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ever, shows that the half dozen weights and colors of paper are 

 samples of manufacture from wood-pulp by the Elcman patent pro- 

 cess. They are certainly all fine specimens of paper. 



The first fifty pages of the pamphlet are devoted to an account 

 of vegetable fibers suitable for paper or fabrics. The six colored 

 plates, though rather rude as works of art, are sufficient to give the 

 reader a clear idea of the microscopical characteristics of the fibers 

 illustrated. They are from drawings of M. Vetillart, of Paris, who 

 has also furnished a part of the text. The remainder of the book is 

 devoted to notes on plants and accounts of new drugs. 



While some parts of the book strike one as a case of special 

 pleading for the patent process above alluded to, yet it contains 

 besides much information of great value to the students of fibers 

 and pharmacal botany. It is a valuable contribution to our knowl- 

 edge in these branches, and no .student, of fibers especially, can 

 afford to be without it. m. w. h. 



Nitro-Glycerine in Angina Pectohis. By William Murrell, M. D. , Lec- 

 turer on Materia Medica at Westminster Hospital, etc. Small octavo, 

 pp. 78, heavy toned paper, cloth bound, embossed in gold, $1.25. Geo. 

 S. Davis, Detroit. 



The history of this new drug is given first, followed by a 

 description of its effects upon thirty-five people whom the author 

 induced to try the drug. He afterward administered it in hundreds- 

 of cases and always happily so in angina pectoris. He advises 

 patients liable to attacks of this disease to carry pills or tablets of 

 the nitro-glycerine with them. The remedy is perfectly safe so far 

 as any " explosion " is concerned. 



The work is illustrated with sphygmographic tracings and is of 

 permanent value in proving the place of this new drug in our 

 Materia Medica and Therapeutics. 



Phthisis Pulmonalis. By G. N. Brigham, M. D., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 8 vo., pp. 244. 



The history, causes, symptoms, etc., of this disease are well 

 brought out, but when it comes to the treatment what shall we say! 

 For it is of the " little pill " persuasion. 



To all who have " faith " this work will be of value. 



INJURIOUS Insects of the Farm and Garden. By Mary Treat. Small 

 8 vo., pp. 288. Figures 163. 1882. Orange Judd Company, 751 

 Broadway, New York City. 



