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versity  of  Kansas.  Third  revised  edition,  with  Histology  and 
Microtechnique  by  Prof.  William  C.  Stevens,  with  377  illustrations. 
Philadelphia:  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.,  10 12  Walnut  Street.  1905. 
This  work  of  Professor  Sayre's  is  intended  as  an  introduction  to 
the  study  of  the  vegetable  kingdom  and  the  vegetable  and  animal 
drugs  comprising  the  botanical  and  physical  characteristics,  source, 
constituents,  pharmacopceial  preparations,  insects  injurious  to  drugs, 
and  pharmacal  botany. 
The  present  edition  of  Professor  Sayre's  book  is  based  on  the 
eighth  decennial  revision  of  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia.  The 
entire  work  has  been  gone  over;  useless  or  "out-of-date"  material 
has  been  eliminated  ;  a  number  of  new  illustrations  have  been  added 
and  every  attempt  has  been  made  to  bring  the  book  in  line  with  the 
progress  in  pharmacy. 
Experiments  for  Students  in  General  Chemistry  By  Prof. 
Edgar  F.  Smith,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  Prof.  Harry  F. 
Keller,  Central  High  School  of  Philadelphia.  Fifth  edition,  enlarged, 
with  40  illustrations.  Philadelphia  :  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.,  1012 
Walnut  Street.  1904. 
This  little  work  of  92  pages  is  intended  as  a  text-book  in  connec- 
tion with  a  course  in  chemistry  for  beginners.  There  are  some  forty 
illustrations  which  will  be  found  helpful  to  the  student  in  construct- 
ing the  necessary  apparatus.  The  directions  are  clear  and  to  the 
point.  There  are  sufficient  questions  asked  in  the  course  of  the 
work  to  compel  the  student  to  do  some  thinking  on  his  own 
account.  Taking  it  all  in  all  the  book  will  be  found  very  useful  and 
whether  the  student  intends  to  become  a  chemist  or  follow  any  other 
vocation,  he  will  secure  a  better  grip  on  fundamental  facts  in  physics 
and  chemistry  and  a  better  idea  of  the  nature  of  chemical  elements 
and  the  interactions  taking  place  in  nature,  after  a  course  in  chem- 
istry in  which  a  book  of  this  kind  is  employed,  than  if  he  were  to 
read  all  of  the  chemistries  and  not  do  anything  for  himself. 
