Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1919. 
Obituary. 
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Essentials  of  Pharmacy,  by  L.  E.  Sayre.  Dean  and  Professor  of 
Pharmacy  and  Materia  Medica,  and  L.  D.  Havenhill,  Professor 
of  Pharmaceutical  Chemistry,  of  the  School  of  Pharmacy,  Uni- 
versity of  Kansas.  Cloth,  121110,  466  pages.  Published  by  W. 
D.  Saunders,  Philadelphia. 
This  publication,  an  enlargement  of  an  earlier  edition,  consists 
of  a  concise  assemblage  of  pharmaceutical  facts.  The  first  section 
deals  with  general  processes  and  definitions,  the  official  inorganic 
chemicals  and  related  subjects  are  next  considered,  then  the  organic 
chemicals  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  and  N.  F.,  and  lastly,  the  pharma- 
ceutical preparations  of  both  books. 
The  facts  are  condensed  and  an  effort  has  been  made  to  place 
before  the  student  only  the  most  essential  considerations.  The  ar- 
rangement is  such  that  the  chief  value  would  seem  to  be  for  purposes 
of  a  review  by  students  who  have  already  been  well  grounded  in  the 
subjects  presented,  since  these  are  presented  alphabetically  and  with- 
out any  consideration  of  their  relation  to  each  other.  As  an  illus- 
tration, the  unrelated  subjects  of  "  elutriation,"  "  enfleurage,"  and 
"  evaporation,"  follow  each  other  because  of  their  alphabetical  order. 
This  book  would  therefore  seem  to  find  its  chief  use  for  the 
graduate  who  is  reviewing  the  "  essentials  "  of  pharmacy,  or  for  a 
student  who  is  preparing  for  examinations.  The  typographical 
arrangement  is  excellent  and  the  text  has  evidently  been  carefully 
prepared. 
E;  F.  C. 
OBITUARY. 
JOHN  F.  PATTON. 
John  F.  Patton,  former  president  of  the  American  Pharmaceu- 
tical Association,  died  at  his  home  in  York,  Pa.,  on  Monday  evening, 
March  17,  after  only  a  few  hours  illness,  his  death  being  attributed 
to  heart  trouble.  Although  in  his  eightieth  year,  he  had  enjoyed 
good  health  and  up  to  the  day  of  his  decease  was  actively  engaged 
in  his  pharmacy. 
John  F.  Patton  was  born  in  Lower  Windsor  Township,  York 
County,  Pa.,  on  December  15,  1839.  He  was  the  fourth  son  of 
Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Smith")  Patton.    His  grandparents  were 
