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market  within  the  past  fortnight,  under  the  name  of  "  Cream  of  Tartar 
Adulterator."  The  parties  offering  it  for  sale  do  business  in  New  York, 
as  dealers  in  spices  and  grocery  articles.  The  article  was  not  offered  to  the 
wholesale  druggists,  but  to  spice  and  drug  grinders  in  this  city,  at  from 
5  to  8  cents  per  lb. 
An  examination  of  the  article  shows  it  to  be  sulphate  of  lime,  contain, 
ing  a  little  sulphate  of  soda.  Under  the  glass  it  has  the  appearance  of 
translucent  gypsum  ground  to  a  similar  fineness  as  cream  of  tartar.  It 
presents  near  the  same  appearance  as  cream  of  tartar  of  a  damp  powder, 
with  points  reflecting  light,  though  the  color  is  whiter  than  is  usual  with 
cream  of  tartar ;  though  not  calculated  deceive  an  adept,  it  would,  when 
mixed'with  cream  of  tartar  in  proper  proportions,  pass  the  observation  of  most 
buyers.  Very  truly  yours, 
Charles  Bullock. 
The  Action  of  Medicines  in  the  System  ;  or,  "  On  the  mode  in  which  Thera- 
peutic Agents  introduced  into  the  stomach  produce  their  peculiar  effects 
on  the  animal  economy. "  Being  the  prize  essay  to  which  the  Medical 
Society  of  London  awarded  the  Fothergillian  Gold  Medal  for  1852.  By 
Frederick  William  Headland,  M.  D.,B.  A.,  F.  L.  S.  &c.  Third  edition, 
revised  and  enlarged.  Philadelphia.  Lindsay  &  Blackiston,  1859.  pp. 
469,  octavo. 
This  book  has  been  too  extensively  read,  and  too  well  received  by  the 
medical  profession  of  this  country,  to  need  a  notice  in  this  journal.  The 
subject  is  one  of  the  utmost  interest  to  the  philosophical  physician  who 
aims  at  something  more  than  merely  curing  in  an  empirical  way.  He 
wants  to  know  the  how,  and  the  why,  in  employing  remedies.  To  such,  this 
new  edition  of  Dr.  Headland,  improved  as  it  is  by  a  most  careful  revision, 
in  view  of  the  latest  investigations  in  Zoochemistry,  will  be  highly  accept- 
able ;  and  to  that  other  large  class,  who  have  not  yet  entered  as  students 
in  this  department  of  their  profession,  it  offers  an  admirable  introduction 
to  the  abstruse  and  difficult,  but  deeply  interesting,  subject  "  of  the  action 
of  medicines  in  the  system." 
The  book  is  well  printed  on  good  smooth  paper,  and  neatly  bound,  alto- 
gether creditable  to  the  publishers. 
The  Physician's  Visiting  List,  Diary,  and  book  of  Engagements  for  1860. 
Philadelphia.    Lindsay  &  Blackiston. 
Our  medical  friends  will  be  pleased  to  learn  that  this  useful  little  com- 
panion and  advocate  of  order,  has  appeared  in  its  new  dress,  ready  for 
the  approaching  year.  Those  who  have  had  it,  will  not  be  without  it ;  those 
who  have  not  yet  tried  it,  should  not  fail  to  get  it. 
