The Author specially combats the American origin, and to this end examines particularly the Spanish Chroniclers. Without exactly wishing to arrive at a definite conclusion for or against, he contents himself with exposing the inconsistencies in the reasoning of the supporters of either view.—Commendatory notices of the Book are found in: Heidelberg Jahrb. 1825. Pt. XII. pp. 1194-1199.—_Hecker’s_ Lit. Annalen 1826. Vol. IV. pp. 77-97.—_Hufeland’s_ Bibliothek d. prakt. Heilde. 1826. Vol. LV. pp. 262-268. 33) _Alex. Dubled_, Coup d’œil historique sur la maladie vénérienne. Paris 1825.? (_Alex. Dubled_, “Historical Survey of the Venereal Disease.” Paris 1825.? _Hacker_, p. 164, says: “would seem to contain much of interest.” We have not been able to obtain a sight of this Work; however it appears to quite agree with what _Dubled_ has repeated in a later work, “Statement of the new Doctrine as to Venereal Disease,” transl. from the French. Leipzig 1830. pp. VI-VIII and pp. 1-10. He says, p. V of the Preface,—“Finally, inasmuch as the systematic historical study of the Venereal Disease seems also to confirm the truth of my view, I have prefixed to this Work the Historical Survey, which at the time of its composition I read before the Surgical Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine. A Report that should have been rendered by it never appeared.” Then follows a Preface belonging to the Historical Survey, subscribed—Paris, October 1823, to which year accordingly must be assigned the above-mentioned Work. But the whole publication, as may be supposed from the scanty number of pages, is more than superficial. 34) _S. J. Beer_, Beiträge zur Geschichte der Syphilis. In _Okens_ Isis. Jahrg. 1828. Bd. II. S. 728-731. (_S. J. Beer_, “Contributions to the History of Syphilis.” In _Oken’s_ Isis. Year 1828. Vol. II. pp. 728-731). The Author, a Jewish Physician, seeks to prove that the Moors did not suffer from Venereal Disease, because they as Martyrs of their Faith, could not therefore be dissolute, immoral men, because (Deuteronomy, Ch. 33. v. 17.) excesses in love, especially with Gentiles (Nehemiah Ch. X. vv. 29, 30) are strictly forbidden, finally because _Don Isac Abarbanel_, born 1437, in his Exposition of the Prophets (printed 1650), on Zachariah Ch. XIV. v. 12. says expressly, that the Disease “Zarfosim” occurs only amongst the “Goiem” (Gentiles) and not amongst the Jews. The Author promises eventually to issue a Treatise on Syphilis which he has in hand on a larger scale; but to our knowledge it has not appeared. 35) _H. Spitta_, Beitrag zur Geschichte der Verbreitung der Lustseuche in Europa. In _Heckers_ lit. Annalen 1826. Bd. IV. S. 371-374. (_H. Spitta_, “Contribution to the History of the Spread of the Venereal Disease in Europe.” In _Hecker’s_ Lit. Annalen 1826. Vol. IV. pp. 371-374).