^3 The Microscope. 



The Garner and Science Recorder's Journal, ably edited by A. 

 Ramsey, F. G. S., comes to us each month with a well filled table of 

 contents. It is a popular scientific journal well worthy of support 

 Subscription 2s. 6d. W. E. Bowers, 25 Wansey street, Walworth 

 Road, S. E., London, Eng. 



Entertainments in Chemistky, Easy Lessons and Directions for Safe 

 Experiments, by Harry \V. Tyler, S. B., cf the Massachusetts iSsStute 

 of Technology. Chicago: The Inter-State Publishing Company. 



The book has been prepared to show young people something 

 of what chemistry is, and something of how to study it. The 

 experiments are simple and the chemicals and apparatus advised 

 inexpensive. It gives an entertaining glimpse of the laws of 

 chemistry. 



Manual of Practical Pharmaceutical Assaying, including Details of 

 the Simplest and Best Methods of Determining the Strength of 

 Crude Drugs and Galenical Preparations. Designed especially 



for THE use of the StUDENT AND OP THE PRACTICAL PHARMACIST. 



By A. B Lyons, A. M., M. D.. F. C. S. Detroit: D. O. Havnes & Com 

 pany. 1886. pp. 150. Price $1.25. ^-tynes & oom 



This httle manual admirably fulfills its purpose, which is to sup- 

 ply the druggist who is not a trained chemist with simple methods of 

 determining the quality of the drugs he handles, requiring neither 

 expensive apparatus nor technical skill. A preliminary chapter is 

 devoted to the simple apparatus required, and another to the special 

 reagents needed, then follows a general discussion of the principles 

 and methods of assaying crude drugs, while the main part of the 

 little volume is taken up with plain specific directions, how to pro- 

 ceed in examining individual drugs, tinctures, etc. We can safely 

 say that it is the best book published in oui- language on this sub- 

 ject, since it has no rival to share the field; it fills it so well, how- 

 ever, that it has little to fear from any rival. The book is illustrated 

 with wood cuts, and in its typography and general appearance is a 

 credit to its publishers. 

 Sanitary Progress in Michigan. By James Hueston, M. D. 



Report of progress in our knowledge of Tyrotoxicon by Victor 

 C. Vaughan, M. D., Ph. D., from Proceedings of Michigan State 

 Board of Health, proceedings. 



Plan OF Study for the Assistant in Pharmacy. By A. B. Prescott. Ph 

 D. Reprmt: Proceedmg of M. S. P. S., 1886. 



The Columbia Bicycle Calender for 1887. 



The Pope Manufacturing Co., of Boston, issue a very attractive 

 calendar for the coming year. The back is a well executed chromo- 

 lithograph representing Thomas Stevens circumbicycling the globe: 

 while the slips for each day in the year give an appropriate quota- 

 tion, or some information of interest to wheelmen. 



