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offered to the profession which possesses such intrinsic value. The illustrations include portraits of all the justices who have ever sat upon the bench of the Supreme Court, and are in themselves worth many times the price of the book. Part 1 contains etchings of John Jay, John Rutledge and Wm. Gushing. An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biol ogy and Allied Sciences. By George M. Gould, A.M., M.D. P. Blakiston, Son & Co., Philadelphia, 1894. For sale by Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Half leather or sheep, $o. Half Russia, Si 2. Although in the strict sense of the word a medical work, this dictionary will prove of equal value to both the lawyer and the doctor. An intimate acquaintance with medical technical terms is indispensable to the legal practitioner who is constantly called upon to discuss difficult questions in medicine, chemistry, pharmacy, biology, microscopy, bacteriology, etc.; and as a human life often depends upon the knowledge displayed by him it is important that he should be thoroughly acquainted with the matter in hand. In cross-examination of medical experts, errors in the use of technical terms are not infrequent, and may lead to grave results to clients. This book explains countless terms relating to in sanity, nervous affection, medical malpractice, rape, poisoning, blood-stains, etc. It gives numbers of illustrations of human anatomy; pictures the various bacteria, animal parasites, common tumors, etc.; and contains many tables, such as poisons and their antidotes, electrical batteries, surgical operations, composition of foods, and other special matters, that at a glance enable the reader to grasp any subject under discussion. As a work of reference it is in valuable and all lawyers who can afford it, should procure the volume. Police Powers, arising under the Law of Over ruling necessity. By W. P. Prentice. Banks & Bros., New York and Albany, 1894. Law sheep. S5.oo. This volume treats of an exceedingly important branch of the law and one which has assumed unusual prominence during the past few years. Until now no writer has undertaken to bring together the various decisions bearing upon the subject in such a form as to be of practical use, and Mr. Prentice deserves the thanks of the profession for the eminently satisfactory manner in which he has performed this task. " Citi zen's rights or property, as they are frequently esti mated by the public, are continually invaded anew by government in its necessary guardianship of public interests and for the public good," and a clear analy

sis, classification and division of the subject to which the various important divisions may be referred and by which we may trace some rule of guidance, when ever the exigency upon which light is sought occurs, must prove of great value and assistance to the prac titioner. Mr. Prentice gives us all this in his treat ise, and we heartily commend the work as one of un usual merit. Digest of the Lawyers' Reports, Annotated. Volumes I. to XX., inclusive. With full index to Notes and Briefs. Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Co., Rochester, N.Y., 1894. Law sheep. $5.oo. This volume of over 800 pages is a complete digest of the contents of the first twenty volumes of this se ries, and is indispensable to all who use these re ports. Miscellaneous. Claudia Hyde. By Frances Courtnay Baylor. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and NewYork, 1894. Cloth. $1.25. It is a pity that Miss Baylor does not oftener favor the reading public with the products of her pen, for her books are possessed of far more than ordinary merit, and well repay a careful reading. " Claudia Hyde" is a capital story, interestingly told, of Virginia life and hospitality. Without going at all into the plot we may say that the heroine is a most lovable creation, and the hero, who leaves England to seek his fortune in the new world, is a man well calculated to inspire love in any true woman. As a consequence we are given a most delightful love story, the course of which runs smoothly to a happy termination. We recom mend the book to all lovers of good reading. Two Strings to his Bow. By Walter Mit chell. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1894. Cloth, S1. 25. Sailing under false colors is always dangerous busi ness, and so the Rev. Creswell Price, the hero of this story, found it to be. The misfortunes which befel him through his all too confiding nature, as a result of which he was obliged to assume a dual character, form the ground work for a most interest ing and entertaining tale, one which holds the read er's attention from beginning to end. We lay the book down with a feeling of curiosity as to the future of the reverend gentlemen and wonder what kind of trouble he got into next. Perhaps Mr. Mitchell will enlighten us in another volume. No more entertain ing story could be found for summer reading, and it should be at once put on the list of desirable books for vacation perusal.