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EDITORIAL. 
meteorites,  etc.,  etc.,  and  the  proceedings  of  various  Societies,  the  publi- 
cation of  which  is  in  accord  with  the  object  of  the  Smithsonian  Institu- 
tion as  a  disseminator  of  knowledge. 
Proceedings  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference  at  the  Sixth  An- 
nual Conference,  at  Exeter,  1869.  London;  pp.  87,  8vo. 
The  publication,  almost  entire,  of  these  proceedings  in  the  Pharmaceu- 
tical Journal  of  London,  has  enabled  us  to  anticipate  the  reception  of 
this  volume  in  our  notice  of  the  meeting,  at  page  571  of  the  November 
number.  The  list  of  members  and  general  index  to  the  proceedings  here- 
tofore published,  from  1864  inclusive,  with  title-page  for  a  general  vol- 
ume, are  valuable  additions  to  the  matter  published  before.  Several  pa- 
pers of  great  interest  we  hope  to  introduce  into  tliis  volume,  (which  have 
been  excluded  by  the  large  amount  of  original  matter  presented),  espe- 
cially that  of  Mr.  Schacht,  which  offers  views  in  relation  to  pharmaceuti- 
cal education  well  worthy  of  attention  this  side  the  Atlantic.  Mr.  Stod- 
dart's  application  of  spectral  analysis  to  pharmacy  in  recognizing  Galen- 
ical preparations,  opens  up  a  new  method  of  recognition,  the  value  of 
which  deserves  study,  however  little  apparent  promise  it  may  offer  at  the 
outset.  We  have  always  deemed  these  meetings  of  the  highest  value  in 
stimulating  British  pharmaceutists  to  increased  efforts,  and  in  raising  the 
ideas  of  "  provincial"  members  to  a  level  with  those  of  their  more  favored 
brethren  of  the  Metropolis,  so  that  they  may  appreciate  the  intentions  of 
the  late  Act  of  Parliament  as  an  agency  to  elevate  and  educate  all  who 
practice  Pharmacy. 
Journal  of  a  Botanical  Excursion  in  the  North  Eastern  parts  of  the 
States  of  Pennsylvania  and  New  York  during  the  year  1807.  By 
Frederick  Pursh.  Philadelphia,  1869  ;  87  pages,  12mo. 
The  manuscript  of  this  little  volume  belongs  to  the  American  Philoso- 
phical Society,  who  received  it  from  the  executors  of  the  late  Dr.  Benj. 
S.  Barton,  with  other  papers,  but  without  the  name  of  the  author.  Mr. 
Thos.  P.  James,  when  acting  librarian  of  the  Society,  noticed  the  MS., 
and,  aided  by  the  suggestions  of  a  friend,  succeeded  in  identifying  it  as 
the  journal  of  Pursh.  The  excursionist  was  aided  by  Dr.  Barton  with 
funds,  and  his  journal  is  written  in  a  peculiar  quaint  style,  indicating  an 
imperfect  acquaintance  with  English.  The  editor  has  rendered  it  literally, 
that  none  of  its  interest  may  be  lost.  The  name  of  Pursh  is  well  known  in 
connection  with  the  Botany  of  the  United  States,  and  this  account  of  one 
of  his  journeys  in  developing  the  flora  of  this  country  will  be  valued  by  all 
who  take  an  interest  in  Botany  and  its  cultivators. 
Report  and  Remarks  on  a  Third  Series  of  100  cases  of  Cataract  Extrac- 
tion by  the  Peripheric- Linear  Method.  By  H.  Knapp,  M.D.,  &c.,  &c: 
New  York :  William  Wood  &  Co.,  1869  ;  pp.  29,  octavo. 
