Am.  Jour.  Pharm. ) 
December,  1900.  J 
Reviews. 
603 
Dr.  Squibb  gave  no  thought  to  the  opinions  of  men.  The  fear 
of  disapproval  of  his  fellows  held  him  no  more  than  did  the  love  of 
, praise  or  commendation.  He  recognized  his  responsibilities  in  one 
of  the  most  responsible  of  all  the  walks  in  life.  He  never  substi- 
tuted the  seeming  for  the  being.  He  was  the  conscientious  worker 
with  a  purpose,  and  he  worked  and  lived  without  deviating  from 
and  without  tiring  of  attaining  the  end  he  had  in  mind.  He  was 
successful  in  the  best  use  of  this  word,  and  stands  as  one  whose  life 
and  work  is  deserving  the  careful  study  and  reflection  of  every 
pharmacist  who  would  fulfil  the  obligations  of  his  calling. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Quantitative  Chemical  Analysis,  Adapted  for  Use  in  the 
Laboratories  of  Colleges  and  Schools.  By  Frank  Clowes,  D.Sc, 
Lond.,  and  J.  Bernard  Coleman.  Fifth  Edition.  Philadelphia :  P. 
Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.,  1012  Walnut  Street.  1900. 
The  expression  "  adapted  for  use  in  the  laboratories  of  colleges 
and  schools"  used  here  must  be  used  understandingly.  No  manual 
of  quantitative  chemical  analysis,  not  even  the  large  Fresenius,  with 
its  900  pages,  will  enable  the  student  to  get  along  without  the  atten- 
tion and  supervision  of  an  experienced  instructor.  Much  less  will 
a  book,  which,  in  less  than  600  pages,  covers  volumetric  and  gravi- 
metric inorganic  analysis,  organic  analysis,  gas  analysis,  water  analy- 
sis, and  a  series  of  special  technical  methods,  serve  without  very  con- 
siderable personal  supplementing.  With  this  reservation,  however, 
we  can  commend  the  book  as  being  thoroughly  up-to-date  in  its 
selection  of  material  and  thoroughly  scientific  in  its  method  of  pre- 
sentation of  the  same. 
Part  I  of  the  book,  covering  the  first  eighty -three  pages,  is  given 
to  instruction  in  the  use  of  the  analytical  balance,  determinations  of 
specific  gravity,  melting  and  boiling  point,  the  preparation  of  mate- 
rials for  analysis,  treatment  of  precipitates,  and  general  rules  for 
working  and  for  the  calculation  of  results. 
Parts  II  and  III  are  devoted  to  simple  gravimetric  estimations  and 
volumetric  analysis  respectively,  and  merit  no  especial  mention. 
Part  IV,  covering  220  pages,  is  the  most  valuable  part  of  the  work 
for  reference,  as  it  discusses  methods  of  technical  analysis,  both 
