24 DECEMBER 1927, Page 18

Those extraordinarily interesting glands, the endocrines, whose functions in regard

to the body have opened up a new world in medical practice, are comprehensibly dealt with by Dr. Brown in The Endocrines (Consta ble. 7s. &U. The book is too technical for review in these columns, but it forms a fascinating basis for speculation for laymen, and no doubt provides much solid information for the expert.