TY - JOUR T1 - THe human species. Y1 - 1909/06/26 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1909.02540520043024 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 2129 EP - 2129 VL - LII IS - 26 N2 - In this work the structure, functions and diseases of the human species are compared with those of animals. It is evident that the book is intended for the general reader interested in the biologic relationships of human beings, and to such it is heartily recommendable, being instructive, easy to read, and trustworthy in most of the essentials. Especially interesting in the discussion of the ancestors of man, of the distribution of mankind, of psychology and special comparative psychology, of emotions and their expression, of social conditions and observances, and of arts and handicrafts. There are mistakes and shortcomings in the section on pathology. We are told that cultures of tubercle bacilli can not be inoculated into guinea-pigs. Nothing is said of the relation of Treponema pallidum to syphilis. The proof that yellow fever is communicated by a mosquito is stated inadequately. The style is simple and adapted to the demands SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1909.02540520043024 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.02540520043024 ER -