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character  with  advancing  age,  however,  without  neglecting  other  character- 
istics. From  a  perusal  of  the  book  it  is  readily  seen  that  the  author  has  fully 
accomplished  his  aim,  as  stated  in  the  preface,  according  to  which  he  "has 
attempted  to  prepare  such  a  book  as  he  feels  would  have  been  of  interest  and 
service  to  himself  in  his  association  with  animals  as  a  layman,  and  would  have 
aided  his  studies  and  appreciation  of  the  anatomy  of  the  teeth,  dentition,  and 
means  of  determining  the  age.  He  hopes,  also,  that  this  work  will  furnish,  to  . 
students  and  veterinarians,  knowledge  which  will  aid  in  surgical  operations  on 
the  mouth." 
An  Examination  as  to  the  Reliability  of  certain  Tests  for  determining  the 
purity  of  olive  oil.  By  Professor  S.  Cannizzaro,  vice-president  of  the  Senate, 
Italy,  and  Dr.  G.  Fabris,  analytical  chemist  of  the  Italian  customs.  8vo.. 
Pp.  41. 
Messrs.  Jas.  A.  Hayes  &  Co.,  Boston,  have  published,  in  English,  this 
important  and  interesting  report,  which  proves  the  great  difficulty  of  establish- 
ing the  purity  of  a  sample  of  olive  oil  from  color  reactions  or  the  behavior 
towards  certain  chemical  agents.  "An  absolutely  correct  judgment,"  the 
authors  say,  "as  to  whether  an  olive  oil  be  pure  or  not,  can  be  arrived  at 
only  from  the  aggregate  results  of  all  the  recognized  tests  and  processes  already 
mentioned,  and  even  of  any  other  which  the  circumstances  of  each  individual 
case  may  call  for." 
Proceedings  of  the  Minnesota  State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  at  the 
seventh  annual  meeting,  held  at  St.  Paul,  Sept.  9  and  10,  1891.  St.  Paul. 
Pp.  96. 
Much  of  the  discussion  at  this  meeting  related  to  the  various  plans  for  the 
prevention  of  cutting  in  prices.  An  important  measure  for  the  State  of  Minne- 
sota is  the  appropriation  by  the  Legislature  of  $5,000,  for  the  establishment  of 
a  school  of  pharmacy  in  connection  with  the  State  University  ;  this  department 
will  be  located  in  the  new  medical  building,  and  will  be  opened  for  instruction 
in  October  next.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Duluth  at  a  time  to  be 
announced  hereafter.    F.  W.  Kugler  is  local  secretary. 
Proceedings  of  the  Iowa  State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  held  at  Spirit 
Lake,  July  21  and  22,  1891.  Twelfth  annual  meeting.    Marshalltown.  Pp.  101. 
A  brief  account  of  the  meeting  will  be  found  on  p.  467  of  our  last  volume. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Davenport,  June  14.  J.  W.  Ballard  is  the 
local  secretary. 
Proceedings  of  the  New  Hampshire  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  the 
eighteenth  annual  meeting.    Manchester,  N.  H.  1891.    Pp.  56. 
The  meeting  was  held  at  Exeter  and  at  Rye  Beach,  September  8  and  9. 
President  Currier  in  his  annual  address  alluded  to  the  forthcoming  meeting  of 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  in  the  White  Mountains,  N.  H.,  and 
expressed  the  wish  for  every  member  to  be  there  in  attendance,  and  that  the 
A.  P.  A.  would  gain  many  new  members  from  the  State.  The  president  and 
executive  committee  were  empowered  to  make  such  arrangements  as  they  may 
deem  advisable,  in  behalf  of  the  Association,  towards  the  reception  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  executive  officers  for  the  ensuing 
year  are  E.  H.  Currier,  Manchester,  president ;  F.  L.  Way,  Manchester,  sec- 
