Aja^uaryfiw2m'}    Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  49 
of  Free  Iodine  and  Iodometry.  IV.  Analysis  by  Precipitation :  Esti- 
mation of  Combined  Halogens,  Halogen  Acids  and  Silver,  Decinor- 
mal  Silver  Nitrate  V.S.,  Decinormal  Sodium  Chlorid  V.S.,  Volhard's 
or  Thiocyanide  Method.  V.  Estimation  of  Phenol  and  Volumetric 
Estimation  of  Sugars :  Estimation  of  Phenol,  Decinormal  Bromine 
V.S.,  Volumetric  Estimation  of  Fermentable  Sugars,  Pavy's  Ammo- 
niacal  Cupric  Tartrate  V.S.  VI.  In  an  appendix  are  given  tables  of 
atomic  weights  and  of  atomic  and  molecular  weight  multiples  and 
a  list  of  molecular  weights  of  more  important  elements. 
It  will  not  be  saying  too  much  to  state  that  the  book  is  a  good 
treatise  on  the  fundaments  of  volumetric  analysis,  and  will  be  found 
valuable  by  those  interested  in  the  subject. 
An  Introduction  to  Chemical  Analysis.  For  Students  of 
Medicine,  Pharmacy,  and  Dentistry.  By  Elbert  W.  Rockwood. 
Illustrated.  Philadelphia:  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.,  1012  Walnut 
Street,  1901.    Price,  Cloth,  #1.50  net. 
This  work  has  been  written  primarily  for  professional  students, 
and  is  intended  to  show  the  value  of  chemical  analyses  and  their 
application  in  the  study  of  medicine,  pharmacy,  and  dentistry.  The 
author  is  to  be  commended  for  the  free  use  which  he  makes  of  the 
metric  system. 
The  subjects  treated  are  brought  under  the  following  heads :  I. 
Qualitative  Analysis:  Metals,  Acids,  Organic  Compounds.  II. 
Volumetric  Analysis:  General  Principles,  Analysis  by  Neutraliza- 
tion, Analysis  by  Oxidation  and  Reduction,  Analysis  by  Precipita- 
tion. III.  Applied  Analysis :  The  Sanitary  Examination  of  Water, 
The  Selection  of  Poisons,  Analysis  by  Means  of  the  Blowpipe.  IV. 
The  Preparation  and  Testing  of  Reagents,  Chemical  Elements, 
Symbols  and  Atomic  Weights,  The  Metric  System. 
The  book  contains  much  valuable  information  and  will  be  found 
to  be  an  aid  to  students,  but  on  account  of  the  large  number  of 
books  of  a  similar  character,  will  probably  be  more  largely  used 
by  the  author's  own  students  than  others. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  third  of  the  series  of  pharmaceutical  meetings  of  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  for  1901-1902  was  held  on  Tuesday, 
