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(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\  September,  1907. 
(4)  Three  chemical-pharmacognostical  papers :  D.  Jonesen  on 
"  Die  Bestimming  von  Alkaloiden  durch  Fallung  mit  Kalium-wis- 
mutiodidlbsung  ;  "  K.  Lewinsohn  on  i(  Myrrhenol  and  H.  Thorns 
on  "  Mohnbau  und  Opiumgewinnung." 
(5)  A  chemical-physiological  paper  by  D.  Jonesen  on  "  Die  Anti- 
pyrinausscheidung  aus  dem  menschlichen  Organismus." 
(6)  Two  papers  on  the  preparation  of  galenical  preparations  by 
J.  Herzog  :  "  Ueber  die  Zweckmassigkeit  von  Perkolation  oder 
Mazeration  zur  Herstellung  von  Tinkturen  "  and  "  Vorschlage 
betreffend  die  Aufnahme  eines  neuen  «  Cresolum  Crudum  '  in  das 
deutsche  Arzneibuch." 
(7)  Five  papers  representing  the  examination  of  food,  technical 
and  other  products  from  abroad:  G.  Fendler  on  "  Bericht  liber  die 
Tatigkeit  der  nahrungsmittelchemischen  und  kolonialchemischen 
Abteilung  ;"  H.  Thorns  and  G.  Fendler  on  "  Zur  Leniblunter- 
suchung ;"  G.  Fendler  on  "  Ueber  Zusammensetzung  und  Beurtei- 
lung  der  im  Handel  befindlichen  Kokosfettpraparate ;  "  H.  Thorns 
and  G.  Fendler  on  "  Ueber  die  Beurteilung  der  neuerdings  in  dem 
Handel  gelangenden  gefarbten  Kokosfette  und  Kokosfettgemische 
im  Lichte  des  Gesetzes  vorm  15.  Juni  1897;"  and  H.  Thorns  on 
"  Untersuchung  von  Wasser-  und  Salzproben  des  Great  Salt  Lake 
in  Utah,  U.  St.  of  N.  A." 
(8)  Under  new  apparatus,  W.  Lenz  has  a  contribution  on 
"  Einfache  Vorrichtung  zur  Kuhlung  mit  Wasser  von  bestimmten 
Warmegrade." 
This  work  of  340  pages  is -one  of  the  most  valuable  and  interest- 
ing contributions  to  practical  pharmacy  and  medicine  that  has 
appeared,  and  if  every  school  and  college  of  pharmacy  were 
engaged  in  doing  this  kind  of  work,  we  believe  that  the  use  of  nos- 
trums would  cease  and  that  the  era  of  professional  pharmacy  would 
be  ushered  in.  If  pharmacy  is  to  hold  its  own  as  a  profession,  it 
must  be  through  the  investigations  in  the  schools  and  through  the 
spirit  of  research  developed  in  the  students. 
Practical  Test-Book  of  Chemistry.  By  John  Dabney  Palmer, 
M.A.,  M.D.  New  York  :  John  Wiley  &  Sons,  1907.  190  pp.  $1.00 
net. 
.  The  object  of  this  book  is,  as  stated  by  the  author,  to  supply  phy- 
sicians and  pharmacists  with  a  ready  means  and  safe  guide  for  test- 
