Hypochondrie-Spleen: ou névroses trisplanchniques. Observations relatives à ces maladies, et leur traitement radical; par le Chevalier De Montallegri, Medecin. 1 vol. 8vo. Paris. 1842. Fortin & Masson: 1 Place de l'Ecole de Medecin.

"Il marche, dort, mange, et boit comme les autres, mais ça n'empêche pas qui'l ne soit malade."-MOLIÈRE, Malade imaginaire.

THE disease usually known under the name of Spleen, or Hypochondriasis, is, of all nervous affections, the most frequent and the most difficult to comprehend; it causes the patient to despair, and the physician himself is often obliged to acknowledge that his efforts have been baffled. Any attempt to elucidate the eteology and the treatment of hypochondriacal affections is, therefore, a service rendered to humanity. Such is the subject of the work just published by Doctor Montallegri. This physician has turned to the profit of his art, a very unfortunate circumstance of his own life. The grief occasioned by a long captivity, had developed in him one of these painful afflictions; after having vainly sought alleviation for his sufferings in the skill of his fraternity -after a useless recourse to various means indicated by science, he wisely undertook his own treatment by a new method. He now lays before the public the result of these observations upon his own person, strengthened by experiences successfully renewed since that epoch upon a great number of patients.

The work of Doctor Montallegri, containing in the first part (which is purely medical,) a succinct description of the trisplanchnique nervous system, considered by him as the seat of disease. Here is given the history of all the hypochondriacal affections, their signs, their symptoms, and an exposition of the general ideas which serve as a basis for the nomenclature adopted in order to describe their various shades and different degrees.

its success.

The second part contains the numerous observations which the Doctor has judged proper to publish, in order to make known his method and The very clear description of the cases treated, the circumstantial details which accompany the biography of the patients, leave no doubt either of the veracity of the author, or the fidelity of the descriptions which he presents to his reader. The clear, concise, and elegant French style of the work, is a proof of the pleasing facility with which this Italian gentleman has appropriated the language of that country, which has now become his own by adoption. C. P.

Histoire de Dante Alighieri: par M. le Chevalier Artaud de Montor. Paris, chez Leclére. 1842.

Life of Dante: by M. le Ch. Artaud de Montor. Paris. Leclère. 1842.

WE have had lately many Lives of Dante, published by various Italian and foreign authors. The German DeVitts, the Italian Fraticelli and Balbo, and now the French Artaud, are the most distinguished. They are, indeed, all worthy of some attention; as they all, separately and together, give many important notices and observations upon this dark argument. But are they able to give the real, true, and circumstantial Life of Dante? We say "No." They give us more or less good stones, but they have not built the edifice. We prefer perhaps Balbo, among all, but, like M. Artaud, he is determined not to find out the truth, but to compel facts to minister to his own religious and political views. It would require too much to prove our assertion; but really, after the perusal of these Lives, and particularly of this written by M. Artaud, with so much pretension, we conclude that we have still to look for a good and impartial Life of Dante. C. P.

Griechische und etruskische Trinkschalen des Königl. Museums zu Berlin: von Ed. Gerhard.

Grecian and Etruscan Drinking Cups in the Royal Museum of Berlin : by Ed. Gerhard.

Terracotten des Konigl Museums zu Berlin: von T. H. Panoifka. Terracotta of the Royal Museum of Berlin: by Th. Panoifka.

Von einer Anzahl antiker Weihgeschenke: von Th. Panoifka. On a number of Ancient Sacred Offerings: by Th. Panoifka.

WE name these three titles of books, from among many of the same class, as giving an idea of the deep study applied by our German neighbours to these matters. The name of Panoifka, so celebrated for the most profound erudition, is an assurance how much of interest they contain. His learning is almost miraculous. C. P.

Within the hall, the maidens stand

Who do her bidding bide;
Six steps from her her seneschal-
Her fair son by her side.
21.

Then signed she to her seneschal,

An answering sign made he;

Yet signed they both in such a sort,
That none the sign may see.
22.

Young Ethelred for joy is fain
To leave his mother's side;
He runneth out a little space,
To mark his brother ride.
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VOL. I.—No. 3.

With merry gibe he laughing cries,

"Good Edward, faster ride, Or, by'r Lady, thou wilt ne'er Reach home by eventide."

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