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Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
/Am.  Jour.  Pharm . 
\   February,  1903. 
stated  when  we  consider  the  confusion  in  nomenclature  that  exists 
in  literature. 
The  chapter  on  powdered  drugs  embodies  the  author's  own  labors 
upon  208  drug  powders.  The  results  were  presented  in  the  form  of 
a  paper  at  a  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
and  later  published  in  pharmacy  journals,  so  that  it  is  well  known. 
For  this  reason,  additional  comment  upon  its  merits  is  at  this  time 
unnecessary. 
Part  III  is  devoted  to  a  discussion  of  reagents  and  their  uses,  and 
Part  IV  to  128  pen-and-ink  drawings  by  the  author,  illustrative  of 
the  text.  The  drawings  are  reproduced  upon  a  fine  grade  of  glazed 
paper  and  are  of  superior  excellence.  There  is  only  one  drawing 
that  is  not  representative,  viz.:  eighty-seven  of  the  lupulin  glandular 
hairs.  The  otherwise  beautiful  plates  are  somewhat  marred  by  the 
lack  of  uniformity  in  lettering  and  numbering,  which  is  rather  crude 
and  unfinished. 
This  book  is  certainly  a  very  considerable  contribution  to  the 
literature  of  pharmacognosy  in  America,  and  is  probably  the  first  to 
take  up  seriously  and  extensively  the  subject  of  the  identification  of 
drug  powders.  It  must  be  borne  in  mind,  however,  that  the  most 
satisfactory  results  are  only  to  be  obtained  by  using  it  in  connection 
with  lecture  and  laboratory  work. 
The  mechanical  part  of  the  book  and  general  make-up  is  not  the 
equal  of  the  contents.  The  writer's  copy  is  not  well  bound  and 
would  not  stand  the  wear  that  a  student  would  give  it.  The  paper 
is  of  excellent  quality,  its  rough  surface,  though,  in  the  mind  of  the 
writer,  not  being  practical  in  a  book  that  will  be  handled  as  much 
as  this  will  be.  Very  few  errors  were  noticed,  showing  very  careful 
proof-reading. 
Every  pharmacist,  whether  student,  clerk  or  proprietor,  ought  to 
experience  a  feeling  of  satisfaction  in  the  possession  of  this  work. 
J.  O.  SCHLOTTERBECK. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  was  held  Tuesday,  January  20th,  Mr.  C.  W.  Hancock,  a 
member  of  the  College,  acting  as  chairman. 
The  first  paper  on  the  program,  entitled  "  What  druggists  can  do 
