Am.  Jour  Pharm.  ) 
Jan.  1876.  j 
Reviews,  etc. 
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press  the  young  pharmacists,  particularly  those  who  are  in  quest  of  subjects  for  their 
thesis,  not  to  neglect  this  promising  and  important  field  of  original  investigation  and 
research. 
"  The  Popular  Health  Almanac,"  to  which  repeated  allusion  has  been  made  in 
our  last  volume,  pursues  rather  a  didactic  course,  by  giving  useful  information  on 
all  subjects  connected  with  health  matters.  In  its  present  garb,  it  is  intended  for 
gratuitous  distribution  by  the  pharmacist,  whose  business  card  is  printed  on  the 
cover  j  but  those  who  would  desire  to  make  a  nominal  charge  for  it,  could,  we 
suppose,  have  the  words,  "  Presented  by,"  altered  to  "  From."  As  to  the  contents 
of  the  almanac,  we  find  an  admirably  written  "  Introductory,"  four  brief  articles  on 
"Applied  Health  Knowledge,"  three  on  "  First  help  in  Accidents  and  Emergen- 
cies," and  on  "  Nostrums  and  their  Composition,"  an  enumeration  of  "Popular 
works  on  the  subject  of  health,"  a  number  of  "  Statistical  tables,"  and  various  other 
valuable  information.  Both  editor  and  publisher  are  deserving  of  praise  for  the 
manner  in  which  this  first  number  has  been  prepared.  May  it  be  the  forerunner  of 
a  long  series  of  annual  publications  which,  in  the  beginning,  promise  to  fulfill  an 
important  missson  in  the  distribution,  among  the  people,  of  sound  information  on 
the  various  subjects  affecting  the  health  of  the  individual  as  well  as  of  the  public. 
We  take  great  pleasure  in  recommending  both  the  above  works,  Dr.  Wittstein's. 
book  more  particularly  to  those  who  are  familiar  with  the  German  language,  the 
"  Health  Almanac  "  to  everyone  of  our  readers  ;  and  it  is  our  belief  that  the  phar- 
macist engaged  in  business  will  be  amply  repaid  for  the  small  outlay  incurred  in 
procuring  this  publication  (250  copies  for  $10)  for  the  use  of  his  customers.  It 
certainly  possesses  an  intrinsic  value  which  is  not  foun4  in  all  the  nostrum  almanacs 
combined. 
Proceedings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  the  Twenty-third  Annual 
Meeting,  held  in  Boston,  Mass.,  September,  1875.  Philadelphia  :  Sherman  &  Co., 
printers.  1875.  8vo,  pp.  899.  Price,  in  paper  covers,  $7.00,  bound,  cloth, 
$7.50. 
This  is  the  largest,  and  we  believe  also,  the  most  interesting  volume  issued  by  the 
Association,  for  which  it  was  deemed  desirable  to  use  a  more  calendered  paper  than 
for  the  previous  issues.  About  460  pages  are  occupied  by  the  "  Report  on  the 
Progress  of  Pharmacy,"  70  pages  by  reports  of  committees,  180  pages  by  original 
papers,  and  the  remainder  by  the  minutes,  constitution,  roll  of  members,  etc.  An 
excellent  likeness  of  the  late  Professor  Edward  Parrish,  printed  from  a  steel-plate 
engraving,  and  over  60  wood-cuts  embellish  the  work. 
The  volume  is  now  in  the  hands  of  the  binder,  and  will  be  issued  to  all  entitled 
during  the  present  month.  Copies  of  it,  or  of  complete  sets  of  the  proceedings,  may 
be  obtained  by  addressing  the  Permanent  Secretary,  Prof.  J.  M.  Maisch,  Philadelphia. 
A  Text- Book  of  Human  Physiology  j  designed  for  the  use  of  Practitioners  and  Stu  - 
dents of  Medicine.  By  Austin  Flint,  Jr.,  M.  D.  New  York  :  D.  Appleton  & 
Co.,  1876.    8vo,  pp.  978. 
The  completion  of  the  author's  large  treatise  on  "The  Physiology  of  Man"  has 
been  noticed  on  page  494  of  our  volume  for  1874;  the  work  before  us  is  a  conden- 
sation of  those  five  volumes  into  one,  to  render  it  more  adapted  for  fhe  daily  wants 
