AmA5usiPi5oirm';    Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notice s.  409 
NEW  YORK. 
The  bill  to  regulate  the  storage  of  explosive  and  combustible 
substances  in  the  city  of  New  York,  mentioned  in  the  May  number 
of  this  Journal,  alter  passing  both  houses  of  the  Legislature  was 
vetoed  by  the  Governor  on  the  ground  that  its  provisions  are 
already  embraced  in  the  new  charter  which  is  to  take  effect  January 
i}  1902. 
The  Costello  Bill,  previously  mentioned  in  this  Journal,  has  been 
enacted  into  law.  While  in  some  respects  the  bill  is  not  far  from 
justice,  as  a  whole  it  is  not  to  be  commended.  It  permits  the  dis- 
pensing of  medicines  by  physicians,  allows  general  dealers  to  sell 
domestic  remedies,  and  authorizes  the  State  Board  to  grant  permits 
without  examination  to  persons  having  experience  in  dealing  in 
drugs  and  medicines  to  compound  and  dispense  upon  payment  cf 
an  annual;fee  of  S3. 00.  The  text  of  the  bill  will  be  given  in  a  later 
issue. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
A  recently  enacted  law  prohibits  the  distribution  of  trial 
samples  of  medicines,  dyes,  inks,  etc.,  in  such  form  or  manner  as 
will  permit  them  to  come  easily  into  the  hands  of  children,  but 
does  not  interfere  with  the  distribution  of  such  articles  directly  to 
adults. 
OTHER  NEW  LAWS. 
Other  laws  have  been  enacted  in  California,  Rhode  Island,  and 
Nevada.  The  latter  is  quite  a  comprehensive  measure,  and  presents 
a  number  of  commendable  features.  It  is  intended  to  print  these 
laws  in  full  in  a  subsequent  number  of  this  Journal. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Annual  and  Analytical  Cyclop.ecia  of  Practical  Medicine. 
By  Charles  E.  de  M.  Sajous  and  one  hundred  associate  editors, 
assisted  by  corresponding  editors,  collaborators  and  correspondents. 
Illustrated  with  chromo-lithographs,  engravings  and  maps.  Vol. 
VI.  Philadelphia,  New  York,  Chicago:  F.  A.  Davis  Company. 
1901. 
This  volume  is  the  last  of  the  first  series  and  contains,  like 
