58o 
Book  Rcviezcs. 
Am.  Jour.  Pbariu. 
DecellibcM-,  1911. 
of  Bolivia.  One  might  expect  this  book  to  embody  the  results 
of  his  critical  study  of  plants  in  the  field  and  herbarium  during  these 
POLIGLOTA       VaDE-MeCUM      DE.       InTERN  ACT  A-FaRM  AGIO.  By 
Celestin  Rousseau.  Paris :  Librairie  Hachette  et  Cie.,  79,  Boulevard 
Saint-Germain :   191 1. 
This  book  is  quite  novel,  containing  as  it  does,  in  readily  acces- 
sible form,  the  comparative  meaning  of  the  terms  used  in  defining 
and  describing  the  substances  included  in  the  Pharmacopoeias  of 
nine  different  languages.  It  has  been  compiled  with  the  hope  that 
it  will  be  useful  to  pharmacists  of  all  countries  and  with  the  definite 
intention  of  facilitating  the  dispensing  of  medical  prescriptions  from 
abroad.  It  contains  :  i.  Comparative  tables  of  formulae  of  tinctures, 
extracts,  pills,  etc.,  in  the  different  pharmacopoeias.  2.  The  formulas 
of  many  preparations  often  prescribed  in  foreign  countries.  3.  A 
professional  vocabulary  in  nine  languages,  which  is  arranged  in  such 
a  manner  that  it  can  be  used  by  any  person  who  understands  one 
of  the  following  languages :  English,  German,  French,  Dutch, 
Italian,  Spanish,  Russian^  Swedish  or  Esperanto.  4.  General  table  of 
weights,  measures,  moneys,  etc.,  of  different  countries.  The  work 
will  no  doubt  be  found  very  useful  to  pharmacists  and  physicians. 
Chemical  Analysis.  By  Prof.  Frank  X.  Moerk.  Published 
by  the  author.    Philadelphia:  1911. 
Professor  Moerk,  who  is  well-known  to  the  members  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  for  his  papers  dealing  with 
the  teaching  of  chemistry,  the  volumetric  calculations  of  the  U.  S.  P. 
(Proc.  A.  Ph.  A.,  1909),  and  classification  of  the  quantitative  state- 
ments of  the  U.  S.  P.  (Ibid.,  1908),  has  recently  published  in  two 
parts  an  outline  of  his  laboratory  courses  in  the  Philadelphia  College 
of  Pharmacy.  In  Part  I,  "  Course  in  Qualitative  Analysis  for 
Second-year  Pharmacy  Students  "  there  is  an  excellent  consideration 
of  the  groundwork  required  in  the  study  of  analytical  chemistry. 
This  study,  as  Professor  Moerk  states,  "  requires  of  the  student 
the  ability  to  write  correctly  the  formulas  of  the  substances  used  in 
the  tests  or  experiments,  which  supplemented  by  the  knowledge  of  a 
few  general  laws  governing  chemical  changes,  will  enable  the  under- 
standing of  the  reactions  or  changes  taking  place  in  the  tests  or 
experiments.    This  requisite  fundamental  knowledge  consists  in  a 
many  years. 
