The Care of Children in the Tropics in Health and Disease: A Practical Guide for Mothers, Nurses and Junior Practitioners of Medicine

to be universally suitable to India with its extreme range of temperature and prevalent endemic diseases. The book is written in a clear and concise style with a freedom from technical terms which will be appreciated by mothers. Though junior practitioners will find much in this work which will be of value to them and which is not to be found in the ordinary textbook, and though there are certain chapters which they might study with advantage, we think that they should make more profound researches into the subject of pediatrics before they undertake the responsibilities of general practice. The first part of the book is devoted to the advocacjr of breast feeding, the methods and routine to be employed, the care of the mother and the digestive disorders which may overtake the nursling. The author has made his points with admirable clearness, but we cannot find grounds for the emphasis with which it is laid down, that only one breast should be employed at a time; indeed, it is improbable that the author will find many supporters of this view in this country. The remainder of part 1 is devoted to the conduct and disorders of teething, and the care of the premature infant.