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AN  INTRODUCTION  TO  PRACTICAL  PHARMACY. 
The  formula  for  the  liniment  alluded  to,  will  be  found  in  a 
previous  number  of  this  Journal.* 
Mr.  Parrish  has  added,  in  the  form  of  an  appendix,  a  series  of 
lists  of  medicines  and  apparatus,  suitable  for  the  outfit  of  a 
physician  commencing  practice,  and  also  an  interesting  catalogue 
of  plants  growing  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Philadelphia, 
formulae  for  the  preparation  of  dietetic  articles  for  invalids,  &c. 
We  have  looked  over  the  volume  pretty  carefully,  without  ob- 
serving any  textual  errors  in  the  formulae,  and  the  few  we  have 
noticed  in  the  body  of  the  work  are  unimportant.  The  endeavor 
to  embrace  so  much  of  the  extensive  range  of  matters,  suggested 
by  the  plan  of  the  book,  gives  it  occasionally  a  somewhat  hetero- 
geneous aspect.  In  this  respect,  however,  as  in  others,  it  repre- 
sents, not  unfairly,  the  present  state  of  American  pharmacy. 
In  the  remarks  of  the  author  on  his  favorite  topics,  there  is,  at 
times,  a  tendency  to  diffuseness,  and  there  are  occasional  repeti- 
tions in  the  earlier  chapters,  which  we  think  might  have  been 
avoided. 
We  have  endeavored  as  fully  as  the  limited  space  allotted  us 
permitted,  to  give  a  fair  view  of  the  book,  unbiased  by  feelings 
resulting  from  frequent  personal  intercourse  with  its  author,  or 
by  respect  for  the  honored  name  which  he  inherits;  we  are  con- 
scious, however,  that  we  have  been  able  to  convey  but  an  in- 
adequate idea  of  its  substantial  practical  value  to  all  who  are  en- 
gaged in  pharmaceutical  pursuits.  In  conclusion,  we  will  only 
add,  that  it  is  worth  much  more  than  its  cost  to  every  apothecary 
for  his  own  use,  and  will  prove  also,  a  highly  interesting  and  in- 
structive work  to  place  in  the  hands  of  his  assistants.     A.  S. 
*  We  have  prepared  an  Aconite  Ointment,  which  appears  to  be  an 
efficient  preparation,  as  follows  : — 
Take  of  strong  tinct.  of  Aconite  root  -        -  f^ij. 
Simple  ointment        -  ^j. 
Evaporate  the  tincture,  by  a  gentle  heat,  to  a  soft  extract,  and  incorporate 
with  the  ointment.  A.  S. 
