THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



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Chemistry. 

 Jahres- Rundschau uber die Chemische In- 

 dustrie und deren wirthschaftliche Verhdltnisse 

 /iir das Jahr /89J. — Unter Mitwirkung von 

 Fachmannern herausgegeben von Adolf Ben- 

 der. 



It is a report on the progress of larger and 

 smaller industries regarding analytical methods. 

 It is published in four parts and contains 156 il- 

 lustrations distributed into the text. 



Part I. Metallurgy, inorganic acids, bases 

 and salts. 



Part 2. Foods and allied products. 

 Part 3. Dyestuffs, Dyeing. Calico printing, 

 Tanning, Manufacture of Paper. 



Part 4. Illuminants, Explosives, Photo- 

 graphy, Varnishes. 



Essai de chemie Synihctique.—V. C. Bartlet. 

 Paris; Chamuel & Co. 



An essay on synthetical chemistry. The 

 author confirms the views of Newlands, 

 Mendeleeflf and Crookes regarding the perio- 

 dicity of the elements. 



Der Monismus der Chemischen Elemente.— 

 Kd. Miensel. 



The author claims that "chemical research 

 culminates in the question of the nature and 

 origin of the elements." He attempts to prove 

 that "the atoms of the various elements have 

 arisen only, by different condensation, by dis- 

 similar occupation of space and unequal quanti- 

 tative accumulation." He attempts to prove that 

 present known 75 elements are all formed from 

 one form-primitive— matter. He calculates for 

 hydrogen the weight of a single particle (mole- 

 cule?) o. 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 004 Gm. 

 An atom of the primal matter would, therefore, 

 weigh the 200th part of this amount. 



Handbiuh der organischen-technischen Chemie 

 — S. P. Sadtler (Philadelphia), Deutsch von 

 J. Fphraim. I. Abtheilung, Leipzig; J. A.Barth. 

 F. Beilstein. — Handbuch der orgauischen 

 Chemie.— 3 Aufl. 32 Lief. Hamburg: L. Voss. 

 Lessons in Oualitaiive and Volumetric Analy- 

 sis. — For the use of physicians, pharmacists and 

 students. By C. O. Curtman. Including lessons 

 in qualitative chemical analysis by F. Beilstein. 

 4 ed. revised and enlarged with many illustra- 

 tions. Pp. XIV and 295. St. Louis. 



In addition to what previous editions have 

 contained, the author prefaces his books with 

 the following : 



"The portion based upon F. Beilstein Anlei- 

 tung conforms to such changes as have been 

 made in the latest German edition, and to illus- 



trate the compounds not described there, the 

 number of examples has been increased. To call 

 attention to the characteristic reactions of analy- 

 tical groups, notes have been inserted, which 

 also give directions for furnishing the student 

 with specimens for practice in the detection of 

 unknowns." 



"New tables have been added to this portion 

 and others enlarged and the charts illustrating 

 the spectra have been increased and rendered 

 more complete." 



' To the systematic course on qualitative analy- 

 sis, a chapter on reagents has been appended." 

 "In the section on examples for practice in 

 analysis of organic substances, a number of 

 additions will be found (starch, salol, anilin, 

 acetanilid, antipyrin, phenacetin, caffeine.)" 



" The section on volumetric analysis has 

 been entirely rewritten. Besides a description of 

 volumetric apparatus and processes it contains 

 numerous examples, illustrating every important 

 volumetric method, and now forms a complete 

 commentary in the volumetric assays of the new 

 U> S. P., giving full instructions for the ex- 

 amination of every preparation for which a 

 volumetric test has been directed in that work, 

 including gasometric determinations. A number 

 of illustrations have been introduced, repre- 

 senting apparatus used in volumetric, gasome- 

 tric, and colormetric works." 



"The chapter on examination of drinking 

 water has been recast, and embodies the recent 

 advances made in this important field of hy- 

 gienic investigation." "Much care has been 

 bestowed upon the section of analysis of urine. 

 Modern methods of investigation have been 

 inserted and many notes added, pointing out 

 the diognostic value of the results of analysis." 

 "The orthography has been adapted to the 

 rules of the chemical section of the A. A. A. S. 

 The addition of nearly one hundred pages is 

 due entirely to the introduction of new matter." 

 The fact that this is the fourth edition, and 

 contains the above mentioned growth in addi- 

 tion makes it an unexceptional, practical and 

 valuable work. 



Formulaire des eaiix mintrales de la balnea- 

 therapie et de Ihydrotherapie.—U. de la Harpe. 

 Paris: J. B. Balliere et fils. 



Foods. 

 Bibliothek fi'ir Nahrungsmittel Chemiker.— 

 Unter Forderung von Prof. Geissler, E. Hanau- 

 sek, Prof Medicus, K. Thiel und unter Mit- 

 wirkung von Dr. Mayrhofer, Carl Miiller, H. 

 Rottger, E. Wernicke, A. Wiirzburg, heraus- 



