Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  j 
December,  1917.  i 
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In  the  preliminary  chapter,  entitled  "  General  Considerations," 
the  various  forms,  in  which  remedies  may  be  prescribed  and  dis- 
pensed, are  given,  together  with  the  medicinal  uses  to  which  they 
are  best  suited  and  the  Latin  terms  applied  to  each  class.  This  in- 
formation is  presented  in  a  very  complete  and  interesting  manner. 
Attention  is,  also,  here  given  to  the  "  Form  of  Formulas." 
The  chapter  on  "  Weights  and  Measures  "  is  a  treatise,  in  itself, 
upon  the  subject.  It  contains  tables  of  the  various  systems,  and  an 
account  of  the  history  of  the  origin  of  the  various  units. 
The  chapter  devoted  to  the  "  Language "  of  the  prescription 
gives  extended  treatment  of  the  subject  of  prescription  Latin.  The 
various  declensions  and  conjugations  are  clearly  and  concisely  given, 
and  a  vocabulary  of  Latin  words,  phrases  and  abbreviations,  cover- 
ing twenty-three  pages  is  included.  By  a  study  of  this  chapter,  one 
having  little  or  no  knowledge  of  Latin  might  become  proficient  in 
the  pharmaceutical  and  medical  application  of  the  language. 
Under  the  head  of  "  Extemporaneous  Prescriptions  "  the  various 
parts  of  the  prescription,  how  it  is  built  up,  incompatibilities,  the 
determination  of  dosage,  and  other  related  subjects  are  clearly  and 
fully  discussed.  Much  sound  advice  is  given  to  the  prescriber, 
from  a  study  of  which  the  physician  as  well  as  the  pharmacist 
would  profit. 
The  final  portion  of  the  work  is  given  to  the  "  History  of  the 
Prescription."  In  it  is  given  an  interesting  account  of  the  evolu- 
tion of  the  prescription,  its  superscription  and  other  signs  used  in 
prescribing. 
The  mechanical  make-up  of  the  book  is  excellent.  The  type  and 
imprint  being  clear,  clean  and  easily  read. 
The  author  has  handled  his  subject,  in  general,  in  a  logical,  lucid 
and  forceful  manner.  As  a  result  of  this,  the  work  is  not  only  a 
valuable  book  for  the  reference  library  of  the  pharmacist  and  the 
physician,  but,  also,  an  excellent  one  for  hours  of  interesting  and 
instructive  reading. 
G.  M.  Beringer,  Jr. 
Everyman's  Chemistry.  The  Chemist's  Point  of  View  and 
his  Recent  Work  Told  for  the  Layman,  by  Ellwood  Hendrick. 
Harper's  Modern  Science  Series,  Harper  &  Bros.,  Publishers,  New 
York  and  London.   346  pages,  with  an  appendix  and  an  index. 
The  need  and  desire  for  popular  education  in  scientific  subjects 
