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substances.  It  is  also  greatly  to  be  desired  that  Pharmaceutists  should 
give  some  attention  to  the  detection  of  poisons,  and  familiarize  themselves 
with  antidotes,  so  as  to  render  useful  aid  when  called  upon  in  emergencies. 
Hints  on  Various  Subjects  connected  with  our  Business.    By  A.  I.  Mathews 
&  Co.,  Druggists  and  Pharmaciens.    Buffalo,  pp.  150.  12mo.  1856. 
"We  have  been  amused  as  well  as  instructed  in  looking  over  this  evidence 
of  the  enterprise  of  our  friends  Mathews  &  Co.  who  in  issuing  this  little  volume 
say,  "  It  is  to  be  presumed  that  we  do  not  go  to  the  trouble  and  expense 
incident  to  such  a  volume  as  this  without  some  hope  of  remuneration  in 
one  form  or  another.  We  do  not  present  this  book  to  our  patrons  as  an 
offering  from  an  unmixed  and  entirely  unselfish  friendship.  In  fact  we 
hope  to  <  make  money'  «by  it,  in  the  same  way  we  have  practised  heretofore, 
and  found  advantageous  to  both  parties  concerned." 
The  book  commences  with  a  history  of  the  business  stand  of  the  firm, 
from  the  time  it  was  burnt  by  the  British  in  1814  with  the  rest  of  Buffalo 
village  to  the  present,  with  a  description  of  the  establishment  as  it  now 
is,  and  its  dispensing  arrangements.  Then  follows  an  account  of  wines, 
liquors,  perfumery,  soaps,  glass  ware,  brushes,  spices,  effervescing  and 
other  medicated  waters,  flavoring  extracts,  dietetic  articles,  etc.  etc.,  con- 
cluding with  the  reasons  of  the  firm  for  not  selling  patent  medicines.  The 
whole  affair  is  so  well  "  gotten  up,"  is  so  full  of  useful  hints  and  quaint 
humor,  and  evidences  so  much  enterprize,  that  in  spite  of  a  little  admix- 
ture of  humbug  we  eannotbut  admire  the  tact  manifested  in  the  publication. 
Charter,  Laws,  and  Code  of  Ethics  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
with  Lists  of  Officers,  Members  and  Graduates,  and  the  Announcement  of 
the  School  of  Pharmacy,  &c.  Philadelphia,  1856.  pp.  28,  octavo. 
The  members  of  the  College  are  advised  of  the  issue  of  a  new  pamphlet  of 
By-Laws,  etc.,  and  those  who  may  not  receive  it,  will  be  supplied  by  ap- 
plication to  the  Secretary. 
