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tive manner many of the important ques- in physiological chemistry a t the Unitions in colloid chemistry of interest not versity of Minnesota began in 1893 and only to chemists but also to physicians, seven professors have helped in shaping it. biologists, and many others." A dignified ancestry to say the least. The outstanding feature of the fourth The book does just what the last sentence states, covers many important ques- edition is the number of well-selected tions of interest to chemists, physicians, illustrations which were not in the previous and biologists. The lectures were written editions. It is hoped that succeeding with apparent enthusiasm, and the reader editions will contain still more diagrams, who understands such subject matter is and other illustrative material. The reviewer would like to see some sure to be enthused. The b w k is especially good for students of chemistry other hopes fulfilled. The more modern who have not yet seen the many applica- names far carbohydrates, proteins, and fats tions of their subject matter in the field of should be used in place of or as well as the older ones. Chapter six which is headed biology. P. W. Z~MMERMAN "Some Important Foodstuffs and Some BOYCB TROMPSON INSTZTVIB, IN". Important Tissues" might he divided in YONXBR~, NHW Y O = = three smaller chapters: one on "Foodstuffs," another on "Tissues" and a third Pettibone's Textbook of Physiological on "Vitamins." Eacb one of these topics Chemistry. Revised and rewritten by deserves rather complete treatment. This J. F. MCCLENDON, Ph.D., Professor of would make the b w k somewhat larger but PhysiologicalChemistry, MedicalSchool, would add to its usefulness and completeUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis. ness without confusing the beginner. The Fourth edition. The C. V. Mosby absorption spectra on page 115 would look Company, St. Louis, Ma., 1929. 368 much better in color. The description of pp. lifigures. 14 X 21.5 cm. $3.75. a calorimeter an page 54 would be much Professor McClendon has made a nice ,more readily understood if a diagram were job of revising the well-known Pettibane added. The laboratory work should which has been used in introductory inch& an exercise in determination of courses of physiological chemistry for over hydrogen-ion concentration. The publishers have done their work a decade. I n the preface of the first edition occurs remarkably well. Only one error has been this statement: "My aim in writing this discovered so far; the structural formula book has been to prepare an intermediate for amino acetic acid on page 21 is not text which would cover the aeneral field of correct, and that may not be the printer's . physiological chemistry in such a way as fault. The reviewer has used Pettibone for to give students a familiarity with compounds important from a biological view- seven yean in his introductory course of point, and to acquaint them with the physiological chemistry, and during this fundamental processes which go on in the time has not seen a better text. I t inanimal body. I have attempted to avoid cludes the essentials of such a course for confusing the beginner with lengthy dis- students of biology and chemistry, and, with additional lecture notes, is quite cussions of debated points." The reviewer agrees with this idea. I t suitable for the medical and dental stuA. P. SY is of course quite essential that debated dent. and disputed points should be considered a t some time, hut that time is not in a heginner's course. Like most of the better texts, Pettibone has developed out of a c o r n . The wurse
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The Science of Nutrition Simplified. A Popular Introduction to Dietetics. D. D. R O ~ B W A R M.R.S.C. N~, (Sngland),
