The Pituitary

The chapter on the therapeutical uses of pituitary extracts should be of considerable interest to the physician. A perusal of its contents will prevent rash and empirical use of a powerful therapeutic agent, the administration of which in unsuitable cases or in the wrong set of circumstances may be attended with fatal results. The volume is profusely illusti'ated and most of the drawings are original. It is a pleasure to read this exposition of the subject after wading through the wearisome mass of details of cases which constitute the bulk of