590  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.    {^'^Nov.'i  ilS^'""'' 
44  illustrations  and  7  colored  plates,  representing  56  chemical  reactions. 
Philadelphia,  Lea  Brothers  &  Co.,  1888  ;  8vo.,  pp.  479.    Price,  $3.25. 
The  features  of  the  new  edition  of  this  meritorious  work  remain  essenti- 
ally the  same  as  in  the  first  edition.  As  a  matter  of  course,  all  the  new  ob- 
servations and  discoveries  made  since  its  first  appearance,  and  which  fall 
within  its  scope,  have  been  faithfully  noticed  ;  but  in  addition  to  this,  some 
portions  of  the  principles  of  chemistry  and  of  the  inorganic  compounds 
required  amplification,  a  chapter  on  quantitative  determinations  has  been 
added,  and  the  sixth  part,  treating  of  the  carbon  compounds,  has  been,  in 
part  rearranged  and  reclassified.  Nearly  thirty  well-executed  wood-cuts 
have  been  prepared  for  illustrating  the  text,  in  addition  to  those  contained 
in  the  first  edition  ;  and  under  the  heading  "Experiment,"  brief  directions 
are  given  in  the  various  chapters,  intended  to  aid  the  student  in  experimen- 
tal work.  The  commendation  bestowed  upon  the  work  when  it  made  its 
first  appearance,  nearly  four  years  ago,  we  take  great  pleasure  in  extending 
also  to  the  present  volume,  feeling  assured  that  it  will  be  found  a  trust- 
worthy guide  for  the  study  of  chemistry  by  students  of  pharmacy  and  med- 
icine. 
The  Chemistry  of  Pharmacy.  An  exposition  of  chemical  science  in  its  rela- 
tions to  medicinal  substances  according  to  a  practical  and  original  plan. 
By  P.  Pother,  graduate  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  Department  of 
Chemistry,  etc.  Detroit,  Mich.:  Wm.  Graham  Printing  Company.  1888. 
8vo.  Pp.71. 
The  little  volume  before  us  appears  to  be  the  forerunner  of  one  devoted 
to  pharmaceutical  chemistry,  and  confines  itself  mainly  to  theoretical  consid- 
erations, which,  with  the  philosophic  treatment  received  at  the  hands  of 
the  author,  are  presented  in  a  concise  but  lucid  manner.  The  single  chap- 
ter of  the  book  is  headed,  "  The  Definitions  and  Methods  of  Chemistry," 
and  is  divided  into  four  sections,  respectively  entitled  :  Chemical  Principles; 
Chemical  Terminology ;  Chemical  Formulae,  and  Chemical  Equations.  The 
evolution  of  the  different  classes  of  compounds,  their  constitution,  chemi- 
cal relation  and  alteration,  etc.,"  etc.,  are  happily  explained,  and  will  afford 
instructive  reading  to  the  intelligent  pharmacist  desirous  to  make  himself 
acquainted  with  the  foundation  upon  which  chemistry  rests,  one  6f  the 
most  important  branches  of  pharmacy. 
The  work  is  handsomely  printed  upon  good  paper,  and  substantially 
bound  in  cloth,  and  may  be  obtained  from  the  author  at  50  cents  a  copy,  or 
by  mail,  60  cents. 
Chemical  Lecture  Notes,  taken  from  Prof.  C.  0.  Curtman's  lectures  at  the  St.  Louis 
College  of  Pharmacy.  By  H.  M.  Whelpley,  Ph.G.,  Professor  of  Micro- 
scopy and  Quizmaster  of  Pharmacognosy  and  Botany  in  the  St.  Louis 
College  of  Pharmacy,  etc.  Second  edition,  revised  and  enlarged  by  the. 
addition  of  notes  on  the  metals.  St.  Louis,  .Mo.:  Published  by  the 
author.    8vo.    Pp.211.    Price,  cloth,  $1.50. 
In  the  first  edition,  these  "  Lecture  Notes  "  were  confined  to  chemical 
