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body,  at  Kansas  City,  will  not  take  j^lace  until  August  23d.  We  sincerely 
liope  that  several  representative  pharmacists  of  the  United  States  may 
find  it  convenient  to  attend  the  International  Pharmaceutical  Congress. 
Saxolin. — In  the  article  headed  "Petrolatum,"  on  page  256  of  our  May 
number,  we  unwittingly  made  a  mistake  in  relation  to  the  name  saxolin. 
In  the  report  of  the  sub-committee  of  the  Committee  of  Revision  it  wa& 
stated  that  "  the  name  saxolinum  has  already  been  apjDropriated  by  Mr. 
Stearns,  but  he  offers  and  surrenders  it  to  our  committee."  Mr.  Stearns 
informs  us  that  the  name  had  been  adopted  by  him  months  before  he 
heard  of  its  being  projDOsed  for  the  Pharmacopoeia,  and  that  it  was  neither 
appropriated  by  him  nor  coi3yrighted. 
Syrupus  Ipecacuanh.e.— In  the  formula  on  page  246  the  amount  of 
acetic  acid  should  be  f  3i. 
KEVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
A  Treathe  on  the  Continued  Fevers.  By  James  C.  Wilson,  M.D.,  Physician 
to  the  Philadelphia  Hospital  and  to  the  Hospital  of  the  Jefferson  Medical 
College.  With  an  introduction  by  Professor  J.  M.  DaCosta,  M.D.  New 
York :  William  Wood  &  Co.    8vd,  pp.  365. 
This  is  one  of  the  series  published  as  Wood's  Library  of  Standard  Med- 
ical Authors,  several  of  which  we  have  noticed  in  our  last  issue.  Tlie  vol- 
ume now  before  us  treats  of  the  group  of  continued  fevers,  namely,  simple 
continued  fever,  influenza,  cerebro-spinal  fever,  enteric  or  typhoid  fever, 
typhus  fever,  relapsing  fever  and  dengue.  The  book  gives  abundant  evi- 
dence of  close  observation  and  of  extensive  research,  and  the  jjublishers 
present  it  in  a  very  attractive  form. 
Die  Naturgcsehiehte  eles  Cetjus  Plinius  Sreundus.  Ins  Deutsche  libersetzt 
und  mit  Anmerkungen  verseheii  von  Prof.  Dr.  G.  C.  AVittstein.  Leipzig: 
Gressner  &  Schramm.    Price  per  part,  2  marks. 
The  Natural  History  of  Cajus  Plinius  Secundus.  Translated  into  German, 
with  the  addition  of  notes,  by  Prof  Dr.  G.  C.  Wittstein. 
Parts  2,  4  and  5  of  this  work  are  now  before  us.  The  appearance  of  the 
first  part  was  noticed  and  commented  ui)on  on  page  588  of  our  last  volume. 
Those  conversant  with  the  German  language  will  find  the  various  notes, 
critical,  historical,  geographical,  etc.,  a  very  acceptable  addition  to  the 
excellent  translation  of  this  ancient  work,  the  eleventh  book  of  which 
commences  in  the  fifth  part. 
Proceedings  of  the  California  Pharmaceutical  Society  and  College  of  Phar- 
macy^ and  report  of  the  twelfth  annual  meeting,  held  at  San  Francisco 
January  13,  1881. 
In  the  following  we  give  brief  abstracts  of  the  papers  contained  in  this 
pamphlet. 
