And Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades, including Medicine, Pharmacy, and Domestic Economy. Designed as a Comprehensive Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia, and General Book of Reference for the Manufacturer, Tradesman, Amateur, and Heads of Families. Sixth edition. Revised and partly rewritten by Richard V. Tuson, Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology in the Royal Veterinary College. Complete in two volumes, 8vo, 1,796 pages. With Illustrations. Price," $9.00. " The great characteristic of this work is its general usefulness. In covering such diverse subjects, the very best and most recent research seems to have been sought for, and the work is remarkable for intelligent industry. This very complete work can, then, be highly recommended as fulfillingto the letter what it purports to be — a cyclopaedia of practical receipts." — New York Times. " It is a well-edited special work, compiled with excellent judgment for spe- cial purposes, which are kept constantly in mind. If it is more comprehensive than its title suggests, that is only because it is impossible to define the limits of its purpose with exactitude, or to describe its contents upon a title-page. Illustrations of the text are freely used, and the mechanical execution of the work is excellent." — New York Evening Post. The Chemistry of Common Life. By the late Professor James F. W. Johnston. A new edition, revised and enlarged, and brought down to the Present Time, by Arthur Herbert Church, M. A., Oxon., author of " Food : its Sources, Constituents, and Uses." Illustrated with Maps and numerous Engravings on Wood. In one vol., 12mo, 592 pages. Cloth. Price, $2.00. Summary op Contents.— The Air we Breathe; the Water we Drink; the Soil we Cultivate ; the Plant we Rear; the Bread we Eat ; the Beef we Cook ; the Beverages we Infuse; the Sweets we Extract ; the Liquors we Ferment; the Narcotics we Indulge in ; the Poisons we Select ; the Odors we Enjoy ; the Smells we Dislike ; the Colors we Admire ; What we Breathe and Breathe for; What, How, and Why we Digest ; the Body we Cherish ; the Circulation of Matter. In the number and variety of striking illustrations, in the simplicity of its style, and in the closeness and cogency of its arguments, Professor Johnston's '• Chemistry of Common Life " has as yet found no equal among the many books of a similar character which its success originated, and it steadily maintains its preeminence in the popular scientific literature of the day. In preparing this edition for the press, the editor had the opportunity of consulting Professor Johnston's private and corrected copy of " The Chemistry of Common Life," who had, before his death, gleaned very many fresh details^ so that he was able not only to incorporate with his revision ecme really valuable matter, but to learn the kind of addition which the author contemplated. New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. VALUABLE HAND-BOOKS. ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH. By the late William B. Hodgson, LL. D., Professor of Political Economy in the University of Edinburgh. American revised edition. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

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And Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades, including Medicine, Pharmacy, and Domestic Economy. Designed as a Comprehensive Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia, and General Book of Reference for the Manufacturer, Tradesman, Amateur, and Heads of Families. Sixth edition. Revised and partly rewritten by Richard V. Tuson, Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology in the Royal Veterinary College. Complete in two volumes, 8vo, 1,796 pages. With Illustrations. Price," $9.00. " The great characteristic of this work is its general usefulness. In covering such diverse subjects, the very best and most recent research seems to have been sought for, and the work is remarkable for intelligent industry. This very complete work can, then, be highly recommended as fulfillingto the letter what it purports to be — a cyclopaedia of practical receipts." — New York Times. " It is a well-edited special work, compiled with excellent judgment for special purposes, which are kept constantly in mind. If it is more comprehensive than its title suggests, that is only because it is impossible to define the limits of its purpose with exactitude, or to describe its contents upon a title-page. Illustrations of the text are freely used, and the mechanical execution of the work is excellent." — New York Evening Post. The Chemistry of Common Life. By the late Professor James F. W. Johnston. A new edition, revised and enlarged, and brought down to the Present Time, by Arthur Herbert Church, M. A., Oxon., author of " Food : its Sources, Constituents, and Uses." Illustrated with Maps and numerous Engravings on Wood. In one vol., 12mo, 592 pages. Cloth. Price, $2.00. Summary op Contents.— The Air we Breathe; the Water we Drink; the Soil we Cultivate ; the Plant we Rear; the Bread we Eat ; the Beef we Cook ; the Beverages we Infuse; the Sweets we Extract ; the Liquors we Ferment; the Narcotics we Indulge in ; the Poisons we Select ; the Odors we Enjoy ; the Smells we Dislike ; the Colors we Admire ; What we Breathe and Breathe for; What, How, and Why we Digest ; the Body we Cherish ; the Circulation of Matter. In the number and variety of striking illustrations, in the simplicity of its style, and in the closeness and cogency of its arguments, Professor Johnston's '• Chemistry of Common Life " has as yet found no equal among the many books of a similar character which its success originated, and it steadily maintains its preeminence in the popular scientific literature of the day. In preparing this edition for the press, the editor had the opportunity of consulting Professor Johnston's private and corrected copy of " The Chemistry of Common Life," who had, before his death, gleaned very many fresh details^ so that he was able not only to incorporate with his revision ecme really valuable matter, but to learn the kind of addition which the author contemplated. New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. VALUABLE HAND-BOOKS. ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH. By the late William B. Hodgson, LL. D., Professor of Political Economy in the University of Edinburgh. American revised edition. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

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