he was, of course, better acquainted than the author, and
for numerous corrections." ... As a matter of fact, the learning
and judgment, and the conscientious industry of the translator and
American editor of this work are evident throughout the book.

Concerning Dr. Handerson's writings, Dr. Fielding H. Garrison
writes (Medical Pickwick, March, 1915, P. 118): "The earliest of Dr.
Handerson's papers recorded in the Index Medicus is 'An unusual case
of intussusception' (1880). Most of his other medical papers, few in
number, have dealt with the sanitation, vital statistics, diseases
and medical history of Cleveland, and have the accuracy which
characterizes slow and careful work. This is especially true of his
historical essays of which that on 'The School of Salernum' (1883) is
a solid piece of original investigation, worthy to be placed beside
such things as Holmes on homoeopathy, Weir Mitchell on instrumental
precision, or Kelly on American gynecology.

"To the cognoscenti, Dr. Handerson's translation of 'Baas' History of
Medicine' (1889) is known as 'Handerson's Book.' He modestly describes
himself as its 'editor,' but he is more than that. As the witty and
effective translator of a witty and effective work, he has added
sections in brackets on English and American history which are
based on original investigation and of permanent value to all future
historians. Handerson's Baas is thus more complete and valuable than
the Rhinelander's original text."

As listed in the Index Medicus, the publications and writings of Dr.
Handerson appear as follows:

An unusual case of intussusception. Medical Record, 1880,
xviii, 698.

The School of Salernum. An historical sketch of mediaeval
medicine. 1883.

Outlines of the history of medicine (Baas). Translated, and in
conjunction with the author, revised and enlarged, 1887.

Clinical history of a case of abdominal cancer. Cleveland
Medical Gazette, 1891-2, vii, 315-321.

The Sanitary topography of Cleveland. Cleveland Medical
Gazette, 1895-6, xi, 651-659.

Cleveland in the Census Reports. Cleveland Medical Gazette,
1896-7, xii, 257-264.

The earliest contribution to medical literature in the United
States. Janus, 1899, p. 540.

A review of the Vital Statistics of Cleveland during the last
decennium. Cleveland Medical Journal, 1902, i, 71-76.

Epidemics of typhoid fever in Cleveland. Cleveland Medi