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198 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Feb.
, 1937
dietitian, a surgeon, a dentist, a chiropo- "To introduce health study into

dist, and two physicians write chapters personal practice, making practice a
on their various specialties is excellent. recognized, accredited part of the
However, this has resulted in certain course.
difficulties such as the repetition and " To develop a self-control habit in
overlapping of subjects as well as the the student for the sake of ultimate
use of different standards by the various happiness rather than temporary
authors. The chapters on " Symptoms pleasure.
and Diagnosis," " Pregnancy," and " To instill in the mind of the stu-
"Diabetes in Children," are bright dent the idea that he is largely the
spots in the book. The chapter on builder of his own phvsique and that
"Food Analysis," as well as the in the exercise of this privilege he is
" Diabetic Recipes," are much the same more or less responsible for the phvsical
as those previously published. It would welfare of others."
be preferred to have the tables on " Calo- The book is adapted especially to
ric Value of Foods " presented in terms classroom instruction by unit organiza-
of average servings rather than in terms tion with observation study. There is
of standard 100 gram units. For the a study guide at the end of each
use of the physician, a table on the chapter. The self-tests and suggested
differential diagnosis of coma has been readings add to the practical value of
worked out. The authors utilize the the book. It is profusely illustrated
new carbohydrate percentage figures. with up-to-date material which will
There is a section on "Insulin and appeal to the imagination of vouth.
Protamine," as another novel feature of RICHARD A. BOLT
the Manual. The chapter on " Dental
Care " is too brief. The terminology Manual of Modern Cookery-By
is in some chapters too technical for the Jessie Lindsav and V. H. Mottram.
patient, and in other chapters the data (3d rev. ed.) Toronto: Clarke, Irwin
are insufficient for the physician. & Company, Limited, 1936. 316 pp.
HERBERT POLLACK Price, $1.35.
While this book gives an unusual
Health and Achievement -By number of good recipes for the prepara-
Edgar A. Cockefair and Ada Milam tion of foods for every day as well as
Cockefair. Boston: Ginn, 1936. Price, for state occasions, its great value, we
$1.60. believe, lies in the introductory chapters,
This textbook of physiology and which describe the principles of diet in
hygiene is fr-ankly for high school use. relation to cookery, which includes much
It differs from the ordinary textbook on physiology, and the principles of
this subject in its wide choice of living cookery, the latter giving the reason
material and in the interesting manner for many of the things which are done
of presentation. The authors' aims, as by a good cook.
briefly stated in the preface, are: The arrangement is excellent and is
"To present the facts of physiology aided by a good index. One can glance
and health in such a way as to empha- at the first page of each section and see
size their cause-and-effect relationship, exactly what is included. The Ameri-
instead of trying to drive them home can will find some words new to him,
dogmatically. like " tammy," and other terms over
" To relate health to a wide range of which he has to do some thinking and
interests. perhaps consult an English dictionary.
Vol. 27 BOOKS AND REPORTS 199
The book is well bound and printed, the faddism that permeates so much of
and can be thoroughly commended. the popular literature on this subject.
MAZYCK P. RAVENEL The style is readable and the type is
good. As pointed out by the late Dr.
Food, Fitness and Figure-By Harlow Brooks in a brief introduction,
Jacob Buckstein, M.D. New York: the author, who is a gastroenterologist,
Emerson Books, Inc., 1936. 252 pp. is competent to undertake this volume
Price, $2.00. and has written a text which should be
This is an excellent little book on valuable to the patient or to the casual
diet for the general reader. The facts reader interested in diet.
presented are reliable and free from JAMES A. TOBEY
BOOKS RECEIVED
INTO Tis UNIVERSE. THE STORY OF HUMAN Warren. New York: Emerson, 1937.
BIRTH. By Alan Fran Guttmacher. New 160 pp. Price, $1.00.
York: Viking Press, 1937. 366 pp. Price, RO.ADS TO HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. By
$2.75. Oscar C. Mueller. New York: Prentice-
OFFICIAL AND TENTATIVE METHODS OF Hall, 1936. 137 pp. Price, $2.00.
ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL DISTRICT HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. A STUDY
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS. 4th ed. Wash- OF ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING. By Ira
ington: Association of Official Agricultural V. Hiscock. Lancaster: Science Press
Chemists, 1936. 710 pp. Price, $5.00. Printing Co., 1936. 115 p. Price, $.65.
WILLS HOSPITAL EYE MANUAL FOR NURSES. PARENT-TEACHER PUBLICITY. Edited by
By Gladys Elaine Cole. Philadelphia: Clarice Wade. Washington: National
Saunders, 1936. 202 pp. Price, $1.75. Congress of Parents and Teachers, 1936.
DIETETICS SIMPLIFIED. THE USE OF FOODS 83 pp. Price, Paper, $.25; Cloth, $.50.
IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. By L. Jean TUBERCULOSIS EDUCATION. A GUIDE FOR
Bogert, and Mame T. Porter. New York: PROFESSIONAL AND LAY WORKERS. By
Macmillan, 1937. 637 pp. Price, $3.00. Elma Rood. Madison College, Tenn.:
SCHOOL HEALTH PROBLEMS. By Laurence B. Rural School Press, 1936. 125 pp.
Chenoweth and Theodore K. Selkirk. New RURAL HEALTH PRACTICE. By Harry S.
York: Crofts, 1937. 387 pp. Price, $3.00. Mustard. New York: Commonwealth
Fund, 1936. 603 pp. Price, $4.00.
DR. DAFOE'S GUIDEBOOK FOR MOTHERS. By MEDICOLEGAL CASES. Abstracts of Court De-
Allan Roy Dafoe. New York: Messner, cisions of Medicolegal Interest, 1931-1935.
1936. 246 pp. Price, $1.50. Compiled by The Bureau of Legal Medicine
LABORATORY OUTLINE iN FILTERABLE VIRUSES. and Legislation, American Medical Associa-
By Roscoe R. Hyde. New York: Mac- tion. Chicago: American Medical Associa-
millan, 1937. 85 pp. Price, $1.50. tion, 1936. 888 pp. Price, $5.50.
VITAMINS AND OTHER DIETARY ESSENTIALS. DISPENSARY PATIENTS AND ECONOMIC STATUS:
By W. R. Aykroyd. 2d ed. London: CLEVELAND, 1935. By Howard Whipple
Heinemann, 1936. 226 pp. Price, $2.75. Green. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Health
ON YOUR GUARD. THE PREVENTION AND Council, 1936. 64 pp. (61 maps and
TREATMENT OF SEX DISEASES. By Carl charts). Price, $1.00.

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