270  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Xotices.  {^"^May/iS^"'' 
they  Trill  be  led  to  habits  of  observation  and  care.  The  book  teaches  the 
handling  of  the  drugs  and  implements ;  that  is  to  say,  in  using  the  book  these 
articles  are  to  be  taken  up  and,  with  the  aid  of  the  book,  examined  in 
various  directions,  such  as  the  place  where  it  is  kept,  the  container  used, 
the  striking  properties  of  the  article,  the  proper  way  of  weighing  and  wrap- 
ping it,  its  origin,  uses,  etc.,  etc.,  which  form  the  scope  of  the  plain  and  prac- 
tical lessons. 
The  book  is  divided  into  eight  chapters,  each  with  a  suitable  number  of 
subdivisions.  These  chapters  are  headed,  " The  handling  "  of  solids;  of 
liquids ;  of  mixed  solids  and  liquids  ;  of  heated  solids  and  liquids ;  of  gases 
and  vapors ;  of  incompatible  solids,  liquids,  and  gases ;  and  of  weights  and 
measures;  the  eighth  chapter  being  entitled,  "The  right  use  of  technical 
terms."  The  work  is  practical,  useful,  and  correct,  well  adapted  for  the 
tjTO,  and  admirably  fitted  for  a  guide  in  "  the  beginnings  in  pharmacy.'" 
Skeleton  Notes  Upon  Inorganic  Chemistry.  Part  I.  Xon-metallic  elements. 
By  P,  de  P.  Eicketts.  Ph.  D.,  Professor  of  Assaying  in  the  School  of  Mines, 
Columbia  College.  2s.  Y.  Citv.  and  S.  H.  Eussell.  E.  M.  Xew  York :  John 
Wiley  &  Sons,  1887.    Price,  $1.50. 
These  skeleton  notes  are  intended  to  aid  the  beginuer  in  following  lec- 
tures on  chemistry,  and,  therefore,  present  the  merest  outline,  arranged  in 
such  a  manner  and  copiously  interleaved,  so  that  the  student  may  supply 
additional  matter  in  his  own  way.  The  non-metallic  elements  are  arranged 
alphabetically.  The  shape  and  size  of  the  book  render  it  convenient  for  a 
note  book. 
Toilet  Medicine:  a  popular  scientific  manual  on  the  correction  of  bodily  de- 
fects, and  the  improvement  and  preservation  of  pei*sonal  appearance ;  together 
with  formulae  for  all  the  preparations  recommended.  Second  edition.  Bv 
Edwin  Wooten,  B.  Sc.  etc.  Xew  York  :  J.  H.  Yail  &  Co-  1888.  12  mo.,  pp. 
114.    Price  in  cloth,  -$1.00. 
A:^  explained  in  the  title,  this  is  not  a  work  on  toilet  ai-ticles,  but  is  intended 
to  assist  in  the  remov  al  of  certain  bodily  imperfections  which  do  not  require 
the  services  of  a  surgeon.  Some  such  '"imj)erfections"'  are  imaginary,  as  for 
instance  the  gi'ay  color  assumed  by  the  hah  with  advancing  years;  but  others 
like  bmises,  burns,  corns,  fi'ost  bites,  etc,  are  fairly  enti  led  to  treatment  with 
toilet  medicines.  After  some  general  remarks  on  the  treatment  of  the  pei'son 
in  health,  the  difi"erent  affections  with  theh  remedies  are  considered  and 
arranged  according  to  the  different  organs  and  parts  of  the  body,  followed  by 
a  chapter  on  dress  and  eating  and  diinking.  In  all  cases  the  causes  of  the 
affections  are  explained,  and  formulas  are  given  for  mosth'  simple  external  apph- 
cations,  which  appear  to  have  been  judiciously  selected,  rendering  the  little  work 
IDractical  and  useful.  In  some  cases  the  directions,  particularly  for  laymen, 
should  be  more  explicit ;  thus  page  86,  it  is  recommended  in  cases  of  poisoning 
to  send  for  the  doctor,  meanwhile  for  strong  acids  to  give,  among  other  things, 
ammonia.  The  daily  use  of  atropine  as  a  wash,  without  the  supervision  of  a 
Xohysician,  is  a  dangerous  practice,  even  though  the  solution  contain  only  one 
grain  to  the  pint  (p.  44). 
