Cbe Journal of Pharmacology. 



A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Advances Made in the Various Departments of 



Materia Medica. 



Vol. V. FEBRUBRY, 1898. No. 2. 



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EDITORIAL. 



A GENERAL INDEX TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND 



TRANSACTIONS. 



For nearly two generations this publication constituted our highest 

 and most important source of scientific information relating to pharmacy 

 that was published in English. If it no longer occupies this position, it is 

 not due to any process of deterioration in itself, but rather to the fact that 

 such remarkable progress in pharmaceutical journalism has been made else- 

 where, especially upon this side of the Atlantic. It may, therefore, be said 

 that for this very improvement we are largely indebted to the influence of 

 the Journal. The fact remains that its files constitute our most important 

 record of pharmaceutical progress published in the English language. It 

 is a record which is simply indispensable to every scholarly pharmacist, 

 whether engaged in the active practice of his profession or in pharmaceuti- 

 cal teaching or journalism. None of these can fail to be rejoiced by the 

 prospect of the preparation of a general index to these files. Should this 

 index be executed upon a liberal scale, including references to the infinity 

 of review notices which the pages of the Journal have contained, it will 

 constitute one of the monumental publications of science. 



The publication of the index is not yet assured, inasmuch as it will 

 depend upon the secural of a sufficient number of subscriptions to justify 

 the undertaking. Neither is the price definitely fixed, as this will depend 

 upon the. same conditions. The maximum price which may be charged is 



