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Thoughts of a Physician. (Van Voorat.)—This volume is a col-

lection of essays on various ethical subjects, most of them pleasantly and sensibly written, if not showing much originality or power. The writer illustrates some of his positions by instances drawn from modern biography. These arc, perhaps, the best part of the book. Ile illustrates, for instance, the subject of "The Usefulness of an Invalid" by an interesting sketch of the labours of Dr. Andrew Combo, who, as he justly says, made ten years of disease and self-discipline worth many a life of healthy activity. We cannot say that the book is- very attractive, but it will repay perusal.