The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.

This edition not only is "enlarged, revised and rewritten" but also fortunately contains more of Joslin's personality and his individuality than the previous editions. Books of this type are only too rare, and this one deserves a place beside Osler's textbook on medicine. Throughout the book is found a breadth of knowledge that is exceeded only by the inherent wisdom of the author. His frankness and charm are found on almost every page, which with the simplicity of the exposition give the book an absorbing interest. Diabetic patients owe more to Joslin than to any one else except Banting and Best, the discoverers of insulin. (It is gratifying to see Best's name linked properly to that of Banting.) Joslin was a leader in the treatment of diabetes before and during the period of "under-nutrition" treatment, just as he has been since insulin became available. His discussion of the theories of