MISCELLANE01113.—The Nervous System of the Child. By P. Warner, M.D.
(Macmillan and Co. 4s. 6d.)—Dr. Warner addresses himself rather to the teacher than to the family, so that fathers and mothers will find his tone somewhat scientific and didactic. But he points out what a large and increasing share in education the medical profession are taking, especially in the training of dull or backward children. An observant teacher, by noticing such abnormal nerve-signs as indicate mental deficiency, can by various little exercises, apparently physical, stimulate the slow faculties. It is to be doubted if those who have the control of children would have the patience to insist on many of the little items of training. Children like routine, but they like it to fit as easily as their clothes.—Theory of Electrolytic Dissociation. By H. C. Jones. (Same publishers. 7s.)—Mr. Jones has really made an interesting study of the theory of electrolytic dlissociation ; it is written easily, the historical sequence of the experiments is preserved, and finally it proves that a purely scientific subject can be treated with style and simplicity if the writer keeps in view his real aim, the instruction of others.
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