Am.. Jour.  Pharni. ) 
Fob.,  1883.  / 
Reviews,  etc. 
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and  of  the  United  States,  and  followed  by  those  preparations,  which  are  not 
found  in  the  British  Pharmacopoeia,  but  are  to  some  extent  prescribed. 
It  will  be  observed  that  the  "Companion"  partakes  somewhat  of  the 
character  of  a  universal  pharmacopoeia,  and  we  think  that  few,  if  any  pre- 
parations, having  more  than  a  local  reputation,  will  be  found  missing.  The 
book  having  been  published  before  the  present  United  States  pharmaco- 
poeia made  its  appearance,  all  references  apply  to  that  of  1870;  but  the 
formulas  are  given  by  weight,  for  the  better  comparison  with  those  of  the 
pharmacopoeias  of  continental  Europe. 
A  very  useful  addition  to  the  strictly  pharmaceutical  matters  is  found  in 
the  description  of  the  more  important  medicinal  springs  of  Europe,  giving 
in  a  brief  manner,  the  locality,  altitude,  climate,  mean  temperature,  season, 
medicinal  properties  and  analysis  of  the  water. 
Various  other  useful  tables  are  added,  also  a  very  full  general  index,  and 
a  therapeutical  index. 
Proceedings  of  the  North  Carolina  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  its  Third 
Annual  Meeting,  held  at  Winston,  August  9  and  10,  1882.  Wilmington, 
N.  C.    8vo,  pp.  64. 
The  pamphlet  contains,  besides  the  minutes  proper,  also  the  reports  of 
the  different  officers  and  a  number  of  practical  papers  read  at  the  meeting. 
The  officers  for  the  current  year  are  William  Simpson,  Raleigh,  President; 
E  H.  Meadows,  Newbern,  V.  O.  Thompson,  Winston,  and  F.  C.  Smith, 
Charlotte,  Vice  Presidents ;  J.  C.  Munds,  Wilmington,  Secretary ;  J.  H. 
Hardin,  Wilmington,  Local  Secretary,  and  A.  S.  Uee,  Raleigh,  Treasurer. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Wilmington  on  the  second  Tuesday  of 
August  next. 
Report  of  the  Commissioners  of  Pharmacy  of  the  State  of  West  Virginia 
for  the  years  1881-2.  Wheeling. 
The  official  report  made  to  the  Governor  of  West  Virginia,  under  date  of 
December  29,  1882,  gives  a  clear  synopsis  of  the  work  accomplished  by  the 
Commissioners.  Among  the  326  pharmacists,  owners  and  assistants,  are 
two  ladies  and  eight  graduates  in  pharmacy,  seven  of  the  latter  being  loca- 
ted in  Wheeling.  In  eleven  counties  there  are  no  registered  pharmacists. 
Several  persons  who  had  been  indicted  for  keeping  drug  stores  without 
being  registered,  have  left  the  State.  The  recently  amended  pharmacy  law, 
which  is  now  in  full  operation,  has  been  found  to  work  to  the  entire  satis- 
faction of  the  Commissioners,  the  legitimate  pharmacists  and  citizens  of 
the  State. 
Pocket  Therapeutics  and  Dose  Book ;  with  classification  and  explanation 
of  the  actions  of  medicines ;  minimum  and  maximum  doses  in  Troy 
weights,  with  their  equivalents  in  the  metric  weights  ;  genitive  endings 
of  all  medicines  and  preparations  given  in  italics  ;  index  of  common  and 
pharmaceutical  names  ;  index  of  diseases  with  appropriate  remedies ; 
tables  of  solubilities;  illustrations  and  examples  in  prescription  writing; 
poisons,  their  symptoms,  antidotes,  and  treatment;  incompatibles  and 
antagonists;  useful  hints  to  the  prescriber,  etc.  By  Morse  Stewart,  Jr., 
B.A.,M.D.  Third  edition,  revised  and  enlarged.  Detroit :  Geo.  D.  Stew- 
art &  Co.,  1882.    Price,  cloth,  |1.00  ;  morocco,  |1.50. 
This  long  title  of  a  little  book  of  240  pages,  and  of  a  size  that  it  can  readily 
be  carried  in  the  vest  pocket,  fully  explains  the  contents,  and  also  shows 
