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Thomas  S.  Wiegand. 
{ Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
October.  1909. 
new  preparations  and  patent  medicines ;  researches  in  organic  chem- 
istry, the  examination  of  food  products,  new  studies  on  the  technical 
and  other  products  from  the  Colonies,  new  apparatus,  and  several 
interesting  essays  by  Dr.  Thorns. 
It  is  fortunate  that  very  many  of  these  papers  have  been  pub- 
lished in  the  Apotheker-Zeitmg,  the  organ  of  the  German  Apothe- 
caries' Society,  as  they  should  be  more  widely  read  and  accessible 
than  are  the  separate  publications  of  the  Institute.  Some  of  these 
articles  will  be  abstracted  for  this  Journal  later. 
Handbuch  der  Pharmakognosie  von  Dr.  A.  Tschirch.  Leip- 
zig: Chr.  Herm.  Tauchnitz.  Vollstandig  in  circa  30  Lieferungen 
zum  Preise  von  je  2  Mark. 
Up  until  the  present  time  twelve  brochures  have  appeared.  The 
new  numbers  more  than  justify  previous  statements  (Am.  Jour. 
Pharm.,  Vol.  81,  p.  86)  regarding  this  praiseworthy  work.  It  is 
without  question  one  of  the  most  meritorious  works  that  has  yet 
appeared  in  pharmacy.  The  text  is  clear  and  readily  understood, 
the  illustrations  are  both  numerous  and  excellent,  and  the  references 
to  the  literature  are  comprehensive,  so  that  it  will  be  for  some  years 
to  come  the  standard  reference  work  in  pharmacognosy.  The  work 
ought  to  have  a  large  sale  in  the  United  States.  It  is  particularly 
welcome  to  teachers  and  should  be  in  the  libraries  of  all  of  the  col- 
leges and  schools  of  pharmacy,  and  students  should  be  urged  to 
consult  it  and  use  it  in  connection  with  their  studies  and  special 
investigations. 
THOMAS  S.  WIEGAND,  Ph.M. 
With  the  decease  of  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  there  passed  to  the 
"  great  majority "  another  of  that  group  of  typical  druggists  of 
Philadelphia  who,  during  the  last  century,  aimed  by  precept  and 
practice  to  establish  pharmacy  in  America  on  a  scientific  and  pro- 
fessional basis,  and  whose  efforts  have  had  more  than  a  purely 
local  or  passing  influence.  The  practice  of  our  art  has  been  shaped 
and  the  entire  calling  has  progressed  along  the  lines  laid  down  by 
this  vanguard  of  pharmacy. 
Thomas  Snowden  Wiegand  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  November 
9,  1825.    He  was  the  son  of  John  Wiegand,  the  senior  member  of 
