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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Clinical Lectures (illustrated by coloured Photographs from Life) on the Diseases 
of the Skin. By Balmanno Squire, M.B., F.L.S. London: John Churchill and 
Sons, New Burlington Street. Nos. 1, 2, 3. and 4. 
The photographs are admirable delineations of diseased structures, and are well 
adapted to serve as guides in the diagnosis of skin diseases. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Persons having seceded from the Society may be restored to their former status on 
payment of arrears of subscription and the registration fee of the current year. 
Those who were Associates before the 1st of July, 1842, are privileged (as Founders 
of the Society) to become Members without examination. 
“ Scando.” —If Scando will send bis name and address to the Editors, he shall receive 
an answer at once by letter. 
“ Inquirer ” (Lancaster).—Bentley’s ‘ Manual of Botany,’ price 12s. 6d. ; Pereira’s 
‘ Manual of Materia Medica and Therapeutics,’ by Farre, Bentley, and Warington, 
price 21s. 
P. T. Z .— Coating Pills: the methods of coating pills will be found described in the 
Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol. XVI. p. 545, and Vol. III. (2nd series) p. 562. The 
specimen sent for examination appears to have been effected by means of albumen and 
bismuth. 
The Neio British Pharmacopoeia. —“ A Member” “ suggests that an application should 
be made by the Members and Associates of the Society, asking that a copy of the 
British Pharmacopoeia of 1867 should be given in exchange for that of 1864, which 
might be forwarded from Bloomsbury Square, on applicant sending stamps for amount 
per book post.” 
G. J. Naldrett (Weymouth).—Thanks for the specimen. We have previously seen 
Psamma arenaria ergotized, but cannot say whether it is common or not. 
Botanicus ” (Newcastle).—Bentley’s ‘Manual of Botany,’ price 12s. 6d. (Churchill 
and Sous.) 
“ Apprentice ” (Ipswich).—A letter addressed to Professor Bentley, Dean of the Me¬ 
dical Faculty, King’s College, London, giving your name and address, will elicit the in¬ 
formation you desire. 
J. R. R. —If a. dried salt be used in place of the crystals in a pill-mass, allowance 
should be made for the loss of water of crystallization. The subsequent addition of 
liquid would defeat the object contemplated in using the dry salt. 
R. F. M. is informed by a correspondent, in answer to a question in our last number, 
that “Kay’s Coaguline” is made by the proprietor at Stockport, and, we presume, may 
be had of any patent medicine vendor. 
“ Ebor.” —(1) The publishing price of the French Codex is 12s. 6d. (2) The Ho¬ 
moeopathic Pharmacopoeia. 
T. W. Jones (Selby).— Hare’s-foot Trefoil (Trifolium arvense'). 
Botanicus (Ipswich).—Fownes’s * Manual of Chemistry,’ Bentley’s ‘ Manual of 
Botany.’ 
“ Conc&ntratum ” (Glasgow).—(1) The concentrated preparation referred to would not 
represent exactly the preparation of the Pharmacopoeia. (2) Syrup of Superphosphate 
of Iron and Manganese. See Vol. I. (2nd Series) p. 489. 
Erratum. —Page 96, for Vol. XI. read No. XI. (May, 1867). 
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Journal before the 25th of the month, to Elias Bremridge, Secretary, 17, 
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