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Obituary. 
J  Am.  Jour.  Phabm. 
\     Dec.  1, 1873. 
Pharmacopoea  Germanica.  The  German  Pharmacopoeia.  Translated  by  C. 
L.  Lochman.  With  an  Appendix  explanatory  of  the  French  Metrical  Sys- 
tem, and  Tables  of  Weights  and  Measures,  &c.  Philadelphia:  David  D. 
Elder  &  Co.    1873.    12mo,  pp.  400.    Price,  bound  in  cloth,  $2.50. 
On  page  94  of  the  present  volume  we  have  noticed  the  new  German  Phar- 
macopoeia, and  in  the  numbers  from  March  to  July  we  have  published  a  num- 
ber of  formulas  of  the  more  important  preparations  contained  in  it.  The  book 
before  us  is  the  entire  Pharmacopoeia  translated  into  English,  and  as  such  will 
doubtless  be  welcome  to  most  of  our  readers.  It  contains,  in  addition  to  the 
entire  text,  the  English  name  or  names  of  every  article,  whether  crude  drug  or 
preparation.  We  find  the  translation  to  be  quite  faithful,  and  the  occasional 
addition  of  a  word  to  the  original  only  serves  to  render  it  clearer;  these  addi- 
tions, including  the  English  names,  are  designated  by  being  enclosed  in  brack- 
ets. This  accuracy  has  been  secured  by  Mr.  Lochman  having  suhmitted  his 
translation  to  Mr.  H.  N.  Wilder,  who  compared  it  once  more  with  the  official 
Latin  text.  We  heartily  recommend  this  work  to  all  pharmacists  who  desire  to 
become  acquainted  with  the  medicinal  preparations  used  in  Germany,  and  in 
this  country  prescribed  by  many  physicians,  or  who  feel  interested  in  compar- 
ing our  national  Pharmacopoeia  with  the  latest  one  published  in  Europe. 
Circulars  of  Information  of  the  Bureau  of  Education.  No.  4.  1873.  List  of 
Publications  by  Members  of  certain  College  Faculties  and  Learned  Socie- 
ties in  the  United  States.  1867 — 1872.  Washington:  Government  Print- 
ing Office.    8vo,  pp.  72. 
The  information  contained  in  this  circular  is  undoubtedly  possessed  of  con- 
siderable interest;  but  its  meagreness  is  to  be  regretted,  as  well  as  the  want 
of  uniformity  of  the  several  authors  in  the  insertion  or  exclusion  of  their  works. 
In  some  instances  only  important  volumes  are  mentioned  ;  in  others,  short 
articles  in  journals  and  reviews  are  enumerated.  In  making  this  remark,  the 
Bureau  suggests  that  the  latter  would  seem  the  preferable  method,  as  each 
title  explains  itself. 
It  is  proposed  to  hold  an  educational  exhibition  in  Philadelphia  in  1876,  as 
a  part  of  the  nation's  record  of  progress.  In  view  of  this,  it  is  desired  that 
any  professors  or  instructors  of  colleges  or  universities,  or  any  members  of 
learned  and  scientific  societies  in  the  United  States,  whose  works  are  not  in- 
cluded in  the  above  catalogue,  send  to  the  Bureau  of  Education  full  lists  of 
their  publications. 
OBITUARY. 
Professor  Dr.  F.  Grace  Calvert  died,  at  the  age  of  54  years,  on  the  24th 
of  October  last.  The  deceased  was  for  about  twenty-five  years  Honorary  Pro- 
fessor of  Chemistry  in  the  Royal  Institution  of  Manchester,  and  had  been 
elected  honorary  and  corresponding  member  of  many  learned  societies.  He 
was  indefatigable  in  his  chemical  researches,  and  numerous  discoveries  and 
improvements  were  originated  or  perfected  by  him.  Many  of  his  papers  bear- 
ing on  pharmacy  have  been  republished  in  this  journal  during  the  last  twenty 
years. 
