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EDITORIAL. 
Simmer  away  one-third,  strain  and  add 
Sacchari  albi  ^vi. 
Ext.  Taraxaci  giv. 
Spir.  Yini  Gall.  Opt  ^viij. 
Tinct.  Chloroformi. 
Chloroformi  
Tinct.  Opii  
Tinct.  Camphorse  
Spt.  Ammonia?  Arom  
01.  Cinnam  gtt.  vi. 
Spt.  Yin.  Galli  g.iv. 
The  length  to  which  this  notice  has  grown  will  prevent  us  from  noticing 
the  other  reports  at  this  time,  but  we  hope  to  resume  the  subject  in  a 
future  number. 
^iii. 
Medical  Lexicon — A  Dictionary  of  Medical  Science  ;  containing  a  concise 
explanation  of  the  various  subjects  and  terms  of  anatomy,  physiology, 
pathology,  hygiene,  therapeutics,  pharmacology,  pharmacy,  surgery, 
obstetrics,  medical  jurisprudence,  dentistry,  &c.  ;  notices  of  climate  and 
mineral  waters;  formulae  for  officinal,  empyrical  and  dietetic  preparations, 
etc.  ;  with  French  and  other  synonymes.  By  Kobley  Dunglison,  M.  D., 
LL.  D.,  &c;  revised  and  greatly  enlarged.  Philadelphia.  Blanchard 
&  Lea,  1857.    Pp.  992,  octavo. 
As  a  general  rule,  the  time  of  an  apothecary  is  so  much  occupied  with 
the  frequent  interruptions  of  business,  that  his  ability  to  compass  the  study 
of  many  subjects  collateral  to  pharmacy  in  special  treatises  is  virtually 
ignored,  and  he  has  too  often  to  pass  them  by  unexamined  even  in  outline.  1 
Under  these  circumstances,  such  works  as  the  one  under  consideration  prove 
themselves  to  be  exceedingly  useful,  by  bringing  within  the  range  of  a 
single  volume,  a  vast  fund  of  information  on  the  medical  sciences,  express- 
ed in  a  manner  to  give  the  largest  amount  of  knowledge  in  the  least  space. 
If  for  no  other  reason  than  to  familiarize  himself  with  medical  and  other 
scientific  terms  and  learn  their  etymology,  the  apothecary  should  possess 
such  a  work;  and  certainly  no  lexicon  has  stronger  claims  to  his  favor  than 
that  of  Dr.  Dunglison,  the  title  of  which  we  have  given.  As  an  evidence  of  the 
high  repute  in  which  this  Dictionary  is  held  by  the  medical  profession,  we 
may  suggest  that  the  present  is  the  fifteenth  edition  ;  and  that  it  is  not  a 
mere  reprint  of  previous  issues,  it  is  sufficient  to  state  that  about  6000  sub- 
jects and  terms  have  been  added  by  the  untiring  labors  of  the  author, 
bringing  the  whole  number  up  to  near  60,000.  Among  these,  botanical, 
chemical  and  pharmaceutical  terms  are  numerously  interspersed. 
