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Book  Reviews. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Puarm 
I  September,  1907. 
Self-Propelled  Vehicles.  A  practical  treatise  on  the  theory, 
construction,  operation,  care  and  management  of  all  forms  of  auto- 
mobiles. Fifth  revised  edition,  entirely  rewritten.  By  James  E. 
Homans.    New  York:  Theodore  Audel  &  Co.  1907. 
This  book  is  not  only  of  value  to  owners  and  manufacturers  of 
self-propelled  vehicles,  but  will  be  of  interest  to  physicists,  engineers 
and  those  engaged  in  educational  work.  It  contains  upwards  of 
500  illustrations  and  diagrams,  giving  the  essential  details  of  con- 
struction and  many  important  points  on  the  successful  operation  of 
the  various  types  of  motor  carriages  driven  by  steam,  gasoline  and 
electricity. 
The  American  Pocket  Medical  Dictionary.  Edited  by  W.  A. 
Newman  Borland,  M.D.,  editor  of  "The  American  Illustrated  Medi- 
cal Dictionary."  Fifth  revised  edition.  Philadelphia  and  London  : 
W.  B.  Saunders  Company.  1906.  321110  of  574  pages.  Flexible 
morocco,  gold  edges,  $1  net;  thumb  indexed,  #1.25  net. 
This  is  a  useful  book  of  medical  terms  and  their  definitions.  Being 
convenient  in  size,  it  can  always  be  kept  on  the  table  or  even  carried 
in  the  pocket  and  consulted  more  readily  than  a  larger  book,  which 
usually  necessitates  going  to  the  bookcase  or  special  table  where  it 
is  kept.  If  one  desires  to  be  accurate  in  thought,  writing  or  speech, 
one  must  use  a  dictionary  rather  freely,  and  this  work  of  Dorland's 
will  be  helpful  to  physicians,  pharmacists  and  biologists. 
Physicians'  Manual  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  and  the  National 
Formulary.  By  C.  S.  N.  Hallberg  and  J.  H.  Salisbury.  Chicago  : 
American  Medical  Association.    1907.    198  pp.    50  cents. 
Any  book  which  will  cause  the  physician  to  recognize  the  neces- 
sity of  prescribing  standard  drugs  and  preparations  is  of  great  value. 
If  the  drugs  and  preparations  recognized  in  the  U.S.P.  and  N.F. 
are  not  what  he  employs,  then  it  is  all  the  more  important  that  the 
Committee  of  Revision  are  made  aware  of  this.  Surely  with  the 
United  States  Pharmacopoeia,  the  National  Formulary  and  the  list 
of  new  and  non-official  preparations,  published  by  the  Council  on 
Pharmacy  and  Chemistry  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  the 
physician  must  have  an  armamentarium  of  drugs  and  galenicals  that 
is  nearly  complete. 
