98  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {^ki™lij.mt' 
the  section  on  the  carbohydrates  as  showing  how  helpful  such  prac- 
tical tests  can  be  made. 
Some  inaccuracies  should  be  noted,  which  will,  of  course,  be  cor- 
rected in  a  future  edition.  On  page  73,  the  formula  of  calcium 
carbonate,  in  the  last  line,  wants  the  final  figure  3  ;  on  page  99  the 
formula  of  dextrose  should  be  C6H1206;  on  page  101  the  graphic 
formula  for  the  ketonic  glycerose  is  incorrectly  given  ;  on  page  130, 
in  the  third  line  from  the  bottom,  "  oxidation  "  should  read  "  nitra- 
tion ;  "  on  page  198  the  formula  of  hypoxanthin  has  1  oxygen  atom 
too  much. 
We  would  also  criticise  the  authors'  choice  of  terms  in  several 
places.  On  pages  59  and  60  they  speak  of  ethyl  aldehyde,  propyl 
aldehyde,  butyl  aldehyde  and  amyl  aldehyde.  The  almost  universal 
usage  of  organic  chemists  is  to  name  the  aldehyde  by  the  name  of 
the  oxidized  radical,  making  these  acetaldehyde,  propionaldehyde, 
butyraldehyde  and  valeraldehyde.  On  page  126  the  authors  use 
the  rather  unusual  spelling  "  kreasote."  The  German  word  is 
"  kreosot,"  and  the  English  word  used  by  Allen,  the  British  Phar- 
macopoeia and  others  is  "  creosote."  And  on  page  146  the  use  of 
the  term  "  methyl  anilines  "  as  a  synonym  for  "  toluidines  "  is  an 
error  which  has  inadvertently  crept  in.  In  methyl  aniline  the  methyl 
has  been  introduced  in  the  side  chain,  and  not  in  the  nucleus,  as  in 
toluidine. 
The  sections  on  the  proteids  and  on  ptomaines  and  leucomaines 
are  both  very  interesting  presentations  of  these  important  subjects. 
The  book  is  neatly  gotten  up  and  attractive  in  appearance. 
S.  P.  Sadtler. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held 
December  27,  1904,  at  4  o'clock  p.m.,  in  the  Library.  The  inclement  weather 
and  the  Christmas  holidy  prevented  the  usual  attendance,  but  ten  members 
being  present. 
The  President,  Howard  B.  French,  presided.  The  minutes  of  the  semi-an- 
nual meeting,  held  September  26,  and  of  the  special  meeting  (called  to  take 
action  on  the  death  of  First  Vice-President  William  J.  Jenks)  were  read  and 
approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  September,  October  and  November 
were  read  by  the  Registrar,  and  approved. 
The  resignations  of  Lyman  F.  Kebler  and  H.  H.  Cone,  previously  offered, 
were  accepted. 
