X. A Defcription of the Venereal Gonorrhea, accounting for the fymptoms, and cure of that diforder in a new, eafy, and rational manner. With remarks on the prefent practice. Shewing the ill confequence of purging, mercurial preparations," injections, aftringents, &c. By James Nevill, late furgeon to the right hon. Lord Robert Manners's regiment, and furgeon's mate to his majefty's hofpitals all the laft war. 8vo. 2s. Griffiths.

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It may be justly admitted, that the art of healing is obliged to military furgeons for fome ufeful and ingenious communications; nevertheless, without intending to derogate from their general erudition and extenfive experience, fo amply celebrated by Mr. Nevill, we cannot apprehend this publication of fo much importance, as it may have appeared to its author, who feems to have founded his pretenfions to public credit and applause, principally upon his having been a furgeon in the army above fixteen years, and having drawn his knowledge of the difcafe he treats of, from Germany, France, Spain, and the Low Countries. In his theory this gentleman agrees in general with Mr. Gataker, as to the caufe of the venereal discharge; the cure, he infifts, ought to be attempted only by diuretics; and declares himself poffeffed of a remedy compofed from this clafs of medicines, not only certainly effectual in this diftemper, but also useful in almost every other.-But as our author has not thought fit to communicate his infallible panacea, and we cannot perceive any thing remarkable in his performance, except a dogmatical affectation of novelty, and an overfondness for his own opinions, we fhall here take leave of him; in hopes, that in the difcourfe he promises to publish, (wherein he proposes to give us a new history of this disease) we fhall meet with greater fatisfaction than we have had from the present work.

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XI. A Method of Cure for the Stone, chiefly by Injections. With defcriptions and delineations of the inftruments contrived for those purpofes. By William Butter, M. C. 12mo. Is. Edinburgh, Hamilton, &c.

In a former Review, we took notice of Dr. hytt's having recommended the injection of lime-water into the bladder, for the cure of the ftones this performance informs us, that the hint of this method was firft communicated to that learned gentleman by our ingenious author, whofe principal defign in the publication before us, is to facilitate this operation by an iuftrument of his own contriving, of which he has given a very ample defcription. As the fulleft account we could extract of this inftrument, would convey but a very imperfect See Appendix to our laft volume, p 506.

idea of it to our readers, without the plate that delineates it, we fhall decline the attempt; and only obferve, that it appears to us well calculated to answer its intended purpose.

XII. A Letter to the rev. Dr. Young, of Wellwyn, in Hertfordshire, concerning the cure, of encysted and other kinds of tumours, without the knife. With feveral remarkable cafes, to fhew in what circumftances this practice is found useful. By W. Ogle. 8vo. 6d. Cooper.

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This is only to be confidered as an advertifement of Mr. Ogle's abilities.

XIII. Cafes in Surgery, with Remarks. To which is added, an account of the preparation and effects of the agaric of the oak in ftopping of bleedings, after fome of the most capital operations. By Jofeph Warner, F. R. S. and furgeon to Guy's hofpital. 8vo. 25. Tonfon.

These cafes are related with great modefty, and, to appearance, with equal candour; the remarks upon them are judicious and pertinent; and Mr. Warner's obfervations upon the ufe of this newly difcovered ftyptic, feems to deferve a real and a ferious attention.

XIV. A Differtation on the antiens and noted doctrine of Revulfion and Derivation: wherein the abfurdity of the principles, on which the notion of revulfion was originally founded, is evidently demonftrated, and the immediate confequences of blood-letting plainly proved, both from the laws of the circulation, and the obvious effects of this and feveral other fpontaneous and artificial evacuations, in the cure of difeafes, to be the emptying, exhaufting thofe veffels in particular, that more immediately communicate with the orifice; and confequently, that all drains, whether by bleeding, iffues, fetons, &c. fhould be made near, as they conveniently can, to the part affected. By Giles Watts, M. D. 8vo. Is. 6d. Keith.

We apprehend the majority of our readers will readily excufe our frequently declining to expatiate on fubjects calculated to inftruct or entertain only a small part of them; an apology for which may feem lefs neceffery in refpect to the perfor mance now before us, feeing its title-page may be faid to comprize a table of its contents, However, in juftice to Dr. Watts, we cannot omit taking notice, that this publication (the confeffed defign of which is to vindicate his own practice from fome objections that had been made to it) proves the learned author not only well acquained with books, but, alfo that he is no ftranger to the laws of the human economy; nor are his reafonings in general unworthy the obfervance of the gentlemen of the profeffion.

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XV. An explanation of that part of Dr. Boerhaave's apho• rifms, which treats of the Phthifis Pulmonalis, or the confumption; defcribing the rife, progrefs, and method of cure, peculiar to this diforder. By Christopher Packe, M. B. 8vo. Is. Cooper.

An advertisement prefixed to this pamphlet informs us, that thefe pages were originally defign'd as a fpecimen of an in⚫tended fupplement to the English translation of the two first volumes of Van Swieten's commentaries on Boerhaave's aphorifms concerning the knowledge and cure of diftempers; and the author had never heard of the publication of ‹ a third volume of that excellent work, till he had agreed with the printer for the publishing this little commentary. The fize therefore is now diminished by one half, as there < remains at prefent only a fourth part of the aphorifms."

This fupplement, which has at least the merit of being modeftly offered to the public, begins with fection 1196, Boerhaave's first aphorifm on the Phthifis Pulmonalis; we fhall lay before our readers a fhort extract or two from this specimen, whence they may in fome meafure judge of Mr. Packe's manner of writing, and ability for this undertaking.

§. 1197. "The origin of the ulcer (in the lungs) is de"rived from any caufe, which confines the blood within the lungs in fuch a manner, as to convert it into purulent matter."

In confirmation of this (admirable and comprehenfive) definition we find, that inflammatory obftructions of the lungs are often terminated in a confumption; any schirrous tubercles may impede the paffage of the blood, producing the fame effects; alfo coughs (or what we commonly call colds) long continued, are often productive of this evil; as by the violent and frequent agitation of the parts in coughing, a folution of continuity in the fibres may be effected, and the blood's paffage through the lungs fo impaired, as to produce pus from its ftagnation in them.'' §. 1205. "From whence it is evident what are the diag"noftic figns of an ulcer of the lungs, though concealed.”--Wandering horrors, difficulty in breathing, tickling and dry cough, are figns of a beginning confumption. The ulcer is known to be confirmed, and the pus to have acquired a degree of acrimony, beyond that of laudable pus, by the thirit, hectic fever, and increafed malignity of all the other fymptoms.'--

The whole of this work we are told is to be comprized in two volumes &vo, the price of which is to be ten fhillings. L. CON

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XVI. The Primavity and Pre eminence of the facred Hebrew above all other languages, vindicated from the repeated attempts of the rev. Dr. Hunt to level it with the Arabic, and other oriental dialects; in a letter to a friend. With a word in the preface to Dr. Shuckford. By Benjamin Holloway, L. L. B. 8vo. Is. 6d. Withers.

Mr. Holloway, in this piece, endeavours to prove, that the Hebrew language, which we have still preferved to us in the bible, was the very antediluvian or Noachic language; that it was brought down, in one and the fame uninterrupted feries and tenor of use and application, to the tranfaction at Babel, and fome ages after; that it was spoken by Abraham and Sarah, both in the land of Canaan, and in Úr, of the Chaldees, before they came thither; and that its duration, as a living language, was from the creation of the world, about 3600 years.

The proofs which he adduces of this are, in his own words, as follows. ft. The appellative names of the creatures, feverally descriptive of their natures, or chiefly diftinguishing their qualities, preferved as they were originally given them by Adam in this language, the biblical Hebrew tongue. 2dly. The proper names of perfons and places, from the beginning to the affair at Babel, and fome ages after, ftill preserved in the fame language. 3dly. The fimplicity of the language itself, compared with the Aramitifh, Arabic, and other pretended rival-dialects. And, 4thly. Even the plain derivations from, and as plain corruptions of the fame, ftill difcernible in the names of heathen perfons, and places, in their temples, and idols, with their idolatrous attributes and infignia; which are not to be accounted for, or explained out of any of the dialects of the heathen nations to which they refpectively did belong.

Mr. Holloway produces feveral examples to fhew, how all the names of the heathen idols were either derivatives from, or corruptions of, Hebrew Roots, and are only to be accounted for by the Hebrew. But fuch of our readers as are fond of fuch fubjects, must have recourse to the piece itself.

R XVII. Some Remarks on the excellent Difcourfes lately published by a very worthy, learned, and judicious prelate. By a Scarcher after religious truth. 8vo. 6d. Robinson.

The remarks contained in this little piece are extremely trifling. What the author principally aims at, is to fhew that the future punishment of the wicked will have an end.

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XVIII. A clear and comprehenfive View of the Being, Na ture, and Attributes of God, formed not only upon the authority of the holy fcriptures, but the folid reafonings and teftis monies of the beft authors, both heathen and chriftian, which have writ upon the fubject. With practical inferences, remarks, and exhortations, for the more effectual revival of true piety and religion, which in this degenerate age of infidelity and licentioufnefs, is but too much wanted. Delivered in fome divinity-lectures to a public audience, and now printed for that purpose. By an Orthodox Divine. 8vo. Is. 6d. Cooper.

Tho' the author of this performance treats his fubject with little accuracy or precifion; yet he is greatly to be commended for the zeal he fhews in it, to promote the interefts of virtue and true religion, and to check the growth and progress of infidelity.

R. SINGLE SERMONS fince our Lift in the Appendix to vol. X. 1.. THE Importance of Religious Knowledge. Preached at Haberdafher's-ball, Nov. 15. 1753, to the fociety for promoting chriftian knowledge among the poor. By Joseph Stennet, D. D. 8vo. 6d. Ward.

2. God's relation to the Faithful after their Deceafe, a preof of their prefent Life and future Refurrection. Preached on the death of Mr. Thomas Wildman, who departed this life June 25, 1754. in the 64th year of his age. By Benjamin Wallin. 8vo. 6d. Keith.

3. Preached in the church of Greenwich, in Kent, on Wednefday the 29th of May, 1754. before the laudable affociation of Antigallicans, established at Greenwich. By John Buttey, late Rudent of Christ-church. 4to. 6d. Brackstone.

4. The Neceffity and Advantages of Human Learning. Preached in St. Antholin's church, before the company of skinners, June 13, 1754. By Johnson Towers, M. A. ufher of the grammar-school at Tunbridge. 4to. 6d. Hitch, &c.

5. The Shortness and Frailty of Human Life, reprefented and accounted for in a fermon preached on the death of John Hal liday, efq; who died June 9, 1754. By Thomas Amory, of Taunton. 8vo. 6d. Waugh.