570  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  {^bl^vwL*' 
work  is  limited,  since  it  does  not  treat  of  powders,  ointments,  liniments,  sup- 
positories and  other  important  medicinal  preparations. 
It  is  a  good  compendium  of  prescriptions  which  were  in  use  six  or  seven 
years  ago  at  different  hospitals  in  Great  Britain  and  mostly  by  British  physi- 
cians; but  it  has  not  been  brought  up  to  the  present  time,  and  contains  few  for- 
mulas of  American  origin  beyond  those  selected  from  the  United  States  Phar- 
macopoeia of  1860.  Chloral  hydrate,  carbolic  acid  and  other  remedies  of  less  im- 
portance introduced  within  the  last  few  years  are  not  alluded  to;  quinia  pills, 
conveniently  made  with  sulphuric  acid,  are  not  mentioned,  and  the  references 
to  the  British  Pharmacopoeia  mean  the  edition  of  1864,  that  of  1867  being  en- 
tirely ignored.  The  directions  on  pages  91  and  200,  to  employ  in  dispensing 
only  so-called  Russian  or  Turkey  rhubarb,  are  antiquated,  that  variety  having 
long  since  disappeared  from  the  market. 
The  omission  of  a  thorough  revision  of  the  work,  which  would  have  also  ne- 
cessitated the  introduction  of  more  American  formulas,  detracts  much  from  its 
value. 
Handbook  of  Perfumes,  Cosmetics  and  other  Toilet  Articles,  including  Instruc- 
Hons  and  Cautions  respecting  their  selection  and  use,  with  a  comprehensive 
collection  of  formulae  and  directions  for  their  preparation.  By  Arnold  J. 
Cooley.    Philadelphia:   J.  B.  Lippiucott  &  Co.    1873.    12mo.    pp  416. 
The  volume  before  us  comprises  chapters  xvii,  xviii  and  xix,  and  the  appen- 
dix of  the  larger  work,  *l  The  Toilet  and  Cosmetic  Arts,"  and  contains  for- 
mulas and  pretty  minute  instructions,  which  are  of  particular  value  to  the 
manufacturer.  It  treats  of  cosmetics  for  the  skin,  the  hair  and  the  teeth,  and 
of  so-called  waters  (eaux),  bouquets,  extracts,  essences,  hair  oils,  pomatums, 
soaps  and  other  perfumery  articles;  it  likewise  gives  a  number  of  formulas  for 
the  cure  of  chilbains,  corns,  warts,  &c.  The  formulas  appear  to  have  been 
selected  with  a  great  deal  of  care,  and  the  book  will,  therefore,  be  valuable 
to  all  those  who  make  such  preparations  on  a  small  scale,  or  manufacture  them 
extensively.    It  is  handsomely  printed  in  clear  types  upon  tinted  paper. 
Small-Pox  :  the  predisposing  conditions  and  their  preventives.  With  a  scien- 
tific exposition  of  vaccination.  By  Dr.  Carl  Both.  Second  edition.  Boston  : 
Alexander  Moore.    1872.    12mo.    pp.  82.    Price  bound,  75  cents. 
This  essay  is  written  in  a  popular  style,  and  is  based  on  the  theory  "that  the 
predisposition  to  small-pox  consists  in  an  undue  proportion  of  albuminous  mat- 
ter to  the  blood-salts,  and  that  as  the  result,  an  otherwise  inoffensive  nervous 
irritation  becomes  sufficient  to  cause  the  blood  to  part  with  this  superfluous  al- 
bumen, which,  in  this  case,  is  thrown  into  the  skin,  and  constitutes  that  condi- 
tion which  is  commonly  called  small-pox  ;"  and  it  is  further  maintained,  "  that 
a  person  who  does  not  exhibit  this  superabundance  of  albuminous  matter  in 
the  blood  is  not  liable  to  small-pox  under  any  circumstances  of  exposure  or 
contact  with  patients  suffering  from  this  disorder."  Among  the  examples  cited 
by  the  author  is  the  fearful  mortality  from  this  cause  in  t  he  French  army  during 
the  late  Franco-German  war  (see  page  519  of  our  last  number),  while  the  Ger- 
