Am.  Jour.  Pharm, 
April,  1907. 
Notes  and  Nezvs, 
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to  be  published  is  that  of  the  American  Druggist,  which  contains  a  valuable 
article  giving  a  legal  opinion  on  "The  Responsibilities  of  the  Retailer"  by 
William  L.  Perkins,  Esq.  Mahlon  N.  Kline,  President  of  the  Smith,  Kline 
and  French  Company  of  Philadelphia,  has  also  prepared  a  digest  of  the  Na- 
tional Food  and  Drugs  Act  together  with  the  regulations,  which  contains  com- 
ments by  Mr.  Kline  and  others  regarding  their  interpretation.  The  National 
Druggist  has  also  published  a  pamphlet  of  64  pages  containing  much  valuable 
information.  It  is  very  fortunate  that  so  much  published  material  is  available 
for  the  use  of  the  trade  in  making  clear  the  requirements  of  the  new  law  and 
in  showing  associations  and  legislators  the  difficulties  that  must  be  avoided 
in  framing  state  legislation. 
Prof.  A.  B.  Stevens  is  the  author  of  a  book  on  "  Arithmetic  in  Pharmacy  " 
which  was  published  some  time  ago  by  Merck  &  Co.  The  articles  originally 
appeared  in  Merck's  Report  and  the  work  is  intended  to  cover  all  of  the  calcu- 
lations required  by  the  practical  pharmacist.  The  book  has  been  prepared  not 
only  for  advanced  students  but  for  pharmacists  and  others  who  have  been 
deprived  of  a  liberal  education.  Pharmacists  will  find  the  book  of  considerable 
use  and  it  will  also  be  found  helpful  in  the  training  of  the  apprentice. 
The  Extra  Pharmacopoeia  of  Martindale  and  Westcott  has  been  brought 
up  to  date  in  the  twelfth  edition.  One  is  surprised  at  the  large  amount  of  infor- 
mation which  it  contains  that  is  the  result  of  recent  investigations.  The  pages 
on  opsonins  and  the  opsonic  index,  the  preparation  of  the  ferments  of  yeasts, 
the  trypsin  treatment  of  cancer,  and  the  new  drugs,  chemicals,  etc.,  are  replete 
with  useful  information  and  make  it  one  of  the  most  desirable  reference  books 
in  shop  practice. 
Merck's  Annual  Report  (1905)  contains  much  interesting  information 
on  the  advancements  in  pharmaceutical  chemistry  and  therapeutics.  The 
articles  are  most  carefully  prepared  and  contain  much  information  that  is  not 
found  either  in  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  or  in  the  pharmaceu- 
tical journals. 
Progress  in  Pharmacy  and  Therapeutics.  Lehn  and  Fink's  "Notes 
on  New  Remedies  "  are  always  welcome.  The  present  pamphlet,  including 
abstracts  from  July,  1905,  to  July,  1906,  contains  much  more  than  the  title  indi- 
cates, giving  as  it  does  a  considerable  number  of  analytical  data,  such  as  the 
test  by  Utz  for  differentiating  Bombay  and  Banda  mace,  Milleau's  method  for 
detecting  foreign  fats  and  oils  in  cocoa  butter,  as  well  as  other  tests. 
Women's  Organization  oe  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  This  adjunct  of  the  N.  A.  R.  D. 
was  established  at  the  Boston  meeting  in  1905.  Since  that  time  branches  have 
been  formed  in  several  of  the  larger  cities,  including  Boston,  Chicago,  Wash- 
ington, Atlanta,  and  Brooklyn.  A  local  branch  was  organized  in  Philadelphia 
on  February  15th.  Mrs.  Leslie  O.  Wallace  of  Boston,  President  of  the  National 
Women's  Organization,  was  present  and  helped  in  the  formation  of  the  local 
chapter.  The  following  officers  were  elected  :— President,  Mrs.  William  Estell 
Lee  ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  William  T.  Burk  ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs. 
N.  S.  Steltzer  ;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Vandegrift  ;  recording  secre- 
