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and  physicians  as  well,  as  by  the  student  of  history.  As  stated  before  the 
translation  has  been  faithfully  done,  and  the  interpolated  parts  have  been 
very  judiciously  incorporated.  Perhaps  it  might  have  been  desirable  to  in- 
dicate in  the  body  of  the  work  those  portions  which  have  been  added  to  the 
original,  in  addition  to  the  brief  references  made  in  the  preface ;  and  it 
would  certainly  not  have  detracted  from  the  interest  or  value,  if  proper 
credit  had  been  given  in  all  cases.  For  instance,  the  account  of  Chinese 
pharmacy  on  pages  16  and  17  has  been  taken  from  the  valuable  paper  con- 
tributed by  Mr.  Stewart  Culin  to  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  and 
published  in  the  volume  for  1887,  p.  593. 
Aside  from  the  shortcomings  indicated  we  heartily  recommend  the  work 
to  our  readers,  feeling  assured  that  its  attentive  perusal  will  not  merely 
satisfy  idle  curiosity.  The  external  appearance  of  the  book — binding,  paper 
and  typography — is  also  quite  attractive. 
Year-book  of  Pharmacy,  comprising  abstracts  of  papers  relating  to  Phar- 
macy, Materia  Medica,  and  Chemistry,  contributed  to  British  and  foreign 
Journals  from  July  1,  1887,  to  June  30,  1888;  with  the  Transactions  of  the 
British  Pharmaceutical  Conference  at  the  twenty-fifth  annual  meeting, 
held  at  Bath,  September,  1888.  London  :  J.  &  A.  Churchill.  8vo.;  pp.  x 
and  505. 
Proceedings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  the  thirty- 
sixth  annual  meeting,  held  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  September,  1888.  Also, 
the  constitution,  by-laws  and  roll  of  members.  Philadelphia  :  Published 
by  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  8vo ;  pp.  xii  and  700. 
A  Iso,  The  National  Formulary.    Pp.  xii  and  176. 
Of  these  two  valuable  annual  publications  the  former  appeared  about  four 
or  five  weeks  ahead  of  the  latter,  which  will  be  issued  during  the  first  week 
of  February.  The  volume  of  the  Proceedings — without  the  Formulary — is 
nearly  half  as  large  again  as  the  Year-book.  The  minutes  and  papers  read 
cover  in  the  former  196,  and  in  the  Year-book  156  pages,  and  the  abstracts 
from  Journals  (Report  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy),  405  and  249  pages 
respectively. 
In  relation  to  the  Proceedings,  it  should  be  mentioned  here  that  the  Pub- 
lication Committee  has  greatly  reduced  the  price  of  the  older  volumes,  and 
in  addition  thereto  allows  large  discounts  on  these  reduced  rates  when  two 
or  more  volumes  are  ordered  at  the  same  time.  It  is  hoped  that  many  mem- 
bers will  avail  themselves  of  this  offer  for  completing  their  sets  of  Proceed- 
ings, which,  as  works  of  reference,  will  always  retain  their  value. 
Chemical  Lecture  Notes. — By  Peter  T.  Austen,  Ph.  D.,  F.  C.  S.,  Professor  of 
general  and  applied  chemistry,  Rutgers  College,  and  the  New  Jersey  State 
Scientific  School.  New  York :  John  Wiley  &  Sons.  1888.  12mo.  Pp.  98. 
Price  $1. 
This  is  a  rather  unique  little  volume  treating  of  various  questions  belong- 
ing to  chemistry  which  often  give  more  or  less  trouble  to  the  student,  and 
which  are  discussed  and  explained  in  a  lucid  manner  adapted  for  the  use  of 
the  average  student.    Amongst  the  subjects  may  be  mentioned  the  follow- 
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