'636 
Reviews,  etc. 
/  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
t       Dec,  1883 
The  book  is  well  printed,  on  excellent  paper,  and  contains  a  copious 
index. 
It  will  commend  itself  to  teachers  and  students  of  chemistry.       C.  B. 
Chemistry :  General,  Medical  and  Pharmaceutical,  including  the  Chemistry 
of  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia.  A  Manual  on  the  General  Principles  of  the 
Science,  and  their  Applications  in  Medicine  and  Pharmacy.  By  John 
Attfield,  F.R.S.,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  etc.  Tenth  edition,  specially  revised  by 
the  author  for  America.  Philadelphia  :  Henry  C.  Lea's  Son  &  Co.,  1883, 
12mo,  pp.  727. 
On  the  publication  of  the  different  American  editions  of  Prof.  Attfield's 
work,  we  have  commented  more  in  detail  on  its  arrangement  and  contents, 
and  on  the  appearance  of  this,  the  last  edition,  no  further  comments  are 
necessary  beyond  stating  the  fact  of  its  publication  and  that  it  embraces  the 
latest  developments  of  chemical  principles  and  the  various  applications  of 
•chemistry  in  pharmacy.  Intended  for  the  use  of  the  student,  as  well  as  for 
that  of  the  pharmacist  and  physician,  the  work  in  the  past  has  proved  its 
great  value,  and  in  its  present  shape  will  be  found  to  be  an  equally  reliable 
guide.  We  notice  that  the  typographical  error  in  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia 
in  the  directions  for  estimating  the  strength  of  hydrocyanic  acid,  as  well  as 
-several  others  of  minor  importance,  have  been  corrected.  It  is  scarcely 
necessary  to  mention  that  the  external  appearance  of  the  book  is  in  keep- 
ing with  its  internal  worth. 
Chemistry :  Inorganic  and  Organic,  with  Experiments.  By  Charles  L. 
Bloxam,  Professor  in  King's  College,  London,  etc.  From  the  fifth  and 
revised  English  edition.  With  292  illustrations.  Philadelphia  :  Henry 
C.  Lea's  Son  &  Co.,  1883.  Svo,  pp.  738.  Price,  -  cloth,  |3.75  ;  leather, 
14.75. 
The  genercd  plan  of  this  work  remains  the  same  as  in  previous  editions, 
the  evident  object  being  to  give  clear  and  concise  descriptions  of  all  known 
elements  cind  of  their  most  important  compounds,  with  explanations  of 
the  chemical  laws  and  principles  involved.  Well  established  facts  with 
their  rationale,  therefore,  occupy  the  most  conspicuous  place,  and  theoretical 
speculations  are  admitted  to  a  limited  extent  only  ;  but  the  general  princi- 
ples of  chemistry  are  thoroughly  explained.  Some  changes  have  been  made 
in  the  grouping  of  the  various  metals,  and  in  the  body  of  the  work  the 
advances  made  of  late  years  in  chemistry  are  fully  incorporated.  As  here- 
tofore, tlie  illustrative  experiment  and  chemical  technology  are  prominent 
features  of  this  work,  and  give  it  a  special  value.  We  gladly  repeat  now 
the  opinion  expressed  about  a  former  edition,  that  we  regard  Bloxam's 
Chemistry  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  on  general  and  applied  chemistry. 
•Corrections  of  T.ypographical  and  other  Errors  contained  in  the  new  U.  S. 
Pharmacopceia. 
Such  a  list  has  been  published  under  the  supervision  of  the  chairman, 
Dr.  Chas.  Rice,  and  may  be  obtained  by  those  having  copies  of  the  Phar- 
macopoeia, by  addressing  the  pubjishers,  Messrs.  Wm.  Wood  &  Co.,  New 
"York,  enclosing  a  two-cent  stamp  for  reply. 
