The Campbell Memorial Oration

TIERE is perhaps no literature dealing with specific disease addressed to the patient so voluminous as that on the subject of diabetes. This can probably be explained by the fact that there is no other disease in which the physician has to rely, to the same extent, upon self-treatment by the patient. Yet in spite of the plethora of books, this small volume, written by a certified dietitian, will find a welcome as a suitable book to offer diabetic patients. It is a simple introduction to diabetic diet and cookery. It describes the principles of diet, and in it there is given a goodly number of simple recipes of easy preparation. After each recipe is given the food-value in carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, together with the caloric value. The recipes are preceded by short abstracts from major books on basic considerations in diabetic dietary. R. H. H.