352  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  { AMj^j£7tM' 
similar  one  for  pancreatin  proposed  by  Mattison.  An  erroneous  statement  is 
made  on  page  298,  where  it  is  said  that  "benzoin  is  volatile." 
The  descriptions  of  the  drugs  are  of  the  same  character  as  found  in  nearly 
all  works  on  materia  medica  written  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  physician  or 
medical  student :  they  are  insufficient  for  the  diagnosis  of  the  crude  drugs,, 
which,  however,  is  not  an  essential  branch  of  knowledge  of  the  medical  prac- 
titioner. 
Compared  with  former  editions,  the  one  before  us  has  been  greatly  improved, 
and  will  be  found  of  at  ler st  equal  usefulness  to  the  American  medical  student 
as  the  former  ones.  The  publishers  have  made  the  book  quite  attractive  in 
appearance. 
A  Conspectus  of  the  Medical  Sciences  ;  comprising  manuals  of  anatomy,  physi- 
ology, chemistry,  materia  medica,  practice  of  medicine,  surgery  and  obstet- 
rics, for  the  use  of  students.  By  Henry  Hartshorne,  M.D.,  Professor  of 
Hygiene  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  Second  edition,  enlarged  and 
thoroughly  revised,  with  477  illustrations.  Philadelphia:  Henry  C.  Lea? 
1874.    12mo,  pp.  1024. 
The  work  is  intended  as  an  aid  to  the  medical  student,  and  as  such  appears 
to  admirably  fulfil  its  object  by  its  excellent  arrangement,  the  full  compilation  of 
facts,  the  perspicuity  and  terseness  of  language,  and  the  clear  and  instructive 
illustrations  in  some  parts  of  the  work.  We  notice  an  oversight  on  page  52-9? 
where  Russian  rhubarb  is  still  mentioned  as  one  of  the  varieties  of  rhubarb, 
while  for  a  number  of  years  past  the  Russian  government  has  not  had  any  to 
dispose  of,  and  for  fully  a  decade  this  kind  has  enjoyed  a  mere  historical  inter- 
est, and  is  found  only  in  cabinets,  but  not  in  the  general  market. 
Geo.  P.  Rowell  #  Co.'s  American  Newspaper  Directory  ;  containing  accurate 
lists  of  all  the  newspapers  and  periodicals  published  in  the  United  States 
and  Territories,  and  the  Dominion  of  Canada  and  British  Colonies  of  North 
America.    New  York  :  Geo.  P.  Rowell  &  Co  ,  1874.    8vo,  pp.  896. 
We  have  on  former  occasions  called  attention  to  the  usefulness  of  this  annual 
publication.  The  present  handsome  volume  shows  an  increase  of  493  periodi- 
cal publications  over  the  number  exhibited  in  1873,  the  whole  number  now 
being  7,784.  
The  Mutual  Relations  of  Druggists  and  Physicians.  By  Chas.  E.  Buckingham, 
M.  D.,  Professor  of  Midwilery  in  the  Medical  Department  of  Harvard  Uni- 
versity.   Boston  :  1874.  8vo,  pp.  15. 
This  is  an  able  address,  delivered  before  the  graduating  class  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts College  of  Pharmacy  at  the  commencement  held  April  22,  and  re- 
printed from  the  "  Boston  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal." 
Transactions  of  the  Fourth  Annual  Session  of  the  Medical  Society  of  Virginia, 
held  in  Norfolk,  November,  1873.  Richmond:  Fergusson  &  Rady,  printers, 
1874.    8vo,  pp.  124. 
The  receipt  of  this  pamphlet  is  hereby  acknowledged. 
