Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Oct.,  1891. 
Obituary. 
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analytical  work  by  students  under  supervisiou  of  an  experienced  teacher,  and 
for  a  trustworthy  guide  to  those  who  are  not  novices  in  chemical  analysis. 
Experiments  arranged  for  Students  in  General  Chemistry.  By  Edgar  F. 
Smith,  Professor  of  Chemistry,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia,  and 
Harry  F.  Keller,  Professor  of  Chemistry,  Michigan  Mining  School,  Houghton. 
Second  edition,  enlarged,  with  37  illustrations.  Philadelphia  :  P.  Blakiston, 
Son  &  Co.    1891.    8  vo.    Pp.  56.    Interleaved  for  notes  ;  cloth,  60  cts. 
Intended  for  beginners  in  chemistry,  this  little  work  aims  at  inculcating 
habits  of  correct  observation,  by  means  of  experiments,  and  by  directing  atten- 
tion to  phenomena  and  results  in  such  a  manner,  that  the  student  will  be 
required  to  note  properties,  alterations  and  distinctions  in  the  materials  placed 
in  his  hands.  The  experiments  are  judiciously  arranged,  beginning  with  such 
relating  to  apparatus  and  manipulations,  and  followed  by  others  calculated  to 
illustrate  general  principles  of  chemistry,  after  which  the  various  non-metallic 
and  metallic  elements  receive  attention. 
Tables  for  Doctor  and  Druggist.  Compiled  by  Eli  H.  Long,  M.D.,  Professor 
of  Materia  Medica,  Buffalo  College  of  Pharmacy,  etc.  Detroit  :  George  S. 
Davis,  1891.    8vo.    Pp.  133.    Price,  $2. 
The  following  tables  are  contained  in  this  book  :  (1)  Table  of  solubilities, 
giving  the  behavior  of  water  and  alcohol,  at  150  and  ioo°  C,  and  of  other  sol- 
vents upon  medicinal  and  other  chemicals  and  upon  certain  plant-products. 
Among  the  latter  are  ammoniac,  myrrh,  guarana,  etc.,  but  not  opium,  asafoetida 
and  gamboge.  The  statements  have  been  compiled  with  care,  and  but  few 
inaccuracies  have  been  noticed  ;  thus,  ammoniac  is  not  "insoluble  "  in  water, 
a  portion  of  its  gum  yielding  a  perfect  solution  ;  guarana  is  only  partly  soluble 
in  alcohol,  the  vegetable  tissues  being  insoluble.  The  word  haematoxylon 
should  be  corrected  to  haematoxylin. 
(2)  Table  of  reactions  and  incompatibles  ;  included  are  also  a  number  of 
crude  vegetable  drugs,  of  which  the  prominent  constituents  are  given,  thus 
furnishing  a  guide  to  their  behavior  under  certain  conditions. 
(3)  Table  of  doses  and  uses ;  the  doses  are  indicated  in  the  metric  system, 
and  in  apothecaries'  weight  and  measure  ;  of  many  of  the  Latin  terms  the 
genitive  case  is  also  noted.  The  list  is  very  complete,  and  comprises  a  large 
number  of  extra-pharmacopceial  drugs. 
(4)  Table  of  specific  gravities  ;  and  (5)  table  of  poisons  and  antidotes.  The 
latter  gives  the  toxic  dose,  the  action  of  the  drug,  the  prominent  symptoms, 
and  the  antidotes  or  treatment. 
The  usefulness  of  the  book  is  readily  seen  from  the  brief  account  of  the  con- 
tents given  above.  It  has  been  prepared  with  care  and  good  judgment,  and 
the  typographical  arrangement  and  display  facilitates  its  use. 
OBITUARY. 
Jules  Leon  Augustin  Creuse,  Ph.  G.,  died  in  Paris,  France,  August  13,  1891, 
in  the  56th  year  of  his  age.  Born  and  educated  in  Paris,  he  came  to  the  United 
States  when  he  was  21  years  of  age,  and  in  1861  graduated  from  the  New  York 
College  of  Pharmacy.  About  twenty  years  ago  he  contributed  a  number  of 
interesting  papers  to  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  and  to  the  publica- 
tions issued  by  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  by  the  Alumni 
