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Reviews. 
/  Am.  Jour.  Pharm., 
\       Dec,  1885. 
The  PhysiGian\'i  Visiting  List  for  1886.    Philadelphia:  P.  Blakistou,  Son 
&  Co. 
This  is  the  thirty-fifth  yearly  issue,  and  as  heretofore  is  published  in 
several  sizes. 
The  Medical  News  Visiting  List,  1886.    Philadelphia:  Lea  Brothers  &  Co. 
This  visting  list  makes  its  appearance  for  the  first  time,  we  believe,  and 
in  its  red  seal  binding  and  gilt  edges  is  quite  attractive.  Though  the  pages 
are  somewhat  wider  and  longer  than  has  been  customary  with  similar 
publications,  it  is  neither  unhandy  for  being  carried  in  the  pocket,  nor 
inconvenient  for  ready  use  as  a  memorandum  book.  The  48  pages  of  printed 
text  contain,  among  others,  lists  of  incompatibles,  antidotes  and  doses,  a 
therapeutic  table,  and  directions  for  the  ligation  of  arteries,  for  the  use  of 
disinfectants,  for  the  examination  of  urine,  etc.  The  tables  of  weights  and 
measures  are  supplemented  by  a  graphic  chart,  showing  at  a  glance  the 
correct  equivalents  of  centimeters  and  inches,  of  grains  and  decigrams,  of 
drachms  or  ounces  and  grams,  of  minims,  fluidrachms  or  fluidounces  and 
cubic  centimeters,  and  of  the  degrees  of  the  centigrade  and  Fahrenheit 
thermometer  scales.  About  200  blank  pages,  suitably  arranged,  are  intended 
for  the  necessary  records  of  a  practice  aggregating  thirty  patients  per  day. 
This  visiting  list  is  published  at  the  jDrice  of  $1,  and  is  provided  with  patent 
thumb-letter  index  for  rapid  use,  at  25  cents  additional. 
Proceedings  of  State  Pharniaceidical  Associations  for  1885. 
The  following  reports  of  meetings  held  during  the  present  year,  of  which 
■condensed  accounts  were  published  in  our  July  number,  have  been 
received,  in  addition  to  those  previously  noticed  : 
Alabama;  pp.26.  The  fifth  annual  meeting  will  be  held  at  Birming- 
ham, on  the  second  Tuesday  of  May,  18S6 ;  G.  M.  Bains,  ]ocal  secretary. 
Jndi  ma;  pp.  113.  The  fifth  meeting  will  take  j^lace  at  Lafayette,  at  the 
call  of  the  Executive  Committee  ;  David  Hilt,  local  secretary. 
Kentucky;  pp.54.  The  ninth  meeting  will  convene  at  Bowling  Green, 
on  the  first  Wednesday  in  May,  1886  ;  Wm.  Turner,  corresponding  secre- 
tary. 
Louisiana;  pp.  54.  The  fourth  meeting  will  assemble  in  New  Orleans, 
on  the  third  Wednesday  in  April,  1886;  Mrs.  E.  Rudolf,  corresponding 
secretary. 
Maryland.  Proceedings  for  1884,  pp.  58  ;  for  1885,  pp.  58.  The  fourth 
meeting  will  convene  in  Annapolis,  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  June,  1886  ;  M. 
Li.  Bj-ers,  Hagerstown,  secretary. 
Nebraska;  pp.  43.  The  fifth  meeting  will  be  held  in  Omaha,  on  the 
second  Tuesday  in  May,  1886  ;  Chas.  J.  Daubach,  local  secretary. 
New  York;  pp.  324,  The  eighth  meeting  will  take  place  in  Rochester, 
on  the  second  Tuesday  of  June,  1886  ;  C.  H.  Haskin,  local  secretary. 
Ohio;  pp.  157.  The  eighth  meeting  will  be  held  in  Springfield,  June  2, 
18S6 ;  Chas.  Ludlow,  assistant  secretary. 
Pennsylvania;  pp  182.  The  ninth  meeting  will  convene  in  Lebanon, 
on  the  second  Tuesday  in  June,  1886  ;  Geo.  R.  Ross,  assistant  secretary. 
Virginia;  pp.  81.  The  fifth  meeting  will  assemble  in  Alexandria,  on 
the  second  Tuesday  of  May,  1886  ;  Edgar  Warfield,  local  secretary. 
