Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  \ 
December.  1901.  ( 
Reviews. 
599 
In  this  work  the  author  has  not  only  brought  together  the  facts 
relating  to  the  pharmacological  study  of  drugs,  but  has  also  given 
in  Part  I  a  rather  comprehensive  treatment  of  the  preparation  and 
prescribing  of  medicines,  as  well  as  an  outline  of  toxicologic  analysis. 
The  most  valuable  portions  of  the  work  are  Parts  III  and  IV,  in 
which  are  given  practical  exercises  in  experiments  on  animals, 
frog-work,  work  on  mammals,  and  method  of  analyzing  the  causes 
of  pharmacologic  action.  While  Cushny,  in  his  Pharmacology,  con- 
siders it  probable  that  pharmacy  will  occupy  a  still  more  subordinate 
position  in  medical  education,  Sollmann  seems  to  consider  that  a 
knowledge  of  pharmaceutic  methods,  and  even  pharmacognosy,  is 
necessary  to  the  education  of  the  physician.  It  matters  not  which 
view  is  favored;  it  would  seem  that  it  is  a  mistake  to  include  so 
much  of  these  subjects  in  a  work  of  this  character  as  has  been  done 
by  Sollmann.  The  work,  while  based  on  the  teachings  of  Schmiede- 
berg,  shows  much  originality  and  is  a  valuable  contribution  to  the 
text-books  on  the  newer  pharmacology,  the  intimate  relation  of 
which  to  practical  medicine  is  becoming  more  and  more  evident  as 
progress  in  medicine  is  made.  It  is  works  of  this  character  that 
interest  the  pharmacist  who  is  likely  in  the  near  future  to  appreciate 
the  pharmacological  valuation  of  animal  and  vegetable  drugs. 
Materia  Medica,  Pharmacy,  Pharmacology  and  Therapeutics. 
By  W.  Hale  White,  M.D.,  F.R.C.P.  Edited  by  Reynold  W.  Wilcox, 
M.A.,  M.D.,  LL.D.  Fifth  American  Edition,  thoroughly  revised. 
Published  by  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.,  1012  Walnut  Street,  Phila- 
delphia.   1 90 1.    Price,  $3.00  net. 
This  popular  work  has  been  referred  to  on  previous  occasions  in 
this  Journal.  The  new  edition  has  been  thoroughly  revised  and 
twelve  pages  of  new  matter  added.  It  is  one  of  the  most  condensed 
and  most  valuable  of  the  works  on  therapeutics,  and  is  a  valuable 
aid  to  students  and  practitioners  alike. 
The  Medical  Plants  of  the  Philippines. — By  T.  H.  Pardo  de 
Tavera,  Doctor  en  Medicina  de  la  Facultad  de  Paris,  Comisionado 
Cientifico  de  S.  M.  en  las  Islas  Filipinas  y  Delagado  en  las  Mismas 
de  la  Societe  Academique  Indo-Chinoise  de  Francia,  Miembro  Fun- 
dador  Correspondiente  de  .la  Sociedad  Espanola  de  Higiene,  etc. 
Translated  and  revised  by  Jerome  B.  Thomas,  Jr.,  A.B.,  M.D.  Pub- 
lished by  P.  Blakiston's  Son  &  Co.,  1012  Walnut  Street,  Philadel- 
phia.   1901.    Price,  $2.00  net. 
