The additions of Dr. Colhoun consist of foot notes, and paragraphs inserted in the text of the original work. We would not, however, wish to be considered as approving of the course, for the most part pursued by Dr. C., of inserting his amplifications in the text of the author, merely distinguished by brackets. Besides the absence of sufficient distinction between the matter of the author and commentator, the text of the former is thus injuriously disjointed, and dependent sentences sometimes widely separated.
In regard to the execution of the present edition, we regret to say that it is wanting in typographical accuracy.
FOOTNOTES:
[23] The reader will bear in mind, that this acid is the same as the uric, the name by which it is generally known.
[24] The reason of this exclusion of salts, containing a vegetable acid is, that they become real alkalies in the course of assimilation by the destruction of their acid, and therefore add alkaline properties to the urine, already too alkaline.