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already  been  published  in  this  Journal  (vol.  77,  p.  539).  In  addi- 
tion to  a  revision  of  the  text  of  the  first  edition,  at  least  two  hundred 
new  articles  have  been  introduced.  Other  new  features  are  found 
in  the  addition  of  The  National  Formulary  in  abstract,  as  well  as  a 
formulary  of  unofficial  preparations  widely  used,  and  the  United 
States  Pure  Food  and  Drugs  Law,  together  with  the  decisions 
necessary  for  its  interpretation.  The  General  Index,  of  120  three- 
columned  pages,  contains  in  one  alphabet  the  names  of  drugs  in 
English,  French,  German,  Italian,  Spanish,  and  Latin,  rendering  it 
easy  to  find  the  article  on  any  substance  used  in  medicine  by  civilized 
nations.  This  applies  to  the  minor  as  well  as  the  major  drugs  of 
the  world.  The  Therapeutic  Index,  of  20  three-columned  pages, 
arranged  under  Diseases,  brings  most  suggestively  to  the  mind 
of  the  physician  every  drug  of  value,  and  guides  him  to  the  direc- 
tions for  its  use. 
It  is  impossible  to  review  a  work  of  this  character  in  detail.  All 
that  can  be  done  is  to  give  one's  impression  after  going  carefully 
over  the  pages  of  some  of  the  articles.  While  some  criticisms 
might  be  made,  one  cannot  but  feel  that  the  work  on  the  whole  has 
been  well  done  and  is  creditable  to  the  authors.  It  is  a  particularly 
valuable  reference  work  for  pharmacists,  botanists,  chemists,  and 
physicians.  The  inclusion  of  more  references  to  the  literature  would 
have  made  it  of  greater  value  to  the  research  worker.  The  editing 
has  been  well  done,  the  information  given  being  very  useful  and 
carefully  selected. 
Squire's  Companion  to  the  Latest  Edition  of  the  British 
Pharmacopoeia,  comparing  the  strength  of  its  various  preparations 
with  those  of  the  United  States  and  other  foreign  Pharmacopoeias, 
to  which  are  added  not  official  preparations  and  practical  hints  on 
prescribing.  By  Peter  Wyatt  Squire.  Eighteenth  edition.  London : 
J.  &  A.  Churchill,  7  Great  Marlborough  Street,  1908. 
This  is  an  exceedingly  valuable  book.  The  more  it  is  used  the 
more  one  finds  what  a  wealth  of  material  it  contains.  It  contains 
considerable  information  that  the  pharmacist  and  physician  will 
doubtless  not  readily  find  in  any  other  book  on  his  shelf.  While 
it  is  a  book  of  some  1 500  pages  it  seems  small  compared  to  some  of 
the  other  reference  books  for  the  reason  that  it  can  be  handled 
more  easily. 
Substances  official  in  the  British  Pharmacopoeia  appear  in  large 
