The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion.

Several Medical Societies have recently petitioned Congress to reprint the six quarto volumes of the Medical History of the War. The reprinting of this great work would indeed be desirable, but we would like to see the illustrated catalog of the Army Medical Museum printed first. The former publication being in all our large libraries is already accessible to a great many, but the immense collection of specimens illustrating anatomy, histology, pathology and military surgery, is only accessible to gentlemen residing in Washington, or visiting the capital, and the reproduction of this collection in book form would be of the highest educational value. The publication of a carefully compiled critical review of the medical and surgical records of the Pension Office, showing the subsequent history of the vast numbers of wounded and disabled soldiers, would also be of great utility to the entire profession. The generosity of Congress has been