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Practical Chemistry for Medical Students. By M. M. Pattison Muir,

F.R.S.E. (Macmillan and Co.)—A handy manual of qualita- tive analysis, which, without being a cram-book, will be a sufficient guide to any one with fair chemical knowledge in the laboratory. The tables in the appendix are a model of good arrangement and accuracy.