Prof. L. Langstein. Infant dystrophies and diarrhea. Reprinted under the editorship of Dr. I. Ya. Serebriyskiy with a foreword by prof. G.N.Speransky. GMI. 1929 344 pp. 3 r. 75 k.

The main feature of the book is the simplicity of the presentation of the subject; the author is an opponent of the complex nomenclature and confusing divisions adopted in the literature on digestive disorders in infants and making it difficult for the practitioner to familiarize himself with this department of pediatrics. In each of the two sections of the book ("dystrophies" and "diarrhea"), the etiological factors leading to the named diseases are discussed in detail, their prognosis depending on different circumstances and dietotherapy is analyzed in great detail, and the author uses only simple nutritional mixtures that are easy to make in any setting.