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inorganic substances, such of the former as are treated of being included among the 
carbon compounds. An extension of this department might, we think, have been made 
with advantage, for at present it is confined to the lowest series of compounds or those 
containing one atom of carbon ; there would no doubt be a difficulty, within the limits 
of a course of lectures, in treating as fully of organic compounds as the importance of 
the subject and the requirements of the student appear to demand, but we cannot help 
thinking the author has curtailed this part of the matter unduly, and the able manner 
in which he treats other subjects makes one wish for a further extension of this. 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
The Post-Office DirectoryofChemists 
and Druggists; containing Lists of the 
Chemists and Druggists throughout Eng¬ 
land, Manufacturing Chemists, Whole¬ 
sale Druggists, Patent Medicine Vendors 
and Manufacturers, and every Trade in 
connection therewith. To which is ap¬ 
pended a List of the principal Wholesale 
Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists 
throughout France. London: Printed 
and published by Kelly and Co., Great 
Queen Street. 1869. 
The obvious use to Pharmaceutists of this 
book of reference will be seen from the title 
as given above. The classification of the 
various branches of the trade in connection 
with the names of those who carry on the 
same, the alphabetical arrangement of 
places under the vai-ious counties, are both 
useful features in the work; and now that 
communication with the Continent is so 
much extended, that portion devoted to 
French manufacturers of chemical products 
will be welcome to many. We should like, 
however, to know what class of persons the 
compiler intended to comprise under the 
head of “Pharmaceutical Manufacturers,” 
for we find this heading to a list of names. 
A Manual of Diet for the Invalid 
and Dyspeptic, with a few Hints on 
Nursing. By Duncan Turner, Licen¬ 
tiate of the Koval College of Physicians, 
etc. etc. London: John Churchill and 
Sons, New Burlington Street. 1869. 
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Street, London, W. 
Co-operative Trading. 
Sir,—Seeing an article in your November 
Journal upon Co-operative trading, and 
feeling myself referred to therein, I think it 
right to inform you that I have Withdrawn 
from the Civil Service Co-operative Asso¬ 
ciation. 
Some two or three years ago, their secre¬ 
tary offered me certain terms, which I 
viewed in the light of a contract, to serve 
Government officials, bond fide , and residing 
in my locality, with medicines at reduced 
prices. At that time I did not consider I 
was lending my support to a system calcu¬ 
lated to injure that trade. I was not aware 
it would extend so far as it has, nor that it 
sought to undermine trade, as it appears to 
be doing at the present time, or I should 
never have had anything to do with it. 
I trust my brother Pharmaceutists will 
believe me, when I say that I have not, nor 
ever had, a wish to take an unfair advan¬ 
tage of them in trade, or would seek to 
lower its standard for my own benefit. 
I am, Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
K. S. Starkie. 
4, Strand, December 16 th, 1869. 
Sir,—We were told that from the date of 
our Charter of Incorporation we might ex¬ 
pect and hope to obtain “ improved prices,” 
which, of course, would imply “increased 
profits ” instead; at the present time we 
have to experience the effect of great depres¬ 
sion in trade, and to look a matter in the 
face which will tend to deprive us of all 
profit. I refer to a subject of grave import 
to us; the establishment of the Civil Service 
Associations, which, in the first instance, 
were proposed for Civil servants only, but 
now are generally open to the public. 
