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Book  Reviews. 
J  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\  September,  1913. 
We  cannot  expect  to  keep  up  with  the  scientific  developments  let 
alone  the  manifold  applications  to  which  they  are  constantly  being 
applied  by  merely  attempting  to  read  the  more  or  less  isolated  pub- 
lications in  the  literature.  Then,  too,  it  is  exceedingly  difficult 
for  the  average  student  to  distinguish  the  information  published  and 
which  is  genuine  from  that  which  is  false.  During  these  many  years 
we  have  come  to  rely  upon  the  Semi-Annual  Reports  of  Schimmel 
&  Co.,  and  we  look  forward  each  spring  and  fall  to  these  publica- 
tions. 
The  present  volume  contains  as  a  frontispiece  an  excellent  por- 
trait of  Mr.  Carl  Brucker,  who  was  the  senior  resident  partner  of 
the  firm  of  Fritzsche  Brothers  of  New  York.  Mr.  Brucker  played  a 
large  part  in  the  development  of  this  firm's  business  in  the  United 
States.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  character,  untiring  industry  and 
his  genial  disposition  endeared  him  to  all  who  had  any  relations 
with  him. 
Collected  Papers  from  the  Research  Laboratory  of  Parke, 
Davis  and  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich.    Reprints,  Vol.  i,  1913. 
In  this  volume  we  have  a  collection  of  some  thirty  articles  rep- 
resenting the  research  work  which  has  emanated  from  the  Reasearch 
Laboratory  of  Parke,  Davis  and  Company.  The  articles  are  by 
different  members  of  the  staff  and  have  been  published  in  the  dif- 
ferent medical,  pharmaceutical  and  health  publications  of  Europe 
and  the  United  States.  They  cover  a  wide  range  of  subjects  ex- 
tending from  the  histological  study  of  drugs  to  bio-chemical  studies 
of  all  kinds.  In  this  form  the  papers  are  conveniently  arranged 
for  reference  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  present  plan  will  be 
continued  in  the  future. 
Proceedings  of  First  Annual  Meeting  of  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Manufacturers  of  Medicinal  Products.  .  Held  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel,  February  6  and  7,  1912-1913. 
The  National  Association  of  Manufacturers  of  Medicinal  Prod- 
ucts was  formed  to  maintain  high  standards  in  the  manufacturing 
and  marketing  of  medicinal  products ;  to  insure  to  individual  mem- 
bers the  just  and  proper  reward  of  initiative,  discovery  and  inven- 
tion ;  to  prevent  fraudulent  practices  in  the  drug  trade ;  to  encourage 
the  lawful  enforcement  of  sound  drug  legislation,  and  effect  the 
official  observance  of  the  fundamental  law  of  the  land ;  to  prevent 
the  subversion  of  the  law  to  factional  purposes ;  to  amicably  adjust 
differences ;  to  advance  uniform  and  just  drug  legislation ;  and  in 
