146  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  {^MSm111, 
This  book,  as  suggested  by  the  title,  is  composed  of  a  very  large 
number  of  examples  intended  for  the  practical  instruction  of  pros- 
pective dispensers  of  medicines.  As  indicated  by  the  price,  the  book 
is  not  a  very  large  one,  and  being  published  in  England,  and  the 
contained  examples  being  based  on  the  preparations  of  the  British 
Pharmacopoeia,  the  book  is  not  particularly  well  adapted  for  begin- 
ners in  pharmacy  in  this  country.  For  more  advanced  students, 
however,  or  for  such  pharmacists  or  teachers  of  pharmacy  as  are 
willing  or  anxious  to  learn  by  having  thoughts  and  ideas  suggested 
to  them,  this  little  book  will  be  worth  many  times  the  moderate 
price  that  is  asked  for  it  by  the  publishers. 
Mr.  Ince,  the  author  of  the  book,  is  well  known  to  the  English- 
speaking  pharmacists  throughout  the  world,  having  been  a  liberal 
contributor  to  pharmaceutical  journals  for  more  than  half  a  century. 
During  this  long  period  of  time  Mr.  Ince  has  naturally  profited  by 
his  experiences,  and  has  acquired  a  large  and  evidently  well  assorted 
collection  of  miscellaneous  knowledge  bearing  on  pharmacy  in  all 
its  branches.  That  he  is  well  fitted  to  give  an  exposition  of  the 
art  of  dispensing  is  evidenced  by  every  page  in  the  book. 
It  must  be  remembered,  of  course,  that  many  of  the  contained 
suggestions  are  not  applicable  to  practice  in  this  country,  and  also 
that  many  of  the  ideas  and  opinions  are  the  expressions  of  a  man 
that  has  long  since  passed  the  time  when  he  was  ready  or  anxious 
to  take  up  with  what  might  be  termed  new  ideas  or  new  methods. 
The  book  consists  of  about  150  pages,  and  is  divided  into  twenty- 
one,  generally  short,  chapters,  and  a  liberal,  well-arranged  index. 
Among  the  more  interesting  or  more  important  chapters  we  may 
enumerate  those  on  :  Precautions  in  Dispensing,  Simple  Solutions, 
Pilulae,  Emulsiones,  Linimenta,  Ungenta,  Suppositoria,  Pulveres, 
Emplastra,  and  Definitions. 
Pills  and  emulsions  are  given  the  greatest  amount  of  attention ; 
the  chapter  on  pills  occupying  30  pages,  while  22  pages  are  devoted 
to  the  consideration  of  emulsions.  It  will  be  generally  admitted 
that  a  thorough  familiarity  with  these  two  classes  of  preparations 
should  be,  quite  properly,  considered  to  be  of  greatest  importance 
to  a  prospective  dispenser. 
Altogether  it  may  be  said  that  the  number  and  variety  of  exam- 
ples given,  with  the  accompanying  directions  and  explanations,  will 
contribute  materially  to  make  a  student  familiar  with,  and  also  teach 
