Am.  Jour.  Pharm.1 
September,  1907.  J 
Book  Reviews. 
441 
Arbeiten  aus  dem  Pharmazeutischen  Institut.  Herausgegeben 
von  Dr.  H.  Thorns,  Professor  und  Direktor  des  Pharmazeutischen 
Institutes  der  Universitat  Berlin.  Vierter  Band  Umfassend  die 
Arbeiten  des  Jahres,  1906.  Mit  10  Abbildungen  und  6  Tafeln. 
Berlin  und  Wien  :  Urban  &  Schwarzenberg.  1907, 
This  is  the  fourth  volume  that  has  emanated  from  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Institute  of  the  University  of  Berlin  under  the  able  direc- 
torship of  Professor  Thorns.  It  sets  the  pace,  not  only  for  the  spirit, 
but  the  work  which  should  be  carried  on  by  the  colleges  and  schools 
of  pharmacy.  The  contents  of  the  work  are  separated  into  eight 
classes  : 
(1)  The  examination  of  new  chemical  substances,  which  includes 
ten  papers  by  F.  Zernits  on :  alypin,  aspirophen,  salicylic  acid  deriv- 
atives of  benzosalins,  forenurol,  migranin  Hochst  and  some  of  its 
substitutes,  new-sidonal,  proponal,  sajodin,  sulfopyrin,  beta-sulfo- 
pyrin  and  theporin. 
(2)  The  examination  of  patent  preparations  and  household  reme- 
dies, which  includes  fifty-five  papers  by  J.  Kochs,  on  :  Antineurasthin, 
antipositin,  antisanguin,  angenwol,  Ayer's  cathartic  pills,  brandol, 
Burkhart's  Krauter-Pillen,  circulol  and  assanol,  cista,  creolin  Pearson, 
Anna  Csillags  Haarwuchsmittel,  dattel-sirup,  diabet-eserin,  divinal, 
eidol,  epilepsiemittel,estors  vaginalstifte,  fascolsalbe,  fleur  de  cologne, 
fromosasprudel,  fulgural,  gallensteinmittel,  grandira,  grazianaprapa- 
rate,  Grossmann's  Kraft-  und  Nahremulsion,  Haarfarbemittel,  Dr. 
John  P.  Haig's  goitre  cure,  Dr.  B.  W.  Hair's  asthma  cure,  hair 
grower,  Dr.  P.  Harold  Hayes'  Asthma-Medizinen,  Henkel's  schmerz- 
lose  Pulpa-Entfernungstinktur,  isn,  kapitol,  ketels  antiscabin, 
Kopfsschmerzpulver  und  Bandwurmmittel,  Kruppmittel,  lithosan, 
lytrol,  melol,  menstruationspulver  Geisha,  Myrtill-Laxsier-Saft,  L.  & 
G.'s  Nervenheil-Zigarre,  Okertin,  ophthalmol,  pallabona,  pararegu- 
lin,  pilules  du  Dr.  Laville,  plantal,  Plougmann's  danisches  Vieh- 
pulver,  poudre  uterine  de  Roux,  Reichel's  Hustentropfen,  rheumatis- 
muspulver,  Dr.  Ernst  Sandow's  kiinstliche  Mineralwassersalze, 
styptogan,  theyolip-salbe. 
(3)  Synthetic  organic  chemicals  includes  the  following  papers  by  C. 
Mannich  :  "  Tautomeric  des  cyclohexanons  ;"  "  Kondensation  des 
cyclohexanons  ;"  and  "  Triphenylen,"  and  one  paper  by  E.  Host- 
Madsen  on  the  "  Kondensationen  von  Aldehyden  mit  Phenolkarbon- 
sauren." 
