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ters  them  from  time  to  time  in  his  laboratory  work,  and,  for  that  reason,  he  will 
endeavor  to  have  his  students  avoid  the  use  of  a  book  containing  them. 
Barring  what  we  believe  to  be  the  shortcomings  of  the  book,  we  consider  it 
admirably  adapted  as  a  text-book  for  the  student  of  volumetric  analysis,  for  it 
treats  of  this  branch  in  such  a  manner  that  the  intelligent  reader  can  easily 
comprehend  and  follow  the  subject. 
Much  new  matter  that  will  increase  the  usefulness  of  the  book  to  the  phar- 
macist has  been  added.  The  author  has  retained  in  the  book  some  matters 
which  are  not  dealt  with  by  volumetric  methods.  Several  new  cuts  have  been 
introduced  ;  the  workmanship  on  some  of  them  does  not  reflect  credit  upon 
the  present  state  of  the  art.  We  note  a  typographical  error  on  page  239, 
where  the  word  sulphuric  is  incorrectly  spelled.  JoSiah  C.  Peacock. 
Formula  ire  Hypodermique  ET  OpoTherapioue.  Injections  sous-cu- 
tanees  d'Huiles  medicamenteuses  d'Bssences,  de  substance  mintrales,  d'Alca- 
loides  de  Sues  amimaux,  de  glandes,  d'organes  et  de  muscles,  par  B.  Boisson  et 
J.  Mousmer.  1  vol.  in  18  de  261  pages,  avec  21,  figures  interealees  dans  le  texte. 
Paris  :  J.  B.  Bailliere  et  Fils.  1899.    3  fr. 
This  little  volume  consists  of  four  parts  :  (1)  Technique  Hypodermique  ;  (2) 
Formulaire  Hypodermique ;  (3)  Memorial  Hypodermique  ;  (4)  Formulaire 
Opotherapique.  The  technique  in  preparing  solutions  for  hypodermic  use  and 
the  different  instruments  on  the  market  for  their  use  are  well  described  and 
illustrated.  The  formulae  given  represent  a  collaboration  from  well  known 
sources  besides  that  from  the  authors'  own  experience.  On  animal  extracts  the 
authors  present  the  historical  side  as  well  as  the  modus  operandi  in  preparation. 
The  work  is  very  timely  and  will  be  of  great  value  to  both  physician  and  phar- 
macist. Its  low  price  and  its  extreme  usefulness  will  doubtless  give  it  a  large 
sale. 
A  Pocket  Medical  Dictionary.  By  George  M.  Gould.  A  new  edition. 
Philadelphia  :  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co. 
This  new  edition  of  Gould's  Pocket  Medical  Dictionary  gives  the  pronuncia- 
tion and  definition  of  the  principal  words  used  in  medicine  and  the  collateral 
sciences.  The  supplement  contains  a  table  on  "Clinical  Bponymic  Terms," 
and  is  a  novelty  which  the  physician  will  appreciate.  The  definitions  are  con- 
cise, and  the  style  and  size  of  the  book  are  such  that  it  will  prove  invaluable  to 
medical  students  and  physicians  for  hurried  reference. 
Modern  Synthetical  Medicinae  Products.  By  V.  Coblentz.  Reprint 
from  Jour.  Soc.  of  Chem.  Ind.,  August  31,  1898. 
One  of  the  most  interesting  fields  of  investigation,  and  one  which  has  been 
opened  but  a  comparatively  few  years,  is  the  preparation  and  application  of 
modern  synthetics. 
When  O.  Fischer,  in  1822,  discovered  Kairin,  it  was  demonstrated  not  only 
that  nature's  products  might  be  imitated,  but  that  by  the  removal  or  addition 
of  certain  groups  or  radicals,  products  would  be  formed  which  would  be  free 
from  objectionable  qualities.  Thus  cocaine,  while  possessing  in  itself  irritating 
and  toxic  properties,  is  now  replaced  by  Bucaine  "B,"  in  which  the  undesir- 
able features  have  been  practically  eliminated. 
The  method  of  classification  adopted  "consists  in  arranging  the  bodies  into 
general  groups  according  to  medicinal  action  ;  as,  for  example,  antipyrites, 
