54  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  {Am7XiJ£.Brm* 
Is  the  average  Dentist  of  to-day  a  specialist  in  medicine?    By  B.  H.  Catching, 
Louisville,  Ky. 
Address  delivered  before  the  joint  meeting  of  the  American  and  Southern 
Dental  Associations. 
Zusammenstellung  der  Arbeit  en  ilber  das  Antipyrin. 
Compilation  of  the  papers  on  antipyrine. 
A  digest  of  the  more  important  publications  on  Sulfonal-Bayer. 
Phenacetine- Bayer  (Para-Acetphenetidine). 
The  above  three  pamphlets  contain  resumes  of  most  publications  relating 
to  the  properties  of  the  three  chemical  specialties  named  in  the  titles. 
The  last  two  are  published  by  W.  H.  Schieffelin,  &  Co.,  New  York. 
Transactions  of  the  American  Association  of  Obstetricians  and  Gynecologists  at 
the  first  annual  meeting,  held  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Sept.  18,  19  and  20, 
1888.    Abstract.    8vo.    pp.  38. 
Reprint  from  the  Buffalo  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal. 
Second  Annual  Report  of  the  State  Board  of  Health  and  Vital  Statistics  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania.  Transmitted  to  the  Governor  Decem- 
ber 1,  1886.    Harrisburg.    8vo.   pp.  1056. 
The  publication  of  the  first  annual  report  of  this  Board  was  noticed  on 
page  622  of  our  volume  for  1886.  The  publication  of  the  volume  now  before 
us  was  delayed  in  consequence  of  the  printing  of  the  reports  of  other 
departments  having  been  previously  authorized  by  the  Legislature  and 
therefore,  taken  precedence. 
The  report  of  the  Secretary,  Dr.  Benj.  Lee,  and  the  minutes  of  the  Board 
occupy  only  a  small  portion  of  this  stately  volume.  By  far  the  greater 
portion  is  taken  up  by  special  reports,  essays,  statistics,  etc.,  all  of  which 
appear  to  have  been  prepared  with  much  care.  Thus  we  find  reports  on 
water  supplies  and  drainage  of  different  localities ;  on  local  epidemics  and 
special  sources  of  disease ;  on  quarantine  and  disinfection ;  mortuary  tables ; 
various  legal  proceedings ;  an  account  of  the  State  Sanitary  Convention, 
with  the  papers  read  before  that  body ;  the  proceedings  of  the  National 
Conference  of  State  Boards,  etc. 
The  care  bestowed  upon  the  preparation  of  this  volume  reflects  credit 
upon  the  Board  and  its  secretary,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  in  the  future 
the  Legislature  may,  more  promptly  than  heretofore,  take  action  for  the 
early  publication  of  such  reports. 
