This excellent reference book is designed to be a concise textbook of the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract. Dr. Paige has divided the book into five sections: the first deals with diseases of the Trachea, the second deals with diseases of the Bronchi, the third -- diseases of the Lungs, the fourth -- diseases of the Pleura, and the fifth -- diseases of the Mediastinum. He gives the definition, aetiology, pathology, symptoms, physical signs, complications, diagnosis, prognosis, general treatment and the proven Homeopathic remedies that have been found to be the most useful, for over thirty specific diseases including: pneumonia, tuberculosis, emphysema, pulmonary haemorrhage, lung cancer, pulmonary abscess, pleuritis, and pleurisy.