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SCIENCE-continued.

THE PLACE OF THE PHYSICIAN. Being the Introductory Lecture at Guy's Hospital, 1873-4; to which is added

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STUDIES OF BLAST FURNACE PHENOMENA. By M. L. Gruner, President of the General Council of Mines of France.

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SCIENCE-continued.

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:

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SCIENCE-continued.

By R. T. Lyons,

TREATISE ON RELAPSING FEVER.
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SCIENCE-continued.

TREATISE ON RELAPSING FEVER. By R. T. Lyons, Assistant-Surgeon, Bengal Army. Small post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

"A practical work, thoroughly supported in its views by a series of remarkable cases."-Standard.

FOUR WORKS BY DR. EDWARD SMITH.

I. HEALTH AND DISEASE, as influenced by the Daily, Seasonal, and other Cyclical Changes in the Human System. A New Edition. 75. 6d.

II. FOODS.

Second Edition. Profusely Illustrated. Price 5s.

III. PRACTICAL DIETARY FOR FA-
MILIES, SCHOOLS, AND THE
LABOURING CLASSES. A New
Edition. Price 38. 6d.

IV. CONSUMPTION IN ITS EARLY
AND REMEDIABLE STAGES. A
New Edition.
75. 6d.

THE PORT OF REFUGE; OR, COUNSEL AND AID TO SHIPMASTERS IN DIFFICULTY, DOUBT, OR DISTRESS. By Manley Hopkins, Author of "A Handbook of Average," "A Manual of Insurance," &c. Cr. 8vo. Price 6s.

SUBJECTS:-The Shipmaster's Position and Duties.-Agents and Agency.-Average.Bottomry, and other Means of Raising Money.-The Charter-Party, and Bill-of-Lading. Stoppage in Transitu; and the Shipowner's Lien.-Collision.

"Combines in quite a marvellous manner a fullness of information which will make it perfectly indispensable in the captain's bookcase, and equally suitable to the gentleman's library. This synopsis of the law of shipping in all its multifarious ramifications and the hints he gives on a variety of topics must be invaluable to the master

mariner whenever he is in doubt, difficulty, and danger."-Mercantile Marine Magazine.

"A truly excellent contribution to the literature of our marine commerce."-Echo.

"Those immediately concerned will find it well worth while to avail themselves of its teachings."-Colburn's U.S. Magazine.

LOMBARD STREET. A Description of the Money Market. By Walter Bagehot. Large crown 8vo. Fourth Edition.

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7s. 6d.

lished, and he will there find the whole thing in a nut-shell. The subject is one, it is almost needless to say, on which Mr. Bagehot writes with the authority of a man who combines practical experience with scientific study."-Saturday Review.

"Besides its main topic, the management of the reserve of the Bank of England, it is full of the most interesting economic history."-Athenæum,

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