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eye  in  passing.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  College  a  resolution  was 
passed  requesting  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  give  the  idea  consideration. 
The  Pharmaceutists'  and  Druggists'  Practical  Receipt  Bdok,  with  a 
Glossary  of  Medical  Terms,  and  a  copious  Index.    By  Thomas  F. 
Bkanston.  Philadelphia :  Lindsay  &  Blakiston.  1865.  Pp.  307.  Duo. 
This  is  another  added  to  the  list  of  "  Druggists'  Keceipt  Books,"  and 
elaims  merit  on  the  ground  that  it  consists  of  officinal  formulae  mixed 
up  alphabetically  with  popular  and  other  recipes,  used,  or  which  may  be 
used,  by  druggists.  In  our  opinion,  it  is  calculated  to  do  more  harm  than 
good,  by  presenting  onjy  the  obsolete  recipes  of  the  late  London  Phar- 
macopoeia to  the  American  apothecary  and  druggist,  who  is  required  to 
use  our  own  Codex.    As  a  collection  of  miscellaneous  recipes,  it  is  all 
well  enough  ;  but  we  protest  against  presenting  "  as  preparations  of  the 
Pharmacopoeia"  those  which  have  no  authority  here  or  in  England  at 
this  time. 
Alphabetical  Index  to  Braithwaite's  Retrospect.  Embracing  parts  one  to 
fifty,  1840 — 1865.  Comprising  twenty-five  years  of  republication.  New 
York :  Published  by  Stringer  &  Townsend.    1865.    Pp.  247,  octavo. 
This  volume  will  be  received  with  satisfaction  by  all  readers  of  Braith- 
waite,  as  well  as  by  all  who  have  occasion  to  make  researches  on  medical 
subjects,  as  greatly  facilitating  the  labor  of  referring  to  the  numerous 
volumes  of  this  series. 
By  possessing  this  "  General  Index,"  any  physician  can,  in  a  short 
time,  ascertain  whether  wanted  information  can  probably  be  found  in  the 
Retrospect.    Price,  $1  in  paper;  $1  75  in  sheep,  free  of  postage. 
An  Obituary  Notice  of  Dr.  William  Darlington  ;  Read  before  the  Ame- 
rican Philosophical  Society,  Feb.  19,  1864.  By  T.  P.  James.  From 
the  Author. 
We  have  already  published  an  obituary  notice  of  this  excellent  man 
and  eminent  botanist,  and  receive  with  pleasure  this  biographical  sketch 
for  reference. 
Nordamericanische,  Deutsch  Medicinische  Zeitschrift,  'fur  Praktische 
Heilkunde.  Zweimonatlich.  Herausgeben  von  W.  Meisburger,  M.  D. 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  vol.  i.  No.  1,  April,  1865.  (The  North  American  Ger- 
man Medical  Times.) 
This  periodical  is  commenced  with  the  view  of  offering  to  German 
physicians  a  substitute  for  the  German  journals,  the  high  price  of  which 
at  present,  prevents  them  from  being  imported.  The  Editor  thinks,  by  a 
careful  selection  of  articles,  he  can  give  those  best  suited  to  the  German- 
American  reader,  excluding  those  numerous  papers  having  but  little  bear- 
ing on  the  practice  of  medicine. 
