REVIEWS. 
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statements  concerning  inulin  which  have  appeared  since  its  dis- 
covery by  V.  Rose,  in  1804,  in  the  periodical  and  other  litera- 
ture of  continental  Europe.  To  clear  up  many  contradictory 
statements  of  other  investigators,  and  to  ascertain  the  relation 
of  inulin  to  the  development  of  those  vegetables  in  which  it  is 
found  (compositse),  the  author  has  undertaken  numerous  experi- 
ments, the  results  of  which  are  merely  given,  without  tedious 
descriptions  and  repetitions.  The  immense  number  of  facts 
enumerated  and  reviewed  are  described  concisely  and  with  terse- 
ness. The  historical  introduction  is  followed  by  chapters  on  the 
occurrence,  the  preparation,  the  composition,  the  properties  and 
chemical  behavior,  the  qualitative  and  quantitative  determina- 
tion of  inulin,  and  its  relation  to  other  carbohydrates,  as  well  as 
its  importance  for  the  plants.  These  headings  of  the  various 
chapters  do  not  convey  any  idea  either  of  the  exhaustive  re- 
search into  the  literature,  or  of  the  tedious  investigations  on  this 
subject,  pursued  by  the  author.  The  book  gives  a  succinct 
account  of  our  knowledge  of  inulin  up  to  the  present  time,  and 
for  a  good  deal  of  the  same  we  are  indebted  to  the  indefatigable 
investigations  of  the  author.  The  work  is  printed  in  clear  type, 
upon  141  pages,  large  octavo.  It  contains  copious  references  to 
the  original  essays  of  the  various  writers  on  inulin,  and  has  been 
very  carefully  corrected,  the  typographical  errors  being  very 
few,  and  easily  corrected.  J.  M.  M. 
Die  Analyse  des  Hams.  In  Fragen  und  Antworten  fur  Medi- 
ciner  und  JPharmaceuten  zusammengestellt^  von  Dr.  Arthur 
Casselmann.  Mit  3  lithographirten  Tafeln.  St.  Petersburg, 
1868. 
The  analysis  of  urine.  In  queries  and  answers  for  physicians 
and  pharmacists.    With  three  plates. 
This  little  work,  which  was  received  only  a  few  weeks  ago,  is 
an  excellent  pocket  companion  for  those  who  are  interested  in 
the  analysis  of  urine.  The  entire  arrangement  is  very  compre- 
hensive, and  the  queries  greatly  facilitate  the  reference.  The 
answers  are  concise  and  clear,  and  the  operations  and  tests  are 
described  with  sufficient  minuteness.  We  believe  that  a  transla- 
tion into  English  would  be  welcome  to  many  of  our  pharmacists, 
and  particularly  physicians,  who  would  gladly  accept  such  a  very 
practical  guide  in  urinary  analyses.  J.  M.  M. 
