A Treatise on Plague

son, m it.c.s.i. London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ld., 1901. Price 7s. Gd. It is somewhat remarkable that, though five years have now passed since the present pandemic of plague first made its appearance at Bombay, no book on the subject lias hitherto appeared based upon Indian experience. Reports written by medical officers, civilians, and even military officers we have had in abundance, but hitherto we have had no book published devoted entirely to this interesting and important disease, and based upon our unique experiences in India. For this reason and others we welcome this little volume by Major G. Thomson, i.M.s., and Dr. John Thomson. In spite of certain defects of structure and style the booki.s a valuable one, in that it not only gives the very considerable experiences of its authors but it collects in a conve-