544 
Reviews,  etc. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pliarm, 
t       Oct.,  1881. 
account  than  has  been  accorded  to  them.  The  chapters  on  the  metals  pro- 
per are  likewise  not  as  full  as  might  be  desired,  the  author  having  been 
obliged  to  condense  that  portion  in  consequence  of  a  mistal^e  of  the  printer 
in  casting  up  the  copy. 
In  summing  up  our  view  of  the  book,  we  heartily  recommend  it  to  all 
who  are  interested  in  medical  chemistry.  It  is  shorn  of  a  good  deal  of 
that  which  is  of  interest  only  to  the  general  chemist,  and  its  aim  at 
giviug  practical  and  useful  information  is  evidenced  almost  upon  every 
page.  While  the  theoretical  portion  is  brief,  even  for  a  work  of  this  kind, 
it  cannot  be  said  to  lack  in  fullnes  or  clearness. 
We  have  seen  little  which  does  not  agree  with  recent  investigations. 
That  portion  of  the  resin  of  true  jalap  which  is  soluble  in  ether,  dissolves 
in  alkalies  and  is  reprecipitated  by  acids,  is  therefore  not  identical  with 
jaiaj^in  (p.  343).  Cinchonia  has  the  formula  CigHo^N^O,  determined  by 
Laurent  in  1848  and  proven  to  be  correct  by  the  recent  investigations  of 
Skraup  and  Hesse. 
The  volume  is  a  fit  companion  of  the  others  issued  as  Wood's  Library  of 
Standard  Medical  Authors. 
Enmyo  Sohre  la  Aeion  Fisioloylca  y  Therapeatk-a  del  Jaborandi .  Par 
Abel  Gutierrez,    (Tiiatemala.    Pp.  46. 
On  the  Physiological  and  Therapeutical  Action  of  Jaborandi. 
A  thesis  presented  to  the  Faculty  of  Medicine  and  Pharmacy  of  (jruateniala 
for  obtaining  the  title  of  Doctor  in  Medicine  and  Surgery. 
Die  Ve/itdltfiisse  der  Phcirmacic  in  der  Schweiz.  Statistik  und  Krlautern- 
der  Bericht  liber  Reform  des schweiz.  Apothekervvesens.  Schafi'hausen  i 
1881.    Pp.  42  and  6  tables. 
The  Condition  of  Pharmacy  in  Switzerland.  Statistics  and  Explanatory 
Report  on  the  Reform  of  Swiss  Pharinac}^ 
The  material  contained  in  this  pamphlet  has  been  collected  and  elabor- 
ated by  a  committee  of  seven  appointed  by  the  Swiss  Apothecaries'  Society. 
TJti  Ohio  Medical  Journcd.    J.  F.  Baldwin,  M.D.,  Editor,  Columbus,  O. 
Monthly.    Price,  |1  per  year.    Cott  &  Hann,  publishers. 
This  journal  supersedes  the  "Ohio  Medical  Recorder"  and  has  been 
designated  as  the  official  journal  of  the  Ohio  Medical  Society,  an  arrange- 
ment which  has  worked  very  satisfactorily  in  Europe  and  appears  to 
deserve  the  consideration  and  attention  of  the  medical  and  j^harmaceutical 
societies  of  this  country. 
Atlanta  Medieal  Register.  J.  F.  Johnson,  M.D.  and  J.  B.  Baird,  M.D.^ 
editors.  H.  H.  Dickson,  publisher.  Atlanta,  Ga.  Monthly.  Price,  $2.50 
per  year. 
This  is  a  new  series  of  the  "  Atlanta  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal,"  it 
having  been  deemed  advisable  to  change  the  title.  Under  its  new  man- 
agement and  title,  the  "  Register"  presents  an  attractive  exterior  and  val- 
uable reading  matter. 
