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other,  but  the  authors  review  the  entire  literature  on  each  subject  during  the 
year,  contrasting  critically  the  statements  of  the  different  investigators  where 
they  are  at  variance.  This  feature  makes  the  work  particularly  valuable  to  the 
reader.  In  no  instance  is  the  reference  omitted  to  the  journal  or  work,  in  which 
the  statement  originally  appeared.  The  careful  sifting  of  all  facts  from  the 
literature  of  most  of  the  civilized  countiies,  and  the  copious  references  to  in- 
vestigations conducted  in  previous  years,  secure  to  each  and  every  volume  of 
the  "  Jahresbericht "  an  intrinsic  and  lasting  value,  which  is  approache-d,  but 
not  reached  yet,  by  the  annual  reports  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy  published 
by  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  American  literature,  phar- 
maceutical and  medical,  has  been  well  studied  and  selected,  and  the  efforts  of 
American  pharmacists  to  elevate  their  profession,  by  excluding  incompetent 
persons,  are  approvingly  criticized.  Our  opinion  concurs  with  that  of  the 
authors,  that  the  elevation  of  pharmacy  to  the  proper  position  will  render  unim- 
portant all  legislation  threatening  fine  and  imprisonment  for  adulteration, 
though  we  do  not  share  his  sangniueness  in  regard  to  the  salutary  effects  of  the 
inspection  of  pharmaceutical  establishments  by  State  boards. 
XJeher  den  Zustand  der  Chemie  in  Franlireich.  Yon  Dr.  Hermann  Kolbe, 
Prof,  der  Chemie  an  der  Universitat  Leipzig.  Leipzig,  1870.  J.  A.  Barth. 
8vo.    14  pages. 
On  the  State  of  Chemistry  in  France. 
Two  years  ago,  A.  Wurtz  wrote  a  history  of  the  chemical  theories  since  the 
time  of  Lavoisier,  which  he  commenced  with  the  statement  that  "  Chemistry  is 
a  French  science,  founded  by  the  immortal  Lavoisier,"  and  in  which  he  ig- 
nores the  labors  and  even  the  names  of  many  of  the  most  celebrated  chemists 
of  this  century,  among  them  Davy,  Faraday,  Liebig,  Woehler,  &c.  Prof.  Kolbe 
endeavors  to  show  that  this  "  history"  was  evidently  written  for  the  self-glorifi- 
cation of  French  chemists,  and  that  even  the  French  Academy  of  Sciences  has 
degenerated  since  the  time  when  savants  like  Berthollet,  Gay-Lussac,  Thenard, 
Dulong,  Proust,  Chevreul  and  others  were  members. 
American  Journal  of  Microscopy,  devoted  to  the  elucidation  of  scientific  and 
popular  microscopy.    E.  M.  Hale,  M.D.,  editor.    Chicago:  G.  Mead  &  Co. 
publishers  and  proprietors.    Bvo     32  pages.    Monthly.    $2  a  year. 
With  the  growing  interest  into  microscopical  investigations,  the  publication 
of  a  journal  entirely  devoted  to  this  subject  is  certainly  very  opportune.  There 
are  many  microscopists  scattered  throughout  the  country  who,  if  becoming 
regular  contributors,  could  supply  much  interesting  matter  to  its  pages. 
Whether  the  combination  of  scientific  and  popular  microscopy — in  the  sense  in 
which  these  terms  are  usually  employed  together — will  not  detract  from  the 
value  of  the  journal,  remains  to  be  seen.  We  trust  that  the  editor  may  succeed 
in  making  it  the  eiponent  of  microscopical  researches  on  this  continent ;  but 
there  is  hardly  any  evidence  of  such  an  aim  discernible  in  the  first  number. 
The  Kansas  City  Medical  Journal.    Published  bi-monthly.    A.  P.  Lankford, 
M.D.,  editor,  Kansas  City,  Mo.    $2  per  annum.  Bvo. 
A  new  medical  journal  of  the  "  far  West,"  filled  with  practical  and  instructive 
original  and  selected  matter,  and  in  a  handsome  typographical  suit. 
