An Experimental Inquiry into the Nature, Cause, and Varieties, of the Arterial Pulse; and into Certain Other Properties of the Larger Arteries, in Animals with Warm Blood; Illustrated by Engravings

The veneration in which the name of Parry has long been held by us, was not diminished by the perusal of his late work, the Elements of Pathology ; and therefore we took up the present volume with anticipations of pleasure and profit. The nature of the subject, however, though at all times interesting, was so obscure, and hitherto unsatisfactorily explained, that we did not make up our minds for so gratifying a treat as the preceding labours of Dr. Parry hud afforded us. Nevertheless, we perused page after page till the end, with mingled emotions of sa-