Excerpt from The Chemistry of Medicines, Practical: A Text and Reference Book for the Use of Students, Physicians, and Pharmacists, Embodying the Principles of Chemical Philosophy and Their Application to Those Chemicals That Are Used in Medicine and in Pharmacy The fact that the first edition of this work was entirely disposed of within a month from the time of its publica tion, taken in connection with the many complimentary and favorable notices ofit from the foremost medical and pharmaceutical journals of our country, as well as from numerous teachers of medicine and of pharmacy, has led me to hope that it may meet with a more extensive cir culation, and prove of greater utility, than I could at first reasonably anticipate. I have therefore been induced to present this second and improved edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.