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pharmacy  in  general,  and  with  this  view  has  our  best  wishes  for  substantial 
success.  When  the  publisher's  announcement  states  the  belief  "  that  the 
field  of  pharmaceutical  journalism  is  not  yet  fully  occupied,"  this  was  probably 
intended  for  cutting  sarcasm  ;  for  which  other  civilized  nation  on  the  face  of 
the  globe  can  boast  of  so  many  "pharmaceutical  journals"  in  proportion  to  the 
inhabitants,  Indians  included  ? 
The  above  was  written  for  our  January  number,  but  with  other  matters  was 
crowded  out.  The  first  number  of  the  new  journal  has  in  the  meantime  made 
its  appearance  and  fully  sustains  the  expectations  expressed  above. 
An  JEphemeris  of  Materia  Medica,  Pharmacy,  Therapeutics  and  collateral  infor- 
mation. By  Edward  E.  Squibb,  M.  D.,  Edward  H.  Squibb,  S.  B.,  M.  D.,  and 
Chas.  F.  Squibb,  A.  B.   Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
A  year  ago  we  announced  with  regret  the  discontinuance  of  this  excellent 
publication,  but  expressed  the  hope  that  this  might  be  only  temporary.  "We 
are  pleased,  to'announce  now  that  the  first  number  of  the  third  volume  has  been 
published  in  January,  and  that  Dr.  Squibb  intends  to  continue  to  prepare 
material  for  publication  as  time  and  circumstances  may  permit,  and  whenever 
such  may  be  in  readiness,  to  offer  it  in  this  form,  even  if  that  should  only  be 
once  or  twice  in  a  year. 
Sixieme  Congres  International  Pharmaceutique,,  tenu  a  Bruxelles  du  31  Aout 
au  6  Septembre,  1885.  Compte  rendu  par  E.  Van  de  Vy  vere,  Secretaire-general. 
Bruxelles:  Henry  Lamertin,  1886.    8vo.,  pp.  1244. 
Sixth  International  Pharmaceutical  Congress,  held  in  Brussels,  from  August 
31  to  September  6, 1885.    Report  by  E  Van  de  Vyvere,  general  secretary. 
This  voluminous  report,  which  was  published  in  Europe  last  summer,  has 
-at  last  reached  the  United  States.  The  volume  is  handsomely  printed  and 
contains  a  full  account  of  the  work  done  by  the  Congress,  including  all  the 
reports,  papers  read,  discussions,  etc.  It  is  printed  in  the  French  language 
with  the  exception  of  the  draft  of  an  International  Pharmacopoeia  which  is 
in  Latin,  while  the  prefatory  and  explanatory  notice  has  been  written  by  Mr. 
von  Waldheim  in  both  the  German  and  French  languages.  An  account  of  the 
Proceedings  will  be  found  in  the  October  number  of  this  Journal,  1885,  p.  525. 
Proceedings  of  the  Eighth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Missouri  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  held  in  Sweet  Springs,  Brownsville,  June,  1886.  St.  Louis:  8vo, 
pp.  115. 
An  account  of  this  meeting  will  be  found  on  page  360  of  July  number,  1886. 
Chemical  Lecture  Notes,  taken  from  Prof.  C.  O.  Curtman's  lectures  at  the  St. 
Louis  College  of  Pharmacy.  By  H.  M.  Whelpley,  Ph.  G.,  etc.  St.  Louis : 
published  by  the  author,    pp.  143,   Price,  $1. 
This  little  volume  serves  a  good  and  useful  purpose  as  brief  notes  of  the 
salient  facts,  connected  with  chemical  physics  and  with  the  chemistry  of  non- 
metallic  elements,  and  which  are  well  adapted  for  reference  by  students  study- 
ing the  branches. 
