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him  at  his  counter,  and  to  supply  the  most  suitable  remedy."  The 
arrangement  of  the  contents  is  as  follows :  Medical  and  Surgical 
Treatment  of  Domestic  Animals  ;  Veterinary  Medicines ;  Diseases 
of  the  Horse;  Lameness  in  Horses;  Dentition  of  the  Horse; 
Diseases  of  Cattle;  Diseases  of  Sheep  ;  Diseases  of  Pigs  ;  Diseases 
of  Dogs;  Treatment  of  Eye  Diseases;  Wounds,  Sores,  etc.,  in 
Animals;  Diseases  of  Poultry;  Posological  Table;  Miscellaneous 
Veterinary  Formulae  ;  Veterinary  Surgeons  Act;  the  title  "  Veteri- 
nary Chemist ;"  .the  Contagious  Diseases  (Animals)  Acts;  Sale  of 
Horses;  Veterinary  Curriculum;  Methylated  Veterinary  Prepara- 
tions; Administration  of  Poison  to  Horses.  A  number  of  illustra- 
tions on  lameness  in  horses  and  dentition  of  the  horse  serve  to  elu- 
cidate the  text.  The  book  is  a  valuable  one,  in  not  only  the 
information  it  contains,  but  in  throwing  out  numerous  hints  as  to 
how  the  pharmacist  may  increase  his  trade  in  this  particular  field. 
The  Student's  Medical  Dictionary.  Including  all  the  words 
and  phrases  generally  used  in  medicine,  with  their  proper  pronun- 
ciations and  definitions,  based  on  recent  medical  literature.  By 
George  M.  Gould.  Eleventh  edition.  Enlarged  with  many  illus- 
trations.   Philadelphia:  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.    1900.  $2.50. 
The  new  edition  has  been  enlarged  by  over  100  pages,  contains  a 
large  number  of  new  illustrations  and  a  new  table  of  eponymic  terms. 
It  is  particularly  adapted  to  the  wants  of  students,  and  contains  cor- 
rect and  succinct  definitions  of  all  the  more  common  words  that  are 
used  in  the  different  books,  lectures,  etc. 
The  book  is  of  peculiar  value  to  the  pharmacist  as  well  as  physi- 
cian and  dentist,  as  the  price  is  reasonable,  the  size  is  convenient 
and  the  definitions  are  right  to  the  point. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  fourth  of  the  series  of  pharmaceutical  meetings  of  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  for  1900-1901  was  held  on  Tuesday, 
January  15,  1901.  Mahlon  N.  Kline,  well  known  in  pharmaceutical 
circles,  presided.  The  meeting  was  a  notable  one,  in  that  a  number 
of  papers  of  exceptional  value  were  presented.  Prof.  J.  H.  Beal, 
of  Scio,  O.,  widely  known  for  his  important  contributions  on  the 
subject  of  pharmaceutical  jurisprudence,  presented  a  paper  on  "  A 
Lesson  in  Practical  Politics  Applied  to  Pharmacy  Legislation  "  (see 
