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Chem. Phila. Col. Phar., a Sec. of Am. Phil. Soc., &c. &c.: 3d 
Ed., enlarged and carefully revised. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 
1836.—The rapid sale of two editions of this work, has induced its 
authors to enlarge and improve it still farther. It is now the fullest 
in its details, and the most correct and best arranged, and therefore 
the most authoritative work of the kind in the English language. 
That this book of reference was deemed necessary, is now clear, 
from the avidity with which it was sought for on its first appear- 
ance, and the publication of a second and third edition proves that it 
is now considered as necessary to the physician who wishes to pre- 
scribe intelligently and accurately, especially in regard to proportions 
and modes of combination of medicines. If this be true of a city 
physician, for whom officinal combinations can be always promptly ob- 
tained in the shops, how much more strongly must this be experi- 
enced by a country practitioner, who makes up his own prescrip- 
tions, and often prepares his own extracts, tinctures, infusions and 
ointments. No memory is equal to the task of treasuring up for use, 
the proportions and mode of combination of numerous and diversified 
medicinal substances, which, in the progress of a case of disease, are 
thought worthy of trial. This difficulty is removed by the learning, 
industry, patience and good faith of the authors of this Dispensatory. 
Among the alterations and improvements of the present edition, is 
the transfer of all non-officinal substances from the body of the work 
to the Appendix. 
The following additional articles are inserted in the Appendix ; 
viz. Alcornoque ; Calotrapis Gigantea or Madar; Catalpa Cordi- 
folia ; Chlorides of potassa and soda ; Codfish oil ; Creosote ; Cy- 
anuret of potassium; Cyanuret of zinc ; Dippel’s animal oil; Fer- 
rocyanate of potassa ; Iodide of ammonium ; Iodide of iron ; Iodide 
of sulphur ; Iodo-hydrargyrate of potassium ; Irish moss ; Artificial 
musk; Nitrate of soda; Oilof Euphorbia; Sassa gum; Soot. “ 
Appendix is still farther enriched by a copious alphabetical table of 
pharmaceutical equivalents, which appears in it for the first time. 
The requisite corrections in fact and opinion, throughout the work, 
are introduced, and the authors have endeavored to make it the re- 
flexion of the knowledge of the day: both the paper and type are 
also improved in this edition. 
Based as this Dispensatory is on the Pharmacopeia a the United 
States, it is a national work, tending to establish a common standard 
