First He l p in Accidents. By Charles H. Schaible, M.D., Ph.D.,
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, &c.—That a Professor of the German. Language at Woolwich, an Examiner of German Literature in the University of London, should also be a clever doctor of medicine, may appear somewhat startling to English readers. In Germany, however, that connection is by no means uncommon. At all events the learned "pluralist" has published a most useful and interesting little book, which is besides prettily got up, and contains some accurate and nice woodcuts. In 200 small pages we find condensed whatever can be done in case of accidents until the arrival of a professional helper. In fact the work is a short but complete manual, and will prove of great ser- vice to military men, volunteers, and tourists. Any reader may learn in two hours' time how a handkerchief may be used as a powerful ligature and stop dangerous bleeding, what stimulants may be resorted to in case of a swoon or a fainting fit, what kind of antidote will at once neutralize the deadly effects of the different kinds of poison, by what simple contrivance a sheet or even a single musket maybe turned into a convenient litter. The instructions are plain and to the point, and there is a welcome absence of technical terms. We do not think that a book of this kind was ever published before in England, and Dr. Schaible has therefore conferred a great boon on his adopted country.
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