological details are given and lead up to the psychological approach to the problem, and a bibliography concludes the volume. This book should be closely studied by general practitioners, and all who look after children In schools and Institutions. 1 "Clinical Roentgenology of the Digestive Tract, by Maurice Feldman, M.D.; 1948. Baltimore: The Williams and Wilkins Company. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Limited. 9" x 5i", pp. 916, with 641 illustrations. Price: 60s. 2 "Enuresis or Bed-Wetting", by R. J. Batty, M.D., B.SC., D.P.H.; Second Edition; 1948. London, New York and Toronto: Staples Press, Limited. 7" x 4i", pp 106, with nine Illustrations. Price: 9a. 6d. . THE new edition of "Clinical Roentgenology of the Digestive Tract", by Professor Maurice Feldman, contains all the merits of the previous edition with all the shortcomings of a book compiled in this fashion.' On the credit side It is complete, but it is the impersonal, devastating completeness of a text-book which aims to leave nothing out. Such exhaustive treatment necessarily implies more or less a cataloguing of the literature, for no one man's experience even on a limited subject, can Include all from alpha to omega. As a book of reference it is a splendid and exhaustive epitome of current knowledge compiled with scholarship and judicious selection. It seems particularly useful in its listing of those rarer diagnostic occasions which do not arise often, serving to remind the radiologist of the finer and shrewder clinical possibilities of his art. It is a truism that we never diagnose what we do not think of, and this compendium is well suited to refresh and stimulate a specialist mind, whose diagnostic acumen is being jaded by the constant reiteration of the dally obvious. Professor Feldman never lightens his task with the per. sonal touch, but leaves the reader to digest all the material in his own intellectual craw without much guidance or critical comment. The flatulency of such a method is obvious, but is no special demerit, If we accept the work purely as one of reference for specialists and acknowledge Its usefulness. It Is essentially not a book of Instruction for early students of radiology, as It builds no individual house of Its own, but Is a diffuse thing of bricks, walls and foundations without the interior finish and decoration of personal Inspiration and conviction. As a "source" book it will be a very useful addition to any radiologist's library, and Professor Feldman may well be congratulated on providing such an excellent and comprehensive review of current radiological knowledge In this subject. The Impersonal attitude of a detached recorder of facts which is adopted should not blind the reader to the great industry and practical experience behind Its production, or to its value as a periodic balance sheet of those radiological assets concerned In the study of gastroenterology.