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Revieivs,  etc. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\     March,  1884. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
The  Medical  Directory  of  Philadelphia  for  1884.  Edited  by  Samuel  B. 
Hoppin,  M.D.  Philadelphia:  P.  Blakiston,  Son  &  Co.  8vo,  pp.205. 
Price  $1.50. 
The  Directory  contains  alphabetical  lists  and  street  lists  of  the  regular, 
homoeopathic  and  eclectic  physicians,  with  the  dates  of  their  diplomas  ; 
also,  lists  of  persons  practising  medicine  without  diplomas ;  alphabetical 
and  street  lists  of  apothecaries ;  medical  and  pharmaceutical  colleges ; 
medical  societies,  hospitals  and  other  institutions  and  societies ;  also,  the 
laws  of  Pennsylvania  referring  to  the  practice  of  medicine.  The  book  has 
evidently  been  prepared  with  great  care. 
Proceedings  of  the  Convention  of  Druggists  and  of  the  First  Annual  Meet- 
ing of  the  Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  held  at  Lansing, 
Nov.  14  and  15,  1883.  Muskegon,  Mich.  :  Jacob  Jesson,  Secretary.  8vo, 
pp.  67. 
In  May,  1874,  a  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  organized  in 
Detroit,  and  subsequently  one  or  two  meetings  were  held,  after  which  the 
Association  went  out  of  existence.  We  are  pleased  to  note  now  the  initial 
meeting  resulting  in  the  formation  of  a  new  Association,  which,  to  judge 
from  the  membership,  and  from  the  work  done,  gives  promise  of  activity 
and  usefulness  in  the  future.  The  officers  for  the  first  year  are :  Frank 
Wells,  Lansing,  President.  Isaac  Watts,  Grand  Rapids ;  I.  L.  H.  Dodds, 
Buchanan,  and  W.  B.  Wilson,  Muskegon,  Vice  Presidents.  Jacob  Jesson, 
Muskegon,  Permanent  Secretary.  A.  W.  Allen,  Detroit,  Assistant  Secre- 
tary ;  and  Wm.  Dupont,  Detroit,  Treasurer.  The  next  meeting  will  be 
held  in  Detroit  on  the  Second  Tuesday  of  September,  1884. 
Proceedings  of  the  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Iowa  State  Pharmaceu- 
tical Association,  held  in  Davenport,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  May  1st 
and  2d,  1883.    Iowa  City,  la.    8vo,  pp.  96. 
A  brief  account  of  this  meeting  will  be  found  on  page  334  of  our  last 
volume.  The  pamphlet  contains  a  portrait  of  the  former  President  of  the 
Association,  Mr.  A.  R.  Townsend. 
Fifty-first  Annual  Report  of  the  Managers  of  the  Pennsylvania  Institution 
for  the  Instruction  of  the  Blind.  To  which  is  appended  an  Account  of 
the  Celebration  of  the  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Foundation 
of  the  Institution.   8vo,  pp.  40. 
Proceedings  of  the  Naval  Medical  Society.    Washington,  D.  C. 
The  greater  portion  of  the  pamphlet  before  us  is  taken  up  with  remarks 
on  yellow  fever. 
The  Absence  of  Design  in  Nature.   A  lecture  delivered  before  the  Philoso- 
phical Society  of  Chicago.   By  Prof.  H.  D.  Garrison. 
