RT Journal T1 REctal and anal surgery; with description of the secret methods of the itinerant specialists. JF Journal of the American Medical Association JO Journal of the American Medical Association YR 1889 FD April 13 VO XII IS 15 SP 538 OP 538 DO 10.1001/jama.1889.02400920034012 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1889.02400920034012 AB It is but a short time since we noticed in these columns the peculiar merits of the first edition of this work. The fact that a second edition has been called for so soon is proof that its merits have been appreciated by the profession. The present edition is published in good style and the additions to the text are valuable; making it one of the best practical monographs on the subjects of which it treats, with which we are acquainted.