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mensis."  With  this  and  the  organization  of  the  "Collegium  Medicum  "  at 
Amsterdam,  in  1637,  closes  the  first  period  of  the  history  of  pharmacy  in  the 
Netherlands. 
The  second  period  dates  from  1637  to  1798,  and  the  third  period  from  the 
latter  year  to  185 1.  We  have  not  the  space  to  follow  the  author  even  by 
giving  a  mere  outline  of  his  most  interesting  work,  which  carefully  records 
all  that  is  of  interest  relating  to  the  progress  of  pharmacy  :  literature,  asso- 
ciations, legislation,  education,  cinchona  culture  in  Java,  etc.,  and  as  a  matter 
of  course,  gives  biographical  notes  of  many  men  prominently  connected  with 
the  development  of  pharmacy. 
Modern  Materia  Medica  for  Pharmacists,  Medical  Men,  and  Students.  By 
H.  Helbing,  F.C.S.  Second  enlarged  edition.  1891  :  The  British  and  Colo- 
nial Druggist,  London.  Sole  agents  in  the  United  States  :  Lehn  &  Fink,  New 
York.    i2mo.    pp.  115.    Price,  cloth,  75  cents. 
This  work  is  confined  to  synthetic  remedies,  with  the  exception  of  eucalyptol, 
myrtol,  and  a  few  other  similar  compounds  which  are  considered  in  the 
appendix.  The  remedies  aie  arranged  in  alphabetical  order,  beginning  with 
acetauilide  and  terminating  with  urethane.  Under  each  head  are  given  the 
various  synonyms,  the  chemical  composition,  the  mode  of  preparation,  the 
physical  and  chemical  properties,  with  tests  of  identity  and  purity,  and  finally 
the  medicinal  uses  and  doses.  Derivatives  which  are,  apparently,  of  less 
importance  as  medicinal  agents,  are  briefly  mentioned  at  the  end  of  the  para- 
graphs treating  of  the  more  important  remedies,  to  which  they  are  chemically 
related  ;  in  the  same  place  are  also  enumerated  various  mixtures  which  under 
special  names  have  been  put  forward  by  some  enterprising  firms.  The  author 
states  that  in  dealing  with  the  "medicinal  uses"  it  has  been  a  constant 
endeavor  to  indicate  its  therapeutical  importance,  where  possible,  rather  by  a 
careful  balancing  of  the  whole  literature  of  the  subject,  than  by  a  detailed 
quotation  of  individual  experiences  and  conclusions. 
The  work  will  prove  to  be  very  useful  to  those  for  whose  use  it  is  intended, 
the  information  being  comprehensive  and  reliable,  and  easily  available,  owing 
to  the  arrangement,  and  by  means  of  an  index,  which  includes  also  all  com- 
pounds not  placed  in  alphabetical  order. 
The  Apothecary.  Published  by  Illinois  College  of  Pharmacy.  Oscar  Old- 
berg,  Editor,  Chicago.    8vo.    Issued  quarterly.    Price,  $1. 
The  first  number  of  this  periodical,  issued  in  August,  contains  48  pages,  and 
furnishes,  among  other  information,  three  papers  by  Professors  Oldberg, 
Bastin  and  Long.  It  is  intended  to  contain  only  original  articles,  editorial 
notes,  and  book  reviews,  and  not  to  give  space  to  discussion  of  trade  interests, 
or  to  reprints  or  abstracts  from  other  journals. 
The  Climatologist.  Edited  by  J.  M.  Keating,  M.D.,  F.  A.  Packard,  M.D.,. 
and  C.  F.  Gardiner,  M.D.    Philadelphia  :  W.  B.  Saunders.    Price,  $2. 
This  new  monthly,  containing  82  pages  of  text,  is  devoted  to  the  relation  of 
climate,  mineral  springs,  diet,  preventive  medicine,  race,  occupation,  life 
insurance  and  sanitary  science  to  disease.  The  field  intended  to  be  cultivated 
is  extensive,  and  the  six  original  papers  published  in  the  first  (August)  number 
show  that  it  is  full  of  interest. 
