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EDITORIAL. 
question the most comprehensive treatise in the English language on Ma- 
teria Medica and Therapeutics, and especially valuable to investigators by 
its numerous references to authorities. For these reasons we would advise 
every physician who is desirous of posting himself up on the important 
subjects treated, to own it, and every pharmaceutist who aims at a thorough 
acquaintance with materia medica, should possess the work, if it is only 
for the benefit of his assistants in pursuing their studies. 
The Physician's Visiting List, Diary, and booh of Engagements for 1852. 
Philadelphia, Lindsay & Blakiston. 
The usefulness of this little book to the practitioner will hardly be ques- 
tioned. To those physicians whose habits are systematic, it will be fa- 
miliar, and perhaps present arrangements analogous to those they are 
daily using ; and to those others, and they are numerous, who lack system 
in their daily routine of duties, this book, if followed, will lead to the forma- 
tion and fixing of useful habits, not the least important of which is the 
economy of time. The almanac, and the short hints in reference to doses, 
antidotes, professional ethics, etc., embraced in the preliminary pages, may 
often assist memory at a moment of need. 
A Compilation of Latin Labels, from the revised edition of the United 
States Pharmacopoeia and other standard authorities ; published by authori- 
ty and under direction of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Sixth 
Edition. Philadelphia, 1852. 
We are gratified in being able to state that the sixth edition of the book 
of Latin Labels for shop furniture has been published, after some unavoid- 
able delay. A very decided improvement has been effected by the Com- 
mittee having it in charge, by putting each kind of label together, and by 
placing them in uniform columns and in alphabetical order. The curved 
labels have been much increased by occupying the space of the specimen 
labels attached to the last edition, which have been omitted in this, the 
Committee having determined hereafter to print the specimen labels of all 
kinds in a separate book. 
Druggists wishing to be supplied with these labels from the College, 
should apply to Charles Ellis, No. 56 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, who is 
Chairman of the Label Committee. 
Class of the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, Session 1851-2. — 
We annex a list of the students in attendance at the Philadelphia School of 
Pharmacy the present session, and are pleased to notice that it is larger 
than that of the last session. 
