Am.  Jour.  Pharrn.\ 
October,  1895.  J 
Reviews. 
545 
water.  Bach  class  is  headed  by  a  typical  formula,  to  which  the  preparations 
falling  under  that  class  are  referred.  The  other  classes  of  preparations  are 
treated  in  a  somewhat  similar  manner,  thereby  enabling  the  large  number  of 
formulas  to  be  condensed  into  a  very  small  space. 
The  preliminary  remarks  of  the  author  in  reference  to  each  class  of  prepa- 
rations are  to  the  point,  and  we  can  generally  endorse  them,  except  the  state- 
ment that  "the  Pharmacopoeia  is  a  sealed  book,"  which,  we  presume,  was 
intended  as  a  kind  of  apology  for  printing  so  many  formulas  that  are  already 
in  the  Pharmacopoeia.  No  such  apology  was  needed,  for  there  is  ample  room 
for  such  a  book  as  this  in  addition  to  our  national  standard,  especially  in  the 
field  of  solvents,  where  the  author  might  have  enlarged  considerably.  For 
example,  acetone  is  not  mentioned,  and  it  is  used  very  extensively  as  a  solvent 
at  the  present  time,  especially  for  oleoresins,  as  pointed  out  by  Beringer  (Am. 
Jour.  Pharmacy,  1892,  p.  145).  Then,  instead  of  36  per  cent,  acetic  acid,  as 
mentioned  by  the  author,  a  60  per  cent,  acid  is  probably  more  desirable,  as 
shown  by  Remington  (Am.  Jour.  Pharmacy,  1893,  p.  103).  We  trust  that 
Mr.  Harrop  will  enlarge  on  this  part  of  the  subject  ;  what  is  needed  is  not  so 
much  more  formulas  as  more  solvents,  and  the  best  means  of  replacing  alcohol. 
We  can  easily  conceive  of  the  whole  class  of  solid  extracts  being  satisfactorily 
made  without  the  use  of  one  drop  of  alcohol.  We  are  aware  that  it  has  been 
done  by  some  larger  firms  by  merely  subjecting  the  drug  to  live  steam,  but 
that  could  hardly  yield  a  satisfactory  preparation  in  many  cases. 
The  Pocket  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics.  A  Resume  of  the 
Action  and  Doses  of  all  Official  and  Non-official  Drugs  now  in  Common  Use. 
By  C.  Henri  Leonard,  A.M.,  M.D.  Second  edition.  The  Illustrated  Medical 
Journal  Company,  Detroit,  1895. 
The  author  states  that  this  book  is  designed  as  much  for  the  practitioner  as 
for  the  student.  It  can  readily  be  comprehended  how  the  former  would  find 
it  valuable,  but  to  the  student  it  could  not  be  of  much  value,  except  for  "cram- 
ming "  purposes.  The  descriptions  are  concise,  and  a  large  amount  of  useful 
information  is  condensed  into  a  very  small  space. 
The  index  is  an  important  feature,  covering  68  of  the  387  pages  in  the  book. 
Exercise  and  Food  for  Pulmonary  Inyauids.  By  Charles  Denison, 
A.M.,  M.D.,  Denver,  Col.    The  Chain  &  Hardy  Company,  1895. 
This  little  work,  of  71  pages,  is  made  up  of  two  essays,  one  on  "  Exercise 
for  Pulmonary  Invalids,"  and  the  other,  on  "  Food  for  Chronic  Pulmonary 
Invalids." 
The  author  has  very  decided  views  on  these  two  subjects,  but  his  directions 
for  exercise,  as  well  as  for  diet,  appear  more  suited  to  a  person  in  full  health 
than  to  an  invalid.  The  book  should  be  read,  however,  by  all  those  who  suffer 
from  sedentary  habits,  and  by  those  predisposed  to  pulmonary  troubles. 
Experimental  Farms.  Reports  to  the  Minister  of  Agriculture,  Ottawa, 
Canada,  1895.    William  Saunders,  Director.    Pp.  422. 
UEBER  die  Rinde  und  die  Blatter  von  Drimys  granateusis,  L.  Yon  O.  Hess. 
Liebig's  Annalen,  286,  pp.  369. 
The  Pharmacal  Digest,  edited  by  H.  D.  Dietrich,  Portland,  Ore.,  is  the 
youngest  member  of  the  already  large  family  of  drug  journals.  It  is  pub- 
lished monthly,  and  will  endeavor  to  give  all  that  is  good  and  of  practical 
