Am.  Jour.  Pharin. 
Sept.,  1891. 
Reviezvs. 
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REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Massage,  a  primer  for  nurses,  by  Sarah  E.  Post,  M.  D.  Lectures  before  the 
Training  Schools  for  Nurses  connected  with  Bellevue  Hospital,  Mt.  Sinai  Hos- 
pital, St.  I^uke's  Hospital  and  Charity  Hospital,  New  York.  Second  edition, 
with  seven  original  photo-plates.  New  York  :  The  Nightingale  Publishing 
Co.,  1891.  12  mo.  pp.  53.  Price  $1. 
Intended  for  the  instruction  of  professional  nurses  on  the  correct  application 
of  massage,  it  is  equally  well  adapted  for  the  use  of  any  intelligent  person, 
since  the  explanations  and  instructions  are  brief,  but  clear  and  comprehensive. 
Besides  the  photo-plates  which  illustrate  different  motions  of  massage,  several 
cuts  are  introduced  in  illustration  of  the  massage  of  the  neck. 
Report  of  Willis  G.  Tucker,  M.D.,  Ph.D.,  analyst  of  drugs.  Kxtract  from 
the  nth  annual  report  to  the  State  Board  of  Health  (New  York),  pp.  65. 
The  report  shows  about  the  same  conditions  as  the  preceding  one  (see  Amer. 
Jour.  Phar.,  1890,  p.  477);  perhaps  an  improvement  may  be  noticed  in  the  con- 
dition of  the  following  articles  which  make  the  least  favorable  showing.  Of 
46  samples  of  compound  spirit  of  ether  12  were  of  good  or  fair  quality  ;  17  out 
of  30  specimens  of  stronger  ether  passed  inspection  ;  of  20  samples  bought 
as  saffron  six  passed  muster,  the  remaining  consisting  of  safhower  ;  of  37 
samples  of  precipitated  sulphur,  ten  were  correct,  five  were  sublimed  or  washed 
sulphur,  and  the  remainder  consisted  of  milk  of  sulphur  contaminated  with 
calcium  sulphate. 
Thirty-fourth  annual  Report  of  the  Council  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society 
of  Australasia,  with  which  is  incorporated  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Vic- 
toria ;  with  list  of  Members  and  Hon.  Members.    Melbourne  :  1891.  pp.  22. 
Twenty-first  annual  Report  of  the  Council  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association 
afthe  Province  of  Quebec,  for  the  year  ending  April  30,  1891  ;  with  proceedings 
of  the  annual  meeting  held  June  10th,  1891.    Montreal  :  pp.  19. 
Report  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Pennsylvania  Hospital.  Philadel- 
phia :  1891.  pp.  91. 
The  report  was  presented  at  the  meeting  of  the  contributors  in  May,  and 
covers  the  departments  of  the  sick  and  wounded  and  of  the  insane,  also  the 
accounts  of  the  treasurer  and  stewards. 
Minutes  of  the  thirty-ninth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Association,  held  at  New  Orleans,  L,a.,  including  the  reports  and  papers 
read.    1891.    pp.  256. 
Owing  to  the  early  date  of  this  year's  meeting,  the  Council  deemed  it 
proper  to  place  the  official  transactions  into  the  hands  of  the  members  of  the 
association  several  months  before  the  report  on  the  progress  of  pharmacy  can 
be  completed  and  printed  ;  and  this  pamphlet  has  now  been  sent  out  during 
the  latter  part  of  August,  in  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Council 
referred  to.  Our  June  number,  page  307,  contains  a  full  synopsis  of  these 
transactions.  These  will  also  be  contained  in  the  bound  volume,  which  will 
be  furnished  to  the  members  at  a  later  date,  when  the  printing  of  the  annual 
report  on  the  progress  of  pharmacy  and  of  the  general  index  to  the  "  Proceed- 
ings," for  1883  to  1890  shall  have  been  completed.  "Notice  to  Members, " 
has  been  printed  on  the  cover  calling  attention  to  the  reduced  prices,  at  which 
