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Canadian  Druggist 


WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,   PUBLISHER. 


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BROCK  A  H.\LIK.\\.  .-XLIermary  House,  W.illing  St. , 
LONDON,     a.C,     ENCiLANU. 

CONTENXS. 

Review  of  tlie  Year  1894. 

Tradk  Notes. 

Pharmacy  in  Enj^land. 

Drug  Clkkks'  Column.  — Felicitatem  Ailversiis 
Gradus. 

Examination  Questions,  Onlario  College  of  Phar- 
macy. 

Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy — Results  of  Exam- 
ination. 

Observation  Sheets  of  the  -American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal .A..ssociaiion. 

Eau  de  Colo.i];ne  Tipplers. 

.\  New  .Saccharine  Patent. 

Ei)lTORi,\t..— Volume  .Seven.  The  New  Year. 
I)ru(,'gists  and    Physicians.      Cash  Discount. 

Perfumes  and  Formul.L'  for  their  Manufacture. 

The  Disinfection  of  (he  Dust  of  Rooms. 

Three  Creosote  Preparations. 

The  Origin  of  Pharmacy. 

Pyrogallate  of  Bismuth. 

Demonstration  of  Wood  Fibre  in  \'apor. 

Ph.vkmacv  Abroad. 

.\  .Scientific  Discovery  from  Japan. 

Test  for  Wintergreen  Oil. 

Camphor 

.Vntidotes  for  Poisons. 

Thermometers  and  Thermometer  Testing. 

Explosive  Mixtures. 

Salulirine. 

Formulary. 

Elecampane  as  an  Antiseptic. 

To  Distinguish  between  Lemon  and  Orange  Peel. 

Punier. R Aril ic  NoTKs. 

Pharmaceutical  Analysis. 

BusiNKss  Notices. 

Rooks  and  Magazines. 

Drug  Iv'eports. 


Europe    has    383,290    blind,    230,200 
deaf  intites. 

In  Holland  more  women  than  men  die 
of  ajioplexy. 

Of  10,000  deaths  in  England,  1 84  are 
from  measles. 

Hright's  disease   is   most  prevalent   in 
Shanghai,  China. 


Review  of  the  Year  1894. 

I  )tiring  the  i)ast  year  considerable 
activity  has  prevailed  on  the  chemical 
side  of  phannacology,  and  in  the  more 
purely  medical  and  bacteriological  fields, 
first  opened  up  by  Pasteur,  Brown-Se- 
quard,  and  Koch.  Pharm.acy  depends 
to  a  large  extent  upon  the  progress  of 
therapeutics,  and  it  is  of  keen  interest, 
on  the  threshold  of  the  new  year,  to 
take  notice  in  what  direction  the  progress 
i.s  tending.  For  some  years  the  ten- 
dency was  strongly  in  favor  of  the  organic 
derivatives  which  modern  chemistry  has 
so  wonderfully  developed,  and  to  which 
we  owe  the  existence  of  antipyrin,  anti- 
febrin,  [jhenacetin,  etc.  But  more  re- 
cently the  development  has  taken  place 
upon  the  lines  suggested  by  the  late  Dr. 
Brown-Sequard,  and  animal  extracts  have 
been  prominently  introduced  and  boom- 
ed. The  past  year  will  be  historically 
remarkable  for  the  rise  and  development 
of  what  is  already  known  as  serum 
therapeutics. 

.SERUM    THER.\PEUTICS. 

After  the  discovery  of  the  bacillus  of 
diphtheria  by  Loeffler,  cultures  were  made 
which  were  found  to  produce  diphtheria 
in  animals  inoculated  with  it.  The  ba- 
cillus is  accompanied  by  to.xins  which 
probably  assist  in  producing  the  disease, 
and  from  these  cultures  to.xalbumin  tnay 
also  be  obtained.  Roux  further  ad- 
vanced the  subject  by  showing  that  the 
introduction  of  these  substances  into  the 
tissues  conferred  immunity.  Behring 
and  Kitasato  ne.xt  discovered,  in  1890, 
that  the  serum  of  the  blood  of  animals 
previously  rendered  immune  by  gradu- 
ated doses  of  the  toxin  was  itself  anti- 
toxic, hence  the  name  of  antitoxin.  The 
treatment  of  diphtheria  and  tetanus  by 
antitoxin  is  now  on  its  trial,  but  it  is  im- 
portant to  note  that  most  of  the  leading 
authorities  insist  thai  all  the  ordinary 
measures  should  be  employed  at  the 
same  time  that  antitoxin  is  used.  The 
accounts,  on  the  whole,  are  very  favor- 
able, but  one  or  two  notes  of  warning 
have  been  uttered  in  Europe  against  tot) 
high  an  expectation  being  formed.  In 
handling  antitoxin,  care  should  be  taken 
not  to  expose  it  to  light  more  than  can 
be  helped,  and  all  vessels,  hypodermic 
syringes,  etc.,  shpuld  be  carefully  ster- 
ilized by  heat,  carbolic  acid,  or  absolute 
alcohol. 


Professor  Klebs,  of  Berlin,  has  re- 
cently patented  unfiphthisin  for  use  in 
tuljerculosis.  It  is  prepared  from  the 
tubercle  bacillus  culture  fluid  by  the  ad- 
dition of  cresol,  filtering  and  adding 
sodio  bismuth  iodide  in  excess,  then 
caustic  soda,  again  filtering,  and  finally 
precipitating  antiphthisin  from  the  liquid 
by  the  addition  of  alcohol. 

It  is  of  interest  to  record  here  that 
Koch's  tuderaeh'n,  the  unforttmate  fore- 
runner of  antitoxin,  has  been  found  of 
great  utility  as  a  diagnostic  agent  in 
bovine  tuberculosis.  Dr.  Schvveinitz,  of 
the  Washington  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry, says  that  by  its  use  it  will  be  pos- 
sible, eventually,  if  not  to  entirely  eradi- 
cate, at  any  rate  to  control  and  limit  the 
disease  among  cattle.  Another  diagnos- 
tic agent  is  iiialkin,  which  is  being  ex- 
tensively employed  for  the  detection  of 
glanders,  and  of  which  veterinarians 
speak  in  highest  praise  In  each  case 
the  liquid  is  injected  subcutaneously,  in 
doses  of  about  i  c.c,  with  the  usual  an- 
tiseptic precautions,  and  the  temperature 
carefully  taken,  at  intervals,  to  note  if 
any  decided  increase  has  occurred. 

NEW    REMEDIES. 

The  year  has  been  by  no  means  un- 
productive of  new  remedies,  althotigh 
there  is  some  sign  of  a  diminution  in  the 
number  emanating  front  flerman  sources. 
Increased  attention  is  being  directed  to 
the  development  of  those  previously  in- 
troduced which  appear  to  have  most 
claitn  upon  medical  recognition.  Thus, 
thioform,  one  of  the  innumerable  substi- 
tutes for  iodoform,  has  been  strongly  re- 
commended ill  veterinary  practice,  and 
employed  with  success. 

Amongst  those  which  have  been 
brought  more  or  less  into  prominence 
during  the  year  are  the  following  :  Ferra- 
tiii,  first  introduced  by  Schmiedeberg, 
and  isolated  by  him  from  the  liver  of  the 
pig,  has  been  produced  artificially  as  an 
albuminate  of  iron.  It  contains  7  per 
cent,  in  an  easily  assimilable  form,  and 
has  been  employed  with  the  most  satis- 
factory results  in  the  treatment  of  annsmia. 
The  dose  is  from  3  to  20  grains.  Cal- 
cium glyaro-phosphah\  the  calcium  salt 
of  glycero-phosphoric  acid,  is  a  white 
crystalline  powder,  soluble  i  in  15  of 
cold  water,  but  less  soluble  in  hot. 
Glycero-phosphoric  acid  is  one  of  the 
products  of  the  splitting  up  of  lecithin, 
and  is  supposed  to  present  the  phosphoric 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


acid  in  a  specially  assimilable  form.  It 
has  been  administered /i^r  os,  and  by  sub- 
cutaneous injection  in  ataxia,  sciatica,  and 
neurasthenia.  The  potassium, ammonium, 
and  sodium  salts  are  also  prepared,  and 
the  dose  for  injection  is  about  five  grains 
three  times  a  day.  If  taken  per  os,  the 
dose  must  be  larger.  Tussa/,  a  saline 
combination  of  mandelic  acid  and  anti- 
pyrin,  which  is  stated  to  be  more  effective 
than  antipyrin,  and,  as  the  name  sug- 
gests, is  introduced  as  a  cough  remedy. 
The  dose,  for  adults,  is  lo  to  15  grains  ; 
children,  less  in  proportion  to  age.  Der- 
mol  is  a  compound  of  chrysophanic  acid 
and  bismuth,  stated  to  have  the  formula 
Bi(Ci„  -  H.j  O,)o  Bi  O3.  It  is  an  am- 
orphous yellow  powder,  and  recom- 
mended in  skin  affections  as  a  substitute 
for  dermatol — the  basic  gallate  of  bis- 
muth— either  in  the  form  of  dusting  pow- 
der or  ointment.  Formalin,  the  name 
given  to  formaldehyde,  is  a  powerful  an- 
tiseptic, preservative,  and  disinfectant. 
It  is  supplied  in  a  concentrated  state, 
containing  at  least  40  per  cent,  of  formal- 
dehyde, lodo-cresol,  or,  more  correctly, 
tri-iodo-cresol,  is  a  crystalline  substance, 
soluble  in  chloroform,  fats,  and  oils,  but 
only  sparingly  soluble  in  alcohol.  It  is 
characterized  by  its  freedom  from  color 
and  smell.  Therapeutic  data  are  yet 
wanting.  Aluminium  has  been  a  fruitful 
source  of  new  remedies  of  recent  years, 
and  aluminium  boro-formaie  is  the  latest. 
It  is  readily  soluble  in  water,  and  recom- 
mended in  place  of  alumnol,  being  milder 
in  its  effect,  whilst  equally  antiseptic, 
and,  therefore,  particularly  adapted  for 
application  to  the  throat.  Amongst 
those  which  have  also  appeared  in  our 
columns  are  antitetraizine,  ingestol,  ligno- 
sulfine,  etc. 

PHARMACY. 

The  most  important  event  of  general 
interest  to  pharmacists  has  been  the  an- 
nouncement of  an  Imperial  Pharmaco- 
poeia, specially  designed  to  meet  the 
wants  of  the  British  colonies.  The  work 
of  revision  will  be  taken  in  hand  towards 
the  end  of  this  year,  and  already  several 
suggestions  have  been  tendered  from 
India  and  Australia.  It  is  of  great 
importance  that  Canada  should  formu- 
late recommendations,  so  as  to  bring 
the  British  Pharmacopoeia  more  into 
line  with  everyday  requirements.  To 
this  end  early  co-operation  of  Canadian 
physicians  and  pharmacists  is  very  desir- 
able, and  we  have  already  urged  the  pro- 
vincial associations  to  take  prompt  action 
in  the  matter. 

New  editions  of  the  Swiss  and  Bul- 
garian Pharmacopeias  have  appeared 
during  1894,  and  comments  and  criti- 
cisms have  freely  flowed  in  the  pharma- 
ceutical press  respecting  the  new  United 
States  Pharmacopeia. 

The  International  Congress  of  Hygiene 
took  place  at  Buda-Pesth,  Hungary,  in 
September.  'I'he  usual  resolutions  in 
favor  of  an  international  pharmacopceia 
were  passed  by  the  pharmacy  section, 
but  little  of  importance  transpired. 


Among  the  numerous  papers  dealing 
with  improvements  in  pharmacy  published 
during  the  year,  we  can  only  select  a  few 
for  special  notice.  Granular  effervescent 
preparations  have  been  ably  dealt  with  by 
Bradley.  Tinctures  have  received  further 
attention  from  Farr  and  Wright,  whilist 
Dodsley  has  recommended  some  im- 
proved methods  for  their  manufacture, 
and  Parker  has  made  several  good  sug- 
gestions to  recover  the  spirit  left  in  the 
marc.  White  considers  that  infusions 
may  be  kept  any  reasonable  length  of 
time  if  sterilization  is  effected  and  a  mi- 
nute quantity  of  chloroform  added,  as  a 
preservative.  Infusions  prepared  from 
concentrated  preparations  rarely  agree 
with  recently-prepared  specimens,  says 
Barclay.  Spirit  of  nitrous  ether  can  be 
kept  nearly  two  years  without  suffering 
much  depreciation,  according  to  Jones,  if 
the  bottles  containing  it  are  stoppered, 
luted,  and  stored  in  a  cool  cellar.  Mc- 
Donnell suggested  the  more  rapid  prepar- 
ation of  iodine  ointment  by  merely  heat- 
ing the  iodine  and  lard  together,  stirring 
well  till  dissolved.  Henry  recommended 
a  tincture  of  iodine  of  the  strength  i  in 
16,  which  should  replace  the  present  lini- 
ment and  tincture  of  the  British  Pharma- 
copceia.  Simple  resin  and  eucalyptus  oint- 
ments are  best  prepared  without  any 
stirring  during  the  cooling,  as  recom- 
mended in  the  case  of  ceratum  resins. 
United  States  Pharmacopreia  advocates 
Boa.  .Miss.  Cretce,  which  has  been  the  sub- 
ject of  a  paper  by  Professor  Scoville,  who 
hints  that  precipitated  chalk  is  frequently 
used  instead  of  prepared  chalk,  as  the 
product  is  whiter.  This  practice  is, 
of  course,  reprehended.  Glucose  is  a 
perennial  recommendation  as  a  substitute 
for  syrup  in  preparations,  like  syrup  of 
iodide  of  iron,  prone  to  change.  The 
original  formula  for  Bland's  pills  is  pub- 
lished by  Ince  :  Dried  sulphate  of  iron, 
30 ;  dried  carbonate  of  potassium,  30 ; 
powdered  gum  acacia,  5  ;  water,  30  ;  syrup, 
15.  This  quantity  in  grammes  to  pro- 
duce 120  pills.  Note  that  a  medical 
committee  has  announced  that  the  phar- 
macopceial  dose  for  antifebrin,  4  to  lo 
grains,  is  excessive ;  the  proper  dosage  is 
from  I  to  4  grains. 

PHARMACOGNOSY. 

A  good  deal  of  solid  work  has  been 
done  in  clearing  up  the  pharmacognosy  of 
some  of  the  lesser  known  drugs.  Hooper 
finds  an  alkaloid  in  Ahrus precatorius'tooX. 
with  glycyrrhizin  and  an  acid  resin.  The 
aconite  investigation  of  Professor  Dunstan 
and  his  pupils  has  not  advanced  much, 
whilst  an  amusing  controversy  as  to 
priority  in  discovery  has  taken  place  be- 
tween Dunstan  and  Freund.  There  is  no 
doubt  that  aconitine  splits  up,  when  heat- 
ed, into  acetic  acid  and  another  alkaloid. 
Keller  obtained  .87  to  1.23  per  cent,  of 
aconitine  from  aconite  root.  Dr.  .A.itchi- 
son  reported  that  asafa'tida  is  certainly 
not  the  product  of  Ferula  Narthex,  nor 
is  it  collected  in  Kashmir,  but  comes 
■  from  Afghanistan  proper.  Greenish  dis- 
covered asphodel  root  as  an  adulterant  of 


white  hellebore.  Balsam  of  Peru  has  been 
examined  by  Trog,  who  finds  that  the 
fluid  part  is  benzyl-benzoate  with  cinnamic 
acid  and  vanillin.  Cactus  grandiflorus, 
recommended  very  highly  some  few  years 
back  as  a  heart-tonic,  is  reported  by  Gor- 
don Sharp  to  be  inert,  and  certainly  pro- 
duces no  effects,  pharmacologically,  com- 
parable to  digitalis.  Cayenne  pepper  adul- 
terated with  rice  has  been  detected  in 
Washington.  Cinnamon  and  cassia  barks 
have  been  carefully  compared  by  Pfister. 
Schmidt  criticizes  the  description  of 
clirysarohin  and  chrysophanic  acid  given 
in  various  pharmacopoeias.  The  former 
gives  a  yellow  color  with  sulphuric  acid 
and  brown  with  caustic  potash,  whilst  the 
chrysophanic  acid  gives  a  red  color  with 
the  acid  and  blue  with  potash.  Schorm 
purifies  conime  and  nicotine  from  their  hy- 
drochlorates  by  means  of  peroxide  of  hy- 
drogen. Dorstenia  contrayeroa  is  reported 
iiy  Mussi  to  yield  an  amorphous  alkaloid, 
contrayeroine,  which  forms  a  white  tart- 
rate. The  plant  is  used  in  Brazil  as  an 
antidote  to  snake  bites.  Ergot\\&'s,  yielded 
to  Bohringer  yet  another  active  constitu- 
ent, spasmotin  or  sphacelotoxin,  which  is 
stated  to  be  very  active  in  doses  of  4  to  8 
centigrammes.  Escrine  crystallizes  from- 
benzene  in  large  flat  prisms,  and  melts  at 
105-106°  C,  according  to  Petit.  Guaiacol 
is  best  applied  by  painting  doses  of  4 
grammes  upon  the  skin,  when  50  per  cent. 
is  absorbed  and  may  be  obtained  from  the 
urine,  state  Linnessier  and  Lannois,  Gin- 
ger is  being  considerably  adulterated  with 
exhausted  ginger,  and  may  be  detected  by 
the  ash.  Pohl  has  given  a  concise  botani- 
cal description  of  hydrastis  and  localized 
berberine.  Ipecacuanha  is  being  thorough- 
ly examined  by  Paul  and  Cownley,  who  re- 
port that  emetine  is  a  mixture  of  at  least 
two  alkaloids.  The  ash  of  kamala  con- 
tains a  considerable  proportion  of  manga- 
nese, and  so-called  kamaline  is  rottlerin, 
C,,H„03,  says  Bartolotti.  Kola  is  the 
subject  of  almost  the  last  monograph 
written  by  Professor  Fliickiger.  In  his 
usual  masterly  fashion,  he  traced  the  his- 
tory of  the  drug  and  its  chemical  constitu- 
ents. The  paper  was  published  in  our 
October  issue.  Konsso  yields  a  highly 
active  substance,  kosotoxin,  according  to 
Leichsenring  ;  but  commercial  kosin  is  not 
a  natural  constituent,  and  isf  ormed  during 
isolation.  Jaborandi  leaves  are  scarce, 
and  another  pilocarpus  plant  has  been 
sulistituted,  called  ceara  jaborandi,  which 
is  practically  devoid  of  pilocarpine.  Oils 
have  been  examined  by  .Schimmel  during 
the  year, and  much  interesting  information 
supplied.  Oil  of  eucalyptus  is  the  subject 
of  a  recent  note  by  Holmes,  in  which  he 
gives  valuable  results  obtained  by  Payne. 
The  average  yield  of  eucalyptol  is  about 
fifty  per  cent,  from  four  or  five  different 
species.  Pa'reira  bark  has  yielded  vello- 
sine  to  Freund,  which  has  a  similar  action 
to  brucine.  Sugar  of  milk  sometimes 
contains  as  much  as  1.5  per  cent,  of  ash, 
chiefly  MgO,  so  Braithwaite  recommends 
a  limit  of  0.25  per  cent.  Sajfron  %\\ov\A 
not  lose  more  than  12  per  cent,  of  mois- 
ture at  202°  F.,  and  7  per  cent,  of  ash  on 


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lion  of  Uarciay. 

CHEMISTRY. 

Tiio  discovery  of  the  year,  if  true,  is 
iitKloiibtedly  that  made  by  Lord  Rayleigh 
and  I'rofessor  Ramsay.  I'hey  allege  the 
existence  o(  a  fifth  constituent  in  the  at- 
mosphere, obtained  by  abstracting;  water, 
carbon  dio.\ide,  oxygen  and  nitrogen  from 
air.  It  occurs  with  nitrogen,  but  differs 
from  that  body  by  its  greater  density. 

A  useful  recommendation  of  Dott  is 
that  specific  gravities  be  taken  at  20°  C. 
instead  of  15'  C.  A  suggestive  paper  by 
Kdel  on  "  I'harmaceutical  Testing,"  pub- 
Hshetl  in  our  September  issue, siu>uld  be  of 
great  value,  as  the  subject  is  very  impor- 
tant. The  purity  of  chloroform  has  long 
engaged  attention,  and  Squibb,  Schacht, 
Blitz,  and  Broivn  admit  that  absolute 
purity  can  be  obtained,  no  matter  what 
the  source  may  be — acetone,  ketone,  or 
alcohol.  The  new  U.S.P.  tests  are  spoken 
highly  of.  Arsenic  in  glycerin  has  been 
reiiorted  now  and  again  during  the  past 
few  years,  and  should  be  guarded  against. 
Furfuraldehyde  is  an  excellent  test  for 
veratrine,  according  to  Wender.  Papers 
on  analytical  alkaloidal  chemistry  have 
been  published  by  Kebler,  an<l  also  by 
Wright  and  Farr.  The  tendency  is  to 
assist  accurate  determinations  of  alkaloidal 
galenical  preparations.  Guasti  has  shown 
that  the  isonitrite  test  for  acetanilide  in 
phenacetin  is  valueless.  The  following 
test  will  detect  0.5  per  cent,  of  acetani- 
lide. One  gramme  is  boiled  with  15  c.c. 
of  water,  cool  and  filter.  Add  bromine 
water  to  the  filtrate,  when  if  acetanilide  be 
present  a  turbidity  will  result.  lodate 
can  be  easily  detected  in  iodide  of  potas- 
sium, according  to  Spica,  by  precipitation 
with  barium  chloride.  If  the  precipitation 
be  barium  iodate,  it  will  dissolve  in  hot 
concentrated  hydrochloric  acid,  and  sep- 
arate on  diluting  with  water.  Mabery 
reports  the  examination  of  Canadian 
sulphur  petroleum,  which  he  found  to 
contain  0.98  per  cent,  of  sulphur. 
Estimation  of  HCN  in  ai/ua  Laurocerasi 
may  be  improved,  reports  Denig^s,  by 
using  potassium  iodide  as  indicator  in 
solutions  made  strongly  alkaline  with  soda 
or  ammonia.  Creosote  from  beech  and 
oak  is  identical,  and  contains  phenol,  cre- 
sols,  guaiacol,  etc.  They  also  contain  a 
sulphur  derivative.  Becchi's  silver  reac- 
tion for  the  detection  of  cotton-seed  oil  in 
lard  is  not  trustworthy.  Bevan  found  that 
exposure  of  the  lard  to  the  air  was  suffi- 
cient to  ensure  the  silver  reaction.  The 
iodine  absorption  remains  the  best  test. 

BOT.\NY. 

Useful  contributions  to  botany  have 
been  made  by  Green,  who  has  examined 
several  ferments.  Jamieson  has  discovered 
apertures  at  the  tip  of  root  hairs.  Berthe- 
lot  and  Andre  have  traced  the  formation 
of  CO,  and  absorption  of  O  by  leaves  after 
their  removal  from  plants.  Dyer  has  made 
exhaustive  study  of  the  available  mineral 
plant  food  in  soils.  Purjewicz  showed 
that  decomposition  of  organic  acids  is 
always  taking  place  in  plants,  but  is  favor- 


ed by  light  and  heat.  Malic  acid  is  most 
easily  decomposed,  then  oxalic,  and  next 
tartaric. 

Bacteriology  and  microscopy  deserve 
special  recognition,  as  their  importance 
grows  daily.  In  the  histology  of  drugs 
and  examination  of  bacteria,  the  micro- 
scope is  becoming  an  indispensable  in- 
strument of  research  to  the  pharmacist. 
We  must  content  ourselves  with  drawing 
attention  to  the  numerous  notes  we  have 
published  on  the  subject  during  the  year, 
[)articularly  by  Dr.  Kccles,  Dr.  Whelpley, 
and  others,  i'hotography  is  growing  in 
favor  every  year,  and  the  space  devoted  to 
it  monthly  is  sufficient  evidence  of  its  im- 
portance. 

The  depression  in  trade  which  has  exist- 
ed throughout  this  continent  has,  as  a 
matter  of  course,  had  its  effect  upon  the 
drug  market. 

The  volume  of  business  done  during 
1894  is  reported  by  wholesalers  to  be,  as 
near  as  can  be  ascertained  at  the  time 
of  writing,  about  the  same  as  in  1893. 
Although  stock  has  been  taken,  it  yet 
remains  for  the  books  to  be  balanced  to 
show  the  proportion  of  profits.  Prices,  on 
the  whole,  have  not  varied  much, and  have, 
as  a  rule,  favored  the  buyer. 


Prinee  Edward  Island. 

Mr.  Fred.  C.  Davies  is  advertising  all 
his  stock,  etc.,  for  sale,  and  contemplates 
removing  to  Florida. 

Mr.  W.  W.  Macdonald,  druggist,  of 
O'Leary,  P.E.I.,  was  married  on  the  25th 
December,  1894,  to  Miss  Annie  E.  Ellis, 
of  Alberton,  in  St.  Peter's  Church. 

Summerside  has  another — its  fourth — 
drug  store,  the  proprietors  of  which  are 
respectively  Air.  Manson  (lately  with  Dr. 
Dodd,  of  Charlottetown,  formerly  with 
Mr.  Gourlie,  of  Summerside),  and  Mr. 
MacNeill,  who,  for  some  years  past,  has 
had  charge  of  the  Kensington  Drug 
Store.  The  firm's  name  is  Manson  & 
MacNeill.  The  business  is  being  carried 
on  in  the  eastern  half  of  the  store  lately 
occupied  by  Mr.  A.  C.  Rogers. 

The  Maritime  Grocer  oi  December  25, 
1894,  says:  Mr.  Charles  Silver,  of  Sim- 
son  Bros.  &  Co.,  who  lias  just  returned 
from  Charlottetown,  tells  us  that  the  win- 
dow display  of  W.  R.  Watson's  drug  store, 
of  that  city,  is  one  of  the  finest  he  has 
ever  seen.  The  arrangement  of  the  dif- 
ferent Christmas  novelties  and  perfumes 
is  unique,  the  background  of  the  same 
being  artistically  adorned  with  limbs  of 
young  spruce,  forming  a  contrast  which  is 
very  pleasing  to  the  eye. 


A  druggist  at  Cypress,  Man.,  has  been 
fined  $50  and  costs  on  a  charge  of  selling 
liquor  as  a  beverage. 

There  is  said  to  be  a  good  opening  for 
a  physician  at  Cartwright,  Man.  Forty- 
five  families  have  signed  their  names  to 
an  agreement  to  pay  a  doctor  $10  each 
for  the  first  year.  The  nearest  doctor  is 
now  from  16  to  20  miles. 


Trade  Notes. 

Ross  &  Co.  have  opened  a  drug  store 
in  Vancouver,  B.C. 

William  Geary  has  opened  a  drug  store 
in  Vancouver,  B.C. 

J.  D.  Warren,  druggist,  Pembroke,  Ont., 
has  made  an  assignment. 

The  Sugden  Pill  &  Drug  Co.,  Winni- 
peg, Man.,  has  been  incorporated. 

Chas.  Nelson,  druggist,  Vancouver,  has 
opened  a  branch  at  Chilliwack,  B.C. 

Harry  P.  Hyams,  Montreal,  has  regis- 
tered as  the  Crescent  Chemical  Works. 

Grant  Jessop,  druggist,  Chillisvack,  B.C., 
has  been  burned  out.     Insurance  $2,500. 

H.  E.  Calkin  has  purchased  the  drug 
business  of  R.  O.  Christie  at  Springhill, 
N.S. 

Harbottle  has  opened  a  new  drug  store 
in  the  Rossin  House  block,  Toronto, 
Ont. 

N.  C.  Poison  &  Co., druggists,  Kingston, 
Ont.,  have  sold  their  business  to  W^  H. 
Medley. 

R.  G.  McPherson,  druggist,  New  West- 
minster, B.C.,  has  sold  his  business  to 
H.  Ryal  &  Co. 

W.  S.  Robinson  has  sold  his  drug  busi- 
ness on  Avenue  Road,  Toronto,  Ont.,  to 
R.  C.  Hueston. 

It  is  reported  that  McCartney  &  Co., 
druggists,  Nanainio,  B.C.,  are  about  sell- 
ing their  business. 

Thomas  Johnston,  Avenue  Road, 
Toronto,  Ont.,  has  sold  his  drug  business 
to  B.  D.  Turquand. 

H.  W.  Bleasdale,  druggist,  Fort  Mac- 
leod,  N.W.T,  is  arranging  a  settlement 
at  50  cents  on  the  dollar. 

J.  W.  Colcleugh,  druggist,  of  Mount 
Forest,  Otit.,  has  been  elected  mayor  of 
that  town  by  acclamation. 

The  drug  stock  of  George  E.  Clark, 
Gravenhurst,  Ont.,  was  completely  de- 
stroyed by  fire  on  Jan.  4th. 

G.  E.  Gibbard  has  opened  a  branch 
drug  store  on  College  street,  near  Clinton 
street,  Toronto.  It  will  be  under  the 
management  of  F.  Nichaus. 

H.  W.  Mitchell,  who  passed  his  exam- 
ination at  the  O.C.P.  last  month,  goes 
to  Winnipeg,  Man.,  to  take  a  position  in 
his  father's  drug  store  in  that  city. 

R.  Tuthill  has  disposed  of  his  drug 
business  on  Lake  street,  Chicago,  and  has 
purchased  the  Market  Drug  Store,  Toron- 
to, owned  by  R.  O.  Snider  &  Co. 

A.  B.   Petrie,  jr.,  is  a  partner   in    his 

father's  businesses,  Guelph,  Ont.,  dating 

from  January  ist.     We  can  only  wish  him 

the  success  that  has  always  attended  the 

'  old  firm. 

A.  B.  Petrie,  of  Guelph,  Ont.,  the  genial 
president  of  the  Ontario  College  of 
Pharmacy,  and  Miss  Petrie,  left  on  Wed- 
nesday, January  9th,  for  a  pleasure  trip  to 
Australia,  to  be  gone  three  months.  We 
wish  them  a  pleasant  voyage  and  safe 
return. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Pharmacy  in  England. 

The  Widow's  Clause  in  the  Pharmacy  Act— 
Itroysl,  for  the  Preparation  of  Spts.  Ether 
Nit  — Sanmetto— Chlorobrom  in  Seasicl^ness 
—Pure  Chloroform— The  Chemical  Market. 

(By  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

The  president  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Society  is  always  springing  new  surprises 
upon  his  supporters.  Some  few  years 
ago  he  went  for  the  curriculum  scheme 
with  all  his  heart  and  soul,  and  actually 
induced  the  council  to  embody  it  in  a 
bill  before  parliament,  but  its  career  was 
short.  Next,  be  evolved  some  improved 
method  of  conducting  the  examinations 
with  the  assistance  of  outside  professors, 
which  the  Council  adopted,  and  now 
seems  sorry  for  it.  For  one  of  the  first  pro- 
fessors appointed  was  Professor  Green, 
who  holds  the  chair  of  Botany  in  the 
society's  school  of  pharmacy.  This  un- 
fortunate selection  has  raised  a  small 
hornet's  nest,  as  it  is  thought  that  the 
unimpeachable  fairness  of  the  examina- 
tions cannot  be  maintained  if  a  professor 
of  one  school  of  pharmacy  is  on  the 
board  of  examiners,  whilst  all  the  rest  of 
the  schools  throughout  the  country  are 
unrepresented.  Now,  Mr.  Carteighs  has 
started  a  crusade  against  the  widow's 
clause  in  the  Pharmacy  Act.  By  this 
clause,  a  chemist's  widow  is  permitted  to 
continue  the  business  if  she  engages  a 
qualified  assistant  as  manager.  For  some 
unexplained  reason,  except  that  this 
beneficent  provision  for  the  widow  and 
fatherless  is  an  anomaly,  we  are  called 
upon  to  sacrifice  this  clause,  and  for 
what  ?  Apparently  to  assist  in  closing  a 
few  businesses  in  the  country,  where  com- 
petition is  getting  so  keen.  But  in  this 
absurd  outcry  against  an  institution  which 
has  certainly  never  proved  a  grievance — 
rather  the  reverse — the  president  forgets 
that,  as  the  law  stands,  even  if  the  widow 
clause  were  repealed,  all  that  she  has  to 
do  is  to  turn  the  business  into  a  limited 
liability  company,  and  she  can  carry  on 
the  business  just  as  before.  From  this  it 
will  be  seen  that  any  agitation  on  the 
subject  is  farcical,  and  that  no  surrender  of 
the  widow's  privilege  would  effect  any 
alteration  in  pharmacy  unless  the  com- 
panies' immunity  is  also  broken  down. 

Itrosyl. — Under  this  cabalistic  word, 
Messrs.  Fletcher,  Fletcher  &  Co.  have 
introduced  a  concentrated  spirit  of  nitrous 
ether.  Indeed,  it  is  so  highly  concen- 
trated that  they  claim  i  part  mixed  with 
19  parts  of  rectified  spirit  will  instantly 
produce  the  pharmacopceial  spirit  of  sweet 
nitre.  From  an  examination  of  it,  I  am 
inclined  to  believe  that  it  is  a  solution  of 
ethyl  nitrite  in  absolute  alcohol,  with  a 
small  quantity  of  aldehyde.  The  solution 
is  probably  prepared  by  the  double  de- 
composition method  from  sodium  nitrite 
in  a  freezing  mixture,  as  recommended 
some  few  years  ago  by  Professor  Uunstan. 
It  is  supplied  only  in  sealed  glass  cap- 
sules holding  one  fluid  ounce,  with  the 
idea  of  preserving  the  fluid  without  any 
loss  of  gas,  one  of  which  is  to  be  broken 
and  mixed  with  the  rectified  spirit  as  re- 


quired. As  one  of  the  bugbears  of  phar- 
macy is  the  preservation  of  spirit  of 
nitrous  ether  at  its  full  strength,  this 
method  may  be  of  some  advantage.  The 
price  of  the  capsules  is  twenty-four  cents 
each,  which  makes  the  preparation  some- 
what dearer  than  the  ordinary  article. 

Saiimetto. — This  is  the  latest  American 
candidate  for  medical  favor  which  has 
reached  this  side.  It  is  apparently  a 
fluid  extract  flavored  so  as  to  be  rather 
agreeable,  and  of  a  reddish  color.  It  has 
been  suggested  that  it  is  an  extract  of  the 
saw  palmetto.  Some  considerable  ex- 
pense has  already  been  incurred  by  the 
proprietors,  the  Od  Chemical  Manufac- 
turing Company,  by  mailing  all  our  regis- 
tered physicians  a  free  sample,  with 
literature.  From  the  latter  I  gather  it  is 
recommended  particularly  for  cytitis, 
pyelitis,  prostatitis,  and  pre-senility — 
whatever  that  may  mean.  Apropos  of 
new  remedies  of  this  class,  I  may  mention 
that  I  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  it 
prescribed  the  other  day  by  one  of  our 
leading  West-end  physicians.  It  was  for 
a  young  woman  who,  I  learned  afterwards, 
was  suffering  from  tuberculosis  of  the 
kidney.  The  prescription  was  followed 
in  a  few  days  with  another  calling  for 
Dusart's  syrup  of  the  hypophosphites, 
next  a  course  of  Steam's  wine  of  cod- 
liver  oil,  and,  finally,  Scott's  emulsion. 
Then  I  lost  sight  of  the  patient,  but  I 
could  not  help  reflecting  on  the  apparent 
advantages  possessed  by  our  enterprising 
cousins,  who  had  so  effectually  captured 
this  physician  that  nothing  in  the  phar- 
macopoeia, or  even  manufactured  in  Eng- 
land, was  good  enough  for  him. 

Chlorohrom. — This  preparation,  first 
suggested  by  Dr.  Charteris,  Professor  of 
Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  at 
Glasgow  University,  is  being  boomed  by 
the  proprietors,  Messrs.  Burgoyne  &  Co. 
It  is  a  pleasant  mixture  of  an  elixir  na- 
ture, containing  chloralamide  and  bromide 
of  potassium.  Dr.  Charteris  specially 
recommended  it  as  a  remedy  for  seasick- 
ness, and  some  remarkable  evidence  of 
its  success  in  preventing  or  abating  at- 
tacks of  this  distressing  malady  has  been 
produced.  Messrs.  Burgoyne  are  now 
pushing  the  remedy  as  an  ideal  sedative 
and  hypnotic.  They  claim  that  it  can  be 
safely  administered  even  to  children, 
whilst  the  combination  with  choralamide 
prevents  the  depressing  action  of  the 
bromide  from  being  asserted.  In  con- 
nection with  its  success  as  a  remedy  for 
seasickness,  it  should  be  borne  in  mind 
that  Dr.  Charteris  insists  on  the  passen- 
ger taking  an  anti-bilious  pill,  or  three- 
grains  tabloids  of  calomel,  for  two  nights 
previous  to  embarking.  When  on  board, 
a  dose  of  chlorobrom,  either  4  or  6 
drachms,  should  be  taken,  and  the  pas- 
senger should  retire  to  his  berth  and  as- 
sume the  recumbent  attitude.  In  over 
one  hundred  cases  only  one  unsuccessful 
result  was  obtained,  and  this  was  explain- 
ed as  being  due  to  an  excessive  dose. 

Pure  Chloroform. — For  some  time  past 
the  purity  of  chloroform  has  been  a  sub- 


ject of  speculation  and  experiment. 
Whatever  the  cause  may  be,  it  is  an  un- 
doubted fact  that  more  deaths  from  chlo- 
roform have  occurred  in  recent  years 
than  formerly.  Physiologists  are  inclined 
to  put  the  onus  upon  the  chloroform 
manufacturers,  and  suggest  that  as  chlo-' 
roforni  is  now  prepared  from  acetone, 
methylated  spirits,  etc.,  impurities  are 
much  more  probably  present  than  when 
it  was  only  prepared  from  pure  alcohol. 
Some  such  opinion  is  also  held  by 
Squibb,  although  he  admits  that  pure 
chloroform  is  the  same  thing,  no  matter 
what  it  is  made  from.  Messrs.  Macfarlan, 
of  Edinburgh,  who  are  very  large  makers 
of  this  article,  have  from  time  to  time 
Communicated  to  the  pharmaceutical 
press  their  experience  in  the  matter. 
Whilst  advocating  more  stringent  tests  to 
be  applied  for  the  detection  of  impuri- 
ties, they  are  perfectly  convinced  that, 
with  ordinary  care,  there  need  be  no  im- 
purities, but  state  that  the  bleaching 
powder  employed  is-  a  more  prolific 
source  of  impurity  than  acetone,  methy- 
lated spirits,  etc.  They  have  placed  upon 
the  market  an  absolutely  pure  chloroform 
for  anesthetic  purposes,  which  extended 
experience  has  shown  can  be  safely  kept 
for  a  year  or  more  without  decomposition. 
Makers  of  chloroform  are  naturally  rather 
inclined  to  saddle  anesthetists  with  the 
responsibility  of  most  of  the  accidents 
that  have  happened.  They  state,  with 
some  show  of  reason,  that  many  a  hun- 
dred minor  operations  are  now  performed 
under  chloroform  which  used  to  be  per- 
formed without  aViffisthetics,  and  that  this 
has  rendered  surgeons  careless  of  the, 
idiosyncrasies  and  cardiac  weakness  of 
patients  who  are  not  suitable  subjects  for 
chloroform  inhalation. 

The  market  at  the  close  of  the  year  is 
always  more  quiet,  very  Itttle  business 
being  transacted.  Chemicals  remain,  for 
the  most  part,  unaltered,  and  there  have 
been  no  drug  sales  since  the  15th.  Some 
excitement  has  been  caused  among  the 
export  drug  houses  by  the  county  council 
threatening  to  summon  all  who  have 
metric  weights  and  measures  on  their 
premises  for  purpc^es  of  trade.  As  many 
of  the  South  American  indentors  require 
their  goods  to  be  supplied  by  the  kilo- 
gramme or  litre,  this  is  very  awkward  ; 
and  it  appears  that,  as  the  law  stands,  it  is 
illegal  for  chemists  here  to  dispense 
foreign  prescriptions  with  metric  weights. 
This  matter  appears  all  the  more  ridicu- 
lous, inasmuch  as  the  new  British  Phar- 
macopceia  is  to  recognize  the  metric  sys- 
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My  D.  J.  AsnuuKV,  Ontario  College  of  Pharmicy,  Junior 
Class  of  i8()4- 

I  daresay  that  the  majority  of  the  drug 
clerks  of  the  province  are  at  this  |)reseiu 
time  in  an  ahnost  similar  predicament  to 
my  own  about  six  months  or  a  year  ago. 
I  was  just  about  then  eagerly  anticipating 
the  time  when  I  should  be  liberated  from 
the  /kiitdiis^f  of  apprenticeship  and  could 
enter  u|)on  a  more  lucrative  and  enjoy- 
able course  of  existence,  and  in  the  not 
very  distant  future  become  what  is  the 
aspiration  of  all  in  any  way  ambitious 
youths,  my  own  boss  (although  I  am 
forced  to  admit  the  prospects  of  having 
such  an  employer  were  not  at  all  of  an 
enviable  character).  Green  fields  are 
pleasant  far  away,  and  of  the  pastures  of 
bliss  my  too  vivid  imagination  had  an 
exceeding  abundance.  But  there  are  a 
few  things  we  mortals  are  in  a  position  to 
learn  as  we  advance  upon  life's  pathway. 
.■\nd  my  turn  was  yet  to  come,  and  that 
at  no  far  distant  season. 

I  had  never  for  a  moment  thought  of 
associating  my  apprenticeship  life  with 
the  interests  of  our  province's  College  of 
Pharmacy,  because  I  was  content  to 
leave  bad  enough  alone,  and  to  take  my 
medicine  of  school  life  as  a  druggist  only 
can  (in  capsules)  when  it  should  become 
incumbent  upon  me  to  attend  the  delib- 
erations of  the  institution  of  learning 
which  was  to  attempt  to  fit  me  out  in  the 
garb  of  pharmacy.  But  my  apprentice 
days  coming  to  a  fulfilment,  and  the  next 
consequent  step  for  me  being  the  attend- 
ing school,  I  attended  this  last  fall's 
junior  session  of  our  own  Ontario  college, 
and  I  there  learned  a  few  lessons  which 
have  been  of  profit  to  myself,  and  which 
T  feel  may  be  worth  a  little  to  my  fellow- 
rug  clerks.  .-\nd  so  I  beg  indulgence  of 
<Jheni  whilst  I'bring  to  their  notice  the 
'product  of  my  observations. 

I  feel  strongly  convinced  of  the  cir- 
cumstance that  most  of  our  drug  clerks 
never  cast  a  thought  about  their  connec- 
tion with  our  college  at  Toronto  until 
they  are  brought  into  direct  contact  with 
it  by  an  attendance  upon  its  course  of 
tuition  and  training.  The  clerks  never 
get  to  feel  that  they  are  prospectively  as 
intimately  connected  with  the  school  as 
are  those  who  are  from  year  to  year 
attendant  upon  its  sessions.  It  is  abso- 
lutely certain  that  no  man  can  enter  the 
drug  business  as  a  business  in  this 
Ontario  of  ours  until  he  has  been  gradu- 
ated from  the  college  supposed  to  train 
him  up  in  the  way  he  should  go  in  his 
pharmaceutical  life  in  the  province.  And 
so  the  boy  going  into  the  business  ought 
to  appreciate  fully  what  is  before  him  and 
govern  himself  accordingly.  Far  too 
many  young  fellows  squander  their  time 
in  the  store,  do   nothing  toward   getting 

•Step^  towards  succes?. 


ready  lor  school  work,  fail  to  avail  them- 
selves of  the  facilities  anta  influences  for 
study  extended  them,  and  go  down  to 
Toronto  perfect  ignoramuses,  sufficiently 
wrapped  up  in  their  own  powers  to  harp 
.^^oliaii  music  to  that  providence  their 
ignorance  describes  as  "  luck "  as  that 
they  hope,  and  even  expect,  they  will  pass 
through  examinations  and  come  out  as 
full-fledged  druggists,  and  be  able  to  take 
their  places  among  the  business  men  oi 
the  province  as  fit  representatives  of  a 
business  into  which  they  have  gained 
access  by  the  skin  of  their  teeth,  and  very 
little  skin  at  that.  Well,  there  may  be 
something  so  striking  about  these  young 
men  as  to  commend  them  extraordinarily 
favorably  to  their  examiners,  but  I  don't 
believe  their  hash  will  prove  half  so 
digestible  when  they  come  to  eat  it.  It 
is  generally  found  each  May  that  those 
who  fail  on  the  council  examinations  are 
the  men  who  did  not  think  it  worth  their 
while  to  get  a  little  bit  prepared  for  the 
work  of  the  course  before  entering  upon 
it.  These  are  the  ones  who  usually  get 
left.  Now,  the  work  at  school  will  not  be 
such  an  extreme  burden  to  him  who  has 
prepared  himself  before  and  during  the 
course  in  sonie  measure  for  it.  There  is 
certainly  lots  of  work  to  get  up,  but  honest 
ap[)lication  and  perseverance  can  sur- 
mount all  barriers,  and  he  who  earnestly 
does  his  best  to  get  up  the  work  will  not 
find  the  getting  of  it  up  such  an  onerous 
task  after  all. 

But  there  are  a  few  things  it  will  not 
be  amiss  lor  each  of  us  to  get  an  insight 
into  ere  we  attempt  to  try  our  skill  at  the 
storing  our  minds  with  the  knowledge  of 
pharmaceutical  hook  lore.  And  these 
we  might  just  for  a  few  minutes  take  a 
glance  at  :  — 

I.  A  clerk  before  attending  school 
should  train  his  mind  to  a  system  of  study. 

At  the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy, 
as  at  all  others,  they  do  not  profess  to  be 
able  or  to  attempt  to  karn  any  man  the 
theories  of  [iharmacy ;  they  only  teach. 
No  person  can  regulate  the  mind  ol 
another,  none  can  influence  his  fellow's 
powers  of  thought  and  mental  grasp.  To 
assert  and  exert  themselves,  each  man 
must  look  after  his  own  mental  character. 
And  I  noticed  this  circumstance  very 
markedly  displayed  in  my  recent  experi- 
ence at  school.  Some  fellows  could  not 
apply  themselves  at  all  to  study,  could 
not  get  their  minds  into  working  trim, 
could  not  bring  their  talents  to  bear  upon 
their  required  exercises,  and,  of  course, 
these  men  could  not  but  lose  through 
this  deficiency  of  power.  It  is  a  very 
pleasant  way  of  looking  at  matters,  I  fully 
realize,  this  of  considering  that  while  in 
the  store  as  an  apprentice  a  fellow  can 
afford  to  let  studies  run  and  can  allow 
himself  to  neglect  attention  to  his  books 
altogether  ;  but  I  also  now  from  experi- 
ence realize  every  bit  as  fully  that  this 
way  of  looking  at  the  situation  is  a  hood- 
wink and  a  dangerous  snare.  .A.  man's 
mind  needs  to  be  prepared  for  thinking, 
and,  unless  it  he  prepared,  all  the  knowl- 


edge of  all  the  sages  the  world  has  ever 
known  will  never  sprout  forth  into  useful- 
ness from  this  mind,  because  the  soil  is 
no  go(>d,  has  never  been  cultivated.  I 
believe  that  if  the  clerks  of  Ontario  would 
only  get  to  realize  what  they  are  losing 
by  not  paying  a  little  attention  to  study 
while  in  tlie  store,  they  would  stir  them- 
selves a  little  bit  in  this  matter.  There  are 
lots  of  little  things  each  clerk  can  learn 
before  entering  school  which  he  would 
find  would  save  him  a  lot  of  trouble  on 
going  to  school,  and  which  I  know  would 
be  of  great  service  to  those  who  are  to 
tutor  him.  .Almost  any  fellow  while  in 
the  store  can  get  up  the  doses  of  drugs 
and  preparations  of  the  Pharmacopoeia, 
can  study  up  the  ways  of  preparing  official 
medicaments,  can  get  up  the  process  of 
determining  specific  gravity  of  substances, 
and  can  know  a  little  bit  about  the 
metric  system  of  weights  and  measures, 
and  that  table  in  the  front  of  "  Maisch's 
Materia  Medica."  This  is  very  little  to 
have  to  study  for  four  years,  but  if  prop- 
erly gone  at  will  be  of  profit  to  him  who 
attempts  it.  And  then  in  the  college 
announcement  will  be  found  a  course  of 
study  for  apprentices,  drawn  out  by  the 
council  of  the  college,  which  may  well 
be  given  the  serious  consideration  ol  the 
clerks  of  our  province.  This  table  was 
not  made  out  just  for  amusement ;  it  was 
fixed  up  for  your  profiting,  brother  clerk. 

II.  A  clerk  needs  to  form  proper  hab- 
its of  going  about  his  work. 

There  is  nothing  so  disgusting  and 
distasteful  to  any  person  of  refinement 
than  a  man  who  is  slovenly,  and  who 
does  not  know  how  to  correctly  and 
expeditiously  go  about  his  business,  and 
the  Professor  of  Pharmacy  at  the  O.C.P.  is 
not  a  man  of  vulgar  inclinations,  not  by 
any  means,  as  many  neglectful  clerks 
have  found  and  will  yet  find  out.  Any 
man  who  is  clean  and  particular  himself 
likes  to  see  the  same  qualiiies  in  others. 
But  there  are  lots  of  peoi)le  in  this  world 
of  ours  who  are  exceedingly  dirty  in  their 
methods  of  work,  and  who,  bi  sides  this-, 
never  use  their  common  si.  nse  to  direct 
them  how  to  go  about  their  business. 

Some  clerks  in  their  works  show  this 
lack  of  skill  to  a  very,  very  marked  extent. 
In  making  pills  thev  too  often  make  more 
pill  messlhAn  pill  mass,  a  terrible  slabber 
all  over  the  whole  of  their  utensils;  in  mak- 
ing powders,  the  powders  are  more  often 
spread  upon  the  dispensing  counter  than 
upon  the  necessary  papers.  These  clerks 
more  often  dispense  with  the  powders 
than  they  dispense  them.  And  in  their 
other  operations  they  are  equally  un- 
skilled. They  never  think  for  a  minute 
what  ought  to  be  done  under  a  given  cir- 
cumstance, and  how  this  ought  to  be 
done.  They  never  use  their  thinking 
caps  at  all. 

Now,  no  school  professes  to  be  able  to 
make  a  man  of  any  fellow.  They  don't, 
at  school,  supply  a  man  with  character, 
only  with  aids  to  the  framing  of  this. 

These  two  thoughts  came  forcibly  to 
me  during  my  connection  with  our  school 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


at  Toronto  during  this  past  fall,  and  I 
have  jotted  them  down  rather  hurriedly 
and  uninterestingly  for  the  enlighten- 
ment and  guidance  of  those  with  whom 
my  life  is  closely  knit  in  the  fellowship 
of  occupation. 


Examination  Questions    Ontario  College 
of  Pharmacy. 

junior  examinations,  uf.cf;mbp,r,  1894. 

Pharmacy. 
Examiner: — Chas.  F.  Heeisner,  Ph.G., 
Phm.B,  (Tor.). 

Time  allowed,  three  hours. . 

1.  Hydkargyri  Iodidum  Rubrum. 
Give  {a)  chemical  name  and  formula  ;  {l>) 
method  of  preparation  in  detail,  stating 
reasons  in  full  for  each  step  from  begin- 
ning to  end  ;  [c)  equation  showing  chemi- 
cal change  which  takes  place  ;  (</)  means 
of  determining  the  quantities  of  the  neces- 
sary ingredients  to  furnish  the  greatest 
possible  yield  of  salt. 

2.  What  volume  of  Aither  Piiriis  will 
be  required  to  counterpoise  four  fluid 
ounces  of  Aciaiiin  Nitricum  1  What  will 
0.5  liter  of  Rectified  Spirit  \it\^\  and  (c) 
what  weight  of  absolute  alchohol  will  it 
represent  ?  , 

3.  {a)  Differentiate  between  Water  of 
Crystallization  and  Water  of  Decrepita- 
tion, {h)  Ex|jlain  why  granulation  is  a 
more  efficient  means  of  purifying  certain 
chemical  salts  than  re-crystallization. 

4.  How  many  Avoirdupois  pounds  are 
represented  by  the  sum  of  425  dekagrams, 
ZYz  kilo's,  33^  myriagiams,  825  deci- 
grams, 460  milligrams,  and  18  grams. 

5.  {a)  Describe  and  illustrate  a  method 
of  upward-filtration,  stating  its  advantages 
over  the  usual  method,  and  the  objects 
gained.  What  medium  may  be  used  in 
the  filtration  of  {b)  Phosphoric  Acid,  {c) 
Solution  of  Soda  ? 

6.  Having  in  stock  50  grams  of  pow- 
dered opium  containing  8  p.c.  of  mor- 
phine, in  what  proportions  can  I  most 
economically  mix  with  it  powders  assay- 
ing 9,  12,  and  15  p.c,  to  yield  a  product 
that  will  assay  10  per  cent,  morphine. 

7.  (a)  Mention  the  initial  unit  of  the 
Metric  System  ;  (b)  explain  the  derivation 
of  the  unit  of  weight  from  the  lineal  unit  ; 
(<r)  show  the  relation  existing  between  the 
units  of  capacity  and  length.  Give  the 
equivalents  of  the  following  in  the  cus- 
tomary weights  and  measures  :  {c)  Meter, 
{d)  Gram,  [e)  Liter.  Give  approximate 
metrical  equivalents  for  :  (/)  grain,  ("-) 
drachm,  {It)  fluid  ounce,  (/)  inch. 

8.  {a)  Define  and  give  examples  of 
Solution  by  Intervenlion  ;  {b)  Define 
Supersaturated  Solution  ;  (c)  a  solution  of 
Potassic  Chlorate,  saturated  at  15°  C, 
weighs  411^  ozs.;  what  amount  of  salt  is 
there  in  solution  ;  {d)  and  what  is  the  per- 
centage strength  of  the  solution  ? 

Q.  (n)  Define  specific  gravity  ;  (b)  what 
is  the  unit  for  solids  and  liquids  ;  {c)  state 
method  of  using  the  loaded  cylinder  in 
specific  gravity  determinations.  Give  sp. 
gr.  and  percentage  strength  of  {a)  Spiritus 


Tenuior,  (1^)  JEihex,  (c)  Chloroformum, 
(d)  Liquor  Ammonite,  (c)  Liquor  Amnio- 
niae  Fortior. 

10.  A  piece  of  wax  weighs  14.25  grams  ; 
a  block  of  brass  (sufificiently  large  to  im- 
merse the  wax  in  water)  weighs  in  distilled 
water,  15°  C. — 30  grams  ;  wax  and  brass 
together  weigh  in  distilled  water,  15°  C. — 
29  25  grams  ;  what  is  the  specific  gravity 
of  the  wax? 

1 1.  State  how  each  of  the  following  are 
affected  by  exposure' in  uncorked  bottles  : 
(a)  Plumlii  Acetus,  {/>)  Zinci  Sulphas,  (c) 
Calcii  Chloridi,  (d)  Liquor  Plunibi  Subace 
talis. 

12.  Give  test  to  distinguish  between  a 
solution  of  plumbic  acetate  and  Goulard's 
extract. 


Chemistry  and  Physics. 
Examiner: — A.  Y.  Scott,  B.A.,  M  D., 
CM. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  State  the  Law  of  Definite  Proportion 
and  illustrate  your  answer. 

2.  Give  the  history,  occurrences,  pre- 
paration, and  properties  of  Ammonia. 

3.  How  much  oxygen  can  be  obtained 
from  200  grammes  of  Potassium  Chlorate 
(rt)  at  normal  temperature  and  pressure, 
(l>)  at  15"  C.  and  740    mm.  pressure? 

4.  What  are  the  impurities  in  ordinary 
coiiiniercial  Hydrochloric  and  Sulphuric 
Acids  ?  What  are  the  sources  of  these 
impurities  ?  How  would  the  Acids  be 
purified  ? 

5.  Give  an  account  of  the  occurrence, 
preparation,  chemical  and  physical  pro- 
perties of  Sulphur  Dioxide.  How  much 
Sulphur  would  it  require  to  unite  with  the 
Oxygen  in  1,000  liters  of  air  at  o"  and  760 
mm.  ? 

6.  Write  equati(jns  illustrating  action 
of: 

{a)   Potassium  Hydrate  on  Ammonium 

Chloride. 
(/')  Chlorine  on  Hydrogen  Sulphide. 
(c)  Barium  Chloride  on   a  Sulphate. 
{d)  Sulphur  Dioxide,  Oxygen,  Hydrogen 

Nitrate  and  Water. 

7.  State  Boyle's  Law.  How  would  it 
be  proved  ? 


Pharmacal   Laboratory. 
Examitier: — Chas.  F.  Heebner,  Ph.Ci., 
Phm.B.  (Tor.). 

Time  allowed,  two  and  a  half  hours. 

1.  Determine  the  extractive  matter  in 
the  liquid  preparation  handed  you,  and 
report  according  to  the  following  forms  : 

{a)  Quantity  of  liquid  taken. 

{b)  Amount  (actual)  of  extractive  matter 
found. 

((•)  Percentage  of  extractive  matter 
found. 

((/)  NVrite  out  process  used  in  determin- 
ing extractive  in  detail,  and  exhibit 
all  figures  used. 

2.  Determine  the  specific  gravity  of  the 
solid  substance,  and  submit  a  report  of 
your  results  in  accordance  with  the  sub- 
joined form  : 

(a)  Substance  marked. 


(/')  Weight  of  substance  taken, 
(f)  Weight  of  an  equal  volume  of  water. 
{d)  Specific  gravity  of  substance. 
Exhibit  all  figures  used  in  the  above  deter- 
mination. 

N.B. — Neatness  of  work,  order  in  ar- 
rangement, and  cleanliness  of  working 
desk  and  outfit,  will  enter  as  important 
factors  in  your  ratings. 


Latin,  etc..  Therapeutics  and  Posol- 

OGY. 

Examiner : — J.  T.  Fotheringham, 
B..'\.,  M.B. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  Decline  the  nouns  : — Bromidum, 
Congius,  Liquor,  Filula,  and  Spiritus, 
naming  the  cases. 

2.  Give  case  and  syntax  of  the  italicized 
words  : — Recipe  Lincturce  Asafa'tidce 
drachmam  unam  quarta  quaque  hora. 

3.  Analyze  this  classical  prescription 
into  its  component  parts,  giving  each  part 
its  name.     'I'ranslate  directions  : 

R.  Pulv.  Jalapa;,  gr.  xx. 
Pot.  Tart.  Ac,  7,j. 
Syr.  Zingib.,  3ij. 
Aq.  Menth.  Pip.,  3j  ss. 
Ft.  haust.  Stat,  sumend. 

4.  Apply  Young's  rule  to  the  above 
prescription  to  reduce  it  to  suit  a  child  of 
four  years  of  age. 

5.  Give  niaximum  doses  of  the  follow- 
ing preparations  : — Pulv.  Cretan  Aromat. 
c.  Opio  ;  Pil.  Hydrarg.;  Extr.  Stramonii  ; 
Extr.  Case.  Sagr.  Fl.;  Extr.  Bellad.  Alco- 
hol; Extr.  Aloes  Barb.;  Vin.  Antimon.; 
Tr.  Cannab.  Ind.;  Tr.  Capsici  ;  Tr.  Valer. 
Ammon. 

6.  Enumerate  the  ordinary  methods  of 
administration  of  drugs,  and  distinguish 
lietween  terms  Local  Effect  and  Systemic 
Effect,  giving  exain[)le  of  each. 

7.  Define  the  following  terms  :  Absorp- 
t'on.  Digestion,  Ventricular  Systole, 
Plnsma,  and  Metabolism. 

8.  Describe,  very  shortly,  the  Blood. 

9.  Define  the  following  terms,  with 
examples  :  Tonics,  An8est<hetics,  Hypnot- 
ics, Stimulants,  Narcotics. 


Botany. 
E.xaminer : — A.  Y.  Scott,  B.A.,  M.D., 
CM. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

I.  Describe  fully  specimens  marked  A 
and  B.  Under  what  would  each  be  class- 
ed, and  why? 

What  is  meant  by  Phyllotaxy  ?  Name 
the  different  kinds  of  buds  found  on  the 
branch  shown,  and  what  is  their  arrange- 
ment ? 

3.  Describe  the  various  forms  of  Inflor- 
escence. Under  which  would  you  class 
the  flower  shown,  and  why  ?  Give  as 
minute  a  description  as  possible  of  the 
parts  of  the  same  flbwer  seen  without  dis- 
section. 

4.  Trace  the  formation  of  the  fruit  and 
seed  from  the  flovver.  Describe  the  speci- 
men of  fruit  as  to  class,  loculi,  placenta- 
tion,  epicarp,  etc.,  also  the  seed  it  con- 
tains. 

5.  Describe  Parenchymatous  Tissue. 


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Practical  Chemistry. 
.C.xviw/V/-.-— Graham  Chambers,  H.A., 
M.B. 

7>'W("  allotvfti^  hoo  and  a  half  hours. 

1.  Detect  .And  in  substance  marked 
'•A  " 

2.  Detect  Meial  in  Substance  marked 
"Ji." 

3.  Detect  Acid  in  substance  marked 
"  C." 

4.  I  )etect  .Acid  in  substance  marked 
"IV" 

5.  Blow  a  bulb  on  end  of  straight  glass 
tube. 

6.  Write  equations  illustrating  the 
action  of  heat  upon  : 

{a)  Ammonium  Nitrate. 
(1*)  Hydrogen  Peroxide. 

7.  What  compounds  are  formed  by  the 
action  of  hot  concentrated  Sulphuric  .\cid 
upon  the  following  subtances  : 

(a)  Sulphur. 
{h)  Hydriodic  .Acid, 
(c)  O.xalic  Acid. 
{d)  Hydrogen. 

8.  Write  equations,  showing  the  action 
of  Chlorine  on  : 

(a)  Hydrogen  Sulphide. 
{h)  Hot  Potassium   Hydrate. 
{c)  Potassium   Bromide. 

9.  How  would  you  detect  the  presence 
of  a  Bromide  in  an  Iodide  ? 


senior  examinations,  december,  1894. 

Dispensing. 
Examiner : — O.  F.  Botsfokd. 

Time  allowed,  threi  hours. 

Miss  Gracie  Copland. 

1.  R.— 

Magnesii  Sulph 5'ss. 

.Sndii  Bicarb 3iii. 

Tinct.  Card.  Co 3ii. 

Aquae ad.  ^\\, 

Misce  et  flat  mistura. 

Sit;.  :  Cochleare  mag    :  ex  cyalhn  aq.  ter  in  die 
ante  cilios. 

J.  II.  IlEwm,  Esq. 

2.  R.— 

.Sodii  flyposulphitis .jiv. 

Acid .  Sulph   Dil 51. 

Aq.  Destillat;^ ad.  giv. 

Misce,  fiat  Lotio. 

Sig.  :  Adhibendiini  caputi  et  carpo  semel  die. 

Mrs.  P'ratherstonhai'gh. 
3    B.- 

Plumbi  .\cetati';  . .      gr-  x. 

.\cidi  Tannic! gr.  v. 

Ext.  Belladonna gr.  iii. 

Olei  Theobromas q.s.  5''' 

Fiat  .Suppositorium,  mitte  tales. . . .   iii. 
Sig.  :   Uno  utare  quaque  nocte  more  dicto. 

Svr.NEY  D.  Durham. 

4.  R.- 

Sulphuris  Sublimati gr.  xxxvi. 

Sodii  Bicarb gr.   xxiv. 

Misce  et  fiat  massa  et  div.  in  pil.   xii. 

Sig.  :  Duo  ante  jentaculun!  omne  mane. 

R.  JoLi.iFFE,  Esq. 

5.  R.- 

Acetanilidi gr.  xxiv. 

Quinina^  Sulph gr.  xvi.  . 

Misce  et  fiat  massa  et  in  capsulas  octi)  divide. 
Sig.  :  Unam  quaque  hora  donee  dolar  in  capute 
mitescat. 


Prescriptions. 

E.xaminer  : — W.  MURCHISON. 

Time  allmued,  two  hours. 

1.  Name  the  three  cases,  and  give  a 
list  of  ten  imperative  verbs  most  fre- 
quently used  in  prescription  writing. 

2.  Give  the  equivalent,  expressed  in 
grains,  scruples,  haU'drachins,  and 
drachms  (using  symbols),  of  the  Metric 
weights  from  one  to  ten  grams. 

3.  Give  two  or  three  simple  rules  for 
expressing  quantity  by  weight  of  the 
Apothecaries  system  in  .Metric  terms. _ 

4.  Give  full  Latin  word  and  meaning 
of  the  following  abbreviations  :  Ad  2 
vie.  :  De  d.  in  d.  :  Ejusd.  :  F.L.A.,  :  Gr. 
vj.  pond.  :  0.0.0. :  P.C.  :  P.M.:  P.  rat. 
ast.  :  Sesunc.  :  St.  :  Temp.  dext.  :  Tra.  : 
Pocul.  :  Feb.  dur.  :  Decub.  :  T.O  C.  : 
S.V.  :   M.P. 

4.  Give  the  maximum  doses  of  the 
following  substances  :  Amyl  Nitris,  Co- 
caina,  Cantharis,  Cerii  Oxalas,  Codeina, 
Cupri  Sulphas,  Elaterinum,  Ferri  .Arse- 
niaSjHvdrargyri  Perchloridum  and  Oleum 
Crotonis. 

6.  Convert  fully  into  English  : 
R.— 

Scilte    Radicis    recens  exsiccatse  et 

contritae,  drachmam, 
Zingiberis  Radicis  contritK, 
Saponis  duri,  singulorum,    drachmas 

tres, 

Ammoniaci  coniriti,  drachmas  duas  ; 

Misce  inter   se  pulveres  ;    deinde  cum 

Sapone  contunde,  et  adjice  syrupi  simpli- 

cis  quantum  satis  sit,  ut  idonea  fiat  eras- 

situdo. 

7  to  10.   Oral. 


Botany. 
Examiner : — Chas.  R.  Sneath. 

Time  alloweiiy  two  hours. 

1.  What  do  you  understand  by  the  fol- 
lowing terms,  viz.  :  Cambium  layer,  pri- 
mordial utricle,  primary  meristem,  leaf 
cycle,  adventitious  roots,  plumule,  parie- 
tal placentation. 

2.  (a)  What  are  the  Pteridophyta  ? 
{b)  What  classes   are  included  in  the 

series? 

{c)  Describe  the  general  plan  of  repro- 
duction. 

3.  Explain  the  various  forms  of  Vena- 
tion, referring  them  to  classes  of  plants  in 
which  found.  Explain  the  example 
given. 

4.  {a)  Name  and  describe  the  parts  of 
a  typical  flower. 

{b)  Describe  fully  the  functions  of  the 
gynoecium. 

{c)  Name  and  explain  its  modifica- 
tions. 

5.  Chlorophyll — 

Explain  fully  its  uses  and  properties. 

6.  What  are  the  functions  of  the  leaf? 
Explain  its  minute  structure. 

7.  8,  9,  and  lo.  Oral. 


Starch  and  an  alkaloid.  I  extract  it  with 
the  following  solvents  successively  :  —  ist, 
Ether;  2nd,  Rectified  Spirits  ;  3rd,  Cold 
Water  ;  4th,  Hot  Water.  In  which  of  the 
solvents  would  you  expect  to  find  the  vari- 
ous constituents  ? 

2.  What  is  an  Infusion  ?  Why  is  cold 
water  used  in  preparing  infusions  of  Cal- 
umba  and  (Quassia,  and  why  is  Sulphuric 
.Acid  used  m  -Acid  Infusion  of  Cinchona  ? 
State  strength  of  each  of  the  above 
named  infusions. 

3.  What  is  a  Crystal,  and  what  qualities 
of  crystals  are  expressed  by  the  following 
teriTis  : — Anhydrous,  Efflorescent,  Deli- 
quescent ? 

4.  What  ingredients  arc  used  in  prepar- 
ing Yellow  Mercurial  Lotion  and  Black 
Mercurial  Lotion,  and  what  Salts  do  the 
finished  preparations  contain  ? 

5.  Give  practical  notes  on  the  prepara- 
tion and  preservation  of  three  of  the  fol- 
lowing : — Lead  Plaster,  Ointment  of  Ni- 
trate of  Mercurj',  Solution  of  Subacetateof 
Lead,  Compound  .Mixture  of  Iron,  Strong 
Solution  of  Acetate  of  Ammonium. 

6.  Name  the  ingredients  in  the  follow- 
ing : — Simple  Ointment,  Compound  Tinc- 
ture of  Camphor,  Wine  of  Ipecacuanha, 
Linmient  of  Belladonna,  Compound  Pill 
of  Soap,  Compound  Powder  of  Kino. 

7.  .Add  together  14  Millegrammes,  300 
Kilogrammes,  So  Grammes,  1240  Centi- 
grammes, and  give  the  equivalent  of  the 
total  in  grains. 

8.  {a)  How  is  Spirit  of  Nitrous  Ether 
prepared,  and  (b)  Ho'v  is  its  strength  esti- 
mated ? 

9  and  10.  Oral,  and  recognition  of  speci- 
mens. 


Pharmacy. 
Examiner: — F.  T.  Harrison. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 
I.   .A  drug  contains:— Chlorophyll,  Fi.x- 
ed  Oil,  Gum,  Sugar,  Tannin  Albuminoids, 


Materia  Medica. 
Examiner  : — J.  Tolbert  Pepper. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  Point  out  the  difference  in  the  physi- 
cal characteristics  of  the  following  : — 

Conium  Fruit  and  Caraway  Seeds. 
Short  Buchu  and  Uva  Ursi  Leaves. 
.Aconite  Root  and  American  Hellebore 
Root. 

2.  Castor  Oil — 

(a)  Give  Latin  name  of  the  plant  from 
which  it  is  obtained. 

lyb)  In  what  country  does  the  plant 
grow  ? 

{c)  From  what  part  of  the  plant  is  the 
oil  obtained,  and  how  ? 

(//)  What  is  the  dose,  and  how  may  it 
be  best  administered  ? 

(c)  What  are  its  medicinal  properties  ? 

(/)  Name  some  other  purposes  for 
which  it  is  used. 

3.  Rubber — 

(fl)  Give  English  and  Latin  names  of 
plants  from  which  this  is  obtained. 

(/')  From  what  country  does  the  largest 
supply  come  ? 

(<r)  How  is  it  collected  ? 

{d)  In  what  condition  is  it  when  col- 
lected? 

(i')  In  what  condition  is  it  ivhen  sent  to 
the  manufacturer  ? 

{f)  How  is  this  change  eilected  ? 

{g)  In  your  estimation,  do  goods  manu- 


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factured  from  rubber  form    an    important 
part  of  a  druggist's  stock  ? 

{/i)  Give  a  list  of  goods,  manufactured 
from  rubber,  which  are  usually  kept  in  a 
modern  pharmacy. 

4.  What  part  or  parts  of  the  following 
plants  are  used  in  medicine  :  — 

Myrislica  Officinalis. 
Convolvulus  Scammonia. 
HKmato.xyluin  Campeachianum. 
Quercus  Infectoria. 
Caryophyllus  Aromaticus. 

5.  Licorice — 

(a)  Give  Latin  name  of  plant  from 
which  it  is  obtained. 

(/;)  From  what  country  is  it  obtained? 

(c)  What  part  of  the  plant  is  used  ? 

(i/)  Give  medicinal  properties. 

(6')  Give  names  of  several  brands  or 
makes  that  are  usually  kept  in  a  drug 
store. 

(/)  Give  common  names  for  a  very 
popular  and  much  used  preparation  of 
Powdered  Licorice. 

6.  What  is  the  most  common  adulterant 
of  Pulvis  Rhei,  and  how  would  you  detect 
it  with  the  microscope? 

7.  Wild  Cherry  Bark — 
(a)  Give  the  Latin  name. 

(/')  To  what  country  is  it  indigenous  ? 
(c)  What  preparations  of  it  are  most  fre- 
quently used  ? 

((/)  VVhat  acid  does  it  contiin  ? 

(e)  Docs  this  acid  pre-exist  in  the  bark  ? 

8.  9  lo.  Oral  examination,  and  recog- 
nition of  specimens. 


CHEMISTRY. 

Examiner : — B.  Jackes. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  Draw  a  diagram  and  illustrate  by 
equations  the  manufacture  of  Sulphurous 
Acid  by  two  different  methods. 

2.  Explain  the  manufacture  of  Hydro- 
cyanic Acid  and  show  how  it  is  reduced  to 
Scheeles'  and  B.P.  strength. 

3.  Give  an  account  of  the  chemistry  of 
HNO3,  considered  {a)  as  an  acid  ;  (/')  as 
an  oxidizing  agent  ;  (<")  give  proof  that  it 
contains  H. 

4.  Write  the  formula  and  names  of  the 
compounds  containing  the  elements  {a) 
(H  and  O),  {/')  (H  and  CL),  (<•)  (O  and  C). 

5.  Give  briefly  a  method  of  preparing 
small  quantities  of  {a)  Metallic  Arsenic, 
{b)  Alumina  (AL,  OjS  {c)  Sulphide  of 
Iron. 

6.  How  may  [ei)  Zinc  be  distinguished 
from  Alumina,  (/')  Lead  from  Silver,  {c) 
Cadmium  from  Arsenic. 

7.  Trace  the  different  changes  which 
take  place  in  the  manufacture  of  Alcohol, 
and  show  what  relation  it  bears  to  Acetic 
Acid. 

8.  Give  the  original  source,  preparation, 
and  purification  of  Potassium  Carbonate. 

9  and  10.  Oral,  and  recognition  of  sam- 
ples. 

Ontario  Colleg-e  of  Pharmacy. 

The  following  are  the  results  of  the 
junior  examinations  at  the  Ontario  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  arranged  in  order  of 
merit : 


FIRST-CLASS    HONORS. 

W.  McDowell,  H.  Eagleson,  J.  C.  Mor- 
rison, D.  J.  McF.  A^hbury,  J.  M.  Fisher, 
J.  P.  Hennessey,  John  Woodward,  R. 
Henderson,  John  Murray  and  G.  E. 
Thatcher,  equal  ;  J.  C.  Grosch,  Winfield 
F'aulds,  N.  H.  Brown,  }.  S.  Brown,  |.  G. 
Blain,  F.  W.  Day. 

SECOND  CLASS    HONORS. 

E.  Bryson,  O.  Dowler,  J.  R.  Y.  Brough- 
ton,  J.  A.  Anderson  and  A.  W.  Urqu- 
harr,  equal  ;  Wilson  Mitchell,  A.  F.  Gled- 
hill,  J3.  P.  St.  John,  Geo.  A.  lonson,  C.  H. 
Amys,  .-\.  C.  Rorabeck,  k.  E.  Marett,  F. 
W.  Sills  F.  T.  Mc Master  and  Johnson 
Lucas,  ecjual ;  Harry  Taylor,  W.  E.  Bauer, 
H.  A.  Rowland,  S.  J.  Mackey  and  G.  F. 
Campbell,  equal ;  E.  T.  Jones,  Norval 
Smith  and  F.  Studholme,  equal  ;  N. 
Samuelson,  J.  \.  Clraham  and  S.  C. 
Lamb,  equal  ;  W.  J.  Bauld,  A.  E.  Cox, 
J.  Watson,  Charles  T.  Laird,  E.  A.  Wal- 
ters, W.  J.  Kirkland  and  Colin  Camp- 
bell, equal  ;  W.  M.  Wright,  A.  T.  Brown, 
Geo.  J.  Hunt  and  W.  W.  Turner,  equal. 

PASS    LIST. 

Alphabetical  —  W.  H.  Andrews,  W. 
Appelbe,  D.  Ballingal,  A.  W.  Butchlen, 
H.  R.  Carter,  J.  M.  Cavanagh,  A.  Cham- 
bers,   H.    W.    Chambers,    Harry   Cowan, 

A.  Cundle,  J.  S.  Fraleigh,  Paul  M.  Gor- 
don, Tim.  Hatton,  Chas.  A.  Hillis,  Major 
Kelly,  Will  H.  Lee,  J.  W.  Little,  E.  E. 
Miller,  R.  H.  McNally,  O.  A.  McNichol, 
W.  B.  Nethery,  W.  H.  Pearson,  G.  A. 
Ramsden,  H.  A..  Raney,  H.  G.  Rad- 
cliffe,  Leonidas  Rattey,    A.    W.    Roberts, 

B.  J.  Rolston,  G.  A.   Rowe,   H.  N.  Roy, 

C.  E.  Swaisland,  J.  F.  Taylor,  Lawson 
Wynn. 

Granted  Kgrotat  with  pass  standing  — 
Alex.  McDougall,  George  Timline. 

STARRED    IN    PASS    SUBJECTS    ONLY. 

Materia  medica  and  pharmacy. — John 
J.  Doherty. 

Pharmacy  and  chemistry  —  E.  B.  Mil- 
ler. 

Chemistry — A.  A.  Morrow. 

Materia  medica,  pharmacy,  chemistry 
— W.  H.  Snyder. 

Materia  medica — J.  G.  Keogh. 

Materia  medica,  botany,  chemistry  — 
Harry  U.  Tobey. 

HIGHEST    IN    SUBJECTS. 

Pharmacy,  including  practical  —  H. 
Eagleson,  W.  McDowell  and  John  Mur- 
ray, equal  ;  R.  Henderson,  John  Wood- 
ward and  J.  N.  Fisher,  equal. 

Latin,  posology,  etc. — W.  McDowell, 
Winfield  Faulds,  H.  Eagleson,  R.  Hen- 
derson and  Wilson  Mitchell,  equal. 

Botany — H.  Eagleson,  W.  McDowell, 
and  J.  C.  Morrison. 

Chemistry — J.  C.  Morrison,  W.  Mc- 
Dowell, J.  P.  Hennessey,  J.  N.  Fisher, 
and  D.  J.  McF.  Ashbury. 

Practical  chemistry — N.  E.  Brown,  F. 
W.  Day,  O.  Dowler,  H.  Eagleson,  J.  P. 
Hennessey,  Wilson  Mitchell,  W.  McDow- 
ell and  George  F.  Thatcher,  equal. 

The  senior  session  begins  on  January 
8,  1895. 


COUNCIL  EXAM.  — DEC,    94. 

Pass  List— Allen,  T.  S.,  Barnes,  T.  T.. 
Harnhart,  F.  C,  Barrie  H.  G.,  Booth,  J. 
H.,  Cruttenden,  Thomas,  Davis,  Geo.  H., 
Dunn,  S.  L.,  Hill,  Reuben,  Mitchell,  H. 
W.,  Ross,  .A.  H.,  Srigley,  J.,  Jackson, 
Sydney,  Johnston,  John  J.,  McKinnon, 
D.,  Shurie,  Jas.,  Ward,  R.  C,  Waugh,  J,. 
C,  and  Johnston,  A.  R. 

Passed  in  subjects  —  Four  subjects. 
Brown,  T.  A.,  and  Carter,  W.  C.  Five 
subjects,  Johnston,  J.  A.  One  subject, 
Thompson,  J.  C.,  and  Bunting,  G.  B. 


"  Observation  Sheets  "  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association. 

The  following  has  been  sent  out  by 
Mr.  .Alfred  R.  L.  Dohme,  chairman  ot 
the  section  on  scientific  papers  of  the 
.\merican  Pharmaceutical  Association  : — 

To  Every  Pharmacist  in  this  Great 
Land.  —  Greeting:  In  accordance  with 
the  resolution  adopted  by  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  at  its  forty- 
second  annual  meeting  at  .Asheville,  in 
September,  1894,  it  becomes  my  pleasant 
duty  to  place  before  the  pharmacists  of 
this  country  the  "observation  sheet" 
given  below.  The  purpose  of  this  paper 
(as  was  ably  pointed  out  in  his  address 
by  the  ex-president  of  the  association, 
Mr.  E.  L.  Patch,  who  formulated  it)  is  to 
collect  and  tabulate  a  series  of  data  upon 
iiicompatibilitiej,  difficult  problems,  and 
experiences  of  all  kinds  in  compounding 
and  dispensing  drugs,  and  how  they  were 
solved  ;  upon  the  relative  salability  and 
therapeutic  value  of  the  various  new 
remedies  ;  upon  the  condition  of  the 
various  products  purchased  by  the  phar- 
macist, his  experience  with  formulas  of 
the  Pharmacopceia,  National  Formulary, 
etc.,  as  well  as  errors  or  difficulties  of  any 
kind  found  in  the  Pharmacopceia,  dis- 
pensatories, or  elsewhere. 

Wnen  you  consider  that  as  many  as 
5,000  able  and  conscientious  pharmacists 
will  receive  a  copy  of  this  observation 
sheet,  and  that  the  committee  will  thus 
secure  the  experience,  reports,  etc.,  of  that 
number  of  men,  you  will  readily  recognize 
the  great  value  that  will  accrue  to  every 
pharmacist.  These  reports  will  be  tabu- 
lated, and  in  all  probability  published, 
and  the  experiences,  suggestions,  ideas, 
and  much  of  the  knowledge  of  this  large 
number  of  men  will  thus  be  made  public, 
and  all  will  derive  benefit. 

The  number  of  suggestions  for  experi- 
ment, reflection,  and  original  research 
that  will  thus  be  brought  to  light,  and 
the  number  of  knotty  problems  to  phar- 
macists solved,  will  be  very  great.  The 
report  upon  the  salability  of  preparations 
and  new  remedies  all  over  the  land,  and 
upon  the  quality  of  many  U.S.  Pharma- 
copceia and  other  preparations,  will  be  of 
gr'fat  service  and  interest  to  every  pharma- 
cist. The  whole  idea  of  the  sheet  is  so 
n;\v  and  so  rich  in  valuable  possibilities 
and  usefulness  that  no  just  estimate  of  it 
can  be  given  yet,  save  to  say  that  it  will 
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thing  is  essential  to  make  it  thus  valuable 
and  useful,  and  that  is  that  you,  with 
every  pharmacist  who  receives  a  copy, 
should  take  it  up  in  the  spirit  in  which  it 
was  conceived.  Fill  it  up,  and  more,  if 
possible,  with  your  own  personal  experi- 
ences anti  ideas,  and  be  convinced  that 
you  arc  one  of  a  large  number  who  are 
working  for  the  common  good,  and  the 
advancement  of  our  calling — the  science 
of  pharmacy. 

l)o  not  cast  it  aside,  but  begin  at  once 
to  jot  down  such  information  as  it  seeks, 
and  continue  to  do  this  until  any  time 
convenient  l)efore  the  end  of  June,  1895. 
Then  send  it  to  the  undersigned,  who 
will  place  the  information  and  data  which 
it  embodies  in  the  |)roper  columns  of  his 
tabulated  report,  and,  when  completed, 
report  it  to  the  association,  which  will,  no 
doubt,  so  dispose  of  it  that  all  who  have 
helped  to  produce  it  will  receive  a  copy. 
The  undersigned  will  gladly  send  a  supply 
of  "  observation  sheets  '  to  all  those  who 
desire  to  join  in  this  grand  piece  of  work, 
if  they  will  be  kind  enough  to  inform  him 
to  that  effect  in  writing. 

Hoping  that  you  will  join  us  heartily  in 
this  good  work,  and  that  I  will  heai  from 
you  in  due  season,  I  remain,  dear  sir. 
Yours  very  respectfully, 

Alfred  R.  L.  Dohme, 

Chairman  .Section  on  .Scientitic  Papers. 
303  Pkatt  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Below  will  be  found  a  transcript  of  the 
points  in  which  observations  are  to  be 
made  and  jotted  down  on  these  "  obser- 
vation sheets  "  : — 

The  Prescription. — (t)  A  prescrip- 
tion received  calling  for  therapeutic  in- 
compatibles  (medicaments  opposed  to 
each  other  in  action).  (2)  A  prescription 
received  calling  for  chemical  incompat- 
ibles.  (A  precipitate,  (J/  change  of  color, 
b  ;  effervescence,  c ;  caused  by  chemical 
action.)  (3)  Physical  incompatibles.  (A 
precipitate  due  to  change  in  character  of 
solvent,  a  :  due  to  a  separation,  /'.)  (4)  A 
ditificult  pill  mass.  (5)  An  unsatisfactory 
ointment.  (6)  An  excessive  dose.  (7) 
Dangerous  abbreviation.  (8)  Peculiar 
composition.  Copy  of  R  attached.  How 
the  trouble  was  treated,  and  result. 

The  Store. — (i)  New  remedies  called 
for  and  times  employed.  (2)  Obsolete, 
unmarketable,  or  peculiar  products  called 
for. 

The  Labor.\torv. — Experienced  diffi- 
culty in  securing  satisfactory  products  in 
using  U.S.P.  (a),  Nat.  Form,  (b),  publish- 
ed in  (name  of  drug  journal  or  other  work 
of  reference)  (c),  formula  for  the  follow- 
ing : — (i)  Fluid  extract  of (2) 

Tincture  of (3)  Syrup  of 

(4)  Elixir  of (5)  Plaster 

of (6)  Ointment    of 

(7)  Extract    of (8)  Chemical 

product.  (9)  Character  of  trouble  and 
how  remedied.  (10)  Noticed  the  follow- 
ing errors  in  the  U.  S.  P.  {a).  Dispensa- 
tory (fi),  description  of  (name  of  article  or 
product).  (11)  Had  the  following  diffi- 
culty in  applying  the  U.  S.  P.  test  for 
(name  of  article  or  product).    (12)  Found 


the  following  product  had  become  unsal- 
able from  having  changed  as  stated  (name 
article  or  product).  Had  been  in  stock 
for  (time),  and  was  stored  (place  or  situa- 
tion as  concerns  tem[)erature,  moisture, 
etc.). 

Eau  de  Cologne  Tipplers. 

Whether  eau  de  Cologne  is,  or  is  not, 
used  to  any  great  extent  in  this  country 
as  a  cordial,  or  as  an  intoxicant,  is  prob- 
ably known  only  to  ladies'  maids.  If  a 
few  thousands  of  these  could  be  inter- 
viewed, some  approach  to  the  truth  might 
be  made  ;  more  probably  not.  But  accord- 
ing to  the  St.  Janus'  Budget,  which  gleans 
its  knowledge  from  some  articles  which 
have  been  recently  published  in  the  Kol- 
nische  Zeitung,  the  consumption  of  the 
perfume  in  some  foreign  countries  as  a 
drink  is  considerable.  It  is  stated  that 
lax  Moslems  affect  to  regard  it  as  some- 
thing which  does  not  rank  as  wine  or 
spirit.  No  strict  Mohammedan  would 
admit  hair-splitting  of  this  kind;  but 
there  are  Mohammedans  who  are  not 
strict,  and  these  not  only  drink  it  them- 
selves, but  allow  large  quantities  of  it  to 
be  introduced  into  the  harem.  This  ac- 
counts for  its  enormous  consumption  in 
North  Africa  and  Asia.  It  is  said  to  pro- 
duce a  stateof  intoxication,  morecomplete 
than  can  be  caused  by  an  equal  quantity  of 
any  other  spirit,  for,  besides  being  strong, 
it  is  loaded  with  various  ethers.  King 
Juru,  of  Rio  Nunez,  excused  himself  for 
stealing  and  drinking  Consul  Vohsen's 
eau  de  Cologne  in  1S79  by  saying,  "  He 
very  good  for  drunk,"  and  the  Hottentots 
to  this  day  declare  with  regard  to  it  that 
nothing  else  makes  a  man  really  and 
truly  intoxicated.  The  writer  in  the 
Cologne  Gazette  states  that  the  best  Col- 
ogne water  has  the  worst  taste,  and  that 
the  cheaper  varieties — and  there  are 
some  very  cheap  sorts  made  in  Germany 
for  export  to  the  East,  etc. — are  the  least 
unpleasant  to  drink.  The  great  Cologne 
makers,  upon  being  appealed  to,  have  ex- 
pressed doubts  whether  their  wares  can 
be  much  used  in  this  way.  "  Jiilich 
platz.  No.  4,"  writes  that  the  strength  of 
his  eau  de  Cologne,  containing  qo  per 
cent,  of  alcohol,  would  prevent  it  from 
being  drunk  "  neat,"  and  that  the  admix- 
ture of  water  renders  it  so  milky  and  oily 
on  the  surface  that  he  does  not  believe  it 
would  be  palatable  to  any  one.  But  this 
manufacturer  forgets  that  people  do  drink 
absinthe  and  mastic,  which,  mixed  with 
water,  develop  similar  phenomena.  As 
for  the  little  eau  de  Cologne  makers, 
some  of  them  certainly  study  to  produce 
potable  rather  than  merely  pleasant- 
smelling  distillations,  and  few  of  them 
can  be  ignorant  that  their  wares  are  ex- 
tensively used  for  drinking. 

Dr.  Stuhlmann,  in  his  account  ofEmin 
Pasha's  country,  mentions  that  many  a 
Central  African  Mohammedan  drinks  his 
eau  de  Cologne  and  water  as  regularly  as 
the  Englishman  drinks  his  whiskey,  and 
describes  as  a  particularly  favorite  bever- 
age a  mixture  of  eau  de  Cologne    with 


sugar  and  water.  Dr.  Baumann,  the  dis- 
coverer of  the  sources  of  the  Nile,  says 
that  the  Arabs  not  only  mix  eau  de  Col- 
ogne with  their  drinking  water,  but  also 
use  it  in  their  cooking  ;  and  that  it  is 
largely  drunk  by  the  Soudanese  soldiers 
in  the  German  service.  Consul  Siemsen, 
writing  from  Macassar,  tells  of  a  native 
rajah  who  greatly  appreciated  a  cocktail 
composed  of  eau  de  Cologne  and 
orange  bitters.  One  of  the  numerous 
Farinas  admits  that,  to  his  knowledge, 
the  Indian  Mohammedans  and  their 
ladies  drink  enormous  quantities  of  Col- 
ogne water,  and  points  out  as  a  signifi- 
cant fact  that  native  dealers,  when  de- 
sirous of  forming  an  opinion  of  a  sample, 
invariably  taste  and  do  not  smell.  And 
it  is  notorious  that  another  Cologne  firm 
some  years  ago  flooded  the  Bombay  mar- 
ket with  a  professedly  potable  eau  de 
Cologne  flavored  with  sugar  and  Kiim- 
mel.  The  stuff  failed  to  sell,  partly  be- 
cause it  was  too  expensive,  but  chiefly 
because,  owing  to  the  admixture,  it  was 
too  weak.  The  native  dealer  has  no  faith 
in  an  eau  de  Cologne  a  mouthful  of 
which  does  not  cause  the  taster  actual 
pain.  In  Paraguay  it  is  loved  by  the 
women.  In  the  Moluccas  it  will  pur- 
chase almost  anything,  though  it  does 
not  seem  to  be  established  that  the 
women  there  drink  it.  It  is  only  certain 
that  their  favorite  drinking  vessel  is  an 
eau  de  Cologne  bottle.  In  the  Kilima- 
Njaro  district  of  Africa  both  the  king, 
Mandara,  and  his  priine  minister.  Mar 
eale,  drink  it  habitually.  Count  Joachim 
Pfeil  noticed  the  prevalence  of  the  habit 
in  Griqualand  East  as  early  as  the  seven- 
ties ;  and  in  Southwest  Africa,  at  this 
day,  cheap  sorts  of  eau  de  Cologne  are 
drunk  by  the  natives  in  preference  to  all 
else.  In  Zanzibar  native  doctors  pre- 
scribe eau  de  Cologne  as  a  medicine,  and 
have  thus  introduced  it  as  a  dissipation. 
It  is  now  taxed  there  as  spirits,  and  its 
sale  is  proportionately  restricted  ;  but 
it  used,  until  recently,  to  enter  duty 
free,  and  was  actually  cheaper  than  gin 
or  brandy.  It  is  drank  in  Greenland. — 
Chemist  and  Druggist. 


A  New  Saccharine  Patent. 

A  new  method  of  preparing  saccharine 
has  just  been  patented  by  the  Easier 
Chemische  Fabrick.  The  process  con- 
sists in  the  transformation  of  thiosalicylic 
acid  into  thiosalicylic  chloride,  and  this 
into  the  corresponding  acid  amide.  This 
latter  body  is  then  oxidized  by  means  of 
potassium  permanganate,  or  other  oxid- 
izing agents.  The  details  are  as  follows  : 
21  kilos  of  PCI;  and  15.3  kilos  of  thio- 
salicylic acid  are  mixed  quite  dry.  The 
resulting  body  is  a  fluid,  and  HCl  is 
given  off.  After  getting  rid  of  the  HCl 
and  POCI3,  the  thiosalicylic  chloride  is 
crystallized  and  suspended  in  water, 
heated,  and  treated  with  potassium  per- 
manganate. The  saccharine  is  separated 
with  great  ease. — {Moniteur  Scientifique') 
— British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
JANUARY   15TH,    1895. 

Volume  Seven. 

With  this  issue  the  Canadian  Drug- 
gist enters  on  its  seventh  volume,  and, 
at  the  same  time,  makes  an  important 
step  in  the  removal  of  the  office  to 
Toronto.  In  i88g  the  publisher  issued 
the  initial  number,  launching  out  into 
the  sea  of  journalism  without  experience 
in  the  inner  working  of  the  printer's 
"sanctum,"  or  in  the  many  difficulties 
which  a  combined  editorship  and  general 
management  entailed,  but  with  the  deter- 
mination to  leave  nothing  undone  to 
make  the  undertaking  a  success,  and  en- 
deavoring to  steer  clear  of  the  shoals  and 
quicksands  upon  which  many  a  venture 
has  been  wrecked,  and  so  to  guide  the 
ways  of  the  vessel,  and  to  properly  equip 
her,  as  to  make  her  not  only  the  pride  of 
the  owner,  but  a  source  of  gratification 
and  profit  to  the  ports  of  entry  into 
which  she  would  steer — and  these,  we 
might  mention,  are  in  the  whole  length 
and  breadth  of  this  vast  Dominion. 

Our  patrons,  the  druggists  of  this 
"  Canada  of  ours,"  have  nobly  and  liber- 
ally aided  us  in  our  efforts,  have  applaud- 
ed our  steady  progress,  and  in  many  ways 
have  given  token  of  the  appreciation  felt 
in  having  a  representative  journal,  akin 
to  their  feelings,  and  imbued  with  the 
desire,  above  all  things,  to  assist  in  every 
legitimate  and  honorable  way  the  interests 
of  the  retail  drug  trade. 

While  not  making  any  rash  promises 
for  the  future,  it  is  our  intention  not  only 
to  maintain  the  enviable  character  given 
this  publication  as  a  Trade  Paper,  but, 
from  time  to  time,  to  enhance  its  value 
not  only  as  a  reliable  medium  of  infor- 
mation on  matters  of  pharmaceutical 
happenings  within  our  own  borders,  but 
giving  the  pith  of  pharmaceutical  litera- 
ture, culled  from  the  columns  of  many  of 
our  able  confreres,  together  with  con- 
tributed articles  from  the  pens  of  prac- 
tical and  skilled  pharmacists  in  this  and 
other  countries. 

To  our  readers  we  return  thanks  for 
their  liberal  support  and  encouragement, 
and  also  to  our  advertisers,  who  have  con- 
tributed so  largely  towards  our  success. 

To  one  and  all  we  wish 
A  Happy  and  Prosperous  New  Year. 


The  New  Year. 


With  the  opening  of  the  new  year,  we 
extend  to  each  of  our  readers,  our  con- 
tributors, and  our  supporters,  our  best 
wishes  for  a  happy  and  prosijerous  new 
year.  The  advent  of  the  new  always 
marks  the  limit  of  the  old,  and,  while 
opening  to  us  the  hopes  and  opportuni- 
ties of  a  new  period,  it  closes  behind  us  a 
time  in  which  former  hopes  were  realized 
or  frustrated,  and  opportunities  lost  or 
made  good  use  of.     We  all  naturally  long 


for  prosperity.  In  our  varied  ways  we 
strive  for  it,  and  use  to  the  fullest  the 
natural  gifts  we  possess  and  the  advan- 
tages we  can  secure.  The  limit  of  our 
field  is,  in  many  cases,  the  limit  of  the 
results  we  can  attain.  The  character  of 
the  pursuit  in  which  we  are  engaged  does 
not  alTord  us  very  great  scope  for  com- 
mercial enterprise  ;  yet  for  the  amount  of 
capital  we  require  to  invest,  it  is  certain 
to  yield  us  a  greater  return  than  could  be 
derived  from  an  equal  amount  invested 
in  any  other  way.  It  is  true  that  but  few 
can  ever  hope  to  become  wealthy,  if  their 
wealth  is  to  be  derived  from  the  retail 
trade  ;  yet  it  is  equally  true  that  to  its  dili- 
gent and  pamstakmg  votaries  the  drug 
business  affords  a  happy  medium,  if  the 
word  happy  is  appropriate.  Its  pursuit  is 
eminently  respectable,  and  all  that  is  re- 
quired to  make  it  satisfactory  and  endur- 
able is  contentment  with  what  we  have, 
and  frugality  deserving  of  better  reward, 
with  a  determination  to  do  still  belter,  if 
possible.  The  year  which  has  just  ended 
has  been  as  trying  in  many  respects  as 
could  well  be  thought  possible  ;  and  as  we 
have  all  survived  it,  and  are  yet  hopeful 
of  the  future  developing  to  our  advantage, 
it  cannot  be  amiss  for  us  to  express  hopes 
which  we  all  feel  an  interest  in,  and 
which,  if  fulfilled,  will  make  the  new 
year  to  us,  at  least,  a  much  better  one 
than  the  old. 


Druggists  and  Physicians. 

In  an  editorial  in  a  late  number  of  the 
Ontario  Medica/  Journal  an  onslaught  is 
made  on  druggists  under  the  supposition 
that  they  are  responsible  for  the  sale  of 
proprietary  medicines.  The  statement  of 
the  case  and  the  arguments  used  are  so 
weak  that  it  might  be  allowed  to  pass 
without  criticism,  but  the  frequency  with 
which  articles  of  a  similar  kind,  with  the 
same  end  in  view,  appear  in  medical  jour- 
nals of  late  makes  it  advisable  that  some 
notice  should  be  taken  of  them  in  the 
pharmaceutical  press.  The  fact  that  the 
country  is  being  flooded  with  physicians, 
many  of  whom  barely  eke  out  a  living,  is 
no  doubt  the  reason  for  much  of  the  out- 
burst of  feeling  which  is  exhibited.  Pin- 
ing for  a  professional  life,  young  men,  en- 
couraged by  the  fact  that  in  former  days 
practitioners  made,  in  many  cases,  hand- 
some competences  out  of  their  profession, 
and  trusting  in  the  "  close  combine " 
which  exists  to  realize  all  their  expecta- 
tions, they  enter  on  a  life  calling  for  which 
many  of  them  are  unfitted,  and,  as  the 
article  referred  to  says,  "  settle  down  and 
be  ready  for  any  emergency,"  trusting  to 
the  people  to  support  them,  and,  in  fact, 
demanding  a  support,  and  resisting  any 
supposed  invasion  of  their  rights. 

The  article  says,  "  When  druggists  will 
undertake  to  manufacture  and  compound 
medicines  to  cure  diseases,  and  make  a 
trade  of  them  to  everybody,  we  think  they 
are  going  beyond  their  duty,  and  invading 
the  rights  of  every  physician  now  devoting 
his  time  to  the  practice  of  medicine." 


Who,  we  ask,  is  the  proper  person  to 
"  manufacture  and  compound  medicines  " 
if  not  the  druggist  ?  The  law  says  he  is, 
and  licenses  him  to  do  so ;  then  by  what 
right  or  on  what  grounds  can  the  physi- 
cian object  ?  How  are  they  "  invading  the 
rights  of  every  physician  "  ?  What  law, 
either  of  custom  or  on  the  statute  books 
of  the  country,  consigns  to  the  physician 
"  the  right  "  to  "  nianufacture  and  com- 
pound medicines  "  ?  True,  there  are  many 
physicians  throughout  the  country  who  do 
prepare  proprietary  remedies  and  push 
their  sale  ;  still  this  does  not  say  they  are 
the  only  persons  who  should  do  so,  neither, 
we  think,  will  our  contemporary  attempt 
to  justify  them. 

Our  contention  is,  if  proprietary  medi- 
cines are  to  be  manufactured,  the  druggist 
is  the  one  who  should  make  them,  and 
"  make  a  trade  of  them  to  everybody." 

Another  complaint  made  by  physicians 
is  in  respect  to  the  refilling  of  prescrip- 
tions by  druggists.  This  matter  we  spoke 
of  at  length  in  a  recent  issue.  We  would 
merely  notice  a  threat  made  in  the  Domin- 
ion Medical  Monthly,  where  its  says,  "  A 
physician  can  now  keep  his  supply  of  tab- 
lets, triturates,  pills,  dressings,  etc.,  in 
such  a  convenient  form  that  he  can  give 
his  own  medicines  to  his  patients  at  very 
little  waste  of  time.  If  the  druggists  are 
not  careful,  they  may  force  medical  men 
to  keep  their  own  supplies."  All  of  which 
is  quite  true,  and,  referring  to  the  first 
clause,  we  krow  of  instances — and  who 
does  not  ? — of  physicians  now  dispensing 
their  own  medicines,  sometimes  charging 
for  them  and  sometimes  not,  in  some 
cases  giving  advice  and  medicine  as  low 
as  twenty-five  cents,  and  ranging  upwards 
to  five  dollars  and  sometimes  more.  The 
threat  to  "  keep  their  own  supplies,"  there- 
fore, does  not  alarm  many  ;  but  how  would 
it  do  for  every  druggist  to  have  his  own 
physician,  who  could  prescribe  free  ?  If 
doctors  will  go  at  us  with  "  daggers 
drawn,"  surely  we  must,  as  pharmacists, 
prepare  to  meet  them,  and  "where  there's 
a  will  there's  a  way."  Let  us  rather,  there- 
fore, work  harmoniously  together,  as  we 
should  do,  each  keeping  as  much  as  pos- 
sible within  his  own  limit,  and  be  ro-la- 
borers  in  the  main  aim  and  end  of  both 
professions — the  relief  of  the  suffering  and 
cure  of  the  diseased. 


Cash  Discount. 


The  wholesale  drug  houses  of  Mon- 
treal have  issued  a  joint  circular  in  refer- 
ence to  discounts,  etc.,  which  reads  as 
follows : 

On  and  after  January  ist,  1895,  our 
terms  will  be  as  under  : 

Monthly  accounts  (four  months'  goods) 
paid  on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
month  following  that  of  purchase  will  be 
subject  to  5  per  cent,  discount. 

If  paid  after  that  date,  and  on  or  before 
the  last  day  of  the  same  month,  3  per 
cent,  discount  will  be  allowed. 

Settlements  after  above  indicated  peri- 
ods, and  prior  to  maturity  (four  months 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


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Business  for  1895 


SHOULD  start  off  with  a  boom,  and  we  are  fully  prepared  to  aid  you  in  making  it  a  profitable 
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those  of  competing  houses,  the  quality  of  our  products  will  well  warrant  the  slight  advance.     We 
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Our  lines  of  Sarsaparill.\s,  Cough  Syrups,  Worm  Medicines,  Liniments,  Salves,  and  other 
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and  the  exact  margin  of  profit  to  be  made  on  each 
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from  fifteenth  day  of  month  of  purchase), 
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7  per  cent,  per  annum  for  the  unc\pired 
time. 

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interferes  with  settlements. 

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Perfumes    and     Formulae     for    Their 
Manufacture. 

Bv  Jacoh  Jesson,  Muskhgon,  Mich. 

The  query,  "  How  far  is  it  expedient 
for  pharmacists  to  manufacture  their  own 
perfumes,  and  what  formulas  can  be  pro- 
posed for  their  manufacture?"  may  be 
answered  with  the  statement  that  it  is 
expedient  so  far  as  the  pharmacist  may 
desire  pleasure  and  profit  from  his  busi- 
ness. The  art  of  manufacturing  perfumes 
by  right  belongs  to  the  pharmacist,  but  it 
ha-i  drifted  into  the  hands  of  specialists, 
owing  to  the  general  impression  that 
it  is  something  mysterious  and  dififi- 
cult.  I  assuie  you,  however,  that  it  is 
not  difficult,  and  every  pharmacist  of 
ordinary  intelligence  should  be  able  to 
supply  his  trade  with  goods  equal  to 
those  produced  by  domestic  or  foreign 
specialists.  The  outlay  required  is  small 
compared  with  the  profits  derivable  from 
the  investment.  The  essential  oils  and 
pomades  required  can  be  obtained  from 
wholesale  druggists,  and  in  the  desired 
quantities.  The  formulas  herewith  pre- 
sented have  been  in  use  by  me  for  the 
past  seven  years,  and  may  be  accepted  as 
reliable.  ...  I  have  divided  the 
subject  into  three  parts,  (i)  a  short 
description  of  each  article,  and  the  mode 
of  preparing  the  tincture,  spirit,  or 
essence  ;  and  as  these  formulas  have 
proven  to  be  good  and  practical,  we  here- 
with publish  them.  The  materials  enter- 
ing into  the  manufacture  of  perfumes  are 
obtained  in  different  parts  of  the  world, 
and  from  the  vegetable  and  animal  king- 
doms. 

ALMOND  (amygdala  AMARA). 

Is  a  native  of  Persia,  Syria,  and  Bar- 
bary,  and  is  cultivated  in  Southern 
France  and  Italy. 

Almond  Spirit. 

Oil  of  bitter  almonds drops  80 

Deodorized  alcohol. ...    oz.  16 

Procure  the  best  Cologne  spirits  or 
deodorized  alcohol  obtainable.  Do  not 
use  common  alcohol,  as  its  odor  is  too 
strong  and  pungent  for  perfumers'  use. 

AMBERflRIS. 

This  substance,  which  is  found  floating 
in  the  sea,  or  is  thrown  up  by  the  waves 
upon  the  shores  of  various  countries,  is 
now  generally  believed  to  be  produced  in 
the  intestines  of  the  sperm  whale.  The 
best  gray  ambergris  is  quite  expensive, 
but  is  the  only  one  worth  buying. 


Tincture  of  Ambergris. 

Ambergris drams  2 

Powd.   orris  root drams  2 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  16 

Grind  the  ambergris  and  orris  in  a 
mortar  until  reduced  to  a  fine  powder; 
transfer  to  a  bottle,  and  add  the  alcohol. 
Macerate  for  thirty  days,  and  filter 
through  paper. 

HENZOIN  (bENZOINUM). 

Benzoin  is  imported  from  Borneo, 
Java,  and  Siani.  The  tincture  of  benzoin 
has  the  property  of  adding  permanence 
to  some  of  the  more  fleeting  odors. 

Tincture  of  Benzoin. 

Gum  benzoin,  in  fine  powder oz.     2 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  16 

Macerate  for  thirty  days  and  filter. 

BERGAMOT  (ciTRUS  BERGAMIA). 

The  oil  is  obtained  m  Italy  by  expres- 
sion from  the  peel  of  the  fruit.  It  should 
be  kept  in  a  dark  place  and  in  a  tightly 
corked  bottle.  If  not  well  taken  care  of, 
it  soon  loses  its  green  color,  becomes 
cloudy  from  a  deposit  of  resin,  and 
acquires  a  turpentine  smell.  Care  should 
be  taken  to  preserve  all  oils  as  above 
directed. 

cassie  (acacia  farnesl\na). 

Cassje  is  cultivated  in  Southern  France 
and  Italy,  and  produces  a  very  valuable 
perfume,  resembling  violets,  but  stronger. 

Essence  of  Cassie. 

Cassie  pomade oz.  16 

Deodorized  alcohol q.s.  or  oz.  16 

Introduce  the  pomade  and  alcohol  into 
a  Mason  fruit  jar  of  half  gallon  capacity. 
Digest  by  means  of  a  water  bath  until  the 
pomade  is  barely  melted  :  shake  well  to- 
gether, and  repeat  the  shaking  frequently 
until  cold.  Allow  this  to  stand  forty 
days;  then  drain  off  the  essence.  If  this 
falls  short  of  one  pint,  repeat  with  a  suf- 
ficient quantity  of  alcohol  to  make  up 
that  measure.  The  washing  can  be  con- 
tinued and  a  second  pint  of  essence 
obtained,  which,  although  much  weaker, 
may  be  found  useful  in  a  cheaper  grade 
of  perfumes. 

CLOVE  (carvophvllu.s). 

The  clove  tree  is  one  of  the  most  ele- 
gant trees  found  in  the  Moluccas  and 
other  islands  of  the  Chinese  seas.  Clove 
is  a  leading  feature  in  some  of  the  fine 
bouquets. 

Spirit  Cloves. 

Oil  of  cloves drams  4 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  i6 

citronella  (andropogon  mardus). 

Oil  of  citronella  is  obtained  by  distilla- 
tion from  citronella  grass,  a  native  of 
Ceylon  and  India. 

civiT  (from  viverre  civetta). 

The  substance  is  secreted  by  the  civit 
cat.  It  is  found  in  a  large  double  glandu- 
lar receptacle,  between  the  anus  and 
pudendum.     The  cat  abounds  in  portions 


of  Asia.  Civit  has  a  most  disagreeable 
odor,  but  as  a  fixing  substance,  for  giving 
permanence  to  the  more  fleeting  odors,  it 
is  very  valuable. 

Tincture  of  Civit. 

Civit dram  I 

Powd.  orris  root dram  I 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  16 

Proceed  as  with  tincture  of  ambergris. 
geranium  (pelargoneum  capitatum). 

Geranium  oil  is  obtained  in  Southern 
France  and  Turkey,  from  rose  leaf  geran- 
ium. 

Spirits  of  Geranium. 

Oil  of  geranium oz.  i 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  15 

JASMINE  (jA.S.MINU.M  ODORATISSIMUM). 

Jasmine  is  cultivated  in  SoL'thern 
France  and  Italy.  Its  odor  is  so  peculiar 
and  fine  that  it  cannot,  itself,  be  imitated, 
but  it  is  used  for  imitating  odors  of  other 
flowers. 

Essence  of  Jasmine. 

Jasmine  pomade oz.  16 

Deodorized  alcohol q.s.  or  oz.  16 

Proceed  as  with  cassie. 

LAVENDER  (lAVENDULA  VERa). 

The  best  of  oil  of  lavender  comes  from 
Mitcham,  in  England,  where  the  plant  is 
grown  extensively. 

LEMON  (citrus  LIMONUM). 

The  lemon  tree  is  a  member  of  the 
great  citrus  family.  Sicily  produces  a 
large  amount  of  the  oil  of  lemon.  The 
raising  and  extracting  of  oils  of  lemon, 
orange,  and  bergamot  form  one  of  the 
chief  industries  in  the  vicinity  of  Palermo. 
A  good  essence  of  lemon  for  dispensing,  or 
for  soda  water  syrups,  may  be  prepared 
as  follows  : 

Oil  of  lemon drams  4 

Catb.  magnesia >'      ^ 

Sugar. "     4 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  8 

Water qz.  8 

Dissolve  the  oil  iti  two  ounces  of  alco- 
hol ;  triturate  in  a  mortar  with  the  mag- 
nesia and  sugar.  Gradually  add  the 
remainder  of  the  alcohol  and  water,  and 
filter. 

LEMON   grass   (andropogar  citratus). 

Is  a  species  of  grass  growing  in  India. 
On  account  of  its  odor  resembling  ver- 
bena, the  oil  is  used  for  preparing  the 
extract  of  verbena. 

MUSK  (from  moschus,  mosch.atus). 

Musk  is  obtained  from  the  musk  deer, 
a  small  animal  inhabiting  the  mountain- 
ous regions  of  Central  Asia.  Grain  musk 
is  the  best  form  in  which  to  purchase  the 
article.  Musk  is  used  extensively  in  per- 
fumes, both  as  a  simple  extract  and  for 
giving  permanence  to  more  fleeting  odors. 

Tincture  of  Musk. 

Grain  musk drams  2 

Hot  water    oz.  I 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  15 

Rub  the  musk  to  a  fine  paste  with  the 
hot  water.     Digest  in  a  covered  mortar 


12 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


for  two  hours,  add  the  alcohol,  and  trans- 
fer to  a  tightly-corked  bottle.  Digest  for 
thirty  days  and  filter. 

ORANGE  (citrus  AURANTUM.       CITRUS 

bigarade). 

From  the  orange  tree  is  obtained  five 
distinct  and  valuable  perfumes  :  (i)  The 
true  flower  odor,  obtained  by  digesting 
the  flowers  with  lard  ;  {2)  oil  neroli  pet- 
ale  or  oil  neroli  bigarade,  by  distilling  the 
flowers  of  the  sweet  and  bitter  orange 
respectively ;  (3)  oil  of  neroli  petit  grain, 
by  distilling  the  leaves  and  unripe  fruit ; 
(4)  oil  of  orange  Portugal,  obtained  by 
rolling  the  fruit  in  a  metal  cup  covered 
with  spikes,  known  as  an  ecuelle,  which 
wounds  the  fruit  and  causes  the  oil  to 
flow  from  the  oil  glands  ;  (5)  commercial 
oil  of  orange,  obtained  by  expressing  or 
distilling  the  orange  peel.  The  orange 
tree  is  cultivated  extensively  in  Southern 
France,  Italy,  and  Sicily. 

Essence  of  Orange  Flowers. 

Orange  flower  pomade oz.  16 

Deodorized  alcohol q.  s.  or  oz.  16 

Proceed  as  with  cassie. 

Neroli  Spirit. 

Oil  neroli  petale drams  4 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  16 

ORRIS  (oris  florentina). 

Is  largely  cultivated  near  Florence, 
Italy. 

Tincture  Orris. 

Orris  root  pulverized oz.  8 

Deodorized  alcohol,  enough  to  make oz.  16 

Prepare  by  percolation. 

PATCHOULV    (POGOSTEMON    PATCHOULL 
LINDLEV). 

Patchouly  is  a  native  of  Selhet,  a  dis- 
trict of  Bengal.  It  is  also  found  in  Java, 
Ceylon,  and  portions  of  China.  The  oil 
is  distilled  from  the  fresh  herb.  It  has  a 
very  peculiar  musty,  mossy  odor  ;  but, 
when  properly  blended,  forms  a  very  fash- 
ionable perfume. 

PIMENTO. 

The  allspice  tree-  is  a  native  of  the 
West  Indies,  Mexico,  and  South  America. 
The  oil  is  obtained  by  distilling  the  ber- 
ries. 

ROSE  (rose  centifolia). 

This  is  truly  the  Queen  of  Flowers, 
and,  although  roses  are  found  growing 
wild  in  nearly  every  part  of  the  world,  it 
is  only  in  France,  Turkey,  and  India  that 
they  are  cultivated  for  their  perfume. 
The  Turkish  oil  is  the  one  commonly 
found  in  the  market.  Oil  of  rose  should 
congeal  at  80  deg.  F.  When  slowly 
cooled  to  50  deg.  F.  the  oil  becomes  a 
transparent  solid,  interspersed  with  nu- 
merous slender,  shining,  irridescent  scale- 
like crystals  (U.S.P.).  The  oil  is  obtained 
by  distilling  the  flowers  with  water. 

Essence  of  Rose. 

Rose  pomade.    oz.  16 

Deodorized  alcohol q.  s.  or  oz.  16 

Proceed  as  with  cassie  essence. 


spirit  of  Rose. 

Oil  of  rose drams  2 

Oil  of  rose  geranium **     i 

Deodorized  alcohol    oz.  16 

The  oil  of  rose  geranium  is  added  to 
give  permanence  to  the  spirit. 

ROSEMARY  (ROSMARINUS    OFFICINALIS). 

The  rosemary  plant  is  a  native  of  the 
borders  of  the  Mediterranean  Sea.  It  is 
also  cultivated  in  this  country.  The  oil 
is  one  of  the  leading  ingredients  in 
Cologne. 

santal  (santalum  album). 

The  oil  is  distilled  from  the  wood, 
which  is  a  native  of  Australia  and  the 
South  Sea  Islands. 

Spirit  of  Santal. 

Oil  of  santal  wood drams  2 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  16 

TONKA   (dIPTERIX    ODORATA). 

The  Tonka  bean  is  the  fruit  of  a  large 
South  American  tree.  When  fresh  they 
are  very  fragrant,  having  a  strong  odor  of 
new-mown  hay.  They  are  exported  from 
Para  and  Angustura.  Tonka  beans  are 
used  for  scenting  snuff,  and  by  unscrupu- 
lous dealers  for  adulterating  vanilla.  And 
in  perfumery  in  the  form  of  tincture  they 
enter  into  many  of  the  leading  bouquets. 

Tincture  of  Tonka. 

Tonka  beans   oz.  6 

Deodorized  alcohol,  a  sufficient  quantity. 

Reduce  the  beans  to  a  coarse  powder  ; 
macerate  in  a  corked  bottle  with  16 
ounces  of  alcohol  four  days.  Then  filter 
and  add  enough  alcohol  through  the 
filter  to  make  the  product  measure  16 
ounces. 

tuberose  (paleanthes  tuberosa). 

The  tuberose  is  a  native  of  the  East 
Indies.  It  is  cultivated  for  its  perfume 
in  Southern  France.  Its  odor  is  very 
fine  and  is  a  general  favorite. 

Essence  of  Tuberose. 

Tuberose  pomade oz.  16 

Deodorized  alcohol q.  s.  or  oz.  16 

Proceed  as  with  cassie. 

VANILLA  (vanilla   PLAINFOLIA). 

The  best  vanilla  beans  come  from 
Mexico.  Tincture  of  vanilla  is  used  as  a 
fixing  ingredient  to  some  perfumes. 

Tincture  of  Vanilla. 

Vanilla  beans oz.     i 

White  sugar oz.     i 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  16 

Cut  the  beans  in   small   pieces.     Beat 

with  the  sugar  in  a  mortar  until  they  are 

reduced  to  a  coarse  powder.     Macerate 

with  the  alcohol  for  thirty  days  and  filler. 

violets  (viola  odorata). 

A  very  delicate  odor,  but  very  fleeting ; 
by  the  addition  of  some  of  the  stronger 
properties  a  very  fine  and  popular  per- 
fume is  obtained.  Violets  are  cultivated 
in  Southern  France. 

Essence  of  Violets. 

Violet  pomade oz.  16 

Deodorized  alcohol q.  s.  or  oz.  16 

Proceed  as  with  cassie  essence. 


VITIVERT,  OR  KUS  KUS  (ANDROPOGAN 

muricaxus). 
Is  the  rhizome  of  an  Indian  grass. 
Spirits  of  Vitiveri. 

Oil  of  vitivert drops  30 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.    4 

ylang  or  ihlang  (cananga  odorata). 
This  plant  is  found  in  the  Phillippines 
and  the  islands  of  the  Indian  Archipelago. 
The  oil  is  obtained  by  distilling  the  flow- 
ers. The  perfume  is  very  characteristic 
and  lasting. 

Spirit  of  Ylang. 

Ylang  oil drams  3 

Deodorized  alcohol    oz.  4 

In  the  following  formulae,  if  the  per- 
fumes are  too  expensive,  the  ambergris 
can  be  omitted  and  civit  substituted, 
except  in  extract  of  ambergris.  The  musk 
can  also  be  reduced  in  strength  one-half 
and  still  yield  satisfactory  results.  In  ail 
cases  secure  the  best  goods,  regardless  of 
price.  In  perfumes  as  well  as  in  medi- 
cines quality  is  of  the  first  importance. 
When  the  perfumes  are  mixed  they  should 
be  frequently  agitated,  and  allowed  to 
stand  for  two  or  three  weeks  before  filter- 
ing. Age  improves  all  perfumes  if  kept 
in  a  moderate  atmosphere  and  in  a  dark 
place. 

(1)  AMBERGRIS   EXTRACT. 

.Spirit  of  rose oz.  3 

Tincture  of  ambergris "8 

"  musk "  4 

'*  vanilla '*   i 

Where  permanence  is  desired  this  can 
be  recommended. 

(2)  ESS.   BOUQUET. 

.Spirit  of  rose oz.  8 

Tincture  of  ambergris "   i 

"         orris "   i 

Essence  of  cassie "   i 

Oil  of  bergamot drops  30 

"     lemon "     60 

"     neroli   petale "     15 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  5 

(3)  frangipanni. 

Tincture  of  musk oz.  5 

"         civit drams  4 

"         orris  root oz.  3 

Essence  of  orange  flowers "  3 

' '  tuberose "  3 

Spirit  of  vitivert "   i 

Oil  of  santal drops  60 

' '     neroli  petale "     60 

"     rose "  120 

"     rose  geranium "     60 

Where  there  is  a  demand  for  some- 
thing lasting  regardless  of  price,  this  will 
prove  satisfactory. 

(4)  rose  geranium  extract. 

Oil  of  rose  geranium oz.     i 

Deodorized  alcohol "   15 

(5)  HELIOTROPE. 

Tincture  of  vanilla oz.  8 

"  ambergris "   i 


Spirit  of  rose "  3 

Essence  of  rose "  3 

Oil  of  bitter  almond drops  5 

(6)  HONEYSUCKLE. 

Essence  of  rose oz.  4 


"         violet 

Tincture  of  vanilla   

"  tolu 

"   I 

*'  I 

..  "   I 

Oil  of  neroli  petale   

"  "  bitter  almond 

Deodorized  alcohol 

drops  3 

oz.  I 

CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


13 


(7)  JOCKEY  CLUB. 

Spirit  of  rose 02.  4 

Essence  of  rose "   ' 

"     "  tuberose "4 

"     "  cassie   "2 

"     "  jasmine   "   > 

"     "  orange  flowers "  > 

Tincture  of  civit "2 

"       "  musk "   I 

(8)  LAVENDER  EXTRACT. 

Oil  of  lavender  (Mitcham) drams  4 

Essence  of  rose oz.  2 

Deodorized  alcohol "  '4 

(9)  LILY   OF   THE   VALLEY   OR   WHITE    POND 

LILY. 

Essence  of  tuberose oz.  8 

"     "jasmine "   I 

"     "  orange  flowers "   I 

"     "  cassie "2 

"     "  rose "  2 

Spirit  of  rose "   ' 

Tincture  of  vanilla "I 

Oil  of  bitter  almonds drops  2 

(10)  MILLEFl.EURS  (THOUSAND   FIOVVERS). 

Spirit  of  rose oz.  2 

Essence  of  rose "   ' 

"     "  jasmine "4 

"     "  orange  flowers "   I 

"     "  cassie "  2 

Tincture  of  orris "  2 

"       "  tonka drams  4 

"        "  ambergris "4 

"  musk    "     4 

Oil  of  bitter  almonds drops  3 

"   "  neroli  petale "     3 

"  "  cloves "     3 

"  "  bergamot "120 

(11)  MUSK. 

Tincture  of  musk oz.  II 

.Spirit  of  rose "     4 

Tincture  of  civit "     I 

This  is  rather  a  high-priced  article,  but 
the  tincture  of  musk  can  be  reduced  one- 
half  with  alcohol,  and  still  yield  a  satis- 
factory result. 

(12)  NEW-MOWN    HAY. 

Tincture  of  tonka oz.  6 

Spirit  of  rose "2 

Essence  of  rose "  2 

"     "  ja.mine "  2 

Oil  of  neroli  petale drops   10 

**   *'  rose  geranium    "     60 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  4 

(13)  NIGHT- BLOOM  I  NO   CEREUS. 

.Spirit  of  rose oz.  4 

Essence  of  jasmine "4 

Tincture  of  tonka "  2 

"       "  civit "  2 

"       "  benzoin ''  4 

(14)  ORANGE    FLOWER    EXTRACT. 
Essence  of  orange  flowers   oz.   12 

"     "    cassie "     2 

Tincture  of  musk "     2 

(15)  PATCHOOLY. 

Oil  of  patclio.dy  dr.i|w    .  . .    drop.;  75 

"   "    rose ■'      15 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.    16 

SWEET    PEA. 

Essence  of  tuberose   oz.  5 

"     "  orange  flowers "  5 

"     "  rose "  5 

Tincture  of  tonka "  i 

(16)  CLOVER    PINK. 

Essence  of  rose oz    6 

"     "  cassie "  4 

.Spirit  of  orange  flowers "  4 

Tincture  of  vanilla ..  "  2 

Oil  of  cloves drops  10 

(17)  RONDOLETIA. 

Tincture  of  musk . .    drams  4 

"      "  ambergris "      4 

"      "  vanilla "      4 

Oil  of  bergamot "       i 

"  "  lavender  (Mitcham) drams  2 

"   "cloves "       I 

"  "  rose drops  30 

Deodorized  alcohol , oz.   14 


(18) 


ROSB. 
IVhite  Rose  (No.  i ). 

Spirit  of  rose oz.  8 

Essence  of  rose "  3 

"     "  jasmine "  4 

Extract  of  patchouly "  ' 

(19)  White  Rose  (No.  2). 

Oil  of  rose drams  2 

"   "     "  geranium drops  30 

Essence  of  rose oz.    4 

Deodorized  alcohol "   16 

Essence  of  jasmine "     2 

Tincture  of  musk "     ' 

"       "  ambergris "     i 

Extract  of  white  rose  is  a  general  favor- 
ite and  cannot  be  recommended  too 
highly. 

(20)  MOSS    ROSE. 

.Spirit  of  rose     oz.  9 

Essence  of  orange  flowers "  8 

"     "  rose "2 

Tincture  of  civit "   l 

"       "  musk "   I 

(21)  TEA    ROSE. 

Essence  of  rose oz.  4 

Spirit      "     " "8 

"  santal "   2 

Essence  of  orange  flowers "   i 

Tincture  of  orris "   i 

Oil  of  rose  geranium .  .drops  20 

(22)  SPRING    FLOWERS. 

Essence  of  rose oz.  7 

"     "    violet "  6 

Oil  of  bergamot ...    drams  I 

Spirit  of  rqse oz.  I 

Tincture  of  ambergris "   I 

Essence  of  cassie "  I 

(23)  TUBEROSE  EXTRACT. 

Essence  of  tuberose. ...    oz.  15 

Tincture  of  ambergris "     I 

(24)  UPPER   TEN. 

Tincture  of  vanilla oz.  4 

"         ambergris "3 

"         orris "  3 

Spirit  of  rose "  3 

Essence  of  orange  flowers **  3 

Oil  of  bergamot drops  90 

"     lemon "     15 

(25)  VI'KBENA. 

Oil  of  lemon  grass drops  50 

"      lemon ,    "    320 

"      neroli  petale "      20 

"      orange "    160 

Essence  of  orange  flowers oz.  3 

"  tuberose "3 

Spirit  of  rose "3 

Deodorized  alcohol "  6 

(26)  VERBENA  (NO.  2). 

Oil  of  lemon  grass drams  3 

*'      lemon **       3 

' '      orange .    drops  30 

Deodorized  alcohol oz.  15 

(27)  VIOLET. 

Eoience  of  violets oz.  1 1 

"  cassie "     2 

Tincture  of  musk "     1 

"  orris "     2 

(28)  VIOLET    (NO.  2). 

Essence  of  cassie oz.  6 

' '  rose "3 

' '  tuberose "  3 

Tincture  of  orris "  3 

Spirit  of  bitter  almonds "   i 

(29)  WOOD  VIOLET. 

Extract  of  violets  (No.  2) oz.  16 

Oil  of  bitter  almonds "   15 

(30)  YLANG  YLANG. 

Spirit  of  ylang oz.  8 

' '        rose "4 

Essence  of  jasmine   '. "  2 

Tincture  of  civit "  2 

This  is  my  favorite  ;  it  combines  fra- 
grance and  lasting  qualities  at  a  moderate 
price. 


(31)  WHITE  LILAC. 

Essence  of  tuberose oz.  1 2 

"  orange  flowers .  "     3 

Tincture  of  civit drams  4 

.Spirit  of  ylang "      4 

Oil  of  bitter  almonds "      3 

[This  article  was  read  before  the  Michi- 
gan Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  has 
been  republished  in  the  Registered  Phar- 
macist. — Eu.] 


The  Disinfection  of  the  Oust  of  Rooms. 

Dr.  P.  Miguel  has  recently  made  a 
comparative  study  of  the  disinfectants 
available  for  the  disinfection  of  living 
rooms.  He  condemns,  first  of  all,  the 
system  by  which  the  public  can  procure 
the  most  dangerous  antiseptics,  notably 
corrosive  sublimate. 

The  experiments  of  the  author  have 
been  chiefly  made  upon  the  dry  dust  of 
rooms,  and  have  tried  the  effect  of  va- 
pors of  various  volatile  substances  on 
microbes. 

The  classification  of  acid  vapors  in  the 
order  of  their  destructive  activity  with  re- 
gard to  microbes  is  as  follows  : 

Osmic  acid. 

Hydrochloric  acid. 

Nitro-hydrochloric  acid. 

Formic  acid. 

Hydrocyanic  acid. 

Sulphurous  acid. 

Acetic  acid. 

Ammoniacal  vapors  are  not  capable  of 
destroying  the  germs  of  all  bacteria,  and 
are,  moreover,  inactive  against  the  spores 
of  the  anthrax  bacillus  ;  they  act  injuri- 
ously upon  objects  exposed  to  their 
action. 

Methylic  alcohol.,  though  possessing  an 
energetic  disinfecting  power,  belongs  to 
the  class  of  antiseptics  whose  action  is 
incomplete. 

Ethylic  alcohol,  in  some  cases,  is  an 
unreliable  bactericide,  but  in  many  cases 
gives  satisfactory  results. 

The  hutylic  and  amylic  alcohol  zre  slow 
and  inactive  bactericides. 

Formaldehyde  seems  to  be  a  bacteri- 
cide of  altogether  remarkable  power,  and 
the  author  thinks  it  is  destined  to  sup- 
plant all  the  other  antiseptics  as  soon  as 
its  cost  is  sufficiently  reduced  to  make  its 
general  application  practicable.  The 
vapors  of  a  i  per  cent,  solution  of  for 
maldehyde  will  destroy  all  microbes  and 
all  germs  of  the  typhus  micro-organisms. 
They  have  no  action  upon  other  ob- 
jects. 

Having  obtained  this  important  result. 
Dr.  Miguel  commenced  a  series  of  ex- 
periments on  "  typhus  bacillus,"  using 
gradually  diluted  solutions  of  formalde- 
hyde. He  found  that  with  a  2  J/2  per 
cent,  solution  the  bacteria  were  killed  in 
forty-eight  hours.  It  was  only  when  the 
dilution  reached  1  in  800  that  the  bac- 
teria commenced  to  resist  the  action  for 
a  longer  period — it  was  only  killed,  in 
fact,  at  the  end  of  ninety-six  hours — and 
with  I  part  in  1,000  the  time  required  to 
effect  the  same  object  was  168  hours. 


_t4 

As  is  the  case  with  sulphur  dioxide, 
the  vapor  of  the  aldehyde  has  great  pene- 
trating powers,  and  destroys  the  microbes 
even  when  the  dust  has  accumulated  to  a 
great  depth. 

In  the  direct  experiments  made  upon 
cultures  in  bouillon^  i  part  of  formalde- 
hyde in  2,000  stopped  all  growth,  whilst 
to  produce  the  same  effect  with  corrosive 
sublimate  twice  this  proportion  was 
necessary. 

The  author  bas  also  satisfied  himself 
that  no  risk  is  run  through  breathing  the 
vapor,  and  states  that  a  person  can 
breathe  freely  for  several  minutes  in  a 
closed  room  in  which  a  10  per  cent,  solu- 
tion was  left  to  evaporate,  without  suffer- 
ing any  inconvenience. 

Briefly  summarizing  the  results,  formal- 
dehyde combines  all  the  qualities  of  an 
excellent  disinfectant :  promptness  of 
action,  considerable  penetrative  power, 
energetic  action  at  low  temperatures,  in- 
nocuousness  towards  metals  and  other 
objects  exposed  to  the  vapor,  and  to  in- 
halation at  the  strength  used  for  bacteri- 
cidal purposes. 

The  author,  continuing  the  study  of 
aldehydes  in  this  connection,  arrives  at 
the  conclusion  that  formaldehyde,  trioxy- 
inethelene  (polymerized  formaldehyde), 
and  benzoyl  chloride  may  be  classed  in 
the  order  named  as  absolute  disinfect- 
ants ;  two  others,  viz.,  benzylic  aldehyde 
and  chloral  as  relative  disinfectants. 

The  author  has  also  determined  the 
relative  disinfecting  value  of  various 
essential  oils,  and  classes  them  in  the 
following  order,  the  temperature  during 
the  experiments  being  constant  (is°C.), 
and  the  duration  forty-eight  hours  : 

Percentage 
of  bacteria 
destroyed. 

Essential  oil  of  almonds  (bitter) 99 

**         '*         thyme 99 

"         "         cumin 95 

"         "         peppermint.., 93 

"  "         girafle    92 

"         "         neroli 90 

"         "         lemon 88 

"         "         lavender 81 

"         "         canella 75 

"         "         aspic 74 

"         "         eucalyptus 74 

"         "         rosemary 73 

"         "         terebenthine 66 

Camphor 65 

The  essences  are  agreeable  disinfect- 
ants, not  affecting  either  materials  or 
colors,  but  of  limited  value  on  account  of 
the  incompleteness  of  their  action. — 
Ann.  de  Micrographie,  1 894  ;  Manufac- 
turing Chemist. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGiSt. 


Three  Creosote  Preparations. 

Bv  H.  L.  Grimes. 

Urged  by  the  growing  importance  of 
creosote  as  a  therapeutic  agent,  and  by 
the  frequent  inquiries  by  physicians  for  a 
palatable  form  of  administering  the  same, 
I  made  a  series  of  experiments  to  attain 
that  end. 

Owing  to  the  peculiar  and  persistently 
pungent  taste  of  creosote,  there  is  nothing, 
in    my    opinion,    short    of    the    gelatin 


capsule,  that  will  completely  mask  it. 
However,  as  this  form  of  administration 
is  not  always  eligible,  I  confined  my 
efforts  to  combining  the  drug  with  other 
agents  calculated  to  modify  the  pungency 
of  the  drug  to  a  greater  or  smaller  extent, 
and  make  the  medicament  more  accept- 
able to  the  palate  and  to  the  stomach. 

In  all  pharmaceutical  preparations  of 
creosote,  intended  for  internal  use,  none 
but  the  purest  beech-wood  creosote  should 
be  used.  That  of  Merck  &  Co.'s  im- 
portation takes  preference  with  me. 

The  three  appended  formulas  have 
been  deduced  from  my  experiments,  and 
the  products  have  received  the  approval 
of  many  very  prominent  physicians  : 

WINE  OF   CREOSOTE. 

Creosote  ( Beech-wood) 96  min. 

Alcohol I  fl.  oz. 

Oil  Cinnamon 24  drops 

Oil  Cloves 12  drops 

Oil  Anise ....  12  drops 

Syrup  Orange-Peel 4  fl.  oz. 

Sherry  Wine 8  fl.  oz. 

Simple  Elixir,  enough  to  make. . .  16  fl.  oz. 

Dissolve  the  creosote  and  oils  in  the 
alcohol,  add  the  wine,  syrup,  and  elixir, 
and  filter  through  purified  talcum.  Each 
tabespoonful  represents  3  minims  of  creo- 
sote. The  dose  is  a  tea-  to  a  tablespoon- 
ful  three  or  four  times  a  day,  after  meals. 

EMULSION    OF   CREOSOTE. 

Creosote  (Beech-wood) 768  min. 

Powdered  Acacia 1080  grs. 

Water,  enough  to  make 32  fl.  oz. 

Triturate  the  creosote  with  the  acacia 
in  a  dry  mortar,  and  add,  all  at  once,  27 
fluid  drams  of  water ;  stir  briskly  with  the 
pestle  until  the  nucleus  of  the  emulsion 
is  formed,  and  add  enough  water  to  make 
2  pints ;  finally,  strain  through  a  cloth. 
This  is  a  convenient  preparation  for  ad- 
mixture with  other  medicaments.  Each 
tablespoonful  contains  3  minims  of  creo- 
sote. 

Perhaps'the  most  admirable  combina- 
tion is  a  creosoted  emulsion  of  cod-liver 
oil  with  hypophosphites,  of  which  the  fol- 
lowing is  the  formula : 

CREOSOTED  EMULSION   OF   COD-LIVER   OIL  WITH 
HYPOPHOSPHITES. 

Cod-Liver  Oil 32  fl.  oz. 

Creosote  (Beech-wood) (>}i  fl.  drs. 

Powdered  Acacia 8  oz. 

Glycerin 4  fl.  oz. 

.Syrup  Orange-Peel 2  fl.  oz. 

Calcium  Hypophosphite 555  grs. 

Sodium  Hypophosphite 555  grs. 

Oil  Wintergreen 2  fl.  dr. 

Oil  Sassafras 2  fl.  dr. 

Oil  Cinnamon 2  fl.  dr. 

Distilled  Water,  enough  to  make  4  pints. 

Mix  the  cod-liver  oil,  creosote,  and 
essential  oils  with  the  acacia,  in  a  dry 
mortar  ;  dissolve  the  hypophosphites  in 
1  2  fluid  ounces  of  warm  water,  pour  the 
solution,  all  at  once,  into  the  mixture  of 
oils,  creosote,  and  acacia,  and  stir  briskly 
in  one  direction  with  the  pestle  until 
emulsification  takes  place  ;  then  add  the 
glycerin,  syrup,  and  enough  water  to 
make  4  pints,  and  strain  through  a  cloth. 
Recently-distilled  water  should  preferably 
be  used  in  these  emulsions  :  but,  if  none 


is  at  hand,  water  that  has  been  freshly 
boiled  and  filtered  will  serve  the  pur- 
pose. In  cold  weather  the  water  should 
be  slightly,  warmed,  else  the  emulsion  will 
be  very  slow  in  forming.  The  creosote 
in  the  latter  emulsion  temporarily  obtunds 
the  sense  of  taste  to  a  considerable  de- 
gree while  the  preparation  is  being  swal- 
lowed, and  helps  'to  conceal,  in  a  measure, 
the  unpleasant  taste  of  the  cod-liver  oil. — 
Merck's  Market  Report. 


The  Origin  of  Pharmacy. 

The  historian  of  the  St.  Louis  Globe- 
Democrat  has  been  occupying  himself 
with  the  origin  and  development  of  phar- 
macy, and  as  a  result  we  have  an  interest- 
ing study  of  the  subject. 

3300    YEARS    B.C. 

The  identity  of  the  druggist  and  the 
medicine  man,  he  remarks,  are,  in  the 
early  ages,  after  as  well  as  before  Christ, 
necessarily  almost  inseparable.  As  early 
as  3300  years  B.C.,  in  the  reign  of  Sent, 
we  find  directions  as  to  the  preparation 
of  prescriptions.  The  giving  of  these 
was  accompanied  by  incantations,  so  that 
the  faith-cure  advocates  of  to-day  may 
almost  claim  this  great  antiquity.  That 
the  school  of  pharmacy  was  known  among 
the  Assyrians  is  abundantly  attested.  In 
the  Ebers  papyri,  1600  B.C.,  we  have 
prescriptions  of  famous  physicians.  There 
were  blisters  and  powders  and  ointments 
and  the  general  use  of  drugs,  both  min- 
eral and  vegetable.  The  Hebrews  early 
absorbed  a  curiosity  as  to  the  pharmaceu- 
tical art,  so  great  that  they  had  a  medical 
school  of  their  own  at  Sora,  as  late  as  200 
A.D.  There  was  also  development  in 
pharmacy  in  China  at  a  very  early  day, 
Ching  Nong,  a  contemporary  of  Menca 
I.,  being  learned  in  the  art.  Hippocrates, 
460-370  B  C.,  is  authority  for  many  facts 
going  to  show  that  in  the  temples  of 
^"Esculapius  the  art  of  medicine  became 
somewhat  systematized.  The  pharma- 
cists dwelt  within  the  walls,  whilst  the 
physician  went  out  among  the  people. 
With  Hippocrates,  however,  the  physician 
and  the  pharmacist  became  one.  His  re- 
lations are  of  his  predecessors.  He  car- 
ried his  drugs  with  him.  In  consequence 
of  an  epidemic,  about  187  B.C.,  temples 
were  erected  to  ^-Esculapius  and  Hygeia, 
introducing  pharmacy  and  therapeutics 
into  Rome.  About  ninety  years  later,  or 
about  iQo  B.C.,  the  people  of  Rome  pur- 
chased a  "  shop  of  surgery "  for  Area- 
gathus,  who  had  left  Greece  for  Rome. 
There  he  practised  both  medicine  and 
pharmacy.  He  had  a  fancy  for  opera- 
tions, and  was  therefore  driven  out. 

IN    THE    YEAR    I. 

After  this  the  extensive  use  of  drugs 
showed  the  tendency  towards  pharmacy. 
Monecrates,  i  A.D.,  was  one  of  the 
earliest  of  these  disciples.  He  invented 
diachylon  plaster,  which  is  much  the  same 
as  that  used  to-day.  So  also  was  Archi- 
genes.  He  employed  opium  in  dysen- 
tery.    Another  pioneer  in  pharmacy  was 


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Dioscorides,  a  sludent  in  botany  and  pliar- 
niacology,  whose  work  was  recognized  as 
an  aiilliorily  as  late  as  tlie  sevenleenth 
cenlury.  Dioscorides  described  400  dif- 
ferent (ilants.  (ialen  was  the  first  to 
secure  the  aronia  of  plants  l)y  distillation. 
His  supremacy  was  maintained  for  1,400 
years.  It  is  on  record  of  him  that  he 
kept  a  drug  store  in  Rome.  He  added 
half  as  many  to  the  plants  described  by 
!  )ios(:orides.  Then  came  a  period  of  de- 
cline. There  were,  however,  three  great 
men — Buffus,  who  discovered  the  function 
of  the  recurrent  laryngeal  nerve,  and  Au- 
relianns  and  Leonidas,  who  proposed  iso- 
lation in  contagious  diseases,  and  who 
were  denounced  as  brutes  for  this  action. 
Oribasius,  in  the  fourth  century,  was  very 
active  in  pharmacy.  Pope  (iregory  the 
tireat,  in  the  sixth  century,  proclaimed  the 
school  of  hom<eopathy,  which,  however, 
had  prevailed  in  China  several  centuries 
before. 

rH.\RMAtV  AMONC  THl';  .\R.\BI.\NS. 

The  Arabians  did  miH;h  to  extend  the 
practice  of  pharmacy,  together  with  the 
separation  of  medicine  and  pharmacy, 
which  was  recognized  as  early  as  the 
eighth  century.  The  Arabians  held  the 
practitioners  of  medicine  in  very  high 
esteem.  Mahomet  himself  had  a  fancy 
for  the  healing  art,  and  thsre  is  reason 
for  believing  that  numerous  medical 
works  were  preserved  by  the  Arabian 
physicians  out  of  the  destruction  of  the 
Alexandrian  library.  There  were  two 
great  schools  among  the  Arabians.  Many 
drugs  were  imported  from  the  East,  and 
this  gave  birth  to  an  army  of  dealers, 
physicians,  who  also  practised  pharmacy, 
and  who  were  thus  distinguished  from 
the  regular  apothecaries.  They  existed 
in  Italy  as  early  as  the  eleventh  century. 
It  is  also  important  to  know  that  the  sep- 
aration of  medicine  and  pharmacy  was 
established  by  law  among  the  Arabians  as 
early  as  the  eleventh  century.  The  school 
at  Salerno  compelled  itS'  graduates  to 
sw^ear  not  to  give  or  accept  percentages  on 
prescriptions.  This  school  was  founded 
in  the  seventh  century,  but  subsequently 
fell  under  the  control  of  the  Arabs,  after 
which  their  ideas  as  to  the  separation  of 
medicine  and  pharmacy  prevailed. 

PHARMACV    UNDER    THE   SARACENS. 

It  is  beyond  doubt  that,  prior  to  the 
twelfth  century,  there  were  drug  stores  in 
Cordova,  Toledo,  and  other  large  towns, 
and  that  these  establishments  were  under 
very  severe  restrictions.  The  material 
for  the  law  passed  in  1233,  and  which 
remained  in  force  a  long  time,  was  drawn 
from  these  laws  by  Emperor  Frederick  II., 
of  the  two  Sicilies.  Under  this  law^  every 
physician  was  required  to  give  informa- 
tion against  any  pharmacist  who  should 
sell  bad  drugs.  Pharmacies  were  divided 
into  two  classes: — (i)  The  stalionarii,  who 
sold  simple  medicines  and  non-magistral 
preparations  according  to  a  tariff  deter- 
mined by  competent  authority  :  and  (2) 
the  confectionarii,  whose  business  con- 
sisted in  scrupulously  dispensing  the  pre- 
scriptions of  the  medical  men.     All  such 


establishi\ients  were  placed  under  the 
surveillance  of  the  College  of  Medicine. 
Pharmacy  was,  to  a  great  extent,  under 
the  control  of  the  Arabian  physicians 
during  the  Middle  Ages.  The  religious 
orders,  the  Benedictines  particularly, 
largely  devoted  themselves  to  pharn>acy, 
pharmacology,  and  therapeutics.  These 
monks  were  forbidden  to  shed  blood,  so 
surgery  largely  fell  into  the  hands  of  the 
barbers.  With  the  rise  of  alchemy, 
medicine,  [)harmacy,  chemistry,  toxicol- 
ogy, the  grocery  business,  the  confection- 
ery business,  and  barbering  became  one 
combined  trade.  In  Spain,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Saracens,  pharmacy  at- 
tained a  status  it  never  lost.  So,  also,  in 
Italy.  The  develo[nnent  of  i)harnncy  in 
Germany  and  En^^land,  however,  took 
place  somewhat  later,  so  that  the  begin- 
ning of  their  pharmacal  history  is  com- 
paratively recent. 

EARI,V    GERMAN    DRUGGISTS. 

The  history  in  Germany  begins  in  the 
thirteenth  century.  A  drug  store  is  found 
to  have  existed  at  Muenster  in  1267,  and 
one  in  Augsburg  in  1285,  and  a  third  in 
Hildsheim  in  1318.  So  the  growth  was 
very  slow.  The  establishment  at  Hilds- 
heim was  originally  the  property  of  the 
church,  but  after  1385  was  controlled  by 
the  city.  That  the  boundary  line  of 
pharmacy  and  medicine  was  clearly  de- 
fined at  this  period  is  shown  by  the  ex- 
istence of  a  parchment  ordinance  of  the 
city  of  Nuremburg,  1350.  This  decree 
ordains  that  the  druggist  shall  conscien- 
tiously fill  all  written  and  verbal  orders 
on  him  according  to  his  best  ability ; 
that  he  shall  use  none  but  pure  drugs  ; 
that  he  shall  treat  rich  and  poor  w'nh 
equal  courtesy  ;  th  it  he  shall  be  modest 
in  his  charges,  and  not  demand  more  than 
he  needs  to  feed  and  clothe  himself  and 
those  dependent  upon  him,  allowing  a 
reasonable  advance  in  the  cost  of  the 
drug  as  a  compensation  for  his  service. 

THE  GXOCER  APOTHECARIES  OF  FRANCE 
AND  ENGLAND. 

In  Fiance  and  England  grocers  and 
spicers  were  early  united  with  apothe- 
caries. In  1345  King  Edward  of  England 
gave  a  pension  of  six  pence  a  day  to  an 
apothecaiy  of  London  who  took  care  of 
his  majesty  during  his  illness  in  Scotland. 
The  separation  of  the  apothecary  and  the 
physician  must  have  been  pretty  com- 
plete about  that  time,  and  it  is  also  pretty 
certain  that  the  populace  suspected  both 
of  giving  and  taking  percentages  on  pre- 
scripti' ns.  This  is  shown  in  the  "Can- 
terbury Tales,"  in  which  Chaucer  says  of 
his  physician  : — 

Full  ready  had  he  apolhec.iries 
To  send  him  drugs  and  lectuaiies, 
For  each  of  ihem  made  other  to  winne, 
Their  friendship  was  not  new  to  liegin. 

The  pictures  of  the  old  apothecaries 
still  in  existence  are  of  considerable  inter- 
est. One  of  them  of  a  drug  store  of  1 548 
is  vividly  described  by  Shakespeare,  fifty 
years  later,  in  Romeo  and  Juliet  : — 

I  do  rememher  an  apothecary  — 

And  hereabouts  he  dwells— which  have  I  noted 

In  talter'd  weeds,  with  overwhelming  brows 


(nlling  of  sinipio,  nuagre  wire  hi^  looks. 

Sharp  misery  had  worn  him  10  the  l>ones  ; 

.\nd  in  his  needy  shop  a  tortoise  liiing, 

.•\n  allignlor  sluHed,  and  other  skins 

Of  ill-shaped  fishes  ;  and  about  his  shelves 

.\  beggarly  account  of  empty  lx)xes, 

(irecn  earthen  pots,  blad<lers  and  musty  seeds, 

Remnants  of  packthread  and  old  cakes  of  roses, 

Were  thinly  scattered  to  make  up  a  show. 

THE  OLDEST  PICTURE  OF  A  DRUG  STORE. 

The  oldest  picture  of  a  drug  store  is 
cne  of  1450.  It  looks  like  the  warehouse 
of  a  creamery,  with  buckets  full  of  butter 
piled  shelf  upon  shelf,  and  might  easily 
be  taken  for  such  a  place  were  it  not  for 
the  presence  of  the  druggist  preparing 
his  drugs  in  a  three-legged  mortar. 
Another  of  1505  shows  the  pharmacist,  in 
all  his  official  robes,  designating  to  his 
assistant  with  his  sword  the  drugs  to  be 
used.  Ano  her,  of  1536,  is  still  more 
pretentious.  It  is  shown  while  it  is 
undergoing  the  very  rigid  inspection  pro- 
vided by  law. 

The  first  trace  of  a  pharmacal  corporate 
body  is  found  in  Bruges,  in  Belgium,  in 
I2Q7.  It  had  a  large  hall,  seals,  statues, 
and  a  chapel.  Divine  servii  es  were  held 
every  day,  and  members  sworn  in.  Its 
members  were  of  distinguished  families. 
It  had  the  exclusive  right  to  sell  medi- 
cines, and  soon  became  rich  and  powei- 
ful. — American  Dn/gf;ist. 


Pyrogallate  of  Bismuth. 

This  compound  has  recently  been  in- 
troduced as  an  antiseptic  medicine,  and 
the  striking  feature  of  the  body  is  that 
whilst  pyrogallic  acid  is  a  virulent  poison, 
the  pyrogallate  of  bismuth  appears  to  be 
non-toxic. 

Voswinkel  prepares  the  compound  by 
dissolving  separately  150  grammes  of 
pyrogallol  in  630  grammes  of  a  25  per 
cent,  solution  of  common  salt,  and  316 
grammes  of  bismuth  trichloride  in  1,000 
grammes  of  the  same  solution.  The  two 
solutions  so  obtained  are  filtered,  mixed, 
and  warmed  together  for  half  an  hour  on 
the  water  bath.  The  product  is  then 
poured  into  twenty  parts  of  water,  where- 
by the  basic  salt  is  precipitated.  After 
allowing  to  settle  the  liquor  is  filtered  off, 
and  the  precipitate  washed  until  the  wash- 
ings are  free  from  chloride.  According 
to  Voswinkel,  the  product  so  obtained 
has  the  formula — 


'OH 

C„H,C— OVn.- 


'"^^"Q/Bi— OH 

Vittorio  prepares  the  salt  by  triturating 
ill  a  porcelain  capsule  two  parts  of  car- 
bonate of  bismuth  and  one  part  of  pyro- 
gallol with  sufficient  water  to  make  a  thin 
cream.  The  whole  is  then  heated  on 
the  water  bath,  replacing  the  water,  which 
evaporates  as  long  as  carbonic  acid  gas  is 
evolved.  The  mass  gradually  becomes 
ye!low\  When  the  reaction  is  completed, 
the  whole  is  thrown  on  to  a  filter  and 
washed  with  warm  water  until  the  wash 
water  is  no  longer  colored  violet  on  ad- 
dition of  lime  water,  after  which  the  pro- 
duct is  dried  at  a  temperature  not  exceed- 


i6 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


ing  50'.  The  pyrogallate  so  oblained 
possesses  a  sulphur-yellow  color,  and  con- 
tains 60.1  per  cent,  of  bismuth.  The 
amount  of  pyrogallol  in  the  compound 
may  be  determined  volumetrically  by 
means  of  a  solution  of  iodine,  using 
starch  paste  as  an  indicator.  The  blue 
color  of  the  iodide  of  starch  is  only 
formed  when  all  the  pyrogallate  is  decom- 
posed. It  is  necessary  to  work  with  very 
dilute  solutions,  and  762  parts  of  iodine 
correspond  to  126  parts  of  pyrogallol. 
The  bismuth  is  removed  by  passing  sul- 
phuretted hydrogen  through  water  con- 
taining a  weighed  quantity  of  the  pyro- 
gallate in  suspension,  and  the  excess  of 
the  gas  removed  by  warming  the  liquid. 
By  this  means  Vittorio  finds  that  his  pre- 
paration corresponds  with  the  formula — 
C;  H,,  O4   Bi. 

The  author  concludes  as  follows  from 
his  researches  : 

(1)  Pyrogallate  of  bismuth,  even  in 
■consideral)le  doses,  is  not  toxic. 
■  (2)  When  introduced  into  the  system, 
it  suffers  but  little  decomposition  in  the 
intestines.  The  bismuth  passes  through 
the  system,  whilst  the  pyrogallol  is  only 
found  in  the  form  of  the  products  of  its 
o.xidation. 

(3)  By  reason  of  its  slight  solubility,  its 
application  is  advantageous  in  all  cases 
where  the  use  of  pyrogallol  is  desired 
without,  the  risk  attendant  on  the  simple 
acid.  In  p.articular,  therefore,  it  is  recom- 
mended in  infectious  maladies  of  the 
intestines. — Jouiual  de  Pharin.  et  de 
C/iiin.:  Manufaittiring  Chemist. 


Demonstpation  of  Wood  Fibre  in  Paper. 

Wolesky  states  in  the  Papierzeitun^ 
that  if  paper,  either  sized  or  unsized,  be 
wet  with  a  solution  of  diphenyianiin  in 
alcohol,  to  which  sulphuric  acid  has  been 
added,  if  wood  fibre  be  present  it  will 
show  itself  by  an  orange  reaction  that  is 
very  characteristic.  The  intensity  of  the 
color  is  in  direct  proportion  to  the 
amount  of  the  fibre  present.  In  colored 
papers,  which  yield  to  sulphuric  anilln 
very  feeble  or  no  results  at  all,  and  even 
phloroglucin  gives  a  very  faint  reaction, 
the  diphenyianiin  test  gives  most  satis- 
factory results,  the  orange  coloration  be- 
coming very  marked  as  the  paper  dries. 
Yellow  or  orange  colored  jiaper  some- 
times makes  the  detection  of  wood  fibre 
by  this  means  somewhat  difficult,  but  the 
difficulty  is  removed  at  once  by  bleaching 
the  papei  with  a  mineral  acid,  hydro- 
chloric preferably. 


Koch,  the  great  bacteriologist,  has 
placed  himself  under  the  care  of  Father 
Kneipp,  the  clerical  water-cure  practi- 
•tioner. 

In  the  Trench  budget  for  1895  is  an 
appropriation  of  $15,000  to  provide  for 
the  organization  of  chairs  of  dental  sur- 
gery in  several  of  the  medical  schools  of 
that  country. 


Pharmacy  Abroad. 

Municipal  Pharmacy.  —  It  is  not 
often  that  pharmacy  is  even  remotely 
connected  with  such  a  hot  debate  in 
supreme  legislative  bodies  as  took  place 
lately  in  the  French  Chamber.  The  Mu- 
nicipal Council  of  Roubaix  is  Socialist, 
and  in  carrying  its  opinions  into  practice 
established  a  pharmacy,  managed  by  a 
duly  qualified  pharmacist,  at  which  drugs 
were  sold  and  prescriptions  dispensed  at 
cost  price.  The  local  pharmacists  natur- 
ally objected  to  this,  and  agitated  for  the 
suppression  of  the  municipal  pharmacy. 
In  virtue  of  a  law  prohibiting  corpora- 
tions from  engaging  in  commercial  trans- 
actions, this  was  done  by  the  Prefect  of 
the  Nord.  M.  Guesde,  a  prominent  .So- 
cialistic revolutionist  leader  and  a  deputy 
in  the  Chamber,  seized  the  opportunity 
for  a  general  debate  on  Socialistic  doc- 
trines. M.  Diipuy,  the  Premier,  showed 
how  the  establishment  of  a  pharmacy 
would  lead  to  other  shops  being  opened, 
and  to  Collectivism.  After  violent 
speeches,  a  vote  of  confidence  in  the 
government  was  passed,  and  so  the  Rou- 
bai.x  pharmacists   have  got   their   way. — 


The  Chinese  Pharmacopceia. — The 
Chinese  Pharmacopoeia  contains  many 
peculiar  remedies.  Snow-water  is  sup- 
posed to  be  good  for  worms,  while  hail- 
water  IS  poisonous.  For  eye  troubles  the 
excrescence  of  bats  is  recommended. 
Amber  is  nervine.  Ink  is  a  diuretic, 
and  gunpowder  is  a  vermifuge.  Benzoin 
is  good  for  stomach  ache.  It  is  much 
adulterated,  but  there  is  a  sure  test.  If 
real,  its  fumes  will  charm  rats  out  of 
their  holes.  Wheat  bread  is  prescribed 
for  a  variety  of  complaints,  and  bread 
pills  are  an  old  remedy  with  celestial 
doctors.  Verdigris  is  good  for  skin 
troubles.  Ambergris  is  a  substance 
coughed  up  by  dragons,  and  is  excellent 
for  healing.  Plasters  of  elephant  hide 
are  useful  for  wounds  that  heal  slowly. 
Dried  scorpions  and  seed  pears  cure  a 
number  of  diseases.  Ashes  of  paper 
are  an  astringent.  —  New  England  Driig- 
eist. 


Pharmacy  in  Wicstern  .•\ustralia. — 
The  Western  Australian  Pharmaceutical 
Society  have  succeeded  in  getting  an  Act 
passed  through  the  legislature  last  month 
to  control  the  practice  of  jiharmacy  in 
the  colony.  The  Pharmaceutical  Society 
of  Western  Australia  is  the  official  body, 
and  will  have  the  power  of  enforcing  the 
subscriptions  payable  yearly  for  the  right 
to  keep  open  shop.  All  sellers  of  poisons 
are  to  hold  a  license  from  the  society. 
The  council  will  be  elected  by  the  chem- 
ists, but  tlie  Governor  may  remove  any 
member  of  the  council,  and  on  the  advice 
of  the  council  he  may  direct  the  removal 
of  any  name  from  the  register,  and  may 
add  fresh  items  to  the  poison  schedule. 
The  Act  comes  into  force  on  March  ist, 
1895.     Their  rights   are  secured  to  per- 


sons already  in  practice,  and  the  society 
are  empowered  to  recognize  certificates 
from  other  countries.  Four  years' 
apprenticeship  is  enjoined  before  passing 
the  qualifying  examination.  The  poisons 
regulations  include  directions  for  their 
safe  keeping,  and  for  sales  by  post. 
Medicines  dispensed  by  medical  men  or 
by  pharmaceutical  chemists  from  prescrip- 
tions by  medical  men,  as  well  as  patent  or 
proprietary  medicines,  are  outside  the 
poisons  regulations. — Britishaud  Colonial 
Druggist. 


Italy  now  requires  that  all  compounded 
medicines  sold  within  her  borders  shall 
bear  outside  the  package  a  recipe  show- 
ing the  ingredients  of  which  they  are 
composed. 

A  Seientlfie  Discovery  from  Japan. 

A  Japanese  sathint,  Jokichi  Takamine, 
who  has  studied  at  Glasgow  and  Tokio 
Universities,  has  discovered  sa)s  The 
Times,  a  novel  method  of  preparing  dias- 
tase and  some  other  substances,  of  which 
we  recently  received  specimens.  He  has 
been  cultivating  Eurotiian  oryza',  a  my- 
celial plant  of  the  As/ergillns  family,  on 
wheat-bran,  and  has  found  that,  at  an 
early  stage  of  its  growth,  it  bears  upon  its 
roots  minute  crystals  of  diastase,  while 
the  unripe  spores  contain  a  very  powerful 
ferment.  By  washing  the  bran  in  per- 
colators and  crystallizing  the  solution,  he 
claims  to  be  able  to  obtain  diastase  of 
considerable  [lurity  as  a  commercial  pro- 
duct. Takamine  claims  that  a  mixture  of 
equal  parts  of  this  diastase  (or  "  Taka- 
koji,"  as  he  calls  it)  and  crude  wheat- 
bran,  when  added  in  the  i)roportion  of 
10  per  cent,  to  the  qu.nntily  of  grain 
mashed,  will  effect  a  more  per'ect  con- 
version than  the  use  of  to  percent,  of 
the  best  malt.  The  ferment  rs  a  very 
remarkable  substance.  It  is  said  to  be 
three  times  as  powerful  as  yeast— that  is, 
it  will  continue  to  produce  fermentation 
in  a  sugar  solution  till  there  is  20  ])er 
cent,  of  alcohol  present,  whereas  the 
action  of  ordinary  yeast  stops  when  the 
percentage  of  alcohol  reaches  7.  'I'his 
one  fungus,  therefore,  appears  to  prcduce 
in  itself  the  converting  agents  required  in 
two  of  the  most  important  processes  in 
the  manufacture  of  beer  and  spirits.  Be- 
sides this,  the  wheat-bran,  after  two  or 
three  cultivations  have  been  grown  upon 
it,  is  said  to  form  a  good  food  for  cattle, 
containing  some  20  per  cent,  of  protein, 
or  fiesh-formlng  substance. — British  and 
Colonial  Druggist. 


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small  particle  of  red  aniline,  soluble  in 
alcohol,  be  drop[)ed  into  a  vial  of  the  syn- 
thetic oil,  it  will  imniediateiy  show  a  dis- 
position to  dissolve,  which  is  not  the  case 
with  true  wintergreen.  I'ractically,  this  is 
found  to  be  the  case.  In  three  to  five 
minutes'  time,  by  agitating  vials  of  both 
oils  with  aniline  in  them,  it  will  be 
noticed  that  the  artificial  product  readily 
dissolves  the  aniline,  whereas  the  other 
will  hardly  have  any  perceptible  effect  on 
it.  .'\fter  (he  lapse  of  fifteen  minutes  to 
half  an  liour  both  will  be  discolored,  but 
the  artificial  will  have  a  purplish  tint, 
while  the  natural  oil  will  be  more  of  a 
cherry  color,  and,  in  proportion  as  the 
two  are  mi.xed,  so  will  be  the  time  and 
extent  of  coloration. 

This  is  a  delicate  test,  fit  only  for  use 
by  experts,  for  which  reason  we  have  not 
hitherto  published  it,  as  by  it  a  careless 
user  would  probably  reject  all  the  oil  he 
purchased,  whether  pure  or  otherwise.  Be- 
fore adopting  it  for  use  it  will  be  well  to 
make  several  experiments,  in  order  to  get 
a  correct  idea  of  the  length  of  time  requred 
for  the  action  of  pure  oil  wintergreen  on  the 
aniline,  in  comparison  with  the  artificial 
or  known  mixtures  of  the  two. — Aiiienaitt 
Soap  Journal. 


Camphor. 

A  great  variety  of  plants  contain  cam- 
phor, but  the  article  of  commerce  known 
as  camphor  is  chiefly  obtained  from  the 
Lauras  iatnphora,  a  tree  which  grows  in 
Japan  and  the  islands  of  the  Eastern  seas. 
The  chief  habitat  of  the  tree,  however,  is 
the  island  of  Formosa,  where  it  reaches  to 
its  greatest  size,  and  where  most  of  the 
camphor  of  the  Western  commerce  is 
produced. 

In  addition  to  these  supplies,  a  large 
quantity  is  shipped  from  Japan,  but  there 
is  considerable  difference  between  the 
produce  of  the  two  localities,  the  latter 
being  of  a  lighter  color,  and  of  a  pinkish 
hue,  and  also  a  coarser  grain  than  that 
obtained  from  Formosa,  and  it  also  com- 
mands a  higher  price  in  the  market — 
almost  twice  the  amount  as  that  from  the 
island.  Although  the  camphor  tree,  or 
shrub,  is  found  in  China,  especially 
abounding  in  the  eastern  and  central 
provinces,  Chekiang  and  Kiangsi,  very 
little  is  manufactured  in  that  country, 
although  very  large  trees  are  ijiet  with, 
some  of  them  being  nine  feet  in  girth, 
and  the  wood  is  an  important  item  in  the 
timber  trade  of  Hankow.  But  in  the 
island  of  Formosa  the  forest  covers  the 
line  of  mountains  from  north  to  south  in 
those  districts  where  the  virgin  vegeta- 
tion has  not  given  place  to  cultivation. 
The  island  of  Formosa  lies  partly  within 
the  tropics.  It  is  210  miles  in  length, 
and  70  miles  in  width,  and  separated 
from  China  by  the  Formosa  Strait,  and 
the  position  is  such  as  to  render  it  a  pos- 
session of  importance  for  the  Eastern 
trade.  It  has  a  fertile  soil,  and  is  ex- 
tremely rich   in   minerals. 

I'he  island  is  inhabited  partly  by  Chin- 


ese, and  partly  by  the  aboriginal  savage 
tribes.  These  are  natives,  sprung  from 
the  Malayan  stock,  and  are  confined  to 
the  mountain  country  of  the  eastern  and 
southern  districts,  while  the  Chinese  are 
limited  to  the  western  and  a  small  por- 
tion of  the  north.  Year  by  year  the  lat- 
ter slowly  advance  in  their  search  for 
camphor,  but  at  great  risk  to  themselves, 
as  there  is  no  friendly  feeling  between 
them  and  the  natives.  The  trade  has  of 
late  years  been  gradually  flecreasing 
owing  to  the  great  risk  entailed  in  collect- 
ing, and  from  the  fact  that  the  extraction 
of  camphor  causes  the  destruction  of  the 
tree,  and  this  has  never  been  made  good 
by  replanting,  so  the  forest  becomes  less 
and  less,  the  Chinese  advancing,  while 
the  aboriginies  retreat.  The  mutual  jeal- 
ousy and  encroachments  between  the  two 
parties  are  considerable. 

The  siglit  of  a  virgin  forest,  such  as 
these  in  Formosa,  when  once  seen  will 
not  easily  be  forgotten.  The  trees  grow 
to  a  height  of  about  fifty  feet,  the  leaves 
are  of  a  bright  shining  green  color,  and 
when  bruised  give  out  the  odor  of  cam- 
phor. The  wood  is  much  prized  and 
sought  after  for  carpentry  and  cabinet 
work,  as  it  is  white  and  very  fragrant, 
which  latter  quality  is  considered  to  act 
as  a  deterrent  to  all  kinds  of  insects. 
The  tree  has  of  late  years  been  intro- 
duced into  other  countries,  and  may  be 
found  in  the  Parisian  nurseries,  and  is 
occasionally  met  with  in  Great  Britain. 

The  method  of  collecting  and  prepar- 
ing this  substance  differs  considerably  in 
the  various  countries  in  which  it  is  found, 
and  it  is  exceedingly  pleasant  and  inter- 
esting to  accompany  the  camphor  mer- 
chants, although  the  expedition  is  attend- 
ed by  numerous  risks  in  Formosa,  as  the 
work  must  be  done  in  an  enemy's  coun- 
try. 

A  careful  selection  of  the  trees  is  first 
made  ;  those  chosen  are  such  as  possess 
an  abundance  of  sap,  for  those  which  are 
dry  are  useless  except  for  the  wood,  which 
in  every  case  is  secured,  as  it  is  in  great 
demand.  The  camphor  is  prepared  from 
such  portions  as  the  branches,  roots,  and 
refuse  ;  these  are  taken  freshly  cut,  and 
reduced  to  small  pieces,  so  as  to  be  suit- 
able for  distillation.  This  process  is  done 
by  means  of  stills  fixed  under  temporary 
erections  on  the  ground  ;  they  are  exceed- 
ingly rough  and  crude.  A  number  of 
fires  are  then  made,  and  over  them  is 
placed  a  long  wooden  trough  or  hollow-ed 
tree,  coated  with  clay,  and  half  filled  with 
water.  Boards  pierced  with  holes  are 
then  fitted  on  to  the  trough,  and  above 
these  are  placed  rough  jars  containing  the 
camphor  wood.  The  mouths  of  these 
jars  are  then  covered  with  inverted  pots, 
and  the  joints  made  airtight  by  various 
methods,  mostly  by  hemp  packing. 

The  fires  being  lit,  in  course  of  time 
the  generated  steam  passes  from  the 
water  through  the  pierced  boards,  and  so 
saturates  the  wood  contained  within  the 
jars,  causing  the  sublimated  camphor  to 
settle  in  crystals  on  the  inside  of  the  pots. 


It  is  then  scraped  off,  and  undergoes 
other  processes  of  distillation  for  the  pur- 
pose of  purifying  the  substance.  Within 
a  copper  vessel  a  layer  of  earth  containing 
lime  is  placed,  and  on  this  layer  is  depos- 
ited the  crude  camphor.  This  again  is 
covered  by  a  layer  of  earth,  and  so  alter- 
nately, until  the  vessel  is  full,  the  last 
layer  being,  of  course,  the  e.irth.  The 
whole  is  then  covered  with  green  mint. 

k  vessel  formed  of  straw,  covered  on 
the  outside  with  wet  clay,  is  then  put  over 
the  still  and  fixed.  This  combined  ap- 
paratus is  then  placed  over  a  fire  and  al- 
lowed to  heat,  and,  after  a  considerable 
lime,  left  to  cool. 

The  vessels  are  then  opened  and  the 
camphor  is  found  to  have  sublimed,  at- 
taching itself  to  ihe  upper  vessels.  From 
these  it  is  scraped  every  few  days,  and  is 
then  very  pure  and  clean.  Camphor, 
when  pure,  is  a  white  brittle  substance, 
forming  octagonal  crystals  or  square 
plates. 

For  purposes  of  transport,  camphor  is 
placed  in  large  vats  or  tubs  with  holes  at 
the  bottom  ;  through  these  holes  passes 
an  oily  liquid,  known  as  camphor  oil,  to 
the  extent  of  three  to  four  per  cent.  This 
possesses  a  very  strong  odor,  and  holds 
in  solution  a  quantity  of  common  cam- 
phor, which  it  deposits  in  crystals  when 
exposed  to  a  low  temperature.  This  oil 
is  much  used  by  the  Chinese  as  an  em- 
brocation for  all  rheumatic  complaints, 
and  bids  fair  to  become  a  very  valuable 
import.  In  Japan  this  oil  is  used  for 
lighting  purposes  by  the  very  poor,  who 
burn  it  in  open  lamps,  notwithstanding  its 
odor  and  dense  smoke. 

Nearly  all  the  camphor  produced  in 
Formosa  is  shipped  from  Tamsui,  at  the 
northern  extremity  of  the  island.  This 
is,  indeed,  an  interesting  place,  and  the 
old  .Spanish  fort  on  the  eastern  side  of 
the  harbor,  built  more  than  a  thousand 
years  ago,  as  well  as  the  Consular  prison, 
adds  to  its  charms.  Were  it  not  for  tie 
trade  in  camphor  the  exports  would  be 
small  indeed.  From  here,  it  is  conveyed 
in  native  vessels  to  the  various  ports  of 
China.  Owing  to  its  being  badly  packed, 
and  the  large  quantity  of  water  absorbed 
during  its  sublimation,  the  loss  by  evap- 
oration during  the  sea  journey  is  consider 
able. 

This  has  been  somewhat  remedied  of 
late  years  by  means  of  an  hydraulic  press. 
But  it  is  becoming  more  and  more  evi- 
dent that  the  supply  from  this  locality  is 
gradually  decreasing.  The  seaboard  has 
no  longer  its  camphor  trees,  and  the  col- 
lertors  are  compelled  to  go  further  inland 
for  their  supply.  On  the  mountains  in 
the  interior  there  are  still  large  tracts,  but 
some  care  is  necessary,  so  that  the  supply 
should  not  cease  altogether. 

The  Japanese  are,  however,  alive  to  the 
importance  of  this  trade,  and,  as  the  tree 
is  fairly  distributed  throughout  that  coun- 
try, it  will  doubtless  receive  the  attention 
of  that  enterprising  nation,  especially  in 
the  province  of  Tosa,  in  Sikok,  for  it  is  in 
this  locality  that  the  preparation  of  cam- 


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phor  is  carried  on  throughout  the  year, 
the  best  results  being  obtained  in  the 
winter.  There  are  at  the  present  time, 
under  the  care  of  the  Japanese  Forestry 
Department,  large  plantations  of  young 
trees,  so  that  it  is  estimated  that  the  sup- 
ply of  camphor  is  assured  for  the  next 
twenty-five  years.  The  distilling  process 
is  simple,  but  very  much  in  advance  of 
that  used  in  Formosa.  The  article  pro- 
duced is  never  quite  pure  ;  it  generally 
needs  purifying  after  its  arrival  in  Europe. 
A  few  years  ago  the  annual  imports  into 
the  United  kingdom  were— unrefined, 
12,368  cwt.;  refined,  2,361   cwt. 

This  refining  was  for  some  time  almost 
exclusively  carried  on  in  Venice,  but  it  is 
now  done  in  Great  Britain,  Holland,Ham- 
burg,  and  Paris,  the  process  being  a  most 
interesting  one.  The  methods  used  vary 
in  the  several  countries.  Besides  what  is 
known  as  camphor,  there  are  many  varie- 
ties of  the  drug,  differing  somewhat  from 
this  article  of  Eastern  commerce,  such  as 
Borneo  and  Malayan  camphor,  Borneole, 
Camphyl  alcohol  or  Kapur  Barus,  Blumea 
or  Ngai  camphor,  and  others  more  or  less 
known  in  perfumery  and  pharmacy,  ob- 
tained from  the  leaves,  flowers,  fruit,  and 
roots  of  various  trees  and  shrubs,  such  as 
the  bergamot  tree,  the  bitter  orange,  orris 
root,  thyme,  tobacco  leaves,  and  many 
other  sources.— tP.  D.,  in  British  and 
Colonial  Druggist. 


Antidotes  for  Poisons. 

In  cases  where  other  articles  to  be 
used  as  antidotes  are  not  in  the  house, 
give  two  tablespoonfuls  made  mustard  in 
a  pint  of  warm  water.  Also  give  large 
draughts  of  warm  milk  or  water  mixed 
with  oil,  butter,  or  lard.  If  possible,  give 
as  follows  : 

For  Bed-bug  poi'ion, 

Corrosive  sublimale. 
Blue  vitriol, 
Lead  water, 
Saltpetre. 
.Sugar  of  lead. 
Sulphate  of  zinc. 
Red  precipitate, 
Vermilion. 


Give  milk  or  white  of  eggs, 
large  quantities. 


For  Fowler's  solution, 
White  precipitate, 
Arsenic. 


For  Antimonal  wine, 
Tartar  emetic. 

For  Oil  of  vitriol. 
Aqua  fortis. 
Bicarbonate  potassa. 
Muriatic  acid. 
Oxalic  acid. 

For  Caustic  soda, 
Caustic  potash, 
Volatile  alkali. 

For  Carbolic  acid. 


\  Give  prompt  emetic  of  mustard 
(  and  salt,  tablespoonful  of 
r  each  ;  follow  with  sweet  oil, 
I       butter,  or  milk. 

^  Drink  warm  water  to  encourage 
I  vomiting.  If  vomiting  does 
r  not  stop,  fiii'e  a  grain  of 
I      oi>iiiiii  in  water. 


Magnesia  or  soap  dissolved  in 
"     water,  every  two  minutes. 


Thermometers  and  Thermometer 
Testing. 

The  Zeitschrift  fiir  Instrumentenkunde 
takes  from  a  bulletin  of  the  Physilkalisch- 
technischen  Reichsanstalt,  at  Charlotten- 
burg,  the  following  interesting  points  con- 
cerning thermometers  and  their  testing  : — 
After  a  thermometer  has  been  "  prov- 
ed," a  stamp  is  placed  on  it.  This  con- 
sists of  the  figure  of  an  eagle,  a  number, 
and  the  cJrrent  year.  The  stamp  is  filled 
with  metallic  bismuth,  which  many  tests 
have  demonstrated  to  be  the  most 
durable,  even  with  the  most  severe 
handling. 

All  thermometers  destined  for  scientific 
and  technical  use  are  marked  with  double 
lines,  to  avoid  any  incompetent  tampering 
with  the  scale.  Since  recently  a  concern 
in  Thuringen  has  been  testing  thermo- 
meters and  giving  certificates  of  accuracy 
which  resemble  in  form  and  general  ap- 
pearance those  of  the  institute,  in  future 
all  of  the  latter  will  be  headed  and  mark- 
ed Aintliche  (official). 

The  liquid  amalgam  of  sodium  and 
potassium  (introduced,  some  five  years 
ago,  by  Hempel,  of  Berlin)  would  seem 
to  be  applicable  for  high-grade  thermo- 
meters without  the  use  of  compressed 
gases,  as  its  boiling  point  is  very  high 
(between  680°  and  700°  €.  =  1264'' — 
1292°  F.).  Experiments,  however,  have 
demonstrated  that  even  at  300°  C.  the 
glass  begins  to  be  attacked  by  it,  and  the 
effect  is  rapidly  progressive  with  tempera- 
tuie  rising  above  this  point,  until  at  480° 
the  entire  filling  becomes  black  (probably 
through  the  separation  of  silicon). 

For  filling  thermometers  for  the  meas- 
urement of  very  low  teiuperatures  (like 
Six's)  cresote  is  used.  The  blue-colored 
liquids  used  in  ordinary  thermometers, 
cuproammonium  acetate  and  cupropyri- 
din  acetate,  are  used. 

The  borosilicate  glass  recently  recom 
mended  for  thermometer  tubes  has  proven 
Itself  very  effective  up  to  300'  C,  and  is 
therefore  much  used  in  the  manufacture 
of  high-grade  instruments.  The  blue 
striped  glass,  the  so-called  resistance  glass, 
introduced  by  Grenier  &  Friedricks,*of 
Stuetzerbach,  is  also  much  used  in  high- 
class  instruments. 

In  proving  thermometers  for  ordinary 
temperatures,  olive  oil  is  used  for  the 
highest  point,  and  a  solution  of  a  mixture 
of  potassium  and  sodium  salts  are  used 
as  baths. — National  Druggist. 


For  Chloral  hydrate. 
Chloroform. 

For  Carbonate  of  soda, 
Copperas, 
Cobalt. 

For  Laudanum, 
Morphine, 
Opium. 

For  Nitrate  of  silver.  /Give  common  salt  in  water. 

For  Strychnine, 

Tincture  iiu.x  vomica. 


gredients  and  the  containing  bottle  is  not 
absolutely  dry,  to  burst  the  bottle  and 
violently  scatter  the  contents.  It  should 
should  never  be  mixed  dry  with  tannin. 
Occasionally  a  gargle  is  ordered  contain- 
ing these  ingredients  ;  they  should  always 
be  dissolved  separately.  Hypophosites 
and  chlorate  similarly  explode  when  mixed 
in  the  dry  state.  Chlorate  of  potassium 
and  glycerine  alone  should  never  be  dis- 
pensed, nor  should  it  be  combined  with 
sulphur  or  the  metallic  sulphides. 

Permanganate  of  Potassium  is  an- 
other source  of  danger,  for  the  same  rea 
son  as  chlorate,  it  so  readily  gives  up  its 
oxygen ;  consequently,  it  should  not  be 
mixed  with  any  organic  bodies,  such  as 
sugar  or  glycerine,  nor  with  spirit  of  wine 
or  spirituous  preparations.  When  ordered 
in  the  form  of  pills,  it  should  be  massed 
with  kaolin  and  petrolatum. 

Glycerine,  in  addition  to  the  cases 
above  mentioned,  should  not  be  combined 
with  chromic  acid  ;  nor  with  Imra.x  to- 
gether with  alkaline  carbonates. 

Turpentines  and  Vol.\tile  Oils 
Containing  Terpenes  should  not  he 
combined  with  strong  mineral  acids,  nor 
with  iodine  or  bromine. 

Iodine  should  never  be  mixed  in  the 
free  state  with  any  preparations  contain- 
ing free  ammonia,  especially  when  com- 
bined with  fatty  matter. 

Oxide  of  Silver,  sometimes  ordered 
in  the  pilular  form,  should  be  massed 
with  kaolin  and  petrolatum,  and  no 
chloride  combined  with  it. 

Spirit  of  Nitrous  Ether  frequently 
becomes  very  acid  in  keeping  ;  in  this 
state,  when  mixed  with  carbonates  or  bi- 
carbonates,  it  liberates  carbonic  anhy- 
dride, and,  if  tightly  corked,  the  bottle  is 
frequently  burst.  Such  a  mixture  should 
not  be  corked  immediately  after  mixing. 
Excess  of  acid  in  the  nitre  may  be  re- 
moved by  keeping  a  large  crystal  of 
sodium  bicarbonate  in  the  stock  bottle, 
occasionally  easing  the  stopper.— j9/-///i/2 
and  Colonial  Druggist. 


\  Drink  freely  of  water  with 
i     vinegar  or  lemon  juice  in  it. 

1  Give  (lour  and  water  or  gl-utin- 
i     ous  drinks. 

"V  Pour  cold  water  over  the  head 
V  and  face,  with  artificial  res- 
)      piration,  gali'anic  battery. 

^  Prompt  emetics  ;  soap,  or  mu- 
(■     cilaginous  drinks. 

1  Strong  coffee  followed  by 
I  ground  mustard  or  grease 
r  in  warm  water  to  produce 
J      vomiting.     Keep  in  motion. 


Salubrine. 


Emetic  of  nnistard  or  sulphate 
of  zinc,  aided  by  war  II  water. 

—  Medical  and  Surgical  Reporter. 


Explosive  Mixtures. 

We  are  so  freijuently  in  receipt  of  com- 
plaints from  our  readers  relating  to  explo- 
sions of  mixtures  that  we  think  a  few  notes 
on  some  of  the  more  fretjuently  prescribed 
dangerous  compounds  may  be  of  service. 

Potassium  Chlor.^te. — This  is  prob- 
ably more  often  the  cause  of  explosion 
than  any  other  chemical  which  is  handled 
by  pharmacists.  It  should  never  be  mixed 
in  the  powdered  state  with  organic  sub- 
stances ;  even  in  very  small  traces  in  "  sal- 
ine," it  is  apt,  after  a  time,  if  all    the  in- 


Under  this  name  a  remedy  has  been 
patented  in  France,  and  the  proprietors 
claim  for  it  marvellous  properties.  It  is 
composffd  of  two  parts  of  acetic  acid, 
twenty  five  parts  of  acetic  ether,  fifty 
parts  of  alcohol,  and  twenty-three  parts  of 
water. 

This  mixture,  diluted  with  varymg 
quantities  of  water  (from  two  to  six  parts 
water  to  one  part  of  salubrine),  possesses 
antiseptic  and  hsmostaiic  properties  ;  it 
is  used  for  contusions,  certain  skin  dis- 
eases, corns,  dental  disease,  insect 
stings,  rheumatism,  etc.,  and,  in  fact,  the 
extraordinary  virtues  must  be  accepted 
with  a  very  large  grain  of  salt.  —  Manufac- 
turing Chemist. 


Only  906  persons   in    1,000,000  die  of 
old  age. 


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Formulary. 


CLOTH    CLEANSKRS. 

Parts. 

(1)  Alcoholic  spirit  of  .imnionia lo 

Oil  of  turpentine,  reclitied   lo 

Sulphuric  ether lo 

Oil  of  lavender I 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent 169 

Mix,  dissolve,  and  filter. 

Parts. 

(2)  Spirit  of  ammonia 4 

Father 10 

Benzine 30 

Oil  of  lavender i 

Tincture  of  soap  bark 45 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent 100 

Mix  and  filter. 

Parts. 

(3)  Rectified  turpentine 10 

Kenzine 10 

.\niinonia  water 10 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent 70 

Parts. 

(4)  Benzine 999 

Oil  of  turpentine Yz 

Oil  of  myrbane ^ 

Before  applying  any  of  the  cleansers 
recommended  to  colored  goods,  an 
experiment  should  be  made  either  with  a 
sample  of  t'le  goods,  or  on  some  portion 
which  will  not  be  seen,  to  determine 
whether  directions  given  for  treating  the 
spot  will  affect  the  color. — Dieteruii  s 
Manual. 

GLYCERINE   ANO    ROSEMARY    HAIR-WASH. 

01.  amygdal.  dulc 51. 

Liq    ammonii^ 5iij* 

01.  rosmarini lU  x. 

Glycerini 5'j. 

Spt.   vini  rect 5'v. 

Aq.   rosce S^iij. 

Mix  the  oils  with  the  solution  of  am- 
monia and  2  oz.  rose  water,  shake  well, 
and  add  the  glycerine,  spirit,,  and  the 
rest  of  the  rose  water. 

ALMOND   TOILET    PASTE. 

Blanched  sweet  almonds oz.   1 2 

Rice  starch oz.     3 

Powderd  orris  root oz.      i 

Zinc  oxide oz.   Y^ 

White  soft  soap oz.     I 

Spermaceti drams     2 

Oil  of  almonds fl.  oz.     7 

Oil  of  bitter  almonds minims  30 

Otto "       15 

Rose  water "     q.s. 

Beat  the  almonds  to  a  paste  with  the 
rice  powder,  orris,  and  zinc  oxide,  and 
add  the  soap.  .Melt  the  spermaceti  in 
the  oil  of  almonds,  and  then  beat  all  to- 
gether, adding  enough  rose  water  to  make 
a  soft  paste. — British  and  Colonial  Drug- 
gist. 

IIEKTOGRAPH,    OR   COPYING    PADS. 

Parts. 

Gelatine,  by  weight I 

Glycerine 4 

Water 2 

INKS. 

Parts. 

(l)     ^^ethyl  violet I 

Water 7 

.\lcohol ...    I 


I'.irts. 

(2)     Rosaniline 2 

Water 10 

.\lcohol • t 

The  patent  for  hektograph  having  ex- 
pired, any  one  can  make  or  sell  it. — 
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BEDBUG    EXTERMINATOR. 

Soft  soap 20  parts. 

Water 65  parts. 

Turpentine 5  parts. 

Coal  oil 10  parts. 

Dissolve  the  soap  in  the  water,  with 
the  aid  of  heat,  add  the  turpentine,  stir 
until  the  latter  is  thoroughly  mixed,  and 
finally  add  the  coal  oil,  continuing  the 
heat  and  stirring  uritil  a  homogeneous 
mixture  is  obtained. 

Directions  to  go  with  the  above  :  \Vash 
the  parts  of  the  bedstead,  let  dry,  and 
apply  the  mixture  with  a  brush  to  all 
parts  frequented  by  the  bugs.  The  pre- 
paration may  also  be  painted  on  walls, 
etc. — National  Druggist. 

GLYCERINE  OF  IODIDE    OF    IRON    (eD. 
ROYAL  INF.). 

Fine  iron  wire i  oz. 

Iodine 2  oz. 

Distilled  water 3  oz. 

Glycerine 27  oz. 

Mix  two  ounces  of  glycerine  and  two 
ounces  of  water  in  a  flask,  and  digest  the 
iodine  and  iron  in  the  tnixture,  at  first 
cooling  and  afterwards  heating  until  the 
froth  becomes  white.  Then  filter  into 
twenty  ounces  of  glycerine,  wash  the 
flask,  and  filter  with  the  remaining  water, 
and  m.ike  the  final  volume  up  to  thirty- 
one  fluid  ounces  with  glycerine. — British 
and  Colonial  Druggist. 

HARNESSMAKERS'  AND  SADDLERS'    WAXE.S. 

The  yellow  wax  consists  of  equal  parls 
of  balsam  of  fir  and  yellow  beeswax.  The 
black  consists  of  50  parts  of  balsam  of  fir 
and  46  parts  of  beeswax  (yellow)  melted 
together.  While  melting,  stir  in  3  parts 
of  linseed  oil  and  i  part  of  bone  or  lamp 
black. 

DRY  BRONZE  POWDER,  FOR  USE  WITH 
WATER. 

The  Pharmaceutische  Centralhalle  gives 
the  following  :  Rub  to  a  fine  powder  i 
part  of  potassium  dichromate,  and  add 
65  parts  of  bronze  powder  and  40  parts 
ot  dextrin.  Rub  until  perfectly  smooth, 
and  then  put  up  in  water-tight  paper, 
either  parchment,  waxed,  or  paraffined. 
About  two  drams  will  make  a  convenient 
package.  .A.s  "  directions  "  for  the  pack- 
age, use  the  following  :  "  Mix  only  when 
you  are  going  to  use.  For  use,  add  an 
equal  amount  of  water,  and  rub  smooth, 
-^pply  with  a  camel'shair  pencil  or  soft 
brush. " — National  Druggist. 

CREME  CELESTE. 

The  Revista  di  Clinica  Medica  gives 
the  following  formula : 

White  cerate So  parts. 

Spermaceti So  parts. 


^9 

oil  of  sweet  almond 600  parts. 

Glycerin 120  parts. 

Distilled  water 1 20  parts. 

Borax 5  parts. 

Cumarin 0.03  part. 

Attar  of  rose i  part. 

Oil  of  bergamot 0.50  part. 

Essence  of  orange  flower. . .  .0. 50  part. 

.\ttar  of  ylang-ylang   0.30  part. 

.\ltar  of  iris   o.  10  part. 

Tincture  of  amber 0.30  part. 

Mix.  If  desired,  color  with  alkanin 
dissolved  in  a  part  of  the  oil  of  almond. — 
National  Druggist. 


Elecampane  as  an  Antiseptic. 

According  to  the  Medical  Age,  elecam- 
pane is  one  of  the  most  valuable  of 
modern  antiseptic  remedies,  one  that, 
aside  from  its  powerful  effect,  has  the 
great  advantage  of  being  free  from  odor. 
It  is  aromatic,  stimulant,  expectorant, 
emmenagogue,  diaphoretic,  and  tonic  to 
mucous  membrane.  It  has  been  found 
of  especial  use  in  malaria,  tuberculosis, 
catarrhal  diseases,  wliooping-cough,  and 
chronic  bronchitis.  One  grain  of  the 
inulin  added  to  10,000  of  urine  will  pre- 
vent the  latter  from  decomposition. 
With  this  evidence  it  would  seem  as  if  it 
would  prove  a  true  bactericide  in  wasting 
diseases.  Elecampane  in  the  early  forties 
enjoyed  much  reputation  in  phthisis,  but 
fell  into  disuse  until  the  revival  of  the  old 
contagious  views  of  that  disease. 


To  Distinguish  Between  Lemon  and 
Orange  Peel. 

When  orange  peel  is  moistened  with 
strong  hydrochloric  acid,  its  color  changes 
from  yellowish  to  a  rich  dark  green  ; 
lemon  rind,  similarly  treated,  retains  its 
hue,  or,  at  most,  assumes  a  dingy,  yellow- 
ish-brown tint.  A  convenient  and  simple 
chemical  test,  therefore,  which  will  dis- 
tinguish between  small  fragments  of  lemon 
and  orange  peel  is  to  touch  them  with  a 
glass  rod  previously  dipped  in  hydro- 
chloric acid.  The  diluted  acid  will  answer 
the  purpose,  but  the  reaction  is  slower. 
A  few  minutes'  exposure,  says  Mr.  E.  G. 
Clayton  {Science  Sif tings),  to  hydro- 
chloric acid  gas  will  eR"ect  this  change  in 
the  pigment  of  orange  peel.  The  color  of 
lemon  rind  is  unaffected. 

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20  

Photographic  Notes 

Electric  Photography. 

Following  up  the  Henrich  Hertz  theory 
of  the  similarity  of  the  other  waves  of 
light  to  those  of  electro-magnetism,  ex- 
cept that  the  latter  are  larger,  Professor 
Dolbear  has  shown  that  electro-magnetic 
waves  can  act  the  part  of  light  in  taking 
photographs,  which  may  thus  be  pt-o- 
duced  even  when  the  subject  whose  pic- 
ture is  desired  remains  in  absolute  dark- 
ness. 

An  Intensifler  for  Negatives  Reproduc- 
ing Lines. 

Water i,ooo  parts 

Iodine 14  parts 

Iodide  of  potassium 27  parts 

The  negative  is  allowed  to  remain  in 
this  until  entirely  yellow.  It  is  thorough- 
ly washed,  so  that  the  water  running  from 
it  is  colorless.  Afterward  the  negative  is 
placed  in  a  one  per,  cent,  solution  of 
Schlippe's  salt  rendered  alkaline  by  a  lit- 
tle caustic  soda.— /"^Jm  Photo. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 

Sensitizing  Solution. 

Tartrate  of  iron  and  potash. ...    15  grams. 

Red  prussiate  of  potash 12  grams. 

Rain  water 250  grains. 

Solution  to  Fade  the  Print. 

Ammonia 10°  grams. 

Rain  water    9°°  grams. 

Solution  to  give  the  Brown  Tint. 

Tannic  acid 1°  grams. 

Rain  water 5°°  grams. 

—  American  Journul  of  Photography. 


Photographic    Reproduction   of  Chalk 
Drawings. 

The  observation    made  in  this  column, 
says    The    Graphic,    with    regard    to  the 
closeness    with    which    chalk    drawings 
could  be  copied  in  photography,  received 
ample    illustration    in  a   case  that  I  only 
heard  of  the  other  day.    It  seems  a  draw- 
ing made  by  a  notable  artist  was  obtained, 
and  carefully  copied  on  exactly  the  right 
kind  of  paper  by  means  of  photography. 
The  imitation  was  said  to  be  so  complete 
as  to  almost   deceive  the   artist   himself. 
A  good    many    copies  of  the   print  were 
then    obtained;  they   were   all   carefully 
mounted    in    imitation    of    the   original 
drawing,  and  these   were   all    pledged  at 
pawnbrokers  in  different  parts  of  London 
for  various  sums.     The  majority  of  them 
were  sold,  and   the  affair  was  only  found 
out  by  the  artist   discovering    it    in    the 

'  ig  it  to 


house  of  a  friend,  and  pronouncing 
be  a  photograph.— 5«V«/{/i'V  American. 

Brown  Ferro-Prussiate  Prints. 

Ferro-prussiate  blue  prints  can  be  easily 
transformed  to  brown  by  the  following 
process  :  The  blue  print,  well  washed  and 
dried,  is  plunged  in  dilute  ammonia  for 
two  to  four  minutes,  until  it  is  almost  col- 
orless ;  then  rinse  and  immerse  it  in  a 
bath  of  tannic  acid,  where  it  is  left  until 
it  is  clear  and  toned.  This  operation  re- 
quires about  twelve  hours.  If,  at  the  end 
of  this  time,  the  color  is  not  sufficiently 
deep,  add  to  the  bath  several  drops  of 
ammonia,  and  let  the  print  remain  in  it  a 
minute  or  two  longer,  then  rinse  it  in 
plenty  of  water.  The  prints  thus  obtained 
are  very  pretty,  and  resemble  in  color 
sepia  drawings.  Here  are  the  formula 
for  the  different  baths  employed  : 


Professional  Models. 

The  Photographic  News  proposes  to  in- 
duce a  number  of  people,  both  male  and 
female,  big  and  little,  to  form  an  associa- 
tion of  models,  and  after  sufficient  train- 
ing to  frequent  the  picturesque  and  other 
localities  to  which  photographers  are 
mostly  attracted.  On  a  stick,  over  his 
shoulder,  the  male  would  carry  a  bundle, 
and  the  female  a  basket  on  her  arm,  each 
containing  a  number  of  inexpensive  but 
suitable  costumes,  and,  to  prevent  mis- 
understanding, a  scale  of  lit^s,.— Scientific 
American. 

Exhibition  of  Photography. 

The  Executive  Council  of  the  Imperial 
Institute  have  announced  that  a  special 
exhibition  of  photography  in  its  applica- 
tions to  the  arts,  sciences,  and  industries 
will  be  held  at  the  Imperial  Institute,  in 
connection  with  the  United  Kingdom 
section,  during  the  summer  season  of 
1 895.  An  influential  committee  of  advice 
has  been  formed,  composed  of  governors 
of  the  Imperial  Institute  and  scientific 
men  of  well-known  standing  who  are 
interested  in  photography  ;  and  sub  com- 
mittees have  been  appointed  in  connec- 
tion with  the  seven  sections  of  the  exhi- 
bition, viz.  : 

Division  i.— The  history  of  photog- 
raphy, including  illustrations  of  early  pro- 
cesses, the  progressive  development  of 
processes,  the  early  processes  of  photo- 
mechanical work,  and  modern  photo- 
graphic literature. 

Division  2.— Artistic  photography,  com- 
prising a  thoroughly  representative  exhi- 
bition of  all  schools,  embracing  known  as 
well  as  new  works,  and  illuftrations  of  the 
present  condition  of  photographic  art  in 
the  various  colonies  and  in  India. 

Division  3.— Photography  as  an  indus- 
try, demonstrating  the  apparatus  used  in 
photography  and  the  special  processes 
connected  with  the  preparation  of  lenses, 
the  production  of  brass  fittings,  cameras, 
etc.,  shown  in  actual  operation  ;  the 
preparation  of  dry  plates,  coating  of  sensi- 
tive media,  printing  processes,  also  shown 
in  actual  operation  ;  reproduction  of  pic- 
tures, and  the  production  of  portraits  by 
daylight  and  artificial  light. 

Division  4.— Photography  in  its  appli- 
cations to  industries,  such  as  reproduc- 
tions having  photography  as  their  basis, 
as  applied  to  illustrated  journalism,  litera- 


ture, etc.,  and   industrial  applications  of 
photography  to  ornamentation. 

Division  5.— Applications  of  photog- 
raphy to  the  sciences,  including  ortho- 
chromatics,  optics,  stereoscopy,  photo- 
micrography, spectroscopy,  meteorology, 
and  magnetism,  astronomy,  automatic 
recording  apparatus,  etc. 

Division  6.— Applications  of  photog- 
raphy to  educational  purposes. 

Division  7.  —  Miscellaneous  applica- 
tions of  photography,  including  applica- 
tions of  photography  to  architecture  and 
archeology,  to  engineering,  to  military 
and  naval  purposes,  to  legal  purposes 
(such  as  the  detection  of  forgeries),  to 
surveying,  cartography,  chronography,  etc. 

Notification  of  the  exhibition  will 
shortly  be  transmitted  to  the  principal 
firms  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
apparatus  connected  with  pTiotography  in 
the  United  Kingdom.  The  Governor- 
General  of  India,  the  Governor-General 
of  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  and  the 
governors  of  the  various  colonies  have, 
by  a  recent  mail,  been  requested  to  invite 
Indian  and  colonial  manufacturers  to 
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CHEMICALS. 

It  is  highly  essential  for  every  pharma- 
cist to  know  how  to  test  the  articles  he 
deals  in  as  to  their  putity  and  freedom 
from  adulterants.     It  is,  further,  important 
that  he  should  not  only  have  the  knowl- 
edge,   but   also    put   it  into   actual   and 
regular  practice.      The  public  now  look 
to  the  skill  and  training  of  the  educated 
chemist  for  protection    from    fraud,  and 
e.xpect   to  find  the  drugs  they  purchase 
from  him  pure  and  good.     The  medical 
practitioner  also  entrusts  him  with  the  pre- 
paration of  the  means  by  which  he  has  to 
combat   disease— a  position  of  no  slight 
responsibility.     The  duty,  therefore,  lies 
with  every  pharmacist  to  satisfy  himself 
that  the  drugs  and  chemicals  he  uses  are 
free  from  impurity,  and  justify  the  trust 
reposed  in  him.     The  processes  included 
in  the  following  tests  have  been  rendered 
as  simple  as  possible,  so  that  they  may  be 
conducted  at  any  dispensing  counter. 

AciiTUM. — For  e.vcess  of  sulphuric  acid, 
add  one  grain  of  chloride  of  barium  to 
one  fluid  ounce  of  vinegar,  and  filter. 
The  filtrate  should  not  give  any  further 
precipitate  with  chloride  of  barium.  If 
copper,  iron,  or  lead  are  present,  a  black 
coloration  will  be  found  if  the  vinegar 
be  first  neutralized  with  ammonia,  and 
sulphydrate  of  ammonium  then  added. 
Good  malt  vinegar  should  dissolve  exactly 
18  grains  of  carbonate  of  magnesium,  and 
no  more. 

Arsenic. — To  test  for  the  presence  of 
antimony,  add  dilute  hydrochloric  acid 
and  pass  H„S  through  the  solution.  If 
present,  an  orange  precipitate  will  be 
thrown  out.  Heavy  mineral  bodies,  such 
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i^jiiiting  a  portion  in  a  capsule.  Arscnious 
acid,  being  volatile,  leaves  the  impurities 
behind. 

Ai.UM.^Alum  is  sometimes  contami- 
nated with  iron.  To  determine  this,  add 
excess  of  caustic  potash  to  a  boiling  solu- 
tion. If  a  reddish-brown  precipitate  is 
formed,  iron  is  present.  As  a  confirma- 
tory test,  add  to  a  solution  a  little  nitric 
acid,  and  boil  until  the  excess  of  acid  is 
driven  off.  To  a  portion  of  the  liquid 
add  siilphocyanide  of  potassium,  and  to 
another  portion  ferrocyanide  of  potas- 
sium. The  former  will  turn  red  in  color, 
and  in  the  latter  a  blue  precipitate  will  be 
found  if  iron  be  present.  Commercial 
sulphate  of  alum  may  be  tested  for  sul- 
phate of  potash  by  adding  carbonate  of 
ammonia  in  e.xcess,  filtering,  concentrat- 
ing the  filtrate,  evaporating  to  dryness, 
and  heating  to  redness  in  a  platinum 
crucible.  If  alkali  be  present  in  the 
sample,  a  residue  will  be  left  in  the 
crucible. 

Am.\ioni.\cum.  —  Gum  ammoniacum 
turns  a  blood-red  color  on  the  addition  of 
hypochlorite  of  lime  or  soda,  and  may 
thus  be  distinguished  from  any  other 
resin  or  gum  resin. 

Citric  Acid. — Add  lime  water  to  a 
cold  dilute  solution,  sutficient  to  render  it 
slightly  alkaline.  If  a  white  precipitate 
at  once  falls,  o.\alic  acid  is  present.  The 
presence  of  tartaric  acid  may  be  proved 
by  adding  a  solution  of  sulphate  of  potash. 
If  present,  a  white  crystalline  precipitate 
will  be  formed. 

Chlor.\te  of  Pot.xsh. — To  a  solution 
add  nitrate  of  silver.  .-V  white  precipitate 
will  be  thrown  down  if  any  alkaline  chlo- 
ride be  present. 

C.-\RBON.\TE  OF  M.\GNESi.\. — Should  be 
entirely  soluble  in  hydrochloric  acid. 
Shake  up  a  small  quantity  with  water, 
filter,  and  concentrate  the  filtrate.  Add 
a  few  drops  of  hydrochloric  acid  and 
chloride  of  barium  solution.  If  a  white 
precipitate  is  formed,  alkaline  sulphates 
are  present. 

Carmine. — Shake  up  for  some  time  a 
weighed  quantity  with  ammonia,  wash  the 
precipitate,  and  dry  over  a  water  bath. 
The  impurities  will  remain. 

Cre.\m  of  T.ART.\R.^-Cream  of  tartar 
is  sometimes  contaminated  with  lime.  To 
test  for  this,  dissolve  a  small  quantity  in 
dilute  hydrochloric  acid  ;  if  effervescence 
is  caused,  add  ammonia  till  the  solution 
becomes  slightly  alkaline  ;  next  add  oxa- 
late of  ammonia,  allow  to  stand  for  eight 
hours,  filter,  wash  the  precipitate  (if  any), 
and  dry,  then  ignite,  and  when  cool  weigh 
the  residue  as  lime.  A  ready  test  is  to 
dissolve  84  grains  of  bicarbonate  of  soda 
in  2  ounces  of  water,  and  add  204  grains 
of  the  cream  of  tartar  ;  the  mixture,  after 
heating,  should  be  neutral  to  litmus 
paper.  If  the  sample  is  of  superior 
quality,  the  mixture  will  be  acid.  For 
adulteration  with  barium,  dissolve  20 
grains  of  cream  of  tartar  in  i  ounce  of 
distilled  water,  with  heat  ;  if  any  remains 
undissolved,   or  a  precipitate    is   thrown 


down  on  adding  a   little  sulphuric  acid, 
the  presence  of  barium  is  indicated. 

CHLOROFORM.-Chloroform  should  have 
a  specific  gravity  of  1.49.  It  should  not 
bleach  nor  redden  litmus  paper.  On  the 
addition  of  nitrate  of  silver,  it  should  not 
become  turbid  or  give  a  white  precipitate. 
Solution  of  caustic  potash  should  not 
turn  it  brown  on  heating,  and  it  should 
mix  with  ether  or  alcohol.  It  should  not 
be  colored  after  shaking  up  with  sulphuric 
acid,  and  should  leave  no  residue  or  un- 
pleasant odor  after  evaporation. 

Ether. — The  specific  gravity  of  ether 
should  not  exceed  0.720.  It  should  be 
neutral  to  litmus  paper.  If  it  forms  an 
opaijue  emulsion  on  shaking  up  with  oil 
of  copaiba,  it  indicates  the  presence  of 
water  and  alcohol.  Pure  ether  should 
remain  clear. 

CrUMS. — Acacia  and  Senegal,  with  solu- 
tion of  sulphate  of  iron,  give  a  yellow 
precipitate.  Dextrine  gives  no  precipi- 
tate. The  former  gums  give,  with  sub- 
acetate  of  lead,  a  white  curdy  mass,  and 
with  tincture  of  guaiacum  a  blue  color. 
'iVagacanth  does  not  change  color  on  the 
addition  of  tincture  of  guaiacum,  and 
forms  a  transparent  jelly  with  subacetate 
of  lead. 

Glycerine  should  have  a  specific 
gravity  about  1.25,  should  be  quite  neu- 
tral to  litmus  paper,  and  its  solution 
should  not  be  affected  by  nitrate  of  silver, 
oxalate  of  ammonia,  or  chloride  of 
barium.  On  the  addition  of  sulphydrate 
of  ammonium,  if  a  black  or  brown  color 
be  formed,  the  presence  of  lead,  copper, 
or  iron  is  indicated.  Shaken  with  an 
equal  volume  of  sulphuric  acid,  it  should 
be  unaffected,  or  only  a  very  pale  straw 
coloration  result,  which  proves  the  ab- 
sence of  sugar  or  dextrine.  On  heating  a 
small  quantity  in  a  platinum  dish  till  the 
glycerine  is  driven  off,  a  charred  residue 
will  remain  if  sugar  be  present,  but  only 
a  black  stain  if  the  glycerine  be  pure, 
which  burns  away  without  leaving  ash 
when  heated  to  redness. 

Gu.-\I.\CUM. — Perch loride  of  mercury 
solution  poured  on  guaiacum  wood  and 
slightly  warmed  should  produce  a  bluish 
green  color.  Guaiacum  resin  turns  green- 
ish blue  on  the  addition  of  chloride  of 
lime  or  chloride  of  soda,  and  a  solution  in 
rectified  spirit  strikes  a  clear  blue  when 
applied  to  the  inner  surface  of  a  raw 
potato. 

Hops. — Exhaust  a  weighed  quantity  of 
hops  by  repeated  macerations  with  alco- 
hol ;  wash  the  residue  with  alcohol,  and 
finally  carefully  dry  at  a  low  temperature, 
and  weigh.  The  loss  should  not  be  less 
than  from  9  to  12  per  cent.  ;  if  less,  they 
are  deficient  in  lupulin.  To  detect  if 
hops  have  been  sulphured,  introduce  a 
portion  of  the  sample  into  a  hydrogen 
apparatus,  and  pass  the  gas  into  a  solution 
of  nitro-prusside  of  sodium.  If  sulphur 
is  present  a  purple  color  will  be  formed, 
which,  however,  quickly  fades  away. 

HvDROCv.-iXic  Acid. — (Dufla's  test). — 
To  determine  the  amount  of  actual  hydro- 


cyanic acid  in  a  sample,  mix  some  nitrate 
of  silver  with  a  little  ammonia,  so  that 
the  clear  liquid  may  be  slightly  acid,  then 
pour  it  into  a  weighed  portion  of  the 
sample  of  hydrocyanic  acid  as  long  as  any 
precipitate  is  found.  Collect  the  precipi- 
tate of  cyanide  of  silver  on  a  small  filter, 
j)reviously  dried  and  weighed  at  212'  F., 
and  wash  the  precipitate  and  filter,  and 
dry  again  at  212'  F.,  and  weigh.  133.9 
parts  of  cyanide  of  silver  represent  27 
parts  of  anhydrous  hydrocyanic  acid. 

Honev. — Honey  is  often  adulterated 
with  glucose  and  artificial  fiavorings.  Mix 
the  sample  with  an  equal  quantity  of 
water,  and  add  strong  spirit,  stirring  con- 
stantly till  a  permanent  turbidity  is  pro- 
duced. In  honey  adulterated  with  glu- 
cose, syrup,  or  dextrine,  a  heavy  gummy 
deposit  will  soon  form  ;  with  genuine 
honey  but  a  slight  milkiness  is  produced. 
Starch  and  flour  are  readily  detected,  as 
they  remain  insoluble  when  the  sample  is 
dissolved  in  cold  water  or  spirit. 

Iodide  of  Pot.assium. — The  chief  im- 
purities found  in  commercial  iodide  of 
potassium  are  iodate,  carbonate,  and  sul- 
phate of  potass,  chloride  of  potassium 
and  sodium,  sulphide  of  potassium,  and 
organic  matter  containing  sulphur.  Iodate 
of  potass  may  be  detected  by  adding  a 
small  quantity  of  tartaric  or  hydrochloric 
acid,  when  a  deposit  of  iodine  takes 
place.  For  determining  the  presence  of 
carbonate  and  sulphate  of  potash,  and  the 
alkaline  chloride,  if  in  large  amount,  shake 
up  well  with  pure  alcohol,  and  these  salts 
will  be  left  undissolved.  The  chloride 
may  be  estimated  by  precipitating  the 
solution  of  the  sample  with  excess  of 
nitrate  of  silver,  and  adding  ammonia  to 
excess.  The  iodide  of  silver  remains  in- 
soluble, while  the  chloride  is  dissolved, 
and  can  again  be  precipitated  from  the 
filtered  liquid  by  the  addition  of  an  excess 
of  nitric  acid.  Sulphur  impurities  may 
be  detected  by  adding  to  the  solution  a 
little  sulphuric  acid  and  a  small  quantity 
of  granulated  zinc.  Allow  the  gas  evolved 
to  pass  over  some  moist  carbonate  of 
lead,  which  will  be  blackened  if  sulphur- 
etted impurities  are  present. 

Lard. — Pure  lard  should  be  quite  free 
from  taste  and  smell,  and  form  a  perfectly 
clear  liquid  when  melted  by  immersing  a 
tube  containing  it  in  hot  water.  If  either 
lime,  carbonate  of  soda,  or  water  has 
been  added,  the  melted  fat  will  be  more 
or  less  opaque.  By  keeping  the  sample 
in  a  molten  condition,  the  water  gradually 
settles  out. 

Myrrh. — Genuine  myrrh,  on  the  addi- 
tion of  nitric  acid,  forms  a  transparent, 
dirty-yellow  liquid.  Bdellium  indicum 
will  not  dissolve  in  nitric  acid,  but  be- 
comes soft,  and  turns  whitish  and  opaque. 
Filter  paper  moistened  with  an  alcoholic 
tincture  of  myrrh,  and  then  touched  with 
nitric  acid,  turns  a  blood-red  color,  while 
a  strip  of  paper  soaked  in  a  tincture  made 
from  bdellium  or  myrrha  indica,  and  treat- 
ed in  the  same  manner,  remains  yellow 
or  brown.  On  igniting,  good  myrrh 
should  not  leave  more  than  from  3.:;  to 
3.8  per  cent,  of  ash. 


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Menthol. — Is  occasionally  adulterated 
when  moulded  into  cones,  with  wax  or 
paraffin,  in  order  to  make  it  hard.  To 
detect  this,  slowly  evaporate  a  portion  of 
the  suspected  cone  at  a  low  water  bath 
temperature.  If  either  adulterant  be 
present,  a  fusible  residue  will  be  left, 
which  has  very  little  smell. 

Musk.. — Genuine  musk  grains  should 
dissolve  in  boiling  water,  not  leaving 
more  than  25  per  cent,  of  residue.  On 
incineration  it  should  not  leave  more  than 
6  per  cent,  of  ash.  It  should  be  soluble 
in  ether,  and  should  be  precipitated  from 
a  hot  solution  by  acids  and  acetate  of 
lead,  but  not  by  chloride  of  mercury. 

Nitrate  of  Potassium. — For  the  de- 
tection of  nitrite  in  nitrate  of  potash,  to  a 
solution  of  the  salt  add  one  or  two  drops 
of  yellow  prussiate  of  potash,  not  sufficient 
to  communicate  a  perceptible  yellow  tint. 
A  few  drops  of  acetic  acid  should  then  be 
added,  and  almost  immediately,   accord- 
ing to  the  quantity  of  nitrite  present,  the 
liquid  will    turn  a   bright    golden  color. 
When  testing  for  minute  quantities  it  is 
best  to  use  two  similar  flasks,  one  con- 
taining  pure   water    and    the   other   the 
solution  of  salt  to  be  examined,  and  add 
the  reagent  to  each  in  exactly  the  same 
quantity,  placing  a  sheet  of  white  paper 
behind  each  vessel.      This  may  also  be 
used  as  a  test  for  nitrates  by  boiling  the 
sample  for  a  short  time  witii  clean  shav- 
ings of  lead,  and  proceeding  as  above, 
the  absence  of  nitrites  in   the  substance 
having  been  first  determined.     Lead  re- 
duces even  the  nitrate  of  potash  to  nitrite. 
— (Schc-effer's  test.) 

Nitrate  of  Silver. — Make  a  solution 
in  water  and  add  hydrochloric  acid,  filter, 
and  treat  the  precipitate  with  excess 
of  ammonia.  If  it  does  not  entirely  dis- 
solve the  ammonia,  chloride  of  lead  is 
indicated.  Treat  the  filtrate  with  H„S  ; 
a  brown  or  black  precipitate  proves  cop- 
per or  lead  present.  Filter  the  liquid, 
evaporate  to  dryness,  and  ignite.  A 
white  saline  residue  indicates  the  presence 
of  nitrate  of  potash. 

Olive  Oil. — Its  specific  gravity  should 
be  between  .913  and  .918  at  60°.  For 
the  detection  of  cotton-seed  oil,  make  a  i 
per  cent,  test  solution  of  nitrate  of  silver 
in  absolute  alcohol.  Place  5  c.c.  of  the 
suspected  oil  in  a  glass  flask,  add  to  it  25 
c.c.  ofabsolute  alcohol  and  5  c.c.  of  the  test 
solution.  The  flask  is  then  heated  in  a 
water  hath  at  84"  C.  If  there  be  any  cot- 
ton-seed oil  present  the  mixture  will  begin 
to  darken,  the  most  minute  quantity  serv- 
ing to  discolor,  and  the  tint  assumed  will 
depend  on  the  amount  of  cotton-seed  oil 
present.— (Bechi's  test.) 

Castor  Oil.— Should  be  entirely  solu- 
ble in  one  volume  of  absolute  alcohol  and 
in  two  volumes  of  rectified  spiiit.  (B.P. 
tests.)  For  adulteration  with  rosin  oil, 
add  a  few  drops  of  stannic  bromide  in 
carbon  bisulphide  to  the  suspected  sample 
of  oil  in  the  same  solvent.  If  a  red  or 
violet  color  is  developed,  rosin  oil  is  pres- 
ent in  proportion  to  the  rapidity  and  color 
produced.     As  low  as  3  or  4  per  cent,  of 


rosin  oil  may  thus  be  detected. — (Renard's 
test.) 

Ox.^Lic  Acid. — Organic  impurities  may 
be  detected  by  heating  a  small  quantity 
with  sulphuric  acid  ;  if  pure  it  will  not  turn 
brown  or  bluish.  Pure  oxalic  acid  should 
leave  no  residue  after  heating  to  redness 
in  a  platinum  crucible. 

Phosphoric  Acid. — A  white  precipitate 
on  the  addition  of  chloride  of  mercury 
indicates  the  presence  of  phosphorous 
acid.  Ar^enic  may  be  detected  by  passing 
a  current  of  ILS  through  it ;  and  sulphuric 
and  nitric  acids  by  applying  the  usual 
tests.  Sulphocyanide  of  potassium  gives 
a  red  coloration  if  iron  be  present. 

Soft  Paraffin  (Vaseline). — Good 
soft  paraffin  should  be  completely  volatile 
when  heated  on  fire,  and  should  not  give 
off  any  smell  of  burning  fat.  When  agi- 
tated with  twice  its  volume  of  strong  spirit, 
it  should  remain  practically  undissolved. 
The  spirit  on  testing  afterwards  should 
be  neither  acid  nor  alkaline. 

PoDOPHYLLiN. — According  to  Podwys- 
sotzki,  the  active  constituent  of  podophyl- 
lin  is  podophyllotoxin,  which  is  present  in 
commercial  samples  of  podophyllin  to  the 
extent  of  from  20  to  30  per  cent.  This 
may  be  estimated  by  treating  about  a 
grain  of  resin  with  chloroform  in  the  cold 
as  long  as  anything  is  dissolved ;  the 
greater  part  of  the  chloroform  is  then 
driven  off  by  heat,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  chloroformic  solution  is  poured  into 
20  times  its  volume  of  light  [)etroleum 
spirit.  The  podophyllotoxin  separates 
out,  and  can  be  removed,  dried,  and 
weighed. 

Potassium  Bromide. — In  solution,  on 
being  mixed  with  chlorine  (chlorinated 
lime  and  HCl  will  do),  then  agitated  with 
chloroform,  the  latter,  on  falling  to  the 
bottom,  exhibits  a  red  coloration.  A  fur- 
ther portion  of  the  solution  mixed  with 
mucilage  of  starch  and  a  drop  of  an  aque- 
ous solution  of  bromine  or  chlorine 
should  not  give  a  blue  color.  The  addi- 
tion of  diluted  sulphuric  acid  should  not 
immediately  cause  a  yellow  coloration, 
which  indicates  the  absence  of  bromate. 

Quinine.— Should  be  entirely  soluble 
in  water  acidulated  with  sulphuric  acid. 
It  dissolves  in  pure  sulphuric  acid  with  a 
feeble  yellowish  tint,  and  undergoes  no 
further  change  of  color  when  gently 
warmed.  Twenty-five  grains  of  the  freshly- 
prepared  salt  should  lose  3.8  grains  of 
water  by  drying  at  212°  F.  Ignited,  with 
free  access  of  air,  it  should  leave  no 
residue. 

Rhubarb.- An  old  test  for  the  quality 
of  rhubarb  root  is  to  place  two  or  three 
drops  of  oil  of  aniseed  or  fennel  on  a 
piece  of  the  root  and  rub  on  it  for  a  few 
minutes  a  little  magnesia.  If  the  root  be 
of  inferior  quality,  the  spot  rubbed  will 
gradually  turn  salmon  color  or  pink; 
while  if  genuine  and  of  good  quality,  it 
will  remain  the  usual  yellow  color. 

Salicin. For     contamination     with 

lead,  dissolve  a  small  quantity   in  water, 
and  add  a   few  drops  of  sulphydrate  of 


ammonium  ;  if  a  dark  coloration  or 
black  precipitate  be  produced,  the  pres- 
ence of  lead  is  indicated.  Ten  grains  of 
salicin,  shakenup  with  two  ouncesof  ether, 
and  filtered,  allowed  to  evaporate,  should 
leave  no  residue.  On  igniting,  no  ash 
should  be  left. 

Sulphate  of  Iron.— Test  for  copper  : 
Boil  a  small  quantity  in  water  with  nitric 
acid,  and  add  ammonia  to  excess.  If 
copper  is  present,  the  liquid  will  be  tinted 
blue  after  the  precipitate  has  settled. 
Alumina  is  also  a  frequent  impurity.  To 
determine  this,  add  to  a  solution  which 
has  been  treated  in  a  like  manner  with 
nitric  acid  an  excess  of  caustic  potash, 
boil  and  filter ;  then  add  ammonium 
chloride  ;  if  alumina  be  present,  a  white 
precipitate  will  be  thrown  down  on  stand- 
ing. 

Sulphate  of  Magnesia.— To  a  solu- 
tion of  the  salt  add  baryta  water,  then 
excess  of  ammonia  carbonate.  Filter, 
evaporate  the  filtrate  to  dryness  and 
ignite.  If  sulphate  of  soda  be  present, 
carbonate  of  soda  will  remain.  If  con- 
taminated with  iron,  sulphydrate  of 
ammonia  will  give  a  black  precipitate. 
To  test  for  copper  add  excess  of  am- 
monia, and  the  liquid  will  assume  a  blue 
color  if  copper  be  present. 


Of  every  10,000  deaths  in  England, 
270  are  from  apoplexy. 

In  1857  the  Russian  hospitals  had 
62,000  typhus  patients. 


Our  Latest  Importations. 


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FINEST  SUBLIMED  SULPHUR,  in  bbls. 
ROLL  SULPHUR,  in  bbls. 
CHLORIDE  LIME,  in  casks. 
SALTPETRE  CRYSTALS,  in  kegs. 
SALTPETRE  POWDERED,  in  casks. 
POWDERED  HELLEBORE,  in  bbls. 
GLYCERINE,  in  tins. 
WHITE  CASTILE  SOAP,  bars. 
WHITE  CASTILE  SOAP,  cakes. 
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Corrected  to  January  10th,  1895. 


The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
quantities  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
command  an  advance. 

Alcohol,  gal $4  05    $425 

Methyl i   90       2  00 

Allspice,  lb 13          15 

Powdered,  lb 15           17 

Aloin,  oz 40          45 

Anoiiyne,  Hoffman's  bot.,  lbs.  . .  50           55 

Akrowroot,  Bermuda,  lb 45           50 

St.  Vmcent,  lb 15            iS 

B.^ls.am,  Fir,  lb 40           45 

Copaiba,  lb 65            75 

Peru,  lb 2   50       2  75 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65           75 

Bark,  Barberry,  lb 22           25 

Bayberry,  lb 15           18 

Buckthorn,  lb. . .    15           17 

Canella,  lb 15 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 25 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb iS 

Cassia,  in  mats,  11) iS 

Cinchona,  red,  ll) 6c 

Powdered,  lb   65 

Yellow,  lb 35 

Pale,  lb 4C 

Elm,  selected,  lb 2C 

Ground,  lb 17 

Powdered,  lb 2C 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb iS 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb. .  .  15 

Prickly  ash,  lb 35 

Sassafras,  lb 15 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb I J 

Wild  cherry,  lb 11 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 4: 

Tonka,  lb.... ,1   5c 

Vanilla,  lb 8  oc 

Berriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 5c 

powdered,  lb. ..  5  = 

Juniper,  lb ; 

Ground,  lb    12 

Prickly  ash,  lb •. ,  4c 

Buns,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb... ....  .  55 

Cassia,  lb 25 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb . . .    75 

CAMi'ltOR,  lb 65 


Powdered,  lb. 
Capsicum,  lb. . . 


I  50 

2."! 


17 
30 
20 
20 
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70 
40 

45 
21 
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16 
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10  00 

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60 
10 
14 
45 
60 

30 
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I  50 
I  60 
30 


Powdered,  lb       $      30  $ 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Carmine,  Xo.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb  20  00    2 


Chalk,  French,   powdered,  lb.. 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb. . . . 

Prepared,  lb 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 

Clove,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 

Collodion,  lb 

Cantharidal,  lb 2  50 

CoNFEcnoN,  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 25 

DeXI  RINE,  lb  .     10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb. 
Powdered,   lb. 


ID 

10 
5 
4 

20 

25 
30 

40 

75 


75 
90 


Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00       2 


ExiRACT,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb. . . 

Pounds,  lb 

Flowers,  .Arnica,  lb 

Calendula,  lb 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb. 
German,  lb 

Elder,  lb 

Lavender,  lb 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb. . . 

Rosemary,  lb 

Saffron,  .American,  lb. 


13 
14 
15 
55 
30 
40 
20 
12 
60 
25 
75 

Spanish,  \  al  a,  oz i  00 

Gf.latine,  Cooper's,  lb 75 

French,  white,  lb 35 

Glycerine,  lb 14 

Guarana 3  00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  .-Vloes,  Cape,  lb iS 

Barbadoes,  lb 30 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asafretida,  lb 40 

.Arabic,  1st,  lb 65 

Powdered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  lb 50 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i   20 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,  lb 70 

Kino,  true,  lb I  2S 


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6 
5 
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30 
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2  75 

45 

2  50 

30 
12 

1  60 
80 

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10 
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17 
20 
60 
35 
45 
22 

15 

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30 
So 

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40 
16 

3  25 
3  50 

20 

50 
70 

45 
70 
S5 
45 

30 

I  00 
20 

I  25 

I  00 

75 


Myrrh,  lb $ 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 4 

Posvdered,  lb 6 

.Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,  lb 

Trag,icanth,  flake,  1st,  lb 

Powdered,  lb i 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Here,  .\lthea,  lb 

Bitlerwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Hoarhound,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs,  lb 

Peppermint,  oz.s.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs. ,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb   

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs. ,  lb 

Wormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hors,  fresh,  lb 

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  lb 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 2 

Russian,  true,  lb 6 

Leaf,  Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

F'ucalyptus,  lb 

Hyoscyamus 

Matico,  lb 


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45 
30 
75 
10 

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8 

27 
27 
16 

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17 
25 
20 

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38 

38 

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20 

17 
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21 
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10 

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17 
20 
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55 
50 
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75 


(22B) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Senna,  Alexandria,  lb $       25 

Tinnevelly,  lb 15 

Stramonium,  lb 20 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 15 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz i  00 

Licorice,  Solazzi 45 

Pignatelli 35 

Grasso 30 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  I  lb.,  per  lb.  27 

"          Purity,  100  sticks  in  box  75 

"          Purity,  200  sticks  in  box  I    50 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins  2  00 

"         Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  i   50 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2  00 

LUPULIN,  oz 30 

Lycoi'odium,  lb   70 

Mace,  lb i  20 

Manna,  lb i  60 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 9 

Irish,  lb 9 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 4600 

NuTc.ALi.s,  lb 21 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Nutmegs,  lb i  00 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Oakum,  lb. .... .    12 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  '/i  and  j<.  70 

Citrine,  lb 45 

Paramiehyde,  oz 15 

PepI'Ek,  black,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Pitch,  black,  lb 3 

Bergundy,  true,  lb .  10 

Plaster,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash. ...  2  25 

Adhesive,  yd 12 

Belladonna,  lb    65 

Galbanum  Comp.  ,1b So 

Lead,  lb 25 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 i  00 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 2i 

White,  lb 3i 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 25 

RocHELLE  Salt,  lb 25 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 22 

Althea,  cut,  lb 3° 

Belladonna,  lb 25 

Blood,  lb 15 

Bitter,  lb 27 

Blackberry,  lb 15 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb   18 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb 20 

Canada  .Snake,   lb 3° 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 15 

Colchicum,  lb 40 

Columbo,  lb 20 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Coltsfoot,  lb   38 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb ..  20 

Curcuma,  powdered,   lb 13 

Dandelion,  lb 15 

Elecampane,  11) 15 

Galangal,  lb 15 

Gelsemium,  lb 22 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 9 

Ground,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Ginger,  African,  lb 18 

Po.,lb 20 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 27 

Po.,lb 30 

Ginseng,  lb 3  00 

Golden  Seal,  lli 75 

Gold  Thread,  lb 90 

Hellebore,  white,  powd.,  lb...  12 

Indian  Hemp iS 

Ipecac,  lb i   30 

Powdered,  lb i  60 

Jalap,  lb 55 

Powdered,  lb 60 

Kava  Kava,  lb 40 

Licorice,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Mandrake,  lb 13 

Masterwort,  lb 16 

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 30 

Powdered,  lb    40 

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb. ...... ,  40 

Pink,  lb   ,    .  75 

Parsley,  lb 30 

Pleurisy,  lb 20 

Poke,  lb 15 


5      30  (Jueen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $  iS  3 

25  Khalany,  11)    20 

25  Rhubarb,  lb 75 

iS  Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 40 

I    10  Cut,  lb 50 

50  Senega,  lb 55 

40  Squill,  lb   13 

35  Stillingia,  lb 22 

30  Powdered,  lb 25 

75  Unicorn,  lb 38 

1  50  Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

2  00  Virginia,  Snake,  lb   40 

1  75  Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  25 

2  00  Essence,  II) , .      . .  3  00 

35  Saccharin,  oz i  25 

80  Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb. . .  13 

I   25  Star,  lb 35 

I   75  Burdock,  11) 30 

10  Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

10  Caraway,  lb 10 

50  00  Cardamom,  lb    I   25 

25  Celery 30 

30  Colchicum 50 

I    10  Coriander,   lb 10 

12  Cumin,  lb 15 

27  Fennel,  lb 15 

15  t'enugreek,  powdered,  lb..        .  7 

75  Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3i 

50  Ground,  lb 4 

18  Hemp,  lb 5 

25  Mustard,  white,  lb II 

30  Powdered,  lb   15 

4  Pumpkin    25 

12  (Quince,  lb 65 

3  25  Rape,  lb 8 

1 3  .Strophanthus,  oz 50 

70  Worm,  lb 22 

85  Seidlit?,  Mixture,  lb 25 

30  Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

I    10  White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

3  Powdered,  lb 25 

4  Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

30  Spermaceti,  lb 55 

28  Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

25  Venice,  lb   10 

35  Wax,  White,  lb 50 

30  Yellow 40 

16  Wood,  Guaiar,  rasped 5 

30  Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

18  Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

20  Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

^  chemicals. 

20  Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

45  Glacial,  lb   45 

22  Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

30  German,  oz 10 

40  Boracic,   lb 15 

25  Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 18 

14  Calvert's  No.  I,  lb   210 

1 8  No.  2,  lb I  35 

20  Citric,  11) 50 

18  G.allic,  oz 10 

25  Hydrobromic,  diluted,  11) 30 

10  Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

12  doz I    50 

15  Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

20  Muriatic,   lb    3 

22  Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

30  Nitric,  lb loj 

35  Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

325  Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

80  Oxalic,  lb 12 

95  Phosphoric,  glacial,   lb I  00 

15  Dilute,   lb 13 

20  Pyrogallie,  oz 35 

I    50  Salicylic,  while,   lb I   60 

I    70  .Sulphuric,   carboy,  lb 2^ 

60  Bottles,  lb 5 

65  Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

90  Tannic,  lb 90 

15  Tartaiic,  powdered,   lb 30 

15  Acetanii.id,  lb 90 

18  AcONiTiNE,  grain 4 

40  Alum,  cryst.,  lb i| 

35  Powdered,  lb 3 

45  A.MMONIA,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 10 

45  Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb ,.  65 

80  Carbonate,  lb 14 

35  Iodide,  oz 35 

25  Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

18  Muriate,  lb 12 


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45 
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25 
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6 

13 

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35 

60 

12 

20 

17 

9 

4 

5 

6 

12 

20 

30 

70 

9 

55 

25 

30 

12 

16 

35 

25 

60 

80 

12 

75 

45 

6 

12 

6 

6 


13 
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25 
12 
16 

25 
2  15 
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55 
12 

35 

I  60 

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5 


75 
15 
40 

45 
16 


Valerianate,  oz $   55 

Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervin,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

Antipyrin,  oz , I  00 

Aristol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

P'owler's  sol.,  lb ' 15 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  4   ozs.  80c., 

oz 5  00 

Bismuth,    .-Vnimonia-cilrate,  oz    .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,   oz 30 

.Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitrate,  lb 2  00 

Borax,  lb  9 

Powdered,  lb 10 

Bromine,  oz   s 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Cafeeine,   oz 50 

Citrate,  oz 50 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb. .. .  i  50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,   precip.,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz g 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  00 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

Cinchonine,   sulphate,  oz 25 

CiNCHONIDINE,    Sulph.,  OZ 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 575 

CODEIA,  J  oz I  00 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  {Blue  Vitrol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb i 

DlURETIN,  oz I   60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .  - 75 

Sulphuric,    lb 40 

EXALOIXE,  oz I   00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

lODOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen So 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15 

Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,   lb 45 

Sal.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S. P.,   lb 90 

.\nd  Amnion,  ,1b 70 

And   Quinine,  lb i   50 

(Juin.  and  Stry.,  Oz .  .  iS 

And  Strychnine,  oz 13 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,   lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

.Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb. ...... .  15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.. Tartrate,  lb. .. .  80 

And  Amnion  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In  packages,  lb 6 

LiTiIIU.M,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz   30 

Citrate,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 5° 

.Salicylate,  oz 35 

Mai'.nesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb ij 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. .  .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

.\mmon  (White  Precip.)....  i   25 

•    Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i   00 

Calomel,  lb   I   00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


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55 

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20 
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7 

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80 

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CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


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delphia, ill  this  issue. 

\\'e  call  attention  to  the  advertisement 
of  E.  J.  Hiissey  &  Co.  in  this  issue  of  the 
new  ladies'  syringe  for  which  Lyman, 
Knox  &  Co.,  Montreal  and  Tororto,  are 
agents  for  Canada. 

Mr.  G.  Elmendorf,  of  ICImira,  N.V., 
when  in  Toronto  a  short  time  ago,  ap- 
pointed the  Canadian  Specialty  Co. 
Dominion  agents  for  his  Tar  (lum,  which 
has  already  made  a  good  re[)utation  for 
itself  in  the  States,  and,  in  fact,  they  have 
been  working  day  and  night  to  supply 
the  demand.  The  Tar  Gum  is  put  up  in 
attractive  five-cent  packages,  containing 
five  pieces  each,  and  twenty  packages  in 
a  paper  box,  with  advertising  matter. 
See  advertisement. 

A  very  handsomely  gotten  up  catalogue 
giving  a  list  of  the  non-secret  preparations 
manufactured  by  the  house  of  Frederick 
Stearns  &  Co.  has  just  been  received  by 
us.  It  is  a  copy  of  their  very  recent  issue, 
and  when  our  readers  send  for  one,  as  we 
would  advise  them  to  do,  ask  for  "  Cata- 
logue '94."  Before  turning  to  the  inside 
pages  one  is  attracted  by  the  artistic  de- 
sign of  the  outside  cover,  which  is  litho- 
graphed in  blue  and  white,  and  bears  a 
fine  cut  of  their  extensive  laboratory  in 
Detroit.  The  first  thing  that  catches  the 
eye  on  the  inside  is  their  introductory 
page.  Here  Messrs.  Stearns  &  Co.  briefly 
but  clearly  express  their  views  on  the  non- 
secret  question,  which  idea  they  intro- 
duced in  1876  to  meet  a  demand  that 
existed,  and  always  will  exist.  They  claim 
for  their  non-secret  preparations  a  distinct 
and  unique  position,  that  of  household 
remedies  of  open  composition,  carefully 
and  accurately  compounded  from  the  best 
materials,  sold  on  their  own  merits,  and 
not  intended  to  replace  or  substitute  any 
remedies  made  by  others  for  similar  pur- 
poses. The  arrangement  adopted  through- 
out the  catalogue  itself  is  a  model  one,  and 
exceedingly  convenient  for  reference. 
Each  preparation  is  to  be  found  under 
its  proper  heading,  and  in  regular  order 
are  given  a  list  of  the  diseases  or  ailments 
for  which  it  is  intended  to  be  used,  its 
formula  in  full,  the  dosage,  and  a  descrip- 
tion of  each  package,  including  the  size, 
style  of  wrapper,  etc.  The  price  to  the 
druggist,  as  well  as  the  retail  price,  with 
the  percentage  of  [irofit  to  be  made  on 
the  sale  of  each  article,  follows,  the  whole 
concluding  with  a  few  explanatory  notes, 
giving  further  particulars  regarding  the 
preparation.  As  the  description  of  almost 
every  preparation  is  accompanied  by  an 
illustrative  cut,  showing  the  style  of  the 
finished  package,  the  druggist  is  enabled 


to  get    an    extremely   clear    idea    of  each 
remedy  listed. 

A  Great  Canadian  Wine  Firm. 
Canada  has  made  great  strides  in  wine- 
making  since  1866.  At  that  date  little 
tliought  was  given  to  the  manufacture  of 
wines  in  Canada.  Its  climate  was  consid- 
ered too  cold  and  unfit  for  vine-growing. 
In  that  year  a  company  of  gentlemen 
from  Kentucky,  who  had  been  engaged  in 
vine-growing  in  that  state,  feeling  sore 
over  the  results  of  the  war,  learned  of  the 
mild  and  salubrious  climate  of  Pelee 
island,  in  Canadian  territory,  only  six 
miles  north  of  Kelly's  island,  then  consid- 
ered the  home  of  the  Catawba  grape, 
removed  to  that  island  and  established  the 
first  grape  vineyard  in  Canada.  Five  years 
afterward  Captain  J.  S.  Hamilton,  of 
Brantford,  took  an  interest  in  the  com- 
pany, and  through  his  tact  and  push,  com- 
bined with  the  high  class  of  wines  manu- 
factured, made  Pelee  island  wines  a 
household  name  throughout  the  Dominion 
of  Canada.  They  are  to  be  found  on  the 
wine  list  of  every  first  class  hotel  from 
Halifax  in  the  east  to  \'ancouver  in  the 
west.  In  1889  the  Pelee  Island  Wine  and 
\'iiieyards  Co.,  Limited,  was  established, 
and  Captain  Hamilton  was  elected  presi- 
dent. He  still  holds  that  position,  prac- 
tically controlling  the  stock,  and  the  com- 
pany's brands  of  dry  and  sweet  Catawba, 
St.  Augustine,  Isabella,  and  claret,  are 
creditable  alike  to  the  company  and  Can- 
ada. The  company's  special  claret,  now 
on  the  market,  is  a  wine  of  1891  vintage, 
known  as  "  Chateau  Pelee  Medoc,"  has  a 
large  sale  in  Canada,  and  can  be  obtained 
from  leading  wine  merchants  everywhere 
in  Ontario  at  $3.75  a  case.  In  the  lower 
provinces,  where  E.  G.  Scovil,  of  St.  John, 
N.B.,  has  the  agency,  $1  a  case  is  added, 
to  pay  freight  charges.  In  1891  a  brandy 
distillery  was  established  on  the  island, 
and  is  now  being  put  on  the  market  under 
the  brand  "J-  S-  Hamilton  &  Co.,  Cog- 
nac." The  purity  and  high  quality  of  the 
brandy  already  commands  an  extensive 
sale,  and  connoisseurs  state  that  few 
French  brandies  equal  it  in  quality. — To- 
ronto Empire. 


Books  and  Magazines. 

Frank  Leslie's  Popular  Munfhly 
for  January,  just  out,  is  really  a  holiday 
number,  with  regard  both  to  the  character 
of  its  reading  matter  and  its  richness  in 
illustration.  The  leading  article,  "  St. 
Andrews  and  Andrew  Lang,''  by  Mrs. 
Leicester  Addis,  is  a  charming  account  of 
the  university  career  and  literary  life  of 
this  versatile  author,  also  of  the  quaint 
little  Scotch  city  of  his  alma  mater,  where 
the  now  faddish  game  of  golf  has  been 
played  on  its  native  links  ever  since  the 
middle  ages.  "Chiming  Bells,"  a  full- 
page  engraving  of  Boutigny's  picture  of 
the  death  of  Marshal  Lannes  at  the  battle 
of  Essling,  furnishes  the  motive  for 
some  interesting  historical  pages  about 
Napoleon  and  Alexander  I.  of  Russia. 

Girls  who  like  to  read  about  marriage — 
and  what  girl   does   not? — should   buy  a 


ciipy  of  the  January  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
and  read  the  excellent  marriage  article 
which  Mrs.  Burton  Harrison  has  written 
under  the  title  of  "  Heigh  Ho  !  for  a 
Husband."  Edward  Bellamy  sketciies,  in 
his  own  way,  what  he  believes  a  "Christ- 
mas in  the  Year  2000  "  will  be  like.  Other 
articles  there  are — some  twenty  odd  of 
them — all  good  and  wise,  making  ihis 
issue  of  the  Journal  one  of  the  most 
evenly  interesting  which  the  editors  have 
made.  No  magazine  is  certainly  bttter 
worth  its  price  of  ten  cents.  The  Curtis 
Publishing  Company,  of  Philadelphia, 
issue  it. 

The  relation  which  price  bears  to 
quality  in  literature  is  made  obscure  by 
the  Christmas  Cosmopolitan.  Stories 
by  Rudyard  Kipling,  Wm.  Dean  Howell?, 
Mrs.  Spencer  Trask,  Mrs.  Burton  Harri- 
son, and  Albion  W.  Tourgee,  are  inter- 
spersed with  poetry  by  Sir  Edwin  Arnold, 
Edmund  Clarence  Steadman,  and  James 
Whitcomb  Riley,  while  through  the 
number  are  scattered  illustrations  Ly  such 
famous  artists  as  Remington,  Toche, 
Reinhart,  Turner,  Van  Schaick,  Gibson, 
and  Stevens.  A  series  of  portraits  of 
beautiful  women  of  society  illustrate  an 
article  on  "The  Relations  of  Photography 
to  Art";  a  travel  article  by  Napoleon  Ney, 
grandson  of  the  famous  Field  Marshal  ; 
one  of  the  series  of  "  Great  Passions  of 
History,"  to  which  Froude  and  Gosse 
have  already  contributed,  and  half  a  dozen 
others  equally  interesting,  go  to  make  up 
the  attractions  of  the  number.  The 
Cosmopolitan  people  say  :  "  We  might 
charge  you  more  for  this  number,  but,  in 
all  frankness,  could  we  give  you  better 
material,  better  illustrated,  if  we  charged 
you  a  dollar  a  copy  ? '' 

It  has  been  generally  understood  for 
some  time  past  that  some  change  was  be- 
ing made  in  the  control  of  the  Empire, 
and  in  a  recent  issue  announcement  was 
made  that  a  syndicate  of  wealthy  and  in- 
fluential men  had  secured  a  controlling  in- 
terest, with  the  intention  of  taking  an  active 
pirt  in  its  publication  and  management. 
The  syndicate  is  composed  of: — W.  R. 
Brock',  Esq.,  of  W.  R.  Brock  &  Co.,  Pres. 
Canada  General  Electric  Co  :  Hon.  Sena- 
tor Sanford,  Pres.  Sanford  Manufacturing 
Co.;  Hon.  Sir  Frank  Smith,  Vice-Pres. 
Dominion  Bank  :  Thos.  Long,  Esq  ,  Pres. 
Great  Northern  Transit  Co.;  Col.  John  I. 
Davidson,  of  Davidson  &  Hay,  \'ice-Pres. 
Bank  of  Commerce  ;  Warring  Kennedy, 
Esq.,  of  Samson,  Kennedy  &  Co.,  Mayor 
of  Toronto  ;  H.  Cargill,  M.P.,  of  Cargill  ; 
A.  F.  Gault,  of  Gault  Bros.,  Montreal, 
Pres.  Dominion  Cotton  Mills  Co.;  D. 
Morrice,  of  D.  Morrice,  Sons  &  Co.,  Mon- 
treal ;  R.  A.  Lucas,  of  Lucas,  Steele  ,!t 
Bristol,  Hamilton  ;  F'rank  J.  Phillips,  Pres. 
Cobban  Manuf;\cturing  Co.  and  Consoli- 
dated Plate  C;iass  Co.:  James  Murray, 
Esq.,  St.  Catharines  :  Frank  Turner,  C.E., 
Toronto  ;  H.  J.  Scott,  Q.C.,  Toronto  ;  D. 
Creighton,  Publisher,  Toronto.  This  is 
undoubtedly  the  strongest  syndicate  ever 
formed  in  connection  with  a  paper  ia 
Canada. 


_^4 

Iodide,   Proto,  oz $     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb I    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb   ... .  30 

Morphi-N'p:,  Acetate,  oz 2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  oo 

Sulphate,  oz 2  00 

PetsiN',   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

PiLOCARI'INE,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  20 

Pi  PERI  N,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

PoTASSA,  Caustic,  white,   lb 55 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Biirat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 22 

Bromide,   lb 55 

Carbonate,  11) -  12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb iS 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb S 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proi'I.ylamixe,  oz 35 

(,)UIN1NE,  Sulph,  bulk 30 

Ozs.,  oz 35 

QuiNiDlNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz...  16 

Sai.icin,  lb 3  75 

Santo.min,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 63 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophosphitc,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb 3 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


S     40           Iodide,  oz $     40  $     43 

30            Salicylate,  lb I   75  I   80 

1  20            Sulphate,  lb 2  5 

75           Sulphite,  lb S  10 

35       SOMNAL,  oz 85  00 

2  10      Spirit  Nitre,  lb .  35  65 

2  10       STRONTlirw,  Nitrate,  lb 18  20 

2  10      Strychnine,  crystals,  oz i  00  i  10 

40       Sultonal,  oz 34  35 

38      Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2J  4 

22            Pure  precipitated,  lb 13  20 

I   10      Tartar  Emetic,  lb 50  55 

I   10      Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55  60 

60      Veratrine,  oz  , 200  2  10 

40      Zinc,  Acetate,  Hi 70  75 

17            Carbonate  lb 25  30 

15            Chloride,  granular,  oz 13  15 

25            Iodide,  oz 60  65 

60           O.xide,   11) 13  60 

13            Sulphate,  lb 9  II 

20           Valerianate,  oz 25  30 

22 

_j.  essential   OILS. 

50       Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75  So 

12           Sweet,  lb 50  60 

4   10           Amber,  crude,  lb 40  45 

10               Rec't,  lb 60  65 

45  Anise,  lb 3  00  325 

55            Bay,  oz 50  60 

35           Eergamot,  lb ■■....  3  75  4  00 

30            Cade,   lb 90  I  00 

30           Cajuput,  lb I   60  I   70 

46  Capsicum,  oz 60  65 

32            Caraway,  lb 2  75  3  00 

38            Cassia,  lb i    75  i   80 

20           Cedar 55  85 

4  00           Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75  3  00 

22            Citronelle,  lb 80  85 

I   oo           Clove,  lb I  00  I   10 

I    10           Copaiba,  lb i   75  2  00 

35           Croton,  lb i   50  I   75 

3  00           Cubeb,  lb 3  00  325 

65           Cumin,  lb.' .  5  50  6  00 

6           Erigeron,  oz 20  25 

12            Eucalyptus,  lb I   50  I    75 

6           Fennel,  lb i  60  i   75 


Geranium,  oz $1  75 

Rose,  lb. 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb...  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(iarden,  lb i    50 

Lemon,  lb 2  00 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 2  75 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz ,  .  So 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 4  25 

Pimento,  lb 2  fao 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5   50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb I   60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

.Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb .    .  425 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

VVormseed,  lb .   3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

pt.xed  oils. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i   15 

Norwegian,  gal 150 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal  . .' 60 

Raw,  gal 58 

Neatsfoot,  gal I  00 

Olive,  gal i  30 

Salad,  gal 2  25 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  75 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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The  Standard  Brands. 


.,tu.,,.;  E..;  um\  'Cable  Extra'  'El  Padre'  'Mm'  and  'Madre  e'Hiio'  ^  "^'^  &  sons 

Sold  Annually.  O  J  MflNTRFil  .   P.O . 


'DERBY  PLUG,"  5  and  10  ets.,  "THE  SMOKERS'  IDEAL,'    -'DERBY, 

ARE  THE  BEST. 


D.  RITCHIE  &  CO., 


MONTREAL,  P.Q. 
ATHLETE"  CIGARETTES, 


Montreal. 


Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

The  report  of  trade  during  holiday 
times  from  retail  druggists  has  been  very 
good,  many  doing  much  better  than  ex- 
pected. The  demand  for  expensive  goods 
has  been  light,  but  perfumery  and  general 
sundries  have  sold  well.  In  these  hard 
times  people  get  intensely  practical  in 
Christmas  gifts,  as  one  druggist  reports 
sales  of  p.itent  medicines  for  that  purpose. 

There  are  no  important  changes  in 
prices  to  note, gum  arabics  tending  higher. 

Sulfonal  has  advanced ;  no  particulars 
of  it  yet. 

Caffeine  still  high  on  account  of  scar- 
city. 

Tartaric  acid  easier. 

Norway  cod-liver  oil  has  agiin  advanc- 
ed. 

The  new  duty  will  advance  price  of 
salad  oils. 

Opium  continues  firm.     The  demand 


is  small  and  stocks  reported  very  large, 
but  the  reports  of  a  proposed  combination 
keep  the  price  up. 


Linseed  Oil. 


The  situation  in  linseed  oil  seems  a 
little  stronger.  Some  of  the  American 
crushers  who,  a  couple  of  weeks  ago,  were 
anxious  to  sell  in  one  or  two  carload  lots 
at  S3  to  54c.  have  declined  bids  at  those 
figures  for  much  larger  quantities  during 
the  past  few  days.  It  is  claimed  that  the 
only  reason  oil  does  not  advance  as  a 
result  of  the  strong  statistical  position  is 
that  the  import  prices  at  present  will  not 
admit  of  it.  On  the  other  hand,  English 
crushers,  having  disposed  of  their  surplus 
stock  of  seed,  have  no  oil  to  spare  for  this 
market,  and,  if  they  had,  American  con- 
sumers woi'ld  not  give  it  the  preference, 
even  at  i  to  2C.  below  the  cost  of  the  do- 
mestic product,  because  of  its  generally 
inferior  quality  and  the  unsatisfactory 
methods  of  packing  followed  by  the  Eng- 
lish crushers. — -Journal  of  Coininerce. 


A  New  Supgieal  Dressing. 

Kikusi,  a  surgeon  of  Tokio,  Japan,  has 
called  attention  to  a  novel  and  what  pro- 
mises to  be  a  very  important  article  of 
surgical  dressing.  It  is  a  form  of  char- 
coal derived  from  burning  straw  in  a 
smouldering  fire,  or  so  arranged  that  the 
supply  of  air  is  insufficient  for  complete 
combustion.  The  little  stalks  of  charcoal 
thus  prepared  are  said  to  be  highly  hy- 
groscopic, and  to  make  a  wonderfully 
cheap  and  efficient  dressing  for  wounds. 
It  may  be  applied  directly,  or  enclosed  in 
little    linen    or    cotton    bags. — National 


Japanese  camphor  can  now  be  had  in 
compressed  cakes  of  two-ounce  weight. 

Quinine  and  uranium  chloride  is  a 
yellow,  crystalline  powder,  soluble  in 
water. 

Caffeine  oxalate  is  a  true  salt,  occur- 
ring as  a  white  crystalline  powder,  soluble 
i 


n  water  and  alcohol. 


Canadian  Druggist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


\\n..    Nil. 


TORONTO.   I-lIliRLAKV,   iSy  = 


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Canadian  Druggist 


WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  PUBLISHER. 


Subscription,  $1  per  year  in  advance. 

.\ilvcrtising  rates  on  application. 

Tlie  Ca.nadiav  Dkuiigist  is  issu<:d  on  the  15th  of  each 
month,  and  all  matter  for  in.sertion  should  reach  us  hy  the 
Sth  of  the  month. 

New  advertisements  or  dianses  to  he  addressed 

Canadian  Druggist, 

20  Bay  St.  TORONTO,  ONT. 

EUROPEAN  AGENCY  : 

HKOCK  .\:  HAI.Il'.VX,  .\ldermary  House,  Watling  .Si., 
LO^^DOISI,     E.C,     ENGLAND. 

CONTKNXS. 

Counsel  the  Council. 

Iinportrint  .-\riicles. 

Uruc  Ci.krk.s"  COLI'MN.— Drug  Clerks'  Regis- 
ter. 

CoRRBsi'ONDEN'CE. — Answers  to  Correspond- 
ents. 

British  Columbia  Notes. 

TRADf;  Notes. 

I'harmaceutical  Assoei.ition  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec. 

An  Elegant  and  Brilliant  French  Polish. 

Pharmacy  in  Kngland. 

Practical  Hints  on  Pharmacy. 

Pharmaceutical  Analysis. 

Local  Remedy  for  Diphtheria. 

Oil  Emulsions. 

The  E.xamination  of  Urine. 

l-'.iiiTORiAi..  —  Publisher's  Notices.  E.schange  of 
Ideas.     The  Result  of  Co-operation. 

.Montreal  Notes. 

Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy  Council  .Meeting. 

Kormula  Wanted. 

To  Meet  Cutting  in  Prices. 

Little  Things. 

.Medical  Practitioners  in  Austria. 

Let  Us  Reason  Together. 

A  Warning  Cork  for  a  Poison  Bottle. 

Tablet  Triturates. 

The  Passing  of  the  Tablet  Fad. 

Origin  of  the  Term  .\n. esthetic. 

Doctor  Ridden. 

FORMl'LARY. 

Frigotherapy. 
Tal)lets  of  Wine. 

PitOlOCRAI'HIC    NOt'ES. 

An  Enterprising  Japanese  Pharmacist. 

Pharmackutical  NOIES. 

Reactions  of  Phenacetine. 

Nitropentaerythrite  and  a  .Smokeless  Explosive. 

The  Spanish  Cork  Industry. 

Details  That  Will  Take  Care  of  Themselves. 

Business  Notices. 

Books  and  Magazines. 

Drit,  Reports. 


Sewing  up  wounds  by  an  electrical 
machine  is  one  of  the  latest  advances  in 
surgical  technique. 


Counsel  the  Council. 

If  those  who  sometimes  cavil  because 
they  imagine  the  Council  of  the  Ontario 
College  does  not  perform  reasonably 
effective  work  had  a  clearer  insight  into 
the  difficulties  constantly  standing  or 
being  put  in  the  way  of  those  acting  on 
their  behalf,  they  would  he  more  willing 
to  offer  counsel  than  criticism. 

The  council  is  composed  of  druggists 
whose  interests  are  identical  with  the 
interests  of  their  confreres.  They  are 
assuredly  anxious  to  protect  themselves, 
and  must  protect  all  other  druggists  in 
doing  so.  They  do  not  receive  any 
recompense  for  their  services,  yet  fr„m 
the  lessons  of  the  past  they  naturally  ex- 
pect considerable  adverse  criticism  and 
condemnation.  They  feel  that  when  out- 
side tradesmen  become  their  commercial 
enemies,  those  inside  should  be  their 
friends.  They  know  well  that  the  critic 
who  is  not  in  the  council  would  be  in  a 
reverse  position  were  he  in  it,  and  they 
must  often  feel  that  their  efforts  on  behalf 
of  their  fellows  are  so  ill-requited  as  to 
make  them  wish  they  never  had  anything 
to  do  with  it. 

Those  who  have  the  general  interests 
of  the  trade  at  heart  must  have  realized 
during  the  past  two  or  three  years  that 
conditions  of  trade  are  rapidly  changing, 
and  that  the  change,  so  far,  has  not  been 
in  their  interests.  The  sentiment  of  the 
country  is  being  acted  upon  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  lessen  the  position  of  bodies 
possessing  incorporate  legislative  powers, 
and  under  such  circumstances  we  are 
obliged  to  submit.  While  doing  so,  how- 
ever, we  would  fall  far  short  of  our  duty 
to  ourselves  and  to  one  another  if  we 
failed  to  strive  unitedly  to  bring  about  a 
betterment  of  conditions  over  which  we 
can  exercise  some  influence.  Any  large 
body  of  individuals,  united  together  with 
a  common,  definite  object  in  view,  can 
accomplish  much  if  they  will  e.xercise 
their  influence  persistently  and  judiciously. 
The  tendency  of  the  day  is  to  combina- 


tions ;  and  the  druggist  of  to-day  is 
threatened  from  just  such  a  source,  and 
will  ultimately  have  to  meet  the  difficulty 
upon  equal  terins.  The  council  of  our 
college  is  the  executive  body  through 
which  we  can  act,  if  we  only  advise  the 
course  to  pursue.  Legislation  is  tempor- 
arily in  abeyance,  and  of  necessity  must 
remain  so.  The  only  hope  lies  in  com- 
mercial action — the  buying  and  selling  of 
goods  which  can  be  profitably  handled 
and  fairly  well  controlled ;  tlie  pushing  of 
lines  of  trade  which  our  location  and  cir- 
cumstances will  enable  us  to  handle  to 
advantage  ;  the  cutting  off  from  our  busi- 
ness connection  those  houses  which  sup- 
ply us  and  betray  us  at  the  same  time  ; 
the  circulation  amongst  ourselves  of  such 
information  as  will  enable  us  to  act 
unitedly  and  decisively  when  occasion  re- 
quires it,  and  the  protection  of  our  own 
trade  as  far  as  possible  against  the  liceri- 
sing  of  drug  businesses  improperly  run 
under  the  name  of  a  practising  physician. 
All  these  matters  might  be  regulated 
under  control  of  council  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  commercial  committee  whose 
duty  would  be  determined  by  the  extent 
and  scope  of  the  work  which  would 
devolve  upon  it. 

This  is  a  sul)ject  in  which  we  are  all  in- 
terested. We  may  not  all  see  alike  as  to 
a  solution  of  the  question,  and,  if  there 
are  others  who  desire  to  present  their 
views,  we  shall  be  glad,  indeed,  to  heai 
from  them  in  another  issue. 


Impoptant  Articles. 

Analytical  chemistry  is  playing  a  most 
important  part  in  the  world  of  science, 
and  the  practical  pharmacist  who  would 
aspire  to  keep  in  the  front  of  his  profes- 
sion must  devote  himself  to  a  study  of  it 
in  all  its  bearings. 

This  month  we  give  our  readers  the 
conclusion  of  an  article  taken  from  the 
British  and  Colonial  Druggist  entitled 
'■  Pharmaceutical  Analysis,"  and  also  from 
the  same  source  one  on  "  The  Exami- 
nation of  UrineJ'  Next  month  will  be 
given  a  paper  on  "  The  Bacteriological 
Examination  of  Water." 


26 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Drug. Clerks'  Column. 

We  have  received  a  very  interesting  set 
of  rules  for  the  guidance  of  the  dispensing 
clerk  from  T.  W.  Richardson,  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Mr.  D'Avignon,  of  Windsor.  They 
will  appear  in  our  next  issue,  and  those 
intending  to  compete  will  require  to  have 
copy  forward  for  pulilication  at  the  same 
time. 

iVe  are  confident  that  there  are  many 
young  men  who  could  furnish  a  set  of 
rules  which  would  be  of  very  great  inter- 
est and  use  to  our  readers,  and  we  shall  be 
most  happy  to  publish  such  if  sent,  and  to 
give  credit,  as  fairly  as  possible,  to  whom 
it  is  due. 


Dpug  Clerks'  Register. 

Name.  Employee.  .\ddress. 

John  P.  Hennessey Hamilton,  Ont. 

W.  S.  Scheak H.  S.  Case...        " 

A.  G.  Cornyn H.  S.  Case... 

Correspondence. 

Editor  of  the  Canadian  Druggist. 

De.\r  Sir, — I  have  had  some  trouble 
of  late  when  buying  liquids  by  finding 
what  seems  to  me  to  be  a  shortage  in  the 
measure.  As  liquids  are  supposed  to  be 
sold  by- the  imperial  measure,  I  contend 
that  the  \nnt  or  gallon  is  one-quarter 
larger  than  the  old  or  wine  measure,  thusly, 
old  pint,  1 6  ounces.  One-quarter  of  that 
— 4  ounces — added  to  i6  ounces,  makes 
one  imperial  pint,  or  20  ounces.  Then  a 
pair — 8  wine  pints — make  a  wine  gallon. 
Add  one  quarter  gallon,  or  2  pints,  to 
make  the  imperial  gallon — 160  ounces. 

I  also  contend  that  to  reduce  an  im- 
perial pint  to  a  wine  pint  deduct  one-fifth 
— 20  ounces  imperial  pint,  4  ounces  would 
be  one-fifth  of  20,  therefore  one-fifth  of 
20  being  4,  and  that  one-fifth,  or  4  ounces, 
being  taken  from  20  will  surely  leave  16 
ounces. 

About  five  weeks  ago  I  sent  two  tins 
away  to  be  filled.  Both  came  back 
full. 

I  keep  on  hand  a  //msf  accurately 
measured  Winchester.  It  was  measured 
by  one  of  Whitall,  Tatum  &  Co.'s  8-ounce 
glass  measures  up  to  the  8-ounce  mark 
10  times,  so  I-  measured  the  contents  of 
one  tin.     It  held  only  720  ounces. 

If  20  ounces  make  a  pint  (B.l*.,  page 
xxi.),  80  ounces  ought  to  make  one-half 
gallon,  and  10  one-half  gallons  ought  to 
make  800  ounces  ;  but  I  only  got  720 
ounces  from  each  tin,  and  was  charged 
with  ten  gallons,  although  according  to 
B.P.  measurement  I  only  got  ^///t- gallons. 
I  reported  it  to  the  party  1  got  it  from, 
and,  although  I  explained  it,  they  insisted 
that  the  tins  \\&\^  five  gallons  each  im- 
perial measure. 

I  would  be  much  obliged  if  you  would 
kindly  let  me  know  through  your  Drug- 
gist if  the  stand  I  have  taken  is  right  or 
wrong,  and  you  will  greatly  oblige  me. 

I.  How  many  ounces  should  there  be 
in  an  imperial  pint  ? 


2.  How  many  imperial  pints  should 
there  be  in  an  imperial  gallon  ? 

3.  How  many  ounces  should  there  be 
in  an  imperial  gallon  ? 

5.  When  changing  a  wine  pint  into  an 
imperial  pint,  is  not  one-quarter  (or  4 
ounces)  added  ? 

4.  U'hen  changing  an  imperial  pint 
into  a  wine  measure,  is  not  one-fifth  (or  4 
ounces)  deducted  from  20  ounces,  thus 
leaving  16  ounces  ? 

Vours  truly,  Drugs. 


.\NSWEk. 

The  writer,  while  correct  in  some  re- 
spects, is  entirely  at  fault  in  respect  to 
measurement  by  the  process  he  adopted. 

He  apparently  took  for  granted  that  a 
fluid  ounce  was  the  same,  whether  indi- 
cated oh  a  graduate  manufactured  in  the 
United  States  or  in  Great  Britain,  while, 
in  fad,  they  are  not. 

The  grain  by  weight  doesn't  vary,  but 
the  minim  does.     See  below  : 

I  minim  B.P.  is  equal  to  0.91 
grain. 

1  minim  U.S.?.  is  equal  to  0.94 
grain. 

I  minim  B.P.  is  equal  to  0.96  minim 
U.S.P. 

I  minim  U.S.P.  is  equal  to  1.04  minims 
B.P. 

So  it  will  clearly  !)e  seen  that  while 
there  are  60  minims  in  3i-  in  both  cases, 
and  480  minims  in  .ji.,  that  the  quantity 
of  fluid  in  the  respective  ounce  measures 
of  the  different  countries  must  vary,  and, 
if  in  ounces,  so  in  pints  and  gallons. 

The  variation  in  the  ten-gallon  quantity 
spoken  of  will,  therefore,  be  about  64 
ounces,  or  within  4  ounces  of  the  quantity 
he  claims  to  have  lost. 


Answers  to  Correspondents. 

J. A. A.  asks  for  formukt  for  Pil  Cochia 
and  Blackberry  Brandy. 

PIL  COCHIA. 

R.     Est.  Colocynth  Comp 

Aloes aa  gr.  .K. 

I'otass.  .Sulph 

P.  Caniliogia 

P.  .Scamition aa  gr.  v. 

M.  ft.     Massa  et  div.  in  pil No.  .\. 

BLACKBERRY     BRANDY. 

R.     Cassia }^  oz. 

Cloves ^4  07.. 

Mace '4  rjz. 

Cardamom  seeds i  dr. 

Add  this  to  1 5  lbs.  of  blackberries 
mashed  and  5  gallons  of  95  per  cent, 
alcohol.  Macerate  for  two  weeks.  Press 
it  and  then  add  10  lbs.  of  sugar,  dis- 
solved in  3)/  gallons  of  water,  and  filter 
the  product. 


British  Columbia  Notes. 

It  is  rather  late  in  the  day  to  refer  to 
the  matter,  but  seldom  has  there  been 
such  an  evidence  of  enterprise  as  was  here 
this  last  Christmas  on  the  part  of  the 
druggists.  The  displays  were  excellent. 
A  new  idea,  and  a  triumph  of  the  elec- 
trician's skill,  was  introduced  in  placing  a 


number  of  artificial  budding  flowers  among 
the  displayed  fancy  goods,  the  buds  being 
prettily  colored  electric  lights.  Business 
here  during  Chrisimas  was  very  good  ; 
with  some  stores  the  cash  sales  of  Christ- 
mas eve  exceeded  those  of  Christmas  eve, 
1893,  by  25  percent,  and  50  per  cent; 

January  has  been  enlivened  by  the  de 
parture  of  the  majority  of  the  sealing 
schooners,  and  the  druggists  have  been 
helped  by  the  stocking  up  of  the  mcdi 
cine  chests,  etc.  Now  the  quietness  may 
be  felt  by  almost  livery  one  for  a  month 
or  so.  The  weather  continues  open,  and 
no  snow  since  January  4th,  1895. 

The  Provincial  Legislature  is  now  in 
session.  Among  other  bills  is  a  bill  to 
amend  the  Pharmacy  Act,  1891.  Up  to 
time  of  writing,  this  bill  has  had  its  sec- 
ond reading.  It  provides  for  a  third  class 
of  persons,  to  be  known  as  "certified 
clerks":  stipulates  that  only  certificates 
of  examination  equal  in  standing  to  the 
British  Columbia  Pharmaceutical  .Asso- 
ciation Licentiate  Examination  shall  be 
accepted  in  lieu  of  examination  here  ; 
exempts  the  members  of  the  association 
from  jury  service.  It  is  not  going  to  be- 
come law,  however,  without  a  very  severe 
fight,  for  the  members  of  the  legislature 
seem  opposed  generally  to  legislation  of 
this  character.  Messrs.  Cochrane,  Hen- 
derson, and  Shotbolt  are  a  committee  to 
get  the  amendments  through,  and,  be  it 
known,  Henderson  and  Cxichrane  are 
rustlers,  sure.  Mr.  Cochrane  has  been 
over  at  the  House  talking  wiih  the  mem- 
bers almost  daily,  and  would,  doubtless, 
have  continued  had  not  his  clerk,  Mr. 
Price,  decided  to  seek  other  pastures. 
.Mr.  Shotbolt,  owir.g  to  a  badly  sprained 
ankle,  cannot  canvass  the  members  to 
any  extent,  being  confined  to  his  store. 

Unfortunately,  a  young  gentleman  who 
has  a  grievance  with  the  British  Columbia 
Pharmaceutical  Association  is  working 
hard  to  stop  the  passage  of  the  bill  re- 
ferred to.  It  seems  that  this  young  man 
left  this  ciiy  after  having  served  his  ap- 
prenticeship, and  went  to  Chicago,  where 
he  attended  a  course  of  lectures  at  the 
Illinois  College  of  Pharmacy,  receiving  a 
diploma.  He  omitted  to  take  the  Siate 
Board  Examination  of  Illinois,  and  on  his 
return  here  the  local  association  informed 
him  that  he  must  take  the  examination  of 
this  province.  He  declined,  and  on  the 
advice  of  his  lawyer  has  taken  the  above 
course.  Lengthy  letters  pro  and  con  his 
case  generally,  but  particularly  on  the 
relative  merits  of  state  board  examiners, 
college  diplomas,  and  "  practical  experi- 
ence," have  appeared  this  last  week  in  the 
Colonist  newspaper.  This  paper,  in  an 
editorial,  spoke  out  plainly  against  some 
remarks  made  in  the  House  during  the 
discussion  on  the  second  reading,  and  the 
almost  ridiculous  bill  introduced  by  one 
Sword  to  repeal  the  Pharmacy  Act  of  i8gi. 
That  this  latter  bill  will  be  knocked  out 
goes  without  saying,  but  just  what  will  be 
the  outcome  of  this  unfortunate  disagree- 
ment between  the  young  man  and  the 
British  Columbia  Association  is  more 
than  your  correspondent  can  say. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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27 


Trade  Notes. 

G.  E.  Huitler,  druggist,  Toronio,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

Mr.  Cowie  is  starting  a  new  drug  busi- 
ness at  Edmonton,  N.VV.T. 

.•\  new  drug  store  is  being  opened  at 
Portage  la  Prairie,  Man.,  by  lohn  Hill. 

A.  J.  Hunter  has  sold  his  drug  busi- 
ness at  Everett,  Ont.,  to  C.  M.   Kingston. 

("i.  H.  Williams,  formerly  of  Revelstoke. 
B.C.,  has  opened  a  drug  store  at  Three 
Forks,  Oregon. 

W.  J.  Flemniing  &  Co.  have  purchased 
the  drug  business  of  White  &  Co.,  Pruice 
Albert,  Saskatchewan. 

The  Dominion  Glass  Company,  Jos. 
Rarsalon,  President,  has  registered  in  the 
Tutelle  office,  Montreal. 

Henry  Procter  has  sold  his  fourth  in- 
terest in  the  Crescent  Pharmacy,  Nanaimo, 
B.C.,  to  F.  C.  Stearman. 

N.  I.  McDermid  has  moved  his  drug 
business  from  his  old  stand  to  the  corner 
of  Dundas  and  Wellington  streets,  Lon- 
don, Ont. 

John  W.  Hunting,  who  for  some  time 
had  a  drug  busuiess  on  Wellesley  Street, 
Toronto,  Ont.,  died  at  Pickering,  Ont., 
February  7th. 

H.  Proctor,  formerly  in  business  in 
Nanaimo,  B.C.,  has  purchased  the  drug 
store  at  the  corner  of  Queen  andBathurst 
streets,  Toronto,  Ont. 


Nova  Scotia. 

During  the  week  which  marked  the 
funeral  obsequies  of  our  late  Premier,  the 
influx  of  strangers  to  Halifa.x  was  very 
large,  the  drug  fraternity  being  well  repre- 
sented by  members  from  all  parts  of  Nova 
Scotia  and  the  neighboring  provinces  of 
New  Brunswick  andPrmce  Edward  Island. 
On  the  return  of  the  island  contingent, 
the  S.S.  Stanley,  by  which  they  intended 
taking  passage,  was  detained  at  Pictou  by 
stress  of  weather,  and  in  the  words  of  one 
of  their  number,  "  There  are  twenty-three 
of  us  islanders,  all  told,  detained  at  Pictou 
by  a  furious  snowstorm,  some  of  us  rather 
jolly,  under  adverse  circumstances,  a  la 
Mark  Tapley." 

Among  the  representatives  we  noticed 
Mr.  I).  Reddin,  of  Reddin  Bros.,  of  Char- 
lottetown,  who  was  his  usual  self,  and 
amusing  his  friends  with  flashes  of  wit. 
With  his  characteristic  energy,  Mr.  Red- 
din secured  tickets  for  all  the  functions  of 
the  week.  We  rather  think  Denny  was 
glad  he  came  to  Halifa.\. 

Dr.  A.  1).  McGiUvary,  of  Sydney,  C.B., 
was  also  among  the  visitors  to  the  city 
last  week.  The  doctor's  visits  to  the 
metropolis  are  not  of  very  frequent  occur- 
rence. 

Mr.  R.  D.  Stiles,  of  Pictou,  was  another 
in  the  list  of  visiting  druggists,  as  was  Mr. 
Wm.  Crowe,  of  Crowe  Bros.,  Truro. 

Mr.  George  V.  Rand,  the  well  known 
druggist  of  Wolfville,  who,   we  regret  to 


say,  met  with  a  serious  accident  at  his 
home  some  few  weeks  ago,  by  falling 
down  stairs,  is  somewhat  improved,  but 
still  not  by  any  means  completely  re- 
covered. 

Mr.  Hugh  E.  Calkin,  formerly  in  the 
employ  of  Simson  Bros.  &  Co.,  Halifax, 
has  purchased  the  business  of  R.  O. 
Christie,  of  Springhill,  and  will  carry  on 
same  at  that  place.  Mr.  Christie  intends 
opening  a  drug  store  at  IJttle  (Jlace  Bay, 
C.B.  We  trust  both  the  gentlemen  will 
meet  with  success  in  their  undertakings. 

Mr.  W.  A.  Canfield,  formerly  in  the 
employ  of  W.  H.  Hills,  Acadia  Mines, 
has  secured  a  position  with  Simson  Bros. 
&  Co. 

Mr.  E.  J.  Phelan,  who  was  for  some 
years  with  C.  A.  Sterns,  of  Apothecaries' 
Hall,  Halifax,  has  gone  to  Glace  Bay  to 
fill  a  vacancy  in  the  store  of  Senator  Wm. 
McDonald  at  tl-at  place. 

Mr.  Alfred  A.  Patterson,  for  some  time 
buver  for  Simson  Bros.  &  Co.,  at  present 
seeking  health  in  South  Africa,  is  writing 
very  entertainingly  of  his  adventures  in 
that  country,  and  his  letters  are  appearing 
in  the  Halifax  Herald.  This  Halifax  boy 
is  now  located  within  fifteen  miles  of 
Compasberg,  the  highest  point  of  the 
cape,  lying  in  the  Sneeuwberg  mountain 
range,  and  where  the  atmosphere  is  so 
clear  that  the  formation  of  the  boulders 
on  the  mountain  side  can  be  distinctly 
discerned  at  a  distance  of  from  fifteen  to 
twenty  miles.  Mr.  Patterson  reports  his 
health  improved,  and  weight  increased. 


Prince  Edward  Island. 

Hitherto  agents  of  the  wholesale  drug 
houses  of  Montreal  have  usually  paid 
their  first  annual  visit  to  Prince  Edward 
Island  not  earlier  than  the  months  of 
May  or  .\pril.  1895  initiates  a  new  de- 
parture. Mr.  David  \\'atson,  jr.,  of 
Messrs.  Kerry,  Watson  &  Co.,  arrived  in 
the  last  week  of  January,  and  some  of  his 
fellow-travellers  from  Montreal  are  so 
near,  upon  the  mainland,  that  their  ad- 
vent is  daily  expected.  If  an  experiment 
is  being  made,  one  can  scarcely  refrain 
from  predicting  a  failure,  for  the  island 
druggists  have  to  buy  in  the  autumn  a 
full  stock  in  case  of  complete  isolation  in 
winter,  and,  as  a  result,  their  wants  are 
small  in  midwinter,  and  these  wants  are 
immediate  ones.  The  uncertainty  of 
freight  rates,  as  well  as  the  date  of  arrival 
of  goods  ordered,  cannot  but  militate 
against  the  success  of  the  venture,  which 
even  the  Halifax  wholesale  houses  have 
not  been  brave  enough  to  essay,  although 
they  have  the  advantage  over  their  Mon- 
treal competitors  of  closer  communication. 


Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. 

At  the  College  of  Pharmacy  recently, 
instead  of  the  regular  lecture  on  materia 
medica.  Prof  T.  D.  Reed  gave  a  lecture 
on  the  use  of  the  microscope  by  pharma- 
cists and  chemists.  A  large  number  of 
instructive    and    beautiful    objects    were 


shown  under  a  series  of  microscopes,  the 
|)urpose  being  to  bear  out  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  microscope  as  an  instru- 
ment of  recreation,  instruction,  and  prac- 
tical utility  ;  also  for  the  purpose  of  ex- 
hibiting specimens  to  the  audience, 
objects  which  had  been  photographed 
were  shown  by  the  projection  lantern  and 
limelight.  Among  those  present  were 
I).  Watson,  J.  E.  Morrison,  E.  Muir,  and 
a  large  number  of  students.  Mr.  Watson, 
the  president,  on  moving  a  vote  of  thanks 
to  Dr.  Reed  for  the  entertaining  and  in- 
structive lecture  and  demonstration,  which 
all  had  enjoyed,  stated  that  the  college 
was  adding  to  its  appliances  the  instru- 
ments necessary  for  the  teaching  of  phar- 
macy according  to  advanced  modern 
science.  The  present  session  is  one  of 
the  best  in  the  history  of  the  college, 
ninety-three  students  having  been  en- 
rolled. 


Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec 

PRELIMIN.'VRV    EXAMINATIONS. 

The  preliminary  Board  of  E.xaminers 
held  their  quarterly  examinations  in  Mont- 
real and  Quebec  on  Thursday,  Jan.  3rd, 
when  thirty-five  candidates  presented 
themselves  in  Montreal,  and  four  in 
Quebec,  and  of  these  the  following, 
named  in  order  of  merit,  passed,  and  are 
entitled  to  be  registered  as  certified  ap- 
prentices, namely  :  A.  G.  Lapointe,  E. 
W.  Jacobs,  B.  Rogalsky,  J.  E.  Dagneau, 
F.  J.  Lemaistre,  R.  O.  Dumont,  J.  A. 
Langlois,  H.  Genereau,  W.  E.  McKee, 
C.  F.  Covernton,  and  Raoul  Grignon. 
The  following  candidates  passed  in  all 
subjects  but  one,  namely  :  James  A.  Gil- 
lespie and  G.  A.  Ricard,  Latin  ;  W.  J. 
Shea,  Geography.  The  remainder  of  the 
candidates  are  referred  back  for  furtlitr 
study. 

The  examiners  were  Professors  A.  Le- 
blonde  de  Brumatt  and  Isaac  Gammell, 
with  Mr.  A.  Lakin  acting  as  supervisor 
in  Quebec.  The  next  examination  will 
take  place  on  the  4th  of  April,  and  candi- 
dates are  required  to  give  the  Registrar, 
Mr.  E.  Muir,  ten  days'  previous  notice  of 
their  intention  to  present  themselves. 


An  Elegant  and  Brilliant  French  Polish. 

De  la  Rogfere  gives  the  following  as  the 
formula  for  a  polish  for  woods,  which  has 
a  magnificent  and  unrivalled  brilliancy  : 
In  1,500  parts  of  alcohol  of  94°  dissolve 
30  parts  sulphuric  ether,  25  parts  lavender 
oil,  25  parts  spike  oil,  30  parts  boric  acid, 
7  parts  camphor,  30  parts  hard  copal, 
100  parts  sandarac,  365  parts  shellac,  30 
parts  benzoin,  30  parts  balsam  copaiba, 
and  5  parts  tincture  of  cinnamon.  This 
polish  may  be  applied  with  the  pencil,  or 
with  the  polisher's  "  daub  "  (a  ball  of 
cotton  covered  with  silk  or  linen).  No 
oil  is  used  on  the  latter  when  thus  ap- 
plied.— National  Druggist. 


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Pharmacy  in  England. 

German  Competition  in  Surgical  Instruments— 
A  Physician  dispenses  a  fatal  dose  of  Strych 
nine  for  Himself-A  Monopoly  of  the  word 
"  Medical  "  Sought  for— New  Examiners  of 
the  Pharmaceutical  Society— Tea  Tablets. 

(From  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

There  is  just  now  something  like  a  flood 
of  German  instruments  and  sundries  being 
introduced  to  the  drug  trade  in  England. 
Clinical  thermometers  are  being  offered 
in  nickel  cases  at  $40  per  dozen,  which  is 
surely  "  rock  bottom."  Besides  this  there 
are  binaural  stethoscopes  selling  at  prices 
fully  50  per  cent,  lower  than  only  a  few 
years  ago.  The  patent  of  a  well-known 
firm  of  manufacturers  of  seamless  ene- 
mas having  expired,  there  are  any  num- 
ber of  imitations  on  the  market.  Most 
of  these  it  is  quite  incorrect  to  describe  as 
"  seamless."  They  certainly  appear  so  on 
a  cursory  inspection,  but  closer  examina- 
tion shows  that  it  is  only  the  heavy  enam- 
elling on  the  surface  that  hides  the  seams. 
In  addition  to  these,  the  antiseptic  era  of 
surgery  has  proved  a  fine  opening  to  the 
German  instrument  manufacturers,  and 
these  goods  are  being  largely  manufac- 
tured in  one  solid  piece  of  steel,  or  in 
such  a  manner  that  they  can  easily  be 
taken  to  pieces  and  sterilized.  All  the 
leading  hospitals  are  adopting  sterilizers 
or  autoclaves,  by  means  of  which  instru- 
ments, bandages,  etc.,  can  be  effectually 
sterilized  by  heat.  Some  of  these  pieces 
of  apparatus  are  very  elaborate  and  very 
expensive.  The  large-sized  sterilizers  are 
fitted  with  safety  valves,  tubalures  for 
thermometers,  etc.,  and  frequently  cost  as 
much  as  $50  to  $100.  Simple  copper 
cases  for  scalpels,  small  aseptic  knives, 
etc.,  are  made  so  that  they  can  be  placed 
over  a  Bunsen  burner  and  heated  to  red- 
ness. As  the  scalpels  and  knives  are 
made  of  solid  steel,  very  effective  sterili- 
zation can  thus  be  assured,  whilst  no  de- 
terioration takes  place.  One  of  the  great- 
est drawbacks  to  the  use  of  antiseptic  and 
germicidal  solutions,  such  as  corrosive 
sublimate  and  sal-alembroth,  was  the  cor- 
rosion of  the  instruments.  Sterilization 
by  heat  is  quite  as  effective,  and  without 
this  serious  drawback.  With  regard  to 
the  cheap  clinical  thermometers  alluded 
to  above,  it  should  be  noted  that  t'lese 
catch  lines  are  frequently  of  very  inijrior 
qualit)'.  The  inaccuracy  of  clinical  ther- 
mometers is  notorious,  and  an  e.xamina- 
tion  of  a  number  a  few  years  ago  indi- 
cated that  the  graduation  was  so  incorrect 
that  readings  were  frequently  more  than 
a  degree  or  two  out.  The  Lawet  recently 
raised  a  protest  against  "half-minute" 
clinical  thermometers.  These  quick  read- 
ing thermometers  are  misleading,  accord- 
ing to  TAe  Lancet,  as  the  mere  opening  of 
the  mouth  to  introduce  the  instrument 
reduces  the  temperature  so  much  that,  at 
the  expiration  of  half  a  minute,  the  full 
temperature  is  not  restored. 

The  accidental  death  of  a  doctor  in 
London  is  reported  as  being  due  to  his 
inadvertently  taking  an  overdose  of  a 
strychnine    mixture   for   neuralgia.       He 


was  a  particularly  handsome  man  and  al- 
ways immaculately  dressed,  and  yet  it  was 
not  his  first  mistake  in  dispensing.  It  is 
related  that  some  time  ago  he  was 
observed  rushing  hatless  from  his  surgery 
in  order  to  overtake  a  patient.  It  tran- 
spired that  he  had  doubled  the  quantity 
of  medicine,  but  forgotten  to  alter  the 
dose.  With  regard  to  his  last  fatal  error, 
by  which  he  lost  his  life,  it  is  exceedingly 
probable  that  he  had  the  whole  of  the 
strychnine  dissolved  in  a  glass  measure 
ready  to  put  into  the  mixture  bottle.  He 
was  called  away  from  the  dispensing 
counter  for  a  moment  and  on  his  return 
raised  the  measure  to  his  lips  and  drank 
the  contents,  thinking  it  was  a  measured 
dose  from  the  medicine  bottle.  He  lin- 
gered for  nearly  an  hour,  and  his  death 
was  most  painful,  owing  to  the  continued 
tetanic  spasms,  which,  in  spite  of  medical 
assistance,  were  uncontrollable.  It  is 
surely  the  ircny  of  fate  that  the  deceased 
doctor  was  the  author  of  an  article,  pub- 
lished in  a  medical  journal  only  a  year  or 
two  ago,  advocating  the  advantages  of  a 
special  and  distinctive  bottle  always  to  be 
employed  for  poisons. 

A  precious  bill  has  just  been  introduced 
by  the  British  Medical  Association,  in 
order  to  secure  the  monopoly  of  the  word 
"medical."  Thus  it  is  laid  down  as  a 
penal  offence  for  any  one,  not  a  legally 
qualified  medical  man,  to  assume,  use,  or 
take  the  title  medical  practitioner,  medical 
specialist,  medical  dispenser,  medico- 
herbalist,  medico-electrician,  and  so  on. 
The  penalty,  therefore,  which  a  pharma- 
cist would  incur  if  he  should  dare  to  call 
himself  a  medical  dispenser  (which  is  just 
what  he  is),  or  his  pharmacy  a  medical 
hall,  is  the  liability  to  imprisonment  for 
twelve  months.  It  need  hardly  be  said 
that  there  is  not  the  remotest  chance  of 
the  bill  ever  being  passed  by  Parliament, 
but  it  is  a  fine  specimen  of  the  cool 
assumption  of  some  of  our  notoriety- 
hunting  medicos.  It  must  be  admitted 
that  the  medical  profession  suffer  con- 
siderably from  the  illegitimate  practise  of 
medicine  by  persons  totally  unacquainted 
with  the  subject.  But  a  body  that  cannot 
agree  to  let  nurses  be  properly  examined 
and  registered  without  showing  a  degree 
of  jealousy,  which  has  made  it  a  laughing- 
stock, is  hardly  to  be  encouraged  in  the 
endeavor  to  secure  anything  further  in  the 
way  of  a  monopoly. 

The  introduction  of  professional  ex- 
aminers on  the  Examining  Board  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Society  has  had  no  ap- 
preciable effect  on  the  number  of  passes 
and  failures.  It  is  rumored  that  Professor 
Green  is  particularly  severe,  although  it  is 
not  stated  whether  his  own  students  at 
Bioomsbury  Square,  with  whom  he  is  im- 
mensely popular,  experience  the  same 
severity.  The  character  of  the  examina- 
tions cannot  fail  to  be  improved  by  the 
addition  of  these  professors  to  the  Board, 
and  they  are  naturally  more  in  touch  with 
students,  and  understand  the  requirements 
which  a  student  should  be  able  to  satisfy 
better   than   pharmacists    who    have  left 


their  schooldays  long  behind.  The  new 
examiners  include  Professor  Percy  Frank- 
land,  F.R.S.,  of  Mason's  College,  I5irming- 
ham,  and  Professor  McLeod,  of  Cooper's 
Hill  College,  who  will  take  chemistry  at 
the  London  examinations,  and  Professor 
J.  Gibson,  of  the  Heriot  Watt  College,  at 
Edinburgh.  Professor  Green,  D.Sc, 
M.A.,  of  the  society's  school,  and  Mr. 
A.  C.  Seward,  M.A.,  Lecturer  and  Ex 
aminer  at  Cambridge  University,  will  take 
botany  in  London,  and  Professor  Patrick 
Geddes,  of  University  College,  Dundee, 
will  examine  in  the  same  subject  in  Edin- 
burgh. The  Pharmaceutical  Society  is 
certainly  fortunate  in  obtaining  the  ser- 
vices of  such  eminent  men,  as  the  emolu- 
ment is  not  large.  Travelling  expenses 
are,  of  course,  allowed,  but  the  fees  are 
only  $16  per  diem,  and  the  examinations 
now  only  run  into  some  twenty  days  in 
the  year. 

Some  time  ago  I  mentioned  the  intro- 
duction of  compressed  tablets  of  tea  by 
Messrs.  Burroughs,  Welcome  &  Co.,  and 
there  is  no  doubt  that  they  have  "  caught 
on "  with  the  public,  and  particularly 
with  the  travelling  section.  Special  care 
is  taken  to  select  the  tea  leaves  and  re- 
move the  mid-rib,  after  which  it  is  crushed 
and  compressed.  When  infused  in  a  cup 
of  boiling  water,  preferably  by  means  of  a 
patent  straining-spoon,  a  capital  cup  of  tea 
is  produced  in  a  few  moments.  I  under- 
stand that  Messrs.  Burroughs,  Welcome 
&  Co.  have  had  to  have  special  tabloid 
machines  erected  for  the  purpose,  and  the 
demand  for  the  tablets  is  sufficient  to  keep 
four  or  five  constantly  going.  The  latest 
idea,  introduced  by  the  Terrabona  Com- 
pany, is  decidedly  novel,  and  a  step  in 
advance.  They  have  introduced  packets 
of  tea,  milk,  and  sugar  combined,  and  the 
ingredients,  sufficient  for  at  least  three 
cups  of  tea,  are  enclosed  in  a  gelatine 
wrapper.  The  use  of  the  gelatine  cover- 
ing is  still  furtlier  claimed  as  a  novel  im- 
provement, as  it  is  stated  to  precipitate 
the  tanning  from  the  tea.  This  latest 
novelty  is  put  up  in  packets,  to  retail  at 
two  cents  each,  and  supplied  to  druggists 
at  $2.16  per  gross,  and  it  is  claimed  that 
it  will  prove  a  boon  to  tourists  and  travel- 
lers. The  invention  is  duly  protected  by 
patent,  and  as  an  attractive  novelty  will 
doubtless  command  a  ready  sale. 


Salubrin,  a  specialty  prepared  in 
Switzerland  and  recommended  as  a 
strong  antiseptic  and  hajmostatic,  is  said 
to  consist  of  about  2  parts  of  acetic  acid, 
25  parts  of  acetic  ether,  50  parts  of  alco- 
hol, and  23  parts  of  water.  It  is  used  as 
a  dressing  for  wounds. 

SuBLiMOPHENOL. — By  bringing  togeth- 
er equal  molecules  of  mercuric  chloride 
and  potassium  carbolate,  and  gently  heat- 
ing the  solution,  a  brick-red  precipitate, 
which  passes  through  yellow  to  white, 
forms,  consisting  of  a  mixed  chloride  and 
carbolate  of  mercury.  This  has  been 
termed  sublimophenol.  Washed,  dried, 
and  dissolved  in  boiling  alcohol,  it  forms, 
on  cooling,  colorless  crystals. 


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Practical  Hints  on  Piiarmaey.* 

Hv  CiiAs.  L.  Weidi.kr,  Ph.G. 

•  'I'his  paper  is  made  up  of  ideas,  snmc 
original  and  some  not.  Tiie  object  is  to 
give  a  few  practical  hints  which  the  writer 
has  found  hy  experience  to  be  thoroughly 
practical  and  ui)  to  date.  In  these  days 
of  progression  and  sharii  competition,  it 
is  necessary  for  one  to  be  fully  .iwake  and 
lake  advantage  of  every  little  thing.  Peo- 
ple like  to  see  a  druggist  who  is  progres- 
sive, and  it  is  the  best  kind  of  an  adver- 
tisement for  people  to  say,  "  Well,  I  like 
to  deal  at  Mr.  /.'s  store  ;  he  always  has 
something  new  to  show  or  tell,  and  he  is 
thoroughly  up  to  date."  This  paper  deal.s, 
liowever,  with  subjects  behind  the  pre- 
scription counter  rather  than  with  those 
in  tlie  front. 

l'",very  druggist  has,  of  course,  his  prac- 
tical ideas  worked  out  in  some  form, 
but  perhaps  there  are  some  hints  in  this 
paper  that  will  be  of  service  to  him. 
What  may  be  of  use  in  one  store  is  not 
necessarily  true  of  others,  but  it  is  hoped 
that  all  wil!  be  of  some  value  to  every 
one. 

.A-hvays  send  a  repeated  prescription 
out  in  a  new  dress.  A  repeated  prescrip- 
tion with  soiled  label  shows  carelessness 
and  lack  of  attention  to  details  Pre- 
scriptions, above  other  things,  should  be 
faultlessly  put  up. 

All  prescriptions,  when  finished,  should 
be  checked  off  by  another  prescription 
clerk.  The  ingredients,  quantities, 
weights,  measures,  and  labels,  should  all 
be  "called  off  by  the  compounder,  each 
little  point  being  noted.  This  is  the  only 
way  of  insuring  absolute  accuracy.  This 
has  been  the  means  on  innumerable  occa- 
sions of  saving  the  druggist's  reputation. 
A  case  that  recently  happened  will  bear 
repeating.  It  was  a  murder  trial  in  New- 
York,  and  the  prescription  called  for 
(luinine  sulphate  and  morphine  sulphate, 
the  latter  in  doses  of  i  ,'5  grain  each,  in 
capsule  form.  Fhe  patient  died,  and,  as 
there  were  peculiar  circumstances  attend- 
ing the  death,  a  chemical  examination  of 
the  contents  of  the  stomach  of  the  dead 
body  was  made.  Morphine  was  found  in 
such  quantities  as  to  leave  not  the  slight- 
est doubt  but  that  she  had  died  from 
morphine  poisoning.  The  druggist  was 
brought  to  trial,  charged  with  criminal 
negligence  in  compounding  prescriptions. 
On  the  witness  stand  it  was  proven  that 
all  prescriptions  in  that  store  were  check- 
ed off  by  another  prescription  clerk,  who 
had  examined  the  bottles,  weights,  etc., 
and  found  them  correct.  It  is  needless 
to  state  that  the  druggist  was  fully  exon- 
erated, and  in  the  end  the  affair  was  of 
decided  lienefit  to  him.  All  the  proceed- 
ings were  known  to  every  one,  and  when 
the  true  facts  of  the  matter  became  public 
property  customers  showed  their  confi- 
dence in  his  ability  and  carefulness  in  a 
substantial  manner.  It  was  subsequently 
proven  that  the  morphine  that  caused  the 
death  of  the  patient  was  administered  by 

•Read  before  the  O.S.P..^.,  1894. 


the  prescriber,  who  later  paid  the  |)enalty 
for  the  crime. 

Mucilage  of  Acacia  when  allowed  to 
stand  for  some  time  changes  in  composi- 
tion, due  to  a  fermentation  that  sets  up. 
The  preparation  may  be  kept  indefinitely 
by  using  chloroform  water.  I  do  not 
think  any  physit'ian  could  oliject  to  chloro- 
form being  there,  as  it  is  present  to  the 
extent  of  only  one-half  of  one  per  cent. 

In  making  infusion  of  digitalis,  it  has 
been  shown  that  cold  water  is  preferable 
to  hot  water,  in  that  less  coloring  matter 
and  more  colorless  active  principles  are 
dissolved.  In  the  following  formula  it 
has  been  found  that  the  product  keeps  a 
month  longer,  while  with  the  official  pro- 
duct a  decomposition  sets  in  in  three  or 
four  days.  Dr.  H.  C.  Wood,  Professor  in 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  states  that 
there  is  no  therapeutic  objection  to  the 
use  of  ammonia  water  in  the  quantity  and 
manner  used.     The  formula  is  as  follows  : 

Digitalis  leaves,  bruised.  ..120  grains. 

Water i^'/i  fluid  ozs. 

.\mnionia  water 90  minims. 

Alcohol I  fluid  oz. 

Macerate  for  one  hour,  agitating  occa- 
sionallv,  express,  wash  residue  with  water 
filter.  To  the  i4^'2  fluid  ounces  add  90 
minims  ammonia  water,  i  fluid  ounce  al- 
cohol, and  sufficient  water  to  make  the 
product  measure  a  pint. 

In  making  the  Tincture  of  Catechu  or 
the  Compound  Tincture  of  the  Pharma- 
copceia,  gelatinization  always  results  after 
a  time.  This  is  overcome  by  the  use  of 
logwood  to  the  extent  of  ten  per  cent. 
There  can  be  no  therapeutic  objection  to 
its  use. 

This  time  in  the  year  there  are  frequent 
calls  for  a  good  gargle.  One  largely  used 
in  the  East  and  a  most  excellent  prepara- 
tion is  composed  of  the  Compound  Infu- 
sion ol  Rose  Leaves,  with  Tannui  and 
Chlorate  of  Potash. 

Ammonia  Carbonate,  as  it  is  generally 
kept  in  the  drug  store,  quickly  loses  its 
carbonic  acid  gas  and  ammonia,  resulting 
in  a  white  opaque  mass  or  powder.  In 
making  the  aromatic  spirits  of  ammonia 
it  is  necessary  to  use  the  white  translucent 
masses;  hence  the  importance  of  keeping 
.\mmonia  Carbonate  in  its  proper  condi- 
tion. An  excellent  plan  to  adopt  is  to 
keep  it  in  a  stone  jar  provided  with  per- 
forated false  bottom.  A  small  quantity 
of  concentrated  ammonia  being  kept  in 
the  bottom  all  the  time  will  insure  a  first- 
class  chemical,  the  liberation  of  the  am- 
monia gas  from  the  water  supplying  that 
lost  by  the  carbonate. 

Prescriptions  calling  for  soft  elastic 
capsules  containing  liquids  are  received 
frequently,  and  every  druggist,  when  it  is 
practical,  should  put  up  his  own  capsules. 
There  is  a  firm  now  who  get  up  an  appar- 
atus for  filling  capsules,  they  supplying 
the  capsules  with  the  apparatus.  The 
capsules  are  so  shaped  that  an  end  can  be 
cut  off,  the  liquid  dropped  in  from  the 
apparatus,  and  the  open  top  can  be  easily 
covered.  It  is  an  ingenious  idea,  and  so 
simple  that    expertness    comes    with   the 


first  few  trials.  A  prescription  calling  for 
two  dozen  capsules  could  easily  l)e  made 
in  twenty  minutes,  affording  a  profit  pro- 
portionately much  greater  than  when  cap- 
sules already  put  up  are  dispensed. 

.■\de[)s  l.anae  Hydrosus  is  the  ofificial 
I.anoline  and  contains  30  per  cent,  of 
water.  It  is  far  cheaper  to  buy  the  anhy- 
drous Lanoline  and  mix  the  water  with  it 
yourself. 

Chloroform  is  now  made  so  pure  and 
so  cheaply  that  the  Pharmacopa-ia,  re- 
cognizing this  fact,  has  discarded  the  for- 
mer official  chloroformum  venale.  Not- 
withstanding this  fact,  there  are  still  two 
kinds  in  commerce  so-called,  pure  and 
impure.  The  modern  process  for  its 
manufacture  yieldsthe  remarkable  amount 
of  167  per  cent,  of  pure  chloroform  from 
100  per  cent,  of  original  material,  or,  in 
other  words,  one  hundred  parts  of  acetone 
will  yield  one  hundred  and  sixty  seven 
parts  of  pure  chloroform  ;  thus  making 
it  entirely  unnecessary  to  purchase  so- 
called  commercial  chloroform  at  the  price 
of  the  pure  and  pay  a  higher  price  for 
that  labelled  pure,  when  they  all  come 
from  the  same  original  container. 

Regarding  excipients,  there  should  al- 
ways be  a  little  jar  of  glucose  syrup,  and 
one  each  of  glycerite  of  starch  and  traga- 
canth  :  also  a  variety  of  one  ounce  bottles 
with  pipette  in  cork,  containing,  variously, 
water,  mucilage  of  acacia,  glycerine,  and 
syrup.  P^or  dusting  powders,  there  should 
be  a  number,  all  in  two  ounce  wide  mouth 
bottles  with  sprinkler  top,  containing,  re- 
spectively, powdered  licorice  root,  starch, 
lycopodium,  powdered  acacia,  and  pow- 
dered carbonate  of  magnesia.  These 
could  be  arranged  conveniently  on  one 
shelf  on  the  prescription  counter,  and  will 
be  the  means  of  saving  much  time, 
trouble,  and  many  steps. 

Every  prescription  counter  should  be 
supplied  with  a  powder  board  for  folding 
powders  on,  one,  say,  seventeen  by  twenty 
inches  would  be  sufliciently  large.  Have 
the  surface  smooth  and  well  varnished. 
The  average  prescription  counter  is  al- 
ways a  little  soiled,  and  rarely  presents  a 
perfectly  smooth  surface.  This  little  de- 
vice, if  kept  within  easy  reach,  will  be 
found  a  necessity. 

.\n  ingenious  device  recently  put  on 
the  market  by  a  Boston  house  is  an  oint- 
ment slab  or  block  composed  of  several 
layers  of  parchment  paper.  The  idea  is 
that  after  the  ointment  is  mixed  on  the 
top  sheet  this  can  simply  be  torn  off  and 
thrown  away,  saving  much  time,  as  it 
does  away  with  the  usual  porcelain  slab 
and  its  frequent  cleaning.  Some  oint- 
ments may  be  too  stiff  to  work  with  ad- 
vantage, but  they  can  be  easily  softened. 
In  the  way  of  a  spatula  for  use  with  oint- 
ments that  act  on  metal  there  is  quite  an 
ingenious  one  gotten  out  by  another  Bos- 
ton firm.  It  consists  of  a  steel  blade 
thoroughly  coated  with  gutta  percha, 
forming  altogether  a  very  useful  utensil, 
combining  all  the  advantages  of  the  ordi- 
nary spatula  with  none  of  its  disadvan- 
tages. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


For  poisonous  drugs,  there  is  the  poisoii 
closet,  a  very  safe  necessity.  An  excel- 
lent plan  is  to  have  on  the  door  a  table 
of  doses,  maximum  and  minimum,  with 
antidotes,  For  weighing  poisonous  drugs 
or  chemicals,  we  have  the  specially  deli- 
cate balance.  This  should  never  rest  on 
the  prescription  counter,  but  so  supported 
as  to  be  entirely  free  from  all  jarring, 
which  is  almost  as  detrimental  to  the  life 
of  a  good  balance  as  careless  handling. 

There  is  always  a  certain  place  in  the 
drug  store  reserved  for  drugs,  chemicals, 
and  odds  and  ends  that  are  only  occa- 
sionally called  for.  An  excellent  plan  to 
adopt  when  the  number  is  large  is  to  have 
a  book  properly  indexed,  and  have  all 
alphabetically  arranged.  This  saves 
much  time  and  annoyance,  as  we  all 
know  how  exasperating  it  is  to  have  a  call 
for  something  and  know  you  have  it,  but 
can't  just  remember  where  it  is.  You 
don't  like  to  keep  the  customer  waiting, 
or  he  won't  wait,  so  a  sale  is  lost. 

A  good  scheme  for  keeping  track  of 
the  cost  of  and  date  of  purchase  of  cer- 
tain goods  generally  kept  in  drawers  is  to 
have  a  tin  slot  frame  made  suitable  to 
receive  an  ordinary  stiff  card,  which  can 
be  slipped  in  properly  marked-when  the 
drawer  is  refilled. 

Last,  but  not  least— a  place  for  every- 
thing and  everything  ahvays  in  its  place. 
There  is  nothing  so  annoying  as  to  be  in 
a  hurry  and  going  to  look  for  something, 
to  find  the  place  where  it  always  has  been 
kept  occupied  with  something  entirely 
different.  — Pacific  Drug  Review. 


Pharmaceutieal  Analysis. 

(Continued   from  page  22,  Jaiiu.-iry    1895.) 

SOME     SPECIAL     TESTS     FOR     ))kUGS     .VND 
CHEMICALS. 

Sulphate  of  Zinc. — Boiled  with  ex- 
cess of  caustic  potash  it  should  entirely 
dissolve.  A  blue  coloration  on  the  addi- 
tion of  ammonia  indicates  copper.  Add 
sulphydrate  of  anunonia  ;  if  white  preci- 
pitate, the  sample  is  free  from  iron. 
Should  the  precipitate  be  gray  or  dark  in 
color,  it  indicates  the  presence  of  iron. 

ScAMMONV. — Starch  may  be  detected 
by  adding  tincture  of  iodine  to  a  little  of 
the  powdered  scammony  shaken  up  with 
boiling  water,  and  allowed  to  cool.  If  it 
turns  blue,  it  indicates  the  presence  of 
starch.  If  adulterated  with  common  resin 
or  guaiacum,  the  addition  of  sulphuric 
acid  will  turn  it  red  ;  if  the  latter  alone, 
it  will  change  to  green  on  mixing  with 
water.  It  should  not  change  on  the  ad- 
dition of  chloride  of  soda  or  perchloride 
of  iron.  The  presence  of  jalap  resin  may 
be  detected  by  shaking  up  scammony 
with  ether.  Jalap  resin  remains  undis- 
solved. 

Spirit  of  Nitrous  Ether. — Should 
have  a  specific  gravity  of  0.840  to  0.845  S 
should  not  effervesce,  or  but  feebly,  when 
shaken  up  with  bicarbonate  of  soda.  The 
presence  of  aldehyde  is  indicated  by  a 
brown  coloration  on  heating  with   caustic 


potash.  It  should  yield  not  much  less 
than  five  times  its  volume  of  the  gas  on 
keeping.  The  spirit  may  be  tested  with 
accuracy  by  the  nitrometer,  or  the  follow- 
ing simple  method.  Prepare  two  solu- 
tions as  follows  : 

No.  I. 

R.— Sodii  hyposulph gr.  iv. 

Sotlii  chloridi gr.  xl. 

Potass,   iodid gr.  xx. 

Aq.  ad 5  ii- 

.Solve. 

No.    2. 

R. — Spt.  Kther.  nitros ,5  i'- 

Acid,  sulph.  dil 5  '. 

Misce. 

Place  No.  i  solution  in  a  small  por- 
celain dish — a  two-ounce  ointment  pot 
will  answer  the  purpose.  Pour  into  this 
3iss  of  No.  2  solution,  and  stir  till  effer- 
vescence ceases.  The  mixture  should 
be  free  from  iodine  color;  if  not  so,  the 
spirit  of  nitre  is  stronger  than  should  be 
used ;  if  no  iodine  has  remained  free 
after  the  effervescence  has  passed  off,  add 
another  5ss  of  the  No.  2  solution.  This 
should  now  produce  a  permanent  brown 
color,  if  the  spirit  of  nitre  is  up  to  its  nor- 
mal strength.  If  a  second  addition  of  7jss 
(total  3iiss)  is  required,  it  is  below  its 
normal,  but  not  unfit  for  use  ;  but  if  this 
second  3ss  fails  to  produce  a  permanent 
brown  color,  the  spirit  of  nitre  is  too  weak 
to  be  sanctioned. 

Volatile  Oils. — Volatile  or  essential 
oils  are  sometimes  adulterated  with  fatty 
oils,  resins,  balsams,  and  alcohol,  etc.  A 
spot  of  the  sample  placed  on  paper  and 
allowed  to  evaporate  should  leave  no 
grease  behind  if  pure.  If  diluted  with 
alcohol,  on  shaking  up  with  a  few  small 
pieces  of  chloride  of  calcium  the  chemi- 
cal will  become  partly  dissolved. 

Wax. — Boil  a  small  quantity  of  bees- 
wax with  water,  any  mineral  impurities 
present  will  settle  to  the  bottom.  Add  a 
few  drops  of  tincture  of  iodine  to  the 
water  in  which  the  sample  has  been 
boiled,  and,  if  it  turns  blue,  it  proves  the 
presence  of  starch.  Resin  and  fats  may 
be  dissolved  out,  if  present,  by  shaking  a 
portion  of  the  wax  up  with  chloroform.  If 
more  than  25  per  cent,  be  dissolved,  it 
indicates  adulteration. — British  and  Col- 
onial Driig^isfs  Diary. 


A  Local  Remedy  for  Diphtheria. 

Professor  Loeffler,  of  Greifswald,  the 
discoverer  of  the  diphtheria  bacillus,  has 
suggested  a  new  remedy  for  the  disease. 
The  mixture  recommended  is  said  to 
consist  of  alcohol,  60  parts  ;  toluol,  36  ; 
and  solution  of  ferric  chloride,  4.  Men- 
thol is  added  to  deaden  the  pain  caused 
by  the  application,  which  is  effected  by 
means  of  pieces  of  wadding,  the  affected 
parts  being  at  first  treated  every  three  or 
four  hours.  Of  seventy-one  patients 
treated  by  this  method  from  the  outset, 
all  have  been  saved,  while  only  one  death 
occurred  out  of  twenty  six  cases  treated 
after  the  second  day  of  the  attack. 


Oil  Emulsions.* 

By  Stei'Hen  J.  Clark. 

In  making  a  good  oil  emulsion,  it  has 
always  been  considered  by  pharmacists 
in  general  as  an  operation  requiring  a 
skillful  manipulation,  and  to  manage  the 
operation  so  as  to  be  successful  in  pro- 
ducing a  perfect  emulsion  in  every  case 
was  considered  a  high  accomplishment  by 
the  ordinary  pharmacist.  'Phe  pharma 
cists  of  this  country  have  paid  too  little 
attention  to  making  first-class  emulsions. 
Physicians,  as  we  all  know,  very  seldom 
prescribe  oil,  gum,  and  water  in  their 
proper  proportions.  Consequently,  the 
pharmacist  is  compelled  to  use  his  own 
judgment  in  dispensing  a  perfect  emul- 
sion. Emulsions  are  deserving  of  a  great 
deal  of  attention.  In  fact,  the  physician, 
as  well  as  the  pharmacist,  should  be 
more  familiar  with  this  class  of  prepara- 
tions. 

Two  methods  are  employed  in  the 
manufacture  of  such  emulsions.  One 
consists  in  making  a  thick  mucilage,  to 
which  the  oil  is  added  gradually  in  small 
proportions  until  it  is  all  thoroughly  in 
corporated,  and  lastly,  the  other  ingre- 
dients. The  second  method,  which  is, 
no  doubt,  universally  employed  in  the 
leading  pharmacies  of  this  country,  and 
its  process,  most  all  druggists  are  well 
versed  in.  Nevertheless,  to  accomplish 
a  perfect  success,  I  wish  to  suggest  and 
impress  a  few  very  important  points  on 
this  subject. 

First  of  all,  cleanliness,  like  in  all 
other  manipulations,  is  one  of  the  agents 
which  should  never  be  lost  sight  of,  and 
especially  so  in  this  case.  A  most  con- 
venient and  advisable  shape  of  a  mortar 
employed  during  this  process  is  one  of  a 
shallow  form  with  a  flat  pestle  properly 
adjusted  to  its  shape.  The  powder, 
should  be  of  absolute  purity,  should  be 
placed  into  the  mortar,  its  dust  covering 
the  sides  of  the  vessel,  keeping  the  oil 
from  greasing  them.  Now,  the  oil  should 
be  added  in  the  proportion  of  one  to 
two  of  the  gum,  and,  after  being  well 
mixed,  add  a  certain  amount  of  water. 
Most  any  apprentice,  after  following  these 
rules,  should  be  able  to  turn  out  a  first- 
class  preparation.  As  it  is  in  these  days 
of  progress,  druggists  should  provide 
themselves  with  an  emulsifier,  which 
would  be  a  very  useful  machine  to  them 
if  they  are  in  a  community  where  emul- 
sions are  very  frequently  prescribed.  A 
perfect  emulsion  should  be  as  white  as 
milk  and  its  fat  globules  too  small  to  be 
visible  to  the  naked  eye.  In  fact,  it 
should  be  a  homogeneous  compound. — 
Pacific  Drug  Review. 


Iodophenochloral. — This  is  a  mix- 
ture of  equal  parts  of  tincture  of  iodine, 
carbolic  acid,  and  chloral  hydrate,  and 
has  been  recommended  as  an  application 
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liquid  must  be  carefully  preserved. 

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The  Examination  of  Urine 

The  imiiortance  to  [>hurinacists  of  a 
general  knowledge  of  urinary  analysis  is 
now  universally  admitted,  whilst  increased 
attention  is  being  paid  to  the  subject  by 
the  medical  profession.  The  tendency, 
therefore,  siiould  be,  and  in  a  measure  is, 
towards  the  busy  practitioner  and  consult 
ing  physician  depending  more  and  more 
upon  the  chemical  training  of  the  phar- 
ma(-ist  to  relieve  them  of  detail  work,  for 
whu:h  they  have  neither  time  nor  inclina- 
tion. A  recent  edition  of  a  standard 
work  on  the  subject  contains  the  follow- 
ing :  "  No  account  of  the  method  of 
making  standard  solutions  will  be  given, 
as  this  preparation  re(iuires  a  greater 
knowledge  of  chemistry  than  is  usually 
possessed  by  the  clinical  (medical) 
student.  For  the  same  reason,  no  de- 
tails have  been  introduced  which  require 
the  use  of  a  i)alance."  This  absence  of 
chemical  training  in  the  average  medical 
man  is  surely  the  pharmacist's  opportunity. 
Moreover,  the  cultivation  of  tliis  branch 
of  analytical  chemistry  cannot  fail  to 
improve  the  status  of  pharmacists,  as  well 
as  prove  an  e.xtra  source  of  remunera- 
tion. 

It  is  the  object  of  the  present  article  to 
give,  in  a  concise  manner,  an  outline  of 
some  of  the  methods  which  have  been 
proved  in  practice  to  be  most  useful  and 
convenient,  .\lthough  the  matter  will  be 
largely  selective,  the  opportunity  will  be 
taken  to  draw  attention  to  some  of  the 
latest  tests,  and  also  to  recent  develop- 
ments in  physiological  chemistry. 

A  caution  may  well  be  given  here 
against  the  employment  of  single  tests — 
a  method  of  analysis  much  employed  by 
medical  men,  but  which  is  often  unreliable. 
The  pharmacists  should  always  employ 
two  or  three  controlling  tests,  and  so 
make  sure  of  his  results. 

It  will  t)e  more  convenient,  perhaps,  to 
divide  the  subject  into  "General  Quali- 
tative Examination,''  and  "  Quantitative 
Determination  of  Constituents." 

GENER.^L   QUALITATIVE    EXAMINATION. 

This  is  best  conducted,  according  to  a 
definite  plan,  as  follows :  i .  Note  the 
color,  opacity,  and  translucency  of  the 
sample.  2.  Ascertain  the  specific  gravity 
and  volume.  3.  Reaction  to  test  papers. 
4.  Test  for  albumin.  5.  Test  for  sugar. 
6.  Test  for  biliary  salts  and  pigments.  7. 
Examine  the  sediment,  both  chemically 
and  microscopically. 

Color. — The  normal  color  of  urine 
may  be  affected  by  disease,  or  by  the  in- 
gestion of  drugs.  In  diabetes,  hysterical 
affections,  anemia,  etc.,  the  urine  is  usually 
very  pale.  Dark-colored  urine  may  be 
due  to  fever,  biliary  pigments,  blood,  etc. 
If  due  to  fever,  the  specific  gravity  will  be 
high,  the  volume  excreted  small,  and  the 
presence  of  urobilin  highly  probable. 
Urine  containini,''  blood  from  the  kidneys 
has  a  smoky-brown  appearance,  and  de- 
posits a  sediment  of  pigments  and  blood 
corpuscles.    Santonin,  rhubarb,  and  senna 


give  orange-colored  urine,  rendered  red 
by  the  addition  of  alkali.  Logwood  in 
ternally  communicates  a  reddish  tinge, 
and  carbolic  acid  and  creosote  turn  the 
urine  blackish.  Healthy  urine  is  quite 
clear  when  voided,  but  on  standing  a 
small  quantity  of  mucus  and  urates  are 
frequently  deposited. 

VoLU.Mt. — If  the  whole  of  the  excretion 
of  twenty-four  hours  has  been  sent,  it 
should  be  measured  and  recorded.  The 
average  amount  passed  daily  in  health  is 
about  1,500  c.c,  or  52  fl.  ozs.,  but  it 
varies  widely.  The  amount  is  consider- 
ably increased  in  diabetes,  where  the  ex- 
cessive thirst  is  one  of  the  distressing 
features  of  the  disease.  In  fevers  the 
volume  is  very  much  reduced. 

Specific  Gravity. — This  is  ascertained 
by  the  form  of  glass  hydrometer  known  as 
urinometer.  It  is  as  well  to  check  the 
accuracy  of  this  little  instrument  by 
means  of  the  ordinary  specific  gravity 
bottle.  Frequent  errors  are  made  in 
taking  specific  gravities.  The  temperature 
of  the  liquid  should  be  6o~-'  F.  (15.5"  C), 
and  the  eye  on  a  level  with  the  surface  of 
the  urine.  The  degree  should  then  be 
taken  which  coincides  with  the  lower  edge 
of  the  capillary  elevation.  Normal  urine 
varies  from  about  1.015  to  1.025.  Lower 
gravity  than  i.oio  occurs  after  drinking 
fluids  freely,  or  as  the  result  of  cold 
diuretics,  etc.  High  gravity  may  be  due 
to  excess  of  urea  or  sugar.  Note  that  a 
low  specific  gravity  may  sometimes  occur 
even  in  diabetes,  as  shown  last  year  by  Sir 
Edward  Sieveking. 

Reaction. — Urine  is  usually  acid  from 
the  presence  of  acid  sodium  phosphate  ; 
rarely  from  free  acids.  After  a  full  meal 
it  is  frequently  alkaline.  In  acute  diseases 
it  is  often  highly  acid.  Excessive  alkalinity 
may  be  due  to  the  administration  of  alka- 
lies or  to  decomposition,  when  urea  has 
been  converted  into  ammonia.  To  de- 
termine which  of  these  two  may  be  the 
cause,  red  litmus  paper  should  be  immersed 
in  the  sample,  and  gently  warmed  until 
dry.  If  fixed  alkalies  are  present,  the  test 
paper  remains  permanently  blue. 

Albumin. — A  large  number  of  tests  for 
the  detection  of  albumin  in  urine  have 
been  proposed.  Many  of  these  are  ex- 
cessively delicate,  perhaps  too  much  so,  as 
they  generally  precipitate  other  substances 
as  well.  In  acvte  fevers  albumin  is  often 
present,  but  disappears  after  the  fever  has 
subsided.  The  most  serious  form  of 
albuminuria  is  known  as  Bright's  disease. 

Heat  and  Acid  Test. — Filter  a  small 
quantity  of  the  urine,  if  not  bright  and 
clear.  Fill  a  test  tube  two-thirds  full  with 
the  sample,  and  heat  the  upper  t^zxI  of  the 
urine  until  it  boils,  and  then  add  two  drops 
of  strong  acetic  acid.  Any  coagulation  or 
cloudiness,  which  is  permanent,  is  due  to 
albumin,  whilst  a  turbidity,  which  might 
be  due  to  precipitated  phosphates,  will  be 
dissolved  by  the  acid.  The  only  [lossiblc 
error  is  the  precipitation  of  mucin  in 
neutral  or  alkaline  urine.  If  the  sample  is 
acid,  and  has  stood  some  time,  all  the 
mucin  will  be  separated  by  filtration.     If 


neutral,  or  alkaline,  it  should  first  be  care- 
fully acidified  and  filtered,  or  tests  for 
mucin  may  be  tried. 

Cold  Nitric  Acid  Test.— A  delicate 
method  is  that  suggested  by  Sir  William 
Roberts.  One  volume  of  concentrated 
nitric  acid  is  mixed  with  three  volumes  of 
a  saturatedsolution  of  magnesium  sulphate. 
Place  a  small  quantity  of  this  solution  in 
a  test  tube,  and  add  the  urine  very  care- 
fully from  a  pipette,  inclining  the  tube  so 
that  the  urine  flows  gently  on  to  the  surface 
of  the  denser  liquid.  If  albumin  be  pres- 
ent in  considerable  amount,  a  white  zone 
is  formed  at  the  junction  of  the  liquids, 
whilst,  if  only  traces  are  present,  it  may 
require  to  stand  some  time  before  a  haze 
appears.  The  test  is  not  so  satisfactory 
as  the  heat  and  acid,  as  uric  acid  and  urea 
nitrate  in  concentrated  urine  may  react, 
whilst  copaiba,  balsam  of  tolu,  etc.,  taken 
internally,  give  a  similar  appearance  to 
albumin,  but  redissolve  on  shaking  with 
more  acid  or  some  alcohol.  The  test  of 
acidulating  with  strong  nitric  acid,  and 
boiling,  although  in  very  common  use, 
must  be  condemned.  It  is  almost  certain 
to  convert  a  large  proportion  of  the 
albumin  into  soluble  acid-albumin,  which 
is  not  precipitated  on  boiling. 

Picric  Acid  Test. — A  saturated  solution 
is  employed.  Coagulation  takes  place  at 
the  pointof  junction  if  the  contact-method 
as  above  described  is  used.  This  is  in- 
creased by  rotation  of  the  test-tube.  It 
should  be  carefully  noted  that  picric  acid 
precipitates  peptones  and  alkaloids  as  well 
as  albumin.  On  heating,  however,  the 
former  bodies  redissolve. 

Trichloracetic  Acid  Test. — A  very  sen- 
sitive reagent,  detecting  i  part  of  albumin 
in  100,000  parts  of  urine.  It  precipi- 
tates alkaloids,  but  they  dissolve  again  on 
adding  excess  of  the  reagent.  True  pep- 
tone is  not  precipitated,  but  proteoses  or 
albumoses  (intermediate  bodies  between 
albumin  and  peptone)  are  coagulated, 
but  redissolve  on  warming. 

Sugar. — When  testing  for  sugar,  it  is 
very  advisable  to  remove  any  albumin  that 
may  be  present  by  boiling  and  acidulat- 
ing with  acetic  acid  and  subsequently  fil- 
tering. Urates  should  also  be  filtered 
out  if  in  considerable  amount,  or  the  urine 
decanted. 

Felilings  Test. — This  test  is  so  well 
known  as  to  require  but  little  description. 
The  pharmacopceial  solutions  may  be  em- 
ployed, and  it  should  be  remembered  that 
if  kept  ready  mixed  it  is  liable  to  reduc- 
tion in  time,  and  so  prove  unreliable. 
This  is  easily  ascertainable,  as  it  should 
undergo  no  change  when  boiled.  Fill  a 
test-tube  about  one  fourth  full  with  the 
test  solution,  and  boil.  If  no  change 
occurs  the  test  is  reliable,  and  a  few  drops 
of  urine  should  be  added  and  the  con- 
tents boiled  again.  If  there  is  still  no 
alteration,  continue  addmg  a  little  more 
urine  and  boiling  until  an  equal  volume 
of  urine  has  been  added  to  the  test.  If 
no  precipitation  has  taken  place,  sugar  is 
absent.  In  many  instances,  however,  a 
change  takes  place  giving  a  greenish-color 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


and  a  deposit  occurs.  Uric  acid,  creati- 
nine, and  other  constituents,  may  occa- 
sion this.  But  this  is  very  different,  and 
cannot  be  mistaken  for  the  orange  or  red 
suboxide  or  copper  which  is  quickly  pre- 
cipitated when  diabetic  urine  is  tested. 

Phenylhydraziii  Test. — Since  the  elab- 
orate researches  upon  the  sugars  by  Eniil 
Fischer,  this  test  has  come  into  promi- 
nence. It  is  considered  reliable  for  the 
purpose  of  distinguishing  urine  containing 
traces  of  sugar  from  those  containing  ex- 
cessive amounts  of  other  reducing  bodies, 
such  as  uric  acid,  etc.  As  modified  by 
Richter,  this  test  is  as  follows  :  Phenyl- 
hydrazin  hydrochlorate,  2  parts  ;  sodium 
acetate,  3  parts ;  water,  20  parts.  Mix 
equal  volumes  of  the  urine,  and  test  and 
digest  for  i  hour  on  a  water-bath,  replac- 
ing water  lost  by  evaporation.  After  fif- 
teen to  twenty  minutes  there  is  a  separa- 
tion of  slender  yellow  needles,  and  at  the 
expiration  of  an  hour  about  80  per  cent, 
of  the  glucose  has  been  converted  into 
the  phenylhydrazin  compound.  The 
needles  may  be  filtered  off,  washed,  dried, 
and  dissolved  in  boiling  alcohol  and  re- 
precipitated  by  water.  They  melt  at  about 
204-205°C.,  and  their  feathery  appearance 
under  the  microscope  is  very  character- 
istic. 

Biliary  S.'\lt.s  .\nd  Pigments. — The 
presence  of  bile  in  urine  usually  com- 
municates a  dark-brownish  color  to  the 
excretion,  which  is  made  deeper  brown 
by  the  addition  of  alkali.  Commercial 
peptone,  consisting  largely  of  albumoses, 
is  a  delicate  test  for  bile  salts. 

Tlesh  peptone  should  be  dissolved  in 
distilled  water,  in  about  the  proportion 
of  2  grammes  in  250  cc,  with  a  trace  of 
salicylic  acid  to  preserve  it.  If  filtered 
bright,  it  is  permanent.  Dr.  Oliver,  who 
recommended  the  test,  suggests  the  dilu- 
tion of  the  urine  before  applying  the  test, 
but  this  is  only  necessary  where  a  slight 
haze  would  be  obscured  by  the  depth  of 
color  in  the  sample.  Bile  pigment  may 
.be  detected  by  the  reaction  with  iodine. 
A  drop  or  two  of  the  B.P.  solution  of 
iodine  should  be  poured  down  the  side  of 
a  test-tube  half-filled  with  urine.  If  bile 
pigment  be  present,  a  fine  green  color  ap- 
pears, whilst,  if  absent,  only  a  pale  yellow 
coloration  is  seen. 

Urinary  Sediments. — Besides  mucus 
and  urates,  which  are  commonly  deposited 
in  healthy  urine,  phosphates  may  appear 
in  ammoniacal  or  stale  urine,  or  after  the 
ingestion  of  alkaline  salts.  Pus,  uric  acid, 
and  oxalate  of  calcium  may  occur  in  mor- 
bid urine,  and  when  albumin  is  present 
diligent  search  must  be  made  for  renal 
casts.  The  sediment  should  be  collected 
in  a  conical  vessel  and  a  small  quantity 
withdrawn,  by  means  of  a  pipette,  with  as 
little  of  the  supernatant  liquid  as  possible. 
A  drop  may  thus  be  placed  upon  a  slide, 
the  cover  slip  gently  pressed  over  it,  su- 
perfluous liquid  oozing  out  removed  by 
clean  blotting  paper.  A  ^4^  or  '/^  inch 
objective  will  be  found  a  very  useful  size 
for  the  microscopical  examination. 
Urates. — Readily   detected    by   their 


dissolving  when  gently  warmed.  They 
are  frequently  pink-colored  from  the  uri- 
nary pigment,  uroerythrin.  They  have 
no  special  significance,  as  they  occur 
whenever  there  is  diminished  secretion 
from  any  cause.  Urates  in  urine  are  acid 
urates  of  sodium,  potassium,  or  ammo- 
nium. 

Uric  Acid,  often  accompanied  with 
urates,  is  recognizable  to  the  naked  eye 
from  its  similarity  to  cayenne  pepper.  It 
is  insoluble  when  heated,  hut  dissolves  in 
a  few  drops  of  solution  of  potash,  repre- 
cipitated  by  acids.  Its  appearance  under 
the  microscope  varies,  the  common  forms 
being  lozenge-shape,  rosettes,  or  dumb- 
bells. 

Phosphates  appear  as  a  white  deposit, 
and  may  be  recognized  by  their  solubility 
in  acetic  acid.  The  acid  solution  can 
then  be  tested  for  phosphates  in  the  ordi- 
nary way,  either  by  molybdic  acid  or  mag- 
nesium mixture. 

O.XALATE  OF  calcium  is  insoluble  in 
acetic  acid  or  in  alkalies,  but  dissolves  in 
hydrochloric  acid.  It  generally  occurs  as 
octahedra,  or  dumb-bell  crystals,  with 
mucus. 

Mucb>  is  thin  in  acid  urine,  ropy  in 
alkaline.  Mucin  is  precipitated  by  acids, 
alcohol,  or  alum,  but  dissolved  by  alka- 
lies, and  not  affected  by  mercuric  chloride. 
Microscopically  examined,  mucous  cor- 
puscles resemble  leucocytes. 

Pus  always  renders  urine  turbid,  but  in 
acid  urine  it  separates  as  a  white  deposit 
somewhat  similar  to  phosphates.  The 
addition  of  alkali  turns  it  into  a  gelatinous 
mass,  and  if  the  urine  is  alkaline  the  de- 
posit will  have  this  appearance.  It  is 
|)recipitated  by  mercuric  chloride.  A 
drop  of  acetic  acid  renders  the  nuclei  of 
pus  cells  much  more  distinct  under  the 
microscope,  and  the  granular  corpuscles 
are  colored  mahogany-brown  by  iodine 
solution,  whilst  epithelial  cells  are  only 
tinged  yellow. 

Renal  Casts  are  cylinders  which  have 
received  their  shape  from  the  renal  tu- 
bules. They  are  absolutely  confirmative 
of  the  presence  and  significance  of  albu- 
min, and  indicate  disease  of  the  kidneys. 
There  are  several  varieties,  the  principal 
being  blood-casts,  granular,  and  hyaline 
casts.  Blood-casts  are  recognizable  from 
the  number  of  red-blood  corpuscles. 
Granular  casts  are  opaque,  with  shar]) 
outline  and  irregular  granules.  These 
consist  of  degenerated  epithelial  cells  or 
blood  corpuscles.  Hyaline  casts  are  more 
easily  overlooked  as  they  are  colorless, 
long  and  narrow,  with  crystals  and  phos- 
phates frequently  embedded  in  them. 
They  are  frequently  described  as  of 
"  ground-glass  "  appearance,  and  are  con- 
stantly present  in  chronic  Bright's  disease. 
Blood. — In  highly-colored  urine  blood 
may  be  detected  from  the  presence  of 
corpuscles  under  the  microscope.  If  a 
large  quantity  be  present,  the  urine  will  be 
alkaline  and  albuminous.  The  haemin 
reaction  is  useful  for  the  detection  of 
blood  in  the  sediment.  It  is  applied  as 
follows  :  A  little  of  the  sediment  is  placed 


on  a  slide  with  a. drop  of  glacial  acetic 
acid,  and  a  few  crystals  of  chloride  of  so- 
dium. Heat  is  cautiously  applied  until 
all  the  liquid  has  evaporated,  and  oblong 
red-brown  crystals  of  hasmin  will  be  easily 
recognized  under  the  microscope  if  blood 
be  present. 

Report. — It  may  be  useful  to  give  here 
a  form  of  report  which  is  often  employed 
by  analysts  after  the  qualitative  examina- 
tion of  urine  according  to  the  above 
scheme.  It  should  be  modified  or  ampli- 
fied as  the  case  may  require,  and  some- 
times it  is  as  well  to  give  a  full  account 
of  the  microscopical  appearance  of  the 
deposit,  and  adding  a  few  remarks  at  the 
end  of  the  report  upon  any  of  the  abnor- 
mal features.  A  sample  of  diabetic  urine 
will,  perhaps,  be  best  taken  as  an  illustra- 
tion. It  would  run  somewhat  as  follows  : 
"  I  beg  to  report  the  result  of  my  exami- 
nation of  a  sample  of  urine  received 
from  on   the  inst.     The 

urine  was  of  a  light  yellow  color  and 
measured  1,800  cc.  or  64  fluid  ounces. 

Specific  gravity,  at  60"'  F.,  1.030 

Reaction,  faintly  acid. 

Alhnmin,  absent. 

Sugar,  present  in  large  amount. 

Biliary  salis  and  pigments,  absent. 

Deposit,  mucus. 

Microscopical  examination  revealed 
nothing  abnormal. 

(Signed) ." 

quantitative  determinations. 

.\ciditv. — Certain  gout  specialists,  in 
particular,  lay  great  stress  upon  the  deter- 
mination of  the  acidity.  This  is  because, 
under  the  administration  of  salicylate  of 
sodium,  the  uric  acid  which  has  accumu- 
lated in  the  blood  and  tissues  is  excreted, 
and  the  rise  in  acidity  considerable.  As 
the  acidity  is  diminished  after  meals,  it  is 
advisable  to  be  supplied  with  the  whole 
excretion  of  twenty-four  hours,  i.e.,  from 
9  a.m.  to  9  a.m.  Acidity  should  be  deter- 
mined volumetrically  in  too  cc.  of  urine 
by  means  of  standard  caustic  soda  solu- 
tion, using  a  few  drops  of  a  proof-spirit 
solution  of  phenol-phtalein  as  indicator. 
Each  cc.  of  the  solution  should  be  equal 
to  o.oio  gramme  of  oxalic  acid,  and  it 
should  be  reported  in  terms  as  equivalent 
to  parts  per  thousand.  Normal  urine  has 
an  acidity  equivalent  to  2.5  to  3.0  grammes 
of  oxalic  acid  (C2HoOj.2H.jO)  per  litre. 
In  gout,  under  the  influences  mentioned, 
and  in  acute  febrile  diseases,  it  rises  to  6 
grammes,  or  even  more.  Many  medical 
men  prefer  statements  of  acidity,  uric  acid, 
and  urea  in  the  number  of  grains  excreted 
per  twenty-four  hours. 

Albumin. — The  most  satisfactory  me- 
thod of  determining  the  amount  of  al- 
bumin in  urine  is  by  means  of  Esbach's 
albuminometer.  The  instrument  con- 
sists of  a  test-tube  with  special  graduations 
to  mark  the  proportions  of  albumin. 
The  urine  is  poured  into  the  mark  U, 
and  a  saturated  solution  of  picric  acid 
added  to  the  mark  R,  the  tube  well 
shaken,  and  allowed  to  stand  at  rest  for 
24  hours.     At  the  end  of  that  time  the 


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coagulated  albuminous  precipitate  will 
have  settled,  and  the  number  correspond- 
ing to  the  upper  level  of  the  deposit  is 
noted.  This  figure  represents  parts  per 
thousand  or  grammes  of  albumin  per 
litre  of  urine.  Care  nuist  be  taken  that 
alkaloids  or  peptones  are  not  present 
or  the  result  will  be  vitiated.  Coagula- 
tion by  means  of  the  heat  and  acid  test 
may  also  be  employed,  but  it  is  very 
tedious.  The  precipitate  must  be  collect- 
ed on  a  tarred  filter  paper,  dried  and 
weighed. 

Sur..^R. — There  are  two  well-recognized 
methods  of  determining  sugar — Fehl- 
ing's  and  Pavy's.  The  objection  to  Fehl- 
ing's  method  is  the  uncertainty  of  the 
end  reaction.  Pavy's  method  is  not  open 
to  this  objection,  but  it  is  really  too 
delicate,  and  affected  by  uric  acid  and 
creatinine,  whilst  the  ammoniacal  fumes 
are  unpleasant.  The  cupric-cyanide  pro- 
cess of  Mr.  A.  W.  Gerrard  is  a  modifica- 
tion of  Fehling,  which  has  all  the  advan- 
tages of  Pavy's  method  without  the  ex- 
cessive delicacy  to  other  bodies.  As 
recently  improved,  it  consists  of  the  fol- 
lowing :  ( I )  Copper  sulphate,  re-crystal- 
lized, 69.3  grammes,  distilled  water  to  500 
cc;  (2)  tartarated  soda,  crystallized,  175 
grammes  ;  caustic  soda,  pure,  76.56 
grammes  ;  distilled  water  to  500  cc. 
Take  5  cc.  of  each  of  these  solutions,  and 
dilute  with  distilled  water  to  50  cc;  25 
cc.  of  this  mixture  is  heated,  and  a  solu- 
tion of  cyanide  of  potassium  run  in  until 
the  blue  color  is  just  discharged.  (The 
cyanide  solution  may  be  made  of  any 
strength,  but  about  35  grammes  in  500 
cc.  will  be  best.)  Add  the  remaining  25 
cc.  of  the  mixture,  boil  again,  and  run  in 


the  urine  from  a  burette,  stopping  the 
flow  of  the  urine  directly  the  blue  color 
is  again  discharged.  With  diabetic 
urine,  it  will  be  necessary  to  dilute  one 
volume  to  ten  volumes  with  water,  and 
use  this  diluted  liquid.  As  5  cc.  of  the 
copper  solution  is  equal  to  0.05  gramme 
of  glucose,  the  volume  of  urine  employed 
to  discharge  the  color  will  contain  0.05 
gramme   of  sugar.     To   obtain   the  per- 


centage a  simple  proportion  sum  is 
necessary.  Thus  suppose  12.8  cc.  of 
urine  were  used,  then  12.8:  0.05:  100: 
0.39,  and  if  the  urine  was  diluted  ten 
times  that  would  give  3.9  as  the  per- 
centage. Multiplication  of  the  percentage 
by  4.37s  will  give,  of  course,  the  number 
of  grains  per  fluid  ounce. 

Gerrard's  glycosometer  (patented)  con- 
sists of  a  burette  graduated  to  read  the 


percentage  of  sugar  or  grains  per  ounce, 
without  the  need  of  calculation. 

Ure.a. — The  best  method  of  determin- 
ing urea  is  that  depending  upon  the 
liberation  of  nitrogen  by  means  of  hypo- 
bromide  of  sodium.  Several  forms  of 
ureometer  or  ureameter  have  been  de- 
vised, but  that  of  Mr.  A.  W.  Gerrard  is 
one  of  the  best  and  simplest.  It  is  much 
more  accurate  than  the  modified 
form  known  as  Cruise's,  or  Doremus' 
ureometer,  which  invariably  gives  results 
considerably  below  the  truth.  Solution 
of  hypobromide  is  made  by  dissolving 
100  grammes  caustic  soda  in  250  cc. 
distilled  water,  and  adding  25  cc.  of 
bromine.  It  is  much  more  satisfactory, 
owing  to  the  unstable  nature  of  the 
solution,  to  keep  the  caustic  solution 
alone.  Then,  as  required,  the  bromine 
can  be  added  for  each  determination  by 
means  of  the  capsules  of  bromine. 
These  glass  capsules  contain  2.2  cc.  of 
bromine,  and  it  is  only  necessary  to  drop 
one  with  sufficient  force  into  25  cc.  of 
the  caustic  solution  to  liberate  the  brom- 
ine without  any  smell  or  danger. 

Directions  for  Using  the  Uremet- 
ER. — Fill  the  large  arm  of  the  uremeter 
with  water,  and  adjust  the  small  arm  so 
that  the  level  is  at  O  in  the  large  arm, 
and  just  covers  the  bottom  of  the  small. 
See  that  the  clip  at  the  top  is  quite  tight. 
Place  25  cc.  of  the  hypobromite  solution 
ii^  the  bottle,  and  lower  the  tube  contain- 
ing 5  cc.  of  urine  into  the  same  vessel, 
without  spilling  any  of  its  contents. 
Having  inserted  the  india-rubber  cork 
firmly,    and    adjusted    the    level   of  the 


the  liquid  again,  by  means  of  the  clip, 
gradually  upset  the  urine  into  the  hypo- 
bromite by  inclining  the  bottle.  Nitrogen 
is  immediately  evolved,  and  the  increased 
pressure  lowers  the  level  of  the  water. 
At  the  expiration  ofa  few  minutes,  when 
no  more  gas  is  being  evolved,  immerse 
the  bottle  in  cold  water  to  reduce  the 
temperature,  and  again  adjust  the  arm 
so  that  the  water  in  both  lubes  is  level. 
The  level  of  the  liquid  is  read  off  from 
the  graduations  on  the  arm  in  terms  of 
percentage.  The  average  amount  of  urea 
in  normal  urine  is  about  2  per  cent. 

Uric  Acid.  — The  tendency  of  uric 
acid  to  form  concretions,  and  its  import- 
ance as  a  factor  in  gout,  have  led  many 
physicians  to  desire  a  quantitative  deter- 
mination. Several  methods,  based  upon 
the  reduction  action  of  uric  acid  upon 
alkaline  cupric  solution,  have  been  found, 
in  practice,  very  misleading.  Denigfes 
{Bull.  Soc.  Chitn.,  11,  226-230)  recom- 
mends the  following  :  A.  Dissolve  150 
grammes  of  ammonium  chloride  and 
100  grammes  magnesium  chloride  in 
strong  ammonia  to  500  cc,  and  add 
an  equal  volume  of  ^^  silver  nitrate 
solution.  B.  Dissolve  10  grammes  pure 
potassic  cyanide  and  10  cc.  strong 
ammonia  in  500  cc.  water.  Take  100  cc. 
of  urine,  and  add  25  cc.  of  A  filter,  and 
20  cc.  of  B,  and  a  few  drops  of  20  per 
cent,  solution  of  potassic  iodide  with  2 
per  cent,  of  ammonia  added  to  100  cc.  of 
the  filtrate.  This  liquid  is  then  treated 
with  I'i  silver  nitrate  solution,  until  a 
persistent  turbidity  is  obtained.  The 
number  of  cc.  employed,  with  one-fourth 
added  (as  an  aliquot  part  was  taken), 
multiplied  by  0.00168,  gives  the  percent- 
age of  uric  acid. 

Albumin  is  stated  not  to  interfere  with 
the  result,  but  iodides  must  be  removed 
by  adding  nitric  acid  and  excess  of  silver 
nitrate.  This  is  in  turn  removed  by 
sodium  chloride  and  the  titration  con- 
ducted as  above.  The  percentage  of  uric 
acid  varies  from  0.04  to  0.175  PC  cent. 

Phosphates.  —  The  uranic  acetate 
method  of  determining  phosphates  is 
most  suitable.  The  solutions  required 
are  made  as  follows  :  35  grammes  uranic 
acetate,  25  cc.  glacial  acetic  acid,  distilled 
water  to  i  litre.  This  should  be  titrated 
upon  a  solution  of  ammonio-sodic  phos- 
phate, 5.886  grammes  in  a  litre,  so  that 
each  cc.  represents  9  005  grammes  each 
of  sodic  acetate  and  acetic  acid  in  a  litre. 
Also  a  5  per  cent,  solution  of  potassic 
ferro-cyanide  freshly  prepared.  Mix  50 
cc.  of  the  filtered  urine  with  5  cc.  of  the 
sodic  acetate  solution  and  warm  the  mix- 
ture. Run  in  standard  uranic  solution 
until  precipitation  does  not  any  longer 
appear.  A  drop  is  then  removed  by 
means  of  a  glass  rod.  and  allowed  to  drop 
into  a  drop  of  the  ferro-cyanide  solution 
placed  on  a  white  plate.  So  long  as  no 
brown  color  appears,  the  uranic  solution 
can  be  added.  When  this  occurs,  note 
the  number  of  cc.  of  uranic  solution  used, 
and  thisnumbermultiplied  by  0.005  andby 
2  gives  the  percentage  of  phosphoric  acid. 
— British  and  Colonial  Druggisfs  Diary 


34 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
FEBRUARY   15TH,   1895. 

Publisher's  Notices. 

We  desire  to  emphasize  the  following  ; 

The  Canadian  Druggist  is  published 
on  \\\&  fifteenth  of  each  month. 

Communications  or  articles  for  ipser- 
tion  should  reach  this  office  by  the 
seventh. 

Changes  of  advertisements,  or  copy  for 
new  advertisements,  should  reach  us  by 
the  fifth  of  the  month  to  ensure  proper 
position. 

Any  irregularity  in  receipt  of  this  jour- 
nal should  be  at  once  reported. 

Advertisements  under  the  headings  of 
Business  for  Sale,  Business  Wanted,  Situa- 
tions Vacant,  Situations  Wanted,  or 
Goods  for  Exchange,  will  receive  one 
insertion  free. 

Communications  are  invited  on  all 
matters  pertaining  to  the  drug  and 
chemical  trades. 

All  communications  must  be  accom- 
panied by  the  name  of  the  writer,  not 
necessarily  for  publication. 

A  careful  perusal  of  all  the  advertise- 
ments is  requested,  and,  when  ordering 
special  lines  mentioned  there,  state  that 
you  "saw  it  in  the  Canadian  Drugglst." 

Advertisements  of  Business  for  Sale 
and  Wanted,  Situations  Wanted,  etc.,  are 
on  page  40  of  this  issue. 

Remember, — the  address  of  the  Can- 
adian Druggist  is  now  20  Bay  Street, 
Toronto,  Canada. 


Exchange  of  Ideas. 


It  seems  somewhat  surprising  that  out 
of  the  large  number  of  druggists  in  busi- 
ness in  this  country,  there  are  so  few  who 
realize  the  benefit  that  must  ensue  from  a 
liberal  exchange  of  ideas  in  reference  to 
matters  connected  with  the  trade.  From 
time  to  time  we  have  asked  our  readers 
to  send  for  publication  anything  tending 
to  the  advancement  of  Pharmacy,  the 
solving  of  perplexing  business  questions, 
the  unravelling  of  difficulties  in  the  labor- 
atory or  at  the  dispensing  counter,  or  the 
everyday  happenings  which,  if  minor 
importance  to  one,  may  be  of  still  greater 
importance  to  others.  Human  nature  is 
naturally  selfish,  especially  if  not  allowed 
free  intercourse  with  its  neighbor,  and  no- 
thing tends  to  make  us  as  selfish  as  this 
keeping    everything  to  oneself — our    ex- 


periences,   our   wants,    and  our  acquired 
knowledge.    Our  desire  to  know  more,  to 
find  out  something  which  has  not  revealed 
itself   to    us,    or    not    been    revealed    by 
others,  should  encourage  us  to  come  out 
of  ourselves,  to  impart,  as  well  as  to  ask 
for,  information,    to   endeavor   to   guide 
others  as  well  as  to  be  guided  by  others, 
and  thus  to  acquire  many   things  which, 
in    the   ordinary    routine  of  business  or 
even   in  text-books,   has   not     heretofore 
been  presented.     To  take  even  a  selfish 
view  of  the  subject,  just  imagine  what  we 
would  gain  if  one  of  us  with  an  enquiring 
turn  gives  to  his  confreres  the  benefit  of 
one  fact  coming  under  his   notice   which 
he  believes  to  be  of  material   help,  when 
he  may  have  the  benefit  of  the  experi- 
ences of  hundreds  which  may  be  induced 
to  follow  his  example  in  this  respect.    We 
are  all  too  prone  to  lock   up   within  our- 
selves that  which  might  be  of  great  help 
to   others,  and   which    to  impart    would 
leave    us    none    the    poorer.     We  would 
urge  upon   druggists   the   expediency    of 
giving  this  subject  serious  consideration 
and  making  a  commencement  by  sending 
us  something  which  they  themselves  have 
found  to  be  valuable,  and  of  which  others 
may   have    no   knowledge.     This  invest- 
ment of  one  thought  will,  in  all  probabil- 
ity, be  the  means   of  bringing   in   a  har- 
vest of  other  people's  thoughts,  some  of 
which  may  be  more  profitable  to  us  than 
years    of  study   or    experimental     work 
The  columns  of  drug  journals  are  always 
open,  and  only  too  glad  to  receive  any 
such  contributions,  and  in  doing  this  the 
journalist  endeavors   to  do   his  share  to- 
wards a  subject  so  evidently  beneficial  as 
an  exchange  of  ideas. 


The  Result  of  Co-operation. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  directors 
and  shareholders  of  this  company,  held  in 
Hamilton  recently,  a  most  satisfactory 
showing  of  the  year's  work  was  presented. 
The  retiring  directors  were  reelected 
unanimously,  and  a  consulting  board  was 
selected  from  Toronto  shareholders  to 
assist  their  representative  director  in 
maturing  plans  to  meet  their  needs. 

The  first  issue  of  twenty  thousand  dol- 
lars worth  of  stock  having  been  taken  up 
over  a  year  ago,  another  issue  has  been 
made  at  a  premium,  and  already,  we 
understand,  a  considerable  amount  of  this 
has  been  taken.  ♦ 

This  is  purely  a  druggists'  company,  as 
only  they  can  buy  or  hold  stock  ;  and  as 
the  venture  is  entirely  a    new  method  of 


meeting  a  difficulty,  its  successful  issue 
will  doubtless  be  watched  with  consider- 
able interest,  and,  not  alone  by  those 
in  whose  interests  it  is,  but  by  those 
against  whose  interests  it  is. 

The  trade  difficulties  with  which  On- 
tario druggists  have  had  recently  to  con- 
tend seem  only  to  h.ave  cemented  them 
more  closely  together.  The  initiative 
work  of  this  company  affords  a  fair  indica- 
tion of  what  the  future  may  be  if  co- 
operation in  business  lines  exists. 


Montreal  Notes. 


Business  is  dull  in  Montreal,  and  not 
only  the  pharmacists  say  so,  but  all  re- 
tail business  men  as  well.  As  a  dry  goods 
man  said  a  few  days  ago,  "  There  could 
not  be  a  better  time  for  a  Federal  election 
than  now." 

The  students'  incipient  rebellion  at  the 
College  of  Pharmacy  has  subsided.  If 
the  number  offering  for  the  botany  class 
next  year  will  warrant  it,  the  board  will 
appoint  a  French  lecturer.  It  must  not, 
however,  be  forgotten  that  the  college  is 
self-supporting,  and  ways  and  means  must 
betaken  into  consideration.  Meanwhile, 
Professor  Bemrose  is  giving  as  good  a 
course  of  botany  as  can  be  obtained  in 
Montreal,  either  French  or  English. 

Commercial  travellers  are  beginning  to 
appear  quite  frequently  in  Montreal  from 
Toronto  houses,  and  they  hold  out 
temptations,  and  show  up-to-date  goods, 
especially  in  sundries.  American  travel- 
lers are  more  frequent  now  than  formerly. 

Messrs.  Lyman,  Sons  &  Co.  now  repre 
sent  the  Pasteur  Institute  of  New  York, 
and  have  brought  in  large  quantities  of 
"serum"  made  by  Dr.  Roux's  formula, 
so  there  is  no  excuse  for  not  giving  the 
new  remedy  a  trial  wherever  an  epidemic 
of  this  terrible  disease  exists. 

The  prescription  business  becomes 
more  difficult  every  day,  and  the  pharma- 
cist who  scrupulously  desires  to  obey  the 
instructions  of  the  physician  has  an  anxious 
time  of  it.  In  Montreal  the  products  of 
no  less  than  six  different  pill  and  tablet 
manufacturers  are  constantly  being  pre- 
scribed, and  woe  betide  the  unlucky 
pharmacist  who  happens  to  supply  an 
Upjohn's  quinine  pill  for  a  Warner's,  or 
I'ice  versa,  especially  if  the  prescrilier 
happens  to  be  a  physician  who  has 
absorbed  all  the  enterprising  drummer 
has  told  him.  A  little  discretion  should 
be  left  to  the  dispenser,  as  it  is  impossible 
for  one  house  to  keep  a  full  line  of  pills 
by  six  or  seven  different  makers. 

The  committee  appointed  to  enquire 
into  the  charge  that  the  questions  at  the 
last  Quebec  examinations  had  got  into  the 
hands  of  certain  students  has  reported 
that,  after  a  full  and  exhaustive  enquiry, 
there  is  no  ground  whatever  for  the 
charge. 


CANADIAN   DRIK.GIST. 


(,',^.\) 


pletcher  fQanufaetuping  Co-. 

440  TONGE  STREET,  TORONTO. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Soda  Fountains   -    Generators   -    Cylinders    -   Freezers 

And  every  other  article  necessary  for  carrying  on  the  Soda  Water  Business. 

THE  accompanying  fount 
shows  an  entirely  new 
idea  for  counter  apparatus. 

The  Canopy  is  made  from 

natural  hardwood,  highly  fin- 
ished. 

The  Fount  is  heavily  silver- 
plated  on  pure  white  metal ; 
all  connections  and  attach- 
ments are  made  from  pure 
block  tin,  thereby  insuring 
Soda  Water  absolutely  free 
from  the  metal  poison  so  often 
found  in  old  apparatus. 

The  Body  of  Fount  is 
double,  having  a  dead  air 
space  between  inside  and 
outside  linings.  Inside  of 
this  is  a  coil  of  block  tin 
pipe,  reaching  to  w^here  our 
name-plate  appears.  This 
plate  is  hinged  so  that  it  may 
be  raised  when  filling  body 
with  broken  ice,  for  which  we 
supply  a  special    funnel  free. 

Fount  has  Eight  Patent 
Pneumatic  Syrup  Jars  and 
Two  Patent  Drip  Plates 
fitted  into  slab  under  Soda 
Taps.  These  plates  can  be 
lifted  out  for  purpose  of  pack- 
ing ice  around  coolers  and 
syrup  jars. 

Cooler  box  is  fitted  under 
counter,  is  easy  of  access, 
and  no  trouble  to  fill  with 
ice. 

We  supply  with  the  Fount  : 
Canopy,  Marble  Slab,  Eight 
Patent  Syrup  Jars,  Cooler 
Box,  Six  Silver- Plated  Tum- 
bler Holders,  T'iVelve  Tumblers, 
and  all  connections  and  pipes 
ready  for  attachingto  cylinder. 
The  FRIGID  B  FOUNT. 

W^  make  this  Fount  in  Style  .■\,  without  Canopy,  and  a  smaller  slab,  but  with  all  other  attachments  the  same  as  Style  B. 
F.O.B.  Toronto.     Counter  e.xtra  in  all  cases.     .Any  style  made  to  order. 


Dealers  in  Fruit  Oils,  Fruit  Extracts,   Flavorings,  Etc. 


WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE 


(34B) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


B  u  ttermill^ 


•  Toilet  Soap. 


Over  2,000,000 
Cakes  Sold  in  1892. 


The   Best    Selling 

Toilet   $o»p  in 

the   World. 


Excels    any    25- 

cent  Soap    on  the 

Market.     Nets  the 

a«'  Retailer     a     good 

profit. 


Wlieii  8oI<l  at  a  very  popular  price  it  wilt 
>iot  remain  on  your  counters.  Try  a  sample 
lot. 


The  quality  of  this  soap  is  GUARANTEED.  See  that 
the  name  "  BUTTERMILK"'  is  printed  as  above  "in 
green  bronze,'"  and  the  name  "  Cosmo  Buttermilk  Soap 
Company,  Chicago,"  in  diamond  on  end  of  package.  Be- 
ware of  imitations. 

COSMO  BUTTERMILK  SOAP  CO., 

1U5  Wabash  Ave.,  CHICAOO. 

F.W.HUDSON  &.  CO  ,  TORONTO 

Sole  Agents  for  Canada. 

KENNEDY'S 

MAGIC  CATARRH  SNUFF 

(REGISTERED) 


A  POSITIVE  CURE  FOR 

CATARRH 

COLD  IN  THE  HEAD 
CATARRHAL  DEAFNESS 

HEADACHE,  Etc 


It  is  reliable,  safe,  and  sure,   giving  instant  relief  in  the 
most  distressing  cases. 

PRICE,  25  CENTS. 

Wholesale  of  Kerry,  Watson  &  Co.,  Montreal. 

Lyman,  Knox  &  Co.,  Montreal  and 
Toronto. 

And  all  leading  Druggists. 


OLD  DOMINION  CRESCENT  BRAND 

CINNAMON  PILLS 

THE  ONLY  GENUINE 

KEHEF  FOR  LARIES. 

ASK  your  Druggist  for  "  Rutland's  Old  Dominion  Cres- 
cent Brand  Cinnamon  Fills."  Shallow  rectangu- 
lar metallic  boxes,  sealed  with  crescent.  Absolutely  sate 
and  reliable.  Refuse  all  spurious  and  harmful  imitations. 
Upon  receipt  ot  six  cents  in  stamps  we  will  reply  by  return 
mail,  giving  full  particulars  in  plain  envelope.     Address 

BVRLAND  MEDICAL  €0., 

Morse  Building,  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

Please  mention  this  paper. 


NOTICE. 

We  have  just  been  appointed 
Wholesale  Agents  for  the  Do- 
minion of  Canada  for  the  sale  of 

Payson's 
Indelible 
Ink. 

All  Orders  will  have  our  prompt 
attention. 

The  London  Drug  Co. 

LONDON,  ONT. 


KERRY,  WATSON  &  CO.,     -     MONTREAL. 

Wm.  Radam's 

MICROBE 
KILLER  .  . 


WILLIAM  ELLIS 

Sole   Manufacturer    for   the   Pro- 
vinces of  Ontario  and  Quebec. 

(The  factory  ha\'ing  been  removed  from  Toronto.) 


SOLD  BY  ALL  WHOLESALE  DRUGGISTS. 


HEAD  OFFICE  AND  FACTOFY  : 

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DICKS 

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They  always  give  entire  .^atisfaction,  and  there  are  n<j 
medicines  in  the  market  that  can  compare  with  them. 

Thrifty    farmers,  stockowners  and  carters  all  over  the 
country  are,  by  actual  results,  realizing  that  they  cannot 
afford  to  be  without  a  supply  of 
Uivk'H  Blood  Purifier      Price  fiOc. 
Dick's  Blister,  for   Curbs,   Spavins,  Swellings. 

etc      Price  50c. 
Dlck*s  Liniment  for  Cuts,  Sprains, Bruises,  etc. 

Price  25c. 
Dick's  Ointment.    Price  25c. 

Circulars  and  advertising  cards  furnished. 

DICK  &  CO.,  P.O.Box  482,  MONTREAL. 


PER  002. 

No.  1.  Nozzle  and  Shield,  with  Outlet  Tubing  .    .    $80 
No.  2.        "  "       Complete  2-qt.  Fountain,    49 

DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE  ON  APPLICATION. 
BEST  SrRINGE  ON  THE  MARKET.  SOLD  BV  ALL  JOBBER'" 

LYMAN.  KNOX  &  CO. 

Montreal  and  Toronto 

Ag-^nt-^  for  Canada. 


Our  Latest  Importations. 


ALUM,  in  bbls. 
ALUM  POWDERED,  In  bWs. 
■    FINEST  EPSOM  SALTS,  In  bbls. 
FINEST  SUBLIMED  SULPHUR,  In  bbls. 
ROLL  SULPHUR,  In  bbls. 
CHLORIDE  LIME,  in  casks. 
SALTPETRE  CRYSTALS,  in  kegs. 
SALTPETRE  POWDERED,  In  casks. 
POWDERED  HELLEBORE,  In  bbls. 
GLYCERINE,  In  tins. 
WHITE  CASTILE  SOAP,  bars. 
WHITE  CASTILE  SOAP,  cakes. 
PARIS  GREEN,  in  casks  and  drums. 
GIBSON'S  CANDIES,  Ml  assortment. 

Your  orders  Solicited. 

Jas.  A.  Kennedy  &  Co. 

IMPORTKRS, 


LONDON, 


ONTARIO. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


35 


Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy   Council 
Meeting. 

The  regular  semiannual  mectnii;  of 
the  Council  of  the  Ontario  College  of 
Pharmacy  opened  in  tlie  Board  room  of 
the  college  building,  Gerrard  street  east, 
Toronto,  at  3  o'clock  p.m.,  Tuesday, 
Feb.  5th,  1895.  The  members  present 
were:  Messrs.  J.  H.  Mackenzie,  J.  A. 
Clark,  C.  K.  McGreijor,  C.  D.  Daniel, 
D.  H.  MacLaren,  J.  (}.  Shuff,  Henry 
VVatters,  J.  M.  Hargreaves,  and  W.  A. 
Karn. 

In  the  absence  of  the  president,  Mr. 
A.  B.  Petrie,  the  vice-president,  Mr.  J. 
H.  Mackenzie,  took  the  chair,  and,  in 
doing  so,  expressed  his  regret  at  the  ab- 
sence of  the  president,  who  was  then  on 
his  way  to  the  antipodes  on  a  trip  com- 
bining business  and  pleasure.  Speaking 
for  himself,  and  for  every  member  of  the 
council,  Mr.  Mackenzie  continued,  he 
wished  Mr.  Petrie  a  pleasant,  prosperous, 
and  beneficial  voyage,  and  a  safe  leturn. 
(Hear,  hear.) 

The  minutes  of  the  last  council  meet- 
ing, having  been  published  and  placed  in 
the  hands  of  every  member,  were  accepted 
as  read,  and  adopted  as  printed. 

Letters  were  read  from  Messrs.  D' Avig- 
non and  Poison,  members  of  council,  an- 
nouncing their  inability  to  be  present  at 
the  council  meeting. 

A  large  numb;r  of  other  communica- 
tions were  read,  and  referred  to  the  vari- 
ous committees  for  attention.  Three  or 
four  were  dealt  with  directly  by  council, 
among  them  being  one  from  Dr.  J.  W. 
Campbell,  of  Kingston,  requesting  to  be 
registered  for  a  drug  store  at  94  .\venue 
road,  Toronto.  It  being  reported,  how- 
ever, that  this  store  was  owned  by  a 
student  of  the  college  who  has,  so  far, 
failed  to  secure  his  diploma,  the  council 
resolved,  on  motion  of  Messrs.  Watters 
and  McGregor :  That  the  application  of 
Dr.  J.  W.  Campbell,  Kingston,  re  regis- 
tration of  drug  store  at  94  Avenue  road, 
be  not  granted,  as  it  does  not  appear  that 
he  is  proprietor  of  that  store,  and  that 
the  four  dollars  received  from  him  be  re- 
turned. 

J.  H.  Walker,  St.  Catharines,  wrote 
protesting  against  the  action  of  the  Regis- 
trar in  charging  him  with  three  years' 
arrears  on  a  drug  store  on  College  street, 
Toronto,  which  he  claimed  never  to  have 
owned,  but  only  operated  for  a  while  for 
another.  Inasmuch  as  the  Registrar  had 
never  received  notification  of  Mr.  Walker's 
retirement  from  business,  the  council 
unanimously,  and  without  discussion,  en- 
dorsed the  action  of  the  Registrar. 

In  response  to  requests  from  the  West- 
ern Fair  and  Toronto  Industrial  Exhibi- 
tion boards,  the  council  appointed  Messrs. 
Shuff  and  Karn  to  represent  them  at 
London,  and  Messrs.  Mackenzie  and 
Daniel  to  act  on  the  Toronto  board. 
The  council  then  adjourned. 

Second  D.w. 

Upon  resuming  business  on  Wednesday 
morning,  with  Vice-President  Mackenzie 


again  in  the  chair,  all  the  members  present 
the  previous  day  were  in  their  places,  and, 
inadditioi,  .Mr.  John  McKee  was  present. 

No  committees  were  ready  to  report, 
and  an  adjournment  was  accordingly 
made  until  after  lunch,  when  the  Infringe- 
ment Committee  reported  as  follows 
through  its  chairman,  Mr.  Watters  : 

Report  of  the  Infringement  Com- 
mittee : 

Toronto,  February  6,  1895. 

Your  committee  beg  to  report  that, 
since  last  meeting  of  council,  a  vigorous 
attack  has  been  made  on  druggists  m  ar- 
rears, resulting  in  the  removal  from  the 
Registrar's  books  of  the  names  of  nearly 
all  those  in  arrears. 

An  attempt  has  also  been  made  to  put 
a  stop  to  every  case  of  infringement 
brought  to  the  notice  of  the  committee 
that  offered  reasonable  prospect  of  con- 
viction. This  attempt  has  been  attended 
with  less  success  than  we  could  have 
desired,  owing  to  the  difficulty  of  obtain- 
ing the  services  of  a  competent  and  reli- 
able detective.  Your  committee  would  ask 
for  the  approval  of  the  council  to  secure 
the  best  possibledetective talent  obtainable 
to  undertake  a  thorough  and  determined 
prosecution  of  all  cases  of  infringement. 

In  reference  to  the  case  of  Dr.  R.  B. 
Wells,  Durham,  your  committee  would 
ask  the  council  to  confirm  the  action 
already  taken  in  refusing  to  register  Dr. 
Wells. 

In  the  case  of  the  Oakville  Pharmacy, 
your  committee  would  recommend  that 
the  matter  be  left  in  the  hands  of  the 
Registrar,  to  be  dealt  with  by  him. 

Your  committee  would  ask  that  the  sum 
of  $200  be  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the 
chairman. 

(Signed)      Henry  W.\tters, 

Chairman. 

Upon  motion  of  Messrs.  Watters  and 
Daniel,  the  report  was  received. 

Upon  a  second  motion  from  the  same 
gentlemen  that  the  report  be  adopted, 
some  discussion  arose  upon  the  proposal 
to  enter  upon  an  active  campaign  against 
suspected  law-breakers,  and  every  speaker 
warmly  supported  the  position  taken  by 
the  committee,  urging  that  no  expense  be 
spared  to  bring  offenders  to  justice. 

Mr.  Clark  asked  if  the  simple  adoption 
of  the  report  would  be  considered  sufficient 
authority  for  the  committee  to  take  action, 
and,  upon  the  chairman's  affirmative  reply, 
the  report  was  adopted  with  unanimity, 
and  the  council  adjourned  until  Thursday 
morning. 

Third  D.^v. 

The  council  resumed  on  Thursday 
morning  at  10.30  o'clock,  with  Vice- 
President  J.  H.  Mackenzie  in  the  chair, 
and  all  members  previously  in  attend- 
ance present.  Three  or  four  communi- 
cations were  referred  to  the  proper  com- 
mittees, and  an  adjournment  made  until 
11.30  o'clock,  when  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee presented  the  following  report. 

Report  No.  i  of  the  Executive  and 
Finance  Committee  : 


To  the  President  and  Members  of  the 
Council. 
Gentlemen,  —  Your  committee  have 
examined  carefully  the  following  accounts, 
and  recommend  their  payment,  subject 
to  adjustment,  by  the  Registrar  Treasurer, 
of  two  small  accounts,  viz.: 

Lyman    Bros $  86  51 

Lyman,  Knox  ii:  Co 57  93 

Vannevar  &  Co '5° 

Elliot  &*Co 33  70 

James  Bain  &  Co 20  85 

Empire  Printing  Co 15   75 

Globe  Printing  Co 17    10 

Mail  Printing  Co    18   19 

Monetary  Times 26  25 

Map  and  School  Supply  Co....    202    14 

Toronto  Rubber  Co 422 

P.  Freysing  &  Co    5    13 

J.  A.  Carveth  &  Co 3  38 

J.  H.  Dunlop I    20 

Simcoe  Ice  Co i   20 

John  Wright 75 

Jas.   R.  Mills 47  06 

Whitall,  Tatum  &  Co 5  04 

Edgar  &  Malone    20  00 

Brown  Bros 225 

Rolph,  Smith  &  Co LS  45 

A.  P.  Watts II    25 

Bell  Telephone  Co 23  50 

W.  Lloyd  Wood 9  24 

Mrs.  Parsons  (scrubbing) 5   50 

Expenses  re  committee  meeting,  Decem- 
ber, 1894  : 

W.  A.   Karn $     7  5° 

H.  Watters 29  08 

C.  K.  McGregor 7  00 

J.  A.  Clark 4  75 

Total $683  42 

Y'our  committee  would  again  recom- 
mend that  in  all  cases  the  Registrar- 
Treasurer  only  shall  issue  orders  for 
supplies  and  repairs  to  the  building,  and 
in  cases  where  any  additions  are  required 
on  the  building  or  the  furniture,  such 
shall  only  be  undertaken  by  the  authority 
of  the  chairman  of  the  Executive  and 
Finance  Committee. 

Y'our  committee  have  examined  the 
reports  of  the  Registrar-Treasurer  and 
auditors,  and  recommend  their  adoption. 

Your  committee  would  further  recom- 
mend that  the  Registrar-Treasurer  de- 
posit one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000),  from 
the  current  account  of  the  college,  in  the 
savings  bank  department  of  the  bank, 
and  that  the  President  and  Registrar- 
Treasurer  pay  this  amount  to  the  holders 
of  the  mortgage  on  the  college  on  May 
30th,  1895.  Upon  payment  of  the  said 
amount  the  mortgage  indebtedness  on 
the  college  building  will  be  reduced  to 
thirteen  thousand  dollars  ($13,000). 

Regarding  the  covering  of  the  remain- 
der of  the  steam  pipes  with  mineral 
wool,  your  committee  would  recommend 
that  this  matter  be  laid  over  until  the 
.-Xugust  meeting,  1895. 

Your  committee  would  recommend  that 
the  minutes  of  this  council  meeting  be 
printed  in  pamphlet  form,  similar  to  the 
report  of  the  last  semi-annual  meeting  of 
the  council,  and  a  copy  be  mailed  to  each 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


member  of  the  college,  and  the  Registrar- 
Treasurer  is  hereby  authorized  to  carry 
out  this  recommendation,  and  that  any 
other  notice  requiring  announcement  by 
the  college  be  incorporated  in  this  pam- 
phlet, and  that  special  prominence  be 
given  to  the  resolutions,  passed  last  coun- 
cil meeing,  that  all  members  of  the  col- 
lege who  shall  pay  their  annual  renewal 
fees  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  May 
receive  a  rebate  of  two  dollars  ($2),  com- 
mencing with  the  year  1895-6.  The  fee 
not  being  paid  on  or  before  the  ist  day 
of  May  in  each  year,  no  rebate  shall  be 
allowed. 

And  your  committee  would  further 
recommend  that  the  Registrar-Treasurer 
send  printed  post-card  notices  to  each 
member  of  the  college  on  or  about  April 
1st,  relating  to  the  payment  of  the  annual 
fee  and  the  rebate  permitted  upon  prompt 
payment  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
May. 

Your  committee  would  recommend  that 
the  Registrar-Treasurer  be  authorized  to 
issue  printed  notices  to  the  members  of 
the  college  regarding  the  elections  to  be 
held  of  members  of  the  council  of  the 
college,  under  By-law  X,  subsection  4. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

D.  H.  MacLaren, 

Chairman  pro  lent. 
Upon  motion  for  the  adoption  of  the 
report,  the  chairman  called  attention  to 
the  satisfactory  condition  of  the  college 
finances,  and  congratulated  the  council 
upon  the  fact  that  the  mortgage  debt  was 
now  practically  reduced  to  $13,000.  This 
was  the  amount  of  the  debt  upon  the  old 
building,  so  that  the  new  building,  with 
its  magnificent  equipment,  which  was 
alone  worth  $10,000,  had  been  paid  for. 
They  were  paying  off  the  debt  as  fast  as 
the  terms  of  the  mortgage  would  permit, 
or  the  mortgagors  accept  the  money  ;  in 
fact,  it  could  be  paid  off  still  more  rapidly 
if  the  holders  of  the  mortgage  would  per- 
mit it. 

Mr.  J.  A.  Clark  endorsed  the  Presi- 
dent's remarks,  and  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that,  in  addition  to  reducing  the 
debt  on  the  college,  the  council  had  been 
enabled  to  reduce  the  members'  fees  fifty 
per  centum,  when  paid  promptly. 

Mr.  H.  Walters  expressed  his  pleasure 
and  satisfaction  at  the  report  before  them, 
and  also  at  the  small  cost  to  which  the 
council  had  been  put  for  law  expenses. 

The  report  was  then  adopted,  and  the 
council  adjourned. 

After  devoting  some  hours  further  to 
committee  work,  the  council  again  con- 
vened at  3.45  o'clock  Thursday  after- 
noon, when  Mr.  C.  U.  Daniel  presented 
the  following  report  of  the  Committee  on 
Education  : 

EDUCATIONAL    REPORT. 

(i)  Your  committee  beg  to  report  that 
very  careful  attention  has  been  given  to 
the  many  questions  referred.  With  refer- 
ence to  the  internal  working  of  the  col- 
lege, your  committee  are  pleased  with  the 
results  of  the  past  year.  The  dean  and 
members  of  the  faculty  have  been  faithful 


in  the  discharge  of  their  duty,  and  every 
effort  has  been  made  to  perfect  the  stu- 
dents and  thoroughly  fit  them  for  a  suc- 
cessful business  life.  The  high  standard 
has  been  maintained  and  reports  are  con- 
stantly being  received  of  the  high  posi- 
tions the  graduates  of  the  Ontario  College 
of  Pharmacy  hold  in  different  parts  of 
Canada  and  the  United  States. 

The  junior  course  recently  finished  was 
very  successful.  A  larger  number  of  stu- 
dents passed  through  the  course  than  at 
any  previous  time,  and  the  popularity  of 
the  college  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  a 
number  of  students  are  in  attendance  who 
were  three-year  men,  and  consequently 
not  obliged  to  take  the  course,  and  your 
committee  desire  to  draw  attention  to  the 
letter  from  Robert  Brydon,  Esq.,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Pharmacy  of  Virginia, 
and  it  is  a  matter  of  congratulation  that 
our  high  standard  is  being  recoghized, 
and  that  the  graduates  of  our  college  in 
distant  parts  sustain  the  reputation  of  the 
college,  and  we  recommend  that  Mr. 
Brydon's  letter  be  incorporated  in  this 
report. 

Board  of  Pharmacy  of  Virginia, 

Danville,  Va.,  Jan.  20,  1895. 
Isaac  T.  Leivis,  Esq.,  Toronto  : 

Dear  Sir,— Our  Board  of  Pharmacy 
is  anxious  to  obtain  from  other  Boards 
and  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  as  much  infor- 
mation as  possible  in  regard  to  educa- 
tional requirements  for  apprentices,  and 
knowing  your  college  to  be  in  the  lead  in 
such  kind  of  legislation  I  would  be  greatly 
obliged  by  your  sending  me  a  copy  of 
your  laws  on  the  subject.  Our  people 
are  not  educated  up  to  the  idea  of  look- 
ing upon  druggists  as  professional  men, 
and  only  by  action  as  embraced  in  your 
law  can  we  hope  to  obtain  that  desired 
position.  Two  of  your  graduates  are  liv- 
ing here,  and  have  made  for  themselves 
enviable  names  as  competent  pharmacists, 
thus  sustaining  the  reputation  of  your 
college.  As  a  former  citizen  of  Toronto, 
and  apprentice  of  the  old  firm  of  Lyman, 
Elliot  &  Co.,  as  well  as  my  late  brother, 
Mr.  William  Brydon,  having  been  one  of 
your  examiners,  I  take  a  great  interest  in 
your  college,  and  am  glad  to  know  of  the 
high  character  to  which  it  has  attained,  as 
well  as  its  continued  success. 
Yours  truly, 

Robert  Brydon. 
(2)  Your  committee  recommend  that 
the  following  amounts  be  appropriated  to 
the  different  departinents  for  the  |)urchase 
of  apparatus  that  is  absolutely  necessary 
to  the  proper  working  of  the  college  : 
Department  of  botany  and  chemistry  : 

Botanical  models  of  plants $  75 

Chemical  and  physical  apparatus, 
including  spectroscope 150 

$225 

Department    of   Practical   and   .Ana- 
lytical Chemistry 75 

Department   of  Materia  Medica  and 
Microscopy 142 

Department  of  Pharmacy 75 

In  the  Department  of  Pharmacy  there 

is   an    unexpended   amount    of  previous 


appropriations  ($132),  and  your  commit- 
tee recommend  that  authority  to  expend 
this  amount  be  given. 

(3)  With  reference  to  the  John  Roberts 
scholarship,  your  committee  would  suggest 
that  steps  be  taken  to  give  practical  shape 
to  the  bequest  by  carrying  out  the  pro- 
visions embodied  therein,  with  the  follow- 
ing limitations,  as  approved  by  Mr.  J. 
Roberts  Allen,  the  executor  of  the  estate, 
viz.,  that  the  scholarship  and  medal  be 
restricted  to  candidates  at  the  May  quali- 
fying examination  who  present  themselves 
the  first  time  for  examination,  and  show 
qualifications  at  that  examination  entitling 
them  to  the  award  of  merit  specified,  and 
who  have  served  apprenticeship  in  the 
Province  of  Ontario,  and  have  taken  two 
courses  of  lectures  in  the  Ontario  College 
of  Pharmacy. 

(4)  Your  committee,  in  view  of  the 
expiration  of  the  contracts  of  the  faculty, 
recommend  that  the  Executive  and 
Finance  Committee  renew  the  same  at 
this  meeting. 

(5)  Your  committee  recommend  that,  in 
view  of  the  heavy  work  to  be  performed 
by  the  janitor  during  the  severe  winter 
months,  an  assistant  to  look  after 
fires  be  engaged  during  the  months  of 
February  and  March  ;  salary  $4  per  week. 
.\lso,  that  the  boy  now  employed  in  look- 
ing after  the  cloak-room  and  other  matters 
be  retained  during  the  balance  of  the 
season. 

(6)  Your  committee  are  of  the  opinion 
that  the  floor  of  the  upper  laboratory 
should  be  covered  to  prevent  liquids  going 
through  the  cracks,  and  seriously  incon- 
veniencing the  occupants  of  the  lower 
laboratory,  and  recommend  this  matter 
to  the  attention  of  the  Committee  on 
Finance. 

(7)  It  is  strongly  urged  that,  as  the 
dean's  and  e,xaminers'  reports  form  part  of 
this  report,  they  all  be  entered  upon  the 
minutes  of  this  council. 

[(8)  This  clause  was  referred  back,  and 
appears  in  amended  form  in  Report  No. 

(g)  Your  committee  have  examined 
the  report  of  the  Examining  Board,  and 
recommend  that  diplomas  be  granted  to 
the  candidates  named  in  the  report  here- 
to attached. 

(10)  Respecting  the  recommendation 
of  discontinuing  the  granting  of  medals 
for  any  purpose  other  than  general  pro- 
ficiency, we  would  recommend  that  no 
change  be  made  in  the  regulations  at  the 
present  time. 

(11)  Respecting  the  recommendation 
regarding  the  withholding  of  rating  from 
candidates  who  have  not  completed  full 
apprenticeships,  your  committee  concur. 

(12)  Your  conimittee  also  recommend 
that  the  Executive  and  Finance  Com- 
mittees provide,  if  possible,  the  necessary 
dispensing  scales  as  requested. 

(13)  Your  committee  recommend  that 
the  general  proficiency  medal  be  granted 
to  the  candidate  at  the  December  exami- 
nation who  conforms  to  the  regulation 
standard,  provided  that  the  candidate  has 
not    failed  at   any  previous  examination. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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This    regiilalion    to    apply    to    the    last 
December  examination. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

C.   D.    U.\NlliL, 

Chairman. 
.\ppcnded  to  this   report,  and  forming 
a  part    thereof,  were    the    reports   of  the 
Dean  and  Hoard  of  K.xaminers. 

Tlie  Hoard  of  I'.xaminers  reported  as 
follows  :  .'\t  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Examiners  considerable  discussion  took 
place  ns  to  the  eligibility  of  any  of  the 
candidates  for  proticiency  medals.  The 
standing  taken  was  sufficiently  high  to 
warrant  them  being  given,  but  owing  to 
a  regulation  adopted  by  the  council  in 
February,  1893,  the  board  felt  that  a 
decision  by  the  council  would  be  neces- 
^  sary.  Awaiting  such  decision,  I  remain, 
on  behalf  of  the  board. 

Very  respectfully  yours, 

VV.  MuKCHisoN,  Chairman. 

Following  this  were  given  the  details  of 

the  examinations  as    have   been    already 

published,  and  then  the  report  made  the 

following  recommendations  : 

That  the  council  consider  the  desira- 
bility of  discontinuing  the  granting  of 
medals  for  any  purpose  other  than  gen- 
eral proficiency  ; 

That  in  case  any  candidate  be  hereafter 
permitted  to  write  for  diploma  whose  time 
has  not  been  completed  at  the  time  of 
writing,  his  rating  be  withheld  until  the 
council  has  been  furnished  with  evidence 
of  the  completion  of  his  full  apprentice- 
ship period  ;  and. 

That  a  sufficient  number  of  dispensing 
scales  be  procured  to  complete  the  equip- 
ment of  each  dispensing  desk. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 
W.  MuRCHisON,  Chairman. 
The  Dean  reported  as  follows  : 

Gentlemen, — I  have  the  honor  to 
herewith  present  my  report  for  the  session 
of  1894-95  to  date  : 

The  junior  term  began  on  September 
nth,  1894,  with  the  matriculation  exam- 
ination. Three  candidates  only  were  re- 
quired to  take  the  examination,  and  these 
were  all  successful. 

Lectures  commenced  on  September 
13th,  and  continued  without  intermission 
(excepting  the  usual  Thanksgiving  holi- 
day and  the  'Varsity  sports  half  holiday) 
until  December  12th  ;  104  students  were 
in  attendance  during  the  term.  The 
records  of  this  college  show  the  largest 
junior  class  to  be  that  of  1891,  which 
numbered  109  members,  and  of  this  num- 
ber some  nine  or  more  dropped  out  dur- 
ing the  term  owing  to  attacks  of  diph- 
theria and  typhoid  ;  hence  at  the  recent 
junior  term  a  larger  number  of  students 
were  carried  through  the  entire  term  than 
at  any  previous  session. 

In  addition  to  the  number  of  exercises 
called  for  by  the  college  time  table,  the 
writer  gave  an  extra  exercise  by  way  of 
experiment  of  one  hour  each  in  what  he 
chooses  to  term  "  Pharmaceutical  Arith- 
metic." The  popularity  of  these  grinds, 
and  the  success  attained  in  developing 
the  aptness  of  the  class  to  grasp  and  re- 
tain  the   principles   involved   under   the 


above  title,  was  such  as  to  warrant  a  con- 
tinuance of  similar  exercises  in  the  future. 

The  junior  written  examinations  began 
on  December  12th,  and  continued  for 
four  consecutive  days  ;  practical  examina- 
tions were  held  on  December  4th.  Sev- 
eral members  of  the  class  received  over 
go  per  cent,  of  the  total. 

First  class  honors  were  granted  to  all 
students  receiving  80  per  cent.,  or  more, 
of  the  total  marks  attainable ;  second- 
class  honors  to  those  attaining  from  66  to 
80  per  cent.  ;  and  a  pass  to  all  taking  50 
per  cent,  or  more. 

A  hundred  and  two  candidates,  in  all, 
entered  for  the  examination,  of  which 
number  86  were  successful  in  all  subjects 
and  6  in  part  subjects.  Two  were  granted 
Eegrotats  on  account  of  illness. 

Students'  names  are  arranged  in  order 
of  merit  in  the  accompanying  honor  list 
(Exhibit  B),  and  alphabetically  in  the 
pass  list. 

The  supplementary  examination  was 
held  on  January  3rd  and  4th,  1895,  the 
results  of  which  are  submitted  herewith. 
The  lectures  of  the  present  senior  term 
began  on  January  8th,  with  100  students 
in  attendance,  the  largest  senior  class 
during  the  record  of  this  college.  The 
gentlemanly  conduct  of  the  class  is  worthy 
of  remark,  their  relations  with  the  Dean 
and  stafT  being  most  courteous  and  re- 
sponsive. As  students  they  are  veritable 
plodders,  and  give  us  every  reason  to  pre- 
dict that  they  will  reflect  credit  upon 
themselves,  and  the  college  as  well,  at  the 
May  examinations. 

The  question  is  often  asked.  What  be- 
comes of  our  graduates  ?  and,  with  a  view 
to  answering  this  query,  the  writer  has 
devoted  considerable  time,  during  the 
past  eighteen  months,  in  tracing  the  loca- 
tion of  the  graduates  of  1892-94  inclu- 
sively, representing  three  classes.  It  has 
been  ascertained  that,  within  twelve 
months  of  the  date  of  graduation,  65  per 
cent,  of  them  are  found  engaged  in  busi- 
ness on  their  own  account,  or  occupying 
responsible  positions  as  managers  of  phar- 
macies in  the  neighboring  provinces  or  in 
the  United  States,  or  pursuing  a  course 
of  study  in  medicine,  while  the  remaining 
35  per  cent,  find  positions  as  managers, 
or  become  proprietors  of  pharmacies  in 
Ontario. 

To  indicate  how  readily  many  obtain 
positions  as  head  dispensers  in  certain 
localities,  the  writer  would  mention  that 
during  the  last  three  months  of  1894  he 
aided  twelve  graduates  in  securing  employ- 
ment in  New  York  city  suburbs,  where  a 
diploma  of  this  college  receives  spon- 
taneous recognition,  and  where  the  knowl- 
edge and  skill  of  its  possessors  as  practi- 
cal dispensing  chemists  are  so  well  known. 
It  is  also  gratifying  to  be  able  to  sub- 
mit that  the  Manitoba  Board  admits  the 
thoroughness  and  efficiency  of  our  course 
of  instruction  by  registering  those  now 
receiving  either  the  college  diploma  or 
the  certificate,  whereas  in  1890  requests 
to  recognize  holders  of  the  Ontario  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy  diploma  were  respect- 
fully declined. 


At  the  last  semiannual  meeting  of  the 
council,  the  faculty  was  requested  to  sub- 
mit a  plan  for  an  extension  of  the  college 
course.  Much  as  a  two  years'  course  is 
needed,  and,  in  fact,  should  be  inaugur- 
ated at  the  earliest  possible  date,  yet  it 
has  been  found,  after  a  careful  considera- 
tion of  the  matter,  that  the  college  build- 
ing as  it  now  stands,  though  suited  to  the 
accommodation  of  two  classes  of  students 
for  didactic  work,  cannot  be  adapted  for 
instruction  in  the  all-important  practical 
work.  Duplicates  of  the  two  laboratories 
would  be  required,  or  the  present  labora- 
tories nearly  doubled  in  size.  The  faculty 
desires  the  council  to  look  over  the  build- 
ing with  them,  with  a  view  to  offering 
suggestions  that  may  not  have  occurred  to 
the  former. 

i?f  matriculation,  the  staff  again  urges 
that  an  increased  standard  be  adopted, 
namely,  a  Third  Class  Non-Professional 
Departmental  Certificate. 

In  my  last  report  I  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  Senate  of  the  University 
of  Toronto  were  discussing  the  proposed 
recognition  of  graduates  of  the  degree 
Phm.B.  (Tor.)  as  matriculants  in  medicine, 
and  the  courses  of  instruction  in  our  col- 
lege as  an  equivalent  for  the  same  subjects 
as  taught  by  the  Medical  Faculty.  Acting 
in  accordance  with  the  advice  of  members 
of  the  Senate,  our  representative  (Dr. 
Scott)  on  that  body  has  withdrawn  the 
proposed  statute  until  such  a  time  as  our 
matriculation  shall  have  been  increased. 
It  might  be  mentioned  here  that  the 
medical  departments  of  Queen's  and  Mc- 
Gill  Universities,  also  Trinity  School  of 
Medicine,  have  voluntary  recognized  the 
degree  mentioned  in  lieu  of  matriculation, 
and  some  have  granted  a  dispensation  on 
the  subjects  taken  up  in  our  college 
courses. 

It  is  requested  that  the  council  modify 
the  regulation  passed  at  the  August,  1893, 
meeting,  making  it  incumbent  upon  the 
members  of  the  staff  to  take  annual  in- 
ventories of  their  respective  departments. 
The  task  is  indeed  a  lengthy  and  laborious 
one  in  certain  departments,  and,  as  there 
is  very  little  material  change  in  a  single 
year,  would  not  a  biennial  inventory,  then, 
meet  the  objects  to  be  attained  quite  as 
well  as  the  e.xecution  of  the  regulation  as 
it  now  stands  ? 

It  having  been  deemed  prudent  to  en- 
gage a  boy  to  take  charge  of  the  students' 
cloak  room,  while  the  classes  are  in  ses- 
sion, all  complaints  of  sneak-thieving 
(which  has  proved  to  be  a  constant  an- 
noyance in  the  past)  have  been  avoided. 
It  is  suggestedthat  the  Registrar-Treasurer 
be  empowered  to  secure  the  services  of  a 
boy  for  this  purpose  during  future  college 
sessions. 

It  is  imperative  that  the  floor  of  the 
chemical  laboratory  should  have  asphal- 
tum,  sheet  lead,  or  some  other  suitable 
covering  placed  over  it  at  once,  to  prevent 
the  constant  unavoidable  dripping  of 
water,  acids,  etc.,  upon  the  students,  their 
work  tables,  apparatus,  etc.,  in  the  phar- 
macal  laboratory,  which  has  been  a  source 
of  constant   annoyance    ever   since   the 


38 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


seams  of  the  floor  have  opened,  owing  to 
the  shrinkage  of  the  wood. 

It  IS  also  requested  that  each  labora- 
tory be  provided  with  a  wall  clock. 

The  staff  respectfully  suggest  that  the 
next  session  shall  begin  on  September 
I2th  ;  the  junior  term  to  continue  until 
December  i8th,  fourteen  consecutive 
weeks  ;  the  senior  term  to  extend  from 
January  3rd,  1896,  to  May  3rd — seven- 
teen and  a  half  consecutive  weeks. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Chas.  F.  Heebnkr, 
Toronto,  February  5th,  1895.  Dean. 

Appended  as  exhibits  to  the  Dean's 
report  were  copies  of  the  examination 
papers,  and  lists  of  candidates  passing, 
i'hese  have  already  been  published. 

Messrs.  Daniel  and  Waters  moved  that 
the  report  be  received.     Carried. 

Messrs.  Daniel  and  Waters  moved  that 
the  report  be  adopted. 

Moved,  in  amendment,  by  Messrs.  Clark 
and  Hargreaves,  that  the  council  go  into 
committee  of  the  whole  to  consider  the 
report. 

This  was  carried,  and  Mr.  Shufif  took 
the  chair. 

Clause  I  was  adopted. 

Clause  2  was  referred  to  the  Executive 
and  Finance  Committee. 

Clauses  3  to  7  inclusive    were  adopted. 

Clause  8  was  referred  back. 

The  balance  of  the  report  was  approved, 
and,  on  being  reported  back  to  the  coun- 
cil, the  report  as  amended  was  adopted. 

The  council  then  adjourned  until  ten 
o'clock,  Friday  morning. 

Fourth  Day. 

On  reassembling  on  Friday  morning, 
the  vice-president  again  in  the  chair,  a 
communication  was  read  from  the  stu- 
dents, petitioning  for  permission  to  hold 
an  "  At  Home  "  in  the  college  building, 
and  this  was  granted. 

Moved  by  J.  M.  Hargreaves,  seconded 
by  J.  A.  Clark  :  Tliat  owing  to  the 
absence  of  the  president,  who  is  in  Aus- 
tralia, the  vice  president  be  authorized  to 
sign  diplomas  granted  to  graduates  by 
this  council  February  7,  1895,  and  also 
fulfil  all  other  duties  of  the  president 
until  his  return.     Carried. 

A  communication  having  been  received 
in  reference  to  the  case  of  Dr.  W.  A. 
Ross,  of  Barne,  who  had  applied  for 
registration,  it  was  resolved,  upon  motion 
of  Henry  Watters,  seconded  by  John 
McKee  :  That  the  matter  of  Dr.  W.  A. 
Ross,  Barrie,  be  referred  to  the  college 
solicitors  to  ascertain  if  this  college  is 
obliged  to  register  him  as  a  chemist  and 
druggist,  and  should  their  opinion  be  that 
the  college  is  not  obliged  to  register  him 
that  his  registration  fee  be  returned  and 
his  name  removed  from  the  register  ; 
also  the  name  of  the  apprentice  registered 
under  him. 

Report  No.  2  of  the  Executive  and 
Finance  Committee  was  as  follows  : 

GENTI.EMEN, — Your  committee  deem 
that  the  following  will  be  sufficient 
appropriations  for  the  various  departments 
for  the  present  term,  and  that  the  question 


can  be  fully  considered  after  the  taking  of 
stock  of  apparatus  and  chemicals  at  the 
end  of  the  senior  course,  and  will  be 
dealt  with  by  the  council  in  August,  which 
will  be  in  sufficient  time  for  procuring  any 
appliances  required  next  term  : 
Dep  irtment  of  botany  and  chem- 
istry      $125   00 

Department    of    practical    and 

analytical  chemistry 75  00 

Department  of  materia    medica 

and  microscopy 100  00 

Department  of  pharmacy 132  00 

Your  committee  would  recommend 
that  estimates  be  procured  as  to  the  cost 
of  covering  the  floor  of  the  upper  labora- 
tory, and  submitted  to  the  council  at  the 
August  meeting. 

Clause  No.  4  of  the  Report  of  the 
Committee  on  Education  referred  to  us, 
relating  to  renewal  of  contracts  of  the 
professors  of  the  college,  your  committee 
recommend  that  the  President  and  Regis- 
trar-Treasurer be  authorized  by  this  coun- 
cil to  sign  a  renewal  of  the  contract  with 
each  of  the  professors  for  a  further  term 
of  two  years  from  the  expiration  of  the 
present  contract,  and  upon  the  terms  and 
conditions  of  the  present  contracts. 

Your  committee  recommend  that  at  the 
request  of  the  Board  of  Examiners  re  pur- 
chase of  dispensing  scales    be   left  over 
until  the  August  meeting. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

D.  H.  MacLaren, 

Chairman  pro  tern. 

Mr.  Daniel  then  presented  Report  No. 
2  of  the  Committee  on  Education,  which 
was  as  follows  : 

Clause  8  of  Report  No.  i  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Education  was  sent  back  to 
your  committee,  and  it  is  recommended 
that  the  following  be  substituted  :  All 
apprentices  desirous  of  writing  at  the 
qualifying  examination  in  Mayor  Decem- 
ber may  do  so  if  the  term  of  their 
apprenticeship  terminates  by  the  time  of 
the  meeting  of  the  council  in  the  follow- 
ing August  or  February  of  each  year,  pro- 
vided always  that  satisfactory  evidence  is 
presented  to  the  council  that  the  term  of 
apprenticeship  is  completed  between  the 
qualifying  examination  and  the  next 
meeting  of  the  council.  Students  are 
requested  particularly  to  note  that 
they  are  required  to  attend  the  senior 
course,  and  that  no  part  of  the  time  spent 
at  the  senior  course  is  allowed  to  count 
in  the  term  of  apprenticeship,  and  that  all 
former  regulations  concerning  this  matter 
be  hereby  rescinded. 

With  reference  to  the  application  of 
Hanley  G.  Chant,  your  committee  recom- 
mend that  he  be  permitted  to  write  at 
the  qualifying  examination  in  December 
next.  Your  committee  recommend  that 
the  following  students  at  present  attend- 
ing the  senior  course  be  permitted  to 
write  at  the  qualifying  examination  to  be 
held  in  May  next,  viz.,  A.  Cundle,  J.  R.  Y. 
Broughton,  Mr.  Bauld,  and  O.  .A. 
McNichol.  -With  reference  to  the  com- 
munication from  Mr.  E.  B.  Shutileworth 
re  some  books  belonging  to  Rev.  Dr. 
Avison,  of  Seoul,  Corea,  your  committee, 


in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  books  have 
not  been  in  use  for  some  time,  and  that  it 
is  not  deemed  desirable  at  present  to  ex- 
pend any  further  sum  on  library  account, 
recommend  that  they  be  returned  as  re- 
quested. Attached  to  and  formmg  part 
of  this  report  is  the  report  of  the  Dean, 
which  speaks  for  itself.  The  work  of  the 
session  has  been  thoroughly  rehearsed, 
and  the  report  contains  much  useful  and 
veryinterestinginformation.  The  exercises 
in  Pharmaceutical  Arithmetic  are  highly 
commended.  The  reference  therein  to 
a  two  years'  course  and  higher  matricula- 
tion your  committee  strongly  approves, 
but  owing  to  extreme  difficulty  in  procur- 
ing the  necessary  legislation  the  question 
cannot  be  dealt  with  at  present.  Your 
committee  recommend  that  announce- 
ments to  the  number  of  1,800  be  pub- 
lished, and  sent  out  in  the  usual  manner. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

C.  D.  Daniel, 

Chairman. 

Upon  the  motion  of  Messrs.  Daniel 
and  McKee  the  report  was  received,  and 
the  council  went  into  committee  of  the 
whole  thereon. 

Mr.  Clark  objected  to  the  adoption  of 
the  first  clause  of  this  report,  on  the 
ground  that  it  was  an  amendment  to  the 
by-laws  which  required  a  six  months' 
notice  of  motion.  This  view  of  the  mat- 
ter was  sustained  by  the  board,  and  Mr. 
Daniel  was  permitted  to  withdraw  the 
clause  and  give  notice  of  motion  for  its 
adoption  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  coun- 
cil. 

The  report  as  thus  amended  was  re- 
ported back  to  council  and  adopted. 

By-Laws. 

Report  of  the  By-laws  and  Legislation 
Committee. 

Your  Committee  on  By-laws  and  Legis- 
lation beg  leave  to  submit  the  following 
report  : 

1.  That  John  Lavelle  be  not  appren- 
ticed in  connection  with  the  Durham 
Pharmacy,  and  that  the  Registrar  return 
him  the  one  dollar,  together  with  his 
papers. 

2.  That  the  request  of  Mr.  Fred  Fox 
be  not  granted,  and  that  his  apprentice- 
ship date  twenty-seven  months  prior  to 
Deceinber  i,  1894. 

3.  That  the  request  of  Charles  W.  F. 
Howard,  of  Hagersville,  be  granted. 

4.  Regarding  ttie  application  of  Daniel 
J.  McBride,  of  Orangeville,  we  would  re- 
commend that  his  apprenticeship  date 
from  December  i,  1889. 

5.  We  would  recommend,  on  payment 
by  W.  J.  Atkins  of  his  fee  for  1894,  that 
John  A.  Robertson's  registration  date 
from  August  14,  1893. 

6.  We  would  recommend  that  the  re- 
quest of  C.  O.  B.  Tweedale  be  granted. 

7.  That  the  request  of  W.  A.  Coleman 
be  granted  on  receipt  of  an  affidavit  from 
Cairncross  &  Lawrence  to  the  Registrar 
of  the  college,  to  the  effect  that  said  W. 
A.  Coleman  commenced  liisapprenticeship 
with  them  on  July  nth,   1894. 


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39 


S.  That  the  request  of  ().  \V.  Hondur 
son  be  granted. 

9.  Tiiat  Clark  H.  W.  Newton's  registra- 
tion date  from  November  ujtli,  1S94. 
The  council  iiave  no  power  to  register  ap- 
prentices prior  to  the  date  of  certificate  of 
(]uahrication. 

10.  That  when  Mr.  H.  F.  Clordon  pays 
his  fees  and  forwards  an  affidavit  confirm- 
ing date  of  apprenticeship  agreement  that 
the  request  of  James  Dawson  be  granted. 

11.  We  would  recommend  that  on 
payment  of  the  sum  of  $4  by  Dr.'  Mc- 
Laughlin for  the  year  1892,  when  he  was 
a  partner  with  Dr.  W.  J.  Anderson,  that 
Frank  McKechnie  be  registered  from 
February  loth,  1892,  that  being  the  date 
of  his  qualification  papers. 

12.  That  the  application  of  J.  I,.  Mc- 
Phee  be  granted,  registration  to  date  from 
May  1st,  1894,  on  receipt  by  the  Registrar 
of  an  affidavit  from  W.  McDonald  to  the 
effect  that  J.  L.  McPhee  was  apprenticed 
with  him  on  Ajiril  2Sth,  1894,  the  dates 
apparently  having  been  erased  on  the  ap- 
prenticeship papers. 

13.  That  George  J-  Mitchell  be  regis- 
tered from  date  of  educational  qualifica- 
tions, September  6th,  1894.  Your  com- 
mittee regret  that  druggists  should  take  as 
apprentices  yoting  men  without  the  neces- 
sary education  to  qualify. 

14.  That  Elmer  J.  Bellman  be  allowed 
to  register  from  November  24th,  1893, 
that  being  date  of  certificate  of  qualifica- 
tion. 

15.  That  Herbert  N.  Ray  be  allowed 
to  register  from  March  12th,  1S88,  that 
being  date  of  the  certificateof  qualification. 

16.  Regarding  the  letter  of  B.  F.  Cass- 
well,  the  committee  would  authorize  the 
Registrar  to  reply  that  such  a  position 
would  be  contrary  to  the  spirit  and  inten- 
tion of  the  Act. 

17.  That  the  application  of  Tames 
Brown  be  granted. 

18.  That  the  application  of  C.  J.  Wynn 
be  granted. 

19.  That  H.  G.  G  Craig's  application 
for  registration  be  granted  by  Dr.  J.  W. 
Shillington  paying  his  fees  for  1892,  and 
proof  that  he  has  been  with  a  qualified 
druggist  since. 

20.  That  the  application  of  J.  J.  Speight 
be  granted. 

21.  We  find  that  William  Granville 
does  not  produce  the  necessary  educa- 
tional qualifications  to  register  under  the 
Pharmacy  Act. 

22.  That  the  Registrar  forward  to  R. 
Currie  and  G.  White  the  qualification 
blank  forms  required  by  this  college. 

23.  That  the  application  of  Mr.  G.  H. 
Cameron  cannot  be  granted,  and  that  the 
letter  of  J.  K.  Strachan,  Registrar  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  .Association  of  the  Pro- 
vince of  Manitoba,  be  referred  back  to  the 
council  for  consideration  and  action. 

24.  That  Chas.  McDonald,  of  Ren- 
frew, be  granted  his  diploma  upon  pass- 
ing his  examination  as  required  by  the 
Pharmacy  law  of  Ontario,  he  having  com- 
pleted his  term  of  apprcnticeshi])  in  full 
according  to  the  Pharmacy  .Act  in  force 
in  1885. 


25.  Regarding  the  letter  of  H.  !•'.  Mc- 
Carthy, of  Ottawa,  re  apprentice,  we 
would  recommend  that  the  Registrar  for- 
ward to  Mr.  McCarthy  a  blank  form  of 
educational  qualitication  which  the  ap- 
prentice might  pass  at  once,  if  capable, 
and  instruct  him  that  we  have  no  power 
to  register  an  apprentice  until  we  are  in 
possession  of  said  qualification. 

26.  Regarding  the  application  of  W. 
E.  Bauer,  we  would  recommend  that  he 
be  allowed  the  time  served  in  Ontario 
under  a  duly  registered  chemist,  viz.,  from 
the  1 6th  July,  1888,  to  September  8th, 
1890. 

27.  That  the  council  has  no  pow'er  to 
grant  the  request  of  Raymond  Fisher. 

28.  Regarding  the  application  of  W. 
Applebee,  we  would  recommend  that  his 
request  be  granted  on  furnishing  to  the 
Registrar  of  the  college  the  necessary 
affidavit  of  C.  R.  Sneath. 

29.  That  the  application  of  John  B. 
Sawdon  be  granted  on  his  sending  to  the 
Registrar  proof  of  his  necessary  educa- 
tional qualifications  at  that  date. 

30.  That  the  application  of  J.  T. 
Curts  be  granted  on  forwarding  to  the 
Registrar  an  affidavit  of  firm  from  his  em- 
ployers. 

31.  That  the  application  of  J.  H. 
Bennett  be  not  granted. 

32.  That  George  J.  Hunt  be  allowed 
to  go  up  for  examination,  providing  he 
can  produce  evidence  to  the  Registrar 
showing  that  his  full  time  of  appren- 
ticeship has  been  served  with  a  duly 
qualified  pharmaceutical  chemist. 

2,2,-  That  the  application  of  Morley 
Prust  be  aranted. 

34.  Regarding  the  request  of  John  A. 
Traynor,  of  Lanark,  the  evidence  pre- 
sented is  so  conflicting  and  unsatisfactory 
that  your  committee  cannot  grant  it. 

35.  Regarding  the  application  of  Clay- 
ton Copeland,  we  would  recommend  that 
his  registration "  date  from  time  of  his 
educational  qualifications 

36.  Your  committee  have  had  before 
them  the  application  of  Mr.  J.  R.  Watson 
to  be  allowed  the  term  of  fifteen  months, 
which  he  alleges  he  served  under  articles 
of  apprenticeship  with  Mr.  A.  B.  Petrie, 
of  Guelph,  as  well  as  the  aflidavits  of 
George  Williams,  grocer  ;  Thos.  M.  Till, 
deputy  collector  of  revenue  ;  Alex.  Stew- 
art, druggist  ;  W.  O.  Stewart,  physician  : 
and  W.  J.  Graham,  decorator,  in  support 
of  same.  .We  beg  to  report  that  we  do 
not  feel  justified  in  entertaining  the  same. 

37.  Regarding  the  request  of  J.  W. 
Campbell,  of  Kingston,  your  committee 
recommend  that  it  be  granted. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

C.  K.  McGregor  (Chairman).    ^ 

W.  A.  K.4RN. 

J.  M.  Hargre.aves. 

J.  G.  Shuff. 
Mr.  McGregor  moved  the  adoption  of 
the  report,  but  an  amendment  to  go  into 
committee  of  the  whole  for  its  considera- 
tion was  carried,  and  the  report  was  taken 
up  clause  by  clause.  The  only  clause 
which  created  any  discussion  was  the  last 
but  one,  and,  after  debating  it  at  some 


length,  it  was  moved  in  amendment  by 
Messrs.  Watters  and  Mackenzie  that  the 
clause  be  struck  out  and  the  following 
substituted  :  "  That  the  a[)plication  of  J. 
R.  Watson  be  granted."  This  was  car- 
ried, and  the  report,  as  amended,  was 
adopted. 

Moved  by  C.  D.  Daniel,  seconded  by 
C.  K.  McGregor,  and  resolved  :  That  in 
view  of  the  fact  that  a  .satisfactory  letter 
has  been  received  from  the  secretary  of 
the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  the  Prov- 
ince of  Manitoba  with  reference  to  the 
recognition  of  our  graduates  that  we  agree 
to  accept  graduates  from  Manitoba  col- 
lege, provided  they  have  complied  with 
the  regulations  of  a  standard  equal  to  our 
own. 

Moved  by  Henry  Watters,  seconded  by 
C.  K.  M*cGregor,  and  resolved  :  That  the 
vice-president  he  requested  to  watch  pro- 
ceedings in  the  Ontario  Legislature,  and 
in  the  event  of  any  bill  or  bills  going 
before  the  House  affecting  druggists  that 
he  be  empowered  to  call  a  meeting  of 
council,  should  he  deem  such  necessary. 

Moved  by  C.  D.  Daniel,  seconded  by 
J.  Vl.  Hargreaves,  and  resolved  :  That 
$3,000  additional  insurance  be  placed 
upon  the  contents  of  our  college  building. 

Moved  by  Henry  Watters,  seconded 
by  John  McKee,  and  resolved.  That  the 
council  do  now  adjourn  to  meet  in  Aug- 
ust, or  at  the  call  of  the  president. 


Formula  Wanted. 


R.R.S.  asks   for  a  formula  for  a  tooth- 
ache gum,  also  mode  of  manufacture. 


To  Meet  Cutting  in  Ppiees. 

The  cutter  in  patent  medicines  is 
springing  up  in  various  towns,  and,  while 
it  may  be  made  a  little  difficult  for  small 
dealers  to  get  stocks  at  first,  it  is  impos- 
sible to  prevent  it  in  the  long  run,  and  it 
is  somewhat  hard,  such  being  the  case,  to 
ask  drug  jobbers  to  go  outside  of  their 
usual  methods  in  reference toselling direct; 

It  prevents  the  handling  of  these  goods 
in  other  channels,  and  cannot  in  any 
way  prevent  cutters  from  procuring  them. 
The  cutter  has  come  to  stay,  this  has 
been  clearly  proven  both  in  this  and 
other  countries,  and  you  cannot  prevent 
a  man  with  money  from  getting  what  he 
wants.  We  are  not  in  sympathy  in  any 
way  with  any  one  demoralizing  prices, 
and  would  do  anything  to  assist  maintain- 
ing prices  of  patent  medicines,  but  "  facts 
are  stubborn  things,"  and  if  wholesale 
grocers  carry  stocks  of  patent  medicines 
it  will  only  tend  to  increase  the  trouble. 
There  is  no  doubt  from  past  experience 
that  at  the  first  sign  of  a  cutter  starting 
the  only  way  to  meet  him  is  by  the  retail 
druggist  putting  down  prices  so  that  no 
capital  can  be  made  out  of  it,  and  when 
these  men  find  they  are  doing  business 
for  nothing  it  will  die  out  much  quicker 
than  by  opposition  of  any  other^kind. 


40 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Little  Things. 

Little  things  are  the  secrets  of  success 
in  business,  in  science,  in  art,  in  morals, 
in  knowledge — in  every  pursuit  in  life. 
Careful  attention  to  little  things  brings  to 
a  successful  performance  of  big  things. 
In  the  universe  there  are  no  trifles.  As 
Angeto  said:  "Trifles  make  perfection, 
and  perfection  is  no  trifle."  Most  of  the 
great  discoveries  of  the  world  have  re- 
sulted from  attention  to  little  things. 
Study  the  history  of  bankruptcies  and 
failures  in  business  and  in  life,  and  you 
find  them  largely  men  who  had  no  talent 
for  looking  after  details.  Moments  are 
the  golden  sands  of  time.  An  hour  every 
day  withdrawn  from  frivolous  pursuits 
would  n.ake  an  ignorant  man  a  well  in- 
formed man  in  ten  years.  > 

The  happiness  of  life  is  made  up  of 
little  things,  little  courtesies,  little  kind- 
nesses, little  deeds,  pleasant  words,  genial 
smiles,  a  friendly  letter  and  good  wishes. 
It  is  so  in  character. — Exchangi:. 


a  small  part  in  bad  condition,  don't  say 
the  whole  lot  is  spoiled.  Be  fair.  This 
you  are  entitled  to  be  as  a  man,  and  as  a 
merchant. — Mercantile  Journal. 


become  popular,  and  must  congratulate 
the  manufacturers  on  producing  an  article 
which  is  a  credit  to  Canadian  manufac- 
turers. 


Medical  Practitioners  in  Austria. 

Statistics  recently  published  by  the 
Superior  Sanitary  Council  of  Austria 
show  that  in  the  various  kingdoms  and 
countries  represented  in  Reichsrath 
there  were,  at  the  end  of  1893,  8,149 
medical  practitioners.  Of  these,  6,728 
were  doctors  of  medicine,  and  1,421 
wero  grade  practitioners. 


Let  Us  Reason  Together. 

When  goods  don't  turn  out  exactly  as 
ordered,  don't  forget  the  Golden  Rule — 
treat  the  shipper  as  you  would  wish  him 
to  treat  you.  Consider  that  he  is  anxious 
to  fill  your  order  right — that  he  wants  to 
give  you  just  what  you  ordered,  and  that 
he  has  ust-d  all  possible  diligence  to  have 
this  done,  but  that  mistakes  are  liable  to 
occur.  The  wrong  brand  may  have  been 
shipped  ;  a  case  may  have  been  shipped 
instead  of  a  dozen  ;  you  may  have  ordered 
a  box,  thinking- of  one  size,  and  he  may 
have  sent  you  what  he  considers  two  half 
boxes  to  fill  the  order.  Many  things  may 
happen,  and  if  you  suspect  the  shipper  of 
evil  intentions  and  a  desire  to  get  the  best 
of  you,  instead  oif  giving  him  credit  for 
having  done  the  best  he  could,  you  will 
not  act  genteelly.  You  will  ship  back 
without  notice.  You  will  put  him  to  per- 
haps unnecessary  expense  ;  the  goods 
may  be  perishaljle,  and  by  the  time  they 
get  back  be  utterly  worthless.  Therefore, 
do  what  is  right  and  fair.  Take  the 
goods,  care  for  them,  write  the  shipper  at 
once  fully  what  is  wrong.  Don't  wait  for 
a  salesman,  that  may  be  several  days. 
Write  at  once,  and  explain  clearly.  Don't 
simply  say  to  him.  "  The  goods  are  not  as 
ordered,  and  are  here  subject  to  your 
order."  How  can  he  tell  what  is  not  as 
ordered?  Explain,  then  he  can  under- 
stand and  write  you  intelligently.  If  the 
goods  are  perishable,  assort  them  at  once 
and  save  the  good;  and  if  there  should  be 


A  Manual  of  Organic  Materia  Medica 
and  Pharmacognosy.  An  introduction  to 
the  study  of  the  vegetable  kingdom  and 
the  vegetable  and  animal  drugs,  etc.,  etc. 
By  Lucius  E.  Sayre,  Dean  of  the  School  of 
Pharmacy,  Professor  of  Materia  Medica 
and  Pharmacy  in  the  University  of  Kan- 
sas, member  of  the  Committee  of  Revision 
of  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia. 
Philadelphia  :  P.  Blakiston,  Son  &  Co. 
.\  volume  of  550  pages  with  over  500 
illustrations,  the  majority  of  which  latter 
are  from  original  drawings.  An  extended 
review  of  this  work  will  appear  in  our  next 
issue. 


Kola  is  both  a  necessity  and  a  luxury 
to  the  inhabitants  of  a  large  portion  of 
P>quatorial  Africa,  where  the  fresh  seed  is 
employed  as  a  masticatory  with  a  view  to 
overcome  fatigue,  hunger,  and  thirst.  The 
main  reason  why  it  has  not  obtained  the 
position  it  deserves  in  this  country  as  a 
tonic  siimulant  is  that  it  has  usually  here- 
tofore been  imported  in  a  dried  condition. 
F.  Stearns  &  Co.,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  are 
the  first  to  prepare  a  preparation  made 
from  the  fresh  (undried)  Kola  nuts,  and 
offer  "  Kolavin,"  a  delicious  tonic  wine 
and  powerful  cerebrospinal  stimulant. 
This  retains  undiminished  the  same 
peculiar  properties  possessed  by  the  fresh 
Kola  nuts,  and  physicians  desiring  to  test 
this  new  product  can  easily  obtain 
samples  forclmical  experiments  by  making 
application  for  same. 


Soda  Water  Apparatus. — We  would 
call  the  attention  of  our  subscribers  to 
a  new  style  of  soda  water  apparatus,  de- 
signed and  manufactured  by  the  Fletcher 
Manufacturing  Company  of  this  city, 
whose  advertisement  appears  on  another 
page.  This  fountain  has  been  especially 
designed  for  druggists'  use,  offering  many 
advantages  over  the  old  style  marble 
fount,  not  the  least  of  which  is  the  small 
cost  compared  with  the  marble  fountain. 
The  pneumatic  patent  syrup  jar  has 
many  points  to  recommend  it.  Among 
others  we  may  mention  its  great  superior- 
ity for  rapid  serving,  and  for  keeping  the 
syrups  cool.  The  jars  are  made  from 
pure  block  tin,  silver-plated  ifiside  and 
out.  The  jars  are  sunk  through  the 
marble  into  the  cooling  box,  which  fits 
directly  under  the  counter,  where  main 
coolers  for  fountain  are  placed.  Thus 
the  soda  water  and  syrups  are  kept  cool 
by  same  ice.  The  Frigid  Fount  (new 
this  season)  has,  besides  the  main  coolers, 
a  series. of  coil  coolers  placed  inside  the 
body  of  the  fount.  The  body  of  fount  is 
filled  with  ice,  which  must  of  necessity 
ensure  cool  soda  water.  We  understand 
that  Messrs.  Hooper  &  Co.,  of  King 
street  west,  in  this  city,  have  ordered  one 
of  these  fountains.  We  predict  a  large 
sale  for  this  apparatus,  which  is  bound  to 


Amvlocarbol. — A  mixture  composed 
of  9  parts  of  carbolic  acid,  150  parts  of 
soap,  160  parts  of  amylic  alcohol,  and 
water  enough  to  make  1,000  parts,  is 
designated  amylocarbol. 

Chloral-caffeine  is  a  soluble  com- 
pound of  chloral  and  caffeine  {Phar. 
Ceniralb.),  obtained  by  uniting  in  an 
alcoholic  or  aqueous  solution  by  process 
claimed  to  be  patented. 

WANTS,   FOR  SALE,  ETC. 


AdveriisfmcniR  inuJcr  t)te  head  of  Buf<i7iess  Wanted, 
Situations  Wanted.  Sitnxtioiis  Tacant,  liusiness  for 
Sale,  etc  .  tvill  lie  lusrrted  once  free  of  charge.  An- 
swers must  not  be  sent  in  care  of  this  office  imless 
postage  stamps  are  forwarded  to  re-mail  replief. 


BUSINESS  WANTED. 


DRUG    BUSINESS    WANTED.     MANITOBA  OR 

British  Columbia  preferred.     Can  pay  spot  cash.  All 

coinmunicalions  confidential.     Give  full  particulars.  Ad- 
dress Box  205,  Omemee,  Ont. 


BUSINESS  FOR  SALE. 


DRUG  BUSINESS  FOR  SALE  IN  A  THRIVING 
town,  N.W.T.  Stock  consists  of  drugs  and  station- 
ary, amounting  u-  $i,8oo.  For  information  write  to  the 
Canadian  Druggist. 


FIRST-CLASS    DRUG    BUSINESS     FOR     SALE, 
east  of  Toronto.      Stock  ahout  $6,000.      Good  reasons 
for  selling.     Apply  to  R.,  care  of  Canadian   Druggist. 


T  ONG-ESTABLISHED,  PROFITABLE,  AND 
Lj  successful  proprietary  articles  for  sale.  An  excellent 
opportunity  for  a  live  man  to  secure  good  business,  cap- 
able of  great  extension  at  very  low  figure.  Apply  to  Box 
20,  office  of  Canadian  Druggist. 


SITUATIONS  WANTED. 

SITUATION  HY  DRUG  CLERK,  4*2  NEARS'  EX- 
pe  ience  ;  can  furnish  qood  references.  Am  ready  to 
fill  position  by  the  i5tli  inst.  Address,  D.  W.  H.,  care  of 
thi^  journal. 

SITUATION  WANTED  BY  DRUG  CLERK, 
with  about  four  years"  experience  ;  can  furnish  refer- 
ences from  present  employer  ;  good  dispenser.  Address, 
H.S.   Pannell,  248  Alired  Street,  Kingston. 


SITUATION  WANTED  AS  MANAGER  OR  As- 
sistant, by  graduate  of  O.C.P.  and  Phm.B.  Five 
years' experience,  ciiy  and  town.  Good  refereuices.  Mod- 
erate .salary.     Address,  "  Pharmacist,"  Angus,  Ont. 


w 


ANTED  POSITION  IN  DRUG  STORE  BY  A 
young  man  with  four  years'  e.\perience.  Best  of 
references  ;  strictly  temperate.  Address,  W.  O.  Helan, 
Walkerton,  Ont. 


SITUATION  WANTED  AS  DRUG  CLERK; 
O  three  and  a  half  years"  experience  ;  attended  one  term 
at  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy;  good  referL-nces  from 
present  employer.  Address,  B.  M.  Copeland,  136 
Catharine  St.,  Hamilton. 


Geo.  H.  Chandlek.  H,  C  Chandlee. 

Trade-Marks,  Caveats,  etc, 

CHANDLEE  S  CHANDLEE, 

Patents  and  Patent  Causes. 
Electrical  and  Mechanical  Experts. 

I'OI.ACK  BUILIIINU.  Al  I.ANTll-  BUILDINO. 

YORK.  Pa.  WASHINGTON.  D.C. 

Correspondence   Solicited. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Like  every  other  successful  article  they  have 
been  imitated,  but  the  imitation  only  helps 
to  show  what  the  genuine  really  is. 


Toronto  Biscuit  and  Confectionery  Co. 


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ONE  OF  THE  BEST  SOOTHING  AGENTS  OR  DEMULCENTS  KNOWN 


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Coughs,  Colds,  Etc. 

The  SOlAZZI   brand  is  certified  by 
Analysis  to  be  an  AbSOlutely  PUfe 
Extract,  without    any 
admixture. 


••  HEALTH  "  says: 

"By  Far  the  Best  and  Purest." 


SOLAZZI." 


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Chemists  should  stock  and  push  thisS 
article,  as  a  safe  and  effective  remedy,  'l 
provided  by  kindly  nature,  in  preference  ^ 
to  Patent  Medicines,  which,  in  these  jj 
days,  yield  only  the  barest  profit.  To  be  S 
bad,  with  Show  Cards  and  Handbills,  of  g 
ALL   WHOLESALE  HOUSES.     | 


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To  be  Obtained  of  all  TVholesale  Houses 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Fortier's 
Lafayette 

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IF  YOU  USE  THE 

Red  Star  Toothwash  Bottle 

You  will  beat  your  neighbor,  as 

no  other  approaches  it 

for  beauty. 

Scant  2  oz.  (looks  like  a  3  oz.)  com- 
plete open  crown  sprinkler  at  $7.83 
net  per  gross.  Sample  sent  on  re- 
ceipt of  scents  to  pay  postage. 

T.  C.  Wheaton  &  Co.,  Millville, 
N.J.,  manufacturers  of  Flint,  Green 
and  Amber  ware,  and  the  largest 
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A  Warning  Cork  for  a  Poison  Bottle. 

R.  Watson  Couiicell  {Monthly  Aliiga 
ziiie  itf  Pharmacy),  proposes  that  the  cork 
for  a  poison  l)ottle  be  cut  in  two,  hori- 
zontally, near  the  small  end,  and  the  en- 
lire  cork  threaded  on  a  string,  witli  a 
knot  below  the  lower  segment  of  the  cork. 

The  free  end  of  the  string  is  to  be  attached 
t  )  an  additional  label  bearing  the  word 
poison.  Tiio  cork  being  fitted  to  the 
l)oitie  containing  poison  tiiere  are  several 
things  which  attract  attention,  even  in  the 
dark.  First,  the  string  ;  second,  the  label 
(bearing  the  word  poison);  if  these  are 
not  noticed,  then  if  the  cork  is  seized  and 
IHiUed,  only  the  upper  segment  comes 
away,  sliding  on  the  string,  and  the  con- 
tents of  the  bottle  cannot  be  poured  out. 
It  is  necessary  to  pull  on  the  string  itself 
in    order    to    remove    the    cork    entire. 

This  appliance  can  be  made  by  any  one, 
costs  nothing,  and  suits  any  bottle.  On 
the  bottle  itself  the  poison  label  should 
always  be  stuck  above  the  directions,  so 
as  to  be  seen  first,  as,  when  the  poison 
label  is  placed  at  the  bottom  of  the  bottle 
it  is  often  covered  by  the  hand  grasping 
the  bottle  and  is  not  seen. 


Tablet  Triturates. 


Bv  C  S.  Hallberg. 

None  of  the  various  novelties  in  phar- 
niacal  science  has  leaped  into  favor  as 
quickly  as  have  the  tablet  triturates.  Al- 
though brought  into  notice  by  Ur.  Fuller, 
of  New  York,  some  ten  years  ago,  it  is 
only  during  the  past  three  years  that  they 
have  been  exploited  by  manufacturers. 
The  success  that  they  have  met  with  is 
tremendous,  and  if  their  employment 
should  continue  in  the  same  ratio  it  will 
seriously  threaten  dispensing  pharmacy. 
Of  the  various  forms  in  which  medicines 
have  been  presented,  from  the  eli.xir  to 
the  coated  and  compressed  pills  and 
lozenges,  the  tablet  triturate  is  by  far  the 
most  insidious.  There  is  no  fear,  how- 
ever, that  the  triturates  have  come  to  stay, 
but,  on  the  other  hand,  a  probability  that 
they  will  disappear  as  quickly  as  they 
came.  They  owe  their  popularity  to  the 
fact  that  dry  medication  is  favored  by 
many  physicians  ;  to  the  claims  set  forth 
as  to  their  ready  solubility ;  and,  above  all, 
to  the  fact  that  the  triturates  have  enabled 
the  physicians  to  supply  small  doses  in  an 
elegant  and  convenient  form  at  a  very 
small  cost  to  his  patients,  thus  aftbrding 
him  an  advantage  homceopathists  have 
so  long  enjoyed. 

These  apparent  advantages  will  not 
stand  the  searchlight  of  investigation. 
Dry  medication,  except  for  specific  pur- 
poses or  local  effect,  or  in  the  case  of  a 
few  exceptional  remedies,  is  the  most  un- 
satisfactory method  of  administration  of 
medicine. 

Therapeutic  effect  is  largely  a  question 
of  solubility  in  the  system.  As  a  general 
rule  the  more  dilute  the  drug  the  quicker 
and  more  certain  the  effect  The  effect 
is  quicker  for  the  same  quantity  of  drug 


from  an  infusion  than  from  a  tincture; 
and  in  the  same  ratio  more  prompt  is  the 
effect  from  a  tincture  than  a  fluid  extract, 
just  as  the  effect  is  greater  from  a  fluid 
extract  than  from  an  extract,  and  from  an 
extract  than  from  a  resin  such  as  podo- 
()liyllin. 

Hut  this  is  not  the  only  advantage  that 
lifjuid  medicants  have  over  dry  or  pow- 
dered forms.  Many  substances  do  not 
act  when  taken  internally  because  reac- 
tion of  the  fluids  of  the  body  is  not  favor- 
able to  their  solution  and  consetjuent  ab- 
sorption. Thus  oxides,  carbonates,  alka- 
lies, etc.,  are  not  active  if  the  fluids  be 
alkaline,  while  the  effects  of  other  sub- 
stances, such  as  chloroform,  are  impaired 
through  the  effect  of  an  acid  condition  of 
the  fluids.  The  liquid  form  of  medicine 
permits  addition  of  acids  and  alkalies  to 
correct  tlie  respective  conditions  and  to 
insure  the  prompt  effect  of  the  remedy. 
Addition  of  acids  to  tonic  bitters  is  a 
familiar  practice.  In  this  way  an  effect 
far  more  prompt  is  obtained  than  in  neu- 
tral media. 

The  so-called  idiosyncrasies,  t0v,ard  or 
untoward  effects,  of  many  drugs  are  prob- 
ably due  to  the  fact  that  they  are  not 
properly  dissolved  or  absorbed  by  the  sys- 
tem, and  aside  from  the  reaction  of  the 
liquids,  may  also  be  due  to  the  inactivity 
of  excretory  organs,  such  as  the  kidneys. 
The  cumulative  effects  of  drugs,  as  in  the 
case  of  strychnine,  are  undoubtedly  due 
to  the  comparative  insolubility  of  the  al- 
kaloid or  its  salts  in  the  alkaline  fluids; 
when  the  reaction  changes  to  acid,  then 
the  strychnine  which  may  have  accumu- 
lated in  the  system  is  quickly  dissolved, 
with  not  infrequently  the  most  dangerous 
consequences.  As  an  illustration  in  one 
instance,  a  person  for  whom  strychnine 
tablet  triturates  (1.50  grain)  had  been  pre- 
scribed, obtained  a  bottle  of  500  and 
afterwards  a  second  bottle,  of  which  he 
complained  after  due  use  that  it  had  no 
effect.  These  triturates  in  all  probability 
contained  strychnine  ;  hence  it  is  likely 
that  it  remained  insoluble  in  the  system. 

Another  reason  why  organic  drugs  are 
not  adapted  to  dry  medication,  especially 
in  tablet  triturate  form,  is  that  these  latter 
are  made  from  alkaloids,  and  not  from 
preparations  of  the  drug.  If  the  prompt 
certain  effects  of  a  drug  be  required,  in 
solution,  is  of  much  greater  importance 
that  when  the  full  effect  is  desired  the 
drug  (in  most  instances)  be  used  and  not 
an  alkaloid  nor  other  active  principle. 
Notwithstanding  claims  made,  for  com- 
mercial reasons,  the  opinion  that  alka- 
loidal  drugs  are  valuable  only  because  of 
the  amount  of  alkaloids  they  may  be 
shown  to  contain,  has  not  been  suffi- 
ciently demonstrated  to  be  incorporated 
in  the  United  States  Pharinacopceia  of 
1S90  to  any  greater  extent  than  in  the 
United  Stales  Fharmacopceia  of  1880, 
except  as  to  one  drug,  nux  vomica.  The 
dose  of  extract  of  nux  vomica  is  given  by 
a  standard  authority  (National  Dispensa- 
tory) at  one-half  grain,  "which  may  be 
gradually  increased    to  gram    o.i  or  0.2, 


when  the  specific   effect  of  the  drug  is 
sought." 

Based  upon  these  doses  of  the  extract 
the  equivalent  quantities  of  the  other  pre- 
parations are  presented  (in  tabular  form;, 
and  also  the  amount  of  alkaloids  and 
strychnine  in  each. 


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This  table  demonstrates  that  the  weak- 
est preparation  (the  tincture)  is  relatively 
the  strongest  compared  with  the  drug 
strength  of  the  fluid  extract,  the  extract, 
or  the  alkaloids.  That  the  full  effect  of 
nux  vomica  is  represented  by  the  alka- 
loids is  no  more  true  than  that  the  effects 
of  opium  are  represented  by  morphine,  or 
that  cinchona  is  completely  represented 
by  the  alkaloids.  Medical  men  should 
begin  to  realize  more  generally  these  con- 
clusions : 

(i)  That  when  full,  prompt  effects  of 
any  drug  is  desired  it  must  be  prescribed 
in  the  form  of  a  tincture  made  from  the 
crude  drug  of  the  best  quality,  and  not 
from  the  fluid  extract.  (2)  That  alka- 
loids cannot  replace  their  respective  drugs 
any  more  than  synthetic  products  have  dis- 
placed the  alkaloids.  (3)  That  by  using 
tablet  triturates  they  are  simply  poular- 
izing  the  form  of  self-medication,  the 
triturates  now  being  put  up  and  numl)ered 
according  to  the  disorder  for  which  thev 
are  recommended.  (4)  That  old-time 
patent  medicine,  herb  women,  and  Indian 
and  Chinese  travelling  fakirs  are  preferred 
by  mar>y  persons  to  modern  physicians 
because  the  former  give  them  "'good,  old 
reliable  medkine-s,"  that  "  work  promptly 
and  effectively,"  instead  of  dimethyl- 
phenyl-isopyrazolon,  acetphenetidin,  and 
the  hosts  that  have  come  and  gone. 

The  quicker  physicians  appreciate  that 
the  materia  medica  and  pharmacy  of  their 


42 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


fathers  is  their  best  friend  the  better  for 
the  best  interests  of  the  medical  profes- 
sion.— Retail  Druggist. 


The  Passing  of  the  Tablet  Fad. 

Unquestionably  one  of  the  greatest 
evils  from  which  legitimate  pharmacy  and 
medicine  suffer  is  the  indiscriminate  use 
of  compressed  tablets.  Beginning,  in  a 
small  way,  they  have  gradually  increased 
in  use  until  now  they  threaten  to  over- 
throw all  other  form  of  preparations. 
Their  convenience,  portability,  and  cheap- 
ness are  elements  that  appeal  to  many, 
and  in  the  case  of  inorganic  chemicals 
and  well-defined  organic  compounds,  like 
strychnine,  morphine,  atropine,  etc.,  they 
afford,  in  many  cases,  a  valuable  means 
of  drug-administration,  but  the  danger  to 
legitimate  pharmacy  and  medicine  lies 
not  in  the  use  of  the  tablet,  but  in  its 
abuse  ;  and  it  is  upon  this  matter  that  we 
wish  to  speak. 

In  the  evolution  of  drug  administration 
different  forms  of  preparations  have  suc- 
cessively arisen.  Crude  drugs  have  been 
followed  by  infusions,  and  these  by  tinc- 
tures, extracts,  fluid  extracts,  and  active 
principles.  None  of  these,  however,  has 
wholly  replaced  the  others.  Each  class 
has  shown  especial  value,  and  met  special 
indications  in  disease  treatment.  Hence, 
as  a  result,  medicine  has  had  her  imple- 
ments of  treatment  largely  increased,  and 
pharmacy  has  broadened  in  work. 

But  in  the  use  of  tablets  a  different 
result  is  sought.  The  tablet  faddists 
claim  that  all  medicinal  preparations 
should  be  given  in  the  form  of  tablets, 
and,  like  all  extremists,  they  are  wrong. 
After  the  fad  is  over,  it  will  be  found  that 
tablets  afford  a  valuable  means  of  drug 
administration  in  certain  cases,  and  may 
be  used  at  times  with  advantage.  That 
they  will  permanently  replace  all  the  older 
forms  of  preparation,  we  do  not  believe 
possible,  especially  in  the  case  of  prepara- 
tions of  drugs  of  organic  origin,  for  the 
reason  that  tablets  cannot  be  made  to 
contain  the  same  proximate  principles,  in 
the  same  soluble  form,  and  in  the  same 
proportion,  as  found  in  various  galenical 
preparations.  Even  if  it  were  possible  to 
do  this,  the  tablet  does  not  afford  the 
readiness  of  assimilation  and  resulting 
promptness  in  action  given  by  other 
forms  of  preparations,  notably  the  liquid 
ones. 

Now,  when  physicians  learn  that  they 
cannot  get  as  good  therapeutical  results 
with  tablets  as  with  other  forms  of  medi- 
caments, they  will  use  tablets  for  special 
cases  only — after  the  present  fad  subsides, 
for  like  all  other  men,  including  the  phar- 
macist, the  modern  physician  must  have 
his  fad. 

The  abuse  of  the  tablet  lies  in  the  en- 
deavor made  to  have  it  replace  all  other 
forms  of  drug  preparations.  Notably  is 
this  so  in  the  case  of  tablets  alleged  to 
represent  tinctures  and  fluid  extracts. 
Granting  that  the  liquid  preparations  be 
rightly   made,    we   believe   that   the   heat 


used  in  concentrating  and  drying  them 
with  the  diluent  to  make  the  powder  for 
the  tablet  must  result  in  an  alteration  of 
the  proximate  principles  of  the  drug,  both 
in  proportion  and  kind. 

Heat  is  a  most  important  factor  in 
altering  the  character  and  amount  of 
active  principles  in  a  drug  preparation. 
Take,  for  example,  digitalis  infusion.  M. 
Roger  has  shown  {Amer.  Jour.  Pharm., 
1889,  174)  that  the  toxicity  of  digitalis 
infusion  is  very  notably  diminished  when 
the  product  of  maceration  is  simply  con- 
centrated on  a  water  bath  ;  from  go  to  150 
times  the  amount  of  the  heated  product 
being  required  to  cause  death,  as  com- 
pared with  the  cold  water  product.  What 
is  true  of  infusion  of  digitalis  when  heated 
is  very  probably  true  of  other  drug  pre- 
parations 

How  the  commercial  tablets  alleged  to 
represent  galenical  preparations  are  made 
is    known    only   in  a  general  way  ;  each 
manufacturer  following  his   own  working 
details.     We    have    been    informed,  how- 
ever, on  good  authority,  of  a  practice  pur- 
sued by  one  manufacturer  in  the  making 
of  tablets  of  the  so-called  narcotic   tinc- 
tures (i.e.,  aconite,   belladonna,  digitalis, 
etc.),  which,  if  true,  is  open  to  the  severest 
censure.    This  manufacturer,  finding  that 
his  tablets   of  these    tinctures   stuck   to- 
gether on  keeping  in  stock,  adopted  a  new 
procedure.     Instead  of  making  the  tab- 
lets   contain    the    tincture   in   minims,  as 
represented,  he  makes  a  fluid  extract  of 
the  drug,  evaporates  to  a  thick  consist- 
ency,  washes  with  petroleum   benzin   to 
remove  resin,  coloring  matter,   and    ben- 
zin soluble  extractive,  spreads   on   plates, 
dries  with  heat,  and  makes  up  into  tablets. 
Now,   apart  from   the   question    as    to 
whether  this  benzin  treatment  removes  or 
alters  any  active   principles   or  not,    the 
fact  remains  that  such  tablets  are  not  what 
they   are   represented  to  be.     Instead  of 
being  made  of  tinctures,  as  claimed,  they 
are  made  of  fluid  extracts,   concentrated 
by  heat,  washed  with   a   solvent   that  re- 
moves certain  proximate  prmciples,  and 
then  heated  to  eliminate  the  persistently 
remaining    traces  of   benzin,   which   heat 
probably  modifies,  if  it  does  not  destroy, 
the    remaining    proximate     constituents. 
The  most  enthusiastic  tablet  faddist  can 
hardly  claim  that  tablets  made  in  this  way 
are  fit  to  replace  properly-made  tinctures. 
Whether  this  practice    is    followed  by 
other    manufacturers    or  not  we  do  not 
know,  but  we  believe  that  the  surest  way 
for  physicians  to  get  the  best  therapeutical 
results  with  drugs  of  organic  origin   is  to 
use   properly-made    tinctures    and  other 
galenical  preparations  made  by  pharma- 
cists.    These  preparations  may  vary  some- 
what,  from   natural  causes,   in   their  pro- 
portion of  active  principles,  but  they  vary 
no  more  than  the  varying  personalities  of 
sick  patients,  and  as  they  are  usually  given 
until    physiological    effects    are    had   the 
danger  in  the    use  of    non-standardized 
preparations  of  potent  drugs  is  more  ap- 
parent   than    real,  and  has  been   greatly 
exaggerated. 


We  believe  that  tablets  have  had  their 
day,  or  rather  have  reached  their  zenith 
of  popularity,  and  like  every  form  of  drug 
preparation  that  has  pieceded  them  will 
pass  away,  in  part  at  least,  to  make  room 
for  something  else  ;  and  when  this  takes 
place  physicians  will  then  be  found  to 
cry  to  the  newcomer,  as  they  do  now  with 
the  older  galenical  preparations  and  the 
compressed  tablet  :  "  Le  roi  est  mort. 
Vive  k  roi!"  It  should  be  the  aim  of 
physicians  and  pharmacists  everywhere 
to  work  together  to  discourage  the  abuse 
of  the  tablet  form  of  drug  administration. 
—  Alumni  Report  in  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 


Origin  of  the  Term  Anaesthetic. 

Edgar  Willet,  in  a  communication  to 
the  British  Medical  Journal,  records  a 
conversation  he  had  wiih  Oliver  Wendell 
Holmes,  when  the  latter  was  in  England 
in  1886.  The  discussion  liad  turned  on 
the  subject  of  anaesthetics,  when  he  said  ; 
"  Do  you  know  the  origin  of  the  term?  " 
On  receiving  a  negative  answer  he  replied, 
"  Then  I  will  tell  you.  I  believe  it  was 
I  who  invented  it,  and  this  is  how  it 
occurred.  Many  years  ago,  when  ether 
and  chloroform  were  only  just  coming 
into  use,  Morton,  the  dentist  at  Boston, 
who  was  largely  responsible  for  the  intro- 
duction of  ether,  came  to  me  and  asked 
me  if  I  could  suggest  for  him  a  word 
which  could  be  used  for  both  drugs,  and 
also  a  word  which  would  describe  the 
effect  produced  by  their  inhalation.  After 
trying  two  or  three  words,  esthetic 
occurred  to  me  as  meaning  sensitive,  and 
in  consequence  ansesthetic  as  being  in- 
sensitive easily  followed,  with  anresthesia 
for  the  condition  produced.  That,"  he 
concluded,  "  was,  I  believe,  the  origin  of 
the  term." 


DoetoF-Ridden. 


History  is  full  of  proofs  of  the  degrada- 
tion of  the  calibre  of  nations  which  be- 
come subject  to  the  tyranny  of  a  priest- 
hood. VVe  in  this  country  have  a  fair  ex- 
perience of  the  effect  of  the  predomi- 
nance of  lawyers  in  our  legislature,  and  in 
our  public  affairs  generally,  though,  per- 
haps, from  this  calamity  we  get  off  with 
no  worse  result  than  a  depletion  of  our 
purses.  We  have  not  yet  had  the  spec- 
tacle of  a  doctor-ridden  nation,  though  we 
owe  no  thanks  to  the  doctors  themselves 
for  this  exemption.  They  have  done 
their  utmost  to  establish  a  reign  of  terror 
over  us,  and  to  dictate  laws  which,  if  car- 
ried, would  place  us  all  in  their  power, 
and  we  are  not  sure  that  they  are  not  in- 
creasing their  influence  to  an  almost 
dangerous  degree,  through  their  parlia- 
mentary coinmittees,  associations,  and 
journals.  There  is,  however,  we  are  glad 
to  believe,  a  healthy  prejudice  against  the 
assumptions  which  at  present  provide  an 
atmosphere  of  suspicion  around  their  pro- 
posals, which  will  always,  we  hope,  pre- 
serve us  from  absolute  submission  to  their 
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BOROSAr.lCVt.AT. 

I'liis  is  ihc  name  j^ivon  to  a  compound 
made  by  hringing  togeUiei  two  molecules 
(676  parts)  ot'  sodium  salicyhte  antl  four 
molecules  ( I  24  parts)  of  horic  acid.  They 
are  rubbed  together,  and  the  damp  mass 
then  dried.  It  is  an  antiseptic,  and  in 
the  following  combination  is  an  excellent 
application  for  chilblains  : 

liorosalicylat ."Jv. 

Arnica  glycerine 5j' 

I.anolinc  or  lard 3'vss. 

\'aseline jvss. 

Mix. 

The  arnica  glycerme  is  made  by  macer- 
ating I  oz.  of  arnica  flowers  in  9  oz.  (by 
weight)  of  glycerine  for  eight  days. —  C/ieni- 
ist  (uui  Dniggisl. 


EMOLLIENT  CRK.\.\1    FOR    CH.\PPF.D    1L\ND.S 

(Quince  seed 3'ss. 

Boric  acid i) j. 

(Ilycerine 3'j. 

S.V.R ,^iij. 

Carbolic  acid    gr.  x. 

Eau  de  Cologne 3'j- 

Oil  of  lavender "t  xx. 

(Ilycerile  of  starch 5'j- 

Water  to .5xvj. 

Dissolve  the  boric  acid  in  S  ozs.  of 
water,  macerate  the  quince  seed  in  the 
solution  for  three  hours,  strain,  add  the 
glycerine,  carbolic  acid,  and  glycerite, 
and  mix  well.  Mix  the  S.^^R.,  eau  de 
Cologne,  and  lavender  oil,  add  the  mix- 
ture to  the  mucilage,  and  mix  the  whole 
thoroughly. —  Chemist  and  Druggist. 


CEMENT  FOR  PORCEL.AIN  LETTERS. 

Solution  sodium  silicate 30.0 

Slaked  lime 45-0 

Mix  and  add. 

Litharge 30.0 

Glycerin    enough. 

Make  a  paste  and  use  immediately. 


PASTE  FOR  BOTTLE  LABELS. 

Zweiffler  {Suddeiitsche  Apotluker  /fit- 
ting), after  many  experiments,  prefers  a 
paste  of  dextrin,  to  which  thymol,  in  the 
percentage  of  i  part  to  2000,  has  been 
added.  He  maintains  that  the  thymol, 
while  not  interfering  in  the  slightest  with 
the  great  adhesive  properties  of  dextrin, 
makes  it  proof  against  the  action  of  mois- 
ture, which  has  hitherto  been  the  great 
objection  to  it. — National  Druggist. 


TAN    AND    FRECKLES. 

R.     Potassii  carbonatis  jiij. 

Sodii  chloridi,  5']. 

Aq.  aurantii  flor. ,  5\j. 

Aq.  roFa-,  5viij. 
M.     Kt.  lotio.     Sig.     Face  wash - 
tow  E.y. 


Bartlio- 


A  Universal  Polish. — That  is  what 
the  Corps  gras  indiistrielles  calls  tlie  fol- 
lowing, which  it  claims  acts  equally  well 
upon  unvarnished,  or  unpolished,  wood 
and  old  (varnished  or  polished)  furniture  : 
Dissolve  in  1,000    [larts  of   alcohol  of  94, 


15  parts  lavender  oil,  50  parts  gum  copal, 
365  parts  shellac,  45  parts  gum  acroid 
(black-boy  gum,  New  Holland  resin),  30 
parts  gum  eleuii,  and  30  parts  benzoin. 
The  solution  is  nearly  colorless.  It  is 
used  as  other  polished  and  lacs  are. 

l)EPII.ATOR^•    SOAP. 

(jlycerine 453 

Tallow 907 

Cocoanut  oil 907 

Castor  oil 1844 

Soda  lye,  33  p.  c 1814 

Starch 113 

Sodium  sulphate 907 

—  Corps  Gras  Indttslr, 

.DEPILATORY   PIGMENT. 

Iodine Rr.  24 

Oil  turpentine m.  40 

Castor  oil fl.dr.      I 

.Mcohol "         5 

Collodion,  .enough  to  make  fl.  oz.  2 
Directions  :     -^pply  daily  for  three  days 

— Practitiotier. 


Cements  to  f'lx  Metals  to  Glass. — 
(i)  Make  a  saturated  solution  of  alum, 
and  use  this  to  make  a  paste  of  plaster 
of  paris.  {2)  Plaster  of  paris  made  into 
a  paste  with  boiled  linseed  oil.  (3)  Smear 
the  surface  of  the  glass  with  india  rubber 
solution,  and  do  the  same  with  the  sur- 
face of  the  metal.  Allow  both  to  stand 
till  the  smell  is  gone — perhaps  24  hours 
— in  a  warm  room.  Then  slide  the  one 
upon  the  other,  and  they  will  stick  to- 
gether. If  the  space  between  the  two  is 
appreciable — that  is,  more  than  paper 
thickness — interpose  a  collar  of  pure  rub- 
ber of  the  proper  thickness  ;  cut  a  strip 
of  the  right  width,  and  of  a  length  that 
will  wrap  round  without  overlapping. 
Smear  the  ends  that  abut  and  the  glass 
with  rubber  solution,  and  let  the  solvent 
evaporate,  then  wrap  the  collar  round  the 
glass,  and  the  ends  will  unite. — Phar. 
Era. 


NEW    PROCESS    FOR     SYRUP     OF    RHUBARB. 

The  present  process  for  this  syrup  is 
wasteful.  If  the  spirit  is  recovered  by 
distillation,  most  of  the  aroma  of  the 
rhubarb  and  coriander  pass  over,  and,  of 
course,  is  absent  from  the  syrup.  I  would 
suggest  the  following  formula  : 

Rhubarb  root S  oz. 

Coriander  fruit 8  oz. 

Rectified  spirit 5  oz. 

Distilled  water q.s. 

Refined  sugar 6  lbs. 

Powder  the  rhubarb  and  coriander, 
using  No.  20  sieve.  Place  the  portion 
which,  after  several  times  powdering, 
refuses  to  pass  the  sieve  at  the  bottom 
of  the  percolator,  then  add  that  which 
passes  the  sieve,  using  but  little  pressure. 
Mix  the  5  ounces  of  spirit  with  16  of  dis- 
tilled water,  and  pour  on  the  powders. 
Macerate  thus  for  twenty- four  hours,  then 
continue  to  add  distilled  water  until  52 
ounces  have  passed.  In  this  dissolve  the 
sugar  with  a  gentle  heat.  Percolation 
may  be  continued  until  about  3  pints 
more    have    passed,    this   evaporated    by 


water  bath  to  4  ounces,  and  strained  into 
a  syrup.  I  enclose  a  sample  prepared 
thus,  also  one  made  strictly  P.  B.  (except 
that  I  recovered  6  ounces  of  spiritus  rhei 
c.  roriand.  of  S.G.  .897  by  distillation). 
Should  like  your  opinion  as  to  aroma, 
etc.  The  P.P>.  is  the  brighter,  because 
the  liquid  was  filtered  through  paper. 

Commenting  on  the  above,  the  editor 
of  they<wr«rt/ says  :  "The  aroma  of  the 
sample  of  syrup  of  rhubarb  prepared  by 
the  .'•uggested  process  is  decicedly  finer 
than  that  of  the  accompanying  P.B.  speci- 
men. Besides  being  less  clear,  however, 
it  also  appears  more  liable  to  fermenta- 
tion than  the  latter,  the  cork  having  been 
forcibly  ejected  from  the  bottle  contain- 
ing it,  and  the  fermentative  action  con- 
tinuing for  some  days,  whereas  in  the  P.B. 
syrup  no  such  action  was  apparent  under 
identical  conditions."  —  J.  Clower,  in 
Pharmaceutical  Journal  and  Transac- 
tions. 

Cough  Drops  Formulas. 

Though  somewhat  obscured  by  unusual 
technical  directions,  the  following  will  no 
doubt  prove  intelligible,  and  may  offer 
valuable  suggestions  : 

MONTPELIER    COUGH    DROPS. 

Brown  sugar. 10    pounds 

Tartaric  acid     2     ounces 

Creani  of  tartar i^  ounce 

Water   i\  quarts 

Aniseed  flavoring. . .  .a  sufficient  quantity 

Melt  the  sugar  in  the  water,  and  when 
at  a  sharp  boil  add  the  cream  of  tartar. 
Cover  the  pan  for  five  minutes.  Remove 
the  lid,  and  let  the  sugar  boil  up  to  crack 
degree.  Turn  out  the  batch  on  an  oiled 
slab,  and  when  cool  enough  to  handle 
mould  in  the  acid  and  flavoring.  Pass  it 
through  the  acid  drop  rollers,  and  when 
the  drops  are  chipped  up,  and  before  sift- 
ing, rub  some  icing  with  them. 

MEDICATED   COUGH     DROPS. 

Light  brown  sugar 14    pounds 

Tartaric  acid i  J  ounces 

Cream  of  tartar J  ounce 

Water 2    quarts 

.\niseed,  cayenne,  clove,  and 

peppermint  flavorings.. a  few  drops  of  each 

Proceed  as  before  described,  but  when 
sufficiently  cool  pass  the  batch  through 
the  acid  tablet  rollers,  and  dust  with 
sugar. 

HOREHOUND    CANDY. 

Dutch  crushed  sugar 10  pounds. 

Dried  horehound  leaves 2  ounces. 

Cream  of  tartar 3^  ounce. 

Water 2  quarts. 

Aniseed  flavoring sufficient. 

Pour  the  water  on  the  leaves  and  let  it 
gently  siinmer  till  reduced  to  three  pints  ; 
then  strain  the  infusion  through  muslin, 
and  add  the  liquid  to  the  sugar.  Put  the 
pan  containing  the  syrup  on  the  fire,  and, 
when  at  a  sharp  boil,  add  the  cream  of 
tartar.  Put  the  lid  on  the  pan  for  five 
minutes,  then  remove  it  and  let  the  sugar 
boil  to  stiff"  boil  degree.  Take  the  pan 
off"  the  fire  and  rub  portions  of  the  sugar 


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against  the  side  until  it  produces  a  creamy 
appearance  ;  then  add  the  flavoring.  Stir 
all  well  and  pour  into  square  tin  frames, 
previously  well  oiled.  —  Cnnfectianers 
Union. 


CHEAP    COUUH    STICKS. 

Brown  sugar 12  pounds 

(llucose 8  pounds 

Tartaric  acid    . I  ounce 

AVater 2  quarts 

.\niseed  flavoring  and  jetoline 

coloring sufficient 

Turn  the  sugar  and  glucose  into  the 
water,  and,  when  dissolved,  boil  up  to 
weak  crack  degree.  Pour  on  an  oiled 
slab,  and  add  the  flavoring  and  coloring. 
Work  these  well  in,  and  run  the  baich 
through  the  fiat  stick  rollers,  cutting  the 
sticks  to  weigh  i  '-i  ounces  each.  Wrap 
separately  in  waxed  paper. 

P.\REGORfC  COUCH    f)ROP.S. 

Brown  sugar 14    p<jiin(ls 

Cream  of  tartar \  ounce 

Tartaric  acid I A  ounces 

Ground  ginger I     ounce 

Water 2    quarts 

Aniseed   flavoring  and   pare- 
goric     sufficient 

W'ork  the  ingredients  together  in  the 
same  way  as  directed  in  the  preceding 
recipe,  adding  the  cream  of  tartar  to  the 
sugar  directly  the  latter  boils.  When 
poured,  incorporate  all  the  flavorings,  and 
run  the  batch  through  the  cough  drop 
rollers.  Care  should  be  exercised  in  the 
quantity  of  paregoric  used. 


Friffotherapy. 


According  to  the  British  Medical 
Journal,  M.  Raoul  Pictet  has  extended 
his  application  of  low  temperatures  to 
the  treatment  of  dyspepsia,  under  the 
name  of  "  Frigotherapy,"  and,  being  a 
sufferer  from  indigestion,  has  ascertained, 
by  experiments  upon  himself,  that  ex- 
posure to  a  very  low  temperature  for 
several  minutes  relieves  indigestion  and 
excites  hunger.  By  repetition  of  the 
treatment  his  stomach  affection  was 
entirely  cured.  —  Pharinaccutiial  Journal. 


Tablets  of  Wine. 


According  to  Indnsfries  and  Iron, 
London,  November  10,  trials  are  being 
made  in  France  with  a  view  to  concen- 
trate wine  in  tablets  for  transport.  The 
ripe  grapes  are  pres.sed  as  in  the  manu- 
facture of  white  wine.  By  means  of  a 
pump  the  juice  is  transferred  into  an 
apparatus  where  it  is  evaporated  in 
vacuo  ;  the  boiling  plant  is  between  30 
and  45  degrees  C.  The  vapor  is  drawn 
off  by  a  pump  and  condensed.  As  soon 
as  the  mass-  has  the  consistency  of  a 
syrup,  it  is  mixed  with  the  pulp.  Thus  a 
sort  of  marmalade  is  produced  containing 
80  per  cent,  of  grape  sugar.  In  order  to 
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Photographic  Notes 

Porous  Gla.ss  for  Windows. — The 
latest  hygienic  craze  in  Paris  is  the  use  of 
porous  glass  for  windows.  This  is  de- 
clared to  possess  all  the  advantages  of  the 
ordinary  window-framing,  and,  while  light 
is  as  freely  admitted  as  through  the  medi- 
um of  common  glass,  the  "  porous  "  fur- 
ther admits  air  too,  the  minute  holes  with 
which  this  is  intersected  being  too  fine  to 
permit  of  any  draught,  while  they  provide 
a  healthy  continuous  ventilation  through 
the  apartment. 

A  New  Devei.oper. — The  following 
was  communicated  to  the  French  Photo- 
graphic Society  :  . 

Water 1000  c.c. 

.Sulphite 100  grams. 

Dissolve  in  warm  water,  and  add  — 

Metol 5  grains. 

Hydroquinone 7  grams. 

.■\fter  solution — 

Carbonate  of  potash 40  grams. 

— American  Fhotographic  Journal. 

H.ARiJENiNG  Solution. — In  the  Lon- 
don letter  of  the  Photographic  Journal  of 
India,  the  following  frequently  recom- 
mended solution  for  hardening  gelatine 
negatives  is  given,  and  strongly  en- 
dorsed : 

Tannin 60  grains 

.VI  um I  ounce 

Water 10  ounces 

Immerse  the  fixed  and  washed  negative 
in  the  above  solution  for  fifteen  minutes  ; 
wash  well  and  dry. 


just  before  usmg  50  c.c.  of  a  i  per  cent, 
of  gold  chloride  solution  is  added,  Nou- 
veaux  Reniedes. 


Mr.  B.\s.sett  recommends  the  follow- 
ing combination  of  metol  and  hydro- 
quinone for  those  who  find  metol  with 
sodium  bicarbonate  too  slow  : 

Metol \  ounce 

I  iydroquinone \  ounce 

Sodium  sulphite 4    ounces 

Carbonate  of  soda 2  J  ounces 

Water So    ounces 

He  showed  us  fourteen  prints  from  dif- 
ferent negatives  that  were  developed  with 
five  ounces  of  this  developer,  all  of  which 
were  excellent.  He  said  that  it  would 
easily  have  developed  many  more,  but 
fourteen  was  the  entire  batch. — Photo- 
Beacon. 


New  Photoi;r.-\phic  Reducer.  —  A 
correspondent  of  the  Amateur  Photo- 
grapher recommends  a  new  combination 
for  reducing  over-exposed  prints.  A  cold 
saturated  solution  of  sodium  hyposulphite 
(about  20  per  cent.)  is  diluted  with  four 
times  its  volume  of  water.  To  too  c.c. 
of  this  is  added  i  c.c.  of  a  10  per  cent, 
solution  of  uranium  nitrate.  The  prints 
are  immersed  in  the  solution  for  a  few 
minutes  until  sufficiently  reduced,  .then 
washed,  and  fixed  with  the  following  solu- 
tion :  Lead  nitrate,  10  parts  (?  grammes), 
and  sodium  hyposulphite,  200  parts,  are 
dissolved  in  distilled  water,.  1000,  whilst 


To  Check  DI'-.velopment. — Various 
suggestions  have  been  made  as  to  meth- 
ods of  completely  stopping  the  develop- 
ment of  a  gelatino-bromide  negative  plate, 
and  one  of  the  most  convenient  methods 
is  to  use  an  alcoholic  solution  of  bromide 
of  cadmium,  as  by  this  means  one  at  the 
same  time  charges  the  film  with  bromide 
and  eliminates  the  water.  The  Revue 
Suisse  recommends  the  following  bath  : 


Bromide  of  cailmium  . 
Alcohol 


I  ounce 
1 8  fluid  ounces 

After  five  minutes'  immersion  in  the  bath 
the  negative  may  be  exposed  even  to  direct 
sunlight,  and  can  be  preserved  any  length 
of  time  before  being  fixed. — American 
fournal  of  Photography. 


Protection  of  the  H.\nds  of  Those 
WHO  Work  in  W.atkr. — Apprentices, 
bottle-washers,  etc.,  whose  hands  are  al- 
most constantly  wet,  are  liable  to  an 
eczematous  affection,  the  seat  of  which 
is  usually  around  the  edges  of  the  nails. 
It  is  sometimes  so  severe  that  the  hands 
are  practically  disabled.  It  may  be 
avoided  by  keeping  convenient  a  mixture 
of  olive  oil,  lanolin,  vaselin,  and  glycerin, 
in  equal  parts,  melted  together,  and  about 
5  per  cent,  of  camplio-phenique,  mixed 
with  it  while  hot.  This  should  be  rubbed 
on  the  fingers  at  night  when  retiring.  In 
the  morning  wash  the  hands  with  good 
Castile  soap,  dry  them,  and  again  apply 
the  mixture.  In  a  very  shoit  time  the 
eczema  disappears,  and  it  \\\\\  not  reap- 
pear as  long  as  the  preparation  is  used. — 
National  Drui'gist. 


Mending  Cr.\cked  Negatives. — To 
make  a  cracked  negative  fit  for  use.  Dr. 
Miethe  recommends  the  following  pro- 
cess :  Place  the  broken  negative,  the  film 
of  whicti  must  be  intact,  film  side  down, 
upon  a  metal  plate  which  has  been  heated 
so  that  it  can  hardly  be  touched  by  the 
hand.  The  break  is  then  covered  with 
Canada  balsam,  which  readily  melts  and 
fills  up  the  cracks.  To  give  the  negative 
more  stability,  a  large  piece  of  the  Canada 
balsam  is  put  upon  the  centre  of  the  back 
of  the  negative,  and  a  clean  glass  plate, 
the  same  size  as  the  negative,  is  laid  over 
all.  The  melted  balsam  spreads  out 
evenly,  the  excess  being  squeezed  out. 
.\fter  cooling,  the  plates  are  still  further 
fastened  around  the  edges  with  strips  of 
Sheplie  gum  paper.  —  .-Inierican  Journal 
of  Photography. 


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Times,  the  picture  is  afterwards  protecied 
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moisture,  absolute  fluraljility  of  the  [iriiit 
is  attained.  Such  a  varnish  is  composed 
ot  saturated  solution  of  amber  in  : 


(,'hloruform 

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Sodium  chloride 5° 

Sodium  acetate 10 

Lead  acetate 15 

Talc,  powdered 15 

Water 10,00 

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A  DkI.ICAII,  RkACIIO.N  ImK  M(jKl'mNk,. 

— Lama  gives  the  following  reaction  as 
detecting  .000005  gramme  of  morphine  : 
A  few  drops  of  the  solution  are  placed  in 
a  porcelain  ca|)sule,  with  an  equal  quan- 
tity of  uranimii  acetate  solution  (.03  gr. 
uranium  acetate  and  .02  grain  sodium 
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Zeitung. 


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Equal  parts  of  glycerine  and  phosphoric 
acid  are  allowed  to  stand  for  six  hours  at 
110°  C.  The  acid  is  then  saturated  with 
carbonate  of  calcium.  After  repeated 
purifications  the  product  is  obtained  as  a 
whit£  crystalline  powder,  more  soluble  in 
cold  than  in  hot  water.  —  Bulletin  de  la 
Soc.  de  Pharmaeie.  —  {British  and  Col. 
Druggist.) 


The  Crystallization  of  Syrups. — 
M.  Carles,  in  the  current  number  of  the 
Repertoire  de  Pharmaeie,  deals  with  this 
question  in  an  interesting  paper,  of  which 
the  chief  pomts  are  the  following  :  Syrups 
will  either  keep  intact  as  is  the  case  with 
syrups  of  chloral,  cherry-laurel,  etc.,  or 
they  ferment  as  in  the  case  of  syrups  of 
ipecac,  opium,  violets,  fruit  syrups,  etc.  ; 
or  they  will  crystallize,  and  then,  as  they 
have,  so  to  speak,  lost  part  of  their  sugar, 
are  considered  easily  liable  to  alteration. 
This  last  idea  is,  however,  found  to  be 
incorrect.  The  author's  experience  is 
that  syrup  can  easily  be  supersaturated 
with  sugar,  and  that  when  left  at  rest,  and 
in  a  cooler  place  than  that  in  which  they 
were  prepared,  they  deposit  the  e.xcess  of 
sugar  and  return  to  their  nonnal  state, 
and  leave  properly  saturated  syrup.  In 
the  author's  experience  this  is  the  sole 
cause  of  the  phenomenon. — Repertoire. 


Maltol  — An  inodorous  substance, 
soluble  in  all  proportions  in  hot  water, 
chloroform,  and  acetic  acid  ;  but  slightly 
soluble  in  cold  water  and  benzine  ;  freely 
soluble  in  alcohol,  ether,  etc.  It  melts 
at  159°  C,  and  has  the  formula  C„  H.-.Oa. 
It  is  a  constituent  of  malt  caramel,  from 
which  it  is  obtained  by  condensation  of 
the  empyrheumatic  vapors  produced  in 
the  torrefication  of  malt  (in  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  so-called  malt  coffee),  k  hun- 
dred kilograms  of  malt  (200  lbs.)  produce 
between  i.So  and  4.20  gm.  of  maltol. 
The  latter  presents  the  characteristics  of 
a  phenol,  being  soluble  in  sodium  hy- 
drate, from  which  solution  it  is  precipi- 
tated by  carbonic  acid. .  The  discovery 
and  separation  of  maltol  removes  a  very 
grave  source  of  error  in  the  analysis  of 
beer,  it  having  previously  been  confound- 
ed with  salicylic  acid  in  the  latter. — Na 
tional  Druggist. 


SoLUBILIIN        In         (JOCAINE        HvDRO- 

chi.orate  in  \a.iei.in. — In  answer  to  a 
dispensing  query  \T\The  Chemist  and  Drug- 
gist, several  correspondents  recommend 
to  rub  up  or  dissolve  the  hydrochlorate 
of  cocaine  in  a  minimum  quantity  of  water, 
and  then  thoroughly  incorporate  with  the 
vaselin.  Such  an  ointment  is  probably 
more  efficacious  than  a  solution  of  the 
alkaloid  itself  in  a  fatty  excipient,  but  in 
either  case  the  addition  of  oleic  acid 
would  be  undesirable,  remarks  one  corre- 
spondent. Another  suggests  that  a  better 
preparation  would  be  made  by  dissolving 
the  alkaloid  itself  in  oleic  acid,  and  mix- 
ing this  with  the  vaselin,  though  this 
course  would  not  be  justifiable  when  the 
hydrochlorate  of  the  alkaloid  is  prescribed. 
It  may  be  pointed  out,  however,  that  the 
evidentdesireof  the  inquiry  was  to  ascertain 
how  the  salt  might  be  incorporated  in  the 
ointment  in  a  state  of  solution.  It  is  slightly 
soluble  in  melted  vaselin,  but  only  to  the 
extent  of  about  half  what  is  ordered  in  the 
prescription.  The  alkaloid  itself  is  more 
soluble,  but  its  use  would  not  be  justified, 
and  whether  the  hydrochlorate  would  be 
partially  dissolved  or  not  would  depend 
to  some  extent  on  what  was  known  re- 
garding the  prescriber's  intentions. — 
Chemist  and  Druggist. 


"Stock  Calomel,"  according  to  the 
Meyer  Brothers'  Druggist,  is  the  name 
applied  to  a  commercial  commodity  of 
questionable  composition.  Its  sale  seems 
to  be  confined  principally  to  Te.xas,  where 
the  article  is  employed  in  the  treatment 
of  wounds  on  cattle.  The  article  is  evi- 
dently the  outgrowth  of  the  demand  for  a 
large  quantity,  in  return  for  a  little  amount 
of  money,  without  regard  to  quality. 
While  pure  calomel  is  required  for  human 
beings,  there  is  a  feeling  that  almost  any- 
thing will  do  for  dumb  animals.  An  in- 
vestigation reveals  the  fact  that  under  the 
name  of  stock  calomel  the  following  mix- 
tures are  sold  at  prices  in  accordance  with 
the  composition  :  (i)  Calomel,  one  part ; 
white  lead,  three  parts.  (2)  Calomel,  one 
part  ;  white  lead,  seven  parts,  (3)  Calo- 
mel, one  part ;  flaxseed  meal,  one  part. 
(4)  Calomel,  three  parts  ;  white  lead,  two 
parts.  (5)  Calomel,  one  part ;  sugar,  one 
part. 


Obtaining  Pure  Chlorine. — Gooch 
and  Kreider  state  that  chlorine  evolved 
by  action  of  hydrochloric  or  sulphuric 
acids,  diluted  with  twice  their  volume  of 
water,  upon  potassium  chlorate,  consists 
of  about  equal  parts  of  chlorine  and 
chlorine  dioxide.  With  concentrated 
hydrochloric  acid,  cooled  to  0°  C,  the 
yield  of  chlorine  is  about  85  per  cent,  of 
the  mixed  gases  evolved,  and  with  hot 
concentrated  hydrochloric  acid  the  yield 
is  75  per  cent,  pure  chlorine,  but,  when 
heated,  the  acid  itself  is  volatilized  and 
reduces  this  per  cent.  They  recommend 
for  laboratory  purposes  the  use  of  hydro- 
chloric acid  diluted  with  an  equal  weight 
of  water  and  heated  to  60°  or  70°  C., 
when  it  reacts  upon   the  chlorate  to  give 


46 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


chlorine  as  pure  as  is  required  (80  to  85 
per  cent.  pure).  Chlorine,  as  evolved 
from  the  generator,  is  never  pure,  but  can 
be  purified  by  passing  the  dry  gas  through 
a  tube  containing  asbestos  fibre,  heated 
by  a  bunsen  flame.  The  heat  decom- 
poses the  chlorine  dio.xide,  and  pure 
chlorine  can  thus  be  collected. — Chemi- 
cal News. 


The  Gaseous  Products  Evolved 
FROM  Wood  Charcoal  when  Submit- 
ted TO  A  High  Temperature  with  the 
Exclusion  of  Air. — The  mean  com- 
position of  the  gaseous  products  of  dis- 
tillation are  : 

Carbonic  acid 9. 14 

O.xygen o.  26 

Carlion  monoxide 18.08 

Hydrogen 49.11 

Marsh-gas 16.04 

Nitrogen    7.37 

100.00 

Hence  the  reaction  C  -f  CO^  =  2CO  hith- 
erto admitted  as  the  expression  of  the 
truth  is  much  more  complicated  than  the 
above  formula  indicates.  The  wood 
charcoal  which  has  undergone  the  opera- 
tion burns  without  odor  or  smoke,  and  is, 
in  some  cases,  preferable  to  ordinary 
charcoal.  The  antiseptic  properties  of 
the  gaseous  mixture  are  superior  to  those 
of  carbon  monoxide.  —  Chemiail  A'eivs. 


Reactions  of  Phenaeetin. 

Bayer  (Journ.  de  Pharm.  d'Anvers) 
gives  the  following  tests  for  phenaeetin  : 
(i)  When  heated  with  a  small  proportion 
of  hydrochloric  acid  and  the  mixture  dis- 
solved in  water,  the  resulting  solution 
becomes  of  a  rubyred  color  on  the  addi- 
tion of  chromic  acid.  (2)  Chlorine 
water  or  chlorinated  lime  in  solution 
gives  a  violet  color,  passing  to  ruby-red  in 
the  presence  of  phenaeetin.  (3)  Dis- 
solved in  concentrated  sulphuric  acid  it 
is  colored  red  by  the  addition  of  a  few 
drops  of  nitric  acid.  This  reaction  dis- 
tingui-shes  it  from  acctanilid.  (4)  Heated 
with  a  few  drops  of  sulphuric  acid  and  a 
trace  of  phenol  it  produces  a  purplish  red 
color,  and  gives  off  an  odor  of  acetic  acid. 
(5)  A  solution  of  o.oi  gram  of  phenaee- 
tin in  10  c.c.  of  boiling  water  after  cool- 
ing is  not  rendered  turbid  by  the  addi- 
tion of  sufficient  bromide  water  to  pro- 
duce a  yellow  coloration. 


Nitropentaerythpite  and  a   Smokeless 
Explosive. 

An  application  for  a  patent  under  the 
above  name  has  been  made.  The  process 
of  manufacture  is  as  follows  :  The  product 
known  under  the  name  of  pentaerythite 
resulting  from  the  condensation  of  acet- 
aldehyde  and  formaldehyde  in  presence 
of  lime,  and  having  its  fusing  point  be- 
tween 190°  and  260"^  C,  is  reduced  to  a 
very  fine  powder,  and  is  then  dissolved  in 
nitric  acid,  and  precipitated  by  concen- 
trated sulphuric  acid,  or  may  be  brought 


into  a  mixture  of  nitric  acid  and  sulphuric 
acid. 

The  crystalline  solid  thereby  produced 
is  separated  from  the  liquid,  washed  with 
water,  and  any  acid  that  is  left  in  contact 
with  it  is  neutralized  by  a  diluted  solution 
of  soda.  The  substance  is  then  pul- 
verized while  in  a  moist  condition. 

The  substance  thus  produced  may  be 
pressed  or  brought  into  a  granular  form 
as  a  smokeless  explosive,  or  it  may  be 
mixed  with  nitrocellulose. 

The  claims  for  a  patent  are  : 

(i)  The  method  of  production  as  de- 
scribed. 

(2)  The  production  of  a  smokeless  ex- 
plosive. 

(3)  An  enumeration  of  various  sub- 
stances with  which  it  may  be  combined. 
— Manufacturing  Chemist. 


The  Spanish  Cork  Industry. 

K'Ci  official  in  the  French  Forestry  De- 
partment, who  was  recently  sent   out  by 
the    French  Government  to   inspect  the 
cork  forests  of  Spain,  has  just  presented 
his  report  to  the    government.     He  esti- 
mates that  about    1,550,000  acres  of  land 
are    planted  with  cork    trees    in    Spain. 
The    province    which  is  richest   in  cork 
trees    is   Gerona,    with  395,000  acres  of 
forest  ;  then    follows    Huelva,     335,000 ; 
Caceres, 200,000;  Seville,i8i,ooo;  Cadiz, 
137,500  ;    Ciudad    Real,     70,000  ;    and 
Cordova,   57,000  acres.     The  ten    prov- 
inces   of    Badajoz,  Jaen,    Malaga,     and 
Toledo  (in  the  south),  and  Burgos,  San- 
tander,   Zamora,    Salamanca,   Avile,    and 
Saragossa  (in  the  north)  have  cork  plan- 
tations ;  but  the  trees  do  not  flourish  in 
any  of  them.     Thirty-two  provinces  con- 
tain no  cork  plantations  at  all.     It  is  just 
&  hundred  years  since  a  cork  factory  was 
started  in   Gerona,  since  then  the  manu- 
facture of  cork  has  blossomed  into  one  of 
the  chief  industries  of  Spain.     The  largest 
factories  are  at   Gerona,  Avenys  de  Mar 
(Barcelona),    San    Celoni,  and  Tordera.- 
Over  one  thousand  four  hundred  million 
corks  for  bottles,  representing  a  value  of 
seventeen  million  pesetas  (^5_|o,ooo)  are 
turned    out  of  the  factories   every  year. 
About  12,000  men  are  employed  in  the 
work.     It     is   difficult    to     calculate  the 
income  which  cork  brings  in,  as  statistics 
in  Spain  are  very  faulty,  and  no  account 
is  kept  of  the  cork  that  is   used  in  the 
country  itself.     It  is  estimated,  however, 
that  during  the  past  year  ^1,073,800  was 
paid  for  the  cork  that  was  exported.     The 
chief  markets  for  raw  and  manufactured 
cork  are  London,  Paris,  Reims,  Epernay, 
Mainz,    Dresden,    New    York,   Calcutta, 
Melbourne,  Sydney,  and  Yedda. — Foreign 
and  Colonial  Importer. 


Salifebrin  or  Salicylanilid  is  the 
latest  "  coal-tar  derivative  "  marketed  by 
Radlauer.  According  to  the  Pharma- 
ceutische  Wochensfhrifl,  it  is  a  mechanical 
mixture  of  salicylic  acid  and  acetarjilid, 
with  corresponding  properties. 


Details  That  Will  Take  Care  of  Them- 
selves. 

If  there  ever  was  an  occupation  requir- 
ing watchful  care,  it  is  that  of  the  |>harma- 
cist.  There  are  so  many  new  remedies 
announced  each  year  that  get  farther  than 
the  manufacturers'  advertisements  in  the 
trade  journals — yes,  even  so  far  as  the 
druggists'  prescription  shelf.  One  by  one 
these  things  accumulate,  and,  as  time  goes 
by,  it  becomes  difficult  in  some  cases  to 
get  reliable  data  referring  to  the  dose, 
properties,  solubilities  of  these  once  new 
remedies. 

If  the  druggist  will  trim  a  neat  blank 
label  and  gum  it  on  the  back  of  each  bot- 
tle, he  will  find  that  he  will  need  all  of  its 
space  in  which  to  write  a  few  things  down 
— details  that  will  take  care  of  themselves. 
The  first  thing  to  note  down  is  the  cost 
price  per  ounce.  Then  follows  the  selling 
price  per  grain  or  drachm.  If  the  phar- 
macist will  continue  his  statistics  further, 
he  should  add  the  dose,  usual  and  maxi- 
mum, then  the  effects  on  the  system,  in 
one  or  two  words — and  we  have  plenty  in 
the  vocabulary  to  describe  each  therapeu- 
tic effect,  by  the  way — giving  also  the  in- 
compatibles  and  solubility,  concluding 
with  an  advisable  vehicle. 

It  may  be  a  yeai  or  two — yes,  even 
longer — when  these  sanie  facts,  gleaned 
at  the  time  from  the  books  and  journals, 
will  be  of  great  service  to  the  one  dis- 
pensing. Maybe  it  will  be  a  new  clerk, 
or  assistant,  or  the  proprietor,  who  will  be 
asked  by  a  physician  or  patient  the  dose, 
effect,  compatibility  or  solvent  for  this 
identical,  yet  out-of-the-way  remedy.  By 
embodying  all  this  in  a  few  words,  and  writ- 
ing it  on  a  small  label  on  the  bottle,  the 
answer  will  always  be  at  hand,  and  where 
it  is  most  needed. 

It  is  just  these  peculiar  remedies  that 
your  physician  may  ask  you  about,  and 
it  is  your  business  to  furnish  the  informa- 
tion. He  may,  doubtless,  know  the  ther- 
apeutic value  and  dose,  yet  inquire  for 
its  solubility  and  a  pleasant  method  of 
administration.  If  every  out-ofthe-way 
chemical  or  preparation  is  thus  labelled, 
the  compounding  of  a  prescription  calling 
for  it  would  be  more  of  a  pleasure  than  a 
task,  and  still  serve  to  relieve  the  drug- 
gist's memory  of  details  which  will  then 
take  care  of  themselves.  —  Frank  T. 
Green,  in  Pacific  Druggist. 


Paraform. — According  to  Aronsohn 
{Jour.  d.  Phar.  v.  Elsass-Loth.),  when 
formaldehyde  is  heated  for  a  sufficient 
length  of  time  in  a  watery  solution,  it 
passes  into  a  solid,  white,  crystalline 
polymer,  insoluble  in  water.  This  is 
paraform.  It  is  a  very  strong  intestinal 
antiseptic.  For  this  purpose  it  is  said  to 
be  superior  to  B-naphthol,  iodoform, 
salol,  dermatol,  and  benzo-naphthol.  It 
has  a  strong  inhibitory  action  on  the  pro- 
pagation of  bacilli.  One  grain  of  para- 
form will  completely  sterilize  200  grams 
of  urine. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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NEW  PERFUMES 


TOILET  WATER  ASSORTMENT.  |   sweet   mignonette, 

LILLIAN     RUSSELL, 

MAGNOLIA    BLOSSOM. 


VIOLET, 
ROSE, 
HELIOTROPE, 
LAVENDER, 
ORANGE, 
LILAC. 
MAGNOLIA. 


% 


THESE  NEW  PRODUCTS  OF  OUR  LABORATORY  ARE 
VERY  LASTING  AND  FRAGRANT. 


4  iiod  8  oz.  Toilet  Water. 


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HBTROIT,  MICHIGAN. 


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W^/A'OSO/^,    OXTARIO. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST  PRICES  CURRENT 


Corrected  to  February  10th,   1895. 


The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 

quantities  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
command  an  atlvance. 

Alcohol,  gal $405  $425 

Methyl I    90  2  00 

ALLsriCE,  lb 13  15 

Powdered,  lb 15  17 

Aloin,  oz 40  45 

.ANonvNE,  Hoffman's  hot.,  lbs.  .  .  50  55 

An ROWROOT,  Bermuda,  lb 45  50 

St.  Vincent,  lb 15  iS 

Balsa.m,  Fir,  lb 40  45 

Copailia.  lli 65  75 

Peru,  lb 2  50  2  75 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65  75 

Bark,  Barberry,  lb 22  25 

Bayberry,  lb 15  18 

Buckthorn,  lb 15  17 

Canella,  lb 15  17 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 25  30 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb 18  20 

,  Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18  to 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60  65 

Powdered,  lb   65  70 

Yellow,  lb 35  40 

Pale,  lb 40  45 

Elm,  selected,  II) 20  21 

(iround,  lb 17  20 

Powdered,   lb 20  28 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb 18  20 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15  17 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb..  .  15  16 

Prickly  ash,  lb      35  40 

.Sassafras,  lb 15  16 

Soap  (quill.iya),  lb 13  15 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13  15 

Bea.ns,  Calabar,  lb 45  50 

Tonka,  lb. . . .    1   50  2  75 

Vanilla,  lb 800  1000 

Berrii£.s,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 50  55 

powdered,  lb...  55  60 

Juniper,  lb 7  10 

Ground,   lb    12  14 

Prickly  ash,  lb ,    .  40  45 

Buds,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb. 55  60 

Ca.ssia,  lb 25  30 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 75  80 

CA.Mi'itoR,  lb 65  68 

Cantharidks,  RiLssian,  lb i  40  i  50 

Powdered,   lb I    50  I   60 

Capsicum,  lb 25  30 


Powdered,  lb     $      30  $ 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb  20  00 

Chalk,  French,  powdered,  lb...  10 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb 10 

Prepared,  lb 5 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb.  .  .  4 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 20 

Clove,  lb 25 

Powdered,  lb 30 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 40 

Collodion,  lb ...  75 


Cantharidal,  lb 2  So 


Confection,  Senna,  lb. 


40 
Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 


Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb . 
Dextrine,  lb. 


25 
10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb 75 

Powdered,   lb 90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

13 
14 
15 
55 
30 
40 
20 
12 
60 
25 
75 


Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb. 

Pounds,  lb 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 

Calendula,  lb 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb. 
German,  lb 

Elder,  lb 

Lavender,  lb 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb. . . 

Rosemary,  lb 

Saffron,  .\merican,  lb. 


Spanish,  Val'a,  oz i  00 


35 

18 

50 

20  00 

12 

12 

6 

5 

25 

30 

35 

45 

80 

2  75 

45 

2  50 

30 

12 

I  60 

So 

1  00 

2  10 
14 
17 
20 
60 
35 
45 
22 

15 
2  00 

30 
80 
I  25 
80 
40 
16 


Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 75 

French,  white,  lb 35 

Glycerine,  lb 14 

Gu.^rana 3  00  3  25 

Powdered,  lb 3  25  3  So 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb 18  20 

Barbadoes,  lb 30  50 

Socotrine,  lb 65  70 

Asaftetida,  lb 40  45 

Arabic,  1st,  lb 65  70 

Powdered,  lb 75  85 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40  45 

Sorts,  lb 2S  30 

Benzoin,  lb 50  i  00 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9  20 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb t    20  I    25 

Ciuaiac,  lb 50  i  00 

Powdered,  lb 70  75 

Kino,  true,  lb 12; 


Myrrh,  lb $ 


Powdered,  lb. 


45 

Opium,  lb 4  2S 

Powdered,  lb 6  00 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12  So 

Shellac,  lb 4c 

Bleached,  lb 45 

30 


Spruce,  true,  lb. 


Tragacanth,  flake,  ist,  lb 90 

Powdered,  lb. . .  . 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb :... 

Herb,  .Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb . . 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb. . . . 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb. . . . 
Grindelia  robusta,  lb 
Hoarhound,  ozs.,  lb. 
Jaborandi,  lb 


10 

45 

S 

27 
27 
16 
15 
17 
25 
20 

53 
45 
"7 
45 


Lemon  Balm,  lb 38 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 38 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 15 

Motherwort,  ozs,  lb 20 

Mullein,  German,  lb 17 

Pennyroyal,  ozs,  lb iS 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 21 

Rue,  ozs.  ,1b 30 

Sage,  ozs.,  lb 18 

Spearmint,  lb  21 

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 18 

Tansy,  ozs.  ,1b 15 

W'ormwood,  oz 20 

Verba  Santa,  lb 38 

HONEV,  lb 13 

Hops,  fresh,  lb 20 

Lndigo,  Madras,  lb 75 

Insect  Powder,  lb 25 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb   2  00 

Russian,  true,  lb 6  00 

Leaf,  .\conite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Hyoscyanius   

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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Senna,  Alexandria,  lb 

Tinnevelly,  lb 

Stramonium,  lb 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz 

Licorice,  Solazzi 

Pignatelli 

Grasso 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  I  lb.,  per  lb. 
"  Purity,  loo  sticks  in  box 
"  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box 
"  Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  , 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 

LUPULIN,  oz 

Lycopodium,  lb   

Mace,  lb 

Manna,  lb   

Mo.ss,  Iceland,  lb 

Irish,  lb 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz. .    

NUTGALLS,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Nutmegs,  lb 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Oakum,  lb. .  .    

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  Yi  and  Y^. 

Citrine,  lb 

Paraldehyde,  oz 

Pepper,  black,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Pitch,  black,  lb 

Bergundy,  true,  lb . 

LASTER,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash. . . . 

Adhesive,  yd 

Belladonna,  lb    

Galbanum  Comp. ,  lb 

Lead,  lb 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 

White,  lb 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 

Rochelle  Salt,   lb 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 

Althea,  cut,  lb 

Belladonna,   lb      

Blood,  lb 

Bitter,  lb 

Blackberry,  lb *t . .  . 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,   lb   .... 

Canada  Snake,   lb    ....    

Cohosh,  black,  lb 

Colchicum,  lb 

Columbo,  lb 

Powdered,   lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,   lb 

Dandelion,  lb 

Elecampane,  lb 

Galangal,  lb 

Gelseinium,   lb 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Ginger,  African,  lb 

.  Po.,  lb 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 

Po.,  lb 

Ginseng,  lb 

Golden  Seal,  lb 

Gold  Thread,  lb .  . 

Hellebore,  white,   powd.,  lb.  .  . 

Indian  Hemp 

Ipecac,  lb .... 

Powdered,  lb 

Jalap,  lb 

Powdered,   lb 

Kava  Kava,  lb 

Licorice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Mandrake,  lb 

Masterwort,  lb    

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 

Powdered,  lb   

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 

Pink,  lb 

Parsley,  lb 

Pleurisy,  lb 

Poke,  lb 


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Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $       18  : 

Rhatany,  lb   20 

Rhubarb,  lb 75 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb    13 

.Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Ru M,  Bay,  gal 2  25 

Essence,  lb 3  00 

Saccharin,  oz i  25 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  lb 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,   lb 10 

Cardamom,   lb    i    25 

Celery 30 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,  lb 10 

Cumin,  lb 15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..        .  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3^ 

Ground,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,   white,  lb 11 

Powdered,  lb    15 

Pumpkin    25 

(Ouince,  lb 65 

Rape,  lb 8 

Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb 22 

.Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Spermaceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb   10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow. . . .' - 40 

Wood,  Guaian,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Ked  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

chemicals. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb   45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz 10 

Boracic,  lb _ 15 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 18 

Calvert's  No.  I ,  lb   2   10 

No-  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 50 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz. ! 22 

Muriatic,  lb   3 

Chem,  pure,  lb i8 

Nitric,  lb   \o\ 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,   lb i   00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb i  00 

.Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2J 

Bottles,  lb 5 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb 90 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

Acetanilid,  lb 90 

Aconitine,  grain 4 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb , i  j 

Powdered,  lb ...  3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .8S0 10 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  Jb 80 

Carbonate,  lb 14 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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Valerianate,  oz $      55 

Amyl,  Nitritejcnz., 16 

Aniinervin,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

Antipyrin,  oz 100 

Aristol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,   lb 13 

Iodide,  oz co 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  \  ozs.  80c., 

oz . ". . .: 5  00 

Bismuth,  Ammonia-citrate,  oz  .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,  oz 30 

Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitr.ate,  lb 2  00 

Borax,  lb 9 

Powdered,  lb 10 

Bromine,  oz 8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Cafi-eine,   oz 50 

Citrate,  oz 50 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i  50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,    precip. ,  lb 35 

.Sulphide,  oz -  5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Ciiinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,   Hydrate,  lb i  00 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chlorofok.m,   lb 60 

Cinchonine,    sulphate,  oz 25 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 575 

CoDEi A,  4  oz I  00 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitrol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb i 

Diuretin,  oz I  60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .- 75 

.Sulphuric,    lb 40 

Ex algine,  oz I  00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

lODOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb .  15 

Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

And  Ammon. ,  lb 70 

Arid    Ijuinine,  lb i   50 

Quin.  and  Stry.,  oz iS 

And  Strychnine,  oz 13 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,  lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

.Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz. 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate   scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb 80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb .    . .  So 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb...    7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In  packages,  lb 6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz 30 

Citrate,   oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 50 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb iS 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb 1} 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. . .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.)....  I   25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb I   00 

Calomel,  Ih    I   00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


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47 


Business   Notices.        _Book^and_ Magazines. 


A-.  the  .If^un  ..r  till-  t.AS  M-IAS  1>RUGGIST  is  t.j  ,.  ntrlit 
niulualty  .k'l  iiilcre^ie^i  \n  ihc  btt«iiness,  we  would  r<-,|ucsl 
all  parlies  ordeiiiiR  jjood-  or  mnkiiit;  purchases  of  any  de- 
scription fr-.ni  houses  nd\erlisine  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  ihe 
Canadian   I)Kt-i;<iisT. 

The  atienlion  of  DriiKuists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  ihe  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  the  -t/.-.  Kii'  ,,'inu/i-ruri\>n  of  the  Husiiiess  Notice-. 


Mc^ssrs.  Biintin,  Gillies  &  Co.,  the 
wholesale  stationers  in  Hamihon,  are 
advertising  prompt  and  careful  attention 
to  mail  orders.  Their  close  proximity  to 
the  wholesale  drug  houses  of  Ha-nillon 
should  make  them  a  handy  source  of 
supply  for  goods  such  as  they  handle. 
The  firm  is  an  old-established  one,  and 
has  a  high  reputation  for  fair  dealing  and 
good  values. 

Sekds.  —  Attention  is  called  to  the 
advertisement  of  The  Steele,  Briggs, 
Marcon  Co.,  Ltd.,  on  page  26B  of  this 
issue.  This  firm  is  one  of  the  largest 
dealers  in  field,  garden,  and  flower  seeds 
in  the  Dominion,  and  a  hasty  visit 
through  their  premises  revealed  the  extent 
of  the  business  transacted.  The  very 
large  stock  carried,  the  great  attention 
paid  to  even  the  smallest  details  connected 
with  the  putting  up  and  sale  of  their  goods, 
and  the  means  taken  to  ensure  the  sale  of 
only  reliable  and  first-class  seeds,  show 
plainly  wherein  the  success  of  their 
business  lies.  The  catalogue  issued  by 
this  firm  for  1895  is  one  of  the  hand- 
somest on  the  continent,  and  only  in- 
tensifies the  fact  that  they  do  nothing  by 
halves. 

J.\MES  W.  Tufts'  Rkpre.sent.vtives. — 
J.  \V.  'I'ufts,  manufacturer  of  soda  water 
apparatus,  Boston,  Mass.,  has  just  issued 
a  new  catalogue,  showing  the  latest  de- 
signs in  sotia  water  fountains.  One 
hundred  and  ten  thousand  copies  of  the 
January  circular  were  mailed  to  the  trade. 
-Several  changes  in  the  staff,  of  representa- 
tives have  been  made,  Mr.  W.  L. 
Harkness  being  no  longer  with  this  house. 
Copies  of  the  new  illustrated  catalogue 
and  price  list  will  be  mailed  on  appli- 
cation. 

Prices  of  Tanglefoot  for  1895. — 
The  O.  &  \V.  Thum  Co.  are  pleased  to 
announce  that,  thatiks  to  the  increased 
output  for  1894,  they  are  able  to  make  a 
reduction  in  the  price  of  twenty  cents  per 
case.      The  new  prices  will  be  : 

In  lots  of  less  than  one  case,  50  cents 
per  box. 

In  lots  of  one  to  five  sases,  $4.75  per 
case. 

In  lots  of  five  cases  and  over,  .$4.50 
per  case. 

Notwithstanding  the  reduction  in  price, 
the  quality  of  tanglefoot  is  generally 
improved.  Retailers  should  anticipate 
their  season's  wants  and  order  the  largest 
(juantity  they  can  use,  thus  securing  the 
best  possible  price.  In  any  quantity, 
however,  Tanglefoot  is  nearly  all  profit. 


T/ie  lUdletin  of  F/uiriuacy  comes  U> 
hand  much  im()roved  typographically  and 
in  general  appearance.  Under  the  editor- 
ship of  I'rol.  Oldberg,  TJie  BuUclin  loses 
none  of  its  aforetime  excellence,  and 
promises  to  be  one  of  the  "lights"  of 
pharmacy. 

We  are  in  receipt  to-day  of  a  copy  of  a 
special  edition  of  Copp,  Clark  1.S;  Co.'s 
Canadian  Almanac  for  1S95,  printed  for 
the  enterprising  corporation  of  H.  H. 
Warner  &  Co.  (Ltd.),  of  London,  England, 
who  are  now  sole  proprietors  of  "  War- 
ner's Safe  Cure."  It  is  full  of  valuable 
information,  and  reflects  credit  on  the 
publishers,  as  well  as  on  the  enterprise  of 
the  English  company. 

CoN.\N  Dovi.E  ON  America. — Conan 
Doyle's  impressions  of  the  literary  phases 
of  American  life  are  to  be  contained  in  an 
article  to  appear  in  the  next  issue  of  The 
Ladies'  Home  Journal.  The  article  was 
originally  intended  to  be  the  novelist's 
impressions  of  American  women,  but  this 
plan  was  altered,  and  the  article  to  be 
printed  in  The  Journal  will  give  Dr. 
Doyle's  ideas  of  "  Literary  Aspects  of 
America." 

We  are  in  receipt  of  the  first  number  of 
The  Photogram  de  Luxe,  a  beautiful 
edition,  printed  on  heavy  art  paper,  with 
a  special  supplement,  and  which  is  one  of 
the  choicest  magazines  published  in  con- 
nection with  photography.  'I'he  subscrip- 
tion price  is  9s.  per  annum,  post  free. 
This  work,  or  The  Photogram,  or  Photogram 
Folio,  may  be  had  from  all  newsdealers. 
Publishers  Messrs.  Dawbarn  &  Ward 
(Ltd.),  6  Farringdon  .\\e.,  London,  E.C., 
London. 

Dr.  Parkhlr.st  to  Women.  —  Dr. 
Parkhurst  starts  out  as  a  writer  for  women 
in  the  February  Ladies'  Home  Journal  m 
a  way  which  promises  to  be  most  inter- 
esting. His  vigorous  style  is  in  his  work 
and  his  direct  way  of  putting  truths  leave 
no  room  for  misinterpreting  his  ideas 
about  women.  For  his  first  article  he 
coins  a  new  word,  "  Andromaniacs,"  by 
which  he  designates  the  type  of  woman 
who  wants  to  be  mannish,  and  apes  the 
ways  of  men.  That  he  is  not  in  sympathy 
with  them  is  evident,  and  his  proniise  of 
discussing  the  women  who  want  to  vote, 
who  want  to  preach,  and  who  desire  to  be 
in  business,  in  his  (ulure  Journal  articles, 
gives  further  evidence  of  his  deep  interest 
in  humanity. 

Late  Literary  News. — Ceneral  Lord 
Wolseley  makes  a  most  important  contri- 
bution to  the  literature  of  the  China- 
Japan  war.  In  an  article  for  the  February 
Cosmopolitan  he  discusses  the  situation, 
and  does  not  mince  matters  in  saying 
what  China  must  do  in  this  emergency. 
Two  other  noted  foreign  authors  contri- 
bute interesting  articles  to  this  number. 
Rosita  Mauri,  the  famous  Parisian  dan- 
seuse,  gives  the  history  of  the  ballet,  and 
Emile  Ollivier  tells  the  story  of  the  fall  of 
Louis  Philippe.  From  every  part  of  the 
world  drawings  and  photographs  have  been 
obtained  of  the  instruments  used  to  tor- 


ture poor  humanity,  and  appear  as  illustra 
lions  for  a  clever  article  by  Julian  Haw- 
thorne, entitled  "Salvation  via  the  Rack.'' 
Mrs.  Reginald  de  Koven,  .Anatole  France, 
W.  Clark  Russtll,  Albion  W.  Tourgee, 
and  William  Dean  Howellsare  among  the 
story-tellers  for  the  February  number  of 
The  Cosmopolitan. 

In  the  February  number  of  Prank 
Leslie's  Popular  Monthly  the  momentous 
conditions  and  prospects  confronting 
Nicholas  J  I.,  the  young  Czar  of  Russia, 
"  On  the  Threshold  of  a  Reign,''  are  the 
subject  of  a  peculiarly  well-informed 
article  by  Valerien  Cribaytrdoff.  This  is 
richly  illustrated  with  pen  drawings  by  the 
author,  and  a  large  number  of  rare  por- 
traits. Closely  associated  with  the  great 
FLastern  Question,  also,  as  well  as  possess- 
ing a  highly  picturesque  interest  of  its 
own,  is  M.  de  P.lowitzs  account  of  "A 
Trip  to  Bosnia-Herzegovina."  'I'heo 
Tracy  tells  the  fascinating  ".Story  of  the 
Silkworm,''  charmingly  illustrated  with 
photographs  specially  taken  for  the  pur- 
pose in  the  famous  silk-raising  districts  of 
Friuli,  in  Northern  Italy.  'I  he  breezy  log 
of  "  A  Yachting  Cruise  in  Scotch  Waters,'' 
with  numerous  sketches  of  the  same,  is 
contributed  by  Commodore  John  McRae, 
of  the  Brooklyn  Yacht  Club. 

The  Delineator  for  March  is  the  great 
spring  number,  and,  in  our  opinion,  is  the 
finest  issue  of  this  popular  inagnzine  that 
has  yet  been  published.  All  the  depart- 
ments are  unusually  well  filled,  and  the 
fashions  have  an  increased  value  through 
lieing  the  first  authoritative  pronounce- 
ment of  the  spring  modes.  The  chief 
feature  of  the  literary  matter  is  a  most 
comprehensive  chapter  on  "Cards:  Their 
Uses  and  Etiquette,"  by  Mrs.  Roger  A. 
Pryor,  this  being  the  first  of  a  series  en- 
titled "The  Social  Code."  There  is  also 
a  very  interesting  first  article  on  "  The 
Experiences  of  Life  at  a  Training  School 
for  Nurses,''  with  an  introduction,  by  Mrs. 
F'rederic  Rhinelander  Jones.  "Woman 
as  a  Musician  "  is  the  subject  of  a  "Con- 
versation '■  between  Edith  M.  Thomas 
and  Dr.  S.  R.  Elliott,  to  which  is  append- 
ed a  delightful  bit  of  verse  by  Miss 
Thomas.  Mrs.  Carrie  M.  Dearborn,  ex- 
principal  of  the  Boston  Cooking  School, 
writes  of  "The  Teaching  of  Cookery  as 
an  Employment  for  Women,"  and 
Josephine  Adams  Rathbone  of  "  A  Girl's 
Life  and  Work  at  the  L^niversity  of  ^lichi- 
gan."  Mrs.  Longstreet  has  an  instructive 
paper  on  "  The  Care  of  the  Hands  and 
Feet.'"  Mrs.  Maude  C.  Murray  contributes 
another  chapter  to  her  interesting  serit^s 
on  "  The  Relations  of  Mother  and  Son," 
and  Mrs.  Witherspoon  continues  her 
entertaining  gossip  in  "Around  the  Tea 
Table."  Pleasurable  and  profitable  em- 
ployment is  found  in  "  Burnt  Work,"  H. 
K.  Forbes  ;  "  Venetian  Iron  Work,"  J. 
Harrv  .^dams  ;  and  "  Crepe  and  Tissue 
Papers,"  Tillie  Roome  Liitell.  The 
housewife  will  find  much  of  value  in  the 
care  of  silver,  cookery  for  the  month, 
and  hints  on  serving  lemons,  and  the 
fancy  worker  will  appreciate  the  new  de- 
signs in  Knitting,  Netting,   Tatting,  etc. 


_£ 

Iodide,   Piolo,  0/ ?     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb 1    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Mii.K  Sugar,  powdered,  lb   ...  .  30 

MORPHI.NK,  Acetalt,  oz   2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  00 

Sulphale,  oz 2  00 

PEP.SIN,   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  20 

PiPERIN,  oz I   00 

Phosphorus,  lb ...  90 

PoTASSA,  Caustic,  white,   lb 55 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Bitrat  (Cream   fart.),  lb 22 

Bromide,   lb 55 

Carbonate,  Ih 12 

Chlorate,  Eng. ,  lb iS 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  II) S 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lli 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  .Sod.  Tartrate,   lb 25 

Sulphuret,   lb 25 

Propi.ylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 30 

Ozs. ,  oz 35 

QuiNiDiNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz...  16 

Sai.icin,  lb 3  75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb (33 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

llypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb   ....  3 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


*    40 

30 

1  20 

75 
35 

2  10 
2  10 

2  10 
40 
3S 
22 

I  ID 
I  10 
60 
40 
17 
15 
25 
60 

>3 

20 
22 
75 
50 
12 

4  10 
10 
45 
55 
35 
io 
30 
46 
32 
3S 
20 

4  00 
22 

I  00 

I  10 
35 

3  00 
65 

6 
12 
6 


Iodide,  0/ ^     40 

Salicylate,  lb i   75 

Sulphate,  lb 2 

Sulphite,  lb S 

Somnal,  oz S5 

Spirit  Niire,  lb .  .  35 

Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb iS 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz. . . .    .,.  i  00 

SuLi'ONAL,  oz '  34 

StiLPHUR,  Flowers  of,  lb 2j 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

Tari  AR  Emeiic,  lb. .    50 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

Veratrin'k,  oz 2  00 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

Carbonate  lb 25 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

Iodide,  oz 60 

O.xide,    lb 13 

Sulphate,  lb 9 

Valerianate,  oz 25 

ESSENTIAL    OILS. 

Oil,  .Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

Sweet,  lb 50 

Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

Rec't,  lb 60 

Anise,  lb 3  00 

Bay,  oz 50 

Bergamot,  lb '*"'....  3  75 

Cade,   lb 90 

Cajuput,  lb ...  I   60 

Capsicum,  oz 60 

Caraway,  lb 2  75 

Cassia,  lb i   75 

Cedar 55 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75 

Citronelle,  lb 80 

Clove,  lb I   00 

Copaiba,  lb i    75 

Croton,  lb I    50 

Cubeb,  lb 3  00 

Cumin,  lb 5  5° 

F.rigeron,  oz 20 

Eucalyptus,  lb I    50 

Fennel,  lb i  60 


,   so 

5 

10 
00 

65 
20 

1  10 
35 

4 
20 

55 
60 

2  10 
75 
30 
'5 
<''5 
60 
II 
30 


So 
60 
45 
65 

3  25 
60 

4  00 

I    00 

I  70 

65 
3  00 
I  So 

«5 

3  00 

85 


1  10 

2  00 
1  75 

3  25 
6  00 

25 
I  75 
I  75 


Geranium,  oz fti   75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. .  .  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleiir,   lb....  3  00 

(Jarden,  lb i   50 

Lemon,  lb 2  00 

Lemongiass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 2  75 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz .  80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 4  25 

Pimento,  lb 2  Oo 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

.Sassafras,  lb .  .  .    75 

Savin,  lb i  60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

.Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  50 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

ITXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i   15 

Norwegian,  gal ■   50 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 60 

Raw,  gal 58 

Neaisfoot,  gal I  00 

Olive,  gal i  30 

.Salad,  gal 2  25 

Pal.m,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  75 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


Si  So 

3  50 
5  00 

75 

3  50 

1  75 

2  10 

1  60 
65 

4  50 

3  00 

3  00 
70 
«5 

2  75 

4  50 

2  75 
S5 

1 1  00 

75 

30 

7  50 

80 

1  75 
4  00 
70 
4  50 
I  90 

3  00 

3  75 

4  50 


I  25 
I  60 
I  20 
I  00 

63 
61 

1  10 

'  35 

2  40 

13 
I  80 

65 


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Drug  Reports. 

Canada. 

As  is  usual  at  this  season  of  the  year 
all  heavy  goods  stiffen  in  price,  and  will 
be  firm  until  summer  freight  rates  come 
into  force.  Business  keeps  fairly  active, 
and  is,  if  anything,  ahead  of  last  year. 
The  signs  of  the  times  indicate  we  are  on 
the  eve  of  better  times. 

Norway  cod  liver  oil  has  advanced  in 
price  in  Europe  almost  double,  and  will 
likely  lie  much  higher.  It  is  worth  to- 
day $2  per  gallon,  and,  as  the  prices  are 
based  on  the  catch  made  from  January  to 
March,  it  will  be  no  lower  for  a  year.  The 
catch  of  fish  is  small,  and  the  livers  of 
those  caught  contain  little  oil. 

Cocaine  is  10  per  cent,  higher,  and  the 
outlook  indicates  a  further  advance. 

Gum  tragacanths  are  all  25  per  cent, 
higher.  Gum  acacias  may  sympathize 
with  them. 


Salicylic  acid  and  salicylate  soda 
easier  in  price. 

Sulphonal  is  25  per  cent,  higher ;  very 
little  in  stock  in  this  market  at  present. 
It  is  reported,  in  the  future,  sulfonal  and 
p-henacetine  can  only  be  had  in  ounces. 

Bromides  are  all  higher,  principally 
ammon  bromide,  soda  bromide,  etc. 

Aloes,  all  kinds,  are  dearer  on  account 
of  small  production. 

Antito.xine,  a  new  antipyretic,  is  worth 
$1.50  per  ounce,  in  one  ounce  boxes. 

Laviolette's  Syrup  of  Turpentine  has 
been  reduced  to  $1.60  per  dozen,  or  $18 
per  gross. 

England. 

Ixindon,  Jan.  ?6th,  1895. 
The  drug  and  chemical  markets  have 
been  very  dull,  and  transactions  for  the 
most  part  have  been  of  a  jobbing  charac- 
ter. A  concerted  attempt  has  been  made 
to  abolish  the  old  London  terms,  which 
included   a  draft   or  trell  of  one  or  two 


pounds  extra  allowed  by  the  seller  to  the 
buyer  on  each  cwt. 

Sulphonal  has  advanced,  owing  to  the 
amalgamation  of  the  two  principal  manu- 
facturers. Salicine  is  also  dearer,  the 
reason  being  a  short  crop  of  the  willow 
bark.  Gum  Kino  is  gradually  reaching 
famine  price,  as  no  more  appears  coming 
forward.  The  e.xport  season  is  respon- 
sible for  the  rise  in  value  of  copper  sul- 
phate. 

Quinine  and  opium  are  quiet,  and 
there  are  no  alterations  to  note.  Camphor 
is  lower,  and  ergot  easier.  Jalap,  senega, 
and  ipecacuanha,  steady,  witii  a  firmer 
tendency.  Cascarilla  bark  realized  ex- 
treme prices  at  the  auctions  this  week, 
but  other  drugs  were,  for  the  most  part, 
unaltered  in  value. 


Antitetraizin  is  the  name  given  in 
Italy  to  an  alleged  quinine  derivative, 
and  recommended  by  Zambeletti,  of 
Milan,  as  an  effective  analgesic  in  rheu- 
matism and  kindred  ailments.  The  dose 
is  0.75  to  1.5  per  day. 


ONTARIO 

COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY 

4.4    GERRARD  ST.  E. 
TORONT' 


Canadian  Druggist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Aduancement  of  Pharmacy. 


Vol.  VII. 


TORONTO,   .\I.\KCH,  1895. 


No.  3 


Canadian  Druggist 


WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,   PUBLISHER. 


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EUROPEAN  AGENCY  : 

BROCK  A  H.-\L1F..\X,  .-Mdermary  House,  Walling  St., 
LONDON,     S.C,     ENGLAND. 

CONTENTS. 

Uniform  Legi^'ation. 

The  Ph.trniacopoeia. 

To  Coi  respondents. 

Manual  of  Organic  Materia  Medica  and  Pharma- 
cognosy. 

Tr.M)F.  Notes. 

British  Columbia  Notes. 

Pharmaceutical  .Association  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec. 

British  Columbia  Pharm.ocy  Legislation. 

Pharmacy  in  England. 

Rules  f.ir  the  Guidance  of  Dispensing  Clerks. 

The  Future  City  Druggist. 

Crystallization  of  .Syrups,  and  the  Remedy. 

Phosphorus  Pills. 

Perfumed  .Moth  Camphor. 

An  Autom.itic  Proce.ss  for  .Aqua  Chloroformi. 

Acetylene  as  an  lUuminant. 

Red,  Yellow,  and  Black. 

The  Opium  Trade  of  Asia  Minor. 

.Sodium  Carbonate. 

Test  for  .Acetajiilid  in  Phenacetine. 

An  Act  to  further  .Amend  the  B.  C.  Pharmacy 
Act. 

El>iroRi..\L.— Death  of  Mr.  S.  M.  Burroughs. 
Justice  to  a  .Manufacturing  House. — The 
Ownership  of  the  Prescription. 

The  Bacteriological  Examination  of  Water. 

Points  on  the  making  of  Pills. 

Estimation  of  .Spirit  of  Nitroglycerin. 

Simple  Te.sts  for  Common  Drugs. 

The  Stability  of  Sublimate  Solutions. 

Wintergreen  Oil. 

Bismuth  O.xysalicylate. 

Peyotline,  a  new  .Alkaloid. 

Formulary. 

A  New  Ointment  B.ase. 

Purification  of  Ether. 

PHoroGR.\pnic  Notes 

Safeguards  .against  Deterioration  of  Stock. 

Business  Notices. 

Books  and  Mag.^zines. 

The  American  Pharmaceutical  .Association. 

Reaction  of  Pure  Ether. 

Drug  Reports 


The  highest  niortality  in  European 
cities  per  1,000  for  .\ugust  is  St.  Peters- 
burg, 62  ;  and  the  lowest,  Swansea,  10. 


Uniform  Legislation. 

Is  it  not  high  time  that  steps  were  being 
taken  by  our  governing  pharmaceutical 
bodies  to  form  an  association  whose 
power  shall  not  be  confined  to  the  limits 
of  a  single  province  ?  Here  we  have  in 
Canada  seven  distinct  pharmaceutical 
associations,  each  with  powers  conferred 
on  them  by  the  legislatures  of  their  respec- 
tive provinces,  still  as  distinct  from  each 
other  as  though  they  were  not  part  and 
parcel  of  one  country.  Each  legislates  for 
itself,  has  its  own  poison  schedule  for 
guidance  of  pharmacists,  its  own  regula- 
tions as  to  who  inay  or  may  not  asstime 
to  themselves  the  title  of  "chemist"  or 
"  druggist,"  and  each  one  determines  what 
qualification  is  necessary  to  earn  such  a 
title.  .\nd  all  this  in  provinces  where,  we 
might  say,  an  imaginary  boundary  line 
marks  the  only  distinction  between  several 
of  them.  Such  a  thing  should  not  be, 
and  there  is  no  reason  for  the  present 
state  of  affairs,  which  is,  we  contend, 
detrimental  to  the  interests  of  pharmacy 
in  this  Dominion.  If  we  want  to  conserve 
any  rights  that  we  at  present  possess,  or 
to  obtain  any  legislation  which  recom- 
mends itself  as  desirable  for  the  well-being 
of  the  profession,  it  must  all  be  done  by 
united  action.  There  are  too  many  influ- 
ences at  work  in  some  of  our  local  legis- 
latures to  make  it  desirable  that  matters 
so  important  to  the  pharmacist,  and  of 
such  vital  interest  to  the  public,  should 
be  confined  to  these  local  limits,  and  it 
is  through  combined  action  on  the  part 
of  pharmacists  of  the  Dominion,  legislating 
in  the  House  of  Commons,  that  interests 
such  as  we  represent  can  be  legislated  upon 
for  the  benefit  of  the  whole  of  Canada. 

This  is  a  matter  that  cannot  be  acted 
on  too  quickly.  The  course  of  events 
shows  most  unmistakably  that  unless  we, 
as  pharmacists  of  the  Dominion,  act 
promptly,  and  secure  Dominion  legisla- 
tion, forming  an  association,  to  which 
powers  may  be  granted  to  regulate  phar- 
macy throughout  all  Canada,  what  rights 


we  even  now  may  have  are  in  danger  of 
being  tampered  with,  and,  once  lost,  when 
may  we  hope  to  regain  them  ?  We  would 
urge  promptness  in  taking  steps  towards 
the  formation  of  a  Dominion  Pharma- 
ceutical Association,  and  in  combining 
the  interest  of  pharmacists  in  all  the  pro- 
vinces for  the  general  good. 


The  Pliarmaeopoeia. 

Suggestions  as  to  alterations  and  addi- 
tions to  be  made  to  the  proposed  Imperial 
Pharmacopoeia  are  being  made  through 
the  English  medical  and  pharmaceutical 
press;  and  although  the  interest  taken 
seems  to  be  rather  of  a  lukewarm  charac- 
ter, yet  it  appears  to  be  taken  for  granted 
that  the  work  will  partake  somewhat  of 
the  '•  Imperial  "  character  suggested. 

The  various  pharmaceutical  bodies  of 
this  country,  not  having  been  officially 
asked  to  formulate  any  suggestions,  nor, 
in  fact,  to  take  any  part,  have  very  wisely 
concluded  not  to  interfere  in  any  way, 
having  no  desire  evidently  to  push  them- 
selves in  where  not  asked,  no  doubt  feel- 
ing the  discourtesy  shown  them  by  the 
committee  in  England  who  have  the  mat- 
ter in  charge.  Under  any  circumstances, 
we  believe  the  better  way  would  be  to 
accept  wiiatever  may  be  the  outcome  of 
the  deliberations  of  the  committee,  and 
recognize  as  the  official  pharmacopoeia 
of  the  DoiTiinion  the  volume  so  prepared  ; 
then,  if  deemed  advisable  in  the  interests 
of  Canadian  pharmacy,  publish  an  adden- 
dum, comprising  such  things  as  are  con- 
sidered desirable  to  incorporate  in  a  work 
which  will  be  the  official  te.xt-book  for  our 
schools  and  our  guidance  in  the  labora- 
tory. 

A  FELLOWSHIP,  to  be  known  as  the 
"  Stearns  Fellowship  of  Pharmaceutical 
Chemistry  and  Pharmacology,"  has  been 
established  at  the  University  of  Ann 
.Arbor,  Michigan,  through  the  liberality 
of  Frederick  Stearns  &  Co.,  of  Detroit. 
During  the  coming  year  the  work  of  the 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


fortunate  candidate  will  be  under  the 
immediate  supervision  of  the  dean  of  the 
department,  Dr.  A.  B.  Prescott.  Only  a 
short  time  ago  the  Stearns  art  collection, 
comprising  hundreds  of  beautiful  water- 
color  reproductions  of  Japanese  fishes, 
executed  at  great  expense  by  a  famous 
Japanese  artist,  was  given  to  the  univer- 
sity to  be  placed  in  the  general  museum. 

To  Coppespondents. 

We  have  received  several  anonymous 
comunications  asking  for  formula,  etc. 
To  these  and  all  correspondents  we  would 
repeat  :  The  name  must  in  all  cases  accom- 
pany the  communication,  although  it  will 
not  be  published  if  so  desired. 

Manual  of  Opganie  Materia  Medica  and 
Phapmaeognosy. 

An  introduction  to  the  study  of  the  vege- 
table kingdom  and  the  vegetable  and  ani 
mal  drugs  ;  comprising  the  botanical  and 
physical  characteristics,  source,  constitu- 
ents, and  pharmacopoeial  preparations, 
with  chapters  on  synthetic  organic  reme- 
dies, insects  injurious  to  drugs,  and  phar- 
macal  botany.  By  Lucius  E.  Sayre, 
Dean  of  the  School  of  Pharmacy,  Pro- 
fessor of  Materia  Medica  and  Pharmacy 
in  the  University  of  Kansas.  555  pages. 
543  illustrations.  Cloth,  $4.50.  Phila- 
delphia :  P.  Blakiston  &  Co. 

The  absence  of  a  good  text  book  in  the 
English  language  treating  of  the    subjects 
Materia  Medica  and   Pharmacognosy  to- 
gether   has   been    increasingly    felt    each 
year  during  the  past  decade,  and  of  late 
many    teachers   of  these   branches  have 
viewed  the  idea  of  combining  the  subjects 
in  a  single  text-book  as   being   impracti- 
cable,   yet    Prof.  Sayre  has  in    the  work 
before  us  solved  the  secret  of  combina- 
tion in  a  very  ingenious  and  satisfactory 
manner,    and    pharmaceutical    educators 
have  reason  to  congratulate  him  upon  the 
successful    conclusion    of  his  efforts,    in 
having   furnished  a  new   and  prominent 
American  text-book,  and  one  which  will 
be  consulted  for  reference    by  both  the 
pharmaceutical  and  medical  professions. 
The  present  edition,  like  all  first  edi- 
tions,   presents    many     glaring    defects, 
which  will  undoubtedly  be  dealt  with  in 
subsequent     editions,    yet      the     scope, 
arrangement,  and  the  judicious  selection 
of  subject-matter  is  indeed  above    com- 
ment.    The  author  has  divided  the  work 
into    two  parts,  and    included    therewith 
three  appendices. 

Part  I.  treats  on  Pharmaceutical 
Botany,  and  Part  II.  on  Materia  and 
Pharmacognosy. 

We  cannot  refrain  from  making  the 
statement  that  in  the  82  pages  devoted  to 
Part  I.  the  author  has  scarcely  grasped 
the  needs  of  the  pharmaceutical  student 
in  this  direction,  nor  has  he  adjusted  his 
instruction  to  the  accomplishment  of  the 
object  desired.  Though  the  application 
of  botanical  knowledge  to  the  practice  of 
pharmacy  is  limited,  it    does    not  follow 


that  writers  are  justified  in  permitting 
their  teachings  to  be  superficial  and 
indefinite.  The  curtailment  of  botanical 
instruction  to  the  pharmaceutical  student 
should  be  only  as  to  the  amount  of  the 
field  covered,  but  the  needed  portions 
should  be  taught  and  illustrated  fully, 
clearly,  and  with  a  simplicity  of  style  all 
the  more  marked  because  the  student  is 
deprived  of  the  more  enlightening  effect 
of  those  portions  which  are  here  neces- 
sarily omitted. 

The  portion  of  the  book  referred  to  is 
a  mere  series  of  definitions,  many  of  them 
greatly  abbreviated  and  vague;  hence 
Part  I.  is  mainly  synoptical,  and  can 
therefore  only  serve  as  a  guide  to  the 
teacher  or  student  previously  instructed 
in  structural  botany.  A  little  more  care 
should  have  been  observed  in  the  arrange- 
ment and  naming  of  the  illustrations  ; 
thus.  Fig.  20  (see  Page  28)  is  not  the 
Pitcher  of  Nepenthes  distillaoria,  as 
stated  ;  it  is  Sarracenia  purpurea. 

In  Part  II.  we  meet  the  ingenious  and 
practicable  treatment  of  Materia  Medica 
and  Pharmacognosy. 

The  drugs  are  arranged,  first,  according 
to  their  most  prominent  physical  charac- 
ters, but  we  doubt  if  the  method  adopted 
will  prove  as  efficient  as  that  used  in 
Maisch's  work,  owing  to  indefinite 
characterization  by  reference  to  taste  only 
in  the  headings. 

The  second  method  of  arrangement  of 
this  portion  of  the  work  is  according  to 
botanical  relationship,  the  only  satisfactory 
method  of  teaching  the  subject  scientific- 
ally and  practicably  to  the  pharmaceutical 
or  medical  student.  Here  the  drugs  are 
taken  up  separately,  after  a  brief  descrip- 
tion of  the  characteristics  of  the  natural 
order,  and  a  synopsis  of  the  drugs  belong- 
ing to  the  particular  order.  In  treating 
of  the  drugs  separately  the  official  name 
(according  to  the  U.S.P.)  is  presented 
with  synonyms  in  English  and  German, 
then  follow,  in  order,  the  definition 
botanical  characteristics,  source,  related 
and  similar  articles,  description  of  drug, 
important  constituents,  action  and  uses, 
and  a  summary  of  official  preparations, 
with  strength  and  doses.  There  is  gener- 
ally included  a  cut  of  the  plant  and  of  the 
drug,  gross  and  structural,  thereby  aiding 
the  student  greatly  in  familiarizing  him- 
self with  the  pharmacogostical  character- 
istics. The  animal  drugs  are  similarly 
treated  under  their  several  zoological 
orders. 

The  careful  student  should  note  the 
following  misleading  statements,  errors, 
and  omissions  which  have  met  the  writer's 
eye  in  a  hasty  examination  of  this  part  of 
the  book  : 

Page  138 — Omission,  Habit  of  Podo- 
phyllum, United  States. 

Page  149 — The  statement  is  made  that 
sinalbin  is,  by  the  action  of  the  ferment 
myrosin  and  water,  converted  into  volatile 
oil,  glucose,  etc.,  which  can  scarcely  be 
considered  correct,  as  the  volatile  oil  of 
mustard  cannot  be  prepared  from  the  con- 
stituents of  white  mustard. 


By  the  above  mentioned  reaction  the 
ghicoside  sinalbin,  Q.^f^Wi^J^.^'&.^O^^, 
of  white  mustard,  yields  acrinyl  sulpho- 
cyanate,  C7H7CNSO  (which  is  not  the 
volatile  oil  of  mustard)  ;  also  sinapin 
bisulphate,  CieHjsCNOjHjSOi,  and 
glucose,  CgHjjOg.  Volatile  oil  of  mus- 
tard is  obtainable  only  from  Sinapis  nigra, 
which  contains  sinigrin  (a  potassium  glu- 
cosidal  salt,  KCjoHieNSoOio),  and 
which,  under  the  influence  of  the  ferment 
myrosin  and  water,  becomes  allyl  sulpho- 
cyanide  ox  volatile  oil  of  mustard,  C3H5 
CNS,  glucose,  CeHjoOfi,  and  potassium 
acid  sulphate,  KHSO^. 

Page  182  —Strength  of  spir.  aurantii 
compositus  should  be  5  p.c.  ;  under  oil  of 
Bergamot,  8th  line,  read  potassium  hy- 
drate for  potassium. 

Page  1 94 — Read  anacardiese  for  anacar- 
diaces. 

Page  210 — Last  line  read  20  p.c.  for  30 
p.c. 

Page  214 — Dose  of  copaiba  should  be 
i^  to  I  drachm,  not  5  to  logrs. 

Page  221  —  Strength  of  aq.  amygdalae 
aniaree  should  be  y^jj  p.c,  not  i  p.c. 

Page  231 — Read  hamamelaceae for  ham- 
amelidese. 

Page  250 — Strength  and  doses  of  pre- 
parations of  oil  of  anise  omitted. 

Page  254 — The  statement  that  oil  cori- 
ander "  is  one  of  the  most  stable  of  the 
volatile  oils,"  etc.,  is  incorrect ;  it  develops 
a  terebinthinate  odor. 

Page  266 — Dose  of  ipecac  omitted  ; 
expectorant,  3  to  8  grs.  ;  emetic,  i  5  to  60 
grs. 

Page  267 — Read  2.5  p.c.  quinine  for 
25  p.c,  5th  line. 

Page  297 — 01.  gaultherias,  composition, 
dose,  and  preparations  omitted. 

Page  316— Read  bydrophyllaceae  for 
hydrophyllese. 

Page  339 — Doses  of  all  drugs  on  this 
page  omitted. 

Page  347 — Read  polygonaceae  for  poly- 
goneae. 

Page    349— Dose    of    rheum  omitted. 
Tonic  i/^-i  gr.,  cathartic  20  to  30  grs. 
Page  359 — Acetum  opii  oinitted. 
Page  363 — Oleum  cinnamomi,  prepar- 
ations :  Acid,  sulph.  aromat.  omitted. 
Page  385 — Extract  juglandis  omitted. 
Page  395 — Preparations  of  ol.  juniperi 
omitted. 

Page  441  —  Read  acid  for  alkaline. 
In  "  Appendix  A,"  the  author  gives  an 
important  contribution  on  "  Insects  in- 
jurious to  drugs,"  while  "  B  "  treats  on 
organic  remedies  formed  by  synthesis. 
The  latter  is  decidedly  out  of  place,  and 
might  have  been  omitted  entirely  without 
detracting  in  the  least  from  the  merits  of 
the  book. 

"  Appendix  C,"  "  Pharmacal  Botany," 
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be  found  of  much  value.  An  exhaustive 
index  concludes  the  work. 

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\'.  V.  Maddoc'k  is  opening  a  new  drug 
store  in  (luelph,  Ont. 

There  is  said  to  be  a  Rood  opening  for 
a  doctor  at  Hilton,  Man. 

Dr.  Arthur  will  shortly  o|)en  a  new 
drug  store  at  Rossland,  B.C 

\V.  r.  Junkin,  druguist,  Fenelon  I'ails, 
Ont,  has  made  an  assignment. 

I..  Bentley  has  purchased  the  drug 
stock  of  the  estate  of  F.  Butler,  IDionto, 
Ont. 

Charles  E.  Hooper,  the  oldest  druggist 
in  Toionto,  Ont.,  died  last  month,  aged 
63  years. 

S.  A.  Drake,  of  the  Kasl  1  Drug  Co.,  is 
about  opening  a  branch  stoie  at  Three 
Forks,  B.C. 

The  drug  store  of  C.  W.  McLaren, 
Morden,  Man.,  was  destroyed  by  fire  last 
month. 

The  drug  stock  of  the  insolvent  estate 
of  James  &  Co.,  St.  Thomas,  Ont.,  was 
sold  on  the  4th  inst. 

Cochrane  &  .\Iunn,  druggists,  Victoria, 
B.C.,  are  dissolving  partnership.  John 
Cochrane  will  continue  alon-j. 

The  Hearle  Manufacturing  Company, 
toiltt  soap  makers,  Montreal,  Que.,  have 
assigned,  with  liabilities  of  $35,000. 

A.  S.  Hopkins,  Yonge  street,  Toronto 
(H.  A.  Knowles'  old  stand),  has  assigned. 
We  understand  the  business  is  in  the 
market. 

F.  H.  Vai'p,  Hamilton,  Ont.,  has  sold 
his  James  street  north  store  to  Mr. 
.Arthur  Ross,  who  has  been  assistant  with 
J.  \V.  Spackman  for  some  time. 

P.  I).  Whyte,  formerly  with  \\\  E. 
Saunders  &  Co,  of  London,  Ont.,  was 
amongst  the  successful  candidates  at  the 
recent  pharmacy  examinations  at  Chicago. 

Private  advices  from  Prince  Edward 
Island  report  business  very  dull — in  fact, 
more  so  than  for  many  years  past,  owing 
principally  to  the  very  heavy  fall  of  snow, 
which  completely  blocked  traffic. 

The  Sydenham  Glass  Company  (Ltd.), 
with  factory  at  Wallaceburg,  Ont.,  will  be- 
gin o[)erations  in  the  course  of  a  week  or 
ten  days.  They  intend  manufacturing  a 
full  line  of  green  prescription  ware,  fruit 
jars,  etc. 

Mr.  T.  J.  Mclntyre,  of  The  Lyman 
Bros.  &  Co.  (Ltd.),  Toronto,  has  been 
laid  up  for  the  past  two  weeks  with  an 
abscess  in  his  head.  We  are  glad  to  say 
latest  reports  are  that  he  is  now  slowly 
recovering. 

Robt.  T.  Kyle,  a  graduate  and  gold 
medalist  of  the  OC.  P.,  has  ju'^t  passed 
the  examination  held  by  the  Minnesota 
Board  of  Pharmacy,  at  Minneapolis, 
where  he  obtained  the  highest  number  of 
marks  secured  by  any  candidate,  and  cap- 
tured as  high  a  standing  as  was  ever  taken 
before  the  board  in  that  state. 

Mr.  John  Henderson,  general  manager 
of  The  Lyman  Bros.  &  Co.    (Ltd.),    To- 


ronto, met  with  a  nasty  accident  on  .Mon- 
day evening,  February  25th.  In  stepping 
(rom  a  street  car  he  burst  a  blood  vessel 
in  the  calf  of  his  leg.  He  has  been  con- 
fined to  the  house  for  a  week,  hut  hopes 
to  be  about  in  a  few  days. 

Robert  R.  Martin,  at  one  time  in  the 
retail  drug  business  in  Toronto,  Ont.,  and 
subsequently  manager  of  the  New  York 
house  of  Sharpe  &  Dohme,  and  who  was 
appointed  a  little  over  a  year  ago  to  man- 
age the  London  (Eng.)  house  of  Oppen- 
heimer  &  Co.,  manufacturing  chemists, 
has  been  obliged,  on  account  of  his  health, 
to  seek  a  warmer  climate.  He  will,  in 
future,  represent  his  firm  in  South  .Africa, 
making  his  headquarters  at  Cape  Town. 

Dr.  Frank  Langiliere.  of  the  National 
Pharmacy,  .Montreal,  Que.,  has  just  re- 
turned from  a  trip  to  Baltimore.  He 
came  back?'/a  Boston,  and  left  with  Jaines 
W.  Tufts  an  order  for  soda  fountains,  one 
for  cold  soda  and  one  for  hot.  The  for- 
mer is  a  magnifit  ent  apparatus,  composed 
of  white  and  gold  tiles,  which  were  made 
especially  for  Mr.  Tults  in  Bavaria,  and 
is  the  only  one  of  its  kind  on  this  side  of 
the  ocean.  The  latter  is  also  in  white  and 
gold,  and  the  tile  in  this,  too,  was  made  in 
Cerminy  on  Mr.  Tufts'  special  order,  and 
is  an  exclusive  design. 


place  of  .Mr.  'I'eporten,  and  .Mr.  .Martin, 
late  of  Winnipeg,  v^ill  take  the  position  in 
the  laboratory  vacated  by  .Mr.  \Vhite. 


British  Columbia  Notes. 

Sufficient  interest  is  probably  taken  in 
the  doings  of  druggists  in  this  province  to 
warrant  the  printing  of  the  amendments 
to  the  Pharmacy  Act,  which  passed  the 
Local  House,  Feb.-uary  i  ith.  There  can 
be  no  doubt  now  that  the  B.C.P.A.  mean 
business,  and  that  they  intend  to  elevate 
pharmacy.  It  was  claimed,  and  with 
truth,  that  the  old  Act  was  practically 
unworkable,  and  hence  all  energy  was 
strained  to  remedy  the  defect.  Much 
credit  is  due  the  M.  PP.  (H.  D.  Helmcken, 
Q.C.)  who  kindly  took  charge  of  the  bill, 
and  also  to  the  committee,  Messrs.  Hen- 
derson, Cochrane,  and  Schotbolt,  who 
laid  the  question  very  clearly  Lefore  each 
individual  member. 

The  School  of  Mines  referred  to  will 
be  opened  up  early  in  June  of  the  present 
year. 

The  council  of  the  B.C. P. .A.,  will  meet, 
as  far  as  is  known  at  present,  on  Thurs- 
day, March  14th.  This  will  be  a  very 
important  meeting,  as  the  by-laws  of  the 
association  will  need  some  alteration  in 
order  to  reconcile  them  with  the  Act  as 
now  amended. 

It  is  reported  that  the  firm  of  Cochrane 
iS:  Munn,  of  Victoria,  will  likely  dissolve, 
the  business  being  cotiducted  in  future  by 
Mr.  John  Cochrane,  an  O.C.P.  graduate. 

Langley  &  Co.,  of  Victoria,  have  de- 
cided to  extend  their  wholesale  business 
to  the  mainland,  and  have  entrusted  their 
.Mr.  J.  A.  Teporten  with  the  management 
of  the  branch  to  be  established  on  Carrall 
street,  Vancouver.  Mr.  White  has  been 
promoted    to   drummer   for   the  firm  in 


Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec. 

Notice  to  Students. 

The  semi-annual  examinations  for 
major  and  minor  candidates  will  com- 
mence on  Tuesday,  April  16th,  1895,  at 
9  a.m.,  and  will  be  held  in  the  College 
of  Pharmacy,  595  Lagauchetiere  Street, 
Montreal.  Candidates  must  file  their 
applications,  duly  certified,  with  the 
Registrar,  on  or  before  .April  6th.  Print- 
ed regulations  and  form  of  application 
must  be  obtained  from  the  Registrar,  and 
must  be  duly  signed  by  the  applicant. 

Candidates  who  have  failed  more  than 
once  in  their  examinations  will  be  required 
to  pay  the  full  examination  fee. 

No  applications  for  examination  will  be 
received  after  April  6th. 

E.  MuiK, 
Secretary-Registrar. 
595  Lagauchetiere  Street, 

Montreal,  March  5th,  1895. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  council  of  the  Phar- 
maceutical .Association  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec,  held  on  March  5,  the  following 
resolution  was  unanimously  passed, namely: 

"That  this  council  having  heard  with 
deep  regret  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  Paul 
Mathie,  Quebec,  wife  of  our  esteemed  and 
honored  ex-vice-president,  ex-examiner 
and  member  of  the  council,  desire  to  place 
on  record  our  sympathy  and  condolence, 
in  this  the  great  bereavement  of  our  con- 
frere, and  that  the  secretary  be  requested 
to  send  a  copy  of  this  resolution  10  Mr. 
Mathie  and  the  press." 


British  Columbia  Pharmacy  Legislation. 

In  another  portion  of  this  month's 
issue  we  give  the  amendments  to  the 
British  Columbia  Pharmacy  .Act  as  they 
passed  their  final readingintheLegislature. 
Some  of  these  clauses  are  very  important, 
and  have  a  distinctive  bearing  on  the 
needs  of  the  pharmacists  in  that  province. 
One  of  the  clauses  provides  that  any  per- 
sons approved  of  by  the  examiners,  who 
have  obtained  diplomas  from  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Society  of  Great  Britain,  or  certi- 
ficates from  any  pharmaceutical  society  in 
Canada,  whose  standards  and  require- 
ments are  equal  to  those  of  the  British 
Columbia  Association,  may  be  registered 
in  British  Columbia  without  further 
examination. 

Further  regulation  has  also  I  een  made 
as  to  the  sale  of  poisons,  and  the  right  is 
granted  to  medical  men  to  associate 
themselves  in  business  with  druggists. 


If  you  neglect  your  business,  you  will 
soon  have  no  business  to  neglect. 

When  you  get  a  good  thing  hang  to  it 
like  a  nigger  preacher  to  a  striped  water- 
melon. 


52 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Pharmacy  in  England. 


A  Hitch  in  the  Matter  of  the  "Imperial"  Phar- 
macopceia— The  Epidemic  of  Influenza— Pro- 
prietary Remedies  and  their  Names  Expos- 
ure of  a  Nostrum— Trouble  in  the  Research 
Laboratory  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society- 
Death  of  S.  M.  Burroughs. 


(From  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

Already  there  are  indications  of  a  re- 
volt amongst  pharmacists  against  the 
methods  adopted  by  the  General  Medical 
Council  to  secure  a  revision  of  the  phar- 
macopoeia. The  appointment  of  Pro- 
fessor Attfield  as  editor  is  postponed,  and 
every  one  anticipates  that  the  upshot  will 
be  the  association  of  one  or  two  thera- 
peutists with  Professor  Attfield.  At  the 
Edinburgh  meeting  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Society,  the  qualification  of  Professor  Att- 
field to  judge  botanical  questions  was 
openly  challenged,  and  it  was  plainly 
stated  that  pharmacists  do  all  the  work, 
whilst  others  reap  the  reward.  So  far,  the 
only  attempt  to  make  a  start  has  been 
the  usual  complimentary  letter  from  Sir 
Richard  Quain  to  the  President  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Society,  inviting  the  as- 
sistance of  the  Council  and  members, 
and  pharmacists  generally,  in  the  produc- 
tion of  anew  pharmacopoeia.  The  coun- 
cil evidently  did  not  regard  the  matter 
very  seriously,  as  they  merely  nominated 
the  same  committee  again  as  assisted  in 
the  production  of  the  Addendum,  1890. 
It  is  true  they  actually  invited  one  new 
pharmacist,  Mr.  P.  W.  Squire,  to  join 
them,  but,  of  course,  Mr.  Squire  would  not 
consent.  I  have  repeatedly  pointed  out 
in  these  columns  that  if  the  work  of 
revision  is  to  be  undertaken  in  earnest,  a 
far  larger  committee  than  the  half-dozen 
men  above  mentioned  will  be  absolutely 
necessary.  As  it  is,  most  of  the  members 
of  this  committee  do  little  or  no  actual 
work,  but  relegate  it  to  their  assistants  or 
the  managers  of  their  laboratories.  In 
the  production  of  the  miserably  deficient 
addendum,  this  committee  took  nearly 
eighteen  months,  and  groaned  over  the 
work.  There  is  some  tendency  in  medi- 
cal ranks  at  a  concerted  attempt  to 
introduce  concise  therapeutic  notes  about 
each  drug,  or  its  preparation,  although 
Dr.  Lauder  Brunton's  scheme  to  make  it 
a  prescriber's  companion  has  been  gener- 
ally derided.  Incompatible  and  solubili- 
ties inight  well  be  stated,  but  hints  upon 
the  proper  combinations  for  a  prescription 
are  surely  out  of  place. 

Influenza,  or  la  grippe,  has  begun  to 
pay  us  its  annual  visit,  somewhat  delayed, 
but  undoubtedly  rendered  more  severe 
by  the  prolonged  frost.  Already  the 
death  rate  has  doubled,  jumping  in  three 
weeks  from  seventeen  to  thirty-five  per 
thousand.  There  has  been  a  steady  rush 
for  ammoiiiated  tincture  of  quinine  and 
other  recognized  remedies,  hut  eucalyptus 
oil  appears  to  have  lost  its  value  in  the 
eyes  of  the  majority  of  the  publie.  As  a 
general  disinfectant  and  prophylactic,  it 
was  unquestionably  overrated  during  the 
1890  scare,  but  in  the  first  stages  of  the 
epidemic,  when  the  coryza  is  severe  and 
the  fauces  swollen  and   painful,   inhala- 


tions of  eucalyptus  oil  v.'ith  steam  are 
very  useful,  and  afford  rapid  relief.  Doc- 
tors and  chemists  have  been  very  busy 
ever  since  the  frost  broke  up,  and  the  de- 
velopment of  coughs  and  colds  by  the 
public  has  been  wonderful.  Soon  we 
shall  have  the  convalescent  period  with 
its  cod  liver  oil  emulsion,  syrup  of  the 
hypophosphites,  and  other  recognized 
remedies. 

Why  do  manufacturers  of  proprietary 
preparations  so  often  saddle  their  special- 
ties with  uncouth  and  unpronounceable 
names?  It  was  bad  business  for  the  pro- 
prietors -to  cling  to  the  title,  "Gerandel's 
Pastilles,"  as  it  is  not  a  pastille  at  all,  but 
a  compiessed  pellet  or  tablet.  The  way 
the  public,  in  obedience  to  the  e.^tensive 
advertising,  have  tried  to  grasp  M.  Geran- 
del's name  is  most  amusing.  Now  a  new 
soap  has  been  launched,  with  the  highly 
euphonious  title  of  "Myrospermum."  One 
can  easily  imagine  Mary  Jane  coming  into 
the  shop  for  acake  of  Myra's-journal  soap! 
If  proprietors  would  only  grasp  the  ele- 
mentary fact,  which  would  be  forced  on 
their  notice  a  dozen  times  a  day  if  they 
were  behind  the  retail  counter,  that  they 
often  suffer  from  the  absolute  inability  of 
the  public  to  grasp  and  remember  their 
extraordinary  titles,  they  would  be  more 
careful  in  future.  Be  distinctive,  by  all 
means,  but  do  not  let  the  word  be  long, 
or  capable  of  about  two  dozen  different 
methods  of  pronunciation. 

Writing  about  proprietary  preparations 
reminds  me  very  forcibly  that  they  have 
their  Nemesis.  Occasionally  it  is  a  trade 
journal  that  offers  a  formula  which  is 
stated  to  produce  exactly  the  same  article  as 
that  on  which  a  proprietor  may  have  spent 
much  money  and  time  before  completion. 
Against  that  form  of  Nemesis,  I  have  not 
much  to  say  except  that  it  is  hardly  an 
honorable  proceeding.  But  we  have  in 
London  a  journal,  called  Science  Si/tings, 
that  has  thrown  down  its  gauntlet  against 
quackery.  It  assisted  in  the  expose 
which  took  place  a  couple  of  years  ago  of 
Harness  and  his  confreres,  who  were 
selling  so-called  electric  belts  ingeniously 
contrived  so  that  even  the  smallest  quan- 
tity of  electricity  could  not  pass  to  the 
wearer.  This  journal  has  turned  its  atten- 
tion to  proprietary  preparations,  and  this 
week  announcesan  exposure  of  "Koko"  lor 
the  hair.  This  is  a  comparatively  young 
proprietary,  but  has  been  extensively 
boomed,  and,  during  a  discussion  at  the 
Chemical  Society  on  the  subject  of  analy- 
tical reports,  it  came  in  for  some  criti- 
cism. On  that  occasion  the  report  of  a 
well-known  analyst  was  quoted,  and  from 
the  carefully-guarded  language  in  which 
the  report  was  framed  it  was  stated  that 
the  preparation  might  consist  of  distilled 
water.  Now  we  understand  the  reason 
for  this,  as  Science  Siftings  finds  the 
composition  to  be,  glycerine  60.6  grains, 
borax  15.35  grains,  in  each  six  ounces. 
A  small  quantity  of  rose  water  is  present 
to  give  a  little  odor,  but  the  bulk  of  the 
preparation  is  water.  There  was  an  im- 
pression abroad  that  it  contained  pilocar- 
pine, but,  as   Science  Siftings  points  out. 


this  alkaloid  is  exceedingly  dear  just  now, 
so  perhaps  this  accounts  for  its  absence. 
There  was  the  usual  highfalutin  reference 
to  a  tribe  of  Indians,  the  Coco-Maricopas, 
who  had  discovered  this  extraordinary 
remedy,  and  who  were  never  known  to  go 
hald,  etc.  It  will  be  interesting  to  learn 
the  sequel.  Harness  attempted  to  put 
the  law  in  motion  on  the  question  of  libel, 
but  was  unsuccessful.  We  might  almost 
safely  presume  that  Koko  is  doomed,  and 
those  who  have  large  advertisement  con- 
tracts running  had  better  gather  in  the 
shekels. 

What  looks  like  a  concerted  attack  by 
the  trade  journals  here  upon  the  Research 
Laboratory  of  the  Pharmaceutical  So- 
ciety has  taken  place  this  week.  Both 
journals  attack  the  director,  Professor 
Dunstan,  rather  viciously,  and  directly 
charge  him  with  committing  the  unpar- 
donable sin  of  suppressio  veri.  There  is 
also  an  artful  alliteration  concerning 
priority  prigging.  But  Professor  Dunstan 
is  perfectly  capable  of  taking  care  of  him- 
self, and  if  he  condescends  to  notice  the 
attacks,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  he  will,  as 
they  call  for  answers,  will  probably  hit  out 
straight.  His  reply  to  a  criticism  of  Mr. 
P.  W.  Squire  on  the  melting  point  of 
aconitine  was  a  masterpiece,  and  his  sweet 
suggestion  that,  as  Mr.  Squire  had  no 
acquaintance  with  elementary  research 
work,  his  blunders  were  therefore  pardon- 
able, was  specially  delightful  to  those  who 
know  the  pompous  manner  of  Mr. 
Squire.  Someway  or  other,  however, 
there  appears  a  hitch  in  the  work  of  the 
laboratory,  as  since  March  of  last  year  we 
have  had  no  communication  on  the  aco- 
nite investigation. 

The  death  of  S.  M.  Burroughs,  of  the 
enterprising  firm  of  Burroughs,  Well- 
come &  Co.,  is  a  severe  loss  for  pharmacy 
in  this  country.  His  eneigetic  support 
and  aid  was  ever  ready  for  all  schemes 
intended  to  benefit  druggists  and  their 
assistants.  His  philanthropy  was  also  well 
known,  and  it  it  is  only  a  short  lime  ago 
that  he  gave  $5,000  to  found  a  cottage 
hospital  in  the  litde  town  of  Darlford, 
where  the  firm's  works  are  established. 
The  progress  of  the  firm  is  a  remarkable 
illustration  af  the  value  of  persistent  and 
large  advertising.  So  much  success  have 
they  achieved  that  nine  medical  men  out 
of  ten  use  the  registered  trade  mark  of 
the  firm,  "  tabloid,"  in  preference  to  the 
English  word,  tablet,  when  they  want  to 
describe  compressed  goods.  The  firm 
setm  to  have  been  perpetually  hankering 
after  something  new,  and  it  is  well  known 
that  they  will  go  to  any  expense  and 
trouble  in  perfecting  the  ideas  of  medical 
men.  But  as  to  their  exact  value  to 
pharmacists  as  a  class,  there  is  no  mistak- 
ing the  fact  that  they  have  done  more 
mischief  than  a  dozen  ordinary  proprie- 
tary manufacturers.  They  calmly  suggest 
to  doctors  that  they  should  prescribe  their 
compressed  tabloids,  and  the  chemist  will 
only  have  to  soak  off  the  ordinary  label 
and  fix  on  one  with  the  proper  dose  and 
the  thing  is  done.  This  is  reducing  the 
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53 


Burroughs  would  have  lived  for  many 
more  years  but  for  his  restless  nature. 
You  could  never  take  up  a  trade  journal 
without  learning  he  was  in  South  Europe, 
or  in  Africa,  or  .Vsia,  or  anywhere— l)ut  at 
home.  Always  on  business,  with  a  keen 
eye  to  business,  he  lived  mainly  for  busi- 
ness, and  has  paid  the  penalty.  Still  he 
was  much  respected,  and  many  to-day 
lament  the  early  decease  of  a  large- 
hearted  man. 


Rules  for  the  Guidance  of  the  Dispens- 
ing: Clerlt. 

By  T.  W.  Richardson. 

Be  clean  and  neat  about  your  person 
and  dress.  A  patient  will  not  care  to 
take  medicine  put  up  by  a  slovenly  per- 
son, nor  to  be  waited  on  by  one.  Do 
not  be  afraid  of  putting  yourself  about  for 
the  sake  of  obliging  a  customer.  Have  a 
smile  and  pleasant  word  for  every  one ;  a 
little  kindness  done  may  not  mean  much 
to  you,  but  it  may  do  much  for  you  by 
securing  you  the  good  will  of  your  cus- 
tomer. 

In  receiving  a  prescription,  tell  the  cus- 
tomer the  length  of  time  it  will  take  to 
prepare  it.  Enquire  if  they  will  wait  or 
call  again.  If  they  will  wait,  politely  re- 
quest them  to  be  seated,  or,  if  they  wish 
it  delivered,  have  it  delivered  promptly, 
for  although  half  an  hour  may  not  make 
much  difference,  yet  the  suffering  patient 
may  be  inclined  to  complain  at  any  delay. 

Before  commencing  to  dispense  read 
the  prescription  carefully,  and,  if  any  ex- 
planation regarding  it  is  needed,  consult 
with  the  doctor,  but  without  the  patient's 
knowledge. 

Scrupulousness,  accuracy,  neatness,  and 
dispatch,  as  well  as  a,thorough  knowledge 
of  his  business,  constitute  the  necessary 
requisites  of  a  good  dispenser. 

There  must  be  no  substitution.  Use 
only  the  best  quality  of  drugs.  You  get 
a  best-quality  price,  and  you  have  a  per- 
fect right  to  furnish  best  quality  goods  to 
your  customer.  Be  accurate,  fi.x  your 
mind  on  what  you  are  doing,  and  give  it 
your  full  attention.  Be  careful  of  your 
fraction  of  a  grain — carelessness  cannot 
be  tolerated  at  all.  Remember  that  the 
patient's  health,  and  even  life,  is  placed 
frequently  in  your  care,  and  that  careless- 
ness, therefore,  in  dispensing  amounts 
almost  to  criminality.  Neatness  is  a  great 
factor  towards  success.  The  majority  of 
people  dread  taking  medicine,  and  should 
they  receive  a  bottle  with  the  label  on 
askew,  and  perhaps  smeared  with  a  dirty 
finger,  the  neck  of  the  bottle  sticky,  and 
the  cork  in  crooked,  they  would  be  apt  to 
be  disgusted.  Despatch  is  very  impor- 
tant, and  in  order  that  dispensing  may  be 
done  quickly  it  is  necessary  to  have 
everything  handy.  Have  only  on  your 
dispensing  shelves  such  things  as  are  fre- 
quently used,  and  so  arranged  that  the 
least  movement  will  enable  you  to  reach 
them. 

A  good  arrangement  is  to  have  a  deep 
dispensary,  and  along  the  back  of  the 
counter,  and  midway  from  either  end,  a 


compartment  for  ihe  scales,  with  mortars 
and  graduates  on  either  hand. 

Underneath  the  counter  have  drawers 
for  paper  for  wrapping  prescriptions, 
already  cut,  pill  boxes,  powder  papers, 
pill  tiles,  pill  machines,  corks,  etc.,  also 
com[)artments  for  bottles  and  ointment 
pots.  Have  your  gas  jet  and  sealing  wax 
at  one  ejid  of  the  dispensary,  and  your 
water  supply  as  convenient  as  possible, 
for  we  all  know  what  a  necessary  commo- 
dity "aqua  pura  "  is,  and  how  frequently 
it  is  brought  into  requisition  in  our 
"  noble  and  beloved  "  profession. 

In  dispensing  poisonous  lotions  or  lini- 
ments, use  a  poison  bottle,  and  make  it  a 
point  of  honor  to  affix  a  shake,  lotion,  or 
linmient  label,  whenever  necessary. 

Keep  your  counter  clear  and  clean,  and 
replace  everything  when  through  with  it. 
Having  prepared  the  medicine,  take  the 
prescri[)tion  to  the  desk  and  date,  num- 
ber, price,  and  place  any  note  which  you 
may  need  for  reference  upon  it.  Having 
neatly  wrapped  and  sealed  your  package, 
you  are  ready  to  hand  it  to  your  customer 
if  waiting.  If  he  is  not  waiting,  write  on 
wrapper  the  name  of  patient,  designation 
of  prescription,  number  of  price,  as  follows: 
John  Thomson, 

Lotion,    139540— 35c. 


The  Future  City  Druggist. 

De.\r  Mr.  Editor,- -Under  the  above 
heading  I  desire  to  send  you  my  idea  of 
what  the  city  druggist  of  the  future  should 
be. 

The  city  druggist  of  the  future  must  be 
aspiring  as  to  professional  reputation. 
He  must  be  well  educated,  and  possess 
the  Ph.M.B.  degree  in  pharmacy.  His 
professional  abilities  should  be  supported 
by  sufficient  means  to  sustain  the  emi- 
nence he  should  naturally  enjoy.  His 
assistants  should,  if  not  graduates,  be  at 
least  matriculants  of  the  university.  His 
slock  should  be  as  varied  as  the  wants  of 
his  customers,  regardless  of  the  profits 
wasted  in  maintaining  it.  He  should 
never  give  any  thjught  to  such  low-born 
institutions  as  departmental  stores,  which 
thrive  on  commercial  rather  than  pro- 
fessional lines.  In  his  dealings  with  the 
public  he  must  impress  them  with  the 
importance  of  his  profession  as  a  branch 
of  the  healing  art,  and  discountenance, 
publicly  at  least,  collusion  with  medical 
men  for  mutual  benefit. 

He  will,  of  course,  not  from  necessity, 
but  as  art  evidence  of  his  obliging  nature, 
continue  to  afford  the  public  the  free  use 
of  his  telephone,  directory,  and  other 
mere  adjuncts  of  his  calling.  Away  from 
the  public  eye,  he  will  obey  patiently  any 
demands  made  upon  him  by  the  medical 
profession.  Being  a  professional  man 
himself,  he  must  feel  it  beneath  his  dig- 
nity to  charge  the  doctor  for  such  things 
as  sponges,  surgical  dressings,  etc.,  which 
his  superior  may  require,  and,  even  should 
members  of  the  doctor's  family  see  fit  to 
make  trifling  demands  in  the  drug  sundry 
line,  his  sense  of  professional  propriety 
will  deter   him    from    asking    or  seeking 


recompense.  Above  all  thing.s,  he  must 
never,  in  the  slightest  degree,  encroach 
on  the  rights  of  the  medical  fraternity  by 
compounding  remedies  for  the  minor  ail- 
ments of  humanity,  and,  should  his  cus- 
tomers seek  a  refilling  of  prescriptions 
without  the  authority  of  their  medical 
adviser,  it  will  be  his  duty  firmly,  but 
kindly,  to  refuse  the  same.  Under  no  cir- 
cumstances will  he  return  the  original 
prescription  or  give  a  copy,  as  it  might  in- 
advertently be  dispensed  as  a  new  prescrip- 
tion by  a  confrere,  and  thus  rob  the  author 
of  the  fee  which  is  properly  his  due.  His 
duty,atall  times,  will  be  to  protect  the  medi- 
cal profession,  as  far  as  lies  in  his  power, 
from  the  many  forms  of  plagiaristic  em- 
piricism which  have  proven  a  bane  to  it 
in  the  past,  and,  although  his  pocket  may 
suffer  somewhat  in  doing  so,  the  high 
sense  of  dignified  justice  which  should 
pervade  him  will  be  ample  reward  for  his 
disinterested  efforts. 

OVERTHELEFT. 


Crystallization  of  Syrups,  and  the 
Remedy. 

Carles  [Repertoire  de  Fhariihuie),  in  an 
article  on  the  crystallisation  of  syrups, 
states  that  it  is  his  habit,  as  soon  as  he 
notes  a  tendency  of  a  syrup  to  crystallize, 
to  put  it  on  the  water-bath  and  heat  it. 
The  separated  sugar  is  at  once  taken  up, 
and  remains  in  solution.  Occasionally, 
he  says,  the  crystallization  will  occur  only 
on  the  bottom  of  the  vessel,  and  is  due  to 
the  fact  that  the  latter  is  standing  on  some 
object  colder  than  the  surrounding  atmos- 
phere. This  is  especially  the  case  in 
winter.  All  that  is  necessary  in  such 
cases  is  to  reverse  the  jar  or  vessel,  which, 
by  equalizing  the  temperature,  causes  the 
crystals  to  be  again  taken  up. — National 
Druggist. 


Phosphorus  Pills. 


Yet  another  method  for  dispensing 
phosphorus  in  pills  is  suggested  by  M. 
Ledoux,  of  Liege,  who  heats  anhydrous 
wool-fat,  4  gm.,  and  phosphorus  6  eg.,  in 
a  capsule,  on  a  water-bath  at  a  temperature 
about  45^,  until  the  phosphorus  is  melted. 
The  mixture  is  then  stirred  with  a  slightly 
warmed  pestle  until  cool,  after  which 
powdered  marsh-mallow,  q.s.  for  120  pills, 
is  added.  The  finished  pills  should  be 
rolled  in  powdered  talc  and  preserved  in 
the  same,  sheltered  from  the  light. — 
/ourns.  de  pharm.  de  Liege,  et  d'Anvers. 
— Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


Perfumed  Moth  Camphor. 

Naphthalin-camphor,  says  x\\e.  Drogisten 
Zeituny,  now  so  popular  as  a  moth-pre- 
venter, is  prepared  by  melting  together, 
on  the  water-bach,  2400  parts  of  naphtha- 
lin  and  780  parts  of  camphor.  The  un- 
pleasant, penetrating  odor  of  the  product 
may  be  masked  and  rendered  even  pleas- 
ant by  adding  to  the  product,  while  still 
fluid,  2  parts  cumarin,  i  part,  nerolin,  and 
53/^  parts  of  mirbane  oil. 


54 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


An  Automatic  Process  for  Aqua  Chloro- 
fopmi. 

By  William  Elborne,  B.A., 

Pharmacist  at  University  College  Hospital,  Demonstrator 
of  Materia  Medica  at  University  College. 

The  B.P.  process  for  preparing  aqua 
chloroformi  is  to  put  the  chloroform  and 
water  into  a  two-pint  stoppered  bottle  and 
shake  them  together  until  the  chloroform 
is  entirely  dissolved  in  the  water. 

The  U.S. P.  process  is  to  "add  enough 
chloroform  to  a  convenient  quantity  of 
distilled  water,  contained  in  a  dark  amber- 
colored  bottle,  to  maintain  a  slight  excess 
of  the  former,  after  the  contents  have 
been  repeatedly  and  thoroughly  agitated. 
When  chloroform  water  is  required  for 
use,  pour  ofif  the  needed  quantity  of  the 
solution,  refill  the  bottle  with  distilled 
water  and  saturate  it  by  thorough  agita- 
tion, taking  care  that  there  be  always  an 
excess  of  chloroform  present." 

Now,  the  B.P.  process  for  aqua  cam- 
phorce  is  one  of  automatic  diffusion  of  a 
solid  volatile  substance  into  distilled 
water  :  "  Enclose  the  camphor  in  a  mus- 
lin bag,  and  attach  this  to  a  piece  of  glass, 
by  means  of  which  it  may  be  kept  at  the 
bottom  of  the  bottle  containing  the  dis- 
tilled water.  Close  the  mouth  of  the 
bottle,  macerate  for  at  least  two  days,  and 
then  pour  off  the  solution  when  it  is 
required."  In  practice  it  is  customary  to 
keep  a  large  excess  of  camphor  in  the 
bag,  pouring  off  and  replenishing  with 
water  until  the  whole  of  the  camphor  has 
disappeared  —  the  operation  extending 
possiljly  over  months  ;  this  process,  sub- 
stituting stout  parchment  paper  for  the 
muslin  bag,  may  be  regarded  as  having 
suggested  the  following  process  : 

In  the  sense  of  filtration,  parchment 
paper  is  impervious  to  water,  alcohol, 
chloroform,  ether,  and  essential  oils,  but 
if  such  be  enclosed  in  the  parchment 
paper,  and  the  latter  suspended  in  a 
vessel  of  water,  the  enclosed  liquids  will, 
by  osmosis,  diffuse  through  the  membrane 
•  into  the  water  until,  in  the  case  of  liquids 
freely  miscible  with  each  other,  equili- 
brium within  and  without  the  membrane 
is  established,  or,  if  they  be  only  sparingly 
soluble  in  water,  until  the  latter  becomes 
saturated :  thus,  if  a  fluid  drachm  of 
chloroform  be  enclosed  in  parchment 
paper  and  suspended  in  25  ozs.  of  dis- 
tilled water,  in  a  closed  vessel  secluded 
from  light,  it  is  found  to  have  quitted  the 
membrane  and  saturated  the  water  in 
eight  days,  and  if  a  large  excess  of  chloro- 
form be  used  (say,  two  fluid  ounces), 
retaining  the  same  volume  of  water,  satura- 
tion is  effected  in  twenty-four  hours. 

The  process,  having  been  in  use  for 
some  months,  has  given  every  satisfac- 
tion. In  the  accompanying  diagrammatic 
representation  of  the  method  adopted,  B 
is  an  earthenware  4  gallon  barrel  contain- 
ing distilled  water  ;  P,  a  pint  of  chloro- 
form tied  up  in  a  bag  of  stout  parchment 
paper  ;  S,  the  string  passing  round 
through  the  bung  and  spile-holes  and 
supporting  the  bag ;  VV,  a  dark  amber- 
colored  Winchester  quart  filled  with  water, 


inverted  and  standing  in  the  bung-hole, 
acting  as  a  replenisher  and  gauge.  The 
whole  being  placed  in  position  is  allowed 
to  remain  intact  for  seven  days,  after 
which  period  it  may  be  drawn  from  the 
tap  as  required  for  use.  The  Winchester, 
when  empty,  is  to  be  refilled  with  distilled 
water  and  again  placed  in  position,  and 
the  chloroform  bag  replenished  at  much 
longer  intervals.  A  saturated  aqueous 
solution  of  chloroform  is  stronger  than 
the  B.P.  aqua  chloroformi,  three  parts  of 
the  former  being  equivalent  to  four  parts 
of  the  latter. 

For  other  medicated  waters  in  consider- 
able requisition,  such  as  aq.  menth.  pip., 
the  process  might  prove  of  general  appli- 
cation ;  but  where  the  specific  gravity  of 
the  essential  oil  is  less  than  unity  it  would 
be  requisite  to  load  the  flaps  of  the  parch- 
ment with  spare  glass  stoppers,  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  keep  the  bag  at  the  bottom 


natural  ice  yield  a  product,  alter  melting, 
filtering,  and  boiling,  that  will  stand  all 
the  Pharmacopoeia  tests  for  impurity  ; 
indeed,  water,  in  the  act  of  freezing, 
becomes  completely  separated  from  every- 
thing which  is  previously  held  in  solution, 
a  familiar  physical  fact  of  mere  theoreti- 
cal interest  to  the  pharmacist. — The  Phar- 
maceutical Jdurnal. 


of  the  vessel,  as  represented  in  the  lower 
part  of  the  diagram. 

With  oil  of  peppermint  thus  arranged, 
the  superincumbent  water  certainly  be- 
comes highly  impregnated  after  a  week's 
immersion,  but  whether  it  be  preferable 
to  enclose  the  oil  pure  and  simple,  or 
previously  rubbed  down  with  calcium 
phosphate  and  water,  remains  a  subject 
for  future  enquiry  ;  the  automatic  replen- 
isher in  this  instance  would  probably  have 
to  be  abandoned  on  account  of  a  possibly 
unequal  rate  of  dififusion  of  the  several 
constituents  of  the  oil. 

Substituting  i  lb.  of  slaked  lime  for  the 
chloroform,  and  following  the  same  direc- 
tions, most  satisfactory  lime  water  is 
obtained — uie  slaked  lime  to  be  previously 
washed  with  water,  after  subsidence  the 
supernatant  liquid  to  be  thrown  away, 
and  the  sediment  transferred  to  the  bag. 
It  may  be  worthy  of  notice  that,  in  the 
absence  of  distilled  water,  clear  blocks  of 


Acetylene  as  an  lUuminant. 

We  are  all  interested  in  new  illuminants, 
and  any  proposal  which  has  for  its  object 
the  cheapening  and  simplifying  of  exist- 
ing means  of  lighting  is  always  deserving 
of  attention.  That  there  is  great  need 
for  a  new  illuminating  agent  is  evidenced 
by  the  increasing  demand  in  many  places, 
for  numerous  purposes,  of  a  self-contained 
source  of  gas  of  high  illuminating  power. 
It  would  seem  that  we  are  within  measur- 
able distance  of  obtaining  this  advantage. 
Professor  Vivian  B.  Lewes  has  iieen  dis- 
cussing the  synthetic  production  of  acety- 
lene by  means  of  the  electric  arc.  In  an 
exceedingly  interesting  paper  on  the  sub- 
ject, he  points  out  that  from  that  simple 
hydro-carbon  can  be  produced  al'  those 
bodies  which  are  amongst  the  most  im- 
portant in  our  coal  gas,  and  which  so  far 
have  only  been  obtained  by  destructive 
distillation  of  coal,  hydro-carbon  oils,  or 
other  organic  substances.  Recent  re- 
search, however,  has  shown  that  by  fusing 
a  mixture  of  powdered  chalk  and  carbon 
in  an  electric  furnace  a  compound  called 
calcic  carbide  is  formed,  which  is  decom- 
posed by  water  into  lime  and  acetylene. 
Professor  Lewes  is  of  opinion  that  this 
process  is  commercially  practicable.  Data 
received  by  him  from  America  shows  that 
the  calcic  carbide  can  be  produced  at  a 
little  under  ^4  a  ton,  while  the  beauti- 
fully pure  lime  obtained  by  the  decom- 
position would  be  worth  to  the  gas  mana- 
ger about  los.  a  ton.  The  illuminating 
power  of  acetylene  is  about  fifteen  times 
as  great  as  that  of  London  gas,  so  that 
the  light  of  1,000  feet  of  the  latter  should 
be  obtained  for  less  than  6d.  by  the  use 
of  acetylene.  Professor  Lewes  points  out 
that  acetylene  obtained  in  this  way  may 
be  used  either  to  give  a  very  high  illu- 
minating effect  by  itself,  or  to  enrich  low- 
grade  coal  gas.  It  may  be  compressed 
and  distributed  in  steel  cylinders,  or  the 
calcic  carbide  may  be  fused  into  sticks, 
which  can  be  decomposed  by  water,  in 
suitable  apparatus,  at  the  place  where  the 
gas  is  required  for  consumption.  Pro- 
fessor Lewes  has  certainly  made  out  a 
very  clear  case  for  the  future  success  of 
the  new  illuminating  agent,  and  should  it 
prove  as  practicable  as  he  suggests  there 
would  seem  to  be  a  special  field  for  it 
abroad,  seeing  that  it  can  be  fused  into 
sticks,  and  afterwards  decomposed  by 
water. — Foreigu  and  Colonial  Importer. 

A  sluggish  merchant  and  a  wide-awake 
trade  don't  go  well  together. 

Don't  try  to  run  a  hundred-thousand- 
dollar-business  in  a  fifty-thousand-dollar 
town. 


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Red,  Yellow,  and  Black. 

ONTARIO  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACV  DINNER. 

On  the  evening  of  the  first  of  M.irch 
was  held  the  graduating  class  dinner,  the 
most  important  social  event  in  the 
academic  year  at  the  Ontario  College  of 
Pharmacy.  Over  a  hundred  sat  down  to 
the  sumptuous  repast  provided  liv  the 
Rossin  House,  and  their  appreciaiiijii  of 
the  effort  of  the  chef  was  apparent  by  the 
way  the  victuals  disappeared.  After  the 
menu  the  gathering  was  called  to  order 
by  the  chairman,  Mr.  Newton  H.  Brown, 
who,  in  behalf  of  the  class,  briefly  wel- 
comed the  guests.  The  president  of  the 
Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy  sent  greet- 
ings and  best  wishes,  and  expressed  sor- 
row that  they  were  unable  to  send  a 
representative.  Mr.  W.  A.  Karn,  of 
Woodstock,  member  of  the  council,  had 
come  down  for  the  dinner,  but  had  been 
taken  ill  with  grippe,  and  so  was  unable 
to  attend. 

The  chairman  then  proposed  the  toast 
to  "  The  Queen,"  which  was  received  by 
the  National  Anthem,  sung  by  all  present. 
The  toast  to  Canada  was  followed  by  the 
"  Maple  Leaf"  Mr.  Geo.  F.  Campbell, 
in  one  of  the  best  speeches  of  the  even- 
ing, referred  to  the  character,  climate,  and 
resources  of  Canada,  to  her  educational 
system,  of  which  Toronto  University  was 
the  head  in  Ontario,  and  to  the  position 
of  the  College  of  Pharmacy  in  affiliation 
with  the  University,  and  ably  showed  rea- 
sons why  every  Canadian  should  be 
proud  of  his  native  land.  This  speech 
was  followed  by  singing  "  Rule,  Britannia." 
Mr.  Lucas  was  next  called  upon  to  pro- 
pose the  toast  of  the  evening — "  The  Col- 
lege and  Faculty."  This  toast  was  greeted 
by  the  college  yell — 

"  Who  are  we  ? 
Phar-ma-cy — 
We  are  from 
The  O— C— P." 

Mr.  C.  D.  Daniel,  the  only  member  of 
the  council  present,  replied  on  behalf  of 
the  college.  After  a  few  humorous  re- 
marks, he  spoke  of  the  standing  of  the 
college,  and  said  that  it  stood  in  abso- 
lutely the  first  place  in  the  colleges  of 
pharmacy  in  America,  and  ranked  well 
with  those  of  the  old  world-  Other  col- 
leges may  have  finer  buildings  than  ours, 
others  may  have  finer  equipments,  but 
none  turn  out  students  with  a  better  phar- 
maceutical education.  Our  diploma  is 
accepted  by  boards  of  pharmacy  all  over 
the  United  States,  while  few  of  theirs  are 
accepted  outside  of  their  own  district. 
This  has  not  been  won  by  reciprocity; 
for  our  council  would  accept  no  diploma 
from  a  college  of  inferior  standing  to  our 
own.  He  added  that  the  council  were 
far  from  satisfied  with  the  present  equip- 
ment, and  hoped  to  still  improve  on  the 
training  and  education  that  the  college 
affords  the  students.  The  present  high 
examination  standard  of  66  per  cent,  for 
a  pass  and  75  per  cent,  for  honors  was 
not  set  to  lessen  the  number  of  druggists, 
or  to  prevent  students  from  entering  the 


business,  but  solely  with  the  object  of 
maintaining  the  standard  of  the  college, 
for  it  was  that  very  thing  that  made  our 
diploma  so  desirable  and  so  valuable  to 
the  holder. 

Dean  Heebner  and  Dr.  Fotheringham 
then  followed  on  behalf  of  the  Faculty. 
The  Dean  evidently  thought  the  boys  had 
enough  of  his  seriousness  through  the 
term  without  having  any  that  evening,  for 
his  speech  was  humorous  throughout, 
kee[)ing  the  boys  in  constant  laughter  till 
he  had  finished.  He  took  as  his  text  the 
quotation  which  he  found  on  the  menu 
card  : 

'•  Think  not  of  our  approaching  ills. 
Nor  talk  of  powders,  plasters,  pills, 
To-motrow  will  he  time  enough 
To  hear  such  mortifying  stuff." 

He  enlarged  on  the  first  two  lines,  and, 
at  the  request  of  the  class,  declared  the 
lecture  for  the  next  morning  off,  although 
he  thought  the  last  two  lines  sounded 
like  a  request  to  leave  it  on. 

Dr.  Fotheringham  jokingly  referred  to 
an  "  ad."  on  the  programme,  which  read, 
"  Use  Dr.  Fotheringhara's  Anti-fat,"  and 
said  that  the  remedy  was  not  for  sale. 
He  complimented  the  class  on  the  success 
of  the  evening's  entertainment,  and  said 
that  although  they  had  shown  themselves 
to  be  fond  of  recreation  and  pleasure,  yet 
he  did  not  think  a  professor  in  the  city 
could  boast  of  a  harder  working  or  more 
studious  lot  of  students  than  he  could  in 
the  College  of  Pharmacy.  Moreover,  he 
did  not  know  of  any  class  of  students 
who  were,  as  a  whole,  more  neat  and  care- 
ful of  their  personal  appearance  than  the 
boys  of  theO.C.P. 

The  boys  then  sang  "  Vive  la  Phar- 
macie,"  a  version  of  "  Vive  la  Compag- 
nie,"  written  for  the  occasion. 

VIVE   I.A    PHARMACIE. 

Bring  hither  a  beaker  and  fill  it  with  wine, 

Vive  la  Pharniacie, 
And  pledge  Alma  .Mater  with  ninety  times  nine, 

Vive  la  Pharmacie. 

Cho. — Vive  le,  vive  le,  vive  le  roi, 
Vive  le,  vive  le,  vive  le  roi, 
Vive  le  roi,  vive  la  reine, 
Vive  la  Pharmacie. 

Here's  to  the  Council  who  meet  twice  a  year, 
To  deal  out  the  parchment  we're  working  for  here. 

The  Professors  come  next,  and  they're  not  a  bad 

lot. 
There's  Heebner  and   Fotheringham,    Chambers 

and  Scott. 

Here's  to  old  Isaac,  the  muscular  man, 

When  he  braces  himself,  shove  him  over  who  can. 

And  now  to  the  Grads.  this  health  we  will  sing, 
For  we  hope  to  be  Graduates,  too,  in  the  spring. 

And  here's  to  the  Students  of  Ninety-five — 
May  they  pass  the  exams,  and  come  out  alive. 

Mr.  E.  A.  Walters,  in  proposing  the 
toast  to  "  Sister  Institutions,"  referred  to 
the  noble  family  of  colleges  which  form 
the  University  of  Toronto,  of  which  the 
College  of  Pharmacy  is  probably  the 
youngest  member.  If  our  college  is  ever 
moved  from  its  present  site  we  will  hope 
that  it  may  be  moved  closer  to  the  head 
of  the  University — University   College — 


so  that  our  students  may  imbibe  more  of 
the  true  college  spirit  from  closer  rela- 
tionship with  the  other  students.  He 
also  expres.sed  the  good  will  of  the  class 
toward  the  Trinity  medical  department, 
and  closed  by  asking  the  students  to 
drink  brotherly  love  and  fraternal  affec- 
tion to  the  toast  of   "  Sister  Institutions." 

This  toast  was  responded  to  by  repre- 
sentatives from  University  College,  To- 
ronto and  Trinity  Medical  Schools,School 
of  Practical  Science,  and  the  Dental  Col- 
lege. 

Mr.T.  J.Gledhill  made  a  rather  humor- 
ous speech  in  asking  the  boys  who  were 
working  for  the  sheepskin  of  the  college 
to  drink  to  all  owners  of  sheepskins  as 
being  the  fortunate  members  of  the  drug 
fraternity.  In  response  to  this  toast  to 
the  graduates  Mr.  T.  Allen  made  a  very 
happy  speech,  and  wished  the  boys  all 
possible  success  at  their  examinations. 
Mr.  Elliot,  jr.,  of  the  firm  of  Elliot  &  Co., 
spoke  of  the  coiiimercial  outlook  of  the 
drug  trade,  and  said  that  the  money  to 
he  made  in  pharmacy  of  the  future  lay  in 
the  druggists  making  all  their  own  prepara- 
tions and  in  putting  into  use  the  higher 
pharmaceutical  processes  they  were  taught 
at  the  college. 

Mr.  Wright,  with  a  burst  of  eloquence, 
asked  the  boys  to  drink  "  princely  pros- 
perity, perpetual  progress,  and  protracted 
popularity  to  the  public  press,"  which 
toast  was  responded  to  in  one  of  the  best 
speeches  of  the  evening  by  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery, of  the  '  Varsity,  the  student  organ 
of  the  University. 

The  toast  to  the  ladies  was  proposed 
by  Mr.  H.  A.  Rowland,  and  ably  responded 
to  by  Mr.  Leonidas  Rattey,  whose  love 
for  the  fair  was  manifest.  "  Ourselves  " 
was  proposed  by  Mr.  Urquhart,  and  an- 
swered by  Mr.  McNichol.  After  the  final 
toasts  to  the  chairman  and  the  commit- 
tee, this  most  enjoyable  evening  was 
brought  to  a  close  with  "  Auld  Lang 
Syne."  During  the  speeches  numerous 
songs  and  solos  were  rendered,  among 
which  was  a  new  version  of  "  Litoria," 
written  for  the  occasion  : 

LITORIA. 
Ye  Pharmacy  man  goes  out  to  dine — 

Swe-de-le-we-dum  bum. 
But  never  touches  any  wine — 

Swe-de-ie-we-dum  bum  ; 
He  makes  the  stock  of  victuals  fly — 

Swe-de-le-wetchu-hi-ra-si, 
And  tackles  all  from  soup  to  pie — 

Swe-dele-wedum  bum. 

Cho. — Litoria,  Litoria — 

Swe-delewe-tchu-hi-ra-sa, 
Litoria,  Litoria — 
Swe-de-Ie-we-dum  bum. 

He  sits  him  down  and  tries  to  smoke  ; 
He  laughs  when  e'er  he  sees  a  joke  ; 
He  drinks  the  merry  toast  with  glee. 
And  hollers  loud  for  Pharmacy. 

He  tries  to  dance  a  stag-dance  reel. 
But  in  his  head  he  feels  a  wheel ; 
He  mixes  up  surrounding  scenes. 
And  isn't  worth  a  hill  of  beans. 

Ye  night  is  past.     He  wanders  home. 
No  more  to  dinners  will  he  roam. 
He  climbs  up  to  his  attic  den 
And  rests  his  loaded  abdomen. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Messrs.  C.  VV.  McPherson,  VV.  S.  Mc- 
Kay, and  J.  S.  Martin  took  solo  parts. 
The  menu  card  was  exceedingly  neat  and 
tastefully  gotten  up,  and  should  prove  a 
fitting  souvenir  for  such  an  enjoyable 
event. 

Mr.  Newton  H.  Brown  occupied  the 
chair,  and  his  committee  was  as  follows : 
Mr.  J.  A.  Graham,  secretary  ;  Mr.  W.  J. 
Bauld,  treasurer ;  Messrs.  Geo.  F.  Camp- 
bell, E.  A.  Walters,  Frank  Ross. 


The  Opium  Trade  of  Asia  Minor. 

Opium  is  perhaps  the  most  interesting, 
the  most  valuable,  and  the  most  famous 
product  of  Asia  Minor.  This  substance, 
which  resembles  a  resinous  gum,  is  e.x- 
tracted  from  the  capsules  of  poppy-heads. 
Incisions  are  made  in  the  capsules  after 
the  fall  of  the  flowers,  and  the  juice  which 
runs  from  them  is  then  dried  and  made 
up  into  blocks  of  various  sizes.  These 
are  covered  with  leaves  and  sent  in  special 
^ales  to  the  market  at  Smyrna. 

The  poppy  is  usually  cultivated  in  the 
central  regions  of  Asia  Minor  on  firm 
soil  of  sandy  or  chalky  clay,  richly  man- 
ured. Several  sowings  are  made  through- 
out the  course  of  the  year,  but  the  crops 
are  grouped  under  two  general  denomi- 
nations, the  autumn  and  the  spring  crops. 
The  autumn  sowings  are  begun  towards 
the  end  of  the  month  of  September,  and 
produce  the  greater  part  of  the  harvest. 
The  seed  is  sown  in  fields  which  have 
been  plowed  or  dug  up,  and  when  the 
plants  have  appeared  a  great  many  are 
destroyed  in  order  to  assure  to  each  plant 
a  clear  space  of  about  75  centimetres. 
The  earth  ought  to  be  stirred  and  hoed 
three  times  over  before  the  time  for  pick- 
ing the  poppy-heads  has  come. 

After  the  month  of  November  the 
snow  almost  always  covers  up  the  young 
plant,  which  is  thus  preserved  from  frost 
and  the  severity  of  the  winter  until  the 
snow  melts,  that  is  to  say,  until  March. 
It  then  grows  vigorously  until  it  becomes 
from  I  to  I'A  metres  in  height.  Each 
plant  produces  from  5  to  30  globular 
capsules,  which  are  generally  oval  in 
form.  The  flowers  are  large,  solitary  at 
the  top  of  the  ramifications,  and  com- 
posed of  four  or  five  petals  set  in  the  form 
of  a  cross,  and  crumpled  until  they  ex- 
pand. They  are  of  all  shades  from  white 
to  red.  When  the  capsule  is  ripe  it  takes 
a  pale  yellow  tint.  This  is  the  moment 
for  making  the  incisions.  They  are 
always  made  at  sunset ;  the  juice  which 
oozes  from  them  in  the  form  of  tears  is 
collected  next  morning,  at  dawn,  in 
shells.  It  is  then  dried  and  moulded 
into  the  form  of  blocks,  which  are  wrap- 
ped in  leaves  of  the  same  plant.  From 
its  first  appearance  until  the  time  of 
harvest,  the  plant  is  exposed  to  all  the 
intemperance  of  the  weather,  excess  of 
rain  or  drought,  of  cold  or  heat,  violent 
winds,  etc.,  and  it  is  thus  peculiarly  liable 
to  be  injured  on  the  nights  which  precede 
the  incision  of  the  capsule. 

*  From  a  report  of  the  French  Chamber  of  Commerce 
at  Smyrna. 


The  seed  is  sown  two  or  three  times  in 
spring,  between  the  beginning  of  Febru- 
ary and  the  end  of  April.  This  crop 
requires  greater  uniformity  of  weather, 
especially  frequent  rains.  The  conse- 
quence is  that  the  spring  sowings  are  more 
delicate,  and  their  product  is  sensibly 
inferior  to  that  of  the  autumn  crop. 

The  blocks  are  left  to  dry,  and  are 
then  arranged  in  high  baskets  contaming 
about  75  kilogs.,  with  certain  leaves 
which  have  the  property  of  keeping  the 
opium  in  good  condition,  and  of  prevent- 
ing the  blocks  from  sticking  to  one 
another.  The  bales  are  then  forwarded 
to  Smyrna  and  Constantinople  to  be  sold 
there  to  exporters.  Turkish  opium  has 
produced  during  the  last  fifteen  years  an 
average  of  6,000  bales.  One  single  year, 
which  was  absolutely  exceptional,  pro- 
duced 11,000  bales.  But  this  year  we 
have  only  3,000,  a  figure  just  as  abnormal 
as  the  preceding. 

These  are  the  various  varieties  of 
opium  and  their  respective  values  : 

(i)  Malatia,  Tokat,  Zileh.  Quality 
extremely  fine,  and  the  paste  much  appre- 
ciated by  Chinese  smokers  for  its  delicate 
flavor.  Amount  of  morphine  very  small, 
varying  from  8  to  1 1  per  cent.,  which  is 
only  obtained  by  means  of  a  special 
selection. 

(2)  Boghadich.  The  best  quality  of 
Turkish  opium,  paste  delicate  and  fine, 
greatly  appreciated,  especially  by  the 
smokers  of  Central  America. 

(3)  Yerli.  All  opium  which  is  grown 
in  the  neighborhood  of  Smyrna  is  called 
Yerli.  It  is  less  valued  than  that  of 
Boghadich,  but  is  as  rich  in  morphine. 
This  is  the  quality  which  is  used  for 
drugs  and  in  medicine. 

(4)  Chaiie.  This  kind  is  so  like  that 
of  Yerli  that  it  may  be  included  in  the 
same  category. 

(5)  Salonica.  The  cultivation  of  opium 
at  Salonica  is  of  relatively  recent  date.  It 
has  greatly  extended,  and  produces  about 
800  bales  per  annum,  half  of  which,  of 
very  fine  quality,  is  more  appreciated  than 
even  the  Boghadich. 

(6)  Karatrissar.  This  is  the  district 
which  produces  the  most  opium,  and 
supplies,  on  a  large  scale,  the  trade  of 
England,  America,  and  Holland.  The 
quality  of  this  variety  is  very  good  ;  the 
morphine  varies   from   9   to    12   percent. 

(7)  Adeth.  Average  quality  brought 
from  all  parts  of  the  interior.  The  Turk- 
ish word  "adeth"  means  "usual."  It 
represents  the  ordinary  type,  which  is 
easily  sold  for  China  and  America,  and 
the  amount  of  morphine  is  almost  uni- 
formly 9.5  per  cent. 

(8)  Chinquiti.  This  name  is  given  to 
a  quality  of  opium  from  various  parts  of 
the  interior.  It  is  opium  mixed  with 
foreign  matter ;  it  contains  morphine 
sometimes  to  the  extent  of  9  per  cent. 

(9)  So  so.  Under  this  name  are  de- 
signated those  opiums  which  are  bought 
in  the  condition  in  which  they  arrive  from 
the  interior.  There  is  a  mixture  of  five 
kinds  and  of  Chinquiti.  The  morphine 
is  from   9  '  ^   1 1  per  cent.     It  should  be 


noted  that  mouldy  opiums  of  bad  appear- 
ance, which  are  rejected,  are  often  found 
figuring  afterwards  in  the  category  of  the 
"So  so's." 

These  are,  approximately,  the  quantities 
exported  each  year  : 

Bales. 

For  England i  ,000 

"    North  America 2,000 

"    Central  and  South  America 600 

"    Spain  and  her  Colonies 500 

"    Holland 500 

"     France 300 

"    Germany 300 

"    Italy 100 

"    Other  countries 100 

Total,  about 5,400 

or  cases  representmg  at  the  average  price 
of  48  francs  the  kilogramme,  eleven  million 
of  francs. 

The  permanent  stock,  at  the  end  of 
the  season,  which  closes  on  the  15th  of 
June;  is  valued  approximately  at  1,000 
bales  between  Smyrna,  Constantinople, 
and  the  producing  districts.  The  maxi- 
nmm  price  of  opium  of  late  years  has 
been  40  francs  the  kilogramme,  and  the 
minimum  price  to  which  it  has  fallen 
has  been  18  francs;  but  this  fall  only 
occurred  once,  and  lasted  but  a  very  short 
time.  In  any  case  we  are  very  far  from 
that  period  when  this  article,  which  used 
to  play  a  preponderating  part  in  the 
export  trade  of  Smyrna,  sometimes  reach- 
ed very  high  prices  indeed.  The  price 
used  to  go  up  and  down,  producing 
great  profits  and  serious  losses.  But  the 
speculative  spirit  which  used  to  mark  the 
opium  trade  has  entirely  disappeared,  the 
variations  of  price  are  slight,  and  only 
follow  the  normal  law  of  supply  and  de- 
mand, in  consequence  of  the  extent  of 
the  crops  and  the  requirements  of  the 
consumer. — Board  of  Trade  Journal. — 
Pliarmaceutical  Journal  and  Transac- 
tions. 


Sodium  Carbonate. 


Chemically  pure  sodium  carbonate  for 
analytical  purposes  is  prepared  by  Reint- 
zer  {Chem.  Centralbl.')  by  taking  250  cc. 
of  water  of  8o°C.,  and  dissolving  in  it  as 
much  sodium  bicarbonate  as  it  will  take 
up.  After  filtering  and  cooling  to  io°C. 
a  double  salt  crystallizes  out,  to  which 
the  formula  NaXO..,  +  NaHCO^  -f-  2H.,0 
is  assigned.  These  he  separates,  washes 
with  a  little  cold  water,  and  then  con- 
verts the  substance  into  Na.^COg  by 
heating  in  a  platinum  crucible  at  just 
below  perceptible  red  heat. 


Test  for  Aeetanilid  in  Phenacetin. 

Guasti  gives  {L'Orosi)  the  following 
method  for  detecting  aeetanilid  in  phena- 
cetin, when  present  to  the  extent  of  4  per 
cent,  or  more  :  Boil  0.5  gram  of  the 
sample  with  10  cc.  of  water;  cool,  filter 
off  the  deposited  phenacetin,  concentrate 
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57 


An  Act  to  Further  Amend  the  B.C. 
"  Pharmacy  Act,  1891." 

The  following  is  the  full  text  of  the 
amendiiieiits  as  certified  correct  and 
passed  third  reading  on  February  iith, 
1895: 

Her  Majesty,  by  and  with  the  advice 
and  consent  of  the  Legislative  Asseiiil)ly 
of  the  Province  of  British  CoUnnhia, 
enacts  as  follows  : 

(i)  This  Act  may  be  cited  as  the 
"Pharmacy  Act  Amendment  Act,  1S95." 

(2)  Section  10  of  the  '.'Pharmacy  .-\ct, 
1891,"  is  herel.iy  repealed,  and  the  follow- 
ing inserted  in  place  thereof  : 

"  lo.  The  Board  of  Examiners  shall 
examine  the  candidates  and  grant  such 
certificates  or  diplomas  as  they  may  think 
proper  to  those  whom  they  deem  qualified 
to  be  'licentiates  of  pharmacy,  certified 
clerks,  or  certified  apprentices.  The  said 
Board  of  Examiners  shall  consist  of  three 
members  of  the  Association,  who  shall  be 
appointed  annually  by  the  Lieutenant- 
Governor  in  Council.  In  case  of  any 
vacancy  occurring  in  such  Board,  such 
vacancy  shall  be  filled  by  the  Lieutenant- 
Governor  in  Council." 

(3)  Section  1 1  of  the  said  Act  is  hereby 
repealed,  and  the  following  substituted  in 
place  thereof : 

"11.  All  persons  approved  of  by  the 
Board  of  Examiners  who  by  examination 
have  obtained  diplomas  from  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Society  of  Great  Britain,  or  cer- 
tificates from  any  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, or  in  the  Dominion  of  Canada  or 
elsewhere,  whose  standing  and  require- 
ments are  equal  to  those  of  the  Pharma- 
ceutical .'\ssociation  of  British  Columbia, 
may  be  registered  as  members  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  British 
Columbia  without  the  examination  pre- 
scribed by  the  said  Act.  Such  diplomas 
or  certificates  must  be  accompanied  by 
certificates  of  good  moral  character,  and 
shall  be  subject  to  such  other  regulations 
as  may  be  provided  for  in  the  by-laws  of 
the  Association  :  Provided,  also,  that 
such  persons  must  have  attended  two 
courses  of  lectures  in  chemistry,  two  in 
materia  medica  and  pharmacy,  and  one 
course  in  botany,  in  the  British  Columbia 
School  of  Mines,  or  such  other  school  or 
college  whose  standing  and  requirements 
are  equal  to  those  of  said  British  Colum- 
bia School  of  Mines.  Such  courses  each 
to  consist  of  not  less  than  fifty  lectures  : 
Provided  that  the  by-laws  of  the  Associa- 
tion shall  not  require  on  the  part  of  the 
applicant  any  previous  residential  qualifi- 
cations." 

{4)  Section  12  of  the  said  Act  is  here- 
by amended  by  adding  thereto  the  follow- 
ing sub  sections  : 

"((j)  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  a  certified 
apprentice  to  compound  prescriptions  or 
sell  poisonous  drugs  or  chemicals  unless 
under  the  direct  supervision  of  a  licentiate 
of  pharmacy  or  certified  clerk  : 

"  {fi)  Whenever  any  city  or  town  in 
British  Columbia  is  incorporated  at'ter  the 
passing  of  this  Act,  all  persons  who  have 


been  practising  as  chemists  or  druggists 
on  their  own  account  in  any  such  city  or 
town  before  its  incorporation  for  the 
period  of  six  months  shall  be  entitled  to 
be  registered  under  this  Act  without 
examination,  provided  application  is  made 
therefor  within  the  period  of  six  months 
after  such  incorporation." 

(5)  Section  16  of  the  said  Act  is  here- 
by repealed,  and  the  following  substi- 
tuted in  lieu  thereof ; 

•'  16.  No  person  shall,  within  the  limits 
of  any  incorporated  city  or  town  in  this 
province,  keep  open  shop  for  the  retailing, 
dispensing,  or  compoimding  poisons,  or 
sell,  or  attempt  to  sell,  any  of  the  articles 
mentioned  in  Schedule  '  A  '  or  Schedule 
'  B  '  to  this  .-Kct,  unless  such  person  is 
registered  as  a  licentiate  of  pharmacy 
under  this  .\ct,  under  the  penalty  set 
forth  in  section  20  in  this  Act.  A 
certified  clerk  may,  under  the  provi- 
sions of  this  Act,  compound  prescriptions 
or  sell  poisonous  drugs  or  chemicals  while 
acting  m  that  capacity." 

(6)  Section  17  of  said  Act  is  hereby 
repealed,  and  the  following  substituted  in 
lieu  thereof : 

"17.  Articles  named  or  described  in 
Schedule  '  A  '  or  Schedule  '  B  '  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  poisonous  within  the  mean- 
ing of  this  Act ;  and  the  said  Council 
hereinbefore  mentioned  may  from  time  to 
time  by  resolution  declare  that  any  article 
in  such  resolution  named  ought  to  be 
deemed  a  poison  within  the  meaning  of 
this  Act,  and  thereupon  the  said  Council 
shall  submit  the  same  for  the  approval  of 
the  Lieutenant-Governor  in  Council  ;  and 
if  such  approval  is  given,  then  such  reso- 
lution and  approval  shall  be  advertised  in 
the  British  Columbia  Gazette,  and  on  the 
expiration  of  one  month  from  such  adver- 
tisement the  article  named  in  such  resolu- 
tion shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  poison  with- 
in the  meaning  of  this  -A.ct,  and  the  same 
shall  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this 
Act,  or  such  of  them  as  may  be  directed 
by  the  Lieutenant-Governor  in  Council." 

(7)  Section  18  of  said  .\ct  is  hereby 
repealed,  and  the  following  substituted  in 
lieu  thereof: 

"  18.  No  person  shall  sell  any  poison 
named  in  Schedule  '  A  '  either  by  whole- 
sale or  retail  unless  the  box,  bottle,  ves- 
sel, wrapper,  or  cover  in  which  such 
poison  is  contained  is  distinctly  labelled 
with  the  name  of  the  article  and  the  word 
'  poison,'  and,  if  sold  by  retail,  then  also 
with  the  name  and  address  of  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  establishment  in  which 
such  poison  is  sold  ;  and  no  person  shall 
sell  any  poison  mentioned  in  Schedule 
'  A  '  to  any  person  unknown  to  the  seller 
unless  introduced  by  some  person  known 
to  the  seller,  and  on  every  sale  of  any 
such  article  the  person  actually  selling  the 
same  shall,  before  delivery,  make  an  entry 
in  a  book  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose  in 
the  form  set  forth  in  Schedule  '  C  '  to  this 
Act,  stating  the  date  of  the  sale,  the  name 
and  address  of  the  purchaser,  the  name 
and  quantity  of  the  article  sold,  the  pur- 
pose for  which  it  is  stated  by  the  purchas 
er  to  be  required,  and  the  name  of  the 


person,  if  any,  who  introduced  him,  to 
which  entry  the  signature  of  the  pur- 
chaser shall  be  affixed,  under  the  penalty 
set  forth  in  section  20  of  this  Act  :  Pro- 
vided the  person  actually  selling  the 
poison  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalty  men- 
tioned in  this  Act." 

(8)  Section  19  of  said  Act  is  hereby 
repealed,  and  the  following  substituted  in 
lieu  thereof  : 

"  19.  .A.ny  article  enumerated  in  Sched- 
ule '  B  '  to  this  Act  shall  not  be  sold  un- 
less the  container  of  such  be  distinctly 
labelled  with  the  name  of  the  article, 
name  and  address  of  the  seller,  and  the 
word  '  poison  '  affixed  thereto,  under  the 
penalty  set  forth  in  section  20  of  this 
Act." 

(9)  Section  27  of  said  Act  is  hereby 
repealed,  and  the  following  substituted  in 
lieu  thereof : 

"  27.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Lieuten- 
ant-Governor in  Council  to  appoint  a  fit 
and  proper  person  to  be  known  as  '  Pub- 
lic Analyst,'  who  must  be  a  member  of 
the  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  who 
may  be  allowed  to  charge  such  fees  in 
respect  of  analyses  to  be  made  by  him  as 
the  Lieutenant-Governor  in  Council  may 
approve.  And  in  any  prosecution  under 
the  said  Act  a  certificate  of  such  Public 
.Analyst  as  to  the  identity  of  any  drug, 
chemical,  or  compound  shall  be  deemed 
good  and  sufificient  evidence  of  the  same." 

(10)  Section  28  of  said  Act,  and  sec- 
tion I  of  the  "  Pharmacy  Act  Amend- 
ment Act,  1892,"  are  hereby  repealed, 
and  the  following  substituted  therefor  : 

"  28.  Nothing  in  this  Act  contained 
shall  prevent  any  duly  qualified  member 
of  the  medical  profession  or  surgeon  from 
engaging  in  or  carrying  on  the  business 
of  an  apothecary,  chemist,  or  druggist, 
provided  that  when  any  such  duly  quali- 
fied member  of  the  medical  profession  or 
surgeon  desires  to  carry  on  the  business 
of  a  chemist  or  druggist,  as  defined  by 
the  said  Act,  he  shall  not  be  required  to 
pass  the  examination,  but  shall  register  as 
a  chemist  or  druggist  and  otherwise  com- 
ply with  all  the  requirements  of  the  said 
Act.  And  it  shall  also  be  incumbent 
upon  any  medical  practitioner  or  surgeon 
now  carrying  on  the  business  of  a  chemist 
or  druggist  within  the  incorporated  cities 
and  towns  of  the  province  to  register  an- 
nually and  otherwise  conform  to  all  the 
requirements  of  the  said  Act." 

(11)  The  said  Act  is  further  amended 
by  adding  thereto  the  following  section  : 

"  29.  In  any  conviction  under  this  .\ct 
the  penalty  may  be  enforced  by  distress 
and  sale  of  the  goods  of  the  offender,  and 
in  case  of  there  being  no  sutTicient  distress 
found  out  of  which  the  same  can  be 
levied,  such  offender  shall  be  liable  to  be 
imprisoned  for  any  period  not  exceeding 
one  month.  Every  such  penalty  when 
collected  shall  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  .Association  of 
British  Columbia  for  the  general  purposes 
of  the  said  Association." 

(12)  Section  7  of  the  "Pharmacy  Act, 
1891,"  is  hereby  amended  by  striking  out 
sub-section  (/). 


58 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
MARCH   15TH,   1895. 

The  /fid!i7  Rubber  and  GuttaPercha 
Journal  is  authority  for  the  statement 
that  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Messrs. 
A.  &  F.  Pears,  together  with  an  associate 
inventor,  have  been  successful  in  manu- 
facturing a  perfectly  fireproof  celluloid 
from  spent  fibres  from  paper  mills,  which 
they  are  pro[)osing  to  manufacture  on  a 
large  scale. 


a  liberal  contributor  to  the  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Society's  Benevolent  Fund,  donated 
^1,000  to  the  Dartford  Cottage  Hospi- 
tal, and  helped  to  support  a  number  of 
charitable  and  religious  institutes  in  his 
native  town.  Mr.  Burroughs  leaves  a 
widow  and  three  small  children. 


The  manufacturers  of  the  new  antipy- 
retic and  analgesic  called  "Antitoxin" 
have  announced  their  determination  to 
take  proceedings  to  prevent  the  use  of 
this  word,  except  as  applied  to  their  pro- 
duct. They  claim  that  the  name,  as  used 
to  designate  the  diphtheria  serum,  is  an 
infringement  of  their  trade  mark,  which 
was  registered  some  years  ago. 


The  graduating  class  of  the  Ontario 
College  of  Pharmacy  are  to  be  congratu- 
lated on  the  unqualified  success  which 
attended  their  dinner,  held  on  the  evening 
of  March  ist.  The  menu  was  good,  the 
speeches  witty  and  enjoyable,  and  the 
management  excellent.  Chairman  Brown 
and  the  other  members  of  the  committee 
who  had  the  affair  in  charge  showed 
what  the  "  red,  yellow,  and  black  ''  can 
do  in  providing  an  enjoyable  evening. 
The  O.C.P.  is  always  ahead. 


Death  of  Mr.  S.  M.  Burroughs. 

Silas  Mainville  Burroughs,  of  the  firm 
of  Burroughs,  Wellcome  &:  Co.,  Snow 
Hill,  London,  England,  died  at  Monte 
Carlo,  whence  he  had  gone  but  a  short 
time  previously  for  his  health,  on  Febru- 
ary 6th. 

Mr.  Burroughs  was  an  American  by 
birth,  having  been  born  in  Medina,  N.Y., 
December  24th,  1846,  and  began  his 
pharmaceutical  career  in  Lockport,  N.Y., 
afterwards  entering  the  house  of  John 
Wyeth  &  Brothet,  Philadelphia.  In  t88o 
the  firm  of  Burroughs,  Wellcome  &  Co. 
was  formed,  and  the  success  of  the  busi- 
ness then  established  has  been  almost 
phenomenal. 

In  social,  business,  and  religious  circles 
Mr.  Burroughs  was  a  prominent  figure, 
and  made  hosts  of  friends  by  his  urbanity 
of  manner,  generous  disposition,  and  a 
distinct  personality,  which  impressed  all 
who  came  in  contact  with  him.     He  was 


Justice  to  a  Manufacturing  House. 

There  appeared  in  the  Toronto  World 
of  February  22nd  a  statement  that  Parke, 
Davis  &  Co.,  of  Walkerville,  Ontario,  were 
seeking  to  introduce  low-grade  alcohol 
into  their  Canadian  laboratory  for  the 
manufacture  of  patent  medicines,  and  in 
the  issue  of  the  same  paper  of  February 
26th  an  anonymous  letter  appeared,  al- 
leging that  the  low-grade  alcohol  was 
desired  "  for  the  manufacture  of  pharma- 
ceutical preparations  intended  to  be  used 
for  the  making  up  of  prescriptions."  That 
a  very  great  wrong  had  been  done  this 
firm  in  th<;  publication  of  such  false  state- 
ments every  one  will  admit,  and  the  com- 
plete retraction  of  the  charges  and  insinu- 
ations by  the  World  in  its  issue  of  March 
2nd  was  but  an  act  of  justice  towards 
the  firm. 

Parke,  Davis  &  Co.  indignantly  deny 
that  their  petition  to  the  excise  authori- 
ties had  any  bearing  whatever  on  low- 
grade  alcohol.  What  they  wanted  was 
simply  permission  to  introduce  pure, 
standard,  rectified  spirit  in  bond  for  the 
manufacture  of  pharmaceuticals  designed 
for  export  on  a  large  scale  to  foreign  coun- 
tries. Such  standard  spirit  can  be  im- 
ported in  bond  at  the  price  of  25  cents 
per  imperial  gallon.  At  present  Parke, 
Davis  &  Co.  are  greatly  hampered  by  the 
high  market  price  of  alcohol  in  the  Do- 
minion—$1.17  per  imperial  gallon  in 
bond,  and  to  this  must  be  added  the  ex- 
cise duty  of  $1.50  proof  gallon  !  Their 
proposition  to  the  excise  authorities  WSis 
cheerfully  complied  with  ;  will  reduce 
substantially  the  cost  of  producing  goods 
for  export  ;  will  enable  them  to  compete 
with  European  manufacturers  in  the  mar- 
kets of  the  world  outside  the  Dominion  ; 
and  will  not  involve  the  slightest  sacrifice 
of  quality  or  potency  in  the  finished  pre- 
parations. 

They  also  strenuously  aver  that  no  low- 
grade  alcohol  has  ever  entered  into  any 
preparation  of  their  manufacture,  and  their 
petition  had  no  bearing  on  any  save  the 
pure,  standard,  rectified  spirit. 

Practically,  there  is  no  such  thing  on 
the  market  as  "  low-grade  alcohol,"  unless 


this  term  be  applied  to  dilute  alcohol. 
Inasmuch  as  every  manufacturer  is  per- 
fectly free  to  purchase  pure  spirit  (94  per 
cent.)  and  dilute  it  in  accordance  with 
the  needs  of  the  product  manufactured 
(some  preparations  require  strong  alcohol 
as  a  solvent,  and  others  require  dilute 
spirit),  it  would  be  absurd  to  talk  of  low- 
grade  alcohol  in  this  connection.  The 
only  other  form  of  "  low-grade  alcohol  " 
is  a  certain  crude  product  supplied  exclu- 
sively to  establishments  manufacturing 
vinegar  under  bond.  The  well-known 
"  wood  alcohol  "  could  not  possibly  be 
used  in  the  manufacture  of  pharmaceuti- 
cals, owing  to  its  obnoxious  odor. 

The  charge  made  that  Parke,  Davis  & 
Co.  desire  to  employ  a  low-grade  spirit 
for  the  manufacture  of  patent  medicines 
was  another  gratuitous  misstatement.  This 
house  has,  we  understand,  no  proprietary 
interest  in  any  patent  medicine,  nor  does 
it  advertise  or  sell  any  of  its  products  to 
the  public.  It  confines  its  operations  en- 
tirely to  the  medical  profession,  which  it 
reaches  through  the  usual  channels  of  the 
wholesale  drug  trade  and  retail  pharma- 
cists. 

The  reputation  of  this  house  throughout 
Canada  is  such  that  no  druggist,  we  be- 
lieve, would  give  credence  to  any  such 
charges;  and  we  feel  it  a  duty  towards 
one  of  our  most  enterprising  and  reliable 
manufacturing  concerns  to  give  the  facts 
as  they  actually  are. 


Tlie  Ownersliip  of  tlie  Prescription. 

The  question  as  to  whom  a  prescrip- 
tion really  belongs,  when  it  has  been 
made  up  by  a  pharmacist,  has  frequently 
been  raised  in  connection  with  French 
pharmacy.  No  special  rule  has  been  laid 
down  with  regard  to  it,  and,  consequently, 
pharmacists  have  been  in  the  habit  of 
keeping  the  recipes  or  not,  as  they  think 
fit.  M.  Bogelet,  the  lawyer  of  the  Gen- 
eral Association  of  French  Pharmacists, 
has  expressed  the  opinion  that  a  general 
system  should  be  adopted  for  pharma- 
cists to  retain,  for  the  purpose  of  personal 
guarantee,  all  prescriptions  containg  either 
active  poisons  or  those  that  are  danger- 
ous. They  should,  however,  undertake 
to  deliver  proper  copies,  bearing  the  ad- 
dress of  the  pharmacy,  to  patients.  Article 
15  of  the  proposed  new  law  touches  the 
question  slightly  by  saying  :  "  If  pharma- 
cists retain  a  medical  prescription,  they 
ought  to  deliver  an  exact  copy,  if  this  is 
asked  for." — Chemist  and  Druggist. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


(58A) 


Onyx  and  Marble  Soda  Water  Apparatus 


THERE  IS  NONE  BETTER  THAN 


PUFFER'S  "FRIGID" 


IT  LEADS  THEM  ALL. 


'T'AKE  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  and  estab- 
lish a  successful  Soda- 
Water  Trade  It  is  a  cash 
business,  and  yields  large 
returns. 


QONSTRUCTED  of 
Beautiful  Onyx  or  Fan- 
cy Marbles.  Every  part 
made  from  the  best  ma- 
terials, and  in  the  latest 
manner. 


'pO  establish  a  good  trade 
you  need  a  practical 
and  attractive  apparatus. 
There  is  none  better  than 
Puffer's  "  Frigid." 


gXTRACTS     and     Fruit 
Juices   of  the  highest 
grade  at  prices  lower  than 
ever. 

A  large  number  of  second 
hand  apparatus  at  low 
prices. 


PRICES   REASONABLE.  TERMS   EASY. 

Liberal  allowance  for  old  goods  taken  in  trade.      Illustrated  Catalogue  mailed  free  on  reqyest. 

A.  D.  PUFFER  &  SONS, 


BRANCHES: 

39  and  41   Centre  St.,  New  York. 

264  Fifth  Ave.,  Chicago. 

538  Magazine  St.,  New  Orleans. 


38  to  48  PORTLAND  STREET, 


BOSTON,  MASS. 


(58b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


plctcher  nianafactaring  Co., 

"  440  YON6E  STREET,  TORONTO. 


Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 


Soda  rountains   -   Generators   -   Cylinders   -   Freezers 

And  every  other  article  necessary  for  carrying  on  the  Soda  Water  Business. 

THE   accompanying  fount 
shows  an  entirely  new 
idea  for  counter  apparatus. 

The  Canopy  is  made  from 
natural  hardwood,  highly  fin- 
ished. 

The  Fount  is  heavily  silver- 
plated  on  pure  white  metal ; 
all  connections  and  attach- 
ments are  made  from  pure 
block  tin,  thereby  insuring 
Soda  Water  absolutely  free 
from  the  metal  poison  so  often 
found  in  old  apparatus. 

The    Body     of    Fount    is 
double,    having    a    dead    air 
space     between     inside    and 
outside    linings.       Inside    of 
this    is    a    coil    of   block  tin 
pipe,   reaching   to   where  our 
name-plate     appears.       This 
plate  is  hinged  so  that  it  may 
be   raised   when   filling    body 
with  broken  ice,  for  which  we 
supply  a  special    funnel  free. 
Fount   has  Eight  P.atent 
Pneumatic  Syrup  Jars  and 
Two  P-^TENT    Drip    Plates 
fitted  into    slab    under  Soda 
Taps.     These   plates  can   be 
lifted  out  for  purpose  of  pack- 
ing   ice   around   coolers  and 
syrup  jars. 

Cooler  box  is  fitted  under 
counter,  is  easy  of  access, 
and  no  trouble  to  fill  with 
ice. 
,  We  supply  with  the  Fount : 
Cajiopy,  Marble  Slab,  Eight 
Patent  Syrup  Jars,  Cooler 
Box,  Six  Silver  Plated  Tum- 
bler Holders,  Tivelve  Tumblers, 
and  all  connections  and  pipes 
ready  for  attaching  to  cylinder. 

The  FRIGID  B  FOUNT. 

We  make  this  Fount  in  Style  A,  without  Canopy,  and  a  smaller  slab,  but  with  all  other  attachments  the  same  as  Style  B. 
F.O.B.  Toronto.     Counter  e.vtra  in  all  cases.     Any  style  made  to  order. 


Dealers  in  Fmit  nil^,  Fruit  Extracts.  Flavorings,  Etc. 


WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


59 


The    Bacteriological     Examination    of 
Water. ' 

By  R.  a.  Cmi'is,  F.I.C. 

During  tlie  last  few  years  the  literature 
of  the  subject  of  Hacteriology  has  liecome 
so  extensive  that  anything  like  a  general 
epitome  of  the  subject  is  quite  beyond 
the  scope  of  a  paper  for  a  single  evening. 
I  shall,  therefore,  restrict  my  remarks 
to  that  de|)artment  of  the  subject  which 
has  a  practical  application  in  the  examina- 
tion of  water  for  drinking  purposes. 

Before  proceeding  to  the  subject 
proper,  it  may,  however,  be  well  to  give 
a  general  idea  of  the  characters  of  the 
micro-organisms  under  consideration,  so 
that  those  who  are  not  already  familiar 
with  them  may  be  able  to  understand 
more  clearly  the  facts  referred  to.  Those 
organisms  commonly  grouped  together 
under  the  term  "bacteria"  are  unicellu- 
lar bodies  of  extremely  minute  propor- 
tions ;  some  idea  of  their  size  may  Ije 
given  by  the  statements  that  if  10,000 
of  some  of  the  smaller  forms  were  placed 
end  to  end  the  thread  would  be  only  one 
inch  long,  and  a  cubic  inch  of  the 
organisms  in  mass  would  contain  ten 
millions  of  millions  of  individuals.  These 
organisms  are  not  all  of  the  same  form, 
and,  in  consequence,  may  be  arranged 
into  various  classes  ;  perhaps  Cohn's  sys- 
tem is  the  most  convenient  for  general 
use  : 

(i)  Coccacea;,  Ball  bacteria.  Cells 
spherical  or  shortly  elliptical. 

(2)  Bacteriacea;.  Rod-bacteria.  Cells 
distinctly  longer  than  broad,  straight  rods, 
varying  in  length, 

(3)  Spiro-bacteria,  Vibrionaceffi.  Cork- 
screw bacteria.  Cells  curved,  often  twisted 
into  long  or  short  spirals. 

(4)  Desmo-bacteria.  Thread  bacteria. 
Cells  united  to  form  long  threads,  some 
being  enclosed  in  sheaths. 

The  bacterium  consists  of  protoplasm 
enclosed  in  a  membrane,  usually  of  an 
albuminous  nature.  Some  species  pos- 
sess fiagella,  by  means  of  which  they  have 
the  power  of  motion,  and  which  may  be 
situated  on  certain  parts  of  the  cell  only, 
or  distributed  over  the  whole  surface.  In 
some  species  no  flagella  have  been  ob- 
served. Of  the  motile  forms  some  species 
may  be  seen  to  dart  rapidly  across  the 
field  of  vision,  others  move  hut  sluggishly. 

Some  forms  develop  distinctive  colors, 
but  I  he  majority  are  colorless  or  yel- 
lowish. 

A  fact  of  the  utmost  importance  is  that 
bacteria  are  unable  to  rise  in  air,  unless 
carried  upward  by  a  draught,  and  in 
water,  at  rest,  most  species  subside  to  the 
bottom. 

Many  kinds  of  bacteria  produce  spores, 
which  are  far  more  resistant  to  the 
effects  of  temperature,  etc.,  than  the 
parent  bacteria  ;  these  spores  often  remain 
as  such  for  a  considerable  period  of  time, 
and  then  develop  when  favorable  condi- 
tions obtain. 

'Read  at  a  meeting  of  the  Brighton  .■\ssociation  of 
Pharmacy. 


The  application  of  bacteriology  to  the 
subject  of  water  supply  may  conveniently 
be  considered   under  three  sections  : 

(i)  The  determination  of  the  efficiency 
of  filters. 

(2)  The  general  examination  of  water 
as  to  suitability  for  drinking  purposes. 

(.^)  The  special  examination  of  polluted 
water  for  individual  species  of  bacilli. 

I.    THE      DETERMINATION    OF     THE     EFFI- 
CIENCY   OF    FILTERS. 

The  value  of  bacteriological  examina- 
tion for  this  purpose  has  for  several  years 
past  been  recognized,  and  the  system  is 
now  in  full  operation  in  connection  with 
the  water  supply  of  many  towns. 

For  this  purpose  samples  of  water  must 
be  taken  before  and  after  filtration — in 
such  a  position  that  the  samples-  shall 
fairly  represent  the  water  actually  run- 
ning at  the  time — and  the  number  of 
bacilli  in  each  sample  determined.  The 
bottles  in  which  the  samples  are  taken 
must  be  previously  sterilized,  either  by 
heating  for  three  hours  to  a  temperature 
of  130°  — 160"  C,  or  by  filling  with  a 
solution  of  bichloride  of  mercury 
(i — 1,000),  allowing  to  stand  one  hour, 
and  then  rinsing  six  or  eight  times  with 
water  previously  rendered  sterile  by  boil- 
ing for  an  hour  in  a  flask  plugged  with 
cotton-wool,  and  covered  with  a  small, 
sterilized  beaker.  Water  may  also  be  ster- 
ilized by  passing  through  a  Chamberland- 
Pasteur  or  a  Berkefeld  filter.  The  stop- 
pers of  the  sterilized  bottles  are  tied  over 
with  sterilized  gutta-percha  tissue,  and 
transported  in  tins  or  other  suitable  con- 
tainers. 

When  taking  the  samples,  every  care 
must  be  exercised  to  avoid  the  possibility 
of  infection  from  any  external  source  ; 
the  stopper  must  be  removed  by  grasping 
between  finger  and  thumb,  together  with 
the  gutta-percha  capping,  and  not  laid 
down  upon  the  ground,  but  held  until  the 
sample  has  been  taken  ;  the  bottle  is  held 
in  the  other  hand  in  such  a  position  that 
no  bacteria  from  the  skin  can  enter  the 
bottle  ;  this  is  easily  arranged  when  the 
supply  is  a  flowing  stream,  but  if  a  pool  or 
reservoir  the  bottle  should  be  held  by  a 
sterile  clamp.  The  neck  of  the  bottle 
must  be  completely  immersed,  so  as  to 
avoid  the  entrance  of  any  dust  which 
may  have  settled  upon  the  surface  of  the 
water.  When  full,  the  stopper  is  re- 
placed, and  tied  over  as  before.  If  the 
supply  is  carried  by  a  pipe,  the  tap  should 
be  turned  on  for  several  minutes  before 
taking  the  sample. 

when  the  test  has  to  be  carried  out  at 
a  distance,  it  is  needful  to  pack  the  tins 
in  ice,  so  that  the  temperature  may  not 
rise  above  4°  or  5°  C.  by  the  time  the  test 
is  made.  The  case  shown  is  one  in  con- 
stant use,  the  temperature  twenty-four 
hours  after  packing  is  0°  C.  The  reason 
why  it  is  so  important  to  keep  down  the 
temperature  is  that  the  organisms  multi- 
ply extremely  rapidly  at  ordinary  tempera- 
tures, but  very  slowly,  or  not  at  all,  when 
kept   at   or    near    0°  C.     Unfortunately, 


however,  some  species  of  bacteria  are 
killed  at  the  freezing  point,  consequently 
the  results  obtained  may  be  lower  than 
the  truth.  Moreover,  the  development  of 
those  which  are  not  killed  is  much  re- 
tarded by  long  continued  low  temperature. 
The  bacteria  in  pure  water  obtained  from 
deep  springs  usually  multiply  far  more 
rapidly  than  those  from  streams  ;  this  is 
no  doubt  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  former 
waters  do  not  contain  any  of  those  pro- 
ducts of  bacterial  life  which  inhibit  their 
further  growth,  whereas  the  latter  usually 
do  contain  such  products,  and  living  bac- 
teria in  far  larger  numbers  in  addition. 
As  an  instance  of  rapid  multiplication, 
Frankiand  gives  the  following  figures  : 

Kent  Well. On  day  of  collection 7  bacteria. 

"  After  I  day  at  20°  C 21        " 

"  After  3  days  at  20' C. 495,000        " 

The  multiplication  usually  attains  a 
maximum  by  about  the  seventh  day,  in 
the  case  of  spring  waters,  but  not  until 
the  fifteenth  to  twenty-fifth  day  in  impure 
water  of  streams,  after  which  the  numbers 
rapidly  decline. 

The  number  of  bacteria  is  ascertained 
by  introducing  small  portions  of  the  water 
into  a  suitable  nutrient,  and  counting  the 
colonies  developed.  This  is  commonly 
carried  out  in  small  flat-bottomed  glass 
dishes  known  as  Petri's  dishes,  which  are 
furnished  with  covers  of  the  same  form. 
The  most  convenient  medium  for  cultiva- 
tion is  gelatine-peptone,  because  this  is 
solid  at  the  ordinary  temperature,  yet  may 
be  liquefied  by  a  very  gentle  heat,  and 
thus  easily  and  uniformly  mixed  with  the 
water  under  examination.  For  its  pre- 
paration a  pound  of  lean  minced  beef  is 
infused  with  a  litre  of  cold  water,  and 
allowed  to  stand  for  twenty  four  hours  in 
a  cold  place,  then  strained  and  pressed, 
adding  water  to  the  strained  liquor  to 
produce  one  litre,  if  needed.  To  this 
liquid  are  added  100  grammes  of  fine 
white  gelatine,  10  grammes  of  dry  pep- 
tone, and  5  grammes  of  salt,  and  the 
whole  placed  in  a  steam  sterilizer  for  an 
hour,  after  which  it  must  be  carefully 
neutralized,  or  rather  rendered  faintly 
alkaline.  As  the  degree  of  alkalinity  has 
a  most  important  influence  upon  the 
growth  of  bacteria,  the  best  plan  is  to 
remove  a  small  portion  of  the  medium 
and  titrate  by  means  of  j-^  sodium  hy- 
drate, using  phenol-phthalein  as  an  indi- 
cator ;  having  in  this  way  ascertained  the 
amount  required  for  exact  neutralization 
the  correct  quantity  of  normal  sodium 
hydrate  is  added  together  with  i  gramme 
(per  litre)  of  crystalline  sodium  carbon- 
ate ;  this  being  the  degree  of  alkalinity 
which  gives  the  best  results.  To  this 
liquor,  when  cool,  the  whites  of  two  eggs 
are  added,  and  after  admixture  the  whole 
is  placed  in  the  steamer  for  twenty  min- 
utes, when  the  coagulated  albumen  is  re- 
moved by  straining  through  linen,  and 
finally  cleared  by  filtration  through  white 
filter  paper  at  a  temperature  of  about 
45°  C.  The  filtrate  is  collected  in  a  flask 
which  is  plugged  with  cotton-wool,  pre- 
viously sterilized  at  130'  to  140°  C-  trans- 


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ferred  to  steam  sterilizer,  and  heated  on 
four  successive  days  during  ten  to  fifteen 
minutes.  Sterilized  test  tubes,  also 
plugged  with  cotton-wool,  may  be  partly 
filled  and  sterilized  in  the  same  way. 
Thus  prepared,  the  medium  may  be  pre- 
served in  the  dark  for  months. 

For  the  actual  tests,  at  least  four  dishes 
are  required  for  each  sample,  and  these 
t  igether  with  all  other  glass  apparatus 
should  be  sterilized  as  usual  in  the  air 
oven,  several  pipettes  divided  into  ,5-  cc. 
will  be  needed,  also  glass  flasks  of  100  cc. 
capacity  for  diluting  tlie  water. 

The  dishes  having  been  placed  on  a 
level  table  and  the  nutrient  melted  at 
about  40°  C  ,  about  10  cc.  is  carefully 
introduced  into  each  dish,  removing  the 
cover  only  so  far  as  to  allow  of  the  liquid 
being  poured  in,  and  taking  care  to  avoid 
infecting  the  nutrient,  by  using  sterilized 
forceps  for  removing  the  cotton-wool 
from  neck  of  flask,  the  lip  of  which  must 
also  be  gently  heated  ui  Bunsen  flame. 
Before  the  medium  has  solidified  varying 
quantities  of  the  water  samples  are  intro- 
duced by  means  of  the  sterilized  pipettes. 
Convenient  amounts  are  i  cc,  i  cc, 
^  cc,  ]'jj  cc,  and  yc^„  cc,  but  with  very 
bad  water  y^Vij  ^'^-  (o""  6^'en  less)  will  be 
sufficient.  These  smaller  quantities  are 
measured  by  first  preparing  dilutions  of 
the  original  water  with  99  or  999  times 
its  volume  of  sterilized  water.  The  water 
and  medium  have  now  to  be  thoroughly 
mixed  by  tilting  the  dishes  backwards  and 
forwards  several  times,  and  then  set  at 
rest  in  a  cold  place  (refrigerated  during 
hot  weather)  until  thoroughly  set,  when 
they  are  transferred  to  an  inculiator  and 
maintained  at  about  20°  C.  In  those 
dishes  which  contain  a  sufficiently  small 
portion  of  the  water,  each  individual  or- 
ganism is  separated  from  the  others  by 
mixing  with  so  large  a  proportion  of 
medium,  and  when  this  solidifies  each  one 
is  kept  in  its  place,  consequently  when  it 
multiplies  it  in  time  produces  a  "colony" 
sufficiently  large  to  be  .seen  by  the  naked 
eye  or  a  pocket  lens.  The  dishes  are 
therefore  examined  from  time  to  time 
during  several  days.  By  the  end  of  the 
second  day,  but  frequently  much  earlier 
than  this,  some  colonies  will  be  seen,  and 
these  will  increase  in  number  until  all  are 
developed,  when  they  must  be  counted. 
If  few  in  number  this  may  easily  be  done, 
but,  if  many,  a  special  counting  apparatus 
will  be  required.  That  usually  em|)loyed 
is  Wolfhugel's,  which  consists  of  a  black- 
ened plate,  upon  which  the  dish  is  placed, 
and  covered  with  a  glass  plate  divided 
into  squares.  The  dish  is  viewed  through 
this  divided  plate,  and  the  number  of  col- 
onies in  five  of  the  squares  (diagonally)  is 
counted.  From  this  the  number  in  the 
whole  dish  may  be  easily  calculated. 
The  following  figures  are  given  as  an 
instance  of  results  actually  obtained  : 
S  cc.  contained  230  col's  =     460  bact.  per  cc. 

tScc.         "  45    "     =     450       "       " 

j^cc.         "  47    "     =     470 

rjijcc.         "  5    "     =     500       "       " 

nArirCc.         "  i    "     =1,000      "       " 

In  such  a  case,  where  the  number  of 


organisms  is  comparatively  small,  it  is 
evident  that  the  figures  obtained  from 
the  smaller  quantities  are  less  reliable 
than  those  from  the  larger,  and  in  calcu- 
lating results  it  is  well  to  omit  them,  the 
actual  number  to  be  certified  in  the  above 
example  would  be  460,  the  mean  of  the 
first  three  plates.  On  the  other  hand, 
when  the  number  is  very  large,  the  results 
from  smaller  quantities  are  more  reliable 
than  from  larger  ones,  where  the  difficulty 
of  accurate  counting  is  a  very  real  one. 

Having  thus  ascertained  the  number  of 
bacteria  in  the  water  before  and  after 
filtration,  a  simple  calculation  gives  the 
percentage  removed.  When  working 
well,  sand-filters,  as  used  by  most  water 
companies,  will  remove  from  95  to  99.9 
per  cent,  of  the  bacteria.  This  remark- 
able result  is  explained  by  the  fact  that 
the  bacteria  at  first  arrested  by  the  upper 
surface  of  sand  there  multiply,  forming  a 
slimy  coating,  which  serves  as  a  very 
efficient  filtering  medium  for  the  water. 
It  follows,  therefore,  that  a  newly-con- 
structed filter  does  not  purify  the  water 
well,  but  requires  a  few  days  to  attain  its 
maximum  of  efficiency-  It  also  follows 
that  the  rate  of  filtration  becomes  slower 
as  the  slimy  coating  increases  in  thick- 
ness— so  much  so  that  from  time  to  time 
the  upper  surface  of  fine  sand  must  be 
scraped  off  to  the  depth  of  about  }i  to  }( 
inch. 

The  vast  majority  of  bacteria  present 
in  natural  waters  are  of  a  harmless  charac- 
ter, but  there  is  no  reason  to  believe  that 
pathogenic  organisms,  such  as  cholera 
and  typhoid  germs,  will  behave  in  any 
way  differently  from  the  ordinary  "  water 
bacteria,"  in  fact,  the  experience  of  Ham- 
burg during  the  cholera  epidemic  of  1892 
shows  that  they  behave  similarly.  The 
towns  of  Hamburg  and  Altona  both  drew 
their  supply  from  the  river  Elbe.  The 
former  received  the  water  from  a  point 
above  the  outfall  of  the  town  sewers,  and 
did  not  filter  it  before  supplying,  whilst 
the  latter  took  its  supply  below  the  out- 
fall of  sewers  ^of  both  Hamburg  and  Al- 
tona. The  neighboring  town  of  Wands- 
beck  received  water  from  an  inland  lake 
after  filtration.  The  deaths  from  cholera 
in  the  three  towns  were  as  follows  : 

Hamburg 12.28  per  thousand. 

Altona    2.34  " 

Wandslieck 2. 15  " 

2.    THE  OENER.-M-  EXAMIN.^TION  OF  WATER 
AS  TO  SUITABILITY  FOR  DRINK- 
ING   PURPOSES. 

The  first  step  in  this  examination  is 
the  same  as  already  described,  but  it  is 
evident  that  the  bare  determination  of 
the  total  number  of  organisms  present  is 
of  practically  little  value,  because  the 
great  majority  will  usually  be  harmless 
forms,  and  the  purest  natural  waters  are 
capable  of  sustaining  the  life  of  vast  num- 
ber of  bacteria  ;  moreover,  as  has  been 
before  observed,  a  water  naturally  very 
pure  bacteriologically  becomes  teeming 
with  bacterial  life  a  few  days  after  collec- 
tion, by  multiplication.     There  are,  how- 


ever, other  considerations  of  much  greater 
value,  viz.,  the  number  of  bacteria  which 
cause  liquefaction  of  the  gelatine,  and  the 
number  of  different  species  present. 
When  examining  the  dishes  for  the  num- 
ber of  colonies  it  will  be  apparent  that 
great  differences  exist  between  them,  some 
appear  within  thirty-six  hours  or  even 
earlier,  whilst  others  do  not  become  visible 
for  several  days ;  moreover,  some  are 
found  only  upon  the  surface  of  the  gela- 
tine, others  are  entirely  embedded  beneath 
the  surface ;  the  color  may  vary,  the 
commonest  being  yellowish  or  white,  red- 
dish, brown,  or  gray.  One  very  impor- 
tant difference  is  that  while  some  forms 
cause  rapid  liquefaction  of  the  gelatine, 
others  liquefy  it  but  slowly  ;  others,  again, 
do  not  possess  this  power  at  all.  This 
liquefaction  may  extend  far  beyond  the 
visible  circumference  of  the  visible 
colony,  or  may  be  confined  to  a  small 
radius  ;  the  liquid  gelatine  may  be  thin  or 
viscid,  transparent  or  turbid.  The  form 
of  the  non-liquefying  colonies  is  also  im- 
portant— round,  oval,  or  irregular,  or  of 
characteristic  form. 

These  liquefying  bacteria  are  very  fre- 
quently the  cause  of  putrefaction,  and 
produce  unpleasant  odors  consequent 
upon  the  decomposition  of  the  gelatine  ; 
moreover,  they  are  not  able  to  live  and 
multiply  in  pure  waters  to  anything 
like  the  extent  that  the  non-liquefying 
species  do,  hence  their  presence  in  large 
numbers  is  a  very  bad  feature. 

A  water  which  becomes  polluted  by 
sewage  and  other  household  filth  is 
thereby  contaminated  not  only  by 
great  numbers  of  bacteria,  but  by  many 
species,  whereas  a  water  drawn  from  a 
deep  spring  or  other  source  remote  from 
polluting  influences  contains  compara- 
tively few,  and  very  few,  perhaps  only 
three  or  four,  species  of  bacteria.  The 
gelatines  cultures  having  been  made  as 
'usual,  they  are  carefully  examined,  and  a 
•  minute  portion  of  each  form  of  colony  is 
removed  by  means  of  a  needle  (pre- 
viously sterilized  by  heating  in  the  Bun- 
sen  flame,  and  cooled),  and  transferred  to 
test-tubes  of  gelatine  or  other  culture 
media.  The  inoculation  of  test  tubes  is 
carried  out  either  by  "  stroke  "  or  "  punc- 
ture "  as  follows  : 

For  stroke  culture  test  tubes  are  used, 
containing  gelatine,  agar-agar,  or  sterilized 
potatoes.  Agar-agar  culture  medium  is 
prepared  in  the  same  way  as  gelatine- 
peptone,  substituting  for  the  gelatine 
20  grams  of  agar-agar,  which,  however, 
requires  prolonged  heating  to  ensure  solu- 
tion. Potatoes  are  difficult  to  sterilize  ; 
they  are  first  washed,  soaked  in  solution 
of  bichloride  of  mercury  (i-iooo)  for  an 
hour  or  two,  and  then  peeled  ;  again 
placed  in  bichloride  solution  for  five 
minutes,  washed  with  sterilized  water,  and 
cut  into  slices  about  one-third  of  an  inch 
thick,  with  a  sterilized  knife.  The  slices 
are  then  put  into  sterile  cultivation  plates 
or  test-tubes  (plugged  with  sterilized 
wool),  and  placed  in  the  steam  sterilizer 
for  an  hour  longer. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


6t 


The  wire  having  been  heated  in  a  flame 
and  allowed  to  cool,  without  l)eing 
touched  or  laid  down,  a  minute  portion 
of  a  single  colony  is  taken  up  on  its 
point  ;  the  test-tube,  containing  nutrient 
soliilified  in  a  slanting  direction,  is  held 
in  the  left  hand,  the  plug  removed  be- 
tween the  backs  of  the  third  and  fourth 
fingers  of  the  right  hand,  taking  great  care 
that  the  part  of  the  plug  which  enters  the 
tube  shall  not  come  into  contact  with  any 
other  object,  the  wire  is  then  passed  into 
the  tube  without  touching  the  sides,  and 
gently  drawn  across  the  medium  without 
injuring  the  surface.  It  is  now  again 
plugged,  and  [ilaced  in  the  incubator — if 
gelatine,  a  temperature  of  20"  C.;  if  agar- 
agar,  or  potatoes  that  of  37°  C. — is  usu- 
ally employed.  These  cultivations  show 
certain  peculiarities  of  growth  whereby 
further  differentiation  of  species  may  be 
obtained. 

For  puncture,  the  nutrient  should  be 
solidified  horizontally,  and  the  lube  being 
held  mouth  downwards  the  infected  wire 
is  pushed  upwards  through  the  medium, 
right  to  the  bottom  of  the  tube.  Here, 
again,  differences  soon  become  apparent  : 
the  bacteria  may  grow  along  the  whole 
track  of  the  needle,  or  only  at  or  near  sur- 
face, or  at  bottom  only  ;  the  growtli  ftiay 
be  a  fine  cord  or  a  thick  column,  with  or 
without  radiating  processes  ;  the  colony 
may  spread  over  surface  or  be  confined 
near  the  puncture  ;  the  gelatine  may  be 
liquefied  in  a  funnel-shaped  or  other 
depression  from  surface,  or  equally  over 
whole  surface,  etc.,  etc.  Some  species 
produce  bubbles  of  gas,  whereas  others 
do  not. 

Having  in  this  way  ascertained  that 
several  species  are  present,  small  portions 
of  each  culture  may  be  e.xamined  micro- 
scopically, when  it  is  possible  that  further 
differences  may  be  observed,  e.g.,  two 
colonies,  otherwise  very  similar,  may  be 
found  to  be  a  bacillus  or  micrococcus 
respectively.  The  growth  of  a  colony 
may  be  observed  by  cultivation  in  the 
hanging  drop  ;  that  is,  by  inoculating  with 
a  very  minute  speck  of  a  colony,  a  small 
drop  01  gelatine  or  agar-agar  on  a  cover- 
glass,  inverted  over  a  glass  slide  having  a 
depression  in  centre,  the  cover-glass  being 
kept  in  position  by  a  minute  portion  of 
vaseline  at  one  corner. 

By  these  means  and  other  special  cul- 
tures, when  necessary,  the  number  of 
species  may  be  ascertained.  Migula 
states  that  no  good  drinking  water  con- 
tains more  than  10  different  species. 

3.    THE    SPECIAL     EX.AMIN.ATIOX     OF     POL- 
LUTED   W..\TER    FOR   INDIVIDU.^L 
SPECIES  OF  BACILLI. 

Pathogenic  bacteria  frequently  find 
access  to  water  used  for  drinking  pur- 
poses, inainly  through  sewage  pollution, 
and,  unfortunately,  some  of  these  species 
are  capable  of  living  in  water  for  consid- 
erable periods  of  time,  thus  giving  every 
opportunity  for  spreading  the  disease. 

It  has  been  demonstrated  that  Bacillus 
typhosus  is  capable  of  existing  in  a  living 


condition  in  sterilized  water  for  some 
months,  but  in  ordinary  water  its  duration 
is  more  restricted  ;  this  is  probably  due 
to  ■'  crowding  out ''  by  other  and  more 
numerous  water  bacilli. 

The  cholera  spirillum  is  rapidly 
destroyed  when  introduced  into  sterilized 
distilled  water,  but  the  addition  of  small 
quantities  of  nitrates  or  chlorides  greatly 
increases  its  vitality.  Most  shallow  wells 
or  streams  of  a  polluted  character  contain 
these  salts  in  considerable  traces,  hence 
the  conditions  are  favorable  for  the  con- 
servation of  this  bacillus,  should  it  obtain 
access.  The  experiments  hitherto  made 
upon  the  vitality  of  cholera  spirillum  in 
ordinary  potable  water  are  not  very  satis- 
factory, but  there  is  no  doubt  that  it  is 
capable  of  living  for  a  considerable  time. 
Moreover,  the  experience  of  Hamburg  and 
Altona,  already  quoted,  would  seem  to 
show  this. 

The  particular  bacteria  which  have 
usually  to  be  sought  are  those  of  typhoid 
fever  and  cholera,  although  others,  such 
as  those  of  anthrax,  septicKmia,  or  tetanus, 
have  occasionally  been  found.  I  shall 
confine  my  remarks  to  the  detection  of  the 
bacilli  of  typhoid  fever  and  cholera. 

The  Typhoid  Bacillus. 

The  difficulties  surrounding  the  detec- 
tion of  this  bacillus  are  very  great,  partly 
because  it  is  commonly  accompanied  by 
far  greater  numbers  of  other  bacilli  derived 
from  sewage,  and  partly  because  it  is  a 
disease  not  adapted  for  physiological  test 
upon  the  lower  animals. 

On  this  account,  an  ordinary  plate  cul- 
tivation can  scarcely  ever  be  successful  in 
giving  a  culture  of  the  specific  organism 
unaccompanied  by  other  species,  partic- 
ularly the  Bacillus  coli  coiumuiiis,  con- 
stantly present  in  human  fieces.  Under 
these  circumstances,  special  methods 
must  be  adopted  to  destroy  the  other 
species,  after  which  tests  are  applied  to 
distinguish  between  the  B  tyyhosus  and 
B  coli.  communis,  or  any  other  species 
which  may  occasionally  be  met  with. 
The  water  is  first  introduced  into  phenol- 
broth,  or  the  sediment  obtained  by  filter- 
ing a  large  quantity  of  the  water  through 
a  Berkefeld  or  Chamberland-Pasteur  filter, 
and  is  cultivated  in  the  same  medium. 
This  medium  is  prepared  as  follows  : — 

Some  beef-broth  is  prepared  exactly  as 
described  for  gelatine-peptone,  hut  omit- 
ting the  gelatine,  and  making  neutral 
instead  of  slightly  alkaline.  A  number  of 
test-tubes  each  receive  10  cc.  of  the  liquid, 
and  in  addition  three,  six,  or  nine  drops 
of  the  following  solution: — 

Pure  phenol 5  grnis. 

"     hydrochloric  acid 4     "  ■ 

Distilled  water too     " 

These  tubes  are  kept  in  the  incubator 
at  37°  C.  for  twenty  four  hours,  whereby 
any  microbes  will  be  destroyed.  To 
these  sterile  tubes  one  to  ten  drops  of  the 
water  are  added,  and,  after  admixture, 
replaced  in  the  incubator.  If  the  sedi- 
ment be  used,  a  larger  quantity  nf  phenol- 
broth    should    be     employed.      At    tiie 


expiration  of  twenty-four  hours,  and 
agam  at  forty-eight  and  seventy-two  hours, 
any  of  the  tubes  which  appear  turbid  are 
to  be  submitted  to  plate  cultivation,  and 
the  resulting  colonies  carefully  examined 
for  resemblance  to  those  of  the  typhoid 
bacillus,  and  if  any  be  present  these  are 
tested  by  {a)  cultivation  on  potatoes,  {b) 
inoculation  into  gelatine  tubes,  {c)  cultiva- 
tion in  milk,  (d)  indol  test,  and  {e)  general 
microscopical  characters. 

The  plate-cultures  of  typhoid  bacillus 
develop  colonies  of  two  forms.  Some 
spread  themselves  out  upon  the  surface, 
forming  a  translucent,  almost  transparent, 
film  with  uneven  edges  ;  radiating  lines 
may  be  seen  like  medullary  rays,  and  in 
addition  are  lines  similar  to  the  annular 
zones  of  wood.  These  colonies  may 
become  as  large  as  one-third  inch  in 
diameter.  Other  colonies  do  not  grow 
upon  the  surface,  and  are  quite  small, 
opaque  and  yellowish-gray  in  color,  and 
somewhat  lemon-shaped  in  form. 

{a)  Cultivated  upon  potatoes  at  37°  C. 
these  interior  colonies  produce  an  almost 
invisible  grayish-white  growth  after  two 
days,  but  on  touching  the  surface  with  a 
needle,  it  is  found  to  be  covered  with  a 
felt-like  pellicle.  This  remarkable  appear- 
ance is  not  always  shown,  depending  upon 
the  acidity,  or  otherwise,  of  the  potatoes. 

{d)  Introduced  into  gelatine  tubes  by 
puncture,  it  grows  chiefly  on  the  surface, 
producing  a  thin,  grayish-white  surface 
colony.  If,  however,  the  gelatine  be 
melted  and  the  bacilli  then  added,  care- 
fully mixed,  and  allowed  to  solidify,  then 
cultivated  at  20°  C.  no  air-bubbles  appear 
in  the  mass  ;  this  is  a  very  important  test, 
because  B.  coli  communis  always  produces 
gas-bubbles. 

(c)  Milk  is  sterilized  by  heating  to  58°- 
65°  C.  for  an  hour  or  two  on  five  to  eight 
successive  days  ;  into  this  medium  some 
of  the  bacilli  are  introduced,  and  placed 
in  incubator  at  blood  heat  ;  after  twenty- 
four  to  forty-eight  hours  the  milk  is 
faintly  acid  and  not  coagulated,  whereas 
the  B.  coli  communis  renders  it  strongly 
acid  with  coagulation. 

(d)  The  indol  test  is  made,  as  sug- 
gested, by  Kitasato.  To  10  cc.  of  the 
culture  in  ordinary  peptone  broth,  grown 
for  twenty-four  hours,  i  cc.  of  a  solution 
of  sodium  or  potassium  nitrite  (.02  grm. 
in  100  cc.)  is  added,  and  then  a  little 
strong  sulphuric  acid  ;  the  B.  coli  com- 
munis produces  indol,  yielding  a  rose  or 
deep  red  coloration,  a  reaction  not 
obtained  from  cultures  of  the  typhoid 
bacillus. 

(t?)  Microscopical  Characters. — The  ty- 
phoid bacillus  is  about  three  times  as 
long  as  broad,  with  rounded  ends,  and 
mostly  occurs  singly.  It  is  very  motile, 
and  has  numerous  long  flagella.  The  B. 
coli  communis  is  broader  in  proportion, 
and  is  provided  with  one  to  six  flagella. 
For  examination,  it  is  necessary  to  stain 
the  bacilli,  which  is  carried  out  in  the 
following  way.  A  small  quantity  of  one 
of  the  colonies  having  been  mixed  with  a 
little  water  on  a  glass  side,  a  minute  drop 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


of  this  mixture  is  placed  upon  a  sterile 
cover-glass,  and  allowed  to  become  ilry, 
after  which  it  is  fixed  by  holding  over  a 
Bunsen  flame  between  the  fins^cr  and 
thumb,  until  unpleasantly  warm  ;  the 
cover  is  then  placed  with  the  bacilli 
downwards  upon  a  little  aqueous  solution 
nf  gentian  violet  for  ten  minutes,  alter 
which  It  is  removed,  washed  with  water, 
and  examined  by  a  high  power. 

The  fl.igella  are  not  stained  in  this  wav, 
but  they  may  be  stained  when  obtained 
from  a  young  agar-agar  culture  by  employ- 
ing a  mordant  consisting  of 

Tannin  solution  (l  to  4  parts  of  water).  10  cc 
Saturated  solution  of  ferrous  ...ulphate..  5  ^'^ 
Saturated  aqueous  solution  of  fuchsine.  1  cc 
Caustic  soda  solution i  cc 

.^fter  fixing,  the  cover-glass  is  covered 
with  a  large  drop  of  this  mordant,  and 
gently  heated  until  it  begins  to  steam,  for 
about  a  minute  ;  then  rinsed  thoroughly, 
if  necessary,  using  a  little  absolute  alco- 
hol to  remove  mordant.  After  again 
allowing  to  dry,  the  following  slain  is  used 
(after  filteration)  : 

Fuchsuie 5  grnis. 

Saturated  aniline  water,.  * 100  cc. 

Let  stand  twenty-four  hours  with  frequent 
agitation,  and  filter.  By  this  means  the 
llagella  are  stained  pink,  whilst  the  proto- 
plasm of  the  bacilli  is  a  very  deep  red. 
T/ie  Spirillum  of  Cholt.ra. 
Koch  recommends  the  following  meth- 
od for  identification  of  cholera  spirilla  in 
water  :  To  100  cc.  of  the  water  add  i 
grm.  of  peptone  and  i  grm.  of  salt,  and 
place  in  incubator  at  37°  C.  Aga'  agar 
plates  are  poured  after  ten,  fifteen,  and 
twenty  hours,  and  the  mixture  is  also 
examined  microscopically.  Any  suspi- 
cious colonies,  i.e.,  those  which  are  white 
and  semi-transparent  with  well-defined 
m.irgin,  are  examined  by  microscope,  and 
also  inoculated  into  fresh  tubes  for  the 
indol  reaction,  the  physiological  test,  and 
general  microscopical  appearances. 

Indol  Reaction. — This  reaction  has 
been  described  when  referring  to  the 
detection  of  tv[)hoid  bacteria,  iiut  in  the 
case  of  the  cholera  spirillum  it  is  unneces- 
sary to  add  sodium  nitrite,  because  the 
nitrite  has  already  been  formed  by  reduc- 
tion" of  nitrate  present  in  the  peptone, 
the  addition  of  pure  sulphuric  acid  (free 
from  nitrous  acid)  is  alone  necessary.  It 
IS  important,  however,  that  the  test  should 
ue  applied  only  to  a  pure  culture  in  order 
to  eliminate  the  action  of  other  bacteria. 
The  reaction  succeeds  best  in  peptone 
-,  ilution  (one  per  cent,  peptone,  one-half 
|)er  cent.  salt). 

Physiological  Test. — For  this  one  and 
one-half  m.g  of  the  surface  growth  of  an 
agar  culture  is  mixed  with  i  cc.  of  sterile 
broth,  and  injected  into  the  peritoneal 
cavity  of  a  guinea  pig.  This  (piantity 
should  be  a  fatal  dose  for  an  animal 
weighing  300-350  grammes.  Rapid  re- 
ductinii  of  temperature  ensues,  resulting 
in  death. 

Gelatine  Tube  Culture. — At  20^  C.  in 
puncture  cultivations  a  thin,  white  thread 
appears    along    the     needle-track  ;     this 


thread  suddenly  widens  out  just  below  the 
surface,  causing  liquefiiction,  whilst  a 
bright,  glistening  bubble  of  air  appears  in 
the  lunnel-shaped  liquefied  portion.  The 
liiiuelaction  gradually  proceeds  until  the 
whole  contents  of  the  tube  becomes  fluid. 

Microscopic  Examination. —The  chol- 
era spirillum  is  a  short,  bent,  rodlet,  with 
rounded  ends,  frequently  actively  motile, 
and  when  stained  may  be  seen  to  possess 
fiagella,  either  singly,  or  in  pairs  at  both 
ends. 

In  conclusion,  great  as  has  been  the 
advance  of  this  young  but  vigorous 
science,  there  is  no  doubt  that  we  are  at 
present  but  opening  the  clasp  of  a  casket 
filled  with  some  of  the  choicest  gems  of 
knowledge,  each  of  which  is  enclosed  in 
its  own  case,  the  secret  spring  of  which 
can  only  be  found  by  patient  search,  and 
which  will  be  passed  over  untouched  by 
the  careless  experimenter.  Much  remains 
to  be  done  in  the  description  ofunde- 
scribed  forms,  or  the  more  ready  identi- 
fication of  those  already  known  ;  and  I 
venture  to  think  the  chemical  side  of  the 
subject  will  be  fruitful  of  much.  I  mean 
the  study  of  the  products  obtained  by 
cultivation  of  various  bacteria  in  media 
containing  traces  of  chemical  substances 
of  definite  composition,  more  particularly 
of  oxidizing  and  reducing  agents. 

To  any  who  wish  to  commence  the 
study  of  bacteriology,  I  would  recornmend 
Migula's  "  Introduction  to  the  Study  of 
Practical  Bacteriology,"  which  may  be 
followed  by  Frankland's  "Micro-organisms 
in  Water,"  and  Crookshank's  "  Manual  of 
Bacteriology." — British  and  Coloniiil 
Druggist. 


Points  on  the  Making-  of  Pills. 

Mr.  A.  H.  Miles  writes  to  the  BulUtiii 
of  Pharmacy  : 

"  I  have  found  it  profitable,  in  my  re- 
tail experience,  to  make  a  good  many  of 
the  pills  called  for,  and  some  of  the 
methods  followed  may  be  of  practical 
help  to  any  druggist  minded  to  make  a 
trial.  Large  pills  are  better  left  to  the 
manufacturing  pharmacist.  Many  of  the 
small  ones,  however,  may  be  readily  and 
Quickly  made,  and,  with  but  little  experi- 
ence, well  enough  made  to  satisfy  the 
most  fastidious. 

"  I  am  provided  with  a  copper  pill 
machine  with  three  sets  of  double  plates, 
from  one  quarter  grain  to  six  grains.  My 
mass  diluent  is  pure  cut-loaf  sugar  pow- 
dered in  the  store,  and  my  excipient  is 
Remington's  for  all  pills  which  are  to  be 
white.  I  make  just  enough  at  a  time  to 
fill  a  single  prescription,  if  the  prescription 
calls  for  a  size  or  kind  not  likely  to  be 
again  wanted.  Of  the  staple  pills,  how- 
ever, I  make  from  500  to  2,000  ;  usually 
selecting  a  number  which  is  some  multiple 
of  the  number  my  plate  will  cut,  of  the 
size  of  pills  to  be  -lade.  With  but  little 
experience  and  calculation  the  weight  of 
each  pipe-cut  may  be  ascertained,  and  the 
whole  mass  divided  by  weighing  or  cut  on 


the  six-grain  plate.  I  have  found  it  very 
conducive  to  perfect  uniformity  to  roll  all 
my  pill  pipes  at  once,  where  I  am  making 
one  thousand  pills  or  less  of  one  kind  at 
a  time.  I  do  this  by  rolling  between 
pieces  of  plate  glass  about  the  size  of  a 
small  pill  tile.  Of  course  it  might  be 
accomplished  as  well  by  wood  rollers  if 
the  surfaces  were  as  true.  These  pipes 
will  vary  in  length  a  little,  even  if  weighed. 
It  is  not  difficult,  however,  to  get  them  to 
average  the  desired  length  with  a  little 
care.  The  number  of  pills  will  not  vary 
more  than  two  or  three  from  this  calcula- 
tion. With  pipes  thus  rolled,  it  is  possible 
to  cut  six  or  even  seven  at  once  on  the 
machine. 

"  My  young  men  can  make  and  finish 
a  thousand  pills  an  hour,  and  so  perfect 
and  uniform  as  to  leave  nothing  to  be 
desired.  This  is  true  of  morphia  in  all 
sizes,  strychnia  sulphate  and  nitrate  in  the 
many  sizes  required,  atropia  and  other 
pills  where  the  medicament  is  much  less 
in  bulk  than  the  diluent,  and  in  some 
cases,  as  in  quarter  and  half-grain  mor- 
phia, where  there  is  but  little  sugar  re- 
quired. 

"The  pharmaceutical  manufacturers' 
products  are  cheap,  and  some  of  them  are 
getting  cheaper,  but  at  present  prices  for 
most  of  the  small  alkaloidal  pills  any 
pharmacist  who  wishes  to  fill  his  leisure 
hours  usefully  can  pay  for  his  outfit,  with 
a  good  margin  beside,  if  he  will  undertake 
pill-making  to  a  limited  extent." 


Estimation  of  Spirit  of  Nitroglycerin. 

J.  B.  Nagelvoort  {AmeriMii  Journal  of 
Pharmacy)  gives  the  following  method  : 
Cool  a  proper  quantity  of  a  10  per  cent, 
alcoholic  solution  of  nitroglycerin  to 
iS'C.  Take  50  cubic  centimetres  of  it; 
pour  this  quantity  into  two  litres  of 
water,;  agitate  the  mixture,  and  set  it 
aside  in  a  cool  place  over  night.  (In 
cold  weather  take  care  that  the  water 
cannot  freeze  and  break  the  bottle  so  as 
to  endanger  your  life.)  The  next  morn- 
ing siphon  off  the  water,  only  leaving 
enough  in  the  bottle  to  transfer  the  nitro- 
glycerin— which  has  separated  and  lies  as 
a  syrupy  fluid  on  the  bottom — into  a  50 
cubic  centimetre  graduate,  which  is  gradu- 
ated in  0.5  cubic  centimetres.  Use  a  fun- 
nel— this  insures  against  loss  ;  let  the 
funnel  drain.  If  the  10  per  cent,  alco- 
holic solution  of  nitroglycerin  is  of  the 
required  (U.S.P.)  strength,  there  should 
be  about  2.5  cubic  centimetres  of  nitro- 
glycerin in  the  graduate.  Since  we 
measure,  instead  of  weighing,  our  nitro- 
glycerin, its  volume  has  to  be  multiplied 
by  its  specific  gravity,  which  is  1.600,  in 
order  to  obtain  its  weight  :  2.5  x  1.6  =  4. 
Applying  a  correction  for  the  .'■olubility  of 
nitroglycerin  in  a  large  quantity  of  water 
(.'Mien  says  it  is  i  gram  in  800  cubic 
centimeters),  it  is  a  simple  calculation  to 
verily  the  fluid  under  examination.  Dilute, 
according  to  the  figures  found,  to  phar- 
macopceial  strength. 


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63 


Simple  Tests  for  Common  Dpujfs. 

The  increased  activity  of  public  ana- 
lysts, and  the,  to  say  the  least,  unsatisfac- 
tory condition  in  whicti  the  retailer  is,  in 
respect  to  responsibility  for  the  sale  of 
defective  drugs,  render  it  imperative  that 
he  should  be  able  to  test  for  himself  the 
drugs  ni(^st  commonly  "  found  wanting." 
The  majority  of  chemists  and  druggists 
have  been  content  to  leave  the  care  of  the 
purity  and  strength  of  their  drugs  in  the 
hands  of  the  wholesale  houses  if  bought 
from  them  or,  if  made  by  themselves,  have 
trusted  to  accurate  manufacturers  to  en- 
sure permanent  stability.  Both  of  these 
practices  ignore  the  deteriorating  influence 
of  time  upon  the  stock  articles,  and  the 
consequence  is  that  in  so  many  cases  in 
which  chemists  are  prosecuted  we  hear 
the  plea  of  "  had  a  long  time  in  stock.'' 
We  feel  sure  that  under  these  circum- 
stances a  description  of  simple  tests,  suffi- 
ciently severe  to  keep  the  drugs  within 
safe  bounds,  yet  devoid  of  too  fine  opera- 
tions, will  be  welcome  to  the  average 
chemist  and  druggist.  The  following  is 
such  a  description,  comprehensible  and 
able  to  be  practically  made  use  of  by  even 
those  who  have  never  performed  a  chemi- 
cal test  in  their  lives.  Our  selection  will 
be  seen  to  comprise  the  favorite  targets  of 
the  public  analyst.  First,  however,  we 
must  describe  the  apparatus  and  reagents 
(test  solutions)  required. 

There  will  be  no  difficulty  in  utilizing  a 
small  space  in  the  pharmacy  for  these  re- 
quirements. Either  the  chemist  will  use 
his  dispensing  counter  when  not  other- 
wise engaged,  or,  if  space  permits,  will 
erect  a  screen  to  protect  himself  from  ex- 
ternal observation,  and  keep  a  small  space 
clear  for  use  as  his  "  laboratory.'  Three 
or  four  feet  of  counter,  with  three  rows  of 
shelves  fastened  to  the  hack  of  the  screen, 
similar  to  the  ordinary  dispensing  shelves, 
with  a  cupboard  below,  will  be  all  that  is 
requisite  in  this  direction.  If  there  be  a 
small  sink  fitted  into  the  counter,  he  will, 
of  course,  locate  his  "  laboratory  ''  in  close 
proximity  to  this.  Having  chosen  a  site 
for  the  work,  the  remaining  considerations 
are  small.  .\  few  bottles  holding  about 
a  pint  (stoppered),  the  same  number  of 
4-ounce  stoppered,  and  of  small  wide- 
mouthed  bottles,  together  with  a  small 
quantity  of  apparatus,  will  be  all  that  is 
necessary.  The  bottles  will  hold  such 
reagents  as  the  user  may  determine  upon 
as  being  in  most  common  use  for  his 
work.  The  few  standard  solutions  he 
may  use,  prepared  according  to  the  direc- 
tions of  the  Pharmacopceia,  must  be  kept 
in  the  larger  bottles.  With  regard  to 
these,  the  following  remarks  may  be  made. 
Do  not  make  too  much  of  any  standard 
solution,  as  in  certain  cases  deteriorialion 
occurs  with  a  certain  amount  of  rapidity. 
This  is  especially  the  case  in  hyposulphite 
of  sodium  (thiosulphate),  and  also,  to  a 
certain  extent,  in  other  cases.  Alkali  so- 
lution should  be  kept  in  a  corked  bottle, 
and  should  be  kept  as  nearly  full  as  pos- 
sible. If  a  stopper  be  used,  this  will  stick 
in   the  neck  and  occasion  much  annoy- 


ance. For  general  reagents,  such  as 
barium  chloride,  silver  nitrate,  etc.,  5  or 
10  per  cent,  solutions  may  be  used. 

The  actual  apparatus  used  will  not  be 
very  expensive.  It  may  be  either  pur- 
chased direct  from  one  of  the  chemical 
apparatus  makers,  or  part  of  it  may  be 
made  by  the  ingenious  pharmacist,  and 
the  glass  vessels  bought  from  the  makers. 

Three  pieces  of  wooden  apparatus  will 
be  necessary — a  test-tube  rack,  a  burette 
stand,  and  a  filtering  stand.  None  of 
these  are  beyond  the  pocket  of  any  phar- 
macist or  the  tools  of  the  ingenious  ama- 
teur carpenter.  The  simplest  form  of 
test-tube  rack  is  an  oblong  l)lock  of  wood 
about  8  inches  long,  3  inches  high,  and  3 
inches  broad.  A  double  row  of  holes, 
sufficiently  large  to  just  take  the  tubes,  are 
then  cut  in  the  block  by  a  bit  of  the 
proper  size,  and  the  rack  is  made.  A 
little  cutch  and  varnish  will  vastly  improve 
it.  The  burette  and  filter  stand  may  take 
any  form,  so  long  as  they  will  hold  the 
burette  and  filter  and  allow  the  vessels  to 
stand  below  them.  The  most  useful  filter 
stand  consists  of  two  blocks  of  wood, 
about  6  inches  high,  with  a  thin  piece 
screwed  on  to  them  about  10  inches  in 
length,  in  the  form  of  a  bridge.  The  top 
of  the  bridge,  i.e.,  the  thin  piece,  which 
should  be  about  three  inches  wide,  is 
bored  with  holes  varying  from  one  to  two 
and  a  half  inches  in  diameter,  and  thus 
serves  as  a  support  for  funnels  of  various 
sizes,  the  vessels  into  which  the  liquid  is 
to  be  received  being  easily  arranged  below. 
A  good  burette  stand  is  not  so  easy  to 
make,  but  a  couple  of  shillings  will  pur- 
chase one  if  wished  for. 

Next  come  the  water-bath  and  the  dry- 
ing oven.  The  water-bath  is  of  great  im- 
portance, and  may  be  of  very  varied  forms. 
A  copper  water-bath  is  rather  expensive, 
but,  of  course,  very  useful.  An  easily 
extemporized  bath  is  a  beaker,  on  which 
rests  the  dish  to  be  heated  ;  but  the  most 
suitable  of  homemade  baths  is  an  ordi- 
nary iron  pot.  Circles  of  tin  are  cut  out 
to  cover  the  top  of  the  pot,  and  holes  of 
various  sizes  cut  in  these  according  to  the 
size  of  the  dishes  each  is  intended  to  sup- 
port. This  is  supported  on  an  iron  tripod 
stand,  and  a  Bunsen  burner  campletes  a 
water-bath  which  will  be  as  effectual  as 
the  most  expensive  copper  bath. 

The  drying  oven  is  even  less  expensive. 
A  tin  biscuit  box  or  quinine  tin  is  all  that 
is  needed.  If  the  ordinary  lift-ofif  lid  is 
exchanged  for  a  door,  which  can  easily  be 
run  in  a  pair  of  grooves,  and  the  box 
placed  on  its  side  on  the  tripod,  the  tem- 
perature can  be  easily  regulated  by  the 
height  and  distance  of  the  flame  and  the 
distance  to  which  the  which  the  door  is 
opened.  A  small  hole  may  be  bored  in 
the  top,  in  which  a  cork  with  a  thermo- 
meter is  inserted,  and  the  temperature 
watched.  So  much  for  the  metal  appa- 
ratus, which  can  present  no  difficulty  to 
the  versatile  pharmacist. 

Glass  apparatus  must,  of  course,  be 
bought,  for  but  few  are  able  to  manipulate 
glass  themselves.  Of  ordinary  ungradu- 
ated  glass  and  porcelain  but  little  is  ne- 


cessary. A  dozen  test  tubes,  a  couple  of 
nests  of  beakers,  a  few  flasks  and  evapor- 
ating dishes  are  all  that  are  requisite.  For 
work,  where  the  minutest  accuracy  is  not 
necessary,  a  very  thin  porcelain  dish  or 
crucible  may  be  substituted  for  the  more 
expensive  platinum.  If,  however,  the 
funds  will  allow,  a  platinum  crucible  will 
be  found  very  useful.  A  small  retort  will 
be  required— for  distillation  of  spirits 
from  tinctures — and  also  a  condenser. 
Supports  for  the  retort  and  condenser 
(Liebig's  condenser  is  the  best  form)  will 
be  needed,  and  may  take  any  form  de- 
sired, or  may  be  obtained  from  the  tnaker 
for  a  very  small  sum.  A  specific  gravity 
bottle  is  also  absolutely  necessary.  This 
can  be  obtained  for  a  very  small  sum,  or 
a  very  thin  flask  with  as  narrow  a  neck  as 
possible  may  be  used.  It  should  hold 
1,000  grs.  at  least,  and  the  point  in  the 
neck  to  which  1,000  grs.  of  water  fill  it  at 
60'  F.  is  carefully  scratched  on  to  the 
glass.  The  number  of  grains  which  it 
weighs  when  filled  with  the  liquid  to  be 
examined,  minus  the  weight  of  the  flask 
itself,  will  then  be  the  specific  gravity  of 
the  liquid  (with  a  decimal  in  the  proper 
place,  of  course).  In  the  examination  of 
ginger  and  mustard  an  exhausting  appa- 
ratus is  necessary.  A  Soxhlet  tube,  an 
apparatus  which  allows  the  percolation 
and  recovery  of  the  solvent  to  go  auto- 
matically, is  obtained  for  about  half  a 
crown,  and  is  well  worth  purchasing.  One 
or  two  flasks  graduated  to  hold  r,ooo 
grains,  together  with  ordinary  graduated 
glass  measures,  and  one  or  two  pipettes 
and  burettes,  will  practically  complete  the 
whole  of  the  apparatus  required.  There 
will,  of  course,  be  a  few  little  things  found 
requisite  from  time  to  time,  but  most  of 
these  will  be,  in  all  probability,  found  in 
the  ordinary  stock  of  the  pharmacist. 
To  go  back  to  the  reagents,  the  following 
will  be  found  to  come  in  useful  for  almost 
everyday  use  : 

ST.4NDARD    SOLUTIONS. 

Soda  (NaOH). 
O.xalicacid  (C^H.^O^). 
Hyposulphiteo"fsoda(NaoSo03.5H„0). 
Silver  nitrate  (AgNOg). 

ORDIN.\RY    RE.-\GENTS. 

Phenolphthalein  (in  proof  spirit). 

Barium  chloride  (for  sulphuric  acid  and 
sulphates). 

Silver  nitrate  (for  hydrochloric  acid  and 
chlorides). 

Starch  water  (for  iodine). 

Sulphuretted  hydrogen  (for  lead). 

Chromate  of  potassium  (indicator  for 
hydrochloric  acid). 

Sodium  phosphate  (for  magnesium). 

Magnesium  sulphate  (for  phosphoric 
acid). 

Dilute  ammonia. 

Dilute  hydrochloric  acid. 

Strong  hydrochloric  acid. 

Dilute  sulphuric  acid. 

Strong  sulphuric  acid. 

Nitric  acid. 

Oxalate  of  ammonia  (for  lime). 

Ferric  chloride. 

Ether. 


64 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Alcohol. 

Distilled  water. 

Other  solutions  may  be  found  neces- 
sary, and  may  be  either  kept  in  stock  or 
prepared  as  required.  The  elementary 
apparatus  above  described  will  enable 
the  pharmacist  to  examine  the  greater 
proportion  of  his  drugs  which  are  liable 
to  adulteration.  Of  course,  if  the  phar- 
macist be  a  good  analyst  he  will  enlarge 
this  in  all  probability,  and  will  submit  his 
drugs  to  a  more  exhaustive  examination  ; 
but  if  not,  the  description  of  the  more 
simple  tests  will  afford  the  pharmacist 
wiio  is  not  so  skilled  in  analysis  sufficient 
information  to  attain  the  end  we  have  in 
view,  namely,  the  protection  of  himself 
agamst  prosecution  under  the  Food  and 
Drugs  Act. 

There  is  a  mention  several  times  in 
this  article  of  the  specific  gravity  of 
liquids.  In  the  enumeration  of  the  ap- 
paratus required  we  have  also  mentioned 
the  specific  gravity  bottle.  Although  it 
is  a  simple  operation,  we  may,  neverthe- 
less, explain  briefly  the  taking  of  the  spe- 
cific gravity  of  a  liquid.  This  is  got  by 
taking  the  net  weight  of  the  distilled 
water  in  the  specific  gravity  bottle  when 
full,  and  the  net  weight  of  the  liquid  to 
be  tested  filling  the  same  bottle.  Then 
divide  the  weight  of  the  liquid  by  the 
weight  of  the  water.  We  now  pass  on  to 
our  list  of  drugs. 

OLIVE    OIL. 

For  a  complete  analysis  of  olive  oil,  it 
would  be  necessary  to  apply  a  number  of 
tests  of  great  delicacy,  as  the  adulteration 
in  this  article  is  very  judiciously  managed 
in  some  cases,  especially  when  the  oil  is 
intended  for  medicinal  use.  However, 
there  are  several  easily-applied  tests 
which  will  at  least  give  the  chemist  a 
very  fair  idea  of  its  purity.  The  specific 
gravity  is  of  the  highest  importance,  and 
can  easily  be  taken  in  the  specific  gravity 
bottle  above  mentioned. 

It  should  never  be  less  than  .914,  nor 
more  than  .918.  Any  higher  gravity 
than  this  latter  should  at  once  condemn 
the  oil  as  being  adulterated,  in  all  prob- 
ability with  cotton  seed,  sesame,  or 
arachis  oil.  In  addition  to  this,  the  fol- 
lowing test,  known  as  Conroy's,  should 
be  applied.  About  6  fluid  drams  of  the 
oil  are  mixed  with  ^^  dram  of  strong 
nitric  acid  in  a  large  porcelain  dish,  and 
heated  gradually  until  chemical  action 
sets  up,  the  source  of  heat  taken  away, 
and  the  mixture  is  then  stirred  until  the 
action  ceases.  If  the  oil  is  pure,  a  pale, 
straw-colored  mass  results,  which  sets 
solid  in  two  hours.  The  other  seed  oils 
commonly  used  for  adulterating  olive  oil 
give  a  deep  orange  red  mass,  which  does 
not  set  like  olive  oil.  About  2  fluid 
drams  of  the  oil  may  be  heated  on  the 
water-bath  with  the  same  quantity  of 
alcohol,  in  which  i  grain  of  nitrate  of  sil- 
ver has  been  dissolved.  If  so  little  as  5 
per  cent,  of  cotton  seed  oil  be  present, 
the  mixture,  which  should  be  sh.iken 
from  time  to  time,  will  become  black  in  a 
quarter  of  an  hour. 


VINEG.\R    AND    ACETIC    ACID. 

To  determine  whether  a  given  sample 
is  vinegar  or  not  is  a  task  which  involves 
great  dilificulties,  and  skilled  analysts 
often  disagree  on  a  given  sample  ;  so 
that  the  pharmacist  must,  of  necessity,  in 
most  cases,  confine  himself  to  determin- 
ing the  actual  quantity  of  real  acetic  acid 
present.  The  specific  gravity  of  the 
vinegar  should  be  taken — it  is  usually 
about  1.0x8.  Then  a  given  quantity, 
say  4  fluid  drams,  should  be  diluted  with 
water  until  the  odor  is  very  light,  a  few 
drops  of  solution  of  phenol-phthalein 
added,  and  the  liquid  titrated  in  the 
usual  way  with  standard  solution  of  soda. 
The  4  drams  should  require  220  minims 
of  the  soda  solution.  It  is  possible, 
however,  that  the  free  acid  may  partially 
consist  of  a  mineral  acid — for  example, 
sulphuric  acid.  In  order  to  satisfy  one- 
self that  this  is  not  the  case,  a  few  fluid 
drams  should  be  evaporated  to  dryness, 
when  '.he  resulting  residue  should  not  re- 
fuse to  dry,  nor  begin  to  char.  Further, 
when  dry,  the  residue  should  be  ignited 
and  a  little  hot  water  (distilled,  of  course) 
be  added,  with  a  drop  of  phenol-phtha- 
lein solution,  and  if  the  ash  is  alkaline, 
as  shown  by  the  red  color,  no  free  sul- 
phuric acid  can  have  been  present.  In 
the  case  of  ordinary  acetic  acid,  the  only 
difference  to  be  observed  is  that  no  ap- 
preciable ash  will  be  obtained.  In  the 
case  of  vinegar,  barium  chloride  will 
often  give  a  slight  precipitate,  but  this 
may  be  due  to  the  presence  of  sulphates, 
not  necessarily  sulphuric  acid  itself.  A 
precipitate  in  acetic  acid,  however,  is  in- 
dicative of  free  sulphuric  acid,  since  no 
bases  to  combine  with  the  acid  and  foim 
sulphates  should  be  present. 

ALMOND    OIL. 

Not  only  is  almond  oil  often  adulter- 
ated, but  it  is  very  frequently  entirely 
substituted  by  peach  or  apricot  kernel 
oil,  sometimes  sold  under  the  name  of 
ol.  amygdala;  (exot.).  The  specific 
gravity  of  almond  oil  should  never  be 
less  than  .914,  nor  more  than  .919,  and  is 
usually  about  .917.  The  two  oils  above 
named  have  gravities  of  .920  to  .923,  or 
even  a  little  higher.  With  regard  to  a 
careful  examination  of  this  oil,  the  same 
remarks  apply  as- in  the  case  of  olive  oil. 
There  are  one  or  two  simple  tests,  how- 
ever, that  are  easily  applied,  and  which 
yield  useful  results.  A  solution  of  zinc 
chloride  is  prepared  by  saturating  strong 
hydrochloric  acid  with  zinc  oxide.  Five 
drops  of  this  and  10  of  the  oil  are  stirred 
together  on  a  glass  plate  with  a  glass  rod, 
and  the  color  resulting  is  noted.  Almond 
oil  gives  no  color,  peach  kernel  oil  gives 
a  purple  brown,  and  apricot  kernel  oil 
gives  a  very  similar,  but  a  rather  more 
muddy,  brown  color.  This  is  a  very  use- 
ful and  reliable  reaction. 

GINGER. 

Now  that  a  conviction  has  been  ob- 
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whole  ginger,  pharmacists  must  be  care- 
ful in  their  purchases  of  this  drug.  The 
best  method  for   testing  this  article    is  a 


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to  condense  in  the  Soxhlet  tube,  and  the 
flask  taken  away  before  it  syphons  over 
again,  'i'his  saves  the  trouble  of  recover- 
ing the  ether  afterwards.  The  flask  is 
now  dried  at  212°!"'.  till  of  constant 
weight.  The  amount  of  what  is  ex- 
tracted from  the  ginger  thus  should  not 
he  less  than  3.5  per  cent.  (3.5  grains  to 
the  above  quantity).  It  is  generally 
much  higher,  and  rarely  goes  down  to  3 
per  cent.  The  same  process  should  now 
be  repeated  on  the  same  quantity  of 
ginger,  substituting  alcohol  for  ether  in 
the  Soxhlet  tube,  and  the  alcoholic  ex- 
tract (which  takes  nearly  two  days  to 
come  out)  should  be  from  2 — 4  per  cent. 
(2 — 4  grains).  A  convenient  quantity  is 
then  burnt  (100  grains),  and  the  ash 
weighed.  It  should  lie  between  3  and  4 
per  cent.  (3 — 4  grains),  and  should  never 
e.xceed  4.5  per  cent.  It  is  then  treated 
with  hydrochloric  acid  (i  part  acid  and  i 
water),  and  raised  to  boiling  point.  The 
insoluble  portion  is  filtered  off,  the  filter 
paper  washed,  dried,  and  burnt,  and  the 
residue  weighed.  This  sandy,  or  sili- 
ceous, matter  should  never  exceed  1.8 
cent.  (100  grains  =  1.8  grains),  and  even 
when  it  is  as  high  as  this,  it  is  probably 
due  to  extraneous  matter. 

BEESWAX. 

The  almost  daily  convictions  obtained 
for  this  article  render  it  of  the  highest 
importance  to  be  on  one's  guard  in  offer- 
ing it  for  sale.  The  complete  analysis  of 
beeswax  is  a  thoroughly  scientific  investi- 
gation, as  very  complex  adulterations  are 
now  practised.  There  are  two  simple 
tests  (both  of  which,  however,  can  mis- 
lead one,  when  the  wax  is  skilfully  adul- 
terated), which  will,  at  least,  give  some 
aid  to  the  pharmacist,  e^p'ecially  in  the 
case  of  wax  adulterated  with  paraffin  and 
cerasin.  These,  it  will  be  remembered, 
are  the  adulterations  on  whiqh  practically 
all  the  convictions  have  be«n  obtained, 
although  by  no  means  the  only  ones  in 
common  use.  These  tests  are  the  melt- 
ing point  and  the  specific  gravity.  The 
melting  point  is  taken  in  the  usual 
method,  and  should  be  from  62° — 63°  C. 
The  specific  gravity  is  best  determined  by 
making  up  mixtures  of  spirit  and  water 
until  a  smalt  pellet  of  the  wax,  evenly  cut 
and  free  from  air  bubbles,  just  remains  in 
position  in  the  liquid  without  either 
sinking  or  floating.  The  specific  gravity 
of  the  mixture  of  spirit  and  water  is  then 
taken  in  the  specific  gravity  bottle  as 
usual. 

TINCTURE    OF    IODINE. 

The  chief  requirement  in  this  is  the 
proper  amount  of  free  iodine,  which 
should  be  1 1  grains  in  the  fluid  ounce 
Consequently,  not  less  than  21  nor  more 
than  22  grains  of  pure  crystallized  hypo- 
sulphite of  soda  should  be  required  for 
decolorization  of  the  blue  color  produced 
on  adding  a  little  starch  water  to  the 
ounce  of  tincture. 

COMPOUND   TINCTURE   OF   C.\MPHOR. 

"  Paregoric  without  opium  "  is  best  de- 
tected thus  :    Dilute    i   fluid  dram  with 


proof  spirit  to  i  fluid  ounce,  add  a  few 
drops  of  perchloride  of  iron  solution  (10 
grains  in  100  minims).  If  opium  is 
present  a  red  color  is  produced.  Some 
idea  of  the  strength  of  the  opium  can  be 
got  by  taking  a  known  strength  of  opium 
and  diluting  till  it  gives  the  saine  tint 
with  the  chloride  as  the   solution   tested. 

The  presence  of  the  anise  oil  in  this 
tincture  is  shown  by  the  turbidity  on 
diluting  with  water.  Of  course,  other 
essential  oils  will  do  this  as  well,  but  it  is 
unlikely  that  the  oil  of  anise  will  be  left 
out  and  another  oil  put  in. 

The  benzoic  acid  is  found  as  follows  : 
Render  the  tincture  alkaline  ;  shake  with 
ether,  which  dissolves  out  the  camphor 
and  essential  oil,  and  separate  this  solu- 
tion. Now  acidify  to  set  free  the  benzoic 
acid  ;  shake  out  this  with  ether,  and  sep- 
arate as  before.  Dry  the  second  ethereal 
solution,  and  the  benzoic  acid  will  be 
left. 

IODIDE    OF    POTASSIUM. 

The  presence  of  iodate  of  potassium  in 
the  iodide  is  detected  by  dissolving  the 
sample  in  water,  adding  a  little  of  a  solu- 
tion of  tartaric  acid,  when  iodine  will  be 
set  free  and  color  starch  blue,  if  iodate  is 
present.  Ten  grains  of  iodide  of  potas- 
sium should  give  14  grains  of  iodide  of 
silver  when  the  precipitate  of  the  latter, 
obtained  by  adding  silver  nitrate  to  a 
solution  of  the  potassium  iodide,  is  dried 
and  weighed. 

LARD. 

In  analyzing  this  the  specific  gravity 
ought  to  be  taken,  but  as  this  is  a  difti- 
cult  operation  for  the  chemist  and  drug- 
gist with  limited  apparatus  we  will  omit  it. 

The  chief  adulterant  is  water,  and  this 
is  sought  for  thus  :  Heat  the  sample  for 
two  or  three  hours  on  a  water-bath.  If 
an  ounce  is  taken  it  should  not  lose  more 
than  12  or  13  grains.  Mineral  sub- 
stances are  sometimes  added  to  aid  the 
incorporation  of  water.  These  will  be 
shown  by  sinking  when  the  lard  is 
melted. 

Cotton-seed  stearin  is  detected  in  the 
lard  by  applying  the  following  test  :  To 
one  dram  of  the  fat  add  10  fluid  drams 
of  petroleum  ether  and  one  drop  of 
strong  sulphuric  acid.  Pure  lard  will 
give  a  straw  or  faint  reddish  color,  which, 
after  some  time,  clears  and  almost  disap- 
pears altogether,  while  dark  red  drops 
separate.  If  the  cotton-seed  stearin  is 
present  there  is  at  once  blackening,  or  a 
dark  brown  color  is  produced,  and  this 
so  remains  for  a  long  time. 

CREAM    OF    TARTAR. 

The  common  adulterants  of  this  are 
starch  and  phosphate  of  calcium.  The 
starch  is  easily  detected  by  boiling  with 
water  and  adding  solution  of  iodine,  with 
which  starch  gives  a  blue  color.  The 
phosphate  is  delected  by  boiling  with 
very  dilute  hydrochloric  acid  and  adding 
solutions  of  sulphate  of  magnesia  and 
ammonia,  when  a  white  precipitate  is 
given  with  the  phosphate.  Some  samples 
have  even  had  bicarbonate  of  soda  added. 


The  effervescence  on  dropping  in  water 
shows  this. 

PRECIPITATED    SULPHUR. 

From  the  old  milk  of  sulphur  the  pre- 
cipitated is  distinguished  by  a  simple 
test.  Heat  a  little  on  the  end  of  a  knife 
in  a  flame.  A  residue  is  left  with  the  old 
variety,  the  pure  precipitated  volatilizes 
completely. 

ALCOHOL    IN    TINCTURES. 

The  amount  of  alcohol  in  tinctures  is 
important.  For  most,  this  is  shown  thus  : 
Take  a  certain  number  of  fluid  ounces, 
distil  off  the  alcohol,  and  make  the  dis- 
tillate up  to  the  original  volume,  take  its 
specific  gravity,  and  compare  with  a  table 
of  alcohol  and  water  specific  gravities. 

If  essential  oils  or  very  volatile  sub- 
stances are  present  in  the  tincture,  a  little 
modification  must  be  adopted ;  for  in- 
stance, where  benzoic  acid  is  present, 
alkali  can  be  added  and  then  distillation 
effected.  If  essential  oils  are  present  in 
respectable  quantities,  add  calcium  chlor- 
ide in  strong  solution  and  a  little  sodium 
phosphate.  The  precipitate  thrown  down 
brings  the  oil  with  it.  After  this  distil  as 
before. 

PEPPER. 

The  great  test  for  this  is  the  total 
amount  of  ash  got  by  burning,  and  the 
amounts  soluble  in  water  and  hydrochloric 
acid. 

Black  pepper  should  yield  total  ash 4 — 5  p  c. 

White  pepper  should  yield  total  ash. . .    1.2       " 
Black  pepper  should  yield  ash  soluble 


White  pepper  should  yield  ash  soluble 

in  water 5 — .6" 

Black  pepper  should  yield  insoluble  ash  .3 — .5  " 
Whitepepper  should  yield  insolubleash  .1 — .3  " 

The  solvents  are  first  water,  then  hydro- 
chloric acid.  The  amount  soluble  in 
hydrochloric  acid  is  got  by  difference  be- 
tween the  total  ash  and  the  sum  of  the 
other  two  items  given  above. 

METHYLATED  SPIRIT  IN  TINCTUI    '.S. 

Distil  off  the  alcohol  from  the  tii  ;ture, 
add  to  it  a  little  bichromate  of  po...jsium 
and  sulphuric  acid,  and  digest  for  two 
hours  in  the  cold.  Dilute  to  ten  times 
its  volume.  Distil  off  half ;  make  slightly 
alkaline  with  sodium  carbonate ;  boil 
down  to  half ;  acidify  with  acetic  acid, 
and  add  silver  nitrate  solution.  Heat 
just  to  boiling.  Pure  spirit  gives  a  light 
brown  color,  methylated  spirit  gives  a 
very  dark  brown  color  and  silver  mirror 
on  the  sides  of  the  tube. 

SPIRIT   OF    NITROUS    ETHER. 

The  following  is  reprinted  from  the 
Diary,  which  will  be  found  to  contain 
other  useful  tests  :  Spt.  eth.  nit.  should 
have  a  specific  gravity  of  0.840  to  0.845  ! 
should  not  effervesce,  or  but  feebly,  when 
shaken  up  with  bicarbonate  of  soda.  The 
presence  of  aldehyde  is  indicated  by  a 
brown  coloration  on  heating  with  caustic 
potash.  It  should  yield  not  much  less 
than  five  times  its  volume  of  the  gas  on 
keeping.  The  spirit  may  be  tested  with 
accuracy  by  the  niirometer,  or  the  follow- 
ing simple  method.  Prepare  two  solu- 
tions as  follows  : 


66 

No.   I. 

R     Sodii  hyposulph   gr.  iv. 

Sodii  chloridi gf-  "'• 

Potass,  iodid gr.  xx. 

Aq.  ad .^  . . .  3  ii. 

Solve. 

No.  2. 

R.     Spt.  Ecther.  nittos 5  ii- 

Acid,  sulph.  dil 5  i- 

Misce. 

Place  No.  i  solution  in  a  small  por- 
celain dish  ;  a  two-ounce  ointment  pot 
will  answer  the  purpose.  Pour  into  this 
5iss.  of  No.  2  solution,  and  stir  till  effer- 
vescence ceases.  The  mixture  should  be 
free  from  iodine  color ;  if  not  so,  the 
spirit  of  nitre  is  stronger  than  should  be 
used;  if  no  iodine  has  remained  free 
after  the  effervescence  has  passed  off,  add 
another  oss.  of  the  No.  2  solution.  This 
should  now  produce  a  permanent  brown 
color  if  the  spirit  of  nitre  is  up  to  its  nor- 
mal strength.  If  a  second  addition  of 
3ss.  (total  oiiss.)  is  required,  it  is  below 
its  normal,  but  not  unfit  for  use  ;  but  if 
this  second  3ss.  fails  to  produce  a  per- 
manent brown  color,  the  spirit  of  nitre  is 
too  weak  to  be  sanctioned. 

LIME    WATER. 

This  should  contain  10  grains  of  lime 
in  the  pint.  Two  fluid  ounces,  tinged 
blue  with  litmus,  should  require  the  whole 
of  one  ounce  aqueous  solution,  contain- 
ing 2}(  grains  of  pure  crystallized  oxalic 
acid  to  change  the  color  to  a  red. 

TINCTURE    Of    OPIUM. 

Distil  off  the  spirit  from  an  ounce  of 
the  tincture,  and  dilute  the  remainder  to 
double  its  volume  with  distilled  water. 
Add  freshly  slaked  lime  (15  grains),  shake 
well,  and  stand  for  half-an-hour,  stirring 
occasionally.  Filter  and  add  36  grain 
measures  (40  minims)  of  S.V.R.,  and  166 
grain  measures  (180  minims)  of  ether, 
and  shake.  Next  add  13  grains  of  chlor- 
ide of  ammonium,  shake  well  and  fre- 
quently during  an  hour,  and  set  aside  for 
12  hours  ;  now  follow  the  B.  P.  directions 
under  "  opium,"  beginning  with  the 
counterbalancing  of  the  filters,  taking, 
however,  66  grain  measures  (72  minims) 
of  ether  instead  of  200  ;  33  grain  meas- 
ures (36  minims)  instead  of  100  ;  and  66 
grain  measures  of  water  (72  minims)  as 
maximum  limit,  with  which  to  wash  the 
bottle,  instead  of  200.  The  crystals  ob- 
tained should  weigh  3.3  (roughly,  3,13 
grains). — British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 

The  Stability  of  Sublimate   Solutions. 

Vignon  pointed  out  some  time  ago  that 
1  per  mille  solutions  of  mercuric  chloride 
rapidly  decreased  in  strength,  and  lost, 
therefore,  their  antiseptic  power  in  con- 
tact with  the  air.  Tanret  now  urges  that 
pure  air  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  mat- 
ter, and  does  not  cause  any  precipitation 
of  the  mercury.  Vignon  has  taken  up  the 
subject  again,  and  now  demonstrates  that 
Tanret's  conclusions  are  correct,  and  that 
the  decomposition  is  due  to  traces  of  al- 
kali, derived  either  from  the  water  or  the 
glass  in  which  the  solutions  were  kept, 
and  to  dust  and  organic  impurities  from 
the  air. — Bulletin. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Wintepgreen  Oil. 


The  artificial  methyl-salicylate  is  con- 
stantly gaining  ground,  although  its  oppo- 
nents in  America  are  doing  all  that  lies  in 
their  power  to  bring  it  into  discredit.  As 
an  instance  of  this,  we  may  mention  that 
an  attempt  was  recently  made  to  create  a 
panic  among  the  manufacturers  of  chew- 
ing gum,  who  use  a  considerable  quantity 
of  the  oil,  by  spreading  about  a  report 
that  the  use  of  the  artificial  product 
caused  inflanimition  of  the  eyes.  It  was 
stated  that  the  "chemicals"  contained  in 
the  synthetical  oil  were  the  source  of  the 
mischief  Any  one  who  has  the  least  idea 
what  so-called  natural  and  artificial  winter- 
green  oil  are  will  at  once  agree  with  us 
that  such  statements  are  the  outcome  of 
cross  ignorance. 

According  to  the  new  U.S.P.,  both  the 
genuine  wintergreen  oil — which  is  hardly 
to  be  met  with  any  longer  in  commerce 
— and  the  oil  prepared  from  sweet  birch, 
consist  almost  entirely  of  methyl-salicylate, 
presupposing  always  that  both  are  pure, 
and  not,  as  is  frequently  the  case,  adul- 
terated. Now,  can  there  be  any  doubt 
that  methyl-salicylate  is  the  only  active 
constituent  of  both  oils?  If,  then, 
in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  two  natural 
oils  are  scarcely  to  be  met  with  in  com- 
merce in  a  state  of  reliable  purity,  a  pure 
methyl-salicylate,  prepared  from  pure 
salicylate  acid  as  used  daily  in  medicine 
— that  is  to  say,  a  product  of  definite 
chemical  composition,  CH3C7H5O3 — 
is  recommended,  the  question  arises : 
How  is  it  possible  that  any  one  with  the 
least  inkling  of  chemistry  can  talk  of 
"  noxious  chemicals  "  which  are  said  to 
be  present  in  wintergreen  oil.  It  is  im- 
possible to  argue  against  such  foolish 
assertions  as  are  palmed  off  upon  the 
American  consumer. — Schimmel's  Report. 


the  oxide  becomes  reduced  to  metal  by 
the  ignition,  it  must,  of  course,  be 
oxidized  by  nitric  acid  or  otherwise.  The 
salt  must  be  free  from  chloride  and 
nitrate,  which  it  is  very  liable  to  contain 
when  prepared  by  the  method  of  double 
decomposition  usually  recommended.  I 
have  tried  the  most  approved  processes 
of  this  kind,  but  with  quite  unsatisfactory 
results.  Addition  of  glycerm,  of  sodium 
chloride,  and  of  ammonium  chloride  has 
been  recommended  to  prevent  precipi- 
tation of  basic  salt  of  the  stronger  acid. 
Causse  has  given  detailed  instructions  for 
the  preparation  of  the  salicylate,  using  a 
large  proportion  of  sodium  chloride  to 
prevent  formation  of  oxychloride  of  bis- 
muth. If  the  figures  as  given  in  the 
"Year  Book  "  are  correct,  the  amount  of 
hydrochloric  acid  is  insufficient  to  dis- 
solve the  oxide  (40  c.c.  acid  to  35  gram- 
mes oxide  of  bismuth).  However,  I 
have  followed  the  process  exactly,  and 
also  tried  some  obvious  modifications  of 
the  same,  with  the  result  that  oxychloride 
was  invariably  present  in  very  considerable 
quantity,  salicylate  being  correspondingly 
deficient. 

In  one  experiment  a  large  amount  of 
uncombined  salicylic  acid  was  found  in 
the  product.  In  the  experiment,  whicli 
was  conducted  exactly  as  described  in  the 
abstract  so  far  as  that  could  be  under- 
stood, the  resulting  compound  contained 
0.2  per  cent,  free  salicylic  acid,  and  left 
94.5  percent,  on  ignition,  an  amount  which 
is  far  in  excess  of  the  proper  quantity. 
These  experiments  tend  to  explain  the 
defects  of  some  of  the  preparations  found 
in  the  market,  and  shows  the  necessity 
for  testing  this  salt,  which  will  probably 
take  a  permanent  place  in  the  "  materia 
medica."  The  tests  above  described  will 
be  found  sufficient  to  practically  indicate 
the  purity  of  the  preparation. — Phar- 
mnceuiical  Jnirnal  and  Transactions. 


Bismuth  Oxysalieylate. 

By  D.    B.   DoTT. 

This  salt  is  usually  simply  described  as 
bismuth  salicylate,  and  there  is  probably 
no  objection  to  the  practice,  as  the  normal 
salt  (if  it  exists)  is  immediately  decom- 
posed by  water  into  the  basic  salt  and 
free  acid,  so  that  there  is  little  likelihood 
of  it  obtaining  a  place  in  medicine.  The 
formula  of  the  basic  salt  is  BiC7H503 
(0H„,  or  BiO.C^H^Oa.HoO).  This  sali- 
cylate has  within  recent  years  come  con- 
siderably into  demand  for  the  treatment 
of  gastric  catarrh  and  some  intestinal 
disorders.  Like  most  of  the  basic  salts 
of  bismuth,  it  is  not  perfectly  white,  but 
possesses  a  perceptibly  grayish  hue.  It 
should  yield  mere  traces  to  ether.  This 
is  a  most  important  test. 

I  have  examined  a  sample  commended 
on  account  of  its  whiteness,  which  gave 
47.23  per  cent,  to  ether.  Such  a  salt  is 
irritating  and  objectionable.  When  dis- 
solved in  two  or  three  parts  of  boiling 
hydri!chloric  acid,  it  should  yield  plenty 
of  crystals  on  cooling.  On  complete 
ignition  there  should  remain  61.31  per 
cent,  of  oxide,  or  very  near  it.     If  any  of 


Peyotline,  a  New  Alkaloid. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Berlin  Physi- 
ological Society  Professor  L.  Lewis  gave 
an  account  of  some  experiments  made 
with  an  alkaloid  obtained  from  a  North 
Mexican  cactus  called  "  Peyotl,"  which 
Nature  briefly  reports.  This  plant  has 
an  intoxicating  action,  and  in  large  doses 
produces  sleep  and  a  state  of  nervous 
excitation  accompanied  by  a  so-called 
"  power  of  prophesying,"  similarly  attri- 
buted to  the  sulphurous  exhalations  of  the 
temple  at  Delphi.  Small  doses  of  the  al- 
kaloid when  given  to  frogs  produced 
tetanic  cramps  and  a  greatly  increased 
reflex  irritability,  analogous  to  strychnine, 
but  with  this  difference — that  by  carefully 
apportioning  the  dose  the  effects  were 
permanent  for  several  days.  Professor 
Lewin  regarded  the  new  alkaloid  as  spe- 
cially adapted  to  further  the  study  of  the 
nature  of  tetanus.  He  further  stated  that 
he  has  found  alkaloids  with  powerful  ac- 
tions in  many  species  of  Cactus  hitherto 
regarded  as  harmless  by  botanists,  notably 
one  closely  resembling  curare.  —  Chemist 
and  Druggist. 


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Formulary! 


ANTISEPTIC  DRESSING  FOR  WOUNDS. 

IJ;     llamamelis  Extract. ,'^,iv 

Glycerine ,'^ii 

Aciil  Carbolic gtlxii. 

GU.\I.\COL   WINE. 

Gu.iiacol,    crystallized 1 50  grains. 

Sherry  wine 2  pints. 

Mix  and  dissolve. 


water  and  pour  into  the  boiling  glue. 
I'"inally  add  the  acetic  acid  and  oil  of 
cloves. 


OINTMENT    FOR    CHAPPED    HANDS. 

Menthol gr.  .w. 

Salol gr   .\xx. 

01.  oliva; ,5ss. 

Lanolini ,^iss. 

Apply  night   and   morning,  rubhing  in 
well. 


BUTTER    OF    PHOSPHORUS. 

The  Bulletin  de  Pharmacie  suggests  the 
following  as  a  substitute  for  cod-liver  oil 
in  hot  weather  : 

Fresh  butter ^lYz  ounces. 

Potassium  iodide 4      grains. 

Potassium  bromide 15       grains. 

Sodium  chloride 2       drams. 

Phosphorus i^  grain. 

About  one-third  of  an  ounce  is  to  be 
taken  daily,  spread  on  oread. — National 
Druggist. 


AROMATIZED    COD-LIVER    OIL. 

Dietrich  gives  the  following  formula  for 
aromated  cod-liver  oil  : 

Essence  of  lemon 50  parts. 

Essence  of  neroli 20  parts. 

Essence  of  English  peppermint.         10  parts. 

Vanilline i  part. 

Conmarin i-io  part. 

Cod-liver  oil 10,000  parts. 

Dissolve  the  conmarin  and  vanilline  in 
the  essential  oils,  with  the  aid  of  a  very 
gentle  heat,  and  mix  the  solution  with 
the  cod-liver  oil. 


TOOTH    PASTE. 

Powdered  pumice 5j- 

"  cuttle-fish  bone giss. 

"  myrrh giij. 

"  orris  root 5'i'ss. 

"  precipitated  chalk gvj. 

"  alum ....  .5j. 

Curd  soap o^iij- 

Glycerine gxij. 

Rose  water gx. 

Otto  of  rose 3j- 

Oil  of  cloves 5'j- 

Shred  the  soap,  mix  it  with  the  glycer- 
ine, and  heat  on  a  water-bath  till  uniform  ; 
then  add  the  water,  and  mix  with  the 
powders,  finally  adding  the  perfume. 


PASTE  FOR    VARNISHED    SURFACES. 

The     British    and    Colonial  Druggist 
recommends  the  folllowing  : 

Rice  starch :  . . .    2  ounces. 

White  glue   I  ounce. 

Acetic  acid 4  drams. 

Oil  of  cloves 20  minims. 

Dissolve  the  glue  in  cold   water,  then 
boil.     Mix  the   starch    with  a    little  cold 


VARNISH    FOR    COPPER. 

To  protect  objects  made  of  copper,  and 
to  guard  them  against  oxidation,  the 
Revue  de  Chiinie  industrielle  recommends 
varnishing  them  with  the  following  : 

Carbon  disulphide I  part. 

Benzine   (benzol) I  parf. 

Oil  of  turpentine I  part. 

Hard  copal 1  part. 

Methylic   alcohol 2  parts. 

The  journal  quoted  declares  this  var- 
nish to  be  very  resisting,  and  to  protect 
the  metal  perfectly,  especially  if  two  or 
three  coats  of  the  varnish  or  lacquer  have 
been  given. — National  Druggist. 


SOLUBLE  ESSENCE  OF  TOLU. 

Balsam  Tolu   3  fl.  oz. 

Alcohol 6  "     " 

Glycerine 12  "     " 

Water, 

Alcohol    of    each    enough  to 

make 32  "     " 

Dissolve  the  tolu  in  the  mixture  of  the 
alcohol  and  glycerine  with  the  aid  of 
heat  ;  then  add  12  fi.  oz.  of  water,  and 
set  aside  to  cool.  Pour  off  the  milky 
liquid  from  the  resinous  precipitate,  rub 
it  with  a  little  powdered  pumice,  and  fil- 
ter, washing  the  filter  with  enough  of  a 
mixture  of  i  part  alcohol  and  z  parts 
water  to  make  two  pints. 

This  is  said  to  make  an  excellent  syrup 
of  tolu  when  mixed  with  simple  syrup. 


LIQUID    PATENT    LEATHER    DRESSINGS. 

(l) — Aniline  black.    . .    i  part. 

Camphor 2  parts. 

Shell.ic 24      " 

Wood  alcohol 73      " 

(2) — Glue 16  parts. 

Logwood  (in  chips)    32      " 

Indigo I      " 

Tragacanth 2      " 

Glycerin 16      " 

Vinegar 12S      ** 

Water 64      " 

Boil,  Strain,  and  bottle. 

(3) — ShelKic 2  parts. 

Ammonia  water i      " 

Water 6      " 

Aniline  black   to  color. 

Water to  make  16  parts. 

Boil  the  first  three  ingredients  together, 
until  the  shellac  is  dissolved  ;  then  add 
the  aniline  dye  and  sufficient  water  to 
make  a  pint. 

Hager  gives  the  following  formula  : 

Gallic  acid 2  parts. 

Borax 2      " 

Extract  logwood i      " 

Aniline  black 4      " 

.■\mmonia  water 4      " 

Hot  water 20      " 

Shellac  varnish 800      " 

The  shellac  varnish  is  prepared  as  fol- 
lows : 

Borax 2  parts. 

Rain  water    4c      *' 

Powdered  shellac 6      " 

Heat  the  borax  and  water  to  boiling, 
and  add  the  shellac  in  divided  portions, 
stirring  well  all  the  while  ;  when  cold, 
strain. — Merck's  Market  Report. 


A  New  Ointment  Base. 

Eggert  and  Haeckel,  of  Berlin,  are  intro- 
ducing a  new  basis  for  ointments  into  the 
trade,  under  the  name  of  myronin,  which 
is  claimed  to  possess  many  advantages. 
Eggert  gives  the  following  account  of  its 
composition  :  All  fats  that  contain  fatly 
acids  and  glycerine  combined  are  liable  to 
rancidity.  Fajty  or  waxy  bodies,  in  which 
the  fatty  acids  are  combined  with  higher 
alcohols,  keep  far  better,  and  are  not  liable 
to  rancidity  to  any  extent.  Such  alcohols 
are  cholestcrin,  ceryl,  myricyl,  and  dode- 
catyl  alcohols.  Cholesterin  is  found  to  a 
certain  extent  in  wool-fat,  but  the  relatively 
difficult  purification,  etc.,  render  it  some- 
what expensive.  The  vegetable  wax  of 
Copernicia  cerifera  contains  myricyl  alco- 
hol, and  certain  whale  oils,  such  as  doeg- 
ling  oil,  contains  dodecatyl  alcohol.  He 
claims  that  doegling  oil  is  a  very  suitable 
body  for  an  ointment  basis  on  two  grounds: 
(i)  That  it  is  not  liable  to  quick  rancidity; 
(2)  It  is  easily  absorbed  into  the  tissues, 
without  provoking  any  irritability.  The 
necessity  of  finding  a  suitable  method  for 
combining  this  oil  with  vegetable  wax  is 
obvious,  and  the  following  method  is  that 
adopted  :  If  the  free  fatty  acids  which 
the  wax  always  contains  are  neutralized  by 
alkalies,  the  wax  is  in  such  a  condition 
that  it  will  easily  mix  with  considerable 
quantities  of  other  fats  or  water.  In  fact, 
a  preparation  in  which  the  wax  and  water 
are  in  proportions  of  i  to  5  is  of  the  con- 
sistency of  soft  paraffin.  After  the  wax 
and  the  doegling  oil  have  been  freed  from 
all  albuminoids,  and  have  been  purified 
by  filtering  and  washing,  the  free  acids  of 
the  wax  are  neutralized  with  weak,  hot 
alkaline  carbonate  solution  in  the  calcu- 
lated quantity.  Doegling  oil  is  then  added 
in  sufficient  quantity  to  give  the  required 
consistency,  as  found  by  experience,  and 
the  whole  is  mixed  to  a  homogeneous 
mass  by  mechanical  means.  The  normal 
product  contains  12.5  per  cent,  of  water, 
but  this  can  be  raised  or  lowered  at  will. 
— British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 


Purification  of  Ether. 

M.  Eckenberg  states  that  approximately 
pure  ether  for  analytical  purposes  can  be 
obtained  from  commercial  ether  by  add- 
ing to  the  latter  5-10  per  cent,  of  a  liquid 
paraffin,  that  boils  above  300°  C,  and 
distilling  at  40°  to  50°.  The  alcohol  and 
oxidation  products  are  retained  in  the  re- 
tort by  the  paraffin,  whilst  the  water,  if 
much  be  present,  will  form  a  layer  beneath 
the  latter.  Acids  and  other  objectionable 
impurities  may  be  removed  by  this  method 
which  is  also  applicable  for  purifying 
chloroform,  acetone,  etc.  Subsequent 
heating  to  120°  expels  the  impurities  from 
the  paraffin,  and  renders  it  fit  for  further 
use.  —  Chem.  Zeit. 


A  Strike  of  Doctors.— Five  hun- 
dred medical  men  in  Hungary  have 
threatened  to  go  on  "strike."  Ti  ey 
want  better  State  control  and  higher  fees. 


68 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Photograph  ic  Notes 

Mounting  Difficulties. — A  few  days 
ago  I  stepped  into  an  amateur's  work- 
room, and  found  him  sweating  over 
mounting  difificulties.  The  iiiount  laid  on 
the  table,  carefully  pencil-marked  to  indi- 
cate where  the  print  should  come,  and 
my  friend  was  busy  at  work- applying  glue 
to  the  edges  of  the  print,  "  so  that  it  would 
stay  where  it  was  placed."  Now,  there 
are  several  reasons  why  this  is  a  bad  pro- 
cedure. Glue  is  hard  to  spread,  and  sets 
very  quickly,  but  it  also  often  contains 
substances  injurious  to  the  print,  to  say 
nothing  of  the  fact  that  it  soon  decom- 
poses and  degrades  the  print.  As  a 
mountant,  nothing  that  I  know  of  is  bet- 
ter than  thick  starch  for  albumen  prints, 
and  starch  and  fine  flour  for  aristos.  In 
making  it  up  I  use  an  aluminium  cup, 
which  does  not  rust,  however  long  the 
starch  may  be  left  in  it.  A  few  drops  of 
oil  of  cloves  will  preserve  it  for  a  week. 
I  always  strain  the  starch  through  a  salt 
bag,  and  it  should  be  thick  enough  to  re- 
quire considerable  pressure  to  force  it 
through.  Now  the  prints  are  drawn  out 
of  the  last  wash  water  on  to  a  large  pane 
of  glass,  and  allowed  to  drain  for  a  few 
moments.  I  then  take  a  towel  and  roll  it 
up  compactly,  and  roll  it  over  my  prints, 
forcing  the  moisture  out,  which  is  ab- 
sorbed by  the  towel.  This  provides  a 
squeegee  which  is  so  flexible  that  it  enters 
every  indenture  of  the  uneven  pile  of 
prints.  It  also  dries  the  prints  so  that 
they  readily  take  the  paste.  My  paste 
brush  has  the  bristles  set  in  hard  rubber, 
which  holds  them  securely.  The  mount- 
ant must  be  thoroughly  rubbed  into  the 
pores  of  the  paper.  Now  comes  the  rub 
of  placing  them  on  the  mount.  If  it  is 
cabinets,  you  soon  accustom  yourself  to 
place  them  just  so  far  from  the  sides  and 
top,  and  vou  mount  so  near  the  edge  that 
little  difficulty  is  experienced.  In  case  of 
plain  mounts,  lo  by  12,  or  larger,  greater 
care  is  needed,  as,  for  the  best  effects, 
you  must  have  plenty  of  margin  around 
your  prints.  I  will  mention  two  methods. 
Instead  of  a  glass  plate  place  your  prints 
on  oilcloth  to  receive  the  paste.  This 
can  be  readily  washed  off"  and  rolled  up, 
and  laid  away  when  not  in  use.  Now  cut 
a  piece  of  stiff  brown  paper  the  size  of  the 
mounts  to  be  used,  and  draw  on  it  in  pen- 
cil mark  an  outline  the  exact  size  of  the 
print,  and  just  where  you  will  want  it  on 
the  mount.  Now  lay  the  print,  facedown, 
on  the  brown  paper  inside  this  outline. 
The  pasted  side  is  up.  Stand  the  mount 
exactly  on  the  upper  edge  of  the  paper, 
and  gradually  lower  it,  and  gently  press 
over  the  print.  Now  lift  up  your  mount, 
and  then  the  print  is  in  its  place.  But 
the  better  way  is  to  train  the  eye  to  the 
exact  measurement  of  distance.  Take  up 
your  pasted  print  and  hold  it  in  both 
hands,  being  careful  not  to  touch  the  cor- 
ners nor  the  edges.  Hold  it  before  you 
over  the  mount,  about  an  inch  from  its 
surface,  note  carefully;  is  it  the  proper 
distance  from  the  upper  edge,  is  it  paral- 


lel with  the  upper  edge,   is   it  equal  dis-5 
tance  from  the  two  outer  edges  ?     If  so,| 
gently   lower.     Should   you  find  a  slight| 
mistake,  slip  the  print  into  place  without] 
delay.     In  the  final  rubbing  down  I  use 
a  brown,   bibulous   paper,   which  can  be| 
used  over  and  over  again,  and   does   not* 
wrinkle  nor  curl  up.     That's  all  there  is  ' 
of  it.     Above  all,  let  me  say  to  the  ama- 
teur, train   the  eye   fight  clear  of  make- 
shifts'.   Photography  should  become  more 
and  more  a  thing  of  yourself.     A  trained 
eye,  a  trained  hand,  and  brain  and  soul, 
even,  for  I  believe  that  is  where  the  feel- 
ing of  art  resides.    Your  photography  will 
bless  you  in  proportion  as  it   makes  you 
more    perfect.—/!    H.    Bates,  in    Photo- 
graphy. 

Something  New  in  Photogr.\phv. — 
It  has  been  observed  that  when  formic 
aldehyde  is  added  to  the  gelatine  in  solu- 
tion a  compound  is  formed  which  is  inso- 
luble in  water,  but  which  can  be  melted 
by  heat  and  made  into  films.  This  pecu- 
liarity has  been  taken  advantage  of  by 
Schering's  works,  and  two  patents  have 
been  obtained  in  England  by  Mr.  August 
Zimmerman  to  cover  the  manufacture  of 
a  new  photographic  film.  The  consists 
of  a  layer  of  the  formalated  gelatine,  upon 
which  is  spread  the  ordinary  color-sensi- 
tive gelatine-emulsion,  or  the  hardened 
gelatine  may  itself  be  sensitized  or  dipped 
in  emulsion.  It  either  case  it  is  obvious 
that  the  invention  is  one  of  great  utility, 
as  the  gelatine  film  can  be  used  for  all  the 
purposes  for  which  paper  films  are  now 
used.  —  Chemist  and  Druggist. 


Photo-engraving  with  Silver  Salts. 
— At  the  last  meeting  af  the  Royal  Photo- 
graphic Society,  Mr.  Leon  Warnerke  gave 
a  demonstration  of  a  process  for  photo- 
etching,  partly  dependent  on  sensitive 
silver  salts  instead  of  bichromated  gela- 
tine. A  negative  of  the  original  is  taken 
in  the  usual  way  through  a  screen.  After 
the  negative  is  developed  and  dried,  it  is 
given  a  safe  edge.  The  next  step  in  the 
process  is  to  place  the  negative  in  contact 
with  a  sheet  of  paper  coated  with  gelatine 
pigmented  with  a  sensitive  silver  salt,  such 
as  the  bromide,  and  making  an  exposure, 
the  image  being  developed  with  pyro- 
ammonia.  After  development,  the  image 
is  pressed  or  squeegeed  in  contact  with  a 
copper  plate  previously  polished  with 
snakestone  and  charcoal,  the  paper  back- 
ing and  the  soluble  gelatine,  together  with 
the  unaltered  silver  salt,  being  removed 
by  hot  water  in  the  same  manner  as  a 
carbon  image  is  developed.  After  wash- 
ing and  treatment  with  alcohol,  the  plate, 
when  dried,  is  ready  for  etching  with  per- 
chloride  of  iron  in  the  ordinary  way.  The 
process,  Mr.  Warnerke  pointed  out,  might 
be  adapted  to  photogravure  purposes  by 
commencing  with  a  transparency  instead 
of  a  negative,  and  transferring  the  devel- 
oped negative  in  the  plate  grained  with 
asphaltum,  the  subsequent  operations 
being  as  usual.  The  process  is  an  out- 
come of  the  negative  paper  process  brought 
out  by  Mr.  Warnerkein  1 880,  and  described 


(by  him  in  the  paper  he  read  before  the 
?  society  in  1886. — Journal  of  the  Society  of 
\Arts. — Phar.  Journal. 

Photographic  Contrivances. — J.  A. 
\  White  says  he  once  chanced  to  place  a 
common  eye-glass  lens  in  front  of  the 
diaphragm  of  a  single  combination  lens, 
and  expected  to  be  surprised  at  the  dis- 
tortion of  the  picture.  The  resulting 
image  was,  of  course,  less  in  size,  but  he 
could  discover  no  other  difference  in  the 
two  images.  An  interior  made  with  that 
combination  of  an  achromatic  landscape 
lens  of  eleven-inch  focus  and  an  eye-glass 
lens  of  seventeen-inch  focus  showed  no 
curved  lines,  and  the  title  on  a  sheet  of 
music  taken  at  a  distance  of  fifteen  feet 
showed  up  clear  and  distinct ;  nor  could 
he  distinguish  any  diffraction  of  colors. 
It  is  best,  he  states,  to  have  a  set  of 
multiple  foci  lenses,  but  with  the  aid  of  a 
pasteboard  tube  (made  by  rolling  up  a 
sheet  of  paper),  his  original  achromatic 
lens,  a  positive  spectacle  lens  of  sixteen 
inches  and  a  negative  lens  (for  near-sight- 
ness),  he  has  lenses  of  seven,  eleven, 
fourteen,  and  twenty  inches.  Usually 
the  original  lens  is  preferable,  but  there 
is  many  a  time  when  trying  to  compose  a 
view  on  a  small  plate  that  the  seven-inch 
lens,  covering  a  half-size  plate,  comes  in 
handily,  or  when  a  distant  view  loses  all 
detail  with  the  usual  lens  the  "  twenty- 
inch  "  is  very  convenient.  A  front  exten- 
sion is  needed  for  the  camera  with  the 
"  twenty-inch,"  but  is  easily  made  of  paste- 
board. The  achromatic  piece  is  used  in 
front  of  the  lens  with  the  others  behind, 
and  the  mounting  is  easily  done.  Another 
contrivance  is  for  taking  stereoscopic 
views  with  one  lens.  A  front  board  is 
fitted  with  one  hole  for  a  lens,  the  centre 
of  the  hole  to  be  ifs  inch  to  one  side  of 
the  centre  of  the  board  and  equidistant 
from  top  to  bottom.  In  use  the  lens  is 
in  position  to  command  one  of  the  halves. 
After  exposing  that  half  of  the  plate  the 
slide  is  replaced  in  the  holder,  and  the 
front  board  is  reversed  in  order  to  expose 
the  other  part  of  the  plate.  The  camera 
must  be  clamped  rigid  that  the  plate  may 
not  be  displaced  between  exposures. — 
Photographic  Times. 


Sensitive  Coating  for  Half-tone 
Etching. — In  a  late  number  of  the  Photo- 
Beacon  Mr.  Le  Page  gives  a  formula 
which  has  stood  the  test  of  three  years, 
and  which  he  recommends  very  highly  : 

Glue  clarified  (Le  Page's) oz.  2 

Water fl.  oz.  2 

Ammonium  bichromate  (Merck's)   gr.  120 

Water fl.  oz.  2 

Albumen,  dried gr.  120 

Water fl.  Oz.  4 

Chromic  acid,   c.  p gr.  10 

According  to  the  author  this  prints 
quickly,  develops  easily,  and  gives  every 
detail  there  is  in  the  negative  ;  the  gen- 
eral results  being  of  a  high  average. 


Some  men  never  learn  that  they  are 
fools  until  they  have  passed  the  age  of 
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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Strengthens  the  entire  system  ;  most  Agreeable^  Effective  and  Lasting 
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per  case  of  12  large  quart  bottles.  These  are  equal  to  any  $6.00  and  $8.00  wines  sold  on 
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value  to  the  sick. 


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RADLAUER'S 

ANTISEPTIC  PERLES 

Of  Pleasant  Taste  and  Fragrance. 

Non-Poisonous  and  strong-ly  Antiseptic. 


These  Perles  closely  resemble  the  sublimates  and  carbolic  acid  in 
their  antiseptic  action.      A  preventive  of  diphtheric  infection. 

For  the  rational  cle.insing  and  disinfection  of  the  mouth,  teeth, 
pharynx,  and  especially  of  the  tonsils,  and  for  immediately  removing 
disagreeable  odors  emanating  from  the  mouth  and  nose. 

A  perfect  substitute  for  mouth  and  teeth  waslies  and  gargles. 
Radlauer's  Antiseptic  Perles  take  special  effect  where  swallowing  is 
difficult  in  inflammation  of  the  throat  and  tonsils,  catarrh  of  the  gums, 
periostitis  dentalis,  stomatitis  mercurialis,  salivation,  angina,  and  thrush. 

A  few  of  the  "Perles"  placed  in  the  mouth  dissolve  into  a  strongly 
antiseptic  fluid  of  agreeable  taste,  cleanse  the  mouth  and  mucous  mem- 
brane of  the  pharynx,  and  immediately  remove  the  fungi,  germs,  and 
putrid  substance  accumulating  about  the  tonsils,  thereby  preventing  any 
further  injury  to  the  teetli. 

METHOD  OF  APPLICATION: 

Take  2 — 4  Perles,  let  them  dissolve  slowly  in  the  mouth,  and  then 
swallow.  Being  packed  in  small  and  h.andy  tins,  Radlauer's  Antiseptic 
Perles  can  always  be  carried  in  the  pocket. 


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S.  RADLAUER 


Pharmaceutical  Chemist 


BERLIN  W.,    GTRMANY 
W.  J.  DYAS,  Toronto,  Ont..  Wholesale  Ag-ent  for  Canada. 

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In  all  localiiie';  from  which  we  have  secured  and  published  testimonials 
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increased,  which  resulted  to  the  benefit  of  the  druggist  as  well  as  our'^elves. 

We  would,  therefore,  respectfully  request  nil  druggists  to  forward  us  the 
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lication if  possible,  in  return  for  which  we  shall  be  pleased  to  give  them  the 
benefit  of  any  advertising  connected  therewith,  if  desired. 

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Remedies,  and  respectfully  soliciting  a  continuance  of  the  same, 
Respectfully, 

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Toronto,  January  ist,  1S95. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


6q 


Safeguards    Against    Delerioratlon    of 
Stock. 


liy  I.KON  C.   Fink. 

.V  large  proportion  of  ihe  materials 
which  constitute  the  stock  of  an  average 
drug  store  are  particularly  prone  to  de- 
terioration, and  painstaking  pharmacists 
are  required  to  exercise  more  than  ordi- 
nary circumspection  to  prevent  exposure 
of  sensitive  pharmaceuticals  to  pernicious 
influences.  In  fact,  the  art  of  affording 
such  protection  is  quite  as  important  as 
the  ability  to  select  drugs  and  prepare 
medicines  properly. 

A  complete  tabulation  of  all  the  chemi- 
cal and  physical  changes  which  can  modify 
and  injure  pharmaceutical  preparations  is 
not  within  the  scope  of  this  article,  but  it 
is  deemed  apposite  to  mention  a  few 
exemplary  forms  of  deterioration  which 
will  serve  to  suggest  to  the  minds  of  in- 
telligent pharmacists  others  which  can 
occur  from  similar  causes. 

The  importance  of  maintaining  a  uni- 
form temperature,  through  day  and  night, 
in  a  [iharmacy,  is  apt  to  be  overlooked. 
Remember  that  your  stock  is  largely 
made  up  of  fluid  preparations  holding 
chemical  substances  in  solution.  These 
are  reasonably  permanent  at  a  normal 
temperature,  but  as  the  temperature 
lowers  the  solvent  power  of  the  men- 
struum is  reduced  and  precipitation  of 
the  less  soluble  ingredients  occurs.  Re- 
sults grow  gradually  worse  as  the  tempera- 
ture goes  down,  until  disaster  comes  in 
the  freezing  of  aqueous  solutions  and 
consequent  bursting  of  bottles. 

Change  of  temperature  may  also  cause 
loss  and  annoyance  from  breakage  of 
demijohns  through  expansion  or  con 
traction  of  liquid  contents.  If  a  demi- 
john is  filled  with  cold  liquid,  tightly 
corked,  and  subsequently  transferred  to  a 
warm  room  or  climate,  the  liquid  will 
expand  with  rise  of  temperature  and  blow 
out  the  cork  or  burst  the  vessel.  Tightly 
corked  demijohns  filled  with  hot  liquids 
frequently  collapse  under  atmospheric 
pressure  as  the  contents  cool  and  con- 
tract. It  is,  therefore,  a  safe  rule  never 
to  fill  such  large  glass  containers  com- 
pletely, but  rather  leave  an  ample  cushion 
of  air  to  allow  for  expansion  and  contrac- 
tion. 

.Sunlight  can  do  incalculable  damage 
to  chemicals,  pharmaceuticals,  plush  goods 
and  toilet  articles  in  general,  unless  spe- 
cial precautions  are  taken  to  prevent  its 
injurious  action.  Calomel  is  not  altered 
by  the  atmosphere  if  kept  in  the  dark, 
but,  when  exposed  to  sunlight,  it  gradu- 
ally turns  gray  or  black,  indicating  de- 
composition. Santonin  acquires  a  yellow 
color  by  exposure  to  sunlight.  Silver 
nitrate  becomes  gray  or  black  on  exposure 
to  sunlight  in  the  presence  of  organic 
matter.  Sunlight  darkens  yellow  mer- 
curous  iodide  and  yellow  mercuric  oxide 
in  consequence  of  their  partial  reduction. 
Bright  green  scales  of  soluble  ferric  phos- 
phate and  soluble  ferric  pyrophosphate 
turn  dark  on  exposure  to  sunlight.  Red 
mercuric  iodide  is  permanent  in  the  air  if 


kept  in  the  dark,  but  acquires  a  brownish 
tint  by  exposure  to  sunlight.  Quinine 
bisulphate  readily  acquires  a  deep  brown- 
red  color  on  exposure  to  direct  rays  of 
sunlight.  Quinine  sulphate  and  quinine 
hydrochloraie  are  gradually  colored  yel- 
low by  similar  exposure.  Ferric  salts  in 
solution  with  sugar  are  reduced  to  ferrous 
salts  by  action  of  sunlight.  Many  vola- 
tile oils  are  injured  by  prolonged  exposure 
to  atmospheric  oxygen  and  sunlight, 
while  some  are  eventually  rendered  worth 
less  and  entirely  unfit  for  use.  Perfumes 
exposed  to  direct  rays  of  sunlight  rajiidly 
degenerate  and  soon  acquire  a  rank  odor  ; 
it  is  apparent,  therefore,  that  they  should 
not  be  habitually  presented  in  show- 
windows. 

Drugs  and  chemicals  are  frequently 
injured  by  absorbing  moisture  or  carbonic 
acid,  or  both,  from  the  atmosphere. 
Solids  that  absorb  moisture  from  the  air 
are  called  hygroscopic.  Solids  which  ab- 
sorb moisture  from  the  air,  and  become 
liquid,  or  dissolve  therein,  are  called 
deliquescent.  Crystalline  substances  which 
part  with  their  water  of  crystallization  on 
exposure  to  air,  thereby  losing  their  crys- 
talline form,  are  called  efflorescent. 

On  exposure  to  atmosphere,  caustic 
soda  absorbs  water  and  is  liquefied,  sub- 
sequently solidifying  and  becoming  efflor- 
escent. This  change  is  caused  by  the 
absorption  of  carbonic  acid  and  the  crys- 
tallization and  efflorescence  of  the  sodium 
carbonate  thus  formed.  Potassa  also 
deliquesces  and  absorbs  carbonic  acid 
under  similar  exposure.  Chlorinated  lime 
absorbs  moisture  and  carbonic  acid  from 
damp  atmosphere,  with  loss  of  valued 
properties  and  formation  of  a  plastic  mass  ; 
it  should,  therefore,  be  kept  in  a  closely 
covered  jar  and  stored  in  a  cool,  dry 
place. 

Lime  becomes  "  air  slacked "  by  ex- 
posure to  ordinary  atmosphere,  absorbing 
water  and  carbonic  acid,  and  being  con- 
verted into  hydrate  and  carbonate  of  cal- 
cium. Carbonate  of  f)otassium  is  ex- 
tremely deliquescent  in  humid  air,  form- 
ing a  colorless  or  yellowish  alkaline  liquid 
of  an  oily  appearance.  Chloride  of  zinc, 
acetate  of  potassium,  and  chloride  of  cal- 
cium are  also  very  deliquescent  salts 
which  require  special  protection. 

Powdered  extracts  should  be  carefully 
protected  from  exposure  to  moist  air,  in 
small  bottles  with  mouths  wide  enough  to 
admit  the  blade  of  a  spatula.  Selected 
corks  should  be  used,  and  the  bottles 
should  be  kept  in  a  cool  place — never  in 
a  current  of  hot  air  from  a  stove  or  fur- 
nace. 

It  is  particularly  essential  that  granular 
effervescent  salts  be  kept  in  securely 
corked  bottles,  for,  if  access  of  air  be  per- 
mitted, sufficient  moisture  will  soon  be 
absorbed  to  cause  the  acid  to  act  upon 
the  carbonated  base  and  gradually  liber- 
ate carbonic  acid.  The  valued  efferves- 
cent properties  of  the  preparations  will 
thus  be  irretrievably  lost. 

If  clear  lime  water  be  exposed  to  the 
influence  of  air,  a  pellicle  of  calcium  car- 
bonate is  formed  upon   the  surface  ;  this 


fihn  sinks  to  make  room  for  another,  un 
til,  finally,  nearly  all  the  lime  is  rendered 
insoluble  and  the  supernatant  liquid  is 
comparatively  valueless.  It  is  essential, 
therefore,  that  a  goodly  excess  of  lime  be 
kept  in  the  bottom  of  the  lime-water  bottle 
to  maintain  the  strength  of  the  solution. 
The  container  should  be  kept  in  a  cool 
place,  as  cold  water  dissolves  more  lime 
than  hot  water. 

Solution  of  lead  subacetate  is  decom- 
posed on  exposure  to  air,  or  on  being 
mixed  with  water  containing  air  in  solu- 
tion, a  white  precipitate  of  insoluble  car- 
bonate of  lead  being  formed.  When 
freshly  made,  it  should  be  divided  into 
two-  or  four-ounce  bottles,  kept  full  and 
tightly  sealed  until  required  for  use. 
Liquor  potassa  and  liquor  soda  also  pos- 
sess marked  affinity  for  carbonic  acid, 
and  should  be  preserved  in  securely- 
stoppered  bottles. 

Quinine  sulphate,  like  some  other 
alkaloidal  salts,  does  not  "  lose  strength  " 
by  exposure  to  ordinarily  dry  atmosphere, 
but  rather  loses  water  of  crystallization  by 
evaporation  and  becomes  correspondingly 
richer  in  quinine.  It  should  be  borne  in 
mind  also  that  effloresced  carbonate  of 
sodium  is  stronger  than  the  normal  crys- 
tallized salt  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of 
water  it  has  lost.  Sulphate  of  soda,  com- 
monly called  Glauber  salt,  contains  more 
than  half  its  weight  of  water  of  crystalliza- 
tion, nearly  all  of  which  is  dissipated  on  ex- 
posure to  dry  atmosphere,  leaving  a  dry, 
white  powder  which  is  correspondingly 
richer  salt.  Sulphate  of  zinc  also  efflor- 
esces slowly  in  dry  air. 

Atmospheric  oxygen  causes  many  un- 
desirable changes  in  chemicals  and  phar- 
maceuticals. On  exposure  to  air  the 
color  of  syrup  iodide  of  iron  slowly 
changes  to  yellow  and  subsequently  to 
brown,  the  change  of  color  proceeding 
from  the  exposed  surface  downward. 
This  color  can  sometimes  be  bleached 
and  the  syrup  restored  to  its  original  ap- 
pearance, but  here  is  a  case  where  an 
ounce  of  prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of 
cure.  Keep  the  syrup  in  small  bottles, 
full,  and  well  corked.  Syrup  bromide  of 
iron  is,  of  course,  similarly  affected. 

Certain  fixed  oils  will  remain  unchanged 
for  a  great  length  of  time  in  air-tight  ves- 
sels, but,  when  exposed  to  the  atmos- 
phere, they  attract  oxygen  and  ultimately 
become  concrete.  The  tendency  of  lin- 
seed oil  to  dry  or  harden  on  exposure  to 
air  IS  typical  in  the  extreme.  Exposed  to 
the  air,  lard  absorbs  oxygen  and  becomes 
rancid  ;  it  should,  therefore,  be  kept  in 
well-closed  vessels,  or  procured  fresh  when 
lequired  for  use  ;  in  the  rancid  state  it 
irritates  the  skin,  and  sometimes  exer- 
cises an  injurious  reaction  upon  sub- 
stances mixed  with  it. 

Phosphorus  absorbs  oxygen  from  the 
atmosphere  with  sufficient  avidity  to 
cause  rapid  combustion  and  necessitate 
its  preservation  under  water.  Prolonged 
exposure  to  air  gradually  transforms  light 
green  ferrous  carbonate  into  the  familiar 
red-brown  "sub-carbonate  of  iron,"  which 
is  ultimately  little  more  than  ferric  oxide, 


CANADIAN  DRUGCxIST. 


and  can  undergo  no  further  change  from 
similar  influences. 

Not  content  with  ravaging  tlie  phar- 
macist's stock,  this  belligerent  element 
exhibits  a  remarkable  propensity,  in  the 
presence  of  moisture,  for  rusting  his 
spatulas  and  other  metallic  utensils. 

Serious  pecuniary  loss  by  evaporation 
of  volatile  solids  like  camphor  results  from 
exposure  of  these  substances  in  ordinary 
open  wooden  drawers.  Menthol  is  ex- 
tremely volatile,  and  should,  therefore, 
be  kept  in  securely  corked  bottles  to  pre- 
vent loss.  Exposed  to  the  air,  carbonate 
of  ammonium  partially  volatilizes,  be- 
comes opaque,  and  crumbles  into  a  white 
powder.  Iodine  is  most  advantageously 
kept  in  securely  closed  glass  receptacles  ; 
most  ordinary  wares  are  liable  to  be 
attacked  or  permeated  by  it.  Chloral 
evaporates  slowly  when  exposed  to  dry 
atmosphere.  Povvdered  drugs  which  de- 
pend upon  volatile  constituents  for  medi- 
cinal virtue,  like  cinnamon,  cloves,  orris 
root,  and  valerian,  should,  so  far  as  prac- 
ticable, be  kept  in  bottles,  or  some  other 
comparatively  air-tight  contamer. 

Stronger  water  of  ammonia  should  be 
kept  in  strong,  glass-stoppered  bottles, 
which  should  be  stored  in  a  cool  place 
and  opened  with  extreme  care.  When 
warm,  the  liberated  gas  frequently  forces 
the  stopper  out  with  considerable  vio- 
lence, and  many  accidents  resulting  in  in- 
juryto  the  sight  of  operators  are  onrecord. 

Pressed  roots  and  herbs  are  more  con- 
venient to  handle,  occupy  less  space,  and 
are  better  preserved  than  crude  drugs  in 
bulk  form.  Furthermore,  the  danger  of 
error  is  materially  reduced  by  handling 
neatly  pressed,  wrapped,  and  labelled 
packages. 

Examine  your  stock  of  dandelion  and 
rhubarb  roots  occasionally  to  be  sure  that 
purchasers  do  not  find  worms  in  them 
and  form  unfavorable  impressions  of  you 
and  your  business  methods. 

Cantharides  should  be  thoroughly  dried 
and  kept  in  securely  closed  containers. 
The  vapor  of  chloroform  quickly  kills 
insects  which  infest  cantharides,  and  their 
destruction  can  be  accomplished  by  plac- 
ng  a  small  quantity  of  chloroform  in  a 
wide-mouth  bottle,  or  other  open  vessel, 
upon  the  surface  of  the  infested  drug  and 
securely  closing  the  container.  The  heavy 
chloroform  vapor  will  then  gradually  sink 
through  the  drug  and  destroy  the  insects. 

The  modern  method  of  marketing 
chlorinated  lime  in  hermetically  sealed 
parcels  is  not  only  a  source  of  conveni- 
ence, but  affords  protection  which  serves 
to  prevent  loss  of  the  loosely  combined 
chlorine  upon  which  the  value  of  the 
preparation  as  a  disinfectant  is  almost 
entirely  dependent.  The  disagreeable 
odor  of  chlorine  which  clings  to  the  hands 
of  the  operator  is  also  avoided. 

Charcoal  is  used  in  medicine  chiefly  for 
its  Absorbent  and  disinfectant  properties. 
Owing  to  its  absorbent  powers,  it  should 
not  be  unnecessarily  exposed  to  the  at- 
mosphere of  a  laboratory  or  pharmacy, 
lest  it  be  thus  rendered  unfit  for  medic 
inal  purposes. 


Fine  sponges  should  be  kept  in  a 
closed  show-case  or  drawer.  Carriage 
and  slate  sponges,  which  are  frequently 
allowed  to  become  soiled  and  lend  an 
untidy  appearance  to  the  store  by  rolling 
about  in  a  window  or  on  the  floor,  can  be 
conveniently  kept  assorted  and  cimspic- 
uously  displayed  in  the  wire  basket  with 
separate  compartments  for  different  sizes. 

Oxalic  acid  should  not  be  kept  in  paper 
parcels,  since  it  soon  renders  the  paper 
fragile,  and  in  being  thus  scattered  about 
may,  by  admixture  with  other  drugs, 
cause  loss  of  lile.  Owing  to  its  external 
resemblance  to  Epsom  salt,  and  its  very 
poisonous  nature,  the  substances  should 
not  be  kept  in  similar  drawers.  The 
practice  of  keeping  them  in  containers  of 
different  style  and  safely  remote  from 
each  other  is  less  likely  to  lead  to 
accidental  confusion. 

Remember  that  heated  atmosphere 
usually  accumulates  near  the  ceiling,  and 
preparations  subject  to  injury  by  expos- 
ure to  elevated  temperature  should  not 
be  kept  on  upper  shelves.  Several  cases 
are  on  record  wherein  chlorinated  lime, 
which  is  known  to  greedily  absorb  water 
and  carbonic  acid  from  a  humid  atmo- 
sphere, was  put  up  in  securely  corked  and 
sealed  bottles,  which  were  then  placed 
upon  an  upper  shelf  until  the  heat  of 
summer,  or  a  very  warm  apartment,  had 
liberated  sufficient  gas  to  cause  a  startHng 
explosion,  sometimes  followed  rapidly  by 
a  succession  of  similar  ones  and  a  cloud 
of  dust. 

Lard  ointments,  cerates,  and  in  fact 
nearly  all  animal  fats,  are  liable  to  grow 
rancid  by  prolonged  exposure  to  air,  this 
change  in  many  cases  being  accelerated 
by  heat  and  light.  Every  precaution 
should,  of  course,  be  taken  to  avoid  such 
decomposition  ;  but  when  rancidity  is 
apparent,  preparations  should  never  be 
dispensed,  for,  instead  of  having  the  mild 
demulcent  properties  which  constitute 
their  chief  value,  they  become  irritant  and 
entirely  unfit  to  serve  as  vehicles  for 
medicinal  substances  to  be  applied  to  the 
skin.  Ointment  jars  should  invariably  be 
thoroughly  cleaned  and  freed  from  ran- 
cidity before  refilling  with  fresh  stock. 

With  ordinary  drug-store  arrangement 
it  is  scarcely  [MMCticable  to  entirely  protect 
tinctures  and  fluid  extracts  from  injurious 
effects  of  air,  light,  and  changes  of  tem- 
perature, but  any  provision  which  tends  to 
prevent  precipitation  from  these  causes  is 
commendable.  The  stock  of  tinctures 
should  be  placed  in  charge  of  one  capable 
employe  who  should  be  held  responsible 
for  its  condition.  Haste  is  apt  to  make 
serious  inroads  upon  accuracy  in  prepar- 
ing pharmaceuticals. 

The  danger  from  leaving  bottles  inse- 
curely corked  is  apparent  when  we  con- 
sider that,  if  a  fluid  extract  prepared  from 
a  menstruum  composed  of  diluted  alco- 
hol be  exposed  to  the  air  in  an  open 
vessel,  the  alcohol  will  evaporate  much 
more  rapidly  than  the  water.  By  this 
change  of  character  in  the  menstruum, 
certain  resinous  constituents  of  the  drug 
frequently     become    insoluble    and    are 


deposited,  rendering  the  fluid  more  or  less 
turbid,  and  materially  lessening  its  medic- 
inal value.  Collodion  loses  ether  by 
evaporation,  and  becomes  comparatively 
worthless. 

The  deterioration  which  can  occur  in  a 
singledrug  store  from  causes  indicatedhere 
command  the  constant  attention  of  the 
manager,  and  much  greater  is  the  prob- 
lem which  confronts  the  wholesale  manu- 
facturer, who  must  prepare  a  great 
variety  of  products  in  large  quantities,  to 
be  distributed  in  the  market  in  all  direc- 
tions, where  they  are  expected  to  remain 
unchanged  through  the  extreme  variations 
in  temperature  which  characterize  the 
severe  winters  in  the  north,  and  the  torrid 
summers  in  the  south  ;  and  no  less  injur- 
ious is  the  improper  exposure  to  which 
pharmaceuticals  are  frequently  subjected 
in  temperate  climates. — Bulletin  of  Phar- 
macy. 


To  Hide  the  Taste  of  Chloral. 

Dr.  E.  Holland  calls  attention  to  the 
fact  that  the  taste  of  chloral  hydrate  is 
effectively  masked  by  lemonade.  Two 
or  three  drachms  of  the  syrup  should  be 
placed  in  a  tumbler  with  about  2  ounces 
of  water.  If  to  this  is  added  about  2 
ounces  or  so  of  gaseous  (bottled)  lemon- 
ade, the  mixture  may  be  drunk  at  leisure, 
and  the  soporific  action  of  the  drug  is  in 
no  way  impaired. — Medical  Bulletin. 


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The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
<|uantilies  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 

Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
c^mimand  an  advance. 

Al.coiioi.,  gal $4  05  $4  25 

Methyl i   90  2  00 

Allsi'Ice,  lb 13  15 

Powdered,  lb 15  17 

Al.oIN,  oz 40  45 

.Anodvne,  Hoffman's  bot.,  lbs.  .  .  50  55 

•Arrowroot,  Bermuda,  lb 45  50 

St.  \'incent,  lb 15  iS 

Balsa.m,  Fir,  lb 40  45 

Copaiba,  lb 65  75 

Peru,  11) 3  75  4  00 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65  75 

H.\RK,  Barberry,  lb 22  25 

Bayberry,  lb   15  18 

Buckthorn,  lb 15  17 

Canella,  lb 15  17 

Cascara,  Sagrada 25  30 

CascariUa,  select,   lb iS  20 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18  20 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60  65 

F^owdered,  lb   65  70 

Vellow,  lb 35  40 

Pale,  lb 40  45 

Kim,  selected,  lb   20  21 

(iround,  lb 17  20 

Powdered,   lb.      ...    20  28 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb 18  20 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15  17 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb. .  .       .  15  16 

Prickly  ash,  lb      35  40 

S.issafras,  lb 15  16 

.Soap  (quillaya),  lb 13  15 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13  15 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 45  50 

Tonka,  lb I   50  2  75 

Vanilla,  lb 6  00  7  50 

Bf.rriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 30  35 

powdered,  !b. ..  35  40 

Juniper,  lb 7  10 

Ground,  lb   12  14 

Prickly  ash,  lb 40  45 

Buds,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb 55  60 

I  a.ssia,  lb 25  30 

BtiTiKR,  Cacao,  lb 75  80 

Ca.mi'HOR,  lb 60  68 

Cantiiaridks,  Russian,  lb i   40  i   50 

Powdered,  II) i   50  i  60 

Capsicum,  lb 25  30 


Powdered,  lb         $      30 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  II) 17 

Carmink,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb   20  00 


CHAI.K,  French,    powdered,  lb.. 

I'recip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb 

Prepared,  lb 

Charcoal,  ."Animal,  powd.,  lb.  . . 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 

Cl.ovE,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Cochineal,  ,S.G. ,  lb 

Collodion,  lb 

Cantharidal,  lb 2 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 

Dextrine,  lb 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb 

Powdered ,  lb 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb. . . . 

Pounds,  lb     

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 

Calendula,  lb 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb. ....  . 

German,  lb 

Elder,  lb 

Lavender,  lb 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i 

Rosemary,  lb 

Saffron,  American,  lb 

Spanish,  Val'a,  oz I 

Gki.aitne,  Cooper's,  lb 

French,  white,  lb 

Glycerine,  lb 

Guarana 3 

Powdered,  lb 3 

CJUM  .\LORs,  Cape,  lb 

Barbadoes,  lb 

Socotrine,  lb 

Asafietida,   lb 

.Arabic,  1st,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 

.Sorts,  lb 

Benzoin,  lb   

Catechu,  Black,  lb. . . . 
Gamboge,  powdered,  11 

Guaiac,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Kino,  true,  lb 


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Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb ....     ^ 

Powdered,  lb ( 

.Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  1st,  lb 

Powdered,  lb i 

Sons,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  .Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  02s,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Hoarhound,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb . 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs,  lb 

.Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs,   lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs.,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.  ,1b 

.Spearmint,  lb    

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs.,  lb 

Wormwood,  oz .  .    

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hoi's,  fresh,  lb 

Indic.o,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  lb 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb   2 

Russian,  true,  lb 6 

Leaf,  .Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Hyoscyanius  

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Scuiia,  Alexandria,  lb 

Tinnevelly,  lb 

Stramonium,  lb 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 

Lkeches,  Swedish,  doz 

Licorice,  Solazzi 

I'ignatelli 

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"  Purity,  lOO  sticks  in  box 

'*  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box 

"•  Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  . 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  T0U1, 

5  lb.  tins 

Lurui.iN,  oz 

LVCOPODIUM,  lb    ....    

Mace,  lb 

Manna,  lb  

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 

Irish,  lb 

Mu.SK,  Tonquin,  oz . . ... 

NUTGALl.S,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Nutmegs,  lb 

Nu.\  Vomica,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Oakum,  lb 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  J^  and  Yz. 

Citrine,  lb 

Paraldehyde,  oz 

Pepper,  black,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Pitch,  black,  lb 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 

LASIER,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash.  .  . . 

Adhesive,  yd 

Belladonna,  lb    

Galbanum  Comp. ,  lb 

Lead,  lb 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 

White,  lb 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 

RocHEi.LE  Salt,  lb 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 

Althea,  cut,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Blood,  lb 

Bitter,  lb 

Blackberry,  lb 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb 

Calamus,  sbced,  white,   lb    .... 

Canada  .Snake,   lb 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 

Colchicum,  lb    

Columbo,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,  lb 

Dandelion,  lb 

Elecampane,  lb 

Galangal,  lb ,    

Gelsemium,  lb 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,   lb 

Ginger,  African,  lb 

Po.,lb 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 

Po.,  lb 

Ginseng,  lb 

Golden  .Seal,  lb 

Gold  Thread,  lb 

Hellebore,  white,    powd.,  lb.  .  . 

Indian  Hemp 

Ipecac,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Jalap,  lb 

Powdered,   lb 

Kava  Kava,  lb 

Licorice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Mandrake,  lb 

Masterworl,  lb   

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 

Powdered,   lb   

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 

Pink,  lb    . 

Parsley,  lb 

Pleurisy,  lb 

Poke,  lb 


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Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $       iS  $ 

Rhatany,  lb    20 

Rhubarb,   lb      7^       2 

Sarsaparilla,  Ilond,   lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 53 

Squill,  lb    I J 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  25       2 

Essence,  lb 300       3 

Saccharin,  oz i  25      i 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  lb 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,   lb 10 

Cardamom,   lb    I    25        i 

Celery 30 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,   lb 10 

Cumin,  lb 15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..      ,.  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3! 

Ground,   lb 4 

Hemp,  lb ^ 

Mustard,   white,  lb u 

Powdered,  lb    i  c 

Pumpkin    25 

Quince,  lb 65 

Rape,  lb s 

.Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb    22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Spermaceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb    10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  Guaiac,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Ked  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

Sanlal,  ground,  lb 5 

chemicals. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb. ...  , 12 

Glacial,  lb    45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz . 10 

Boracic,  lb ....  15 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb iS 

Calvert's  No.  I,  lb   2   10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 50 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz ,  22 

Muriatic,  lb 3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb loj 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,   lb i  00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,   lb i   00 

Sulphuric,   carboy,  lb 2A 

Bottles,  lb 5" 

Chem.  pure,  lb iS 

Tannic,  lb 90 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

Acrtanilid,  lb 90 

AcoNiTlNE,  grain ..  4 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb ij 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .8S0 10 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb So 

Carbonate,  lb 14 

Iodide,  oz - 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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Valerianate,  oz $      55 

Amvl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervin,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

ANTII'YRIN,  oz I   00 

Akistol,  oz I   85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  .sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,  lb 13 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J   ozs.  Soc, 

oz 5  00 

Bismuth,   Ammnnia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,   oz 30 

.Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitrate,  lb 2  00 

Borax,  lb. g 

Powdered,  lb 10 

Bromine,  oz     S 

Cadmiu.m,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 50 

Citrate,  oz 50 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb....  i   50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,   precip.,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz 1; 

Ceriu.m,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  00 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,   lb 60 

Cinchonine,   sulphate,  oz 25 

CiNCHONIDINE,    Sulph. ,  OZ I5 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 575 

CODEIA,  \ai - So 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitrol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb , i 

DiURETIN,  oz I   60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. .  .  - 75 

Sulphuric,    lb 40 

Ex ALGINE,    oz I    00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

lOtJOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb .  15 

.Sacch  ,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.I'.,   lb 90 

And  Amnion,  ,1b 70 

And    Quinine,  lb i   50 

CJuin.  and  Stry.,  oz .  .  18 

And  Strychnine,  oz 13 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,  lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz. 5 

I'ernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate   scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb....  80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In   pakagcs,  lb ,  6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz ; 30 

Citrate,   oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 50 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb ij 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. .  .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.)....  i   25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i  00 

Calomel,  lb   I   00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


%  60 
18 
00 

I  30 

1  10 

2  00 
30 
15 
55 

7 

5  00 

40 

55 

35 

2  40 

2  10 

10 

II 

13 

25 

50 

55 

55 

I  60 

I  00 

38 
6 

12 

18 
I  10 

80 
I  90 

30 
20 
7  00 
90 
70 

7 
70 

3 

I  65 

80 

5° 
I  10 

30 
5  50 
7  00 
I  50 

85 
16 

35 

55 

16 

I  00 

75 
3  00 
30 
15 
55 
60 

30 
45 
45 

6 

16 

1  30 

9 
10 

85 

85 

15 

8 

40 

9 

5 

7 

35 

35 

30 

55 

40 

60 

20 

40 

3 

7 

66 

80 

'  1,0 

I  10 

I  10 

65 


CANADIAN    DRLC.fllST. 


71 


Business  Notices. 


A*  the  design  of  tht:  Canaiuan  Druggist  is  to  bene5t 
mutually  nil  interested  in  the  business,  we  would  retiuest 
All  parties  ordering  good*  or  making  purchases  of  any  de- 
scription from  houses  advertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian   IJriiggist. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  the  s^ciai  consitleratioH  of  the  Business  Notices, 


We  have  pleasure  in  callinij  attention 
to  the  advertisement  of  the  Royal  Oil 
Company  of  'roronto,  who  are  offering 
special  lines  at  close  prices.  If  in  immedi- 
ate need  of  any  of  the  goods  quoted,  or 
will  want  them  shortly,  we  would  advise 
placing  an  order  at  these  prices. 

Our  readers  will  again  recognize  the 
advertisement  of  the  Powell  &  Davis  Co. 
on  another  (lage.  Davis'  Fly  Felts  have 
become  a  household  word  throughout  the 
Dominion.  The  hundreds  of  bales  of 
Davis'  Felts  shipped  annually  to  this  city 
alone  is  sufficient  lo  satisfy  any  one  as  to 
the  popularity  of  Davis'  Fly  Felts.  Powell 
&  Davies  are  making  a  reduction  in  price. 
See  their  adv. 

We  have  been  using  Piso's  remedy  for 
catarrh  on  two  cases  of  long  standing, 
and  find  it  even  more  efiTective  than  it  is 
claimed  to  be.  Each  of  us  have  suffered 
much  from  catarrh,  and  had  given  up  a 
cure  after  spending  large  amounts  of 
money  for  doctors'  bills,  but  now  we  feel 
safe  to  say  we  expect  a  permanent  cure  in 
a  short  time  ;  in  fact,  my  catarrh  only 
troubles  me  a  little,  and  then  only  when 
1  take  a  fresh  cold.  My  brother  had  the 
worst  kind  of  a  case,  and  the  change  in 
him  is  so  great  that  his  friends  speak 
about  it,  and  he  tells  them  that  Piso's 
remedy  for  catarrh  did  it. 

A.  M.  Alley  &  Co., 
Wm.  T.  Alley,  Mgr. 
1133  Market  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Books  and  Magazines. 


In  the  March  number  of  Frank  Leslie's 
Popular  Monthly  the  wonderful  story  of 
the  life  and  inventions  of  Thomas  Alva 
Edison  is  set  forth,  in  an  article  by  Henry 
Tyrrell,  with  the  apparent  purpose  of  con- 
trasting an  actual  living  hero,  a  modern 
conqueror  of  science,  with  the  dark  and 
sinister  shadow  of  Napoleon,  as  projected 
anew  by  the  curious  contemporary  revival 
of  his  sanguinary  legend.  The  paper  is 
accompaniei  with  some  interestingillustra- 
tions,  including  new  portraits  of  Edison, 
of  his  parents,  wife,  children,  and  scientific 
collaborators. 

2'he  Delineator  for  April  is  called  the 
spring  announcement  number,  and  is  an 
excellent  specimen  of  this  most  popular 
woman's  magazine.  Supplementary  to 
the  regular  issue  of  patterns  there  is  a 
timely  article  on  "Bicycling,"  with  illustra- 
tions of  costumes,  which  will  interest  all 
lovers  of  the  wheel.  The  papers  on  "The 


Voice,"  which  were  inlerru[)led  by  the 
illness  of  the  author,  are  resumed  ;  and 
tliere  is  begun  a  most  practical  series  on 
"  Preservation  and  Renovation,"  the  first 
instalment  treating  of  "The  Putting  Away 
and  Care  of  Furs."  Mrs.  Roger  A.  Pryor 
writes  very  entertainingly  on  "  The  Eti- 
quette of  First  Calls  and  Introductions," 
giving  the  accepted  usages  and  formulas  ; 
and  the  second  paper  on  "  The  Experi- 
ences of  a  Training  School  Life"  increases 
the  interest  already  felt  in  the  subject. 


The  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association. 

The  best  reason  that  can  be  given  for 
becoming  a  member  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical   Association   is  because  it 

There  is  no  initiation /ee.  The  annual 
dues  are  $5,  payable  after  the  election  of 
a  member,  or  preferably  when  application 
is  made.  There  is  no  other  expense  con- 
nected with  becoming  and  continuing  a 
member  than  this  $5  per  annum. 

The  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion was  founded  forty-three  years  ago, 
the  first  meeting  being  held  in  the  city  of 
Philadelphia  on  October  6th,  1852. 

Its  aim  was  to  unite  the  educated  and 
reputable  pharmacists  and  druggists  of 
America  in  securing  such  objects  as 
would  elevate  pharmacy.  By  united  ac- 
tion it  has  fully  justified  the  designs  of 
its  founders  ;  its  roll  contains  the  names 
of  over  1,700  members,  drawn  from  all 
pans  of  North  America,  some  of  the  most 
distinguished  exponents  of  the  art  and 
science  having  been  enrolled. 

Its  objects  a/tpeal  to  no  clique,  section, 
or  faction,  but  it  is  in  the  broadest  sense 
a  national  body.  It  has  from  the  first  en- 
couraged and  fostered  State  Pharma- 
ceutical Associations,  receiving  delegates 
from  these  bodies  and  extending  to  them 
aid,  whenever  such  was  sought. 

Among  the  many  benefits  received  in 
return  for  annual  dues  the  first  to  be  men- 
tioned is  the  handsomely  bound  volume 
of  about  1,000  pages,  issued  annually 
gratis  to  members.  It  is  called  "The 
Proceedings,"  but  this  term  but  remotely 
expresses  the  character  and  value  of  the 
work.  True,  it  contains  the  proceedings 
of  the  annual  meeting,  which  are  of  much 
interest  to  members,  but  it  contains,  what 
is  of  greater  value,  the  interesting  discus- 
sions and  extemporaneous  remarks  as 
they  drop  from  the  lips  of  America's  most 
eminent  pharmacists  and  authors,  besides 
all  papers  read  during  the  meeting,  em- 
bracing every  class  of  subjects  with  which 
the  pharmacist  is  concerned. 

Of  great  practical  value  to  every  retail 
pharmacist  is  the  report  on  Progress  of 
Pharmacy,  which  is  published  in  the  vol- 
ume of  proceedings.  This  feature  alone 
will  give  as  great  returns  as  can  be  de- 
rived from  five  dollars  invested  in  works 
of  reference.  The  formulas  are  well 
worth  the  price. 

With  the  continued  growth  of  pharmacy 
in  this  country  it  has  become  of   the  ut- 


most importance  for  all  organized  bodies 
to  work  in  harmony,  and  it  is  earnestly 
hoped  that  the  members  of  State  Associa- 
tions will  strengthen  the  parent  body,  and, 
in  turn,  receive  the  benefits  which  this 
powerful  organization  can  bestow,  by  be- 
coming members  of  the  national  associa- 
tion. This  may  be  done  by  filling  out  an 
application,  which  can  be  obtained  from 
Dr.  H.  M.  Whepley,  2342  Albion  place, 
St.  Louis,  M  3.,  chairman  committee  on 
membership.  Return  the  application 
with  $5  to  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Kennedy,  Pt^tts- 
ville,  Pennsylvania,  secretary  committee. 
The  189s  meeting  will  be  held  in  that 
world-renowned  health  resort,  prosperous 
city,  and  hospitable  convention  place, 
Denver,  Colorado,  August  14  to  21. 


Reaction  of  Pure  Ether. 

H.  Thomas  {Berichte  d.  phil.  Gesel.) 
finds  it  impossible  to  obtain  ether  that  will 
not  restore  the  color  to  fuchsin  de- 
colorized by  sulphurous  acid,  and  show 
an  alkaline  reaction  with  moistened  red 
litmus  paper.  He  comes  to  the  conclu- 
sion that  these  are  properties  of  chemi- 
cally pure  ether,  and  his  opinion  is  con- 
firmed by  the  fact  that  ether  obtained  in 
Pictet's  laboratory  by  freezing  behaves  in 
a  similar  manner.  The  production  of 
bodies  thus  formed  by  the  action  of  air  on 
pure  ether,  such  as  acetic  acid,  acetalde- 
hyde,  peroxide  of  hydrogen,  etc.,  is  not 
prevented  by  the  addition  of  two  per  cent, 
of  alcohol. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,    Proto,  oz (f     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb I    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ... .  30 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz   2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  00 

Sulphate,  oz 2  00 

Pei'SI.v,   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  20 

PiPERiN,  oz   I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb go 

Potassa,  Caustic,  white,  lb 55 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb    .  14 

Biirat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 22 

Bromide,    lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40  - 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,   lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,   lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Propi.ylamine,   oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 30 

Ozs. ,  oz 35 

QuiNlDlNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz. ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 3  75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs.,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 63 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophospbite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb 3 


40 

30 
20 

75 
35 
10 
10 
10 
40 


22 
I  10 
I  10 
60 
40 
17 
IS 
25 
60 

13 
20 
22 

75 
50 
12 

4    ID 
10 

45 
55 
35 
30 
30 
46 

32 

38 

20 

4  00 

22 

I  00 

I  10 

35 
3  00 

65 
6 

12 
6 


Iodide,  oz 8     40 

Salicylate,  lb I   75 

Sulphate,  lb 2 

Sulphite,  lb 8 

SOMNAL,    oz 85 

Spirit  Nn RE,  lb 35 

Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb 18 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz i  00 

SULFONAL,  oz 34 

Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2 J 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

Tartar  Emetic,  lb 50 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

Veratrine,  oz 2  00 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

Carbonate  lb 25 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

Iodide,  oz 60 

0.\ide,    lb 13 

Sulphate,  lb 9 

Valerianate,  oz ....  25 

ESSENTIAL  OILS. 

Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

Sweet,  111 50 

Amljer,  crude,  lb 40 

Rec't,  lb   60 

Anise,  lb 3  00 

Bay,  oz 50 

Berganiot,  lb ■■'■....  3  75 

Cade,  lb 90 

Cajuput,  lb I   60 

Capsicum,  oz 60 

Caraway,  lb 2  75 

Cassia,  lb I   75 

Cedar 55 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 275 

Citronelle,  lb 80 

Clove,  lb I  00 

Copaiba,  lb I    75 

Croton,  lb I    50 

Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

Cumin,  lb 5  50 

Erigeron,  oz 20 

Eucalyptus,  lb I   5° 

Fennel,  lb i  60 


* 

43 

So 

5 

10 

00 

65 

20 

I 

10 

35 

4 

20 

55 
60 

2 

lO 

75 

30 

65^ 
60 

II 

30 

80 

60 

45 
65 

3 

25 
60 

4 

00 

I 

00 

I 

70 
65 

3 
I 

00 
80 

«5 

3 

00 
85 

I 

10 

2 

00 

1 

75 

3 

00 

6 

00 

25 

I 

75 

I 

75 

Geranium,  oz li-i   75 

Rose,  lb ... .    3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. .  ,  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(iarden,  lb I    50 

Lemon,  lb 2  00 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,   lb.  .  .    2  75 

Sweet,  lb 2   75 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz 80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 4  25 

Pimento,  lb 2  fao 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb I   60 

Spearmint,  lb 375 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb. 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb    I   80 

VVintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  50 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

FIXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.  ,  gal .  .    i  25 

Norwegian,  gal 2  00 

Cottonseed,  gal   i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 60 

Raw,  gal 58 

Neatsfoot,  gal I  00 

Olive,  gal i  30 

Salad,  gal 2  25 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  75 

Tu  rpenti NE,  gal 60 


»i  80 

3  50 
5  00 

75 
50 
75 
10 
60 
65 
50 
00 
00 
70 
85 
75 
50 
75 
85 


75 
30 
50 
80 

75 
00 
70 
50 
90 
00 
75 
50 


II 

1  30 

2  10 
I  20 
I  00 

63 

61 

I  10 

1  35 

2  40 

13 
I  80 

65 


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ARE  THE  BEST. 


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Montreal. 


Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

Providence,  in  the  shape  of  plenty  of 
snow  and  cold  weather,  has  somewhat 
interfered  with  business  during  the  past 
month,  but  there  is  no  reason  of  com- 
plaint for  this  season  of  the  year.  The 
report  from  those  lines  of  business,  in 
which  March  4th  is  a  settling  day,  has 
been  very  favorable  this  year,  and  all  along 
the  line  prospects  are  bright.  These 
indications  will,  no  doubt,  have  a  set  back, 
pending  the  elections;  therefore  it  is  to  be 
hoped  these  will  come  on  and  be  got 
over  speedily,  for  they  have  a  very  un- 
settling effect  on  trade. 

Bals.  Peru  is  scarce,  consequently  has 
advanced  fully  $1  per  pound. 

Camphor  has  made  a  triple  advance 
lately,  and,  as  the  season  of  large  con- 
sumption is  near  at  hand,  higher  prices 
are  looked  for. 

Cod  liver  oil  (Norway)  maintains  its 
high  price.     It  will  not  likely  be  lower  for 


a  season,  with  a  good  prospect  of  being 
still  higher. 

Cocaine  iTiuriate  higher. 

Salicylic  acid  and  salicylate  of  soda  are 
lower  in  price. 

Green  acacias  are  all  tending  higher. 

Cubeb  berries  easier. 

Castor  oil  still  very  low. 

Croton  oil  dearer. 

Nitrate  silver,  another  decline. 

Acid  citric  lower  ;  tartaric  firmer. 

Boschees'  German  Syrup,  and  Green's 
August  Flower  samples  have  been  with- 
drawn from  the  market. 

Gibbon's  toothache  gum  has  been 
reduced  to  65c.  per  dozen. 

England. 

London,  February  27,  1895. 
There  has  been  some  improvement  in 
the  drug  market  during  the  month,  and 
an  extraordinary  rise  in  the  price  of  cod 
liver  oil.  Old  1894  oil  has  doubled  in 
value  within  a  few  weeks,  and  the  new 
season's  oil  is  quoted  at  a  phenomenal 
figure. 


Citric  acid  is  firmer  on  the  spot,  as 
lemon  juice  is  dearer. 

Camphor  is  in  a  similar  position,  owuig 
to  advance  of  raw  material. 

Saffron  is  moving  upward,  and  cascarilla 
bark  is  advancing. 

Sulphate  of  ammonia  is  lower. 

Chlorate  of  potash  continues  on  the 
down  grade. 

Oil  of  aniseed  is  also  easier. 

During  the  iTionth  there  has  been  a 
complete  drop  in  salicylic  acid  and  sali- 
cylates. 

Ordinary  drugs  have  been  very  quiet, 
and  chetTTicals  remain,  for  the  most  part, 
unchanged  in  value. 


Kind  Words  from  Cape  Breton. 

"I  think  the  druggists  of  Canada  are 
deeply  indebted  to  you  for  the  trouble  you 
take  in  supplying  the  trade  with  such  an 
excellent  periodical." 

A.  D.  MacGillvarv. 

Sydney,  C.B. 


Canadian  Druggist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


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TORONTO,  APRIL.   1895. 


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CONTBNXS. 

AmentJments  to  the  Pharmacy  Act. 

Acknowledgments. 

Drug  Ci.kuks'  Column. — Do  the  one  thing 
well  —The  Valued  Apprentice 

Patent  Medicines  in  Japan. 

Boric  Acid  in  the  solubility  of  certain  Phenols. 

Trade  Notes. 

Montreal  Notes. 

Manitoba  Notes. 

Prince  Edward  Island. 

College  of  Pharmacy  Examinations. 

Should  Doctors  Dispense  ? 

Pharmacy  in  England. 

.\irol. 

Improved  Syrup  of  Iodide  of  Iron. 

Correspondence— The  Qualifications  of  Ap- 
prentices. 

Sealing  Wax. 

A  Short  History  of  Scales  and  Weights. 

Chances  for  Enterprising  Druggists. 

How  to  join  the  .\merican  Pharmaceutical  As- 
sociation. 

The  Pri-nio  Syringe. 

Wake  up  ! 

Resemblance  between  the  Reaction  of  the  Alka- 
loids and  Acetanilid. 

Editorial.  —  Mutually  Interested — A  Good 
Line. 

What  Next  ? 

New  Remedies  and  Chemicals. 

How  to  make  the  Business  Pay. 

Borax  in  Pharmacy. 

The  Liquefaction  of  Hydrogen. 

Physicians'  Supply  Houses. 

An  Important  Decision. 

Cinchona  Gathering  in  Peru. 

Compound  Syrup  of  Hypophosphiles. 

FORMILARY. 

Antidiphiherilic  P.astilles. 

Phoiockai'Iuc  Notes. 

The  Amateur  Photographer. 

Show-Bottle  Colors. 

The  Conceited  Student. 

Proposed  Regulation  of  Patents. 

Determination  of  the  Purity  of  Liquids.  ' 

Alkaloids  and  Alkaloidal  Salts. 

Business  Notices. 

Books  .\nd  Magazines. 

Drug  Reports. 


Amendment  of  the  Pharmacy  Act. 

The  council  of  the  college,  headed  by 
Mr.  Mackenzie,  acting  president  in  the 
absence  of  Mr.  Petrie,  has  achieved  a 
signal  victory  in  regard  to  the  bill  intro- 
duced by  the  Hon.  G.  \V.  Ross  at  the 
present  session  of  the  Local  Legislature 
to  make  permanent  the  clause  exempting 
the  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  patent 
or  proprietary  medicines  from  the  restric- 
tions of  the  Pharmacy  Act. 

This  clause,  as  proposed  to  be  made 
permanent,  and  which  has  been  in  force 
as  a  renewal  and  experimental  legislative 
clause  during  the  past  two  years,  reads  as 
follows  :  "  Nothing  in  this  Act  contained 
shall  extend  to,  interfere  with,  or  affect 
the  making,  vending,  or  dealing  in  any 
patent  or  proprietary  medicine,  and  the 
said  Act  shall  be  read  as  if  this  section 
had  always  formed  part  of  the  said  Act." 

To  the  portion  of  the  clause  exempting 
the  vendor  from  the  restrictions  of  the 
Act  the  council  offered  no  opposition,  as 
general  dealers  have  always  been  exempt 
in  so  far  as  the  sale  of  non-poisonous 
proprietary  compounds  is  concerned  ; 
but  to  the  part  freeing  the  manufacturer 
of  any  patent  or  proprietary  compound, 
whether  it  contained  any  scheduled 
poison  or  not,  from  the  restrictions  of  the 
Act,  they  most  strenuously  objected  ;  as 
they  argued,  and  rightly  so,  we  believe, 
that  such  an  exemption  would  wipe  out 
in  actual  practice  the  schedule  to  the  Act, 
as  it  would  permit  the  sale  of  every  article 
there  mentioned,  provided  it  was  put  up 
under  the  guise  of  a  proprietary  medi- 
cine. They  claimed  that  if  it  was  improper 
for  a  qualified  druggist  to  sell  these  things, 
which  they  were  competent  to  handle,  it 
was  assuredly  improper  that  incompetent 
persons  should  be  specially  privileged  by 
legislative  enactment  to  do  so  ;  that  if  the 
welfare  of  the  community  was  sought, 
the  consumer  should  be  safeguarded 
somewhat,  as  otherwise  he  would  be 
entirely  at  the  mercy  of  every  designing 
quack-medicine  vendor  ;  that  under  such 


legislation  the  class  of  remedies  designed 
for  the  treatment  of  private  diseases  and 
those  which  were  suggestively  advertised 
for  immoral  and  criminal  purposes  would 
be  sure  to  increase  ;  that  other  countries, 
instead  of  granting  unrestrained  license, 
as  this  bill  proposed  to  do,  passed 
restrictiveor  prohibitive  legislation  regard- 
ing them  ;  and  that,'while  our  Pharmacy 
Act  had  always  left  the  question  an  open 
one,  it  had  never  been  designed  by  its 
framers  that  any  one  other  than  whole- 
sale druggists,  doctors,  and  veterinary 
surgeons  should  be  specially  exempt 
from  the  provisions  of  the  Act.  These 
and  many  other  reasons  were  urged  upon 
Sir  Oliver  and  thejnembers  of  his  cabinet 
by  Messrs.  Mackenzie  and  Clark,  who, 
with  Messrs.  Karn  and  Hargreaves,  waited 
upon  the  government  by  special  appoint- 
ment to  consider  the  proposed  bill  and 
give  their  views  upon  it.  As  indicating 
what  the  council  would  be  willing  to  have 
passed  as  an  amendment  to  the  Act,  the 
committee  presented  a  typewritten  copy 
of  the  following  to  Sir  Oliver  : 

"ThePharmacy  Act  is  amended  by  add- 
ing thereto  the  following  sections  : 

"ThePharmacy  Act  is  amended  by  add- 
ing thereto  the  following  section  : 

"  Nothing  in  this  Act  contained  shall 
extend  to,  interfere  with,  or  affect  the 
making  or  dealing  in  any  patent  or  pro- 
prietary medicines.  Provided  always 
that  on  the  petition  of  three  licensed 
medical  practitioners  (or  the  Council  of 
the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy)  the 
Provincial  Board  of  Health  shall  cause  to 
be  made  a  full  and  sufficient  analysis 
of  such  patent  or  proprietary  medicine  by 
an  analyst  or  other  competent  person 
appointed  by  the  Lieutenant-Governor  in 
Council,  and  if  on  such  analysis  it  appears 
that  such  patent  or  proprietary  medicine 
contains  any  of  the  poisons  mentioned  in 
any  of  the  schedules  to  this  Act  to  an 
extent  that  renders  their  use  in  the  doses 
prescribed  dangerous  to  health  or  life 
the  said  Board  of  Health  shall  give  notice 
to  the  manufacturer  or  proprietor  of  such 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


patent  or  proprietary  medicine,  or  to  his 
agent  or  representative  in  the  Province  of 
Ontario,  of  the  result  of  such  analysis,  and 
of  a  time  and  place  at  which  such  manu- 
facturer or  proprietor  may  be  heard  before 
said  board  in  opposition  thereto. 

"The  Board  of  Health  shall  forthwith, 
after  the  date  so  appointed  for  such  hear- 
ing of  said  manufacturer  or  proprietor, 
submit  the  report  of  said  analyst,  the  ob- 
jections (if  any)  made  to  same  by  said 
manufacturer  or  proprietor,  together  with 
their  report  thereon,  to  the  Lieutenant- 
Governor  in  Council,  and  on  the  receipt 
of  such  report,  if  same  approves  of  the 
report  of  said  analyst,  notice  thereof 
shall  be  given  in  the  Ontario  Gazette,  and 
thereafter  the  provisions  of  this  Act  with 
regard  to  poisons  shall  apply  to  such 
patent  or  proprietary  medicine." 

The  bill  had  received  its  second  read- 
ing before  the  conference  was  held  with 
the  Ministers,  yet  to  show  the  confidence 
which  the  government  had  in  the  wisdom 
of  the  limitations  proposed  by  the  drug- 
gists, they  introduced  the  measure  for  its 
third  reading,  word  for  word,  as  proposed 
to  be  amended. 

We  most  heartily  congratulate  the 
council  upon  this  result,  as  the  position 
now  secured  definitely  gives  power  to 
interfere  with  any  nnproper  proprietary 
remedy,  and  at  the  same  time  precludes 
any  unfairness  to  the  maker.  The  strict 
intention  of  our  Act,  the  protection  of  the 
consumer  of  medicine,  is  the  essence  of  it, 
and  we  are  much  mistaken  if  the  protect- 
ive tenor  of  it  will  not  strengthen  our 
Act  with  the  public,  and  enable  us  in 
future  to  secure  desired  amendments 
without  having  to  contest  organized  op- 
position. 

Acknowledgments. 

Our  thanks  are  due  to  Frederick  Stearns 
&  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich.,  for  a  neat  and  sub- 
stantial blotter  pad  for  desk  use,  a  very 
necessary  addition  to  our  editor's  sanctum. 


Drug  Clerks'  Column. 


We  are  in  receipt  of  a  very  useful  and 
handsome  leather-bound  memorandum 
and  price  book  from  Messrs.  Wm.  A.  Gill 
&  Co.,  Columbus,  Ohio,  manufacturers  of 
seamless  tin  boxes,  specially  adapted  for 
druggists'  use. 


Do  the  One  Thing  Well. 

Digression  is  just  as  dangerous  as  stag- 
nation in  the  career  of  a    young   man  in 
business.     There  is    absolutely  no    posi- 
tion worth  the  having  in  business  life  to- 
day to  which  a  care  of  other  interests  can 
be  added.     Let  a  man  attempt   to  serve 
the    interests   of  one  master,  and   if  he 
serves  him  well  he  has  his  hands  and  his 
head  full.     There  is  a  class  of  ambitious 
young  men  who  have  what  they   choose 
to  call  "  an  anchor   to  the  windward  "  in 
their  business.     That   is,    they    maintain 
something   outside  of  their  regular  posi- 
tion.    They   do  this   from  necessity,  they 
claim.     One  position  does  not  offer  suffi- 
cient scope    for  their    powers  or   talents  ; 
does  not  bring  them  sufficient  income,  and 
they  are  "forced,''   they  explain,  to  take 
on  something  in  addition.     I  have  known 
such  young  men      But  so   far  as   I  have 
been  able  to  discern,  the  trouble  does  not 
lie  so  much  with  the  position  they  occupy 
as  with  themselves.       When  a  man  turns 
away  from  the  position    he  holds  to  out- 
side affairs,  he  turns  just  so  far  away  from 
the   sure  path    of  success.     To    do  one 
thing   perfectly  is  better  than  to   do  two 
things  only  fairly  well.     It   was    told  me 
once,  of  one  of  our  best  known  aciors, 
that  outside  of  his    stage   knowledge  he 
knew  absolutely  nothing.     But  he  acted 
well— so  well  that  he  stands  to-day  at  the 
head  of  his  profession,  and  has  an  income 
of  five    figures   several  times    over.     All- 
around  geniuses  are   rare— so    rare  that 
we   can     hardly    find     them.      It     is    a 
pleasant  thing  to  be  able  to  talk  well  on 
many  topics  ;  but,  after  all,  that   is  but  a 
social   accomplishment.     To    know    one 
thing  absolutely    means  material  success 
andcommercial   and  mental   superiority. 
I  dare  say  that  if  some  of  our  young  men 
understood   the    needs    of  the    positions 
they  occupy  more  fully  than   they  do,  the 
necessity   for   outside    work    would    not 
txKt.— Edward    W.   Bok,  in  the   Cosmo- 
politan. 


when  he  is  certain  of  his  ground.  He 
takes  no  risks  by  assuming  what  he  is  not 
sure  of,  preferring  rather  to  be  honest 
than  to  be  considered  smart.  His  busi- 
ness conduct  is  above  reproach,  and  his 
habits  such  as  bring  credit  to  the  institu- 
tion with  which  he  is  connected.  In 
short,  he  thoroughly  earns  the  recom- 
mendation he  receives. 


A  prospectus  of  "  Monograph  of  Fluid 
Extracts,  Solid  Extracts,  and  Oleoresins," 
by  Joseph  Harrop,  Ph.G.,  has  been 
received  from  the  publishers.  The  work 
will  contain  200  pages,  bound  in  cloth, 
interleaved,  and  sold  at  $2.00.  The 
author  will  be  remembered  by  our  readers 
as  having  written  a  "  Monograph  on 
Flavoring  Extracts,"  which  has  been  very 
favorably  received,  and  highly  commended 
by  pharmacists  and  the  trade  press. 


Some  people  are  busy  only  when  they 
are  busy  talking. 

When  Push  and  Caution  go  into  part- 
nership Success  is  finally  going  to  get  into 
that  firm. 


The  Valued  Apprentice. 

The    apprentice    whose  value  is  truly 
esteemed  is  he  who  realizes  that  he  is  a 
factor  in  the  business  in  which  he  is  en- 
gaged, and  who  strives  to  become  impor- 
tant in  his  minor  sphere.     His  aim  is  to 
perform   the  duties  assigned  him  as  well 
as   his   abilities   will   allow.     He   slights 
nothing,  does  nothing  as  a  matter  of  form, 
or  as  something  which  he  must  get  through 
with.      His  honesty  is  unimpeachable,  his 
willingness    to    work    commendable,  and 
his  zeal   in   the  service  of  his  employer 
noticeable.     He  may  only  be  getting  two 
dollars  a  week,  but  never  shows  that  he 
is  merely  giving  value  for  the  pay  he  gets. 
He  is  strictly  methodical,  obedient,  and 
receptive    of    the    instruction    imparted. 
His  carefulness  is  a  prominent  feature  in 
the   performance   of  his   duties,  and   he 
inspires  confidence  by  exhibiting  it  only 


Patent  Medicines  in  Japan. 

Japan,  which   has  so  adapted  itself  to 
European   manners,  and   with    so    much 
advantage,  as  may  readily  be  noted  in  the 
successes  in  its  struggle  with  the  Chinese, 
has  a   very  prominent   patent  medicine, 
out  of  which,  we  learn,  the  proprietor  has 
made  the  usual  fortune  which  seems  to 
be  the  reward  of  any  one  who  can  get  a 
patent  medicine  to  go.     The  medicine  is 
called  "The  Thousand  Gold  Medicine," 
at  least  that  is  the  English  translation  of 
the  Japanese  title.     Ttie  method .  of  ad- 
vertising it  is  unique.     He  employs  hun- 
dreds of  young  men,  whom  he  dresses  in 
a  uniform  consisting  of  a  handsome  coat, 
an  oiled  paper  cloak,  leggings,  high  clogs, 
and  an  umbrella  bearing  the  trade  mark 
of   the    manufacturer,    two    circles    inter- 
laced.    These  pedlars  carry  the  medicine 
in    portmanteaus     especially    decorated. 
The  composition  of  the  medicine  is  stated 
to   be   starch,    catechu,  thuja,   liquorice, 
elecampane,    camphor,    peppermint,    and 
cloves.     It  is  made  in  little  cakes,  covered 
with  tinfoil,  each  cake  being  divided  into 
twenty  portions.     The  pedlars  travel  on 
foot  throughout  Japan,  and  chant,  as  they 
go    along,   the    following    agreeable    little 
testimony  to  the  virtues  of  the  medicine 
they  hare  to  sell  •  "  Ah,  Patent  Thousand 
Gold  Medicine,  the  secret  of  which  No- 
buyamia  ok  Adzuchi  St.  Osaka  has  inher- 
ited.    Ah  !   these   are   the   properties   of 
this  medicine  :  Ah  !  it  makes  the  stomach 
and  spleen  strong  ;  Ah  !  it  is  excellent  for 
hoarseness  and  colds,  pyrosis,  and  the  re- 
sult of  eating  decayed  food  ;  Ah  !  it  cures 
headache,    giddiness,    and    dizziness    on 
awakening,  and  is  valuable  for  children's 
diseases."     There  is  a  familiar  ring  about 
this  advertisement  which  shows  that  No- 
buyamia  has  had  his  eye  on  our  methods. 
— Missouri  Magazine  of  Pliarniacy. 


Boric  Acid  in  the  Solubility  of  Certain 
Phenols. 

M.  Bernin  (Bui.  de  Pharm.  de  Lyon) 
has  found  that  boric  acid  increases  the 
solubility  of  thymol,  phenol,  and  salicylic 
acid  to  a  considerable  extent.  The  solu- 
bility of  thymol  in  distilled  water,  which 
is  about  I  in  800,  is  more  than  doubled 
in  the  presence  of  boric  acid,  3  grammes 
dissolving  easily  in  a  litre  of  boric  solu- 
tion. For  phenol  its  solubility  is  doubled  ; 
but  it  is  particularly  on  salicylic  acid  that 
the  solvent  power  is  most  marked.  While 
distilled  water  does  not  entirely  dissolve  i 
gramme  per  litre,  with  boric  solution  875 
grammes  can  be  dissolved. 


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GREASE  PAINTS 


We  are  Canadian  Agents  for  the  celebrated 
Grease  Paints  manufactured  by  Chas. 
Meyer,  New  York,  and  have  in  stock 
the  following,  which  we  shall  be  glad  to 
quote  : 

No.     I — Very  Pale  Flesh  Color. 

2 — Light  Flesh,  Deeper  Tint. 

3 — Natural  Flesh  Color,  for  Juvenile  Heroes. 

4 — Rose  Tint  "  "  " 

5 — Deeper  Shade      "  *'  " 

6 — Healthy  Sunburn  "  " 

7 —         "  "       Deeper  Shade. 

8 — .Sa'low.  for  Voung  ^Ian. 

9 — Ilcalihy  C  ilor,  for  Middle  Ages. 

10 — Sallow,  for  Old  .^ge. 

II  —  Ruddy  " 

12 — Olive,  Healthy. 

13 —     "       Lighter  Shade. 

i4-(;ipsy,  Flesh  Color. 

15 — (Jthello. 

16 — Chinese. 

17  —  Indian. 

18 — East  Indian. 
Japanese  and  all  other  colors  made  to  order 
Done   up  in  sticks  of  eight  inches  in    length, 
and  two  sticks  in  a  box,  per  doz.  boxes 

Lining  Colors 

Black,  Brown,  Lake,  Crimson,  White,  and 
a  color  for  shading  wrinkles.  Done  up  in 
six  sticks  in  a  box,  per  doz.  boxes. 

Carmine  Crease  Paints 

.Small  sticks,  per  doz.  boxes. 

Assorted  Grease  Paints 

Box  containing  two  shades  of  Flesh,  one 
Black,  one  Brown,  one  Lake,  one  Crim- 
son, one  White,  one  Carmine,  and  a  color 
for  shading  wrinkles  ;  per  doz.  boxes. 

Powder  Exora 

The  finest  powder  in  use,  Meyer's.  Guar- 
anteed perfectly  harmless.  In  all  colors  ; 
per  doz.  boxes. 

Cream  Exora 

In  china  pots.  .A  very  fine  preparation 
for  beautifying  the  complexion.  In  dififer- 
ent  shades,  as  follows  :  White,  Pink,  and 
Brunette  ;  also  Creole,  Gipsy,  Indian,  arsl 
all  other  colors  made  to  order  ;  per  doz. 

Rouge  Exora 

In    china    pots,    extra    fine    quality ;     per 

doz. 

For  the  lips  ;  per  doz. 

Spirit  Gum 

For  pasting  on  Beards,  Moustaches,  Whis- 
kers, etc.  No.  I,  very  strong :  No.  2, 
medium ;  No.  3,  mild.  Small  bottles, 
per  doz.  Large  bottles,  per  doz. 

Eyebrow  Paint 

Meyer's.  Black,  Brown,  or  Blue  ;  per  doz. 
sticks. 

Nose  Putty 

Per  doz. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


75 


Trade  Notes. 

H.  Carter,  Sundridge,  Ont.,  has  made 
an  assigmnent. 

The  drug  stock  of  the  late  Dr.  Cameron, 
Lanark,  Out.,  is  uffcred  for  sale. 

\V.  K.  Teetzel,  of  Nelson,  is  opening  a 
branch  drug  store  at  Rossland,  B.C. 

E.  S.  Kinsman,  Digby,  N.S.,  has  sold 
his  drug  business  to  L.  R.  McLaren. 

V.  A.  Clarke  &  Co.,  druggists,  Mea- 
ford,  Ont.,  have  made  an  assignment. 

C.  K.  McGregor  is  opening  a  new  drug 
store  on  Dalhousie  street,  Brantford,  Ont. 

B.  M.  Canniff,  Portage  la  Prairie,  Man., 
has  sold  his  east-end  drug  store  to  ).  K. 
Hill. 

The  drug  stock  of  J.  W.  McLaren, 
Chatham,  Ont.,  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
March  31st. 

The  drug  store  of  T-  A.  Gourlie,  .Sum- 
mersiiie,  P. L.I.,  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
March  30th. 

C.  A.  Dilworth,  druggist.  King  street 
east,  Toronto,  has  sold  his  business  to 
W.  J.  Nicoll. 

J.  Mclntyre  has  purchased  the  branch 
drug  business  of  (].  D.  Daniel  on  Carlton 
street,  Toronto,  Ont. 

W'e  regret  to  learn  of  the  very  serious 
illness  of  Mr.  Charles  Thompson,  drug- 
gist, of  Tilsonburg,  Ont. 

The  Kickapoo  Indian  Medicine  Co. 
has  filed  letters  of  incorporation  in  the 
Tutelle  Office,  Montreal. 

Cochrane  &  Munn,  druggists,  Victoria, 
B.C.,  have  dissolved  partnership.  Mr.  J. 
Cochrane  continues  the  business. 

Young  has  purchased  the  drug  busi- 
ness known  as  the  Gladstone  Pharmacy, 
Queen  street  west,  Toronto,  Ont. 

The  Davis  &  Lawrence  Co.,  Ltd.,  Mon- 
treal, (Jue.,  have  now  the  sole  right  to 
manufacture  and  sell  Perry  Davis'  Pain 
Killer  in  the  United  States. 

A  number  of  carload  shipments  of 
acids  manufactured  by  the  Victoria 
Chemical  Company,  of  Victoria,  B.C., 
have  been  made  to  various  points  in  the 
United  States. 

Dr.  Higinbotham,  Brantford,  Ont.,  has 
moved  his  drug  business  from  the  old 
stand,  corner  of  King  and  Colborne 
streets,  to  a  store  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Market  square. 

The  many  friends  of  Mr.  George  Birks, 
druggist,  of  Prescott,  Ont.,  will  regret  to 
hear  of  the  death  of  his  son  William,  who 
was  a  first-year  student  of  the  Toronto 
Medical  School. 

"By  Appointment,  Chemist  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governor-General  of  Can- 
ada," such  is  the  designation  which  has 
been  conferred  upon  Mr.  J.  A.  Harte, 
druggist,  corner  of  Metcalfe  and  St. 
Catherine  streets,  Montreal. 

Amonsst  those  who  are  placing  new 
soda  water  fountains  in  their  dru^  stores 
this  season  are  Henrv  Wade,  Kingston, 
Ont.;  D.  C.  .Mguire.  Cornwall.  Ont.  ;  and 
A.    E.    Brethour,    Ottawa,     Ont.     These 


fountains  have  all  been  purchased  from 
James  W.  Tuft,  Boston,  Mass. 

.Arthur  J.  Sequin,  the  popular  traveller 
lately  with  John  Taylor  &  Co.,  perfumers, 
Toronto,  has  been  appointed  agent  for 
Canada  for  Messrs.  Gelle  Frl-res,  of  Paris, 
France,  with  headquarters  at  Montreal. 
Mr.  Sequin  was  presented  by  his  fellow- 
employees  with  a  gold-headed  cane  on 
the  occasion  of  his  leaving. 

At  the  recent  weading  of  Mr.  James 
A.  Kennedy,  wholesale  druggist  of  Lon- 
don, Ont.,  he  was  made  the  recipient  of  a 
handsome  secretaire-bookcase,  presented 
by  his  employees,  who  also  extended 
their  congratulations,  and  expressed  their 
apijreciation  of  the  mutually  pleasant 
relationship  which  existed  between  them 
as  employer  and  employees. 


Montreal  Notes. 

Mr.  Brault,  who  was  lately  in  the  em- 
ployment of  Messrs.  Laviolette  &  Nelson, 
has  opened  the  long-closed  store  at  the 
corner  of  St.  Denis  and  Dorchester  streets 
as  a  retail  drug  store.  The  supply  is  get- 
ting greater  than  the  demand,  and  the 
idea  that  the  public  can  support  as  many 
drug  stores  as  groceries  will  receive  a  sud- 
den shock  one  of  these  days.  Even  now 
it  is  doubtful  whether  any  of  them  are 
making  more  than  a  very  meagre  living. 

A  neat  box  containing  a  glass  tube  and 
swab  has  been  sent  by  the  Provincial 
Board  of  Health  to  about  a  dozen  phar- 
macies in  different  parts  of  the  city,  so 
that  physicians  can  obtain  one  readily  on 
application  when  they  desire  to  have  a 
bacteriological  examination  madeof  throat 
exudation  to  establish  diagnosis  in  sus- 
pected cases  of  diphtheria.  This  will  be 
done  without  charge  by  Dr  Wyatt  John- 
son, bacteriologist  to  the  department,  and 
the  result  sent  to  the  physician,  all  free  of 
charge. 

It  is  reported  that  two  or  three  more 
drug  stores  are  to  be  opened  in  the  ex- 
treme east  end  this  spring.  There  ap- 
pears to  be  some  subtle  spirit  in  a 
pharmaceutical  license  which  forces  the 
holder  thereof  to  forthwith  begin  business 
on  his  own  account.  It  is  not  every  man 
that  can  run  a  drug  store  successfully, 
and  colleges,  as  a  rule,  do  not  turn  out 
men  of  business.  Experience  in  other 
cities  than  the  one  a  man  has  served  his 
apprenticeship  in  tends  to  enlarge  the 
views,  and  is  a  powerful  factor  in  success 
in  life. 

Mr.  B.  E.  McGale,  of  Notre  Dame 
street,  has  moved  into  his  elegant  new 
premises  after  the  turmoil  and  annoyance 
of  street  widening.  Mr.  McGale  is  one 
of  the  most  successful  pharmacists  in 
Montreal, and  evidently  knows  how  to  run 
a  drug  store  in  the  right  way. 

Mr.  John  Nault,  who  was  also  expro- 
priated in  the  widening  of  Notre  Dame 
street,  will  shortly  move  into  his  new- 
quarters.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
street  widening  craze  has  about  spent 
itself  in  Montreal. 


Mr.  VValiace  Dawson,  of  St.  Lawrence 
Main  street,  recently  opened  a  branch  in 
the  ea>t  end  of  St.  Catherine  street  for  the 
convenience  of  his  many  customers  in  that 
locality. 

A  singular  action  has  been  taken  in  the 
Superior  Court  by  two  students  against 
the  College  of  Pharmacy  arising  out  of 
the  troubles  in  the  Botany  class  during 
the  session  just  closed.  The  authorities 
properly  refused  to  permit  certain  students 
to  continue  their  attendance  at  the  lec- 
tures unless  they  sent  in  a  suitable  apology 
for  their  conduct.  This  they  did  not  do. 
///fit:  illiC  lacriiitce. 

Mr.  Albert  Nelson,  chemist,  Notre 
Dame  street,  recently  met  with  a  severe 
loss  by  the  death  of  his  respected  father, 
Mr.  John  Nelson,  late  of  H.M.  Customs. 
He  was  for  a  number  of  years  collector  at 
St.  Hyacinthe,  and  was  from  there  trans- 
ferred to  a  more  important  post  in  the 
Montreal  Custom  House.  He  died  full 
of  years,  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 
His  funeral  service  was  held  in  the  Church 
of  the  Gesu  on  the  25th  ultimo. 

Business  looks  very  much  like  improv- 
ing this  spring.  Already  the  streets  are 
crowded  with  people,  and  the  average 
daily  sales  in  the  retail  stores  are  increas- 
ing. The  cleaning  of  the  streets  of  snow 
through  which  the  electric  cars  run  inter- 
feres a  little  with  country  trade,  as  the 
the  farmers  can  come  in  their  sleighs  over 
the  snow  roads  to  the  entrance  of  the 
city,  and  then  have  some  difficulty  in  get- 
ting further. 

Dr.  Langelier,  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
the  "  Pharmacie  Nationale,"  has  pur- 
chased a  magnificent  soda  fountain  in  the 
States  which  is  said  to  eclipse  anything 
ever  brought  to  Canada.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  he  will  have  a  good  hot,  dry  sum- 
mer to  repay,  to  some  extent,  his  enter- 
prise. 

A  workman  in  a  factory  in  Montreal 
on  the  17th  ult.  drank  some  methylated 
spirits  which  had  been  given  him  to  use 
in  the  course  of  his  business.  The  well- 
known  and  delightful  odor  of  the  spirits 
tempted  him  and  he  drank  it.  Needless 
to  say  he  died,  and  a  "crowner's  quest  " 
sat  on  him. 

An  overdose  of  morphine  and  chloral 
was  the  cause  of  another  death.  The 
verdict  rendered  stated  that  "  the  deceased 
came  to  his  death  through  an  overdose 
accidentally  taken  by  himself,"  and  with 
the  usual  rider  attached  that  no  such  poi- 
son should  be  sold,  etc.,  etc. 


Manitoba  Notes. 

The  regular  spring  examinations  for  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  Manitoba 
began  on  the  morning  of  the  3rd  of 
April  in  the  Manitoba  Medical  College, 
Winnipeg.  Messrs.  John  F.  Howard,  C. 
Flexor,  and  Dr.  W.  A.  B.  Hutton  were 
the  examiners. 

This  is  an  anxious  time  for  pharmacy 
students.  Thirteen  appear  before  the 
examiners  at  this  sitting,  three  for  the 
major  and  ten  for  the  minor  examination. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


The  annual  general  meeting  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  Manitoba 
will  convene  on  Friday,  the  5th  of  April, 
to  receive  the  report  of  examiners  and  to 
transact  such  other  business  as  may  come 
before  the  meeting.  A  large  attendance 
of  members  is  anticipated,  and,  as  there 
are  matters  of  paramount  importance  to 
the  association  to  be  considered,  an  inter- 
esting and  successful  meeting  is  also  an- 
ticipated. An  account  of  the  proceedings 
will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of  this  jour- 
nal. 

Mr.  George  Graham,  formerly  with  Mr. 
G.  W.  McLaren,  Morden,  has  lately  pur- 
chased the  business  of  Mr.  S.  L.  Taylor  at 
Treherne,  and  will  continue  the  business 
at  the  same  place.  Mr.  Taylor  has  re- 
moved to  Minnedosa  to  take  charge  of 
his  business  at  that  place. 

Mr.  J.  K.  Hill,  for  some  time  with  the 
late  firm  of  E.  D.  Martin  &  Co.,  has  pur- 
chased the  branch  store  of  Mr.  B.  M. 
Cannifif,  Portage  la  Prairie,  and  will  con- 
tinue the  business  in  the  same  premises. 
Portage  la  Prairie  is  Mr.  Hill's  native 
tovvn,  and  his  many  friends  will  look  for- 
ward with  interest  for  his  success  in  the 
present  venture. 

Mr.  George  McLaren,  Morden,  whose 
entire  store  was  consumed  by  fire  recently, 
has  again  opened  out  with  a  fresh  and 
complete  stock  of  drugs  and  druggist  sun- 
dries. 

Mr.  Watson,  who  has  for  some  time 
been  in  charge  of  Messrs.  Morrison  & 
Jordans'  store  at  Carman,  has  removed  to 
Portage  la  Prairie  to  take  a  lucrative  posi- 
tion with  Mr.  Joseph  Taylor. 

Messrs.  A.  Young  &  Co.,  formerly  of 
Miami,  has  recently  purchased  the  busi- 
ness of  Messrs.  Harrison  &  Co.,  Neepa- 
wa,  and  also  their  branch  at  Arden.  Both 
will  be  carried  on  as  before  by  Messrs. 
Young  &  Co. 

Mr.  J.  K.  Patton,  of  Minnedosa,  paid 
a  flying  visit  to  Winnipeg  last  week. 


Prince  Edward  Island. 

The  druggists  of  Charlottetown  have 
every  reason  to  be  very  grateful  to  Mr. 
Carmichael,  traveller  for  Messrs.  Lyman 
Sons  &  Co. 

They  had  begun  gradually  to  driit  into 
cut  prices  and  a  certain  degree  of  mutual 
mistrust  had  begun  to  exist,  which  pre- 
vented any  one  of  them  from  initiating  a 
remedial  agreement.  Recognizing  this, 
Mr.  Carmichael  came  to  the  rescue,  and 
found  no  difficulty  in  securing  the  signa- 
tures of  all  the  druggists  in  Charlottetown 
to  the  following  agreement : 

AGREEMENT. 

VVe,  the  undersigned  pharmacists  of  the 
city  of  Charlottetown,  Prince  Edward  Is- 
land, recognizing  the  [iresent  unbusiness- 
like position  into  which  the  [)atent  medi- 
cine trade  has  fallen  and  drifted,  and  for 
the  remedying  of  this  and  other  grievances. 

We,  the  undersigned  subscribers,  on  our 
honor  as  gentlemen  and  pharmacists, 
hereby  agree,  each  with  the  other,  to  the 
following  : 


On  and  after  Monday,  March  i8th, 
1895,  all  patent  medicines  and  other 
goods  usually  kept  in  a  drug  store  shall 
be  sold  singly  at  the  marked  retail  price 
on  the  package  or  advertised  by  the 
manufacturer. 

When  sold  in  half-dozen  quantities,  the 
price  shall  be  the  single  price  of  five. 

When  sold  in  quarter-dozen  quantities, 
the  price  shall  be  one-half  the  price  of  the 
half-dozen  quantity. 

All  articles  sold  in  quantities  for  cash 
may  or  may  not  be  delivered  at  the  time 
of  sale,  but  the  total  amount  of  sales 
must  be  deposited. 

All  articles  sold  in  quantities,  on  credit, 
must  be  delivered  at  time  of  sale. 

The  following  list  of  articles  is  e.xclu- 
sive  of  the  foregoing.  To  the  selling 
price  of  these  we  further  agree,  viz.  : 

Allen's  Hair  Restorer $1    25 

Ayer's  Hair  Vigor i  00 

Beecham's  Pills  (English)    35 

Butler  Leeming's  Essence 75 

Burnett's  Cocaine,  small 60 

CuUen  Brown's  Chlorozone,  small...        40 
"  "  "  large...    i    00 

Cuticura  Resolvent i   50 

"  Ointment 65 

"         Plaster  30 

"         Soap 25 

Cockle's  Pills 35 

Condy's  Fluid 35 

Dunn's  Fruit  Saline 75 

Eno's  Fruit  Salt . .    90 

Ellenian's  Embrocation,  small 50 

"  "  large i   00 

Florida  Water,  M.  &  L 60 

Fellows'  Syrup i   25 

HoUoway's  Pills,  small 35 

"  "      large 90 

"  Ointment,  small    35 

large 90 

Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate 75 

Hall's  Hair  Renewer 75 

Kennedy's  Medical  Discovery i    75 

Lamplough's  Saline 90 

Murray's  Fluid  Magnesia 35 

MelHn's  Food,  small 50 

"  "       large i   00 

Medicamentum 10 

McKenzies  Dead  Shot 10 

Parker's  Tar  Soap 25 

Mexican  Mustang  Liniment 35 

Sozodont 75 

Steedman's  Soothing  Powders 35 

Stedman's  Teething         "         ....        31; 
Tinctures  Iodine  or  Opium,   i  oz.  .        10 

4    oz. 

lots  and  over 08 

Tinctures,  ordinary 08 

"  "         4  oz.  lots  and 

over,  per  lb i   00 

All   articles  costing  from  $7.50  to 

$8.50,  no  price  marked  thereon, 

sell  for - I   00 

Dated  the  i6thday  of  March,  1895. 

The  druggists  sent  a  joint  letter  of 
thanks  to  Mr.  Carmichael  for  his  interest 
and  kindness. 

So  far  the  system  is  working  satisfactor- 
ily, and  the  agreement  has  restored  the 
proper  mutual  feeling  of  confidence 
among  the  druggists. 


CoUeg'e  of  Pharmacy  Examinations. 

The  Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy 
closed  a  very  successful  lecture  session 
on  Friday,  March  29th,  1895,  ^^^  usual 
sessional  examinations  having  taken  place 
during  the  week.  The  students  were  ex- 
amined in  chemistry,  materia  medica, 
and  botany,  and  the  results  given  below 
are  those  of  the  combined  sessional  ex- 
aminations of  December  and  March,  the 
names  of  the  successful  students  being 
given  in  order  of  merit.  The  student 
obtaining  the  highest  points  in  each  sub- 
ject gains  the  prize  given  by  the  college 
for  these  subjects. 

The  names  of  the  successful  candidates 
are  as  follows :  Botany — Osborne  T. 
Pinck,  W.  F.  Horner;  Chemistry — ist 
year — Louis  Rogalsky,  W.  Frothingham 
Roach,  Oscar  Turgeon,  O.  Mowatt, 
James  Franckum,  W.  F.  Horner ;  2nd 
year — James  A.  Gillespie,  F.  L.  Woolley, 
O.  T.  Pinck,  James  H.  Goulden.  Materia 
medica — ist  year — R.  J.  Lunny,  Louis 
Rogalsky,  Norman  Holden,D.  R.  O'Neill, 
D.  S.  Baxter  ;  2nd  year — James  A.  Gil- 
lespie, Osborne  T.  Pinck,  and  Oscar 
Turgeon. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  following 
students  passed  in  materia  medica  at  the 
closing  sessional  examination,  namely : 
A.  Germain,  E.  Thiverge,  J.  A.  Goyer, 
M.  Langlois. 

The  major  and  minor  examinations  of 
the  Quebec  Pharmaceutical  Association 
will  be  held  April  i6th  and  following 
days. 

Should  Doctors  Dispense? 

A  correspondent  of  Til-Bils  remarks 
that  pharmacy  is  a  trade  or  profession 
which  is  really  little  understood  by  out- 
siders. A  chemist's  real  business  is  dis- 
pensing the  prescriptions  of  medical  men, 
and  a  doctor's  real  business  is  attending 
and  prescribing  for  the  sick.  A  patient  is 
really  better  off  to  pay  his  doctor  for  his 
advice  and  prescription  and  take  it  to  a 
reliable  chemist,  who,  the  chances  are 
1000  to  I,  will  charge  according  to  the 
quality  of  the  drug  supplied.  There  is 
absolutely  nothing  that  varies  so  much  in 
price  as  drugs.  Glycerin,  citrate  of  mag- 
nesia, salicylates,  essential  oils,  the  ma- 
jority of  drugs  can  be  bought  at  any 
price,  and  it  stands  to  reason  that  a 
chemist  supplying  a  good,  sterling  quality 
cannot  charge  the  same  as,  say,  the  stores, 
where  the  proprietor  is  not  a  chemist  at 
all,  and  really  does  not,  in  many  cases, 
understand  the  true  manipulation  of  the 
drugs  any  more  than  his  errand  boy  or 
porter,  and  often  has  no  scruples  as  to 
quality.  —  Pharmaceutical  Journal  and 
Transactions. 


Benzacetin,  or  acetamido-methyl-sali- 
cylic  acid,  is  a  white,  crystalline  body, 
melting  at  205''C.  It  is  soluble  in  alco- 
hol, slightly  so  in  water.  It  forms  very 
active  salts  with  bases.  It  is  said  to  be 
an  excellent  remedy  for  neuralgia,  and  to 
give  great  relief  in  half  an  hour. 


r.WADIAN    DKUGCIST. 


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Dear  Sirs,  St  Marys,  rtugust  3rd.  1891. 

The  following  may  be  of  use  to  you:  "A  customer  of 
tDJne,  who  keeps  a  butcher  shop  in  this  tou-n,  bought  a  10  cent 
'[nckaec  uf  your  Fly  Pads  from  me  and  in  ten  ^iiy  s  killed  over 
A  Buuuu,  Measurs  of  Fues."   Vour»  truly, 

F.  G  Sanderson. 

IT  WOULD  TAKe  0V6R 
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TO  HOLD  THIS  B05N6LOFFL1&5 

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There    is    an 
-       INCREASED     DEMAND       - 

for 

WILSON'S    FLY    PADS 

Annually. 

Wilson's  Fly  Pads  kill  150  times  as  many  Flies  for 
the  money  as  Sticky  Fly  Paper,  and  the  public  recognizes  the 
treniendous  difference  in  value.  Sticky  Paper  kills  a  compara- 
tive few ;    Fly   Pads  kill  them  all. 


Have  you  ordered  Fly  Pads  for  the  season  ? 

All  Wholesale  Druggists  keep   them. 


Archdale  Wilson  &  Co., 

Hamilton,  Ont. 


FREDERICK  STEARNS  &  CO.'S 


PREPARATIONS  OF 


Preparations  of  the  Fresh  (Undried)  Nut. 

Kolavin    ■^   delicious   wine,   each    tablespoonful  rep- 
resenting  30  grains   of  the    fresh    (undried) 

Kola  nuts.     In  full  pints,  $8.00  per  dozen. 
J^qJ^^jqj^    Elegant  confections  or  bonbons,  each  rep- 
resenting  10  gr.<iins  of  fresh  (undried)  Kola. 

$4.00  per  dozen  boxes. 

Fluid   Kola    -^    concentrated    liquid    extract,    e.ach 

.    minim  representing  one  grain  of  fresh 

(undried)  Kola.     Per  pint,  $3.50. 


Preparations  of  the  Dried  Nut. 

Stearns'  Kola  Cordial  (o Jg'Jnai.) 

A  delicious  cordial,  each  teaspoonful  representing 
15  grains  of  dried  Kola.  In  12  oz.  bottles  at  $8.00 
per  dozen. 

Compressed  Tablets  of  Kola 

Compressed  Tablets  of  dried  Kola,  10  grains  each. 
Per  100,  25  cents. 

Fluid  Extract  of  Kola 


Each  minim   representing  one   grain   ot  dried   Kola. 
Per  pint,  $3.50. 

Frederick  Stearns  &  Co. 


KOLA 


Windsor,  Ont, 


London,  Eng. 


(The  introducers 

New  York. 


Our  Claims  on  Kola. 


1.  We  introduced  Kola  commercially  in  America  in 
18S1   (see  New  Idea,  .\pril,  i8Sl). 

2.  We  introduced  the  first  palatable  preparation  of  Kola 
in  the  form  of  .'^teams'  Kola  Cordial  in  1893. 

3.  We  originated  the  first  and  only  preparation  of  fresh 
(undried)  Kola  in  1894,  when  Kolavin  was  introduced. 

4.  We  to  day  are  the  only  importers  of  fresh  (undried) 
Kola  from  Africa. 

5.  We  have  done  more  scientific  work  on  Kola  than  any 
other  American  house.  (See  our  8o-page  monograph 
issued  last  year,   1894.) 

6.  We  have  done  more  by  liberal  advertising  in  the 
pharmaceutical  and  medical  press  to  call  Kola  to  the 
atleniion  of  these  professions  than  all  other  houses  com- 
bined. 

THEREFORE  we  con.sider  ourselves  headquarters  for 
Kola  and  its  preparations,  and  believe  the  profession.^:  will 
endorse  our  position. 


Manufacturing  Pharmacists, 

of  Kola  in   America) 

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN. 


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(76b) 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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the  name  "BUTTERMILK"  is  printed  as  above  in 
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Thrifty    farmers,  stockowners  and  carters  all  over  the 
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afford  to  be  without  a  supply  of 
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The  drug  trade  of  Canada  will 
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ive. 

Kindly  make  sure  the  Areca 
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Elliot  &  Co.,  Toronto, 

Evans  &  Sons,  Montreal, 

Lyman,  Kno.\  &  Co.,  Montreal, 

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].  Winer  &  Co.,  Hamilton, 

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Something  uni<|ue  even  in  these  days  of  mam- 
moth premium  offers  is  the  latest  effort  of 
Stafford's  Magazine,  a  New  York  monthly  of 
home  and  general  reading. 

The  proposition  is  to  send  the  Magazine  one 
year  for  one  dollar,  the  regular  subscription 
price,  and  in  addition  to  send  to  each  .subscriber 
fifty-two  complete  novels  during  the  twelve 
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dollar.  It  is  an  offer  which  the  puljlishers  can 
only  afford  to  make  in  the  confident  expectation 
of  getting  a  hundred  thousand  new  subscribeis. 
Among  the  authors  in  the  coming  series  are 
Wilkie  Collins,  Walter  Besant,  Mrs.  Oliphant, 
Mary  Cecil  Hay,  Florence  Marryat,  Anthony 
Trollope,  A.  i^onan  Doyle,  Miss  Braddon,  Cap- 
tain Marryat,  Miss  Thackeray,  and  Jules  Verne, 
If  you  wish  to  take  advantage  of  this  unusual 
■ipporttuiity,  send  one  dollar  for  Staftbrd's  Maga- 
zine, one  year.  Your  first  copy  of  the  Magazine, 
and  your  first  number  of  the  fifty-two  novels 
(one  eachweek)  which  you  are  to  receive  during 
the  year,  will  be  sent  you  by  return  mail.  Remit 
by  P.O.  Order,  registered  letter,  or  express. 

Address — 

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Publishers  ot 
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NEW  TOKK,  N.Y 


CANADIAN    UkUGGIST. 


11 


Pharmacy  In  England. 


The  Research  Liiborntory  Squabble  Freund  and 
Dunstan  on  Aeonitlne  Ur.  Williams'  Pliik 
Pills  Allen  &  Hanburys'  Antl-cutUng 
Scheme  DruK  Stores  Amalgamate  Coca 
Wine  and  Petroleum  Emulsion. 


(From  Our  Own  Coircsponilenl.) 

Reference  was  made  last  minuh  to  the 
uiifortunatL'  squahdlc  wliich  is  now  going 
on  over  the  aconite  research  conducied 
by  the  Research  laboratory  ol  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Society.  iNlatters  since  then  have 
assumed  an  acute  stage,  and  no  one  can 
forecast  what  the  upshot  will  be.  15riefly 
stated,  the  afifair  arose  througli  a  coin 
ment  in  the  official  review  ol  the  year, 
published  in  the  PliiXrmaceutici.il  Journal, 
although  Professor  Dunstan  regards  the 
action  ol  that  journal  as  having  been 
antagonistic  for  some  time.  The  editor 
warmly  repudiated  the  insinuation,  and 
demanded  an  apology,  which  the  Research 
committee  at  one  stage  of  its  proceedings 
was  quite  prepared  to  accord  him.  Now 
they  are  reported  to  have  unanimously 
passed  a  report  in  favor  of  Professor 
Dunstan's  claims,  and  the  apologizing  is 
expected  from  the  other  side.  The  whole 
affair  is  unquestionably  lamentable,  and 
it  hardly  appears  possil)le,  from  the  acri- 
mony imported  into  the  discussion,  that 
any  mutually  satisfactory  understanding 
can  result.  The  resignation  of  either  Dr. 
Paul,  the  editor  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Journal,  or  Professor  Dunstan,  would  be 
a  most  unfortunate  close  to  an  incident 
that  should  never  have  occurred,  and 
which  a  little  reasonable  action  of  the 
committee  would  have  prevented. 

Quite  apart  from  this  regretful  disagree- 
ment, Professor  Dunstan  has  to  meet 
some  severe  criticisms  from  Dr.  Martin 
Freund,  who,  having  repeated  some  of 
Dunstan's  work  on  aconitine,  has  arrived 
at  different  results.  Freund  has  obtained 
totally  different  numbers  in  the  combus- 
tion of  aconitine,  and  has  identified 
Dunstan's  isaconitine  with  a  product  of 
the  hydrolysis  of  aconitine.  Freund's 
work  on  hydrastine  is  well  known,  and 
his  determination  to  continue  the  aconi- 
tine research  will  be  productive  of  inter- 
esting results  to  all  who  desire  to  see  the 
answer  to  a  complex  question.  The  abili- 
ties of  the  two  investigators  are  unques- 
tioned, and  the  duel  will  be  intently 
watched  by  chemists  and  pharmacists. 
The  constitution  of  alkaloids  is  a  subject 
of  deepest  interest,  and  allows  room  for 
any  amount  of  speculative  imagination. 
For  over  four  years  the  Research  labora- 
tory of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  have 
devoted  their  best  energies  to  clearing 
up  the  uncertainty  which  surrounded 
the  aconite  alkaloids.  It  will,  indeed,  be 
disappointing  if  the  greater  part  of  the 
evidence  produced  during  the  investiga- 
tion should  be  called  in  question  and 
proved  to  be  incorrect.  At  any  rate,  as 
Professor  Brauner,  the  eminent  chemist 
of  Prague  University,  remarked  to  the 
London  Chemical  Society  this  week,  "  It 
is  better  to  acknowledge  one's  error  than 
have  it  proved  by  some  one  else."  Hold- 


ing this  view,  we  are  bearing  with  e^iuani- 
mity  the  corrections  in  hi*;  own  work  that 
Professor  Dunstan  has  since  made. 

The  proprietor  of  Dr.  Williams'  Pink 
Pills  is  pushing  the  sale  by  very  extensive 
advertising  in  England  just  now.  Some 
marvellous  testimonials  are  reproduced, 
and  the  pills  are  claimed  to  cure  loco- 
motor ataxy,  scrofula,  and  other  almost 
incurable  diseases.  The  claim  that  these 
pills  are  not  a  patent  medicine  is  hardly 
fair,  for,  although  literally  true,  it  has  been 
the  custom  for  many  years  to  class  all 
these  proprietaries  as  patent  medicines, 
and  the  public  still  regard  them  so.  In- 
deed, one  of  the  points  upon  which  most 
reliance  was  laid,  when  the  Pharmaceu- 
tical Society  commenced  its  crusade 
against  the  unqualified  sellers  of  these 
so-called  patent  medicines,  was  that  by 
long  custom  they  had  become  regarded 
as  patents,  and  were  therefore  entitled  to 
the  exemption  made  in  favor  of  patent 
medicines  in  the  Act.  As  the  readers  of 
the  C.\N.\i)i.\N  Drucoist  are  aware,  this 
argument  was  not  successful  in  the  law 
courts  when  proprietaries  containing  poi- 
sons were  concerned. 

Messrs.  Allen  &  Hanburys,  Limited,  of 
Plough  Court,  have  joined  the  anti-cut- 
ting league  by  demanding  a  signed  guar- 
antee that  their  preparations  shall  not  be 
sold  below  the  minimum  prices  which 
they  have  specified.  This  only  applies 
to  their  well-known  specialties,  such  as 
their  infants'  food,  bynin  (extract  of  malt), 
bynol  (extract  with  cod  liver  oil),  etc. 
VVhilst  giving  Messrs.  .■Vllen  &  Hanburys 
credit  for  the  best  intentions,  there  is 
nothing  very  striking  about  the  scheme. 
Chemists  can  hardly  be  supposed  to  wax 
enthusiastic  over  a  scheme  that  practi- 
cally sanctions  the  selling  of  a  42-cent 
bottle  of  bynin  at  a  minimum  retail  price 
of  35  cents,  of  which  the  wholesale  price 
is  32  cents  ;  or  even  their  popular  food, 
which  is  supposed  to  retail  at  24  cents, 
and  for  which  they  have  settled  a  mini- 
mum cutting  price  of  19  cents,  the  whole- 
sale price  being  18  cents.  There  is  no 
doubt  that  the  adhesion  of  such  an  old- 
established  nrm  to  the  principle  that  it  is 
wise  to  do  something  to  prevent  unrea- 
sonable and  ruinous  competition  amongst 
traders  will  have  more  beneficial  effect 
than  the  mere  value  of  their  scheme.  All 
these  methods  of  protecting  the  trade 
have  the  serious  drawback  of  inflicting 
extra  clerical  work  and  hampering  Inma 
fide  business  transactions  amongst  all 
concerned.  Were  it  not  for  this  there 
would  be  far  more  wholesalers  joining  in 
the  movement,  and  something  like  suc- 
cess, in  the  objects  desired,  would  be 
attained. 

It  is  a  significant  fact  that  four  of  the 
large  drug-store  proprietors  in  London 
have  joined  hands  and  invited  the  co-op- 
eration of  the  public  in  running  their 
businesses.  These  four  vendors  are  the 
proprietors  of  some  eleven  stores,  five  of 
which  have  been  opened  during  the  last 
four  years.  The  price  for  the  whole  has 
been  fixed  at  ^65,900,  of  which  ^33,900 
is  to  be  in  cash  and   the  remainder  in 


sha/es.  This  amount  includes  the  leases 
of  the  various  shops,  fixtures,  and  stock. 
The  |)rofit  during  the  past  three  years 
average  about  ,,^7,000  on  a  turnover  of 
about  ;^ 49,000.  If  this  rate  of  profit 
should  be  maintained,  and  the  directors 
confidently  anticipate  an  increase,  it  will 
be  sufficient  to  pay  6  per  cent,  on  the 
preference  and  10  per  cent,  on  the  ordi- 
nary shares.  It  is  rumored  that  some  of 
the  shares  have  already  been  dealt  with 
at  one-quarter  premium,  but  there  is  a 
clause  in  the  prospectus  which  financiers 
regard  as  ugly.  It  is  stipulated  that  100 
deferred  shares  of  ^^i  each  (taken  wholly 
by  the  vendors)  are  to  be  entitled  to  half 
the  profits  after  10  per  cent,  has  been 
paid  on  the  ordinary  shares.  This  means 
that  if  the  profit,  after  10  per  cent,  has 
been  paid,  should  be  ^2,000,  _;^i,ooo 
would  be  divided  among  the  ordinary 
shareholders,  and  would  give  them  an 
extra  x]/-,  per  cent.  The  remaining 
;^i,ooo  would  go  to  the  deferred,  giving 
them  1,000  per  cent,  interest  !  This  is 
truly  an  equitable  piece  of  drug-store 
subtlety. 

After  the  influenza  is  the  harvest  time 
for  tonic  wines  and  general  pick-me  ups. 
Coca  wine  is  daily  growing  in  popularity 
in  this  country,  although  care  has  to  be 
exercised  that  the  wine  contains  a  suffi- 
ciency of  the  drug  or  the  revenue  authori- 
ties object.  The  method  of  mixing  the 
fluid  extract  of  coca  with  an  ordinary  red 
wine  is  frequently  productive  of  an  almost 
inert  and  alkaloid-free  product.  The 
tannin  in  the  wine  precipitates  the  alka- 
loid and  filtration  removes  the  precipitate, 
and  also  a  good  deal  of  the  color  of  the 
wine.  This  may  be  partly  prevented  by 
detannating  the  wine  first  with  gelatine, 
in  the  proportion  of  half  a  drachm  of 
gelatine  to  a  pint  of  wine.  The  wine, 
after  clarification,  usually  precipitates 
resinous  matter  on  the  addition  of  the 
coca,  owing  to  the  acid  present,  but  there 
is  no  fear  of  precipitating  alkaloid.  Cod 
liver  oil  emulsion,  syrup  of  the  hypophos- 
phites,  etc.,  all  have  their  advocates,  and 
each  chemist  should  be  prepared  with  a 
nice  staple  article.  Petroleum  emulsion, 
made  with  the  odorless  and  tasteless 
petroleum  oil,  with  hypophosphites,  has 
been  more  popular  this  winter,  and  if  it 
has  any  efficacy  is  certainly  much  less 
nauseous  than  cod  liver  oil.  Clinical 
opinions  so  far  appear  divided,  but  per- 
haps not  much  more  than  they  usually 
are. 

The  cod  liver  oil  scare,  coming  as  it 
did  at  nearly  the  end  of  the  season, 
caused  a  good  deal  of  commotion.  Many 
firms  had  run  their  stocks  low,  and  as 
each  week  the  livers  were  reported  from 
Noiway  to  be  leaner  than  ever,  and  prices 
went  up,  things  began  to  look  black. 
Many  chemists  all  over  the  country  have 
contracts  to  supply  drugs,  etc.,  to  the  local 
hospitals  or  unions,  and  those  who  had 
no  stocks  left  were  in  a  tight  corner. 
But  already  the  scare  is  over  and  prices 
are  falling  rapidly.  Apart  from  the  fact 
that  considerable  stocks  of  1894  oil 
existed   in    London    and    Hamburg,    the 


78 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


demand  is  appreciably  getting  smaUer 
as  the  spring  advances.  Probably  three 
months  hence,  or  even  earher,  we  shall 
see  cod  liver  oil  back  to  its  old  figure  be- 
fore the  scare,  and  the  trade  will  feel 
easier. 


Correspondence. 


Airol. 

Airol  is  the  trade  name  given  bismuth 
0X0  iodo-gallate,  which  is  the  latest  addi- 
tion to  the  long  list  of  substitutes  for  iodo- 
form. The  new  combination  is,  as  usual, 
patented  in  Germany,  and  the  name, 
airol,  trade-marked.  Airol  is  described 
(  Woch.  fur  Chem.  und  Pliarm.)  as  a  gray- 
green,  fine,  voluminous,  tasteless,  and 
odorless  powder,  permanent  in  the  light. 
When  exposed  to  moist  air,  it  is  gradually 
converted  into  a  red  powder,  which  is  a 
still  more  basic  bismuth  compound  with 
relatively  smaller  percentage  of  iodine. 
It  is  insoluble  in  the  ordinary  solvents, 
but  dissolves  in  soda  solution,  and  in 
diluted  mineral  acids.  \Vith  small  quan- 
tities of  water  and  glycerine,  it  forms  an 
emulsion  which  is  fairly  permanent. 
When  heated  with  concentrated  sulphuric 
or  nitric  acids,  iodine  is  relaxed.  When 
dissolved  in  very  dilute  hydrochloric  acid 
and  shaken  with  chloroform,  the  chloro- 
form assumes  a  violet  color.  Another 
portion  of  the  hydrochloric  acid  solution 
when  treated  with  iron  chloride  gives  the 
intense  dark-green  reaction  of  gallic  acid. 
If  hydrogen  sulphide  be  passed  through  a 
hydrochloric  acid  solution  of  airol,  black 
bismuth  sulphide  is  precipitated. 


Improved  Syrup  of  Iodide  of  Iron. 

In  the  Bulletin  Commercial,  M.  Oswald 
Girard,  after  speaking  of  the  variations 
found  in  commercial  syrups  of  iron 
iodide,  involving  especially  color  and 
taste  (due  to  the  changes  which  take 
place  when  the  ordinary  syrup  is  used), 
and  also  of  the  various  methods  used  to 
obviate  the  changes  or  mask  the  taste, 
suggests  the  following  formula,  which  he 
declares  is  free  from  the  objectionable 
features  of  the  process  of  the  Codex  and 
pharmacopoeias  : 

Iodine 41  parts. 

Iron 20  p.-irts. 

Distilled  wafer 100  parts. 

Proceed  as  directed  in  the  Codez  or 
Pharmacopcfiia,  and,  after  the  solution  of 
iron  iodide  is  obtained,  mix  it  with  the 
following  syrup  : 

Citric  acid 5  gm. 

Distilled  water 10  gm. 

Alcoholic  essence  oforangepeel.  10  gm. 

Simple  syrup  sufficient  to  make 
(with  the  addition  of  the  iron 
solution) I  kilo. 

Twenty  grams  of  this  syrup  contain  ten 
centigrams  of  iodide  of  iron. — National 
Druggist. 


The    man    who  can't  laugh  can't  suc- 
ceed. 

A  mistake  openly  acknowledged  is  a 
fault  remedied. 


The  Qualification  of  Apprentices. 

Editor  of  the  Canadian  Druggist  : 

Dear  Sir, — Your  invitation,  in  the 
last  issue  of  the  Canadl-^n  Druggist, 
to  your  readers  to  "air  their  opinions  " 
on  matters  pharmaceutical  has  induced 
me  to  speak  of  a  matter  which  has  been 
repeatedly  brought  to  my  notice  during 
the  past  year  or  two. 

I  believe  the  members  of  the  council 
are  always  ready  to  receive  suggestions 
that  may  be  for  the  good  of  the  profession 
and  lift  it  out  of  its  present  anomalous 
condition  to  a  position  of  strength,  secur- 
ity, and  respect. 

Matters  are  gradually — nay,  rapidly — 
growing  worse.  What  with  the  depart- 
mental store,  the  manufacturing  pharma- 
cist, the  dispensing  physician,  and  our 
colleges  crowded  with  fledgling  druggists, 
pharmacy  is  "  between  the  devil  and  the 
deep  sea."  Are  we  going  to  give  up  what 
we  have  already  won,  and  place  ourselves 
on  the  line  of  the  grocery  and  dry-goods 
man,  or  shall  we  hold  our  ground,  lop  off 
dead  and  decaying  branches,  and,  by 
raising  ourselves  above  mediocrity,  gain 
the  respect,  not  only  of  the  public  gener- 
ally, but  also  of  our  sister  professions, 
which,  at  present,  are  inclined  to  look 
down  upon  us  1 

This  leads  me  to  speak  of  the  great 
weakness  in  our  educational  system,  the 
qualification  of  apprentices,  and  I  have 
no  doubt  a  great  many  of  your  readers 
have  had  experiences  similar  to  my  own. 
The  qualification  is  supposed  to  be  a 
third-class  non-professional  with  Latin,  or 
its  equivalent,  as  certified  by  headmaster 
of  a  High  school.  This  alternative,  would- 
be  apprentices  have  found,  is  a  good  deal 
easier  than  the  third-class  certificate,  and 
is.  in  fact,  a  wide-open  back  door  into  the 
fold  of  pharmacy.  For  instance,  a  boy 
fails  in  his  third-class  examination,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  and,  instead  of  going 
at  it  again,  he  gets  a  tutor — perhaps  a 
senior  pupil  of  the  High  school — to 
"  coach  "  him  for  two  or  three  months  ; 
said  tutor  sets  a  series  of  papers  on  which 
his  pupil  passes,  the  headmaster  certifies 
O.K.,  for  he  knows  little,  and  cares  less, 
of  the  qualification  required.  I  have 
known  young  men  to  become  registered 
on  this  plan  who  dare  not  attempt  the 
open  examination,  and  who  were  wofully 
ignorant  of  a  common  English  education. 
The  question  with  him  is  not,  "  How 
much  can  I  learn?"  but,  "How  easiest 
can  I  get  registered  ?  "  His  penmanship 
is  vile,  his  spelling  no  better,  grammar  an 
unknown  subject.  He  may  know  a  few 
Latin  nouns,  but  he  could  not  put  a  sen- 
tence together  grammatically  to  save  his 
neck. 

If  every  pharmacist  practising  to-day 
had  been  obliged  to  pass,  at  least,  a  uni- 
versity matriculation  before  commencing 
his  apprenticeship,  would  he  not  be  a 
more  successful  man  ?  He  would  have 
more  respect  for  himself,  as  would  also 


his  neighbors  ;  our  profession  would  stand 
second  to  none ;  then  only  those  who 
loved  pharmacy  for  its  own  sake  would 
have  entered  its  portals,  and  those  who 
saw  only  the  fine  clothes,  fancy  fittings, 
and  reputed  profits  would  have  been  com- 
pelled to  stay  out. 

There  is  no  longer  any  need  to  keep 
the  standard  so,  low  as  at  present.  Let 
us  accept  only  university  matriculation  as 
sufficient  for  registration.  Not  even  the 
Ph.B.  degree  has  done  so  much  to  raise 
the  status  of  our  profession  as  this  would 
do. 

I  hope,  Mr.  Editor,  to  hear  from  others 
on  this   subject,  through   the   columns  of 
your  really  excellent  journal. 
Yours  truly, 

Medicamentarius. 


Sealing  Wax. 


It  is  singular  enough  that  the  oldest- 
known  printed  recipe  for  making  common 
sealing  wax,  published  at  Augsberg  in 
1579,  describes  the  use  of  almost  the 
same  ingredients  as  those  at  present  em- 
ployed Rosin,  the  whitest  that  can  be 
obtained,  Venice  turpentine,  and  vermil- 
ion are  the  components.  For  black  wax 
lampblack  is  to  be  added,  for  blue  wax 
smalt,  and  for  yellow  orpiment.  When 
sealing  wax  was  more  widely  used  than  is 
the  case  at  present,  scented  wax  was  an 
article  frequently  on  sale  at  fancy  station- 
ers ;  but  in  this  epoch  of  feverish  impa- 
tience and  hurry,  although  our  Gallic 
neighbors  may  have  their  sealing  wax 
code  with  a  different  signification  for  each 
color,  we  rarely  go  beyond  the  employ- 
ment of  black  wax  for  announcements  of 
a  funereal  and  mortuary  kind  and  of  red 
wax  for  business  letters.  On  the  whole, 
it  may  be  said  of  sealing  wax  as  of  quill 
pens — nine  out  often  prefer  a  steel  pen 
to  a  quill  one,  and  about  the  same  pro- 
portion prefer  using  a  gummed  envelope 
to  the  trouble  of  sealing  a  letter  with 
wax. 

Before  the  introduction  of  the  penny 
post  envelopes  were  rarely  used,  because 
extra  postage  was  charged  for  every  paper 
enclosed  in  another,  and  for  years  after- 
wards a  four-paged  quarto  letter  was 
folded  so  as  to  be  self  contained.  When 
envelopes  were  first  sold  they  were  not 
gummed,  so  sealing  wax  was  used.  When 
such  letters  went  across  the  equator, 
mostly  in  sailing  vessels,  the  wax  used  to 
run  and  stick  all  the  letters  together,  espe- 
cially when  the  ship  "got  into  the  dol- 
drums," and  frizzled  becalmed  near  the 
equator  for  days  at  a  stretch.  It  is  quite 
within  modern  memory  when  postage 
stamps  were  first  perforated.  Before  that 
they  had  to  be  cut  apart  with  scissors  or  a 
knife,  or  to  be  torn  from  the  sheet,  to  the 
disadvantage  of  a  clumsy  operator.  The 
little  discs  called  "wafers"  seem  to  have 
gone  right  out  of  fashion. — Stationer  and 
Printer. 


A  clear  conscience  and    a  dirty  store 
never  go  together. 


CANADIAN    DKU(iGIST. 


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GOOD  SELLERS 


YELROSE 


SHAVING  CREAM 
SHAVING  STICK 
BARBER'S  BAR 


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"-"^HAVING        CrEAM 
Ti-IOSLEi:MINC8,COi.:!||, 


'lIBl 


PAY  YOU  WELL.   PLEASE  YOUR  CUSTOMERS 
ATTRACTIVE  COUNTER  ARTICLES 

Orilcr  Sample  .J  dozen  from  yuur  wholesale  house  to  come  with  next  order. 
We  supply  Samples  for  free  distribution  with  first  orders. 

THOS.I^KEMING&CO. 

MONTREAL 


A  Druggist 


taking  proper  interest  in  his 
establishment  will  provide  his 
customers  with  first-class  goods 
only. 


E.  B.  Eddy's 


Toilet  Papers  and  Fixtures 
form  part  of  the  Stock  of  a 
well-equipped    drug-store. 


HULL, 


MONTREAL, 


TORONTO 


LITTLE'S 

PATENT  FLU  I  D 


SHEEP  DIP 

AND  CATTLE  WASH. 


For  the  Destruction  of  Ticks,  Lice,  Mange,  and 
all  Insects  upon  Sheep,  Horses,  Cattle, 
Pigs,  Dogs,  etc. 

Superior  to  Carbolic  Acid  for  Ulcers,  Wounds,  Sores,  etc. 


Removes  Scurf,  Roughness,  and  Irritation   of  the   Skin, 
making:  the  coat  soft,  glossy,  and  healthy. 


Removes  the  unpleasani  smell  from  Dogs  and  other  animals. 


"  Little's  Sheep  Dip  and  Cittle  Wash  "  i.s  used  at  the  Dominion 
Experiment.il  Karms  at  Ottawa  and  Brandon,  at  the  Ontario  Industrial 
Farm,  Guelph,  and  by  all  the  princi|>al  Breeders  in  the  Dominion  ;  and 
is  pronounced  to  be  the  cheapest  and  most  effective  remedy  on  the  market. 

tS"  17  Gold,  Silver,  and  other  I'rize  Medals  have  been  awarded  to 
"  Little's  Sheep  and  Cattle  Wash  "  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 

Sold  in  large  Tins  at  $1.00.  Is  wanted  by  every  Farmer  and  Breeder 
in  the  Dominion. 

ROBERT  WIGHTMAN,  Druggist,  OWEN  SOUND,  ONT. 

Sole  Agent  for  the  Dominion. 

To  be  had  from  all  wholesale  druggists  in  Toronto,  Hamilton,  and  London. 


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WIe'sSolublePhenyle 


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;^DEODDRISEfl&ANTISEPTIC[^ 


NEW  DISINFECTANTS 


,TW  UAllVEfiSAL  USE       {fj 

CHEAP,  HARMLESS,  AND  EFFECTIVE 


A  Highly  Concentrated  Fluid  for  Cheeking  and  Preventing 
Contagion  from  Infectious  Diseases. 


NON-POISONOUS  AND  NON-CORROSIVE. 


In  a  test  of  Disinfectants,  undertaken  on  behalf  of  the  American  Gov- 
ernment, "Little's  Soluble  Phenyle  "  w.is  proved  to  be  the  best  Di.sin- 
feclant,  being  successfully  active  at  2  percent.,  whilst  that  which  ranked 
second  required  7  per  cent.,  and  many  Disinfectants,  at  50  jier  cent., 
proved  worthless. 

"Little's  Soluble  I'henyle  "  will  destroy  the  infection  of  all  Fevers 
and  all  Contagious  and  Infectious  Diseases,  and  will  neutralize  any  bad 
smell  whatever,  not  by  disguising  it,  but  by  destroying  it. 

Used  in  the  London  and  Provincial  Hospitals  and  approved  of  by  the 
Highest  Sanitary  Authorities  of  the  day. 

The  Phenyle  has  been  awarded  Gold  .Medals  and  Diplomas  in  all 
parts  of  the  world. 

Sold  by  all  Druggists  in  25c.  and  50c.  Bottles,  and  Si. 00  Tins. 

A  25c.  bottle  will  make  four  gallons  strongest  Disinfectant.  Is  wanted 
by  every  Physician,  Householder,  and  Public  Institutiorl  in  the  Dominion. 


ROBERT  WIGHTMAN,  Druggist,  OWEN  SOUND,  ONT. 

Sole  Agent  for  the  Dominion. 

To  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Druggists  in  .Montreal,  Toronto,  Hamilton, 
and  London,  Ont.,  and  Winnipeg,  Man. 


(78b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Onyx  and  Marble  Soda  Water  Apparatus 


THERE  IS  NONE  BETTER  THAN 


PUFFER'S  "FRIGID" 

IT  LEADS  THEM  ALL. 


'T'AKE  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  and  estab- 
lish a  successful  Soda- 
Water  Trade  It  is  a  cash 
business,  and  yields  large 
returns. 


S^-5 
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0= 


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QONSTRUCTED  of 
Beautiful  Onyx  or  Fan- 
cy Marbles.  Every  part 
made  from  the  best  ma- 
terials, and  in  the  latest 
manner. 


:-.y  .T  1:^-'  T 


THE  JEWEL. 


'T'O  establish  a  good  trade 
you  need  a  practical 
and  attractive  apparatus. 
There  is  none  better  than 
Puffer's  "  Frigid." 


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gXTRACTS    and     Fruit 
Juices  of  the  highest 
grade  at  prices  lower  than 
ever. 

A  large  number  of  second 
hand  apparatus  at  low 
prices. 


PRICES   REASONABLE.  TERMS   EASY. 

Liberal  allowance  for  old  goods  taken  in  trade.      Illustrated  Catalogue  mailed  free  on  request. 

A.  D.  PUFFER  &  SONS, 


BRANCHES: 

39  and  41  Centre  St.,  New  York. 

264  Fifth  Ave.,  Chicago. 

538  Magazine  St.,  New  Orleans. 


38  to  48  PORTLAND  STREET, 

BOSTON,  MASS. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIvST 


79 


A  Short  History  of  Scales  and  Weights. 

Read  bcfoic  ihc   Wisconsin  I'harmaccutical  Association, 
by  A.  C.  Mt»RKisoN. 

In  recording  the  development  of 
weights  and  measures,  which  necessarily 
includes  the  means  of  ascertaining  the 
force  of  specific  gravity  upon  any  object, 
and  the  apparatus  by  which  weight  is 
estimated,  if  full  justice  is  done  to  the 
subject,  volumes  in  folio  would  he  needed. 
It  will,  therefore,  be  necessary  to  cover 
the  subject  as  regards  early  history  in  a 
more  cursory  manner  than  would  be 
wished  by  the  conscientious  compiler. 

'I'he  word  weight  and  the  word  gravity 
are  nearly  synonymous.  Gravity  is  the 
force  which  attracts  everything  within  the 
radius  of  this  planet  toward  the  centre  of 
the  earth,  which  is  commonly  called  the 
centre  of  gravity,  at  which  point  the  force 
of  the  gravity  of  the  world  is  at  equili- 
brium, balanced  by  equal  attraction  in 
every  direction.  As  is  well  known,  this 
common  acceptance  of  the  word  gravity 
is  in  error,  as  every  planet,  every  sun, 
every  constellation,  and  the  universe  it- 
self, has  its  own  centre  of  gravity,  towards 
which  objects  are  drawn  by  an  almost  in- 
comprehensible attractive  force  in  direct 
ratio  to  the  bulk,  density,  and  distance  of 
the  object  from  this  centre,  and  these 
objects  are  restrained  from  falling  to  this 
centre  and  into  a  fiery  chaos  by  the  cen- 
trifugal force  of  their  own  motions  above 
it. 

The  absolute  weight  of  any  object, 
then,  is  its  attraction  without  other  influ- 
ences toward  the  centre  of  gravity  ;  and 
the  pressure  exerted  by  this  object,  if  re- 
strained from  approaching  the  centre  of 
gravity,  is  weight.  There  are  innumer- 
able means  of  ascertaining  weight.  Among 
them  is  the  astronomical  method  of 
weighing  a  world  or  a  sun  by  arithmetical 
deductions  from  its  known  motions,  den- 
sity, and  bulk ;  but  as  in  this  article  we 
have  to  do  more  especially  with  the  as- 
certainment of  terrestrial  weights  and 
their  use  in  commerce,  we  are  obliged,  on 
the  score  of  brevity,  to  confine  ourselves 
to  weights  and  measures  as  established 
by  usage,  legislative  enactment,  or  the 
customs  of  a  locality,  and  the  establish- 
ment of  the  specific  gravity  exerted  upon 
a  given  object  by  comparison  with  these 
standards  ;  and  this  brings  us  directly  to 
that  simplest  of  all  means — the  balance. 
If  a  horizontal  bar  be  attached  by  means 
of  a  flexible  support  to  a  given  point, 
exactly  in  the  centre,  it  will  remain  hori- 
zontal, owing  to  the  neutralization  of  the 
force  of  gravity  exerted  on  either  end  by 
the  other.  It  is  then  said  that  it  is  a  per- 
fect balance.  Attach  to  this  a  standard 
of  weight  established  by  either  of  the 
means  above  described  and  the  influence 
exerted  will  draw  the  bar  into  a  horizon- 
tal position.  Attach  to  the  other  end  of 
the  bar  a  weight  exactly  equivalent  to  the 
standard  previously  fixed,  and  if,  for  in- 
stance, that  standard  be  what  is  common- 
ly designated  as  one  pound,  the  balance 
is  again  established  ;  and  as  it  will  not  be 
established  until  the  weight  at  either  end 


is  exactly  the  same,  we  know  that  the 
article  attached  in  the  second  instance  is 
one  pound.  'I'he  scale  is,  therefore, 
called  a  balance,  and  offers  us  the  sim- 
plest solution  of  the  difficulty  of  ascer- 
taining relative  weights.  The  balance  is 
unquestionably  the  earliest  means  of  as- 
certaining weight,  and  almost  all  com- 
mercial and  practical  mcthoils  of  ascer- 
taining weight  are  based  upon  this  prin- 
ciple. Even  the  hydrometer  simply  finds 
its  equilibrium  and  the  lifjuid  establishes 
its  balance  and  thus  tells  with  certainty 
the  specific  gravity  of  a  liquid,  from  which 
the  weight  of  a  given  quantity  of  liquid 
can,  by  comparison  with  the  known 
weight  of  water,  be  ascertained. 

The  Bible  gives  us  many  instances  of 
the  use  of  the  balance,  and  it  is  extremely 
difficult  to  fix  its  earliest  beginnings, 
which  seem  to  be  lost  in  the  mists  of  an- 
tiquity; and  it  is  strange  also  to  be 
obliged  to  assert  that  modern  civilization, 
while  it  has  immeasurably  improved  in 
accuracy  the  meansof  ascertaining  weight, 
relies  still  chiefly  upjn  the  early  principle 
of  the  balance. 

The  steelyard,  as  it  is  commonly  called, 
came  into  use  as  an  improvement  on  the 
ordinary  balance,  as  far  as  history  knows, 
with  the  Romans,  although  it  probably 
did  not  originate  with  them.  This  ap- 
paratus differed  from  the  ordinary  bal- 
ance in  the  fact  that  one  end  of  the  hori- 
zontal bar  was  much  thinner  than  the 
other,  which  enabled  its  makers  to  place 
means  of  suspension  nearer  to  the  large 
end  before  equilibrium  was  established. 
By  using  a  single  weight  it  therefore  be- 
came possible,  by  means  of  a  scale 
marked  on  the  long  end,  to  ascertain 
several  weights,  basing  the  calculation 
upon  the  distance  as  marked  on  the 
scale  from  the  centre  of  gravity.  Thus, 
tie  weight  which  two  inches  from  the 
centre  of  gravity  would  weigh  a  certain 
amount  would,  ten  inches  from  this 
centre,  balance  a  very  much  larger  weight, 
owing  to  the  principle  of  the  lever  which 
is  brought  into  play.  This  made  pos- 
sible the  ascertainment  of  the  weight  of 
any  commodity  to  a  nicety,  without  the 
constant  change  of  weights  which  was 
necessary  to  establish  the  equilibrium  of 
the  common  balance.  Modern  scales 
are,  in  a  large  measure,  based  upon  the 
principle  of  this  Roman  steelyard,  al- 
though many  modifications  have  been 
introduced. 

There  is  a  balance  called  the  Danish 
balance,  and  used  in  commercial  matters 
in  countries  near  the  Baltic,  which  differs 
from  the  steelyard  in  this—  that  the  coun- 
terpoise is  fixed  and  the  pivot  movable, 
whereas  in  the  steelyard  the  pivot  is  fixed 
and  the  counterpoise,  or  balance  in 
weight,  is  movable.  The  beam  is  gradu- 
ated in  a  contrary  direction  to  that  of  the 
steelyard  in  order  to  adapt  it  to  this 
change,  and  the  beam  has  to  be  slid  for- 
wards or  backwards,  according  to  the 
weight  to  be  counterpoised.  In  the  com- 
mon balance,  the  steelyard,  and  the  Da- 
nish balance,  the  beam  is  straight,  but 
there  are  others  called  the  bent-lever  bal- 


ances, in  which  the  weight  is  suspended 
from  a  bent  arm  and  counterpoised  by  a 
heavy  knob  at  the  other  end,  and  the 
heavy  knob  is  made  to  indicate  the 
weight  of  the  article  attached  to  the  bent 
arm. 

There  are  a  large  number  of  important 
contrivances  called  spring-balances,  weigh- 
ing-machines, and  dynamo-meters,  whose 
object  is  to  indicate  pressure,  weight,  or 
force  in  various  ways,  but  it  would  be  im- 
possible to  describe  them  within  the 
limits  of  the  present  paper,  as  many  of 
them  are  very  intricate.  It  is  curious  to 
recollect  that  the  modern  steam  gauge, 
which  indicates  the  pressure  of  steam,  is 
simply  a  weighing-machine  ;  and  so  on, 
in  innumerable  fields,  the  weighing-ma- 
chine presents  itself  to  us  most  unex- 
pectedly. 

At  this  point,  it  is  well  to  digress  to 
the  subject  of  acknowledged  standards  of 
weights  and  measures.  Throughout  the 
world,  in  every  nation,  and  it  might 
almost  be  said  in  every  community,  dif- 
ferent standards  and  weights  are  used  to 
express  a  given  quantity,  length,  or  weight 
of  commodities,  but  we  have  more  to  do 
with  avoirdupois,  troy,  and  the  metric 
system,  and,  for  the  purposes  of  this 
article,  it  will  be  necessary  to  confine 
ourselves  to  these  three.  King  Edgar,  of 
England,  in  order  to  establish  uniformity 
throughout  his  realm,  where  the  utmost 
confusion  prevailed,  enacted  certain  de- 
crees in  the  year  975,  a  work  more  com- 
pletely done  by  William  the  Conqueror, 
who  ordered  that  all  weights  and  measures 
in  the  kingdom  should  be  stamped. 
Richard  the  First,  in  the  year  1197, 
established  the  yard,  which  was  a  measure 
exactly  equalling  the  length  of  the  arm  of 
the  preceding  monarch,  Henry  the  First. 
King  John  confirmed  the  legality  of  the 
then  weights  and  measures  in  the  Magna 
Charta.  We  gain  our  first  knowledge  of 
what  the  exact  standard  of  English 
weights  was  from  the  statute  of  Henry 
the  Third,  in  1266,  which  declares  "  that 
an  English  penny  shall  weigh  thirty-two 
wheat  corns  in  the  midst  of  the  ear  ;  that 
twenty  pence  shall  make  one  ounce, 
twelve  ounces,  one  pound ;  that  eight 
pounds  do  make  a  gallon  of  wine  ;  that 
eight  gallons  of  wine  do  make  a  London 
bushel,  which  is  the  eighth  part  of  a 
quarter."  It  appears  that  the  wheat  corn 
was  the  first  standard  of  weight  in  Eng- 
land, and  it  is  supposed  that  the  metallic 
weight  called  a  grain  was  used  as  the  re- 
presentative of  a  wheat  corn,  and  that  the 
modern  troy  grain  is  nearly  the  same. 
After  a  time  the  pennyweight  was  reduced 
from  thirty-two  to  twenty-four  grains, 
twenty  pennyweights  made  an  ounce,  and 
twelve  ounces,  one  pound.  This  was 
called  the  troy  pound,  and  became  the 
standard  of  English  weight,  consisting  of 
5,760  grains  ;  but  still  legislation  could 
not  insure  uniformity  in  weights,  for  there 
was  the  moneyer's  pound,  consisting  of 
5,400  grains,  the  avoirdupois  pound  of 
7,000  grains,  and  the  old  commercial 
pound  of  7,600  grains.  In  the  time  of 
Elizabeth,  a  standard  of  the  avoirdupois 


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pound  was  placed  in  the  exchequer,  and 
a  standard  of  the  troy  pound  was  placed 
in  the  exchequer,  Goldsmith's  Hall,  and 
the  Mint.  Nothing  seems  to  have  oc- 
curred in  regard  to  the  standard  of  weight 
till  1758,  when  a  committee  of  the  House 
of  Commons  was  appointed  to  investigate 
the  subject  of  weights  and  measures.  On 
comparing  the  troy  pound  in  the  mint 
with  that  in  the  exchequer,  it  was  found 
that  the  former  was  lys  grains  heavier 
than  the  latter.  As  the  exchequer  pound 
had  been  in  use  170  years,  the  commit- 
tee concluded  that  it  had  become  some- 
what worn. 

It  was  then  considered  whether  the 
English  standard  should  be  troy  or  avoir- 
dupois in  the  future,  and  they  resolved 
upon  the  former  for  the  reason  that  that 
weight  was  best  known  to  the  English 
law  ;  it  was  that  which  had  been  the 
longest  in  use,  and  that  by  which  coins 
were  measured  ;  it  was  best  known  to  the 
world  ;  it  was  that  to  which  their  country- 
men had  referred  and  compared  ancient 
and  modern  weights ;  and  it  was  the 
weight  which  had  been  subdivided  into 
the  smallest  parts.  The  committeee  then 
proceeded  to  obtain,  with  the  utmost  pos- 
sible exactness,  the  standard  weights  of 
the  several  parts  of  the  troy  pound,  in 
which  they  were  assisted  by  a  balance 
constructed  by  a  Mr.  Bird,  which  would 
turn  with  the  two-thousandth  part  of  a 
grain.  One  copy  of  the  standard  troy 
pounds  was  delivered  to  the  House  of 
Commons,  and  another  to  the  king's 
assay  master  of  the  mint,  in  whose  pos- 
session there  was,  and  we  believe  still  is, 
Mr.  Bird's  weighing  app.iratus.  The  troy 
pound  consists  of  5,760  grains,  and  should 
it  be  destroyed  can  be  re-established  from 
the  fact  that  according  to  its  standard  a 
cubic  inch  of  distilled  water,  at  a  tempera- 
ture of  62  degrees  Fahr.,  and  30  degrees 
bar.,  weighs  252.458  iroy  grains. 

In  the  year  1816,  it  was  decided  that 
the  avoirdupois  pound  should  be  7,000 
grains  troy.  Thus  we  have  two  standards 
in  England.  It  is  useless  here  to  go  into 
the  details  of  these  differences,  wliich  are 
both  technical  and  practical,  and  which 
may  be  illustrated  by  the  assertion  that  in 
some  places  112  lbs.  of  potatoes  are  one 
cwt.,  in  others  120,  in  others  again  132  ; 
and  at  no  point  on  record  is  100  lbs.  of 
potatoes  a  hundredweight  of  potatoes. 
This  divergence  runs  through  commerce 
in  every  direction,  and  would  form  an 
interesting  subject  for  further  research, 
but  must  be  omitted. 

We  next  come  to  the  establishment  of 
the  metric  system,  for  which  we  are  in- 
debted to  France.  The  distance  from 
either  pole  to  the  equator  is  mathemati- 
cally equal  to  one-fourth  of  the  circumfer- 
ence passing  through  both  poles,  and  is 
therefore  called  a  quadrant.  It  was  de- 
termined to  make  the  ten-millionth  part 
of  this  quadrant  the  standard  of  measure 
from  which  a  standard  of  weight  might  be 
deduced.  The  next  point,  therefore,  was 
to  determine  the  exact  number  of  units  of 
measure  of  any  given  system  which  this 
quadrant    contained.     This  required   the 


researches  of  the  astronomers  and  mathe- 
maticians. It  was  found  that  the  dis- 
tance from  the  North  Pole  to  the  Equator 
was  10,936,578  English  yards,  or,  to  put 
it  in  a  less  scientific  and  rather  more 
amusing  form,  it  would  take  exactly  this 
number  of  arms  exactly  the  same  length 
as  that  of  Henry  the  First  to  cover  the 
distance.  We  are,  therefore,  obliged  to 
admit  that  although  Henry  has  for  over 
six  hundred  years  slumbered,  this  remark- 
able arm  of  his  is  still  as  useful  a  stand- 
ard of  measurement  as  heretofore.  But 
the  French  did  not  follow  in  the  footsteps 
of  the  English,  except  in  so  far  as  to  as- 
certain an  expressible  distance,  for  they 
divided  these  10,936,578  English  yards 
by  10,000,000,  which  added  something 
over  three  inches  to  the  arm  of  Henry  ; 
and  should  the  metric  system,  which 
looks  probable,  ever  conquer  the  world, 
the  disciples  of  Henry  will  be  proved 
guilty  of  giving  short  measure.  From 
this  measure  of  length  were  deduced 
measures  of  weight.  The  one-hundredth 
part  of  a  metre  is  called  a  centimetre. 
Suppose,  then,  that  we  have  a  centimetre 
cube  of  distilled  water  at  its  point  of 
greatest  condensation,  about  39.36  Fahr. 
The  weight  of  this  cube  is  the  unit  or 
standard  weight,  and  is  called  a  gram. 
The  silver  coinage  of  France  rests  on  this 
basis,  a  franc  being  five  grams  of  silver 
nine-tenths  pure. 

The  weights  and  measures  used  for  the 
simple  traffic  of  original  or  primitive  na- 
tions are  always  simple,  and  are  usually 
of  early  origin.  We  find  that  the  metric 
system,  however,  is  based  upon  scientific 
and  easily  ascertained  facts,  and  has  the 
advantage  of  being  estimated  by  a  deci- 
mal system,  which  is  an  extraordmary 
simplification.  The  earliest  standards  of 
measure  were  the  length  of  the  foot  or  of 
the  palm,  a  pace,  a  span,  or  the  distance 
from  point  to  point  of  the  extended  arms, 
all  of  which  were  subject  to  radical  and 
irreconciliable  differences  in  the  individ- 
ual. The  standardizing  of  weights  and 
measures  by  government  is  usually  the 
first  indication  of  the  advancement  of  civ- 
ilization, and  a  history  of  the  enactments 
of  the  various  governments  would  be 
interesting  in  the  extreme,  but  we  must 
leave  this  subject,  after  mentioning  the 
fact  that,  among  other  means  of  ascertain- 
ing a  fixed  standard,  it  has  been  attempt- 
ed to  establish  a  unit  of  length  of  a  pendu- 
lum vibrating  seconds  in  the  mean  lati- 
tude of  45  degrees.  In  the  last  hundred 
years  there  seems  to  have  been  rapid  im- 
provement in  the  methods  of  ascertaining 
weights  by  means  of  balances,  not  that 
the  highest  possible  attainment  in  the 
simple  balance  much  exceeds  the  marvel 
of  Bird,  whose  balance  turned  with  the 
two-thousandth  part  of  a  grain,  but  that 
the  balances  and  scales  used  for  ordinary 
commercial  transactions  are  so  much 
nearer  the  high  standard  of  perfection. 
Tliis  is  due  to  the  modern  inventive 
genius  of  the  times,  which  has  manifested 
itself  in  this  and  many  other  directions. 
It  is  not  that  new  principles  have  been 
introduced,   but  that  greater  progress  in 


mechanical  operations  has  been  made 
possible  by  the  greater  perfection  in  ma- 
chinery. Even  in  the  working  and  fin- 
ishing of  metals  many  advantageous 
points  of  advancement  have  been  seized 
upon  by  the  manufacturer  of  balances 
and  scales  and  applied  successfully,  so 
that  the  standard  of  perfection  in  scales 
to-day  is  inconceivably  in  advance  of  the 
crude  efforts  of  the  early  world. — Omaha 


Chances  for  Enterprising  Druggists. 

Because  the  druggist  must  surrender  a 
part  of  what  was  formerly  his,  it  by  no 
means  follows  that  the  loss  is  irretrievable, 
or  that  he  is  without  means  of  effective 
retaliation  against  his  despoilers.  The 
process  of  merchandise  distribution  is 
undergoing  incessant  change  and  read- 
justment. Every  branch  of  retail  trade 
must  expect  some  losses,  but  to  the  en- 
terprising and  alert  there  are  usually  cor- 
responding gains.  If  perfumes  must  go, 
why  not  replace  them  with  school  books 
and  school  supplies  generally  ?  If  toilet 
articles,  why  not  introduce  a  select  line 
of  artists'  materials,  engravings,  etchings, 
frames,  and  related  supplies  ?  •  Anything 
of  cleanly  and  ornamental  character,  if 
adapted  to  the  space  limitations  of  a  drug 
store,  and  particularly  if  its  advantageous 
sale  be  largely  dependent  upon  the  infor- 
mation and  personal  judgment  and  relia- 
bility of  the  merchant,  will  find  an  espe- 
cially appropriate  place  in  the  druggist's 
stock.  To  this  class  belong  also  lamps, 
glassware,  fine  wall  paper,  watches,  clocks, 
the  better  class  of  jewelry,  fine  cutlery, 
and  a  variety  of  other  articles  quite  as 
germane  to  the  drug  business  as  soda 
water  and  cigars,  and  quite  as  dignified 
and  profitable.  Optical  supplies  are  pe- 
culiarly appropriate,  provided  the  drug- 
gist be  familiar  with  the  art  of  fitting 
glasses  ;  the  same  is  true  of  trusses  and 
similar  goods.  In  short,  anything  that 
will  not  detract  from  the  dignity  of  the 
store  and  that  is  associated  with  educa- 
tion, home  decoration,  popular  sanitation, 
and  physical  comfort,  and  that  can  be 
made  to  se//,  merits  the  consideration  of 
every  druggist  to  the  limit  of  his  facilities. 
Insurance  agencies,  carefully  chosen 
agencies  for  bicycles  (with  one  or  more 
samples  to  keep  the  soda  fountain  com- 
pany), agencies  for  society  engraving  com- 
prising specimens  of  styles  and  facilities 
for  prompt  estimates  and  execution  of 
orders — all  these  can  be  made  to  con- 
tribute generously  to  the  store  revenues, 
and  to  fill  in  most  agreeably  and  profit- 
ably many  a  leisure  moment  of  the  pro- 
prietor or  cleik.  We  mention  these  ad- 
ditions not  as  desirable  accessions  to  the 
"  practice  of  pharmacy,"  but  as  proper 
extensions  of  the  retail  drug  business  in 
localities  where  an  exclusively  prescription 
or  medicine  trade  would  fail  of  adequate 
returns  for  all  of  the  druggist's  time  and 
his  incidental  expenses. —  IVcs/ern  Drug- 
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I'he  council  has  by  vote  named 
Wednesday,  August  14th,  1895,  for  ihe 
next  meeting  of  the  American  Pharma 
reutical  Association,  which  is  to  lie  held 
in  the  city  of  Denver. 

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his  own  state  or  province.  If  you  desire 
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Halifax. 

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This  high-grade  instrument  has  im- 
provements which  are  at  once  apparent, 
and  a  trial  is  sufficient  to  firove  its  great 
advantages  over  the  regular  syringe. 

Its  merit  lies  in  the  peculiar  construc- 
tion of  the  nozzle  and  shield.  The  nozzle 
is  anatomically  correct  in  design,  superior 
in  finish,  comfortable  and  efficient. 


The  shield  is  provided  with  a  soft  rub- 
ber cushion,  which  makes  it  fit  snugly 
about  the  parts  which  it  closes  com- 
pletely. 

With  the  Pri-mo  Syringe  much  hotter 
water  may  be  used  than  m  the  old  way. 

It  is  used  without  bed-pan  or  rubber 
sheeting,  thus  allowing  the  patient  to  take 
the  douche  in  a  recumbent  position. 

The  nozzle  and  shield  may  be  used 
with  any  fountain  or  bulb  syringe. 

Physicians  throughout  the  country 
who  have  tried  "  The  Pri-mo"  recom- 
mend it.  The  testimony  of  a  few  are 
appended : 

In  reply  to  your  inquiry  will  say  that 
the  Pri-mo  Ladies'  Syringe  arrived  safely, 
and  it  gives  perfect  satisfaction.  I  con- 
sider it  indispensable,  especially  in  such 
institutions  as  this,  and  a  great  comfort  to 
any  one  using  it. 
Yours  truly, 

GEO.  S.  WALKER,  M.D., 

Female  Dept.,  Western  State  Hospital, 
Staunton,  Va. 

The  two  Pri-mo  Ladies'  Syringes  pur- 
chased of  you  have  given  entire  satisfac- 
tion, rhey  fully  come  up  to  what  you 
claim  for  them.  Please  send  me  another 
No.  2  outfit  at  an  early  date. 
Very  truly  yours, 

AMOS  H.  ELLIOT,  M.D., 

480  Munro  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

They  are  furnished  in  two  outfits,  viz.  : 
No.  I,  containing  nozzle  and  shield, 
packed  with  4  feet  (}■(  inch)  outlet  tub- 
ing, and  No.  2  containing  nozzle  and 
shield,  packed  with  a  two-quart  fountain 
bag,  tubing,  infant  and  lecital  pipes,  com- 
plete. 

Each  outfit  is  packed  in  a  polished 
cherry  wood  box,  which  is  lined  with 
enamelled  waterproof  paper.  Send  for 
an  illustrated  pamphlet  telling  all  about 
the  "  Pri-mo  "  Ladies'  Syringe. 


Wake  Up ! 


When  will  the  pharmacists  of  the 
world  thoroughly  realize  that  "  the  old 
times,''  when  the  apothecary  did  every- 
thing in  the  pharmaceutical  line,  have 
passed  away,  never  to  return,  and  that 
this  generation  must  keep  up  with  the 
procession  or  be  run  over  ?  The  apothe- 
cary of  to-day  does  not  powder  roots,  boil 
lead  plaster,  make  his  own  chemicals,  etc. 
Many  of  the  old  style  of  preparations, 
such  as  potions,  poultices,  decoctions, 
boluses,  plasters,  etc.,  have  either  gone 
out  of  fashion  or  are  made  by  others. 
Modern  prescriptions  do  not  call  for  pills 
and  powders  by  hundreds.  Modern  pre 
scriptions  are  not  confined  to  the  official 
drugs  and  preparations  of  over-conserva- 
tive pharmacopceias.  They  do  call  for 
modern  and  improved  forms  of  medica- 
tion. Modern  physicians  demand  im- 
proved methods  and  preparations  and 
greater  exactness.  They  cannot  stop  to 
inquire  why  it  is  that  the  average  retail 
druggist  is  not  specially  educated.  They 
need  the  aid  of  thoroughly  educated  phar- 
macists capable  of  promptly  responding 


to  the  new  requirements  of  scientific  pro 
gress.  They  not  only  need  that  aid — 
they  will  have  it. 

But  the  pharmacists  as  a  body  do  not 
seem  to  respond  promptly  to  these  calls 
upon  them,  or  to  take  an  active  and  pro- 
minent part  in  the  general  progress  of 
medicine  and  pharmacy.  In  our  country 
it  will  require  determined  and  continued 
effort  to  rehabilitate  the  profession  of 
pharmacy.  Yet  some  of  our  pharmacists, 
judging  by  their  utterances,  are  on  the 
point  of  becoming  whining  pessimists. 
Others  have  apparently  plunged  into  un- 
mixed commercialism. 

There  are  very  many  progressive  and 
able  men  practising  pharmacy  in  America 
who  are  ambitious  to  protect,  preserve, 
and  advance  their  profession.  If  they 
will  take  united  action  they  can  unload 
the  incubus  of  the  patent-medicine  traffic, 
and  scrape  off  the  other  barnacles  that 
impede  pharmaceutical  progress. 

What  is  really  being  donefor  the  future 
of  American  pharmacy  ?  Much  is  done 
by  the  schools  ;  but  what  are  the  pharma- 
cists as  a  body  doing  to  elevate  their  pro- 
fession and  establish  a  proper  distinction 
between  the  mere  merchant-druggist  and 
the  real  pharmacist  ? — Bulletin  of  Phar- 
macy. 


Resemblance  Between  the  Reactions  of 
the  Alkaloids  and  Aeetanilid. 


E.  Schaer  {Archives  de  Pharniacie,  The 
Analyst)  recalls  that  Tofel  has  pointed 
out  that  anilids,  such  as  aeetanilid,  give  a 
reaction  with  sulphuric  acid  and  an  oxi- 
dizing agent  which  resembles  the  strych- 
nine reaction.  Fluckiger  has  drawn  at- 
tention to  a  similarity  between  the  reac- 
tion of  morphine  with  sulphuric  acid  con- 
taining nitric  acid  and  that  of  aeetanilid 
with  the  same  reagent.  Schar  has  tested 
both  these  statements.  He  finds,  with 
respect  to  the  strychnine  reaction,  that 
this  differs  in  two  main  points  from  that 
yielded  by  aeetanilid.  (i)  The  play  of 
color  shown  by  strychnme  is  from  blue  to 
methyl  violet,  whereas  that  exhibited  by 
aeetanilid  is  rather  a  blue-purple-red  col- 
oration. (2)  The  introduction  of  the  oxi- 
dizing agent  into  the  solution  of  strych- 
nine in  sulphuric  acid  induces  a  deep 
violet  color,  which  gradually  changes — 
through  cherry-red,  purule-red,  and  blood- 
red — to  yellow-red,  whilst  in  the  case  of 
aeetanilid  there  is  a  rapid  change  from 
purple-red,  through  violet-red,  into  a 
dirty  blue-green,  olive-green,  or  brown- 
green.  The  reaction  of  sulphuric  acid, 
containing  nitric  acid,  on  morphine  and 
on  aeetanilid  is  certainly  very  similar  ; 
but  aeetanilid  gives  no  reaction  with  sul- 
phuric acid  which  contains  selenic  acid, 
titanic  acid,  molybdic  acid,  or  tungstic 
acid,  and  thus  should  not  be  mistaken  for 
morphine.  Furthermore,  morphine  gives 
a  deep  red-brown  color  with  sulphuric 
acid  and  bismuth  subnitrate,  whilst  aeet- 
anilid gives  a  dark-yellow  color,  becoming 
carmine-red  at  the  edges  of  the  mass. — 
National  Druggist. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
APRIL  15TH,   1895. 

Mutually  Interested. 

The  Western  District  Medical  Associa- 
tion of  Toronto  lias  again  attempted  to 
induce  the  members  of  the  Toronto  Re- 
tail Druggists'  Association  to  stop  renew- 
ing prescriptions  without  the  order  of  the 
prescriber.  A  conference  was  held  recent- 
ly between  representatives  selected  from 
both  bodies, and  the  subject  was  freely  dis- 
cussed. On  the  part  of  the  medical  men 
no  definite  reason  was  urged  why  the 
practice,  so  universally  adopted  elsewhere, 
should  be  changed  here,  other  than  that 
occasionally  prescriptions  were  renewed 
which  were  of  a  specific  character,  and 
only  intended  for  temporary  use,  and 
which,  if  the  prescriber  had  been  con- 
sulted, would  not  have  been  repeated  with 
their  sanction. 

On  the  part  of  the  druggists,  it  was 
claimed  that  no  desire  existed  on  their 
part  to  renew  prescriptions  of  such  a  char- 
acter, or  which  might  reasonably  be  con- 
sidered dangerous  or  harmful  if  repeated- 
ly taken.  At  the  same  time,  they  showed 
that  it  would  be  difficult,  practically,  to 
carry  out  the  wishes  of  the  Medical  Asso- 
ciation unless  the  members  of  that  body 
were  willing  to  share  with  them  the  re- 
sponsibility for  refusing  renewals.  It  was 
urged  that  if  any  physician  saw  fit  to 
write  upon  his  prescription  to  the  effect 
that  it  should  not  be  renewed,  the  instruc- 
tions would  be  rigidly  adhered  to.  This, 
and  this  alone,  the  druggists  claimed,  was 
the  first  step  needed  to  produce  the  result 
desired  by  the  medical  men,  and,  unless 
this  was  done,  no  very  great  diminution  of 
the  general  practice  of  repeating  at  the 
demand  of  customers  could  be  expected. 

We  have  not  yet  learned  what  course 
the  members  of  the  Medical  Association 
purpose  pursuing,  but,  if  they  are  deter- 
mined to  stop  the  custom  of  renewing,  the 
remedy  is  entirely  in  their  own  hands,and 
it  is  purely  a  matter  of  judgment  as  to 
the  wisdom  of  applying  it.  The  druggists 
will  follow  instructions  to  refuse  renewals 
if  so  given,  and  both  they  and  the  pre- 
scriber will  have  to  assume  the  responsi- 
bility for  curtailing  a  general  privilege  to 
the  patient  to  renew  as  their  judgment 
dictates. 

It  is  very  unlikely  that  druggists  will 
antagonize  their  customers  on  their  own 
responsibility  by  refusing  renewals,  and,if 
the  physician  is  unwilling   to  share  it,  he 


must  permit  a  continuance  of  the  general 
custom.  There  is  little  doubt  but  that 
many  prescriptions  are  renewed  which 
would  be  better  unfilled,  and  that  in  writ- 
ing such  prescriptions  the  physician  should 
guard  against  renewal  by  writing  upon  it 
"  not  to  be  repeated."  If  this  were  care- 
fully done,  the  welfare  of  the  patient 
would  be  safeguarded,  and  the  renewal 
could  be  as  consistently  refused  by  the 
druggist  as  by  the  doctor.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  refusal  to  renew  any  and  every 
prescription  presented  would  place  both 
doctor  and  drug^^'ist  in  a  peculiar  combina- 
tion light  before  the  community,  and 
arouse  a  feeling  detrimental  to  both. 

Under  the  free-trade  wave  of  popular 
opinion  now  prevailing,  moderate  and 
cautious  action  is  very  necessary.  The 
patent  medicine  forces  seem  to  be  exre- 
cising  a  powerful  influence,  and  doctors 
and  druggists  should  not  take  steps  which 
might  be  apt  to  give  them  the  dominant 
position. 

The  question  of  repeating  is  one  of  very 
considerable  importance,and  the  handling 
of  it  should  be  done  solely  with  a  view  to 
the  welfare  of  the  community,  and  not 
from  any  motives  of  gain.  The  doctor 
should  not  interdict  renewals  for  such  a 
purpose,  and  the  druggist  should  exercise 
the  utmost  care  and  discretion  in  refilling, 
so  that  the  cultivation  of  habits  for  se- 
ductive or  harmful  drugs  may  be  avoided. 

Our  suggestion  to  both  physician  and 
pharmacist  is  to  keep  principle  to  the 
front  and  profit  to  the  rear,  and  the  solu- 
tion of  the  question  will  resolve  itself. 


A  Good  Line. 


Since  the  introduction  in  our  columns 
of  a  department  devoted  to  Photographic 
Notes,  a  number  of  druggists,  who  had 
not  previously  handled  a  line  of  photo- 
graphic supplies,  have  acted  on  our  sug- 
gestion and  added  this  branch  to  their 
business,  and,  we  are  pleased  to  say,  with 
satisfactory  results.  It  is  a  line  peculi- 
arly adapted  to  druggists'  trade,  and  one 
which,  if  properly  looked  after,  will  prove 
profitable  and  interesting. 

As  we  pointed  out  in  a  former  issue,  the 
outlay  for  stock  need  not  be  large,  and  it 
would  be  injudicious,  at  least  in  the 
commencement,  to  purchase  anything 
beyond  what  would  be  an  experimental 
order,  especially  of  those  things  which 
could  not  be  sold  to  any  but  a  photo- 
grapher. 

The  experience  of  a  few  months  will 
show  just  what  chemicals   are    required. 


and  the  matter  of  the  stock  of  appliances, 
such  as  cameras,  lenses,  etc.,  can  be  best 
judged  after  a  little  experience  in  other 
branches  of  the  requirements  necessary. 
The  fact  that  many  druggists  are  them- 
selves amateur,  and  in  a  few  cases  pro- 
fessional, photographers  shows  a  com- 
mendable artistic  taste,  and  at  the  same 
time  provides  an  agreeable  diversion 
from  the  stereotyped  labors  of  the  aver- 
age retail  druggist.  To  those  who  have 
not  yet  handled  these  goods,  we  would 
suggest  that  they  look  into  the  matter, 
and  see  if  there  is  not  an  opening  in  their 
locality  for  a  line  of  this  kind.  As  a  mat- 
ter of  pure  business,  we  should  always  be 
on  the  lookout  for  any  additional  lines 
which  will  add  to  our  sales,  and  the  one 
here  presented  is  one  which  must  com- 
mend itself  to  many  of  our  readers  as 
being  particularly  adapted  to  a  place  in 
the  stock  of  the  progressive  druggist  ; 
and,  combined  with  this,  we  would  recom- 
mend the  art  of  photography  as  a  pastime 
which  would  prove  not  only  very  interest- 
ing, but  tend  to  divert  the  mind  from  the 
everyday  worry  and  cares  of  business. 


What  Next  ? 


"  Vaccination  "  against  diphtheria,  as 
we  suppose  the  process  must  be  called 
until  a  name  for  it  is  invented,  is  now 
an  accomplished  fact,  and  the  horse,  it 
seems,  is  to  be,  like  the  cow  in  relation 
to  smallpox,  the  intermediary  and  modi- 
fier. See  the  wonderful  wisdom  of  Pro- 
vidence ;  nothing  is  lost,  nothing  wasted  ! 
When  tallow  began  to  get  scarce  and 
dear,  coal  oil  was  discovered.  As  timber 
in  the  older  states  thinned  out  and  rails 
were  rails,  the  barbed  wire  solved  the 
fence  problem.  When  the  electric  motor 
emancipated  the  horse  and  the  patient 
mule  from  the  street-car  service,  what  to 
do  with  the  horse  became  a  problem, 
which  the  French  solved  by  eating  him. 
Behold  !  science  has  dedicated  the  eman- 
cipated animal  to  nobler  uses,  and  he 
is  not  yet  ^wrs  de  combat ;  he  is  to  be 
used  to  knock  out  diphtheria — a  kind  of 
c^«/«(?-knocks,  eh  ? — Al.R.R.,  in  Ex- 
change. 

An  Irish  chemist,  anxious  to  display 
the  qualities  of  certain  vegetable  dyes,  has 
created  no  small  sensation  by  trapping  a 
number  of  sparrows  which  the  intense 
cold  has  tamed,  and  dyeing  their  feathers, 
so  as  to  make  the  rich  blues  and  greens 
of  the  parrot,  the  sapphire  tints  of  birds 
of  paradise,  and  the  prismatic  hues  of  the 
humming  bird.  Bird-fanciers  wereamazed 
at  the  phenomenon,  but  a  close  examina- 
tion revealed  the  imposture,  to  the  great 
amusement  of  the  onlookers.  Needless 
to  say  the  enterprising  trader  has  secured 
a  huge  advertisement  bv  the  transaction. 
—Ex. 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


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ALL  TANGLEFOOT  is  now  made  with  the  new 
Corrugated  Border.  This  Border  is  an  improvement  on 
any  of  its  predecessors — it  restrains  the  sticky  composition 
more  securely,  it  opens  more  readily,  and  remains  on  the 
sheet.  Always  acts  the  same  under  all  conditions.  It  is 
the  perfection  of  Borders.     (Patemed  Feb.  19th,  .393) 

Each  case  contains  five  of  the  New  TANGLEFOOT 
Holders,  with  slides  to  raise  the  center  of  the  paper.  A 
sheet  presenting  a  convex  surface  catches  flies  much  faster 
than  one  lying  flat.  These  Holders  are  nicely  wrapped 
ready  to  hand  out  to  a  good  customer  for  a  present. 

Notwithstanding  the  reduction  in  price  the  quality  is 
improved  in  general.  The  paper  is  a  little  stronger,  a  little 
stickier,  and  will  remain  sticky  a  little  longer. 


Prices  for  the  Regular  Size,  1895. 

LESS  THAN  ONE  CASE,    -    50  CENTS  PER  BOX. 
ONE  TO  FIVE  CASES,     -    -    $4.75  PER  CASE. 
FIVE  CASES  AND  OVER,  -    $4.50 

Each  Box  contains  25  double  sheets. 
Each  Case  contains  10  boxes. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


pletehep  fQanufaeturing  Co., 

440  YONGE  STREET,  TORONTO. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Soda  Fountains    -    Generators   -    Cylinders   -   Freezers 

And  every  other  article  necessary  for  carrying  on  the  Soda  Water  Business. 

THE  accompanying  fount 
shows  an  entirely  new 
idea  for  counter  apparatus. 

The  Canopy  is  made  from 
natural  hardwood,  highly  fin- 
ished. 


The  Fount  is  heavily  silver- 
plated  on  pure  white  metal ; 
all  connections  and  attach- 
ments are  made  from  pure 
block  tin,  thereby  insuring 
Soda  Water  absolutely  free 
from  the  metal  poison  so  often 
found  in  old  apparatus. 

The  Body  of  Fount  is 
double,  having  a  dead  air 
space  between  inside  and 
outside  linings.  Inside  of 
this  is  a  coil  of  block  tin 
pipe,  reaching  to  where  our 
name-plate  appears.  This 
plate  is  hinged  so  that  it  may 
be  raised  when  filling  body 
with  broken  ice,  for  which  we 
supply  a  special    funnel  free. 

Fount  has  Eight  P.\tent 
Pneumatic  Syrup  Jars  and 
Two  Patent  Drip  Plates 
fitted  into  slab  under  Soda 
Taps.  These  plates  can  be 
lifted  out  for  purpose  of  pack- 
ing ice  around  coolers  and 
syrup  jars. 

Cooler  box  is  fitted  under 
counter,  is  easy  of  access, 
and  no  trouble  to  fill  with 
ice. 

We  supply  with  the  Fount  : 
Canopy,  Marble  Slab,  Eight 
Palcnt  Syrup  Jars,  Cooler 
Box,  Six  SilverPlated  Tum- 
bler Holders,  Twelve  Tumblers, 
and  all  connections  and  pipes 
ready  for  attaching  to  cylinder. 


Tlie  KRIQID 


FOUNT. 


We  make  this  Fount  in  Style  A,  without  Canopy,  and  a  smaller  slab,  but  with  all  other  attachments  the  same  as  Style  B. 
F.O.B.  Toronto.     Counter  extra  in  all  cases.     Any  style  made  to  order. 


Dealers  in  Fruit  Oils,  Fruit  Extracts,  Flavorings,  Etc. 


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CAXADTAN   DRrCGIST. 


83 


New  Remedies  and  Chemicals. 

The  following  list  of  new  remedies  and 
chemicals  has  been  carefully  compiled  liy 
the  editor  of  the  National  Dni^'^^ist  from 
the  pages  of  current  chemical,  medical, 
and  pharmaceutical  periodicals,  mostly 
(lerman  and  French,  and  is  brought  down 
to  the  middle  of  December,  1894.  Some 
of  the  articles  therein  scheduled  have 
been  known  for  some  time,  but  have  not 
become  familiar  to  the  great  majority  of 
pharmacists,  and  we  may  add  that,  in  the 
very  nature  of  things,  they  will  probably 
never  become  so.  In  almost  every  in- 
stance the  name  first  given  is  that  by 
which  the  substance  is  registered  or 
patented,  or  both,  and  is  therefore  its 
trade  mime,  in  contradistinction  to  the 
name  under  which  the  substance  is  known 
in  chemical  nomenclature. 

In  all  cases  where  the  therapeutical, 
physiological,  or  pathological  actions  are 
given,  it  is  well  to  remember  tliat  the 
statements  are  made  almost  solely  upon 
the  literature  issued  by  the  patentees,  and 
therefore  subject  to  revision  when  (if 
ever)  the  substance  shall  be  tested  by 
disinterested  practitioners. 

Ahrastol. — Synonym  for  Cerebrin. 

/Icetono-Resorcin. — A  combination  of 
two  molecules  of  resorcin  and  one  mole- 
cule of  acetone,  obtained  by  heatmg  to- 
gether 15  gm.  resorcin  ;  100  gm.  acetone, 
and  50  gm.  concentrated  hydrochloric 
acid.  It  appears  as  small  anhydrous, 
prismatic  crystals,  insoluble  in  water, 
alcohol,  ether,  or  chloroform,  but  readily 
soluble  in  alkalies. 

Acid  Isocampholic. — Friedel  has  given 
this  name  to  a  compound  with  the  for- 
mula CioSigOo,  or  the  same  as  cam- 
pholic  acid.  It  is  a  portion  of  the  residue 
in  preparing  the  latter,  and  appears  as  a 
colorless  oily  fluid  with  an  unpleasant, 
irritating  odor,  which  boils  at  i8o°-i8i°C., 
has  a  density  of  0.9941.  It  is  soluble  in 
alcohol  and  ether,  but  nearly  insoluble  in 
water. 

Agathin. — Synonym  for  Chelene. 

Agopyrin. — Mixture  of  salicin  ammo- 
nium carbonate  and  cinchonine  sulphate. 

Alphol. — A  salicylic  ether  of  alpha- 
naphthol,  an  isomer  of  betol  (the  similar 
ether  of  beta-naphthol).  It  is  obtained 
by  heating  to  120 -130' C.  a  mixture  of 
sodium-salicylate,  sodium  alphanaphtho- 
late,  sodium  phosphate,  and  sodium 
chloride.  Regarded  therapeutically,alphol 
approaches  salol.  It  is  decomposed  by 
the  gastric  and  intestinal  juices  into  sali- 
cylic acid  and  alpha-naphthol.  It  has 
been  given  with  good  results  in  cystites 
of  gonorrhoeal  origin,  and  acute  articular 
rheumatisms.  The  dose  of  the  |)owder  is 
from  50  cgm.  to  i  and  even  2  gm.  (8  to 
30  grains). 

Aluminum  Boroformate. — A  new  salt, 
intended  as  a  succedaneum  of  alumnol, 
aluminum  acetotartrate,  etc.,  for  which 
the  hospitals  of  St.  Petersburg  have  been 
using  it.  It  appears  as  brilliant  nacreous 
tablets,  readily  soluble  in  water,  hot  or 
cold. 


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Aluminol. — .Muminate  of  disulphonic 
^f/a-naphthol. 

Amidol. — Dramidophenol  hydrochlor- 
ate. 

Amylokarhol.  —  Name  given  by  I'. 
Kocks,  Dppenheim,  to  a  mixture  of  9 
parts  of  carbolic  acid,  150  parts  of  green 
soap,  160  parts  amylic  alcohol,  and  suffi- 
cient water  to  make  1,000  parts. 

Analgine. — Synonym  for  Creolin. 

Anaspaliii. — Mixture    of    lanolin 
vaselin. 

Angine. — Non-epurated  wool-fat. 

Anodine. — An  antiseptic  used  in 
surgery,  the  exact  nature  of  which 
not  yet  been  established. 

Antacidin. — Saccharate  of  lime. 

Anti-hacterin. —  Mixture  of  crude  alumi- 
num sulphate  and  lamp-black. 

Antilieiiziiipyrin.  —  Constitution  un- 
known (a  patented  substance  which, 
it  is  claimed,  prevents  benzin,  etc.,  from 
being  struck  by  lightning). 

Antidysenterin. — Mixture  of  pelletier- 
ine,  extract  of  pomegranate,  myrobaline, 
and  excipient,  made  into  pills. 

Antifitngin. — Magnesium  borate. 

Antinonnine. — This  is  a  trade  name  for 
ortho-dinitrocresol.  It  is  used  as  an  in- 
secticide for  destroying  insects  on  plants 
and  trees.  It  is  also  coming  into  use  as 
a  wood  preservative,  and  is  employed  as 
other  substances  of  this  description,  either 
by  planting  it  on  the  surface  or  imbiba- 
tion.  It  seems  to  be  a  good  all-round 
household  disinfectant,  which  can  be 
mixed  with  almost  anything.  Its  most 
recent  application  is  as  an  ingredient  of 
preservative  paints,  for  household  and 
architectural  uses. 

Antiparasitin. — A  proprietary  for  de- 
stroying parasites,  vegetable  and  animal, 
infesting  human  beings  and  domestic 
animals.  It  is  said  to  be  efficient.  The 
formula  has  not  yet  been  made  public. 

Antiphthisin. — Klebsch's  tuberculosis 
cure.  It  is  also  called  sozalbumose,  and 
is  one  of  the  "antitoxines." 

Antipyonine. — Trade  name  of  a  poly- 
borate  of  sodium.  It  is  white,  unctuous 
to  the  touch,  insipid,  and  appears  to  be 
devoid  of  toxicity  and  causticity.  In  ad- 
dition, it  is  extremely  soluble  in  water.  It 
is  used  in  diseases  of  the  eye,  ear,  etc., 
where  it  acts  as  a  harmless  but  energetic 
antiseptic. 

Antirheumatin. — According  to  Kamm, 
this  is  a  combination  of  sodium  salicylate 
and  methylene  blue.  It  comes  into  trade 
in  the  shape  of  blue  prismatic  crystals, 
easily  soluble  in  water  and  alcohol,  and 
tasting  very  much  like  sodium  salicylate. 
After  taking  rheumatin  the  urine  becomes 
blue  or  green. 

Antisepdn. — Two  substances  have  ap- 
peared under  this  name,  viz.,  monobrom- 
acetanilid,  and  the  serum  of  animals 
which  have  been  treated  with  iodine 
terchloride. 

Antispasmin. — Mixture  of  sodic  nar- 
ceine  and  sodium  salicylate. 

Aiititetraiziti. — .A  proprietary,  put  upon 
the  market  by  Zambeletti,  of  Milan,  as  an 
antirheumatic  and  antineuralgic.  It  is 
claimed  to  be  superior  to  phenacetin. 


Antitoxins. — K  name  applied  to  a 
series  of  serum  preparations,  derived,  by 
bacteriological  processes,  from  the  blood 
of  animals  rendered  immune  from  certain 
infectious  zymotic  diseases,  the  specific 
causative  (so-called  pat/iogenttic)\m\cro- 
organisms  of  which  have  been  (or  are 
supposed  to  have  been)  discovered,  iso- 
lated, and  propagated  by  means  of  pure 
cultures.  The  result  of  this  cultivation 
is  inoculated  upon  animals,  and  by  suc- 
cessive inoculations  the  immunity  above 
referred  to  is  at  length  attained.  The 
product  of  the  blood  of  these  animals, 
the  serum  preparations  above  alluded  to, 
is  called  the  antitoxin  of  the  particular 
disease  that  was  inoculated  upon  the 
animal.  We  thus  have  (or  will  have,  if 
the  "  fad "  continues)  a  series  of  anti- 
toxins, such  as  diphtheria  antitoxin, 
phthisis  antitoxin,  typhus  antitoxin,  etc. 

Anytins  and  Anytoh.  —  Whtn  gum  or 
resin  oils,  mineral  oils,  etc.,  are  acted 
upon  by  sulphuric  acid,  we  obtain  a  series 
of  substances  which  are  either  soluble  in 
water  or  produce  salts  which  are  thus  sol- 
uble. Helmers  has  given  the  name  any- 
tins to  those  of  these  substances  which 
are  soluble  in  alcohol.  These  anytins 
serve  as  solvents  for  a  large  number  of 
substances  (among  them  carbolic  acid, 
the  kresols,  guaiacol,  kreosol,  thymols, 
the  higher  phenols,  benzol  and  its  homo- 
logues,  terpenes,  mineral  and  etheric  oils, 
all  the  camphors,  etc.).  The  substances 
thus  rendered  soluble  in  water  are  called 
anytols.     Roth  names  are  patented. 

Apyonine. — A  succedaneum  of  yellow 
pyoktanin. 

Aquozone. — A  2  per  cent,  aqueous 
solution  of  ozone,  with  hypophosphites. 

Aromatine. — Coarsely  powdered  gen- 
tian root,  used  as  a  succedaneum  of  hops 
in  brewing. 

Asbolin. — Synonym  for  Fossilin. 

Atherin. — .-^n  alcoholic  solution  of  am- 
monium pyrogallate,  employed  m  Aus- 
tralia, according  to  the  Chemist  and 
Druggist,  as  a  brown  hair-dye. 

Benzacetin. — Acetamidomethyl  salicy- 
late.    New  antineuralgic. 

Benzoparacresol. — Benzoylparacresol. 

Bergamol. — Inolyl  acetate  (used  in  per- 
fumery only). 

Beta-Resalgin. — Trade  name  for  Phe- 
nyldimethyl-pyrazolon  beta-resorcylate, 
also  called  Resorcylalgin.  It  consists  of 
2  molecules  of  antipyrin  and  i  molecule 
of  beta-resorcylic  acid. 

Boral. — Aluminum  boro-tartrate.  In- 
soluble in  water,  but  becomes  soluble  on 
the  addition  of  tartaric  acid.  Used  as  a 
disinfecting  astringent. 

Borocarbide. — Borocarbide,  a  new  ma- 
terial recently  prepared  in  the  electric  fur- 
nace by  the  French  chemist,  Henri  Mois- 
san,  is  a  compound  of  borax  and  carbon, 
and  is  excessively  hard,  cutting  diamonds 
without  difficulty. 

Boroformate  of  Aluminum. — See  Alumi- 
num boroformate. 

Borol. — Synonym  for  Gluside. 

Brassicon. — A  new  headache  remedy,  a 
green-colored  mixture,  consisting,  accord- 
ing to  the  Suddeutsche  Apotheker  Zeitung, 


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of  2  gm.  oil  of  peppermint  ;  6  gm.  cam- 
phor ;  4  gm.  etiier  ;  12  gm.  alcohol  ;  and 
6  drops  of  mustard  oil. 

Bromamide.  —  Bromanilin  hydrobro- 
mate. 

Butyromel. — A  mixture  of  2  parts  fresh 
butter  and  i  part  of  honey,  rubbed  to- 
gether until  a  clear  yellow  mixture  is  ob- 
tained. It  is  used  in  preparing  palatable 
preparations  of  cod-liver  oil,  and  other 
rank-tasting  oleaginous  substances.  Name 
proprietary. 

Calcium  Phosphoglycerinate. — A  pro- 
posed succedaneum  for  calcium  phos- 
phate, made  by  heating  together,  under 
certain  conditions,  anhydrous  glycerin 
and  commercial  phosphoric  acid.  Vol. 
xxiv.,  p.  175-       , 

Camphar. — Fifty  per  cent,  alcoholic  so- 
lution of  camphor,  with  the  latterinexcess. 

Camplioide. — Solution  in  absolute  alco- 
hol of  camphor  and  collodionated  wool. 

Cancroine. — Solution  of  neurine  in  car- 
bolized  water,  with  the  addition  of  a  slight 
amount  of  citric  acid.  Also  applied  to  an 
extract  obtained  from  cancerous  tumors. 

Cannahindo>i.  —  Derivative  and  sup- 
posed active  principle  of  Cannabis  indica. 
Vol   xxiv.,  p.  251. 

Capittine  (also  spelled  Kaputin). — Ac- 
cording to  the  British  Alcdical  Journal  is 
simply  acetanilid  colored  with  sortie  harm- 
less color. 

Cardi?ie  (also  written  Kardin).  —  One 
of  the  so-called  "animal  extracts,'  <?  la 
Hammond,  obtained  from  beef  hearts. 

Cerberin.—-  A  glucoside  of  the  seed  of 
a  plant  of  the  species  Cerbera  (Apocy- 
nacere),  indigenous  to  Mexico.  Its  for- 
mula is  C.^-.H^sOi  o.  It  appears  as  a 
yellowish-white,  amorphous  powder,  easily 
soluble  in  water  and  in  alcohol.  It  seems 
to  have  the  physiological  action  of  the 
digitalis  group,  especially  the  heart  action 
of  the  same.  It  is  said  to  act  as  an  anti- 
dote to  digitoxin. 

Cerebrine. — Another  "animal  extract," 
derived  from  brain  substance. 

Chelene  (also  written  Kelene). — Ethyl 
chloride. 

Chloralamidc. — Chloroformamide. 

Chloralose. — Condensation  product  of 
chloral  and  glucose. 

Chloroiodolipol. — Another  product  of 
the  laboratory  of  Zambeletti,  prepared  (by 
the  substitution  of  various  polyvalent 
phenols)  from  creosote  and  guaiacol.  It 
is  crystalline  and  well  defined.  Used  in 
chronic  affections  of  the  larynx  and 
respiratory  vife. 

Chlorol. — Solution  of  sublimate  and 
copper  sulphate. 

Chloryle. — Mixture  of  methyl  and  ethyl 
chlorides. 

Chroatol. — New  remedy  in  skin  dis- 
eases, whose  formula  is  not  yet  made 
known.  It  presents  itself  in  the  shape  of 
crystals  of  greenish-yellow  appearance, 
having  a  pronounced  aromatic  odor,  in- 
soluble in  water,  slightly  soluble  in  ether 
and  chloroform,  but  more  so  in  alcohol 
and  glycerin.     Vol.  xxiv.,  p.  205. 

Chromogen. — Acid  sodium  salt  of  chro- 
motropic  acid  (dioxanaphthalsulfonic 
acid). 


Cinnamol.  —  Highly  rectified  oil  of  cin- 
namon. 

Cocaine  Phenaie.  —  According  to  Viot 
and  Oefele,  a  mechanical  mixture  of 
cocaine  and  phenol.  Poinsot  states  that 
it  also  contains  paraffin  oil  and  peanut 
oil. 

Cocillana. — A  remedy  derived  from  a 
plant  of  the  family  Meliacere.  The  part 
employed  is  the  thick  bark  of  the  trunk 
and  large  branches.  It  has  been  found 
superior  to  apomorphine  in  affections  of 
the  respiratory  organs,  and  those  who 
have  tried  it  give  it  preference  over  ipeca- 
cuanha. It  is  prepared  in  the  form  of  a 
tincture,  syrup,  and  fluid  extract. 

Coffearine. — Alleged  new  alkaloid  of 
coffe,  having  the  formula  Ci4HigN._,04. 

Collasin. — A  varnish  used  in  dermat- 
ology, consisting  of  traumaticin  and  col- 
lodion. 

Copraol. — A  solid  fat,  derived  by  spe- 
cial treatment,  from  the  cocoanut.  Used 
as  a  substitute  for  cacao-butter  in  mak- 
ing suppositories,  etc.  It  has  a  much 
higher  melting-point  than  the  butter,  and 
seems  to  be  an  article  of  real  merit. 

Crelium. — Cresolated  soap.  Also  writ- 
ten Krelium. 

C^-jv/fl////;.— Collodion  cotton  dissolved 
in  methylic  alcohol. 

Curcin. — The  name  given  by  Siegel  to 
the  toxical  principle  derived  by  him  from 
Jatropha  curcas,  one  of  the  family  of 
Euphorbiacete.  It  is  an  analogue  of 
ricin,  and  is  classed,  along  with  the  lat 
ter,  among  the  toxalbumins. 

Cutal. — A  preparation  similar  to  Boral, 
and  is  a  borotannate  of  aluminium.  It  is 
soluble  in  water,  and  contains  76  parts  of 
tannin,  13.23  parts  of  kaolin,  and  10.71 
parts  of  boric  acid.  It  has  the  same  uses 
as  Boral. 

Dextrococaine. — Iso-cocaine. 

Diabeiine. — Lcevulose. 

Diodofortn.  —  Ethylene  tetriodide  ;  a 
definite  carbon  diiodide  containing  4.62 
parts  of  carbon,  and  95.28  parts  of  iodine, 
and  nearly  answering  to  the  theoretical 
C2I4  {i.e.,  carbon  4.51,  iodine  95.49). 
Odorless,  insoluble  in  water,  slightly 
soluble  in  ether  and  chloroform,  etc. 
Carbon  disulphide  is  a  good  solvent  for 
it.     Vol.  xxiv.,  p.  19. 

Diurctin,  Diuretin  Benzoate. — Mixture 
of  sodic  theobromine  and  sodium  ben- 
zoate. 

Dulcine. — (See  Sucrol). 

Eitnerin. — The  name  given  by  Gehe 
&  Co.  to  a  substitute  for  yolk  of  egg,  put 
upon  the  market  by  them.  It  is  claimed 
to  have  many  uses,  but  the  chief  one,  so 
far,  is  in  tanning  and  finishing  fine 
leathers. 

Emol. — Lardite. 

Emulsin. — This  substance,  according 
to  iht  Journal  der  Pharinacie  von  Elsass- 
Lothringen,  is  a  form  of  paraffin  oil,  oxi- 
dized under  pressure.  It  appears  as  a 
neutral,  odorless,  oily  liquid,  which  forms 
a  stable  milky  solution  in  water,  and  is, 
therefore,  recommended  as  a  material  for 
emulsions.  The  Pharmaceutische  Central- 
halle,  commenting  on  the  above,  says 
that,  as  far  as  can   be  judged  from  these 


claims,  enmlsin  seems  to  be  identical  with 
or  very  similar  10  vasogen,  described  in 
this  journal  two  or  three  months  ago. 
We  would  also  call  attention  to  the  fact 
that  the  name  emulsin  has  already  been 
given  to  the  fermentive  principle  of  sweet 
almonds. 

Entomfobo. — A  preparation  for  "  de- 
struction of  insects  by  the  evolution 
of  ozone "  (!),  put  on  the  market  by 
Leonardi,  of  Venice.  Examination  shows 
it  to  be  simply  a  tincture  of  pyrelhrum 
flowers.     It  is  used  as  a  spray. 

Ergotine  Gallate. — Mixture  of  extract 
of  ergot  and  gallic  acid. 

Ethylendianiine  Tricresol. — A  mixture 
of  19  parts  each  of  ethylendiamin  and 
tricresol,  dissolved  in  500  parts  of  dis- 
tilled water.  It  appears  as  a  clear,  color- 
less liquid,  becoming  slightly  yellow  on 
exposure  to  the  air.  It  has  an  alkaline 
reaction,  and  metallic  instruments  are  not 
attacked  by  it  when  in  dilute  solution. 

Euchlorin. — K  new  diphtheria  remedy. 
It  is  prepared  by  placing  in  a  dry  glass 
1.50  gm.  potassium  chloride  and  adding 
10  drops  of  hydrochloric  acid.  As  soon 
as  the  gaseous  reaction  ceases,  add  suf- 
ficient water  to  make  200  gm,,  and  stir 
well.  Used  as  a  gargle,  etc.,  and  also 
givjen  internally,  a  few  drops  every  hour. 

Eulyptol.--K  name  proposed  by  Dr. 
Schmelz,  of  Nice,  for  a  mixture  of  car- 
bolic acid,  salicylic  acid,  and  eucalyptus 
oil,  in  equal  parts. 

Ferratine. — A  name  given  to  an  iron 
albuminate  which  carries  7  per  cent  of 
metallic  iron. 

Formaline. — Forty  per  cent,  aqueous 
solution  of  formaldehyde. 

Forinalith. — Diatomaceous  earth  satu- 
rated with  formaline. 

Gallal. — Aluminum  gallate. 

Gallannl. — Gallic  acid  anilid.  Also 
written  Gallinol. 

Gallobroinol. — Dibromogallic  acid. 

Gelaiol. —  Name  given  a  new  ointment 
basis,  consisting  of  oil,  glycerin,  gelatin, 
and  water. 

Glycine. — A  photographic  developer 
whose  formula  is  yet  unknown. 

HcEmaiogen. — An  iron  albuminate  de- 
rivative, very  similar  in  composition  to 
ferratin.  An  alkaline  solution  of  iron  al- 
buminate is  decomposed  by  the  addition 
of  iron  citrate  and  acetic  acid,  the  hsema- 
togen  falling  as  a  precipitate.  It  is  a 
soft,  yellow  powder,  containing  about  7 
per  cent,  of  iron,  easily  soluble  in  alkaline 
fluids.  It  is  recommended  in  rachitis, 
anremia,  scrophuloses,  etc. 

HiEinol. — A  black,  or  dark-brown  pow- 
der, obtained  by  the  action  of  zinc  upon 
defibrinated  blood,  and  said  to  contain  i 
per  cent,  of  soluble  iron. 

Hicmostatine.  —  An  extract  obtained 
from  the  thymus  of  veal,  containing  sodi- 
um hydrate,  with  the  addition  of  calcium 
chloride. 

Headine. — Mixture  of  acetanilid  and 
sodium  dicarbonate. 

latrol. —  O.xyiodethylanilide. 

Ilicen. — Drs.  Schneegensand  Bronnert, 
of  Strassburg,  communicated  the  follow- 
ing information  concerning  this  hew  glu- 


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85' 


coside  to  the  Deutsche  Sammlung  A'aliir- 
forscher  und  Aerzte,M.  Vienna  :  When  the 
bark  of  the  Ilex  aquifolius  is  exhausted 
with  ether,  and  the  residue  of  evaporation 
is  saponified  with  alcohohc  potash  sohi- 
tion,  a  new  carbohydrate  is  obtained, 
liken,  which  exists  \n  the  bark  in  com- 
bination with  the  fatty  acids.  liicen 
crystalhzes  out  of  alcohol,  forming  needles 
which  melt  at  182°- 183  C.  It  is  but 
sparingly  soluble  in  alcohol,  and  insolu- 
ble in  water. 

Iiigestol. — A  citron  yellow  liquid, slightly 
opalescent,  said  by  the  exploiters  (Richter 
&  Co.,  Berlin)  to  consist  of  magnesium 
sulphate,  sodium  sulphate,  potassium  sul- 
phate, sodium  chloride,  spirit  of  ether, 
and  iron.  Said  to  be  an  excellent  reme- 
dy in  chronic  stomach  and  bowel  trou- 
bles, especially  of  children. 

lodcaffeine. — Mixture  of  caffeine  and 
sodium  iodide. 

lodocasein. — A  new  antiseptic  prepara- 
tion, appearing  under  the  form  of  a  yellow 
powder,  having  a  very  feeble  odor  of 
iodine,  which,  it  is  stated,  can  be  got  rid 
of  by  greater  care  in  preparation.  It  is 
used  in  powder  form,  and  also  for  impreg- 
nating gauzes. 

lodethylum  Camphoratum.  — -  A  new 
cholera  cure,  very  highly  recommended 
by  Vielgluth.  It  is  used  in  subcutaneous 
injections.  No  hint  is  given  as  to  the 
method  of  preparation,  hut  it  is  probably 
a  solution  in  camphor  in  iodethyl. 

lodolin. — Chloriodate  of  methylchloro- 
quinolin  (?). 

lodotheine. — The  same  as  iodocaffeine. 

Iodotheobromine.—'^V\yX\Me.  of  theobro- 
muie  and  sodium  iodide. 

loitone. — Odoriferous  principle  of  the 
orris-root. 

lodphenochloral. — A  mixture  of  equal 
parts  of  tincture  of  iodine,  carbolic  acid, 
and  chloral  hydrate.  It  appears  as  a 
brown  liquid,  which  must  be  preserved 
with  great  care.  It  is  recommended  as  a 
parasiticide  in  certain  skin  diseases. 

Izal.  —  A  new,  non-toxic  antiseptic, 
from  English  sources.  It  appears  as  a 
dark-brown  liquid,  which  becomes  milky 
on  the  addition  of  water.  It  is  a  by- 
product of  the  coal-tar  industry,  and  is 
claimed  to  contain  no  phenol,  but  does 
hold  analogous  terpenes.  It  is  probably 
a  cresol  preparation. 

Kamalin. — Substances  identical  with 
Mallotoxin  and  Rottlerin. 

Kaputin. — See  caputin. 

Kardin. — See  cardine. 

Katharine. — Trivial  name  given  to 
teirachlormethane  or  carbon  tetrachloride, 
CCl,. 

Kelene. — See  Chelene. 

Kreplinum. — Trade  name  for  a  solution 
of  quillaya  bark  in  dilute  alcohol  (con- 
taining 25  percent,  of  alcohol),  to  which 
IS  added  oii  of  rosemary,  lavender,  or 
other  perfuming  oils. 

Lactol. — This  is  also  known  as  lacto- 
naphthol,  and  is  lactic  ester  of  beta-naph- 
thol,  a  body  resembling  in  its  composition 
benzonaphthol.  In  the  intestines  it  is 
decomposed  into  lactic  acid  and  naph- 
thol,  and  may  be  safely  used  in  all  cases 


where  the  disinfection  of  the  intestines  by 
means  of  naphthol  is  desired.  Lactol  is 
entirely  tasteless. 

Lactophenine. — Phenacetine  in  which 
the  acetyl  group  is  replaced  by  the  lactyl 
group. 

Lanaine.  —  Purified  wool-fat. 

Lii^nosulfin. — A  product  occurring  in 
the  manufacture  of  sulfi-cellulose,  con- 
taining free  sulphurous  acid,  and  the 
same  combined  with  the  volatile  products 
of  wood.  Used  in  the  disinfection  of 
dwellings. 

Lititine.  —  Cotton  lint,  deprived  of  its 
oil  and  fats. 

IJthiumDiuretin. — Mixture  of  lithiated 
theobromine  and  lithium  salicylate. 

Llareta. — This  is  a  preparation  of  Hap- 
lopapHS  llareta,  a  plant  indigenous  to 
Chili.  The  fluid  extract  is  recommended 
by  Dr.  Infante  in  the  treatment  of  blen- 
norrhagia,  causing,  according  to  the  doc- 
tor, cure  in  from  ten  to  fifteen  days. 

Lore/in.  —  lodoxyquinolino-sulphonic 
acid.  It  appears  as  a  yellow,  crystalline, 
inodorous  powder,  but  slightly  soluble  in 
water,  alcohol,  ether,  and  the  oils.  In  its 
quality  as  an  acid,  it  forms  with  metallic 
oxides,  some  of  which  are  soluble  and 
some  insoluble.  Sodic  loretin  dissolves 
easily  in  water,  giving  an  orange-colored 
solution  which,  in  a  strength  of  from  2  to 
5  per  cent.,  may  be  employed  as  a  wash, 
or  as  a  humid  dressing,  to  supplant  solu- 
tions of  phenol.  For  further  notice  of 
this  interesting  substance  and  its  com- 
pounds, see  Vol.  xxiv.,  p.  40. 

Lysidin. — Also  called  methylglycoxali- 
din,  a  light  red  crystalline,  very  hygro- 
scopic body,  having  the  formula  C^H^ 
No-  It  is  easily  soluble  in  water,  and  is 
recommended  in  aqueous  solution  as  a 
succedaneum  of  the  carbonate  of  lithium 
in  the  treatment  of  diseases  arising  from 
uric  acid  diathesis  (gout,  rheumatism, 
etc.). 

Malacine. — Trivial  name  of  a  salicyl 
derivative  of  phenacetine.  It  appears  as 
little  crystals  of  a  pale  yellow  color  and  of 
a  feeble  and  not  unpleasant  taste  ;  soluble 
in  hot  alcohol,  but  insoluble  in  water. 
All  the  mineral  acids,  even  in  high  solu- 
tion, decompose  it  into  salicylic  aldehyde 
and  phenacetin.  It  is  said  to  have  a 
remarkably  gentle  and  yet  powerful  effect 
in  rheumatism. 

Maltol. — An  inodorous  substance,  sol- 
uble in  all  proportions  in  hot  water, 
chloroform,  and  acetic  acid  ;  but  slightly 
soluble  in  cold  water  and  benzin  ;  freely 
soluble  in  alcohol,  ether,  etc.  It  melts  at 
150°  C,  and  has  the  formula  CcH^Og. 
It  is  a  constituent  of  malt  caramel,  from 
which  it  is  obtained  by  condensation  of 
the  empyrheumatic  vapors  produced  in 
the  torrefication  of  malt  (in  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  so-called  malt-coffee). 

Methylene. — Mixture  of  4  volumes  of 
chloroform  and  i  volume  of  methylic 
alcohol. 

Aletol. — Synonym  for  Sozal. 

Aligrainin. — According  to  Hoffman's 
analysis,  a  mechanical  mixture  of  89.40 
parts  antipyrin,  8.20  parts  caffeine,  0.56 
parts  citric  of  acid,  moisture  1.84  part. 


Nasrol. —  Sodium  caffeinosulphonate. 

Neurodine. — This  is  a  congener  of  ther- 
modine,  being  acetyl/-oxyphenylurethane. 
It  presents  itself  as  inodorous,  colorless 
crystals,  slightly  soluble  in  cold,  and  more 
freely  soluble  in  hot  water.  Recom- 
mended by  the  regular  "  touts  "  for  cer- 
tain foreign  chemical  and  color  works  as  a 
wonderful  analgesic  and  nervine. 

Nico. — Nickel  carbonyl  oxide.  Syn- 
onym for  Sym()horal. 

Niitrin. — Strohschein,  of  Berlin,  has 
put  an  artificial  food  on  the  market  under 
this  name,  which  the  label  assures  us  is 
"  the  pure  nutrimental  part  of  meat." 
Analysis  shows  it  to  contain  albumen, 
83.5  per  cent.  ;  fat,  6.1  per  cent.  ;  nutri- 
mental meat  salts,  4.9  per  cent.  ;  and 
water,  5.5  per  cent.,  an  apparently  valu- 
able nutriment. 

Odontodol.  —  Proprietary  name  for  a 
toothache  remedy,  consisting  of  i  part  of 
cocaine,  1  part  essence  of  cherry-laurel, 
and  10  parts  of  tincture  of  arnica. 

Oenoglucose. — New  form  of  grape  sugar 
of  great  purity. 

Oltocreosote. — Mixture  of  etheric  creo- 
sote and  oleic  acid. 

Oleoguaiacol. — Mixture  of  etheric  guaia- 
col  and  oleic  acid. 

Orchidin. — A  name  given  to  the  steri- 
lized aqueous  extract  of  testicular  matter, 
having  the  advantage  over  the  Brown- 
Sequard  liquor  of  being  free  from  albu- 
mins. It,  however,  possesses  the  same 
quantity  of  leucomaines. 

Orthin. — Synonym  for  Thermodin. 

Ozalin. — A  disinfecting  mixture,  of 
which  the  proprietors  are  silent  as  to  com- 
position. Analysis  shows  it  to  consist 
principally  of  the  sulphates  of  calcium, 
magnesium,  and  iron,  mixed  with  mag- 
nesia and  quicklime. 

Faraform. — According  to  Aronsohn,  a 
polymerid  of  formaldehyde,  obtained  by 
heating  the  aqueous  solution  of  the  latter 
(formalin,  formol),  which  is  transformed 
into  paraform.  It  is  a  white,  crystalline 
substance,  insoluble  in  water,  acting  as 
an  intestinal  antiseptic,  said  to  be  superior 
to  iodoform,  i^^/«-naphthol,  dermatol, 
benzonaphthol,  etc.  It  is  given  in  doses 
of  from  3  to  5  gm.,  and  is  also  employed 
as  an  external  antiseptic  dressing. 

Pheduratin.  —  A  phenol  derivative  of 
unknown  constitution. 

Phenosalyl. — A  mixture  of  phenol  and 
salicylic,  benzoic,  and  lactic  acids.  When 
first  introduced  menthol  was  used  in  the 
compound  in  place  of  benzoic  acid. 

Pheno.xin. — Trade  name  for  carhon 
tetrachloride. 

Phenylon. — Synonym  for  i\ntipyrin. 

Phosphorine. — Name  given  to  a  mix- 
ture of  iron  chloride  and  phosphoric  acid, 
to  which  Lilycerin  is  added. 

Picein,  Piceol,  and Levoglucosane. — The 
first  is  a  glucoside  of  Pinus  picea,  having 
the  formula  C^H.gOj,  H^O.  Piceol  is  a 
derivative  of  picein,  the  latter  decompos- 
ing under  the  influence  of  emulsin  into 
glucose  and  piceol.  Levoglucosane  is 
another  derivative  of  picein,  which  is  ob- 
tained by  treating  the  latter  with  baryta. 
Picein    is    but    slightly   soluble   in    cold 


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water  and  cold  alcoliol,  but  dissolves  with 
ease  in  both  substances  when  boiling.  It 
is  soluble  in  all  parts  iti  acetic  ether,  but 
insoluble  in  chloroform  and  sulphuric 
ether.  Its  physiological  action  has  not 
yet  been  fully  determined. 

Pixol. — Mixture  of  caustic  soda,  wood 
tar,  and  soap. 

Polysulfin. — Claimed  by  its  manufac- 
turer to  be  a  sodium  pentasulphide,  but 
shown  by  analysis  of  R.  Rau  {Pharmaceu- 
tische  Centralhalle)  to  consist  of  traces  of 
free  sulphur  and  sodium  thiosulphate,  S 
per  cent,  of  sodium  chloride,  and  60  per 
cent,  of  sodium  carbonate,  the  balance 
being  water.  In  other  words,  this  is  im- 
pure sodium  carbonate,  or  commercial 
soda  with  a  little  sulphur  dusted  in. 

Rednchie. — A  photographic  developer 
of  unknown  constitution. 

Resol. — Wood  tar  saponified  with  pot- 
ash lye,  with  the  addition  of  methylic 
alcohol. 

Resorbine. — Unguent  base,  containing 
oil  of  sweet  almond,  wax,  gelatin,  soap, 
and  water ;  or,  in  other  words,  a  very 
thick  emulsion  of  oil  of  sweet  almond. 

Resorcylalgine. — Condensation  product 
of  antipyrin  and  resorcin. 

Resorcinol. — Equal  parts  of  iodoform 
and  resorcin  heated  together. 

Retinol. — Essential  oil  derived  from 
resin. 

Reuniol. — A  substitute  for  attar  of  rose, 
recently  patented  in  Germany.  It  is  said 
to  be  derived  from  Algerine,  French,  and 
Reunion  geranium  oil.  It  belongs  to  the 
alcohol  series,  closely  allied  to  geraniol, 
and,  like  it,  forms  one  of  the  principal 
constituents  of  attar  of  rose.  Unlike 
geraniol,  it  is  said  to  be  economical  in 
use,  to  resist  o.xidation,  and  to  resemble 
the  aroma  of  the  tea  rose.  Pure  Reuniol 
is  colorless,  but  in  the  course  of  manufac- 
turing it  often  acquires  a  slightly  bluish 
tinge.  It  is  soluble  in  alcohol,  fats,  and 
fixed  oils. 

Rhinosderine. — A  name  given  by  Paw- 
lowsky  to  an  animal  extract  similar  to 
tuberculine,  made  from  cultures  of  the 
bacilli  found  in  the  nose  in  rhino-scler- 
oma. 

Rhodalin. — Thiosinamin. 

Rixolin. — Mixture  of  petroleum  and 
light  nil  of  camphor. 

Rosinol. — The  same  as  retinol. 

Salacetol. — Condensation  product  of 
aceton  and  salicylic  acid. 

Saladol. — A  combination  of  sodium 
salicylate  and  sodium  lactate,  dissolved  in 
1  per  cent,  hydrogen  peroxide  solution. 
Recommended  in  diphtheria. 

Salantol. — According  to  Bourget,  this  is 
a  compound  of  salicylic  acid  and  aceton, 
possessing  about  the  same  properties  of 
salol.  It  is  not  attacked  by  the  gastric 
juice,  and  is  decomposed  only  in  the 
intestines,  separating  into  its  component 
pans  of  salicylic  acid  and  aceton.  It  is 
recommended  in  the  treatment  of  diar- 
rhoea. 

Saligenin.  —The  active  principle  of 
salicin,  obtained  by  decomposition  of 
salicin,  by  means  of  ferments,  glucose 
being  the  remaining  product.     Saligenin, 


by  the  action  of  oxygen,  is  converted  into 
salicylic  acid. 

Salocol. — Salicylate  of  phenocol. 
Saluhrine. — A  composition  hailing  from 
Sweden,  and  containing,  according  to 
Hager,  2  per  cent,  of  anhydrous  acetic 
acid,  25  per  cent,  of  acetic  ether,  50  per 
cent,  of  alcohol,  and  the  balance  of  dis- 
tilled water.  It  is  antiseptic,  astringent, 
and  hjemostatic,  and  is  used,  diluted  with 
water,  as  a  gargle,  and  on  compresses. 

Saluinin. — According  to  the  Pliarma- 
ceutische  Post,  this  is  an  aluminum  sali- 
cylate, insoluble  in  water  or  alcohol. 
With  ammonia  it  forms  a  neutral  double 
salt,  soluble  in  water  and  in  glycerin. 
This  salt,  according  to  Dr.  Heymann,  of 
the  Berlin  faculty,  exercises  an  astringent 
and  irritating  effect  on  the  mucous  mem- 
branes, and  therefore  it  may  be  employed 
with  advantage  in  insufflations  and  appli- 
cations to  the  air  passages  in  the  treat- 
ment of  ozoena  and  dry  pharyngitis. 

Sanatol. — Crude  cresol-sulphuric  acid. 
Also  written  sanatol. 

Suiguinol. — A  preparation  from  beef 
blood  of  unknown  constitution.  [Later 
information  states  that  it  contains  iron, 
manganese,  and  the  normal  blood  salts. 
Ed.  National  Druggist.^ 

Saprol. — Also  known  as  ahrastol,  a  sul- 
phon  derivative  of  beta-naphthol. 

Scdatine. — Formerly  used  as  a  synonym 
of  antipyrin  ;  more  recently  it  has  been 
adopted  as  the  trade  name  of  para-valery- 
lamidophenetol. 

Sequardiiie. — Sterilized  testicular  ex- 
tract. 

Septeintrionalin. — Alkaloid  of  Aconitum 
septemtrionale.  Its  physiological  action 
resembles  that  of  curare,  for  which  reason 
it  is  employed  in  vivisections.  It  is  also 
recommended  as  an  antidote  to  strych- 
nine. 

Sodium  Chloroborate. — Effloresced  bo- 
rax treated  with  chlorine. 

Soltinol. — Constitution  unknown  as  yet. 
Soriatose. — Preparation  of  albumose. 
Steresol. — Alcohol  solution  of  gum  lac, 
benzoin,  tolu  balsam,  phenol,  oil  of  gin- 
ger, and  saccharin. 

Sterilisateur. — Aromatic  vinegar,  con- 
taining free  hydrochloric,  citric,  and  tar- 
taric acids,  and  saccharin. 

Sublimo-phenol. — Name  given  to  a 
phenolated  mercuric  chloride,  or  rather  a 
chloro-phenolate  of  mercury,  obtained  by 
Desesquelle  in  slightly  warming  together 
an  aqueous  solution,  including  one  mole- 
cule of  potassium  phenolate,  and  a  similar 
solution  containinu'  a  molecule  of  bichlor- 
ide of  mercury.  When  the  two  solution? 
are  brought  together  under  a  gentle  heat, 
a  precipitate  is  thrown  down  which,  on 
first  forming,  is  of  a  brick-red  color,  which 
soon  passes  to  yellow,  and  ultimately 
becomes  white.  The  product  assembled 
and  washed  is  treated  with  boiling  alcohol 
of  95",  and  on  cooling  of  the  liquor  the 
sublimo-phenol  is  deposited  in  colorless 
crystals.  These  crystals  melt  and  decom- 
pose at  about  2io°C.  They  are  exceed- 
ingly soluble  in  fused  phenol,  and  also  in 
boiling  aqueous  or  alcoholic  solutions  of 
phenol.     Used  in  antiseptic  surgery. 


Sucrol. — Synonym  for  dulcin  ;  chemi- 
cally, paraphenetol  carbamide. 

Sulphinol. — A  white  powder,  consisting 
of  boric  acid,  borax,  and  sodium  sulphide. 
It  is  soluble  in  10  parts  of  water,  or  in  20 
parts  of  glycerin. 

Siilphophon. — A  mixture  of  zinc  sul- 
phide and  calcium  sulphate. 

Symphorols. — A  generic  name  for  the 
caffeine  sulphates  or  sulpho-caffeinates. 
Thus,  sodium  sulpho  caffeinate  is  called 
sodium  symphorol.  Similar  compounds 
are  lithium  symphorol,  potassium  sym- 
phorol, etc.  These  new  remedies,  espe- 
cially sodium  symphorol  (formerly  called 
nasrol),  are  employed  as  valuable  diuretics 
in  dropsy,  and  affections  of  the  heart  and 
kidneys.  Lithium  symphorol  has  been 
used  with  good  effect  in  rheumatism,  cal- 
culous affections,  and  the  uric  acid  dia- 
thesis, etc.  The  strontium  salt  seems 
useful  in  inflammatory  conditions  of  kid- 
neys. 

Tannal. — A  tannate  of  aluminum,  which 
is  of  itself  insoluble  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
solvents,  but  when  combined  with  tartaric 
acid  it  makes  a  double  salt  that  is  exceed- 
ingly soluble.  It  is  an  energetic  astrin- 
gent, from  which  Heymann  has  obtained 
excellent  results  in  the  treatment  of  rhin- 
itis, pharyngitis,  and  catarrhal  laryngitis. 
He  employs  tannal  in  the  form  of  insuf- 
flations, and  the  tanno-tartrate,  dissolved 
in  water  or  glycerin,  as  a  gargle  or  as  a 
spray,  in  these  diseases. 

Tannigen. — A  name  given  by  Beyer  & 
Co.,  of  Elberfeld,  to  acetyl-tannin,  new 
astringent  for  internal  use,  discovered  by 
H.  Meyer.  It  is  an  ethereal  compound 
of  tannin,  insoluble  in  the  stomach,  but 
readily  soluble  in  the  duodenum  as  soon 
as  it  comes  into  contact  with  the  pancre- 
atic juice.  It  appears  as  a  yellowish-gray 
powder,  free  from  taste  and  smell,  very 
slightly  hygroscopic,  and  which,  dry,  can 
be  heated  to  108°  C.  without  alteration. 
When  this  degree  of  heat  is  passed  it 
becomes  brown  and  melts.  In  water  at 
50°  C.  it  is  converted  into  a  honey-like 
mass,  which  easily  draws  out  into  threads. 
It  is  scarcely  affected  by  cold  water,  or  by 
dilute  acids.  It  promises  to  be  of  value 
in  dysenteries  and  relaxed  conditions  of 
the  lower  bowels. 

Tetanusantitoxi)i. — A  preparation  made 
by  Tizzoni  and  Cattani  of  the  blood  of 
horses  and  dogs  that  have  been  inoculated 
with  tetanic  virus.  It  comes  from  the 
laboratory  of  Merck,  and  is,  in  all  proba- 
bility, another  of  the  Koch  series  of 
"  fads." 

Thermodin. — Acetyl-oxyphenylurethane. 
It  appears  as  an  inodorous,  colorless,  and 
crystalline  sL'bstance,  almost  insoluble  in 
cold,  and  but  slightly  soluble  in  hot  water. 
Recommended  as  an  antineuralgic. 
Thioform. — Bismuth  dithiosalicylate. 
Thiosapol. — Soap  containing  sulphur, 
chemically  combined. 

Tliiuret. — Product  of  oxidation  of 
dithiodiurate  of  phenyl. 

Thymacitin.  —  Ethoxy-aceto-amido- 
thymol. 

Tolilantipyrin. — Tolypyrin  (below). 
Tolyp)rin.  —  Paratolydimethyl-parazo- 


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one.    (See    National  Druggist,   October, 
1.  1893,  page  121.) 

Trefusia, — Natural  iron-alhuminate. 

Tricresol. — Sometimes  written  trikresol. 
Mixture  of  the  three  cresols  of  coal  and 
wood  tars,  purified  to  the  highest  degree. 
So  says  Schering,  its  ()atentee. 

Triformol.  —  Identical  with  paraformal- 
dehytJe. 

Tumenol. — Sulphonated  preparation  of 
bituminous  oil 

Tussol. — Name  given  by  Ur.  Rehn,  of 
Frankfort-am-Main,  to  a  benzoic  com- 
pound of  antipyrin,  manufactured  by  the 
Hoechst  Color  Works.  It  is  declared  to 
be  valuable  in  treating  the  coughs  of 
childhood. 

f/7y//y/.— See  Eulyptol. 

Urethylane. — ^Ethyl-urethane. 

Urecidin. — Mi.xture  of  sodium  sulphate, 
chloride,  and  citrate,  and  lithium  citrate 
in  the  form  of  a  granular  salt. 

Ureplurin. — Mixture  of  lithiated  theo- 
bromine and  lithium  salicylate.  See 
Lithium  Diuretin. 

Ursone. — Proximate  principle  of  uva 
ursi. 

Valzine. — Synonym  for  sucrol. 

Vaselin,  Oxygenated. — See  Vasogen. 

Vaselone. — -A  product  analogous  to 
vaselin  having  recently  appeared  in  com- 
merce, and  whose  composition,  etc.,  was 
kept  secret.  M.  Villon  undertook  its 
analysis,  and  now  writes  to  Le  Monde 
pharmaceutiqui  to  say  that  vaselone  is  a 
mixture  of  stearone  and  margarone,  dis- 
solved in  neutral  mineral  oil.  The  pro- 
duct resembles  vaselin  in  most  of  its 
characteristics,  being  white,  odorless,  neu 
tral,  and  not  attackable  by  mineral  acids 
or  other  chemical  reagents.  It  is,  how- 
ever, not  so  translucent  as  vaselin.  Its 
chief  use  seems  to  be  in  perfumery, 
though  it  is  recommended  as  a  substitute 
for  vaselin  in  pharmacy. 

Vasogen. — This  is  the  trade  name  for 
Vasolinum  oxydatuni.  It  is  described  by 
Dr.  Max  Dahmen,  of  Krefeld,  in  the 
Pharmaceutische  Zeitung.  The  new  pro- 
duct makes  an  emulsion  with  water  with- 
out any  addition,  and  the  product  seems 
to  be  a  permanent  one.  It  is  also  a  sol- 
vent for  many  otherwise  ditficult  soluble 
medicaments,  among  them  iodoform, 
creosote,  ichthyol,  menthol,  chrysarobin, 
pyrogallol,  chloroform,  camphor,  pyok- 
tannin,  etc.  By  means  of  vasogen  these 
remedies  may  be  employed  in  dressing 
wounds,  ulcers,  etc.,  on  the  mucosa,  as 
well  as  the  skin. 

Vasogenin  — Vasogen  ointment  base. 

Vitalin. — A  solution  of  borax  in  gly- 
cerin. —National  Dru^srist. 


How  to  Make  the  Business  Pay. 


Don't  keep  a  bank  account  at  the  ex- 
pense of  your  creditors. 

Never  trust  the  man  who  says  he  don't 
care  to  make  money. 

Your  best  friend  is  sometimes  the  dead- 
beat  who  hales  you. 

The  way  to  find  luck  is  to  work  for  it, 
not  talk  about  it. 


This  is  a  ([uestion  that  we  have  all  of 
us  asked  ourselves  most  frequently  and 
persistently  during  the  last  two  years.  It 
is  one  that  has  kept  many  of  us  awake, 
cudgelling  our  brains,  many  and  many  a 
night,  or  has  let  us  go  to  sleep  with  its 
echo  still  whispering  in  our  ears.  In  try- 
ing to  formulate  a  plan,  certain  things 
have  occurred  to  me  which  may  be  of 
service  to  my  fellow-tradesmen,  especially 
those  in  towns  and  villages  outside  of  the 
great  cities.  The  first  proposition  is,  and 
I  will  elevate  it  to  the  dignity  of 

MAXIM    NO.     I. 

Keep  up  your  stock.  Carry,  if  you 
please  or  can,  a  full  line  of  everything, 
but  at  any  rate  never  get  out  of  those 
things  best  adapted  to  your  section  of 
country,  and  most  frequently  demanded 
by  your  customers.  As  to  what  might  be 
considered  a  full  line,  opinions  will  vary 
according  to  the  different  localities.  It 
is,  unfortunately,  true  that  a  large  portion 
of  articles,  formerly  staple  in  the  drug 
trade,  and  belonging  to  it  alone,  are  now 
carried  by  the  "  stores."  Some  of  these 
articles  we  can  well  afford  to  relinquish, 
and  be  better  prepared  to  turn  our  atten- 
tion, our  practical  and  scientific  knowl- 
edge, to  more  reliable  sources  of  trade 
and  profit. 

If  the  pharmacists  would  concentrate 
their  efforts  and  their  capital  ;  would 
cease  to  attempt  to  carry  those  articles 
that  have  become  the  common  property 
of  the  "  calico-butter-eggs  and  quinine 
pills  pharmacies,"  and  would  leave  the 
handling  and  sale  of  all  such  articles  to 
the  "stores,"  the  reputable  manufacturers 
would  regard  us  as  worthy  of  more  con- 
sideration than  mere  shopkeepers. 

The  retailer  can  so  regulate  his  busi- 
ness, if  the  proper  care  is  taken,  and  need 
never,  except  in  some  miraculous  and 
unprecedented  rush  of  custom  (which  may 
the  Lord  send  at  once,  and  frequently 
thereafter  !),  be  forced  to  confess  himself 
"just  out"  of  something  that  he  ought 
to  have  plenty  of. 

M.^.XIM    NO.     2. 

The  groceryman  and  the  stores  have 
invaded  your  business— ^-y^  must  invadt 
theirs. 

This  may  seem  contrary  to  what  I  have 
just  said,  but  it  is  not  so.  There  are  a 
number  of  things  of  which  in  former 
times  the  apothecary  had  absolute  con- 
trol and  monopoly,  not  only  by  custom, 
but  by  law  ;  but  the  grocer  stole  them 
from  us  so  long  ago  that  he  has  acquired 
a  title  thereto  by  lapse  of  time.  If  my 
readers  will  go  back  over  the  files  of  the 
National  Druggist  for  1892  and  1893, 
and  read  the  entertaining  and  instructive 
articles  on  "  Pharmacy  in  the  time  of 
Moise  Charas,"  and  other  articles  on  the 
history  of  pharmacy,  he  will  see  that  then 
the  apothecary  alone  could  sell  spices,  fine 
table  oils,  pure  wines  and  liquors  for  medi- 
cinal and  even  family  use. 

Take  away  from  the  grocer  and  the 
"store"  their  trade  in  />«/-if  spices,  pure 


table  6\\,  pure  wines  and  liquors, /ar<  tea, 
pure  and  fine  confectionery,  etc.  Do  this 
by  providing  for  your  custom  X.ht  best  that 
money  can  buy.  Guarantee  their  quality 
with  YOUR  OWN  I.ABEL  attached  to  each 
and  every  package,  in  addition  to  those  of 
the  manufacturer,  the  wholesaler,  or  the 
importer.  Make  (and  keep)  a  reputation 
for  your  goods  on  quality,  remembering 
that  reputation  makes  repetition  of  custom 
an  assured  fact. 

How  would  such  a  sign  as  the  following 
look  to  the  passer-by  ? 


JOHN  SMITH,  ; 

PHARMACIST  ON  .MODERN    PRINCIPLES. 

Headquarters  for  '. 

Accuracy  in  Dispensing,  : 

Honesty  in  Dealing.  -  ; 

Purity  of  Materials. 

Substitution  in  No  Form  Tolerated. 


Now,  if  you  were  hunting  for  an  apothe- 
cary to  fill  a  prescription,  or  wanted  to 
buy  the  best  of  anything,  would  you  not 
walk  right  in  and  give  John  Smith  your 
order  ?     I  would. 

MAXI.M    NO.    3. 

Maintain  your  dignity,  but  do  not  let 
superciliousness  and  false  pride  pass  for 
dignity.  If  your  trade  demands  that  you 
should  keep  in  stock  (and  in  villages  and 
small  towns  it  will  demand  it)  hair-pins, 
toothpicks,  spectacles,  jewelry,  keep  them, 
and  sell  them,  but  do  it  as  a  merchant. 
Remember  that  pharmacy  has  two  sides, 
the  professional  and  the  mercantile,  and 
that  in  the  latter,  when  we  go  outside  of 
true  pharmacy,  as  we  are  forced  to  do  by 
custom  and  the  existing  order  of  things, 
we  do  it  simply  as  merchants,  and  not  as 
pharmacists.  Display  your  wares,  adver- 
tise them  in  whatever  manner  may  seem 
best,  but  remember :  Don't  make  a 
"  Racket  shop  "  of  your  pharmacy. 

MAXIM    NO.    4. 

Don't  be  greedy.  Demand  and  receive 
a  fair  profit  for  all  you  sell,  but  do  not  try 
to  get  rich  all  at  once.  This  needs  no 
explanation.  Every  reader  knows  jus: 
what  I  mean,  but  I  will  add  to  this  rule 
one  more — Do  not  expect  to  do  all  the 
business  ;  don't  be  worried  if  you  happen 
to  see  a  customer  going  into  Jones'  shop. 
Jones  must  live  as  well  as  yourself.  To 
conclude,  in  answer  to  the  query.  How  is 
money  to  be  made  in  the  retail  drug  busi- 
ness ?  I   will  sum  up  : 

(i)  Conduct  your  pharmacy  on  purely 
business  principles. 

(2)  Carry  a  full  and  genuine  stock  of 
things  demanded  by  your  trade. 

(3)  Carry  a  side  line  of  articles  such  as 
I  have  suggested,  and  such  as  your  own 
good  sense  and  judgment  will  dictate,  and 
make  a  reputation  upon  the  quality  and 
purity  of  all  that  you  carry.  To  do  this, 
avoid  substitution. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Do  these  things,  and  you  will  not  only 
be  successful  in  business,  but  you  will  be 
so  with  a  clear  conscience,  which  is  more 
than  gold  and  rubies.— J!  A.  Moseley,  in 
the  National  Druggist. 


Borax  in  Pharmacy. 

THE  ADDITION  OF    GLYCERIN  TO  BORAX 
PREPARATIONS. 

The  fact  that  glycerin,  when  added  to 
aqueous  solutions  of  borax,  decomposes 
the  latter  with  formation  of  free  boric 
acid  is  well  known. 

The  frequently  asked  query  :  What  is 
the  cause  of  the  effervescence  in  prepar- 
ing Dobell's  solution?  f^nds  its  explana- 
tion in  this  manner,  also  the  pharmaco- 
poeial  identity  test  for  glycerin. 

The  same  reaction  may  take  place  in 
other  instances,  perhaps  less  frequently, 
yet  being  at  times  of  importance  at  the 
dispensing  counter,  occasionally  requiring 
some  reflection  before  unlooked-for  phe- 
nomena are  satisfactorily  explained. 

Some  weeks  ago  a  mixture  consisting 
of  aqueous  tincture  of  rhubarb  and  gly- 
cerin was  found  to  explode  when  dis- 
pensed in  a  well-filled  bottle. 

When  this  mixture  was  prepared  in  an 
open  vessel,  distinct  effervescence  could 
be  observed  on  standing. 

Tindura  rhei  aquosa,  a  preparation 
frequently  prescribed  by  German  practi- 
tioners, contains,  besides  the  active  vege- 
table ingredients,  borax  and  potassium 
carbonate. 

The  glycerin  decomposes  the  sodium 
borate,  with  liberation  of  free  boric  acid, 
and  the  latter  is  again  neutralized  by  the 
potassium  carbonate  present  with  evolu- 
tion of  COs- 

'I'he  expansion  of  this  gas  renders  the 
bottle  holding  this  mixture  liable  to  frac- 
ture. 

BORAX    IN    UNGUENTUM  AQUvE  ROS/E. 

Several  objections  have  been  made 
against  the  addition  of  borax  to  the  cold 
cream  of  the  new  Pharmacopceia. 

The  action  of  the  borax  upon  salts  of 
mercury  and  the  alkaloids  appears  to  be 
the  chief  objection. 

The  addition  of  glycerin  to  cold  cream, 
as  sometimes  ordered  extemporaneously 
in  prescriptions,  will  also  decompose  the 
borax  in  the  manner  mentioned. 

Borax  appears  to  possess  some  saponi- 
fying action  upon  the  fatty  ingredients, 
and  if  glycerin  is  subsequently  added 
boric  acid  is  liberated,  changing  the  reac- 
tion of  the  ointment  from  alkaline  to 
acid. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  know 
whether  this  would  produce  an  impair- 
ment of  the  preijaration  as  to  its  medici- 
nal value. 

GLYCERIN  AND    SOME    BAY    RUM    SAMPLES. 

The  pharmacopceial  bay  rum  formula 
is  not  satisfactory  to  many  pharmacists 
on  account  of  the  almost  colorless  ap- 
pearance of  the  product. 

In  their  efforts  to  cater  to  the  popular 
taste,  they  prefer  to  have  the  preparation 


of  a  bright  yellow,  or  even  yellowish-brown 
color. 

To  effect  this,  some  follow  the  practice 
of  macerating  bay  leaves  or  tumeric,  or 
both,  in  the  solution  of  the  oils,  while 
others  add  solution  of  potassa  to  the  oils 
of  bay  and  allspice  before  dissolving  them 
in  alcohol. 

Some  also  dissolve  a  certain  amount  of 
borax  in  the  water  before  it  is  added  to 
the  alcoholic  oil  solution. 

Still  others  use  the  potash  solution  and 
make  the  borax  addition  besides. 

When  the  last  method  is  employed,  the 
bay  rum  will  possess  a  handsome  yellow 
color. 

But  if  the  preparation,  thus  prepared, 
is  mixed  with  glycerin,  the  effect  repeat- 
edly mentioned  takes  place,  namely,  the 
borax  is  decomposed  and  the  acid  liber- 
ated. 

This  effect  may  readily  be  observed 
after  the  glycerin  addition. 

The  mixture  will  decolorize,  the  yellow 
color  almost  entirely  disappears,  and  the 
previously  alkaline  bay  rum  will  turn  dis- 
tinctly acid  to  test  paper. 

Other  illustrations  may  be  mentioned, 
where  chemical  incompatibility  may  arise 
between  borax  and  glycerin,  but  a  little 
reflection  will  readily  indicate  the  liability 
of  Its  occurrence. 

In  the  preparation  of  toilet  washes,  in 
which  it  is  desirable  to  keep  the  borax 
unchanged,  this  fact  must  be  considered 
with  care. 

One  point  we  may,  perhaps,  call  atten- 
tion to,  namely,  the  chemical  incompati- 
bihty  of  borax  with  fluid  extracts  and 
tinctures  containing  glycerin. 

Astringent  fluid  extracts,  such  as  those 
of  sumach  berries,  rose,  etc.,  as  a  rule, 
contain  glycerin,  and  it  is  well  known  that 
these  preparations  enter  frequently  into 
mouth  washes  containing  borax.—/:  IV. 
Haussmann,  in  American  Journal  oj 
Pharmacy. 


grees  below  zero.  In  his  subsequent  ex- 
periments, Professor  Olszewski  still  fur- 
ther lowered  the  temperature  of  hydrogen, 
but  it  was  not  until  a  few  days  ago  that 
this  lightest  of  all  gases  passed  from  the 
gaseous  to  the  liquid  state  at  the  remark- 
ably low  temperature  of  404  degrees  below 
zero,  Fahrenheit. 


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Judge  Crosscup,  of  the  United  States  Cir- 
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in  which  a  perpetual  injunction  is  issued 
restraining  and  enjoining  the  defendant 
from  directly  or  indirectly  manufacturing, 
using,  or  selling  the  inventions  or  improve- 
ments claimed  in  said  patents. 


Glycerine  is  said  to  have  a  decided 
power  in  preventing  fermentation  in  the 
stomach. 

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treaty,  are  now  offering  the  Canadian  connoisseur  beautiful  wines  at  $3.00  and  $4.00 
percase  of  12  Iari;e  quart  lioltles.  These  are  equal  to  any  $6.00  and  $8.00  wines  sold  on 
their  label.  Every  swell  hotel  and  club  are  now  handling  them,  and  they  are  recom- 
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TORONTO. 

Two  classes  in  Optics  and  Refraction  will  be  formed  during 
May  one  commencing  on  Wednesday,  May  1st,  and  the 
otheron  Thursday,  May  16Lh, 

The  tcachinK  embraces  everything  necessary  for  an  Optician  to  know  tn  intelligently 
and  salisfacluriiy  detect  errors  of  vision  and  properly  fit  spectacles.  The  cour'ie  i  so 
arranged  and  conducted  that  a  beginner  is  piloted  along  step  by  step,  covering  ihe 
\vh»lc  j^ruund  in  such  a  manner  that  with  rcgu'ar  attendance  and  moderate  reading  the 
student  will  almost  cerl;iinly  secure  the  necessary  in  ormation  to  successfully  pas*  the 
e.vatninations  held  ai  the  end  of  the  course,  and  ihus  become  possessor  of  a  Diploma  of 
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iip'jlogy  for  saying  this  is  the  most  efficient  course  in  Canada.  To  those  pa-ssing  the 
examination  two  sul>scqueni  lectures  are  given,  one  on  RETINOSCOPY,  or  the 
Shadow  Test,  a  method  withal  ea-sier  to  learn  and  more  accunite  in  results  ihan  those 
usually  employed  by  Optlciar-s.  The  second  one  on  the  USES  OF  THE 
OPHTHALMOSCOPE*  a  moderate  acquaintance  with  which  enables  one  to 
determine  where  the  -ervices  of  the  Oculist  should  supplant  those  of  the  Optician. 

The  fee  for  this  course  is  $50  in  advance. 

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RADLAUER'S 

ANTISEPTIC  PERLES 

Of  Pleasant  Taste  and  Fragrance. 

Non-Poisonous  and  strongly  Antiseptic. 


These  Perles  closely  resemble  the  sublimates  and  carbolic  acid  in 
their  antiseptic  action.     A  preventive  of  diphtheric  infection. 

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pharynx,  and  especially  of  the  tonsils,  and  for  immediately  removing 
disagreeable  odors  emanating  from  the  mouth  and  nose. 

A  perfect  substitute  for  mouth  and  teeth  washes  and  gargles. 
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difficult  in  inflammation  of  the  throat  and  tonsils,  catarrh  of  the  gums, 
periostitis  dentalis,   stomatitis  mercurialis,  salivation,  angina,  and  thrush. 

A  few  of  the  "  Perles"  placed  in  the  mouth  dissolve  into  a  strongly 
antiseptic  fluid  of  agreeable  taste,  cleanse  the  mouth  and  mucous  mem- 
brane of  the  pharynx,  and  immediately  remove  the  fungi,  germs,  and 
putrid  substance  accumulating  about  the  tonsils,  thereby  preventing  any 
further  injury  to  the  teeth. 

METHOD  OF  APPLICATION: 

Take  2—4  lories,  let  them  dissolve  slowly  in  the  mouth,  and  then 
swallow.  Being  packed  in  small  and  handy  tins,  Radlauer's  Antiseptic 
Perles  can  always  be  carried  in  the  pocket. 


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the  newest  and  most  efficient  soporific  remedy 

Taken  in  doses  of  32  grains,  or  half  a  teaspoonful,  in  milk,  ale,  or 
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are  more  pleasant  than  those  of  Chloral  Hydrate  and  Morphia.  Experi- 
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Charite  and  Konigliche  Universitats  Poliklinik,  Berlin,  have  shown  that 
SOMNAL  does  not  accelerate  the  pulse  and  does  not  upset  the  stomach. 
SoMNAL  is  especially  recommended  for  Nervous  Insonmia,  Neurasthenia, 
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it  is  an  excellent  remedy  for  Feverish,  Catarrhal,  and  Rheumatic  Pains. 

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tism in  the  Joints,  Diptheritis,  and  other  typical  Fevers 

MANY  GOLD   MEDALS  HAVE   BEEN    AWARDED 


S.  RADLAUER,  Kronen  Apotheke,  FRIEDRICHSTRASSE,  i6o  BERLIN,  W. 


W.  J.  DYAS,  Toronto,  Ontario 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


89 


Physicians'  Supply  Houses. 

The  remarks  on  subslilution  which 
have  been  presented  recently  in  these 
pages,  and  another  instalment  of  which 
is  given  in  this  issue,  bring  very  forcibly 
to  attention  the  fact  that  the  present 
condition  of  the  retail  drug  trade  calls  for 
the  most  careful  investigation  of  its 
causes,  with  the  view  to  such  reformatory 
measures  as  shall  bring  it  to  a  state 
where  it  shall  be  more  satisfactory  in 
both  a  financial  and  professional  sense. 
It  cannot  be  denied  that  the  drug  trade 
is  in  a  |)recarious  condition,  suffering 
from  evils  which  threaten  its  very  exist- 
ence as  a  separate  calling.  Acrimonious 
discussions  between  doctors  and  drug- 
gists, the  diversion  of  trade  to  the  depart- 
mental stores,  the  charges  of  illegitimate 
substituiion,  and  the  general  accusations 
in  the  newspapers  of  unprofessional  and 
unbusinesslike  practices  are  destined  to 
destroy  the  occupation  of  the  pharmacist 
sooner  or  later,  if  a  remedy  be  not  found 
and  promptly  applied. 

This  condition  of  affairs  cannot  be  at- 
tributed to  any  one  cause,  but  is  the 
effect  of  many  influences  which  have 
been  to  greater  or  less  degree  operative 
for  a  number  of  years.  It  may,  however, 
be  asserted  that  one  of  the  most  powerful 
of  these  influences  has  been  the  physi- 
cians' supply  houses,  and  the  drug  trade 
have  not  recognized  soon  enough  the 
great  influence  for  evil  which  these  houses 
exert,  and  now  it  is  necessary  to  employ 
drastic  measures  to  counteract  this  in- 
fluence, which  threatens  the  very  exist- 
ence of  retail  druggists.  The  patent 
medicine  evil  is  a  minor  one  in  compari- 
son, and  the  substitution  claim  of  manu^ 
facturers  is  of  still  less  importance. 

All  will  admit  the  injury  done  the  re- 
tail drug  trade  by  these  supply  houses, 
but  all  are  not  agreed  upon  the  causes 
for  the  existence  of  these  concerns.  We 
believe,  however,  that  the  druggist  him- 
self is  largely  responsible  for  the  success 
of  this  new  competitor.  The  local  drug- 
gist is  the  natural  purveyor  of  medicines 
to  and  for  the  physicians  in  his  locality, 
but  he  has  frequently  been  slow  to  recog- 
nize the  opportunities  at  his  command 
for  serving  the  physician,  for  holding  his 
patronage  and  good  will,  and  for  extend- 
ing his  own  business.  The  time  has  now 
come  for  every  druggist  to  bestir  himself 
and  to  ask.  What  shall  I  do,  and  how 
shall  I  meet  this  competition?  Shall  I 
permit  these  outside  concerns  to  supply 
the  medicines  and  instruments  to  the 
physicians  in  my  territory  merely  because 
I  am  so  poor  a  business  man  that  I  can- 
not control  this  trade,  or  shall  I  do  my 
part  as  an  active  business  man,  and  try 
to  regain  and  hold  this  trade,  which  is 
rightly  mine  ? 

Instead  of  getting  out  of  his  store, 
going  around  and  calling  upon  the  physi- 
cians, the  same  as  representatives  of  the 
supply  houses  do,  the  druggist  in  many 
cases  has  been  too  content  to  sit  in  his 
store  and  growl,  because  the  physicians 
do  business  with   these  energetic   sales- 


men. We  do  not  believe  that  doctf)rs,  as 
a  rule,  have  had  any  just  cause  for  com- 
plaining of  the  prices  charged  them  by 
druggists,  and  we  sympathize  with  the 
druggist,  who  has  often  been  imposed 
upon  by  the  doctor,  who  helped  himself 
to  cigars  and  knickknacks  about  the 
store,  as  if  the  goods  were  his.  Hut  these 
latter  are  comparatively  trivial  matters 
which  the  druggist  must  expect  to  put  up 
with  if  he  wants  the  good  will,  patronage, 
and  influence  of  the  doctors.  We  are 
convinced  that  the  average  doctor  prefers 
not  to  buy  his  goods  in  such  large  quan- 
tities as  he  is  compelled  to  from  out-of- 
town  dealers.  Instead  of  buying  one  bill 
of  fifty  dollars  worth  of  drugs,  he  would 
rather  get  these  as  he  wants  them  from 
the  local  druggist  ;  but  so  long  as  the 
druggist  sits  with  his  arms  folded  and 
makes  no  earnest  attempt  to  secure  this 
trade,  he  must  expect  the  business  will 
switch  off  into  other  channels. 

If  the  druggist  will  take  it  upon  him- 
self to  keep  in  touch  with  his  physicians, 
cater  to  their  wants,  and  call  their  atten- 
tion to  the  injustice  of  their  buying  their 
goods  abroad,  he  will  find  every  sensible 
doctor  ready  to  admit  the  justice  of  his 
claims.  The  doctor  realizes  that  the  drug 
store  is  a  necessity  in  every  locality,  and 
he  is  broad-minded  enough  to  recognize 
that  the  more  trade  a  druggist  enjoys,  the 
better  variety  of  goods  he  can  keep,  the 
fresher  will  be  his  supplies,  and  the 
cheaper  he  can  afford  to  sell  them. 
Physicians  are  entitled  to  buy  their  medi- 
cines at  physicians'  prices,  and  while 
some  manufacturers  will  sell  as  cheaply 
to  a  physician  as  they  will  to  a  druggist, 
the  larger  and  more  reputable  makers 
allow  the  druggist  an  extra  discount,  and 
we  have  a  positive  assurance  that  it  is 
the  preference  of  the  better  class  of 
manufacturers  not  to  sell  direct  to  physi- 
cians. The  curse  of  the  business  is  these 
little  manufacturing  houses  who  make  a 
few  pharmaceutical  products,  but  buy 
more,  issue  a  price  list,  and  send  out 
agents  to  charm  the  doctors  with  a  dis- 
count song  about  25  per  cent.  This  is 
the  worst  competition  the  druggist  must 
meet,  and,  if  he  isn't  business  man  enough 
to  meet  it,  then  he  nmst  expect  to  lose 
the  trade.  When  you  find  that  a  manu- 
facturer is  selling  as  cheaply  to  physicians 
as  he  is  to  you,  then  you  should  most 
emphatically  protest,  and,  if  it  is  not 
stopped,  refuse  to  handle  his  goods,  and 
send  your  orders  to  the  manufacturer 
who  will  protect  you.  There  is  plenty  of 
competition  among  the  manufacturers, 
and  no  druggist  need  feel  compelled  to 
handle  any  line  of  goods  which  he  can- 
not sell  to  his  physicians  at  a  reasonable 
profit.  These  small  manufacturers  of 
medicines  who  work  up  their  business  by 
selling  direct  to  physicians  are  on  a  par 
with  the  manufacturer  of  soap  who 
peddles  his  product  from  house  to  house 
instead  of  selling  it  through  the  retail 
grocers.  The  physicians'  supply  house  is 
an  outgrowth  of  an  example  set  by  a 
sharp  Yankee  peddler,  who  worked  up  a 
large   business   in    his    own    county  and 


state  by  selling  surgical  instruments.  He 
soon  found  that  the  word  "  discount " 
was  a  charm  to  the  average  doctor,  and 
he  reasoned  that  if  he  could  sell  instru- 
ments, why  couldn't  he  sell  medicines, 
and  soon  he  extended  his  line.  This  ex- 
ample has  been  followed  until  these  con- 
cerns have  sprung  up  like  mushrooms  in 
all  large  trade  centres.  Their  tendency 
is  to  destroy  rather  thati  to  support  estab- 
lished trade  channels,  but  nevertheless 
their  influence  should  not  be  underesti- 
mated by  the  druggists,  and  if  the  latter 
wish  to  control  this  trade,  which  justly 
belongs  to  them,  they  must  make  a  des- 
perate effort  or  it  will  soon  be  beyond 
their  reach. 

Among  many  of  the  larger  and  more 
reputable  manufacturers  there  is  a  strong 
feeling  against  these  physicians'  supply 
houses.  Some  of  them  [xjsitively  refuse 
to  sell  goods  at  better  than  retail  drug- 
gists' prices,  but  the  volume  of  business 
which  some  of  these  houses  do,  and,  in 
consequence,  the  large  orders  they  are 
able  to  place,  have  forced  the  manufac- 
turers in  many  cases  to  recognize  them 
as  jobbers.  The  legitimate  wholesale 
druggists  are  unanimously  opposed  to 
these  supply  houses.  These  jobbers  do 
their  business  through  the  retail  druggist, 
and  dare  not  openly  sell  to  physicians. 
In  consequence,  the  supply  house  takes  a 
large  volume  of  business  away  from  the 
jobbing  drug  trade.  If  the  retail  drug- 
gists would  only  arouse  themselves  and 
assert  their  position,  they  would  find  the 
jobbers  ready  to  work  with  them,  and  the 
combination  ought  to  seriously  impede 
the  progress  of  this  outside  influence. 
But  so  long  as  the  physician  believes 
that  he  can  buy  his  goods  cheaper  of  the 
physicians'  supply  house,  just  so  long 
will  it  be  impossible  to  break  that  con- 
nection. The  local  druggist  must  give 
the  physician  to  understand  distinctly 
that  he  can  and  will  supply  his  wants  in 
a  satisfactory  manner,  and  at  as  low  a 
price  as  the  doctor  can  buy  from  the 
outsider.  — Pharmaceutical  Era. 


An  Important  Decision. 

The  following,  taken  from  the  Detroit 
Free  Press  of  ApxW  2nd,  is  of  considerable 
interest  to  the  drug  trade,  involving,  as  it 
does,  the  rights  of  the  manufacturer  to  an 
exclusive  trade  mark  : 

Judge  Swan  yesterday  dismissed  the 
bill  of  the  California  Fig  Syrup  Co. 
against  Frederick  Stearns  &:  Co.,  by 
which  it  was  sought  to  restrain  the  de- 
fendant from  the  use  of  the  words  "  fig 
syrup  "  on  one  of  its  preparations.  The 
complainant  is  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture and  sale  of  a  preparation  which  it 
denominates  "Syrup  of  Figs,  California 
Liquid  Fruit  Remedy,  Gentle  and  Effect- 
ive." The  words  "  Syrup  of  Figs  ''  are 
blown  in  the  bottle,  inscribed  on  the 
labels  and  on  the  pasteboard  wrapper. 
The  company  is  organized  under  the  laws 
of  Nevada,  and  has  its  principal  offices 
in  New  York,  Louisville,  San  Francisco, 
and  Reno. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


The  bill  states  that  the  complainant 
has  for  many  years  been  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  the  liquid  laxative  medi- 
cal preparation  designated  as  "Syrup  of 
Figs,"  and  that  it  was  the  first  to  com- 
pound the  same.  It  is  alleged  that  the 
words  "  Syrup  of  Figs  "  have-  come  to  be 
known  as  a  trade  mark  of  complainant's 
preparation,  and  that,  by  reason  of  a  large 
investment  in  advertising  this  product, 
the  complainant  has  the  exclusive  right  to 
the  name  "Syrup  of  Figs"  in  connection 
with  the  liquid  laxative  preparation 
which,  it  is  alleged  in  the  bill,  is  called 
by  the  public,  indifferently,  "  Syrup  of 
Figs "  and  "  Fig  Syrup.''  The  charge 
against  the  defendants  is  that  they  are  sell- 
ing their  own  laxative  preparation,  promi- 
nently marked  "  Fig  Syrup,"  by  taking 
advantage  of  the  reputation  of  the  com- 
plainant's article. 

The  answer  of  the  defendants  is  that 
they  were  led  to  believe,  from  the  name 
of  complainant's  preparation,  that  it  is  a 
syrup  of  the  fig,  and  contend  that  the 
complainant  was  not  the  first  to  manu- 
facture a  syrtip  of  figs  or  to  call  a  syrup 
by  that  name,  or  to  discover  or  name  the 
fig.  It  is  further  denied  that  there  can 
beany  exclusive  right  to  the  name  "Syrup 
of  Figs,"  which,  if  the  article  is  a  syrup 
made  from  figs,  is  a  descriptive  name, 
and,  if  not  so  made,  is  a  deceptive  name. 
The  answer  declares  that  the  defendants 
put  on  the  market  a  laxative  fig  syrup, 
actually  made  from  figs,  and,  therefore, 
properly  named  "  Fig  Syrup,"  and  that 
their  packages  are  wholly  unlike  those  of 
the  complainant. 

The  testimony  in  the  case  showed  that 
the  complainant  considered  the  use  of  fig 
juice  in  the  compound  as  superfluous 
because  of  no  laxative  quality;  that  its 
preparation  contained  a  very  small  per- 
centage of  fig  syrup,  and  that  its  principal 
base  was  senna.  It  was  shown  that  the 
defendants'  fig  syrup  contains  9  2oths  of 
syrup  of  figs,  io-2oths  fluid  extract  of 
senna,  and  that  the  other  i-2oth  is  made 
up  R.ochelle  salts,  aromatics,  and  water. 

In  his  exhaustive  opinion.  Judge  Swan 
says  there  are  but  two  questions  to  be 
answered,  which  briefly  are  : 

(i)  Are  the  words  "Syrup  of  Figs"  or 
"  Fig  Syrup  "  a  descriptive  name  ?  and 

(2)  Are  they,  under  the  proofs,  de- 
ceptive? 

In  the  answer  to  the  first,  he  says  it  is 
well  settled  that  words  "  which  are  merely 
descriptive  of  the  character,  qualities,  or 
composition  of  an  article"  cannot  be 
monopolized  as  a  trade  mark,  citing  a 
number  of  decisions,  and  then  continues  : 

"  In  Canal  v.  Clark  the  court  lay  down 
two  negative  essentials  of  a  valid  trade 
mark,  and  it  is  then  stated  :  '  No  one  can 
claim  protection  for  the  exclusive  use  of 
a  trade  mark  or  trade  name  which  would 
practically  give  him  a  monopoly  in  the 
sale  of  any  goods  other  than  those  pro- 
duced or  made  by  himself.  If  he  could, 
the  public  would  be  injured  rather  than 
protected,  for  competition  would  be  de- 
stroyed.'" 

After  giving    Webster's   and  Standard 


dictionaries' definition  of  syrup,  the  opin- 
ion shows  that  the  word  "  syrup  "  is  neces- 
sarily qualified  by  that  of  the  ingredient 
which  is  predominant  in  the  preparation. 
More  authorities  are  quoted  to  show  that 
the  names  "  fig  syrup "  and  "  syrup  of 
figs  "  are  not  designed  to  indicate  per  se 
the  owner  or  producer  of  the  preparation 
and  distinguish  it  from  like  articles  made 
by  others,  but  to  indicate  quality  and 
composition.  By  their  failure  to  dis- 
tinguish them  from  like  articles  made  by 
others,  they  cannot  be  sustained  as  valid 
trade  names. 

Replying  to  the  second  question,  the 
court  says  that  if  the  equities  of  the  par- 
ties are  dependent  upon  the  quantity  of 
fig  juice  which  enters  into  their  respective 
preparations,  they  largely  preponderate  in 
favor  of  the  defendants,  as  shown  by  the 
testimony  quoted.  "  It  is  a  condition, 
however,''  continues  the  opinion,  "of 
equitable  relief  to  one  who  apples  for  the 
protection  of  his  trade  mark  that  the  com- 
plainant should  come  into  court  with 
clean  hands." 

"  There  can  be  no  doubt,"  says  the 
court,  "  either  that  the  complainant's 
preparation  is  not,  in  fact,  compounded 
of  the  juice  of  the  fig,  but  its  principle  is 
senna,  or  that  its  name  was  adopted  and 
is  used  for  the  purpose  of  trading  upon 
the  popular  fallacy  that  the  juice  of  the 
fig  in  medicinal  doses  is  an  effectual 
remedy  for  constipation,  or  that  the  ordi- 
nary purchaser  buys  the  compound  as 
and  for  the  fruit  remedy  which  it  is  ad- 
vertised and  asserted  to  be.  The  law 
applicable  to  this  state  of  facts  is  as  clear 
as  their  purpose  and  effect.  It  will  not 
lend  its  aid  to  foster  the  delusion  of  the 
public,  or  countenance  the  deceit." 


Cinchona  Gathering  in  Peru. 

The  mountains  of  Peru  form  the  nat- 
ural home  of  the  cinchona  tree,  which  is 
easily  distinguishable  from  surrounding 
foliage  by  its  beautiful  leaves  and  magni- 
ficent proportions.  The  trees  them- 
selves frequently  attain  a  height  of  eighty 
feet,  are  straight  as  a  lance,  and  covered 
with  foliage.  The  leaves  are  large  and 
of  a  deep  glossy  green,  relieved  by  deli- 
cate pink  lines.  The  life  of  a  bark-hunt- 
er is  one  of  constant  toil  and  incessant 
hardship,  and  his  main  reliance  on  his 
long  and  solitary  journeys  in  search  of 
the  bark  is  the  coca  leaf,  which  he  masti- 
cates for  the  strengthening  and  stimulat- 
ing qualities  it  possesses.  Since  the  days 
of  the  Incas  this  coca  has  been  in  com- 
mon u.se  locally,  and  it  is  said  that 
among  the  mountains  of  Bolivia  and 
Peru  Indians  using  coca  freely  when 
driving  pack  mules  over  the  roughest 
roads  along  the  Sierras  outstrip  well- 
mounted  horsemen.  From  thirty  to  fifty 
grammes  are  consumed  daily,  serving 
both  as  food  and  stimulant.  The  cas- 
carillero,  constantly  using  coca,  finally 
loses  the  senses  of  taste  and  smell. 
There  are  many  varieties  of  cinchona, 
which    the   hunter  learns  to  distinguish 


through  the  texture  and  appearance  of 
the  bark.  They  are  red,  white,  orange, 
yellow,  blue,  and  gray  ;  the  yellow  being 
the  finest.  Although  the  pay  of  the 
quinine-hunter  is  very  small,  it  suffices  to 
meet  the  simple  requirements  of  himself 
and  family,  and  as  a  class  they  are  happy 
and  contented  with  their  lot.  It  is  a  vo- 
cation that  is  handed  down  from  father 
to  son,  but  despite  long  years  of  experi- 
ence, coupled  with  an  intimate  knowledge 
of  the  intricate  trails  leading  to  the  cin- 
chona tree,  the  Indian  hunters  frequently 
lose  their  lives  in  the  jungles  of  the  wil- 
derness. Occasionally,  a  number  of  hunt- 
ers start  together  as  a  greater  protection 
against  disaster.  Upon  reaching  a  de- 
sirable spot  where  the  signs  of  paying 
trees  are  considered  good,  preparations 
for  camping  are  at  once  made,  and  from 
the  tops  of  the  loftiest  trees  the  hunters 
scan  the  forest,  quickly  recognizing  the 
cinchonas.  The  task  of  gathering  cin- 
chona bark  occupies  all  the  working 
hours  between  sunrise  and  sunset.  Armed 
with  knives  and  keen-edged  hatchets,  the 
tree  is  (juickly  felled  and  the  trunk  is 
stripped  and  cleared  from  all  foreign 
growth.  This  is  a  task  of  considerable 
magnitude,  frequently  requiring  days  of 
constant  labor,  the  sharp  edges  of  lance- 
like leaves,  mingled  with  thorns  and 
briars,  lacerating  and  wounding  the  hunt- 
er's flesh.  The  bark,  when  removed,  is 
cut  into  small  curling  slips  and  piled 
up  in  a  convenient  spot,  where  they  are 
subjected  to  a  drying  process.  The  thin 
portions  of  the  bark  curl  up,  drying  rap- 
idly, while  the  larger  and  thicker  strips 
retain  their  shape,  and  are  easily  packed 
for  transportation.  When  all  is  pro- 
nounced ready  by  the  torlego,  or  head 
hunter  of  the  party,  the  bark  is  neatly 
lashed  together  with  plaited  grass  and 
bound  round  with  broad  tough  leaves,  as 
a  protection  to  the  cured  bark.  The  In- 
dians and  peons  then  shoulder  their  bur- 
dens, often  weighing  as  much  as  one 
hundred  and  fifty  or  two  hundred  pounds 
—  these  are  kept  in  position  by  plaits  of 
grass  passing  round  the  foreheads  of  the 
bearers,  and  are  thus  carried  to  market. — ■ 
Journ.  Soc.  Arts,  through  Pharmaceutical 
Journal  and  Transactions. 


Compound  Sypup   of  Hypophosphites. 

The  following  formula  is  said  by  a 
writer  in  the  Western  Druggist  to  yield  a 
non-precipitating  syrup  of  fine  appear- 
ance: Calcium  hypophoshhite,  256  grs.; 
sodium  hypophosphite,  128  grs.;  potas- 
sium hypophosphite,  128  grs.;  manganese 
hypophosphite,  t6  grs.;  tinct.  citro-chlor- 
ide  of  iron  N.F.,  i  oz. ;  tinct.  nux  vomica, 
160  m.;  quinine  hydrochlorate,  8  grs.; 
sugar,  12  oz.;  water  to  make  16  fl.  oz. 
Dissolve  the  hypophosphites  by  tritura- 
tion in  6  oz.  previously  boiled  water,  dis- 
solve the  quinine  salts  in  J^  oz.  of  warm 
water,  mix  the  two  solutions  and  pour 
over  the  sugar.  Shake  well,  add  the  tinc- 
tures and  enough  water  to  make  16  fl.  oz. 
Again  shake,  until  the  sugar  is  dissolved, 
stand  for  24  hours  and  filter. 


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01 


Formulary. 


LAVENDER    SACHET    POWDER. 

Lavemlcr  flowers,  ground R>  j. 

I'owilercil  gum  benzoin R'  /4^- 

Otto  of  lavender 5   !i- 


KALODANT. 

Dahman's  analysis  of  this  po|)ular  Par- 
isian dentifrice  is  considered  authoritative, 
and  is  as  follows  : 

R.     Precipitated  carlxinate  of  lime   .  grm.  250. 

Calcined  magnesia "       So. 

Glycerine "     500. 

Medicinal  soap "     150. 

Essence  of  canella "     ij. 

Essence  of  peppermint **     ij. 

It  is  colored  with  carmine  in  a  solution 
of  carbonate  of  potash. —  [/niversa/  Maga- 
zine. 


CAMPHOR    ICE    WITH    GLYCERINE. 

Spermaceti 5iv. 

Cerce  albx ^W. 

Camphor  pulv 5iv. 

Sofiii  boralis 5ij. 

Stearin   S'^^j- 

Glycerin gxxxiij. 

01.  lavandulaa lUxxv. 

"   limonis nixxv. 

"   coryophylli lUxxv. 

*'    bergamot "Ixxv. 

Melt  the  wa.\,  spermaceti,  and  stearin, 
then  dissolve  the  camphor  in  the  warm 
mixture  ;  mix  the  borax  with  the  glycer- 
ine, and  stir  into  the  hot  mixture  gradu- 
ally, constantly  agitating.  Pour  into  suit- 
able moulds. — American  Druggist. 


SMELLING     SALTS. 

The  Seifensieder  Zeitung  gives  the  fol- 
lowing directions  for  preparing  a  superior 
article  of  smellmg  salt  : 

Ammonium  carbonate 120  gni. 

Spirit  of  ammonia 60  gm. 

Bergamot  oil 12  drops. 

Lavender  oil 8  drops. 

Oil  of  cloves 4  drops. 

Neroli  oil 4  drops. 

Cinnamon  oil 4  drops. 

The  ammonium  carbonate,  which 
should  be  quite  fresh,  and  in  lumps 
about  the  size  of  a  hazel  nut,  is  put  into 
a  wide-moutlied  jar.  The  oils  and  am- 
monii  are  then  mixed  and  poured  into 
the  jar,  and  the  stopper  at  once  applied. 
Set  aside  for  two  days,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  the  ingredients  will  be  found 
to  have  united  in  a  solid  mass. 

If  it  is  desired  to  prevent  this  occur- 
rence and  have  the  substance  in  the  shape 
of  a  dry  salt,  instead  of  letting  the  con- 
tainer reinain  quiet,  shake  it  frequently 
and  violently  every  day  for  a  week.  The 
salt  thus  obtained  can  be  easily  removed 
from  the  container,  coarsely  pulverized, 
and  put  into  little  smelling  bottles,  should 
it  be  desirable  so  to  do  — National  Drug- 
gist. 


SOLUTION    OF    PHOSPHOGLVCERATE. 

Calcium  phosphoglycerate to  grammes 

Distilled  water  sufficient  to  make 1,000  cc. 

Dissolve  and  filter. 

The  solution  is  not  entirely  clear,  but 
may  be  made  so  by  the  addition  of  a 
trace  of  citric  acid. 


SVRUP   OK   CALCIUM    PHOSPHOGLYCERATE. 

Calcium  phosphoglycerate 10  grammes 

Citric  acid I  gramme 

( jranulated  sugar .610  grammes 

Water 340  grammes 

'l"he  salt  and  acid  are  dissolved  in 
the  water,  the  sugar  is  added  and  dis- 
solved without  heat  ;  the  product  weighs 
about  950  grammes,  wliich  may  be 
brought  to  the  weight  of  1,000  grammes 
by  the  addition  of  syrup  of  orange. 


LAUNDRY    POWDER. 

The  Bayer.-Ind.   u.    Gew.   Bt.  recom- 
mends the  following  : 

Borax 45  parts 

Sodium  hyposulphite 5  parts 

Sodium  hydroxide 50  part? 

Mix  and  put  up  in  pound  packages. 


SVRUP  OF    IODIDE    OF    IRON    AND  ORANGE. 

The  following  formula  for  syrup  of  fer- 
rous iodide  is  suggested  by  O.  Girard 
{Bull,  com.):  Iodine,  4.10  gm.  ;  iron  fil- 
ings, 2  gm.  ;  distilled  water,  10  gm. 
The  solution  having  been  prepared  as 
directed  in  the  Codex — by  placing  the 
iron  filings  and  water  in  a  flask,  and 
adding  the  iodine  in  small  quantities  at  a 
time,  and  agitating  after  each  addition 
until  tlie  solution  finally  acquires  a  green 
color—  it  is  then  mixed  with  one  kilo,  of 
the  following  :  Citric  acid,  5  gin.  ;  dis- 
tilled water,  10  gm. ;  tincture  of  orange 
peel,  10  gm.  ;  simple  syrup,  q.s.,  to  make 
I  kilo.  Twenty  grammes  of  the  fin- 
ished syrup  will  contain  o.  10  cgm.  of 
ferrous  iodide. 


COLORLESS     SOLUTION      OF     SHELLAC — AN 
ELEGANT    LABEL   VARNISH. 

Dissolve  150  gm.  of  shellac  in  a  litre  of 
alcohol  by  the  aid  of  gentle  heat,  in  a 
water-bath.  Stir  in  about  150  gm.  freshly 
burned  charcoal  and  bring  the  mixture  to 
a  boil,  maintaining  it  at  this  temperature 
about  ten  minutes.  Filter  a  small  por- 
tion, and,  if  not  absolutely  colorless,  add 
a  little  more  charcoal  and  again  boil. 
After  again  testing,  if  found  to  he  quite 
free  from  color,  first  strain  through  silk 
(an  old  pocket  handkerchief  will  answer), 
and  subsequently  filter  through  paper. 
The  resultant  solution,  with  the  addition 
of  a  little  castor  oil,  to  ensure  elasticity, 
makes  the  best  varnish  for  prints,  paint- 
ings, etc.,  that  we  have  ever  tried. — 
National  Druggist. 


TO    WHITEN    THE    NAILS. 

K         Dil.  sulphuric  acid,  5  ij. 
Tinct.  myrrh,  5  j. 
Spring  aq.  3  iv. 

Mix  well.  Wash  the  nails  with  soap 
and  water,  then  dip  the  fingers  into  the 
wash. —  Universal  Maeazine. 


media  (Starkungs  und Er/rischungsmittel), 
suggests  the  following  : 

I'epton 15  parts 

Milk  sugar 40  parts 

Cacao-mass 30  parts 

Kola,  in  powder 25  parts 

Sugar,  powdered  white 40  parts 

Aromatics 10  parts 

Mix  and  make  into  tablets. — National 
Druggist. 


TINCTURE   OF    LITMUS. 

W.  Schaefer,  of  Alzey,  has  an  article  of 
this  subject  in  the  Apotheker  Zeitung, 
from  which  we  translate  as  follows  : 

Pack  the  coarsely  cut  litmus  in  a  per- 
colator and  exhaust  with  cold  distilled 
water ;  evaporate  the  extract  down  ac- 
cording to  the  weight  of  the  litmus  used, 
and  to  the  residue  add  thrice  its  weight 
of  alcohol  of  90°.  Acidify  strongly  with 
hydrochloric  acid  and  set  aside  for  two 
days.  Nitrolitmin  (azolitmin)  falls  in  the 
shape  of  a  brown  fiocky  precipitate,  while 
the  muddy  violet  coloring  matter  of  the 
litmus  remains  in  solution  in  the  alco- 
holic fluid.  Collect  the  precipitate  on  a 
smooth  filter,  wash  in  acidified  hot  water 
two  or  three  times,  or  until  the  waste 
water,  on  treatment  with  ammonia,  strikes 
a  pure  blue,  without  a  trace  of  violet. 
Let  the  azolitmin  remain  upon  the  filter, 
and  dissolve  it  with  distilled  w\ater  carry- 
ing a  small  percentage  of  ammonia.  Add 
distilled  water  to  the  filtrate  suflScient  to 
make  a  total  solution  equal  to  3}^  times 
the  weight  of  litmus  originally  used. 
Neutralize  very  exactly,  and  add,  to  in 
sure  its  preservation,  10  percent,  of  alco- 
hol of  90*'.  Such  a  tincture  leaves  abso- 
lutely nothing  to  be  desired,  either  by 
apothecary  or  chemist. — National  Drug- 
gist. 


Antidiphthepitie   Pastilles. 

Dr.  A.  Rose  {Med.  Record,  Am.  Medico- 
Surg.  Bull.).  As  our  control  of  the 
course  of  diphtheria  is  still  very  limited, 
we  should  welcome  every  suggestion  of 
means  of  guarding  against  diphtheritic 
infection.  We  all  know  that  a  healthy 
pharynx  is  of  importance,  and  that  this 
organ,  like  the  mouth,  should  be  kept  in 
an  aseptic  condition.  For  this  purpose 
the  author  suggests  either  the  pastilles 
used  by  himself,  or  those  recommended 
by  Dr.  J.  Bergmann  (under  the  name  of 
"  Diphthericide  "),  and  urges  that  they  be 
"  given  to  the  little  ones  going  to  school 
in  place  of  candy  or  chewing  gum."  For- 
mula; for  the  two  kinds  of  pastilles  are  as 
follows ; 

Rose:  Resin  Guaiac,  0.75  gm.:  Sac- 
charin, o.oi  gm.;  Sugar  and  Extr.  Licor- 
ice, 0.75  gm. 

Bergmann:  Thymol,  o.oo2gm.;  Sodium 
Benzoate,  0.020  gm.;  Saccharin,  0.015 
gm  ;  Mucilage,  q.s. 


KOLAPEPTON"  TABLETS. 

Ludwig  Bernegau,  in  a  series  of  for- 
mula;   for   strengthening   and    refreshing 


Hoffman's  anodyne.  Dr.  Hare  says,  is 
the  best  drug  known  for  the  relief  of  de- 
pression from  smoking. 


92 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Photographic  Notes 

The  Prophecy  of  Photography. — 
A  correspondent  of  the  American  Journal 
of  Photography  has  unearthed  the  follow- 
ing anticipatory  view  of  photography  from 
a  fable  published  in  Amsterdam,  in  1690: 
"  There  was  no  painter  in  all  the  country, 
but  when  they  wished  the  portrait  of  a 
friend  or  a  picture  representing  some 
lovely  landscape,  or  other  object,  they 
put  water  into  large  basins  of  gold  and 
silver,  and  made  this  water  face  the  ob- 
ject they  wished  to  paint.  Very  soon 
this  water  would  congeal,  and  become  as 
the  face  of  a  mirror,  where  the  image 
dwelt  ineffaceably.  This  could  be  car- 
ried wherever  one  pleased,  and  gave  as 
faithful  a  picture  as  any  mirror." 

Developers  for  Bromide  Papers. — 
Hesekiel  &  Co.  recommend  the  following 
developer    for    their    "grain"    bromide 

paper : 

Solution       I.   Potassium   oxalate,   3   oz  ;   water, 
10  oz. 

"  II.   Iron  sulphate,  30Z. ;  water,  10  oz. 

"  III.  Potassium  bromide,  i  oz. ;  water, 
10  oz. 
For  use  mix  six  parts  (?oz.)  of  I.  with 
one  part  of  II.,  add  a  few  drops  of  III. 
to  obtain  extra  brilliancy,  and  then  water, 
5  oz.  After  developing,  put  the  prints 
in  a  clearing  solution  (acetic  acid,  i  dr.; 
water,  32  oz.),  rinse  and  fix  (hypo.,  4  oz., 
water,  20  oz.).  Another  good  developer 
is  a  I  per  cent,  solution  of  rodinal,  with  a 
few  drops  of  potassium  bromide  solution 
as  required.  After  developing,  rinse  and 
fix  in  hypo,  solution  as  above,  treating  for 
ten  minutes.  —  Pharmaceutical  Journal 
and  Transactions. 


Intensifying     Formul,-e  —   Mercury 
AND  Ammonia. 

Mercuric  chloride,  pulv. . .  .       "'i  ounce. 

Hydrochloric  acid  (slrong)  .  60     minims. 

Water  (hot) 20     ounces. 

Use  when  cold.  This  solution  keeps 
indefinitely. 

The  negative  must  be  perfectly  fixed 
and  washed,  and  allowed  to  remain  in 
the  above  solution  until  bleached.  Wash 
for  ten  minutes  in  running  water,  and 
then  blacken  by  immersion  for  two  min- 
utes in 

Ammonia 4  drams. 

Water 10  ounces. 

Afterwards  wash  for  ten  minutes  in 
running  water. 

Brown  stain  indicates  imperfect  wash- 
ing. Semi-opaque  patches,  which  show 
white  or  grayish  white  on  examining  glass 
side  of  negative  by  reflected  light,  are  due 
to  imperfect  fixation. 

If  the  opacity  is  found  to  be  too  great 
after  the  intensification,  the  negative  may 
be  reduced  by  an  immersion  in  a  solution 
of  sodium  thiosulphite  (hypo.),  i  ounce 
to  water  20  ounces.  The  reduction  takes 
place  quickly  ;  when  sufficiently  done, 
wash  well  in  running  water.  Local  reduc- 
tion may  be  effected  by  applying  the 
hypo,  solution  by  cotton-wool  to  the  too 
opaque  portion. — Photography. 


after  thi.s  treatment,  may  be  easily  strength- 
ened.— M.  Goislin,  in  Archiv. 


Printed  Lantern  Slides. — Prof.  W. 
J.  Waggener,  of  the  State  University  of 
Colorado,  makes  a  valuable  suggestion 
in  regard  to  the  production  of  lantern 
slides.  He  finds  that  with  an  ordinary 
printing  press  and  engraved  blocks,  all 
kinds  of  pictures  and  diagrams  may  be 
printed  upon  sheets  of  transparent  gela- 
tin in  the  same  way  that  they  are  now 
impressed  upon  paper.  The  prints  thus 
made  are  ready  for  use  as  lantern  slides 
without  any  further  preparation,  and  in 
the  majority  of  cases  these  gelatin  prints, 
which  can  be  produced  for  a  few  cents, 
will  be  found  quite  as  useful  as  the  expen- 
sive photographs  on  glass  now  in  general 
use. 

Photographing  Glass  Vessels. — 
For  the  photographing  of  engraved  glass 
vessels,  the  following  method  is  recom- 
mended in  Die  Photographic.  In  order 
to  reduce  the  vigor  of  the  impression  of 
the  back  surface,  the  front  side  of  the 
glass  should  be  rubbed  with  powdered 
talc  and  lightly  dusted  with  a  soft  cloth, 
so  as  to  leave  the  talc  only  on  the  etched 
or  engraved  portion.  The  vessel  should 
then  be  filled  with  a  very  dilute  solution 
of  permanganate  of  potash.  After  such 
treatment,  a  photograph  showing  a  clear 
impresssion  of  the  etching  or  engraving 
may  readily  be   oh\.?i\x\^A.— Photography. 


Mounting  Gelatin  Prints.  —  It  is 
pointed  out  that  paraffined  paper  is  good 
for  rubbing  down  the  prints  when  mount- 
ing, or  gutta   percha   tissue  inay  be  used 
for  the  same  purpose.     The  film   wants 
hardening  ;  if  this   is    secured  by  the  use 
of  alum  the  mounting  may  be  more  easily 
conducted.     Some    persons    advise   that 
the  mountant  should  be   spread  on  the 
card,  and  not  on  the  print.     When  washed 
place  the  print  face  downwards  on  a  sheet 
of  glass,  one  on  top  of  the  other  ;  then 
drain.     The  top  print    is    then    brushed 
over  the  back  with  strong  starch   paste, 
not  quite  cold.     The  print  is   then  lifted 
and  placed  loosely  in  its  proper  place  on 
the  mount.     Another    print    is    similarly 
treated,  and  when  that  is  in  position  the 
first  print  is  finally  smoothed    down    on 
the  mount  with   a   fine  soft  sponge,  well 
damped   with    water.     This    washes    the 
superfluous  paste  off  the   edges   at   the 
same  time.     The  sponge  is  then  squeezed 
dry,  and   the  print  is   wiped  dry  with  it. 
Blotting    paper   should    never    be   used. 
Prints  so  mounted  look  clean,  and  never 
come  off  if  the  paste  is  of  the  right  con- 
sistency.— I  holography. 


Reduction  of  Negative. — The  nega- 
tive is  plunged  into  water  for  thirty  min- 
utes, and  then  carried  to  a  bath  com- 
posed of 

Water loo  c.  c. 

Sulphuric  acid 4  c.  c. 

Solutionof  bichromate  of  potash, 3pc.     6  c.  c. 

This  solution  being  very  energetic,  it  is 
important  to  watch  carefully  its  action  on 
the  negatives  ;  the  reduction  takes  plate 
in  uniform  manner,  and  the  plate  is  not 
spotted,  as  sometimes  happens  with  the 
other   known    reducers.     The    negatives. 


The  Amateur  Photographer. 

The  Spatula,  in  speaking  of  the  hand- 
ling of  photographic  supplies,  says  :  How 
many  there  are  belonging  to  this  restless 
army  of  amateur  photographers,  it  is  im- 
possible to  discover  ;  but  it  is  known  that 
more  than  half  a  million  cameras  have 
been  sold  in  the  United  States  alone  dur- 
ing the  last  few  years,  and  the  demand  is 
anticipated  to  be,  during  the  coming  sea- 
son, greater  than  ever. 

The  money  spent  by  this  host  during 
a  year  must  amount  to  many  millions  of 
dollars,  for  its  members,  as  a  rule,  belong 
to  that  inuch-to-be  envied  class  of  families 
the  heads  of  which  are  at  present  reluc- 
tantly figuring  up  their  income  tax.  The 
druggist,  as  we  have  before  suggested,  is 
the  proper  medium  through  which  a  large 
proportion  of  this  vast  amount  of  money 
should  reach  the  manufacturer.  His 
knowledge  of  chemistry,  and  his  knowl- 
edge of  photography,  the  latter  of  which 
he  should  possess  if  he  doesn't,  make  him 
especially  well  adapted  for  dealing  in  the 
supplies  of  which  the  amateur  is  con- 
stantly in  want.  Why  should  a  person 
have  to  go  to  a  hardware,  stationery,  or 
grocery  store  for  "  soda  acid  sulphite,"  if 
he  happens  to  want  it  for  photographic 
purposes  ?  Suppose  he  should  want  to 
know  something  about  the  chemical,  what 
could  the  grocery  clerk  tell  him  ? 

Not  only  are  the  chemicals  proper 
stock  for  a  druggist,  but  so  also  are  the 
films,  plates,  papers,  glasses,  and  all  the 
other  paraphernalia  used  by  the  photogra- 
pher. In  case  he  chose  to  do  so,  it  might, 
perhaps,  in  some  cases  be  well  to  draw 
the  line  at  cameras,  tripods,  and  expen- 
sive lenses,  and  yet,  even  in  these,  if  sold 
by  order  or  on  cominission,  there  will  be 
found  in  most  cases  a  profit  large  enough 
to  more  than  pay  for  the  extra  trouble. 

The  department  stores  and  the  grocery 
emporiums  have  stolen  so  much  of  the 
proprietary  trade  that  by  divine  right  be- 
longs to  the  pharmacist,  it  is  only  fair  and 
good  business  policy  for  him  to  keep  on 
the  lookout  for  something  to  take  its 
place.  At  present  there  is  nothing  else 
on  the  horizon  which  so  legitimately  be- 
longs to  him  as  does  the  line  of  goods  we 
have  mentioned.  They  are  in  great  part 
chemicals,  are  neat  and  clean  to  handle, 
are  in  gooddemand,and  offeragood  profit. 
Where  there  is  possibly  sufficient  trade 
to  warrant  it,  it  would  be  a  good  idea  to 
fit  up  a  part  of  the  store  especially  for  the 
display  and  sale  of  these  goods.  The 
method  of  doing  this  would  depend  upon, 
the  judgment  and  taste  of  the  druggist. 
We  would,  however,  advise  that  he  be  as 
generous  as  possible,  and,  if  practicable, 
have  a  small  room  which  might  be  used 
as  a  sort  of  headquarters  for  the  amateurs, 
and  in  which  they  could  do  some  of  their 
work.  A  small  space  could  easily  be  par- 
titioned off  and  made  into  a  dark  room. 
This  would  win  the  eternal  gratitude  of 
all  the  amateurs  for  miles  around. 


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of  unnecessary  matter. 

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Show-Bottle  Colors. 

The  following  formuUi;,  many  of  which 
are  new,  are  reprinted  from  the  IVesUrn 
Dnii^gist  : 

Crimson. — Iodine,  120  gr.  ;  potassium 
iodide,  120  gr.  ;  hydrochloric  acid,  2  fl. 
oz.  ;  water,  i  gal.  To  the  iodine  and 
iodide  of  potassium  contained  in  a  mortar 
add  8  ozs.  of  water  and  make  a  solution. 
Acidulate  the  remainder  of  the  water  with 
the  liydrochloric  acid  and  mi.\  both  solu- 
tions. In  the  event  of  the  bottles  bemg 
ex[)osed  to  extreme  cold  it  is  advisable  to 
add  10  per  cent,  of  alcohol,  leavin;;  out 
an  equivalent  amount  of  water. 

Scarlet. — .\mmonia  water,  16  fl.  oz.  ; 
acetic  acid,  32  fl.  oz.  ;  alcohol,  16  fl.  oz.  ; 
tincture  of  ferric  chloride,  4  fl.  oz.  ;  dis- 
tilled water,  enough  to  make  i  gallon. 
.Add  the  acetic  acid  to  the  ammonia 
water,  shake  thoroughly,  and  add  the 
alcohc)!.  Mix  the  tincture  of  chloride  of 
iron  with  the  water,  and  to  the  solution 
so  formed  add  the  ■  first  solution  of  am- 
monia, water,  alcohol,  and  acetic  acid. 

Crimson,  No.  2. — .Alkanet  root,  16  av. 
oz.  ;  oil  of  turpentine,  i  gal. 

Dark  Red. — Potassium  iodide,  640  gr.  ; 
alum,  64  gr.  ;  water,  i  gal. 

Red. — Cobalt  carbonate,  30  gr.  ;  hydro- 
chloric acid  and  ammonium  carbonate,  of 
each  sufficient  ;  water,  i  gal.  Dissolve 
the  cobalt  in  hydrochloric  acid,  dilute 
with  the  water,  then  add  of  concentrated 
solution  of  ammonium  carbonate  enough 
to  produce  the  proper  tint. 

Fink. — Cobalt  oxide,  2  av.  oz.  ;  nitric 
acid,  c.  p.,  I  av.  oz.  ;  hydrochloric  acid, 
c.  p.,  I  av.  oz.  Dissolve  and  add  :  Strong- 
er water  of  ammonia,  6  fl.  oz.  ;  water,  3 
gals.  ;  sulphuric  acid,  c.  p.,  i  av.  oz.  Set 
aside  for  one  month.  Properly  prepared, 
this  is  claimed  to  furnish  a  splendid  pink 
liquid. 

Pink,  No.  2. — Cobalt  oxide,  60  gr.  ; 
nitric  acid,  6  fl.  oz.  ;  water,  i  gal. 

Garnet.  —  Potassium  bichromate,  10 
dr.  ;  sulphuric  acid,  10  fl.  dr.  ;  water,  20 
fl.  oz.  Dissolve  the  bichromate  in  the 
water,  and  then  add  slowly  and  with  con- 
stant stirring  the  whole  of  the  sulphuric 
acid.  Then  add  :  .Alcohol,  Y^  fl.  oz.  ; 
water,  enough  to  make  one  i  gallon.  By 
lamplight  this  fluid  shines  garnet,  while 
in  daylight  it  appears  a  deep  mauve  green. 
Vi'det. — Cudbear,  60  gr.  to  2  av.  oz.  ; 
ammonia  water,  4  fl.  oz.  to  8  fl.  oz.  ; 
water,  i  gal.     Macerate  for  24  hours. 

Furfile. — Verdigris,  640  gr.  ;  water  of 
ammonia,  av.  oz.  ;  water,  i  gal. 

Brilliant  Purple. — Copper  sulphate,  7 
parts  ;  water,  52  parts  ;  French  gelatin,  4 
parts;  boiling  water,  52  parts;  solution 
of  potassa,  985  parts.  (Taking  grains 
this  makes  approximately  2  fluid  ounces.) 
Dissolve  the  copper  sulphate  in  the  water 
and  the  gelatin  in  the  hot  water,  mix  the 
two  solutions,  and  add  the  solution  of 
potassa ;  shake  the  mixture  occasionally 
during  10  hours,  then  decant  and  dilute 
with  enough  water  to  make  the  desired 
tint. 

Orange. — Potassium  bichromate,  4  av. 
oz.  ;  nitric  acid,    i   av,  oz. ;  water,  i  gal. 


(Or  dissolve  64  grains  of  chromic  acid  in 
I  gallon  of  water.) 

Amber. —  Dragon's  blood,  i  part  ;  sul- 
phuric acid,  4  parts  ;  water,  3,629  parts. 
Macerate  the  powdered  dragon's  blood 
in  the  acid  for  20  to  30  minutes,  then 
add  the  water. 

Straw  or  Lemon  Yellow. — Potassium 
bichromate,  6  av.  oz.  ;  sodium  bicarbon- 
ate, 6  dr.  ;  water,  i  gal. 

Pea  Green. — Nickel,  120  gr.  ;  nitric 
acid,  I  fl.  oz.  ;  potassium  bichromate,  120 
gr.  ;  water,  1  gal. 

Olive  Green. — Ferric  oxide,  i  av.  oz.  ; 
hydrochloric  acid,  4  fl.  oz.  ;  copper  sul- 
phate, 8  av.  oz. 

Dark  Green. — Copper  sulphate,  i  av. 
oz. ;  ammonia  water,  4  fl.  oz.  ;  potassium 
bichromate,  enougii  to  produce  the  de- 
sired tint  ;  water,  i  gal. 

Emerald  Green. — Nickel,  85  parts  ; 
hydrochloric  acid,  132  parts  ;  nxKxous 
acid,  J5  parts  ;  water,  enough  to  make 
4,000  parts  (all  by  weight).  Dissolve  the 
nickel  in  the  hydrochloric  acid,  then  add 
the  water,  and  finally  the  nitrous  acid. 

Grass  Green. — Copper  sulphate,  35 
parts ;  ammonium  chloride,  35  parts ; 
water,  930  parts.  Add  the  salammoniac 
to  the  copper  solution. 

Sea  Green. — Copper  acetate,  4  parts  ; 
acetic  acid,  36  parts  ;  water,  960  parts. 
Triturate  the  copper  acetate  with  the 
acetic  acid,  gradually  adding  the  water. 

Pale  Blue. — Copper  sulphate,  16  av. 
oz.  ;  sulphuric  acid,  2  av.  oz.  ;  water,  i 
gal.  Dissolve  the  copper  sulphate  in  the 
water  containing  the  acid. 

Blue. — Copper  sulphate,  28  parts  ; 
alum,  28  parts  ;  sulphuric  acid,  26  parts  ; 
water,  946  parts.  Gradually  add  the  acid 
to  the  water  containing  the  salts. 

Purple  Blue. — Copper  sulphate,  i  av. 
oz.  ;  ammonia  water,  4  fl.  oz.  ;  water,  3 
gals. 

Any  of  the  water-so'.uble  aniline  dyes 
may  be  employed,  but  they  fade  rapidly 
in  the  light. 

To  prevent  freezing  about  20  per  cent, 
of  glycerin  or  alcohol  must  be  added  to 
the  solutions,  excepting  those  containing 
free  chromic  acid. 


The  Conceited  Student. 

The  conceited  student  is  a  misguided 
youth  with  a  head  several  sizes  too  large 
for  him.  He  comes  up  to  his  pharmacy 
college  flushed  and  important  from  his 
school  successes,  and  swollen  with  the 
flattery  of  his  sisters  and  provincial  aunts. 
Provincial  aunts  exude  adulation  in  di- 
rect ratio  to  their  absorption  of  afternoon 
tea.  They  tell  him  that  he  is  destined 
to  be  a  great  man,  and  he  believes  them 
with  all  the  force  of  his  inexperience. 
He  proceeds  to  show  his  superiority  by 
saying  something  disrespectful  about  the 
atomic  theory.  His  emphatic  statement 
that  it  is  all  rot  stamps  him  among  his 
fellow-students  as  a  daring  and  original 
genius.  Their  silence  encourages  him  to 
take  a  rise  out  of  the  periodic  law.  They 
do  not  comment  on  this  either.    His  easy 


faifliliarity  with  every  department  of 
knowledge  seems  to  form  a  mystic  aureole 
around  him,  through  which  the  ignorant 
cannot,  and  the  wise  do  not  trouble  to, 
penetrate.  He  is  cocksure  of  everything. 
He  never  condescends  to  learn  anything; 
as  he  can  always  teach,  this  seems  un- 
necessary to  him. 

He  is  most  at  home  in  the  rostrum  of 
the  lecturer,  whence  he  distributes  nug- 
gets of  information  with  the  condescension 
of  those  who  know  little  that  is  not  super- 
ficial. His  opinion  is  deemed  so  valuable 
that  it  is  often  sought  by  those  who  know 
more  about  their  subject  than  he.  His 
belief  in  his  own  omniscience  is  so  sincere 
that  his  sincerity  passes  for  omniscience. 
Nothing  is  too  insignificant  a  target  for 
his  learning  to  make  flying  shots  at.  If 
he  misses  his  mark,  the  bombast  of  his 
manner  forms  a  smoke-cloud  that  screens 
his  failure  from  inquiring  eyes.  He 
speaks  much,  and  is  not  prevented  from 
astonishing  the  world  by  the  restraining 
knowledge  of  his  own  incompetence. 
When  demonstrators  detect  the  base  ring 
in  his  coinage,  he  argues  familiarly  with 
them,  and  puts  them  right  when  they  have 
not  strayed  from  the  straight  path.  When 
they  grow  sick. of  his  impertinences  and 
leave  him  to  himself,  he  forthwith  informs 
his  neighbors  that  he  has  taught  those 
conceited  gentlemen  to  respect  his 
opinion.  They,  the  demonstrators,  are 
mere  figureheads,  who  can  only  hold  their 
own  by  not  contesting  points  with  men, 
like  himself,  who  are  up  to  most  moves 
on  the  chemical  board.  He  then  lounges 
across  the  laboratory  to  tell  the  quiet 
young  man  who  is  going  to  sweep  the 
medals  of  his  session  how  to  make  sul- 
phuretted hydrogen  in  a  test  tube  by 
adding  diluted  sulphuric  to  crystals  of 
ferrous  sulphate.  When,  partly  by  over- 
looking the  notes  of  his  neighbor  in  the 
chemistry  class,  he  manages  to  write  the 
equation  of  the  purification  of  chloride  of 
zinc  from  impurities  of  iron  and  lead,  he 
rejoices  like  a  hen  that  has  laid  her 
first  egg,  and  is  a  most  distressing 
nuisance  while  his  cackling  enthusiasm 
lasts. 

Very,  very  rarely  will  he  confess  that 
facts  have  slipped  his  memory,  but  he 
never  forgets  anything.  If,  when  he  can- 
not call  something  to  mind,  you  tell  him 
what  it  is,  he  remembers  it  at  once.  Al- 
though he  is  so  very  clever,  the  examin- 
ers soon  discover  his  incompetence,  and 
politely  remind  him  that  three  months' 
further  reading  would  not  be  without 
benefit  to  him.  Then  he  goes  off  in  a 
huff"  to  his  acquaintances  and  his  provin- 
cial aunts,  and  tells  them  of  the  gross 
ignorance  of  one  of  the  e.xaminers,  and 
how  he  was  really  compelled  to  set  that 
worthy  right.  This  so  annoyed  the  ex- 
aminer that  that  gentleman  ploughed 
him,  just  out  of  spite,  you  know.  His 
provincial  aunts  believe  him,  and  after  he 
has  told  the  tale  a  few  times  he  believes 
it  himself,  and  feels  that  he  has  been 
grievously  wronged.  Should  he  manage 
to  qualify  later  on,  he  is  short-sighted 
enough    to    attempt  a  puny    revenge  by 


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refusing  to  join  the  corporation  ttiat  looks 
after  his  interests.  This  need  not  he  a 
matter  for  surprise.  Even  men  of  his 
calibre  can  soar  to  the  dizziest  heights  of 
consistency. — Studeii*  Series  in  Chemist 
and  Drui'i'ist. 


Proposed  Regulation  of  Patents. 

A  bill  has  been  introduced  in  the 
United  States  House  of  Representatives 
in  which  it  is  proposed  to  create  a  board 
of  chemical  and  meilical  experts,  who 
shall  have  power  to  fix  the  standards  of 
all  drugs  and  medicines.  It  also  pro- 
vides that  this  board  shall  have  power  to 
grant  licenses  to  manufacture  any  patent 
or  proprietary  medicine,  and  all  such 
licensees  shall  pay  ninety-six  dollars  per 
annum  for  such  license. 

Each  box,  package,  bottle,  or  vial 
used  for  putting  up  a  patent  medicine 
will  be  required  to  bear  a  revenue  stamp 
equal  to  5  per  cent,  of  the  retail  price  of 
the  article,  and  failure  to  attach  such 
stamp  is  punishable  by  a  fine  of  $100. 
All  proprietary  articles  shall  be  submitted 
to  the  Board  for  Fixing  the  Standard  of 
Drugs  and  Medicines,  and  if  pronounced 
healthful  shall  be  permitted  to  he  sold. 
No  formula  of  any  medicine  shall  be 
made  public  by  the  board  unless  it  is 
found  by  chemical  analysis  that  the 
article  is  not  made  in  accordance  with 
the  formula  submitted,  but,  if  the  stand- 
ard is  not  as  represented,  "the  formula 
shall  be  published  and  the  fraud  ex- 
posed." Any  officer  improperly  divulg- 
ing his  official  knowledge  shall  be  pun- 
ished by  a  fine  of  from  $500  to  $2,500, 
and  imprisonment  of  from  one  to  ten 
years. 

It  is  also  provided  that  no  prescription 
by  a  physician  shall  be  considered  a  pro- 
prietary drug  or  medicine  unless  sold 
under  a  proprietary  brand  ;  and  that  no 
retail  or  wholesale  druggist  putting  up 
physicians'  prescriptions  shall  be  consid- 
ered as  subject  to  the  license  provided 
for,  unless  they  shall  also  put  up  proprie- 
tary articles,  by  which  is  meant  "  all  ar- 
ticles of  drug  and  medicine  manufactured 
and  exposed  for  sale  with  the  name  of 
any  individual  firm  or  corporation  at- 
tached thereto  or  printed  thereon,  or 
any  article  of  drug,  medicine,  cosmetic, 
perfumery,  or  any  article  prepared  there- 
from and  sold  under  a  patent  or  proprie- 
tary brand." 

The  promoter  of  the  bill  states  that 
the  object  of  his  proposed  measure  is  for 
revenue  purposes,  and  not  for  the  pur- 
pose of  aiming  at  the  patent  medicine 
manufacturers. 


Determination  of  the  Purity  of 
Liquids. 

Having  been  engaged  in  purifying  a 
number  of  pharmaceutical  products,  R. 
Pictet  has  sought  for  some  definite  means 
of  ascertaining  their  purity,  and  finds  that 
in  the  case  of  liquids  the  direct  observa- 
tion of  the  temperature  of  their  critical 
points  affords  a  very  sensitive  test  {Comp. 


rend.,  cxx.,  43).  This  temperature  varies 
from  ten  to  sixty  times  more  than  that  of 
the  boiling  point  in  the  case  of  a  given 
liquid  under  similar  conditions.  The 
method  adopted  was  to  take  a  series  of 
very  pure  liquids  and  determine  their 
boiling  points,  noting  the  height  of  the 
barometer,  and  then  to  determine  the 
critical  points  by  means  of  a  sensitive 
thermometer.  A  few  drops  of  alcohol, 
aldehyde,  water,  etc.,  were  then  added  to 
the  pure  liquids,  and  the  boiling  and 
critical  points  again  observed.  A  tube  of 
5  mm.  external  diameter,  3  mm.  internal 
diameter,  and  45  to  50  mm.  long, 
was  filled  with  the  liquid  under  examina- 
tion. A  portion  of  the  contents  was 
then  evaporated,  and  the  tube  sealed  by 
means  of  the  Dlow-pipe,  so  that  it  was 
one-third  full  of  liquid,  and  the  remain- 
ing space  occupied  by  saturated  vapors. 
The  tube  was  next  placed  obliquely  in  a 
small  rack,  side  by  side  with  a  very  sensi- 
tive thermometer,  in  the  centre  of  a  thin 
sheet-iron  cylinder  having  two  openings 
fitted  with  mica.  A  similar,  larger  cylin- 
der surrounded  this,  and  was  warmed 
from  below  by  a  multiple  gas  flame,  the 
current  of  heated  air  passing  through  a 
siries  of  wire  gauze  partitions  which 
divided  the  enveloping  space.  The  whole 
apparatus  was  finally  enclosed  in  a  third 
sheet-iron  cylinder,  covered  with  asbestos, 
and  arranged  so  that  the  tubes  could  be 
readily  observed  through  the  three  pairs 
of  windows.  The  stem  of  the  thermome- 
ter passed  through  openings  in  the  three 
cylinders,  and  it  was  possible  to  note  dis- 
tinctly the  tenth  of  a  degree.  Chloro- 
form, chlorethyl,  and  pental  were  the 
liquids  exaniined.  The  temperature  was 
first  allowed  to  rise  slowly  to  the  criti- 
cal point,  when  the  meniscus  suddenly 
disappeared,  and  very  characteristic  gyra- 
tory movements  were  visible  throughout 
the  length  of  the  tube.  The  temperature 
was  then  gradually  lowered  until  the 
transparent  interior  of  the  tube  became 
suddenly  opaque,  the  minute  particles  of 
liquid  collecting  at  the  bottom,  and  the 
meniscus  reappearing.  On  warming 
again,  and  after  several  trials,  a  tempera- 
ture was  found  at  which  within  one  tenth 
of  a  degree  the  meniscus  was  observed  to 
disappear  and  the  mist  become  visible. 
This  mean  temperature  is  that  given  as 
the  critical  point  in  the  following  table : 

Critical       Differ-         DiHerence 
point.  ence.  in  b.  p. 

Chloroform,  pure  . .  .  258°.  S"! 

Chloroform     mixed  ,„  „       „o  , ,   „o  , 

...        r        1  --S-0    -0.1  too. 2 

with  a   few   drops  -> 

of  .nlcohol   255°. oj 

Chlorethyl,  pure...  181°  o^ 

Chlorethyl     mixed  I    ,  a- „       ,  „■=  a 

wuh  a  few  drops 

of  alcohol   i87°.oj 

Pental,  pure 2oi°.2S 

I'ental  mixed  with  a  I  _  ,'  7     ^-'o" 

few  drops  of  aide-  |  ''      ^    " 

hyde I99°-5J 

In  taking  the  boiling  point  it  was  found 
necessary  always  to  immerse  the  ther- 
mometer to  a  uniform  depth  at  the  same 
place,  the  same  vessel  being  employed 
and  heated  by  a  flame  of  uniform  power. 
The  addition  to  a  liquid  of  others   more 


volatile  and  readily  soluble  lowered  the 
temperature,  as  when  aldehyde  was  added 
to  pental.  On  the  other  hand,  the  addi- 
tion to  chloroform,  boiling  at  61°,  of  the 
less  volatile  alcohol  equally  lowered  the 
temperature  of  the  critical  point.  Chlor- 
ethyl, which  boils  at  -f  u",  had  its  criti- 
cal point  raised  6'^  by  the  addition  of 
alcohol,  which  boils  at  78°. 8.  It  is  dif- 
ficult, therefore,  to  deduce  a  natural  law. — 
Pharmaceutical  Journal  and  Transactions. 


Alkaloids  and  Alkaloidal  Salts. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  a  chart  compiled 
by  Albert  N.  Doershuk,  Ph.G.,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  which  is  of  undoubted  value 
for  druggists  and  drug  clerks.  It  is  a 
compilation  of  "The  Alkaloids,  Alka- 
loidal Salts,  and  Neutral  Principles  of  the 
United  States  Pharmacopoeia,  1890." 
The  official  Latin  and  Enghsh  titles  and 
English  synonym  are  given,  together  with 
the  origin,  physical  description,  chemical 
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Methyl 190  200 

Allsi'Ice,  lb 13  15 

Powdered,  lb 15  17 

Aloin,  oz 40  45 

Anodyne,  Hoffman's  bot.,  lbs. . .  50  55 

.Vrrowroot,  Bermuda,  lb 45  50 

St.  \incent,  lb 15  18 

B.^LSAM,  Fir,  11) 40  45 

Copaiba,  lb 65  75 

Peru,  lb 375  400 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65  75 

Bark,  Barberry,  lb 22  25 

Kayberry,  lb 15  iS 

Buckthorn,  lb 15  17 

Canella,  lb 15  17 

Cascara,  Sagrada 25  ^o 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb 18  20 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18  20 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60  65 

Powdered,  lb   65  70 

Yellow,  lb 35  40 

Pale,  lb 40  45 

Elm,  selected,  lb 20  21 

Ground,  lb 17  20 

Powdered,   lb 20  28 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb iS  20 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15  17 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb. .  .      .  15  16 

Prickly  ash,  lb     35  40 

Sassafras,  lb 15  16 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb 13  15 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13  15 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 45  50 

Tonka,  lb I   50  2  75 

Vanilla,  lb   600  750 

Bf.rriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 30  35 

powdered,  lb. ..  35  40 

Juniper,  lb 7  10 

Ground,   lb    12  14 

Prickly  ash,  lb 40  45 

Buds,  Balm  o(  Gilead,  lb 55  60 

Cassia,  lb 25  30 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 75  80 

Camphor,  lb  60  68 

Canthariues,  Russian,  lb i  40  i  50 

Powdered,  lb '5°  I  60 

Capsicum,  lb 25  30 


Powdered,   lb  $ 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb   20 

Chalk,  French,   powdered,  lb... 

Precip.,  See  Calcium,  lb 

Prepared,  lb 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb.  . . 

Willow,  powdered,  lb    

Clove,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 

Collodion,  lb 

Cantharidal,  lb 2 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2 

Cuttlefish  BonI?,  lb  ,    

Dextrine,  lb 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb. . . . 

Pounds,  lb    

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 

Calendula,  lb 

Chamomile,  Roman,   lb 

German,  lb 

Elder,  lb 

Lavender,  lb 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i 

Rosemary,   lb 

Saffron,  American,  lb 

Spanish,  Val'a,  oz i 

Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 

French,  white,  lb 

Glycerine,  lb 

GUARANA 3 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb 

Barbadoes,  lb 

Socotrine,  lb 

Asafcetida,  lb 

Ar.ibic,  1st,  lb    

Powdered,   lb    

Sifted  sorts,  lb 

Sorts,  lb 

Benzoin,  lb 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 

Gamb'ige,  powdered,  lb    I 

Guaiac,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Kino,  true,  lb i 


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Powd"ered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 4  25 


Powdered,  lb 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb. 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  1st,  lli. . 

Powdered,  lb 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock, !b 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb . .  - 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Hoarhound,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,   lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb. . . . 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs,   lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs. ,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb   

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs. ,  lb 

\\'ormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hops,  fresh,  lb. . .    

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Lnsect  Powder,  lb 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 

Russian,  true,  lb 

Leaf,  Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

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Senna,  Alexandria,  lb ... . 

Tinnevelly,  lb 

Stramonium,  lb 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz  

Licorice,  Solazzi 

Pignatelli 

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"  Purity,  100  sticks  in  box 

'*  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box 

"  Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  . 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

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LUPULIN,  oz 

Lycopodium,  lb   

iVlACE,  lb 

Manna,  lb  

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 

Irish,  lb 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz , 

NUTG ALLS,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Nutmegs,  lb 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Oakum,  lb 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  J^  and  yi. 

Citrine,  lb 

Paraldehyde,  oz 

Pepper,  black,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Pitch,  black,  lb 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 

LASTER,  C^alcined,  bbl.  cash. . . . 

Adhesive,  yd 

Belladonna,  lb    

Galbanum  Conip. ,  lb 

Lead,  lb 

Poppy  IIead.s,  per  100 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 

White,  lb 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 

Rochelle  Salt,  lb '. 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 

Althea,  cut,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Blood,  lb 

Bitter,  lb 

Blackberry,  lb 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,   lb 

Canada  .Snake,   lb 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 

Colchicum,  lb 

Columbo,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb    

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb ,  .. 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,  lb. 

Dandelion,  lb 

Elecampane,   lb 

Galangal,  lb 

Gelsemium,  lb 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Ginger,  African,  lb 

Po.,lb    

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 

Po.,  lb 

Ginseng,  lb 

Golden  .Seal,  lb 

Gold  Thread,  lb 

Hellebore,  white,   powd.,  lb... 

Indian  Hemp 

Ipecac,  lb ... 

Powdered,  lb 

Jalap,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Kava  Kava,  lb 

Licorice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Mandrake,  lb 

Masterwort,  lb    

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 

Powdered,   lb    

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 

Pink,  lb 

Parsley,  lb 

Pleurisy,  lb 

Poke,  lb 


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Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $  18$ 

Rhatany,  lb    20 

Rhubarb,   lb      75 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb    13 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb   40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  25 

Essence,  lb 3  00 

Saccharin,  oz i  25 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  lb 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,  lb 10 

Cardamom,   lb    i   25 

Celery 30 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,  lb 10 

Cumin,  lb    15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..      .  .  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3I 

Grou[id,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,  white,  lb u 

Powdered,  lb    15 

Pumpkin    25 

Quince,  lb 65 

Rape,   lb 8 

Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb    22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Spermaceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb    10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  Guaian,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb .  10 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

.Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

CHEMICALS. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb    45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz. 10 

Boracic,  lb 15 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

Calvert's  No.  i,  lb    2   10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 50 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

Muriatic,  lb   3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb   loj 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb i  00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb i  00 

Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2i 

Bottles,  lb 5" 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb 90 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

ACETANILID,  lb 90 

AcoNiTiNE,  grain ..  4 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb i| 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 10 

Am.monium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

Carbonate,  lb 14 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervin,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

Antipyrin,  oz I  00 

Aristol,  oz ....  I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,  lb 13 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J  ozs.  80c., 

oz 5  00 

Bismuth,   Ammonia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,    oz 50 

Salicylate,  oz 30 

Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitrate,  lb 2  00 

Borax,  lb g 

Powdered,  lb 10 

Bromine,  oz   8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 50 

Citrate,  oz 50 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb....  i  50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,   precip. ,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  00 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

Cinchonine,    sulphate,  oz 25 

ClNCHONIDINE,    Sulph.,OZ I5 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 750 

Codeia,  j  oz 80 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitrol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb i 

DiURETIN,  oz I  60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .- 75 

Sulphuric,   lb 40 

Exalgine,  oz I  00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

lODOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15 

.Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sal.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

And  Ammon.  ,1b 70 

And    Quinine,  lb I   50 

Quin.  and  Stry. ,  oz iS 

And  Strychnine,  oz i ; 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,  lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz. .    5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb 80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb .    . .  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In   pakages,  lb 6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz   30 

Citrate,   oz   25 

Iodide,  oz 5° 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb ij 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. . .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.)....  I   25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i  00 

Calomel,  lb    I   00 

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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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Business  Notices. 

/Vs  ihc  design  of  ihc  Canaiuas  Druggist  is  to  benefit 
millually  :iU  interesleil  in  the  business,  we  would  request 
all  parties  ordering  goodv  or  making  purchases  of  any  de- 
scription from  houses  ad\ertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian   L'Kur.cisT. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
<o  the  social  coniideration  of  the  business  Notices, 

BoxKS. — Boxes,  boxes,  boxes,  all  kinds, 
makes,  and  sizes,  for  druggists'  use,  are 
supplied  by  the  Hemming  Bros.  Co., 
Limited,  Toronto,  Ont. 

F.ANCY  Goods. — Attention  is  directed 
til  the  advertisement  of  H.  H.  Fudger, 
who  offers  to  the  drug  trade  special  lines 
in  fancy  goods  and  novelties  particularly 
adai)ted  to  the  trade. 

P.wson'.s  Ink. — By  reference  to  our 
advertising  columns  it  will  be  noticed 
that  the  London  Drug  Co.,  London,  Ont., 
are,  together  with  the  parent  house  in 
Montreal,  general  agents  for  Canada  for 
Payson's  Indelible  Ink. 

.\rkca  Nut  Tooth  So.\p. — This  de- 
lightful toilet  article,  manufactured  by  the 
Martin,  Bole  &  Wynne  Co.,  of  Winnipeg, 
Man.,  is  advertised  in  this  issue.  If  you 
have  none  in  stock,  include  it  in  your 
next  order  to  your  jobber, 

Rkduction  IX  Prick. — Read  the  ad- 
vertisement of  the  Powell  &  Davis  Co.  in 
this  issue,  who  announce  a  reduction  m 
price  of  their  well  known  Fly  Felts. 
These  gojds  command  a  ready  sale,  are 
true  fly  destroyers,  and  afford  a  good 
margin  of  profit. 

The  close  proximity  of  the  establish- 
ment of  Buntin,  Gillies  &  Co.,  Hamilton, 
to  the  different  drug  houses  of  that  city 
make  it  a  convenient  source  of  supply  for 
stationery,  school  supplies,  etc.  Parcels 
can  come  as  enclosures,  thus  saving 
charges  for  carriage. 

Speci.\l  Lines  Offered. — Elliot  & 
Co.,  Front  street  west,  Toronto,  offer  this 
month  a  number  of  special  lines  in  their 
advertisement  on  page  74a.  The  popular- 
ity of  some  of  their  special  package  goods, 
which  are  put  in  handsome  cartons, 
makes  them  a  particularly  attractive  form 
of  goods  for  the  retail  druggists.  We 
hope  in  an  early  issue  to  make  an  ex- 
tended mention  of  this,  one  of  the  pioneer 

wholesale  drug  houses  of  the  country. 
• 

As  will  be  seen  by  our  advertising  col- 
umns. Dr.  W.  E.  Hamill  announces  the 
formation  of  classes  in  Optics  and  Re- 
fraction, specially  adapted  for  druggists 
who  wish  to  obtain  the  knowledge  where- 
by they  may  properly  fit  their  patrons 
with  spectacles,  .^.s  the  doctor  is  a  well- 
known  specialist  in  diseases  of  the  eye, 
and  has  recently  returned  from  a  two 
ye.irs'  visit  to  the  eye  hospitals  of  Ameri- 
ca and  England,  we  can  cordially  recom- 
mend this  course  to  our  readers. 

G.\RFiELD  Te.\. — .Amongst  the  large 
number  of  remedies  which  have  been 
placed  before  the  public  in  the  form  of 
Teas  for  medicinal  use  none,  we  believe. 


holds  a  higher  place  in  public  estimation 
than  the  celebrated  Garfield  Tea,  Drug- 
gists who  are  anxious  and  willing  to  in- 
crease their  sales  and  enhance  the  pro- 
fits of  their  business  can  obtain  a  quan- 
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ally lessened,  if  he  were  compelled  to  say, 
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A  M.^NUF.'iCTURINGCo.MP.ANV  ASSIGNS. 

— The  J.  S.  Carroll  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, makers  of  soda  water  apparatus, 
have  made  an  assignment  for  the  benefit 
of  their  creditors  to  Charles  K.  Duffield 
and  Daniel  Kornhau.  The  company  was 
incorporated  in  1894.  The  deed  of  as- 
signment is  dated  the  4th  inst.,  and  is 
signed  by  J,  S.  Carroll,  president,  and 
George  W.  Bean,  secretary.  It  is  said 
the  cause  of  the  failure  is  numerous  suits 
brought  by  big  soda  water  apparatus  cor- 
porations for  alleged  infringement  of  pa- 
tents. The  liabilities  will  be  less  than 
$10,000. 

Major's  Cement. — A.  Major,  who 
started  the  manufacture  of  Major's  Ce- 
ment in  1876,  has  moved  from  232  Wil- 
liam street,  New  York,  to  461  Pearl 
street,  near  Park  Row,  as  the  building  he 
formerly  occupied  is  to  be  taken  down. 
It  is  one  of  the  old  landmarks  of  New 
York  city,  owned  by  the  Rhinelander 
estate.  This  is  the  first  time  Mr.  Major 
has  been  compelled  to  move  in  fifteen 
years.  He  is  well  recompensed,  however, 
for  his  trouble,  as  he  has  moved  into  a 
more  spacious  building,  located  on  a 
wide  street  with  good  sidewalk  facilities, 
and  has  a  store  front  where  he  can  ex- 
hibit his  goods  to  advantage,  also  the 
different  inducements  which  he  offers  to 
the  trade,  such  as  thermometers  of  differ- 
ent sizes,  signs,  folding  chairs,  etc. 

The  Princess  of  Wales  and  the 
Empress  of  Russia— Russia's  Empress 
GAIN'S  Strength. —The  producers  of 
"  Mariani  Wine  "  (Vin  Mariani)  should, 
according  to  report,  soon  have  a  splendid 
market  in  Russia  for  their  nerve  and 
brain  tonic,  as  the  Dowager  Empress  has, 
at  the  suggestion  of  the  Princess  of  Wales, 
drunk  it  since  the  death  of  her  Consort, 
with  the  most  remarkable  and  beneficial 
results.  It  seems  that  Her  Majesty  is 
one  of  the  many  delicate  persons  with 
whom  stimulating  drugs  like  quinine,  iron, 
and  Peruvian  bark  disagree,  but  such  is 
not  the  case  with  the  wine  tonic  referred 
to.     It  is  w^ell  known  that  the  Princess  of 


Wales  also  derived  increased  strength  of 
brain  and  nerves  from  it  during  her  last 
great  trials.  Moreover,  in  consequence 
of  the  benefits  obtained  by  the  Empress, 
a  great  demand  for  this  tonic  has  sprung 
up  among  the  ladies  of  Russian  aristoc- 
racy suffering  from  "  nerves." — The  Court 
Journal,  London,  Jan.  12,  1895. 


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Popular  Monthly  contains  a  beautifully 
illustrated  article,  entitled  "  How  to  Be- 
come a  Prima  Donna,"  written  by  W.  de 
Wagstaffe.  Other  pictorial  and  literary 
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An  Easter  Magazine. 

Probably  no  two  words  in  the  English 
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than  "  lady  "  and  "woman,"  and  there  is 
much  wisdom,  therefore,  in  a  popular  dis- 
cussion of  the  proper  usage  of  the  words, 
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Home  Journal,  by  Margaret  Deland,  Mrs. 
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"  The  Burning  Question  of  Domestic 
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96 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,  Proto,  oz I     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb i    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ... .  30 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz   2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  00 

Sulphate,  oz 2  00 

Pepsin,   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  20 

PiPERiN,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

Pot  ASS  a.  Caustic,  white,  lb 55 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Bitrat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 22 

Bromide,   lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod .  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proplylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  hulk 30 

Ozs. ,  oz 35 

Quinidine,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz.  ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 375 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 63 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb   3 


$     40           Iodide,  oz I     40 

30           Salicylate,  lb I   75 

1  20            Sulphate,  lb 2 

75           Sulphite,  lb 8 

35       Somnal,  oz 85 

2  10      Spirit  Nn  re,  lb 35 

2   10       Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb 18 

2   10       Strychnine,  crystals,  oz I  00 

40      Sulkonal,  oz 34 

38      Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2J 

22           Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

I   10      Tartar  Emeiic,  11) 50 

I    10       Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

60       Veratrine,  oz 200 

40       Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

17           Carbonate  lb 25 

15           Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

25           Iodide,  oz 60 

60           Oxide,    lb 13 

13           Sulphate,  lb. 9 

20           Valerianate,  oz 25 

essential  oils. 

50      Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

1 2           Sweet,  lb 50 

410  Amber,  crude,  lb .......... .  40 

10               Rec't,  lb 60 

45  .\nise,  lb 3  00 

55            Bay,  oz 50 

35           Bergamot,  lb ■■••....  3  75 

30           Cade,  lb 90 

30           Cajuput,  lb I  60 

46  Capsicum,  oz 60 

32            Caraway,  lb 2  75 

38           Cassia,  lb i   75 

20           Cedar 55 

4  00           Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75 

22           Citronelle,  lb 80 

I  00           Clove,  lb I  00 

I    10            Copaiba,  lb I   75 

35            Croton,  lb I   50 

3  00            Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

65            Cumin,  lb 5  50 

6           Erigeron,  oz 20 

12            Eucalyptus,  lb I    50 

6           Fennel,  lb i  60 


>     43 
I   So 

5 

10 
00 

65 

20 

1  10 
35 

4 
20 

55 
60 

2  10 
75 
30 
15 
65 
60 
II 
30 


80 
60 
45 
65 

3  25 
60 

4  00 
I  00 
I  70 

65 
3  00 
I  80 

85 
3  00 

S5 

1  10 

2  00 

I  75 

3  00 
6  00 

25 
I  75 
I  75 


Geranium,  oz ^i   75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. . .  4  50 

Wood,  lb .  70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

Garden,  lb i   50 

Lemon,  lb 2  00 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  II).  .  . 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 2  75 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz 80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 4  25 

Pimento,  lb 2  fao 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  5° 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i   5o 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

pi.xed  oils. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i  25 

Norwegian,  gal 2  00 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 60 

Raw,  gal 58 

Neatsfoot,  gal i  00 

Olive,  gal i   30 

Salad,  gal 225 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal.    i  75 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


81  80 

3  50 
5  00 

75 

3  50 

1  75 

2  10 

1  60 

65 

4  50 

3  00 

3  00 
70 
85 

2  75 

4  50 
2  75 

85 


75 

30 

7  50 

80 

I  75 
4  00 
70 
4  50 
I  90 
3  00 

3  75 

4  50 


II 

1  30 

2  10 
I  20 
I  00 

63 

61 

I   10 

1  35 

2  40 

13 
I  80 

65 


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ARE  THE  BEST. 


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Montreal. 


Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

Business  remains  quiet,  purchases  being 
small,  and  there  is  a  general  disposition 
to  hold  back,  awaiting  the  opening  of 
spring  trade.  There  have  been  but  few 
failures  in  the  drug  trade  during  the  last 
month,  the  worst  feature  being  the  in- 
crease in  "  cutting  "  which  has  developed 
in  several  additional  places. 

In  prices  there  is  not  much  of  change 
to  note. 

Quinine  is  steady  at  former  prices. 

Opium  remains  as  before;  the  tendency 
in  foreign  markets  is  downward. 

Citric  acid  is  advancing ;  tartaric  acid, 
easy. 

Camphor  is  firm. 

All  preparations  of  bromine  are  higher, 
that  article  having  advanced  very  much 
in  price. 

Linseed  oils  remained  unchanged. 

Spirits  of  turpentine  again  advanced. 


England. 

London,  March  27,  1895. 

There  has  been  further  improvement 
in  the  chemical  and  drug  markets  during 
the  month,  and  a  fair  export  demand. 

Carbolic  acid  is  easy,  but  held  firmly 
for  the  summer  months. 

Chlorate  of  potash  is  weak,  and  borax 
lower.     Mercurials  remain  unchanged. 

Cochineal  is  dearer,  and  coriander  has 
advanced. 

Cocaine  is  very  firm  at  a  recent  ad- 
vance. Cod-liver  oil  has  been  tending 
downwards  during  the  last  fortnight. 

Camphor  was  advanced  slightly  by  Eng- 
lish manufacturers  early  in  the  month, 
and  almond  oil  was  also  raised  a  point. 

Opium  is  dull.  Quinine  steady,  and 
prices  well   maintained. 

Saffron  is  dearer,  but  jalap,  senega,  and 
ipecacuanha  are  easier.  Turpentine  has 
shown  an  increased  value  during  the 
whole  month. 


An  Expensive  Substance. 

One  article  which  does  not  yet  appear 
in  our  Price  Current  is  the  new  element 
Argon.  We  might  state,  however,  for 
intending  purchasers,  that  at  present  quo- 
tations it  is  worth  $20,000  per  cubic  inch. 


Pure  insect  powder  has  commenced  to 
be  in  demand.  Prices  are  about  the  same 
as  last  yeai.  We  would  warn  our  friends 
not  to  be  induced  by  a  few  cents  a  pound 
to  buy  any  powder  on  which  they  cannot 
entirely  rely.  Its  a  "  penny  wise  and 
pound  foolish  "  policy.  Paris  green  will 
bring  about  same  money  as  last  year. 
Canadian  samples  offered  are  much  ahead 
of  last  year  ;  it  is  a  nice  color  and  runs 
freely.  We  would  advise  supporting  home 
manufacture,  everything  being  equal.  Co- 
caine has  made  a  decided  advance  in  price. 
Disinfectants  will  likely  stiffen  in  price  as 
the  season  opens. 


Valerianate  of  ether  is  claimed  to  be  a 
specific  in  persistent  hiccough. 


Canadian  Druggist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


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CONTENTS. 

Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 

Trade  Notes. 

Prince  Ethvard  Island  Notes. 

Manitoba  Notes. 

Nova  Scotia  Notes. 

CoRRESi'ONDENXE— DispensiniJ  Difficulties. 

College  of  Pharmacy. 

Suggested  B.  P.  Emulsions. 

Creoso'.e  Syrup. 

Pharmacy  in  England. 

Enlarged  Faculty  of  the  School  of  Pharmacy  of 
Northwestern  University,  Chicago. 

Pharmaceutical  E.saminations. 

-■V  Polyglot  .Apothecary. 

The  Action  of  Diastase  on  Cold  Starch  Paste. 

Emulsions. 

Chemistry  for  the  Pharmacist. 

Should  Doctors  Dispense  ? 

Rhubarb. 

A  Successful  Firm. 

The  Oiatments  of  the  new  Phatmacopceia. 

Editokiai.. — .\  Dominion  Pharmaceutical  As- 
sociation— Customs  Decision. 

The  Extra- Pharmacopteia. 

.An  .Advertising  Story  with  a  Moral. 

The  Chemistry  of  Photography. 

\  Severe  Case. 

The  Early  History  of   Phosphorus. 

Glycerine  at  $19  a  ton. 

Public  .Misuse  of  Carbolic  -Acid. 

Paraffin  as  a  Secondary  Ingredient  in  Pomades. 

On  the  Determination  of  Morphine  in  Opium. 

Substitute  for  a  Funnel. 

Pharmaiv  .Abroad. 

Plastic  Gelatine. 

Territories'  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

FOR.MfLARY. 
Sulphides  of  Zinc. 
Pharmaceutical  Notes. 
Bars— Salicylate  of  Soda. 
Photoi;rai'hic  Notes. 
Wintergreen  Oil. 
The  Metric  System  in  England. 
Therapeutic  .Serums. 
Salts  of  Potash. 
Business  Notices. 
Books  and  Magazines. 
Drug  Reports 


Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 

The  final  e.xatiiinations  of  the  Ontario 
College  of  Pharmacy  have  been  in  pro- 
gress at  the  college  building  during  the 
last  few  days.  One  hundred  and  four 
candidates  presented  themselves  for  e.xam- 
ination,  ninety-nine  of  them  offering  on 
all  subjects.  The  class  this  year  has 
been  a  remarkalily  good  one,  and  the 
results,  which  will  be  known  in  the  course 
of  a  few  days,  should  show  a  very  credit- 
able percentage  of  successful  candidates. 
The  oral  examinations  were  specially 
thorough,  and  the  papers,  which  w6  pub- 
lish, show  the  character  of  the  examina- 
tions undergone,  and  should  be  somewhat 
of  a  criterion  as  to  the  ability  of  the 
students  who  succeed.  Objections  have 
sometimes  been  taken  as  to  the  advisa- 
bility of  publishing  these  papers,  but  we 
believe  it  is  due  to  the  druggists  of  the 
province  that  they  should  seeand  judge  as 
to  the  work  being  done  in  the  college,  and 
also  as  to  what  the  graduates'  qualifications 
are  who  may  apply  for  positions  as  assist- 
ants. 

Se.mi-.Annual  Examinations,  May,  1S95. 

Chemistry. 

Examiner : — B.  Jackes. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  Write  equations  illustrating  the 
action  of  HoS  on:  {a)  Sol  Caustic  Pot- 
ash, {b)  Chlorine  Gas.  {c)  Nitric  Acid. 
{d)  Ammonium  Hydrate.     Value  9. 

2.  Illustrate  the  statement  that  Sul- 
phur in  various  compounds  apparently 
plays  the  part  of  a  Monad,  Dyad,  Tetrad, 
and  Hexad.     Value  11. 

3.  When  Zinc  is  added  to  Sulphuric 
Acid  and  water  Hydrogen  is  given  ofT, 
does  the  gas  come  from  the  acid  or  the 
water  ?  Give  reasons  for  your  answers. 
Value  10. 

4.  Write  a  short  note  on  the  chemistry 
of  Iron  and  a  few  of  its  compounds. 
Value  9. 

5.  Explain  change  of  yellow  Phosphor- 
us to  red  variety.  Give  chemical  formula; 
of  Ortho,  Pyro,  and  Meta-Phosphoric 
Acid,  and  distinguish  by  chemical  tests. 
Value  iL 

6.  Give  method  of  determining  the 
proportions  of  C  and  H  in  an  organic 
compound.     Value  9. 

7.  How  inuch  Nitrous  Oxide  measured 
at  a  tem.  of  50°  C,  and  7S0"""  Bar.,  may 
be  obtained  from  250  grams  .-\mmonium 
Nitrate?     Value  11. 


8.  Describe  two  methods  of  Soda 
manufacture  on  a  large  scale,  giving  by- 
products. 

(a)  Explain  the  action  of  artificial  re- 
frigerating machines.     Value  to. 

9  and  10.  Oral  examination  and  recog- 
nition of  samples.     Value  20.    Total  100. 


Pharmacy. 
Examiner  :—¥.  T.  Harrison. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  What  menstruum  would  you  employ 
if  given  a  drug  containing  : 

{a)  Gum,  Sugar,.'\lkaloids,Albuminoids, 
Chlorophyll,  Resin?     Value  3. 

{/>)  Volatile  Oil,  Chlorophyll,  Resin, 
Tannin,  Dextrine,.'Albuminoids?    Value;3. 

ic)  Glucosides,  AlkaIoids,Tannin,Sugar, 
Albuminoids,  Fi.xed  Oil  ?     Value  3. 

In  each  case  it  being  desired  to  extract 
the  first  four  principles  and  reject  the 
balance. 

2.  Give  a  brief  outline  of  the  Assay  of 
Opium,  stating  reasons  for  each  step. 
What  per  cent,  of  Morphine  is  required 
to  be  present  in  the  Powdered  Opium. 
Value  10. 

3.  State  how  the  following  Medicated 
Waters  are  prepared,  and  describe  briefly 
all  necessary  apparatus  :  Aq.  Menth.  pip., 
Aq.  Camph.,  Aq.  Ros£e.,  Aq.  Chlorof 
Value  12. 

4.  Give  strength,  menstruum  used,  and 
method  of  extraction  employed  for  the 
following  :  Tincture  of  Opium,  Tincture 
of  .\conite,  .\inmoniated  Tincture  of 
Valerian,  Strong  Tincture  of  Ginger. 
Value  12. 

5.  Describe  fully  the  preparation  of  Liq. 
Potass.  If,  on  testing  the  sample,  it  be 
found  to  have  a  specific  gravity  of  i.ioo 
and  to  effervesce  with  Diluted  Hydro- 
chloric Acid,  how  would  you  proceed  to 
make  it  correspond  to  the  B.  P.  require- 
ments ?     Value  10. 

6.  Describe  the  preparation  of  Saccha- 
rated  Carbonate  of  Iron.  State  why 
sugar  is  used,  how  it  should  be  kept,  the 
per  cent,  of  Ferrous  Carbonate  which 
ought  to  be  present,  and  what  are  its 
ordinary  impurities  ?     Value  10. 

7.  I  have  a  sample  of  alcohol.  Sp.  gr. 
.8172,  consequently  containing  92%  by 
weight  of  absolute  alcohol,  and  is  6?. 98 
O.  P 

(a)  How  many  fluid  ounces  will  be  re- 
quired to  make  i  pint  Imperial  of  Recti- 
fied Spirits?     Value  6. 

(/')  How  many  fluid  ounces  will  be  re- 


98 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


quired  to  make  i  pint  Imperial  Proof 
Spirits  ?     Value  4. 

8.  Describe  a  Hydrometer.  What  is 
the  principle  on  which  it  works,  and  for 
what  is  it  used  ?     Value  7. 

9  and  10.  Oral  and  recognition  of 
Specimens.     Value  20. 


Prescriptions. 
Examiner  :—\y .  Murchison. 
Time  allowed,  two  hours. 
Write  the  following  in  abbreviated  form: 
I.  Recipe  : 

Quininse  Sulphatis,  grana  sexdecim, 
Strychnine     Sulphatis,    grani    duas 

quintas  partes, 
Acidi  Hydrochlorici    diluti,   minima 

octoginta, 
Tincturse    Cardamom!     Compositae, 

drachmas  duas  cum  semisse, 
Syrupi,  uncias  duas, 
Aqu»,  unciam  et  drachmas  duas. 
Misce. 

{a)  If  dispensing,    what   size    bottle 

would  you  use  ? 
(/>)  State   quantity   of  Strychnine  in 
eacn  drachm.     Value  10. 

2.  Indicate  Dy  example,  or  by  setting 
forth,  a  number  of  glaring  faults  in  ordi- 
nary prescription  writing.     Value  10. 

3.  (rt)  What  is  meant  by  chemical  in- 
compatibility ? 

(/')  To  what  results  may  it  give  rise  in 
prescription  compounding  and  in  thera- 
peutic effect  ? 

(c)  When  substances  lighter  or  heavier 
than  the  menstruum  are  ordered  in  pre- 
scriptions, what  should  suggest  itself  to 
the  compounder  as  being  a  desirable 
method  of  effecting  satisfactory  union? 
Value  10. 

4.  Write  a  prescription  for  an  eight- 
ounce  mixture  to  contain  in  each  drachm 
maximum  doses  of  Strychnine,  Arsenious 
Acid,  Morphine,  Chloral,  and  Tr.  Stro^ 
phanthus,  using  B  P.  compatible  solutions 
of  the  first  two.     Value  10. 

5.  Give  the  English  meaning  of  the 
following  phrases,words,and  abbreviations: 
Magnitude  hujus  charliE  ;  Usque  ad 
visicationem  ;  Ubi  non  descendit  alvus  ; 
Ap  tres  alias  vices  ;  Dosi  pedetentim 
crescente. 

Poculum  ;  Pauxillum  ;  Pugillus  ;  Man- 
ipulus  ;  Hodie  ;  Hen  ;  Meridies  ;  Ccena  ; 
Jentaculum  ;  Prandium  ;  Ad  gr.  acid ; 
Cont.  rem.  ;  Cm.s.  ;  Ejusd.  ;  Si  vir. 
perm.  ;  Value  10. 

6.  Translate  the  following  prescriptions: 
Recipe  : 
Extracti   Colocynthidis,    grana   sexa 

ginta, 
Fiant  pilute  tredecim,  Sumat  unam, 
sextis  horis,    donee    commode 
purgetur. 
Recipe:  . 

PilulK  Hydrargyri,  scrupulum  dimid- 

ium. 
Divide  in  duas  partes  ;  sumat  unam- 
statim,    alteram     circa    mediam 
noctem. 
7,  8,  9,  10.  Oral. 


Materia  Medica. 
Examiner  :—].  Tolbert  Pepper. 

Time  allowed,  two  hours. 

1.  What  is  Materia  Medica?  What  is 
meant  by  Organic  Materia  Medica  ?  By 
Inorganic?  Give  an  example  of  each. 
Value  12. 

2.  What  is  Benzoin  ?  How  is  it  pro- 
cured ?  What  varieties  are  found  in 
commerce?  Where  is  it  obtained?  Name 
its  properties  and  uses.  What  acid  is  ob- 
tained from  it  ?  Is  this  acid,  as  usually 
found  in  drug  stores,  made  from  Benzoin? 
If  not,  what  is  its  source?     Value  16. 

3.  Give  the  distinctive  appearances  of 
the  following  starches,  making  drawing  to 
a  scale  if  you  prefer  it:  Maranta,  Maize, 
Oat,  Potato,  Turmeric.     Value  10. 

4.  Give,  in  a  tabular  form,  the  full 
Latin  and  common  names,  habitat,  part 
used,  and  medicinal  uses  of  Triticum, 
Hyoscyamus,  Camphor,  Kola,  Galla, 
Sarsa,  Vamlla,  Coca.     Value  20. 

5.  What  safeguards  or  precautions 
would  you  suggest,  so  as  to  prevent  de- 
terioration in  stock  of  the  following  : 
Powdered  Extracts,  Camphor,  Volatile 
Oils,  Menthol,  Orris  E,oot,  Cloves,  Dande- 
lion Root,  Ergot,  Cantharides,  Valerian 
Root.     Value  10. 

6.  Give  the  English  names  and  syno- 
nyms, if  any,  of  the  following  :  Cimici- 
fuga,  Cetraria,  Krameria,  Althaea,  Spigeha, 
Colocynthis.     Value  12. 

7.  8,  9,  and  to  — Oral  examination  and 
recognition  of  Specimens. 


Dispensing. 
Examiner : — A.  R.  Eraser. 

Time  allorved,  three  lionrs. 
Mr.  Jas.  White. 

1.  B.— 

Mag.   Sulph 5iss- 

Magnes.   Carb 9  iii 

Aq.  Dist  ad. gvi. 

M 
gi  qiiaque  quarta  vel  sexta  hora.  pro  necessesit. 
P.S.— "  Graduate  the  doses  on  bottle."     Value, 
20. 

Mr  John  Brown. 

2.  B— 

Ext.  Bellad grs.    xx. 

ZincO-xyd 5ss. 

Vaseline S^^' 

M.  ft.  ung. 
Appl.  more  dictu,  bis  die.     Value,  20. 

Mr.  William  Green. 

3-  I^— 

01.  Morrhuae 5"-  ^ 

Pu.  Acacia •■   QS. 

Aq.  ad §'^'- 

M.  ft.  Emulsio. 
3ii.  T.D.S.  ex  aq.  5ii.  p.c.     Value,  20. 

Mr.  Henry  Black. 

4.  B.— 

Camphor ■•      ■   gr-  "• 

Ferri  Sulph grs.  iv. 

Pu.  Aloes  B •   grs.  iv. 

M.  ft.  pil  ii.  Mitte  xii. 

Unam  post  prandium  et  coenani.     Value,  20. 

Mr.  John  Jones. 

5-  B.- 

Morph.  Mur gr.  " 

Fiat  in  Suppos 'ii- 

Usus  i.  o.  h.  2  dolore  urgente.    Value,   20. 


Botany. 

Examiner .— Chas.  R.  Sneath. 

Time  allowed.  t%ao  hours. 

1.  Describe  fully  the  structure  of  the 
stem  of  a  member  of  the  Rose  family. 
Value  12. 

2.  Describe  fully  a  typical  flower.  E.x- 
plain  these  modifications,  viz.  :  Imper- 
fect, incomplete,  achlamydeous.  Value 
10. 

3.  What  are  the  characteristics  of  N.  O. 
Crucifera?  Note  particularly  the  fruit. 
Value  10. 

4.  What  are  the  Br^ophyta?  What 
classes  are  included  in  this  division  ?  Give 
a  general  description  of  plan  of  reproduc- 
tion.    Value  12. 

5.  What  is  inflorescence?  How  classi- 
fied? Explain  your  classification.  Ex- 
plain and  properly  classify  the  following, 
viz. :  Raceme,  head,  corymb,  umbel. 
Value  10. 

6.  Explain  fully  the  following  terms  : 
Monodelphous,  plumule,  chlorophyll,  hy- 
pogynous  stamens,   stomata.      Value   12. 

7.  Describe  fully  the  Venation  of  the 
leaf  given  you.  What  are  the  common 
characteristics  of  the  class  of  plants  to 
which  it  belon.s.     Value  10. 

8.  9,  and  10  — Oral.     Value  24. 


Colleges  and  Graduates. 

M.  B.  Annis,  Phar.  B.,  O.C.P.,  class  of 
'94,  formerly  with  C.  D.  Daniel  &  Co., 
of  Toronto,  has  accepted  a  position  with 
H.  W.  Galpin,  6th  Avenue,  New  York 
city. 

A.  R.  Johnston  and  T.  T.  Barnes,  both 
graduates  of  the  O.CP,  have  accepted 
positions  as  dispensing  clerks  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 

J.  H.  Seagars,  class  '94,  O.CP.,  and 
formerly  with  Dr.  Slavin,- Orillia,  Ont., 
has  obtained  a  good  position  in  Newark, 
N.J. 

One  hundred  and  four  candidates  pre- 
sented themselves  for  examination  at  the 
Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy  last  week, 
99  taking  all  subjects.  And  now  for  the 
University  and  degree  of  Phar.  B. 

Two  students  of  the  Montreal  College 
of  Pharmacy  have  entered  actions  for 
damages  against  the  College  Council  for 
suspension  Those  students  who  apolo- 
gized for  their  insubordination  were  al- 
lowed to  reenter,  but  two  declined  to 
apologize,  and  hence  were  not  permitted 
to  attend  lectures. 

J.  J.  McLaughlin,  graduate  of  O.C.P., 
whose  mineral  water  manufactory  on  Sher- 
bourne  street,  Toronto,  Ont.,  was  blown 
up  a  short  time  ago,  has  returned  from  his 
stay  in  Aiken,  S.C,  whither  he  had  gone 
for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  which,  we  are 
pleased  to  say,  has  been  greatly  benefited. 


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on  all  our  lines  for  Druggists. 


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Elixirs  .  .  .  . 
Medicinal  Syrups 
Liquors  .... 
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price.    Satisfactory  in  use. 


Apply  for  Price  List  and  Special  Discounts  to 

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LIME  JUICE 


We  prepare  for  the  market  the  concentrat- 
ed juice  of  the  Lime  Fruit,  imported  by  our- 
selves from  the  West  Indies.  We  confidently 
offer  it  to  the  trade  as  an  article  that  will 
prove  pleasing  to  ail  concerned,  because  of 
these  important  considerations  : — quality, 
quantity,  price,  and  profit. 

Pint  Clarets  at  $1.60  per  doz. 
Quart  Whiskeys  AT  $3  80    " 

Also  LIME  JUICE  CORDIAL. 


COMPOUND 
SYRUP  OF  FIGS 

Is  a  delicious  cordial  preparation  of  Alex- 
andria Senna,  representing  125  grains  in  each 
fluid  ounce.  The  nauseating  properties  of 
the  senna  have  been  removed,  so  that  there 
is  presented  a  pleasant,  mild,  safe  purgative. 
Its  appearance  is  attractive,  and  speaks  of 
care  in  preparation. 

$3.75  per  doz. 


Dunn's  Mag'nes.  Cit. 

Sanitas  Grape  Juice 
Eno's  Fruit  Salt 

Bromo-Seltzer 

Dunn's  Saline 

Vin  Mariani 
Himalaya  Asthma  Remedy 
Bryant's  Root  Beer 

Adams'  Root  Beer 
Hires'  Root  Beer 

"  Little  Tanglefoot  " 

Tanglefoot 

Coulter's  Vaporizer  and  Inhaler 

Two  Sizes 


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TORONTO 


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Wholesale  Agents  for  the  Do- 
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Indelible 
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ENGLAND 


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Druggists'    Specialties. 
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medicineiin  the  market  that  can  compare  with  them. 

ThviTty    farmers,  stockowners  and  carters  all  over  the 
country  are,  hy  actual  results,  reahzing  that  they  cannot 
afford  to  be  without  a  supply  of 
UickV  Bloort  Purifier      Hrlco  r.Oc. 
Dick's  Blister,  for   Curbs,  Spavins,  Swelllugs, 

.'tc.     Price  50e. 
Dick's  Liniment  for  Cuts,  Spraius,  Bruises,  etc. 

Price  25c. 
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FINEST  EPSOM  SALTS,  in  bbls. 
FINEST  SUBLIMED  SULPHUR,  in  bbls. 
ROLL  SULPHUR,  in  bbls. 
CHLORIDE  LIME,  in  casks. 
SALTPETRE  CRYSTALS,  in  kegs. 
SALTPETRE  POWDERED,  in  casks, 
POWDERED  HELLEBORE,  in  bbls. 
GLYCERINE,  in  tins. 
WHITE  CASTILE  SOAP,  bars. 
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five-pound    bottles. 


Purple  Poison 

for  Potato  Bugs 


Lyman's  Fly  Paper 
Davis'  Fly  Pads 
WUson's  Fly  Pads 
Smith's  Fly  Pads 
Tanglefoot  Fly  Papers 


Hair  Curlers 


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CANADIAN   DKITGCIST. 


99 


Trade  Notes. 

Rowan  \  Co.,  druggisls,  Stouffville, 
Ont.,  have  sold  out. 

W.  j.  Morrow  has  opened  a  drug  store 
in  Vancouver,   B.C. 

G.  H.  WiMiams,  druggist,  Three  I'orks, 
B.C.,  ha?  removed  to  Nakusp,  B.C. 

A.  Voung  has  purchased  the  drug  husi 
ness  of  Harrison  &  Co.,  Neepawa,  Man. 

\V.  A.  Ciriffin  iS:  Co.  have  purchased 
the  drug  business  of  T.  R.  Morrow,   B.C. 

I  )r.  Anderson  has  purchased  the  drug 
business  of  lames  &  Co.,  St.  Thomas, 
Ont. 

Reuben  Hill,  of  Norwich,  has  pur- 
chased the  drug  business  of  Dr.  J.  C. 
Bell,  Tilbury  Centre,  Ont. 

George  F.  Hobart,  of  the  drug  firm  of 
O.  S.  Hobart  &  Co.,  Kingston,  Ont.,  was 
married,  May  8th,  to  Miss  Louise  Fen- 
wick,  of  that  city. 

The  sheriff  has  taken  possession  of  the 
drug  stock  of  Alonzo  Staples,  of  Fred- 
ericton,  N.B.,  on  executions  issued  on 
judgments  recovered  by  Lyman,  Sons  & 
Co.,  Lawrence  .A..  Wilson  &  Co.,  and 
Davis  &  Lawrence  Co.,  of  Montreal. 

A  Port  Huron  (Mich.)  merchant  has 
commenced  the  sale  of  patent  medicines 
at  cut  rates,  and,  in  order  to  meet  the 
competition,  the  druggists  of  Sarnia,  Ont., 
have  reduced  the  prices  on  all  proprie- 
taries to  cost  in  order  to  stop  any  further 
cutting. 

The  proprietors  of  Hawkers'  Remedies, 
head  otitice  St.  John,  N.B.,  are  about 
opening  an  office  in  New  York  city.  Mr. 
Bernard,  of  "  Luby's  Hair  Restorer,"  is 
establishing  a  branch  at  Boston,  ^L'lss., 
and  Dr.  J.  G.  Laviolette,  of  Montreal,  is 
introducing  his  Syrup  of  Turpentine  and 
other  remedies  through  the  medium  of 
the  Pharinacy  Fair,  now  in  progress  at 
Boston. 

Prince  Edward  Island  Notes. 

Messrs.  Johnson  &  Johnson  are  the 
first  to  introduce  white  coats  for  their 
clerks,  who  look  very  neat  in  their  new 
garb. 

Mr.  Fred  de  C.  Davies  expects  to  move 
in  a  few  weeks  into  a  new  store  which  is 
being  fitted  up  for  him  in  "  Beale's  Cor- 
ner," opposite  Mr.  Rankin's  drug  store. 

Mr.  Watson,  of  Charlottetown,  has  been 
fortunate  in  securing  one  of  the  very  best 
business  stands  in  the  city.  Messrs. 
George  Carter  &  Co  ,  seedsmen  and  sta- 
tioners, have  purchased  tiie  stock,  lease, 
etc.,  of  the  Bazaar  Store  Company,  and 
are  moving  into  their  premises,  giving 
place  to  Mr.  Watson,  who  expects  to 
h.ive  his  new  drug  store  ready  for  occupa- 
tion early  in  May.  Mr.  Watson  is  to  be 
congratulated,  as  the  new  premises  are  in 
the  very  centre  of  tratific,  and  immediately 
opposite  the  market.  The  Charlottetown 
papers  contain   friendly  and  appreciative 


notices  of  the  popularity  of  the  long-estab- 
lished "Watson's  Drug  Store." 

Mr.  J.  A.  (Jourlie,  of  .Summerside,  has 
been  burnt  out,  saving  only  part  of  his 
stock.  The  loss  was  fairly  well  covered 
by  insurance.  Mr.  Fred  Davies,  druggist, 
of  Charlottetown,  who  was  visiting  Sum- 
merside, was  one  of  the  first  to  discover 
the  fire.  Mr.  Gourlie,  who  intends  build- 
ing upon  the  old  site,  meanwhile  occupies 
the  next  door  premises.  Mr.  Silver,  re- 
presentative of  Messrs.  Simson  Bros  & 
Co.,  of  Halifax,  valued  the  stock  for  Mr. 
(Jourlie. 


Mr.  E.  S.  Knowlion,  Winnipeg,  is  re- 
moving liis  drug  business  from  the  corner 
of  Mam  street  and  Pacific  avenue  to  the 
Montreal  block.  Main  street  south,  where 
he  expects  to  open  out  with  fresh  addi- 
tional stock.  Mr.  Knowlton  has  secured 
one  of  the  best  positions  for  a  drug  store 
in  the  city. 


Manitoba  Notes. 

The  annual  general  meeting  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  .Manitoba 
was  held  on  the  evening  of  April  5th  at  the 
Clarendon  Hotel,  Winnipeg.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  council  and  a  good  representa- 
tion of  city  druggists  were  in  attendance. 
The  principal  business  transacted  was  the 
reception  and  adoption  of  reports  of  offi- 
cers and  examiners.  The  auditors' report 
showed  the  finances  of  the  association  to 
be  in  a  good  condition.  The  examiners 
reported  the  following  candidates  success- 
ful at  the  examinations  :  Major — Arthur 
Voung,  Miami  ;  C.  S.  Touchbourne,  Bran- 
don ;  W.  H.  G.  Gibbs,  Selkirk  ;  Charles 
Macdonald,  Virden.  Minor  —  Miss  L. 
Wooodhun,  Hartney  :  F.  Hayes,  Delo- 
raine  ;  H.  E.  Rogers,  Winnipeg ;  W. 
Hamilton,  Neepawa  ;  W.  B.  Wilton,  Mor- 
den  ;  H.  H.  Casselman,  Emerson.  Mr. 
Arthur  Young  was  awarded  the  gold 
medal  for  the  highest  average  in  the 
major,  and  Mr.  Hayes  the  silver  medal 
for  the  highest  average  in  the  minor,  ex- 
amination. Both  students  presented  ex- 
cellent papers,  and  were  highly  commended 
by  the  e.xaminers.  After  the  discussion 
of  matters  of  minor  importance  the  meet- 
ing adjourned.  After  the  general  meeting 
of  the  association  the  council  held  a  meet- 
ing, the  principal  business  transacted 
being  the  appointment  of  a  registrar,  their 
choice  falling  on  Mr.  W.  D.  Macdougall,  of 
Winnipeg. 

Mr.  W.  R.  Bartlett,  of  Brandon,  and 
Mr.  B.  M.  Canniff,  jf  Portage  la  Prairie, 
members  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Council, 
were  in  Winnipeg  attending  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  association. 

Mr.  W.  H.  G.  Gibbs,  who  has  been 
clerking  for  Mr.  R.  H.  Gilhuly,  of  Sel- 
kirk, for  the  past  three  years,  and  a  gradu- 
ate at  the  recent  examinations,  has  opened 
a  drug  store  on  Main  street  north,  Winni- 
peg, in  the  block  best  known  as  the  North- 
west Trading  Company's  building. 

Mr.  C.  H.  Cranston,  who  has  for  many 
years  represented  leading  wholesale  houses 
on  the  road  in  western  Canada,  conteni 
plates  opening  a  drug  store  on  the  corner 
of  Main  street  and  Pacific  avenue,  Winni- 
peg- 

Mr.  Artliur  Young,  a  graduate  with 
honors  at  the  recent  examinations,  left 
\Vinnipeg  last  week  for  Neepawa,  Mani- 
toba, where  he  will  take  up  his  residence. 


Nova  Seotia  Notes. 

Messrs.  Copeland  &  Co.,  of  North 
Sydney,  are  about  erecting  a  new  drug 
store,  which  they  propose  to  fit  up  in 
modern  style. 

Mr.  A.  A.  Boreham,  formerly  of  Hali- 
fax, and  Mr.  D.  A.  Winterbotham,  for 
some  years  with  Dr.  Mac(;illvary,  of 
Sydney,  are  entering  into  a  partnership  to 
carry  on  the  drug  business  in  the  town  of 
Sydney. 

Mr.  Clifford  Mumford,  who  was  for 
several  years  head  clerk  with  T.  M. 
Power,  druggist,  of  Halifax,  has  opened  a 
store  on  Campbell  Road,  and  with  his 
many  friends  feels  confident  he  will  do  a 
thriving  business. 

Mr.  R.  O.  Christie,  who  recently 
opened  a  store  at  Little  Glace  Bay,  has 
been  compelled  to  abandon  business  for 
the  present.  Mr.  Christie  has  been  suflTer- 
ing  from  ill  health  for  some  time,  and 
now  proposes  to  rest  and  recruit. 

A  recent  issue  of  the  Halifax  papers 
contains  the  following ;  "  At  Delamere, 
Grand  Pre,  on  April  6th,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Frank  C.  Simson,  twin  daughters." 

The  marriage  took  place,  on  April  23rd, 
of  Walter  S.  Davison,  buyer  and  stock- 
keeper  for  Simson  Bros.  &  Co.,  to  Miss 
Minnie  \\'allace,  of  Halifax.  Though  the 
hour  was  early  a  large  number  of  their 
friends  assembled  to  witness  the  cere- 
mony. The  firm  presented  Mr.  Davison 
with  a  handsome  piece  of  plate,  and  his 
popularity  among  his  associates  was 
attested  by  the  receipt  from  the  em- 
ployees of  Messrs.  Simson  Bros.  &  Co.  of 
a  silver  service. 

Messrs.  Hattie  &  Mylius,  the  well- 
known  druggists  of  Halifax,  will  shortly 
move  into  new  premises  on  the  corner  of 
Hollis  and  Sackville  streets.  The  fittings 
are  now  about  in,  and  all  the  appoint- 
ments give  promise  of  being  equal,  if  not 
superior,  to  those  of  any  drugstore  in  the 
Maritime  Provinces.  Their  friends  are 
predicting  for  these  gentlemen  a  prosper- 
ous and  increasing  business.  The  pre- 
scription trade  of  this  firm  is  already  of 
large  proportions. 

Mr.  Alfred  A.  Patterson,  formerly  with 
Simson  Bros.  &  Co.,  and  who  has  been 
for  over  a  year  in  South  Africa,  is  now  on 
his  way  home.  Mr.  Patterson  comes, 
with  improved  health,  to  take  up  his  old 
position. 

Our  thanks  are  due  the  promoters  of 
the  Pharmacy  Fair,  now  in  progress  at 
Boston,  Mass.,  for  complimentary  ticket. 
The  fair,  which  commenced  May  ist, 
will  be  open  until  the  25th  inst. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Correspondence. 


Dispensing  Difficulties. 

Editor  Canadian  DruijUISt  : 

I  have  on  hand  a  sample  of  bismuth 
subnitrate,  which,  when  mixed  with  ac. 
hydrocyanic,  becomes  quite  black.  What 
is  the  impurity  in  the  bismuth  ? 

I  have  also  had  sodium  salicylate 
which  became  quite  dark  when  dissolved 
in  water,  and  after  two  or  three  days  the 
solution  became  almost  as  black  as  ink. 
What  was   the   rnatter  with  this  sample  ? 

Toronto,  May  5th,  1895.  J. A. 

[Can  some  of  our  readers  e,xplain  these 
difficulties  ?— Ed.  CD.] 


College  of  Phapmaey. 

The  annual  graduating  exercises  of  the 
St.  Louis  College  of  I'harmacy  took  place 
April  i8th,  before  a  large  and  appreciative 
audience.  The  degrees  were  conferred  by 
Prof.  E.  P.  Walsh,  vice-president  of  the 
college.  The  class  this  year  was  excep- 
tionally large,  numbering  no  less  than 
forty-six  members.  The  programme  was 
interspersed  with  musical  selections  by 
Saenger's  orchestra. 

The  conferring  of  degrees  was  followed 
by  a  valedictory  on  behalf  of  the  faculty, 
delivered  by  Prof.  H.  M.  Whelpley.  He 
congratulated  the  class  in  well-chosen 
terms  on  the  intellectual  victory  which 
they  had  achieved.  He  dwelt  at  length  on 
the  responsibilities  of  their  chosen  calling. 
The  commercial  side  of  pharmacy,  he 
said,  was  fast  being  superseded  by  its  pro- 
fessional aspects.  He  closed  by  exhorting 
the  members  of  the  class  of  '95  to  emu- 
late the  greatness  of  the  graduates  who 
had  gone  before  them,  and  never  by 
word  or  deed  to  cast  odium  upon  the  fair 
name  of  their  alma  mater. 

A  pleasing  feature  of  the  exercises  was 
the  presentation  to  the  faculty  of  a  beauti- 
fully-engraved class  plate  by  the  class  of 
'75,  in  commemoration  of  the  twentieth 
anniversary  of  their  graduation. 

Suggested  B.  P.  Emulsions.* 

By  Claude  F.  Henry. 

The  present-day  demandfor elegant  phar- 
■  macy  and  agreeable  medicine  warrants, 
at  least,  the  consideration  of  the  claim  of 
emulsions  to  a  place  in  the  next  pharma- 
copceia.  The  object  of  the  present  note 
is  to  suggest  a  few  formulae  for  the  emul- 
sions most  frequently  in  request.  .Speak- 
ing generally,  a  creamy  emulsion  is  to  be 
preferred  to  a  paste,  and  as  to  flavor  those 
I  have  suggested  are  what  are  personally 
agreeable  to  myself;  but  tastes  differ,  and 
these  can  be  changed.  Gum  acacia  has 
been  adopted  as  the  emulsifying  agent, 
because  of  its  being  ready  for  use  sooner 
than  tragacanth,  ghatti,  Irish  moss,  etc., 
and  reciuiring  less  preparation. 

The  following  is  the  suggested  formula 
for  emulsio  olei  morrhuK  : 

'Paper  read  at  the  Edinburgh  Chemists'  .\isistants"  .As- 
sociation. 


Take  of— 

Gum  acacia i  ounce. 

Cod-livet  oil 4  ourices. 

Elixir  of  saccharin 40  minims. 

Oil  of  cassia 2  minims. 

1  lypophosphite  of  soda 16  grains. 

Ilypophosphite  of  lime i6  gr.ains. 

Distilled  water,  q.s.  to  make —    8  fluid  ozs. 

Make  mucilage  by  dissolving  the  gum 
acacia  in  two  ounces  of  the  water.  To 
this  gradually  add  two  ounces  of  cod-liver 
oil,  stirring  constantly  until  a  thick  emul- 
sion is  formed,  then  add  two  ounces  more 
water,  in  which  the  hypophosphites  have 
previously  been  dissolved,  and  stir  in  as 
before  the  remainder  of  the  oil.  Add 
next  the  saccharin  elixir  and  the  oil  of 
cassia,  mix  thoroughly,  and  make  up  to 
eight  fluid  ounces  with  distilled  water.  A 
50  per  cent,  white  creamy  emulsion  is 
thus  produced.  75  per  cent,  of  oil  can 
easily  be  incorporated,  but  such  an  emul- 
sion requires  more  flavoring,  and  is  not 
so  well  tolerated  by  the  stomach. 

In  preparing  the  emulsion  the  whole 
gum,  which  can  be  broken  up  in  a  mortar 
to  facilitate  solution,  should  be  used  in 
preference  to  the  powder,  and  the  muci- 
lage should  be  prepared  fresh  when  re- 
quired, the  tendency  to  acidity  being  thus 
prevented.  The  formula  would  necessi- 
tate the  inclusion  of  elixir  of  saccharin 
and  oil  of  cassia  in  the  B.P.  The  former 
is  a  very  useful  preparation,  and  that  sug- 
gested by  the  B.P.C.  unofficial  formula 
committee  should  be  chosen.  The  emul- 
sio olei  morrhuEe  of  the  B.P.C.  is  not  so 
good  as  the  above.  Its  sickly  color  is  an 
objection,  and  eggs  are  not  well  suited 
for  pharmaceutical  manipulation  even 
when  they  can  be  obtained  fresh.  A  sat- 
isfactory castor  oil  emulsion  is  also,  I 
think,  a  B.P.  want.  The  mistura  olei 
ricini  of  the  present  B.P.  is,  I  think,  ob- 
jectionable, because  of  its  being  prepared 
with  liquor  potassa;,  and  because  of  the 
quantity  directed  to  be  used,  the  maxi- 
mum dose,  60  drops,  being  required  for 
each  six  drachms  of  oil ;  of  course  this 
may  not  do  much  harm  in  the  form  in 
which  it  is  taken,  but  it  is  an  emulsion 
that  is  wanted,  not  a  soap. 

From  the  following  formula  a  perfect 
emulsion  can  be  made  containing  50  per 
cent,  of  oil  : 

Take  of— 

Gum  acacia Yz  ounce. 

Castor  oil I       " 

Eli.vir  of  saccharin 20  minitns. 

Oil  of  almonds 2       " 

Oil  of  cloves 3       " 

Distilled  water,  q.s.  to  make.  8  fluid  ozs. 

Malt  and  cod-liver  oil  is  now  frequently 
prescribed,  and  a  good  thick  emulsion 
can  be  made  from  this  formula  : 

Take  of— 

Guin  acacia i  ounce. 

Cod-liver  oil 4  ounces. 

Liquid  malt  extract 4      " 

Mix  the  malt  extract  with  the  gum 
acacia,  let  the  mixture  stand  for  four 
hours,  then  gradually  stir  in  the  cod-liver 
oil.  No  flavoring  is  required,  but  a  few 
drops  of  saccharin  elixir  may  be  added. 
.\  more  liquid  preparation   may  Le  made 


by  dissolving  the  gum  in  two  ounces  of 
water,  adding  one  ounce  of  liquid  malt 
extract,  and  stirring  in  slowly  one  ounce 
of  cod-liver  oil. 

The  only  other  emulsion  in  much  de- 
mand is  cod-liver  oil  with  eucalyptus, 
which  might  be  termed  emulsio  eucalypti 
CO.,  or  emulsio  olei  morrhuK  cum  euca 
lypto,  or  cremor.  eucalypti  co.  From  the 
following  formula  a  satisfactory  prepara- 
tion can  be  made  : 

Take  of — 

Gum  acacia ^  ounces. 

Cod-liver  oil 4       ** 

Oil  of  eucalyptus 2  drachms. 

Elixir  of  saccharin I  drachm. 

Oil  of  cassia   2  drops. 

Distilled  water,  q.s.  to  make.  8  fluid  ozs. 

Prepare  in  the  same  way  as  cod-liver 
oil  emulsion,  adding  the  eucaly|itus  oil 
after  the  cod-liver  oil.  The  flavoring 
may  be  left  out  entirely ;  in  fact,  there  is 
a  danger  of  over-flavoring  emulsions  with 
the  idea  of  making  them  very  palatable  ; 
but  disagreeable  eructations  are  apt  to 
occur  after  swallowing  too  highly  flavored 
preparations.  In  closing  this  fragmen- 
tary note,  I  should  like  to  say  that  some 
of  the  formula  given  are  not  quite  suit- 
able for  stock  preparations.  'I'hey  are 
merely  suggestions  for  B.P.  preparations, 
which,  when  prescribed,  pharmacists  can 
make  up  fresh,  as  ought  always,  in  these 
instances,  to  be  done. — Pharmaceutical 
Journal  and  Transactions. 


Creosote  Sypup. 


Von  G.  Vulpius  {Stiedd.  Apoth.  Ztg., 
189s,  No.  16)  recommends  the  following 
procedure  for  making  a  syrup  containing 
10  per  cent,  of  creosote :  Triturate  10 
parts  of  beechwood  creosote  with  ^]/2 
parts  of  calcined  magnesia  ;  let  it  stand, 
well  covered,  for  several  days,  mixing  it 
every  hour  for  a  few  minutes  ;  then  pour 
upon  it  gradually,  with  constant  stirring, 
a  mixture  of  i(>yi  parts  of  peppermint 
water  and  70  parts  of  simple  syrup.  The 
odor  and  taste  can  still  more  be  covered 
by  the  addition  of  10  drops  of  spirit  of 
peppermint.  Another,  more  convenient 
though  not  more  expedient,  process  is 
this  :  The  magnesia  and  creosote  in  the 
above  proportions  are  put  into  a  bottle  . 
and  moistened  with  the  peppermint 
water;  then  the  simple  syrup  is  added, 
and  the  whole  is  vigorously  shaken.  This 
is  repeated  at  intervals  of  a  few  hours. 
At  the  end  of  two  days-  the  mixture  will 
have  become  thick,  so  as  to  be  unable  to 
flow  ;  but  by  vigorous  shaking,  or  stirring 
with  a  glass  rod,  it  can  be  rendered  liquid 
again,  after  which  it  will  not  solidify 
again.  On  the  contrary,  the  mixture  be- 
comes more  limpid  every  day,  but  re- 
mains homogeneous,  separating  only  after 
long  standing,  or  not  at  all. — Merck's 
Report. 


Messrs.  Archdale  Wilson  &  Co.  report 
that  their  advance  orders  for  fly  pads  are 
much  larger  this  year  than  ever  before. 


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Dew  Sirs,  St  Maryi.  nu^st  3Td,  1892. 

The  following  may  be  of  use  to  you :  "A  customer  of 
tnine,  who  kcep^  .t  butcher  shop  in  this  town,  bought  »  10  cent 
pact(&c^  i>r  your  Fty  Pad*  from  me  and  in  ten  days  killed  over 
A  Bv'suu.  Mii.viiURS  or  Flies."    Yours  truly. 

F.  G   Sandersoi*. 

IT  WOULD  TAKe  0V6R 
500SH66T5  OF  STICKY mP6R 
TO  HOLD  THIS  B05N&LOF rues 

^WILSONS^ 

FLY  PADS 

50LDBYALLDR(jGG[6T6 


Caution 


It    is    unsafe    to    sell    Fly    Poisons    not    distinctly     marked 
"Poison"    on  each  sheet.     Some  of  the  many  imitations  of 


Wilson's. 

Fly  Poison  Pads 


are  put  up  in  this  cheap  and  dangerous  way.  In  order  to 
protect  yourself  in  case  of  accident  see  that  every  sheet  of 
Fly  Poison  you  handle  is  labelled 

Poison ! 


Wilson's  Fly  Poison  Pads  Kill  150  times  as 
many  flies    for   the  money  as  sticky   paper. 

A.RCHDA.L,B  WIL.SON  &  CO., 

WHOLESALE  DRUGGISTS, 
HA.MILTON,        -        -  ONTA.HIO. 


FREDERICK  STEARNS  &  CO.'S 


PREPARATIONS  OF 


Preparations  of  the  Fresh  (Undried)  Nut. 

Kol&vin    -^   ilelicious   wine,   each   tablespoonful  rep- 

reseiuiiig  30  grains    of   the    fresh    (undried) 

Kiihi  nuts.     In  full  pinls,  $8.00  per  dozen. 

Kolsbon    lil'^i;^"'  confections  or  bonbons,  each  rep- 

resenting  10  grains  of  fresh  (undried)  Kola. 

$4.00  per  dozen  boxes. 

Fluid    Kola.    '^     concentrated    liquid    e.\tract,     each 

minim  representing  one  grain  of  fresh 

^undriL■d)  Kola.     Per  pint,  $3.50. 


KOLA 


Preparations  of  the  Dried  Nut. 

Stearns'  Kola  Cordial  (origmai.) 

A  ilelicitnis  ci»rt.li.il,  cacli  loasp(_»onful  representing 
15  grains  of  dried  Kola.  In  12  oz.  lx)ttles  at  $S.oo 
per  dozen. 

Compressed  Tablets  of  Kola 

Compressed  Tablets  of  dried  Kola,  10  grains  each. 
I'er  100,  25  cents. 

Fluid  Extract  of  Kola 

Kacli  nunim  representing  one  grain  ot  diied  Kola. 
I'er  pint,  $3.50. 

Frederick  Stearns  &  Co., 

(The  introducers 

New  York. 


Windsor,  Ont, 


London,  Eng. 


Our  Claims  on  Kola. 


1.  We  introduced  Kola  commercially  in  America  in 
iSSi   (see  New  Idea,  April,  iSSi). 

2.  We  introduced  the  first  palatable  preparation  of  Kola 
in  the  form  of  Stearns'  Kola  Cordial  in  1893. 

3.  We  originated  the  first  and  only  preparation  of  fresh 
(undried)  Kola  in  189.},  when  Kolavin  was  introduced. 

4.  We  to  day  are  the  only  importers  of  fresh  (undried) 
Kola  from  Africa. 

5.  We  have  done  more  scientific  work  on  Kola  than  any 
other  American  house.  (See  our  Sopage  monograph 
issued  hist  year,   1894.) 

6.  We  have  done  more  by  liberal  advertising  in  the 
pharmaceutical  and  medical  press  to  call  Kola  to  the 
attention  of  these  professions  than  all  other  houses  com- 
bined. 

THEREFORE  we  consider  ourselves  headquarters  for 
Kola  and  its  preparations,  and  believe  the  professior.s  will 
endorse  our  position. 


Manufacturing  Pharmacists, 

of  Kola  in  America) 

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN. 


(ioob) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


ButtGrmill^ 

-Toilet  Soap. 


Over  2,000,000 
Cakes  Sold  in  1892 


The    Best    Selling 

Toilet    Soap  in 

the  World. 


Excels    any    25- 

cent  Soap   on  the 

Market.     Nets  the 

^'  Retailer     a     good 

profit. 


When  sold  at  a  very  popular  price  it  will 
not  remain  on  your  counters.  Try  a  sample 
lot. 


The  quality  of  this  soap  is  GUARANTEED.  See  thai 
the  name  "BUTTERMILK"  is  printed  as  above  'in 
green  bronze,"  and  the  name  "  Cosmo  Buttermilk  Soap 
Company,  Chicago,"  in  diamond  on  end  of  package.  Be- 
ware of  imitations. 

COSMO  BUTTERMILK  SOAP  CO., 

I«5  VVjil>:i!>ih  Av<'..  <;HM'A<»0. 

F.W.HUDSON  &  CO  ,  TORONTO 

Sole  Agents  for  Canada. 


KENNEDY'S 

MAGIC  CATARRH  SNUFF 

(REGISTERED) 


A  POSITIVE  CVRE  FOR 

CATARRH 

COLD  IN  THE  HEAD 
CATARRHAL  DEAFNESS 

HEADACHE,  Etc 


It  is  reliable,  safe,  and  sure,   giving  instant  relief  in  the 
most  distressing  cases. 

PRICE,  25  CENTS. 

Wholesale  of  Kerry,  Watson  &  Co.,  Montreal. 

Lyman,  Knox  &  Co.,  Montreal  and 
Toronto. 

And  all  leading  Druggists. 


Geo.  H.  Chandlee.  H.  C.  Chandlee. 

Trade-Marks,  Caveats,  etc, 

CHANDLEE  &  CHANDLEE, 

Patents  and  Patent  Causes. 
Electrical  and  Mechanical  Experts. 

POLACK  Building,  Atlantic  Building, 

YORK.  Pa.  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 

Correspondence   Solicited. 


FEARFULLY  FATAL  TO  FILTHY  FLIES! 


CLEAN  TO 
USE. 


<^^    PATENTED    /^ 

;ter;WHEN   Covered  PULL  \  t«l 
'  ;    STRING      ri    BACK    TO'.^X) 
^;  REMOVE    "        FLIES,        - 
^;        AND    USE    AGAIN.        '       . 

t==    \ -        /   >^ 

Ij,  \  The  Fly  Paste  for  /  ^ 
'S*'^^  own  use  supplied  /  ,^ 
if^-^    in  Tins  at  2d,  ^'C3> 


Can  be  carried 
in  the  Pocket. 


^J 


'^^ 


K^/ 


"THE  ONLY  KEEL  COMFORT." 
MARSHALL'S 

Fly  &  Mosquito  Catcher 

IS  NOT  OFFENSIVE  TO  THE  SIGHT. 


3 


^^ 


<-<p 


Catclnes     mox>e     Insects    th£m 
Sticky    P£ii>e]:>s. 

DOES    NOT     SPOIL     BY    KEEPING. 

GOOD    IN    ANY    CLIMATE, 

Therefore  specially  suitahle  for  Export. 

rromptly  fixes  the  pests,  .and  rapidly  clears  a  room  of  these 
carriers  of  disease  and  contagion. 


Catches  successive  crops  by  drawing  the  Siring  to  and  fro, 

and  at  the  same  time  Killing  the  Insects,  thus  there  is  no 

lingering  toilure. 


PISOS    CURE    FOR 


The  BP8t  Cough  S>Tup, 
Taat€3  Good.  Use  in  time.' 
Sold  by  Druggists. 


CONSUMPTmN 


n  I  presume  we  have  used  over 
^^  one  hundred  bottles  of  Piso's 
IT  Cure    for    Consumption    in    my 

family,    and     I     am     continually    advising    others 

to  get  it.     Undoubtedly  it  is  the 

Best  Cougli  Medicine 

I  ever  used. — "W.  C.  Miltenberoer,   Clarion,   Pa., 
Dec.  29,  1894. 1  sell  Piso's  Cure  for  Consump- 


tion, and   never   have   any  com- . 
plaints. — E.  Shorey,  Postmaster, 
Shorey,  Kansas,  Dec.  21st,  1894. 


PISO'S   CURE   FOR 


'I'he  Best  Cough  Synip. 
Ta.stes  tiond.  I'se  in  tinie. 
Sold  by  Druggists.    


CONSUMPTION 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


lor 


Pharmacy  in  England. 

(Jtilnlne  Lemoniide    Cinchona  Wlno  and  Syrup 
Filters  and    Rndam's   Microbe  Killer    The 
Assistant  Lecturer  at  School  of  Pharmacy 
Provincial    Enterprise    Messrs.    Richardson 
ot  Leicester 

(Kroni  Our  Own  Correspontlenl.) 

Diiritif^  tlie  recent  oulhreak  of  infliienz.T 
the  (.'iieniists'  Aerated  and  Mineral  Waters 
Association  introduced  quinine  lemonade 
as  a  certain  preventive  and  useful  tonic 
for  this  disease.  The  evidence  in  favor 
of  the  [)ro()liylaciic  properties  of  quinine, 
in  large  doses,  is  unquestionalily  very 
strong,  and  the  introduction  of  a  pleasant 
and  palatable  preparation,  that  could  he 
safely  reconiinendcd,  was  most  opportune. 
The  aniinoniated  tincture  of  quinine  has 
obtained  a  very  wide  notoriety  as  a  useful 
preventive,  but  has  the  drawbacks  of  not 
mixing  clearly  with  water,  and  its  taste  is 
simply  nauseous.  Mr.  I.unanhas  pointed 
out  that  it  will  mix  clearly  with  plain 
aerated  or  "  soda  "  water,  but  this  does 
not  affect  its  unpalatability.  An  easy  and 
efTectual  method  of  disguising  the  extreme 
bitterness  of  quinine  has  yet  to  be  sug- 
gested, and  would  come  as  a  boon  to 
many  patients.  It  is  well  known  that  by 
dissolving  quinine  one  increases  its  nau- 
seousness,  and  that  Anglo-Indians  and 
others,  who  consume  large  doses  of  ten 
and  twenty  grains,  simply  suspend  it  in 
water.  Recent  attempts  have  Ijcen  made 
by  manufacturers  of  gelatine  capsules  to 
enclose  the  quinine  with  carbonate  of  am- 
monia in  capsules,  but  the  ammonia  salt 
is  a  very  troublesome  addition.  Cer- 
tainly capsules  of  quinine  are  about  the 
most  satisfactory  method  we  have  at  pres 
ent  of  exhibiting  the  drug. 

Under  royal  letters  patent,  Messrs. 
Fletcher,  Fletcher  &  Co.  have  prepared 
a  liquid  extract  of  cinchona  bark  which 
is  stated  to  possess  certain  advantages 
over  the  official  [jreparations.  Hydro- 
bromic  acid  is  employed  for  the  purpose 
of  extracting  the  whole  of  the  alkaloids, 
and  the  acid  liquid  is  evaporated  at  a  low 
temperature  and  standardized  so  as  to 
yield  5  per  cent,  of  total  alkaloids.  The 
intimate  combination  of  the  alkaloids  with 
hydrobromic  acid  is  claimed  to  possess 
the  advantage  of  enabling  patients  to  take 
this  preparation  of  bark,  when  the  ordi- 
nary licjuid  extract  of  quinine  itself  pro- 
duces the  unpleasant  symptoms  of  cin- 
chonism.  A  further  step  in  the  elaboration 
of  the  pharmacy  of  this  new  extract  has 
lately  been  taken  by  Messrs.  Fletcher. 
They  have  successively  introduced  a  syrup 
and  wine  of  cinchona,  each  prepared  from 
the  liquid  extract.  These  articles  are 
palatable  and  effective  tonics,  and,  intro- 
duced just  after  the  influenza  epidemic, 
they  were  seasonable  and  have  already 
caught  on. 

We  live  in  an  age  when  reputations 
that  have  taken  years  to  build  up  are 
shattered  in  a  moment.  Something  of 
this  reflective  nature  must  have  passed 
through  the  enraged  mind  of  more  than 
one  filter  manufacturer  when  the  British 
Medical  Journal  brought  the  merciless 
skill   of   bacteriological     examination    to 


bear  ui)on  the  claims  put  forward  in  favor 
of  their  filters.  In  the  end,  as  your 
readers  may  remember,  only  three  filters, 
out  of  more  than  a  dozen  of  the  princi|)al 
ones  advertised,  were  found  to  answer  the 
tests  imposed,  and  to  effectively  do  what 
was  claimed  for  them.  Now,  another 
journal  has  been  tilting  against  Radam's 
Microbe  Killer,  and  has  published  an 
analytical  report  in  which  it  is  stated  that 
the  following  is  the  composition  : 

Analysis  in  p.irls  per  100,000. 

Ash  on  ignition 52 

.Sulphurous  .iciil  (lI.j.SO^) 74.68 

Chlorine  (as  chlorides) 2. 82 

Nitric  acid  (as  nitrogen) i.o 

The  net  result,  of  course,  is  that  it  con- 
sists of  a  dilute  solution  of  sulphurous 
acid  in  ordinary  tap  water.  The  com- 
mercial value  is  stated  to  be  not  more  than 
six  cents,  whilst  it  is  retailed  at  $2.56  per 
gallon.  If  I  remember  rightly.  Dr.  Eccles 
was  concerned  in  a  similar  expose  in  the 
United  States  some  few  years  ago. 

The  school  of  the  Pharmaceutical  So- 
ciety has  been  particularly  unfortunate 
during  the  past  few  years  in  not  securing 
the  services  of  an  acceptable  assistant- 
lecturer  in  Chemistry  and  Physics.  When 
Professor  Dunstan  took  the  chair  of  Chem- 
istry, Mr.  Dymond  was  appointed  assist- 
ant-lecturer and  was  popular  with  the 
students  and  a  fair  lecturer.  But,  since 
then,  the  succession  has  been  merely  from 
bad  to  worse.  Mr.  Harrison,  now  in  the 
laboratory  of  Messrs.  Brady  &  Martin, 
wholesale  and  retail  druggists,  of  New- 
castle-on-Tyne,  was  also  popular,  and  had 
a  ready,  free-and-easy  manner  that  was 
not  unpleasing  to  students.  When  he 
left,  Professor  Dunstan  was  anxious  to 
appoint  Mr.  Carr,  one  of  his  colleagues  in 
the  Research  laboratory,  but  the  council 
wisely  declined,  or  the  matter  was  not 
pressed  beyond  committee.  The  present 
assistant-lecturer  is  neither  popular 
amongst  the  students  nor  is  his  style  ap- 
preciated. It  is  reported  that  in  a  lecture 
delivered  recently  he  employed  the  word 
"  obviously "  no  less  than  forty-nine 
times.  Needless  to  say,  it  has  been  util- 
ized as  a  sobriquet.  But  a  short  time 
ago,  matters  assumed  a  more  serious 
aspect,  as  a  petition  was  drawn  up  and 
signatures  obtained,  asking  the  council  to 
remove  him.  Some  of  the  ringleaders 
thought,  however,  that  nothing  vvould  re- 
sult, so  the  subject  dropped.  Still,  it 
must  have  reached  the  ears  of  the  presi- 
dent or  some  of  the  members  of  conncil. 
It  is  little  short  of  scandalous  that  an 
office  which  each  year  is  becoming  more 
important,  owing  to  the  increasing  num- 
ber of  appointments  held  by  Professor 
Dunstan,  should  be  delegated  to  any  one 
who  may  be  fortunate  enough  to  hold  a 
certain  position  in  the  Research  labora- 
tory. The  relation  of  the  two  posts  is 
most  remote  and  an  excellent  analytical 
assistant  might  be  an  utter  failure  behind 
the  lecture  table.  The  students  settle  the 
matter  to  their  own  satisfaction,  frequent- 
ly, by  staying  away  from  the  lectures. 
But  it  is  high  time  that  more  attention 
should  be  paid  to  the  qualification  neces- 


sary f,r    even    subordinate    posts    in   the 
staff  of  the  official  school  of  pharmacy. 

Messrs  Richardson  &  Co.,  of  Leicester, 
have  fitted  up  all  the  requisite  machinery 
to  enable  them  to  do  their  own  drug 
grinding.  This  is  an  important  and  nec- 
essary step  for  all  wholesale  druggists,  as 
depending  upon  drug-millers  is  very  un- 
satisfactory. There  was  a  time,  it  has 
been  stated  on  the  authority  of  the  late 
Professor  Redwood,when  a  druggist  would 
send  a  case  of  rhubarb  to  the  tiiill  and  in- 
struct them  to  grind  case  and  all  !  This 
is  probably  overdrawn,  but  in  any  work  of 
outside  manipulation  some  uncertainty  is 
introduced,  and,  where  it  is  performed 
under  the  supervision  of  the  firm,  it  is 
probably  more  carefully  and  satisfactorily 
carried  oti.  Since  the  light  disintegrators 
have  become  po[)ular  and  cheap,  a  good 
deal  of  the  coarse  grinding  is  superseded. 
Crentian  is  very  well  reduced  by  a  disinte- 
grator, and  numerous  other  drugs  are 
coarsely  ground  by  means  of  these  ma- 
chines. As  an  instance  of  provincial  en- 
terprise, I  mention  the  improvements 
inaugurated  by  Messrs.  Richardson,  as 
some  imagine  that  only  the  wholesale 
houses  in  the  ca[)ital  can  do  these  things 
properly.  I  understand  Messrs.  Richard- 
son hold  the  contract  for  the  supply  of 
drugs,  etc.,  for  the  Royal  Navy,  whilst  for 
many  years  their  name  has  figured  in  all 
the  large  contracts  where  pills  are  con- 
sumed. In  accordance  with  a  fashion 
greatly  spreading  amongst  the  wholesale 
houses,  Messrs.  Richardson's  business 
was,  a  few  years  ago,  converted  into  a  lim- 
ited liability  company,  but  all  the  shares 
remain  in  the  family. 


Enlarged  Faculty  of  the  School  of  Phar- 
macy of  Northwestern  University, 
Chicago. 

Illinois  College  of  Pharmacy,  Chicago, 
has  added  to  its  faculty  two  strong  men 
of  national  reputation — Mr.  Henry  Krae- 
mer,  well  known  to  the  pharmacists  of 
this  country  as  the  Reporter  on  Progress 
of  Pharmacy  of  the  American  Pharmaceu- 
tical Association,  and  Mr.  Jan  B.  Na- 
gelvoort,  whose  name  is  familiar  to  the 
readers  of  current  pharmaceutical  and 
chemical  literature.  These  gentlemen 
are  both  apothecaries,  and  distinguished 
for  their  ability  and  their  active  participa- 
tion in  the  scientific  work  of  their  profes- 
sion. 

Mr.  Kraemer,  after  graduating  from 
Girard  College,  Philadelphia,  entered  the 
drug  store  of  Dr.  C.  B.  Lowe,  of  that  city, 
who  was  Prof  Maisch's  assistant  in  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  He 
served  an  apprenticeship  in  pharmacy  ex- 
tending over  five  years,  and,  when  he 
graduated  at  the  college  just  named,  he 
was  awarded  the  Lee  prize  and  the  Maisch 
Microscope  prize.  For  two  years  he  was 
assistant  to  Prof.  Sadtler.  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  Then  he  was  called  to  the 
New  York  College  of  Pharmacy  to  teach 
botany,  materia  medica,  and  pharmacog- 
nosy, but   he  resigned   his  position  after 


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one  year  to  devote  himself  to  an  extended 
course  of  study  at  the  Columbia  College, 
giving  special  attention  to  botany  and 
chemistry,  with  the  fixed  purpose  of 
thoroughly  preparing  himself  to  make 
pharmacognosy  his  life  work.  In  1892 
he  was  elected  Reporter  on  Progress  of 
Pharmacy  of  the  American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Association,  which  position  he  still 
occupies  with  distinguished  ability  and  un- 
selfish zeal.  Desiring  to  pursue  further 
studies  in  German  universities  before  he 
enters  upon  hisdutics  in  theSchoolofPhar- 
macy  of  Northwestern  University,  he  has 
been  granted  leave  of  absence  for  one 
year  for  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Nagelvoort  was  born  at  Amster- 
dam, Holland.  He  enjoyed  the  great 
advantages  of  receiving  his  early  educa- 
tion at  the  hands  of  private  tutors.  Then 
he  became  apprenticed  to  an  apothecary 
who  was  his  father's  neighbor  and  friend, 
and  has  continued,  since  that  time,  faith- 
ful to  his  love  of  the  sciences  upon  which 
true  pharmacy  rests.  At  seventeen  he 
entered  the  University  of  Amsterdam  as 
a  student  of  pharmacy,  and  graduated 
upon  the  completion  of  the  three  years' 
course  there  prescribed.  The  compensa- 
tion received  by  dispensing  pharmacists 
in  Holland  being  rather  meagre,  Mr. 
Nagelvoort  accepted  an  appointment  to 
the  position  of  military  apothecary,  and 
in  that  capacity  served  for  many  years  in 
Europe  and  in  India.  While  in  the  ser- 
vice of  his  government  he  enjoyed  un- 
usual facilities  for  scientific  work  and 
study.  Then  he  came  to  this  country, 
and  for  some  years  was  a  pioneer  farmer 
in  Nebraska.  In  the  meantime,  he  con- 
tinued sedulously  to  cultivate  his  scientific 
studies.  In  1887  he  offered  his  services 
to  Messrs.  Parke,  Davis  &  Co.  as  an 
analytical  chemist,  and  has  been  busily 
engaged  since  that  time  in  the  qualitative 
and  quantitative  examination  of  drugs, 
chemicals,  and  pharmaceutical  prepara- 
tions. In  an  analytical  laboratory  where 
every  convenience  and  the  most  approved 
apparatus  was  to  be  had  for  the  asking, 
and  with  a  reference  library  such  as  few 
pharmaceutical  schools  in  this  country 
possess,  Mr.  Nagelvoort  was  daily  accu- 
mulating a  practical  experience  in  phar- 
maceutical analysis,  assaying,  and  testing, 
such  as  could  hardly  be  acquired  else- 
where, until  he  must  now  be  recognized 
as  one  of  the  foremost  experts  in  this 
special  field  of  work.  His  contributions 
to  current  chemical  and  pharmaceutical 
literature  are  numerous  and  valuable. 
Of  his  translation  of  Fliickiger's  well- 
known  work  on  the  "  Reactions "  of 
organic  compounds,  Prof.  Fliickiger  him- 
self said  :  "  I  fully  acknowledge  how 
zealously  and  intelligently  you  not  only 
translated,  but,  in  many  respects,  im- 
proved the  '  Reactions.' " 

Prof.  Nagelvoort  enters  upon  his  duties 
at  the  School  of  Pharmacy  of  North- 
western University  about  the  first  day  of 
next  August,  to  complete  the  details  of 
the  equipment  of  the  special  laboratory 
assigned  to  his  charge,  so  as  to  be  thor- 
oughly ready  to  begin  the  courses  of  in- 


struction on  the  first  of  October.  His 
entire  time  will  be  devoted  to  the  special 
chemical  and  pharmaceutical  laboratory 
courses  included  in  the  second  years 
curriculum  for  the  degree  of  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Chemist,  the  most  important  part  of 
which  is  pharmaceutical  assaying  and 
related  analytical  work,  such  as  the  phar- 
macists and  the  sanitary  public  analysts 
of  the  future  must  be  prepared  to  perform. 
The  School  of  Pharmacy  of  North- 
western University,  Chicago,  has  hereto- 
fore required  "  practical  experience  in 
drug  stores  "  for  the  degree  of  graduate 
in  pharmacy.  It  has  now  abolished  this 
requirement  on  the  ground  that  it  cannot 
assume  the  responsibility  for  any  training 
its  students  may  have  received  outside  of 
the  school. 


J.  A.  A.  Drouin.  The  examinations  were 
both  written  and  oral,  the  candidates 
being  examined  on  materia  medica,  toxi- 
cology, chemistry,  pharmacy,  botany, 
]iractical  dispensing,  reading  of  prescrip- 
tions, and  weights  and  measures.  The 
examiners  were  Messrs.  S.  Lachance,  A. 
E.  DuBerger,  R.  VV.  Williams,  W.  H. 
Chapman,  and  J.  R,  Parkin.  The  next 
examination  will  take  place  in  the  city  of 
Quebec  about  the  middle  of  October. 


Pharmaceutical  Examinations. 

PRELIMINARY. 

The  preliminary  Board  of  Examiners 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec  held  their  quarterly 
examinations  in  Montreal  and  Quebec  on 
Thursday,  .\pril  5th,  for  the  examination 
of  candidates  desiring  to  enter  the  study 
of  pharmacy.  Thirty-one  candidates  pre- 
sented themselves  in  Montreal  and  three 
in  Quebec.  Of  these  the  following 
passed,  and  are  entitled  to  be  registered 
as  certified  apprentices,  their  names  being 
given  in  the  order  of  merit,  namely : 
James  A.  Gillespie,  Joseph  Victor  Mur- 
ray, Hercule  Guerin,  Henry  St.  George, 
F.  W.  Kneen,  S.  A.  Lamoureaux,  Joseph 
Pigeon,  W.  F.  Shea,  Geo.  A.  Ricard, 
Paul  Bergeron,  A.  J.  Aubry,  A.  Bachand, 
Romeo  Cassgrain,  and  A.  Lauzon.  Mr. 
A.  Christie  passed  upon  all  subjects  but 
geography.  The  subjects  examined  upon 
were,  English,  French,  Latin,  arithmetic, 
geography,  and  history.  The  examiners 
were  Professors  A.  Leblond  de  Brumath 
and  Isaac  Gammell,  Mr.  A.  LaRue,  of 
Quebec,  acting  as  supervisor  for  that  city 
and  district.  The  next  examination  will 
be  held  July  4th.  Candidates  must  send 
in  their  applications  at  least  ten  days  be- 
fore the  date  of  examination. 

SEMl-ANNU.^L. 

The  semi-annual  examinations  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the  Pro- 
vince of  Quebec  commenced  on  Tuesday, 
April  1 6th,  and  closed  Friday  night, 
April  19th.  Twfenty-three  candidates  for 
the  major  and  thirty-two  for  the  minor 
examination  enrolled  their  names  for 
these  examinations.  Of  these  three  de- 
faulted, and  of  the  remaining  candidates 
the  following  passed,  and  are  entitled  to 
be  registered  as  licentiates  of  pharmacy 
and  certified  clerks  respectively,  and  are 
here  named  in  order  of  merit,  namely  : 
As  licentiates  of  pharmacy — D.  J.  Mc- 
Manamy,  A.  M.  McMillan,  James  H. 
Goulden,  Phillipe  Lupien,  VV.  J.  Furse, 
J.  H.  E.  P.rodeur,  I>'rank  L.  Woolley. 
As  certified  clerks — James  A.  Gillespie, 
3.  Gilbert,  Herbert  H.  Lyons,  A.  Goyette, 
Medard  Langlois,  Joseph  Routhier,    and 


A  Polyglot  Apotheeapy. 

On  the  sign  board  of  a  drug  store  on 
Salem  street,  Boston,  and  on  the  back  of 
the  prescription  blanks  furnished  by  the 
proprietor,  he  states  that  no  less  than 
twelve  languages  are  spoken  in  his  shop, 
namely,  English,  French,  German,  Italian, 
Greek,  Turkish,  Spanish,  Russian,  He- 
brew, Hungarian,  Roumanian,  and  Por- 
tuguese. That  an  apothecary  should  find 
it  necessary  to  advertise  his  ability  to 
speak  English  in  Boston  is  a  curious  in- 
dication of  the  way  in  which  a  foreign 
population  has  monopolized  certain  dis- 
tricts in  the  city.  The  changes  which 
have  taken  place  in  the  character  of 
the  population  of  the  North  End  are 
shown  by  the  fact  that  this  drug  store  is 
within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  Cushnian 
School,  which  stands  on  the  site  of  Char- 
lotte Cushman's  birthplace,  on  Parmenter 
street.  .  .  .  Mr.  Kronberger,  the 
proprietor,  is,  we  believe,  a  Turk  (from 
Turkey),  and  a  handsome  Tufts  soda 
fountain  graces  his  store,  and  soda  as  well 
as  prescription  can  be  furnished  in  any 
language. — Boston  Medical  and  Surgical 
Journal. 

The  Action  of  Diastase  on  Cold  Starch 
Paste. 

By  H   T.  Brown,  F.R.S.,  and.G.  H.  Morris,  Ph.D. 

In  a  paper  by  Brown  and  Heron 
{Trans.  -Cheni.  Soc,  1879,  p.  627)  it  is 
mentioned  that  during  the  early  stages  of 
the  action  of  diastase  upon  starch  paste  in 
the  cold,  the  optical  activity  is  lower  than 
it  should  be  on  the  assumption  that  only 
maltose  and  dextrin  are  present.  After 
standing  some  hours,  or  on  boiling,  this 
discrepancy  disappears,  and  the  optical 
cupric-reducing  powers  show  the  same 
relationship  that  they  do  in  conversions 
made  at  higher  temperatures.  An  obser- 
vation made  by  O'.Sullivan  and  Thompson 
in  an  other  direction  suggested  an  explan- 
ation of  these  abnormal  results,  and  in  the 
present  paper  the  authors  show  that  the 
lower  angle  of  rotation  observed  during 
the  earlier  stages  is  due  to  the  maltose 
being  liberated  in  the  state  of  "  half  rota- 
tion," a  condition  which  freshly-prepared 
solutions  of  pure  maltose  always  show. 
When  freshly  dissolved  the  optical  power 
of  maltose  bears  the  relation  to  that  of  a 
boiled  or  old  solution  of  about  133"  to 
150",  and  the  authors  show  that  this  rela- 
tionship holds  good  in  the  case  of 
freshly-prepared  products  from  cold  starch 
paste. — Proc.  Chein.  Soc. — Pliarmaceutical 
Journal. 


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PAY  YOU  WELL.    PLEASE  YOUR  CUSTOMERS 
ATTRACTIVE  COUNTER  ARTICLES 

I  >iiler  .Sample  \  ilo/.cn  from  yuur  wholesale  house  to  come  wiih  tie.\l  orJej. 
We  supiily  S:uii[)les  for  free  disirilmtion  with  first  orders. 

THOS.UEEMINGcSzCCJ. 

MONTREAL 


A  Druggist 


taking  proper  interest  in  his 
establishment  will  provide  his 
customers  with  first-  class  goods 
only. 


E.  B.  Eddy's 


Toilet     Papers     and     Fixtures 

form    part    of   the    Stock    of    a 
well-equipped    drug-store. 


HULL, 


MONTREAL, 


TORONTO. 


LITTLE'S 

PATENT  FLU  I  D 


SHEEP  DIP 

AND  CATTLE   WASH. 


For  Ihe  Destruction  of  Ticks,  Lice,  Mange,  and 
all  Insects  upon  Sheep,  Horses,  Cattle, 
Pigs,  Dogs,  etc. 

Superior  to  Carbolic  Acid  for  Ulcers,  Wounds,  Sores,  etc 


Removes  Scurf,  Roughness,  and  Irritation   of  the   Skin, 
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Emulsions.' 

The  emulsions  are  liquid  preparations 
rnnsisting  of  oily,  fatty,  resinous,  or 
Dilierwise  insoluMe  suhstancis  suspended 
ill  watery  li(iuids  l)y  the  intervention  ol 
^iiin,  mucilage,  or  other  viscid  material 
called  etnulsilying  agents.  They  may  be 
divided  into  ( I )  natural  and  {2)  artificial 
emulsions. 

Natural  I'.nuilsions.  —  In  nalural  emul 
sions  are  included  all  (iroducts  of  animal 
or  vegetable  origin,  consisting  of  oily  or 
resinous  substances  so  combined  with 
gum  or  albumen  as  to  be  readily  miscible 
with  water  without  separation. 

Of  animal  products  milk  and  egg  yolk 
are  'the  most  typical  emulsions,  since 
their  fat  globules  are  so  finely  divided 
and  so  perfectly  distributed  in  the  watery 
liquid  as  to  recjiiire  considerable  agitation 
to  separate  them  from  the  albuminous 
envelope  in  order  to  obtain  the  fat.  The 
operation  of  "  churning  ''  milk  to  produce 
butter  is  a  good  illustration  of  this,  and 
is  the  reverse  of  the  process  of  emulsih- 
cation. 

The  milk  juice  of  many  plants,  consist- 
ing of  oil  and  gum  or  albumen,  is  de- 
posited in  fruits  and  seeds  upon  evapora- 
tion of  the  water.  The  nuts,  especially 
almonds,  are  rich  in  this  mixture,  which, 
upon  trituration  with  water,  is  restored 
to  its  original  form  of  milk  juice  or  emul- 
sion. The  official  almond  emulsion  is  a 
good  example.  Associated  with  resin, 
and  sometimes  with  ethereal  oil,  the 
milk-juice  of  many  plants  exudes  and 
dries  into  semi-solid  inasses  or  tears. 
Examples  of  these  we  have  in  the  gum- 
resins,  ammoniac,  and  asafcetida,  which 
furnish  official  emulsions  by  beating  them 
in  a  mortar  with  water.  Tne  amount  of 
gum  contained  in  a  gum-resin  is  not  al- 
ways sufficient  to  emulsify  the  other  con- 
stituents, resin  and  ethereal  oil,  and  it  is 
then  necessary  to  add  gum  artificially  in 
order  to  produce  complete  emulsification. 

These  natural  products  are  the  most 
perfect  emulsions,  and  to  simulate  them 
is  the  object  of  pharmacal  art.  A  nat- 
ural emulsion  may  be  greatly  diluted  with 
water  without  causing  separation  of  the 
oil.  This  is  the  best  test  to  indicate  that 
an  emulsion  is  perfect. 

Artificial  Emulsions. — These  are  made 
by  mixing  the  oil  with  a  certain  propor- 
tion of  the  emulsifying  agent,  adding 
water  and  trituration  of  the  mixture  in  a 
mortar  or  agitation  in  a  flask.  There 
are  various  methods,  but  these  are  gen- 
eral rules : 

The  emulsification  of  the  oil  should  be 
complete  before  the  mixture  is  made  up 
lo  the  required  measure.  When  alco- 
holic liquids  are  to  be  added,  they  should 
first  be  diluted  as  much  as  possible. 
Salts  should  be  dissolved  before  being 
added.  No  heat  should  be  employed,  as 
the  oil  separates  in  an  emulsion  when 
heated.  Emulsions  should  be  freshly 
prepared,  and  be  prepared  in  a  cold 
place. 

•Lecture  from  the  Course  of  the  National  Institute  of 
rhamukcv. 


The  most  common  emulsifying  agents, 
in  the  order  of  their  general  value,  are  : 

Powdered  Cum  Acacia. — With  the 
powdered  gum  contained  in  a  capacious 
flat-bottomed  wedgewood  mortar  the  oil  is 
gradually  incorporated.  To  this  one  and  a 
half  times  as  mucli  water  as  of  gum  is 
added  at  ome,  and  the  mixture  rapidly 
triturated  with  a  rotary  motion  of  the 
pestle.  Soon  the  mixture  becomes  stiff 
and  assumes  a  milk-white  color,  the 
l)estle-motion  producing  a  characteristic 
"crackling  "  sound  when  the  emulsifica- 
tion is  complete.  This  so-called  "  mother- 
emulsion  "  may  now  be  diluted  to  the 
required  measure,  and  other  substances, 
flavors,  etc.,  be  added. 

The  proportion  of  gum  required  varies 
with  different  oils,  an  oil  rich  in  gum, 
such  as  castor  oil,  requiring  less  gum  than 
an  oil  ()oor  in  natural  gum,  as  cod-liver 
oil.  The  following  proportions  hardly 
ever  fail  to  produce  complete  emulsifica- 
tion :  Oil,  4  parts  ;  gum,  2  parts  ;  water, 
3  parts.  Whenever  a  lesser  proportion 
of  gum  is  used,  water  must  be  decreased 
in  proportion,  viz.  :  C'ne  and  a  half  times 
as  much  water  as  of  gum  employed.  The 
ethereal  or  volatile  oils  require  a  much 
larger  proportion  of  gum  than  the  fixed 
oils. 

Powdered  Tragacanth. — This  may  be 
used  in  the  same  way,  or  in  the  form  of 
mucilage,  but  it  does  not  produce  as 
permanent  emulsions  as  does  gum 
acacia. 

Mucilages  of  Acacia  or  of  Irish  Moss 
(N.F.). — These  are  not  as  satisfactory  as 
powdered  gum  ;  while  they  produce  good 
emulsions,  the  division  of  the  oil-globules 
is  not  as  thorough  as  in  the  preceding  ; 
emulsification  being  incomplete,  the  mix- 
ture more  rapidly  separates  into  a  heavier, 
.watery  liquid  and  a  lighter,  thick  gela- 
tinous emulsion,  which  requires  thorough 
mixing  before  use. 

Extract  of  Malt. — Extract  of  malt  is  an 
excellent  emulsifying  agent,  when  its  use 
is  admissible.  The  oil  should  be  added 
to  the  malt  extract  contained  in  a  capa- 
cious mortar  and  incorporated  in  small 
quantities  at  the  time.  A  good  article 
will  emulsify  an  equal  volume  of  cod-liver 
oil. 

Condensed  Milk  and  Egg-yolk. — These 
produce  the  most  perfect  emulsions  and 
also  the  most  palatable,  but  they  rapidly 
ferment  and  spoil. 

Olycerin  and  sugar  added  to  emulsions 
for  the  purpose  of  preservation  and  pala- 
tability  induce  separation,  and  their  use 
is  not  advisable. 

Emulsification  by  "  intervention  "  is 
the  best  and  only  reliable  method  to  be 
employed  with  ethereal  oils  and  all  sub- 
stances of  themselves  not  emulsifiable. 
It  is  illustrated  in  the  official  chloroform 
emulsion.  Oil  of  turpentine,  for  ex- 
ample, is  emulsified  by  dissolving  the 
turpentine  oil  in  twice  its  volume  of  a 
bland  fixed  oil  (almond  oil),  incorporat- 
ing an  equal  weight  of  powdered  acacia, 
adding  water  and  proceeding  as  with  an 
ordinary  emulsion. 

Pancreatin. — Pancreatin    emulsionizes 


fats  in  preparing  them  for  digestion,  but 
it  does  not  produce  a  permanent  emul- 
sion when  used  artificially.  While,  there- 
fore, not  a  reliable  emulsifying  agent,  it 
aids  the  assimilation  of  oils,  and  its  addi- 
tion to  emulsions  is  sometimes  therapeu- 
tically desirable.  As  it  is  only  active  in 
alkaline  media,  the  emulsion  should  be 
prepared  with  a  little  sodium  bicarbon- 
ate. 

The  addition  of  alkalies  to  emulsions 
should  be  avoided.  Soaps  are  not 
emulsions  ;  neither  is  the  use  of  soap- 
bark  to  be  recommended. —  Western 
Druogist. 


Chemistry  for  the  Pharmacist. 

By  \V,M.  B.  Thomi-so."*. 

There  are  many  reasons  why  pharma- 
cists, who  seek  avenues  for  the  applica- 
tion of  scientific  knowledge,  should  make 
especial  study  of  the  chemistry  of  agri- 
culture and  the  chemistry  of  soils.  Soil 
analysis  is  wholly  within  the  possibility 
of  scientific  investigation.  In  the  growth 
of  plants  and  trees,  soil  loses  nothing 
appreciable  of  its  ponderous  material. 
The  elementary  substances  which  enter 
into  it  are  exhausted  by  absorption  and 
the  processes  of  vegetable  growth.  Na- 
ture has,  it  is  true,  her  own  occult  method 
of  supplying  these,  but  art  is  a  most 
valuable  factor  in  supplementing  or  aiding 
the  operations  of  natural  causes.  Science 
has  done  much,  and  there  is  yet 
much  to  be  done,  and  agriculture 
much  needs  the  principles  and  theories 
of  science  applied  to  its  practice. 
Themes  for  study  are  to  be  sought 
in  determining  the  action  of  manures  and 
other  animal  and  mineral  fertilizers — the 
terms  or  periods  necessary  for  the  proper 
recu[)eration  in  cleared  and  open  lands, 
where  the  chemical  elements  are  only  to 
be  derived  from  the  air,  artificial  treat- 
ment not  being  feasible ;  the  character  of 
the  subsoil  as  it  affects  top  soil ;  the  ac- 
tion of  infiltration  and  absorption  ;  the 
upward  and  downward  movements  of 
moisture.  In  cattle  manures  the  impor- 
tant office  of  the  saturating  urines,  which, 
by  a  species  of  fermentation,  gradually 
develop  the  ammonias,  these,  in  turn, 
combining  with  acids,  and  thus  oxidation 
forms  less  volatile  and  more  soluble  salts. 
— American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 


Should  Doctors  Dispense? 

Under  this  heading  a  correspondent  of 
the  Birmingham  Daily  J/ailsays  :  "  Such 
a  monstrous  state  of  things  is  not  for  a 
moment  allowed  on  the  continent,  and 
why  the  English  Government  should  al- 
low a  man  the  privilege  of  writing  out 
death  certificates,  and  yet  at  the  same 
time  sanction  his  dispensing  the  medicine 
for  his  patients,  is  beyond  all  conception. 
I  would  submit  three  important  sugges- 
tions why  doctors  should  not  dispense, 
and  these,  I  think,  must  appeal  to  any 
intelligent  person  as  reasonable  :  (i) Their 


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right  to  give  certificates  of  death  and  dis- 
pense medicine  at  the  same  time.  (2) 
Their  insufficient  knowledge  of  dispens- 
ing; the  knowledge  of  pharmacy  and 
practical  dispensing  required  for  their  ex- 
aminations not  being  a  tenth  part  of  that 
required  by  the  Pharmaceutical  Board  of 
Examiners  from  their  candidates.  (3) 
Their  liability  to  substitute  cheaper  medi- 
cines than  those  which  would  be  of  great- 
est value  to  the  patient  in  order  that  their 
drug  account  may  be  kept  down.  Now, 
these  are  not  fanciful  ideas,  but  bare  facts, 
which  my  own  impartial  experience  indi- 
cates, and  of  which  I  have  constantly 
seen  the  result.  Of  course,  the  patient  is 
the  sufferer,  and  I,  for  one,  always  take 
great  care  that  my  medicine  is  never  dis- 
pensed in  the  slobbery  manner  carried 
out  in  so  many  of  our  doctor's  snrgeries." 


Rhubarb. 

The  use  of  this  root  in  medicine  dates 
from  earliest  times.  It  is  mentioned  in 
a  Chinese  herbal,  believed  to  date  from 
2700  B.C.  However,  that  may  be,  from 
very  early  years  the  superiority  of  the 
Chinese  rhubarb  was  acknowledged. 

In  the  fourteenth  century  the  root 
appears  to  have  found  its  way  into  Eu- 
rope by  way  of  the  Indies  and  the  Red 
Sea,  and  thus  became  known  as  Turkey 
rhubarb.  Afterwards,  when  China  per- 
mitted Russia  to  trade  on  her  frontiers, 
Chinese  rhubarb  reached  Europe  by  way 
of  Moscow,  and  in  1704  the  trade  became 
a  monopoly  of  the  Russian  Government, 
in  consequence  of  which  the  term  Rus- 
sian, or  crown,  rhubarb  came  to  be 
applied  to  it,  and  the  chief  depot  was 
Kiachta,  where  it  was  rigorously  examined 
and  all  inferior  qualities  rejected,  to  such 
an  extent  that  the  quantity  rapidly 
dwindled,  and  after  some  years  Russian 
rhubarb  ceased  to  be  an  article  of  Euro- 
pean commerce.  The  great  expense  of 
carrying  the  root  across  the  continent  of 
Asia,  and  the  difficulty  of  keeping  it  from 
the  attacks  of  insects,  caused  it  to  become 
one  of  the  most  costly  of  drugs,  for  in  an 
old  price  list,  dated  1657,  it  is  there 
quoted  at  i6s.  per  pound. 

There  are,  however,  several  species  of 
rhubarb,  the  roots  of  all  of  which  possess 
medicinal  properties.  The  palinaUim  is 
that  which  yields  the  article  of  commerce. 
This  latter,  though  a  native  of  Bucharia, 
grows  spontaneously  in  the  Mongolian 
empire,  on  the  confines  of  China.  In 
all,  there  are  thirteen  different  kinds,  all 
growing  in  the  cold  parts  of  the  world, 
such  as  on  the  Altai  Mountains  in  Sibe- 
ria, Thibet,  North  China,  and  on  the 
great  Himalayan  range.  The  imports  of 
this  country  of  Chinese  and  Turkey  rhu- 
barb differ  considerably  in  (juality.  Most 
of  it  is  brought  from  the  Chinese  town  of 
Sini,  or  Selim,  by  the  Bucharians.  It 
grows  on  the  neighboring  chain  of  moun- 
tains, which  stretches  to  the  lake  Koko- 
nor,  near  the  source  of  the  river  Chorico. 
A  very  good  kind,  however,  comes  from 
the  very  heart  of  Thibet,  exclusively  from 
the  wild  plants  in  the  high  mountains  of 


Western  Sze-chuen,  between  the  sources 
of  the  Hoang-ho  and  the  rivers  Keang, 
and  comes  into  trade  under  the  name  of 
Slien-ze  rhuljarb  ;  and  it  is  this  kind  that 
the  Chinese  esteem  as  being  the  best, 
that  coming  from  Kansu  being  most  prized 
of  all. 

Sze-chuen  rhubarb  has  a  rougher  sur- 
face and  not  much  flavor,  and  only  fetches 
half  the  price.  In  the  province  of  Kansu 
the  flora  is  rich  and  varied,  the  climate 
being  exceedingly  damp,  especially  in 
summer,  part  of  autumn,  and  spring  ;  and 
it  is  this  moisture,  and  consequent  rich- 
ness of  soil,  which  make  the  conditions 
exceedingly  favorable  to  the  development 
of  plant  Jife. 

Kdt  the  most  noted  is  the  medicinal 
riiubarb,  which,  as  a  plant,  is  remarkable. 
Little  or  nothing  appears  to  be  done  with 
the  other  parts  of  the  shrub,  save  the 
root,  which  is  cylindrical,  having  a  num- 
ber of  slender  offsets,  the  length  and  num- 
ber of  which  depend  upon  the  age  of  the 
plant.  When  full-grown  the  root  is  about 
twelve  inches  long,  and  the  same  in  thick- 
ness ;  its  exterior  covering  is  a  brown, 
rough  rind,  which  is  cut  off  when  dry.  The 
root  is  considered  fit  for  medicinal  pur- 
poses in  spring  and  autumn^  and  that 
when  the  plant  is  in  flower,  it  is  said  to 
become  porous.  The  Tangutans  and 
Chinese  dig  it  up  in  September  and  Oc- 
tober. The  plant  grows  at  an  elevation 
of  about  10,000  feet  above  sea  level,  very 
rarely  above  that  limit,  mostly  preferring 
the  ravines  with  a  rich,  loamy  soil  and  a 
north  aspect.  After  it  has  been  dug  up 
the  root  is  cleared  from,  the  earth,  cut 
into  pieces,  strung  with  the  bark  on 
strings,  and  exposed  to  dry  under  cover 
for  twelve  months,  when  it  is  again  cleaned 
and  prepared  for  exportation. 

In  Bhutan  the  root  is  hung  up  in  a 
drying  room,  in  which  a  moderate  heat  is 
maintained.  The  effect  produced  by 
these  two  drying  processes  is  very  differ- 
ent ;  when  dried  by  artificial  heat  the  ex- 
terior of  the  pieces  becomes  hardened 
before  the  interior  has  entirely  lost  its 
moisture,  and,  consequently,  the  pieces 
decay  in  the  centre,  although  the  surface 
may  show  no  change.  These  are  known 
as  kiln-dried  and  sun-dried.  In  conse- 
quence of  this  practice  at  Kiachta,  on  the 
Russian  frontier,  it  is  received  by  an 
apothecary  for  examination  ;  the  bad  is 
burnt,  and  the  good  is  freed  from  its 
bark,  woody  parts,  and  all  impurity  in  tlie 
most  careful  manner,  and  where  necessary 
a  hole  is  bored  in  the  centre  as  a  further 
test  of  its  quality.  It  is  then  sent  to 
Moscow  and  St.  Petersburgh,  where  it 
undergoes  a  further  examination. 

This  Russian  rhubarb  is  considered  of 
very  fine  quality,  and  may  be  known  by 
the  size  of  the  hole  bored,  which  is  large 
enough  to  admit  the  end  of  the  little 
finger,  by  its  surface  having  been  sliced 
off,  and  by  its  structure  resembling  that 
of  East  Indian  rhubarb,  which  is  of 
smaller  size,  dark  color,  and  the  holes  of 
a  singular  shape  (often  filled  with  stout 
string),  l)y  the  outer  surface  being  marked 
with  white  markings,  and   by  the  trans- 


verse surface  showing  a  number  of  star- 
like marks,  but  no  cortical  layers.  The 
very  best  root  occurs  in  moderate-size 
pieces  of  a  yellowish  color  externally, 
more  or  less  marked  with  whitish  veins, 
the  surface  being  convex  and  smooth. 
Internally,  it  is  compact,  marbled  with 
reddish-brown  and  white  mixed  with  iron 
gray.  Inferior  qualities  are  shrunken  on 
the  surface,  and  of  a  brown  tint,  showing 
traces  of  the  darker  bark,  and,  when 
broken,  are  sometimes  decayed  in  the 
centre.  Good  rhubarb  should  form  a 
powder  of  a  fine  bright  yellow,  having  the 
peculiar  nauseous  aromatic  smell,  and  a 
bitter  and  astringent  taste,  and  when 
chewed  feeling  gritty  under  the  teeth, 
speedily  coloring  the  saliva,  and  not 
mucilaginous. 

.■\  kind  of  rhubarb  has  been  cultivated 
in  England,  most  of  which,  however,  is 
exported.  It  was  first  attempted  at  Ban- 
bury, in  Oxfordshire,  in  1777,  by  an 
apothecary  named  Hayvvard,  the  plants 
having  been  raised  from  seed  sent  from 
Russia,  and  with  so  great  a  success  that 
Hayward  received  the  Society  of  Arts' 
silver  medal  in  1789,  and  the  gold  medal 
in  1794.  The  cultivation  was  attempted 
in  other  parts  of  the  country,  and  in  the 
neighborliood  of  Edinburgh  much  has 
been  produced,  but  in  no  case  have  they 
yielded  such  medicinal  strength  as  that 
from  the  far  East. 

France  commenced  the  cultivation 
some  few  years  ago  ;  but  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  small  quantity  grown  at  Avig- 
non, the  culture  has  almost  entirely 
ceased. 

The  prejudice  which  always  existed, 
and  still  continues,  for  the  foreign  article 
has  militated  against  any  attempt  to  pro- 
duce it  nearer  home,  and  the  demand  for 
.  such  has  scarcely  proved  an  encourage- 
ment for  further  cultivation.  It  is  on 
record  that  the  culture  of  Rheum  coiii- 
pactuiti  was  begun  in  Moravia  in  the  early 
years  of  the  present  CL'ntury  by  Prikyl,  an 
apothecary,  of  Austerlitz,  and  until  a  few 
years  ago  the  root  was  largely  exported  to 
Lyons  and  Milan,  where  it  was  used  for 
dyeing  silk.  As  a  medicine,  five  parts 
are  stated  to  be  equal  to  four  of  Chinese 
rhubarb.  The  root  is  also  grown  at 
Auspitz,  in  Moravia,  and  at  Ilmitz,  Krem- 
nitf,  jind  Frauenkirchen,  in  Hungary. 
R.  emndi  is  cultivated  for  the  same  pur- 
pose in  Silesia.  The  rhubarb,  used  as  a 
vegetable,  consists  of  the  leaf  stalks  of 
several  hybrids.  The  petioles  of  R.  o/fi- 
ciiiale  have  also  been  proved  to  be  edible, 
but  this  plant  is  chiefly  grown  on  account 
of  its  ornamental  foliage.  The  complete 
history  of  rhubarb  is  a  most  interesting 
one,  and  might  be  gone  into  at  great 
length.  It  is  remarkable  that  the  first 
European  who  visited  the  rhubarb-yield- 
ing countries  of  China  was  the  famous 
Venetian  traveller,  Marco  Polo,  who, 
speaking  of  the  province  of  Tangut,  says  : 
"  Pit  par  toutes  les  montagnes  de  ces 
provinces  se  treuve  le  reoharbe  en  grant 
habondance.  Et  illec  I'achatent  les  mar- 
chans  et  le  portent  par  le  monde." — • 
G.D.,  in  British   and  Colonial  Dfuggist. 


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A  Successful  Firm. 

The  iprcsoiu  wliolesale  drug  house  of 
J.  Winer  iV  Co.  was  e.stal)h.shcd  in  the 
year  1830  in  Haniihon,  tlien  a  villai^e  of 
1,000  inhahitants,  l)y  the  late  Joliii  Winer. 
From  the  first  he  did  a  limited  jobbing 
trade,  which  was  greatly  enlarged  after 
the  fire  that  destroyed  his  property  in 
1845.  Just  recently,  on  the  death  of  one 
of  his  oldest  customers,  the  firm  came 
into  possession  of  several  old  invoices, 
one  dated  February  nth,  1S46,  in  which 
prices  are  cliarged  that  would  make  mod- 
ern jobbers'  mouths  water.  The  business, 
however,  did  not  become  exclusively 
wholesale  till  1862,  when  the  retail  de- 
partment was  disposed  of  and  the  firm 
moved  into  part  of  the  present  premises. 
Since  that  time  (apart  from  the  retirement 
of  the  senior  ])art- 
nerin  1884)  there 
has  been  little 
change  in  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  firm, 
whose  members 
now  are  Messrs. 
George  Ruther- 
"ford,  John  Mc 
Haffie,  and  Wm. 
C.  Niblett. 

Since  they  pur- 
chased the  original 
building  success 
ive  additions  have 
been  made  as  the 
business  grew,  till 
it  comprised  the 
present  extensive 
premises,  which 
cover  the  ground 
extending  from 
King  street,  300 
feet  in  depth,  to 
Prince's  Square, 
with  a  total  width 
of  40  feet  through 
out,  an  alleyway 
separating  t  h  e 
front  and  rear 
warehouses.  Last 
summer  it  was  de- 
cided to  remodel 
the    King     street 

building,  and  accordingly  the  two  adjoin- 
ing stores  were  thrown  into  one,  a  sub- 
stantial modern  front  erected,  and  many 
improvements  introduced,  with  the  view 
of  increasing  the  capacity  and  conveni 
ence  of  the  warehouse. 

There  is  in  the  five  flats  of  the  two 
buildings  a  floor  space  of  nearly  50,000 
feet  {considerably  over  an  acre),  all  of 
which  is  utilized  to  the  fullest  extent. 
The  laboratory  and  rough  workrooms  are 
situated  on  the  main  street  (Prince's 
Square)  front  ;  while  the  offices,  show- 
room, and  city  delivery  open  on  King 
street.  A  cut  of  the  interior  of  these 
latter  is  given  above,  and  they  are  so 
fitted  up  as  to  be  not  only  commodious 
and  convenient,  but  also  handsome,  and 
in  this  respect  are  said  to  be  unexcelled 
(if  equalled)  by  any  other  drug  establish- 
ment in  the  Dominion. 


The  long  experience  of  this  firm  as 
cash  buyers  in  the  primary  markets,  and 
their  exceptional  facilities  for  handling 
goods  with  cheapness  and  dispatch,  have 
made  them  favorites  with  careful  buyers 
in  the  territory  they  cover.  They  are  not 
ambitious  of  a  very  widespread  trade,  so- 
liciting orders  by  travellers  only  in  West- 
ern Ontario,  but  they  have  old  customers 
in  all  sections  of  the  country  who  do  not 
forget  them.  They  also  aim  to  confine 
their  sales  to  the  retail  drug  trade  as  far 
as  practicable.  They  do  not  aspire  to 
brilliance  or  novelty  in  their  business 
methods,  but  continue  to  rely,  as  they 
have  done  through  a  long  and  moder- 
ately successful  business  career,  on  the 
old-fashioned,  but  not  yet  outworn,  quali- 
fications of  intelligence,  economy,  and 
probity. 


Interior  of  J.  Winer  &  Co.'s  Offices. 

The    Ointments   of  the    New    Pharma- 
copceia. 

Mr.  Peter  Boa,  in  an  address  delivered 
before  the  North  British  branch  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Society,  said  :  In  his  ex- 
perience only  about  a  third  of  the  otficial 
ointments  are  commonly  prescribed  ;  and 
from  inquiry  he  found  that  his  experience 
was  not  exceptional.  He  proceeded  to 
discuss  the  probable  causes  of  this  neglect 
of  so  many  of  the  preparations,  pointing 
out  that  it/i^.  add  carbolic,  contains  the 
acid  in  crystals,  because  it  is  only  partially 
soluble  in  the  basis.  Aconitine,  atropine, 
and  veratrine  ointments  are  highly  poison- 
ous and  dangerous,  and  have  largely  been 
replaced  by  preparations  of  cocaine  and 
menthol.  Calamine  is  inferior  to  oxide 
of  ^inc  in  ointment  ;  creosote  is  efficiently 
and  pleasantly  replaced  by  carbolic  acid  ; 


glycerine  and  subacetate  of  lead  ointment 
is  meant  to  be  soothing,  but  any  soothing 
effect  which  the  lead  may  possess  is  neu- 
tralized by  the  irritating  nature  of  a  par- 
affin basis.  Elemi,  resin,  savin,  and  tur- 
pentine ointments  are  relics  of  a  style  of 
practice  now  in  disuse  by  the  best  practi- 
tioners. Spermaceti  and  simple  oint- 
ments are  not  now  so  much  in  use  as  they 
have  been,  the  benzoin  in  the  former 
spoiling  it  for  ophthalmic  use  ;  and  the 
readiness  with  which  the  latter  becomes 
rancid  has  brought  it  into  disfavor.  The 
author  considers  that  the  official  bases  are 
not  quite  satisfactory.  Most  of  them  be- 
come rancid,  and  the  paraffins  are  not 
always  bland,  but  adeps  lance  under  cer- 
tain conditions  promise  to  be  a  good 
basis.  He  is  not  disposed  to  regard  with 
favor  one  common  basis.  There  might 
Pbe  a  classification 
of  certain  oint- 
ments as  regards 
strength  and  ba- 
sis Those  which 
contain  insoluble 
and  not  very  po- 
tent substances 
might  be  of  uni- 
form strength, 
'and  made  with  a 
paraffin  basis, 
llju'hile  those  with 
soluble  active  in- 
gredients,likecar- 
bolic  acid  and 
eucalyptus,  might 
be  made  alike  in 
strength  and  fatty 
basis.  If  there 
were  a  basis  in 
which  the  active 
ngredient  is  sol- 
uble, that  basis 
should  be  chosen 
for  it,  unless  ob- 
jectionable i  n 
some  other  way. 
In  all  the  official 
ointments,  t  h  e 
ingredients  o  f 
which  are  melted 
together,  the  di- 
rections are  to  stir 
till  cold.  The  author  has  shown  that  in 
many  of  them  this  is  unnecessary,  and  in 
some  objectionable.  Briefly,  a  stirred  oint- 
ment is  more  liable  to  become  rancid  than 
one  allowed  to  cool  at  rest.  A  basis  of 
some  non-fatty  substance,  which  would 
wash  off  with  water  without  soap,  might  be 
useful.  Tragacanth,  starch,  dextrin,  and 
gum  acacia,  either  alone  or  together,  might 
be  employed.  Some  more  compound  oint- 
ments of  the  sort  in  use  now  should  be 
introduced.  The  compound  ointments 
at  present  official  are  among  the  most 
useless  in  the  book.  Bismuth,  cocaine, 
and  menthol  ointmertts  are  now  much 
used  in  practice,  and  he  suggested  their 
recognition. ^C/^fw/i/  and  Druggist. 


Let  trade  see  you  are  discouraged,  and 
you  discourage  trade. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
MAY  ISTH,  1895. 

A  Dominion  Pharmaceutical  Association . 

We  have  on  several  occasions  pointed 
out    through   these  columns   the   desira- 
bility of  the  formation  of  an  association 
in  the  interests  of  the  pharmacists  of  this 
country,    on  lines   outside  of  those   now 
existent,  and  embracing  all  the  provinces 
in    one    organization.     In    our  issue  for 
March  we  again  spoke  of  this  matter,  and 
urged  the  importance  of  prompt   action 
being  taken  in  the  matter.     We  are  glad 
to  learn  that  steps  are  being  taken  in  this 
direction,  and  a  circular  letter  has  been 
forwarded  to  all  pharmaceutical  associa- 
tions in  the  various  provinces  of  the  Do- 
minion, asking  their  co-operation   in  the 
matter.     The  initiative  has  been  taken  by 
the    Pharmaceutical    Association    of    the 
Province  of  Quebec,  the  oldest   pharma- 
ceutical body  in  Canada,  and  in  doing  so 
they  are  endeavoring  to  carry  out  a  simi- 
lar proposition  which  was  made  by  them 
in  1893,  but  which,  through  the  apathy  of 
some  of  the   sister  organizations,  was  al- 
lowed to  drop.     A  committee,  appointed 
by  the  council  of  the  association  for  the 
purpose  of  drafting  by-laws  and  a  consti- 
tution for  the  guidance  of  such  a  body  as 
that  proposed,  have  presented  their  report, 
and  the  council  have  adopted  it,  and  in- 
structed   copies  to   be  forwarded  to  the 
various    provincial   associations  for    criti- 
cism and  suggestions.     It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  steps  now  taken  will  be  the  means 
of  accomplishing  the  much-desired  aim  of 
the  promoters,  and  that  the  pharmacists  of 
Canada,  both  officiall)  through  their  pro- 
vincial associations,  as  well  as  individu- 
ally, will  do  all  that  lies  in  their  power  to 
further  the  proposed  measure. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  circular 
mentioned  : 

To  the  Council  of  tJie  Pharmaceutical  As- 
sociation of  the  Province  of 

Gentlemen, — At  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec,  held  in  June,  1893, 
the  question  of  the  formation  of  a  Domin- 
ion Pharmaceutical  Association,  similar  to 
that  existing  in  the  United  States,  was 
very  fully  discussed,  and  in  the  following 
July  a  circular  letter  was  sent  to  all  the 
pharmaceutical  bodies  of  the  Dominion, 
asking  their  co-operation  in  the  object 
contemplated.  Some  of  the  associations 
responded  at  once,  but  it  was  some  time 
before    this   association    received    replies 


from  all  the  provincial  bodies,  hence  the 
delay  in  taking  further  steps  to  promulgate 
the   formation    of    the    new    association. 
We  may,  however,  say  that,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  one  provincial  association,  all 
the    others    offered   hearty   co-operation. 
Some  four  months  ago  the  council  of  this 
association  appointed  a  committee  to  take 
up  the  matter,  and    this    committee  has 
drafted  a  constitution  and  by-laws  which, 
in  their  opinion,  would  be  suitable  for  an 
association    such   as    was  contemplated. 
This  council,  at  its  last  meeting,  approved 
of  the  draft   of  constitution   and   by-laws 
submitted,  and  instructed  their  secretary 
to  forward  to  each  provincial  association 
a  copy  of  said  constitution,  with  the  re- 
quest that    each    association,  through  its 
council  or  president,  should  consider  the 
draft  and  return  to   this  association  their 
early  reply,  with  such  comments  or  sug- 
gestions as  they  desire  to  make.  The  coun- 
cil of  the  Quebec  association  have  under- 
taken to  meet  the  preliminary   disbutse- 
ments  in  the  formation  of  the  new  associ- 
ation, with  the   understanding   that  if  it 
becomes  organized  each  association  shall 
bear  their /ra  rata  share  of  the  expenses, 
which  will  include  the  expenses   of  the 
preliminary   meeting.       As    the    Quebec 
association   has  been  the  prime  mover  in 
this  undertaking,   they    naturally  suggest 
that  the  preliminary  meeting  for  organiza- 
tion be  held  in  Montreal.     In  the  forma- 
tion of  this  new  association,  it  is  not   in- 
tended to  interfere  in  any  way  with  the 
rights  of  the   various  provincial    associa- 
tions as  they  now  exist. 

In  accordance  with  my  instructions,  I 
now  have  much  pleasure  in  forwarding 
you  a  copy  of  the  proposed  constitution 
and  by-laws  for  the  new  pharmaceutical 
association,  and  shall  be  pleased  to  receive 
an  early  reply  from  your  association,  hop- 
ing that  it  will  be  favorable  to  an  active 
co-operation  on  behalf  of  your  associa- 
tion. Yours  respectfully, 

E,  MuiR,  Secretary. 


Customs  Decisions. 


Amongst  the  recent  decisions  arrived 
at  regarding  the  duty  to  be  paid  on 
articles  not  mentioned  in  the  tariff,  the 
following  of  interest  to  druggists  are  men- 
tioned :  Medicinal  capsules,  empty  or 
filled,  are  25  per  cent. ;  Fuller's  earth 
(classed  as  a  toilet  preparation),  30  per 
cent.;  pumice  bricks,  20  per  cent.;  sheep 
dip,  20  per  cent. ;  spectacles  and  eye- 
glass frames,  complete,  20  per  cent.  ; 
spectacles  and  eyeglass  lenses,  finished, 
30  per  cent. 


The  Extra-Pharmacopoeia. 

The  publication  of  the  eighth  edition 
of  the  Extra-Pharmacopceia  brings  very 
forcibly  to  mind  the  many  changes  which 
are  constantly  taking  place  in  the  number 
and  nature  of  preparations  in  use  by  the 
pharmacist  and  physician.  Since  the 
publication  of  the  seventh  edition,  scarcely 
three  years  ago,  the  volume  of  matter 
which  a  work  of  this  kind  treats  of  has 
so  increased  as  to  necessitate  the  addition 
of  over  100  pages.  The  present  volume 
consists  of  580  pages,  and  is  an  indis- 
pensable guide  for  the  pharmacist  who 
would  keep  himself  thoroughly  versed  in 
medico-pharmaceutical  literature.  It  is, 
in  our  opinion,  the  most  complete  and 
reliable  help  for  everyday  reference  in 
the  laboratory  and  dispensary  that  is  pub- 
lished. H.  K.  Lewis,  136  Gower  street, 
London,  W.C,  England,  publisher. 


An  Advertising  Story  with  a  Moral. 

A  writer  in  one  of  the  journals  devoted 
to  advertising  recently  told  how  he  had 
entered  a  pharmacy  to  buy  some  shaving 
and  toilet  soaps  and  some  brushes.  He 
had  never  bought  anything  of  the  sort 
before  (somebody  had  done  it  for  him), 
and  he  knew  nothing  of  the  virtues  or 
qualities  of  any  of  the  various  brands,  but 
bought  somebody's  shaving  soap,  some 
other  body's  toilet  soap,  and  somebody 
else's  brushes,  simply  because  he  had  be- 
come familiar  with  the  various  names  from 
constantly  seeing  their  advertisements  in 
his  favorite  paper.  He  had  never  read 
one  of  the  advertisements  through,  but 
his  eye  had  become  accustomed  to  the 
articles  through  thus  seeing  them.  Do 
you  suppose  that  he  or  the  druggist  sat 
down  and  wrote  to  the  manufacturer  that 
the  sale  was  made  through  the  latter's  ad- 
vertisement in  that  particular  paper  ? 
Not  much.  And  yet  there  is  a  class  of 
merchants  who,  wlien  approached  by  an 
advertising  solicitor,  will  answer,  "Oh,  I've 
tried  ])apers  of  your  class ;  they  are  no 
good  to  me.  I  have  never  had  a  call 
for  an  article  through  an  advertisement 
placed  in  them."  How  does  he,  or  can 
he,  know  this  statement  to  be  true  ?  It  is 
simply  impossible.  Of  course,  some  jour- 
nals are  of  more  value  to  every  advertiser 
than  others,  and  this  value  depends  on 
various  circumstances,  not  alone  on  the 
mere  number  of  copies  issued.  Every 
astute  advertiser  knows  how  to  rate  jour- 
nals in  this  respect ;  but  no  continued, 
well-constructed  advertisement  is  ever 
lost.  The  mere  sight  of  it  from  day  to 
day,  from  week  to  week,  or  from  month 
to  month,  educates  every  man,  woman, 
and  child  to  call  for  that  article  whenever 
he  has  occasion  to  buy.  No  advertise- 
ment, however,  will  make  people  buy  what 
they  do  not  need  or  want. — National 
Druggist. 


A  poor  digestion  is  the  cause  of  much 
financial  disaster. 


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The  Chemistry  of  Photography.* 

Bv  J.  K.  liUKN. 

I'lioto  chemistry  is  really  the  study  of 
all  those  clieiuical  changes  wlii<  li  are 
brought  about  by  light  when  it  is  ab- 
sorbed by  various  substances,  and  its 
energy  is  expended  in  producing  chemi- 
cal decompositions  ;  but  I  intend  only  to 
speak  of  it  in  its  relations  to  the  art  of 
photography,  and  would  more  correctly 
have  styled  this  paper  with  the  longer 
title  of  "  l'hologra[)hic  Chemistry." 

The  practical  illustrations  will  be  nec- 
essarily few,  and  limited  to  those  which 
can  be  performed  in  gaslight,  as  some  of 
the  most  interesting  and  instructive  re- 
quire a  non-actinic  light  and  considerable 
time  to  perform. 

The  chemistry  of  photography  en- 
croaches largely  upon  the  domain  of 
physics,  perhaps  more  so  than  any  other 
l)ranch  of  chemistry,  since  nearly  all  the 
decompositions  involved  are  at  least  initi- 
ated by  the  action  of  light. 

The  dictionary  (Nuttall's)  definition  of 
photography  is  :  "  The  art  of  fi.xing  im- 
ages of  the  MDura  ohscura  on  i)lates  of 
copper  covered  with  a  thin  coating  of 
silver."  This  definition  takes  us  back  to 
the  days  when  photography  was  in  its 
infancy,  in  the  early  part  of  the  present 
century,  since  which  time  the  term  has 
come  to  mean  a  great  deal  more ;  but 
one  point  still  holds  good,  and  it  is  this, 
that  all  the  surfaces  employed  for  obtain- 
ing the  image  in  the  camera,  almost  with- 
out exception,  are  still  dependent  for 
their  efficiency  upon  the  susceptibility  of 
silver  salts  to  the  action  of  light. 

I  will  give  but  a  short  sketch  of  the 
history  of  photographic  chemistry.  Color 
photography  was  taken  as  a  subject  in  a 
paper  on  "  Recent  Advances  in  Photog- 
raphy," by  Mr.  E.  W.  Hill,  before  the 
London  Chemists'  Assistants'  Association, 
in  November  last,  but  I  will  refer  to  the 
chemistry  of  color  photography,  or,  rathei, 
orthochromatic  photography,  later  on  un- 
der orthochromatic  plates. 

History. — The  action  of  silver  nitrate 
in  darkening  the  skin  is  reported  as  hav- 
ing been  noticed  as  far  back  as  the  thir- 
teenth century  by  .Albertos  Magnus.  In 
the  sixteenth  century  Fabricius  mentioned 
the  fact  that  horn  silver,  or  native  silver 
chloride,  turned  darker  in  color  when  re- 
moved from  the  mines,  and  the  discolora- 
tion of  silver  compounds  was  noted  by 
Glauber  and  Robert  Boyle  in  the  seven- 
teenth century,  but  they  do  not  appear  to 
have  attributed  this  change  to  the  action 
of  light.  Schulze,  a  German  physician, 
appears  to  have  been  the  first  to  definitely 
prove  that  light  and  not  heat,  or  action  of 
the  air  alone,  was  the  cause  of  the  dark- 
ening, and  he  showed  it  experimentally 
by  pouring  silver  dissolved  in  nitric  acid 
upon  chalk,  and  observing  that  the  pre- 
cipitate darkened  upon  the  side  exposed 
to  light.  It  was  not  till  the  middle  of 
last  century  that  it  was  noticed  by  Pro- 
fessor Beccerues,  of  Turin,  that  precipi- 

'Reiid  at  a  meeting  of  the  Liverpool  Pharmaceutical 
Students'  Society. 


tated  silver  chloride  turned  violet,  then 
brownish  violet,  on  exposing  to  light,  and 
it  is  on  a  similar  change  in  the  chloride, 
bromide,  and  iodide  of  silver,  that  the 
principal  photographic  processes  of  the 
present  time  de[)end.  Two  or  three  sim- 
ple experiments  here  will  serve  to  indi- 
cate what  occurs  when  the  halogen  silver 
salts  are  exposed  to  the  action  of  light, 
and  will  make  my  subsequent  remarks 
much  clearer. 

Experiments. — The  first  experiment  is 
intended  to  show  the  change  of  color  in 
silver  chloride  by  exposure  to  light.  I  form 
a  precipita'e  of  silver  chloride  in  two  large 
test  tubes  by  adding  to  a  solution  of  silver 
nitrate  some  hydrochloric  acid,  .\bove 
each  precipitate  I  sus[)end  bibulous  paper 
moistened  with  potassium  iodide  and 
starch  paste,  then  expose  one  of  the  tubes 
to  the  light  of  an  electric  arc  for  a  few 
minutes  while  the  other  is  kept  in  the 
dark.  It  will  be  noticed  that  the  precipi- 
tate has  changed  color,  from  white  to 
violet,  in  the  tube  exposed  to  light ;  also 
that  the  pa()er  above  it  turns  blue,  indi- 
cating that  chlorine,  or  some  chlorine- 
containing  gas,  has  been  liberated,  while 
that  retained  in  the  dark  remains  ajjpar- 
ently  unchanged.  This  clearly  shows 
that  the  .\gCl  has,  to  some  extent,  been 
reduced  by  the  action  of  light. 

Next  I  form  another  quantity  of  silver 
chloride,  pour  upon  it  strong  nitric  acid, 
and  expose  to  the  electric  light  (gaslight 
is  not  sufticiently  actinic  or  chemically 
active  to  serve  the  purpose)  as  before, 
and  it  will  be  seen  that  the  change  still 
takes  place,  although  nitric  acid  is  one  of 
the  strongest  oxidizing  agents.  I  will 
refer  to  this  later. 

At  this  point  I  must  explain  what  is 
meant  by  the  terms  "  sensitizers ''  and 
"  restrainers."  Any  substance  which,  by 
its  presence  and  chemical  or  physical 
action,  causes  the  reduction  of  the  silver 
salt  by  light  or  a  developer  to  take  place 
more  easily  and  rapidly  is  called  a  "  sen- 
sitizer "  ;  while  any  substance  which,  by  its 
presence,  retards  or  prevents  the  chemical 
decomposition  of  the  silver  or  other  salt 
acted  upon  is  known  as  a  "  restrainer." 

In  illustration  of  restrainers,  I  have 
some  silver  nitrate  solution  as  before, 
and  add  to  it  some  gelatine  solution, 
then  a  few  drops  of  hydrochloric  acid. 
It  will  be  observed  that  the  precipitate  is 
much  slower  in  forming,  and  this  is 
because  the  gelatine,  by  giving  viscosity 
to  the  solution,  acts  as  a  ''  physical  re- 
strainer,"  yet,  at  the  same  time,  gelatine 
is  used  as  a  "  chemical  sensitizer,"  because 
it  has  the  power,  even  when  "  set,"  of 
absorbing  the  halogen-chlorine,  bromine, 
and  iodine. 

Collodin  is  also  a  "  physical  restrainer," 
but  it  differs  from  gelatine  in  that  it  is 
not  a  "chemical  sensitizer,"  i.e.,  it  will 
not    absorb  or  combine  with  the  halogen. 

Ferrous  sulphate  is  used  as  a  developer 
for  collodion  wet  plates,  and  acts  by  re- 
ducing the  silver  nitrate  to  the  metallic 
state,  while  the  ferrous  salt  is  raised  to  the 
ferric  condition  accofding  to  this  equa- 
tion : 


6Fe.SOi  -f-6AgNO..,  =  2Fe..(SOj.,  +  Fe.. 
(No;,)„-i-3Ag„. 
On  performing  this  experiment  in  test 
tubes  it  is  seen  that  the  reaction  takes 
(>lace  at  once,  and  it  is  loo  rapid  to  be  of 
service  in  development,  but  on  doing  this 
again  in  the  presence  of  a  little  acetic 
acid  it  is  evident  that  the  reaction  takes 
place  much  more  slowly.  It  is  thus  that 
acetic  acid  acts  as  a  "  chemical  restrainer  " 
in  development. 

After  this  digression,  I  will  now  refer 
briefly  to  the  more  important  |)rocesses  iti 
the  order  of  their  discovery  which  have 
It^d  up  to  our  present  state  of  knowledge 
in  the  art  of  photography.  The  first  pro- 
cess of  copying  pictures  painted  on  glass, 
or  profiles  cast  by  a  strong  light,  was  de- 
vised by  Thomas  Wedgewood  and  Hum- 
phry Davy  in  the  year  1802,  and  was  per- 
formed by  i)lacing  the  transparent  picture 
or  the  opaque  profile  in  front  of  paper  or 
leather  impregnated  with  solution  of  silver 
nitrate  or  coated  with  silver  chloride,  and 
exposing  to  light.  A  darkened  image 
was  produced,  but  they  had  no  means  of 
fixing  this  image,  i.e.,  preventing  a  further 
darkening  of  the  silver  salt  by  what  we 
call  a  fixing  agent,  and  consequently  the 
result  was  not  permanent.  This  is,  of 
course,  quite  similar  to  our  methods  of 
printing  in  the  printing  frame.  An  im- 
perfect fixing  agent  was  supplied  by  Fox 
Talbot,  in  1839,  who  employed  a  solution 
of  common  salt,  which  acted  by  removing 
the  greater  portion  of  the  silver  chloride 
which  had  not  been  acted  upon  by  light, 
but  not  all,  therefore  the  resulting  picture 
was  not  permanent.  In  the  same  year 
Sir  John  Herschell  showed  how  all  the 
unaltered  silver  salt  might  be  dissolved 
by  sodium  thiosulphate,  or  "  hypo,"  which 
is  the  fixing  agent  still  most  generally 
employed.  The  prints  were  called  Tal- 
botypes,  after  Fox  Talbot.  Joseph  Niesse, 
in  1824,  was  the  first  to  be  successful  in 
fixing  a  photographic  image  obtained  by 
means  of  a  lens,  and  he  did  this  by  coat- 
ing a  metallic  plate  with  bitumen,  a  pitch- 
like substance,  and  exposing  in  a  camera 
for  some  hours.  His  developer  was  a  rather 
expensive  one,  viz.,  oil  of  lavender,  which 
dissolved  the  portions  of  bitumen  un- 
affected by  light,  and  left  on  the  plate  a 
picture  of  insoluble  bitumen.  Niesse  dis- 
covered this  method  after  working  on 
various  substances  for  a  period  of  fifteen 
years.  Nifesse  died  in  1833,  and  in  1839 
Daguerre,  who  worked  along  with  Niesse 
a  few  years  before  he  died,  made  known 
what  is  called  a  Daguerreotype  process. 
In  this  process  a  highly  polished  plate  of 
silver,  or  silvered  copper,  is  exposed  to 
the  vapors  of  iodine  and  bromine  alter- 
nately, forming  a  film  of  silver  bromo- 
iodide,  the  sensitiveness  being  judged  by 
the  color  of  the  surface.  The  method  of 
sensitizing  was  improved  until  a  Daguer- 
reotype plate  was  prepared,  which  is  as 
rapid  as  a  wet  collodion  plate,  but  the 
image  can  only  be  seen  at  a  certain  angle. 

The  Calotype  process,  which  comes 
next,  was  patented  by  Fox  Talbot  in 
1 84  J,  and  consists  in  having  a  mixture  of 
bromide  and  iodide  of  silver  on   paper 


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sensitized  with  silver  nitrate  and  gallic 
acid,  and  developed  with  these  latter,  and 
fixed  with  sodium  thiosulphate.  Calotype 
papers  subsequently  received  a  better  sur- 
face by  being  coated  with  albumen  and 
gelatine,  and  after  being  waxed  were  used 
as  negatives  from  which  to  obtain  positive 
copies  to  any  number  by  printing  in  the 
sunlight.  There  were  many  drawbacks 
to  the  Calotype  process,  such  as  lack  of 
uniformity  and  transparency,  owing  to  the 
grain  of  the  paper  and  its  partial  opacity 
to  light.  E.xperimenters  sought  to  remove 
these,  and  in  consequence  glass  plates 
were  successfully  introduced  in  place  of 
paper  as  a  support  for  the  film  in  the  year 
1847,  when  the  Niepceotype  process  was 
brought  out  by  Niepce  de  St.  Victor. 
This  consisted  in  coating  a  glass  surface 
with  a  mixture  of  albumen  and  potassium 
iodide,  and,  when  dry,  immersing  it  in  a 
solution  of  silver  nitrate.  Sensitive  silver 
iodide  was  thus  formed  on  a  substratum . 
of  albumen,  and  it  was  found  that  these 
plates. could  be  used  dry,  the  albumen 
acting 'like  gelatine,  as  an  absorbent  of 
iodine,  i.e.,  as  a  sensitizer.  Four  years 
later,  in  185 1  (scarcely  forty-five  years 
ago),  the  "collodion  wet-plate  process" 
was  made  known  in  a  practicable  form  by 
Scott  Archer,  and  this  is  the  process  which 
was  practically  used  by  photographers  to 
the  exclusion  of  all  others  until  about 
fifteen  years  ago,  when  the  introduction 
of  the  "gelatine  dry  plate,''  in  an  im- 
proved form,  rapidly  superseded  the  col- 
lodion wet  plate  on  glass  in  everyday  use, 
until  the  latter  has  now  become  almost 
obsolete,  the  wet  collodion  film  being  now 
little  used  except  by  itinerant  photograph- 
ers, who  use  it  for  taking  positive  pictures 
direct  on  the  enamelled  surface  of  ferro- 
type tin. 

The  necessity  for  preparing  the  wet  col- 
lodion plate  at  the  time  of  using  was  found 
especially  inconvenient  in  outdoor  and 
away-from-home  photography,  conse- 
quently efforts  were  made  to  prepare 
plates  which  could  be  kept  for  some  time 
both  before  and  after  exposure.  The 
gelatine  dry  plate  of  to-day  was  not  the 
first  which  could  be  so  used,  for  the  col- 
lodion wet  plate  was  soon  followed  by  the 
collodion  dry  plate,  which  was  first  pre- 
pared by  Taupenot  in  1853,  but  was  not 
brought  out  in  a  really  practical  form 
until  1861,  when  Colonel  Russell,  who 
experimented  much  in  this  direction,  in- 
troduced a  dry  collodion  plate  which 
would  keep,  and  was  fairly  free  from  de- 
fects, but  not  so  quick  as  the  wet  plate. 
This  collodion  dry  plate  was  very  similar 
in  mode  of  preparation  to  the  wet  collo- 
dion, but  I  will  explain  the  essential  dif- 
ference later  on. 

In  1864,  the  first  dry  plate  coated  with 
an  "  emulsion  "  was  introduced  by  Bolton 
and  Sayce,  the  film  consisting  of  silver 
bromide  emulsified  in  "  collodion  "  ;  but 
it  was  not  until  187 1  that  the  practical 
details  of  the  gelatine  cmiihioti  dry  plate 
process  were  made  known  by  Dr.  R.  L. 
Maddox,  although  the  use  of  gelatine  as 
a  vehicle  was  suggested  by  Gaudin  as  far 
back  as  1853. 


This  completes  a  short  account  of  the 
progress  of  photographic  processes  up  to 
the  present  time,  and  we  will  now  con- 
sider, first  of  all,  the 

Chemistry  nf  the  Wet  Collodion  Plate. 
— This  kind  of  plate  was  almost  univer- 
sally used  fifteen  or  twenty  years  ago. 
The  preparation  of  the  plate  on  which 
the  image  is  to  be  obtained,  of  which  I 
have  here  a  specimen  to  show  you,  may 
be  described  as  follows  :  A  sheet  of  glass 
cut  to  size  is  made  chemically  clean.  A 
collodion  is  then  prepared,  of  which  I 
have  here  a  sample,  by  dissolving  pyroxy- 
lin in  a  mixture  of  alcohol  and  ether  (it  is 
very  similar  to  that  of  the  Pharmacopceia), 
and  in  this  collodion  some  soluble  iodide, 
or  generally  a  mixture  of  bromide  and 
iodide,  is  dissolved.  The  iodides  and 
bromides  of  Zn.,  K,  NH.,  and  Cd.  have 
all  been  used  ;  but  the  ammonium  and 
cadmium  salts  are  chiefly  employed. 
When  the  soluble  salts  are  added  to  the 
collodion,  along  with  a  little  free  iodine 
as  a  rule,  it  is  said  to  be  "salted."  I'he 
"  salted  collodion  "  is  to  be  dexterously 
poured  over  the  glass  plate,  on  which  it 
very  quickly  sets,  on  evaporation  of  the 
ether  and  spirit,  leaving  a  fine  transparent 
film  of  salted  pyroxylin.  The  plate  is 
then  sensitized  by  immersing  it  in  a  solu- 
tion of  silver  nitrate  containing  a  little 
iodide  of  potassium.  The  strength  and 
purity  of  this  silver  bath,  as  it  is  called,  is 
of  great  importance,  also  that  it  be  neutral 
or  only  slightly  acid.  The  foregoing 
operation  of  sensitizing  with  silver  nitrate 
must,  of  course,  be  performed  in  the  dark 
or  in  the  ruby  light.  The  plate  is  placed 
in  the  camera  whilst  wet,  and  exposed 
and  developed  before  it  dries.  An  acid 
developer  must  be  used  for  a  wet  plate, 
since  an  alkaline  developer  would  imme- 
diately cause  the  precipitation  of  the  silver 
nitrate  as  silver  oxide.  Two  typical  ex- 
amples of  the  developers  used  are:  (i) 
Pyrogallic  acid,  gr.  i. ;  glacial  acetic  acid, 
m.  20  ;  alcohol,  q.s.,  and  water  1  ounce. 
(2)  Ferrous  sulphate,  20  grs.  ;  glacial 
acetic  acid,  10  minims;  gelatine,  gr.  i.  : 
alcohol,  q.s.,  and  water  i  ounce.  The 
chemical  reactions  are  as  follows  :  On 
immersion  of  the  plate  in  the  silver  nitrate 
solution,  the  soluble,  iodides,  and  brom- 
ides in  the  film  form  silver  iodide  and 
bromide,  thus  : 

NH  J  -f-  AgNOs  =  Agl  +  NH.NO.,. 
CdBr,  -t-  2AgN0,,  =  2AgBr  +  Cd  (NO,.,).,. 

The  sensitive  silver  salts  are  thus  de- 
l^osited  evenly  over  the  surface  of  the 
film,  and  are  superimposed  by  a  layer  of 
silver  nitrate  solution.  On  exposing  the 
moist  plate  in  the  camera  a  very  small 
proportion  of  the  iodide  and  bromide  of 
silver  is  reduced  by  the  action  of  the 
light,  which  is  reflected  to  it  from  the  ob- 
ject through  the  lens,  and  with  proper  ex- 
posure the  amount  of  reduction  is  propor- 
tionate to  the  intensity  and  color  of  the 
light.  I  might  remark  here  what  will  be 
well  known  by  most  of  you,  that  the  silver 
salts  are  more  easily  reduced  by  the  violet, 
blue,  and  green,  or  more  refrangible  rays, 
than  by  the  orange  and  red  rays,   but   it 


will  be  seen,  when  speaking  of  ortho- 
chromatic  plates,  how  objects  of  the  latter 
colors  may  be  photographed  quite  as 
faithfully  by  indirect  methods.  The 
change  which  takes  place  when  the  image 
is  transmitted  by  the  lens  to  the  plate  has 
long  been  represented  by  this  equation  : 
2AgBr  =  AgBr, -t-  Br  or  2  Agl  =  Ag^I-l-I. 
It  is  true  that  Br  and  I  are  liberated 
just  as  chlorine  was  seen  to  be  in  the  case 
of  silver  chloride,  but  there  are  many 
arguments  which  go  to  show  that  the  re- 
duction product  is  not  simply  a  subbrom- 
ide  or  subiodide,  etc.,  as,  for  instance,  the 
fact  that  the  change  takes  place  under 
strong  nitric  arid,  as  we  saw  a  little  while 
ago,  which  is  a  powerful  oxidizing  agent, 
and  is  known  to  effectually  prevent  all 
similar  reactions  with  other  analogous 
metals,  such  as  copper  and  mercury.  The 
subject  was  investigated  by  Dr.  W.  R. 
Hodgkinson  some  few  years  ago  (about 
1889),  and  he  states  that  the  reduction 
product  is  an  oxychloride,  bromide,  etc., 
of  the  probable  formula 
AgAgCl. 


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O 

\ 


or  Ag.X),2AgCl. 


AgAgC 

This  view  is  supported  by  Professor 
Meldola,  and,  as  it  allows  for  the  libera- 
tion of  halogen  (which  is  replaced  by 
oxygen),  it  seems  to  be  a  more  logical 
view  of  the  change  which  occurs.  Now 
it  is  found  that  this  change  takes  place 
much  more  rapidly  in  the  presence  of 
some  substance  which  absorbs  the  brom- 
ine and  iodine  as  soon  as  it  is  formed, 
and  in  this  case  the  AgNO;j  is  the  sensi- 
tizer which  thus  forms  fresh  iodide  and 
bromide  of  silver,  and  gives  off  nitric  acid, 
possibly  according  to  this  equation  : 

6I-f-AgN03-t-3H„0=5AgI  -F  AglO^-^ 

6HN0..„ 
although  the  AglO,.,  may  not  be  formed, 
but  the  small  amount  of  oxygen  may  be 
liberated.  Hence  the  necessity  of  having 
the  silver  nitrate  solution  upon  the  sur- 
face during  exposure,  for  the  collodion, 
or,  rather,  pyroxylin  film,  has  no  absorb- 
ing power,  and  takes  no  part  in  the  chemi- 
cal reaction. 

To  follow  the  changes  on  developing, 
we  will  take  the  iron  developer  previously 
given,  and  observe  what  occurs.  If  the 
ferrous  sulphate  solution  alone  were  ap- 
plied to  the  plate,  the  reaction  previously 
explained  and  shown  would  take  place — 
6FeSO,  +  6AgN0,.,  =  2Fe.,(SO,)3  + 
Feo(N03)„  -f  3Ag„,  and  tiie  metallic 
silver  would  be  deposited  all  over  the 
plate.  But  the  acetic  acid  (also  the  gela- 
tine, which,  by  the  way,  is  not  altogether 
necessary)  is  here  to  prevent  this.  It 
reacts  with  the  silver  nitrate,  and  forms 
acetate  of  silver,  which  is  not  so  readily 
decomposed  by  the  ferrous  sulphate,  al- 
though the  eventual  precipitate  is  of  a 
more  suitable  kind  fijr  forming  the  image, 
and  thus  the  precipitation  of  the  silver  is 
retarded  according  to  the  quantity  of 
acetic  acid  present.  Other  acids  could 
be  used  in  this  wav,  but  acetic   is   found 


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I  Of, 


to  be  most  suitable  in  every  way.  The 
acetic  acid  thus  acts  as  a  "  chemical  re- 
strainer";  gelatine  acts  as  a  physical  re- 
strainer  by  giving  greater  viscosity  to  the 
dereloper.  The  alcohol  is  added  to 
overcome  any  repellent  action  offered  to 
the  water  by  the  alcohol  ether  prepared 
fdm,  and  thus  enables  the  developer  to 
flow  evenly  over  the  surface  of  the  film. 
When  the  reduction  of  the  silver  nitrate 
is  thus  retarded,  it  is  found  that  the  por- 
tions of  haloid  silver  salt  on  the  film  have 
an  attraction  for  the  precipitated  silver  in 
proportion  to  the  extent  to  which  they 
have  been  previously  reduced  by  the  ac- 
tion of  light,  so  that  the  particles  of  silver 
are  gradually  built  up  upon  these  por- 
tions. It  is  extremely  interesting  and 
important  to  note  here  that  in  this  wet 
plate  process  the  image  is  not  formed 
from  the  film,  or  even  one  mighl  say  from 
a  portion  of  the  film,  but  that  it  is  built 
up  on  the  surface  of  the  film  from  the 
silver  which  is  contained  in  the  solutions. 
After  intensifying  with  additional  devel- 
oper, if  necessary,  the  plate  must  be 
fi.xed,  i.e.,  the  unaltered  silver  haloid  salt 
must  be  dissolved  ofl'  the  surface  of  the 
film,  that  it  may  be  no  longer  sensitive  to 
light.  For  this  ])ur[)Ose  a  strong  solution 
of  sodium  thiosulphate  is  used  (3  or  4 
ozs.  to  the  pint),  or  a  much  weaker  solu- 
tion of  potassium  cyanide  (25  grains  to 
the  ounce).  The  reactions  in  fixing,  with 
equations,  respectively,  are  according  to 
these  equations  : 

Agl  -f  2KCN=AgK(CN).,  -f-  K.I 
Agl  +  Na,So03=AgNa(So63)  -f  Nal. 

The  potassium  cyanide  is  preferred  as 
a  fixing  agent  for  collodion. plates,  because 
it  fixes  rapidly,  and  is  more  easily  removed 
from  the  surface  than  hypo  by  subse- 
quent washing.  On  looking  up  the  chem- 
istry of  the  fixing  process  by  sodium  thio- 
sulphate, I  find  that  Professor  Meldola 
states  the  correct  formula  to  be  AgoNa4 
(SoO:j)..„  while  Capt.  Abney  states  just 
the  reverse  in  his  "  Instruction  in  Photog- 
raphy," and  other  books  on  chemistry  do 
not  mention  that  two  double  salts  can  be 
formed,  but  I  am  inclined  to  think  that 
the  formula  AgNaS.jO-,  is  that  of  the 
highly  soluble  salt.  The  formation  of  the 
soluble  double  salt  in  a  strong  fixing  solu- 
tion, and  of  the  insoluble  in  a  weak  solu- 
tion, can  easily  be  shown  in  test  tubes. 
It  is  certain  that  the  yellow  stains  which 
sometimes  occur  on  prints  during  toning 
are  formed  by  this  insoluble  thiosulphate, 
owing  to  a  minute  trace  of  hypo  getting 
into  the  toning  bath  from  the  fingers  or 
otherwise.  This  can  also,  I  find,  be 
easily  demonstrated  by  a  simple  experi 
ment  on  ordinary  paper. 

I  will  now  hastily  describe  the  dry 
collodion  plate,  which  is  never  used  now, 
but  is  the  first  plate  which  was  prepared 
to  be  used  when  dry.  .A.  thin  coating  of 
albumen  or  rubber  solution  of  gelatine  is 
painted  on  the  plate  to  make  the  film 
grip,  then  a  salted  collodion  is  prepared 
in  the  same  way  as  for  the  wet  collodion 
plate,  and  is  flowed  over  the  glass  plate, 
which   is   then    immersed    in    the    silver 


nitrate  solution  to  sensitize,  but  the  super- 
fluous nitrate  solution  is  afterwards  washed 
away,  because,  if  allowed  to  dry  on,  it 
would  crystallize  and  spoil  the  film  of 
silver  haloid.  An  organic  preservative  is 
then  coated  over  the  dried  surface,  and 
allowed  to  set.  This  preservative  pre- 
vents the  haloid  salts  from  becoming  per- 
fectly dry,  and,  consequently,  less  sensi- 
tive, and  protects  them  from  the  action  of 
the  air.  But  its  chief  use  is  as  a  sensitizer 
(or  absorbent  of  the  bromine  and  iodine 
evolved)  in  place  of  the  silver  nitrate  so- 
lution, and  in  this  way  it  acts  like  gela- 
tine. Many  curious  substances  have  been 
successfully  employed  as  preservatives, 
among  which  may  be  mentioned  tea, 
albumen,  coffee,  stale  beer,  and  a  solution 
of  gallic  acid  with  gum  ;  the  latter  being, 
perhaps,  the  best  or  equal  to  any.  The 
developer  used  is  similar  to  that  em- 
ployed for  wet  plates,  a  little  silver  nitrate 
solution  being  added  to  give  density  by 
the  further  precipitation  of  silver,  and  fix- 
ing is  carried  out  with  cyanide  or  hypo  as 
usual. 

Chemistry  of  the  Collodion  Emulsion 
Plate. — This  plate  has  also  been  discarded 
of  late  years  for  the  more  rapid  gelatine 
emulsion  plates,  but,  as  its  mode  of  pre- 
paration is  very  similar  to  that  of  the  gela- 
tine plate,  it  will  be  worth  while  enumer- 
ating the  chief  points  in  the  process. 

The  silver  bromide,  or  other  sensitive 
haloid  salt,  is  suspended  in  a  very  finely- 
divided  state  in  the  collodion,  but, 
of  course,  water  cannot  be  used  alone 
as  a  solvent  of  the  reacting  salts,  be- 
cause it  would  precipitate  the  pyroxy- 
lin of  the  collodion  from  its  solution. 
The  general  method  of  preparing  the  plate 
is  to  dissolve  bromide  of  cadmium,  or 
zinc,  or  ammonium  in  alcohol,  add  to  this 
a  few  drops  of  nitric  acid,  and  add  the 
solution  to  collodion.  This  constitutes 
the  "  salted  collodion."  A  solution  of 
silver  nitrate  in  alcohol  is  then  prepared 
and  very  gradually  added  to  the  salted 
collodion,  with  constant  stirring  or  shak- 
ing, the  amount  of  silver  nitrate  added 
being  sufficient  to  leave  an  excess  after  all 
the  zinc  or  cadmium  bromide  has  been 
acted  upon.  The  collodion  emulsion  of 
silver  bromide  thus  formed  should  have  a 
deep  orange  or  ruby  tint  by  transmitted 
light.  These  operations  need  not  be  per- 
formed in  the  dark  room.  The  reasons 
why  the  emulsion  is  not  appreciably  sen- 
sitive up  to  this  point  are  because  the 
soluble  salts  present  act  as  "  restrainers  "  ; 
and,  secondly,  because  the  particles  of 
silver  haloid  formed  are  so  minutely 
divided.  The  latter  reason  I  will  explain 
more  fully  when  speaking  of  the  gelatine 
emulsion.  After  allowing  the  emulsion 
to  stand  for  some  hours  to  "  ripen,"  as  it 
is  called,  the  alcohol  and  ether  are  evap- 
orated and  the  solid  mass  is  washed  in 
several  changes  of  water  to  get  rid  of  all 
soluble  salts.  The  mass  is  then  dried, 
redissolved  and  flowed  over  the  glass 
plates.  In  this  film  the  sensitizer  is  a 
very  minute  quantity  of  silver  nitrate, 
which  is  retained  by  the  particles  of  silver 
bromide.     Note  here   the   difference  be- 


tween the  collodion  wet  plate  and  the  col- 
lodion emulsion  plate  on  development. 
In  the  wet  plate  you  will  remember  that 
the  image  was  formed  by  silver  precipi- 
tated from  the  superincumbent  solution 
of  silver  nitrate  ;  but  here  the  image  is 
formed  from  the  silver  bromide  in  the 
film,  and  the  same  statement  holds  good 
for  the  gelatine  emulsion  plates  which  we 
now  use.  The  minute  quantity  of  silver 
bromide,  reduced  on  the  surface  by  the 
action  of  light,  is  further  reduced  to  me- 
tallic silver  by  the  developer,  which  may 
be  an  alkaline  pyrogallic  solution,  because 
in  this  case  no  silver  nitrate  is  present  in 
solution.  This  "  nascent "  or  active  sil- 
ver immediately  reduces  the  bromide  be- 
low it,  and  this  partially  reduced  salt,  in 
turn,  is  further  reduced  to  the  metallic 
state  by  the  developer.  Thus  an  image 
of  metallic  silver  is  embedded  in  the  film. 
Chemistry  of  the  Gelatine  Emulsion 
Plate. — The  gelatine  emulsion  is  made  by 
methods  very  similar  to  the  foregoing, 
gelatine  taking  the  place  of  collodion, 
water  that  of  alcohol  and  ether  as  the  sol- 
vent, and  potassium  or  ammonium  brom- 
ide and  iodides  replacing  the  zinc  or  cad- 
mium salts  since  water  is  the  solvent. 

Method  of  Preparing  the  Gelatine  Emul- 
sion.— There  are  many  formulas  for  gela- 
tine emulsions,  and  perhaps  as  many 
different  methods  of  preparing  them  ;  but 
the  following  rough  description  will  give  a 
fair  idea  of  the  general  modus  operandi. 
A  small  portion  of  the  gelatine  is  dissolved 
in  water  and  mixed  with  silver  nitrate 
solution  ;  into  this  a  solution  of  bromide, 
bromide  and  iodide,  or  chlorate  of  potas- 
sium or  ammonium  in  water  is  carefully 
poured,  with  constant  stirring  or  shaking; 
the  remainder  of  the  gelatine  solution  is 
then  added,  and  the  emulsion  is  heated 
for  some  stated  time,  or  "cooked,"  as  it 
is  called,  or  else  a  little  ammonia  solution 
is  added.  This  cooking  or  addition  of 
ammonia  is  intended  to  "  ripen  "  the 
emulsion,  i.e.,  to  give  it  the  maximum  or 
the  desired  sensitiveness  to  light.  The 
solution  is  then  cooled  after  a  certain 
time  to  the  solid  state,  when  it  is  freed 
from  soluble  nitrates,  bromides,  etc.,  by 
repeatedly  squeezing  it  through  coarse 
cloth  under  water,  after  which  it  is  re- 
melted  and  coated  over  glass  plates  or 
over  films  in  the  usual  way.  In  this 
emulsion  the  state  of  physical  aggregation 
of  the  silver  bromide  molecules  is  very 
fine,  so  that  the  particles  come  into  in- 
timate contact  with  the  gelatine,  which,  as 
previously  stated,  is  an  absorbent  of  the 
halogen.  For  a  good,  sensitive  emulsion 
it  is  found  necessary  to  have  an  excess  of 
soluble  bromide  present  on  mixing.  Ex- 
cess of  silver  nitrate  would  cause  the 
formation  of  a  compound  of  silver  and 
gelatine,  not  much  afiected  by  light,  but 
easily  decomposed  by  the  developer,  pro- 
ducing "  fog,"  i.e.,  a  film  of  silver  over  the 
plate.  The  excess  of  bromide  with  heat, 
or  the  ammonia  added  in  the  "cold  pro- 
cess," causes  a  small  quantity  of  the  silver 
bromide  so  dissolve,  and  this  is  reprecipi- 
tated  on  the  undissolved  particles,  thus 
causing  them  to  grow  in  size.     Up  to  a 


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certain  point  this  increase  in  size  gives  a 
vast  increase  in  sensitiveness,  and  "  in- 
stantaneous plates  "  are  prepared  by  pro- 
longed cooking  or  by  treatment  of  the 
emulsion  with  ammonia  and  slight  heat. 

In  the  case  of  a  collodion  emulsion,  the 
light  transmitted  is  of  an  orange  or  ruby 
tint,  the  violet,  blue,    and    some   of  the 
green  rays  being  absorbed,  and  it  is  just 
these  absorbed  rays  which  most    readily 
reduce  the  silver  salt,  the  orange  and  red 
rays  being  comparatively  inert,  and  having 
even    a    retarding    action    on    chemical 
change  in  some  instances.     According  to 
what  is  known  as  Draper's  law,  a  chemi- 
cal change  in  a  substance  by  the  action  of 
light     involves    the    absorption    of    the 
chemically  active  portion  by  the  light  of 
the   substance.     This    leads    me    on    to 
orthochromatic  photography,   that  is,  the 
production     of    photographic    images    in 
their  correct  color  value.     So  far  this  has 
not  yet  been  quite   achieved,    but  much 
has  been  done  to  that   end.     The  silver 
salts  in   the  film  are  not  acted  upon  by 
the  various  colors  in  the  same  ratio  as  the 
eye  is  impressed  by  them,  that  is  to  say, 
the  "  photographic  "  and  visual  intensities 
of  light  are  very  different.     Thus  a  blue 
object  looks  much  less  intense  for  light 
value  to  the  eye  than  a  red  object,  yet  the 
light  reflected  from  the  blue  is  much  more 
intense  in  its  chemical  action  upon  a  film 
nf  silver  salt  than   the  light  from  the  red. 
In  showing  how  to  correct  this  difference. 
Professor  Vogel,  in  1873,  found  that  the 
silver    haloid    salts   were    rendered   more 
sensitive    to   yellow   and   greenish-yellow 
rays  by  tinting  them  in  a  collodion  film 
with  coal-tar  dyes,  such  as  eosin,  cyanin, 
etc.,  that  is,  these  dyes  acted  as  sensitiz- 
ers  of  the    silver  salts    for    yellow   and 
greenish-yellow    rays.     Since   then    other 
dyes  have  been  used  for  these  and  other 
colored    rays,    but    the    greatest    photo- 
graphic intensity    is    still,  as  a  rule,  pos- 
sessed  by    the    violet    and  blue  rays,  al- 
though   that   is    almost    surmounted    by 
placing   a   screen   of  tinted  yellow  g\Asi 
before  the  lens,  which    absorbs  some  df 
the  blue  rays  and  modifies  the  action  of 
that  colored  light  upon  the  plate.     I  have 
here  specimen  photographs  of  flowers  in 
vases  taken  with  an  ordinary  film  and  an 
orthochromatic     film     with    the    yellow 
screen.     The  difference  in   gradation  of 
tone    will    be    evident.     To   prepare  the 
plates  they  are  either  dipped  for  a  time 
in  a  solution  of  the  dye,  then  dried,  or  the 
dye  is  added  to  the  emulsion  before  coat- 
ing the  plate. 

The  chemistry  of  orthochromatic  pho- 
tography is  still  based  to  a  large  extent 
upon  theories  which  have  not  been  cor- 
roborated by  facts,  although  much  experi- 
mental work  has  been  done.  The  follow- 
ing explanation  is  based  upon  a  number 
of  interesting  experiments  by  Captain  Ab- 
ney,  which  I  have  not  time  to  give  in 
detail. 

It  has  been  observed  that  amongst  the 
most  sensitive  dyes  are  those  which  most 
readily  fade.  If  a  dyed  plate  be  exposed 
for  a  long  time  in  the  spectrum,  it  is  found 
to  be  bleached  in  the  region  of  the  yellow 


and  red  rays,  or  that  part  which  is  sensi- 
tized. If  a  short  exposure  be  given  and 
the  plate  be  developed,  the  silver  salt  is 
found  to  be  reduced  most  in  the  part 
which  would  be  bleached  by  a  long  expo- 
sure, although  sometimes  the  region  of 
greatest  intensity  is  somewhat  intermediate 
between  the  maximum  of  the  silver  salt 
alone  and  that  produced  by  the  dye. 
Under  the  action  of  light  of  a  certain 
color  or  wave  length,  the  dye  seems  to 
decompose,  forming  products  which  have 
the  power  of  reducing  the  silver  salts  be- 
low it,  so  that  on  development  it  is  further 
reduced  to  the  metallic  state.  Eosin, 
erythrosin,  cyanin,  and  rose  Bengal  seem 
most  suitable  for  obtaining  a  wide  range 
of  photographic  intensity.  Lippmann,  by 
exposing  a  film  of  albumen  treated  with 
bichromate  of  potash  solution  and  backed 
with  a  mirror  of  mercury,  has  obtained  a 
plate  which,  when  wet,  shows  an  image 
by  reflected  light,  which  very  nearly  ap- 
proximates to  the  natural  colors.  So  far 
as  I  am  aware  no  nearer  approach  to  direct 
color  photography  has  yet  been  made. 

I  now  pass  on  to  the  "  Chemistry  of 
Intensification  of  the  Image,"  and  what 
follows  must  be  very  brief.  One  of  the 
best  and  simplest  methods  of  intensifying 
or  increasing  the  density  of  the  image  is 
one  which  was  introduced  not  long  ago 
by  Selle,  and  I  mention  it  first  because 
I  wish  to  intensify  half  of  a  plate  by  this 
method  in  order  to  show  the  change  which 
is  effected.  The  intensifier  consists  of 
uranium  nitrate  and  potassium  ferricya- 
nide,  and  the  reactions  are  probably  as 
follows  :  Uranium  ferricyanide  is  formed 
in  solution,  and  this  is  poured  over  the 
plate.  The  metallic  silver  on  the  plate 
has  a  reducing  action  on  the  ferricyanide 
causing  insoluble  ferricyanide  of  uranium 
and  ferricyanide  of  silver  to  be  formed, 
the  former  salt  having  a  brown  color. 
The  color  of  the  intensified  image  is  very 
pleasing.  Lead  ferricyanide  is  used  in 
the  same  way,  and  the  reaction  may  be 
represented  thus  : 

2Ag.,  +  2Pb3Feo(CN)i  „  =  Ag4Fe(CN)„ 
-h3Pb„Fe(CN),;. 
The  favorite  method  of  intensifying 
consists  in  bleaching  the  image  with  a 
solution  of  mercury  bichloride,  and  after- 
wards changing  the  color  to  brown  or 
black  with  ammonia  or  the  double  cya- 
nide of  silver  and  potassium.  On  treat- 
ing with  the  first  solution,  the  silver  re- 
duces the  perchloride  to  insoluble  white 
subchloride  of  calomel,  and  silver  chloride 
is  formed  at  the  same  time.  On  adding 
ammonia  solution,  the  subchloride  of 
mercury  is  converted  into  insoluble  black 
di-mercuros-ammonium  chloride,  and  the 
silver  chloride  is  dissolved  out. 

Hg.,CI..  -I-  2NH.J  =  NH..Hg,,Cl-f 
NHjCl. 
If  the  perchloride  treatment  be  followed 
by  the  application  of  the  double  cyanide 
of  silver  and  potassium,  the  black  deposit 
is  found  to  consist  largely  of  silver  with 
some  mercury,  cyanogen,  and  a  trace  of 
chlorine.  The  chief  reaction  might  be 
represented  thus  : 


Hg.,Clo  +  2AgK(CN)o  =  Ag.,  -I-  2Hg 
(CN).-F2KC1. 

Chemistry  of  the  Toning  of  Silver  Prints. 
— In  albuminized  sensitized  paper,  the 
salted  albumen  surface  consists  of  albumen 
and  ammonium  chloride.  The  "  salted 
paper  "  is  floated  on  a  bath  of  silver  nit- 
rate, then  dried  ;  a  surface  of  silver  chlor- 
ide and  silver  albuminate  being  formed. 
On  toning  the  silver  image  with  gold  or 
platinic  chloride,  the  reduced  silver  salts, 
which  constitute  the  image,  in  turn  reduce 
the  gold  or  platinum  salt  in  solution,  and 
a  fine  film  of  gold  or  platinum  metal  is 
deposited  over  the  surface  of  the  image, 
changing  its  color.  The  silver  salts,  un- 
affected by  light,  are  dissolved  out  on 
fixing  with  sodium  thiosulphate,  as  pre- 
viously explained.  Such  salts  as  am- 
monium sulphocyanide  are  added  to  the 
gold  solution  in  order  to  form  salts  of 
gold,  which  are  more  easily  reduced  than 
the  chloride,  and  alkaline  additions,  such 
as  borax,  bicarbonate  of  soda,  chalk,  etc., 
are  intended  to  prevent  the  formation  of 
free  acid,  which  would  act  as  a  restrainer 
and  stop  the  toning  process. — British  and 
Colonial  Druggist. 


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The  involute  and  labyrinthinate  tangle  of 
his  symptoms  made  me  suspect  at  first 
that  he  had  absorbed  his  own  name. 
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onobenzoylamidoquinoline  combined  with 
salicylaldehydmethylphenylhydrazine.  For 
his  insomnia  I  gave  trichloraldehydphe- 
nyldimethylpyrazolone. 

His  wife  asked  me  what  ailed  him.  I 
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very  pale.  Upon  examining  him  on  the 
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remedies,  and  that  a  congeries  of  retro- 
absorptions  had  resulted.  I  then  wrote 
out  the  following  prescription  : 

I^.     Tetrahydrobetanaphtholamine, 

Sodium  thioparatoluidinesulphonate, 
Orthosulphamidobenzoic  anhydride* 
Amidoacetoparaphenetidine  aa  jj. 
M.     Sig.  :  A  teaspoonful  every  hour. 

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1 1 1 


The  Early  History  of  Phosphorus. 

The  Icriii  pliosphorus  was  furnicrly  ap- 
plied to  any  substance  which  was  lumin- 
ous, cither  after  exposure  to  li^ht  or  after 
tile  application  of  heat,  and  the  "  phos- 
phori,"  which  received  so  large  a  share  of 
attention,  had  no  connection  with  the 
substance  now  known  as  phosphorus,  and 
should  rather  Ije  regarded  as  the  ances- 
tors of  the  luminous  paints  of  to-day. 

The  peculiar,  light-emitting  property  of 
the  phosphori,  however,  secured  to  them 
so  great  a  popularity  among  the  dilettanti 
that  when  the  element  was  isolated  it 
was  sold  at  a  fabulous  price,  and  was  re- 
garded by  many  as  an  important  step  to- 
wards the  discovery  of  the  divine  arcanum 
by  which  base  metals  could  l)e  transmuted 
into  gold.  The  value  possessed  by  the 
so-called  phosiihorus  (a  sulphide  of  bari- 
um) of  Balduin  in  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury is  well  shown  in  a  letter  from  Chris- 
tianus  Adolphus  Balduinus  to  Mr.  Olden- 
burg, sent  with  a  piece  of  "  phosphorus  " 
in  a  silver-gilt  box  for  "  His  Majesty  the 
founder  of  the  Royal  Society"  {Phil. 
Trans.,  1676-7,  vol.  .xi.,  No.  131,  p.  788). 
.•\lthough,  with  an  unusual  extension  of 
the  novelist's  license,  Charles  Reade 
makes  one  of  the  characters  in  the 
"  Cloister  and  the  Hearth  "  use  phos- 
phorus in  the  fifteenth  century,  it  was  not 
until  the  year  1667,  according  to  some 
authorities,  or  1669,  according  to  others, 
that  it  was  actually  isolated. 

The  di'scovery  has  been  variously  at- 
tributed to  Brandt,  Krafft,  Kiinkel,  and 
Boyle.  It  would  appear  that  either  Brandt 
or  Krafft  was  the  original  discoverer,  but 
there  is  little  doubt  that  Robert  Boyle 
discovered  it  independently,  for  Kunkel 
himself  stated  that  such  was  the  case  (see 
Kunkel's  ''  Laboratium  Chymicum,"  page 
660,  and  Weigleb's  "  Geschichte  des 
Wachsthums  und  der  Erfindungen  in  der 
Chemie,"  v.  i.,  p.  41).  A  paper  deposited 
by  Boyle  with  the  secretaries  of  the  Royal 
Society  on  October  10,  1680,  and  opened 
after  his  death,  shows  that  he  really  ob- 
tained phosphorus  from  urine  while  ihe 
German  process  was  still  a  secret  {Phil. 
Trans.,  1692,  v.  17,  No.  196,  p.  583). 

Godfrey  Hanckewitz,  Boyle's  assistant, 
appears  to  have  been  most  expert  in  the 
manufacture,  and  is  said  by  Thomson 
("System  of  Chemistry,"  1817,  v.  i.,  page 
258)  to  have  supplied  all  Europe  for  many 
years.  According  to  Thomson,  this  piios- 
phorus  was  known  as  "  English  phos- 
phorus," but  Hellot,  who  published  the 
first  complete  description  of  the  prepara- 
tion, says  that  phosphorus  was  known 
throughout  Germany  as  "  Kunkel's  phos- 
phorus "  (see  "  Memoires  de  Mathema- 
tique,  etc.,  de  I'Academie  Royale  des 
Sciences,"  1737, pp.  342  to  378).  Hancke 
witz  gives  a  somewhat  different  version  of 
the  discovery  of  phosphorus,  which  will 
be  found  in  the  later  portion  of  this 
article. 

Probably  the  most  reliable  account  of 
the  discovery  is  that  of  Godfrey  de  Leib- 
nitz in  the  "  Miscellanea  Berolinensia  " 
(1710,  v.  i.,  p.   91  to  98).     According  to 


this  account,  "  Brandt  had  fallen  on  a 
chyniical  process  extant  in  a  printed  book, 
which  taught  how  to  prepare  from  urine 
a  liquor  tit  to  ripen  a  particle  of  silver 
into  gold  ;  and  in  laboring  on  this  he 
found  out  his  phosiihorus.  He  had  s  )me 
acquaintance  with  Daniel  Krafft,  of  the 
Council  of  Commerce  to  the  Elector  of 
Saxony  ;  and,  by  his  means,  with  Kunkel, 
one  of  the  said  prince's  bedchamber,  but 
who,  under  that  character,  performed 
chymical  processes.  On  persuading  Brandt 
that  this  arcanum  might  be  sold  to  the 
great  at  a  high  price,  and  offering  him 
their  assistance,  they  obtained  the  com- 
position from  him.  And  upon  going  from 
Dresden  to  Hamburgh,  they  both  saw  and 
learned  from  him  the  process  of  the  phos- 
phorus. 15ut  Kunkel  upon  his  return 
home  had  committed  some  mistake  in  the 
process,  and  for.  a  long  time  could  not  hit 
u[)on  the  phosphorus,  and  he  sent  a  letter 
to  Brandt,  complaining  that  the  secret 
had  not  been  sincerely  communicated  to 
him.  But  Brandt,  repenting  that  he  had 
been  so  easy  in  imparting  the  secret,  de- 
layed to  satisfy  him.  Kunkel,  in  the 
meantime,  after  various  trials  corrected 
the  error  himself,  whence  he  pretended 
to  be  the  inventor,  and  of  this  Brandt 
bitterly  complained. 

"  Krafft,  who  was  a  man  of  good  ad- 
dress, undertook  to  vend  tlie  discovery 
among  the  great ;  and,  in  his  way  to  Eng 
land,  he  made  a  visit  at  Hanover,  and  in- 
genuously mentioned  to  me  both  the  mat- 
ter of  the  process  and  its  author,  Brandt  ; 
and  he  likewise  showed  the  experiment  of 
the  phosphorus,  to  the  great  surprise  of 
Duke  John  Frederic,  and  afterwards  in 
England  to  King  Charles  U.,  Prince  Ru- 
pert, the  illustrious  Mr.  Boyle,  and  others, 
of  which  there  is  an  account  by  Mr.Hooke. 
But  he  never,  so  far  as  I  know,  mentioned 
himself  as  the  inventor.  The  phosphorus 
was  first  sent  into  France  by  me  to  Huy- 
gens,  and  at  length  the  composition  itself 
was  by  the  illustrious  Tschirnhausen,  upon 
his  return  from  Germany  into  F>ance, 
communicated  from  me  to  the  Royal 
Academy,  to  whom  Huygens  had  already 
shown  the  thing.  That  Boyle  had  got 
but  an  imperfect  description  of  it  appears 
from  his  dissertation  on  phosphorus  ;  for 
his  phosphorus  differs  from  Brandt's  only 
in  this,  that  it  is  more  imperfect. 

"  But  Duke  John  Frederic,  as  he  was  a 
magnificent  and  generous  prince,  ordered 
that  I  should  send  for  the  inventor. 
Brandt,  therefore,  came  to  Hanover  and 
faithfully  communicated  to  us  the  process, 
for  whatever  he  did  I  imitated  in  another 
laboratory.  Upon  collecting  a  large  quan- 
tity of  urine,  Brandt  came  to  us,  and  went 
through  the  process.  Upon  Brandt's  re- 
turn to  Hamburgh  the  duke  settled  an 
annual  pension  upon  him,  which  was 
punctually  paid  him  till  the  duke's  death  ; 
and  this  probably  was  the  only  consider- 
able encouragement  which  he  reaped  from 
his  phosphorus." 

Dr.Kunkel's  phosphorus  or  "  noctiluca" 
was  also  described  in  the  "  Philosopliical 
Collections  of  Mr.  Robert  Hooke"  (1681, 
No.  2,  p.  8)  by  Dr.   Sturm,  who  stated 


that  Kunkel  could  extract  phosphorus 
"  out  of  any  kind  of  terrestrial  body  what 
ever,  as  if  it  were  there  naturally  placed." 
Owing  to  the  singular  properties  pos- 
sessed by  phosphorus,  it  occupied  the 
attention  of  all  the  principal  chemists 
whose  writings  are  extant  in  the  scientific 
literature  of  the  period.  Among  these 
may  be  mentioned  Tschirnhausen  ("  An- 
ciens  Memoires  de  I'Academie  Royale  de 
Paris,"  1682,  vol.  i.,  p.  342),  Homberg 
{loc.  cit.,  1692,  vol.  ii.,  p.  135),  Hofmann 
("In  Observationibus,"Hairsedition,  1722, 
p.  336),  Theichmeier  (''  Elementa  Philo- 
sophise Naturalis  etExperimentalis,"i724, 
p.  43),  Nieuwentuit  ("  Existence  de  Dieu 
Demontree,  etc.,"  p.  324),  who  obtained 
phosphorus  from  "  old  urine,"'  which  he 
collected  from  a  hospital  ;  Marggraf,  who 
gave  in  the  "  Miscellanea  Berolinensia  " 
(1743,  v.  vii.,  pp.  324  to  344)  a  plate  of 
figures  showing  the  furnaces  which  he 
employed,  and  others  whose  work  is  re- 
ferred to  later. 

According  to  Chambers'  "  Encyclopae- 
dia "(1738),  a  Mr.  Elzholt  published  in 
1676  a  special  treatise  dealing  with  phos- 
phorus, and  the  "  Aerial  Noctiluca  "  of 
Boyle  (1680),  bearing  on  the  subject,  is 
well  known. 

The  process  employed  by  all  the  earlier 
investigators  consisted  inevaporating  urine 
(which  contains  about  0.032  per  cent,  of 
phosphorus)  to  dryness  and  distilling  the 
residue  until  the  phosphorus  passed  over, 
and,  considering  that  the  chemists  of  the 
period  adopted  the  process  of  destructive 
distillation  as  the  best  means  of  ascertain- 
ing the  composition  of  nearly  all  organic 
bodies,  it  is  remarkable  that  the  discovery 
was  not  sooner  made.  The  most  success- 
ful workers  appear  to  have  been  those 
who  were  most  experienced  in  the  use  of 
furnaces,  but  some  of  them  laid  great 
stress  upon  the  source  of  the  urine,  and 
that  of  beer  drinkers  appears  to  have  been 
in  especial  favor.  Boerhaave  ("  A  new 
Method  of  Chemistry."  Translated  by 
Shaw  and  Chambers,  1727,  p.  196),  how- 
ever, says  that  the  best  is  that  from  per- 
sons not  much  accustomed  to  drink  wine. 

Homberg  mixed  the  dried  urine  with 
red  bole,  Boyle  employed  white  sand,  and 
Boerhaave  powdered  charcoal,  but  a  very 
considerable  improvement  was  introduced 
by  Marggraf,  who  added  lead  chloride  to 
the  dried  urine,  and  by  Giobert,  who  first 
precipitated  the  phosphoric  acid  with  lead 
nitrate  and  distilled  the  lead  phosphate 
so  obtained  with  charcoal  ('•  .\nnales  de 
Chimie,"  v.  12,  p.  15). 

The  ignorance  which  prevailed  among 
chemists  as  to  the  true  nature  of  phos- 
phorus is  well  shown  in  the  following 
account  from  James'  "Medical  Dictionary" 
of  1745  : 

"  Dr.  Wall  informs  us  that  Mr.  Boyle, 
being  concerned  to  find  how  small  a  pro- 
portion of  phosphorus  was  afforded  by 
urine,  desired  him  to  lookout  for  another 
subject  that  might  afford  it  in  greater 
plenty.  The  doctor  afterwards  causing  a 
piece  of  dry  matter  to  be  dug  up  in  the 
fields  where  night-men  emptied  their  carts, 
he  observed  a  great  number  of  small  par- 


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tides  of  phosphorus  therein.  This  mat- 
ter the  doctor  immediately  carried  to  Mr. 
Boyle,  who  set  Bilgar,  the  chymist,  to 
work  upon  it.  But  he  could  obtain  very 
little  phosphorus  from  it  till  another 
material  was  added  to  it  in  distillation, 
and  then  he  procured  phosphorus  in  such 
plenty  that,  selling  large  quantities  at  six 
guineas  the  ounce,  he  soon  became  rich, 
and  left  England."  It  should  be  men- 
tioned that  Bilgar  was  assistant  to  Boyle 
before  Hanckewitz. 

It  is  probable  that,  by  the  end  of  the 
seventeenth  century,  no  substance  had 
been  so  fully  and  accurately  experimented 
upon,  although  the  explanations  of  its 
action  and  the  anticipations  of  its  value 
were  often  expressed  in  almost  ludicrous 
terms.  Dr.  Frederick  Slare  (Hooke's 
"Philosophical  Collections,"  1681,  No.  3, 
p.  48,  and  No.  4,  p.  84)  says  that  it  was 
then  obtained  as  "  transparent  as  any 
resin "  and  melted  like  wax  in  warm 
water.  His  remarks  show  that  it  was  even 
then  obtained  in  a  state  of  great  purity, 
and  he  finishes  his  paper  by  saying  "what 
medical  use  may  be  made  of  this  noble 
concrete  time  may  discover,"  adding  the 
hope  that  it  may  explain  "certain  phe- 
nomena of  nature,  including  the  observa- 
tion of  the  learned  Dr.  Croone,  who,  on 
rubbing  his  body  with  a  fresh  and  well- 
warmed  shift,  made  both  to  shine." 

An  amusing  example  of  the  almost  re- 
ligious ceremony  with  which  phosphorus 
was  treated  is  found  in  the  Philosopliical 
Transactions  {112,2,,  ^o'-  S^,  No.  428,  p. 
55),  where  a  description  and  an  elaborate 
drawing  of  an  apparatus  employed  for 
burning  phosphorus  is  described  by  Dr. 
Frobenius,  the  companion  of  Hanckewitz. 
The  phosphorus  was  ignited  in  a  golden 
bowl,  contained  in  another  golden  howl 
on  a  tripod  of  the  same  metal,  a  glass- 
bell  jar  being  suspended  above  to  receive 
the  "snow"  which  the  combustion  pro- 
duced. The  apparatus  was  described  as 
the  "  Machina  Frobeniana,"  and  each 
operation  was  compared  with  one  of  the 
phenomena  of  nature,  the  phosphoric 
anhydride  to  snow,  and  its  deliquescence 
to  the  melting  of  snow.  In  this  and 
similar  experiments  the  learned  doctor 
was  in  the  habit  of  igniting  the  phos- 
phorus with  the  heated  tip  of  his  sword. 

Almost  immediately  afterwards,  Hancke- 
witz {loc.  cit.,  p.  58)  showed  that  the 
Machina  Frobeniana  was  unnecessarily 
elaborate,  and  repeated  the  experiment  in 
a  "  warmed  china  cup."  He  mentioned 
the  production  of  amorphous  phosphorus 
as  a  "  red  caput  mortuum  "  and  gave  a 
very  complete  description  of  his  experi- 
ments, observing  that  "  this  phosphorus  is 
a  subject  which  occupies  much  the 
thoughts  and  fancies  of  some  alcymists 
who  work  on  microcosmical  substances, 
and  out  of  it  they  promise  themselves 
golden  mountains." 

According  to  him,  Kunkel,  Krafft,  and 
Brandt  were  only  able  to  obtain  a  little 
"  unctuous  opaque  phosphorus,"  and  not 
the  true  hard  "  glacial  "  phosphorus.  He 
considered  that  Kunkel  either  spoke  too 


much  at  large  or  designed  to  impose  upon 
the  world,  and  stated  that,  at  the  time  of 
speaking,  he  was  the  only  man  capable 
of  making  real  phosphorus.  Hanckewitz 
was  undoubtedly  the  principal  maker  of 
phosphorus  in  his  time,  and  it  is  interest- 
ing to  note  that  he  was  the  founder  of  the 
firm  of  Godfrey  &  Cooke.  A  consider- 
able amount  of  information  on  the  work 
of  Hanckewitz  was  given  in  a  paper  by 
Mr.  Joseph  Ince  in  the  Pharmaceutical 
/ournal {I'&'^Q),  pp.  126,  157,  and  215). 

The  chemical  properties  of  phosphorus 
were  carefully  studied  immediately  after 
its  isolation,  and  the  discovery  that  it  in- 
creased in  weight  on  burning,  which  is 
attributed  to  Marggraf,  is  said  to  have 
been  in  part  responsible  for  the  overthrow 
of  the  phlogiston  theory,  for  Lavoisier 
showed  that  its  increase  in  weight  when 
burned  in  oxygen  equalled  the  loss  of 
oxygen.  Lavoisier  appears  also  to  have 
been  the  first  to  definitely  show  that  phos- 
phorus was  an  element,  and  to  point  out 
its  wide  distribution  throughout  the  vege- 
table kingdom  (see  Lavoisier's  "Elements 
of  Chemistry,"  translated  by  Kerr,  1802, 
vol.  i.,  p.  323). 

Priestley  also  examined  its  action  on 
burning  in  air  ("Experiments  and  Obser- 
vations on  Different  Kinds  of  Air,"  1790, 
vol.  i.,  p.   170). 

The'  action  of  phosphorus  on  metals 
was  experimented  upon  by  Marggraf,  and 
later  by  Pelletier,  who  found  that  most 
metals  combined  with  it  when  heated. 
Dr.  Peter  Shaw  (James'  Medical  Dic- 
tionary, 1745,  article  "  Phosphorus  ")  says 
that  the  "acid  of  phosphorus  proves  a 
menstruum  to  perhaps  all  the  metals,  but 
when  this  acid  is  driven  into  the  pores  of 
the  metal  by  the  action  of  the  flame  in 
burning  the  phosphorus,  it  seem.s  pro- 
ductive of  much  greater  effects,  as  is  well 
known  to  those  connected  with  the  sub- 
limer  metallurgy." 

The  production  of  amorphous  phos- 
phorus during  the  distillation  of  phos- 
phorus was  early  known,  but  it  was  not 
recognized  as  a  form  of  the  element,  but 
as  an  oxide.  Aikin  ("  Dictionary  of 
Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,"  1807)  de- 
scribed it  as  "  a  brown  red  powder  which 
diffuses  itself  in  water  like  clay,  and  con- 
sists chiefly  of  phosphorus  so  peroxygen- 
ated  as  to  be  no  longer  combustible." 

The  modern  method  of  preparing  phos- 
phorus is  beyond  the  province  of  this 
article,  but  it  may  be  mentioned  that 
Gahn,  a  Swedish  chemist,  showed  in  1769 
that  phosphorus  was  contained  in  bones 
(see  "  Bergmann's  Notes,"  1796,  p.  203), 
and  that  the  credit  of  preparing  it  from 
them  appears  to  he  due  to  Scheele.  In 
1775  he  obtained  it  by  treating  bone-ash 
with  nitric  acid,  precipitating  the  lime 
from  the  solution  by  addition  of  sulphuric 
acid,  evaporating  the  solution  and  distil- 
ling the  residue  with  charcoal.  Nicolas 
and  Pelletier  {Journal  de  Physique,  vols. 
II  and  28)  improved  upon  the  process  by 
dispensing  with  the  use  of  nitric  acid,  and 
Fourcroy  and  Vauquelin  (/(7«^«a/ de  Phar- 
?tiacie,  V.  i.,  p.  9)  determined  the  propor- 


tions most  suitable  for  operations  on  the 
large  scale.  Aikin  ("  Diet,  of  Chem.  and 
Min.,"  1807)  mentions,  as  a  good  yield, 
that  Pelletier  obtained  60  ounces  of  phos- 
phorus from  576  ounces  of  bone-ash. 

It  was  also  common  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  present  century  to  prepare 
phosphorus  by  precipitating  the  phos- 
phoric acid  from  superphosphate  of  lime 
with  lead  nitrate,  and  distilling  the  phos- 
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nient.s  made  in  the  Town  Hospitals,  Moaliit  and  Friedrichshain,  Konigliche 
Charite  and  Konigliche  Universitats  Poliklinik,  Berlin,  have  shown  that 
SoMNAL  does  not  accelerate  the  pulse  and  does  not  upset  the  stomach. 
.Somnai.  is  especially  recommen<led  for  Nervous  Insonmia,  Neurasthenia, 
Spinal  Complaints,  Infectious  Dise.ises,  Par.ilysis,  Melancholia,  Hysteria, 
Morphinismus,  and  Diabetes.  The  low  price  of  SoMNAt.  enables  its  use 
in  the  poor  and  workmen's  practice  and  in  hospitals. 

S.  RADLAUER,  Kronen  Apotheke,  FRI 

W.  J.  DYAS,  Toronto,  Ontario 


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it  is  an  excellent  remedy  for  Feverish,  Catarrhal,  and  Rheumatic  P.ains. 

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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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Public  Misuse  of  Carbolic  Acid. 

I'hc  Cleveland  I'harniaceutical  .\ssocia- 
lion  lias  issued  a  circular  bearing  tlie 
above  lille.  The  circular  says:  "Car- 
bolic acid,  U.S.I'.,  is  in  crystals  ;  and  not 
being  convenient  in  ihis  form  for  the 
liDiischold  or  medical  use,  it  is  made 
li(|iiitl  by  the  addition  of  from  5  to  8  per 
cent,  of  water  ;  when  tluH  prepared,  it 
does  not  strictly  conform  to  the  legal 
(U.S.i'.)  standard,  yet  l)y  common  usage 
it  has  become  recognized  by  the  public 
and  by  many  physicians,  erroneously,  as 
true  carbolic  acid,  and  has  been  so  la- 
belled." 

Since  this  conveniently  liciuefied  acid 
apparently  nii.xes  with  water,  oils,  and 
other  liijuids,  yet  solution  does  not  usually 
take  [)lace.  'Fhe  strong,  milky,  or  cloudy 
acid  that  remains  undissolved  acts  as  a 
powerful  caustic  instead  of  a  healing 
agent. 

"  If  direi'ted  lo  be  mixed  at  home  with 
oil,  vaseline,  lard,  or  other  fats,  the  liipie- 
lieil  acid  will  not  dissolve  on  account  of 
the  5  to  8  per  cent,  of  water  it  contains, 
thereby  resulting  in  caustic  instead  of 
healing  actions." 

"  If  swallowed  by  accident,  it  is  almost 
universally  fatal  before  assistance  can 
.irrive  ;  yet  it  is  not  desired  or  needed  in 
so  dangerous  a  licpiid  form." 

"The  Cleveland  PharmaceiUical  Asso- 
ciation, having  had  its  attention  called 
thereto,  and  believing  that  it  owes  a  duty 
to  the  public  to  i)revent  injury  as  far  as 
possible  without  depriving  the  people  of 
the  proper  use  of  a  valuable  drug,  have 
devised  and  adopted  a  formula  and  label 
for  carbolic  acid  for  general  dispensing 
purposes,  which  they  hope  will  do  away 
with  much  of  the  injury  due  to  careless 
use,  and  respectfully  request  the  co-opera- 
tion of  all  pharmacists  and  physicians  to 
that  end. 

FOUMUL.X. 

Take  of  carbolic  .iciil  cryst.ils. .      16  troy  ozs. 

Glycerin 40       " 

Melt  ihe  acid  and  stir  in  the  glycerin. 
Oli    FOR    PR.VCTIC.M.    PURPOSES. 

Carlwlic  acid I  measure. 

Glycerin 2  measures. 

"I'his  formula  furnishes  a  33  per  cent, 
carbolic  acid  fluid.  The  label  explains 
the  rest.  It  is  to  be  popularized  as  No. 
^^  carbolic  acid,  which  indirectly  instructs 
the  physician  as  to  the  strength  of  the 
acid  and  indirectly  enables  him  to  tell 
what  strength  it  is  by  its  directions  for 
making  a  practically  i  per  cent,  solution  ; 
thus  also,  by  multiplying  the  amount  di- 
rected, he  can  order  a  i,  3,  4,  or  5  per 
cent,  solution  as  desired. 

"  This  No.  33  acid  mixes  readily  with 
water  or  alcohol  in  all  proportions,  and 
not  being  as  caustic  cannot  result  in  as 
much  mischief  or  fatality  if  taken  acci- 
dentally or  purposely. 

"  The  Cleveland  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation have  unanimously  decided  to  rec- 
ommend : 

"(i)  To  all  druggists,  and  especially 
to  their  members,  not  to  dispense  a 
stronger  carbolic  acid  than  No.  ;i^,  except 
on  physicians'  prescriptions. 


"(2)  To  all  physicians,  when  desiring 
to  mix  carbolic  acid  with  fatty  bodies, 
instead  of  entrusting  such  dangerous 
work  to  the  laity  (since  such  work  re- 
quires professional  skifl  to  suit  each  case), 
it  will  be  the  best  entrusted  to  the  proper 
[irofessional  expert — the  pharmacist. 

"  (3)  To  all  physicians  requiring  the 
liquefied  carbolic  acid  as  hitherto  dis- 
pensed, to  please  specify  this  article  in 
their  prescriptions  to  avoid  error  and  re- 
lieve the  druggist  of  the  responsibility  for 
dispensing  it,  or  of  embarrassment  for  re- 
fusing to  sell  without  prescription. 

"(4)  All  druggists  desiring  electrotypes 
of  the  label  may  obtain  them  by  applying 
to  the  committee." 

The  label  which  accom|)anies  the  cir- 
cular designates  the  solution  as  "  Strong 
Carbolic  Acid,  Fluid  No.  33."  The  anti- 
doles  are  given,  and  also  the  directions 
for  making  a  i  per  cent,  solution  by  mix- 
ing one  tablespoon ful  of  the  solution  with 
one  pint  of  water. 


Paraffin  as  a  Secondary  Ingredient  in 
Pomades. 

M.  E.  Cranzel,  in  the  Bullelin  dc 
Pharmack  de  Bordeaux,  strongly  recom- 
mends paraffin  as  a  secondary  ingredient 
to  give  consistency  in  pomades,  such  as 
the  various  cerates,  cold  cream,  chloro- 
form ointment,  camphor  ointment,  etc., 
in  place  of  the  dearer  white  wax,  or  sper- 
maceti. It  is  not  only  cheaper,  but  bet- 
ter.    M.  Cranzel  says  : 

It  will  aid  in  keeping  such  prepara- 
tions, which,  owing  to  the  ready  oxidation 
of  the  fats  composing  them,  are  prone  to 
rancidification.  The  three  products — 
white  was,  spermaceti,  and  paraffin — have 
a  close  analogy  in  their  physical  pro[)er- 
ties,  density  point  of  fusion,  solubility  in 
certain  liquids,  etc. 

In  point  of  stability,  and  other  princi- 
pal properties,  pomades  with  paratifin  as 
a  base  are  in  no  whit  inferior  to  those 
prepared  with  white  wax  or  spermaceti. 
Take  Calen's  cerate,  for  example,  pre- 
pared w-ith  paraffin  in  the  proportion  that 
white  wax  is  generally  used,  and  it  will  be 
found  even  whiter  than  the  old  product, 
and  less  unctuous.  The  same  applies  to 
cold  cream.  The  great  and  real  value  of 
paraffin,  however,  lies  in  its  inalterability, 
and  that  quality  in  cerates,  etc.,  made 
with  it. 

In  the  opinion  of  M.  Cranzel,  paraffin 
is  destined  to  replace  wax,  both  white 
and  yellow,  and  spermaceti  in  all  pre- 
parations in  which  the  latter  now  enter, 
even  as  lard  has  been  supplanted  by  vase- 
lin  in  current  use — for  other  reasons,  it  is 
true,  but  for  analogous  considerations. — 
National  Druggist. 


principally  of  calcium  meconate.  In 
order  to  prove  or  disprove  this  supposi- 
tion, a  quantity  of  the  crude  morphine 
was  carefully  incinerated  in  a  platinum 
crucible,  and  the  ash  examined  tiuantita- 
tively.  It  was  found  that  more  than  one 
fourth  of  the  residue  consisted  of  salts  of 
potassium  and  sodium.  On  this  analysis 
the  per  cent,  of  pure  morphine  was  based. 
The  per  tent,  of  pure  morphine  was  also 
established  by  titration  with  a  volumetric 
acid  solution,  the  lime  water  method,  and 
the  absolute  alcohol  method.  The  rela- 
tive efificiency  of  the  methods  is  as  given 
in  the  above  order. 

Series  of  experiments  were  at  once 
undertaken  to  determine  whether  the  per 
cent,  of  impurity  contained  in  the  crude 
morphine  was  in  excess  of  the  per  cent. 
of  the  morphine  lost  in  the  assay.  One 
hundred  grams  of  o|)ium  were  extracted 
as  in  the  assay  method,  and  nine  assays 
made.  The  time  allowed  the  morphine 
for  precipitation  varied  from  3  to  36 
hours.  In  the  portion  of  aqueous  ex- 
tract remaining,  the  amount  of  substance 
precipitated  by  alcohol  alone  was  esti- 
mated. 

The  per  cent,  of  pure  morphine  was 
estimated  in  each  case  by  the  ash  method, 
titration  with  a  volumetric  acid  solution, 
and  the  lime  water  method.  As  a  final 
per  cent,  of  pure  morphine,  the  averages 
of  all  the  percentages  obtained,  excepting 
the  three-hour,  was  taken  as  representing 
the  per  cent,  of  pure  morphine  contained 
in  the  crude  morphine. 

The  mother  liquors  and  the  aqueous 
washings  were  collected  in  a  bottle  from 
eight  assays,  and  the  amount  of  precipi- 
tate estimated  after  allowing  the  mixture 
to  stand  two  months.  An  aliquot  part 
of  the  above  mixture  was  next  treated 
according  to  Dieterich's  process.  It  was 
found  that  the  per  cent,  of  pure  mor- 
phine ultimately  obtained  corresponded 
very  closely  to  the  amount  of  crude  mor- 
phine precipitated  in  twenty  hours. 
From  the  results  obtained,  it  was  con- 
cluded that  the  amount  of  morphine  last 
in  the  assay  corresponded  glosely  to  the 
per  cent,  of  impurity  contained  in  the 
crude  morphine.  If  the  U.S.?.  direc- 
tions are  adhered  to  closely,  the  per 
cent,  obtained  very  closely  represents  the 
per  cent,  of  morphine  01  iginally  contained 
in     the    opium. — British    and    Colonial 


On  the  Determination  of   Morphine  in 
Opium. 

By  Lyman  F.  Keiiler,  M.S.,  Ph.C. 

As  is  very  well  known,  the  morphine 
obtained  by  the  official  process  contains 
an  appreciable  quantity  of  impurity. 
This    impurity  is    supposed    to    consist 


Substitute  for  a  Funnel. 

Prof.  A.  M.  Edwards  {Chemical  Neu<s) 
dispenses  with  the  use  of  a  funnel  in 
cases  of  difificult  filtration  through  paper, 
replacing  it  by  a  piece  of  celluloid,  in 
which  nuhierous  holes  have  been 
punched.  This  is  bent  into  the  shape  of 
a  funnel,  and  supported  in  a  retort  stand 
ring.  When  not  in  use  the  celluloid  can 
be  washed  and  put  away  flat  like  a  piece 
of  paper. 


Only  those  who  pay  their  bills  have  a 
right  to  help  the  poor. 


114 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Pharmacy  Abroad. 


The  New  Norwegian Pharmacopceia. 
— Tlie  third  edition  "of  the  Norwegian 
Pharmacopc-eia  is  now  pubhshed,  and  is 
official.  It  is  partly  in  Latin,  partly  in 
Norwegian,  and  in  some  respects  resem- 
bles the  last  Russian  Pharmacopceia 
The  nomenclature  and  composition  of 
compound  remedies  are  in  Latin,  whilst 
the  description  of  single  drugs,  tests,  and 
preparation  of  compound  galenicals  are 
in  Norwegian.  As  set  forth  in  the  pre- 
face, no  old  official  preparations  have 
been  expunged  and  89  new  ones  intro- 
duced. Many  and  important  alterations 
in  nomenclature  have  taken  place,  more 
even  than  in  the  last  Danish  and  Swiss 
Pharmacopceias.  Both  valerian  and 
rhuliarb  appear  as  rhizomes. — British  and 
Colonial  Druggist. 


The  German  Pharmacopeia. — In 
the  supplement  of  the  German  I^harma- 
copieia  just  appearing,  the  following  new 
medicaments  are  included  :  Camphoric 
acid,  hydrobromic  acid,  cresolated  water, 
basic  salicylate  of  bismuth,  bougies,  ben- 
zoate  of  soda  and  caffeine,  cresol,  formal- 
dehyde solution,  solution  of  cresol 
"soap,"  salicylate  of  lithium,  mercuric 
chloride  pastilles,  creasote  pills,  salicylate 
of  soda,  and  theobromine,  tincture  of 
aloes,  and  cantharides  ointment  for  veter- 
inary use.  — Journal  der  Pharniacie 
d'Anvers. 


The  Drug  Trade  in  the  Philippine 
Islands. — M.  G.  de  Berard,  French  con- 
sul at  Manilla,  in  the  Philippine  Islands, 
reports  that  the  importation  of  cheniicals, 
pharmaceutical  products,  and  perfumery 
in  his  district  in  the  course  of  1893 
exceeded  that  of  1892  by  about  15  per 
cent,  in  value.  This  increased  importa- 
tion marks  a  partial  return  of  the  pros- 
perity enjoyed  by  the  pharmaceutical 
trade  some  years  ago.  The  last  increase 
in  the  customs  tariff  of  the  islands,  how- 
ever, which  specially  affected  the  articles 
named,  has  considerably  injured  the  busi- 
ness in  high-class  British  and  French 
goods,  and  assisted  the  development  of 
the  trade  in  spurious  imitations.  In  1893 
Spain  supplied  398  tons,  France  36  tons. 
Britain  1,127  tons,  China  3,083,  Ger- 
many 188,  Japan  479,  Belgium  12,  Singa- 
pore no,  and  the  United  States  35  tons 
of  chemicals  and  pharmaceutical  goods. 
There  has  been  a  great  increase  in  the 
imports  from  Germany,  due,  says  the  con- 
sul, to  the  deliberate  imitation,  in  that 
country,  of  British  and  French  goods  of 
high  repute.  Perfumery  is  in  great  de- 
mand.—  Chemist  and  Druggist. 


Pharmacy  in  Jamaica. — In  a  letter  to 
the  Chemist  and  Druggist,  Mr.  Albert  J . 
Salmon,  Apothecaries  Hall,  Montego  Bay, 
lamaica,  gives  the  following  interesting 
notes  regarding  the  practice  of  medicine 
and  pharmacy  in  Jamaica  : 


There  are  several  fine  ph  irmacies 
("  doctors'  shops  ")  in  Jamaica,  many  of 
them  fitted  up  in  the  European  and 
American  styles,  especially  those  in 
Kingston.  The  majtirity  of  those  in  the 
country  are  miniature  emporiums,  as 
nearly  every  conceivable  article  is  sold, 
so  as  to  make  up  a  living  turnover.  Prior 
to  i88r  there  was  no  pharmacy  law,  con- 
sequently any  one  could  keep  open  shop 
for  the  sale  and  compounding  of  drugs 
and  poisons  ;  and  the  writer  remembers 
one  of  these  shops,  in  a  populous  district 
of  Kingston,  carried  on  by  a  pretended 
disciple  of  Galen,  who  was  just  able  to 
sign  his  name. 

In  1 88 1  the  "  Drugs  and  Poisons  Law  " 
was  enacted,  which  compelled  all  persons 
to  obtain  by  e.xamination  a  license  before 
they  could  keep  open  shop  for  the  sale  of 
drugs  and  poisons,  but  no  curriculum  was 
enforced,  except  in  the  case  of  appren- 
tices at  the  public  hospital,  who  were  re- 
quired to  undergo  three  full  years'  tuition 
at  its  dispensing  school  before  presenting 
themselves  for  examination. 

A  new  law  was  enacted  last  year  re- 
pealing that  of  1 88 1  and  its  amendment 
of  1885,  and  the  new  Act  requires  a  cur- 
riculum of  two  years,  and  the  second  year 
at  least  must  be  under  a  medical  practi- 
tioner, or  one  already  licensed.  Candi- 
dates must  be  twenty-one  years  of  age, 
and  must  pay  a  fee  of  £,2.  Persons 
licensed  under  the  Pharmacy  Acts  of 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland  are  exempt 
from  examination,  but  must  produce  cer- 
tificates of  qualification,  and  pay  a  fee  of 
£^2.  In  the  case  of  any  one  requiring  a 
special  examination  a  fee  of  ;^5  is  de- 
manded. Licensed  druggists  of  other 
countries  are  allowed  an  examination,  pro- 
vided the  superintending  medical  officer 
is  satisfied  with  the  certificates  of  their 
curriculum.  Any  one  licensed  under  the 
law  is,  in  case  of  any  conviction  as  a  mis- 
demeanant, liable  to  have  his  license  sus- 
pended by  the  superintendent  medical 
officer  on  the  approval  of  the  governor. 

Patent  medicines  are  in  great  demand, 
and  American  and  Canadian  proprietary 
medicines  are  fast  becoming  the  leading 
ones — such  as  Scott's  Emulsion  of  Cod- 
liver  Oil,  Ayer's  Cherry  Pectoral,  Pills 
and  Sarsaparilla,  Bristol's  Sarsaparilla, 
Northrop  &  Lyman's  Vegetable  Dis- 
covery and  Canadian  Healing  Oil,  Perry 
Davis'  Pain  Killer,  Morse's  Indian  Root 
Pills,  Ross'  Life  Pills,  American  Specific, 
etc. — simply  from  the  fact  that  these  firms 
"  work  up  "  the  country  by  means  ot  their 
travelling  agents  and  advertisements. 

Druggists,  as  a  rule,  do  very  little  dis- 
pensing, as  the  majority  of  doctors  supply 
their  own  medicines.  A  feeling  of  strong 
antipathy  exists  among  a  large  number  of 
the  doctors  and  druggists,  on  account  of 
the  latter  carrying  on  a  prescribing  busi- 
ness. Druggists  are  frequently  called 
"  doctors,"  and  this  seems  to  be  the  cause 
of  the  bitter  feeling  on  the  part  of  the 
regular  practitioners.  The  origin  of  the 
appellation  "  doctor  "  for  a  druggist  is  not 
generally  known,  but  it  arose  in  this  way. 
During   the   days   of  slavery,   there   was 


scarcely  any  system  of  skilled  medical 
aid  provided  for  the  slaves ;  but  there 
was  always  at  hand  some  intelligent  man 
who  was  able  to  admmister  medicines  to 
the  sufferers,  practising  a  recognized  em- 
piricism. These  persons  were  styled 
"  hothouse  doctors,"  and  were  looked 
upon  by  the  slaves  as  great  benefactors. 
The  poor  creatures  not  being  placed  in  a 
position  to  know  the  diff,rrence  between  a 
qualified  and  an  unqualified  man  got  to 
know  no  one  else  but  these  "  doctors," 
consecjuently  the  name  has  been  handed 
down  as  a  manner  of  addressing  any  one 
who  is  publicly  recognized  as  having  any- 
thing to  do  with  preparing  or  prescribing 
medicines.  And  so  it  will  continue,  un- 
less the  present  generation  at  school  are 
taught  to  address  druggists  differently. 


Plastic  Gelatins. 


Under  this  name  M.  Dane,  chemist 
and  pharmacist  at  Valence-d'Agen,  desig- 
nates (  Union  Pharinaceutique)  a  series  of 
magistral  preparations,  easy  to  prepare, 
intended  as  the  excipient  of  exceedingly 
active  remedies  (or  others,  if  desired). 
The  base  is  gelatin,  glycerin,  and  water, 
proportioned  as  follows  : 

Gelatin  (in  colorless  leaves). . .  15  parts. 

Glycerin  (30°)   50  parts. 

Distilled  water 60  parts. 

Melt  together  in  the  water  bath,  and 
before  thi  mass  sets  add  the  medicinal 
agent  in  the  dose  desired,  then  pour  out 
on  the  slab  or  in  moulds. 

Ovules. — You  can  use  for  this  purpose 
either  oiled  ovular  moulds  or  eyelets. 
In  the  latter  case  all  that  is  necessary  is 
to  moisten  one  side  of  each  moulded  half 
with  gelatin,  dissolved  in  water,  and 
unite  the  two.  Ovules  are,  however,  not 
a  good  form  for  commercial  purposes,  or 
where  medicaments  are  put  up  in  quan- 
tity. They  dry  too  easily,  or  alter  other- 
wise. 

For  suppositories  the  process  is  the 
same.  The  author  also  prepares  other 
forms — buttons,  medicated  nipple  covers 
for  chapped  and  sore  nipples,  etc.,  and 
finally  he  uses  sheets  of  the  mass  poured 
out  on  oiled  slabs,  in  the  place  of  cloths, 
for  spreading  plasters  on,  or  as  plasters 
where  a  simple  emollient  is  wanted. 
Where  a  medicated  plaster  is  desired  the 
medicament — morphine,  iodoform,  etc. — 
is  sprinkled  or  spread  on  the  surface,  the 
latter  being  first  slightly  warmed. — Na- 
tional Druegist. 


Northwest  Territories'  Pharmaceutical 
Association. 

The  result  of  the  election  for  the  Coun- 
cil of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association  of 
the  N.W.T.,  held  in  Rcgina,  March  20th, 
was  as  follows  :  W.  G.  Pettingall,  Regina; 
Robert  Martin,  Regfna ;  W.  W.  Bole, 
Moose  Jaw  ;  J  G.  Templeton,  Calgary  ; 
A.  D.  F'erguson,  Wolseley. 


A  small  store  well-iiandled  may  not  pay 
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"5 


Formulary. 


ACM)  IMtOSPHATE    SOLUTION. 

'I'hc  following  fnrniiiln  is  said  to  yield 
I  :40od  article  ; 

I'lidsphoric  aciil  (50  per  corn.). ...   64  parts. 

I'rcripilattd  ch.ilk 12  parts. 

Caldiieil  ni.nijncsia I  part. 

Polassium  carlxmatc I  part. 

Dislillcil  water .  17.S  parts. 

.Add  the  chalk  to  the  acid  gradually, 
and  then  add  tiie  magnesia  and  stir  well. 
Dissolve  the  jiotassimn  carhonate  in  9  fl. 
nz.  of  the  water,  add  the  solution  gradu- 
ally to  the  acid  liquor,  admix  the  remain- 
der of  the  water,  set  aside  for  one  or  two 
hours,  and  fdter. 


TO    FLAVOR    COU    LIVER    OIL. 

Oil  of  eucalyptus,  i  per  cent.,  is  added 
to  cod-liver  oil  by  Duquesnel  {four,  de 
P/iarni.),  and  is  said  to  hide  its  odor  and 
taste.  A  more  elaborate  process  is  re- 
commended by  I'aresi  {Fressc  Midicah-), 
who  mixes  rod  liver  oil,  400  gm.,  freshly 
roasted  and  ground  coffee,  20  gm.,  and 
animil  black  in  powder,  10  gm.,  in  a  stop- 
pered vessel,  and  warms  it  on  a  water 
l)ath  at  a  temperature  of  60°  for  a  quarter 
of  an  hour.  The  mixture  is  then  left  for 
two  or  three  days,  except  that  it  is  shaken 
from  time  to  time,  and,  finally,  filtered 
through  paper.  The  product  is  described 
as  amber-colored,  and  as  having  a  distinct 
odor  and  taste  of  coffee. — P/mrmaa-ittiail 
Jounia/. 


WIN'E    OF    CREOSOTE. 

E.  Dietrich  gives  the  following  formula 
for  creosote  wine  : 

Creosote 1 2  parts. 

Tincture  of  gentian .lO      " 

Alcohol 250     " 

Red  wine(claret)sufticient  to  m.ike  1000     " 

— National  Druggist. 


BORO-SALICYLIC    GI.VCEROLE. 

Boric  and  salicylic  acids,  when  heated 
with  glycerine,  are  dissolved  in  large 
quantities.  On  cooling,  however,  a  thick 
and  granular  pasty  mass  results.  If  the 
solution  is  now  heated  almost  to  boiling 
and  a  trace  of  calcined  magnesia  is  added, 
it  remains  perfectly  limpid  on  cooling. 
The  product  is  also  quite  soluble  in  water, 
and  it  is  easy  to  prepare  extemporaneous- 
ly a  solution  containing  equal  quantities 
of  the  two  acids  in  a  state  of  concentra- 
tion not  otherwise  obtainable.  Nor  are 
the  antiseptic  properties  of  either  body  in 
any  way  impaired.     The  proportions  are  : 

Boric  acid 10 

Salicylic  acid 10 

Distille<l  water 10 

( ;i jcerine 4° 

Maj^.  oxid I 

— Repertoire. 


I'owd.  orris  root I  part 

I'owdered  saffron I      " 

.Sugar 32  part'- 

Mix  and  make  into  lozenges  of  the  usual  shape 
and  si/.e. 
2.    -Powd.  slick  licorice 70  parls. 

I'owd.  orris  root I  pari. 

I'owd.  star  anise 4  parts. 

Powdered  sugar 7o  parts. 

Mucilage  .ic.icia.  ...a  suflicient  tpiantity. 
Korrn  into  lozenges  weighing  8  grains  (50  ctg. ). 

3.— Stick  licorice 2  parts. 

.'\cacia I  part. 

I")issolve  the  licorice  in  warm  water, 
strain,  and  in  the  solution  dissolve  the 
acacia.  I'lace  over  a  gentle  fire,  in  a 
broad  pan,  and  let  boil  gradually,  stirring 
contnuially  until  reduced  to  a  paste.  Roll 
into  cylinders  of  the  usual  size,  and  polish 
by  rolling  them  together  in  a  box  ;  or  cut 
the  mass  into  lozenges  of  the  desired 
size. — Merck's  Report. 


CLEANING    ELASTIC     STOCKINGS 

Soap  in  powder av.  oz.  32 

Ammonia  ( 10  p.c. ) fl.  oz.  7 

Cologne  water  (or  dilute  alcohol). ...     "    33 
Water "    60 

Dissolve  the  soap  in  the  water,  and, 
when  solution  is  complete,  allow  to  stand 
for  two  days;  then  add  the  ammonia 
water  and  cologne.  For  use  :  Dissolve 
one-half  ounce  of  this  soap  in  a  quart  of 
cold  water,  in  which  let  the  stockings 
steep  for  24  hours,  then  remove  and  wash 
well  in  cold  water  by  shaking. — Chemist 
and  Druggist. 


COPYING    INK.    FOR    TYPEWRITERS. 

Parts. 

Soap 30 

(llycerin 125 

Alcohol 721 

Water 360 

Anilin,  q.  s.  to  color. 

If  the  ink  is  too  penetrating,  add 
more  soa|)  ;  if  not  sufficiently  so,  decrease 
the  quantity. — Bayerische  Industrie-und- 
Gewer/'e  Blatter. 


LICORICE    LOZENGES. 

I.  —Extract  licorice 2  parts. 

Starch     i  uart. 


COLD    LIQUID    GLUE. 

To  make  glue  liquid  in  the  cold,  nitric 
acid  is  generally  added  ;  thus  we  may 
take 

Glue 8    parts. 

Water 8        " 

Nitric  .acid    2.i      " 

The  nitric  acid  may  be  replaced  by  acetic 
acid.  Thus  an  excellent  liquid  gum  is 
made  by  dissolving  one  jwrt  of  glue  in 
two  parts  of  vinegar. 

Another  process  consists  in  dissolving 
by  the  aid  of  heat  : 

30  parts  of  glue  in 
So     "       "  water, 

and  immediately  adding 

5  parts  of  hydrochloric  acid  and 
7     "      "  zinc  sulphate. 

A  very  strong  liquid  glue  is  obtained  by 
the  action  of  caustic  soda  upon  glue. 
The  following   proportions  are  used  : 

Glue   1000  parts. 

Water 1500      " 

Commercial  caustic  soda.     40     " 

— Alanufacturing  Chemist. 


SOLUIiLK    PVkOXVI.lN. 

By  treating  nitrocellulose  with  caustic 
potash  in  presence  of  carbon  bisulphide. 
Cross,  Bevan,  and  Bearlle  find  that  it  is 
converted  into  a  gelatinous  mass  which  is 
soluble  in  boiling  water. 


To  Color  Small  .Articles  of  Iron 
AND  Steel  a  Lastini;  Black. — George 
Buchner  gives  the  following  in  the  Bayer. 
Ind.  It.  Gew.  Bl. :  Dissolve  70  parts  of 
copper  nitrate  in  30  parts  of  alcohol,  and 
with  this  solution  pencil  over  the  article, 
having  first  slightly  warmed  the  latter. 
Lay  the  article  upon  a  bit  of  tinned  iron 
(sheet  tin)  and  heat.  The  nitrate  is  de- 
composed with  the  formation  of  copper 
oxide  in  exceedingly  minute  particles, 
which  attaches  itself  to  the  iron.  Upon 
cooling,  brush  off,  and  the  iron  will  be 
found  a  fine  steel  gray.  Upon  repeating 
the  operation  several  times,  the  iron  be- 
comes covered  with  a  beautiful  dead- 
black  coating,  which  is  very  durable.  The 
addition  of  an  alcoholic  solution  of  man- 
ganese nitrate  to  the  copper  solution  pro- 
duces a  fine  bronze  color. — National 
Druggist. 


Sulphides  of  Zinc. 


.A.  Villiers  shows  that  precipitated  zinc 
sulphide  may  be  obtained  in  two  varieties 
possessing  the  same  composition.  Each 
of  them  may  exist  in  different  degrees  of 
hydration,  but  they  are  completely  dis- 
tinct, and  cannot  be  directly  transformed 
into  each  other  between  zero  and  100°. 
The  acid  sulphide  is  obtained  in  an 
amorphous  form  by  the  action  of  hydro- 
gen sulphide  upon  an  alkaline  solution  of 
sodium  zincate.  By  the  action  of  heat 
the  precipitate  appears  to  assume  a  crys- 
talline form,  but  this  point  is  not  quite 
clear,  though  there  is,  undoubtedly,  some 
modification  efTtcted.  The  solubility  of 
both  forms  of  the  acid  sulphide  in  aque- 
ous hydrogen  sulphide  solution  distin- 
guishes it  from  the  basic  sulphide,  which 
may  exist  in  both  amorphous  and  crys- 
talline conditions,  and  is  precipitated 
from  an  acid  solution  of  a  zinc  salt  by 
hydrogen  sulphide.  The  crystalline 
variety,  which  is  completely  insoluble  in 
aqueous  hydrogen  sulphide  solution,  is 
usually  precipitated  from  a  solution  of 
zinc  sulphate,  and  the  amorphous,  which 
is  but  slightly  solutde,  from  the  acetate. 
This  second  form  can  be  transformed 
into  the  crystalline  variety  by  the  action 
of  heat.  —  Comp.  rend. — Pharmaceutical 
Journal. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Pharmaceutical  Notes. 

Anesthyle. — The  above  name  has 
been  given  to  a  mixture  of  five  parts  of 
ethyl  chloride  with  one  part  of  methyl 
chloride,  the  use  of  which  has  been  sug- 
gested by  Dr.  Bengue,  a  French  physi- 
cian, for  producing  local  anesthesia. 

Silver  Sulphide. — A  Ditte  (comtes 
rendus,  Pharmaceutical  Journal)  describes 
how  silver  sulphide,  kept  cool  and  in  the 
dark,  changes  in  a  short  time  in  the 
presence  of  a  saturated  solution  of  potas- 
sium sulphide.  From  black  it  turns  red, 
forming  small  crystals,  which  .^re  but 
little  soluble  in  the  solution,  and  have, 
when  dried  in  an  atmosphere  of  carbon 
dioxide,  a  composition  which  may  be 
represented  by  the  formula — 4Ag.jS,IvS,- 
2H.,0.  The  same  compound  is  formed 
on  boiling  together  silver  and  potassium 
sulphides.  It  is  altered  by  light  and  de- 
composed by  water,  the  latter  reaction 
allowing  the  silver  sulphide  to  be  obtained 
in  the  form  of  grayish- black  crystals.  A 
double  silver  and  sodium  sulphide  can 
also  be  prepared,  tliouizh  not  in  the  cold, 
the  red  crystals  having  the  composition — 
3Ag.jS,Na.jS,2H.,0,  and  being  at  once 
decomposed  by    water. — National  Drug- 


Peruvian-Bal.sam  Tests.  —  Recent 
work  in  Germany  on  the  nitric-acid  test 
for  Peruvian  balsam,  which  is  performed 
by  treating  the  residue  from  [jetroleum 
spirit,  shaken  with  the  balsam  and  filtered 
with  nitric  acid,  shows  that,  as  directed 
by  the  German  Pharmacopceia,  it  is  mis- 
leading so  far  as  the  detection  of  copaiba 
and  storax  is  concerned.  A  spirit  less 
than  specific  gravity  0.688  should  not  be 
used.  It  has  taken  German  chemists  a 
long  time  to  arrive  at  this  conclusion. 
The  misleading  character  of  the  test  was 
clearly  pointed  out  by  MacRwan  in  1884 
{Chemist  and  Druggist,  xxvi.,  395),  who 
also  observed  that  the  German  nitric  acid 
is  too  weak  to  ensure  the  reactions,  and 
that  a  petroleum  spirit,  specific  gravity 
0.710  or  thereabouts,  is  most  suitable. 


the  ground  that  saligenin  is  probably  the 
active  principle  of  salicin,  in  which  it 
occurs  to  the  extent  of  42  per  cent.,  sug- 
gests that  it  be  used  iti  medicine  in  place 
of  that  substance.  Saligenin  is  derived 
from  salicin  by  the  agency  of  a  ferment, 
which  splits  the  glucoside  into  saligenin 
and  glucose.  By  using  saligenin  in  those 
cases  where  salicin  is  indicated,  the 
organism  would  be  spared  the  labor  of 
the  zymotic  process.  The  Medizinische 
Wachenshri/t,  from  which  this  notice  is 
taken,  says  that  the  physiological  action 
of  saligenin  has  not  yet  been  established. 
— National  Druggist. 


New  Process  Filterino  Paper. — A 
German  by  the  name  of  Craemer  has 
introduced  a  new  method  for  making  fil- 
ter paper  for  cliemical  purposes,  it  is 
said  that  he  works  in  a  greater  or  less 
proportion  of  nitrocellulose  with  the  cel- 
lulose or  cotton-wool  stuff  usually  em- 
ployed, the  effect  of  which  is  that  the  fil- 
tration is  more  rapid,  since  the  nitrocel- 
lulose has  no  tendency  to  felting,  and  that 
the  paper  is  only  slightly  hygroscopic, 
and  that  when  the  filter  is  burned  the 
combustion  is  more  rapid  in  proportion 
to  the  amount  of  nitrocellulose  present. 
When  the  proportion  of  cellulose  is  large 
it  is  said  to  be  almost  instantaneous. — 
Monthly  Magazine. 


To  Render  Creasote  Soluble.  — 
Creasote  may  be  made  soluble  in  water 
by  making  a  mixture  of  80  grams  of  tinc- 
ture of  soap-bark,  60  grams  of  water,  and 
10  grams  of  creasote.  The  liquid  thus 
formed  is  soluble  in  any  quantity  of  cold 
or  warm  water. 


Mvronin,  a  New  Ointment  Vehicle. 
— Under  the  name  of  myronin  a  German 
firm  are  introducing  a  mixture  of  vege- 
table wax  and  doegling  oil  as  a  nonran- 
cidifying  ointment  vehicle.  In  their 
printed  matter  they  say  that  if  the  free 
fatty  acids,  which  wax  of  copernicia  ceri- 
fera  always  contains,  are  neutralized  by 
alkalies,  the  wax  is  in  such  a  condition 
that  it  will  easily  mix  with  considerable 
quantities  of  other  fats  or  water.  In  fact, 
a  preparation  in  which  the  wax  and  water 
are  in  proportions  of  one  to  five  is  of  the 
consistence  of  soft  paraffin.  After  the 
wax  and  the  doegling  oil  have  been  freed 
from  ail  albuminoids,  and  have  been  puri- 
fied by  filtering  and  washing,  the  free 
acids  of  the  wax  are  neutralized  with 
weak  hot  alkaline  carbonate  solution,  in 
the  calculated  quantity.  Doegling  oil  is 
then  added  in  sufficient  quantity  to  give 
the  required  consistency  as  found  by  ex- 
perience, and  the  whole  is  mixed  to  a 
homogeneous  mass  by  mechanical  means. 
The  normal  product  contains  12.5  per 
cent,  of  water,  but  this  can  be  raised  or 
lowered  at  will. —  Western  Druggist. 


ratus  is  of  a  simple  and  efficient  character. 
It  consists  of  a    wide-necked   glass   jar, 
with  a  double  cover  of  porcelain   plates, 
finely  perforated.     The  upper  plate  closes 
in  the  mouth  of  the  jar,  whilst  the  lower 
one  is  inserted  in  the  neck    of  the  jar, 
about  two  inches  below  the  other.  Through 
the  centre  of  each  of  these  covers  a  glass 
rod  passes,  terminating  at  the  lower  end 
(which  is  curved  upwards)  in  a  small  cup 
for  holding  a  piece  of  phosphorus.   In  the 
jar  is  placed  a  given  quantity  of  acidulated 
water,  the  level  of  which  is  just  above  the 
cup    containing    the    phosphorus,    which, 
when  the  apparatus  is   not    in  action,  is 
always   submerged.     A  small  quantity  of 
permanganate  of  potash  is  added   to  the 
acid  solution,  and  to  produce  ozone   the 
phosphorus  is    raised,   by   means  of  the 
glass  rod,  just  to  the  surface  of  the  water. 
The  chemical  action   of  the  system  is  as 
follows  :  Phosphorous  acid  in  the  form  of 
fumes  is  produced  by  the  contact  of  the 
phosphorus  with   the  air,  and   the  fumes 
are  seen  to  rise  to  a  certain  height,  when 
they  are  deflected  down   upon   the   solu- 
tion, into  which   they  are  absorbed,  and 
converted  into  phosphoric  acid   by  being 
oxidized  by  the  permanganate  of  potash. 
In  the  meantime  ozonified  oxygen  is  pro- 
duced, and,  passing  out  through  the  per- 
forations in   the  covers,  is  distributed  in 
the    atmosphere.     The   first  cost   of  the 
apparatus  is  small,  and  the  acid  bath  only 
requires    renewing   about  once   in    three 
months.     The  system   has  been  in   satis- 
factory use  for  some  time  past  in  hospitals 
in  Denmark  and  France.     It  is  employed 
in  the  Pasteur  Institute,  Paris,  and  in  car- 
rying out  his  experiments  on  the  antisep- 
tic properties  of  ozone  Dr.  J.  de  Christ- 
mas, of  t'lat  institute,  used   the  Poulsen 
apparatus,  and  reports  very  highly  of  its 
efficiency.     The  ozone  produced  is  pure, 
as    is   certified    by  Professor  P.  Stein,  of 
the  Analytical  Chemical  Laboratory,  Co- 
penhagen. —  Foreign   and  Colonial  Im- 
porter. 


Magnesium  Sulphophenate. — This  is 
one  of  the  series  of  sulphophenates,  of 
which  aluminum  sulphophenate  (sozal)  was 
the  first  example.  It  is  prepared  by  the 
double  decomposition  of  baryta  sulpho- 
phenate by  magnesium  sulphate.  It  ap- 
pears as  white  crystalline  needles,  almost 
inodorous  and  of  not  unpleasant  taste. 
It  is  soluble  in  two  parts  of  water,  or  five 
parts  of  alcohol. 


Saligenin    as    a    Succedaneum   of 
Salicin. — Lederer,  basing  his  opinion  on 


The  Production  of  Ozone. — As  our 
readers  are  no  doubt  aware,  the  value  and 
importance  of  ozone,  from  a  medical  and 
sanitary  point  of  view,  have  led  to  the 
invention  of  .several  methods — electrical 
and  chemical — of  producing  it  for  use  as 
a  deodorizing  and  purifying  agent.  The 
most  recent  system  is  that  of  Lieutenant 
Poulsen,  a   Danish   officer,    whose  appa- 


Boro-Salieylate  of  Soda. 

By  M.  F.  AiiAMS. 

The  author  finds  that  by  boiling  to- 
gether boric  acid  and  salicylate  of  soda 
with  water  under  an  inverted  condenser 
a  syrupy  liquid  is  obtained  which 
does  not  become  solid  on  cooling,  and 
which,  when  evaporated  on  plates,  leaves 
a  transparent  amorphous  residue,  which, 
on  more  complete  desiccation,  is  trans- 
formed into  an  opaque  mass.  This  boro- 
salicylate  of  soda  dissolves  in  four  parts 
of  cold  water,  and  in  its  own  weight  of 
water  at  40"  C.  The  body  is  a  true 
compound  and  not  a  mechanical  mixture, 
for  it  does  not  act  upon  litmus  nor  with 
the  ordinary  reagents  for  boric  or  salicylic 
acids. 

The  acid  correspondiug  to  the  soda 
compound  does  not  exist  in  the  free 
state,  for  when  the  salt  is  treated  with  an 
acid  a  mixture  of  boric  and  salicylic 
acids  is  obtained. — Manufacturing  Chem- 
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Photographic  Notes 


DISH  Its. 

Hrowii  resin .8  ozs. 

Beeswax 2  uzs 

Melt  t(jgethcr  in  a  tin  [)an,  and,  when 
i|iii'.c  fiiuti,  coal  the  disli,  which  shcjiild 
l>e  quite  dry  and  warm. 


liL.VCK     V.\K.\ISH. 

Benzole 10  ozs. 

Tur|)enline I  oz. 

.M.isiicatcil    ruhlier    healed    to 
fusing lOo  grs. 

l')issolve  the  rubber  in  the  l)enzole  and 
turpentine,  and  then  add  4  ounces  of 
aspiialtinn  broken  into  small  pieces. — 
P/w/DL'raiii. 


WAXING    SOLUTION, 

Before  squeegeeing  prints  on  to  glass 
to  obtain  a  brilliant  surface  it  is  usual  to 
give  the  glass  a  rub  with  a  solution  of 
wax.     A  superior  preparation  is  : 

.'Spermaceti      .^ij- 

Benzine ^\. 

Dissolve. 

i-oz.  bottles,  with  directions,  sell  at  6d. 
The  addition  of  a  drop  or  two  ot  citronella 
oil  is  not  a  disadvantage. —  Chemist  and 
Druggist. 


TINTED     MATT     VARNISH      FOR      MASKING. 

No.  I  ordinary  matt  varnish. 
No.  2  stock  color  soluti<in. 

Malachite  green 10  grains 

Alcohol    I  oz. 

j  No.  I  varnish 5  oz. 

(  No.  2  color  solution    30  minims 

^  (No.   I   varnish 5  oz. 

(No.  2  color  solution 60  minims 

The  varnish  solution  retains  the  color  for 
some  time,  but  fades  after  prolonged 
keeping.  It  is,  therefore,  advisable  not  to 
prepare  more  than  is  required  for  a  month 
or  two's  use.  The  varnish  on  the  nega- 
tive retains  its  color  well. — Fhoto^ram. 


Inexpensive  Photographic  Tray. 

Kn  inexpensive  photographic  tray  or 
battery  cell,  wl  ich  is  practically  water, 
acid,  alkali  proof,  may  be  made  out  of  a 
pasteboard  box  by  covering  it  with  a  coat- 
ing made  by  melting  together  equal  parts 
of  paraffin  and  gutta-percha  chips.  The 
gutta-percha  should  be  melted  tirst  over  a 
slow  fire,  the  parattin  is  then  added,  and 
the  whole  composition  thoroughly  mixed 
and  brought  to  a  fluid  condition.  It  is 
then  poured  into  the  box  or  box  cover, 
which  should  be  dry  and  warm.  The 
composition  should  b.;  allowed  to  run 
along  the  edges,  so  that  the  entire  inside 
of  the  box  is  waterproofed  ;  the  excess  is 
poured  off,  and  the  box  is  then  allowed  to 
cool.     The  outside  should  then  be  water- 


|)roofed  in  the  same  manner.  In  case 
any  spot  fails  to  receive  the  composition, 
some  of  it  may  be  made  into  sticks  and 
a[)plied  to  the  bare  places  with  the  aid  of 
a  hot  iron,  which  may  also  be  used  to 
smooth  up  any  unevenness  of  the  surface. 
.Some  photograpbe.s  like  ridges  in  the 
tray  to  kee[)  the  plate  off  the  tjottom  and 
to  facilitate  in  lifting  it  out.  These  ridges 
can  be  easily  built  up  with  the  aid  of  a 
hot  iron.  'I'hese  pasteboard  trays  are 
light,  and  are  not  liable  to  be  broken  by 
a  fall.  Old  dry-plate  boxes  may  be  util- 
ized for  this  purpose.  Wooden  trays 
may  be  waterproofed  in  the  same  man- 
ner, and  can  be  used  for  batteries  if  de- 
sired.— Scientific  American. 


Colors  in  Photography. 

It  has  often  been  observed  that  a 
bright  scarlet  uniform  will,  in  a  good 
photographic  dark-room  with  ruby-glass 
windows,  appear  perfectly  white.  On 
this  subject  Herr  H.  \V.  Vogel  made 
some  interesting  communications  to  the 
Physical  Society  of  Berlin  at  a  recent 
meeting.  Experimenting  with  oil  lamps 
provided  with  pure  red,  green,  and  blue 
color  screens,  he  found  that,  when  white 
light  was  rigidly  excluded,  all  sense  of 
color  disappeared  to  the  observers,  and 
nothing  but  shades  of  black  and  white 
could  be  distinguished  on  objects  in  the 
room.  He  further  found  that  a  scale  of 
colors  illuminated  by  red  light  showed 
the  red  pigments  as  white  or  gray,  which 
abruptly  turned  into  yellow,  and  not  red, 
on  adding  blue  light.  Hence  a  color 
was  perceived  which  was  not  contained  in 
either  of  the  sources.  Red  and  yellow 
patches  appeared  of  the  same  color,  so 
that  they  could  hardly  be  distinguished. 
But  the  difference  was  at  once  brought 
out  by  adding  green  instead  of  blue 
light.  How  very  much  the  kind  of  sen- 
sation experienced  depends  upon  the  in- 
tensity of  illumination  is  easily  seen  in 
the  case  of  the  region  of  the  spectrum 
near  the  G.  line  of  Fraunhofer.  This 
region  appears  violet  when  its  luminosity 
is  feeble,  blue  when  it  is  stronger,  and 
may  even  appear  bluish-white  with  strong 
sunlight,  so  that  the  assertion  often  made 
that  with  normal  eyes  a  definite  color- 
sensation  corresponds  to  a  definite  wave- 
length cannot  be  upheld.  Herr  Vogel 
comes  to  the  conclusion  that  our  opinion 
as  to  the  color  of  a  pigment  is  guided  by 
our  perception  of  the  absence  of  certain 
constituents.  Thus  a  red  substance  is 
only  recognized  as  such  when  light  of 
other  colors  is  admitted,  and  we  perceive 
its  inability  to  reflect  these. — Nature. 
{Pharmaceutical  Journal  and  Transac- 
tions.) 


Wintergreen  Oil. 

The  artificial  melhylsalicylate  is  con- 
stantly gaining  ground,  although  its  op- 
ponents ill  America  are  doing  all  that  lies 
in  their  power  to  bring  it  into  discredit. 
As  an  instance  of  this,  we  may  mention 
that  an  attempt  was  recently  made  to 
create  a  panic  among  the  manufacturers 
of  chewing  gum,  who  use  a  considerable 
quantity  of  the  oil,  by  spreading  about  a 
report  that  the  use  of  the  artificial  product 
caused  inflammation  of  the  eyes.  It  was 
stated  that  the  "  chemicals  "  contained  in 
the  synthetical  oil  were  the  source  of  the 
mischief.  Any  one  who  has  the  least  idea 
what  so-called  natural  and  artificial  win- 
tergreen oils  are  will  at  once  agree  with  us 
that  such  statements  are  the  outcome  of 
crass  ignorance. 

According  to  the  new  U.S. P.,  both  the 
genuine  wintergreen  oil — which  is  hardly 
to  be  met  with  any  longer  in  commerce — 
and  the  oil  prepared  from  sweet  birch, 
consist  almost  entirely  of  methyl-salicylate, 
presupposing  always  that  both  are  pure, 
and  not,  as  is  frequently  the  case,  adulter- 
ated. Now,  can  there  be  any  doubt  that 
methyl-salicylate  is  the  only  active  con- 
stituent of  both  oils?  If,  then,  in  view  of 
the  fact  that  the  two  natural  oils  are 
scarcely  to  be  met  with  in  commerce  in  a 
state  of  reliable  purity,  a  pure  methyl  sali- 
cylate, prepared  from  pure  salicylate  acid 
as  used  daily  in  medicine — that  is  to  say, 
a  product  of  definite  chemical  composi- 
tion, CH^jCjH^O.-j — is  recommended, 
the  question  arises  :  How  is  it  possible 
that  any  one  with  the  least  inkling  of 
chemistry  can  talk  of  "  noxious  chenii- 
cals  "  which  are  said  to  be  present  in  win- 
tergreen oil.  It  is  impossible  to  argue 
against  such  foolish  assertions  as  are 
palmed  off  upon  the  .American  consumer. 
—Schimmers  Report. 


Copper  not  Injurious  to  Plants. — 
A.  Tschirch  recently  has  repeated  his 
previous  assertion  that  insoluble  copper 
compounds  in  the  soil  in  no  manner  are 
injurious  to  vegetation.  His  experiments 
also  include  aquatic  plants. 


The  Metric  System  in  England. 

The  metric  system  is  again  in  the  air. 
Two  parties  are  bringing  it  before  our  at- 
tention—the one  attempting  to  bring 
about  its  legal  use  in  export  trading,  the 
other  its  introduction  into  the  British 
Pharmacopceia.  .  .  .  The  whole  ques- 
tion of  the  adoption  of  metric  weights  and 
measures  in  this  country  is  one  in  which 
most  people,  even  of  the  educated  classes, 
take  a  very  lazy  interest.  We  see  no  signs 
of  anything  approaching  a  general  desire 
among  these  for  the  everyday  use  of  the 
gramme,  metre,  etc.  Indeed,  we  must 
confess  that  for  general  trading  in  Great 
Britain  no  practical  benefit  would  be 
derived  from  the  use  of  the  metric  system. 
.  There  is  a  factor  in  the  question 
which  would  tell  against  the  champions 
of  the  metric  system,  and  which  has  been 
often  left  out  of  consideration.  The 
metric  system  sounds  wonderfully  logical 
and  simple,  but  any  teacher  of  pharmacy 
could  tell  of  the  amazing  difficulty  found 
in  getting  students  to  understand  it  thor- 
oughly. The  difficulty  is  chiefly  seen  in 
students    working    calculations   in    cubic 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


measure.  Our  measures  of  capacity, 
though  not  related  to  the  measures  of 
weight  in  the  way  in  which  in  the  cubic 
centimetre  is,  are  very  simple,  being  small 
multiples  of  each  other.  You  cannot 
muddle  one,  not  a  hopeless  dunce,  on  the 
number  of  pints  in  a  gallon  ;  but  we  have 
seen  fairly  intelligent  men  at  sea  when 
asked  how  many  cubic  decimetres  there 
are  in  a  cubic  metre.  The  cubic  measure 
is  the  source  of  difficulty  here.  If  we 
were  to  measure  in  common  transactions 
by  cubic  inches,  there  would  l)e  the  same 
difficulty.  This,  of  course,  would  not 
apply  where  multiples  and  fractions  of  a 
litre  were  used,  but  it  shows  how  objec- 
tion would  be  raised  to  the  exclusive 
use  of  the  metric  system  in  the  B.P. 
Whilst  thus  setting  forth  an  objection  to 
the  system  which  seems  to  have  been 
little  noticed,  we  do  not  thereby  indicate 
our  wish  that  the  metric  system  should 
not  be  used  in  the  next  edition  of  the 
Pharmacopieia.  We  only  desire  to  bring 
up  the  obstacles  in  its  way. — British  and 
Colonial  Druggist. 


Article  3.  The  sale  and  distribution 
of  the  substances  mentioned  in  .Article  i 
shall  be  regulated  by  and  come  within  the 
provisions  of  Article  423  of  the  Penal 
Code  and  of  tl:e  law  of  the  27lh  of  March, 
1 87 1.  Any  fraud  as  to  the  nature  of  the 
said  substances,  knowing  them  to  be 
falsified  or  adulterated,  or  any  fraud  or 
attempt  at  fraud  in  regard  to  the  quality 
of  the  article  delivered  will  be  punishable 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  .Ar- 
ticle 423  of  the  Penal  Code  and  of  the 
law  of  the  27th  of  March,  1871. 

Article  4.  Any  infraction  of  the  pres- 
ent law  will  be  punished  with  a  fine  of 
from  16  to  1,000  francs. 


Therapeutic  Serums. 

The  following  is  the  te.xt  of  the  law  in 
France  relating  to  the  preparation,  sale, 
and  distribution  of  therapeutic  serums 
and  otheraiialogous  products,  promulgated 
on  the  25th  of  .A.pril  last  : 

Article  i.  Attenuated  virus,  thera- 
peutic serums,  modified  toxines,  and 
analogous  products  that  may  be  used  for 
the  prophylaxy  or  therapy  of  contagious 
diseases,  and  injectable  substances  of 
organic  origin  not  defined  chemically, 
that  are  applied  to  the  treatment  of  tem- 
porary or  chronic  affections,  shall  not  be 
distributed  gratuitously  or  otherwise  un- 
less their  manufacture  or  place  of  origin 
shall  have  been  the  object  of  an  authoriza- 
tion of  the  government  given  with  the 
sanction  of  the  Consulting  CommUtee  of 
Hygiene  of  France  and  of  the  Academy 
of  Medicine.  Such  authorization  shall 
hi  temporary  and  revocable.  The  said 
products  shall  be  submitted  to  the  inspec- 
tion of  a  commission  appointed  by  a  com- 
petent minister. 

Article  2.  These  products  shall  be 
delivered  to  the  public  by  a  pharmacist 
upon  medical  prescription.  E.ach  bottle 
or  receptacle  shall  bear  the  mark  of  its 
place  of  origin  and  the  date  of  its  manu- 
facture. In  urgent  cases  physicians  are 
authorized  to  furnish  their  patients  with 
the  said  products. 

When  the  said  products  are  destined 
to  be  delivered  gratuitously  to  the  poor 
the  vials  containing  these  products  shall 
bear,  stamped  upon  the  glass,  the  words, 
"  Public  Assistance — Free."  They  may 
then  be  deposited,  under  the  control  of  a 
physician,  at  such  public  establishments 
as  may  be  authorized  by  the  administrator 
to  procure  these  products  direct. 

The  foregoing  provisions  shall  not  ap- 
ply to  Jennerian  vaccine,  either  human  or 
animal. 


Salts  of  Potash. 


The  consolidated  industries  which 
mainly  supply  Europe  and  America  with 
the  various  salts  of  potash  are  located  m 
an  alluvial  plain  west  of  the  River  Elbe, 
and  to  the  south  and  southwest  of  Mag- 
deburg, in  the  province  of  Saxony.  This 
mineral  region  is  bounded  on  the  south 
and  west  by  the  Hartz  mountains,  and  for 
many  centuries  it  was  worked  as  a  source 
of  common  salt,  which  was  obtained  by 
evaporating  the  natural  brine,  pumped  up 
from  driven  wells  that  reached  only  to  the 
upper  stratum  of  the  vast  deposit.  This 
deposit  is  now  known  to  have  a  thickness 
of  nearly  5,000  feet,  and  is  estimated  to 
have  been  not  less  than  fifteen  thousand 
years  in  process  of  formation. — Foreign 
and  Colonial  Importer. 


The  Columbia  Chemical  Works,  of 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  write  us  that  the  words 
"Household  .Ammonia"  were  registered 
as  their  trade  mark  in  Canada,  May  1  rth, 
1886.  As  they  believe  some  dealers  in 
this  country  are  selling  preparations  under 
this  nan-^e,  presumably  in  ignorance  of  its 
being  copyrighted,,  they  desire  to  warn 
them  that  such  infringements  will  be  pro- 
secuted if  their  manufacture  and  sale  is 
not  abandoned. 


Business  Notices. 


As  the  design  of  the  Canadian  Druggist  is  to  benefit 
mutually  .ill  interested  in  the  business,  we  would  request 
all  parties  ordering  good.."  or  making  purchases  of  any  de- 
scription from  houses  ad\ertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian  Drl-ggist. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  th  e  special  consideration  of  the  Business  Notices. 


Gananoque,  April  loth,  1S95. 
To  Dr.  Hamill,  Toronto. 

Dear  Doctor, — Allow  me  to  say  that 
only  one  like  myself  can  appreciate  the 
great  benefit  a  course  of  optics  with 
you  really  is.  Instead  of  now  guessing 
what  spectacles  my  patrons  require,  the 
whole  subject  has  been  so  cleared  up  that 
I  think  I  can  now  go  about  fitting  intelli- 
gently, with  a  certainty  of  results  sure  to 
please  the  buyer  as  well  as  the  seller. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  give  any  information 
to  any  one  writing  me  about  the  course 
you  give. 

-   Yours  truly, 

G.  N.  ASSELSTINE. 


Carotin  has  been  discovered  by  Schrot- 
ter  in  the  arillus  of  the  fruit  of  aspelia 
luangensis.  Schrotter  suggests  {Zeit.  Alt. 
Oest.  Apoth.)  the  generic  name  lipoxan- 
thin  for  all  yellow  vegetable-coloring  prin- 
ciples. 

To  preserve  fresh  lemons  it  is  suggested 
to  rub  them  over  thoroughly  with  a  wad 
saturated  with  paraffin  oil  and  then  to 
wrap  them  in  tin  foil. 

K  Natural  Toothache  Gum. — The 
natives  of  west  Africa  use  the  gum  from 
an  undetermined  species  ofcombretum  as 
a  remedy  for  toothache.  A  decoction  of 
the  root  of  the  same  tree,  which  is  known 
to  the  natives  as  "  topp,"  is  used  as  a 
remedy  in  gastralgia. 

Bleached  wax  is  now  made  by  reducing 
the  beeswax  to  powder  instead  of  drawing 
out  into  fine  threads  previous  to  exposure 
to  light  and  moisture.  To  produce  the 
powder  the  liquefied  wax  is  sprayed,  by 
suitable  means,  into  cold  water. 


Orangeville,  April  26th,  1895. 
Dr.  Hamill,  Toronto. 

Dear  Sir, — In  reference  to  the  course 
in  optics  and  refraction  I  took  with  you, 
all  I  can  say  is  that  I  was  more  than 
pleased  that  any  one  of  my  age  should  be 
able  to  pick  up  the  science  so  quickly  and 
thoroughly.  Your  method  of  teaching  is 
so  simple,  and  yet  so  complete,  that  I 
have  no  hesitation  in  stating  that  any  one 
with  ordinary  intelligence  can,  in  two 
weeks  under  your  instruction  and  guid- 
ance, fit  spectacles  correctly.  I  would 
not  have  missed  the  course  for  twice  the 
cost. 

Yours  truly, 

John  C.  Fox. 

P.S. — Should  you  wish  to  refer  any  one 
to  me,  I  shall  be  pleased  to  give  them  my 
opinion  of  your  ability  as  a  teacher  of 
optics. — J.C.F. 


Brussels,  Ont.,  April  16th,  1895. 
To  Dr.  Hamill,  Toronto. 

Dear  Doctor, — I  wish  to  express  my 
gratitude  for  the  very  thorough  manner 
in  which  you  imparted  the  theory  and 
practical  working  of  fitting  spectacles. 
When  I  commenced  with  you,  I  knew 
absolutely  nothing  about  spectacles,  and, 
after  a  two  weeks'  course  under  your 
teaching,  I  find  it  very  easy  to  suit  cus- 
tomers   who    before  puzzled    me  entirely. 

I  shall  not  fail  to  recommend  your 
course  to  any  one  who  may  ask  me  about 
refraction. 

Yours  truly, 

H.  J.  McNaucjhton. 


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Corrected  to  May  10th,  1895. 


The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
quantities  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 

Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  (piautities  suialler  than  those  named  v\'ill 
command  an  advance. 

Ai.ionoL,  gal $4  37 

Methyl i   90 

Ai.i.si'iCE,  lb 13 

I'owdered,  lb 15 

.\i.oiN,  oz 40 

.Xnohyne,  Hoflman's  bot.,  lbs.  . .  50 

.Akrowrooi,  Kermuila,  lb 45 

St.  N'incent,  lb 15 

K.M.SAM,  Fir,  lb 40 

Copaiba,  lb 65 

I'eru,  lb 3  75 

Toiu,  can  or  less,  lb 65 

Hark,  Barberry,  lb 22 

Bayberry,  lb 15 

Buckthorn,  lb 15 

Canella,  lb 15 

Cascara,  Sagrada 25 

C.ascarilla,  select,  lb 18 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60 

Powdered,  lb   65 

Yellow,  lb 35 

Pale,  lb 40 

Elm,  selected,  lb 20 

Ground,  lb 17 

Powdered,   lb 20 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb iS 

Oak,  white,  crushed  11) 15 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb..  .  15 

Prickly  ash,  lb 35 

Sassafras,  lb 15 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb 13 

V\  ild  cherry,  lb 13 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 45 

Tonka,  lb I    50 

Vanilla,  lb 6  00 

Berries,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 30 

powdered,  lb. ..  35 

Juniper,  lb 7 

Ground,  lb   12 

Prickly  ash,  lb 40 

KiJDs,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb 55 

Cassia,  lb 25 

Bun  ER,  Cacao,  lb. 75 

Cami'Iior,  lb 62 

C"ANiitARii)ES,  Kussian,  lb i  40 

Powdered,  lli I   50 

Capsicum,  lb 25 


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I'owdered,   lb ...$       30 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Car.mine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb  .  .   20  00 

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Chai.k,  F'rench,   powdered, 

I'recip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb. . .  . 

Prepared,  lb 

CiiARCOAl.,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 

Clove,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 

Collodion,  lb 

Cantharidal,  lb 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 


Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 


CuTTLEKisH  Bone,  lb, 

DEXI  RINE,  lb 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i 

Erc.ot,  Spanish,  lb 

Powdered ,   lb 


25 
ID 

50 

75 
90 


Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  11) 13 

Pounds,  lb 14 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,   lb 30 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  lb 20 

Lavender,  lb '. . ..  12 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i   60 

Rosemary,   lb 25 

Saffron,  .-Vmerican,  lb 71; 

Spanish,  X'al'a,  oz I  00 

Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 75 

French,  white,  lb 35 

Glycerine,  lb 16 

Gu  ARAN  A 3  00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  .Aloes,  Cape,  lb 18 

Barbadoes,  lb jO 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asaftetida,  lb 40 

-Arabic,  1st,  lb 65 

Pow dered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  lb 50 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gatnbnge,  powdered,  lb 1   20 

(!uaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered  ,1b 70 

Kino,  true,  lb i  25 


35  Myrrh,  lb $ 

18  Powdered,  lb 

50  Opium,  lb 3 

20  00  Powdered,  lb 5 

12  Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

12  Shellac,  lb 

6  Bleached,  lb 

5  Spruce,  true,   lb 

25  Tragacanth,  flake,  1st,  lb 

1 7  Powdered,   lb i 

18  Sorts,  lb 

45  Thus,  lb 

80       Herb,  Althea,  lb 

2  75  Bitterwort,  lb 

45  Burdock,  lb 

2  50  Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

30  Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

12  Chiretta,  lb 

I  60  Coltsfoot,  lb   

80  Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

1  CO  Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

2  10  Horehound,  ozs. ,  lb 

14  Jaborandi,   lb 

17  Lemon  Balm,  lb 

20  Liverwort,  German,  lb 

60  Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

35  Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

45  Mullein,  German,  lb 

22  Pennyroyal,  ozs.  ,1b 

15  Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

2  00  Rue,  ozs.  ,1b 

30  Sage,  ozs. ,  lb 

80  Spearmint,  lb   

I  25  Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

80  Tansy,  ozs.,  lb 

40  Wormwood,  oz 

18  Verba  Santa,  lb 

3  25       Honey,  lb 

350       Mops,  fresh,  lb 

20      Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

50       Insect  Powder,  lb 

70       Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 2 

45  Russian,  true,  lb 6 

70       Leaf,  Aconite,  lb 

85  Bay,  lb 

45  Belladonna,  lb 

30  Buchu,  long,  lb 

I  00  Short,  lb 

20  Coca,  lb 

I  25  Digitalis,  lb 

I  00  Eucalyptus,  lb 

75  Hyoscyamus 

Matico,  lb 


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^ii8b) 

Senna,  Alexandria,  lb . .  .$      25  $ 

Tinnevelly,  ]h 15 

Stramonium,  lb 20 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 15 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz   i  00 

Licorice,  Solazzi 45 

Pignatelli 35 

Grasso 30 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  I  lb.,  per  lb.  27 

**  Purity,  100  sticks  in  box  75 
"  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box  I  50 
"  Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins  2  00 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  i  50 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2  00 

Lui'ULiN,  oz 30 

Lycoi'odium,  lb   70 

Mace,  lb , i  20 

Manna,  lb   i  60 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 9 

Irish,  lb 9 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz. 46  00 

NlJTGALLS,  lb 21 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Nutmegs,  lb i  00 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Oakum,  lb 12 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  yi  and  }i.  70 

Citrine,  lb 45 

Paraldehyde,  oz 15 

Pepper,  black,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Pitch,  black,  lb 3 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 10 

LAST ER,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash. .. .      2  25 

Adhesive,  yd 12 

Belladonna,  lb   65 

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 80 

Lead,  lb 25 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 i  00 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 2^ 

White,  lb 3I 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 25 

RocHEi.LE  Salt,  lb 25 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 22 

Althea,  cut,  lb 30 

Belladonna,  lb 25 

Blood,  lb .  15 

Bitter,  lb 27 

Blackberry,  lb 15 

Hurdock,  crushed,  lb 18 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,   lb    ...  .  20 

Canada  Snake,   lb 30 

Cohosh,  black,  II) 15 

Colchicum,  lb    40 

Columbo,  lb 20 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Coltsfoot,  lb    38 

Conifrey,  crushed,  lb 20 

Curcuma,  powdered,  lb 13 

Dandelion,  lb 15 

Elecampane,   lb I^ 

Galangal,  11) 15 

Gelsemium,   lb. 22 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb g 

Ground,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Ginger,  African,  lb 18 

Po.,lb 20 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 27 

Po.,  lb 30 

Ginseng,  lb 3  00 

Golden  .Seal,  lb 75 

Gold  Thread,  lb 90 

Hellebore,  white,   powd.,  II).  .  .  12 

Indian  Hemp 18 

Ipecac,  lb .....      i   30 

Powdered,  lb i  60 

Jalap,  lb •  55 

Powdered,  lb 60 

Kava  Kava,  lb 40 

Licorice,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Mandrake,  lb 13 

Masterwort,  lb 16 

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 30 

Powdered,  lb    40 

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 40 

Pink,  lb 75 

Parsley,  lb. 30 

Pleurisy,  lb 20 

Poke,  lb 15 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $   18$ 

Rhatany,  lb  20 

Rhubarb,  lb   75 

•Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

.Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb  13 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  25 

Essence,  Id 3  00 

Saccharin,  oz i  25 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  lb 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,   lb 10 

Cardamom,  lb   i   25 

Celery 30 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,   lb 10 

Cumin,  lb 15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..      ..  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3^ 

Ground,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,  white,  lb 11 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Pumpkin    25 

Quince,  lb . .  65 

Rape,  lb 8 

Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb    22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,   lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (.Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Spermaceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb   10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  ( Juaiar,  ras])ed 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

.Sanlal,  ground,  lb 5 

chemicals. 

.Vein,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb    , .  45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz  .    . .    10 

Boracic,  lb 15 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

Calvert's  No.  i,  lb   2   10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  11) '. .  50 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

Muriatic,   lb    3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb   10^ 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb........      i  00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb i  00 

Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2h 

Bottles,  lb 5" 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb 90 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

Acetanu.ii),  lb 90 

Aconitine,  grain 4 

Alum,  crysl.,  lb if 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 8J 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

Carbonate,  lb 14 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervin,  oz ...  81; 

Antikamnia I  25 

Anitpyrin,  oz I   00 

Akistol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,   lb 13 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J   ozs.  80c., 

oz 5  00 

Bismuth,   Ammonia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,  oz  .  . .  .    .    30 

Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitr.ate,  lb 2  00 

Borax,  lb 7 

Powdered,  lb 8 

Bromine,  oz     8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz .  20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 50 

Citrate,  oz 50 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i  50 

Iodide,  oz .  95 

Phosphate,   precip. ,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,   Hydrate,  lb i    15 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

CiNCHONiNE,    sulphate,  oz 25 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 7  50 

CODEIA,  j  oz 80 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  5 

Iodide,  oz    65 

Copperas,   lb i 

DlURElIN,  oz I   60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. .  .- ....  75 

Sidphuric,    lb 40 

Exai.cine,  oz I  00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb .  6  00 

lODOL,  oz I   40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb '5 

Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

And  Ammon.  ,1b 70 

And    Quinine,  lb I    50 

Quin.  and  Stry. ,  Oz 18 

And  Strychnine,  oz i  ; 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,  lb 55 

Hypophos])hites,    oz 25 

lotlide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz. 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb 80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

LiMR,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In    pakages,  lb 6 

LiTiutiM,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz    30 

Citrate,   oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 50 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb i  J 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. .  .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.) I   25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb I   00 

Calomel,  lb    I  00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST 


lie, 


A  "Reel  Comfort."— Have  you  seen 
llie  new  fly  catcher  advertised  in  this 
issue,  and  which,  it  is  claimed,  is  superior 
to  anything  in  that  line  offered  ?  The 
Canadian  agents  are  Lyman  Brothers  & 
Co.,    Toronto. 

.\  Favorite  Hr.\nu. — We  would  direct 
the  attention  of  the  trade  to  the  advertise- 
ment of  John  Labatt,  in  this  issue. 
Lal)att's  ale  and  stout  are  known  through- 
out Canada  as  one  of  the  leading  brands, 
and  they  are  specially  adapted  to  the  use 
of  invalids  and  convalescents,  and  are 
highly  endorsed  by  the  medical  faculty. 
The  favor  with  which  they  are  regarded 
abroad  is  shown  by  the  high  awards  ex- 
tended to  them  at  the  various  exhibitions 
of  note.  They  received  the  liighest  award 
at  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago  in  1893, 
the  gold  medal  at  the  Midwinter  Exposi- 
tion in  San  Francisco  in  1894,  besides 
eight  other  gold,  silver,  and  bronze 
medals  at  the  world's  great  exhibitions. 


A  Seasonable  Request  to   Drugg-ists  in 
Sheep  Districts. 

We  respectfully  ask  every  druggist  to 
send  us  at  once  a  list  of  all  owners  of 
sheep  in  his  district,  to  whom  we  promise 
to  mail  a  pamphlet  on  Sheep  Dipping 
and  the  Cooper  Dip,  with  his  name  ap- 
pended. This  never  fails  to  start  a  de- 
mand. A  supply  of  attractive  literature 
will  also  be  sent  to  the  druggist,  free  of 
all  charge,  with  his  name  on. 

The  Cooper  Dip  has  been  the  leading 
dip  of  the  world  for  fifty  years.  It  is 
exclusively  supplied  to  the  British  Gov- 
ernment, used  on  the  Royal  estates,  and 
endorsed  by  the  Canadian  Minister  of 
Agriculture.  It  is  a  scientitic  preparation, 
highly  manufactured,  and  essentially  a 
druggist's  article.  It  is  a  concentrated 
powder  compressed  into  packets,  clean, 
non-combustible,  non-corrosive  ;  in  fact, 
a  perfect  stock  article.  No  deterioration 
by  time  or  climate  possible.  \'astly  su- 
perior to  every  other.  Mail  list  at  once 
to  catch  the  season  to 

WILLM.  COOPER  &  NEPHEWS, 
Cooper  Dip  Depot, 

Galveston,  Texas. 

Inquire  prices  to  the  trade  of  Evans 
&  Sons,  Ltd.,  Montreal  and  Toronto, 
general  agents  for  the  Dominion  ol  Can- 
ada. 

Books  and  Magazines. 

Frederick  Stearns  &  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich., 
have  issued  a  treatise  on  "  Wine  of  Cod- 
liver  Oil,"  embodying  the  indorsements 
of  some  leading  practitioner?  of  this  pre- 
paration. As  is  quite  naturally  the  case, 
the  favor  with  which  it  has  been  received 
has  stirred  up  opposition  from  rival  manu- 
facturers ;  but  the  substantiation  of  its 
claims,  as  the  result  of  its  use  by  the 
medical  profession,  proves  it  an  article  of 
undoubted  merit.  A  copy  of  this  treatise 
will  be  sent  free  to  any  applicant. 


The  Wild  Flowers  of  Can.\da.— 
This  Dominion  will  soon  be  covered  with 
wild  flowers  as  with  a  carpet.  It  is  in- 
teresting to  hear  that  s|>lendid  prizes  are 
to  be  given  to  those  who  know  the  wild 
flowers  of  Canada  by  name,  form,  and 
color.  European  and  American  judges 
of  floral  nature  say  ("anadians  should  be 
so  carried  away  with  the  beauty  of  their 
own  native  bloom  as  to  ensure  an 
acquaintance  with  the  wild  flowers  of 
Canada  by  every  man,  woman,  boy,  and 
girl  in  the  Dominion.  In  this  connec- 
tion the  Montreal  .^tar  is  coming  in  for 
much  praise  for  a  splendid  work  it  is 
publishing,  entitled  "The  Wild  Flowers 
of  Canada,"  m  portfolio  form,  sixteen 
flowers  in  each  portfolio,  three  hundred 
plates  in  all,  natural  colors  and  natural 
size,  the  whole  forming  an  invaluable 
treasure  for  tlie  library.  For  a  limited 
time  these  valuable  portfolios  may  be  ob- 
tained from  the  Montreal  Sfar  or  local 
newsdealers  at  fifteen  cents  each.  Amaz- 
ingly cheap. 

RuDV.^RD  Kipling  to  Revisit  India. 
— Much  interest  will  be  felt  by  the  public 
in  the  return  of  Rudyard  Kipling  to 
India.  He  has  just  agreed  to  furnish  a 
regular  contribution  to  TAe  Cosmopolitan 
Magazine  for  the  coming  year,  beginning 
his  work  upon  his  return  to  India.  India 
has  never  been  critically  considered  by 
such  a  pen  as  Kipling's,  and  what  he  will 
write  for  The  Cosmopolitan  will  attract 
the  widest  attention,  both  here  and  in 
England.  Perhaps  the  most  beautiful 
series  of  pictures  ever  presented  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains  will  be  found  in  a  col- 
lection of  fourteen  original  paintings,  ex- 
ecuted by  Thomas  Moran  for  the  May 
Cosmopolitan.  To  those  who  have  been 
in  the  Rockies,  this  issue  of  The  Cosmo- 
politan will  be  a  souvenir  worthy  of  pre- 
servation. This  number  contains  fifty- 
two  original  drawings,  by  Thomas  Moran, 
Oliver  Herford,  Dan  Beard,  H.  M. 
Eaton,  F.  G.  Attwood,  F.  O.  Small,  F. 
Lix,  J.  H.  Dolph,  and  Rosina  Emmett 
Sherwood,  besides  six  reproductions  of 
famous  recent  works  of  art,  and  forty 
other  interesting  illustrations  —  ninety- 
eight  in  all.  Though  The  Cosmopolitan 
sells  for  but  fifteen  cents,  probably  no 
magazine  in  the  world  will  present  for 
May  so  great  a  number  of  illustrations 
specially  designed  for  its  pages  by  famous 
illustrators.  The  fiction  in  this  number 
is  by  F.  Hopkinson  Smith,  Gustav  Kobbe, 
W.  Clark  Russell,  Edgar  W.  Nye,  and  T. 
C.  Crawford. 

The  Work  of  Albert  Lynch. — Al- 
bert Lynch,  whose  work  is  becoming  so 
much  more  generally  known  to  .Ameri- 
cans through  his  drawings  in  Scribner's 
Magazine,  and  his  cover  designs  for  The 
Ladies^  Home  Journal,  is  a  Peruvian  by 
birth,  but  of  English  parentage.  He  is 
only  thirty-three  years  of  age,  and  of  ex- 
tremely retiring  disposition.  He  is  un- 
married, and  lives  in  Paris.  The  young 
artist  commands  the  highest  prices  for  his 
work,    his   smallest  water-color  paintings 


readily  selling  for  $600  to  $900  each.  In 
1893  he  received  the  Salon's  first  prize 
for  his  beautiful  panel  of"  Spring,"  show- 
ing a  single  figure.  This  picture  won  the 
admiration  of  the  French  art  critics  and 
the  public  to  such  an  unusual  degree  that 
the  painting  was  sold  for  a  fabulous  sum 
to  a  private  Paris  buyer.  Recently  The 
Ladies'  Home  Journal  a.cqu\xtd  all  publi- 
cation rights  to  this  painting,  and  it  will 
serve  as  one  of  the  cover  designs  for  that 
magazine.  I'he  next  issue  of  i\\t  Journal 
will  also  have  a  design  by  Lynch,  por- 
traying his  conception  of  a  woman's  ideal 
costume.  A  succession  of  other  cover 
designs  by  Lynch  will  follow  these  two. 

The  Delineator  for  May  contains : 
Dance  of  the  Nymphs,  Equestrian  Cos- 
tumes, Artistic  Housefurnishing,  Com-  • 
mencement  Costumes,  Fashionable  Skirt 
Decorations,  Fashionable  Millinery, 
Stylish  Lingerie,  Ladies'  Fashions,  Misses' 
and  Girls'  Fashions,  Little  Folk's  Fash- 
ions, Boys'  Fashions,  Illustrated  Mis- 
cellany, Fancy  Stitches  and  Embroid- 
eries, Fashionable  Dress  Goods,  Novel- 
ties in  Wash  Fabrics,  Fashionable 
Garnitures,  Stylish  Millinery,  Tatting 
(illustrated),  Crocheting  (illustrated), 
The  Art  of  Knitting  (illustrated), 
Around  the  Tea-table,  Crepe  and  Tissue 
Papers,  Oberlin  (College  series),  Mayers 
and  Lay  Games,  The  Voice,  Modern 
Lace-making,  Venetian  Ironwork,  The 
Home,  Seasonable  Cookery,  Experiences 
of  a  Training  School,  Life  (No.  III.),  The 
Social  Code  (No.  III.),  How  to  be  Well, 
Burnt  Work  (Part  III.),  Government 
Clerkships,  Kindergarten  Papers(No.  IX.), 
Preservation  and  Renovation  (No.  II.), 
The  Dressmaker  and  Milliner,  Answers 
to  Correspondents. 


Crystallose  is  the  name  of  a  soluble 
sodium  salt  of  saccharin.  This  substance 
is  reported  to  be  400  times  sweeter  than 
suaar. 


Drug  Reports. 

Canada. 

Glycerine  is  higher,  and  stocks  low. 

Camphor  has  advanced  about  four 
cents. 

Cream  of  tartar  has  advanced. 

All  tinctures  advanced  from  three  to 
five  cents  a  pound,  according  to  the  pro- 
portion of  alcohol. 

Perfumery  has  also  advanced. 

Imported  confectionery  advanced  one- 
half  cent  per  pound. 

Mercurials  are  advancing. 

Caffeine  is  abnormally  high  in  the 
foreign  markets. 

Opium  is  easy,  and  the  prospects  of  a 
large  crop  check  any  tendency  towards 
an  advance. 

Alcohol,  on  account  of  new  duty,  is 
higher  ;  $4.60  in  five  gallon  lots  is  being 
asked,  being  an  advance  of  about  forty 
cents. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,  Proto,  02 ^     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb i    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ...  .  30 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz  2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  00 

Sulphate,  oz i   75 

Pepsin,   .Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate, grain. .. .  20 

PiPERiN,  oz . ! I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

Potassa,  Caustic,  white,  lb 55 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Biirat  (Cream   I'art.),  lb 22 

Bromide,   lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb '  S 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,   lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb - 25 

Proplylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 30 

Ozs. ,  oz 36 

QuiiNlDlNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz.  ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 3  75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 63 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Hypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb   ....  3 


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.Salicylate,  lb I    75 

Sulphate,  lb 2 

Sulphite,  lb 8 

Somnal,  oz 85 

Spirit  Nitre,  lb 35 

Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb iS 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz i  00 

Sulfonal,  oz 34 

Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2J 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

Tar lAR  Emetic,  lb 50 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

Veratrine,  oz 2  00 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

Carbonate  lb 25 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

Iodide,  oz 60 

O.vide,   lb 13 

Sulphate,  lb 9 

Valerianate,  oz 25 

essential  oils. 

Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

Sweet,  lb 50 

Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

Rec't,  lb   60 

Anise,  lb 3  00 

Bay,  oz ~   50 

Bergamot,  lb •■•....  375 

Cade,  lb 90 

Cajuput,  lb I   60 

Capsicum,  oz 60 

Caraway,  lb 2  75 

Cassia,  lb i   75 

Cedar 55 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 275 

Citronelle,  lb 80 

Clov«,  lb I  00 

Copaiba,  lb i   75 

Croton,  lb i   50 

Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

Cumin,  lb 5  50 

Erigeron,  oz 20 

Eucalyptus,  lb I    50 

Fennel,  lb i  60 


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Geranium,  oz $1   75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. . .  4  50 

Wood,  lb , 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(harden,  lb i   50 

Lemon,  lb i  75 

Lemongrass,  lb 1   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  lb.  .  . ,  2  75 

Sweet,  lb 275 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz So 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 4  25 

Pimento,  lb 2  bo 

Rhodium,  oz So 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5   50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i  60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 425 

Thyme,  white,  lb   I   So 

Wintergreen,  lb «  .  2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

KIXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i  25 

Norwegian,  gal 2  00 

Cottonseed,  gal   i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 60 

Raw,  gal 58 

Neatsfoot,  gal I  00 

Olive,  gal i   30 

Salad,  gal 2  25 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  40 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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10 

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35 

2 

40 

13 

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45 
65 

.,Iu..T:r;:::;i|  'Cable  Extra'  'El  Padre'  'Mango'  and  'Madre  e'Hijo'  {'■  ''Z^7' 

Sold  Annually.  J  «J  "  I  MOMTREAL,  P.Q, 

"DERBY  PLUG,"  5  and  10  cts.,  "THE  SMOKERS'  IDEAL,"  "DERBY,"  "ATHLETE"  CIGARETTES, 

ARE  THE  BEST. 


D.  RITCHIE  &  CO., 


Montreal. 


Spirits  nitre  has  advanced  about  five 
cents  per  pound  on  account  of  increase 
in  value  of  spirit. 

Napiithaline  balls  easier  in  price. 

Borax  is  easier. 


In  his  recent  budget  speech  the  Finance 
Minister  announced  the  intention  of  the 
Government  to  increase  the  duty  on  alco- 
hol by  thirty-three  cents  per  imperial  gal- 
lon, making  it  now  two  dollars  and  thirty 
cents  per  Liallon.  We  had  trusted  that  the 
Government  would  have  seen  their  way 
clear  to  lessening  the  duty  on  spirits  when 
used  in  the  manufacture  of  medicine,  and 
in  the  arts.  The  price  charged  by  distillers, 
$1.17  per  gallon,  is  much  in  excess  of  that 
charged  in  the  United  States,  where  it  may 
be  procured  in  the  neighborhood  of  thirty 
cents  ip  bond.  The -law  in  the  neigh- 
boring republic  grants  free  alcohol  for 
these  purposes,  when  certain  conditions 
prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treas- 
ury are  complied  with,  and,  were  the  same 
allowed  here,  the  cheapening  of  this  class 
of  medicinal  products  would  be  the  result. 


The  quotations  for  Paris  Green  in  the 
United  States  are  from  20c.  to  22}'2C.  per 
pound  in  bulk,  or  from  24c.  to  26c.  in 
one-half  and  one-pound  packages.  In 
Canada  the  price  is  very  much  lower,  and 
the  retailer  certainly  cannot  complain 
when  comparison  is  made.  The  following 
are  about  the  ruling  prices  here  : 

Cts.  per  lb. 

Paris  Green,  E.\tra,  i  ft.  cartons 17 

"        lib.        "       15 

bulk  13 

"  "  "  "    100  ft.  or  over 12A 

"  "  "  "  400  to   500  ft.     casks 

free ....  1 2 

Paris  Green  is  invariably  net,  due  .Au- 
gust ist. 

White  Hellebore,  powdered,  25  ft.  boxes 12J 

"      in  bbls 

"  "  "       I  ft.  cartons,  18  ft. 

in  case 15 

Insect  Powders — 

From  closed  Chrysanthemum  flowers 28 

"         "  "  "     in  25  ft. 

boxes.  26 
Moth  Camphor  in  I  ft.  cartons,  17  cakes  to  fti. 

or  ball .      S 
"  "  in  assorted  cartons,  12ft.  lots     7 


England. 

London,  April  27th,  1895 
Owing  to  Easter  holidays  business  has 
been  of  a  more  restricted  character. 
There  is  plenty  of  movement,  however,  in 
the  market,  and  both  buyers  and  holders 
appear  sanguine.  Cod-liver  oil  remains 
firm  after  the  last  month's  relapse.  Con- 
sumption is  lessening,  and  I  anticipate  a 
further  fall  as  the  summer  advances. 
Balsams  of  Peru  and  Tolu  have  advanced, 
and  caffeine,  during  the  last  few  weeks, 
has  been  run  up  to  famine  rates.  Qui- 
nine is  unusually  firm.  The  recent  ad- 
vance in  quicksilver  has  been  followed  by 
a  slight  increase  in  price  of  mercurials 
Tartaric  acid  and  cream  of  tartar  are  in 
brisk  demand,  and  rates  have  advanced. 
Opium  is  steadily  tending  downward,  .and 
morphia  is  now  being  ofTered  cheaper. 
Cocaine  has  been  reduced  this  week,  but 
the  price  is  still  high.  A  further  drop  in 
salicylic  acid  and  salicylates  is  by  no 
means  improbable.  The  petroleum  boom 
continues,  and  appears  to  be  a  very  strong 
market. 


Canadian  Druggist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


Vol.  \'II. 


TORONTO,    IUNL;,    iSi)5. 


X( 


Canadian  Druggist 


WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  PUBLISHER. 


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CONTENTS. 

Canad.i's  Interest  in  the  Metric  System. 

The  College  Council  Election  Contest. 

District  .Association  Meeting. 

Good  Business  Maxims. 

.\  Word  to  the  Drug  Clerk. 

Trade  Notes. 

Montreal  Notes. 

Manitoba  Notes. 

Prince  Edward  Island  Notes. 

Nova  Scotia  Notes. 

Troches  of  Phosphorated  Chocolate. 

Colleges  of  Pharmacy. — Montreal  College 
of  Pharmacy — Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy 
— Pharmaceutical  .Association  of  the  Province 
of  Quebec — Bachelors  of  Pharmacy. 

Ginger  Ale  and  its  Flavorings. 

Toronto  University. 

Pharmacy  in  England. 

Correspondence. — An  Apprentice's  View — 
•Answers  to  Correspondents. 

Acknowledgments. 

Luteol :  A  New  Indicator. 

The  Advance  in  Camphor. 

Self-Control. 

Coloring  Photographs. 

Smuggling  Drugs. 

McDowell  &  Co.,  Limited. 

Montreal  Notes 

Pharmacopoeia  Suggestions. 

What  Makes  the  Successful  Pharmacist  ? 

.American  Pharmaceutical  .Association. 

Does  .Advertising  Pay  ? 

Window  Dressing  for  Druggist*. 

The  Prescription  Department. 

Pharmaceutic.41.  Notes. 

Pharmacy  .Abroad. 

New  Patents. 

Formulary. 

Photooraphic  Notes. 

Commercial. 

-Some  New  Formul.x-  for  Galenicals. 

Business  Notices. 

Books  and  Magazines. 

Drug  Reports.       -•  •  - 


Canada's  Interest  in  the  Metric 
System. 

Judging  from  expressions  of  many 
prominent  piiarmacists  in  England,  there 
seems  to  be  considerable  difference  of 
opinion  as  to  the  wisdom  of  officially 
recognizing  the  metric  system  in  the  new 
Imperial  Pharmacopceia,  and  a  decided 
objection  to  depart  from  the  long-estab- 
lished custom  of  dispensing  solids  by 
weight  and  liquids  by  measure. 

English  methods  are  usually  conserva- 
tive, and  generally  none  the  worse  for  it ; 
but  when  progressive  thought  is  daily 
forcing  upon  us  essential  changes,  then 
conservative  policy  is  as  useless  as  the 
stagnation  which  it  induces. 

Canadian  pharmacists  are  satisfied  with 
the  Imperial  weights  and  measures,  and 
with  the  system  of  using  them,  but  want 
the  metric  system  as  well ;  and,  possibly, 
the  giving  of  a  few  reasons  why  they  want 
it  will  not  be  amiss  here. 

They  want  it  because  Canadian  phar- 
macists frequently  require  to  use  it  ;  be- 
cause hundreds  of  Canadian  college 
graduates  secure  situations  in  American 
pharmacies,  where  a  perfect  knowledge  of 
the  system  is  essential ;  because  its  recog- 
nition in  British  text-books  would  popu- 
larize them  in  Canada,  and  lessen  the 
need  for  using  American  works  for  educa- 
tional purposes ;  because  the  system  is 
undoubtedly  the  scientific  system  of  the 
age,  and  is  bound  to  become  officially 
recognized  by  us  at  no  distant  date  ;  be- 
cause in  a  country  in  which  the  decimal 
system  is  so  universally  used,  the  adoption 
of  the  metric,  for  the  purpose  of  medicinal 
compounding,  would  be  at  once  familiar 
and  natural ;  because  Canadian  feeling  in 
pharmacy,  as  in  other  things,  is  British, 
and  we  naturally  look  for  British  authority 
to  be  equal,  if  not  superior,  to  that  of  any 
other  country  ;  because,  while  the  adop- 
tion of  the  system  for  trade  purposes  is 
likely  to  be  but  gradual,  no  good  reason 
has  been  offered  why  it  should  not  receive 
official  recognition  for  the  compounding 
and  dispensing  of  medicine. 


It  is  just  possible  that  the  (^idea  of  an 
Imperial  Pharmaco[)fjeia  is  more  popular 
in  the  colonies  than  in  Great  Britain;  but, 
in  any  case,  if  the  work  about  to  be  au- 
thorized is  to  fill  the  design  of  its  eminent 
author,  then  Great  Britain  will  have  to 
consider  and  act  generously  to  that  por- 
tion of  the  Empire  which  forms  so  con- 
spicuous, if  not  so  important,  a  part  of  the 
Greater  Britain. 


The   Collegre   Council   Election  Contest. 

Interest  in  college  affairs  for  the  pres- 
ent month  is  largely  centred  in  the 
council  election.  In  Toronto  Messrs. 
McKenzie  and  Daniels  are  returned  un- 
opposed ;  Ottawa  returns  Mr.  Watters ; 
Peterborough,  Mr.  McKee ;  Hamilton, 
Mr.  Spackman  ;  Woodstock,  Mr.  Karn  ; 
London  District,  Mr.  Roberts,  of  Park- 
hill  ;  Huron,  Grey,  and  Bruce  District, 
Mr.  Days,  of  Lucknow  ;  and  Mr.  D'.\vig- 
non's  old  field  will  this  time  be  repre- 
sented by  Mr.  Scott,  of  Sarnia.  All  of 
these  gentlemen  are  returned  by  accla- 
mation. 

No.  2  District,  comprising  the  counties 
of  Leeds,  Frontenac,  Lennox,  .A.ddington, 
Prince  Edward,  and  Hastings,  will  this 
time  be  unrepresented  until  some  one 
has  been  selected  by  the  council.  Mr.  L. 
W.  Yeomans,  of  Belleville,  was  nomi- 
nated, but  improperly,  until  after  the  date 
for  receiving  nominations  was  past. 

No.  6  District,  comprising  the  counties 
of  Simcoe  and  York  (except  Toronto), 
and  the  districts  of  Haliburton,  .\lgoma, 
Parry  Sound,  Muskoka,  Thunder  Bay, 
Nipissing,  and  Rainy  River,  will  have  to 
decide  between  her  former  representative, 
D.  H.  McLaren,  of  Barrie,  and  W.  J. 
Douglas,  of  Collingwood. 

No.  7  District,  comprising  the  counties 
of  Peel,  Wellington,  Halton,  and  Dufferin, 
will  be  contested  by  .-V.  Turner,  ofOrange- 
ville,  and  a  former  councillor,  R.  H. 
Perry,  of  Fergus. 

No.  9  District,  comprising  the  counties 
of  Brant,  Haldimand.  and  Waterloo,  will 


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have  a  three-cornered  contest,  participated 
in  by  two  druggists  and  a  doctor,  J.  A. 
Wallace,  of  Brantford  ;  Simon  Snyder,  of 
Waterloo  ;  and  Dr.  Harbottle,  of  Burford. 

So  far  as  we  are  at  present  aware,  no 
questions  of  governmental  policy  are  en- 
tering into  the  contests  where  held.  The 
candidates  are  offering  themselves  in  a 
friendly  manner  for  a  position  which  it  is 
creditable  and  honorable  for  any  drug- 
gist to  fill. 

While  we  regret  the  non  representation 
of  No.  2  District  by  election,  we  are 
pleased  to  express  our  belief  that  a  most 
worthy  council  will  result  from  the  new 
election. 


District  Association  Meeting. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  District 
No.  7  was  held  at  Elora,  May  13th,  with 
the  following  members  present :  R.  H. 
Perry,  president,  in  the  chair  ;  Messrs. 
T.  P.  Smith,  D.  F.  Kilgour,  Arthur  ;  R. 
Phillips,  Fergus ;  R.  Wood,  Erin  ;  T. 
Stevenson,  A.  Turner,  Orangeville  ;  A. 
Stewart,  A.  B   Petrie,  jr.,  C.  Law,  Guelph. 

Minutes  of  previous  meetings  were  read 
and  confirmed. 

The  names  of  P.  F.  Maddock,  of 
Guelph,  and  R.  D.  Norris,  of  Elora,  were 
added  to  the  list  of  members. 

Reports  of  standing  committees  were 
received  and  adopted,  after  which  the 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year  were  elected 
as  follows  : 

President,  T.  P.  Smith  ;  ist  vice-presi- 
dent, D.  F.  Kilgour:  2nd  vice-president, 
A.  Tamieson  ;  3rd  vice-president,  R. 
Wood  :  secretary,  Ale.\.  Stewart;  treasurer, 
R.  Phillips  ;  auditors,  Messrs.  Stevenson 
and  Wood. 

CO.M.MITTEES. 

Chemistry,  Pharmacy,  and  Legislation 
— A.  Stewart,  R.  H.  Perry,  L  W.  Veo- 
mans,  R.  D.  Norris,  R.  Wood. 

Trade  and  Commerce — T.  P.  Smith, 
A.  Turner,  A.  B.  Petrie,  D.  F.  Kilgour, 
R.  Phillips,  jr. 

Grievances  -R.  H.  Perry,  ].  H.  Mc- 
Collum,  W.  G.  Smith,  W.  Colcleugh,  T. 
Stevenson. 

Entertainment — J.  R.  Dodds,  P.  F. 
Maddock,  J.  V.  Kannawin,  A.  Jamieson, 
Charles  Law. 

R.  Phillips,  jr.,  presented  the  treasurer's 
report,  which  showed  a  balance  in  the 
treasury  of  $62.43 

The  annual  fee  was  reduced  to  fifty 
cents. 

Messrs.  Turner  and  G.  P.  Smith  re- 
ported that  Mr.  A.  B.  Petrie  would  not 
be  a  candidate  for  re-election  in  the  com- 
ing council  elections,  whereupon  it  was 
moved  by  G.  P.  Smith,  seconded  by  T. 
Stevenson,  that  Mr.  A.  Turner  be  the 
nominee  of  this  association,  and  that  the 
association  pledge  its  support  for  his  elec- 
tion.    The  motion  was  carried. 


Mr.  Turner  returned  thanks  for  the 
nomination,  and,  as  he  e.xpected  that  he 
would  have  opposition,  desired  the  hearty 
support  of  those  present. 

Moved  by  A.  Turner,  seconded  by  T. 
P.  Smith,  that  the  thanks  of  the  associa- 
tion be  tendered  A.  B.  Petrie  for  his  valu- 
able and  energetic  services  as  council 
representative  of  this  district  ;  also  that 
we  endorse  the  general  action  of  the  pres- 
ent council,  and  appreciate  the  financial 
and  satisfactory  condition  generally  of 
the  college.     Carried. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  the  re- 
tiring officers,  and  Georgetown  decided 
as  the  ne.Kt  place  of  meeting. 

An  adjournment  was  then  made. 


Food  V.alue  of  Marg.^rin. — Experi- 
ments have  led  JoUes  to  the  conclusion 
that  pure  margarin  has  the  same  degree 
of  digestibility  and  food  value  as  butter 
itself. 


Henry  Eagleson, 

College  Gold  Medallist,  O.C.P. 

Henry  Eagleson,  winner  of  the  college 
gold  medal  for  general  proficiency  at  the 
May  examinations  of  the  Ontario  College 
of  Pharmacy,  was  born  on  a  farm  near  the 
village  of  Baillieboro,  Ont.  At  the  age  of 
seventeen  he  obtained  a  second-class 
teacher's  certificate,  and  taught  for  two 
years.  He  then  commenced  the  drug 
business  as  an  apprentice  with  T.  George 
Watson,  of  Port  Hope.  At  the  Junior 
examination  held  in  December,  1894,  he 
stood  second  on  the  list,  and  was  first  in 
two  subjects  ;  during  the  senior  term  he 
was  elected  president  of  the  class.  Mr. 
Eagleson  is  twenty-five  years  old,  and  is 
now  engaged  as  assistant  with  W.  Latimer, 
166  Yonge  street,  Toronto. 


Good  Business  Maxims. 

Carefully  examine  every  detail  of  your 
business.  Be  prompt  in  everything. 
Take  time  to  consider,  and  then  decide 
positively.  Dare  to  go  forward.  Bear 
troubles  patiently.  Be  brave  in  the 
struggle  of  life.  Maintain  your  integrity 
as  a  sacred  thing.  Never  tell  business 
lies.  Make  no  useless  acquaintances. 
Never  appear  something  more  than  you 
are.  Pay  your  debts  promptly.  Shun 
strong  liquor.  Employ  your  time  well. 
Do  not  reckon  upon  chance.  Be  polite 
to  everybody.  Never  be  discouraged. 
Then  work  hard,  and  you  will  succeed. — 
Azotes  and  Queries. 


A  Word  to  tlie  Drug  Clerk. 

Many  clerks  of  to-day  are  some  day 
destined  to  be  the  managers  of  their  own 
pharmacies.  From  their  ranks  must  be 
filled  the  places  of  those  that  will  sooner 
or  later  retire  from  business.  The  young 
man  that  is  to-day  wrestling  with  the 
many  arduous  duties  of  apprenticeship 
should  look  forward  to  the  time  when  he 
will  be  his  own  master,  to  assume  new 
duties  and  shoulder  wider  responsibilities. 
If  he  is  of  a  thoughtless  disposition,  and 
a  shallow  observer,  he  will  most  likely  find 
his  new  position  not  very  bright  or  invit- 
ing. His  path  will  be  strewn  with  many 
reverses  and  trials  heretofore  not  thought 
of,  that  may  make  him  wish  that  he  had 
chosen  another  vocation.  On  the  con- 
trary, if  he  is  industrious  at  the  begin- 
ning of  his  career  in  pharmacy,  he  will,  in 
all  probability,  be  a  success  as  a  proprie- 
tor. 

The  clerk  should,  by  all  means,  take 
part  in  any  nv  vement  that  has  for  its  ob- 
ject the  advancement  of  his  chosen  pro- 
fession. Not  only  should  he  try  to  get 
all  the  information  possible  from  his  em- 
ployer, but  where  there  is  an  organization 
of  pharmacists  he  should  take  part.  If 
there  is  a  local  society  of  drug  clerks,  be 
one  of  them.  Strive  to  advance  the  in- 
terests of  all,  thereby  advancing  your  own. 
If  you  area  graduate  of  pharmacy,  don't 
neglect  your  alma  mater. —  ]Vm.  Miitle- 
/>ack,  in  National  Druggist. 


Quinine  Sulphate  vhth  Svrup. — As 
much  as  1.5  grams  of  quinine  can  be  dis- 
solved by  heat  in  30  grams  of  syrup,  and 
then  diluted  with  200  grams  of  water 
with  precipitating.  No  acid  being  used, 
no  fluorescence  is  produced. 


Cloud  Photographs. — Experimental 
photographers  in  France  have  been  mak- 
ing numerous  attempts  lately  to  secure 
cloud  photographs  of  a  perfect  character. 
In  one  case,  it  appears,  there  was  em- 
ployed a  diaphragm  with  a  very  small  per- 
foration in  front  of  the  lens.  A  short 
exposure  was  made,  this  giving  only  a 
faint  image  at  first,  but  a  perceptible 
contrast,  and  then  intensification  was  re- 
sorted to,  though,  by  such  an  operation, 
there  is  stated  to  be  a  danger  of  ruining 
the  plate.  Another  method  resorted  to 
has  been  to  polarize  with  Nicol  prism  the 
light  entering  the  camera,  and  in  this 
way,  we  are  told,  the  light  from  the 
clouds  remains  unaltered,  while  only  part 
of  the  rays  proceeding  from  the  sky  gain 
access  to  the  plate. — Invention. 


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We  prepare  for  the  market  the  concentrat- 
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-  selves  from  the  West  Indies.  We  confidently 
offer  it  to  the  trade  as  an  article  that  will 
prove  pleasing  to  all  concerned,  because  of 
these  important  considerations  : — quality, 
quantity,  price,  and  profit. 

Pint  Clarets  at  $1.60  per  doz. 
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COMPOUND 
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Is  a  delicious  cordial  preparation  of  Alex- 
andria Senna,  representing  125  grains  in  each 
fluid  ounce.  The  nauseating  properties  of 
the  senna  have  been  removed,  so  that  there 
is  presented  a  pleasant,  mild,  safe  purgative. 
Its  appearance  is  attractive,  and  speaks  of 
care  in  preparation, 

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Trade  Notes. 


(J.  Hickey  has  opened  a  drug  store  at 
Chatliam,  N.B. 

I'".  A.  Sharpe  is  optMiinc;  a  drug  store  in 
Port  l':ii;iii,  N.I'.. 

A.  Stapleton  lias  sold  his  drug  business 
in  l-'redcricton,  N.B. 

C.  A.  Muniford  has  opened  a  new  drug 
store  in  Halifax,  N.S. 

W.  C.  Wilson  has  opened  a  new  drug 
store  at  St.  John,  N.B. 

H.  Southcotti:  has  opened  a  drug  store 
in  Niagara-on-the-I.ake,  Out. 

J.  C.  Bell,  druggist,  Tilbury  Centre, 
h.is  sold  out  to  R.  A.  Hall. 

1'".  R.  Curry,  formerly  of  Miuden,  Out., 
has  removed  to  lirockviUe,  Out. 

G.  T.  McDon.ild  &  Co.  have  opened 
a  drug  business  in  Shelburne,  N.S. 

W.  R.  House,  Whitby,  Ont.,  has  sold 
his  drug  business  to  J.  McCulloch. 

A.  J.  Could  has  purchased  a  drug  busi- 
ness in  Colborne,  Cnt. 

G.  S.  Hobart  &  Co.,  druggists,  Kingston, 
Ont.,  have  called  a  meeting  of  their  credit- 
ors. 

R.  O.  Christie,  druggist,  T.ittle  Glace 
Ray,  N.S.,  is  dead,  and  the  business  is 
closed. 

J.  D.  McCann  has  purchased  the  drug 
business  of  H.  J-  Meiklejohn  &  Co.,  Stir- 
ling, Ont. 

I).  Secord  is  opening  a  new  drug  store 
in  Brantford,  Ont.,  in  Dr.  Higinbotham's 
old  stand. 

F.  S.  Kinsman  &  Co.,  Digby,  N.S., 
have  sold  their  drug  business  to  L.  R. 
MacLaren. 

W.  W.  Greenwood,  of  St.  Catharines, 
has  opened  a  branch  drug  store  at  Port 
Dalhousie,  Ont. 

The  business  of  the  Vancouver  Drug 
Co.,  Vancouver,  B.C.,  is  advertised  for 
sale  by  the  sheriff. 

Atkins  &■  Atkins  and  H.  M.  McDowell 
&  Co.,  drug  firms  of  N'ancouver,  PJ.C., 
have  amalgamated. 

Another  department  store  in  Toronto, 
McKendry  &  Co.,  has  put  in  a  stock  of 
patent  medicines. 

Charles  Cluthe,  truss  manufacturer. 
King  street  west,  Toronto,  Ont.,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

G.  W.  Spackman  is  the  firm  name  of 
the  Hamilton,  Ont.,  drug  business,  for- 
merly Spackman  &  Co. 

The  Fort  William  Drug  Co.,  Limited, 
Fort  William,  Ont.,  has  obtained  a 
charter  of  incorporation. 

N.  R.  Mackenzie,  of  Chatham,  N.B., 
has  purchased  the  drug  business  of  H.  H. 
Johnston,  Newcastle,  N.B. 

H.  W.  Smith  has  opened  a  branch 
drug  store  in  the  new  hotel  near  Clifton 
House,  Niagara  Falls.  Ont. 

G.  K.  C.  McGregor  has  opened  a  new 
drug  store  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Market  Square,  Brantford,  Ont. 


Charles  M.  Briggs,  of  the  patent  medi- 
cine firm  of  G.  C.  Briggs  iV  Sons,  Hamil- 
ton, Ont.,  died  suddenly,  May  17th. 

T.  H.  Hinchman,  of  the  old-established 
wholesale  drug  firm  of  T.  H.  Hinchman 
&  Sons,  Detroit,  .Mich.,  died  last  month. 
A  traveller  who  came  over  from  Eng- 
land in  the  Lake  Superior  was  caught  by 
the  customs  house  authorities  at  Mon- 
treal in  the  act  of  smuggling  a  lot  of 
surgical  instruments.  He  had  prepared  a 
false  bottom  in  his  packing  case,  and  in 
this  receptacle  were  placed  the  instru- 
ments. The  man  was  tripped  up  iiy 
Inspector  McLaughlan  and  his  men  and 
the  plunder  seized.  The  man,  who  was 
an  .Vmerican  and  on  his  way  to  the  States, 
settled  dearly  for  the  attem()t,  and  went  on 
his  way  a  sadder  but  wiser  man. 

The  western  air  has  also  affected  the 
conduct  of  the  druggists  of  Vancouver. 
McDowell  &  Co.  and  Atkins  iS:  Co.,  two 
large  firms  controlling  four  stores,  amal- 
gamated recently  with  a  capital  of  $100,- 
000,  for  the  purpose  of  buying  their 
goods  cheaper  and  in  large  quantities. 
All  the  other  druggists  in  Vancouver  now 
say  that  should  the  new  firm  cut  prices 
they  will  at  once  form  a  syndicate  for  the 
purpose  of  buying  cheaper,  by  which 
means  they  will  be  able  to  meet  the  other 
combination  and  sell  as  low  as  they  do. 
A  meeting  has  been  held,  and  this  course 
decided  upon.  —  TAe  Commercial. 

Hattie  i^-  Mylius'  new  store  is  a  great 
improvement  to  HoUis  street.  They  have 
transformed  one  of  the  darkest  and  din- 
giest corners  into  as  bright  and  attractive 
a  drug  store  as  one  will  see  anywhere  in 
the  Dominion.  The  store  is  finished  in 
cherry,  and  at  night,  with  its  eighteen  elec- 
tric lights,  the  fine  workmanship  shows 
particularly  well.  The  store  is  built  for 
convenience  as  well  as  beauty,  and  any 
one  viewing  it  can  easily  see  what  a  vast  im- 
provement it  is  over  the  old  stand.  The  dis- 
pensing department  is  well  fitted  with  every 
convenience  requisite  for  compounding 
quickly  and  accurately.  Hattie  &  Mylius 
also  occupy  the  flat  over  Horton's  paint 
shop  on  Sackville  street.  They  are  con- 
nected with  it  by  an  iron  door.  Their 
laboratory  and  private  office  is  situated 
here,  and  they  also  have  a  room  for  stor- 
ing surplus  stock.  Hattie  &  Mylius  now 
occupy  two  of  the  best  corners  in  Halifax, 
their  south-end  bramh  being  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Morris  and  Pleasant  streets.  There 
is  a  branch  post  ofliie  in  connection  with 
the  south  store  now.  This  is  proving  a 
great  convenience  to  all  south-enders. — 
Halifax  Courier  Review. 


but  when  the  case  was  called  he  was 
non  est.  It  is  said  the  case  is  more  seri- 
ous than  is  generally  supposed. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  a  much  larger 
quantity  of  phenacetin  and  sulphonal  has 
been  imported  into  Canada  from  Ivuropc 
than  can  be  consumed  legitimately  in  this 
country. 

A  large  majority  of  the  pharmacists  of 
the  largest  cities  in  England,  in  answer  to 
queries  sent  to  them  by  the  editor  of  the 
Chemist  and  Druggist  of  London,  replied 
in  favor  of  closing  at  8  p.m.,  with  a  pro- 
viso that  prescriptions  might  be  filled 
after  that  hour  if  necessary,  it  being 
understood  that  the  window  lights  should 
in  no  case  be  lit  so  as  to  attract  custom. 
The  editor  was  recently  examined  on  this 
subject  before  the  Private  Bills  Committee 
of  the  House  of  Commons  in  connection 
with  the  Shop  Hours  Act  which  is  now 
before  the  British  House.  Druggists 
here  are  beginning  to  show  a  desire  to 
close  earlier,  and  to  give  up  the  absurd 
practice  of  keeping  open  all  day  on  Sun- 
days. Two  or  three  have  recently  given 
up  this  latter  practice,  and  now  keep  open 
for  an  hour  in  the  morning  and  an  hour 
or  two  in  the  evening,  and  they  find  their 
customers  and  the  doctors  quite  satisfied 
with  their  arrangement.  Druggists  begin 
to  feel  that  they  deserve  a  little  public 
sympathy  in  respect  of  shorter  hours  of 
labor.  Of  course  the  soda-water-and- 
cigar  druggists  keep  open  as  usual,  and 
light  up  their  shop  windows  on  Sunday 
evenings  to  attract  customers. 

Business  is  very  dull  in  the  drug  line, 
and,  in  fact,  in  every  other  retail  line  in 
Montreal.  Storekeepers  in  the  east,  west, 
and  centre  all  say  the  same  thing,  and  the 
bank  reports  show  a  great  falling  ofT  in 
business  generally,  Owing  to  the  excel- 
lent condition  of  public  health,  as  shown 
by  the  Board  of  Health  reports,  it  stands 
to  reason  the  prescription  business  must 
be  very  bad.  The  doctors  likewise  com- 
f)lain  loudly  of  the  state  of  affairs  in  their 
line. 

The  College  of  Pharmacy  is  looking 
for  a  '  first-class  lecturer  on  Materia 
Medica,  a  very  difficult  thing  to  find. 
The  desire  has  been  expressed  that  a 
druggist  shall  fill  the  position,  but  a  man 
engaged  in  active  busmess  could  scarcely 
devote  the  time  necessary,  neither  could 
a  man  under  engagement  with  a  druggist, 
so  that  it  is  possible  a  professor  from  <>ne 
of  the  medical  schools  in  town  would 
have  the  preference,  should  an  application 
come  in  from  such  a  source. 


Montreal  Notes. 

A  pharmacist  in  Montreal  has  got  into 
trouble  in  connection  with  the  U.S. 
custom  laws.  Just  how  the  matter  stands 
is  not  very  well  known.  It  appears  that 
the  party  was  arrested  as  he  was  boarding 
a  train  in  New  Vork  to  return  to  this  city, 
and  was  held  to  bail  for  $5,000,  which  he 
was  not  able  to  obtain.  Finally,  the 
authorities  let  him  out   on  a  $2,500  bail. 


Manitoba  Notes. 

The  drug  trade  in  Manitoba,  along  with 
others,  is  receiving  in  a  measure  its  share 
of  the  increased  improvement  in  business 
conditions. 

Owing  to  the  unusually  cold  weather 
prevailing  throughout  the  province,  the 
summer  trade  can  scarcely  be  said  to 
have  yet  commenced,  but  the  druggists 
generally  are  preparing  for  a  good  sum- 
mer's   business,    and,    with    the    present 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


promising  outlook  for  a  good  crop,  there 
is  no  lack  of  confidence  as  to  tlie  future. 
In  collections  and  financial  matters  a 
marked  improvement  is  noticed. 

Mr.  J.  A.  Wright,  Boissevain,  made  a 
business  trip  to  Winnipeg  last  week. 

Dr.  R.  Wheeler,  proprietor  of  the 
Birtle  Drug  Store,  Birtle,  was  in  Winnipeg 
a  few  days  ago. 

Mr.  C.  H.  Cranston,  as  previously 
announced,  has  opened  his  new  drug  store 
on  the  corner  of  Main  street  and  Pacific 
avenue.  His  store  has  been  fitted  with 
entirely  new  fixtures  manufactured  from 
choice  British  Columbia  cedar. 

Mr.  Joseph  Taylor,  of  Portage  la 
Prairie,  and  Mr.  A.  T.  Andrews,  of 
Gladstone,  were  in  Winnipeg  last  week. 

A  case  occasioning  much  interest  to  the 
drug  trade,  more  especially  in  Manitoba, 
was  the  recent  prosecution  of  Mr.  D.  M. 
Sutherland,  of  Boissevain,  for  selling 
poisons  illegally. 

It  appears  that  Mr.  Sutherland  has  been 
conducting  a  drug  business  under  the 
nameof  a  registered  physician  in  thatplace, 
but  evidence  adduced  at  the  trial  clearly 
established  his  interest  and  proprietor- 
ship in  the  business,  and  he  was  conse- 
quently fined  $20  and  costs. 

But  few  cases  of  this  kind  have  come 
under  the  immediate  notice  of  the  associa- 
tion, but  such  cases  as  have  been  brought 
before  them  have  been  dealt  with  in  a 
manner  which  shows  the  determination 
of  the  association  to  protect  the  trade  in 
every  possible  way,  and  to  preserve  the 
utility  of  the  act. 


Ppinee  Edward  Island  Notes. 

There  is  nothing  but  news  of  new  drug 
stores  from  Prince  Edward  Island.  In 
Charlottetown,  Mr.  ^^'atson  has  moved 
into  a  new  drug  store  opposite  the  Queen 
street  entrance  to  the  market,  one  of  the 
very  best  business  stands  in  the  city.  The 
new  store  is  an  exceedingly  handsome 
and  well-arranged  establishment,  and  in 
every  way  well  adapted  for  the  extensive 
and  constantly  growing  business  of  this 
old  and  popular  house.  The  store  is  the 
one  recently  occupied  by  Messrs.  George 
Carter  &  Co.  Since  the  latter  firm  va- 
cated it,  extensive  improvements  and 
alterations  have  been  made,  until  it  lias 
been  transformed  into  a  store  in  which 
Mr.  Watson  can  carry  on  his  business  to 
the  best  advantage,  and  one  which  his 
many  customers  find  it  a  pleasure  to  visit. 
It  has  been  fitted  up  in  style  second  to 
none,  and  is  in  every  sense  a  model  of 
convenience  and  beauty.  To  the  right, 
on  entering,  is  the  counter,  behind  which 
is  an  ample  extent  of  drawers,  finished  in 
mahogany,  above  the  same  being  a  good 
shelf  area  of  ash,  thrown  into  strong  relief 
by  the  chocolate  coloring  of  the  walls. 
On  the  opposite  side  of  the  store  is  the 
shelving  for  proprietary  preparations,  and, 
below,  ample  lockers  surmounted  by  show 
cases.  The  rear  of  the  store  is  separated 
from  the  front  by  a  dispensing  screen  and 
large  mirror.  The  dispensary  is  entered 
through    two    Gothic    arches,    decorated 


with  illuminated  gold  panels.  The  dis- 
pensing department  is  on  a  larger  scale 
than  any  in  Charlottetown,  and  its  acces- 
sibility, as  well  as  its  excellent  arrange- 
ments, are  noticeable  features.  The  win- 
dow space  is  one  of  the  best  features 
about  Mr.  Watson's  new  quarters.  It  is 
the  largest  in  Charlottetown,  and  gives 
splendid  opportunity  for  beautiful  display 
in  window  diessing.  The  store  is  bril- 
liantly lighted  by  electricity  throughout, 
and  presents  a  most  attractive  appearance 
from  without  as  well  as  within.  There 
are  a  large  manufacturing  department,  a 
private  office,  and  ample  storage  room  on 
the  three  flats,  making  the  new  store  the 
largest  in  Charlottetown. 

Mr.  Davies  has  also  made  a  move,  and 
is  now  doing  business  in  the  store  known 
as  Beale's  corner,  on  the  north  side  of 
Queen  square,  near  Mr.  Rankin's  drug 
store.  The  shop  is  neatly  fitted  up,  and 
presents  a  clean  appearance  with  its  white 
shelving  and  bright  glassware.  Mr.  Davies' 
is  headquarters  for  soda  waters,  and  his 
handsome  fountain  adds  greatly  to  the 
appearance  of  the  store. 

Mr.  Arthur  Reddin  has  severed  his 
connection  with  Messrs.  Reddin  Bros., 
and  intends  starting  business  for  himself 
in  a  short  time. 

Mr.  J.  Alfred  Gouriie,  of  Summerside, 
has  completed  one  of  the  finest  drug 
stores  in  the  Maritime  Provinces,  where 
he  will  now  be  better  than  ever  prepared 
to  serve  his  large  patronage. 


Nova  Seotia  Notes. 

The  examinations  of  the  Nova  Scotia 
Pharmaceutical  Society  take  place  on 
June  iith  and  12th.  The  annual  meet- 
ing will  be  held  immediately  after. 

There  has  been  some  agitation  in  drug 
circles  of  late  anent  the  advance  in  price 
of  alcohol,  necessitated  by  the  increase  in 
duty.  The  leading  druggists  of  Halifax 
have  joined  their  Montreal  confreres  in 
protesting  against  this  increase  in  the 
value  of  spirits  for  manufacturing  pur- 
poses. 

R.  O.  Christie,  who  for  some  years 
carried  on  a  drug  business  at  Springhill, 
N.S.,  died  at  Truro  on  May  23rd.  Al- 
though Mr.  Christie  had  been  in  poor 
health  for  some  time,  he  was  very  hopeful, 
and  his  rather  sudden  death  has  been  a 
source  of  surprise,  as  well  as  grief,  to  his 
friends. 

The  marriage  of  H.  W.  Cameron,  drug- 
gist, of  Brunswick  street,  to  Miss  Craw- 
ford, also  of  Halifax,  was  celebrated  on 
May  31st.  The  event  was  attended  by  a 
very  large  number  of  friends,  and  the 
popularity  of  the  bride  and  groom  was 
evidenced  by  the  large  number  of  hand- 
some and  valuable  presents  which  they 
received. 

Mr.  Chas.  T.  G.  Taylor,  of  Bridgewater, 
paid  a  visit  to  Halifax  lately.  The  cares 
of  the  retail  drug  business  do  not  seem  to 
wear  very  much  on  Mr,  Taylor. 

Mr.  Percy  B.  Dakin,  brother  of  R.  B. 
Dakin,  druggist,  of  Windsor,  has  secured 


a  position   in  the  Ordnance  Drug  Store, 
Halifax. 

We  are  glad  to  see  our  friend,  Mr.  G. 
V,  Rand,  the  veteran  druggist  of  Wolfe- 
ville,  again  at  his  post  after  a  severe  ill- 
ness. 

Mr.  Alfred  A.  Patterson,  who  has  been 
spending  the  greater  part  of  the  past  two 
years  in  South  Africa,  is  now  en  route  to 
England,  from  whence  he  will  return  to 
his  old  position  in  Halifax. 

Mr.  L.  R.  MacLaren,  formerly  with  R, 
C.  Fuller  &  Co.,  of  Amherst,  and  more 
lately  with  H.  Paxton  Baird,  of  Wood- 
stock, N.B.,  has  purchased  the  drug  busi- 
ness of  F.  S.  Kinsman  &  Co.,  of  Digby. 

Mr.  Geo.  T.  MacDonald,  formerly  of 
F.  S.  Kinsman  &  Co.,  has  opened  a  drug 
store  in  Shelburne,  N.S. 

Many  of  the  Halifax  druggists  are  at 
present  taking  advantage  of  the  fishing 
season,  which  is  at  its  height..  Among  the 
more  ardent  lovers  of  the  sport  is  Mr. 
Frank  C.  Simson,  who  recently  returned 
from  a  trip  to  the  Gaspereaux  Lakes,  re- 
porting the  trip  enjoyable,  and  fishing 
good. 


Troehes  of  Phosphorated  Chocolate. 

Phosphorus  is  one  of  the  most  valuable 
of  remedies,  having  a  wide  range  of  use- 
fulness in  the  treatment  of  rachitis,  sexual 
neuroses,  etc.,  but  its  employment  has 
hitherto  been  very  much  curtailed  by  un- 
satisfactory methods  of  exhibition.  Up 
to  very  recently  its  solution  in  oil  has  been 
the  most  convenient,  as  well  as  the  most 
certain,  method  of  employment,  neither 
the  elixir  nor  the  pills  giving  entire  satis- 
faction. The  objection  to  the  oil  on  the 
part  of  the  patient,  however,  is  well  known, 
and  the  apothecary  as  well  as  the  jshysi- 
cian,  and  their  client,  the  patient,  will  hail 
with  satisfaction  the  following  device  for 
its  exhibition  in  the  shape  of  chocolate 
troches,  for  which  we  are  indebted  to 
Professor  Gartner,  in  the  Phaniiaaiilische 
]Vt>chenschrifi. 

A  weighed  quantity  of  phosphorus  is 
dissolved  in  an  equal  quantity  of  melted 
cacao  butler,  and  the  solution  filtered  to 
get  rid  of  any  possible  particle  of  so  high- 
ly poisonous  a  substance.  To  this  mass 
add  sugar  and  cacao  in  powder,  previ- 
ously de-fatted,  and  spices  to  suit  the 
taste  ;  or,  if  desired,  a  sufficient  quantity 
of  prepared  chocolate,  freed  of  fat,  may 
be  used  instead. 

The  mass  is  worked  up  in  a  mortar  (or, 
in  quantities,  in  a  mixing  machine)  until 
a  homogeneous  mixture  insuring  perfect 
subdivision  of  the  phosphorus  is  obtained. 
It  is  then  divided  into  troches  holding  the 
desired  quantity  of  phosphorus,  in  the 
usual  manner.  A  convenient  amount  for 
each  troche,  as  suggested  by  Professor 
Gartner,  is  a  quarter  of  a  milligram,  or 
about  jl|j  of  a  grain,  which  is  the  ordi- 
nary dose  for  a  child.  The  pastilles  are 
then  coated,  first  with  gelatin  or  other 
coating,  and  finally  with  pure  chocolate. 
—  National  Drumst. 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


(124A) 


WIJ^SON'S 


ROOT 


1^^ 


Each  Ten-Cent  Bottle  makes 
five  gallons  of  a  most  delicious 
and  healthful  Temperance 
Beverage. 


^^ 


SELLS  FAST  and  DRAWS  TRADE. 

-Send  us  an  order  for  a  gross  NOW  and  get  the  cream  of  the  demand. 


Plenty 

of 

Advertising 

Matter 

with 

each 

Order. 


A.RCHDA.I.B  WII^SON  &  CO., 

•    WHOLESALE  DRUGGISTS, 

HA.MILTON,  ONTA.HIO, 


Price  List „». 

of 

Pharmaceutical  Products 


®^^ 
@^^ 
@^^ 


\j\f  E  have  just  issued  a  new  Pharmaceutical  Price  List  (Catalogue  No.  95),  a  copy 
^  ^  of  which  we  would  be  pleased  to  mail  to  all  established  retail  druggists  who 
may  write  for  it.  We  believe  it  to  be  most  comprehensive  in  its  scope,  as  it  includes 
within  its  pages  the  prices  on  fully  4,000  pharmaceutical  products,  which  are  conveniently 
arranged  in  groups.  The  notes  of  reference  given  in  the  appendix  should  be  of  interest 
and  assistance  to  the  careful  buyer.  In  order  to  comply  with  the  request  of  the  wholesale 
drug  trade  that  all  lists  conform  to  a  general  standard  as  far  as  could  be  done  consistently, 
we  have  adopted  in  Catalogue  No.  95  a  system  of  long  prices  with  discounts,  which  are 
liberal.  Our  terms  of  three  months'  credit,  no  charge  for  containers,  cartage,  and  boxing, 
are  certainly  worthy  of  consideration. 


T^redericli:  Stearns   &   Co. 

Manufacturing  Pharmacists,  WINDSOR,  ONT, 


(I24B) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Allen  B.  Wrisley's 


The  virtues  of  Cucumber  Juice  for  the  Skin 
and  Complexion  have  become  famous.  We 
challenge  comparison  with  any  fine  milled, 
delicately    perfumeil,    high    grade    soap    in    the 

market.    It's  The  Complexion  Toilet  Soap 

of  the  «orld.  Made  un  honor,  full  value,  par 
excellence.  Matchless  for  a  clear,  soft,  skin 
beautifier.  It  is  well  worth  50  cents  a  cake,  but 
can  be  sold  at  Retail  for  ( "4;)  one-quarter  of  that 
price.     Try  it,  try  it,  and  be  convinced. 

Sold   by  the   Wholesale    Druggists   in 
Canada. 


MADE  ONLY  BY 

ALLEN  B.  WRISLtY 

479  to  485  5th  Avenue, 
CHICAGO. 

Manufacturer  of  High  Grade  Toilet  Soaps,  Per- 
fumes, and  Glycerine. 

N.B.— Prices  and  Samples  to  JOBBERS  oil  applicalion. 


KENNEDY'S 

MAGIC  CATARRH  SNDFF 

(REGISTERED) 


A  POSITIVE  COKE  FOB 

CATARRH 

COLD  IN  THE  HEAD 
CATARRHAL  DEAFNESS 

HEADACHE,  Etc. 


It  is  reliable,  safe,  and  sure,  giving  instant  relief  in  the 
most  distressing  cases. 

PRICE,  25  CENTS. 

Wholesale  of  Kerry,  Walson  &  Co.,  Montreal. 

I.yuia'.i,  Kiiux  &  Co.,  Montreal  and 
Toronto. 

And  all  leading  Druggists. 


Geo.  H.  Chandlee.  H.  C.  Chandlee. 

Trade-Marks,  Caveats,  etc. 

CHANDLEE  S  CHANDLEE, 

Patents  and  Patent  Causes. 
Electrical  and  Mechanical  Experts. 

PoLACK  Building,  Atlantic  Building, 

YORK,  Pa.  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 

Correspondence   Solicited. 


FEARFULLY  FATAL  TO  FILTHY  FLIES! 


CLEAN  TO 
USE. 


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♦' 


'-'/PATENTEDX'^ 


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Can  be  carried 
in  the  Pocket. 


Vhen   Covered  PULL\^ 
^/   STRING     n    BACK  TO  \  5:^ 
^;  REMOVE    "        FLIES.       ■ 
^\        AND    USE    AGAIN.        I      . 

S==    \ /  M 

**  \    The  Fly  Paste  for  /  ,^ 


^^••C'*- 


Ip^ 


'5*  ^  own  use  supplied  /Jr> 
'V,  \  inTmsat2d.  /  C^ 

"THE  ONLY  REEL  COMFORT." 


MARSHALL'S 

Fly  &  Mosquito  Catcher 

IS  NOT  OFFENSIVE  TO  THE  SIGHT. 

C£itc]nes     mope     Insects    thetn 
Sticky    P^p»er>s. 

DOES    NOT    SPOIL    BY    KEEPING. 


W 


GOOD    IN    ANY    CLIMATE, 

Tlierefuie  specially  suitable  for  E.\port. 

Promptly  fi.xes  the  pests,  and  rapidly  clears  a  room  of  these 
carriers  of  disease  and  contagion. 


Catclies  successive  crops  by  drawing  the  String  to  and  fro, 

and  at  the  same  time  Killing  the  Insects,  thus  there  is  no 

lingering  torture. 


CANADIAN  WHOLESALE  DEPOT: 

The  LYMAN  BROS.  &  CO.,  Limited, 

TORONTO. 


1 


P ISO'S  CURE  FOR 


'I'he  Best  CotiKh  Syrup, 
Ti^istes  <;<i..d.  I'sf  in  time, 
Sold  by  J)rucs;ists. 


CONSUMPTION 


I  presume  we  have  used  over 
one  hundred  bottles  of  Piso's 
Cure    for    Consumption    in    my 

family,   and     I     am     continually    advising    others 

to  get  it.     Undoubtedly  it  is  the 

Best  Cougli  Medicine 


I  ever  used. — "W.  C.  Miltenberoer,  Clarion,  Pa., 
Dec.  29,  1894. 1  sell  Piso's  Cure  for  Consump- 
tion, and  never  have  any  com- 
plaints. — E.  Shorey,  Postmaster, 
Shorey,  Kansas,  Dec.  21st,  1894. 


PISO'S   CURE   FOR 


'I'he  Rt-Rt  Cotigh  Synip. 
JTiistes  (.itiod.  I'se  in  time. 
SSold  by  Druggists, 


nip.Ka^ 
ime.BI 

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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


12  = 


Colleges  of  Pharmacy. 

Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. 

'Iho  animal  meeting    of   the  Montreal 
College  of  I'liarniacy   was  held  on  Thurs- 
day,   May    9th,   in   the  college   building, 
595     Lai^aiichetiere    street.     David  Wat- 
son,   Esq.,    occupied    the   chair,    with    a 
goodly  number  of  members  and  students 
present.      The     chairman     opened     the 
meeting   by  calling    upon    the   secretary, 
Mr.  K.  .Muir,  to  read   liie  minutes  of  the 
last  annual  meeting,  which  were  duly  con- 
firmed, after  which  the  secretary  read  the 
annual   report   and    financial    statements, 
which  were  also  adopted.     The  president 
llien  made  a   brief  speech,  con.i^ratulating 
the  members  on  the  success  of  the  col- 
Ijge    since   its    entrance    into    their    new 
building,   and   on   the  college   having  so 
large  a  balance  to  their  credit  m  the  bank. 
He  also  thanked  the  members  for  electing 
him  as  their  president  for  the  eighth  time. 
He  had  not  desired  re-election,  and  would 
willingly  have  given  place  to  another;  but, 
as  it  seemed  to  be  the  unanimous  desire 
of  the  members  that  he  should  retain  the 
position,  he  had  accepted,  and   would  do 
ins  best  in  the  future,  as  in  the   past,  for 
the  interests  of  the  college.     The  presi- 
dent then  appointed  Mr.  A.  D.  Mann  and 
Dr.  T.  I).  Reed  as  scrutineers,  and  during 
the  counting  of  the   ballots  the  members 
devoted  themselves  to   the  discussion  of 
various    subjects   in   the   interests  of  the 
college.     The    scrutineeis,    having    com- 
pleted the   counting   of   the   ballots,  an- 
nounced the  names  of  the  gentlemen  who 
had  been  elected  as  the  Executive  Board, 
as  follows  :  Wm.  S.  Kerry,  J.  E.  Tremble, 
A.  J.  Laurence,   W.    H.   Criapmaii,   C.  J. 
Covernton,  Jos.  E.  Morrison,   R.  H.  Bry- 
son,    R.    W.    Williams,  and  Wilfred    Le- 
cours,  the  president,   vice-president,  and 
treasurer  having  been  elected  by  acclama- 
tion.    The  new  board  will,  therefore,  be 
as  follows  :  David  \\'atson,  president  ;  S. 
Lachance,  vice-president;  Alex.  Munson, 
treasurer,  with  the  above-named  gentlemen 
as  the  Executive  Board.     Votes  of  thanks 
were  passed  to  the  president  and  board 
for  their  labors  of  the  past  year,  also  to  the 
scrutineers  for  their  labor  in  counting  the 
ballots.     After  partaking   of  light  refresh- 
ments  provided    by    the    president,   the 
meeting  adjourned. 


Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 

The  following  are  the  results  of  the  May 
examinations  of  the  Ontario  College  of 
Pharm.icy.  One  hundred  and  four  candi- 
dates presented  themselves,  of  whom  sixty- 
eight  passed  in  all  subjects,  fourteen  in 
four  subjects,  two  in  pharmacy,  and  four 
in  botany  : 

Medalists — General  proficiency,  H. 
Eagleson,  Port  Hope,  the  college  gold 
medal.  Geneiai  proficiency,  John  Mur- 
ray, Clinton,  the  college  silver  medal. 
Dispensing  medal,  Norval  Smith,  Kings- 
ton ;  pharmacy  medal,  H.  E-ig'eson,  Port 
Hope;  chemistry  medal,   R.  Henderson, 


(luelph  ;  materia  medica  medal,  J.  C. 
.Morrison,  Woodstock  ;  botany  medal,  J. 
C.  Morrison,  \Voodstock. 

Honor  list,  in  order  of  merit— H.  Eagle- 
son,  Port  Hojie;  John  Murray,  Clinton  ; 
J.  C.  Morrison,  Woodstock  ;  J.  S.  Brown, 
Ottawa  ;  N.  H.  Brown,  Toronto  ;  J.  C. 
Goosch,  Milverton  ;  O.  Dowler,  Ottawa  ; 
Norval  Smith,  Kingston  ;  W.  McDowall, 
N'ictoria  ;  A.  E.  Hotson,  London  ;  A.  J. 
McCall, Brussels  ;  R.  Henderson,GueIph  ; 
L  M.  Fisher,  Forest  ;  John  Wood.vard, 
Thessalon  ;  W.  Mitchell,  Strathroy  ;  H. 
A.  Rowland,  Newcastle  ;  W.  E.  Bauer, 
New  Himburg  ;  W.  W.  Turner,  Chatham; 
Lucas  Johnson,  Markdale  ;  G.  A.  lonson, 
Jarvis  ;  A.  E.  Marett,  Millbrook  ;  G.  E. 
Thatcher,  Ridgetown  ;  C.  A.  Campbell, 
Whitby;  F.  T.  MjMaster,  Deseronto  ;  W 
Faulds,  Aylmer  ;  O.  P.  Lyman,  Ingersoll- 
Harry  Taylor,  Hamilton  ;  D.  A.  Dickson. 
Gait ;  S.  J.  Mackey,  Kemptville  ;  A.  T- 
Gledhill,  Petrolea  ;  J.  G.  Plain,  Barrie  ; 
J.  A.  Graham,  London  ;  S.  C.  Lamb. 
Athens  ;  G.  F.  Campbell,  Listowel ;  T. 
Hatton,  Owen  Sound  ;  J.  R.  Watson, 
Guelph  ;  A.  E.  Walters,  Collingwood. 

The  following  is  the  pass  list,  arranged 
alphabetically  :  C.  H.  Amys,  Peterbor- 
ough ;  J.  A.  Anderson,  Smith's  Falls  ; 
W.  Appelbe,  Parry  Sound  ;  D.  Ballingall, 
Paris  ;  J.  R.  T.  Broughton,  Collingwood  ; 
E.  J.  Bryson,  Lyn  ;  A.  T.  Brown,  Acion  ; 
W.  J.  Bauld,  Toronto;  John  Cavanagh, 
Cornwall  ;  A.  Cundle,  Barrie ;  W.  A. 
Cameron,  Renfrew  ;  H.  Cowan,  Seaforth  ; 
J.'  S.  Fraleigh,  Toronto ;  Paul  Gordon, 
Whitby;  G.  J.  Hunt,  Arnprior ;  Major 
Kellv,  Guelph  ;  W.  J.  Kirkland,  Guelph  ; 
J.  W.  Little,  Uxbridge;  C.  T.  Laird, 
Hamilton  ;  J.  McLeister,  Fergus  ;  O  A. 
McNichol,  Alton  ;  W.  H.  Pearson,  Wes- 
ton ;  A.  W.  Roberts,  Lindsay ;  H.  A. 
Raney,  Prescott  ;  H.  G.  Rudcliffe,  St. 
Catharines  ;  .■\.  G.  Rorabeck,  Colling- 
wood ;  B.  J.  Rolston,  Toronto  ;  B.  P.  S. 
John,  St.  Catharines ;  A.  W.  Urquhart, 
Oshawa ;  L.  G.  Winn,  Hawksville  ;  W. 
M.  Wright,  Branlford. 

Passed  in  four  subjects :  A.  W.  Bus- 
chlan,  Arthur,  dispensing,  prescriptions, 
chemistry,  pharmacy  ;  H.  R.  Carter,  Pic- 
ton,  and  A.  Chambers,  Millbrook,  dis- 
pensing, prescriptions,  chemistry,  and  ma- 
teria medica  ;  H.  \\'.  Chambers,  Guelph, 
dispensing,  pharmacy,  chemistry,  and 
botany  ;  J.  C.  Keough,  Guelph,  dispens- 
ing, prescriptions,  chemistry,  and  botany  ; 
E.  M.  Laird,  Sarnia,  dispensing,  prescrip- 
tions, chemistry,  and  materia  medica ; 
Alex.  Mitchell,  Hamilton,  pharmacy,  pre- 
scriptions, botany,  and  materia  medica  ; 
G.  A.  Rossie,  Napanee,  dispensing,  pre- 
scriptions, chemistry,  and  pharmacy  ;  H. 
N.  Roy,  Toronto,  dispensing,  materia 
medica,  chemistry,  and  pharmacy  ;  H.  G. 
Robertson,  Hamilton,  and  G.  A.  Rowe, 
St.  Catharines,  dispensing,  materia  medi- 
ca, chemistry,  and  prescriptions  ;  F.  W. 
C.  Ross,  Toronto,  pharmacy,  materia 
medica,  chemistry,  and  prescriptions  ;  C. 
E.  Swaisland,  London,  dispensing,  botany, 
chemistry,  and  prescriptions  ;  A.  E.  Wil- 
liams, Hamilton, dispensing,  botany,  chem- 
istry, and  pharmacy. 


Passed  in  single  subjects  :  Pharmacy — 
I).  G.  B'.eecher,  Belleville,  and  G.  A.  Ken- 
nedy, Paisley.  Botany — F.  B.  Bunting, 
Toronto :  G.  A.  Kennedy,  Paisley  ;  W. 
H.  Medley,  Kingston  :  and  J.  Thompson  ; 
Esquesing. 


Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec. 

The  next  preliminary  examinations  for 
candidates  entering  the  study  of  pharmacy 
will  hi  held  in  the  Montreal  (,"ollege  of 
Pharmacy,  595  Lagauchetiere  street, 
Montreal,  and  Laval  University,  Quebec, 
on  Thursday,  July  4th,  1895. 

Candidates  must  give  notice  to  the 
registrar,  Mr.  E-  Muir,  5S5  Lagauchetiere 
street,  Montreal,  in  writing,  of  their  inten- 
tion to  present  themselves  a.1  /easi ieri  days 
before  the  date  fixed  for  the  examination. 

A  printed  form  of  application  must  he 
obtained  from  the  registrar,  which  must 
be  duly  signed  by  the  applicant. 

No  application  will  be  accepted  after 
the  25th  day  of  June,  1895. 

These  preliminary  examinations  are 
held  on  the  first  Thursday  in  the  months 
of  January,  April,  July,  and  October  of 
each  year. 


Bachelors  of  Pharmacy. 

As  the  result  of  the  recent  examinations 
of  the  University  of  Toronto  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Pharmacy  has  been  conferred 
on  the  following  :  T.  Allen,  C.  H.  .\mys, 
].  A.  Anderson,  W.  E.  Bauer,  W.  J. 
Bauld,  J.  R.  Y.  Broughton,  A.  T.  Brown, 
N.  H.  Brown,  E.  J.  Bryson,  G.  F.  Camp- 
bell, J.  M.  Cavanagh,  D.  A.  Dickson,  W. 
Faulds,  J.  M.  Fisher,  J.  S.  Fraleigh,  A.  F. 
Gledhill,  J.  C.  Grosh,  T.  Hatton,  A,  E. 
J-Iotson,  G.  A.  lonson,  W.  J.  Kirkland, 
C.  T.  Laird,  S.  C  Lamb,  J.  W.  Little,  A. 
L  McCall,  F.  T.  McMaster,  A.  E.  Marett, 
W.  Mitchell,  W.  H.  Pearson,  H.  A. 
Raney,  A.  W.  Roberts,  A.  C.  Rorabeck, 
H.  A.  Rowland,  B.  P.  St.  John,  N. 
Smith,  H.  Taylor,  G.  E.  Thatcher,  W. 
W.  Turner,  J.  N.  Woodward. 

The  following  candidates  in  pharmacy 
have  been  starred  :  A.  Cundle,  H.  G. 
Radcliffe,  T.  L.  F.  Wynn. 


Ginger  Ale  and  its  Flavorings. 

With  regard  to  the  flavors  used  in  the 
manufacture  of  ginger  ale,  they  are  un- 
doubtedly numerous,  no  two  makers  turn- 
ing out  a  ginger  ale  alike  ;  even  those  who 
use  essences  or  extracts  of  ginger  ale  of 
the  same  brand  or  make  seem  to  turn  out 
a  beverage  dissimilar  in  some  respects 
one  to  the  other,  and  the  odds  are  enor- 
mously large  against  a  maker  exactly  hit- 
ting the  quantities  of  desired  flavorings 
that  he  may  wish  to  copy  of  another 
maker  who  may  be  fortunate  in  turning 
out  an  article  that  has  caught  on  to  the 
consumers'  taste. 

In  flavors  for  ginger  ale  we  will  first 
take  oil  of  lemon,  says    the   Australian 


126 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Brewers'  Journal.  This  flavor,  we  may 
safely  assert,  is  used  by  90  per  cent,  of 
the  aerated  water-makers  throughout  the 
world  as  one  of  the  flavors  for  ginger  ale, 
and,  where  a  good  oil  is  used,  it  gives  to 
the  beverage  a  pleasant,  crisp,  and  refresh- 
ing flavor;  but  care  must  be  taken  not  to 
overdo  the  thing  by  using  a  large  quan- 
tity, so  that  it  will  become  too  prominent, 
as  we  can  have  even  too  much  of  a  good 
thing.  Oil  orange  (sweet)  is  a  flavor  also 
largely  used,  a  little  of  which  will  go  a 
long  way.  It  gives  to  the  beverage  a 
fruiiiness  and  fullness  that  is  appreciated 
by  many.  If  too  much  is  used,  it  will 
come  out  too  prominent  in  the  after-taste 
— a  mistake  that  must  be  avoided.  Oil 
orange  (bitter)  is  used  by  some  to  give  a 
hard,  dry  flavor.  Care  must  also  be  taken 
in  the  use  of  this  oil,  as  if  overdone  it 
leaves  in  the  mouth  of  the  person  who 
has  drunk  the  beverage  a  taste  as  if  they 
had  been  chewing  orange  peel.  One 
ounce  of  this  oil  should  be  sufficient  for 
at  least  100  gallons  syrup. 

Oil  nutmeg. — This  oil  is  used  to  give 
the  beverage  a 
nutty  or  pud- 
ding-like flavor, 
very  little  be- 
ingsuflicientfor 
a  large  quantity 
of  syrup.  Oil 
mace  is  another 
flavor  used  for 
the  same  pur- 
pose as  nut- 
megs, and  by 
many  preferred 
to  the  latter,  as 
it  is  more  aro- 
matic, although 
greater  diffi  - 
culty  is  experi- 
enced in  the 
cutting  or  kill- 
ing of  this  oil. 

O  i  1  cinna- 
mon is  also  used  by  many,  and  in  a 
great  many  cases  sadly  overdone,  its 
presence  becoming  apparent  by  its 
aroma  as  soon  as  the  beverage  is  lifted  to 
the  lips.  Cinnamon  should  not  be  used 
either  by  ounces  or  drams,  but  by  drops. 

In  oil  cassia  we  have  flavor  similar  but 
coLirser,  very  strong,  and  to  be  used  only 
in  minute  quantities.  Essence  vanilla  is 
a  very  pleasant,  palatable  flavor,  and  used 
by  a  majority  of  makers.  It  imparts  to 
the  drink  a  pleasant  fullness  that  is  eager- 
ly sought  after. 

Oil  bitter  almonds  is  used  to  give  a 
nut-like  flavor  or  pleasant  after-taste, 
something  similar  to  that  found  in  the 
celebrated  Belfast  makes.  It  should  be 
used  in  minute  quantities  only,  the  least 
overdose  becomes  at  once  apparent,  and 
the  effect  sought  after  is  totally  lost.  Oil 
bergamot  is  used  for  the  aroma  it  pos- 
sesses, and  must  be  used  accordingly. 
Oil  bay  leaves  is  also  used,  but  not  to  any 
great  e.xtent.  It  imparts  fullness,  and  has 
a  decidedly  pleasant  flavor  and  aroma  if 
used  with  care.  Oil  coriander  gives  also 
a  pleasant   aroma   and   flavor ;  it   is  not 


largely  used  in  ginger  ale,  and  in  small 
quantities  only.  Oil  ambergris  is  but  sel- 
dom used,  mostly  on  account  of  its  high 
price  ;  by  itself  it  is  a  very  weak  oil  for 
giving  an  aroma,  and  requires  the  assist- 
ance of  other  oils  to  bring  its  perfume 
properly  out. 

Oil  geranium  is  used  by  some  few 
makers.  When  used,  care  must  be  taken 
that  this  oil  is  of  the  best  possible  quality, 
as  it  is  liable  to  change  and  give  the 
syrups  a  disagreeable  flavor,  especially  if 
mixed  while  the  syrup  is  hot.  The  same 
remarks  apply  to  oil  verbena  or  lemon 
grass.  Oil  limes  is  of  a  crisp  flavor,  but 
is  not  in  great  demand  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  ginger  ale.  Makers  in  Great 
Britain  use  lime  juice  to  give  crispness. 
Oil  citronella  is  also  used  by  some 
makers,  but,  being  a  very  powerful  oil, 
must  only  be  used  in  drops.  When  this 
oil  is  used,  geranium  and  verbena  must 
be  dispensed  with.  Oil  neroli  is  used 
spaiingly  to  give  the  beverage  an  orange 
flower  aroma. 

Oil    or  attar  of  rose  is  now    used   by 


soluble  essence  of  ginger  of  good  quality. 
Where  the  soluble  essence  is  used,  it  may 
be  added  just  prior  to  bottling,  thereby 
retaining  the  true  ginger  aroma  and  flavor, 
which  would  be  liable  to  change  if  left  for 
any  length  of  time,  added  to  an  acidulated 
syrup.  Essence  of  tincture  of  capsicum 
is  used  for  giving  heat  to  the  beverage. 
A  great  deal  has  been  said  against  the  use 
of  this,  which  is  in  no  way  deserved,  as 
capsicum  is  in  every  respect  as  good  a 
stomachic  as  ginger,  but  lacks  the  aro- 
matic properties  of  the  latter  ;  care  should 
be  taken  to  use  only  sufficient  to  give  a 
pleasant  warmth  in  the  breast  after  drink- 
ing, and  not  to  feel  burning  in  the  mouth 
and  throat.  Two  ounces  of  well-made 
tincture  or  essence  of  capsicum  is  suffi- 
cient for  a  i2-gallon  batch  of  syrup. 

In  giving  the  above  particulars  of 
flavors,  etc.,  for  use  in  ginger  ale,  the 
reader  must  not  be  under  the  impression 
that  all  the  oils  mentioned  are  used  to- 
gether ;  some  three  or  four  at  most  of  the 
flavors  are  quite  sufficient  for  the  flavoring 
of  a  good  article.  To  those  who  have 
not  had  ex- 
perience in  the 
blendingofflav- 
ors  and  their 
changes  there- 
by, we  would 
recommend  a 
good  brand  of 
essence  or  ex- 
tract of  ginger 
a.\e.--Doiiuiiion 
Grocer. 


Toronto  University,  witli  wliich  ttie  0.  C.  P.  is  affiliated. 


most  makers,  and  is  a  decidedly  useful 
flavor,  giving,  when  properly  used,  a  pleas- 
ant aroma  and  taste.  No  other  flavor  used 
can  give  the  finish  that  this  oil  does. 
Care  must  be  taken  that  this  oil  is  pure, 
and  none  but  the  best  virgin  oil  should 
be  used.  The  commercial  oils  of  roses 
are  largely  adulterated  with  oil  of  gerani- 
um ;  it  should  be  used  sparingly.  Many 
ginger  ales  in  which  rose  is  used  have  the 
aroma  of  nothing  else,  and  sn)ell  more 
like  a  packet  of  confectionery  than  an 
aromatic  beverage.  The  safest  way  to 
use  rose  would  be  as  follows :  Take  1 
dram  of  the  oil  and  mix  with  it  3  ounces 
absolute  alcohol,  that  is,  24  of  alcohol  to 
I  of  rose.  Shake  up  well  together,  and 
20  drops  of  this  mixture  is  sufficient  for 
12  gallons  of  syrup.  Thus  i  oz.  of  attar 
of  rose  would  be  sufficient  for  7,200  gal- 
lons ginger  ale  syrup.  These  instructions 
also  apply  to  the  use  of  oils  neroli  and 
citronella.  Oil  ginger  is  used  by  some 
few  makers  to  obtain  the  required  ginger 
flavor;  but  this,  in  the  manufacture  of 
first-class  ginger  ale,  must  give  place  to 
tincture  of  ginger,  or,  what  is  still  belter, 


Toronto  Uni- 
versity. 

We  present 
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ronto Univer- 
sity, with  which 
the  Ontario 
College  of  Pharmacy  is  affiliated,  and 
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Phm.B.  In  another  place  vve  give  a  list 
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examinations. 


Mexico. — Anybody  desiring  to  become 
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127 


Pharmacy  in  England. 

The  Aoonlllne  Squabble  Ended— The  Council 
Election  Pink  Pills  Analyzed  -Are  Plasters 
Gol:is  out  of  Fashion  ?  Pharm.icopcBlal  Ad- 
ditions and  Omissions  Recommended  The 
B.  P.    1900. 

(Troin  Our  Owii.Correspondenl.) 

It  speaks  iinich  for  the  credit  of  the 
Council  of  tlie  I'harmaceutic.il  Society 
that,  witiiout  stultifying  themselves,  the 
members  have  found  a  way  out  of  the 
ditificulty  created  by  Dr.  Paul's  attack  on 
Professor  Uunstan.  The  council  have 
privately  expressed  displeasure  at  Dr. 
Paul's  excess  of  zeal,  and  have  snubbed 
Professor  Dunstan  by  passing  a  resolu- 
tion which  calls  for  the  reconsideration  of 
the  Research  Laboratory  programme. 
'This  uni()uc  way  of  settling  the  matter  has 
the  advantage  of  meeting  with  the  ap- 
proval of  the  majority  of  pharmacists,  who 
are  tired  of  the  fuss,  although  it  can  hard- 
ly be  satisfactory  to  ('ither  of  the  princi 
pals  concerned  Professor  Dunstan  has 
broken  the  silence  he  has  long  preserved 
and  replied  to  his  critics  in  the  official 
organ  of  the  Chemical  Society.  It  is 
finite  certain  that  the  duel  between  lierr 
Kreund  and  Piofessor  Dunstan  as  to  the 
exact  formul;i3  for  aconitine,  aconine,  etc., 
will  be  of  interest.  At  present  the  Pro- 
fessor is  careful  not  to  assert  too  much 
his  confidence  in  his  own  figures,  whilst 
he  emphatically  declines  to  accept  those 
of  Freund.  Those  who  want  to  know 
the  rights  of  the  matter  in  dispute  between 
the  Research  Laboratory  Committee  and 
the  editor  of  the  Pharinauiitical  Journal 
cannot  do  better  than  carefully  read  the 
judicial  leading  article  on  the  subject 
published  in  the  Chemist  and  Dru^i^ist  of 
May  nth. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  society  took 
place  this  week,  and  some  very  strong  re 
marks  were  made  by  a  prominent  member, 
.  but  the  general  feeling  is  in  favorof  burying 
the  hatchet.  At  the  election  for  the  new 
council  all  the  old  members  were  returned, 
Mr.  Martindale  heading  the  poll.  The 
two  new  members  are  Mr.  Savory,  of  Sav- 
ory &  .Moore,  the  well-known  London 
firm,  and  -Mr.  Corder,  a  retired  examiner, 
who  has  a  drug  business  of  long-standing 
in  Norwich. 

The  annual  dinner  passed  off  with  con- 
siderable enthusiasm,  amongst  the  speak- 
ers being  the  Right  Hon.  J.  Bryce  (Board 
of  Trade),  Dr.  Thome  Thome,  C.  B. 
(Local  Government  Board),  Professor  M. 
Foster  (Royal  Society),  Sir  R.  Quain 
(General  Medical  Council),  Mr.  Cliris- 
topher  Heath  (Royal  College  of  Surgeons), 
Mr.  Vernon  Harcourt,  F.  RS.  (Chemical 
Society),  etc. 

The  boldness  of  Science  Si/tings  in  in- 
vestigating the  composition  of  proprietary 
preparations  is  astounding.  It  was  only 
last  month  that  I  reported  what  their 
analyst  stated  to  be  the  composition  of 
Radam's  Microbe  Killer.  Now  Pink  Pills 
have  come  in  for  a  condemnatory  report. 
Says  this  journal :  These  pills  are  coated 
with  an  aniline  dye.  Beneath  this  pink 
coloring  matter  is  a  thick  layer  of  white 
sugar,  amounting  to  half  the  weight  of  the 


[iill.  The  interior  portion  consists  of 
mineral  and  vegetable  constituents  in 
about  tqual  weights,  the  mineral  com- 
prising iron,  potash,  and  ningnesium,  with 
sulphuric  as  the  ai  id  radical.  The  vege- 
table part  is  staled  to  be  licjuorice.  It  is 
not  easy  to  grasp  the  exact  composition, 
as  the  analyst  reports  the  iron  to  be  in  an 
insoluble  form.  A  little  more  interest 
than  usual  is  imported  into  this  case  as 
the  analysis  is  published  of  a  Dr.  Selkirk 
Jones,  in  1893,  who  found  that  aloes  was 
the  principal  ingredient  then.  Last  week 
this  indefatigable  journal  examined  Rose's 
Lime  Juice  Cordial  and  was  afjparently 
much  surprised  to  find  no  salicylic  was 
employed  as  a  preservative.  No  mention 
is  made  if  the  [ireparation  was  examined 
for  sulphurous  acid,  as  this  is  a  common 
preservative  for  this  class  of  liquids.  Mrs. 
\Vinslow's  Syrup  comes  in  for  a  special 
rap  this  week,  a  good  deal  being  made  of 
the  statement,  at  a  recent  inquest,  that  one 
grain  of  morphine  was  found  in  each 
ounce,  although  only  one-eighth  of  a  grain 
was  stated  to  be  present  according  to  the 
label.  I  should  much  like  to  know  the 
reason  why  the  drug  journals  in  England 
have  unanimously  refrained  from  noticing 
the  results  of  Sciente  Si/lings,  although 
they  have  a  direct  bearing  on  pharmacy 
and  arc  of  considerable  interest  to  those 
who  retail  these  proprietaries,  and  who  are 
frequently  called  upon  to  express  an  opin- 
ion on  their  comp-^sition  and  value. 

Are  plasters  going  out  of  fashion  ?  This 
question  was  prompted  by  the  statement 
of  the  head  dispenser  at  one  of  our  largest 
hospitals  that  they  no  longer  used  half 
the  old-fashioned  plasters,  such  as  emp. 
roborans,  picis,  galbani  co.,  calefaciens, 
etc.  His  suggestion  that  the  reason  why 
they  have  been  discarded  may  be  due  to 
the  new-fangled  rubber  combinations  so 
much  in  vogue  with  American  plaster 
manufacturers  does  not  strike  me  as  at 
all  probable.  But  at  the  same  time  I  must 
confess  that  plasters  are  fast  disappeaiing 
from  medical  prescripti(jns,  and  in  that 
respect  have  followed  the  old-fashioned 
blister.  This,  for  some  time  past,  I  have 
found  to  be  generally  attriliuted  to  the 
custom  of  prescribing  ready-made  plasters. 
A  patient  is  told  to  obtain  a  porous  bella- 
donna plaster  from  the  druggist  rather 
than  the  physician  will  take  the  trouble  to 
signify  it  in  the  prescription.  Retail 
pharmacists  and  wholesale  aliketo  whom 
1  have  mentioned  the  subject  have  agreed 
that  it  really  looks  as  if  plasters  are  follow- 
ing poultices,  anil  that  very  soon  the 
plaster-iron  will  be  placed  upon  the 
shelf. 

The  fact  is  meilicine  and  pharmacy  are 
in  a  transitional  state,  and  a  new  epoch 
is  dawning,  especially  as  regards  the  ra- 
tional use  of  drugs.  We  have  advanced 
beyond  the  stage  when  it  was  thought 
proper  to  administer  sugar  to  the  diabetic 
patient  in  order  to  replace  that  which  was 
passing  in  large  quantity  from  the  system  ! 
There  is  a  little  more  method  in  medical 
madness  at  all  events  now,  and  this  is 
mainly  attributable  to  the  increase  in  our 


knowledge  of  diseases.  There  is  also  a 
healthy  scepticism  in  the  value  of  so  called 
specifics,  and  when  a  physician  gives 
diuretics  in  dropsy  he  wants  to  see  if  he 
obtains  the  direct  physiological  effect — the 
increase  in  the  amount  of  urine  passed — 
which  will  most  probably  lead  to  the  de- 
sired result.  Yet  it  would  be  impossible 
to  deny  that  there  exists  a  fashion  in  medi- 
cine, as  in  many  other  mundane  callings,or 
why  is  it  necessary  to  write  an  article  on 
the  passing  of  the  compressed  tablet 
craze  ? 

The  Pharmacopoeia  Committee  of  the 
society  has  just  made  a  report  upon  the 
subject  of  omissions  and  additions  for  the 
next  British  Pharmacopieia.  No  less  than 
220  articles  and  preparations  are  recom- 
mended to  he  omitted,  whilst  only  78  ad- 
ditions are  advised.  This  would  be  a  very 
sui'ahle  occasion,  when  these  lists  are 
published,  for  Canadian  pharmacists  to 
assist  in  the  compilation  of  the  next  edi- 
tion of  the  Pharmacopoeia  by  discussing 
the  value  of  these  recommendations. 
From  a  cursory  perusal  of  the  list,  I  am 
inclined  to  think  the  committee  has  only 
kept  British  pharmacy  in  view,  nor  would 
this  be  altogether  surprising  should  it  turn 
out  to  be  the  case.  The  report  is  essen- 
tially a  British  report,  and  so  far  the  official 
Canadian  reply  has  not  reached  England. 
.\ustralia  and  Lidia  have  plainly  stated 
some  of  their  requirements,  yet  Canada 
remains  silent.  It  would  certainly  be  use- 
ful and  interesting  if  all  pharmacists  who 
disagree  with  these  recommendations 
should  plainly  intimate  it  as  soon  as  pos- 
sib'e,  and  also  give  their  reasons.  Theie 
is  no  doubt  that  criticisms  \\\\\  soon  ap- 
pear on  this  side ;  but  probably  it  w'll 
take  the  position  of  defending  more  or 
less  vigorously  some  of  the  articles  doomed 
to  be  omitted. 

The  subject  will  shortly  be  made  still 
more  interesting,  as  Professor  Attfield  has 
replies  from  some  7,000  medical  men 
upon  the  same  subject.  How  far  phar- 
macists and  medical  men  are  agreed  upon 
the  fundamental  principle  as  to  what 
should  be  added  to,  and  what  left  out  of, 
the  next  edition  of  the  Pharmacopoeia 
will  soon  be  seen.  There  is  then  the  re- 
vising of  those  preparations  which  will 
still  stand,  and  the  experimental  work  in 
devising  formute  for  the  new  preparaiions, 
all  of  which  will  have  to  be  done  by 
pharmacists.  Indeed,  when  this  is  clearly 
recognized,  the  probable  date  for  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  Imperial  Pharmacopoeia 
is  much  more  likely  to  be  1900  than 
1895-  

(iLVCEiiiN  .\  Pl.\nt  Food. — Glycerin 
is  stated  by  E.  Assfahl  to  afford  nutrition 
to  plants  when  employed  in  solution  of 
0.2  per  cent,  to  0.5  per  cent,  strength. 
Weak  or  stronger  solutions  do  not  pro- 
duce any  appreciable  alimentary  effects. 

Hydrogen  Peroxide  in  Green 
Pl.\nts. — A.  Bach  found  h)-drogen  per- 
oxide in  the  leaves  of  18  out  of  25  spe- 
cies of  green  plants.  Potassium  bichro- 
mate and  aniline  were  used  as  reagents. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Correspondence. 

An  Apprentice's  View. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

S]R^ — I  have  noticed  of  late  much  dis- 
cussion concerning  the  qualification  of 
druggists'  apprentices.  Many  advocate  a 
higher  standard  of  matriculation  to  the 
College  of  Pharmacy ;  but  I  think  that 
would  be  useless.  It  points  towards  self- 
ishness in  those  who  think  of  it,  and  is  a 
true  evidence  of  a  crammed,  but  narrow, 
mind.  They  say  it  would  keep  many 
from  entering  the  calling  of  a  pharmacist  ; 
but  is  that  an  unselfish  idea  ? 

We  want  more  good  chemists  and  drug- 
gists, more  practically  trained  and  reason- 
ably educated  men  and  women  to  become 
pharmacists.  In  place  of  raising  the  ex- 
amination for  an  apprentice,  I  would  say, 
make  the  apprenticeship  a  term  of  seven 
years  instead  of  four  ;  further,  those  years 
should  be  spent  with  a  licensed  druggist 
who  had  passed  his  examination  under 
the  new  Pharmacy  Act,  and  not  with  one 
who  had  never  seen  or  attended  a  College 
of  Pharmacy.  Then  there  should  be  a 
two-year  college  course  ;  one  course  at 
the  end  of  four  years'  experience,  and  the 
other  at  the  end  of  seven.  The  course 
should  not  include  much  more  than  what 
is  now  gone  over,  but  the  college  work 
should  be  more  thoroughly  dealt  with, 
that  the  students  might  better  understand 
its  importance  and  more  thoroughly 
mentally  digest  it. 

This  would  make  a  nine  years'  course  ; 
it  seems  long,  but  there  is  a  great  future 
for  the  hard-working  and  willing  pharma- 
cist, and  here  I  ask.  Is  there  a  person  who 
can  gain  more  than  a  necessary  knowledge 
of  the  drug  business  and  its  branches  in 
less  than  nine  or  ten  years  ? 

More  Latin  is  not  necessary  for  a  drug- 
gist, but  anatomy,  physiology,  and  thera- 
peutics, in  their  highest,  should  be  taught 
in  our  college,  for  the  time  is  coming 
when  druggists  will  do  all  the  prescribing, 
and  the  doctor  only  diagnose  the  case. 

I  have  not  expressed  my  ideas  in  elo- 
quent language,  but  I  think  my  meaning 
is  clear,  and  I  should  be  glad  to  know 
what  others  think  on  the  subject  of  edu- 
cation for  the  druggist. 

An  Apprentice. 

Toronto,  May  13,  1895. 


between  the  Government  and  any  oppos- 
ing public  on  questions  affecting  public 
health,  and  there  has  been  a  strong  objec- 
tion to  such  being  put  on  said  list  by  way 
of  pharmacy  authority  alone. 

I  should  have  wished  to  have  seen  the 
words  "  patent  or  proprietary  medicine  " 
defined  to  include  all  such  patent  or  pro- 
prietary medicines  as  are  included  in 
wholesale  or  retail  lists  of  such,  as  some 
have  an  idea  from  the  wording  of  the 
Act,  "  rendering  its  use  in  the  doses  pre- 
scribed dangerous  to  health  or  life,"  that 
they  apply  to  medicine  for  man's  use  on 
himself.  In  my  recommendation  I  men- 
tioned Rough  on  Rats,  said  to  consist 
largely  of  arsenic,  and  Recamier's  Tan  and 
Freckle  Lotion,  said  to  contain  corrosive 
sublimate.  Both  can  be  used  as  poisons, 
it  is  believed,  and  any  one  selling  arsenic 
or  corrosive  sublimate,  whether  patented, 
trade-marked,  or  proprietary,  should  regis- 
ter them  poison,  that  poisoning  may  be 
traced  for  the  public  good.  As  I  have 
been  nominated  for  election  for  member 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Council  for  Brant, 
Haldimand,  and  Waterloo,  if  elected,  I 
shall  endeavor  to  unite  physicians,  boards 
of  health,  with  whom  I  have  been  con- 
nected many  years,  and  the  general  pub- 
lic, to  get  the  full  benefit  of  the  late  Act 
for  the  good  of  the  long-suffering  druggist 
and  the  public. 

Robert  Harbottle, 

M.A.,  M.B.,  M.H.O.,  etc. 
Burford,  Ont.,  May  30,  1895. 


Editor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

I  have  read  the  remarks  of  both  our 
drug  journals  regarding  the  recent  phar- 
macy amendment  of  1895.  As  it  stands 
substantially  as  I  recommended  it  to  the 
Government,  I  judge  it  just  to  all  con- 
cerned, workable  in  the  public  interest, 
the  best  that  can  be  secured  at  present, 
and  in  advance  of  our  previous  legislation 
on  the  subject.  Parliament  and  others 
helping  to  make  it  law  approved  of  it. 
Some  may  object  to  having  any  poisonous 
patent  or  proprietary  medicine  put  on  the 
poison  list  through  the  board  of  health, 
but  the  board  of  health  practically  stands 


graph  on  arsenization  as  the  only  scien- 
tific, as  well  as  the  only  aseptic,  measure 
against  epidemic  cholera. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  a  new  illustrated 
price  list  from  the  Seely  Manufacturing 
Co.,  Windsor,  Ont.,  and  Detroit,  Mich. 
A  number  of  their  leading  styles  of  per- 
fumes and  toilet  goods  are  shown. 
Amongst  others  their  new  perfumes, 
"White  Star,"  "  Ogarita,"  "  Marposa  Lily," 
"  Lillian  Russell,"  etc.,  also  their  Trans- 
parent Glycerine  Jelly,  Almond  Milk 
Complexion  Soap,  Odontine,  and  other 
toilet  requisites.  The  catalogue  is  an 
exceedingly  handsome  one,  and  in  keep- 
ing with  the  handsome  styles  in  which 
their  goods  are  put  up. 


Answers  to  Correspondents. 

A  Correspondent,  Palmerston,  Ont. 
— The  prescription  you  send  cannot  be 
dispensed  so  as  to  prevent  separation,  the 
liq.  ammonia  not  being  miscible. 

Clerk,  Montreal.  —  Advertisements 
under  the  heading  "  Situations  Wanted  " 
are  inserted  once  free  of  charge. 

Medicus,  Hamilton,  Ont. — Write  J.  T. 
Lewis,  Registrar  Ontario  College  of  Phar- 
macy, who  can  give  you  any  information 
you  desire  in  the  matter. 

Subscriber,  Manitoba.—  No,  unless 
the  name  is  signed. 


Aelcnowledgments. 


Semi-Annual  Report  of  Schimmel  & 
Co.,  Leipzig,  April,   1895. 

A  "  Wants  Book,"  convenient  in  size 
and  well  gotten  up.  J.  Winer  &  Co., 
Hamilton,  Ont.,  will  be  pleased  to  present 
their  patrons  with  copies. 

Medicine,  a  new  medical  monthly, 
edited  by  Harold  N.  Moyer,  M.D.,  No. 
I,  Vol.  I.  Contains  a  number  of  valu- 
able original  articles  by  prominent  physi- 
cians. George  S.  Davis,  Publisher,  De- 
troit, Mich.     $2  per  annum. 

Aseptic  Prophylaxis  of  Asiatic  Cholera  : 
Arsenization,  by  Reginald  Barkley  Leach, 
M.D.,  Paris,  Texas,  member  American 
Health  Association,  etc.,   etc.     A  mono- 


acid-proof  cement. 


A  cement,  which  is  said  to  form  a  satis- 
factory coating  to  vessels  intended  to 
contain  strong  sulphuric  or  niiric  acid, 
can  be  prepared,  according  to  a  French 
technical  journal,  by  mixing  powdered 
asbestos,  2  parts,  with  barium  sulphate,  i 
part,  and  sodium  silicate  (50"  B.),  2  parts. 
For  weaker  acids  silicate  of  130''  B.  may 
be  employed,  whilst  a  mixture  of  asbestos, 

1  part,  sand,  i  part,  and  sodium  silicate, 

2  parts,  is  said  to  be  preferable  for  warm 
nitric  acid. 


liquid  glue. 


The  Bottler's  Gazette  says  :  With  any 
desired  quantity  of  glue,  use  ordinary 
whiskey  instead  of  water.  Break  the  glue 
in  small  fragments  and  introduce  these  in 
a  suitable  glass  vessel  and  pour  the  whis- 
key over  them.  Cork  tightly  and  set 
aside  for  three  or  four  days,  when  it  will 
be  ready  for  use,  without  the  necessity  of 
applying  heat.  Thus  prepared,  the  mix- 
ture will  keep  unaltered  for  years,  and 
will  remain  perfectly  liquid,  except  in  very 
cold  weather,  when  it  will  be  found 
necessary  to  place  the  bottle  in  warm 
water  for  a  little  time  before  using.  The 
vessel  in  which  it  is  kept  must,  of  course, 
be  kept  always  tightly  corked  to  prevent 
the  volatilizing  of  the  solvent. — National 
Druggist. 


Potassium  Permanganate  as  a 
Stain  Remover.— Helbig  says  {Phar. 
Zeit.)  that  vegetable  blues,  as  well  as 
other  vegetable  and  aniline  stains,  may 
be  removed  from  white  wash  goods,  if 
they  have  resisted  other  treatment,  by 
treating  with  strong  solution  of  potassium 
permanganate  followed  by  a  5  per  cent, 
solution  of  sulphurous  acid. 

Vegetable  and  animal  fats  in  petrola- 
tum may  be  detected  [V  Union  Phar.) 
by  triturating  with  concentrated  potassium 
permanganate  solution.  The  latter  should 
not  be  decomposed. 

Thompson's  eau  des  circassiennes  con- 
sists of  30  grams  of  zinc  oxide  rubbed  up 
with  200  grams  of  perfumed  water. 


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Baking  Powder, 

Bo.\cs  and  Wraps. 

Compound  Licorice  Powder, 

Boxes  and  Wraps. 

Powdered  Borax, 

Folding  Cartons. 


Cream  Tartar, 

Folding  Cartons. 
Soap  Bark, 

Folding    Cartons,   or    Cartons  and 
Wraps. 

Epsom  Salts, 

F-tlding   Cartons,   or   Cartons  and 
\\'raps. 

Senna  Leaves, 

Folding  Cartons,  or  Cartons  and 
Wraps. 

Cough  Drops, 

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Luteol :  A  New  Indicator. 

This  substance  is'  oxychlordijjJiL'iiyl 
hinoxalin,  and  is  recommended  hy  l)r.  W. 
Antenricih  as  an  indicator  in  alkalimetry 
(.Iri/i.  d.  Pluu:,  25;,,  ]).  43).  It  is  in- 
soluble in  water,  but  dissolves  readily  in 
alcohol.  For  analytical  purposes  a  solu- 
tion is  made  containing;  i  gramme  (15 
grs.)  in  300  c  c.  (8  01..)  of  rectified  spirit, 
and  of  tiiis  solution  three,  and  at  the  most 
eight,  drops  at  a  time.  The  hiteol  solu- 
tion gives  a  yellowish  color  with  alkalies, 
and  is  even  more  sensitive  to  ammonia 
than  Nesslet's  solution.  For  example,  a 
single  drop  of  ammonia  solution  was 
mixed  with  a  litre  of  water,  and  to  5  to  10 
CO.  of  this  mi.xture  a  few  dro[)s  of  the 
hiteol  solution  was  added,  the  result  being 
an  evident  yellow  color,  while  Nessler's 
solution  only  showed  a  reaction  after  a 
Short  time.  Of  course,  luteol  reacts  simi- 
laily  with  fixed  alkalies.  It  does  not  re- 
act with  free  acids.  —  C/icmist  and  Drug- 
gist.  

The  Advance  in  Camphor. 

Camphor  speculations  are  very  npt  to 
break  down  suddenly.  In  the  spring  of 
icSgo  the  price  of  the  crude  drug  was  tem- 
porarily run  up  to  ,^io  los.,  or  ;^ii  per 
hundredweight  in  London,  and  there 
have  been  several  occasions  within  the 
last  fifteen  years  when  the  quotation  of 
Japanese  canifihor  momentarily  exceeded 
100  shillings  per  hundredweight.  It  is 
worthy  of  note,  however,  that  the  con- 
sumption of  camphor  for  technical  pur- 
poses has  increased  enormously  of  late 
years,  while  the  production  has,  at  best, 
remained .  stationary.  In  the  six  years, 
from  18S2  to  1887  inclusive,  for  instance, 
when  the  price  of  camphor  fluctuated 
comparatively  little,  the  Japan  variety 
being  quoted  at  between  fifty-one  and 
ninety  shillings  per  hundredweight  in 
London,  throughout  that  period  the  total 
exports  from  Japan  amounted  303,328 
|)iculs,  an  average  of  50,555  piculs  a  year. 
During  that  period  Formos.t  produced 
probaiily  about  10,000  piculs  a  year. 
.Against  an  average  supply  of  fully  60,000 
piculs  annually  ten  years  ago,  there  were 
exported,  according  to  official  statistics, 
the  following  quantities  from  Japan  and 
I'ormosa  respectively  in  the  course  of  the 
last  five  years  : 

iSgo.  1891.  1892.  1S93.          1894. 

Piculs.  Piculs.  Piculs.  Piculs.  Piculs. 

J..ip.in 35V1ZO  43,905  28,720  23,821  2o,4T2 

Formosa 1.090  2,164  S.*72  32.563  35.ooo  (?) 

Tot.ils.  ..36,210    46,069    33,892       56,384      55,412 

or  an  average  of  45,593  piculs  only.  The 
quality,  moreover,  is  not  so  good  as  for- 
merly. 

The  remarkable  displacement  of  Japan 
by  Formosa  as  a  camphor-producing 
country  is  a  matter  of  niuch  interest.  In 
iSSg  and  1890  the  collection  of  camphor 
in  Formosa  was  much  hampered  by  the 
action  of  the  Chinese  authorities,  who  im- 
posed all  sorts  of  vexatious  duties  upon 
•  the  collectors,  but  within  the  last  three 
years  concessions  have  been  again  granted 
by  the  Chinese  to  a  German  syndicate, 


under  which  the  production  of  Formu.san 
camphor  has  reached  an  importance  never 
known  before.  As  it  seems  clear  that  the 
Japanese  supply  is  rapidly  becoming  ex- 
hausted, it  would  n')t  be  surprising  if  the 
new  owners  of  Formosa  were  to  Like  steps 
to  prevent  a  .similar  fate  from  overtaking 
the  camphor  forests  in  tint  island. — 
A  iiivrUa  n  Dnixgisl. 


Self-Contpol. 


The  need  of  self-control  in  small  things 
as  well  as  great    is  illustrated   in    all   the 
affairs  of  life,  but  especially   in    the    busi- 
ness careers  of  those  who  obtain  positions 
of   trust.     To    be  successful,  they    must 
maintain  a  high  reputation  in  and   out  of 
business  hours,  and  this  they  can  only  do 
by  keeping  constant  control  of  their  ap- 
[)etites  and  passions.     Over-indulgence  in 
anything  which   unfits  them   for  the  per 
formance  of  their  business  duties  will   in- 
jure  their    reputation   and    put    a   check 
upon    their    promotion.     The    remark  is 
often  made  by  young  and    inexperienced 
men  that  they  have  a  right  to  do  as  they 
please  during  ofif  hours  ;  that   their   em- 
ployer pays  them  only  for  certain    hours 
of  the  day,  and  that  the  intervening  period 
is  at  their  own  disposal,  free  from  control. 
This  is  true  only  in  a  limited  sense.  One's 
duty  to  an  employer  requires  him  to  be  in 
perfect   condition    during   t!ie    hours    of 
labor  to  do  his  appointed  task.     He  may 
do  as  he  pleases   with  his  leisure    hours 
only   on  condition   that   the  use  he  may 
make  of  them  shall   leave   him   in  good 
condition  for  the  next  day's  work.     If  he 
shall  habitually    neglect  to  take  needful 
rest,  or  shall  be  intemperate  in  eating  or 
drinking,  and  shall,  inconsequence,  return 
to    his  daily    labors   dulled   in   intellect, 
lacking    in    energy,  or   with    nerves    dis- 
ordered, he  has   unfitted  himself  for  the 
best  service.     His  employer  may  not  dic- 
tate to  him  how  he  shall  spend  his  leisure 
hours,  but  he  may,  and  doubtless  will,  tell 
him,  after  a  time,  that  unless  he  can  come 
back  to  work  refreshed  and  in  good   con- 
dition his  services  will  be  dispensed  with. 
If  the  offence  is  not  so  grave  as  to   bring 
about  this  sentence,  it  will  nevertheless 
prove  a  bar  to  promotion,  and  thus  the 
young  man  who  fails  to  obtain  self  control 
will  also  fail  to  advance  in  his  chosen  call- 
ing.    Men  in  active   business   have   little 
time  to  study   out   the   qualities  of  their 
employees,  and  no  inclination  perhaps  to 
trace  the  cause   of  differences,  but    they 
know  almost  instinctively  that  one  young 
man  is  attentive,  full  of  energy,  and  un- 
tiring, and    that    another   has    his    mind 
filled  with  outside  projects   and   personal 
schemes,  or  exhausts  himself  during  his 
leisure  hours   with    diversions   having  nd 
relatioii  to  his  business.     And  this  knowl- 
edge  is    quite    sufficient    to    determine 
which  of  the  two  should  be  given  a  higher 
place.     The  important  element,  after  all, 
is  character,  and  that  can  be  establishecl 
and  maintained  only  by  those  who  main- 
tain control  over   themselves.  —  Philadel- 
phia  Commercial  List  and  Price  Current. 


Coloring  Photographs. 

Hector  Kraus  thus  describes  a  process 
recently  patented  in  Cermany.  The 
pictures  are  colored  from  the  back. 
The  coloring  peimits  the  finest  details  in 
regard  to  light  and  shade,  while  the 
brilliancy  of  the  colors  and  the  effects 
produced  perfectly  harmonize  with  the 
general  tone  of  the  photograph  itself. 
The  colors  employed  for  this  purpose  are 
aniline  colors,  which  are  dissolved  in 
water  or  alcohol,  and  the  solution,  which 
can  be  made  either  warm  or  cold,  must 
be  as  concentrated  as  possible.  Numer- 
ous experiments  have  shown  that  certain 
aniline  colors,  dissolved  in  water  or  pure 
alcohol,  give  the  desired  results,  while 
other  colors  require  a  solution,  in  a  mix- 
ture of  alcohol  and  acetic  acid,  in  order 
to  be  utilized  for  this  purpose.  The  num- 
ber of  aniline  colors  which  can  be  pro- 
duced in  this  manner  is,  of  course,  u:i- 
limited.  Those  colors  dissolved  in  alco- 
hol, or  in  a  mixture  of  alcohol  and  acetic 
acid,  must  be  kept  in  well-stoppered 
bottles,  so  that  they  keep  as  long  as  pos- 
sible the  capacity  of  penetrating  into  thf 
paper  or  other  material.  In  order  to  use 
the  prepared  colors  they  must  be  diluted 
with  a  medium,  consisting  of  pure  alco- 
hol, or  alcohol  mixed  with  acetic  acid. 
This  medium  makes  it  possible  for  the 
artist  to  weaken  the  different  colors  more 
or  less,  and  thus  to  produce  darker  or 
lighter  tints  ;  besides,  it  increases  the 
penetrating  capacity  of  the  colors.  The 
photographs,  no  matter  on  what  paper  or 
by  what  process  they  are  made,  are 
colored  before  they  are  mounted,  with- 
out undergoing  any  previous  prepara- 
tions. It  is  only  necessary  that  the 
print  is  flat,  without  creases  or  other 
defects.  The  print  is  placed  on  a 
retouching  frame,  or  a  similar  apparatus, 
on  which  it  can  be  seen  by  trans- 
mitted light,  then  the  colors  are  applied 
with  the  brush,  on  the  back  of  the  print, 
and  diluted  with  a  certain  quantity  of  the 
medium.  It  is  only  necessary  to  keep 
exactly  the  contours,  or  different  outlines 
of  the  pictures.  The  colors  possess  an 
extraordinary  penetrating  capacity,  and 
enter  at  once  into  the  paper,  for  which 
they  possess  a  great  affinity.  It  is,  there- 
fore, very  easy  to  control  the  progress  of 
the  work,  and  to  apply  the  colors  within 
the  limits  where  they  are  necessary.  The 
liquids  which  have  served  for  the  prepar- 
ing of  the  colors  evaporate  very  quickly, 
and  only  the  coloring  matter  itself  remains 
in  the  paper.  By  turning  over  the  print 
it  can  be  observed  how  the  colors  appear 
on  the  front,  and  it  is  possible  to  exactly 
judge  the  effect  produced  by  the  colors, 
and,  if  necessary,  to  strengthen  them  by 
the  application  of  further  tints.  After  the 
picture  is  colored  to  satisfaction  it  can  be 
mounted  and  burnished  like  any  other 
photograph.  Small  high  lights  and  finish- 
ing touches,  such  as  jewellery  or  other 
small  details,  can  afterwards  be  applied 
with  ordinary  bod^-  colors  on  the  front 
side  of  the  picture. — Photographisches 
Archiv.  ;  Phar.  Jl.  and  Trans. 


130 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLI  W  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 


JUNE  15TH,  1895. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  wholesale  drug 
'  trade  of  New  York  city,  a  resolution  was 
adopted  that  "  in  future  they  will  not  re- 
ceive back  for  credit  any  merchandise 
after  thirty  days  from  date  of  purchase 
have  elapsed,"  and  the  individual  firms 
have  notified  their  customers  accordingly. 
This  is  a  very  proper  and  perfectly  justi- 
fiable move  on  the  part  of  the  wholesale 
trade,  and  one  that  might  with  equal  pro- 
priety he  enforced  in  Canada.  There  is 
a  certain  amount  of  carelessness  on  the 
part  of  many  retailers  in  their  way  of  deal- 
ing with  the  wholesale  trade  which  should 
be  remedied. 


States  has  agents  in  the  custom  houses, 
who  watch  for  parcels  of  phenacetine  and 
threaten  civil  action  against  the  consignees. 
Mr.  Lyons,  we  understand,  denies  posi- 
tively the  charge  made  against  him,  and 
says  he  never  sold  an  ounce  of  phenace- 
tine in  the  United  States.     There  is  no 
doubt  a  large  trade  has  been  done,  and 
in  what  is  considered    a  perfectly  legiti- 
mate   way,    although  very  much    to   the 
detriment  of  the  holders    of  the   patent 
right.      Whether   the   action    which    has 
been  taken  in  the  courts  against  purchas- 
ers other  than  from  this  firm  will  amount 
to  anything  remains  to  be  seen. 


while  Mr.  H.  McDowell  will  chiefly  be 
found  at  the  compa-ny's  well-known  stand 
on  Cordova  sUent—Mje's-Adver/iser. 


smuggling  Drugs. 


For  the  past  eighteen  months  or  more 
quite  a  large  and  lucrative   business  has 
been  done  by  persons  residing  in  Canada 
in  selling  phenacetine  and  sulphonal   in 
the  United  States.     W.  H.  Schieffelin  & 
Co.,  wholesale  druggists  of  New  York  city, 
have  a  patent  right  for  the  sale  of  these 
goods  in  the  United  States.     Phenacetme 
can  be  laid  down  in  New  York  at  sixteen 
cents  an  ounce,  and  it  is  sold  to  the  trade 
in  the  neighborhood  of  one  dollar,  so  that 
there  is  a  large  margin,  and  consequently 
a  great  temptation  to  purchase  the  drug  at  a 
lower  figure,  no  matter  where  or  from  whom 
it  is  procured.     A  number  of  arrests  have 
recently  been  made  of  parties  suspected 
of  smuggling  the  drug,  the  principal  of- 
fenders having  their  headquarters  at  Mont- 
real.    John  T.  Lyons,  a  prominent  Mont- 
real druggist,  was  arrested  in  New  York 
on    suspicion    of   being  engaged   in   this 
work  and  was  committed  for   trial,    bail 
being  afterwards  accepted  for  his  appear- 
ance.      Amongst    others    arrested     were 
Pettingill,  who  has,   we  believe,   been  in 
some  such  fix  before  ;  also  a  Wagner  palace 
car  porter   named    Moore,    and   another 
Pullman    car   porter   of    Boston,     Mass. 
While  there  seeliis  to  be  ample  evidence 
that  smuggling  of  phenacetine  has  been 
carried  on  to  a  very  large  extent,  there  is 
no  doubt  that  a  large  quantity  of  it  has 
been  brought  into  the  United  States   in 
the  regular  way  of  business.     After  pay- 
ing the  duty  of  25  per  cent,  which  is  im- 
posed on  it,  a  good  margin  is  still  left  for 
the  seller,  and  a  large  demand  is  always  to 
be  found.     It    is  thought  that   the    firm 
holding  the  patent  right    for   the    United 


McDowell  &  Co.,  Limited. 

Vancouverites  have  reason  to  be  proud 
of  the  number  of  handsome  stores  which 
ornament  their  city.  Among  the  most 
attractive  of  these  are  the  new  premises 
on  Granville  street  of  that  enterprising 
pharmaceutical  firm,  Messrs.  H.  Mc- 
Dowell &  Company,  Limited.  Advan- 
tageously situated  at  the  corner  of  Gran- 
ville and  Dunsmuir  streets,  in  Mr.  J.  M. 
Browning's  new  block,  this  store  is  cer- 
tainly one  of  the  most  complete  of  its 
kind  on  the  coast.  The  proprietors  have 
spared  neither  pains  nor  money  to  this 
end,  and  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
finished  appearance  presented  by  then 
new  west  end  branch. 

The  spacious  store  has   been  fitted  to 
the  best  advantage,    being    divided    into 
two  departments,  the  sale  room   and   the 
dispensing  room.     The  former  is  lighted 
by  several  handsome  show   windows,  and 
has    been    transformed    by  the    skill    of 
designer,  joiners,  and  painters  in  a   mar- 
vellous manner.     The  walls  and   ceiling 
have  received  careful   attention,  and  en- 
hance the  general  appearance  of  the  room. 
The  show  cases,  screens,  and  counters,  all 
in  solid  carved   oak,  are   masterpieces  of 
carpentry,  and    are    arranged    in    a    very 
ingenious    manner.     A    large   and    very 
beautiful  Tufts  soda  and   mineral   water 
fountain  has  been  procured,  and  will  be 
placed  in  the  window  facing  on  Granville 
street.     Over  the  doorways  leading  to  the 
dispensary  are  rich  curtains,  and  drapings 
of  the  same  material  will  also  be  placed 
in  the  side  windows.     The  dispensary  has 
been  fitted  with  all  the  most  modern  ap- 
pliances, and  special  cupboards  for  poisons 
are  being  erected  to  ensure  their  absolute 
safety. 

Fitted  with  electric  light,  electric  bells, 
gas  stoves,  etc.,  the  store  is  in  every  par- 
ticular complete.  The  fittings  which 
made  this  magnificent  toui  ensemble 
have,  without  exception,  been  designed  and 
manufactured  in  this  city.  To  Mr. 
G.  W.  Grant,  architect,  goes  the  credit  of 
the  designing  work,  while  praise  is  due 
Messrs.  Robertson  &  Hackett  for  the 
excellence  of  the  work  executed  by  them. 
Mr.  H.  H.  Watson  will  continue  to 
personally    manage  the  west   end   store. 


British  Columbia  Notes. 

British  Columbia  has  been,  as  usual, 
free  from  any  severity  of  weather,  and  a 
fine  open  winter,  followed  by  a  beautiful 
warm  spring,  has  given  place  to  what 
promises  to  be  a  warm  summer.  Vegeta- 
tion is  retarded  somewhat  by  occasional 
cold  nights,  but,  generally  speaking,  na- 
ture is  rejoicing.  Business  is  looking  up. 
Men  have  taken  heart  again,  and,  encour- 
aged by  the  good  reports  ftom  the  east, 
have  decided  that  the  depression's  back 
has  got  to  be  broken.  Drugs  are  selling 
better 

Westminster  druggists  are  opposed  to 
cutting.  A  meeting  was  called  recently 
to  arrange  a  price  list,  and  after  some  dis- 
cussion it  was  decided  to  follow  that 
which  was  adopted  by  the  Victoria  drug- 
gists in  1893.  When  will  our  fellow  drug- 
gists learn  that  the  public  is  ever  ready 
to  take  mean  advantage  of  the  unfortu- 
nate jealousy  existing  in  the  business?  "I 
can  get  this  for  so  much  at  So-and-so's  " 
is  so  baldheaded  that  it  should  be  recog- 
nized anywhere.  Don't  cut  down,  and 
don't  be  persuaded  by  your  customers, 
but  find  out  from  the  man  they  name. 

The  B.C.P.A.  is  working  hard.  The 
by-laws  framed  to  meet  the  requirements 
of  the  amended  Pharmacy  Act  have  been 
passed  by  the  profession,  and  await  the 
consent  of  the  Lieutenant-Governor  in 
Council.  The  annual  meeting  will  be 
held  on  June  13,  in  Vancouver.  We 
noticed  that  there  were  several  names  of 
gentlemen  on  the  voting  paper  who,  hav- 
ing been  nominated,  had  neglected  to 
notify  the  registrar  of  their  acceptance  or 
refusal,  hence  unnecessary  uncertainty. 
What  a  pity  that  more  interest  is  not 
taken  in  the  business  of  the  association  ! 

We  regret  that  T.  M.  Henderson,  of 
the  firm  of  Langley  &  Co.,  has  been  com- 
pelled to  leave  business  for  a  few  weeks 
on  account  of  ill-health.  From  latest 
news  we  learn  he  is  improving  rapidly. 

Robert  Attwood,  Victoria,  has  closed 
up  his  store  and  will  devote  his  whole  time 
to  manufacturing  his  cough  cure. 

Cyrus  Bowes  (O.C.P.)  has  removed 
from  Johnson  street  to  a  better  position 
on  Government  street,  Victoria. 


p.\ste   for    mounting   photographs, 
(h.h.m.) 
Take  of 

Bermuda  arrowroot ij^  ozs. 

Cold  distilled  water I  oz. 

Mix  thoroughly  till  smooth,  then  add 

Distilled  water 10  ozs. 

Gelatine  in  shreds I   drm. 

Boil  with  constant  stirring  for  five  min- 
utes ;  when  cold,  add  i  fluid  ounce  of 
methylated  spirit  and  10  minims  of  pure 
liquid  carbolic  acid. 


CANADIAN    DKUGGIST. 


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TANGLEFOOT 


SEALED 


STICKY  FLY  PAPER. 


SELL 
THE 
BEST 
YOU 

CAN 
BUY 


ALL  TANGLEFOOT  is  now  made  with  the  new 
Corrugated  Border.  This  Border  is  an  improvement  on 
any  of  its  predecessors — it  restrains  the  sticky  composition 
more  securely,  it  opens  more  readily,  and  remains  on  the 
sheet.  Always  acts  the  same  under  all  conditions.  It  is 
the  perfection  of  Borders.     (p.itented  Feb.  19th,  1895.) 

Each  case  contains  five  of  the  New  TANGLEFOOT 
Holders,  with  slides  to  raise  the  center  of  the  paper.  A 
sheet  presenting  a  convex  surface  catches  flies  much  faster 
than  one  lying  flat.  These  Holders  are  nicely  wrapped 
ready  to  hand  out  to  a  good  customer  for  a  present. 

Notwithstanding  the  reduction  in  price  the  quality  is 
improved  in  general.  The  paper  is  a  little  stronger,  a  little 
stickier,  and  will  remain  sticky  a  little  longer. 


Prices  for  the  Regular  Size,  1895. 

LESS  THAN  ONE  CASE,    -    50  CENTS  PER    BOX 
ONE  TO  FIVE  CASES,     -    -    $4.75  PER  CASE. 
FIVE  CASES  AND  OVER,  -    $4.50       " 

Each  Box  contains  25  double  sheets. 
Each  Case  contains  10  boxes. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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I  am  offering  the  finest  line  of  new  designs  ever  brought  to  the    notice  of  the 
trade  ;  together  with  the  lowest  prices  and  most  favorable  terms. 


FACTORIES  : 

33  to  51  Bowker  St., 
49  to  51  Chardon  St , 

96  to  100  Portland  St., 
BOSTON. 

T  T  T 

WAREROOMS: 

10  Warren  St.,  near 
Broadway  and  City 
Hall, 

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CHICAGO. 

96,  98,  and  100  Portland 
St.,  near  Union  Sta- 
tion, 

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CATALOGUE 

When  sending  for  Cata- 
Ingues  customers  will  confer  a 
favor  by  mentioning  The 
Canadian  Druggist. 


Addicts  all  comnumicalions  to 


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Agent  for  Canada:  W.  S.  WOODS,  58  First  Avenue,  Toronto,  Ont. 


SEND  FOR  NEW  ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST 


131 


PharmacopoQla  Sugg'estions. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Society  of  dreat  f5ritain,  held  May  22rid, 
a  lettt-r  was  read  from  the  secretary  to  the 
l'harinaco[)ceia  Committee  iclative  to  the 
progress  of  the  committee,  and  enclosing 
their  report.  We  ap|)cnd  the  letter  and 
report,  as  given  in  the  rharmaceutical 
Journal,  and  desire  especially  to  call  the 
attention  of  Canadian  pharmacists  to  the 
suggestions  and  ask  for  a  discussion  of 
the  recommendations  in  our  columns.  As 
the  new  Pharmacopu'ia  will  be  the  ofificial 
guide  and  text-book,  it  is  desirable  that 
any  suggestions  relative  to  the  incorpora- 
tion of  any  special  preparations,  particu- 
larly adapted  to  the  requirements  of  this 
country,  should  be  laid  before  this  com- 
mittee on  the  preparation  of  the  Pharma- 
copceia,  and  any  suggestions  made  in 
these  columns  will,  we  are  assured,  receive 
every  consideration.  The  following  is  the 
letter  and  report  : 

May  22,  1895. 
To  the  President  and  Council  of  the  Phar- 
maceutical Society  : 

Gentlemen, — I  am  instructed  to  re- 
port to  you  that,  with  the  view  of  procuring 
the  information  desired  by  the  General 
Medical  Council,  the  Pharmacopceia 
Committee  has  prepared  a  list  of  proposed 
omissions  from  and  additions  to  the 
British  Pharmacopceia,  and  distributed 
550  such  lists  to  local  secretaries  and 
other  pharmacists  throughout  GreatBritain, 
inviting  them  to  record  their  experience 
of  the  extent  to  which  each  preparation 
is  in  use,  and  also  to  make  any  addition 
they  might  consider  desirable  to  either 
list.  Two  hundred  and  thirty-two  of 
these  lists,  comprising  ne.irly  8r,ooo  en- 
tries, together  with  157  extra  omissions 
and  163  extra  additions,  have  been  re- 
ceived, collated,  and  discussed. 

At  a  meeting  held  on  Thursday,  May 
16,  1895,  your  committee  recommended 
that  the  two  enclosed  lists  be  forwarded 
to  the  president  of  the  Medical  Council 
without  delay. 
I  am, 

Gentlemen, 

Yours  obediently, 

Henry  G.  Greenish, 
Secretary   to   the    Pharmacopceia    Com- 
mittee. 

Report  of  the   Pharmacopceia  Committee 

OF  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of 

Great  Britain. 

list  I. 

Omissions. 

jirtules  and  preparations  the  otuission  of  which 
from  the  British  Pharmacopceia  is  rccom- 
uteitded  by  the  Pharvuicopicia  Committee  of 
the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain. 

Acelum 

Acetum  Cantharidis 

Ackliim  Aceticum  Dilutum 

Acidum  Lacticum 

Acidum  Lacticum  Dilutum 

Acidum  Meconicum 

Aconiti  Folia 

Alcohol  Amylicum  (transfer  to  Appendix) 

.■\mmonii  Nitras 

Ammonii  Phosphas 


Amygdala  Amara 
Anisi  Stellali  Kruclus 
Antimonium  Nigrum   Puriricatum 
Aqua   Pimcnl.o 
.■\rgenli  et  I'otassii  Nitras 
Argentuni  I'urificalum 
Belierins.'  Sulphas 
Belx  Kruclus 

Kismulhi  el  Ammonii  Citras 
Hismulhvmi 

Bisimuhum  PuriticaUim 
Calcii  .Sulphas 
Canibogia 
CanelKv;  Cortex 
Cata plasma  Carbonis 
"  Conii 

"  Fermenti 

Lini 
"  .Sinapis 

"  SoAx  Chlorinatae 

Cerevisiiv  Femientura 
Cetraria 
Charta  Sinapis 

Cinchon.v  Cortex.     (Sources  of  Quinine) 
Cinchonidinx  Sulphas 
Cinchoninie  Sulphas 
Confectio  Opii 

"  Rosii:  Caninje 

"  Scammonii 

"  Terebinthinae 

Cupri  Nitras 
Cusparia;  Cortex 
Cusso 
Decoctum  Cetrariiie 

"  Granati  Radicis 

"  Hordei 

"  Papaveris 

"  Pareir« 

"  Quercus 

Echallii  Ffuctus 
Elateriuni 
Elemi 
Emplastrum  Ferri 

"  Plumbi  lodidi 

Enema  Aloes 
"      Asafcftid.Te 
"      Magnesia;  Sulphatis 
"      Opii 
"      Terebinthina; 
Extractum  Aconiti 

"  Bela;  Liquidum 

**  CalumbL^ 

"  Colchici 

"  Jaborandi 

Jalapiia 
"  LactucEe 

"  Lupuli 

"  Papaveris 

"  Pareira; 

' '  Quassix 

"  Rhanmi  Frangula; 

"        Liq. 
"  Stramonii 

Farina  Tritici 

Ferri  Pero.xidum  Hydratum 
Ficus 

C.lycerinum  Acidi  Gallici 
Granali  Radicis  Cortex 
Ilemidesmi  Radix 
Hordeum  Decorticatum 
Hydrargyri  Persulphas 
Infusum  Anthemidis 
"        Caryophylli 
"       Catechu 
"        Cusparia; 
"        Cusso 
"       Jaborandi 
"        Krameriie 

Lini 
"        Lupuli 
"        Matica; 
"        Uvse  Ursi 
Kamala 
Lac 

Lactuca 
Laricis  Cortex 
Linimentum  Hydrargyri 
Liquor  Acidi  Chromici 
"      Ammonii  Acetatis 
"      Ammonii  Citratis 
"      Antimonii  Chloridi 
"      Calcii  Chloridi 
"      Calcis  Chlorinatse 


Liquor  Chlori  (transfer  to  Appendix) 
"      Cocainu;  Hydrtjchloralis 
"      Ferri  Acetatis 
"      Ferri  Pernilratis 
"      Hydrargyri  Niiratis  Acidus 
"      Lithia;  Effervescens 
"      Magnesii  Citralis 
"      Morphina;  Acetatis 
"  "        Bimeconatis 

Sulphatis 
"  Potassa;  Effervcscens 
"      Soda; 

"     Sodae  Eflervescens 
Lotio  Hydrargyri  Flava 
Lupulin 

Manganesii  Oxidum  Nigrum 
Marmor  Album 
Mastiche 
Maticse  Folia 
Mica  Panis 
Mistura  Creasoti 

"        Ferri  Aromatica 
"        Olei  Ricini 
"        Scammonii 

"        Spiritus  Vini  Gallici  Mori  Succus 
Morphine  Sulphas 
Mucilago  Amyli 
Nectandra;  Cortex 
Oleo-resina  Cubeba; 
Oleum  CopaibiS 
"       Phosphoratum 
"       Pimenta; 
"       Rutce 
"       Sabim^; 
Os  Ustum 
Ovi  Albumen 

"    Vitellus 
Physostigmina  (alkaloid) 
Picrotoxinum 
Pilula  Aloes  Socotrina' 
"      Cambogia;  Composita 
"      Ferri  Carbonatis 
"      Scammonii  Composita 
Pimenta 
Plumbi  Carbonas 

"       Nitras 
Potassi  Cyanidum 
"       Ferrocyanidum 
"       Tartras 
Prunum 
Quercus  Cortex 
Rhamni  Franguls  Cortex 
Ros!e  Canina;  Fruclus 
Sabina;  Cacumina 
Santonica 

Sodii  Arsenias  (cryst.) 
"     Nitris 
"     Valerianas 
Sodium 

Spiritus  Cajupuli 
"        Cinnamomi 
"        Juniperi 
"        Lavandula; 
"        Vini  Gallici 
Stramonii  Semina 
Sumbul  Radix 

Suppositoria  Acidi  Carbolici  cum  Sapone 
Suppositoria  Acidi  Tannici  cum  Sapone 
Suppositoria  Hydrargyri 

"  Morphin.v  cum  Sapone 

Syrupus  Ferri  Subchloridi 
"       Hemidesmi 
"       R0S.1;  Gallic* 
Tabaci  Folia 
Tinctura  Aloes 
Cocci 
"        Croci 
"        Ergotse 
"        Ferri  Acetatis 

Galla; 
"       Jalapa; 
"        Laricis 
"        Sabinze 
"        Stramonii 
"        Sumbul 
"        Veratri  Viridis 
Trochisci  Catechu 

"        Ferri  Redacti 

Opii 
"        Sodii  Bicarbonatis 
Unguentum  Antimonii  Tartarati 
"  Calamina: 

Conii 


132 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Unguentum  Creasoti 
Elenii 
"  Eucalypti 

Gallje 
"  Hydrargyri  Compositum 

"  Plumbi  Acetatis 

"  Plumbi  Carbonatis 

"  Potassje  Sulphurate 

"  Sabinoe 

"  Terebinthinse 

UvEe 

UvEe  Ursi  Folia 
Vapor  Acidi  Hydrocyanici 
"      Chlori 
"      Conina: 
lodi 
Veratri  Viridis  Rhizoma 
Vinum  Aloes 

"       Ferri  Citratis 
"       Rhei 
Zincum 

"       Granulatum 


Additions. 

Articles  and  Preparations  the  addition  of  which 
to  the  British  Pharmacopaia  is  recom- 
mended by  the  Pharmacopaia  Committee  of 
the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain. 

Acidum  Hydrobromicum,  sp.  gr.  I.30S 

Acidum  Hypophosphorosum 

Animonii  lodidum 

Benzonaphthol 

Bismuthi  Salicylas 

Caffeina;  Citras  Effervescens 

"         Hydrobromas 
Carbasus  Hydrarg.  et  Zinci  Cyanidi 
Carbasus  lodoformi 
"         Phenolis 
"         Sal.  Alembroth 
Chloralamide 

Chloroformum  Camphoratum 
Chrysarobinum     Pu  r  i  fi  catum     (commonly 

known  as  Chrysophanic  Acid) 
Cocaina  (alkaloid) 
Codeina;  Phosphas 
Elixir  Aurantii 

"     CascarK  Sagrada: 
Emplastrum  Bellad.  Liquidum 
Extractum  "  " 

"  Gummi  Rub.  Liquidum 

Extractum  Hamamelidis  (P.O.) 
"  "  Dest. 

"  Ipecacuanhfe  Liquidum 

"  Iridis  Sice.  (Iridin) 

"  Jaborandi  Liquidum 

"  Malti 

"  Malti  cum  Ol.  Morrhua; 

"  Malti  Liquidum 

"  Tritici  Liquidum 

Eucalyptol 

Glycerinum  Acidi  Borici 
"  Belladonna' 

"  Pepsina;  Acidum 

Glycogelaiinum 
Gos-sypium  Acidi  Salicylici 
"  Sal.  Alembroth 

"  lodoformi 

"  Phenolis 

Guaiacol  Carbonate 

"         Crystals 
Hydrarg.  et  Zinc.  Cyanidum 
Ichthyol 

Linimentum  Menthol 
"  Capsici 

Linteum  Acidi  Borici 
Liquor  Cocci 

"       Pancreaticus 
Lotio  Acidi  Borici 

"        "      Carbolic! 
Morphin;e  Tartras 
Naphthalene 
B.  Naphthol 
01.  Carbolisatum 
Physostigminie  Sulphas 
Quininre  Hydrobromas 
"        Phosphas 
"        Salicylas 
"        Valerianas 
Resorcinum 
Salol 


Sodii  Arsenias  Exsiccatus 
Solutio  Ethyl   Nitritis 

"        Hydrogenii  Peroxidi 
Strychnina;  Sulphas 
Syrupus  Codeinae 
Syr.  Ferri  Phosph.  Comp. 

"        "      et  Quin.  et  Strychn.  Phosph. 
Syr.  Ferri  Hypophosph.  Co. 

"        "       Picis  Liquidfe 

"       "       Pruni  Virg. 
Terebene 

Tinct.  Ergots  Ammon. 
Troch.  (or  Pastill.)  Cocain.  Hydrochlor. 
Troch  (or  Pastill. )  Codeina; 
"  "  Gummi  Rub. 

"  "  KrameriiK 

Unguentum  Hydrarg.  Ox.  Flavi 


WhatMakestheSueeessfulPharmacist?* 

By  Charles  S.  Kline. 

In  undertaking  to  answer  this  query,  it 
must,  first  of  all,  be  determined  what  idea 
is  conveyed  by  the  term,  "  Successful 
Pharmacist."  Shall  it  be  considered  to 
mean  one  who  is  successful  only  so  far  as 
his  knowledge  of  pharmacy  is  concerned, 
or,  one  who  is  successful  financially?  Since 
the  latter  must  presuppose  the  former,  we 
deem  it  the  major  subject  for  considera- 
tion, and  will  give  a  few  ideas  regarding  it 
from  that  standpoint ;  however,  we  will 
not  ignore  the  fact  that  pharmacy  is  a 
profession,  not  an  ordinary  commercial 
pursuit  ;  still,  requiring  the  same  business 
ability  which  applies  to  any  mercantile 
enterprise. 

WHAT    IS    A    SUCCESSFUL    PHARMACIST  ? 

The  success  of  a  pharmacist  depends 
upon  the  possession  of  several  require- 
ments :  First  of  these  is  a  complete  knowl- 
edge of  the  profession  gained  by  attending 
a  college  of  pharmacy  ;  followed  by  the 
more  important  practical  experience. 
While  a  course  of  study  in  a  pharmaceuti- 
cal college  is  not  an  essential  require- 
ment, still  the  theoretical  knowledge  and 
mental  discipline  gained  thereby  form  a 
firm  basis  upon  which  to  build  in  practice. 

A  pharmacist  may  possess  the  diploma 
of  a  college  of  high  standing,  may  be  well 
versed  in  chemistry,  materia  medica,  etc., 
may  be  capable  of  compounding  most 
preparations  from  memory,  and,  in  addi- 
tion, may  have  had  the  benefit  of  several 
years'  practical  experience  acting  in  the 
capacity  of  clerk,  yet,  when  entering  into 
business  for  himself,  be  not  successful. 
We  frequently  observe  cases  of  this  de- 
scription, instances  in  which  one  possess- 
ing all  the  foregoing  requirements,  when 
undertaking  to  conduct  a  store  of  his  own, 
makes  a  complete  failure  at  the  outset,  or, 
at  best,  merely  ekes  out  an  existence,  and 
finally,  after  a  hard  and  fruitless  struggle, 
finds  it  impossible  to  meet  his  liabilities, 
and  the  business  passes  into  the  hands  of 
his  creditors.  He  again  procures  a  posi- 
tion as  clerk,  with,  we  may  say,  a  some- 
what larger  amountof  practical  experience, 
from  which  he  will,  doubtless,  draw  the 
conclusion  that  directing  a  pharmacy  is 
vastly  different  from  being  "  directed  by  a 
pharmacist." 

*  Read  at  the  Colorado  State  Pharniacal  Association 
meeting. 


The  question,  then,  presents  itself,  why 
could  he  not  make  a  financial  success  of 
his  venture  ?  Simply  because  other  re- 
quirements were  necessary  in  addition  to 
his  professional  attainments,  viz.  :  Busi- 
ness tact,  enterprise,  perfect  management 
of  finance,  and  an  untiring  energy  to  at- 
tract custom  and  patronage.  These  quali- 
fications, combined  with  the  proper  phar- 
maceutical education,  constitute  the  es- 
sential requisites  of  the  successful  pharma- 
cist. 

THE    SELECTION    AND    MANAGEMENT    OF 
THE    STORE. 

Given  one  with  the  foregoing  require- 
ments, then  arise  the  many  points  to  be 
considered  relative  to  the  proper  manage- 
ment of  his  store  and  business  interests, 
tirst  to  consider  is  his  location — (which, 
we  believe,  from  historical  reference, 
should  be  on  a  corner.  Whether  from  a 
desire  to  be  on  the  square,  or  in  order  to 
get  a  "  corner  on  the  market,"  we  will 
leave  for  future  generations  to  solve)  — 
however,  this  is  a  subject  requiring  mature 
deliberation,  from  the  fact  that  his  future 
success  depends  largely  upon  a  desirable 
location. 

His  place  of  business  should  be  neat 
and  attractive  to  the  eye  ;  and  when  we 
say  attractive,  we  mean  attractive.  Make 
your  store  beautiful.  We  have  heard  it 
said,  and  believe  it  to  be  true,  that  "  The 
lame  spot  to-day  with  three-fourths  of  the 
druggists,  before  they  can  reach  out  suc- 
cessfully for  a  larger  and  better  class  of 
trade,  is  the  appearance  of  their  store." 
Hence  he  should  make  use  of  every  ar- 
rangement for  the  best  display  of  goods. 
His  laboratory  should  be  supplied  with 
the  latest  and  best  appliances  for  prepar- 
ing and  dispensing  medicines,  and  with 
apparatus  for  the  manufacturing  of  as 
many  preparations  as  is  practicable.  It 
may  not  be  out  of  place  to  mention  here 
that  in  the  making  of  fluid  extracts  alone 
he  can  save  no  small  item  of  expense. 

His  stock  should  be  free  from  shop- 
worn or  deteriorated  goods,  and  as  com- 
plete as  possible,  enabling  him  to  supply 
any  article  for  which  there  may  be  a  de- 
mand. A  word  here  about  this  demand 
and  supply.  If  a  new  preparation  is 
called  for,  he  should,  if  possible,  note  how 
the  demand  came  about ;  if  through  ad- 
vertising, he  should  ascertain  at  once  if 
he  will  be  warranted  in  carrying  the 
article  in  stock.  If  so,  make  no  delay  in 
publishing  the  fact  that  it  can  be  had  from 
his  shelves.  He  should,  however,  use 
discretion  in  the  purchase  of  a  new  rem- 
edy for  which  there  may  be  a  temporary 
demand,  for  after  the  advertising  ceases  it 
is  apt  to  become  dead  stock. 

In  general,  the  appearance  of  his  store 
should  be  such  as  to  convey  the  idea  that 
it  is  conducted  by  a  prosperous  and  wide- 
awake pharmacist.  Next  to  consider  is 
the  best  means  of  gaining  and  retaining 
custom,  and  this  we  must  believe  the  most 
important  point.  Many  pharmacists  over- 
look, or,  at  least,  underrate,  the  fact  that 
their    financial    success  depends  entirely 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


133 


upon  their  i)atronayc,  and  lliat  every  cus- 
tomer gained  adds  to  their  revenue.  One 
should,  tlierefore,  endeavor  by  every  hon- 
orable means  to  attract  the  attention  of 
the  public  and  make  known  to  them  that 
he  seeks  their  good  will  and  custom.  The 
Directory  should  occupy  a  prominent  and 
convenient  position,  and  the  stamp  draw- 
er should  aUvays  be  well  lilled.  All  should 
be  treated  with  uniform  politeness  and 
courtesy.  We  believe  that  much  care 
should  be  taken  in  the  selection  of  clerks. 
A  neat,  attractive,  polite  clerk  can  do 
much  to  draw  and  keep  custom,  while,  on 
the  other  hand,  a  discourteous,  ill-disposi- 
tioned,  or  indifferent  clerk  can  work  un- 
told injury  to  his  interests.  The  pro- 
prietor of  a  pharmacy  should  absent  him- 
self no  more  than  possible  from  his  place 
of  business,  as  many  customers  prefer  to 
deal  with  him  personally,  and  his  con 
stant  presence  denotes  that  he  is  directly 
interested  in  their  treatment  by  his  em- 
ployees. He  must  constantly  keep  the 
fact  in  view  that  there  are  other  druggists, 
like  himself,  seeking  custom;  hence,  if 
possible,  allow  none  to  leave  his  place 
dissatisfied. 

THE    E.XPENSE    OF    DOING    I'.USINESS. 

Next,  let  us  take  up  the  matter  of  ex- 
pense. His  business  success  depends  to 
a  great  extent  upon  this  item  alone.  The 
actual  expense  of  conducting  a  pharmacy 
is  proportionately  larger  than  that  of  any 
oth=r  branch  of  business;  this,  with  the 
incidental  expenditures  seemingly  trivial, 
breakage,  leakages,  etc.,  tend  largely  to 
decrease  the  profits.  While  there  must 
be  numerous  necessary  expense  items, 
there  are  many  which  may  be  avoided  ; 
these  comprise  not  only  cash  expendi- 
tures, but  also  products  wasted  in  manu- 
facturing ;  this  latter  is  well  understood 
by  most  druggists,  but  not  always  so  well 
taken  into  consideration.  Especial  atten- 
tion must  be  given  to  the  purchase  of 
goods.  The  druggist  should  not  allow 
himself  to  become  overstocked  on  any 
article,  nor  yet  should  he  buy  in  too 
small  quantities,  as  this  materially  in- 
creases the  cost,  particularly  since  so 
many  proprietors  have  adopted  the  quarter 
of  a  dozen  plan.  Further,  we  believe 
that  the  question  of  quality,  rather  than 
quantity  or  price,  should  be  involved.  It 
never  pays  to  buy  an  inferior  article  in 
drugs  or  chemicals. 

He  should  follow  closely  the  market 
quotations,  and  permit  no  overcharge  :  in 
other  words,  be  a  close  buyer.  He  should 
discount  all  bills,  if  possible  ;  but  if  his 
means  do  not  admit  of  this,  their  payment 
should  be  promptly  met  when  due.  This 
is  a  point  frequently  overlooked  by  many 
druggists,  who,  instead  of  remitting  for 
accounts  when  due,  permit  themselves  to 
be  drawn  upon,  thus  displaying  faulty 
business  management  and  incurring  extra 
expense  for  exchange. 

M.\XUF.\CTUR1NG    PREPAR.ATIONS. 

The  successful  pharmacist  displays  a 
certain  amount  of  originality  in  the  manu- 
facture of  his  own  preparations.     He  does 


not  attempt  to  imitate  the  advertised  nus- 
trums,  l)Ut  -jffers  his  trade  non-secrets  of 
his  own,  which  nut  only  give  better  satis- 
faction, but  afford  him  a  better  profit. 
Regarding  this,  much  has  already  been 
written,  and  both  sides  thoroughly  dis- 
cussed; but  until  the  public  cease  desiring 
to  be  humbugged  by  flaring  and  well- 
worded  advertisements,  the  demand  for 
patents  will  continue,  and  I  deem  the  only 
remedy  is  for  the  pharmacist,  in  all  cases 
possible,  to  manufacture  and  recommend 
his  own  preparations.  The  formula  should 
be  printed  upon  the  label,  and  the  con- 
tents made  accordingly  by  himself.  He 
can  thus  assure  his  purchaser  that  he 
knows  the  exact  contents.  Were  this  idea 
carried  out  by  all  pharmacists,  it  would, 
to  a  great  extent,  discourage  the  use  of 
patent  medicines,  and  that  horrible  night- 
mare, the  "  cut-rate  problem,"  would  at 
last  be  solved. 

While  we  have  spoken  of  but  few  of 
the  many  essentials  characterizing  the 
successful  pharmacist,  it  must  be  remem- 
bered that  this  is  a  subject  which  admits 
of  almost  unlimited  discussion.  \\'e  have 
mentioned  briefly  what,  in  our  opinion, 
comprise  his  main  requirements,  and 
contend  that  one  of  an  average  profes- 
sional education  and  the  business  ability 
will  eventually  become  a  "  successful 
pharmacist.'' 

In  short,  to  quote  a  modern  Shake- 
speare : 

"  .\  man  of  patience,  fidelity,  and  trust, 
.Sympathelic,  genial,  and  proverbially  just, 
Original,  bright,  and  up  with  the  times, 
Vour  wants  are  his  interests,  and  he  both  combines, 
A  man  with  all  in  his  line  you  may  need, — 
Then  here  is  the  pharniacist  who's  bound  to  suc- 
ceed." 

— Meyer  Brothers  Druggist. 


American  Phapmaeeutieal  Association. 

The  following,  being  a  i)art  of  the  re- 
port of  the  delegates  from  New  Jersey  to 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
is  a  strong  appeal,  not  only  for  the  New 
Jersey  pharmacists,  but  all  others,  to  join 
the  national  association  : 

Before  closing  our  report,  we  beg  to 
urge  our  brethren  of  New  Jersey  to  ear- 
nestly consider  the  desirability — we  might 
almost  say  necessity — of  joining  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

From  the  various  objections  that  are 
raised  against  such  a  step,  it  is  evident 
that  the  objects  to  be  attained  and  the 
value  of  membership  are  but  little  under- 
stood by  many  pharmacists.  Some  be- 
lieve, or  pretend  to  believe,  that  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  .Association  is 
nothing  but  a  mutual  admiration  society, 
composed  of  wealthy  men  who  meet  once 
a  year  for  their  entertainment  and  amuse- 
ment and  manage  to  have  a  good  time 
generally.  Nothing  is  further  from  the 
truth  than  such  a  supposition.  That 
there  are  pleasant  social  features  con- 
nected with  each  gathering  is  self-evident ; 
for,  if  three  or  four  hundred  persons — 
men  and  women,  young  and  old — meet 
once   in    twelve    months   after   a    whole 


year's  hard  work,  they  would,  indeed,  be 
wooden  chumps  or  incarnate  scientific 
cranks  if  they  did  not  try  to  amuse  them- 
selves. It  is  one  of  the  pleasantest  feat- 
ures of  such  annual  meetings  that  each 
one  leaves  home  his  drudgery  and  worry 
and  for  a  week  or  two  puts  on  a  smiling, 
happy  face,  intent  to  show  his  most 
agreeable  side  and  help  to  entertain  his 
neighbors.  The  advantages  gained  by 
such  social  intercourse  with  men  from  all 
over  the  United  States  acts  like  an  in- 
vigorating charm  on  mind  and  body,  and 
imparts  strength  and  energy  for  later 
work. 

Others  object  to  the  American  Phar- 
maceutical Association  for  quite  a  dif- 
ferent, almost  opposite,  reason.  By 
simply  glancing  at  the  proceedings,  they 
claim  that  the  papers  read  at  the  meet- 
ings and  the  debates  are  far  above  their 
sphere,  and,  in  their  eyes,  have  little  or 
no  connection  with  practical  pharmacy. 
We  members  of  the  national  association 
know  that  such  an  objection  is  unfounded, 
based  on  superficial  observations  or  wilful 
perversion.  It  is  true  that  no  field  or 
branch  of  the  various  sciences,  allied  to 
pharmacy,  is  excluded,  and  that,  occa- 
sionally, hypothetical  speculations  are 
made  the  subject  of  papers  at  the  meet- 
ings ;  but  these  are  not  the  rule,  and, 
whenever  presented,  should  be  a  cause  of 
pride  and  rejoicing  to  us  pharmacists,  for 
every  practical  improvement  or  applica- 
tion of  science  is  preceded  by  theoretical 
study  and  research,  and,  if  the  American 
association  is  selected  as  the  proper  place 
to  give  publicity  to  the  studious  work  of 
months  or  years,  it  only  shows  in  what 
high  esteem  it  is  held  by  the  eminent  and 
scholarly  members  of  our  profession. 
The  majority  of  papers,  however,  treat  of 
practical  questions  of  everyday  occur- 
rence, and  the  very  fact  that  a  commer- 
cial section  is  created  shows  what  impor- 
tance is  given  to  this  part  of  our  vocation. 
The  educational  question,  at  present  so 
important,  is  nowhere  elucidated  with 
more  earnestness  and  profundity  than  in 
the  respective  sections.  The  scope  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  is 
as  broad  as  Pharmacy  herself;  nothing 
too  small  or  insignificant  to  be  consid- 
ered unworthy  of  attention,  nothing  too 
grand  or  scientific  to  be  above  the  men- 
tal sphere  of  its  members  ;  it  watches  the 
preparation  of  the  smallest  pill  or  powder, 
and  extends  its  investigations  to  the  enor- 
mous products  of  the  largest  factories ; 
and,  while  it  welcomes  the  humblest  and 
most  secluded  from  our  ranks,  it  com- 
prises brains  enough  to  give  information 
and  instruction  to  the  wisest  and  most 
learned.  It  looks  for  members  among 
all  classes  and  branches  of  the  pharma- 
ceutical fraternity,  and  welcomes  to  its 
home  the  manufacturer,  the  professor,  the 
jobber,  and  the  retailer. 

But  there  is  one  reason  predominant 
over  all  others  why  we  pharmacists  should 
join  this  association.  It  is  the  tendency 
of  our  time  to  drift  to  union  and  find 
strength  in  organization.  The  trades 
have  done  so  long  ago,  and  accomplished 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


wonderful  results.  The  barriers  which 
state  lines  erect  to  the  development  of 
many  arts  and  professions  are  felt  to  be 
more'intolerable  from  day  to  day;  for  what- 
ever powerful  arguments  may  be  brought 
forth  in  their  favor  from  a  political  stand- 
point, art  and  science  have  never  been 
subject  to  such  restriction,  and  never  will 
be.  Every  other  profession  has  its  power- 
ful national  association,  and,  in  the  never- 
resting  struggle  for  supremacy,  pharmacy, 
for  its  dual  nature  threatened  and  at- 
tacked from  two  sides,  should  not  willingly 
yield  her  place.  For  the  preservation, 
therefore,  of  our  cherished  profession,  as 
well  as  for  our  own  individual  interest, 
we  should  become  members  of  this  asso- 
ciation. A  united  class  of  citizens,  organ- 
ized in  a  noble  cause,  and  following  a 
well-defined  purpose,  will  always  gain 
recognition  in  our  republic,  and,  if  we 
ever  expect  to  found  a  national  pharmacy, 
it  can  only  be  done  through  such  a  union, 
and  the  .American  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation will  be  called  upon  to  be  the 
leader  in  such  a  movement.  If  she  fails 
in  her  noble  purpose,  the  fault  does  not 
lie  with  the  members  who,  confiding  in 
the  justice  of  the  cause,  fight  her  battles, 
but  with  those  who  sulkingly  stay  be- 
hind, too  indifferent  to  have  an  opinion, 
or  too  timid  to  join  in  the  fight. 

Whosoever  loves  Pharmacy,  let  him 
come;  whosoever  hopes  that  his  profession 
will  have  a  glorious  future,  let  him  come  ; 
whosoever  believes  that  energy  and  en- 
thusiasm are  nobler  than  dullness  and 
indifference,  let  him  come. 

(Signed)  \Vm.  C.  Alpers, 
G.  W.  Parisen, 
I.  C.  Field. 


"Does  Advertising  Pay  ?  " 

The  News-Advertiser,  of  Vancouver, 
B.C.,  observes  with  peculiar  interest  the 
prosperity  which  has  attended  the  firm  of 
McDowell  &  Co.  From  its  first  number 
until  now,  there  has  never  been  an  issue 
of  the  News-Advertiser  without  an  adver- 
tisement of  H.  McDowell  &  Co.  appear- 
ing in  it.  Good  times  or  bad  times, 
summer  or  winter,  this  enterprising  firm 
has  always  kept  itself  before  the  public 
by  what  is  the  best  and  most  profitable 
method — an  advertisement  in  the  local 
paper.  Nor  has  the  result  been  unsatis- 
factory to  the  firm,  as  its  senior  member 
can  attest.  "  McDowell,  the  druggist," 
has  become  a  name  and  a  description 
almost  as  well  known  as  Vancouver  itself. 
Men  have  come  and  gone,  firms  have 
sprung  up  and  passed  away,  and  a  glance 
over  the  columns  of  the  four-page  edi- 
tions of  the  News-Advertiser,  of  the  early 
days  of  the  city,  affords  a  striking  illustra- 
tion of  the  changes  which  have  occurred 
in  the  personnel  of  its  business  men. 
Of  those  first  advertisers,  Mr.  McDowell 
is  the  only  one  who  has  continuously 
availed  himself  of  the  publicity  afforded 
by  these  columns,  and  a  perusal  of  the 
back  numbers  of  the  paper  shows,  from 
time  to  time,  references  to  the  steady 
progress  and  uninterrupted  success  which 


have  marked  the  firm's  career.  P\'w, 
perhaps,  who  in  1886  saw  the  miniature 
drug  store  in  the  little  frame  building  (on 
about  the  same  site  as  that  occupied  by 
the  firm  now)  on  Cordova  street,  in  which 
Mr.  H.  McDowell  (with  Mr.  Marks  as  a 
partner  for  a  short  time)  started,  would 
have  thought  that  in  nine  years  the  busi- 
ness would  have  grown  to  what  it  is  to- 
day, or  that  two  handsome  stores,  two 
extensive  stocks,  and  a  large  wholesale 
and  retail  business  would  spring  from 
such  small  beginnings  in  so  short  a  time. 
"  Does  advertising  pay  ? "  "  Ask  Mc- 
Dowell, the  druggist." — News- Advertiser, 
Vancouver. 


Window  Dressing  for  Druggists. 

In  the  first  place  the  window  must  be 
clean.  It  is  absolutely  impossible  to  make 
a  dingy,  dirty  wmdow  seem  attractive,  no 
matter  how  much  pains  or  money  is  put 
on  the  array  within. 

So,  if  your  window  is  not  perfectly 
clean,  make  it  so.  Then  study  your 
stock,  and  right  here  is  where  so  many 
window  dressers  show  their  lack  of  judg- 
ment. Instead  of  placing  articles  in  the 
window  that  need  pushing,  they  present 
to  the  public  a  formidable  array  of  stand- 
ard goods  that  have  been  known  nearly 
as  long  as  they  have  existed.  I  have  yet 
to  learn  the  wisdom  of  filling  a  large 
show  window  with  a  remedy  that  uses  the 
newspaper  freely  ;  the  people  know  that 
every  druggist  has  it  in  stock.  The  news- 
paper is  the  greatest  educator,  but  the 
show  window  is  a  close  second. 

You  may  know  your  stock  perfectly  and 
yet  be  unsuccessful  ;  you  must  also  know 
two  other  things — your  public  and  your 
window. 

Now  for  the  method  of  display.  There 
are  nearly  as  many  systems  of  window 
dressing  as  there  are  window  dressers ; 
but  the  following  has  the  advantage  of 
heing  tried,  and  has  given  excellent  re- 
sults : 

Change  your  display  every  week  ;  make 
a  specialty  of  the  goods  in  the  news- 
papers as  well  as  in  the  window,  and  you 
will  soon  be  reaping  a  handsome  profit. 
It  is  a  fact  that  the  articles  advertised 
least  give  the  best  profit  when  sold  ;  and 
if  you  wake  the  people  to  a  sense  of  the 
goods'  cheapness  and  worth,  you  will  be 
the  gainer. 

A  few  pointers  as  to  the  lines  to  be 
pushed.  Take,  for  example,  brushes. 
They  yield  a  fair  profit  and  offer  many 
opportunities  to  the  bright  window 
dresser. 

First,  print  a  neat  placard  bearing  only 
the  word  "  Brushes,"  and  hang  it  on  the 
glass  in  the  centre  of  the  window.  'I'hen 
group  in  neat  designs  samples  of  every 
kind  of  brush  you  carry,  hair-brushes,  nail 
and  tooth. 

Call  attention  to  the  brush  window  in 
your  newspaper  ads.,  and,  depend  upon  it, 
you  will  sell  brushes  and  have  your  re- 
gular custom. 

Vary  the  specialties  with  a  general  dis- 
play, but  strive  to  have  the  prettiest  win- 


dow in  town,  no  matter  what  you  have  in 
it. 

Arrange  your  display  to  suit  yourself. 
Do  the  work  yourself  if  possible  ;  but  your 
drug  business  will  soon  require  all  your 
time  and  attention.  Then,  if  you  have 
not  before,  subscribe  for  Printers'  Ink  for 
$2  a  year  ;  it  will  teach  you  more  about 
advertising  in  all  its  moods  and  tenses 
than  a  man  hired  especially  for  the  work 
could  for  $2,000.  More  than  one  drug 
store  I  know  of  owes  its  success  to  the 
Little  Schoolmaster. — L.  T  Weadock,  in 
Printers'  Ink. 


The  Prescription  Department. 

The  prescription  department  is  by  far 
the  most  important  branch  in  any  well- 
kept  pharmacy,  and  it  is  a  lamentable, 
but  solid,  fact  that  too  little  attention  is 
given  to  it  by  our  pharmacists  to-day. 
This  department  should  be  the  sanctum 
sanctorum  of  the  druggist  and  clerk.  Law 
does  not  regulate  the  manner  in  which 
it  should  be  kept,  but  it  is  the  moral 
duty  of  every  pharmacist  to  have  a  code 
of  laws,  be  they  written  or  unwritten,  that 
shall  properly  regulate  this  all-important 
department. 

Some  pharmacists  care  no  more  for  their 
prescription  counter  than  they  do  for  their 
dispensing  counter,  and  to  this  state  of 
affairs  can  be  laid  many  of  the  serious 
mistakes  that  occur  in  drug  stores  from 
time  to  time. 

I  beg  to  offer  for  your  serious  consid- 
eration a  set  of  rules  which  I  have  styled 
the  Ten  Commandments,  and  which  have 
been  found  practical  by  many  wielders  of 
the  pestle.  They  are  not  hard  to  live  up 
to,  but  simply  require  a  little  thought. 

(i)  Keep  the  prescription  scales  clean, 
and,  if  they  have  a  cover,  keep  them  cov- 
ered when  not  in  use. 

(2)  Keep  the  bottles  well  filled  and 
perfectly  clean  at  all  times. 

(3)  Keep  everything  in  its  proper  place. 

(4)  After  using  a  bottle  do  not  leave  it 
on  the  prescription  counter,  but  return  it 
to  its  proper  place. 

(5)  See  that  all  the  bottles  are  properly 
and  distinctly  labelled,  so  as  to  avoid  mis- 
takes in  dispensing. 

(6)  When  compounding  prescriptions 
behind  the  desk,  do  not  try  to  converse 
with  some  one  in  the  front  part  of  the 
store. 

(7)  Keep  the  customers  out  from  be- 
hind your  prescription  desk  ;  it  is  no 
place  for  any  one  but  the  pharmacist  and 
his  clerks. 

(8)  Do  not  neglect  to  label  all  poisons, 
simply  because  you  are  in  a  hurry. 

(9)  When  putting  up  prescriptions  do 
not  let  your  mind  wander  off  to  some- 
thing else,  but  remember  that  you  hold 
the  life  of  a  human  being  in  your  hands, 
and  act  accordingly. 

(10)  Lastly,  remember  that  your  pro- 
fession requires  you  to  be  prudent,  care- 
ful, patient,  and  polite,  and,  whether  well 
or  ill,  busy  or  idle,  always  keep  yourself 
in  good  humor. —  Ward  B.  Edwards,  in 
The  Spatula. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Ozone  Specific 


;  a  valuable  non-toxic,  non-irritat- 
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external  use.  Our  Ozone,  concentrated  form,  is  the  most  powerful  lilood 
purifier  and  germicide  ever  produced,  and  will  he  found  a  specific  in  all 
forms  of  Asthma,  Bronchitis,  Whooping  Cough,  Croup.  Measles,  or 
Diphtheria.  For  Catarrhal  Troubles  it  will  prove  invaluable  as  a  tonic 
and  constitutional  remedy,  and  is  especially  efficient  in  preventing  or 
combating  fermentation  of  food  in  the  stomach,  breaking  up  the  worst 
forms  of  Dyspepsia  and  Sour  Stomach. 

For  dressing  Ulcerations  of  all  kinds,  preventing  suppuration,  and 
assisting  towards  rapid  granulation  and  healing.  Ozone  has  no  equal. 

Ozone  is  also  used  as  a  gargle  for  all  manner  of  Throat  Diseases  ; 
destroying  all  fermentation  of  the  tissues  brought  forth  by  impregnation 
of  disease  germs.     No  germ  life  can  exist  where  it  is  used. 


All  Druggists  should  keep  this  remedy,  aa  it  -will  prove 
a  genuine  friend  to  their  customers. 

Physicians  owe  it  to  thenjselves  to  try  it. 


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TORONTO,  ONT. 


RADLAUER'S 

ANTISEPTIC  PERLES 

Of  Pleasant  Taste  and  Fragrance. 

Non-Poisonous  and  strongly  Antiseptic. 


These  Perles  closely  resemble  the  sublimates  and  carbolic  acid  in 
their  antiseptic  action.     A  preventive  of  diphtheric  infection. 

For  the  rational  cleansing  and  disinfection  of  the  mouth,  teeth, 
pharynx,  and  especially  of  the  tonsils,  and  for  immediately  removing 
disagreeable  odors  emanating  from  the  mouth  and  nose. 

A  perfect  substitute  for  mouth  and  teeth  washes  and  gargles. 
Radlauer's  Antiseptic  Perles  take  special  effect  where  swallowing  is 
difficult  in  inflammation  of  the  throat  and  tonsils,  catarrh  of  the  gums, 
periostitis  dentalis,  stomatitis  mercurialis,  salivation,  angina,  and  thrush. 

A  few  of  the  "  Perles"  placed  in  the  mouth  dissolve  into  a  strongly 
antiseptic  fluid  of  agreeable  taste,  cleanse  the  mouth  and  mucous  mem- 
brane of  the  pharynx,  and  immediately  remove  the  fungi,  germs,  and 
putrid  substance  accumulating  about  the  tonsils,  thereby  preventing  any 
further  injury  to  the  teeth. 

METHOD  OF  APPLICATION: 

Take  2—4  Perles,  let  them  dissolve  slowly  in  the  mouth,  and  then 
swallow.  Being  p.acked  in  small  and  handy  tins,  Radlauer's  Antiseptic 
Perles  can  always  be  carried  in  the  pocket. 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


S.  RADLAUER 


Pharmaceutical  Chemist 


BERLIN  W.,   GrRMANY 
W.  J.  DYAS,  Toronto.  Ont.,  Wholesale  Agent  for  Canada. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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For  the  hair. 

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American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

The  American  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation will  hold  its  forty-third  annual 
meeting  August,  14th  to  2  ist,  at  Denver, 
Col.  The  Committee  on  Education  and 
I,ej;isiation  has  prepared  its  set  of  queries, 
which  bear  on  the  educational  and  legal 
status  of  pharmacy  in  America.  Here 
are  the  queries  : 

POISOM    I,EC.ISL.\TION. 

(i)  Tiie  legal  restrictions  on  the  prac- 
tice of  pharmacy  of  English-speaking 
countries  are  primarily  based  upon  the 
principle  of  protecting  the  public  against 
the  indiscriminate  sale  and  use  of  poisons. 

It  is  desirable  to  have  a  collective  re- 
port of  the  poison  laws  of  the  States,  in- 
cluding separate  acts  as  well  as  the  poison 
sections  of  the  various  pharmacy  laws, 
the  important  provisions,  with  suggestions 
for  their  codification,  to  be  presented  in 
tabulated  form. 

(2)  Present  a  list  of  proprietary  articles 
containing  poisons  ;  medicinal,  antiseptic, 
insecticidal,  or  of  general  or  popular  use, 
giving  the  character  of  the  poisonous  in- 
gredients and  approximately  their  propor- 
tion ;  also  state  whether  or  not  the  jiack- 
ages  contain  any  reference  to  or  caution 
against  the  dangerous  character  of  the 
contents 

(3)  The  committee  of  this  section  de- 
sires to  present  a  statistical  report  on  the 
number  of  deaths  and  percentage  of  death 
rate  occurring  during  a  stated  period  (one 
or  more  years)  from  the  use  of  poison, 
stating  (i)  kind  of  poison,  (2)  in  the  form 
used,  (3)  accidental,  (4)  suicidal,  or  (5) 
homicidal. 

This  information  may  be  obtained  from 
the  coroners,  and  should  be  transmitted 
to  the  secretary  of  this  section. 

REGISTR.\T10N    STATISTICS. 

This  committee  desires  to  present  a 
collective  report  emi)racing  the  following 
information  from  every  pharmacy  board 
in  North  America,  based  upon  the  year 
1894: 

(4)  Registration    of   Pharmacists   or 

Licentiates. 

(a)  The  total  number  of  candidates  for 
registration  as  registered  pharmacists  or 
licentiates. 

(/')  The  total  number  of  registered 
pharmacists  or  licentiates. 

(c)  The  number  of  graduate  candidates. 

{d)  The  num'.er  of  graduates  registered 
on  diploma. 

(e)  The  number  rejected   on    diploma. 

(/)  The  number  of  graduates  registered 
by  examination. 

(,?■)  The  number  rejected  by  exami- 
nation. 

(//)  The  number  of  non-graduates  regis- 
tered by  examination. 

{5)  Registration  of  Assistants. 

(/■)  The  total  number  of  candidates  for 
registration. 

(i)  The  total  number  of  persons  regis- 
tered as  assistants  during  the  year   1894. 

(/)  The  number  of  graduate  candidates. 


(;//)  The  number  of  graduates  registered 
on  diploma. 

(/;)  The  number  rejected. 

(o)  The  numberof  non-graduates  regis- 
tered by  examination. 

(6)  Registration  of  apprentices. 

(/)  The  number  of  apprentices  regis- 
tered. 

(r)  The  educational  requirements. 
(s)  The  age. 

COLLEGE    .\TTEND.\NCE. 

It  is  asserted  that  the  great  multiplica- 
tion of  drug  stores  is,  in  a  measure,  owing 
to  the  large  number  of  graduates  turned 
out  by  the  pharmaceutical  schools  and 
colleges. 

(7)  Present  statistics  showing  the  num- 
ber of  students  in  attendance  at  the  phar- 
maceutical schools  and  colleges  in  North 
America.  Also  the  number  graduated 
during  the  same  period.  To  attain  uni- 
formity in  the  proportion  of  graduates  to 
students,  the  period  covered  by  one 
school  year,  1893-94,  should  be  taken. 

(8)  Should  scholastic  education  be 
required  preliminary  to  entrance  into 
pharmaceutical  schools  or  colleges  ?  If 
so,  in  what  degree  is  it  practicable  of 
enforcement  ?  Should  such  education  be 
a  requirement  for  registration  of  appren- 
tices by  the  State  boards  of  pharmacy 
preliminary  to  eligibility  for  examination 
as  assistant  and  pharmacist  ? 

(9)  Present  an  exhibit  of  practical  ex- 
perience requirements  of  all  the  pharmacy 
laws.  What  should  be  the  minimum 
period  required  for  the  respective  grades 
of  registrations,  and  how  can  this  be 
defined  as  applied  to  practical  experience 
in  a  pharmacy  or  "  drug  store  "  ? 

REGISTR.^TION    REQUIREMENTS. 

(10)  What  States  recognize  more  than 
one  grade  of  licentiates,  and  by  what 
titles  are  the  several  grades  distinguished  ? 
When  two  grades  of  licentiates  are  recog- 
nized, what  are  the  age  requirements  ? 

(a)  For  the  higher  or  pharmacist's 
grade  ? 

(/')  For  the  lower  or  assistant's  grade  ? 

(11)  In  what  States  is  it  customary  to 
present  the  same  list  of  questions  to  can- 
didates for  both  grades,  the  grade  or  cer- 
tificate granted  depending  upon  the  per- 
centage of  correct  answers  returned  by 
the  candidates  ?  What  are  the  advant- 
ages and  defects  of  this  method  ? 

(12)  To  what  extent  is  it  customary  for 
pharmacy  boards  to  require  candidates  to 
demonstrate  by  practical  work  their  fit- 
ness for  registration  ?  Is  it  possible 
under  existing  circumstances  to  greatly 
extend  the  principle  of  practical  examina- 
tions ? 

(13)  Where  experience  is  a  require- 
ment for  graduation  or  registration,  should 
a  distinction  he  made  between  experience 
gained  in  a  city  pharmacy  and  that  ob- 
tained in  a  country  drug  store,  and  what 
should  be  the  ground  of  such  a  distinction 
when  made?  Also,  to  what  extent,  if 
any,  should  menial  service  in  a  drug 
store,  unconnected  with  compounding,  be 
taken  as  experience  ? 


(14;  What  pharmacy  boards  and  what 
institutions  teaching  pharmacy  make  any 
of  the  above-named  dijtinctions  as  to 
what  constitutes  "  experience  in  a  drug 
store  "  ? 

The  section  on  scientific  papers  is  also 
out  with  its  list  of  queries.     Here  it  is  : 

(1)  Is  the  thin,  green,  wild-cherry  bark 
really  more  valuable  therapeutically  than 
the  older  and  thicker  brown  birk  f  Make 
comparative  assays. 

(2)  Do  all  the  well-known  brands  of 
quinine  sulphate  conform  to  the  tests  of 
the  U.S. P.,  1890? 

(3)  Devise  a  method  of  assaying  digi- 
talis that  yields  the  true  amount  of  the 
one  or  more  active  principles  of  the  drug. 

(4)  Separate,  purify,  and  describe  the 
various  active  ingredients  of  digitalis. 

(5)  Is  English  digitalis  as  superior  to 
the  German  as  the  difference  in  price 
would  indicate  ? 

(6)  What  percentage  of  the  U.S.?.  pep- 
sins of  the  market  co;Tie  up  to  the  Phar- 
macopceial  requirements  ? 

(7)  Determine  in  case  of  such  drugs  as 
can  be  secured  whether  they  yield  pro- 
ducts of  greater  value  therapeutically 
when  percolated  in  the  fresh  than  in  the 
dried  state. 

(8)  Compare  all  the  well-known  meth- 
ods of  assaying  belladonna  leaves,  bella- 
donna root,  and  henbane  leaves,  applying 
titration  by  volumetric  acid  solution  to 
each,  and  determine  which  method  e.x- 
tr.icts  the  most  alkaloid  from  the  drug. 

(9)  Do  the  same  for  coca  leaves  and 
ipecac. 

(10)  Determine  the  relative  value  of 
western  and  southern  senega. 

(ii)  What  is  the  quantity  of  calcium 
sulphide  dispensed  by  pharmacists  ? 

(12)  In  what  cases  can  acetic  acid  be 
advantageously  substituted  for  alcohol  in 
the  exhaustion  of  the  drug  ? 

(13)  Is  Alexandria  senna  superior  to 
Tinnevelly  senna  ? 

(14)  Give  an  account  of  the  various 
nostrums  that  depend  for  their  efficacy 
and  value  upon  acetanilide,  and,  if  pos- 
sible, give  their  analysis. 

(15)  Is  the  decidedly  different  yield  of 
pilocarpine  due  to  two  species  of  pilo- 
carpus? If  so,  what  are  the  species  and 
what  are  their  relative  contents  of  alka- 
loids ?  If  not,  why  has  pilocarpine  been 
so  scarce  ? 

(16)  Do  ignatia  beans  possess  any 
superiority  over  nux  vomica  buttons  ? 

(17)  Give  the  relative  alkaloidal  value, 
i.e.,  percentage  of  cornutine  of  Keller,  of 
Spanish,  German,  and  Russian  ergot. 

(18)  Examine  and  report  upon  the 
various  kinds  of  quinine  sulphate  pills 
dispensed  by  pharmacists.  Do  they  con- 
tain the  claimed  amount  of  quinine  sul- 
phate, and  do  any  of  them  contain  cin- 
chonidine  sulphate  ? 

(19)  Honduras  sarsaparilla  is  said  to 
be  superior  to  Mexican ;  is  this  sup- 
ported by  facts  ?      If  so,  demonstrate  it. 

(20)  What  is  the  quality  of  oil  of  pep- 
permint dispensed  by  pharmacists  ? 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


(21)  Does  calendula  possess  sufficient 
therapeutic  power  to  merit  its  recognition 
as  an  official  drug  ? 

(22)  What  is  the  relative  value  of 
guarana  and  kola  nuts  as  to  their  content 
of  caffeine,  and  do  they  differ  therapeuti- 
cally in  any  particular  ? 

(23)  To  what  extent  is  cottonseed  oil 
used  as  an  adulterant  in  preparations 
used  by  pharmacists  ? 

(24)  Are  all  chemicals  imported  from 
Europe  as  chemically  pure  as  they  are 
generally  claimed  and  believed  to  be  ? 
A  full  report  upon  those  that  are  most 
generally  used  would  make  interesting 
reading. 

(25)  Does  the  aloin  of  the  market  con- 
form to  the  requirements  of  the  U.S. P.  ? 

(25)  Cali  nuts  are  being  offered  when 
Calabar  beans  are  called  for.  Make  a 
comparative  chemical  study  of  the  two 
seeds. 

(27)  A  microscopical  examination  of 
the  root  of  solanum  carolinense  and  fur- 
ther chemical  work  upon  hi  alkaloid  are 
desirable. 

(28)  To  know  the  relative  antizymotic 
power  of  boric,  benzoic,  and  salicylic 
acids  would  be  very  valuable  ;  also,  the 
extent  to  which  they  m  ly  safely  b?  em- 
ployed for  the  preservation  of  infusions, 
mucilages,  fruit  juices,  etc. 

(29)  Much  of  the  orange- flower  water 
and  rose  water  of  the  market  is  said  to  be 
made  from  essential  oils.  Is  such  the 
fact,  and  how  does  the  product  compare 
with  that  made  by  distillation  ? 

(30)  Tests  for  the  quality  of  insect 
powder  are  desired. 


A  Model  Drug  Store. 


clerk  runs  down  cellar  or  upstairs  to  fill  a 
bottle. 

7.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  proprietor  and  clerk  are  at  all  times 
pleasant,  courteous,  and  obliging. 

8.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
you  will  not  find  a  crowd  of  hangers 
around,  smoking  and  spitting.- 

g,  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  proprietor  and  clerk  seek  to  make  it 
as  pleasant  as  possible  for  their  customers. 

10.  And,  last,  but  not  least,  a  model 
pharmacy  is  one  where  only  pure  drugs 
are  dispensed,  and  where  the  utmost  pre- 
caution is  taken  in  dispensmg  medicines. 
— Z.  Pater,  in  The  Spatula. 


Manaceine  is  a  new  alkaloid  isolated 
by  Brandl  {Zcit.  Oest.  Apoth.  Ver.)  from 
franciscea  uliiflora,  or  manaca.  This  is 
in  addition  to  manacine  and  resculetine 
previously  discovered.  It  is  a  tetanic 
poison  similar  to  manacine. 

Pills  of  calcium  glycerophosphate  may 
conveniently  be  made  {Merck's  Jahresl>er- 
iclit)  by  adding  to  3.0  grams  of  the  drug, 
0.2  gram  of  tripoli,  and  making  a  mass 
with  the  aid  of  syrup  of  althea,  dividing 
into  30  pills. 

WANTS,  FOR  SALE,  ETC. 


Paris  Green. 


Attention  is  directed  to  the  advertise- 
ment of  the  Canada  Paint  Co.  in  this 
issue.  This  company  arc  extensive  manu- 
facturers of  Paris  green  of  the  best  quality. 
They  report  exceedingly  large  sales  this 
season. 


The  model  drug  store  of  our  day  is  an 
exception  rather  than  a  rule,  and  perhaiJS 
a  few  suggestions  along  this  line  would 
interest  some  druggists  and  clerks,  and, 
perchance,  may  be  of  practical  value. 

What  is  a  model  drug  store  ? 

We  shall  endeavor  to  cover  the  entire 
ground  in  ten  distinct  answers,  and  we 
firmly  believe  that  if  these  were  lived  up 
to  by  some  of  our  pharmacists,  we  should 
hive  more  well-conducted  drug  stores, and 
fewer  lazy,  half-awake,  half-asleep  pharma- 
cists. 

1.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  proprietor  and  clerk  are  on  good 
terms,  and  are  working  for  each  other's 
welfare. 

2.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  prescription  desk  is  put  to  its  proper 
use. 

3.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
there  is  a  place  for  everything,  and  where 
everything  is  kept  in  its  place. 

4.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  show  cases,  sponge  racks,  bottle 
shelves,  windows,  and  counters  are  kept 
perfectly  clean  at  all  times. 

5.  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  floor  is  scrubbed  white. 

6  A  model  pharmacy  is  one  in  which 
the  shelf  bottles  are  always  well  filled, and 
a  customer  does  not  have  to  wait  until  the 


Optical  Institute. 

The  Optical  Institute  of  Canada,  of 
which  we  have  had  occasion  to  speak  in 
previous  issues,  announces  the  resumption 
of  classes  for  instruction  in  the  science  of 
optics,  fitting  of  glasses,  and  scientific 
testing  of  the  eyes.  A  large  number  of 
druggists,  graduates  of  this  institute,  bear 
willing  testimony  to  the  efficiency  of  the 
instruction  given  in  these  classes.  The 
classes  are  held  at  No.  iij^  Richmond 
street  west,  Toronto.  A  post-graduate 
course  will  also  be  held  in  .'August,  read 
advertisement. 


Fine  Perfumes. 


Scott  &  MacMillan,  manufacturing  per- 
fumers, Mincing  lane,  Toronto,  are  put- 
ting on  the  market  some  very  choice 
goods.  Their  odors  are  true  to  name, 
and  of  a  very  high  class,  while  the  styles  of 
packages  are  of  themselves  sufficient  to 
command  a  sale.  Their  travellers  are 
now  on  the  road  with  full  lines  of  samples. 


The  Kessler  Drug  Co. 

An  advertisement  of  this  company  ap- 
pears on  page  136  of  this  issue.  They 
prepare  a  line  of  goods  peculiarly  adapted 
to  the  drug  trade.and  they  endeavor  to  push 
the  sales  strictly  through  this  channel. 


Incense  Fumicatorv  for  L.-\rge 
H.\Li.s. — To  remove  musty  odor  burn  on 
a  hot  shovel  the  following  {Nat.  Drug.)  : 
CascariUa,  four  parts  ;  benzoin,  two  parts  ; 
cloves,  one  part ;  potassium  nitrate,  two 
parts. 

HVDROCEN  PeROXII^E  IN  THE  ATMO- 
SPHERE.— A.  Bach  thinks  that  the  pres- 
ence of  H.jO.j  in  atmospheric  air  is  due 
to  a  splitting  up  of  carbonic  acid  into, 
first,  percarbonic  acid,  and  then  into  CO^ 
and  H..0.,. 


AdvertisemniU  under  the  head  of  Business  TVanIrd, 
Situations  Wanted,  Situation'!  Vitcimt.  husin-ss  for 
Sale,  etc.,  will  be  inserted  once  free  of  charge.  .-In- 
swers  must  not  be  sent  in  care  of  this  oJHce  ttnleiS 
postage  stamps  are  forwarded  tore-mail  lepl  ef. 

ARTICLES  WANTED. 

WANTED.-FORSION    BALANCE    PRKSKNTA- 
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to  J.  A.  Wallace,  Chemist,  lirantford. 

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four  years,  cheap.     W.  C.  Pilkey  &  Co. 

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lion  trade,  stock  and  fixtures  in  good  condition.    Splendid 

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PENITENTIARY  SUPPLIES. 


SEALED  TENDERS,  addressed,   "Inspector  of  Peni- 
tentiaries,    Ottawa,"    and    endorsed,    "Tender     for 
Penitentiary  Supplies,"    will  be  received  until  Saturday, 
22nd  June,  at    12   o'clock    noon,    from  parlies    desirous  of 
contractint;  for  supplies  for  the  fiscal  year  1895-96,  for  the 
following  institutions,  n-imely  :.— 
Kingston  Penitentiary, 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Penitentiary, 
Dorchester  Penitentiary, 
Manitoba  Penitentiary, 
British  Columbia  Penitentiary, 
Regina  Gaol. 
Separate  tenders  will  be  received  for  each  of  the  follow- 
ing classes  of  supplies  :— 

1.  FIcur  (Canadian  Strong  Bakers). 

2.  Beef  and  Mutton  (fresh). 

3.  Forage.  , 

4.  Coal  (anthracite  and  bituminous). 

5.  Cordwood. 

6.  Groceries. 

7.  Coal  Oil  {Best  Canadian,  in  bbls.). 

8.  Dry  Goods. 

9.  Drugs  and  Medicines. 

10.  Leather  and  Findings. 

11.  Hardware. 

12.  Lumber.  ■  .    r  c  .     j 
Details  of  information,   together  with  forms  of  tender, 

will  be   furnished   on   application    to  the   Wardens  of  the 
various  Penitentiaries.  ,    ,  ,     »,7      . 

All  supplies  are  Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Warden 
All  tenders  submitted    must   specify   clearly  the  institu- 
tion  or  institutions,  which    it   is   proposed  to  supply,  and 
must    bear   the   endorsation   of,  at  least,   two  responsible 

DOUGLAS  STEWART, 

Inspector  of  Penitentiaries. 
Department  of  Justice, 

Ottawa,  May  20th,  1895. 


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and  the   acid   a    golden   yellow    color.- 
Seifcnsieder  Aeit.  ;  />,  C.  Druggist. 


Auiii'kiai.Iniuc.o. — Apatent  has  been 
taken  out  by  the  Aktien  (icsell.  fvir  Anilin 
I'ahrik.,  of  licrlin,  for  the  preparation  of 
Indigo.  ;\nthranilic  (oaniido  benzoic) 
acid  is  fused  with  caustic  alkali  out  of 
contact  with  the  air.  The  fused  mass  is 
then  dissolved  in  water,  and  oxidized  by 
a  current  of  air,  when  the  indigo  blue  is 
developed.  It  is  quite  identical  with  na- 
tural indigo. — Apothtker  Zeitung. 


S.\\VI)l-ST  Ar.SORl'.ENT  Drf.ssinc.s.  —  A. 
Neve,  surgeon  to  the  Kashmir  Mission 
Hospital,  India,  strongly  recommends  the 
use  of  sawdust  pads  as  a  staple  surgical 
dressing  material.  The  sawdust  is  packed 
in  muslin  bags,  and  the  pads  are  readily 
rendered  either  aseptic  or  antiseptic.  In 
practice  they  are  impregnated  the  day  be- 
fore use  with  a  i  in  2000  solution  of  mer- 
curic zinc  cyanide,  or  sterilized  in  a 
Cathcart's  or  Schimmelbusch's  oven. — 
Lanctt. 


QUINOLINE  RHODANATE,  A  NeW  ANTI- 
SEPTIC.— Induced  to  experiment  with 
sulpho-cyanhydric  (rhodanhydric)  acid, 
from  the  presence  of  that  body  in  the 
saliva,  which  has  itself  certain  antiseptic 
properties,  Dr.  Edinger  has  combined  this 
acid  with  quinoline,  producing  pyridin- 
methyl-rhodanate.  Solutions  of  this  body, 
according  to  the  author,  have  very  ener- 
getic bactericidal  properties,  the  specific 
microbes  of  cholera  and  diphtheria 
speedily  succumbmg  to  its  influence.  The 
solution  is  neither  odorous  nor  caustic. 
A  one  per  cent,  solution  has  also  been 
employed  as  an  injection  in  gonorrhtea. 
— Semaine  Alidicale ;  Pkarinaceutical 
Journal. 


NosoPHE.N'E  is  a  new  iodo  compound, 
tetra-iodo  phenol-pthalein,  olitained,  ac- 
cording to  the  Medical  Week,  by  the  ac- 
tion of  iodine  on  phenol-pthalein,  which  is 
used  in  the  form  of  insufflation  in  acute 
coryza,  chronic  rhinitis,  and  as  a  dusting 
powder  for  eczema.  It  is  a  yellow,  odor- 
less, tasteless  powder,  insoluble  in  water, 
soluble  in  ether  and  in  chloroform.  It 
contains  60  per  cent,  of  iodine.  It  be- 
haves as  an  acid,  and  combines  with  bases 
to  form  soluble  salts.  Nosophene  is  not 
toxic,  and  is  said  to  pass  through  the 
body  without  undergoing  decomposition, 
and  therefore  without  giving  rise  to  excre- 
tion of  iodine  in  the  urine. 


AoUt-TERATED     LiNSEED      OiL. It     is 

said  that  there  is  at  present  some  quantity 
of  linseed  oil  on  the  market  adulterated 
with  liver  and  blubber  oils.  To  detect 
this  admixture,  10  parts  of  the  oil  and  3 
of  commercial  nitric  acid  are  mixed 
thoroughly  in  a  test-tube,  and  the  two 
layers  allowed  to  separate.  If  the  fish  oil 
be  present,  the  oily  layer  is  dark  brown  to 
black  in  color,  whilst  the  acid  has  a  deep 
orange  red  color.  If,  however,  the  oil  be 
pure,  the  oily  layer  is  only  a  dirty  green 


The  Preparation  of  Guaiacol. — A 
fresh  patent  for  the  preparation  of  pure 
guaiacol  has  been  taken  out  by  a  (Icrman 
firm.  Veratrol  (pyrocatechol  dimethyl 
ether)  is  heated  with  equal  quantities  of 
alcohol  and  alkali  under  a  pressure 
of  10  atmospheres  for  three  hours  at 
i8o"C.  It  is  necessary  to  separate  traces 
of  undecomposed  veratrol,  and  the  yield 
is  85  per  cent,  of  the  original  weight  of 
veratrol. —  Chemiker  Zeilung. 


Separation  ok  Synthetic  Remedies. 
— Lenzinger  has  examined  the  behavior  of 
several  new  synthetic  remedies  when 
treated  according  to  Dragendorff's  shak- 
ing-out method.  Froin  an  acid  solution 
he  found  petroleum  spirit  removed  guaia- 
colbenzol,  guaiacol  salicylate,  benzonaph- 
thol,  alphol,  agathin,  salacetol,  methyl- 
salol,  orthocresalol,  i)aracresalol,  metacre- 
salol,  benzocresalol,  malakin,  and  thermo- 
din,  but  traces  only  of  guaiacol  cinnamate 
and  naphthol  carbonate.  Benzol  removed 
salophen,  pyrodin,  guaiacol  cinnamate, 
lactophenin,  p-naphtholcarbonate,  galla- 
nol,  symphorol  Na,  Li,  and  Sr ;  after 
previous  boiling  with  hydrochloric  acid — 
neurodin,  malakin,  thermodin,  and  traces 
of  analgen.  Chloroform  dissolved  pyro- 
din, and  analgen.  From  ammoniacal 
solution,  petroleum  spirit  removed  pheno- 
col ;  benzol,  tolypyrine  ;  chloroform, 
analgen;  amylic alcohol, gallanol. — Pharm. 
Post ;  Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


Cedar  Camphor. — Recent  researches 
have  pointed  to  the  non-existence  of  cedar 
camphor  in  cedar  wood  oil.  A  small 
quantity  of  cedar  wood  which  had  been 
kept  in  stock  for  many  years  was  recently 
distilled  and  yielded  a  thick  oil,  which 
went  almost  solid  by  standing.  Through 
recrystallization  from  alcohol  a  body  was 
obtained  in  fine  needles,  softening  at  78°, 
and  entirely  melting  at  83^.  It  appears 
that  the  camphor  is  formed  under  these 
conditions,  but  is  not  a  constituent  of 
normal  cedar  oil. — Schimmels'  Report. 


Action  of  Gelatin  on  Solutions. — 
Mills  and  Sawers  find  that  the  introduc- 
tion of  gelatin  into  saline  solutions  results 
in  the  combination  of  the  salts  with  the 
gelatin.  Chrome  alum  (potassic)  appeared 
to  be  taken  up  unaltered,  the  resulting 
compound  being  quite  insoluble  in  boiling 
water,  but  it  was  slowly  dissolved  at  a 
gentle  heat  by  an  equal  weight  of  acetic 
acid  diluted  with  about  twice  its  weight  of 
water,  the  solution  leaving  an  insoluble 
residue  when  it  dried  up.  Alumina  alum 
(potassic)  was  absorbed  by  gelatin  to  form 
a  compound,  which  dissolved  slowly  in 
boiling  water ;  nickelous  sulphate  gave  a 
partly  soluble  gelatin  ;  cobaltous  sulphate 
a  completely  soluble  one  ;  and  cupric 
sulphate  a  partly  soluble  compound. — 
Jourii.  Soc.  C/tem.  Iiid. 


New  Methou  ok  Frkpakini;  Sac- 
charin.— A  chemical  firm  in  Basle, 
Switzerland,  has  patented  a  new  process 
for  obtaining  saccharin  by  transforming 
thiosalicylic  acid  into  thiosalicyl  chloride, 
and  the  latter  into  the  correspondingamid- 
acid.  This  last  is  oxidized  either  with 
potassium  permanganate  or  other  oxidiz- 
ing agent.  The  process  is  said  to  be 
more  economical  than  the  original. 


Staiulitv  ok  Suri.imate  Solutions. — 
Vignon  pointed  out  some  time  ago  that 
I  per  mille  solutions  of  mercuric  chloride 
rapidly  decreased  in  strength,  and  lost, 
therefore,  their  antiseptic  power  in  con- 
tact with  the  air.  Tanret  now  urges  (Bul- 
letin) that  pure  air  has  nothing  to  do  with 
the  matter,  and  does  not  cause  any  pre- 
cipitation of  the  mercury.  Vignon  has 
taken  up  the  subject  again,  and  now 
demonstrates  that  Tanret's  conclusions 
are  correct,  and  that  the  decomposition 
is  due  to  traces  of  alkali,  derived  either 
from  the  water  or  the  glass  in  which  the 
solutions  were  kept,  and  to  dust  and  or- 
ganic impurities  from  the  air. 


Artemisin. — Merck  reports  that  he  has 
found  in  santonica-seeds,  or  rather  in  the 
mother-liquor  from  which  santonin  crys- 
tallizes, a  beautiful  crystalline  body  which 
resembles  santonin,  but  is  a  distinct  sub- 
stance. One  of  its  most  marked  pecu- 
liarities is  that  it  crystallizes  with  chloro- 
form, the  compound  being  represented  by 
the  formula  Ci-,  H,^  Oi,  CHC  I3,  but  the 
chloroform  is  dissipated  at  8o°C.  Artem- 
isin melts  at  20o°C.,  and  dissolves  in 
sixty  times  its  weight  of  boiling  water. 
Its  sp.  rot.  is  -84.3°,  and  it  may  be 
easily  distinguished  from  santonin  by  the 
iron  and  sulphuric-acid  reaction.  When 
o.  I  gramme  of  artemisin  is  dissolved  in 
I  c.c.  of  water  and  the  same  of  sulphuric 
acid,  and  a  few  drops  of  ferric-chloride 
solution  added,  a  slight  turbidity  and 
intense  golden-brown  color  are  produced, 
whereas  santonin  gives  a  characteristic 
violet  color.  Merck  concludes  that 
artemisin  is  oxy-santonin,  for  the  mole- 
cule diflTers  only  frcm  santonin  in  contain- 
ing an  additional  oxygen  atom.  Whether 
this  principle  has  any  therapeutic  proper- 
ties or  not  is  not  stated. — Chemist  and 
Druggist. 


Purification  of  Alcohol,  Sugar, 
etc,  by  Potassium  Permanganate. — 
According  to  Maumene  {Compfes rendus), 
alcohol,  wines,  syrups,  and  other  organic 
bodies,  and  even  potable  waters,  may  be 
purified  by  the  action  of  potassium  per- 
manganate. With  impure  alcohol,  wines 
(red  and  white),  etc.,  it  suffices  to  agitate 
them  with  an  aqueous  solution  of  the 
permanganate  (2  or  3  ccm.  ofthe  solution 
to  the  litre  of  alcohol).  The  purifying 
action  is  obtained  through  the  formation 
of  manganic  oxides,  which  are  precipi- 
tated, finally  clarifying  and  purifying  the 
liquid.  T.^e  process  seems  destined  to  be 
of  great  service  in  refining  sugars,  etc. — 
National  Druggist. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Pharmacy  Abroad. 

Hungarian  Pharmaciknnes.  —  The 
Hungarian  Minister  of  Education  has 
issued  a  note  to  tlie  Senate  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Budapest,  in  which  he  announces 
his  intention  to  give  his  assistance  to  the 
efforts  which  are  lieing  made  by  the 
Women's  Union  "Maria-Dorothea"  to 
open  the  pharmaceutical  profession  to 
women,  and  requests  the  senate  to  inform 
him  whether,  in  their  opinion,  that  step  is 
possible  in',  the  f"existing  conditions  of 
pharmacy  in  Hungary,  and,  if  possible, 
desirable.  A  similar  note  has  been  sent 
to  the  Hungarian  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, who  have  asked  their  local  secretar- 
ies to  convass  the  members  on  the  sub- 
ject, and  who  intend,  before  replying  to 
the  minister,  to  discuss  the  question  at 
their  forthcoming  annual  meeting.  An 
initial  difficulty  in  the  way  of  the  admis- 
sion of  women  to  pharmacy  appears  to  be 
that  the  classical  education  of  women  is 
nmch  neglected  in  Hungary,  and  the  min- 
ister is  now  considering  how  facilities  for 
the  acquisition  of  the  necessary  knowledge 
of  Latin  can  best  be  given  to  girls  intend- 
ing to  adopt  pharmacy  as  a  career. 
Among  Hungarian  pharmacists  the  threat- 
ened invasion  of  their  craft  by  the  new 
pharmacy-woman  appears  to  be  regarded 
with  undisguised  horror.  —  Chemist  and 
Druggist. 


French  Pharmacopiki.v — A  new  edi- 
tion of  the  French  Pharmacopoiia  of 
1885  has  been  issued,  with  a  supplement 
of  TOO  pages  ;  this  edition  became  official 
January  loth,  1895.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  the  new  remedy  ad.-uissions,  and 
the  official  titles  selected  for  the  products 
bearing  proprietary  names,  as  follows  : 

Antifebrine :        Acetanilide. 

Antipyrine  :  Analgesine. 

Aristol  :  Diiododithymol. 

Benzonaphthoh  l?enzoate  de  nnphthol   B. 

Dermatol  :  C.allate    basique    de    bis- 

muth. 

Exalgine :  Methylacetanilide. 

Phenacetine  :       Acet-Phenetidine. 

Saccharine  :  Acide   anhydro-ortho-sul- 

famide-benzoique. 

Salipyrine  :  Salicylate  d'Analgesine. 

Salol  :  Salicylate  de  Phenol. 

Sulfonal  :  Acetonediethylsulfone. 

Only  two  of  these  products  are  official 
ill  the  United  States  I'harmacopfeia,  viz.  : 
Acetanilide  and  Salol. 


The  Pharmacist  in  Western  Aus- 
tralia.— Mr.  H.  J.  R.  Fitzpatrick  con- 
tributes to  the  Pharmaceutical  Journal  of 
Australasia  an  article  on  the  above  sub- 
ject,in  which  he  says  :  The  native  chem- 
ists have  no  energy,  or  perhaps  inclina- 
tion, to  alter  the  affairs  of  their  fore- 
fathers. The  medical  man  plays  a  great 
part  in  the  business  of  the  chemist.  He 
holds  a  great  power,  and  does  not  neglect 
to  profit  from  it.  Many  run  their  own 
shops,  and,  indeed,  they  combine,  and 
run  their  medical  practices  and  dispen- 
saries, only  employing  managers.  They 
stock  the  places  well,  and  are  purely  and 
simply  retail  chemists.  The  chemists  do 
not  view  the  medical  man  in  a  too  favor- 
able light.  They  do  not  receive  his  pre- 
scriptions without  giving  a  heavy  com- 
mission in  return.  They  must  not  pre- 
scribe, under  a  penalty  of  the  doctor 
withdrawing  his  patronage.  Many  of  the 
chemists  absolutely  decline  to  treat  with 
medical  men,  preferring  to  work  their 
own  way  by  [jrescribirig.  A  Dentists' 
Act  has  recently  been  passed,  and  all 
chemists  now  stjle  themselves  as  surgeon- 
dentists,  and  e.Klract  teeth  for  half  a 
crown.  To  chemists,  I  say  do  not  go  to 
Western  Australia,  unless  on  a  visit,  for 
you  will  return  sadder  and,  I  hope,  wiser 
men. 


French  Pharmacists  on  Secret 
Remedies. — At  the  Congress  of  French 
Pharmacists,  recently  held,  it  was  voted, 
by  a  majority  of  218  against  207,  that  the 
total  suppression  of  specialties  of  the 
nature  of  secret  remedies  was  advisable, 
and  that  prescriptions  should  be  the  only 
form  of  such  medicines.  It  was  generally 
agreed  that  the  abolition  of  the  second 
class  of  pharmacists  should  date  five  years 
from  the  present. 


exercises  a  great  charm  on  these  vermin. 
White  bread  is  very  much  employed  in 
certain  disorders,  and  bread-crumb  pills 
are  one  of  the  mainstays  of  the  local  doc- 
tor's prescription  liook.  Verdigris  is  the 
remedy  for  skin  diseases,  and  ambergris 
(which  is  vomited  by  dragons)  is  almost 
a  universal  panacea.  Elephant-skin  plas- 
ters cure  most  wounds,  paper  ashes  are 
a  favorite  astringent,  and  dried  scorpion 
and  horse  hoofs  are  prescribed  for  a 
crowd  of  disorders.  It  is  possible  that 
■  an  account  of  serum  therapy  and  prevent- 
ive inoculation  might  amuse  our  Celestial 
cousins  almost  as  much  as  an  account  of 
their  remedies  amuses  us. — British  and 
Colonial  Druggist. 


Pharmaceutical..  Examinations  in 
Japan. — At  the  two  examinations  for 
pharmaceutists  held  in  Tokyo  and  Osaka, 
Japan,  during  1891 — particulars  of  which 
appear  in  the  Annual  Report,  quite  re- 
cently published,  of  the  Central  Sanitary 
Bureau  attached  to  the  Home  Depart- 
ment of  the  Imperial  Japanese  Govern- 
ment—  33  out  of  166  candidates  passed 
on  the  first  occasion,  and  36  out  of  193 
on  the  second.  To  prevent  personation 
at  the  examinations  each  candidate  is  ex 
peTted  to  write  his  own  application  for 
examination,  and  to  let  his  photograph, 
taken  during  the  same  or  previous  year, 
accompany  the  written  application.  The 
number  of  pharmaceutists  licensed  during 
the  year  was  23,  of  whom  14  passed  the 
examination,  whilst  9  were  graduates  of 
the  Imperial  University.  Altogether, 
there  were  2,692  pharmaceutists,  11,84-; 
druggists,  and  1,336  manufacturers  of 
medicine  in  Ja[)an,  at  the  end  of  1891. 


The  Chinese  Pharmacop(eia. — The 
medicine  book  of  the  Celestial  Empire 
includes  some  remedies  which  are,  to  say 
the  least,  somewhat  peculiar.  Snow- 
water is  recommended  as  a  vermifuge, 
whilst  hail-water  is  considered  as  toxic. 
The  excrement  of  bats  is  a  remedy  for 
ophthalmia  ;  amber  is  a  nerve  tonic  ;  ink 
is  a  diuretic  ;  gunpowder  a  vermifuge. 
Gimi  benzoin  is  excellent  for  stomach 
ache.  As  this  latter  product  is  often 
adulterated,  a  simple  test  of  its  purity  is 
mentioned  by  the  simple-minded  (?) 
orientals.  If  pure,  they  say  it  will  make 
rats  come  out  of  their  holes,   and  that  it 


New  Patents. 


TvRiAN  Stomach  Tubes.  —  Stomach 
tubes  have  long  been  used  by  physicians, 
and  we  here  show  an  illustration  of  a  new 
one  gotten  up  by  a  well-known  manufac- 
turer of  druggists'  sundries.  They  are 
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Formulary. 


INSECT    STINCS,    REMEDY. 

A  pnint  for  tlie  stiiij;s  of  insects,  in 
which  ammonia  is  kept  in  close  and  pro- 
longed contact  with  the  affected  part,  is 
prescriijed  as  follows  : 

H     Aq.  ammonia.' "I  cl 

Colliulion gr.  1 

Aciil  sniicylici l^f-  ^' 

A  few  drops  to  he  applied  to  each  bite  or 
sting. — Medical  Chrinikle. 


ELIXIR  DENTIFRICE    AND  TOOTH  POWDER. 

M.  Viau  advises  the  following  as  an 
antiseptic  wash  and  powder  for  the  teeth, 
which  he  claims  to  be  particularly  valu- 
able in  syphilitic  affections  of  the  mouth  : 

DENTIFRICE. 

Parts. 

Salicylic  acid 6 

Chloroform    60 

Tincture  of  benzoin 60 

Tincture  of  canella 60 

Simple  elixir,  q.  s.  acl . . . .  looo 

Mix.  Two  teaspoonfuls  in  a  tumbler 
of  water. 


HOWDER. 

Parts. 

M.agnesia 45 

Precipit.ated  chalk 45 

Potassium  chlorate 25 

Essence  of  anise I 

Mix.     Use   with  the  elixir. — National 
Druggist. 


DEPILATORIES 

are  always  in  demand.  The  popular  pro- 
duct is  sulphide  barium,  made  into  a  paste 
with  oxide  zinc,  amylum,  and  water ; 
ap[)lied  for  half  an  hour  and  removed  by 
washing.  The  following  was  lately  fur- 
nished by  a  French  journal : 

Parts. 

Alcohol 12 

Iodine }^  of  I 

Collodium 35 

Turpentine i^ 

Castor  oil 2 

This  solution  is  applied  daily  for  three  or 
four  days,  and  the  result  is  said  to  be 
satisfactory. 


FURNITURE    POLISH. 

.Ammonium  oleate 2  oz. 

Ammonia,  16° 2   " 

Shellac  varnish 6  dr. 

Boiled  linseed  oil 6    " 

Mix  the  ammonia  and  oleate,  add  the 
shellac,  and  shake  well ;  then  add  oil,  and 
shake  thoroughly. 

Mr.  Edel  states  that  ammonium  oleate 
occupies  a  field  peculiarly  its  own,  and  in 
this  field  has  a  wide  range  of  usefulness. 
It  is  easily  and  cheaply  prepared,  is  per- 
manent, can  be  diluted  as  wanted,  and 
for  cleaning  in  the  laboratory  it  is  superior 
to  any  preparation  he  has  ever  used. — 
American  Druggist. 


INK.    IdR    GLASS. 

The  following  formula  yields  an  ink 
which  will  write  easily  on  glass,  and  should 
prove  of  service  in  laboratory  work  : 

I'arls. 

White  lac 10 

Venice  turps 5 

Turpentine   15 

Powdered  indigo    5 

The  first  three  ingredients  are  mixed 
and  melted,  and  the  indigo  is  added.  The 
writing  is  unaffected  by  water. — liulletin. 


INSECTICIDE. 

The  fumes  are  destructive  to  insect 
life,  Init  not  to  plants  in  conservatories, 
as  it  contains  a  large  percentage  of  nico- 
tine. 

R   Nicotine  (crude) 12  parts 

Camphor    30      *' 

Oil  of  spike i   part 

Methylated  spirit to  100  parts 

This  should  be  used  with  great  care,  as 
the  fumes  are  very  irritating  and  poi- 
sonous.— British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 


TWO  NEW  PERFUMES. 

From  the  Seifcn-Fahrikant  we  extract 
the  following  formulae  for  new  handker- 
chief extracts  ; 

\'ioIet  extract 600  parts. 

Jasmin   extract 450  " 

Cassie  extract 300  " 

Rose  extract 50  " 

Tul>erose  extract 25  " 

Tincture  of  .American  musk 25  " 

Tincture  of  musk 2  " 

Oil  of  geranium 3  " 

Attar  of  rose     2  *' 

Oil  of  cedar  wood 4  " 

Absolute  alcohol    15  " 

Mix. 

KADSURA    PERFUME. 

Extract  of  rose,  crude 2000  parts. 

Extract  of  jasmin 2000  " 

Extract  of  orange 500  " 

Extract  of  violets 500  " 

Extract  of  iris  root 300  ' ' 

Tincture  of  musk  pod  {Mosc/tus- 

bentd) 300  " 

Tincture  of  musk 100  " 

Tincture  of  tonka  bean 150  " 

Tincture  of  Anerican  musk. .. .  70  " 

Tincture  of  vanilla 50  " 

Tincture  of  cinchona   iq  " 

Tincture  of  styrax 10  " 

Oil  of  bergamot 50  " 

Oil  of  lemon 50  " 

Geranium  oil , 15  *' 

P.itchouli  oil 10  " 

Sandalwood  oil 8  " 

Clove  oil 5  " 

Oilofneroli •. .  . .  6  " 

Oil  of  bitter  almond 5  " 

Oil  of  wintergreen 5  ** 

Oil  of  absinth 2  ** 

Absolute  alcohol 300  " 

Mix. 

— National  Druggis*. 


AMMONIA  CLEANSING  COMPOUNDS. 

Many  inquiries  are  received  in  the 
cour-e  of  a  year  for  a  formula  for  an 
ammonia  cleansing  compound,  the  object 
sought  for  being  the  preparation  of  an 
arucle  that  can  be  used  as  a  general 
cleansing  agent.  Frank  Edel  has  been 
experimenting  with  ammonia  soaps  and 
ammonia     oleate — the     latter     made    by 


reacting  on  ammonia  water  with  oleic 
acid.  With  regard  to  the  former,  he 
states  that  it  is  necessary  to  use  alcohol 
if  it  is  desired  to  make  a  clear  soap. 
The  ordinary  method  of  mixing  the  oleic 
acid  with  alcohol  and  this  with  ammonia 
in  excess  does  not,  however,  furnish  a 
satisfactory  product,  and  he  recommends 
the  process  which  follows,  viz. : 


AMMONIU.M    OLEATE. 

Oleic  acid i  02. 

Alcohol 1    " 

Aqua  ammonia,  16° .14   " 

Pour  the  acid  into  a  pint  bottle  ;  mix 
the  alcohol  and  ammonia,  and  pour  into 
bottle  containing  acid.  Cork  tightly,  and 
allow  to  stand  a  week  or  more  until 
saponification  is  complete. 

Mr.  Edel  says  this  furnishes  a  product 
superior  to  that  made  by  any  other  means 
he  has  tried  hitherto.  It  can  be  diluted 
with  ammonia,  or  water,  as  wanted,  and 
is  the  product  referred  to  in  succeeding 
formulas  as  ammonium  oleate. 


LABORATORY    CLEANSING    COMPOUND. 

Powdered  pumice  stone    2  oz. 

Ammonum  oleate 3   " 

Aqua  ammonia,  16',  to  make Oj 

Shake  before  using. 
Used  for  cleaning  mortars  and  gradu- 
ates. 


The  following  is  recommended  for  a 

LIQUID    SHAMPOO. 

Ammonium  oleate i  oz. 

Borax 2  dr. 

Cologne I  oz. 

Glycerin 1  " 

Water  to  make Oj 

This  will  be  found  excellent,  and  not 
nearly  so  harsh  on  the  scalp  as  the  ordi- 
nary ammonia  shampoos. 


The  following  is  recommended  by  the 
author  as  a 

CLOTH    CLEANSING    COMPOUND. 

Ammonium  oleate 2  oz. 

Ammonia  water,  16° 2   " 

Ether i    " 

Benzin 5    " 

Chloroform i    " 

Mix  the  ammonia  and  oleate,  sh.nke 
well,  and  add  the  ether  and  the  benzin, 
shaking  thoroughly  after  each  additii  n. 
Lastly,  add  one  ounce  of  chloroform  and 
shake  well.  Allow  to  stand  a  few  min- 
utes, and  shake  at  intervals,  when  a  mix- 
ture having  the  consistency  of  cream,  and 
showing  but  little  tendency  to  separate, 
will  result. 


PALAT.\BLE  CASTOR  OIL  EMULSION. 

Castor  oil    i  oz. 

Powdered  gum  acacia 4  drams. 

Simple  elixir    6      '* 

Oil  of  wintergreen 3  minims. 

Cinnamon  water 4  oz. 

Put  the  powdered  acacia  in  the  mortar 
dry  ;  rub  with  a  litt'e  oil  ;  add  more  oil, 
then  a  little  water  and  oil  alternately, 
mixing  thoroughly  after  each  addition  ; 
then  add  the  simple  elixir  and  enough 
water  to  make  up  to  final  measure.— 
British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 


140 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Photographic  Notes 


Notes  by  a  Pharmaceutical  Camer- 
IST. — Photography  has  but  two  periods  — 
session  and  season.  In  the  former  all 
good  camerists  meet  together  round  lan- 
tern-screen and  nicotinian  shrine  to  criti- 
cize each  other's  work  from  the  past  season, 
talk  bad  chemistry  and,  occasionally, 
worse  physics,  and  prophesy  in  regard  to 
the  coming  season.  Well,  the  session  is 
practically  over  now,  and  the  1895  season 
has  commenced.  To  many  others  in  the 
trade  besides  myself  this  means  a  fresh 
period  of  pleasure  and  pecuniary  profit. 
It  would  never  do  for  the  pharmacist  to 
speak  of  all  his  wares  from  personal  ex- 
perience ;  but  it  is  essential  that  the  phar- 
macist who  deals  in  photographic  goods 
should  know  how  to  take  a  photograph, 
and  most  of  the  tricks  and  touches  which 
help  to  make  the  photograph  better  than 
nrture  and  the  lens  will  allow.  I  main- 
tain that  amongst  the  best  assistants  to 
the  amateur  photographer  (whose  fancies 
the  chemist  particularly  cultivates)  is  the 
retail  chemist  and  druggist.  My  object 
is  to  help  the  latter,  as  far  as  I  can,  by 
noting  things  that  are  new  in  the  way  of 
apparatus  and  materials — notions  that  are 
new  and  of  which  no  one  person  is  the 
individual  repository  ;  therefore,  I  shall  be 
glad  if  any  pharmaceutical  camerist  will 
communicate  to  me  for  publication  in 
tliis  column  ideas  which  he  has  found  to 
be  useful  in  cultivating  the  photographic 
trade.  Perhaps,  it  may  be  an  improved 
formula  for  a  developer,  or  what  not  ;  it 
may  be  a  difficulty  solved,  or  which  re- 
quires solution — anything,  in  short,  prac- 
tical and  useful  in  photographic  trade. 

Every  time  I  go  to  Canterbury  I  try  to 
get  good  plates  of  those  rare  old  stained- 
glass  windows  for  which  the  cathedral  is 
noted,  and  I  have  never  been  proud  of 
ray  success  ;  there  is  so  much  blur  in  the 
plates  from  halation — that  eternal  bugbear 
which  spoils  many  an  otherwise  perfect 
picture.  It  generally  happens,  too,  that 
the  pictures  sacrificed  to  halation  are 
those  which  one  cannot  coat  with  a  com- 
pjsition,  because  they  are  carried  in  the 
h.ind-camera.  Once  I  was  in  that  fix  at 
the  top  of  Ben  Nevis;  hence  I  never  show 
my  picture  of  the  interior  of  the  observa- 
tory there.  I,  therefore,  welcome  the  ap- 
pearance of  anti-halation  plates.  These 
are  made  by  R.  \V.  Thomas  &  Co.  (Lim- 
ited), Thornton  Heath,  according  to  Oak- 
ley's tnethod,  for  which  patent  protection 
is  asked.  I  tried  these  plates  during  the 
Easter  holidays,  and  the  results  are  ex- 
cellent. My  plan  was  to  try  the  anti- 
halation  and  ordinary  plates  with  the 
same  light  and  same  time,  and  where  with 
the  ordinary  plate  I  got  beautiful  exam- 
ples of  halation,  with  the  Oakley-Thomas 
plate  I  had  precise  pictures.  My  only 
objection  to  the  new  plate  is  that  it  prints 
somewhat  slowly  ;  but  better  that  than  no 
print  at  all.  The  plates  are  made  medium 
and   ultra  rapid,   and   require  no   special 


manipulation,  e.\cept  that  the  alum  bath 
must  not  be  omitted  on  any  account, 
otherwise  frilling  takes  place.  I  judge 
that  the  anti-halation  medium  in  this  case 
is  a  galatine  film  dyed  with  a  non-actonic 
crimson  dye,  and  applied  to  the  plate 
before  the  sensitive  film  so  that  the  latter 
does  not  mix  with  the  former.  Perhaps  a 
few  notes  on  the  methods  of  preventing 
halation  may  be  useful  at  the  beginning 
of  the  season.  The  common  way  is  to 
use  any  backing  such  as  Teapes'  Backing 
Preparation,  which  is   much  in  request  : 

Mucilage 5j- 

Caramel 5j- 

Burnt  sienna  (ground  in  water) gij. 

Well  mix,  and  add  spirit ,^ij. 

The  method  of  using  is  to  place  a  por- 
tion on  the  back  of  the  plate  and  distri- 
bute evenly  by  means  of  a  squeegee. 
The  coating  is  then  either  allowed  to  dry 
or  a  piece  of  paper  is  placed  over  it  before 
putting  into  the  dark  slides.  The  pre- 
paration should  be  put  up  in  collapsable 
tubes,  holding  al.out  4  oz.,  and  retailed  at 
IS.  Before  developing  the  backing  has  to 
be  washed  off  with  adamp  sponge.  A  much 
better  preparation  is  "  anti-halation  fluid," 
the  formula  for  which  is  : 

Hard  soap  (in  fine  shavings) 5ss. 

Spirit 5"- 

Digest  at  a  temperature  not  exceeding  70°  F., 
agitating  occasionally  for  seven  days.  Filter,  and 
dissolve  in  the  filtrate  : 

Erythrosin gr.  I. 

Aurin "    i. 

Paint  on  the  back  of  the  plate  with  a  large 
camel's-hair  brush,  and  allow  to  dry. 

The  great  advantage  of  this  fluid  is  its 
quick-drying  property  and  the  fact  that  it 
does  not  require  to  be  removed  before 
developing,  as  its  presence  in  the 
developer  is  rather  beneficial  than  other- 
wise on  account  of  its  deep  ruby  color. 
It  should  be  put  up  in  2-oz.  bottles,  which 
sell  at  IS. 

Backing  Papers  consist  of  pieces  of 
ruby  or  black  paper  cut  a  trifle  smaller 
than  the  plate.  They  are  intended  to  be 
stuck  in  optical  contact  with  the  back  of 
the  plate.  Some  are  sold  ready  gummed, 
and  only  require  wetting  and  squeegeeing 
to  the  glass.  Papers  are  not  so  effectual 
generally  as  the  methods  described  above. 
It  is  worth  remembering  that  when  hala- 
tion has  occurred,  the  dense  portions  can 
be  much  reduced  by  rubbing  with  a  piece 
of  lint  moistened  with  methylated  spirit. 

Elliott's  Barn^  bromide-paper  is  one  of 
the  newest  printing-papers,  and  is  so 
easily  worked  that  it  is  sure  to  give  satis- 
faction when  recommended  to  customers 
— at  least  that  is  my  experience.  It  his 
a  pleasing  matt  surface,  and,  when  finished, 
closely  resembles  a  platinum  print.  It 
only  requires  an  exposure  of  a  few  seconds 
to  an  ordinary  gas  flame.  The  best 
developer  to  use  is  metol,  which  does 
away  with  theacid-baths  necessary  with  fer- 
rous oxalate.     The  formula  is  : 

A. 

Metol Sr-  50 

.Sodium  sulphite 5j' 

Potassium  bromide gr.  vj. 

Water j". 


B. 

Potassium  carbonate 5j* 

Water ^x. 

For  use,   mix  3  parts  of  A  with  one  of 
B.      Well  fix  in  "  hypo,"  4  oz.  to  the  pint. 

I  notice  that  a  correspondent  of  the 
Amateur  Photographer  strongly  recom- 
mends amidol  for  bromide-paper  gener- 
ally. His  directions  are :  Dissolve  50 
grammes  of  sodium  sulphite  in  i  litre  of 
water,  making  a  5  per  cent,  solution  ; 
take  100  grammes  of  this,  and  add  ^ 
gramme  amidol  ;  4  or  5  drops  of  10  per 
cent,  solution  of  bromide  potassium  may 
be  added.  In  portraits  on  Eastmin's 
platino-bromide  paper,  the  most  splendid 
velvety  black  is  produced.  The  addition 
of  water  produces  greyer  tones. — Chemist 
and  Druggist. 


Standard  Photographic  Sizas. — The 
"  whole-plate,"  the  "  half-plate  "  (more 
than  half  the  size  of  a  "  whole-pLite  "), 
and  the  "quarter-plate,"  less  than  half 
the  size  of  a  "  half-plate,"  had,  we  have 
been  told,  their  origin  in  the  days  of  the 
daguerreotype,  thedimensions  being  those 
of  the  sizes  of  certain  statidard  plates  of 
copper.  Whatever  may  be  the  origin  of 
them,  the  fact  remains  that  we  have  with 
us  certain  "standard  photographic  sizes," 
and,  further,  that  the  existence  of  these 
standard  sizes  has  been,  and  is,  highly 
detrimental  to  photography  as  art,  whe- 
ther "  decorative  "  or  "  fine."  .  .  .  There 
is  a  difference  between  standard  sizes  of 
plates  and  standard  sizes  of  prints.  In 
the  matter  of  plates,  it  is  a  question 
merely  of  convenience.  The  size  of  the 
plate  ought  not  of  necessity  in  any  way 
to  decide  that  of  the  print,  but  the  mis- 
chief of  the  thing  is  that  it  does.  Nine 
out  of  ten  amateur  photographers,  apart 
from  "  carte-de-visite "  and  "cabinet" 
sizes,  trim  their  prints  as  nearly  to  the 
size  of  the  negatives  from  which  they  are 
taken  as  is  practicable,  with  the  result 
that  the  standard  sizes  of  plates  deter- 
mine the  dimensions  of  prints.  .  .  .  The 
modern  custom  of  offering  for  sale  sensi- 
tized papers  of  various  kinds,  ready  cut 
to  standard  sizes,  has,  undoubtedly,  had 
much  to  do  with  the  evil  of  which  we 
write.  It  cannot  be  too  strongly  im- 
pressed on  the  photographer  that  in 
prints  there  should  be  no  standard  size, 
nor  should  there  be  any  attempt  to  fix  a 
ratio  of  length  to  breadth.  Each  photo- 
graph should  be  treated  on  its  own 
merits,  and  anything  superfluous  should 
be  ruthlessly  trimmed  from  top,  bottom, 
or  one  side  or  the  other.  Although  it 
would  seem  that,  on  the  average,  the 
length  of  pictures  should  be  fully  50  per 
cent,  greater  than  the  breadth,  it  does 
not  follow  that  every  picttire  should  be 
at  least  half  again  as  long  as  it  is  broad. 
Indeed,  there  are  a  few  subjects  that  are 
best  treated  by  a  square,  or  even  a  circu- 
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Commercial. 

Camphor. 

A  camphor  famine  is  threatened  as  a 
result  of  the  war  between  Japan  and 
China.  The  price  of  cani[)hor  has  rapid- 
ly advanced,  and  Japan  is  placing  the 
most  severe  restrictions  upon  its  export. 
Much  of  the  camphor  is  held  i)y  a  syndi- 
cate. Should  a  warm  summer  brinj; 
cholera  ami  dysentery,  the  demand  for 
camphor  will  be  very  great,  and  its  scar- 
city will  not  only  interfere  with  many  medi- 
cal com[)ounds,  but  will  hinder  the  manu- 
facture of  smokeless  gunpowder,  in  which 
camphor  largely  enters  as  an  ingredient. 


Ginseng. 


The  demand  for  ginseng  in  China  is 
increasing,  and  the  price  has  advanced  to 
such  an  extent  that  farmers  and  others  in 
rural  districts  who  market  the  root  will  be 
well  paid  for  their  trouble.  It  is  worth 
t'rom  $2  to  $4  per  pound. 


Cod-Liver  Oil 


The  following  statistics  of  the  cod  fish- 
eries of  Norway,  and  production  of  cod- 
liver  oil  and  livers  for  industrial  oils  from 
1S88  to  1895,  have  been  compiled  from 
official  reports  by  Joh.  Rye  Holmboe, 
Tromso,  Norway,  and  furnished  to  The 
C.-\NAni.\N  Dkuc;gist  for  publication  : 


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It  will  be  seen  from  the  above  that 
this  year's  production  of  cod-liver  oil  is 
10,320  hectolitres  below  the  average,  and 
6,542  hectolitres  below  1894.  The 
livers  in  Finmarken  being  very  lean,  and 
the  fishing  up  till  date  a  failure,  it  is  cer- 
tain that  the  production  of  cod-liver  oil 
from  that  district  will  not  nearly  fill  the 
deficiency. 

It  must  be  remembered,  also,  that  the 
enormous  production  in  1893  left  over 
considerably  large  stocks  to  be  cleared  in 
1894,  whilst  stocks  of  old  oil  were  very 
nearly  exhausted  at  the  commencement 
of  the  present  year. 

On  account  of  the  high  prices,  the  de- 
mand this  season  has  been  rather  limited, 
and  no  large  sales  have  been  reported 
(April  30th).  It  is  probable,  therefore, 
that  the  market  will  keep  firm,  with  an 
improving  demand  as  the  time  for  foreign 
importers  to  fill  their  autumn  demands 
draws   nearer. 


Tiie  Opium  Yield. 


Counting  only  on  a  maximum  yield  of 
4,000  couffes  for  the  whole  of  Turkey, 
there  is  estimated  to  be — taking  into  ac- 
count the  existing  stock  of  about  6,000 
cases  in  the  interior  of  the  vilayet  of  Aidin, 
at  Smyrna,  Salonica.  Constantinople,  Lon- 
don, New  York,  and  Philadelphia — a  to- 
tal of  10,000  couffes,  which  is  amply 
sufficient  for  pharmaceutical  and  special 
consumption  for  a   year  and  a  half,  this 


consumption  never  having  exceeded  in  a 
year  more  than  5,500  cases  on  the  aver- 
age. It  should  also  be  noted  that  Persian 
opium  is  plentiful  on  the  consuming  mar- 
kets. When  the  prices  of  Turkish  opium 
exceed  a  <;erlain  limit,  which  is  the  case 
in  London  at  the  present  time,  then  Per- 
sian opium  is  sold  in  preference  to  that  of 
the  Ottoman  Em[>ire.  If  the  forthcoming 
crop  should  be  a  good  one,  the  total  pro- 
duction of  Turkey  can  easily  reach  8,000 
couffes,  which  will  bring  the  quantity 
available  'or  consumption  in  the  coming 
year,  1895  9(;,  to  the  very  respectable 
figure  of  14,000  couffes.  It  is  this  large 
quantity  at  disposal  which  explains  the 
little  troulile  taken  by  exporters  to  follow 
the  speculation  which  has  been  manifested 
recently  on  the  Smyrna  exchange. — J*hr- 
eign  and  Colonial  Importer. 


Paris  Green. 


Immediately  after  our  issue  of  last 
month,  the  price  of  Paris  green  took  a 
sudden  change,  and  the  price  is  likely  to 
keep  up  for  the  remainder  of  the  season, 
as  any  "  green  "  imported  from  England 
now  would  be  too  late  for  this  season's 
consumption. 

The  annual  consumption  of  Paris  green 
in  Canada  is  about  400  tons.  There  are 
two  manufacturers,  one  in  Toronto  and 
one  in  Montreal.  Within  a  few  days  the 
pi  ice  advanced  about  100  per  cent.,  owing 
to  a  shortage  in  stock  and  a  shortage  of 
arsenic,  the  principal  ingredient.  In  the 
Uniteil  States  the  poison  is  controlled, 
like  nearly  every  other  commodity,  by  a 
trust,  and  this  combination  had  advanced 
the  price  to  about  26  cents  per  pound. 


Tariff  Changes. 


The  following  are  the  larifT  changes  on 
goods  affecting  the  drug  trade  : 

Spirituous  or  alcoholic  liquors,  distilled 
from  any  material,  or  contaming  or  com- 
pounded from  or  with  distilled  spirits  of 
any  kind,  and  any  mixture  thereof  with 
water  for  every  gallon  thereof  of  the 
strength  of  proof,  and  when  of  a  greater 
strength  than  that  of  proof  at  the  same 
rate  on  the  increased  quantity  that  there 
would  be  if  the  licjuors  were  reduced  to 
the  strength  of  proof.  When  the  liquors 
are  of  a  less  strength  than  that  of  proof 
the  duty  shall  be  at  a  rate  herein  provided, 
but  computed  on  a  reduced  quantity  of 
the  liquors  in  proportion  to  the  lesser  de- 
gree of  strength,  provided,  however,  that 
no  reduction  in  quantity  shall  be  com- 
puted or  made  on  any  liquors  below  the 
strength  of  15  per  cent,  under  proof,  but 
all  such  liquors  shall  be  computed  as  of 
the  strength  of  15  per  cent,  under  proof, 
as  follows  : 

(a)  Ethyl  alcohol,  or  the  substance 
commonly  known  as  alcohol  ;  hjdraled 
oxide  of  ethyl,  or  spirits  of  wine  ;  gin  of 
all  kinds,  n.e.s.;  rum,  whiskey,  and  all 
spirituous  or  alcoholic  liquors,  n.o.p., 
amyl  alcohol,  or  fusel  oil,  or  any  substance 
known    as    potato   spirit    or   potato    oil  ; 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


methyl  alcohol,  wood  alcohol,  wood  naph- 
tha, proxylic  spirit,  or  any  substance 
known  as  wood  spirit  or  methylated 
spirits,  absinthe,  arrack  or  palm  spirit, 
brandy,  including  artificial  brandy  and 
imitations  of  brandy,  cordials  and  liquors 
of  all  kinds,  n.e.s.;  mescal,  pulque,  rum 
shrub,  Schiedam  and  other  schnapps  : 
Tafia,  Angostura,  and  similar  alcoholic 
bitters  or  beverages,  $2.25  per  gallon. 

(/')  Spirits  and  strong  waters  of  any 
kind,  mixed  with  any  ingredient  or  in- 
gredients, as  being  '>r  known  or  designed 
as  anodynes,  elixirs,  essences,  extracts, 
lotions,  tinctures,  or  medicines,  n.e.s., 
$2.25  per  gallon  and  30  per  cent,  ad 
tialorem. 

(c)  Alcoholic  perfumes  and  perfumed 
spirits,  bay  rum,  Cologne,  and  lavender 
waters,  hair,  tooth,  and  skin  washes,  and 
other  toilet  preparations  containing  spirits 
of  any  kind,  when  in  bottles  or  flasks  con- 
taining not  more  than  four  ounces  each, 
50  per  cent,  ad  valorem.  When  in  bot- 
tles, flasks,  or  other  packages  containing 
more  than  four  ounces  each,  $2.25  per 
gallon  and  40  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

(d)  Nitrous  ether,  sweet  spirits  of  nitre, 
and  aromatic  spirits  of  ammonia,  $2.25 
per  gallon  and  t,q  per  cent,  nd  valorem. 

(e)  Vermouth,  containing  not  more  than 
30  per  cent.,  and  ginger  wine,  containing 
not  more  than  26  per  cent,  of  proof 
spirits,  80  cents  per  gallon;  if  containing 
not  more  than  these  percentages  respec- 
tively of  proof  spirits,  $2.25  per  gallon. 

Condensed  milk,  3'^  cents  per  pound. 

Condensed  coffee,  condensed  coffee 
with  milk,  milk  foods,  and  all  similar 
preparations,  35  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Paints  and  colors,  ground  in  spirits, 
and  all  spirit  varnishes  and  lacquers, 
$1.12  J^  per  gallon. 

Sugar  candy,  brown  or  white,  and  con- 
fectionery, including  sweetened  gums, 
yi  cent  per  pound  and  35  per  cent,  ad 
valorem. 


Some  New  Formulae  for  Galenicals. 

The  recently  published  "  Erganzung- 
staxe  zur  Konigl.  Preuss.  Arzeitaxe  fur 
1895,"  from  the  Grand-Duchy  of  Baden 
(says  the  Pharmaceutische  Centralhalle), 
has  published,  among  others,  the  follow- 
ing formula:,  which  we  think  worthy  of 
reproduction  : 

AiJUA     CARMI.NATIVA. ' 

Chamomile  flowers 5  parts 

Curled  mint  leaves,  coarsely  powdered..  2  parts 

Bruised  kiimmel 2  parts 

Bruised  fennel 2  parts 

Lemon  peel,  cut  medium  fine 2  parts 

Unripe  orange  jieel,  cut  fine   2  parts 

Alcohol 15  parts 

Moisten,  let  stand  for  twenty-four  tiours, 
and  then  distil  off  to  10  parts.  "  Wind 
water  "  is  a   muddy  liquid  of  strong  odor. 

*Our  German  contemporary  transl.-ites  this  tl^^^  M'ind- 
71/ai^fr  (wind  wate»),  which,  while  not  quite  so  elegant  as 
'•  carminativa,"  is  far  more  expressive,  and  suggestive  of 
the  uses  and  tiie  virtues  of  the  preparation. — Editor  .Va- 
tional  Drug§;ist. 


ELIXIR   OK   CALYSAYA. 

Cinchona  bark 720  parts. 

Unripe  orange   peel     ....  3*^^  parts. 

Cardamons 18  parts. 

Star  anise 9°  parts. 

Cinnamon 90  parts. 

Cloves 60  parts. 

Red  sandalwood 48  parts. 

Macerate  for  fourteen  days  with  750 
parts  of  dilute  alcohol  and  750  parts  of 
water,  drain  off,  press  out,  and  add 

Sugar 3000  parts. 

Water 2000  parts. 

Let  stand  for  several  days  and  finally  filter. 

LINIMENTU.M  SAI'ONATO-CArHnRATU  M 
lODATUM. 

( lodopodeldoc. ) 

Ammonium  iodide lo  parts. 

Opodeldoc 9°  parts. 

Melt  the  opodeldoc  with  very  light 
heat,  and  in  it  dissolve  the  iodide.  If 
necessary  to  filter,  it  should  be  done  with 
a  closed  filter. 

SAPO-HYDRARGYRI  (MF.RCURIAI.    SOAP). 

Mercury 100  parts. 

Grey  mercurial  ointment     ...         20  parts. 

Rub  together  until  the  mercury  is  ex- 
tinguished (to  the  naked  eye)  and  then 
add 

Potash  soap 1600  parts. 

Oil  soap,  in  powder    ....         200  parts. 
Lard 200  parts. 

Mix  thoroughly. 

SYRlir  OF  CODEINE. 

Codeine  phosphate       ....  2  parts. 

Water 3°  parts. 

Simple  syrup 968  parts. 

Mix  and  dissolve. 

SPIRIT  OF  LAVENDER  COMPOUND. 

Spirit  of  lavender So  parts. 

Spirit  of  rosemary 20  parts. 

Cassia  cinnamon,  in  coarse  powder    .         i  part. 
Nutmeg,  in  coarse  powder.    ...  I  part. 

Red  sandalwood,  finely  cut  ...  i  part. 

Mix  and  let  stand  for  a  week,  at  from 
15°  to  20°  C.,  with  frequent  agitation, 
then  filter. 

TINCTURA  FERRI   ACETICO-FORMICATI. 

( Tincttira  tonifo-ncrvina.) 

Calcium  carbonate       ....         60  parts. 

pQrmic  acid 200  parts. 

Water 155  parts. 

Mix,  and  let  stand. 

Ferrous  sulphate 21  parts. 

Solution  of  iron  tersulphate       .       .  80  parts, 

Dilute  acetic  acid  (30  )       .        .        .  320  parts. 

Water 80  parts. 

Mix  and  dissolve.  Mix  the  two  solu- 
tions and  add 

Alcohol,  90' 400  parts. 

Acetic  ether 15  parts. 

Let  Stand  for  some  time,  or  until  the 
calcium  sulphate  ceases  to  be  thrown 
down,  and  then  filter. — National  Drug- 
gist-   

Kaori. — Name  given  to  a  resin  (prob- 
ably kauri)  used  in  skin  diseases.  It  is 
soluble  in  alcohol  of  90°,  and  in  drying 
leaves  a  very  adherent  varnish. 

Anthion. — Trade  name  for  sodium 
persulphate,  used  in  photography  for  the 
removal  of  the  last  traces  of  the  thiosul- 
phate  (sodium  hyposulphite). 


Business  Notices. 


As  the  design  of  the  Canadian  Druggist  is  to  benefit 
mutually  all  interested  in  the  business,  we  would  request 
all  parties  ordering  goods  or  malting  purchases  of  any  de- 
scription from  houses  ad\ertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian  Druggist. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  the  special  consideration  of  the  Business  Notices. 


That  Fly  Paper  Case  Again. 

The  United  States  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  of  Boston  has  granted  O.  &  \V. 
Thum  Co.  a  rehearing  on  each  of  the 
seven  points  asked  for  in  their  suit  against 
Boston  parties  who  imitated  the  salient 
features  of  their  Tanglefoot. 


Artistic  Show  Cards. 

James  W.  Tufts,  Boston,  who  is  widely 
known  as  the  manufacturer  of  Arctic  and 
Siberian  soda  fountains,  has  always 
attracted  attention  for  the  artistic  merit 
of  his  catalogues,  pamphlets,  and  circu- 
lars, as  well  as  advertising  cards.  He 
has  recently  issued  two  show  cards  which 
outshine  any  previous  work  in  this  line. 
They  were  designed  by  the  well  known 
Boston  artist,  J.  P.  Hill,  are  15  x  20 
inches  in  size,  and  printed  in  black  and 
red  on  "  oak  tag  "  stock. 

One  advertises  "  Crushed  Pineapple," 
and  the  other  gives  a  list  of  popular 
syrups.  They  are  very  striking,  and  will 
prove  a  real  attraction  at  the  soda  fountain 
counter. 


The  Missing  Link  Finally  Found. 

Every  professional  and  business  man 
has  felt  the  need  of  some  kind  of  a  recep- 
tacle in  which  could  be  placed  and  con- 
stantly within  reach  reference  books  such 
as  he  uses  daily.  Just  such  an  article 
has  at  last  been  invented,  and  is  shosvn 
and  described  in  another  column  in  this 
paper.  We  refer  to  the  Marsh  Reading 
Stand  and  Revolving  Case,  now  used  in 
upward  of  50,000  offices  and  libraries. 
Instead  of  having  books  scattered  around 
and  not  found  when  wanted,  or  having  to 
go  toyour  library  every  timeone  is  needed, 
this  revolving  bookcase  places  within  the 
reach  of  your  desk  all  the  volumes  you 
may  constantly  use.  It  has  shelf  room 
for  twenty  volumes  the  size  of  Chambers' 
Encyclopaadia,  and  a  top  on  which  a  large 
dictionary,  Bible,  or  any  other  heavy  book 
can  be  placed  and  adjusted  to  any  angle 
or  height  desired.  Withal,  it  is  a  hand- 
some piece  of  furniture,  and  is  sent  to 
any  one  ordering  at  a  low  price,  and  can 
be  paid  for  after  they  see  and  are  satisfied 
with  it. 


ZvMOiDiN. — New  secret  antiseptic,  in- 
troduced by  Rosenberg,  Berlin.  No  in- 
formation as  to  its  nature  has  yet  been 
established.  It  comes  into  trade  in  three 
forms,  a  liquid,  an  ointment,  and  a  pow- 
der. 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


(H2A) 


I 


SEELYj:^ 


The  American 

PERFUMER 


NEW  PERFUMES: 


SWEET     MIGNONETTE, 
LILLIAN     RUSSELL, 
MARIPOSA  LILY, 
MAGNOLIA    BLOSSOM. 


I  and  5  :u.  Tullct  Water. 


These  nevr  products  of  our  laboratory- 
are  very  lasting^  and  fragrant. 


TOILET  WATER 
ASSORTMENT 


VIOLET 

ROSE 

HELIOTROPE 

LAVENDER 

ORANGE 

LILAC 

MAGNOLIA 


Seely  Manufacturing  Company, 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST  PRICES  CURRENT 


I 


The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
quantities  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  iriay  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  (quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
command  an  advance. 

Ai.coiioi,,  gal $4  37  $4  ^5 

Methyl i   go  200 

Allspice,  lb 13  15 

Powdered,  lb 15  17 

Aloin,  oz 40  45 

Anodyne,  Hoffman's  hot.,  lbs.  . .  50  55 

Akrowkooi,  Bermuda,  lb 45  50 

St.  Vincent,  lb 15  1 8 

B.\i.SAM,  Fir,  lb 40  45 

Copaiba,  lb 65  75 

Peru,  lb 375  400 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65  75 

P.\RK,  Barberry,  lb 22  25 

Bayberry,  lb 15  iS 

Buckthorn,  lb 15  17 

Canella,  lb 15  17 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 25  30 

Cascarilla,  select,   lb iS  20 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18  20 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60  65 

Powdered,  lb   65  70 

Yellow,  lb 35  40 

Pale,  lb 40  45 

Elm,  selected,  lb 20  21 

Ground,  lb 17  20 

Powdered,   lb 20  28 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb iS  20 

Oak,  while,  crushed  lb 15  17 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb. . .  15  16 

Prickly  ash,  lb .55  40 

Sassafras,  lb 15  16 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb 13  J  5 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13  15 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 45  50 

Tonka,  lb I   50  2  75 

\'anilla,  lb 600  750 

Bekkies,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 30  35 

powdered,  lb. ..  35  40 

J  uniper,  lb 7  10 

Ground,  lb   12  14 

Prickly  ash,  lb 40  45 

Buns,  Balm  of  Gileail,  lb 55  60 

Cassia,  lb 25  30 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 75  So 

Camphor,  lb 65  70 

Can  iHARiDES,  Russian,  lb i  40  i  50 

Powdered,  lb I   50  I   60 

Capsicu.m,  lb 25  30 


Corrected  to  June  10th,   1895. 

Powderetl,  lb $       30 

Caehon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Cas  I'OR,  Fibre,  lb    20  00 

Chai.K,  French,   powdered,  lb...  10 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb 10 

Prepared,  lb 5 

CllARCOAL,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb.  .  .  4 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 20 

Clove,  lb 16 

Powdered,  lb 17 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 40 

Collodion,  lb 75 

Cantharidal,  lb 2   50 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 


Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb. 
De.xtrine,  lb. ,.;... . 
Dover's  Powder,  lb. . 
Ergot,  Spanish,  lb. . . . 
Powdered,   lb. 


25 

10 

..      1   50 

75 

90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

13 
14 
15 

55 
30 
40 
20 


Extract,  Logwood,  bulk 

Pounds,  lb 

F" LOWERS,  Arnica,  lb. . . . 

Calendula,   lb 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb 
German,  lb 

Elder,  lb 

Lavender,  lb 12 

Rose,  red,  F'rench,  lb i  60 

Rosemary,  lb 

Saffron,  American,  lb. 
Spanish,  V'al'a,  uz. . . 
Gelati.ne,  Cooper's,  lb. 

French,  white,  lb 

Glycerine,  lb 

GUAKANA 


25 

75 
I  00 

75 

35 

16 

...     3  00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb iS 

Barbadoes,  lb 30 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asafoi-tida,  lb 40 

Arabic,  1st,  lb 65 

Powdered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  lb 50 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i   20 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,  lb 70 

Kino,  true,  lb 2  00 


35 
iS 

50 

20  00 

12 

12 

6 

5 

25 
17 
iS 

45 
80 

2  75 

45 

2  50 

30 

12 

I  60 

80 

1  GO 

2  10 
14 
17 
20 
60 

35 
45 

22 

15 

2  00 
30 

So 
I  25 
So 
40 
iS 

3  25 
3  50 

20 

50 
70 
45 
70 

85 
45 

30 

I  00 
20 

I    25 

1  00 

75 

2  25 


Myrrh,  lb $ 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 4 

Powdered,  lb 5 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,   lb 

Tr.agacanth,  fl.ake,  1st,  lb i 

Powdered,  lb i 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Horehound,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs. ,  lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs. ,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb    

Thyme,  ozs. ,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs. ,  lb 

Wormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hops,  fresh,  lb 

Ini>ic.o,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  lb 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 2 

Russian,  true,  lb 6 

Leak,  Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Biichu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Hyoscyamus 

Matico,  lb 


45 
55 
00 

75 
80 

45 
45 
30 
00 
20 

45 
8 

27 
27 
16 

15 
17 

25 
20 

S3 
45 
17 
45 
38 
38 
IS 
20 

17 

iS 
21 
30 
iS 

21 

iS 

•5 
20 

38 
13 
20 

75 
25 
00 
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25 
18 

25 
5° 
20 

35 
>S 
18 
20 
70 


5  $ 


48 
60 
4  25 
6  00 

13  00 
48 

50 

35 
I  10 

1  25 

75 
10 

30 
30 
i8 

17 
20 

30 
38 
55 
50 
20 

50 
40 
40 
20 
22 
20 
20 
22 

35 
20 

25 
20 
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22 
44 
15 
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So 

28 

2  10 
6  50 

30 
20 
30 
55 
22 
40 
20 
20 
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75 


(I42B) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Senna,  Alexandria,  lb 

Tinnevelly,  lb 

Stramonium,  \h   

Uva  Ursi,  lb 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz, 

Licorice,  Solazzi 

Pignatelli 

Grasso 

Y  &  S— Slicks,  6  to  I  lb.,  per  lb. 
"  Purily,  103  slicks  in  box 

"  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..   . 

"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

S  lb.  tins 

Lui'ULIN,  oz 

Lycopodium,  lb   

Mace,  lb 

Manna,  lb ■ 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 

Irish,  lb 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 

NUTGAI.LS,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

NUTMECS,  lb 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Oakum,  lb.. .   

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  '/i  and  ><. 

Citrine,  lb 

Paraldehyde,  oz 

Pei'I'ER,  black,  lb 

Powdered,   lb 

Pitch,  black,  lb 

Bergundy,  true,  lb . 

LAST  er.  Calcined,  bbl.  cash  .... 

Adhesive,  yd 

Belladonna,  lb   

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 

Lead, lb 

PoPi'Y  Heads,  per  100 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 

White,  lb 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 

Rochelle  Salt,  lb 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 

Althea,  cut,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Blood,  lb 

Bitter,  lb 

Blackl>erry,  lb      

Burdock,  crushed,  lb    

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb 

Canada  Snake,   lb 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 

Colchicum,  lb  ,  .    

Columbo,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,   lb 

Dandelion,  lb 

Elecampane,    lb 

Galangal,  lb 

Gelsemium,  lb 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,   lb 

Ginger,  African,  lb 

Po.,lb 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 

Po.,  lb 

Ginseng,  lb 

Golden  Seal,  lb 

Gold  Thread,  lb 

Hellebore,  while,    [lowil.,  lb... 

Indian  Hemp 

Ipecac,  lb , 

Powdered,  lb 

Jalap,  lb ... 

Powdered,  lb ' 

Kava  Kava,  lb 

Licorice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Mandrake,  lb 

Masterwort,  lb    

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 

Powdered,  lb   

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 

Pink,  lb   . 

Parsley,  lb 

Pleurisy,  lb 

Poke,  lb 


$      25$      30  Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $       iS 

15  25            Khatany,  lb    20 

20  25            Rhubarb,  lb    : .  . .  75 

15  iS            Sarsaparilla,  Ilond,   lb 40 

I   00  I    10                Cut,  lb 50 

45  50            Senega,  lb 55 

35  40            Squill,  lb    13 

30  35           Stillingia,  lb 22 

27  30                Powdered,  lb 25 

75  75            Unicorn,  lb 38 

1  50  I   50           Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

2  00  2  00            Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

1  50  I    75            Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  25 

2  00  2  00           Essence,  lb 3  00 

30  35      Saccharin,  oz i  25 

70  So  Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb. . .  13 

I   20  I   25           Star,  lb 35 

I  60  I   75           Burdock,  11) 30 

9  10           Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

9  10           Caraway,  lb 10 

46  00  50  00            Cardamom,   lb    i   25 

21  25           Celery 30 

25  30           Colchicum cq 

I  00  I    ID           Coriander,   lb 10 

10  12           Cumin,  lb 15 

25  27           Fennel,  lb ,  15 

12  15  Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..        .  7 

70  75           Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3), 

45  50                Ground,  lb 4 

15  iS           Hemp,  lb 5 

12  13            Mustard,   white,  lb u 

15  16                Powdered,  lb    15 

3  4           Pumpkin   25 

10  12           (luince,  lb 65 

225  325            Rape,   lb H 

12  13            Strophanthus,  oz 50 

65  70           Worm,  lb 22 

80  85       Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

25  30  Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

I  00  I    10           White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

2j  3           Powdered,  lb 25 

3I  4           Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

25  30      Spermaceti,  lb 55 

25  28      Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

22  25           Venice,  lb   lo 

30  35       Wax,  White,  lb 50 

25  30           Yellow 40 

15  16       Wont),  Guaiac,  ras|)ed 5 

27  30           Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

15  iS           Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

18  20            Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

20  21; 

^i  chemicals. 

J"  35 

15  20      Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

40  45           Glacial,  lb   45 

20  22           Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

25  30               German,  oz 10 

38  40           Boracic,  lb 15 

20  25            Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

13  14               Calvert's  No.  i,  lb   2   10 

15  iS                               No.  2,  lb I   35 

15  20           Citric,  lb 50 

15  iS           Gallic,  oz 10 

22  25            Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

9  10  Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

10  12                   doz I   50 

13  15           Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

iS  20            Muriatic,   lb    3 

20  22               Chem,  pure,  llv. 18 

27  30           Nitric,  lb   • io| 

30  35               Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

3  00  3  25            Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

75  80               Oxalic,  lb 12 

90  95           Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb 1   00 

12  15               Dilute,  lb .' .  .  .  13 

18  20           PyrogalHc,  oz 35 

I   30  I   50           Salicylic,  while,  lb i   00 

I   60  I   70           Sulphuric,   carboy,  lb 2!, 

55  60                liottles,  lb 5" 

60  65                ("hem.  pure,  lb 18 

40  90           Tannic,  lb yo 

12  15               Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

13  15       Acetanilid,  lb go 

13  18       Aconitine,  grain 4 

16  40       Alum,  cryst.,  lb i| 

30  35            Powdered,  lb 3 

40  45       Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 8J 

40  45       Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

75  80           Carbonate,  lb 14 

30  35            Iodide,  oz 35 

20  25            Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

15  18           Muriate,  lb 12 


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Valerianate,  oz $      53  $ 

A-M VL,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

An'itnervin,  oz 85 

Anitkamnia I   25 

Antipyrin,  oz I  00 

Aristol,  oz I   85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,   lb 13 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J   ozs.  80c., 

oz 5  00 

Bismuth,   Ammonia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,  oz 30 

.Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitrate,  lb i    75 

Borax,  lb 7 

Powdered,   lb 8 

Bromine,  oz   8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Cafeeine,   oz 50 

Citrate,  oz 50 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i   50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,   precip.,  lb 35 

•Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,   Hydrate,  lb i   20 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,   lb 60 

CiNCHONiNE,    sulphate,  oz 25 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 750 

CODEIA,  J  oz So 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz    65 

Copperas,   lb i 

Diureitn,  oz I  60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .- 75 

Sulphuric,   lb 40 

EXALGINE,   oz I   00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

louiNE,   lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb tj  00 

lODOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15 

.Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

Antl  Ammon. ,  lb 70 

And   Quinine,  lb i   50 

(,)uin.  and  Slry. ,  oz- iS 

And  Strychnine,  oz 13 

Dialyzed,    .Sohiiion,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,   lb 55 

Ilypophosphites,    oz 25           30 

Iodide,  oz 40          45 

.Syrup,  lb 40          45 

Lactate,  oz. 5             6 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15           16 

Pbos[)hate  scales,  lb I   25       i   30 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7              9 

Exsiccated,   lb 8           10 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb 80          85 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80           85 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13           15 

Carbonate,  lb 7             8 

Iodide,  oz 35           40 

Red,  lb 7             9 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4             5 

In   pakages,  lb 6             7 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 30          35 

Carbona^le,  oz    30           35 

Citrate,   oz 25           30 

Iodide,  oz 50           55 

Salic    ate,  oz 35           40 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55          60 

Carbonate,  lb 18           20 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35           40 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb ij           3 

Manganese,   Black  0.xide,  lb. . .  5            7 

Menthol,  oz 55          66 

Mercury,  lb 75          80 

Ammon  (White  Precip.) I  25       i   30 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb I  00       I   10 

Calomel,  lb    I  DO       I    10 

With   Chalk,  lb 60          65 


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Books  and  Magazines. 

To  be   useful,  instructive,    and   wortiiy 
of    permanent     preservation,     is     a     test 
wheretjy  the  value  of  any  publication  may 
be  judj^ed.      Current  History  lias  all  these 
qualities  in  an  eminent  degree.     Between 
the  covers  ot    this    magazine    the    reader 
will  find  every  three  months   a  wealth  of 
information  on  all  conceivable  questions 
of  interest  in  all  parts  of  the  world — solid, 
condensed,  systematic,  and  yet   presented 
in   readable  and  attractive   form,  putting 
within  reach  of  even  the  ordinary  intellect 
a  clear  and  comprehensive    view    of  the 
drama  of  the  world's  history  as  it  is  being 
enacted.      The    present    number   of   256 
pages  appears  in  an  attractive  new  cover. 
It  gives  special  prominence  to  the  Japan- 
China  war  (17  pages  and  map);  Currency 
problem  in   the   United    States  ;   Working 
of  the  new  Tariff  law  ;  Alliaiica  incident  ; 
Cuban     revolt  ;     Hawaiian    insurrection  ; 
Nicaraguan  and   Venezuelan   imljroglios; 
Silver   question    in  the   United    States  ; 
Work  of   the    53rd    Congress  ;   Brooklyn 
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York  ;  Manitoba  school  question  in  Can- 
ada ;  Newfoundland  crisis  ;  Election  of  a 
new  President  in   France  ;  Armenian  At- 
rocities ;  Discovery  of  Argon  ;  and  Anti- 
toxm    treatment    of    Diphtheria.       Hun- 
dreds of  other  topics  also  are  fully  treated. 
As  a  supplement  to  any  list  of  reference 
works,  it    is    of  constant    usefulness  and 
great  value.     $1.50   a  year:  single  num- 
bers 40  cents;  samples,  10  cents;  speci- 
men pages  and   circulars    free.     Buffalo, 
N.Y.:  Garretson,  Cox   &  Co.,  publishers. 

In  the  June  number  of  Frank  Leslie's 
Popular  Monthly  the  immortal  art  work 
of  Richard  Wagner  is  set  forth  in  an  ad- 
mirably illustrated  article  by  Mercia  Ab- 
bott Keith,  entitled  "Richard  Wagner  and 
His  Festspiele  in  Bayreuth,''  followed  by 
a  critical  paper  on  the  same  subject  by 
M.  .Ji.  A.  Galloway.  Charles  Edwardes, 
the  well-known  English  essayist  and  de- 
scriptive writer,  contributes  to  this  num- 
ber a  highly  picturesque  account  of  the 
ancient  and  storm-worn  SciUy  Islands.  In 
"  Kite  Flying  Extraordinary,"  Wilf  P. 
Pond  gives  some  very  interesting  informa- 
tion about  this  fascinating  spon,  and  fur- 
nishes many  curious  examples  of  the  ap- 
plication of  the  kite  to  practical  and 
scientific  purposes. 

The  Delineator  for  June  contains  Sum- 
mer Fashions,  Travelling  by  Sea  and 
Land,  Rose  and  Violet  Culture  (Employ- 
ment Series),  .Around  the  Tea-Table, 
Summer  Foods  and  Dishes,  Ohio  State 
University  (College  Series),  \'enetian  Iron 
Work  (last  paper).  Kindergarten  Papers, 
Workman  as  an  Artist,  Preservation  and 
Renovation,  Article  on  Cleaning  Lamp 
Shades  and  Oil  Paintings,  the  Newest 
Books,  a  Studio  Party,  Lace-Making,  etc., 
etc. 


Piperin  is  not  tasteless,  says  Theo. 
Wiegle,  as  can  be  demonstrated  by  tasting 
a  hot  solution  of  it. 


Photo-Ceramics  :  The  Fashion  for  1895. 

We  have  long  recognized,  says  T/te 
Pliotogram,  the  necessity  of  some  great 
and  general  improvement  in  photography 
as  a  profession  and  a  business  ;  and  also 
that  amateur  photography,  if  it  is  to  main 
tain  its  hold  upon  and  its  interest  for  the 
public,  must  be  constantly  opening  Ircsh 
fields.  On  the  establishment  of  The 
Fhotogram,  we  determined  to  put  in  prac- 
tice our  belief  that  a  trade  journal  ought 
to  "  work  as  well  as  preach,"  and  at  once 
undertook  such  work  as  we  could  towards 
the  opening  out  and  popular  zing  of  the 
most  important  recent  developments  of 
photography. 

As  the  autumn  came,  we  thought  we 
saw  an  opening  for  assisting  the  profes- 
sion by  forcibly  bringing  to  their  notice 
the  advantages  and  possibilities  of  artifi- 
cial light  photography.  This  we  did  by  a 
series  of  special  articles,  and  by  our  arti- 
ficial light  exhibition,  open  during  the 
whole  of  October,  which  resulted  in  the 
adoption  of  artificial  light  by  a  very  large 
number  of  photographers  all  over  the 
country,  and  many  abroad. 

For  this  year  we  set  ourselves  a  grander 
task,  the  reviving  and  popularizing  of  that 
beautiful  work,  the  most  exquisite  and  the 
least  perishable  of  all  the  photographic 
processes,  the  production  of  ceramic 
enamels.  We  had  the  matter  in  hand 
before  even  our  artificial  light  show  was 
decided  upon,  but  we  worked  slowly,  be- 
cause we  wished  to  remove  every  possible 
difficulty. 

We  carefully  considered  why  ceramic 
work  had  not  been  a  greater  success  in 
the  past,  and  divided  the  causes  into  two 
sections. 

(1)  It  failed  to  become  popular  and 
general  with  photographers,  professional 
and  amateur,  because  : 

(rt)  The  process  was  largely  a  secret. 

(/')  The  instructions  published  were  (in 
some  cases,  at  any  rate)  unworkable  and 
misleading,  which  led  some  Avho  took  up 
the  work  to  abandon  it  in  disgust. 

{c)  The  materials  were  difficult  to  ob- 
tain, had  to  be  collected  from  various 
sources  (often  difficult  to  find),  and  were 
exorbitant  in  price,  as  well  as  uncertain  in 
quality. 

(d)  The  furnace  for  firing  was  an  ex- 
pense and  a  trouble,  while  "  trade  "  firing 
was  generally  undertaken  only  as  a  favor 
and  at  an  exorbitant  price. 

(2)  It  failed  to  become  popular  with 
the  public  because  the  few  who  did  work 
the  process  successfully  considered  them- 
selves artists  rather  than  commercial 
workers,  and  demanded  such  prices  as 
made  ceramics  impossible  to  others  than 
the  wealthiest  classes. 

Two  events  have  just  occurred  which 
have  caused  us  to  alter  our  plans,  and  to 
call  attention  to  the  matter  earlier  than 
we  intended.  The  first  is  that  Messrs. 
Morgan  &  Kidd  inform  us  that  they  have 
just  completed  a  long  course  of  experi- 
mental work,  and  are  prepared  to  under- 
take ceramic  work  for  the  trade,  and  that 
their  price  list  will  be  ready,  and  they  will 


be  prepared  to  push  the  matter  vigorously, 
about  the  beginning  of  May.  The  second 
consideration  is  that  the  authorities  of  the 
Imperial  Institute  Photographic  Exhibi- 
tion have  decided  to  make  a  special  feature 
of  ceramic  work,  and  have  devoted  a  very 
large  and  prominent  space  to  the  loan 
collection  illustrating  this  work,  the  ar- 
rangement of  which  they  have  placed  in 
the  hands  of  H.  Snowden  Ward  and  E.  J. 
Wall.  We  expect  that  ample  arrange- 
ments for  demonstrations  will  be  made 
in  the  exhibition.  Such  an  opportunity 
for  pushing  the  work  is  not  to  be  missed, 
so  we  have  hurried  forward  all  our  pre- 
parations as  far  as  possible,  for  we  be- 
lieve that,  with  the  assistance  of  the  pro- 
fessional photographers,  photographic  so- 
cieties, and  the  press,  the  work  can  be 
made  as  popular  and  as  profitable  as  were 
the  cartes-de-visite  in  their  early  days. 
We  know  that  the  photographic  press 
will  support  the  movement,  for  our  con- 
temporaries have  often  urged  the  revival 
of  ceramic  enamels  as  a  way  out  of 
"  Darkest  Photography."  Of  the  interest 
of  the  "  lay  "  press  we  are  assured,  espe- 
cially of  that  portion  which  appeals  to  the 
ladies,  for  the  art  is  so  extremely  beauti- 
ful, and  has  the  distinct  advantage  of  be- 
ing largely  patronized  by  our  Royal 
Family. 

Photographers  can  assist  the  movement 
immensely  ;  in  fact,  it  is  mostly  upon 
them  that  its  success  will  depend,  and  to 
them  that  the  profits  will  accrue.  We 
suggest  that  every  professional  photo- 
grapher who  needs  an  attractive  novelty 
should  at  once  obtain  specimens  from  one 
or  other  of  the  trade  houses  above  men- 
tioned. He  can  also  obtain  from  us,  at  a 
very  low  price,  an  attractive  little  booklet. 
This  will  be  a  "stock"  line,  but  will  have 
the  photographer's  own  name  on  cover, 
and  will  only  be  supplied  to  one  customer 
in  a  town,  unless  two  are  willing  to  use 
the  booklet  simultaneously  Specimen 
and  prices  can  be  obtained  free  for  one 
stamp.  We  also  issue  a  handsome  two- 
color  window  show-card,  a  reduced  copy 
of  which,  with  price,  will  be  found 
amongst  our  adverts. 

Amateur  photographers  who  wish  to 
take  an  interest  in  these  beautiful  pro- 
cesses will  find  outline  working  particulars 
in  early  issues,  and  very  full  instructions 
in  Ethelbert  Henry's  book  upon  the  sub- 
ject, which  will  be  very  shortly  published. 
If  they  take  up  the  work,  they  can  hardly 
fail  to  be  fascinated  with  it  ;  and  by  the 
publicity  that  they  can  give  to  it  amongst 
their  friends,  at  the  societies'  meetings, 
etc.,  they  may  do  a  good  turn  to  the  pro- 
fessional photographer. 


Bitter  almond  oil  oxidizes,  with  forma- 
tion of  benzoic  acid,  unless  it  be  kept  in 
full  bottles  or  have  10  per  cent,  of  alco- 
hol added  to  it,  according  to  Schimmel  & 
Co. 

Household  or  cloudy  ammonia  is  made 
by  dissolving  ammonium  oleate  in  liquid 
ammonia.  I'he  process  is  patented  and 
the  name  is  copyright. 


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Iodide,   Proto,  oz 9     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb I    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ... .  30 

MORrniNE,  Acetate,  oz   2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  00 

Sulphate,  oz I    75 

Pepsin,  Sacchatated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  30 

PiPERIN,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

PoTASSA,'  Caustic,  white,  lb 60 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Bitrat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 23 

Bromide,    lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proi'LYLAMINE,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk ....  30 

Ozs. ,  oz 36 

QuiNiDlNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz.  ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 375 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

SoDiu.M,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 63 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Hypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb 3 


S     40            Iodide,  oz S     40 

30           Salicylate,  lb i   75 

1  20            Sulphate,  lb 2 

75           Sulphite,  lb 8 

35       Somnal,  oz 85 

2  10      Spirit  Nitre,  lb ..  35 

2  10      Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb iS 

I  80      Strychnine,  crystals,  oz 80 

40      SuLFONAL,  oz -  34 

38      Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2J 

35            Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

I    10       Tariar  Emei  ic,  lb 50 

I    10       Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

65       Veratrine,  oz 200 

40       Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

17            Carbonate  lb 25 

15            Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

25            Iodide,  oz 60 

60            O.xide,    lb 13 

13            Sulphate,  lb 9 

20           Valerianate,  oz 25 

"  ESSENTIAL   OILS. 

75 

50       Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

12           Sweet,  lb 50 

4   10           Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

10    .            Rec't,  lb   60 

45  Anise,  lb 3  00 

55            Bay,  oz 50 

35            Bergamot,  lb •••■....  3  75 

30            Cade,   lb 90 

30           Cajuput,  lb I   60 

46  Capsicum,   oz 60 

32            Caraway,  lb 2  75 

40           Cassia,  lb i  75 

20           Cedar 55 

4  00           Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75 

22           Citronelle,  lb 80 

I  00           Clove,  lb I  00 

I    10           Copaiba,  lb i   75 

35            Croton,  lb I    50 

3  00           Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

65            Cumin,  lb 550 

6           Erigeron,  oz 20 

12           Eucalyptus,  lb i   50 

6            Fennel,  lb i   60 


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3  00 
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I  75 


Geranium,  oz ftl    75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. .  .  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

Garden,  lb i   50 

Lemon,  lb i   75 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 425 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 2  75 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz 80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 4  25 

Pimento,  lb 2  bo 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i  60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb    I   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

KLXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.  ,  gal 125 

Norwegian,  gal 225 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 60 

Raw,  gal 58 

Neatsfoot,  gal I  00 

Olive,  gal i  30 

Salad,  gal 2  25 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  40 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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Sold  Annually.  J  O  ^  I  MONTREAL,   P.Q. 

"DERBY  PLUG,"  5  and  10  cts.,  "THE  SMOKERS'  IDEAL,"  "DERBY,"  "ATHLETE"  CIGARETTES, 

ARE  THE  BEST. 


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Montreal. 


Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

Business  during  the  last  month  has 
been,  on  the  whole,  very  favorable.  The 
reaction  in  trade  circles  has  shown  itself 
also  in  the  volume  of  business  done  by 
druggists,  and,  although  in  the  sinaller 
towns,  where  trade  is  dependent  in  a 
large  measure  on  the  farming  community, 
the  "  season "  is  not  calculated  to  be 
amongst  the  most  enlivening,  still  the 
reports  received  indicate  an  improvement, 
and  a  healthy  tone  pervades  the  commu- 
nity. The  drug  market  has  shown  an 
upward  tendency  in  many  lines,  and  espe- 
cially in  those  in  greatest  demand.  The 
large  consumption  of  camphor  in  Japan, 
consequent  upon  the  outbreak  of  cholera, 
has  naturally  advanced  the  price  of  that 
drug,  and,  although  the  price  in  New 
York  is  lower  than  in  Japan,  this  is  due 
to  the  keen  competition  between  Ameri- 
can and  Formosa  makers. 


Quinine  is  firmer  and  slightly  advanced" 

Opium  is  dull,  morphia  lower. 

Cod-liver  oil   has   advanced  in  all  mar- 
kets. 

Arsenic  is  dear  and  scarce. 

Sulphate  of  copper,  firm. 

Cocaine,  lower. 

Cream  of  tartar  advancing. 

Citric  acid  steady  and  in  good  demand. 

Tartaric  acid,  firm. 

Ergot,    increased    demand   and 
prices. 

Carbolic  acid  advanced. 

Bromides  have  advanced. 

Oil    peppermint,    Hotchkiss    and 
chern,    advanced     in     anticipation 
shortage  this  year. 

Chlorate  of  potash,  higher. 

Paris  green  advanced    to    i8    and 
cents  in  bulk. 


lower 


Mit- 
of    a 


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England. 

London,  May  25th,  1895. 
Some    excitement  has  been  caused  in 
the  drug  market  by  the  determined  action 


of  speculators  to  force  up  the  prices  of 
camphor,  cloves, and  shellac.  So  far,  they 
have  certainly  succeeded,  but  not  to  any 
very  serious  extent.  Only  this  week  they 
have  turned  their  attention  to  turmeric, 
and  \\ave  boomed  it  slightly  in  conse- 
quence. Whether  there  is  any  bottom  in 
the  movement  remains  to  be  seen. 

Cod-liver  oil,  after  a  relapse,  has  ad- 
vanced. Opium  is  weak,  and  sellers  are 
anxious  to  realize.  Cocaine  is  firm,  and 
quinine  higher.  Balsam  copaiba,  genu- 
ine Maranham,  is  rather  scarce  and  firmly 
held.  Ipecacuanha  and  jalap  remain  un- 
altered. 

Carbolic  acid,  as  indicated  in  a  former 
advice,  is  m'lving  upward.  Chlorate  of 
potash  is  dearer.  All  mercurials  have 
been  advanped  during  the  past  fortnight. 


Salithymol  is  the  trade  name  for  sali- 
cylate of  thymol. 

AnKSthyle  is  a  trivial  name  for  a  mix- 
ture of  ethyl  chloride  5  parts,  and  chlor- 
ide of  methyl  I  part.  Used  for  producing 
local  anaesthesia. 


Canadian  Drdf^ist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


\OL.    \I1. 


TORONTO.  JULY,   1H95. 


No. 


Canadian  Druggist 


WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,   PUBLISHER. 


Subscription,  $1  per  year  in  advance. 

Advertising  rates  on  application. 

The  Canahian  Druggist  is  issued  on  the  15th  of  each 
month,  and  alt  matter  for  insertion  should  reach  us  by  the 
5th  of  the  month. 

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Canadian  Drug^gist, 

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CONTENTS. 

Election  of  Council  of  Canadian  College  of  Phar- 
macy. 
Impure  Drugs. 
President's  .-Vddress. 
Trade  Notes 

British  Columbia  Notes. 

Manitoba  Notes. 

Nova  Scotia  Notes. 
Veterinary  Counter  Remedies. 
The  A.  Ph.  A.  Trip  from  St.  Louis  to  Denver. 
Uritish  Columbia  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. 
Quebec  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Filtering  Turbid  Liquids. 
A  Druggist's  Advice  on  Advertising. 
Agar-Agar  in  Glycerin  Suppositories. 
Pharmacy  in  England. 

Pharmaceutical  Association. — District  No.  10. 
CORREsrONDENCE. 
Photographic  Formul*  Wanted. 
Absolute  Reliability. 
Does  Pill  Making  P.iy  ? 
Best  Forms  of  (Juinine. 
Editorial.— Supplying  Departmental  Stores. — 

Wny  Such  Indilference  ? 
.\ns\vers  to  Correspondents. 
The  .\rt  of  Pharmacy. 
University  Examination  Questions. 

DlSfENSINC.    COl!NTER. 

Phakmacel'ticai.  Notes. 

Oleate  of  .-Ammonia  as  a  Cleansing  Agent. 

Pharmacy  Abroad. 

The  Bicycle  for  Drug  Stores. 

FOKMfl.ARY. 

PiiOTor.RAiMiic  Notes. 

Veterinaiy  Medicines  and  the  Pharmacist. 

The  Ethical  Aspect  of  the  Pharinacy  of  To-day. 

How  to  Succeed,  Though  a  Druggist. 

Lysohim  Bohemicum, 

Test  Vour  Glycerin. 

Calcium  Permanganate  for  Purifying  Water. 

Books  and  Magazines. 

Cash  and  Credit. 

Drig  Reports. 


Election  of  Council  of  Ontario   College 
of  Pharmacy. 

Below  we  give  the  result  of  the  elec- 
tions for  members  of  the  Council  of  the 
Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy.  It  will  be 
observed  that  in  nine  districts  the  election 
was  by  acclamation,  in  three  only  was 
there  any  contest,  and  in  one,  viz.,  No.  2 
District,  there  was  an  informality  in  the 
notnination.  In  No.  9  District  the  vote 
between  Messrs.  Snyder  and  Perry  was  a 
tie,  and  the  president,  by  virtue  of  his 
office,  gave  the  casting  vote,  allotting  the 
representation  to  Mr.  Snyder.  The  fol- 
lowing will  be  the  members  of  the  council 
for  the  ensuing  two  years  in  the  various 
districts  : 

No.  I — Henry  Watters,  Ottawa,  by 
acclamation. 

No.  2 — (No  nomination). 

No.  3 — John  McKee,  Peterboro,  by 
acclamation. 

No.  4 — C.  D.  Daniel,  Toronto,  by  ac- 
clamation. 

No.  5— J.  H.  McKenzie,  Toronto,  by 
acclamation. 

No.  6 — W.  Douglas,  CoUingwood  ;  D. 
H.  McLaren,  Barrie  ;  the  latter  elected. 

No.  7.— J.  W.  Wallace,  Brantford  ;  A. 
Turner,  Orangeville  ;  the  latter  elected. 

No.  8 — George  W.  Spackman,  Hamil- 
ton, by  acclamation. 

No.  9  -R.  Harbotde,  M.D.,  Burford  ; 
R.  H.  Perry,  Fergus  ;  S.  Snyder,  Water- 
loo ;  the  latter  elected. 

No.  10 — W.  A.  Karn,  Woodstock,  by 
acclamation. 

No.  n— J.  F.  Roberts,  Parkhill,  by 
acclamation. 

No.  12 — Harry  Days,  Lucknow,  by  ac- 
clamation. 

No.  13 — R.  D.  Scott,  Sarnja,  by  accla- 
mation. 

Of  the  twelve  members  returned  so  far, 
si.x  sat  in  the  last  council,  and  si.\  are  new 
men  who  have  never  been  on  the  council 
board.  The  member  for  No.  2  District 
will  be  chosen  by  the  council  at  its  first 
meeting.     We  regret  the  disappearance  of 


some  of  the  old  members,  numbering,  as 
they  do,  amongst  them  those  who  have 
worked  long  and  faithfully  for  the  college 
and  the  druggists  whom  they  represent. 
It  was  impossible  to  persuade  any  of  them 
to  allow  their  names  to  be  put  in  nomina- 
tion, they  all  feeling,  no  doubt,  that  they 
had  done  their  share  both  in  time  and 
work,  and  desiring  that  others  should 
share  the  responsibility,  as  well  as  a  por- 
tion of  the  labor,  connected  with  the 
management  of  council  affairs.  AVhile 
regretting  the  absence  of  the  old,  we  wel- 
come the  new  members,  and  believe  that 
the  council  just  elected  will  prove  itself  a 
worthy  successor  to  that  which  has  just 
stepped  out. 


Impure  Drugs. 


The  tendency  to  call  for  [lower  prices 
in  so  many  lines  has  had  a  most  un- 
fortunate effect  in  respect  to  the  drug 
trade,  and  one  that  is  fraught  with  very 
serious  and  great  dangers.  This  tendency 
is  almost  entirely  due  to  the  keen  com- 
petition of  the  present  day,  and  it  is 
serious  to  find  at  times  how  readily  even 
some  of  those  who  ought  to  know  much 
better,  cind  whose  experience  must  surely 
tell  them  what  a  vital,  if  not  costly,  mis- 
take they  are  liable  to  make  by  seeking 
"  cheap  "  rather  than  quality. 

The  drug  business  is  not  one  in  which 
it  is,  under  any  circumstances,  desirable 
to  lose  sight  of  quality,  and  every  legiti- 
mate dealer  who  values  his  reputation 
must  deprecate  with  all  his  heart  the  in- 
troduction of  cheap  and  unreliable  quali- 
ties of  various  articles  commonly  used. 

Our  attention  was  recently  drawn  to 
one  of  the  most  commonly  used  and 
cheapest  lines  of  drugs,  viz.,  sulphate  of 
magnesia,  which  is  being  offered  in 
second  quality,  and  which  the  manu- 
facturers do  not  undertake  to  guarantee, 
but  are  willing  to  supply  by  sample.  The 
presence  of  arsenic  and  moisture  in  the 
commoner  qualities  is,  or  should  be,  well 
known  to  every  druggist  and  dealer  in 
these  goods,  and  for  the  sake  of  a  quarter 
of  a  cent  a  pound,  which  is  the  difference 
between  the  finest  quality  of  goods  and 
the  grades  mentioned,  it  seeins  most  un- 
wise to  take  the  chances  that  dealers 
must  in  selling  such  articles. 

Other  articles    of  equal  importance  to 


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U^?s-) 


the  trade  are  also  being  offered  from  time 
to  time  at  prices  below  that  at  which 
thoroughly  reliable  ones  can  be  purchased, 
and,  until  some  catastrophe  occurs  by  the 
use  of  these  impure  goods,  probably  some 
dealers  will  continue  to  trifle  with  ihem. 

Reliable  brands  or  makes  of  every  drug 
about  which  there  is  any  question  as  to 
absolute  purity  are  always  obtainable,  and 
it  is  far  wiser  and  safer  to  stick  to  these. 


President's   Address. 

The  followmg  is  the  address  delivered 
by  Mr.  Jos.  Cons;ant,  president  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the  Pro- 
vince of  Quebec,  at  the  annual  meeting 
held  at  Montreal,  June  nth  : 

Gentlemen, — The  report  just  read  by 
our  zealous  secretary  shows  in  a  concise 
manner  the  principal  events  and  what  has 
been  done  by  your  council  during  the 
year  ending  .■\pril  30th. 

As  you  will  have  noticed,  there  has  been 
nothing  extraordinary,  and  we  have  had 
for  the  most  part  only  routine  business  to 
attend  to,  therefore  my  address  would  not 
take  long  to  finish,  if  I  only  contented 
mj  self  with  an  analysis  of  the  report,  but, 
before  leaving  the  presidential  chair,  and 
before  ceasing  to  form  part  of  your  council, 
I  wish  to  make  a  few  observations  of  gen- 
eral interest.  First,  I  wish  to  speak 
about 

THE  PRELIMIN.^RV   EXAMINATIONS. 

I  have  often  heard  candidates,  who  have 
prese.nted  themselves  at  the  preliminary 
examinations,  and  sometimes  the  parents 
of  these  candidates,  reproach  us  with  the 
severity  of  the  examinations.  But,  al- 
though I  sympathize  with  those  who  have 
not  been  successful  in  passing  the  first 
ordeal,  I  must  say  that  our  examinations 
are  not  as  severe  as  they  ought  to  be. 

We  assume,  on  entering  the  study  of 
pharmacy,  a  great  responsibility  towards 
the  public,  and  we  should, in  consequence, 
demand  from  our  students  as  connplete  an 
education  as  that  demanded  by  the  other 
professions  ;  and  not  only  should  we  ex- 
act a  high  standard  from  aspirants  to  the 
study  of  pharmacy,  but  we  should  also 
continue  to  give  them  as  complete  a 
course  of  chemistry,  materia  medica,  and 
botany  as  possible.  In  this  way  only  will 
the  pharmacist  obtain  the  high  standing 
which  he  should  hold  in  society  ;  he  will 
have  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his 
fellow-citizens,  and  will  be  on  an  equality 
with  the  members  of  the  other  professions. 
Then  the  physicians  with  whom  we  come 
most  directly  in  contact,  knowing  that  we 
have  received  the  education  which  will 
enable  us  to  properly  fulfil  the  duties  of 
our  position,  will  not  fear  to  entrust  the 
pharmacists  with  their  prescriptions,  and 
will  have  for  us  the  same  respect,ai:d  look 
upon  us  with  the  same  regard,  as  they  have 
for  one  of  their  own  confreres.  This  will 
lead  also  (a  matter  of  the  greatest  impor- 
tance) to  more  intimate  relations  between 

THE  PHYSICIAN  AND  THE  PHARMACIST. 

It  will  become  necessary,  I  believe,  that 
the   members    of   these    two    professions 


should,  from  time  to  time,  meet  together 
and  discuss  matters  of  common  interest. 
Medicine  and  pharmacy  are  interc'epend- 
ent,  and  we  should  strive  to  make  them 
advance  together.  But  we  frequently 
have  to  complain  of  each  other  ;  thus  the 
physician  pretends  that  the  pharmacist 
sometimes  trespasses  upon  his  domain,  by 
giving  advice  to  customers.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  pharmacist  does  not  think 
that  the  physician  should  also  assume  the 
functions  of  the  two  professions,  and 
deprive  him  of  the  benefits  for  which  he 
has  already  sacrificed  so  much.  Is  this 
charge  of  counter  prescribing  made  by 
the  physician  a  just  one  ?  I  say  it  is  not, 
at  least,  as  a  general  rule.  There  are,  no 
doubt,  some  druggists  who  give  consulta- 
tions, but  I  believe  that  the  number  and 
importance  are  exaggerated,  and,  anyhow, 
I  am  convinced  that  the  practice  is  almost 
entirely  confined  to  pharmacies  directed  by 
physicians.  AVe  are  soinetimes  obliged 
to  give  advice,  but  we  do  not  try  to  sup- 
plant the  physician  nor  have  we  any  pre- 
tensions to  do  so.  We  want  each  to  re- 
main within  his  proper  sphere,  and,  al- 
though I  am  not  quite  prepared  to  ask  for 
a  law  similar  to  that  which  exists  in  some 
of  the  neighboring  States,  by  which  phy- 
sicians wishing  to  open  drug  stores  are 
compelled  to  pass  an  examination  before 
a  board  of  pharmacy,  I  am  of  the  opinion 
that  a  line  of  demarcation  should  be 
drawn  and  accord  to  each  what  is  rightly 
his  due. 

I  will  now  draw  your  attention  to 

PATENT    MEDICINES. 

Patent  medicines  are  a  curse  to  the 
physician,  the  pharmacist,  and  the  public. 
They  are  an  unjust  and  direct  opposition 
to  the  physician  by  preventing  the  sick 
from  obtaining  proper  advice  ;  they  de- 
prive the  pharmacist  of  the  sale  of  his 
own  preparations,  and  force  him  to  keep 
in  stock  a  large  number  of  preparations 
which  have  only  a  limited  sale  ;  and  they 
are  injurious  to  thepublic,  which,  allowing 
itself  to  be  cajoled  by  the  certificates  of 
cure,  which  are  the  complement  of  the  ad- 
vertisements, purchases  the  famous  rem- 
edy, which  often  does  more  injury  than 
good. 

We  should  have  in  this  country,  as  in 
most  European  countries,  a  commission 
composed  of  physicians  and  pharmacists. 
All  demands  for  patents  or  copyrights  for 
medicinal  preparations  should  be  submit- 
ted to  this  committee,with  the  formula,  and 
after  examination  a  report  should  be  made 
to  the  government  recommending  or  re- 
jecting the  demand.  This  would  dimin- 
ish the  number  of  patent  medicines,  and 
the  public  would  know  that  those  the  sale 
of  vvhich  was  allowed  would  be  of  a  super- 
ior ([uality  and  incontestable  value. 

\\'ith  your  permission  I  would  like  to 
say  a  word  about 

THE    SALE   OF    POISONS. 

I  know  that,  as  a  general  rule,  you  do 
not  sell  any  narcotics  without  taking  all 
the  necessary  precautions.  Although 
you  may  know  the  person   who  asks  you 


for  a  poison,  you  obtain  all  the  necessary 
information,  and  you  make  him  well 
understand  the  danger  of  using  powerful 
drugs.  However,  in  spite  of  all  these  pre- 
cautions, accidents  will  happen,  and  it 
was  only  a  short  lime  ago  that  the  cor- 
oner, in  addressing  the  jury  in  a  case  of 
poisoning  by  morphine,  criticized  the 
Pharmacy  Act.  He  stated  that  the  law 
regulating  the  sale  of  poisons  was  not 
strict  enough.  I  am  of  the  same  opinion, 
but  I  wish  to  state  that  the  law  is  as  the 
government  wished  to  have  it,  because 
we  asked  for  greater  restrictions.  I  am 
convinced  that  I  express  your  desire  in 
saying  that  we  are  ready  to  accept  amend- 
ments to  this  part  of  the  Act,  provided 
other  branches  of  commerce  which  sell 
poisons  are  subject  to  the  same  rule.  The 
law  should  not  be  more  strict  for  the  drug- 
gist than  for  other  merchants  ;  on  the  con- 
trary, he  should  be  favored,  as  he  knows 
the  nature  of  the  substance  which  he  is 
called  upon  to  sell. 

I  would  have  wished  to  say  something 
about 

SUBSTITUTION. 

But,asIknow  that  no  pharmacist  worthy 
of  the  name  is  guilty  of  this  fault,  by  which 
he  would  lose  his  good  reputation,  and  by 
which  public  confidence,  which  he  has  till 
now  enjoyed,  would  be  destroyed,  I  will 
not  say  anything  about  it. 

THE     CANADIAN     PHARMACEUTICAL     ASSO- 
CIATION. 

The  only  remaining  point  to  which  I 
wish  to  draw  your  attention  is  the  Cana- 
dian Pharmaceutical  Association.  Two 
years  ago,  at  the  annual  meeting,  I  ex- 
pressed the  hope  that  we  would  shortly 
see  the  formation  of  a  society  of  Canadian 
pharmacists,  similar  to  that  which  exists  in 
the  United  States.  To-day  I  have  the 
pleasure  of  announcing  that  the  projected 
association  is  well  under  way,  and  that  be- 
fore long  we  will  have  a  powerful  society 
which  will  render  great  services  to  Cana- 
dian pharmacy. 

Gentlemen,  before  finishing  I  must 
thank  you  for  the  confidence  which  you 
have  placed  in  me  since  my  first  election 
as  a  member  of  your  council,  nine  or  ttn 
years  ago.  You  have,  during  that  time, 
always  re-elected  me  by  a  large  vote,  testi- 
fying your  great  appreciation  of  the  feeble 
services  which  I  have  been  al)le  to  render. 
During  the  last  six  years  your  council  has 
done  me  the  honor  of  making  me  for  five 
years  your  president,  and,  if  I  have  not  ac- 
complished all  that  this  responsible  posi- 
tion demanded,  I  have  the  conviction  that 
I  have  done  my  best  to  promote  the  in- 
terests of  the  association.  Before  retir- 
ing from  the  presidency,  and,  as  I  have 
before  said,  from  the  council,  I  desire  to 
sincerely  thank  my  colleagues  for  the 
great  aid  which  they  have  given  me;  each 
of  them  has  assisted  regularly  at  all  meet- 
ings and  has  shown  himself  most 
devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  association, 
and  I  hope  that  my  successor  will  have  a 
council  as  zealous  to  aid  him  in  working 
for  our  interests. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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loliii  A.  Bcatty,  druggist,  Fredericion, 
N.B.,  is  dead. 

J.  \V.  Sutherland,  Hamilton,  Ont.,  has 
sold  his  drug  business. 

Alex.  McKinnon  has  o[)ened  a  drug 
store  in  Kincardine,  Ont. 

White's  drug  store,  Elmvale,  Ont.,  was 
destroyed  by  lire  July  Sth. 

M.  M.  Williams,  druggist.  New  Denver, 
B.C.,  has  closed  his  business.  • 

J.  F.  McDonald,  druggist,  Hopewell, 
N.S.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

Belanger  &  Co.,  druggists,  Ottawa, 
Ont.,  have  dissolved  partnership. 

R.  J.  W.  Atwood  &  Co.,  druggists,  Vic- 
toria, B.C.,  have  gone  out  of  business. 

Captain  Holden,  of  Three  Forks,  B.C., 
will  shortly  open  a  drug  store  at  New 
Denver,  B.C. 

Mr.  H.  Robertson,  formerly  with  Tao 
scott  &  Co.,  is  opening  a  new  drug  store 
in  Brantford,  Ont. 

J.  E.  Spankle,  druggist,  Kingston,  Ont., 
has  made  an  assignment,  and  the  stock  is 
advertised  for  sale. 

William  Henry  Schieffelin,  of  the  drug 
firm  of  W.  H.  Scheiffelin  &  Co.,  New 
York,  died  June  21st. 

David  Jackson,  a  drug  clerk  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Archdale  Wilson  &  Co.,  Hamil- 
ton, Ont.,  committed  suicide  by  poison  on 
July  ist. 

The  drug  store  of  W.  H.  Sanford,  Tot- 
tenham, Ont.,  was  destroyed  by  fire  on 
June  I  Sth.  Loss,  $2,000.  Insurance, 
$i,coo. 

The  McDowell,  Atkins,  Watson  Com- 
pany, Limited,  wholesale  druggists,  of 
Vancouver,  B.C.,  have  filed  letters  of  in- 
corporation. 

J.  McKinney,  jr.,  has  admitted  Mrs.  D. 
C.  Davis  into  partnership  in  his  drug  busi- 
ness at  St.  John,  N.B.  The  firm  name 
is  McKinney  &  Co. 

William  Mather,  well  known  as  the 
manufacturer  of  "  Mather's  Plasters," 
originated  by  his  father,  many  years  ago. 
died  at  his  residence,  Timporley,  Eng- 
land, last  month. 

J.  B.  Rouse,  who  formerly  represented 
the  .Mi)ha  Rubber  Co.  of  Montreal,  on 
the  road,  and  who  has  recently  been  with 
the  Davis  Lawrence  Co.,  is  again  with  the 
first-named  firm,  as  their   representative. 

S.  C.  Lamb,  of  Athens,  Ont.,  who 
graduated  with  honors  at  the  last  examin- 
ation of  the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy, 
has  now  his  diploma  from  the  Optical 
Institute,  having  passed  a  satisfactory  ex- 
amination. 

The  new  glassware  articles  of  Messrs. 
Adams  &  Sons  Co.  are  very  handsome 
packages  and  good  sellers.  A  beautiful 
hanger  sign  is  sent  to  all  who  apply  for  it. 
It  is  well  worth  sending  for  as  it  makes  a 
very  nice  decoration  in  the  store  window. 


'I'he  semi-aniuial  meeting  of  the  coun- 
cil of  the  Ontario  (  ollege  of  I'harmacy 
for  granting  certificates  of  competency  in 
accordance  with  sec  lion  eight  of  the  Act 
respecting  [iharmac) ,  and  for  general  busi- 
ness, will  be  held  in  the  college  building, 
Toronto,  on  Tuesday,  the  6th  day  of 
August,  1895,  at  2  p.m. 

In  our  last  issue  it  was  stated  that  the 
business  of  the  Vancouver  Drug  Co.  was 
"advertised  for  sale  by  the  sheriff."  We 
are  informed  that  this  was  an  error,  and 
that  the  claim  which  was  made  against  the 
company  was  not  for  any  debts  contracted 
by  them.  We  gladly  make  this  correc- 
tion, and  hope  that  the  first  report  furn- 
ished us  will  not  in  any  way  inconvenience 
the  firm. 

George  H.  Leslie,  who  for  a  number 
of  years  had  a  drug  business  in  To- 
ronto, and  afterwards  in  Windsor,  Ont., 
and  who  subsequently  moved  to  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  where  he  had  one  of  the  most 
successful  businesses  in  that  city,  has  dis- 
posed of  his  business  there,  and  has  re- 
turned to  Toronto.  He  is  now  ware- 
house manager  for  Lyman  Brothers  cS: 
Co.  The  many  friends  of  Mr.  Leslie 
cordially  welcome  him  back  to  his  native 
land. 

The  Ontario  Cliemists'  Manufacturing 
Company  has  purchased  a  large  ware- 
house at  number  19  Hughson  street, 
Hamilton,  Ont.,  and  will  occupy  it  in  a 
few  weeks.  The  success  which  has  at- 
tended the  sale  of  their  preparations  has 
necessitated  the  removal  to  larger  prem- 
ises. The  directors  of  the  company  are 
P.  C.  Blaicher,  president  ;  J.  A.  Clark, 
secretary-treasurer  ;  and  J.  Hargreaves, 
Toronto  ;  A.  B.  Petrie,  Guelph  ;  W.  T. 
Strong,  London  ;  J.  W.  Gerrie  and  James 
Harrison,  Hamilton. 

Mr.  Frank  Lawson,  of  the  firm  of  Law- 
son  &  Jones,  label  printers,  of  London, 
Ont.,  has  recently  returned  from  a  busi- 
ness trip  to  Manitoba,  the  Northwest,  and 
British  Columbia.  Mr.  Lawson  reports 
a  successful  trip  in  liis  firm's  lines,  but 
corroborates  other  reports  to  the  effect 
that  the  drug  trade  is  badly  overcrowded 
in  the  West.  It  seems  that  the  growth  of 
population  is,  to  too  great  an  extent,  among 
business  men,  without  a  prospect  of  suffi- 
cient increase  among  agriculturists  and 
artisans  to  add  proportionately  to  the 
consuming  market. 


British  Columbia  Notes. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  British  Co- 
lumbia Pharmaceutical  Association  was 
held  in  Vancouver  on  Thursday,  June 
13th.  Nothing  of  much  importance 
transpired  at  the  meeting,  save  a  resolu- 
tion passeJl  to  join  with  the  Ontario 
Chemists'  Manufacturing  Company,  which 
will  have  for  its  object  "  the  purchasing, 
manufactuiing,  and  selling  drugs,  medi- 
cines, household  and  toilet  articles,  and 
conducting  a  general  trade  in  all  goods 
bought  or  sold  ih  the  business  of  chemists 
and  druggists."  As  this  association  will 
sell  only  to  members  who  must  be  quali- 


fied druggists,  and  as  the  formukc  of  the 
iKjusehold  and  toilet  articles  are  open  for 
inspection  by,  and  the  result  of  careful 
thought  of,  the  members,  it  is  readily 
understood  that  in  these  days  of  grocers 
retailing  medicines  to  the  detriment  of 
the  drug  business  such  a  move  is  an  ex- 
cellent one  in  the  right  direction. 

Mr.  J.  A.  Cohen,  a  well-known  and  re- 
spected merchant  of  Victoria,  died  under 
painful  circumstances  on  June  i8th.  He 
complained  of  feeling  unwell,  and  went  to 
Shotbolt's  drug  store  on  June  15th  for 
laudanum,  stating  that  he  had  cramps  in 
the  stomach.  The  clerk  in  charge,  Mr. 
Chadwick,  was  impressed  by  the  strange 
look  of  his  customer,  and  wisely  decided 
not  to  give  him  the  drug.  Mr.  Cohen 
went  angrily  away,  and,  meeting  the  pro- 
prietor outside,  repeated  his  request. 
Mr.  Shotbolt  also  refused  him,  but  recom- 
mended chlorodyne,  which  Mr.  Cohen 
was  unwilling  to  take.  He  went  away 
and  obtained  some  elsewhere,  which  he 
took.  His  wife  noticed  his  profound 
sleep  on  Sunday  morning,  and  grew 
alarmed,  called  medical  aid,  and  the  man 
died  as  intimated.  Medical  opinion  at 
the  inquest  gave  the  cause  of  death  as 
congestion  of  the  brain,  the  death  being 
accelerated  by  the  laudanum  taken. 
That  discretion  is  necessary  in  retailing 
poisons  is  evinced  unmistakably  by  the 
above  experience. 

Apropos  the  above  inquest  the  coroner 
expressed  surprise  that  no  restriction  is 
placed  upon  the  quantity  of  poison  sold 
to  one  individual,  and  recommended 
the  jury  to  add  a  rider  dealing  with  the 
matter.  The  "  intelligent  "  jury  refrained, 
and  wisely,  too,  as  every  druggist  knows 
it  would  be  foolishness  to  specify  by  law 
how  much  of  a  certain  poison  can  be  sold. 
Comment  is  unnecessary.  The  fact  is 
mentioned  merely  to  show  what  some 
doctors'  ideas  are  re  the  poison  law. 

The  Victoria  press  thinks  druggists 
should  be  compelled  by  law  to  put  all  poi- 
sons into  blue  poison  bottles,  because  car- 
bolic acid  was  administered  in  the  dark  in 
mistake  for  medicine  to  a  child  last  week, 
happily  without  fatal  result. 


Manitoba  Notes. 

Another  valuable  addition  to  the  Win- 
nipeg jobbing  trade  has  been  made  in  the 
opening  of  a  wholesale  drug  and  commis- 
sion house  by  Messrs.  Harrison  &  Mc- 
Glashan.  The  new  firm  haveleased  prem- 
ises in  the  Mclntyre  block,  where  they 
will  carry  on  a  wholesale  drug  and  com- 
mission business,  representing  the  firm  of 
Parke,  Davis  cS:  Co.,  manufacturing  drug- 
gists, Detroit,  and  the  well-known  firm  of 
S.  B.  Chandler  &  Son,  manufacturers  of 
surgical  instruments,  Toronto.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  new  firm  are  well  and  favor- 
ably known  throughout  the  Northwest. 
Mr.  William  Harrison,  son  of  Dr.  D.  H. 
Harrison,  banker,  Neepawa,  has  con- 
ducted for  a  number  of  years  a  successful 
retail  drug  business  in  Neepawa.  Mr.  C. 
C.  McGlashan  was  formerly  in  the  com- 


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mission  business  in  Toronto,  but  for  the 
last  few  years  has  represented  in  Western 
Canada  the  well-known  manufacturers, 
Messrs.  Parke,  Davis  &  Co. 

Mr.  B.  M.  Canniff,  of  Portage  la  Prairie, 
and  Mr.  J.  K.  Patton,  of  Minnedosa,  were 
in  Winnipeg  recently,  attending  the  annual 
communication  of  the  Masonic  Grand 
Lodge. 

Mr.  J.  R.  Wynne,  of  the  Martin,  Bole, 
&  Wynne  Co.,  having  been  elected  a 
member  of  the  Canadian  Rifle  Team,  left 
for  Bisley  on  the  25th  ult.  This  is  the 
third  time  Mr.  Wynne  has  visited  Eng- 
land with  a  Canadian  rifle  team.  He  ex- 
pects to  visit  cities  in  France  and  Ger- 
many before  returning  about  September 
1st. 

Mr.  S.  L.  Taylor,  druggist,  Minnedosa, 
has  just  returned  from  a  visit  to  Eastern 
cities. 

Mr.  R.  H.  Gilhuly,  the  pioneer  drug- 
gist of  West  Selkirk,  made  a  visit  to  Win- 
nipeg last  week. 

Dr.  Carscallen,  of  the  Morris  drug  store, 
Morris,  Man.,  has  taken  up  his  residence 
in  Winnipeg,  where  he  will  engage  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  with  Dr.  Mc- 
Dearmid.  The  Morris  drug  store  will 
continue  as  formerly. 

Mr.  John  Giles,  who  has  for  some  time 
been  clerking  for  Mr.  W.  J.  Mitchell,  has 
taken  up  his  residence  in  Portage  la 
Prairie,  having  attained  a  lucrative  posi- 
tion with  Mr.  Joseph  Taylor,  druggist  at 
that  place. 

Mr.  C.  S.  Touchburne,  a  graduate  in 
pharmacy  at  the  recent  examinations,  left 
Winnipeg  last  week  for  his  home  in  Alex- 
ander, Man. 


Nova  Scotia  Notes. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Nova  Sco- 
tia Pharmaceutical  Society  was  held  in 
Halifax  June  13th,  and  the  report  showed 
the  society  to  be  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion financially,  as  well  as  in  proper 
working  order.  Infringements  of  the  Act 
during  the  year  have  not  been  many,  and 
those  dealt  with  have  been  prosecuted 
vigorously  and  successfully.  The  meet- 
ing commended  the  action  of  the  Legal 
Committee,  and  instructed  vigorous  pro- 
secution of  any  infringement  of  the 
Pharmacy  Act.  The  following  executive 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  Presi- 
dent, Frank  C.  Simson  ;  vice-president, 
W.  F.  O'Dell  ;  treasurer,  L.  J.  Mylius  ; 
secretary,  Albert  H.  Buckley  ;  registrar, 
W.  H.  Hamilton  ;  council,  F.  C.  Simson, 
W.  H.  Hamilton,  L.  J.  Mylius,  J.  H. 
Angwin,  W.  F.  OT>ll,  Albert  H.  Buck- 
ley, Walter  Irwin,  C.  E.  Huggins,  W.  A. 
Dymond,  Avery  F.  Buckley,  J.  B.  Hattie, 
and  J.  R.  Rawley. 

The  country  members  were  not  well 
represented  at  the  meeting  of  the  Nova 
Scotia  Pharmaceutical  Society.  Next 
year  the  executive  propose,  taking  such 
action  as  will  make  it  sufficiently  interest- 
ing to  secure  a  large  attendance. 

The  examinations  of  the  Nova  Scotia 
Pharmaceutical    Society    were    held    on 


June  nth  and  12th.  The  following 
were  the  successful  candidates  in  the  pre- 
liminary and  final  departments  respec- 
tively :  Preliininary — J.  J.  TurnbuU,  J. 
F.  Elliott,  M.  Manson,  Chas.  Hutchins, 
E.  J.  Butcher.  Final — John  G.  Clark, 
Truro  ;  Lewis  Thomas,  Halifax  ;  E.  J. 
Phelan,  Halifax ;  R.  M.  Jackson,  New 
Glasgow  ;  J.  S.  Coombs,  Halifax. 

The  meeting  of  the  Maritime  Medical 
Association  was  held  at  Halifax  on  July 
2nd.  There  was  a  good  attendance,  and 
the  papers  read  were  of  more  than  usual 
importance.  The  visiting  members  were 
entertained  by  their  Halifax  friends  at  an 
excursion  on  the  harbor,  on  s.s.  Bridge- 
ivater,  and  dinner  at  Lawlor's  Island. 

The  veteran  druggist,  Mr.  H.  A.  Tay- 
lor, has  gone  to  Woodstock,  N.B.,  to 
spend  a  few  weeks. 

Mr.  A.  S.  Hutchins,  of  Liverpool,  was 
in  Halifax  last  month  attending  the 
Sousa  band  concert.  Mr.  Hutchins 
seems  to  be  thriving  in  every  way. 

Mr.  B.  H.  Porter,  of  Bridgewater,  who 
was  unwell  and  confined  to  the  house  the 
greater  part  of  the  winter,  is  again  about 
in  his  usual  health. 

Dr.  G.  A.  Pickels,  of  Mahone  Bay, 
made  a  flying  visit  to  H.ilifax  lately,  in 
connection  with  one  of  his  many  outside 
interests,  and,  we  understand,  returned 
home  well  satisfied. 

Mr.  J.  G.  Smith,  of  Halifax,  has  made 
arrangements  to  continue  his  drug  busi- 
ness at  the  old  stand.  Mr.  Smith  has 
many  sympathizers  in  his  late  business 
troubles. 

Mr.  E.  B.  Sutclifife  has  about  com- 
pleted his  new  Metropole  building. 
This  is  on  the  old  stand  formerly  occu- 
pied by  him  as  a  wholesale  drug  estab- 
lishment, and  will  be  now  laid  out  in 
oiifices,  fitted  with  all  modern  improve- 
ments and  conveniences.  The  Metro- 
pole  building  is  an  ornament  to  the  city. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Simson  writes  from  Cole 
Harbor:  "I  got  nineteen  fish  in  a  few 
hours.  The  two  smallest  weighed  half  a 
pound  each,  and  the  others  averaged  two 
pounds,  the  largest  weighing  about  three 
pounds.  When  you  come,  bring  plenty 
of  gear,  double  castings  and  lines,  and 
hooks  and  flies  of  large  size." 


Veterinary  Counter  Remedies. 

The  Chemist  and  Druggist  reprints  the 
following  forniulse  from  "  A  Manual  of 
Veterinary  Therapeutics  and  Pharma- 
cology "  : 

Cough  -powders. 

Useful  in  the  simple  coughs  of  horses 
depending  on  catarrh  : 

Pulv.   caniphorre 3  dr.ims. 

Potass,  chlorat    i  ^  oz. 

Pulv.  fol.  belladon i^  " 

Pulv.  anisi    2     " 

Div.  in  pulv.  vj. 
Give  one  twice  a  day  in  the  food. 

For  chronic  cough  in  the  horse  the  fol- 
lowing are  good  : 


Pulv.  fol.  aconili 6  drams. 

Pulv.  digUalis ..  4      " 

Arsenic,  alb gr.  iv. 

Pulv.   anisi A  oz. 

Div.  in  pulv.  vj. 
Give  one  every  night  in  the  food. 

Cough-iitixtin  e  for  Dogs. 

Tr.  belladonna; 4  oz. 

Syr.  scilUi: J  " 

Tr.  camph.  CO i   " 

Aq.  ad 6  * ' 

M. 
Give  two  leaspoonfuls  three  times  a  day. 

Colic-di-atii^hts  for  Horses. 
0  For  Simple  Colic. 

Chlorodyni 2  oz. 

Spt.  a:ther.  nit 2  " 

Ol.   lini Oj. 

M. 
Give  at   one  dose,  and   repeat   in   two   hours,  if 

necessary. 

For  Flaliileiit   Colic. 

Creolin \oz. 

01.   terebinth 2  " 

Spt.  amnion,   aroni 2  " 

Tr.  asaftetidjt 2  drams. 

01.  lini 0\\ 

M. 
Yox  one  dose. 

Draught  for  Hovcn  in  Cattle. 

Creolin I  oz. 

01.   terebinlh 4  " 

Spt.  ammon.   arom 4  " 

01.  lini Oi^ 

M. 
For  one  dose. 

Injlueitza  in  Horses. 

Chlorodyni i  oz. 

.Spt.  Kther.  nit 2  " 

Liq.  ammon.  acet 2   " 

Aq.  ad 15   " 

M. 

This  dose  is  to  he  given  every  three  hours  dur- 
ing the  first  stage,  when  much  shivering  is  evident. 

Throat  Linintcnt. 

01.    terebinth ... I  oz. 

Liq.  amnion,  fort I    " 

01.  olivifi I    " 

M. 

Stimulating  White  Liniment. 

01.  terebinth 16  oz.. 

Camphor-.T; I    " 

Saponis  mollis 2  " 

Aq.  destil 2  " 

Mi.\  the  soap  with  the  water ;  dissolve  the 
camphor  in  the  turpentine  ;  mix  the  two,  and 
bring  down  to  the  desired  consistency  with  water. 

Ointment  for  Grease  and  Cracked  Heels. 

Sulphur   subl i  oz. 

Plumbi  acelat ^  *' 

Creolin i   " 

01.   eucalypti J   " 

Vaselini 4  '* 

Lanolini 4  " 

M.     Ft.  ung. 
Apply  twice  daily. 

Fly -blister. 

Pulv.  cantharidis 20  oz. 

01.   terebinth    12  " 

Acid.  acet.   fort 9  " 

Lanolini 2j  tb. 

Vaselini 2I  fb. 

Mix  the  first  three,  and  allow  to  stand  for 
twenty-four  hours  ;  then  add  the  lanoline  and 
vaseline,  melted  on  a  water-bath,  and  mix  well, 
stirring  until  cold. 


CANADIAN'    DRUGGIST. 


fi4.SA) 


WII^SON'S 


ROOT 


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r-A 


Each  Ten-Cent  Bottle  makes 
five  gallons  of  a  most  delicious 
and  healthful  Temperance 
Beverage. 


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SELLS  FAST  and  DRAWS  TRADE. 

-Send  us  an  order  for  a  gross    NOW   and  get  the  cream  of  the  demand. 


Plenty 

of 

Advertising 

Matter 

with 

each 

Order. 


A.RCHnA.I.B  WIL^SON  &  CO., 

•    WHOLESALE  DRUGGISTS, 

HA.MIJLTON,  ONTA.RIO, 


Price  List. 

of 

PliarmeicGatical  Products 


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@^^ 
@^^ 


XJLJ  E  have  just  issued  a  new  Pharmaceutical  Price  List  (Catalogue  No.  95).  a  copy 
•   ''  of  which  we   would  be  pleased  to   mail  to  all  established  retail  druggists  who 

may  write  for  it.  We  believe  it  to  be  most  comprehensive  in  its  scope,  as  it  includes 
within  its  pages  the  prices  on  fully  4,000  pharmaceutical  products,  which  are  convenienth- 
arranged  in  groups.  The  notes  of  reference  given  in  the  appendix  should  be  of  interest 
and  assistance  to  the  careful  buyer.  In  order  to  compU-  with  the  request  of  the  wholesale 
drug  trade  that  all  lists  conform  to  a  general  standard  as  far  as  could  be  done  consistently, 
we  have  adopted  in  Catalogue  No.  95  a  system  of  long  prices  with  discounts,  which  are 
liberal.  Our  terms  of  three  months'  credit,  no  charge  for  containers,  cartage,  and  boxing, 
are  certainly  worthy  of  consideration. 


F^redoricl^  Stearns  ^   Go. 


Manufacturing  F*linrmncists, 


WINUSOR,  OAT. 


(i48b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST 


The  Harry  Lewis  DQG  SOAP 


Made  from  the 
Original   Receipt 


TRADE 


MARK. 


Beautifully  got  up, 
and  a  Good  Seller 


Whale  Oil  Soap. 

In  lib.  boxes,  1  doz.  in  Case  ; 
In  20  lbs.  Pails  and  Barrels 


For  killing  insects  on 
Rose  Bushes,  Plants,  etc. 


TUB  A.LBBKT  TOILBT  SOA.P  CO., 

JMalcers  and  Sellers.  MOJKTREAT^. 


GERMAN 
ARMY 


PILE  REMEDY 


London  Show  Case  Works 


Manufacturers  of 


CASES 


Of  ail  kinds  for 

COUNTERS,  WALLS,  OR  DISPENSARIES. 

SHOP  FIXTURES    ♦    COUNTERS    ♦    TABLES    ♦    SHELVING    ♦    MIRRORS,  Etc. 
Se/id  fo>-  Catalogue  „  •    _ 

94  Carling-  Street, 

LONDON,  ONT. 


and  Price  List 


E.ach  One  Dollar  Pack.ige  Contains 

Liquid,  Ointment, 

and  Pills. 

GOOD  SELLER. 
GOOD  MARGINS. 
WELL  ADVERTISED. 

THE  OWLY  CURE   FOR  PILES 


\Vrite  us  to  mention  in  your  daily  or  weekly 
papers  that  GERMAN  ARMY  PILE  REMEDY  may 
be  procured  from  you. 


The  KBSST^ni^  Dru  g  Co. 

Cnnnclinn  ^Xi^Gnoy      TurontO, 


Proiiipfly  neciired.  I'rade-Marks,  Copyrights 
and  Labels  rejiistered.  Twenty-flve  years  ex- 
injrienct;.  We  report  whether  patent  can  be 
secured  or  not,  freeof  charga  Our  fee  not  due 
until  pat  on  t  ianllowed.  3'-Jpace  ilook  Freo* 
H>  O.  WILLSON  &■  CO.,  Attorneys  at  Law, 
(jpp.  U.S.  I'ut.  ooico.      WASHINGTON.  D.C. 


The  Detroit 


THE  ONLY  GENUINE. 


Pennyroyal 
Wafers 


Have  been  so  successful  with  Women  in  the 
treatment  of 

PAINFUL  AND  IRRECUUR  MENSTRUATION 

That  Physicians  prescribe  them  liberally. 

The  Druggist  can  safely  recommend  them  for  their 
value  to  the  sick. 


At  S8.00  per  dozen  delivered,  you  get  a  good  profit  of  50  per 
cent.     No  need  to  try  to  work  ofr  an  imitation  of  them. 

If  you  want  local  advertising,   or  terms,  or  special  remedies,  write  to 
the  manufacturers. 


EUREKA  CHEMICAL  CO., 

Canadian  Laboratory 

WINDSOR, ONT  DETROIT,  MICH. 


Rapid  Sellers 

LUXTEN'S  INSECT  POWDER. 

LONDON   DRUG  COS 

Sticky  Fly  Paper 
Lime  Juice 

Oi    Pts.,   Pts.  and  Qts.) 

Moth  Balls 

in   lo  cent   Boxes. 

Storey's  Head  Ache  Powders 

(lo  cent   Packages.) 

Gem  Rings 

Mixed  Spices 

Stafford's  White  Paste 

(Cleaner  and  Stronger  than  Alucilnge.) 

Tiie  L^ondon  Dru^  Co. 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


140 


The  A.  Ph. 


A.   Trip  From  St.    Louis  to 
Denver. 


Tiic  Missouri  Pacific  and  Union  I'acilk- 
Kailwnys  liavcbeen  selected  astherouiefor 
tiie  American  Pharmaceutical  .Xssociation 
party  frum  St.  Louis  to  Denver  for  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  association.  The 
party  will  leave  St.  Louis  Union  Station 
in  special  cars  (or  special  train,  if  the 
number  of  applicants  is  sufficient)  at  9 
a.m.,  Monday,  Aui^ust  12th,  and  arrive  at 
KansasCily  at  6  p.m.,  where  they  will  join 
parties  from  Chicago  in  a  special  train, 
leaving  Kansas  City  t'/i:  the  Union  Pacific 
Railway  at  10.30  p.m  ,  arriving  in  Den- 
ver at  5  p.m.  Tuesday.  The  rale  for  the 
round  iri[),  .St.  Louis  to  Denver  and  re- 
turn, is  $24.50.  In  order  to  make  ade- 
quate arrangements  for  sleeper  accommo- 
dations and  other  comforts,  all  desiring 
to  join  the.  St.  Louis  party  are  requested 
to  communicate  with  the  undersigned  at 
an  early  date. 

Dr.  H.  .\L  Whelpley,  425  Clark  avenue, 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Member  of  the  Phar- 
maceutical Association  Committee  on 
Transportation. 


British  Columbia  Pharmaeeutioal 
Association. 

ANNUAL    MEETING    AND    BANQUET. 

The  Provincial  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion met  in  Vancouver  on  June  13th.  A 
meeting  of  the  association  council  was 
held  in  the  morning.  In  the  afternoon 
the  visitors  were  driven  round  Stanley 
Park  and  shown  other  points  of  interest 
in  the  city.  In  honor  of  the  occasion,  all 
the  drug  stores  in  the  city  closed  at  eight 
o'clock  in  the  evening.  In  the  evening 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  association  was 
held  at  the  Manor  House.  The  proposi- 
tion to  form  a  Dominion  association  was 
favorably  considered.  It  was  decided  to 
join  in,  if  such  an  association  were  formed. 
It  was  resolved  to  hold  the  ne.\t  meeting 
of  the  council  in  Victoria,  and  the  next 
annual  meeting  of  the  association  in  New 
Westminster.  Officers  were  elected  as 
follows  :  President,  T.  M.  Henderson, 
Victoria ;  vice-president,  T.  E.  .'\tkins, 
Vancouver ;  registrar,  Charles  Nelson, 
Vancouver ;  councillors,  Messrs.  Hen- 
derson and  Shoibolt,  Victoria ;  Atkins 
and  Seymour,  Vancouver  ;  Van  Houten, 
Nanaiiuo  ;  and  Muir,  New   Westminster. 

After  the  business  session  was  over  an 
adjournment  was  made  to  the  dining 
room,  where  there  was  set  before  them  an 
appetizing  menu  that  was  a  credit  to  Host 
Emerson  and  his  capable  chef  A\fter 
the  dinner  had  been  disposed  of  the 
gathering  was  called  to  order  by  the  vice- 
president,  T.  E.  Atkins,  who  first  pro- 
posed a  toast  to  the  Queen,  which  was 
duly  honored. 

The  next  toast  was  the  Pharmaceutical 
.Association.  He  referred  briefly  to  the 
mutual  benefit  to  be  derived  from  the 
formation  of  such  an  association.  He 
hoped  it  would  continue  to  increase  in 
usefulness  from  year  to  year. 


The  Retiring  Councillors  were  next 
honored.  H.  McDowell  in  reply  said 
that  as  a  councillor  he  had  tried  to  do  his 
best  in  the  interests  of  the  profession.  It 
was  in  1889  that  the  first  steps  were 
taken  towards  the  formation  of  this  asso- 
ciation. That  year  the  Act  asked  for  was 
defeated  in  the  Legislature  by  one  vote. 
The  second  year  they  could  get  no  one  to 
bring  their  bill  forward,  but  on  the  third 
attempt  they  were  successful.  He  con- 
sidered this  a  proof  of  increase  of  wisdom 
in  the  Legislature.  He  was  retiring  from 
the  council  on  account  of  pressure  of 
business,  but  he  would  always  stand  ready 
to  do  anything  in  his  power  to  advance 
the  interests  of  the  association.  J.  Coch- 
rane, of  \'ictoria,  in  reply  to  the  same 
toast,  said  while  he  was  retiring  from  active 
•connection  with  the  executive  of  the  as- 
sociation, he  would  try  to  do  his  duty  to 
the  association  all  the  same.  The  associ- 
ation was  a  professional  and  educational 
union.  He  thought  that  they  should 
have  a  commercial  union  as  well.  If 
not  they  might  soon  find  a  state  of  things 
similar  to  what  it  is  in  many  places  in  the 
East,  where  other  houses  are  handling 
goods  formerly  carried  exclusively  by 
druggists.  He  instanced  where  the  union 
of  the  druggists  had  prevented  what  would 
have  been  a  disastrous  rate  war  in  Lon- 
don, Ont. 

Charles  Nelson  sang  "  Hearts  of  Oak." 

In  reply  to  the  toast.  Sister  Associa- 
tions, John  Reed  said  that  that  term  cov- 
ered a  wide  ground.  He  believed  them 
to  be  accountable  for  a  great  deal  of  the 
success  that  had  been  met  with.  It  was 
wise  to  foster  a  community  of  interest. 
Locally  and  individually  every  man  was 
trying  to  get  what  he  could,  but  he  was 
pleased  that  they  had  not  in  this  com- 
munity leaned  to  ttie  weak  side  by  pan- 
dering for  popularity  with  cheapness  re- 
gardless of  all  else.  It  was  a  fact  that 
they  had  a  limited  field  and  a  superabun- 
dant amount  of  material  to  work  it  with. 
He  then  jocosely  remarked  that  if  about 
ten  of  the  druggists  of  the  city  were  to 
step  out,  the  balance  could  take  good  care 
of  the  trade.  He  hoped,  however,  that 
time  would  deal  kindly,  if  not  success- 
fully, with  them  all.  They  had  a  field 
full  of  promise,  but  of  slow  though  steady 
growth.  He  hoped  they  would  continue 
to  follow  good  lines,  and  he  trusted  that 
they  would  all  be  successful.  Replying 
to  the  same  toast,  ex-Mayor  D.  S.  Curtis, 
of  New  Westminster,  said  that  he  was 
glad  they  did  not  have  to  compete  with 
the  cutting  and  slashing  that  prevailed  in 
some  parts  of  the  East.  He  had  to  con- 
gratulate them  in  Vancouver  and  Victoria 
on  maintaining  prices.  Of  course,  they 
were  much  lower  in  New  Westminster. 
(Laughter.)  He  was  not  talking  for  ad- 
vertisement, because  all  present  were  sell- 
ers, not  buyers.  To  be  honest  with  the 
public,  he  concluded,  was  the  si/te  i/ua  non 
of  all  such  associations. 

Absent  Members  were  spoken  for  by 
H.  H.  Watson  and  J.  F.  Jaeck,  and  the 
three  youngest  members,  JSIessrs.  Griffith, 
McPherson,  and  Strong,  for  themselves. 


The  Press  was  replied  to  by  S.  R.  Robb, 
of  the  World,  and  A.  G.  Philip,  of  the 
Neivs- Advertiser. 

The  Ladies  were  championed  by  Messrs. 
.\Iuir  and  Jones. 

The  entertainment  committee  were 
given  a  bumper,  and  J.  R.  Seymour  and 
Charles  Nelson  responded. 

J.  A.  Teportin,  of  Langley  &  Co.,  and 
H.  .McDowell,  of  the  .McDowell,  Atkins, 
^^'atson  Co.,  Ltd.,  replied  to  the  toast  of 
the  Wholesale  Trade. 

The  Host  was  then  toasted  and  com- 
plimented, and  in  reply  he  assured  them 
that  it  was  a  pleasure  to  have  had  their 
company,  and  a  hearty  welcome  awaited 
them  whenever  they  came  back. 


Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. 

The  time  for  receiving  applications  for 
a  French  professor  of  Materia  Medica  for 
the  Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy  closed 
June  nth.  Dr.  Desrosiers,  of  Laval, 
has  attended  to  the  duties  so  far.  There 
are  half  a  dozen  applications,  and  the 
position  will  be  filled  at  the  first  meeting 
of  the  board.  The  lectures  begin  in 
October  next.  The  general  feeling  among 
the  members  of  both  the  College  Board 
and  the  Pharmaceutical  Association  is 
that  the  professor  should  be  apharrna-- 
cist  rather  than  a  doctor,  so  as  to  have 
the  lectures  as  practical  as  possible. 


Quebec  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec  was  held  in  the  Montreal  College 
of  Pharmacy,  on  Tuesday,  June  i2lh, 
about  thirty  members  being  present,  Que- 
bec and  Three  Rivers  being  represented 
at  the  meeting.  Mr.  Joseph  Constant, 
president,  occupied  the  chair,  and  opened 
the  meeting  by  calling  upon  Mr.  E. 
Muir,  secretary-registrar,  to  read  the  min- 
utes of  the  last  annual  meeting,  and  also 
the  annual  report,  after  which  Mr.  Alex. 
Manson,  treasurer,  read  his  annual  finan- 
cial statement,  all  of  which  were  approved 
and  adopted.  The  report  and  financial 
statement  shows  the  association  to  be  in 
a  prosperous  condition,  the  cash  account 
showing  to  its  credit,  on  Aiiril  30th,  a 
balance  of  the  handsome  sum  of$2,884.7  7. 
The  president  then  delivered  his  annual 
address  in  French,  and,  from  the  manner 
in  which  it  was  received,  it  was  evident 
that  Mr.  Constant  had  won  for  himself 
the  highest  esteem  of  his  confreres  for  the 
able  manner  in  which  he  had  served  the 
association  as  its  president  for  some  four 
or  five  years.  The  president  then  nomi- 
nated Messrs.  W.T.  Kerry  and  H.  F.  Jack- 
son scrutineers,  and  these  gentlemen  pro- 
ceeded to  count  the  ballots  for  six  new 
members  of  council,  during  which  (juite 
lively  discussions  took  place  upon  a  num- 
ber of  subjects  of  interest  to  the  pharma- 
ceutical profession  ;  amongst  others,  that 
of  the  sale  of  poison,  the  new  council 
being  requested  to  take  into  its  considera- 
tion  the   advisability    of  extending   the 


150 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


poison  schedule.  Votes  of  thanks  were 
tendered  to  the  president,  the  retiring 
council,  and  the  press,  after  which  the 
scrutineers  reported  the  following  gentle- 
men to  have  received  the  highest  num- 
ber of  votes,  and,  therefore,  duly  elected 
as  members  of  the  new  council,  namely; 
R.  \V.  Williams,  Three  Rivers  ;  J.  Emile 
Roy,  (jLiebec  ;  Alex.  Manson,  C.  J. 
Covernton,  A.  1).  Mann,  and  C.  E. 
Scarff,  Montreal  ;  these,  with  Messrs. 
Jos.  Constant,  Henry  R.  Gray,  David 
Watson,  S.  Lachance,  W.  H.  Chapman, 
and  W.  A.  Dyer,  will  compose  the  coun- 
cil of  the  association  for  the  year  1895- 
i8g6.  A  vote  of  thanks  having  been 
tendered  to  the  sciutineers,  the  meeting 
closed. 


COUNCIL    MEETING. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  new  council  of 
tiie  Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec  was  held  on  Tues- 
day, July  2nd,  at  the  College  of  Phar- 
macy, Montreal,  when  the  following  ofifi- 
cers  were  elected  for  the  current  year, 
namely  : 

President,  R.  W.  Williams,  Three  Riv- 
ers ;  first  vice-president,  W.  H.  Chapman, 
Montreal  ;  second  vice-president,  S.  La- 
chance,  Montreal  ;  treasurer,  Alex.  Man- 
son,  Montreal  ;  board  of  examiners  for 
the  major  and  minor  examinations,  S. 
Lachance,  W.  H.  Chapman,  J.  R.  Parkin, 
Montreal,  R.  W.  Williams,  Three  Rivers, 
A.  E.  DuBerger,  Waterloo.  Preliminary 
board  of  examiners,  Prof.  A.  Leblond  de 
Brumath,  and  Prof.  Isaac  Gammell,  with 
J.  Emile  Roy,  Quebec,  supervisor  of  ex- 
aminations for  the  city  and  district  of 
Quebec.  Auditors,  L.  A.  Bernard  and 
R.  H.  Bryson,  Montreal. 

E.  Muir,  secretary-registrar,  was  de- 
legated to  represent  the  association  at  the 
coming  meeting  of  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association,  which  meets  in  Den- 
ver, Colorado,  on  the  14th  of  August  next. 

A  resolution  was  adopted,  endorsing 
the  recommendation  of  the  annual  meet- 
ing, that  this  association  invite  the  Ameri- 
can Pharmaceutical  Assoc  ation  to  hold 
its  annual  meeting  of  1896  in  the  city  of 
Montreal. 

The  council  then  adjourned  to  meet 
on  the  first  Tuesday  in  September. 


Filtering  Turbid  Liquids. 

Rolff,  in  the  Pliarmaceutische  Post, 
recommends  that  turbid  liquids,  which 
cannot  be  cleared  by  the  ordinary  pro- 
cesses of  filtration,  the  use  of  gelatin,  talc, 
albumin,  etc.,  be  filtered  through  the 
residue  of  tinctures,  as,  for  instance,  tinc- 
tura  cinchonK  composita,  or  tinctura 
amara.  The  idea,  while  not  novel,  is  in 
many  instances,  as  in  the  filtration  of 
liqueurs  of  similar  aroma,  quite  practical. 
The  Pharmaceutische  Centralhalk,  in  com- 
mentmg  on  it,  suggests  the  use  of  pure 
cellulose  in  tablets,  previously  exhausted, 
pf  course,  with  alcohol. 


A  Drug-gist's  Advice  on  Advertising. 

Why  advertising  among  retail  druggists 
is  not  more  general  has  been  a  puzzling 
question  to  many  people.  Perhaps  no 
business  offers  better  opportunities  for 
advertising  than  that  of  the  retail  druggist. 
The  writer  has  spent  almost  all  his  busi- 
ness life  as  clerk  and  manager  in  drug 
stores,  and  his  experience  has  convinced 
him  that  advertising  wisely  and  judiciously 
will  increase  the  business  of  any  store. 
Naturally,  it  nmst  be  done  a  little  differ- 
ently from  the  way  it  can  be  done  in  al- 
most any  business.  You  have  the  dignity 
of  your  profession  to  look  after,  and  a  too 
commercial  aspect  to  the  advertising  of  a 
drug  store  will  hamper  its  success  to  some 
extent.  While  it  is  not  advis.ible  to  con- 
stantly advertise  bargains,  there  is  no  ob- 
jection to  impressing  on  the  minds  of 
people  that  no  one  can  sell  drugs  of  ab- 
solute purity  cheaper  than  you  can. 
There's  your  chance^purity.  That  little 
word  contains  the  germ  of  more  good  drug 
advertising  ideas  than  any  other.  The 
public  is  ignorant  of  medicine  ;  it  has  an 
idea  that  medicine  is  a  great  mystery, 
solved  only  by  the  few,  and  looks  eagerly 
for  instruction.  This  makes  it  easy  for  a 
convincing  ad  writer  to  make  people  be- 
lieve they  are  taking  a  risk  if  they  take 
anybody  else's  drugs  than  his.  Not  that  ■ 
I  believe  it  is  necessary  or  wise  to  hum- 
bug people  ;  I  mean  a  skilful  ad  writer 
can  so  mipress  the  people  with  the  fact 
that  his  drugs  are  pure,  that  their  minds 
will  instantly  revert  to  his  store  when  pure 
drugs  are  in  question,  and  they  will  feel  a 
disinclination  to  patronize  other  drug 
stores. 

Imi)ressing  this  fact  of  the  purity  of 
your  drugs  on  the  public's  mind  is  best 
done  by  short  and  terse  newspaper  talks. 
Suppose  you  take  rochelle  salts  as  subject 
for  one  day.  You  could  give  a  short  ac- 
count of  its  origin,  its  preparation,  and  its 
uses.  Then  might  follow  a  short  descrip- 
tion of  how  it  is  possible  to  adulterate  it, 
and  the  danger  of  taking  any  but  the 
purest — such  as  yours.  Of  course  this  is 
given  simply  as  an  example,  as  rochelle 
salts  might  ordinarily  be  considered  too 
small  a  thing  to  advertise.  The  idea,  of 
course,  is  to  make  people  understand  that 
each  and  every  drug  sold  at  your  store  is 
better  than  can  be  found  elsewhere. 

Another  way  of  impressing  the  public 
that  your  store  is  worthy  of  patronage,  is 
to  advertise  the  fact  that  you  do  not  "  sub- 
stitute." Substituting  other  drugs  for 
those  called  for  in  prescriptions  is  a  cry- 
ing evil  in  the  drug  trade,  which  has  been 
greatly  agitated.  If  you  succeed  in  con- 
vincing people  that  you  do  no  substitution, 
you  have  opened  the  door  to  their  confi- 
dence and  trade. 

A  word  as  to  dead  stock — which  is 
bound  to  accumulate  in  every  drug  store. 
Among  such  stock  the  principal  articles  are 
patent  medicines,  the  manufacturers  of 
which  have  stopped  advertising  in  your 
locality.  Now,  what  objection  is  there  to 
your   advertising   these  things    yourself? 


Look  at  the  labels,  get  an  idea  of  what 
the  remedies  are  good  for,  and  with  your  I 
knowledge  of  advertising,  gleaned  from 
Printers'  Ink,  advertise  them.  The 
manufacturers'  previous  advertising  will 
pave  the  way  for  yours. 

In  these  days  of  acute  competition, 
every  druggist  must  advertise  more  or  less, 
and  to  get  the  full  advantage  froin  it  he 
must  do  it  iiroperly.  How  many  of  us 
know  that  space  in  the  local  paper,  where, 
month  after  month,  appears  the  old  story 
about  "  Peter  Pills,  Druggist  and  Chemist. 
Full  Line  of  Patent  Medicines  and  Toilet 
Articles"  ?  It  makes  no  impression  be- 
cause there  is  nothing  in  it  to  impress  the 
mind.  The  public  does  not  want  a  bare 
fact ;  it  wants  details,  prices,  information. 
In  these  days  we  take  our  pills  sugar-coat- 
ed ;  we  want  facts  in  the  same  way.  But 
the  druggist  may  be  a  bright  business  man, 
and  yet  be  entirely  incapable' of  writing 
an  ad.  What  is  the  remedy?  Let  us 
see.  When  a  druggist  wants  to  make  a 
specialty  of  perfumery,  for  instance,  what 
does  he  do  ?  He  buys  the  books  on  per- 
fumery, and  reads  what  other  men  who 
have  made  it  a  specialty  say  about  it,  and 
profits  thereby.  And  that  is  exactly  the 
thing  he  must  do  in  regard  to  getting  up 
knowledge  of  advertising — buy  the  book 
that  gives  you  this  knowledge  Printers' 
Ink  is  a  text-book  on  the  subject  of  ad- 
vertising. It  contains  the  advice  and 
opinions  of  men  who  have  made  the  ad- 
vertising business  their  specialty,  just  as 
you  have  made  the  drug  business  your 
specialty.  Two  dollars  a  year  spent  for 
Printers'  Ink  will  give  one  more  points 
and  ideas  on  how  to  advertise  than  any 
other  paper  published. — E.  IV.  Mitchell, 
in  Printers'  Ink. 


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LomuUer  uses  agar-agar  {Gelidium  cor- 
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suppositories.  It  produces  a  more  trans- 
parent mass  which  does  not  stick  to  the 
mould,  does  not  clot,  and  gives  a  more 
elegant  article  when  finished.  The 
method  employed  is  as  follows  :  Take 
ten  parts  of  agar-agar  in  small  pieces,  and 
200  parts  of  water,  heat  until  a  soft  paste 
is  formed,  then  add,  with  constant  stir- 
ring, 200  parts  of  glycerin. — L' Union 
Pharmaceut. — Plia  r  mace  utical  Journal. 


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K.      ToUahydrobet.inapl]thol,imine. 

Sodium  Thiopar.itoluiciinesiiiphonate. 
Orthosulphaniidobenzoic  anhidride. 
Amidoaceloparaphenetidine  aa,  ,5i. 

M.  Sig.  :  A  tablespoonful  every  hour. 

This  was  prescribed  for  a  disease  which 
the  doctor  calls  Typhomalariopneunio- 
phthisicotrychinotetanoataxionephriticos- 
plenitis. — Pharmaceutical  Journal  of  Aus- 
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Pharmacy  In  England. 

The  "  Perennial '  President  of  the  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Society  The  Preliminary  Examination 
and  Curriculum  -Clarke's  Blood  Mixture  - 
Capsules  and  Adulteration  PhotoRraphy 
as  a  Chemist's   Extra. 

(From  Our  Own  CorrespDiuleiil.) 

For  the  fourteenth  year  in  succession 
Michael  (Jarieighe  has  been  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society.  No 
wonder,  therefore,  that  he  is  called  the 
"  perennial  "  president,  and  that  pharma- 
cists begin  to  think  that  it  would  be  im- 
possible for  the  machine  to  progress  with- 
out his  guiding  hand.  It  is  frequently 
asseited  by  those  who  are  jealous  of  his 
power,  and  the  number  of  years  in  which 
he  has  wielded  it,  that  there  is  no  other 
body  that  has  permitted  this  one-man 
policy  for  such  a  period.  In  thi.s  the 
critics  are  mistaken.  We  have  in  Eng- 
land a  comparison  close  at  hand  that  ex- 
actly fits  with  the  Carteighean  rule — I 
refer  to  the  number  of  years  in  which  art 
has  been  personified  in  this  country 
through  the  perennial  president  of  the 
Royal  Academy — Sir  Frederick  Leighton. 
No  one  is  prepared  to  say  that  Sir  Fred- 
erick is  the  leading  artist  of  the  day,  but 
his  long  presidency  is  entirely  due  to  the 
fact  that  he  is  a  splendid  figure-head  for 
an  august  assembly.  The  comparison 
would  hardly  appear  altogether  favorable 
to  Mr.  Carteighe,  but  the  truth  remains 
that  much  of  his  success  is  due  to  the  fact 
that  he  is  a  splendid  figure-head — his  in- 
timate friends  notwithstanding.  It  is 
true  that  he  has  no  little  statesmanship  in 
guiding  and  directing  affairs,  and  more 
especially  in  managing  his  colleagues  on 
the  council,  but  his  record  as  to  legisla- 
tive and  *'en  departmental  achievements 
is  absolutely  nil.  Against  this  it  must  be 
set  down  that  it  is  by  no  means  so  easy  to 
frame  a  measure  satisfactory  to  the  trade 
and  palatable  to  parliament.  Mr.  Car- 
teighe is  a  capital  financier  and  has  e.xcel- 
lent  abilities,  but  he  has  left  undone  sev- 
eral things  that  are  of  urgent  importance 
to  the  welfare  of  pharmacy  in  England. 

I  will  only  refer  to  two  in  particular — the 
preliminary examinationand  the  regulation 
regarding  a  compulsory  three  years'  ac- 
quaintance with  the  dispensing  of  prescrip- 
tions. Attention  has  repeatedly  been 
drawn  to  the  ridiculous  requirements  of 
our  pharmaceutical  preliminary.  Elemen- 
tary English  grammar,  rudiments  of  arith- 
metic, and  a  slight  knowledge  of  Latin 
aie  all  the  demands  we  make  upon  youths 
who  are  afterwards  required  to  obtain  a 
fairly  sound  insight  into  various  branches 
of  science.  The  inadequacy  of  the  en- 
trance examination  is  universally  ad- 
mitted, but  apparently  no  councillor  is 
prepared  to  move  for  its  amendment. 
The  regulation  respecting  the  three  years' 
dispensimg  is  too  often  honored  in  the 
breach  rather  than  in  the  scrupulous  observ- 
ance. Here  isoneof  thegreatest  safeguards 
of  pharmacy  absolutely  allowed  to  become 
a  dead  letter,instead  of  being  exacted  with- 
out fear  or  favor.  If  the  regulation  com- 
pelled every  one  to  produce  evidence  of 
this  three  years'  curriculum  by  means  of 


indenture  to  a  qualified  chemist,  a  good 
deal  would  be  gained.  As  it  is,  any 
(lualified  man  may  "sign  up  "the  paper 
and  it  is  accepted  without  reference  or  de- 
mur. It  is  thus  that  doctor's  errand  boys 
and  grocers'  clerks,  who  have  a  smatter- 
ing of  patent  medicine  knowledge,  actually 
go  to  a  pharmaceutical  college  to  be 
"coached'  through  the  minor  examina- 
tion I 

Clarke's  Blood  Mixture  is  the  latest 
candidate  for  opprobrium,  according  to 
Science  Si/lings.  In  spite  of  its  twenty- 
five  years'  existence  as  a  proprietary  medi- 
cine, we  are  now  informed  that  it  is  not 
only  useless,  but  injurious.  This  opinion 
is  formed  upon  the  analysis  of  a  seven- 
ounce  bottle,  the  contents  of  which 
weighed  658  ozs.  The  composition  is 
stated  to  be  as  follows  :  Potassium  iodide 
1.23  parts,  potash  0.15  parts,  caramel  1.50 
pans,  spirit  of  chloroform  2.5  parts,  water 
to  make  100  parts.  In  connection  with 
this  analysis,  I  may  mention  that  it  is  gen- 
erally believed  in  the  trade  that  at  one 
time  the  liquid  extract  of  sarsaparilla 
formed  an  important  ingredient  in  this 
preparation.  If  the  above  composition 
be  correct,  it  is  evident  that  it  is  not  now 
included,  and  therefore  one  of  the  princi- 
pal remedies  for  the  complaints  for  which 
it  is  recommended  is  now  omitted. 
Readers  of  this  letter  may  remember  that 
a  similar  charge  was  made  against  another 
proprietary  preparation,  Koko  for  the  hair, 
a  few  months  back.  This  variation  in  the 
ingredients  seems  to  me  one  of  the  most 
reprehensible  features  in  connection  with 
proprietaries.  A  druggist,  in  most  civil- 
ized countries,  could  be  fined  if  he  left  out 
the  principal  or  most  expensive  ingredient 
in  a  pharmacopoeial  tincture,  and  rightly 
so.  But  the  public  are  to  have  no  safe- 
guard or  guarantee  that  the  composition 
of  a  proprietary  preparation  has  not  been 
arbitrarily  altered  by  the  proprietor. 

"  Examine  your  capsules  "  will  be  the 
advice  generally  given  after  the  paper  re- 
cently read  before  the  Society  of  Public 
Analysts.  It  was  therein  stated  that  castor 
oil  was  a  frequent  adulteration  in  santal 
oil  capsules  and  also  another  oil — unsa- 
ponifiable,  odorless,  and  not  recognizable. 
The  latter  oil  was  probably  the  neutral 
water-white  petroleum  oil  or  liquid  vase- 
line, which  is  quite  ordorless,and  very  suit- 
able for  suspending  insoluble  bodies  in 
capsules.  For  years  cedar  wood  oil  has 
been  a  favorite  adulteration  for  santal  oil 
in  capsules,  now  castor  oil  appears  to  have 
taken  its  place. 

Journals  of  pharmacy  all  over  the  world 
are  appreciating  the  position  of  pharma- 
cists to  photography,  and  assisting  the 
development  of  this  addition  to  business 
by  devoting  space  to  descriptions  of 
methods,  new  developers,  and  the  like. 
It  is  becoming  quite  a  usual  sight  at  most 
of  the  large  seaside  resorts  in  England 
to  find  that  several  of  the  leading  chemists 
have  given  considerable  attention  to  the 
subject,  and  reserved  space  in  their  win- 
dows for  cameras,  lenses,  etc.  The  extra- 
ordinary fall  in  prices  of  all  photographic 


goods  during  the  last  few  years  has  facili- 
tated the  operations  of  chemists  in  the 
direction  of  making  new  trade.  Lenses 
with  iris  diaphragms  that  a  few  years  ago 
cost  50s.  each  are  now  to  be  had  at  25s. 
In  the  same  way  good  working  cameras 
are  obtainable  at  about  half  the  price  paid 
only  a  few  years  back.  There  can  be  no  two 
opinions  that  pharmacists  should  seize 
the  favorable  opportunity  that  presents  it- 
self, or  in  a  few  more  years  the  retail  of 
photographic  necessities  and  accessories 
will  become  a  recognized  and  distinct 
trade  of  itself.  None  are  in  the  position  to 
explain  manipulation  and  suggest  improve- 
ments to  amateur  photographers  so  well 
as  the  pharmacist  with  his  chemical  knowl- 
edge and  his  trade  journal.  There  is 
nothing  like  a  practical  acquaintance  with 
the  subject,  and  all  who  propose  taking  up 
this  branch  of  trade  should  unqucbtion- 
ably  do  some  amateur  work  on  their  own 
account,  if  only  to  obtain  the  practical 
insight  in  order  to  explain  difficulties  and 
suggest  improvements  to  their  customers. 
A  very  fair  stock  of  all  the  necessary  ap- 
paratus for  commencing  a  business  in  this 
line  can  be  obtained  for  an  outlay  of 
about  $300  to  $400. 
London,  June  25th. 


Pharmacentieal  Association— District 
No.  10. 


At  the  call  of  the  secretary,  the  follow- 
ing druggists  met  in  the  Council  Cham- 
ber in  Stratford,  on  June  i8th,  for  their 
annual  meeting  :  Messrs.  Ansley  &  Mc- 
Bride,  of  Port  Dover ;  Hodge  &  Thom- 
son, of  Mitchell;  Gayfor,  of  Ingersoll ; 
C.  E.  Nasmyth,  J.  H.  Nasmyth,  Bosworth, 
Dutton,  of  Stratford  ;  VV.  A.  Karn,  J.  C. 
Karn,  Scott,  Pepper,  Philips,  Gunn,  Wal- 
ton, and  White,  of  Woodstock. 

The  president,  Mr.  Karn,  explained 
object  of  meeting,  and  also  the  affairs  of 
the  college,  and  at  length  gave  a  full 
description  of  the  difficulties  encountered 
in  the  late  proposed  amendments  to  the 
Pharmacy  Act. 

Special  working  committees  were  ap- 
pointed to  secure  new  members  and  re- 
port to  the  secretary  :  Mr.  Bosworth,  C. 
E.  Nasmyth,  Mr.  Frleigh,  Mr.  Hodge,  for 
the  county  of  Perth  ;  Mr.  Ansley,  Mr. 
Austin,  and  Mr.  Yorke,  for  the  county  of 
Norfolk  ;  and  Messrs.  Pepper,  Gayfor, 
and  McCallum,  for  the  county  of  Oxford. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bosworth,  seconded 
by  Mr.  Gayfor,  the  secretary  was  in- 
structed to  forward  to  Mr.  W.  A.  McCal- 
lum, of  Tilsonburg,  the  late  secretary,  the 
hearty  vote  of  thanks  for  his  services  in 
connection  with  the  association  and  in  all 
matters  relating  to  the  interests  of  the 
druggists.  The  annual  meeting  to  be 
on  the  last  Thursday  in  May,  and  the 
place  of  next  meeting  to  be  Woodstock. 
The  officers  elected  for  1895-96  were  :  W. 
A.  Karn,  Woodstock,  president ;  N.  A. 
Bosworth,  Stratford,  vice-president  ;  D.  A. 
White,  Woodstock,  secretary-treasurer. 


152 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Correspondence. 


Editor  Canadian  Dkugcist  : 

Sir, — I  must  say  that  I  was  not  a  little 
surprised  at  the  views  advanced  by  "  An 
Apprentice"  in  your  last  issue.  I  would 
not  have  wondered  had  such  ideas  come 
from  some  one  in  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury ;  but  it  does  seem  to  me  they  are 
entirely  out  of  keeping  with  this  more 
enlightened  age. 

He  says:  "Many  advocate  a  higher 
standard  of  matriculation  to  the  College 
of  Pharmacy  ;  but  I  think  that  would 
be  useless.  It  points  towards  selfishness 
in  those  who  think  of  it,  and  is  a  true 
evidence  of  a  crammed  but  narrow  mind. 
They  say  it  would  keep  many  from  en- 
tering the  calling  of  a  pharmacist  ;  but  is 
that  an  unselfish  idea  ?  " 

Such  sentiments  seem  to  me  to  be  true 
evidence  of  an  empty,  not  even  crammed, 
and   narrow  mind.     Is  the    drug  profes- 
sion to  be  lowered  to  the  level  of  ditch- 
digging,  so  that   any   man,  whatever  his 
educational   qualification   might   be,   can 
enter   it?     One    reason,   I    believe,  why 
pharmacists    have    been   and   are  to  day 
looked  down  on  more  or  less  by  the  learned 
professions,  is  because  so  many  of  them 
are  comparatively  ignorant  men.     And  is 
this  likely  to  be  improved,  I  ask,  by  low- 
ering the  standard  of  matriculation,  and 
thus  allowing  those  who  possess  the  mere 
rudiments    of  an  education  to  enter  on 
their  professional  career?    If  the  standard 
of  matriculation  were  lowered,  what  would 
be  the  result  ?     Only  those  who  were  too 
lazy,  or  whose  mental    ability  would  not 
allow  them  to  take   up  the  higher  work 
taught  in  our  schools,   would  then   enter 
the  drug  profession  ;  while  those  whose 
mental    ability  and  energy  led  them   to 
grapple    with    more     difficult    problems 
would  be  found  entering  fields  that  would 
afford  their  talents  a  wider  scope.     I  see 
no  reason  why  matriculation  for  a  drug- 
gist should  not  be  as  high  as  that  of  any 
other    profession.       There   is   nothing  to 
hinder  any  young  man  of  moderate  ability 
and   energy  to    fit    himself  for   a   much 
higher  matriculation  than  is  now  required. 
Again,  he  says,  "In  place  of  raising 
the  examination    for    an    apprentice,    I 
would   say    make   the    apprenticeship   a 
term    of    seven   years    instead   of   four." 
Here,  again,  the  fossil  displays  itself.   My 
friend  seems  to  have  the  idea  that  knowl- 
edge, in  the  drug  business,  is  acquired  by 
the  time    spent    at   it,    and    not    by    the 
amount  of  mental   work  done.     Had   he 
been  a  little  better  qualified  on  entering 
the    business,    I    think   he    would    have 
found  the  four  years'  apprenticeship  quite 
sufficient.     Indeed,  it  seems  to  me  that 
compelling    all    students   to  spend    even 
four  years  as  an  apprentice  is  more  or 
less  of  an  imposition,  for  there  are  some 
who  would  be  as  well  quahfied  in   three 
years  as  others  would  be  in  four,   or  as 
some    might   be  even   in  seven.     If  the 
term  of  apprenticeship  were  lengthened, 
students  would  simply  put   off  studying 
that   much    longer,    and    would  have  to 


spend  that  much  more  time  in  doing 
what  is  commonly  known  as  "  soup 
work."  Ev.en  with  a  four  years'  term  the 
majority  of  apprentices  do  very  little 
studying  during  the  first  two  years,  and  if 
the  term  were  lengthened  they  would  sim- 
ply be  that  much  later  in  starting.  This, 
I  think  you  will  concede,  might  lead  to 
many  fatal  mistakes.  For  clerks  who 
possessed  the  mere  rudiments  of  an  edu- 
cation to  begin  with,  and  who  had  done 
very  little  studying  in  the  different 
branches  necessary  to  make  a  competent 
druggist,  however  long  they  had  been  in  a 
drug  store,  could  not  be  expected  to  do 
intelligent  work. 

Again,  he  says,    "There  should  be  a 
two  years'  college  course  "  ;  but  he  adds, 
"The  course  should  not   include   much 
more  than  is  now  gone  over."     He  seems 
very  anxious  that  the  standard   of  educa- 
tion should  not  be  raised,but  that  students 
should  be  compelled  to  spend  two  years  in 
doing  one  year's  work.  No  doubt  it  will  be 
necessary  for  some  to  clerk  seven  years, 
and  spend   two  years  at    college,  before 
ttiey  will  be  the   proud  possessors  of  an 
O.C.P.   diploma;  but  why  should  those 
who  have  the  mental  ability  and  energy 
to  become  competent  pharmacists,  in  the 
time  now  required, be  forced  to  take  a  much 
longer  time  to  cover  the  same  ground?  I 
think  that  all  intelligent  druggists  and  ap- 
prentices will  agree  with   me   when    I  say 
that  the  standard  of  matriculation  should 
be  raised  !     That  every  man  should  have 
an    intelligent    understanding    of    Latin, 
chemistry,  and   botany,  before  he   is  al- 
lowed to  become  an  apprentice  !     T'hen, 
by   studying  from  the    very   beginning  of 
his  apprenticeship,  he  might  be  expected 
to  do  intelligent  work, and  blunders  would 
be  much  less  likely  to  occur. 

Further,  he  says,  "  More  Latin  is  not 
necessary  for  a  druggist,  but  anatomy, 
physiology,  and  therapeutics,  should  be 
taught  in  our  college."  I  say  emphati- 
calfy  that  more  Latin  is  necessary.  For 
it  is  impossible  to  be  a  competent  drug- 
gist without  first  having  a  clear  under- 
standing of  the  Latin  language.  Let 
more  anatomy,  physiology,  and  therapeu- 
tics be  taught  if  you  will ;  but  do  not  dis- 
pense with'the  Latin  at  any  cost. 

As  to  the  time  coming  when  the 
"  druggists  will  do  all  the  prescribing  and 
the  doctors  only  diagnose  the  case,"  I 
think  it  is  a  long  way  distant.  I  have 
watched  the  drug  business  closely  for  the 
past  few  years  and  see  no  signs  pointing 
in  that  direction,  even  with  the  present 
standard  of  education.  But  much  less 
will  such  a  time  be  likely  to  come  if  the 
standard  of  education  for  the  druggist  is 
lowered,  even  though  the  term  of  appren- 
ticeship be  lengthened  to  seven  years. 

I  say,  raise  the  standard  of  education  ! 
Keep  abreast  with  the  times  !  But  give 
intelligent  and  energetic  men  a  chance  to 
reap  some  benefit  from  their  labors. 
Let  those  who  are  able  to  take  the  course 
in  the  time  now  allotted  to  it  do  so  ;  but 
those  who  are  unable   will  be  compelled 

to  wait. 

A.  M. 


Photographic  Formula  Wanted. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist: 

I  am  very  much  interested  in  the 
Photograph  department  of  the  Canadian 
Druggist.  Will  you  kindly  give  me 
some  information  through  the  department 
in  July  number?  and  very  much  oblige. 
Yours,  respectfully, 

Chas.  Honan. 
Wolfville,  N.S.,  June  27th,  1895. 
(i)  A  method  of  making  sensitive  glass 
plates— an  economical    and    reliabk    way 
that  can  be  done  by  an  ordinary  amateur  ? 
(2)  A  method  of  toning  and  fixing  col- 
lodion   paper   to   give    it   a  purple-black 
finish  same  as  professionals  get  ? 


Absolute  Reliability. 

That  is  the  keynote  to  success.  It 
wins  and  holds  the  confidence  of  consum- 
ers ;  it  makes  them  advertising  friends  ; 
it  gives  tone,  character,  and  style,  to  the 
store  and  its  service  ;  it  never  tolerates 
any  deviation  from  a  high  standard— and 
the  result  is  an  attractive  store,  a  pleased 
constituency. 

Customers  are  not  long  in  discovering 
that  it  pays  to  buy  the  best.  If  the  palate 
and  eye  are  pleased,  the  price  is  rarely 
questioned.  And,  right  here,  we  would 
emphasize  the  fact,  that  absolute  reliabil- 
ity must  apply  to  the  credit  department— 
the  pass  books,  the  rendering  and  collec- 
tion of  accounts.  No  matter  how  excus- 
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picion, especially  where  a  bill  or  statement 
is  rendered  for  an  account  settled.  T'here 
must  be  such  a  system  or  supervision  of 
details  as  will  practically  insure  against 
mistakes.  Many  a  customer  has  been 
lost  because  asked  to  pay  a  bill  the  sec- 
ond time,  through  the  neglect  of  the  clerk 
or  cashier  to  credit  the  first  payment. 

Absolute  reliability  means  a  one-price 
system.  This  is  the  unwritten  law  in  all 
large  stores.  Dickering  over  a  price  is 
unknown  in  the  large  department  stores, 
because  the  people  have  been  trained  and 
accept  that  as  the  rule. 

Absolute  reliability  means  keeping  up 
with  the  times.  New  goods  and  novel- 
ties are  always  to  be  found  in  stock.  The 
best  methods  in  the  handling  and  deliv- 
ery of  goods  are  adopted.  There  is  no 
suggestion  of  the  "  old  fogy  "  about  the 
reliable  store  He  finds  that  it  pays  to 
avoid  every  appearance  of  wear  and  tear. 
Progress  is  suggested  by  everything  con- 
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15.} 


Does  Pill  Making  Pay  ? 

By  Aliiert  N.    Doerschuk,    Ph.G.,    Kansas  City,   Mo. 

The  art  of  pill  making  is  a  source  of 
revcmie  too  much  nej;lected  by  the  pliar- 
macist  of  today.  There  are  those  who 
say  that  it  does  not  pay  ;  but  experience 
teaclies  tliat  it  is  one  of  the  most  profit- 
able and  satisfactory  branches  of  pliar- 
macy.  While,  of  course,  there  are  certain 
pills  which  the  apothecary  cannot  manu- 
facture with  profit  or  satisfaction  to  him- 
self, such  as  those  of  ichthyol,  creosote, 
the  oils  and  oleoresins  ;  yet,  aside  from 
these  there  are  numberless  other  pills  in 
constant  use  which  he  can  manufacture, 
and  which  hold  out  opportunities  for 
profit.  It  is  the  small  things  that  the 
druggist  does  for  his  patrons  which  make 
him  popular  with  them.  When  they  learn 
that  he  is  careful  in  small  matters  they 
become  wonderfully  attached  to  him,  and 
will  walk  a  dozen  blocks,  and  past  as  many 
pharmacies  to  patronize  him. 

As  an  illustration  of  this,  a  single 
instance  will  suffice.  A  certain  apothe- 
cary decided  to  manufacture  compound 
cathartic  pills,  because  those  on  the 
market  were  not  uniform,  and  too  often 
of  little  value.  He  made  the  first  lot 
from  the  ordinary  slock,  but  these  did 
not  prove  very  satisfactory,  and  he 
resolved  in  the  future  to  use  only  tested 
standard  drugs.  After  some  experiment- 
ing he  adopted  the  expedient  of  prepar- 
ing compound  extract  of  colocynth,  and 
the  extract  of  jalap,  so  as  to  have  them 
strong  and  pure.  As  is  well  known, 
colocynth  varies  in  strength  from  5  to  50 
per  cent.,  and  the  best  quality  can  be  had 
at  the  same  price  as  the  poorer  grades. 
There  is  also  much  difference  in  the 
virtue  of  the  jalap  and  scammony  found 
in  the  market.  This  apothecary  pur- 
chased the  best  crude  drugs,  ground 
them,  and  made  extracts  to  his  own  satis- 
faction. He  then  obtained  the  best 
quality  of  gamboge  and  mild  chloride  of 
mercury,  and  from  these  drugs  he  made 
a  second  lot  of  pills  which  were  so  highly 
satisfactory  that  they  have  made  for  him 
a  most  enviable  reputation.  He  has 
continued  in  the  policy  thus  inaugurated, 
and  the  superiority  of  the  i)roduct  is 
responsible  for  many  a  valuable  customer 
that  he  has  since  gained. 

This  instance  shows  that  with  a  little 
skill  and  a  practical  mind,  the  apothecary 
can  draw  to  his  shop  patrons  who  have 
not  hitherto  been  customers.  People 
soon  find  out  when  the  apothecary 
neglects  them,  and  conversely,  when  he 
makes  a  constant,  progressive  effort  to 
please,  they  soon  discover  the  fact 

Another  instance  in  evidence  :  A  cer- 
tain physician,  making  a  specialty  of 
nervous  disorders,  found  it  difficult  to 
obtain  a  uniform  and  reliable  pill  of  the 
valerianates  of  zinc,  iron,  and  quinine. 
He  spoke  of  this  one  day  to  a  certain 
apothecary  who  was  clever  enough  to  see 
an  opportunity  for  profit  in  just  such  pre- 
dicaments, and  the  latter  promptly  offered 
to    make   the    desired    preparation,    pro- 


vided the  physician  would  give  the  pills  a 
fair  trial.  He  did  so,  and  it  is  needless 
to  add  that  he  now  has  the  full  confidence 
of  the  physician,  and  thus  he  profits  by 
the  prescriptions  and  all  other  patronage 
controlled  by  the  |)hysiciun.  Moreover, 
the  physician  would  never  think  of  dis- 
[jcnsing  his  own  drugs,  because  he  knows 
that  the  apothecary  is  clever  and  can  be 
relied  upon  to  kee()  only  [lurc  and  first- 
class  stock. 

It  is  seldom  that  one  finds  a  physician 
who  has  not  a  special  formula,  or  number 
of  formula,  which  he  loved  to  prescribe 
on  former  occasions.  The  observant 
apothecary  soon  notices  this,  and,  if  he  is 
shrewd,  will  coin  such  observation  into 
many  an  honest  dollar.  Nothing  pleases 
the  physician  more  than  when  the  phar- 
macist caters  to  his  fancies,  and  thus  the 
doctor's  special  [lill  may  be  made  the 
basis  of  a  combination  between  the  phar- 
macist and  the  physician,  which  may  last 
through  many  years. 

It  is  easy  to  make  pills,  and  coated 
pills  at  that.  Thousands  of  apothecaries 
are  doing  it  to  day  without  the  slightest 
inconvenience,  and  it  is  only  because 
they  have  not  taken  the  pains  to  investi- 
gate the  subject  that  the  balance  are  not 
doing  so.  Pill  making  is  easy,  doubly 
profitable,  and  highly  satisfactory  in  its 
every  detail.  It  requires  the  outlay  of 
very  little  extra  capital,  and  gives  a  shop 
the  appearance  of  being  independent  of 
manufacturing  firms. 

PR.\CTIC.^L    HIXTS. 

Excipieiits. — As  in  other  details,  judg- 
ment is  necessary  in  choosing  an  excipi- 
ent  for  a  pill  mass  When  the  ingredi- 
ents are  sufficiently  adhesive  to  be  de- 
veloped by  it,  water  is  the  proper  excipi- 
ent ;  but  when  they  are  not,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  use  syrup,  glucose,  glycerin,  gly- 
cerite  of  starch,  tragacanth,  or  syrup  of 
acacia.  Pure  glucose  is  probably  the 
best  adhesive  excipient  known.  It  has 
few  incompatibilities,  is  colorless,  very 
adhesive,  practically  non-volatile,  and 
only  a  very  small  quantity  of  it  is  neces- 
sary to  make  a  mass  that  is  easily  worked, 
and,  best  of  all,  not  spongy. 

Glycerin  is  of  great  value  as  an  excipi- 
ent, even  when  used  in  combination  with 
glucose;  but  only  a  very  small  quantity 
of  it  dare  be  used,  for  it  is  hygroscopic, 
and  often  gives  a  pill  mass  a  permanent 
softness  which  is  to  be  avoided. 

The  great  objection  to  syrup,  acacia, 
tragacanth  and  the  glycerite  of  starch  is 
that  they  often  produce  a  spongy  and  un- 
manageable mass,  which  dries  slowly, 
and  becomes  too  hard  when  dry.  Glu- 
cose has  none  of  these  undesirable  fea- 
tures, and  seems  to  be  the  ideal  adhesive 
pill  excipient.  However,  the  same  excipi- 
ent cannot  be  used  with  all  pills,  and 
judgment  in  each  instance  in  selecting  the 
excipient  is  a  prime  requisite  of  a  satis- 
factory pill  mass. 

Coating. — Gelatin  is  undoubtedly  to  be 
preferred  as  a  coating.  Coating  with  it 
is  more  quickly  accomplished   than  with 


sugar,  and  has  the  advantage  of  being 
soluble  in  both  the  liquid  and  peptic  parts 
of  the  normal  gastric  juice,  while  sugar  is 
soluble  only  in  the  liquid.  Pills  can 
be  gelatin-coated  and  dispensed  in  fifteen 
minutes,  while  sugar  coating  requires  a 
much  longer  time. 

"  Beading  "  is  one  of  the  discouraging 
features  in  coating  pills  with  gelatin.  It 
can  easily  be  avoided,  however,  by  the 
addition  of  one  grain  of  calcined  magnesia 
to  the  mass  of  every  fifty  pills.  This 
hardens  the  pill,  and  most  effectually 
prevents  "  beading." 

It  is  not  well  to  heat  the  same  gelatin 
too  often.  A  molecular  change  occurs  in 
gelatin  after  being  heated  several  times, 
which  renders  it  comparatively  insoluble, 
and  therefore  useless  as  a  coating. 

Success  in  gelatin  coating  depends 
largely  upon  the  temperature  at  which 
pills  are  dipped.  It  should  not  be  boil- 
ing, but  should  be  about  the  consistency 
of  syrup,  and  just  hot  enough  to  drop 
freely.  Practical  experience  is  the  best 
teacher  as  to  this,  however,  and  those 
who  contemplate  manufacturing  coated 
pills  will  find  full  directions  for  procedure 
with  any  coating  apparatus  they  may 
purchase. 

The  Ideal  Fill. — The  ideal  pill  is  small, 
round,  and  easy  soluble.  It  mlist  be 
freshly  prepared,  from  only  the  purest 
d'-ugs,  and  should  leave  no  hint  of  its 
ingredients  upon  the  tongue.  When  all 
drug.;»ists  manufacture  their  own  pills  as 
indicated  above,  the  pharmaceutical 
millennium  will  be  at  hand. — A\xtional 
Druggist. 


Best  Forms  of  Quinine. 

The  Societe  de  Therapeutique  recently 
appointed  MM.  Adrian,  Berlioz,  and  Boy- 
mond,  a  committee  to  report  on  the  above 
question.  They  conclude  that  the  best 
salt  is  the  hydrochlorate,  it  being  the 
richest  in  alkaloid,  sufficiently  soluble, 
and  less  irritating  to  the  stomach  than 
the  sulphate.  The  hydrobromate  should 
be  used  only  in  cases  rebellious  to  the 
hydrochlorate.  As  to  the  pharmaceutical 
form  in  which  the  hydrochlorate  should 
be  administered,  compressed  preparations 
are  condemned,  and  pills  made  up  with  a 
soluble  excipient  or  soft  elastic  gelatin 
capsules  are  recommended.  Pills  or  cap- 
sules,containing  each  fifteen  centigrammes 
of  the  hydrochlorate,  and  given  one  in 
the  morning  and  one  at  night,  or  else  be- 
fore meals,  suffice  to  keep  the  system  un- 
der the  influence  of  quinine  so  as  to  ward 
off  attacks  of  malarial  fever. — The  Lancet. 


EXTEMPOR.ANEOUS  PERFORATED  FUN- 
NEL.— For  filtering  viscous  fluids,  A.  M. 
Edwards  {Chem.  News)  constructs  a  fun- 
nel by  perforating  a  sheet  of  celluloid  with 
numerous  holes  and  bending  it  into  fun- 
nel shape,  supporting  it  in  a  retort-stand 
ring.  After  cleaning,  it  may  be  unrolled 
and  put  away  flat. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 

JULY  15TH,   1S95. 

Supplying'  Department  Stores. 

The   increasing    number    of  wiiat    are 
familiarly  known  as  department  stores  is  a 
subject  which  is  attracting  much  attention, 
and  to  no  class  of  business  men  is  it  more 
menacing  than  to  the  druggist.      It  seems 
to  be  regarded  as  indispensable  that  each 
of  these  stores  should  have  a  "  drug  "  de- 
partment, whether  it  consist  only  of  a  few 
patent  medicines,as  is  sometimes  the  case, 
or  whether  it  includes  a  full  line  of  drugs, 
drug  sundries,  and  toilet  goods,  as  we  tind 
it    in    some    instances.     The   amount   of 
trade  which  is   done  in   these  stores  de- 
tracts seriously   from  that  of  the   regular 
drug  store,  and  in  this  city  it  is  very  ser- 
iously   felt.     As    every    one   knows,    the 
prices  'n  the  department  store  are  reduced 
to  a  figure  which  makes  it  unprofitable  to 
the  retail  druggist  to  compete  with,  and 
must  eventually  drive  many  out  of  busi- 
ness.    There  is  no  doubt  that  these  stores 
can  buy  patent  medicines  and    drugs  as 
long  as  they  have  the  money  to  pay  for 
them,  but  it   should   be   the  endeavor  of 
every  wholesale  drug  and  patent  medicine 
firm  in  this  country  to  render  it  as  difficult 
as  possible  for  them  to  procure  theirgoods, 
and  thus  protect  their  legitimate  custom- 
ers, the  druggists,  who,  it  must  be  ack- 
nowledged,   are     the    mainstay    of    the 
wholesale  houses,  and  who  should  receive 
every  consideration  and  protection  from 
them.     Are  any  of  our  wholesale  houses 
selling  goods   direct  to  these  department 
stores,  or  how  do  they  manage  so  easily 
to  procure  stocks  ?     How  is  it  that, as  soon 
as  a   new  patent  medicine  is   put  on  the 
market,  one  of  the  first  to  advertise  it, and 
at    a   cut-rate    price,    is    the   department 
store  ?     Does  the  retail  druggist-  ever  en- 
quire from  the  wholesaler  if  he  is   selling 
to  the  man  who  is  endeavoring  to  drive 
him  out  of  business  by  selling  at  prices 
that  he,  the  retailer,  cannot  afford  to? 

The  wholesale  trade  cannot  be  too 
positive  in  their  refusal  to  sell  outside  the 
drug  trade;  the  retail  trade  expects  protec- 
tion and  will  have  it.  Looking  into  thedrug 
department  of  "  The  T.  Eaton  Co. 
(Ltd.),"  in  this  city, the  other  day,  we  ob- 
served a  large  addition  to  the  drug  stock, 
a  full  stock  of  shelf  bottles  filled  with  the 
drugs  usually  sold,  a  large  assortment  of 
Fluid  Extracts,  manufactured  by  Lyman 
Sons  &  Co.,  Montreal,  bearing  their  label. 


and  a  number  of  bottles  of  simple  drugs, 
also  bearing  the  same  firm's  label.  Did 
Lyman  Sons  &  Co.  sell  these  goods  direct 
or  how  did  they  procure  them  ?  Wecannot 
believe  that  any  drug  firm  with  the  stand- 
ing that  this  firm  has  could  lend  itselt  to 
any  such  business.  How,  then,  did  they 
procure  them  ?  Our  columns  are  open  to 
this  firm,  or  to  any  other,  to  say  whether 
such  transactions  have  taken  place  be- 
tween them  and  any  house  outside  the 
legitimate  drug  business. 

What  we  will  endeavor  to  do  is  to  pro- 
tect the  druggist,  and, by  any  means  in  our 
power,  prevent  such  sales  from  going  un- 
noticed. 


Why  Such  Indifference  ? 

Whether  it  is  that  druggists  are  more 
indifferent  than  those   engaged    in  other 
occupations,  or  that  the  feeling  of  foolish 
jealousy  of  each  member  of  the  craft  to- 
wards his  neighbor  exists,  to  a  large  ex- 
tent, or  that  the  state  of  trade  necessitates 
the  devotion  of  every  minute  to  attending 
to  the  wants  of  customers,  we  cannot  say, 
but  we  know  that  as  a  class  they  are  very 
neglectful  of  what  should  prove  a  source 
of   benefit    to  the   trade   generally.     We 
speak  now  of  organizations  amongst  drug- 
gists.    Some  time  ago,   an   endeavor  was 
made  to  create  an  interest  amongst  phar- 
macists by  the  formation  of  a  Pharmaceu- 
tical .\ssociation  for  this  province.     The 
effort   resulted  in  the  organization  of  an 
association,  and,  at  the  first  meeting  held, 
officers  were  appointed,  interesting  papers 
read,    and    a    seeming    enthusiasm    was 
awakened    amongst    those  present.     The 
call  for  the  second  meeting  aroused  no  in- 
terest,and  the  meeting  was  declared  "  off." 
The  same  story  may  be  told  of  the  various 
divisional  associations  which  once  had  an 
existence.     As  far  as  vire  are  aware,  there 
are  only  two  of  these  associations  which 
now  hold  any  meetings.     And  it  is  not  in 
this  province  alone  that  this  lack  of  inter- 
est exhibits  itself.     In  Montreal,  a  Drug- 
gists'   Association    was    organized   some 
years  ago,  but  the  interest  taken  in  it  is  so 
slight  that  it  is  almost  impossible  to  get  a 
(Quorum,  and  then  only  by  drumming  up 
the  members.     To   this  Montreal  associa- 
tion the  druggists  of  that  city  are  indebted 
for  the  comparatively  satisfactory  state  of 
affairs  existing  in  drug  circles  there,  the 
very  small  amount  of  "cutting  "  in  prices, 
and  the  cordial  understanding  which  ex- 
ists amongst  the  craft.     And  all  this,  and 
it  is  the  same  story  everywhere,  is  accom- 
plished by  a  few  men,  who  not  only  have 


their  o"ivn  interests  at  heart,  Ijut  who  are 
faithfully  devoted  to  the  profession  which 
they  have  chosen,  and  are  willing  to  sacri- 
fice time  and  money  in  order  that  phar- 
macy should  hold  the  position  it  is  en- 
titled to. 

Should  this  stolid  indifference  exist  ? 
Should  it  devolve  011  a  few  to  look  after 
the  interests  of  the  many  ?  We  must  a'l 
realize  that  it  is  only  by  joint  representa- 
tion that  our  present  pharmacy  acts  have 
been  brought  into  existence,  that  our 
efficient  colleges  have  been  established, 
and  that  what  protection  we  have  in  busi- 
ness has  been  secured.  Should  we,  then, 
allow  ourselves  to  fall  into  a  state  of  leth- 
argy, and  possibly  lose  somewhat  of  what 
we  have  gained  ? 

By  regular  attendance  at  local  meet- 
ings, and  the  reorganization  of  provincial 
associations,  where  they  have  been  allowed 
to  drop,  much  might  be  effected  in  the 
way  of  regulating  trade,  of  checking  the 
inroads  of  other  business  men,  and  the  ad- 
vancement of  pharmacy  generally.  And, 
aside  from  all  this,  these  meetings  have 
the  effect  of  eradicating  petty  jealousies, 
of  straightening  out  any  differences  in 
business,  and  promoting  a  feeling  of 
sociability  which  should  exist,  not  only 
between  members  of  the  same  profession, 
but  also  between  those  resident  in  the 
same  localities.  We  trust  that,  in  the 
course  of  a  few  months,  we  will  see  the 
commencement  of  a  more  united  and  de- 
termined effort  to  have  organizations  of 
the  kind  wherever  it  is  possible,  and  we 
guarantee  that  good  will  result,  which  will 
amply  repay  those  who  take  part  in  them. 


Answers  to  Correspondents. 

I.W. — Harrop's  Monograph  of  Flavoring 
Extracts  is  probably  the  best  for  your  pur- 
pose. Published  by  Harrop  &  Co., 
Columbus,  Ohio.  The  following  are  said 
to  be  excellent  "  fruit  extracts." 

Extract  Strawberry  :  Bruise  43-3  lbs.  of 
strawberries  ;  pour  3  quarts  of  alcohol 
over  the  mass,  let  stand  for  some  time 
and  filter.  The  product  will  make  about 
one  gallon  of  extract. 

For  extract  of  raspberry  the  process  is 
the  same  except  that  raspberries  are  sub- 
stituted for  strawberries. 

EXTRACT  OF  BANANA. 

Banana  fruit  (peeled) i   pound. 

Alcohol  .  I   pint. 

Water i   pint. 

Macerate  fourteen  days,  then  express  and 
strain. 

EXTRACT  OK  VANILLA 

Vanilla  beans i   oz. 

While  sugar i  oz. 

Alcohol  (70  per  cent. ) 16  oz. 

Rub  the  vanilla  and  sugar  together  and 
digest  in  a  closed  vessel  with  8  ounces  of 
the  alcohol  for  several  hours  at  a  tempera- 
ture of  150°  F.  Then  allow  the  mixture  " 
to  cool,  transfer  to  a  percolator  and  hav- 
ing packed  it  firmly  allow  sufficient  spirit 
to  pass  through  to  measure  16  ounces. 


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155 


The  Art  of  Pharmacy.' 

Ily   I.   H.   LiioMls,    Oiiiah.1. 

It  is  not  ill  the  province  of  this  paper 
to  discuss  the  art  of  pharmacy  as  prac- 
tised in  the  early  days  gone  by,  or  alto- 
gether as  it  is  practised  to-day,  or  how  it 
shall  be  practised  in  the  future,  but  its 
scope  will  Uti  an  attempt  to  present  to 
you  a  few  hints  and  notes  gatlicred  in  the 
working  room  in  tiie  practice  of  pharmacy 
as  an  art,  and  a  consideration  of  some  of 
the  aids  and  helps  necessary  to  the  carry- 
ing on  of  a  pharmacy  proper,  while  in 
connection  with  this,  with  your  permis- 
sion, we  will  dwell  somewhat  upon  the 
question  as  to  whether  we,  as  retail  phar- 
macists, in  the  practice  of  pharmacy  as 
an  art,  are  advancing  toward  or  receding 
from  the  door  which  opens  and  entitles 
to  us  a  professional  calling.  W^e  preface 
our  remarks  with  the  observation  that  the 
pharmaceutical  work  upon  the  whole 
must  be  i)erformed  on  the  principle  by 
which  the  painter  mixed  his  colors,  viz., 
"  With  brains,  sir  !  " 

Such  matters  as  the  way  to  hold  a 
pharmaceutical  tool  or  the  method  of 
using  it  does  not  find  a  place  here, 
because  e.xpertness  in  these  matters  is 
acquired  by  observation  and  e.xperience 
on  the  part  of  every  pharmacist.  The 
manufacture  of  chemicals  will  not  be  con- 
sidered, excepting  a  few  solutions.  Com- 
petition at  home  and  abroad  insures  to  I's 
a  regular  supply  of  chemicals  at  a  price 
far  below  that  at  which  we  can  make  them, 
and  our  duty,  so  far  as  the  public  is  con- 
cerned, is  to  see  that  they  respond  to  the 
pharinacopceial  tests.  The  manufacture 
of  galenical  preparations  is  another  mat- 
ter. Here  we  are  in  our  peculiar  province, 
and  if  we  are  to  make  the  best  of  the 
opportunities  and  of  the  time  which  our 
business  affords,  we  should  be  able  to 
say  of  our  preparations  that  we  made 
them  ourselves.  The  question  of  profit 
and  loss  will  only  be  considered  at  this 
[)oint.  A  successful  pharmacist,  while  ex- 
hibiting at  a  pharmaceutical  gathering 
wares  of  his  own  make,  was  asked  by  a 
brother  pharmacist,  "  Does  it  pay  ? " 
"Yes,"  he  answered,  "and  I  have  the 
satisfaction  of  having  made  them  myself." 
Another  painstaking  pharmacist,  by  care- 
fully preparing  with  his  own  hands  a  few 
green  extracts  and  exhibiting  them  on  his 
counter,  a  chance  medical  customer  of 
note  was  led  to  give  him  the  full  benefit 
of  his  patronage,  thus  helping  him  on  to 
success  in  his  pharmaceutical  career.  In 
a  sense  the  extracts  made  the  man  who 
made  them. 

Not  every  one  of  us  possesses  the  sanc- 
tum which  is  dignified  with  the  name 
laboratory,  but  must  have  a  back  room  or 
other  convenient  place  where  stock  is 
made.  As  to  its  fittings,  it  is  unnecessary 
to  mention  to  you,  unless  it  be  of  one 
article  which  the  writer  has  as  yet  never 
seen  in  a  pharmaceutical  place  of  busi- 
ness, either  as  an  article  of  usefulness  or 

•  Read  at  a  meeting  of  the   Nebraska    Pharmaceutical 
Association. 


as  an  ornament.  I  refer  to  a  mantel.  In 
the  working  room  it  could  be  utilized  as 
a  fume  chamber,  and  in  his  dispensing 
room  as  an  ornament — in  both  places  as 
a  ventilator  much  needed.  Among  the 
accessories  may  be  mentioned  the  sand 
bath,  covered  or  uncovered,  water  and 
steam  bath,  and  evaporating  dishes  of 
various  kinds.  Much  of  the  apparatus 
required  may  be  of  home  construction. 
Certainly  expensive  apparatus  is  not  the 
criterion  of  the  work  performed.  .'V  pie- 
tin  filled  with  washed  sand  performs  the 
work  of  a  more  elaborate  sand  bath.  An 
iron  saucepan  holding  from  one  to  two 
gallons  makes  an  excellent  water  bath. 
The  lower  part  of  an  ordinary  oatmeal 
cooker  furnishes  nearly  all  that  is  desired 
in  a  steam  bath,  and  a  perfect  substitute 
for  the  sand  and  steam  bath,  to  be  used 
in  conjunction  with  the  gas  flame,  is  an 
iron  plate  mounted  on  four  legs,  so  that 
it  is  slightly  higher  than  the  supporting 
part  of  the  burner.  The  many  uses  to 
which  this  useful  article  can  be  put  will 
readily  suggest  themselves  to  you.  The 
working-room  of  the  operating  pharma- 
cist, whether  it  be  large  or  small,  cannot 
be  perfect  unless  it  have  means  at  hand 
for  testing  drugs,  chemicals,  and  finished 
products  ;  also  for  working  experimental 
trials  of  new  processes  and  methods  which 
may  occur  to  you.  Any  good  handbook 
of  chemistry  will  furnish  you  information 
in  the  selection  of  any  other  than  the 
most  ordinary  apparatus. 

The  Phai-Diacoftivia  of  1S90  contains  a 
very  useful  list  of  chemicals  and  reagents, 
which  generally  are  all  that  is  required  for 
pharmaceutical  testing  In  the  considera- 
tion of  ways  of  preparing  products  by 
maceration  and  percolation,  maceration, 
with  only  a  few  exceptions,  is  used 
where  percolation  fails  through  faulty 
manipulation,  and  so  little  skill  and  atten- 
tion is  required  in  so  simple  a  process 
that  no  attention  will  be  given  it  here,  un- 
less it  would  be  possible  to  tell  you  how 
to  do  away  with  the  daily  shaking  which 
is  necessary  to  obtain  results  at  all  satis- 
factory. But  believing  more  in  the  effec- 
tiveness of  percolation,  and  percolation, 
being  an  invention  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury, is  a  wide  step  in  advance  in  phar- 
macy over  maceration  ;  therefore  the  few 
thoughts  given  to  this  subject  will  be  in 
the  line  of  percolation  rather  than  macera- 
tion. Much  has  been  written  on  this  sub- 
ject in  all  of  its  details,  good  and  indiffer- 
ent. There  may  be  some  doubters,  but 
percolation  is  surely  establislied  as  the 
most  efficient  means  for  the  exhaustion 
of  drugs,  and  I  am  pleased  to  say  tha  t 
much  of  the  progress  made  during  the 
half-century  of  its  use  has  been  effected 
by  American  p'larmacists. 

In  the  selection  of  a  percolator  of  a 
definite  shape,  allow  me  to  say,  in  behalf 
of  the  drug,  you  have  nothing  to  say,  as 
the  drug  should  always  be  allowed  to 
make  the  choice.  Obviously  one  of  defi- 
nite shape  is  not  universally  applicable, 
that  is,  for  perfect  results.  For  example, 
a  percolator   whose  depth   is  far  greater 


than  its  width  is  admiraiily  suited  in  the 
making  of  preparations  such  as  fluid  ex- 
tracts, in  which  the  proportion  of  drug 
and  menstruum  are  nearly  alike;  yetadrug 
which  contains  a  large  amount  of  soluble 
matter  like  kino  could  not  be  successfully 
percolated  in  a  long,  narrow  percolator, 
because  the  percolate  would  soon  become 
so  dense  that  it  would  soon  cea.se  to  de- 
scend. A  thorough  acquaintance  of  the 
nature  of  a  drug  will  do  much  to  carry  on 
successful  percolation.  With  a  few  hints 
in  regard  to  handling  material  for  exhaus- 
tion, we  will  pass  on.  In  the  comminu- 
tion of  dried  drugs  for  treating  them  with 
menstruum  in  order  to  extract  their  virtues, 
care  must  be  taken  to  have  them  not  only 
of  first  quality,  but  of  a  proper  fineness. 
With  a  few  exceptions  these  can  be 
ground  to  a  proper  degree  of  fineness  in 
an  ordinary  drug  mill.  Sifting  in  a  small 
way  may  be  performed  with  brass  wire 
sieves,  and  a  bristle  brush  is  useful  in 
forcing  the  powder  through  the  meshes. 
In  extracting  from  dried  drugs  their  virtues 
by  percolation,  care  and  attention  must 
be  given  to  the  work  before  the  drug  is 
placed  in  the  percolator.  After  the  drug 
is  properly  moistened  with  the  prescribed 
menstruum  to  saturation,  place  it  in  a  cov- 
ered container  and  allow  it  to  remain  un- 
til it  is  fully  swelled  or  expanded,  and  the 
time  it  takes  depends  upon  the  menstruum 
and  the  texture  of  the  drug.  The  more 
woody  and  fibrous  the  drug,  and  the  more 
watery  the  menstrum,  the  more  it  will  ex- 
pand and  the  greater  time  it  will  require 
for  successful  operation.  If  the  swelling 
is  allowed  to  take  place  in  the  percolator, 
the  drug  becomes  so  tight  as  to  stop  all 
percolation.  If  the  drug  contains  a  large 
amount  of  resinous  matter  upon  which  its 
virtuesdepend,  and  an  alcoholic  menstruum 
is  necessary,  although  swelling  takes  place 
only  to  a  small  extent,  time  must  be  given 
for  the  menstruum  to  perfectly  soften  and 
dissolve  the  resins  and  gums  before  per- 
colation proceeds.  In  packing  drugs, 
using  an  ordinary  U.S. P.  percolator,  do 
not  pack  first  portions  too  hard,  but  with 
each  succeeding  portion  increase  the  pres- 
sure slightly.  Mode  of  regulating  flow  of 
liquid  is  so  simple  as  to  not  need  mention. 
All  preparations,  including  those  made  by 
percolation,  should  remain,  under  favor- 
able cirrcumstances,from  four  to  six  weeks, 
in  order  to  allow  them  to  attain  a  proper 
equilibrium  before  filtration.  This  brings 
us  to  the  subject  of  filters  and  filtration, 
a  separation  of  liquids  from  solids.  The 
simplest  plan  for  separating  the  fluid  from 
the  solid  portion  of  a  mixture  is  by  sub- 
sidence and  subsequent  decantation  or 
siphoning.  A  piece  of  India  rubber  tub- 
ing makes  a  very  good  siphon,  the  only 
objection  to  it  being  that  a  portion  of  the 
fluid  is  liable  to  get  into  the  mouth  in 
starting  the  flow.  This  objection  may  be 
overcome  in  two  ways  :  First,  the  tube 
may  be  filled  either  with  water,  or  the 
liquid  itself,  and  then  closing  tightly  one 
end  of  the  tube  and  thrusting  the  open 
end  into  the  liquid,  and  at  the-  same  time 
dropping  the  closed  end  lower  than  the 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


surface  of  the  liquid  to  be  siphoned. 
Second :  after  putting  in  the  siphon, 
cover  the  neck  of  the  bottle  tightly  with 
the  hand,  and  blow  forcibly  with  one 
sharp  puff  through  a  space  left  between 
the  thumb  and  forefinger. 

Among  the  various  means,  aside  from 
those  just  noted,  and  which  are  employed 
for  the  separation  of  liquids  from  solids, 
may  be  mentioned  straining  through  filter- 
ing bag,  flannel,  muslin,  or  other  cloth. 
Clarification  by  white  of  egg ;  filtering 
through  paper  with  its  attendant  glass 
funnels,  ribbed  and  plain,  plaited  paper, 
wire  supports,  etc.,  capillary  filtration,  fil- 
tration under  pressure,  upward  filtration 
— these  all  have  their  merits  in  certain 
ways.  I  will  make  further  mention  of 
only  one,  and  that  with  a  desirable  addi- 
tion, that  of  the  white  felt  filtering  bag, 
with  the  addition  of  filtering  paper,  so  dis- 
integrated as  to  form  a  homogeneous  mass 
or  pulp.  My  first  lesson  in  making  paper 
pulp  was  acquired  wiien  a  boy,  in  visiting 
a  large  paper  factory.  Boiling  water 
maceration  and  churning  about  with  a 
knife-like  instrument  is  all  that  is  neces- 
sary. It  then  can  be  thrown  on  cheese 
cloth,  the  water  pressed  out,  and  the  pulp 
broken  up  and  allowed  to  dry,  when  it  is 
ready  for  future  use.  When  wanted,  it 
can  be  placed  directly  in  the  liquid  to  be 
filtered,  but  in  nearly  all  liquids  the  best 
and  most  satisfactory  way  is  to  first  place 
the  dry  pulp  in  some  pure  water,  which 
soon  breaks  it  up,  then  the  water  may  be 
separated  as  before.  The  moist  pulp  can 
then  be  placed  in  the  whole  amount  of 
liquid  if  the  total  amount  of  liquid  is 
small,  but  if  the  amount  is  large,  then 
only  that  amount  which, when  poured  into 
the  bag,  fills  it,  the  supposition  being  that 
the  proper  sized  filter  or  bag  is  being 
used.  The  object  in  doing  this  will  read- 
ily be  seen.  As  the  liquid  flows  through, 
the  pulp  is  left  as  a  coating  on  the  filter. 
The  first  portion  running  through  must 
be  returned  until  it  begins  to  run  clear. 
This  combination  filter  makes,  for  rapidity 
of  action,  for  time  saving,  and  for  results 
desiralile,  it  has  proven  with  me,  one  of 
the  most  efficient. 

The  preparation  of  syrups  may  be  con- 
sidered a  matter  of  extreme  simplicity, 
and,  in  fact,  with  very  few  exceptions,  so 
far  as  Pharmacopceia  Syrups  are  con- 
cerned, this  is,  no  doubt,  correct,  very 
little,  either  of  art  or  science,  being  re- 
quired, in  most  cases,  to  furnish  present- 
able articles. 

The  first  matter  for  consideration  is  the 
source  of  the  sweetness — sugar.  The 
Pharmacopceia  is  quite  explicit  in  regard 
to  it,  rightly  designating  cane  sugar. 
Beet  root  sugar  I  have  not  found  satis- 
factory, as  it  contains  glucose  to  a  greater 
or  less  extent,  and  to  glucose  are  attributed 
many  of  the  undesirable  changes  which 
chemical  syrups  undergo.  Much  of  the 
sugar  on  the  market  is  faced  with  ultra- 
marine or  other  blue  coloring  matter,  this 
coloring  being  used  to  neutralize  the  last 
shade  of  yellow  color  which  remains  in 
the  sugar.     Two  syrups  only  will  be  noted 


here,  syrup  iodide  of  iron  and  syrup  hy- 
pophosphites  U.S.P.  The  Pharmacopceia 
directs  the  introduction  of  the  water,  iron 
wire,  and  all  of  the  iodine  at  once, 
checking  heat  involved  by  application  of 
cold  water.  In  a  pharmacist's  busy  car- 
eer he  is  liable  to  overlook  the  reaction 
that  is  more  or  less  violent,  and  conse- 
quent loss  of  iodine,  which  is  sure  to  take 
place  unless  it  is  watched,  and  the  tem- 
perature kept  low.  Iodine  added  in  small 
portions  at  a  time  will  avoid  high  tempera- 
ture, and  consequent  worry.  It  also  di- 
rects filtering  the  iodide  of  iron  solution 
into  cold  syrup.  I  think  there  are  ad- 
vantages in  using  syrup  at  the  boiling 
point,  as  the  iron  solution  mixes  more 
readily.  The  syrup  is  clarified  to  a  cer- 
tain extent,  and  at  the  same  time  steril- 
ized, whicii  is  of  great  value  in  preserving 
syrups,  or  other  non-alcoholic  liquids. 
The  addition  of  from  one-quarter  to  one- 
half  grain  citric  acid  to  the  ou.ice  of  solu- 
tion is  an  effective  and,  I  may  say,  inno- 
cent preservative. 

The  word  "  elixir  "  to  day  stands  for  a 
class  of  preparations  flavored,  sweetened, 
weak  in  alcohol,  in  which  medicinal  sub- 
stances of  various  kinds  are  exhibited  in 
palatable  form,  and  their  number  has  in 
recent  times  grown  so  large  and  varied 
that  it  is  almost  impossible  for  the  phar- 
macist to  keep  a  stock  sufficient  to  meet 
the  demands  of  his  business.  In  making 
the  base  for  nearly  all  elixirs  the  flavoring 
ingredients  should  be  pure  and  fresh,  for 
in  their  purity,  to  a  great  extent,  lies  the 
success  or  failure  in  this  class  of  prepara- 
tions. The  essential  oils  used  in  making 
this  base,. being  oxygenated  as  soon  as  ex- 
posed to  the  air  in  a  loosely-stopped  bot- 
tle, begin  at  once  to  deteriorate.  Five  to 
ten  per  cent,  of  spirits  added  to  them  will 
preserve  them  to  a  great  degree.  Elixirs 
containing  chemicals  require  care  in  their 
making.  Scale  iron  salts  should  be  thor- 
oughly powdered  and  dissolved  in  warm 
water,  the  iron  being  added  and  dissolved 
in  small  portions  at  a  time.  Quinine  re- 
quires heat  and  a  small  amount  of  citric 
acid  for  solution,  and  is  to  be  dissolved 
directly  in  the  plain  elixir.  Neutralization 
for  either  alkali  or  acid  should  be  very 
gradual  until  the  neutral  point  is  reached. 
The  overlooking  of  this  point  is  to  my 
observation  one  of  the  greatest  stumbling- 
blocks  to  success  of  the  average  pharma- 
cist in  this  line  of  work,  the  neutralizing 
agent  for  acids  being  ammonia  water. 
Test  its  purity  by  neutralizing  it  with 
dilute  sulphuric  acid.  If  it  be  a  coal-tar 
product,  its  odor  will  make  itself  known, 
and  is  to  be  rejected  for  use  here.  In 
making  solution  of  citrate  of  bismuth  and 
ammonia,  the  solution  remains  turbid,  due 
to  the  insoluble  citrate  of  bismuth.  To 
render  complete  solution,  ammonia  water 
or  hydrate  is  added  drop  by  drop  at  short 
intervals,  until  complete-  solution  is  ob- 
tained. Tasteless  tincture  chloride  of 
iron,  if  used  in  making  elixir  gentian  and 
iron,  makes  an  elixir  that  is  all  that  can 
be  desired.  But  how  can  we  avoid  car- 
rymg  a   ready-made  stock    sufficient    to 


meet  all  demands  of  our  business,  and 
keep  our  shelves  clear  of  stock  in  this  line 
seldom  called  for  ?  Can  it  be  done  ?  I 
believe  it  can,  and  the  answer  is  a  simple 
one  :  By  keeping  concentrated  solutions, 
like  pepsin,  iron,  bismuth,  calisaya,  etc., 
of  a  known  strength  of  your  own  make, 
and  when  you  have  an  order  from  your 
physician  or  other  source,  for  an  ounce  of 
something  in  this  class,  the  formula  of 
which  you  know,  instead  of  being  com- 
pelled to  buy  a  pound  and  depositing  the 
unused  fifteen  ounces  on  your  shelf  to 
worry  you  as  to  the  likelihood  of  your 
being  able  to  turn  it  into  cash  at  some 
time  in  the  near  future,  make  the  required 
amount  out  of  your  own  concentrations 
and  have  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that 
in  place  of  having  your  hard-ear  led  mon- 
ey invested  in  stock  that  is  gathering  fly- 
specks  in  the  summer  and  dust  and  dirt 
in  the  winter,  you  can  deposit  it  where 
you  can  view  it  occasionally  as  ready  cash. 
It  should  be  the  ambition  of  every  phar- 
macist to  be  able  to  manufacture  his  own 
preparations,  if  for  no  other  purpose  than 
to  be  able  to  determine  as  to  the  genuine- 
ness and  quality  of  those  he  purchases 
of  the  wholesale  manufacturing  chemist. 
In  connection  with  the  subject  of  the  art 
of  pharmacy  let  us  for  a  moment  consider 
some  of  the  aids  and  helps  that  will  tend 
to  place  our  calling  on  a  professional  foot- 
ing, which,  I  believe,  is  the  desire  of  every 
true  pharmacist.  There  is  so  much  to  be 
said  in  regard  to  this  that  its  magnitude 
makes  one  feel  his  entire  incapability  of 
treating  the  subject  as  it  should  be. 

I  have  seen  and  heard  this  subject  dis- 
cussed/^y  and  con,  in  print  and  by  indi- 
vidual persons,  and  much  in  other  ways, 
and,  from  the  evidence  already  in,  I  am 
constrained  to  think,  and  am  almost  con- 
vinced, that,  as  it  is  practised  to-day  by 
the  rank  and  file  of  our  pharmacists  and 
druggists,  we  have  not  the  slightest  claim 
on  the  medical  and  other  professions,  or 
the  public  in  general,  to  be  recognized  as 
such.  There  seems  to  be  a  prevailing 
idea  among  us  that  pharmacist  and  drug- 
gist are  synonymous  terms — that  they 
mean  the  same  thing.  To  my  mind  they 
are  distinct,  a  pharmacist  being  one  who 
manufactures  and  dispenses  drugs,  while 
a  druggist  simply  handles  them,  and  a 
handler  of  drugs  is  no  more  entitled  to 
professional  recognition  than  he  who 
handles  the  yard-stick  in  measuring  the 
cloth  for  your  summer  suit.  Therefore, 
there  is  a  gulf  between  the  two  that  can 
only  be  spanned  by  a  thorough  concep- 
tion of  a  ]5harmacist's  calling  ;  a  thorough 
preparation — a  preparation  that  cannot  be 
found  at  the  soda  fountain,  at  the  cigar 
case,  or  selling  patents  of  whatever  kinds, 
—a  preparation  instigated  by  other  mo- 
tives than  the  dollars  and  cents  it  may 
bring — a  choice  of  this  calling  as  a  life- 
work.  A  thorough  training  in  a  pharma- 
ceutical school  is  for  various  reasons 
greatly  to  be  desired  if  used  only  as  a 
foundation  for  future  work.  Much  of  the 
after-work  will  depend  on  the  firmness 
and  stability  of  this  foundation.     No  col- 


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lege  faculty,  no  matter  how  competent  ; 
no  curriculum,  no  matter  how  broad  or 
varied,  can  impart  to  one  that  which  is 
necessary  to  a  professional  calling  without 
his  entire  cooperation.  A  person  with  a 
true  idea  of  a  college  training,  and  who  has 
inijiroved  every  opportunity  there  offered, 
and  recognizes  his  knowledge  and  training 
obtained  there  to  be  only  a  base,  or  foun- 
dation, and  has  made  it  firm  by  his  own 
persona!  work,  aided  by  those  competent 
to  do  so — then  is  he  ready  to  go  out  in  life 
and  upon  this  foundation  erect  a  super- 
structure that  will  compel  the  admiration 
of  his  fellows  and  open  to  him  the  profes- 
sional door. — Omaha  Druggist. 


University  Examination  Questions. 

The  following  are  the  papers  submitted 
at  the  recent  annual  examinations  for  the 
degree  of  Phm.B.,  at  the  University  of 
Toronto,  1S95  : 

An.m.vtical  Chemistrv. 

Examiner : — Graham  Chambers, 

M.A.,  M.B. 

1.  Detect  the  acid  and  base  in  sub- 
stance marked  "A." 

2.  Detect  the  acid  and  base  in  sub- 
stance marked  "  B." 

3.  Detect  the  base  in  solution  marked 
"  C." 

4.  Detect  the  acid  in  substance  marked 
"  D." 

5.  Does  the  solution  marked  "  E  "  con- 
tain an  alkaloid  ?  If  so,  does  it  contain 
morphine,  quinine,  or  strychnine  ? 

5.  Write  equations  illustrating  the 
chemical  changes  which  occur  in  testing 
substance  marked  "  A." 

7.  Represent  by  equations  the  follow- 
ing chemical  changes : 

(a)  Potassium  hydrate  on  mercuric 

chloride. 
(p)  Potassium  hydrate  on  aluminum 

chloride. 
{c)  Hydrogen      sulphide     on    ferric 
chloride. 

(d)  Hydrogen     sulphide     on    lead 
nitrate. 

(e)  Ammonium    sulphide  on   arsen- 

ous  sulphide. 
(/)  Potassium   iodide    on   mercuric 
chloride 


Pharmacognosy  and  Microscopy. 

Examiner : — J.  T.  Fotheringham, 
B.A.M.B. 

1.  Name  the  gross   specimens  submit- 
ted. 

2.  Name   and<   briefly    describe,    with 
drawings,  one  of  the  microscopic  slides. 

3.  Oral. 


2.  Tragacantha.  Write  full  materia 
medica  notes  on  it,  indicating  especially 
the  characteristics  of  a  good  sample. 

3.  Name  plants  in  which  the  following 
constituents  are  found  :  Pelletierine,  san- 
tonin, emetin,  cathartic  acid,  eserine, 
arabin,  aniygdalin,  inulin,  koussin,  sty- 
racin. 

4.  Give,  in  one  or  two  words,  the 
therapeutic  action  of  each  of  the  follow- 
ing drugs  :  Jaborandi,  Calabar  bean, 
asafcetida,  nu.\  vomica,  ([uinine,  cocam, 
belladonna,  cantharides,  pomegranate, 
bitter  apple. 

5.  Give  natural  order  (or  family)  and 
habitat  of  the  following  :  Rheum,  ipecac, 
cetaceum,  tanacetum,  camphora,  vanilla, 
zingiber,  triticum,  coccus,  cubeba. 

6.  Give  maximum  dose  of:  Aq.  menth. 
pip.,  decoct,  aloes  co.,  ess.  anisi,  extr. 
ergotix;  liq.,  ac.  carbol.,  inf.  digitalis,  liq. 
atrop.  sulph.,  liq.  trinitrini,  sp.  camphora;, 
syr.  scillae,  tr.  cannab.  ind.,  tr.  nuc.  vom., 
vin.  antimoniale. 

7.  SI  ow  how  a  drug  like  ol.  santali  can 
be  both  a  stimulant  expectorant  and  a 
diuretic,  and  antiseptic  to  the  urinary 
passages.  What  is  meant  by  local  action 
of  a  drug,  systemic  action,  remote  action? 


Materia  Medica. 

Examiner: — J.  T.  Fotheringham, 
B.A.,M.B. 

I.  Name  ten  official  drugs  of  the  natu- 
ral order  Leguminosa. 


Practical  Dispensing. 

Examiner  : — Chas.  F.  Heebner,  Ph.G., 
Phm.B. 

Note. — Candidates  will  dispense  the 
following  preparations  with  neatness,  ac- 
curacy, and  dispatch,  labelling  and  fin- 
ishing the  medicines,  as  if  designed  for 
patients.  The  order  and  cleanliness  in 
which  each  dispensing  desk,  with  its 
stock  of  utensils,  is  left,  'cvill  be  rated. 

Miss  Georgie  Woodland. 

I^.     Camphora:. 

Pulveris  rhei aa.     gr.  xx. 

Pulveris  opii gr^  ']• 

Misce.  Tere  ft.  pulv.  in  chart,  decern,  divide, 
qiiarum  cap.  j  omn.  secundis  horis  donee  lenia- 
tur  dolor,  et  mitte  eniplast.  Lyth.  pollices  tres 
longuni,  pollices  duo  latum  super  alutani  indu- 
cendam. 

Sig  :  Admove  emplastrum  statim  ad  partem 
affectam. 

S.  M.  Green,  Esq. 

'fy.     Pulv.  rhei 0.065 

Magnes.  carb 0.049 

Olei  menlhcB  pip 0.032 

M.  fac.  pil.  mitte  duodecim  et  unam  post  jen- 
taculum  et  ctenam  duas  post  prandium  exhibea- 
tur. 

Miss  Mary  Mannell. 

I^.      Hydrargyri  oxidi  rubri 5  j. 

Parafiini  mollis .    5  ss. 

Cerae  alba; gr.  xx. 

M.  s.  a.  et  ft.  ung.  hujus  unguenti  pauxillum, 
oculo  affecto  applicetur  mane  nocteque. 

Hon.  John  Cunningham. 

I^.     Potass,  iodidi gr.  Ixiv. 

Syrupi    fovj. 

Spt.  «theris  nitrosi  (normal)  f  5  iv. 

Aquam ad  f  3  iv. 

M.  s.  a.  ft.  mist,  et  Sig:  Coch.  ij  ex  aq. 
quarta  quaque  hor.  sumend. 


Chemistry — Inorganic  and  Organic. 

Examiner: — Graham  Cha.mbers,   B.A., 
M.B. 

1.  Explain  what  is  meant  by  the  terms 
(a)  Acid  Oxide,  (b)  Acid  Salt,  {c)  Basic 
Salt,  {d)  Compound  Ether,  (e)  Ketone, 
(/)  Amine,  (g)  Amide.  Give  an  example 
of  each. 

2.  State  the  general  methods  for  de- 
termining the  atomic  weights. 

3.  What  volume  of  Ammonia  gas 
measured  at  2  7°C.  and  600  mm.  Bar.  is 
required  to  neutralize  100  grammes  of  a 
solution  containing  32  per  cent,  of  Hy- 
drochloric Acid  gas. 

4.  The  elements  Nitrogen,  Phosphorus, 
and  Arsenic  are  said  to  belong  to  the 
same  natural  family.  Explain  fully  the 
meaning  of  this  statement. 

5.  Give  an  account  of  the  chemistry  of 
Mercury. 

6.  Give  an  account  of  the  manufacture 
of  three  of  the  following  substances : 
Potassium  Permanganate,  Soda  by  solvay 
process.  White  Lead,  Sulphuric  Ether. 

7.  Write  equations  illustrating  the 
action  of  heat  on 

(a)  Ammonium  Nitrate. 
{b)  Ammonium  Bichromate. 
U)  Primary  Calcium  Phosphate. 
(d)  Ortho  Phosphoric  acid. 
Hot  concentrated  Sulphuric  acid  on 
{e)  Potassium  Iodide. 
(/)  Sulphur. 
Nitric  acid  on 

{g)  Solution  of  Ferrous  Chloride  and 
Hydrochloric  acid. 
{h)  Tin. 

8.  Give  a  classification  of  the  Alcohols. 
State  facts  for  considering  Glycerine  an 
-Mcohol. 

9.  Write  the  constitutional  formulne  of 
Acetaldehyde,  Trimethyl  Carbinol,  Chlo- 
ral, Urea,  Benzaldehyde,  Salol,  Salicylic 
acid. 

10.  Give  an  account  of  the  Chemistry 
of  one  of  the  following  :  Tartaric  acid, 
Carbolic  acid. 


Prescriptions. 

Examiner: — Chas.  F.  Heebner,   Ph.G., 

Phm   B. 

I.  Translate  the  following  prescriptions 
into  English  : 

{a)  Recipe  :  Extracti  opii,  grani  tres 
quartas  partes,  Pilula;  hydrargyri,  grana 
quatuor,  Extracti  carscarilk^,  grana  tria. 
Contunde  simul  et  divide  in  pilulas  nu- 
mero  duas.  Sumantur  pro  dosi  hora 
IX""  vesperi  hac  nocte  atque  eras  eadem 
hora.     Mitte  numero  quatuor. 

(/')  Recipe :  Guaiaci  ligni  rasi,  sesun- 
ciam.  Sassafras  radicis,  unciam  dimidiam. 
Aquas  destillat«,  libras  duas.  Coque 
igne  leni  ad  libram,  sub  finem  coctionis 
adde  glycyrrhizre  radicis  contuse  drach- 
rras  duas  et  cola.  -•Eger  cochlearia  tria 
ter  vel  quater  die  ante  cibum  capiat. 

(c)  Recipe :  Antimonii  tartarati  semi- 
granum,  Aquam  puram  ad  fluidunciam. 

Misce  et  a;gro  haustum  statim  da  et 
repete    post    horas    duas,    si    ventriculus 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


emeiicum  non  antea  rejecerit,  vel  si  alvus 
non  laxata  fuerit. 

2.  Translate  the  following  expressions  : 
(a)  Detrahatur    e    brachio  sanguis   ad 

uncias  decern  statim.  {i)  Suniat  unum 
omni  nocte  ad  vices  octo  ex  aliquo 
vehiculo  crasso.  (c)  Fiat  emplastrum 
pollices    sex    longum,  pollices  tres  latum. 

3.  AVrite  the  foliowing  expressions 
without  abbreviations  and  translate  : 

(a)  Ft.  mist.  cuj.  det.  coch.  mag.  om. 
bih. 

(l>}  Coch.  ampl.  ij  ex.  semicy.  vin.  aq. 
apud  hor.  undec.  a.m.  et  hor.  quint,  p.m. 
quotid.  sum 

(c)  Cap.  coch.  larg.  dim.  ex.  coch.  ij 
larg.  aq.  t.  i.  d. 

Translate  the  following  prescriptions, 
criticize  fully,  and  state  how  you  would 
meet  any  difficulties  which  might  arise  in 
dispensing  them  as  written  : 

4.  1^.     Bismuthi  subnitratis. . . .  5j- 

Sodii  bicarbonatis gr.  xxx. 

Excipientis  q.  s 

Misce  ft.  pil.  no.  xx. 

Sig.  Devoret  a"g.  ij  post  jentac.  prand.  et  coen. 
quotid.  per  mensem. 

5.  5.     Acidi  carbolici   5.00 

Sodii  bicarbonatis...     20.00 

Boracis 30.00 

Glycerini iSo.oo 

Aquamdestillatamail.  360.00 
Misce  .S.  A.  ft.  mist. 

Sig.  Gargarisma.  Ut.  diet.  man.  merid.  noc- 
teque  utend. 

6.  I^.     Tra.".  digitalis f  5j- 

Ext.  erythroxyli  fl. . . . 
Spt.  ffitheris  nitrosi ,    . 

Glycerini ana  f.  5j- 

Aquae  q.   s It.  f  jiv, 

M.  Ft.  mist.     Exhibe  coch.  mag.  bis  quotid. 

7.  IJ.     Ext.  colocynthidis  comp.  gr.  iss. 

Pil.  rhei  coniposil;i; gr.  ij. 

Ilydrargyri  cum  creta.  ..  gr.  iij. 
Contund.  ft.  pil.  et   mit.  tal.   dos.   no.   duodec. 
quarum  cap.  j.  sing.  noct.  h.  s. 

8.  ^.     Aciili  carbolici  liq....     5.00 

Collodii  flexilis 55-oo 

M.  ft.  pigmentum.  In  verucca  man.  nocteque 
ope  penicilli  camelini  applic. 

9.  IJ.     Cncaina;  hydrochlor.  gr.  xxv. 

Sodii  biboratis. ....  gr.  viij. 
Aquam  destillatam.  ad  f.  jiij- 
Solve   ft.  collyrium. 
Applica  ad   oculum   sinistrum   ut    diet,    tertiis 
horis. 

10.  Aciduin  Carbolicum  : 

(a)  Write  dispensing  notes  on  its  exhi- 
bition in  pill  and  mixture. 

(b)  State  the  proportions  of  water  with 
which  it  gives  transparent  solution,  and 
how  similar  results  may  be  obtained  with 
other  proportions  of  water. 

(c)  Give  its  dose  and  antidotes. 

Botany. 
Examiner  .  —  1.  McCrae,   B.A. 

1.  Describe  the  structure  of  a  growing 
point.  Upon  what  conditions  does  growth 
depend  ? 

2.  Give  an  account  of  the  reproduction 
of  the  Mosses. 

3.  What  parts  of  the  flower  may  form 
the  fruit  ?  Classify  fruits  with  examples. 
Give  an  account  of  the  methods  of  dis. 
persion  of  fruits  and  seeds. 

4.  Describe  the  formation,  structure, 
and  functions  of  bark  tissue. 

5.  Define  the  terms  :  bast,  catkin,  sa- 
prophyte, diclinous.    Write  short  descrip- 


tive notes  on   {a)  pollen,    {b)  protoplasm, 
(t)  tracheids,  (d)  trichomes. 

6.  Carbohydrates  in  plants.  Give  an 
account  of  their  formation,  and  compare 
green  and  colorless  plants  in  this  regard. 

7.  Organized  and  unorganized  fer- 
ments. Explain  these  terms  with  a  de- 
scription and  comparison  of  the  action  of 
the  two  classes. 


Practical  Pharmacy. 

Examiner : — Chas.  F.  Heebner,  Ph.G., 

Phm.B. 

1.  Prepare  56.7  c.m.^  of  syrup  of 
iodide  of  iron  by  the  following  formula, 
submitting  a  report  in  accordance  with 
the  subjoined  synopsis. 

Syruptis  Ferri  lodidi. 

Iron  wire 90.72  grams. 

Iodine 178.225      " 

Sugar 2480.625      " 

Distilled  water 1163.25  c.  m.^ 

Product 2835.000  c.m.^ 

Make  a  syrup  with  sugar  and  708.75 
cm.-'  distilled  water.  Use  566  cm."  dis- 
tilled water  to  make  the  solution  of  iron 
iodide,  and  when  completed  add  syrup 
177.25  c.m.^  to  it,  and  boil  gently  for  five 
minutes.  Filter  the  solution  into  the  re- 
mainder of  the  hot  syrup  ;  wash  residue 
and  filter  with  177.25  cm.''  hot  distilled 
water,  and  resort  to  the  proper  expedient 
for  preventing  reduction  of  the  iron  salt 
in  the  finished  preparation. 

2.  Find  the  specific  gravity  of  the  sub- 
stance submitted,  and  report  as  per  fol- 
lowing synopsis  : 

Liquid  labeled 

Specific  gravity 

Work  : 

KepoTt  for  Syrup  Iodide  of  Iron. 

Amount  of  each  ingredient  : 

Iron  wire  grams  or grains. 

Iodine  grams  or grains. 

Sugar  grams  t>r grains. 

Product        ...    .cm. 3  or fl.  ozs. 

Water  to  make  simple  syrup. .  .cm. ^  or...fl.  drs. 
Water  to    make  iron  iodide 

solution c. m.^  or.  ..fl.  drs. 

.Syrup  added  to  solution cm.^  or.  ..fl.  drs. 

Hot  water  used  to  wash  residue 

and  filter cm.^  or.  ..fl.  drs. 

[a)  State  how  the  iron  iodide  solution 
was  made,  and  indicate  reaction  by  an 
equation. 

(/')  Explain  cause  and  manner  of  de- 
terioration ;  and  state  how  it  may  be  pre- 
vented. 

{c)  What  means  were  adopted  to  make 
the  syrup  permanent  ? 

[d)  Illustrate  by  chemical  equation  the 
action  of  the  preservative  agent  used. 


Pharmacy  and  Pharmaceutical  Chem- 
istry. 

Examiner: — Chas.  F.  Heebner,  Ph.G., 
Phm.B. 

I .  Extractum  Cinchona:  Liquidiim  .  (a) 
What  are  the  official  requirements  as  to 
strength?  (Jf)  Give  method  of  assay,  (c) 
State   how   you  would  standardize   1000 


c.m.^  of  percolate  which  essay  showed  to 
contain  80  grams  of  total  alkaloids. 

2.  Give  name,  strength,  and  dose  of 
each  of  the  official  (a)  powders  contain- 
ing opium  ;  (b)  solutions,  (Jiquores)  con- 
taining opium  alkaloids. 

3.  Contrast  the  value  of  the  following 
as  ointment  vehicles :  (a)  Paraffinum 
Molle,  (/')  Adeps  Lanse,  \c)  Adeps  Ben- 
zoatus.  iyd)  Mention  the  most  satisfactory 
method  of  incorporating  alkaloids  with 
fats. 

4.  Acidum  Hydrobromicum  Dilittum : 
(a)  Strength.  (/')  Criticize  the  official 
method  of  preparation,  (c)  What  is 
Fothergill's  method  ?  (a)  Show  by  equa- 
tions the  chemical  changes  involved  in 
both  processes. 

5.  Extraction :  {a)  Mention  in  order 
of  occurrence  the  forces  and  phenomena 
exhibited  during  the  process,  \b)  explain- 
ing how  each  assists  in  facilitating  the 
exhaustion  of  drugs,  {c)  Define  Ex- 
tractive, {d)  State  what  changesit  under- 
goes physically  and  chemically  by  ex- 
posure to  heat  in  contact  with  air.  {e) 
\\'hy  are  solid  extracts  so  generally  not 
soluble  to  a  clear  solution  in  menstrua 
identical  with  those  used  in  their  prepar- 
ation ? 

6.  Alkalies  being  considered  general 
precipitants  of  alkaloidal  salts  :  Explain 
\a)  the  ready  solubility  of  quinine  sul- 
phate in  aromatic  spirit  of  ammonia,  (l>) 
the  efficacy  of  Tinctura  Opii  Ammoniata 
and  of  (c)  Tinctura  Quinina^  Ammoniata. 

7.  Give  official  names  for  the  following  : 
{a)  Elixir  Vitriol.  (/')  Seignette  Salt. 
(c)  Hepar  Sulpburis.  (d)  Sal  de  duobus. 
((')  Kermes  Mineral.  (/)  Oil  of  Smoke. 
{^)  I^abarraque's  solution.  {Ii)  Hoff- 
mann's Anodyne.  {/)  Camphor  Mixture. 
(?)  Huxham's  Tincture. 

8.  Incompatibility :  (a)  Classify  and 
(/')  define,  giving  an  example  for  each 
class,  (c)  Explain  the  cause  of  the  diffi- 
culty usually  experienced  in  dispensing 
saline  substances  in  strong  solution  in 
most  medicated  waters. 

9.  Fluid  Extracts:  (a)  Mention  the 
conditions  to  be  considered  in  selecting 
appropriate  menstrua,  {b)  Explain  the 
serious  objections  to  the  use  of  fluid  ex- 
tracts in  preparing  infusions,  decoctions, 
syrups,  tinctures,  etc.,  by  dilution,  illus 
trating  with  two  examples. 

10.  Oils:  How  do  fixed  and  volatile 
oils  differ  ((/)  physically  and  {b)  chemi- 
cally? ((■)  Whatconstituent  furnishes  the 
odor  and  flavor  of  volatile  oils  ?  (d) 
Mention  the  only  exception  to  the  rule. 
(e)  Explain  the  cause  of  the  variations  in 
consistence  of  the  different  fixed  oils.  (/) 
How  may  cotton  seed  oil  be  detected  in 
olive  oil  ?  {g)  How  is  Oil  of  Bitter  Al- 
mond prepared,  and  how  may  it  be  puri- 
fied of  its  poisonous  constituent  ? 


Vellosine  is  an  alkaloid  of  pareira  bark, 
recently  isolated  by  Fauvet.  It  has  the 
formula  C,  3H3  sN.O^,  and  melts  at  184°  C. 
It  appears  as  yellowish  crystals,  insoluble 
in  water,  but  soluble  in  ether,  chloroform, 
and  hot  alcohol. 


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Ozone  Specific 


is  a  valuable  non-toxic,  non-irritat- 
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external  use.  Our  Ozone,  concentrated  form,  is  the  most  powerful  blootl 
purifier  and  germicide  ever  produced,  and  will  be  found  a  specific  in  all 
forms  of  Asthma,  Bronchitis,  Whooping  Cough,  Croup,  Measles,  or 
Diphtheria.  For  Catarrhal  Troubles  it  will  prove  invaluable  as  a  tonic 
and  constitutional  remedy,  and  is  especially  efficient  in  preventing  or 
combating  fermentation  of  food  in  the  stomach,  breaking  up  the  worst 
forms  of  Dyspepsia  and  Sour  Stomach. 

For  dressing  Ulcerations  of  all  kinds,  preventing  suppuration,  and 
assisting  towards  r.apid  granulation  and  healing.  Ozone  has  no  equal. 

Ozone  is  also  used  as  a  gargle  for  all  manner  of  Throat  Diseases  ; 
destroying  all  fermentation  of  the  tissues  brought  forth  by  impregnation 
of  disease  germs.     No  germ  life  can  exist  where  it  is  used. 


All  Druggists  should  keep  this  remedy,  as  it  will  prove 
a  genuine  friend  to  their  customers. 

Physicians  o^^e  it  to  themselves  to  try  it. 


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RADLAUER'S 

ANTISEPTIC  PERLES 

Of  Pleasant  Taste  and  Frag^pance. 

Non-Poisonous  and  strongly  Antiseptic. 


These  Perles  closely  resemble  the  sublimates  and  carbolic  acid  in 
their  antiseptic  action.     A  preventive  of  diphtheric  infection. 

For  the  rational  cleansing  and  disinfection  of  the  mouth,  teeth, 
pharynx,  and  especially  of  the  tonsils,  and  for  immediately  removing 
disagreeable  odors  emanating  from  the  mouth  and  nose. 

A  perfect  substitute  for  mouth  and  teeth  washes  and  gargles. 
Radlauer's  Antiseptic  Perles  take  special  effect  where  swallowing  is 
difficult  in  inflammation  of  the  throat  and  tonsils,  catarrh  of  the  gums, 
periostitis  dentalis,  stomatitis  mercurialis,  salivation,  angina,  and  thrush. 

A  few  of  the  "Perles"  placed  in  the  mouth  dissolve  into  a  strongly 
antiseptic  fluid  of  agreeable  taste,  cleanse  the  mouth  and  mucous  niem- 
Wane  of  the  pharynx,  and  immediately  remove  the  fungi,  germs,  and 
putrid  substance  accumulating  about  the  tonsils,  thereby  preventing  any 
further  injury  to  the  teeth. 

METHOD  OF  APPLICATION: 

Take  2—4  Perles,  let  them  dissolve  slowly  in  the  mouth,  and  then 
swallow.  Being  packed  in  small  and  handy  tins,  Radlauer's  Antiseptic 
Perles  cao  always  be  carried  in  the  pocket. 


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(  ANADIAN   DRUGGIST 


159 


Dispensing  Counter. 

SiMi'Lii  Fii.i.  CouNTKU. — According  to 
litiwa,  an  extremely  uselul  and  simple  pill 
counter  can  lie  obtained  by  niakinj^  a 
shallow  tray  in  the  siiape  of  an  isosceles 
triangle.  If  t!ie  pills  are  thrown  into  the 
tray  and  shaken  to  the  apex  the  first  row 
(in  the  apex)  will  contain  one  pill,  the 
second  two,  the  third  three,  and  so  on. 
The  number  of  pills  on  the  tray  can 
therefore  be  easily  ascertained  by  count- 
ing; the  rows  and  referring  to  a  previously 
calculated  table  {Pharin.  Post,  xxviji., 
237)- 


Ax  unproved  ointment  jar  has  been 
placed  on  the  market  by  a  (ierman  manu- 
facturer which  seems  to  possess  distinct 
advantages.  A  circular  plate,  which  fits 
snugly  into  the  cylindrical  jar,  is  provided 
with  a  perpendicular  rod  with  a  screw 
thread  cut  its  entire  length.  After  setting 
this  in  the  jar  the  latter  is  filled  with  the 
ointment  and  the  peculiarly  constructed 
lid  adjusted,  and  then  a  thumb-screw  is 
applied  to  the  protruding  rod.  Near  its 
periphery  the  lid  is  provided  with  an 
opening  closed  with  a  screw-cap.  The 
jar  being  completely  filled,  its  contents 
cannot  lie  influenced  by  the  air,  and  this 
condition  is  preserved  to  the  last,  inas- 
much as  it  is  never  opened  for  removing 
a  portion  of  the  ointment,  this  operation 
being  effected  by  turning  the  thumb- 
screw, when  the  contents  will  be  forced 
out  of  the  small  opening. 


Dispensing  Digitoxin. — In  ad- 
ministering digitoxin,  which  is  vary 
soluble  in  water,  care  must  be  taken  that 
the  vehicle  is  so  adjusted  in  alcoholic 
strength  that  re-precipitation  does  not 
take  place  in  the  stomach,  or  a  cumula- 
tive physiological  action  from  successive 
edoss  may  result.  According  to  Corin 
this  may  be  avoided  by  dispensing  digi- 
toxin as  follows  :  Digitoxin,  2  to  3  milli- 
grammes ;  chloroform,  six-tenths  cubic 
centimetre ;  alcohol,  90  per  cent,  by 
volume,  12  cubic  centimetres  ;  distilled 
water  up  to  150  grammes.  One-third 
part  to  be  taken  for  a  dose  {Repert.  de 
P/iarm.,  after  Scalpel.) 


Powdering  C.^mphor. — A  writer  in  a 
German  journal  says  that  if  camphor  be 
powdered  in  the  following  manner  it  will 
not  again  agglomerate  :  Dissolve  the 
camphor  in  i^i  parts  of  alcohol,  precipi- 
tate by  the  addition  of  four  parts  of  water  ; 
collect  the  precipitate,  wash  with  an 
abundance  of  water  and  dry.  By  keep- 
ing an  account  of  the  quantity  of  camphor 
used,  the  quantity  left  in  the  diluted 
alcohol  can  be  calculated,  and  this 
solution  used  for  making  tincture,  etc. 

FoRMut..E  FOR  Dispensing  Alumnol. 
— (i),  in  the  pure  state  as  a  dust- 
ing powder  for  venereal  sores  ;  (2),  mixed 
with  80  to  90  per  cent,  of  French  ctialk 
for  burns  ;  (3),  in  i  }^  per  cent,  solutions 


for  washing  excoriations,  acne  oreczeniat- 
ous  surfaces  ;  (4),  in  from  2  to  10  per 
cent,  alcoholic  solution  for  urticaria, 
sycosis,  etc.  ;  (5),  as  an  ointment,  alum- 
nol, 10  parts  ;  hard  paratifin,  5  parts  ; 
liquid  vaseline  oil,  35  parts  ;  anhydrous 
wool-fat,  50  parts  ;  (6),  as  a  collodion, 
collodion,  160  parts;  castor  oil,  20  parts  ; 
alumnol,  18  [)arls. — Les  Nouveaiix  Ke- 
mides,  January,  1895. 


M.\ss  FOR  Medicated  Bougies. — 
Cacao  butter,  4  parts  ;  powdered 
gum  acacia,  2  parts.  Mix  intimately  and 
add,  with  constant  kneading,  a  mixture 
of  glycerin,  i  part  ;  water,  2  parts.  If 
required,  the  quantity  of  cacao  butter 
may  be  slightly  increased. — Pritzker ; 
Rev.  Therapeut.,  February,  1895. 


Creosote  Ph.l-M.xss. —  The  Pharma- 
ceiitische  Zcitichrift fur  Russhmd  adds  the 
following  to  the  list  of  methods  suggested 
for  preparing  a  durable  and  efficient  creo- 
sote pill-mass  : 

Dissolve  2  parts  of  gelatin  in  i  part  of 
water  and  8  parts  of  glycerin,  by  the  aid 
of  heat,  and  let  it  stay  in  the  water-bath 
until  all  the  water  is  driven  off,  which 
may  be  ascertained  by  weighing  the  cap- 
sule and  its  contents.  To  this  iiuissa 
gelatinosa  add  30  parts  of  creosote,  while 
the  mass  is  still  warm,  and  keep  the  mix- 
ture in  a  tightly  closed  vessel.  When 
creosote  pills  are  desired,  they  may  be 
prepared  from  this  mass,  every  4  parts  of 
which  contain  3  parts  of  creosote,  by  add- 
ing any  desired  vegetable  powder.  The 
journal  adds  tliat  the  pills  keep  well,  and 
that  they  may  be  coated  by  any  of  the 
ordinary  processes. 

The  C.\ue  of  Stock — Oint.ments. — If 
there  ever  were  a  subject  honey-combed 
by  the  pen  scratches  of  pharmaceutical 
writers,  it  is  this  same  one — ointments. 
When  we  consider  that  there  are  twenty- 
three  official  ointments,  besides  being  six 
cerates  which  are  of  kin,  it  would  seem 
that  so  few  in  the  matter  of  stock  could  be 
easily  handled.  But  two  ointments  are 
required  to  be  freshly  made,  yet  experi- 
ence teaches  us  that  it  is  advisable  to  have 
as  many  as  possible  to  be  extemporane- 
ously prepared. 

To  name  the  list  of  proposed  ointment 
cases  would  take  almost  a  page  of  this 
journal.  It  is  like  remedies  for  an  ail- 
ment ;  the  more  extended  the  therapeutic 
list,  the  more  difficult  to  handle  the  trou- 
ble. Just  so  with  ointment  cases.  The 
majority  of  U.  S.  P.  formute  call  for  ben- 
Eoinated  lard.  This  is  often  improperly 
prepared,  and,  besides,  the  lard  is  not 
what  it  should  be.  Experience  tells  us 
that  it  is  hazardous  to  heat  the  lard  of  the 
market  to  any  high  temperature.  The 
fact  is,  it  is  just  as  well  to  not  even  warm 
it.  The  lard  carries  a  certain  percent,  of 
water  sometimes,  and  is  often  a  mixture 
of  oils  brought  up  to  the  required  consist- 
ency and  ineltintr  point  by  means  of  some 
of  the  stearins.  Heat  dissipates  the  water, 
melting  the  stearin.     In  cooling,  the  latter 


crystallize  out,  and  the  pharmacist  has  a 
hopelessly  granular  product.  Yet  we 
shall  pass  by  all  of  this,  and  s[)eak  only  of 
containers. 

The  paper  label  for  stock  ointment  jars 
is  very  probably  a  thing  of  the  past,  for  it 
soon  becomes  grease-saturated,  the  letters 
growing  obscure.  The  employment  of 
porcelain  jars  is  not  advisable,  for  in  time 
the  enamel  cracks,  admitting  the  ointment 
to  the  porous  interior  of  wliich  the  jar  is 
composed,  where  it  rapidly  becomes  ran- 
cid by  oxidation.  The  glass  label  fast- 
ened on  with  cement  is  a  failure.  If  you 
strain  a  warm,  melted  cerate  like  cerat. 
resinx  into  the  shop  jar  having  a  glass 
label  fastened  on  by  cement,  the  wax 
melts  or  softens,  and  the  label  either  drops 
off  or  gets  out  of  line.  There  seems  to  be 
no  alternative  but  to  turn  in  the  matter 
of  containers  to  glass — either  blue,  opal, 
amber  or  milk,  or  cryolite  ware.  Either 
or  all  are  good.  The  white  ware  is  neat, 
yet  is  quite  brittle,  owing  to  the  large 
quantity  of  oxide,  usually  zinc,  added  in 
order  to  give  the  ware  an  opaque  white 
color.  The  lettered  ware  with  letters 
blown  in  the  glass  and  ground  on  the  face 
similar  to  the  reagent  bottles  is  the  best 
modern  achievement.  This  can  be  im- 
proved upon,  in  the  opinion  of  the  writer, 
for  the  lettering  lacks  clearness. 

To  color  with  paint  the  ground  surface 
of  the  letters  is  quite  a  piece  of  work,  be- 
sides being  easily  worn  off.  Now,  if  the 
manufacturers  would  only  indent  these 
same  raised  letters,  or  have  indented  let- 
ters blown  in  the  ware,  and  fill  up  the  de- 
pressed spaces  or  letters  with  a  plastic 
cement,  which  would,  upon  drying,  harden 
like  stone,  it  would  be  all  that  is  desired. 
Such  a  paste  could  be  made  of  glycerine, 
or  litharge,  or  any  dry  pigment  massed 
with  varnish,  and  could  be  colored  bril- 
liant yellow,  red,  or  black  as  desired. 
The  letters  then  would  be  of  a  contrast- 
ing color  and  indestructible,  besides  cap- 
able of  being  repaired  with  new  cement 
when  needed.  It  might  be  possible  to 
bake  the  color  in,  but  hardly  practicable, 
for  the  healing  of  glass  is  not  a  cheap  mat- 
ter, being  less  easy  of  accomplishment 
than  if  the  ware  was  of  porcelain.  An- 
other desideratum  would  be  a  cover  made 
of  some  material  that  is  difficult  to  break. 
Every  ointment  shelf  has  a  few  jars  with- 
out lids — broken  by  the  boys  always — 
and  looking  in  the  row  like  so  many  sol- 
diers with  their  hats  gone. — F.T.  Green^in 
Pacific  Druggist. 


A  New  Compound. — The  product  of 
the  interaction  of  acetanilid  and  mercuric 
acetate  is,  according  to  Pesci,  paraniercur- 
idiphenylenediacetylmercuridiammonium 
acetate.  If  this  should  be  put  forward  as 
a  new  remedy,  we  trust  a  shorter  name 
will  be  found  for  it. 

Distilled  water  from  which  all  gases  had 
been  set  free,  protected  by  covering  it 
with  oi',  has  been  frozen  bv  Prompt  with- 
out any  dilation  of  the  volume  originally 
taken. 


i6o 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Pharmaceutical  Notes. 

BiSMUTHOL. — Under  this  name  Rad- 
lauer  has  introduced  a  body,  which  is  a 
bismuth  sodium  phospho-saHcylate,  or  is 
described  as  such.  Its  description  under 
this  name  renders  it  probable  that  it  is 
merely  a  mixture  of  phosphate  and  salicy- 
late rather  than  a  true  chemical  com- 
pound. It  is  said  to  possess  all  the  vir- 
tues, and  none  of  the  disadvantages,  of 
the  components.  It  is  described  as  a 
powerful  but  non-toxic  antiseptic,  without 
irritating  properties.  As  a  dusting  powder, 
it  is  to  be  used  with  talc  in  the  propor- 
tion of  1  to  4.  As  an  ointment,  it  is 
mixed  with  vaseline  in  the  same  propor- 
tion. As  a  solution,  i  in  40  of  aqua  dest. 
is  suggested. 

AisiETic  Acid. — This  acid  has  been 
isolated  in  a  pure  state  from  American 
colophony  by  Mach.  It  possesses  the 
composition,  CiuHo^O^.  It  forms  color- 
less crystals,  melting  at  153° — 154",  insol- 
uble in  water,  easily  soluble  in  alkalies, 
alcohol,  ether,  chloroform,  and  benzol. 
The  potassium  salt,  C\  ,|Ho  jO.^K,  is  crys- 
talline if  deposited  from  alcohol,  but  not 
from  water.  The  barium  salt  is  an  amor- 
phous white  powder.  By  oxidation  with 
alkaline  permanganate,  abietic  acid  forms 
a  ketonic  acid  of  the  formula  Ci  i,H  j  uO.j. 
It  has  been  generally  understood  that  this 
acid  was  identical  with  pimaric  acid.  It 
is  not,  however,  either  identical  or  iso- 
meric. Pimaric  acid  possesses  the  for- 
mula CaoHnoO...,  and  melts  at  212°. — 
{Monatih.  f.  Chcm^  British  and  Colonial 
Druggist. 

New  Indiarubber  Cork. — A  French 
firm  has  recently  introduced  a  new  form 
of  indiarubber  cork.  The  rubber  is  hol- 
low, and  at  one  end  a  hard  disc  is 
attached,  through  a  perforation  in  which 
a  rod  passes  to  the  bottom  of  the  cork. 
On  pressing  the  rod  the  stopper  elongates, 
and  can  be  introduced  into  the  neck  of 
the  bottle  ;  on  releasing  the  pressure  the 
stopper  contracts  in  length,  but  increases 
in  diameter,  and  will  be  firmly  held  by 
the  neck,  which  of  course  should  be 
slightly  smaller  than  the  cork. — Apotheker 
Zeitiing. 

A  peculiar  substitute  for  window  glass, 
known  as  "tectorium,"  is  stated  to  have 
been  employed  in  Austria,  Italy,  Ger- 
many, Switzerland  and  Russia  as  a  cover- 
ing for  hothouses,  marquees,  verandahs, 
windows  of  factories,  roofs,  and  stores, 
etc.  It  is  a  special,  insoluble,  bichro- 
mated  gelatine,  translucent  as  opal  and 
incorporated  in  wire  gauze. 

S,»jn.\L-wooD  Oil  in  Pills.  —  M. 
Calmel  {Rev.  phann.  des  Flandres)  mixes 
sandal-wood  oil,  5  gm.  with  calcined  mag- 
nesia. 0.5  gm.,  and  then  adds  the  mixture 
to  colophony  4  gm.,  which  has  been 
melted  at  a  gentle  heat.  The  mass  is 
said  to  be  easily  rolled  and  cut  into  pills 
after  cooling. 

Clarifying  Powder. — To  facilitate 
the  obtaining  of  perfectly  bright  solutions 
of  essential   oils   in    water,    E.  VV.  Lucas 


proposes  the  use  of  a  mixture  of  pow- 
dered paper,  asbestos,  and  kaolin,  in  some 
such  proportions  as  the  following  : 

Paper  powder  (obtained  by 
nibbing  ilried  white  filter 
paper  through   a    20-niesh 

sieve   i  ounce. 

Asbestos  (sifted) i  ounce. 

Kaolin 10  ounces. 

Mix  lightly  together,  finally  sifting. 
The  powder  should  be  shaken  up  with 
the  turbid  litjuid  for  a  few  minutes  and 
poured  on  the  previously  wetted  filter, 
the  filtrate  being  returned  until  it  passes 
through  bright,  which  it  does  in  a  short 
time.  The  powder  is  not  limited  in  its 
use  to  the  solutions  mentioned,  but,  as 
may  be  inferred,  answers  well  for  other 
liquids  also. — Druggists'  Circular. 

Traumaticin. — Traumaticin  is  a  satu- 
rated solution  of  gutta-percha  in  chloro- 
form ;  it  is  most  advantageously  prepared 
as  follows  :  The  lightest-colored  gutta- 
percha procurable  is  cut  into  small  pieces 
and  macerated  with  twelve  or  fifteen  times 
its  weight  of  pure  chloroform  for  twenty- 
four  hours,  with  frequent  agitation.  The 
mixture  is  then  transferred  to  a  retort,  and 
about  one  third  of  the  chloroform  distilled 
off  over  a  water  bath.  The  traumaticin 
thus  obtained  is  a  thick  homogeneous 
liquid,  to  which  the  requisite  medicament 
may  be  added.  For  ichthyol  traumaticin 
three  parts  of  ichthyol  are  added  to  every 
ten  parts — similar  proportions  are  used 
for  salol,  lysol,  and  phenol.  Corrosive 
sublimate  is  added  in  the  proportion  of 
one  part  of  sublimate  to  one  hundred 
parts  of  simple  traumaticin.  If  the  sim- 
ple traumaticin  should  be  colored,  and  a 
colorless  medicament  is  to  be  added,  it 
may  be  decolorized  by  means  of  animal 
charcoal.  It  is  best  applied  with  a  brush 
of  hog's  bristles,  and  forms  a  thin,  imper- 
meable, pliable  pellicle  when  the  chloro- 
form dries  off.  It  gives  rise  to  no  dis- 
comfort, except  a  sense  of  burning  when 
first  applied,  due  to  the  chloroform. 
Traumaticin  of  ichthyol  is  of  special  ser- 
vice in  the  case  of  erysipelas. — Bull.  Gen. 
de  Thcrap,;  phar.  /ourual. 


Oleate  of  Ammonia  as  a  Cleansing- 
Agent. 

To  make  the  oleate  take 

Oz. 

Oleic  acid i 

Spirit I 

.Solution   of    ammonia 14 

Pour  the  acid  into  a  bottle  ;  mix  the 
spirit  and  ammonia,  and  pour  into  the 
bottle.  Cork  tightly,  and  allow  to  stand 
a  week  or  more  until  saponification  is 
complete. 

This  furnishes  a  product  superior  to 
that  made  by  any  other  means  tried.  It 
can  be  diluted  with  ammonia  or  water  as 
wanted,  and  is  the  product  meant  to  be 
used  in  the  following  : 

FOR    cleaning   glassware    in    labora- 
tory. 

Oz. 

Powdered  pumice-stone 2 

Oleate  of  ammonia 3 

Solution  of  ammonia to  make     16 

Shake  before  usinp. 


LIQUID  shampoo. 

Oz. 

Oleate  of  ammonia i 

Borax J 

Eau  de  Cologne    i 

Glycerine i 

Water to     16 

This  will  be  found  excellent,  and  not. 
nearly  so  harsh  on  the  scalp  as  the  ordi- 
nary ammonia  shampoos. 

for    CLEANING    CLOTH 

the  following  will  be  found  excellent,  and 
shows  little  disposition  to  separate  : 

Oz. 

Oleate  of  ammonia 2 

Solution  of  ammonia 2 

Pother I 

Benzine 5 

Chloroform i 

Mix  the  ammonia  and  oleate ;  shake 
well,  and  add  the  ether  ;  shake,  and  add 
S  oz,  of  benzine  ;  agitate  thoroughly. 
Then  add  i  oz.  of  chloroform  and  shake 
well.  Allow  to  stand  a  few  minutes,  and 
shake  at  intervals,  when  a  mixture  having 
the  consistency  of  cream  and  showing  but 
little  tendency  to  separate  will  result. 

furniture  POLISH. 

Oz. 

Oleate  of  ammonia 2 

Solution  of  ammonia 2 

Shellac  varnish 6 

Boiled  linseed  oil 5 

Mix  the  ammonia  and  oleate,  add  the 
shellac,  and  shake  well ;  then  add  oil,  and 
shake  thoroughly. — Frank  Edel  in  Bulle- 
tin of  Pliarmacy. 


.\n  impioved  container  for  dry  extracts 
has  been  devised  by  an  Austrian  apothe- 
cary, intended  to  prevent  agglutination  of 
the  powdered  extracts.  The  improve- 
ment consists  in  a  hollow  glass-stopper, 
in  which  quicklime  may  be  kept  in  such 
a  manner  as  to  admit  of  the  absorption  of 
any  moisture  in  the  vial. 

Artemisin  is  a  colorless  crystalline  body 
discovered  by  Merck  in  artemisia  mari- 
tima,  being  found  in  the  mother  liquor 
after  the  separation  of  the  santonin.  Pre- 
liminary investigations  lead  to  the  belief 
that  this  new  body  is  closely  related  to 
santonin,  and  may  possibly  be  regarded 
as  oxysantonin. 

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Pharmacy  Abroad. 

Turkish  Pharmacy  Students'  Pic- 
nic.— The  Sultan  is  the  father  of  his 
people,  verily.  He  is  accustomed  to  give 
students  of  the  government  schools  a 
picnic  on  the  beautiful  meadows  of  the 
.Sweet  Waters  at  Kiathane.  .Amongst 
those  so  treated  recently  were  the  profes- 
sors and  students  of  the  veterinary  and 
pharmacy  schools.  It  may  interest 
[iharniacy  students  in  England  to  know 
what  they  did.  They  met  in  the  morning 
near  the  Kiat  Haneh  bridge,  whence  they 
marched,  with  bands  playing,  to  the  spot 
appointed  for  the  picnic.  On  their  way 
to  the  Sweet  Waters  they  made  a  short 
halt  before  the  Mausoleum  of  Eyoub,  and 
heard  a  prayer  recited  by  an  imam, 
(ieneral  Ismail  Pasha,  aide-de-camp  of 
the  Sulian,  represented  his  Imperial  Ma- 
jesty at  the  picnic,  and  Marshal  Zeki 
Pasha,  Grand  Master  of  Artillery  and 
director-general  of  military  schools  in  the 
capital,  was  also  present  at  the  fete. 
Three  speeches  were  made  in  the  course 
of  the  day — namely,  by  the  Sultan's  re- 
presentative, by  Marshal  Zeki  Pasha,  and 
by  one  of  the  pupils.  —  Chemist  and 
Dru;^giit. 


Note  on  the  Norwegian  Pharma- 
copiKiA. —Amongst  the  additions  and 
alterations  in  the  new  edition  of  the  Nor- 
wegian Pharmacopoeia,  we  note  the  fol- 
lowing :  Acetanilid  :  This  body  is  de- 
scribed as  melting  at  114''  (the  German 
Pharmacopoeia  gives  113°),  and  soluble 
in  200  parts  of  cold  water.  The  maxi- 
mum daily  dose  is  given  as  two  grammes. 
.■\ntii)yrin  :  The  limits  of  melting  point 
here  allowed  are  no" — 113",  which,  in 
our  opinion,  is  unnecessary.  Salicylic 
acid  is  given  as  melting  at  156",  as 
against  157°  in  the  German  Pharma- 
cojueia,  and  155"  in  the  B.P.  Hyoscine 
(hydrobromide)  is  retained  as  the  name 
of  the  alkaloid  known  formerly  under 
that  name,  in  spite  of  Schmidt's  re- 
searches, which  caused  the  Germans  to 
substitute  the  name  scopolamine  for  this 
body  in  their  new  Supplement.  The 
formula  is  given  as  Ci  jH.^jNOy,  instead 
of  Ci;H.^jNO.j,  as  would  have  been  ex- 
pected. Glycerine  is  to  be  tested  for 
copper,  lead,  arsenic,  oxalic  acid,  lime, 
sulphuric  acid,  ammonia,  sugar,  and 
butyric  acid.  Lanoline  should  not  lose 
at  100"'  more  than  30  per  cent,  of  its 
weight.  Saccharin  is  to  be  examined  for 
sugar.  Under  the  ordinary  galenicals 
there  is  nothing  worthy  of  special  note, 
except  that  tincture  of  digitalis  is  to 
be  made  from  dry  leaves,  whereas  the 
German  t'ncture  (Fingerhuttinktur)  is 
made  from  the  bruised  fresh  leaves. — 
British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 


the  adjacent  islands,  i.e.,  about  i  per 
13,577  of  the  [jopulation.  Copenhagen, 
the  capital,  with  a  |)opulation  of  312,859, 
has  but  21  pharmacies,  or  i  per  14,898 
individuals.  The  licenses  to  carry  on 
business  are  either  "  real  "  or  "  personal." 
The  former,  none  of  which  have  been 
granted  since  1842,  number  89,  and  are 
identified  with  certain  pharmacies  which 
may  be  sold  and  bought  with  the  licenses 
attached.  The  purchaser  must  in  any 
case  be  25  years  old,  and  possess  a  satis- 
factory diploma.  Pharmacists  in  Copen- 
hagen must  have  their  diplomas  endorsed 
"  very  good,"  whilst  those  who  simply 
have  the  mark  "  good "  may  practise 
pharmacy  anywhere  else  throughout  the 
country,  and  those  whose  diplomas  are 
marked  "  medium '' only  must  be  exam- 
ined anew  before  they  c.in  practise. 

The  course  of  study  insisted  upon  ex- 
tends over  six  years,  three  years  as  pupil 
in  a  pharmacy,  one  as  assistant,  and 
eighteen  montlis  at  the  school  of  phar- 
macy. According  to  the  most  recent 
legislation,  all  licenses  granted  in  future 
will  be  personal  only,  expiring  with  the 
death  of  the  holder.  The  widows  of  de- 
ceased pharmacists  are  allowed,  how- 
ever, to  carry  on  business  (irovisionally, 
though  for  a  long  period,  if  a  properly 
qualified  pharmacist  is  in  charge,  and  18 
out  of  the  81  businesses  with  personal 
licenses  now  belong  to  widows. 


Pharm.\ceutical  Exhibition  at 
Brussels. — The  Societe  royale  de  phar- 
made  de  Bruxelles  will  celebrate  the 
fiftieth  anniversary  of  its  foundation,  on 
August  15th  next,  by  a  national  congress 
of  pharmacy  at  Brussels.  In  connection 
with  this  there  will  be  an  international 
exhibition  of  pharmaceutical  apparatus 
and  products.  Both  the  congress  and 
the  exhibition  will  last  for  three  days. 
The  five  sections  of  the  congress  will 
deal  with  pharmaceutical  legislation  and 
ethics,  theoretical  and  practical  phar- 
macy, professional  interests,  the  analysis 
of  foodstuffs  and  commercial  products, 
and  hygiene  and  toxicology,  respectively. 
The  six  sections  of  the  exhibition  will  be 
devoted  to  fixtures,  appliances,  drugs, 
pharmaceutical  preparations,  accessories, 
and  special  products.  Particulars  may 
be  obtained  of  M.  L.  Van  Hulst,  phar- 
macien,  12,  rue  Malibran,  Brussels. — • 
Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


Phak.\i.\cv  in  Denmark.  —  In  an 
article  in  the  Journal  de  Pharmacie  et 
Chimie,  by  A.  Wunsch,  a  Danish  phar- 
macist, it  is  stated  that  there  are  169 
pharmacists    in  Denmark,    Iceland,  and 


A  Pharmacy  in  China.* — The  prem- 
ises occupied  by  the  Chinese  pharmacist 
usually  consist  of  a  shop  on  the  ground 
floor,  a  storeroom  at  the  back,  and  a  gal- 
lery which  is  reached  by  a  winding  stair- 
case leading  upwards  to  the  roof,  which  is 
flat  and  forms  a  terrace  ;  th:  back  room 
also  serves  as  a  laboratory.  Both  the 
gallery  and  the  shop,  which  are  connect- 
ed, are  filled  with  all  possible  articles  re- 
lating to  pharmacy  and  surgery.  By  the 
side  of  the  gallery  are  built  two  smaller 
rooms,  which  seem  to  be  equally  used  as 
storerooms,    and    at   the    same   time   as 

'Translated  from  the  .-i/otheker Ztitung. 


sleeping  rooms  for  the  assistants.  On  the 
terrace  itself  various  herbs  and  roots  are 
laid  out  to  dry  in  the  sun. 

The  proprietor  of  the  business  does  not 
live  on  the  premises,  but  spends  his 
leisure  time  at  his  house  outside  the 
town,  while  the  assistants  are  left  in 
charge  of  the  shop.  The  streets  in  China 
are  very  narrow,  so  that  the  shop  is 
almost  always  cool  throughout  the  day. 
The  doorway  is  remarkably  high.  On 
the  right  and  left  of  this  a  counter  extends 
along  the  whole  length  of  the  shop,  ter- 
minating at  right  angles,  so  that  it  is  im- 
possible for  the  public  to  see  what  the 
assistants  are  doing.  A  row  of  seats  is 
placed  in  the  body  of  the  shop  for  the 
convenience  of  customers,  and  the  walls 
are  decorated  with  advertisements  and 
mottoes  relating  to  pharmacy.  Of  these 
maxims  only  a  few  deserve  special  record; 
for  instance,  a  favorite  motto  is,  "  Two 
eyes  arc  needful  to  the  druggist  when 
buying  drugs  ;  the  doctor  only  needs  one 
eye,  and  the  patient  should  be  blind." 
Special  attention  is  paid  to  the  furthest 
end  of  the  shop,  immediately  opposite 
the  entrance.  Here  the  pharmacist 
places  neat  rows  of  porcelain  jars,  while  in 
between  carefully  labelled  drawers  are 
fitted,  and  on  the  top  of  the  whole  is  an 
eight-sided  urn  of  tin  or  some  other 
bright  metal,  usually  surmounted  with  a 
board  bearing  the  owner's  name.  In  a 
corner  of  the  shop  stands  an  altar  dedi- 
cated to  the  memory  of  the  owner's  an- 
cestors. On  it  perfumed  candles  are 
burnt  and  a  number  of  the  favorite  dishes 
of  the  departed  are  spread  out.  At  cer- 
tain times  of  the  year  bits  of  colored 
paper  are  burnt  on  the  altar,  which  are 
supposed  to  represent  different  utensils 
and  articles  of  apparel  needful  to  the  de- 
ceased in  his  after-life.  This  tender 
thoughtfulness  for  the  comfort  of  the  de- 
parted comprises  nearly  the  whole  of  the 
Chinaman's  idea  of  religion. 

The  proprietor  is  generally  seated  at 
the  entrance  of  the  shop,  from  whence  he 
directs  the  management  of  his  business. 
All  prescriptions  are  brought  to  him. 
He  examines  them  and  hands  them  to 
his  assistants  to  be  made  up  subsequently. 
.At  the  entrance,  too,  all  consultations 
take  place,  and  prices  are  agreed  upon. 
A  Chinese  laboratory  is  not  by  any  means 
overstocked  with  apparatus.  The  whole 
plant  consists  merely  of  a  few  big  marble 
or  granite  mortars,  a  set  of  sieves,  and  a 
couple  of  fire  bricks  ;  in  fact,  the  Chinese 
make  no  distinction  between  the  sciences 
of  chemistry,  physics,  and  natural  history. 
A  certain  number  of  chemical  prepara- 
tions are  certainly  concocted  by  the  native 
pharmacists,  but  their  manufacture  is  not 
based  on  the  slightest  scientific  principle. 
Thus,  methods  of  employing  specific 
weights  are  entirely  unknown  to  the  aver- 
age Chinese  operator.  A  few  exceptions 
may  be  found  among  those  who  have 
comefrequently  incontactwith  Europeans, 
and  may  have  thus  learned  to  place  some 
value  on  apparatus  and  appliances  which 
they  have  previously  despised. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


The  following  recipe  for  ihe  manufac- 
ture of  a  sublimate  was  given  by  Dr.  Ivan, 
a  member  of  the  Franco-Chinese  mission 
to  the  authorities  in  Paris  :  Sulphate    of 
iron   940  grammes  ;  sulphate  of  alumina, 
Q20  grammes  ;  potashes,   900  grammes  ; 
sulphate  of  mercury,    120  grammes;  an 
unknown   sulphate,   600   grammes  ;  ordi- 
nary table  salt,  600  grammes  ;  borax,  930 
grammes.     These  ingredients  are  m.xed 
in  a  certain  order,  and  are  then  exposed 
to  f^re  heat.     Of  course,  from  a  European 
standpoint,  such   a   concoction    would  .)e 
condemned  as  useless.     In  fact,  most  of 
the  Chinese  prescriptions  are  only  put  on 
paper  with  a  view   to  calculating  the  cost 
of  the  ingredients.     No  notice  whatever 
is  taken  of  the  proportion  or  effect  of  the 
drugs.     Naturally,  this  method  savesour 
Chinese  friend  from  many  of  the  difficul- 
ties with  which  the  European  pharmacist 
has  to  cope,   and  his    whole    method  of 
doing   business  is  on  a  par  with  this  pro- 
cess.    The  Chinese  classify  natural  pro- 
ducts in  the  most  irregular  manner  with- 
out the  least  regard  for  appropriateness. 
Of  course,  in  a  country  where  the  science 
of  pharmacy  in  all  its  branches  is   so  mi- 
perfectly  understood,  it    cannot    be    ex- 
pected that   much  good  can  result   from 
its    practice;    still    we    must    give    our 
Chinese  colleagues  credit  for  being  very 
shrewd   observers,  and   for   possessing  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  qualities  of  all 
the  products  which  are  dealt  with  in  their 
drug    markets.      The      "  Pen-tsao,"     or 
Chinese   Pharmacopoeia,  is    almost  daily 
consulted  by  the  Chinese  druggist,  and  is 
very  highly  esteemed. 

Great  care  is   exercised  by  the   native 
druggists    in    collecting    and     preparing 
plants  and  other  natural  objects.     Buds, 
flowers,  roots,  and   leaves    of   the    same 
plant  are  supposed  to  produce  totally  dif- 
ferent results.     The  various  parts   of  the 
plant    have,    according    to  the   Chinese 
method,    to  be  collected  during    certain 
periods,  and  at  a  certain  stage  of  develop- 
ment, so  that  collecting  goes  on  all  the 
year  round.      The  middle  and   southern 
provinces  of  China  are  very  bare  of  woods, 
a  circumstance  which  is  probably  due  to 
the   dense   population,   which  causes  all 
the  suitable  ground  to  be  used  for  agri- 
culture     From  reports   of  travellers    we 
gather,    however,    that  the  south-western 
provinces  of  China  are,   on   the  contrary, 
densely   wooded.     The   mountainous   is- 
lands of  Formosa  and  Heinan  are  doubt- 
less well  wooded,  the  former  possessing  a 
great  numbe-"   of  camphor   trees,   which 
furnish,  next  to  Japan,  one  of  the  richest 
sources  for  the  supply  of  camphor  to  our 

markets.  .         ,  ■  ,      .. 

The  careful  manner  in  which  the 
Chinese  preserve  their  plants  or  herbs  is 
evident  from  the  fact  that  the  dried  flow- 
ers and  leaves  retain  their  natural  colors 
in  a  remarkable  degree.  The  reason  of 
this  exactitude  may  be  due  to  the  Chinese 
belief  that  the  precise  effect  of  various 
substances  is  mainly  influenced  by  the 
manner  of  their  application.  For  instance, 
a  doctor  would  usually  order  medicine  to 


be  given  either  in  powder  or    in  pills,  or 
dissolved,  because  he  feels  convinced  that 
the  effect  produced  would  vary  according 
to  the  state  in  which  the  medicine  is  ex- 
hibited. . 
In  China  a  chemist  will  commence  his 
career  as  an  apprentice,  and  after  having 
served  for  three  years  in  shop  and  labora- 
tory  will  begin    his    theoretical    studies. 
This  training  seems  to  answer  in   a  coun- 
try where  the  pharmacist  carries  on   his 
business  more  on    a   trading   than   on  a 
scientific    basis.     The    Chinese  pharma- 
cists  form    a   very   influential  caste,  and 
much  respect  and  deference  is  shown   to 
them  by  the  people.     For  instance,  the 
quarter  at  Canton  where  they  chiefly  re- 
side has  been  named  after  them  "  Physic 
Street  "     This  name  would  appear,  how- 
ever, to  be  only  partially   appropriate,  as 
only    wholesale    dealers  live    there,    and 
they  have  nothing  to  do  with  the  dispens- 
ing of  drugs  to  the  public.     The  dress  of 
the  pharmacist   is   that   of  the  well  to-do 
classes,  consisting  of  a  long  cloak  reach- 
ing down  to  the  ankles,  and  a  large  cone- 
shaped  straw  hat,  covered  in  summer  with 
horsehair  and  with  black  velvet  in  winter. 
The   pharmacists,  knowing    that  their 
profession  is  usually  associated  with  the 
thoughtful  and  grave  physiognomy  of  the 
learned,  imitate  those  characteristics,  and 
are  found  aff'ecting  a  stoic   calmness  and 
adopting    a    patronizing  demeanor  when 
talking  to  the  public.       Comical  are  the 
aestures  with  which  they  seek  to  impress 
the    uneducated  with   a    sense    of  their 
mental    superiority.     The    Pen  tsao,     or 
Chinese   pharmacopoeia,  is  divided    into 
fifty-two  volumes,    which    are  again  sub- 
divided into  numerous  parts  and  chapters  ; 
the  work  seems  to  treat  with  the   whole 
creation,  and  thus  affords  the  student  a 
wide  scope  for  work.     The  1st  and  2nd 
volumes  describe  the  origin  and  growth 
of  pharmacy,  the  3rd  volume  deals  with 
the  eff'ects  of  certain  remedies.      I  he  1 2th 
to  28th  volumes  contain  a  history  of  the 
vetretable    world,    these    volumes    being 
classified  under  eleven  heads,  which  does 
not  speak  favorably  for  the  work.     The 
-Sth  volume  is  of  special  interest ;  in  this 
nothing  is   discussed   but  antique  furni- 
ture, apparatus,  and  clothes  worn  by  drug- 
gists in  both  past  and  present  times.     In 
the  52nd  volume  anatomy  is  dealt  with, 
especially  that  of  those  parts  which   are 
most  likely  to  require  medical  treatment. 
In  Pekin,  where  hawkers  and  itinerant 
pedlars    are    numerous,   we    find    in  the 
streets  the  medicine  cheap  jack   and  the 
quack  doctor.     These  people  are  always 
surrounded  by   a  crowd,    and  it   is  very 
comical  to  notice   how    a  quack    doctor 
puts  some  ointment  on  his  finger  and  then 
daubs  it  under  the  noses  of  his  audience 
who  are  squatting  round  him,   and  who 
without  moving  a  muscle  allow  the  won- 
derful medicine  to  have  its  eff"ect  upon 
them      The  effect  of  rat  poison  is  repre- 
sented in  a  very  realistic  way  by  its  ven- 
dors ;  they  spread  out  on  a  piece  of  blue 
cloth  on  the  floor  their  bottles,   etc.,  and 
in  front  of  these  they  place   a  number  of 
dead  xzS.^.— Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


The  Bicycle  for  Drug  Stores. 

The  poetry  of  motion  has  found  a  new 
and    modern    illustration    in    the    festive 
bicycle,  which  from  the  cumbrous,  awk- 
ward and  lumbering  vehicle  of  a  half  de- 
cade ago  has  emerged  into  the  light,  beau- 
tiful, and  universally  serviceable  agency  of 
individual  locomotion  and  transportation. 
The  uses  of  a  bicycle  as  a  pleasure  vehi- 
cle are  now  quite  universally   recognized 
by  both  sexes  in  all  the  nations.     Its  evo- 
lution in  this  direction  will  doubtless  con- 
tinue,   but    probably  its  most  important 
function  will  be  as   the  servant  of  traffic 
of  all  kinds  within   range  of  its    strength 
and  limitations.     The  "  craze  "  is  clearly 
less  a  passing   fancy  than   a    widespread 
popular     discovery    of  an    instrument  of 
extraordinary   utility,    and    as    such     the 
bicycle   is  no  doubt  destined  to   perma- 
nent popularity. 

The  trade  in   bicycles   is  now   seeking 
avenues  of  distribution  best  adapted    to 
its  nature.     Instead   of  a   separate   retail 
store   the   advantages   of   its   association 
under  the   same   roof  with  certain  other 
branches  of  business  have  already  been 
demonstrated.     The  path  of  distribution 
once  formed  will  probably  remain,  and  it 
is  therefore  highly  important  that  the   re- 
cognized  advantages   of  the  retail    drug 
store    be   emphasized   and    fixed    in    the 
minds  of  the  manufacturers  and  the  pur- 
chasing  public    without     delay.       Many 
drug  stores  are,  of  course,  not  adapted  to 
a  department  of  this  kind,   but  in   nearly 
all    the  smaller  cities  and    larger   towns 
many  of  them  are  provided  with  superior 
facilities  both  for  the  sale  and  display  of 
this  popular  vehicle,  which  bears   a  not 
distant    relationship    to     the    fascinating 
soda  fountain  and  its  votaries.      By  com- 
mon consent  the  attractive  drug  store   is 
the  fitting  abode  of  the  beautiful  fountain 
fruitful  with  profit   to   the   druggist    from 
its  own    service   and    from    the   army  ot 
patrons    it   attracts    to  the   store.       The 
reputation  of  the  drug  store  may  be  simi- 
larly established  for  the  graceful  bicycle, 
which,    by    reason    of    its    health-giving 
quahties,  has  an  additional  claim   on  the 
recognition  of  the  pharmacist. 

Great  fortunes  are  being  made  in  the 
industry  at  this  time,  and  few  articles  are  in 
such  extensive  demand  at  prices  which 
afi"ord  agood  profit  to  the  retailer.  It  is 
by  the  prompt  appropriation  of  new  ad- 
ditions like  these  to  the  wants  of  human 
kind  that  the  retail  drug  store  may  com- 
pensate for  the  loss  of  articles  which  for 
any  reason  have  preferred  to  seek  a  busi- 
ness home  elsewhere.  The  bicycle  should 
clearly  follow  the  soda  fountain.— ;K«^ 
em  Druggist. 

Arsenic  or  mercury  may  be  made  into 
pills,  says  Lang  ^Mon.f.  Bakt.  Derm),  by 
employing  a  mass  consisting  of  milk  sugar, 
2  or  3  parts,  and  lanolin,  i  part. 

Mydrine  is  a  name  given  to  a  mixture 
of  ephedrine  and  homatropine.  It  ap- 
pears as  a  white  powder,  soluble  in  water. 
It  is  employed  in  10  per  cent,  aqueous 
solution. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


(lfj2A) 


Allen  B.  Wrisley's 


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price.     Try  it,  try  it,  and  be  convinced. 

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GOOD    IN    ANY    CLIMATE, 

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I  presume  we  have  used  over 
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to  get  it.     Undoubtedly  it   is  the 

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tion, and   never   have   any  com 
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Formulary. 


I'.KKKKVKSCING    ClTKATE    OK    IRON. 

Riindc  gives  the  following  in  Pharm. 
W'ochenschrijt  for  [iroducitig  a  yellow, 
granular  preparation  : 

Kcrri  annntuiii)-cit 3iss. 

Sixlii  liicarli 3^'''SS. 

Aciiii  cili ici 3vj. 

I'ul.  sac!.,  all) fi^^- 

Mix  ihe  tliy  powders.  .Separately  dissolve 
ferri.  am.  cit.  5iss.  in  aqua  ,5^.,  and  acid,  citric. 
3iss.  in  S.\'.K.  ,5'ij.  Mix,  and  make  the  powder 
into  a  paste  with  the  mixture  and  asniucli  S.V.K. 
.IS  is  required.  Kuh  this  paste  through  a  suitable- 
^i^ed  sieve,  and  diy  the  granules. 

—  C/iemist  and  Druggist. 

TAR    LIQUOR. 

Jeannel  gives  the  following  formula  for 
preparing  a  lupieur  dc  goudron  (tar 
liquor)  : 

Wood  tar 25  parts 

Sodium  bicarbonate 22  parts 

Water 1 ,000  parts 

Macerate  together  at  a  moderate  tem- 
|)erature  for  twenty-four  hours  and  filter. 
— National  Druggist. 

IMPROVED    FORMULA    FOR    CHI.OROFOR.M 
OINTMENT. 

Chloroform    , 10  parts 

Hard  parallin 5  parts 

Vaseline 85  parts 

Melt  the  paraffin  with  a  gentle  heat  ; 
when  almost  cold,  add  the  chloroform 
gradually,  and  triturate  rapidly  in  a  mor- 
tar. The  product  should  be  preserved  in 
a  hermetically-sealed  vessel. — (Crouzel) 
Z'  Union  Pharmaceutique. 

PENCILS    FOR     REMOVING     GREASE   SPOTS. 

'I'he  Pharinaceutische  Centralhalle  gives 
the  following  : 

Ox-gall 16  parts 

Borax,  powdered S  parts 

Magnesia 20  parts 

Soap  powder 56  parts 

Rub  well  together,  and  then  add  suf- 
ficient green  soap  to  make  into  a  stiff 
paste.  Roll  out  into  pencils  of  a  con- 
venient size  and  set  aside  to  dry.  In  use, 
the  end  of  the  pencil  is  dipped  slightly 
into  water  and  aiiplied  to  the  spot.  After 
rubbing  it  in,  wipe  off  with  a  moist 
sponge.  —National  Druggist. 

BOUGIE    MASS. 

The  Revue  de  Thcrapeutique  gives  the 
following  : 

Cacao  butter 4  parts 

Gum  aiabic,  in  powder 2  parts 

Mix  carefully,  and  add,  under  constant 
stirring. 

Glycerin I  part 

Distilled  water 2  parts 

.    If  necessary,  the  amount  of  cacao  but- 
ter may  be  increased. — National  Druggist. 

CA.STOR    OIL   COMFITS. 

.\  writer  in  a  French  medical  journal 
suggests  the  manufacture  of  a  castor  oil 
comfit,  which  will  greatly  facilitate  the 
administration  of  that  very  useful  remedy 
to  children.  The  process  consists  in 
cooking  crude  or  unrefined  sugar  until  it 
is  on  the  point  of  candying,  or  crystalliz- 
ing. This  can  be  learned  by  the  removal 
of  a  little  from  time  to  time,  and  letting  a 
drop  fall  on  a  cold  surface.     When  this 


point  has  been  reached  remove  from  the 
fire  and  stir  in  the  oil,  until  a  homogene- 
ous mixture  is  obtained.  The  mass  cast 
into  sticks,  or  cut  into  lozenges,  is  put 
up  in  packages  sufficient  for  one,  two,  or 
more  doses,  as  required.  It  is  claimed 
that  the  taste  is  similar  to  the  well  known 
"butter-scotch,"  and  that  the  comfit  acts 
as  an  effective  laxative,  or  purge,  as 
desired. 

TAPEWORM    PILLS. 

La  Medicine  Aloderne  gives  the  follow- 
ing formula  for  a  tapeworm  pill,  which  it 
is  said  is  very  efficient  : 

Copper   oxide 6  gm. 

Calcium  carbonate 2  gm. 

Armenian  bole 12  gm. 

(ilycerin   10  gm. 

Mix  and  make  into  a  mass.  Divide 
into  120  pills.  The  directions  are:  "For 
the  first  week  take  two  pills  four  times 
daily.  The  second  week  take  three  pills 
four  times  daily.  At  the  end  of  fourteen 
days  a  heavy  dose  of  castor  oil  will  bring 
away  the  worm." — National  Druggist. 

FORMUL.E     FOR    OINTMENTS    WITH    ADEPS 
LAN.ii. 

Cooling  Ointment. — .\deps  lanse,  20 
parts  ;  rose  water  or  lime  water,  30  to  45 
parts  ;  benzoin  in  fine  powder  or  oxide  of 
zinc,  10  parts. 

Firm  Paste  for  Eczema. — Oxide  of  zinc, 
6  parts :  precipitated  sulphur,  4  parts  ; 
white  fuller's  earth,  2  parts  ;  adeps  lana; 
and  benzoin,  of  each  14  parts. 

Soft  Paste  for  Eczema. — Oxide  of  zinc, 
French  chalk,  of  each  2  parts  ;  olive  oil 
and  lime  water,  of  each  6  parts  ;  adeps 
lanse,  4  parts  :  tincture  of  benzoin,  i  part. 

Ointment  for  Chilblains. — Camphor,  3 
parts ;  balsam  of  Peru,  i  part ;  oil  of 
sweet  almonds,  16  parts  ;  adeps  lanaj  and 
rose  water,  of  each  20  parts. 

Cold  Cream. — Borax,  2  parts  ;  liquid 
neutral  soap,  i  part;  adeps  lan;\;,  20  parts; 
rose  water,  180  parts;  tincture  of  benzoin, 
I  part. 

Ointment  for  Psoriasis. — Oil  of  caldec, 
10  parts  ;  adeps  lani«,  20  parts  ;  zinc  oint- 
ment, 30  parts  ;  solution  of  chromated 
lime,  40  parts. 

Mercurial  Ointment  with  Adeps  Lance. 
— Mercury,  20  parts ;  adeps  lana;,  25 
parts;  benzoin  in  powder,  15  parts;  oil 
of  berganiot,  i  part. 

Unctuous  Injection  Jor  Chronic  Ureth- 
ritis.—S'\\\tx  nitrate,  >^  to  2]-^  parts  ;  oil 
of  sweet  almonds,  10  parts  ;  adeps  lanK, 
40  parts;  distilled  water,  (/,s. — Med. 
Aloderne — Pharmaceutical  Journal. 

ACID    CEMENT. 

The  following  preparation  is  recom- 
mended for  cementing  glass,  porcelain,  or 
other  vessels  intended  to  hold  corrosive 
acids  : 

-Asbestos 2  parts. 

Barium  sulphate 3     " 

Silicate  of  sodium 2     " 

By  mixing  these  ingredients  a  cement 
strong  enough  to  resist  the  strongest  nitric 
acid  will  be  obtained.  If  hot  acids  are 
dealt  with,  the  following  mixture  will  be 
found  to  possess  still  more  resistant 
powers  : 


.Silicate  of  .socla  (50'  Baunie.)  . .   2  pan,. 

Fine  sand i  part. 

Asbestos  powder i  pan. 

Both  these  cements  take  a  few  hours  to 
set.  If  the  cement  is  wanted  to  set  at 
once,  use  silicate  of  potash  instead  of 
silicate  of  .soda.  This  mixture  will  be 
instantly  effective,  and  possesses  the  same 
power  of  resistance  as  the  other.  (Jour- 
nal de  Pharm.). — Phar.  Journal. 

CAOUTCHOUC  CEMENT    FOR    INDIA-RUIiliER 
SHOES. 

[866]  No.  I,  caoutchouc,  10  parts; 
chloroform,  280  parts.  No.  2,  caout- 
chouc, 10  parts;  brown  resin,  4  parts; 
thus,  2  parts  ;  oil  of  turpentine,  40  parts. 
Solution  No.  i  is  produced  by  simply 
leaving  the  caoutchouc  standing  in  a  bottle 
with  the  chloroform.  For  solution  No.  2 
melt  the  finely  cut  caoutchouc  and  the 
resin,  add  the  thus,  and  dissolve  the  whole 
in  the  oil  of  turpentine.  Mix  both  solu- 
tions. 

CAOUTCHOUC    CEMENT    FOR    CYCLE  TYRES. 

[867]  Bisulphide  of  carbon,  160  parts; 
gutta-percha,  20  parts  ;  caoutchouc,  40 
parts;  islinglass,  10  parts.  This  cement 
is  dropped  into  the  crevices  after  they 
have  been  properly  cleaned.  If  the  rent 
is  very  big,  apply  the  cement  in  layers. 
Bind  up  the  rubber  tyre  lightly  with 
thread,  let  dry  for  twenty-four  to  thirty-six 
hours,  cut  off  the  thread,  and  remove  the 
protuding  cement  with  a  sharp  knife, 
which  must  previously  have  been  dipped 
in  water.  {Zietschrift)  —  Phurmacutical 
Journal. 

HARNESS  SOAP. 

According   to  the  way  in  which  it  will 
be  applied,    or  the   form  in    which  it  is 
brought  on  the  market,   harness   soap  is 
made  in  different  ways.     The  basis  should 
be  some  pure,  hard  soap,  to  which  appro- 
priate additions  are  made  for  the  purpose 
of  oiling  and  blackening  the  harness  while 
cleaning  it  (and  softening  the  soap  at  the 
same  time,  if  it  is  to  be  sold  in    boxes  or 
jars  instead  of  in  the  form  of  bars).     The 
soap  should  be  pure — that  is  to  say,  not 
contain  filling,  and  especially  nocarbunate 
of  soda.     Bone    black    or    lampblack   is 
used  for  the  black   color,  and  an  addition 
of  harness  oil,  cod  liver  oil,  or  neatsfoot 
oil  is    made  for  the  object  of  oiling  the 
leather.      Glycerine  or  molasses  may  be 
added  to  make    the  color    more  readily 
taken  up  by  the  leather.     In  some  of  the 
various  formulas  in  use  there  figure  also 
small   additions  of  tar,  carbonate  of  am- 
monia, and  tannin  solution,  and  especially 
also  potash  soap,  which  softens   the  pro- 
duct, and,  of  course,  water  when  the  soap 
is  sold  in  closed  receptacles.      \\'here  no 
potash  soap  is  employed,  it  is  advisable  to 
use  for  the  basis  a  soap  containing  some 
cocoanut  oil,  also  some  rosin  if  desired. 
No  more  lampblack  should  be  used  than 
will  answer  the  purpose,  6  lbs.  being  gen- 
erally   sufficient  for    1,000  lbs.    of  soap. 
The  other  ingredients  must  be  gauged  by 
the  required  consistency  of  the  soap,  etc. 
— American  Soap  [ournal. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Photographic  Notes 

Direct  Positives  Produced  in  the 
Camera.-Iii  the  Ptiot.-  Wocheiiblatt,  Herr 
Franz  Kogelmann  suggests  the  following 
modification  of  the  Obernetter  process  of 
producing  positives  directly  from  nature 
m  the  camera.  The  plate,  which  should 
have  been  e.\posed  for  a  much  longer 
time  than  usual,  is  developed  with  ferrous 
oxalate  until  the  high  lights,  if  the  plate 
be  viewed  from  the  back,  appear  quite 
black.  The  plate  is  then  washed  m  the 
dark  and  placed  in  the  following  bath  : 

Bichroiiiale  of  potash 5  parts 

Alum 75  parts 

Niuic  aciil  c.p 5  pafts 

Sulphuric  acid  c.p 'O  parts 

Dislilled  water 8oo  parts 

This  solution  should  be  free  from  any 
trace  of  chloride.      The    plate    is   then 
thoroughly    washed     and    developed 
bright  daylight  with  any  good  develoi- 
—Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


solutions  so  that  a  given  bulk  shall  con- 
tain a  certain  weight,  because  much  time 
and  trouble  is  saved  by  substituting 
measuring  for  weighing.  This  purpose  is 
accomplished  by  making  the  solutions  of 
such  strength  that  ten  minims  m  bulk 
shall  contain  one  grain  in  weight.  As 
the  ounce  avoirdupois  contains  437-5 
grains,  one  ounce  must  be  dissolved  in 
sufficient  water  to  measure  4,375  mmmis, 
which  is  nine  fluid  ounces  and  55  minims; 
probably  nine  fluid  ounces  and  one 
drachm  would  be  accurate  enough,  being 
only  five  minims  too  mv.<±y- Photography. 


Spirit . 


in 
jur. 


Matt 


varnish    is    more  used  now  that 
photo  faking"  has  become  quite  a  fine 
art.     A  formula  I  have  used  for  years  is  : 


Sandarac . 
Maslic. . . 
Ether 


, . .  I  oz. 
.  i,'2  fir. 
.  .10  dr. 


Dissolve,  and  add — 
Benzine   4 ''r. 

Sandarac  is  only  slightly  soluble  in 
benzine,  so  that  in  using  matt  varnish  the 
ether  evaporates  more  rapidly  than  the 
benzine,  and  the  sandarac  is  precipitated 
in  a  finely-divided  state  when  a  certain 
point  IS  reached.  For  printing  negatives 
with  too  harsh  contrasts 
required  green-tinted, 
dissolved  in  spirit  in  the  proportion  of 
10  grs.  to  the  ounce,  is  added  a  few  drops 
at  a  time  until  the  required  tint  is  oh- 
tained.— C/ztv//u/  and  Dni^pst. 


Developer  Stains  on  Negatives.— 
There  is,   we    believe,   a    growing  desire 
with  many  photographers  to  revert  to  the 
kind  of  negative   having   the   slight  stain 
producible    by    pyro  development,   either 
without  sulphite  or  with  a  very  small  por- 
tion of  that  agent,  such  as  was  frequent  a 
few  years  back.     We  have  heard  it  stated 
by   many   operators    that    the    "  pretty " 
negatives  yielded  by  the  new  developers 
are  so  deceptive    in   their  printing  quali- 
ties that  they  are  tempted  to  go  back  to 
negatives   of    pyro-like    quality 
very  account. 

This  implies  that,  after  all,  a  slight  yel- 
low stain  is  no  disadvantage,  but  rather 
the  reverse  in  some  cn%ei.— British  Jour- 
nal. 


that      experience. 


this   varnish  is 
Malachite  green. 


It  should 
made  up 


Negative  Marking  Ink. — The  Photo- 
graphische  Chronik  publishes  the  follow- 
ing for  putting  titles  on  negatives  : 

(0 


A  Stain  Reducer.— One  of  the  latest 
claimants  to  favor  amongst  photographers 
is  thio-carbamid,  or  thiourea,  CiH^NnS, 
and,  as  it  is  very  efficient  for  removing 
the  stains  of  pyro  from  the  films  of  nega- 
tives, the  fingers,  clothes,  etc., 
be  recommended,  or  may  be 
in  a  solution. 

Thio-carbamid 3°  grains 

Cnrome  alum 3°  g'a;"^ 

Citric  acid 40  grains 

Dislilled  water,  to  make 10  ounces 

The  negative  may  be  soaked  in  this  for 
ten  minutes,  and  then  well  washed,  or 
the  hands  or  fingers  well  rubbed  with  a 
coarse  rag  dipped  in  the  solution. 


Water 

Sugar .... 
Glycerine  . 


.4  oz. 
.7  dr. 
■  3  dr. 


(2) 


Alcohol 40Z. 

Nitrate  of  mercury 5  "■■• 

Chloride ^%  'if- 

The  two  solutions  are  mixed  and  the 
title  written  on  a  piece  of  paper.  When 
the  writing  is  dry  it  is  transferred  to  the 
film  of  the  negative  by  rubbing  the  back 
of  the  paper  with  a  paper  knife  or  the 
finger  nail. — American  Jour/ial  of  Photo- 
graphy. 

Ten  Per  Cent.  Photogr.\phic  Solu- 

•i-iONs. Dr.  A.   W.   Bracklock  considers 

that  the  recommendation  to  use  measures 
graduated  to  fluid  grains  in  preparing 
these  solutions  seems  particularly  absurd. 
"  What  is  wanted  is   a  method  of  making 


To  Recover  Fogged   Pl.\tes.— Solu- 
tion as  follows  : 

Chromic  acid 60  grains 

Bromide  of  potassium 60  grains 

Water 10  ounces 

and  immerse  the  plates  for  five  minutes  : 
afterward  wash  very  thoroughly,  and  rear 
up  to  d.x'^.— American  Journal  of  Photo- 
graphy. 


MouNTANTS.— The  manufacture  of  such 
preparations  as  mountants  is  one  of  the 
best  paying  parts  of  the  photographic 
trade.  I  prefer  to  use  a  mountant  made 
by  myself— and  why  should  I  not  get  my 
customers  to  try  it  ?  So  I  append,  for 
the  benefit  of  other  retail  chemists,  a  few 
notes  on  formuUe  which  I  have  tried  and 
not  found  wanting.  A  good  mountant 
for  all  purposes,  and  one  which  keeps 
well,  is  made  as  follows  : 

Powdered  starch 2  oz. 

Gelatine /^  °^- 


Carbolic  acid /i  o^- 

Water •"  °^' 

Heat  the  starch  with  10  oz.  of  the  water 
until  the  granules  are  completely  tumified 
and  a  translucent  jelly  is  formed  ;  then 
add  the  gelatine,  previously  dissolved  in 
the  remaining  2  oz.  of  water  ;  and,  lastly, 
the  spirit  and  carbolic  acid.— Ofw/V/  and 
Druggist. 

Veterinary  Medicine  and  the  Phar- 
macist. 

By  C.  A.  Serre,  B.Sc. 

Legitimate  competition  and  cut-rate 
stores  often  render  pharmaceutical  knowl- 
edge a  matter  of  secondary  pecuniary 
importance,  thereby  forcing  the  druggist 
into  business  activities  which  do  not 
form  a  part  of  his  education. 

The  druggist  of  to-day  is  an  industrial 
encyclopaidia :  he  dispenses  medicines, 
hardware,  cutlery,  bristles,  perfumes, 
cigars,  flowers,  stationery,  sponges,  drinks, 
groceries,  garden-seeds,  lawn-mowers, 
dyes,  fly-paper,  etc.  , 

As  these  trades  are  not  taught  in  col- 
lege, they  must  be  acquired  by  time  and 
both  of  which  are  costly 
factors,  and  often  the  cause  of  such  seri- 
ous pecuniary  loss  as  to  incapacitate  the 
pharmacist  for  the  practice  of  his  legiti- 
mate profession. 

It  seems  strange  that  men  who  are 
daily  compounding  mixtures  for  the  pre- 
vention and  cure  of  disease,  whose  quali- 
fications are  of  particular  value  in  intro- 
ducing them  to  the  technicalities  of  the 
sister' branch  of  veterinary  medication, 
should  prefer  to  engage  in  the  sale  of 
these  motley  miscellanies. 

Next  to  man,  there  is  no  living  creature 
of  so  much  use  and  value  as  the  horse. 
No  object  is  more  worthy  of  appeal  to  the 
ambitious  and  studious  pharmacist,  and 
none  presents  a  more  inviting  opportunity 
whereby  he  may  build  himself  a  profitable 
connection,  render  incalculable  services 
in  his  section,  and  above  all,  by  his 
knowledge,  gradually  do  away  with  the  so- 
called  "  horse  doctors  "  or  arch-torturers 
who  are  unfortunately  allowed  to  practise 
their  black  art  in  broad  daylight. 

The  side  line  herein  recommended 
would  make  of  the  pharmacist  an  invalu- 
able assistant  to  the  veterinary  surgeon, 
as  well  as  to  the  friends  of  all  lovers  of 
dumb  creation— a  source  of  profit  to 
himself  and  utility  to  all. 

It  is  a  simple  thing  for  the  pharmacist 
to  have  his  private  formulas  or  regular 
veterinary  medicaments  supplied  by  the 
manufacturing  houses  in  the  same  attract- 
ive and  finished  style  as  he  can  obtain 
pills,  capsules,  or  fluids,  reserving  a 
special  case  for  this  purpose,  and  thereby 
rendering  him  ever  ready  to  help  and 
supply  knowledge  when,  as  is  often  the 
case,  veterinary  aid  is  not  available. 

By  slight  application  in  this  direction 
the  pharmacist  may  soon  become  of  the 
utmost  utility  in  a  branch  which  is  daily 
crying  for  aid  from  quarters  which  can 
supply  it  profitably,  intelligently,  and 
\i\xmz.x\&\^-— Bulletin  of  Pharmacy. 


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The  Ethical  Aspects  of  the  Pharmacy  of 
To-day.* 

UV  Wm     STBrHENSON,  M.D. 

Under  the  jirospect  of  a  new  edition  of 
ilio  "British  I'harinacopceia,"  the  profcs- 
^lOllal  mind  is  at  present  being  directed 
to  pharmacy.  There  are  some  aspects 
111  the  subject  which,  although  connected 
iiiiiy  indirectly  with  the  I'harmacopieia, 
.ue  yet  well  worthy  of  consideration. 
Recent  developments  are  tending  not 
only  to  modify  the  methods  of  prescrib- 
ing, but  also  to  affect  the  ethical  relations 
of  medical  men  to  the  pharmaceutical 
world. 

Pharmacy,  though  now  regulated  by  a 
distinct  cotporatio.i,  with  its  own  organiz- 
ition,  [irotected  by  acts  of  parliament,  is 
'.ill  a  branch  of  the  healing  art.  Home 
lule  has  been  granted,  and  not  indepen- 
dence. Between  prescriber  and  dispenser 
there  is  a  mutual  dependence  and  mutual 
iibligations  over  which  an  ethical,  if  not 
legislative,  power  should  preside. 

Though  now  distinct  from  medicine  as 
a  profession,  pharmacy  has  developed  a 
professional  status  for  itself,  safeguarded 
liy  examinations  that  demand  considera- 
t)le  scientific  education  and  practical  train- 
ing. 'I'his  position,  however,  requires 
strengthening  and  purification.  As  a 
profession  pharmacy  has,  in  its  business 
relations,  to  contend  with  gross  influences, 
wtiicli,  for  the  sake  of  gain,  are  engender- 
ing practices  inconsistent  with  all  profes- 
sional character.  A  keen  commercial  and 
speculative  spirit  is  becoming  rampant  ; 
It  threatens  to  degrade  pharmacy,  and  is 
affecting  seriously  the  interests  of  those 
who  are  devoting  themselves  to  the  work 
in  a  proper  professional  spirit. 

The  enterprise  shown  of  late  by  phar- 
maceutical chemists  is  to  be  commended 
so  long  as  its  aim  is  the  improvement  of 
(iharmacy  by  scientific  and  professional 
means.  When,  however,  it  becomes  as- 
sociated with  the  craving  for  gain,  and  en- 
deavors to  satisfy  it  by  the  introduction 
of  novelties  that  are  turned  into  proprie- 
tary interests,  when  it  is  promoted  by  self- 
laudation  and  misleading  statements  in 
persistent  and  obtrusive  advertisements, 
then  the  professional  spirit  is  crushed. 
L'nder  such  circumstances  it  behooves 
medical  men  to  be  on  guard,  lest  they  are 
cnticeil  into  abetting  actions  that  are  op- 
posed to  the  treasured  principles  and  tra- 
ditions of  their  profession. 

One  marked  feature  of  the  present  day 
is  the  invasion  by  wholesale  houses  of  the 
province  of  the  dispensing  chemists. 
Machinery  is  displacing  hand  labor, 
wholesale  manufacture  the  home-made 
article.  From  the  wholesale  manufac- 
turer the  druggist  must  obtain  much  of 
his  stock  materials,  and  on  his  knowledge, 
experience,  and  character  we  must  rely  for 
the  selection  as  to  quality  ;  but,  in  dis- 
pensing, the  preference  should  always  be 
given  to  the  freshly  home-made  article 
over  the  factory  compounds  turned  out  in 

•  Abstract  of  a  paper  read  before  the  Aberdeen,  Banff, 
and  Kincardine  Brancli  of  the  British  Medical  Associa- 
tion 


hundreds  of  gross,  and  that  may  be  months 
and  years  old  before  they  are  used.  In 
the  movement  the  spirit  of  personal  ag- 
grandizement can  be  readily  detected.  By 
a  mere  coating  of  varnish,  or  the  use  of  a 
registered  name,  it  is  turning  even  the 
formuke  of  the  rharmaco|Kx;ia  into  pro- 
prietary pre[)arations.  If  we  prescribe  for 
a  patient  any  of  the  pills  of  the  British 
Pharmacopoeia,  or  of  a  well-known  for- 
mula, have  we  any  right,  is  it  becoming, 
that  we  should  require  that  they  be  those 
of  one  particular  maker?  Yet  this  is 
what  the  wholesale  houses  ask  us  to  do, 
and  is  done  by  many  practitioners. 
^V'ould  it  not  be  more  reasonable  to  re- 
quire that  the  ingredients  be  those  of  cer- 
tain makers  than  that  the  desired  pecu- 
liarity should  consist  solely  in  the  exci- 
pient  or  the  coating  of  the  pill  ?  Chemists 
are  now  often  compelled  to  keep  in  stock 
some  half  dozen  makes  of  an  article  which 
they  themselves  could  freshlyand  as  skilfully 
compound — all  to  suit  varying  whim's  and 
bring  grist  to  particular  mills.  There  are 
many  remedies  where  it  may  be  desirable 
to  name  the  maker  preferred,  but  then 
only  as  a  recjmmendation.  These  are 
the  proper  factory  or  laboratory  prepara- 
tions demanding  special  skill  and  facili- 
ties ;  but  when  the  prescription  is  of  the 
nature  of  a  pill,  a  syrup,  or  a  mixture  that, 
the  formula  being  known,  can  be  com- 
pounded by  any  qualified  druggist,  it  is 
unbecoming  to  restrict  the  dispensing  in 
any  way. 

In  the  present  day  the  art  of  combining 
remedies  and  of  prescription  writing  is 
imperfectly  acquired  and  little  studied. 
Ignorance  is  the  fruitful  soil  of  gullibility  ; 
hence  the  large  crop  of  non-official  com- 
pounds of  remedies,  combined  in  unre- 
vealed  proportions  and  by  secret  pro- 
cesses. 

The  objectionable  character  of  pro- 
prietary articles  is  not  removed  by  a 
professed  publication  of  the  formula. 
Any  value  they  possess  must  either  be  a 
secret,  or,  if  the  claim  be  skill  and  facili- 
ties in  compounding,  in  most  cases  it  is 
unsupported  by  such  intrinsic  value  as  to 
merit  "  exclusive  dealing." 

The  Pharmacopoeia  Committee  will 
have  some  difficulty  in  preparing  the  new 
edition.  Can  it  be  expected  to  keep  pace 
with  the  "  new  pharmacy,"  with  its  tab- 
lets, tabloids,  tabellse,  cachets,  capsules, 
jelloids,  hypoderms,  perles,  parvules,  pala- 
tinoids,  bi])alatinoids,  and  soloids  ?  There 
is  good  in  the  "  new  pharmacy,"  but  this 
fresh  development  is  showing  a  redun- 
dancy of  action,  and  is  invaded  by  and 
proving  to  he  a  favorable  medium  for  the 
cultivation  of  the  germs  of  pure  personal 
aggrandizement.  There  are  many  in- 
stances where  the  capsule  or  the  tabloid 
is  a  well-adapted  form  for  the  administra- 
tion of  a  remedy,  but  there  is  a  danger, 
under  the  continuous  pressure  of  puffs 
and  samples,  of  the  system  being  carried 
too  far.  The  disciples  of  the  "  new  phar- 
macy "  are  shouting  "  Eureka  !  "  and  are 
discarding  draught  and  mixture. 

An   important  question,  however,  has 


been  raised,  whether  many  drugs  will  act 
as  efficiently  when  given  in  the  dry  and 
concentrated  as  in  the  fluid  forrp,  especi- 
ally when  freshly  prepared.  It  may  be 
difficult  to  prove  the  point  as  regards 
many  medicines,  but  the  special  form  in 
which  a  remedy  is  administered  is  not 
unimportant.  It  is  known  that  the  in- 
fusion of  digitalis  is  at  limes  more  service- 
able than  the  tincture  ;  caffeine  does  not 
give  the  same  results  as  freshly  prepared 
coffee  ;  and  no  one  surely  would  prefer  a 
tea  tabloid  to  a  cup  of  that  beverage. 
For  convenience's  sake,  or  to  make  the 
dose  more  palatable,  we  are  to  discard  as 
of  no  importance  the  corrective  and  the 
adjuvant  in  our  prescriptions. 

Another  marked  feature  of  the  pharma- 
ceutical world  of  to-day  is  the  extensive 
use  of  advertisements.  In  business  this 
custom  is  legitimate  and  beneficial  to  the 
public,  so  long  as  it  is  conducted  in  a 
fair,  truthful,  and  business-like  manner. 
But  it  is  reprehensible  and  unbecoming 
when  it  assumes  the  aggressive  form 
against  rivals,  and  makes  use  of  unwar- 
ranted statements  dressed  up  in  quasi- 
scientific  garb,  the  truth  that  is  half  un- 
truth— all  calculated,  if  not  intended,  to 
deceive  the  public.  It  is  to  be  regretted 
that  pharmaceutical  chemists  are  degen- 
erating in  the  style  of  their  advertise- 
ments. 

The  evil  effect  of  the  keen  commercial 
speculation  can  be  readily  traced  in  the 
changes  which  the  advertising  mania  is 
producing  in  infant  and  invalid  feeding. 
Articles  such  as  condensed  milk,  infants' 
food,  essences  and  extracts  of  meat,  all 
useful  in  their  proper  place,  have  been 
seized  upon  and  made  to  serve  the  pur- 
poses of  the  insatiable  greed  of  gain. 
Their  proper  use  does  not  create  sufficient 
demand  to  meet  the  excessive  production 
arising  out  of  the  large  sums  invested  in 
their  manufacture.  Hence  that  demand 
must  be  artificially  increased.  The  specu- 
lative spirit  conjures  with  the  latest  scien- 
tific terms  and  ideas,  it  seeks  favor  by 
fallacious  quotations  of  chemical  analysis 
and  physiological  experiment,  and  makes 
unwarranted  assertions  as  to  medical  ex- 
perience and  opinions.  Malt  has  "  come 
as  a  boon  and  a  blessing,"  not  to  babes 
alone,  but  to  speculators  too.  Of  the 
making  of  meat  extracts  there  is  no  end. 
The  fresh  milk  of  the  cow  is  discredited 
in  every  way.  It  must  be  sterilized,  pep- 
tonized, "  humanized,"  before  it  is  fit  for 
use.  Freshly-prepared  home-made  articles 
are  useless ;  invalids  should  be  fed  on 
factory-prepared  meats  and  peptones, 
months  and  years  old  ;  and  are  not  medi- 
cal men  all  the  country  over  aiding  in  the 
production  of  the  artificial  demand  neces- 
sary to  earn  dividends  to  the  joint  stock 
companies  limited,  accepting  chemical 
analysis  as  a  test  of  digestit)ility,  and 
thoroughly  trusting  in  the  permanency  of 
the  artificially-peptonized  state  of  foods, 
and  the  nutritive  quality  of  desiccated  and 
pulverized  albumin  and  fibrin  ? 

It  is  evident  that  there  is  much  in  the 
ethical  aspects  of  the  pharmacy  of  to-day 


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that  concerns  medical  men,  and  has  im- 
portant bearings  on  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine. Pharmacy  is  undergoing  consider- 
able change,  but  in  the  midst  of  the 
healthy  development  there  is  a  growth 
which,  in  excessive  production  and  the 
tendency  to  invade  all  surrounding  inter- 
ests, is  verily  of  the  nature  of  a  cancer. 
It  is  destroying  the  professional  spirit  in 
pharmacy.  By  means  savoring  of  chi- 
canery and  advertisements,  emulating  in 
a  refined  manner  tlie  example  of  quacks, 
it  is  deceiving  the  public,  and  it  has  the 
effrontery  to  solicit  the  aid  of  medical 
men  by  asking  them  to  be  the  touting 
agents  for  its  goods.  —  Pharmaceutical 
Journal. 


How  to  Succeed  though  a  Drug-gist-* 

Bv  S.  C.  Parsons,  Savannah,  Ga. 

The  depression  in  business  for  the  past 
two  years  has  brought  many  a  heretofore 
prosperous  "old  line"  druggist  face  to 
face  with  a  stern  problem,  that  of  station- 
ary or  decreasing  sales,  owing  to  the  grow- 
ing competition  of  the  numerous  depart- 
ment stores  and  the  increasing  tendency 
of  physicians  to  furnish  their  own  medi- 
cines. 

It  is  clear  that  we  cannot  largely  in- 
crease the  sales  of  present  lines  without 
offering  special  inducements  to  meet  those 
of  our  competitors,  for  we  have  pushed 
those  lines  to  the  best  of  our  ability.  To 
make  no  change  is  to  court  commercial 
death,  for  the  laws  of  business,  like  the 
laws  of  nature,  are  without  mercy  and 
without  remorse. 

In  nearly  every  city  the  retail  druggists 
are  protesting  bitterly  against  the  cutters 
and  department  stores,  which  advertise 
and  sell  well-known  staples  at  prices 
which  would  mean  starvation  for  the 
smaller  dealers. 

Of  course,  it  is  undeniably  hard  that 
these  merchants  should  see  their  trade 
thus  drawn  away  and  profits  dwindling 
day  by  day,  but  they  might  just  as  well 
try  to  keep  back  the  ocean's  tide  with  a 
broom  as  to  try  to  remedy  the  evil  by 
passmg  resolutions. 

NEW    CUSTOMS. 

The  duty  of  every  druggist  is  to  try  and 
be  in  touch  with  the  peculiarities  of  his 
own  people  ;  it  is  well  enough  to  desire  to 
adopt  the  customs  of  France,  Germany, 
England,  or  China,  if  you  live  there  ;  but 
if  you  desire  to  succeed,  you  must  go  with 
the  current  instead  of  against  it.  Read- 
just your  business,  add  new  departments, 
select  goods  whose  retail  merits  are  the 
first  consideration,  become  headquarters 
for  all  goods  in  your  line,  save  money  by 
buying  in  quantities  whatever  can  be  dis- 
posed of  inside  a  reasonable  length  of 
time,  so  that  the  last  article  will  not  be 
less  desirable  when  sold  than  the  first  ; 
increase  your  stock  so  as  to  be  ready  for 
all  demands  ;  patronize  your  local  jobber, 
but  ever  remember  that  he  is  human,  so 
don't  expect  him   to  supply  your  shorts 

•  A  paper  read  at  a  meeting  of  the  Georgia  Pharma- 
ceutical Association. 


and  one-twelfth   of  a  dozen  the  same  as 
those  buying  in  larger  quantities. 

In  your  chemical  department  purchase 
the  best,  for  it  is  none  too  good.  Don't 
be  too  anxious  to  get  in  on  the  ground 
floor  with  some  inferior  extracts,  or  try  to 
educate  the  physicians  about  the  National 
Formulary,  for  seeming  unwillingness  on 
our  part  to  furnish  proprietary  articles 
simply  increases  the  tendency  for  them  to 
furnish  their  own  medicines. 

PROMPT    PROFITS. 

We  do  not  forget  those  who  supplied  us 
with  ready  sellers,  as  a  prompt  profit 
makes  them  popular,  for  such  wares  bring 
the  people  in.  What  a  world  of  mercan- 
tile success  in  those  words,  "  bring  the 
people  in;"  they  contain  the  secret  of 
every  successful  business.  Personal  popu- 
larity, handsome  store,  advantageous  loca- 
tion, and  competent  clerks  will  accomplish 
a  great  deal,  but,  if  you  have  ever  dreamed 
of  making  a  success  of  your  business,there 
is  nothing  that  equals  printers'  ink  to 
"  bring  them  in." 

The  world  moves  and  you  must  move 
with  it.  Don't  always  wait  until  the  de- 
mand has  been  created  before  you  lay  in 
your  supply,  as  your  progressive  neighbor 
has  anticipated  the  same,  and  caught  the 
customers  for  the  first  calls.  So  if  you 
want  to  succeed,  you  are  obliged  to  take 
chances  and  not  lapse  into  a  sort  of  a  ma- 
chine and  simply  sell  what's  called  for, 
until  your  stock  gradually  dwindles  to 
one-twelfth  of  a  dozen  or  none  ;  for  your 
customers  will  slowly  drift  away  from  you 
to  the  enterprising  firms. 

CARRYING    SMALL    STOCKS. 

I  have  had  druggists  tell  me  that  they 
carried  very  small  stocks  of  various  lines, 
as  they  had  so  few  or  no  calls  for  certain 
classes  of  goods,  and  yet  when  in  Rome 
(Ga.)  I  saw  a  man  purchasing  about  $8 
worth  of  ordinary  articles  that  could  not 
be  obtained  at  home,  thirty-five  miles  dis- 
tant. 

How  to  bring  the  people  in  should  be 
our  study.  Some  say  have  a  directory,  a 
free  telephone,  keep  stamps,  furnish 
lounging  room,  and  entertain  worn  out 
politicians  and  the  gossips  of  the  neigh- 
borhood, as  that  will  make  you  popular  ; 
and  anything  you  do  not  have  in  stock 
you  can  order,  and  thereby  avoid  taking 
any  risk  of  your  money  being  tied  up  in 
slow  or  dead  stock. 

SPEND    IN    ADVERTISING. 

Some  say  put  in  a  full  line  of  non- 
secrets  or  something  you  know  all  about, 
and  if  you  have  any  surplus  money  spend 
it  in  advertising  your  own  preparations, 
and  don't  waste  your  time  in  recommend- 
ing anything  you  do  not  make  yourself 
The  most  economical  plan  I  have  seen  in 
that  line  was  to  have  three  sizes  of  blank 
cartons  and  paste  the  different  labels  for 
the  various  medicines  on  the  cartons  and 
request  all  manufacturers  who  furnish 
counter  wrappers,  almanacs,  and  pam- 
phlets,to  add,  "  also  agents  for  Dr.Blank's 
preparations." 


Some  say  buy  the  agency  for  a  brand 
of  candy  or  proprietary  medicine,  and  in 
that  manner  keep  your  name  always  be- 
fore the  public. 

THE    UP-TO-DATE    MAN. 

The  hustler  and  up-to-date  man  says 
he  has  no  time  to  make  everything  or  to 
talk  about  anything  but  business,  as  his 
mind  is  continually  occupi.;d  in  studying 
how  to  please  and  cater  to  the  people  and 
keep  his  name  constantly  before  the  pub- 
lic. He  believes  in  expending  a  certain 
amount  of  the  gross  receipts  in  printers' 
ink,  for  people  require  to  be  constantly 
reminded  of  your  being  in  business,  and 
invited  to  call,  as  you  are  desirous  of  re- 
ceiving their  patronage. 

It  is  evident  that  as  there  are  fewer 
merchants  at  present  to  the  population 
than  there  were  ten  years  ago,  in  conse- 
quence of  goods  being  handled  on  smaller 
margins,  the  logic  of  the  present  situation 
is  that  those  who  were  too  blind  to  see  the 
changing  conditions  of  trade,  or  unable,or 
unwilling  to  adapt  themselves  to  the  same, 
have  been  simply  crowded  out. 

NO    MAN    so    WELL    KNOWN. 

It  is  absolute  folly  to  harbor  a  moment 
the  idea  that  "  every  one  knows  me,"  or 
that  you  "control  a  certain  trade,"  as  we 
are  to  the  public  nothing  more  than  an 
ordinary  nine-day  wonder,  out  of  sight, 
soon  forgotten.  Therefore,  if  we  desire 
business,  we  must  constantly  extend  an 
open  invitation,  and  unless  we  go  from 
house  to  house  and  solicit  patronage, 
which,  of  cour.se,  allows  us  no  time  to  at- 
tend to  our  business,  there  is  nothing  left 
but  to  avail  ourselves  of  printers'  ink. 

We  must  look  upon  advertising  as  a 
necessary  expense,  like  rent,  light,  or  fuel; 
not  expect  success  without  persistent  use 
of  printers'  ink,  either  in  counter  wrap- 
pers, folders,  cards,  or  the  newspaper, 
which  surpasses  all  other  forms  of  adver- 
tising as  a  medium  to  bring  them  in,  when 
we  must  meet  them  at  the  door  and 
demonstrate  the  fact  that  we  have  the 
stock,  things  that  are  called  for,  and 
things  that  are  not  called  for  in  new  lines, 
so  that  we  will  be  enabled  to  prove  that 
we  possess  equally  as  much  push,  enter- 
prise, and  business  capacity  as  any  other 
honorable  calling.  Let  us  turn  over  a 
new  leaf — American  Druj^nst. 


Lysolum  Bohemieum. 

Under  this  name  a  new  preparation  of 
tar  has  been  brought  into  the  market  by 
a  firm  in  Bohemia ;  it  is  a  dark  brown 
liquid  of  agreeable  odor,  and  will  mix  in 
any  proportion  with  ordinary  or  distilled 
water.  The  solution  is  permanently  clear, 
and  of  a  yellow  color,  which  darkens 
after  a  time  without  the  liquid  becoming 
turbid.  The  solution  does  not  affect  the 
hands,  instruments,  clothing,  etc.  To 
disinfect  wounds  a  i  to  2  per  cent,  solu- 
tion is  used  ;  for  disinfecting  instruments 
a  solution  of  0.2  per  cent,  will  be  found 
sufficient. — Pharm.  Cent. 


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The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
quantities  usually  purchaseil  l>y  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  he  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
liut  (juantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
comuiand  an  ailvance. 

.•\l.COHOi,,  gal $4  37 

Methyl I   90 

AlI.SI'KK,  Hi 13 

powdered,  lb 15 

Ai.olN,  oz 40 

.\NOiiYNF,,  Hoffman's  bot.,  lbs.  . .  50 

■Arrowkooi,  Hermuda,  lb 50 

St.  Vincent,  lb 15 

Balsam,  Fir,  lb 40 

Copaiba,  lb 65 

Peru,  11) 3  75 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65 

Park,  Karberry,  lb 22 

Bayberry,  II) 15 

Buckthorn,  lb 15 

Canella,  lb 15 

Cascara,  Sagrada 25 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb iS 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb iS 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60 

Powdered,  lb    65 

Yellow,  11) 35 

Pale,  lb 40 

Elm,  selected,  lb   iS 

Ground,  lb 17 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb 18 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb 15 

Prickly  ash,  lb 35 

Sa.ssafras,   lb 15 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb 13 

Wild  cherry,  lb i  ^ 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 

Tonka,  lb 

Vanilla,  lb 6 

Bf.kriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 

powdered,  lb. .. 

Juniper,  lb 

Ground,   lb    

Prickly  ash,  lb 

Buds,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb 

Cassia,  lb 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 

Camphor,  lb 

Cantharidks,  Russian,  lb i 

Powdered,  11) I 

Capsicum,  lb 


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Powdereil,   lb      $       30 

Caikon,  Bisulphide,  lb. 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  o?. 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb  20  00 

Chai.K,  French,   powdered,  lb...  10 

Precip. ,  See  Calcium,  lb 10 

Prepared,  lb 5 

Charcoai.,  Animal,  powd.,  lb.  .  .  4 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 20 

Clove,  lb 16 

Powdered,  lb 17 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 40 

Collodion,  lb 75 

Cantharidal,  lb 2  50 

Confection",  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 25 

Dextrine,  lb 10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 

Ergot,  Spanish,  11) 75 

Powdered,  lb 90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lli. . . .  13 

Pounds,  11) 14 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,   11) 30 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  lb 20 

Lavender,  lb 12 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i  60 

Rosemary,  lb 25 

Saffron,  American,  lb 65 

Spanish,  Val'a,  oz i  00 

Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 75 

French,  white,  lb 35 

Glycerine,  lb 17 

GU ARANA 3   00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb iS 

Barbadoes,  lb 30 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asafoetida,  lb 40 

Arabic,  1st,  lb 65 

Powdered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  lb 50 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i  20 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,  lb 70 

Kino,  true,  lb 2  00 


35  Myrrh,  lb $ 

18  Powdered,  lb 

50  Opium,  lb 4 

20  00  Powdered,   lb 5 

12  Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

12  Shellac,  lb •;  -. 

6  Bleached,  lb... .•.-..■ 

5  Spruce,  true,   lb 

25  Tr.agacanth,  Hake,  1st,  Ih 

17  Powdered,   lb i 

iS  Sorts,  lb 

45  Thus,  lb 

So       Herb,  Althea,  Ih 

2  75  Bitterwort,  lb 

45  Burdock,  lb ' 

2  50  Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

30  Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

12  Chiretta,  lb 

I  60  Coltsfoot,  lb 

80  Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

1  00  Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

2  10  Horehound,  ozs.,  lb, . , .    

14  Jaborandi,   lb 

17  Lemon  Balm,  11) 

20  Liverwort,  German,  lb 

60  Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

35  Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

45  Mullein,  German,  lb. 

22  Pennyroyal,  ozs. ,  lb 

15  Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

2  00  Rue,  ozs.  ,1b 

30  Sage,  ozs. ,  lb 

70  .Spearmint,  lb 

I  25  Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

80  Tansy,  ozs. ,  lb 

40  Wormwood,  oz .  .  • 

18  Verba  Santa,  lb 

3  25       Honey,  lb 

350       Ilors,  fresh,  lb ; 

20       Indigo,  Madras,  lb .- 

50       Insect  Powder,  lb 

70       Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb  2 

45  Russian,  true,  lb 6 

70       Leaf,  .Aconite,  lb 

85  Bay,  lb 

45  Belladonna,  lb 

30  Buchu,  long,  lb 

I  00  Short,  lb 

20  Coca,  11) 

I  25     Digitalis,  11) 

1  00     Eucalyptus,  lb. ... 

75     Hyoscyamus 

2  25     Matico,  lb 


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45 
30 
75 
00 

45 
8 

27 
27 
16 

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25 
20 

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17 
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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Setma,  Alexandria,  11> $      25  $      30 

Tinnevelly,  lb >5  25 

Stramonium,  lb 20  25 

Uva  Ursi,  lb I5  "^ 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz   i  00  i    10 

Licorice,  Solazzi 45  5° 

Pignatelli 35  40 

Grasso 3°  35 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  I  lb.,  per  lb.  27  30 

"         Purity,  100  sticks  in  bo.\  75  75 

"         Puvity,  200  sticks  in  box  i   50  i   50 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins  2  00  2  00 

"         Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  i   50  i   75 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2  00  2  00 

LupuLiN,  oz 3°  35 

Lycopodium,  lb   70  ^° 

Mace,  lb i  20  i  25 

Manna,  lb 1  6°  '75 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 9  '° 

Irish,lb ^     9  10 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 4600     5000 

NUTGALLS,  lb 21  25 

Powdered,  lb 25  30 

Nutmegs,  lb i  °°       '   1° 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 1°  ^- 

Powdered,  lb 25  27 

Oakum,  lb ■•  '2  15 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  '/i  and  >4-  7°  75 

Citrine,  lb 45  5° 

Paraldehyde,  oz I5  ■° 

Pepper,  block,  lb 12  13 

Powdered,  lb '5  1° 

Pitch,  black,  lb 3  4 

Bergundy,  true,  lb •  1°  '2 

LAST  ER,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash 2  25       3  25 

Adhesive,  yd '2  13 

Belladonna,  lb    o5  7° 

Galbanum  Corap.,  lb 80  85 

Lead,  lb 25  30 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 100       11° 

Rosin,  Common,  lb -h  3 

White,  lb 34  ^4 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 25  30 

Rochelle  Salt,  lb 25  2S 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 22  25 

Althea,  cut,  lb 3°  35 

Belladonna,  lb 25  30 

Blood,  lb 15  1° 

Bitter,  lb '  27  3° 

Blackberry,  lb '5  ■>> 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb    18  20 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb   20  25 

Canada  Snake,   lb 3°  35 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 15  20 

Colchicum,lb 4°  45 

Columbo,  lb 20  22 

Powdered,  lb 25  30 

Coltsfoot,  lb 3S  40 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb ..  20  25 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,  lb 13  '4 

Dandelion,  lb I5  '^ 

Elecampane,  lb 15  20 

Galangal,  lb IS  '^ 

Gelsemium,  lb 22  25 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 9  1° 

Ground,  lb 10  12 

Powdered,  lb 13  '5 

Ginger,  African,  lb 18  20 

Po.,lb 20  22 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 27  30 

Po.,  lb 30  35 

Ginseng,  lb 3  o"  3  25 

Golden  Seal,  lb 75  »o 

Gold  Thread,  lb 9°  95 

Hellebore,  white,   powd.,lb...  12  15 

Indian  Hemp 18  20 

Ipecac,  lb 13°  '50 

Powdered,  lb I   60  I    70 

Jalap,  lb 55  60 

Powdered,  lb bo  65 

Kava  Kava,  lb 4°  9° 

Licorice,  lb '2  15 

Powdered,  lb I3  '5 

Mandrake,  lb I3  '° 

Masterwort,  lb   16  4° 

Orris,  Florenline.  lb 30  35 

Powdered,  lb    4°  45 

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb. ..... .  4°  45 

Pink,  lb    •  40  45 

Parslev,  lb 3°  35 

Pleurisy,  lb 20  25 

Poke,  lb '5  ■» 


Oueen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $  18  $ 

Rhatany,  lb    20 

Rhubarb,  lb      75       2 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 4° 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb   13 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 3^ 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    4° 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  50       2 

Essence,  lb 3  °°       3 

Saccharin,  oz i  25       ■ 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb. . .  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  lb 3° 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,   lb 1° 

Cardamom,  lb    I    25        1 

Celery 3° 

Colchicum 5° 

Coriander,  lb 10 

Cumin,  lb I5 

Fennel,  lb '5 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb. .        .  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 34 

Ground,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,  white,  lb 1 1 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Pumpkin 25 

Quince,  lb 65 

Rape,  lb ^^ 

Strophanthus,  oz 5° 

Worm,  lb 22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Sperm.\ceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb   10 

Wax,  White,  lb 5° 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  Guaiar,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

Santal,  ground,  lb •  •  5 

chemicals. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb   45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz 10 

Boracic,  lb 13 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

Calvert's  No.  i,lb   2  10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 45 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Ilydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  botllcs 

doz I   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

Muriatic,  lb   3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb   loj 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb i  00 

Dilute,   lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb i  00 

Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2h 

Bottles,  lb 5 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb So 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb. . .  , ..  30 

ACETANILID,  lb 80 

Aconitine,  grain 4 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb if 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 SJ 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb .  80 

Carbonate,  lb I4 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 4° 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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Valerianate,  oz ,  $  55  $ 

Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz H' 

Anitnervin,  oz 85 

Antika.mnia I   25 

Anitpyrin,  oz I  00 

Ar  istol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic.  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,  lb 10 

Iodide,  oz 5° 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J  ozs.  80c., 

oz 60° 

Bismuth,   Ammonia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,   oz 5° 

Salicylate,  oz 25 

Subcarbonate,  lb 225 

Subnitrate,  lb I   75 

Borax,  lb 7 

Powdered,  lb 8 

Bromine,  oz     8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 6° 

Citrate,  oz 60 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i  50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,   precip.,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  25 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

Cinchonine,   sulphate,  oz 25 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 650 

CODEI A,  J  oz 80 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz    65 

Copperas,   lb i 

DlURETIN,OZ I   60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .- 75 

Sulphuric,   \h 4° 

ExALGiNE,  oz I  00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb ■  6  00 

lODOL,  oz I   4° 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15 

Sacch.,  lb 3'^ 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 9° 

And  Amnion. ,  lb 70 

And    Quinine,  lb 1   50 

Quin.  and  Stry.,  oz   . .  . .      .  iS 

And  Strychnine,  oz i  i 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyonide,  lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 4° 

Lactate,  oz. . 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb ^ 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  \h....  80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In   pakages,  lb 6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 3° 

Carbonate,  oz   3° 

Citrate,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 5° 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb 13 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. . .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.) i   25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i  00 

Calomel,  lb  I  00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


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2  00 
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CANADIAN    DKUGr.IST. 


167 


Test  Your  Glycerin  ! 

A  certain  indication  of  iinpiiritics  in 
[jlyccrin  is  foaming  on  llu-  addition  of 
distilled  water  and  shaking.  Tlie  more 
foam,  and  the  {greater  its  persistence,  the 
L;reater  the  amount  of  impurities  present. 
Pure  glycerin  should  be  entirely  neutral 
toward  litmus. 

'I'he  following  is  an  outline  of  a  method 
of  assay  to  determine  the  quality  of 
commercial  glycerin  : 

To  determine  the  amount  of  'water 
present,  place  a  weighted  quantity  in  a 
capsule,  heat  to  110°  C.  (230  F.),  and 
maintain  it  at  this  temperature  for  one 
hour,  or  as  long  as  it  gives  off  aqueous 
vapors.  Let  cool  and  weigh  the  residue. 
The  difference  will  give  the  amount  of 
water  present.  From  this  determine  the 
[lercentage. 

Organic  matlers  present  are  determined 
ijy  adding  to  the  glycerin  double  its 
weight  of  water,  and  precipitating  the  sub- 
acetate  of  lead. 

Lime,  if  present,  is  detected  by  the  addi- 
tion of  ammonium  oxalate,  which,  added 
to  pure  glycerin,  should  not  give  a  white 
precipitate.  A  solution  of  barium  sul- 
phide will  throw  down  the  siilphales,  lead 
sa/ts,  hydrogen  sulphide,  etc.,  if  present. 

The  most  frequently  occurring  falsifica- 
tion of  glycerin  is  the  addition  of  glucose 
to  the  white,  and  molasses  to  the  yellowish 
or  brown  varieties.  To  disi~over  these 
trauds,  agitate  the  sample  with  chloroform. 
The  latter  takes  up  the  gluco^e,  and  the 
pure  glycerin  will  float  on  top  of  the  solu- 
tion. 

Sodium  bichromate,  headed  with  pure 
glycerin,  should  give  no  coloration.  If 
color  is  present,  it  indicates  the  adultera- 
tion wiih  sugar. 

Having  to  chouse  between  a  number 
of  samples  of  glycerin,  of  the  same  or 
similar  in  general  a[)pearance,  color,  etc., 
put  5  ccm.  of  each  sample  in  a  test-tube 
and  add  an  equal  amount  of  distilled 
water,  agitate,  and  then  choose  that 
sample  which  gives  the  least  foam,  or  that 
whose  foam  is  the  least  durable — this  on 
the  basis  of  the  first  proposition  above. — 
American  Soap  Journal. 


Books  and  Magazines. 


Calcium  Permanganate  for   Purifying 
Water. 

Bordas  and  Girard  suggest  the  employ- 
ment of  calcium  permanganate  for  the 
purification  of  drinking  water,  since  the 
use  of  this  salt  obviates  the  introduction 
of  a  foreign  soluble  salt,  as  when  the  per- 
manganates of  sodium  or  potassium  are 
employed.  To  remove  an  excess  of  cal- 
cium permanganate,  the  lower  oxides  of 
manganese  are  used,  which  reduce  the 
permanganate  to  the  insoluble  binoxide. 
Water  thus  treated  contains  neither  dead 
'irganic  matter  nor  living  organisms  ;  but 
'  ontains  a  little  calcium  carbonate  and 
minute  traces  of  peroxide  of  hydrogen, 
which  tend  to  assure  the  asepsis  of  the 
fluid.  -Comp.  rend. — Pharmaceutical  Jour- 
nal. 


A  new  book  on  Canada,  by  Dr.  Bouri- 
not,  will  sho'tly  be  issued.  It  is  entitled 
"  How  Canada  is  Governed,"  and  gives 
in  plain,  simple  language  a  short  account 
of  the  Executive,  Legislative,  [udicial, 
and  Municipal  institutions  of  the  country, 
together  with  a  sketch  of  their  origin  and 
development.  The  book  will  be  illustrated 
with  numerous  engravings  and  auto- 
graphs, and,  being  the  work  of  so  emi- 
nent an  authority  as  Dr.  Bourinot,  will  be 
indispensable  to  those  who  wish  to  be 
well  informed  about  the  affairs  of  the 
Dominion.  The  Copp,  Clark  Company 
(Ltd.),  are  the  publishers. 

The  Delineator  for  July  contains  "The 
Etiquette  of  Visiting  "  ;  "  Training-school 
Experiences  "  ;  "  Profitable  Poultry- 
Keeping"  ;  Kindergarten  Papers ;  Burnt 
Work;  an  article  on  Alma  College, 
St.  Thomas,  Ontario;  "  The  College  Set- 
tlement of  New  York";  "Voice  Cul- 
ture"; "Relations  of  Mistress  and  Ser- 
vant "  ;  •'  Choosing  a  Boy's  Career  "  ; 
Cookery  ;  "  Stains  and  Their  Solvents  "  ; 
"A  Sunflower  Tea";  "Amusements  for 
Summer  Evenings,"  etc. 

The  current  July  number  o\  Frank  Les- 
lie's  Popular  Monthly  presents  an  art  dis- 
play that  is  unprecedented  even  in  the 
history  of  this  great  periodical  of  the  peo- 
ple. It  contains  no  less  than  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  illustrations,  many  of 
them  full-page  engravings,  in  the  best 
styles  of  modern  pictorial  art ;  including 
the  work  of  such  well-known  illustrators 
and  painters  as  Carl  J.  Becker,  Valerian 
Gribayedoff,  Joseph  Pennell,  Hubert 
Herkomer,  Cecil  Lawson,  G.  Favretto, 
Makowsky,  L.  E.  Fournier,  Lepere,  En- 
rico Serra,  Henry  Dawson,  J.  Becker,  G. 
A.  Davis,  Pruett  Share,  .\.  B.  Shute,  F. 
Adams,  Walter  Dunk,  and  others.  These 
pictures  are,  for  the  most  part,  illustrative 
of  the  literary  features  of  the  number. 

"  '  O,  will  he  paint  me  the  way  I  want,' 

As  bonny  as  a  girlie. 
Or  will  he  paint  me  an  ugly  tyke. 

And  be  <1 d  to  Mr.  Nerli? 

But  still  and  on  and  whichever  it  is, 

He  is  a  canty  Kerlie. 
The  Lord  protect  the  back  and  neck 

Of  honest  Mr.  Nerli." 

This,  one  of  the  last  verses  ever  written 
by  Robert  Louis  Stevenson,  is  in  refer- 
ence to  the  portrait  of  himself,  which  is 
given  to  the  public  with  his  verse  for  the 
first  time  in  the  July  Cosmopolitan.  The 
lines  might  have  come  from  the  pen  of 
Burns,  and  are  inimitable  in  their  way. 
The  portrait  was  declared  by  Stevenson 
himself  to  be  the  best  ever  painted  of  him. 
In  this  same  number  of  The  Cosmopolitan 
Rudyard  Kipling  tells  an  Indian  story,  to 
which  Remington  adds  charming  illustra- 
tions ;  Mrs.  Burton  Harrison  makes  a 
serious  study  of  New  York  society  in 
"The  Myth  of  the  Four  Hundred,"  and 
Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  contributes  a  story 
of  one  of  the  most  delightful  of  Welsh  re- 
treats. The  Cosnwpolitan  was  with  this 
number  reduced  to  ten  cents  per   copy. 


and,  as  a  consequence,  notwithstanding 
its  large  edition,  it  was  "out  of  print"  on 
the  third  day  of  publication. 

The  safeguards  of  marriage  are  treated 
of  by  Dr.  Parkhurst  in  the  July  Ladies' 
LLome  fournal  in  a  way  that  will  strike 
many  as  particularly  direct  and  to  the 
point.  Never,  perhaps,  has  the  marriage 
question  been  so  well  dealt  with.  The 
romantic  life  of  the  widow  of  Octave 
Feuillet  is  charmingly  treated  by  Madame 
Blanc,  under  her  pseudonym  of  "The 
Benizen,"  while  Hezekiah  Butterworth 
tells  "The  Story  of  Brook  Farm,"  that 
uni(iue  New  England  experiment,  which 
is  unknown  to  a  large  part  of  the  present 
generation.  The  illustrations  show  "Brook 
I-^irm  "  as  it  is  to-day.  The  musical  fea- 
tures of  this  issue  are  many  ;  the  most 
valuable  probably  being  an  article  on 
"The  Voice  of  Highest  Range,"  by 
Frederic  Peakes,  one  of  the  best  known 
authorities  on  voice  culture,  and  Mrs. 
Garrett  Webster's  carefully  prepared  arti- 
cle on  "  The  Pay  of  Women  ^lusicians." 
The  Ladies'  Home  Journal  is  published  by 
The  Curtis  Publishing  Company,  of  Phil- 
adelphia, for  ten  cents  per  number,  and 
one  dollar  per  year. 


Cash  and  Credit. 


Every  one  will  admit  that  the  cash  sys- 
tem is  the  ideal  method  of  doing  business, 
but  few  merchants  conduct,  or  even  try  to 
conduct,  an  entirely  cash  business.  Credit 
has  extended  its  ramifications  into  every 
portion  of  the  mercantile  structure,   until 
its  abolition  would  seem  almost  an   im- 
possibility.     .A.  contemporary,  in  discuss- 
ing this  question,  asks  why  merchants  en- 
courage the  credit  system.      You   answer 
that  you  don't.     Yes,  but  you  do.     If  the 
system  were  not  encouraged  by  the  mer- 
chants, it  would  not   be  in   existence  to- 
day.    Did  you  ever  stop  to  think  that  the 
mercantile  community  of  the  country  are 
the  only  body  of  men  that    tolerate  the 
credit  system  ?     Let's  see  you  buy  post- 
age stamps,  postal  notes,   money  orders, 
etc.,  on  credit  ;  try  it  and   see   what  you 
will  be  told.     Go  to  the  theatre  and  you 
pay  money.     Express  companies  demand 
cash,  and  railroad  tickets  are  cash  on  de- 
livery to  the  purchaser.     Why  should  not 
the  merchant  demand  and  receive  cash  ? 
Simply  because  he  encourages  the  credit 
system.     It    may  be  an   impossibility  to 
completely  eradicate  the  system,  but  strict 
limitations  on  credit  is  a  step  on  the  right 
road,  and  its  e»'olution  will  be  practically 
a  cash  basis  system  of  doing  business.    It 
is  worth  a  trial  and  should  be  begun  at 
once.       It   would    quickly    spread,    like 
measles  in  a  country  school,  and  when  it 
does,  it  will  solve  the  great  problem  for 
all  time.     When  sifted  down,  it  will  be 
found  that  the  credit  system   is  the   pro- 
genitor of,  and  responsible  for,  more  evils 
that  affect  the  financial  and  business  world 
than  all  other  agencies  combined.     Not 
only  this,  but  it  fosters  extravagance — the 
purchase  of  goods  which  can  be  very  well 
done  without. — Phar.  Era. 


i68 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,   Proto,  oz $     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb I    15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb   ...  .  30 

MORPHINK,  Acetate,  oz   2  00 

Muriate,  oz 2  00 

Sulphate,  oz I   75 

Pepsin,   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetinr,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  35 

PlPERIN,  oz I   00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

PoTASSA,  Caustic,  white,  lb 60 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb  .  .  .    15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Bitrat  (Cream   Tart.),  lb 23 

Bromide,    lb 65 

Carbonate,  II) 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb iS 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,   lb S 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Vellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proplylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 30 

Ozs. ,  oz . . . .- 36 

QuiNiDiNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz...  16 

Salicin,  lb 3  75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  Ugs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 63 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Hypophos[thite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  11)    3 


40 

30 

1  20 

75 
35 

2  10 
2  10 
I  80 

40 

3S 

38 

I   10 

I   10 

65 

40 

17 
15 
25 
70 


20 
22 
75 
50 
12 
4  10 
10 
45 
55 
35 
30 
30 
46 

32 

40 

20 

4  00 

22 

I  00 

I  10 

35 
3  00 

65 
6 

12 
6 


Iodide,  oz $     40  $     43 

Salicylate,  lb i   75  i   So 

Sulphate,  lb 2  5 

Sulphite, -lb 8  10 

Somnal,  oz S5  00 

Spirit  Nitre,  lb .  .  35  65 

Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb iS  20 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz.  .... .  So  85 

SuLFONAL,  oz 40  42 

Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2§  4 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13  20 

Tariar  Emeuc,  lb 50  55 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 53  60 

Veratrine,  oz 2  GO  2  10 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70  75 

Carbonate  lb 25  30 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13  15 

Iodide,  oz .  60  65 

O.vide,   lb 13  60 

Sulphate,  lb 9  II 

Valerianate,  oz 25  30 

essential  oils. 

Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75  80 

Sweet,  11) 50  60 

Amber,  crude,  lb 40  45 

Rec't,  lb 60  65 

Anise,  lb 3  00  325 

Bay,  oz 50  60 

Bergamot,  lb ■■■"....  3  75  4  00 

Cade,  lb 90  i   00 

Cajuput,  lb I   60  I    70 

Capsicum,  oz 60  65 

Caraway,  lb : 275  3  00 

Cassia,  lb i   75  i   80 

Cedar 55  85 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75  3  00 

Citronelle,  lb So  85 

Clove,  lb I   20  I   30 

Copaiba,  lb I    75  2  00 

Croton,  lb i   50  i   75 

Cubeb,  lb 250  3  00 

Cumin,  lb 5   50  6  00 

Erigeron,  oz 20  25 

Eucalyptus,  lb I    50  175 

Fennel,  11) • i   60  i   75 


Geranium, oz $1   75 

Rose,  lb ....  , 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. . .  4  50 

Wood,  lb .  70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(harden,  lb i  50 

Lemon,  lb i   75 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 425 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 2  75 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz 80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 3  60 

Pimento,  lb 2  bo 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5   5° 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb I   60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 425 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

l-'I.KED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i  25 

Norwegian,  gal 2  50 

Cottonseed,  gal   i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 62 

Raw,  gal . .  60 

Neatsfoot,  gal i  20 

Olive,  gal i  20 

Salad,  gal 2  50 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  40 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


$1  80 

50 
00 

75 
50 
75 
80 

1  60 

65 
4  50 
3  00 

3  00 
70 
«5 

2  75 

3  75 

2  75 
85 

II  00 

75 
30 

7  50 
80 

I  75 

4  00 
70 

4  50 
I   90 

3  00 

3  75 

4  50 


II 

1  30 

2  75 
I  20 
I  00 

65 

62 

I  30 

1  25 

2  60 
13 

I  45 
65 


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ARE  THE  BEST. 


D.  RITCHIE  &  CO., 


Montreal. 


Drug  Reports. 

Canada. 

There  is  very  little  to  note  in  the  state 
of  trade  since  last  month.  Purchases 
are  light,  and  are  for  actual  requirements 
only.  The  holiday  season  being  well  on, 
many  druggists  are  taking  an  outing  and 
numbers  of  their  customers  likewise.  A 
feeling  of  hopefulness  pervades  the  busi- 
ness community  generally,  and  an  im- 
provement on  last  season's  trade  is  confi- 
dently e.xpected.  The  changes  in  prices 
are  much  on  the  line  of  last  month's  no- 
tations. 

Opium  is  flat  and  demand  light. 

Quinine  is  firm,  and  indications  are  for 
an  advance  in  price. 

Mercury  has  declined  somewhat,  but 
not  sufficient  to  affect  the  prices  of  mer- 
curial preparations. 

Tartaric  acid  and  cream  tartar  have 
both  advanced. 


Coriander  seeds,  new  crop,  bring  lower 
prices. 

Roman  chamomiles,  lower. 

Iodine  is  unsettled. 

Cod  liver  oil,  both  Norwegian  and 
Newfoundland,  are  still  higher,  with  no 
prospect  of  a  decline. 

Linseed  oil,  boiled  and  raw,  advanced 
four  cents  a  gallon. 

Salicylic  acid  is  lower,  in  spite  of  large 
demand.  The  determination  of  the  com- 
bination to  crush  the  outside  makers  is 
the  cause  of  the  low  price  of  this  drug. 

Glycerine  has  advanced. 

Camphor  remains  firm. 


England. 


London,  June  25th,  1S95. 
Business  has  not  revived  much,  and 
trade  is  reported  generally  as  dull.  The 
advance  in  quicksilver  and  mercurials  is 
maintained.  Chlorate  of  potash  is  firmer. 
Oil  of  neroli  is  dearer,  and  Mitchan's  oils 
of   lavender    and    peppermint    have    ad- 


vanced. Opium  continues  to  droop,  and 
its  alkaloids  are  easier.  A  further  slump 
is  expectt;d  in  salicylic  acid  and  salicylates, 
in  order  to  keep  out  competitors.  Qui- 
nine is  vvithout  much  demand.  Balsams, 
copaiba,  tolu,  and  peru  are  all  firmer. 
Cod  liver  oil  maintains  its  high  rate,  and 
caffeine  is  dearer,  owing  to  absence  of 
crude  material. 


The  Holder. 


Occasional  inquiries  have  reached  the 
office  of  the  O.  &:  W.  Thum  Co.  regard- 
ing the  five  tanglefoot  holders  advertised 
as  being  in  every  case  of  regular  size  of 
tanglefoot.  The  holders  are  not  packed 
in  a  separate  package,  but  every  alternate 
box  contains  one  holder  wrapped  up  ready 
to  hand  out.  The  purpose  of  this  mode 
of  packing  is  to  give  those  who  buy  brok- 
en cases  a  chance  of  receiving  a  few  hold- 
ers, thereby  distributing  the  holders  to  a 
greater  number  of  dealers. 


Canadian  Druggist 

Deuoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


\nL.     \"1I. 


TOKOXTO.  AUGUST,   1895. 


X( 


Canadian  Druggist 


WILLIAM  0.  DYAS,  PUBLISHER. 


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COMTBNTS. 

A  Retrograde  Movement. 
Uruo  Clerks. 
Turpentine  in  Cholera. 
Traoe  Notes. 

Montreal  Notes. 

Prince  Edward  Island  Notes. 

Manitoba  Notes. 
New  Patents. 
Department  Stores. 
Pharmacy  in  England. 
Relative  Volume  of  Powders. 
Correspondence. 

The  Educational  Side. 
National  Wholesale  Druggists'  Association. 
Concerning  Ricine. 

.\  Consideration  of  the  Pharmacist  of  To-day. 
Practical  Value  of  Pharmacognosy. 
Druggists  and   Photography. 
Editorials. 

The  New  Officers. 

Cod  Liver  Oil. 

What  is  the  -Association  Doing  Now  ? 
Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy  Council  Meeting. 
.\  Good  .Advertisement. 
The  Output  of  Gum  .Arabic  in  the  Soudan. 
British  Columbia  Pharmaceutical  .Association. 
Pharmaceutical  Notes. 
Palatable  Medicine. 
Losses  and  Leaks  in  the  Drug  Business,  and  How 

They  may  be  Prevented. 
Efifervescent  Powders. 
kormularv. 
Photographic  Notes. 
I'AiNTs  AND  Oils. 
BisiNESs  Notices 
Books  and  Magazines. 
Drit,  Reports. 


-    A  Retrograde  Movement. 

We  cannot  but  regret  the  decision  ar- 
rived at  by  the  newly-elected  Council  of 
the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy  at  their 
first  meeting,  held  last  week,  in  reply  to  the 
letter  of  the  Pharmaceutical  .'\ssociation 
of  Quebec  in  reference  to  the  formation 
of  a  Dominion  Pharmaceutical  .Asso- 
ciation. The  following  resolution  was 
passed  :  "  That  while  your  committee  is  in 
sympathy  with  the  objects  of  the  pro- 
posed Dominion  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation, it  is  of  the  opinion  that  in  the 
face  of  a  failure  of  the  druggists  of  this 
province  to  maintain  a  provincial  asso- 
ciation on  somewhat  similar  lines  we  can- 
not look  for  any  great  measure  of  success 
from  the  attempt  to  form  a  Dominion 
association,  and  we  cannot  therefore  re- 
commend the  co-operation  of  this  coun- 
cil." 

Looking  over  the  names  of  those  drug- 
gists who  were  present  at  the  inaugural 
meeting  of  the  Ontario  Provincial  Phar- 
maceutical .-Association  we  find  that,  out- 
side of  the  members  of  the  council  then 
in  session,  only  one  other  member  of  the 
present  council  attended  the  meeting. 
Eight  out  of  the  thirteen  members  took 
no  part  whatever,  neither  sharing  their 
"  sympathy  "  by  their  presence,  nor  by  any 
words  of  encouragement. 

If  the  remainder  of  the  druggists  of 
Ontario  were  as  apathetic  in  pharmaceuti- 
cal matters,  we  should  say,  abandon  the 
idea,  at  least  as  far  as  this  province  is 
concerned  :  but  we  feel  that  such  apathy 
does  not  exist,  and  we  trust  the  promoters 
will  not  accept  this  resolution  as  repre- 
senting the  voice  of  the  pharmacists  in 
this  premier  province.  In  marked  con- 
trast was  the  resolution  passed  by  the 
former  council,  who  at  the  regular  meet 
ing  held  in  August,  1893,  on  motion  of 
Messrs.  D'Avignon  and  Jordan,  adopted 
the  following  recommendation  of  the 
special  committee  : 

"Your  special  committee  have  considered 
the  communication  of  the  Pharjnaceutical 
Association  of  Quebec  referred  to  them, 


and  beg  to  report,  recommending  that 
the  registrar-treasurer  be  instructed  to  re- 
ply to  the  letter,  slating  that  this  council 
affirms  the  principle  that  a  uniform 
standard  should  be  established  for  all 
pharmaceutical  preparations  used  in  Can- 
ada ;  and  that  we  approve  of  the  sug- 
gestion that  steps  should  be  taken  to 
form  a  Pharmaceutical  .Association  of  the 
Dominion,  with  the  view  of  striking  a 
committee  of  representatives  from  the 
various  provinces  for  taking  such  action 
as  will  prove  of  advantage  to  the  druggists 
of  the  Dominion,  and  that  the  council 
authorize  the  president  and  vice-president, 
with  power  to  add  to  their  number,  to  act 
as  a  committee,  in  conjunction  with  the 
committees  from  other  colleges  and  asso- 
ciations, and  that  such  conference  should 
be  called  together  by  the  association  of 
the  Province  of  Quebec  at  as  early  a  date 
as  possible." 

(Signed.)  J.  E.  D'Avignon,  Chairman. 

Our  report  of  that  meeting  shows  that 
"  the  speakers  were  unanimous  in  urging 
the  necessity  of  the  action  proposed  there- 
in." There  certainly  is  as  great  reason, 
if  not  greater,  for  the  formation  of  a  Do- 
minion association  now  as  there  was 
when  this  latter  resolution  Jwas  passed. 
Can  it  be  that  they  were  able  to  take  a 
larger  view  of  affairs  than  their  successors 
in  office?  We  are  inclined  to  the  belief 
that  the  resolution  passed  by  the  present 
council  must  have  been  passed  on  the 
recommendation  of  a  committee  who 
failed  to  take  the  time  necessary  to  con- 
sider a  matter  of  such  vital  importance  to 
the  druggists  of  Canada.  In  the  mean- 
time, the  resolution  must  be  taken  only  as 
representing  the  opinion  of  the  council, 
but  not  that  of  the  druggists  of  Ontario. 


Parachlorsalol,  a  Disinfectant. — 
The  production  of  a  compound  bearing 
to  salc'l  the  same  relation  as  is  borne  by 
parachlorphenol  to  phenol  has  been  an- 
nounced by  Prof.  Girard  ("  Corresp.  bl.  f. 
Schw.  .Aerz.,"  xxv.,  p.  403).  The  phar- 
macological and  clinical  tests  to  which  it 
has  been  so  far  subjected  seem  to  show 
that  it  surpasses  salol  in  its  disinfecting 
power,  without  possessing  any  of  its  sec- 
ondary toxic  properties. — Merck's  Report. 


170 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Drug  Clerks. 


To  the  Drug  Clerks  of  Canada  : 

This  page  is  set  apart  for  your  especial 
benefit.  We  ask  you  to  write  for  it,  to 
ask  questions  through  it,  to  give  your  fel- 
low clerks  the  benefit  of  your  experience, 
your  observations,  and  your  researches  in 
pharmacy. 

You,  the  drug  clerk  of  to-day,  will  be 
the  proprietor  in  the  near  future.  What 
can  you  do  for  the  benefit  of  your  co?i- 
frcres  in  pharmacy  ?  What  can  you  learn 
for  your  own  benefit?  Much  may  be  said 
in  this  page  that  will  repay  you  a  hundred- 
fold for  your  reading  it,  and  much  that 
you  may  say  in  it  may  likewise  benefit 
others.  This  is  no  selfish,  narrow-minded 
age ;  it  is  an  age  of  development,  an  age 
when  one  man  is  endeavoring  to  show 
others  what  has  hern  done  and  may  be 
accomplished,  ar.d  )uurs  it  is  to  make  this 
not  only  one  of  the  most  useful,  but  the 
most  entertaining;  pages  in  the  whole  of 
our  issue.  It  will  pay  yoa  to  "  cast  your 
bread  upi^n  waters  "  ;  it  will  return  to  you 
multiplied. 


Aeeuraey. 

Look  three  times  !  An  esteemed  sub- 
scriber writes  as  follows  :  "When  I  reach 
for  a  shelf  bottle  I  look  at  the  label  and 
do  not  trust  to  luck  ;  as  I  pour  or  weigh 
out  its  contents  I  look  again,  and  as  I 
set  it  back  on  the  shelf  I  take  a  final  look. 
By  constant  practice  this  operation  is  now 
a  fixed  habit  ;  it  keeps  my  mind  on  my 
work,  it  takes  no  extra  time,  and  it  pre- 
vents mistakes.  My  advice  to  pharma- 
cists who  desire  to  be  accurate  is  :  Have 
your  wits  about  you  and  look  three  times." 
— Era. 


Diligence. 

A  diligent  clerk  can  always  find  useful 
and  profitable  work  for  spare  time. 

Hunt  and  look  up  prices  and  price 
lists;  study  and  make  yourself  conversant 
with  the  trade  price  lists  and  discounts. 

This  desire  to  profitably  turn  to  account 
spare  time  will  meet  with  ample  reward, 
and  will  pay  you  with  compound  interest 
on  acquiring  industrious  habits  alone;  at 
the  same  time  you  rise  in  the  estimation 
of  those  around  you  and  become  impor- 
tant. 

You  know  the  condition  of  the  stock 
and  where  to  put  your  hand  on  ever>  thing. 

You  are  intelligently  enlightened  and 
can  speak  of  the  quality  or  ([uantity,  sizes 
and  kinds  that  sell  and  give  satisfaction  ; 
you  become  a  reference  to  consult  as  to 
the  condition  of  the  stock — what  is  re- 
quired to  replenish  and  keep  the  stock  up 
to  the  times  and  demands  of  the  public. 

All  this  acquired  information  not  only 
establishes  confidence  in  yourself,  but 
commands  the  confidence  and  respect  of 
your  fellow  salesmen,  customers,  and  em- 
ployer.— Exchange. 


Perseverance. 

None  should  be  discouraged  because 
they  do  not  get  on  rapidly  in  their  calling 
from  the  start.  A  clerk  earning  ten  dol- 
lars a  week  has  an  idea  his  services  are 
not  appreciated  merely  from  the  fact  that 
other  clerks  are  earning  more  salary.  It 
does  not  occur  to  him  to  make  his  work 
invaluable  to  his  employer  by  mastering 
all  the  details  of  the  business,  which  will 
enable  him  to  earn  a  competent  salary. — 
Denver  Trilnine. 

Bear  all  troubles  patiently. 

Do  not  reckon  upon  chance. 

Make  no  useless  acquaintances. 

All  men  are  dust — some  gold-dust. 

A  good  advertisement  is  good  advice. 

The  wise  man  sees  when  the  fool  but 
looks. 

The  brighter  the  light  the  darker  the 
shadow. 

Truth  is  the  highest  thing  a  man  may 
keep. — Chaucer. 

Be  not  simply  good,  but  good  for  some- 
thing.—  Thoreau. 

Cultivation  is  as  necessary  to  the  mind 
as  to  the  body. — Cicero. 

— Exchange. 


Look  at  the  Practical. 

Too  many  druggists  resemble  literary 
men  in  that  they  know  nothing  about 
bookkeeping.  They  have  made  such  a 
study  of  tne  scientific  side  of  pharmacy 
that  they  have  come  to  look  upon  dollars 
and  cents  as  unworthy  of  their  considera- 
tion. Bookkeeping  and  buying  and  sel- 
ling are  to  them  matters  of  no  conse- 
quence, and  are  usually  turned  over  to 
the  tender  mercies  of  some  poorly-paid 
assistant.  It  is  a  gre.nt  distinction  to  be 
able  to  sit  down  and  write,  without  rising, 
a  learned  monograph  upon  some  newly- 
discovered  chemical  reaction,  but  it  is 
quite  as  important  to  be  able  to  tell  if 
one  is  making  a  dollar  or  losing  a  thous- 
and a  year.  Watch  your  money-draw'er 
first,  and  your  test-tubes  and  retorts  after- 
wards.— Spatula. 


"Do  Unto  Others,"  etc. 

Did  you  ever  reflect  what  a  splendid 
rule  the  golden  rule,  "  Do  unto  others," 
etc.,  is  for  the  conduct  of  the  druggist 
and  his  clerks,  and  that  if  it  is  observed 
no  other  rules  are  necessary  ?  Directed 
towaid  customers  it  is  a  trade  winner, 
and  puts  hard,  cold  dollars  of  profits  into 
your  pockets.  This  rule  is  capable  of 
broadest  extension  and  widest  ap|)lication. 
It  means  that  you  should  treat  customers 
politely,  and  really  strive  to  meet  their 
wishes  and  please  them,  that  even  the 
drummer  is  not  to  be  insulted,  and  that 
the  ragged  urchin,  who  requests  a  picture 
card,  is  not  to  be  roughly  driven  away 
with  words  of  contumely  and  abuse.  It 
also  means  that  you  are  to  be  just  and 
honest  in  all  your  commercial  dealings, 
but  it  does  not  debar  you  from  tempering 
justice  with    mercy     when    occasion    de- 


mands, especially  when  dealing  with  the 
poor,  whom  necessity  and  want  oppress. 
Think  it  over,  and  you  will  realize  what  a 
complete  set  of  rules  is  embodied  in  this 
single  one. — Pharmaceutical  Era. 


Pharmaceutical  Examinations. 

The  preliminary  examinations  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  .Association  of  the  Pro- 
vince of  Quebec  were  concluded  on  Sat- 
urday, July  6th.  Of  the  twenty-five  can- 
didates who  presented  themselves,  only 
two— J.  N.  Farley  and  R.  H.  D.  Benn— 
passed  in  all  the  subjects  ;  J.  B.  Bisaillon 
failed  in  Latin,  and  will  have  to  present 
himself  at  the  next  examination  for  this 
subject,  and  two  others  were  held  over  for 
the  consideration  of  the  board. 


Be  Prompt. 

Be  prompt  in  attending  to  customers. 

Be  prompt  in  dispensing  prescriptions. 

Be  prompt  in  delivery  of  goods. 

Be  prompt  in  meeting  your  obligations. 

Be  prompt  in  keeping  your  appoint- 
ments. 

Be  prompt  in  ordering  goods  when 
needed. 

Promptness  in  the  master  inculcates 
promptness  m  the  clerk,  and  ensures 
promptness  in  all  branches  of  the  busi- 
ness, whether  at  the  counter,  dispensary, 
office,  laboratory,  or  wareroom. 


Turpentine  in  Cholera. 

A  correspondent  writing  .n  the  Indian 
Medical  Gazette,  speaks  very  highly  of  the 
properties  of  oil  of  turpentine  in  the 
treatment  of  cholera.  He  gives  the  fol- 
lowing prescription  ; 

01  Terebinth wxx.  or  xxx. 

Mucilage qs. 

Spts.  ether  int wxx. 

.Spts.  camphor iii\. 

Tr.  Digitalis ;;/v. 

Aqu£E 5. 

To  be  given  every  hour  or  two,  accord- 
ing to  the  severity  of  the  attack. 

The  writer  claims  that  "  turpentine  as 
an  antiseptic  acts  upon  and  destroys  the 
cause,  the  bacilli,  on  the  one  hand,  and 
on  the  other  its  astringency  controls  the 
evacuations,  and  as  a  diuretic  it  promotes 
the  secretion  of  urine." 


Preservation  of  Syrups. — A  writer 
in  the  Bollettino  Cliiniico  Farmaceutico 
recommends  benzoic  acid  as  a  preserva- 
tive for  syrups.  It  acts  well  as  a  preserv- 
ative, he  says,  in  the  small  proportion  of 
I  to  1,000. 


The  average  merchant,  if  asked  to 
make  a  speech,  would  require  time  enough 
to  prepare  it  carefully  before  delivering  it, 
and  yet  most  of  them  will  write  an  ad.  on 
the  whileyou-wait  plan,  without  stopping 
to  think  that  every  ad.  is  expected  to  con- 
vince a  greater  audience  than  could  ever 
be  reached  by  one  human  \o\cs.— Print- 
er's Ink. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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Trade  Notes. 


11.  I'.  C'lOrdon,  druggist,  Wingham, 
Ont.,  lias  made  an  assignment. 

Lemuel  B.  Klein  has  been  fined  $20 
l>y  the  Police  Magistrate  of  'I'oronto  lor 
:in  infringement  of  the  I'harmacy  .Act. 

H.  A.  Knowles,  formerly  in  the  drug 
liusiness  in  Toronto,  Ont,,  but  which  he 
^old  a  few  months  ago,  died  suddenly 
August  I  St. 

J.  H.  Dickey,  of  Trenton,  Ont.,  was 
chosen  representative  of  District  No.  2  at 
the  recent  meeting  of  the  Council  of  the 
Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 

H.  N.  Burgess,  having  purchased  the 
drug  stock  of  Mr.  Gaynor,  is  moving  it 
to  his  new  store  at  the  corner  of  Yonge 
and  Alice  streets,  Toronto,  Ont. 

Prof.  Heebner,  Dean  of  O.C.P.,  has 
proved  himself  a  leader,  not  only  in  phar- 
iiiaceutical  matters,  but  also  on  the  wheel, 
havmg  secured  si.\  first  prizes,  besides 
several  seconds,  during  the  holiday  season. 

VV.  R.  Langridge,  for  the  past  six  5  ears 
travelling  representative  for  Elliot  &Co., 
Toronto,  in  the  western  Ontario  district, 
is  now  on  the  road  over  his  old  territory 
in  the  interest  of  John  Taylor  &  Co.,  To- 
ronto, soaps  and  perfumes. 

The  death  occurred  last  week  at  Mont- 
real of  Dr.  Henry  Miles,  father  of  Mr. 
Henry  Miles,  of  the  firm  of  Lyman  Sons 
&  Co.,  wholesale  druggists,  .Montreal. 
Amongst  the  floral  tributes  was  a  magni- 
ficent wreath  from  the  employees  of  this 
firm. 


Montreal  Notes. 

Mr.  E.  Muir,  the  secretary  and  regis- 
trar of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
will  take  a  brief  respite  from  the  cares  of 
office  dur'iig  the  week  commencing 
August  1 2th.  He  will  oflScially  repre- 
sent the  Pharmaceutical  Association  of 
the  Province  of  Quebec  and  the  Mont- 
real College  of  Pharmacy  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  to  be  held  this  year  at  Den- 
ver, Colorado.  Mr.  Morrison,  it  is  ex- 
pected, will  also  be  present  at  the  meeting 
in  the  interest  of  the  Montreal  Pharma- 
ceutical Journal,  and,  it  is  expected,  will 
read  a  paper  connected  with  manufactur- 
ing pharmacy.  Messrs.  S.  Lachance, 
Montreal ;  Williams,  Three  Rivers ;  Wil- 
liam H.  Griffith,  Sherbrooke  ;  and  Henry 
R.  Gray,  Montreal,  are  also  thinking  of 
going  to  the  meeting,  but  nothing  is  as 
yet  finally  decided. 

Messrs.  W.  A.  Dyer  &  Co.,  who  suc- 
ceeded to  the  branch  of  the  Medical 
Hall,  Phillips  Square,  and  who,  when 
that  building  was  pulled  down  last  year, 
removed  to  the  corner  of  University  and 
Catherine  streets,  have  just  sold  out  to 
Mr.  John  Lewis,  proprietor  of  the  Vic- 
toria Square  Pharmacy,  corner  of  Craig. 

On  dit,  that  Mr.  H.  F.  Jackson  is  de- 
sirous of  selling  his  drug  store  at    4191 


St.  Catherine  street,  Wcstmount,  and  that 
Mr.  \V.  H.  Chapman,  who  has  a  branch 
in  that  suburb,  will  possibly  acquire  it, 
so  as  to  amalgamate  the  two  stores,  as 
there  is  evidently  not  sufficient  business 
for  two  pharmacies  in  that  locality. 

Dr.  Reed,  the  senior  professor,  has 
been  api)ointed  Honorary  Dean  of  tne 
Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy,  a  much- 
delayed  but  well-merited  honor,  in  re- 
cognition of  long  and  valuable  services  to 
the  college.  The  worthy  and  venerable 
Dean  has  left  on  a  tour  to  include  Balti- 
more, Washington,  Philadel[)hia,  and 
other  places.  He  will  visit  the  colleges 
of  pharmacy  on  his  route,  and  note  what 
is  to  be  seen,  although  the  principal 
object  of  the  doctor's  visit  so  far  south  is 
to  visit  a  Montreal  patient  of  his  tempor- 
arily residing  in  Virginia.  It  is  just  pos- 
sible he  may  stretch  his  route  so  as  to  be 
in  Denver  during  the  session  of  the  phar- 
maceutical convention  there. 

Some  slight  changes  will  take  place 
this  winter  in  the  curriculum  of  study  at 
the  College  of  Pharmacy.  The  idea  is 
to  make  things  as  practical  as  posiible,  so 
that  the  holding  of  the  clerk's  certificate 
or  graduate's  license  will  be  a  guarantee  of 
practical  efficiency  behind  the  counter. 
It  must  be  borne  in  mind  in  making 
changes  that  materia  medica  is,  and  ever 
will  be,  the  basis  of  all  pharmaceutical 
education. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
the  College  of  Pharmacy,  Mr.  Morrison, 
who  is  in  charge  of  the  laboratory  of 
Messrs.  Lyman,  Sons  &  Co.,  and  editor 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Journal,  has  been 
appointed  Lecturer  on  Botany,  and  Mr. 
Henri  Lanctot,  Lecturer  on  Materia 
Medica.  Both  these  lectures  will  be  de- 
livered in  French. 


in  yellow  and  black,  and  the  exierior  of 
Watson's  drug  store  in  d.irkest  green  and 
gold,  all  with  good  effect. 


Prince  Edward  Island  Notes. 

Mr.  Arthur  Reddin,  for  some  years  in 
the  employ  of  Messrs,  Reddin  Bros., 
Charlottetown,  has  opened  his  new  drug 
store  on  the  north  side  of  Queen  Square, 
midway  between  the  Apothecaries'  Hall 
and  Mr.  Rankin's  drug  store.  The  "  Cen- 
tral Drug  Store  "  is  neatly  and  modestly 
fitted  up,  and  has  ample  accommodation 
for  a  nice  business.  Mr.  Reddin  lias  as 
clerk  Master  Harvie,  lately  in  Messrs. 
Johnson's  employ. 

Mr.  George  Reddin  has  returned  after 
his  outing  consequent  upon  his  marriage 
with  Miss  Florence  Murray. 

Mr.  James  Ferguson  was  mcapacitated 
for  a  few  days  lately,  owing  to  an  accident 
by  which  a  quantity  of  carbolic  acid  was 
thrown  into  his  eyes. 

A  very  attractive  soda  fountain  has 
been  added  to  the  equipment  of  Watson's 
new  drug  store. 

The  paint  brush  has  been  applied  ex- 
tensively lately.  Apothecaries'  Hall  has 
been  painted  blue  and  white  inside, 
orange  and  brown  outside.  Tiie  front  of 
Dodds'  Medical  Hall  has  been  decorated 


Manitoba  Notes. 

The  Winnipeg  Industrial  Exhibition 
brings  to  Winnipeg  once  a  year  drug  men 
fiom  all  over  the  jjrovince  and  territories. 
Among  tho.se  attending  this  year's  exhibi- 
tion were:  Mr.  D.  .M.  Sutherland,  Bois- 
sevain  ;  Mr.  A.  R.  Leonard,  Stonewall  ; 
Dr.  F.  Woodhull,  Hartney  ;  Mr.  1.  A. 
Hobbs,  Morden  ;  Mr.  Alf.  Hill,  Griswold; 
Mr.  A.  G.  Orchard,  Indian  Head  ;  Mr. 
A.  D.  Ferguson,  Wolseley. 

Mr.  F.  C.  Van  Buskirk  has  disposed  of 
his  drug  business  at  Fort  Saskatchewan  to 
Mr.  C.  S.  Touchburne,  of  Alexander. 

Mr.  C.  VV.  Herrell,  druggist,  Neepawa, 
has  disposed  of  his  stationery  stock,  and 
will  continue  in  the  drug  business  only. 

Mr.  W.  ].  Mitchell,  of  Toronto,  for- 
merly in  the  wholesale  drug  business  in 
Winnipeg,  arrived  from  the  east  a  few 
days  ago,  accompanied  by  his  son,  Mr. 
Harry  Mitchell,  who  had  been  spending 
holidays  with  his  parents  in  Toronto. 

Mr.  H.  E.  Mitchell  has  just  returned 
from  a  holiday  trip  to  eastern  cities. 

Mr.  E.  Casselman,  of  Emerson,  was  in 
Winnipeg  last  week  on  business. 

Mr.  Fortier,  representing  the  Dodds 
Medicine  Company,  is  in  Winnipeg,  insti- 
tuting a  tour  of  the  province  and  territor- 
ies. 

Mr.  Peter  Ross,  who  for  some  time 
conducted  a  drug  business  in  Edmonton 
is  now  representing  Messrs.  Archdale' 
Wilson  &  Co.,  of  Hamilton,  in  western 
Canada. 


New  Patents. 


Amongst  recent  L'nited  States  patents 
granted  are  the  following  of  interest  to 
the  drug  trade : 

No.  539,429. — Bottle  Stopper.  Charles 
Huch,  Hoboken,  N.J. 

A  bottle  stopper  composed  of  a  por- 
celain plug,  having  a  peripheral  groove 
and  a  tapped  axial  perforation  that  ex- 
tends partially  through  the  plug,  a  rubber 
gasket  received  within  the  groove,  and  a 
bent  spring  wire  having  a  threaded  end 
that  is  received  within  the  tapped  perfora- 
tion. 

No.  539,961. — .Atomizer.  Sterne  Rus- 
sell, Naugatuck,  Conn. 

In  an  atomizer,  anatomizing  tube  hav- 
ing a  single  conduH  therethrough,  a  core 
located  in  the  forward  end  of  the  atomiz- 
ing tube,  the  core  being  provided  with 
one  or  more  spiral  grooves  in  its  surface, 
a  centrally  perforated  cap  at  the  forward 
end  of  the  atomizing  tube,  with  a  supply 
tube  adapted  to  conduct  the  liquid  from 
the  interior  of  the  receptacle  to  the  ato- 
mizing tube,  and  with  means  for  forcing 
the  liquid  through  the  supply  and  atomiz- 
ing tubes. 

No.  540,064. — Nipple  for  Nursing- 
Bottles.  Samuel  R.  King,  Providence,  R.I. 


172 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


In  a  nursing-bottlf,  the  comlmiation 
with  the  neck  of  the  bottle,  provided  at  its 
ends  with  an  annular  projection,  of  a 
metal  nipple,  having  thin  rigid  walls,  pro- 
vided at  us  base  with  an  outwardly-pro- 
jecting  flange,  and  the  elastic  band 
adapted  to  secure  the  nipple  to  the  bottle. 

No.  540,213. — Syringe.  John  H.  Mor- 
rison, Salida,  Col.,  Georgia  A.  Morrison, 
executrix  of  said  John  H.  Morrison,  de- 
ceased. 

An  attachment  for  syringes,  consisting 
of  a  substantially  conical  chamber,  having 
a  flexible  wall,  and  provided  with  a 
lengthwise  passage  therethrough  for  re- 
ceiving the  main  tube  of  a  syringe,  and 
having  an  inlet  opening  in  its  reduced 
end,  and  an  outlet  opening  in  its  opposite 
end,  and  a  conical  flange  or  shoulder  ex- 
tending from  the  outer  edge  of  the  oppos- 
ite end  of  the  chamber,  and  forming  a 
continuation  of  the  outer  longitudinal 
wall  of  the  conical  chamber  for  protecting 
the  adjacent  parts  of  the  user. 

No.  540,52 1.  — Bottle  Stopper  and  Feed. 
William  S.  Swan,  Maumee,  Ohio. 

The  combination,  of  a  tubular  stopper 
of  rubber,  having  an  air  chamber  formed 
at  its  upper  portion,  and  an  elastic  cen- 
trally perforated  diaphragm,  arranged  over 
the  air  chamber,  a  depressible  funnel 
arranged  over  the  diaphragm,  and  adapted 
to  be  upheld  normally  by  the  elasticity 
thereof,  a  funnel  tube  connected  to  the 
funnel,  and  passing  through  the  central 
perforation  in  the  diaphragm,  and  also 
through  the  central  opening  of  the  tubular 
stopper,  two  projecting  flanges  formed 
around  the  upper  part  of  the  tunnel  tube, 
and  adapted  to  embrace  the  edges  of  the 
elastic  diaphragm  between  them  and  the 
sleeve  of  hard  material,  the  internal  dia- 
meter of  which  is  larger  than  the  diameter 
of  the  funnel  tube,  whereby  an  air  passage 
is  left  therebetween,  the  sleeve  being 
arranged  in  the  central  opening  of  the 
tubular  stopper,  with  its  upper  end  in 
position  to  be  engaged  by  the  lowermost 
flange  on  the  funnel  tube  when  the  fun- 
nel is  depressed,  whereby  it  is  stopped 
against  excessive  movement. 

No.  542,524. — Detergent  Compound. 
Llewellyn  H.  Hutchinson,  Northfield,  Vt., 
assignor  to  Marlborough  W.  Cross,  George 
A.  Cross,  Levi  T.  Cross,  and  John  A. 
Cross,  same  place. 

Claim. — The  composition  of  matter 
herein  described  for  cleansing  marble, 
granite,  and  the  like,  consisting  of  oxalic 
acid,  wood  alcohol,  chloride  of  lime  and 
water  in  about  the  proportions  stated. 

No.  542,692. — M|riufacture  of  Solid  or 
Massive  Compound  of  Pyroxyline.  John 
H.  Stevens,  Newark,  N.J.,  assignor  to  the 
Celluloid  Company,  same  place. 

Claim. — (i)  The  process  of  manufac- 
turing solid  or  massive  pyroxyline  com- 
pounds, which  consists  in  mixing  pyroxy- 
line, dinitro-toluol  and  camphor,  and 
subsequently  subjecting  the  resulting  com- 
pound to  heat  and  pressure  sufficient  to 
render  the  compound  plastic,  substantially 
as  described. 

(2)  The  process  of  manufacturing  solid 


or  massive  pyroxyline  compounds,  which 
consists  in  mixing  pyroxyline,  di-nitro- 
toluol  and  camphor,  and  a  liquid  solvent, 
and  subsequently  subjecting  the  resulting 
compound  to  heat  and  pressure  sufficient 
to  render  the  compound  plastic,  sulistan- 
tially  as  described. 

(3)  As  a  new  composition  of  matter,  a 
solid  or  massive  pyroxyline  compound 
containing  pyroxyline,  di-nitro-toluol,  and 
camphor,  substantially  as  set  forth. 

(4)  As  a  new  composition  of  matter,  a 
solid  or  massive  pyroxyline  compound 
containing  pyroxyline,  dinitro-toluol  cam- 
phor, and  a  liquid  solvent,  substantially 
as  set  forth. 

No.  542,758. — Process  of  Purifymg  Oils 
or  Fats.  Georges  A.  Freyss,  Mulhouse, 
Germany,  assignor  to  the  Fabriques  des 
Produits  Chimiques  de  Thann  et  de 
Mulhouse. 

Claim.  — ( I )  The  herein  described  process 
for  the  purification  of  fats,  oils,  and  analo- 
gous products,  so  as  to  render  them  fit  for 
alimentary  purposes,  said  process  consist- 
ing in  the  treatment  of  the  products  in 
question  at  a  temperature  of  from  1 10°  to 
220°  centigrade,  by  means  of  a  gaseous 
purifying  agent,  as  specified,  the  entire 
process  being  conducted  under  exclusion 
of  air,  as  set  forth. 

(2)  The  herein  described  process  for 
the  purification  of  fats,  and  analogous 
products  for  alimentary  purposes,  consist- 
ing in  forming  an  emulsion  of  the  product 
with  alkaline  bisulphite,  and  then  treating 
the  emulsion  at  a  temperature  of  from 
1 10°  to  220'  centigrade,  by  means  of  a 
gaseous  purifying  agent,  as  specified, 
under  exclusion  of  air,  as  set  forth. 


Department  Stores. 

The  department  store  as  a  definite,  ag- 
gressive factor  in  merchandise  distribution 
at  retail,  is  a  comparatively  new  creation. 
Availing  itself  of  the  advantages  illustra- 
ted in  industrial  consolidation,  it  began 
with  a  modest  establishment  in  Philadel- 
phia, where  it  waxed  great  and  powerful, 
then  intrenched  itself  in  New  York  and 
moved  then  rapidly  westward,  touching 
nearly  all  the  larger  cities  in  its  progress, 
finally  reaching  the  culmination  of  its  au- 
dacity, power,  and  all-pervading  avarice 
in  Chicago,  but  at  the  same  time  continu- 
ing its  progress,  with  insolent  daring  to 
the  Pacific  coast. 

The  department  store  is  in  armed  re- 
bellion against  not  only  every  form  of 
retail  trade  but  also  against  the  prosper- 
ity of  nearly  all  occupations  and  indus- 
tries. Everything  is  subordinate  to  the 
department  store  "  bargain,"  which  flaunts 
its  lie  through  the  public  prints  before 
the  eyes  of  all  classes.  It  stops  at  no- 
thing in  the  way  of  ingenious  misrepre- 
seritation  as  to  qualities,  prices,  or  con- 
ditions. It  recognizes  no  law  of  trade 
save  that  to  the  victor  belong  the  spoils. 
It  demoralizes  markets,  insults  and 
plunders  iiidustry,  impoverishes  trades- 
men,   and  by    its  insatiate   demands  for 


something  "cheap  "  is  a  potent  influence 
for  the  degradation  in  skill  and  wage- 
earning  capacity  of  the  workingman.  It 
crushes  remorselessly  the  independent, 
small  retailer,  and  transforms  him  into  a 
hireling  with  a  pittance  of  eight  to  ten 
dollars  a  week.  It  displaces  the  men  and 
women  of  respectable  income  in  the  regu- 
lar retail  stores  and  fills  their  big  estab- 
lishments with  an  oppressed  and  half- 
starved  multitude  of  boys  and  girls.  It 
is  degrading  American  citizenship  by 
driving  out  independent  business  men 
and  converting  them  intodespairing  clerks, 
whose  poverty  conduces  to  political  evils 
extending  to  future  generations. 

An  influence  of  such  far-reaching  injury 
properly  becomes  a  subject  of  legislative 
inquiry  and  action.  The  problem  is, 
however,  as  complicated  as  it  is  urgent. 
The  evils  are  evident,  but  they  are  as  yet 
without  a  known  remedy.  A  bill  before 
the  Illinois  legislature  proposes  to  vest 
in  cities  the  power  of  license  and  regulate 
all  branches  of  trade,  classifies  all  the 
vari  3us  divisions  into  their  natural  trade 
groups,  and  imposes  a  culminative  tax  on 
all  establishments  dealing  in  more  than 
one  trade  line  or  group,  the  intention 
being  to  make  the  cumulative  force  of 
taxation  for  each  additional  department 
so  great  that  consolidation  beyond  natural 
and  salutary  limits  will  be  practically  im- 
possible. 

The  propriety  and  even  the  necessity  of 
resistance,  by  every  occupation,  to  the  en- 
croachment of  the  department  store  is  evi- 
dent. Its  evils  are  now  confined  princi- 
pally to,  or  radiate  from,  the  larger  cities, 
but  it  is  only  a  question  of  time,  unless 
the  pernicious  principle  be  effectively 
combated,  when  it  will  appear  in  all  ex- 
cepting the  strictly  rural  communities. — 
Western  Druggist. 


Masking  thp:  Bitter  Taste  of  Quin- 
ine.— Dr.  Lemanski,  of  Tunis,  states  that 
of  all  the  various  methods  of  disguising 
the  bitter  taste  of  quinine  salts,  he  has 
found  none  to  excel  that  of  adding  the 
prescribed  dose  to  a  cup  of  coffee,  slightly 
fortified  with  a  little  cognac  or  any  other 
alcoholic  beverage.  This  means  has  been 
effective  in  overcoming  the  repugnance  of 
laborers  working  in  malarial  regions  to  the 
medicinal  doses  of  quinine  which  the 
authorities  issued  to  them,  and  therefore 
insured  a  greater  chance  of  the  dose  being 
properly  taken.  Other  observers  have 
reported  very  favorably  of  the  excellence 
and  convenience  of  the  method.  The 
hydrochlorate  of  quinine  is  to  be  pre- 
ferred to  the  more  frequently  used  sul- 
phate, since  it  appears  less  frequently  to 
give  rise  to  digestive  disturbances. — 
Rev.  Internal,  de  Mid.  et  de  Chir.  Prat. 


A  detective  who  wishes  to  make  a  cap- 
ture works  secretly,  but  a  merchant  seek- 
ing to  capture  trade  cannot  work  that 
way.  He  must  let  people  know  what  he 
is  after. — E.xchange. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


WILSON'S 
ROOT 


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Each  Ten-Cent  Bottle  makes 
five  gallons  of  a  most  delicious 
and  healthful  Temperance 
Beverage. 


SELLS  FAST  and  DRAWS  TRADE. 

-Send  us  an  order  for  a  gross    NOW   and  get  the  cream  of  the  demand. 


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Order. 


A.RCHDA.I^B  WII^SON  &  CO., 

•    WHOLESALE  DRUGGISTS, 

TIA.MILTON,  ONT^XRIO, 


Price    T  1^^ 

of 

Pharmaceutical  Products 


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WE  have  just  issued  a  new  Pharmaceutical  Price  List  (Catalogue  No.  95),  a  copy 
of  which  we  would  be  pleased  to  mail  to  all  established  retail  druggists  who 
may  write  for  it.  We  believe  it  to  be  most  comprehensive  in  its  scope,  as  it  includes 
within  its  pages  the  prices  on  fully  4,000  pharmaceutical  products,  which  are  conveniently 
arranged  in  groups.  The  notes  of  reference  given  in  the  appendi.x  should  be  of  interest 
and  assistance  to  the  careful  buyer.  In  order  to  comply  with  the  request  of  the  wholesale 
drug  trade  that  all  lists  conform  to  a  general  standard  as  far  as  could  be  done  consistently, 
we  have  adopted  in  Catalogue  No.  95  a  system  of  long  prices  with  discounts,  which  are 
liberal.  Our  terms  of  three  months'  credit,  no  charge  for  containers,  cartage,  and  boxing, 
are  certainly  worthy  of  consideration. 


Predericli:  StGnrn^   <S-    Co. 

Manufacturing  F'harmacists,  WINUSOR,  OiVT". 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Wampole's 

BEEF,  WINE,  AND  IRON. 


In  Pint  Bottles $5  00  per  doz. 

Winchester  (■4  Imp.  Gal.) 2  00  each. 

Imp   Gallon,  in  5  gal.  lots,  and  over  3  50  per  gal. 

With    handsome    lithographed     labels.       Buyer's    name    proniinenily 
printed  on  same,  at  the  fuUowiiig  prices  : 

;(  Gross  lots,  and  over $60  00  per  gross. 

(Packed  in  One-Dozen  Cases.) 

We  use  a  Pure  Sherry  Wine  in  the  manufacture  of  this  article, 
assuring  a  delicate  flavor,  atid  we  guarantee  the  quality  to  be 
equal  to  any  in  the  market. 

We  invite  comparison  with  other  manufacturers,  and  will  cheer- 
fully furnish  samples  for  that  purpose. 

Your  early  orders  and  enquiries  solicited  through  Wholesale 
Jobbers  or  direct  from  us. 


Henry  K.  Wampole  &  Co., 

Manufacturing  Pharmacists, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Canadian  Branth  : 


36  and  38  Lombard  Street,  TORONTO. 


Telegrams:  "Borax,  KidsRrove  " 
All  Communications  to  be  addressed  to  Kids^rove. 

MEAR  &  GREEN 

(LIMITED) 


Best  English  Refined 


Borax 

<^>  and 

Bopacio  Acid 


Lump,  Crystal,  Granulated, 
and  Finest  Powdered. 


BORAX  WORKS: 

Kidsg-Fove  and  Tunstall,  Staffs. 

BORACIC  ACID  WORKS: 

Connah's  Quay,  Flint. 


ENGLAND 


Radlauer's   Somnal 

AETHYL-CHLORALURETHAN 

(registered) 

the  newest  and  most  efficient  soporific  remedy 

T.iken  in  doses  of  32  grains,  or  half  a  te.aspoonful,  in  milk,  ale,  or 
cognac,  produces  in  half  an  hour  a  quiet  refreshing  sleep,  lasting  from  six 
to  eight  hours,  with  no  unpleasant  after  effects.  The  effects  of  Somnal 
are  more  pleasant  than  those  of  Chloral  Hydrate  and  Morphia.  Experi- 
ments made  in  the  Town  Hospitals,  Moabit  .and  Friedrichshain,  Konigliche 
Charite  and  Konigliche  Universitats  Poliklinik,  Berlin,  have  shown  that 
Somnal  dues  not  accelerate  the  pulse  and  does  not  upset  the  stomach. 
SoMNAI.  is  especially  recommended  for  Nervous  Insonmia,  Neurasthenia, 
Spinal  Complaints,  Infectious  Diseases,  Paralysis,  Melancholia,  Hysteria, 
Morphinismus,  and  Diabetes.  The  low  price  of  SoMNAL  enables  its  use 
in  the  poor  and  wuikmen's  practice  and  in  hospitals. 


Radlatier's   Antinervin 

(SALICYLE  BROMANILIDE) 

In  the  form  of  Powder,  the  most  efficacious  Antipyretic, 
Antineuralgic,  and  Antinervine 


Antinervi/j  replaces  and  surp.asses  Antipyrin,  has  no  hurtful  second- 
ary etfects,  and  is  cheaper.  Taken  in  doses  of  8  grains  four  times  a  day, 
it  is  an  excellent  remedy  for  Feverish,  Catarrhal,  and  Rheumatic  Pains. 

ANriNF,R\'iN  is  of  especial  service  in  cases  of  Influenza,  Neuralgia, 
Asthma,  Tuberculose,  Yellow  Fever,  Malaria,  Migraine,  Gout,  Rheuma- 
tism in  the  Joints,  Diptheritis,  and  other  typical  Fevers 

MANY   GOLD   MEDALS  HAVE   BEEN   AWARDED 


S.  RADLAUER,  Kronen  Apotheke,  FRIEDRICHSTRASSE,  i6o  BERLIN,  W. 


W.  J.  DYAS,  Toronto,  Ontario 


Wholesale  Agent  for  Canada 


"THE  TWIN" 

HALF.MINUTE 

Clinical  Tliermometer 


FOR  QUICK  REGISTRATION  OF  TEMPERATURE 

INDELIBLE    BLACK 


PATENTED    MARCH    25.    1890 


The  most  Substantial 

Sensitive 

Tliermonieter  ever 

offered  to  the 
Medical  Profession. 


W  nh  the    atmospheric    register  at  60°,  if  "THE  TWIN"  be  immersed  in  warm  water  of  105^,   the  mercury  will  reach  that  degree  in   less  than 

2o  Seconds. 

The  welding  the  two  bulbs  into  one  without  any  intervening  space  renders  "THE  TWIN  "  much  stronger  and  less  liable  to  break  than  any  other 
heretofore  offered. 

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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Pharmacy  in  England. 


Formalin  as  a  Preservative  -  Condensed  Milk 
wllhout  Cream  National  Veterinary  Associ- 
ation at  Birmingham-  Strychnine  for  Phe- 
nacetln  The  Storase  and  DlspensInK  of 
Poisons  Meeting  of  the  British  Medical  As- 
sociation In  London. 


(From  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

The  use  of  formalin  as  a  preservative 
in  preference  to  salicylic  acid  is  unques- 
tionably growing.  Not  long  ago  it  was 
disct)vered  in  the  milk  sold  over  thccoun 
ter  of  one  of  the  largest  restaurant  com- 
panies in  London.  Since  then  public 
analysts  are  keejiing  a  sharp  look  out  for 
it  in  articles  of  food,  as  its  harmlessness 
is  by  no  means  generally  admitted.  It 
has  a  very  penetrating,  almost  suffocating, 
odor,  and  in  its  commercial  form  is  un- 
questionably a  powerful  drug,  acting  as 
a  hardening  agent  upon  the  tissues.  But 
so  does  strong  alcohol,  and  the  question 
that  remains  to  be  settled  is  the  effect, 
when  used  in  very  minute  quantities.  In 
some  experiments  I  made  recently  with 
formalin  as  a  preservative  of  infusions, 
only  a  few  drops  of  a  o.i  per  cent,  solu- 
tion were  necessary  to  preserve  some  of 
the  worst  keeping  infusions  for  a  month. 
In  comparison  with  chloroform,  volume 
for  volume,  it  was  distinctly  a  better  pre- 
servative. At  the  meeting  of  the  British 
Medical  Association  next  week  in  London 
a  paper  is  to  be  read  upon  the  therapeu- 
tic properties  of  formalin,  and  after  its 
publication  we  shall  be  in  a  better  posi- 
tion to  determine  the  value  of  formalin, 
and  the  limits  of  its  safe  use  as  a  preser- 
vative for  foods  and  drugs.  In  the  case 
of  foods  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  if  the 
body  is  at  all  deleterious  to  human  life  it 
must  be  discarded,  as  the  consumption  of 
foods  may  be  large. 

Condensed  milk,  accoruing  to  the  ana- 
lytical report  of  the  British  Medical  Jour- 
nal, is  too  often  decidedly  not  of  the 
nature  and  quality  that  it  should  be.  On 
examination  of  some  ten  or  twelve  adver- 
tised brands,  not  all  of  English  origin,  only 
one  was  found  to  contain  the  proper  pro- 
portion of  cream.  The  majority  of  the 
samples  appeared  to  be  only  condensed 
skimmed  milk.  In  these  samples  the 
proportion  of  fat  was  only  about  0.5  per 
cent.,  whereas  in  the  condensed  milk  of 
the  Anglo-Swiss  Company  (Milkmaid 
brand)  the  proportion  is  over  10  per  cent. 
Condensed  milk  is  frequently  recom- 
mended by  medical  men  as  an  important 
item  in  infant  dietary,  and  it  behooves 
them  to  be  careful  to  distinguish  the  good 
condensed  article  from  the  bad.  Of  re- 
cent years  the  consumption  of  condensed 
milk  for  this  purpose  in  large  towns  has 
enormously  increased,  as  the  possibility  of 
infection  is  entirely  absent  from  the  steri- 
lized milk.  On  the  other  hand,  many 
doctors  believe  that  a  good  deal  of  the 
infantile  diarrhoea — which  often  makes 
havoc  with  young  lives — may  be  traced 
to  the  sugar  in  the  condensed  milk  upon 
which  they  are  reared.  In  connection 
with  this  I  may  mention  that  the  .\nglo- 
Swiss  Company  have  introduced    an  un- 


sweetened condensed  milk,  which  is 
rapidly  growing  in  favor.  Before  this  the 
field  was  held  by  the  First  Swiss  Com- 
pany with  their  unsweetened  condensed 
milk,  which  is  largely  used  by  the  military 
hospitals  in  India  and  elsewhere. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  National 
Veterinary  Association  has  just  taken 
place  at  Birmingham.  About  140  veteri- 
nary sugeons  attended,  and  the  discus- 
sions were  very  animated.  As  usual  at 
these  meetings  a  small  museum  of  drugs 
and  instruments  was  arranged  in  an  ad- 
joining room,  and  the  half-dozen  firms 
exhibiting  did  a  fair  amount  of  business. 
Therapeutic  knowledge  is  not  a  strong 
point  with  the  average  veterinarian,  and 
an  inspection  of  their  journals  suggests 
the  comment  that  they  take  their  thera- 
peutics with  their  drugs  from  the  whole- 
sale druggists.  Nothing  specially  new 
appe.ired  in  the  department  of  drugs,  but 
the  titles  of  some  of  the  proprietary  pre- 
parations strike  me  as  about  the  most  un- 
couth I  have  ever  met.  "  Tarcoptene  " 
can  hardly  be  described  as  an  elegant 
title  for  a  preparation  recommended  as  an 
application  for  mange.  "Augean  Fluid" 
has  certainly  a  classical  air  about  it,  but 
hardly  fits  a  purifier.  "  Parophyroxia  " 
has  the  advantage  of  looking  very  formid- 
able and  meaning  very  little,  and  would 
hardly  lead  one  to  suppose  that  it  was  a 
remedy  for  colic.  By  the  way,  colic  is 
one  of  the  most  troublesome  affections  to 
successfully  treat,  according  to  experienced 
veterinary  surgeons.  One  veterinarian 
will  swear  by  chlorodyne  ;  another  pins  his 
faith  to  eserine  in  the  form  of  hypodermic 
injection  :  a  third,  after  disparaging  all 
other  remedies,  states  that  the  injection 
of  morphine  and  atropine  is  a  spe:ific. 
Among  the  surgical  instruments  exhibited 
there  were  several  novelties.  .4  tube  to 
administer  pills  to  dogs  was  favorably  re- 
ceived, and  any  one  who  has  interviewed 
a  large  dog  with  the  purpose  of  adminis- 
tering a  pill  would  appreciate  the  inven- 
tion. .Apparatus  for  forcing  open  the 
mouth  of  the  horse  and  keeping  it  gagged 
was  displayed  on  the  skull  of  an  animal 
and  appeared  very  ingenious.  Messrs. 
.•\rnold  &  Sons,  of  Smithfield,  London, 
had  the  largest  and  best  display  of  instru- 
ments, although  all  the  drug  firms  repre- 
sented at  the  exhibition  displayed  surgi- 
cal instruments. 

The  fatal  error  made  by  an  assistant  to 
a  Midland  firm  of  wholesale  druggists  of 
putting  up  strychnine  for  phenacetine  is 
being  widely  discussed,  and  all  the  usual 
foolish  suggestions  are  being  made  by 
irresponsible  journalists.  How  the  mud- 
dle occurred  will  probably  never  be  satis- 
factorily determined,  as  the  bottle  con- 
tained both  phenacetine  and  strychnine. 
It  is  reported  that  the  wholesale  firm  will 
have  to  pay  compensation  to  the  extent 
of  at  least  $20,000,  as  two  lives  have 
been  lost  and  the  reiail  chemist  suffered 
severely  in  loss  of  business.  Nor  is  this 
the  extent  to  which  they  will  lose,  as  the 
error  will,  no  doubt,  shake  the  confidence 
of  many  of  their  customers.  It  is  easy  to 
point  out  defects  in  the  very  best  system 


of  storing  and  putting  up  poisons  that  the 
wit  of  man  can  devise.  After  all,  it 
comes  back  to  the  personal  element,  upon 
which  everything  really  depends.  The 
most  complete  system  depends  for  its 
carrying  out  upon  the  assistant  or  fore- 
man or  manager,  and  this  is  the  uncertain 
element.  In  many  dispensing  establish- 
ments it  is  a  stringent  rule  that  two  assis 
tants  shall  always  check  the  operation  of 
weighing  up  poisons  such  as  arsenic, 
strychnine,  etc.  Probably  this  system,  if 
carried  out  with  scrupulous  exactitude,  is 
as  good  as  can  be  arranged.  But  whether 
it  is  possible  to  do  this  in  the  wholesale, 
where  a  man  may  have  to  put  up  100 
I  oz.  bottles  of  strychnine  for  an  export 
order,  is  a  very  different  matter,  and  about 
which  it  is  ditticult  to  decide.  The  great 
evil  in  our  trade  is  the  rapidity  with  which 
the  awe  of  poisons  is  transformed  into 
careless  indifference,  merely  because  of 
the  constant  handling.  There  can  be 
very  little  question  that  it  is  here  we  find 
the  marked  superiority  of  the  qualified 
chemist  over  the  unqualified.  I'he  for- 
mer has  the  knowledge  of  the  dose,  the 
effects  of  poisoning,  and  the  antidotes 
more  or  less  always  in  his  mind,  and  the 
fact  that  he  is  alone  authorized  by  law  to 
sell  these  articles  carries  special  weight. 
The  unqualified  man  may  be,  and  very 
often  is,  densely  ignorant  of  any  of  these 
circumstances  and  properties  which  hinge 
round  a  poison — hence  the  difference  in 
the  attitude  of  each. 

The  meeting  of  the  British  Medical 
Association  will  not  be  characterized  next 
week  by  any  special  festivities.  It  is  true 
that  a  fete  is  arranged  in  the  botanical 
gardens  and  a  conversazione  at  the  Im- 
perial Institute,  but  the  corporation  of  the 
city  of  London  has  declined  to  assist  in 
the  welcome,  and  the  Guildhall  reception 
has,  therefore,  been  abandoned.  This  is 
very  unfortunate,  as  the  country  and 
foreign  visitors  would  have  enjoyed,  and 
doubtless  expected,  some  special  favor 
from  the  metropolis  of  the  empire. 


Relative  Volume  of  Powders. 

To  determine  the  relative  volume  of 
powdered  preparations,  take  a  small  round 
measure  of  about  two  decimetres  in 
height,  and  one  and  a  half  centimetre  in 
diameter,  which  must  be  graduated  from 
the  bottom  upwards  in  cubic  centimetres  ; 
put  a  small  amount  of  powder  into  the 
vessel  by  means  of  a  funnel  made  of  black 
glazed  paper,  and  tap  the  measure  against 
a  rigid  surface  until  after  one  to  two 
minutes  the  volume  of  the  powder  does 
not  diminish.  Powders  which  have  be- 
come aggregated  must,  of  course,  be  re- 
powdered  ;  if  the  number  of  the  observed 
cubic  centimetres  is  divided  by  the  weight 
in  grammes  of  the  powder  taken,  a  num- 
ber is  obtained  which  (.il\ickmann(Zt'/AY/'/r. 
d.  Oslerr.  Apoth.  Ver.,  1895,  214)  terms 
the  relative  volume.  By  means  of  this 
volumetric  method,  the  approximate  na- 
ture of  certain  preparations  can  be  indi- 
cated {Phar.  Cent.). — Pharmaceutical 
Journal. 


174 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Correspondence. 


The  Educational  Side. 

EJitor  Canadian  Druggist; 

Dear  Sir, — The  crilicistn  my  paper 
received  was  just  as  I  expected.  Before 
going  farther,  I  wish  to  say  that  there  is 
no  one  less  likely  to  speak  ill  of  a  liberal 
education  than  I  am.  But  I  make  a  dis- 
tinction between  true  education  and  men- 
tal cramming.  The  former  is  the  draw- 
ing out  of  the  mind  and  its  powers.  It 
shows  itself  in  original  thoughts  and 
actions,  and  practical  education  cannot 
be  gained  without  actual  contact  with 
persons  and  things.  Cramming,  on  the 
contrary,  is  simply  the  memorizing  of 
what  others  have  said  or  done  ;  it  pro- 
duces mental  dyspeptics,  and  those  who 
think  work  a  disgrace.  It  is  gained 
by  induction  rather  than  conduction. 
Much  better,  then,  it  is  to  have  no  mind 
at  all  than  one  which  is  useless,  or  is 
filled  with  that  which  helps  no  one. 

My  critic  says  it  would  not  be  right  to 
have  the  profession  open  for  all.  Thus 
he  shows  his  selfishness  and  his  fear  of 
competition.  He  speaks  in  a  slurring 
way  of  the  ditcher,  and  there  he  shows  his 
disinclination  to  work. 

"A.M."  thinks  this  profession  of  ours 
is  looked  down  on  by  outsiders.  If  it  is, 
the  reason  is  plain.  The  majority  of 
druggists  are  selfish  and  small,  because 
they  are  not  educated,  but  crammed. 
He  says  "  lowering  the  matriculation 
standard  would  entice  more  into  the 
business"  ;  but  if  the  apprenticeship  were 
seven  years,  I  think  it  would  keep  out  all 
but  those  who  were  willing  to  work. 
The  tendency  in  the  majority  of 
young  people  nowadays  is  to  go  to 
school,  that  they  may  learn  to  get  a  living 
without  much  work.  Pharmacy,  how- 
ever, is  an  art,  and,  therefore,  those  who 
choose  the  profession  should  be  practi- 
cally trained. 

My  friend  calls  me  a  fossil,  and  thinks 
I  wish  to  put  off  study.  Such  is  not  the 
case,  for,  although  I  have  been  but  a 
little  over  two  years  at  the  business,  I 
have  passed  the  junior  course  at  the 
Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  have 
other  accomplishments  in  pharmacy.  I 
am  employed  in  one  of  the  largest  and 
busiest  drug  stores  in  Toronto  ;  my 
hours  are  8  a.m.  to  it  p.m.,  yet  I  find 
time  to  learn  a  little  of  the  theory,  as  well 
as  the  practice,  every  day.  The  critic  is 
right  in  saying  I  was  not  crammed  on  en- 
tering the  business.  I  had  only  a  fair 
education  (paid  for  by  hard  work),  and  I 
am  glad  of  it,  for  had  my  head  been  filled 
with  useless  trash,  as  is  taught  in  most  of 
the  higher  schools,  I  would  not  have 
been  able  to  mentally  absorb  what  I  see 
in  my  daily  work.  Those  apprentices 
who,  as  you  say,  postpone  their  studies, 
are  sluggards,  and  probably  would  not 
learn  the  business  in  seven  hundred 
years ;  but  such  men  will  get  into  all 
prefessions,  and  that  is  all  right.  They 
are  dark  lanterns  ;  they  make  the  bright 
lights  seem  still  more  bright. 


Now,  as  regards  soup  work,  as  "  A.M." 
calls  it.  I  think  some  apprentices  never 
properly  learn  even  that  part  of  the 
business.  I  have  a  young  man  under 
my  charge  who  has  been  "  in  the  soup  " 
for  nearly  nine  months,  and  cannot  wash 
a  bottle  properly  yet. 

My  reason  for  believing  in  an  extension 
of  time  to  cover  the  college  course  is  be- 
cause the  majority  of  students  who  take 
the  training  do  not  appreciate  its  value. 
It  is  given  to  them  so  fast  that  they  can- 
not mentally  assimilate  it.  They  may 
remember  it  for  a  short  time,  but  after 
the  examinations  are  over  the  majority 
soon  forget,  and  very  few  ever  put  into 
practice  what  they  have  learned. 

As  regards  blunders,  I  know  of  a 
young  man  who  has  been  through  the 
university  and  has  excellent  mental  crani- 
niing,  yet  cannot  hold  as  good  a  place  in 
a  drug  business  as  I  do,  simply  because 
of  his  blunders.  He  has  to  be  watched 
more  carefully  than  any  other  dispenser 
in  the  store  in  which  he  is  engaged. 

Pray  tell  me,  of  what  use  is  Latin  ?  I 
think  it  only  helpsto  deceiveand hoodwink 
the  public.  You  speak  of  keeping  abreast 
with  the  times  ;  then  why  waste  energy 
learning  an  old-fashioned,  dead  language  ? 
When  you  have  mastered  English  as  well 
as  you  can,  without  Latin,  then  it  is  time 
to  think  of  something  else. 

Perhaps  the  time  for  druggists  to  pre- 
scribe is  a  little  distant,  but,  my  poor 
pessimist,  you  "  must  learn  to  labor  and 
to  wait.' 

Honest,  intelligent,  and  energetic  men 
or  women  never  had  nor  never  will  have 
a  better  chance  to  secure  profit  for  their 
labors  than  now.  But  if  you  are  trying 
to  live  without  "  toiling  or  spinning,"  you 
will  find  you  are  no  lily  of  the  valley,  and 
cannot  succeed  in  these  days. 

In  conclusion,  I  must  say  I  shall  be 
pleased  to  hear  from  you  again,  or  others, 
who  would  like  less  selfishness  in  human 
nature,  more  practical  education,  and 
equal  rights  for  all. 

An  Apprentice. 

Toronto,  July  7th,  1895. 


National  Wholesale  Druggists' 
Association. 

The  following  preliminary  notice  has 
been  issued  : 

Dear  Sir, — At  this  commencement  of 
the  vacation  season,  I  desire  to  remind 
you  that  the  twenty-first  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  National  Wholesale  Druggists' 
Association  will  be  held  in  the  city  of 
Denver,  Colorado,  commencing  Monday, 
September  2nd,  next. 

I  trust  you  will  so  arrange  your  affairs 
as  to  be  present  at  the  meeting  in  person 
if  possible,  or  by  an  accredited  representa- 
tive if  you  cannot  yourself  attend. 

You  are  requested  to  bring  before  the 
meeting  of  the  association  all  matters 
connected  with  the  interests  of  the  trade, 
on  which  you  believe  united  action  de- 
sirable, and  are  reminded  that  the  chair- 
men of  various  committees  will  be  glad  to 


receive  communications  in  regard  to  the 
subjects  entrusted  to  them  for  investi- 
gation and  report. 

.'\rrangements  for  transportation  are  in 
the  hands  of  an  able  committee,  of  which 
Mr.  John  Peters,  of  New  York,  is 
chairman,  and  from  him  you  will  hear  in 
due  course. 

Our  meeting  in  Denver  will  doubtless 
draw  a  large  representation  from  the 
Pacific  slope,  and  the  Western  and  Cen- 
tral States.  It  is  my  earnest  hope  that 
the  east  and  south  may  be  fully  repre- 
sented, and  that  our  first  meeting  in  the 
city  of  Denver  may  be  characterized  by 
the  presence  of  a  larger  body  of  visiting 
members  than  ever  before. 

The  Committee  on  Entertainment  ex- 
pect to  provide  an  attractive  programme 
which  will  include  favorable  arrangements 
for  a  tour  in  the  world-renowned  scenery 
of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  Mr.  W.  A. 
Hover,  chairman  of  this  committee,  will 
issue  a  circular  in  relation  to  this  at  a 
later  date. 

Trusting  that  with  this  reminder  be- 
fore you,  you  will  be  able  to  make  ar- 
rangements to  attend  the  meeting  in  per- 
son, I  am. 

Very  truly  yours, 

Thos.  F.  Main,  President. 
Per  A.  B.  Merriam,  Secretary. 
Minneapolis,  June  24th,  1895. 


Concerning  Ricine. 

Ouchinsky,  in  studying  this  alkaloid 
{Medicil  Science,  ]zx\\x}L\'j^  1895),  describes 
it  as  a  toxic  substance  contained  in  the 
castor  bean  ;  it  is  found  in  the  oil  pre- 
pared from  them  when  the  process  has 
been  imperfect.  Stimark  places  this  sub- 
stance among  the  albuminous  ferments  of 
the  order  of  phytalbumoses  ;  the  author 
concurs  in  this  opinion.  On  cold  blooded 
animals  ricine  has  but  little  action  ;  warm- 
blooded animals  are  very  susceptible  to  it, 
a  very  small  dose  proving  fatal.  It  acts 
more  rapidly  when  exhibited  by  the 
stomach  than  when  injected  subcuta- 
neously.  The  temperature  rises  to  104° 
F.,  to  fall  again  below  normal.  The 
heart  continues  to  beat  after  the  cessation 
of  respiration.  At  the  autopsy  the  in- 
testinal mucous  membrane  is  hypersmic, 
dotted  with  punctiform  hemorrhages ; 
the  liver,  kidneys,  and  spleen  are  gorged 
with  blood  ;  the  intima  of  the  blood 
vessels  show  many  spots  of  hyaline  de- 
generation.— Rev.  Int.  de  Med.  et  de  Chir. 
Prat.  :   Therapeutic  Gazette. 


Cause  of  Death. — According  to  the 
census  of  1890,  of  every  10,000  deaths  in 
the  United  States  one  will  be  from  calcu- 
lus, 35  due  to  Bright's  disease,  40  to  fevers 
other  than  typhoid,  59  to  rheumatism,  70 
to  scrofula,  130  to  cancer,  140  to  apoplexy, 
148  to  whooping  cough,  160  to  dysentery, 
190  to  meningitis,  220  to  scarlatina,  246 
to  ague,  25c  to  convulsions,  310  tojtyphoid 
fever,  350  to  heart  trouble,  480  to  diph- 
theria, 880  to  diarrhoea,  and  1,420  to 
phthisis. — Medical  Age. 


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175 


A  Consideration  of  the  Pharmacist  of 
To-Day.  * 

liy  Du.   H.  M.   Wiim.ii.Kv,  Pii.G. 

Mr.  I'rcsidcnt,  Honorable  Trustees, 
Fellow  I'eachers,  and  I'Viends  of  I'liarina- 
r:ists  :  I'ardon  nie,  l.idies  and  {gentlemen, 
for  the  apparent  [nesuinption  on  niy  part 
in  addressing  you  as  friends  of  piiarina- 
cists.  I'or  such  must  I  consider  all  inter- 
ested parties  who  come  here  this  evening 
for  the  laudable  purpose  of  witnessing 
the  graduation  of  these  young  men,  who 
are  just  entering  upon  the  discharge  of 
the  ditticult  and  exacting  duties  which 
make  up  the  routine  life  of  a  competent 
pharmacist.  I  esteem  it  a  great  pleasure, 
as  well  as  a  delightful  privilege,  to  have 
the  o[)portunity  of  presenting  to  ;  ou  this 
evening  the  greeting  of  the  Faculty  and 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  St.  Louis  College 
of  Pharmacy,  which  has  for  twenty-nine 
years  been  numbered  among  the  worthy 
educational  institutions  of  our  city. 

No  doubt  some  of  you  have  special 
reasons  to  be  deeply  impressed  with  the 
feeling  that  this  is  an  occasion  for  re- 
joicing. For  many  it  marks  an  event  in 
the  successful  |)rogress  of  a  son  or  bro- 
ther. I'ossibly  a  few  of  you  may  justly 
claim  in  our  class  of  graduates  a  young 
man  who  is  neither  a  son  nor  a  brother, 
but  who  may  some  day  bestow  upon  you 
a  name  and  present  you  with  an  undi- 
vided interest  in  a  new  pharmacy.  Be 
this  as  it  may,  you  cannot  help  being  con- 
sidered as  friends  of  pharmacists. 

This  evening  is  certainly  a  time  for 
enjoyment.  It  marks  a  period  of  intel- 
lectual victory  over  the  numerous  prob- 
lems found  in  a  college  of  pharmacy  cur- 
riculum. I  am  glad  to  see  all  entering 
with  just  zeal  and  pardonable  pride  into 
the  spirit  of  rejoicing  and  jubilance  evi- 
denced by  those  who  have  recently  re- 
ceived permission  to  be  addressed  as 
pharmacists.  Far  be  it  from  my  purpose 
to  detract  one  iota,  01  in  any  manner 
lessen  the  peculiar  pleasure  which  the 
exercises  for  this  evening  afford  you. 

WHY     THE     PUIiLIC      SHOULD     APPRECIATE 
THE    PHARMACIST. 

Opportunity,  however,  begets  tempta- 
tion, and  I  cannot  withstand  the  tempta- 
tion to  make  good  use  of  tliis  opjjortunity 
for  impressing  you  with  the  tact  that  no 
one  ever  assumed  greater  responsibilities 
than  those  voluntarily  accepted  this  day 
by  the  members  of  the  large  graduating 
class.  In  the  practice  of  their  profession 
these  young  men  will  find  the  most 
deadly  remedial  agents  known  to  science 
becoming  familiar  objects  to  them,  to  he 
frequently  manufactured  and  daily  dis- 
pensed. The  most  skillful,  careful,  and 
learned  physician  will  intrust  them  with 
the  precious  prescription,  containing,  as 
it  does,  the  practical  outcome  of  the  prac- 
titioner's entire  medical  training  and  eru- 
dition. .A  single  mistake  in  dispensing 
the   order    may  mean    the  death   of  the 

'A  valedictory  address  on  behalf  of  the  faculty  of  the 
St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy.  Delivered  at  the  1895 
commenceinent  exercises. 


patient,  the  loss  of  a  precious  human  life. 
It  is  the  pharmacist  who  ever  stands 
guard  at  the  narrow  gateway  between  the 
wisdom  and  rare  skill  of  the  physician 
and  the  wonderful  powers  of  all  known 
therapeutic  agents.  Do  you  wonder  that 
the  pharmacist  often  looks  serious,  and 
his  face  is  fietiuently  careworn  ?  Are  you 
surprised  that  he  compounds  the  prescri[)- 
tion  behind  the  guarded  dispensing  case 
in  i)rivacy  and  silence  ?  Are  you  startled 
to  learn  that,  with  one  or  two  e.\ceptions, 
every  state  and  territory  in  the  Union  de- 
mands that  a  [)erson  shall  show  proof  of 
possessing  the  proper  pharmaceutical  skill 
and  knowledge  before  conducting  a  drug 
store  ?  Can  you  realize  my  meaning  when 
I  say  that  these  young  men  whom  you 
have  seen  graduated  to-night  will  hold  in 
their  hand  the  lives  of  the  greatest  and 
best  citizens  of  the  community  in  which 
they  practise  pharmacy  ?  Do  you  doubt 
for  a  moment  my  assertion  that  on  no 
one's  shoulders  rest  graver  duties  or  more 
serious  lesponsibility  than  those  that  bend 
the  erect  form  of  the  pharmacist  as  time 
marks  the  furrows  of  trials  and  tribula- 
tions on  his  brow  ?  True  it  is  that  the 
world  owes  no  man  a  living,  but  every 
man,  woman,  and  child  who  has  a  pre- 
scription filled  owes  a  life  to  the  judg- 
ment, training,  skill,  care,  and  conscien- 
tiousness of  the  pharmacist  who  dispenses 
it  with  the  prescribed  amount  of  the 
proper  ingredients,  conforming  to  the  re- 
quired strength  and  standard  quality. 
'I'hus  the  pharmacist  labors  to  give  his 
customers 

"  The  most  desirable  gift  of  humanily,  a  sound 
mind  in  a  healthy  body." 

THE  PUBLIC  SHOULD  BEFRIEND  THE  PHAR- 
MACIST. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  may  I  not  feel 
justified  in  urging  you  to  be  friends  of 
pharmacists,  not  only  for  to-night,  amid 
the  fragrance  of  flowers,  the  inspiration 
of  music,  and  the  enthusiasm  of  youth, 
but  for  all  time  to  come  ?  This 
evening  the  young  men  most  fully  appre- 
ciate your  presence  and  highly  value  your 
good  will.  To-morrow  they  will  be  phar- 
macists ready  to  solicit  your  material  sup- 
port in  the  practice  of  their  profession. 
Shall  I  sicken  to-morrow  that  I  may  have 
a  prescription  filled,  do  you  ask  ?  Oh, 
no,  not  that,  for  it  is  health  that  we  wish 
you,  and  disease  that  the  pharmacist  aids 
the  physician  in  banishing.  What  I  do 
request  is  that,  when  necessity  compels 
you  to  visit  a  drug  store,  you  will  al- 
ways seek  the  services  of  a  competent 
pharmacist,  and,  if  possible,  patronize  one 
who  is  a  graduate  of  a  college  of  phar- 
macy ;  for  he  will  surely  be  registered  in 
accordance  with  the  laws  of  his  state. 
.\t  any  rate,  ascertain  positively  that  your 
pharmacist  has  a  certificate  from  the 
State  Board  of  Pharinacy,  which  shows 
his  legal  right  to  fill  your  prescription. 
Lend  not  your  support  to  the  druggist 
who  makes  his  store  a  modern  notion 
bazaar,  but  patronize  the  pharmacist 
whose  skill,  deliberation,  and  professional 
care  combine  and   inspire  you   with  con- 


fidence. Very  strange  it  is,  but  equally 
true,  that  some  people  refuse  to  trust  even 
a  cheap  watch  to  any  but  the  mrjst  skill- 
ful of  jewelers,  but  they  unhesitatingly 
deliver  the  far  more  intricate  and  delicate 
mechanism  of  their  own  bodies  to  (|uack 
doctors  and  blatant  druggists.  I  am  at 
once  convinced  and  gratified,  by  the  in- 
telligent expression  on  your  friendly  coun- 
tenances, that  none  within  the  hearing  of 
my  voice  will  ever  be  so  reckless;  there- 
fore, I  only  implore  you  to  bear  in  mind 
my  words  and  counsel  with  your  friends 
who  are  less  wise.  You  must  strive  to 
make  them  realize  that  all  honor  is  due 
the  educated,  intelligent,  conscientious, 
and  vigilant  pharmacist  of  to-day. 

I  trust  you  have  followed  me  in  these 
few  words  of  introduction.  I  desire  that 
you  also  realize  the  most  hearty  welcome 
we  extend  on  such  an  occasion  as  this, 
filled  as  it  is  on  all  sides  with  pleasurable 
interest. 

I  must  now  conform  with  the  time  hon- 
ored custom  which  requires  the  valedic- 
torian to  counsel  with  the  new  graduates. 
No  doubt  they  feel  that  we,  who  were 
their  teachers,  have  counselled  with  them 
often  and  long  during  their  college  days. 
To-night,  however,  we  meet  them,  not  as 
professor  and  student,  but  as  fellow-phar- 
macists, and  as  such  I  shall  endeavor  to 
address  them. 

ALL    PAY    HOM.\GE    TO     THE     GRADUATING 
CLASS. 

Members  of  the  graduating  class,  I  am 
not  surprised  that  you  are  proud  to-night, 
you,  who  are  the  very  centre  of  attraction. 
This  intelligent  audience  came  to  see  you 
graduate;  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  assembled 
at  your  bidding  ;  the  faculty,  whose  mem- 
bers have  lectured  you  for  two  years  past, 
responded  to  the  call  of  the  students.  So 
it  is  no  wonder  that  you  are  smilingly 
proud  and  consciously  hapjjy  as  you  clasp 
the  long-coveted  diploma  in  your  hand. 
.\  clear  conscience  assures  you  that  the 
document  has  been  justly  earned,  and  a 
feeling  of  honorable  self  gratulation  must 
come  with  the  thought  of  the  services 
you  are  to  render  humanity.  Permit  me 
to  congratulate  each  one  of  you  on  the 
good  fortune  you  have  enjoyed,  as  well  as 
sound  judgment  evidenced  in  selecting 
this  institution  of  learning  for  the  purpose 
of  obtaining  your  college  training.  I 
need  not  remind  you  of  its  complete 
equipment  of  facilities  for  instruction, 
the  corps  of  earnest  teachers,  and 
the  board  of  watchful  trustees.  But 
now  that  you  are  graduated,  I  must 
impress  on  you  the  fact  that  of  those  who 
have  preceded  you  in  receiving  the  di- 
ploma of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Phar- 
macy, many  have  attained  prominence  in 
the  list  of  .\merican  pharmacists.  Some 
of  their  examples  should  inspire  you  to 
great  and  good  work.  The  knowledge  of 
their  achievements  must  be  an  incentive 
for  earnest  efforts  on  your  part.  We  shall 
expect  the  class  of  1S94-95  to  add  new 
lustre  to  the  fame  of  your  fond  and  watch- 
ful a/ma  mater. 


176 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


PHARMACV  IS  PROGRESSIVE. 

I  must  now  awaken  you  from  those 
pleasurable  thoughts  and  mar  the  happy 
dreams  by  some  of  the  stern  realities  of 
the  life  before  you.  Pharmacy  is  a  pro- 
gressive calling,  and  the  profession  both 
ancient  and  honorable.  The  word  "  pro- 
gressive ''  means  "  ever  changing,"  and 
you  must  most  fully  realize  this  fact. 

PHARMACISTS  DO    NOT    BECOME  RICH. 

Among  those  who  will  discourage  you 
are  some  individuals  with  the  mournful 
cry,  that  pharmacy  is  an  overcrowded 
profession,  while  they  will  lugubriously 
point  out  that  the  drug  business  has  long 
since  been  cut  to  pieces  by  the  sharp 
knife  of  close  competition.  I  misjudge 
your  God-given  talents  and  ambitions  if 
you  are  seeking  a  profession  which  is  pro 
vided  with  plenty  of  room  at  the  bottom. 
Your  good  judgment  and  natural  intelli- 
gence would  inform  you  that  such  a  call- 
ing must  be  unworthy  of  your  earnest  at- 
tention. This  world  is  crowded  with 
struggling  humanity,  and  the  majority  of 
human  beings  cherish  the  ambition  to 
better  their  condition,  while  many  are 
ready  to  assist  their  fellow-men. 

Pharmacy  is  truly  a  crowded  occupation, 
but  we  have  none  too  many  good,  com- 
petent pharmacists.  The  proverbial 
"  room  at  the  top  "  of  pharmacy  contains 
ample  accommodations  for  all  of  you. 
Just  qualify  yourself  to  use  it.  The  cut- 
rate  competition  condition  of  the  drug- 
gists is  not  a  theory  but  a  condition,  with 
which  you  must  have  had  some  familiarity, 
nor  can  I  otherwise  than  portend  for  the 
future  a  continuance  of  the  same  state  of 
affairs.  The  purely  commercial  side  of 
pharmacy  is  slowly,  but  surely,  slipping 
away,  because  pharmacy  is  more  of  a  pro- 
fession than  a  trade.  It  does  not  require 
a  professional  education  on  the  part  of 
a  pharmacist  to  hand  out  patent  medi- 
cines any  more  than  it  does  medical  ad- 
vice and  skill,  or  even  the  possession  of 
common  sense,  on  the  part  of  the  cus- 
tomer who  fearlessly  gulps  them  down. 
The  majority  of  the  so-called  druggist's 
sundries  are  so  only  by  custom.  This 
class  of  goods  is  now  finding  its  place  as 
dry  goods,  hardware,  and  stationer's  no- 
tions. The  physician  is  as  much  entitled 
to  a  professional  fee  when  he  sells  his 
horse  or  house  and  lot  as  is  the  druggist 
to  a  professional  price  on  such  goods. 
Thus  you  must  look  with  greater  care  to 
the  professional  side  of  pharmacy.  Your 
prospects  for  accruing  great  wealth  are 
not  bright.  Professional  services  are 
never  compensated  by  filthy  lucre.  They 
are  measured  by  a  higher  and  nobler 
standard.  You  must,  like  the  physician, 
feel  that  much  remuneration  is  derived 
from  the  greatest  of  all  pleasures,  the  de- 
velopment of  the  intellectual  faculties 
and  the  encouragement  and  distribution 
of  thought.     AVe  must,  with    Lowell,  feel 

that 

"  Before  man  made  you  citizens, 
Great  Nature  made  you  men." 

This,  with  the  feeling  of  satisfaction 
over  the  good  you  render  humanity,  must 


constitute  the  major  portion  of  your 
riches.  To  the  true  pharmacist  this  feel- 
ing become.s  a  human  instinct,  and  as  a 
real  enjoyment  is  such  an  income  to  many 
people.  But  it  does  not  require  a  Su- 
preme Court  decision  to  determine  that 
you  need  not  include  this  class  of  receipts 
when  making  out  your  income-tax  re- 
turns. In  this  respect  they  are  as  e.xempt 
as  President  Cleveland's  salary.  The 
daily  sales  in  your  store,  like  the  doctor's 
collections,  will  pay  your  living,  but  not 
build  fine  residences  or  accumulate  large 
bank  accounts.  If  you  feel  that  you  are 
so  constituted  by  nature  that  you  cannot 
be  content  with  such  a  life  it  is  not  yet 
too  late  for  you  to  select  some  more  con- 
genial pursuit,  but,  go  where  you  will, 
there  will  always  be  plenty  of  competition 
to  discourage  the  weak  and  vacillating 
person. 

ALWAYS  DISPENSE   THE    ARTICLE 
PRESCRIBED. 

The  pharmacist  of  to-day  has  many 
perplexities  to  mar  the  peace  of  an 
unruffled  life.  Among  those  that  I  must 
mention  is  the  odium  cast  on  the  profes- 
sion by  a  few  unscrupulous  persons  who 
have  no  regard  for  justice,  the  dictates  of 
right,  or  the  value  of  human  life.  They 
know  not  the  voice  of  conscience.  Phar- 
macy, like  every  other  profession,  must 
siipport  its  scapegoat,  whose  only  ambi- 
tion is  to  make  money,  and  witli  whom 
the  end  always  justifies  the  means.  They 
are  with  us  even  if  destitute  of  a  place 
and  true  function  in  the  profession.  The 
ministry  has  its  hypocrites,  the  medical 
profession  the  only  too  well-known 
"  quack,''  and  pharmacy,  alas,  we  must 
confess  it,  the  man  who  dispenses  not  the 
article  ordered  in  the  prescription  or  by 
the  customer,  but  supplies  a  similar  arti- 
cle, in  appearance  at  least,  which  costs 
him  less  money.  I  feel  that  the  world 
does  not  mete  out  sufficient  justice  to 
punish  this  class  of  miscreants  who  trifle 
with  human  life  for  a  few  paltry  dollars. 
Do  not  let  these  leeches  discourage  you, 
for  the  standard  of  pharmacy  will  con- 
tinue to  advance  in  spite  of  them. 

MANUFACTURE  YOUR  OWN    PREPARATIONS 

While  my  views  on  substitution,  as  just 
e.xplained,  are  unequivocal,  I  am  con- 
vinced that  it  is  not  only  the  privilege,  but 
also  the  duty  of  the  skilled  pharmacist  to 
acquaint  physicians  with  the  superior 
quality  of  the  products  of  his  own  labor- 
atory. No  law,  either  legal  or  profes- 
sional, relega'es  to  any  class  of  manufac- 
turers the  sole  right  to  produce  elegant 
preparations.  With  the  National  Formu- 
lary for  a  guide  and  the  lesources  of  your 
pharmaceutical  training,  you  are  emin- 
ently fitted  to  prepare  unofficial  goods  of 
superior  quality.  If  you  lose  the  oppor- 
tunity do  not  blame  others  for  your  negli- 
gence. The  true  pharmacy  of  to-day  fits 
into  a  period  of  the  world's  history  where 
a  wonderful  impetus  is  experienced  in  all 
systematic  and  careful  scientific  investi- 
gations.    Pharmacy  is  a  fruitful  field  for 


the  practical  application  of  chemical  and 
physiological  scientific  truths.  The  initial 
mysteries  of  chemistry  and  pharmacology 
have  been  disclosed  to  you  while  in  col- 
lege. It  only  remains  for  you  to  utilize 
them  in  your  daily  vocation.  Members 
of  a  profession  are  universally  acknowl- 
edged to  be  poor  business  men.  The  de- 
cadence of  the  druggist  as  a  tradesman  is 
in  harmony  with  the  evolution  of  the  pro- 
fessional pharmacist.  Translate  the  writ- 
ing on  the  wall,  catch  the  inspiration  of 
the  times,  and  make  use  of  the  training 
you  have  received.  You  are  now  on  the 
road  to  progress,  and  I  implore  you  to 
travel  in  the  right  direction. 

DO  NOT    DEPRECIATE  THE  VALUE  OF  PRAC- 
TICAL    EXPERIENCE. 

You  have  been  required  to  spend  four 
years'  time  as  an  apprentice  before  you 
become  eligible  for  graduation.  It  is  now 
a  well  established  biological  fact  that, 
other  considerations  being  equal,  animals 
develop  and  improve  with  each  succeed- 
ing generation  in  proportion  to  the  length 
of  the  period  of  infancy  or  dependence  on 
their  parents  or  parent.  This  is  the  time 
during  which  the  child  learns  not  only 
what  its  parents  were  taught  as  children 
but  the  additional  knowledge  and  skill 
gained  by  their  personal  experience. 
Your  apprenticeship  in  pharmacy 
compares  with  the  period  of  in- 
fancy in  the  growth  of  animals. 
Be  wise  and  never  attempt  to  cut 
this  short  in  training  your  apprentices. 
A  very  pretty  fable  tells  us  that  after  the 
flood  the  birds  found  it  necessary  to  teach 
their  young  birds  how  to  build  nests. 
The  impatient  and  impetuous  children 
watched  the  process  of  construction  until 
the  nest  was  half  finished  and  then  said, 
"  We  have  the  idea,  we  understand  the 
theory  of  construction,  and  can  get  our 
'practical  experience'  after  graduation,'' 
so  away  they  flew.  With  plenty  of  theory 
but  no  practical  experience  they  con- 
structed their  own  nests  until  half  way 
built.  They  were  then  unable  to  com- 
plete them,  and  \vere  forced  to  make  the 
unfinished  nests  serve  their  purpose  as 
well  as  they  would.  Our  industrious 
humming  birds  and  the  handsome  Balti- 
more orioles  and  a  few  other  wise  ones, 
however,  were  more  patient  in  receiving 
instructions  from  their  parents.  They 
completed  their  apprenticeship  and  served 
out  their  period  of  practical  experience 
before  graduation.  As  a  consequence  we 
find  these  birds  to-day  building  complete 
nests,  provided  with  adetjuate  roofs,  while 
the  homes  of  the  other  birds  have  no 
covering  to  protect  them  from  the  in- 
clemency of  the  weather.  Some  mis- 
guided pharmaceutical  writers  have  strayed 
from  the  system  of  right  thinking  and 
commend  the  acts  of  these  foolish  birds. 
These  would  feed  you  on  theory  and 
graduate  you  without  practical  experience. 
Listen  not  to  their  special  pleadings  or 
your  storehouse  of  pharmaceutical  knowl- 
edge will  be  like  the  bird's  nest  without 
a  protecting  roof. 


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V.V.  i;()Ol>  MI£N  AND  WOKIIIV  CI  IIZLNS. 

(Iiadiiales,  before  saying  to  you  tlie 
wortl  "  farewell  "  and  leaving  each  one  to 
seek  the  location  that  fate  has  willed  him, 
I  consider  it  my  duty  to  express  the  feel- 
ing of  confidence  that  the  memhers  of  the 
faculty  have  in  you  as  men.  We  know 
that  you  are  competent  pharmacists  and 
we  feel  that  you  will  never  forget  your 
share  in  the  responsibility  for  the  good 
name  of  the  profession  you  have  just 
entered.  I  need  not  remind  you  that  the 
creditable  record  of  St.  Louis,  of  which 
we  are  so  justly  proud,  has  been  earned 
by  her  citizens.  So  it  is  with  the  St. 
I/)uis  College  of  Pharmacy,  whose 
students  and  graduates,  as  well  as  facidty 
and  trustees,  have  earned  and  now  main- 
tain its  envied  reputation.  You  will  ever 
remain  graduates  of  the  college.  No 
divorce  proceedings  can  ever  sever  the 
relationship.  IJear  this  well  \x\  mind  and 
evidence  your  gratefulness  to  the  insti- 
tution by  living  the  lives  of  good  men 
and  worthy  citizens  as  well  as  professional 
pharmacists.  By  so  doing  when  the  time 
comes  for  you  to  pass  away,  as  it  must  for 
eacii  one,  your  friends  will  say, 

"  .\  comliinalion  and  a  form  indeed 
Where  every  god  did  seem  to  set  his  seal 
To  give  the  world  assurance  of  a  man." 


Practieal  Value  of  Pharmacognosy. * 

Hy  William  S.  Disiskow,  New  Jersey.  N.J. 

Properly  speaking,  the  whole  history 
of  the  drug,  its  origin,  source,  varieties, 
commercial  relations  and  natural  history 
are  to  be  considered  in  referring  to 
pharmacognosy  ;  but,  as  generally  un- 
derstood, and  as  applied  practically  in 
our  colleges,  it  relates  to  the  bioU^gical 
or  histological  structure  of  drugs,  and  the 
other  considerations  are  relegated  to 
materia  medica  and  botany.  The  first 
lectures  on  this  subject  were  deliv- 
ered by  Martius,  at  the  University  of 
Erlangen,  in  the  year  1S25,  and  the  dtfini- 
tion,  as  given  by  him  at  that  time,  was 
that  pharmacognosy  is  to  be  regarded  as 
"a  part  of  general  materia  medica,  or 
that  science  which  relates  to  the  examina- 
tion of  the  medical  substances  derived 
from  the  three  kingdoms  of  nature,  with 
a  view  to  ascertain  their  sources  and 
quality,  to  test  for  their  purity,  and  to 
determine  sulistitution  and  adulteration." 
It  will  be  seen  that  if  we  accept  this  as 
our  guide,  we  should  be  led  far  into  the 
domain  of  the  collateral  sciences,  but  I 
think,  as  we  now  understand  i',  we  ad- 
here to  drugs  of  vegetable  origin.  With- 
out the  microscope  we  should  have  but  a 
poor  showing  ;  for  without  understanding 
the  elements  of  plant  structure,  how  can 
we  be  e.vpected  to  appreciate  the  prin- 
ciples ?  and  what  we  are  able  to  do  to  day 
in  the  differentiation  of  drugs  we  owe  to 
that  instrument. 

I  remember,  in  my  early  pharmaceuti- 
cal days,  we  were  taught   that   the  char- 

'  .Abstract  of  the  proceedings  of  the  New  Jersey  Ph-ir- 
maceutical   .Association. 


acteristics  of  a  drug  were  those  of  a 
macroscojjic  ([uality — they  were  round  or 
shapeless,  soft  or  brittle,  smooth  or 
wrinkled,  brown  or  some  other  coltjr,  <lt>- 
pending  upon  the  ability  of  the  observer 
to  distinguish  color  ;  never  did  we  hear 
of  the  varied  arrangement  of  wood 
bundles  ;  the  parenchymatous  and  pro- 
senchymatous  forms  were  a  nebula,  which 
always  retained  its  misty  character. 

That  was  but  fifteen  years  ago,  in  one 
of  the  best  pharmaceutical  colleges  ;  then 
we  were  given  bottled  drugs,  to  taste,  to 
smell,  and  to  inspect  with  an  air  of  utter 
helplessness  ;  a  microsco[)e — a  toy  to  be 
cased,  and  for  inspection  only.  Now  the 
science  is  recognized  and  appreciated  ;  to 
it  plenty  of  practical  work  is  given,  and  it 
is  second  to  none  in  practical  importance, 
and  is  of  infinite  interest  and  beauty. 
Who  among  you  can  recognize  one  drug 
from  another  when  crushed  or  powdered  ? 
(For  I  will  concede  that  there  are  many 
geiitral  characteristics  by  which  they  may 
he  identified  without  instrumental  lielp.) 
r.y  what  method  may  this  be  done,  if  not 
by  pharmacognosy  ?  And  if  this  may 
not  be  considered  a  science  of  utility  to 
the  pharmacist,  I  would  like  to  know 
where  we  will  find  it.  Pharmacognosy 
teaches  the  structural  conditions  of  drugs, 
the  arrangement  of  their  elementary  con- 
stituents, and  how  one  differs  from  an- 
other ;  and  to  know  a  drug  from  the 
pharmacognostical  standpoint  is  the  only 
way  by  which  it  may  be  known. 

Some  of  you  may  consider  this  all  non- 
sense, and  of  no  practical  use,  but  I  tell 
you  you  cannot  get  along  without  it  ;  and 
the  possessor  of  a  brain  so  obtuse  as  to  be 
unwilling  to  recognize  it,  and  an  eye  so 
blinded  as  to  be  unable  to  see  it,  is  not 
worthy  of  the  profession  to  which  he  is 
supposed  to  bear  allegiance,  and  he.  and 
not  the  science,  will  be  the  loser. 

To  be  a  pharmacist,  in  its  broadest 
definition,  without  some  knowledge  of 
this  science  would  be  like  going  to  war- 
fare with  imperfect  armament.  You  may 
ap|)ear  like  pharmacist  or  warrior,  but  the 
test  soon  comes,  and  it  is  but  the  fittest 
that  survives.  To  be  unable  to  recognize 
drugs  with  a  definite  precision  in  your 
daily  labors  is  not  only  negligence,  but 
criminal. 

We  should  consider  this  subject,  not 
only  in  its  utility,  but  in  its  necessity,  and 
if  there  are  any  among  you  who  consider 
it  as  of  value  only  in  rounding  out  a  cur- 
riculum, you  are  making  the  greatest  mis- 
take of  your  lives,  preventing  by  your 
own  mental  astigmatism  the  enlighten- 
ment which  others  would  have  derived  in 
its  pursuit.  Pharmacognosy  is  here  to 
stay,  our  text-books  are  now  filled  with  it, 
where  but  a  few  years  ago  no  reference  was 
m.ide.  Now,  well  executed  drawings  and 
micro-photographs  illuminate  where  for- 
merly all  was  dreary  and  dull.  How  many 
of  us,  during  the  idle  moments  which  are  so 
frequent  in  some  of  our  stores,  have  wan- 
dered about  aimlessly,  wondering,  per- 
haps, what  is  the  matter  with  the  times, 
and  only  considering  how  cheaply  we  can 


purchase  the  next  lot  of  drugs,  irrespective 
of  how  much  they  may  be  adulterated, 
and  never  considering  how  easily  we  could 
fit  ourselves  to  identify  readily  and  to 
prove  their  quality  ;  for  we  must  consider 
that  to  be  worthy  of  the  confidence  of  the 
physician,  we  must  lie  able  to  give  what 
is  requested,  and  that  in  a  condition  of 
purity. 

I  imagine  I  hear  some  one  remarking 
that  to  do  all  this  necessitates  microscope 
and  time.  This  is  so,  but  no  more  than 
is  imposed  upon  the  practitioner,  far 
more  busy  than  most  of  you.  If  you  will 
make  yourself  superior  to  your  fellow 
pharmacists,  you  will  soon  be  rewarded 
by  the  [jublic  confidence.  But  if  you  do 
not,  and  are  willing  to  be  mere  "  hewers 
of  wood  and  drawers  of  water,"  you  will 
always  remain  so,  for  the  day  of  mere 
selling  of  drugs  is  past,  and  modern  phar- 
macy is  fast  pubhing  to  the  wall  the  lag- 
gard and  the  drone.  Let  us  awaken  to 
the  value,  to  the  utility  of  pharmacognosy, 
if  for  no  other  reason  than  that  of  mental 
enjoyment  ;  you  will  find  it  to  compete 
favorably  with  all  which  you  may  pit 
against  it. 


Druggists  and  Photography. 

The  purveying  of  chemicals  is  one  of 
the  important  features  of  the  business 
side  of  the  art  of  photography,  and  as 
such  is  legitimately  a  part  of  the  business 
of  the  diuggist.  Time  was  when  the 
practice  of  this  art  was  full  of  ditificulties, 
its  mysteries  were  beyond  the  ken  of  the 
ordinary  person,  its  trade  was  confined 
to  a  narrow  channel,  and  the  druggist  was 
content  to  let  it  remain  so,  looking  upon 
the  occasional  sale  of  a  few  chemicals  as 
the  limit  to  which  his  interest  in  the  busi- 
ness could  extend.  But  that  time  is  past. 
While  everybody  does  not  "take" 
pictures,  the  mechanics  of  the  art  have 
been  so  simplified  that  nearly  everybody 
can.  The  proportion  of  people  in  this 
country  who  are  now  interested  in 
amateur  photography  is  so  small,  com- 
pared with  the  number  who  might  be  at- 
tracted toward  it  by  proper  means,  that 
the  business  seems  almost  in  its  infancy, 
and  the  field  is  one  which  is  invitingly 
open  for  exploitation  by  that  class  of  peo- 
ple most  fitted  to  work  it — the  retail 
druggist. — Pharmaceutical  Era. 


Recognized. — Henry  Irving,  the  fa- 
mous actor,  whose  face  has,  through  ad- 
vertisement and  illustration,  become 
familiar  to  many  people,  was  one  day  at  a 
seaside  resort,  when  he  noticed  a  little  girl 
looking  at  him  fixedly. 

"Well,  my  dear,'  said  he,  "do  you 
know  who  I  am  ?  " 

'■  Yes,  sir,"  was  the  shy  answer. 
"Well,  who  am  I.  then?" 
"  You  are  one  of  Beecham's  pills." 
And,  indeed,  his  face  had  figured  in  an 
advertisement   c>f  the    widely   advertised 
pills. — Exchange. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DVAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 


AUGUST  15TH,   1895. 


What  is   the  Association  Doing  Now? 

An    association  of  the  retail  druggists 
of  Hamilton   Ont.,  and  vicinity  has  been 
in  existence  for  some  time.     They  at  one 
time  held  regular  meetings,  looked  faith- 
fully after  the  trade  interests  in  their  con- 
stituency, and  the  association  was  looked 
upon  as  a  model  one.     In  fact,  the  drug- 
gists of  Hamilton  have,  as  a  rule,  worked 
harmoniously   together,    and   when     any 
breach    of  good    faith   occurred,    or   any 
member  of  the  fraternity  stepped  outside 
of  the  bounds  laid  down,  he  was  imme; 
diately  told  to  halt,  and  threatened  with 
dire  disaster  in  event  of  his  refusal  to  re- 
form.    Cutting  in  prices  was  one  of  the 
evils  which  they   particularly  decried,  and 
more  than  once  have  the  "  screws  been 
put  on  "  (so  the  speak)  in  order  to  teach 
the  offender   that  he   must  keep  in  line. 
In  July,  1885,  a  seiious  breach  occurred, 
one  of  the  druggists   of  the  city  having 
advertised  cut  prices.     This  had  the  effect 
of  bringing  out  a  strong  protest  from  the 
remainder  of  the  druggists  of  the  city,  ad- 
dressed to  the  wholesale  trade,  and  sig/ied 
hv  each  individual  rnemher.       We  are  in 
possession  of  one  of  these  letters,  which 
we  reproduce  here  • 

Hamilton,  Ont., 

July,  1885. 
Gentlemen, — In    accordance   with    a 
resolution  of  the  Hamilton    and  District 
Drug  Association,  I  send  you  the  names 
in  that  association. 

The  members  have  pledged  themselves 
to  discriminate    in    placing   their   orders 
only  with  such  houses  as  do  not  and  will 
not  supply  cutting  retailers  in  our  district. 
In  taking  this  step,  the  association  be- 
lieve  it   is   working   as  much   in  favor  of 
the  wholesale  trade  as  the  retailers,  their 
object  being  that  goods  advertised  at   a 
fixed  price,  and  printed  thereon,   should 
be    sold   at   such   price.     And    it  is  the 
hope   of   the    association    that    they   will 
have  the  sympathy  and  aid  of  the  whole- 
sale trade  as  far  as  possible. 
Yours  truly, 
R.  Brierley, 

Secretary /ir;?  tern. 

Names  of  Members  : 
Garland  &  Rutherford,  Mark  .Mundy. 
John  A.  Clark,  John  M.Gerrie, 

Harrison  Bros.,  W.  L.  Smith, 

A.  Vincent  &  Co.,         Richard  Brierley, 
Arthur  Boyle,  Wm.  A.  Howell, 

R.  N.  Taylor  &  Co.,     J.  A.  Zimmerman, 
Ontario  Pharmacy  (G.  T.  Bingham), 
D.  Day  Smith  H.  L.  Case, 


A.  Doherty,  J.  A.  Sutherland, 

A.  Calder  &  Co.,  k.  Hamilton  &  Co., 

McGregor  &  Parke,      John  A.Barr&Co., 

Accompanying  this  letter  was  the  fol- 
lowing from  the  secretary  : 

July  7lh. 

In  sending  you  this  document  we  wish 
you  to  observe  that  the  name  of — *  is  not 
there,  and  that  he  is  the  otily  one  at 
present  amongst  us  who  is  cutting  prices 
and  advertising  to  do  so. 

We  intend  that  the  terms  of  the  accom- 
panying resolution  be  applied  to  him 
until  he  c^mes  into  fair  and  honorable 
prices  we  all  observe. 

You  will,  therefore,  please  govern  your- 
selves accordingly. 

Richard  Brierley, 
Secretary  pro  fern. 

This  strong   protest   had  the  effect  in- 
tended.   The  offender  soon  came  to  terms, 
and,  we  believe,  has  since  been,  and  is  now, 
one  of  the  most  loyal  of  the  pharmacists 
of  that  city.     As  is  pretty  generally  known, 
there    is    more    cutting   in    prices  by  the 
druggists  of  Hamilton  to-day  than  in  any 
other  city    or   town   in   Canada.     It    was 
commenced  by  a   firm  outside  the  drug 
trade,  but    it   has   spread,  so   that    every 
druggist  in   the  city,    without  exception, 
cuts  prices,  and  not  only  that,  but  some  of 
them      advertise   themselves  as    cut-rate 
druggists,   and  more    than   one  of  those 
who     signed    the    letter    of    protest    to 
the  wholesale   trade    in   July,    1885,   are 
amongst    the    worst    offenders.     What   is 
the  Hamilton  District  Association  doing? 
Where   is   the    protest  to    the   wholesale 
houses  threatening    to    "  discriminate   in 
placing  their  orders  only  with  such  houses 
as  do  not  and  will  not  supply  cutting  re- 
tailers "  ? 

The  notice  sent  in  1885  has  never  been 
withdrawn,  although  a  later  one  in  refer- 
ence to  a  member  of  the  association  who 
was  giving  "chromos"  free  to  his  customers 
was  declared  cancelled.  Are  not  the 
Hamilton  druggists  inconsistent  in  their 
action  ?  Why  should  they  not  take  steps, 
even  at  this  late  hour,  to  remedy  the  evil, 
not  that  exists  in  others,  but  amongst 
themselves?  Should  not  these  men,  who 
protested  so  strongly  in  1885,  live  up  to 
their  protests  now  ?  There  is  still  hope 
for  the  drug  trade  of  Hamilton  it  they 
will  act  in  harmony,  and  have  some  respect 
for  their  own  convictions.  Let  them 
make  a  determined  stand  in  this  matter 
and  we  believe  good  results  will  follow. 


The  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion is  holding  its  Annual  meeting  at 
Denver,  Col. 

*We  have   omitted    the  offender's  name. 


J.  H.  Mackenzie,  President  of  Council  O.C.P. 


The  New  Officers. 

In  the  selection  of  Mr.  J.  H.  Macken- 
zie as  president,  and  Mr.  J.  McKee  as 
vice  president,  the  council  have  chosen 
two  of  the  hardest  working  and  most 
deserving  members.  In  their  capacities 
as  chairmen  of  committees  in  former 
years,  and  in  general  council  work,  they 
have  shown  an  interest  in  their  labors 
that  betokens  energetic  and  active  work 
in  their  new  offices.  Mr.  Mackenzie  was 
first  elected  to  the  council  in  July,  1889, 
and  Mr.  McKee  in  August,  1888.  Both 
have  sat  continuously  for  their  different 
constituencies  ever  since. 


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products  arises  from  the  superior  method 
employed  in  refining  the  oil  in  Norway. 
The  "  freezing  process,"  which  is  the 
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170 


Ontario   College  of   Pharmacy  Council 
Meeting. 

The  regular  semi-annual  meeting  of 
the  Council  of  tlie  Ontario  C'oUege  of 
Pharmacy  opened  at  2.30  o'clock  on  the 
afternoon  of  I'uesday,  .\ugust  6lh,  1895. 
President  A.  B.  I'etrie,  of  Cuelph,  look 
the  chair,  and  was  welcomed  hack  l)y  his 
colleagues  after  his  recent  trip  to  the  an- 
tipodes. This  being  the  first  meetuig  of 
the  newly-elected  council,  more  than  usual 
interest  attached  to  the  roll  call,  ami  a 
few  moments  were  spent  before  business 
began  in  introductions  and  general  ex- 
change of  courtesies. 

'I'hose  present  were,  in  order  of  dis- 
tricts, as  follows:  (i)  Henry  Walters, 
Ottawa  ;  (3)  John  McKee,  I'eterboro  ; 
(4)  C.  1).  Daniel,  Toronto;  (5)  J.  H. 
Mackenzie,  Toronto  ;  (6)  I).  H.  iMac- 
Laren,  Ba;rie  ;  (7)  A.  Turner,*  Orange- 
ville  ;  (8)  O.  W.  ijpackman,*  Hamilton  ; 
(9)  Simon  Snydsr,'  Waterloo;  (to)  W. 
A.  K.arn,  Woodstock;  (11)  J.  F.  Rob- 
erts,* Parkhill  ;  (12)  Harry  Days,*  Luck- 
now  ;  (13)  R.  I).  Scott,*  Sarnia.  Owing 
to  some  irregularity  in  the  election  no 
representative  had  been  elected  in  Dis- 
trict No.  2,  and,  consequently,  every 
elected  member  was  in  his  seat.  Those 
marked  with  an  asterisk  {'■')  now  take  their 
seats  for  the  first  time. 

i'he  first  business  was  to  elect  otificers 
for  the  term  of  the  council,  and  these 
were  chosen  as  follows  : 

President,   J.    H.    Mackenzie,  Toronto. 

Proposed  by  ^[essrs.  Karn   and   McKee. 

Vice-president,    John     McKee,    Peter- 

boro.     Proposed  by  Messrs.  Turner  and 

Spackman. 

Roth  these  gentlemen  were  elected  by 
acclamation. 

The  registrar-treasurer  reported  that 
no  legal  election  had  taken  place  in  Dis- 
trict No.  2,  and  that  under  the  constitu- 
tion the  council  were  empowered  to  fill 
the  vacancy.  Nominations  were  accord- 
ingly called  for,  and  the  names  of  Messrs. 
L.  W.  Veomans,  Belleville,  and  James  H. 
Dickey,  Trenton,  were  placed  before  the 
council.  On  a  ballot  being  taken,  Mr. 
Dickey  was  declared  elected  by  a  vote  of 
7  to  5,  and  the  registrar  was  instructed  to 
notify  .Mr.  Dickey  by  wire,  and  request  his 
immediate  attendance. 

The  following  committee  was  appointed 
to  strike  standing  committees  :  Messrs. 
Karn,  Watters,  Daniels,  MacLaren,  and 
Scott,  and  the  council  adjourned  to  allow 
this  committee  to  report. 

Upon  reorganizing,  the  committee  re- 
ported the  selection  of  committees  as  fol- 
lows : 

F'inance — Messrs.  MacLaren,  chairman, 
Karn,  Roberts,  Snyder,  McKee,  and  |)-iys. 
By-Laws  and  Legislation — Messrs.  Wat- 
ters,  chairman,    Roberts,    Scott,    Daniel, 
Spackman,  and  Turner. 

Education — Messrs.  Daniel,  chairman, 
Spackman,  Scott,  Turner,  Watters,  Dick- 
ey, and  McKee. 

Infringement  —  Messrs.  Karn,  chair- 
man. Days,  MacLaren,  Dickey,  Watters, 
and  Snyder. 


Upon  the  motion  of  Messrs.  Walters 
and  -MacLaren,  this  report  was  adopted 
without  debate. 

The  report  of  the  scrutineers  who 
ofificialed  in  the  recent  elections  was  pre 
sented,  and  ordered  to  be  filed. 

Upon  motion,  Mr.  Isaac  T.  Lewis,  the 
res[)ected  registrar,  was  re-elected  for 
anolher  term   upon   the   present  salary. 

The  following  ofificials  were  also  ap- 
|iointed  scrutineers  :  Messrs.  Murchison 
and  McCann  ;  auditors,  Messrs.  James 
Watt  and  Hargreaves. 

'I'he  minutes  of  the  last  semi  annual 
meeting  were  taken  as  read  and  approved. 

Under  the  head  of  communications 
and  petitions,  the  usual  large  batch  of 
petitions  from  a|)prentices  asking  for  ex- 
tension of  time,  etc.,  were  received  and 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  By-Laws 
and  Legislation. 

.\  leiter  was  read  from  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  of  Quebec  in  refer- 
ence to  the  question  of  forming  a  Do- 
minion Pliarmaceutical  Council.  The 
letter  staled  that  in  response  to  the  initia- 
tive taken  by  the  Quebec  association  all 
the  provincial  councils,  with  one  excep- 
tion, had  expressed  their  sympathy  and 
co-operation  in  the  project.  Encouraged 
by  this,  a  special  committee  of  the  Quebec 
association  has  been  appointed  to  draft  a 
constitution  and  by-laws,  and  the  result 
of  their  labors,  in  ihe  shape  of  a  bulky 
type  written  document,  was  enclosed. 
The  council  was  invited  to  consider  the 
same  and  advise  the  eastern  association. 
Finally,  the  letter  suggested  that,  in  the 
event  of  the  scheme  going  into  effect,  the 
first  meeting  of  the  Dominion  Association 
be  held  in  Montreal. 

On  the  motion  of  Messrs.  Watters  and 
McKee,  a  special  committee  was  struck  to 
report  upon  this  communication,  said 
committee  being  Messrs.  Daniel,  Roberts, 
Scott,  MacLaren,  and  Karn,  with  the 
mover  and  seconder. 

The  council  adjourned  at  4.30  o'clock 
until  10  o'clock  Wednesday  morning. 

Second  D.w. 

When  the  council  reassembled  on 
Wednesday  morning  every  member  was 
present.  Mr.  Dickey,  elected  the  pre- 
vious day  from  District  No.  2,  put  in  an 
appearance,  and  was  introduced  by  the 
president  and  accorded  a  hearty  welcome, 
which  he  suitably  acknowledged. 

After  several  routine  matters  had  been 
disposed  of,  Mr.  C.  D.  Daniel  moved  the 
following  motion,  notice  of  which  had 
been  given  at  the  last  meeting  :  "  That 
all  apprentices  desirous  of  writing  at  the 
(lualifying  examination  in  Mayor  Decem- 
ber may  do  so  if  the  term  of  their  ap- 
prenticeship terminates  by  the  time  of  the 
meeting  of  the  council  in  the  following 
August  or  February  of  each  year,  pro- 
vided always  that  satisfactory  evidence  is 
presented  to  the  council  that  the  term  of 
apprenticeship  is  completed  between  the 
qualifying  examination  and  the  next  meet- 
ing of  council.  Students  are  requested 
particularly  to  note  that  they  are  required 


to  attend  the  senior  course,  and  that  no 
part  of  the  time  spent  at  the  senior  course 
is  allowed  to  count  in  the  term  of  appren- 
ticeship ;  and  that  all  former  regulations 
concerning  this  matter  be  hereby  re- 
scinded." 

Mr.  Walters  seconded  the  motion,  and, 
in  amendment,  Messrs.  Roberts  and  Karn 
moved  its  reference  to  the  Education 
Committee.  The  matter  had  been  so 
fully  discussed  at  the  last  meeting,  how- 
ever, that  the  council  decided  to  dispose 
of  it  at  once,  and,  after  slight  discussion, 
it  WIS  passed. 

I'he  registrar-treasurer,  Mr.  I.  T. 
Lewis,  presented  his  semiannual  report, 
as  follows  : 

Cknti.f.men, — I  beg  to  report  that 
since  the  rst  of  February,  1895,  the  fol- 
lowing medical  practitioners  have  taken 
out  registration,  viz.  :  D.  A.  Muirhead, 
Carleton  Place ;  A.  Carmichael,  Sun- 
dridge  ;  J.  A.  Mitchell,  Drumbo ;  P.  D. 
Tyerman,  Maganetawan  ;  1).  A.  Mc- 
Crimmon,  Ripley  ;  L.  Lapp,  Pontypool, 
for  1S94  ;  J.  (;.  Clark,  ^Ieaford  ;  Chas. 
A.  Cline,  Jielmont,  for  1890  ;  C.  D. 
Curry,  Minden  ;  W.  D.  Ferguson,  Rock- 
land ;  P.  McLaughlin,  Smith's  Falls  ;  C. 
M.  Kingston,  Everett ;  W.  F.  Eastwood, 
Claremont. 

The  number  of  applications  of  appren- 
tices for  registration  has  been  79,  several 
of  whom  are  in  abeyance  for  the  council 
to  deal  with. 

The  number  of  renewals  issued  since 
February  i,  1895,  were  as  follows,  viz. : 
2  for  1S89  ;  I  for  1S90  ;  2  for  1891  ;  652 
for  1892  ;  14  for  1893  ;  107)^  for  1894  ; 
746^  for  1895  ;  total,  879^4. 

I  beg  to  submit  a  detailed  statement  of 
receipts  and  disbursements  for  the  last  six 
months,  ending  August  i,  1895  : 

Receipts. 

To  Cash baU-ince  Feb.  i,  1895 $       4'  9^ 

Bank      "           "         "      5,308  78 

Renewal  fees,  $3,518  ;  less  rebates, 

$1,390   2,12800 

Registration  fees 149  00 

Poison  books,  diplomas,  etc 33  59 

Teaching  department    322  So 

Appeal  account 8  50 

Examination  fees 351  08 

Roberts  scholarship  fund 78  32 

$8,422  05 
Disbursements. 

By  Expense  account $     251  40 

Furniture 15  So 

Interest  account 376  45 

Expenses  council  meeting 2^8  24 

Library  fund. .  ..    16   13 

Apparatus 27  00 

Salaries 3,684  40 

Supplies 295  93 

Deposit  fees 472  00 

Sundries 109  36 

Laboratory  apparatus 41   52 

Coal,  water,  and  gas 195  31 

Law  expenses 20  00 

Infringement  account 234  93 

Bank  of  Commerce,  Roberts  fund.  78  },2 

"                 "          special    .....  1,000  00 

The  synod 1,000  00 

Cash  balance $22.32 

Bank  balance $292.88  ^'^  ^° 

$8,422  05 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


The  report  was  received,  and  referred 
to  the  Committee  on  Executive  and  Fi- 
nance, as  was  also  the  report  of  the  audit- 
ors, Messrs.  James  Watt  and  W.  A.  Har- 
greaves,  which  showed  the  following  state- 
ment of  assets  and  liabilities  : 

Assets. 

College  building $  33,551  82 

Furniture 11,100  00 

College  lot 5,000  00 

Outslcinding  fees,  estimated 575  °° 

Supplies 320  00 

Poison  and  liquor  books 200  00 

Cash  balance 2232 

Bank  balance 292  SS 

Bank  of  Commerce,  special  account.  1,000  00 

$52,062  02 
Liabilities. 

Mortgage,  the  synod $13,000  00 

Interest  to  dale 119   17 

Salary  account 125  00 

Library  fund 96  32 

.Sundry  accounts 479  29 

Balance 38,242  24 

$52,062  02 

The  council  adjourned  at  2  o'clock, 
and  the  afternoon  was  devoted  entirely  to 
committee  work. 

Third  Pay. 

All  members  of  council  were  present 
when  the  proceedings  opened  on  Thurs- 
day morning  at  10.45  o'clock,  with  Presi- 
dent Mackenzie  in  the  chair. 

After  preliminaries,  Mr.  MacLaren  pre- 
sented the  report  of  the  Committee  on 
Fitiance  as  follows  : 

Your  comtnittee  have  carefully  gone 
into  the  accounts  appended,  amounting, 
in  all,  to  $481.26,  and  recommend  that 
they  be  paid. 

Your  committee  have  inspected  the 
roof  of  the  college,  and  deem  it  necessary 
to  have  it  repaired  at  once.  Your  com- 
mittee would  recommend  that  the  upper 
laboratory  floor  should  be  improved  by 
laying  a  good  hardwood  floor  over  the 
present  one,  and  that  tenders  be  received 
for  the  said  improvement,  and,  after  the 
aforesaid  tenders  are  in,  that  the  chair- 
man of  the  committee  be  authorized  to 
see  the  work  done  at  the  lowest  cost. 

Your  committee,  being  satisfied  of  the 
benefit  from  having  the  steam  pipes  cov- 
ered with  mineral  wool,  from  those  which 
were  covered  last  winter,  would  recom- 
mend that  the  balance  of  the  pipes  be 
covered  in  a  similar  way. 

Your  committee  would  recomtnend  that 
weather  strips  of  rubber  or  felt  be  put  on 
the  windows,  and  also  that  the  glass  roof 
of  the  laboratory  be  repaired. 

Your  committee  also  recommend  that 
an  inexpensive  clock  be  procured  for 
each  laboratory. 

All  of  which   is  respectfully  subtiiitted. 

IJ.   H.   M.\C  L.\REN, 

Chairman. 

The  report  was  adopted  on  motion  of 
the  chairman  and  Mr.  McKee. 

Mr.  Walters  then  presented  the  follow- 
ing report  of  the  By-laws  and  Legislation 
Committee  : 


(i)  Concerning  Dan  Campbell  Worts, 
of  Parkhill,  your  committee  would  recom- 
mend that  the  application  be  granted. 

(2)  Re  application  of  Ernest  Allen,  of 
Belleville,  your  committee  recommend 
that  his  apprenticeship  date  from  the  time 
the  apprenticeship  certificate  was  dated. 

(3)  George  R.  Wood,  of  Erin  ;  his 
educational  certificate  being  unsatisfac- 
tory, his  application  cannot  be  enter- 
tained. 

(4)  Regarding  the  request  of  J.  F. 
Whelan,  your  committee  would  recom- 
mend that  the  registrar  be  requested  to 
advise  him  that  apprenticeship  served  out- 
side the  Province  of  Ontario  cannot  be 
recognized. 

(5)  Concerning  the  request  of  W.  H. 
Cooper,  of  Burks  Falls,  your  committee 
advise  that  his  application  be  not 
complied  with,  and  that  the  registrar  be 
requested  to  write  him  in  explanation. 

(6)  E.  Ryan,  M.D.,  under  section  22, 
is  liable  for  arrears. 

(7)  H.  E.  Hurlburt,  of  Thornbury  ; 
the  registrar  has  power  to  deal  with  this 
case. 

(8)  If  George  Graham,  of  Treherne, 
produces  satisfactory  evidence  that  his 
certificates  were  burnt,  your  committee 
recommend  that  the  registrar  forward 
duplicates  on  payment  of  the  usual 
charges. 

(9)  On  production  of  satisfactory  evi- 
dence of  the  destruction  by  fire  of  his 
diploma,  your  committee  recommend 
that  the  registrar  forward  to  Mr.  G.  H. 
Golding  a  new  diploma  on  receipt  of 
usual  charges. 

(10)  Herbert  E.  Edwards,  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  is  advised  that  his  request 
cannot  be  entertained,  and  the  registrar 
forwards  to  him  a  marked  copy  of  the 
Pharmacy  Act,  and  that  only  qualified 
pharmacists  can  participate  in  the  profits 
of  a  drug  business. 

(11)  F.  G.  Tremayne  reports  that  his 
diploma  was  burnt,  and  the  registrar  is 
requested  to  grant  a  new  one  on  receipt 
of  proper  evidence  of  loss. 

(la)  Re  application  of  John  Mc- 
Dougall,  .Strathroy,  the  registrar  has  power 
to  deal  with  this  matter. 

(13)  Your  committee  would  recom- 
mend that  the  application  of  Ernest  A. 
Dixon,  Pembroke, begranted on  production 
of  satisfactory  evidence  that  he  possessed 
the  necessary  educational  qualifications 
and  had  entered  on  an  apprenticeship  on 
November  4th,  1894. 

(14  and  15)  Applications  of  Norman  B. 
Eander  and  J.  F.  Taylor,  Hamilton,  are 
referred  to  the  registrar. 

(16)  R.  S.  Armstrong,  Port  Colborne. 
Your  conmiittee  recommend  that  his 
apprentice  be  permitted  to  dale  his 
apprenticeship  from  September  17th, 
1894,  on  production  of  evidence  satis- 
factory to  the  registrar. 

(17)  R.  A.  Hunter,  Listowel.  Your 
committee  recommend  that  the  registrar 
grant  a  new  diploma  on  production  of 
proper  evidence  of  the  old  one  being 
burnt,  and  on  receipt  of  usual  charges. 


(18)  Byron  Forrest,  Toronto,  is  per- 
mitted to  date  his  apprenticeship  from 
March  8th,  1895,  on  production  of  evi- 
dence satisfactory  to  the  registrar. 

(19)  George  Reilly,  Peterboro,  on  pro- 
duction of  satisfactory  evidence,  may  have 
his  application  granted. 

(20)  Re  S.  T.  Hopper,  your  committee 
recommend  that  his  request  be  not 
granted. 

(21)  Your  committee  recommend  that 
the  application  of  Edward  G.  Seyler,  of 
Waterloo,  be  granted,  and  that  his  appli- 
cation date  from  March  nth,  1895. 

(22)  Y'our  comtnittee  would  recom- 
mend that  the  matter  of  William  Bauer, 
Costa  Rica,  be  laid  over  for  further  con- 
sideration. 

(23)  In  the  case  of  Ardagh  Cundle, 
Barrie,  we  are  of  opinion  that  it  cannot  be 
dealt  with  until  the  February,  1S96,  meet- 
ing of  the  council. 

(24)  Your  committee  are  of  the  opitiion 
that  the  application  of  P.  S.  Maddock 
cannot  be  granted. 

(25)  The  comtnittee  recommend  that 
the  application  of  C.  H.  Roberts,  Paris, 
be  not  granted. 

(26)  The  application  of  James  Kelman 
for  rebate  cannot  be  entertained. 

(27)  Your  cotntnittee  recommend  that 
the  case  of  Dr.  McDiarmaid,  Hensall,  be 
referred  to  the  registrar. 

(28)  Your  conmiittee  recommend  that 
the  case  of  J.  D.  Todd,  Toronto,  be  re- 
ferred to  the  registrar. 

(29)  In  the  matter  of  F.  W.  E.  Keayes, 
your  committee  recommend  that  the  ap- 
plication be  granted. 

Henry  Watters, 

Chairman. 
•This  report  was  also  adop'ed  without 
discussion,  and  the  council  adjourned  for 
lunch. 

In  the  aftertioon,  the  first  matter  of 
interest  was  a  notice  of  motion  by  Mr. 
W.  A.  Karn  to  amend  By-law  15,  so  that 
the  remuneration  received  by  members  of 
the  council  will  in  future  be  5  cents  a 
mile  and  $4  a  day,  instead  of  4  cents  a 
mile  and  $3  a  day,  as  at  present.  In 
giving  notice  of  this  proposal,  Mr.  Karn 
remarked  that  theamended  figures  would  be 
the  litnit  allowed  under  the  Act,  and  he 
thought  they  were  all  too  low,  being  much 
less  than  the  fees  paid  to  governors  of 
similar  institutions.  The  matter  will  be 
considered  six  tnonths  hence. 

Chairtnaii  W.  A.  ICarns  submitted  the 
following  important  report  of  the  Infritige- 
nient  Committee,  being  Report  No.  i  : 

Your  committee  would  report  that 
since  the  last  meeting  of  the  council  a 
detective  was  employed  to  carry  out  the 
instructions  of  the  committee  with  regard 
to  infringements  of  the  Act  iti  the  matter 
of  illegal  drug  business  and  arrears  of  fees. 
We  are  pleased  to  report  that  his  services 
proved  of  material  value  to  the  college  in 
compelling  many  druggists  to  pay  their 
registration  fees  who  otherwise  refused  to 
respond  to  the  notices  of  the  registrar  to 
comply  with  the  Act. 

He  also  succeeded  in  obtaining  convic- 


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lions  in  six  cases  out  of  tiic  seven  l>ruuglu 
to  trial,  viz.  :  F.  W.  I'oislice,  Florence, 
fined  $50  ;  \V.  liorrownian,  Merlin,  $20  ; 
E.  A.  Latlamme,  Ottawa,  $20;  W. 
Boothby,  ("oe  Hill  Mines,  $20  ;  W.  Cline, 
jr.,  'I'oronto,  $20 ;  W.  Cline,  sr,,  To- 
ronto, $20.  In  the  case  of  I).  S.  Hell  & 
Co.,  t)ttawa,  the  case  was  withdrawn  on 
I).  S.  Hell  [laying  costs  of  court  and  agree- 
ing to  retire  from  and  remove  his  name 
from  business  ;  the  sale  of  poison  was 
made  by  a  registered  employee,  who  is 
the  only  person  taking  an  active  part  in 
the  business. 

The  Durhain  Pharmacy  was  also  pro- 
ceeded against,  it  should  be  mentioned, 
witho\U  the  aid  of  the  college  detective,  it 
having  been  considered  unadvisable  to 
send  him  to  look  after  that  case,  as  a 
former  detective  had, a  short  time  previous 
to  the  action  referred  to,  by  his  conduct, 
made  it  difficult  or  impossiljle  to  bring  the 
case  to  trial.  Unfortunately,  the  instruc- 
tions given  for  the  conduct  of  the  case  were 
not  properly  carried  out,  and  the  case  was 
lost. 

Your  committee  would  recommend 
druggists  to  acquaint  themselves  with  the 
bearing  of  the  Act  on  unqualified  em- 
ployees, it  being  the  o[)inion  of  eminent 
legal  counsel  that  onlyqualified  employees 
can  sell  poisons  in  part  t, schedule  A, in  the 
absence  of  the  qualified  employer.  Your 
committee  would  also  point  out  to  drug- 
gists that  according  to  amendments  to 
the  Act  of  1S89  many  poisons  were  trans- 
ferred from  part  2  to  part  i,  schedule  A, 
notably  carbolic  acid,  and  your  committee 
would  urge  upon  all  druggists  the  neces- 
sity of  registration  of  such  poisons,  as 
there  is  a  widespread  notion  that  it  is  not 
important  so  to  do. 

Your  committee  have  considered  the 
case  of  Mr.  C.  W.  Berry,  of  Lucknow,  and 
beg  to  report  that  he  is  in  arrears  for  one 
year,  and  that  he  must  pay  the  same  be- 
fore entering  into  business  again. 

In  the  matter  of  D.  Campbell  &  Co., 
of  Dundalk,  your  committee  recommend 
that  the  registrar  be  mstructed  to  notify 
Mr.  Campbell  that  he  is  liable  for  the 
fee  of  $4  according  to  the  Act,  which 
amount  must  be  paid. 

AV  the  South  Side  Pharmacy  of  Wood- 
stock, your  committee  recommend  that 
the  registrar  notify  Dr.  Melford,  the  pro- 
prietor, that  he  must  register  under  the 
Act  and  pay  the  fees  in  arrears  for  the 
time  he  has  owned  the  business,  and  that 
the  name  of  the  proprietor  must  appear 
on  the  labels  used  in  the  business. 

Your  committee  would  also  suggest 
that  the  co-operation  of  the  members  of 
council  be  given  the  committee  in  the 
matter  of  infringements  of  the  Act  in  their 
districts  as  far  as  possible.  With  the  ob- 
ject of  prosecuting  a  vigorous  campaign 
against  ofTenders  under  the  Act,  your 
committee  would  ask  that  the  sum  of 
$300  be  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the 
chairman. 

Your  committee  would  report  that  the 
cost  of  carrying  on  its  work  during  the 
past   six   months   is   $360.73,    details  of 


which  have  been  embodied  in  the  report 
of  the  F.vecutive  and  Finance  Committees, 
and  that  the  amount  received  to  date 
from  fines  amounts  to  $125.80. 

.All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 
W.  A.  K.AR\. 

Chairman. 
Mr.  Karn  moved  the  reception  and 
adoption  of  this  report,  and  Mr.  Watters 
seconded  the  motion  in  a  brief  speech. 
He  said  that  every  case  reported  to  the 
conmiittee  had  been  dealt  with,  many 
being  settled  without  going  into  court. 
He  spoke  very  highly  of  the  work  of  the 
detective,  who  had  been  very  successful 
in  carrying  out  the  instructions  of  the  com- 
mittee. The  committee  had  found  that 
druggists  did  not  appear  to  understand 
the  necessity  of  registering  some  poisons, 
especially  carbolic  acid, and  they  hoped  the 
matter  would  be  more  carefully  attended 
to  in  future. 

The  report  carried,  and  another  ad- 
journment was  made  for  the  completion 
of  committee  work. 

At  5.30  o'clock  the  council  again  met, 
and  received  the  following  sup])Iement- 
ary  report  from  the  Committee  on  Legis- 
lation and  By-laws  : 

"  In  the  matter  of  William  Bauer,  of 
Costa  Rica,  your  committee  are  of  opinion 
that  it  cannot  be  dealt  with  at  this  meet- 
ing, and  would  recommend  that  it  be  dis- 
piosed  of  at  some  future  meeting,  provided 
the  applicant  has  complied  with  the 
Act." 

This  report,  presented  by  Mr.  Watters, 
was  carried  ww.  co/t. 

Mr.  Daniel  presented  the  following  re- 
port : 

"The  special  committee  to  which  were 
referred  the  communications  from  the 
secretaries  of  the  American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Association  and  the  Pharmaceutical 
As.sociation  of  the  Province  of  Quebec 
beg  leave  to  report  as  follows  : 

"  I'hat  the  registrar  be  in.structed  to 
write  Mr.  Hallberg,  secretary  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
and  advise  him  that  his  communication 
reached  the  committee  too  late  to  be 
acted  upon,  and  explain  the  fact  that  our 
council  meetings  are  held  in  February 
and  August  of  each. year. 

"That  while  your  committee  is  in 
sympathy  with  the  objects  of  the  pro- 
posed Dominion  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, it  is  of  the  opinion  that,  in  the  face 
of  a  failure  of  the  druggists  of 
this  province  to  maintain  a  Provin- 
cial Association  on  somewhat  similar 
lines,  we  cannot  look  for  any  great 
measure  of  success  from  the  attempt  to 
form  a  Dominion  Association,  and  we 
cannot,  therefore,  recommend  the  co- 
operation of  this  council. 

"  C.  D.  Daniel, 

"  Chairman." 
This  report  was  also  accepted  without 
discussion,  and,  there  being  no  further 
business  ready  to  put  before  the  council, 
an  adjournment  was  made  until  Friday 
morning. 


I  oi'kTii  Dav. 
The  final  session  of  the  council  opened 
at  1 1  o'clock  Friday  morning,  with  Presi- 
dent Mackenzie  in  the  chair,  and  all  the 
members  present  except  Messrs.  Snyder 
and  Turner,  who  had  left  for  home  at  the 
close  of  thr  previSUs  day's  session. 

The  E\ei  utivc  and  finance  Commit- 
tee presenti-d  report  No.  2  as  follows: 

Your  coniniitki  recommend  the  paint- 
ing and  repairing  of  the  front  college 
steps,  the  [)rice  not  to  exceed  that  given 
by  the  registrar  to  the  council. 

In  reference  to  the  accounts  re  prosecu- 
tion re  Durham  I'harmacy,  your  commit- 
tee recommend  that  the  matter  be  left  in 
the  hands  of  the  chairman  of  the  Finance 
Committee  to  adjust. 

.Ml  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

I).  H.  MacLaren,  Chairman. 
The  report  was  adopted  without  discus- 
sion. 

The  Committee  on  Education  handed 
down  the  appended  report  : 

Y'our  committee  are  very  pleased  to 
report  the  internal  working  of  the  college 
in  a  condition  that  is  very  satisfactory 
indeed.  The  session  which  closed  in 
May  last  was  in  many  respects  far  in 
advance  of  any  previous  session.  The 
class  was  very  large,  and  notwithstanding 
that  fact  the  very  best  order  prevailed, 
and  it  is  a  fact  worthy  of  note  that  as  a 
whole  the  class  possessed  unusual  intelli- 
gence and  a  determination  to  make  them- 
selves thoroughly  proficient  in  the  differ- 
ent branches  of  study,  and  that  fact  was 
brought  out  in  a  remarkable  degree  at  the 
examination,  not  only  in  the  very  high 
percentage  obtained  by  so  many  students, 
but  by  the  unanimous  statement  of  the 
examiners  that  the  class  was  the  most 
proficient  of  any  that  they  had  had  any 
experience  with. 

Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  to 
the  dean  and  members  of  the  faculty  for 
their  faithfulness  in  the  discharge  of  duty. 
The  heavy  work  was  performed  in  a  man- 
ner that  convinced  your  committee  that 
our  college  has  a  staff  to  be  proud  of. 

Y'our  committee  regret  that  the  long 
talked  of  two  years'  course  is  not  an  estab- 
lished fact,  but  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  it 
may  be  arranged  before  long,  and  that  the 
laboratory  accommodation  may  be  in- 
creased so  as  to  make  it  possible. 

The  college  building  is  remarkably 
clean  and  well  kept,  and  reflects  great 
credit  upon  the  janitor,  Mr.  Young.  His 
untiring  energy,  politeness,  and  strict 
attention  to  duty  is  worthy  of  notice,  and 
deserving  of  thanks. 

The  Board  of  Examiners'  report,  which 
is  appended,  gives  evidence  of  the  good 
work  done  in  the  college,  containing,  as 
it  does,  a  large  number  of  students  who 
have  passed  successfully  a  rigid  examina- 
tion, entitling  them  to  a  college  diploma, 
and  your  committee  recommend  that 
these  gentlemen  be  granted  the  diplomas, 
and  medals  to  those  so  entitled. 

With  reference  to  the  application  of 
F.  W.  Day,  of  Ottawa,  who  was  unable  to 
attend    the    greater   part   of    the   senior 


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course  through  serious  iUiiess,  your 
committee  recommend  that  he  be  per- 
mitted to  attend  the  next  senior  course 
without  further  payment  of  fees. 

Regarding  the  apphcation  of  P.  J. 
Nolan,  of  Ottawa,  your  committee  are  of 
opinion  that  his  educational  qualifications 
are  not  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  register 
as  an  apprentice,  and  recommend  that 
his  request  be  not  granted. 

Mr.  T.  W.  Brown,  of  Owen  Sound,  paid 
his  examination  fee  of  $io,but  was  unable, 
through  illness,  to  take  the  examination 
in  May  last,  and  it  is  recommended  that 
his  request  be  complied  with,  and  that  the 
fee  be  returned. 

Your  committee  recommend  that  the 
following  gentlemen  be  appointed  exam- 
iners for  the  ensuing  term  :  Dispensing, 
\Vm.  Murchison,  Toronto  ;  prescriptions, 
A.  R.  Fraser,  Toronto  ;  materia  medica, 
J.  T.  Pepper,  Woodstock  ;  botany,  D.  A. 
White,  Woodstock  ;  pharmacy,  F  T.  Har- 
rison, London  ;  chemistry,  Paul  L.  Scott, 
Paris. 

Your  committee  at  the  last  meeting  au- 
thorized the  disposition  of  the  "  John 
Roberts  Scholarship  "  and  medal  matter, 
the  same  to  be  applied  to  the  exammation 
held  last  May,  but,  unfortunately,  the  re- 
commendation was  misunderstood.  We, 
therefore,  recommend  that  the  instruction, 
as  given  at  the  last  meeting,  be  carried 
out,  and  that  the  scholarship  and  medal 
be  awarded  to  the  students  entitled  to  the 
same  at  the  last  May  examinations. 

The  particulars  of  the  bequest  are  as 
follows  : 

RE  THE  JOHN  ROBERTS  SCHOL.ARSHIP. 

The  late  John  Roberts,  of  Ottawa,  left 
by  will  the  sum  of  $3,000  to  the  Ontario 
College  of  Pharmacy  to  be  applied  for 
such  purposes  as  the  executors  of  his  will 
shall  in  writing  specify,  which  were  as 
follows  : 

The  formation  of  a  fund  to  be  desig- 
nated "  The  John  Roberts  Scholarship 
Fund,"  which  fund  shall  for  all  time  be 
invested,  and  all  accretions  shall  be  kept 
invested  in  such  interest-bearing  securities 
as  the  council  of  the  Ontario  College  of 
Pharmacy  shall  deem  proper,  and  the 
whole  annual  rents,  issues,  and  profits  of 
said  fund  shall  be  devoted  as  follows  : 

(i)  The  payment  of  a  scholarship  of 
$100  or  more,  as  the  interest  will  furnish, 
to  be  designated  "The  John  Roberts  Scho- 
larship," offered  at  the  examination  in  May 
for  highest  total  number  of  marks,  which 
must  be  at  least  75  per  cent,  of  total. 
Should  no  student  attain  this  then  the 
amount  to  be  added  to  the  corpus. 

(2)  Gold  medal  to  be  designated  "  The 
John  Roberts  Medal,"  value  $20.  The 
conditions  to  be  the  highest  number  of 
marks  in  two  subjects — chemistry  and 
pharmacy — which  must  beat  least  75  per 
cent.  Should  no  student  be  successful  in 
attaining  this  percentage,  then  value  of 
medal  to  be  added  to  the  corpus  to  in- 
crease the  said  scholarship. 

Should  there  be  not  sufficient  money 
for  scholarship  and  medal,  then  omit  the 


medal.  Conditions  ;  That  the  appren- 
ticeship of  four  years  must  be  served  in 
Ontario,  and  students  must  attend  two 
terms,  junior  and  senior,  at  the  Ontario 
College  of  Pharmacy. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

C.  D.  Daniel, 

Chairman. 

The  report  was  adopted  without  debate. 

Upon  resolution,  the  registrar  was 
authorized  to  have  the  minutes  of  council 
printed  as  usual,  and  copies  sent  to  every 
member  of  the  college. 

Mr.  Watters  gave  notice  of  a  motion  to 
change  the  regulations  governing  the 
award  of  medals,  with  a  view  to  restrict 
them  to  candidates  who  have  passed  an 
apprenticeship  of  four  years  in  the  Pro- 
vince of  Ontario. 

On  the  motion  of  Messrs.  Spackman 
and  Daniel,  the  dean  of  the  college,  Prof. 
Heebner,  was  appointed  representative  of 
the  college  on  the  Senate  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Toronto. 

On  the  motion  of  Messrs.  Watters  and 
Karn,  the  registrar  was  granted  ten  days' 
hjliday,  commencing  August  12th. 

In  putting  through  the  above  resolution, 
several  members  spoke  very  appreciative- 
ly of  the  services  Mr.  Lewis  hau  rendered 
to  the  college. 

On  motion.  Dr.  Ellis  was  appointed 
examiner  in  analytical  chamistry. 

The  council  adjourned  at  11.35  a.m., 
to  meet  again  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1896,  or  sooner  if  necessary,  at  the 
call  of  the  chair. 


The 


Output  of   Gum   Arabic   in   the 
Soudan. 


M 


A  Good  Advertisement. 

One  of  the  neatest  and  best  forms  of 
advertisements,  outside  of  the  regular 
newspaper  ads,  which  we  have  seen  for 
some  time  is  that  of  Walter  Pulford,  of 
Winnipeg,  Man.  It  is  in  the  form  of  a 
neat  little  book  of  twelve  pages,  with 
paper  cover,  and  in  typography  and  gen- 
eral appearance  is  a  credit  alike  to  the 
designer  as  well  as  to  the  printer.  The 
principal  subject  treated  upon  is  that  of 
prescriptions,  and  is  done  in  a  way  that 
should  carry  conviction. 

Some  of  the  clauses  in  it  we  especially 
commend,  viz.  : 

"  Purity. — We  positively  will  not  use 
any  but  pure  drugs,  so  that  the  physicians 
and  sick  one  may  rely  on  getting  the  very 
best  results  in  the  quickest  time." 

"  SuhstitHtion.  —  Under  no  considera- 
tion will  we  allow  the  substitution  of 
poorer  and  cheaper  medicines  than  those 
ordered  though  they  may  be  similar." 

"  Confidence  reposed.^\^e  are  very  care- 
ful that  confidence  reposed  in  us,  both  on 
the  part  of  the  physician,  as  well  as  the 
sick  one,  shall  be  sacredly  respected. 
There  are  many  cases  in  which  it  would 
be  indelicate  as  well  as  improper  that  any 
one  should  know  about  sick  people,  their 
illnesses,  or  the  remedies  used,  so  we 
make  it  a  rule  in  all  cases  to  preserve 
that  silence  and  dignity  which  should 
characterize  the  pharmacist's  profession." 


According  to  a  report  of  the  British 
consul  at  Suakim,  there  was  a  very  con-  I' 
siderable  increase  in  the  output  of  gum 
arable  in  the  Soudan  during  the  past 
year.  This  increase,  says  the  report,  was 
more  than  offset  by  the  decrease  in  the 
value  of  the  exportations,  which  was 
^56,835  in  1893,  to  ^£39,32°  i'l  1894- 
So  close  is  the  understanding  between  the 
European  houses  engaged  in  the  trade, 
that  the  profits  of  the  local  dealers  rarely 
amount  to  as  much  as  two  per  cent,  and 
frequently  they  are  reduced  to  nil. 

Le  Monde  Pharmaceutique,  commenting 
on  the  report,  says  :  "  The  most  salient 
point  in  last  year's  business  is  the  very 
considerable  advance  in  prices  of  the  last 
three  months.  Ordinarily  the  season  be- 
gins in  April,  when  the  first  lots  of  gum 
arrive  at  the  coast,  and  continues  to  the 
end  of  December,  July  being  the  most 
active  month.  On  account  of  the  drought 
which  prevailed  in  the  gum-producing 
districts  last  year,  and  also  on  account  of 
the  attempt  of  the  Caliph  Abdullah  to 
impose  a  tax  on  the  trees  (a  tax  which  af- 
fected both  producers  and  merchants), 
but  meagre  quantities  of  the  substance 
were  expedited  from  the  interior  to  the 
coast,  and  as  a  consequence  the  stock  on 
hand  was  reduced  to  low  figures,  and 
prices  advanced  with  rapid  strides,  leaping 
from  $r6  the  cwt.  to  $24  an  advance  of 
50  per  cent.  The  latter  figure,  however, 
which  was  quoted  in  April,  was  merely 
nominal,  as  there  was  no  gum  on  hand  at 
that  time." 

Since  the  native,  who  gathers  the  gum, 
says  k  Monde  Pharmaceutique,  receives 
only  from  $1.50  to  $2.50  the  cantar  (100 
lbs.),  and  the  cost  of  transport  to  the 
coast  rarely  reaches  over  $4.00  the  hun- 
dredweight (varying  between  $2  and  $4), 
it  would  seem  that  the  prices  above  quoied 
leave  a  very  handsome  margui  of  profit  — 
a  fact  in  which  we  certainly  agree  with  our 
French  contemporary. 

The  fact  is,  from  all  we  can  learn,  that 
the  price  of  gum  arable  has  been  put  up 
and  kept  up  by  a  combination  formed 
and  maintained  by  the  European  houses 
engaged  in  the  trade,  and  that  this  mono- 
poly is  too  powerful  to  be  broken.  No 
matter  what  the  prospects  for  good  crops 
and  a  plentiful  supply  may  be — and  all 
advices  agree  that  the  outlook  was  rarely 
better — the  price  will  stay  at  or  near  the 
present  figures.  In  pursuing  this  course 
the  monopoly  is  working  out  its  own 
downfall,  as  the  efforts  at  making  artificial 
succcedanea  for  gum  arable  are  rapidly 
reaching  a  point  where  it  will  make  but 
little  difference  to  the  world  whether  any 
of  the  genuine  gum  is  produced  or  not. 

The  discovery  of  cheap  substitutes  for 
gum  acacia  in  the  arts  and  industries,  and 
the  satisfaction  given  by  these  substitutes, 
have  lowered  the  world's  demand  for  the 
substance  from  40,000  cantars  in  1881 
down  to  less  than  10,000  cantars  in  1891, 
and  the  falling  off  still  continues. — Na- 
tional Druggist. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


(182A) 


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\^^y*^^^  »J_|J^\^A*J.^  j„g  antiseptic  for  cither  internal  or 
exleriial  use.  Our  Ozone,  concentrated  form,  is  the  most  powerful  hlooii 
purilier  anti  germicide  ever  produced,  and  will  be  found  a  specific  in  all 
forms  of  .Asthma,  Bronchitis,  Whooping  Cough,  Croup,  Measles,  or 
Diphtheria.  For  Catarrhal  Troubles  it  will  prove  invaluable  as  a  tonic 
antl  constitutional  remedy,  and  is  especially  efficient  in  preventing  or 
combating  fermentation  of  food  in  the  stomach,  breaking  up  the  worst 
forms  of  Dyspepsia  and  .Sour  Stomach. 

Kor  ilressing  Ulcerations  of  all  kinds,  preventing  suppuration,  and 
assisting  towards  rapid  graimlation  and  healing,  Ozone  has  no  cipial. 

Ozone  is  also  used  as  a  gargle  for  all  manner  of  Throat  Diseases  : 
destroying  all  fermentation  of  the  tissues  brought  forth  by  impregnation 
of  disease  germs.     No  germ  life  can  exist  where  it  is  used. 


All  Druggists  should  keep  this  remedy,  as  it  will  prove 
a  genuine  friend  to  their  customers. 

Physicians  owe  it  to  themselves  to  try  it. 


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TORONTO,    ONT. 


RADLAUER'S 

ANTISEPTIC  PERLES 

Of  Pleasant  Taste  and  Fragrance. 

Non-Poisonous  and  strongly  Antiseptic. 


These  Perles  closely  resemble  the  sublimates  and  carbolic  acid  in 
their  antiseptic  action.     A  preventive  of  diphtheric  infection. 

For  the  rational  cleansing  and  disinfection  of  the  mouth,  teeth, 
pharynx,  and  especially  of  the  tonsils,  and  for  immediately  removing 
disagreeable  odors  emanating  from  the  mouth  and  nose. 

A  perfect  substitute  for  mouth  and  teeth  washes  and  gargles. 
Radlauer's  Antiseptic  Perles  take  special  efTect  where  swallowing  is 
difficult  in  inflammation  of  the  throat  and  tonsils,  catarrh  of  the  gums, 
periostitis  dentalis,  stomatitis  mercurialis,  salivation,  angina,  and  thrush. 

A  few  of  the  "Perles"  placed  in  the  mouth  dissolve  into  a  strongly 
antiseptic  fluid  of  agreeable  taste,  cleanse  the  mouth  and  mucous  mem- 
brane of  the  pharynx,  and  immediately  remove  the  fungi,  germs,  and 
putrid  substance  accumulating  about  the  tonsils,  thereby  preventing  any 
further  injury  to  the  teeth. 

METHOD  OF  APPLICATION: 

Take  2 — 4  Perles,  let  them  dissolve  slowly  in  the  mouth,  and  then 
swallow.  Being  packed  in  small  and  handy  tins,  Radlauer's  Antiseptic 
Perles  can  always  be  carried  in  the  pocket. 


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S.  RADLAUER 


PharmaGeutical  Chemist 


BERLIN  W.,    GERMANY 

W.J.  DYAS,  Toronto,  Ont.,  Wholesale  Agent  for  Canada, 


(l82B) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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British  Columbia  Pharmaceutical 
Association. 

Tlic  liritisli  Cokiinhia  Pharmaceutical 
Associalion  convened  in  llie  Manor  I  louse, 
\'ancouver,  B.C.,  ai  8. 25  p.m.,  June  13th, 
anil  was  called  to  order  hy  President  Mc- 
Dowell, the  following  members  being 
present  : 

President,  H.  .McDowell  ;  councillors, 
Messrs.  T.  Shot  bolt,  J.  Cochrane,  T.  E. 
Atkins,  T.  A.  Muir,  Registrar  C.  Nelson, 
and  Messrs.  C.  .Muddell,  W.  S.  Terry, 
J.  K.  Sutherland,  J.  Reed,  H.  H.  Watson, 
J.  R.  Seymour,  J.  V.  Jaeck,  J.  M.  .Mkins, 
R.  C.  .McPherson,  P.  Jones,  W.  A.  Grif 
fuhs,  D.  S.  Curtis,  and  R.  Strong. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  meeting 
were  read  and  adopted. 

The  secretary  read  the 

ANNU.-\L    REPORT    OF    THE    COU.NCII.,    YE.AR 

■S94-5- 

To  the  Members  of  the  British  Columbia  Pharmaceutical 
Association  : 

Gknti.e.men,  —  The  first  meeting  of 
(his  council  was  held  directly  after  the 
annual  meeting  on  June  14th  last,  when 
the  following  officers  for  the  ensuing  year 
were  elected  : 

President,  H.  McDowell ;  vice-presi- 
dent, T.  M.  Henderson  ;  secretary-treas- 
urerregistrar,  Chas.  Nelson. 

The  Board  of  Examiners,  consisting  of 
Messrs.  T.  M.  Hender.son,  Victoria  ;  H. 
H.  Watson,  and  Chas.  Nelson,  Victoria, 
were  re-elected. 

On  September  13th  we  met  in  Van- 
couver. Vice-President  T.  M.  Henderson 
in  the  chair.  At  this  meeting  the  regis- 
trar informed  the  council  that  the  Eieu- 
tenant-Ciovernorin  Council  had  sanctioned 
the  additions  to  the  poison  clauses.  It 
was  decided  to  obtain  amendments  to  the 
Pharmacy  Act,  1S91,  and  Messrs.  Shot- 
bolt,  Cochrane,  and  Henderson  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  look  to  the  fram- 
ing and  passing  of  the  same  through  the 
House. 

A  special  council  meeting  was  called 
by  the  president,  on  request,  and  met  in 
the  registrar's  otifice,  ^'ancouver,  Novem- 
ber 7th,  all  the  members  being  present. 
The  amendments  to  the  Pharmacy  Act 
were  gone  into  fully,  and  discussed  at 
length.  It  was  carried  unanimously  that 
the  secretary  reply  to  the  Deputy  .-\ttor- 
ney-General,  and  state  that  they  fully  en- 
dorsed the  action  of  the  Boaid  of  Examin- 
ers in  declining  to  register  Mr.  Carmichael. 
It  was  also  decided,  on  motion,  that  this 
special  meeting  take  the  place  of  the  next 
regular  in  December. 

On  March  14th  your  council  met  in 
New  Westminster,  but,  not  getting  a 
quorum,  returned  vi'u  train  to  Vancouver, 
where  a  quorum  was  obtained.  The 
president  in  the  chair.  At  this  meeting 
some  fifty  letters  received  and  answered 
by  the  registrar  were  read,  and  his  replies 
endorsed. 

At  this  meeting  several  applications 
wery  received  from  parties  desiring  to  be 
registered  without  the  qualifications  called 


for  ill  the  .Act,  but  your  council  decided, 
after  due  consideration,  that  all  must  be 
treated  alike  and  conform  fully  with  the 
Act  and  by-laws  before  they  could  be  reg- 
istered. 

Committee  on  .\mendments  reported 
that  the  amendments  to  the  Pharmacy 
Act,  1891,  about  which  there  had  been  so 
much  strife  and  discussion,  had  jiassed  the 
House  and  were  law.  We  think  that  the 
association  may  congratulate  themselves 
that,  with  these  amendments,  we  now 
have  a  ])harmacy  law  to  be  proud  of,  and 
that,  although  it  has  not  been  gained 
without  many  difficulties  and  much  dili- 
gent work  on  the  part  of  the  special  com 
mittee  and  the  council,  it  is,  on  the 
whole,  very  satisfactory,  and  will  aid  much 
in  building  up  the  standing  of  the  phar- 
maceutical profession. 

The  Lieutenant  (lOvernor  in  Council 
was  asked  to  appoint  the  new  Board  of 
Exatiiiners,in  conformity  with  the  amended 
Act. 

The  question  of  the  reduction  of  fees 
was  fully  gone  into,  the  resources  and 
probable  expenditure  of  the  associalion 
receiving  due  consideration,  and,  in  view 
of  the  fact  that  in  future  your  association 
will  be  called  upon  to  pay  all  expenses 
for  any  amendments  or  additions,  or 
notices  in  the  Gazette,  which  will  mean 
an  outlay  of  from  $300  to  $400,  it  would 
be  necessary  to  still  keep  the  fees  higher 
than  what  the  last  annual  meeting  had 
recommended,  and  it  resolved  to  reduce 
the  licentiate  and  clerks'  fees  to  $8  and 
$4  respectively. 

A  hearty  vote  of  thanks  was  passed 
H.  D.  Helmcken,  Esq.,  on  behalf  of  the 
association,  for  the  able  manner  in  which 
he  hadchampionedourcausein  the  House. 
We  again  met  in  Vancouver  this  a.m., 
June  13th.  The  tenders  for  printing  new 
by-laws  and  Act  were  examined,  Messrs. 
Trythall  &  Son's,  Vancouver,  being  ac- 
cepted. 

An  application  from  Mr.  Hunnex  to 
modify  by-laws  and  rules  on  his  behalf 
was  declined. 

Long  correspondence  from  the  Phar- 
maceutical .^ssociation  of  Quebec,  asking 
this  council  to  assist  in  forming  a  Cana- 
dian Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  the 
proposed  by-laws  and  constitution,  were 
discussed.  This  will  be  laid  before  you 
later. 

Eor  the  information  of  those  interested, 
we  may  mention  that  examinations, 
whether  preliminary,  minor,  or  major,  are 
only  held  twice  a  year — in  April  and  Oc- 
tober. 

Several  applications  on  eastern  diplo- 
mas were  received  and  referred  to  Board 
of  Examiners. 

We  would  recommend  to  this  associa- 
tion that  an  annual  grant  be  made  for  the 
expenses  of  entertaining  the  annual  con- 
vocation, not  to  exceed  fifty  dollars. 

Yours  truly, 

Chas.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

This  report  was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  J.  L. 
Jaeck,  and  seconded  by  Mr.  J.  M.  At- 
kins, adopted  as  read. 


kl:GlSTRAR  S  ANNUAL  REPORT. — JUNE 

i3rH,  1895. 

"  AlsSonT''  *'""'""  °'  ""  "-^    Ph^'nnaceulical 

Gentlemen,— In  again  presenting  my 
report  of  the  business  transacted  and  work 
done,  I  think  it  will  be  plain  to  all  that 
our  association  is  progressing  favorably 
and  each  year  finds  it  of  more  importance 
I  he  continual  influx  of  correspondence 
and  enquiries  from  all  parts  of  the  world 
shows  that  we  are  known  to  be  a  live  a.sso- 
ciation.  It  is  pleasing  to  notice  that  on 
May  31st  not  a  single  member,  in  busi- 
ness, was  behind  with  his  dues,  and  only 
one  apprentice,  so  that  we  may  say  that 
our  membership  is  perfect  from  a  financial 
standpoint.  The  growing  interest  taken 
by  the  members  in  the  nominations  and 
election  shows  a  marked  improvement 
Something  like  25  members  were  nomin- 
ated, but  all  but  12  of  these  declined- 
some  for  good  reasons.  I  should  judge 
that  between  50  and  60  of  the  65  mem-* 
bers  have  used  their  ballot,  and  trust  the 
result  will  give  us  as  good  a  council  for  the 
incoming  year  as  we  have  had  in  the  past. 

I  have  endeavored  to  do  my  work 
(which  IS  no  light  affair)  fairly  and 
s<iuarely,  keeping  in  fair  bounds,  and,  if  I 
have  not  pleased  everyone,  the  intention 
has  been  for  the  best. 

The  total  number  of  licentiates  at  pres- 
ent on  the  register  is  65  ;  of  these  48  are 
m  business  on  their  own  account,  and  17 
as  clerks  as  follows  : 

...  In  business.  Clerks. 

\'"<"'-'' 17  10 

\  ancouver j. 

New  Westminster   c  , 

Nanaimo r 

Kamloops 2  o 

Nelson 2 

Kaslo J 

Vernon   ,  o 

Ks(|uimalt q  i 

There  are  19  apprentices  :  Victoria,  4  ; 
Vancouver,  6  ;  Nanaimo,  4  ;  New  West- 
minster, 2  ;  Vernon,  i  ;  Kamloops,  i  ; 
Kaslo,  1  =  19. 

■Phirty  nomination  papers  were  received 
by  the  registrar,  and,  as  stated  before, 
over  50  voting  papers.  One  or  two  points' 
which  may  not  be  out  of  place  here! 
Firstly,  the  by-laws  of  the  association 
call  for  a  specific  fee  ;  that  unless  that  fee 
at  par  is  received  by  registrar,  he  cannot 
accept  It,  except  less  the  e.xchange.  This 
is  only  fair  to  all,  as  most  of  the  members 
sending  cheques  add  the  exchange,  and 
a  minority,  and  a  very  small  one  at't'hat, 
should  not  persist  every  year  in  being  the 
exception.  The  other  point  I  would  like 
to  emphasize  is,  that  the  vote  is  supposed 
to  be  by  ballot,  and  a  special  stamped 
envelope  has  been  provided  for  two  years 
for  the  voting  paper  only,  and  this  speci- 
ally noted  in  the  circular,  but  quite  a 
number  of  the  members  have  used  the 
envelope  for  fees  and  other  matters,  which 
the  registrar  has  to  open,  which,  to  a 
certain  extent,  spoils  the  true  and  total 
secrecy  of  the  ballot. 

In  conclusion,  I  think  that  every  mem- 
ber should  look  upon  the  association  and 
its  council  as  his  best  friend,  and  do  all 
that  can  be  done  to  make  the  affairs  run 
smoothly. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Trusting  we  shall  have  continued  suc- 
cess and  progress,  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 
Gentlemen, 

Yours  respectfully, 

Charles  Nelson, 

Registrar. 
treasurer's  annual    statement    for 
current  year,  ending  may  3ist, 

1895. 

Cash   Received — iSg^-J. 
June  1st,  1S94. 

Ba  ance  in  hand,  Bank  of  B.C $     734  13 

To     cash     fees,   June     14th 

to    July  9lh $  51   50 

To   cash    fees,   July   gih    to 

Nov.  51h II  00 

To  cash  poison  books 3  00 

"     "     fees  to  March  nth.       40  00 
"     "       "              "      31st.        12  00 
•'     "     fine    P.    Couit    Vic- 
toria         10  00 

To  cash  fees,  1894-5 51200        63950 

$1,373  (-1 
Cash  Disbursed. 
^                              June  1st,  1S94. 
By  cash,  expenses  council  meet- 
ings    $105  25 

By  cash,  examinations 17  50 

"     "  "         advertising     35  00 

"     "         law 59  00 

"     "         printing 47   50 

"     "         postages iS  50 

"      "  sundries 3°° 

"     "         stationery 600 

"     "         P.O.  box 5  00 

"     "         registrar 150  00 

"     "  secretary's  desk 5000 

"     "         amendment  ex's 12  25 

"     "         fee  returned 500     51400 

Balance  in  Bank  B.C $859  63 

Charlrs  Nelson, 

Sec. -Treasurer. 

Audited,  and  found  correct. 

T.  L.  Taeck.         "1  .     ,.. 
i    ,,   -L  l-Auditors. 

J.  K.  Seymour,  j 

June  I2th,  1S95. 

auditors'     REPORT. 

To  ttie  B.C.  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Vancouver  : 

Gentlemen, — We  have  this  day  care- 
fully gone  over  the  books  of  your  asso- 
ciation, and  are  pleased  to  report  that 
everything  was  found  correct. 

T.  R.  Seymour,)  .     ,., 
i    ,     T  '>  Auditors. 

J.  L.  Jaeck,       j 

These  reports  were  adopted  as  read, 
on  the  motion  of  Mr.  R.  G.  McPherson, 
seconded  by  Mr.  H.  H.  Watson,  after 
which  the  president  read  his  annual  ad- 
dress, as  follows  : 

president's  address. 

Gentlemen, — It  is  again  my  pleasure 
and  pride  to  liave  the  honor  of  address- 
ing you,  as  president  of  the  B.C.  Phar- 
maceutical Association,  at  this  our  fifth 
annual  meeting. 

I  am  pleased  to  know  that,  as  our 
years  increase,  we  continue  to  increase  in 
numerical  strength  and  I  hope  also  in 
other  directions. 

Since  our  last  annual  meeting,  as  you 
are  all  aware,  there  has  been  a  general 
provincial  election,  and,  whether  the  new 
legislature  is  a  more  intelligent  and  pro- 
gressive one  than  its  predecessor,  or 
whether  our  association  put  forth  stronger 
efforts,  certain  it  is  that  we  have  been 
successful  ill  securing  the  amendments  to 
our  Pharmacy  Act  that  were  denied  us 
by  the  previous  House. 


Wt  now  have,  I  think,  a  Pharmacy  Act 
which  will  be  found  much  more  effective 
and  workable  than  our  previous  one. 
About  the  only  particularly  weak  part 
about  it  is  that  it  applies  only  to  in- 
corporated cities  and  towns,  but  your 
council  did  not  feel  justified  in  jeopaidiz- 
ing  the  whole  Act  by  trying  to  have  this 
amended. 

The  thanks  of  this  association  are  due 
to  Mr.  Helmcken,who  so  ably  championed 
our  cause  before  the  House,  and,  despite 
the  most  bitter  opposition  which  threat- 
ened at  one  time  to  kill  the  whole  Phar- 
macy Act,  he  nobly  led  us  on  to  victory. 

As  you  are  doubtless  ere  this  aware, 
your  council,  in  revising  the  by-laws  of 
the  association,  did  not  overlook  the  re- 
commendation given  at  the  last  annual 
meeting,  regarding  reducing  the  annual 
fees.  They  could  not,  when  they  care- 
fully considered  the  annual  charges  of 
the  association,  go  quite  so  far  as  recom- 
mended at  that  meeting,  but  they  have 
made  a  very  material,  and  I  think  fair,  re- 
duction of  the  fees  ;  and,  as  our  numbers 
increase,  ihe  probabilities  are  that  they 
may  bs  able  in  the  future  to  make  some 
further  reductions. 

.'\nother  important  amendment  to  the 
by-laws,  and  one  which  I  think  you  will 
all  look  upon  only  as  fair  and  reasonable, 
is,  that  the  members  of  the  council  should 
receive  some  remuneration  for  the  time 
given  to  the  work  of  the  association. 

As  I  am  not  seeking  re-election  to  the 
council,  I  can  speak  more  freely  on  this 
subject  than  perhaps  I  otherwise  would. 
I  know  now,  after  about  five  years'  exper- 
ience, something  of  what  the  council  has 
to  do,  and  I  for  one  certainly  think  they 
are  entitled  to  considerably  more  than  the 
remuneration  fi.xed  in  the  by-laws  as 
amended. 

The  other  work  of  the  council  during 
the  past  year  has  been  clearly  laid  before 
you  by  the  secretary,  so  I  will  not  weary 
you  with  anything  more,  especially  as  I 
believe  there  is  waiting  for  us  in  the  not 
distant  future  something  much  more  ap- 
petizing and  entertaining  than  anything  I 
could  say  to  vou.  I  will  now  bring  these 
few  remarks  to  a  close. 

But,  as  I  am  retiring  to  private  life,  so 
far  as  the  council  of  this  association  is 
concerned,  I  cannot  take  leave  of  my  old 
confreres  without  thanking  them  one  and 
all  for  their  many  kindnesses  to  me  while 
associated  with  them,  in  the  council  and 
out  of  it,  and  I  only  hope  that  future 
councils  will  work  along  as  harmoniously 
and  friendly  as  those  of  the  past. 

Thanking  you,  gentlemen,  for  your  kind 
attention,  and  trusting  we  may  be  all 
spared  to  attend  many  more  such  gather- 
ings, I  will  close. 

The  address  was  received  with  applause, 
and  Mr.  H.  H.  AVatson  moved,  and  Mr. 
J.  R.  Seymour  seconded,  that  it  be  printed 
in  annual  report  ;  also  that  a  hearty  vote 
of  thanks  be  given  the  retiring  council  and 
registrar  for  their  past  services,  which 
motion  was  carried  unanimously  amidst 
applause. 


The  election  came  ne.xt  in  order,  and 
the  president  appointed  Messrs.  R.  G. 
McPherson  and  W.  A.  Griffiths  scruti- 
neers, who,  on  examination  and  count  of 
ballots,  proved  an  election,  and  that 
Messrs.  Thos.  Sl.otbolt,  E.  McG.  Van 
Houten  and  J.  R.  Seymour  were  the 
choice  of  the  association  for  the  term  of 
two  years.  The  president  declared  them 
elected.     Applause. 

Mr.  Shotbolt  and  Mr.  Seymour  both 
thanked  the  members  for  thetrustimplied. 
Mr.  Cochrane  also  spoke,  thanking  the 
members  for  their  past  confidence,  and 
promised  his  full  support  to  the  council. 
Applause. 

Mr.  D.  S.  Curtis  moved  and  Mr.  J. 
Cochrane  seconded,  that  Messrs.  H.  H. 
Watson  and  J.  F.  Jaeck  be  appointed 
auditors  for  the  ensuing  year.     Carried. 

Mr.  1).  S.  Curtis  moved,  and  Mr.  J.  K. 
Sutherland  seconded,  that  the  repoit  ol  the 
annual  meeting  be  printed  and  distributed 
among  the  members.     Carried. 

'Ihe  by-laws  and  constitution  of  the 
proposed  Canadian  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation were  rend  by  the  registrar,  assisted 
by  Mr,  |.  Cochrane,  and,  on  motion  of 
Mr.  R.  "G.  McPherson  and  Mr.  J.  Coch- 
rane, the  matter  was  left  in  the  hands  of 
the  new  council,  with  power  to  act. 

Mr.  Curtis  moved,  and  Mr.  McPherson 
seconded,  that  the  surplus  funds  of  the 
association  be  invested  by  the  council. 
Carried. 

In  the  matter  of  entertainment  of  mem- 
bers attending  the  annual  meeting,  after  a 
pleasing  discussion,  Mr.  D.  S.  Curtis 
moved,  and  Mr.  McPherson  seconded, 
that  the  suggestion  of  the  council  be 
carried  out,  and  that  a  sum  not  exceeding 
fifty  doll.irs  be  appropriated  annually  for 
that  purpose.     Carried. 

No  further  business  comirg  up,  it  was 
moved,  seconded,  and  carried  to  adjourn 
to  meet  in  New  Westminster  in  fune, 
18S6. 

Charles  Nelson. 
June  13,  1895.  Sec. -Registrar. 


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Pharmaceutical  Notes. 

Pixoi,. —  This  is  pine  wood  Inr  Ireated 
with  soft  soa[>  and  caustic  (lotasli.  |)ou- 
nalsky  finds  an  aiiucous  solution  contain- 
ing 10  to  13  per  ci-nt.,  appliLMl  three  or 
four  limes  tlaily,  excellent  in  dermatitis 
from  various  causes,  in  psoriasis,  soft 
chancres,  and  other  venereal  sores. — 
Anna/.  Dvrmat. 

Crystallized  cinchonicine  is  obtained 
hy  a  I'rench  chemist  by  melting  the  neu- 
tral sulphate  of  cinchonine  at  130  de- 
grees C,  and  puiifying  the  cinchonicine 
hy  rejieated  crystalli»ation  from  water  in 
the  form  of  oxalate.  The  solution  of 
oxalate  was  treated  with  potash  and  the 
free  base  extracted  by  means  of  ether. 
Thouyh  soluble  in  benzine,  toluene,  ace- 
tone, chloroform,  and  alcohol,  cinchoni- 
chie  has  not  so  far  been  crystallized  from 
its  solutions  in  those  liquids. 

.'\QirA     CHI.OROFORMI     EXTEMP0R.\NE- 

nusi.Y. — .-\  correspondent  of  l' Union 
P/i<t/-maceiit!i/ite  says  that  aqua  chloroformi 
of  sufficient  saturation  for  all  general  \Yx\x- 
poses  may  be  made  by  shaking  together 
100  grains  of  distilled  water  and  10  drops 
of  chloroform  for  several  minutes,  letting 
stand  for  fifteen  minutes  and  filtering. 

Color  Re.action  for  Cod-Liver  Oil. 
— yVccording  to  Rossler,  when  5  parts  of 
genuine  cod  liver  oil  are  shaken  in  a  test 
tube  with  3  parts  of  freshly  prepared  aqua 
regia,  at  the  end  of  eight  minutes  there 
is  formed  at  the  juncture  of  the  liquids  a 
series  of  greenish  rings  passing  to  brown- 
ish violet.  Inferior  oils  give  either  a  very 
slight  reaction  or  none  at  all. — Frager 
Rundschau. 

CONCENTR.\TED    SOLUTION      OF     BORIC 

.•\cii). — When  boric  acid  is  warmed  with 
concentrated  glycerin  to  4S'  C.  (about 
118}^''  F.),  a  gelatinous  mass  containing 
68  per  cent,  of  the  acid  is  obtained.  This 
jelly  dissolves  in  water  with  great  ease, 
thus  giving  a  highly  concentrated  solution 
if  desned. — National  Druggist. 

Calcium  LSorate.  — This  salt,  which 
exists  as  a  white  powder,  soluble  in  solu- 
tions of  calcium  chloride  or  of  borax, 
may  be  used,  according  to  Dr.  Alberto, 
with  advantage  in  the  form  of  ointment 
in  the  treatment  of  burns,  moist  eczema, 
and  fetid  perspiration.  Internally  it  is 
said  to  be  an  excellent  anti-diarrhceic  for 
children.  It  may  be  exhibited  as  fol- 
lows :  For  external  use,  borate  of  calcium, 
5  parts  ;  glycerin,  5  parts  ;  lanoline,  20 
parts  ;  balsam  of  Peru,  i  part.  Mlx. 
Internally,  borate  of  calcium,  50  centi- 
grammes ;  powdered  salep,  20  centi- 
granuncs  ;  sugar,  30  centigrammes.  A 
child  of  five  years  of  age  may  take  three 
such  powders  dail)'.  Speaking  generally, 
the  dose  of  borate  of  calcium  in  such 
powder  should  be  as  many  decigrammes 
as  the  child  is  years  old. 

Belcman  Method  OF  Makixg  Cerates. 
— Giot  and  several  other  pharmacists  ad- 
vocate the  following  manipulation  in  pre- 
paring cerates  and  cold  cream.     The  oil 


and  wax  are  melted  with  a  gentle  heat 
and  strained  into  a  cold  mortar,  where 
they  are  allowed  to  remain  undisturbed 
until  thoroughly  set.  The  hardened  mass 
is  then  thoroughly  rubbed  up  with  the 
pestle  until  sofiiiud  and  perfectly  homo- 
geneous ;  then  are  added  gradually  with 
thorough  trituration  the  customary  in- 
gredients, such  as  aromatic  waters,  ben- 
zoin essences,  etc.  Further  trituration  is 
continued  until  the  cerate  becomes  white. 
Operating  in  this  manner  a  perfectly 
homogeneous  cerate  is  obtained  free  from 
clots,  and  from  which  the  added  water 
does  not  separate.-— yi>«r«.  de  Pliarni. 
d'  Anvers. 

Test.s  for  Margarine. — An  easy  test 
for  detecting  margarine  is  to  burn  a  small 
portion  of  the  suspected  substance  on  the 
end  of  a  spatula  ;  the  peculiar  odor  of 
burning  tallow  will  be  distinguished  in 
the  case  of  margarine.  One  of  the  best 
tests,  however,  and  also  an  easy  one,  is  to 
take  3  c.cm.  of  melted  fat  (the  substance 
under  consideration)  with  3  c.cm.  of  the 
strongest  acetic  acid,  and  place  in  a  test 
tube;  a  thermometer  should  be  inserted, 
and  it  will  be  found  that  whereas  mar- 
garine, with  the  acid,  does  not  form  a 
clear  .solution  until  95°  C.  is  reached,  the 
mixture  of  butter  and  acid  will  clear  at 
about  93°  C.  A  lump  of  margarine,  left 
by  accident  in  a  ward  full  of  sulphur 
fumes,  assumed  a  pink  color.  Specimens 
were  exposed  under  a  bell  glass  contain- 
ing burning  sulphur,  and  it  was  found  that 
all  the  margarine  became  pink,  while 
butter,  exposed  under  the  same  glass,  re- 
mained unaltered.  It  would  be  interest- 
ing to  know  whether  all  margarines  are 
thus  changed  in  color,  and  what  the  ex- 
planation may  he.  —  British  Medical 
fournal. 

Reaiiv  Te.sts  for  .\.mbujiin  in  Urine. 
— Fouchlos  claims  {Progres  Medical) 
that  the  following  two  simple  tests  for 
albumin  in  urine  are  most  delicate  and 
infallible:  {a)  Add  to  the  suspected  urine 
a  few  drops  of  a  i  per  cent,  solution  of 
mercuric  chloride  ;  in  case  of  turbidity, 
add  some  drops  of  acetic  acid.  If  the 
turbidity  persists  it  is  due  to  the  presence 
of  albumin.  (/')  Take  100  c.c.  of  a  10 
per  cent,  solution  of  potassium  sulphocy- 
anide  and  mix  with  it  20  c  c.  of  acetic 
acid.  Add  a  few  drops  of  this  mixture 
to  the  urine.  If  albumin  is  present  in 
small  quantities  an  immediate  turbidity 
will  ensue  ;  if  in  larger  quantities,  a  heavy 
white  precipitate  will  appear. 

Curious  Motions  in  Fluids. — The 
wonderful  contractile  and  stream-motions 
of  living  protoplasm,  whether  in  plants  or 
in  animals,  have  always  been  of  the  high- 
est interest  to  scientists.  Those  who  be- 
lieve that  such  movement  is  a  character- 
istic phenomenoh  of  life  do  not,  of  course, 
strive  to  explain  it  on  mechanical  princi- 
ples, but  such  attempts  have  been  niade 
from  time  to  time  by  others.  Now  Prof. 
Quincke,  of  Heidelberg,  thinks  he  can  de- 
duce it  from  the  phenomena  of  surface 
tension.     His   researches,    of    which   he 


gave  an  abstract  at  the  recent  British  As- 
sociation meeting,  have,  he  says,  occu- 
pied more  than  forty  years.  He  finds 
that  drops  of  oil  floating  on  slightly  alka- 
line water  are  attracted  towards  the  walls 
of  the  vessel  and  then  repelled,  the  spread- 
ing of  the  soap-film  that  resulis  from  the 
action  of  the  alkali  on  the  oil  giving  rise 
to  periodic  vortex  motion.  Viewed  with 
the  microscope  the  film  shows  the  same 
minute  strings  of  peaily  bead-hke  bubbles 
that  are  observed  in  protoplasm.  Vir- 
chow  has  observed  the  same  [ihenomenon 
in  putrefying  brain. — Literary  Digest. 

Vecet.vitons  in  Old  Distilled 
Waters  (Alcoholic)— This  is  the  title 
of  a  paper  by  Barnouvin  (in  the  Reper- 
toire de  riiarmacie),  in  which  he  says  that 
the  labors  of  Pasteur  have  shown  that 
vegetable  moulds  take  on  the  character  of 
ferments  only  when  they  are  deprived  of 
air,  or  have  an  insufificient  supply  thereof, 
a  fact  which  also  accounts  for  the  pres- 
ence of  such  moulds  in  alcoholic  distilled 
waters.  The  author  found  in  peppermint 
water  a  mould  which  secreted  a  yellow 
coloring  matter  that  was  not  altered  either 
by  sulphuric  or  hydrochloric  acid,  or  by 
alkalies,  and  therefore  answered  to  the 
Micrococcus  luteus  of  Cohn.  In  another 
he  found  ihe  Micrococcus  aiirantius,  Cohn, 
the  coloring  matter  of  which  is  soluble. 
Linden  water  sometimes  takes  on  a  rosy 
red  color,  due  to  the  presence  of  Micro 
coccus  prodigiosus.  The  author  observed 
colonies  of  algffi  {Microhaloa  fir  ma,  Pal- 
niella  firma)  in  linden-flower  water,  and  in 
matico  w.iter  colonies  oi  Protococcus  chla- 
midomonas.  — National  Druggist. 

Ferripvrin  is  a  new  drug  recently  pre- 
pared and  introduced  by  Witkowsky, 
being  a  combination  of  iron  perchloride 
and  antipyrin.  It  is  an  orange-colored, 
readily  solublepowder.recommended  both 
as  an  hajmostatic  and  a  local  astringent. 
Hedderich  has  already  made  investiga- 
tions as  to  its  practical  usefulness,  obtain- 
ing very  good  results,  and  finding  it  dif- 
ferent from  the  more  generally  used 
perchloride  of  iron  in  being  absolutely 
non-irritating  and  non-destructive  to  tis- 
sues. When  applied  to  the  nasal  mucous 
membrane  it  also  proved  to  be  a  mild 
an;-esthetic.  A  solution,  18  to  20  per  cent, 
in  strength,  was  usually  employed,  but 
the  powder  itself  could  also  be  applied. 
Its  use  in  gonorrhcea  and  internally  in 
cases  of  hiematemesis  is  also  suggested. 
—  Thcrap.    Monatsh. 


Palatable  Medicine. 


One  of  the  main  arguments  advanced 
by  the  manufacturers  of  special  prepara- 
tions to  help  sales  is  palatability.  Some 
of  the  claims  made  on  this  score  are  ab- 
surd, but  it  is  undoubtedly  true  that  the 
present  tendency  in  medicine  is  away 
from  the  old  nauseating  and  disgusting 
mixtures  of  the  past  and  toward  palata- 
bility and  elegance  of  combination.  So 
far  as  such  palatability  and  elegance  can 
be  brought  about  without  sacrifice  of  the 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


medicinal  activity  of  the  combination, 
the  desirability  of  it  cannot  be  questioned. 
When,  however,  the  medicinal  virtues  of 
the  drug  are  sacrificed  to  bring  about  tliis 
result,  the  proceeding  is  worse  than  farci- 
cal and  becomes  serious. 

Many  remedies  that  are  in  themselves 
disagreeable  and  nauseating  can  be  made 
comparatively  pleasant  by  proper  manip- 
ulation, and  witliout  in  any  way  interfering 
with  their  medicinal  qualities.  This  being 
so,  it  would  seem  the  duty  of  pharmacists 
to  put  forth  special  efforts  in  the  direction 
of  dispensing  elegant  and  palatable  pre- 
parations. The  field  for  this  is  a  large 
one,  and  belongs  exclusively  to  the  phar- 
macist, and  its  development  lies  with  him. 
So  many  pharmacists  lament  the  tendency 
among  their  members  to  neglect  labora- 
tory work,  and  take  the  statements  of 
manufacturers  unattested.  The  profes- 
sional standing  of  pharmacists  is  lowered 
by  this,  and  the  individual  is,  at  the  same 
time,  deprived  of  profits  that  legitimately 
belong  to  him. 

THE  PALATAKILITV  OF    MEDICINES 

is  a  question  that  intimately  concerns  the 
pharmacist  and  demands  his  attention, 
not  alone  because  of  the  power  it  gives 
him  to  fight  the  special  remedy  nuisance, 
but  viewed  as  a  duty  owed  to  the  public. 
It  is  possible  by  the  use  of  aromatic  drugs 
and  oils  to  flavor  some  preparations  so  as 
to  mask  their  disagreeable  characteristics, 
and  much  has  been  accomplished  in  this 
direction.  Liquorice  has  played  an  im- 
portant part  as  a  flavoring  agent,  and  will 
doubtless  contmue  to  be  used  with  good 
effect.  Chocolate  will  bear  further  in- 
vestigation, and  perhaps  come  into  more 
general  use  in  the  preparation  of  certain 
elixirs.  Of  the  numerous  agents  In  ordi- 
nary use,  however,  none  has  the  wide 
range  of  usefulness  possessed  by  saccharin. 
It  is  the  most  important  of  all,  and  in 
elixir  work  is  simply  invaluable — not  that 
it  alone  can  do  so  much,  but  because  of 
its  excellence  in  combination  with  other 
sweeteners  and  flavoring  agents.  Sac- 
charin does  not  do  away  with  the  use  of 
aromatics,  nor  does  it  remove  the  neces- 
sity of  using  other  adjuvants,  but  we  can 
bring  about  certain  results  with  its  use  in 
combination  with  other  ingredients  which 
are  impossible  without  it.  Some  months 
ago  the  writer  made  some  experiments 
in  order  to  perfect  a  formula  for  the  pre- 
paration of  an  aromatic  extract  of  cascara 
sagrada,  and  the  results  were  communi- 
cated to  the  American  Druggist  and  Phar-. 
maceutical  Record  (see  vol.  xxv.,  p.  259). 
It  was  shown  that  a  palatable  aromatic 
extract  could  be  prepared  by  a  proper 
combination  of  lifiuorice  and  saccharin 
wi'.h  a  bitterless  extract  of  tlie  drug.  Ex- 
periments made  along  these  lines,  both 
then  and  since,  have  shown  the  worth  of 
these  two  agents  in  many  preparations. 

ONE  OF  THE  POPULAR  NEW  REMEDIES 

is  kola,  and  we  have  aromatic  elixirs 
and  cordials  of  the  drug.  In  fact,  to-day 
this  remedy  seems  to  be  the  fad.  The 
value  of  saccharin  and   liquorice  in  the 


preparation  of  elegant  kola  compounds  is 
great.  A  formula  based  on  the  following 
proportions  yields  a  very  satisfactory 

AROMATIC  ELIXIR  OF  KOLA. 

Fid.  extract  kola 2     oz. 

Animoniateil  glycyrrhizin.  .     I      dr. 

Saccharin . . . ,  i       " 

Water 7     oz. 

Alcohol lyi.  " 

Simple  syrup 3^2  " 

Dissolve  the  ammoniated  glycyrrhizin 
in  the  water,  and  in  this  dissolve  the  sac- 
charin ;  now  add  the  syrup  and  alcohol, 
followed  by  the  fluid  extract  of  kola,  to 
which  has  been  added  a  few  drops  of  oil 
of  orange.  Set  aside  with  occasional 
shaking  during  five  or  six  hours  ;  then 
filter  and  bring  its  bulk  up  to  one  pint  with 
simple  elixir. 

A  VERY  PALATABLE  FLUID  EXTRACT  OF 
BUCKTHORN 

may  be  made  after  the  following  formula  : 

Fid.  extract  of  buckthorn   oj. 

Ammoniated  glycyrrhizin 2  dr. 

Saccharin    I  " 

.Solution  of  potash 2  " 

Water 2  oz. 

Dissolve  the  saccharin  and  glycyrrhizin 
in  the  water,  to  which  has  been  added  the 
solution  of  potash,  the  fluid  extract  of 
buckthorn,  and  mix  thoroughly.  The  re- 
sult is  an  elegant  fluid  extract,  free  from 
nauseating  or  disagreeable  taste. 

Thus  combinations  might  be  multiplied. 
Experiments  along  this  line  cannot  but 
bring  the  physician  and  pharmacist  closer 
together  and  heighten  mutual  esteem. 
Work  along  this  line  and  its  results  would 
rob  the  special  remedy  people  of  one  of 
their  strongest  arguments,  and  the  phar- 
macists would  be  correspondingly  bene- 
fited.— Frank  Edel,  in  American  Drug- 
sist. 


Losses  and  Leaks  in  the  Drug  Business, 
and  How  They  may  be  Prevented.* 

This  is  a  part  of  the  drug  business  that 
some  of  our  fellow-pharmacists  very  much 
overlook.  The  art  and  ability  of  l)uying 
stock  and  taking  care  of  the  same  is  very 
important.  To  overcome  these  difficul- 
ties is  the  object  of  this  paper. 

I^rugs  are  often  purchased  and  exposed 
to  light  or  air,  which  deteriorates  their 
value  greatly.  Powders,  herbs,  and  roots 
are  frequently  infected  with  worms  and 
insects.  I  have  found  in  my  experience 
that  frequently  an  extra  demand  is  made 
on  some  article,  and  the  supply  may  be 
continued  for  a  time,  when  all  at  once 
the  rush  will  stop,  and  the  balance  of  the 
goods  remain  on  hand  to  be  disposed  of 
for  almost  nothing. 

Goods  are  often  stored  away,  and,  if 
not  frequently  examined,  they  may  be- 
come soiled  or  otherwise  damaged.  Many 
other  little  points  that  are  neglected  cause 
some  of  the  indirect  losses  in  business. 
I  may  state  that  stocks  in  general  are  not 

*  Read  before  the  annu.il  meeting  of  tlie  South  Dakota 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  July  17th,  18th,  and  19th,  by 
J.  A.  Bovver. 


examined  and  cleaned  up  often  enough. 
Specialties,  sundries,  and  new  things 
should  be  brought  out  and  rearranged. 
People  are  always  looking  for  something 
new. 

Petty  little  sales  of  from  one  to  five 
cents,  that  are  not  paid  for  at  the  time, 
are  often  forgotten,  and  only  increase  the 
losses  and  leaks  in  the  business. 

Dusty,  dirty  show-cases,  and  a  dusty 
store,  have  their  influence  as  to  leaks  and 
losses.  There  are  many  other  sources  of 
destruction  too  numerous  to  mention.  A 
few  suggestions  regarding  the  latter  part 
of  this  subject  may  be  of  some  value. 
Clean  and  dust  your.show  windows  often  ; 
rearrange  the  display  to  make  it  attractive; 
have  your  shelf  bottles  clean  and  bright  ; 
such  drugs  as  form  a  sediment  or  that 
precipitate  can  be  filtered,  and  will  add 
greatly  to  the  looks  of  your  stock  ;  have 
your  show-cases  bright  and  well  arranged  ; 
have  your  goods  all  marked  with  cost  and 
retail  to  facilitate  the  sale  and  dispensing 
of  same. 

The  use  of  proper  containers  is  very 
essential,  and  making  a  neat  package  adds 
to  the  satisfaction  of  your  customers. 
Keep  your  patent  medicines,  proprietary 
articles,  and  sundries,  clean  and  well 
arranged  and  convenient.  Be  pleasant 
and  sociable.  Nothing  is  more  disastrous 
to  trade  than  a  cool,  sober,  independent 
appearance  and  action.  Be  prompt  and 
attentive  to  your  customers  and  your  busi 
ness.  Let  the  public  know  where  you 
are,  what  your  business  is,  and  that  you 
thoroughly  understand  your  profession. — 


EfTerveseent   Powders. 

The  following  will  be  found  seasonable, 
and,  if  properly  put  up,  would  be  a  source 
of  revenue  during  the  warm  weather  at 
least. 

FRUIT  SALINE. 

Take  of 

Mpexslcluhsig 2  ozs. 

"     cit.  eff 2    " 

Potass,  hitart 2     " 

Soda  bicarl) 2     " 

Acid  lailaric 2     " 

I'ulv.  sacch.  alb 4     " 

The  addition  is  sometimes  preferred  of 
Potass  chlorate 5  per  cent. 

It  may  be  flavored  with 

Ess.  grape,  orange,  or  other  fruit  essence  q.  s. 

Thoroughly  dry,  mix,  and  preserve  in  stoppered 
bottles. 

LEMONADE    POWDER. 

Take  of 

P.  soda  liicarb I  part 

P.  acid  tart ....    , i  J  parts 

P.  sugar 2  parts 

Ess.    lemon q.  s. 

Mix,  sift. 

GINGER    BEER    POWDER. 
Take  of 

Bruised  Jamaica  ginger 10  ozs. 

Powd.  "  '•      2    " 

Cream  tartar 6    '* 

Powdered  alum I  oz. 

Ess.  lemon J  ft.  oz. 

Mix.  Put  up  in  2  oz.  boxes  with  the  following 
directions  :  Pour  one  gallon  of  boiling  water  over 
the  contents  of  the  packet,  let  it  stand  for  one 
hour,  then  add  I  lb.  of  sugar,  one  gallon  of  cold 
water,  and  half  a  cupful  of  yeast.  Allow  it  to 
"  work "  for  three  or  four  hours,  then  strain 
through  Hannel  and  bottle  off. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


(i86a) 


Allen  B.  Wrisley's 

CUCUMBER 


The  virtues  of  Cucumber  Juice  for  llie  Skin 
ami  Ciim|ile\ion  have  liecome  famous.  Wc 
challenge  comparison  with  any  fine  millerl, 
delicately    perfunierl,    hiph    grade    soap    in     the 

market.    It's  The  Complexion  Toilet  Soap 

of  the  world.  Made  on  honor,  full  value,  par 
excellence.  Matchless  for  a  clear,  soft,  skin 
iK-autifier.  It  is  well  worth  50  cents  a  cake,  but 
can  be  sold  at  Retail  for  {'4)  one-quarter  of  that 
price.     Try  it,  try  it,  and  be  convinced. 

Sold   by  the   Wholesale    Druggists   in 
Canada. 


MADE  ONLY  BY 

ALLEN   B.  WRISLE£Y 

479  to  485  5th  Avenue, 
CHICAGO. 

Manufacturer  of  High  Grade  Toilet  Soaps,  Per- 
fumes, and  Glycerine. 

NU —Prices  and  Samples  to  JOBBERS  on  application 


KENNEDY'S 

MAGIC  CATARRH  SNDFF 

(REGISTERED) 


A  POSITIVE  CURE  FOS 

CATARRH 

COLD  IN  THE  HEAD 
CATARRHAL  DEAFNESS 

HEADACHE,  Etc 


It  is  relinble,  safe,  and  sure,  giving  instant  relief  in  the 
most  diilressing  cases. 

PRICE,  25  CENTS. 

WbolcAale  of  Kerry,  Watson  &  Co.,  Montreal, 

Lyman,  Knox  St  Co.,  Montreal  and 
Toronto. 

And  all  leading  Druggists. 


liiiu.  H.  Ch.vndlek.  H   c.  Cuandlee. 

Trade-Marks,  Caveats,  etc 

CHANDLEE  S  CHANDLEE, 

Patents  and  Patent  Causes 
Electrical  and  Mechanical  Experts 

I'OLACK  BriLDI.NG,  .\tI.ASTIC  BUILDING, 

YORK.  Pa.  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 

Correspondence  SoUcited. 


FEARFULLY  FATAL  TO  FILTHY  FLIES! 


CLEAN  TO 
USE. 


.vvVSfii-, 


■V^     PATENTED     -^ 

^,  ..:  — z ^ 


Can  be  carried 
in  the  Pocket. 


,^  •  Wm€m   Covtneo   PULL    Wl 
/    STRING      ri    »ACK    TO  ,  ic3 
^     REMOV!!     "-'        FLIES,        - 
^1        AND    USE    AGAIN.        '       . 

^  \  -  I  t>~i 

^  \  The  Kly  1'a.sle  for  /  ^ 

^>  -.  own  n»o  su|i|ilted    -  ^ 

<0,  N  mTin»al2(J.  ^  C^ 


H  rp 


X^y/'^ 


THE  ONLY  EEEL  CQ3IFQRT." 
MARSHALL'S 

Fly  &  Mosquito  Catcher 

IS  NOT  OFFENSIVE  TO  THE  SIGHT. 

Ca,tc]nes     mowyet     Insects    tha,n 
Sticky    I*apers. 

DOES    NOT    SPOIL     BY    KEEPING. 

GOOD    IN    ANY    CLIMATE, 

Tlifi-efuie  specially  suitable  for  Export. 

rrompllj  fi.xes  the  pests,  ami  rapidly  clears  a  room  of  these 
carriers  of  disease  and  coutaffion. 


Catches  successive  crojis  by  drawing  the  String  to  and  fro, 

and  at  the  same  time  Killing  the  Insects,  thus  there  is  no 

lingering  torture. 


CANADIAN  WHOLESALE  DEPOT: 

The  LYMAN  BROS.  &  CO.,  Limited, 

TORONTO. 


PISO'S   CURE  FOR 


_  The  Best  Cough  Syrup  I 
|Ta.sfes(;uiKi.  rseinthiir  ■ 
ISold  by  Drutrtrisls. 


family,   and 


I  presume  we  have  used  over 

one    hundred    bottles    of   Piso's 

Cure    for    Co,nsumption    in    my 

am    continually    advising    others 


to  get  it.     Undoubtedly  it  is  the 

Best  Cougti  Medicine 

I  ever  used.— "W.  C.  Miltenberger,   Clarion,  Pa 
Dec.  29,  1894. 1  sell  Piso's  Cure  for  Consump! 


PISO'S   CURE  FOR 


tion,  and   never   have   any  com- 
plaints.— E.  Shorey,  Postmaster, ' RT  ''he  ill5"',!lhl*'''1>^ 
Shorey,  Kansas,  Dec.  2l8t,  1894.    H'''^"'^^'*"«^- i''«-'nSi?:H 

'  '  |!fl&oia  b.v  Druggist'. E] 


CONSUMPTION 


(i86b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


J.  S.  HAMILTON 

PURE  GRAPE  BRANDY  DISTILLER 

Pelee  Island 


Distilled  under  Excise  supervision. 


"J.  S.  HAMILTON  &  CO." 

COGNAC 

In  Quarter-Casks,  Octanes,  Half-Octanes,  and  Casks. 


J.  S.  HAMILTON  &  CO. 

BRANTFORD 

SOLE  GENERAL  AND  EXPORT  AGENTS 


JOHN  LABATT  S 

LONDON 

ALE  AND  STOUT 

AWARDED 

AT 

5/^fl  pi^pf«$I5^0,  Qal., 


•-5S-* 


lSO.i 


Besides  J)  other 


«„"J-Sk1IS^^"-  MEDALS 

At  great  exhibitions. 


•^^^ 


"La Fayette"  Cigarettes,  5c. 

M.ide  of  pure  Virginia  and  Turkish  (E^yiilian)  Toliaccos. 

"Creme  deja  Creme"  Cigarettes,  10c. 

Made  of  specially  selected  X'irginia  and  Turkish  (Egyptian) 
Tobaccos.     Cured  and  blended  by  the  most  experienced  hands. 

Royal  ll'^tL  Cigarettes,  15c. 

Blended  from  the  frnest  Turkish  (Egyptian)  Tobaccos  grown. 

"Sonadora"  Cigarettes,  15c. 

Made  of  the  choicest  Havana  Tobacco,  personally  selected  for 
this  brand,  and  carefully  and  skilfully  blended  to  produce  the 
finest  effects  of  Flavor  and  Aroma. 


IF  YOU  USE  THE 

Red  Star  Toothwash  Bottle 

You  will  beat  your  neighbor,  as 
no  other  approaches  it 
for  beauty. 
Scant  2  oz.  (looks  like  a  3  oz.)  com- 
plete open  crown  sprinkler  at  $7.83 
net  per  gross.    Sample  sent  on  re- 
ceipt of  5  cents  to  pay  postage. 

T.  C.  Wheaton  &  Co.,  Millville, 
N.J.,  manufacturers  of  Flint,  Green 
and  Amber  ware,  and  the  largest 
factors  of  Homeo.  Vials  in  the 
world. 


R I  PANS 


One  Gives  Relief, 


THE  OLDEST 


THE  BEST 


MUtoB  betn  hnawn  to  the  trade  siive.lSiS^aMcm 

1 4^orMaT\^\n^LmcTi,SUK-^CoUon. 
^VTta  A.  COMMON  Vt.^ 


Trade  supplied  by  all  leading  Drug  Houses  in  tht 
Dominion. 


P  A I EN J S 

Caveats,  Trade  lYIark<ii, 

Demig;n  Patents 

Copyriglits,  etc. 


CORRfl.SI'ON'DKNCF.      SOLICITED. 

JOHN  A.  SAUL,, 

Atlantic  Building,       -       -       Washington,  D.C. 


■       Plso's  Remedy  for  Catarrh  is  the 
Best,  Easiest  to  Use,  and  Cheapest. 


CATARRH 


■      Sold  by  druggists  or  sent  by  mail.    M  ^^  ^ 

50c.    E.  T.  Ha2eltiue,  Warren,  Pa.     H 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


1 87 


Formulary. 


DANDUUFr    I'OMADK. 

Pilocnrpinc yi  <lr- 

ijiiininc  hy<lrochloratc I       " 

l'rici|iita(eil  sulphur i'/z  " 

I'tTuvian  balsam 5       ** 

Ox-Ijone  marrow 3    oz. 

Make  a  pomade. — Pharin.  Zeitung. 

CREOSOTE  PILL. 

The  following  is  the  latest  attempt  to 
solve  the  old  question  of  making  a  creo- 
sote pill-mass  which  shall  be  soluble  in 
the  stomach  and  preserve  its  qualities  for 
.xn  indefinite,  or  at  least  a  reasonable, 
lenyth  of  time.  It  is  offered  by  .V.  Schrei- 
ber,  in  the  Apotheker  Zeitung  : 

Creoscite ....     6  gm. 

Dry  egg  allnimin 3  gm. 

Distilled  water 10  drops. 

Mi.\  and  agitate  together,  and  add 

I-icorice  root,  powdered  ;  licorice  juice,  aa  q.s. 

to  make  100  pills.  The  creosote  is  so 
firmly  bound  in  this  manner,  says  the 
author,  that  not  a  trace  exudes.  The 
pills  are  not  soluble  in  water,  but  are  so 
111  the  gastric  juice. — National  Druggist. 

SVR.  1-ERR0-M.\NG.\NI  SACCH.VRATI. 

Syr.  ferri  ox.  sacch 8  oz. 

Syr.  niangani  ox.  sacch 2   " 

Spt.  vini  gallici   10  dr. 

S.V.R...' 10   " 

Tr.  aurantii i    " 

Tr.  aromat ?//xx. 

Tr.  cinnamon /«xv. 

Essent.  vaniUv w/xv. 

-IClher.  acetici «;v. 

Aq.  ad 36  oz. 

— After  Gerhard  {Apoth.  Zeit.)  ;  Chemist 
and  Druggist. 

POMMADE  HONGROISE. FLXATEUR 

HONGROISE. 

This  preparation  for  the  beard  and 
moustache,  as  imported,  costs  consider- 
ably, and  anybody,  with  the  following  be- 
fore them,  can  prepare  it  at  a  mere  frac- 
tion of  the  price  now  paid  for  it.  It  is 
taken  from  the  columns  oi  Der  Seifenfab- 
rikant  : 

Light  dextrin 50  parts. 

Soap  powder 20  parts. 

Water 80  p.irts. 

Japanese  wax 50  parts. 

Glycerin 2  parts. 

Warm  the  dextrin,  soap  powder,  and 
water  together  to  a  homogeneous  paste, 
and  add  the  wax  and  glycerin,  continuing 
the  heat  and  stirring  until  they  are  fully 
incorporated.  Add  any  desired  perfume. 
If  you  desire  to  color  it,  use  uinber  for 
brown  and  lampblack  for  black,  and  rub 
up  with  the  glycerin  before  adding  to  the 
mass. — National  Druggist. 

GLYCERINE  OF  CUCUMBER. 

IJ  White  Castile  soap ....    yi.  oz. 

Glycerine  of  borax i     " 

Cucumber  pomade 3     " 

Rose  water 2  parts. 

Dissolve  the  soap  in  half  a  pint  of  the 
water,  melt    the    pomade,    pour    into  a 


warm  mortar,  add  the  soap  solution  and 
the  glycerine  mixed  with  the  rest  of  the 
water.  Stir  constantly  till  quite  cold. 
Then  let  stand  twelve  hours,  and  again 
stir  up  for   ten    minutes. —  Ther.  Knieiv. 

PASTILLES  OF  PHOSPHORUS. 

Professor  Gartner  prepares  pastilles  of 
phosphorus  thus :  An  accurately  weighed 
quantity  of  phosphorus  is  dissoUed 
in  an  accurately  weighed  amount 
of  cacoa  butter,  and  the  solution 
filtered.  The  fatty  solution  of  phos- 
phorus is  then  worked  into  a  paste  by 
adding  to  it  cocao  powder  free  from  fat ; 
it  is  then  rolled  and  divided  into  pastilles 
so  as  to  contain  a  definite  weight  of 
phosphorus.  These  pastilles  are  then 
varnished  with  resin,  and,  after  drying, 
dipped  into  liquid  chocolate.  Care  must 
be  taken  to  keep  them  from  the  reach  of 
children. — Pharm.  Centralhalle. 

CONCENTRATED     SVRUP     OF    IODIDE    OF 
IRON. 

The  Annates  de  Pharmacie  (National 
Druggist)g\\fi  the  following  directions 
for  preparing  a  concentrated  syrup  of 
iodide  of  iron,  which  it  claims  is  exceed- 
ingly stable — in  fact,  may  be  kept  in  clear 
bottles  fully  exposed  to  the  light  without 
decomposition  : 

Rub  up  4.5  gm.  of  iodine  with  2  gm. 
of  iron,  in  powder,  and  sufficient  water, 
until  iron  iodide  is  formed.  Filter  off 
and  add  sufficient  water  to  make  17  gm. 
To  this  add  15  gm.,  each  of  glycerine  and 
simple  syrup,  and  3  gm.  of  a  10  per  cent, 
aqueous  solution  of  citric  acid.  The  fin- 
ished product  is  about  twice  as  strong  in 
iron  iodide  as  the  officinal  syrup,  and,  as 
stated,  is  apparently  unalterable.  The  ad- 
dition of  simple  syrup  at  the  moment  of 
dispensing  is  all  that  is  necessary  to  con- 
vert it  into  the  syrup  of  the  Pharma 
copceia. 

DAHOMEY    BLACKING. 

Eugene  Lemoine  gives  this  name  to  a 
shellac  in  aniline  oil,  colored  by  the 
addition  of  nigrosin  or  anilin  black.  It 
is  brilliant  and  quick-drying,  and  is  use- 
ful for  shoes  or  any  article  of  leather. 
The  rapidity  with  which  it  dries  depends 
upon  the  amount  of  shellac  used,  as 
does  also  the  degree  of  brilliancy  or 
"  shine."  An  almost  instantaneous  drier 
may  be  obtained  by  adding  a  little  carbon 
disulphide,  benzin  or  benzol  to  the  oil. 

A  NEW  LIQUID  GLUE. 
The  Pharmaieiitische  Centralhalle  says 
that  gelatin  dissolved  in  an  aqueous  so- 
lution of  chloral  hydrate  makes  an  excel- 
lent liquid  cement  or  glue.  The  ordinary 
glue  answers  for  general  purposes  as  well 
as  the  more  expensive  gelatines.  The  ce- 
ment thus  made  is  said  to  be  of  great  ad- 
hesiveness, to  dry  quickly,  and  preserve 
indefinitely.  The  editor  of  the  National 
Druggist  can  confirm  all  that  our  contem- 
porary says  of  this  preparation. 

SOME  NEW  TOILET  PREPARATIONS. 

We  find  the  following  in  the  Drogisten 
Zeitung  : 


vinaI(;rk  iik   loii.ErrE  iioi;i.LV. 

Tincture  of  calisaya 100  parLs. 

Tincture  of  benzoin 100  " 

Tincture  of  styrax ; . .  100  " 

Tincture  of  tolu 100  " 

Tincture  of  musk  grains 50  " 

Tincture  of  orris  root 200  " 

Bergamot  oil 50  " 

Oil  of  clove 3  " 

Oil  i)f  neroli  bigarade 2  " 

<  >il  (»f  lemon  peel 10  ** 

Tincture  of  musk 9  " 

Acetic  acid 250  " 

Mix. 

EAU    DE   LY.S. 

Zinc  white 10  parts. 

Talc 10     " 

Glycerin 20     " 

Rose  water 2000     " 

Mix. 

VINAIGRE    COSMETIQUE. 

Tincture  of  benzoin 300  parts 

Tincture  of  tolu 300     " 

Oil  of  bitter  orange  peel ....     100     " 

Oil  of  lemon 100     '* 

Oil  of  bergamot 35     " 

Oil  of  neroli 2     " 

Oil  of  rosemary i     " 

Acetic  acid 600     " 

Alcohol,  50°,  q.  s.  to  make    .  2500     " 
Mix. 

—  National  Druggist. 

GREASE   PAINTS     FOR    THE     FACE — BLACK 

I. — Lampblack,  best i  part. 

Cacao  butter 6  parts. 

Oil  neroli to  perfume. 

Melt  the  cacao  butter,  add  the  lamp- 
black, and  while  cooling  make  an  inti- 
mate mixture,  adding  the  perfume  toward 
the  last. 

2. — Lampblack i  part. 

Oil  sweet  almonds   I     " 

Oil  cocoanut I     " 

Perfume as  desired. 

3.  — Lampblack I  part. 

Glycerin a  sufficient  quantity. 

Beat  the  lampblack  into  a  stiff  paste 
with  the  glycerin,  --^-pply  with  a  sponge  ; 
if  necessary,  mix  a  little  water  with  it 
when  using. 

WHITE. 

Prepared  chalk 40  parts. 

Zinc  white 40  " 

Bismuth  subnitrate 40  " 

Asbestos 40  " 

Oil  sweet  almonds 25  " 

Camphor i  " 

Oil  peppermint 5  " 

Extract  "  Essence  Bouquet  ". .     5  " 

I'INK. 

Zinc  white 250  parts. 

Bismuth  subnitrate ....  250  " 

Asbestos 250  " 

Oil  sweet  almonds 100  " 

Camphor 44  " 

Od  peppermint. .    44  " 

Extract  "  Essence  Bouquet ".     25  " 

Eosin I  " 

DARK    RED. 
Same  as  above,  coloring  with  ammoniacal  solu- 
tion of  carmine. 

FLESH. 

Prepared  chalk 200  parts. 

Zinc  white 200 

Powdered  orris  root 50 

Cinnabar 30 

Oil  sweet  almonds 60 

Camphor 3 

Oil  peppermint 3 

Tincture  saffron 20 

Extract  "  Essence  Bouquet  ".     15 

— A/erek's  Market  Report. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Photographic  Notes 


AN     IMPERVIOUS     COATING      FOR     WOODEN 
BATHS. 

Gutt.Tpercha 5°   grammes 

Paraffine 5° 

Prepare  the  mixture  over  a  slow  fire  and 
apply  with  the  aid  of  a  metallic  brush. 
After  application  pass  a  hot  iron  to  obtain 
the  polish.  This  coating  renders  wooden 
tanks  absolutely  waterproof,  and  is  not 
acted  on  by  alkalies  or  acids. 


sells'  uranium  INTENSIFIER. 

Potassium  ferricyanide SI'S. 

Uranium  nitrate 50- 

Glacial  acetic  acid S^s- 

Water S""- 

Dissolve  the  salts  separately  ;  mix  ;  al- 
low to  stand  twenty-four  hours  ;  filter,  and 
add  the  acetic  acid. 

This  is  a  much  saf^r  preparation  to  sell 
than  the  usual  mercurial  intensifier.  It 
should  be  noted  on  the  label  that  a  quarter- 
of-an-hour's  washing  is  sufficient  ;  pro- 
longed washing  reduces  the  opacity. 
Half-pint  bottles  (which  should  be  of  dark 
glass)  sell  at  is. 


DIRECT  POSITIVES. 

Fran'.  Kogelmann  suggests  the  follow- 
ing modification  of  the  Obernetter  process 
of  producing  positives  directly  from  nature 
in  the  camera.  The  plate,  which  should 
be  exposed  longer  than  usual,  is  developed 
with  ferrous  oxalate  until  the  high  lights, 
if  the  plate  be  viewed  from  the  back,  ap- 
pear quite  black.  It  is  then  washed  in 
the  dark  and  placed  in  the  following 
bath  : 

Bichromate  of  potash gr.  v. 

Alum gf-  7.5 

Nitric  acid "Ivj- 

Sulphuric  acid 3"-'" 

Distilled  water 3xiv. 

The  solution  should  be  free  from  chloride. 
The  plate  is  afterwards  thoroughly  washed 
and  developed  in  bright  daylight  with  any 
good  developer  until  the  required  density 
is  obtained.  It  is  essential  that  the  silver 
salt  in  the  high  lights  should  be  entirely 
reduced,  so  that  it  may  be  perfectly  dis- 
solved in  the  bichromate  bath,  leaving  the 
corresponding  parts  of  the  film  transpa- 
rent.  A   "  Pharmaceutical  Camerist^'    in 

Chemist  and  Druggist. 


Glossing    Plates.— T.  Rogers  states 
that  a  brilliant  surface  may  be  imparted 
by   any   gelatin  paper,  whether   bromide 
paper  or  gelatino-chloride,  by  proceeding 
as  follows  :  "  Prepare  a  sheet  of  glass  of 
brilliant     surface,    absolutely     free     from 
scratches,  and   absolutely   clean.     Warm 
the  plate  slightly,  and  rub  roughly  over  it 
a  lump  of  pure  beeswax.     Take  a  dry, 
soft  flannel  rag,  warm  the  plate  until  the 
wax  melts,  and  with  the  rag  rub  it  all  over 
the  plate  until  every  portion  of  the  glass  is 
covered.     As  soon  as  you  are  sure  of  this, 
commence  to  rub  the  wax  off  again  on  to 
the  flannel,  rubbing  slightly  in  a  circular 
direction,  and  all  over  the  plate,  so  that 
one   portion   is   not    left   thick  with  wax 
when    another    portion    is    clean    glass. 
When   the    wax   has   almost  disappeared 
from  the  glass  take  another  flannel,  clean, 
to  give   a  final   polishing.     Use    this  ex- 
ceedingly lightly,  and  stop  as  soon  as  ever 
the  wax  becomes  invisible  over  the  whole 
surface  of  the  plate  glass.     At   this  stage 
the  glass  will  be  evenly  coated  with  an  in- 
visible film  of  wax,  and  will  have  a  most 
brilliant  surface.    Further  rubbing  or  hard 
rubbing  would  entirely   remove  the  wax 
from  portions  of  the   surface,  causing  the 
prints  to  stick  to  such  portions.     Take  the 
prints  wet    from    the    final    washing,    let 
them  drip,  then  lay  them  one  at   a  time, 
face     downwards,    on    the    plate    glass, 
gently  but  firmly  pressing  them  into  con- 
tact, and  removing  all  air-bells  by  the  ap- 
plication of  the  squeegee.     When  all  the 
prints   have    been   squeegeed   on   to    the 
glass,  it  can  be  stood  on   end  in   a  dry, 
slightly  warm  place,  and   when  quite  dry 
the  prints  will  peel  off"  by  themselves.     If 
the    waxing    is    properly  done,  the  prints 
should    leave   the   glass    perfectly   clean. 
Polish  it  with  a  dry  rag,  and  it  is  ready  for 
next  waxing.     If  thoroughly  and  carefully 
waxed,  about  a  dozen  times  of  using  will 
get  the  glass  into  a  '  ripe  '  condition,  so 
that  several    batches   of   prints    may    be 
squeegeed  on  to  it  without  further  waxing. 
If,  when  quite  dry,  the  prints  stick  to  the 
glass  so  as  to  tear  in  dra;ving  off",  it  proves 
that  the  waxing  was  ineflicient." — English 
Mechanic  and  Photography. 


A  NoN  -  Poisonous  Intensifier.  — 
Soak  the  negative  in  water  till  soft,  then 
drain  and  immerse  in 

Ammonia   '  ounce 

Water i  ounce 

for  a  minute  and  a  half,  and   then    place 
in 


Removing  Rust  from  a  Lens. — A 
lens  sometimes  requires  a  brown,  rusty 
stain  on  the  surface,  which  no  amount  of 
rubbing  or  cleaning  will  remove.  By  ap- 
plying a  paste  composed  of  putty  powder 
and  water  to  the  stains,  and  then  rubbing 
briskly  with  either  the  point  of  the  finger 
or  the  side  of  the  hand,  every  spot  of  rust 
or  stain  will  be  removed  in  a  few  minutes. 
This  applies  to  photographic  or  other 
lenses,  except  the  object  glass  of  a  tele- 
scope, which  would  be  irreparably  dam- 
aged by  such  treatment. 


Cadmium  bromide. 
Alcohol 


15  grains 
35  ounces 


till  sufficiently  intensified. 


Some  Standard  Stock  Solutions. 

Pyro    Solution. 

Pyrogallic  acid I  oz.  (avoir.) 

Potassium  melabisulphite..  I  oz. 
Distilled  water  to  make. ...  9  oz.  55  m. 

Dissolve  the  melabisulphite  in  5  ozs. 
of  the  water,  open  the  bottle  of  pyro,  and 
pour  on    to  it  the   solution  of   melabisul- 


phite, add  sufficient  water  to  make  up  the 
full  bulk,  and  bottle  immediately.  This 
should  not  be  filtered. 

The  alkali  to  be  used  with  this  may  be 
either  ammonia,  soda,  potash,  or,  prefer- 
ably, the  new  salt— sodium  trabasic  phos- 
phate (see  below)— and  a  10  per  cent. 
solution  should  be  made,  using  liq.  am- 
monia .880,  sodii  carb.  B.P.,  or  potassii 
carb.  B.P.  Besides  these  a  third  solu- 
tion, 10  per  cent,  of  potassiuin  bromide, 
will  also  be  required. 

The  pyro  solution  should  be  put  up  in 
a  lo-oz.  flat,  the  alkali  in  a  lo-oz.  oval, 
and  a  40Z.  bottle  of  the  bromide  will  be 
sufficient  to  form  a  set  of  developing  so- 
lutions which  can  be  sold  for  3s.,  and 
yield  a  far  more  handsome  profit  than  a 
patent  medicine. 

Citrate  Restrainers. 

The  use  of  the  citrates  of  ammonium, 
potash,  and  soda  is  increasing,  their  action 
being  difi"erent  from  that  of  the  alkaline 
bromides,  and  the  amateur  photographer 
always  finds  a  trouble  in  making  these. 
The  chemist  will  have  no  trouble,  and  the 
B.P.  formula  for  liq.  amnion,  cit.  fort, 
may  be  adopted  as  the  basis,  and  the 
amount  of  resultant  citrate  calculated  out, 
and  the  directions  for  diluting  so  as  to 
form  a  10  per  cent,  solution  printed  on 
the  label. 

Aletol  Developers. 

At  the  present  time  some  of  the  newer 
reducing  agents  are  far  more  in  favor  with 
amateurs,  particularly  for  hand  camera  or 
instantaneous  work,  and  the  following 
typical  formula  has  proved  very  success- 
ful : 

Metol  is  possibly  an  unknown  salt  to 
many    chemists,  but    it    is  the  sulphate, 
chloride,  or  oxalate  salt  of  mono-methyl- 
para-amido metacresol,  and    it  is  an  ex- 
tremely   energetic    reducing   agent,    and 
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of  gradation  which  are   suitable  for  print- 
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is  that    it  sometimes   attacks    the  fingers, 
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locally    ung.  hyd.  nit.,  acid    carbolic,  and 
lanoline.     It   is  simply   due   to    idiosyn- 
crasy, and  some   people   can    use    it  for 
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impossible  to  use  metol  even  for  one  plate 
without   irritation  of  the  skin  and  small 
vesicles  immediately  showing. 

The  developer  is,  as  usual,  in  two  solu- 
tions. 


Metol  and  Hydroquinone  Solution, 

Metol 80    grains. 

Hydroquinone •  ■  120    grains. 

.Sodium  sulphite >  *  ounces. 

Distilled   water  to 10    ounces. 

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189 


The  Alkali. 

Soiliu[u  (ribasic  phosphate   .  300  grains. 
DisliUed  water  to   10  ounces. 

For  use,  mix  one  part  of  the  nietol  so- 
lution witli  three  parts  of  the  alkali.  It 
will  be  noticed  there  is  no  bromide  sug- 
gested, and  for  instantaneous  work  it  is, 
advisable  to  omit  it.  For  time  e.xposure  s 
one  grain  of  bromide  of  potassium  may 
be  added  to  each  ounce  of  developer.— 
Pharmaceutical  fonnial. 

Starch  as  a  Mountant. ' 

When  starch  is  used  as  a  mountant,  it 
is,  of  course,  necessary  to  bring  it  into  a 
state  of   disintegration,    not   solution,  be- 
cause starch  paste,  as  made,  is  not  a  true 
solution.     The  usual  plan  adopted  is  to 
make  the  starch  grains  into  a  cream  with 
cold  water,  and  then  pour  on,  with  con- 
stant stirring,  boiling  water  until  it  thick- 
ens, about  twenty  parts  of  water  to  one 
part  of  starch  being   the   proportion.     If, 
however,  the  starch  paste  be  subsequently 
boiled  for  a  few  minutes,  more  complete 
disintegration  takes  place,  a  clearer  jelly 
is  ol)tamed,  and  better  keeping  properties 
secured.     It  is  important  not  to  have  the 
starch  paste  too  thick,  otherwise  it  has  a 
tendency  to  be  lumpy  when  spread  over 
the    print.     Professor    Bothamley    states 
that  rice   starch   is   to    be  preferred,  but, 
after  using  all  kinds,   I    am    disposed  to 
think  that  there  is  but  little,  if  anything, 
to  choose  between  them.     There  is  one 
peculiar  property  of  starch  whicli,  though 
largely  taken  advantage  of  in  the  arts  and 
manufactures,   does  not,  for  some  reason 
or  the  other,  seem  to  commend  itself  to 
photographers.     The  property  to  which  I 
allude  is  that  of  its  conversion  at  a  tem- 
perature of  about    160°  C.  (230  F.)  into 
dextrin    or  British  gum,  in  which  state  it 
is  perfectly    soluble    in  water.     A  viscid 
solution   of  this  I    have    had  by   me  for 
years,  and  it  is  perfectly  good  and  usable 
now.     The   same   change    is  effected  by 
the  action  of  various  dilute  acids,  aided 
by  heat,  but  the  presence  of  these,  though 
unobjectionable  to  the  calico  printer,  etc., 
would  hardly  be  esteemed  by   the  photo- 
grapher.    With    regard    to    the    keeping 
properties  of  starch,  which  may  interest 
those  who  do  not  care  to  go  to  the  trouble 
of  making  it  fresh  every  time,  an  objection 
I  quite  fail  to  appreciate,  I  may  say,  boil 
it  well  to  start  with,  and  then  add  a  small 
quantity  of  some  aseptic  substance,  such 
as  boric  acid,  salicylic  acid,  oil  of  cloves, 
etc.,   and   it  will   keep  thus  in  a  corked, 
wide-mouthed  bottle  for  weeks  or  months. 
Alum  has  been  suggested,  but,  although 
it  undoubtedly  preserves  the  paste,  its  use 
cannot  be  recommended  for  photographic 
mounting.     .An  objection  has  been  raised 
against  the  use  of  starch  as  a   mountant, 
on   the  ground    that    it   contains  gluten, 
which  would  be  likely  to  cause  an  acid 
fermentation,  but  in   none  of  the  samples 
on  the  table  to-night,  numbering  si.xteen, 
and  obtained  from  chemists,  grocers,  oil 

•  Read  before  the  Croydon  Camera  Club  by  J.  H.  Bal- 
dock,  F.C.S. 


shops,  and  wholesale  druggists,  does  this 
substance  exist,  neither  could  it  unless  it 
originally  existed  in  the  plants  from  which 
the  starch  was  obtained,  and  was  inti- 
mately associated  with  it,  taking  wheat  as 
an  example. 

Glossing  Prints. 

T.  Rogers,  writing  in  the  English  Me- 
chanic, gives    the   following    instructions  : 
"  To   obtain    a    brilliant   surface    to  any 
gelatine  paper,  whether  bromide  paper  or 
gelatino-chloride,     proceed     as    follows : 
Prepare  a  sheet  of  glass  of  brilliant  sur- 
face, absolutely  free  from  scratches,  and 
absolutely  clean.     Warm  the  plate  slight- 
ly, and  rub  roughly  over  it  a  lump  of  pure 
beeswax.     Take   a   dry,   soft  flannel   rag, 
warm  the  plate  until  the  wax  melts,   and 
with  the  rag  rub  it  all  over  the  plate  until 
every  portion  of  the  glass  is  covered.     As 
soon  as  you  are  sure  of  this,  commence  to 
rub  the  vvax  off  again  on  to  the  flannel, 
rubbing   slightly    in  a  circular  direction, 
and  all  over  the  plate,  so  that  one  portion 
is  not  left  thick  with  wax  when  another 
portion    is    clean    glass.     When  the  wax 
has   almost    disappeared   from  the  glass, 
take  another  flannel,  clean,  to  give  a  final 
polishing.     Use   this  exceedingly  lightly, 
and  stop  as  soon  as  ever  the  vvax  becomes 
invisible   over  the   whole  surface   of  the 
plate  glass.     At  this  stage  the  glass  will 
be  evenly  coated  with  an  invisible  film  of 
wax,  and  will  have  a  most   brilliant  sur- 
face.    Further  rubbing  or  hard  rubbing 
would  entirely  remove  the  wax  from  por- 
tions of  the  surface,  causing  the  prints  to 
stick  to   such   portions.     Take  the  prints 
wet  from  the  final  washing,  let  them  drip, 
then   lay  them  one  at  a  time,  face  down- 
ward, on  the  plate  glass,  gently  but  firmly 
pressing  them  into  contact,  and  removing 
all  air-bells  by  the  application  of  the  squee- 
gee. When  all  the  prints  have  been  squee- 
geed on  to  the  glass,  it  can   be  stood  on 
end   in   a   dry,  slightly   warm    place,  and 
when  quite  dry   the  prints  will  peel  off  by 
themselves.     If  the    waxing   is    properly 
done,    the  prints  should  leave  the  glass 
perfectly  clean.     Polish  it  with  a  dry  rag, 
and  it  is  ready  for  next  waxing.     If  thor- 
oughly and  carefully  waxed,  about  a  dozen 
times  of  using   will  get  the  glass  into  a 
"  ripe  "  condition,  so  that  several  batches 
of  prints  may  be  squeegeed  on  to  it  with- 
out further  waxing.     If,  when  quite  dry, 
the  prints  stick  to  the  glass  so  as  to  tear 
in  drawing  off,  it  proves  that  the  waxing 
was  inefficient. — Photo-Beacon. 

Potato  starch  is  found  by  Rouvier 
{Comp.  rend.)  to  behave  differently,  in  the 
presence  of  iodine  from  the  starches  of 
wheat  and  rice,  which  act  alike.  The 
maximum  oi  iodine  fixed  by  potato  starch, 
when  the  former  was  in  excess,  was  18.6 
per  cent.,  wheat  and  rice  starch  fixing 
19.6  per  cent.  The  exact  quantity  of 
iodine  necessary  to  transform  into  iodide 
all  the  starch  contained  in  a  solution  of  de- 
finite strength  was  13.5  per  cent,  in  the 
case  of  potato  starch,  and  only  about  8.9 
per  cent,  in  that  of  wheat  and  rice. 


Paints  and  Oils. 


The  market  in  paints  has  been  quiet, 
though  prices  hold  their  own.  An  ad- 
vance in  white  lead  was  looked  for,  owing 
to  the  advance  in  the  price  of  pig  lead, 
but  it  is  improbable  there  will  now  be  any 
change  before  the  fall.  Linseed  oil  re- 
mains firm  at  the  advance  noted  last 
month.  Reports  generally  indicate  a  good 
crop  of  flaxseed,  and  the  probability  is 
the  oil  will  not  be  much  higher.  Cotton- 
seed oil  shows  a  slight  decline.  In  fish 
oils  the  price  is  somewhat  lower.  Tur- 
pentine remains  very  low.  (^od  liver  oil 
is  firm  at  previous  quotations. 


Hard  putty  may  be  softened  by 
means  of  a  paste  of  equal  parts  of  caustic 
potash  and  powdered  fresh  quicklime 
mixed  with  water  and  a  little  soft  soap. 
The  paste  is  applied  over  the  hard  putty. 
A  similar  paste  is  composed  of  3  parts 
quicklime  slaked  in  water  and  i  part 
pearl  ash  reduced  to  the  consistency  of 
paint.  Soft  soap  is  also  efficient  for  the 
same  purpose.  It  requires  about  twelve 
hours. 


Oil  from  Rubber-Tree  Seeds. 

A  suggestion  of  a  new  source  of  in- 
come from  the  India-rubber  tree  is  con- 
tained in  a  pamphlet  by  Senhor  da  Cunha, 
recently  published  by  the  state  govern- 
ment of  Para.  According  to  this  author 
it  is  probable  that  before  many  years 
elapse  an  important  trade  will  be  devel- 
oped in  the  seeds  of  the  rubber-tree,  which 
are  very  abundant  and  yield  an  important 
quantity  of  oil  which  is  said  to  compare 
favorably  with  linseed  oil.  Up  to  the 
present  time  this  oil  has  been  extracted 
only  in  small  quantities,  but  with  the 
more  systematic  regulation  of  the  rubber 
industry  which  the  author  predicts,  it  is 
expected  that  the  rubber-tree  seed  will  be 
included  among  the  valuable  resources  of 
the  country. 

If  it  is,  indeed,  true  that  such  oil  can 
be  made  from  the  seeds  of  the  rubber 
tree,  and  one  that  is  similar  to  linseed  oil, 
it  may  be  th  t  from  this  will  be  produced 
the  ideal  rubber  substitute.  It  is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  the  nearest  approaches 
to  a  substitute  for  India-rubber  have  been 
made  from  linseed  and  kindred  oils,  and 
perhaps  the  oil  of  the  rubber  seeds  will  be 
exactly  what  the  trade  have  so  long  been 
looking  for. — India  Rubber  World. 


Various  Consistent  Lubricants. 

Translated   by   G.    B.    Heckel    from    the   German    of  R. 
Brunner. 

From  the  following  collection  have 
been  omitted  such  recipes  as  have  either 
been  proved  unsatisfactory,  by  experi- 
ment, or  which  are  evidently  merely 
arbitrary  combinations  calculated  to  im- 
pose on  the  ignorant,  but  certainly  with- 
out practical  value : 


I  go 


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ASPHALT  AXLE  GREASE. 

Asphaltum 32  parts. 

Black  pitch 8      " 

Petroleum S 

Litharge 8 

Water So      " 

Tlie  asphaltum  and  the  pitch  are  first 
melted  together  in  a  kettle  ;  the  petroleum 
is  then  stirred  in  until  the  fluid  is  per- 
fectly homogeneous,  after  which  tlie 
litharge  is  introduced.  Finally  the  water 
is  added  in  small  quantities,  and  thor- 
oughly incorporated  by  stirring,  after  each 
addition.  The  asphalt  and  pitch  con- 
tained in  the  lubiicant  give  to  it  a  lustrous 
black  color  and  a  distinctly  bituminous 
odor.  The  solidity  of  the  compound 
may  be  increased  or  lessened  by  increas- 
ing or  diminishing  the  proportion  of 
petroleutn. 

NAPHTHALIN     LUBRICANT. 

Naphthalin 100  parts. 

Rape  oil 50  to  100     " 

The  naphthalin,  a  semi-crystalline  pro- 
duct obtained  from  the  coal-tar  of  gas- 
works, is  melted  and  mixed  with  a  larger 
or  smaller  proportion  of  rape  oil,  accord- 
ing to  the  consistency  required  in  the  pro- 
duct. The  resultant  compound  furnishes 
an  exceed  ugly  useful  luliricant,  of  but- 
tery or  semi-fluid  consistence.  By  ttie  ' 
term  naphthalin  (and  the  same  holds  good 
of  paraffine)  the  carefully  isolated  and 
purified,  and  accordmgly  expensive,  pro- 
duct is  not  intended  ;  absolute  purity  is 
not  at  all  necessary  for  the  purpose  in 
view  ;  therefore,  the  comparatively  impure 
crude  naphthalin  or  paraffine  is  to  be  used. 

ROSIN    MACHINE    LUBRICANTS. 

Rosin 100  parts. 

Rosin  oil 5° 

Lard 3°°     " 

The  rosin  is  melted  in  the  rosin  oil, 
and  the  lard  thoroughly  incorporated  with 
the  warm  solution. 

GRAPHITE    AXLE    GREASE. 

Tallow 36  pa'ts. 

Lard 9      " 

Palm  oil 9      " 

Graphite 2      " 

Graphite,  having  a  steel-gray  color,  im- 
parts to  this  lubricant  a  dark  gray  shade. 
[It  must  be  absolutely  free  from  quartz, 
etc.,  for  this  use. — Translator.] 

(Iraphite  axle  grease  is  an  exceedingly 
useful  composition,  and  in  Belgium  and 
England  is  very  generally  used,  to  the  ex- 
clusion of  all  others,  for  the  lubrication  of 
wagon  axles. 

GRAPHITE    grease    FOR    HIGH-SPEED 
JOURNALS. 

Tallow 100  parts. 

Graphite 100      " 

This  grease  is  excellently  adapted  for 
the  journals  of  circular  saws,  fan-blowers, 
etc.,  and  especially  for  all  lightly  loaded 
journals  running  at  high  speeds. — Drugs, 
Oils,  a?id  Paints. 

Notes  on  the   Commerce  In  Vegetable 
Oils. 

By  P.  L.  SiMMoNDS,  F.L.S. 

All  plants  do  not  yield  oil,  but  still  the 
list  of  oil  producers  is  an  extensive  one. 
The  richest  are  the  cruciferous  tribe,  and 


some  of  the  palm  fruits.  AH  oils  are  not 
good  for  food  or  light,  some  of  them  being 
what  are  termed  "drying  oils." 

The  quantity  of  oil  yielded  varies,  not 
only  in  different  species,  but  according  to 
climate  and  culture.  Roughly  it  may  be 
assumed  that  oily  nuts  yield  half  their 
weight  ;  colza  seed  two-fifths  ;  hetnp  sef^d 
one-fourth,  and  linseed  from  one-fourth  to 
one  fifth. 

Soine  oils  are  emplpyed  for  food,  others 
are  burned  in  lamps  ;  some  form  the  basis 
of  soap,  or  are  used  as  lubricants,  not  to 
mention  their  employment  in  painting,  in 
perfumes,  and  many  other  economic  pur- 
poses. 

In  the  manufacture  of  woollens  from 
ten  to  fifteen  per  cent,  of  oil  is  required. 
For  the  finer  kinds  of  wool,  o'ive  and 
ground-nut  oils  are  used,  while  for  the 
coarser  kinds  rape  is  employed. 

The  largest  source  of  vegetable  oils  is 
the  small  seeds  of  plants,  and  some  of 
them  are  used  for  food.  The  seed  of  the 
cotton  plant,  gingilie,  mustard,  linseed, 
and  rape  seed  may  be  quoted  as  illustra- 
tions of  those  products,  and  oils  of  a  very 
fine  quality  are  procurable  from  them. 
The  seeds  of  the  common  cucumber  and 
those  of  other  cucurbita  may  be  especially 
cited  as  yielding  an  edible  oil  of  delicious 
and  delicate  taste,  and  that  of  the  large 
cucurnber,  grown  on  the  Slave  Coast,  far 
exceeds  in  flavor  the  finest  olive  oil. 

Seed  oil  is  more  commonly  eaten  in 
India  and  other  hot  countries  than  in 
England.  The  seeds  of  the  saflflower  and 
the  sesamum  oils  may  be  added  to  the 
list,  as  representing  Indian  oils,  which  are 
used  in  cooking  grain  and  other  vege- 
tables ;  whilst  in  the  gloomy  forests  of 
Central  Africa  and  in  the  great  mangrove 
swamps,  where  the  cassava,  plantain,  and 
yam  are  the  chief  foods,  palm  oil,  and 
vegetable  fats  are  almost  necessaries  of 
life. 

In  a  work  which  I  helped  Dr.  Edward 
Smith  to  bring  out  some  years  ago,  "  On 
Foods,"  he  observes  :  "  There  can  be  no 
doubt  that  we  have  in  this  product  of 
seeds  of  plants,  which  seem  otherwise  to 
be  useless,a  great  storehouse  of  most  valu- 
able nutritive  material  ;  and  if  we  know 
but  little  of  many  of  them  in  this  climate, 
it  is  because  we  have  the  olive  oil  at  hand, 
and  are  bountifully  supplied  with  many 
kinds  of  animal  fats.  It  is,  however, 
probable  that  the  cheapness  of  some  of 
these  vegetable  oils,  in  addition  to  the 
delicacy  of  their  flavor,  will,  ere  long,  force 
themselves  into  notice  and  obtain  a  place 
among  our  foods." 

In  China  there  are  a  number  of  edible 
oils  used  which  do  not  appear  in  English 
commerce,  and  they  have  even  some  mode 
of  purifying  castor  oil  to  remove  its  drastic 
properties.  The  enormous  demand  for 
oil  there,  as  an  article  of  daily  diet,  to 
counteract  the  binding  qualities  of  rice 
and  other  cereal  foods  in  pastry-making, 
etc.,  has  led  to  the  manufacture  of  oil 
from  all  sorts  of  sources. 

Vegetable  fixed  oils  are  usua'ly  con- 
tained in  the  seeds  of  plants,  though  olive 


oil  and  palm  oil  are  extracted  from  the 
pulp  which  surrounds  the  stone.  They 
are  commonly  of  a  thickish  consistence 
and  unctuous  feel,  and  differ  from  volatile 
oils  in  leaving  a  greasy  stain  on  paper, 
which  cannot  be  removed  by  heat  alone. 
They  are  sometimes  colorless,  occasionally 
of  a  greenish  or  yellowish  hue  ;  when 
pure,  semi-transparent,  with  little  smell 
and  a  mild  taste. 

Fixed  oils  are  those  which  require  an 
intense  heat  before  they  give  out  vapor. 
The  fixed  vegetable  oils  are  chiefly  ex- 
pressed, the  seeds  or  raw  material  being 
previously  ground  or  bruised,  and  the 
pulpy  matter  subjected  to  pressure  in 
hempen  bags  ;  a  gentle  heat  being  gener- 
erally  employed  at  the  same  time,  to  ren- 
der the  oil  more  liquid.  Those  which  re- 
tain their  transparency  after  they  have 
become  solid,  as  linseed,  nut,  poppy,  and 
hemp  seed,  are  called  drying  oils,  while 
others  which  assume  the  appearance  of 
tallow  or  wax,  and  become  opaque,  as 
olive,  almond,  rape,  and  benne,  are  called 
fat  oils. 

The  former  are  mostly  used  for  paints, 
varnishes,  and  printers'  ink  ;  the  latter  are 
consumed  as  food,  in  medicine,  soap- 
making,  and  other  branches  ;  several  of 
each  kind  being  likewise  extensively  em- 
ployed in  the  arts  and  in  the  lubrication  of 
machinery.  The  division  of  oils  into  dry- 
ing and  non-drying  is  due  to  the  oleine 
which  alters  in  oxidizing.  The  product  of 
this  alteration  is,  in  non-drying  oils,  an 
acid  of  a  disagreeable  odor,  which  irritates 
the  throat  ;  in  the  drying  oils  it  forms  an 
actual  resin. 

India  and  Africa  are  the  chief  produc- 
ing countries  of  oil-yielding  plants.  There 
are  over  300  plants  known  in  India  to 
yield  oils  or  perfumes,  while  those  of  many 
other  countries  also  furnish  fixed  or  vola- 
tile oils.  Some  are,  however,  not  articles 
of  any  commercial  importance. 

The  port  and  town  of  Marseilles,  from 
its  facilities  for  obtaining  supplies  from 
Africa  and  India,  is  regarded  as  the  prin- 
cipal European  centre  for  oil-crushing 
and  the  utilization  of  oils. 

The  average  import  of  oil  at  Marseilles, 
in  each  of  the  five  years  ending  1893,  was 
27,643,400  kilogrammes,  and  the  average 
annual  export  in  the  same  period  was 
38,923,200  kilogrammes  (of  2  1-5  pounds) 
per  annum. 

The  progress  of  the  trade  in  oil  seeds 
and  oil  at  the  port  of  Marseilles  has  been 
enormous  in  the  last  twenty-five  years,and 
has  advanced  from  184,986  tons  of  all 
kinds  in  1870,  to  380,279  tons  in  1893, 
of  20  cwt. 

The  fixed  or  expressed  oils  imported 
into  the  United  States  were,  m  1890,  20,- 
323,677  pounds  free,  valued  at  $1,437,- 
2 1 6,  and  of  other  oils,  dutiable,  687,797 
gallons,  value  $417,388.  In  1894,  olive 
oil  was  imported  to  the  extent  of  21,173 
gallons,  value  $23,262,  and  other  fixed 
oils,  45,470  gallons,  value  $28,308,  duti- 
able. 

The  exports  from  China  were,  fixed 
oils  (which  include  benne  oil,  ground-nut, 


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The  quolations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
quantities  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
command  an  advance. 

Alcohol,  gal $4  37 

Methyl I   90 

Allspice,  lb 13 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Aloin,  oz 40 

Anodyne,  Hoffman's  hot.,  lbs.  .  .  50 

Arrowroot,  Bermuda,  lb 50 

St.  Vincent,  lb 15 

Balsam,  Fit,  lb 40 

Copaiba,  lb 65 

Peru,  lb 3  75 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65 

Bark,  Barberry,  lb 22 

Bayberry,  lb 15 

Buckthorn,  lb 15 

Canella,  lb 15 

Cascara,  Sagrada 25 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb iS 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60 

Powdered,  lb   65 

Yellow,  lb 35 

Pale,  lb 40 

Elm,  selected,  lb   18 

Ground,  lb 17 

Powdered,   lb 20 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb 18 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb 15 

Prickly  ash,  lb 35 

Sassafras,  lb 15 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb 13 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 45 

Tonka,  lb i   50 


Vanilla,  lb 6  00 


Bekriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb. 

powdered,  lb. .. 

Juniper,  lb 

Ground,  lb   

Prickly  ash,  lb 

Buns,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb 

Cassia,  lb 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 

Camphor,  lb 

Can  I  harides,  Russian,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Capsicum,  lb 


30 

35 

7 

12 

40 
55 
25 
75 
70 
I  40 
I  50 

2'i 


$4  65 

2  00 

15 

17 

45 
55 
55 
iS 

45 

75 

4  00 

75 
25 
18 

17 
17 
30 
20 
20 

65 

70 
40 

.  45 
20 
20 
28 
20 

17 
16 
40 
i6 
15 
15 
5° 
2  7S 
7  50 
35 
40 
10 
14 
45 
60 

30 
So 

75 
I  50 
I  60 

30 


Powdered,  lb       $      30 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb   20  00 

10 
10 
5 
4 
20 
16 

17 
40 

75 


Chalk,  French,  powdered,  lb 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb. . . . 

Prepared,  lb 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd.,  lb 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 

Clove,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 

Collodion,  lb 

Cantharidal,  lb 2  50 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00       2 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 25 

De.xi  RiNE,  lb 10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50      i 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb 75 

Powdered,  lb 90       i 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00       2 

E.xtract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb 13 

Pounds,  lb 14 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,   lb 30 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  lb 20 

Lavender,  lb 12 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i  60       2 


Rosemary,  lb 

Saffron,  American,  lb. 

Spanish,  Val'a,  oz.. 

Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 

French,  white,  lb 

Glycerine,  lb 

GUARANA 3    00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb 

Barbadoes,  lb 

Socotrine,  lb 

Asafetida,  lb 

Arabic,  1st,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 

Sorts,  lb 

Benzoin,  lb 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,  lb 70 


25 
65 
00 

75 
35 
17 


iS 

30 

65 
40 

65 
75 

40 

25 

50 

9 


Kino,  true,  lb. 


35 
iS 

50 

20  00 

12 

12 

6 

5 

25 
17 
iS 

45 
80 

2  75 

45 

2  50 

30 

12 

I  6a 

So 

1  00 

2  10 
14 
17 
20 
60 
35 
45 
22 

15 
00 

30 
70 
I  25 
So 
40 
iS 

3  25 
3  50 

20 

50 
70 

45 
70 

85 

45 

30 

I  00 
20 

I  25 

1  00 
75 

2  25 


•Myrrh,  lb $ 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 4 

Powdered,  lb 5 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb •. 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  1st,  lb 

Powdered,  lb..... i 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Horehound,  ors.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs. ,  lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs. ,  lb 

Sage,  ozs. ,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb   

Thyme,  ozs.  ,1b 

Tansy,  ozs. ,  lb 

Wormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hops,  fresh,  lb 

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  lb 

IsiNGL.'iSS,  Brazil,  lb   2 

Russian,  true,   lb 6 

Leaf,  Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Hyoscyamus  

Matico,  lb 


45 
55 
00 

75 
So 

45 
45 
30 
75 
00 

45 
S 

27 
27 
16 

15 
17 
25 
20 

53 
45 
17 
45 
38 
38 
15 
20 

17 
18 
21 
30 
18 
21 
18 

15 

20 

38 
>3 
20 

75 
25 
00 
00 

25 
18 

25 
50 
20 

35 
15 
iS 
20 
70 


48 
60 

25 
00 
00 
48 
50 
35 
80 
10 

65 
10 

30 
30 
18 

17 
20 
30 
38 
55 
50 
20 

5° 
40 
40 
20 
22 
20 
20 
22 

35 
20 

25 

20 
18 
22 
44 
IS 
25 
80 
28 
10 
50 
30 
20 

30 

55 
22 
40 
20 
20 
25 
75 


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Senna,  Alexandria,  lb $ 

Tinnevelly,  lb 

Stramonium,  lb 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz i 

Licorice,  Solazzi 

Pignatelli 

Grasso 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  i  lb. ,  per  lb. 
"  Purity,  loo  sticks  in  bo.ii 
'*  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box      i 

"  Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins  2 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  i 
*'         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2 

LUPULIN,  oz 

LVCOPODIUM,  lb    

Mace,  lb i 

Manna,  lb i 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 

Irish,  lb 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 46 

NUTGALLS,  lb 

Powdered,  lb '. 

Nutmegs,  lb i 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Oakum,  lb 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  Yt  and  yi. 

Citrine,  lb 

Paraldehyde,  oz 

Pepi'ER,  black,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Pitch,  black,  lb 

Bergundy,  true,  lb . 

LASTER,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash  ....      2 

Adhesive,  yd 

Belladonna,  lb    

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 

Lead,  lb 

Popi'Y  Heads,  per  100 i 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 

White,  lb 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 

RocHELLE  Salt,  lb 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 

Althea,  cut,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Blood,  lb . 

Bitter,  lb 

Blackberry,  lb 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb 

Canada  Snake,   lb 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 

Colchicum,  lb 

Columbo,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,  lb 

Dandelion,  lb 

Elecampane,  lb 

Galangal,  lb 

Gelsemium,  lb 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Ginger,  African,  lb 

Po.,lb 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 

Po.,  lb 

Ginseng,  lb 4 

Golden  Seal,  lb 

Gold  Thread,  lb 

Hellebore,  white,  powd.,  lb. . . 

Indian  Hemp 

Ipecac,  lb i 

Powdered,  lb i 

Jalap,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Kava  Kava,  lb 

Licorice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Mandrake,  lb 

Masterwort,  lb   

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 

Powdered,  lb   

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 

Pink,  lb    . 

Parsley,  lb 

Pleurisy,  lb 

Poke,  lb 


25$      30  Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $       iS  $ 

15  25            Rhatany,  lb    20 

20  25            Rhubarb,  lb      75 

15  '8            Sarsaparilla,  Hond,   lb 40 

00  I    10                Cut,  lb 50 

45  50           Senega,  lb 55 

35  40           Squill,  lb    13 

30  35            Stillingia,  lb 22 

27  30                Powdered,  lb 25 

75  75            Unicorn,  lb 38 

50  I   5°           Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

00  2  00           Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

50  I   75            Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  50 

00  2  00           Essence,  lb 3  00 

30  35      Saccharin,  oz i  25 

70  80  Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb. . .  13 

20  I  25  Star,  lb 35 

60  I   75            Burdock,  lb 30 

9  10           Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

9  TO            Caraway,   lb 10 

00     50  00  Cardamom,   lb    i   25 

21  25  Celery 30 

25  30            Colchicum 50 

00  I    10           Coriander,   lb 10 

10  12            Cumin,  lb 15 

25  27            Fennel,  lb 15 

12  15  Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..      ,  .            7 

70  75            Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3J 

45  5°                Ground,  lb 4 

20  22            Hemp,  lb 5 

12  13            Mustard,   white,  lb 11 

15  16               Powdered,  lb    15 

3  4            Pumpkin    25 

10  12           Quince,  lb 65 

25  325            Rape,   lb ij 

12  13  Strophanthus,  oz 50 

65  70            Worm,  lb- 22 

80  85       Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

25  30  Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

00  I   lo           White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

2^  3            Powdered,  lb 25 

34  4           Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

25  30      Spermaceti,  lb 55 

25  28      Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

22  25  Venice,  lb   10 

30  35       Wax,  White,  lb 50 

25  30           Yellow 40 

15  16       Wood,  Guaian,  rasped 5 

27  30            Quassia  chips,  11) 10 

15  18            Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

iS  20           Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

20  25 

,Q  ^-i  chemicals. 

15  20      Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

40  45           Glacial,  lb   45 

20  22           Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

25  30                German,  oz 10 

38  40           Boracic,  lb 13 

20  25           Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

13  H  Calvert's  No.  I,  lb   2   10 

15  18                               No.  2,  lb I   35 

15  2u           Citric,  lb 45 

15  18  Gallic,  oz 10 

22  25            Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

9  10  Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

10  12                    doz I   50 

13  15           Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

18  20            Muriatic,  lb    3 

20  22               Chem,  pure,  lb iS 

27  30           Nitric,  lb   lo^ 

30  ^5                Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

50  475           Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

75  So                Oxalic,  lb 12 

90  95            Phosphoric,  glacial,   lb i  00 

12  15                Dilute,  lb 13 

iS  20            Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

30  I    50           Salicylic,  white,   lb I  00 

60  I   70           Sulphuric,  carl>oy,  lb 2h 

55  60                Bottles,  lb 5" 

60  65                Chem.  pure,  lb iS 

40  90           Tannic,  lb 80 

12  15  Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

13  IS       Acetanilid,  lb So 

13  18       ACONITINE,  grain 4 

16  40       Alum,  cryst.,  lb ij 

30  35            Powdered,  lb 3 

40  45       Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 8i 

40  45       Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

40  45            Carbonate,  lb 14 

30  35            Iodide,  oz , 35 

20  25            Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

15  18           Muriate,  lb 12 


20 

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15 
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27 
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Valerianate,  oz $   55  $ 

Am YL,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Anitnervin,  oz . .  85 

Antikamnia I   25 

Antipyrin,  oz I  00 

Akistol,  oz I   85 

Arsenic.  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Prowler's  sol.,   lb 10 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  |   ozs.  80c., 

oz 6  00 

Bismuth,   Ammonia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,    oz 50 

.Salicylate,  oz....    25 

Subcarbonate,  lb 225 

Subnitrate,  lb 175 

Borax,  lb   7 

Powdered,   lb 8 

Bromine,  oz     8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 60 

Citrate,  oz 60 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i   50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,    precip. ,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15  18 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  25  i  30 

Croton,  oz 75  So 

Chloroform,   lb 60  i  90 

CiNCHONiNE,    sulphate,  oz 25  30 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15  20 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 650  800 

Codeia,  J  oz 80  90 

Collodion,  lb 65  70 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  6  7 

Iodide,  oz   65  70 

Copperas,   lb , i  3 

Diuretin,  oz I  60  I  65 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. .  .- 75  80 

Sulphuric,    lb 40  50 

Exalc.ine,  oz I  00  I    10 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25  30 

Iodine,  lb 4  75  5  50 

Iodoform,   lb 600  700 

loDOL,  oz I  40  I  50 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80  S5 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15  16 

Sacch  ,  lb 30  35 

Chloride,  lb 45  55 

Sol.,  lb 13  16 

Citrate,  U.S. P.,  lb 90  100 

And  Amnion,  ,1b 70  75 

And    Quinine,  lb '   5^^  3  00 

Quin.  and  Stry. ,  OZ iS  30 

And  Strychnine,  oz i;  15 

Dialyzed,    .Solution,  lb 50  55 

P'errocyonide,  lb 55  60 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25  30 

Iodide,  oz 40  45 

Syrup,  lb 40  45 

Lactate,  oz. .              5  6 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15  16 

Phosphate  scales,  lb 125  i  30 

Sulphate,  pure,   lb 7  9 

Exsiccated,    lb «  10 

And    Potass.  Tnri rate,  lb 80  85 

And  Amnion  Tarlr.Ue,  lb.    ..  80  85 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13  15 

Carbonate,  lb 7  8 

Iodide,  oz 35  40 

Red,   lb 7  9 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4  5 

In    pakages,  lb 6  7 

Lithiu.m,  Bromide,  oz 30  35 

Carbonate,  oz   30  35 

Citrate,    oz    25  30 

Iodide,  oz 50  55 

Salic    ale,  oz 35  40 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55  60 

Carbonate,  lb-    18  20 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35  40 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb ij  3 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. . .  5  7 

Menthol,  oz 55  66 

Mercury,  lb 75  80. 

Amnion  (White  Precip.)....  i  25  i   30 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb I   00  I    10 

Calomel,   lb    I   00  I    10 

With    Chalk,  lb 60  65 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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tea    seeJ,    and    wood    oils),    in  piculs  of 
>j3'.'  pounds. 

Kroni  liritish  India  the  fixed  oils  ex- 
ported are  chiefly  castor  oil,  3,000,000 
gallons  yearly  ;  cocoanut  oil,  1,500,000 
gallons  ;  a  small  ([uantity  of  til,  or  gingilie 
(sesame),  250,000  gallons,  and  of  other 
kinds  of  oil,  about  300,000  gallons.  The 
volatile  or  essential  oils  exported  from 
India  are  now  about  1 8,000  gallons, valued 

at  /44-000- 

The  specific  gravity  of  oils  has  been 
carefully  determined,  and  is  of  some  con- 
se(iuence.  To  be  of  value,  the  specific 
gravity  should  be  carefully  taken  at  a  tem- 
perature of  60°  Fahr.  The  oliometre 
should  be  marked  with  ordinary  sjiecific 
gravity  degrees,  water  being  1,000,  and 
the  face  allowed  on  the  stem  for  each  de- 
gree should  not  be  less  than  one-tenth  of 
an  inch.  As  a  rough  rule,  i"  of  gravity 
may  be  substituted  for  every  2}^  percent, 
excess  of  temperature  above  60°  Fahr. — 
American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 


Business  Notices. 


A'*  the  design  of  the  CAN.\niAN  Druggist  is  to  benefit 

■ — !tTi.iUy  all  interested  in  the  business,  we    would  request 

I  .irties  ordering  good*  or  making  purchases  of  any  de- 

il-tion  from  houses  ad\ertising  with   us   to  mention  in 

i-;ir  letter   that   such    advertisement   was  noticed  in  the 

(_  \NADiAN  Druggist. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  he  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  the  5/tT/fr/(-(i«j-/'(/t-ra//i'«  of  the  Business  Notices. 

Enamelled  Letters. 


Enamelled  letters  make  one  of  the  most 
.ittractive  and  neatest  of  signs.  These 
.iiid  other  lines  are  advertised  by  Win. 
.■^edgwick  on  page  1781  of  this  issue. 

Show  Cases  and  Fixtupes. 

rhe   London  .Show   Case    Co.,   whose 

advertisement   appears  elsewhere,   manu- 

;ture  a  full  line  of  show  cases  for  wall 

d    counter    use;    also    shop    fixtures, 

anters,  etc.     Send  for  their  catalogue. 


Soaps. 


Two  specially  good  lines  advertised 
this  month  by  the  Albert  Toilet  Soap 
Co. — Baby's  Own  (everyone  knows  it) 
and  Oxgall  Carpet  Soap.  The  well- 
known  superior  quality  of  soaps  manu- 
factured by  this  firm  makes  them  "  lead- 
ers "  with  the  drut;  trade. 


School  of  Pharmacy. 

The  Michigan  College  of  Pharmacy, 
ocated  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  is  one  of 
.he  leading  pharmaceutical  schools  of  the 
LFnited  States.  A  large  number  of 
-anadians  have  already  taken  courses  of 
nstruction  at  this  college,  and  are  warm 
n  its  praise.  See  advertisement  in  this 
ssue. 


A  New  Home  for  the  '•  Little  "  One. 

0.  &  W.  Thum  Co.  are  adding  a   sub- 
tantial  brick  structure,  50  feet  by  80  feet, 


to  their  plant,  for  the  better  accommoda- 
tion of  their  "  Little  "  Tanglefoot,  it  hav- 
ing already  outgrown  the  quarters  assigned 
it  in  the  regular  plant,  in  this  its  first  year. 
This  season's  sales  demonstrate  that 
the  new  baby  is  thoroughly  appreciated, 
that  it  will  prosper  and  become  a  worthy 
member  of  the  Tanglefoot  family.  In 
reward  for  its  good  behavior  it  gets  a 
house  of  its  own. 

Books  and  Magazines. 

"  The  Pocket  Materia  Medica  and 
Therapeutics."  A  resume  of  the  action 
and  doses  of  all  officinal  and  non-officinal 
drugs  now  in  common  use.  Hy  C.  Henri 
Leonard,  .\.M.,  M.D  ,  Professor  of  the 
Medical  and  Surgical  Diseases  of  Women 
and  Ciinicil  Gynaecology  in  the  Detroit 
College  of  Medicine ;  member  of  the 
American  Medical  Association,  etc.,  etc. 
Second  edition  ;  revised  and  enlarged  ; 
cloth,  large  16  mo.,  367  pages  ;  price, 
postpaid,  $1  ;  Detroit,  1895.  The  Illus- 
trated Medical  Journal  Co.,  Publishers. 

The  second  edition  of  this  popular 
therapeutic  work  has  had  sixty-seven 
pages  added  to  it,  besides  typographical 
errors  corrected,  etc.  A  new  and  com- 
plete cross-index  has  been  prepared, 
which  renders  the  quick  finding  of  a  non- 
familiar  drug  possible.  This  is  an  im- 
portant feature  lacking  in  many  ready- 
reference  books.  It  is  a  "  down-to-date 
book,"  and  this,  with  unique  arrangement 
of  its  description  of  drugs  and  com- 
pounds, secured  for  the  first  edition  an 
order  by  cablegram  for  1,000  copies  from 
Bailleire,  Tindall  &  Co.,  one  of  the  largest 
medical  publishing  houses  in  London  ;  a 
compliment  rarely  paid  any  American 
book.  It  has  also  been  a  popular  book 
with  physicians,  pharmacists,  and  students 
on  this  side  of  the  water,  judging  from 
the  early  exhaustion  of  the  first  edition. 

The  descriptive  arrangement  of  the 
drugs  is  as  follows  :  Alphabetically  the 
drug,  with  its  pronunciation  (officinal  or 
non-ofificinal  standing  indicated),  genitive 
case-ending,  common  name,  dose  and 
metric  dose.  Then  the  English,  French, 
and  German  synonyms.  If  a  plant,  the 
part  used,  habitat,  natural  order,  botanic 
description,  with  alkaloids,  if  any  ;  if  a 
mineral,  its  chemical  symbol,  atomic 
weight,  looks,  taste,  how  found,  its  pecu- 
liarities. Then  the  action  and  uses  of  the 
drug  or  compound,  its  antagonists,  its  in- 
compatibles,  its  synergists,  and  then  anti- 
dotes. Then  follow  its  otificinal  and  non- 
officinal  preparations,  with  their  medium 
and  maximum  doses.  Altogether,  it  is  a 
handy  volume  for  physician,  druggist,  or 
student,  and  will  be  frequently  appealed 
to  if  in  one's  possession. 

The  Ph  irmaceulical  Journal  is  the  new- 
title  of  the  well-known  English  periodical. 
Pharmaceutical  Journal  a  nd  Transactions. 
This  valuable  journal  has  now  attained 
its  fifty-fifth  year,  and  with  its  new  series 
comes  to  us  improved  in  appearance  and 
shape  and  a  more  extended   list  of  con- 


tents for  its  readers.  In  addition  to  its 
usual  amount  of  reading  matter,  which 
has  been  largely  increased  by  additional 
pages,  it  has  a  supplement,  in  which 
photography  occupies  a  large  space. 

A  Midsummer  M.ag.azime. — Frank  R. 
Stockton,  the  author  of  "  The  Lady,  or 
the  Tiger?"  contributes  under  the  title  of 
"  Love  Before  Breakfast  "  one  of  the  most 
delightful  love  stories  to  the  August 
Ladies'  Home  Journal.  The  happy  motif 
of  Mr.  Stockton's  story  is  more  than  indi- 
cated by  the  charming  illustrations  which 
Mr.  W.  T.  Smedley  has  provided  for  the 
text.  Dr.  Parkhurst  writes  wisely  and 
well  of  "  The  Training  of  a  Child,"  giv- 
ing advice  which  cannot  fail  to  be  of 
value  to  parents  everywhere.  This  mid- 
summer number,  which  goes  out  to  its 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  readers  in  a 
cover  presenting  .Albert  Lynch's  famous 
panel  of  Spring,  which  won  for  him  the 
Salon  prize  in  1893,13  worth  ten  times  its 
price  of  ten  cents,  and  no  woman  should 
be  without  it.  Published  by  The  Curtis 
Publishing  Company,  of  Philadelphia,  for 
ten  cents  per  number,  and  one  dollar  per 
year. 

Not  since  "  The  Anglomaniacs  "  has 
there  been  so  clever  a  society  satire  as 
Henry  Fuller's  "  Pilgrim  Sons,"  which  is 
published  in  the  August  Cosmopolitan. 
The  problems  solved  in  woman's  use  of 
the  bicyle  are  so  startling  and  so  numer- 
ous, under  the  rapid  evolution  of  this  art, 
that  one  welcomes  a  careful  discussion  of 
the  subject  by  so  trained  a  mind  and  so 
clever  a  writer  as  Mrs.  Reginald  de 
Koven.  The  Cosmopolitan  illustrates  Mrs. 
de  Koven's  article  with  a  series  of  poses 
by  professiotial  models.  A  new  sport, 
more  thrilling  than  any  known  to  Nim- 
rod,  more  dangerous  than  was  ever  experi- 
enced by  even  a  Buffalo  Bill,  is  exploited 
in  the  same  issue  in  an  article  on  "  Pho- 
tographing Big  Game  in  the  Rocky 
Mountains,"  before  shooting.  The  idea 
that  ten  cents  for  the  Cosmopolitan  means 
inferiority  from  a  literary  point  of  view  is 
dispelled  by  the  appearance  in  this  num- 
ber of  such  writers  as  Sir  Lewis  Morris, 
Sir  Edwin  Arnold,  Edgar  Fawcett,  Tabb, 
W.  Clark  Russell,  Lang,  Sarcey,  Zangwill, 
Agnes  Repplier,  etc.  Nor  can  we  enter- 
tain the  idea  of  inferiority  in  illustration 
with  such  names  as  Hamilton  Gibson, 
Denman,Van  Schaick,  Lix,  Sandham,  etc., 
figuring  as  the  chief  artists  of  a  single 
month's  issue. 


T.xsTELESs  Creosote. — This  is  a  Ger- 
man pharmaceutical  novelty,  and  consists 
of  creosote  rubbed  up  with  magnesia. 
After  hardening,  which  it  does  very  soon, 
the  resultant  substance  is  powdered  and 
suspended  in  syruj).  The  preparation  is 
usually  so  made  that  it  contains  10  per 
cent,  of  creosote. 


Advertising  is  like  a  bellows  ;  it  makes 
the  fire  of  trade  burn  with  greater  vigor. 


192 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,  Proto,  oz $     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb I    15 

Pill  (BhieMass),  lb ^o 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb   ... .  io 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz i  75 

Muriate,  oz I   75 

Sulphate,  oz I   75 

Pepsin,  Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain 35 

PiPERiN,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

Potass  A,  Caustic,  white,  lb 60 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb .  14 

Biirat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 23 

Bromide,   lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  11) 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod .  Tartrate,  lb 25 

.Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Propi.ylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 30 

Ozs. ,  oz 36 

QuiNiDiNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz.  ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 3  75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

.Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb   3 


i     40 

I    20 

75 

35 

1  80 

I  80 

I  80 

40 

38 

38 

I   10 

I   10 

65 

40 

17 
15 
25 
70 

13 
20 
22 

75 
50 
12 
4  10 
10 
45 
55 
35 
30 
30 
46 

32 

40 

20 

4  00 

22 

I  00 

I   10 

35 

3  00 

70 

e 
12 

6 


Iodide,  oz $     40 

Salicylate,  lb i    75 

.Sulphate,  lb 2 

Sulphite,  lb 8 

Somnal,  oz 85 

Spirit  Nitre,  lb 35 

Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb iS 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz So 

Sulfonal,  oz 40 

Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb ih 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

Tariar  Emetic,  lb 50 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

Veratrine,  oz 2  00 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

Carbonate  lb 25 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

Iodide,  oz 60 

Oxide,    lb 13 

Sulphate,  lb 9 

Valerianate,  oz 25 

essential  oils. 

Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

Sweet,  111 50 

Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

Rec't,  lb 60 

Anise,  lb 3  00 

Bay,  oz 50 

Bergamot,  lb 3  75 

Cade,   lb 90 

Cajuput,  lb I   60 

Capsicum,  oz 60 

Caraway,  lb 2  75 

Cassia,  lb I    75 

Cedar 55 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75 

Citronelle,  lb 80 

Clove,  lb I   20 

Copaiba,  lb I    75 

Croton,  lb i   50 

Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

Cumin,  lb ...  5  50 

Erigeron,  oz 20 

Eucalyptus,  lb i   50 

Fennel,  lb i  60 


43 
80 

5 
10 
00 

65 
20 

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42 

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20 

55 
60 
10 
75 
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So 
60 
45 
65 

3  25 
60 

4  00 
I  00 
I  70 

65 
3  00 
I  So 

85 

3  00 

85 

1  30 

2  00 

I  75 

3  00 
6  00 

25 
I  75 
'  75 


Geranium, oz $i    75 

Rose,  lb. 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. . .  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(Jarden,  lb i    50 

Lemon,  lb I    75 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

■  Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,   lb .  2  75 

Sweet,  lb 275 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz So 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 3  60 

Pimento,  lb 260 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb I   60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   So 

VVintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 350 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

KI.XED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal.  .    i  25 

Norwegian,  gal 2  50 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 62 

Raw,  gal 60 

Neatsfoot,  gal ' I   20 

Olive,  gal I   20 

.Salad,  gal 2  50 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  40 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

August  is  usually  one  of  the  quietest 
months  in  business,  and  the  drug  busi- 
ness is  no  exception.  The  market  for 
the  past  month  shows  but  httle  life,  and 
the  changes  in  value  are  few.  There  are 
not  wanting,  however,  indications  of  an 
increasing  volume  of  business,  and  a  de- 
cided improvement  in  trade  towards  fall 
is  confidently  looked  for.  The  crop  pros- 
pects, on  the  whole,  are  favorable.  Brit- 
ish Columbia,  the  Northwest  Territories, 
and  Manitoba  report  a  decided  increase 
on  last  year's  production.  Ontario  west 
has  suffered  somewhat  from  drought,  but 
the  eastern  portion,  together  with  Quebec 
and  the  provinces  "down  by  the  sea,"  all 
promise  abundant  harvests.  We  have  to 
report  but  few  changes  in  prices. 

Opium  remains  about  the  same,  muriate 
cocaine  still  lower,  camphor  firm   at   last 


month's  prices,  hyposulphite   of  soda  ad- 
vanced, and  cream  of  tartar  advancing. 


England. 

London,  July  27th.  1895. 

The  market  during  the  month  has  re- 
mained fairly  steady,  but  with  little  de- 
mand. Alterations,  therefore,  are  of 
small  importance.  Ipecacuanha  has  im- 
proved in  value,  and  there  hrs  been  a  con- 
siderable advance  in  English  oil  of  pep- 
permint, owing  to  the  unfavorable  state 
of  the  crop.  Cod  liver  oil  remains  un- 
changed, and  balsam  of  copaiba  main- 
tains its  higher  figure.  The  new  crop  of 
Dalmatian  insect  flowers  is  realizing 
higher  rates.  Quinine  is  unsaleable, 
opium  quiet  and  dull.  The  difficulty  of 
obtaining  Goa  powder  of  good  quality  has 
caused  an  advance  in  the  price  of  chry- 
sophanic  acid.  Carbolic  acid  is  fraction- 
ally lower,  and  cream  of  tartar  .slightly 
advanced. 


The   Japanese  Monopoly  of  Camphor. 

The  Spectator  remarks  that  it  is  a  curi- 
ous incident  of  the  cession  of  Formosa 
that  it  directly  affects  every  druggist  in 
Europe,  since  camphor  is  produced  only 
in  Japan  and  Formosa.  The  Japanese, 
knowing  that,  have  limited  and  taxed  its 
export,  and  the  price  of  the  article  is  go- 
ing up  by  leaps  and  bounds.  Like  all 
drugs  that  are  greatly  wanted,  our  con- 
temporary points  out,  camphor  will  bear 
a  high  price  and  great  fluctuations  in  its 
value  ;  "  but  if  the  Japanese  push  their 
advantage  too  far,  science  will  avenge  her- 
self and  provide  a  substitute.  There  is 
a  substitute  for  everything  somewhere, 
even  for  quinine,  and  greediness  in  sell- 
ing, if  pushed  beyond  a  certain  point,  al- 
ways ensures  its  production." — Fhartiia- 
ceiitical  Journal. 


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CONTENTS. 

Proslilution  of  Position. 

The  Camphor  Tratle  of  Tainan,  China. 

Asbestos  Towels. 

Finely  Balanced  Scales, 

Pharmacy  in  England. 

The  Transition  Period. 

Traiif,  Notes 

Montreal  Notes. 

Nova  Scotia  Notes 
Weight  of  Drops  of  Various  Liquid  Medicaments.' 

CORRESl'ONDENCE. 

Counter  Prescribing. 

Selling  to  Department  Stores. 

The  Educational  Question. 
Animal  Oils  and  the  New  Pharmacopceia. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Quebec  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. 
The  Friend  of  Pharmacy. 
Tripoli  Sponge  F'ishery. 
Side  Lines  for  Druggists. 
Influence  of  Trade  Journals. 
N.WD  A. 
Valkyrie's  Pilot. 
A  Cheap  Druggist. 
Acknowledgment. 
College  Announcement. 
Editokials. 

.\  Reflection. 

Cut  Prices  in  Hamilton. 

To  Casual  Contributors. 

The  Metric  System. 
The  Lofoten  Islands  and  their  Principal  Product. 
Practical  Optics  for  Cheinists. 
A  Canadian  Pharmacist  on  African  Affairs. 
TheContinental  Method  of  Emulsification  applied 

to  Every-Day  Dispensing. 
Another  Bismuth  Drop. 
Pharmackuticai.  Notes. 
The  Kola  Nut. 
Balsam  of  Tolu  as  a  Pill. 
Formulary. 
Camphor  as  a  Germicide. 
PhotO(;raphic  Notes. 
Phar.macy  Abroad. 
Customs  Decisions. 
Business  Notices 
Books  and  Magazines. 
Drug  Reports. 


Prostitution  of  Position. 

The  institution  of  a  drug  department 
in  some  of  our  large  city  departmental 
stores  has  brought  about  a  condition  of 
debasement  which  is  discreditable  to  the 
participants,  and  to  the  calling  which 
they  represent.  When  young  men  enter 
the  drug  business  as  />o>ta  fide  principals, 
they  do  so  with  some  prospect  of  attain- 
ing an  honorable  position  in  society,  and 
of  securing  the  respect  of  their  confreres  ; 
but  when  they  ignobly  lend  themselves  to 
capitalists  to  lower  the  standing  of  the 
calling  they  are  supposed  to  be  worthy 
members  of,  they  have  taken  a  step  from 
which  they  cannot  recover,  and  which 
may,  in  later  years,  retard  their  own  ad- 
vancement. At  the  present  moment  sev- 
eral of  our  young  Ontario  graduates  are 
employees  of  owners  of  businesses  of  the 
character  referred  to.  They  have  fool- 
ishly and  thoughtlessly,  we  believe,  taken 
such  positions  as  a  temporary  opportunity 
for  employment,  forgetting  that  in  so 
doing  they  are  giving  their  talents  for  hire 
to  undermine  a  profession  which  it  is 
their  duty,  and  should  be  their  chief  aim, 
to  support.  Those  who  demean  them- 
selves in  this  way  are  assuredly  either 
thoughtless,  selfish,  or  devoid  of  any  of 
the  finer  feelings  which  induce  the  strict 
observance  of  an  unwritten  code  of  ethics. 
Their  reasoning  faculties  are  not  of  the 
highest  order  when  they  can  only  antici- 
pate the  result  of  their  week's  work  as  so 
many  dollars  on  pay  day.  When  a  day 
of  retribution  does  overtake  them,  their 
first  plaint  is  that  the  college  is  at  fault 
because  it  doesn't  protect  them  against 
the  very  kind  of  trade  which  they  have 
been  the  means  of  fostering.  Such  men 
are  unworthy  of  being  retained  on  the 
roll  of  licensed  graduates,  and  we  believe 
that  we  are  voicing  the  general  opinion  of 
the  trade  when  we  say  that  it  is  a  pity 
they  are  lawfully  permitted  to  continue  a 
debasement  of  the  profession  which  gave 
them  birth. 


The  Camphor  Trade  of  Tainan,  China. 

Tlie  last  year  shows  a  satisfactory  de- 
velopment of  the  camphor  trade,  13,971 
cwts.  having  left  the  port,  as  against 
7,530  cwts.  in  1893,  an  increase  of  eighty- 
five  per  cent.  The  best  camphor  forests 
are  situated  on  the  borders  of  savage  ter- 
ritory, and  the  Chinese  operatives,  when 
cutting  down  trees  and  camphor  distilling, 
are  liable  to  attacks  by  the  savages.  The 
hazardous  nature  of  the  occupation  sug-- 
gested  to  the  Chinese  authorities  the  levy 
of  an  impost,  known  as  "  fang  fei,"  or  pro- 
tection tax,  on  all  camphor  f)roduced,  to 
pay  for  the  maintenance  of  frontier  guards 
to  protect  the  camphor  workers.  Recently, 
owing  to  the  exigencies  of  coast  defence, 
the  camphor  districts  have  been  largely 
denuded  of  troops,  whose  services  are 
required  elsewhere.  The  continuance  of 
the  levy  has  caused  a  certain  amount  of 
discontent  on  the  part  of  the  foreign 
merchants,  as  they  say  that  their  opera-; 
tions  are  at  present  receiving  merely  nom- 
inal protection.  Some  outrages  by  sav- 
ages have  recently  been  reported  at  places 
called  Bakhialang  and  Kato  Ke,  in  the 
district  of  Chip  Chip.  The  camphor  stills 
have  been  destroyed,  and  operators  inur- 
dered,  and,  so  far,  the  savages  have  not  ■ 
been  punished.  —  Oil  and  Colorman's 
Journal. 

Asbestos   Towels. 

These  are  one  of  the  curiosities  of  the 
market.  When  dirty  it  is  only  necessary 
to  throw  them  into  a  red  hot  fire,  and 
after  a  few  minutes  draw  them  out  fresh 
and  clean. 


Finely-Balanced  Scales. 

Wonderful  stories  have  been  told  con- 
cerning the  extreme  delicacy  of  the  scales 
used  by  the  mints  at  Philadelphia  and 
London.  That  at  the  first-named  place 
is  said  to  tell  the  exact  weight  of  a  hair. 
The  London  wonder  shows  a  difference 
in  the  weight  of  a  card  after  a  name  has 
been  written  on  it.  The  most  accurate 
scale  in  the  world  is  now  being  discussed 
in  England.  It  is  so  finely  balanced  that 
it  shows  the  weight  of  a  candle  or  taper 
to  be  less  after  the  flame  has  been  extin- 
guished. 


KocHEiN. — Synonym  for  tuberculin. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Pharmaey  in  England. 

(From  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

British  Pharmaceutical  Confer- 
ence.— The  event  of  the  month  is  the 
meeting  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical 
Conference  at  Bournemouth.  Following 
my  usual  custom,  I  will  only  give  a  brief 
abstract  of  each  of  the  papers,  which  will 
doubtless  be  printed  in  full,  where  of 
sufficient  interest,  after  their  appearance 
in  the  official  journal.  Members  were 
welconied  by  the  deputy  mayor  and  some 
of  the  local  medical  men,  whilst  all  the 
pharmacists  in  the  neighborhood  were 
there.  Mr.  N.  H.  Martin,  the  president, 
delivered  his  address,  and  those  who 
thought  that  his  mood  on  this  occasion 
would  change,  and  that  he  would  throw 
off  the  critic's  garb,  were  disappointed. 
Indeed,  Mr.  Martin  never  appears  happy 
unless  he  is  putting  some  one  right  or 
something  straight — according  to  his  own 
ideas.  With  his  sturdy  views  on  the  pro- 
fessional aspect  of  pharmacy  many  will 
sympathize  ,  but  his  tilting  against  phar- 
macy practising  "  the  baser  methods  of 
trade  "  is  Quixotic,  and  his  objection  to 
the  admission  of  associates  of  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Society  to  the  privileges  of  mem- 
bership is  illogical. 

Ipecacuanha  was   the  subject  of  three 
papers  ;  Cripps  confirmed  Paul's  analyses 
of  emetine  and  the  absence  of  any  volatile 
alkaloid.     Greenish  reported  on  a  number 
of  samples  of  powdered  ipecacuanha  that 
he   had  microscopically  examined.     Out 
of  32  specimens  12  were  Carthagena  and 
the  remaining  20  Brazilian.     Only  7  were 
described  as  inferior  ovving  to  the  undue 
proportion  of   stem.     Bird    suggested  an 
acetic    extract  of  ipecacuanha,  made  first 
by  percolating  with  rectified  spirit,  acidu- 
lated with  acetic  acid,  and  then  percolat- 
ing   with  a   mixture  of  water  and  acetic 
acid.     The  two  percolates  are  evaporated 
to  dryness  and  mixed.     Sandal-wood   oil 
may   be   checked  for  purity,  according  to 
Parry,  by  acetylation  and  then  saponifica- 
tion  with    alcoholic   potash.      Parry    and 
Sage  also  gave  some  interesting  figures 
respecting  cod-liver  oil.     Farr  and  Wright 
reported  unfa voi  ably,  on  the  whole,  upon 
tinctures  as  obtained  from  average  phar- 
macists.    The  moral  that  they  wished  to 
point  was  that  standardization   as  recom- 
mended   by   them    should   be    adopted. 
J.  C.  Umney  gave  the  physical  constants 
of  true  oleum  pint  syh'estris,  as  compared 
with  other  pine  oils.     White  recorded  his 
experience  in  sterilizing  surgical  bandages, 
glass    being  replaced   as  a    receptacle  in 
favor  of  tinned  copper.     Elborne  entered 
an    amusing    protest    against     the     intro- 
duction of  the  metric  system  alongside  of 
the  imperial  weights  and  measures.     Dr. 
Symes  drew  attention  to  the  new  B.P.  by 
suggestingthat  therapeutic  notes  embodied 
in  the  work  would  be  more  likely  to  lead 
prescribers  to  order  pharmacopceial  reme- 
dies.    He  also  favored  a  secondary  list  of 
drugs  that  were  still  under  trial  and  others 
that    were    becoming  obsolete.     Bird  de- 
scribed   a  still  for  the  recovery   of  spirit 


remaining  in  tincture  marcs.  Naylor 
tried  to  explain  the  smell  often  noticeable 
in  syr.  hypophos.  co.  as  due  to  sulphites 
— impurities  in  the  hypophosphites. 
Jones  sent  a  new  alarm  to  attach  to  the 
receivers  of  stills  likely  to  run  over  if  not 
watched.  Braithwaite  gave  some  particu- 
lars about  Tolu,  and  Liverseege  &  Davis 
sent  some  expernnental  data  respecting 
tincture  of  lobelia  and  tincture  of  cinchona. 
At  the  conclusion,  Liverpool  was  de- 
cided upon  for  next  year's  meeting,  and 
Mr.  Martindale  was  elected  president. 
The  social  proceedings  were  eminently 
succcessful,  and  much  enjoyed  by  all  those 
present. 

Cachets. — The  use  of  cachets  for  the 
administration  of  nauseous  or  insoluble 
powders  has  distinctly  grown  during  the 
last  year  or  two,  hence  I  was  not  at  all 
unprepared  to  find  that  they  have  already 
suffered  a  considerable  fall  in  price  owing 
to  the  introduction  of  French  cachets. 
The  price  used  to  vary  slightly,  some- 
where about  $1.75  per  thousand  ;  but  at 
the  annual  exhibition  of  drugs  at  the 
British  Medical  Association,  Messrs. 
Cooper  &  Co.  offered  them  at  72  cents 
per  thousand.  These  French  cachets  are 
the  invention  of  M.  Minot,  who  has  also 
devised  a  special  machine  for  stamping 
the  name  of  the  pharmacist  or  the  name 
of  the  drug  on  each  cachet.  The  prin- 
cipal improvement  is  that  the  name  can 
appear  in  any  color  one  may  prefer. 
Messrs.  Christy  &  Co.,  agents  for  the 
Morstadt  cachet  machine  and  cachets, 
have  promptly  reduced  their  prices  to 
those  of  their  new  competitor. 

Drugs  at  the  British  Medical 
Association. — There  was  a  painful  ab- 
sence of  startling  novelties  at  the  exhi- 
bition of  drugs,  foods,  etc.,  held  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  British  Medical 
Association.  Some  firms  made  up  for 
this  paucity  of  novelties  by  displaying  a 
considerable  portion  of  their  laboratory 
appliances.  Thus  Messrs.  Idris,  the  well- 
known  aerated  water  manufacturers,  had  a 
fairly  complete  bacteriological  display, and 
demonstrated  their  analytical  processes  for 
determining  impurities  in  the  carbonic 
acid  gas  used,  etc.  A  popular  milk  com- 
pany also  had  a  small  analytical  labora- 
tory in  full  swing,  and  demonstrations  as 
to  the  detection  of  formalin,  boric  acid, 
and  other  preservatives,  were  made  and 
the  usual  processes  for  estimating  fat  in 
milk,  cream,  etc.,  shown.  I  noticed  one 
or  two  firms  of  instrument  makers  were 
trying  to  become  popular  by  distributing 
perfume  on  to  visitors'  handkerchiefs  by 
means  of  odorators.  In  this  way  they 
were  attempting  to  compete  with  the 
chocolate  stalls  and  extract  of  meat  ex- 
hibits, where  there  are  free  tasters.  If 
this  sort  of  thing  goes  on,  druggists 
will  find  that  exhibitions  of  this  class  are 
games  not  worth  the  candle.  As  it  is,  the 
medical  men  frequently  ask  for  samples 
to  be  mailed  to  them  of  most  ordinary 
articles,  such  as  Blaud's  pills,  medicinal 
capsules,  etc.,  which  leads  one  to  suspect 


that  they  manage  to  set  themselves  up  tor 
a  long  time  in  drugs,  etc.,  after  an  enter- 
prising visit  to  an  exhibition.  Already 
some  wholesale  drug  firms  have  objected 
to  the  enormous  tariff  for  space  demanded. 
Messrs.  Richardson,  of  Leicester,  and 
Corbyn,  Stacey  &  Co.,  of  London,  have 
exhibited  for  the  last  ten  or  fifteen  years, 
but  declined  on  this  occasion. 

Cod  Liver  Oil. — The  high  value  of 
cod-liver  oil  affects  druggists  throughout 
the  world.  Practically  speaking,  there  is 
only  one  quality  of  Norwegian  obtainable 
on  the  English  market,  and  second  qual- 
ity is  invariably  Newfoundland.  On  com- 
paring these  oils,  I  have  been  struck  with 
the  sweetness  and  complete  absence  of 
fishiness  in  the  Newfoundland  oil.  This 
bears  out  an  American  opinion  that  this 
oil  is  preferable  for  emulsions.  Its  grav- 
ity is  about  .927,  and  it  stands  the  freez- 
ing test  and  answers  the  pharmacopceial 
characters. 

Narcotine. — Sir  William  Roberts  has 
lately  drawn  attention  to  narcotine  as  a 
neglected  alkaloid  of  opium.  He  sug- 
gests the  name  anarcotine,  as  it  has  no 
narcotic  properties,  but  possessed  power- 
fulantiperiodic  value,and  succeeded  where 
quinine  has  failed  in  curing  cases  of 
malaria.  So  far,  the  medical  profession 
has  not  responded  to  this  appeal,  and  the 
anarcotine  boon  appears  likely  to  fizzle 
out.  Sir  William  Broadbent's  opinion  is 
worth  quoting  :  "  As  regards  the  remedies 
in  our  possession,  they  are  only  too  nu- 
merous. Recourse  to  a  great  variety  of 
drugs  is  fatal  to  exact  knowledge  of  their 
effects  and  to  precision  in  their  use." 


This  Transition  Period. 

Pharmacy  at  present  is  in  an  evolution- 
ary stage,  and,  while  we  deplore  the  ex- 
istence of  many  of  the  present  conditions, 
we  do  not  hold  the  pessimistic  idea  that 
pharmacy  is  in  danger  of  being  swept  out 
of  existence.  Pharmacists  are  a  necessity 
to  the  community,  and  if  evolutionary 
laws  hold  good  they  are  bound  to  come 
out  on  top  in  the  end,  though  this  is  but 
Job's  comfort  to  those  who  are  struggling 
against  the  adverse  conditions  of  the 
pharmacy  of  to-day.  For  the  existence 
of  these  conditions  pharmacists  and  phy- 
sicians are  both  to  blame,  the  latter  espe- 
cially, for  the  enormous  growth  of  the 
greatest  evil  of  modern  pharmacy — the 
proprietary  medicine.  VVe  do  not,  how- 
ever, consider  that  this  evil  will  grow 
much  further,  for  with  better  educational 
advantages  such  a  condition  of  affairs  is 
bound  to  end  sooner  or  later,  and  already 
we  fancy  we  can  see  signs  of  the  end. 

Today  it  depends  largely  on  the  phar- 
macist himself  whether  he  will  be  merely 
a  purveyor  of  drugs  and  galenicals,  or  de- 
mand and  secure  more  or  less  professional 
recognition.  Physicians  we  always  find 
are  only  too  willing  to  consult  the  drug- 
gist where  such  confidence  is  not  mis- 
placed.— Aiiierican  Druggist. 


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afford  a  liberal  margin  of  profit, 
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retailed  at  loc.  each,  and  in  bags  of 
loo  lbs.  in  bulk  ;  this  latter  form 
being  convenient  for  those  in  the 
habit  of  putting  up  a  Horse  and 
Cattle  Condiment  with  their  own 
label. 

A  good  supply  of  Counter 
Literature  is  furnished  with  each 
purchase. 


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TORONTO 


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CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


J.  STEVENS  &  SON 


78  LONG  LANE,     -     LONDON,  E.G., 

ENGLAND 


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Druggists'    Specialties. 
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We  can  give  you  a  two-qu.-irt 
hot  water  bottle  to  retail  at 
75  cents  each. 


Prices  and  quantity  discount  on 
application. 


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advantage  to  write  us  for  designs  and  estimates. 
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afford  to  be  without  a  supply  of 
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Price  35c. 
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London  Drug  Co,*s 

sticky  fly  Paper 
liinic  .liiice 

{',  Pts..  Pts.,  and  Qts.) 


IVIotli  B:i!ls 


in    lo-cent  hoxes. 


Storey's  Ileaclaclie  PowUeis 

lo-cent  pack.iges. 

Ocin  Kings 
mixed   Spices 
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Offer  special  prices  on  Spices,  Bungs, 
Fruit  Jar  Rings,  Heavy  Sealing  Wax, 
and  other  seasonable  goods.  The 
powdered  Spices  are  our  own  pow- 
dering. We  would  suggest  many 
druggists- could  work  up  a  nice  trade 
at    this    season    by    handling    puke 

FIRST  GRADE  SpicCS. 


We  offer  the  following  Perfumes 
to  clean  out  odd  lots  : 

Warwick's  at  $2.co 
Perfumes      p^""  '^^"^^ 


2 

lbs. 

Ess.  Bouquet 

7 

Franjipani 

7 

White  Heliotrope 

IS 

Millefleur 

6 

Marechale 

8 

Ixora 

6 

Opoponax 

22 

Ocean  Spray 

2 

Pond  Lily 

I 

Rondeletia 

8 

Spring  Flowers 

S 

Sweet  Briar 

2 

Sweet  Pea 

S 

Wild  Hyacinth 

12 

West  End 

15  lbs.  Atkinson's  J.  Club,  at  I4  lb. 

6  doz.  "  White  RoseToilet 

Powder,  in  barrels,  at  $2  dozen. 

Odoroma 

Eugene's  Corn  Salve 

Guy's  English  Remedy 

Uncle  Sam's  Tobacco  Cure 

Storey's  Headache  Powders 

St.  Francis  Oil 

One  Minute  Headache  Powders 

Large  Assortment  of 
Keasbey  &  Mattinson's 

Effervescing 
Salts. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


'05 


Trade  Notes. 

Hugh  Mcl.earn,  druggist,  ofSt.  Jolin, 
N.l!.,    is  dead. 

I'lie  drug  store  of  R.  Wood,  Rrin,  Onl., 
was  destroyed  by  fire  Sept.  9th. 

II.  Lanniii,  Port  Elgin,  Ont.,  has  sold 
his  drug  business  to  H.  W.  I'ackert. 

The  death  i.s  announced  of  Ale.x.  Har- 
nett, druggist,  Rdgett's  Landing,  N.B. 

.McGregor  &  Merril,  druggists,  Brant- 
ford,  Ont.,  have  dissolved  jiartnership. 

The  drug  stock  of  T.  A.  Crockett,  St. 
John,  N.B.,  has  been  sold  by  the    sheriff. 

R.  G.  Mcpherson  is  removing  his  drug 
business  from  Vancouver  to  Kamloops, 
B.C. 

The  drug  store  of  the  insolvent  estate 
of  J.  Evans,  Elniwood,  Ont.,  was  sold 
Aug.  30th. 

Dr.  McAlpine,  formerly  in  Vancouver, 
is  opening  a  new  drug  store  in  Ross- 
land,  B.C. 

M.  Boire  and  M.  Carre,  of  Manchester, 
N.H,  have  registered  in  Montreal  as  the 
Roy  &  Boire  Drug  Co. 

W.  G.  Knight,  dealer  in  patent  medi- 
cines, etc.,  at  Swit't  Current,  dropped  dead 
from  heart  disease,  August  27th. 

Wm.  Lyman,  1 130  Ontario  street,  Mon- 
treal, has  been  awarded  a  certificate  of 
the  "  National  Institute  of  Pharmacy." 

The  drug  store  of  A.  E.  Duberger  at 
Waterloo,  Que.,  was  entered  by  burglars 
Aug.  26th,  and  a  quantity  of  goods  taken. 

J.  O.  Wood  has  moved  his  drug  busi- 
ness froin  loi  York  s;reet  to  Queen  street 
west,  opposite  College  avenue,  Toronto, 
Ont. 

Messrs.  Gregory,  of  Lindsay,  and  Jury, 
of  Bowmanville,  have  purchased  the  drug 
business  of  L.  J.  ALixwell,  of  Oshawa, 
Ont. 

The  Walter  H.  Cottingham  Company, 
with  a  capital  of  $100,000,  for  the  manu- 
facture of  paints,  has  been  incorporated 
in  Montreal. 

W.  G.  Pettingell,  of  Regina,  N.W.T., 
has  resigned  the  position  of  Registrar- 
Treasurer  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion of  the  Northwest  Territories. 

Alex.  McMillan,  formerly  with  J.  A. 
Nicolle,  St.  Catherine  street,  has  opened 
a  new  drug  store  in  the  Arts  Association 
Building,  St.  Phillip's  Square,  Montreal, 
Que. 

James  Lee,  Ph.G.,  a  former  apprentice 
with  J.  J.  Hall  &  Co.,  of  Woodstock, 
Ont.,  and  a  graduate  of  the  Ontario  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  is  now  the  proprietor  of 
a  leading  drug  store  in  Seattle,  Wash. 

Walter  Chapman,  clerk  in  the  drug 
store  of  his  father,  Samuel  Chapman,  of 
483  King  street  east,  Hamilton,  Ont.,  was 
drowned  in  the  bay,  Sept.  3rd.  It  is  sup- 
posed he  went  in  bathing  and  was  seized 
with  cramps. 

The  "  cutting "  of  prices  in  proprie- 
taries has,  we  regret  to  see,  broken  out  in 


IJraniford,  Ont.,  McGregor  &  Co.,  con- 
sisting of  C.  K.  McGregor  and  William 
Wright,  advertising  as  the  "  Big  Cut-Rale 
White  Drug  Store." 

John  Hodge,  of  the  Merchants  Gargling 
Oil  Co.,  of  Lockport,  N.Y.,  died  in  that 
city,  Aug.  7th.  Mr.  Hodge  was  a  Cana- 
dian, having  been  born  in  Camden  town- 
ship, county  of  ,\ddington,  Ont.  He 
was  a  millionaire,  and  died  without  a  will. 

Mr.  W.  G.  Smith,  the  well  known  drug- 
gist, for  so  ma.iy  years  on  the  corner  of 
Wyndham  and  Macdonnell  slreets,Guelph, 
Ont.,  has  removed  his  drug  business  to 
much  larger  and  handsomer  preinises  just 
four  doors  further  west  from  the  corner. 
Durmg  the  past  month  extensive  altera- 
tions have  been  going  on  at  No.  20  Wynd- 
ham street,  under  Mr.  Smith's  personal 
supervision,  until  novv  they  are  nearly 
complete,  and  Mr.  W.  G.  Smith  is  com- 
foMably  located  in  his  new  stand.  He 
has  added  to  his  drug  stock  the  book  and 
stationery  business  which  has  been  carried 
on  in  the  premises  by  his  father  foi  the 
past  five  years,  and  has  now  one  of  the 
handsomest  and  most  complete  business 
stands  in  the  city. 

There  are  chemists,  and  chemists,  and 
popular  John  Lewis  is  of  the  enterprising 
ones,  as  evinced  by  the  fact  that  he  is 
proprietor  of  no  less  than  three  first-class 
drug  stores  :  the  "  Old  Stand-by, '  38 
Victoria  Square  ;  the  "  Far  Wester,"  2613 
St.  Catherine  street,  corner  Guy  street  ; 
and  "The  Central,"  2208  St.  Catherine 
street  (late  W.  A.  Dyer  &  Co.),  opposite 
the  English  Cathedral.  The  fact  that 
Mr.  Lewis  can  carry  on  successfully  busi- 
ness so  widely  apart  speaks  volumes  for 
his  ability  and  care,  the  quality  of  materia 
niedica  dispensed,  and  his  power  of  super- 
vision. In  that  so  many  of  our  business 
men  are  gifted  with  the  same  enterprise, 
activity,  and  faith  in  Montreal,  lies  the 
secret  of  its  growth  and  prosperity. —  l-Vii- 
ness. 


Montreal  Notes. 

The  Canadian  contingent  has  returned 
from  the  annual  convention  of  the  .\meri- 
can  Pharmaceutical  Association  recently 
held  at  Denver.  Every  one  speaks  highly 
of  the  generous  treatment  received.  Tne 
beauty  and  magnificence  of  the  scenery 
has  left  an  indelible  impression.  It 
is  to  be  hoped  that  times  in  Montreal 
may  improve  by  next  year,  so  that  the 
Montreal  pharmacists  may  be  in  good 
shape  to  subscribe  liberally  towards  the 
expenses  of  the  annual  convention  of 
1896.  There  is  no  doubt  that  a  large 
addition  to  the  membership  of  the  Ameri- 
can Pharmaceutical  Association  will  re- 
sult from  the  visit  of  that  body  to  Mont- 
real next  year. 

Mr.  T.  Brosseau,  the  legal  adviser  of 
the  Council  of  the  Pharmaceutical  .Associa- 
tion of  this  province,  returned  from  Eng- 
land last  week,  where  he  had  been  to 
argue  a  case  before  the  Privy  Council. 
His  services  will  be  shortly  required  for  a 


case  which  has  been  some  time  before  the 
Council  of  the  association. 

.Mr.  W.  H.  Ciriffith,  of  Sherbrooke,  has 
had  a  serious  attack  of  illness,  but  he  is 
expected  shortly  to  be  about  again.  He 
has  the  best  wishes  of  all  his  confreres  for 
an  early  recovery. 

A  Quebec  dispatch  brings  the  mournful 
intelligence  that  Mr.  Paul  Mathie,  the 
well  known  and  much-respected  chemist 
of  Quebec  City,  has  lost  his  life  by  drown- 
ing in  Long  Lake,  in  the  neighborhood 
of  Pointe-a-Pie,  Murray  Bay.  It  appears 
it  was  Mr.  Mathie's  custom  to  open  a 
branch  at  Murray  Bay  during  the  summer 
months,  which  he  was  closing  up  after  a 
fair  summer's  business,  and  had  already 
sent  his  children  back  to  (Quebec,  intend- 
ing to  have  a  couple  of  days'  fishing  before 
returning  to  town,  when  by  some  unex- 
plained cause  his  canoe  was  upset  and 
himself  and  guide  drowned.  Mr.  Mathie 
was  a  Frenchman,  and  a  Protestant,  a 
clever  pharmacist  and  an  honest  man. 
He  was  much  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him.  He  had  the  misfortune  of  losing 
his  wife  about  six  months  ago.  Mr. 
Maihie  served  some  years  on  the  Council 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and 
was  also  for  some  time  joint  examiner  on 
chemistry  with  Mr.  Ambrosse. 


Nova  Seotla  Notes. 

Mr.  D.  L.  Tremaine,  formerly  wiih 
Messrs.  Stewart  Burns  &  Son,  of  Sydney, 
C.B.,  is  about  opening  a  drug  store  at 
Truro. 

Mr.  E.  S.  Blackie,  for  some  time  with 
H.  W.  Cameron,  of  Brunswick  street, 
Halifax,  is  shortly  to  engage  in  business 
on  his  own  account  on  Spring  Garden 
road,  Halifax. 

Mr.  L.  J.  Mylius,  of  Hattie  &  Mylius, 
who  was  recently  enjoying  a  vacation  at 
Kingsport,  has  returned,  looking  much 
improved  by  the  outing,  and  reports  a 
very  enjoyable  time. 

Mr.  Frank  C.  Simson,  of  Simson  Bros. 
&  Co.,  we  regret  to  state,  has  again  been 
called  upon  to  mourn  the  death  of  one  of 
his  children.  One  of  the  twin  daughters 
of  Mr.  Simson  died  at  Delamere,  Grand 
Pre,  Mr.  Simson's  country  residence,  on 
the  6th  inst. 


The  Opium  Yield. — Couniing  on  the 
maximum  yield  of  Turkey  opium,  and 
taking  into  account  the  existing  stock,  the 
total  amount  will  be  10,000  cases,  which 
is  said  to  be  amply  sufficient  for  pharma- 
ceutical and  special  consumption  for  one 
and  one-half  years,  as  this  consumption 
has  never  exceeded  an  average  of 
5,500  cases  in  the  year.  Persian  opium 
is  plentiful  in  the  consuming  markets. 
If  the  forthcoming  crop  should  be  a  good 
one,  the  quantity  available  for  consump- 
tion during  1895  and  1896  will  be  not 
less  than  14,000  cases. 


ig6 

Weight    of   Drops   of    Various   Liquid 
Medicaments. 

Friederich  Eschbaum  has  recently 
made  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  question, 
propounded  at  the  meeting  of  the  Ger- 
man Pharmaceutical  Association  last  year, 
"  Is  it  possible  to  obtain  from  the  same 
liquid,  at  all  times,  drops  of  identical  size 
and  weight  ?  "  The  study  is  published 
in  full  in  the  Deutsche  Medizinische 
Wochenschrift,  from  which  we  extract  the 
following  conclusions  : 

The  size  and  weight  of  a  drop  is  deter- 
mined by  two  circumstances  or  conditions, 
viz.  :  (i)  The  adhesion  existing  between 
the  liquid  and  the  glass,  and  (2)  the  speci- 
fic cohesion  of  the  liquid. 

In  regard  to  the  first  condition,  the 
author  says  :  Drops  of  uniform  size  can- 
not be  obtained  by  uniformity  in  the  size 
or  shape  of  the  neck  of  the  container, 
since  the  quantity  of  liquid  in  the  latter 
has  an  influence  on  the  quantity  massing 
itself  into  the  drop.  'I'hey  can  be  obtained, 
however,  from  a  burette,  and  the  sharper 
the  point  of  the  latter  the  smaller  the  size 
of  the  drops,  and  vice  versa  :  but  it  is  the 
size  of  the  external  circumference  of  the 
point  of  exit  which  determines  the  size  of 
the  drop.* 

To  demonstrate  this  proposition,  Esch- 
baum gives  the  following  figures  : 

External  diameter  of 
point  of  pipette.  Weigtil  of  a  drop. 

0.67  mm 0.0134  gm. 

1.39  mm 0.0262  gm. 

2.S9  mm 0.0492  gm. 

3.07  mm 0.0522   gm, 

4.17  mm 00690  gm. 

6.56  mm o.  1000  gm. 

8.32  mm 0.1260  gm. 

14.90  mm 0.2250  gm. 

SPECIFIC  COHESION  OF  THE  LIQUID. 

The  specific  cohesion  of  various  liquids 
varies  within  very  wide  bounds,  being 
greatest  in  water  and  least  in  ether,  gly- 
cerin and  alcohol  standing  in  that  order 
between  the  two.  To  illustrate  this, 
Eschbaum  let  the  liquids  drop  from  a 
burette  of  6.56  mm.  external  diameter  at 
15°  C,  and  found  that  50  drops  of  each 
named  liquid  had  the  following  weight : 

Water 5.00  gm. 

Glycerin 3.90  gm. 

Absolute  alcohol 1-54  gm. 

Alcohol,  94° 1.70  gm. 

Alcohol,  dilute,  G. P 1 .87  gm. 

Ether i .  22  gm. 

The  specific  cohesion  of  a  fluid  is 
affected  by  temperature,  but,  according  to 
our  author,  in  small  amounts  the  variation 
from  this  cause  is  too  small  to  be  taken 
into  account  practically. 

The  specific  cohesion  of  a  solution  of 
a  solid  substance  in  a  liquid  is  lower  than 
that  of  the  liquid. 

The  drops  of  a  solution,  all  other  cir- 
cumstances being  equal,  are  therefore 
smaller  than  those  of  the  menstruum. 

The  specific  cohesion  of  liquids  is  there- 
fore in  inverse  ratio  to  their  specific 
weight,  so  that  the   absolute  weight   of  a 

^Quicksilver  is  the  only  fluid  that  forms  an  exception  to 
this  rule.  The  size  of  the  drops  of  this  substance  is  deter- 
mined by  the  diameter  of  the  opening  in  the  clear. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


drop  of  a  salt  solution,  for  instance,  is  al- 
tnost  identical  with  that  of  a  drop  of  the 
original  menstruum .  All  these  results  de- 
monstrate the  absurdity  of  our  present 
methods,  and  led  Eschbaum  to  formu- 
late the  following  proposition  for 

RATIONAL  DOSATION  BY  DROPS. 

As  a  standard  of  unity,  let  a  pipette  be 
chosen  having  an  external  diameter  of 
point  of  delivery  of  6.56  mm.  Such  a 
pipette  delivers  drops  of  distilled  water 
weighing  10  cgm.  each,  or  10  drops  to 
the  gram  ;  or  26  drops  of  a  tincture  made 
of  dilute  alcohol  to  the  gram. 

While  the  ordinary  medicine  dropper, 
with  a  gum  bulb,  seems  to  Eschbaum  the 
most  convenient  for  the  patient,  on  ac- 
count of  its  inaccuracy  and  the  careless 
habits  of  the  majority  of  nurses  he  advises 
a  measuring  apparatus  for  lay  use,  de- 
scribed as  follows  : 

THE    RATIONAL    MEDICINE     DROPPER. 

Take  an  ordinary  medicine  glass,  hold- 
ing from  30  to  60  ccm.,  and  fit  it  with  a 
bored  cork,  through  which  pass  a  strong 
glass  tube  from  2}4  to  3  cm.  long,  the 
inner  end  of  which  is  even  with  the  lower 
surface  of  the  cork,  and  the  outer  end 
projects,  say  a  centimetre,  from  the  top 
of  the  latter.  The  delivery  point  is  not 
drawn  to  a  point,  but  is  so  molten  as  to 
leave  a  very  small  opening  in  it,  while  the 
lower  end  of  the  tube  is  molten  only  suffi- 
cient to  remove  the  sharp  edge,  and  even 
this  may  be  omitted.  The  outer  end 
should  have  a  diameter  of  from  7  to  7^ 
mm.  (from  .28  to  .30  inch)  and  be  nearly 
flat,  or  only  slightly  rounded  at  the  edges. 

The  dropper  thus  formed  should  be  not 
more  than  half  filled,  and  when  it  is 
desired  to  use  it,  it  should  be  grasped  in 
the  palm  of  the  hand  and  turned  upside 
down  over  the  spoon  or  other  receiver. 
The  heat  of  the  hand,  expanding  the 
residual  air,  will  slowly  drive  out  several 
drops,  each  of  exactly  the  same  size.  A 
well  made  dropper  of  this  sort  may  be 
turned  upside  down  and  left  thus  for 
several  minutes  without  a  drop  escaping 
until  the  hand  (or  other  external  source 
of  warmth)  is  applied. 

While  the  use  of  the  "  drop  "  as  a  unit 
of  measure  in  medicine  and  pharmacy  is 
to  be  discouraged,  and  no  one  is  more 
convinced  of  the  fact  than  our  author,  he 
recognizes  the  impossibility  of  reforming 
the  professions  all  at  once,  and  the  futility 
of  such  an  attempt.  He  has  therefore 
done  the  next  best  thing,  and  has,  with 
most  commendable  patience  and  accuracy, 
worked  out  a  table  of  the  weight  of  drops 
of  the  various  medicaments  in  common 
use,  selections  from  which  we  present 
below. 

The  results  presented  in  the  following 
table  were  obtained  by  the  use  of  a 
burette  with  an  external  diameter  of 
6.56  mm.  (say  .26,  or  a  full  quarter  of  an 
inch).  It  is  unnecessary  to  remark  that 
a  burette  should  be  firmly  held  in  meas- 
uring, as  a  trembling  hand  causes  the 
drop  to  be  shaken  off  the  point  before  it 
has  completely  formed. 


TABLE  OF  DROP.S  TO  THE  GRAM  OF  LIQUID. 

Acetum 13 

Acid,  carbolic  liq 18 

Acid,  hydrochloric 11 

Acid,  hydrochloric dil 10 

Acid,  phosphoric 10 

Acid,  sulphuric  aromatic 25 

Acid,  sulphuric  dilute 10 

Amylene,  hydrate 31 

Amyl,  nitrate 33 

Bromine 17 

Creosote 19 

Chloroform 26 

Ether 41 

Ether,  acetic 30 

Ether,  bromic 29 

Extracts,  narcotic,  dissolved,  accord- 
ing to  the  solvent,  which  see. . .  17-20 

Formaldehyde,  solution 16 

Glycerin 13 

Liquor,  ammonia:  aromatic 27 

Liquor,  ammonia:  caustic 11 

Liquor,  ferrisubacetat 12 

Liquor,  ferri  sesquichlor 9 

Liquor,  potass,  arsenit 15 

Oil  of  almonds 20 

Oil  of  anise 20 

Oil  of  caraway 21 

Oil  of  clove 20 

Oil  of  cinnamon 21 

Oil ,  croton 21 

Oil  of  lemon .-   26 

Oil  of  peppermint 24 

Oil,  olive 21 

Oil,  mustard 22 

Oil  of  turpentine,  rect ...   27 

Oil,  paraffin 23 

Paraldehyde 27 

Syrup  of  iodide  of  iron 10 

Spirit  (alcohol) 29 

Spirit  of  ether 31 

Spirit  of  nitrous  ether   29 

Spirits  camphor 26 

Spirit,  dilut  (alcohol  dilute) 27 

Tinctures  prep.ared  with  alcohol.. . .   29 
Tinctures  prepared  with  dilute  alco- 
hol     27 

Tincture,  ethereal  acetate  of  iron..  .   26 
Tincture,  ethereal  chloride  of  iron   .    30 

Tincture  of  malate  of  iron 14 

Tincture  of  iodine 29 

Tincture  of  musk 21 

Tincture  of  opium  (G.P. ) 26 

Tincture  of  rhubarb,  aqueous 14 

Tincture  of  rhubarb,  vinosus 17 

Tincture  of  strophanthus 26 

Tincture  nux  vomica 26 

Tincture  of  valerian 26 

Tincture  of  valerian,  etheric   30 

Water  of  bitter  almond 19 

Water,  chlorine 10 

Water,  distilled 10 

Wine  of  camphor  colchicum,  ipecac, 
etc 17 

TO    THE  DOCTORS. 

In  conclusion,  Eschbaum  gives  the 
following  very  good  advice  to  the  physi- 
cians :  Either  regulate  your  doses  after 
the  information  conveyed  to  you  in  this 
table,  or,  what  is  better,  name  the  abso- 
lute weight  or  measure  of  the  dose  pre- 
scribed.— National  Druggist. 


Copper  hemal  (hjemalum  cupratuni),  a 
compound  of  hcemoglobin  with  copper 
(2  per  cent.),  has  been  recommended  by 
Prof.  Robert,  in  doses  of  not  to  exceed 
0.5  gram  three  times  daily. 

Anesthyle  describes  a  local  ansesthetic 
mixture,  composed  of  five  parts  of  ethyl 
chloride  and  one  part  of  methyl  chloride. 

Sodium  nitrite,  combined  with  an  acid 
vegetable  extract  in  pills,  has  been  ob- 
served to  decompose,  causing  the  pills  to 
swell. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST.  (196A) 


Chamois 


Vests 


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Fast  Selling  Fall  Goods 


-Mail  orders  promptly  filled. 


Archdale  Wilson  &  Company, 

Wholesale  Druggists 

Hamilton,  Ontario. 


Price    TJ^i^ 

of 

Pharmaceutical  Products 


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\Xj  E  have  just  issued  a  new  Pharmaceutical  Price  List  (Catalogue  No.  95),  a  copy 
^  "  of  which  we  would  be  pleased  to  mail  to  all  established  retail  druggists  who 
may  write  for  it.  We  believe  it  to  be  most  comprehensive  in  its  scope,  as  it  includes 
within  its  pages  the  prices  on  fully  4,000  pharmaceutical  products,  which  are  conveniently 
arranged  in  groups.  The  notes  of  reference  given  in  the  appendi.x  should  be  of  interest 
and  assistance  to  the  careful  buyer.  In  order  to  comply  with  the  request  of  the  wholesale 
drug  trade  that  all  lists  conform  to  a  general  standard  as  far  as  could  be  done  consistently, 
we  have  adopted  in  Catalogue  No.  95  a  system  of  long  prices  with  discounts,  which  are 
liberal.  Our  terms  of  three  months'  credit,  no  charge  for  containers,  cartage,  and  bo.xing, 
are  certainly  worthy  of  consideration. 


Bredericli:  Stearns  &   Co. 

Manufacturing  F'harmacists.  WINDSOR,  ONT, 


(.196b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Wampole's 

BEEF,  WINE,  AND  IRON. 


In  Pint  Bottles $5  00  per  doz. 

Winchester  ('^  Imp.  Gal.) 2  00  each. 

Imp.  Gallon,  in  5  gal.  lots,  and  over  3  50  per  gal. 

With    handsome    lithographed     labels.       Buyer's    name    prominently 
printed  on  same,  at  the  following  prices  : 

%  Gross  lots,  and  over $60  00  per  gross. 

( Packed  in  One-Dozen  Cases. ) 

We  use  a  Pure  Sherry  Wine  in  the  manufacture  of  this  article, 
assuring  a  delicate  flavor,  and  we  guarantee  the  quality  to  be 
equal  to  any  m  the  market. 

We  invite  comparison  with  other  manufacturers,  and  will  cheer- 
fully furnish  samples  for  that  purpose. 

Your  early  orders  and  enquiries  solicited  through  Wholesale 
Jobbers  or  direct  from  us., 


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Correspondence. 

1  he  Ktlilur  does  not  hold  hiniselt  responsible  for  the 
opinions  of  correspondents. 

Correspondents  must  in  all  cases  send  name  and  address, 
not  nett;ss;irily  for  public.-ilion. 

Kditor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

Sir, — Your  article, "  A  Retrograde  Move- 
nicnt,"  should,  I  think,  find  a  responsive 
chord  in  the  sensibilities  of  every  Can- 
adian druggist  who  thinks  enough  of  his 
occupation  to  seek  to  put  it  on  a  higher 
plane.  If  there  is  one  weakness  in  our 
standing  more  conspicuous  than  another, 
it  is  in  the  very  particular  which  induced 
your  comment  The  druggists  of  our 
province,  your  humble  servant  amongst 
the  rest,  hold  a  somewhat  exalted  opinion 
of  their  qualifications,  yet  totally  fail  to 
create  the  least  impression  in  the  pharma- 
ceutical world  outside  of  their  territorial 
divisions.  It  is  time  that  we  were  all 
aroused  out  of  our  lethargy,  and  shown 
that  the  highest  aim  for  a  druggist's  ambi- 
tion is  something  beyond  a  seat  in  the 
council  chamber,  with  the  privilege  of 
voting  ourselves  senatorial  rates  of  mile- 
age and  per  diem  allowances. 

Hoping  that  our  new  initiates  on  the 
council  will  think  twice  before  they  act 
once  in  future,  I  remain, 

V'ery  truly  yours. 

Western  Druggist. 


Editor  Canadian  Druggist  ; 

Sir, —  Referring  to  the  letters  of  "  An 
Apprentice"  in  your  paper,  I  endorse  all  he 
says,  and  more  too.  What  has  higher 
education  done  for  the  drug  business  ? 
What  has  our  college  ever  done  for  the 
druggist  ?  The  fanatical  men  that  have 
been  running  our  college  for  the  past  few 
years  have  not  improved  things  much. 
They  have  sought  legislation  to  protect — 
what  ?  Some  of  the  most  practical  and 
successful  druggists  are  the  least  edu- 
cated. I  w  ork  from  7  a.m.  to  1 1  p.m.  each 
day  for  the  small  pittance  of  $7  per  week, 
not  enough  to  keep  boiy  and  soul  to- 
gether. What  protection  has  a  retail 
druggist  ?  I  think,  Mr.  Editor,  if  these 
head  rulers  of  our  affairs  had  done  more 
to  elevate  and  protect  our  profession,  and 
cared  less  to  advance  their  own  selfish 
aims — as  it  appears  to  me  that  they  have 
used  the  college  for  this  purpose — no 
doubt  druggists  would  have  ere  this 
seen  some  needed  reforms  in  our  college 
legislation. 

John  Summers. 

Ciuelph,  Aug.  19th,  1895. 


Counter  PrescFibing. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

Sir, — Since  the  medical  detective  has 
been  very  busy  of  late  among  us,  would 
it  not  be  well  to  have  a  look  into  this 
Medical  Act  ? 

.\s  near  as  I  can  ascertain,  a  druggist 
is  not  allowed  to  recommend  anything 
unless  the  medicine  so  recommended  be 
some  proprietary  medicine.  Now,  the 
point  comes  up  as  to  what  constitutes  a 
proprietary  medicine. 


(Jertainly  this  at;t  greatly  handicaps  a 
druggist,  who,  according  to  it,  cannot 
recommend  a  dose  of  castor  oil,  Epsom 
salts,  or  any  such  simple  remedy. 

To  a  customer  of  limited  means  such  a 
law  is  arbitrary  in  the  extreme.  Accord- 
ing to  it,  a  person  must  go  before  a  medi 
cal  man  and  pay  his  fee  for  every  little 
ill  to  which  his  fiesh  is  heir,  or  else  go  at 
it  by  reading  patent  medicine  advertise- 
ments lid  libitum,  until  he  or  the  druggist 
arrives  at  what  is  wanted. 

Now,  Mr.  Editor,  is  such  a  law  just  ? 
Why  is  it  that  a  man  cannot  go  to  a  drug- 
gist for  a  very  nominal  price  (not  fee)  and 
purchase  what  the  druggist  can  conscien- 
tiously recommend  to  him  ? 

I  am  sure,  sir,  that  the  public  in  gen- 
eral are  in  favor  of  a  reform  along  this 
line  ;  and  I  believe  if  druggists  were  to 
unitedly  and  honestly  state  their  case 
before  the  Local  Legislature,  their  wishes 
would  be  complied  with.  Surely  we  are 
asking  for  nothing  more  than  what  we  are 
duly  entitled  to,  and  we  have  the  public 
on  our  side. 

For  my  own  part,  perhaps  all  the  drug- 
gists are  aware  of  my  having  been  fined  ; 
but  I  would  also  state  that  I  am  not 
particular  how  much  the  public  are  aware 
of  it,  as  I  consider  I  have  committed  no 
moral  wrong. 

Allow  me  to  propose  that  all  the  mem- 
bers of  our  business  take  this  matter  up 
and  use  their  influence  with  the  repre- 
sentative from  their  constituency  to 
bring  about  a  reform  in  this  matter.  I 
am  willing  to  help  any  man  or  body  of 
men  to  do  all  possible.  I  can  see  no 
reason  why  we  cannot  have  a  law  similar 
to  that  which  obtains  in  Great  Britain. 
Andrew  P.  Stirrett. 

Toronto,  Aug.  30th,  1895. 


Selling  to  Department  Stores. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

Sir, — Pursuant  toyouresteemed  request 
that  we  express  ourselves  in  the  columns  of 
your  journal  upon  the  subject  of  sup[)lying 
department  stores  with  pharmaceuticals  to 
be  sold  in  competition  with  the  regular 
drug  trade,  we  beg  to  say  : 

Without  assuming  to  speak  for  manu- 
facturers in  general,' it  is  our  individual 
opinio''  that  the  supply  of  pharmaceuti- 
cals to  such  stores  is  not  only  entirely  in- 
consistent with  the  best  interests  of  phar- 
macy and  medicine,  but  also  the  highest 
good  of  the  general  public.  For  this  rea- 
son we  never  knowingly  entertain  orders 
coming  from  such  sources,  or  from  any 
source  when  we  have  good  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  the  items  ordered  are  intended 
for  such  stores.  Pharmacy  and  medicine 
have  to  do  with  the  most  important  in- 
terests of  human  existence — health,  and 
even  life  ;  and  therefore  both  should 
occupy  a  plane  much  higher  than  mere 
barter  and  trade  can  ever  attain.  The 
physician  is  actuated  by  a  nobler  motive 
than  merely  obtaining  a  living  and  com- 
petence, and  because  he  is  inspired  with 
a  love  of  his  calling  and  humanity  he   is, 


by  common  consent,  regarded  as  a  pro- 
fessional man  rather  than  as  a  tradesman. 
The  same  considerations  dignify  the  func- 
tions of  the  pharmacist.  iJut  it  is  abso- 
lutely impossible  for  a  department  store 
to  be  inspired  by  any  such  high  motive. 
On  the  contrary,  the  distinctive  feature  of 
the  department  business,  from  beginning 
to  end,  is  barter.  It  is  doubtful  if  the 
existence  of  a  department  store  can  be 
justified  with  reference  to  any  branch  of 
it,  for  every  trade  requires  a  certain  de- 
gree of  esprit  de  corps,  which  it  is  impos- 
sible for  the  proprietor  of  an  establish- 
ment dealing  in  everything  to  feel.  The 
department  store  is  indeed  becoming  a 
very  serious  problem  in  large  cities  with 
reference  to  every  trade  and  industry. 

The  remedy  undoubtedly  lies  in  the 
proper  education  of  the  public,  for  when 
consumers  come  to  realize  that  depart- 
ment stores  cannot  procure  fresh  stock 
from  jobbers  or  manufacturers,  but  must 
depend  upon  brokers  gathering  up  old 
stocks,  whether  at  sacrifice  sales  or  other- 
wise, and  wherever  they  can  find  them, 
they  will  certainly  not  be  inclined  to  pass 
by  the  regular  pharmacist  for  the  sake  of 
the  slightly  reduced  price  obtainable  at 
their  counters.     We  remain. 

Yours  very  truly, 

Parke,  Davis  &  Co. 
Detroit,  Mich.,  Aug.  24th,  1895. 


The  Educational  Question. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

SiK, — My  chief  purpose  in  again  reply- 
ing to  "  An  Apprentice  "  is  to  correct 
some  errors  which  he  made  in  taking 
extracts  from  my  last  letter  ;  and  as  he 
boasts  of  such  perfection  from  the  model 
education  which  he  has  received  as  to  be 
beyond  making  mistakes,  I  cannot  attrib- 
ute such  misquotations  to  carelessness, 
but  to  a  desire  to  falsify  my  statements. 

He  quotes  me  as  saying,  "  It  would  not 
be  right  to  have  the  profession  open  to 
all,"  and  then  he  adds,  "  Thus  he  shows 
his  selfishness  and  fear  of  competition  " 
What  I  said  was  that  "  the  drug  profes- 
sion ought  not  to  be  brought  so  low  that 
any  one,  whatever  his  educational  qualifi- 
cations might  be,  could  enter  its  ranks." 
There  is  a  vast  difference  in  the  meaning 
of  the  two  quotations.  The  latter  pro- 
hibits no  one  from  entering  the  drug  pro- 
fession, but  simply  protects  the  public 
from  impostors  by  providing  that  those 
who  do  enter  the  profession  must  qualify 
for  it.  As  to  my  selfishness  a. id  fear  of 
competition,  any  man  of  average  intelli- 
gence, and  possessing  an  ordinary  amount 
of  that  commodity  known  as  common 
sense,  can  easily  see  there  is  nothing  to 
fear  from  the  competition  of  such  men  as 
my  friend  would  have  to  be  pharmacists. 
The  only  reason,  as  far  as  I  can  see,  why 
even  he  would  allow  such  men  to  enter 
the  profession  is  because  it  would  then  be 
easier  for  men  such  as  himself  to  become 
shining  lights.  But  I  would  ask  him 
whether  it  is  more  honor  to  be  a  shining 
light  among  a  lot  of  ignorant  men,  or  tq 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


belong  to  a  profession  whicli,  in  regard  to 
education,  was  second  to  none  in  the 
land? 

Wliat  I  said  respecting  the  lowering  of 
matriculation  was  not  "  that  it  would  en- 
tice more  into  the  business,"  but  "  that 
an  inferior  class  of  men  would  go  into  it, 
while  those  of  greater  ambition  and  abil- 
ity would  be  found  entering  fields  that 
would  afford  their  talents  a  wider  scope." 
He  accuses  me  of  selfishness  for  advocat- 
ing a  higher  standard  of  education,  and 
yet  he  says,  "  Keep  them  out  by  length- 
ening the  term  of  apprenticeship."  Now, 
I  ask  you,  which  is  the  more  reasonable  ? 
and  which  more  in  keeping  with  this  pro- 
gressive age  ? 

As  regards  the  young  man  who  has 
been  nine  months  at  the  business  and  is 
not  able  to  wash  a  bottle  yet,  that  is  not 
to  be  wondered  at  if  the  teaching  of  "An 
Apprentice  "  is  anything  like  his  ideas  re- 
specting higher  education.  For  a  youth 
who  has  the  impudence  to  characterize 
the  teaching  of  such  men  as  the  late  Sir 
Daniel  Wilson,  and  others  associated  with 
him,  as  "  useless  trash,"  or  "  mental  cram- 
ming," is  not  likely  to  be  a  brilliant  suc- 
cess as  a  teacher  or  anything  else.  If  he 
only  knew  a  little  more  of  what  they 
taught,  he  would  not  show  his  ignorance 
by  speaking  so  lightly  of  their  teaching. 
If  he  was  a  little  more  conversant  with 
that  "  old-fashioned  dead  language " 
called  Latin — and  from  which,  by  the 
way,  a  great  part  of  the  English  language 
is  derived — he  would  not  find  such  diffi- 
culty in  "mentally  assimilating"  what 
was  taught  at  the  Ontario  College  of 
Pharmacy  or  elsewhere. 

I  hope,  Mr.  Editor,  we  shall  not  weary 
you  with  this  dispute ;  but  that  it  will  be 
the  means  of  calling  the  attention  of  the 
drug  profession  at  large  to  the  now  ridi- 
culously low  standard  of  matriculation. 
And  if  it  does,  I  feel  sure  a  higher  stand- 
ard will  be  the  result.  I  have  spoken 
with  several  druggists  of  late  concerning 
this  matter,  and  have  yet  to  find  one,  be- 
yond my  friend,  "  An  Apprentice,"  who 
is  not  in  favor  of  making  matriculation  in 
pharmacy  and  medicine  one  and  the 
same.  Thanking  you  for  valuable  space, 
I  am. 

Yours  respectfully, 

A.M. 


Animal  Oils  and  the  New  Phar- 
macopoeia. 

THE    PROPERTIES    OF     "  OLEUM    ANSERIS," 
OR    G00SE-GRE.4SE. 

Being  struck,  for  some  years,  with  the 
scarcity  of  the  animal  oils  and  oleaginous 
substances  in  our  Pharmacopceia,  in  com- 
parison with  those  derived  from  vege- 
tables, I  would  venture  to  briefly  bring 
before  the  profession  the  properties  of  an 
oleaginous  substance  of  peculiar  pene- 
trating power,  and  one  for  many  years 
well  known  in  most  households. 

At  present  we  possess  but  three  animal 
oleaginous  substances  in  the  British  Phar- 


macopoeia, viz.  :  (i)  Oleum  morrhuae. 
(2)  Lard.  (3)  Hydrous  wool-fat  ("  Lano- 
lin "). 

This  strange  coincidence  is  almost  sur- 
prising in  itself,  considering  the  number 
of  oils  known  in  medicine  and  com- 
merce. The  third  material  has,  of  late 
years,  been  in  use,  viz.,  "  Lanolin,"  and 
there  is  reaSon  to  believe  this  possesses 
properties  which  would  entitle  it  to  a 
place  in  our  formularies. 

The  one  of  which  I  write,  however,  is 
more  easily  obtained  than  most  oils,  and 
is  already  well  known  to  the  public.  It 
is  plain  "goose-grease."  That  this  sub- 
stance possesses  valuable  medicinal  prop- 
erties is,  to  my  mind,  clear  beyond  ques- 
tion. It  is  of  the  easiest  purchase — 
cheap,  one  would  imagine,  as  a  market- 
able article,  and  of  its  activity,  when  used 
in  medicine,  I  have  had,  for  a  consider- 
able time,  no  doubt. 

In  affections  of  the  chest  it  is  a  most 
excellent  substance  to  apply,  even  alone. 
In  bronchitis  of  the  sub-chronic  type,  or 
what  would  best  be  termed  a  "cold  in 
the  chest,"  or  moderate  bronchial  catarrh, 
few  liniments  orapplications  will  be  found  to 
equal  this  "oleum  anseris,"orgoose-grease. 
.  Stimulative  liniments  are  frequently  pre- 
scribed for  this  condition,  and  they  are  most 
efficacious  in  their  action.  I  have,  how- 
ever, frequently  witnessed  the  "rubbing- 
in "  process  of  these  substances,  and, 
while  some  penetrate  the  skin  with  great 
difficulty,  a  few  do  not  at  all.  Now,  if  a 
drachm  or  so  of  this  grease  be  placed  in 
the  hand  of  the  rubber  and  the  liniment 
poured  thereon,  it  will  be  carried  into  the 
tissues  in  a  remarkable  way. 

During  the  late  influenza  epidemic — 
an  epidemic  fraught  with  some  of  the 
most  interesting  lessons  in  the  study  of 
medicine — I  frequently  observed  patients 
who  were  using  this  remedy  for  the  cough 
which  was  associated  with  the  later  stages 
of  the  disease,  and  marked  the  benefit 
they  obtained  therefrom.  Where  some 
bronchial  mischief  remains  unresolved  in 
the  lung,  and  that  peculiar,  tenacious, 
viscid  secretion  lies  attached  to  its  inter- 
nal mucous  or  serous  vesicular  wall,  a 
stimulating  liniment  will  be  immensely 
helped  by  the  addition  of  this  oil.  It 
becomes  much  easier  to  rub  in,  and 
appears  to  become  absorbed  rapidly. 

One  case  in  point  was  very  striking. 
A  gentleman  sickened  with  influenza  of 
what,  in  endeavoring  to  describe  it,  I 
have  termed  the  "  chronic"  type.  Never 
ill  enough  to  stay  in  bed,  and  scarcely 
well  enough  to  be  out  of  it,  he  was 
troubled  with  dry  "hacking"  cough  for 
many  days.  Scarcely  any  secretion  was 
expelled  from  his  lungs,  in  which  there 
lay  lodged,  with  a  desperate  tenacity,  a 
small  quantity  of  viscid  exudation.  With 
the  aid  of  suitable  internal  remedies  he 
gained  ground  very  slowly.  The  liniment 
of  camphor  and  ammonia  (Lin.  camph. 
CO.)  was  prescribed  for  him,  and  helped 
him  but  slightly.  Goose-grease  was  added, 
and  its  effect  became  at  once  apparent. 
In  a  day  or  so,  being   much  better,  this 


oil  was  omitted,  and  he  became  bad 
again.  It  was  repeated  at  each  applica- 
tion, and  great  benefit  followed.  A  sec- 
ond and  a  third  time  he  omitted  the 
goose-grease,  and  the  cough  and  the  dis- 
tress returned.  It  was  rapidly  removed, 
however,  by  an  unceasing  application  of 
it.  This  gentleman,  being  convinced  of 
its  efficacy,  mainly  attributes  this  recov- 
ery to  its  specific  action  on  his  chest. 
Another  instance,  at  this  time,  was  that 
of  a  gentleman  who  had  a  cough  for  two 
months,  and  had  suitable  prescriptions 
prepared  for  it.  They  relieved  him  but 
little.  At  the  end  of  the  two  months  he 
was  recommended  an  application  of  this 
oil,  and  I  am  a  personal  witness  of  the 
complete  removal  of  his  cough  by  no 
other  remedy  than  it,  after  three  or  four 
days. 

Of  its  penetration  there  is  no  doubt. 
I  have  seen  it  remove,  in  a  distinct  way, 
muscular  rheumatism,  when  rubbed  in. 
Thickening  in  the  neighborhood  of  joints 
after  sprains,  or  subacute  rheumatic 
inflammation,  will  be  greatly  aided 
towards  resolution  by  its  use. 

Another  manner  in  which  I  have  wit- 
nessed marked  benefit  result  from  its  use  is 
in  the  case  of  wasting,  or  marasmus.  When 
rubbed  into  the  abdomen  and  groins  of 
young  children  it  is  a  decided  nutrient, 
and  experience  has  convinced  me  of  its 
efficacy.  It  can  be  eaten  on  bread  with 
salt,  and  in  this  way,  if  freshly  prepared, 
is  very  palatable  and  nutritious. 

If  a  further  illustration  of  its  powers 
were  wanted,  its  use  by  sportsmen  sup- 
plies it  aptly.  I  have  been  told  by  experts 
on  firearms  that  it  is  not  a  good  thing 
to  too  liberally  apply  to  guns,  "  as  it  is 
far  too  penetrating,"  "it  eats  or  worms  its 
way  "  into  every  conceivable  crevice. 

As  a  basis  for  liniments,  or  the  softer 
kinds  of  ointment,  when  the  effect  is 
desired  upon  the  underlying  tissues, 
I  can  conceive  no  better  substance 
to  "carry  in"  a  drug  into  the  deeper 
parts.  It  far  exceeds  lard  in  efficacy, 
and,  than  vegetable  oils,  I  hold  that 
it  possesses  far  greater  permeating 
qualities.  It  is  lial)le,  I  believe,  to 
become  rancid,  but  I  have  kept  it  for 
many  weeks  by  the  simple  addition  of 
some  boric  acid.  Active  drugs  incorpor- 
ated with  it  will,  when  applied  externally, 
be  under  the  best  conditions  for  permea- 
tion through  the  skin,  and  it  will  not  lie 
on  the  surface  unabsorbed  so  much  as 
other  oils. 

At  this  juncture,  it  strikes  me,  others 
might  give  their  experience  of  this  sub- 
stance if  they  have  used  it.  Its  popu- 
larity appears  to  be  chiefly  confined  to 
Ireland,  and  mainly,  I  should  imagine,  to 
country  districts  ;  but  that  in  this  sub- 
stance we  have  an  excellent  vehicle  for 
the  inunction  of  drugs  in  various  diseases 
I  am  so  convinced  that,  in  place  of  a 
needless  intrusion,  my  bringing  it  forward 
to  the  notice  of  the  profession  has  become 
almost  my  imperative  duty. — (Dublin 
Journal  of  Medical  Science)  Pharmaceuti- 
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American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

'i'lu'  forly-tliirj  animal  meeting  of  this 
association  was  held  at  Denver,  C'olorado, 
Auf^iist  14th  to  2  I  St.  Over  five  hundred 
mcnihers  and  their  wives  registered  as 
heiiii;  in  attendance.  Twenty-two  papers 
were  |)resented  on  subjects  bearing  on 
pharmacy,  and  considerable  discussion 
took  place  on  a  number  of  the  papers. 
The  delegates  from  the  Pharmaceutical 
Association  of  Quebec,  Messrs.  E.  Muir 
and  J.  E.  Morrison,  on  behalf  of  the  cor- 
poration of  Montreal,  the  Board  of  Trade 
of  that  city,  and  the  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation, invited  the  association  to  hold  its 
next  annual  meeting  in  Montreal.  This 
was  decided  on,  and  the  date  named  for 
August  12th,  1S96.  There  was  no  repre- 
sentation from  the  Ontario  College  of 
I'harmacy,  a  fact  which  caused  some  com- 
ment. The  officers  for  the  coming  year 
are :  President,  J.  M.  (iood,  Missouri  ; 
first  vice-president,  C.  E.  Dohme,  Mary- 
land ;  second  vice-president,  A.  Branden- 
herger,  Missouri  ;  third  vice-president, 
Mrs.  M.  O.  Minor,  Kansas  ;  treasurer, 
S.  .'\.  1).  Sheppard,  Massachusetts  ;  per- 
manent secretary,  C.  Caspari,  jr.,  Mary- 
land ;  local  secretary,  J.  E.  Morrison, 
Montreal,  Canada. 


Quebec  Phapmaceutical  Association. 

ANNU.AL    RETORT. 

The  twenty-fifth  annual  report  of  the 
Council  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association 
of  the  Province  of  Quebec,  for  the  year 
ending  April  30th,  1S95,  ^^'i'h  proceed- 
ings of  the  annual  meeting  held  on  Tune 
nth,  1S95,  is  now  out  in  printed 
form.  In  its  report  the  council  hopes 
that  in  the  near  future  steps  will  be 
taken  to  formally  organize  a  new  associa- 
tion under  the  name  of  the  Canadian 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  which,  when 
formed,  will  not  interfere  with  the  present 
rights  and  privileges  of  the  several  pro- 
vincial associations.  The  registrar  reports 
on  the  register,  in  good  standing,  the  names 
of  203  licentiates  of  pharmacy,  61  certified 
clerks,  165  apprentices,  and  25  physicians 
licensed  under  the  permission  of  Article 
4035^-  of  the  Quebec  Pharmacy  Act  of 
1890.  The  treasurer  shows  a  balance  on 
hand  of  $2,884.77.  The  address  of  the 
president,  Mr.  R.  W.  Williams,  of  Three 
Rivers,  is  embodied  in  the  report.  In  it 
he  denounced  patent  medicines,  and  said 
that  this  country  should  have,  as  in  most 
European  countries,  a  commission  com- 
posed of  physicians  and  pharmacists,  and 
that  all  demands  for  patents  or  copyrights 
for  medicinal  preparations  should  be  sub- 
mitted to  this  committee  with  the  for- 
mula, and,  after  examination,  a  report 
should  be  made  to  the  government  recom- 
mending or  rejecting  the  demand. 

The  officers  and  council  for  1895-6  are 
as  follows  :  President,  R.  \V.  Williams, 
Three  Rivers  ;  fir^t  vice-president,  W.  H. 
Chapman,  Montreal ;  second  vice-presi- 
dent, L.  Lachancc,  Montreal  ;  treasurer, 
A.  Manson,  Montreal  ;  secretary-registrar, 


E.  Muir,  Montreal  ;  council,  the  officers 
and  Messrs.  H.  R.  dray,  I).  Watson,  Jos. 
Contant,  A.  I).  Mann,  C.  J.  Covernton, 
W.  A.  Dyer,  C.  E.  Scarff,  of  Montreal, 
and  J.  E.  Roy,  of  Quebec. 

PkELIMINARV    EX.AMINATIONS. 

The  next  preliminary  examinations  for 
candidates  entering  the  study  of  phar- 
macy will  be  held  in  the  Montreal  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  595  Lagaucheticre 
street,  Montreal,  and  Laval  University, 
Quebec,  on   Thursday,  Oct.  3rd,  1895. 

Candidates  must  give  notice  to  the 
registrar,  in  writing,  of  their  intention  to 
present  themselves  at  /i^as/  ten  days  before 
the  date  fixed  for  the  examination. 

A  printed  form  of  application  must  he 
obtained  from  the  registrar,  which  must 
l)eduly  signed  by  the  applicant. 

No  application  will  be  accepted  after 
the  24th  day  of  .September,  1895. 

These  [ireliminary  examinations  are 
held  on  the  first  Thursday  in  tlie  months 
of  January,  April,  July,  and  October  of 
each  year. 

NOTICE    TO    STUDENT.S. 

The  semiannual  examinations  for 
major  and  minor  candidates  will  com- 
mence on  Tuesday,  October  15th,  1895, 
at  9  a.m  ,  and  will  be  held  in  Laval  Uni- 
versity, Quebec.  Candidates  must  file 
their  applications,  duly  certified,  with  the 
registrar,  on  or  before  the  5th  of  Octo- 
ber. Printed  regulations  and  form  of 
application  must  be  obtained  from  the 
registrar,  and  be  duly  signed  by  the 
applicant. 

Candidates  who  have  failed  m  than 
once  in  their  examinations  will  be  uired 
to  pay  the  full  examination  fee. 

No  applications  for  these  examinations 
will  be  received  after  the  sth  of  October, 
and  candidates  remitting  their  exami- 
nation fees  must  do  so  in  funds  payable 
at  par  in  Montreal. 

E.  Muir,  Registrar, 
595  Lagauchetiere  street 

Montreal,  September  5th,  1895. 


Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. 

The  Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy 
will  open  its  twenty-eighth  session  of  lec- 
tures in  the  college  hall,  595  Lagauche- 
tiere street,  on  Tuesday,  October  i.  Ses- 
sional examinations  will  be  held  by  the 
professors  every  three  months,  and  prizes 
will  be  given  to  students  obtaining  the 
highest  marks  in  each  class.  The  lec- 
tures on  materia  medica,  pharmacy,  and 
toxicology  will  be  conducted  by  Dr.  T.  D. 
Reed  and  Mr.  H.  R.  Lanctot.  Mr. 
Joseph  Bemrose,  F.C.S.,  and  Professor 
C.  A.  Pfister  will  lecture  on  theoretical 
and  practical  chemistry,  and  in  botany 
Mr.  Joseph  Bemrose,  F.C.S.,  will  conduct 
the  English  class,  and  Mr.  Joseph  E. 
Morrison  the  French  class. 


Propylamine  ix  Chorea.— Propyla- 
mine is  now  being  employed  in  the  treat- 
ment of  chorea  or  St.  Vitus'  dance.  It  is 
given  combined  with  peppermint  water. 


The  Trend  of  Pharmacy." 

The  pharmacy  of  to-day  is  so  different 
from  the  pharmacy  of  a  few  years  ago  that 
we  of  twenty,  twenty-five,  or  thirty  years 
ago  in  pharmacy  find  ourselves  largely  in 
a  new  field  to  day.  Much  that  we  con- 
sidered essential  in  pharmacy  is  scarcely 
useful  now,  and  substances  unthought  of 
then  are  conspicuous  remedies  to-day. 

As  I  think  over  the  past  I  am  reminded 
of  the  old  Kentucky  gentlemen  (I  know 
a  few  of  them  yet),  that  have  gone  through 
life  in  their  peculiar,  courteous  style  and 
manner,  a  style  that,  in  my  experience, 
only  those  from  the  southern  side  of  the 
Ohio  river  have  ever  learned.  In  the  face 
of  changes  that  have  brushed  them  to  one 
side  these  men  have  graciously  taken  the 
places  that  they  recognize  they  must  now 
take,  and  they  do  it  cheerfuliy.  Now, 
some  of  us  pharmacists  will  have  to  do 
the  same  thing,  unless  we  keep  up  with 
the  trend  of  progress,  and  we  had  better 
do  it  cheerfully.  The  prescriptions  that 
we  used  to  get,  the  work  that  we  used  to 
do  in  pharmacy,  is  much  of  it  no  longer 
the  work  of  pharmacists.  Look  at  it  as 
we  may,  strive  against  it  as  we  will,  the 
inevitable  is  coming — it  has  come,  and  no 
man  living  can  foretell  the  end  of  this 
change.  It  is  the  change  that  civilization 
brings,  a  change  that,  taken  altogether, 
even  if  painful  to  a  few  of  us,  is  moving 
humanity  towards  the  betterment  of  man- 
kind. Pharmacists  of  the  past  were  pio- 
neers—pioneers even  twenty,  twenty-five, 
and  thirty  years  ago. 

There  has  been  a  revolution,  silent,  in- 
sidious, irrepressible,  and  the  end  is  not 
yet.  The  changes  which  are  to  come  in 
the  next  thirty  years  can  no  more  be  an- 
ticipated than  changes  that  have  come  to 
the  present  time.  Conspicuous  on  the 
shelves  of  your  stores,  from  force  of  habit, 
you  carry  the  relics  of  other  days  ;  your 
rows  of  tincture  bottles  occupy  valuable 
space,  but,  as  a  rule,  you  have  very  Hale 
use  for  them.  Your  compound  tinctures 
and  syrups  are  largely  reminiscences. 
They  have  passed  from  the  sight  of  phy- 
sicians, but  habit  with  you  makes  them 
conspicuous  and  cumberers ;  they  still 
occupy  the  most  valuable  space  in  your 
store.  I  see  before  me  my  old  teacher, 
Mr.  George  Eger.  I  remember  how  care- 
ful he  used  to  be  in  niaking  the  prepara- 
tions to  which  I  refer,  which  we  made 
according  to  the  old  method,  maceration. 
But  the  manufacturer  has  come,  and  in  a 
sense  has  brushed  such  work  aside. 

Concerning  th.e  medicines  we  made 
then,  many  will  remember  when  the  com- 
pound syrups  of  stillingia  and  sarsaparilla 
were  prepared  by  the  barrel  or  in  lots  of 
five  and  ten  gallons  at  a  time  for  prescrip- 
tion use.  A  gallon  bottle  in  the  cellar  is 
now  sufficient  to  replace  the  keg  or  bar- 
rel of  former  times.  The  trend  has  been 
to  the  displacement  of  such  preparations 
as  these  by  others  that  were  unknown 
thirty  years  ago.  Sugar  and  gelatin- 
coated    pills,    tablets,    triturates,    elegant 

•  Address    delivered    before    Ihe  Ohio  Pharmaceutical 
Association  by  J.  U.  Lloyd,  Cincinnati. 


200 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


pharmaceutical  preparations,  have  been 
evolved  by  manufacturers,  and  the  plaster- 
iron  and  pill-machine  are  laid  aside  by 
pharmacists.  Like  the  old  Kentucky 
gentleman,  however,  we  can  think  of  other 
times,  but  let  it  be  as  graciously  as  he 
does,  for,  really,  our  conditions  are  not 
very  dissimilar. 

And  now  a  word  concerning  pharma- 
ceutical education.  If  what  I  have  said 
is  true,  and  pharmacy  work  as  we  former- 
ly knew  it  is  being  displaced,  have  we  use 
for  pharmaceutical  colleges  ?  To  what 
end  are  the  great  university  classes  in 
pharmacy  trending  ?  In  my  opinion,  not 
to  manufacture  medicines,  but  ably  to 
select  them  ;  not  to  put  together,  but  to 
watch  that  which  ihey  purchase  and  which 
they  guarantee  to  their  patrons  ;  not  to 
compound  so  much  as  to  test  and  estab- 
lish what  is  compounded.  To  this  end 
their  education  points,  and  it  must  be 
higher  than  was  ours.  It  is  easier  to 
make  preparations  by  the  pharmacopceia 
of  i860  than  to  test  them  by  the  pharma- 
copoeia of  1890.  The  graduate  in  phar- 
macy in  i860  had  no  manufacturing 
problem  as  exacting  as  is  that  of  establish- 
ing the  value  of  pharmaceutical  prepara- 
tions by  the  volumetric  processes  of  1890. 
Pharmaceutical  education  was  never  more 
necessary  than  now,  and  the  trend  of  the 
science  side  of  pharmaceutical  education 
has  been  and  is  upward,  towards  greater 
skill  and  higher  qualifications,  and  our 
country  is  being  filled  with  young  phar- 
macists with  better  general  educations  and 
more  scientific  endowments,  but  less  prac- 
tical experience,  as  a  rule.  Grant  that 
none  can  excel  many  of  the  members  of 
the  older  classes,  and  also  that  many  in- 
ferior students  are  now  evolved,  and  yet 
I  admit  freely  that  the  methods  of  college 
instruction  are  superior  to  those  of  former 
times,  and  that  in  a  general  sense  the 
courses  are  more  exacting. 

The  demand  is  not  only  for  men  cap- 
able of  making  medicinal  preparations,but 
of  protecting  their  patrons  in  certifying  to 
the  quality  of  what  others  make,  and  in 
this  sense  the  time  is  coming  when  phar- 
macists will  be  very  much  more  respon- 
sible than  now.  Pure  food  and  medicine 
laws  will  compel  them  to  assume  a  respon- 
sibility that  scientific  men  only  can  as- 
sume, and  the  pharmacist  of  the  future 
must,  I  believe,  take  a  more  responsible 
position  than  have  we  of  the  past,  even 
though  he  purchases  instead  of  makes  his 
own  preparations.  Thus  it  is  that  in  my 
opinion,  whether  we  make  our  remedies 
or  buy  them,  the  trend  will  be  to  the  ex- 
tinction of  men  not  qualified  in  the  scien- 
tific side  of  the  pharmacy  that  is  approach- 
ing. Just  now  we  are  in  the  confusion  of 
this  change  from  the  old  to  the  new  ;  it  is 
painful  to  many  of  us  ;  some  of  us  are  in- 
clined to  become  sour,  but  the  end,  I 
hope,  will  be  to  the  betterment  of  our 
people.  We  must  accept  the  situation. 
We  cannot  avoid  it.  I  only  hope  that 
some  of  my  friends  who  are  growing  old 
and  sour  and  crabbed  will  learn,  as  I  have 
found  it   necessary  to  do,  to  renew   their 


youth.  They  can  do  it  if  they  will  do  as 
I  have  done  within  the  last  ten  years — 
look  forward  and  not  backward  ;  think  of 
something  pleasant,  and  not  worry  over 
that  which  is  inevitable  and  cannot  be 
helped. 

.i^nd  now  a  word  for  the  future.  We 
do  not  know  that  in  the  future  there  will 
be  any  nasty  medicines,  say  in  thirty  years 
from  now.  I  hope  there  will  be  no  neces- 
sity for  them,  for  I  hope  that  scientific 
pharmacy  will  replace  nastiness  with 
remedies  grateful  to  the  taste.  Such  a 
hope  is  not  so  Utopian  as  we  may  think. 
Fifteen  years  ago  a  dose  of  most  remedies 
pharmaceutical  was  a  tablespoonful  or  a 
teaspoonful,  often  of  a  medicine  vile  and 
disgusting.  The  prescription  now  for  the 
same  purpose  is  usually  a  pleasant  little 
tablet,  a  small  pill,  or  the  fraction  of  a  drop 
of  a  pleasant  liquid.  Novv,  for  what  are 
substances  used  as  medicines  ?  It  seems 
to  me  that  it  is  to  carry  a  sliver  of  energy 
that  acts  upon  something  in  the  body  to 
produce  a  change  that  the  physician  con- 
siders beneficial.  It  is  not  the  material 
in  the  medicine  that  does  this,  and  it  is 
not  the  material  in  the  body  that  it  primar- 
ily acts  upon.  It  certainly  is  not  the 
nastiness  that  acts  physiologically,  unless 
it  be  to  shock  and  disgust  the  patient. 
The  sunshine,  energy,  the  kinetic  force  in 
medicine  is  utilized,  not  the  matter  of  it. 
Why  should  not  this  energy  be  linked  to 
forms  of  matter  pleasant  instead  of  forms 
of  matter  obtioxious  ?  To  carry  this 
thought  a  little  further,  it  is  the  energy  of 
sunshine  that  gives  life.  It  is  the  energy 
of  the  sun  that  enables  us  to  exist.  It  is 
the  force  of  the  sun  that  we  conserve 
when  we  eat  food.  It  is  also  a  phase  of 
energy  from  this  same  sunshine  that 
makes  a  drug  a  medicine,  not  the  matter 
therein.  Now,  our  homceopathic  friends 
tell  us  that  they  employ  much  less  of  this 
sunshine  energy  than  others  do  to  pro- 
duce an  effect  therapeutical ;  and  it  really 
looks  as  ttiough  the  other  schools  of  medi- 
cine are,  more  or  less,  in  this  sense  fol- 
lowing in  the  steps  of  the  homoeopaths. 
They  all  seek  more  pleasant  medicine  and 
smaller  doses. 

These  are  pleasant  thoughts,  or  should 
be,  to  true  pharmacists  who  work  for  the 
good  of  humanity.  Let  us  not  refuse  the 
happiness  that  comes  with  pleasant 
thoughts.  Let  us  begin  to  take  our  sun- 
shine thoughts  now,  and  hope  that  more 
sunshine  may  be  in  the  paths  of  pharma- 
cists and  in  our  medicine  of  the  future. 
Let  us  think  brighter  and  lighter  thoughts 
of  life.  Let  us  not  view  as  reprehensible 
that  which  is  necessary  to  the  progress  of 
mankind.  Our  old  medicines  were  bitter 
and  nasty ;  we  need  not  become  as  they 
were  then.  If  manufacturers  make  pleas- 
ant medicaments  quite  different  from  our 
old  compounds  to  carry  concentrated  en- 
ergy expressions,  should  'we  object  ? 
Humanity  profits  in  the  use  of  pleasant 
forms  of  medicines,  and  these  improved 
remedies  are  simply  neater  carriers  of  sun- 
shine expression. 

I  am  speaking  to  a  few  old  friends,  and 


to  many  whom  I  may  call  new  friends, 
and  to  you  I  say,  the  trend  of  my  remarks 
is,  the  changes  that  will  yet  come  may  not 
be  to  your  liking  unless  you  learn  that  the 
world  moves  ;  indeed,  the  changes  that 
are  to  come  in  pharmacy  will  be  largely 
what  you  do  not  want.  We  cannot  con- 
trol the  business  of  pharmacy  ;  we  can- 
not control  our  own  business.  We  cannot 
turn  the  world  backward.  I  would  not 
go  back  if  I  could  to  the  medicines  of 
thirty  years  ago.  I  would  not  change 
from  the  present  to  the-past.  I  would  not 
want  my  children  to  take  the  nastiness  I 
used  to  prepare  and  considered  excellent 
medicine.  While  possibly  our  young  men 
will  regret,  perhaps  oppose,  the  changes 
that  must  come  during  the  next  twenty- 
five  years,  I  believe  that  at  the  end  of  that 
time  they  will  not  be  willing  to  go  back 
to  the  position  we  are  in  now. 

Let  us,  then,  look  at  the  sunny  side  of 
life  ;  let  us  give  and  take  our  sunshine 
gladly,  and  make  our  presence  and  our 
medicines  welcome.  Let  us  be  cheerful 
and  contented,  and  serve  well  our  part  in 
the  evolution  that  thrusts  back  the  old  to 
introduce  the  new  ;  and,  finally,  like  the 
genial  old  Kentucky  gentleman  who  de- 
lights in  reminiscences  of  the  past  and 
gets  all  he  can  of  life's  pleasures,  let  us 
enjoy  the  generous  present,  and  make  our 
lives  a  pleasure  and  a  blessing  to  those 
about  us. 


Tripoli  Sponge  Fishery. 

According  to  a  British  consular  report, 
the  sponge  fishery  on  the  Tripolitan  coast 
is  practically  monopolized  by  Greeks  from 
the  islands  of  the  archipelago,  who,  dur- 
ing the  summer  months,  frequent  Kar- 
cura  and  other  places  in  the  Gulf  of  Sidra, 
the  ancient  Syrtis  Major,  the  navigation 
of  which,  though  no  longer  dreaded  by 
sailors,  as  it  used  to  be  in  classic  times,  is 
still  dangerous  when  strong  northerly 
gales  blow.  Harpoon  boats,  which  can 
be  used  in  comparatively  shallow  water, 
are  the  most  numerous,  and  next  come 
the  machine  boats,  or  those  which  have 
diving  apparatus.  These  usually  secure 
the  best  sponges,  as  the  divers  have  time 
to  e.xamine  and  cut  them,  while  the  traw- 
lers and  ordinary  divers  cut  them  away 
indiscriminately.  From  a  variety  of 
causes,  the  chief  of  which  is  the  danger 
of  fatal  exhaustion  attending  the  divers, 
who,  having  to  dive  to  greater  depths  to 
get  the  sponges,  are  obliged  to  remain 
under  the  water  too  long,  the  number  of 
divers  is  gradually  diminishing.  The 
sponges  are  usually  taken  to  Pirreus  and 
Syria,  whence  they  used  to  be  sent  to  Ger- 
many to  be  prepared  for  the  European 
market,  but  some  are  now  sent  to  Paris. 


CiNN.\MON  Adulterated  with  Wal- 
nut Shells. — It  is  stated  that  in  England 
walnut  shells  have  been  found  as  an 
adulterant  of  ground  cinnamon,  the  de- 
ception being  not  easily  discovered  even 
by  experienced  microscopists. 


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Chlorodyne. 


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Standard  in  strength  and  quality.     Reasonable  in 
price.    Satisfactory  in  use. 


Apply  for  Price  List  and  Special  Discounts  to 

T.  MILBURN  8^  CO. 

Toronto,  -  -  Ontario 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


201 


side  Lines  for  Drug-grtsts. 

Business  of  today  is  somewhat  like  the 
seashore  ;  the  rock,  the  real  foundalion  of 
the  business,  wliatcver  it  may  be,  may  stand 
firm  and  unmoved  by  the  gale  or  wave, 
but  the  outside  branches  of  trade,  or,  as 
they  are  famiharly  termed,  the  "side 
lines  "  of  business,  being  swept  by  the 
passing  wave,  or  moved  with  every  et)b 
and  flow  of  the  tide,  are,  in  many  cases, 
either  swept  away  entirely,  or,  at  least, 
moved  by  the  action  of  the  elements. 
This  may  aptly  apply  to  the  drug  trade 
of  today.  The  sale  of  medicine,  the  dis- 
pensing of  prescriptions,  those  things 
which  belonged  to  the  apothecary's  art  of 
years  gone  by,  are  still  the  foundation 
stone  of  the  druggist's  trade  ;  but  many 
of  the  outside  lines  which,  from  time  to 
time,  have  been  added,  as,  for  instance, 
the  trade  in  toilet  goods  and  perfumery, 
in  proprietary  medicines  and  druggists' 
sundries,  have  been  like  the  sand  on  the 
seashore,  wafted  hither  and  thither  until 
they  are  now  scattered  in  all  directions 
and  amongst  all  classes  of  traders.  It, 
therefore,  behooves  every  druggist  to  be 
on  the  lookout  for  anything  which  may 
add  to  his  business,  and  make  up,  in 
some  measure,  for  those  things  of  which 
the  sales  are  lessening.  Some  ideas  will 
be  given  in  these  pages,  from  time  to 
time,  concerning  lines  which  suggest 
themselves  as  being  adapted  to  the  drug 
trade,  and  which  will,  at  least,  be  worthy 
of  looking  into. 

However,  there  is  one  point  to  be  care- 
fully borne  in  mind,  that  "  whatever  is 
worth  doing  is  worth  doing  well,"  and 
whatever  is  undertaken  should  be  with  a 
determination  to  make  it  a  success,  if 
possible,  by  persevering  effort.  We  do 
not  presume  to  say  that  any  suggestion 
we  may  offer  will  be  adapted  to  all  drug 
stores.  Every  man  must  use  somewhat 
of  his  own  judgment,  and  not  rush  into 
anything  unless  he  sees  in  his  venture  a 
reasonable  prospect  of  a  fair  return,  either 
directly  or  indirectly.  The  first  idea 
which  suggests  itself  to  our  minds  at  this 
season  is  something  which  would  be  par- 
ticularly applicable  to  the  approaching 
cool  weather,  and  in  this  connect'on  we 
speak  of 

(l)    HOT    SOD.^. 

If  proper  methods  are  adopted,  we  see 
no  reason  why  there  should  not  be  a 
ready  sale  for  this  article  in  Canada  dur- 
ing the  winter  months.  The  history  of 
this  beverage  in  the  United  States  shows 
that  it  has  proved  a  decided  source  of 
revenue  to  those  druggists  who  have 
handled  it  properly  and  looked  after  it 
carefully.  The  outlay  for  the  apparatus 
need  not  be  large,  and  the  variety  of 
beverages  which  can  be  offered  is  such 
that,  in  a  suitable  locality,  the  venture 
should  prove  a  profitable  one.  There  is 
always  a  demand  for  something  drinkable, 
and,  in  this  climate,  it  seems  to  us  that 
hot  drinks,  whether  they  be  plain  soda, 
chocolate,  beef  tea,  coffee,  clam  juice, 
phosphates,  or  any   of  the  numerous  pre 


parations  and  svrups  that  are  offered, 
should  prove  acceptable  draughts  to  the 
chilled  individual.  There  are  many  who 
would  gladly  purchase  these  who  would 
not,  under  any  circumstances,  go  to  a 
restaurant  for  them,  and  the  profit  is  such 
as  to  make  it  an  abject  for  the  dealer  to 
provide  an  article  that  will  ensure  a  return 
of  the  customer. 

It  is  also  well  to  consider  whether, 
even  if  a  direct  profit  does  not  appear  on 
looking  into  it,  the  indirect  advantage 
from  having  these  beverages  might  not  be 
worth  the  trouble,  forming,  as  it  does,  an 
excellent  advertisement  for  the  store.  Of 
course,  there  are  some  things  which 
should  be  looked  into.  It  requires  con- 
stant attention,  perhaps  late  hours,  and  a 
tendency,  in  some  cases,  to  develop  into 
a  sort  of  loafing  bar-room  trade.  This 
latter  must  be  avoided  at  all  costs,  and,  if 
the  business  cannot  be  conducted  with- 
out degenerating  into  this,  it  had  better 
not  be  attempted,  as  it  will  only  prove  a 
source  of  loss,  and  a  decided  hindrance 
to  the  drug  business.  We  offer  these 
suggestions  for  what  they  are  worth.  In 
our  opinion,  many  druggists  m  this  coun- 
try could  make  a  success  of  such  a  ven- 
ture, and,  at  any  rate,  it  will  bear  looking 
into. 


Influence  of  Trade  Journals. 

That  the  influence  of  the  trade  journal 
has  enormously  increased  of  late  years, 
and  is  still  increasing,  no  intelligent  busi- 
ness man  or  woman  will  venture  to  deny. 
At  the  first  inception,  the  trade  journal 
was  little  else  than  a  mere  advertising 
sheet,  but  by  degrees  it  has  advanced  to 
the  position  which  it  to-day  occupies,  of 
being  an  indispensable  representative  of 
the  special  branch  with  which  it  deals. 
Within  its  proper  sphere,  it  wields  a 
power  and  influence  not  inferior  to  that 
of  the  most  prominent  daily  papers.  In 
fact,  to  many,  the  daily  paper  is  simply  a 
news  sheet,  and  is  not  looked  upon  in  the 
light  of  a  practical  guide.  But  that  is 
just  what  the  trade  organ  is  felt  to  be.  It 
IS  not  merely  read  for  the  sake  of  the 
gossip  and  records  of  business  changes  it 
may  contain,  but  the  actual  hints  and 
information  touching  upon  the  practical 
working  of  the  trade  are  diligently  per- 
used and  thought  over,  with  a  view  of 
adoption.  A  trade  paper  which  does  its 
duty  towards  its  readers  fills  the  place  of  a 
professor  of  technology.  It  has  at  once 
a  prophetic  outlook  into  the  future  and  a 
retrospective  glance  into  the  historical 
past,  and  holds  up  the  mirror  of  its  visions 
to  its  readers,  who  are  thus  able  to  com- 
pare the  past  with  the  present,  while  pre- 
paring themselves  for  coming  events. 

The  advertisement  pages  are  as  open 
markets  to  him,  wherein  he  sees  what  is 
being  brought  forward,  and  how  prices 
rule;  He  learns,  too,  something  of  the 
methods  and  characteristics  of  firms 
anxious  to  compete  for  his  custom,  and 
may  form  an  opinion  to  guide  him  in  his 
movements  and  dealings. 


The  business  man  or  worker  who  can- 
not see  any  rea.son  for  the  existence  of  a 
trade  journal  published  in  the  interest  of 
the  industry  in  which  he  is  engaged,  and 
who  "  can't  afford  "  to  subscribe  for  at 
least  one  such  journal,  is  fixed  fast  in  a 
narrow  rut.  He  will  never  remove  moun- 
tains or  build  bridges  that  lead  to  new 
spheres  of  activity  and  success. — Patent 
Medicine  Journal. 


N.W.D.  A. 


At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  National 
Wholesale  Druggists'  Association,  which 
concluded  its  session  at  Denver,  Col., 
September  5th,  it  was  decided  to  hold  the 
next  meeting  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.Y.  J.  C. 
Elial,  of  Minneapolis,  was  elected  presi- 
dent. 


Valkyrie's  Pilot. 

Edward  Young,  who  piloted  the  Val- 
kyrie in  her  recent  race  with  the  Defender, 
is  a  native  of  St.  Johr,  N.B.,  and  com- 
menced his  career  as  drug  clerk  in  George 
Bayard's  store  in  Market  Square,  St.  John. 
When  about  seventeen,  he  went  to  New 
York  and  obtained  employment  in  a  drug 
store  there,  but  gave  up  drugs  shortly 
afterwards. 


"  A  Cheap  Druggist." 

A  druggist  of  Hamilton,  Ont.,  fills  over 
a  column  of  one  of  the  dailies  with  an 
advertisement  of  goods  at  cut-rate  prices, 
and  has  the  above  heading.  When  it  is 
necessary  to  resort  to  such  advertising,  is 
it  not  strange  to  read,  in  the  body  of  the 
advertisement,  "  Mostly  everyb  idy  deals 
at  my  store  "  ? 


Acknowledgment . 

Our  thanks  are  due  to  Messrs.  Oppen- 
heimer  Co.,  Limited,  of  London,  Eng., 
for  an  invitation  to  inspect  their  col- 
lection of  medical  and  surgical  antiqui- 
ties from  Rome,  Pompeii,  etc.,  at  the 
Savoy,  London. 


College  Announcements. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  announcements 
and  prospectuses  from  the  Montreal  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  the  College  of  Phar- 
macy of  the  City  of  New  York,  the  St. 
Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy,  and  the 
School  of  Pharmacy  of  the  University  of 
Michigan. 


Rubber  Tree  Seeds. — Although  the 
rubber  tree  of  Assam  {Ficus  elastica)  is 
one  of  the  largest  in  the  forest,  its  seeds 
are  so  small  that  a  pound  of  them  sent  to 
British  West  .Africa  by  post  numbered 
270,000.  These  tiny  seeds  germinate 
readily,  and  it  is  hoped  that  this  variety 
of  rubber  will  succeed  in  Africa. 


203 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
SEPTEMBER   i6th,   1895. 

A  Reflection. 

The  remarks  made  in  our  last  issue 
under  the  heading,  "  A  Retrograde  Move- 
ment," have  been  fully  sustained  by  our 
readers,  many  of  whom  have  expressed 
their  regret  that  the  new  council  should 
seem  more  eager  to  collect  an  additional 
pecuniary  allowance  than  to  exert  them- 
selves for  the  advancement  of  pharmacy. 
The  reply  to  the  request  of  the  sister 
province  was  barely  courteous,  even  if 
true,  as  not  the  faintest  expression  of  in- 
terest was  manifested  in  a  project  which 
was  designed  for  the  general  welfare  of 
the  drug  trade.  The  moral  support  of 
the  council  of  the  Ontario  College  was  all 
that  was  sought  by  their  Quebec  breth- 
ren, and  we  cannot  but  express  our  sur- 
prise that  such  should  not  have  been 
willingly  given.  When  the  reply  reaches 
our  eastern  confreres,  we  will  not  blame 
them  for  expressing  the  opinion  that  it  is 
not  surprising  that  an  association  in  On- 
tario should  come  to  grief.  Personally, 
we  are  always  willing  and  anxious  to  sup- 
port the  actions  of  our  council  when  we 
can  do  so  conscientiously ;  but,  in  the 
present  instance,  their  inconsiderate 
action  has  cast  an  unworthy  reflection  on 
the  entire  drug  trade  of  the  province, 
and,  as  a  mouthpiece  of  such  trade,  we 
cannot  but  resent  it.  Whatever  may  be 
the  reciprocal  feelings  of  our  Quebec 
friends  who  are  desirous  of  having  a  Do- 
mini(jn  Association  formed,  we  trust  they 
will  maintain  the  high  ground  upon  which 
they  are  seeking  to  act,  and  yet  be  suc- 
cessful in  developing  an  association  alike 
creditable  to  them  and  to  the  Dominion 
of  Canada. 


Cut  Prices  in  Hamilton. 

A  correspondent  writes  us,  commenting 
on  our  article  of  last  month  on  the  inac- 
tion of  the  Hamilton  Druggists'  Associa- 
tion in  regard  to  cutting  prices.  He  lays 
the  blame  principally  on  members  of  the 
Ontario  Chemists'  Association,  whose 
headquarters  are  in  that  city,  and  who, 
he  claims,  in  endeavoring  to  fight  the 
patent  medicine  proprietors,  and  lo  place 
their  own  preparations  on  the  market, 
have  been  the  primary  movers  in  the  cut- 
rate  war  which  now  exists  in  that  city. 
He  also  claims  that  the  endeavor  to  or- 


ganize a  Provincial  Association  was  a  fail- 
ure, mainly  because  the  stockholders  in 
the  above-named  organization  wished  to 
use  it  for  their  own  purposes.  How  many 
of  these  charges  are  correct  we  cannot 
say,  not  being  in  the  confidence  of  the 
promoters  of  the  company.  Certain  it  is 
that  if  the  war  on  prices  of  proprietaries 
which  now  exists  is  in  any  way  due  to  the 
action  of  these  men,  they  are  only  "  cut- 
ting off  their  nose  to  spite  their  face." 
They  cannot  do  away  with  proprietary 
remedies,  especially  by  endeavoring  to 
substitute  others  for  them,  and  any  action 
taken  in  this  way  will,  in  our  opinion,  un- 
doubtedly recoil  on  themselves,  as  their 
own  preparations  will  probably  receive 
similar  treatment.  Our  correspondent 
further  remarks,  "  What  we  want  is  a 
National  Association,  as  you  suggest,  and 
I  hope  to  see  it  at  an  early  date."  This 
feeling,  we  find,  is  not  confined  to  the 
few,  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Council 
of  the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy,  and 
which  we  criticized  adversely  last  month, 
has  stirred  up  a  strong  feeling  amongst 
the  pharmacists  of  this  province,  and  has 
awakened  in  them  an  interest  which  we 
believe  will  be  the  means  of  cementing 
the  bonds  of  kindred  feeling  which  should 
exist  between  members  of  the  trade  in  all 
the  provinces,  and  will  ultimately  lead  to 
the  desired  consummation  of  a  "  National 
Association." 


To  Casual  Contributors. 

There  are  very  many  druggists  through- 
out the  province  who  have  the  talent  and 
ability  to  write  interestingly  on  subjects 
which  are  beneficial  and  interesting  to 
their  fellow-druggists.  To  those  who 
have  so  written  on  many  past  occasions 
we  tender  our  appreciative  thanks,  and 
invite  them  to  contribute  again,  and  to 
those  who  have  never  written  we  extend 
now  an  invitation  to  do  so.  We  do  not 
keep  a  waste-paper  basket  for  penned 
thought.  The  pages  of  the  Canadian 
Druggist  are  ever  open  to  receive  it. 
Thoughts  that  are  helpful  to  you  will 
doubtless  help  others,  so  send  them  to  us. 


The  Metric  System. 

The  Select  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Roseberry  Government  to  consider  and 
report  whether  any  and  what  changes  in 
the  present  system  of  weights  and  meas- 
ures should  be  adopted  has  issued  its 
report,   which    was    almost    unanimously 


accepted  by  the  committee.  The  report 
recommends  that  the  metric  system  of 
weights  and  measures  be  immediately 
legalized,  and  that  the  use  of  the  system 
be  made  compulsory  after  two  years.  It 
also  stated  that  both  home  and  foreign 
trade  would  be  benefited  by  more  simple 
and  uniform  standards  than  at  present  in 
use.  It  is  altogether  probable,  therefore, 
that  the  metric  system  will  be  adopted 
in  England,  and  subsequently  in  this 
country.  The  system  is  one  result  of  the 
desire  of  France  to  place  everything  on  a 
scientific  basis.  The  report  to  the  French 
National  Assembly  proposing  this  system 
was  presented  in  1791,  the  meridian 
measurements  adopted  in  1 799,  the  pure 
decimal  system  coming  into  force  January 
ist,  1840. 

It  has  been  adopted  also  in  the  Nether- 
lands, Spain,  Italy,  Austria,  Greece,  Ger- 
many, Norway  and  Sweden,  Portugal,  Mex- 
ico, Switzerland,  the  Argentine  Republic, 
the  United  States  of  America,  and  other 
states.  The  theory  of  the  system  is  that 
the  metre  is  the  forty-millionth  part 
of  the  earth's  circumference,  or  a  ten-mil- 
lionth of  a  quadrant  of  the  earth  through 
Paris.  This  was  named  the  metre  ;  the 
litre  is  a  cube  of  one-tenth  metre  ;  the 
gramme  is  one-thousandth  of  the  litre 
filled  with  water  at  4°C. ;  the  franc  weigh- 
ing four  grammes.  The  multiples  are  as 
follows  : 

Milligramme .015  grain 

Gramme iS-43  grains 

Decagramme 15432     " 

Hectogramme....    1543.23     " 
500  grammes....    7716.17     " 

Kilogramme 15432-35     " 

100  kilogrammes.      220.46  lbs. 

Decilitre .176  Pint  Imp. 

Litre 1.761        " 

Decalitre 17.608       " 

Hectolitre 176.077       " 

There  is  no  doubt  that  when  adopted, 
this  system  will  recommend  itself  for  its 
simplicity  and  convenience  in  dealing  with 
other  countries.  As  stated  in  our  June 
issue,  the  Imperial  system  being  so  uni- 
versally used  throughout  the  British 
possessions,  its  continuance  for  some  time 
will  be  almost  absolutely  necessary.  We 
look,  however,  for  the  introduction  in 
the  Imperial  Pharmacopoeia  of  the  Metric 
in  conjunction  with  that  of  the  Imperial 
system. 


Buyers  are  more  interested  in  what  is 
sold  than  in  who  sells  it.  The  man  who 
makes  his  name  a  too  prominent  feature 
of  his  ads.  does  not  recognize  this  fact. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST.  (202A) 


The  Montreal 


Optical  Company 


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-^^-^      of   their  Ontario    customers,   they  have  opened  a 
branch  estabHshment  at 


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Where  prescription  work  will  be  executed,  and  orders  filled. 


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A  SPECIAL  CUT  IN  TEST  CASES  THIS  MONTH 


(202B) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


A.  Y.  SCOTT 


Scott  6i  MacMillan 


D.  MacMILLAN 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


HIGH-GRADE  PERFUMES,  PERFUMED  WATER 

.■^^  SPECIAL  TOILET  SUNDRIES 


onoRS 

WHITE  ROSE 

JOCKEY  CLUB 

ESS.  BOUQUET 

LILY  OF  THE  VALLEY 

WHITE  HELIOTROPE 
CRAB  APPLE  BLOSSOM 
STEPHANOTIS 

WOOD   VIOLET 

NEW  MOWN  HAY 
MUSK 

YLANG  YLANG 


ODORS 

FRANGIPANI 

PANSY   VIOLET 

HYACINTHE 

SWISS  CLOVER 

PERSIAN  LILAC 
SPANISH  BOUQUET 
SWEET  PEA 

MO-KO-KA 

JASMIN 

CARNATION 


LlLAO 


l^BRPUMBD  \\rA.2BRS 

Violet  ■  Lavender  ■  Florida.  Water,  Etc. 


SUNDRIES 

ALMOND  CREAM,  PANSY  VIOLET  TOILET  POWDER,  PANSY  VIOLET  JELLY  CREAM,  PANSY  VIOLET  TOOTH  POWDER 


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X/n/\S  (iOOD5 


Our  travellers  are  now  on  the  road  'with  a 
full  line  of  hand  painted  goods  for  this  trade. 


~ti|"l'«  'l"|ii|il|ii|"|i.|»|li|ii|.i|'H.  «M|.  Ii.liil.iliitnli.ii.il.,   1   liilMli-li.l  .|i.|.-||i|"l'i|i'|r  I'  f  l'^ii|"lli|.i|ll|ii|li|iH lnliillHillHI'  lillmi  |IHII|.i|li|»|ii|,   •■ 


We  desire  to  call    the  attention  of  the  trade 
to  our 


Almond  Cream 


We  have  secured  from  Andrew  Jergins  & 
A    Co.  the  agency  for  the  sale  of  their  high-grade 
milled  and  highly  perfumed 

Toilet  Soaps 

a  trial  of  which  will  convince  you  that  they  are 
superior  to  all  others,  and  can  be  sold  at  a  price 
to  compete  with   those  of  other  manufacturers. 


which   has   taken    first    place   among   all    toilet 
preparations  for  the  skin  and  complexion.      It 
contains  nothing  injurious,   but  everything  that    t 
goes   to   improve  the   complexion,    imparting  a 
soft  and  velvet}'  feeling. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


203 


The  Lofoten  Islands  and  Their  Prin- 
cipal Product. 

The  Lofoten  Islands  are  situated  far  to 
the  north  of  the  Norwegian  roast,  and  well 
within  the  Arctic  Circle.  They  are  justly 
celehraied  foriheir  scenery,  and  the  advice 
is  alwa)s  given  to  summer  tourists  to  l)e 
sure  to  include  them  in  their  sightsee- 
ing.     Norway   itself  is    a   countiy    which 


uc  have  practically  no  twilight,  is  proh- 
ably  more  inipresscd  with  the  gKjrious 
effects  of  light  and  shade  which  the  en- 
chanting, subdued  twilight  affords  to  the 
landscajie  than  he  is  with  anythuig  else 
that  he  meets  on  his  tour. 

'I'he  I.ofotens  consist  literally  of  a 
"  thousand  islands  "  of  irregular  mount- 
ain peaks  and  precipices,  some  of  them 
2000  to  3000  feet  in   height,  the  [)assage 


A  Fishing  Station  in  liie  Lofolens-SVaiung  tor  tlie  Signal  to  set  out. 


to  the  imagination  under  the  name  of  the 
Maelstrom. 

The  Lofotens  in  winter  have  a  very 
different  appearance  from  what  ihey  have 
in  summer.  In  summer  the  islands  are 
practically  deserted— the  scenery  is  then 
at  its  prettiest,  but  nobody  to  admire  it, 
Norwegians  do  not  flock  together  by  the 
thousands  simply  to  admire  scenery,  for 
this  is  a  subject  that  is  meaningless  to 
them,  yet  in  winter  these  islands  will 
have  thousands  of  visitors,  but  they 
will  all  be  bent  on  business,  not 
pleasure. 

About  the  middle  of  January 
there  begin  to  centre  in  the  Lofo- 
tm  Islands  countless  processions 
of  men  by  land,  and  boats  by  sea, 
that  have  come  from  every  part  of 
Norway  and  Sw^eden,  and  from  the 
surrounding  districts  of  l,a[)lar.d  and 
even  Finland.  All  the  varied  Cos- 
tumes of  the  individual  localities 
are  represented,  and  the  old  fre- 
quenter of  the  fishery  station  can 
almost  tell  where  each  of  them 
bt.  longs  by  the  dress  alone.  So  great 
is  the  crowd,  and  so  motley  in  char- 
acter is  it.  that  the  Norwegian  dov- 
ernmenl  has  put  the  whole  fishing 
industry  imder  the  protection  of 
s  ringer.t  naval  police  regulations. 
1  lie^e,  among  other  things,  govern 
the  time  of  the  day  when  fishing 
shall  begin  and  when  it  shall  be  dis- 
continued— this  regulation  in  par- 
ticular being  intended  to  prevent 
net  stealing,  'l^his  last  fishing  season, 
from    the    middle    of  January   till 


abounds  in  majestic,  almost  awe-in- 
spiring, scenery,  its  specialty  in  this 
line  being  the  fjords  or  arms  of  the 
sea  that  run  into  the  iron-bound 
shore  with  an  infinite  variety  of 
tortuous  windings.  The  largest  fjord 
is  said  to  be  the  Sogne  Fjord,  in  lati- 
tude 61°,  which  penetrates  one 
hundred  miles  into  the  interior, 
everywhere  shut  in  by  high  and 
precipitous  rocky  walls,  and  with  a 
mean  dtpth  of  4,500  feet.  To  sail 
up  such  a  fjord,  with  its  walls  some- 
times apparently  within  a  stone-throw 
on  either  side,  and  to  look  away 
down  in  the  far  depths  of  the  mo- 
tionless water,  gives  one  an  "  eerie  " 
feeling  that  can  hardly  be  appre- 
ciated" by  description  only — to  look 
for  the  first  time  on  the  dark, 
gloomy,  oily-looking  waters  of  the 
Whirlpool  Rapids  below  our  own 
Niagara  Falls  perhaps  best  ap- 
proaches the  sensation. 

Tospeak  of  Norway's  scenery,  espe- 
cially in  the  vicinity  of  the  Lofoten  Islands, 
and  to  forget  to  mention  the  glorious 
never-ending  twilight,  would  be  to  forget 
half  its  charms.  Of  course  we  speak  of 
the  summer  season  in  speaking  of  t'ne 
twilight  ;  it  is  then  truly  the  land  of  the 
midnight  sun.  In  winter  it  is,  on  the 
other  hand,  equally  well  called  the  land 
of  the  midday  moon  and  the  noonday 
aurora.     A    visitor    from  Canada,    where 


Sea  Lapps  and  Cod  Fish  ''Fial^es." 


between  them  being  very  tortuous,  wind 
ing  in  places  among  hundreds  of  small 
rocky  islets  that  seem  alive  with  sea- 
birds.  The  principal  islands  are  Hindo, 
Ando,  Lango,  Ost  Vaago  and  Vest  Vango  ; 
two  small  ones,  Moskenreso  and  Mosken, 
in  the  extreme  south  of  the  group,  are 
only  of  interest  because  they  are  separ- 
ated by  the  channel  in  which  occur  the 
tidal  currents  that  were  once  made  famous 


the  middle  of  April,  there  were  no  fewer 
than  6,280  boats  and  about  28,000  men 
collected  at  the  Lofoten  station  for  the 
one  purpose  of  fishing  for  the  cod. 

x\s  the  Gadus  Morr/iiia,  the  scientific 
name  given  to  the  fish  by  Linne,  the 
cod  would  certainly  need  an  introduction, 
but  under  its  popular  name  it  is  probably 
the  best  known  of  all  fishes,  and  is  the 
object  of  pursuit  for  which  the  great  fish- 


204 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


eries  of  Europe  and   America  are  estab- 
lished. 

It  is  essentially  a  deep-water  fish,  and 
is  never  seen  in  fresh  water.  It  visits  the 
Lofoten  Islands  in  countless  millions,  the 
shoals  spreading  from  there  as  a  centre 
more  or  less  thinly  from  Finmarken  on  the 
north  to  about  as  far  south  as  Holland 
and  the  shores  of  the  British  Isles.  It 
appears  to  be  the  very  multitude  of  its 
presence  in  the  Lofotens  that  crowds  out 
other  fish,  for  in  Finmarken,  for  instance, 
where  as  an  overflow  from  the  centre  it 
arrives  a  little   later   in   the  winter,  it  is 


it  is  not  surprising  that  we  find  much  oil 
offered  that  is  not  true  Lofoten,  but 
more  or  less  mixed  compounds. 

The  method  of  "  trying  "  out  the  oil 
from  the  livers  has  much  to  do  with  its 
palatability  and  also  digestibility.  In- 
stead of  now  waiting  till  the  fishing  is 
over  and  then  the  individual  fishermen 
each  having  to  "  render  "  the  livers  as- 
signed to  him  as  his  share,  accumulated 
during  the  season  and  therefore  more  or 
less  putrescent,  the  livers  are  bought  daily 
from  the  fishermen,  and  are  fresh,  clean, 
and  select.      The    livers  are    then,  after 


t^^^^^ 


Hut  of  Finmapken  Lapps. 


the  oil  that  he  would  make  from  them 
after  they  stand  till  the  close  of  the  sea- 
son, yet  it  is  sometimes  a  difiicult  matter 
to  buy  the  livers.  They  and  their  fathers 
before  them  have  been  accustomed  to 
going  to  the  stavnetid,  the  home-time  or 
meeting-time,  at  Bergen,  with  their  oil, 
and  the  trip  is  not  only  anticipated  as  a 
pleasure,  but  is  looked  on  as  a  mark  of 
respectability- -a  test  of  social  standing-- 
and  they  consequently  give  up  with  reluc- 
tance the  livers  which  (as  oil)  furnish  them 
with  the  excuse  for  guing.  This  feeling 
must,  of  course,  grow  less  as  time  goes  on 
and  the  fishermen  themselves  admit 
that  the  modern  method  yields  a 
product  superior  to  what  they  can 
turn  out  by  the  old  individual 
method.  It  is  only  another  in- 
stance of  the  benefit  accruing  from 
specialized  capital  and  labor. 

So  far,  we  have  said  nothing 
about  the  use  of  cod-liver  oil  as  a 
medicinal  agent,  yet  it  is  doubtful 
if  there  is  an  article  emplo)ed  in 
medicine  of  more  general  useful- 
ness. There  is  much  lo  he  said 
in  favor  of  any  remedy  which  has 
■villi  its  way  into  such  universal 
confidence,  but  when  we  remember 
that  old  style  cod-liver  oil,  always 
more  or  less  rancid  and  nauseating, 
lias  accomplished  this  by  sheer 
merit,  what,  might  we  not  ask,  are 
the  probabilities  for  its  more  ex- 
tended employment  when  prepared 
liy  modern  methods  and  as  nature 
makes  it — bland,  palatable,  and  free 
from  rancidity  ? 

Cod-liver  oil  is  an  oil  that  is 
eminently  assimilable ;  indeed,  it 
may  be  taken  as  an  assured  fact 
that  it  is  the  most  easily  digested 
of  all  animal  oils  or  fats.     This  is 


observed  to  be  about  equal  in  num- 
ber with  other  species,  such  as  coal- 
fish,  ling,  pollock,  merlane,  etc. 

Cod-fishing  is  controlled  by  the  gov- 
ernment,   yet    the    regularly-appointed 
officials  that  are  found  present  at  the 
various    fishing    stations    have    little, 
indeed   nothing,    we   will  say,    to    do 
with    the   purity    of  the   cod-liver   oil 
product.     They    settle  disputes,    it   is 
true,  between  fishermen  ;  give  the  sig- 
nals that  announce  the  time  for  setting 
off  to  the  nets,  and  advice  upon  the 
best    methods  of  preparing    the    fish 
for  market  ;    they  even  grade  the  oil, 
but    the    grading    is    based     entirely 
upon  a  color   test   without  regard    to 
purity  of  source  or  method  by  which 
it    has    been    prepared.     When    it    is 
remembered    that     many    of     the     cod 
fishermen    are    agricultural    laborers    for 
nine  months    of  the  year ;  that  they  all 
belong  to  the  lower  and   least  educated 
classes;     that    they    are    indifferent    to, 
and  probably  ignorant  of,  the  medicinal 
superiority  of  cod-liver  oil  over   the    oil 
made    from    other    livers ;    that    higher 
prices  are  obtainable  in  Bergen,  the  com- 
mercial centre  of  the  fishing  industry,  for 
one  kind  of  oil  rather  than  for  another — 


Group  of  Mountain  Lapps  with  their  Reindeer, 

being  subjected  to  a  mincing  process,  put 
into  double-jacketed  steam  kettles  for 
"  rendering  "  or  "frying";  this  operation 
is  carried  out  on  board  a  vessel  specially 
equipped  for  the  purpose  with  every  facil- 
ity for  handling  the  livers  and  bottling 
the  oil  before  the  fish  have  been  a  day 
out  of  their  native  element.  But  although 
the  fisherman  may  get  a  higher  price  for 
his  cod  livers  sold  in  this  way  than  he 
could  possibly  get  as  an  equivalent  from 


perhaps  due  to  the  presence  of  a  small 
quantity  of  liver  ferments  and  of  biliary 
matter — the  latter  assisting  in  making  its 
eniulsification  extremely  easy — the  former 
having  already  partly  prepared  the  oil  for 
its  immediate  absorption  by  the  nuclein 
of  the  cellular  tissue  of  the  body.  It  also 
contains  minute  quantities  of  iodine,  bro- 
mine, and  phosphorus,  which  are  derived 
from  the  fishes'  food  and  happen  to  be  in 
transit  through  the  cellular    tissue  of  the 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


205 


liver  at  tin;  liiiu:  of  capture.  Wc  know, 
liDsvcver,  tluit  tlie  iodine  is  not  present  in 
the  oil  as  an  iodide  ;  that  is,  it  is  there 
combined  in  some  organic  form  and  can- 
not he  isolated  without  destructive 
clianges  being  effected.  In  the  same 
manner,  the  piiosphorus  is  so  intimately 
and  organically  combined  that  it  cannot 
be  considered  apart  from  the  presence  of 
the  oil  itself.  We  know  also  that  phos- 
|)horus  exerts  a  peculiar  specific  action 
upon  the  rcjiroduction  and  upbuilding  of 
the  cellular  elements,  especially  in  the 
formation  of  cell  nucleii,and  by  this  means 
imparts  to  the  body  an  increased  property 
of  what  we  may  call  vital  resistance — that 
is,  an  aptitude  for  life  and  normal  repro- 
duction despite  the  incessant  causes  of 
physical,  chemical,  and  pathogenic  de- 
terioration. The  first  sign  of  breaking 
down  is  the  inability  of  the  system  to 
assimilate  the  phosphorus  necessary  for 
new  cell  growth  from  the  accustomed 
food.  In  such  diseases,  therefore,  as  con- 
sum|)tion,  rickets,  etc.,  or  wherever  the 
constitution  is  below  par,  the  presentation 
of  a  supply  of  easily  assimilated  phos- 
phorus is  exactly  what  is  necessary  in  the 
circumstances,  and  if  such  be  furnished 
it  will  in  many,  if  not  indeed  the  m.ajority 
of,  cases  enable  the  system  to  accumulate 
sutTicient  reserve  force  to  carry  it  into 
convalescence  beyond  the  reach  of  the 
breaking-down  influences  which  previously 
had  the  mastery.  Cod-liver  oil  steps  in 
here  and  furnishes  the  human  economy 
this  provision  of  phosphorus  in  the  form 
m  which  it  exists  in  milk,  in  yolk  of  egg, 
in  the  brain,  in  legumin,  in  casein,  and  in 
nuclein;  that  is  to  say,  in  the  active  organ- 
ized condition  in  which  it  can  be  best  as- 
similated and  directly  utilized  by  the 
body. 

In  many  ways,  therefore,  the  world  is 
benefited  by  the  operations  of  these  hardy 
Northmen,  who,  gathering  at  the  Lofoten 
Islands  by  thousands  at  the  severest  sea- 
son of  the  year,  venture  forth  on  the 
wintry  seas  in  the  face  of  the  greatest 
dangers.  Probably  few  of  these  fisher- 
folk  realize  or  have  any  conception  of  the 
fact  that  in  many  a  far  corner  of  the  world 
the  sufferings  of  the  sick  are  relieved  and 
many  are  made  strong  and  well  as  a 
result  of  their  labors  and  sacrifices. 

We  are  indebted  to  Messrs.  Parke, 
Davis  &  Co.,  of  Detroit,  Michigan,  whose 
Improved  Lofoten  Cod-Liver  Oil  is  so 
universally  known  and  appreciated,  for 
the  plates  that  are  used  in  this  issue. 


Praetieal  Optics  for  Chemists. 

THE   SPECTACLE    TR.\DE. 

There  is  a  very  common  idea  that  any 
one  can  sell  a  pair  of  glasses  or  spectacles, 
nor  is  it,  in  one  sense,  far  wrong  either. 
But  is  there  not  something  beyond  this  ? 
(jranted  that  it  is  not  at  first  sight  appa- 
rent that  more  profit  is  to  be  gained  by  a 
careful  examination  of  the  sight  and  the 
recommendation  of  correct  glasses,  it  will 
be,   on   second   thoughts,  conceded  that. 


like  everything  else,  a  little  extra  care  will 
pay  in  the  long  run,  if  not  immediately, 
and  it  is  by  no  means  definitely  settled 
that  even  an  extra  charge  ai  the  time  may 
not  be  made. 

To  be  able  to  examine  the  sight  prop- 
erly it  is  necessary  to  understand  the  ele- 
mentary laws  of  optics,  and  if,  in  endeav- 
oring to  explain  these  to  students  and 
those  who  are  really  unacquainted  with 
the  primary  laws,  we  repeat  what  is  but  an 
"  old,  old  story,"  those  who  know  it 
must  perforce  skip  it  or  smile  derisively. 

Light  travelling  through  any  medium, 
whether  air,  glass,  or  water,  always  travels 
in  straight  lines  till  it  meets  with  an  ob- 
stacle. This  is  very  apparent  when  enter- 
ing a  room  in  summer  when  the  Venetian 
blinds  are  down,  and  through  the  chinks 
of  which  the  sun  is  shining  ;  the  golden 
bars  of  sunlight  will  be  seen  as  proceeding 
in  straight  lines.  Have  we  not  often,  too, 
seen  very  much  the  same  thing  in  nature 
out  of  doors,  when  the  sun  shining 
through  the  clouds,  as  the  country  people 
say,  sucks  up  water,  or,  as  more  aptly  put 
by  a  i)oet,  throws  "  the  shadow  streaks  of 
rain  "  ? 

We  have  so  far  taken  the  sun  as  the 
source  of  light,  but  suppose  instead  of  that 
we  take  as  the  source  a  candle  about  three 
feet  off.  In  such  a  case  the  rays  of  light 
are  no  longer  parallel,  but  diverge,  and 
this   can    be   readily  proved.       Place     a 


*»- 

Fig.  I. 

candle  in  a  box,  one  side  of  which  is 
pierced  with  a  small  hole  of  about  one- 
quarter  inch  diameter  ;  take  the  whole 
arrangement  into  a  darkened  room,  and, 
if  you  are  a  smoker,  blow  a  little  cigarette 
or  pipe  smoke  about  six  inches  from  the 
hole,  and  it  will  be  at  once  seen  that  the 
rays  spread  out  from  the  hole  fan-shaped, 
or  "  diverge." 

Now  take  an  ordinary  reading  glass  or 
Coddington  lens  and  place  it  some  little 
distance  from  the  hole,  and  behind  the 
glass  place  a  white  card  ;  by  moving  it 
nearer  to  or  further  from  the  glass,  we  shall 
get  an  image  of  that  hole  ;  keep  the  dis- 
tances constant  and  again  puff  a  whiff  of 
smoke  between  the  lens  and  card,  and  it 
will  be  seen  that  the  rays  of  light  con- 
tract and  get  closer  together,  or  "  con- 
verge." 

Supposing  a  ray  of  light  meets  with  an 


obstacle,  what  happens  ?  It  all  depends 
on  the  nature  of  the  obstacle.  If  black 
velvet,  it  is  absorbed  or  swallowed  up,  or 
lost  ;  if  a  mirror,  it  will  be  reflected  or 
bent  out  of  its  straight  course  to  another 
and  different  part  of  the  room  from  that 
wliich  it  would  have  reached.  Supposing, 
however,  it  is  a  piece  of  glass,  what  will 
happen  ?  To  answer  this  we  must  take  a 
little  time  and  make  use  of  one  or  two 
diagrams.  Assume  the  glass  to  be  a  par- 
allel plane — that  is,  a  straight  piece  of 
glass  with  parallel  sides — Fig.  1 — A,  B, 
C,  D,  and  let  S  be  a  ray  of  light  striking 
the  glass  at  E.  If  the  glass  were  of  the 
same  density  as  air,  the  light  would  go 
straight  through,  as  shown  by  the  dotted 
line,  but  the  glass  is  denser,  or,  in  other 
words,  its  particles  are  closer  together, 
consequently  light  travels  through  it  more 
slowly,  and  is  bent  slightly  out  of  its 
course,  but  as  soon  as  it  gets  to  the  other 
side  C  F  D,  and  leaves  it,  the  glass  is 
again  slightly  bent,  but  so  as  to  be  par- 
allel to  its  first  path.  The  explanation  of 
this  is  easier  understood  if  we  compare 
the  ray  of  light  to  a  column  of  soldiers 
always  keeping  in  line.  Whilst  marching 
from  SS  to  EE\  they  can  march  quickly 
because  it  is  level  ground,  but  on  reaching 
EE'  it  is  evident  that  they  cannot  march 
quite  so  quickly   if  it    •<:   brnken  ground  ; 


their  direction  is  slightly  altered,  until,  on 
reaching  FF*,  they  again  get  on  easy 
ground,  and  to  keep  in  line  it  is  evident 
that  the  left-hand  man  must  swing  round 
a  bit,  so  that  their  direction  becomes  FF' 
to  S^  S\  parallel  to  their  former  path. 

Supposing  now,  instead  of  using  parallel 
plates,  we  use  what  is  called  a  prism — a 
triangular  piece  of  glass  of  the  shape 
shown  in  Fig.  2,  A,  B,  C  By  the  same 
reasoning,  we  shall  see  that  the  direction 
of  the  light  is  changed,  and  if  the  eye 
was  placed  at  S^  the  light  would  appear 
to  be  at  F.  This  bending  of  the  light  is 
called  "  refraction." 


Fig-  3- 

It  will  be  noted  that  the  ray  S^  is  bent 
or  refracted  to  S,  that  is,  towards  the  base 
of  the  prism,  and  if  we  turned  our  prism 
upside  down,  as  in  Fig.  3,  exactly  the 
same  would  take  place,  namely,  the  light 
is  refracted   towards  the   base  ;  therefore 


206 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


we  establish  another  fact — hght  is  always 
refracted  toward  the  base  of  a  prism. 

Supposing  now,  we  place  two  prisms 
point  to  point,  as  in  Fig.  4,  it  is  obvious 
that  the  two  rays,  R^R-,  can  never  meet 
after  passing  through  the  prisms.  It  is 
also  evident  that  actually,  if  instead  of 
straight  lines  we  have  curved  ones,  as 
shown  by  the  dotted  lines  in  Fig.  4,  we 
shall  get  precisely  the  same  effect,  and 
thus  we  get  "  divergent  or  concave  lenses," 


which    are  always  thinner  in   the  middle 
than  at  the  edges. 

If  we  place  our  prisms  base  to  base  the 
rajs  R'  R-  are  refracted  towards  the  bases, 
and  consequently  they  must  cross  some- 
where, as  shown  at/.  Fig.  5.  Here,  again, 
we  can  replace  the  straight  by  curved  lines. 


Fig-  5- 

and  we  get  precisely  the  same  effect,  and 
"convergent  or  convex  lenses,"  which  are 
always  thicker  in  the  middle  than  at  the 
edges. 

The  principal  forms  of  lenses  are  shown 
in  Fig.  6.  i  is  a  plano-convex,  that  is, 
has  one  side  plane  or  flat,  the  other  con- 
vex ;  2  ib  a  bi-convex  ;  3  is  a  convergent 
concavo-convex,  generally  called  a  con- 
vergent meniscus  ;  4  is  a  planoconcave  ; 


5  a  biconcave  ;  6  a  concavo-convex,  or 
divergent  meniscus. 

Nos.  I  to  3  are  also  called  positive 
lenses,  and  Nos.  3  to  6  negative  lenses, 
but  we  need  hardly  enter  into  this  subject 
except  to  point  out  that  these  terms  apply 
to  the  formation  of  a  real  image  or  focus. 

We  saw  in  Fig.  5  that  the  parallel  rays 
R'  R-  after  refraction  crossed  one  another, 
and  this  point  of  intersection  is  called  the 


principal  focus  of  the  lens,  and  the  dis- 
tance between  it  and  the  lens  is  called  the 
"  focal  length  of  the  lens,"  or,  briefly,  the 
focus. 

We  will  now  take  the  formation  of  an 
image  in  a  camera.  Let  A,  B,  C,  D,  Fig. 
7,  be  a  camera  or  box,  and  O  a  small  hole 
in  one  side,  and  EE  an  arrow,  which  shall 
represent  the  object.  Rays  of  light  pro- 
ceed from  all  points  of  EE  in  straight  lines, 
though,  for  convenience  sake,  only  two 
are  here  shown,  and,  passing  through  the 
hole  O,  form  a  small  image  of  the  arrow  at 
FF  upside  down.  If  instead  of  a  plain 
aperture  we  use  a  lens,  piecisely  the  same 
thing  happens,  only  when  a  lens  is  used 


there  is  but  one  point  at  which  a  sharp 
image  can  be  formed  ;  but  the  image  is 
still  upside  down. 

Precisely  the  same  thing  happens  in  the 
eye.  Fig.  8  represents  parallel  rays  of 
light  entering  a  normal  eye  and  being 
brought  to  a  focus  on  the  retinal  rods  and 


Fig.  8. 


cones,  and  such  an  eye  is  called  "emme- 
tropic." When,  from  some  cause,  such  as 
a  shortened  eyeball,  parallel  rays  are  fo- 
cussed  behind  the  retina,  as  in  Fig.  g,  the 


Fig.  g. 

eye  is  said  to  be  "hypermetropic,"  and 
when  the  rays  are  focussed  in  front  of  the 
retina,  as  in  Fig.  10,  then  the  eye  is  said 
to  be  "  myopic,"  as  in  Fig.  10. 

Spectacles  are  used  to  correct  these 
faults,  and  upon  the  correct  diagnosis  and 
correct  adjustment  of  the  glasses  depends 
the  success  of  the  trade. 

We  have  seen  that  concave  glasses 
cause  parallel  rays  to  diverge,  and  that 
convex  make  them  converge.  Now,  if  we 
place'in  f  contact  a  concave  glass  and  a 
convex  of  equal  power,  so  that  the  diver- 
gence of  the  former  is  exactly  equal  to  the 
convergence  of  the  latter,    it    is   obvious 


that  we  shall  have  nothing  more  than  a 
piece  of  curved  glass  without  any  diver- 
gent or  convergent  power ;  but  if  we  so 
adjust  the  powers  of  the  two  glasses  we 
may  obtain  any  effect  we  like,  and  this  is 
only  what  an  optician  does  with  the  eye. 
It  is  obvious  that,  taking  Fig.  9  as  repre- 
senting the  condition  of  any  one's  sight,  it 


Fig.  10. 

is  possible,  by  using  a  convex  glass,  to  so 
shorten  the  focus  of  the  parallel  rays  that 
they  will  sharply  define  on  the  retina,  and 
also  in  the  case  of  Fig.  10,  by  using  a 
concave  glass,  we  can  lengthen  the  focus 
of  the  parallel  rays. 

It  must  not  be  assumed  that  both  eyes 
are  always  alike  ;  one  may  be  hypermetro- 
pic and  the  other  myopic,  therefore  each 
eye  must  be  tested  separately. 

There  is  one  other  defect  from 
which  the  human  vision  may  suffer,  and 
it  is  far  more  common  than  is  supposed, 
the  probable  percentage  of  perfectly  nor- 
mal eyes,  particularly  with  respect  to  this 
defect,  "  astigmatism,"  being  very  small 
indeed.  Practically,  astigmatism  is  an 
inability  to  see  clearly  lines  at  right  angles 
to  one  another,  and  is  due  to  unequal 
refractive  power  of  the  cornea  in  meridi- 
ans at  right  angles  to  one  another.  This 
is  shown  exaggerated  in  Fig.  11.  Let  L 
represent  an  astigmatic  eye,  and  R'  R' 
R^ '  R^  ^  a  black  cross  on  a  white  ground, 
it  will  be  seen  thatjhe  rays  of  light  from 
R^  R^  naturally  pass  through  the  eye  at 
right  angles  to  those  rays  from  R'^  R'', 
and  are  brought  to  a  focus  at  f,  whilst 
those  from  R^'^  R'^  are  focused  at  II. 
It  is  obvious,  then,  that  it  is  impossible  to 
see  the  two  lines  simultaneously  sharp. 
To  cure  this  defect  piano  cylindrical  lenses 


Fie.  II. 

are  used,  that  is,  lenses  which  are  plane  or 
flat  on  one  side  and  the  other  ground  to 
a  cylinder,  not  a  sphere,  as  other  glasses 
are.  If,  of  course,  the  eye  is  myopic  or 
hypermetropic  also,  the  cylinder  may  be 
ground  to  the  necessary  curves. 

"  Presbyopia  "  is  now  the  only  other 
defect  we  need  describe,  and  this  is  due 
generally  to  advancing  age,  and  it  may  be 
defined  as  a  lack  of  power  to  read  or  work 
at  close  quarters.  The  normal  distance 
is  stated  to  be  twenty-two  centimetres, 
and  when  the  work  or  book  has  to  be 
held  beyond  this  then  convex  glasses  are 
required,  which  should  only  be  used  for 
near  work,  distant  vision  being  generally 
good. 


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Having  thus  briefly  run  through  the 
ordinary  defects  of  human  vision,  it  is 
only  necessary  to  describe  the  system  of 
nuniliering  the  glasses.  Prior  to  1872 
lenses  were  numbered  according  to  their 
radii  ot  curvature,  i  inch  being  taken  as 
the  standard,  and  a  4-inch  was  expressed 
as  ^{,  and  as  this  was  found  e.\tremely  in- 
convenient it  was  decided  at  an  Interna- 
tional Congress  to  take  a  lens  of  i  metre 
focus  as  the  standard,  and  it  was  called  a 
"  dioptre."  This  has  been  found  ex- 
tremely convenient,  and  a  lens  of  2 
dioptres,  or,  as  it  is  always  written,  2D,  is 
twice  the  strength  of  1 1),  and  has  a  focal 
length  of  half  a  metre,  lol),  is  of  i/ioth 
metre,  or  10  cm.  focus.  For  convenience, 
decimals  are  also  used  ;  we  may  thus  have 
a  glass  of  10. 5D  or  12.751). — Pharma- 
ceutical Journal. 


A    Canadian    Pharmacist    on   African 
Affairs. 

Many  of  our  readers  will  remember  the 
familiar  face  of  Mr.  R.  R.  Martin,  who 
for  some  years  was  in  the  drug  business 
in  Toronto,  and  was  for  some  time  after- 
wards manager  of  the  New  York  house 
of  Sharpe  &  Dohmer,  manufacturingchem- 
ists.  Mr.  Martin  has  recently  returned 
from  a  trip  to  South  Africa,  taken  prm- 
cipally  for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  but  at 
the  same  time  looking  after  the  business 
of  the  firm  of  Oppenhemier,  Son  &  Co.,  of 
London,  with  whom  he  is  now  engaged. 
In  the  course  of  interviews  with  the  re- 
presentative of  the  British  and  Colonial 
Druggist,  Mr.  Martin  gave  some  interest- 
ing particulars  of  his  trip,  from  which  we 
gather  thefoUowing.  Onhisarrival  in  Cape 
'I'own  he  immediately  set  about  taking 
every  advantage  in  climatic  conditions 
and  the  relaxations  which  the  neighbor- 
hood furnished.  One  of  his  earliest  ex- 
periences of  the  latter  kind  of  enjoy- 
ment was  witnessing  a  Kaffir  fight  on 
Christmas  day.  The  way  the  Kaffirs 
opened  up  business  with  their  knob- 
kerries  impressed  Mr.  Martin  very  much. 

Coming  to  business,  which  was  not 
neglected  during  his  tour,  Mr.  Martin 
tells  us  he  believes  he  has  done  well  in 
the  colony,  though  results  are  still,  to 
some  extent,  to  be  seen.  He  has  great 
faith  in  the  good  reception  which  original 
and  valuable  preparations  have  with  the 
medical  profession.  His  Journey  through 
the  Cape  Colony,  Orange  Free  State,  the 
Transvaal,  Natal,  and  into  Matabeleland, 
gave  him  a  favorable  impression  of  the 
medical  men  and  pharmacists  wherever 
he  met  them.  He  found  the  people  very 
conservative,  and  attributes  this  to  the 
large  population  of  Boers,  who,  he  says, 
keep  back  medicine  as  they  do  farming. 

Speaking  of  the  appearance  of  the 
pharmacies,  Mr.  Martin  says  these  look 
small  at  first,  and  it  is  surprising  how  so 
much  business  is  done  in  them.  The 
stock,  which  is  large,  is  generally  at  the 
back.  The  arrangement  of  those  in  Cape 
Town  is  "  very  English."  Those  more  in- 
land, however,  make  prominent  displays 


of  leading  "  patents."  In  the  Dutch 
districts  Dutch  medicines  take  this  pro- 
minence. While  in  Durban,  Mr.  Martin 
heard  a  preacher  say,  "  The  Gospel  should 
be  spread  about  and  advertised  every- 
where, just  like  Pink  Pills;  wherever  you 
go  you  should  hear  it."  As  to  whether 
pharmacistscould succeed  in  South  Africa, 
Mr.  Martin  says  it  is  not  easy  to  say. 
He  thinks,  however,  any  man  with  capi- 
tal and  energy  can  succeed,  though  it  is 
to  be  remembered  that  chemists  have  in- 
creased more  quickly  than  has  the  popu- 
lation. A  much  larger  capital  is  wanted 
there,  he  says,  than  in  this  country. 
Johannesburg  struck  him  as  resembling 
Denver,  U.S.,  in  that,  so  he  puts  it,  the 
climatic  changes  cause  unrest,  and  result 
in  energy  and  development.  It  is  only 
eight  years  old,  and  yet  has  about  100 
medical  men,  25  retail  chemists,  and  half  a 
dozen  wholesale.  There  are  also  some 
good  businesses  in  Pretoria.  Prices  there 
are  about  40  per  cent,  over  cost  of  arti- 
cles in  London. 

As  regards  assistants,  Mr.  Martin  con- 
siders that  a  good  man  is  sure  of  a  place, 
but  he  ought  not  to  go  out  without  capi- 
tal, so  that  he  can  afford  to  wait  if  a  place 
is  not  open  on  his  arrival.  Kimberley, 
Grahamstown,  Queenstovvn,  Pietermaritz- 
burg,  and  Johannesburg  are  the  places  re- 
commended by  Mr.  Martin  for  those 
seeking  renewed  health  in  South  Africa. 

Speaking  of  the  competition  between 
America  and  Britain  for  South  African 
trade,  Mr.  Martin  says  English  prepara- 
tions have  the  preference,  though  America 
is  gaining  ground. 


The  Continental  Method  of  Emulsiflea- 

tion  Applied  to  Every-Day 

Dispensing.* 

By  Walter  T.  Taylor,  New  Orleans,  La. 

By  way  of  introduction,  I  will  say  that 
it  is  to  be  deplored  that  more  attention  is 
not  given  to  this  method  of  emulsification 
by  the  writers  on,  and  lecturers  m,  phar- 
macy. While  they  do,  in  most  instances, 
give  it  credit  for  "  never  failing  to  pro- 
duce a  good  emulsion,"  they,  at  the  same 
time,  altogether  discourage  its  use  in  pre- 
scription practice,  whereas  my  experience 
teaches  me  it  is  the  very  ideal  method. 
Time  consumed  in  dispensing  is  certainly 
a  question  of  much  moment;  in  the  sav- 
ing of  this  the  continental  method  will  ac- 
complish much.  No  matter  what  the  sub- 
stance is  that  is  to  be  emulsified  or  sus- 
pended, it  can  be  more  quickly  accom- 
plished and  with  more  uniformly  better 
results  than  by  the  English  method. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  compound 
emulsions,  no  apprehension  need  be  felt 
of  spoiling  an  emulsion  once  formed.  In 
the  event  of  its  homogeneity  being  de- 
stroyed by  the  addition  of  other  sub- 
stances, it  can  be  (I  might  say  invariably) 
reclaimed,  as  I  will  endeavor  to  show  by 
a  recital  of  some  e.xperiments  touching 
this  point. 

'  Abstract  from  the  proceedings  of  the  Louisiana  Phar- 
maceutical .Association. 


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essentials:  (i)  Finely  dusted  (powdered) 
gum  arabic.  I'he  granulated  will  not  do. 
(2)  A  Wedgewood  mortar  with  large 
flat-bottomed  pestle,  preferably  a  No.  5 
for  emulsions  of  eight  ounces  or  under, 
even  as  low  as  one-half  ounce.  Place  in 
the  dry  mortar  the  powdered  gum  arabic  ; 
triturate  to  break  up  all  agglutinated 
masses  ;  add  the  oil  or  other  liquid,  and 
mix  well  ;  then  add  at  once  water  to  the 
extent  of  twice  the  amount  of  gum,  and 
triturate  until  the  emulsion  is  complete. 
F"or  the  fixed  and  volatile  oils  (and  in 
the  case  of  volatile  oils  the  intervention 
of  a  fixed  oil  is  neither  necessary  nor  de- 
sirable) the  proportions  giving  best  re- 
sults are  :  Oil  or  other  liquid,  four  parts  ; 
powdered  gum  arabic,  one  part  ;  water, 
two  parts. 

Now,  it  must  not  be  understood  that 
emulsification  cannot  be  accomplished 
unless  these  proportions  are  strictly  ad- 
hered to.  F"or  instance,  one  drop  of  oil 
of  turpentine  can  be  just  as  completely 
emulsified  after  triturating  it  with  four  or 
eight  drams  of  gum  arabic  if  water  is 
added  in  the  above  proportions.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  more  viscid  of  the  fixed 
oils — for  instance,  castor  oil — do  not  re- 
quire as  much.  Eight  parts  of  the  latter 
can  be  completely  emulsified  with  one 
and  a  half  parts  gum ;  in  fact,  with 
strictly  prime  No.  i  gum,  one  part 
could  do  the  work.  Again,  any  amount 
from  one  and  a  half  to  two  and  a  half  parts 
of  water  to  one  of  gum  may  be  added  ; 
the  only  precaution  necessary  is  to  add  at 
once.  The  proportions  given  are  easily 
remembered  and  will  never  fail. 

For  oleoresins,  chloroform,  terebene, 
creosote,  and  such  other  organic  sub- 
stances, the  proportions  found  to  be  best 
are:  Liquid  to  be  emulsified,  four  parts  ; 
powdered  gum  arabic,  two  parts ;  water, 
four  parts.  Where  the  prescription  will 
permit,  a  larger  proportion  of  gum  would 
be  advisable,  especially  when,  as  is  gener- 
ally the  case,  these  emulsions  are  very 
dilute.  Creosote  carbonate  can  be  com- 
pletely emulsified  in  the  above  propor- 
tions, but,  as  it  tends  to  be  decomposed, 
the  intervention  of  one  or  two  parts  of  a 
bland  fixed  oil  is  desirable,  as  follows  : 
Creosote  carbonate,  one  part ;  oil  of  sweet 
almond,  two  parts  ;  powdered  gum  arabic, 
one  part ;  water,  two  parts.  Dissolve  the 
creosote  carbonate  in  the  oil,  and  proceed 
as  before.  Two  parts  of  gum  to  eight  of 
copaiba  is  sufficient.  Salol  and  camphor 
in  combination  may  be  readily  emulsified 
by  first  rubbing  one  part  of  each  together 
in  a  mortar,  until  completely  liquefied, 
adding  one  part  gum,  and  proceeding  as 
above.  Salol  itself  may  be  emulsified  in 
like  manner  by  heating  to  the  melting 
point  (io7''-iio"F.)  on  a  water-bath,  and 
proceeding  with  proportions  as  for  salol 
and  camphor,  using  a  mortar  and  pestle 
which  have  been  heated,  also  slightly 
warm  water.  The  emulsion  of  virgin  wax 
used  by  some  prescribers  years  ago  is 
readily  prepared  in  the  same  manner. 
The    resin    contained     in     the    resin- 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


bearing  tinctures,  myrrh,  asafcetida,  etc., 
can  be  emulsified  with  these  proportions, 
and  it  will  bear  the  addition  of  large  vol- 
umes of  water,  and  other  fluids,  without 
precipitation,  even  after  standing  a  con- 
siderable length  of  time.  Such  large 
quantities  of  gum  are  necessary,  not  for  the 
suspension  of  the  resin  itself,  so  much  as 
to  allow  the  addition  of  a  volume  of 
water  equal  to  the  volume  of  alcohol 
contained  in  the  tmcture,  thus  overcom- 
ing the  tendency  to  precipitate  the  gum. 
Alcoholic  solutions  of  camphor,  methol, 
etc.,  may  be  treated  successfully  in  the 
same  manner. 

A  summing  up  of  the  points  in  favor  of 
the  continental  methods  shows  :  (i)  That 
it  gives  more  uniform  and  better  results. 

(2)  It  has  a  wider  range  of  adaptability. 

(3)  It  saves  time.  (4)  It  calls  for  the 
exercise  of  less  skill. 


Another  Bismuth  Drop. 

The  most  interesting  commercial  event 
of  the  week  in  pharmacy  has  been  the  re- 
newed reduction  in  the  price  of  bismuth 
metal  on  the  part  of  the  Bolivian  mine- 
owners,  which  was  announced  on  the  last 
day  of  June,  exactly  thirteen  months  after 
the  first  great  breach  in  the  solid  conven- 
tion-fortress which  had  occurred  since 
1884.  It  will  be  remembered  that  on 
June  I,  1894,  the  "Convention"  people 
suddenly  reduced  the  price  of  metal  from 
7s.  3d.  per  lb.,  at  which  it  had  stood  for 
ten  years,  to  4s.  3d.  per  lb.,  and  that  in 
the  latter  half  of  November  a  second,  but 
less  drastic,  revision  was  made.  Now  bis- 
muth metal  has  again  been  lowered  by  3d. 
per  lb.,  and  all  the  salts  have  been  corres- 
pondingly lowered  by  the  manufacturers. 
People  are  asking  where  all  this  price- 
cutting  will  end.  The  full  extent  of  the 
decline  is  best  seen  in  a  tabular  arrange- 
ment of  the  price  per  lb.  of  bismuth-metal, 
and  of  subnitrate  of  bismuth,  its  principal 
pharmaceutical  salt,  thus  : 


June  29, 

895 


Bismuth-metal  . . . 
Subnitrate  (B.P.). 


Before 

June  I, 

1894 

June    to 

Nov., 

1894 

Nov.'94, 

to 
June, '95 

s.     d. 
7     6 
7     3 

z.     d. 

4  3 

5  0 

s.    d. 

3  9 

4  7 

J.  d. 

.3     6 
4     3 


The  last  drop,  like  its  predecessors,  is 
due  to  the  continued  importation  of  bis- 
muth ore  outside  the  control  of  the  Boliv- 
ian syndicate,  which  is  apparently  power- 
less to  re-establish  its  grasp  of  the  world's 
market.  Australia  and  South  America 
continue  to  send  over  free-lance  consign- 
ments, and  quite  recently  a  considerable 
quantity  of  "  bismuth  ore  "  was  received 
in  London  from  Hong-Kong.  The  "  out- 
siders "  have  been  underselling  the  con- 
ventionists  steadily,  especially  on  the 
Continent,  and,  as  a  result  of  this,  certain 
manufacturers  of  bismuth  salts  have  been 
in  a  position  to  "  cut  "  the  official  price- 
list  of  the  convention  to  the  extent  of  2d. 
to  3d.  per  lb  on  the  chief  s?lts.  There  is 
but  one  possible  cure  for  a  state  of  things 


of  this  kind,  and  that  is  a  policy  of  "  thor- 
ough." 

Such  a  policy  has  been  followed,  on  all 
critical  occasions,  by  the  iodine  syndicate, 
and  thanks  to  it  that  organization  remains 
intact  until  this  day,  although  notoriously 
one  of  the  worst  of  whitened  sepulchres 
in  the  whole  world  of  syndicates.  It  does 
not  seem  that  the  bismuth  people  have 
been  quite  as  radical  in  their  methods  as 
occasion  demanded.  When,  last  June, 
they  reduced  their  quotations  by  about  45 
per  cent.,  they  evidently  underrated  the 
pertinacity  of  their  opponents  by  assum- 
ing that  that  reduction  would  be  sufficient 
to  drive  the  outsiders  from  the  field.  In- 
stead of  doing  so,  the  non-conventionized 
mine-owners  have  become  more  deter- 
mined than  ever,  and  there  are  now  pro- 
bably few  consumers  who  believe  that  the 
reduction  just  announced  vvill  be  the  last. 
We  understand  that  the  offending  "  out- 
siders" are  acting  in  London  through  the 
same  firm  of  brokers  who  held  the  outside 
bismuth  that  disturbed  the  market  a  year 
ago,  though  we  cannot  say  whether  they 
are  the  same  people. 

After  the  first  great  drop,  in  June,  1894, 
a  South  American  gentleman,  resident  in 
London,  who  has  considerable  interests  in 
the  syndicated  Bolivian  mines,  left  for 
Bolivia,  in  order,it  is  thought,  to  strength- 
en the  hands  of  the  syndicate  in  that 
country.  He  has  lately  returned,  but, 
judging  from  what  has  just  happened,  his 
journey  has  not  been  a  very  successful 
one. —  Chemist  and  Druggist. 


Losses  and  Leaks  in  the  Drug  Business, 
and  How  They  may  be  Prevented.* 

Bv  I.  A.  Bower,  Iroquois,  S.D. 

This  is  a  part  of  the  drug  business  that 
some  of  our  fellow-pharmacists  very  much 
overlook.  The  art  and  ability  of  buying 
stock  and  takmg  care  of  the  same  is  very 
important.  To  overcome  these  difficul- 
ties IS  the  object  of  this  paper. 

Drugs  are  often  purchased  and  exposed 
to  light  or  air,  which  deteriorates  their 
value  greatly.  Powders,  herbs,  and  roots 
are  frequently  infected  with  worms  and 
insects.  1  have  found  in  my  experience 
that  frequently  an  extra  demand  is  made 
on  some  article,  and  the  supply  may  be 
continued  for  a  time,  when  ail  at  once  the 
rush  will  stop,  and  the  balance  of  the 
goods  remain  on  hand  to  be  disposed  of 
for  almost  nothing. 

Goods  are  often  stored  awaj',  and  if  not 
frequently  examined  they  may  become 
soiled  or  otherwise  damaged.  Many 
other  little  points  that  are  neglected  cause 
some  of  the  indirect  losses  in  business. 
I  may  state  that  stocks  in  general  are  not 
examined  and  cleaned  up  often  enough. 
Specialties,  sundries,  and  new  things 
should  be  brought  out  and  rearranged. 
People  are  always  looking  for  something 
new. 

Petty  little  sales  of  from  one   to    five 

*Rcad  before  the  South  Dakota  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion. 


cents,  that  are  not  paid  for  at  the  time, 
are  often  forgotten,  and  onlv  increase  the 
losses  and  leaks  in  the  business. 

Dusty,  dirty  show-cases  and  a  dusty 
store  have  their  influence  on  leaks  and 
losses.  There  are  many  other  sources  of 
destruction  too  numerous  to  mention. 
A  few  suggestions  regarding  the  latter 
part  of  this  subject  may  be  of  some  value. 
Clean  and  dust  your  show-windows  often  ; 
rearrange  the  display  to  make  it  attract- 
ive ;  have  your  shelf  bottles  clean  and 
bright  ;  such  drugs  as  form  a  sediment  or 
that  precipitate  can  be  filtered,  and  will  add 
greatly  to  the  looks  of  your  stock  ;  have 
your  show-cases  bright  and  well  arranged  ; 
have  your  goods  all  marked  with  cost,  and 
retail  to  facilitate  the  sale  and  dispensing 
of  same.  The  use  of  proper  containers  is 
very  essential,  and  making  a  neat  package 
adds  to  the  satisfaction  of  your  customers. 
Keep  your  patent  medicines,  proprietary 
articles,  and  sundries  clean  and  well  ar- 
ranged and  convenient. 

Be  pleasant  and  sociable.  Nothing  is 
more  disastrous  to  trade  than  a  cool, 
sober,  independent  appearance  and  action. 
Be  prompt  and  attentive  to  your  custom- 
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Pharmaceutical  Notes. 

Tu  [jowdtr  caiiiplior  tliat  it  will  not 
again  agglomerate,  dissolve  the  camphor 
in  1  '  J  parts  of  alcohol,  prei;i[)itate  hy  the 
addition  of  four  parts  of  water,  collect  the 
precipitate,  wash  with  an  abundance  of 
water  and  dry. 

GuAiACOL  Pills. — Guaiacol  is  made 
into  pills  in  Berlin  by  mixing  with  liquor- 
ice and  massing  with  glycerine.  A  drachm 
of  guaiacol  and  two  of  liquorice  powder 
require  about  five  drops  of  glycerine  to 
make  a  good  mass.  Creosote  may  be 
treated  in  the  same  way. 

Di.sPENSiNG  Peruvian  Balsam  with 
Oils. — On  the  continent,  balsam  of  Peru 
is  often  prescribed  combined  with  olive  or 
other  oils,  a  mixture  which  is  difHcult  to 
present  in  an  elegant  form.  By  substitut- 
ing castor  oil  for  half  the  quantity  of  the 
oily  vehicle  prescribed,  it  is  stated  that 
thisjlit'ficulty  may  be  overcome  and  a  per- 
fect^' homogeneous  mixture  dispensed. 
Thus  a  frequent  prescription  runs  :  Bal- 
sam of  Peru  and  oil  of  almonds,  of  each 
50  parts ;  by  mixing  first  25  parts  of 
castor  oil  with  the  balsam,  and  then  add- 
ing 25  parts  of  almond  oil,  a  satisfactory 
result  is  obtained. — Pharmaceutical  Jour- 
nal. 

Char.\cters  and  Tests  of  Trional. 
— This  compound  occurs  in  light,  color- 
less, and  odorless  crystalline  scales  which 
are  soluble  in  about  300  parts  of  water  at 
ordinary  temperatures.  It  is  readily  solu- 
ble in  alcohol  and  in  ether,  forming  neu- 
tral solutions.  The  melting  point  is 
76.5°C.  \Vhen  mixed  with  powdered 
wood  charcoal  and  carefully  heated  in  a 
test  tube,  it  evolves  the  odor  of  mercaptan 
(Journ.  de  Pharin.  d'Anvers).  The  aque- 
ous solution  should  give  no  odor  on  boil- 
ing, and  after  cooling  and  filtering  should 
not  be  affected  by  solutions  of  nitrate  of 
barium  or  nitrate  of  silver  ;  10  c.c.  should 
not  decolorize  one  drop  of  potassium  per- 
manganate solution  (i  in  1000)  in  five 
minutes. 

Creosal  (kreosal)  is  a  tannin  and 
creosote  preparation,  and  is  so  called  by  its 
producers,  Balland  and  Dubois  {Fharma- 
ceulische  Centralhalte,  1S95,  page  280). 
It  is  prepared  by  heating  together  equal 
parts  of  tannin  and  creosote  to  a  tempera- 
ture of  80°  C.  ;  then  pliosphorous  oxy- 
chloride  is  added,  and  the  heat  continued 
until  all  gases  are  eliminated.  The  pro- 
duct is  now  mixed  with  diluted  soda  solu- 
tion, whereupon  creosal  separates,  which 
is  thoroughly  washed  and  evaporated  to 
dryness  on  a  water  bath.  Creosal  occurs 
as  a  hygroscopic  dark-brown  powder, 
readily  soluble  in  water,  alcohol,  glycerin, 
and  acetone,  but  only  difficulty  soluble  in 
ether.  It  is  recommended  in  powder 
form  or  aqueous  soluticm  for  inflamma- 
tion of  the  windpipe  and  tonsils  in  doses 
of  3.0  gm.  (forty  five  grains)  per  day  as  a 
medium  dose. — Meyers  Bros.  Druggist. 

Medicated  Saccharine  Granules. — 
Grannat  proposes  the  following  method 


of  obtaining  medicated  saccharine  gran- 
ules, which  in  some  cases  would  a|)pear 
to  give  excellent  results  (Jourit.  de  I'harin. 
[6l,  ii.,  64,  after  Le  centre  Midicak).  The 
modus  of>erandi  is  extremely  simple.  The 
saccharine  grai-.ules  are  first  prepared  by 
simply  crushing  small  quantities  of  lump 
sugar  at  a  time  in  a  mortar,  avoiding  the 
production  of  dust.  This  is  then  rubbed 
through  a  wire  sieve  of  five  meshes  to  the 
centimetre,  then  the  dust  and  smaller 
particles  are  sifted  out  with  a  finer  sieve 
having  about  twelve  meshes.  Taking 
kolo  as  a  typical  preparation  the  granules 
are  thus  prepared  :  Aqueous  alcoholic 
extract  of  kola,  7j4  parts;  granulated 
sugar,  150  parts.  The  extract  is  dissolved 
on  the  water-bath  in  twice  its  weight  of 
alcohol  (60  per  cent,  by  volume),  and  the 
solution  poured  upon  the  sugar  in  a  por- 
celain mortar,  mixed  with  a  stirrer,  and, 
when  evenly  moistened,  spread  out  in  a 
thin  layer  upon  paper,  and  dried  between 
20°  and  30°  C,  taking  care  to  separate, 
from  time  to  time,  those  granules  which 
tend  to  aggregate.  The  granules  should 
be  kept  in  a  wide-mouthed  bottle.  Each 
teaspoonful  weighs  4  grammes,  and  con- 
tains 20  centigrammes  of  extract.  The 
method  is  applicable  to  a  great  number  of 
drugs,  both  to  chemical  salts  and  vege- 
table preparations.  In  the  case  of  certain 
salts,  such  as  the  alkaline  glycerophos- 
phates, which  are  insoluble  in  alcohol,  but 
readily  soluble  in  water,  these  must  first 
be  dissolved  in  an  equal  weight  in  water, 
and  then  should  receive  the  addition  of 
an  equal  quantity  of  alcohol ;  the  method 
of  procedure  is  then  the  same  as  in  the 
case  of  the  vegetable  extracts.  In  the  case 
of  glycerophosphate  of  lime,  however, 
which  is  now  being  widely  prescribed,  the 
salt  is  very  little  soluble  in  water  or  in 
alcohol.  It  is,  therefore,  suspended  in 
the  alcohol  and  dissolved  by  the  addition 
of  lactic  acid. — Pharmaceutical [ournal. 

Liquid  Phosphate  of  Iron  and  Cal- 
ciu.M. — M.  Lajara  gives  the  following  for- 
mula in  the  Bulletin  Commercial  for  a 
liquid  phosphate  of  iron  and  calcium  : 

Phosphate  of  calcium 125  parts. 

Lactic  acid 240     " 

Lactate  of  iron    70     " 

Distilled  water 9500     " 

Dissolve  the  phosphate  of  calcium  in 
the  lactic  acid,  and  add  a  portion  of  the 
water.  Dissolve  the  lactate  of  iron  in  the 
balance  of  the  water,  mix  the  solutions, 
and  filter.  Twenty  grams  of  this  solution 
corresponds  to  25  cgm.  of  bicalcic  phos- 
phate, and  about  15  cgm.  of  iron  lactate. 
The  solution  is  of  a  light  yellowish  color, 
has  a  styptic  taste  and  a  slightly  acid 
reaction.  It  should  be  kept  in  dark 
bottles,  well  corked. — National  Druggist. 

Arconin,  an  Antiseptic. — Silver  ni- 
trate, as  is  known,  is  very  irritating  to  the 
mucous  membranes,  and  forms  an  in- 
soluble compound  with  the  albumin  of  the 
tissues,  which  prevents  it  from  exerting 
its  bactericidal  properties  to  its  full  ex- 
tent. Argentamine  is  not  precipitated  so 
readily  by  albumin  ;  but  it  is  said  to  be 
rather   irritating.     It    has   long  been  no- 


ticed that  the  silver  albumin  precipitate 
may  be  rendered  soluble  by  the  addition 
of  free  alkali.  Accordingly,  a  soluble  silver- 
albumin  salt  has  been  obtained  by  Dr. 
A.  Liebrecht  (Therap.  Monatsh,  ix., 
p.  306)  by  treating  a  solution  of  the  so- 
dium composed  of  casein  with  silver  ni- 
trate, and  precipitating  with  alcohol.  The 
precipitate  thus  obtained  appears,  when 
dried,  as  a  fine,  white  powder,  known  as 
"argonin."  It  is  readily  soluble  in  hot 
water,  less  so  in  cold.  To  effect  a  solu- 
tion of  this  drug  in  water,  certain  precau- 
tions should  be  observed.  The  powder 
should  be  well  mixed  with  the  necessary 
(juantity  of  cold  water  in  a  beaker,  which 
is  then  placed  in  a  water  bath  of  about 
90  degrees  C.  (194  degrees  F.),  where- 
upon the  argonin  dissolves,  forming  a 
slightly  colored,  opalescent  liquid.  Stir- 
ring hastens  the  solution,  which  can  then 
be  effected  in  a  few  minutes.  The  liquid 
may  then  be  filtered  through  glass-wool. 
A  10  per  cent,  solution  may  thus  be  pre- 
pared. Like  other  silver  solutions,  it 
should  be  kept  from  sunlight.  It  is  stated 
that  silver  cannot  be  detected  in  argo- 
nin by  the  ordinary  reagents  ;  it  affords 
no  precipitate  with  ammonium  sulphide, 
or  with  the  chlorides.  Argonin  contains 
no  nitric  acid.  In  watery  solutions  it  is 
not  as  strong  an  antiseptic  as  either  silver 
nitrate  or  argentamine ;  in  solutions  con- 
taining albumin,  however,  which  form 
insoluble  compounds  with  the  last  two 
preparations,  argonin  has  its  antiseptic 
properties  diminished  but  little  ;  it  is  then 
equal  to  argentamine  in  its  bactericidal 
power.  Argonin  is  credited  with  the 
great  advantage  over  the  other  two  silver 
preparations  mentioned  of  being  entirely 
non  irritating  to  the  mucous  membranes. 
Definite  therapeutic  data  are  yet  wanting. 
— Merck's  Report. 

Chemistry  of  the  Glucosides. — We 
noted  in  this  column  a  short  time  ago  that 
Emil  Fischer  was  devoting  his  energies 
to  researches  on  the  glucosides,  and  pre- 
dicted that  good  results  might  be  ex- 
pected. Already  a  most  valuable  contri- 
bution to  the  subject  has  appeared  in  the 
current  number  of  the  Bcrichte.  The 
glucoside  worked  upon  is  amygdalin,  and, 
as  the  paper  is  of  very  great  importance, 
we  give  a  fairly  full  account  of  it.  It  is 
well  known  that  amygdalin  split  up,  un- 
der the  influence  of  emulsion,  into  ben- 
zoic aldehyde  (oil  of  almonds),  hydro- 
cyanic acid,  and  sugar,  and  from  a  knowl- 
edge of  these  facts,  and  the  conversion  of 
the  glucoside  into  mandelic  and  amyg- 
dalic  acid,  caused  Schiff  to  regard  it  as  a 
compound  of  benzaldehye  -  cyanhydrin 
with  a  dissaccharide,  whose  structural 
formula  was  : 

C,H,.CH.CN 

I 

O.CcH,0(OH) 
30.C„H,(0H)3. 

Fischer,  however,  regards  the  interpre- 
tation of  the  constitution  of  the  saccharine 
residue  as  incorrect  or  incomplete.  He 
considers   that  amygdalin  is  a    derivative 


210 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


of  maltose,  or  a  similarly  constituted  di- 
glucose.  This  opinion  is  suppoited  by 
the  fact  that  with  the  help  of  the  yeast  fer- 
ment, half  the  sugar  can  be  spHt  off  as 
glucose  without  the  nitrogenous  part  of 
the  molecule  being  at  all  aflected.  A  new 
glucoside  is  thus  produced  very  similar 
to  amygdalin  of  the  formula 
CjHj.CH.CH 

O.C«H,i05 

He  calls  this  glucoside  "  amygdonitrile 
glucoside."  It  closely  resembles  amyg- 
dalin m  chemical  behavior,  but  differs 
very  much  in  physical  properties.  To 
prepare  it,  lo  grams  of  finely-powdered 
amygdalin  are  mixed  with  90  c.c.  of  a  solu- 
tion, in  which  i  part  of  well-washed  and 
air-dried  brewers'  yeast  is  mixed  with 
20  parts  of  water  and  kept  at  35°  for 
20  hours.  To  prevent  secondary  fer- 
mentation reactions,  .8  grams  toluol  is 
added.  The  mixture  is  then  kept  in  an 
incubator  at  35''  for  a  week.  The  details 
of  purification  must  be  left  for  reference 
to  the  original  paper  {Ber.,  xxviii.,  1511)- 
The  pure  glucoside  begins  to  decompose  at 
140°,  and  is  completely  melted  at  147°  to 
149°.      Its  specific  rotation  is 

wr  =  -  26.9 

It  has  a  bitter  taste,  much  stronger  than 
amygdalin  ;  it  is  easily  soluble  in  cold 
water,  alcohol,  and  acetone,  and  can  thus 
be  easily  separated  from  amygdalin.  It 
dissolves  in  20  parts  of  hot  acetic  ether 
and  in  2,000  parts  of  chloroform,  which 
forms  a  useful  menstruum  to  recrystallize 
it  from.  Fehling's  solution  is  not  altered 
by  it.  Emulsion  rapidly  decomposes  it 
into  benzoic  aldehyde,  hydrocyanic  acid, 
and  one  molecule  of  g\ucose.~-Brilish 
and  Colonial  Druggist. 


The  Kola  Nut. 


An  interestuig  article  on  the  wonderful 
kola  nut  printed  in  \\\&  Jounial  recently 
served  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that 
the  well  known  Detroit  drug  manufac- 
turers, Frederick  K.  Stearns  &  Co.,  com- 
mercially introduced  the  nut  into  this 
country,  and  were  the  first  to  introduce  its 
marvellous  medicinal  properties  to  com- 
mercial form.  They  have  had  great  suc- 
cess with  their  kola  preparations,  and  since 
their  introduction  to  the  trade  their  use 
has  been  constantly  increasing. 

Guru  is  what  the  natives  of  Africa  call 
the  kola,  a  name  that  is  sufficient  to  make 
the  chills  run  down  one's  back,  and  that 
sounds  as  barbaric  as  most  of  the  terms 
of  the  Dark  Continent.  But  fortunately 
the  designation  of  the  kola  nut  does  not 
interfere  with  its  valuable  properties, 
which  have  made  it  prominent  among  the 
most  important  medicinal  agents  of  the 
present  time. 

Kola  was  not  recognized  as  a  thera- 
peutic agent  until  1882,  when  Meckel  and 
Schlagdenhaufen  published  a  monograph 
that  gave  the  drug  standing  at  once  in 
scientific  circles.     Before  that  time,  how- 


ever, Frederick  Stearns,  of  this  city,  pro- 
cured some  of  the  kola  from  a  well  known 
drug  house  of  London,  and  published  an 
account  of  it  in  his  "New  Idea."  At 
this  time  the  kola  nut  was  looked  upon 
as  a  curiosity,  and  it  was  not  regarded  as 
a  valuable  therapeutic  agent.  Even  after 
the  appearance  of  Meckel's  monograph  in 
1883,  there  was  little  demand  for  the 
drug  in  this  country,  although  it  was  used 
extensively  in  Europe. 

The  reports  of  the  British  consul  at 
Bahia,  however,  revived  the  interest 
in  the  drug.  A  despatch  transmitted 
by  the  Marquis  of  Salisbury  from 
Her  Majesty's  consul  at  Bahia  in  1890 
contained  a  report  of  the  properties  and 
uses  of  the  kola  nut,  from  which  the  fol- 
lowing is  cited  : 

"The  West  African  carriers  at  this 
port  who  use  kola  are,  as  a  whole,  not 
physically  speaking,  superior  to  the 
Brazilian  negro,  and  yet  the  African, 
though  constantly  masticating  kola,  can 
endure  labor  and  fatigue  which  no 
Brazilian  carrier  can  withstand,  and 
where,  for  instance,  it  takes  eight  Brazil- 
ian negroes  to  carry  a  load  with  difficulty, 
four  African  porters  carry  it  cheerfully, 
almost  always,  though  ascending  a  hill, 
singing  and  chanting  the  whole  time  as 
they  trudge  along.'' 

Experiments  conducted  in  the  French 
army  demonstrated  that  kola  was  useful 
as  an  aid  to  endurance  in  the  marching 
of  troops,  mountain  climbing,  and  other 
muscular  efforts.  Experiments  made  at 
the  same  time  by  the  Alpine  Club  of 
France  showed  that  this  remarkable  drug 
enabled  mountain  climbers  to  ascend 
great  heights  with  less  muscular  fatigue, 
less  shortness  of  breath,  and  without  ex- 
periencing hunger  for  hours  at  a  time. 

Recently  experiments  were  made  with 
this  powerful  stimulant  in  the  American 
army  by  medical  officers,  and  it  was  con- 
clusively shown  that  kola  is  exceedingly 
valuable  as  an  emergency  ration,  and  as 
a  stimulant  to  enable  troops  to  undergo 
extraordinary  fatigue. 

As  has  been  demonstrated  by  scientists, 
any  preparation  of  kola  is  worthless  unless 
prepared  from  the  fresh  nut.  To  F.  K. 
Stearns  &  Co.  of  this  city  belongs  the 
credit  of  having  introduced  the  first  pala- 
table preparation  made  from  the  fresh 
article.  This  firm  is  intimately  connected 
with  the  history  of  kola  in  this  country. 
They  were  not  only  the  first  to  investigate 
the  drug,  when  it  was  originally  brought 
to  the  attention  of  the  scientific  world, 
but  they  also  were  the  first  to  import  the 
fresh  undried  African  nuts,  and  to  intro- 
duce the  drug  to  the  medical  fraternity 
of  this  continent. 

All  the  experiments  conducted  in  promi- 
nent army  and  medical  circles  were  made 
with  their  preparations.  And  to-day, 
after  a  lapse  of  many  years,  they 
are  still  the  only  house  in  the  United 
States  that  imports  the  fresh  nuts.  The 
firm  has  a  number  of  agents  in  the  Congo 
river  districts  who  ship  the  nuts  to  Lon- 
don, whence  they  are  reshipped  to  Detroit. 


At  the  present  time  the  firm  imports 
about  a  ton  of  the  fresh  nuts  every  month, 
reserving  a  quantity  out  of  each  importa- 
tion for  experimental  purposes. 

"Kola  Stearns,"  a  palatable  concen- 
trated extract  of  the  fresh  drug,  which  has 
just  been  placed  upon  the  market,  is  a 
powerful  preparation  ;  each  minim  of 
which  represents  a  grain  of  the  fresh  drug. 
It  has  been  the  aim  of  the  firm  to  pro- 
duce a  highly  concentrated  fluid  extract 
of  kola  that  would  be  easily  portable,  and 
this  resulted  in  the  production  of  "  Kola 
Stearns.'"  The  new  preparation  will 
prove  exceedingly  valuable  to  pedestrians 
or  bicyclists  who  propose  to  make  long 
journeys. 

In  addition  to  "Kola  Stearns,"  the 
firm  manufactures  two  other  preparations 
made  from  the  fresh  drug  and  named 
respectively  "  kolavin  "  and  "  kolahon." 
The  first,  as  its  name  indicates,  is  a  wine, 
and  the  last  are  delicious  bon-bons  of 
fresh  kola. — Detroit  Journal. 


Balsam  of  Tolu  as  a  Pill  Excipient. 

As  an  excipient  for   pills   of  guaiacol, 
terpinol,   or   eucalyptol,  W.  Kollo  {Phar- 
jnaceutical  Post)  has  used  balsam   of  tolu 
to  very  good  advantage.     He  proceeds  by 
first  triturating   the   substance  prescribed 
with  an  equal  quantity  of  powdered  bal- 
sam of  tolu  with   the  addition  of  a  few 
drops  of  dilute  alcohol— 4  drops  of  the 
latter  to   1   gm.  (i5>2  gm.)  of  balsam  of 
tolu  ;  and  then  adds,  under  constant  rub- 
bing, a  small  quantity  of  magnesium  car- 
be  nite  until  the  mass  is  of  extract  con- 
sistence.    He  then  finishes  the  pill  mass 
with   the  required  amount  of   powdered 
licorice    root.     If  sodium    arsenate,    co- 
deine, or  narcotic  extracts  are  prescribed 
with   the  above,  he   first   triturates   them 
with    the    alcohol,   before   adding  to  the 
other    ingredients ;    while   quinine,  iodo- 
form,   and    other    substances    he     adds 
after  the  mass  is   of  extract  consistence. 
Pills  made  in  this  way,  he  claims,  do  not 
allow  of  the  exudation  of  the  substances. 
— Merck's  Report. 


A  most  efficient  sterilizing  process  is 
said  to  have  been  discovered  by  MM. 
Girard  and  Bordas,  of  Paris.  The  water 
is  first  treated  with  permanganate  of  cal- 
cium and  then  filtered  through  peroxide 
of  manganese.  The  calcium  permanga- 
nate—a salt  easily  manufactured — is,  we 
are  told,  in  the  presence  of  organic  matier 
and  micro-organism,  decomposed  into 
oxygen,  manganese  oxide,  and  lime,  and 
the  organic  matter  and  bacteria  are  thus 
destroyed.  To  further  increase  this 
oxidizing  power,  however,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  destroy  the  e.xcess  of  calcium 
permanganate  added  to  the  water,  this 
latter  is  filtered  through  a  layer  of  manga- 
nese peroxide.  The  filtered  water  is  per- 
fectly limpid,  and  all  pathogenic  and 
other  micro  organisms  and  organic  matter 
are  claimed  to'be  entirely  removed  from 
it. — Mag.  Pharmacy. 


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Formulary. 


AROMATIZED    COD-LIVER    OIL. 

Pavesi  recommends  the  followinf^  as  an 
elegant  formula  for  the  administration  of 
cod-liver  oil  : 

Coffee,  roasted  and  pulverized. .   2  parts. 

Animal  charcoal,  fresh i  part. 

Cod-liver  oil,  fresh 40  parts. 

Heat  together  in  a  water-bath  for  fifteen 
minutes,  remove,  and  let  stand  for  three 
days,  and  then  filter.  The  oil  thus  treated 
is  bright,  clear,  slightly  yellow  in  color. — 
National  Druggist. 

SALICOL   CREAM. 

White  wax ^iij. 

Spermaceti 5iij. 

Oil  of  almonds Sxvj. 

Distilled  water 5iij. 

Glycerine 5iij. 

Salicylic  acid 5iiss. 

Cumarin gr.  ss. 

Tincture  of  musk "liij. 

Otto  of  rose iHij. 

Oil  of  orange-flower iHij. 

"       bergamot itl  ij. 

"       wintergreen    itliv. 

"       ylang-ylang nij. 

— V  Union  Pharm. 

SALVE    AND    PASTE    PENCILS. 

Unna,  the  deviser  of  novelties  in  der- 
matology, is  the  author  of  the  idea  of  pre- 
paring certain  unguents  and  pastes  in  pen- 
cil form,  for  convenience  and  cleanliness 
in  handling.  Moniss  has  made  a  slight 
improvement  on  Unna's  formula,  and 
offers  the  following  instead  : 

Paraffin 5  parts. 

Cacao  butter 75  parts. 

Melt  together  with  gentle  heat,  and  add 
ten  parts  of  olive  oil,  previously  rubbed 
up  with  the  medicament  in  a  mortar. 
Finally  roll  out  in  pencil  form. — National 
Druggist. 

FUMIG.\TING    PAPER    AND    POWDER. 

Thefollowingaromatic  solution  {Pharm. 
Cent.)  is  useful  for  perfuming  writing 
paper,  blotting  paper,  or  pine  wood  saw- 
dust for  fumigating  purposes.  Either  of 
these  materials  are  macerated  in  the  fol- 
lowing tincture  and  dried : 
H.  Crushed  benzoin, 

Tolu  balsam jia  50  parts. 

Styrax 10  parts. 

Exhausted  by  300  parts  alcohol. 

Dissolve  in  the  filtrate — 

Peru  balsam    10  parts. 

Oil  of  cinnamon i  part. 

Oil  of  lavender I  part. 

— Tk^raupetic  Review. 

MILK  OF  CUCUMBER  WITHOUT  SOAP. 

The  following  is  one  of  the  best  and 
simplest  forms  without  soap  : 

Tincture  of  benzoin i  W  ozs. 

Chloride  of  ammonium 3  drms. 

Proof  spirit i  02. 

Glycerine i>^  ozs. 

Fresh  cucumber  juice •. . . .   .  c  ozs. 

Rose-water to  make  i  pint. 

If  you  like,  you  can  add  an  ounce  of 
eau  de  Colonge,  instead  of  the  proof 
spirit. — British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 


MEDICATED  BOUGIES. 
Andry  {Monatshefte  for  Praklische  Der- 
inatolagie)  proposes  a  new  preparation  for 
medicated  bougies : 

Cocoa  butter 70  parts. 

Parafiin   10      " 

Olive  oil . : 10      " 

Medicament 2.5(0  15      " 

The  paraffin  and  cocoa  butter  are  first 
melted  together. 

The  remedy  to  be  employed  is  then 
mixed  with  the  olive  oil  and  added  to  the 
melted  paraffin  and  cocoa  butter. 

CREAMY  EMULSION  OF  COD-LIVER  OIL. 

Professor  Gay,  of  Montpellier,  in  a  lec- 
ture on  emulsions  before  his  class  in 
pharmacy  (published  in  the  Repertoire  de 
P/iarmacie),  gives  the  following  as  the 
ideal  creamy  emulsion  of  cod-lirer  oil  : 

Cod-liver  oil 500  gm. 

Sugar,  finely  sifted igo  gm. 

Gum  arable,  pulverized 5  gm. 

Tragacanth.  pulverized 5  gm. 

Infusion  of  roast  coffee 200  gm. 

Rum  or  kirsch-water 100  gm. 

Mix  the  gums  and  sugar  in  a  mortar ; 
weigh  (or  measure)  into  tlie  flask  intended 
to  contain  the  emulsion  the  oil  and  the 
infusion  of  coffee  (the  latter  well  cooled 
by  standing  in  the  ice-box  for  a  few  min- 
utes), and  mix  by  agitation.  Pour  slowly 
over  the  mixture  of  sugar  and  gum  in  the 
mortar  sufficient  of  this  mixture  to  make 
a  semi-liquid  plastic  mass,  agitating 
strongly  all  the  time.  Add  the  rum  to 
the  residue  in  the  bottle,  agitate  together, 
and,  finally,  add  and  incorporate  the  mix- 
ture of  sugar  and  gum.  The  product  is 
an  emulsion  of  the  color  of  cafe  au  /ait, 
in  which  the  odor  and  taste  of  the  oil  is 
completely  masked. 

The  rum  or  kirsch  may  be  dispensed 
with  by  the  use  of  an  increased  quantity 
of  infusion  of  coffee  and  some  essential 
oil,  say,  20-30  drops  of  oil  of  bitter 
almond,  or  a  mixture  of  bitter  almond  and 
oil  of  wintergreen,  as  the  coffee  alone 
does  not  entirely  mask  the  taste  of  the 
fish  oil. 

EMULSION  OF  COD-LIVER  OIL  AND  THE 
HVPOPHOSPHITES. 

For  making  this  emulsion.  Professor 
Gay  recommends  the  following  process  : 

Cod-liver  oil 300  gm. 

Oil  of  bitter  almond 20  drops. 

Oil  of  wintergreen 20  drops. 

Finely  sifted  sugar   190  gm. 

Gum  arabic  in  powder   3  gm. 

Tragacanth  in  powder 5  gm. 

Hypophosphite  of  calcium 10  gm. 

Hypophosphite  of  sodium 5  gm. 

Distilled  water 283  gm. 

Mix  the  essences  with  the  oil,  and  pro- 
ceed as  before. — National  Druggist. 

PAINTS   AND  POLISHES. 

The  following  formulae  are  taken  from 
a  recent  issue  of  the  Oil  and  Colormans 
Journal  (Eng.)  : 

WATERPROOF  PAINT. 

An  excellent  waterproof  paint  may  be 
obtained  by  melting  26  lbs.  8  02.  of  resin 
in  an  iron  pot,  adding  2  lbs.  3  oz.  sulphur, 


and  31  pints  2  gills  of  train  oil  ;  wben  of 
liquid  consistency  add  as  much  ochre, 
ground  in  oil,  as  may  be  required  to  give 
the  proper  consistency.  Lay  on  with  a 
brush  as  thinly  as  possible,  giving  a 
second  coat  a  few  days  later. 

FIREPROOF  PAINT. 

A  good  fireproof  paint  may  be  made  as 
follows  :  70  lbs.  of  zinc  white,  39  lbs.  of 
air-slaked  lime,  50  lbs.  of  white  lead,  10 
lbs.  of  sulphate  of  zinc.  Mix  the  zinc 
white  and  lime  together  and  grind  in 
elastic  oil,  then  add  i  gallon  35°  water 
glass,  then  the  white  lead  and  sulphate  of 
zinc.  Stir  well.  This  will  make  white 
paint.  If  a  shade  is  required,  add  the 
necessary  color. 

QUICK-DRYING  PAINT. 

A  paint  for  wood,  iron,  and  stone, 
which  will  dry  in  about  two  hours,  is  al- 
most odorless,  hardens  quickly,  and  does 
not  cling,  may  be  made  by  pouring  22 
lbs.  I  oz.  of  the  best  glue  boiled  in  i  cwt. 
2  qrs.  8  lbs.  9  oz.  of  water  into  a  solution 
of  4  lbs.  7  O'..  of  chromate  of  potash  in  i 
qr.  16  lbs.  2  oz,  of  water,  then  mixing 
thoroughly  in  i  qr.  5  lbs.  2  oz.  of  linseed 
oil  varnish,  16  drs.  of  glycerine,  and  i 
cwt.  3  qrs.  24  lbs.  11  oz.  of  color. 
When  thoroughly  mixed,  strain  through  a 
hair  sieve. 

A  NEW    FURNITURE  POLISH. 

DelsoPs  furniture  polish,  patented  in 
France,  is  composed  of  325  grammes  of 
carbonate  of  soda  and  635  grammes  of 
beeswax  in  five  litres  of  water  and  twelve 
centilitres  of  methylated  spirits.  The  car- 
bonate of  soda  is  first  dissolved  in  the 
water,  which  is  then  heated,  and  at  the 
spring  of  the  boil  the  beeswax  is  added  in 
small  pieces,  and  the  boiling  is  continued 
for  about  five  minutes.  The  fire  is  then 
slackened  and  the  liquid  stirred  with  a 
wooden  spoon,  adding  little  by  little  a 
sufficient  quantity  of  water  to  bring  the 
total  amount  of  polish  made  up  to  ten 
litres.  After  complete  cooling  the  methy- 
lated spirits  is  added,  and  the  polish  is 
then  the  color  of  natural  wax.  This  may 
be  tinted  as  desired  to  act  as  a  stain. — 
Oils,  Colors  and  Drysalteries. 


Camphor  as  a  Germicide. 

Camphor  must  come  down  from  the 
high  place  as  a  germ-killer  that  it  holds  in 
the  estimation  of  the  public.  Its  essences, 
according  to  a  French  scientist  who  has 
been  investigating  the  matter,  have  merely 
the  advantage  of  being  agreeable  and  of 
not  harming  dyed  goods  nor  textile  fibres  ; 
but  as  a  protection  against  the  microbe 
and  the  moth  it  is  a  fraud.  Many  essen- 
tial essences  are  much  more  potent.  Tak- 
ing the  protective  strength  of  camphor  as 
66,  Miguel  puts  eucalyptus  essence  at  74, 
lavender  at  81,  mint  at  93,  and  thyme 
and  bitter  almonds  at  99. — Oils,  Colors 
and  Drysalteries. 


212 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Photographic  Notes 


Photo-Developing  Recipe. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  ; 

Sir, — On  page  i88  of  your  August 
(1895)  issue  is  given  a  photo-developing 
recipe.  The  "  Pyro  "  formula  is  put  very 
plain,  but  the  "  Alkali "  I  cannot  under- 
stand. Do  you  mean  to  use  "  Liq. 
Ammon.  .880  "  alone  ? 

I  cannot  find  "Sod.  tribasic  phosph." 

To  mix,  how  much  of  pyro  and  alkali 
do  you  use  to  ounce  of  water  ?  That  is, 
when  mixing  to  make  a  second  solution 
to  put  your  plates  in.  You  will  greatly 
oblige  by  using  enclosed  stamped  en- 
velope. 

H.L.K. 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  31st,  1895. 

Ans. —  The  tri-sodium  phosphate  or 
basic  phosphate  (N.A3  P.O4)  is  made  by 
saturating  one  molecule  of  phosphoric 
acid  with  three  molecules  of  sodium 
hydroxide.  The  following  is  also  recom- 
mended as  a  developer  : 
A 

Metol gr.  xl. 

Hydroquinone gr.  xl. 

Sodium  sulphite 3ij- 

Water gx- 

B 

Sodium   carbonate 3^. 

Water .  •  .gx. 

For  use  mix  equal  parts  of  A  and  B. 


MATT    VARNISH. 

This  is  generally  used  to  coat  the  back  of 
negatives  for  local  intensification  or  "raking," 
and  is  then  generally  stained  with  some  dye.  A 
good  formula  is  ; 

.Sandarac I  oz. 

Mastic 96  grs. 

Ether 10  ozs. 

Benzole q-  s. 

The  more  lienzole  is  addt-d  the  coarser  the 
grain.  A  medium  grain  will  be  obtained  with 
about  3J  ozs.  For  coloring  this  coralline  rouge 
should  be  used,  and  asa  fairly  deep  color  is  required 
because  of  the  very  thin  film  of  varnish  that  can 
be  applied,  about  10  grs.  per  ounce  should  be 
used. 

Lainer's  formula  is  : 

Sandarac  ...        I  oz. 

Ether 10  ozs. 

Dissolve  and  filter  and  add 

Toluol 3jto4ozs. 

— rharmacciitical  fournal. 


When  thoroughly  saturated  with  this 
solution,  which  will  take  at  least  an  hour, 
place  without  washing  in 

Water 7  oz.  (196  c.c.) 

Sulphuric  acid I  drm.  (4  c.c.) 

Rubber  trays  should  be  used  for  this 
and  the  fluoride  bath.  When  film  begins 
to  loosen,  lay  a  piece  of  writing  paper  or 
celluloid  upon  it  as  a  support,  and  sep- 
arate the  two  from  the  glass.  After  wash- 
ing well  under  a  tap,  it  can  be  transferred 
to  a  permanent  support. 

The  following  will  answer  the  purpose  : 
Coat  a  clean  glass  plate  which  has  been 
rubbed  with  French  chalk,  and  dusted 
with 

Gelatine 2>^  oz.  (75  grm. ) 

Water 16  oz.  (500  c.c  ) 

Glycerine 3  drm.  (10  c.c.) 

Filter  before  coating,  through  canton 
flannel,  and  avoid  air  bubbles.  Coat  on 
a  levelling  stand  as  thick  as  the  plate  will 
hold,  allow  to  set  and  dry. — American 
Journal  of  Photography. 


TO  STRIP    FILM    FROM    ORDINARY    PLATES. 

Give  negative  two  coats  of  a  2  per  cent, 
collodion.  The  following  formula  yields 
good  results  : 

Negative  cotton 3°  gr-  (2  grm.) 

Ether i  oz.  6  drm.  {50  c.c.) 

Alcohol I  oz.  6  drm.  (50  c.c.) 

Allow  the  first  coat  to  dry  before  apply- 
ing the  second,  and,  when  second  coating 
has  set,  place  immediately  in  cold  water 
until  greasiness  has  disa!)peared ;  then 
place  in  a  bath  of 

Sodium  fluoride  (com) 5  drm.  (20  grm.) 

Water 5  "z-  (160  c.c.) 


A  GOOD  INTENSIFIER. 

Intensifiers  are  always  a  trouble  to 
amateurs  ;  in  the  first  place,  the  majority 
contain  perchloride  of  mercury,  and  this 
they  cannot  always  obtain,  and  then  they 
get  into  endless  trouble  with  mercury  in- 
tensifiers. 

Solution  No.  i. 

Potassium  bromide 

Copper  sulphate,  of  each I  oz. 

Distilled  water,  to  make 8  ozs. 

Solution  No.  2. 

Silver  nitrate J  oz. 

Distilled  water,  to  make 8  ozs. 

Directions  for  use. — Lay  the  vvt;ll  washed 
negative  or  bromide  print  in  No.  i  solu- 
tion till  bleached  right  through,  well  wash, 
and  then  immerse  in  solution  No.  2  till  it 
has  darkened  right  through,  then  wash, 
and  place  for  a  few  minutes  in  a  clean 
fixing  bath,  and  again  wash. 

Of  course,  it  may  be  objected  that  the 
use  of  the  second  fixing  bath  entails  a  lot 
of  trouble,  but  really  this  is  not  much,  and 
the  results  obtained  are  certainly  perma- 
nent and  good.  For  those  who  prefer  a 
mercury  bath — and  if  properly  used  such 
a  bath  is  hard  to  beat — the  now  well- 
known  potassio-silver-cyanide  intensifier, 
commonly  but  erroneously  called  Monck- 
hoven's,  may  be  made. 

Solution  No.  I. 

Mercury  perchloride 100  grs. 

Hydrochloric  acid,  pure 3°"^ 

Distilled  water,  to  make 10  oz. 

Solution  No.  2. 

Silver  nitrate   200  grs. 

Distilled  water,  to  make 10  oz. 

Potassium  cyanide q.  s. 

The  proper  method  of  making  this  solu- 
tion is  to  dissolve  the  silver  nitrate  in  5 
ozs.  of  the  water  and  200  grs.  of  cyanide 
in  about  i  oz.  of  distilled  water,  place  the 
silver  solution  in  the  bottle,  and  add  the 
cyanide  in  quantities  of  about  i  drachm 
at  a  time,  shaking  thoroughly  after  each 


addition.  A  curdy  white  precipitate  will 
be  formed,  and  as  more  cyanide  is  added 
this  will  gradually  redissolve  ;  care  must 
be  taken  that  all  the  silver  cyanide  is  not 
redissolved  ;  some  undissolved  precipitate 
must  be  present,  or  else  this  solution  will 
attack  the  image. 

Directions  for  use. — The  negative  must 
be  thoroughly  freed  from  hypo,  and 
should  be  either  treated  with  anthion  or 
with  alum  and  acid  solution,  then  im- 
mersed in  No.  I  till  bleached  right 
through,  then  washed  for  twenty  minutes 
in  running  water,  and  then  nnmersed  in 
No.  2  till  blackened  through,  when  it 
should  be  again  well  washed. 

If  the  negative  is  left  too  long  in  No. 
2  solution  the  details  in  the  shadows  will 
be  eaten  out. — Fharmaceutical  Journal. 


Powdeped  Zinc  for  Recovering  Photo- 
Waste. 

Dr.  Stiebel,  of  Frankfort,  uses  zinc  in 
powder  to  get  back  the  gold  from  toning 
baths.  This  agent  renders  excellent  ser- 
vice for  precipitating  neutral  or  alkaline 
solutions,  even  when  they  have  a  slightly 
acid  reaction.  The  excess  of  acid  is  better 
neutralized  by  the  addition  of  alkali,  other- 
wise it  would  be  necessary  to  greatly  in- 
crease the  quantity  of  zinc  powder  neces- 
sary to  weaken  this  acid,  which  is  not  the 
case  when  the  solution  is  neutral  or  alka- 
line. Dr.  Stiebel  took  for  his  experiments 
a  solution  of  hyposulphite  of  soda  of  1.5, 
which  contained  exactly  per  litre  1.0988 
gr.  of  silver  and  0.4648  gr.  of  gold  ;  250 
cubic  centimetres  of  this  solution  was 
treated  with  2.5  gr.  of  zinc  powder,  which 
had  previously  been  strongly  agitated  in 
pure  water.  The  mixture  was  stirred  with 
care.  At  the  end  of  ten  minutes,  when 
the  liquid  had  regained  all  its  limpidity, 
the  filtered  solution,  treated  with  sulphide 
of  potash,  showed  no  longer  any  black 
coloration,  because  it  no  longer  contained 
silver.  In  the  precipitate.  Dr.  Stiebel 
found:  0.2715  gr.  of  silver=98.84  per 
cent,  of  the  quantity  calculated;  0.1150 
gr.  of  gold=98.97  per  cent,  of  the  quan- 
tity calculated  ;  that  is  to  say,  practically 
the  entire  quantity  of  the  precious  metal 
that  had  been  used.  The  advantages 
that  this  method  has  over  the  sulphite  of 
potash  process  are  twofold.  First,  the 
gold  and  the  silver  are  obtained  by  a  sin- 
gle operation,  then  the  solution  of  liver  of 
sulphur  is  avoided,  pernicious  as  well  for 
the  sense  of  smell  as  for  the  products  kept 
in  the  laboratory.  Zinc  dust  allows  the 
operation  to  be  more  rapidly  performed 
than  with  the  metal  in  sheets.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  gold  and  silver  obtained, 
especially  when  they  are  in  small  quanti- 
ties, are  more  regularly  distributed  through 
the  pulverulent  matter.  It  follows  that 
in  filtering  there  is  less  danger  of  loss. 
One  condition  of  success  is  to  use  exact 
quantities,  say  five  times  the  supposed 
quantity  of  the  precious  metal,  then  to 
only  use  a  very  weak  acid  solution,  and  to 
carefully  distribute  the  zinc  powder  in  the 
solution.  To  those  who  might  make  the 
objection  that    the  method    proposed    by 


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Dr.  Stiehcl  ufTcrs  sonic  danj^er  by  tlie  pos- 
sible presence  of  arsenic  in  the  zinc  pow- 
der, which  might  give  rise  to  arsenical 
hydrogen,  the  author  advises  operating  in 
the  open  air  or  in  a  laboratory  having  a 
good  draught. — Paris  Photographe. 


Bromide  Solutions. 

Plain  solutions  of  bromides  are  very 
often  recommended  for  the  purposes  of 
suddenly  arresting  development,  keeping 
back  certain  portions  of  the  image  by 
local  application,  and  for  stopping  any 
continuing  action  of  the  developer. 

After  having  frequently  used  them  for 
these  purposes  we  are  inclined  to  think, 
first,  it  is  necessary  to  be  cautious  in 
adopting  these  special  measures,  and, 
secondly,  that  there  is  another  use  to 
which  these  solutions  may  be  put.  We 
have  not  made  any  systematic  experiments 
with  regard  to  the  action  of  these  so- 
lutions, but  have  noticed  when  making 
an  occasional  use  of  them  that  they  are 
very  liable  to  affect  the  image  in  a  way 
that  is  sometimes  detrimental  and  occa- 
sionally advantageous. 

They  are  no  doubt  effective  in  retard- 
ing any  future  action  of  the  developer, 
but  they  must  certainly  have  a  reducing 
effect  upon  the  image  that  is  already  out, 
or  we  should  rather  say  they  convert  it 
into  silver  bromide,  which  afterwards  dis- 
solves in  the  fixing  solution.  A  weak  so- 
lution of  a  bromide  applied  to  a  partially 
developed  negative  reduces  to  a  certain 
extent  the  density  that  has  been  already 
obtained,  and  a  stronger  solution  not  only 
reduces  the  density,  but  destroys  the  finer 
detail.  It  is  therefore  very  advisable  to 
use  weak  solutions  only  on  such  images. 

If  applied  after  development  is  com- 
plete, but  before  fixation,  the  same  effects 
can  be  observed  in  a  greater  or  lesser  de- 
gree, according  to  the  strength  of  the  so- 
lution, and  having  noticed  this  we  have, 
with  a  fair  amount  of  success,  attempted 
to  reduce  over-developed,  or  to  clear 
fogged,  negatives  by  soaking  them  in  a 
solution  of  a  bromide  before  fixing.  The 
details  are  at  this  stage  much  stronger 
than  they  are  when  incompletely  devel- 
oped, and  are  therefore  less  likely  to  be 
seriously  damaged,  though  they  are 
affected  by  a  very  strong  solution. 

Some  systematic  experiments  with  so- 
lutions of  the  different  bromides,  varying 
in  strength,  made  upon  images  produced 
by  various  developers,  might  possibly  lead 
to  useful  results.  It  will  probably  be 
found  that  the  effect  upon  an  amidol-de- 
veloped image  is  much  greater  than  that 
produced  upon  one  developed  by  pyro, 
but  this  is  only  a  conjecture.  If  fog  can 
be  reduced  to  a  xmrnxxwixTxhy  prolonged 
soaking  in  a  very  dilute  solution  without 
damage  to  the  detail,  a  great  deal  will  be 
gained.  We  have  frequently  cleared  off 
surface  fog  in  a  similar  manner,  but  as 
We  generally  did  it  in  more  or  less  of  a 
hurry,  and  used  a  strong  solution,  some  of 
the  detail  went  too.  It  is  hardly  safe  to 
attempt  anything  in  this  way  until   deve- 


lopment is  complete,  as  the  bromide  ap- 
pears to  destroy  the  undeveloped  latent 
image  very  readily,  so  that  unless  we  are 
dealing  with  a  bad  case  of  over-exposure 
the  remedy  produces  worse  results  than 
the  disease. 

As  a  rule  we  should  advise  that  a  plain 
solution  of  bromide  should  not  be  applied 
to  a  correctly  ot  slightly  under-exposed 
image,  under  any  circumstances,  excepting 
for  the  purpose  of  reducing  over-develop- 
ment. 

The  action  of  the  bromide  upon  the 
image  is  shown  by  the  gradual  formation 
of  a  white  deposit  ;  to  what  extent  the 
action  will  go  on  we  do  not  know,  neither 
can  we  tell  why  it  only  takes  place  before 
fixation  and  not  after. — Photo.  Notes 

Pharmacy  Abroad. 

Italian  Pharmaceutical  Confer- 
ence.— Mr.  Pietro  Farini,  of  the  Farmacia 
Sempreviva,  Ferrara,  has  issued  a  circular 
to  Italian  pharmacists,  proposing  that  a 
national  pharmaceutical  congress  should 
be  held  in  Ferrara,  the  objects  being  the 
reunion  of  pharmacists,  the  discussion  of 
scientific  topics  and  of  the  various  laws 
and  regulations  which  affect  the  practice 
of  pharmacy  in  Italy. 

A  Pharmacv  Bill  in  Natal. — The 
Natal  Parliament  has  before  it  a  Bill 
drafted  by  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of 
that  colony  providing  for  the  due  qualifi- 
cation of  medical  men  and  pharmacists, 
organizing  a  medical  council  and  a  phar- 
macy board,  restricting  the  sales  of  poisons 
to  registered  persons,  and  prescribing  cer- 
tain precautions  when  such  substances 
are  sold.  Several  members  objected 
strongly  to  the  monopoly  which  the  Bill 
seemed  to  create,  and  the  Prime  Minister 
admitted  there  was  much  force  in  the  ar- 
guments of  those  who  opposed  the  Bill. 
It  was  intimated  that  poisons  used  by 
farmers,  and  sheep-dips  especially,  should 
be  exempted  from  the  Bill,  and,  on  the 
understanding  that  in  this  and  in  certain 
other  respects  it  should  be  amended,  the 
Bill  was  read  a  second  i\m&.— Chemist 
and  Druggist. 

A  New  Russian  Pharmacy  Law. — A 
new  pharmacy  law  is  about  to  be  enacted 
in  Russia.  The  chemists  of  that  country 
do  not  like  it  at  all ;  but  then  it  is,  with 
them,  mainly  a  case  of  "  Do  as  you  are 
told,  and  don't  argue."  The  two  princi- 
pal innovations  are  the  proposed  limita- 
tion of  pharmacy  licenses  in  proportion  to 
the  number  of  population  and  of  pre- 
scriptions dispensed  in  a  given  area,  and 
the  right  to  be  conferred  upon  district 
councils,  national  institutions,  and  benevo- 
lent societies  approved  by  government,  of 
establishing  chemists'  shops  of  their  own, 
open  to  the  public.  It  is  even  intended 
to  enact  that  such  bodies  or  societies 
shall  be  given  the  preference  over  private 
applicants  in  cases  where  there  is  compe- 
tition for  the  license.  The  Russian  phar- 
maceutical societies  are  doing  what  they 


can  to  o[)pose  the  projected  reforms. 
They  have  drawn  the  attention  of  the 
Medical  Council  to  the  objectionable 
character  of  the  competition  to  which  it 
is  intended  to  expose  them.  With  regard 
to  the  limitation  of  the  number  of  shops, 
they  suggest  that  the  following  standard 
should  be  established  :  In  large  cities  one 
pharmacy  for  every  20,000  inhabitants  or 
20,000  prescriptions  ;  in  towns  of  from 
SjOoo  to  30,000  population  one  pharmacy 
for  every  7,000  inhabitants  or  6,000  pre- 
scriptions ;  and  in  smaller  places  one 
pharmacy  for  every  5,000  inhabitants  or 
4,000  prescriptions. 

Dearth  of    Foreign   Medicines  in 
China.— Acting-Consul  Brady.in  his  report 
on  the  trade  of  Ichang,  China,   last  year, 
makes  the   following    remarks,  by    which 
English  dealers  in  drugs  ought  to  profit  : 
Foreign    medicines    and    worm     tablets 
figure  in   the  import  table  to  the  value  of 
15.774  taels  (^2,500),  but,  unfortunately, 
no  details  are  given.     Foreign  drugs  are 
much   appreciated   by   natives,  especially 
quinine,  which  seems    to   be   universally 
known,  but  there   are   few    places  in  the 
interior  where    they    can    be    purchased. 
Local  chemists  in  Hong-Kong  and  Shang- 
hai have  their  agents,  it  is  true,  in   some 
of  the  larger  cities,  but  the  quantities  they 
dispense,  I  am  told,  are  too  large  for  the 
requirements   of  the  ordinary   native,   to 
whom  a  disbursement  of  40  cash  (say  Id.) 
is  often  considerable.     I  consider  a  large 
business  might  be  done  by  any  enterpris- 
ing wholesale  firm  who  would  make  up 
medicines    in  an    attractive    form,    small 
quantities,  with  full  and  concise  directions 
in  Chinese  on  the  wrapper.     Worm   tab- 
lets are  exposed   for  sale  on    the   street 
stalls  of  almost  all  the  cities  in  the  eighteen 
provinces,    besides  being    hawked   about 
the  country  by   pedlars,  and  why  should 
not  other  medicines  be  made  as  popular  ? 
Quinine  is  an  article   for  which  travellers 
are  continuallybeing  besieged  by  Chinese, 
who  consider  it  a  panacea  for  all  ills,  and 
the  demand  for   it  would  soon  increase  if 
it  were  placed  on  the  market  in  a  cheap 
form,  say  id    or    i^'^d.   the   dose,  either 
with  or  without  the  necessary  salts,  for  the 
relief  of  malarial  fever.     There  are  many 
other  simple  remedies  which  suggest  them- 
selves, such  as  sulphur  ointment,  for  itch, 
which  is   virtually  unknown  a.nongst  the 
Chinese  for  this  complaint;  boracic  acid, 
,  for  ophthalmia,  by  the  use  of  which  half 
the   cases   of   impaired    sight    might    be 
avoided  ;  santonine,    for    intestinal   com- 
plaints ;  iodine,  for  ringworm;  zinc  oint- 
ment, for   sores;  and    a   good    purgative 
pill,  as  well  as  an  anti  diarrhoea  medicine, 
all  of  which  are  amongst  the  cheapest  of 
drugs     in    the     British     Pharmacopceia. 
Once  fairly  placed  on   the   market,  I   am 
convinced  a  ready  demand  would  spring 
up  for  these  articles,  and    the  relief  they 
would  afford  to  thousands    would    be  in- 
calculable, besides  bringing  in   no  small 
profits  to   the  enterprising  foreigner  who 
first   succeeded    in  establishing  a  reputa- 
tion  for  them.     The  essential  conditions 
of  success,  however,  are  that    the  medi- 


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cines  should  be  disposed  of  in  small  quan- 
tities, at  the  cheapest  possible  rates,  and 
that  each  packet  should  be  accompanied 
by  explicit  directions  as  to  the  dose  to  be 
taken.     The    commercial  traveller    is  an 
unknown  quantity  in  China,  and  a  China- 
man has  to  go  in  search  of  his  commodi- 
ties instead  of  their  going  in  search  of  him. 
Everywhere  in  shops  one  sees  the   same 
class  of  foreign  goods,  the  same    miscel- 
laneous assortment  of  odds  and  ends,  but 
never  anything  of  a  modern  or  up-to-date 
nature.     This  is    simply  the  result  of  ig- 
norance on  the  part  of  the  Chinese  trader; 
he  does  not  know  of  them,  and,  if  he  did, 
he  would    not    know,  in    all    probability, 
where  to  go  to  procure  them.     Judicious 
advertising    might    improve    matters,  but 
what  are  really  needed  ar.;  local  agencies, 
where  samples  of  all  kinds  of  goods  might 
be  inspected  without  difficulty  or  compul- 
sion to  purchase. — British  and   Colonial 
Druggist. 


Customs  Decisions. 

Amongst  the  recent  decisions  approved 
by  the  Controller  of  Customs  we  find  the 
following  : 


■i-i 


per 


Business  Notices. 

As  the  design  of  the  Canadian  Druggist  is  to  benefit 
mutually  .ill  interested  in  the  business,  we  would  request 
nil  parties  ordering  goods  or  making  purchases  of  any  tie 
scription  from  houses  ad\ertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian  Druggist.  . 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  drticles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  the  special  consideration  of  the  Business  Notices. 


Surgical    splints,    all    kinds,    i5>2 
cent. 

Isinglass,  25  per  cent. 
Sunflower   seed,  in   bulk   or  large  par- 
cels, 10  per  cent.;  in  small  papers  or  par- 
cels, 25  per  cent. 

Rose   water   and    orange    water,    non- 
alcoholiCv  20  per  cent. 

Advertising   rules  and  yard  sticks,  35 
per  cent. 

Artificial    essential    oil    of  wintergreen 
and  sassafras,  10  per  cent. 

Two  or  more  oils  blended,  10  per  cent. 
Packages  containing   lamp    chimneys, 
dutiable  at  same  rate  as  contents,  viz.,  30 
per  cent. 

Douches  rubber,  25  per  cent. 
Pessaries,  25  per  cent. 
Medicinal  wines  (so-called),  viz.,  Amer 
Kina,  Camperdon,  Armour's  nutrient  wine 
of  beef  extract,  Vincarnis  wine.  Vino  du 
Saludx,  vin  de  vial,  vin  de  barbier,  vin 
de  Chevrier,  vin  danduron,  vin  de  rancio, 
vin  St.  Michael,  vin  St.  Raphael,  vin 
Mariana,  Esprit  de  Comemille,  and  others 
of  like  nature,  $2.25  per  gallon,  and  30 
per  cent. 


The  Britannia  scribbler,  shown  by  Bun- 
tin,Gillies  &  Co.,  Hamilton,  is  embellished 
with  a  cut  of  the  Prince  of  Wales'  cele- 
brated yacht.  It  makes  a  handsome 
cover. 


presenting  to  the  trade  the  announcement 
of  G.  J.  Hamilton  &  Sons,  who  manufac- 
ture a  line  of  strictly  first-class  fruit  tab- 
lets, prepared  from  the  best  English  for- 
mula. They  have  a  list  of  48  flavors, 
embracing  all  the  well-known  names,  as 
well  as  many  new  ones.  The  goods  are 
handsomely  put  up,  as  shown  in  their 
advertisement  on  page  208a  of  this  issue. 
They  also  inanufacture  the  "Arctic  Cough 
Drops,"  a  popular  line,  and  put  up  in 
lithographed  tins,  flint  glass  jars,  and  in 
packages  to  retail  at  5  cents  each.  Write 
for  quotations  and  list  of  flavors. 


Buntin,  Gillies  &:  Co.,  Hamilton,  Ont. 
are  making  a  big  push  for  business  in 
school  supplies.  Their  new  scribbler 
covers  are  beauties,  and  the  quality  of 
stock  is  first-class.  The  dealer  who  has 
these  on  his  counter  when  school  opens 
will  stand  well  with  the  pupils. 


Ricinin,  the  cathartic  principle  of  castor 
oil,  can  be  extracted  from  castor  cake  by 
boiling  with  water,  straining,  evaporating 
to  an  extract,  and  exhausting  with  alcohol. 
The  alcoholic  solution  leaves  on  evapora- 
tion a  resmous  residue  in  which  crystals 
of  ricinin  can  be  seen. 

Argonin  is  a  new  silver  compound  pre- 
pared by  precipitating  a  solution  of  silver 
nitrate  and  casein-soda  with  alcohol.  It 
is  described  as  a  fine  white  powder  which 
dissolves  in  water  with  a  neutral  reaction. 
'1  hi  silver  in  the  compound  is  not  pre- 
cipitated by  chlorides,  ammonium  sul- 
phide, etc. 


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Messrs.  Young  &  Smylie,  of  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.,  and  if  you  follow  it,  you  cannot  go 
astray. 


Odoromo.— This  is  the  name  of  a  new 
dentifrice,  only  recently  put  on  the  mar- 
ket. It  is  one  of  the  handsomest  pack- 
ages we  have  seen,  and  the  purity  and 
excellence  of  the  powder  is  certified  to  by 
a  competent  authority.  See  advertise- 
ment. 


Lister  Surgic.\l  Co.— The  Lister 
Surgical  Co.  are  removing  their  plant  from 
Kearney,  N.J.,  to  New  Brunswick,  N.J., 
and  are  rapidly  putting  it  in  shape  to  push 
their  business  with  greater  facilities  than 
heretofore.  A  larger  amount  of  capital 
has  been  secured,  and  they  are  also  able 
to  obtain  in  their  new  location  skilled 
labor  which  has  been  trained  in  the  manu- 
facture of  their  special  products. 

TvPEWRiTER.-The  attention  of  whole- 
sale druggists,  patent  medicine  manufac- 
turers, druggists,  and  all  others  who  find 
it  necessary  to  use  a  typewriter,  is  directed 
to  the  advertisement  on  page  206a  of  this 
issue.  The  typewriter  there  mentioned 
is  one  t!iat  is  giving  universal  satisfaction, 
and  is  being  used  in  Government  and 
departmental  offices.  Write  lor  prices, 
etc.,  and  mention  The  Canadian  Drug- 
gist. 


Optical  Goods. 

The  Montreal  Optical  Co.  has  opened 
a  branch  in  this  city  at  No.  60  Yonge 
street,  where  a  full  line  of  optical  goods, 
etc.,  will  be  kept.  This  will  prove  a 
great  convenience  to  dealers  in  the  west. 
See  advertisement. 


Fruit  Tablets. — Fine  confectionery 
has  now  become  a  staple  line  in  the  stock 
of  all  first-class  druggists,  the  more  so 
since  the  public  have  become  aware  of  the 
fact  that  the  best  goods  may  be  obtained 
in  their  drug  store.     We  have  pleasure  in 


At  the  Toronto  Exhibition. 

Amongst  the  exhibits  at  the  Toronto 
Industrial  Exhibition  just  closed,  there 
were  a  number  of  peculiar  interest  to  the 
drug  trade. 

The  Truro  Condensed  Milk  and  Can- 
ning Co.  had  an  exhibit  of  the  "  Rein- 
deer Brand"  goods,  comprising  con- 
densed milk,  evaporated  cream.condensed 
coffee,  and  condensed  cocoa.  These 
preparations  are  highly  recommended  by 
a  number  of  leading  physicians,  and  analy- 
sis has  proved  them  to  be  of  superior 
quality. 

John  Taylor  &  Company  have  a  show 
case  filled  with  perfumery — an  exceed- 
ingly neat  and  tasty  display.  In  addition 
to  their  choice  lines  of  well  known  odors, 
they  show  an  original  copper  of  ctio  of 
rose  and  a  sample  package  of  Court's 
orange  pomade.  A  perfume  fountain, 
giving  forth  a  stream  of  a  delightful  laven- 
der water,  prepared  by  this  firm  from  pure 
Mitchin  lavender,  was  a  source  of  attrac- 
tion to  many  of  the  fair  sex. 

The  K.D.C.  Company  had  a  display 
of  their  well-known  remedy,  and  bestowed 
literature  ad  libitum  on  the   passers-by. 

The  Canada  Paint  Company  showed  a 
large  assortment  of  dry  colors,  paints,  oils, 
colors  in  oil,  gums,  etc.  They  report  a 
very  gratifying  business  for  the  year. 
Their  output  of  Paris  green  in  the  past 
season  exceeded  three  hundred  and  fifty 
tons. 

The  Smith  Manufacluring  Company,  of 
Gait,  Ontario,  exhibited  a  complete  line 
of  their  popular  American  silver  truss. 
This  truss  is  the  invention  of  Mr.  A.  G. 
Smith,  of  Toronto,  and  is  made  in  one 
piece  of  nickel  silver.  It  is  light  and 
elegant,  and  costs  less  than  many  inferior 
trusses.  The  silver  truss,  from  its  adap-- 
lability,  peculiarity  of  shape,  and  mode  of 
application,  adjusts  itself  to  every  posture 
of  the  body  without  displacement,  and  is 
worn  with  comfort.  Some  of  its  advan- 
tages seem  to  be  its  simplicity,  durability, 
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The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 

quantities  usually  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 

Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 

but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named   will 

command  an  advance. 
Alcohol,  gal $4  37 

Methyl 1    90 

Allsi'ice,  lb 13 

Powdered,  lb 

Aloin,  oz 

Anouy.ne,  floffinan's  bot.,  lbs. 
Arrowroot,  Bermuda,  lb 

St.  Vincent,  lb 

Balsam,  Fir,  lb 

Copaiba,  lb 

Peru,  lb 

Tolu,  c.in  or  less,  lb 

Bark,  Barberry,  lb 

Bayberry,  lb 

Buckthorn,  lb 

Canella,  lb 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 

Powdered,  lb   ; 

Yellow,  lb 

Pale,  lb 

Elm,  .^elected,  lb   

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb 

Oak,  white,  crusheil  lb 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb.. . 

Prickly  ash,  lb 

Sassafras,  lb 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb ... 

Wild  cherry,  lb 

Bean.';,  Calabar,  lb 

Tonka,  lb 


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Vanilla,  lb 6  00 

Bekriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  11) 30 

powdered,  lb. ..  35 

Juniper,  lb 7 

Ground,  lb  12 

Prickly  ash,  lb 40 

Buds,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb.., 55 

Cassia,  lb 25 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 75 

Camphor,  lb 70 

Cantharides,  Russian,  lb 1  40 

Powdered,  lb I   50 

Capsicum,  lb 25 


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Powdered,  lb     $      30 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb   20  00 

Chalk,  French,  powdered,  lb. .  ,  10 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb 10 

Prepared,  lb 5 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd.,  lb.  . .  4 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 20 

Clove,  lb 16 

Powdered,  lb 17 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 40 

Collodion,  lb 75 

Cantharidal,  lb 2  50 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 25 

Dexirine,  lb 10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb 75 

Powdered,  lb 90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb. . . .  13 

Pounds,  lb 14 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb 30 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  lb 20 

Lavender,  lb 12 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i  60 

Rosemary,  lb 25 

Saffron,  American,  lb 65 

Spanish,  Val'a,  oz i  00 

Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 75 

French,  white,  lb 35 

Glycerine,  lb 17 

Guarana 3  00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb iS 

Barbadoes,  lb 30 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asafi_etida,   lb 40 

Arabic,  ist,  lb 65 

Powdered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  lb 50 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i   20 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,  lb 70 

Kino,  true,  lb 2  00 


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Myrrh,  lb | 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 3 

Powdered,  lb 5 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  Ist,  lb 

Powdered,  lb j 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,   lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

F'everfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Horehcund,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs.,  lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs. ,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb   

Thyme,  ozs. ,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs.,  lb 

Wormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hops,  fresh,  lb 

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Lnsect  Powder,  lb 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 2 

Russian,  true,  lb 6 

Leaf,  Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Ilyoscyamus  

Matico,  lb 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Senna,  Alexandria,  lb $  25  $ 

Tinnevelly,  lb 15 

Stramonium,  lb 20 

Uva  Urd,  lb 15 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz   i  00 

Licorice,  Solazzi 45 

Pignalelli 35 

Grasso 30 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  l  lb. ,  per  lb.  27 

"         Purity,  100  sticks  in  box  75 

"          Purity,  200  sticks  in  box  i    50 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  11).  tins  2  00 

"         Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  i   50 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2  00 

LUPULIN,  oz 30 

Lycopodium,  lb   70 

Mace,  lb i  20 

Manna,  lb , i  60 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 9 

Irish,  lb 9 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 4600 

NuTGALLS,  lb 21 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Nutmegs,  lb i  00 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Oakum,  lb 12 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  Yz  and  yi.  70 

Citrine,  lb 45 

Paraldehyde,  oz 20 

Pepper,  black,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Pitch,  black,  lb 3 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 10 

Plaster,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash 2  25 

Adhesive,  yd 12 

Belladonna,  lb    65 

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 80 

Lead,  lb 25 

Popi'Y  Heads,  per  100 i  00 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 2j 

White,  lb il 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 25 

RocHELLE  Salt,  lb 25 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 22 

Althea,  cut,  lb 30 

Belladonna,  lb 25 

Blood,  lb 15 

Bitter,  lb 27 

Blackberry,  lb 15 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb iS 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb 20 

Canada  .Snake,  lb 30 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 15 

Colchicum,  lb  ,  .  , 40 

Columbo,  lb 20 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Coltsfoot,  lb 38 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 20 

Curcuma,  p  owdered,  lb 13 

Dandelion,  lb 15 

Elecampane,  lb 15 

Galangal,  lb ,    15 

Gelseniium,  lb 22 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 9 

Ground,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Ginger,  African,  lb 18 

Po.,  lb 20 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 27 

Po.,  lb 30 

Ginseng,  lb 4  50 

Golden  Seal,  lb 75 

Gold  Thread,  lb 90 

Hellebore,  while,   powd.,lb..,  12 

Indian  Hemp 18 

Ipecac,  lb ......  i   30 

Powdered,  lb i  60 

Jalap,  lb 55 

Powdered,  lb 60 

Kava  Kava,  lb 40 

Licorice,  lb I2 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Mandrake,  lb 13 

Masterwort,  lb    16 

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 30 

Powdered,  lb   40 

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 40 

Pink;  lb   .  40 

Parsley,  lb 30 

Pleurisy,  lb 20 

Poke,lb 15 


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Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $  18$ 

Rhatany,  lb   20 

Rhubarb,   lb   75 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb    13 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  50 

Essence,  lb 300 

Saccharin,  oz i  25 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  11) 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,  lb 10 

Cardamom,  lb   i   25 

Celery 30 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,  lb 10 

Cumin,  lb 15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb . .      . .  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3 J 

Ground,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,  white,  lb 11 

Powdered,  lb   .  15 

Pumpkin   25 

Quince,  lb 65 

Rape,  lb 8 

Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb 22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Spermaceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb   10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  Guaiar,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

CHEMICALS. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb   45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz 10 

Boracic,  lb 13 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

Calvert's  No.  i,  lb   2  10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 45 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz 1   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

Muriatic,  lb    3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb loj 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb 1  00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,   lli I   00 

.Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2i 

Bottles,  lb 5 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb 80 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 30 

Acetanii.id,  lb 80 

AcoNiTiNE.  grain 4 

Alum,  cryst  ,  lb 1} 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 84 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

Carbonate,  lb I4 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb. 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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Valerianate,  oz $  55  $ 

Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervin,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

Antipvrin,  oz I  00 

Aristol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,  lb 10 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J   ozs.  See, 

oz 6  00 

Bismuth,  Ammonia-citrate,  oz  .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,  oz 25 

Subcarbonate,  lb 225 

Subnitr.ate,  lb i   75 

Borax,  lb 7 

Powdered,  lb 8 

Bromine,  oz ..8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 60 

Citrate,  oz 60 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i  50 

Iodide,  oz. .-. 95 

Phosphate,  "precip.,  lb 35 

Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  25 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

Cinchonine,   sulphate,  oz 25 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 650 

CODEIA,  J  OZ 80 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb i 

Diuretin,oz I  60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .  - 75 

.Sulphuric,   lb 40 

Exalgine,  oz .  I  00 

Hyoscyaminb,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

Iodol,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15 

.Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

And  Ammon. ,  lb 70 

And   Quinine,  lb I   50 

Quin.  and  Stry. ,  oz 18 

And  Stvychriine,  oz 13 

Dialyzed,    SoUiiion,  lb 50 

Ferrocyanide,  lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb I   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  11) 80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  II).    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In   pakages,  lb , 6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz   30 

Citrate,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 5° 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb 1} 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. . .  5 

Menthol,  oz . . , 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.)....  I  25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i  00 

Calomel,  lb   I  00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


6c 

18 

00 

I  30 

1  10 

2  00 
30 
13 
55 

7 

6  25 
40 

55 

30 

2  40 

I  80 

8 

9 

13 

25 

50 

65 

65 

I  60 

I  00 

38 

6 

12 

18 

I  30 

80 

I  90 

30 
20 
8  00 
90 
70 

7 
70 

3 

I  65 

80 

50 

I  10 

3" 
5  50 
7  00 
1  50 

85 
16 

35 
55 
16 

I  00 
75 

3  00 
30 
15 
55 
60 

30 
45 
45 

6 

16 

I  30 

9 

10 

85 

85 

15 

8 

40 

9 

S 

7 

35 
35 
30 
55 
40 
60 
20 
40 
3 
7 
66 
80 

I  30 

I  10 

I  10 

65 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


215 


the  results  of  moisUire  and  perspiration. 
The  hips  of  the  patient  are  free,  and  the 
pre.ssure  force  imitates  very  closely  the 
retention  of  a  hernia  by  the  hand  of  the 
patient,  upwards  and  obliquely  backwards^ 

Books  and  Magazines. 

"  Monograph  on  Fluid  Extracts,  Solid 
E.xlracts,  and  Oleoresins."  By  Joseph 
Harrop,  Ph. (I.  The  work  is  divided  into 
six  parts,  treating  of  the  materials  used, 
processes,  preparation  of  fluid  and  solid 
extracts  and  oleoresins,  and  a  chapter  on 
inspissated  juices,  liquid  and  solid  ex- 
tracts of  the  B.P.,  repercolation,  etc. 
The  work  is  a  thoroughly  practical  one, 
the  result  of  actual  e.\perience,  and  will, 
we  believe,  meet  with  the  same  commen- 
dation as  did  the  author's  former  treatise 
on  "  Flavoring  Extracts."  Published  by 
Harrop  &  Co.,  Columbus,  Ohio.  200 
pages,  bound  in  cloth,  price  $2.00. 

Among  the  well-known  writers  for 
young  people  who  will  contribute  to  the 
first  number  of  Frank  Leslie's  Pleasant 
Hours  for  Boys  and  Girls,  which  will 
appear  September  25,  are  Oliver  Optic, 
Edward  S.  Ellis,  Jeannette  H.  Walworth, 
Rebecca  Harding  Davis,  and  Felix  L. 
Oswald.  Many  attractive  and  novel  fea- 
tures have  been  secured  for  the  new  mag- 
azine. The  October  number,  first  in  the 
new  form,  new  cover,  and  new  character, 
will  be  published  September  25.  Price 
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In  the  September  number  of  the 
Delineator,  which  is  called  the  Autumn 
Announcement  Number,  the  display  of 
fashions  for  the  coming  season  is  excep- 
tionally large,  and  the  styles  are  handsome 
enough  to  suit  the  most  exacting  taste. 
The  issue  is  also  notable  for  the  variety 
and  quality  of  the  reading  matter.  Sub- 
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Address  all  communications  to  the  Delin- 
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Frank  Leslie's  Popular  Monthly  for 
September  is  out  in  a  new  dress  of  type, 
which,  with  the  artistic  cover  and  the 
broad,  handsome  pages,  gives  the  finest 
possible  setting  to  its  numerous  pictorial 
and  literary  features.  These  latter  are 
always  of  a  timely  and  seasonable  nature, 
and  in  the  current  number  include  a  fas- 
cinating paper  on  "  Mishaps  and  Mys- 
teries of  the  Sea,"  by  Mary  Titcomb, 
reviewing  the  world's  great  marine  dis- 
asters, and  superbly  illustrated  with  draw- 
ings hyOverend,  Davidson,  Schell,  Burns, 
and  .Montbard.  The  September  number 
of  Frank  Leslie's  Popular  Monthly  con- 
tains the  opening  instalment  of  a  new 
serial  story,  "  The  Magnet  Stone,"  by 
Frances  Swann  Williams,  which  bids  fair 
to  prove  the  best  work  yet  offered  by  this 
rising  young  Virginian  novelist. 

Fiction  and  travel  are  the  strong  points 
of  the  September  Cosmopolitan,  which,  by 


the  way,  illustrates  better  than  any  pre- 
vious numlier  the  perfection  of  its  plant 
for  printing  a  magazine  of  the  highest 
class.  Conan  Doyle,  H.  H.  Boyesen, 
and  Clark  Russell  are  among  the  story- 
tellers. "The  Realm  of  the  Wonderful  " 
is  descriptive  of  the  strange  forms  of  life 
discovered  by  science  in  the  ocean's 
depths,  and  is  superbly  illustrated  in  a 
surprising  and  marvellous  way  by  the 
author,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Smith- 
sonian staff.  An  article  on  Cuba  is 
timely.  Without  bothering  the  reader 
with  unnecessary  description  of  the  fam- 
ous yachts  now  so  much  talked  of,  the 
Cosmopolitan  presents  four  full-page  illus- 
trations showing  these  noted  boats.  And 
it  may  be  said  that  no  more  beautifully 
illustrated  number  of  the  Cosmopolitan 
has  ever  been  given  to  the  public. 

"  Compulsion  in  Child  Training "  is 
the  subject  which  the  Rev.  Charles  H. 
Parkhurst,  D.D.,  discusses  wisely  and 
well  in  the  September  Lidies'  Home  Jour- 
nal. His  article  is  ably  supplemented 
by  Edward  W.  Bok's  excellent  editorial 
on  "  Our  Schools  and  Our  Teachers." 
"  The  Woman  Who  Paints  Cats  "  is  the 
striking  title  of  a  full  page  devoted  to 
Madame  Henriette  Ronner,  the  celebrated 
cat  painter,  several  copies  of  her  most 
celebrated  pictures  being  given.  "The 
Men  who  Write  our  Comic  Operas  "  are 
represented  by  portraits  and  sketches  of 
"  The  Composer  of '  Wang,'  "  "  The  Com- 
poser of '  Robin  Hood,'  "  and  "  The  Com- 
poser of  'Princess  Bonnie.'"  Graceful 
in  theme  and  melodious  in  construction 
is  Mr.  Robert  Coverley's  song,  "  Love's 
Reflections,"  written  exclusively  for  this 
issue  of  the  Journal.  Grace  Greenwood 
writes  of  "  The  Man  Who  Most  Influ- 
enced Me,"  Amelia  E.  Barr  of  "  Conver- 
sation at  the  Dinner  Table,"  and  Frank 
R.  Stockton's  "  Love  Before  Breakfast  " 
comes  to  a  happy  conclusion.  Altogether 
this  attractive  issue,  which  goes  out  with 
a  cover  especially  designed  by  Mr.  C.  D. 
Gibson,  is  worth  ten  times  its  price  of  ten 
cents.  The  Ladies'  Home  Journals  pub- 
lished by  the  Curtis  Publishing  Company, 
of  Philadelphia,  for  ten  cents  per  number 
and  one  dollar  per  year. 

Larger  and  better  than  ever,  Current 
History  io'!  the  second  quarter  of  1895 
has  appeared.  In  every  respect  its  stand- 
ard of  carefulness  of  compilation,  attract- 
iveness of  treatment,  editorial  impartiality, 
and  breadth  of  view,  is  fully  maintained. 
The  present  number  begins  with  an  article 
on  "  Argon  and  its  Discoverers,"  giving 
in  full  the  history  of  the  investigations  of 
Lord  Rayleigh  and  Professor  Ramsay,  a 
summary  of  all  that  is  yet  known  of  the 
new  constituent  of  the  atmosphere,  illus- 
trated with  portraits  of  the  discoverers, 
drawings  of  apparatus,  and  photographs  of 
the  spectra  of  argon.  The  Japan-China 
war  is  traced  to  its  conclusion,  with  the 
lessons  to  be  drawn  from  it,  and  an  intelli- 
gent outlook  into  the  future  in  the  Orient. 
The  Manitoba  school  question  is  clearly 
presented  in  its  legal  bearings.     The  fall 


of  the  Rosebery  Ministry,  the  formation 
of  a  new  cabinet,  and  the  general  elections 
in  Great  Britain  are  ably  reviewed,  also 
the  opening  of  the  Kaiser-Wilhelm  canal ; 
cabinet  crises  in  Austria-Hungary  ;  relief 
of  Chitral  in  British  India  ;  the  latest 
scientific  inventions  and  discoveries.  The 
frontispiece  is  a  portrait  of  Lord  Rayleigh; 
while  portraits  of  Professor  Ramsay  and 
thirty-six  other  celebrities  also  appear. 
The  volumes  bound  each  year  form  by 
far  the  cheapest  and  handiest,  and,  in 
many  respects,  the  best  annual  published. 
Buffalo,  N.Y.:  Garretson,  Co.x  &  Co. 
$1.50  a  year;  single  numbers,  40  cents; 
sample  copy,  10  cents;  specimen  pages 
free. 


Sulfinidum  Absolutum  is  the  name 
given  to  saccharin  absolutely  free  from 
any  para  acid. 

The  most  persistent  reader  of  an  ad- 
vertisement is  the  man  who  pays  for  it. 
— National  Printer-Journalist. 

To  discourage  loafing  in  the  drug  store, 
don't  do  any  loafing  yourself.  If  your 
store  is  open  for  business,  keep  busy. 

Don't  try  to  build  yourself  up  by  pull- 
ing your  competitors  down.  It  is  wrong 
in  principle  and  in  practice.  If  you  do, 
the  rebound  is  sure  to  come. 

Different  soils  are  adapted  to  the  growth 
of  different  plants  ;  so  are  different  adver- 
tising mediums  adapted  to  the  advance- 
ment of  different  businesses. 

To  Bronze  Le.\ther. — Dissolve  i  part 
of  tannin  in  20  parts  of  alcohol,  and  in 
this  stir  the  bronze  powder.  Apply  with 
a  sponge  or  a  brush. — Pharm.  Zeit. 

VOLATILITV    OF    MERCURIC    ChLORIDE. 

— It  is  stated  by  Arctowski  {Jour.  Chem. 
Soc.)  that  mercuric  chlorideis  more  volatile 
at  ordinary  temperatures  than  generally 
supposed. 

Alcohol  of  Cryst.\llization.  — 
French  chemists  have  succeeded  in  ob- 
taining crystals  of  strontium  bromide  and 
calcium  bromide,  in  which  alcohol  takes 
the  place  of  water. 

Ferments  in  the  Blood. — .'\ccording 
to  Rohmann  blood-serum  contains  dias- 
tase and  glucose,  ferments  which  convert 
starch  into  dextrin,  maltose,  and  de.xtrose. 
These  ferments  also  occur  in  malt. 

Pending  Scarcity  of  Olive  Oil. — 
The  production  of  olive  oil  in  Italy  for 
the  present  year  has  fallen  below  that  of 
last  by  about  600,000  hectolitres.  In 
Spain,  olive  oil  is  also  very  scarce.  There 
will  be  only  sufficient  for  home  consump- 
tion. 

Methylene  Blue  as  an  Analgesic. 
— Liniosin  recommends  {Berlin  Klin. 
IFoehen.)  the  use  of  methylene  blue  as  an 
analgesic  suggested  by  Ehrlich,  as  espe- 
cially beneficial  in  the  treatment  of  sciatica. 
Relief  is  usually  obtained  after  several 
doses,  the  dose  being  0.3. 


2l6 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,  Proto,  oz $     35  $     40 

Bin.,  oz 25  3° 

Oxide,  Red,    lb i   15  I   20 

Pill(BlueMass),  lb 7°  75 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ...  .  30  35 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz i  75  i  80 

Muriate,  oz 1   75  '8° 

Sulphate,  oz i   75  '8° 

Pepsin,   Saccharated,  oz 35  4° 

Phenacetine,  oz 35  3^ 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  35  38 

PiPERiN,  oz I  00  I   10 

Phosphorus,  lb ...  90  i  10 

PoTASSA,  Caustic,  white,  lb 60  65 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35  40 

Bicarbonate,  lb ; 15  17 

Bichromate,  lb 14  15 

Bitrat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 23  25 

Bromide,   lb 65  70 

Carbonate,  lb 12  13 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18  20 

Powdered,  lb 20  22 

Citrate,  lb 70  75 

Cyanide,  lb 40  50 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10  12 

Iodide,  lb 4  00  4   10 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb 8  10 

Permanganate,  lb 40  45 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50  55 

Yellow,  lb 32  35 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,  lb 25  30 

Sulphuret,  lb 25  30 

Proplylamine,   oz 35  46 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 30  32 

Ozs. ,  oz 36  40 

QuiNiDiNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz. ..  16  20 

Salicin,  lb 3  75  4  00 

Santonin,  oz 20  22 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90  i  00 

Fused,  oz I   00  I   10 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30  35 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75  3  00 

Bromide,  lb 65  70 

Carbonate,  lb 3  6 

Ilypophosphite,  oz 10  12 

Hyposulphite,  lb   3  6 


Iodide,  oz $     40 

Salicylate,  lb I   75 

Sulphate,  lb 2 

Sulphite,  lb 8 

So.mnal,  oz 85 

Spirit  Nitre,  lb 35 

Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb 18 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz So 

Sulfonal,  oz 40 

Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2J 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

Tartar  Emeitc,  lb . .  50 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

Veratrine,  oz 2  00 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

Carbonate  lb 25 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

Iodide,  oz .  60 

O.side,   lb 13 

Sulphate,  lb 9 

Valerianate,  oz 25 

essential  oils. 

Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

Sweet,  lb 50 

Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

Rec't,  lb 60 

Anise,  lb 3  00 

Bay,  oz 50 

Bergamot,  lb •■•"....  3  75 

Cade,  lb 90 

Cajuput,  lb I   60 

Capsicum,  oz 60 

Caraway,  lb 2  75 

Cassia,  lb I   75 

Cedar 55 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 275 

Citronelle,  lb 80 

Clove,  lb I   20 

Copaiba,  lb i   75 

Croton,  lb I    50 

Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

Cumin,  lb 5  50 

Erigeron,  oz 20 

Eucalyptus,  lb '5° 

Fennel,  lb i   60 


i     43 

1  80 

5 

10 
00 

65 
20 

85 
42 

4 
20 

55 
60 

2  10 
75 
30 
15 
65 
60 
II 
30 


So 
60 
45 
65 
25 
60 
00 
00 
70 

65 
00 
80 

85 
00 

85 
30 
00 

75 
00 
00 
25 

75 
75 


Geranium, oz $1   75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. .  .  4  50 

Wood,  lb ,.  70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,  lb....  3  00 

(Jarden,  lb i   50 

Lemon,  lb i   75 

Lemongrass,  lb i   50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,   lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 275 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz 80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 3  60 

Pimento,  lb 2  bo 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i  60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb ■ 65 

Tansy,  lb 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

FIXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i  25 

Norwegian,  gal 2  75 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 62 

Raw,  gal 60 

Neatsfoot,  gal i  20 

Olive,  gal i  20 

Salad,  gal 2  50 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i  40 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


$1  So. 

3  5°- 

5  00 

75. 

3  50 

'  75. 

I  80 

I  6a 

65 

4  50 

3  00 

3  00 

70 

«.S 

2  75 

3  75 

2  75 

«5 

11  00 

75 

30 

7  50 

So 

■  75 

4  00 

70 

4  50 

I  90 

3  00 

3  7S 

4  50 

II 

■  30 

3  00 

I  20 

I  00 

65 

62 

I  30 

I  25 

2  60 

13 

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"DERBY  PLUG,"  5  and  10  ets.,  "THE  SMOKERS'  IDEAL,"  "DERBY."  "ATHLETE"  CIGARETTES, 

ARE  THE  BEST. 


D.  RITCHIE  &  CO., 


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Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

During  the  past  month  business  has 
shown  signs  of  activity,  and  although 
early  for  a  decided  increase  in  the  volume 
of  orders,  yet  reports,  especially  in  the 
eastern  provinces,  are  exceedingly  favor- 
able. The  crops  in  all  sections  are  above 
the  average,  and  there  is  every  indication 
of  an  active  business  season  approachhig. 
The  time  of  "  fairs  "  is  on  us  with  all  its 
force,  and,  as  a  consequence,  trade  is 
fluctuating,  the  cities  and  towns  every- 
where having  their  good  and  bad  days. 

There  is  little  to  note  in  the  drug 
market  this  month.  What  changes  have 
taken  place  have,  for  the  most  part, 
shown  an  advance  in  prices. 

Cream  tartar  has  advanced  about  two 
cents  per  pound. 

Tartaric  acid  is  likewise  higher,  and 
tending  still  upward. 

Quinine  firm,  and  moderate  demand. 


Opium  remains  about  at  last  quotations. 
This  is  one  of  the  very  uncertain  drugs 
which  goes  up  and  down  without  apparent 
cause,  due  principally  to  the  varying  ad- 
vices from  the  growers,  as  well  as  the 
manipulations  of  the  speculator. 

Camphor  continues  to  advance  some- 
what. This  product  is  higher  in  New 
York  than  in  England. 

Sulphate  copper  is  firm,  owing  to  the 
rise  in  the  metal  itself. 

Cod-liver  oil  has  again  advanced. 

Carbolic  acid  remains  at  last  month's 
quotation. 

Essential  oils  have  all  an  upward  move- 
ment in  price. 

Salicylic  acid  remains  very  low,  and 
demand  light. 


England. 

London,  Aug.  28,  1895. 

Business  has  been  dull  during  the 
month,  but  prices  remain  for  the  most 
part    unaltered.       Bismuth    has    dropped 


during  the  early  part  of  the  month  and 
camphor  materially  advanced.  It  is  quite 
probable  that  both  articles  will  progress 
further  in  their  respective  directions. 
Quicksilver  is  firmer,  but  mercurials  unal- 
tered. Cocaine  is  easier.  Opium  re- 
mains unaltered,  and  buyers  are  standing 
off  for  further  developments.  Cream  of 
tartar  has,  during  the  past  week,  ad- 
vanced slightly,  and  ipecacuanha  is  dearer. 
Balsam  of  Peru  is  still  very  high-priced 
and  in  fair  demand,  and  quinine  is  selling, 
freely  at  a  fractional  advance. 


A  stock  of  goods  without  advertising  is. 
like  a  gun  without  ammunition — there's 
nothing  to  make  it  "go  off." 

A  good  ad.  tells  the  people  something 
that  they  do  not  know,  but  wanted  to 
know,  without  being  aware  of  the  fact. 

An  advertisement — like  a  cigar — should 
beso  good  that  the  first  whiff  or  impressior* 
will  cause  a  man  to  finish  it. 


Canadian  Druggist 

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To  Correct  .\buses. 

Drug  Men  on  the  Diainond. 

Pharmaceutical  Examinations. 

Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 

The  "  Lodge  Doctor.  ' 

(ilycerin  Ovules  ami  Suppositories. 

Gutta-Ptrcha  from  Dried  Leaves. 

Trade  Notes. 

Nova  Scotia  Notes. 

Prince  EdwarJ  Island  Notes. 

Manitoba  Note.s. 

British  Columbia  Notes. 
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Legitimate  Protection  to  the  Druggist. 

Did  not  Join  the  O.C..\. 

The  Educational  Ouestion. 
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Pharinacy  in  England. 
Taka  Diastase. 

The  Pumice-Stone  Industry  of  the  Lipari  Islands. 
Substitute  for  Natural  Sulphuretted  Waters. 
What  We  Are. 

Safeguards  against  Adulteration. 
El>lTOKI.-VLS. 

Transient  Traders. 

A  Questionable  E.vperiment. 
The  Care  of  Stock. 
What  the  Pharmacist  should  know  about   certain 

Poison  Accidents. 
Manufacture  of  Surgical  Dressings. 
Some  of  the  Trials   of   Druggists. 
Fraud  in  Ginseng. 
Recent  United  States   Patents. 
kok.mul.arv. 
Photocr.^phic  Notes. 
Phar.macv  Abroad. 
Ui'siNEss  Notices 
Books  and  M.\gazines. 
Device  for  Filling  Gelatine  Capsules. 
Who  Owns  the  Prescription  ? 
Drug  Reports. 


-^  A  Time  for  Action. 

The  general  outbreak  of  a  crusade  of 
"cut  prices"  has  awaketied  the  drug  trade 
throughout  this  province  to  a  sense  of  the 
danger  which  threatens  them,  and  the 
consequent  demoraHzation  of  business. 
Not  only  In  the  large  centres,  but  in  a 
number  of  smaller  towns,  the  selling  of 
proprietary  remedies  at  reduced  rates  has 
begun,  and  is  being  extensively  advertised, 
not  only  through  the  press,  but  also  by 
circulars  and  dodgers,  giving  as  much 
publicity  as  possible  to  the  fact,  and  ren- 
dering it  almost  impossible  to  get  regular 
prices,  not  only  in  these  lines,  but  also  in 
otiiers  which  are  handled  by  druggists. 
Many  reasons  are  assigned  for  this  evil, 
the  "  department "  store  is  charged  with 
its  inception,  the  increasing  number  of 
patent  medicines,  and  the  overcrowding 
of  the  drug  business,  are  all  assumed 
factors  in  this  movement  ;  but  no  matter 
what  the  cause  may  be,  the  evil  is  with 
us,  and  it  remains  to  be  seen  what  course 
should  be  adopted  for  its  suppression. 
There  are  the  few,  we  doubt  not,  who,  for 
their  own  interests  alone,  are  willing  that 
this  state  of  affairs  should  e.xist ;  but  the 
drug  trade  as  a  whole,  outside  of  these 
few,  are  opposed  to  any  such  business 
methods,  and  are  anxious  that  something 
should  be  done,  and  that  at  once,  to  stem 
the  tide  of  demoralization,  and  to  bring 
matters  into  shape  again.  Various  plans 
have  been  suggested,  and  many  of  them 
tried  in  the  United  States,  to  combat  the 
evil,  but  it  sti.ll  prevails,  and  nothing  but 
united  action  on  the  part  of  manufacturers 
and  retailers  can  in  any  way  retard  the 
movement  and  leave  the  "cutter"  in  the 
lurch.  Every  one  who  is  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  the  drug  trade  is  or  should 
be  interested  in  any  movement  towards  a 
remedy  of  the  evil,  as,  if  allowed  to  go 
on,  it  will  extend  its  ramifications  beyond 
the  mere  patent  medicine  trade  and  will 
invade  all  lines  kept  by  druggists,  and 
must  necessarily  result  disastrously  to  the 
wholesale  as  well  as  to  the  retail  trade. 


An  endeavor  is,  we  understand,  being 
made  to  form  an  association,  to  be  com- 
posed of  the  wholesale  druggists,  patent 
medicine  proprietors  and  jobbers,  and 
representative  retail  dealers,  whose  duty 
it  will  be  to  discuss  this  question  in  all  its 
bearings,  and,  if  possible,  devise  some 
measures  which  will  prevent  the  further 
spread  of  the  disturbing  element.  In  the 
meantime,  we  advise  all  druggists  to  resist 
any  encroachments  of  this  kind,  and  to 
further,  by  every  means  in  their  power, 
any  feasible  plan  which  may  be  put 
forward  looking  to  a  speedy  settlement  of 
the  question. 


To  Correct  Abuses. 

The  following  resolutions,  as  passed  at 
the  Denver  ineeting  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  should  com- 
mend themselves  to  all  thinking  pharma- 
cists, and  organizations  for  the  purposes 
mentioned  should  be  looked  after.  As 
we  have  mentioned  in  another  place, 
delay  means  danger,  and  perhaps,  ulti- 
mately, defeat,  and  any  action  to  be 
taken    should    be  commenced    at    once: 

Whereas  the  American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Association  has  the  best  interests  of 
the  retail  pharmacist  at  heart  ;  and  whereas 
it  is  self-evident  that  thorough  organiza- 
tion will  elevate  the  condition  of  phar- 
macy as  a  profession  ;  and 

Whereas  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  pledges  its  support  to  any 
well-directed  efforts  made  by  such  organi- 
zations for  the  accomplishment  of  the 
desired  results  ; 

Be  it  resolved,  That  we  urge  it  as  of 
vital  importance  that  permanent  local 
associations  should  at  once  be  effected 
everywhere  to  correct  such  abuses  as, 
exist. 

Resolved,  That  such  local  organizations 
should  at  once  give  their  attention  to  the 
correction  of  the  following  abuses  : 

(i)  Department  store  drug  tratific. 

(2)  Indirect  and  irregular  business 
transacted  by  the  jobbing  trade. 

(3)  Influencing  the  medical  profession 
to  return  to  their  first  allegiance. 

(4)  Turning  the  traffic  of  manufac- 
turing pharmacists  to  its  legitimate  chan- 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


nel,  as  indicated  in  tiie  resolution  adopted 
by  the  association  at  its  forty  second  an 
nual  meeting,  and  printed  on  page   78    of 
the  proceedings  of  that  year. 

Resolved,  That  the  secretary  of  tliis 
section  be  instructed  to  send  a  copy  of 
the  resolutions  adopted  to  the  president 
and  secretary  of  all  state  organizations,  and 
to  such  local  associations  as  may  be  known 
to  exist. 


Drug  Men  on  the  Diamond. 

A  friendly  game  of  baseball  was  played 
on  Saturday  afternoon,  October  5th,  on 
the  Exhibition  Grounds,  Montreal,  between 
a  team  from  the  wholesale  drug  houses  of 
Lyman,  Knox  i^:  Co.  and  Kerry,  Watson 
&  Co.  Kerry,  Watson  &  Co. 's  team  won. 
Score,  32-16.  Mr.  T.  D.  McLeish  kmdly 
acted  as  umpire. 


mand  their  services  on  trivial  occasions 
because  the  fee  is  insignificant.  Further- 
more, the  ethics  of  the  profession  are 
alleged  to  be  violated,  and  the  London 
doctors  hope  that  the  medical  men  of 
other  Canadian  cities  and  towns  will 
second  their  efforts. 

A  petition  has  been  circulated  among 
the  medical  men  asking  that  each  pledge 
himself  not  to  accept  the  position  of  lodge 
doctor  on  penalty  of  a  forfeit  of  $100. 
Of  the  46  or  47  doctors  in  London  about 
40  have  signed  the  agreement,  and  already 
the  lodge  men  have  started  to  bestir  them- 
selves. They  threaten,  in  case  the  move- 
ment is  put  into  practice,  to  import 
doctors  of  their  own,  to  the  detriment  of 
the  London  doctors,  and  there  the  milter 
rests. 


more  easilydetachablefrom  theiiiouldsand 
from  the  capsule  used  to  make  the  mass  in, 
from  the  little  tendency  it  has  to  became 
granular  or  lumpy.  It  seems,  therefore, 
from  the  double  point  of  view,  cleanliness 
and  ease  of  manipulation,  it  is  advantage- 
ous to  substitute  agar-agar  for  gelatin,  and 
its  price  is  equally  low  with  that  of  gelatin. 
— //  Giornale  di  Farmacia. 


Pharmaceutical  Examinations. 

The  Preliminary  Board  of  Exaiiiiners 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association  of  the 
Province  of  Quebec 
held  their  quarterly 
examinations  m 
Montreal  and  Que- 
bec on  Thursday, 
October  3rd,  when 
twenty-seven  candi- 
dates entered  for 
examination,  and  of 
these  the  following 
passed  in  order  of 
merit,  namely  ;  Wil- 
frid Barolet,  E.B.T. 
Brown,  J.  Clifford 
White,  AlianChristie, 
O.  Rouillard,  F.  W. 
Horner,  H.  E.  Arch- 
ambault,  and  J-  T- 
Moreau. 

T  h  e  examiners 
were  Prof.  A.  Le- 
bland  de  Brumath 
and  Prof.  Isaac 
Ganimell,  with  Mr. 
J.   Emile  Roy  as  supervisor  at    Quebec. 

The  next  examination  will  take  place 
on  the  2nd  of  January,  1S96.  'I'he  regular 
semi-annual  examinations  for  major  and 
minor  candidates  will  be  held  in  Laval 
University,  Quebec,  on  Tuesday,  October 
15th,  and  quite  a  large  number  of  can- 
didates have  entered  for  these  exami- 
nations. 


Glycerin  Ovules  and  Suppositories. 

Now  that  the  suppositories  and  ovules 
containing  glycerin  have  entered  the  do- 
minion of  pharmacy,  it  will   not   be  alto- 


Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 

The  attendance  at  this  college  this 
term  is  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
institution,  there  being  117  students,  one 
of  the  number  being  a  young  lady. 


The  "Lodge  Doctor." 

The  physicians  of  London,  Ont.,  are 
uniting  in  an  effort  to  abolish  the  "  lodge 
doctor  "  attached  to  each  of  the  various 
beneficiary  societies.  The  doctors  claim 
that  it  is  unfair  to  them,  and  that  they  are 
imposed  on  by  members  of  the  families  of 
members  of  the  various  lodges,  who  de- 


W.  R.  Watsons  Drug  Store,  Charlottetown,  P.E.I. 

getheruseless,  perhaps,  to  given  new  modus 
operandi  for  their  preparation.  The  usual 
formula  for  their  manufacture  is  with  gen- 
eral accord  given  as  follows  :  Isinglass  or 
gelatin,  distilled  water,  and  glycerin. 
Such  suppositories  have  the  gre?t  disad- 
vantage of  being  more  or  less  sticky,  of 
adhering  frequently  to  the  mould, 
and,  when  the  mass  is  not  sufficiently 
homogeneous,  of  giving  defective,  opaque, 
and  dirty  gray-colored  products.  The 
author  lias  tried  various  excipients  having 
the  power  of  solidifying  glycerin,  but  none 
have  given  completely  satisfactory  results. 
Finally,  he  had  recourse  to  agar-agar, 
or  gelidium  corneum,  and  believes  he  is 
right  m  his  preference  for  it.  These  are 
the  proportions  used  :  Agar-agar,  in 
small  pieces,  10  grammes  ;  distilled  water, 
200  grammes.  Make  a  smooth  soft  paste 
by  the  aid  of  heat,  stirring  constantly, 
and  then  add  glycerin,  200  grammes. 
Mix  thoroughly,  add  any  medicament 
required,  and  strain.  The  suppositories 
and  ovules  obtained  are  transparent,  less 
elastic  than  those   made  with  gelatin,  and 


Gutta-Pereha  from  Dried  Leaves. 

A  new  enterprise  that  it  is  claimed  will 
largely  increase  the  output  of  gutta-percha 
is  the  collection  and   export  of  the  dried 
leaves  of  the  gutta  tree.     At  first  a   few 
small  packages  of  leaves  were  forwarded  to 
Paris  and  once  there  an  excellent  quality 
of  pure   gutta-percha   was   extracted,    the 
leaves   yielding    from    seven    to    ten    per 
cent,  of  their  weight  of  the  manufactured 
article.      Mons.  F.  Hourant,  who  sent  the 
leaves  to    France,  after    some    difficulty 
succeeded  in   getting  the  natives   to  work 
systematically    at    the    collection    of   the 
leaves,  and  now  they 
are    being  exported 
in   quantities  which 
increase  from  month 
to  month.     He  has 
erected  a  factory  at 
Kuchingfor  the  pur- 
pose  of   thoroughly 
drying  these    leaves 
before    shipment. 
'I'he   advantages   of 
this   method  are  evi- 
dent.     The  natives 
formerly  cut  down  a 
tree  to  obtain  thesap 
and  from   this,   if  it 
were   an  adult    tree 
twenty-five  to  thirty 
years  of  age,  there 
was    obtained     one 
catty    of    pure    dry 
gutta.     Fully    as 
much    can    be    ob- 
tained from     two 
pluckings     of    the    leaves   of    the    same 
tree   without  injuring  it,    for  it  will    long 
continue    to  put    out   fresh  foliage,  and, 
what    is    more    important,    will    live    to 
seed    and    reproduce  its    species.     This 
is  an  important  point,  as  the  best  gutta 
trees    do     not    bear     fruit     until     thirty 
years  of  age.     The  gutta  obtained   from 
the  leaves  is  also  pure  and  dry,  which  is 
much  more  than  can  be  said  of  the  ordi- 
nary Dyak  gutta.     The  millions  of  trees 
that  have  already  been   destroyed  by  the 
native  gatherers  are  also  still  of  service,  as 
their    stumps    have    sent    out    numerous 
small  shoots,  and,  though  these  are  too 
small  to  be  tapped,   their    leaves  are   as 
good  as  those  of  the  adult  tree. — India 
Rubber  World. 


ANew  Method  of  Applying  Leeches. 
— The  leech  is  placed  in  a  large  test  tube 
partly  filled  with  water.  The  open  end  of 
the  tube  is  then  placed  against  the  part, 
when  the  leech  promptly  fixes  itself  to 
the  skin. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


f2lKA) 


A.    Y.   SCOTT. 


D    MatMILLAN. 


Scott&MacMillan 


Manufacturers  of 

Perfumes 


jf^rMAR.    Perfumed  Waters 

I^E^A.  and 


Toilet  Sundries 


Telephone    2052. 

14-16  MINCING  LANE,  TORONTO,  ONT. 


F*erf  limes 


PERSIAN  LILAC  SWISS  CLOVER  SPANISH  BOUQUET 

MO-KO-KA  JASMIN  CARNATION 

WHITE  ROSE  WHITE  HELIOTROPE  JOCKEY  CLUB 

CRAB  APPLE  BLOSSOM 

©• — ® — ©^ — 

JPerfiin^Gd  Waters 

Lilac    ■     Violet    ■     Lavender,  Etc. 
©. — ® — @, — 

Sundries 

ALMOND  CREAM, 

PANSY  VIOLET  TOILET  POWDER, 

PANSY  VIOLET  JELLY  CREAM, 
PANSY   VIOLET   TOOTH    POWDER. 


DR.    HAIR'S 
A.STHMA.    CURB 


Relief 
Quick 


Cure 
Certain 


Dr.  Hair's  .A.sthma  Cure  is  a  remedy  made  according  to 
scientific  knowledge  that  will  cure  Asthma.  Thousands  are 
permanently  cured  annually  by  this  cure.  It  is  a  radical, 
speedy,  and  sure  cure  for  all  forms  of  Asthma.  It  is  for  sale 
by  all  the  leading  wholesale  druggists  in  the  Dominion  of 
Canada,  to  wit :  Lyman  Brothers  &  Co. ;  Evans  &  Sons, 
Toronto,  Ont.  :  Lyman  Sons  &  Co.,  Montreal,  Quebec ; 
Forsyth,  Sutcliffe  cS:  Co.,  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia;  J.  Winer  <S; 
Co.,  Hamilton,  Ont.  ;  and  T.  B.  Barker  &  Sons,  St.  John, 
New  Brunswick. 

A  supply  of  Dr.  Hair's  pamphlets,  and  other  Asthma 
literature,  also  prices  and  terms,  will  be  sent  to  any  retail 
druggist  on  request. 

All  druggists  should  keep  this  remedy. 

Your  early  orders  and  enquiries  solicited  through  whole- 
sale druggist,  or  direct  from  us. 

None  genuine  without  the  trade-mark. 

Manufactured  only  by  Dr.  D.  W.  Hair,  Cincinatti,  O., 
U.S.A.     Address, 

DR.    W,   B,  IIA.IR 
341  West  Fourth  St.,  Cincinnati,  O. 


\Vc-  hi'ir  to  oi'fcT  to  the  Uvu>r  Tniilo 


Effervescent 


Hydrobromate   of 


Caffeine 


and 

Bromide  of 

Potassium 

WHICH   we  have   placed  upon   the    market 
to  fill     the    want    of   a    Febrifup;e    and 
Nervous    and     Muscular    Stimulant    of 
this  combination,  which  will  allow  the  retailer 
a  profit  that    will    fairly    compensate     him    for 
attention  to  its  distribution. 

Like  our  Citrate  of  Magnesia,  it  is  pure 
white,  and  bears  evidence  of  most  careful 
preparation. 

10c.  Size    (two  doses)  1  Dozen   in  a  box. 

25c.  Size  (twelve  doses)  i  Dozen  in  a  box. 

Also  Pound   Bottles  for  Dispensing. 

Show   it    to    voiir    Ir*livsicians. 


Canadian. 

Cattle  Spice 

Will  increase  your  country 
trade.  loo  lb.  Cotton  Bags, 
and  IOC.  packages  (about 
a  (ptart). 


ELiLiIOT  8t  Co. 

5  FRONT  STREET  EAST 

TORONTO 


(2i8b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


J.  STEVENS  &  SON, 


78  LONG  LANE, 


LONDON,  E.G., 


ENGLAND 


Red  Cross  English  Dressings, 

Druggists'    Specialties, 
Glass     and     Earthenware, 

Hospital  Supplies  and  Instruments. 


1S95  List   an<I  X>iscoun/s    now  ready. 


CANADIAN  AGENCY : 

TORONTO 
AJA.  KI^M^S  OF     ■     .     ■ 

CRUDE  DRUGS. 

-  -  SPECIALTIES  OF   -  - 

FREDK.  CRAF,  merchant, 

65  FENCHURCH  ST.,  LONDON,  E.C. 

Established  iSS6.  Prices  and  samples  on  application. 

PHOTOGRAPHERS  ""jrrr" 

—  USE   THE  — 

WALPOLE  HYPO^"^o%"'"  SODA 

Every  lot  tested  chemically  and  photo^aphically  be- 
fore shippinc:.  If  your  supply  man  does  not  keep  the 
Walpoie  Hypo  we  wi  ]  'pu  pplv  your  wan  te,  1  lb.  or  tons. 

WALPOLE  CHEMICAL  WORKS.  Walpole,  Mass. 


We  have  a 
New  Line  of 


Hot 

"Water 

Bottles 


which     we    are    offering     to     tht 
trade  at 

Very  Low  Figures 


We  can  give  you  a  two-quari 
hot  water  bottle  tO  retail  at 
75  cents  each. 


Prices  and  quantity  discount  on 
application. 


ALPHA  RUBBER  CO.,  Ltd. 


MONTREAL,  CANADA. 


DICKS 

DKIVERSAL  por  horses 
MEDICINES  *N°°A-^T'-E 

They  always  give  entire  satisfaction,  and  there  are  no 
medicines  in  the  market  that  can  compare  with  them. 

Thrifty    farmers,  stockowners  and  carters  ail  over  the 
country  are,  by  actual  results,  realizing  that  they  cannot 
afford  to  be  without  a  supply  of 
Dick'M  Blood  Purifier      Price  50c. 
Dick's  Bli-iter,  for    Curbs,  Spavins,  Swellings, 

etc.     Price  50c. 
Dick's  Liiniiueut  for  Cuts,  Spraius,  Hrui  ses,  etc. 

Price  35c. 
Dick's  Ointment.    Price  25c. 

Circulars  and  advertising  cards  fiirnislied. 

DICK  &  CO.,  P.O.Box  482,  MONTREAL 


The 

Best 

Brushes 

Hair,  Tooth,  Nail, 
Shaving,  Bath, 
Cloth,  Infants' 

MANUFACTURED  BY 

A.Dupont&Co. 

PARIS 


Agents  for  Canada— 

J.  PALMER  &  SON, 


1747  Notre  Dame 
Street. 


MONTREAL 


Rapid . . 
. .  Sellers 

LUXTEN'S  INSECT  POWDER 
London  Drus  Co.'s 


Sticky  Fly  Paper 
Lime  Juice 

(ia  Pts.,  Pts.,  and  Qts.) 

niotii  Balls 

in    lo-cent  boxes. 

Storey's  Headache  Poit'ders 

lo-cent  packages. 

Oeiii  Rings 
Mixed   Spices 
Stafford's  White  Paste 

Cleaner  and  Stronger  than  "Mucilage 


<S^^S><g?<S? 


THE 


LONDON  DRUG  CO., 


I.OMDOI\,  OIXT. 


THE 


Lyman  Bros.  Co, 


(Limited) 


TORONTO,  ONT. 


Sea   Island  Twine 


(on  Rollers). 


One  Roller  and  5  lbs.  Twine 
for  $1.75. 


Blanco. 

Eugene's  Corn  Salve. 

Fairchild  Bros.  &  Foster's 
Ferroglobin  Tablets. 

Fairchild  Bros.  &  Foster's 
Thyroid  Tablets. 

Kootenay  Cure. 

Keasbey    &    Mattinson's    Alka- 
lithia  Gold  Cure  for  Asthma. 


Cape  May  Sea  Salt 

(in  Boxes)  retails  at  15c. 


Imperial 
Borated  Talcum 

Best  value,  and  gives  best  profit 
to  retailer  of  any  similar  powder 
in  the  market. 


We  are  headquarters  for  the 

Celebrated 
Perfumes 

Manufactured  by  Louis  R.   Harrison  & 
Co.,  New  York. 


CANADIAN    DRUGGIST. 


219 


Trade  Notes. 


R.  lirajne  has  opcMicii  a  new  drug 
store  in  Canso,  N.S. 

I).  I-.  Tremaiii  has  opened  a  new  drug 
store  in   Truro,  N.S. 

Pr.  M.  Case  has  opened  a  new  drug 
store  ill  St.  John,  N.B. 

W.  C.  Law  e^  Co.  have  opened  a  new 
drug  store  in  Beeton,  Ont. 

\V.  D.  Coate,  Keewatin,  Ont.,  has  sold 
his  drug  business  to  R.  H.  Gilchrist. 

C.  J.  Pasmore  has  purchased  the  drug 
business  of  Mr.  Kilgour,  .Arthur,  Ont. 

John  McBride,  Port  Dover,  Ont.,  has 
sold  h\s  drug  business  to  R.  M.  'I'aylor. 

Dr.  Holden,  of  Three  Forks,  B.C.,  has 
removed  his  drug  store  to  New  Denver, 
B.C. 

The  drug  store  of  A.  S.  Hutchins, 
Liverpool,  N.S.,  was  destroyed  by  fire  last 
month. 

The  business  of  W.  D.  Coate,  druggist, 
Keewatin,  Ont.,  is  now  carried  on  by  R. 
H.  Gilchrist. 

B.  W.  Robinson  has  purchased  the 
drug  business  ot  Kirby  Bros.,  167  Banks 
street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

\V.  R.  Reid  has  purchased  the  drug 
business  of  J.  C.  Johnston,  718  Queen 
street  west,  Toronto,  Ont. 

E.  D.  Storey,  formerly  with  H.  Wal- 
ters, has  purchased  the  drug  business  of 
Ids.  Rickey,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Allan  &  Co.,  wholesale  drug  sundries, 
have  removed  from  53  Front  street  east 
to  132  Bay  street,  Toronto. 

H.  J.  Dager's  drug  store,  Norwich, 
Ont.,  was  destroyed  by  fire,  September 
16;  loss,  $4,500;  insurance  $3,000. 

Mr.  Blackie  is  about  opening  a  new 
drug  store  on  the  corner  of  Queen  street 
and  Spring  Garden  Road,  Halifax,  N.S. 

The  drug  store  and  residence  of  R.  B 
Ostrom,  Frankford,  C'nt.,  was  destroyed 
byfire  last  month  ;  loss,  $4,500  ;  insurance, 
$3,000. 

J.  G.  Shuff,  of  Dundas  street  east,  Lon- 
don, Ont.,  has  removed  to  his  new  drug 
store,  corner  of  William  and  Dundas 
streets. 

The  drug  business  of  E.  Pimbury  Co., 
Union,  B.C.,  has  been  purchased  by  C. 
\'an  Houton,  who  has  managed  it  for 
some  time. 

The  Canada  Linseed  Oil  Mill  Co.,  with 
a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  and  principal 
place  of  business  Mission  City,  B.C.,  has 
been  incorporated. 

We  are  pleased  to  learn  that  N.  C. 
Poison,  of  Kingston,  Ont.,  has  almost 
completely  recovered  his  health.  He  in- 
tends, we  believe,  commencing  business 
again  in  that  city. 

Dr.  S.  A.  Metherell,  formerly  of  Vic- 
toria, B.C.,  has  purchased  the  drug  stock 
of  the  Victoria  Drug  Co.  (J.  F.  Rolls)  at 
50  cents  on  the  dollar.  The  stock  is 
valued  at  $6,000.     The  business  will  be 


under  the  management  of  George  T.  Mal- 
lory,  formerly  of  Victoria. 

A.  Land,  of  Niagara  Falls  South,  Ont., 
has  moved  into  his  new  drug  store  on 
Main  street,  facing  Culp  avenue,  and  is 
justly  proud  of  his  handsome  place  of 
business.  The  building  is  5o.\22  feet, 
with  ornamental  plate  glass  front,  and  an 
interior  finish  of  quartered  oak.  The  tile 
flooring  was  imported  from  Germany,  and 
is  of  very  unique  pattern,  with  the  words 
"  A.  Land "  set  in  the  doorway.  Mr. 
Land  has  occupied  his  former  place  of 
business  dWjoining  the  new  one  tor  twenty- 
six  years,  and  he  now  finds  himself  "  at 
home  "  in  a  store  that  would  grace  a  me- 
tropolis. A  handsome  soda  water  fount- 
ain, manufactured  by  the  Fletcher  Manu- 
facturing Co.  of  Toronto,  occupies  a 
prominent  position  near  the  entrance,  and 
at  its  rear  are  full  lines  of  school  supplies, 
stationery,  patent  medicines,  etc. 


Nova  Scotia  Notes. 

Mr.  J.  A.  Craig,  the  well-known  Yar- 
mouth druggist,  is  at  present  enjoying  a 
trip  to  Niagara  Falls,  and  visiting  the 
western  cities.  That  Mr.  Craig  may 
spend  a  pleasant  holiday  is  the  wish  of 
his  many  friends. 

Mr.  Charles  S.  Silver,  the  popular 
traveller  for  the  firm  of  Simson  Bros.  & 
Co.,  is  off  the  road  for  a  short  time,  com- 
pleting his  studies  for  the  pharmaceutical 
examinations. 

Mr.  Edmund  Jenner,  of  Guysboro,  also 
proposes  spending  the  winter  in  Halifax, 
in  order  to  pursue  his  studies. 

The  new  drug  store  of  Mr.  Blackie, 
who  recently  opened  on  Spring  Garden 
Road,  Halifax,  presents  an  attractive  ap- 
pearance. 

Mr.  Tupper  Foster,  formerly  of  Canso, 
is  at  present  with  Simson  Bros.,  Halifax. 
Mr.  Foster  also  proposes  to  attend  the 
pharmaceutical  examinations  ensuing. 

Mr.  Henry  Lyman,  the  senior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Lyman,  Sons  &  Co.,  whole- 
sale druggists,  St.  Paul  street,  Montreal, 
celebrated  his  eighty-second  birthday  on 
October  4th.  He  received  many  con- 
gratulations while  at  his  office  or  about 
the  street  during  the  day.  The  firm  was 
established  in  1800,  ninety-five  years  ago, 
and  Mr.  Lyman's  connection  with  it 
covers  a  period  of  nearly  sixty  years. 


Prince  Edward  Island  Notes. 

The  Island  press  is  unanimous  in  de- 
claring that  the  exhibit  made  by  Mr.  W.  R 
Watson, of  Charlottetown, at  the  Provincial 
Exhibition,  held  a  few  days  ago,  was  not 
only  the  handsomest  in  the  building,  but 
the  finest  ever  made  by  any  business  house 
in  the  province.  The  exhibit  attracted 
large  crowds  who  were  much  interested  in 
it.  Besides  Mr. Watson's  own  preparations 
arranged  in  pyramids,  there  were  a  cab- 
inet of  rare  drugs,  another  of  elegant 
pharmaceutical  preparations,  a  very  nand- 
some  pyramid  of  perfumes,  large  sponges, 


brushes,  costly  carved  pipes,  original 
packages  of  drugs,  beautiful  cases  of 
cigars,  and  a  series  of  large  cards  covered 
with  sundry  articles  arranged  in  artistic 
designs,  and  representing  various  depart- 
ments of  the  busines.s.  The  exhibit  re- 
presented a  great  deal  of  work  and  enter- 
prise, and  should  bring  favorable  results 
to  the  exhibitor. 

Mr.  Davies  was  the  only  other  exhibitor 
among  the  druggists.  His  exhibit  did 
not  consist  of  drugs,  but  of  a  fine  line  of 
the  "  Comet"  bicycles,  for  which  he  is  the 
Charbttetown  agent.  Mr.  Davies  not 
only  rode  in  the  bicycle  races,  but  w^as  the 
first  to  import  a  "wheel  built  for  two" 
into  Prince  Edward  Island. 


Manitoba  Notes« 

Classes  in  pharmac)-  will  open  at  the 
Manitoba  Medical  College,  Winnipeg,  on 
the  2nd  of  October  next.  It  is  expected 
that  a  very  large  number  of  students  will 
be  in  attendance  during  the  coming  win- 
ter term. 

Mr.  C.  S.  Touchbourne,  of  Fort  Sas- 
katchewan, was  called  10  his  home  in 
Alexander  recently  by  the  death  of  his 
father,  a  wealthy  and  highly  respected 
farmer  of  that  district.  Having  made  ar- 
rangements to  dispose  of  his  business, 
Mr.  Touchbourne  will  not  return  to  Sas- 
katchewan. 

Mr.  J.  R.  Wynne,  of  the  Canadian  rifle 
team,  returned  to  Winnipeg  last  week 
after  an  absence  of  three  months,  during 
which  time  he  visited  many  of  the  large 
cities  of  the  old  land,  as  well  as  attending 
to  his  duties  at  Bisley  as  a  member  of  the 
team.  He  also  participated  in  the  rifle 
matches  at  Montreal  and  Ottawa. 

Dr.  J.  B.  Morrison  was  in  Winnipeg 
last  week  giving  an  opening  order  for  a 
new  drug  store  to  be  established  at  A\'hite- 
wood,  N.W.T.  The  style  of  the  firm  will 
be  Morrison  Bros. 

Mr.  J.  A.  Wright,  of  Boissevain,  is 
now  on  his  way  east,  where  he  will  visit 
many  of  the  large  cities. 

Mr.  R.  F.  Greer,  who  has  been  in  the 
province  for  some  weeks  looking  after  his 
business  interests,  returned  to  Toronto, 
accompanied  by  Mrs.  Greer  and  their 
little  daughter. 

Mr.  W.  J.  Mitchell  and  his  staflT  have 
been  busily  engaged  during  the  last  few 
weeks  removing  his  stock  to  the  old  stand 
in  the  Western  Canada  Loan  Company's 
block,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  in 
the  early  part  of  last  winter.  The  new- 
building  is  an  imposing  structure,  and  a 
great  many  improvements  are  noticed 
over  the  old  building. 

Mr.  R.  B.  Taylor,  of  Grenfell,  has  just 
returned  from  Guelph,  Ont.,  where  he 
attended  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Supreme  High  Court  of  the  Canadian 
Order  of  Foresters. 

Dr.  John  Hutchinson,  of  Grenfell,  was 
in  Winnipeg  for  a  few  days  attending  the 
opening  of  the  iSLinitoba  Medical  Col- 
lege. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Mr.  W.  E.  Cowan,  druggist,  Deloraine, 
left  last  week  for  a  month's  visit  to  On- 
tario. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Casselnian  has  returned  to 
Winnipeg  after  a  three  months'  visit  to  the 
east.  He  will  take  a  position  with  Mr.  C. 
M.  Eddington. 

Dr.  Poole,  of  Roland,  Man.,  has  made 
arrangements  for  the  opening  of  a  drug 
store  at  that  place. 

Mr.  C.  M.  Eddington,  Market  street 
drug  store,  Winnipeg,  is  making  extensive 
alterations  and  improvements  on  his  store, 
which,  when  completed,  will  be  found  to 
be  as  neat  and  commodious  a  drug  store 
as  may  be  seen  in  the  west.  A  twenty- 
foot  cement  walk  has  recently  been  laid  in 
front  of  the  premises,  which  will  add  much 
to  the  appearance  of  the  front  store. 

Mr.  Charles  E.  Frasst,  representing 
Messrs.  Henry  K.  Wampole  &  Co.,  of 
Philadelphia  and  Toronto,  has  been  trav- 
elling through  the  province  on  behalf  of 
preparations  manufactured  by  the  firm. 

Dr.  R.  P.  Crookshinck  and  wife,  of 
Rapid  City,  have  just  returned  from  an 
extensive  trip  to  the  maritime  provinces. 

Mr.  Brent  Good,  of  Carter's  Pill  fame,  is 
expected  in  the  province  in  a  few  days. 
He  is  travelling  east  over  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  in  a  private  coach. 

A  drug  store  will  be  opened  at  Russell, 
Man.,  in  a  few  days. 


British  Columbia  Notes. 

Events  of  sufficient  interest  to  warrant 
being  recorded  have  been  almost  «// dur- 
ing the  past  month  or  so  in  this  province. 
Considerable  attention  has  been  given  to 
the  gold  mining  in  the  Kootenays  and 
Alberni,  and  some  enterprising  men  have 
torn  themselves  away  from  the  comforts 
of  town  life  for  the  hardships  of  the  more 
remunerative  diggings. 

Business  has  been  better  for  months 
past,  and  a  decidedly  better  feeling  is 
noticeable  among  the  people.  That  the 
druggists  have  faith  in  the  continuance  of 
the  improvement  is  evidenced  by  the 
decided  strides  made  along  the  line  of 
store  embellishment.  The  days  of  musty, 
dusty,  mysterious  drug  stores  are  long 
past,  and  yet  there  are  some  antiquated 
pharmacists  who  still  persist  along  the 
old  paths.  Druggist  C.  E.  Jones  has  in 
contemplation  extensive  alterations,  in 
which  he  will  enlarge  his  floor  space,  but 
moving  down  Government  street  a  couple 
of  stores,  and  in  future  occupying  two 
instead  of  one. 

Some  few  druggists  in  \'an;ouver, 
Westminster,  and  Victoria,  have  joined 
the  Ontario  Chemists'  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  have  placed  the  goods  on 
the  market.  PVom  what  we  have  been 
able  to  gather,  the  medicines  so  far  intro- 
duced have  given  satisfactory  results. 

The  council  of  the  B.C.P.A.  met  in 
the  offices  ot  Messrs.  Lanley  &  Co.  on 
September  igth.  The  business  trans- 
acted was  of  an  unimportant  routine 
nature,  although  vows  were   registered  by 


all  present  to  secure  the  proper  observa- 
tion of  the  new  amendments  to  the  Phar- 
macy Act,  and  especially  the  sale  of 
poisons.  As  the  Act,  as  a  whole,  may  be 
said  to  be  fairly  strong,  those  druggists 
who  do  not  comply  with  its  provisions 
may  find  themselves  money  out  ere  long. 

Dr.  S.  A.  Metherall,  formerly  of  Vic- 
toria, has  purchased  the  stock  and  busi- 
ness of  the  Vancouver  Drug  Company, 
Vancouver,  for  $3,000.  Mr.  Mallory, 
formerly  with  C.  E.  Jones,  of  Victoria, 
has  gone  to  manage  the  business,  and  it 
is  understood  he  also  has  an  interest  in 
the  business. 

J.  F.  Rolls,  late  of  the  Vancouver  Drug 
Company,  has  opened  up  at  Three  Forks. 

Mr.  Allen,  graduate  of  the  O.C.P.,  is 
the  new  clerk  at  Messrs.  Langley  &  Co.'s, 
Victoria. 

Mr.  Charles  Van  Houten,  it  is  re- 
ported, has  acquired  the  proprietorship  of 
the  branch  drug  store  which  he  formerly 
managed  for  E.  Pimbury  &  Co.  in  Union. 


Trade  Journal  Advertising. 

By  E.  H.  Gane,  Ph.C,  New  York. 

Those  who  speak  lightly  as  to  the  effi- 
cacy of  trade  journal  advertising  have 
evidently  not  given  the  subject  that  con- 
sideration which  it  merits.  We  believe 
that  the  facts  will  bear  us  out  in  the  as- 
sertion that  more  can  be  accomplished, 
with  a  given  amount  of  expenditure, 
through  trade  journals  than  in  any  other 
way.  By  this  we  mean  that  let  two 
articles  be  of  equal  merit — one  of  which 
is  adapted  to  the  members  of  some 
branch  of  a  trade  and  the  other  for  the 
public  in  general — and  it  would  take,  in 
all  likelihood,  three  or  four  times  as  much 
money  to  secure  the  same  reputation  for 
and  results  from  the  latter  as  from  the 
former.  What  can  be  accomplished  in 
the  shoe  and  leather  trade  is  being  dem- 
onstrated right  along.  We  have  in  mind 
numerous  cases  where  the  most  wonderful 
and  satisfactory  results  were  achieved. 
One  house,  whose  business  was  not  satis- 
factory, and  which  produced  an  article 
which  is  no  more  of  a  specialty  that  plain 
sole  leather,  calfskins  or  linings,  decided, 
after  much  persuasion,  to  appropriate 
$5,000  for  advertising  purpo.ses  during  a 
recent  year.  Arrangements  were  made 
with  a  number  of  the  leading  trade  jour- 
nals for  a  page  of  space  regularly.  A  man 
with  original  ideas  carefully  prepared  the 
announcements  and  saw  that  they  were 
inserted  in  a  way  calculated  to  accom- 
plish the  most  good.  What  was  the  re- 
sult ?  Well,  it  would  be  almost  risky  to 
tell,  because  some  of  the  doubting 
Thomases  may  smile  and  shake  their 
heads  with  incredulity.  The  plain,  un- 
varnished truth,  however,  is  that  the  ex- 
penditure brought  back  something  like 
5,000  per  cent,  of  gain,  although  it  was 
undertaken  with  considerable  forebodings 
of  failure.  In  another  case  an  article  used 
in  connection  with  footwear  was  given 
such  a  reputation  through  the  trade  press 


in  the  space  of  about  four  months  that 
every  retailer  in  the  country  now  demands 
it.  There  are  scores  of  other  illustrations 
which  might  be  cited,  all  of  which  show 
that  the  trade  press  offers  a  field  which  is 
absolutely  unrivalled  for  the  obtaining  of 
results  by  the  expenditure  of  a  compara- 
tively small  amount  of  money.  Indeed,  it 
is  questionable  whether  too  good  results 
are  not  often  secured  to  be  advantageous 
to  the  publishers  of  the  trade  journals, 
because  those  whose  business  so  speedily 
develops  tremendous  proportions  are  not 
inapt  to  get  the  idea  that  the  gain  is  at- 
tributable to  some  other  reason  than  ad- 
vertising. In  other  words,  they  get  such 
an  exalted  opinion  of  their  shrewdness 
that  they  consider  themselves  too  impor- 
tant to  longer  depend  upon  the  publicity 
to  be  secured  from  the  trade  press.  The 
natural  result  in  many  such  cases  is  that 
the  period  of  decadence  sets  in.  Then, 
unless  they  are  shrewd  enough  to  renew 
their  efforts  in  the  direction  of  advertis- 
ing, they  are  very  apt  to  forever  after- 
ward decry  the  value  of  printers'  ink. — 
Shoe  and  Leather  Facts. 


Side  Lines  for  Druggists. 

2.  PAINT.S  AND  Oils. — The  encroach- 
ments which  have  been  made  upon  the 
lines  which,  in  former  years,  were  largely 
handled  by  the  drug  trade,  together  with 
the  idea  of  many  in  the  trade  that  drugs, 
"  pure  and  simple,"  were  all  that  should 
form  the  stock  of  the  retail  druggist,  has 
had  a  tendency  to  divert  lines  of  goods 
into  other  traders'  hands,  to  the  loss  of 
the  druggist.  This  line,  of  paints  and 
oils,  at  one  time  formed  a  considerable 
part  of  the  stock,  and  was  a  source  of  a 
good  deal  of  revenue  to  a  large  number 
of  druggists,  and  in  many  instances  yet  a 
goodly  portion  of  this  business  is  done  by 
them.  Where  it  is  not  deemed  advisable 
to  add  to  the  stock  a  quantity  of  the 
heavier  goods,  a  nice  assortment  of  mixed 
paints,  of  high  grade,  together  with 
brushes,  form  a  desirable  and  lucrative 
addition  to  the  drug  store,  and  are  quite 
in  keeping  with  the  busmess.  Another 
line  which  may  be  classed  with  these,  and 
for  which  the  demand  is  on  the  increase,  is : 

3.  Artists'  Materials. — Tube  paints, 
water  colors,  easels,  palettes,  a  few  studies, 
enamels,  and  crayons,  together  with  other 
etceteras  in  the  amateur  or  professional 
artists'  line,  may  frequently  be  added  with 
advantage.  An  excellent  way  of  adver- 
tising a  specialty  of  your  own  make,  some 
proprietary  remedy  or  toilet  preparation, 
is  to  have  a  short  pamphlet  enclosed  in 
parcels  of  these  lines,  which  not  only 
summarizes  the  variety  of  artists'  mate- 
rials which  you  handle,  but  speaks  briefly 
and  pointedly  of  your  preparations. 


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To  make  the  eyebrows  grow,  the  Popu- 
hir  Medical  Monthly  advises  the  use  of 
common  salt.  The  brows  are  to  be 
rubbed  with  this  every  night  before  going 
to  bed. 


(ANADrAN    DRUr.CIS'l. 


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opinions  of  correspondents. 

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Legitimate  Protection  to  tiie  Druggist. 

Editor  Canadia.n  Druggist  : 

Sir, — 'I'he  law  of  Ontario  gives  the 
municipalities  authority  to  levy  a  special 
tax  on  ail  fakirs,  patent  medicine  vendors, 
etc.,  who  travel,  selling  their  preparations, 
either  in  the  market  place,  on  the  street, 
or  in  halls  in  connection  with  concerts  or 
shows. 

A  short  time  ago  two  enterprising  men 
sold  in  a  town  in  Canada  over  three  hun- 
dred (iollars'  worth  of  their  stuff,  and  all 
the  town  treasurer  got  was  under  five  dol- 
lars, these  men  getting  the  best  part  of 
the  market  square  for  their  purpose. 
Every  druggist  should  see  that  a  by-law- 
is  passed  in  his  locality  fi.xing  the  fee  at  a 
reasonable  figure,  say,  from  five  to  ten 
dollars  a  day. 

We  pay  taxes  ;  why  should  not  the 
traveller  ?     The  fault  is  our  own. 

Now,  this  law  has  been  on  our  statute 
book  soiue  years,  and  only  a  few  places 
have  passed  the  required  by-law.  Let 
those  who  can  see  no  good  in  the  efforts 
of  the  council  to  assist  the  trade  look  at 
home  and  see  how  much  they  have  done 
to  protect  themselves. 

Sept.  23rd,  1895.  Ont.-^rio. 


Did  Not  Join  the  O.C.A. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  ; 

Sir, — Although  rather  late,  allovv  me  to 
correct  an  error  that  your  B.C.  corre- 
spondent made  in  his  letter, printed  in  the 
July  number.  He  states  there  "  that  the 
B.C.P.A.  had,  at  its  recent  meetings,  de- 
cided to  join  the  Ontario  Chemists'  Manu- 
facturing Co."  Now,  sir,  the  B.C.P.A. 
never  heard  the  name  of  the  O.C  Manu- 
facturing Co.  mentioned  at  any  of  its  meet- 
ings ;  therefore  the  paragraph  referred  to  is 
anything  but  true.  It  is  a  fact  that  certain 
members  of  the  B.C. P.  A., in  their  ordinary 
business  capacity,  have  taken  shares  in, 
and  bought  goods  from,  the  O.C.  Manu- 
facturing Co.,  but  this  is  totally  outside  of 
our  association. 

Our  next  council  meeting  takes  place 
in  Victoria  on  Sept.  igth. 

The  semi-annual  examinations  (preli- 
minary, junior,  and  major),  and  the  meet- 
ings of  the  Board  of  Examiners,  take 
place  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  Oct. 
9th  and  loth.  AH  applicants  must  notify 
the  registrar  and  remit  fees  at  least  two 
weeks  previously. 

The  drug  business  keeps  dull,   it  being 
quite  overdone  in  this  province. 
Ch.\rle.s  Nelson, 

Sec-Registrar  B.C.P.A. 
Vancouver,  B.C.,  Sept.  7th,  1895. 

[This  communication  was  received  too 
late  for  the  September  issue. — Ed.  C.^na- 
Di.^x  I)kLi;c;i.sT.] 


The  Educational  Question. 

Editor  Canadian  Dru(;gist  : 

Sir, — In  the  last  few  issues  of  your 
paper  some  eminent  writers  have  been 
discussing  the  drug  trade,  one  an  appren- 
tice, of  short  experience,  but  exceed- 
ingly smart,  supported  by  a  friend  from 
Ouelph,  advocating  a  long  time  service, 
while  the  educational  side  is  ui)held  by 
"  A..M." 

If  you  will  allow  me  space  in  your 
paper,  I  would  like  to  express  my  views 
on  the  subject  of  pharmacy. 

Taking  it  from  an  educational  stand- 
point, I  do  not  know  of  any  profession  in 
which  a  person  can  have  too  much  educa- 
tion, no  matter  what  it  is,  and  a  person 
with  good  education  is  fit  for  any  business 
in  that  line.  I  think  pharmacy  requires 
equally  as  good  education  as  any  other 
profession,  and  a  great  deal  better  than 
most  of  thenj. 

Outside  of  a  university  course,  I  know 
of  no  other  course  where  chemistry  and 
botany  are  more  minutely  studied,  and 
how  can  a  person  really  understand  those 
two  subjects  without  having  a  good  edu- 
cation ?  Thus  I  noticed,  during  my 
college  course,  that  those  having  second- 
class  certificates,  although  not  any  s.iiarter 
than  others,  wereable  to  get  up  their  work 
with  more  ease,  and  take  a  higher  per- 
centage, than  those  who  had  only  enough 
common  education  to,  probably,  pass  the 
entrance  examination  to  the  high  school. 
Therefore,  I  positively  state  that  matricu- 
lation is  beneficial,  and  should  be  made 
compulsory  for  pharmacy  students  as  well 
as  medical. 

Regarding  the  apprenticeship,  I  think 
that  three  years  would  be  sufficient.  .-\ny 
person  that  would  not  have  a  fair  knowl- 
edge of  the  work  in  that  time  would  him- 
self or  his  employer  be  to  blame.  I  think  it 
should  be  on  a  much  different  scale  from 
what  it  is  now.  The  college  course 
should  be  two  years,  and  after  the 
apprentice  had  served  his  first  year  with 
a  good  preceptor  he  should  be  familiar 
.with  all  the  drugs  usually  kept  in  a  drug 
store,  and  have  read  a  little  about  them. 
Then  he  should  take  his  junior  course  of 
one  year  at  college,  and  there  be  taught 
the  introductory  work,  along  with  prac- 
tical chemistry  and  pharmacy,  as  at  pres- 
ent the  older  pharmacists  are  not  up-to- 
date  in  the  practical  work  and  manufac- 
turing of  the  various  preparations  ;  or,  if 
so,  they  neglect  to  teach  the  same  to  their 
apprentices,  so  that  they  are  allowed  to 
go  on  doing  work  wrong  for  those  three  or 
four  years,  then  sent  to  college  to  teach 
them  to  do  it  correctly.  This  may  not  be 
the  case  where  they  are  with  recent  gradu- 
ates of  the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. 
After  their  first  year  at  college  let  them  go 
back  and  put  their  thorough  knowledge 
into  execution  in  some  store,  and  for  the 
next  twd  years  go  on  reviewing  and  pre- 
paring for  the  next  and  final  course. 
Then,  and  not  before,  will  we  have  a 
thorough  and  lasting  knowledge  of  phar 
macy  So  that  T  consider  our  long-term 
defender,  "  An  Apprentice,"  is  just  a  little 


out  in  his  ideas,  and  might  some  day  meet 
with  a  preceptor  with  whom  he  would  not 
like  to  be  bound  down  for  seven  years. 

In  referring  to  the  business  it.self,  it  is 
not  those  who  are  going  into  it  that  are 
to  blame,  but  those  who  are  now  in  it, 
your  humble  scribe  included  with  all 
others.  Why  can  we  not  devise  some 
lasting,  substantial  means  of  protecting 
our  trade,  go  hand  in  hand,  and  try  to 
aid  the  council  to  do  something  in  this 
direction  ?  In  the  past  couple  of  years 
there  have  been  some  bluffs  made  at  it 
through  the  Ontario  Parliament,  but  they 
did  not  amoututo  anything.  Can  wenotget 
protection  as  well  as  the  n.edical  profes- 
sion did  ?  We  go  through  a  long  appren- 
ticeship and  a  hard  cour.se  of  study  at  col- 
lege to  secure  our  diploma,  and  otherwise 
start  in  business,  and  we  are  fined.  Vet 
such  firms  as  The  T.  Eaton  Co.,  and 
others,  can  advertise  and  sell  medicines  at 
prices  which  we  cannot  buy  them  from 
wholesale  dealers  for.  There  are  dozens 
of  stores  run  under  some  doctor's  name, 
merely  for  protection,  and  they  have  no 
more  interest  in  them  than  if  they  had 
never  seen  them.  Here,  I  claim,  is  where 
the  trouble  lies,  and  not  with  those  going 
into  the  business  ;  for,  as  a  rule,  they  are 
quite  eager  to  keep  up  the  prices,  as  it  has 
cost  them  a  nice  sum  to  get  that  far,  and 
accordingly  desire  as  high  a  standard  as 
possible.  Mc. 


Queries  and  Answers. 

"  R.  C,"  Toronto,  asks  for  formula  for 
curry  powder  : 

CURRY    POWDER. 

Coriander 2  oz. 

(-linger 2  oz. 

Capsicum i ^  02. 

Cardamom 4  fjr. 

Black  Pepper 3  oz. 

Cummin 2  oz. 

Cloves I  oz. 

Turmeric 12  oz. 

The  different  ingredients  should  be 
reduced  to  a  very  fine  powder  and  all 
intimately  mixed  together 

"  Wellington  "  asks  for  a  formula  for 

POISON    FLY    PAPER. 

We  submit  this  to  our  readers  and  ask 
for  replies,  also  to  an  enquiry  from 
"  T.C.J."  for  an 

ELIXIR    OF    KOLA. 

With  the  object  of  interesting  our 
readers  in  these  queries,  we  submit  the 
two  latter,  and  trust  that  some  brother 
druggist  will  give  the  desired  information. 

Ttie  editor  desires  to  make  this  a 
source  of  mutual  benefit  for  all  progres- 
sive pharmacists,  and  hopes  that  they 
will  be  as  willing  to  impart  knowledge  as 
to  receive  the  benefit  of  that  of  their 
confreres. 


Helcosol  is  the  very  awkward  name 
bestowed  by  Dr.  Negrescu  upon  bismuth 
pyrosubgallate. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Pharmacy  in  England. 

(From  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

The  Druggists'  E.xhibition. — It  is 
satisfactory  to  record  that  pharmacy  has 
at  last  had  an  effective  exnibition,  carried 
to  a  successful  issue,  in  London.  When 
it  is  remembered  that,  some  three  years 
ago,  it  was  my  painful  duty  to  describe  an 
exhibition,  held  at  the  same  place — the 
Royal  Agricultural  Hall — that  resulted  in 
a  dismal  failure  and  the  bankruptcy  of  its 
projector,  some  uncertainty  as  to  the 
venture  on  this  occasion  was  not  alto- 
gether surprising.  On  entering  the  hall, 
the  exhibit  of  the  Chemists'  Aerated  and 
Mineral  Waters  Association  was  most 
prominent.  It  occupied  fully  three  or 
four  times  as  much  space  as  any  other 
exhibit.  A  wall  of  gigantic  siphons  had 
been  erected  on  all  four  sides,  and  plants 
gracefully  arranged  inside,  with  com- 
fortable lounges  and  little  tables  for 
those  who  stayed  to  taste.  A  good-sized 
pavilion  was  erected  in  the  centre  and 
decorated  with  flags,  and  here  business 
was  transacted.  Parke,  Davis  &  Co. 
were  well  to  the  front  with  their  improved 
pharmaceutical  preparations,  and  amongst 
their  novelties  the  "  Taka  Diastase  "  occu- 
pied a  good  deal  of  attention  from  the 
trade.  Its  extraordinary  strength,  namely, 
that  of  converting  one  hundred  times  its 
weight  of  dry  starch,  points  to  a  remark- 
ably pure  ferment.  Burroughs,  Well- 
come &  Co.  had  a  central  position  and 
an  elegant  exhibit,  which  comprised  all 
their  well-known  specialties.  But  public 
interest  was  chiefly  centred  in  the  unique 
collection  of  medicine  chests  which  here 
found  a  resting-place.  There  was  Stan- 
ley's case,  that  journeyed  through  "  Dark- 
est Africa  "  in  the  Emin  expedition  ;  also 
those  of  the  late  Captain  Stairs,  Mr. 
Julius  Price,  Dr.  Burland,  and  other  cele- 
brated travellers.  It  is  evidently  part  of 
every  explorer's  "  kit,"  so  that  a  Bur- 
roughs, Wellcome  &  Co.'s  medicine  chest 
is  now  a  necessity.  Oppenheimer,  Son  & 
Co.  had  an  elegant  display,  with  palati- 
noids  as  a  centre  and  bi-palatinoids  a 
prominent  side  dish,  Whether  the  medi- 
cine of  the  future— and  our  food,  per- 
haps— is  to  be  administered  in  the  com- 
pressed tablets  or  the  gelatine  discs  is  a 
problem,  but  these  two  forms  are  fast 
becoming  rivals.  For  ease  in  swallowing 
and  solubility  of  the  drug  inside,  the 
palatinold  is  a  distinct  advance  on  the 
tablet,  and  there  is  no  fear  of  its  pass- 
ing through  the  system — even  of  invalids 
— undissolved.  Stern's  pepsine  and  pumi- 
line  preparations  were  elegantly  displayed, 
and  a  novelty  was  "  Narissa,"  a  food 
which  is  recommended  as  a  substitute  for 
cocoa,  tea,  or  coffee.  The  firm  of  G.  & 
G.  Stern  are  warm  advocates  of  the  rebate 
system  of  defeating  extreme  "cutters," 
and  their  conditions  are :  If  an  agree- 
ment be  signed  not  to  sell  the  6o-cent  size 
under  53  cents  and  the  14-cent  under  12 
cents,  a  bonus  of  $1.08  and  24  cents, 
respectively,  per  dozen  will  be  allowed. 
Potter  &  Clarke   are     an  old-established 


firm,  and  yet  new  at  this  exhibition  work. 
In  a  smaller  way,  they  are  the  McKesson 
&  Robbins  of  London,  as  their  trade  in 
herbs  and  drugs  is  as  large  as  most  of  the 
other  houses  put  together.  Of  recent 
years  they  have  developed  some  useful 
proprietaries,  such  as  Datura  Asthma 
Cure,  and  other  popular  herbal  remedies. 
Another  interesting  and  highly  popular 
exhibit  was  that  of  Fergusson  &  Forster, 
the  sole  agents  for  the  "  Solazzi  "  brand 
of  liquorice.  The  delightful  odor  was 
apparent  some  distance  off,  and  attracted 
numbers  of  visitors,  especially  as  the  dis- 
play was  all  the  more  effective  from  the 
contrast  of  the  dark  liquorice  in  lofty 
piles  and  huge  pipes  with  the  old  gold 
color  of  the  handsome  draperies  of  the 
stall.  Chemists  who  desire  to  maintain 
their  reputation  for  pure  drugs  sell  only 
the  "  Solazzi"  brand,  as  it  is  absolutely 
free  from  added  starch  and  other  adul- 
terations, and  is  completely'  soluble  in 
water.  It  has  for  many  years  sustained 
the  reputation  of  a  standard  article  of 
great  purity,  and  remains  the  type  of  what 
good  liquorice  should  be.  Armours,  of 
pepsin  fame,  had  a  prominent  position, 
and  were  well  visited.  Their  high-grade 
pepsin,  in  scale,  powder,  and  liquid  form, 
was  plainly  in  evidence,  and  visitors 
sampled  their  extract  of  beef-tea,  called 
"  Vigoral,"  with  much  satisfaction.  Space 
will  not  allow  of  my  describing  the  vari- 
ous druggists'  sundries  exhibited,  or  the 
disinfectants,  hair  restorers,  trade  machin- 
ery, etc.,  but  sufficient  has  been  given  to 
indicate  the  representative  character  of 
the  exhibitors.  It  is  arranged  that  this 
affair  shall  take  place  annually,  and  the 
enterprising  journal.  The  British  and 
Colonial  Druggist,  that  organized  the 
exhibition,  may  be  sincerely  congratu- 
lated on  the  auspicious  start  of  the  series. 
Reciprocitv  in  Ph.\rm.'\ceutical 
Certificates. — A  few  years  ago  I  drew 
attention  to  the  one-sided  manner  in 
which  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Society 
regarded  colonial  certificates  in  pharmacy. 
Whilst  nearly  all  our  self-governing 
colonies  and  all  the  dependencies  recog- 
nize the  British  certificate,  and  register 
the  pharmacist  on  the  strength  of  it,  the 
English  society  has  steadily  refused  to 
accept  any  in  lieu  of  its  own,  and  quite 
recently  has  declined  to  admit  the  Irish 
preliminary  examination  as  an  equivalent 
to  its  own.  As  this  strikes  me  as  ex- 
ceedingly selfish  behavior,  and  directly 
opposed  to  the  broad  policy  of  consoli- 
dating pharmacy  in  the  empire,  I  am 
pleased  to  see  that  the  new  Pharmacy 
Act  of  Western  Australia  expressly  re- 
fuses recognition  of  pharmaceutical  diplo- 
mas from  countries  declining  to  recipro- 
cate the  courtesy.  It  is  rather  an  inde- 
pendent attitude  to  take  up,  especially  as 
golden  "  Westralia,"  as  it  is  called  in 
stock  exchange  parlance,  owes  everything 
to  the  enterprise  of  the  British  investor  in 
its  mines.  But  if  a  few  more  colonies 
take  up  the  same  position,  the  British  so- 
ciety will  have  to  revise  its  rules,  or  some 
of  the  possible  openings  for  the  qualified 


men  annually  graduating  in  the  old  coun- 
try will  be  closed. 

Prostitution  of  Position.  —  The 
leading  article  under  this  title  of  the 
Canadian  Druggist,  in  its  last  issue,  hits 
at  one  of  the  most  depressing  circum- 
stances in  pharmacy  and  indicates  the 
remedy.  Not  a  single  drug  department 
in  the  stores  could  be  legally  open  in 
England  to-morrow  but  for  the  fact  that 
qualified  men  are  to  be  found  ready  to 
demean  their  profession  and  undermine 
their  confreres.  Oh,  if  only  the  whole  army 
of  qualified  pharmacists  were  to  unite  to 
save  their  calling  and  determine  to  have 
nothing  to  do  with  the  unclean  system  ! 
But  there  is  a  little  satisfaction  left  to  us 
in  that,  if  some  of  our  young  graduates  are 
tempted  by  the  short  hours  and  slightly 
increased  salaries  of  the  dry-goods  stores, 
they  do  not  offer  their  services  with  a 
pound  of  tea  !  This  is  the  latest  phase  of 
medical  degradation  in  this  country.  An 
enterprising  firm  of  tea  merchants  are  ad- 
vertising, in  connection  with  the  sale  of 
their  tea,  that  customers  can  have  medical 
advice  and  medicine  free  !  Of  course  a 
sufficient  number  of  coupons  attached  to 
this  precious  tea  are  necessary  before 
medical  aid  can  be  obtained  gratis,  but 
from  the  advertisement  it  is  obvious  that 
customers  can  actually  have  a  choice  of 
several  medical  men,  a  list,  I  suppose, 
being  sent  for  approval.  There  is  some- 
thing decidedly  "  rotten  in  the  state  of 
Denmark "  when  a  profession,  with  its 
code  of  etiquette  and  ethics  which  is 
almost  hoary  with  antiquity,  is  thus  openly 
degraded.  Perhaps  the  disciplinary 
powers  possessed  by  the  General  Medical 
Council  will  soon  put  a  stop  to  this  glar- 
ing breach  of  etiquette.  And  if  pharma- 
ceutical societies  and  associations  had 
similar  powers,  the  prostitution  of  phar- 
macy would  cease,  and  pharmacists  once 
more  be  proud  of  their  calling  and  jealous 
of  its  honor. 


Are  you  keeping  your  books  in  such  a 
manner  that  you  would  not  be  ashamed 
to  have  them  turned  open  to  the  gaze  of 
practical  business  men,  if  an  inventory 
was  made  necessary  of  your  business  ? 

Are  you  insured  to  the  full  extent  of 
the  stock  you  are  carrying,  or  is  it  for  the 
same  amount  of  values  that  you  had  on 
hand  when  you  started  in  business  ten 
years  or  more  ago  ? 

Are  you  agreeable  in  your  manner  to- 
ward your  help,  and  always  courteous  to 
your  customers  ? 

If  any  of  the  above  fit  your  case  you 
have  several  leaks  in  your  business,  the 
stopping  of  which,  or  letting  alone  of 
same,  may  either  make  or  break  you. — 
Trade  Magazine. 


To  buy  well,  you  must  keep  posted  on 
prices.  To  post  yourself,  study  the  mar- 
ket reports  and  price  quotations  in  your 
weekly  drug  journal,  especially  noting  the 
advances  and  declines.     It  pays. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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GOOD  SELLERS 


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IS  A  NEW  INVENTION, 
NEW  IN  PRINCIPLE, 
NEW  IN  DESIGN, 
NEW  IN  APPLICATION, 
and  the  MOST  PERFECT  KNOWN. 


The  great  success  of  this  Truss  in  holding  with  comfort  all  kinds  of  hernia,  whether 
adults,  youths,  or  infants,  all  over  Canada,  the  United  States,  and  Europe,  is  phenom- 
enal. They  have  been  adopted  hy  leading  hospitals,  surgeons,  and  rupture  specialists 
of  the  United  States,  and  by  Westminster  and  Guy's  Hospitals,  London,  Eng.  No 
greater  recommendation  could  be  accorded  any  appliance  than  its  adoption  by  the 
physicians  and  surgeons  comprising  the  staffs  of  these  hospitals,  which  rank  among  the 
largest  and  best  in  the  world. 

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SHEEP  DIP 

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For  the  Destruction  of  Ticks,  Lice,  Mange,  and 
all  Insects  upon  Sheep,  Horses,  Cattle, 
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Taka  Diastase 

My  KBKurNANU  I.ascak.  Ph. dr., 
Palholo(;ist  to  ihc  Demill  Di^pen-itlry,  etc. 

In  the  luiiu.in  system  a  continued 
waste  takes  place  which  it  is  necessary  to 
provide  for,  and  to  this  end  man  partakes 
of  food  which  must  contain  the  elements 
for  this  purpose.  To  bring  such  food 
products  into  proper  form,  so  that  they 
can  be  assimilated  and  taken  up  in  the 
svsteni,  the  digestive  organs  perform  their 
functions,  and  these  are  of  a  mechanical 
and  chemical  order.  The  food  needed 
is  both  animal  and  vegetable  in  nature, 
the  latter  forming  by  far  the  greater  and 
more  mi|)()rtant  part.  It  can  truly  be 
said  that  upon  the  proper  digestion  of  his 
food  man's  liealth,  happiness,  and  very 
life  depend,  and  progressive  science  has 
fully  demonstrated  the  unerring  truth  of 
this.  An  irregularity  or  fault  in  the  pro- 
cess of  digestion  very  soon  becomes  mani- 
fest, and  dyspepsia,  malnutrition,  and  ill- 
health  follow.  As  the  food  man  partakes 
of  is  twofold,  so  is  the  process  of  diges- 
tion a  twofold  one,  animal  and  nitrogen- 
ous foods  needing  an  acid,  while  vege- 
table, starchy  foods  need  an  alkaline  pro- 
cess to  bring  them  into  a  soluble  form 
ready  for  assimilation.  The  general  idea 
about  faulty  digestion  is  that  the  stomach 
performs  its  duties  improperly.  While 
this,  in  very  many  instances,  is  undoubt- 
edly so,  the  fact  is,  nevertheless,  that  in 
the  greater  number  of  cases  of  impaired 
digestion  improperly  performed  processes 
of  other  organs  are  at  the  bottom  of  the 
evil  ill  failing  to  properly  convert  the 
starchy  food  partaken  of 

The  changing  of  amylaceous  food  into 
dextrose  and  maltose  is  the  beginning  of 
digestion.  AH  will  have  observed  that 
bread,  crackers,  or  potatoes,  not  being 
sweet  in  themselves,  very  soon  !)ecome  so 
when  masticated  and  thoroughly  mixed 
with  the  saliva  in  the  mouth,  and  that 
their  taste  becomes  sweeter  the  longer 
this  is  continued.  This  sweet  taste  is 
due  to  the  conversion  of  the  hydrated 
starch  by  the  action  of  the  saliva  upon  it, 
the  saliva  containing  an  enzyme  called 
ptyalin,  which,  by  its  presence,  s[ilits  up 
the  starch  into  soluble  products  which  I 
will  mention  later  on,  and  this  splittingup 
process  of  the  starchy  food  even  con- 
tinues after  it  has  left  the  stomach.  Ani- 
mal foods  needing  the  acids  which  are 
found  in  the  stomach  are  digested  there, 
but  acids  materially  interfere  with  the 
action  of  enzymes  which  cause  the  con- 
version of  starch,  even  destroying  such 
action  altogether.  For  this  reason  it 
seems  practically  incorrect  to  say  that  the 
conversion  of  starch  continues  after  it 
leaves  the  mouth  ;  but  nature  has  pro- 
vided against  a  too  soon  interference  of 
acids,  because  it  is  now  well  understood 
that  acid,  especially  hydrochloric  acid,  is 
secreted  in  the  stomach  a  considerable 
time  after  the  food  has  arrived  there,  and 
this  may  be  one  of  the  reasons  why  the 
converting  of  starch  continues  after  it  has 
left  the  mouth. 


Since  medical  science  lias  tlioroughiy 
grasped  the  philosophy  of  digestion,  it 
has  been  the  aim  by  artificial  means  to 
supply  the  enzymes  which  digestion  calls 
for  when  they  do  not  appear  to  be  pres- 
ent in  a  sufficient  quantity,  or  are  secreted 
in  less  potent  form  by  the  digestive 
organs.  .Science  has  succeeded  fairly  well 
in  supplying  gastric  and  pancreatic  fer- 
ments wlien  nature  lags  behind  ;  but  our 
success  has  so  far  been  only  a  very  partial 
one  in  supplying  starch-converting  sub- 
stances, and  for  this  reason  a  new  and 
seemingly  valuable  discovery  in  this  direc- 
tion at  once  becomes  interesting. 

That  diastase  has  an  identical  action 
with  ptyalin  u[)on  starch  is  a  fact  long 
known,  and  for  this  reason  the  diastase 
contained  in  malt  has  been  employed  for 
this  purpose.  Diastase  is  contained  to  a 
lesser  or  greater  extent  in  the  different 
extracts  of  malt,  and  in  minute  quantities 
also  in  fermented  malt  preparations.  In 
the  latter  the  diastatic  action,  however,  is 
generally  totally  destroyed  by  the  acids 
present.  Even  in  the  best  extract  of 
malt  there  is  only  a  limited  and  variable 
amount  of  diastase  present ;  and  while 
the  extract  of  m.ilt  will  continue  to  play 
an  important  role  as  a  dietetic  ngent,  its 
utility  as  a  starch-converting  agent  will 
always  remain  a  limited  one.  PVom  time 
to  time  pure  diastase  has  been  offered  to 
the  profession,  but  none  has  so  far  proved 
of  a  sufficient  potency  to  recommend  it- 
self to  general  use.  Great  progress  in 
this  direcdon  is  the  discovery  of  Mr. 
Takamine,  a  chemist  of  no  mean  ability, 
who  acted  as  one  of  the  commissioners 
of  Japan  at  the  Cotton  Exhibition  in  New 
Orleans  several  years  ago.  At  that  time 
he  showed  me  an  extract  of  malt,  as  manu- 
factured in  Japan,  very  rich  in  diastase 
and  nutritive  properties,  and  which  I  have 
mentioned  in  a  paper  on  the  diastatic  and 
nutritive  properties  of  malt  extracts,  pub- 
lished in  the  December  number,  1891,  of 
the  Epitome  of  Afedicine.  In  that  paper 
I  warned  against  too  great  heat  in  the 
manufacture  of  malt  extracts,  as  heat  im- 
pairs, and  is  even  liable  to  totally  destroy, 
the  diastatic  action.  The  avoiding  of  all 
undue  heat  in  preparing  diastase  may  be 
one  of  the  reasons  why  the  diastase  which 
is  now  manufactured  by  Parke,  Davis  & 
Co.,  under  Mr.  Takamine's  discoveries,  is 
so  perfect  in  its  action  in  converting 
starch  into  maltose  and  dextrose.  His 
product  is  a  dry  powder  similar  in  appear- 
ance to  some  I  received  from  a  reputable 
German  firm  years  ago,  but  is  vastly 
superior  in  potency.  Since  the  receipt  of 
this  German  preparaiion  I  have  frequently 
had  occasion  to  experiment  with  various 
diastases,  some  being  named  vegetable 
ptyalin,  but  in  no  instance  have  they 
come  up  to  the  desired  standard,  and 
failed  to  fill  the  void  felt  for  an  enzyme 
whicli  will  accomplish  what  the  enzyme 
of  saliva  in  a  healthy  individual  does 
accomplish. 

In  comparing  notes  of  experiments 
lately  conducted  with  taka  diastase,  other 
available  diastases,  and  different  extracts 


of  malt,  I  find  that  the  claim  of  the  taka 
diastase  that  it  will  convert  a  hundred 
times  its  own  weight  of  starch  into  a  sol- 
uble state  is  well  authenticated,  for  I  have 
succeeded  in  converting  even  fifty  per 
cent,  more  of  starch  than  is  claimed  for 
it.  Another  point  in  favor  of  taka  dias- 
tase above  other  similar  products  is  the 
quickness  of  its  action  upon  starch,  for 
the  action  is  almost  instantaneous.  To 
convert  one  hundred  parts  of  starch  into 
a  soluble  state  by  the  action  of  one  part 
of  taka  diastase,  under  proper  conditions, 
it  takes  only  four  minutes  until  neither 
iodine  test  nor  the  microscope  can  detect 
unconverted  starch.  The  product  of 
converted  starch  with  Mr.  Takamine's 
diastase  is,  to  a  great  extent,  maltose. 
Compared  with  the  time  required  by  the 
best  extract  of  malt  to  convert  starch,  this 
is  certainly  an  excellent  showing,  for  it 
took  the  best  malt  extract  between  seven 
and  eight  minutes  to  convert  its  own 
weight  oi  starch  into  a  soluble  state,  while 
with  some  other  extracts  of  malt  it  took 
fifteen,  twenty,  and  thirty  minutes  to  par- 
tially accomplish  this  end.  Tests  with 
Fehling's  solution  to  ascertain  ir.  the  con- 
verted starch  products  the  amount  of  con- 
tained sugar  therein  were  equally  favor- 
able to  taka  diastase. 

In  converting  starch  into  a  soluble  state 
by  the  action  of  diastase,  the  rearranging 
of  the  molecules  of  starch  is  understood 
to  be  as  follows  : 

Starch  (CioHooOm)  1°  P'us  water, 
HoO,  are  first  formed  into  erythro-dex- 
trose  and  maltose. 

(Cj.HooO, ,,)...  and  C,.,H.,,Oii 

By  the  continued  action  of  diastase 
further  hydration  of  the  erythro-dextrose 
takes  place. 

The  erythro-dextrose  further  splits  up 
into  erythro-dextrous-P  and  maltose,  the 
ultimate  result  being  a  small  amount  of 
dextrin  (anchro-dextrose)  and  eight  or 
nine  equivalents  of  maltose.  Since  Leuch's 
discovery  of  the  specific  starch-converting 
property  of  saliva  and  its  ptyaline,  we 
have  lacked  an  agent  of  sufficient  pi  tency 
to  accomplish  what  good  healthy  saliva 
does,  and,  for  the  first  time,  we  find  in 
taka  diastase  a  substitute  of  undoubted 
worth,  which,  even  in  the  presence  of  a 
minute  quantity  of  acid,  does  not  cease  to 
be  potent.  The  ptyaline  in  saliva  is 
present  there  in  a  neutral  or  weak  alkaline 
state,  and  for  this  reason  it  suggests  itself 
that  diastase,  being  an  analogue  with  the 
former,  acis  also  at  its  best  in  such  a  state, 
and  is  incompatible  with  acids.  I  em- 
ployed, in  the  greater  number  of  my  ex- 
periments with  diastase,  carefully  washed 
arrow-root — a  perfectly  bland  and  neutral 
starch  ;  but  I  found  that  starches  giving 
a  slight  acid  reaction  on  blue  litmus  were 
equally  well  converted  by  taka  diastase. 
In  testing  diastase  as  to  its  potency,  I 
would  recommend  that  the  iodine  as  well 
as  the  copper  tests  be  employed,  and  that 
undue  employment  of  heat  under  all  cir- 
cumstances should  be  guarded  against,  as 
heat,  as  already  mentioned,  destroys  the 
action  of  diastase. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Taka  diastase,  being  a  dry  powder, 
tasteless,  and  of  no  perceptible  odor,  can 
be  given  in  very  small  bulk,  and  for  this 
reason  I  think  it  will  prove  itself  of  value 
in  infant  feeding,  where  it  is  desirable  to 
give  starch-containing  foods,  provided  said 
food  would  easily  dissolve, and  the  infant's 
saliva  could  be  relied  upon  to  perform 
that  function.  That  the  new  diastase  is 
destined  to  become  a  favorite  with  the 
profession  I  have  no  doubt,  having 
acquainted  myself  with  its  potency  in 
converting  starch  in  a  minimum  of  time 
into  a  form  ready  for  absorption  by  the 
system,  and  I  think  it  will  be  found  the 
very  remedy  for  which  we  have  waited  so 
long. 


The    Pumiee-Stone    Industry    of    the 
Lipari  Islands. 

So  extensive  are  the  deposits  of  pumice 
in  the  island  of  Lipari  that,  according  to 
a  recent  report  of  Mr.  Norman  Douglass, 
the  supply  is  practically  inexhaustible. 
It  is  said  that  good  pumice  is  not  so 
abundantly  found  as  formerly,  but  this 
impression  may  be  attributed  to  the  fact 
that  customers  have  of  recent  years  be- 
come more  fastidious,  and  not  so  easily 
satisfied  with  bad  stone.  That  washed 
up  by  the  sea  is  hardly  ever  collected 
nowadays.  Pumice  itself  is  a  trachytic 
lava,  rendered  light  and  scoriaceous  by 
the  escape  of  gases,  and  every  gradation 
can  be  traced  from  this  condition  to  the 
heavy  vitreous  matter  of  similar  composi- 
tion known  as  obsidian.  Good  pumice 
contains  74  per  cent,  of  silica,  12  per 
cent,  of  alumina,  5  per  cent,  of  potash, 
5  per  cent,  of  soda,  2  per  cent,  of  oxide 
of  iron,  and  2  per  cent,  of  water,  lime, 
etc.  Most  of  the  volcanoes  of  Lipari 
have  ejected  pumaceous  rocks  at  some 
period  or  other,  but  the  best  stone  of  all 
is  the  product  of  one  irountain,  Monte 
Chirica,  with  its  accessory  craters,  Monte 
Pelato  and  Forgia  Vecchia.  The  district 
containing  the  deposit  lies  in  the  north- 
east of  the  island,  and  covers  an  area  of 
about  three  square  miles.  The  mineral 
is  excavated  in  various  parts  of  it — in  the 
plateau  of  Castagna,  near  the  seashore  of 
Acqua  Calda,  and  at  one  or  two  isolated 
points.  To  this  end  caves  or  burrows 
are  dug  into  the  layers  of  denuded  lapilli 
or  ashes  that  have  gradually  covered  the 
pumice.  They  occasionally  strike  the 
mineral  near  the  surface  ;  at  other  times 
a  thick  mantle  of  white  substance  tnust 
first  be  pierced.  Digging  in  such  circum- 
stances affords  no  difficulties.  These 
caves  are  lighted  at  intervals  by  small 
terra-cotta  lamps  of  antique  form,  and  are 
so  narrow  that  two  men  can  hardly  pass. 
The  deficiency  of  air  is  soon  felt.  Some- 
times when  a  stratum  of  pumice  has  been 
reached  radiating  galleries  are  constructed 
to  gain  a  larger  supply  of  pumice  out  of 
the  soft  material  in  which  it  lies  imbedded. 
Some  caves  ascend,  others  descend.  It 
is  often  a  matter  of  speculation  how  soon 
pumice   will    be   reached,   so   that  many 


tunnels  are  abandoned,  while  others  are 
worked  for  long  periods.  The  output 
may  be  large  one  day  and  almost  ex- 
hausted the  next,  or  the  quality  of  the 
stone  may  change.  It  has  been  observed 
that  certain  localities  produce  certain 
qualities  ;  thus  some  of  the  best  pumice 
comes  from  Acqua  Calda  and  Monte 
Pelato  ;  an  inferior  quality,  known  as 
alessandrina,  is  found  at  Castagna.  The 
number  of  caves  actually  in  working  has 
been  estimated  at  250,  but  this  gives  no 
idea  of  the  number  of  workmen,  as  some 
caves  can  accommodate  only  three  or 
four,  others  as  many  as  fifteen,  men.  The 
number  of  cave  workmen  also  fluctuates, 
according  to  their  personal  requirements 
and  the  season  of  the  year,  while  the 
number  of  those  employed  in  the  work- 
shops of  the  merchants  at  Lipari  and 
Canneto  depends  upon  the  needs  of  the 
latter.  It  has  been  calculated  that  there 
are  about  1,000  hands  emplc>yed  alto- 
gether, 600  of  whom  are  engaged  in  ex- 
tracting the  mineral.  Pumice  is  brought 
to  the  surface  of  the  earth  in  large  blocks 
or  in  baskets,  and  is  carried  thus  either 
direct  to  the  village  of  Canneto  or  to  the 
nearest  seashore,  to  be  taken  there  in 
boats.  About  one-fourth  subsequently 
reaches  Lipari  by  sea,  to  be  manipulated 
there.  It  is  generally  stored  in  the  sheds 
of  the  merchants,  and  unless  they  are  in 
a  hurry  to  dispose  of  their  stock  it  is 
allowed  a  month  to  get  thoroughly  dry  ; 
this  reduces  the  weight  and  shows  off  the 
quality.  Large  blocks,  weighing  a  stone 
and  upwards,  are  allowed  to  crumble, 
according  to  their  cleavage,  into  so-called 
lisconi,  and  all  the  pumice  is  then  sorted, 
according  to  its  size,  into  g^rosse,  correnti, 
a.\\A  pezzaDK — that  is,  into  large,  medium, 
and  small  pieces.  The  quality  is  primar- 
ily a  matter  of  texture.  As  pumice  is 
useful  for  polishing  purposes  in  various 
trades,  an  essential  condition  is  a  certain 
homogeneity  of  structure  and  freedom 
from  included  crystals,  etc.  The  stone 
must  be  neither  too  brittle  nor  too  hard, 
and  it  is  in  these  respects  that  the  Lipari 
pumice  surpasses  that  of  other  volcanic 
regions.  After  it  has  been  divided,  ac- 
cording to  its  size,  the  large  stones  {grosse) 
are  again  sorted  in  three  superior  qualities, 
caUed  fiore,  quasi  fiore,  and  inordente. 
These  are  never  filed.  After  they  have 
been  selected,  the  remainder  of  the  grosse 
are  filed  by  hand,  in  order  to  remove 
asperities  of  surface,  and  to  test  whether 
the  stone  is  not  too  friable  for  use.  They 
are  then  reclassified  into  first,  second,  and 
third  pick  (I'ianco,  dtiU>isoe,  and  neve). 
Large  pieces  of  inferior  pumice,  known  as 
rotonde,  are  never  trimmed  Besides 
this,  there  is  an  entirely  different  variety, 
so-called  alessandrina,  which  is  cut  with 
hatchets  into  brick-shaped  pieces,  and 
used  for  smoothing  oilcloth,  and  a  heavy 
dark  stone,  basiardone  (always  trimmed), 
as  well  as  many  less  important  varieties. 
The  correnii  —  commercially  termed 
"sorts" — contain  all  varieties,  and  are 
generally  exported  as  they  are ;  the 
pezzame  is  usually,  but  not  always,  ground 


to  a  powder  of  more  ten  different  degrees 
of  fineness,  according  to  the  work  for 
which  it  is  required.  There  are  between 
twenty  and  thirty  merchants  engaged  in 
the  pumice-stone  trade  in  the  island  of 
Lipari,  the  majority  of  whom  live  in  the 
village  of  Canneto  and  are  of  Italian 
nationality.  The  better  kinds  of  pumice 
are  packed  singly  in  paper  and  in  barrels 
of  different  sizes,  made  at  Lipari.  Crates 
are  also  used,  and  \\-\t  pezzame  and  pow- 
der are  usually  exported  in  second-hand 
Indian  grain  sacks.  Formerly  all  the 
Lipari  stone  found  its  way  to  Leghorn, 
where  the  merchants  sorted  it  and  packed 
it  for  shipment,  securing  large  profits. 
There  is  still  a  considerable  quantity  of 
pezzame  ground  there,  as  Lipari  possesses 
only  three  mills  ;  but  the  export  has  been 
gradually  discontinued,  and  the  dealers 
of  the  island  now  communicate  direct 
with  the  consumers.  The  work  in  the 
barache,  or  workshops  of  the  merchants — 
filing,  etc. — is  mostly  done  by  women, 
who  receive  daily  wages  of  about  eighty 
centimes.  As  regards  the  destination  of 
pumice,  the  French  market  demands  the 
best  stone,  and  differs  from  the  British  in 
not  accepting  filed  material.  In  point  of 
quantity  imported,  England  probably 
stands  first,  then  France  and  America, 
with  Austria,  Germany,  and  Belgium  fol- 
lowing. Large  lumps,  known  as  tesloni, 
are  sent  to  Trieste,  to  be  ground  to  pow- 
der there.  Almost  all  the  alessandrina 
finds  its  way  to  England  and  the  United 
States.  A  good  deal  of  inferior  pumice 
is  also  sent  to  St.  Petersburg  and  Odessa. 
— Oils,  Colors,  and  Drysalteries. 


Substitute   for  Natural  Sulphuretted 
Waters. 


The  fact  that  natural  sulphuretted 
waters  do  not  keep  and  travel  well,  losing 
their  free  sulphuretted  hydrogen,  and 
therefore  their  efficacy,  has  suggested  the 
expedient  of  using  a  solution  of  monosul- 
phide  of  sodium  in  diluted  glycerin  to 
serve  as  a  "  concentrated  "  water,  which, 
when  suitably  diluted,  is  stated  to  possess 
all  the  efficacy  of  the  natural  sulphur 
spring  {Rev.  Inter,  de  Med.  et  Chinirg.). 
The  formula  of  this  solution  is  :  Mono- 
sulphide  of  sodium,  10  parts;  distilled 
water,  40  parts  ;  glycerin,  150  parts. 
Dissolve  the  sulphide  in  the  water  with  a 
gentle  heat  and  mix  the  solution  at  once 
with  the  glycerin.  This  solution  keeps 
well  and  affords  a  sulphuretted  water  by 
mixing  a  teaspoonful  with  about  90  fluid 
ounces  of  water,  previously  boiled  to  expel 
the  dissolved  air,  and  cooled.  A  tea- 
spoonful  added  to  9 '3  fluid  ounces  of 
syrup  forms  a  convenient  and  portable 
form,  of  which  half  a  teaspoonful  in  milk 
or  water  affords  a  ready  means  of  admin- 
istering the  required  dose.  Obviously 
this  preparation  is  incompatible  with  free 
acids.  These  should  be  neutralized  with 
a  little  alkali  before  adding  the  sulphide 
solution, — Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


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f\i^t\Y\^  ^T\t^t*i'fit*  is  a  valuable  non-toxic,  non-irrilat- 
\J£i\J±M.XS  kS^C/^XAXV^  ;ng  antiseptic  for  either  internal  or 
external  use.  Our  Ozone,  concentrated  form,  is  the  most  powerful  blood 
Purifier  and  germicide  ever  produced,  and  will  be  found  a  specific  in  all 
forms  of  Asthma,  Bronchitis,  Whooping  Cough,  Croup,  Measles,  or 
Diphtheria.  For  Catarrhal  Troubles  it  will  prove  invaluable  as  a  tonic 
and  constitutional  remedy,  and  is  especially  efiicient  in  preventing  or 
combating  fermentation  of  food  in  the  stomach,  breaking  up  the  worst 
forms  of  Dyspepsia  and  Sour  Stomach. 

For  dressing  Ulcerations  of  all  kinds,  preventing  suppuration,  and 
assisting  towards  rapid  granulation  and  healing,  Ozone  has  no  equal. 

Ozone  is  also  used  as  a  gargle  for  all  manner  of  Throat  Diseases  ; 
destroying  all  fermentation  of  the  tissues  brought  forth  by  impregnation 
of  disease  germs.     No  germ  life  can  exist  where  it  is  used. 


All  Druggists  should  keep  this  remedy,  as  it  will  prove 
a  genuine  friend  to  their  customers. 

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TORONTO,     ONT. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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What  We  Are. 

The  engraving  which  we  present  here 
shows  the  continent  of  North  America, 
and  the  exact  proportion  of  it  included  in 
(,'anada.  Amongst  many  outsiders  there 
has  long  been  a  strange  misconception  as 
to  the  size  and  situation  of  this  country, 
and  the  most  ridiculous  statements  have, 
from  time  to  time,  appeared  in  the  press. 

In  England  it  has  become  an  almost 
universal  practice  to  designate  the  United 
States  of  America  as  "  America,"  whilst, 
it  will  be  observed,  that  country  occupies 
less  than  one-half  of  this  continent, 
although  we  must  concede  to  it  both 
extent  of  territory  and  vastness  of  popula- 
tion. 

Canada  covers  a  territory  of  3,458,400 
square  miles,  being  500,000  square  miles 


or  of  making  any  comparisons  ;  but  the 
fact  that  the  C.^n.'Vdian  Druggist  covers 
this  vast  extent  of  teriitory,  reaching  the 
intelligent  and  trained  constituency  of 
l)harmacists  within  its  boundary,  shows 
the  importance  of  its  mission  and  the 
value  of  its  circulation  amongst  those 
with  whom  it  is  so  intimately  in  touch. 


Safeguards  Against  Adulteration- 
Adulteration  is  described  by  the  authors 
of  a  recently-published  work  on  the  law 
and  chemistry  of  food  and  drugs  as  a  fine 
art  which  will  soon  be  an  exact  science, 
those  who  practise  it  entering  upon  their 
work  with  a  precise  knowledge  of  the  end 
they  have  in  view,  and  with  all  that 
science  and  skill  can  do  to  help  them  in 
attaining  that  end.  There  may  be  no 
intention  to  defraud  ;  the  adulterant  be- 
ing sometimes  added  in  infinitesimal  pro. 


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larger  than  the  United  States,  nearly  thirty 
times  as  large  as  Great  Britain  and  Ireland, 
and  lacks  only  237,000  square  miles  of 
being  as  large  as  the  whole  continent  of 
Europe. 

In  pharmaceutical  matters,  we  believe 
Canada  quite  holds  her  own  with  other 
countries.  The  eight  provinces  which 
constitute  our  Dominion  have  each  their 
own  pharmacy  laws,  being,  m  most  essen- 
tial points,  identical  with  each  other,  and, 
in  all,  the  student  is  required  to  pass  his 
examination  before  a  council  of  the  phar- 
maceutical association  of  the  province. 
The  standard,  in  all  cases,  is  a  high  one, 
and  our  colleges  of  pharmacy  lose  no- 
thing in  comparison  with  those  of  our 
neighbors  or  of  Europe. 

In  pharmaceutical  journalism,  modesty 
forbids  our  saying  too  much  of  ourselves, 


portions  to  act  as  a  preservative,  as  in  the 
case  of  boric  or  salicylic  acid,  or  to  meet 
the  exigencies  of  trade,  as  when  butter  or 
peas  are  artificially  colored.  Accidental 
admixture  may  also  occur  through  lack  of 
care  in  manufacturing  or  storing.  In  any 
case,  by  the  sale  of  such  goods  an  offence 
is  committed  in  the  eyes  of  the  law,  and 
it  is  of  the  greatest  importance  to  honest 
traders  that  they  should  adopt  such  pre- 
cautions as  will  enable  them  to  avoid  un- 
willingly committing  oflTences  against  the 
laws  dealing  with  the  subject.  This  is  the 
more  necessary  as  the  effects  of  a  con- 
viction may  be  exceedingly  injurious,  and 
even  fatal,  to  a  man's  business  prospects. 
There  is  much  force  in  the  contention 
that  competition  and  the  mania  for  cheap- 
ness, regardless  of  real  value,  are  at  the 
bottom  of  the  evil.  A  dishonest  trades- 
man may  be  attracted,  or  a  weak  one 
tempted,  by  the  facility  with  which  profits 
may  be  increased  by  a  possibly  harmless 
addition  to  some  comparatively  expensive 


article.  Even  more  insidiou.s,  however, 
in  these  days  of  "cutting"  prices  and 
small  profits,  is  the  temptation  to  buy 
wholesale  what  is  "  cheap,"  that  is  to  say, 
low  priced,  and  retail  it  to  customers  at 
the  price  of  a  genuine  article,  irrespective 
of  the  fact  that  it  is  not  known  to  be  such. 
Bargains  of  this  description  are  quite 
justifiable  if  the  retail  dealer  examines 
what  he  has  purchased  and  proved  it  to 
be  what  it  is  represented  as  being.  On 
the  other  hand,  if  he  finds  himself  the 
possessor  of  an  inferior  article,  he  may 
either  offer  it  as  such,  at  its  true  value,  or 
utilize  it  in  some  legitimate  manner. 

But  there  can  be  no  possible  excuse 
for  the  sale  of  such  an  imperfect  article 
as  a  perfect  one.  The  sale  would  be  a 
deliberate  fraud  if  effected  after  examina- 
tion, and  if  no  examination  took  place 
the  carelessness  that  allowed  an  unfair 
profit  to  be  gained  would  he  criminal  in 
a  lesser  degree  only.  Pharmacists  in 
particular  should  carefully  protect  them- 
selves against  the  risk  of  appearing  care- 
less in  respect  of  the  purity  of  all  medi- 
cines passing  through  their  hands. 
Nothing  can  palliate  the  offence  of  deal- 
ing in  impure  and  ineffective  drugs  and 
chemicals  because  they  are  low-priced, 
not  even  the  plea  that  otherwise  it  will  be 
impossible  to  compete  with  a  neighbor- 
ing grocer  or  general  store.  The  means 
at  the  pharmacist's  command  are  such 
that  he  can  ensure  the  purity  and  quality 
of  everything  of  a  medicinal  nature  he 
deals  in,  and  he  may  thus  be  enabled  at 
times  to  satisfy  himself  that  something 
offered  at  an  unusually  low  rate  is  really 
genuine  and  worth  taking  mto  stock. 
But,  above  all  things,  he  should  decline 
to  prostitute  himself  and  his  art  for  gain. 
Recognition  of  integrity  may  be  slow  in 
coming,  and  honesty  of  purpose  may 
seem  of  little  avail,  but  the  good  of 
humanity  will,  nevertheless,  be  served, 
and  conpensation,  though  perhaps  long- 
delayed,  cannot  fail  to  come  in  the  end. 
— Pharmaceutical  foiirna/. 


Adesol. — Adesol  is  the  name  suggested 
by  Mr.  Patein  for  a  succedaneum  of 
steresol.  Adesol  is  less  viscous  and  more 
fluid  than  steresol,  and  consequently  it  is 
more  easily  applied.  Besides  this,  it  evap- 
orates more  rapidly,  and  it  does  not  con- 
tain carbolic  acid.  Its  formula  is  as  fol- 
lows • 

Gum  copal 350  parts. 

Benzoin     30     " 

Balsam  of  tolu 30     " 

Ether 1000     " 

Oil  of  thyme 20     " 

Alpha-naphthol 3     " 

— National  Druggist. 


Bioxide  of  sodium,  treated  with  an  alco- 
holic solution  of  hydrochloric  acid,  gives 
a  highly  oxygenous  substance  (known  as 
trioxygen),  which  makes  a  valuable  bleach- 
ing agent.  Heated  to  100"  C.  it  gives  off 
oxygen  ;  dissolved  in  water,  a  highly 
oxygenated  liquid  is  obtained. 


226 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 

OCTOBER  15TH,   1895. 

Transient  Traders. 

A  correspondent  from  one  of  our 
smaller  towns  gives  expression  in  our 
columns  this  month  to  a  grievance  from 
which  dealers  in  all  places  suffer  more  or 
less.  The  travelling  patent  medicine 
vendor,  with  or  without  the  accompany- 
ing band  of  "  high-class  musical  artists," 
is  a  well-known  figure  in  the  majority  of 
towns,  and  the  injury  done  to  the  drug 
trade  in  the  locality  in  which  he  holds 
forth  can  only  be  reckoned  by  a  close 
observer  of  his  business. 

There  is  a  law  on  the  statute  book  of 
Ontario — whether  that  same  law  prevails 
in  the  other  provinces  we  are  not  in  a 
position  at  present  to  say — which  em- 
powers every  municipality  to  impose  a 
ta.x  on  all  transient  traders  ;  that  is,  on  all 
persons  doing  business  in  a  locality  where 
they  are  not  residents,  or  do  not  come 
under  the  Assessment  Act  rendering 
them  liable  for  a  proportionate  share  of 
taxes  of  that  municipality.  In  a  large 
number  of  towns,  by-laws  have  been 
passed  naming  a  tax  of  from  five  to  ten 
dollars  per  day — in  the  majority  of  cases 
the  ten  dollars  is  charged — on  all  such 
transient  traders,  but  it  is  very  often  a 
dead  letter,  as  "  what  is  everybody's  busi- 
ness is  nobody's  business,"  and  the  by- 
law remains  unenforced.  As  our  corre- 
spondent very  correctly  says,  "  the  fault 
is  our  own,"  and  it  is  the  duty  of  every 
one  engaged  in  business  to  see  that  his 
rights  are  protected,  and  that  in  every  case 
this  law  should  be  enforced  wherever  the 
necessary  by-law  has  been  passed,  and, 
where  it  has  not,  it  should  be  seen  to  at 
once  that  the  councils  of  their  respective 
municipalities  take  action  and  pass  such 
a  by-law  and  see  it  strictly  observed.  It 
certainly  is  a  hardship  that  men  who 
have  large  interests  at  stake,  and  are  con- 
tributors to  the  revenues  necessary  for  the 
general  requirements  of  their  municipality, 
should  have  their  business  rights  infringed 
upon  in  such  a  manner. 

And  this  does  not  only  apply  to  the 
vendor  of  so-called  patent  medicines,  but 
to  others  who  are  equally  liable  under  the 
Act.  For  instance,  there  is  the  peripa- 
tetic "  optician,"  who,  if  he  is  not  a  house- 
to-house  visitor  or  a  market-square  vendor, 
is  probably  one  who  carries  a  stock  of 
spectacles  and  persuades    some  guileless 


druggist  or  jeweler  to  allow  him  the  use 
of  his  store  for  the  purpose  of  disposing 
of  his  own  wares,  allowing  the  occupant  a 
small  percentage  for  the  use  of  his  name 
and  his  store,  in  many  cases  leaving  him 
"  a  sadder  but  a  wiser  man "  when  the 
"  patients  "  return  with  a  demand  for  re- 
fund of  money  as  the  glasses  "  did  not 
suit."  This  matter  is  one  that  directly 
concerns  a  large  majority  of  our  readers, 
and  one  that  united  action  by  druggists  can 
remedy,  if  they  will  but  act  in  it. 


A  Questionable  Experiment. 

Some  business  men  are,  apparently, 
very  short-sighted,  as  evidenced  by  the 
way  in  which  they  endeavor  to  draw  trade. 

One  of  the  most  prevailing  instances 
of  this  is  the  endeavor,  by  cutting  into 
regular  prices,  to  undersell  others,  and  to 
induce,  if  possible,  their  customers  to 
transfer  their  patronage.  It  is  quite  un- 
reasonable to  imagine  that  any  man  will 
sit  quietly  by  and  see  his  business  cut 
into  in  this  manner,  and  he  will,  in  every 
instance,  meet  the  "  cutter  "  on  his  own 
ground,  and,  the  chances  are,  undersell 
him.  Thus  the  man  who  commences  the 
cutting,  instead  of  drawing  from  his  com- 
petitors, is  only  lessening  the  profits  of 
the  competitor,  and  runs  the  risk,  and  an 
extremely  likely  one,  of  causing  a  feeling 
of  distrust  amongst  those  whom  he  has 
tried  to  entice  to  his  place  of  business,  for 
every  druggist  well  knows  that  a  feeling  of 
distrust  has  sprung  up  and  is  permeating 
the  masses,  that  the  "  cutter  "  is  one  who 
is  not  above  the  baneful  habit  of  substitu- 
tion, or  who  would  sell  an  inferior  article. 
To  have  the  public  confidence  shaken  as 
to  your  business  methods  means  a  loss  of 
trade  and  consequent  loss  of  profits,  and 
It,  therefore,  appears  to  us  a  very  question- 
able experiment  for  any  druggist;  and  we 
regret  to  see  that,  in  one  of  our  western 
cities,  a  druggist,  in  commencing  a  new 
business,  has  used  the  "  cut-rate  "  as  his 
"  drawing  card,"  in  hopes,  evidently,  of 
securing  a  share  of  the  trade.  It  has  al- 
ready led  to  a  general  reduction  in  prices, 
and  a  feeling  of  anything  but  good  will 
towards  the  offender.  The  venture  is 
anything  but  a  creditable  one,  and  the 
result  means  loss  for  many,  while  the 
public  will  not  think  one  whit  the  more  of 
the  originator  of  it. 


The  Care  of  Stock— Forgotten  Corners. 

Every  pharmacist  too  often  finds,  while 
searching  for  some  article  called  for,  that 
he  has  made  a  discovery.  Not  such  a 
wonderful  one,  perhaps,  but  one  that  is 
new  to  him — some  article,  yes,  often 
many  articles,  stowed  away  in  a  forgotten 
corner  are  found.  May  be  half  a  dozen 
of  some  nostrum  to  be  sold  on  commis- 
sion, or,  what  is  worse,  a  fraction  of  a 
gross  of  a  worthless  patent  medicine  which 
has  been  foisted  on  the  druggist  by  some 
salesman  eloquent  in  his  own  interest. 
It  has  always  been  a  source  of  surprise  to 
the  writer  how  a  druggist,  possessing  the 
least  grain  of  business  ability,  would  take 
quantities  of  some  untried,  unsaleable,  and 
unknown  remedy,  just  because  he  re- 
ceives a  premium  in  the  shape  of  adver- 
tising cards,  a  thermometer  that  won't 
work,  or  a  show  card  with  a  name  branded 
on  the  frame — (we  confess,  however,  to 
advertising  firms,  that  donations  of  good 
unbranded  picture  frames,  such  as  the 
druggist  can  utilize  at  home,  are  always 
acceptable).  Back  to  our  subject  again. 
If  you  have  any  money  to  spare,  pay  it  on 
account ;  or  if  that  is  all  right,  which  we 
sincerely  hope  it  is,  these  hard  times,  put 
it  into  some  standard  paying  stock. 
Never  take  up  a  side  line  suddenly,  and 
without  thought,  that  involves  much  of 
an  expenditure,  but  rather  increase  some 
part  of  the  business  that  shows  hopeful 
signs.  What  the  writer  means  to  convey 
is  this — that  a  business  man  is  speculating 
with  the  odds  of  the  game  against  him 
when  he  purchases  quantities  of  some 
article,  whose  sale  is  doubtful,  instead  of 
investing  in  standard  goods  that  are  sure 
to  leave  the  house  with  a  profit  before  the 
year  is  over.  It  is  a  very  nice  feeling, 
when  dull  times  come,  for  the  pharmacist 
to  find  that  he  has  some  saleable  goods  to 
draw  from.  The  fact  must  not  be  for- 
gotten that  we  open  our  doors  in  the 
morning  to  sell  goods,  and  not  to  make 
the  store  a  dumping  ground  for  somebody 
else's  unsaleable  rubbish.  You  must 
continually  add  new  goods,  however,  for 
your  customers  get  tired  of  the  same  old 
toilet  articles,  perfumes,  and  other  wares. 
You  have  to  sacrifice  the  old,  faded 
things — and  people  dearly  love  a  bargain 
— for  you  must  get  rid  of  them.  The 
public  appreciate  new  things,  and  a  few 
well-chosen  and  well-bought  articles  not 
only  add  to  the  good  stock,  but  freshen  up 
the  old,  that  has  been  stored  away  for  so 
long  in  one  of  the  forgotten  corners. — 
Frank  T.  Green,  in  Pacific  Druggist. 


In  the  treatment  of  bunions,  phosphor- 
ized  oil  is  claimed  to  be  very  well 
adapted.  It  is  rubbed  gently  over  the 
part  twice  a  day,  and  acts  by  causing 
absorption. 


Saline  Liquor  Ergot,«. — Bernegau 
and  Burkhardt  suggest  the  addition  of 
common  salt  to  liquor  ergotre,  whereby  a 
preparation  less  alcoholic  than  usual  may 
be  obtained.  Five  per  cent,  of  common 
salt  is  added  to  the  powdered  ergot,  and 
the  menstruum  is  a  mixture  of  one  part  of 
S.  V.  R.  and  four  parts  of  water — the 
liquor  to  be  made  by  the  usual  percolation 
process. 


I  I  '.^l 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


O'OLLEQE  OF  PhAm^^'" 


Winter  Wants 


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HTo  ti 


the  Trade.— \Ve  heg  to  advise  that 
the  following  important  lines  cannot  be 
shi[)ped  in  winter  except  per  Express.  We  respectfully 
suggest,  in  order  to  save  you  this  extra  expense,  that  you 
look  up  your  stock  of  these  lines,  and  order  sufficient  Winter 
supi>lics    NOW. 


Wyeth's  Liquid  Extract  of  Olalt. 

"  Wine  of  Tar. 

"  Dialyzed  Iron, 

Franz  Josef  Mineral  Water. 
Levico  Arsenical  Water. 
Rosbach  Mineral  Water. 
Pond's  Extract  (see  below). 


Your   valued    commands    for    any    of    the    above    will 
be   Tiiuch   appreciated    by 

Yours  very  truly, 

DAVIS  &  LAWRENCE  CO'Y  (Limited) 

MoNTREAi,,  October,   1895. 


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more    conve- 


S  PANY  have  recently  appointed  us  their 

S  General  Agents  for  Canada,    and   we 

i<i  have  pleasure  in  acquainting  the  Trade 

3l     •«^«*^*'*-  a  with  what  we  are  able  to  do  for  them 

^^-.^SiSS^aSsJ     "P°"  '^''  P'-eparation. 

I  St — The    handsome    framed   ad- 
vertising mirror,  we  will  give  with  first   order    for    2    dozen. 

2nd — With  orders  of   4  dozen  we  can  offer  in  addition, 
at  present,    i   dozen   2   oz.  facsimiles  of  large  bottle. 

3rd  — We    send     with    each    order    attractive    pictorial 
pamphlets,  flag  circulars,  and  card. 

Besides    the   foregoing   advertising,  the  article    is  being 
extensively  advertised  in  the  Canadian  papers. 

A  new  scale  of  prices  has  been  prepared,  thus  : — 
Small,  I  dozen,  and  less  than  4  dozen,  $4.00  per  dozen. 
Medium,  i  dozen,  and  less  than  2  dozen,  $8.00  per  dozen. 
And  when  ordered  in  original  cases  of  4  dozen,  small,  $3.80 

per  dozen  ;  or  2  dozen,  medium,  $7.60  per  dozen. 

Subject  to  Cash  Discount  of  5%. 

Davis  &  Lawrence  CoV  (Ltd.) 

MONTREAL 


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We  make 


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TORONJl 


close  estimates 


On  preparing  private 


preparations,  and    cordially  invite   correpondence  on 
the  subject. 


All  formulae  submitted  to  us 
are  considered  strictly  confi= 
dential,  the  private  property  of 
our  correspondents,  and  are 
guarded  so  with  scrupulous  care. 


Our  facilities  for  manufacturing  and  finishinjr 
special  preparations  are  unequalled,  for,  in  addi- 
tion to  our  well-equipped  manufacturing  and 
finishing  departments,  we  possess  complete  and 
extensive  printing,  binding,  and  paper  box- 
making  establishments,  and  are  thus  able  to 
turn  out  first-class  work  at  the  lowest  cost.  We 
a'e  in  a  position  to  prepare  any  private  formulae 
put  up  in  the  form  of  a  Fluid  Extract,  Solid 
Extract,  Elixir,  Wine,  Syrup,  Glycerole  Cap- 
sule, Cachet,  Perle,  Pill  (sugar,  gelatine  pearl, 
or  silver-coated),  Lozenge  (hand-cut  or  com- 
pressed), Tablet  Triturate,  Compressed  Tablet, 
Effervescing  Granular  Salt,  etc.,  as  well  as  prepa- 
rations in  the  form  of  Sarsaparil  las,  Cough  Syrups, 
Liniments,  Veterinary  Remedies,  Toilet  Prepa- 
rations, etc.  We  charge  nothing  for  making  an 
estimate  on  any  preparation,  but  are  pleased  to 
do  so,  and  trust  we  may  be  favored  with  formulaj 
for  the  purpose. 


Frederick  Stearns^  Co. 

MANUFACTURING  PHARMACISTS 
Private  Formula  Department       WINDSOR     ONT 


(226ri) 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Retail 
Druggists 


E  put  up  our  Y  &  S  Licorice  in 
cases  of  125,  50  and  25  lbs.  bulk 
(loose,  in  leaves),  4's,  6's,  8's,  12's,  and  i6's  to 
pound.  Will  sell  rapidly  if  displayed  prom- 
inently in  your  show  windows,  and  will  insure 
you  large  profits. 


WE    ARE    ALSO    MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Y  &  S   Licorice   Lozenges 


Acme   Licorice   Pellets  .■.'.■.■ 

Tar   Licorice  and  Tolu  Wafers    ..and..    Pure   Penny  Stick 

If  you  cannot  get  the  above  at  your  jobbers,  please  address  us  as  below  : 

YOUNG  &  SMYLIB 

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I 


COUGH  DROPS 


NONE    BETTER 


"L-'UT  up  in  handsome  five-pound 
canisters,  with  glass  front, 
showing  contents. 


NONE  SO  GOOD 


HtY  afford  instantaneous  relief  in 
all  cases  of  Coughs,  Colds, 
or  Sore  Throats. 


Will  sell  -well  during  ''bet-ween-seasons''  •wea.th.ex' 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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What   the    Pharmacist  Should  Know 
about  Certain  Poison  Accidents. 

Uv  J.  C.  I'Ai.K.M.D.,  Pii.C;..  St.  Louis. 

I'll AR.MACI.ST.S     AKK     KKKQUliN Tl.Y    CALLED 
UPON. 

I'^vtry  ruiail  druggist  has  the  twperience 
of  being  called  upon  to  render  llie  first 
assisiance  in  cases  of  poi^ouuig  accidental 
or  otherwise.  In  most  instan  xi  inu  con- 
ditions are  such  as  require  prompt  and 
proper  measures.  A  physician  may  not 
be  had  at  once,  and  the  pharmacist,  by 
reason  of  his  intimate  association  with 
poisons,  is  expected  by  the  public  to  act 
with  precision  in  these  emergencies.  A 
human  life  saved  may  be  the  reward  of 
the  pharmacist  when  he  responds  quickly 
and  intelligently  in  poison  accidents. 

HK    SHOULD    BE    FAMILIAR    WITH    THE 
POISONS. 

The  competent  druggist  should  be 
thoroughly  familiar  with  the  physical 
properties  of  the  poisons,  their  appear- 
ance, odor,  taste,  and  solubility.  He 
ought  to  be  well  posted  in  the  chemistry 
of  the  important  poisons,  that  he  may 
know  the  different  chemical  combinations 
which  can  be  formed  with  them  whereby 
they  may  be  rendered  insoluble,  less  solu- 
ble, or  difificult  of  absorption  by  the  hu- 
man system. 

To  be  further  equipped  for  these  emer- 
gencies, he  must  inform  himself  on  the 
more  prominent  physiological  properties* 
of  the  common  poisons.  'I'his  knowledge 
will  come  in  good  stead  in  those  instances 
when  the  toxic  agent  is  unknown,  and  an 
efficient  antidotal  treatment  cannot  be  in- 
stituted until  its  nature  is  determined. 

SEND      FOR    A    DOCTOR,    AND    THEN    BEGIN 
TREATMENT. 

When  a  poisoning  case  presents  itself 
to  the  pharmacist,  his  first  duty  is  to  send 
for  the  nearest  competent  physician;  then, 
in  order  that  no  valuable  time  be  lost,  he 
should  institute  such  treatment  as  will 
best  meet  the  requirements  until  the  doc- 
tor's arrival,  or  until  the  patient  is  out  of 
danger. 

LEARN    WHAT    POISON    VOU  HAVE  TO  DEAL 
WITH. 

It  is  necessary  in  the  beginning  to 
know  what  poison  has  been  taken,  and 
the  time  that  has  elapsed  since  it  was 
swallowed. 

If  the  patient  is  conscious,  this  intbr- 
niation  may,  or  may  not,  be  obtained 
from  him.  In  attempts  at  suicide,  the 
person  will  often  obstinately  refuse  to  di- 
vulge anything.  In  accidents,  and  in 
cases  where  the  toxic  agent  has  been  ad- 
ministered by  another  person,  he  may  not 
know  what  was  taken  Under  these  cir- 
cumstances, it  will,  at  times,  require  the 
e.xercise  of  great  care  and  good  judgment 
to  arrive  at  a  proper  conclusion. 

'  The  pliysiological  properties  of  .idru^arc  l!ie  noticeable 
effects  a  drug  produces  upon  ihe  healthy  system. 


The  Mouth.  —  .Make  a  careful  iiis|)ei> 
tion  of  the  mouth  to  see  if  no  traces  of 
the  poison  are  left  tliere.  The  lips, 
tongue,  or  mouth  may  show  stains  that 
are  characteristic,  as,  for  instance,  the 
discolorations  caused  by  the  strong  min- 
eral acids.  -Sulphuric  aciil  causes  white 
stains,  which,  later  on,  if  the  burns  are 
very  severe,  turn  black  ;  carbolic  acid, 
whitish  spots;  and  nitric  acid,  yellow 
stains. 

The  Breath. — Observe  the  breath  care- 
fully— some  drugs  will  be  detected  by 
their  odor. 

The  Fomitits. — If  he  has  vomited,  ex- 
amine the  ejected  material  closely  for 
traces  of  the  poison.  The  color  of  I'aris 
green,  arsenious  acid,  the  glistening  par- 
ticles from  the  wing  cases  of  cantharides, 
are  examples  of  poisons  that  would  be 
suggested  by  their  appearance,  while  the 
characteristic  odors  of  carbolic  acid  and 
chloroform  will  betray  their  presence  in 
the  vomitus. 

Preservt.  the  Vomitu:. — It  is  well  in  some 
cases  to  save  the  vomited  material  for 
future  examination,  this  being  especially 
desirable  when  there  is  reason  to  suspect 
a  crime. 

Watch  the  Pupil  of  the  Eye. —  Some 
poisons  have  physiological  effects  that  aid 
in  making  a  diagnosis;  for  example,  the 
changes  the  pupil  (the  dark  spot  in  the 
middle  of  eye)  undergoes  under  the  in- 
fluence of  opium  and  belladonna.  In 
opium  poisoning  we  find  the  pupil  very 
contracted,  sometimes  as  small  as  the  end 
of  a  darning  needle.  With  belladonna 
the  opposite  effect  is  produced,  the  pupil 
becoming  very  large — it  may  be  so  dilated 
as  to  include  the  entire  dark  portion  of 
the  eyeball. 

POISONOUS    FOODS. 

Decayed  Meats,  i!/^.— When  animal 
foods  undergo  decomposition,  there  are 
formed  various  proximate  principles,some 
of  which  have  poisonous  properties.  A 
number  of  these  toxic  compounds  have 
been  isolated  by  chemists,  and  are  known 
to  be  products  of  microbic  or  germ  growth 
in  the  putrefying  food  stuff. 

They  are  called  ptomaines.  These 
ptomaines  in  chemical  behavior  resemble 
the  vegetable  alkaloids,  and  their  physio- 
logical effects  are,  in  many  instances,  very 
much  like  the  alkaloidal  poisons.  Some 
of  the  ptomaines  cause  poisoning  symp- 
toms that  are  difficult  to  differentiate  from 
morphine  narcosis;  others,  again,  have 
effects  that  are  hard  to  distinguish  Irom 
strychnine  ;  hence  it  not  infrequently 
happens  that  cases  of  sickness  and  death 
supposed  to  be  due  to  one  of  the  common 
poisons  are,  in  reality,  caused  by  the  eating 
of  spoiled  meat,  fish,  etc. 

Among  the  foods  that  are  especially 
prone  to  decomposition  of  a  dangerous 
character  are  canned  meats  and  fish,  fish 
not  canned,  sausages,  and  cheese. 

Tlie  treatment  for  these  poison  acci- 
dents will  be  found  below  (antidote  No. 
20). 


1'()I^()N     MUSHKOO.MS. 

Among  the  large  varieties  of  mush- 
room.s,  or  agarics,  there  are  some  poison- 
ous as  well  as  edible  S|)ecies.  To  the 
inexperienced,  the  harmful  sorts  are  diffi- 
cult to  distinguish  from  the  innocuous  ; 
hence  there  are  frequent  accidents  from 
eating  of  this  fungus. 

As  a  high  temperature  destroys  the 
toxic  principle  in  the  poison  mushroom, 
thoroughly  boiling  them  will  render  the 
consumption  of  mushrooms  safe  when 
there  is  some  doubt  as  to  their  nature. 

The  treatment  for  mushroom  poisoning 
is  given  below  (antid.-te  No.  21). 

(JENERAL    RULES    FOR    THE   TREATMENT 
OF    POISONING. 

First. —  Get  rid  of  the  poison  that  is 
still  in  the  stomach. 

Second. — Give  the  proper  antidote  for 
that  portion  of  the  poison  which  has  al- 
ready passed  beyond  the  stomach,  and  for 
whatever  may  be  absorbed  into  the  sys- 
tem. 

Third. — Endeavor  to  keep  the  patient 
alive  with  stimulants,  and  other  appropri- 
ate measures,  until  the  system  has  elimi- 
nated the  poison. 

HOW    TO    CAUSE    VOMITING. 

The  first  rule  is  generally  best  carried 
out  by  emetics. 

Ground  mustard,  one  or  two  table- 
spoonfuls  mixed  with  a  cup  of  water,  fol- 
lowed by  large  draughts  of  warm  water, 
is  a  good  and  easily  obtained  emetic. 
Powdered  ipecac,  one  drachm  alone,  or 
combined  with  thirty  grains  sulphate  of 
zinc,  in  a  cup  of  water,  is  also  very  effi- 
cient. 

In  inducing  vomiting,  always  give  luke- 
warm water  freely,  as  it  serves  to  dilute 
contents  of  the  stomach,  rendering  them 
more  fluid,  and  thereby  makes  it  easier 
to  empty  that  organ. 

Vomiting  may  be  hastened  by  tickling 
the  throat.  This  is  best  done  by  push- 
ing a  finger  down  the  throat  and  moving 
it  about  at  the  root  of  the  tongue. 

Apoiiwrphifie  as  an  Emetic. — Hydro- 
chlorate  of  apomorphine  is  a  very  good 
emetic,  especially  if  given  by  hypodermic 
injection.  One-twelfth  or  one-fifteenth 
grain  of  the  salt  dissolved  in  about  fifteen 
minims  of  distilled  water,  injected  be- 
neath the  skin  of  the  arm,  will,  in  a  few 
minutes  (sometimes  in  less  than  one 
minute),  produce  free  emesis,  even  where 
other  remedies  have  failed  to  act.  This 
method  is  especially  useful  when  the 
patient  is  unconscious  and  unable  to 
swallow,  or  is  conscious  and  successfully 
resists  all  attempts  to  force  anything  down 
his  throat. 

The  Stomach  Pump. — The  stomach 
pump,  or  tube,  is,  in  many  instances,  the 
only  efficient  means  for  cleaning  out  the 
stomach  ;  but  the  pharmacist  is  not  usu- 
ally supplied  with  the  necessary  apparatus 
and  is  not  familiar  with  its  use,  so  that 
procedure  must  be  left  to  the  physician. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


The  second  rule  includes  the  special 
treatment  for  each  poison,  as  given  in 
the  antidotes  in  this  article  below. 

The  third  rule  requires  the  adaptation 
of  various  measures  tending  to  prolong 
life  while  nature's  processes  are  expelling 
the  poison  from  the  body.  Generally 
stimulation,  internal  and  external,  is 
required. 

Internal  stimulation  is  produced  by 
the  various  drugs  classed  as  cardiac 
stimulants  (such  as  alcohol,  in  the  form  of 
whisky,  brandy,  and  champagne),  strong 
coffee  or  tea,  ammonia,  digitalis,  etc. 

External  stimulation  is  brought  about 
by  increasing  the  circulation  of  the  blood 
in  the  skin.  Friction  on  the  extremities 
and  body  with  the  hands,  or  aided  by 
a  rough  towel,  answers  well.  This  may 
be  made  more  active  by  rubbing  the  skin 
with  some  irritating  substance  like  mus- 
tard, ginger,  or  capsicum.  External 
heat,  applied  by  hot  blankets,  hot  water 
bottles,  etc.,  is  also  an  aid  to  stimulation. 

ARTIFICIAL    RESPIRATION. 

Artificial  respiration  is  a  valuable  aid 
in  prolonging  life  in  many  poisoning 
cases,  and  it  is  especially  necessary  in 
the  treatment  of  narcotic  toxic  agents  like 
morphine. 

The  following  is  a  good  way  of  apply- 
ing it : 

Place  the  patient  on  his  back  on  the 
floor;kneel  in  front  of  him,  grasp  ijoth  arms 
at  the  elbow  and  raise  them  up  and  back 
until  they  are  stretched  out  above  his  head, 
parallel  with  the  body.  Then  bring  them 
down  again  to  the  side  of  the  body,  at 
the  same  time  pressing  them  against  the 
chest  so  as  to  compress  it  by  pushing  in 
the  ribs.  This  movement  will  force  the 
air  out  of  the  lungs.  Now  raise  the  arms 
again,  as  before,  and  the  chest  will 
expand,  drawing  in  fresh  air.  Repeat 
these  movements  regularly,  at  the  rate  of 
about  fifteen  or  twenty  times  per  minute. 
Meanwhile  have  another  person  apply 
heat  and  friction  to  the  extremities. 

Do  not  give  up  hope  too  soon,  but 
persist  in  the  artificial  breathing  for  a  half 
or  one  hour. 

It  is  quite  surprising,  at  times,  to  see 
how  an  apparently  dead  patient  will  sud- 
denly begin  to  breathe,  and  finally  revive 
under  this  forced  respiration. 

A    SUMMARY    OF    TRE.ATMENT    FOR 
POISONING. 

Below  is  given,  briefly,  the  treatment 
for  the  more  important  poisons.  In 
many  poisons  the  treatment  is  a  general 
one :  hence  it  is  found  convenient  to 
group  members  together  under  one  anti- 
dote. Accompanying  the  series  of  anti- 
dotes is  an  index  of  the  poisons  which 
will  serve  to  make  the  finding  of  the 
proper  treatment  more  expeditious: 

Antidote  i :  Arsenic.  Arsenious  Acid  ; 
"Rough  on  Rats"  (arsenic);  Cobalt 
(arsenical  fly  poison). 

Induce  vomiting  with  mustard,  ipecac, 
and  zinc  sulphate,  or  apomorphine  hypo- 


dermically,  as  under  above  heading, 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

After  thorough  and  repeated  emesis, 
give  hydrated  oxide  of  iron.  United  States 
Pliarniacopceia,  three  or  four  ounces  at 
once,  and  a  tablespoonful  every  five  min- 
utes afterwards. 

The  ferric  hydrate  can  be  made  hur- 
riedly by  mixing  either  tincture  chloride 
of  iron,  solution  chloride  of  iron,  solution 
tersulphate  of  iron,  or  Monsell's  solution 
with  water  of  ammonia.  After  the  result- 
ing precipitate  has  settled,  pour  off  the 
clear  liquid  and  mix  considerable  water 
with  the  sediment,  which  latter,  when  it 
has  again  deposited,  is  separated  by 
decanting  the  clear,  supernatent  solution. 
This  sediment  of  ferric  hydrate  may  be 
given  as  above  directed. 

Later  give  whites  of  eggs  mixed  with 
water  and  olive  oil. 

Antidote  2  :  Morphine.     Opium. 

Promote  vomiting  with  mustard,  ipecac, 
and  sulphate  of  zinc,  or  apomorphine 
hypodermically,  as  given  under  above 
heading  :  "  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

When  the  stomach  is  thoroughly  emp- 
tied, give  large  draughts  of  strong  black 
coffee.  It  may  be  well,  in  most  cases,  to 
give  a  hypodermic  injection  of  one-fiftieth 
grain  of  atropine,  the  physiological  anti- 
dote to  morphine. 

Keep  the  patient  awake  at  all  hazards  ; 
walk  him  about,  slap  with  wet  towels, 
shout  in  his  ears,  and  use  similar 
measures  to  prevent  his  going  to  sleep. 

If  patient  stops  breathing,  or  breathes 
faintly,  use  artificial  respiration  persist- 
ently, as  in  the  directions  given  under  the 
heading  :   "  Artificial  Respiration." 

Antidote  J :  Acids.       .Sulphuric;   Hydro- 
chloric;    Nitric;     Nitro-hydrochloric ; 

Acetic. 

Do  ?iot  give  any  emetic.'  Neutralize 
the  acid  with  calcined  magnesia,  liquor 
soda,  liquor  potassK,  or  lime  water,  either 
of  which  must  be  largely  diluted. 

Later  give  freely  of  olive  oil,  or  whites 
of  eggs. 
Antidote  4  .■  Oxalic  Acid.    Salts  of  Oxalic 

Acid  ;  Salts  of  Sorrel. 

Do  not  give  liquor  potassas  or  liquor 
soda. 

First  give  chalk  or  common  whiting 
mixed  with  water  ;  then,  in  a  few  minutes, 
cause  vomiting  with  mustard.  .After 
vomiting,  let  patient  partake  freely  of 
whites  of  eggs,  or  olive  oil. 
Antidote^:  Carbolic  Acid.      (Phenol.) 

Give  one  ounce  sodium  sulphate  (Glau- 
ber's salt)  dissolved  in  a  cup  of  water. 
Then  try  to  induce  vomiting  with  mustard 
or  ipecac.  As  these  emetics  sometimes 
fail  to  act  because  of  the  benumbing 
effect  of  carbolic  acid  upon  the  stomach, 
it  may  be  best  to  give  apomorphine 
hypodermically  (one-twelfth  grain).  Give 
more  Glauber's  salt  after  vomiting  ceases. 
Antidote  6 :  Caustic  Alhalies  of  Potash 

and  Soda  ;  Concentrated  Lye. 

Give  vinegar,  lemon  juice,  or  citric 
acid,    freely  diluted    with  water.      Then 


give  large  draughts  of  warm  water,  fol- 
lowed by  olive  oil,  whites  of  eggs,  or  gum 
arable  water. 

Antidote  y :    Ammonia    Gas.      \Vater   of 
Ammonia. 

If  inhaled,  let  the  patient  breathe  the 
fumes  of  vinegar,  or  acetic  acid.  If  swal- 
lowed, treat  as  in  antidote  No.  6  for  the 
other  alkalies. 

Antidote  8 :  Chloral  Hydrate.     Ether. 

Keep  patient  lying  down  and  let  him 
have  plenty  of  fresh  air.  Induce  vomit- 
ing with  mustard,  ipecac,  and  zinc  sul- 
phate, or  with  apomorphine  hypodermic- 
ally, as  given  under  the  heading  :  "  How 
to  Cause  Vomiting."  Keep  him  from 
going  to  sleep  by  slapping,  shouting  in 
ears,  etc.,  but  do  not  walk  the  person 
around  much  because  of  the  danger  of 
heart  failure.  Stimulate  with  whisky 
internally,  and  friction  and  heat  exter- 
nally. If  breathing  becomes  feeble,  apply 
artificial  respiration  as  given  in  the  direc- 
tions under  heading:  "Artificial  Respira- 
tion." 

Antidote  g :   Chloroform. 

If  swallowed,  treat  as  in  antidote  No.  8 
for  chloral.  If  inhaled,  have  patient's 
head  lower  than  the  body  by  raising  the 
foot  of  table  or  bed  on  which  he  lies. 
Admit  fresh  air  freely.  Let  him  inhale  a 
few  drops  of  nitrite  of  amy!.  Apply  heat 
and  friction  to  extremities.  If  necessary, 
use  artificial  respiration  as  given  in  direc- 
tions under  heading  :  "  Artificial  Res- 
piration." 

Antidote  10 :  Aconite ;  Calabar  Bean  ; 
Conium  ;  Cotton  Root ;  Digitalis ; 
Ergot  ;  Eserine  ;  Gelsemium  ;  Hyo- 
scyamus  ;  Jaborandi  ;  Lobelia  ;  Phys- 
ostigma  ;  Pilocarpus  ;  Santonin  ;  Stra- 
monium ;  Strophanthus  ;  Tobacco ; 
Veratrine  ;  Veratrum  Viride. 

Give  emetic  of  mustard,  ipecac,  and 
sulphate  of  zinc,  or  of  morphine  hypo- 
dermically, as  in  directions  under  head- 
ing :  "  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

When  stomach  is  about  emptied,  give 
strong  black  coffee  mixed  with  powdered 
charcoal  and  tannic  acid — about  thirty 
grains  of  the  latter  to  each  cup  of  coffee. 
Keep  patient  lying  flat,  and  prevent  his 
going  to  sleep.  Stimulate  with  whisky 
internally,  and  heat  and  friction  to  the 
extremities. 

If  necessary,  use  artificial  respiration  as 
in  the  directions  under  heading:  "Arti- 
ficial Respiration." 

Antidote  it:  Nitrate  of  Silver.  Lunar 
Caustic. 

First  give  common  table  salt  (chloride 
of  sodium),  one  or  two  tablespoonfuls 
dissolved  in  a  glass  of  water.  After  a  few 
minutes  induce  vomiting  with  mustard, 
ipecac,  and  zinc  sulphate,  or  with  apo- 
morphine hypodermically,  as  in  direc- 
tions under  heading  :  "  How  to  Cause 
Vomiting."  When  stomach  is  emptied, 
give  freely  of  milk  and  whites  of  eggs  and 
su:n  arable  water. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Antidote  12  :  Lead,  Salts  of. 

First,  give  an  ounce  of  njagnesium  sul- 
pliate  (l'',pson'>  salts),  or  sodium  sui()hate 
(Claubcr's  salt),  dissolved  in  a  glass  of 
water.  Aftera  few  minutes  induce  vomit- 
ing witli  mustard,  ipecac,  and  sulphate  of 
zinc, or  with  apomorphine  hvpodermically, 
as  directed  under  heading :  "  How  to 
Cause  Vomiting." 

When  stomach  is  emptied,  give  freely 
of  milk  and  whites  of  eggs  and  gum 
arahic  water. 

Antidote  IJ  :  Phosplwrus. 

Do  not  give  oil  or  fatty  substance  of 
any  kind.  Cause  vomiting  by  giving 
three  grains  sulphate  of  copper  (blue  vit- 
riol), dissolved  in  half  a  turiibler  of  water  ; 
repeat  every  five  minutes  until  emesis 
ofcurs. 

If  any  old,  thick  oil  of  turpentine  is  at 
hand,  give  a  teaspoonfuj.  If  no  such 
o.\idized  turpentine  is  convenient,  give 
two  grains  permanganate  of  potassium 
dissolved  in  an  ounce  of  water  every  five 
mmutes. 

Follow  this  with  demulcent  drinks  like 
whites  of  eggs  in  water  and  gum  arable 
water. 

Do  not  allow  any  milk,  cream,  or  other 
oily  or  fatty  food  until  the  phosphorus  is 
safely  out  of  the  alimentary  canal. 

Antidote  14:  Strychnine.     Nux  Vomica  ; 
Ignatia;  Cocculus  Indicus. 

First  give  a  drachm  of  tannic  acid 
stirred  up  in  a  glass  of  water  ;  then  cause 
vomiting  with  mustard,  ipecac,  and  sul- 
phate of  zinc,  or  with  apomorphine  hypo- 
dermically,  as  directed  under  heading  : 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

Give  another  drachm  of  tannic  acid  in 
water  and  repeat  the  emetic.  When  the 
stomach  is  thoroughly  emptied  give  thirty 
grains  tannic  acid  in  water. 

For  the  convulsions  give  large  doses 
bromide  of  potassium  (one-half  ounce)  and 
hydrate  of  chloral  (thirty  grains).  If  this 
does  not  control  the  spasms,  administer 
nitrite  of  amyl,  or  chloroform,  by  inhala- 
tion. 

Antidote  /j.-  Atropine.     Belladonna. 

First,  give  a  drachm  of  tannic  acid  in 
a  glass  of  water  ;  then  evacuate  the  stom- 
ach by  mustard,  ipecac,  and  sulphate  of 
zinc,  or  with  apomorphine  hypoder- 
mically,  as  in  directions  under  heading : 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

After  patient  has  vomited,  give  half 
drachm  tannic  acid  in  strong  black  coffee. 
Now  give  one-eighth  to  one-fourth 
grain  morphine  hypodermically,  and  re- 
peat in  half  hour,  if  deemed  necessary. 
Have  patient  lying  down  ;  keep  him 
awake,  and  apply  heat  and  friction  to 
limbs.  If  breathing  becomes  feeble, 
apply  artificial  respiration,  as  directed 
under  heading  :  "  Artificial  Respiration." 

Antidote  16  :  Hydrocyanic  {Prussic)  Acid. 

Cyanides  ;  Oil  of  Bitter  Almond  ;  Oil 

of  Mirbane  (Nitrobenzol). 

Act  very  quickly,  for  this  poi.son  is 
rapidly  fatal. 


(live  emetic  of  mustard  in  water,  and 
follow  with  large  draughts  of  warm  water. 
If  possible,  give  at  once  one-tenth  grain 
apomorphine  Ijy  hypodermic  injection. 
I'ut  ammonia  to  nostrils  to  rouse  patient 
and  give  aromatic  spirit  of  ammonia  (or 
aqua  ammonia)  by  mouth.  Pour  alter- 
nately hot  and  cold  water  on  chest.  Use 
artificial  respiration  energetically  as  di- 
rected under  heading  :  "Artificial  Respira- 
tion." 

Antidote  //  .•  Copper,  Salts  of. 

First  give  freely  whites  of  eggs,  mixed 
with  milk  or  water,  then  produce  emesis 
with  mustard,  or  by  apomorphine  hypo- 
dermically, as  directed  under  heading : 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting."  In  the  inter- 
vals between  voniiting  give  half-drachm 
doses  of  ferrocyanide  of  potassium  (yellow 
prussiate  of  potash)  dissolved  in  water. 
Let  patient  have  large  quantities  of  whites 
of  eggs  and  gum  arable  water. 

Antidote  18:  Antimony  and  Potassium 
Tartrate  (Tartar  emetic). 

If  patient  should  not  be  vomiting  freely 
promote  emesis  by  large  draughts  of  warm 
water,  and  tickling  the  throat  with  finger. 
Give  thirty  grains  tannic  acid  in  water  at 
frequent  intervals.  Later  give  whites  of 
eggs  and  gum  arable  water. 

Antidote  ig :  Salts  of  Mercury  and  Zinc  ; 
Iodine  ;  Cantharides  ;  Colchicum  ; 
Colocynth;  Creosote;  Elaterium;  Oils 
of  Croton,  Pennyroyal,  Savin,  and 
Tansy. 

Give,  first,  large  quantities  of  whites  of 
eggs  or  wheat  flour  mixed  with  water  : 
then,  if  not  vomiting  freely,  promote 
emesis  by  mustard  or  apomorphine  hypo- 
dermically, as  directed  under  heading : 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting."  After  vomit- 
ing, give  whites  of  eggs  or  flour  again. 
Following  with  demulcent  drinks  like 
gum  arable  water  or  flaxseed  tea.  In 
cantharides  poisoning  do  not  give  any 
oily  ox  fatty  substances. 

Antidote  20:  Decayed  Animal  Food. 
Cheese,  Fish,  Meat,  Sausages. 

Promote  vomiting  by  mustard,  ipecac, 
and  sulphate  of  zinc,  or  with  apomorphine 
hypodermically,  as  directedunder heading : 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

After  stomach  is  emptied,  give  a  purge 
of  calomel  (eight  grains),  followed  in  a  few 
hours  by  castor  oil.  Stimulate  with 
whisky  and  use  friction  and  heat  to  limbs. 

Antidote  21 :  Poisonous  Mushroons. 

Induce  vomiting  by  mustard,  ipecac, 
and  sulphate  of  zinc,  or  with  apomorphine 
hypodermically,as directed  under  heading : 
"  How  to  Cause  Vomiting." 

When  stomach  is  emptied  give  thirty 
grains  tannic  acid  dissolved  in  a  glass  of 
water.  Stimulate  with  strong  coffee  or 
whisky.  Apply  heat  and  friction  to  limbs 
if  much  prostrated. 

REFERENCE  TAIiLR    FOR  POISONING  CASES. 

Poison,  Antidote  No. 

Acetate  of  Copper \y 

Acetate  of  Lead 12 

Acetate  of  Zinc 19 


Acid,  Acetic . .     3 

Acid,  Arsenious i 

Acid,  Carljoiic c 

Acid,  Hydrochloric 3 

Acid,    Hydrocyanic 16 

Acid,  .Muriatic 3 

Acid,   Nitric 3 

.\cid,  Nitrohydrochloric 3 

Acid,  Nitromuriatic 3 

Acid,  Oxalic 4 

Acid,    I'russic 16 

Acid,  Sulphuric 3 

Aconite 10 

."Xconitine 10 

Alkalies,  Caustic 6 

Almonds,  Oil  of  Bitter 16 

Ammonia j 

Antimony  and    Potas.  Tartrate 18 

Arsenic i 

Atropine i  ^ 

Atropine,  Salts  of jc 

Belladonna jc 

Bichloride  of  Mercury   ig 

Bitter  Apple 19 

Blue  Stone   17 

Blue  Vitriol i-j 

Calabar  Bean 10 

Cantharides ig 

Carliolic  Acid c 

Caustic  Alkalies 6 

Caustic,  Lunar 1 1 

Caustic,  Potash (, 

Caustic,  Soda 6 

Cheese,  Poisonous 20 

Chloral  Hydrate g 

Chloroform g 

Cobalt  (Fly  Poison) i 

Cocculus  Indicus 14 

Colchinic ig 

Colchicum jg 

Colocynth jg 

Concentrated   Lye. .' 6 

Coniutn iq 

Copper  Acetate 17 

Copper,  Sulphate 17 

Copper,  .Salts  of 17 

Cotton  Root 10 

Corrosive,  Sublimate i  g 

Creosote jg 

Croton  Oil ...   jg 

Cyanide  of  Mercury 16 

Cyanide  of  Potass \(, 

Cyanide  of  Silver i(, 

Cyanides 16 

Digitalin 10 

Uigitalis jo 

Elaterin ig 

Elaterium jg 

Ergot 10 

B^serine 10 

Ether g 

Fish  Berries  (Cocculus  Ind.) 14 

Pish,  Decayed 20 

Fly  Paper  (arsenical) j 

Fly  Powder  (arsenical) i 

Food,  Decayed 20 

Gelsemium 10 

Hellebore,  Green 10 

Hemlock 10 

Henbane 10 

Hyilrate  of  Chloral g 

Hydrochloric  Acid 3 

Hydrocyanic  Acid 16 

Hyoscyamus 10 

Ignatia 14 

Iodide  of  Mercury jg 

Iodine jg 

Jaborandi 10 

Jinipson  Weed 10 

Jasmine,  Yellow   10 

Lead, Acetate 12 

Lead,  Sugar  of 12 

Lead,  Salts  of 12 

Lobelia ; jo 

Lunar  Caustic 1 1 

Lye,  Concentrated 6 

Meat,  Decayed ■. 20 

Mercury,   Bichloride ..    ig 

Mercury,  Biniodide    10 

Mercury,  Cyanide  of ' 16 

Mercury,  Nitra*e 19 

Mercury,  Sulphate ...    ig 

Mercury,  Salts  of \q 


2^0 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Mirbane,  Oil  of i6 

Morphine    2 

Morphine,  Salts  of 2 

Muriatic  Acid 3 

Mushrooms,  Poisonous 21 

Nitrate  of  Lead 12 

Nitrate  of  Mercury 19 

Nitrate  of  Silver ...  11 

Nitric  Acid 3 

Nitrobenzol 16 

Nitro-hydrochloric  Acid 3 

Nitro-muriatic 3 

Nux  Vomica 14 

Oil,  Bitter  Almond 16 

Oil,  Croton 19 

Oil,  Mirbane 16 

Oil,  Pennyroyal 19 

Oil,  Savin 19 

Oil,  Tansy   19 

Opium 2 

Oxalate  of  Ammonium 4 

Oxalate  of  Potass 4 

Oxalic  Acid 4 

Oxalic  Acid,  Sails  of 4 

Pennyroyal,  Oil  of 19 

Phosphorus 13 

Phosphorus,  Rat  Paste 13 

Physostifjma 10 

Physostigmine 10 

Physostigminc,  Salts  of 10 

Pilocarpine 10 

Pilocarpus 10 

Potassa,  Caustic 6 

Prussic  Acid t6 

Rat  Paste  (Phosphorus) 13 

Rats,  Rough  on  (Arsenic) i 

Salt  of  Sorrel 4 

Santonin 10 

Sausages,    Decayed ...  20 

Savin,  Oil  of 19 

Silver,  Cyanide  of t6 

Silver,  Nitrate  of ,  .  11 

.Soda,  Caustic 6 

Sorrel,  Salt  of 4 

Spanish  Fly 19 

Stramonium 10 

Strophanthin 10 

Sirophanthus 10 

Strychnine 14 

.Strychnine,  Salts  of 14 

.Sugar  of  Lead 12 

.Sulphate  of  Copper 17 

Sulphate  of  Mercury 19 

Sulphate  of  Zinc 19 

Sulphuric  Acid 3 

Tansy,  Oil  of -.  19 

Tartar  Emetic iS 

Tobacco 10 

Veratrine 10 

Veratrum  Viride 10 

Zinc,  Acetate  of 19 

Zinc,  Chloride  of 19 

Zinc,  Sulphate  of 19 

Zinc,  Salts  of 19 

— Meyer  Brothers  Druggist. 


Manufacture  of  Surgical  Dressings.' 

Since  the  introduction  of  antiseptic 
methods  in  burgery  specially  prepared 
wounc\  dressings  have  become  indispen- 
s.Tble,  and  now  constitute  a  staple  article 
of  the  pharmacist's  trade.  The  manufac- 
ture of  the  iieces.sary  raw  materials  for 
these  requires  somewhat  expensive  ma- 
chinery ;  the  work  of  impregnatina;  such 
material,  however,  may  he  conducted  with 
advantage  on  a  small  scale.  The  subject 
may  be  divided  into  four  sections  :  Gauze, 
cotton,  jute,  and  miscellaneous  dressings, 
and,  for  the  sake  of  brevity,  general  direc- 
tions for  their  preparation  will  precede 
each  series  of  formulas. 

*  Free  translation  from  Eugen  Dietericli's  Neues  Pliar- 
maceutisches  Manual,  by  Adolf  C.  Vogeier,  in  IVssUrn 
Druggist, 


By  way  of  introduction,  it  may  be  said 
that  the  exclusion  of  daylight,  frequently 
directed,  is  best  secured  by  the  use  of 
amber  window  glass  in  the  laboratory,  and 
which  may  be  made  removable  by  some 
sliding  or  hinged  device.  That  all  opera- 
tions must  be  executed  accurately  and 
with  the  utmost  cleanliness  is  self  evident. 
There  are  some  unscrupulous  manufac- 
turers who,  intent  upon  saving  labor,  em- 
ploy an  atomizing  apparatus  instead  of 
dipping  and  wringing  out  to  a  given  weight 
the  material  to  be  medicated.  Such  a 
method,  of  course,  does  not  insure  even 
distribution,  and  is  absolutely  inadmis- 
sible. 

GAUZE.      (C.\RHASU.5,    TELA.) 

The  bleached  gauze  employed  should 
be  free  from  fat,  measure  i  metre  in 
width,  weigh  from  40  to  45  grams  per 
square  metre  (so  that  from  22  to  25 
metres  of  the  gauze  shall  weigh  1,000 
grams,  or  i  kilogram),  and  consist  of 
15x15  threads  per  square  centimetre. 

To  impregnate  the  gauze,  first  establish 
its  weight,  then  prepare  the  proportionate 
medicating  liquid  required,  immerse  the 
gauze  and  knead  it  for  about  15  or  20 
minutes,  and  finally  wring  or  press  out  to 
such  a  point  that  just  the  required  per- 
centage of  medicament  shall  remain  in 
the  material. 

As  a  rule,  a  good  absorbent  cotton  will 
retain,  after  expression,  an  atnount  of 
liquid  equal  in  weight  to  one  and  one- 
fourth  times  its  own  weight,  so  that,  for 
instance,  1,000  grams  of  gauze,  after  being 
dipped  into  a  hydro-alcoholic  solution  of 
salicylic  acid  and  then  expressed,  should 
weigh  2,250  grams.  Details  will  be  given 
under  each  formula. 

For  large  operations  enamelled  sheet- 
iron  troughs  may  be  used,  or,  where  these 
are  not  permissible  (salicylic  acid,  etc.), 
glazed  earthenware  vats.  Evaporating 
dishes  or  granite  kettles  and  pails  answer 
for  smaller  operations.  For  expressing 
larger  quantities  care  must  be  taken  to 
arrange  the  fabric  in  layers  of  even  and 
equal  thickness  in  order  to  insure  an 
equal  degree  of  saturation.  When  desir- 
able, as  in  the  case  of  iodoform,  the  press 
may  be  protected  (or,  reversely,  the  goods 
protected  against  contact  with  the  press) 
by  placing  the  fabric  between  layers  of 
parchment  paper. 

When  a  certain  amount  of  gauze  is  to  be 
impregnated  without  the  necessity  of  re- 
moving excess  of  liquid  by  pressure,  it  is 
placed  into  the  exact  amount  t^f  impreg- 
nating liquid  and  well  worked  for  about 
fifteen  or  twenty  minutes,  when  a  suffi- 
cient weight  is  put  on  it  and  allowed  to 
remain  for  several  hours  until  the  gauze 
has  become  evenly  moistened.  It  is  well 
to  turn  the  tiiaterial  repeatedly  in  the 
meantime,  while  in  some  cases  the  appli- 
cation of  50  to  6o''C.  heat  may  be  advis- 
able. As  an  extra  precaution,  the  goods 
may  finally  be  placed  in  a  press  and  sub- 
jected to  just  so  much  pressure  that 
no  liquid  shall  be  forced  out.  A  similar 
lirocedure  is  followed  where  the  impreg- 
nating mixture  contains  no  volatile  ilvent, 
such  as  Lister's  carbolic  gauze. 


For  preparing  small  quantities  of  fresh 
medicated  gauze  have  on  hand  a  stock- 
solution  of  the  impregnating  fluid,  and 
after  dipping  into  it  the  required  weight 
of  gauze,  arrange  the  same  in  flat  layers 
on  parchment  paper,  wrap  around  more 
of  the  same  material,  and  pass  through  a 
wringer.  This  will  leave  the  gauze  satur- 
ated to  just  the  proper  degree  of  one  and 
one-fourth  of  its  own  weight. 

In  the  case  of  alcoholic  or  aqueous  itii- 
pregnations  the  material  is  best  dried  by 
suspending  from  lines  or  wooden  rods, 
but,  w^hen  fatty  or  ethereal,  the  gauze  is 
gathered  on  a  reel  of  proper  width  directly 
as  it  leaves  the  press,  and  allowed  to  re- 
main there  for  twenty-four  hours,  when  it 
tnay  be  cut  into  proper  lengths. 

Medicated  gauzes  are  placed  on  the 
market  in  lengths  of  1,3,  and  5  metres, 
and  are  variously  packed  in  tinfoil,  wax 
paper,  parchment  paper,  tin  boxes,  or 
glass  tubes,  as  may  be  required. 

Sal  Alembrofh  Gauze. 

Ammonium  chloride gr.  [.o 

Mercuric  chloride "  2.5 

Water,  distilled "  1500.0 

Gauze (22-25  "'• )  "  looo.o 

Saturate  and  i>ress  out  to  the  weight  of 
2,250  grams.  Dry  by  suspending  in  a 
room  under  exclusion  of  daylight.  When 
desired  colored  o.i  gram  of  water-soluble 
aniline  blue  is  dissolved  in  the  water. 

Borated  Gauze,  10  per  cent. 

Boric  acid gr.      loo.o 

Water,  distilled,  hot "     1380.0 

Gauze (22-25  ui.)  "     1000. o 

Saturate,  and  press  out  to  the  weight 
of  2,250  grams. 

Carbolized  Gauze,  5  per  cent..  Lister. 

Carbolic  acid,  crystallized. ..   gr.  50.0 

Resin •'  500.0 

Paraffin   "  700.  o 

Gauze (22-25  '"•)  "  1000. o 

Melt  together  the  resin,  paraftin,  and 
carbolic  acid,  and  then  proceed  to  im- 
pregnate the  gauze  at  a  temperature  of 
from  50  to  6o"C.  for  about  two  hours,  as 
explained  in  the  introduction  ;  press  be- 
tween hot  plates  for  one-half  hour  and 
then  pack  imtiiediately.  The  percentage 
may  be  varied  by  increasing  or  decreas- 
ing the  amount  of  carbolic  acid  used. 

Carbolized  Gauze,  10  per  cent.,   V.  Brum, 
Jun. 

Carbolic  acid,  crystallized. .  .gr.  120.0 

Castor  oil "  50.  o 

Resin "  4})0.o 

Alcohol,  95  per  cent "  S50.0 

Gauze   (22-25  '"•)  "  looo.o 

Make  a  solution,  immerse  the  gauze, 
press  out  to  the  weight  of  2,250  grams, 
gather  on  a  reel,  and  allow  to  dry  during 
twenty-four  hours. 

Carbolized  Gauze,  Ph.  Pliuig.  II. 

Carbolic  acid,  crystallized gr.    100 

Alcohol,  9c  per  cent "    goo 

Immerse  in  the  solution  absorbent 
gauze,  press  out  and  dry. 


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Creolin  Gauze,  y  per  cent. 

Creolin gr.        50 

Water,  distilled "     1450 

Cauzc (22-25  m.)  "     '0°o 

Saturate,  press  out  to  tlic  weight  of 
2,250  grains,  and  liry. 

Dermatol  Gauze,  10  per  cent. 

Kesin gr.  250 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent.    ...  "  1000 

Glycerin "  200 

(Jauze (2225  m.)  "  looo 

Dermatol "  100 

Dissolve  the  resin  in  the  alcohol,  add 
the  glycerin,  and  impregnate  the  gauze  hy 
kneading  for  some  time  and  weighing 
repeatedly.  .Spread  the  moist  gauze  out 
flat  in  pieces  of  the  desired  lengths,  and 
sprinkle  over  it  the  dermatol  as  evenly  as 
possible.  Gather  on  a  reel  and  allow  to 
remain  for  twenty-four  hours. 

Eucalyptus  Gauze,  4 per  cent..  Lister. 

Oil  eucalyiitus gr.  40 

Dammar  resin "  240 

I'arattin "  360 

Gauze (22-25  m.)  "  1000 

Proceed  as  described  under  Lister's 
carbolized  gauze. 

Eucalyptus  Gauze,  y.S  per  cent., 
Nussbaum. 

Oil  eucalyptus gr.      100 

Alcohol  absolute "      500 

Water,  distilled,  hot "      900 

Gauze   (22-25  "i-)  "     'o°o 

Saturate,  press  out  to  the  weight  of 
2,250  grams,  and  dry. 

Iodoform  Gauze,  20  per  cent.,   V.  Billroth. 

Iodoform  (impalpable) gr.     200 

Gauze (22-25  m.)"     I°°° 

Sprinkle  evenly  over  the  surface  of  the 
gauze  and  rub  in  dry. 

Ad/iesive  Iodoform   Gauze,  jo  per   cent., 
V.  Billroth. 

Resin   gr.  300 

Alcohol ,  90  per  cent "  900 

Kther    "  100 

Glycerin "  1 50 

Gauze (22-25  ™  )  "  looo 

Iodoform  (impalpable).  ., "  500 

Dissolve  the  resin  in  the  alcohol  and 
ether,  add  the  glycerin,  immerse  the  gauze, 
and  knead  and  weight  for  three  hours,  as 
described  in  the  introduction.  Then 
spread  out  and  sprinkle  evenly  over  the 
surface  of  the  still  moist  gauze  the  iodo- 
form. Gather  on  a  reel  and  let  dry  for 
twenty-four  hours,  excluding  the  daylight. 
To  prepare  e.xtemporaneously  sprinkle 
20  grams  of  iodoform  over  one  square 
metre  of  Lister's  carbolized  gauze  (five 
per  cent.)  and  rub  in  the  powder. 

Iodoform  Gauze,  10  per  cent.,  V.  Mosetig. 

Iodoform gr.  100 

Ether "  700 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "  70x5 

Gauze (22-25  m.)  "  1000 

Saturate  the  gauze  with  the  solution, 
wrap  in  parchment  paper,  cover  with  a 
weight,  and  after  several  hours  gather  on 
a  reel,  allowing  to  dry  under  exclusion  of 
daylight. 

To  increase  the  percentage-strength, the 
same  process  is  repeated  as  often  as  re- 
quired.    The  gauze  must   be  absolutely 


free  from  starch,  lest  the  iodoform  be  de- 
composed. When  such  a  fabric  is  not  at 
hand,  the  risk  can  be  avoided  by  first  Im- 
pregnatltig  the  same  with  a  0.25  per  cent, 
sodium  thiosulphate  solution  and  drying. 

lodol  Gauze,  10  per  cent. 

lodol   gr.     loo.o 

Alcohol,  90  percent "  1950.0 

Glycerin "       50.0 

Gauze (22-25m.)  "  looo.o 

Dissolve  the  iodol  in  the  alcohol  with 
the  aid  of  a  gentle  heat  (so°C.),  and  grad- 
ually add  the  glycerin,  saturate  the  gauze 
with  the  solution,  wrap  In  parchment 
paper  and  cover  with  a  weight.  After  six 
hours  gather  on  a  reel,  or  suspend  in  a 
dark  room  until  dry.  The  same  remarks 
as  to  the  presence  of  starch  in  the  gauze 
apply  here.  The  strength  may  be  varied 
by  increasing  or  decreasing  the  amount  of 
iodol. 

Naphthalin   Gauze,  20  per  cent. 

Naphthalin gr.  200.0 

Resin "  loo.o 

.Alcohol,  90  per  cent '.  "  1200.0 

Gauze (22-25  m.)..  "  looo.o 

Effect  solution  by  the  aid  of  a  gentle 
heat,  immerse  the  gauze  in  warm  solution, 
knead  and  cover  with  a  weight,  as  ex- 
plained in  the  introduction,  for  three 
hours,  gather  on  a  reel,  and  allow  to  dry 
for  twenty-four  hours.  Pack  immediately. 
Expression  is  unadvisable,  for,  with  the 
reduction  of  temperature,  the  naphthalin 
would  instantly  crystallize  out. 

Resorcin   Gauze,  20  per   cent. 

Resorcin gr.  120.0 

Glycerin "  120.0 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "  460.0 

Water,  distilled "  Soo.o 

Gauze (22-25  m. )  "  1000.0 

Immerse  the  gauze  in  the  solution, 
press  out  to  the  weight  of  2,250  grams, 
and  hang  up  to  dry. 

Salicylated  Gauze,   Thiersch. 

(a)  4  per  cent. 

•Salicylic  acid gr.       48. o 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "     450.0 

Water,  distilled,  warm "   looo.o 

Gauze (22-25  "'■)  "   1000.0 

Itiitnerse  the  gauze  in  the  solution,  press 

out  to  the   weight    of   2,250  grams,  and 

hang  up  to  dry. 

(b)  10  per  cent. 

Salicylic  acid gr.  120.0 

Alcohol,  99  per  cent "  6S0.0 

Water,  distilled,  warm. "  700.0 

Gauze (22-25  m.)  "  looo.o 

Salicylated  Gauze,  V.  Bruns,  Jun. 
(a)  5  per  cent. 

Salicylic  acid gr.  60.0 

Resin "  1 2. 5 

Castor  oil **  12.5 

Alcohol,  95  per  cent "  1450.0 

Gauze (22-25  m-)  "  1000,0 

Immerse  the  gauze,    press  out  to  the 
weight  of  2,250  pounds,  gather  on  a  reel, 
and  allow  to  dry. 
{b)  10  per  cent. 

Salicylic  acid gr.      120.0 

Resin .  "         25.0 

Castor  oil "         25.0 

Alcohol,  95  per  cent "     1330.0 

C^auze (22-25    ni.)...  "     1000.0 

Proceed  as  in  the  foregoing. 


Salol  Gauze,  j o  per  cent. 
Prepare  in  the  same  manner  as  v.  Bill- 
roth's   adhesive    50    per   cent,    iodoform 
gauze. 

Sero-sublimate  Gauze,  Lister. 

(Albuminate  of  Mercury  Gauze.) 
Mercuric  chloride,  in  very  fine 

powder gr.         6.0 

Horse-blood  serum "     600.0 

Water,   distilled   . .    "      900.0 

Gauze (22-25  m-)  "    looo.o 

Triturate  the  mercuric  chloride  with 
the  serum  until  solution  Is  effected,  add 
the  water,  immerse  the  gauze,  press  out 
to  the  weight  of  2,250  grams,  and  hang 
up  to  dry  under  exclusion  of  daylight. 

In  case  of  necessary  solution  of  albumi- 
nate of  mercury  may  be  employed,  when 
the  directions  would  be  as  follows  : 

Mercuric  chloride ! . .  .gr.         6.0 

Sodium  chloride "        24.0 

Egg  albumen **        90.O 

Water,  distilled "    1460.0 

Gau:e (22-25  m.)"    1000.0 

Beat  the  white  of  egg  to  a  froth,  and 
when  again  liquefied  mix  it  with  the  water. 
In  this  dissolve  by  trituration  the  mer- 
curic and  sodium  chlorides,  strain  through 
a  dense  linen  cloth,  immerse  the  gauze, 
press  out  to  the  weight  of  2,250  grams  and 
dry  as  above. 

Another  substitute  for  horse-blood 
serum  Is  the  dry  blood  albumen  of  com- 
merce, I  part  of  which  dissolved  in  9  parts 
of  water  represents  10  parts  of  fresh 
serum. 

Mercuric  Chloride  Gauze,   German  Mili- 
tary. 

Mercuric  chloride gr.       50.0 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "    5000.0 

Water,  distilled "    7500.0 

Glycerin "    2500.0 

Fuchsin "  o.  5 

Gauze (about)  m.  "      400.0 

Immerse  the  gauze  in  the  solution,  put 

through    a    wash-wringer  and    dry  under 

exclusion  of  daylight. 

Mercuric  Chloride  Gauze,  o.^jj  per  cent., 
Bergmann. 

Mercuric  chloride gr.         4.0 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "      150.0 

Glycerin "      150.D 

Water,  distilled "    1200.0 

Gauze (22-25  ™)  "    lOoo.o 

Immerse    the   gauze    in    the    solution, 

press  out  to  the  weight  of  2,250  grams, 

and  hang  up  to   dry  under  exclusion   of 

daylight. 

Mercuric  Chloride  Gauze,  o.2j  per  cent., 
Maas. 

Mercuric  chloride gr.         2.5 

Sodium  chloride "      500.0 

Glycerin "      200.0 

Water,  distilled "    1200.0 

Gauze (22-25  m.)  "    looo.o 

Pour  the  solution  over  the  gauze,  knead 
thoroughly  subject  to  pressure  for  one 
hour,  and  hang  up  to  dry  under  exclusion 
of  daylight. 

Prepare  0.5  per  cent,  gauze  by  using  5 
grams  of  mercuric  chloride. 

Tannin    Gauze,  30  per  cent. 

Tannin gr.     500.0 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "      600.0 

Water,  distilled "      600.0 

Gauze (22-25  ni. )  "    1000.0 


232 

Immerse  the  gauze  in  the  slightly  warm 
solution,  knead,  cover  with  weights  for  4 
hours,  and  hang  up  to  dry  in  dark,  warm 
room.     Protect  against  light  and  air. 

Thymol  Gauze,  1.6  per  cent.  Ranke. 

Thymol gr-        160 

Resin "         5°  " 

Spermaceti "       500.0 

Alcohol,  90  per  cent "    1500.0 

Gauze (22-25  m.)  "    looo.o 

Dissolve  by  the  aid  of  heat,  immerse 
the  gauze  in  the  warm  solution,  keep 
under  pressure  for  several  hours,  gather 
on  a  reel  and  let  dry  during  twenty-four 
hours. 

/Jnc  Sulphocarbolate   Gauze,   10  per  cent., 
Bottini. 

Zinc  sulphocarbolate gr.      loo.o 

Water,  warm "     1500.0 

Gauze {22-25  m.)"     1000. o 

Pour  the  solution  over  the  gauze,  keep 

under  pressure  for  several  hours  and  hang 

up  to  dry. 

Some  of  the  Trials  of  Druggists. 

The  life  of  the  pharmacist  is  not  always 
free  from  adventure  nor  his  path  from 
thorns,  and,  even  though  he  may  gather  in 
seven  hundred  per  cent,  profit  on  an 
emetic  or  a  dose  of  salts,  there  are  contin- 
gencies in  his  business  that  the  average 
merchant  does  not  share.  From  the  time 
when  the  druggist's  boy  burns  holes  in  his 
shirt  with  acid,  charging  soda  fountain,  to 
the  haling  of  him  before  the  county  judge, 
as  proprietor,  for  repeating  a  "  prescrip- 
tion "  once  too  often,  he  must  ever  be  on 
his  guard  against  calamity. 

The  time  was — we  know  a  few  old 
fellows  who  remember — when  the  long 
green  vial  was  in  common  use,  and  when 
the  thin  glass  was  fain  to  crush  in  the  pro- 
cess of  corking,  entailing  painful  conse- 
quences to  the  fingers  ;  when  the  older 
clerk  would  plan  disagreeable  surprises  for 
the  boy,  in  the  educational  line,  utilizing 
for  the  purpose  his  superior  knowledge  of 
drugs  like  cowhage,  hellebore,  or  capsicum 
pods,  or  setting  him  to  work  on  a  batch  of 
mercurial  ointment,  supplying  him  with 
the  freshest  of  lard  and  highly  enjoying 
his  perspiring  efforts  to  incorporate  the 
coy  and  elusive  mercury. 

However,  the  mill  has  taken  the  place 
of  the  mortar,  and  the  clerk  no  longer 
makes  mercurial  ointment,  nor  powders 
crude  drugs,  and  he  now  charges  the  soda 
fountain  from  a  cylinder  and  saves  his 
shirt.  Occasionally  the  accidents  of  the 
druggist  partake  of  the  comic,  as  when  a 
young  friend  of  ours,  just  ready  one  Sun- 
day evening  to  go  out  with  his  best  girl, 
was  called  upon  to  prepare  a  pint  of 
"black  oil,"  and,  adding  the  acid  sulph. 
all  at  once  with  a  vigorous  shake  to  the 
other  ingredients,  was  tiansformed  instan- 
taneously from  a  well-dressed  and  scented 
beau  to  a  lugubrious  specimen  of  disap- 
pointed hope  and  ill-smelling  clothes. 
The  spot  on  the  ceiling  long  showed  the 
centre  shot  of  the  prescription. 

A  large  bottle  ot  stronger  ammonia,  in 
the  hands  of  a  clerk  who  was  on  a  step- 
ladder,  having  been  broken  by  an  unlucky 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


tap  against  a  step,  no  little  trouble  and 
pain  was  caused  by  some  of  the  contents 
running  down  the  front  of  him,  beneath 
his  loose  overalls.  It  was  no  fun  for  the 
young  man,  though  his  companions  took 
it  that  way.  This  was  in  a  wholesale 
store,  and  a  somewhat  similar  accident 
befell  another  of  the  boys,  again  by  the 
step-ladder  route.  In  taking  down  a 
bottle  of  nitro-muriatic  acid,  some  of  the 
acid  was  spilled  directly  on  the  top  of  his 
head  in  some  unaccountable  way,  and 
such  a  mass  of  capillary  stickiness  re- 
sulted !  The  near-by  water  faucet  and 
the  ready  resources  of  the  chemist  pre- 
vented very  serious  consequences.  Not 
so  easily,  though,  did  the  packer  escape, 
when  a  gutta-percha  bottle  of  hydrof5uric 
acid,  which  he  was  pressing  into  a  small 
space  in  a  box  of  goods,  threw  out  its 
stopper,  sending  a  small  quantity  of  the 
acid  into  his  eye.  The  incident  furnished 
another  instance  of  the  value  of  the  gold- 
medal  chemist,  whose  promptness  and 
skill  saved  the  victim  from  blindness.  A 
still  more  serious  trouble  came  upon  a 
poor  fellow  we  knew,  whose  position  as 
under-porter  obliged  him  to  repack  Paris 
green.  Disregarding  instructions  as  to 
protecting  his  nose  and  mouth  thoroughly 
from  the  dust,  he  inhaled  enough  of  the 
poison  to  render  him  a  physical  wreck. 
For  a  long  time  he  was  under  pension 
from  his  employer,  till  death  came  to  his 
relief. 

Recently  we  were  shown  a  rough  hole 
in  a  drug-store  shelf,  made  by  the  top  of  a 
bottle  of  peroxide  of  hydrogen  which  ex- 
[)loded  beneath,  and  which  would  just  as 
leadily  have  gone  through  the  druggist's 
head  had  it  been  in  the  way.  During  the 
same  week  we  saw  in  another  store  the 
effects  of  an  explosion  of  a  tube  of  nitrite 
amyl,  where  thousands  of  particles  of  glass 
were  blown  into  the  near-by  woodwork. 
The  pharmacist  was  almost  directly  in 
front  of  and  near  the  tube  when  it  "  went 
off,"  but,  most  fortunately  for  his  counte- 
nance, not  to  say  eyes,  he  had  moved  his 
head  to  one  side  at  the  moment  of  the  ex- 
plosion— a  close  call. 

Probably  sulphuric  acid  has  left  its 
mark  in  the  form  of  scars  upon  more 
druggists  than  has  any  other  article  in  his 
line.  We  once  knew  a  clerk  in  an  eastern 
city  who  broke,  in  handling  it,  a  carboy  of 
the  acid,  and  was  pretty  thoroughly  satu- 
rated with  the  fluid.  It  v.-as  sheer  good 
luck  in  his  case  that  the  back  door  opened 
upon  the  Erie  Canal, into  which  he  jumped 
instanter,  saving  his  flesh,  though  losing 
his  trousers.  The  same  establishment  fur- 
nished another  victim  a  little  later,  who  in 
pouring  acid  from  the  carboy  into  a  pitch- 
er (the  old  way)  splashed  his  face  with  a 
little  acid,  which  struck  the  corner  of  his 
eye.  The  pain  caused  him  to  quickly  jerk 
the  carboy  to  an  upright  position,  which 
movement  threw  out  an  additional  quan- 
tity of  the  caustic  upon  his  arm,  which 
was  bared  to  the  shoulder.  This  accident 
left  our  friend  with  a  bad  scar  on  his  face 
and  caused  running  sores  lasting  many 
years  upon  his  arm.  Instances  of  similar 
accidents  might  be  multiplied  indefinitely. 


and  almost  every  old  drug  store  could  fur- 
nish reminiscences  of  startling  explosions 
and  sudden  combustions  more  or  less 
serious  in  their  effects,  but  which  the 
progress  of  pharmaceutical  knowledge  is 
rendering  less  and  less  frequent.  —  Califor- 
nia Druggist. 


Fraud  in  Ginseng. 


The  ginseng  industry  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada,  amounting  to  $5,000,- 
000  annually,  is  threatened  with  ruin 
through  the  rascality  of  a  smart  lot  of  un- 
scrupulous tradesmen.  The  plant  grows 
wild  in  nearly  every  section  of  the  United 
States.  New  York  and  Canada  produce 
the  choicest  root.  The  Chinese  are 
almost  the  sole  users  of  ginseng.  They 
regard  it  as  a  panacea.  The  root  sells  all 
the  way  from  $2  to  $10  per  pound.  New 
York  is  the  centre  of  trade,  and  there  are 
m  that  city  and  vicinity  twelve  dealers 
and  eight  buyers. 

Fraud  was  discovered  by  Chinese  buy- 
ers. In  looking  over  some  lots  of  root 
they  found  scattered  through  the  genuine 
ginseng  a  lot  of  Japanese  ginger,  which 
sells  for  only  30  cents  a  pound.  Further 
investigation  showed  that  from  10,000  to 
20,000  pounds  of  the  Japanese  stuff  had 
been  mixed  with  the  American  ginseng. 
It  is  feared  that  the  country  is  flooded 
with  the  counterfeit  article.  It  is  asserted 
that  unless  a  check  is  put  on  the  fraud 
the  legitimate  industry  will  in  all  likeli- 
hood be  destroyed.  This  would  mean  a 
loss  of  revenue  to  a  great  number  of  the 
farming  class. — Asiociated  Press  Despatch. 


The  size  of  the  Crystals  used  in 

-5arf"  5ea5alt 

Is  one  of  the  advantages  it  has  over  all  other 
brands.  It  dissolves  in  one-quarter  the  time 
any  other  brand  on  the  market  will,  and  is 
more  convenient  to  use  on  that  account. 

You  can  order  from  any   wholesale  house.      Put 
up  in   5  lb.    packages,    i  doz.    per    case.      Price 
$i.uo  ;  12  cases,  $ii.oo. 
TORONTO  SALT  WORKS,  Toronto,  Importers. 


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AdvtrHtfmi-ntK  undertlie  head  of  Bu^htessWanted, 
Sltiiat-^ms  Wanted,  Sitimtioui  J'acaiit,  Jmsin us  for 
Sale,  eif  .will  he  ins:n-ted  once  free  of  charge  .-J?l- 
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■po-tagaaiamps  are  forwarded  to  re-ntail  repl  e-. 


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ASSISTANT  WANTED;  TWO  TO  THREE 
A  years'  experience.  Musi  be  a  reliable  dispenser. 
Duties  to  begin  December  15th,  1895.  References  reqiured. 
Apply,  stating  salary  required,  to  Chas.  R.  Snealh, 
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WANTED-POSITION  AS  IM  PROVER-OVER 
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Passed  Junior  Examination,  O.C.P.  Good  references. 
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offer  the  following  special  lines 
lo  the  iUng  Trade  : 

XX   Petiolatum,  in  50  lb.  tubs,  7c.  per  lb. 

"  in  25  lb.  tubs,  jkc.     " 

White  Petiolatum,  in  25  lb.  and  50  lb.   tubs 

i8c.  per  lb. 
Benzine,  5  gal.  tins,  20c.  per  gal. 
Extra  Gasoline,  5  gal.  tins,  25c.  per  gal. 
Sewing  Machine  Oil,  5  gal.  tins,  60c.  per  gal. 
Sewing  Machine  Oil,  in  2  oz.  bottles,  $5.00 

per  gross. 
Royal  Hoof  Ointment,  in  i  lb.  tins,  24  tins 

to  case,  $3.50  per  case. 
Raw  Linseed  Oil,    by  the    barrel,    54c.  per 

gal. 
Raw  Linseed  Oil,    in    5  gal.  tins,   59c.    per 

gal. 
Boiled  Linseed  Oil,  by  the  barrel,  57c.  per 

gal. 
Boiled  Linseed   Oil,  in  5  gal.  tins,  62c.  per 

gal. 
Pure    Neatsfoot  Oil,  in  5  gal.  tins,  90c.  per 

gal. 
Olive  Oil,   Union    Salad,    5    gal.    tins,    goc. 

per  gal. 
Olive    Oil,   for    table.     Pure    Italian,     S2.00 

per  gal. 
Sperm   Oil,  pure,  in  5  gal.  tins,   S2  per  gal. 
Castor  Oil,  Calcutta,  cases,  6^c.  per  lb. 

"  "  5  gal.  tins,  7c.  per  lb. 

"  French,  5  gal.   tins,  yic.  per  lb. 

Sperm  Candles,  36  lbs.  to  case,  lojc.  per  lb. 

Paraffine      "  "  "         iijc.  per  lb. 

Spirits  Turpentme,  pure,  by  the  barrel,  40c. 

per  gal. 

Spirits  Turpentine,    pure,  in  5  gallon  tins, 
45c    per  gal. 

Wood  Jacket,  5  gal.  cans,  35c.  each. 


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The  virtues  of  Cucumber  Juice  for  the  Skin 
and  Complexion  h,ive  liecome  famous.  We 
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vi     PISO'S   CURE    FOR 


M         CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  ^AILt>.  „     , 
iSi  Beat  Cough  Syrup.   Tastes  Good.  Use  I 

ra      in 


Sold  by  drueeists. 


'^CONSUMPTION      y 


I  use  Piso's  Cnre  for  Con- 
snmption  both  in  my  family 
and  practice.  —  Dr.  G.  W. 
Patterson,  Inkster,  Mich., 
Nov.  5,  1894. 


M         CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS. 

U  Best  CuuKh  Syrup.    Tastes  Ooud.   Dse  I 

El  In  tin 


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Recent  United  States  Patents. 

No.  541,639.  -  Hull)  for  Syringes. 
Henry  D.  Smith,  Newark,  assignor  liy 
mesne  assignments  to  the  Riverside  Rub- 
her  Co.,  Helleville,  N.J. 

The  combination,  in  a  syringe,  atom- 
izer, or  the  like,  of  a  compression  hull) 
and  its  discharge  tubing,  and  an  expan- 
sion l)u!b  or  pump  connected  with  the 
tubing  comprising  therein  two  separable 
half  sections,  flexible  and  expansible  and 
with  a  normal  tendency  to  force  them- 
selves inwardly  to  exert  pressure,  the  half 
sections  having  annular  flanges  adapted 
to  be  placed  upon  each  other,  and  means 
for  securing  the  half  sections  together. 

No.  542,177. — Anal  Bougie.  Franklin 
P.  Stukey,  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

In  a  pessary,  the  combination  with  the 
inflatable  sheath  of  an  extra  inflatable 
sheath  provided  with  perforations  and 
adapted  to  be  placed  over  the  first-named 
sheath  to  apply  lubricants  or  medica- 
ments. 

No.  543,002. — Process  of  making  Fer- 
ric Sulphate.  Stephen  H.  Emmens,  Lon- 
don, England. 

Claim. — (i)  The  method  of  manufac- 
turing ferric  sulphate,  which  method 
consists  in  bringing  sulphurous  anhydrid 
and  air  into  contact  with  ferric  hydrate 
and  water. 

(2)  The  method  of  manufacturing  fer- 
ric sulphate,  which  method  consists  in 
passing  the  gases  from  a  sulphuret  or 
sulphate  roasting  or  calcining  furnace 
into  water  in  which  ferric  hydrate  is  sus- 
pended. 

No.  543,177. — Water  Bag.  William 
H.  Daly,  Bayonne,  N.J. 

The  device  for  local  application  of  heat 
or  cold  to  any  part  of  the  body  at  the 
will  of  the  patient  herein  described,  con- 
sisting of  a  waterproof  receptacle  for 
holding  water,  formed  and  constructed 
to  be  attached  to  the  human  hand,  and 
supplied  on  its  exterior  with  means  for 
receiving  the  hand  with  its  heat  conduct- 
ing surface  outward. 

No.  543,829.  ■^—  Syringe.  Isaac  Q. 
Gurnee,  Butler,  N.J.,  assignor  to  the 
Butler  Hard  Rubber  Co.,  New  York, 
N.Y. 

In  a  syringe,  the  combination  of  a 
syringe  barrel,  having  a  tip  at  one  end  and 
a  head  at  the  other,  a  piston  sliding  in 
the  barrel,  and  a  piston  rod  sliding  in 
the  head  and  connected  to  the  piston, 
the  piston  rod  having  a  metal  core,  and 
provided  with  a  coating  of  hard  rubber 
vulcanized  thereon. 

No.  543,326. — Process  of  Producing 
Potassium  Chlorate.  Karl  J.  Bayer,  Wo- 
burn,  Mass. 

Claim.-  (i)  The  process  herein  de- 
scribed of  producing  potassium  chlorate, 
which  consists  in  mixing  zinc  oxide  and 
water  with  potassium  chloride,  and  sub- 
jecting the  solution  to  the  action  of  chlo- 
rine so  as  to  produce  directly  potassium 
chlorate  and  zinc  chloride,  substantially 
as  set  forth. 


(2)  The  process  herein  described  of 
producing  potassium  chlorate,  which  con- 
sists in  mixing  zinc  oxide  and  water  with 
potassium  chloride,  heating  the  solution 
to  near  the  boiling  temperature,  and  then 
subjecting  the  heated  solution  to  the  ac- 
tion of  chlorine  so  as  to  produce  potas- 
sium chlorate  and  zinc  chloride,  substan- 
tially as  set  forth. 

(3)  The  process  herein  described  of 
producing  potassium  chlorate,  which  con- 
sists in  mixing  zinc  oxide  and  water  with 
potassium  chloride,  healing  the  solution 
to  near  the  boiling  temperature,  subject- 
ing the  heated  solution  to  the  action  of 
chlorine,  separating  the  potassium  chlo- 
rate from  the  liquor  by  crystallization  and 
concentrating  tlie  zinc  chloride  in  the  re- 
maining liquor,  substantially  as   set  (orth. 

No.  543,601. — Method  of  Preparing 
Granular  Effervescent  Compounds.  Thos. 
Kerfoot,  Manchester,  England. 

Claim. — (i)  In  the  method  of  prepar- 
ing granular  effervescible  mixtures,  the 
steps  consisting  of  separately  submitting 
the  acid  and  the  alkaline  constituents  to 
contact  with  a  saccharine  adhesive,  and 
the  granulating  and  drying  each  con- 
stituent before  assembling  the  dried  ma- 
terial, substantially  as  described. 

(2)  The  hereinbefore  described  method 
of  preparing  granular  efTervescible  mix- 
tures, which  consists  of  separately  prepar- 
ing the  reacting  agents  by  mixing  with 
the  acid  constituent  and  with  the  alkaline 
constituent,  sufiticient  sugar  and  water  to 
render  each  mixture  coherent,  separately 
granulating  each  mixture,  drying  the  gran- 
ules, mixing  the  dried  acid  and  alkaline 
granules,  and  packing  the  mixture  in  air- 
tight vessels,  substantially  as  described. 

No.  543,197. — Compound  of  Pryoxy- 
line.     John  H.  Stevens,  Newark,  N.J. 

Claim. — (i)  Theprocess  of  manufactur- 
ing compounds  of  pryoxyline,  which  con- 
sists in  intimately  mixing  pryoxyline. 
camphor,  and  naphthalene,  and  subject- 
ing the  resulting  compound  to  heat  and 
pressure,  substantially  as  set  forth. 

(2)  The  process  of  forming  compounds 
of  pryoxyline,  which  consists  in  mixing 
pryoxyline,  camphor,  naphthalene,  and  a 
liquid  menstruum,  or  liquid  menstrua, 
and  then  subjecting  the  resulting  com- 
pound to  heat  and  pressure,  substantially 
as  set  forth. 

(3)  The  process  for  the  manufacture  of 
compounds  of  pryoxyline,  which  consists 
of  the  following  steps  :  first,  intimately 
mixing  pryoxyline,  camphor,  naphthalene 
and  a  liquid  menstruum  or  liquid  men- 
strua ;  second,  drying  out  the  liquid 
menstruum  or  liquid  menstrua  ;  third, 
subjecting  the  dry  compound  to  heat  and 
pressure. 

(4)  As  a  new  composition  of  matter, 
a  pyroxyline  compound  consisting  of 
pyroxyline,  camphor,  and  naphthalene, 
substantially  as  described. 

(5)  -As  a  new  composition  of  matter,  a 
pyroxylinecompound  consisting  of  pvroxy- 
line,  camphor,  na(ihthalene  and  a  liquid 
menstruum  or  liquid  menstrua,  substanti- 
ally as  described. 


No.  543,2  14. — Aromatic  Glycocol  Deri- 
vative. Wilhelm  Majert,  Berlin,  Ger- 
many. 

Claim.— (i)  The  process  of  obtaining 
aromatic  glycocol  derivates,  which  con- 
sists in  treating  a  suitable  amine  with  a 
haloid  combination  of  a  hydrocarbon 
compound  such  as  described,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  an  excess  of  ammonia,  driving  off 
the  ammonia,  boiling  in  svater,  filtering, 
alkalizing  the  filtrate,  and  crystallizing  the 
glycocol  derivative  out  of  the  filtrate  by 
means  of  an  excess  of  ammonia,  substan- 
tially as  set  forth. 

(2)  The  process  of  obtaining  glycerol 
derivates,  which  consists  in  treating  a 
glycocol  compound  such  as  described 
with  an  aqueous  or  alcoholic  solution  of 
a  primary  aromatic  amine,  and  separating 
the  derivative  by  means  of  an  excess  of 
ammonia,  substantially  as  described. 

(3)  The  herein-described  crystallizable 
or  crystalline  glycocol  derivatives  having 
but  one  acetamid  remainder  bound  to 
one  nitrogen  atom  and  containing  the 
group  NHCOCII._,NH._.,  the  free  bases  of 
said  derivatives  having  strong  chemical 
affinities  and  being  set  free  from  their 
compounds  by  ammonia  at  low  tempera- 
tures, and  liberating  ammonia  from  its 
compounds  when  heated. 

No.  543,8 1 3. — Prescription-file  for  Phar- 
macists. John  H.  Robinson,  Holly 
Springs,  Miss. 

Claim. — (i)  A  prescription-file  consist- 
ing of  uprights  mounted  on  a  suitable 
base  and  rigidly  connected,  one  upright 
provided  with  rigid  hooks  and  the  other 
with  adjustable  short  wires  having_eyes  or 
loops  at  the  ends  ne.xt  the  hooks  on  the 
other  upright,  and  file-wires  having  loops 
at  one  end  to  engage  the  hooks  on  one 
upright,  and  hooks  at  the  other  end  to 
engage  the  loops  on  the  adjustable  wires 
substantially  as  described. 

(2)  A  prescription-file  consisting  of  up- 
rights mounted  on  a  suitable  base  and 
rigidly  connected,  one  being  provided 
with  rigid  hooks  and  the  other  with  short 
wires  adjustable  horizontally  in  openings 
in  the  second  upright,  thumb-nuts  turned 
upon  the  outer  threaded  parts  of  the 
short  wires  to  effect  the  adjustment,  and 
file-wires  having  loops  at  one  end  to  en- 
gage the  rigid  hooks,  and  hooks  at  the 
other  end  to  engage  loops  on  the  ends  of 
the  short,  adjustable  wires,  said  file-wires 
also  having  disks  adjacent  to  their  looped 
ends,  substantially  as  described. 

No.  543.599-  —  Machine  for  Making 
Medicinal  Tablets.  LouisGraf,Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

Claim. — (i)  In  a  machine  or  apparatus 
for  making  medicinal  tablets  and  the  like, 
the  combination  of  a  bed-plate  ;  a  stand- 
ard mounted  thereon  ;  a  plunger  having 
a  male-die  and  sliding  in  a  guide-way  con- 
structed on  said  standard  ;  an  operating- 
lever  suitably  connected  with  the  upper 
end  of  said  plunger  ;  a  female  mold-device 
on  the  bed-plate  comprising  a  barrel  or 
cylinder  and  one  or  more  bottom-dies  :  a 
turn-table  mounted  on  the  bed-plrfte  for- 
ward of  the  path  of  the  plunger  and  hav- 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


ing  said  one  or  more  bottom-dies  mounted 
thereon  and  which  are  brought  under 
said  path  of  the  pkmger  or  upper  die ; 
and  a  stripper-ann  having  a  stripper-plate 
thereon,  and  projecting  from  the  stand- 
ard in  the  upward  path  of  the  mold-barrel; 
the  whole  being  constructed,  arranged  and 
adapted  to  operate  substantially  as  herein 
set  forth. 

(2)  In  an  apparatus  for  making  medi- 
cinal tablets  and  the  like,  the  combination 
with  a  male  plunger-die,  and  suitable 
driving  mechanism  therefor,  of  a  female 
mold-device  comprising  a  barrel  or  cylin- 
der and  a  turn-table  having  one  or  more 
bottom-dies  and  a  tablet  carrier  or  delivery 
cup  mounted  thereon,  substantially  as 
herein  set  forth. 

(3)  In  an  apparatus  for  makmg  medi- 
cinal tablets  and  the  like,  the  combination 
with  a  male  plunger-die,  and  suitable  driv- 
ing mechanism  therefor,  of  a  female  mold- 
device  comprising  a  barrel  or  cylinder 
and.a  turn  table  having  a  bottom-die  and 
a  tablet  carrier  or  delivery-cup  mounted 
thereon,  and  a  pair  of  stops  for  said  turn- 
table, whereby  the  latter  is  readily  and 
accurately  checked  in  proper  working 
position,  substantially  as  herein  set  forth. 

No.  545,234. — Syringe.  William  Kiel, 
Butler,  N.  J. 

Claim. — (i)  A  syringe  chamber  pro- 
vided with  an  annular-threaded  bushing 
having  a  restricted  intermediate  portion,  in 
combination  with  a  flexible  tip  interposed 
between  the  chamber  and  the  bushing. 

(2)  A  joint  for  syringe  tips,  comprising 
a  syringe  chamber,  a  bushing  secured 
thereto  having  an  enlarged  outer  end,  a 
threaded  inner  end.  and  a  restricted  inter- 
mediate portion  forming  a  clamp  seat  and 
said  enlarged  end  constituting  a  means 
for  inserting  and  removing  the  hushing. 

(3)  The  combination  in  a  syringe 
chamber  of  a  barrel  provided  with  a 
threaded  opening,  a  threaded  bushing  or 
sleeve  secured  thereto,  and  a  flexible  tip 
adapted  to  be  inserted  between  said 
bustling  and  threaded  opening,  whereby 
said  tip  meshes  or  is  forced  into  the 
thread  to  form  a  fluid-tight  joint. 

No.  545,147.  —  Bottle.  Burnham  R. 
Benner,  Lowell,  Mass. 

Claim. — (i)  The  combination  with  a 
bottle  provided  with  a  cork  or  stopper 
having  an  opening  extended  through  it 
of  a  measuring  device  carried  by  the 
stopper  or  cork,  and  consisting  of  a  tube 
inserted  in  said  opening,  and  terminating 
above  the  body  portion  of  the  bottle  so 
as  to  permit  substantially  the  entire  con- 
tents of  the  bottle  to  be  withdrawn 
through  the  said  tube  as  described,  a 
bulb  attached  to  the  said  tube  and  in 
communication  therewith,  and  a  nipple 
attached  to  the  bulb  and  provided  with  a 
capillary  opening  extended  the  length  of 
the  said  i  ipple,  for  the  purpose  specified. 

(2)  The  combination  with  a  bottle 
provided  with  a  cork  or  stopper  having  a 
hole  or  opening  extended  through  it,  of  a 
liquid  measuring  device  consisting  of  a 
glass  tube  inserted  through  said  opening 
to  attach   the  device  to  the  cork  or  stop- 


per, and  terminating  within  the  neck  of 
the  bottle  to  permit  substantially  the  en- 
tire contents  of  the  bottle  to  be  removed 
through  the  said  tube,  and  a  bulb  inte- 
gral with  the  said  tube  forming  a  liquid- 
receiving  chamber,  and  provided  with  an 
air  inlet,  substantially  as  described.' 

No.  545,365. — Capsule  Filler.  Albert 
M.  Ingalls,  Duluth,  Minn. 

Claim. — (i)  A  capsule  filler,  compiis- 
ing  a  funnel  provided  at  its  outlet  end 
with  an  expansible  and  contractible  tube 
to  receive  and  hold  by  contraction  a  cap- 
sule body  while  being  filled,  and  a  double- 
ended  reversible  rammer  provided  with  a 
longitudinal  bore  serving  as  an  air  vent, 
substantially  as  described. 

(2)  A  capsule  filler,  comprising  a  stand 
or  support,  a  funnel  mounted  movably 
thereon,  and  provided  at  its  lower  outlet 
end  with  an  expansible  tube  to  receive 
and  hold  by  contraction  a  capsule  body, 
while  being  filled,  the  bore  of  said  tube 
being  smaller  than  the  capsule  to  be 
filled,  and  of  the  same  diameter  through- 
out its  length,  and  a  rammer,  substan- 
tially as  described. 

(3)  In  a  capsule  filler,  a  double  ended 
reversible  rammer  having  a  longitudinal 
bore  serving  as  an  air  vent,  substantially 
as  described. 

No.  545,481.  —  Medicine-dose  Indi- 
cator. Robert  Fullerton,  Des  Moines, 
Iowa. 

Claim. — A  cup  cover  having  a  hand 
and  a  pointer  jointly  pivoted  to  the  centre 
of  the  cover,  a  clock  dial  at  the  circum- 
ference of  the  cover  and  concentric  with 
the  pivot  of  the  movable  hand  that  ex- 
tends to  the  dial,  a  scale  of  numerals 
located  in  an  eccentric  position  relative 
to  the  said  hand  and  dial,  and  the  pivoted 
pointer  that  extends  to  said  scale  marked 
"Quantity,"  the  pivoted  hand  marked 
"  Next  Dose,"  a  prepared  place  on  the 
cover  for  a  person's  name,  and  a  pre- 
pared place  on  the  cover  for  a  doctor's 
directions,  arranged  in  the  manner  set 
forth  for  the  purposes  stated. 

No.  S44.933.  —  Citrate  of  Ethenyleihy- 
lenamidin  and  process  of  obtaining  same. 
.\lbrecht  Schmidt,  Berlin,  Germany,  as- 
signortotheChemische  Farbrikauf  Aktien, 
vormals  E.  Schering,  same  place,  and  the 
Farbeufabriken,  vormals  Fr.  Bayer  &  Co., 
Elberfeld,  Germany. 

Claim. — (i)  The  process  of  producing 
a  new  pharmaceutical  product,  which  con- 
sists in  combining  equi-molecular  propor- 
tions of  citric  acid  and  ethenylethylena- 
midin,  substantially  as  described. 

(2)  As  a  new  article  of  manufacture, 
the  salt  which  may  be  formed  by  combin- 
ing citric  acid  and  ethen^lethylenamidin, 
corresponding  with  the  general  formula  : 

Citric    acid  (C.H^NoH.C.CHa.) 
forming  a  white  ciystalline  mass,  soluble 
in  water,  fit  for  employment  as   medicine 
in   cases   of  uric    acid    concretions    and 
rheumatism,  substantially  as  described. 

No.  546,596. — I'rocess  of  and  Appara- 
tus for  making  Sulphuric  Acid.  Nathaniel 
P.  Pratt,  .'Vtlanta,   Ga. 


Claim. — (i)  In  the  manufacture  of  sul- 
phuric acid,  the  met'iod  of  acceleratingand 
increasing  the  production  within  a  given 
chamber-space,  which  consists  in  intro- 
ducing the  materials  into  the  chamber, 
causing  agitation  c  f  the  same  throughout 
the  acid-producing  portion  of  the  appara- 
tus, and  withdrawing  a  portion  of  the  mat- 
ter from  one  part  of  the  chamber  and  re- 
presenting it  at  another,  the  operation 
being  without  interference  with  the  draft, 
substantially  as  described. 

(2)  In  the  art  of  making  sulphuric  acid, 
the  improvement  which  consists  in  con- 
ducting a  portion  of  gases  previous  to 
denitration  against  a  current  of  dilute  sul- 
phuric acid,  and  subsequently  projecting 
said  gases  into  the  chamber  by  mechani- 
cal means,  substantially  as  described. 

(3)  The  method  of  decomposing  any 
nitro-sulphuric  acid  present  which  has  es- 
caped previous  decomposition  and  of  pre- 
cipitating thesulphuric  acid  freed  inthe  de 
composition,  by  projecting  the  nitro-sul- 
phuric acid  against  suitable  surfaces  under 
subjection  to  the  action  of  water  or  weak 
sulphuric  acid,  and  returning  whatever 
thereof  remains  undecomposed  and  what- 
ever sulphuric  acid  remains  unprecipitated 
to  the  front  of  the  chamber,  substantially 
as  described. 

No.  542,61 1. — Process  of  Coating  Pills. 
David  M.  Holbrook,  Brooklyn. 

Claim. — The  process  of  coating  pills, 
consisting  in  lowering  them  one  separately 
from  another  into  coating  material  which 
will  remain  liquid  only  at  a  temperature 
above  normal  atmospheric  temperature, 
subsequently  removing  them  quickly  from 
said  material,  and  finally  dropping  them 
directly  inlo  a  column  of  a  liquid  which  is 
of  less  specific  gravity  than  the  pill  and  is 
inert  with  respect  to  the  coating  of  the 
same,  the  liquid  being  maintained  at  a 
sufficiently  low  temperature  and  the  col- 
umn of  the  same  being  sutificiently  high 
to  cause  the  congelation  of  the  coating 
material  before  the  pill  has  reached  the 
bottom  of  the  liquid,  substantially  as 
specified. 


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JL.ycliaiiire. 


CANADFANf  DRUGGIST. 


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actifCCi'n.^titurnts  <jf  sfj/rciJ'bcnzoin.(}ttulfheriit 
vroi-uj)if>cn::,  spirtrit  iibnaria,  solidu'ji*  O'loni, 
funiutmilis  iirginion,tIir  stcanyptcnes  1/ 1  humus 
sr-rpufhim,  eucalyptus  globulus,  :/u:nfhtC  <jrfen- 
sis,  iHth  borttcio  acid. 

Borine  possesses  a  fragrant  olop  and  a  vry 
aer^t^ahlo  puiti;t>nt  ta'^ii'.  Jt  mixt's  with  water 
in  all  proportions,  ami  is  rnttiriatiblH  with  most  of 
the  preparations  of  the  pUarmacopoeia.    It  dot-s 


not  injur'^  or  ^tain  th"^  most  (ieli^atp  f  ibrir,  and 
is  tht'r''ri>re  useful  as  a  C-neml  disinfectant. 

Borine  '■*  IiS^hiv  rfcomnr^nfied  as  a  Jlouth 
TTasTi,  as  a  Gargle,  Sprau  ff  Lotion  In  inflamma- 
tions nf  tin'  tliro:iT,  nose  ami  tmi.-.ius  membranes; 
tor  Inhalation  in  iTiMui.diphthfriaanJ  whooping 
cougii;  ns:\  soothing' nnd  antiseptic  application  to 
wotmdB,  burns,  Hic.  and  internally  as  a  sedative, 
antifpiTnentative  and  carminative  in  digestive 
troubles  aud  iu  inti-htinal  disorders. 


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VIAU'S    ANTISEPTIC    MOUTH-WASH. 

Salicylic  acid I  part. 

Chloroform lo  parts. 

Tincture  of  benzoin to  parts. 

Tincture  of  cinnamon lo  parts. 

Aromatic  spirit 130  parts. 

Mix.  Add  two  teaspoonfuls  to  a  glass 
if  water,  and  use  two  or  three  times  a  day. 
—National  Druggist. 


IMITATION    OF    EAi;   DE    liOTOT,    MOUTH- 
WASH. 

Tincture  of  cedar  wood i  pint 

Tincture  of  myrrh J  pint 

Tincture  of  rhatany   |  pint 

Oil  of  peppermint 15  minims 

Oil  of  rose 10  minims 

POUDRE     DENTIFRICE. 

Magnesia,  calcined 4    drachms 

Precipitated  chalk 4    drachms 

Potassium  chlorate ij  drachms 

Oil  of  anise 5    drops 

— Revue  de  Therapeutique. 


ADHESOL. 

A  new  surgical  dressing  recommended 
by  Dufau  {Sun.  Med.)  for  treating  super- 
hcial  wounds  has  the  following  composi- 
tion : 

Copal 35  parts. 

Benzoin 3  parts. 

Tolu  balsam    3  parts. 

Kther 100  parts. 

Oil  thyme 2  parts. 

Alpha-naphtol 3  parts. 

When  the  varnish  is  applied  to  the  skin, 
the  liquid  portion  evaporates  rapidly.leav- 
ing  a  thin  antiseptic  pellicle. 


WART    REMOVER. 

The    following    powder   will  be  found 
quite  effective  for  removing  warts  : 

Salicylic  acid 5  parts. 

Boraic  acid 15  parts. 

Calomel 30  parts. 

Mix,    and    make    into   a    fine  powder. 
Put  into  small  glass  tubes,  with  the  direc- 
tion to  rub  a   small  portion   on   the  wart 
irice  daily. — National  Druggist. 


COMPOUND    TINCTURE    OF    C.\JUPUT. 

This  is  an  eclectic  remedy  for  cholera 
morbus,  summer  diarrhoea,  cramps,  etc., 
especially  when  there  is  little  fever  or  in- 
flammation and  much  depression  : 

Oil  of  cajuput _^j. 

Oil  of  anise gj. 

Oil  of  peppermint 5;. 

Oil  of  cloves 5i 

S.V.R :.:|;. 

Mix.  Dose  :  A  teaspoonful  every  ten 
to  thirty  minutes  until  relief  is  obtained. 
— Chemist  and  Druggist. 


producing  an  entirely  non-poisonous  and 
harmless  mixture  for  tipping  matches,  as 
follows  : 

Potassium  chlorate 24  parts. 

I'olas^ium  chromate ' .  . . .  3  parts. 

Barium  sulphate 9  parts. 

Antimony  sulphide  (Kermes)..  3  parts. 

Gum  arable 5  parts. 

Zinc  dust  with  a  small  percent- 
age of  amorphous  phosphorus.  9  parts. 

Mix. — National  Druggist. 


GLOSSY    BLACK    PAINT    FOR    BICYCLES. 

A  glossy  black  paint  can  be  made  thus  : 

Amber 16  oz. 

Boiling  linseed  oil A  pint. 

Asphalt 3  oz. 

Resin   ....   3  oz. 

Oil  turpentine i  pint. 

Melt  the  amber  in  the  boiling  oil,  and 
add  the  asphalt  and  resin.  Mix  thor- 
oughly, remove  to  open  air,  and  gradually 
add  the  turpentine.  Black  japan  also 
produces  a  good  and  cheap  black  enamel 
paint  suitable  for  bicycles. 

GLVCERINUM  SAPON.ATUM. 

Glycerinuni  saponatum  for  the  prepara- 
tion of  glycerin  suppositories,  according 
to  the  Apotkeker  Zeitung,  is  prepared  as 
follows  :  Melt  together  on  the  water-bath 
92  parts  of  glycerin  and  8  parts  of  medi- 
cinal soap,  previously  reduced  to  the 
finest  powder.  Waxed  paper  moulds 
should  be  used  for  casting,  and  the  sup- 
pository should  be  at  once  wrapped  in 
tinfoil.  They  should  be  preserved  in 
tightly  closed  jars  in  a  cool  place. 


LIQUOR  ANTHRACIS. 

Fischel  describes  a  rernedy  under  this 
name  similar  to  the  English  "  liquor  car- 
bonis  detergens."  I'he  liquor  anthrax 
simplex  is  made  by  dissolving  3  ounces 
of  coal-tar  in  6  ounces  of  benzol,  to  which 
6  ounces  of  90  per  cent,  alcohol  is  added  ; 
the  whole  is  well  shaken,  and  set  aside  at 
a  temperature  of  35°  C.  From  the  simple 
solution  he  derives  a  second  formula, 
which  he  calls  "liquor  anthracis  com- 
positus."  The  latter  is  prepared  in  the 
following  manner  :  izyi  drachms  of  pot- 
assium sulphate  are  dissolved  in  10 
drachms  of  hot  sodium  hydrate  (15  per 
cent.),  and  warmed,  together  with  6 
ounces  of  alcohol.  Next,  3  ounces  of 
resorcin,  and  5  drachms  of  salicylic  acid 
are  dissolved  in  6  ounces  of  alcohol.  The 
three  solutions  are  then  mixed  ;  all  are 
shaken  together  and  set  aside.  Finally  a 
few  drops  olei  ricini  and  ethereal  oil 
are  added  to  make  it  more  readily  spread 
upon  the  skin  and  to  deodorize  it. 


NEW    IGNITING    SUBSTANCE  FOR    MATCHES. 

•According  to  the  Zeitschrift  fur  Ange- 
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IMITATIO.V  OF   JAPANESE  LACQUER. 

According  to  the  Bayr  Gewerbeblatt , 
the  following  makes  a  most  excellent  imi- 
tation of  Japanese  lacquer  :  Mix  90  parts 
of  oil  of  turpentine  and  120  parts  of  lav- 
ender oil,  and  completely  dehydrate  by 
degestation  with  calcium  chloride.  To 
the  resultant  mixture  of  oils  add  2  parts 


of  camphor  and  90  parts  of  copal.  Put 
the  ves.sel  containing  the  mixture  in  hot 
ashes,  and  shake  frequently  until  these 
gums  are  dissolved,  and  then  niter  through 
lint  cotton.  Set  aside  in  a  cool  place  for 
twenty-four  hours,  or  until  the  solution 
clears,  and  then  decant. — National  Drug- 
gist. 


A  GLYCEROLE  OF  COCA. 

Fol.  erythyrox.  coca 4  ounces. 

Potass   bicarb   15  grains. 

Glycerini  opt 4  drachms. 

Aqua q.s. 

Pack  the  leaves  in  a  small  sieve  or  per- 
colator, steam  them  for  ten  minutes ; 
whilst  warm  and  moist  add  the  glycerine, 
keep  in  warm  place,  and  return  all  drop- 
pings that  pass  through,  for  the  space  of 
twenty-four  to  thirty-six  hours,  then  drain 
and  press  as  thoroughly  as  possible.  Next 
shake  the  leaves  into  a  quart  of  boiling 
water,  in  which  the  carbonate  of  potas- 
sium has  been  previously  dissolved,  boil 
for  fifteen  minutes,  pour  off,  and  boil  the 
leaves  with  a  pint  and  a  half  of  fresh 
water  for  fifteen  minutes,  pour  off,  press 
the  exhausted  leaves,  add  the  liquors  to- 
gether, concentrate  to  half  a  pint,  and 
allow  to  stand  for  twenty-four  hours. 
Then  evaporate  slowly  upon  a  water-bath 
(filtering  if  necessary),  and  towards  the 
latter  part  of  the  operation  add  in  the 
glycerine  extract  and  percolate,  evaporat- 
ing the  whole  down  to  the  measure  of  six 
fluid  ounces. 

This  preparation  (of  which  every  three 
parts  by  measure  represent  two  parts  by 
weight  of  the  leaves,  i  drachm  =  about 
36  grains  of  the  latter)  is  a  convenient 
one  for  many  purposes,  as  being  calcu- 
lated to  retain  the  active  properties  of  the 
coca  unimpaired  for  a  very  considerable 
time,  while  the  leaves  themselves,  and 
even  some  spirituous  extracts  thereof,  are 
prone  to  lose  all  or  most  of  their  virtues 
if  kept  long. — Monthly  Magazine. 


ARTIFICIAL     VESICANT. 

Menthol,  i  gramme ;  chloral  hydrate, 
I  gramme ;  cacao  butter.  2  grammes  ; 
spermaceti,  4  gramme.s.  Make  an  oint 
ment,  and  spread  on  lint  or  adhesive 
plaster.  This  is  a  mild  and  painless 
blister. — //  Farmacista  Italiano. 


Sypup  of  Phosphates  with  Cocaine. 

Calcis  phosph.   proecip.*...    5  drachms. 

Ferri  phosph.  pra:cip.  ♦ 2  drachms. 

Acid  phosphor,  dil.  B.P 6  ounces. 

Tinct.  aurant 3  drachms. 

Cocaine  hydrochlor 24  grains. 

Syrup  simp.;  s.g.,  1.430..  .    q.s. 

Acid  hydrochlor q.s. 

Aq.  dest q.s. 

Dissolve  the  moist  precipitated  phos- 
phates in  the  phosphoric  acid  with  the  aid 
of  very  gentle  heat,  not  exceeding  115^ 
F.,  and  as  little  hydrochloric  acid  as  pos- 

'  The^e,  if  not  quite  freshly  precipitated  (ttie  weights  be- 
ing calculated  in  the  usual  way  from  the  materials  em 
ployed),  must  be  first  dissolved  in  dilute  hydrochloric  acid 
precipitated  with  ammonia,  and  well  washed. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


sible,  the  latter  being  added  in,  a  few 
drops  at  a  time,  with  constant  agitation, 
until  nearly  all  the  phosphates  are  dis- 
solved, when,  after  maceration  and  cool- 
ing, during  which  occasional  stirring  with 
a  rod  or  wire  of  soft  iron  is  requisite,  the 
solution  must  be  filtered  into  about  15  or 
16  ounces  of  the  thick  syrup. 

The  hydrochlorate  of  cocaine  should 
then  be  dissolved  in  the  tincture  of 
orange  peel,  and  this  fluid  added  to  the 
former,  the  bulk  of  the  whole  being  finally 
made  up  to  30  fluid  ounces  by  the  addi- 
tion of  syrup  and  distilled  water  in  such 
proportion  that  the  specific  gravity  of  the 
complete  mixture  is  not  less  than  1.200  or 
more  than  1.300,  a  standard  density  of 
1.250  being  preferred. 

No  special  precautions  are  needed  dur- 
ing its  use  except  that  the  doses  should 
be  small  at  first,  and  only  rise  to,  or 
nearly  to,  the  maximum  by  very  slow  gra- 
dations, while  it  should  be  discontinued 
for  forty-eight  hours  when  any  aperient 
is  required,  and  also  when  menstruation 
is  actually  proceeding.  The  commencing 
adult  dose  is  "4  drachm,  which  may  be 
gradually  increased  to  2,  2^,  or  even  3 
drachms,  but  ordinarily  a  larger  qua.itity 
than  i)4  to  2  drachms  (taken  twice  a  day 
half  an  hour  before  a  meal)  is  not  recom- 
mended. This  syrup  is  said  to  keep 
fairly  well,  with  ordinary  precautions  re- 
specting low  temperature  and  exclusion  of 
air.  As  an  additional  security  against 
undue  oxidation  or  other  change,  how- 
ever, it  is  as  well  to  see  that  the  corks 
used  are  the  finest  obtainable,  and  are 
impregnated,  or,  at  least,  rubbed  over 
with  petrogell  or  with  white  paraffin  wax. 
If  the  bottle  be  a  large  one,  and  very 
frequently  opened,  a  drop  or  two  of  sp. 
chloroform  may  be  advantageously  added 
to  its  contents  every  five  or  six  weeks,  or 
a  similar  result  can  be  attained  by  sTjs- 
pending  from  the  middle  of  the  cork,  but 
above  the  surface  of  the  syrup,  a  small 
tuft  of  cotton,  the  latter  being  moistened 
now  and  then  with  a  little  puie  chloro- 
form. Of  course,  a  smaller  quantity  than 
that  here  given  can  be  prepared  at  a  time. 
— Monthly  Magazine  of  Pharmacy. 


The  business  of  the  druggist  is  partak- 
ing more  and  more  of  the  character  of 
other  commercial  enterprises,  and  the 
pharmacist  who  would  be  successful  must 
adapt  himself  to  the  changed  conditions, 
and  follow  the  methods  pursued  by  pro- 
prietors of  fancy  goods  and  department 
stores.  This  is  not  at  all  surprising  when 
account  is  taken  of  the  fact  that  only 
about  one-third,  often  much  less,  of  the 
receipts  are  from  prescriptions.  The 
strictly  legitimate  trade  of  the  druggist  is 
now  a  minor  consideration  with  many, 
and  he  must  devote  the  greater  part  of 
his  attention  to  the  sale  of  such  articles 
as  were  formerly  not  found  in  pharmacies. 
Hence  display  and  the  announcement  of 
"  bargains  "  are  almost  absolutely  essen- 
tial.— Era. 


Photographic  Notes 


An  Acid  Flking  Bath.  —  During 
the  hot  weather  frilling  of  the  film 
is  a  trouble  by  no  means  unknown, 
and  one  of  the  best  remedies  for  it,  as 
well  as  for  the  elimination  of  stains,  is  the 
acid  or  alum  and  hypo,  fixing  bath.  The 
addition  of  acid  or  alum  to  hyposulphite 
of  soda  always  gives  rise  to  the  evolution 
of  sulphurous  acid  and  deposition  of 
sulphur. 

But  if  we  use  an  organic  acid  combined 
with  a  sulphite  we  do  not  get  ofi"  the 
troublesome  decompositions,  and  a  con- 
centrated solution  of  this  character  may 
form  a  saleable  article  : 

Sodium    sulphite 2  ozs. 

Citric  acid J^  oz. 

Dissolve  the  sulphite  in  3  ozs.  of  warm 
water  and  the  citric  acid  in  i  oz.  of  water  ; 
mix  the  two  solutions  and  add  to  a  pint 
of  hypo,  solution  1:4. 

If  an  alum  bath  is  required  the  citric 
acid  in  the  above  formula  may  be  replaced 
with  chrome  alum. 

Instead  of  the  above  solution  the  com- 
mercial sodium  bisulphite  may  be  sold 
for  the  same  purpose,  and  i  oz.  of  this 
should  be  directed  to  be  added  to  every 
pint  of  hypo,  solution. 

All  these  acid  fixing  baths  can  be  used 
for  any  commercial  plates,  for  ordinary 
negative  work,  and  bromide  prints,  but 
they  must  not  be  used  for  any  printing 
out  papers. — Pharmaceutical Jour/tal. 


Nature  Printing.  —  This  process 
should  commend  itself  to  all  who  study 
botany  and  other  branches  of  natural  his- 
tory, inasmuch  as  it  enables  faithful  and 
accurate  copies  of  specimens  to  be  made 
7i'ithout  the  aid  of  a  camera.  The  method 
of  working  is  as  follows  : 

We  shall  want  a  printing  frame,  a  piece 
of  good  stout  glass,  free  from  flaws,  cut 
to  fit  the  frame ;  and  some  gelatino- 
chloride  paper.  Having  procured  a 
specimen,  such  as  a  spray  of  maidenhair 
fern,  or,  as  in  the  example,  a  skeleton 
poplar  leaf,  we  place  it  in  the  frame  be- 
hind the  glass,  and  over  it  a  piece  of  sen- 
sitive paper  (care  must  be  taken  to  place 
the  flatter  side  of  the  specimen  against 
the  paper)  ;  expose  the  whole  to  a  bright 
sun  until  the  background,  or  uncovered 
portions  of  the  paper,  have  darkened  as 
much  as  they  will  ;  then  take  the  result- 
ing negative  print,  and  tone  to  a  good 
non-actinic  tone,  such  as  chocolate  ;  fix 
in  the  ordinary  manner,  wash  and  dry  as 
in  a  print. 

In  printing  a  positive  it  is  only  neces- 
sary to  place  a  new  piece  of  paper  in  the 
frame  in  contact  with  the  negative  print, 
using  the  glass  as  before,  and  print  in 
bright  sunlight.  The  printing,  of  course, 
takes  a  long  time,  owing  to  the  light  hav- 
ing to  permeate  through  the  paper. — 
Edward  M.  White,  in  the  Photogram. 


the  physician,  and  the  increased  use  dur- 
ing the  last  few  yiars  of  photography  for 
obtaining  records  of  clinical  conditions  is 
a  great  advance  in  clinical  methods.  In 
many  cases  no  verbal  description  can  sur- 
pass a  good  photograph  of  the  patient,and 
the  value  of  the  preservation  of  such  photo- 
graphs for  comparison  with  the  condition 
presented  by  the  patient  at  a  later  date 
can  hardly  be  exaggerated.  Further,  the 
preservation  of  such  portraits  and  their 
comparison  with  the  condition  of  the 
patients  at  later  dates  will  often  give  valu- 
able assistance  in  de'ermining  whether 
the  treatment  should  be  modified  or  re- 
sumed. In  the  same  way  photographs  of 
diseased  or  injured  portions  of  the  body 
will  often  be  of  the  greatest  service,  not 
only  as  contributing  by  their  accuracy  to 
the  advance  of  medicine,  but  also  in  the 
interests  of  the  individual  patient. — Am- 
erican Journal  of  Photography. 


Coloring  Photographs. — I  noticed 
in  the  correspondence  columns  the 
other  day  an  inquiry  regarding  how  to 
color  photographs,  and  in  this  connec- 
tion the  following  particulars  of  a  method 
recently  patented  in  Germany  may  be 
useful.  Hector  Kraus  is  the  inventor. 
The  colors  used  are  the  ordinary  synthetic 
dyes,  of  which  strong  aqueous  or  alcoholic 
solutions  are  made,  and  diluted  with 
spirit,  or  a  proof  spirit,  made  by  mixing 
equal  parts  of  S.V.R.  and  acetic  acid. 
The  photographs,  no  matter  on  what 
paper  or  by  what  process  they  are  made, 
are  colored  before  they  are  mounted, 
and  for  this  purpose  are  put  into  a  re- 
touching frame,  or  a  similar  apparatus,  on 
which  it  can  be  seen  by  transmitted  light; 
then  the  colors  of  the  proper  shade  are 
applied  with  the  brush  on  the  back  of 
the  print.  It  is  only  necessary  to  keep' 
exactly  the  contours,  or  different  out- 
lines of  the  pictures.  As  the  colors  pene- 
trate the  paper  quickly  it  is  easy  to  con- 
trol the  progress  of  the  work,  and  to 
apply  the  colors  within  the  limits  where 
they  are  necessary.  By  turning  over  the 
print  it  can  be  observed  how  the  colors 
appear  on  the  front,  and  it  is  possible  to 
exactly  judge  the  effect  produced,  and,  if 
necessary,  to  strengthen  it  by  the  applica- 
tion of  further  tints.  After  the  picture  is 
colored  to  satisfaction  it  can  be  mounted 
and  burnished  like  any  other  photograph  ; 
small  high  lights  and  finishing  touches, 
such  as  jewelry  or  other  small  details, 
can  afterwards  be  applied  with  ordinary 
body  colors  on  the  front  side  of  the  pic- 
ture. 


Clinical     Photographv.  —    Photo- 

ijraphy  has  proved  a  most  valuable  aid  to 


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Hi,.\CK  V.\KNisH.— This  varnish  is  still 
111  much  request  for  stopping  out  skies, 
uid  it  answers  tolerably  well  for  prevent- 
ng  halation  when  applied  to  the  back  of 
plate.  A  quick-drying  varnish  is  made 
IS  follows  : 

Asphaltum 3  oz. 

Oulta-percha gr.  xx. 

Lampblack j  oz. 

Benzine 10  oz. 

Macerate  the  asphalt  and  gutta-percha 

111  the  benzine  till  dissolved  ;  then  mix  in 
the  lampblack.  —  Chemist  and  Druggist. 


Pl.-\tinum  Toninc.  Baths  for  Chlo- 
KiuE  P.M'ERs. — Platinum  toning  is  now  all 
the  rage  for  both  gelatino  and  collodio 
1  hloride  papers,  particularly  those  with 
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hath  may  be  put  up  for  sale. 

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Dry  Poivder. 

Totassiiim  chloroplatinite    15  grs. 

Sodium  lactate 150    " 

Aci<l  sulphate  or   phosphate  of 

soda 1 50    " 

Directions  for  use — Dissolve  the  powder 
111  35  ozs.  of  water. 

For  platinum  toning  there  are  three  or 
four  conditions  which  must  be  tulfilled, 
and  these  should  be  included  in  the  shape 
of  a  circular  with  these  baths.  After 
printing,  the  prints  should  be  placed  in  a 
solution  of  salt,  2  oz.  ;  water,  20  oz.,  for 
at  least  ten  minutes,  and  kept  on  the 
move.  They  should  then  be  washed  for 
live  minutes  and  toned,  and,  when  toning 
IS  complete,  transferred  to  a  solution  of 
washing  soda,  about  1:20,  and  thence, 
liter  about  five  minutes,  to  a  fi.xing  bath 
omposed  of: 

Hypo 2^  oz. 

Sodium  sulphite ...      i   " 

•Sodium  carbonate J   " 

Water    20  " 

and  then  thoroughly  washed.    The  above 

toning  baths  will  keep  any  length  of  time, 

ilo  not  eat   out  the  details  of  the  high 

-;hts,  and  will  tone  several  prints  in  suc- 

■ssion,  giving  sepia    brown   to   brownish 

ack  tones,   according   to  the  depth  of 


printing  and  length  of  stay  in  the  toning 
bath  The  only  difficulty  about  platinum 
toning  is  that  it  is  extremely  difficult  to 
tell  what  the  final  tone  will  be,  as  the 
printedout  image  is  either  yellowish  or 
reddish-purple,  and  the  deposited  plati- 
num is  black,  so  that  on  fi.\ing  we  have 
the  purple  tone  destroyed,  and  the  effect 
of  the  yellow  silver  image  added  to  the 
finely  divided  platinum  black.  Pharma- 
ceutical Journal. 


Pharmacy  Abroad. 


Which  ls  the  L.^iND  of  the  Cutter? 
— The  Danish  Pharmaceutical  Society 
has  been  curious  to  know  what  medicines 
cost  in  various  countries,  and  about  two 
years  ago  sent  round  a  prescription,  with 
the  following  results  : 

Denmark 100 

Norway 116 

Austria 117 

Hungary 125 

Sweden 1 26 

Belgium 141 

Germany 145 

Holland 147 

.Switzerland 149 

Portugal 163 

Russia 197 

Italy 242 

France 247 

England 259 

United  States 350 

The  figures  represent  the  proportionate 
cost.  It  is  rather  curious  that  the  three 
countries  in  which  prices  of  medicines 
are  not  controlled  by  law  appear  by  the 
list  to  be  the  dearest ;  yet  we  feel  that  the 
259  put  against  England  could  be  much 
reduced  by  judicious  selection  of  the 
shop  at  which  to  present  the  prescription. 
We  hav^  on  record  as  much  variation  of 
prices  in  England  as  is  shown  by  the 
table. — Chemist  and  Druggist. 


The  Italian  Government  have  estab- 
lished a  station  in  New  York  city  for  the 
purpose  of  analyzing  the  olive  oils  and 
wines  which  come  from  that  country. 
For  many  years  past  the  adulteration  of 
these  goods  has  been  largely  practised, 
and  it  is  hoped  now  that  a  stop  will  be 
put  to  the  practice,  and  that  the  purity  of 
olive  oil  and  Italian  wines  will  be  un- 
questioned. 


Pharm.-vcists  and  Medical  Men  in 
Belgiu.m. — In  the  report  of  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Congress  held  at  Brussels  it  is 
interesting  to  notice  that  the  Belgian 
Minister  of  Agriculture  stated,  by  his 
deputy,  that  the  government  intended  to 
suppress  the  practice  of  medical  men 
supplying  their  patients  with  medicine. 
It  appears  that  a  commission  has  been 
appointed  to  draw  up  new  medico- 
pharmaceutical  laws,  and  the  chief  work 
of  the  congress  was  the  consideration  of 
such  matters  as  might  assist  the  govern- 
ment in  rendering  those  laws  generally 
satisfactory.  Amongst  the  more  impor- 
tant conclusions  arrived  at,  after  due 
deliberation,  were  those  which  recognize 


(«)  the  necessity  of  suppressing  the  system 
by  which  numerous  pharmacies  are  con- 
ducted by  managers  instead  of  legally 
qualified  proprietors,  and  (b)  the  desira- 
bility of  establishing  a  minimum  tariff.  It 
was  also  considered  desirable  to  limit  the 
number  of  pharmacies,  either  by  legal 
enactment  or  by  increasing  the  stringency 
of  the  e.xaminations.  The  latter  plan  has 
already  proved  effectual  in  reducing  the 
number  of  pharmaceutical  students  in 
Belgium.  The  idea  of  establishing  unani- 
mity in  the  prices  charged  for  dispensing 
medicines,  by  marking  the  sum  charged 
on  the  prescription,  is  also  worthy  of 
note,  as  well  as  the  suggestion  that  the 
pharmacien  should  make  it  his  business 
to  analyze  alimentary  substances.  The 
congress  is  stated  to  have  been  extremely 
successful  from  all  points  of  view,  and 
the  whole  report  will  be  found  of  con- 
siderable interest  to  British  pharmacists. 
— Pharmaceutical  Journal. 


Drug  Trade  Regulation.s  in  Japan. 
— A  few  months  ago  the  subject  of  Jap- 
anese regulations  in  the  drug  trade  was 
frequently  discussed,  and  much  dissatis- 
faction appeared  to  exist  on  the  part  of 
certain  manufacturers  whose  productions 
were  interfered  with  by  the  Japanese 
authorities.  On  this  point  we  have 
caused  inquiries  to  be  made  in  Japan, 
the  answers  to  which  enable  us  to  pub- 
lish the  following  statements.  There  is, 
we  are  informed,  no  regulation  in  Japan 
under  which  imported  drugs  must  be  an- 
alyzed. Physicians  are  now  required  to 
use  the  chemicals  and  drugs  prescribed 
in  the  Japanese  Pharmacopceia,  and  those 
only,  and  the  wholesale  druggists  usually 
obtain  the  guarantee  of  the  Hygienic 
Laboratories  established  by  government, 
or  of  those  started  by  private  enterprise, 
such  as  the  Osaka  Drugs  Examination 
Company,  known  in  Japanese  as  the 
Yakuhin-shiken-kaisha  of  Osaka,  for  their 
chemicals  and  drugs,  simply  as  a  satis- 
faction to  themselves  and  a  means  of 
securing  the  confidence  of  buyers.  Of 
course,  any  chemicals  or  drugs  which  do 
not  come  up  to  the  standard  of  purity 
prescribed  in  the  Pharmacopceia  are  not 
used  by  physicians.  The  preparations, 
however,  of  such  makers  as  Nippon  Sei- 
yaku  Kaisha,  of  Tokio,  are  sold  without  a 
guarantee  of  the  Hygienic  Laboratory.  As 
regards  the  report  that  certain  proprietary 
medicines  have  been  submitted  to  analy- 
sis and  rejected,  we  are  informed  that  the 
regulations  regarding  proprietary  medi- 
cines simply  require  that  no  poison  shall 
be  contained  in  them.  Even  very  small 
quantities  of  dangerous  medicines  and 
drugs  are  prohibited  if  the  authorities 
think  that  such  quantities  may  be  the 
source  of  danger  if  taken  imprudently. 
Hence,  certain  well-known  proprietary 
preparations  largely  used  in  this  country 
are  not  allowed  to  be  sold  to  the  public 
in  Japan,  but  only  to  physicians  or  those 
bringing  physicians'  prescriptions.  Such 
medicines  as  Scott's  Emulsion  of  Cod- 
Liver    Oil    with  Hypophosphites,  Ayer's 


2j8 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Hair-Restorer,  or  Brandreth's  Plasters 
are  sold  with  government  stamps  upon 
them,  and  they  are,  our  informant  assures 
us,  selling  well.  We  may  add  that  the 
stamp  duty  of  such  medicines  is  now  one 
rin,  or  the  loooth  part  of  a  silver  dollar, 
for  those  costing  2  sen  (1  sen  being  the 
1 00th  part  of  a  dollar)  per  bottle  or 
package  ;  3  rin  for  those  under  3  sen  ; 
5  rin  for  those  under  5  sen  :  i  sen  for 
those  under  10  sen  ;  and  5  rin  for  every 
5  sen  above  10  sen.  With  regard  to  the 
standard  of  purity  which  the  Japanese  set 
up,  it  is  impossible  to  understand  why 
any  one  should  complain  that  it  cannot 
always  be  met.  The  Japanese  Pharma- 
copceia  standard  is  not  so  high  that  Eng- 
lish makers  cannot  produce  drugs  of  the 
required  purity.  If  it  be  compared  with 
that  of  this  country,  or  with  the  pharnia- 
copoeias  of  Germany,  France,  the  United 
States,  or  Holland,  it  will  at  once  be  seen 
that  the  standard  of  Japanese  drugs  is 
not  much  higher  than  that  of  other 
countries.  There  should,  therefore,  be 
no  difificulty  on  the  part  of  manufacturing 
chemists  in  producing  drugs  of  a  stand- 
ard to  which  even  Japanese  makers  can 
attain,  there  being  but  one  standard  to 
which  both  Japanese  and  foreign-made 
chemicals  must  conform.  If  any  English- 
made  fine  chemicals  or  drugs  have  been 
driven  from  the  Japanese  market,  it  is 
not,  we  believe,  on  account  of  the  high 
standard  of  purity  required,  but  because 
British  firms  have  not  set  themselves  to 
compete  with  the  lower  prices  of  German 
goods.  Let  but  manufacturers  turn  out 
goods  according  to  the  prescriptions  of 
the  Japanese  Pharmacopreia  as  cheaply 
as  those  of  Continental  firms,  and  there 
will  be  no  reason  why  their  chemicals  and 
drugs  should  not  find  a  very  large  sale  in 
the  Japanese  market.  At  present,  our 
informant  points  out,  the  victory  rests 
with  the  Continental  merchants  and 
manufacturers,  who  do  their  utmost  to 
extend  business  by  studying  and  conform 
ing  to  the  special  requirements  of  the 
Japanese  market. — British  Trade  Jour- 
nal. 


Colutie  Acid. 


G.  Barbey  gives  this  name  {acide  colu- 
teique)  to  a  compound  extracted  by  him 
from  the  leaves  of  bladder  senna,  Colutea 
arhorescens  (Leguminosas).  The  acid  is 
insoluble  in  cold  water,  soluble  in  si.xty 
times  its  weight  of  boihng  water,  and 
crystallizes  in  spangles  on  the  solution 
cooling.  From  an  alcoholic  solution, 
however,  it  crystallizes  in  fine  needles. 
It  is  also  soluble  in  chloroform  and  in 
carbon  disulphide,and  melts  at  136". 5  C. 
The  compound  reddens  litmus,  forms 
salts  with  soda  or  ammonia,  resembles 
the  phenols  in  certain  of  its  reactions,  and 
in  others  appears  analogous  to  cinnamic 
acid. — {E union  pharm.). — Phar.  [ournal. 


Business  Notices. 


As  the  design  of  the  Canamian  Druggist  is  to  henefit 
mutually  .I'.l  interested  in  the  business,  we  would  request 
all  parties  ordering  goods  or  making  purcha.ses  of  any  de- 
scription from  houses  advertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian  Druggist. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
to  the  s/iecial  consideration  of  the  Business  Notices. 


To  Importers. — We  direct  attention 
to  the  card  of  Mr.  F.  Graf  on  page  218b 
of  this  issue. 


Send  a  Trial  Order. — We  invite  the 
attention  of  the  trade  to  the  price  list  of 
the  Royal  Oil  Company  on  page  232 
of  this  issue.  The  goods  are  right  and 
the  prices  low. 


Honey  and  Horehound. — An  excel- 
lent name  and  an  excellent  article  is  this 
cough  tablet  advertised  by  Lawson  & 
Jones  on  page  224a  this  month.  Write 
them  for  sample  and  price. 


One  Minute. — The  Key  Medicine 
Co.  advertise  their  One  Minute  Head- 
ache Cure  in  this  issue.  This  article  is 
having  a  large  and  steadily  increasing  sale, 
and  is  guaranteed  perfectly  safe. 


"  KoFF  no  More." — Watson's  Cough 
Drops,  so  universally  known  throughout 
Canada,  have  proved  remarkable  sellers, 
and  the  secret  of  it  is,  they  act  promptly, 
are  pleasant  and  safe  to  use,  and  are  al- 
ways the  same. 


Cupratin  is  a  combination  of  copper 
with  albumen  similar  to  ferratin  made  by 
F"ihlene. 


Druggists'  Confectionery. — On  the 
third  page  of  cover  will  be  found  an  ad- 
vertisement of  the  McCormick  Manufac- 
turing Co.,  of  London,  Canada,  who  ofifer 
to  the  trade  a  full  line  of  confectionery, 
similar  to  the  English  goods,  in  twelve 
flavors  ;  a  line  also  of  Buttercups,  a  very 
choice  confection,  in  twelve  kinds.  These 
goods  are  first  class,  handsomely  put  up, 
and  the  reputation  of  the  firm  is  sufficient 
to  guarantee  all  their  manufactures.  They 
also  manufacture  the  celebrated  Menthol 
Cough  Drop,  which  had  an  extremely 
large  sale  last  year,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  cough  tablets  in  the  market. 

A  New  Antiseptic. — The  treatment 
of  many  medical  and  all  surgical  condi- 
tions is,  at  the  present  time,  largely  based 
on  the  principles  of  antisepsis,  and  con- 
stant efforts  have  been  made  to  secure 
some  agent  that  would  be  generally  ap- 
plicable. The  Borine  Chemical  Com- 
pany, of  New  York,  believe  that  in  their 
preparation  "  Borine  "  they  have  an  article 
which  is  in  every  sense  desirable.  It  is 
composed  of  the  active  constituents  of 
benzoin,  wintergreen,  meadowsweet, 
golden  rod,  witch  hazel,  combined  with 
the  stearoptenes  of  wild  thyme,eucalyptus, 
peppermint,  and  boracic  acid.  Its  agree- 
able qualities  adapt  it  for  daily  use  in  the 
toilet,  as  a  mouth  wash  and  as  a  prophy- 
lactic   for    general    use    for    maintaining 


hygienic  measures.  A  postal  card  sent 
to  the  Borine  Chemical  Company,  21 
West  23rd  street.  New  York,  will  bring 
an  interesting  brochure  on  "  External  and 
Intestinal  Antisepsis." 


A  Tried  Remedy. 

Dr.  B.  W.  Hair's  Asthma  Cure  is  a 
remedy  that  has  stood  the  test  of  years, 
and  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful preparations  for  this  trouble. 
Read  the  following  letter  carefully  : 

•Swansea  Centre,  Mass.,  July  20,  1895. 
Dr.  B.  W.  Hair  : 

I  am  pleased  to  say  that  I  find  everything  in 
your  statement  just  as  you  say  in  regard  to  my 
disease.  Ves,  I  can  see  it  is  leaving  nie  ;  every 
year,  it  grows  less  and  less.  It  commenced  later 
this  year  and  I  haven't  had  a  symptom  of  it  for 
the  last  three  weeks,  and  have  only  had  a  very 
few  sneezing  spells,  and  those  at  the  very  begin- 
ning ;  and  now  I  am  gaining  in  flesh  and  strength 
very  fast. 

I  have  taken  only  one  bottle  this  year,  where 
last  year  I  took  three,  I  think,  and  last  year  was 
better  than  the  year  before  ;  this  inakes  the  three 
seasons.  I  hope  I  can  send  you  a  line  next  year 
s.aying  I  haven't  it  at  all,  su  you  can  put  it  in 
print.  I  have  some  friends  taking  the  medicine, 
who  prize  it  very  highly. 

Hoping  to  be  able  to  make  a  good   report  next 
year,  if  we  are  all  living,  I  remain. 
Very  truly, 

Mrs.  a.  L.  Battles. 


Druggists  as  Opticians. 

That  pharmacists  are  now  becoming 
thoroughly  interested  in  the  science  of 
optics  is  evident  from  the  number  of 
students  who  have  taken  a  course  of  in- 
struction at  the  Optical  Institute  of  Can- 
ada. These  classes,  conducted  by  Mr. 
Lawrence,  are  now  held  in  connection 
with  the  Toronto  branch  of  the  Montreal 
Optical  Company,  at  No.  60  Yonge  street, 
and  are  attracting  students  from  all  parts 
of  the  province.  The  following  are 
amongst  those  druggists  and  drug  clerks 
who  have  already  obtained  diplon.as  and 
are  qualified  to  act  as  opticians: 

Mr.  Brown,  Cornwall. 

J.  Findlay,  Pembroke. 

T.  Stevenson,  Orangeville. 

J.  P.  Lamb,  .'Athens. 

E.  C.  Mitchell,  Kingston. 

Mr.  Higginbotham,  Milton. 

S.  Scott,  Newmarket. 

J.  VV.  Browett,  Ingersoll. 

Mr.  Howell,  Gait. 

R.  T.  Kyle,  Strathroy. 

H.  Powell,  Stoufifville. 

T.  B    Welch,  Strathroy. 

W.  M.  Kirkland,  Gait. 

J.  A.  .Austin,  Toronto. 

J.  Thomson,  Bracebridge. 

S    W.  Hobart,  Kingston. 

W.  Barr,  Hamilton. 

J.  E.  Davis,  (ioderich. 

G.  A.  Deadman,   Brussels. 

S.  C.  Lamb,  Athens. 

P.  L.  Scott,  Paris. 

J.  A.  Stewart,  Meaford. 

\V.  W.  Porte,  Brighton. 

W.  H.  Scripture,   Toronto. 

J.  J.  Gilfillan,  Orono. 


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The  quotations  given  represent  average  prices  for 
quantities  usually  purchased  I)y  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  (|uantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
c^imniand  an  advance. 

Alcohol,  gal $4  37 


Methyl 
Allspice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Aloin,  oz 

Anodyne,  Hoffman's  bot., 
.\rro\vroot,  Bermuda,  lb. 

St.  \'incent,  lb 

Ba:    am.  Fir,  lb 

Copaiba,  lb. 


11)S. 


I   90 
'3 

15 
40 

50 
5° 
15 
40 

65 
Peru,  lb 3  75 


lb. 


Tolu,  can  or  less 

Bark,  Barberry,  lb 

Bayberry,  lb 

Buckthorn,  lb 

Canella,  lb 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb. . . . 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 

Powdered,  lb   

Yellow,  lb 

Pale,  lb 

Elin,  selected,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb. . . 
Oak,  white,  crushed  lb. . 
Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb.. . 

Prickly  ash,  lb 

Sassafras,  lb 

Soap  (quillaya),  lb 

Wild  cherry,  lb 

Beans,  Calabar,  lb 

Tonka,  lb 


65 

22 

15 
15 
'5 
25 
18 
18 
60 
65 
35 
40 
18 

17 
20 
iS 
15 
15 
35 
■5 


45 
I  50 


V.anilla,  lb 6  00 


Berries,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb. 

powdered,  lb. . 

Juniper,  lb 

Ground,  lb   

Prickly  ash,  lb 

Buds,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb 

Cassia,  lb 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 

Camphor,  lb 

Caniharides,  Russian,  lb i  40   i 

Powdered,  lb i  50 

Capsicum,  lb 25 


30 

35 

7 

12 
40 
55 
25 
75 
80 


$4  65 
2  00 

>5 
17 

45 
55 
55 
18 

45 
75 

4  GO 

75 
25 
iS 

17 
17 
30 
2b 
20 

65 
70 
40 

45 
20 
20 
28 
20 

17 
16 

40 
16 
15 
15 
50 
2  75 
8  50 

35 
40 
10 
14 
45 
60 
30 
80 
85 
50 
60 
30 


Corrected  to  October  10th,  1895. 


Powdered,   lb      $      jo 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb ,  17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb   20  00 

Chalk,  French,  powdered,  lb. .  .  10 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  lb 10 

Prepared,  lb 5 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb. . .  4 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 20 

Clove,  lb 16 

Powdered,  lb 17 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 40 

Collodion,  lb 75 

Cantharidal,  lb 2  50 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 25 

Dextrine,  lb 10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 


Ergot,  Spanish,  lb. 
Powdered,   lb. 


75 

90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb. . . .  13 

Pounds,  lb     14 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb 30 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  lb 20 

Lavender,  lb 12 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i  60 


Rosemary,  lb. 

Saffron,  American,  lb. 
Spanish,  Val'a,  oz. . . 
Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb. 

French,  white,  lb 

Glycerine,  lb 


25 
...  6s 
I  00 
75 
35 
17 

Guarana 3  00 

Powdered,  lb 3  25 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb 18 

Barbadoes,  lb 30 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asafcetida,  lb 40 

Arabic,  ist,  lb 65 

Powdered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  lb 50 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i  20 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,   lb 70 

Kino,  true,  lb 2  00 


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18 

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12 
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6 
5 
25 
17 
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So 

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30 

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80 

1  GO 

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14 
17 
2G 

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35 
45 
22 

15 

2  00 

30 
70 
I  25 
80 
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i8 

3  25 
3  50 

20 

50 
70 

45 
70 
85 

45 

30 

I  00 
20 

I  25 

1  00 

75 

2  25 


Myrrh,  lb $ 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 3 

Powdered,   lb 5 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  ist,  lb 

Powdered,  lb i 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb   

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Horehound,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs. ,  lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs.  ,1b 

Sage,  ozs. ,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb   

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs.  ,1b 

Wormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hops,  fresh,  lb 

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  lb 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb  2 

Russian,  true,  lb 6 

Leaf,  .\conite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Hyoscyamus   

Matico,  lb 


45 

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55 

60 

35 

3  50 

00 

5  25 

80 

13  00 

45 

48 

45 

50 

30 

35 

75 

8g 

00 

I  10 

45 

65 

8 
27 
36 
16 

15 
17 
25 
20 

53 
45 
18 

45 
38 
3S 
'5 

2G 

17 
18 
21 

30 


15 
20 

38 
13 
2G 

75 
25 
00 
00 

25 
18 

25 
50 
20 

35 
■5 
18 
20 
70 


lo 

30 
40 
iS 

17 
20 

30 
3S 
55 
50 
20 

50 
40 
40 

2G 
22 
20 
20 
22 

35 
20 

25 

20 
18 

22 
44 
15 
25 

8g 

28 

10 
so 

30 

20 

30 

55 
22 
40 
20 
20 
25 
75 


1238b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Seuiia,  Alexandria,  lb f 

Tinnevelly,  lb 

Stramonium,  lb 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz, 

Licorice,  Solazzi 

Pignatelli 

Grasso 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  I  lb. ,  per  lb. 
"  Purity,  100  sticks  in  box 
"  Purity,  200  sticks  in  box 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins 
"  Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  . 

"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 

Lui'ULiN,  oz 

Lycopodium,  lb   

Mace,  lb 

Manna,  lb 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 

Irish,  lb 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 

NUTGALLS,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Nutmegs,  lb 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Oakum,  lb 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  Yz  and  Y^. 

Citrine,  lb 

Paraldehyde,  oz 

Pepper,  block,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Pitch,  black,  lb 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 

Plaster,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash. . . . 

Adhesive,  yd 

Belladonna,  lb    

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 

Lead,  lb. 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 

White,  lb 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 

RocHELLE  Salt,  lb 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 

Althea,  cut,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb .    

Blood,  lb 

Bitter,  lb 

Blackberry,  lb 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb   

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  11) 

Canada  Snake,   lb 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 

Colchicum,  lb   

Columbo,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb    

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 

Curcuma,  powdered,  lb 

Dandelion,  lb 

Elecampane,   lb 

Galangal,  lb 

Gelsemium,  lb 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 

Ground,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Ginger,  African,  lb 

Po.,  lb 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 

Po.,  lb ■ 

Ginseng,  lb 

Golden  Seal,  lb 

Gold  Thread,  lb 

Hellebore,  white,  powd.,  lb. . . 

Indian  Hemp 

Ipecac,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Jalap,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Kava  Kava,  lb 

Licorice,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Mandrake,  lb 

Masterwort,  lb    

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 

Powdered,  lb   

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 

Pink,  lb   

Parsley,  lb 

Pleurisy,  lb 

Poke,  lb 


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I  70 

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18 

Queen  of  Ihe  Meadow,  lb $       18  $ 

Rhatany,  lb   20 

Rhubarb,   lb    75 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,   lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb    ij 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

r\UM,  Bay,  gal 2  50 

Essence,  lb ,  .      .  .  3  00 

Saccharin,  oz i  25 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

■     Burdock,  lb 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,  lb 10 

Cardamom,   lb    i   25 

Celery 25 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,   lb 10 

Cumin,  lb 15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..      .  .  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3i 

Ground,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,  white,  lb 11 

Powdered,  lb   15 

Pumpkin    25 

Quince,  lb 65 

Rape,  lb 8 

Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb 22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

.Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb. . .  .■ 15  • 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Sperm.\ceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb   10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  Guaiac,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

chemicals. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb   45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz 10 

Boracic,  lb 13 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

Calvert's  No.  i,  lb   2  10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 45 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I   50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

Muriatic,  lb   3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb io§ 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb i  00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb I  00 

Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2i 

Bottles,  lb 5 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb 80 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 35 

Acetanilid,  lb 80 

Aconitine,  grain 4 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb   if 

Powdered,  lb ...  3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 10 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

Carbonate,  lb 14 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


30 
2  50 

45 

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Valerianate,  oz $   55  $ 

Am yl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervin,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

Antipyrin,  oz I  00 

Aristol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,  lb 10 

Iodide,   oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J   ozs.  8oc., 

oz 6  00 

Bismuth,  Ammonia-citrate,  oz  .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,  oz 25 

.Subcarbonate,  lb 2  25 

Subnitrate,  lb I    75 

Borax,  lb 7 

Powdered,  lb 8 

Bromine,  oz 8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 60 

Citrate,  oz 60 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i  50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,    precip.  ,1b 35 

Sulphide,  oz 5 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  25 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

Cinchonine,    sulphate,  oz 25 

CiNCHONIDINE,   Sulph.,OZ 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 600 

Codeia,  j  oz 80 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb i 

DiURETIN,  oz I  60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. . .  - 75 

Sulphuric,    lb 40 

Ex ALGINE,  oz I  00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,  lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

loiiOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 15 

Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,   lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

And  Amnion,  ,1b 70 

And    Quinine,  lb I    50 

l^uin.  and  Stry. ,  oz 18 

And  Strychnine,  oz 13 

Dialyzed,    Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyanide,   lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz . .  .    25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb. ..... .  15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb i   25 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

And   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb. .. .  80 

And  Amnion  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb 7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In    pakages,  lb 6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz o 

Carbonate,  oz 30 

Citrate,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 50 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran.,  lb 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb ij 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. .  .  5 

Menthol,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Amnion  (White  Precip.) I   25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i  00 

Calomel,  lb   i  00 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


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239 


Books  and  Magazines. 

"  Maisch"s     Materia     Medica."       New 
{6lh)  edition.     A  Manual  of  Organic  Ma 
teria  Medica  ;  being  a  guide  to   Materia 
Medica  of  the   Vegetable   and    Animal 
Kingdoms.     For   the    use    of    students, 
druggists,    pharmacists,    and    physicians. 
By  John    M.  Maisch,  Phar.D.,  Professor 
of  NIateria  Medica    and    Botany    in    the 
Philadeli)hia  College  of  I'harmac)'.    New 
(sixth)  edition,  thoroughly  revised  by    H. 
C.  C.  .Maisch,  Ph.G.     In  one  very  hand- 
some i2mo.    volume   of  509    pages,  with 
285    engravings.     Cloth,     $3.00.      Phila- 
delphia:  I-e.i  Brothers  &  Co  ,  Publishers, 
1895.      1  his  work,  which  has  a  world-wide 
reputation,  and  is  a  recognized  standard 
in  .Materia  Medica  both   in    Europe  and 
America,  has    in    this    edition    received 
several  additions  and  alterations  rendered 
necessary  mainly  by  reason  of  the   publi- 
cation of  the  new  edition  of  the    United 
States     Pharmacopieia.     Any     extended 
notice  of  a   work  so  well  known  and  so 
universally  used  as  a  text-book  would  he 
superfluous.      The     present    volume    is 
beautifully  illustrated  and  somewhat  con- 
densed in  form,  and  is  fully  abreast  of  the 
times.     As  a  repertory  of  information  for 
the  druggist    and  student   it  secures  the 
greatest  convenience  in   use,  and   has  no 
superior  as  an  imparter  of  knowledge,  both 
in  accuracy  and  thoroughness. 

Edward  Bok,  the  editor  of  The  Ladies' 
Home  Journal,  has  written  a  book  for 
young  men,  called  "  Successvvard  :  A 
Young  Man's  Book  for  Young  Men," 
which  the  Revells  will  publish  in  a  fort- 
night. The  book  aims  to  cover  all  the 
iinportant  phases  of  a  young  man's  life  : 
his  business  life,  social  life,  his  amuse- 
ments, religious  life,  dress,  his  attitude 
toward  women,  and  the  question  of  his 
marriage.      This  is  Mr.  Bok's  first  book. 

The  October  number  of  The  Delinea- 
tor is  called  the  autumn  number,  and 
contains  a  choice  and  varied  selection  of 
timely  articles.  It  gives  an  authoritative 
exposition  of  autumn  styles,  iilustrating 
a  variety  of  novel,  artistic,  and  beautiful 
garments.  The  progress  of  co-education 
in  Great  Britain  is  further  explained  by 
Amy  Rayson.  Bookbinding  as  an  occu- 
pation for  women  is  entertainingly  de- 
scribed by  Evelyn  Hunter  Nordhoff. 
Lucia  M.  Kobhins  describes  a  new  and 
amusing  form  of  entertainment.  Address 
communications  to  The  Delineator  Pub- 
lishing Co.  of  Toronto,  Ltd.,  33  Rich- 
mond Street  West,  Toronto,  Ont.  Sub- 
scription price  of  The  Delineator,  $1.00 
per  year,  or  15c.  per  single  copy. 

Frank  Leslie's  Popular  Monthly  for  Oc- 
tober is  an  exceptionally  beautiful  num- 
ber pictorially,  without  any  sacrifice  of 
that  quality  of  timeliness  which  makes  it 
unique  amongst  illustrated  magazines. 
The  opening  article  is  an  idyllic  descrip- 
tion, by  .Mrs.  Lt^icester-Addis,  of  a  sum- 
mer holiday  visit  to  old  England's  love- 
liest county,  Surrey,  with  a  description  of 


the  stalely  manor  of  Deepdene,  upon 
which  the  present  American  Duchess  of 
Marlborough  has  spent  large  sums  of 
money  to  good  purpose.  Aproi)Os  of 
this  year's  tercentennial  Tasso  celebra- 
tion, there  is  a  sympathetic  and  elabor- 
ately illustrated  paper  on  "  The  Last 
Days  of  Torquato  Tasso,"  by  Marie 
Walsh.  This  number  also  contains  some 
unusually  interesting  short  stories  and 
[)oems. 

A  new  monthly  illustrated  magazine 
for  young  people  has  just  been  started  by 
Frank  Leslie's  Publishing  House.  It  is 
called  Frank  Leslie's  Pleasant  Hours  for 
Boys  and  Girls,  and  is  in  every  way  equal 
to  the  best  publications  of  its  kind,  al- 
though tlie  price  is  but  10  cents.  The 
first  number  (October)  contains  the  open- 
ing chapters  of  a  serial  story  for  boys  by 
Edward  S.  Ellis,  and  one  for  girls  by 
Jeannette  H.  Walworth.  There  are  short 
stories  by  Oliver  Optic  and  Rebecca 
Harding  Davis  ;  a  football  story  by 
Henry  E.  Haydock ;  bicycle  stories  by 
Max  I.  Harvey  and  K.  L.  Millet ;  an  ar- 
ticle giving  some  "  Hints  on  Trapping," 
by  F.  L.  Oswald;  a  paper  telling  how  to 
turn  a  heap  of  rubbish  into  pretty  orna- 
ments, by  Adele  Beard  ;  several  illui- 
trated  poems  and  practical  descriptions 
of  novel  tricks  and  games  and  puzzles. 
The  editor  of  the  new  magazine  is  Frank 
Lee  Farnell,  who  has  been  connected 
with  Frank  Leslie's  Publishing  House  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  who  thoroughly 
understands  what  will  please  and  interest 
the  young  people. 

Lincoln's  apprehensive  distrust  of  mar- 
riage is  revealed  in  some  extremely  inter- 
esting letters  from  the  great  President  in 
the  October  Ladies'  Home  Journal,  in 
which  John  Gilmer  Speed  discusses 
"  Lincoln's  Hesitancy  to  Marry."  The 
letters  are  given  publicity  for  the  first 
time,  and  are  addressed  to  Lincoln's 
most  intimate  friend,  Joshua  Speed. 
Edward  S.  Martin  presents  a  review  of  the 
various  theories  advanced  by  scientists  in 
the  effort  to  definitely  locate  the  Garden 
of  Eden  site,  and  shows  how  far  from  so- 
lution is  the  problem.  Dr.  Parkhurst's 
October  article  treats  of  "  Religion  in  the 
Family,"  and  is  one  of  the  most  forcible 
arguments  that  have  come  from  his  pen. 
Edward  W.  Bok  editorially  discusses 
"  Where  American  Life  Really  Exists," 
and  outlines  those  communities  where  its 
best  and  purest  phases  are  found.  Robert 
J.  Burdette  contributes  "  The  Strike  in 
the  Choir,"  a  humorous  article  m  his 
brightest  vein.  The  best  works  of  such 
artists  as  W.  L.  Taylor,  B.  ^Vest  Cline- 
dinst,  Frank  O.  Small,  Alice  Barber 
Stephens,  Abby  E.  Underwood,  and  F. 
Schuyler  Mathews  are  shown  in  the  cur- 
rent issue.  The  October  Journal  blends 
interest,  entertainment,  instruction,  use- 
fulness, and  artistic  excellence,  and  is  the 
magazine  par  excellence  for  the  home.  It 
is  published  by  The  Curtis  Publishing 
Company,  Xos.  421-427  Arch  Street, 
Philadelphia,  at  ten  cents  per  copy  ;  one 
dollar  a  year. 


Device  for  Filling  Gelatin  Capsules. 

K  practical  device  for  filling  gelatin 
capsules  with  liquid  medicaments  has 
been  constructed  by  Mr.  Tschanter,  of 
Oppein  {Pharntaceiitische  Centralhalle, 
1895,  p.  289).  It  consists  of  two  small 
pieces  of  wood,  held  together  by  means 
of  a  rubber  band.  The  upper  one  is  pro- 
vided with  a  dozen  holes  of  suitable  size 
to  receive  the  lower  halves  of  the  cap- 
sules. A  strip  of  paper  with  star-like 
punctures  is  suitably  placed  over  the 
holes,  and  fastened  by  means  of  a  small 
clamp  on  each  end.  If  the  capsules  to 
be  filled  are  now  introduced  through  the 
punctures  in  the  paper,  they  will  be  held 
sufficiently  tight  and  safe. 

The  filling  is  done  by  means  of  a  speci- 
ally adapted  pipette.  The  terminus  of 
the  pipette  is  provided  with  a  suitable 
cone-shaped  rod,  regulated  by  the  fore- 
finger. When  the  lower  halves  are  filled, 
the  portion  projecting  over  the  paper  strip 
is  painted  with  gelatin  solution,  and  the 
cover  capsules  immediately  placed  there- 
on, which  insures  a  perfect  closure.  We 
would  suggest  mucilage  of  acacia  or  traga- 
canth,  either  of  which  is  generally  kept  in 
stock,  and  has  always  proved  to  be  a  good 
sealing  medium  for  gelatin  capsules. — 
Meyer  Brothers  Druggist. 


Who  Owns  the  Prescription? 

This  is  a  query  that  continually  per- 
plexes the  druggist,  the  doctor,  and  his 
patient  Our  advice  to  pharmacists  is  to 
stick  to  the  document  "  like  a  limpet  to  a 
rock,"  as  our  eastern  friends  say. 

The  ownership  of  the  prescription  has 
been  settled  by  law  in  New  York,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  a  few  other  States.  They 
all  give  the  prescription  to  the  druggist. 
Some  time  ago  a  judge  of  a  court  of  Ber- 
lin, Germany,  gave  a  similar  decision. 
The  text  of  the  decision  from  the  judge 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  one  of  our  States 
is  as  follows  : 

'  The  question  before  the  court  seems 
to  be  very  simple,  indeed.  A  patient  ap- 
plies to  a  physician  and  receives  from 
him  certain  advice,  for  which  he  tenders 
a  fee.  The  physician  hands  a  piece  of 
paper  to  the  patient,  purporting  to  be  a 
written  order  for  certain  goods  called 
drugs,  which  order  is  filled  by  a  merchant 
or  apothecary.  The  payment  of  the  fee 
and  the  delivery  of  the  goods  or  drugs 
terminates  the  verbal  contract,  and  the 
druggist  keeps  the  prescription  as  an  evi- 
dence that  the  contract  has  been  fulfilled, 
as  far  as  he  is  concerned.  The  druggist 
can,  if  he  so  please,  on  his  own  responsi- 
bility, renew  the  drugs,  for  he  is  but  a 
merchant,  and  has  a  perfect  right  to  sell 
drugs  to  anyone  and  in  any  shape.  He 
need  not  keep  the  prescription,  nor  is  he 
bound  to  give  a  copy,  but,  should  error 
occur,  he  has  no  protection  in  case  of 
suit."— J/tyrr  Brothers  Druggist. 


240 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Iodide,  Proto,  oz $     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb i    15 

rill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ...  .  30 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz , i  55 

Muriate,  oz I   55 

Sulphate,  oz i  55 

Pepsin,   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  35 

PiPERiN,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

PoTASSA,  Caustic,  white,  lb 60 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb 15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Bitrat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 29 

Bromide,   lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng. ,  lb .  18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,   lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod .  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proplylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 32 

Ozs. ,  oz 36 

Quinidine,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz.  ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 3  75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb    3 


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Iodide, oz.  ...    $     40 

Salicylate,  lb i   75 

Sulphate,  lb 2 

Sulphite,  lb 8 

SOMNAL,   oz 85 

Spirit  Nitre,  lb 35 

Strontiu.m,  Nitrate,  lb iS 

Strychnine,  crystals,  oz ...  So 

SULFONAL,  oz 40 

Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2 J 

Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

Tartar  Emeiic,  lb 50 

Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

Veratrine,  oz 2  00 

Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

Carbonate  lb 25 

Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

Iodide,  oz 60 

Oxide,    lb 13 

Sulphate,  lb 9 

Valerianate,  oz 25 

ESSENTIAL   OILS. 

Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

Sweet,  lb 50 

Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

Rec't,  lb 60 

Anise,  lb 3  00 

Bay,  oz 50 

Bergamot,  lb ••■....  3  75 

Cade,  lb 90 

Cajuput,  11) I  60 

Capsicum,  oz 60 

Caraway,  lb 2  75 

Cassia,  lb i   75 

Cedar 55 

Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75 

Citronelle,  lb 80 

Clove,  lb I   20 

Copaiba,  lb I    75 

Croton,  lb i   50 

Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

Cumin,  lb 5   50 

Erigeron,  oz ........  20 

Eucalyptus,  lb '5° 

Fennel,  11 1 i   60 


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(jeranium,oz $1    75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb.  .  ,  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(Jarden,  lb i   50 

Lemon,  lb i    75 

Lemongrass,  lb i    50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 275 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz So 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 3  60 

Pimento,  lb 2  bo 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

.Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i  60 

.Spearmint,  lb 375 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb 4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb •. .  .  2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

I'TXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 9 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal.  .    i  50 

Norwegian,  gal 2   75 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal, 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 62 

Raw,  gal 60 

NeatsI'OOT,  gal I   20 

Olive,  gal i  20 

Salad,  gal 2  50 

Palii,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal.- i  35 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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Canada. 

Business  on  the  whole  for  the  past 
month  has  been  satisfactory,  and  there  is 
a  hopeful  feeling  amongst  business  men 
generally.  Indications  point  to  a  good 
fall  and  winter  trade. 

Nearly  all  the  changes  this  month  have 
an  upward  tendency. 

Cream  of  tartar  has  advanced,  and 
higher  prices  are  looked  for. 

A  syndicate,  speculating  on  the  short- 
age in  the  grape  crop,  has  purchased  all 
available  argols,  and,  consequently,  prices 
will  remain  high  for  a  time  at  least. 

Tartaric  acid  has  also  advanced. 

Camphor  has  again  advanced,  and  is 
now  held  at  80  to  85  cents. 

Glycerine  is  higher. 

Oil  cassia  has  advanced  fifty  per  cent. 

Oil  anise  also  higher. 

Absorbent  cotton  is  higher  on  account 
of  poor  quality  of  raw  material. 


Opium  is  unsettled.  An  effort  is  being 
made  by  speculators  to  advance  the  price. 

Cod-liver  oil,  still  slowly  advancing. 

Jamaica  ginger  is  scarce  and  high,  both 
in  London  and  New  York. 

Quinine  is  stiffening  in  price. 

Those  goods  which  have  a  lower  ten- 
dency in  price  are  :  Cape  aloes,  Ainerican 
oil  peppermint,  gum  ammoniacum,  cloves, 
cubebs. 

Linseed  oil  is  somewhat  lower. 

Spirits  turpentine,  holders  are  storing  for 
higher  prices. 


cassia  is  much  dearer,  and  all  Sicilian  oils 
are  firm,  with  upward  tendency.  Contra- 
dictory reports  respecting  opium  do  not  ^ 
assist  the  sales,  but  it  is  impossible  to  ex-'' 
pect  an  advance  if  the  crop  is  as  large  as.  * 
it  has  been  stated.  Cod-liver  oil  is  on  . 
the  up-grade. 


England. 

London,  Sept.  28,  1895. 
There  are  distinct  indications  of  im- 
proved trade,  and  the  revival^is  being  well 
sustained.  The  extraordinary  heat  ex- 
perienced for  this  time  of  the  year  has 
facilitated  the  rise  in  tartaric  and  citric 
acids.  Camphor,  as  predicted  in  my  last 
advice,  has  had  another  advance,  and 
quinine    is    fractionally    dearer.     Oil     of 


Change  your  ads  often  if  you  expect  to 
make  much  "  change''  out  of  them. 

Be  punctual.  Make  your  hours  o: 
duty  fixed  and  definite,  as  near  as  you 
can,  and  then  live  up  to  them.  If  you 
do  this,  your  customers  know  when  to 
find  you. 

Koenig's  antiseptic  salt,  largely  sold  iri 
Germany  as  a  preservative  for  beer,  con- 
sists {Phar.  Centralb.)  of   15  per  cent,   of'i^;; 
acid  ammonium  fluoride,  and  85  per  cent.  ^J 
of  hydrofluosilicic  acid. 

For    softening    and    removing    corns,  ■ 
phosphorus,  dissolved   in   three    hundred 
parts  of  olive  oil,  is  said  to  be  one  of  the 
most  satisfactory  applications.  v.' 


Canadian  Druggist 

Devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the  Advancement  of  Pharmacy. 


Vol.  VII. 


TORONTO.   N0\EMBI:K,   1M95. 


N. 


Canadian  Druggist 

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CONTENTS. 

Progress  in  Priceciitlini; 

l"o  Numerous  Correspondenls. 

Pharmaceutical  E.\aminations. 

A  Dominion  Pharmaceutical  Association. 

Free  Optical  Course. 

Wholesalers'  Grievances. 

A  Druggist  the  first  Publisher. 

Students  in  Pharmacy. 

More  Price-cutting. 

Trade  Notes 

Montreal  Notes. 

Prince  EdwarJ  Island  Notes. 

Manitoba  Notes. 
Provincial  Druggists. 

Wholesale  Drug  and  Patent  Medicine  Association. 
Death  of  James  Douglas. 
Pharmacy  in  Kngland. 
Pleasant  Flavored  Solutions  of  Ichthyol. 
Pharmacy  in  Italy. 
The  Cut-Rate  Problem  in  Fiance. 
Handling  Customers. 
Cinchona. 

Does  Advertising  Pay  ? 
The  Evolution  of  Pharmacy. 
A  New  Container  of  .^cids. 
The  Treatment  of  Customers. 
Neatness  in  a  Pharmacy. 
Pharmacy  Law  in  New  Zealand. 
French  Pharmacy  and  Grocers. 
Governmental  Scrutiny. 
Editorials. 

An  Endorsement. 
The  Relation  of  Chemistry  to  Civili/alion. 
The  Progress  of  Chemistry. 
Phenacetin  Smuggling. 
Deadening  Routine. 
Business  and  Scientific  Education. 
Phenol  Sulphoricine. 
How  Artificial  Camphor  is  Made. 
Adulteration  of Vanillawith  Poisonous  Substances. 
A  Glaring  Nuisance,  and  How  to  ."Vbale  it. 
Some  Notes  about  Glass. 
Formulary. 
Photographic  Note.s. 
Masticatories. 
Emulsion    of    Creosote    with    .Milk    for    Rectal 

Injection. 
Sterilizing  Vegetable  Oils. 
The  Candle  Nut. 
Mr.  Gladstone's  Message. 
Improved  Elixir  Aromatic. 
Busi.NEss  Notices. 
Books  and  Magazines. 
Drug  KEPORrs. 


Progress  in  Priee-Cutting. 

The  rapidity  \vith  which  the  evil  of 
price-cutting  has  spread  throughout  the 
western  portion  of  Ontario  has  startled 
the  drug  trade,  both  wholesale  and  retail, 
and  steps  to  stem  the  tide  of  destruction 
are  now  being  taken.  The  retailer  who 
has  subjected  himself  to  it  has  alre_ady 
learned  that  his  own  action  is  his  worst 
enemy,  and  the  wholesaler  fears  possible 
conjunctions  for  buying  purposes,  which 
will  jeopardize  his  own  trade.  It  is  now  felt 
that  some  united  action  must  be  taken  to 
stop,  if  possible,  a  system  which  has 
worked  such  havoc  in  the  drug  trade  in  the 
neighboring  Republic,  and  which,  if  per- 
sisted in  here,  would  speedily  wipe  out  of 
existence  the  majority  of  our  retail  drug 
stores.  Those  who  have  recently  realized 
what  the  practice  means  are  the  ones  who 
are  most  active  in  seeking  to  bring  about 
associate  and  concerted  action,  while 
those  who  have  not  yet  been  meddled 
with  are,  as  usual,  tardy  in  manifesting  an 
interest  which  would  strengthen,  and  is 
needed  to  strengthen,  the  hands  of  their 
confreres.  If  for  no  other  reason  than 
the  hope  of  prospective  safety,  every 
druggist  should  lend  a  hand  in  this  mat- 
ter. Don't  build  yourself  up  with  the 
false  hope  that  your  customers  will  stand 
by  you  :  merely  recollect  that  life  is  made 
up  of  business  bargaining ;  that  every 
dollar  you  receive  is  only  given  )ou  for  a 
bargain  equivalent,  and  that  your  custom- 
er will  readily  relinquish  it  to  your  op- 
ponent if  he  is  known  to  give  more  for  it. 
Your  neighboring  druggist  is  more  anxious 
to  see  you  get  good  living  prices  than  is 
the  best  customer  you  have  got,  so  to  him 
it  is  your  duty  to  turn,  and  with  him  your 
duty  to  join,  when  prices  are  at  stake. 

Don't  be  misled  into  the  belief  that  no- 
thing can  come  of  any  atteinpt  to  main- 
tain prices.  It  certainly  can't  come  if 
you  and  others  are  unwilling  and  won't 
help.  Recollect  that  even  a  united  deter- 
mination on  the  part  of  druggists  them- 
selves will  at  once  abate   90  per   cent,   of 


the  evil,  and  that  this  is  a  step  at  once 
possible  and  reasonable.  This  being  ac- 
complished, the  other  10  per  cent,  can 
then  be  attended  to  with  deliberation  and 
care. 

What,  in  our  opinion,  is  wanted  first  is 
association  and  definite  organization,  sup- 
ported essentially  by  most  liberal  contri- 
butions for  defensive  purposes.  Don't 
falter  about  the  last,  as  it  is  better  for 
each  to  put  up  twenty-five  dollars,  or 
more  if  needed,  for  fighting  purposes, 
than  to  give  away  that  amount  monthly 
in  the  losing  game  of  price-cutting.  When 
organization  and  funds  are  at  disposal  se- 
lect an  active  executive  and  submit  your- 
selves to  their  orders.  The  power  they 
have  will  be  determined  exactly  by  your 
obedience  to  orders.  For  instance,  should 
they  desire  to  induce  any  proprietary 
medicine  manufacturer  to  take  steps  to 
keep  his  remedy  out  of  cut-rate  stores, 
and  the  inducement  should  take  the  form 
of  an  order  to  every  druggist  throughout 
the  province  to  absolutely  refuse  the  sale 
of  a  single  bottle  until  satisfactory  results 
were  attained,  your  compliance  with  the 
order,  or  your  failure  to  comply,  would 
determine  the  extent  of  the  power  con- 
ferred on  your  executive  body.  One 
thing  is  certain,  that  if  it  were  possible  to 
get  every  druggist  in  the  province  to  yield 
such  obedience,  as  in  such  a  case  would 
be  needed,  and  in  cases  of  similar  import, 
the  difficulty  would  very  speedily  ter- 
minate, as  the  fear  of  such  influence  being 
exercised  in  any  direction  decided  upon 
by  the  executive  would  stimulate  an 
activity  in  many  quarters  for  self-preser- 
vation not  now  dreamed  of.  Whatever 
plan,  if  any,  you  may  have,  at  least  throw 
in  your  influence  and  unite  for  associate 
organization,  and  then  steadfastly  support 
the  plan  of  operation  decided  upon  for 
the  general  protection  of  the  trade.  You 
have  rights  :  defend  them. 


The  thread  of  silk  spun  by  the  com 
mon  silkworm  is  only  the  fit'teen  hun- 
dredth part  of  an  inch  in  thickness. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


To  Numerous  Correspondents. 

We  have  received  during  tlie  last 
month  a  number  of  personal  letters,  "not 
for  publication,"  layins^  before  us  the 
grievances  jnder  which  many  of  the  writ- 
ers are  suffering  from  the  business  meth- 
ods mentioned  elsewhere.  We  cannot 
possibly  undertake  to  answer  individually 
all  these  communications,  and  those  who 
are  anxious  to  know  what  is  to  be  done 
we  would  refer  to  our  columns. 


the    greatest    success     in    their    initiatory 
steps  taken  in  this  direction. 


Many  of  those  who  now  write  were, 
some  time  ago,  perfectly  indifferent  to  the 
appeals  for  organization,  but, now  that  the 
effects  of  the  prevailing  "epidemic"  are 
being  felt,  they  are  crying  aloud,  "  Save 
us."  We  can  only  say,  you  must  first  put 
forili  some  effort  to  save  yourselves.  Do 
your  share  ;  induce  your  neighbor  to  do 
his.  The  C.a.n.\dian  Druggist  will  con- 
tinue to  give  its  assistance,  and  we  trus 
to  see  a  fruitful  outcome. 


Pharmaceutical  Examinations. 

The  Board  of  E.xaminers  of  the  Phar- 
maceutical Association  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec  for  major  and  minor  candidates 
held  the  semi-annual  examination  in 
Laval  University,  Quebec,  on  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday,  when  thirteen  major  and 
twenty-one  minor  candidates  presented 
themselves,  and  of  these  three  major  and 
eight  minor  passed,  and  are  named  in 
order  of  merit,  namely  :  As  licentiates  of 
pharmacy — Osborne  Thomas  Pinck,  .Al- 
exandre Lemieux,  Edward  Senecal.  .As 
certified  clerks  —  P.  Emile  Chevalier,  A. 
C.  Roy,  D.  S.  Baxter,  R.  J.  Taylor,  F.  C. 
Lachevretoii'e,  J.  Ritchie,  E.  O.  Gagnon, 
Jos.  A.  Labranche. 

'I'he  examiners  were  Messrs.  R.  W. 
Williams,  Three  Rivers;  .A.  E.  DuBerger, 
Waterloo  ;  S.  I.achance,  W.  H.  Chap- 
man, |.  R.  Parkin,  Montreal. 


A  Dominion  Pharmaceutical 
Association. 

A  number  of  the  speakers  at  the  pre- 
liminary meeting  of  druggists,  held  Nov. 
4th,  and  which  is  briefly  reported  else- 
where, strongly  recommended  the  forma- 
tion of  a  Dominion  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation in  the  near  future.  Some,  indeed, 
suggested  its  immediate  formation  ;  others 
advised  the  provincial  organization  first, 
and  after  that  an  association  embracing 
the  druggists  of  all  Canada.  Our  readers 
know  well  our  feeling  in  this  respect. 
To  be  recognized  as  a  body  with  weight, 
with  influence,  we  must  be  an  organized 
body.  It  is  only  in  this  way  that  we  can 
have  strength,  that  we  can  bring  influ- 
ences to  bear,  and  that  we  can  hold  our 
position  in  spite  of  all  comers.  We  trust 
soon  to  see  the  realization  of  such  a  scheme, 
and  heartily  wish    the  Quebec  association 


Free  Optical  Course 

The  well-known  co-operation  of  The 
Can.\di.-\n  Druggist  in  everything  that 
conduces  to  the  advancement  and  pros- 
perity of  the  pharmacists  of  Canada  is 
universally  recognized,  and  its  suggestions 
in  regard  to  matters  pharmaceutical 
always  receive  from  its  readers  careful 
attention. 

We  have,  on  several  occasions,  called 
our  readers'  attention  to  the  desirability, 
where  practicable,  of  adding  to  their 
stock  a  line  of  optical  goods,  which,  if 
properly  handled,  prove  a  source  of 
revenue  both  directly  and  indirectly.  At 
the  same  time,  we  have  pointed  out  the 
fact  that  no  success  can  be  had  without  a 
thorough,  practical  knowledge  of  the 
science  of  optics,  such  as  may  be  obtained 
by  a  course  of  instruction  at  the  hands  of 
some  competent  teacher. 

In  order  to  still  further  prove  our  inter- 
est in  the  trade,  we  have  decided  to  make 
an  offer  of  which  we  feel  sure  many  will 
gladly  avail  themselves. 

We  offer  a  course  of  instruction  for  one 
druggist  in  any  town  where  there  is  not 
already  a  druggist  handling  optical  goods. 
The  expense  of  the  course  of  tuition, 
which  lasts  two  weeks,  will  be  paid  wholly 
by  The  Can".\di.an  DRirociisT 

The  instruction  will  be  given  by  Mr.  L. 
Laurence,  at  his  rooms,  in  the  office  of 
the  Montreal  Optical  Co.,  Toronto. 

The  first  class  will  be  commenced 
January  6th,  1896  ;  the  second,  January 
20th;  the  thiid,  February  17th;  and,  in 
order  to  accommodate  those  who  live  in 
Eastern  Canada,  a  class  commencing 
February  3rd  will  be  held  in  Montreal. 
The  only  stipulation  exacted  is  :  The 
party  desiring  instruction  must  be  a  drug- 
gist (a  principal)  doing  business  in  a 
place  in  which  no  other  druggist  is  handl- 
ing this  line,  and  lie  a  subscriber  to' The 
Canadian  Druggist.  In  order  not  to 
crowd  the  classes  which  will  be  going  on 
at  the  time,  not  more  than  six  Canadian 
Druggist  students  can  be  accommo 
dated  at  any  one  of  the  classes.  Any 
further  information  may  be  obtained  by 
writing  The  Canadian  Druggist,  To- 
ronto, Canada. 


Wholesalers'  Grievances. 

(Contributed.) 

The  peculiar  condition  of  trade  gener- 
ated by  the  cut-rate  system  has  inflicted 
upon  wholesale  druggists  forms  of  hard- 
ship which,  though  not  in  all  cases  inten 
tional,  are  none  the  less  severe. 

In  order  to  retain  a  profit  as  large  as 
possible  while  selling  at  cut  prices,  the 
retail  druggists  combine  to  buy  in  suf- 
ficient quantities  from  the  manufacturer 
to  secure  the  jobbei's  discount,  and  thus 
cut  out  the  wliolesaler.  In  other  words, 
each  druggist  adopts,  in  intent,  the  same 


principle  which  induces  his  own  cus- 
tomers to  go  past  him  and  buy  from  out- 
siders. His  object  is  the  attainment  of 
the  lowest  figure,  and  the  same  may  be 
said  of  his  customer.  Both  forget  or 
ignore  the  fact  that  any  one  else  is  de- 
pendent upon  them  for  trade,  and  yet 
both  are  inclined  to  blame  their  proper 
source  of  supply  for  not  being  able  to  do 
better  for  them.  Under  such  circum- 
stances it  ill  becomes  the  druggist  to  cavil 
at  his  customer,  who  merely  takes  a  leaf 
out  of  his  own  book.  To  make  matters 
worse,  the  cash  trade  goes  where  the  cut 
price  prevails,  and  the  credit  where  it  is, 
frequently,  not  wanted.  Not  merely  does 
such  a  condition  of  things  apply  to  manu- 
factured proprietary  articles,  but  the  very 
limited  trade  now  done  by  wholesale 
druggists  in  drug  sundries  shows  that  the 
retailer  patronizes  very  largely  the  general 
sundry  dealer,  who  will  as  readily  supply 
his  dry  goods  opponent  as  he  will  him. 
Retail  druggists  who  are  anxious  to  con- 
fine the  diug  trade  to  its  legitimate  chan- 
nel should  at  least  be  as  consistent  as 
they  require  their  wholesaler  to  be.  It  is 
manifestly  unfair  to  the  wholesaler  to  tell 
him  that  if  he  will  supply  a  dry  goods  firm 
with  stock  you  will  withdraw  your  pat- 
ronage, and  then,  when  he  expresses 
acquiescence,  to  turn  about  and  buy  from 
a  source  parallel  with  the  one  you  have 
condemned 

The  wholesale  trade  is  anxious  to  keep 
in  touch  with  its  proper  customers,  but 
wants  such  a  condition  reciprocal.  Pull- 
ing apart  can  never  mend  matters,  but 
the  closest  union  attainable  may  do  much 
to  rectify  wrongs  which  sadly  need  right- 


A  Drug-g-ist  thi3  First  Publisher. 

The  first  Japanese  newspaper  appeared 
only  twenty-five  years  ago.  It  was  pub- 
lished monthly,  by  a  druggist,  as  an  adver- 
tising medium.  Now  there  are  over  four 
hundred  journals  in  the  realm  of  the 
Mikado. 


Students  in  Pharmacy. 

The  students  of  the  Montreal  College 
of  Pharmacy  have  elected  the  following 
office  bearers:  President,  L.  A.  Genest  ; 
vice-president,  E.  P.  Lemieux  ;  secretary- 
treasurer,  M.  J.  Gadbois  ;  councillors,  E. 
A.  Desrosiers,  N.  Barolet,  H.  E.  Archam- 
bault,  L.  Fortin,  \.  Ecrement  ;  standard- 
bearer,  L.  L.  Bernard  ;  marshal,  J-  A. 
Quenneville. 


More  Price  Cutting. 

The  epidemic  has  now  broken  out  in 
St.  Catharines,  Out.,  and  bids  fair  to  de- 
moralize the  trade  there,  '["he  latest  ad- 
ditions to  the  list  of  "cut"  remedies  are 
those  of  the  Ontario  Chemists'  .Associa- 
tion, the  25  cent  preparations,  accord- 
ing to  an  advertisement  in  the  St.  Cathar- 
ines Evening  Star,  being  sold  at  ten 
cents. 


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variety  in  quality,  so  that  all  parties  require  to  exercise 
unusual  care  in  making  purchases.  In  mentioning  prices 
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ORDINARY 

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Three  Quart,  10.00 
Four    Quart,     11.50 


COMBIN.\TION 
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Thr;e  Quart,     16.00 
Four   Quart,       17.00 


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No.  4  Vest,  wool-lined,  circumference  30-33  inch  18.00     " 

No.  5      "             "                      "           34-37  inch  18.00     " 

No.  6       "  chamois-lined,         "            30-33  inch  21.00     " 


No.   7 


34-37  inch       21.00     " 


A    sample    of   any    of    the    above    mentioned    lines    can      be 
obtained  by  mail,  and  stock  can  be  ordered  subsequently. 


The  followina  are  a  few  latest  arrivals. 


Betanaphthol-Bismuth 
Ammonias 

Phenacetine-Buyer  ozs. 
Sulphonal-Buyer  ozs. 
lbs. 


Cubeb  Cigarettes 

•'  Shell  "  Brand  Castile  Soap 

Acme  Pellets,  5c.  pkgs. 

Gibson's  Candies 

Estes'  Patent  T.  W.  Boxes 


Frog  in  Your  Throat 


ELiLilOT  &  Co. 

5  FRONT  STREET  EAST 

TORONTO 


(242  b) 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


We  Manufacture 


Envelopes         — ^^^ 

Wi-itin^f  Tablets 
School   Blanks 
ITIenio  Books,  etc.,  etc. 


And  are  Headquarters  for 


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KINDS  o 


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78  LONG  LANE,     -     LONDON,  E.G., 

ENGLAND 


Red  Cross  English  Dressings, 

Druggists'    Specialties, 
Glass     and     Earthenware, 

Hospital  Supplies  and  Instruments. 


IS95  r,jst    and  JJlseounf  s    now  ready. 


CANADIAN   AGENCY : 

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TORONTO 


We  have  a 
New  Line  of 


Hot 

Water 

Bottles 


which     we    are     oflTerinj];     to    the 
trade  at 

Very  Low  Figures 


We  can  give    you    a  two-quart 
hot     water     bottle    tO  retail  at 

75  cents  each. 


Prices  and  quantity  discount  on 
application. 


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MEDICINES 


FOR  HORSES 
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They  always  give  entire  .-.aiisfaction,  and  there  are  no 
medicines  in  the  market  that  can  compare  with  them. 

Thrifty    farmers,  stockowners  and  carters  all  over  the 
country  are,  by  actual  results,  realizing  that  they  cannot 
afford  to  he  without  a  supply  of 
I>ick'i*  Blood  Purifier      Price  50c. 
l>ick*s  Blister,  for   Curbs,  Spavins,  Swellings, 

etc.     Price  50c. 
Dick's  Liniment  for  Cuts,  Sprains,  Bruises,  etc. 

Price  35c. 
Dick's  Ointment.     Price  35c. 

Circulars  and  advertising  cards  furnished. 

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Trade  Mark 


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xa.UtiJ.UJ.VU^      phuret,  and  all  Antimonial  Pre- 
parations. 

ESSGUCGS     '"'"'^"i  Fruit,  etc.,  for  Confectionery 

Hypophosphites  irj::uj:z: 

-\Iang.inese,  Potasli,  and  .Soda. 


All  Chemicals  for  Analytical,  Photo- 
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Offer  the  following 

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by  well-known  makers  : 


II 


COLGATE'S,  in  4  oz.  Bottles  : 

Caprice, 

Cashmere  Bouquet, 
Heliotrope, 
Italian  Violet, 
Jockey  Club, 
White  Rose, 
West  End, 
Ylang  Ylang. 

LUNDBORG'S,  in  4  oz.  Bottles  : 

Edenia, 

Heliotrope, 

Helioviolet, 

Pansy, 

Violet, 

White  Rose. 

PINAUD'S,  in  5  oz.  Bottles: 

Acacia  de  France, 
Aurora  Tulip, 
French  Pansy, 
Heliotrope, 
Jockey  Club, 
Iris, 

Lilas  de  France, 
Lily  of  the  Valley, 
Paquita  Lily, 
Peau  de  Espagne, 
Santai, 
Stephanotis, 
Violet, 
White  Rose, 
Wood  Violet, 
Ylang  Ylang; 

BALDWIN'S,  in  5  oz.  Bottles  : 

Dew  Drops, 
English  Violets, 
Peachblow, 
Stephanotis, 
Queen  Bess, 
Wild  Flowers, 
Wild  Plum. 

WOODWORTH'S  BLUE  LILIES 
in  4  oz.  Bottles. 

HARRISON'S,  in  8  oz.  Bottles  : 

Frangipani, 
Heliotrope, 
Jockey  Club, 
Violet, 
White  Pvose. 


! 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


24J 


Trade  Notes. 

M.  A.  Tasclitroau,  druggist,  Montreal, 
(Jiie.,  has  made  an  assignment. 

(.'.  (i.  Millar's  drug  store,  Coldwater, 
Ont.,  has  been  destroyed  by  lire. 

Thomas  lioulter's  drug  store  at  Lanark, 
Ont.,  was  destroyed  by  fire,  November  4th. 

The  drug  store  of  W.  C.  (loode,  God- 
crich,  Ont.,  was  destroyed  by  fire  October 
rgth. 

Nasmyth  &  Davis,  druggists,  Brant- 
ford,  Ont.,  are  closing  up  their  Ijusiness 
in  that  city. 

Walter  Parke  has  retired  from  the 
wholesale  drug  firm  of  .Vrchdale  \\'ilsoii  \; 
Co.,  of  Hamilton,  Ont. 

Proctor,  corner  Queen  and  J5athurst 
streets,  Toronto,  Ont.,  is  moving  his  drug 
business  to  Drayton,  Ont. 

W.  J.  Nichol  is  now  proprietor  of  the 
drugstore  at  170  King  street  east,  To- 
ronto, formerly  W.  J.  Nichol  &  Co. 

Cieorge  J.  Little,  1298  Queen  street 
West,  Toronto,  Ont.,  has  sold  his  drug 
business  to  .Mr.  .\llen,  formerly  with  |.  R. 
l.ee. 

S.  W.  Hobart  has  purchased  the  drug 
stock  of  the  late  firm  of  George  S.  Hobart 
iS:  Sons,  Kingston,  Ont.,  at  38  cents  on 
the  dollar. 

Mr.  Henry  Miles  will  retire  Irom  the 
wholesale  drug  firm  of  Lyman,  Sons  &  Co., 
.Montreal,  December  31st,  when  the  term 
of  partnership  expires.  Mr.  Miles  has 
been  with  the  firm  twenty-five  years,  and 
has  been  one  of  its  most  prominent  and 
active  members.  Mr.  Miles,  we  under- 
stand, does  not  contemplate  removing 
from  Montreal. 


Montreal  Notes. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Griffith,  of  Sherbrooke,  has 
quite  recovered  from  his  recent  illness, 
and  looks  better  than  ever.  His  man^ 
friends  will  be  pleased  to  hear  of  his 
restoration  to  health.  He  was  in  town 
last  week. 

Mr.  John  Nault,  who  has  recently  been 
on  a  tour  through  England  and  France 
with  a  professional  I'riend,  has  returned  to 
Montreal,  and  looks  much  benefited  by 
his  escape,  for  a  time,  (rorn  the  cares  and 
ve.xations  of  life  behind  the  drug  counter. 

.About  half  of  the  pharmacists  of  Mont- 
real have  put  down_their  names  as  mem- 
bers of  the  Universal  Trade  Association 
of  Detroit.  The  idea  seems  to  be  that  if 
the  majority  of  pharmacists  of  the  L'nited 
States  and  Canada  will  join,  the  influence 
of  such  a  large  body  of  retail  men  (hither- 
to without  trade  organization)  must  be  felt. 

Mr.  MacNFillan  has  opened  a  pharmacy 
at  the  corner  of  St.  Catharine  and  Philip's 
square,  and  Mr.  Barnabe,  recently  in 
partnership   with   Mr.    Roy,   has   opened 


out  on  his  own  account  at  the  corner  of 
Plessis  and  Ontario. 

Mr.  Bourque,  lately  with  Dr.  Palardy, 
is  also  opening  a  pharmacy  on  the  corner 
of  .St.  .'\ntoine  and  Inspector. 

In  addition  t<j  these,  a  doctor  is  open- 
ing a  new  pharmacy  at  St.  Henri,  a  suburb 
of  Montreal,  and  another  pharmacy,  with 
quite  a  large  amount  of  capital  invested 
in  it,  is  to  be  opened  on  St.  Catharine 
street,  east  of  St.  Denis,  by  a  young 
I'Vench  Canadian,  who  intends  to  make 
I'rench  siiecialties  a  leading  feature. 

Many  men  who  ought  to  know  say 
that  if  the  opening  of  new  drug  stores 
continues,  it  will  not  be  worth  any  man's 
while  to  devote  himself  to  the  business. 

When  so  many  pharmacies  are  in  the 
market  one  would  suppose  it  bad  busi- 
ness policy  to  establish  new  ones.  Speak- 
ing with  a  long  experience,  there  is  only 
one  spot  in  Montreal  where  a  new  drug 
store  could  possibly  make  even  a  respect- 
able living  for  its  proprietor,  and  that 
spot  is  being  negotiated  for  by  a  well- 
known  pharmacist. 

0«  (//V  that  Mr.  Henry  Miles  is  about 
to  retire  from  the  partnership  of  Messrs. 
Lyman,  Sons&  Co.,  of  which  he  has  been 
junior  member  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  in  which  position  he  has  earned  the 
respect  of  every  druggist  in  Montreal. 

A  new  drug  journal,  making  four  in 
the  Dominion,  has  just  been  issued  in 
Montreal  under  the  name  Le pharmacieii 
Canadien.  It  is  to  be,  it  is  presumed, 
the  organ  of  the  French-Canadian  drug- 
gists. It  is  certainly  enterprising,  and 
very  well  got  up  for  a  first  number.  The 
British  Canadians  in  the  Province  of 
Quebec  will  certainly  wish  it  success. 


Prince  Edward  Island  Notes. 

Mr.  C.  D.  Rankin  has  put  in  a  very 
handsome  plate  and  stained  glass  front 
to  his  drug  store,  adding  most  materially 
to  its  appearance,  and  making  it  one  of 
the  finest  e.xteriors  in  the  maritime  pro- 
vinces. 

Mr.  Percy  I).  MacRae,  lately  in  the 
employ  of  Mr.  L.  MacLaren,  of  Digby,  is 
now  on  the  staff  of  Watson's  drug  store, 
Charlottetown. 

It  is  reported  that  one  of  the  partners 
of  Messrs.  Manson  &  MacNeill,  of  Sum- 
merside,  purposes  retiring  from  the  busi- 
ness. 


Manitoba  Notes. 

The  drug  trade  of  Manitoba  and  the 
West  may  now  be  said  to  be  in  a  healthy 
and  prosperous  condition  The  success- 
ful harvesting  and  storing  of  this  year's 
crop  has  again  awakened  confidence  in 
trade  matters  generally,  and  the  drug 
trade,  along  with  others,  is  receiving,  in  a 
measure,  its  share  of  the  increased  activ- 
ity. 

The  druggist,  along  with  the  general 
storekeeper,    has    had    to    fight    that   al- 


most inevitable  trade  barrier,  that  credit 
system,  which  has  been  too  prevalent  dur- 
ing the  last  few  years,  and,  but  for  the  rich 
and  bountiful  harvest  accorded  the  farm- 
ers of  Manitoba  and  the  West  the  past 
season,  the  result  of  another  year's  busi- 
ness might  have  been  disastrous. 

The  change  has  come,  however,  and  is 
being  welcomed.  The  experience  gained 
in  past  years  will  be  of  paramount  benefit 
in  guarding  the  future. 

The  prospects  for  a  good  fall  and  win- 
ter trade  were  never  better,  and  the  drug- 
gists generally  are  anticipating  a  much 
larger  business  than  in  any  previous  year 
in  consequence. 

Several  new  drug  stores  are  being 
opened  up  at  different  points  in  the  pro- 
vince, which  would  indicate  more  confi- 
dence in  future  trade.  However,  it  is  to 
l)e  hoped  that  the  rushing  into  business 
upon  the  spur  of  the  moment,  when 
everything  is  in  a  flourishing  condition, 
will  not  be  repeated  with  the  same  results 
as  in  former  years. 

The  druggists  throughout  the  West 
have,  more  or  less,  during  the  last  few- 
years,  been  in  the  habit  of  laying  in  large 
stocks  of  supplies  in  the  early  fall,  antici- 
pating a  much  increased  trade  during  the 
winter,  but  it  is  questionable  if,  even  with 
the  good  prospects  for  the  season  of  1895 
and  1896,  this  plan  will  be  carried  out 
again  by  many  of  those  who  have  found 
that,  with  a  wholesale  house  close  at  hand, 
it  pays  to  lay  in  only  such  stock  as  is 
perishable  and  difficult  to  handle  during 
the  extreme  cold  weather. 

The  fancy  goods  trade,  one  important 
factor  in  the  country  drug  trade,  will,  no 
doubt,  show  an  improvement  over  that  of 
former  years  ;  the  increased  circulation  of 
money  throughout  the  country  will,  no 
doubt,  augment  the  confidence  already 
displayed  in  the  coming  Christmas  trade. 

Collections  are  reported  brisk,  but 
somewhat  slower  than  at  first  anticipated, 
on  account  of  low  prices,  the  farmers  hav- 
ing concluded  to  hold  as  large  a  portion 
of  their  crop  as  possible,  in  view  of  an 
advance.  On  the  whole,  prospects  for 
the  season  of  1895  and  1896  are  most 
encouraging. 

The  council  for  the  Pharmaceutical 
.Association  of  Manitoba  mtt  at  the  Clar- 
endon Hotel  on  the  fourth  day  of  October 
last,  for  the  purpose  of  considering  the 
report  of  e.\aminers  for  the  examination 
held  on  that  date.  The  following  mem- 
bers of  the  council  were  present :  J.  F. 
Howard,  B.  M.  Cannift",  \V.  R.  Bartlett, 
E.  D.  Martin,  C.  Flexon,  J.  C.  Gordon, 
and  Dr.  W.  A.  B.  Hulton.  Only  three 
students  appeared  before  the  examiners  at 
this  silting,  and  all  were  successful.  Mr. 
Wallace  Colcleugh,  of  Winnipeg,  and  Mr. 
S.  Ct.  Keyes,  of  Midway,  passed  success- 
fully the  minor  examination,  and  Mr.  A. 
E.  Kelly,  of  Winnipeg,  the  major.  Ex- 
aminers— Dr.  W.  A.  B.  Hutton,  B.  M. 
CannifT,  C.  Flexon. 

A.  R  Leonard,  druggist,  Stonewall,  was 
in  Winnipeg  on  business. 


244 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


J.  A.  Wright,  druggist,  Boissevain,  has 
returned  fiom  a  pleasure  trip  to  the  East. 

Mr.  C.  S.  Touchburne  is  opening  a 
drug  store  at  Alexander,  Man. 

VV.  Ledingham  has  opened  a  drug  store 
at  Russell,  Man.  He  was  formerly  with 
Mr.  B.  M.  Canniff,  of  Portage  la  Prairie. 

J.  H.  Rose,  chemist  and  druggist,  Win- 
nipeg, has  assigned. 

Mr.  E.  T.  Howard  has  purchased  the 
business  of  Mr.  W.'  H.  G.  Gibbs,  cor- 
ner Euclid  and  Main  streets,  Winnipeg. 
Mr.  Howard  has  for  some  time  been  clerk- 
ing for  his  brother,  Mr.  |.  F.  Howard, 
and  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  Win- 
,  nipeg.  His  friends  wish  him  every  suc- 
cess. 

Dr.  J.  J.  Poole  is  opening  a  drug  store 
at  Baldur,  Manitoba,  in  connection  with 
his  practice. 

Dr.  R.  L.  Morrison,  of  the  late  firm  of 
Morrison  &  Gordon, Carman,  was  in  Win- 
nipeg last  week. 


Awe-Inspiping  ! 

We  have  just  received  a  card  advertis- 
ing a  United  States  proprietary  remedy 
called  "  Frasier's  Fountain  of  Life,"  and 
which  says,  "  It  produces  a  breathless, 
awe-inspiring  equilibrium  of  every  atom 
of  the  human  system."  Here  is  a  chance 
for  a  public  analyst. 


pointed  to  take  the  initiative  in  the  forma- 
tion of  the  Provincial  Association.  This 
committee  was  also  delegated  to  wait  on 
the  members  of  the  Wholesale  Druggists' 
Association,  which  would  meet  the  day 
following,  Nov.  5th,  and  also  to  select  an 
executive.  The  following  are  the  mem- 
bers of  the  committee  :  J.  H.  Mackenzie, 
G.  E.  Gibbard,  Toronto ;  W.  A.  Howell, 
Hamilton  ;  W.  T.  Strong,  London  ;  H. 
Walters,  Ottawa ;  G.  B.  Smith,  Guelph  ; 
J.  McKee,  Peterborough  ;  W.  A.  Karn, 
Woodstock  ;  A.  Turner,  Orangeville ; 
W.  \V.  Greenwood,  St.  Catharines  ;  J.  F. 
Roberts,  Parkhill;  J.  H.  Dickey,  Trenton. 
A  resolution  was  passed  looking  to  the 
amalgamation  with  the  previously  formed 
Provincial  Association,  and  the  following 
provisional  officers  were  appointed  ;  Presi- 
dent, S.  Tapscott,  Brantford  ;  secretary, 
J.  T  Pepper,  Woodstock ;  treasurer,  R. 
Ferrat,  Gait. 

We  must  congratulate  the  druggists  on 
the  tone  and  personnel  of  the  meeting. 
Everything .  that  was  said  was  moderate 
and  just,  and  the  unanimous  desire  seems 
to  be  that  an  earnest  and  persistent  effort 
should  be  made  to  unite  all  trade  inter- 
ests, viz.,  the  wholesale  and  retail  drug- 
gists and  patent  medicine  proprietors. 
We  understand  a  thorough  canvass  of  the 
druggists  of  the  province  will  be  made  to 
induce  all  to  become  members,  and  we 
trust  that  any  such  effort  will  meet  with 
the  success  which  it  certainlv  deserves. 


Mailing  Tubes  for  Liquids. 

A  correspondent  writes  us  for  the 
address  of  "  a  manufacturer  of  mailing 
tubes  for  liquids."  Here  is  an  oppor- 
tunity for  some  one  who  is  not  advertis- 
ing this  line. 


for  grievances  which  exist.  A  mutual 
understanding  was  arrived  at,  and  a  feel- 
ing of  cordial  co-operation  in  all  trade 
interests  was  displayed,  which  augurs  well 
for  the  interests  of  all  parties  connected 
in  any  way  with  the  trade,  either  as  whole- 
saler or  retailer. 


Provincial  Druggists. 

An   informal  meeting  of  the  druggists 
of    Ontario  was  held   in   the  College  of 
Pharmacy  building,   Toronto,   Nov.  4th. 
There  was  a  good  representation  of  drug- 
gists   from   the  different   sections  of  the 
province.     The  meeting    was   called  for 
the  purpose  of  forming  a  Provincial  Phar- 
maceutical .Association  for  Ontario,   and 
to  appoint  a  deputation  to  confer  with  the 
newly  formed  Wholesale  Druggists'  Associ- 
ation, in  relation  to  trade  interests.     S. 
Tapscott,  of  Brantford,  was  elected  chair- 
man/w  tern.,  and  ).  T.  Pepper,  of  Wood- 
stock, secretary.     Letters  of  apology  were 
read  from  several  members  of  the  council, 
who  found  it    impossible  to  be   present, 
all,     however,    expressing    themselves    in 
hearty    sympathy    with    the    movement. 
Expressions    of  opinion    were    given  by 
many  of  those  present,  all  agreeing  unani- 
mously as  to  the  advisability  of  the  pro- 
posed association  and  their  intention  of 
working    energetically     in   its  behalf.     A 
number  of  valuable  suggestions  were  made 
by  several  of  the  speakers  in  reference  to 
evils  existing  in  the  trade,  and  a  number 
of  remedies  for  these  evils  were  proposed. 
These  were  referred  to  a  committee  ap- 


Wholesale  Drug    and  Patent   Medicine 
Association. 

A  meeting  was  held    at  the  Board  of 
Trade  rooms  in  this  city,  on  Tuesday,  No- 
vember Sth,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing 
an  association  embracing  the   wholesale 
druggists  and  proprietary  medicine  deal- 
ers of  Canada.     There  was  a  full  repre- 
sentation  of  the  leading  firms  of  Ontario 
and  Quebec,  the  firms  represented  being, 
Kerry,  Watson  &  Co.,  Evans  &  Sons,  Ly- 
man, Sons  &  Co.,  Lyman,  Knox  &  Co., 
of   Montreal ;    Lyman    Brothers   &    Co., 
Elliott  &  Co.,  Lyman,   Knox  &  Co.,  T. 
Milburn  &  Co.,  Northrop  &   Lyman  Co., 
Toronto  ;  J.  Winer  &  Co.,  Archdale  Wil- 
son &  Co.,  Hamilton  ;  London  Drug  Co., 
J.    A.    Kennedy  &   Co.,    London.      An 
association  was  formed  under  the  title  of 
the  Wholesale  Drug  and  Patent  Medicine 
Association,    and    the    following   officers 
were  appointed  :  President,    Mr.    J.  Hen- 
derson, Toronto  ;  first  vice-president,  Mr. 
D.  Watson,  Montreal  ;  second  vice-jjresi- 
dent,    Mr.    G.    Rutherford,     Hamilton  ; 
secretary-treasurer,    Mr.    C.    McD.    Hay, 
Toronto.     The  following  were  appointed 
a  Board  of  Control  :   Messrs.    Pv.   W.   El- 
liott,   Knox,    T.    Milburn,   Howe,   J.  A. 
Kennedy. 

Matters  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the 
trade  were  discussed  at  some  length.  A 
deputation,  appointed  by  the  meeting  of 
retail  druggists  held  the  previous  day, 
waited  on  the  association,  and  presented 
a  memorial  dealing  with  the  existing  state 
of  the  drug  trade,  and  suggesting  remedies 


Death  of  James  Douglas. 

The  many  friends  of  Mr.  James 
Douglas,  formerly  manager  of  the  London 
Drug  Co.,  will  regret  to  hear  of  his  death, 
which  took  place  at  London,  Out.,  Oc- 
tober 2ISt. 

Mr.  Douglas  was  the  third  son  of  the 
late   Mr.   Robert   Douglas,   of  Perth,  and 
commenced  his  drug  career  by  apprentice- 
ship with  .Alexander  Allan  and   Dr.   Kel- 
lock,  of  Perth,  some  thirty  years  ago.    He 
afterwards   entered    the    wholesale    drug 
house  of  Lymans,  Clare  &  Co.,  Montreal, 
and    subsequently    engaged    with    Kerry 
Bros.  &  Crathern  (now   Kerry,  Waison  & 
Co.).  .About  twelve  years  ago  he  assumed 
management  of  the  London  branch  of  the 
latter  firm,  and  was  afterwards  admitted 
as  partner.    Close  application  to  business 
and   severe   attacks   of  the    "grippe"  so 
undern.ined    his    health   as    to   render  it 
necessary  to  give  up  business,  and  about 
four  years  ago  he  removed  to   Sandwich, 
Ont.,  where  his  brother-in-law,   Mr.  J.  .E. 
D' Avignon,  of  Windsor,  then  lived.     De- 
ceased was  a  gentleman  of  sterling  probity, 
and  universally  liked  by  all  who  knew  him. 
Mr.    Douglas    was   a    member   of  the 
volunteer  force  for  some  years,  serving  in . 
the   Victoria    Rifles    before,   during,  and 
after  the  Fenian  raid  of  1866.     He  was 
also    a    Mason  of   long  standing,  having 
belonged  to  Mount  Royal,   No.  32  Q.R., 
Montreal,  Tuscan,  of  London,  and  to  the 
Lodge  of  Perfection   and  Chapter   Rose 
Croix  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  London.     He 
was   the   third    oldest   (masonically)  Past 
Master  of  Mount  Royal  Lodge. 

The  remains  were  brought  to  Perth, 
where  they  were  interred  in  Elmwood 
cemetery  under  the  direction  of  True 
Briton  Masonic  Lodge  No.  14,  of  which 
the  father  of  deceased  was  a  Past  Master. 
We  tender  our  sincere  sympathy  to  his 
widow  and  friends.  Amongst  his  surviv- 
ing brothers  and  sisters  are  Major  J.  W. 
Douglas,  of  Shelburne  ;  W.  J.  Douglas, 
Pembroke;  Robert  Douglas,  Minneapolis; 
Mrs.  DeHertel,  and  Hon.  Mrs.  John 
Haggart,  Perth. 


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245 


Pharmacy  in  England. 

The  Breweries    Cocoa  Wine  as  a  Favorite    Pub- 
lic   Analysis    and   Pharmacists     Chloroform 
and  Ether  in  Bond    Nltroslycerlne  Tablets 
Soap  and  Its  Profits. 

(From  Our  Own  Correspondent.) 

The  Breweries,  as  tlie  annu.il  Brewers' 
Exhibition  is  called,  generally  has  some 
fresh  objects  of  interest  to  pharmacists. 
This  year  it  must  be  admitteii  that  the 
usual  standard  is  hardly  maintained,  ow- 
ing to  the  absence  of  some  of  the  largest 
machinery  manufacturers.  The  exhibi- 
tion is  always  popular  and  successful,  but 
much  of  its  success  is  due  to  the  com- 
posite character  of  the  exhii)its.  Besdes 
the  inevitable  brewers'  mash  tuns,  mate- 
rials and  apparatus,  the  soda  fountain  and 
mineral  water  manufacturers  occupy  con- 
siderable space,  and  those  that  supply 
these,  such  as  cordial,  soluble  essence, 
manufacturers,  and  essential  oil  importers, 
etc.,  have  attractive  exhibits.  Amongst 
soluble  essences  the  kola  nut  seems  grow- 
ing in  favor.  "  Biaris  "  is  the  name  given 
to  a  compound  efTervescing  salt  supplied 
to  mineral  water  makers,  who  dispense  it 
in  their  own  bottles.  "  Jerezcona,"  a 
curious  name,  evidently  compounded  from 
the  Latin  for  sherry,  with  a  dash  of  cin- 
chona, is  a  very  agreeable  tonic,  contain- 
ing a  standardized  amount  of  the  hydro- 
ijromic  extract  of  cinchona  bark,  prepared 
by  Fletcher's  patent.  .Armour,ofpork-pack- 
mg  fame,  are  making  a  big  bid  for  public 
favor,  and  their  extract  of  meat  in  liquid 
and  solid  form  is  freely  dispensed  at  their 
attractive  stall.  They  have  a  lard  substi- 
tute which  they  call  "  vegetole,"  of  which 
I  shall  have  more  to  say  in  another  issue. 
Filters,  bottle  makers,  printers,  and  others 
are  represented  in  the  huge  galleries  that 
run  round  the  Royal  Agricultural  Hall. 
It  may  be  of  interest  to  add  that  essential 
oil  importers  are  all  jubilant  at  higher 
prices,  which  are  steadily  growing,  whilst 
essence  makeis  look  glum  and  groan  over 
the  ruinous  prices  of  best  Jamaica  ginger, 
etc. 

Coca  wine  must  be  booming.  I  have 
just  heard  that  Messrs.  .\rmbrecht,  Nel- 
son &  Co.  have  given  orders  for  several 
millions  of  handbills  and  booklets  respect- 
ing the  virtues  of  their  coca  wine.  The 
connection  of  coca  wine  and  hDmceopathy 
IS  certainly  not  altogether  apparent,  and 
yet  Messrs.  Ambrecht-Nelson  used  to  be 
kno.vn  in  the  West  end  of  London  as 
homceopathic  chemists.  But  for  several 
years  past  they  have  made  a  specialty  of 
this  wine,  and  advertised  largely,  both  to 
the  medical  profession,  the  trade,  and  the 
general  public.  Perhaps  to  Vin.  Mariani 
belongs  the  honor  of  starting  coca  wine 
in  favor,  but  there  can  be  little  doubt  that 
the  consumption  is  now  something  enor- 
mous, as  every  wholesale  druggist,  vv-ine 
dealer,  and  chemist  has  his  own  particular 
brand,  as  well  as  the  well-advertised  ones. 

Public  analysts  are  always  clashing  with 
the  government  laboratory  over  milk 
standards,  etc.  With  their  worrying  the 
unsuspecting  milkman  we  are  not  con- 
cerned ;  but  of  late  years,  in  their  anxiety 


to  display  their  energies,  they  have  laid  it 
down  as  a  dictum  that  anything  procured 
from  a  druggist's  shop  must  be  a  drug. 
It  is  inconvenient  enough  to  be  bound  by 
the  Pharmacopceia  as  to  the  e.xact  nature 
and  ([uality  of  an  article  like  beeswax  that 
may  be  required  to  refurbish  the  family 
furniture.  Hut  some  analysts  are  not 
.satisfied  with  that,  and  labor  to  procure 
convictions  in  cases  where  sweet  spirit  of 
nitre  is  asked  for,  and  the  British  Phar- 
macopceia spirit  of  nitrous  ether  is,  prob- 
ably, not  supplied.  Licorice  is  another 
article  that  they  have  tried  to  brand  as  a 
drug,  but  without  success.  The  difficulty 
that  [iharmacists  have  to  face  is  to  compete 
with  the,cutting  stores,  and  this  would  be 
made  an  impossibility  if  a  distinction 
were  to  be  drawn  merely  because  the 
druggist  is  a  qualified  man  and  the  stores- 
man  may  be  a  grocer.  Beeswax  is  in  the 
delightful  position  of  being  regarded  as  a 
drug  in  some  parts  of  the  country,  whilst 
in  others  it  is  not  considered  worthy  of 
the  title.  It  is  usually  in  those  parts 
where  chemists  have  been  summoned  for 
selling  the  commercial  variety,  containing 
a  varying  proportion  of  mineral  or  paraffin 
wax,  that  it  is  regarded  as  a  drug.  Prose- 
cutions against  grocers  for  the  same  arti- 
cle have  been  uniformly  unsuccessful.  This 
is  so  manifestly  unfair  that  the  matter 
cannot  rest  where  it  is.  Curiously  enough, 
these  remarks  are  supplemented  in  an 
emphatic  manner  by  an  editorial  article 
on  exactly  the  same  subject  in  the  Chem- 
ist and  Druggist  published  this  day. 

The  export  trade  of  wholesale  drug- 
gists, essence  and  perfume  manufacturers, 
has  distinctly  improved  since  the  wise 
policy  of  our  Board  of  Inland  Revenue 
sanctioned  the  rebate  of  duty  on  all  the 
spirit  used.  Previous  to  that  all  tinctures, 
medicinal  spirits,  etc.,  had  to  be  shipped 
from  Germany  to  English  customers 
abroad,  and  only  a  few  firms  possessed  the 
privilege  of  making  essences  and  perfumes 
in  bond,  down  at  the  docks,  under  the 
supervision  of  the  customs.  This  privi- 
lege is  still  accorded,  but  already  it  is  re- 
ported that  one  of  the  firms  has  given  it 
up  in  favor  of  accepting  the  Inland 
Revenue  plan  of  exporting  in  bond  from 
your  own  warehouse.  We  are  still  handi- 
capped, however,  with  regard  to  chloro- 
form, ether,  collodion,  etc.,  as  no  reason- 
able plan  has  been  worked  out  by  which 
English  manufacturers  can  export  these 
in  bond  when  mqde  from  pure  alcoholic. 
Of  course,  the  Inland  Revenue  is  mor- 
tally afraid  that  the  products  of  methy- 
lated spirit  would  be  shipped,  and  so 
drawback  be  paid  on  stuff  that  had  never 
paid  duty.  But  our  big  Scotch  chloro- 
form makers,  who  annually  sell  large 
quantities  made  from  pure  spirit  for  ex- 
portation abroad,  ought  to  take  a  leaf  out 
of  the  perfume-makers'  book,  and  obtain 
leave  to  manufacture  in  bond.  As  it  is, 
there  is  a  decided  opinion  amongst  many 
medical  men  in  favor  of  chloroform,  etc., 
prepared  from  pure  alcohol,  and  no  allow- 
ance can  at  present  be  made  for  this 
article  when  shipped  abroad. 


Nitroglycerine  tablets  came  in  for  un- 
merited censure  at  a  recent  inquest.  The 
evidence  showed  that  the  deceased  had 
been  accustomed  to  take  quite  a  number 
daily,  as  he  suffered  from  heart  disease. 
Whereupon  the  medical  man  stated  that 
it  was  a  most  foolish  practice,  as  the  drug 
was  very  powerful,  and  if  taken  in  any 
quantity  might  prove  dangerous  to  life. 
An  intelligent  juror  suggested  that  merely 
carrying  about  such  an  article  as  nitro- 
glycerine was  very  risky,  and  was  evi- 
dently under  the  impression  that  nitro- 
glycerine is  a  solid  and  people  in  the 
habit  of  cutting  offchunks  and  chewing  it! 
Mr.  Martindalc  has  promptly  refuted  these 
statements,  and  shown,  on  Dr.  Sidney 
Ringer's  personal  experience,  that  large 
quantities  of  nitroglycerine  may  be  ab- 
sorbed without  serious  symptoms.  Of 
course,  these  tablets  only  contain  y^yth 
of  a  grain,  made  up  with  a  chocolate 
basis. 

The  recent  slump  in  South  African 
mines  is  probably  responsible  for  the 
latest  Vinolia  Soap  advertisement.  It  is 
headed,  "  Golden  Advice,"  and  runs : 
"  There  are  mines  and  mines,  there  are 
soaps  and  soaps  ;  all  mines  are  not  gold 
mines,  all  soaps  are  not  Vinolia."  At  the 
same  time  soap  seems  to  be  a  gold  mine, 
as  Pears  have  paid  10  per  cent,  dividend 
on  their  ordinary  shares,  and  still  carry  a 
good  amount  to  the  reserve  fund.  Is  iie 
world  becoming  cleaner,  that  in  spite  of 
the  most  active  competition  all  the  leading 
soapmakers  are  doing  better  business 
than  ever  before  ? 


Pleasant  Flavored  Solutions  of  Ichthyol. 

One  of  the  objections  to  the  use  of 
ichthyol  in  therapeutics  is  its  odor,  which, 
to  many  persons,  is  intolerable.  For  this 
reason  the  following,  which,  it  is  claimed, 
have  an  agreeable  odor  and  flavor,  will  be 
welcomed  by  apothecaries  as  well  as 
physicians.  They  are  from  the  Thera- 
peutische  Monatshefte  : 

FOR    INIERN.AL   USE. 

Peppermint  water So  gm. 

Simple  syrup      20  gm. 

Ichthyol ^  gm. 

Mix. 

Essence  of  peppermint  dissolved  in 
alcohol  absolute  may  be  used  in  place  of 
the  water,  2  drops  of  the  oil  in  15  drops 
of  alcohol  being  sufficient  to  mask  i  to  1.5 
drams  of  ichthyol. 

FOR     EXTERN.\L    USE. 

Essential  oil  of  citronella.  .  .      25  parts. 

Oil  of  eucalyptus   25  parts. 

Ichthyol 950  parts. 

Essefitial  oil  ol pinus  sylvestris  may  be 
used  instead  of  those  given,  but  a  much 
larger  quantity  will  be  required — as  much 
as  half  the  volume  of  the  ichthyol  being 
necessary. — National  Druggist. 


Resacetin. 
lacetic  acid. 


-Synonym    for    oxypheny- 


245 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Pharmacy  in  Italy. 

The  three  principal  foreign  pharmacies 
in  Naples,  says  a  writer  on  the  conditions 
of  pharmacy  in  Italy  in  the  Rundschau, 
are  Kernot's  Pharmacy,  the  Farmacia 
Anglo-Americana,  and  the  Farmacia  In- 
ternacionale.  Mr.  Kernot's  is  situated 
just  opposite  the  Royal  Palace,  and  claims 
to  be  the  oldest  English  pharmacy  in  the 
whole  of  Italy.  It  was  founded  by  the 
father  of  the  present  proprietor  at  the 
beginning  of  this  century,  and  has  a  very 
high  reputation,  not  only  among  visitors, 
but  also  among  the  Neapolitans  them- 
selves, for  its  high-class  dispensing,  and 
especially  for  the  purity  of  its  English 
quinine,  the  latter  article,  by  the  way,  al- 
ways finding  a  ready  sale  at  high  prices. 
Kernot's  is  a  very  elegantly-equipped 
pharmacy,  and  is  only  equalled  in  this 
respect  by  the  Pharmacie  Internacionaie 
in  the  Via  Callabritto,  which  is  fitted  in 
such  a  lavish  and  artistic  style  that  it  is 
supposed  to  be  the  finest  of  its  kind  in 
the  whole  of  Europe.  The  proprietor  of 
the  Farmacia  Internacionaie  is  M.  Luigi 
d'Emilio,  the  head  of  the  dispensing  de- 
partment being  a  Danish  gentleman.  The 
Farmacia  Anglo- Americana,  although  it 
cannot  compare  with  the  two  first-named 
in  respect  of  beauty  and  appearance,  has, 
nevertheless,  a  very  excellent  reputation. 
Tiis  pharmacy  occupies  three  shops,  at- 
tached to  whicli  are  extensive  laboratories. 
Its  proprietor  is  a  German,  M.  Durst,  who 
has  practised  pharmacy  not  only  in  his 
native  country  and  in  Italy,  but  also  in 
France  and  in  England.  He  possesses 
both  the  German  and  Italian  diplomas. 
M.  Durst  speaks  fluently  no  fewer  than 
six  languages.  Many  of  the  pharmacies 
on  the  Italian  Riviera  and  in  North 
Italian  towns,  as  well  as  in  Rome,  have 
one  or  more  English  assistants,  but  al- 
though Britishers  and  Americans  only 
form  the  chief  portion  of  the  foreign  cus- 
tomers of  these  pharmacists,  the  German 
and  Austrian  contingent  of  chemists'  as- 
sistants, nevertheless,  becomes  more  nu- 
merous year  by  year.  In  many  places 
where  only  one  foreign  assistant  is  kept,  a 
,  German  possessing  a  knowledge  of  French 
and  English,  or  even  a  superficial  knowl- 
edge of  English  pharmacy,  is  often  pre- 
ferred to  an  Englishman,  especially  as  the 
latter  is  generally  not  a  linguist.  In  all 
Italian  cities  there  are  large  colonies  of 
German  or  German-Swiss,  mostly  pro- 
prietors of  hotels  or  of  factories  and 
shv^ps  ;  consequently,  a  knowledge  of  the 
German  language  is  much  more  valuable 
to  the  foreigner  in  Italy  than  a  knowledge 
of  French.  The  last-named  language  es- 
pecially is  of  very  little  use  in  Southern 
Italy,  although  in  the  North  it  is  heard 
almost  daily — in  fact,  in  a  place  such  as 
Naples  an  Englishman  with  a  knowledge 
of  French  has  only  a  very  slight  advantage 
over  an  Englishman  who  does  not  know 
French.  The  conditions  for  qualified  as- 
sistants are,  as  a  rule,  from  200  to  25c 
lire  (8/.  to  ro  /.)  per  month,  outdoors. 
This  is  for  the  first  season,  but  if  the  as- 
sistant returns  to  the  same  place  in  suc- 


cessive seasons  his  salary  is  almost  always 
fraised,  and  his  travelling  expenses  are 
[paid  both  ways.  As  a  rule  the  engage- 
•ment  lasts  from  November  i  until  the 
fend  of  April,  with  a  stipulation  that  it  will 
be  prolonged  for  one  or  two  months  in 
case  the  season  should  be  late.  The 
hours  are  very  long,  viz.,  from  8  a.m.  to 
10  p.m.,  and  from  8  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  on 
alternate  days,  with  one  and  a  half  hour's 
break  for  each  of  the  two  meals,  and 
every  alternate  Sunday  free.  Between 
Christmas  and  Easter  there  is  hardly  any 
spare  time  in  the  shop.  Although  these 
conditions  seem  rather  hard,  it  is,  never- 
theless, a  valuable  experience  for  a  man 
to  pass  one  or  two  seasons  in  It^y,  apart 
from  the  pleasure  of  wintering  in  the 
sunny  South. — Chemist  and  Druggist. 


The  Cut  Rate  Problem  in  France. 

A  proposal  for  regulating  the  sale  of 
specialties,  presented  by  the  syndicate  of 
pharmacists  of  the  Loire  and  the  Haute 
Loire,  was  read  at  a  recent  meeting  of 
the  General  Association  of  French  Phar- 
macists, says  the  Paris  correspondent  of 
the  Chemist  and  Druggist.  The  proposal 
deals,  firstly,  with  specialties  mtended  for 
export,  and,  secondly,  with  those  des- 
tined for  sale  in  France  and  Algeria.  It 
is  proposed  that  manufacturers  should 
form  themselves  into  a  "  Syndicate  of 
Manufacturers  of  Pharmaceutical  Pro- 
ducts." With  regard  to  export,  the  sug- 
gestion is  that  each  member  of  the  syndi- 
cate should  adopt  a  special  capsule,  label, 
or  distinctive  mark  for  all  their  goods 
destined  for  foreign  trade.  The  sale  of 
specialties  bearing  such  indication  would 
be  prohibited  in  France,  and  the  arrange- 
ment would  be  that  any  wholesale  drug- 
gist or  other  dealer  selling  such  goods  in 
France  would  render  them  liable  to  con- 
fiscation. The  proposed  arrangement  for 
the  sale  of  specialties  in  France  is  as 
follows  :  The  members  of  the  Syndicate 
des  Fabricants  would  sell  all  specialties 
at  the  prices  marked  for  the  public,  less 
a  discount  of  5  per  cent,  to  wholesale 
druggists  and  commission  agents. 

A  ticket,  representing  the  actual  amount 
of  the  discount,  would  be  inclosed  with 
each  article  ;  this  would  be  removed  on 
receiving  a  supply  of  goods  and  handed 
to  the  Society  of  Pharmacy  of  each  de- 
partment, who  would  collect  the  amount 
and  distribute  the  proceeds.  Pharmacists 
desiring  to  participate  in  this  arrangement 
would  be  required  to  sign  an  agreement 
as  follows  :  "  The  undersigned,  pharma- 
cist, residing  Rue ,  at  ,  desiring 

to  associate  myself  with  the  efforts  of  the 
Syndicate  of  Manufacturers,  which  has 
decided  to  put  a  stop  to  the  depreciation 
their  specialties  suffer  through  the  action 
of  certain  pharmacists  as  regards  the 
prices  fixed  for  sale  to  the  public,  spon- 
taneously engage  myself  of  my  free  will 
to  sell  all  specialties  and  other  goods 
similar  to  specialties  at  the  exact  marked 
prices.  This  without  any  discount  or 
manceuvre  that  could  diminish  the  price  of 


sale  to  the  public.  I  agree  to  accept  the 
decision  of  the  committee  of  the  Syndi- 
cate of  Manufacturers  of  Pharmaceutical 
Products  as  regards  all  disputes  concern- 
ing the  proper  carrying  out  of  the  present 
engagement,  or,  in  case  of  judicial  pro- 
ceedings, the  finding  of  the  Civil  Tri- 
bunal of  the  Seine."  The  provincial 
societies  would  be  charged  with  the  su- 
pervision and  carrying  out  of  this  con- 
tract. 

Any  pharmacist  against  whom  sufficient 
proof  could  be  brought  that  he  has  not 
complied  therewith  would  have  his  tickets 
refused  payment.  Specialists  are  invited 
to  pay  in  the  amount  of  tickets  not  pre- 
sented to  the  pension  fund  of  the  General 
Association  of  French  Pharmacists.  A 
proposal  of  this  kind  in  a  more  or  less 
modified  form  has  been  under  the  con 
sideration  of  the  manufacturers  of  special- 
ties for  some  time  past — American  Drug- 
gist. 


Handling  Customers. 

Every  merchant  should  see  that  his 
clerks  are  properly  instructed  as  to  how 
to  handle  customers.  When  a  new  clerk 
begins  to  work  for  you,  see  that  the  first 
thing  that  is  told  him  is  the  manner  in 
which  to  deal  with  the  people.  See  that 
the  clerk  is  instructed  to  please  the  cus- 
tomer at  all  hazards.  Do  anything  that 
is  possible  in  the  way  of  showing  goods, 
answering  questions,  taking  pains  in  wait- 
ing on  cranks  as  well  as  quick  and  easy 
buyers.  Instruct  your  clerks  so  that  they 
will  understand  that  every  customer  is  to 
be  treated  fairly  and  as  liberally  as  pos- 
sible. See  that  no  misrepresentations  are 
made,  and  try  to  have  your  clerks  impress 
the  people  with  the  idea  that  your  store 
is  really  at  their  service  and  is  endeavor- 
ing to  serve  them  faithfully.  When  a 
customer  puts  dependence  in  you  or  your 
employees,  see  that  they  are  never  disap- 
pointed. If  they  leave  anything  to  your 
judgment,  see  that  your  employees  give 
them  the  very  best  that  is  to  be  had.  It 
is  well  to  let  the  clerk  and  the  customer 
both  feel  that  confidence  is  placed  in  the 
clerk  by  the  firm.  This  strengthens  the 
clerk  in  his  efforts  to  serve  you,  and  makes 
the  purchaser  feel  that  some  one  is  wait- 
ing on  him  who  knows  his  business  and 
in  whose  word  dependence  may  be  placed. 
— Keystone. 


Fruit  juices  and  beverages  may  be  pre- 
served by  the  addition  of  hydrogen  di- 
oxide solution  in  the  proportion  of  one  in 
ten  thousand. 

Surgical  plasters  and  dressings  should 
not  be  exposed  to  the  action  of  sunlight 
as  they  are  seriously  injured  by  such 
treatment. 

To  Render  Creosote  T.\steless. — 
Rub  it  up  with  magnesia  in  the  propor- 
tion of  one  part  in  ten,  powder  the  result- 
ing hardened  substance  and  suspend  in 
syrup. 


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ATTRACTIVE  COUNTER  ARTICLES 

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THOS.UKEMING&CO. 

MONTREAL 


FRONT  AND  BACK  VIEW 


AMERICAN 
SILVER 


Severest  Hernlio 
with  Comfort 

MANUFACTURED  BY- 


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IS  A  NEW  INVENTION, 
NEW  IN  PRINCIPLE, 
NEW  IN  DESIGN, 
NEW  IN  APPLICATION, 
and  the  MOST  PERFECT  KNOWN. 


The  great  succe-^s  of  this  Truss  in  holding  with  comfort  all  kinds  of  hernia,  whether 
adults,  youths,  or  infants,  all  over  Canada,  the  LTnited  States,  and  Europe,  is  phenom- 
enal. They  have  been  adopted  by  leading  hospitals,  surgeons,  and  rupture  specialists 
of  the  United  States,  and  by  Westminster  and  Guys  Hospitals,  London,  Eng.  No 
greater  recommendation  could  be  accorded  any  appliance  than  its  adoption  by  the 
physicians  and  surgeons  comprising  the  staffs  of  these  hospitals,  which  rank  among  the 
largest  and  best  in  the  world. 

MANUFACTURED  BY 

THE  SMITH  MANUF'G  CO.,  GALT,  ONT. 


LITTLE'S 

PATENT  FLU  I  D 


SHEEP  DIP 

AND  CATTLE  WASH. 


For  the  Destruction  of  Ticks,  Lice,  Mange,  and 
all  Insects  upon  Sheep,  Horses,  Cattle, 
Pigs,  Dogs,  etc. 

Superior  to  Carbolic  Acid  for  Ulcers,  Wounds,  Sores,  etc 


Removes  Scurf,   Roughness,  and  Irritation    of  the   Skin, 
making  the  coat  soft,  glossy,  and  healthy. 


Removes  the  unpleasant  smell  from  Dogs  and  other  animals. 


"  Little's  Sheep  Dip  and  Cattle  Wash  "  is  used  at  the  Dominion 
Experimental  Farms  at  Ottawa  and  Brandon,  at  the  Ontario  Industrial 
Farm,  Guelph,  and  by  all  the  principal  Breeders  in  the  Dominion  ;  and 
is  pronounced  to  be  the  cheapest  and  most  effective  remedy  on  the  market. 

jTS"  17  Gold,  Silver,  and  other  I'rize  Medals  have  been  awarded  to 
"  Little's  Sheep  and  Cattle  Wash  "  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 

Sold  in  large  Tins  at  $1.00.  Is  wanted  by  every  Farmer  and  Breeder 
in  the  Dominion. 

ROBERT  WIGHTMAN,  Druggist,  OW[N  SOUND,  ONT. 

Sole  Agent  for  the  Dominion. 

To  be  had  from  all  wholesale  druggists  in  Toronto,  Hamilton,  .and  London. 


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Littles'SblublePhenyle 


^DEDDDRISER&ANTiSEPTIC^ 


NEW  DISINFECTANT 


JFm  IJtilVenSAL  USE      \/ . 

CHEAP,  HARMLESS,  AND  EFFECTIVE 


A  Highly  Concentrated  Fluid  for  Checking  and  Preventing 
Contagion  from  Infectious  Diseases. 


NON-POISONOUS  AND  NON-CORROSIVE. 


In  a  test  of  Disinfectants,  undertaken  on  behalf  of  the  American  Gov- 
ernment, "Little's  Soluble  Phenyle  "  was  proved  to  be  the  best  Disin- 
fectant, being  successfully  active  at  2  per  cent.,  whilst  that  which  ranked 
second  required  7  per  cent.,  and  many  Disinfectants,  at  50  per  cent., 
proved  worthless. 

"  Little's  Soluble  Phenyle  "  will  destroy  the  infection  of  all  Fevers 
and  all  Contagious  and  Infectious  Diseases,  and  will  neutralize  any  bad 
smell  whatever,  net  by  disguising  it,  but  by  destroying  it. 

Used  in  the  London  and  Provincial  Hospitals  and  approved  of  by  the 
Highest  Sanitary  Authorities  of  the  day. 

The  Phenyle  has  been  awarded  Gold  Medals  and  Diplomas  in  all 
parts  of  the  world. 

Sold  by  all  Druggists  in  25c.  and  50c.  Bottles,  and  $1.00  Tins. 

A  25c.  bottle  will  make  four  gallons  strongest  Disinfectant.  Is  wanted 
by  every  Physician,  Householder,  and  Public  Institution  in  the  Dominion. 


ROBERT  WIGHTMAN,  Druggist,  OWEN  SOUND,  ONT. 

Sole  Agent  for  the  Dominion. 

To  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  Druggists  in  Montreal,  Toronto,  Hamilton, 
and  London,  Ont.,  .and  Winnipeg,  Man. 


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Fine  Fruit  Tablets 


ENGLISH  FORMULA 
TABLETS 


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Packed  in  elegant  Flint 
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ihe  Dominion.  Also  in 
round  jars,  similar  lo  Eng- 
lish, but  made  two  inches 
shorter  to  fit  the  ordinary 
shelf.  A  large  variety. 
List  of  flavors  and  prices 
on  application. 


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&  SONS, 

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Cinchona 

Thirteen  species  of  cinclioiia  are 
known  to  yield  harks  which  are  met  with 
in  commerce  ;  but  of  these  only  four  are 
mentioned  in  the  British  Fharmacopccia. 
■{'he  most  important  species  are  now 
larf^cly  cultivated  in  India,  Ceylon,  and 
Java.  The  species  named  arc  C.  Cali- 
sayii,  discovered  by  Weddell,  in  1847  (fs- 
ferred  to  in  .'/////.  des  Sciences  N/i/.,  1846), 
altliough  its  bark  had  been  an  article  of 
commerce  for  some  years  ;  C.  Conda- 
minca  :  C.  Succiru/>ra  (Howard's  Nueva 
(^)uin()logia),  largely  cultivated  in  British 
India,  although  a  native  of  ICcuador,  known 
in  commerce  as  red  bark  ;  and  C.  Lanci- 
folia,  a  native  of  New  Granada,  cultivated 
in  India,  and  imported  in  large  quanti- 
ties for  the  manufacture  of  quinine,  com- 
monly known  as  Columbian  bark. 

The  history  of  this  article  of  commerce 
is  exceedingly  interesting,  but  the  earlier 
records  are  lost  in  obscurity,  and  it  is  by 
no  means  certain  that  the  aborigines  of 
South  America  had  any  knowledge  of  its 
medicinal  properties;  certain  it  is  that  to 
this  day  the  Peruvians  themselves  make 
no  use  of  the  bark,  nor  is  it  included  in 
the  methods  of  their  itinerant  doctors. 

The  earliest  record  of  the  bark  is  said 
to  be  when  it  was  first  introduced  into 
Europe,  -1640,  It  is,  however,  said  that, 
in  the  year  1739,  a  Jesuit  missionary, 
residing  in  I,o.\a,  was  cured  of  fever  by 
the  administration  of  the  bark. 

Whether  this  is  correct  or  not,  it  is 
agreed  that  the  medicinal  property  of  the 
•bark  was  accidentally  discovered.  It  was 
long  used  for  the  purposes  of  dyeing,  and 
exported  from  the  country  for  that  pur- 
pose by  the  Spaniards.  An  ancient  tra- 
dition, given  by  Condamine  ("Mem.  de 
r-iKcademie  Royale  des  Sciences,  annee 
1738"),  says  that  the  Americans  owe  the 
discovery  of  the  remedy  to  some  wild 
beasts  which  were  remarked  to  resort  to 
the  bark  for  the  cure  of  some  disease. 
But  another  account,  with  a  greater  ap- 
pearance of  reality,  is  that  some  cinchona 
trees,  being  thrown  down  by  the  winds 
into  a  pool  of  water,  lay  there  until  the 
water  became  so  bitter  that  every  one  re- 
fused to  drink  it. 

However,  one  of  the  neighboring  m- 
habitants,  being  seized  with  a  violent 
paroxysm  of  fever,  and  finding  no  other 
water  to  (juench  his  thirst,  was  forced  to 
drink  this,  by  which  he  was  almost  imme- 
diately cured  of  his  complaint.  He  after- 
wards related  the  circumstance  to  others, 
and  prevailed  upon  some  of  his  friends, 
who  were  ill  of  fever,  to  make  use  of  the 
same  remedy,  with  whom  it  proved  equal- 
ly successful. 

The  use  of  this  medicine,  however,  was 
very  little  known  till  about  the  year  1638, 
when,  a  signal  cure  having  been  performed 
by  it  on  the  Spanish  Viceroy's  lady,  the 
Countess  del  Cinchon,  at  Lima,  it  came 
into  general  repute,  and  hence  obtained 
the  name  of  the  countess'  powder  or  cin- 
chona. 

On  the  recovery  of  the  lady,  she  dis- 
tributed a  large  quantity  of  the   bark  to 


the  Jesuits,  in  whose  hands  it  acquired 
still  greater  reputation,  and  by  them  it 
was  first  introduced   into  Europe. 

It  is  said  that  Louis  the  Fifteenth,  when 
Dauphin,  was  the  first  in  Europe  who 
experienced  its  efficacy. 

It  subsequently  obtained  the  name  of 
"crown  bark  "  from  having  been  used  by 
the  royal  family  of  Spain. 

The  cinchonas  are  evergreen,  and  all 
natives  of  South  America,  in  an  area 
which  includes  portions  of  Venezuela, 
New  Granada,  Ecuador,  Peru,  and  Bo 
livia.  They  are  confined  to  the  mount- 
ain districts,  none  growing  in  the  plains, 
the  average  altitude  being  given  as  8,000 
feet  above  sea  level.  The  tree  attains 
considerable  height,  sending  off  large 
branches  covered  with  rough  brown  bark. 
The  C.  Officinalis  has  been  found  with  a 
trunk  as  large  as  a  man's  body  ;  but  since 
the  demand  for  the  bark  has  increased, 
there  are  only  youn^  and  smaller  trees  to 
be  found.  As  the  climate  of  these  re- 
gions varies  considerably,  it  affects  the 
growth  much  more  than  the  variety  of  the 
soil.  That  which  suits  it  best  is  a  red 
clay,  or  rocky  ground  on  the  banks  of 
mountain  streams. 

The  season  proper  for  collecting  the 
bark  is  from  September  to  November,  as 
these  are  the  only  months  in  the  year 
in  which  there  is  little  or  no  rain  in  these 
districts,  for  it  is  useless  to  cut  bark  when 
it  is  wet,  as  it  then  loses  its  color,  turns 
black,  and  is  worthless.  Should  it,  how- 
ever, become  wet  accidentally,  it  must  be 
at  once  dried  to  be  of  any  value  at  all. 
The  work  is,  nevertheless,  carried  on 
throughout  the  year  at  intervals. 

The  collection  and  preparing  of  the  cin- 
chona barks  involve  great  hardships,  and 
mean  very  arduous  labor.  The  men  em- 
ployed are  generally  Indians  and  half- 
breeds,  engaged  by  companies  or  indi- 
vidual merchants.  These  men  are  known 
as  "  cascariUeros,"  from  the  Spanish 
"  cascara  "  bark.  They  are  governed  by 
a  major  domo,  who  directs  all  operations, 
receives  and  examines  the  bark  direct  from 
the  workmen,  and  who  then  stores  it  for 
future  use. 

The  whole  district  is  examined,  and  the 
forests  explored  in  all  directions,  so  that 
the  greatest  gain  may  be  obtained  ;  and 
at  a  given  point,  so  as  to  form  a  conveni- 
ent centre,  a  camp  is  formed,  and  the 
workmen  are  sent  singly,  or  in  small  par- 
ties, to  search  for  cinchona  trees,  and  to 
collect  the  bark.  In  order  to  do  this,  the 
tree  must  be  felled,  being  cut  a  little  above 
the  root,  the  bark  having  been  removed 
previously,  it  being  thicker  at  this  point, 
therefore  of  more  value.  Nothing  is  lost; 
even  the  ground  is  removed  round  the 
trunk,  so  that  every  portion  may  be 
obtained.  After  the  tree  has  been  felled, 
the  periderm  is  removed  by  striking  it 
with  a  mallet,  thus  exposing  the  inner 
bark,  which  is  then  cleaned  by  a  brush. 

The  bark  is  then  divided  into  sections, 
and  these  are  removed  from  the  trunk  by 
a  knife  for  the  convenience  of  transport  ; 
the  pieces  are  generally  made  ai)out 
eighteen  inches  long  and  five  inches  wide. 


The  bark  from  the  branches  is  removed 
in  the  .same  way,  with  the  exception  of 
leaving  its  exterior  coat  or  periderm.  The 
process  of  drying  varies  according  to  the 
place  from  which  it  was  taken— branches 
or  trunk.  The  thinnest  pieces,  which  are 
intended  for  quilled  bark,  need  only  to  be 
dried  by  action  of  the  sun's  rays,  which 
causes  them  to  take  the  round  form,  but 
the  thicker  parts  from  the  trunk  and  large 
branches  make  the  flat  cinchona.  This 
must  be  subjected  to  a  degree  of  pressure, 
without  which  it  would  dry  of  various 
unsuitable  shapes  or  become  round, which 
would  not  be  desired.  After  exposing  the 
bark  to  the  sun,  the  pieces  are  placed 
upon  each  other  in  crossed  squares,  and 
on  the  top  of  the  whole  is  placed  a  heavy 
weight  ;  this  is  continued  until  the  drying 
process  is  completed. 

Should  this  not  be  done,  as  is  sometimes 
the  case,  the  bark  is  more  or  less  curled, 
or  otherwise  misshapen.  It  sometimes 
ha[)pens  that  a  degree  of  moisture  is  pur- 
posely left,  in  order  that  the  weight  might 
i)e  increased.  After  this  process  has  been 
completed,  the  workmen  carry  their  load 
to  the  camp,  where  it  is  examined  and 
stored  by  the  major  domo. 

The  preparing  the  bark  for  exportation 
is    a    business    of    itself.     The    bark   is 
selected,    and,    if   found    necessary,   sub- 
jected to  a  fresh  process  of  desiccation, 
formed  into  bundles,  sewn  up  with   can- 
vas, and  transported  to  the  depots  in  the 
towns,  where  they   are   put    into   a    new 
envelope,  usually  a  fresh  hide,  which  on 
drying  makes  of  the  whole  a  hard  pack, 
and  on  arriving  in  Euro[)e  they  are  known 
as  serons,  weighing  usually  about  160  lbs. 
The    reckless   way    in  which  cinchona 
bark  has  been  collected  from  the  districts 
of  South  America  has  resulted  in  the  utter 
destruction  of  many  of  the  forests  in  that 
country,  so  much  so  that  the  attention   of 
scientists  has  been  directed  to  the  possi- 
bility of  cultivating  the  tree  in  other  coun- 
tries.    The  idea  was  advanced  in  the  years 
1792  and  1837  to  transplant  young  trees 
to  Algeria,  but  the  cultivation  was  not  a 
success.     After  many  attempts  in  various 
places    by    a    succession     of    well-known 
botanists,  cinchona  plantations  have  been 
establislied  by  the  Indian  Government  in 
the  valleys  of  the  Himalaya,  British  Sik- 
kim,  and  in  Ceylon,  and  by  the  Dutch  in 
lava.     This  cultivation  proved  a  success, 
and  regular  shipments  from  Java  to  the 
Dutch  markets  are  increasing.    Also  large 
imports  from  the  Indian  plantations  are 
being  received    in    the  London    market ; 
these  are  also  yearly  increasing,  so  that  we 
are   no    longer    dependent    upon    South 
America.     That  from  Ceylon  is  richer  in 
quinine  than   the  South  American,  and  as 
much  as  3,000  tons  has  been  raised  there, 
entered  in  our  trade  returns  as  "  Peruvian 
Bark."     The  yearly  imports  to  this  coun- 
try average  130,000  cwts. — G.D.,  in  Brit- 
ish and  Colonial  Druggist. 


Diffused  daylight  acts  as  a  preservative 
for  tincture  of  iodine  ;  hence  this  tincture 
should  not  be  kept  in  the  dark. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Does  Advertising  Pay? 

J.  C.  Ayer  began  life  as  a  drug  clerk 
and  advertising  his  Cherry  Pectoral  in  a 
small  way,  but  when  he  died  he  left  a 
fortune  estimated  at  $15,000,000.  C.  I. 
Hood  began  '"  that  tired  feeling "  in  a 
small  way  in  1870,  and  is  now  rated  as  a 
millionaire.  A.  B.  Scott,  of  Scott  & 
Bowne,  was  working  at  a  moderate  salary 
twenty  years  ago  ;  to-day  his  firm  is 
spending  $1,000,000  a  year  for  advertis- 
ing. Brent  Good,  proprietor  of  Carter's 
Little  Liver  Pills,  started  on  a  cash  capital 
of  $8.40,  and  now  cannot  spend  the 
money  he  is  making.  Judicious  advertis- 
ing has  made  it  possible  for  Seabury  & 
Johnson  to  spend  annually  $50,000  on 
popularizing  their  products,  W.  T.  Han- 
son Company  $500,000  on  Pink  Pills  for 
Pale  People  and  Wells,  Richardson  & 
Co.  $600,000  on  Paine's  Celery  Com- 
pound. Dr.  A.  L.  Helmbold  was  at  one 
time  a  retail  druggist  in  Philadelphia. 
He  finally  began  the  manufacture  of  his 
Buchu  Compound,  and  put  his  entire  sur- 
plus capital  of  $2,000  into  a  contract  for 
one  month's  advertising,  and  in  a  short 
time,  comparatively,  vvas  enjoying  a  clear 
income  of  $150,000  per  year,  besides 
spending  as  high  as  $250,000  annually  in 
advertising.  A  druggist  who  did  not 
advertise  was  known  in  his  town  as  "  Old 
Pill  Box."  One  time  an  invalid  lady 
visiting  in  the  village  was  taken  sick,  and 
desired  a  certain  back-number  patent 
medicine,  which,  after  visiting  the  other 
drug  stores,  she  was  unable  to  obtain. 
Finally,  as  a  last  resort,  she  called  on 
"  Old  Pill  Box,"  and  after  considerable 
search  he  found  it  in  the  cellar  covered 
with  dust  and  dirt,  and  made  the  sale, 
which  pleased  him  so  much  that  he 
secured  a  notice  in  his  local  paper,  and 
paid  for  it  in  trade.  This  sold  more  of 
it,  and  he  finally  became  converted  to  the 
idea  of  advertising,  and  to-day  is  a  part- 
ner in  a  prosperous  jobbing  house. — 
Omaha  Druggist. 


Tlie  Evolution  of  Pharmacy. 

Conditions  affecting  business  generally 
have  altered  greatly  within  recent  years, 
and  methods  have  altered  to  meet  them. 
More  than  usual  have  been  the  changes 
affecting  the  affairs  of  the  pharmacist. 
Efforts  have  been  made  in  one  way  and 
another  to  meet  the  change  in  conditions, 
the  direction  determined  by  the  bent,  the 
ability,  or  the  circumstances  of  each  indi- 
vidual. The  great  mistake  has  been 
made  in  many  instances  of  adding  every- 
thing saleable  which  promised  profit,  re- 
gardless of  its  appropriateness  or  connec- 
tion with  the  calling.  This  is  a  step 
backward  ;  at  best  it  can  only  intensify 
the  difficulty  and  prolong  the  agony.  The 
only  hope  is  in  the  other  direction.  There 
is  a  law  of  commerce  at  work  as  an  ele- 
ment in  the  process,  which  can  never  be 
disregarded. 

Large  numbers  have  been  attracted  to  the 
calling  of  the  pharmacist,  because  of  its 


presumed  great  profits.  The  fallacy  of 
this  supposition  is  now  in  process  of  being 
proved,  and  the  consequence  will  be  that 
the  purely  commercial  element  will  find 
its  way,  with  this  part  of  the  business,into 
its  proper  place  elsewhere.  The  great 
centres  of  population  are  feeling  the  pres- 
sure most,  and  in  these  places  we  may  ex- 
pect to  see  the  first  signs  of  the  coming 
condition.  The  time  is  hardly  ripe,  as 
yet,  for  the  advent  of  strictly  legitimate 
pharmacy,  yet  the  tendency  is  unmistak- 
ably and  decidedly  in  this  direction,  and, 
in  spite  of  the  large  number  and  loud 
character  of  the  expressions  to  the  con- 
trary, the  prospects  for  ultimate  actual 
good  results  were  never  brighter. 

The  great  increase  in  the  facilities  for 
pharmaceutical  education  and  the  corres- 
pondingly greater  interest  in  acquiring  it 
can  have  but  one  significance.  The  ele- 
vation of  the  standards  required  in  the 
colleges  and  by  the  boards  are  steps  in 
the  same  direction.  The  ultra-pessimistic 
views  we  find  so  frequently  and  forcibly 
expressed  are  usually  in  the  nature  of 
wails  from  those  who  are  pinched  by  the 
pressure. 

A.  considerable  change,  though  it  be  in 
the  way  of  an  improvement,  cannot  lie 
accomplished  without  working  a  hardship 
to  a  relative  few,  who  are,  perhaps,  an 
actual  many.  We  should  remember  that 
an  omelet  cannot  be  prepared  without  the 
breaking  of  eggs.  The  disturbance  which 
makes  the  condition  of  pharmacy  to-day 
is  the  agitation  consequent  on  a  new  for- 
ward movement  in  the  process  of  the  evo- 
lution of  pharmacy  from  its  present 
chrysalis  condition  of  the  indeterminate 
hybrid  which  now  bears  its  name  into  its 
true  status  of  a  science  and  an  art.  The 
process  of  evolution  is  always  and  inevit- 
ably a  slow  one,  and  consists,  in  this  in- 
stance, as  is  commonly  the  case,  in  a 
series  of  steps  rather  than  a  steady,  con- 
tinuous movement. 

We  want  to  pose  as  a  prophet  here,and. 
say  that  there  is  a  parting  of  the  ways  for 
pharmacy  in  the  not  very  distant  future. 

In  the  adjustment  of  things  now  preva- 
lent and  beginning  to  be  felt,  the  dissocia- 
tion of  the  alien  elements  now  united 
under  the  name  of  pharmacy  must  sooner 
or  later  ensue. 

When  we  consider  those  elements,  how 
unlike  they  are,  and  how  essentially  in- 
compatible, the  wonder  only  is  that  mere 
custom  and  convenience  could  so  long 
have  held  them  together  against  the  force 
of  modern  tendencies. 

Pharmacy  is  properly  a  scientific-tech- 
nical art,  requiring  of  its  followers  a  high 
order  of  qualifications,  both  natural  and 
acquired.  The  proper  discharge  of  its 
duties  necessitates  a  scientific  education, 
general  and  special  ;  a  skill  acquired 
through  training  and  experience,  and  a 
spirit  dominated  by  a  sense  of  duty  to- 
ward humanity  at  large. 

The  true  professional  pharmacist  aims 
to  perform  his  part  toward  his  fellow-men 
in  a  way  which  yields  most  efficient  re- 
sults, free  from  the  bias  of  possible  profit. 


Right,  and  the  advancement  of  his  art, 
enter  into  consideration,  even  if  his  duties 
are  expected  to  be  rewarded  by  remunera- 
tion. His,  in  a  word,  is  the  professional 
spirit. 

The  rarity  of  the  pharmacist  here  de- 
scribed does  not  preclude  the  possibility 
of  the  actual  entity  ;  there  are  enough  of 
these,  differing  from  this  portrayal  simply 
in  degree. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  commercial 
druggist,  the  man  "  who  is  in  the  busi- 
ness for  the  money  he  can  make  out  of  it," 
as  we  often  hear  it  expressed,  in  no  wise 
differs  from  his  fellow-merchant  who  sells 
calico,  cakes,  or  cabbage.  His  business 
conduct  is  governed  by  the  same  prin- 
ciples which  have  dominated  commercial 
matters  everywhere  since  the  earliest  be- 
ginnings of  barter.  These  principles  were 
recognized  by  the  old  Romans,who  placed 
over  their  market-place  the  inscription 
"  Caveat  emptor." 

He  buys  and  sells  with  the  object  of 
obtaining  the  greatest  possible  profit — all 
other  considerations  are  subordinated  to 
this  end.  His  idea  of  the  greatest  good 
of  the  greatest  number  is  embodied  in  the 
amount  of  increase  in  his  own  emolu- 
ments. He  seeks  to  sell  all  he  can, 
regardless  of  the  value  or  harmfulness  of 
the  substances  sold  to  the  purchaser. 
This  is  the  spirit  of  the  merchant  merely. 
Surely  we  can  consistently  claim  that  two 
elements  so  essentially  unlike  cannot  con- 
tinue united  in  one  calling  in  opposition 
to  the  modern  tendency  toward  specializa- 
tion. 

A  certain  amount  of  the  commercial 
element  is  inseparable  from  every  calling. 
The  services  of  all  professional  men  are 
for  sale,  and  are  offered  for  the  highest 
terms,  within  certain  limitations  ;  so  with 
the  pharmacist.  His  hope  lies  in  the 
direction  of  the  limitation  of  his  calling 
to  its  legitimate  field  and  his  proper 
qualification  therefor,  with  the  extension 
of  which  it  is  very  largely  capable.  The 
commercial  men  will  follow  their  wares 
into  their  proper  field  elsewhere. 

Let  it  be  understood  this  will  occur 
gradually,  and  with  modifications  accord 
ing  to  the  exigencies  of  the  case  and  the 
allowance  for  occasion,  but  that  it  will 
occur  do  not  doubt. — Southern  Journal  nf 
Pharmacv. 


A  New  Container  for  Acids,  Etc. 

Many  attempts  have  been  made  to  ren- 
der paper  and  wood  containers  acid  proof, 
but  without  success.  A  French  industrial 
paper  states  that  this  can  now  be  done  by 
impregnating  the  ]5aper  or  wood  with  a 
mixture  of  equal  parts  of  gutta-percha  and 
paraffin.  'I'hese  are  first  melted  together, 
then  the  hot  fluid  is  flowed  over  the  sur- 
face of  the  container,  on  both  the  outer 
and  inner  sides,  any  excess  of  fluid 
being  returned  to  the  melting  pot.  Any 
unprotected  spots  which  remain  are  after- 
ward covered  by  means  of  a  lump  of  the 
congealed  mixture  and  a  hot  soldering 
iron. — Jour.  Ch.  I?id. 


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The  Treatment  of  Customers. 

In  the  close  competition  of  llie  nine- 
ttt-nih  century,  it  has  become  necessary 
for  the  tradesman  to  study  every  detail  of 
l-.is  husiness,  as  the  thorough  artist 
studies  each  branch  of  his  art. 

As  the  results  of  careful  forethought, 
we  have  witty  advertisements,  strict  at- 
tention to  order  and  cleanliness,  and  the 
judicious  selection  and  attractive  display 
of  goods.  But  sometimes — too  often, 
perhaps — study  ends  there.  'l"he  customer 
is  catered  for,  but  his  reception  and  sub- 
sequent treatment  are  left  to  chance,  or  to 
the  mood  of  master  or  assistant.  This  is 
undoubtedly  a  mistake. 

.\  customer  becomes  favorably  disposed 
to  that  place  where  he  is  not  only  well 
but  obligingly  served  ;  l)ut  disinclined  to 
visit  that  shop  where,  though  the  goods 
may  be  of  the  best,  the  manners  are  not. 
In  politeness,  as  in  other  things,  assist 
ants  take  their  tone  from  the  master,  or 
head  man.  Where  he  is  courteous  and 
obliging,  his  helpers  become  the  same. 
Few  things,  indeed,  are  more  infectious 
than  the  grace  of  good  manners  At  the 
same  time  it  must  be  borne  in  mind  that 
politeness  should  be  insisted  upon  by  de- 
finite orders  to  that  effect,  as  well  as  in- 
stilled by  action. 

The  first  point  in  the  reception  of  a  cus- 
tomer is  a  pleasant  look.  This  is  not  so 
trifling  a  thing  as  many  may  suppose.  An 
agreeable  first  impression  is  thus  made, 
which  may  be  deepened  by  a  pleasant 
tone  ot  voice  and  an  evident  desire  to  give 
satisfaction.  Alacrity  of  movement  is  an 
other  point  to  be  observed,  but  alacrity 
as  wholly  distinct  from  bustle. 

Again,  there  should  be  a  readiness  to 
"  take  trouble."  Customers — ladies  es- 
pecially— are  not  inclined  to  revisit  a 
place  where  they  have  met  with  evident 
unwillingness  to  take  articles  from  the 
windoWjOr  where  the  shopman  has  pressed 
the  sale  of  goods  near  at  hand  to  save 
himself  the  trouble  of  fetching  a  somewhat 
similar  thing  from  a  distant  department, 
whereas  a  readiness  to  oblige,  and  to  be 
of  help  in  the  choice  of  articles,  finds  its 
reward  in  the  continuation  of  custom. 
There  are  minor  details,  such  as  distinctly 
spoken  thanks,  polite  handing  of  change, 
etc.,  which  are  small,  but  not  beneath 
notice,  since  it  is  the  littles  which  make 
the  great  whole. 


Neatness  n  a  Pharmacy. 

The  first  requisite  of  style  is  neatness, 
not  only  as  to  ])ersonal  appearance,  but 
particularly  so  in  regard  to  a  pharmacy.  It 
would  be  impossible  for  the  pharmacist  to 
keep  abreast  of  the  styles  in  fittings,  win- 
dow cases,  and  shop  glassware,  for  change 
is  from  year  to  year  written  on  the  face  of 
everything.  This  is  even  so  with  the 
drug  business,  although  it  is  rated  among 
the  most  conservative  in  the  matter  of 
changes. 

A  new  store  finished  in  natural  woods, 
or  decorated  in  the  style  of  to  day,  is  cer- 


tainly pleasing,  and  the  drug  business 
offers  facilities  for  artistic  eflfects  like  no 
other  ;  yet  an  old-fashioned  store,  if  neatly 
kept,  carries  with  it  a  respectability  and  a 
style  peculiarly  its  ow^n. 

If  there  is  any  neatness  at  all  it  is  in 
the  front  of  the  store,  but  too  often  the 
back  rooms  are  far  from  that  ideal  as  re- 
gards cleanliness.  This  is  a  mistake. 
Granted  that  the  front  store  is  clean,  if 
there  is  one  spot  where  there  is  a  laxity, 
it  will  be  the  dumping  ground  for  every- 
thing, from  an  old  ointment  pot  to  a  col- 
lapsed demijohn. 

A  good  rule  is  to  immediately  throw  in 
the  ash-barrel  all  cracked  glassware  and 
useless  things,  and  empty  in  the  sink  all 
spoiled  preparations.  Then,  and  then 
only,  can  the  druggist  say  thai  his  whole 
stock  is  in  order,  and  of  cash  value. 

It  is  very  important  not  to  have  the 
shelves  in  the  back  room  too  deep.  They 
should  be  just  deep  enough  to  take  the 
bottles  with  but  an  inch  to  spare.  If  the 
shelves  were  four  or  si.x  inches  deeper, 
this  space  would  either  be  wasted,  or  re- 
main a  menace  to  that  standard  of  phar- 
macy we  have  just  spoken  of — order,  be- 
sides being  before  long  a  resting  place  for 
stray  rags,  bottles,  and  corks. 

There  are  some  people  who  do  not  have 
order,  will  never  have  order,  and  do  not 
know  what  order  is.  They  are  not  only 
satisfied  to  live  in  disorder,  but  to  relish 
it ;  yes,  more,  they  even  would  compel 
others  to  live  amid  the  surroundings  which 
they  create.  We  have  all  met  individuals 
who  leave  a  track  after  them  of  dirt  and 
disorder,  like  the  wake  of  a  ship  on  smooth 
waters. 

Just  at  this  time,  when  higher  educa- 
tion in  pharmacy  is  receiving  such  marked 
attention,  it  is  well  for  the  student  to  ap- 
preciate things  other  than  science,  and 
recognize  among  the  standards  of  phar- 
macy cleanliness,  system,  and  order. — 
Frank  T.  Green,  hi  Pacific  Druggist. 


tain  persons  other  than  chemists  may  be 
registered  as  drug-sellers,  provided  that 
their  place  of  business  lie  beyond  one 
mile  of  that  of  a  registered  chemist. — 
British  and  Colonial  Drumst. 


Pharmacy  Law  in  New  Zealand. 

A  Pharmacy  Act  Amendment  Bill  was 
recently  submitted  to  the  Colonial  Parlia- 
ment, and  will  come  into  force,  provided 
it  passes,  on  January  ist,  i8g6.  The  bill 
provides  for  all  existing  pharmaceutical 
chemists  and  future  registered  persons  to 
constitute  a  body  corporate  under  title  of 
the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  New  Zea- 
land. The  governing  body  will  be  a 
board  of  ten  members,  entitled  the  Phar- 
macy Board  of  New  Zealand.  The  pres- 
ent board  is  to  be  continued  as  the  first 
under  the  .\ct,  and  subsequent  boards  to 
be  elected.  Provision  is  made  that  regis- 
tered persons,  who  in  the  opinion  of  the 
majority  of  the  board  are  unfit  to  continue 
registered,  may  be  struck  off.  The  bill 
renders  it  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use 
any  name  implying  that  he  is  a  registered 
chemist  ;  nor  may  he  keep  open  shop  for 
the  compounding  and  dispensing  of  medi- 
cines I  nor  may  a  registered  chemist  have 
more  than  one  shop  unless  each  is  under 
the  control  of  a  registered  chemist.     Cer- 


Freneh  Pharmacy  and  Grocers. 

The  Bureau  of  the  I'harniacy  Syndicate 
of  the  Department  of  Alger  have  just 
prosecuted  two  grocers  before  the  Cor- 
rectional Tribunal  for  selling  various 
medicaments,  such  as  quinine,  Epsom 
salts,  and  thapsia  plasters.  The  two 
firms,  recognizing  their  position  as  unten- 
able according  to  the  laws,  applied  for 
release  from  the  prosecution,  and  pro- 
pounded the  following  conditions:  (i) 
Each  to  pay  a  fine  of  500  francs  and  all 
costs  of  process.  (2)  A  written  ajiology 
to  the  syndicate,  and  an  undertaking  not 
to  again  offend,  to  be  given  by  both.  The 
Bureau,  taking  into  consideration  that  it 
was  the  ''  first  offence,"  in  both  cases 
agreed  to  withdraw  the  prosecutions. 


Governmental  Scrutiny. 

.-\gitation  is  going  on  in  Washington 
looking  to  governmental  scrutiny  of  drugs, 
particularly  as  to  the  preparation  of  speci- 
fics and  of  the  literary  matter  that  accom- 
panies them  to  the  hands  of  the  consumer. 
In  fact,  there  is  such  a  governmental 
scrutiny  over  the  chemistry  of  drugs  and 
remedies  in  Germany,  and  the  system  has 
been  productive  of  the  best  results.  The 
plan  to  be  followed,  it  is  said,  will  not  be 
complicated,  nor  severe  on  the  largest  of 
the  drug-producing  manufacturers.  A 
national  commission  or  board  attached  to 
one  of  the  executive  departments  at 
Washington,  it  is  suggested,  shall  be  given 
the  authority  to  make  chemical  analysis 
of  all  "  patent "  products,  and  to  stamp 
them  with  their  approval  or  disapproval. 
Secret  iirocesses  and  formulre  would  of 
course  be  protected,  of  necessity,  but  a 
system  of  indorsement  could  easily  be  de- 
vised to  enable  the  government  to  char- 
acterize in  an  otficial  and  unmistakable 
manner  the  exact  value  of  the  commodity. 
It  is  proposed  to  punish  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  remedial  agents  without  the 
official  approval.  The  hardship  of  such  a 
system  would  fall  upon  the  fakirs,  the 
manufacturers  of  dangerous  goods,  and 
the  producers  of  cheap  and  worthless  imi- 
tations of  staple  articles. — Merck's  Report. 


The  pores  of  the  skin  are  so  fine  that  it 
is  estimated  there  are  thousands  of  them 
to  every  square  inch  of  surface. 

The  Condens.\tiox  Products  of 
Isov.\LERic  .\ldehvd. — L.  Kohn  has  ob- 
tained two  products  ;  the  one,  boiling  at 
82"  under  a  pressure  of  15  m.m.,  seems 
identical  with  that  studied  by  Rekule, 
Fittig,  Beilstein,  and  others,  and  probably 
with  the  product  obtained  by  Barbier  and 
Bouveault.  The  second  product  is  an  oil 
of  feeble  odor,  colorless,  boiling  at  140* 
under  a  pressure  of  iS  m.m.  It  .seems  to 
be  a  polymer  of  valerol. — Chemical  Ne'Ms 


'-5° 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


7 


/\-'^, '-  ^ 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 


XOVEMBEK  15TH,   1895. 


An  Endorsement. 

For  some  year.s  we  have  been  urging  on 
the  druggists  of  Canada  to  band  them- 
selves together,  both  locally  and  in  the 
wider  sphere  of  provincial  and  Dominion 
environments. 

We  have  advised  the  formation  of  local 
and  district  associations,  of  an  asso- 
ciation for  each  province,  and  of 
one  grand  Dominion  association  em- 
bracing the  drug  trade  throughout 
Canada.  The  purposes  of  these  associa 
tions  we  have  repeatedly  brought  before 
our  readers,  the  main  points  being  the 
regulation  of  trade  and  the  welfare  of 
pharmacists  generally. 

Kn  effort,  and  a  very  laudable  one,  was 
made  a  couple  of  years  ago  to  organize  a 
Provincial  Association  for  the  Province  of 
Ontario  ;  this  e.xisted  about  a  year,  and 
through  the  apparent  apathy  of  those  for 
whose  benefit  it  was  intended,  namely, 
the  retail  druggists,  it  was  allowed  to  die. 

In  our  issue  of  October  we  again  ap- 
pealed to  our  readers  and  urged  on  them 
the  necessity  for  prompt  action  in  order 
to  do  something  to  stem  the  tide  of  de- 
moralization which  threatens  the  drug 
business,  by  the  increasing  number  of 
drug  and  department  stores,  which 
threaten  to  sap  the  life-blood  out  of  the 
business  by  their  unbusinesslike  methods, 
and  by  the  determined  cufting  in  prices 
which  prevails  in  some  localities,  regard- 
less of  the  fact  that  all  are  losing  money 
by  it.  This  appeal,  and  the  fact  that 
many  druggists  are  now  feeling  the  bane- 
ful effects  of  the  "cutting"  evil,  has  acted 
as  1  stinnilus  to  the  druggi'jts  of  this  prov- 
ince, particularly  in  the  western  portion  of 
it — as  evidenced  by  the  feeling  displayed 
at  the  meeting  held  recently  in  this  city,  a 
short  account  of  which  appears  elsewhere. 
The  unanimous  e.xpression  of  a  determin- 
ation to  do  whatever  lay  in  their  power  to 
rectify  the  existing  state  of  affairs  augurs 
well  for  the  success  of  their  proposed 
w'ork,  and,  if  the  same  interest'and  enthu- 
siasm can  be  maintained  and  increased, 
w?  have  no  reason  to  doubt  that  good 
results  will  follow. 

Ir  has  always  been  the  endeavor  of 
this  journal  to  forward  any  proposition 
which  we  believed  to  be    in   the    interests 


of  pharmacy,  and  to  condemn  that  which 
was  injurious,  regardless  of  the  opinions 
of  those  who,  in  order  to  serve  their  own 
personal  ends,  would  have  had  us  still 
further  jeopardize  those  interests.  '  In  the 
days  of  the  last  Council  of  the  Ontario 
College  of  Pharmacy,  we  were  approached 
with  the  proposition  that  we  should  pur- 
sue a  certain  line  of  action  in  accordance 
with  the  views  held  by  a  number  of  those 
councillors,  and  that,  in  case  of  our  so 
doing,  an  arrangement  might  be  corhe  to 
that  this  journal  should  be  made  the 
organ  of  the  council.  We  believed  that 
the  views  propounded  were  not  in  the 
interests  of  pharmacy,  nor  of  the  drug 
trade  in  this  province,  and  we  declined  to 
be  a  partner  to  any  such  arrangement. 
We  agreed  to  furnish  a  journal  for  the 
druggists  of  the  province,  giving  a  detailed 
account  of  the  meetings  ofthe  council, and 
anything  in  connection  with  their  body, 
but  we  declined  to  be  bound  to  any  par- 
ticular line  of  action  as  to  what  should  be 
expressed  in  our  editorial  columns,  and 
would  not  consent  to  anything  beyond 
that.  Recent  events  have  proved  that 
our  decision  was  the  correct  one,  and  the 
guiding  hand  of  a  so-called  association  for 
the  benefiting  of  the  drug  trade,  viz.,  the 
O.C.A.,  has  shown  that  more  was  meant 
possibly  than  was  expressed  in  their  re- 
quests. 


^Acting  on  the  article  before  mentioned 
("  A  Time  for  Action,"  Canadian  Drug- 
gist, October,  1895)  lists  were  prepared 
for  signature  by  the  druggists  of  Ontario 
uniting  themselves  together  as  a  provincial 
association.  The  majority  of  these  lists, 
we  were  enabled,  through  the  cour- 
tesy of  the  wholesale  trade  of  To- 
ronto, Hamilton,  and  London,  to  place 
in  the  hands  of  the  travelling  representa- 
tives of  all  these  houses,  and  the  rapidity 
with  which  they  have  been  filled,  and  the 
interest  displayed  by  the  sign  .-rs,  has  led 
us  to  believe  that,after  a  thorough  canvass 
of  the  trade  throughout  the  province,  it 
will  lie  found  that  less  than  five  per  cent, 
of  the  druggists  have  refused  their  signa- 
tures, and  the  formation  of  a  numerically 
strong  association  will  be  the  result. 

W'e  regret  that  there  are  some  notable 
instances  of  cases  where  signatures  were 
refused,  and  where  we  should  have  ex- 
pected the  initiative  in  doing  whatever 
could  be  done  to  help  the  cause  along. 
What  do  the  druggists  of  Ontario  say  of 
the  ex-president  of  the  College  of  Phar- 
macy, A.  B.  Petrie,  of  (luelph,  refusing 
to  sign  an  agreement  to   become  a  mem- 


ber of  the  provincial  association  whose 
main  object  would  be  the  protection  of 
trade  interests  ?  What  was  the  answer? 
Our  informant  says  it  was  :  "  I  don't  care 
for  cutting  ;  the  sooner  it  comes  the  bet- 
ter ;  then  druggists  will  learn  to  put  up 
their  own  preparations  or  sell  Ontario 
Chejiiisls'  Association's  goods."  Oh,  the 
selfishness  of  human  nature,  that  a  man 
would  sacrifice  the  whole  drug  trade  in 
order  to  benefit  the  Ontario  Chemists' 
Association  !  Another  notable  instance 
is  that  of  C.  K.  McGregor,  of  Brantford, 
another  member  of  the  late  council 
board.  This  firm  (McGregor  &  White) 
instituted  the  cutting  of  prices  in  their 
city,  and  not  only  in  the  line  of  paient 
medicines,  but  in  the  sale  of  ordinary 
drugs,  in  prescriptions,  and  everything 
handled  by  the  drug  trade.  Not  only 
was  the  pioneer  in  this  very  undesir- 
able line  amongst  the  druggists  of  Can- 
ada, but  they  supply  a  grocer  or  general 
storekeeper  in  Stratford,  who  is  a  deter- 
mined underminer  of  prices,  with  patent 
medicines.  There  are  others  who  are  not 
as  widely  known  as  these  who  have,  and 
are,  acting  quite  as  unadvisedly,  and  with 
as  serious  detriment  in  their  several 
localities. 


There  are  also  other  influences  at  work 
which  in  time  must  be  dealt  with.  We 
firmly  believe  the  large  majority  of  the 
proprietary  medicine  ^manufacturers  are 
in  sympathy  with  the  drug  trade,  and  are 
willing  to  meet  them  in  determining  some 
way  of  remedying  existent  evils,  but  there 
are  cases  in  which  some  of  the  manufac- 
turers are  acting  in  a  way  which  does  not 
commend  itself  as  being  either  business- 
like or  likely  to  lead  to  any  increase  of 
their  trade.  The  firm  of  S.  G.  Detchon, 
of  this  city,  manufacturers  of  South 
.Vmerican  Nervine,etc.,have  been  reported 
as  not  only  selling  their  goods  to  a  cutting 
house,  McGregor  &  White,  but  are  mak- 
ing them  general  agents  for  the  sale  of 
their  goods  in  the  city  of  Brantford.  Such 
short-sighted  policy  is,  on  the  part  of  any 
manufacturer,  bound  to  reap  its  reward, 
and  such  an  apparent  effort  to  antagonize 
the  rest  of  the  drug  trade  for  the  business 
of  one  house  of  this  description  is  inex- 
plicable. An  interview  with  Mr.  Detchon 
was  obtained,  and  he  informed  us  that 
the  goods  had  been  sold  to  the  firm,  but 
he  was'  unaware,  at  the  time,  that  they 
were  cutting  prices.  They  would  now, 
however,  decline  to  sell  them  any  more 
of  their  goods. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


(250.\; 


A.STHMA.    GUl^B 


Relief 
Quick 


Cure 
Certain 


Dr.  Hair's  Asthma  Cure  is  a  remedy  made  according  to 
scientific  knowledge  that  will  cure  Asthma.  Thousands  are 
permanently  cured  annually  by  this  cure.  It  is  a  radical, 
speedy,  and  sure  cure  for  all  forms  of  Aithma.  It  is  for  sale 
hy  all  the  leading  wholesale  druggists  in  the  Dominion  of 
Canada,  to  wit  :  Lyman  Brothers  &  Co. ;  Evans  i.'v:  Sons, 
Toronto,  C)nt.  ;  Lyman  Sons  iV  Co.,  Montreal,  Quebec; 
Forsyth,  Sutcliffe  iV  Co.,  Hiilifax,  Nova  Scotia;  J.  Winer  iv 
Co.,  Hamilton,  C)nt.  ;  and  T.  B.  iiarker  iS:  Sons,  St.  John, 
New  Brunswick. 

A  supply  of  Dr.  Hair's  pamphlets,  and  other  Asthma 
literature,  also  |)rices  and  terms,  will  be  sent  to  any  retail 
druggist  on  request. 

.Ml  druggists  should  keep  this  remedy. 

Vour  early  orders  and  enquiries  solicited  through  whole- 
sale druggist,  or  direct  from  us. 

None  genuine  without  the  trade-mark. 

Manufactured  only  by  Dr.  I).  W.  Hair,  Cincinatti,  O., 
U  S.A.     Address, 

UR.    W.   H,  HA.IR 
341  VTest  Fourth  St.,  Cinciniiati,  O. 


Clutlie^S  Bankrupt  Stock  of 

Trusses 
Shoulder  Braces 

ETC. 

T~^f*n  CTCri  C^C  "^  J'""  ''^^'^  ^">'  custonier.s  wearing  or  wanting 
■^■^      ^0&  this  make   of  appliances,    now    is  the   time   to 

secure  them.  We  l)ought  the  stock,  and,  as  we  want  to  get  rid  of  them 
Hiiickly,  we  are  offering  ihem  at  less  than  half  the  old  prices  We  have 
also  the  whole  stock  of  Instruments  for  Oeforniities,  etc.,  which  will  like, 
wise  be  sold  cheap. 

WHITE  FOR  FKICES. 

DORENWEND  ELECTRIC  BELT  &  TRUSS  COMPANY 

171  QUEEN  STREET  WEST,  TORONTO 

Manufacturers  of  Trusses,  Electric  Belts,   Insoles,  Abdominal 

Supporters,  Suspensories,   Instruments  for 

Deformities,   Etc.,  Etc. 


Havejoa    TEETHING     NECKLETS    in  s 


took? 


RETAIL  AT  SO  CENTS.  WHOLESALE,  $3. 00  PER  DOZEN. 

TRY  A  FEW  : 


We  make 
close  estimates 


On  preparing  private 


preparations,  and    cordially  invite   correpondence  on 
the  subject. 


All  formula  submitted  to  us 
are  considered  strictly  confi= 
dential,  the  private  property  of 
our  correspondents,  and  are 
guarded  so  with  scrupulous  care. 


Our  facilities  for  manufacturin<r  and  finishing 
special  preparations  are  unequalled,  for,  in  addi- 
tion to  our  well-equipped  manufacturing  and 
finishing  departments,  we  possess  complete  and 
extensive  printing,  binding,  and  paper  box- 
making  establishments,  and  are  thus  able  to 
turn  out  first-class  work  at  the  lowest  cost.  We 
a'"e  in  a  position  to  prepare  any  private  formukt 
put  up  in  the  form  of  a  Fluid  Extract,  Solid 
Extract,  Elixir,  Wine,  Syrup,  Glycerole  Cap- 
sule, Cachet,  Perle,  Pill  (sugar,  gelatine  pearl, 
or  silver-coated).  Lozenge  (hand-cut  or  com- 
pressed), Tablet  Triturate,  Compressed  Tablet 
Effervescing  Granular  Salt,  etc.,  as  well  as  prepa- 
rations in  the  form  of  Sarsaparillas,  Cough  Syrups, 
Liniments,  Veterinar}-  Remedies,  Toilet  Prepa- 
rations, etc.  We  charge  nothing  for  making  an 
estimate  on  an\'  preparation,  but  are  pleased  to 
do  so,  and  trust  we  ma\'  be  favored  with  formuke 
tor  the  jHirpose. 


Frederick  Stearns&  Co. 

MANUFACTURING  PHARMACISTS 
Private  Formula  Department  WINDSOR     Ollt 


(250B) 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Druggists 


.<^® 


®  "W/^  P^^^  ^P  *^'""  Y  &  S  Licorice  in 
cases  of  125,  50  and  25  lbs.  bulk 
(loose,  in  leaves),  4's,  6's,  8's,  12's,  and  i6's  to 
pound.  Will  sell  rapidly  if  displayed  prom- 
inently in  your  show  windows,  and  will  insure 
you  large  profits. 


WE    ARE    ALSO    MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Acme   Licorice   Pellets  . 


Y  &   S   Licorice   Lozenges 


Tar   Licorice  and   Tolu  Wafers    ..and..    Pure   Penny  Stick 

If  you  cannot  get  the  above  at  your  jobbers,  please  address  us  as  below  : 

YOUNG  &  SMYLIE 

Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  U.S.A., 


COUGH  DROPS 


T 


NONE    BETTER 


UT  up  in  handsome  five-pound 
canisters,  with  glass  front, 
showing  contents. 


NONE  SO  GOOD 


HEY  afford  instantaneous  relief  in 
all  cases  of  Coughs,  Colds, 
or  Sore  Throats. 


Will  sell  -well  during-  "between-seasons  "  weather 


Toronto  Biscuit  and  Confectionery  Co.     =     =    Toronto 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


251 


The  Relation  of  Chemistry  to  Civiliza 
tlon* 

ByCiAUnE  F.  Walkek.  B.S. 

Chemistry  is  the  systematic  kiioviedge 
of  the  elements  of  matter  in  their  rela- 
tions to  each  otlier  and  to  force.  The 
development  of  chemistry  has  been  an 
evolution,  in  which  true  scientific  reason- 
ing, the  result  of  a  long  course  of  indue 
tion,  has  been  the  guiding  principle.  The 
art  of  chemistry  has  made  practical  and 
profitable  application  of  the  truths  exhib- 
ited in  the  established  forms  of  science. 
Thus  between  our  progressive  science  and 
art  and  the  corresponding  development 
of  mankind  there  has  grown  up  a  relation 
which  has  a  most  important  bearing  upon 
human  welfare. 

Mankind  is  more  than  a  mere  aggrega- 
tion of  individuals  ;  it  is  an  organic  unity, 
a  great  family,  composed  of  the  most  di- 
verse races  bound  together  for  the  com- 
mon interest  by  social  and  political  laws, 
manifesting  its  power  through  the  home 
and  the  state.  It  is  the  influence  of  this 
science  and  art  on  the  progressive  changes 
involved  in  the  growth  of  this  structure  of 
humanity  that  incites  our  special  interest. 

Chemistry  affects  the  development  of 
mankind  by  its  effect  upon  the  human 
body  and  its  physical  environment.  In 
procuring  the  necessities  of  life  it  has 
wrought  wonders,  turning  stones  into 
bread,  plants  into  clothing,  clay  into  pal- 
aces. It  has  transformed  the  continent 
and  the  globe  itself.  Mineralogy  treats  of 
the  natural  inorganic  forms  of  matter  com- 
posing the  earth.  Chemical  mineralogy, 
by  revealing  the  composition  and  struct- 
ure of  gases,  liquids,  and  solids,  has  given 
to  man  the  mastery  of  the  metals,  the 
wealth  of  precious  stones,  and  the  energy 
evolved  from  mineral  fuels.  The  increased 
knowledge  of  the  working  in  iron  and 
steel  alone  has  revolutionized  architecture. 
The  new  method  of  constructing  high 
city  buildings  is  of  value  from  an  economic 
standpoint.  The  increase  in  the  strength 
and  durability  of  bridges  and  the  facility 
of  their  construction,  together  with  the 
improvement  in  steel  rails,  have  promoted 
the  rapid  advancement  of  means  of  trans- 
portation with  corresponding  effect  upon 
the  community  at  large.  The  invention 
of  armor-plate  and  a  like  improvement 
in  armaments  have  been  the  means  of 
hastening  the  coming  of  the  day  when  war 
shall  give  way  to  arbitration.  We  are 
still  in  the  iron  age,  but  even  thinking 
men  proclaim,  not  without  reason,  that 
aluminum  is  the  metal  of  the  future,  des- 
tined by  its  peculiar  properties  and  wide- 
spread occurrence  to  hold  a  much  more 
important  place  in  material  civilization 
than  any  other  metallic  substance. 

Although,  in  the  popular  conception  of 
mineralogy,  the  chief  emphasis  is  laid  upon 
the  metals  and  their  ores,  it  should  be 
realized  that  the  non-metallic  minerals  are 
no  less  important  ;  indeed,  their  annual 
product  often  exceeds  that  of  the  metals 
in  value. 

*  From  the  Popular  Science  Nfws. 


The  science  of  agriculture  came  into 
being  only  after  chemistry  revealed  the 
processes  involved  in  the  germination  of 
the  seed  and  the  growth  of  the  plant. 
Chemists  are  able,  by  an  examination  of 
the  soil  and  of  previous  crops,  to  deter- 
mine with  gratifying  exactness  what  is 
necessary  in  the  mechanical  and  chemical 
conditions  of  the  soil  to  enable  it  to  pro- 
duce the  desired  quantity  and  cjuality  of 
a  given  product  at  the  least  cost.  With 
this  knowledge  it  is  possible  also  to  sup- 
ply what  is  deficient.  Thus  has  been 
l)rought  about  a  change  in  the  condition 
of  the  rural  classes  which  has  marked 
effects  upon  the  economic  and  social 
progress  of  the  whole  state.  But  what 
has  been  accomplished  serves  only  as  an 
incentive  to  further  investigation.  Great 
numbers  of  agricultural  chemists,  in  and 
out  of  the  ex[)eriment  stations  of  the 
world,  are  devoting  time  and  money  to 
the  solution  of  problems  of  vital  interest. 

The  science  of  medicine,  as  well  as 
agriculture  and  mineralogy,  is  greatly  in- 
debted to  chemistry  for  its  power  to  con- 
serve and  advance  civilization.  To  both 
the  physician  and  the  pharmacist  such 
knowledge  is  essential.  The  number  of 
medicinal  substances  that  have  been 
added  to  the  materia  medica  by  means  of 
chemistry  is  very  large.  The  wonderful 
advance  of  surgery  resulting  from  the  dis- 
covery of  chloroform,  ether,  and  other 
anesthetics  and  antiseptics,  together  with 
the  consequent  boon  to  suffering  human- 
ity, is  well  known.  Of  no  less  importance 
is  the  aid  it  has  given  in  the  work  of 
checking  contagious  diseases  that  de- 
vastated the  world  in  former  days.  The 
whole  of  sanitary  science,  of  such  im- 
mense value  to  human  life  and  progress, 
is  largely  based  upon  the  researches  of 
chemists. 

Having  provided  thus  efificiently  for 
the  human  body  and  its  material  wants, 
it  has  not  neglected  to  advance  the 
mental  development  of  mankind.  The 
study  of  chemistry  as  a  means  of  liberal 
education  furnishes  a  course  of  mental 
training  no  way  inferior  to  that  of- 
fered by  the  classics.  Theoretical  chem- 
istry demands  the  active  employment  of 
the  brain  to  its  utmost  capacity.  While 
the  processes  of  the  art  are  governed  by 
rule,  investigations  in  chemical  theory 
are  original,  and  the  student  must  be 
master  of  his  own  faculties.  He  deals 
with  phenomena  from  which  he  can  derive 
the  governing  law  only  by  making  exact 
observations,  precisely  defining  what  is 
observed,  using  fixed  terms,  arranging  the 
results  in  classified  order,  and  rationally 
explaining  them. 

The  two  fundamental  processes  of 
chemical  investigation  are  hypothesis  and 
experiment.  A  hypothesis  is  a  carefully 
devised  supposition  of  existing  conditions 
and  relations,  taken  as  a  working  idea  in 
investigation.  Every  hypo'.hesis  must 
be  sustained  by  repeated  experiment. 
Experiment  is  the  type  and  model  of  the 
methods  of  arriving  at  truth,  and  involves 
exact  observation  and  correct  inference. 


Chemical  cxperiuieiit  is  the  placing  of 
matter  under  certain  known  conditions 
and  observing  its  behavior  with  a  view  to 
.securing  a  fund  of  particular  facts  from 
which  to  derive  by  generalization  a  funda- 
mental law.  By  such  hypotheses  have  all 
great  generalizations  of  modern  chemistry 
been  secured,  and  by  these  has  the  mind 
of  the  chemist  been  fully  developed  in 
power,  acuteness,  and  breadth  of  compre- 
hension. 

But  the  benefit  has  not  been  confined 
to  his  mind  alone.  Tnis  true  scientific 
spirit  which  he  first  evoked  has  seized 
upon  the  minds  of  men  in  every  profes- 
sion and  occupation,  until  at  last  the 
methods  of  intellectual  culture  of  the 
chemist  have  become  the  common 
methods  of  the  people. 

Exerting,  as  it  does,  a  marked  influence 
upon  the  physical  and  mental  develop- 
ment of  mankind,  it  would  be  strange  if 
chemistry  had  no  corresponding  power 
over  the  training  of  the  moral  nature. 
That  it  does  possess  such  a  power  can- 
not be  disputed.  The  generalizations 
that  are  constantly  being  carried  on  in 
the  realms  of  science  result  in  a  gradual 
growth  of  the  world's  ideas,  lift  man  to  a 
higher  plane  of  living,  and  increase  his 
happiness. 

Chemistry  exacts  of  every  student  full 
and  perfect  obedience  to  its  many  laws, 
under  penalty  of  complete  disaster. 
Every  chemical  operation,  however  insig- 
nificant, requires  compliance  with  certain 
specific  conditions.  A  failure  to  meet  this 
requirement  will  not  only  be  fatal  to  the 
desired  result,  but  may  involve  a  loss  of 
property,  and  even  life.  In  every  phase 
of  his  professional  career  the  chemist  is 
ruled  by  the  laws  of  his  science,  the  least 
violation  of  which  is  punished  with  in- 
evitable failure.  Obedience,  the  essen- 
tial of  all  moral  training,  thus  becomes 
second  nature  to  the  successful  chemist. 
In  former  times  the  chemist  was  often 
compelled  to  face  persecution  and  death 
in  the  pursuit  of  his  profession  ;  to-day 
hardship  and  self-sacrifice  are  common  to 
the  devotee  of  chemistry.  The  world's 
great  chemists  are  not  actuated  by  self- 
love  or  avarice  ;  truth  and  the  welfare  of 
humanity  are  the  great  ends  they  seek. 

The  student,  upon  his  first  introduction 
to  chemical  physics,  finds  himself  con- 
templating a  new  universe.  Each  atomic 
group  is  a  definite  system  in  itself,  mov- 
ing in  every  direction,  acting  and  reacting 
on  others  through  the  strange  incompre- 
hensible medium  called  ether.  When  he 
first  attempts  to  discern  this  new  universe 
through  the  senses,  scepticism  naturally 
arises.  When  his  trained  intellect  thinks 
out  the  details  of  the  unseen  mechanism, 
perceives  the  laws  governing  the  arrange- 
ment and  retention  of  the  invisible  atoms 
in  the  moving  molecule,  sees  the  relation 
of  the  molecular  vibrations  to  the  three 
states  of  matter,  and  to  the  phenomena  of 
heat,  electricity,  and  chemical  affinity,  he 
believes  that  all  this  cannot  be  an  illusion, 
a  wild  flight  of  fancy,  but  must  be  a  verit- 
able  fact,  since   it  is    warranted   by   the 


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principles  of  mathematics,  and  is  requisite 
to  the  truthful  interpretation  of  nature. — 
Pharmaautical  Journal. 


The  Progress  of  Chemistry.* 

By  Alfred  R.  L.  Dohme,  Ph.D.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

The  eighteenth  century,  as  it  drew  to 
its  close,  v.-imessed  the  birth  of  chemistry. 
Was  there  ever  a  more  promising  child, 
and  a  more  brilliant  increase  in  the  family 
of  sciences  ?  Whence  sprung  this  pre- 
cocious and  wonderful  infant  ?  From 
pharmacy,  its  mother  then  and  protectress 
ever  since.  Chemistry  owes  a  great  debt 
to  pharmacy,  for  many  of  those  pristine 
disciples  of  her  teachings,  such  as  Scheele, 
Liebig,  Proust,  Klaproih,  and  others,  be- 
gan their  career  in  pharmacies.  It  was 
because  pharmacy  was  then  purely  em- 
pirical that  chemistry,  the  science  upon 
which  pharmacy  rests  and  depends,  soon 
outran  her  parent.  By  lending  her  scien- 
tific spirit  and  results  to  her  good  mother, 
chemistry  has  endeavored  to  repay  her 
debt  of  filial  gratitude,  and  is  to-day  lend- 
ing such  aid  to  her  sturdy  parent  that  the 
latter  has  become  rejuvenated,  and,  after 
shedding  her  nineteenth  century  skin, 
deigns  to  again  catch  up  to  the  rapid  pace 
set  by  her  daughter. 

THE    SEARCH    AFTER     ACTIVE  '  PRINCIPLES. 

Yes,  the  scientific  investigation  of  the 
many  unsightly  drugs  that  we  must  now 
handle  will,  in  due  season,  bring  to  light 
many  beautiful  pure  chemical  substances 
that  will  replace  their  mother  drugs,  and, 
because  they  are  pure,  and  hence  always 
the  same,  will  enable  that  promising 
science  pharmacology  to  render  scientific 
medicine  and  prescriptions  possible. 
Many  conservative  pharmacists  and  phy- 
sicians will  incredulously  smile  when  they 
hear  this,  but  it  is  bound  to  come,  be- 
cause the  progress  of  science  knows  no 
obstacle,  and  the  field  of  the  vegetable 
drugs  will  present  the  widest  and  most 
fertile  prospect  to  the  scientific  investi- 
gator of  the  twentieth  century. 

More  and  more  chemists  every  year  are 
putting  their  energies  into  the  chapters  of 
pharmaceutical  chemistry,  and  no  num- 
ber of  the  Berkhte  der  Deutschen  Cheiii- 
ischen  Geselhchaft,  Aimalen  der  Cheiiiie, 
Journal  of  the  Chemical  Society,  Journal 
fur  Praktische  Chemie,  Chemical  Netvs, 
etc.,  now  makes  its  appearance  that  does 
not  contain  some  valuable  contribution 
to  pharmaceutical  chemistry.  It  is  not 
the  synthetic  products  that  I  refer  to,  for 
they  belong  to  the  province  of  pure 
chemistry,  but  to  the  thorough  investiga- 
tion of  the  natural  constituents  of  drugs, 
such  as  alkaloids,  glucosides,  acids,  etc., 
and  derivatives  of  these.  Does  anybody 
present  here  know  exactly  what  digitalis 
contains,  or  ergot,  or  cascara  sagrada  ? 
If  so  he  would  render  this  association, 
and  the  pharmaceutical  and  medical  world 
at  large,  a  most  invaluable  service  if  he 

*  Annual  .itldress  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Scientific  Sec- 
tion of  the  A.Ph..'V. 


would  unbosom  himself.  Exact  modern 
persevering  investigation  has  not  yet  been 
applied  to  them,  and  the  best  we  can  say 
of  any  of  them  is  "  probably  about." 

But,  one  by  one,  the  more  prominent 
drugs  are  benig  taken  up  by  expert  hands, 
and  it  will  not  be  many  meetings  hence 
that  one  of  my  successors  in  this  position 
will  be  able  to  report  to  you  that  digitalis 
contains  so  and  so,  and  that  such  and 
such  substances  are  the  active  principles 
of  the  drug.  We  will  then  know  that 
digitalis  contains  such  and  such  sub- 
stances, possessed  of  such  and  such  pro- 
perties, and  having  such  and  such  effects 
upon  the  human  body.  We  will  know 
that  certain  of  them  possess  therapeutic- 
ally valuable  properties,  possibly  of  differ- 
ent natures,  and  that  others  are  therapeu- 
tically valueless.  When  this  is  done  for 
all  drugs  we  will  have  placed  pharmacy 
on  a  very  high  and  enviable  seat  among 
her  sister  sciences.  So  much  in  anticipa- 
tion ;  now  for  the  retrospect. 

What  has  the  Past  Year  Added  to  Our  Store  of 
Facts  ? 

THE  DISCOVERY  OF  ARGON 

by  Lord  Rayleigh  and  Professor  Ramsey, 
and  of  helium  by  the  latter,  should  per- 
haps rank  first  as  the  most  momentous 
discoveries  of  the  year.  The  former,  as 
the  most  inert  substance  known,  not  unit- 
ing even  with  halogens,  was  discovered 
as  a  result  of  a  very  slight  discrepancy 
noticed  by  Lord  Rayleigh  in  weighing 
what  he  knew  to  be  pure  nitrogen.  He 
passed  a  weighed  quantity  of  pure  nitro- 
gen over  heated  magnesium,  which  ab- 
sorbs it  readily  to  for.n  magnesium  ni- 
tride, and  he  found  to  his  great  surprise 
that  something  to  the  extent  of  i  per 
cent,  was  left  that  could  not  be  made  to 
unite  with  the  magnesium.  It  was  made 
in  quantity,  found  to  be  in  the  air,  and 
its  spectrum,  atomic  weight,  etc.,  deter- 
mined. The  ?tomic  weight  was  found  to 
be  forty,  the  same  as  that  of  calcium,  and 
its  molecule  was  found  to  be  monatomic. 
Although  so  indescribably  inert,  argon 
threatens  to  cause  an  upheaval  in  the 
chemical  world,  for  there  is  no  place  for 
it  in  the  periodic  system  of  the  elements, 
a  system  which,  as  we  all  know,  under- 
lies our  entire  chemical  fabric,  and  has 
been  productive  of  more  numerous  and 
valuable  results  and  researches  than  any 
other  theory  ever  advanced  in  chemistry. 
We  must  await  the  result  of  a  better  ac- 
quaintance with  this  new  element  before 
anything  definite  can  be  stated. 

HELIUM, 

also  a  colorless  gas,  is  one  of  the  elements 
known  to  be  in  the  sun,  but  never  yet 
found  upon  the  earth.  In  making  an 
analysis  of  a  Norwegian  mineral,  "  cleve- 
ite,"  Professor  Ramsey  obtained  this  gas, 
together  with  argon,  upon  treating  the 
mineral  with  sulphuric  acid.  The  reports 
upon  it  are  only  vague  as  yet,  although 
the  spectroscope  shows  that  its  lines 
correspond  to  certain  of  the  solar  lines 
that    have   never   yet  been  obtained  from 


elements  on  the  earth.  Statements  that 
helium  is  the  basis  of  all  elements  are 
purely  gratuitous  and  without  foundation 
in  fact.  The  scientific  world  awaits  with 
bated  breath  further  researches  on  helium 
and  argon,  as  these  elements  possess  pro- 
perties that  are  new  to  chemists  and 
different  in  nature  from  the  chemical  pro- 
perties of  any  known  class  of  substances. 

THE  STUDY  OF  ESSENTIAL  OILS. 

The  most  actively  worked  field  of  in- 
vestigation for  the  past  year  or  more  is 
that  of  the  essential  oils,  which,  thanks  to 
the  great  work  of  Professor  Wallach,  of 
Gottingen,  and  Professor  Baeyer,  of 
Munich,  has  at  last  been  so  worked  up 
that  daylight  has  been  caused  to  shine 
upon  many  of  them,  and  they  are  all  be- 
ing gradually  studied  and  classified.  The 
essential  oils,  consisting  mainly  of  terpenes 
and  camphors,  are  not  only  common  sub- 
stances and  widespread  in  nature,  but 
present  to  the  chemist  a  most  fascinatmg 
field  of  work  on  account  of  their  subtle 
nature  and  ready  manipulation  and 
change.  When  we  realize  that  practically 
all  terpenes  and  camphors  have  the  same 
empirical  formulas,  CioHni  ^I'ld  Cm 
Hir.O  respectively,  and  that  they  number 
many  while  possessing  such  markedly 
different  properties,  we  can  appreciate  the 
interest  they  present  to  the  skilled  investi- 
gator. 

PLANT    SECRETIONS. 

Professor  Tschirch  and  his  school  of 
Berne  have  begun  what  promises  to  be  a 
most  interesting  piece  of  work — the  ex- 
amination and  origin  of  plant  secretions. 
He  has  already  taken  up  the  balsams  of 
Peru  and  tolu,  as  well  as  gum  galbanura, 
and  we  will  soon  know  all  about  these 
apparently  unapproachable  and  chem- 
ically uninteresting,  though  pharmaceu- 
tically  valuable,  substances.  He  finds 
that,  besides  containing  benzyl  benzoate 
and  benzyl  cinnamate,  they  contain  the 
benzoates  and  cinnamates  of  a  peculiar 
class  of  substances  which  he  calls  tan- 
niferous  resin-alcohols,  and  which  are 
the  true  resins  of  these  balsams.  He  has 
obtained  thus  from  Peru  balsam  perure- 
sino-tannol  and  from  tolu  balsam  tolu- 
resino-tannol,  as  he  terms  them,  in  pure 
crystals,  and  has  determined  their  prop- 
erties, composition,  etc. 

THE    SYNTHESIS    OF     ALKALOIDS. 

Kostanecki  has  made  synthetically  gen- 
tisic  acid  and  gentisein,  and  found  that 
the  former  is  hydroquinone  carbonic 
acid.  By  heating  this  with  phloroglucine 
he  obtained  gentisein,  which  is  1-3-7 
trioxyxanthin,  and  the  monomethylester 
of  which  is  gentisein.  Beckurts  has  de- 
vised a  method  of  determining  theobromin 
in  cacao  and  Palladino  has  isolated  a  new 
alkaloid  from  coffee,  cafifearine,  CiiHie 
N..,Oj,  which  is  a  narcotic,  and  in  doses 
of  two  decigrams  has  been  found  to  kill 
frogs. 

In  the  field  of  alkaloids  there  has  been 
the  usual  activity.  Professor  Fischer,  of 
Berlin,  has  made  a  successful  synthesis  of 


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caffeine,  starting  from  urea.  The  process 
is  rather  complicated,  including  as  many 
as  six  or  more  intermediate  stages,  hut  lie 
thinks  it  will  prove  of  value  commercially. 
This  is,  perhaps,  the  most  important  dis- 
covery in  the  field  of  alkaloidal  chemistry. 

A  NKW    AI.K.M.OII)    KRO.M    IIOI.DKN  .SEAL. 

E.  Schmidt  has  isolated  a  new  alkaloid 
from  golden  seal,  which  he  calls  canadine, 
and  which  he  found  is  tetraliydro-ber- 
bcrine ;  Freund  is  busy  with  aconitine 
and  theb.iine,  and  we  probably  will  soon 
know  exactly  what  these  substances  are 
and  be  able  to  recognize  them  and  deter- 
mine them  ;  Knorr  is  still  busy  with  mor- 
phine, which  he  has  definitely  determined 
is  a  derivative  of  phenanthrene  ;  Koenigs 
is  plodding  along  steadily  at  quinine,  and 
his  work  on  this  alkaloid  will  soon  fill  an 
entire  book.  There  is  no  doubt  that  he 
knows  more  about  the  constitution  of  qui- 
nine than  any  other  man  living.  Miller 
is  endeavoring  to  settle  what  cinchonine 
is,  Petit  and  Folonowsky  are  doing  the 
same  for  eserine,  ar.d  Pinner  has  practi- 
cally shown  that  nicotine  is  methyl-j5- 
pyridyl  pyrolidine.  Emetine  has  been 
shown  to  consist  of  emetine  and  csephe- 
line  by  Paul  and  Conrad,  and  the  first 
result  of  the  determination  of  the  consti- 
tution of  emetine  has  been  published  by 
Kunz-Krause  and   contradicted  by  Pau  1 

DISCOVERIE.S  IN  CHEMISTRY. 

Klein  has  determined  the  formula  of 
santonin,  Goldsobel  that  of  ricinoleic 
acid,  the  active  principle  of  castor  oil,  and 
Taverne  has  shown  that  convolvulin  is  a 
glucoside  of  methyl-ethyl-acetic  and  oxy- 
pentadecylic  acids.  Kobert  has  isolated 
cannabindon,  a  red  syrupy  liquid  from 
cannabis  indica,  and  shown  that  the  nar- 
cotic effect  of  this  drug  is  due  to  this  sub- 
stance. Griffeth  and  Ladell  have  iso- 
lated a  ptomaine  from  the  urine  of  grippe 
patients,  which  is  toxic  and  produces  high 
fever. 

Ciamician  and  Silber  have  shown  that 
cotoin  is  mono-methyl-benzoyl  phloro- 
glucin,  and  I^rchsenring  has  separated  in 
pure  form  from  kooso  flowers,  kosin,  pro- 
tokosin  and  kosotoxin,  of  which  the  latter 
only  is  an  active  principle.  It  has  been 
shown  that  the  oichid  Nigritella,  which 
grows  wild  on  the  slopes  of  the  valley  of 
Lauterbrunnen  in  Switzerland,  and  per- 
fumes the  air  for  miles  around  with  the 
odor  of  vanilla,  does  actually  contain 
vanillin  and  heliotropin. 

.A.  rather  unexpected  discovery  is  the 
fact  that  hydrogen  dioxide,  when  free 
from  alkalies  and  any  metallic  impurities, 
can  be  distilled  undecomposed  even  at 
high  temperatures.  We  have  no  doubt 
all  read  with  much  pleasure  the  interest- 
ing and  valuable  work  of  Emil  Fischer  on 
the  sugars,  by  which  this  great  investi- 
gator has  so  clearly  shown  what  these 
complex  and  chemically  unapproachable 
substances  are.  It  is  of  value  to  remark 
that  he  has  recently  announced  a  general 
method  of  producing  glucosides  syntheti- 
cally from  glucose  and  the  respective  acid 
or  alcohol.     This  may  open  the   door    to 


the  synthesis  of  the  glucosides  of  some 
substances  that  are  unpalatable  in  their 
present  form,  and  also  be  the  cause  of 
their  activity  being  increased. 

I'HARMACEUriCAI.    CHEMISTRY    IN 
CERMANY. 

It  is  of  interest  to  know  that  some  of 
the  prominent  German  universities  are 
now  endowing  chairs  of  pharmaceutical 
chemistry,  as  they  no  doubt  recognize 
the  great  benefit  that  the  development 
of  this  branch  of  chemistry  may  have 
upon  the  nature  of  the  medicines  taken 
by  the  people,  as  well  as  the  discovery  of 
potent  specifics  against  disease.  There 
is  a  demand  for  this  chair,  as  tTie  number 
of  students  that  evince  a  desire  to  work 
in  the  field  of  pharmaceutical  chemistry 
is  continually  increasing,  if  one  may  judge 
by  the  current  literature  of  the  day.  Prof. 
Erich  Schmidt,  of  Marburg,  has  been 
called  to  the  newly  constituted  chair  of 
pharmaceutical  chemistry  of  the  Univer 
sity  of  Berlin,  but  has  not  accepted,  for 
the  reason  that  there  are  no  facilities  for 
good  work  offered  there,  whereas  at  Mar- 
burg he  has  everything  as  he  desires  it. 

WHERE  WE  NEED  DEVELOPMENT. 

In  our  own  country  competition  for 
positions  is  not  so  great  as  to  stimulate 
men  to  become  investigators  and  indulge 
to  any  extent  in  original  research,  and 
with  few  exceptions  pharmaceutical 
schools  do  not  educate  men  up  to  the 
standard  of  undertaking  original  work. 
But  the  noble  spirit  and  ambition  that 
inspired  our  own  Proctor,  Parrish,  Mah- 
la,  Maisch,  Squibb,  Prescott  and  many 
others  of  the  founders  and  older  mem- 
bers of  this  association,  and  brought  forth 
many  valuable  contributions  to  pharma- 
ceutical science  which  found  recognition 
in  every  part  of  the  civilized  world,  is  still 
alive  among  the  host  of  younger  mem- 
bers, and  I  know  they  will  not  fail  to  be 
worthy  of  the  foiin(ie?&  of  this  associa- 
tion. 

Yes,  we  have  good  workers  and  well 
trained  and  educated  chemists  and  phar- 
macists here,  and  there  can  be  no  doubt 
that  the  standards  of  the  colleges  of  phar- 
macy are  being,  and  will  continue  to  be, 
raised  in  this  country,  so  that  when  a  man 
has  the  inclination  and  ability  he  can  fit 
himself  for  doing  the  very  best  of  research 
work  in  pharmaceutical  chemistry.  We 
must  develop  the  departments  of  pharma- 
cology and  physiological  chemistry,  be- 
sides pharmaceutical  chemistry,  in  our 
colleges,  because  they  are  valuable  and 
necessary  adjuncts  to  a  thorough  and 
successful  training  in  pharmacy. 

THE     WORK    OF     THE    GERMAN    CHEMICAL 
SOCIETY. 

German  schools  of  pharmacy  appreciate 
and  have  acted  upon  this,  and  we  should 
not  lag  behind.  What  has  helped  along 
the  great  German  chemical  industries  dur- 
ing the  last  thirty  years,  and  placed  them 
so  very  far  ahead  of  all  other  countries  ? 
It  is  the  great  work  of  the  German  Chemi- 
cal Society,  founded  by  the  late  lamented 


father  of  these  industries,  .August  Wil- 
helm  von  Hofmann,  whose  Berkhle^tnt 
trate  wherever  the  word  chemistry  is 
known,  which  numbers  over  3,000  mem- 
bers, scattered  all  over  the  globe,  and 
which  has  so  stimulated  men  lo  work  in 
chemical  research  that  every  branch  of 
the  science  has  become  overcrowded  with 
workers,  and  this  surging  mass  of  keen, 
well  trained,  and  highly  educated  men  has, 
by  sheer  competition  in  excellence  and 
pride  in  their  association  and  their  coun- 
try, forced  the  chemical  industries  there- 
of so  far  to  the  front  that  ihey  have  practi- 
cally distanced  all  competition. 

PATRIOTIC  GERMANS. 

This  is  laudable,  this  is  commendabl'-, 
on  the  part  of  the  (iermans,  this  spirit  to 
excel  and  push  their  society  and  ilieir 
country  forward  by  pride  and  their  energy, 
and  there  is  no  reason  why  we  should  not 
develop  this  same  pride  in  our  association 
and  country.  Why  cannot  we  make  our 
"  proceedings  "  so  valuable  and  so  inter- 
esting to  all  pharmacists  and  chemists  the 
world  over  that  they  will  be  anxious  for 
the  day  when  the  next  current  number 
arrives  and  pay  willingly  a  reasonable  sum 
to  receive  it  ?  Why  cannot  this  Ameri- 
can Pharmaceutical  Association  occupy 
the  place  in  the  pharmaceutical  world  that 
the  German  Chemical  Society  does  in  the 
chemical  world  ?  We  have  the  talent 
and  ability  in  this  country,  but  they  are 
latent  and  need  fostering  ana  encouraging. 
We  cannot  reach  the  goal  at  one  jump, 
but  we  should  strive  to  reach  it,  for  it  is 
the  most  commendable  and  desirable  one 
this  association  can  look  forward  to.  How 
can  it  be  accomplished,  or  rather  how 
can  we  make  a  great  step  toward  its  ac- 
complishment ?  Let  me  make  a  sugges- 
tion : 

A  RESEARCH  COMMITTEE. 

I  would  strongly  recommend  as  a  most 
desirable  step  the  appointment  by  this 
association  of  a  committee  to  be  called 
the  Committee  on  Pharmaceutical  Re- 
search Work,  to  apportion  out  the  work 
of  research  and  investigation  in  the  various 
branches  of  pharmacy  and  annually  make 
a  report  to  the  association.  If  our  asso- 
ciation is  to  publish  scientific  and  valuable 
knowledge  for  the  benefit  and  enlighten- 
ment of  its  members  and  the  scientific 
world  at  large,  and  I  believe  no  nobler 
purpose  could  be  engraved  on  its  escut- 
cheon, how  better  can  this  be  accom- 
plished than  by  the  systematic,  persistent 
work  of  an  active  committee  capably 
directed  ? 


Phenaeetin  Smuggling. 

The  smuggling  of  phenaeetin  and 
sulphonal  from  Montreal  into  the  United 
States  has  again  revived,  a  large  quantity 
having  been  taken  recently  to  New  York 
and  Boston.  The  United  States  Treasury 
officials  are  investigating  the  matter,  and 
expect  to  make  some  arrests.  A  strict 
watch  is,  it  is  said,  being  kept  on 
suspected  parties  in  Montreal. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Deadening  Routine. 

Hard  work,  unremitting  attention  to 
business,  are  admirable  in  an  ambitious 
druggist,  but  it  is  a  great  error  to  regard 
them  as  the  sole  essentials  in  the  struggle 
for  success.  An  intelligent  idea,  an  origi- 
nal or  novel  thought,  is  worth  more  than 
a  deal  of  plodding.  The  bane  of  the 
druggist's  life  to-day  is  not  indolence  or 
aversion  to  drudgery  ;  quite  the  contrary  ; 
many  a  druggist  wears  the  harness  so 
many  hours  in  the  twenty-four  as  to 
deaden  his  originality  and  transform  his 
thinking  faculties  into  the  useless  orna- 
ment of  a  business  pack-horse. 

Judicious  recreation,  occasional  change 
of  scene,  observation  of  other  people's 
methods,  are  the  best  investment  of  time 
and  money  the  druggist  can  make.  They 
lift  him  from  the  narrow  routine  of  his 
business.  They  refresh  his  body,  stimu- 
late his  brain,  give  him  new  ideas,  enable 
him  to  look  at  his  store  critically  as  he 
would  at  a  stranger's,  and  suggest  new 
ways  and  means  of  creating  business. 

The  curse  of  any  occupation  is  routine. 
Success  is  bought  by  originality  not  less 
than  by  hard  work,  by  brains  not  less 
than  by  labor.  A  mechanical  repetition 
of  the  same  duties,  day  in  and  day  out, 
begets  machine-like  habits  of  thought. 
Routine  is  deadening,  and  must  be  con- 
stantly fouglit  off.  How  ?  By  hours  of 
leisure  devoted  to  thought  and  medita- 
tion ;  by  reading  in  moderation  ;  by  vaca- 
tions ;  by  any  form  of  exercise  which 
corrects  the  sedentary  life  of  a  hard-work- 
ing druggist. 

The  drug  business  to-day  requires  an 
alert  brain  more  than  willing  hands.  And 
a  good  brain  must  be  used  like  a  good 
horse,  if  its  best  work  is  demanded.  It 
must  have  leisure  for  rest,  and  ideas 
whereon  to  feed.  A  fagged  or  jaded 
brain  is  never  the  source  of  original  ideas. 
Such  inspirations  come  only  through  fresh 
and  active  minds 

With  respect  to  exercise,  a  silent  re- 
volution is  now  working  wonders  among 
the  sedentary  of  all  classes.  The  steel 
steed  has  come  among  us,  and  has  come 
to  stay.  The  bicycle  is  the  best  friend  of 
the  exhausted  business  man.  It  gives 
change  of  scene  and  wholesome  exercise 
at  a  small  cost  of  nervous  energy.  It 
bears  away  the  druggist  at  an  exhilarating 
speed  from  the  four  walls  of  the  phar- 
macy and  the  roar  of  the  city's  noise,  to 
the  woods  and  the  fields  and  the  silent 
sky.  Never  in  the  past  have  we  had  at 
our  command  any  form  of  exercise  worth 
a  penny  to  a  tired  man.  A  merchant  or 
professional  man,  after  a  day's  hard  work, 
needs  rest  more  than  exercise,  and  his 
nervous  system  is  certainly  in  no  condi- 
tion to  profit  from  rowing  or  gymnastics — 
these  are  too  severe.  Gentle  walking  is 
too  tame  ;  horseback-riding  too  expensive. 
But  a  light  wheel  is  swift,  silent,  com- 
paratively cheap,  and  ridiculously  easy  to 
propel.  It  supplies  the  ideal  exercise  for 
the  sedentary,  the  nervous,  and  the  un- 
athletic.     And   it  affords  easy   access  to 


scenes  of  refreshing,  elevating,  and  in- 
spiring recreation. 

Of  all  the  hard  headed,  practical  minds 
of  this  century,  not  one  was  more  strik- 
ingly sound  and  sane  than  the  wonderful 
mind  of  Helmholtz.  He  had  often  pon- 
dered on  the  possibility  of  increasing  the 
gift  of  originality,  the  native  cleverness, 
the  creative  faculty  which  fills  the  mind 
with  ideas,  thoughts,  discoveries.  And 
what  was  his  conviction  ?  Listen  to  the 
noble  speech  in  which  he  expressed  it  at 
the  jubilee  of  Heidelberg  University  in 
1886  : 

"  But  labor  alone  is  incapable  of  con- 
juring up  original,  light-giving  concep- 
tions. Su'ch  thoughts  spring,  like  Min- 
erva from  the  head  of  Jupiter,  unexpected, 
unannounced  :  we  know  not  whence  they 
come.  This  alone  is  sure — that  to  him 
who  is  weai'ied  and  worn  with  monotonous 
toil  they  come  not  at  all.  A  feeling  of 
exuberant  life  and  power  must  be  present 
— such  a  feeling  as  wandering  in  the  pure 
air  of  mountain-heights  can  best  impart. 
And  when  the  serene  peace  of  the  forest 
fills  the  soul  of  the  wanderer,  when  the 
rich  and  fertile  plain  with  its  meadows 
and  villages  lies  outspread  before  him, 
when  the  sinking  sun  spins  its  golden 
threads  about  the  summits  of  distant  hills, 
then  are  formed  by  sympathy  in  the  dark 
background  of  the  soul  the  threads  of 
new  ideas  destined  to  bring  light  and 
order  into  the  inner  world  of  thought, 
where  chaos  and  darkness  before  pre- 
vailed."— Bulletin  of  Pharmacy. 


Business  and  Scientific  Education. 

What  are  you  going  to  do  when  you  grad- 
uate? is  a  question  often  asked  and  so  often 
left  unanswered.  There  are  many  things 
to  do.  First  is  nothing  ;  second,  get  a  job, 
and  begin  to  fill  the  much-depleted  purse — 
that  is,  if  there  is  a  purse.  It  is  not  well 
to  postpone  the^rffconimencement  of 
study  too  long— ^^ery  month  makes  it 
harder.  Humanity  so  (juickly  falls  into 
habits — these  gradually  forming  trails, 
footpaths,  and,  lastly,  roadways — which 
they  follow,  slave-like,  until  they  are  part 
of  their  existence. 

Study  is  a  habit — easy  to  continue,  and 
often  a  pleasure,  when  it  has  intelligent 
guidance  or  enthusiasm  to  accompany  it. 
If  graduates  would  bear  this  in  mind, 
they  would  hesitate  before  giving  it  up  as 
soon  as  they  leave  college.  It  is  not  that 
we  think  they  should  pursue  scientific 
research,  but  to  perfect  themselves  in 
some  branch  where  they  are  deficient — 
not  one  of  doubtful  value,  but  one  of 
utility  in  the  profession  and  the  business 
which  they  have  chosen  for  a  livelihood. 

Not  that  we  hold  lightly  the  knowledge 
gained  in  a  college,  but  its  aids  are  only 
partial  to  business  success. 

One  of  the  best  things  a  graduate  can 
do,  if  he  needs  it,  is  to  familiarize  himself 
with  accounting.  Follow  up  the  habit  of 
study,  applying  it  in  this  branch,  and  take 
the  same  hours  daily  in  a  business  college, 
and  the  time  will  be  well  spent.     This  is 


a  detail  of  great  importance,  and  is  the 
very  foundation  of  business  life.  So 
many  graduates  think  that  their  diploma 
insures  them  recognition  in  the  commer- 
cial world.  Nothing  of  the  kind.  It  is 
entirely  apart  from  it.  Again,  some  speak 
lightly  of  a  diploma  because  it  does  not 
carry  such  a  guarantee.  This  is  also 
wrong,  for  a  man  may  well  be  proud  of 
such  credentials  from  any  college  in  good 
standing,  for  it  shows  that  lie  can  make 
sacrifices  of  time,  money,  and  pleasures  to 
gain  this  end  ;  more  than  this,  it  shows 
that  he  has  staying  qualities,  and  these,  if 
in  the  right  course,  usually  lead  to  success. 

It  is  nothing  to  be  proud  of  to  begin 
any  line  of  study  and  fail  to  pursue  it.  If 
you  think  you  are  unfit  for  it,  don't  begin. 
Educators  all  over  the  country  are  arguing 
pro  and  con  as  regards  practical  expe- 
rience, and  there  is  much  to  be  said  on 
both  sides.  All  agree,  however,  that  busi- 
ness experience  and  a  knowledge  of  busi- 
ness forms  is  the  very  foundation  of  the 
success  of  the  pharmacist.  Or,  to  put  it 
plainly,  learn  how  to  buy  close  and  sell 
profitably,  yet  please  the  people  while  you 
are  doing  it. 

All  we  mean  to  say  is  this  :  That  every 
position  of  life — every  occupation — calls 
fof  a  combination  of  ability,  training,  and 
experience,  and  in  that  of  the  druggist 
business  education  is  a  factor  of  success 
not  to  be  overlooked. — Frank  T.  Green, 
in  Pacific  Druggist. 


Phenol  Sulphoricine. 

This  preparation  is  a  mixture  of  sodium 
sulphoricinate,  80  gm.,  and  carbolic  acid, 
20  gm.  To  prepare  the  former  pure 
castor  oil,  r  kilo.,  is  treated  in  the  cold 
with  pure  sulphuric  acid  (66''),  25c  gm. 
The  acid  is  added  gradually  in  small  quan- 
tities, and  the  mixture  agitated,  so  as  to 
avoid  any  considerable  elevation  of  tem- 
perature. There  should  then  be  but  a 
slight  evolution  of  sulphurous  acid.  In 
an  hour's  time  the  product,  which  is  in- 
soluble in  water,  is  washed,  first,  with  cold 
water,  then  several  times  with  10  per 
cent,  salt  solution.  Finally,  the  "  sul- 
phoricinic  acid "  is  neutralized  with  a 
sodium  salt,  and  the  product  is  known  as 
"  sodium  sulphoricinate,"  though  probably 
not  a  definite  salt.  Care  must  be  taken 
to  keep  it  somewhat  acid,  and  after  stand- 
ing for  an  hour  or  two  it  may  be  cleared 
by  decantation  or  filtration.  The  com- 
pound is  a  thick  yellowish  syrup,  with  no 
odor  and  little  taste,  and  has  been  vari- 
ously known  as  "  solvine,"  "polysolve." 
and  "sulpholein."  The  solution  of  car- 
bolic acid  in  it  (5  p.c.)  has  been  chiefly 
used  in  the  treatment  of  diphtheria. — 
Pharmaceittical  Journal. 


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A  New  Cinchona  Alkaloid. — Dr. 
de  Vrij  announces  the  discovery  of  a  new 
alkaloid  in  the  bark  ol cinchona  lidgeriana. 
He  says  that  "  this  alkaloid  is  found  in 
small  quantities  in  the  bitter  liquors  of 
the  tartrates  of  the  alkaloids." 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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^DD 


How  Artificial  Camphor  is  Made. 

Ihe  scarcity  of  genuine  camphor  has, 
it  is  said,  led  to  the  manufacture  of  an 
artificial  irticle,  and  it  is  rumored  that  a 
certain  firm  has  forwarded  shipments  of 
the  latter  to  Hamburg  and  then  reshipjjed 
it  to  iMigland  as  genuine  cairiphor.  Arti- 
ficial camphor  may  be  made  by  passing  a 
current  of  dry  hydrochloric  acid  gas 
through  spirits  of  turpentine  cooled  by  a 
freezing  mixture.  The  liquid  darkens 
and  deposits  crystals,  which  are  dissolved 
in  alcohol  and  precipitated  by  water. 
The  separated  crystals  are  drained  and 
dried.  They  are  perfectly  colorless,  with 
an  odor  like  camphor.  It  may  be  added 
that  this  artificial  camphor  melts  at  115 
C,  and  boils  at  165°  C.  with  decomposi- 
tion. At  the  ordinary  temperature,  its 
vapor  tension  is  sutificient  to  cause  it  to 
sublime  like  ordinary  camphor  in  small 
brilliant  crystals  in  the  bottles  in  which  it 
is  preserved.  It  is  insoluble  in  water, 
and  gyrates  when  on  the  surface  of  that 
liquid  like  true  camphor.  Real  camphor 
(laurel)  melts  at  175'  -C.,  and  boils 
without  decomposition  at  204°  C. — Food 
and  Sanitation. 


Euealyptene. 


Voiry,  in  the  course  of  his  investigations 
on  oils  of  eucalyptus,  has  determined  the 
presence  of  a  strongly  dextrorotary  ter- 
pene  in  the  oil  of  Eucalyptus  globulus  dis- 
tilled in  Southern  France.  Bouchardat 
and  Tardy  hive  prepared  a  number  of 
derivatives  of  this  body  in  order  to  com- 
pare them  with  those  of  Ikvo  tereben- 
thene.  This  dextrorotary  terpene  appears 
to  correspond  exactly  with  the  Isvo-ter- 
pene  which  is  the  main  constituent  of  the 
[)ine  product.  It  boils  at  156° — 157°, 
and  has  a  specific  gravity  of  .870  at  o". 
Its  optical  activity  is  (a)^  =  +  39°.  The 
principal  body  studied  by  the  authors 
is  the  product  of  hydration.  By  the 
action  of  absolute  formic  acid  they  have 
obtained  an  alcoholic  formate,  which, 
when  saponified,  yields  C.,„HisO^,  a 
body  corresponding  in  all  details  to  the 
one  prepared  from  the  l^vo-terpene.  It 
crystallizes  -n  voluminous  masses,  melting 
at  33° — 34".  It  boils  at  218°,  and  is 
dextrorotary  (a),,  =  +  88°. — Bull,  de 
la.  Soc.  Chim.  de  Paris  :  British  and 
Colonial  Druzzist. 


Magnesium  Salicylate. 

R.  van  Gool  points  out  that  when  pre- 
pared by  neutralizing  salicylic  acid  with 
magnesium  carbonate,  this  compound, 
instead  of  being  pure  white  in  color,  has 
a  more  or  less  pronounced  pink  tint, 
owing  to  the  presence  of  iron  in  the 
magnesium  salt  used.  He  therefore 
recommends  the  following  process  for  the 
preparation  of  the  compound  free  from 
impurities  :  Sulphuric  acid  is  neutralized 
with  calcined  magnesia,  and  to  the  solu- 
tion of  magnesium  sulphate  he  adds  first 
hydrochloric    acid,    then   potassium     sul- 


phocyanate  in  excess,  lastly  shaking  with 
ether.  'I'he  aqueous  layer  is  drawn  off 
and  again  shaken  with  ether  until  the 
latter  is  no  longer  colored  by  the  ferric 
sulphocyanate,  showing  that  all  traces  of 
iron  have  been  removed.  The  solution  of 
magnesium  sulphate  is  next  evaporated  to  a 
low  bulk  and  allowed  to  crystallize,  after 
which  the  product  is  washed  with  spirit 
to  free  it  from  the  hydrochloric  acid  and 
excess  of  potassium  sulphocyanate  which 
it  contains,  until  no  reaction  is  given  with 
ferric  chloride.  The  pure  salt  is  then 
dissolved  in  distilled  water,  and  solution 
of  sodium  carbonate  added  gradually  until 
precipitation  is  complete,  the  solution 
l)eing  constantly  shaken  and  kept  at  a 
tem[)erature  of  70°  C.  The  precipitate 
having  been  washed  with  water  until  free 
from  sodium  sulphate  is  mixed  with  a 
little  water,  neutralized  with  salicylic  acid 
at  the  temperature  of  a  water-bath,  and 
finally  evaporated  to  dryness  at  the  same 
temperature. — -Jour,  de  Phar.  d'Anvers  ; 
Phar.  Journal. 


New  Remedies. 


Apolysine  is  a  monobasic  derivative  of 
para  phenetidin,  analogous  to  the  tribasic 
derivative,  citrophene,  which  has  been 
recently  described  in  these  columns.  It 
is  a  yellowish  white  powder,  forming  per- 
fect crystals,  of  an  acid  taste  and  slight 
odor,  soluble  in  cold  water  (i  in  55),  and 
melting  at  72°.  It  is  soluble  in  alcohol 
and  glycerine,  and  in  strong  sulphuric  or 
nitric  acids,  without  coloration.  On  warm- 
ing, the  last  gives  an  orange-coloured  so- 
lution. It  is  used,  according  to  Neneki 
and  Jaworski,  in  doses  of  7  to  10  grains. 
It  has  a  rapid  antipyretic  action,  without 
after  inconvenience.  It  is  absorbed 
easily  and  perfectly,  and  is  preferable  in 
this  respect  to  phenacetin.  It  is  non- 
toxic in  even  large  doses.  Rhinalgine  is 
the  name  given  by  Thomalla  to  supposi- 
tories of  cacoa  butter,  alumnol,  and 
essence  of  valerian,  for  use  in  the  nose  in 
cases  of  coryza.  Di-iodocarhazol  is  pre- 
pared by  the  action  of  iodine  on  solution 
of  carbazol,  with  the  aid  of  reagents  giv- 
ing rise  to  hydriodic  acid.  It  is  insolu- 
ble in  water,  easily  soluble  in  benzol, 
ether,  or  warm  alcohol.  It  crystallizes 
from  acetic  acid  in  lamellae,  melting  at 
184'.  By  the  action  of  heat  iodine  sep- 
arates. Iodine  Derivatives  oj  Dipheiiyl- 
amine  are  being  recommended  as  substi- 
tutes for  iodoform  on  account  of  their 
strong  antiseptic  power,  and  their  freedom 
from  odor.  Eudo.xin  is  the  bismuth  salt 
of  nosophen,  a  new  remedy,  which  we  re- 
cently described  as  tetraiodophenol- 
phthalein.  It  is  a  red-brown  powder,  odor- 
less and  tasteless,  insoluble  in  water,  dis- 
solving in  alkaline  solutions  with  the  pro- 
duction of  a  blue-violet  color.  It  is  non- 
toxic, and  can  be  administered  internally, 
if  necessary,  in  cases  of  gastric  or  intes- 
tinal troubles.  It  is  a  strong  antiseptic 
as  a  dusting  powder.  Anlinosine  is  the 
sodium  salt  of  nosophen.  Pho^phergot  is 
the  name  given  by  Luton  to  a  mixture  of 


phosphate  of  sodium  and  ergot  of  rye. 
Chlorosalol  is,  as  its  name  implies,  a  sali- 
cylic derivative  of  chlorophenol,  and  is 
prepared  in  two  forms,  the  ortho  and  the 
para  derivative.  The  ortho-chlorosalol 
has  a  strong  odor,  whilst  tlie  para-chlo- 
rosalol  is  odorless. — British  and  Colo- 
nial Druggist. 


Cinchona  Speculation. 

\  short  time  ago  it  was  announced 
that  it  was  proposed  to  erect  a  quinine 
factory  upon  the  Island  of  Java.  Whilst 
this  has  not  yet  been  accomplished,  it 
appears  that  negotiations  are  on  foot  with 
the  planters,  which  will,  if  consummated, 
have  a  marked  effect  on  the  ((uinine 
market.  Dr.  Buchler  has  gone  out  as  a 
delegate  from  the  German  manufacturers 
and  one  English  manufacturer,  and  has 
been  at  Solkaboemi  for  some  short  time. 
The  purpose  of  his  visit  is  to  make  a  con- 
tract for  five  years  with  every  cinchona 
planter  on  the  island,  without  exception. 
'I'he  terms  proposed  by  Dr.  Buchler,  on 
behalf  of  the  manufacturers,  are  as  follow- 
ing :  (i)  They  shall  pay  per  half-kilo  of 
bark  at  the  rate  of  6  centens  (50  centens 
are  almost  equivalent  to  one  shilling)  per 
unit.  By  a  unit  is  meant  each  1  per 
cent,  of  quinine  sulphate  from  the  bark. 
Thus  a  bark  yielding  5  per  cent,  would 
cost  60  centens  per  kilo.  (2)  To  allow 
the  planters  half  the  profits  that  the 
manufacturers  make  after  the  quinine 
sulphate  has  fetched  24  florins  per  kilo. 
This  price  is  considerably  higher  than 
that  holding  on  the  markets.  In  return, 
the  Java  planters  must  unanimously  agree 
not  to  supply  more  than  half  the  bark 
required  for  the  world's  consumption. 
This  is  estimated  at  225,000  kilos,  of 
quinine  sulphate,  so  that  Java  shall  only 
furnish  bark  for  117,500  kilos,  which, 
taking  4  per  cent,  as  an  average  yield, 
shall  be  estimated  as  2,937,500  kilos  of 
bark.  The  necessity  for  increased  pay- 
ment for  the  bark  is  seen  by  the  fact  that 
in  1894  Java  furnished  5,293,750  kilos 
of  bark,  or  nearly  sutificient  for  universal 
consumption.  If  these  arrangements  end 
in  a  contract,  the  French  and  .American 
manufacturers,  together  with  other  Eng- 
lish and  smaller  manufacturers,  will  be 
unable  to  obtain  upon  the  market  any  but 
Indian,  Ceylon,  American,  and  .■\lrican 
bark.  This  would,  of  course,  lead  to  a 
marked  advance  in  the  price  of  quinine, 
but  whether  the  negotiations  will  be 
brought  to  a  successful  issue  or  not  re- 
mains to  be  seen. 


A  New  Acid-Proof  for  Boxes,  Ete. 

To  avoid  breakage  and  save  weight  in 
such  objects  as  battery  cups,  etc.,  many 
efforts  have  been  made  to  supplant  glass 
or  earthenware  by  wood  or  pap^r,  but  the 
endeavor  to  obtain  a  perfectly  acid-proof 
covering  tor  such  articles  has  hitherto  not 
been  crowned  with  entire  success.  .Ac- 
cording to  a  French  industrial  paper, 
however,    such    a   substance    has   at  last 


2,3 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


been  found,  namely,  a  mixture  of  gutta- 
percha and  paraffin,  in  equal  parts.  The 
substances  are  cut  into  little  cubes,  and 
tlie  gutta-percha  is  melted  over  a  very 
gentle  fire.  When  it  is  quite  liquid,  the 
paraffin  is  stirred  in,  and  the  heat  con- 
tinued until  a  homogeneous  mi.'cture  is 
obtained  This  mixture  is  very  fluid,  and 
flows  freely  on  any  surface  to  which  it  is 
applied.  The  box  or  article  to  be  tieated 
is  thoroughly  dried  and  warmed,  and  a 
portion  of  the  mixture  is  poured  into  it, 
the  article  being  moved  around  so  that 
the  liquid  penetrates  every  corner.  Any 
surplus  is  poured  back  into  the  melting 
pot.  The  external  surface  is  treated  in 
the  same  manner,  and  the  operation  is 
complete.  It  sometimes  occurs  that  little 
spots  are  left  unprotected,  and,  when  this 
happens,  the  fault  is  corrected  bv  placing 
a  httle  cube  of  the  mixture,  which  has 
been  allowed  to  cool,  on  the  spot  and 
applying  a  soldering  iron  or  a  hot  iron  of 
any  kind  to  it.  In  the  same  manner  any 
roughness  of  surface  is  remedied.  Wood 
or  paper  boxes  thus  treated  are  found  to 
resist  battery  acids,  etc.,  in  the  most  com- 
plete manner.  Every  pharmacist  will  at 
once  think  of  many  uses  to  which  this 
easily  niade  mixture  is  applicable.  -7V(?- 
tiotial  Druggist. 


The  Adulteration  of  Vanilla  with 
Poisonous  Substances. 

The  Pharniaceiitische  Zeitiuig  states  that 
in  order  to  impart  a  black  lustre  to  vanilla 
the  fruits  are  covered  with  a  fatty  oil.  In 
Colombia  the  seed  oil  of  Anacardium 
occidenialel,  the  so-called  West  Indian 
elephant  lice,  is  used.  The  shell  of  these 
seeds  contains  cardol,  a  substance  which 
will  produce  blisters  similar  to  tiiose 
raised  by  cantharides.  Very  minute 
quantities  introduced  into  the  intestines 
produce  violent  choleraic  irritation,  and 
this  may  very  possibly  account  for  the 
symptoms  occasionally  following  the  eat- 
ing of  vanilla.  On  the  Isle  of  Reunion 
vanilla  is  trained  about  the  trunk  of 
[atrophj  Claras,  and  it  may  thus  be 
hrought  into  contact  with  the  poisonous 
juice  of  this  plant. 


Mica. 

The  uses  of  mica  are  manifold.  One 
of  its  latest  developments  is  distinctly 
novel.  .=\n  ingenious  Australian  has  in- 
vented and  introduced  a  mica  cartridge 
for  sporting  and  military  guns.  The  fill- 
ing inside  the  cartridge  is  visible,  and  a 
further  advantage  is  that  instead  of  the 
usual  wad  of  felt  a  mica  wad  is  used. 
This  substance,  being  a  non  conductor 
unaffected  bv  acids  or  fumes,  acts  as  a 
lubricant.  When  smokeless  powders, 
such  as  cordite  or  other  nitro-glycerine 
compounds,  are  used,  mica  has  a  distinct 
advantage  over  every  other  material  used 
in  cartridge  manufacture.  Being  trans- 
parent, any  chemical  change  in  the 
explosive  can  be  at  once  detected.     The 


peculiar  property  it  has  of  withstanding 
intense  heat  is  here  utilized,  the  breech 
and  barrel  being  kept  constantly  cool. 
The  fouling  of  the  rifle  is  also  avoided, 
the  wad  actually  cleaning  the  barrel. 


Loaded  Sponges. 

According  to  the  (9/7,  Paint,  and  Drug 
Reporter,  the  rise  in  price  in  the  various 
kinds  of  Florida  sponges  has  given  rise  to 
an  ingenious  method  of  artificial  weight^ 
ing.  Formerly  lime  and  sand  were  em- 
ployed for  this  purpose  ;  now  it  is  stated 
glycerin  and  solution  of  silicate  of  sodium 
are  used,  the  latter  being  selected  fur  its 
admirable  weigh  ting  properties  and  the  ease 
with  which  it  can  be  manipulated.  One 
sample  when  tested  showed  a  loading  of 
about  25  per  cent,  of  this  substance. 


The  Soap  Berry. 

The  nuts  of  the  soap  berry,  Lapindns 
saponaria,  were  at  one  time  brought  to 
England,  and  used  for  waistcoat  buttons, 
for  which  purpose  they  were  highly 
esteemed  on  account  of  their  durability. 
The  skin  and  pulp  which  surround  the 
nuts  were  also  used  for  washing  linen, 
The  seed  vessels  form  a  lather  freely  with 
water.  The  whole  plant  crushed  and 
thrown  into  the  water  of  ponds  or  rivers 
kills  all  the  fish.  The  Spaniards  still  use 
the  nuts  of  this  plant  as  buttons.  The 
toxic  and  lathering  properties  alluded  to 
are  due  to  saponine.  It  is  affirmed  that 
linen  frequently  washed  with  the  skin  and 
pulp  of  these  nuts  is  soon  destroyed  by 
some  acrid  principle  that  is  also  present, 
if  not  by  the  saponine,  or  sonie  acid 
derived  from  it. — Monthly  Magazine. 


MEriiCAi,  Women  in  Russi.a. — Accord- 
ing to  the  official  register  of  medical 
practitioners  in  Russia,  the  total  number 
of  women  licensed  to  practise  medicine 
in  the  dominion  of  the  Czar  was  554. 
Of  these  291  were  private  practitioners, 
68  were  in  the  public  service  as  Poor- 
law  medical  officers,  and  1 7  as  sanitary 
officials  ;  33  held  appointments  in  schools 
and  colleges  for  girls  ;  31  occupied  posts 
in  private  or  municipal  hospitals,  and  10  in 
lying-in  hospitals;  eighlhadmedicalcharge 
of  factories  or  other  industrial  establisli- 
ments,  four  were  assistants  in  special 
educational  establishments,  and  two  held 
appointments  in  lunatic  asylums.  Most 
of  these  ladies  had  gone  through  the  old 
courses  for  medical  women  in  the  Nicolai- 
Krieg  Hos[)ital  of  St.  Petersburg,  which 
were  abolished  in  1882.  More  recent 
statistics  show  that  in  .\ugust,  1894,  the 
number  of  medical  women  had  risen  to 
691.  In  the  medical  faculties  ofSwitzer- 
land  there  were,  in  1891-92,  114  Russian 
women  studying  medicine  ;  the  majority 
of  these  are  described  as  "  politically  un- 
trustworthy "  from  the  official  point  ot 
view.  There  is  also  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  Russian  women,  for  the  most  part 


Jewesses,  at  present  studying  medicine  in 
Paris.  It  is  not  considered  likely  that 
the  opening  of  the  School  of  Medicine 
for  Women  in  St.  Petersburg,  which  is, 
we  believe,  definitely  fixed  for  July,  1897, 
will  materially  diminish  the  number  of 
Russian  ladies  studying  medicine  in 
Paris,  for  it  is  stated  that  only  women 
professing  the  Christian  faith  will  be 
admitted  to  the  new  school. — British 
Medical  Journal. 


Beeswax  is  bleached  by  repeated  wash-    \ 
ing  and    steaming  and    exposure   to  the 
sun. 

Some  of  the  common  garden  spiders 
spin  webs  so  fine  that  30,000  of  them 
laid  side  by  side  would  not  cover  the 
space  of  an  inch. 

Humboldt  says  that  a  single  pound  of 
the  finest  spider  webs  would  reach  around 
the  world. 

Senecio  .Alkaloids. —  Grandval  and 
Lajoux  have  succeeded  Jour  d.  Fharin.) 
in  isolating  two  alkaloids  from  senecio 
vulgaris,  which'  they  designate  senecionine 
and  senecine,  respectively. 

Oxalic  Acid  Worthless  as  a  Color 
Preserver. — A  writer  in  the  Bulletin  of 
Pharmacy  denounces  as  absolutely  worth- 
less the  use  of  oxalic  acid  solution  for 
preventing  the  fading  of  flowers  dried  for 
herbarium  purposes. 


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per  gross. 
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to  case,  $3.50  per  case. 
Raw  Linseed  Oil,    by  the    barrel,    54c.  per 

gal. 
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A  Glaring  Nuisance  and  How  to  Abate  it. 

riie  average  druggist  realizes  painfully 
enough  the  damage  which  has  been  done 
l)y  the  introduction  and  wide  popularity 
of  compressed  and  triturate  talilets.  liy 
tiieir  direct  sales  to  physicians,  a  number 
of  houses  have  materially  reduced  pre- 
scription-writing. Now,  is  the  popularity 
of  taijlets  due  to  solid  merit  and  practical 
convenience  alone  ?  By  no  means. 
Some  of  the  formulas  which  are  demanded 
in  tablet  form  are  pharmaceutical  mon- 
strosities—  irrational,  senseless  combina- 
tions which  would  never  be  thus  pre- 
scribed save  by  those  who  lack  pharma- 
ceutical knowledge. 

Creosote,  ammonium  carbonate,  men- 
tt;ol,  camphor,  and  the  similar  drugs  are 
hopelessly  volatile  ;  and  in  tablets,  only 
comparatively  minute  quantities  thereof 
can  be  exhibited.  Calomel  and  sodium, 
save  in  small  proportions,  afford  a  most 
irrational  combination.  Silol  combined 
with  camphor  is  a  monstrosity ;  one 
tablet-manufacturer  claims  .,\^  grain  of 
camphor  in  his  formula  for  salol  com- 
[)ound  ;  the  presence  of  such  a  proportion 
would  liquefy  the  tablet  !  Benzoic  acid 
is  equally  unfit  for  this  mode  of  adminis- 
tration. 

All  of  the  solid  extracts  are  subject  to 
deterioration  from  the  exposure  they 
suffer  in  tablet  form. 

We  would  continue  to  multiply  proofs 
that  the  world  has  gone  tai)let-mad,  and 
we  shall  expect  presently  to  receive 
orders  for  tablets  of  chloroform,  absolute 
alcohol,  and  aqua  pura  I  Thus,  in  the 
line  of  compressed  tablets,  what  sense  is 
there  in  demanding  phosphorus  ?  Phos- 
phorus oxidizes  readily,  and  has  probably 
vanished  ere  the  tablet  reaches  the 
patient. 

Aside  from  pharmaceutical  consider- 
ations, the  druggist  has  the  strongest 
possible  business  reasons  for  discourag- 
ing the  use  of  tablets.  They  foster  self- 
dispensing  ;  they  reduce  prescription- 
writing  to  insignificance.  It  is  apparent 
that  prescription-dispensing  should  be  one 
of  the  chief  sources  of  income  to  educated 
pharmacists. 

HOW,    THEN,    .^B.\TE    THE    NUIS.ANCE  ? 

Ky  Striving  to  make  your  medical 
patrons  and  acquaintances  grasp  the  fol- 
lowing points  : 

(i)  The  irrational  character  of  many 
tablet  formulas,  as  set  forth  above. 

(2)  The  far  greater  desirability  of 
exhibiting  medicine  in  the  ordinary  gelatin 
capsule,  gelatin-coated  pill,  a  fluid  extract. 

(3)  The  patient's  preference  for  a 
specially  prepared  remedy.  Eveiybody 
knows  that  the  patient  has  less  confidence 
in  a  "  hand-me  down,"  ready-made  medi- 
cine. He  wants  a  special  prescription 
suited  to  his  particular  case,  calculated  to 
fit  his  symptoms,  just  as  a  tailor-made 
suit  will  fit  his  figure  better  than  the 
machine-made  garb.  And  it  is  in  the 
doctor's  own  interest  to  respect  this 
feelmg. 


It  IS  an  incontestable  fact  that  the 
most  intelligent  way  of  administering 
medicine — the  most  certain  and  speedy, 
next  to  the  liquid  solution — is  to  fill  the 
empty  gelatin  capsule  with  medicine  in 
powdered  form.  Swallowed,  the  gelatin 
softens  and  dissolves  in  a  twinkling, 
exposing  its  contents  in  finely  divided 
state  to  the  action  of  the  gastric  mucous 
membrane. 

I'ROI'IT    TO    THE    DRUlJUlST. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  capsule 
prescriptions  afford  a  much  better  margin 
than  either  tablets  or  pills.  A  little  more 
time  may,  indeed,  be  consumed  :  but,  un- 
fortunately, with  most  druggists  time  is 
the  drug  with  which  they  are  most  abun- 
dantly supplied. 

Prescriptions  for  capsules  to  be  filled 
by  the  druggist  mean  another  source  of 
comfort  :  the  ingredients  are  always  at 
hand.  When  a  prescription  is  brought 
into  the  average  drug  store,  the  druggist 
usually  has  a  moment  of  painful  uncer- 
tainty. "Can  I  fill  it — have  I  the  exact 
thing  wanted?"  If  a  specific  pill  or 
tablet  formula  is  desired,  it  may  be  the 
very  one  the  druggist  has  failed  to  stock. 
But  the  first  glimpse  of  the  "  Ft."  on  a 
"  R "  is  a  relief:  it  means,  "I  can  fill 
that  prescription." 

The  druggist,  the  doctor,  the  patient, 
are  all  the  gainers  when  medicines  in 
powdered  form  are  dispensed  in  capsules 
— to  the  exclusion  of  the  ready-made 
tablet.--  Pharmacal  Notes. 


Notes  on  Soaps. 

By  A.  AsH^ruN  Kellv. 

Soaps  for  cleaning  metal  work  consist 
usually  of  mixtures  of  vaseline,  oleic  acid, 
and  fat,  with  addition  of  a  little  rouge. 
Fresh,  these  are  excellent,  but  they  soon 
turn  rancid,  and  become  unfit  for  use. 
A  soap  free  from  this  objection  is  made 
from  cocoanut  butter  as  follows  :  2.5  kilo- 
grammes of  the  butter  is  melted  in  an 
tron  vessel,  together  with  a  little  lime 
water,  and  to  the  mixture  is  added,  with 
constant  stirring,  180  grammes  of  chalk, 
87.5  grammes  of  alum,  and  the  same 
quantity  each  of  cream  of  tartar  and 
white  lead.  Pour  this  mixture  into 
moulds  to  solidify.  To  use,  the  soap  is 
made  into  a  paste  with  water  and  rubbed 
over  the  metal  and  finally  removed  by  a 
dry  cloth. 

M.  \'igier's  antiseptic  soap,  which  has 
considerable  sale  in  Paris,  being  useful 
for  closing  scratches  and  healing  sores  and 
cracks,  is  made  of  12  parts  dry  sulphate 
of  copper  incorporated  with  88  parts  of 
any  good  soap  material.  The  product 
has  a  pleasing  green  tint,  and  possesses 
an  emollient  action,  w  ithout  any  irritating 
property.      It  is  largely  used   in  hospitals. 

The  following  is  a  formula  for  a  yellow- 
rosin  soap  used  in  some  parts  :  100  lbs. 
cocoanut  oil  and  27  lbs.  rosin  are  saponi- 
fied to  a  clear  paste  with  about    160  lbs. 


caustic  soda  lye  of  23"  B.  To  this  paste 
is  added  28  lbs.  potash  solution,  30"  P.., 
while  gently  boiling,  after  which  it  is  filled 
with  about  40  lbs.  of  warm  soda  water- 
glass,  and  hardened  by  successive  addi- 
tion of  20  lbs.  of  brine,  20"  B.  Finally 
it  is  colored  with  i  02.  soap  yellow,  and 
perfumed  with  about  5  ozs.  oil  of  Myr- 
bane.  This  soap  is  quite  hard,  has  a  fine 
appearance,  and  is  excellent  for  washing. 
An  excess  of  soda  lye  must  be  avoided  to 
prevent  the  efflorescence  of  the  soap  dur- 
ing cold  weather. 

\.  good  stain-removing  soap,  useful  in 
bleach,  print  and  dye  works,  and  other 
places,  is  thus  described  :  Take  22  lbs. 
best  soap  and  reduce  it  to  thin  shavings. 
Place  the  soap  in  a  boiler  with  8.8  lbs. 
water  and  13.25  lbs.  ox  gall.  Cover  up 
and  let  remain  at  rest  all  night.  In  the 
morning  heat  up  gently,  and  regulate  it 
so  that  the  soap  may  dissolve  without 
stirring.  When  the  mass  is  homogeneous 
and  flows  smoothly,  and  part  of  the  water 
has  been  evaporated,  add  0.55  lbs.  tur- 
pentine and  0.44  lbs.  of  benzine,  and  mix 
well.  While  still  in  a  state  of  fusion, 
color  with  green  ultramarine  and  am- 
monia, and  pour  into  moulds,  where  the 
mixture  should  be  allowed  to  stand  several 
days  before  using.  This  is  an  excellent 
product. 

The  nuts  from  the  horse  chestnut  tree 
are  utilized  in  a  number  of  ways  in  France. 
From  the  seed  vessels,  when  burnt,  an 
alkali  is  recovered.  From  the  amylaceous 
pulps  the  fecula  is  extracted,  which  can 
be  transformed  into  glucose,  dextrine, 
alcohol,  or  vinegar.  The  nuts  yield  a 
fatty  matter  useful  for  making  a  certain 
kind  of  soap.  The  ashes  of  the  burnt 
nut  contain  75  per  cent,  of  potash. 
•  Savon  Bronce,  a  cheap  soap  extensively 
made  in  France,  is  prepared,  according  to 
Classen  in  La  Savonnerie,  in  the  follow- 
ing manner:  roo  kilos  bone  fat,  horse 
grease,  etc.,  20  kilos  cottonseed  oil,  and 
30  kilos  black  oil  residues,  are  melted 
together  in  a  large  iron  kettle ;  at  the 
same  time  100  kilos  rosin  are  melted  in 
another  vessel.  Both  are  then  poured 
together  into  a  frame  lined  with  sheet 
iron.  When  the  temperature  has  fallen 
to  40-45°  C.,  100  kilos  40°  caustic  soda 
lye  is  gradually  poured  in,  with  constant 
stirring.  As  soon  as  saponification  is 
completed,  20  kilos  water  glass  of  34-38° 
B.,  is  added. 

"  Savon  au  potpourri "  is  a  popular 
French  toilet  soap,  and  is  made  thus  : 
White  soap  is  reduced  to  a  fine  powder, 
and  then  the  following  perfume  is  added  : 
Equal  parts  each  of  oil  of  cloves,  oil 
neroli,  oil  thyme  oil  bergamot,  ambra  and 
oil  of  roses.  Ambra  tincture  is  prepared 
as  follows  :  25  grammes  finely  pulverized 
ambra  is  left  for  several  days  in  pure 
alcohol  (must  be  free  from  fusel  oils), 
86-go  in  a  warm  place,  and  repeatedly 
shaken.  The  tincture  is  filtered  through 
fine  filter  paper  or  glass  wool  into  bottles, 
which  can  be  tightly  stoppered  by  means 
of  ground-glass  stoppers. — American  Soap 
Journal. 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Some  Notes  About  Glass. 

Glass  is  the  offspring  of  fire.  In  his 
panegyric  on  wisdom,  Job  says  of  it, 
"  Gold  and  glass  cannot  equal  it,"  a  proof 
of  the  value  that  was  then  set  upon  this 
material.  The  walls  of  the  rock  tombs  of 
Beni  Hassan,  belonging  to  the  twelfth 
dynasty  of  the  Pharaohs,  bear  paintings 
representative  of  glass  blowing  about  2851 
B.C.  But  sculptured  glass  blowers  have 
been  found  in  a  much  more  ancient  tomb. 
Glass  eyes  are  often  discovered  with 
mummies,  but  they  were  placed  with  the 
corpse  after  death,  and  were  symbolic  of 
some  religious  rite.  The  oldest  piece  of 
glass  in  the  British  museum  is  a  lion's 
head  of  opaque  blue  glass.  It  was  dis- 
covered at  Thebes,  and  by  the  inscription 
it  bears  must  belong  to  the  period  2423- 
2380  B.C.  On  both  the  Egyptian  tombs 
and  those  of  Thebes  are  frescoes  of  bottles 
holding  wine.  Some  of  these  represent 
the  bottles  protected  by  wicker  or  leather 
coverings.  Layard  discovered  quantities 
of  glass  at  Nineveh,  but  the  Egyptians 
appear  to  have  held  pre-eminence  in  the 
art  of  those  early  days.  It  is  certain  that 
they  practised  moulding  in  glass,  but  the 
art  was  lost  till  the  seventeenth  century, 
when  one  Lehmann  of  Prague  reinvented 
it,  and  got  a  patent  for  the  same  from 
Rudolf  II.  It  is  probable  that  the  Phoe- 
nicians acquired  the  art  from  the  Egypt- 
ians, and  in  their  turn  taught  it  to  the 
Israelites.  Homer  speaks  of  most  works 
of  art  or  ornament  as  the  work  of  a  god  or 
a  Sidonian.  Solomon,  in  the  building  of 
his  temple,  appealed  for  assistance  to 
Hiram,  King  of  Tyre.  To  the  Phoeni- 
cians the  Greeks  are  also  indebted  for 
their  knowledge  of  glass  manufacture. 
From  them  the  Romans  learned  it,  and" 
from  the  Romans  came  the  diffusion  of 
the  art  throughout  Europe. 

Herodotus,  writing  in  440  B.C.,  men- 
tions glass,  and  Aristotle  has  two  pro- 
blems on  glass:  (i)  "Why  we  see  through 
it."  (2)  "  Why  it  is  malleable."  E^ypt 
became  a  Roman  provinrein  30  B.C., 
and  the  tax  which  Augustus  laid  upon  the 
conquered  country  was  glass,  wheat,  and 
linen.  The  importation  of  the  first  named 
gave  a  tremendous  impetus  to  the  manu- 
facture of  the  article.  The  Romans  be- 
came fanatic-i  in  their  desire  to  secure  col- 
lections of  glassware.  Factories  and  work- 
men had  to  be  removed  to  the  imperial 
city,  and  the  glass  craze  continued  un- 
abated for  years.  Nero  was  a  great  patron 
of  the  industry,  hut,  like  the  baronet  in  the 
"  Second  Mrs.  Tanqueray,"  he  was  given 
to  smashing  rare  pieces  of  crystal  when 
furious.  As  much  as  ^^1,500  was  given 
by  moneyed  Romans  for  a  single  crystal 
bowl.  For  purposes  of  architecture,  do- 
mestic work,  and  personal  adornment  the 
Romans  used  glass  much  more  than  we 
do  to-day.  It  is  singular  how  little  the 
manufacture  of  glass  has  altered  from  the 
earliest  times  to  the  i)resent.  Pliny,  writ- 
ing of  this,  says  it  was  made  from  sand 
found  at  the  mouth  of  the  river  Vulturnus 
(an  insignificant  Roman  stream,  since  re- 
named), which,  being   ground    to   a    fine 


powder  by  a  ball  and  mill,  was  mi.xed 
with  three  parts  fossil  alkali,  then  fused. 
A  valuable  quality  in  glass  is  its  resistance 
to  common  solvents.  Properly  made 
glass  can  only  be  acted  upon  by  hydro- 
fluoric acid,  which  causes  it  to  "  scale." 
Although  the  materials  employed  in  bottle 
making  are  coarse  and  impure,  the  quality 
of  the  glass  is  of  great  importance.  It 
must  resist  corrosion  and  the  solvent  ac- 
tion of  the  substances  imprisoned  in  it. 
Bottle  glass  varies  in  color  from  darkest 
green  to  white  ;  the  latter  color  is  used 
for  aerated  waters.  The  materials  ordi- 
narily employed  in  its  manufacture  ar6 
common  sand,  gas  lime,  brick  clay,  com- 
mon salt,  and  soap  boilers'  waste. 
I  jThe  first  bottle  was  probably  made  of  a 
gourd.  Afterwards  skins  were  used  to 
carry  water  and  wine.  It  is  to  these  that 
the  reference  is  made,  "  .'\nd  no  man  put- 
teth  new  wine  into  old  bottles,  else  the 
new  wine  doth  burst  the  bottles." 
This  simile  occurs  three  times  in  the  New 
Testament,  and  appears  to  have  been 
much  thought  of  by  the  apostles.  In  the 
Old  Testament  references  to  bottles  of 
wine  occur  in  Hosea,  Jeremiah,  Samuel, 
and  Job.  These  are  always  skin  bottles. 
In  one  of  his  fits  of  indigestion.  Job  de- 
scribes himself  as  "  ready  to  burst  like 
new  bottles."  In  the  country  districts  in 
Spain  and  Portugal  at  this  day  the  travel- 
ler may  drink  wine  from  bottles  made  of 
goat  skins.  The  flavoring  is  not  nice. 
Leather  bottles  were  used  in  England  till 
the  time  of  the  Stuarts.  There  was  a 
nursery  song  in  praise  of  "The  Leather 
Bottle,"  which  we  used  to  sing  at  school  as 
a  sort  of  rival  to  "  Little  Brown  Jug," 
which  was  really  an  importation  from 
Burgundy.  The  strangest  receptacles  for 
fluid  I  have  seen  were. in  New  Guinea. 
There  the  inland  tribes  come  down  to  the 
coast  and  carry  away  with  them  long  bam- 
boos filled  with  salt  water,  which  they 
drink  with  as  much  avidity  as  we  would 
the  choicest  wines  or  table  waters. — £x- 
change. 


Animal  Charcoal  as  a  Pill  Exeipient. 

Ky  Senor  EvicLK. 

The  dispensing  of  pills  containing 
creosote,  croton  oil,  etc.,  is  one  of  the 
most  important  operations  which  present 
themselves  to  the  pharmacist,  and  the 
processes  published  sufficiently  indicate 
how  much  this  question  occupies  the  at- 
tention of  every  dispenser  jealous  of  the 
faithful  discharge  of,  his  professional 
duties.  Animal  charcoal  exhibits,  as  re- 
gards creosote  and  croton  oil,  a  consider- 
able absorptive  power.  With  creosote  it 
is,  moreover,  absolutely  necessary  to  use 
some  inert  substance  capable  of  binding 
the  pill  mass ;  with  croton  oil  this  is  un- 
necessary. 

(i)  Creosote  pills  containing  5  centi- 
grammes in  each.  Place  in  a  mortar 
about  2  grammes  of  animal  charcoal, 
pouring  on  to  the  powder  a  gramme  of 
creosote,  or,  better,  43  drops  measured  by 
the  regulation  pipette,  stir  quickly  until  a 


soft  paste  is  obtained  indicating  that  all 
the  creosote  is  not  entirely  absorbed. 
Add  little  by  little  more  animal  charcoal 
(about  0.60  gramme)  until  the  mass  is 
converted  into  a  moist  powder  not  ad- 
hering to  the  pestle  nor  to  the  mortar. 
The  creosote  now  forms  with  its  exeipient 
a  powdery  mixture  which  binds  beauti- 
fully on  the  addition  of  0.20  to  0.25 
gramme  of  Venice  turpentine.  Beaten 
together  quickly  a  pilular  mass  of  perfect 
homogeneity  and  plasticity  is  produced, 
which,  when  cut  into  twenty  pills,  soon 
sets  satisfactorily. 

(2)  Croton  oil  pills  containing  5  centi- 
grammes each.  Croton  oil,  49  drops. 
Animal  charcoal  enough  to  make  twenty 
pills. 

For  these  it  is  not  necessary  to  use 
Venice  turpentine,  as  the  mass  is  easily 
made,  and  rolls  well  on  the  machine. 

(3)  In  the  case  of  a  more  complicated 
formula  in  which,  for  example,  the  creo- 
sote is  associated  with  tannin  and  iodo- 
form, animal  charcoal  will  be  found  again 
very  useful,  as  in  the  following  prescrip- 
tion, which  is  very  often  met  with  : 

Beech  creosote i  gramme. 

Tannin  (prepared  with  ether) ....  I         " 
Iodoform i         " 

Make  twenty  pills. 

To  quickly  get  a  satisfactory  and 
smooth  mass,  first  absorb  the  creosote 
with  animal  charcoal  as  previously  di- 
rected, add  the  tannin  and  iodoform  tri- 
turated together,  mix  well,  and  mass  with 
Venice  turpentine. 

Pills  thus  prepared  may  be  sent  out 
rolled  in  magnesia,  silvered  or  varnished 
with  tolu  varnish,  which  latter  helps  to 
mask  the  caustic  taste  of  the  creosote, 
although  the  animal  charcoal  does  this  to 
a  great  e.\tent. 

Animal  charcoal  enables  one  also  to 
dispense  creosote  and  similar  medicines 
in  the  form  of  cachets,  as  in  the  two  an- 
nexed prescriptions  : 

1.  Cachets  of  creosote  of. .  20  cenligrammes  each. 

Beech  creosote 2  grammes. 

Animal   charcoal 5         " 

Mix  intimately,  and  divide  into  ten 
cachets. 

2.  Cachets   of   \enice   tur- 

pentine of 50  centigrammes  each. 

\'enice  turpentine 5  grammes. 

Animal  charcoal 5         " 

Mix  and  make  ten  cachets. 

One  can  thus  see  that  these  substances 
hitherto  only  sent  out  in  capsules,  perles, 
or  boluses,  may  be  prepared  by  the  phar- 
macist himself  at  his  own  dispensing 
counter,  and  by  this  means  he  will  be 
able  to  send  out  an  accurately  dosed  and 
prepared  remedy  of  whose  quality  lie  has 
previously  satisfied  himself.  —  Revista 
Farmaceiitica  Argentina  :  Phar.  lournal. 


Lanolin  rubber,  made  as  follows,  is 
much  used  in  the  Hospital  St.  Louis, 
Paris,  Dissolve  i  gramme  of  pure  rub- 
ber in  the  necessary  amount  of  chloro- 
form, and  mix  the  solution  with  twelve 
grammes  of  lanolm. 


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Formulary. 


KOLA  WINE. 

The  Bull.  Med.  gives  this  formula  : 

I'luiil  extract  kol.i 30  parts 

Tincture   mix  vomica 10  parts 

Malvoisie  or  sherry  wine,  suffi- 
cient to  make 1000  parts 


F.l'FERVESCENT    QUININE   MIXTURE. 

The  following  is  an  agreeable  and 
efTective  method  of  dispensing  quinine, 
which  renders  the  alkaloidal  salt  more 
pleasant  to  take  and,  at  the  same  time, 
more  easily  tolerated  (Ktv.  Intern,  de 
Med.  et  Chinirg.)  :  Sulphate  of  quinine, 
2  grains  ;  citric  acid,  10  grains;  simple 
elixir,  syrup  of  orange,  of  each  30  minims  ; 
distilled  water  to  half  an  ounce.  Each 
dose  to  be  accomp.Tnied  by  a  powder  of 
sodiuin  bicarbonate,  10  grains. — Pharma- 
ceutical Journal. 

NEURALGI.^    AND    HEADACHE    POWDERS. 

{ I )  Acetanilid 5  grains. 

Lupulin 5  grains. 

rowdered  sugar q.s. 

Make  a  powder.  Three  powders  to  be 
taken  at  intervals  of  four  hours. 

(2)  Acetanilid 5  grains 

Sodium  salicyl.ite 5  grains 

C.-iffeine i  grain 

Make  a  powder  to  be  taken  as  above. 
—  Chemist  and  Druggist. 


ANTISEPTIC    TABLETS    FOR    PRF.PARIXG 
GARGLES. 

L.  Furst  {Pharni.  Centralhalle)  gives 
the  following  formula  for  tablets,  for  the 
use  of  travellers,  etc.,  one  of  which,  dis- 
solved \n  a  glass  of  hot  water,  makes  an 
antiseptic  gargle,  useful  in  all  troubles  of 
the  throat  and  air  passages  : 

Boric  acid 150  parts 

Salicylic  acid 15  parts 

Kitchen  salt 30  parts 

Saccharin 3  parts 

Peppermint,  eucalyptus  oil,  enough  to  flavor. 

Mix,  and  divide  into  tablets  weighing 
10  grains  each. — National  Druggist. 


ELIXIR  OF  KOLA. 

In  answer  to  a  correspondent's  query  of 
last  month  we  give  the  following  formula 
as  recommended  by  Frank  Edel  {Ameri- 
can  Druggist)  : 

Fid.  ext.  kola   2     fl.  oz. 

Ammon.  glycyrrhizin I      dram 

Saccharin I      dram 

Water 7     fl.  or. 

Alcohol 34  fi.  oz. 

Simple  elixir 3^  fl.  oz. 

Dissolve  the  ammoniated  glycyrrhizin 
in  the  water  and  in  this  dissolve  the  sac- 
charin ;  now  add  the  syrup  and  alcohol, 
followed  by  the  fluid  extract  of  kola,  to 
which  has  been  added  a  few  drops  of  oil 
of  orange.  Set  aside,  with  occasional 
shaking  during  five  or  six  hours  ;  then 
filter  and  bring  its  bulk  up  to  one  pint 
with  simple  elixir. 


CIIII.llLAIN     KE.MIililES. 

( 1 )  Sozoiodol  of  zinc 1  pari 

Soft  paraffin 10  parts 

Mix. 

(2)  Beef  fat, 

Ked  ferric  oxide aa  250  parts 

Magnetic  iron  oxide. 

Oil  of  turpentine a."!  30  parts 

Oil  of  bergamot 2  parts 

For  broken  chilblains  : 

(3)  Carbolic  acid 25  parts 

Liniment  of  lime 500  parts 

Mix. 

(4)  Lycopodium,  tannin fui  17  parts 

Lard 30  parts 

(5)  Tinct.  digitalis 6  parts 

Thymol 3  parts 

Alcohol 150  parts 

Glycerine 1 50  parts 

Mix,  and  rub  well  on  the  affected  parts. 
—  Quart.  Med.  Jour.  {Les  Nouv.  Remides). 


EFFERVESCENT  BATH  TABLETS. 

Tartaric  acid 40  parts 

Sodium  bicarbonate 36  parts 

Rice  flour 24  parts 

A  few  spoonfuls  of  this  when  stirred 
into  a  bathtubful  of  water  cause  a  copious 
liberation  of  carbon  dioxide,  which  is 
thought  by  some  to  be  "refreshing." 

This  mixture  can,  we  presume,  be  made 
into  tablets  by  compression,  moistening, 
if  necessary,  with  alcohol.  Water,  of 
course,  cannot  be  used  in  making  them, 
as  its  presence  causes  the  decomposition 
referred  to. 

Perfume  may  be  added  to  this  powder, 
essential  oils  being  a  good  form.  Oil  of 
lavender  would  be  a  suitable  addition  in 
the  proportion  of  a  dram  or  more  to  the 
pound  of  powder.  A  better  but  more  ex- 
pensive perfume  may  be  obtained  by  mix- 
ing I  part  of  oil  of  rose  geranium  with  6 
parts  of  oil  of  lavender. 

A  perfume  still  more  desirable  may  be 
had  by  adding  a  mixture  of  the  oils  from 
which  cologne  water  is  made.  For  an 
ordinary  quality  the  following  will  suffice  : 

Oil  of  lavender A  ounce 

Oil  of  rosemary A  ounce 

Oil  of  bergamot i  ounce 

Oil  of  lemon 2  ounces 

Oil  of  clove A  dram 

For  the  first  quality  the  following  may 
be  taken: 

Oil   of  neroli 6  drams 

Oil  of  rosemary 3  drams 

Oil  of  bergamot 3  drams 

Oil  of  cedrat 7  drams 

Cil  of  orange  peel 7  drams 

A  dram  or  more  of  either  of  these  mix- 
tures may  be  used  to  the  pound,  as  in 
the  case  of  lavender  ;  and  they  may,  of 
course,  be  made  up  in  smaller  quantity  if 
but  little  is  required.  The  quantities 
given  above  are  sufficient  to  make  in  each 
instance  a  gallon  of  cologne  water  by  dis- 
solving the  respective  mixtures  in  that 
quantity  of  deodorized  alcohol — a  fact 
noted  for  the  convenienc£Af  the  operator 
who  may  wish  to  dispose^!  the  residues 
in  that  way. 

These  mixtures  may  also  be  use4  in 
the  preparation  of  a  bath  powdei^s^on- 
efifervescent)  made  by  mixing  e;ual   parts 


of  |)()wdcrcd  soap  and  powdered  borax. — 
Pacific  Druggist. 

New  Handkerchief  Extracts. 

The    following    are     taken    from    the 
Sei/ensieder  Zeitung  : 

STOLEN    KISSES. 

Jonquil  extract 1,000  parts. 

Orris-root  extract 1,000  " 

Essence  of  amljergris 120  " 

Essence  of  civet 100  " 

Extract  of  cassic 500  " 

Spirit  of  rose,  triple 500  " 

Extract  of  tonka  bean 500  " 

Oil  of  cilronella 6  " 

Mix.     Said  to  be  "  herrlich." 

BOUQUET    d'a.MOUR. 

Extract  of  cassic 500  parts. 

Extract  of  jasmine 500     " 

Essence  of  ambergris 125     " 

Extract  of  violet 500     " 

Essence  of  musk 125     " 

Mix  thoroughly  and  filter. 
"tannenduft." 

Oil  of  bergamot 5  parts. 

Oil  of  pine  (Edel/anne) 100     " 

Rectified  oil  of  turpenlme..         3     " 
Alcohol 1 ,000     ' ' 

Mix. 

"heuduft  bouquet." 

Extract  of  tonka  bean 1,000  parts. 

.Spirit  of  rose,  triple 500     " 

Extract  of  rose-geranium. .       4S0     " 

Extract  of  jasmine 500     " 

Extract  of  orange- flower. ..     500     " 
Extract  of  rose 600     " 

Mix. 

FLOWERS    OF    SPRING. 

Rose  pomade  extract 1,000  parts. 

Extract  of  violets 1,000     " 

Essence  of  ambergris 60     " 

Spirit  of  rose,  triple 150     " 

Extract  of  cassic 150     " 

Oil  of  bergamot 10     " 

Mi.x. 

ESTERHAZV     BOUQUET. 

Extract  of  vetivert 500  parts. 

Extract  of  violet 500  " 

Extract  of  vanilla 500  " 

Extract  of  tonk.i  bean 500  " 

Extract  of  orange-flower.   ..  500  " 

Spirit  of  rose,  triple 500  " 

Essence  of  ambergris 300  " 

Sandalwood  oil 40  " 

Mix, 

— Perfume  Gazette. 


Saffron  trade,  which  is  almost  wholly 
confined  to  Spain,  shows  a  considerable 
falling  off  during  the  past  two  years. 
The  returns  at  Valencia,  where  the  bulk 
of  the  trade  is  concentrated,  show  a  de- 
crease of  about  50  per  cent,  in  the  amount 
sold  in  1894,  as  compared  with  the  pre- 
vious year. 

For  Burns. — An  ointment  composed 
of  one  part  of  powdered  nut-galls  and 
eight  parts  pfi*borated  vaseline  is  espe- 
cially rfsiiiliKided- 


To  Preserve  Oil  of  Bitter  Al- 
Mokos. — Keep  in  bottles  fiiled  to  the 
neck  and  carefully  closed.  The  same 
may  be  said  of  oil  of  lemon. 


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Photographic  Notes 


Snap  Shots  and  the  Hand  Camera. 

By  Gordon  Parker. 

All  dust  covered,  and  neglected,  the 
implements  used  in  early  efforts  mark  the 
course  of  advancement  in  our  chosen 
lines  of  work  and  pleasure.  The  ad- 
vanced amateur  has  forgotten  the  hand 
camera  of  his  first  steps  in  photography, 
or  only  remembers  it  to  remark,  "  I  did 
that  once,"  as  he  meets  the  snap-shotting 
fiend  everywhere  wandering  up  and  down 
the  land. 

But  great  strides  have  beerj  taken  in 
the  manufacture  of  hand  cameras  and  all 
the  accessories,  and  the  work  that  is 
possible,  and  the  results  that  are  obtained 
by  the  successful  snap-shotter  of  to-day 
are  alike  a  credit  to  him  and  his  instru- 
ment, and  a  wonder  to  all. 

A  hand  camera  should  be  a  part  of 
every  amateur's  outfit.  Such  an  instru- 
ment could  have  been  used  to  advantage 
the  day  of  the  Knights  Templar  parade  in 
Boston,  where  a  large  tripod  camera  was 
useless  and  heavy  baggage. 

The  qualifications  necessary  in  the 
successful  use  of  the  camera  are  a  quick 
eye,  judgment  of  distance,  some  idea  of 
composition,  courage,  and  a  steady  nerve. 
Possessed  of  these,  you  can  go  anywhere 
it  is  right  to  go,  and  come  away  with  good 
proof  of  your  trip. 

The  film,  a  bugbear  to  many,  is  really 
the  meat  of  the  hand  camera.  You  can 
do  nothing  with  plates  that  cannot  be 
duplicated  with  the  film.  You  can  carry 
more  of  them,  make  the  changes  quicker, 
and,  consequently,  get  more  exposures. 
The  small  universal-focus,  film,  and  plate- 
carrying  cameras  of  recent  manufacture 
answer  all  requirements,  and  have  many 
advantages. 

The  hand  camera  is  valuable  to  the 
druggist  in  many  ways,  but  lack  of  space 
will  allow  of  the  mention  of  but  one  at 
this  time. 

We  dress  our  windows  to  attract  atten- 
tion, and,  while  our  wares  are  capable  of 
arrangements  pleasing  to  the  eye,  the 
novelty  wears  away  with  repetition.  It 
must  have  been  observed  how  quick!/ 
pictures  catch  the  eye  and  stop  the  feet. 
People  are  interested,  study  the  display, 
smile,  stop  again  as  they  return  your  way, 
and  ask  their  friends  if  they  have  seen  the 
pictures  in  your  window.  It  is  something 
your  neighbor  cannot  exactly  duplicate. 
The  negatives,  the  prints,  the  display  is 
wholly  your  own,  and  a  little  intelligent 
talk,  when  the  customer  comes  in,  aliout 
the  pictures,  and  the  making  of  pictures, 
interests  and  pleases  him. 

Now,  the  hand  camera  and  snap  shot 
make  this  nearer  and  easier  to  you  than 
the  tripod  and  the  larger  box,  because  a 
larger  variety  can  be  shown.  Some  of 
the  pictures  can  only  be  obtained  that 
way  ;  you  come  nearer  to  the  great  ma- 
jority of  picture-takers.  You  can  send 
your  clerk,  your  family,  your  out-of-work 


friend,  off  for  what  will  interest  them  in 
obtaining  and  profit  you  in  having  ;  it 
will  make  trade  for  you  in  photographic 
material  ;  and  it  comes  nearest  to  the 
desired  result  of  all  window  display  by 
attracting  favorable  attention  to  your 
store  and  your  goods. —  The  Spatula. 

Mastieatories. 

Of  late  years  chicle  and  other  chewing 
gums  have  come  into  extensive  use  in  the 
United  States,  on  the  plausible  argument 
that  the  saliva,  so  copiously  secreted,  is 
an  important  digestive  fluid.  It  is  said 
that  over  one  million  sterling  is  spent  in 
New  Y'ork  for  chewing  gums.  Since  1883 
the  imports  of  chicle  gum  (derived  chiefly 
from  Frosopis  dukis  and  other  species)  in 
Mexico  and  Texas  have  increased  largely. 
This  gum  was  received  in  the  United  States 
in  1887  to  the  value  of  ^65, 000.  In  the 
year  1893-94  there  was  an  increase  of 
400  tons  shipped  from  Mexico  over  the 
previous  year.  Chicle  gum  is,  after  va- 
nilla, the  most  valuable  druggist's  article 
exported  from  the  Republic  of  Mexico, 
now  reaching  in  value  ^,72,000. 

Chewing  gum  is  being  vigorously  warred 
against  by  some  sensational  writers,  who 
assert  that  it  is  injurious  to  the  eyesight 
and  weakens  the  spine.  A  pretty  girl 
masticating  a  wad  of  chewing  gum  is  not 
a  pretty  sight,  but  it  is  ridiculous  to  assert 
that  the  practice  is  injurious.  The  Arabs 
have  long  chewed  gum  arable.  The 
habit  of  chewing  "  makin,"  or  gum  formed 
on  the  under  surface  of  the  juniper 
branches,  is  as  general  among  the  re- 
sidents of  Patagonia  as  the  mate  drinking 
in  the  adjoining  republics,  or  the  coca 
chewing  in  Peru  and  Bolivia.  The  kola 
nut  is  the  masticatory  of  Central  and 
Western  Africa,  as  the  vetch  nut  of  India 
and  the  East,  or  chewing  tobacco  by  the 
seamen  in  Western  Europe.  Chewing 
gum  in  Germany  is  impregnated  with 
various  antiseptics  as  an  effective  agent 
for  throat  affections.  Several  species  of 
Pistada  furnish  the  gum  resin  of  com- 
merce, known  as  mastic.  The  women  of 
Scio,  Smyrna,  and  Constantinople  have 
almost  always  a  piece  of  mastic  in  their 
mouth. 

The  largest  consumption  is  in  the 
seraglios  of  the  East,  where  it  is  univer- 
sally chewed  by  the  women,  like  the 
chicle  gum  in  the  United  States,  and 
thence  derives  its  popular  name.  It  is 
thought  to  sweeten  the  breath  and  excite 
the  appetite. 

Even  little  children  chew  mastic,  and  a 
mother  or  sister  will  give  her  own  .special 
piece  to  a  noisy  young  two-year-old  to 
keep  him  or  her  quiet.  It  is  very  odd  to 
a  European,  on  paying  a  morning  visit 
to  a  Greek  or  Armenian  beauty,  to  see 
her  take  a  large  quid,  of  what  appears  to 
be  dentist's  modelling  wax,  out  of  her 
handsome  mouth,  and  deposit  it  by  her 
side  on  the  divan,  so  that  her  flow  of 
language  may  not  be  interfered  with. 
But  little  mastic  is  imported  into  Europe, 
and  that  only  of  the  inferior  kinds  for 
maKing  varnish. — P/ia?-.  Journal. 


Emulsion    of   Creosote   with  Milli    for 
Rectal  Injection. 

Surchet  finds  {L' Union  Pharm.)  that  of 
all  the  methods  hitherto  suggested  for  the 
suspension  of  creosote  for  rectal  injection, 
none  are  so  satisfactory  as  a  simple  emul- 
sion made  with  milk.  A  good  sample  of 
creosote  may  be  mixed  with  fresh  milk 
in  any  proportion  from  i  to  10  per  cent, 
without  causing  coagulation  of  the  casein; 
in  fact,  the  proportion  may  he  raised  to 
25  per  cent.  If  coagulation  takes  place 
it  is  due  to  inferior  creosote  containing 
phenols.  Pure  creosote  mixes  perfectly 
with  milk  by  simply  shaking,  and  after 
standing  for  several  days  the  creamy  layer 
on  the  surface  does  not  show  a  drop  or 
the  slightest  floating  disc  of  separated 
creosote.  The  creosote  emulsion  may 
be  diluted  with  water  without  separ- 
ation ;  it  keeps  indefinitely.  The  author 
has  kept  a  milk  emulsion  contain- 
ing 5  per  cent,  of  creosote  for  four 
months,  and  a  diluted  solution  of  60  parts 
of  this  emulsion  in  190  parts  of  water  re- 
mained unaltered  for  a  similar  period. 
For  extemporaneous  preparation  of  the 
emulsion,  43  drops  (i  gram)  of  pure 
beechwood  creosote  are  counted  into  a 
quarter  of  a  glass  of  milk,  well  stirred  up, 
and  the  glass  filled  up  with  water.  For 
hospital  use  a  i  in  30  solution  is  prepared 
with  beechwood  creosote,  16  grams,  fre-^h 
milk  sufficient  to  produce  half  a  litre. 
This  is  to  be  diluted  with  water  before  in- 
jection. Guaiacol  may  be  similarly  com- 
bined. Among  other  substances  which 
readily  emulsify  in  milk  the  author  cites 
eucalyptol.  Not  only  is  the  milk  injec- 
tion useful,  but  the  same  vehicle  may  be 
employed  for  administering  creosote  itt 
the  ordinary  way.  The  prescribed  dose 
is  stirred  into  a  bowl  of  milk,  which  is 
readily  taken  by  the  patient,  and  is  much 
better  tolerated  by  the  stomach  than  when 
taken  in  any  other  form. 


The  Cape  Agricultural  Journal  \'i  call- 
ing attention  to  a  poison  not  yet  fully 
understood.  It  is  obtained  from  Acocaii- 
thera  venenata  (or  ToxicophLca  T/iunhergii), 
known  to  the  colonists  as  Gifi-boom  or 
Poison-tree.  The  leaves  have  proved 
rapidly  destructive  to  many  goats,  and  a 
decoction  of  the  bark  of  the  root  is  used 
medicinally  by  the  native  quacks,  some- 
times with  fatal  effect.  In  one  case,where 
the  medicine  was  administered  as  an 
enema,  death  ensued  in  about  two  min- 
utes. It  is  conjectured  that  the  active 
principle  is  not  an  alkaloid,  but  a  gluco- 
side.  No  analysis  of  the  poison  has  been 
published,  nor  have  its  reactions  been 
studied.  The  arrow-poison  used  by  the 
Bushmen  is  said  to  be  prepared  by  mix- 
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the  gum-resin  which  exudes  from  the 
rhizomatous  base  of  the  "  gilt-boll," 
Briinsvigia  toxicaria.  Whether  the  latter 
ingredient  has  any  effect  beyond  prevent- 
ing the  cobra  poison  from  being  rubbed 
off  the  point  of  the  arrow  has  yet  to  be 
ascertained. — B.  C.  Druggist. 


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261 


Sterilizing-  Vegetable  Oils. 

M.  Nillon,  in  ihe  columns  of /<;  Revue 
lie  Chimie  Indi(slrielte,g\\c^3.i\  interesting 
account  of  a  new  method  of  sterili'.ing 
vegftal)le  oils  in  such  a  way  as  to  enable 
their  being  kept  for  years  witlioul  altera- 
tion or  deterioration.  Heat  destroys 
llavor,  and  so. do  antiseptics.  The  pro- 
cess is  one  of  fining,  a  substance  called 
algosine  being  used.  It  is  derived  from 
sea  algues,  is  mucilaginous,  and  has  the 
pnjperty  of  comljining  with  alkalies  and 
forming  noncrystallizable  but  easily  soluble 
salts,  and  strong  solution  of  this  substance 
is  made  and  intimately  mixed  and  shaken 
with  the  oils  to  be  treated.  '1  he  whole  is 
then  allowed  to  rest  for  twenty-four  hours. 
The  algosine  by  that  time  has  sunk  to  the 
bottom,  carrying  with  it  all  foreign  mat- 
ters, such  as  albuminoids,  mucilages,  fatty 
acids,  coloring  substances,  etc.  The  re- 
sult is  a  i)erfectly  neutral  oil,  which  retains 
all  its  natural  characteristics  of  flavor,  etc., 
but  will  not  become  rancid.  A  natural 
olive  oil  gave  acidity  1.23  when  fresh,  and 
at  the  end  of  fifteen  months,  acidity  6.  iS  ; 
the  same  oil  heated  with  algosine  gave 
acidity  0.0 1,  and  after  fifteen  months, 
0.03.  A  natural  nut  oil  gave  acidity  2.55 
wl-.en  fresh,  and  after  fifteen  months, 
15  71  ;  the  same  oil  treated  with  algosine 
gave  acidity  0.01,  and  after  fifteen  months, 
0.02.  Of  course,  oils  thus  treated  have 
a  much  enhanced  value,  whether  used 
for  dietetic  purposes,  as  lubricants,  or  for 
sugar  refining,  leather  dressing,  etc. — 
Maiiufnduring  Chemist. 


fleeted  action,  especially  in  youth,  better 
than  success,  which,  indeed,  too  easily 
and  too  early  gained,  not  seldom  serves, 
like  winning  the  first  throw  of  the  dice,  to 
blind  and  stupefy,  (let  knowledge — all 
you  can.  Be  thorough  in  all  you  do,  and 
remember  that,  though  ignorance  may 
often  be  innocent,  pretension  is  always 
despicable.  (^)uit  you  like  men,  be  strong, 
and  exercise  your  strength.  Work  on- 
ward and  work  upwards;  and  may  the 
blessing  of  the  Most  F^igh  soothe  your 
cares,  clear  your  vision,  and  crown  your 
labors  with  reward. 


Business  Notices. 


The  Candle  Nut. 


The  Hawaiian  Gazette  refers  to  the 
candle  nut,  which  grows  plentifully  in  the 
islands.  It  is  appreciated  by  the  natives, 
but  would  seem  to  deserve  the  careful 
attention  of  manufacturing  chemists.  It 
seems  that  if  the  nuts  are  roasted  in  the 
shells,  and  the  kernels  then  worked  into 
a  paste,  flavored  with  pepper  and  salt,  a 
splendid  appetizer,  rivalling  caviare,  is 
produced.  The  green  husk  contains  an 
acid  juice,  which  has  a  local  reputation  as 
a  cure  for  sore  throats.  From  the  burnt 
shell  the  natives  formerly  obtained  an  in 
delible  ink  or  dye,  which  they  utilized  tor 
tattooing  purposes.  From  the  bark  a  gum 
exudes,  which  serves  as  an  excellent  sub- 
stitute for  gum  arable  and  gum  tragacanth, 
and  c(  uld  be  used  for  confectionery,  medi- 
cated jujubes,  etc.  The  Hawaiians  use  it 
in  obstinate  cases  of  dysenteiy.  It  will 
thus  be  seen  that  the  nut  trees  are  valu- 
able, and  might  be  worked  up  profitably 
with  a  little  enterprise. — Manufacturin;:; 
Chemist. 


Improved  Elixir  Aromatic.' 

IJy  Emilk  Ott. 

The  National  Formulary,  as  well  as  the 
United  States  Pharmacopreia,  give  for- 
mula; for  elixir  aromatic  in  which  it  is 
necessary  to  have  a  preparation  in  stock 
that  is  never  called  for  except  in  making 
elixir  aromatic,  as  suggested  in  the  (jues- 
tion. 

It,  no  doubt,  would  be  a  saving  of  time 
and  trouble  and  obviate  the  necessity  of 
having  unnecessary  bottles  on  our  shelves 
by  making  the  elixir  direct  from  the  oils. 

Through  experience  I  have  made  the 
preparation  according  to  the  following 
formula  and  have  had  satisfactory  results  : 

Oil  orange 30  drops 

Oil  lemon S  drops 

Oil  coriander 2  drops 

Oil  anise r  drop 

Syrup 375  c.cm. 

.\lcohol 250  c.cni. 

Water Enough  to  make  1000  c.cm. 

Precipitated  phosph.  of  calcium..      .   q.s. 

Mix  and  follow  directions  according  to 
the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia. 

A  formula  that  has  also  given  satisfac- 
tion is  as  follows  : 

Oil  orange 10  drops 

Oil  almond,  bitter i  drop 

Oil  clove   I  drop 

Oil  cinnamon I  drop 

^'™''°'   l-aa 360  c.cm 

Syrup       (  ■' 

Talcum 15  gm. 

Water Enough  to  made  1000  c.cm. 

Mix  the  oils  with  15  gm,  of  talcum, 
add  the  alcohol  and  syrup.  Mix  thor- 
oughly, and,  finally,  add  the  water.  Let 
it  stand  in  a  closed  vessel  or  bottle  for 
twenty-four  hours  and  filter  through  paper. 

'rhis  formula  gives  a  preparation  that 
can  be  colored  witli  a  sufficient  quantity 
cif  tr.  cudbear  or  red  aniline.  Solution  to 
be  used  when  curacao  is  ordered  in  pre- 
scription and  the  genuine  or  imported 
article  is  not  specified.  It  is  a  good 
imitation  of  the  imported  liquor. — Anieri- 
laii  Druggist. 

^Proceedings  of  the    Pennsylvani.i  Ph.Trmaceutical  A>- 


Mr.  Gladstone's  Message  to  Young  Men. 

Be  sure  that  every  one  of  you  has  his 
place  and  vocation  on  this  earth,  and  that 
it  rests  with  himself  to  find  it.  Do  not 
believe  those  who  too  lightly  say  nothing 
succeeds  like  success.  Effort,  honest, 
manful,  humble  effort,  succeeds  by   its  re 


A>  the  design  of  the  Canadian  DRUotiisT  is  lo  t>cnefit 
ntudinlly  all  inlereslcd  in  the  busines:*,  wc  would  reQuest 
all  parlies  ordering  good?  or  making  purchase-,  of  any  de- 
scription front  houses  .-idtertising  wtlh  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian   I>Ruti<.isT.  , 

The  attention  of  I.)ruggi.sts  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  \s  called 
to  the  sf>ccial  consideration  of  the  Business  Notices. 


Buntin,  (lillies  &  Co.  arei)utting  on  the 
market  a  new  and  very  fine  line  of  station- 
ery, Roman  Flox  ;  it  comes  in  four  tints, 
and  is  of  the  peculiar  mottled  finish  some- 
times known  as  "  Old  Style."  These  are 
line  goods,  but  can  be  sold  at  popular 
prices.  The  firm  will  send  samples  on 
a[)plication. 


The  School  of  Pharmacy  of  Northwest- 
ern University  has  225  matriculates  this 
fall,  which  is  an  increase  of  39  above 
the  attendance  of  last  autumn.  Of  this 
225,  about  30  have  had  no  previous  drug 
store  experience,  12  are  women,  15S  are 
juniors,  56  seniors,  and  11  are  engaged 
upon  their  second  year's  work  for  the 
degree  of- Pharmaceutical  Chemist. 


The  Canadian  Specialty  Co.,  who  have 
handled  Messrs.  French,  Cave  &  Co's. 
goods  for  several  years  now,  would  call 
special  attention  to  French's  Sweet  Chimes 
Perfume,  which  has  enjoyed  a  very  large 
sale.  They  also  report  an  increasing  de- 
mand for  Binder's  Chewing  Cums.  Vide 
their  advts. 

Messrs.  Billings,  Clapp  iS:  Co.,  Boston, 
Mass.,  who  made  such  a  favorable 
impression  with  their  Lemonade,  Orange 
Phosphate,  and  Root  Beer  Tablets,  last 
summer,  are  now  putting  "  Pure  Slippery 
Elm  Lozenges,"  in  5  lb.  glass  fruit  tins, 
on  the  market,  and, by  the  way  orders  are 
already  commencing  to  come  in,  we  be- 
speak a  large  sale  for  them.  The  Cana- 
dian Specialty  Co,  Toronto,  Ont  ,  are  the 
Canadian  agents. 


A  cleverly-executed  piece  of  workman- 
ship is  being  sent  out  at  present  by  the 
Adams  &  Sons  Co.,  11  and  13  Jarvis 
street,  Toronto.  It  is  aTutti  Frutti  paper 
doll  with  a  moveable  head  and  body. 
The  firm  are  sending  one  of  these  and  a 
booklet  free  to  those  who  send  in  their 
name  and  address. 


"Soiazzi." 

One  of  the  most  striking  displays,  as 
well  as  the  most  seasonable,  that  a  drug- 
gist can  make  at  this  time  of  the  year  is  a 
window  full  of  licorice.  As  usual,  when 
you  display  anything,  you  display  "  the 
best."  "  Soiazzi  "  brand  so  well  known 
and  so  universally  popular,  is  always  right, 
and  is  sure  to  command  a  sale.  See  what 
the  Lancet  says  of  it  in  advertisement 
on  page  254  A. 


Typewriters. 

On  the  second  page  of  cover  this  month, 
will  be  found  the  advertisement  of  one  of 
the  leading  typewriters  of  the  day.  "Rem- 
ington's" IS  so  well  known  that  it  is  only 
necessary  to  say  that  Spaekman  &  Archi- 
bald, the  agents  for  Canada,  have  the 
latest  improved  machine,  and  also  all  type- 
writer supplies. 


262 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Fluid  Beef. 

At  all  seasons,  in  all  climates,  and  on 
all  occasions,  Johnston's  Fluid  Beef  is  an 
especial  lavorite.  Its  purity  and  excel- 
lence liave  made  it  a  standard  article,  and 
the  druggist  whodoes  not  keep  full  stocked 
with  it  is  sure  to  lose  trade. 


Books   and   Magazines. 


Pure  Chemicals. 

We  all  recognize  the  fact  that  purity  is 
the  most  essential  feature  in  chemicals, 
and  that  a  guarantee  of  purity  is  almost 
uniformly  certain  when  obtained  from  a 
house  of  long  standing  acknowledged  re- 
putation. We  have  pleasure  in  calling  the 
attention  of  the  trade  to  the  advertisement 
of  Type  &  King,  of  London  (Eng.),  which 
appears  on  page  242  B,  and  who  offer 
choice  lines  in  chemicals,  etc. 

Stationery. 

The  large  numl)er  of  desirable  drug- 
gists who  handle  stationery  and  stationers' 
sundries  shows  plainly  the  desirability  of 
stocking  with  these  lines,  provided  the 
goods  aie  right,  well  bought,  and  attractive. 
W.  J.  Gage  &  Co.  direct  the  attention  of 
the  trade,  on  page  242  B,  to  the  lines 
handled  by  them,  and  solicit  orders  from 
new  dealers  as  well  as  all  old  customers. 


Trusses. 

The  Dorenwend  Truss  Co.  have  pur- 
chased a  large  stock  of  the  Cluthe  trusses, 
which  they  are  willing  to  clear  out  at  very 
largely  reduced  prices.  Send  for  prices. 
Read  their  advertisement. 


Optical  Course. 

The  large  number  of  students  who 
have  attended  the  courses  of  mstruction  in 
optics,  given  by  Dr.  W.  E.  Hamill,  speaks 
volumes  for  the  excellent  course  provided, 
and  the  satisfaction  universally  given. 
The  next  class  commences  Tuesday,  Dec. 
loth.  See  advertisement  on  second  page 
of  cover. 

Catalogues. 

|.  W.  Tufts,  Boston,  has  published  a 
haiidsome  catalogue  of  hot  soda  appara- 
tus which  is  a  useful  guide  to  any  intend- 
ing purchasers.  An  edition  of  38,000 
copies  is  being  mailed  to  the  trade.  Any 
one  desiring  it  may  have  a  copy  on  appli- 
cation. The  same  firm  has  published  an 
illustrated  catalogue  of  advertising  signs, 
banners,  etc.,  for  the  soda  water  counter 
and  store  window. 


EUDOXIN. — .A.  new  remedy  brought  out 
recently  by  the  Chemische  Fabrik  Rhen- 
ania,  at  Aix  la-Chapelle.  Its  composition 
has  not  yet  been  made  public. 

Human  hair  varies  in  thickness  from 
the  two  hundred  and  fiftieth  to  the  six 
hundredth  part  of  an  inch. 


0.\VH.+;MOGLOIiIX       AN'li      ALLIED    PkO- 

uucTS.  By  F.  E.  Stewart,  M.D..  Ph.G., 
Director  of  Scientific  Department  of  V. 
Stearns  &  Co.,  formerly  Demonstrator 
and  Lecturer  on  Materia  Medica  and 
Pharmacy,  Jefferson  Medical  College, 
etc.  .\  pamphlet  of  sixty  pages,  illus- 
trated. This  is  No.  3  of  a  series  of  mono- 
graphs from  the  scientific  department  of 
Frederick  Stearns  &  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
It  is  divided  into  three  parts  :  Part  I. 
Oxyhaemoglobin  Albuminate  of  Iron  and 
Peptonate  of  Iron  ;  Part  II.,  the  Absorp- 
tion of  Iron  in  the  .-\nimal  Body  ;  Part 
III.,  the  Haemoglobins  and  Related  Pro- 
ducts of  the  Market. 

C.ASi'.\Ri's  Pharm.\cv.  a  Tieatise  on 
Pharmacy,  for  Students  and  Pharmacists, 
by  Charles  Caspari,  jr.,  Ph.G.,  Professor 
of  the  Theory  and  Practice  of  Pharmacy 
in  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Baltimore,  Md.  In  one  handsome  8vo 
volume  of  680  pages,  with  288  illustra- 
tions. Cloth,  $4.50.  Philadel[)hia  ;  Lea 
Brothers  &  Co.,  publishers,  1895. 

The  author  of  this  work  is  eminently 
fitted  for  the  task,  and  has  produced  a 
volume  which  from  a  short  exammation 
proves  to  be  one  of  jjarticular  \alue  to 
students  of  pharmacy.  It  consists  of 
fifty-six  chapters,  divided  into  six  parts  : 
Part  I.,  treating  of  (ieneral  Pharmacy  : 
Part  II.,  of  Practical  Pharmacy  ;  Part  III  , 
of  Pharmaceutical  Chemistry.  The  ar 
rangementof  subjects  is  very  complete  and 
the  numerous  details  of  every  day  work 
are  clearly  described.  The  work  is  liber- 
ally illustrated,  and  much  matter  hitherto 
appearing  in  works  of  this  kind,  of  no 
practical  benefit,  but  which  were  only  a 
useless  addition  of  pages,  has  been 
omitted.  The  book  will  be  found  very 
valuable  in  pharmaceutical  education,  and 
in  practical  work. 

A  brief  paragraph  can  hardly  do  justice 
to  the  interesting  announcements  which 
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In  a  fascinating  group  of  articles,  under 
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ticeship,"  Frank  R.  Stockton  tel!s  how  he 
became  an  author.  General  Nelson  A. 
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The  size  of  the  Crystals  used  in 

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Is  one  of  the  advantaces  it  has  over  all  other 
braiid-i.  It  dissolves  in  one-quarter  the  time 
any  other  brand  on  the  markt^t  will,  and  is 
more  convenient  to  use  on  that  accnnnt. 

Vou  can  order  from  any   wholesale  house.      Put 
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DRUGGISTS   SHOULD    MANDi  Z. 

Dr.  Story's  5-MiDUte 
Headache  Cure: 


First, — Merck  says  the  formula  cannot  be  im- 
proved. 

Second, —10  cents  is  the  popular  price. 

Third, — Out  of  48  dailies,  Ontario,  we  have  a 
six-inch  display  and  reader.;  in  thirty  ; 
\vi  1  have  all  in  60  days. 

Foiirlll.- We  prolect  ihe  druggist  in  ihat  we 
never  sell  or  allow  our  goods  sold  10 
Ueparimeni,  Urygoods,  or  Grocery 
stores. 

FiJIll,— The  immense  profit. 


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Cet  ready  tor  ihe  liooni.  Don't  wait,  as  this 
journal  .says,  till  you  have  a  dozen  calls,  and 
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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST  PRICES  CURRENT 


Corrected  to  November  10th,  1895. 


The  quotations  given  represent  .iveiage  prices  for 
tiuantities  usu.tUy  purchased  by  Retail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
command  an  a<lvance. 

.\l,COHOL,  gal $437     $4  65 

Methyl i   90       2  00 

.^Li.st'icE,  lb 13 

I'owdered,  lb 15 

Aloin,  oz 40 

.Anodyne,  Hoffman's  but.,  lbs.  .  .  50 

.\RRO\VROOT,  Bermuda,  lb 50 

St.  Vincent,  lb 15 

I'.a:    am.  Fir,  lb 40 

Copaiba,  lb 65 

Peru,  lb 3  75 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65 

Hark,  Barberry,  lb 22 

Bayberry,  lb 15 

Buckthorn,  lb 15 

Canella,  lb 15 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 25 

C.iscarilla,  select,  lb iS 

Cassia,  in  mats,  lb 18 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60 

Powdered,   lb    65 

Yellow,  lb 35 

Pale,  lb 40 

Elm,  selected,  lb iS 

(iround,  lb 17 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb iS 

Oak,  white,  crushed  lb 15 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb 15 

Prickly  ash,  lb 35 

.Sassafras,  lb 15 

.Soap  fquillaya),  lb 13 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13 

Bkans,  Calabar,  lb 45 

Tonka,  lb i    ^o 


Hf.rriks,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb. 
powdered. 

Juniper,  lb 

Ground,  lb   

Prickly  ash,  lb 

llui>s.  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb... 

Cassia,  lb 

Butter,  Cacao,  lb 

Camphor,  lb 

(ANTHARIDES,  Russian,  lb. 

Powdered,  lb 

Capsicum,  lb 


7 

12 
40 
55 
25 
75 
80 
40 
50 
25 


15 
17 

45 
55 
55 
18 

45 
75 
00 

75 
25 
18 

'7 
17 
30 
20 
20 

65 
70 
40 

45 
20 
20 
28 
20 

17 
16 
40 
16 
15 
15 
50 
75 
50 
35 
40 
10 
>4 
45 
60 

30 
So 

85 
SO 
60 
30 


Powdered,   lb  $       30 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  lb 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb 20  00 

Chalk,  French,   powdered,  lb. 

Precip.,  see  Calcium,  lb 

Prepared,  lb 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd.,  lb. 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 

Clove,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 

COI.LODIO.N',  lb 

Cantharidal,  lb 2  50 

Confection,  Senna,  lb. 


40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 

Cuttlefish  Bonk,  lb 25 

Dexi  rine,  lb 10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 

Ergot,  Spanish,  lb 75 

Powdered,  lb 90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  02 2  CX5 

Extract,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb 13 

Pounds,  lb .  .    14 

Flowers,  .\rnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb 30 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  lb 20 

f .avender,  lb 12 

Rose,  red,  French,  lb i   60 

Rosemary,  lb 

Saffron,  American,  lb. 
.Spanish,  Val'a,  oz. . . 
Gklatine,  Cooper's,  lb. 

French,  white,  lb 

(Jlvcerine,  lb 

Guarana 

Powdered,  lb 

Gu.\I   .\LOES,  Cape,  lb.  .  , 

Barbadoes,  lb 

Socotrine,  lb 

Asafc.^tida,   lb 

.Arabic,  1st,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 

Sorts,  lb 

Benzoin,  lb 

Catechu,  Black,  lb. 


25 
...         6s 

1  00 
75 
35 
18 

200 

2  25 
18 
30 

.  .        65 

40 

...         6s 

75 
40 
25 

50 

9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i   20 

Guaiac,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 


50 

90 

Kino,  true,  lb 2  00 


35 
18 

50 

20  00 

12 

12 

6 

5 

25 

17 

iS 

45 
80 

2  75 

45 

2  50 

30 

12 

I  60 

80 

1  00 

2  10 
14 
17 
20 
60 
35 
45 
22 

15 
2  00 

30 
70 

1  25 
80 
40 
20 

2  25 
2  50 

20 

50 
70 
45 

70 

8s 
45 
30 

I  00 
20 

I    25 

1  00 

95 

2  25 


Myrrh,  lb $ 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 5  50 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12  So 


Shellac,  lb. 

Bleached,  lb 

.Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  1st,  lb. 

Powdered,  lb 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herb,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb   

Feverfew,  ozs,  lb 

Grindelia  robusta,  lb 

Horehound,  ozs.,  lb 

Jaborandi,  lb 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb. . . . 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs.,  lb 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs. ,  lb 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  lb 

Rue,  ozs.,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.,  lb 

Spearmint,  lb   

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs. ,  lb 

Wormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Honey,  lb 

Hoi'3,  fresh,  lb 

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  lb. 


Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 2  00 


45 

$  48 

SS 

60 

60 

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50 

5  75 

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45 

48 

45 

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20 

21 

2S 

18 

20 

IS 

18 

20 

22 

38 

44 

J3 

15 

20 

25 

75 

80 

25 

28 

Russian,  true,  lb. 
Leaf,  .\conite,  lb. 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb. . 
Buchu,  long,  lb. 

Short,  lb 

Coca,  lb 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb. . 
Hyoscyamus .... 
.Matico,  lb 


6  00 

25 
18 

2S 
50 
20 
35 
«S 
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70 


10 
50 
30 
20 
30 

55 
22 
40 
20 
20 
25 
75 


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Seiiua,  Alexandria,  lb $  25  $ 

Tinnevelly,  lb 15 

Stramonium,  lb 20 

Uva  Ursi,  lb 15 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz  i  00 

Licorice,  Solazzi 45 

Pignatelli 35 

Grasso 50 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  i  lb.,  per  lb.  27 

"         Purity,  100  sticks  in  box  75 

"          Purity,  200  sticks  in  box  1    50 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins  2  00 

"         Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  2  00 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2  00 

Lui'ULiN,  oz 30 

Lycopodium,  lb  70 

Mace,  lb i  20 

Manna,  lb  i  60 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 9 

Irish,  lb 9 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz 4600 

NUTGALLS,  lb 21 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Nutmegs,  lb i  00 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Oakum,  lb 12 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  14  and  }i.  70 

Citrine,  lb 45 

Paraldehyde,  oz 20 

Pepper,  black,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Pitch,  black,  lb 3 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 10 

Plaster,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash. ...  2  25 

Adhesive,  yd 12 

Belladonna,  lb   65 

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 80 

Lead,  lb 25 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 i  00 

Rosin,  Common,  lb 2^ 

White,  lb 34 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 25 

RocHELLE  Salt,  lb 25 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 22 

Althea,  cut,  lb 30 

Belladonna,  lb 25 

Blood,  lb 15 

Bitter,  lb 27 

Blackberry,  lb 15 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb   18 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb 20 

Canada  Snake,  lb 30 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 15 

Colchicum,  lb   40 

Columbo,  lb 20 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Coltsfoot,  lb   38 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 20 

Curcuma,  powdered,  lb 13 

Dandelion,  lb 15 

Elecampane,  lb 15 

Galangal,  lb 15 

Gelsemium,  lb 22 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 9 

Ground,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Ginger,  African,  lb 18 

Po.,lb 20 

Jamaica,  blchd.,  lb 27 

Po.,lb 30 

Ginseng,  lb 4  5" 

Golden  Seal,  lb 75 

Gold  Thread,  lb 90 

Hellebore,  white,   powd.,lb...  12 

Indian  Hemp 18 

Ipecac,  lb i  75 

Powdered,  lb 2  00 

Jalap,  lb 55 

Powdered,  lb 60 

Kava  Kava,  lb 40 

Licorice,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Mandrake,  lb 13 

Masterwort,  lb   16 

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 30 

Powdered,  lb    40 

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 40 

Pink,  lb 40 

Parsley,  lb 3° 

Pleurisy,  lb 20 

Poke,  lb 15 


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20 
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2  25 
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65 
90 

15 
15 
18 
40 
35 
45 
45 
45 
35 
25 


Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $       iS  $ 

Rhatany,  lb   20 

Rhubarb,   lb 75 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,  lb 40 

Cut,  lb 50 

Senega,  lb 55 

Squill,  lb    13 

Stillingia,  lb 22 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Unicorn,  lb 38 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb    40 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  50 

Essence,  lb .      ..  3  00 

Saccharin,  oz i  25 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb...  13 

Star,  lb 35 

Burdock,  lb 30 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5 

Caraway,  lb 10 

Cardamom,   lb    i    25 

Celery 25 

Colchicum 50 

Coriander,   lb 10 

Cumin,  lb 15 

Fennel,  lb 15 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb..        .  7 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3^ 

Ground,  lb 4 

Hemp,  lb 5 

Mustard,   white,  lb u 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Pumpkin   25 

(Quince,  lb 65 

Rape,  lb 8 

•Strophanthus,  oz 50 

Worm,  lb 22 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Green  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15 

Sperm.^ceti,  lb 55 

Turpentine,  Chian,  oz 75 

Venice,  lb   10 

Wax,  White,  lb 50 

Yellow 40 

Wood,  Guaian,  rasped 5 

Quassia  chips,  lb 10 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5 

Santal,  ground,  lb 5 

chemicals. 

Acid,  Acetic,  lb 12 

Glacial,  lb   45 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20 

German,  oz 10 

Boracic,   Hi 13 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 25 

Calvert's  No.  i,lb   2   10 

No.  2,  lb I   35 

Citric,  lb 45 

Gallic,  oz 10 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I    50 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22 

Muriatic,  lb   3 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18 

Nitric,  lb 10* 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75 

Oxalic,  lb 12 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb i  00 

Dilute,  lb 13 

Pyrogallic,  oz 35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb i  00 

Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2A 

Bottles,  lb 5 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18 

Tannic,  lb 80 

Tartaric,  powdered,  lb 35 

ACETANILID,  lb 80 

Aconitine,  grain 4 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb if 

Powdered,  lb 3 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 10 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb 80 

Carbonate,  lb 14 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40 

Muriate,  lb 12 


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30 
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55 
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25 
27 
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25 
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5 

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4 

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85 
15 
40 

45 
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Valerianate,  oz $  55  3 

Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz 16 

Antinervtn,  oz 85 

Antikamnia I  25 

Antipyrin,  oz I  10 

Aristol,  oz I  85 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 25 

Fowler's  sol.,   lb 10 

Iodide,  oz 50 

White,  lb 6 

Atropine,  Sulp.   in  J   ozs.  80c., 

oz 6  00 

Bismuth,   Ammonia-citrate,  oz   .  35 

Iodide,   oz 50 

Salicylate,   oz 20 

.Subcarbonate,  lb i   75 

.Subnitrate,  lb i  40 

Borax,  lb 7 

Powdered,  lb 8 

Bromine,  oz   8 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 20 

Iodide,  oz 45 

Caffeine,   oz 60 

Citrate,  oz 60 

Calciu.m,  Hypophosphite,  lb i   50 

Iodide,  oz 95 

Phosphate,   precip. ,  lb 35 

.Sulphide,  oz 5 

Ceriu.m,  Oxalate,  oz 10 

Chinoidine,  oz 15 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i  25 

Croton,  oz 75 

Chloroform,  lb 60 

Cinchonine,   sulphate,  oz 25 

Cinchonidine,  Sulph.,  oz 15 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 600 

CoDEi a,  J  oz 70 

Collodion,  lb 65 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb.  6 

Iodide,  oz 65 

Copperas,   lb i 

Diuretin,oz I  60 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb..  .- 75 

Sulphuric,    lb 40 

Exalgine,  oz I  00 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr.  25 

Iodine,   lb 4  75 

Iodoform,   lb 6  00 

lODOL,  oz I  40 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 80 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb - .  15 

Sacch.,  lb 30 

Chloride,  lb 45 

Sol.,  lb 13 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,  lb 90 

.\nd  Amnion. ,  lb 70 

.-Vnd    Quinine,  lb i  50 

Quin.  and  Stry. ,  oz 18 

And  Strychnine,  bz 13 

Dialyzed,    .Solution,  lb 50 

Ferrocyanide,  lb 55 

Hypophosphites,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 40 

Syrup,  lb 40 

Lactate,  oz. 5 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 15 

Phosphate  scales,  lb I   25 

.Sulphate,  pure,  lb 7 

Exsiccated,   lb 8 

.'\nd    Potass.  Tartrate,  lb 80 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb.    ..  80 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 13 

Carbonate,  lb 7 

Iodide,  oz 35 

Red,  lb . . .    7 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 4 

In   pakages,  lb 6 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 30 

Carbonate,  oz   30 

Citrate,    oz 25 

Iodide,  oz 5° 

Salic    ate,  oz 35 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 55 

Carbonate,  lb 18 

Citrate,  gran. ,1b 35 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb if 

Manganese,  Black  Oxide,  lb. . .  5 

M  ENTHOL,  oz 55 

Mercury,  lb 75 

Ammon  (White  Precip.)....  i  25 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i  00 

Calomel,  lb   I  CO 

With  Chalk,  lb 60 


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Iodide,   Proto,  oz $     35 

Bin.,  oz 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb i    15 

Pill  (Blue Mass),  lb 70 

Milk  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ... .  30 

Morphine,  Acetate,  oz  i  55 

Muriate,  oz I   55 

Sulphate,  oz i   55 

Pepsin,  Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phen,acetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain ....  35 

PiPERIN,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

POTASSA,  Caustic,  white,  lb 60 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb . .  15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Biirat  (Cream    Tart.),  lb 29 

Bromide,   lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng.,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb 4  00 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod.  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proplylamine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 32 

Ozs. ,  oz 36 

Quinidine,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz.  ..  16 

Salicin,  lb 375 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

P'used,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarljonate,  kgs. ,  lb ,  2  75 

Bromirle,  lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb 3 


$     40           Iodide,  oz $     40 

30           Salicylate,  lb 175 

I    20            Sulphate,  lb 2 

75           Sulphite,  lb 8 

35       SoMNAL,  oz S5 

160      Spirit  Nitre,  lb 35 

I  60       Strontiu.m,  Nitrate,  lb 18 

I  60      Strychnine,  crystals,  oz 80 

40      SuLKONAL,  oz 40 

38      Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2J 

38           Pure  precipitated,  lb .  13 

I   10      Tartar  Emeuc,  lb 50 

I    10       Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

65       Ver.^trine,  oz 200 

40       Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

1 7            Carbonate  lb 25 

15           Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

30           Iodide,  oz 60 

70           Oxide,   lb 13 

13           Sulphate,  lb 9 

20           Valerianate,  oz 25 

22 

essential  oils. 

50       Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

12           Sweet,  lb 50 

4   10            Amber,  crude,  lb ...  40 

10               Rec't,  lb   60 

45  .\nise,  lb 3  00 

55          Bay,  oz 50 

35            Bergamot,  lb ■■....  3  75 

30           Cade,   lb «    90 

30           Cajuput,  lb I   60 

46  Capsicum,  oz 60 

35           Caraway,  lb 275 

40           Cassia,  lb i   75 

20           Cedar 55 

4  00           Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 2  75 

22           Citronelle,  lb 80 

I  00           Clove,  lb I    10 

I    10            Copaiba,  lb 1   75 

35           Cfoton,  lb I   50 

3  00           Cubeb,  lb 2  50 

70           Cumin,  lb 5  50 

6            Erigeron,  oz 20 

12           Eucalyptus,  lb i   50 

6           Fennel,  lb i   60 


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10 
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65 
20 

S5 
42 

4 
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55 
60 

2  10 
75 
30 
15 
65 
60 
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60 
45 
65 

3  25 
60 

4  00 
I  00 
I  70 

65 
3  00 
I  So 

S5 
3  00 

85 

1  20 

2  00 
I  75 

3  00 
6  00 

25 
■  75 
I   75 


Geranium, oz $1    75 

Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. . .  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  °° 

Garden,  lb I    50 

Lemon,  lb i   75 

Lemongrass,  lb I    5° 

Mustard,  Essential,  02 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

Sweet,  lb 275 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz  .    80 

Pennyroyal,  lb 2   50 

Peppermint,  lb 3  (>o 

Pimento,  lb 2  fao 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  5° 

Rosemary,  lb 7° 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  5° 

.Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i   60 

Spearmint,  lb 5  75 

.Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb .   .  4  25 

Thyme,  white,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

FIXED  OILS. 

Castor,  lb 8 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal 1   75 

Norwegian,  gal 2  75 

Cottonseed,  gal   ...    i   10 

Lard,  gal 9° 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 62 

Raw,  gal 60 

Neatskoot,  gal I  20 

Olive,  gal i  20 

Salad,  gal 2  50 

Palm,  lb 12 

Sperm,  gal i   35 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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75 

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I  75 

I  80 

1  60 
65 

4  50 
3  00 

3  00 
70 
85 

2  75 

3  75 

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II  00 

75 

30 

7  50 

80 

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4  00 
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Drug  Reports. 


Canada. 

Business  during  the  past  month  has 
been  fairly  active,  showing  an  improve- 
ment on  the  previous  month,  and  a  con- 
fident feeling  generally  prevails.  Reports 
now  being  received  from  all  the  provinces 
indicate  an  increased  trade,  as  statistics 
show  good  crops  and  more  money  in  cir- 
culation. 

There  are  few  changes  to  note,  prices 
on  the  whole  being  firm,  and  where  there 
is  a  change  it  is  an  advance. 

Glycerine  is  still  advancing. 

Tartaric  acid  still  moving  upwards. 

Citric  acid  also  higher. 

Quinine  is  firm  without  change. 

Opium  still  held  for  speculation  ;  no  ad- 
vance. 

Linseed  oil  lower  ;  very  large  cro])  of 
seed. 

Balsam  Tolu  advanced. 

Gums,  Kino  and  Guaiacum  higher. 


England. 

London,  October  26,  1895. 

The  tendency  of  the  market  during  the 
month  has  been  upward.  Tartaric  and 
citric  acids  have  shown  maiked  advance, 
but  the  latter  can  hardly  be  maintained, 
as  lemon  juice  is  lower.  Mercurials  have 
advanced  owing  to  the  rise  in  quicksilver, 
lapanese  oil  of  peppermint  has  risen,  and 
Star  anise  oil  is  dearer.  Norwegian  cod- 
liver  oil  bids  fair  to  reach  a  famine  figure, 
but  the  supply  of  Newfoundland  is  good 
and  price  unchanged.  Hyposulphite  of 
soda  and  tolu  dearer.  Vanillas  have  had 
a  sharp  advance.  Cream  of  tartar,  borax, 
and  ergot  easier.  Both  home  and  e.xport 
fall  trade  is  reported  good,  and  the 
buoyant  state  of  the  market  generally 
likely  to  last  over  Christmas. 


Synthetic  Indigo. 

A  patent  has  been  granted  in  Germany 
for  a  process  which,  it  is  claimed,  solves 
the  problem  of  producing  indigo  synthetic- 
ally. Methylated  anthranilic  acid  (a 
product  of  coal-tar  distillation)  is  fused 
together,  under  exclusion  of  air,  with  a 
caustic  alkali,  the  resultant  compound  is 
dissolved  in  water  and  the  solution  ex- 
posed to  the  air,  when  the  blue  dye, 
identical  chemically  and  physically  with 
natural  indigo,  is  produced. 


To  disguise  the  bitter  taste  of  quinine 
add  the  prescribed  dose  to  a  cup  of  coffee 
slightly  fortified  with  a  little  cognac  or 
any  other  alcoholic  beverage. 


Japanese  Dressing  for  Wounds. 

During  the  late  war  Japanese  surgeons 
are  said  to  have  employed  as  a  dressing 
for  wounds  the  ash  of  rice  straw.  This 
was  freely  applied  after  the  wound  had 
been  cleaned,  and  sublimate  gauze  or 
linen  was  then  superposed,  and  held  in 
position  by  a  bandage.  The  ash  is  said 
to  act  as  a  perfect  antiseptic,  its  proper- 
ties in  that  respect  being  attributed  to  the 
presence  of  potassium  carbonate,  and  it  is 
certainly  the  cheapest  dressing  on  record. 


Canadian  Druggist 

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CONTENTS. 

Whnt  will  the  Result  lie? 
Study  this  out. 
Points  in  Dispensing. 
Hints  in  Stock-taking. 
Tk.ade  Notes. 

Montreal  Notes. 

I'rince  Edward   Island. 

British  Columbia  Notes. 
Pharmaceutical  Testing. 
Ammonia  Present  in  Cork.s. 
Pharmacy  in  England. 
Treatment  of  Customers. 
Correspondence. 
Pharmacy  in  Mexico. 
The  Last  Straw. 

Ontario  Society  of  Retail  Druggists. 
Stearates. 
Editorial. 

Impressions  of  the  Meeting  of  the  0..S.  of  R.D. 

The  New  President. 
Dalmation  Insect  Flowers. 
Practical  Formulas. 
Don'ts  for  the  Pharmacist. 
Of  what  Use  is  Botany  to  the  Pharmacist  i" 
Composition  of  Microbes. 
The  Best  and  Most  Lasting  Label  Paste. 
Notes  for  Bicyclists. 
Substitutes  for  India  Rubber. 
Formulary. 

Bacteriological  Studies  for  Belgian  Pharmacists. 
Photographic  Notes. 

Thought  Photography. 
Te.st  for  C  hlorates. 
Practical  Hints  on  Advertising. 
Bi-siNEss  Notices. 
Professor  Winchell's  Paste. 
Books  and  Magazines. 
Drug  Reports. 
Lead  Ointment -without  Fat. 


Adulterated  Oil  of  Rose. — Accord- 
ing to  reports  from  authentic  sources,  the 
proportion  of  pure  oil  of  rose  which 
readies  European  mari<ets  is  very  small, 
.^(julteration  with  oil  of  rose  geranium 
continues  to  he  of  frequent  occurrence. 


What  Win  the  Result  Be? 

The  activity  manifested  by  the  provis- 
ional executive  appointed  at  the  late  meet- 
ing of  druggists  in  Toronto  has  aroused 
in  quite  a  number  of  pessimistic  drug- 
gists the  feeling  that  there  may  possibly 
be  sometliing  in  this  thing  after  all,  and 
several  of  them,  we  understand,  are  seri- 
ously contemplating  throwing  in  their 
conservative  influence  to  make  the  thing 
go.  The  conservative  druggist  is  the 
man  who  always  asks,  "  What  will  the 
result  be  ?  and  who  always  stands  aside 
until  he  sees  the  result  coming,  when  he 
steps  in  as  a  deliverer  and  absorbs  person- 
ally as  much  credit  as  possible  for  what  is 
achieved.  There  are  a  number  of  such 
druggists  who  will  read  this  article  ;  their 
selfishness  is  the  dominating  trait  in  their 
nature ;  they  hate  to  part  with  a  dollar  to 
aid  anything  projected  for  the  general 
benefit  of  the  trade  for  fear  that  some 
specific  individual  should  get  a  portion  of 
it,  or  that  an  executive  committee  should 
squander  it  unnecessarily.  Such  men 
are  always  the  ones  to  cry  out  for  others 
to  save  them.  They  are  void  of  sufficient 
hope  to  enable  them  to  encourage  any- 
thing, yet  are  possibly  more  to  be  pitied 
than  blamed  for  the  inherent  disposition 
which  possesses  them.  Assuming,  how- 
ever, that  the  question  as  to  the  probable 
result  is  of  very  considerable  interest  to 
every  druggist,  whether  a  pessimist  or 
an  optimist,  we  have  given  it  some  atten- 
tion, and  feel  no  hesitation  in  stating  that 
we  have  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that 
there  is  both  a  possibility  and  a  proba- 
bility of  winning.  The  retail  drug  trade 
is  in  earnest  this  time.  The  members  of 
it  are  fully  alive  to  the  fact  that  if  the 
present  effort  fails  the  business  of  the  re- 
tail druggist  is  bound  to  sink  still  lower 
than  it  has  been,  as  each  failure  makes 
matters  worse.  The  conditions  bound  to 
prevail  in  future  are  either  going  to  be 
based  upon  the  principle  of  mutual  sup- 
port or  are  going  to  be  established  upon 
the  theory  of  the  "  survival  of  the  fittest."' 


The  latter  condition  would  be  the  natural 
sequence  of  letting  things  drift,  and  is  a 
condition  which  cannot  prevail  as  long 
as  druggists  are  in  earnest  about  the 
movement  now  on  foot.  That  they  are 
in  earnest  we  do  not  doubt,  and  that  they 
will  remain  so  we  earnestly  hope.  The 
druggists  can  win  if  they  will  do  so.  They 
are  cemented  together  by  mutual  ties  of 
business  interest.  They  have  all  eman- 
ated from  one  school  of  training.  Their 
cohesion  is  natural  for  just  such  reasons, 
and  those  who  deliberately  antagonize 
the  entire  body  are  in  serious  danger  of 
feeling  the  influence  which  can  be  united- 
ly wielded  by  eight  hundred  and  fifty 
druggists.  Opposition  binds  them  to- 
gether, and  as  there  is  likely  to  be  some 
of  that  for  considerable  time  to  come,  we 
can  entertain  fair  hopes  of  continuous 
and  prolonged  effort.  That  they  intend 
to  win,  we  believe  ;  that  they  can  win  we 
also  believe  ;  and  that  they  will  evolve  a 
condition  of  reputable  maintenance  for 
the  drug  trade  of  Ontario  we  have  every 
reason  to  expect. 


Study  This  Out. 


On  Dec.  3rd,  immediately  preceding 
the  ineeting  of  druggists  to  be  held  in  To- 
ronto the  following  day,  there  appeared 
in  the  Mail-Empire,  in  the  Globe,  the 
A^ews,  and  Star,  the  form  of  advertise- 
ment given  below.  Reading,  apparently, 
as  a  news  item  gathered  by  the  reporters 
for  the  respective  papers,  it  would  at  first 
b'ush  seem  to  be  directed  by  the  firm  of 
McKendry  &  Co.  for  business  purposes, 
and  in  such  a  manner  as  to  place  them  in 
competitive  opposition  to  the  retail  drug 
trade  in  selling  goods  manufactured  by 
Messrs.  Edmanson  &  Bates ;  while,  at 
the  same  time,  the  firm  of  Edmanson  & 
Bates  would  appear  to  be  over-zealous  in 
acting  on  behalf  of  the  retail  and  whole- 
sale drug  trade. 

First  impressions  are  not  always  lasting, 
however,  for  in  this  case  circumstances 
appear  to  divert  them.  The  item  was 
doubtless    paid    for,    as    it    appeared    in 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


morning  and  evening  editions  of  tlie 
papers  named,  in  all  cases  practically  alike, 
and,  singularly  enough,  in  the  form  of 
advertisement  frequently  used  by  Edman- 
son  &  Bates  and  rarely  or  never  used  by 
McKendry  &  Co.  The  date  in  question 
forms  one  of  the  regular  days,  we  under- 
stand, for  the  insertion  of  Edmanson  & 
Bates'  advertisements,  yet  in  no  other  part 
of  these  papers  we  noticed  their  usual 
advertisement.  The  time  is  peculiarly 
appropriate  for  impressing  upon  the  retail 
druggists  that  Edmanson  &  Bates  are 
their  staunch  friends  and  supporters,  and 
it  has  apparently  been  made  good  use  of. 

Assuming  that  McKendry  &  Co.  were 
likely  to  receive  benefit  from  such  a  form 
of  advertisement,  and  that  they  were  alone 
responsible  for  the  insertion  and  payment 
for  it,  we  are  at  a  loss  to  find  them 
placing  it  in  papers  in  which  they  do  not 
regularly  advertise  and,  at  the  same  time, 
neglecting  their  special  paper,  The  Even- 
ing Telegra?H,  which  goes  into  the  ma- 
jority of  city  homes,  where  it  would  be 
most  likely  to  prove  productive  of  the 
results  they  would  desire. 

There  is  such  a  form  of  advertising  as 
"  mutual  abuse  advertising,"  usually  paid 
for  by  both  parties  interested  ;  and  while 
we  are  loth  to  charge  the  patent  medi- 
cine firm  with  guilty  knowledge,  conniv- 
ance or  responsibility,  we  must  say  that,  to  us 
at  least,  the  circumstances  surrounding 
thisaredisagreeably  suspicious.  One  dollar 
and  ten  cents  paid  for  the  issuance  of  a 
nominal  writ  would  be,  in  our  opinion,  a 
■che.ip  and  satisfactory  method  of  securing 
xiotoriety  for  both,  and  if  it  did  not  give 
rise  to  suspicion  would  be  profitable  as 
well.  Read  the  advertisement  carefully 
and  find  out  who  should  pay  for  it  and 
who  should  believe  it.  If  our  suspicions 
are  wrong  we  regret  having  to  entertain 
theni,  but  if  they  are  well  founded,  the 
matter  is  one  which  would  coinpletely 
shatter  our  faith  in  the  unanimous  sup- 
port of  the  patent  medicine  manufactur- 
ers. 


Here  is  the  item  :  Toronto  druggists 
have  been  feeling  very  sore  for  some  time 
at  the  manner  in  which  the  large  depart- 
mental stores  are  cutting  prices.  Re- 
fusals to  sell  them  goods  proved  ineffect- 
ual, because  smaller  dealers  were  con- 
stantly failing,  and  the  big  dealers  could 
pick  up  their  stocks  and  sell  them  at  less 
than  wholesale. 

But  still  the  patent  medicine  manu- 
facturers claimed  the  right  to  fix  the  retaij 
prices,  and  to  test  this  right  Edmanson 
Bates  &  Co.,  the  Canadian  agents  for  Dr' 
Chase's  remedies,  have  taken  upon  them" 


selves  to  apply  to  the  courts  for  an  injunc- 
tion against  McKendry  &  Co. 

Irving  and  Jameson,  solicitors,  on  be- 
half of  Edmanson,  Bates  &  Co.,  45  Lom- 
bard street,  Toronto,  this  morning  served 
notice  of  action  on  McKendry  &  Co., 
departmental  dealers,  Yonge  street,  threat- 
ening to  apply  to  the  courts  for  an  in- 
junction restraining  the  latter  from  selling 
their  goods  below  cost.  The  plaintiffs 
allege  that  McKendry  &  Co.  have  been 
selling  Dr.  Chase's  remedies  retail  at 
prices  less  than  wholesale. 

The  plaintiffs  say  that  they  will  certainly 
test  this  matter  in  the  courts  if  McKendry 
&  Co  continue  to  cut  their  prices  in  this 
way.  They  say  they  intend  to  see  the 
matter  through,  and  have  the  rights  of 
the  manufacturers  to  fix  prices  determined. 
Chase's  Pills  must  not  and  will  not  be 
sold  at  nine  cents  a  box,  as  advertised, 
when  the  regular  retail  price  is  25  cents. 
That  is  their  position. 

But  Mr.  McKendry,  who  has  one  of  the 
leading  departmental  stores  in  Toronto, 
thinks  differently.  To  a  Mail  and  Em- 
pire reporter  he  was  very  outspoken. 
"  We  have  been  notified  by  Edmanson, 
Bates  &  Co.  that  they  wanted  us  to  sell 
Chase's  Kidney-Liver  Pills  at  fixed  prices. 
We  don't  propose  to  be  dictated  to  by 
this  firm  or  any  other  firm  as  to  what 
price  we  shall  ask  for  our  goods. 

"  I  presume  it  is  their  business  to  sell 
at  whatever  price  they  please  to  the 
wholesale  druggists,  and  it  is  ours  to  sell 
to  our  customers  at  Nyhatever  price  we 
please. 

"  If  manufacturers  are  allowed  to  dic- 
tate prices  to  us,  we  might  as  well  close 
up  shop,  because  there  are  many  lines  of 
goods  to-day  selling  at  less  money  than  it 
costs  to  produce  them. 

"  There  are  wheels  within  wheels  in 
commerce,  and  without  letting  you  into 
the  full  secret,  we  hereby  say  that  we  in- 
tend to  do  as  we  please  in  regard  to 
prices. 

"We  are  constantly  buying  stocks  of 
merchandise  from  one  cause  and  another 
for  much  less  than  it  costs  to  produce 
them.  Would  it  not  be  ridiculous  to 
suppose  that  goods  bought  in  this  way 
must  be  sold  to  suit  the  original  manu- 
facturers? They  must  think  we  are 
crazy." 


Points  in  Dispensing. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Liverpool 
Pharmaceutical  Students'  Society  a  mem- 
ber said  he  had  frequently  had  to  send 
out  a  mixture  of  equal  parts  of  cod  liver 
oil  and  Parrish's  syrup,  and  as  it  was  any- 
thing but  a  sightly  compound  when 
finished,  he  tried  to  make  an  emulsion, 
using  mucilage  of  acacia  or  tragacanth. 
That  answered  fairly  well,  but  the  dose 
was  too  much  increased  in  bulk,  so  he 
had  to  try  and  devise  an  alternative,  and 
found  this  in  tincture  of  quillaja.  If 
thirty  minims  of  tincture  of  quillaja  be 
used  for  each  ounce  of  oil  in  the  mixture, 


a  perfect  emulsion  is  at  once  formed,  and 
as  elegant  a  preparation  as  is  possible 
with  such  a  combination  of  ingredients 
is  the  result. 

As  an  instance  of  the  peculiar  way  in 
which  the  directions  of  some  prescriptions 
were  drawn  up,  the  following  was  placed 
before  the  meeting  : 

Kali  iodid Jiij 

I  to  5. 

Directions.  —  Six  drops  to  be  taken  in 
half  a  wineglassful  of  water  three  times  a 
day,  five  or  ten  minutes  to  half  an  hour 
before  meals,  or  five  or  ten  minutes  to  an 
hour  or  two  after  meals. 

The  next  communication  was  in  rela- 
tion to  a  rather   nice  point  in  dispensing. 

A  member  had  dispensed  a  mixture  of 
quinine,  potassium,  iodide,  and  hydro- 
bromic  acid,  made  up  with  peppermint 
water,  and  was  surprised  to  see  after  a 
short  time  unmistakable  evidence  of 
iodine  being  liberated  from  the  iodide. 
The  iodide  on  examination  proved  to  be 
free  from  iodate,  and  the  other  ingredi- 
ents pure  also,  except  the  peppermint 
water,  which  in  the  stock  bottle  had  a  dis- 
tinct odor  of  nitrous  ether.  This  was 
finally  explained  by  a  mixture  containing 
spirit  of  nitre  having  been  made  up  direct 
by  pouring  the  peppermint  water  into  the 
bottle  in  which  the  mixture  was  dis- 
pensed, and  the  volatile  nitrous  ether  pass- 
ing into  the  peppermint  water  stock 
bottle  by  displacement  had  thus  contam- 
inated the  whole  lot.  This  peppermint 
water  re.idily  liberated  iodine  from  an 
acidulated  solution  of  an  iodide.  The 
president  said  he  had  had  a  similar  ex- 
perience with  distilled  water  spoilt  with 
elixir  phosphor!,  and  H.  Wyatt,  jr.,  gave 
an  instance  in  which  distilled  water  had 
become  contaminated  with  ammonia. 
These  distilled  waters  should  always  be 
poured  into  a  measure  before  filling  up 
dispensing  phials  with  thetn,  or  bottles 
fitted  with  glass  taps  should  be  used,  and 
then  the  contents  can  be  run  off  without 
any  risk. — American  Druggist. 


I 


Hints  in  Stock-taking. 

The  contents  of  shelf  bottles  for  in- 
ventory purposes  may  be  quickly  and  ap- 
proximately measured  by  comparison 
with  a  rule  or  gauge  attached  to  a  shelf 
in  a  perpendicular  position  and  graduated 
with  a  scale  of  inches  and  parts  of  inches. 
The  first  step  in  the  application  of  this 
plan  is  to  find  the  exact  amount  of  tincture 
or  other  liquid  in  each  inch  of  height  as 
contained  in  a  pint  shelf  bottle,  and  then 
measure  up  all  the  pint  bottles.  The 
same  process  applies  to  the  quarts,  half- 
gallon  and  gallon  bottles.  Another  time- 
saving  expedient  may  be  used  in  calculat- 
ing, say,  the  number  of  pills  in  a  bottle. 
For  instance,  a  bottle  contained  1,000 
pills,  how  many  does  it  now  contain  ? 
Carefully  weigh  i  dram,  and  count  them, 
then  ascertain  how  many  drams  of  pills 
there  are,  and  you  have  tqe  number. 
Broken  sacks  of  corks  can  be  quickly 
counted  in  the  same  way. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


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Trade  Notes. 


W.  Ashton  druggist,  Aurora,  Ont.,  has 
made  an  assignment. 

J.  H.  Rose,  druggist,  Winnipeg,  Man., 
has  made  an  assignment. 

E.  C;.  Lemaitre  is  opening  a  branch 
drug  store  at  144  Queen  street  east,  'l"o- 
ronto. 

\V.  A.  I)ycr  &  Co.  iiave  opened  a  new- 
drug  store  at  2337  St.  Catherine  street, 
Montreal. 

).  H.  Ciemenis,  formerly  with  Clarke  & 
Co.,  Kamloops,  B.C.,  is  opening  a  drug 
store  in  Ashcroft,  B.C. 

A.W.Harding  has  sold  his  drug  business 
at  Kamloops,  B.C.,  to  R.  (I.  Macpherson. 
Mr.  Harding  intends  opening  in  Ross- 
land. 

F.  J.  Greer  has  opened  a  new  drus; 
store  in  J.  A.  Cibbons  &  Co.'s  old  stand, 
corner  of  Queen  and  Elizabeth  streets, 
Toronto,  Ont. 

J.  A.  MacDonald  will  shortly  occupy  as 
a  drug  store  the  building  formerly  occu- 
pied by  J.  I^.  Lamont,  at  U'hitewood, 
Assiniboia. 

P.  Bawden's  store,  Ridgetown,  Ont., 
was  entered  by  burglars  recently  and  a 
quantity  of  goods  and  about  ten  dollars 
in  cash  taken. 

C.  B.  Reeves,  formerly  of  Chilliwack, 
B.C.,  has  purchased,  at  bailiffs  sale,  the 
stock  and  fixtures  of  Orant  Jessup's  drug 
store,  Nanaimo,  B.C. 

F.  H.  Hiscock,  druggist,  formerly  —ith 
Langley  iS:  Co.,  \'ictoria,  B.C.,  will  take 
F.  M.  Crydorman's  interest  in  the  firm  of 
Dean  &  Crydorman,  in  that  city. 

T.  R.  Morrow,  of  Rossland,  B.C.,  for- 
merly in  the  drug  business,  but  lately  in 
boots  and  shoes,  has  sold  out,  and  in- 
tends opening  business  again  as  a  drug- 
gist. 

The  l.inseed  Oil  Mill,  of  Body  & 
Noakes,  Winnipeg,  Man.,  is  running  full 
time,  and  the  oil  manufactured  there  is 
shipped  not  only  to  the  Pacific  coast,  but 
.ilso  to  eastern  Canada. 

A.  J.  McCall,  Phni.B.,  of  Toronto,  has 
entered  into  partnership  with  G.  A.  Dead- 
man,  of  Brussels,  Ont.  The  new  firm 
will  carry  on  business  in  Mr.  Deadman's 
old  stand  under  the  firm  name  of  Dead- 
man  &  McCall. 

Montreal  Notes. 

It  is  currently  reported  that  Mr.  Henry 
Miles  will  remain  in  Montreal  at  the  ex- 
piration of  his  present  term  of  partnership 
with  Messrs.  Lyman,  Sons  &  Co.,  and 
that  he  will  embark  in  the  wholesale  drug 
and  manufacturing  pharmacy  business  on 
his  own  account.  If  he  adheres  strictly 
to  the  rule  of  not  selling  to  the  legitimate 
customers  of  pharmacists  he  is  sure  to 
succeed,  and  all  good  pharmacists  will 
wish  him  success. 


'I'he  appointment  of  Mr.  W.  I.ecoursas 
French  Professor  of  Materia  Medica  and 
Toxicology  at  the  Montreal  College  of 
Pharmacy  has  given  general  satisfaction. 
Mr.  Lecours  is  already  very  popular  with 
the  students  and  the  Board  of  Manage- 
ment. His  method  of  teaching  is  very 
plain  and  simple.  He  does  his  best  to 
make  his  students  understand  what  he  is 
talking  about,  and  it  is  wonderful  how  he 
secures  their  attention. 

Dr.  I.angelier,  of  the  "  Pharmacia  Na- 
tionale,"  has  returned  from  Europe,where 
he  made  extensive  purchases  of  French 
and  English  novelties  never  before  intro- 
duced here. 

Mr.  W.  A.  Dyer  has  rented  his  new 
premises  and  the  placard  on  the  window 
states  that  he  will  shortly  open.  His  lo- 
cation is  in  the  heart  of  the  west  end, 
which  must  be  as  sickly  a  region  as  is  the 
east  end,  judging  by  the  number  of  phar- 
macies. 

It  is  rumored  that  an  old  established 
liharmacy  is  about  changing  hands,  a 
pretty  large  sum  having  been  offered  for 
the  whole  thing  as  it  stands.  It  is  one  of 
the  few  stores  which  have  held  their  own 
in  the  face  of  all  opposition. 

When  the  retail  pharmacists  of  America 
are  united  in  one  solid  phalanx,  then  we 
shall  see  the  manufacturers  of  patent 
medicines  a  little  more  anxious  to  stop 
the  absurd  cutting,  which  they,  in  a  back- 
handed way,  seem  to  cultivate. 

As  to  departmental  stores,  which  are 
doing  so  much  temporary  injury  to  all 
retail  trades,  many  long-headed  men  do 
not  believe  they  have  come  to  stay.  They 
are  merely  a  revival,  on  a  large  scale,  of 
the  general  store,  and  the  old  adage, 
"Jack  of  all  trades  and  master  of  none," 
may  well  apply.  Pessimists  who  think 
that  the  pharmacist  will  be  "wiped  out  of 
existence  in  the  so-called  march  of  busi- 
ness progress   will,  perhaps,  be  mistaken. 

The  public  cannot  do  without  the 
pharmacist ;  he  is  becoming  more  invalu- 
able every  day,  and  it  is  just  possible  that 
as  education  spreads,quack  medicine,sold 
like  ordinary  merchandise  in  general 
stores,  will  be  appreciated  at  its  just  value 
by  a  discriminating  public,  who  will  con- 
tinue to  rely  on  the  physician  and  the 
pharmacist  as  their  true  friends. 

The  Universal  Trade  Association  seems 
to  be  going  ahead,  notwithstanding  the 
efforts  of  the  patent  medicine  men  and 
certain  wholesale  druggists.  It  is  just 
possible  the  present  platform  of  the  asso- 
ciation may  have  to  be  changed  slightly, 
but  the  great  point  is  to  get  the  pharma- 
cists of  America  into  one  solid  phalanx 
at  a  mere  nominal  cost  to  each,  and  any 
association  which  can  do  this  will  be  able 
to  use  an  immense  influence  in  the  settle- 
ment of  trade  disputes.  At  present,  the 
wholesale  druggists  and  manufacturers  are 
combined,  both  in  Canada  and  the  States, 
while  the  pharmacists  are  merely  mem- 
bers of  innumerable  small  local  societies. 
The  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion's work  is  cut  out  in  another  direction 


altogether  and  can  have  but  little  influence 
in  purely  trade  matters. 

Meantime  let  the  |)harmacist  make  his 
business  as  personal  and  confidential  as 
possible,  and  the  public  will  soon  find  out 
the  difference  between  patronizing  an  in- 
telligent and  honorable  pharmacist  and  a 
drug  department  in  a  general  store  whose 
real  owner  perhaps  resides  in  Glasgow  or 
Timbuctoo. 


Prince  Edward  Island. 

As  a  result  of  one  Charlottetown  drug- 
gist wishing  his  name  withdrawn  from 
the  agreement  entered  into  last  spring, 
and  regulating  the  price  of  proprietary 
preparations,  all  the  other  druggists  have 
lately  met  together  several  times  and 
formed  themselves  into  the  Druggists' 
Association  of  Charlottetown,  with  its  ob- 
ject "  the  mutual  benefit  of  its  members." 
The  associated  druggists  renewed  their 
pledges  to  uphold  the  scale  of  prices 
agreed  to  last  spring,  regulated  the  retail 
price  of  many  drugs  and  medicines  in 
common  demand,  and  transacted  other 
business  calculated  to  encoutage  a  kindly 
feeling  among  the  druggists,  to  protect 
their  rights  and  further  their  interests. 
The  association  is  to  meet  from  time  to 
time,  as  need  may  arise,  and  it  is  not  un- 
likely that  an  early  outcome  I'f  the  forma- 
tion of  the  society  will  be  the  early  closing 
of  Charlottetown  drug  stores  during  the 
winter  months. 

It  is  announced  that  Mr.  Fred  de  C. 
Davies  will  shortly  leave  the  province, 
having  undertaken  work  in  connection 
with  a  bicycle  manufacturing  firm. 

Messrs.  Manson  &:  McNeill,  of  Sum- 
merfield,  have  dissolved  partnership,  Mr. 
Manson  entering  the  employ  of  a  St. 
John,  N.B.,  drug  firm,  Mr.  McNeill  open- 
ins?  a  drug  store  in  Montague,  P.E.I. 


British  Columbia  Notes. 

December  is  with  us  again  and  1895 
will  soon  be  past  history  only.  And 
what  a  year  it  has  been  !  We  shook  our- 
selves gladly  free  of  the  gloomy  '94  and 
fairly  leaped  to  meet  the  promising  young 
year  '95.  But  we  have  had  disappoint- 
ments with  the  gratifications.  We  were 
told  that  the  back  of  "  bad  times  "  had 
been  broken  and  it  was  only  a  question 
of  waiting  patiently  for  things  to  get  gra- 
dually better.  There  are  many  waiting 
l)atiently  yet.  The  drug  business,  as  far 
as  British  Columbia  is  concerned,  has 
had  the  least  cause  for  kick  of  any  business. 
Though  there  has  been  a  shrinkage,  yet 
(as  far  as  your  correspondent  can  learn)  it 
has  not  been  nearly  as  great  as  that  ex- 
perienced by  other  lines. 

Competition  is  keener  in  British  Col- 
umbia than  even  a  year  ago,  and  there  is, 
unfortunately,  a  very  strong  inclination  to 
cut  prices.  Both  Vancouver  and  New 
Westminster  have  suffered  considerably 
by  this  mistaken  method  of  gaining  busi- 
ness,and  even  Nanaimo  has  not  been  with- 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


out  a  touch  of  the  green  monster.  I  am 
pleased  to  be  able  to  say  that,  with  a  few 
trifling  exceptions,  Victoria  druggists  have 
thus  far  succeeded  in  working  amicably 
together,  and  uniformity  in  prices  is  the 
order  of  things. 

In  legislation  1895  is  a  golden  year  in 
the  history  of  pharmacy  in  British  Col- 
umbia. The  pharmacy  law  of  1891  was 
a  very  poor  affair,  but  the  improvements 
made  by  the  amendments  of  1895,  which 
became  law  in  February,  have  furnished 
a  pharmacy  law  equal  to  any  in  the  Do- 
minion. 

Now  as  to  the  future.  This  province 
is  recognized  as  a  mining  province,  and 
with  good  cause  ;  for  without  doubt  there 
are  millions  of  dollars  in  gold,  silver, 
copper,  and  coal  alone  yet  to  be  un- 
earthed. The  impetus  given  to  mining 
during  this  year  is  but  an  earnest  of  what 
is  to  follow  ;  for  the  next  three  years  will 
undoubtedly  see  some  great  developments 
throughout  the  province.  Hence  pros- 
pects are  encouraging,  and  though  it  will 
take  time  to  recover  from  the  universal 
depression,  better  times  are  ahead. 

Then  we  are  in  hopes  of  furnishing 
means  of  study  for  the  rising  pharmacist 
in  this  province.  At  present  there  is  no 
university;  but  with  the  completion  of  the 
parliament  buildings  at  Victoria,  and  the 
immediate  establishment  of  a  school  of 
mines,  lectures  in  pharmacy,  botany,chem- 
istry,  etc.,  may   be  confidently  expected. 

Mr.  Frank  Coyderman  has  disposed  of 
his  interest  in  the  firm  of  Dean  &  Coyder- 
man to  Mr.  E.  H.  Hiscocks,  who  for  up- 
wards of  twenty  years  has  been  head  clerk 
in  the  retail  department  of  Messrs.  Lang- 
ley  &  Co.,  Victoria.  Mr.  Hiscocks  was 
presented  with  a  very  handsome  marble 
timepiece  by  his  late  employers  upon  his 
leaving. 

Mr.  Dean  seems  to  have  a  taste  for 
new  partners  just  now,  for  on  Novem- 
ber 14th  he  united  his  fortunes  with 
those  of  Miss  Tite,  of  Victoria.  Hence 
the  store  which  was  till  November  run  by 
bachelors  will  hereafter  be  managed  by 
old  married  men. 

C.  E.  Jones'  new  "P.P.P.P."  is  a  store 
unique  in  almost  every  particular.  It  is 
handsomely  finished  in  oak.  The  counter 
runs  along  the  end  of  the  store  instead  of 
the  sides,  as  usually  seen.  At  the  rear  of 
this  counter  is  the  dispensing  department, 
and  at  the  rear  of  this  again  the  sittmg 
room,  bedroom  and  bathroom',  for  the  use 
of  the  "always  open"  drugstore  night 
clerk.     This  is  pure  enterprize. 

A  "Frog-in-the-throat"  window  has 
been  put  in  by  John  Cochrane,  Victoria — 
the  first  in  Victoria. 


Officially  Announced. — The  antici- 
pated combination  of  manufacturers  of 
heavy  chemicals  in  this  country  and 
Europe  has  been  officially  announced, 
and  the  effect  on  the  price  of  certain 
heavy  chemicals  is  already  observed. 


Pharmaeeutieal  Testing-. 

BY  IIARNARDS.  PROCTOR. 

Pharmacists  apparently  require  fre- 
quently reminding  of  their  responsibility 
regarding  the  sale  of  any  article  named  in 
the  B.P.  to  supply  it  of  B.P.  quality,  and 
the  consequent  necessity  of  examining 
preparations  which  they  do  not  make  for 
themselves.  Probably  few  now  make 
mercurial  ointment.  In  my  establishment 
there  has  been  none  made  for  fifty  years, 
excepting  one  or  two  experimental  batches, 
and  our  purchases  during  the  same  period 
have  only  yielded  us  two  samples  that 
raised  any  suspicion  of  questionable  qual- 
ity. One  of  these  looked  unusually  pale 
in  color,  and  proved  to  have  globules  of 
mercury  still  visible  ;  the  other  was  un- 
usually dark.  Both  were  obtained  from 
makers  of  high  repute,  and  both  proved 
to  contain  the  legitimate  proportion  of 
mercury  ;  nevertheless,  it  may  interest  the 
trade  to  have  an  account  of  a  simple 
method  of  dispensing  counter  testing  I 
have  recently  adopted,  which  yields  fairly 
accurate  results  in  the  hands  of  minor 
men.     It  may  be  performed  as  follows  : 

Mercurial  ointment,    9ij.      Put   it    in  a    small 
flask  and  add  : 

Benzol 5ij' 

Water .^ij- 

Iodide  of  potassium .Iss. 

Iodine .?r-  23. 

Warm  till  the  ointment  melts.  Shake 
till  the  iodine  dissolves.  The  brown 
color  should  disappear,  the  resulting 
liquor  being  turpid  and  rather  dirty  look- 
mg,  but  not  brown,  otherwise  there  is  a 
deficiency  of  mercury.  Tvio  grains  more 
iodine  being  added,  the  brown  color  is 
permanently  restored.  The  theoretical 
quantity  of  iodine  for  neutrality  is  24.6 
grains,  and  the  defining  of  the  quantity  as 
between  23  and  25  is  probably  as  close  as 
should  be  looked  for  in  pharmaceutical 
work,  and  that  no  doubt  would  have  suf- 
ficed to  save  our  North  London  friends 
from  the  annoyance  of  public  prosecution. 

A  test  for  the  strength  of  tannin  solu- 
tions which  I  devised  some  years  ago, 
but  have  not  hitherto  published,  may 
also  have  some  interest,  though  not  in  re- 
lation to  drug  adulteration.  It  was 
brought  into  use  a  few  days  ago  when  a 
lady  brought  a  few  ounces  of  a  tannin 
gargle,  which  she  had  obtained  in  another 
part  of  the  kingdom,  and  desired  we 
should  prepare  a  further  supply  of  the 
])reparation  having  the  same  tannin 
strength. 

Though  tannin  is  slowly  and  imper- 
fectly precipitated  from  its  aqueous  solu- 
tions by  iron  salts  generally,  the  ferric 
salts  are  precipitated  better  than  ferrous, 
and  the  acetate  better  than  the  chloride, 
and  the  presence  of  alcohol  renders  the 
precipitation  speedy  and  complete.  A 
solution  was  prepared  by  mixing  : 

Tinct.  ferri   perchlor,  B.P gss. 

Liq.  ammon.  acet.  fott .^ss. 

Spirit  meth ad.  5ij.  M. 

This  solution  was  found  to  effect  the 
complete  precipitation  of  the  tannin  from 
an  equal  volume  of  a  solution  containing 


7>'u  of  tannin  in  two  ounces,  the  solvent 
being  weakly  alcoholic.  When  the  solu- 
tions are  mixed,  a  thick,  black  magma  is 
immediately  produced,  in  which  settling 
of  the  precipitate  would  be  quite  hopeless, 
but  if  a  drop  is  let  fall  upon  bibulous 
paper,  a  black  spot  is  formed,  surrounded 
by  a  nearly  colorless  margin,  and  the  neu- 
trality of  this  margin  may  be  readily  indi- 
cated by  its  not  developing  color  when 
touched  by  a  drop  of  either  of  the  re- 
agents— iron  or  tannin. 

The  most  convenient  mode  of  operat- 
ing is  to  make  a  number  of  spots  of  the 
iron  solution  upon  white  blotting  paper. 
Mix  half  an  ounce  of  the  gargle  with  an 
equal  volume  of  methylated  spirit,  add  to 
this  half  a  drachm  of  the  iron  liquor,  stir 
well,  and  let  a  drop  of  the  mixture  fall 
upon  the  blotting  paper  very  near  to  one 
of  the  iron  drops,  so  that  the  spreading  of 
the  liquor  in  the  substance  of  the  paper 
causes  the  filtered  margin  of  the  drop  to 
come  into  contact  with  the  iron  stain, 
where  it  will  cause  a  dark  line  if  the  tan- 
nin be  still  in  excess.  Further  additions 
of  iron  liquor  to  the  tannin  are  to  be 
made  in  the  same  way,  testing  after  each, 
and  making  the  additions  smaller  as  the 
increasing  faintness  of  the  dark  line  of 
contact  indicates  that  the  neutral  point  is 
approaching.  When  the  dark  line  ceases 
to  be  produced,  count  the  number  of 
minims  of  iron  solution  that  have  been 
used.  Every  sixteen  minims  used  indi- 
cates one  grain  of  tannin  in  the  half 
ounce  of  gargle  operated  upon.  The 
gargle  tested  was  found  to  contain  honey 
also,  but  that  did  not  interfere  with  the 
accuracy  of  the  indications,  as  was  proved 
by  preparing  a  gargle  of  the  calculated 
strength,  containing  honey,  and  repeating 
the  tannin  determination  with  the  same 
results. — PharinaceutiLal  fourtial. 


Ammonia  Present  In  Corks. 

In  a  preliminary  note  published  in  the 
Sc/iweizerischc  Wochenscln-ift  fur  Chemie 
unci  Pharmacie,  Dr.  Paul  Liechti  states 
that  his  suspicions  having  been  aroused 
by  the  results  of  some  water  analyses 
which  he  was  engaged  on,  he  determined 
to  examine  the  new  corks  with  which  the 
containers  had  been  closed.  This  he  did 
by  shaking  each  cork  with  50  ccm.  of 
water  in  a  clean  glass  bottle  provided 
with  a  glass  stopper,  pouring  the  water 
off  into  a  tube,  and  testing  it  by  means  of 
Nessler's  reagent.  In  every  case  a  de- 
cided coloration  appeared.  He  examined 
not  only  his  own  corks,  which  he  had 
himself  purchased  but  a  few  weeks  pre- 
viously from  the  manufacturer,  but  also  a 
number  of  new  corks  obtained  from  local 
pharmacists  and  grocers.  To  avoid 
handling  them,  the  corks  were  taken  up 
with  pincers  to  lay  in  the  water.  The  re- 
action was  not  equally  marked  in  each 
case,  but  it  was  always  very  decided. 

In  view  of  this  observation  Dr.  Liechti 
utters  a  caution  against  the  use  of  new 
corks  as  stoppers  for  bottles  of  water  in- 
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Pharmacy  in  England. 

The  History  of  Aconltlno,  by  Dr.   Freund    Alrol 
An    lodot'orm    Substitute    A    Dyeini;  Soap 
Novelty-Hospital    Ship    lor    Ashantl    Oint- 
ments ofthc  B.P.    Artistic  Labels  lor  Special 
ties. 

(liy  Our  Own  Coircspondenl.) 

'I'he  aconitine  controversy  is  hy  no 
means  over.  Those  who  have  followed 
carefully  liie  evidence  in  favor  of  either 
DLiiislan  or  I'Yeund  have  long  ago  con- 
cluded that  the  last  word  has  yet  to  be 
said.  But  it  is  al.so  manifestly  clear  that 
it  will  have  to  be  uttered  by  neither  Dun- 
stan  nor  Freund.  In  this  country  we 
regretfully  admit  that  since  Dr.  Alder 
Wright's  decease  we  have  no  sufficiently 
careful  investigator  capable  of  taking  up 
the  matters  now  in  dispute  and  setting 
them  at  rest  forever.  The  latest  contri- 
bution to  the  question  is  by  Dr.  Martin 
Freund,  who  writes  the  history  of  aconi- 
tine, as  viewed  by  Martin  Freund.  Soon, 
no  doubt,  a  reply  will  be  forthcoming 
from  Dunstan  denying  Freund's  charges 
and  reiterating  the  correctness  of  the  re- 
search laboratory's  figures  and  conclu- 
sions that  Freund  so  seriously  impugns. 
In  the  interests  of  science  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  an  independent  observer, 
whose  ability  and  freedom  from  bias 
should  be  unquestionable,  may  speedily 
arise  and  determine  the  correctness  of 
the  much-disputed  formula  of  aconitine. 
Should  Professor  Dunstan's  work  be  cor- 
roborated, a  banquet  in  his  honor  would 
be  none  too  small  a  recognition  of  the 
manner  in  which  he  has  fought  the  ques- 
tion against  an  e.xtreniely  bitter  opponent. 
If,  on  the  other  hand.  Dr.  Freund's  con- 
clusions are  confirmed,  the  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Society  had  better  close  forever  the 
page  on  the  aconitine  research  and  under- 
take something  less  ambitious  and  more 
likely  to  yield  correct  and   useful  results. 

Airol,  the  latest  iodoform  substitute 
hailing  from  the  Fatherland,  is  receiving 
considerable  attention  in  medical  quarters 
just  now.  The  Brilish  Medical  Journal 
had  a  favorable  notice  of  it  only  last  week, 
and  the  London  agents  are  sending  a  neat 
hrochure  to  all  the  members  of  the  medi- 
cal profession  and  to  pharmacists.  Airol 
is  an  iodo-bismuth  preparation  in  com- 
bination with  gallic  acid.  It  is  a  grayish- 
green  powder,  very  light  and  voluminous, 
free  from  odor  and  taste  and  insoluble  in 
alcohol,  ether,  water,  etc.  Its  advantages 
over  iodoform,  dermatol,  and  similar  sub- 
stitutes are  stated  to  be :  It  contains 
iodine  in  an  active  but  harmless  condi- 
tion ;  it  liberates  iodine  and  gallic  acid 
gradually  in  the  presence  of  the  serous 
liquids  of  wounds  :  it  leaves  a  basic  bis- 
muth residue  as  a  protective  to  the  wound; 
it  combines  the  antiseptic  advantages  of 
iodine,  the  astringent  property  of  gallic 
acid  and  the  dessicated  action  of  bismuth. 
E.xperiments  have  shown  that  it  is  free 
from  toxic  or  irritant  characters,  whilst 
owing  to  its  extreme  lightness  in  com- 
parison to  iodoform, it  is  relatively  cheaper. 
The  objections  may  be  summed  up  as 
chiefly  concerned  with  its  price  and  also 
as  to  its  superiority    to    this  form.      The 


latter  is  cheaper,  and  so  far  has  received 
a  fairly  satisfactory  amount  of  attention. 
In  spite  of  all,  however,  in  the  large  hos- 
[)ital  j)ractices  iodoform  holds  its  own. 
although  its  objectionable  odor  is  pain- 
fully recognized  by  both  physician  and 
patient. 

A  novel  soap  is  about  to  be  introduced 
to  the  public  for  the  purpose  of  dyeing 
garments,  ribbons,  etc.  This  soap  is  the 
patent  of  a  Belgium  chemist  and  contains 
the  dye  incorporated  in  the  soap,  so  that 
by  merely  washing  the  article  sufficiently 
with  the  acid  of  the  soap  the  particular 
dye  is  obtained.  The  principal  objection 
to  amateur  or  home  dyeing  is  also  re- 
moved, as  it  is  claimed  that  this  peculiar 
combination  prevents  the  dye  from  acting 
on  the  skin  of  the  operator.  The  soap 
will  be  shortly  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
retail  druggists,  and  if  the  claim  is  correct 
it  will  probably  prove  a  popular  article,  as 
the  price  is  only  8  cents  per  tablet  to  the 
public.  I  have  not  had  an  opportunity  of 
examining  the  soap,  but  am  assured  by 
those  who  have  done  so  that  it  fully  bears 
out  the  claim  of  the  inventor.  Of  course 
the  soap  will  be  procurable  in  all  the 
principal  shades,  including  some  of  the 
most  recent  and  fashionable. 

The  expedition  to  Ashanti  has  caused 
the  authorities  of  the  army  medical  de- 
partment to  requisition  one  of  the  P.  and 
O.  steamers,  the  Coromandel,  as  a  hospital 
ship.  She  is  now  lying  in  the  Royal 
Albert  Docks  and  is  being  fitted  up  for 
the  purpose  with  the  necessary  hospital 
appliances  by  Messrs.  Savory  and  Moore, 
of  New  Bond  street,  London.  A  regular 
dispensary  is  being  arranged,  as  well  as 
special  surgical  and  sick  wards.  The 
hospital  ship  will  form  a  base  for  the  treat- 
ment of  the  more  seriously  wounded 
where  special  operations  have  to  be  per- 
formed, and  particular  attention  is  being 
paid  to  antiseptic  precautions,  so  that  the 
surgeons  will  be  operating  under  the  most 
favorable  circumstances  that  recent  dis- 
coveries can  suggest.  Some  remark  has 
been  caused  that  the  work  of  fitting  up 
the  ship  has  not  been  given  to  the  pres- 
ent contractors  for  the  supply  of  drugs, 
etc.,  to  the  army.  But  the  work  is  more 
in  the  nature  of  supplying  special  fittings 
and  appliances,  and  Messrs.  Savory  & 
Moore  appear  to  have  held  this  position 
to  the  army  for  some  time.  Their  mili- 
tary panniers,  field  dressings,  hospital 
haversacks  and  pharmacy  wagons  have 
been  adopted  by  the  army  medical 
authorities  for  very  many  years. 

Some  very  practical  notes  on  the  B.P. 
ointment  are  now  being  published  in  the 
Pharmaceutical  Journal  Dispensers  and 
manufacturers  have  had  more  reason  to 
complain  about  ointment  than  perhaps 
any  other  class  of  preparations  in  the 
B.P.  Some  are  too  hard  and  some  too 
soft,  whilst  no  provision  is  made  for  the 
variation  of  temperature.  The  formute 
of  some  of  them,  such  as  carbolic  acid, 
iodoform,  eucalyptus,  etc.,  are  so  unsatis- 
factory that  strict  adhesion  has  long  been 
abandoned  in  many  pharmacies.     In  the 


paper  referred  to  on  ointments,  alterna- 
tive formuUu  are  suggested,  and  most  of 
them  are  a  distinct  improvement  on  the 
official.  Iodoform  ointment,  however,  is 
recoimnended  with  basis  of  wax,  oil  and 
simple  ointment.  I  have  not  tried  this, 
but  the  experience  of  several  years  has 
shown  me  that  when  vaseline  is  sub- 
stituted for  the  benzoated  lard  of  the 
present  official  formulae,  a  product  is  ob- 
tained that  is  perfect  both  as  regards  ap- 
pearance and  keeping  properties.  In  hot 
weather  the  addition  of  a  little  hard  par- 
affin for  a  portion  of  the  vaseline  is  advis- 
able. It  was  recommended  some  time 
ago  that  lanoline  ointment  was  a  capital 
basis  for  this  preparation,  but  such  a 
complete  alteration  in  the  formula  would 
be  hardly  justifiable  without  the  prescrib- 
er's  consent,  whilst  its  general  acceptance 
is  unlikely  unless  lanoline  descends  con- 
siderably in  price.  As  to  its  keeping 
I)roperties  when  so  made  I  can  certainly 
testify  in  its  favor. 

At  a  recent  exhibition  I  remember 
noticing  that  a  certain  manufacturer  of 
proprietary  preparations  had  displayed  a 
framed  parti-colored  picture  that  on  a 
closer  examination  proved  to  be  a  collec- 
tion of  his  labels.  They  were  all  exqui- 
sitely designed  in  gold  and  colors  and  had 
a  very  attractive  appearance.  It  struck 
me  that  pharmacists  too  often  overlook 
the  effect  that  a  really  artistic  label  has 
upon  the  public.  Without  any  lavish 
expenditure  of  money  it  is  possible  to 
obtain  labels,  printed  only  in  black  and 
white,  of  very  tasteful  appearance  when 
taken  from  a  copper  plate.  Many  phar- 
macists who  would  scorn  to  send  out  a 
mixture  from  their  dispensary  department 
not  finished  oft"  with  a  pleated  cap  seem 
quite  satisfied  that  their  specialties  should 
bear  even  less  adornment  and  a  severely 
[jlain  label.  Art  in  advertising  is  recog- 
nized as  productive  of  good  results,  and 
what  is  the  label  but  an  advertisement  if 
properly  arranged. 


Treatment  of  Customers. 

Do  not  let  customers  remain  in  your 
store  unattended  longer  than  possible  : 
find  out  what  they  want  and  ask  them  to 
be  seated.  They  will  then  willingly  wait 
a  few  moments  if  you  are  too  busy  to 
serve  them  immediately.  At  the  same 
time,  you  must  not  forget  to  wait  upon 
customers  in  the  order  in  which  they 
enter  the  store.  Give  the  child  or  pooriy 
dressed  person  the  same  attention  you 
would  bestow  upon  the  sage  or  million- 
aire. Each  one  is  justly  entitled  to  such 
attention,  irrespective  of  the  money  he 
may  leave  with  you.  Honorable  deal- 
ing of  this  character  soon  gets  to  be 
known  in  your  neighborhood,  and  the 
knowledge  of  it  gives  you  added  dignity 
in  the  eyes  of  your  friends. 


To  preserve  hydrogen  peroxide,  add  to 
each  liter  of  the  solution  one  gramme  of 
naphthalene. 


270 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Correspondence. 

The  Editor  does  not  hold  himself  responsible  for  the 
opinions  of  correspondents. 

Correspondents  must  in  all  cases  send  name  and  address, 
not  necessarily  for  publication. 

Guelpb,  Ont.,  Dec.  5th,  1895. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist. 

Sir, — Your  remarks  regarding  my  re 
fusal  to  sign  a  document  presented  to  me 
by  an  entire  stranger,  who  refused  to  give 
his  name  or  whom  he  represented,  or  any 
information  regarding  the  promoters  of 
the  document,  or  the  proposed  scheme  to 
be  discussed,  is  taking  a  Hberty  which  no 
respectable  journal  is  in  the  habit  of 
doing. 

Any  further  interference  by  you,  with 
me,  in  the  management  of  my  business, 
will  be  dealt  with  as  it  deserves. 

It  will  be  necessary  for  you   to  give  this 
the  same  publicity  as  you  gave  your  edi- 
torial in  the  last  issue  of  your  publication. 
Yours  truly, 
A.  B.  Petrie. 


Toronto,  Ont.,  Dec.  3rd,  1895. 

Editor  Canadian  Druggist  : 

Sir, — Will  you  kindly  insert  the  en- 
closed letter  in  your  next  issue  of  The 
Canadian  DRUf;GisT,  giving  an  explana- 
tion of  the  item  appearing  in  the  Novem- 
ber number  of  your  paper,  to  the  effect 
that  the  druggists  of  St.  Catharines  were 
cutting  on  the  goods  of  the  Ontario  Chem- 
ists' Manufacturing  Co. 

Yours  sincerely, 
John  Hargreaves, 
For  Ont.  Chem.  M'fg.  Co. 

[A  Copy.] 
St.  Catharines,  Ont., 

Nov.  17th,  1895. 
John  A.  Clark,  Esq., 

Sec'y  O.C.  M'fg.  Co., 

Hamilton,  Ont. 
Dear  Sir, — Your  favor  of  the  i6th  to 
hand.  In  reply  I  take  pleasure  in  stating 
as  follows  :  You  will  remember  about  two 
weeks  ago  I  received  from  you  a  letter 
drawing  my  attention  to  the  fact  that  by 
my  advertising  Ontario  Chemists'  Iron 
Tonic  and  Liver  Pills  at  ten  cents  I  was 
breaking  the  rules,  customs,  etc.,  of  the 
Ontario  Chemists'  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. You  will  also  remember  that  I 
wrote  you  at  once,  acknowledging  my 
error  by  so  doing,  and  also  stating  that  I 
would  have  my  advertisement  removed 
at  once,  which  I  did.  Since  theni  have 
obtained  full  prices  for  all  O.C.  goods. 
I  may  also  state  that  it  is  my  intention  to 
uphold  full  prices  on  all  O.C.  goods. 
Yours  very  respectfully, 

(Signed)  J.  N.  Walker. 


A  Large  Production. — The  annual 
production  of  olive  oil  by  Spain  is  larger 
than  that  of  any  other  country.  It  is 
nearly  seventy-nine  million  two  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand  gallons. 


Phapmaey  in  Mexico. 

BV  JAMES    F.    BALLARD. 

There  are  six  large  wholesale  and  re- 
tail, and  about  fifty  retail  drug  stores  in 
the  city  of  Mexico.  The  largest  of  the 
wholesale  and  retail  establishments  are 
the  "  Drougera  Universal "  and  Felix 
Carlos  &  Company  :  either  of  these  carry 
a  well-equipped  stock  of  fully  $500,000, 
and  are  said  to  have  behind  them  a  capi- 
tal of  from  (our  to  five  million  dollars. 
The  former,  however,  is  reported  to  have 
met  with  serious  losses,  through  misman- 
agement extending  through  a  period  of 
years,  and  is  understood  to  be  going  into 
liquidation.  The  other  wholesale  estab- 
lishments appear  to  be  prosperous. 

the  retail  trade. 
The  retail  stores  are  the  ones  who  are 
reaping  the  harvest  ;  they  have  no  brother 
cutters  to  contend  with,  and  no  depart- 
ment stores  to  compete  with.  Clerks  are 
well  paid  ;  the  ordinary  salary  for  drug 
clerks  ofT  the  main  thoroughfares,  where 
only  .Spanish  is  spoken,  is  $60  per  month, 
but  in  stores  on  prominent  streets  where 
more  than  one  language  is  required  to  be 
spoken,  salaries  average  from  $80  up  to 
$125  per  month,  and  in  the  wholesale 
and  retail  stores  the  retail  clerks  speaking 
English  and  Spanish  are  started  in  at  $90 
per  month  first  six  months,  $100  second 
six  months,  $125  second  year,  and  $150 
third  year.  These  regulations  exist  at 
Carlos  &  Company.  The  clerks  in  whole- 
sale departments  are  paid  up  to  $300  per 
month,  according  to  ability,  etc. 

the    prices    in    MEXICO. 

The  ordinary  drugs  and  medicines 
command  about  the  same  prices  which 
are  obtained  for  them  in  the  United 
States,  but  soap,  sundries,  brushes, 
combs,  toilet  articles,  patent  medicines, 
and  all  imported  proprietary  articles  come 
very  high,  as  the  following  prices  will  in- 
dicate : 

Pears'  .Soap 60 

Cuticura  .Soap.    . , 7c 

Packer's  Tar  Soap 80 

Strong's  Arnica  Tar  Soap 85 

Cashmere  Bouquet  Soap 85 

Proetor  i^  Canible's  Ivory  Soap 50 

PATENT  MEDICINES. 

Paine's  Celery  Compound,  per  box $4  00 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla,  per  bottle 3  50 

Syrup  Kigs,  50c 2  00 

Syrup  Figs,  $1 4  00 

Horsford's  Acid  Phosphates,  $1 4  00 

Horsford's  Acid  Phosphates,  50c 2  00 

Tarrant's  Seltzer  Aperient,  Ji 4  00 

Tarrant's  Seltzer  Aperient,  50c 2  00 

Castoria i    12 

Ho.stetter's  Bitters 4  00 

Ayer's  Sarsaparilla i   75 

-Oyer's  Cherry  Pectoral i    75 

These  latter  articles  (Ayer's)  are  manu- 
factured in  Mexico,  hence  pay  no  duties. 

It  would  seem  the  Mexican  druggist 
made  an  enormous  profit,  but  such  is  not 
altogether  the  case,  as  the  following  will 
demonstrate  : 

One  dozen  Paine's  Celery  Com- 
pound sells  at  $4  per  bottle,  or 
$48  per  dozen $48  00 


Here  is  cost  in  Mexican  money  : 

Original  cost  in  New  York  per 
dozen  (it  is  delivered  them  in 
New  York) $  8  00 

Add  cost  of  exchange  (difference  in 
value  between  Mexican  and 
United  States  money) 7  00 

Freight,    New   York    to    City   of 

Mexico I  00 

Duty  collected  by  Mexican  Gov- 
ernment, \'era  Cruz 15  00 

Total $31   00    31  00 

Net  profit  per  dozen $  1 7  00 

Seventeen  dollars  profit  on  one  dozen 
looks  like  a  large  margin,  but  this  must  be 
divided  by  two,  as  a  Mexican  dollar  is 
only  worth  54  cents  in  our  money,  hence 
they  have  only  made  about  75  cents  pio- 
fit  on  the  sale  of  one  bottle.  However, 
this  is  twice  as  much  as  the  American 
druggist  would  make  if  the  articles  were 
sold  at  regular  price. 

Mexico  is  suffering  from  a  depreciated 
currency,  as  are  all  other  Latin  American 
countries.  This  fact,  combined  with  the 
high  tariff,  makes  all  imported  articles 
unreasonably  dear.  The  native  products 
of  the  country',  however,  are  correspond- 
ingly low  in  price.  I  am  told  it  requires 
about  $20,000  in  Mexican  money  to  fit 
out  a  first-class  retail  store,  and  the  in- 
ference would  be,  for  those  who  had  the 
necessary  capital,  Mexico  offers  unusual 
induceinents  for  the  next  few  years  to  the 
enterprising  American  who  desires  to  em- 
bark in  retail  drug  business. — Meyer 
Bros'.  Druggist. 


The  Last  Straw. 


The  long-suffering  Spanish  pharmacists, 
or  "  bobicario,"  so  worried  of  late  by 
domiciliary  visitations,  anything  but  few 
and  far  between,  on  the  part  of  the  rev- 
enue officials  in  their  efforts  to  enforce  the 
tax  upon  patents,  have  the  prospect  of 
other  troubles  of  a  like  nature  not  very 
far  ahead.  The  latest  vexatious  order 
issued  by  the  treasury  is  that  frequent 
visits  are  to  be  inade  to  pharmacies  by  the 
tax-collectors,  who  have  orders  to  demand 
the  production  for  their  inspection  of  the 
prescription  books  or  registers,  so  that  it 
may  be  seen  if  the  medical  men  have  com- 
plied with  the  regulation  imposing  upon 
them  the  use  of  stamped  forms,  value  10 
centimos  each,  upon  which  the  prescrip- 
tions are  to  be  wTitten.  Spanish  pharm- 
acists contend,  and  rightly,  too,  that  they 
have  entire  control  of  their  books  and  re- 
gisters, and  can  only  be  compelled  to  pro- 
duce them  by  a  judge's  order  in  case  of 
any  poisoning  or  during  a  criminal  investi- 
gation in  open  court,  as  is  already  provided 
for  and  stated  in  the  Criminal  Code.  It 
is  most  derogatory  to  professional  dignity, 
certainly,  to  be  obliged  to  assist  in  bring- 
ing into  the  hands  of  the  law  fiscal  delin- 
quents, and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
Spanish  treasury  authorities  will  not  press 
such  an  unheard-of  interference  with 
pharmacists'  rights.  —  Pharmaceutical 
foil  rnal. 


CANADIAN    DKUC.CIST. 


(270.\) 


GOOD  SELLERS 


3 

VELROSE 


SHAVING  CREAM 
SHAVING  STICK 
BARBER'S  BAR 


i,  SH/WIN6! 

jpiOS  LEEHINC  &C?| 
hONTRCAl.,  -  NCW  voR* 


PAY  YOU  WELL.   PLEASE  YOUR  CUSTOMERS 
ATTRACTIVE  COUNTER  ARTICLES 

Oriler  Sample  i  dozen  from  your  wholesale  house  to  come  with  next  orcJei. 
We  sup[>ly  Samples  for  free  distribution  with  first  orders. 

THOS.LEKMING&CO. 

MONTREAL 

FRONT  AND  BACK  VIEW 


AMERICAN 

SILVER 

TRUSS 


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LIGHT 
COOL 
Easy  to  Wear ' 
No  pressure  on 
I  Retains    ^—^    .      ,  Hips  or  Back. 
Severest  HernlaV    /No  understraps.) 
witb  Comfort,     y     Never  moves. 

UAHUFACTURBO  BY ' 

Tfie  Smith  Maniifg  Co.,  -    Galf,  Oni. 


The 
Silver 
Truss 


IS  A  NEW  INVENTION, 
NEW  IN  PRINCIPLE, 
NEW  IN  DESIGN, 
NEW  IN  APPLICATION, 
and  the  MOST  PERFECT  KNOWN. 


The  great  success  of  this  Truss  in  holding  with  comfort  all  kinds  of  hernia,  whether 
adults,  youths,  or  infants,  all  over  Canada,  the  United  States,  and  Europe,  is  phenom- 
enal. They  have  been  adopted  by  leading  hospitals,  surgeons,  and  rupture  speoalists 
of  the  Uniied  States,  and  by  Westminster  and  Guy"s  Hospitals,  London,  Eng.  No 
greater  recommendation  could  be  accorded  any  appliance  than  its  adoption  by  the 
physicians  and  surgeons  comprising  the  staffs  of  these  hospital:.,  which  rank  among  the 
largest  and  best  in  the  world. 

MANUFACTURED  BY 

THE  SMITH  "MANUF'G  CO.,  GALT,  ONT. 


LITTLE'S 

PATENT  FLU  I  O 


SHEEP  DIP 

AND  CATTLE  WASH . 


For  the  Destruction  of  Ticks,  Lice,  Mange,  and 
all  Insects  upon  Slieep,  Horses,  Cattle, 
Pigs,  Dogs,  etc. 

Superior  to  Carbolic  Acid  for  Ulcers,  Wounds,  Sores,  etc. 

Removes  Scurf,  Roug-hness,  and  Irritation    of  the   Skin, 
making-  the  coat  soft,  glossy,  and  healthy. 


Removes  the  unpleasant  smell  from  Dog's  and  other  animals. 


"  Little's  .Sheep  Dip  and  Cattle  Wash  "  is  used  at  the  Dominion 
Experimental  Karnis  at  Ottawa  and  Brandon,  at  the  Ontario  Industrial 
Farm,  Uuclph,  and  by  all  the  principal  Breeders  in  the  Dominion  ;  and 
is  pronounced  to  be  the  cheapest  and  most  effective  remedy  on  the  market. 

*S"  17  Gold,  Silver,  and  other  Prize  Medals  have  been  awarded  to 
"  Little's  Sheep  and  Cattle  Wash  "  in  all  part»  of  the  world. 

Sold  in  large  Tins  at  $1.00.  Is  wanted  by  ever>'  P'armer  and  Breeder 
in  the  Dominion. 

ROBERT  WIGHTM.^N,  Druggist,  OWEN  SOUND,  ONT. 

Sole  Agent  for  the  Dominion. 

To  be  had  from  all  wholesale  druggists  in  Toronto,  Hamilton,  and  London. 


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Littles  Soluble  Phenyle 


^>r^JDEODQR!SER&ANTISEPTIC[e^ 


NEW  UiSINFECTANTv 


S>         rnr7  aviVEHStL  USE 

CHEAP,  HARMLESS,  and  EFFECTIVE 


A  Highly  Concentrated  Fluid  for  Cheeking  and  Preventing 
Contagion  from  Infectious  Diseases. 


NON-POISONOUS  AND  NON-CORROSIVE. 


In  a  test  of  Disinfectants,  undert.aken  on  behalf  of  the  American  Gov- 
ernment, "Little's  Soluble  Phenyle  "was  proved  to  be  the  best  Disin- 
fectant, being  successfully  active  at  2  per  cent.,  whilst  that  which  rankeil 
second  required  7  per  cent.,  and  many  Disinfectants,  at  50  per  cent., 
proved  worthless. 

"  Little's  Soluble  Phenyle"  will  destroy  the  infection  of  all  Fevers 
and  all  Contagious  and  Infectious  Diseases,  and  will  neutralize  any  bad 
smell  whatever,  net  by  disguising  it,  but  by  destroying  it. 

Used  in  the  London  and  Provincial  Hospitals  and  approved  of  by  the 
Highest  Sanitary  Authorities  of  the  day. 

The  Phenyle  has  been  awarded  Gold  Medals  and  Diplomas  in  all 
parts  of  the  world. 

Sold  by  all  Druggists  in  25c.  and  50c.  Bottles,  and  Si. 00  Tins. 

A  25c.  bottle  will  make  four  gallons  strongest  Disinfectant.  Is  wanted 
by  every  Physician,  Householder,  and  Public  Institution  in  the  Dominion. 


ROBERT  WIGHTMAN,  Druggist,  OWEN  SOUND,  ONT. 

Sole  Agent  for  the  Dominion. 

To  be  had  from  all  Wholesale  L^ruggists  in  Montreal,  Toronto,  Hamilton, 
and  London,  Ont.,  and  Winnipeg,  Man. 


(270B) 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


Fine  Fruit  Tablets 


ENGLISH  FORMULA 
TABLETS 


Have  been  our  specialty 
\nd  have  been  a  success. 
Packed  in  elegant  Flint 
Glass  Jars,  large  glass  stop- 
per, the  finest  package  in 
the  Dominion.  AUo  in 
round  jars,  similar  to  Eng- 
lish, but  made  two  inches 
shorter  to  lit  the  ordinary 
shelf.  A  large  variety. 
List  of  flavors  and  prices 
on  application. 


G.  J.  HAMILTON 
&  SONS, 

PICTOU,  N.S. 


A  PERFECT  TOILET  GEM. 


TOOTH   3OAP 


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lFREDK.CRAF,M.^^y^T.  I 

I  65  FENCHURCH  ST.,  LONDON,  E.C.  | 

1   Esiabli'^hed  1S86.     Prices  and  samples  on  application.  | 

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PAMPhLtT 
THAT  WILL 

INTERtST 
YOU. 


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IiTJsed Without  bid  vut. 

PERFECTLY  ASEPTIC. 
AHATOKICALIY  CORREa 
NOT  A  WEDGE 

PER  DOZ. 

No.  1.  Nozzle  aDdSbicld,  Kith  Outlet  Tubins  .    .    $80 
No.  2.        "  "       Complete  2-qt.  FouDtaiD,    48 

DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE  ON  APPLICATION. 
BEST  SVRINGE  ON  THE  MARKET.  SOLD  BY  ALL  JOBSEB*' 

LYMAN,  KNOX  &  CO. 

Montreal  and  Toronto 

Agents  for  Canada. 


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The  drug  trade  of  Canada  will 
find  this  one  of  the  most  satisfac- 
tory articles  on  tlie  market.  The 
package  is  convenient  and  attract- 
ive. 

Kindly  make  sure  the  Areca 
Nut  Touth  Soap  offered  you  is 
iii.ide  ill  Winnipeg.  The  genuine 
is  for  sale  by  .^, 

I^yni.iii  Bros.  Co.,  Turonlo,  ■'^''. 

Elliot  &  Co.,  Toronto, 

P^vaiis  &  Sons,  Montreal, 

Lyman,  Kno.>:  &  Co.,  Montreal, 

Lyman  .Sons  &  Co.,    Montreal, 

Kerry,  Watson  &  Co.,   Montreal, 

y.  Winer  &  Co.,  Hamilton, 

f.  A.  Kennedy  &  Co.,  London,  and  by 

TlIU 

M4RTIN,  BOLE  &  WYNNE  CO, 

WINNII^BG.  $ 


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CANADIAN   DRUGGISt.    l(/^9S' 


271 


Ontario  Society  of  Retail  Druggists. 

An  iniporiant  meeting  of  the  retail 
druggists  of  Ontario,  convened  l)y  circulars, 
was  iield  at  the  Ontario  College  of  Phar- 
macy, Gerrard  street  east,  Toronto,  on 
Wednesday,  Dec.  4lh,  for  the  purpose  of 
discussing  the  advisaljility  of  forming  a 
permanent  association  having  for  its  ob- 
jects the  safeguarding  of  trade  interests 
and  the  general  advancement  and  welfare 
of  the  retail  druggists  of  the  province,  with 
particular  attention  to  the  burning  ques- 
tion of  price  cutting.  The  meeting  was 
called  to  order  shortly  after  i  o'clock 
with  Mr.  S  Tapscott,  of  Bradford,  in  the 
chair,  and  Mr.  J.  T.  Pepper,  Woodstock, 
acting  secretary.  The  following  gentle- 
men were  present,  viz.  : 

J.  B.  Meacham,  Robert  Tuthill,  G.  G. 
Butler,  J.  R.  Bond,  Thos.  Cruttenden,  jr., 
U.  C.  P"erguson,  F.  B.  Bunting,  S.  How- 
arth,  W.  R.  Reid,  Harry  Sherris,  A.  Dow, 

D.  I..  Thompson,  E.  A.  Goodman,  G.  A. 
McCann,  G.  M.  Petrie,  J.  W.  Houston, 
F.  Terry,  W.  J.  Mitchell,  G.  E.  Gibbard, 
J.  H.  MacKenzie,  H.  G.  Horton,  Tas.  H. 
Hallett,  W.  H.  Co.x,  W.  H.  Ellis,  Geo.  A. 
Harbottle,  G.  E.  Hazelton,  ].  W.  Struth- 
ers,  J.  A.  Austin,  W.  Murchison,  Robt. 
Robinson,  W.  Latimer,  C.  F.  Botsford, 
H.  M.  Kipp,  C.  H.  Conen,  F.  W.  Flett, 
John  McKay,  W.  H.  Gilpin,  W.  A.  Har- 
greaves,  Geo.  H.  Hanna,  G.  J.  Little, 
Hugh  Brown,  J.  R.  Lee,  Robert  W. 
Campbell,   ^V.    H.    Field,    T.   W.    Scott, 

E.  H.  Bauld,  J.  C.  Lander,  John  C.  Gray, 
W.  V.  Cook,  George  A.  Bingham,  Jack- 
son L.  Little,  Isaac  Curry,  Ira  F.  Belfry, 
E.  B.  Stevenson,  R.  W.  Boyle,  George 
Marshall,  C,  D.  Daniel,  Jas.  Hutty,  J.  M. 
Pearen,  A.  J.  Truss,  all  of  Toronto  ;  J.  A. 
Zimmerman,  W.  A.  Howell,  Alex.  Mit- 
chell, James,  Harrison,  of  Hamilton  ; 
Henry  Watters,  Ottawa ;  N.  J.  McDer- 
mid,  E.  W.  Boyle,  Geo.  M.  Anderson, 
J.  G.  Ross,  London  ;  D.  S.  Sager,  M.  H. 

■  Robertson,  Brantford ;  John  McKee, 
Wm.  Walsh,  John  Nugent,  Peterhoro  ; 
Allan  Cameron,  Robert  Wightman,  A.  W. 
Manley,  W.  H.  Taylor,  J.  F.  McCallum, 
Owen  Sound  ;  W.  A.  Karn,  J.  G.  Karn, 
J.  T.  Pepper,  D.  B.  Phillips,  D.  A.  White, 
Woodstock  ;  A.  J.  Greenwood,  Geo.  M. 
Mittleberger,  Harry  Southcott,  W.  W. 
Greenwood,  St.  Catharines  ;  Robert  Fer- 
rah,  R.  S.  Strong,  jr.,  F.  C.  Bond,  W.  M. 
Kirkland,  Gait  ;'  S.  Fraleigh,  F.  G.  Sand- 
erson, John  McLean,  St.  Marys  ;  W.  G. 
Smith,  John  B.  Williams,  Guelph,  C.  E. 
Nasmyth,  Stratford  :  A.  J.  Roos,  J.  H. 
Landreth,  Berlin  ;  S.  Snyder,  E.  M. 
Devitt,  Waterloo ;  John  Wood,  D.  H. 
MacLaren,  Barrie  ;  S.  Jackson,  E.  J. 
Dick,  Preston;  J.  H.  Smith,  Dunnville; 
J.  E.  Richards,  Aylmer  ;  J.  V.  Kannavin, 
Acton  ;  R.  Ventress,  Bobcaygeon  ;  R.  H. 
Hodgson,  Brampton  ;  S.  J.  Snell,  Bolton  ; 

F.  W.  Law,  Beeton  :  John  H.  H.  Jury, 
Bowmanville;  L.  W.  Yeomans,  Belleville  ; 

G.  A.  Deadman,  Brussels  ;  H.  Parker, 
Durham  ;  J.  Seatter  Hagersville  ;  J.  C. 
Mills,  Jarvis  ;  A.  McKinnon,  Kincardine  ; 


\V.  'i'urner,  Markdale  ;  A.  lligginbothatji, 
Miltiin  ;  Stuart  Scott,  Newmarket  ;  W. 
Rutherford,  Norwood  ;  .\.  'I'urner, 
Orangeville  ;  R.  C.  Balmer,  Oakville ; 
Chas.  A.  Nettleton,  Penetanguishene ; 
J.  K.  Kellock,  Perth;  H.  W.  Ansley, 
Port  Dover;  W.  A.  Sandferson,  Rich- 
mond Hill  ;  M.  F.  Derby,  E.  E.  Phillips, 
Selkirk;  W.  J.  Dyas,  Strathroy  ;  R.  H. 
McClury,  Streets\ille  ;  .Alex.  Wilson,  Sea- 
forth  ;  J.  L.  Mackenzie,  Stouffville  ;  C.  A. 
Auston,  Simcoe  ;  and  H.  C.  Fleming, 
Windsor.  A  few  besides  the  above  were 
present  but  omitted  to  sign  the  roll,  the 
total  attendance  being  over  one  hundred 
and  fifty.  Throughout  the  entire  pro- 
ceedings, which  lasted  until  late  in  the 
afternoon,  the  greatest  enthusiasm  pre- 
vailed, and  every  reference  made  by 
speakers  to  the  necessity  of  prompt, 
united  and  determined  action  was  loudly 
and  unanimously  applauded. 

In  opening  the  proceedings  the  chair- 
man briefly  outlined  the  situation,  and 
spoke  of  the  draft  agreement  which  had 
been  drawn  up  by  the  provisional  execu- 
tive and  submitted  to  the  druggists  of  the 
province,  adding  that  the  response  had 
been  hearty,  indicating  a  widespread  de- 
termination to  take  action  along  the  lines 
proposed  and  to  support  the  movement 
to  organize  a  permanent  association  to 
protect  their  interests.  The  secretary 
read  a  large  number  of  letters  and  tele- 
grams from  those  unable  to  be  present, 
including  the  following  :  R.  D.  Scott, 
Sarnia ;  "R.  W.  Chambers,  Blenheim  ; 
N.  A.  Bosworth,  Stratford  ;  R.  N.  Thur- 
tell,  Teeswater  ;  —  Miller,  WalkerviUe  ; 
Harry  Days,  Lucknow  ;  A.  Higgin- 
botham,  Lindsay  ;  Thos.  Sweet,  St.  Cath- 
erines ;  John  Coats,  Walkerton ;  S.  A. 
Hodge,  Mitchell,  T.  B.  Taylor,  Watford  ; 
F.  g'  Walley,  Ingersoll  ;  R.  A.  Harrison, 
Dunnville  ;  W.  H.  Smith,  Niagara  Falls  ; 
J.  F.  Roberts,  Parkhill,  J.  E.  Neville, 
Berlin  ;  M.  F.  Ely,  Port  Elgin  ;  J.  M. 
Hargreaves,  Paisley  ;  W.  J.  Macartney, 
Thorold,  and  others.  These  all  ex- 
pressed hearty  sympathy  with  the  ob- 
jects of  the  association  and  promised 
moral  and  financial  support.  The  chair- 
man intimated  that  the  provisional  com- 
mittee had  prepared  a  draft  constitution 
for  the  consideration  of  the  meeting,  but 
he  suggested  some  general  discussion 
before  proceeding  to  definite  action.  This 
suggestion  was  adopted  and  several  pres- 
ent spoke. 

Mr.  Seatter,  Hagersville,  said  that  they 
found  so  many  cutting  prices  in  his  local- 
ity that  they  hardly  knew  if  they  had  any 
trade  left  unmolested  ;  organization  was 
what  was  needed. 

Mr.  Nugent,  Peterboro,  expressed 
himself  fully  in  sympathy  with  the  meet- 
ing, and  Mr.  Walsh  of  the  same  town  de- 
clared that  the  great  trouble  was  that  the 
druggists  had  not  confidence  in  one  an- 
other. There  were  too  many  small  men  in 
the  business,  but  if  they  would  only 
act  as  a  unit  they  could  dictate  their 
own  terms.  Mr.  John  McKee,  the 
other  member  of  the  Peterboro  trinity,  and 


vice-president  of  the  college  council,  en- 
dorsed these  views. 

Mr.  Phillips,  of  Selkirk,  said  they  were 
not  cutting  in  his  locality  but  were  still 
doing  busuiess  on  the  good  old  principle 
of  selling  for  a  profit — ("  Hear,  hear") — 
and  unless  they  had  a  definite  promise 
from,  and  understanding  with,  the  whole- 
sale men  they  could  not  do  much.  He 
would  ask  if  the  proposal  was  to  dispense 
with  the  jobber  and  deal  direct  with 
the  manufacturer. 

The  Chairman — No,  the  reverse  of  that ; 
we  deal  through  the  jobber  and  wholesale 
man  every  time. 

Mr.  Phillips — Well,  how  do  the  manu- 
facturers stand;  have  they  given  any  sign  ? 
'I'he  Secretary  replied  thit  he  had 
written  to  all  the  wholesale  men  and  had 
replies  from  some.  Messrs.  Henry 
Skinner  &  Co.,  Kingston,  expressed 
hearty  sympathy  and  a  wish  to  cooperate. 
The  secretary  of  the  Wholesale  Druggists 
and  Proprii^tary  Medicine  Dealers'  Asso- 
ciation wrote  that  his  association  was 
meeting  on  the  following  day  and  would 
he  pleased  to  confer  with  a  deputation,  and 
Messrs.  J.  Winer  &  Co.,  Hamilton,  were 
ready  to  co  operate  in  every  reasonable 
effort,  if  only  the  retailers  themselves 
would  be  unanimous ;  and  Jas.  A.  Ken- 
nedy &  Co.,  London,  and  the  London 
Drug  Company  wrote  cordial  endorsation 
and  each  enclosed  a  cheque  for  $10  to- 
\vards  the  funds  of  the  society.  Archdale 
Wilson  &  Co.,  Hamilton,  had  always  tried 
to  prevent  the  cutting  of  prices  and  if  the 
manufacturers  would  deal  only  with  the 
wholesalers,  then  something  tangible  could 
be  accomplished.  T.  Milman  &  Co.,  To- 
ronto, Northrop  &  Lyman,  Toronto,  and 
the  Garfield  Tea  Company,  all  wrote  in 
the  same  sympathetic  strain  and  promised 
every  possible  assistance. 

The  Chairman  announced  that  the 
jobbers  were  a  unit  on  the  question  and 
had  passed  a  unanimous  resolution  to 
that  effect. 

Mr.  W.  A.  Karn,  Woodstock,  was  anx- 
ious for  a  full  discussion  of  the  matter, 
that  all  might  express  their  views.  The 
evils  they  were  complaining  of  were  flood- 
ing the  country  with  a  sea  of  demoraliza- 
tion which  would  sooner  or  later  swallow 
up  the  trade  if  something  was  not  done  to 
stem  the  tide.  They  were  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  unfair  cutting  and  unscrupulous 
competition  and  must  look  for  a  Joshua 
to  lead  them  safely  out  into  the  promised 
land.  President  Tapscott  was  their  Joshua 
who  would  lead  them  out  of  bondage 
(Cheers).  He  felt  encouraged  at  the 
success  of  the  movement  so  far  and  was 
satisfied  that  victory  was  ahead  of  them. 
Their  trade  was  slipping  away  from  them, 
but  they  had  largely  themselves  to  blame. 
The  Pharmacy  Act  was  as  full  of  faults  as 
a  pelican's  egg  was  full  of  meat.  The 
council  had  done  all  that  could  be  reason- 
ably expected  of  it,  but  what  was  lacking 
was  the  co-operation  of  the  trade,  for  if 
the  druggists  would  not  lend  a  hand  the 
council  could  not  longer  guide  the  phar- 
maceutical   ship    ofi'  the   trade   breakers 


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ahead.  No  trade  to-day  was  succeeding 
except  by  co-operation,  and  those  that 
stood  together  won  every  time.  One 
suggestion  he  would  make  to  them  :  do 
not  deal  with  the  departmental  stores,  for 
all  the  patronage  they  gave  in  that  direc- 
tion was  so  much  more  towards  turning 
the  key  in  the  door  of  the  little  store  at 
home.     ("  Hear,  hear  "). 

The  jobbers  were  with  them,  continued 
Mr.  Karn  ;  let  them  stand  by  the  jobbers. 
The  manufacturers  also  should  be  with 
them,  and  they  would  be  if  they  were  sure 
of  support.  He  advised  that  a  deputa- 
tion meet  the  wholesalers  the  following 
day  and  make  a  reasonable  proposition  to 
them.  There  was  plenty  of  material  lor 
the  proposed  association  to  work  up  a 
universal  price  book  ;  for  instance,  a  Do- 
minion organization,  and  so  on.  Above 
all  things  let  them  keep  above  petty  local 
disputes.  Let  the  local  organizations 
deal  with  such.  He  would  advise  a 
scheme  of  district  organization,  with  a 
local  man  to  perfect  the  work.'  Let  them 
unite,  keep  in  touch  with  one  another, 
secure  the  sympathy  of  the  trade  journals, 
and  rely  upon  each  other.  Their  inter- 
ests were  identical,  whether  in  city,  town, 
or  village,  but  they  must  work  together  in 
peace  and  harmony,  back  up  the  associa- 
tion they  were  about  to  form  with  their 
brains  and  their  money,  and  let  their  loy- 
alty to  the  cause  be  equal  to  the  greed  of 
their  unscrupulous  competitors.  (Cheers.) 

Mr.  Murchison,  Toronto,  asked  what 
had  become  of  the  old  association. 

President  Yeomans  replied  that  the  old 
association  was  more  of  a  scientific  so- 
ciety, whereas  this  was  a  business  con- 
cern, but  the  old  officers  would  most 
gladly  lend  every  aid  ;  he  was  delighted 
to  see  such  unanimity  of  spirit  pervading 
the  meeting. 

The  consideration  of  the  draft  consti- 
tution was  then  taken  up,  and,  after 
lengthy  discussion,  was  adopted  without 
material  change.  The  main  clauses  pro- 
vide that  the  organization  be  called  the 
Ontario  Society  of  Retail  Druggists,  that 
any  registered  druggist  actually  in  busi- 
ness under  his  own  name  be  eligible  for 
membership  who  will  agree  not  to  sell 
patent  medicines  and  proprietary  articles 
under  the  prices  intended  by  the  manu- 
facturers, and  to  sell  drugs,  sundries,  and 
specialties  at  regular  prices.  The  objects 
of  the  society,  as  set  forth  in  the  constitu- 
tion, are  to  safeguard  the  interests  of  the 
trade,  to  establish,  as  far  as  possible,  a 
uniformity  of  prices,  to  co-operate  with 
the  manufacturers,  wholesalers,  and  job- 
bers in  preventing  cutting,  and  to  estab- 
lish a  fraternal  and  kindly  feeling  among 
the  members  of  the  profession.  The 
officers  decided  upon  were  a  president,  a 
vice-president,  secretary,  treasurer,  and 
executive  committee  of  thirteen,  one  from 
each  of  the  electoral  districts  of  the  Phar- 
macy Act.  An  annual  fee  of  $1  is  col- 
lected from  each  member,  and  if  the 
funds  at  any  time  prove  insufficient,  the 
executive  have  power  to  make  further 
calls,  hut  not  mote  than  $5  in  all   can   be 


demanded  from  any  one  member  in  any 
one  year.  A  two-thirds  vote  is  needed  to 
change  the  constitution,  and  then  only 
after  a  month's  notice  to  the  members. 

The  matter  which  created  most  discus- 
sion while  the  constitution  was  under 
consideration  was  the  question  of  a  name. 
A  very  strong  feeling  was  expressed  in 
favor  of  making  the  title  co  extensive  with 
the  Dominion, Messrs.  Yeomans,Meacham, 
and  McCann  speaking  in  that  behalf, 
while  Messrs.  MacKenzie,  Dyas,  Gibbard, 
Korn,  Waters,  and  Greenwood  advocated 
the  Provincial  style  and  title  proposed  by 
the  committee,  though  more  than  one 
suggested  that  eventually  the  name  might 
be  made  more  comprehensive,  as  the 
work  extended  beyond  the  limits  of 
Ontario.  Finally,  the  question  was  put 
to  the  vote,  and  on  motion  of  Messrs. 
Waters  and  Greenwood  the  association 
was  named  the  Ontario  Society  of  Retail 
Druggists.  An  amendment  from  Dr. 
Sager  to  leave  it  to  the  Executive,  and  a 
second  amendment  from  Mr.  McCann  to 
call  it  the  Canadian  Society  of  Retail 
Druggists,  were  both  voted  down. 

The  election  of  officers  was  next  taken 
up,  and  Mr.  Tapscott,  of  Brantford,  was 
nominated  for  president  amid  great  ap- 
plause. That  gentleman,  however,  de- 
clined it,  and,  though  repeatedly  urged 
from  all  parts  of  the  meeting,  was  unable 
to  see  his  way  to  accept  the  office. 
Messrs.  W.  A.  Karn,  R.  Ferrah,  L.  W. 
Yeomans,  W.  G.  Smith,  and  G.  E.  Gib- 
bard were  then  nominated  in  the  order 
named,  but  declined  with  various  reasons, 
except  the  last,  who  consented  to  take  the 
position,  amid  applause. 

For  vice-president,  Mr.  Tapscott  re- 
ceived the  unchallenged  vote. 

For  secretary-treasurer,  Mr.  J.  T.  Pep- 
per was  chosen  without  a  second  nomina- 
tion. 

The  executive  committee  was  chosen 
as  follows,  a  representative  from  each  of 
the  thirteen  electoral  districts  :  i,  W.  A. 
Lloyd,  Ottawa  ;  2,  L.  W.  Yeomans,  Belle- 
ville ;  3,  William  Walsh,  Peterboro ;  4, 
Isaac  Curry,  Toronto ;  5,  F.  W.  Flett, 
Toronto ;  6,  C.  A.  Nettleton,  Penetan- 
guishene ;  7,  W.  G.  Smith,  Guelph  ;  8, 
A.  J.  Greenwood,  St.  Catharines ;  9,  R. 
Ferrah,  Gait ;  10,  Charles  A.  Auston, 
Simcoe  ;  it,  W.  T.  Strong,  London;  12, 
John  Parker,  Owen  Sound;  13,  H.  O. 
Fleming,  Windsor. 

The  officers  and  executive,  with  Messrs. 
J.  H.  Mackenzie  and  W.  A.  Karn,  were 
appointed  a  deputation  to  meet  the  whole- 
sale druggists  and  jobbers  and  consult 
with  them  upon  the  subjects  which  had 
been  under  discussion. 

The  executive  was  authorized  to  en- 
gage a  paid  organizer  to  work  in  the 
interests  of  the  society  wherever  it  was 
thought  necessary  to  do  so. 

This  concluded  the  business  before  the 
chair,  and  by  resolution  the  meeting  de- 
cided to  hear  a  few  remarks  from  Messrs. 
R.  C.  Spohn,  Toledo,  and  N.  Hayes, 
Detroit,  upon  the  objects  and  methods  of 
the  Universal  Trade  Association  of  Retail 


Druggists,  an  organization  in  the  United 
States,  having  similar  objects  in  view  as 
the  Ontario  Society.  The  particulars  of 
an  ingenious  label  system  of  tracing  sales, 
by  means  of  which  it  was  practically  im- 
possible to  sell  surreptitiously  to  black- 
listed cutters  without  detection,  was  fully 
described,  after  which  the  visitors  asked 
that  the  new  society  give  them  a  resolu- 
tion of  sympathy  and  endorsation.  The 
matter  was  on  motion  referred  to  the 
executive  committee  for  action. 

The   meeting  then  adjourned  to   meet 
again  at  the  call  of  the  chair. 


Dr.  Julius  Althau.s  writes  a  letter  to 
the  British  Medical  Journal,  in  which  he 
advocates  the  extension  of  the  principle 
whereby  the  names  of  official  preparations 
do  not  indicate  their  principal  constitu- 
ents, after  the  manner  of  pil.  saponis  co. 
He  suggests  that  liquor  arsenicalis  should 
be  called  liquor  Asiaticus  or  liquor  Hev- 
zoti  ;  tinct.  nucis  vom.,  tinct.  aniara  ; 
potass.  bromid.,sal  alterans;  liquor  strych., 
liq.  pelletieri  or  liquor  ignatii,  and  so  forth. 
— British  and  Colonial  Druggist. 

To  Make  a  Painless  Vesicant. — 
Take  of  menthol  one  gram,  chloral  hy- 
drate one  t;ram,  cacao  butter  two  grams, 
spermaceti  four  grams.  Make  into  an 
ointment  and  spread  upon  lint  or  adhe- 
sive plaster. 

To  Clean  Rusty  Instruments. — Fill 
a  suitable  vessel  with  a  saturated  solution 
of  chloride  of  tin  in  distilled  water,  im- 
merse the  rusty  instruments,  and  let  them 
remain  over  night.  Rub  dry  with  cham- 
ois after  rinsing  in  running  water. 

Salol  Camphor. — A  mixture  of  salol, 
three  parts,  and  camphor,  two  parts, 
forms  a  viscid  liquid,  but  the  addition  of 
10  per  cent,  only  of  camphor  results  in 
the  formation  of  salol  camphor,  which  is 
crystalline  and  can  be  powdered. — A.  D. 
&  P.  R.. 

A  Florida  Law. — "Any  person  or 
persons  who  shall  falsely  or  maliciously 
disseminate  or  spread  rumors  or  reports 
concerning  the  existence  of  any  infectious 
or  contagious  disease  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction,  shall 
be  punished  by  a  fine  in  a  sum  of  not  less 
than  $100  nor  more  than  $1,000,  or 
be  imprisoned  in  the  county  jail  for  not 
less  than  three  nor  more  than  six  months." 

At  Venice,  when  any  one  dies,  it  is  the 
custom  to  fix  a  placard  on  the  front  of 
the  dead  person's  house,  as  well  as  in  the 
neighboring  streets,  as  a  sort  of  public 
notice,  stating  his  name,  age,  place  of 
birth,  and  the  illness  of  which  he  died, 
affirming  also  that  he  received  the  holy 
sacraments,  died  a  good  Christian,  and 
requesting  the  prayers  of  the  faithful. 

To  remove  aniline  stain.s,  wash  with  a 
solution  composed  of  sodium  nitrate, 
seven  parts,  sulphuric  acid  dilute,  fifteen 
parts,  water,  five  hundred  parts.  Before 
using  let  stand  twenty-four  hours  and  apply 
with  a  camel's  hair  brush. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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Stearates. 

IIV   PRANK   EDBL. 

While  much  attention  has  been  given 
to  tile  medicinal  properties  and  nude  of 
preparing  the  different  oleates,  the  stear- 
ates have  been  vouchsafed  but  little 
notice.  It  is  true  tliat  some  years  a.s;o 
Rother  recommended  the  stearale  of  lead, 
and  suggested  a  formula  for  preparing  it ; 
but  further  than  this,  until  the  recent 
efTorts  of  a  manufacturing  firm  in  behalf 
of  the  stearate  of  zinc,  these  preparations 
were  but  little  more  than  chemical  curiosi- 
ties. Some  months  ago  the  writer,  after 
experimenting  with  different  processes  for 
producing  zinc  stearate,  determined  to 
extend  the  experiments  so  as  to  take  in 
the  more  prominent  steaiates,  some  of 
which  are,  he  believes,  destined  to  play  a 
useful  part  as  medicines.  The  result  of 
the  experiments  with  the  production  of 
zinc  stearate  was  given  in  a  paper  on  this 
subject,  published  in  another  journal  some 
months  ago. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  oleates,  pre- 
ference is  usually  given  to  the  oleate  of 
soda,  but  this  is  largely  a  matter  of  con- 
venience, and  not  in  the  writer's  opinion 
due  to  any  superiority  of  this  oleate  over 
the  oleate  of  potassium  ;  on  the  contrary, 
where  the  oleate  is  made,  as  recommended 
by  Beringer,  from  oleic  acid  and  base  as 
wanted,  the  potassium  salt  is  much  to  be 
preferred  in  the  great  majority  of  cases, 
in  preparing  stearates  the  potassium 
stearate  will  be  found  preferable. 

In  my  first  experiments  some  difficulty 
was  e.xperienced  in  preparing  a  solution 
of  stearate  of  potassium.  This  was  due 
to  the  insolubility  of  the  acid  in  water  ; 
but  by  taking  advantage  of  the  solubility 
of  both  acid  and  alkali  in  hot  alcohol,  the 
difficulty  was  overcome.  The  formula 
then  suggested  for  preparing  this  solution, 
and  used  in  experiments  with  stearate  of 
zinc,  was  as  follows  : 

Solution  Stearate  of  Potash. 

Causiic  potash 143  grains. 

Stearic  acid,  cut  fine 897       " 

Alcohol 3  ounces. 

Hot  water to  make  ,'2  gallon. 

Dissolve  the  acid  in  two  ounces  of 
alcohol  by  aid  of  heat,  and  the  potash  in 
one  ounce  of  alcohol ;  mix  the  two  hot, 
stirring  constantly,  and  gradually  add  hot 
water  to  the  limit. 

This  process  was  changed  in  the  later 
experiments,  as  follows  : 

Stearic  acid,  cut  fine 88 1  grains. 

Caustic  potash 176      " 

Alcohol 4  ounces. 

Distilled  water to  make  Yz  gallon. 

Dissolve  the  potash  in  half  a  pint  of 
water,  and  the  acid  in  hot  alcohol  in  a 
kettle  or  evaporating  dish.  Maintain  the 
heat,  and  add  solution  potash  with  con- 
stant stirring,  adding  carefully  toward  the 
last  till  the  solution  (in  which  have  been 
dropped  a  few  drops  solution  phenolph- 
talein)  remains  a  faint  pink.  Then  gradu- 
ally add  the  water  to  make  the  specified 
amount. 


This  solution  should  be  used  at  a  tem- 
perature of  160'  or  180'  F.,  and  is  best 
used  immediately  after  making. 

In  preparing  the  different  stearates  it 
will  be  found  best  to  use  an  excess  of 
base,  otherwise  the  stearate  separates  im- 
perfectly, and  difficulty  will  be  found  in 
washing. 

Stearate  of  Zinc. 

Acelate  of  zinc 389  grains. 

Distilled  water 1  pint. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash..      ;<  gallon. 

Dissolve  the  zinc  in  water,  and  add 
gradually  to  the  solution  of  potash  wiih 
constant  stirring.  Pour  on  muslin  strainer, 
wash  free  from  acetate  of  potash,  and  dry 
without  heat. 

The  resulting  stearate  is  a  white,  soft, 
impalpable  powder. 

Stearate  of  Iron. 

Cryst.  chlor.  iron 285  grains. 

Distilled  water I  pint. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash..     Yz  gallon. 

Dissolve  the  iron  in  water;  add  gradu- 
ally with  constant  stirring  to  the  solution 
of  potash ;  drain  on  filter-paper  ;  wash, 
and  dry  without  heat. 

The  resulting  stearate  of  iron  is  a  brown 
mass  which  can,  on  drying,  be  reduced  to 
powder. 

Stearate  of  Lead. 

Acetate  of  lead 605  grains. 

Acetic  acid q.s. 

Distilled  water 2  pints. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash. .      %  gallon. 

Dissolve  lead  in  water,  and  add  acetic 
acid  until  solution  is  clear ;  then  add 
gradually  with  constant  stirring  to  the 
solution  of  stearate  of  potash.  Throw 
on  muslin  strainer,  wash  thoroughly,  and 
dry  without  heat. 

The  resulting  product  is  a  soft,  white, 
impalpable  powder. 

Stearate  of  Manganese. 

Sulphate  of  manganese 34S  grains. 

Distilled  water I  pint. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash.  .      ^  gallon. 

Dissolve  manganese  in  water,  and  add 
to  the  solution  of  stesrate  of  potash. 
Drain  on  filterpaper,  and  wash.  Dry 
without  heat. 

The  resulting  stearate  is  a  light  brown 
fine  powder. 

Stearate  of  Nickel. 

Sulphate  of  nickel 21S  grains. 

Distilled  water i  pint. 

Solution   stearate   of  potash    ^'2  gallon. 

Dissolve  the  nickel  in  water,  add  to  the 
solution  of  stearate  of  potash,  wash,  and 
drain  on  paper  filter. 

The  product  is  a  light  green  soft  pow- 
der. 

Stearate  of  Copper. 

Sulphate  of  copper 391  grains. 

Distilled  water 2  pints. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash. .        \  gallon. 

Proceed  as  directed  with  nickel ;  drain, 
and  wash  on  paper  filter. 

The  resulting  stearate  of  copper  is  a 
fine  light  blue  powder. 


Stearate  of  Silver. 

Nitrate  of  silver 534  grains. 

Distilled  water i  pint. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash      i  gallon. 

Proceed  as  above.  Drain  on  filter- 
paper.     Dry  without  exposure  to  light. 

The  resulting  product  is  a  soft  powder 
of  light  brown  color.  If  dried  carefully 
away  from  the  light  the  color  is  very  light. 

Stearate  of  Aluminum. 

Sulphate  of  aluminum   ....   328  grains. 

Water   i  pint. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash        \  gallon. 

Proceed  as  with  stearate  of  silver. 
L)rain,  and  wash  on  filter-paper. 

The  product  is  a  white,  soft  mass, 
easily  reduced  to  powder. 

Stearate  of  Mercury. 

Bichloride  of  mercury 419  grains. 

Water 2  pints. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash        i  gallon. 

Proceed    as    directed    with    aluminum. 
The  product  is  a  fine  white  powder. 

Stearate  of  Tin. 

Solution  chloride  of  tin q.  s. 

Solution  stearate  of  potash J  gallon. 

Add  the  solution  of  tin  chloride  to  the 
potash  solution  with  constant  stirring  as 
long  as  a  precipitate  is  formed.  Wash, 
and  drain  on  muslin  strainer. 

The  stearate  is  a  white  mass,  easily  re- 
duced to  a  powder. 

The  above  stearates,  when  dried  and 
rubbed  under  the  spatula,  break  down  to 
a  fine  soft  powder,  having  the  same 
"  feel  "  when  rubbed  between  the  fingers 
that  powdered  soap  has. 

Stearate  of  Bismuth. 

Suhnitrate  of  bismuth 307  grains. 

Solution  of  soda 22J  drachms. 

Mix,  and  boil  for  five  minutes  ;  wash 
free  from  nitrate  of  soda  by  decantation  ; 
then  add  i  pint  of  water,  raise  to  a  boil, 
add  88 1  grains  stearic  acid,  and  continue 
boiling  for  twenty  minutes,  adding  more 
water  as  necessary,  stirring  the  mixture 
thoroughly. 

The  acid  and  bismuth  will  combine 
and  form  a  white  granular  mass  in  bottom 
of  vessel.  This  should  be  washed,  dried 
on  filter-paper,  and  reduced  to  powder  by 
rubbing  in  mortar. — Bulletin  of  Pharmacy. 


L.^NiCHOL. — A  neutral  wool-fat  pre- 
pared by  special  methods,  which  leave  it 
entirely  free  from  odor. 

Stvpticix. — New  styptic  introduced  by 
Merck,  and  said  to  have  a  specific  action 
on  the  uterus,  thus  preventing  flooding, 
etc. 

RuBROi.. — Name  given  by  Schmidt  to 
a  solution  of  boric  acid,  thymol,  and 
"a  coal  tar  derivative  "  (which  one  is  not 
stated),  recommended  as  an  injection  in 
gonorrhoea. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Canadian  Druggist 

WILLIAM  J.  DYAS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
DECEMBER   15TH,   1895. 

Impressions  of  the  Meeting  of  0.  S. 
ofR.  D. 

The  attendance  was  large,  enthusiastic, 
and  intensely  in  earnest.  The  province, 
from  cities,  towns,  and  villages,  was  thor- 
oughly represented.  The  president,  Mr. 
Tapscott,  and  the  secietary,  Mr.  Pepper, 
had  won  golden  opinions  for  the  excel- 
lence of  their  preliminary  work,  and  were 
in  thorough  touch  with  everything  that 
went  on  The  reports  from  the  provi- 
sional executive  were  freely  commented 
upon,  yet  unanimously  endorsed.  The 
druggists  who  couldn't  come  were  repre- 
sented by  letters  and  telegrams  of  proxy, 
many  of  which  well  represented  the  indi- 
vidual sending  them.  Mr.  Yeomans,  pre- 
sident of  the  Provincial  Association,  in 
words  aptly  suitable  to  the  occasion, grace- 
fully made  way  for  the  new  society,  and 
lent  it  his  ability  to  promote  its  successful 
issue.  A  proposition  to  terminate  the 
meeting  at  an  early  hour  to  enable  north- 
ern druggists  to  return  by  first  train 
aroused  a  member  of  the  council,  Mr. 
Karn,  of  Woodstock,  who,  in  a  glowing 
speech  of  lengthy  duration,  covered  the 
entire  field  of  discussion,  and  showed  that 
the  druggists  were  assemljled  to  discuss 
or  listen  to  discussion  of  the  subject  which 
drew  them  together,  and  that  if  the  time 
of  meeting  was  prolonged  for  such  a  pur- 
pose, it  would  be  i)rofitably  so.  Mr.  Karn 
was  earnest,  eloquent,  and  thoroughly  in- 
fected with  the  desire  to  accomplish  some- 
thing, and  his  speech  was  undoubtedly 
the  gem  of  the  meeting.  The  naming  of 
the  baby"  provoked  more  discussion  than 
any  other  matter  taken  up.  It  was,  how- 
ever, finally  baptized  by  Mr.  Watters  as 
the  "  Ontario  Society  of  Retail  Druggists," 
and  peace  once  more  reigned.  During 
the  discussion,  an  attempt  to  appropriate 
the  name  Dominion,  instead  of  Ontario, 
called  forth  a  warm  protest  from  Mr.  Gib- 
bard,  who  characterized  it  as  an  attempt 
to  steal  the  thunder  of  our  Quebec  breth- 
ren, who  were  entitled  to  the  name,  they 
being  the  originators  of  a  Dominion  asso- 
ciation. Judging  from  the  expressions 
used  at  the  meeting  in  this  connection, 
there  should  not  be  much  difficulty  in  pro- 
moting a  satisfactory  entente  between 
these  two  bodies. 

The  constitution  was  short  and  to  the 


point,  and  framed  for  work  rather  than  for 
appearance.  Mr.  Tapscott  had  the  un- 
doubted call  for  the  president's  chair,  but 
saw  fit  to  decline.  Messrs.  Karn,  Yeo- 
mans, MacKenzie,  Ferrah,  and  Gibbard 
were  in  turn  named  for  the  position,  but 
all  with  one  accord  commenced  to  make 
excuses,  except  the  latter  gentleman,  who, 
possibly,  was  unable  to  frame  a  new  one 
after  the  others  got  through.  Upon  his 
acceptance  he  was  immediately  installed, 
and  the  celerity  with  which  he  shoved  the 
remainder  of  the  work  showed  that  he 
meant  business. 

The  principle  of  district  representation 
has  taken  a  firm  hold  of  the  drug  trade, 
and  the  greatest  desire  for  fairness  in 
selecting  on  those  lines  is  always  mani- 
fested. If  each  member  of  the  executive 
committee  performs  his  duty,  there  should 
be  no  undiscovered  grievances  existing 
throughout  Ontario.  Unfortunately  for 
the  representatives  of  the  U.T.A.  plan 
their  speeches  were  not  permitted  until 
the  majority  of  the  druggists  had  departed, 
and  but  scant  deference  was  given  them. 
If  their  plan  is  a  good  one,  the  executive 
are  to  have  the  privilege  of  saying  so  at  a 
later  date. 

The  completion  of  organization  was  the 
last,  but  not  the  least,  feature  of  a  most 
successful  meeting,  and  the  druggists  de- 
parted, feeling  that  union  meant  success, 
and  that  success  meant  prosperity  and  a 
a  reinstitution  of  the  good  old  times. 


The  New  President. 

Mr.  G.  E.  Gibbard,  the  gentleman  se- 
lected as  the  president  of  the  Ontario 
Society  of  Retail  Druggists,  is  prominently 
connected  with  the  retail  drug  trade  of 
the  city  of  Toronto,  his  chief  place  of 
business  being  on  the  corner  of  John  and 
King  streets,  immediately  opposite  the 
Arlington  Hotel.  He  is  just  in  the  prime 
of  life,  and,  judging  from  appearances, 
capable  of  filling  any  position  requiring 
inexhaustible  energy  and  activit/.  His 
record  as  an  active  promoter  of  every- 
thing projected  for  the  welfare  of  his 
fellow-druggists  in  the  city  has  been  such 
as  to  warrant  most  sanguine  hope  of  re- 
sults as  the  outcome  of  his  leadership  in 
the  new  and  responsible  position  to  which 
he  has  been  elected. 

Mr.  Gibbard  spent  the  early  years  of  his 
life  on  a  farm  in  the  county  of  Durham, 
his  father  being  one  of  the  earliest  set- 
tlers of  the  township  of  Darlington.  He 
served  his  apprenticeship  with  H.  J.  Rose, 


one  of  the  fathers  of  Canadian  pharmacy, 
in  the  historic  drug  store  at  the  corner  of 
Yonge  and  Queen  streets,  established  in 
1850,  and  passed  his  examination  as  a 
licentiate  in  1879,  after  attending  Prof 
Hayes'  class.  He  carried  on  business  in 
Gait  and  Whitby  between  the  years  1880 
and  1890,  when  he  came  to  Toronto. 
His  eldest  brother  died  in  1875,  while 
travelling  for  Elliot  &  Co.,  and  another 
brother  has  recently  accepted  a  position 
in  the  house  of  layman.  Sons  &  Co.,  Mont- 
real, after  travelling  for  some  fifteen  years. 
The  name  of  Gibbard  has  thus  become 
well  known  throughout  the  retail  drug 
trade,  and  if  the  gentleman  about  whom 
this  is  written  performs  the  services  which 
it  is  hoped  can  be  performed  under  his 
guidance,  the  fame  will  not  merely  attach 
to  the  name,  but  to  the  personalty.  Start- 
ing in  office  with  the  moral  support  and 
sympathy  of  over  800  druggists,  the  posi- 
tion is  one  which  has  never  before  been 
accorded  a  member  of  the  trade,  and  the 
influence  which  can  be  judiciously  wield- 
ed should  be  such  as  to  evolve  a  new  era 
of  commercial  advantage  for  the  number 
mentioned,  and  for  those  who  may  suc- 
ceed them.  We  say,  hail !  to  the  new 
president,  and  all  hail  !  to  his  support- 
ers. 


Dalmatian  Insect  Flowers. 

According  to  De  Boisse,  the  active 
principle  of  Pyrethrian  cineraricefoUum  is 
a  yellow  resin  soluble  in  ether,  insoluble 
in  water,  and  very  slightly  soluble  in  alco- 
hol, carbon  bisulphide,  or  fatty  bodies.  It 
is  readily  decomposed  by  alkalies.  To 
extract  the  active  principle  the  author  ex- 
hausts tlie  flowering  tops  of  the  plant  with 
ether.  The  principle  thus  extracted  is 
described  as  being  of  the  color  and  con- 
sistence of  virgin  wax,  with  an  apple-like 
odor.  From  the  fresh  plants  the  active 
principle  may  also  be  extracted  by  mac- 
erating the  finely-chopped  flowering  tops 
with  half  their  weight  of  ether,  vaselin  oil, 
colza,  or  petroleum,  according  as  the 
product  is  intended  for  medicinal  or  agri- 
cultural use.  The  mixture,  after  tritura- 
tion, is  allowed  to  macerate  for  seven  or 
eight  hours.  It  is  then  strongly  pressed, 
the  resulting  liquid  allowed  to  stand,  and 
the  supernatant  yellow,  oily  liquid  separ- 
ated from  the  watery  portion,  which  is 
rejected.  When  prepared  with  vaselin 
oil,  the  oily  solution  is  useful  for  human 
medicine,  being  a  poweiful  insecticide. 
The  solutions  in  colza  or  petroleum  have 
a  wide  application  in  agriculture  to  de- 
stroy insect  parasites,  being  applied  direct 
to  trees  or  shrubs.  Emulsified  with  forty 
times  their  volume  of  soot  water,  they  may 
be  used  for  spraying  the  twigs  and  leaves. 
— Rev.  de  Scient.  Natur. ;  Pharmaceutical 
Journal. 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


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A.STHMA.    (DUMB 


Relief 
Quick 


Cure 
Certain 


Dr.  Hair's  AslliiiKi  Cure  is  a  rcninly  m;uic  according  to 
scientific  knowledge  that  will  cure  Asthma.  1  hotisand.s  are 
[)ernianently  cured  annually  by  this  cure.  It  is  a  radical, 
<|)cedy,  and  sure  cure  for  all  forms  of  .Vrthnia.  It  is  for  sale 
hy  all  tlie  leading  wholesale  druggists  in  tho  Dominion  of 
Can.idn,  to  wit:  I.yman  Brothers  &  Co.;  I'Aans  iS:  Sons, 
Toronto,  Oni.  :  Lyman  Sons  iS:  Co.,  Montreal,  Quebec; 
l'"orsyth,  Sutcliffe  iS;  Co.,  Halifa.x,  Nova  Scotia;  J.  Winer  & 
Co.,  Hamilton,  Ont.  ;  and  T.  B.  Barker  iV-  Sons,  St.  John, 
\cw  Brunswick. 

A  supply  of  Dr.  Hair's  pami>hlets,  and  other  .\sthnia 
literature,  also  [irices  and  terjiis,  will  be  sent  to  any  retail 
druggist  on  rctjuest. 

.'Ml  druggists  should  keep  this  remedy. 

Vour  early  orders  and  enquiries  solicited  through  whole- 
vile  druggist,  or  direct  from  us. 

None  genuine  without  the  trade-mark. 

Manufactured  only  by  Dr.  D.  \V.  Hair,  Cincinatti,  O., 
U.S.A.     Address, 

341  West  Fourtli  St.,  Cincinnati,  O. 


OlntJie^S  Bankrupt  Stock  of 

Trusses 
Shoulder  Sraees 


ETC. 


»»i  p»i»»i. 


T^  fl  1  rrrri  C^C  "^  '""  have  any  customers  wearing  or  wanting 
••-^  ■*■  ^Oo^^^^  this  make  of  appliances,  now  is  the  time  to 
secure  ihem.  We  liought  the  stock,  and,  as  we  want  to  get  rid  of  them 
<|uickly,  we  arc  offering  ihcm  at  less  than  half  the  old  prices  We  have 
also  the  whole  slock  of  Instruments  for  Deformities,  etc.,  which  will  like, 
wise  be  soUl  cheap. 

\«'K1TE  FOR  PRICES. 

DORENWENO  ELECTRIC  BELT  &  TRUSS  COMPANY 

171  QUEEN  STREET  WEST,  TORONTO 

Manufacturers  of  Trusses,  Electric  Belts,  Insoles,  Abdominal 

Supporters,  Suspensories,   Instruments  for 

Deformities,   Etc.,  Etc. 


"^7J°"  TEETHING  NECKLETS  in  stock? 

RETAIL  AT  50  CENTS.  WHOLESALE.  $3.00  PER  DOZEN. 

TRY  A  FEW  ! 


We  make 
close  estimates 


On  preparing  private 


preparations,  and   cordially  invite   correpondence  on 
the  subject. 


All  formulge  submitted  to  us 
are  considered  strictly  confi= 
dential,  the  private  property  of 
our  correspondents,  and  are 
guarded  so  with  scrupulous  care. 


Our  facilities  for  manufacturing  and  finishing 
special  preparations  are  unequalled,  for,  in  addi- 
tion to  our  well-equipped  manufacturing  and 
finishing  departments,  we  possess  complete  and 
extensive  printing,  binding,  and  paper  box- 
making  establishments,  and  are  thus  able  to 
turn  out  first-class  work  at  the  lowest  cost.  We 
a-e  in  a  position  to  prepare  an)-  private  formula; 
put  up  in  the  form  of  a  Fluid  Extract,  Solid 
Extract,  Elixir,  Wine,  Syrup,  Glycerole  Cap- 
sule, Cachet,  Perle,  Pill  (sugar,  gelatine  pearl, 
or  silver-coated),  Lozenge  (hand-cut  or  com- 
pressed), Tablet  Triturate,  Compressed  Tablet, 
Effervescing  Granular  Salt,  etc.,  as  well  as  prepa- 
rationsin  the  form  of  Sarsapariilas,  Cough  Syrups, 
Liniments,  Veterinar}-  Remedies,  Toilet  Prepa- 
rations, etc.  We  charge  nothing  for  making  an 
estimate  on  any  preparation,  but  are  pleased  to 
do  so,  and  trust  we  may  be  favored  with  formulae 
for  the  purpose. 


Frederick  Stearns^  Co. 

MANUFACTURING  PHARMACISTS 
Private  Formula  Department  WINDSOR     Ollt 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Retail 
Druggists 


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pound.  Will  sell  rapidly  if  displayed  prom- 
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you  large  profits. 

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The 


Canadian  Druggist 


A   MONXHUV  JOURNAL 


Devoted  to  the  Interests  of  tlie  General  Drug  Trade  and  to  the 

Advancement  of  Pharmacy 


VOLUME  Vll. 

January  to  December,  1895. 


W.  J.  DYAS, 
1 1  h   Richmond  Street  West,  Toronto,  Canada. 


The  Canadian  Druggist 


INDBX   TO   VOLUMB    VII. 


Antidotes  for  Poisons 18 

Answers  lo  Correspondents 26,128,  154 

An  Automatic  Process  for  Aqua  Chloroformi 54. 

Acetylene  as  an  Illuniinant 54 

American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  The 71,  81,  133 

Amendment  of  the  Pharmacy  Act 73,  135,  igg 

Acknowledgments 74,  128 

Airol 78 

Antidiphtheriiic  Pastilles gi 

Amateur  Photographer. 92 

Alkaloids  and  Alkaloidal  Salts 94 

Action  of  Dia'^tase  on  Cold  Starch  Paste,  The 102 

Advertising   Story  with  a  Moral . .  106 

Advance  in  Camphor,  The 129 

American    Pharmaceutical  Association  Trip  fron:    St. 

Louis  to  Denver,  The 149 

Agar — Agar  in  Glycerine  Suppositories 150 

Absolute  Reliability 152 

Art  of  Pharmacy,  The     .    155 

Accuracy ■  170 

Asbestos  Towels ig3 

Animal  Oils  and  the  New  Pharmacopoeia 198 

Another  Bismuth  Drop 208 

At  the  Toronto  Exhibition   214 

Awe  Inspiring 244 

Adulteration  of  Vanilla  with  Poisonous  Substances....  2=i6 

Animal  Charcoal  as  a  Pill  Excipient 258 

Ammonia  Present  in  Corks 268 

B 

Business  Notices 

23i  47t  7i»  95i  *i8,  142,  191.  214,  238,  261,  285 

Books  and  Magazines 

23,  47.  71,  95.  iig,  141,  167,  191,  215,  239,  262,  286 

British  Columbia  Notes 26,  5',  130,  147,  220,  267 

British  Columbia  Pharmacy  Legislation 51 

Bacteriological  Examination  of  Water,  The 59 

Bismuth  Oxysalicylate 66 

Boric  Acid  in  the  Solubility  of  Certain  Phenols 74 

Borax  and  Pharmacy ....     88 

Boro-Salicylate  of  Soda 116 

Bachelors  of  Pharmacy 125 

British  Columbia  Pharmaceutical  Association 149,  183 

Best  Forms  of  Quinine 153 

Bicycle  for  Drug  Stores,  The 162 

Ba  Prompt 170 

BaUam  of  Tolu  as  a  Pill  Excipient 210 

Bromide  Solutions 213 

Business  and  Scientific  Education 254 

Best  and  Most  Lasting  Label  Paste,  The 280 

Bacteriological  Studies  for  Belgian  Pharmacists 2S2 


Cash  Discount 

Camphor - 

Canada 

Counsel  the  Council 

Correspondence 26,  78,  100,  128,  152,  174,  197,  2-*i, 

Cough  Drop  Formula 

Crystallization  of  Syrups  and  the  Remedy 

College  of  Pharmacy  Examinations 

Chances  for  Enterprising  Druggists 

Cinchona  Gathering  in  Peru 

Compound  Syrup  of  Hypophosphites 

Conceited  Student 

Colleges  and  Graduates 

Colleges  of  Pharmacy 

Creosote  Syrup - 

Chemistry  for  the  Pharmacist 

Chemistry  of  Photography,  The 

Colors  in  Photography 

Canada's  Interest  in  the  Metric  System 

College  Council  Election  Contest,  The 

Colleges  of  Pharmacy 

Coloring  Photographs 

Cod-Liver  Oil ^ M'l 

Calcium  Permanganate  for  Purifying  Water 

Cash  and  Credit 

Concerning  Ricine .^ - 

Consideration  of  the  Pharmacist  of  To-Day 

Camphor  Trade  in  Tainan.... 

Cheap  Druggist,  A 


25 
283 
43 
53 
76 
80 
go 
go 
93 
98 
100 
100 
103 


I -'5 

I2Q 

178 
167 

167 

193 
201 


College  Announcements 201 

Cut  Prices  in  Hamilton 202 

Casual  Contributors 202 

Canadian  Pharmacist  on  African  Affairs,  A 207 

Continental  Method  of  Emulsification  Applied  to  Every 

Day  Dispensing,  A 207 

Camphor  as  a  Germicide. zii 

Customs  Decisions 214 

Care  of  Stock,  The ■ 226 

Colutic  Acid 238 

Cut  Rate  Problem  in  France 246 

Cinchona •£i,^ 

Cinchona  Speculation 255 

Candle  Nut,  The 261 

Composition  of  Microbes 280 

D 

Druggists  and  Physicians 10 

Disinfection  of  the  Dust  of  Rooms,  The 13 

Demonstration  of  Wood  Fibre  in  Paper 16 

Drug  Clerks'  Column 26,  74,  170 

Doctor  Ridden 42 

Details  that  will  take  Care  of  Themselves 46 

Death  of  Mr.  S.  M.  Burroughs 58 

Diug  Reports 

24,  48,  72, 96, 119,  144,  168, 192,  216,  240,  264,  288 

Do  the  One  Thing  Well 74 

Determination  of  the  Purity  of  Liquid^ .     94 

Dominion  Pharmaceutical  Association 106,  242 

District  Association  Meeting 122 

Does  Advertising  Pay? 134,  248 

Druggist's  Advice  in  Advertising,  A 150 

Dues  Pill  Making  Pay? ...   153 

Dispensing  Counter 159 

Diligence .• 170 

Do  Unto  Others,  etc 170 

Department  Stores 172 

Druggists  and  Photography 177 

Druggists  as  Opticians 238 

Devices  for  Filling  Gelatine  Capsules 239 

Druggist  the  First  Publisher,  A 242 

Death  of  James  Douglas 244 

Deadening  Routine 254 

Dalmatian  Insect  Flowers 278 

Don'ts  for  the  Pharmacist 280 

E 

Examination    Questions — Ontario    College    of    Phar- 
macy   - 6 

Eau  de  Cologne  Tipplers 9 

Explosive  Mixtures   18 

Elecampane  as  an  Antiseptic 19 

Elegant  and  Brilliant  French  Polish 27 

Examination  of  Urine,  The 31 

Exchange  of  Ideas 34 

Enterprising  Japanese  Pharmacist , 45 

England 48 

Estimation  of  Spirit  of  Nitroglycerin 62 

Expensive  Substance  96 

Enlarged  Faculty  of  the  School  of  Pharmacy  of  North- 
west arn  University,  Chicago 101 

Emulsions 103 

Extra  Pharmacopccia,  The 106 

Early  History  of  Phosphorus,  The iii 

Election  of  Council  of  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy. . .   145 

Ethical  Aspects  of  the  Pharmary  of  To-day 165 

Effervescent  Powdfrs 186 

Evolution  of  Pharmacy,  The 248 

Endorsement,  An 250 

Eucalyptene 255 

Emulsion  of  Creosote  with  Milk  for  Rectal  Injection. .   260 

F 

Felicitatem  Adversus  Gradus 5 

Formulary 

19,  43,  67,  91,  115,   139,   163,   187,  211,  235,  259,  282 

Frigotherapy 44 

Future  City  Druggist,  The 53 

Filtering  Turbid  Liquids 150 

Finely  Balanced  Scales 193 

Fraud  in  Ginseng 232 

Free  Optica!  Course 242 

French  Pharmacy  and  Grocers  249 


Good  Line,  A 82 

Glycerine  at  $19  a  Ton , 112 

Good  Business  Maxims 122 

Ginger  Ale  and  its  Flavorings 125 

Good  Advertisement,  A 182 

Glossing  Prints i8g 

Glycerin  Ovules  and  Suppositories 2:8 

Gutta  Percha  from  Dried  Leaves 218 

Governmental  Scrutiny 249 

Glaring  Nuisance  and  How  to  Abate  it 257 

H 

How  to  Join   the   American   Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion    81 

How  to  Make  the  Business  Pay 87 

How  to  Succeed,  Though  a  Druggist 166 

Handling  Customers 246 

Hints  in  Stock-taking '. . .  z66 

i 

Important  Articles - 25 

Improved  Syrup  of  Iodide  of  Iron 78 

Important  Decision 8g 

Inexpensive  Photographic  Tray 117 

Impure  Drugs 145 

Influence  of  Trade  Journals 201 

Improved  Elixir  Aromatic z6i 

Impressions  of  the  Meeting  of  the  O.S.  of  R.D 27S 

J 

Justice  to  a  Manufacturing  House 58 

K 

Kola  Nut,  The 210 

L 

Linseed  Oil 24 

Local  Remedy  for  Diphtheria 30 

Little  Things 40 

Let  Us  Reason  Together 40 

Liquefaction  of  Hydrogen,  The 88 

Luteol,  A  New  Indicator 129 

Lysolum  Bohtmicum 166 

Look  at  the  Practical 1 70 

Losses  and  Leaks  in  the  Drug  Business,  and  how  they 

may  be  Prevented 186,  208 

Paints  and  Oils. ... 189 

Lofotan  Islands  and  their  Principal  Product* 203 

"  Lodge  Doctor,"  The 218 

Loaded  Sponges .".  256 

Last  Straw,  'The 270 

Lead  Ointment  without  Fat 288 

M 

Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy 27,  149, 

Montreal  Notes 34,  75,  123,  171,  195,  243, 

Medical  Practitioners  in  Austria 

Manual  of  Organic  Materia  Medica  and  Pharmacog- 
nosy  

Manitoba  Notes 75,  99,  123,  147,  171,  zig, 

Mutually  Interested 

Metric  System  in  England 

McDowell  &Co.,  Ltd 

Model  Drugstore 

Missing  Link  Finally  Found,  The 

Metric  System ^ 

Manufacture  of  Surgical  Dressings 

More  Price  Cut  ting. 

Magnesium  Salicylate 

Mica- 


199 
267 
40 

so 
243 

82 
117 
130 
136 
142 

202 

230 
242 

256 
260 
261 


Masiicatories   

Mr.  Gladstone's  Message  to  Young  Men 

N 

New  Saccharine  Patent,  A g 

New  Year,  The 10 

New  Surgical  Dressing,  A 24 

Nova  Scotia 27,  99,  124,  148,  195,  219 

Nitropentacrythrite  and  a  Smokeless  Explosive 46 

New  Ointment  Base,  A 67 

New  Remedies  and  Chemicals   ._ 83 

Northwest  Territory  Pharmaceutical  Association 114 


1  INDEX. 


III. 


New  Palcnts 138,  171 

New  OiTkcis,  The    178 

Notes  uii  the  C'liimcrce  in  Vegeinblc  OUs 190 

New  Container  tor  AciUs,  cic 248 

Nc.-iiiiess  in  a  I'harnincy 249 

New  Artiticial  Camphor  is  Made 355 

New    Keiiiedies.  . 255 

New  Acid  Proof  for  Boxes,  eic. . . .» 356 

Notes  on  Soaps 257 

New  llandktrchiet  Exiracts 259 

New  President,  The 278 

Notes  lor  bicyclists 281 


"  Observation  Sheeis  "  of  the  American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal  A'isociation 8 

Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy 8,  97,  218 

Origin  of  Pharmacy,  The 14 

Oil  Knmlsions 30 

Ontario  CoIIeRc  of  Pharmacy  Council  Meeting 15,  179 

Oiigiu  of  the  Term  Anaesthetic   42 

Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy  Dinner 56 

Opium  Trade  of  Asi:i  Minor,  The 57 

Ownership  of  the  Prescription,  The 58 

Ointments  of  the  New  Pharmacoptuia 105 

On  the  Determination  of  Morphine  in  Opium 113 

Opium  Yield 141 

Olente  of  Ammonia  as  a  Cleansing  Agent 160 

Output  of  Gum  Arabic  in  the  Soudan,  The 182 

Oil  from  Rubber-Tree  Seeds 189 

Ontario  Society  of  Retail  Drupgists. .   _. 271 

Of  what  Use  is  Boi;.ny  to  the  Pharmacist? a8c 


Perfumes,  and  Formula;  for  their  Manufacture 

I'yrogallate  of  Hismuth 

IVjarmaceutical  Analysis 20, 

P.iarmaceutical  Association  of  the  Province  of  Quebec. 

Practical  Hints  on  Pharmacy 

Publishers'  Notices 

P.'\s>infi  of  the  Tablet  Fad,  The 

Pharmncopftia,  The 

Phosphorous  Pills 

Perfumed  Mtith  Camphor ■ . .  ■ 

Points  on  the  M.iking  of  Pills 

Peyotline,  A  New  A'^kaloid 

Purification  jf  iither - 

P.-vtent  .Medicines  in  Japan 

Prinio  Syringe,  The ■    ■ 

Physicians'  Supply  Houses 

Proposed  Regulation  of  Patents ■  ■  • 

Pharmaceutical  Txaminations I03,  170,218, 

Polyglot  Apothecary * 

Public  Misuse  of  Carbolic  .Acid. .    ■  ■ 

Paraffin  as  a  Secondary  ingredient  in  Pomades 

Plastic  Gelatins 

Pharmaceutical  Notes. 116,  I37>  *6o,  185 

l'harmacop<i.-ia  Suggestions 

Prescription  Department • 

P. iris  Green 

Photo  Ceramics  ;  The  Fashion  for  1885 

President's  .Address 

Pharmaceutical  Association,  District  No.  10 

Perseverance. < 

Practical  Value  of  Pharmacognosy 

Palatable  Medicine   - 

Prostitution  of  Position. 

l*ractical  Optics  for  Chemists 

Powdered  Lime  for  Recovering  Photo  Waste 

Pumice  Stone  Industry  of  Lipari  Islands,  The 

Progress  in  Price  Cutting 


94 
242 

102 

"3 

in 

114 
209 
^3« 

134 
141 
143 
146 
151 
170 

»77 
185 
193 
205 
212 
224 
241 


Provincial  Druggists 244 

Pleasant  Flavored  Solutions  of  Ichthyol 245 

Pharmacy  in  Italy .  .  246 

Pharmacy  Law  in  New  Zealand  . .  249 

Progress  of  Chemistry,  The .  252 

Phcnacetin  Smuggling 253 

Phenol  Sulphoricine 254 

Points  in  Dispensing 266 

Prince  Kdward  Island.  .3,  27,  76,  99,  124, 171,  319,  343,  267 

Pharmacy  in  England 

4,  2S,   52,  7^,   lOI,  127,   151,   173,   194,  223,  245.    269 

Pharmaceutical  Testing 268 

Pharmacy  in  Mexico 270 

Pharmacy  Abroad 16,  114,  138,  161,  213,  237 

Photographic  Notes .... 

20,  45,  68,  92,  117,  140,  164,  188,  213,  336,  360,  283 

Practical  Formulas ■ 279 

Practical  Hints  on  Advertising.  ..  285 

Professor  Winchcll's  Paste....  ...  286 


Qualifications  of  an  Apprentice,  The ....       78 

(Jnebec  Pharmaceutical  Association. 149,  199 

Queries  and  .'\nswers 221 

Questionable  Experiment,  A 226 


Review  of  the  V'ear  1894 1 

Result  of  Co-operation,  The 34 

Reaction  of  Phenacetin 46 

Rules  for  the  Guidance  of  the  Dispensing  Clerk 53 

Reaction  of  Pure  Ether 71 

Resemblance  be'ween  the  Reactions  of  the  Alkaloids 

anti  Acetanilid 81 

Rhubarb 104 

Retrograde  Movement,  A 169 

Relative  Volume  of  Powders 173 

Reflection 202 

Recent  United  Stales  Patents 233 

Relation  of  Chemistry  to  Civilization,  The 251 


Some  Notes  about  Glass 

Sterilizing  Vegetable  OiU.  .  . 

Study  This  Out 

Siearates 

Sut>slitute&  for  India  Rubber. 


^S8 

265 

373 

38t 


Scientific  Discovery  from  Japan,  A 

Salubrine.... 

Spanish  Cork  Industry,  The 

Sodium  Carbonate - — 

Simple  Test  for  Common  Drugs 

Stability  of  Sublimate  Solutions,  The.... 

Safeguards  Against  Deterioration  of  Stock 

Should  Doctors  Dispense? 76, 

Sealing  Wax   

Short  History  of  Scales  and  Weights,  A 

Show-Bottle  Colors. , 

Suggested  B.  P.  Emulsions 

Successful  Firm,  A 

Severe  Case,  A 

Substitute  for  a  Funnel 

Sulphides  cf  Zinc 

Salts  of  Potash 

Seasonable  Request  to  Druggists  in  Sheep  Districts. . . 

Self-Control 

Smuggling  Drugs 

Some  New  Formula  for  Galenicals 

Supplying  Department  Stores 

Some  Standard  Stock  Solutions 

Starch  as  a  Mountant 

Side  Lines  for  Druggists 201, 

Substitute  for  Natural  Sulphuretted  Waters 

Safeguards  Against  Adulteration 

Some  of  the  Trials  of  Druggists 

Students  in  Pharmacy 

Soap  Berry,  The 


18 
46 
56 
63 

66 
69 

103 
78 
79 
93 

100 


"3 
115 
118 
119 
129 
130 
142 
154 


220 
224 
225 
232 
242 
C56 


Trade  Notes. 


3.  27.  5'.  75.  99.  123.  M7i  >7».  >95.  ««9.  243» 

Three  Creosote  Preparations 

Test  for  Winlergreen  Oil 

Thermometers  and  Thermometer  Testing 

To  Distinguish  Between  l.^monand  Orange  Peel 

To  Meet  Cutting  in  Prices 

Tablet  Triturate 

Tablets  of  Wine 

Test  for  Acetanilid  in  Phenacetin 

To  Hide  the  Taste  of  Chloral 

Therapeutic  Serums 

Troches  of  Phosjjhoraled  Chocolate 

Toronto  University 

Tariff  Changes 

Test  Your  (Jlyccrin 

Turpentine  and  Cholera 

Transition  Period,   This 

Trend  of  Pharmacy,  The , ... 

Tripoli  Sponge  Fishery 

To  Casual  Contributors , 

Time  for  Action 

To  Correct  Abuses 

Trade  Journal  .-Xdvcrttsing 

Taka  Diastase 

Transient  Readers   

Tried  Remedy,  A     

To  Numerous  Correspondents 

Treatment  of  Customers,  The 

Thought  Photography 

Test  for  Chlorates 

Treatment  of  Customers 


u 


Uniform  Legislation 

University  Examination  Questions  . 


267 
>4 

16 

■  8 

"> 

39 

4' 

44 

Sf> 

70 

118 

•54 

136 

>4> 

167 

170 

■94 

'99 

300 

ao? 

217 

217 
320 
233 
326 
338 

242 

249 
284 
284 
369 


49 

'57 


Valued  .apprentice,  The 74 

Veterinary  Counter  Remedies   148 

Veterinary  Medicine  and  the  Pharmacist 164 

Various  Consistent  Lubricants 189 

Valkyrie's  Pilot  201 

w 

Wants,  For  Sale,  etc 40,  88,  112,  1S4,  208, 

Warning  Cork  for  a  Poison  Bottle,  A 

Wintergreen  Oil 66, 

Wake  Up 

What  Next  ? 

What  Makes  the  Successful  Pharmacist? 

Window  Dressing  for  Druggists 

Why  Such  Indifference? 

What  is  the  Association  Doing  Now  ? 

Weight  of  Drops  of  Various  Liquid  Medicaments 

What  We  Are 

What   the  Pharmacist  Should   Know  About  Certain 

Poison  Accidents 

Who  Owns  the  Prescription? 

Wholesalers'  Grievances 

Wholesale  Drug  and  Patent  Medicine  Association .... 
What  will  the  Result  Be? 


23* 
41 
117 

81 
82 
132 
134 
154 
178 
196 

235 
227 

239 
242 
244 

265 


FORMULARY. 


Acid  Phcsphate 1 1 5 

.■\dhtsive 225-235 

Almond  Toilet  Paste 19 

Almond  Formula; ^59 

Ammonium  OleaXe   , i39-r6o 

Antiseptic  Dressing  for  Wounds 67 

Aqua  Carminativa *42 

.•\t|ua  Chloiofoimi 185 

.\.\le  Greases J'^o 


Banana  Extract'(Fountain)  154 

Hath  Tablets.  Effervescent 259 

Itedbug  Exterminator 19 

Hicycle    Paint 235 

lllackberry  Brandy 26 

Slacking 187 

IJoroSalicyhc  Glycerole H5 

lioric  Acid,  Concentrated - 185 

Horo- Salicylate '. 43 

I'.ougies I59»  i^S.  211 

lironze  Powder 19 

Buckthorn  Fluid  Extract - 1S6 

P.unions,  For 226 

Hums,  For 185,259 

Butter  of  Phosphorus 67 

Camphor,  To  Powder - 159,  209 

Camphor  Ice 91 

C-iStor  Oil  Comfits 163 

Castor  Oil  Emulsion  139 

Cement  Acid 163 

Caoutchouc 163 


Cycle  Tires m6 

Metals  on  Glass 43 

Porcelain  Letters 43 

Cerules    185 

Chapped  Hands,  For 43,  67 

Chilblains,  Ointment  for 163,  259 

Chloroform  Ointment 163 

Cholera,  Turpentine  in 170 

Cleansing  Compound  139 

Cloth  Cleaners... 19,  139,  163 

Cod-Liver  Oil,  To  Flavor 115 

Cod-Liver  Oil,  Aromatized 67,  211 

Cod-Liver  Oil  Emulsion 14 

Cold  Cream 163,  1S5 

Colic(Horses) 14S 

Copper,_To  Varnish 67 

Copying*  Ink 19 

Copying  Pads 19 

Cough  Drops 43,  44 

Cracked  Heels,  Ointment  for 148 

Cream  for  Chapped  Hands 43 

Creme  Celeste 19 

Creosote  Emulsions 14 

Pill  Mass 159,  187 

SjTUp 160 

Currie  Powder 221 

Camphor  Ices 2S2 

Dressings,  Antiseptic 67 

Dandruff  Pomade 187,  282 

Dentifrices 139,  235 

Depilatories 43,  139 

Dogs'  Cough  Medicines 148 

Depilatory  Soap 2S3 


Eau  de  Belot 

Eau  de  Lys 

Eczema,  Ointments  for 

Effervescent  Powders 

Bath  Tablets 

Quinine  Mixture. ....... - 

Elastic  Stockings,  To  Clean  . 
Elixir  Aromatic 

Calysaya.  ..^^ 

Kola 


186, 


Emulsions,  Castor  Oil .' 

Cod-Liver  Oil 14,  100, 

Creosote 

Ergotm  Saline  Liquor 

Extracts  for  Soda  Fountain 


^35 
i87 
163 
iS6 
259 
259 
215 
261 
142 

139 

211 

14 

226 

154 

Ferri  Cit.  Effervescens 163 

Fireproof  Paint 211 

Fixateur  Hongroise 187 

Fly  Blister : 148 

Freckles,  To  Remove 43 

Fruit  Extracts  (Fountain) 154 

Fruit,  Saline 186 

Fumigating  Paste,  etc 211 

Furniture  Polish 139,  160,  211 

Gargle  Tablets 259 

Ginger  Beer  Powder 186 

Glassware,  To  Clean   160 

Glycerine  of  Cucumber 187 

Glycerine  of  Iodide  of  Iron 19 

Glycerine  of  Rosemary  Hair  Wash 19 

Glycerinum  Saponatum 235 

Glycerole  of  Coca 235 


INDEX. 


Grease  for  Ointment 148 

Grease  Paints 1S7 

Grease  Spots,  Pencih  for ^63 

Guaiacol  Pills 200,  210 

Guaiacol  Wine 67 


Hair  Wash 

Harnesiniakeri.'  Wax. 
Harnessmakers'  Soap. 
Headarhe  Powders. .  . 

Hectograi  h 

Horehoumi  Candy  ... 

Horse  Medicines 

Hoven  in  Cattle.    .  .  . . , 


lchthyoI,To  Di.sguise 

India  Rubber  Cement  -  .  .  . 

Inks 

Inks  for  Glass   

Insecticide.    

Insect  Sting,  Remedy  fcr  . 
Iron,  to  Color  Black 


IQ 
163 
259 
19 
43 
14S 
14S 

245 
163 
139 
139 
139 
139 
"5 


Japanese  Lacquer 235 


Kalodxini 

Kola  Elixir 186 

Kola  Wine _ 

Kolapepton  Tablets 

Label  Varnish 

Lanolin  Rubber 

Laundry  Powder 

Lemonade  Powder 

Licorice  Lozenges 

Liniments 142, 

Liquid  Glue ne. 

Liquor  Anthracis 

Litmus  Tincture . 

Lubricants 


9' 
257 

257 
9' 


9' 
186 
"5 
148 
187 
235 

91 
190 


Matches 235 

Mercurial  Soap 142 


Milk  of  Cucumber 211 

Mouthwash,  Antiseptic 235 

Montpelier  Cough  Drops 282 

Nails,  The,  To  Whiten 91 

Neuralgic  Powders ./ 259 

New  Wood  Varnish 282 

Oils,  To  Preserve  Certain   259 

Ointments  for  Burns 185 

Chilblains 163,  185 

Cooling 163 

Eczema 163,  185 

FcL'tid  Perspiration 185 

Mercurial 163 

Psoriasis 16^ 

Urethritis 163 

Paints' 211 

Bicycle ,   253 

Pa'^te  for  Labels 43 

Varnished  Surfaces 67 

Patent  Leather  Dressings 67 

Pencils,  Salve  and  Paste 211 

Perfumes n,  139,  259 

Perspiration,    Ftetid . 185 

Phosphate  Irun  Calcium   209 

Phosphorus  Pastilles , 187 

Phospho  Glycerate  Solution 91 

Phospho  Glycerate  Syrup 91 

Pil  Cochia 26 

Pil    Mass.. ic,9 

Pomade  Hargroise 187 

Psoriasis,  Ointment  for 163 

Pyroocylin.  Soluble 145 

Putty,  Tu  Soften iS; 

Quinine,  To  Disguise 172 

Quinine,  Mixt.  Efferves 259 

Sachet  Powder,  Lavender 91 

Saddlers'  Wax 61 


Salieol  Cream 211 

Shampoo 160,  139 

Shellac,  Colorless  Sol gj 

Show  Bottle  Colois 03 

Soda  Fountain  Extracts 154 

Smelling  Salts qi 

Spirit  of  Lavender  Compound 142 

Steel,  to  Color  Black 115 

Sy.up  Cal.  Phosphoglycerine 91 

Syrup  Codeine :  142 

Creosote loj 

Ferri  lodid 91,  78,  187 

Ferro-Mangani  Saccharati 187 

Phosphates  6  Cocaine 2^5 

Rhubarb 4  ^ 

Syrups,  To  Preserve 1 70 

Tan  and  Freckles 43 

Tapeworm  Pills 163 

Tar  Liquor 163 

Tincture  Litmus gi 

Tincture  Capiput  Compound 235 

Toilet  Vinegar 187 

Tolu  Solution,  Essence  of 67 

Tooth  Paste 167 

Typewriter  Ink 115 

Universal  Polish 43 

Vanilla  Extract,  Fountain 154 

Varnish  for  Labels gi 

Varnish  for  Copper 67 

Vesciant 235 

Veterinary  Remedies 148 

Vinaigre  Cosmetique 187 

Wart  Remover 235 

Waterproof  Paint 2*  ^ 

Wax,  Saddlers' ig 

Wine  Creosote 14,  11 

Wine  Guaiacol 67 

Kola 259 

Wash  for  Removing  Lice  from  House  Plants 282 


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All  Druggists  should  keep  this  remedy,  as  it  will  prove 
a,  genuine  friend  to  their  customers. 

Physicians  owe  it  to    themselves  to  try  it. 


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Practical   Formulas. 

IIV  KRANK  EDBL. 

PRKl'ARATION  OF  AROM.MIC    WATERS. 

With  every  revision  of  the  Pharmaco- 
poeia from  that  of  i860  down, some  change 
Jias  been  made  in  the  official  directions 
for  making  the  aromatic  waters.  Magne- 
sium carbonate  was  ordered  in  the  1870 
edition  to  be  dropped  for  absorbent  cot- 
ton in  the  edition  of  1880.  In  the  last 
revision  the  use  of  precipitated  calcium 
phosphate  is  prescribed.  Of  the  three  the 
calcium  is  certainly  best  adapted  for  the 
end  in  view,  yet  every  pharmacist  who  has 
had  occasion  to  keep  aromatic  waters  on 
hand  has  experienced  more  or  less  trouble 
on  account  of  their  proneness  to  go  wrong. 
The  writer  has  experienced  considerable 
annoyance  from  this  source,  and  he  de- 
termined about  a  year  ago  to  make  some 
experiments  with  a  view  to  overcoming 
the  evil. 

Waters  like  cinnamon,  peppermint,  etc., 
were  found  to  keep  perfectly  if  distilled 
with  an  excess  of  oil,  and  allowed  to  re- 
main in  contact  with  the  excess  until 
ready  for  use.  The  excess  of  oil  floats 
on  the  surface  of  the  water,  the  clear  por- 
tion of  which  can  be  drawn  from  below 
by  means  of  a  siphon  as  wanted.  Waters 
prepared  in  this  way  are  much  superior  to 
those  made  by  the  U.  S.  PhaVmacopceia 
process,  besides  yielding  better  keeping 
waters. 

ETHEREAL  FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

In  the  preparation  of  some  extracts  the 
formiate  of  linalyle*  will  be  found  useful, 
as  the  following  formulas  will  show  : 

Extract  Africot. 

Linalyle    formiate 90  minims 

Glycerin I  ounce 

Amyl    valerianate 4  drams 

Alcohol II  ounces 

Fid.  extract  orris I  ounc? 

Water,  q.  s.  ad I   pint 

Extract  Apple. 

Glycerin i  ounce 

Amyl  valerianate 4  drams 

Linalyle  formiate 45  minims 

Fid.  est.  orris I  ounce 

Alcohol II    ounces 

Water,  q.  s.  ad I  pint 

Qliince  Extract. 

Fid.    ext.  orris 2  ounces 

Pelargonic  ether i  J  ounces 

Linalyle  formiate 90  minims 

Glycerin 2  ounces 

Alci>hol 70  per  cent,  lo  3  pints 

Peach  Extract. 

Linalyle  formiate 120  minims 

Amyl  valerianate S  drams 

Fid.  ext.   orris 2   ounces 

CEnanlhic  ether 2  drams 

Oil  rue  (pure  German) 30  minims 

Chloroform 2  drams 

Glycerin 2   ounces 

Alcohol 70  per  cent,   to  3  pints 

S.^CHET  POWDERS. 
Heliotrope  Sachet. 
Among  sachet  powders  there  is  none  that 
commands  a  wider  popularity  than  helio- 
trope powder.     The    following     formnla 
yields  an  excellent  article  : 

*This  liquid  has  an  aroma  resembling  petit  grain  oil  and 
bergamot  oil- 


Orris,  in  fine    powder 7  ounces 

Tonca  hean,  ground 4  drams 

Rose  leaves  ground 2  ounces 

Tincture    musk 2   drams 

Oil  rose 6  drops 

Oil    hitter   almond 3  drops 

I  Icliotrope i   dram 

.Mi.\  intimately  ;  place  in  a  tightly  cov- 
ered vessel  for  several  days  to  blend. 
The  tincture  of  musk  is  quite  expensive 
and  not  always  at  hand  ;  but  the  writer 
has  found  the  artificial  musk,  known  as 
musk  baur,  to  be  an  excellent  substitute 
for  the  pure  musk,  and  of  course  a  much 
cheaper  atticle.  The  tincture  can  be  pre- 
pared by  dissolving  2  drams  of  musk  baur 
in  I  pint  of  deodorized  alcohol. 

The  powder  made  by  the  foregoing 
formula,  while  it  yields  an  excellent  pre- 
paration, is,  at  the  same  time,  produced 
for  less  than  one-half  the  price  usually 
asked  for  similar  goods.  The  odors  may 
be  varied  to  suit,  as  the  following  formulas 
show  : 

Violet  Sachet  Powder. 

Orris,  in  fine  powder 3  pounds 

Essence  of  bergamot  ( I  to  9) 30  minims 

Oil  almonds 20  minims 

Oil   rose 20  minims 

Tincture   of  musk i  ounce 

Cassia  flowers 4  ounces 

Rose  Sachet  Powder. 

Orris,  in  fine  powder 8  ounces 

Sandalwood   (No.  40   powder)      ..4  ounces 

Rose  leaves,  coarse  ground 24  ounces 

Patchouli  (No.  40  powder) 2  ounces 

Tincture  musk :   . .  2  ounces 

Rose  geraniol i  dram 

The  rose  geraniol  serves  the  purpose  of 
otto  of  rose  in  the  powder,  besides  being 
less  expensive.     It  is  to  be  preferred  for 
this  purpose  to  rose  geranium. 
Viang    yiang  Sachet. 

Rose  leaves,  coarsely  ground I  pound 

Cassia  buds i  pound 

Allspice 4  ounces 

Tonca   bean 2  ounces 

Vanilla  bean ....2  ounces 

Orris,  in  fine  powder 3  pounds 

Rose  geraniol 60  minims 

Tincture  musk 2  ounces 

Oil  ylang  ylang 2  drams 

IMPROVED    LITMUS    PAPER. 

A  good  litmus  paper  is  often  a  difficult 
article  to  obtain,  as  any  one  can  testify 
who  has  had  occasion  to  use  that  sold  by 
dealers.  Not  only  is  this  so,  but  it  is  not 
always  easy  with  ordinary  litmus  to  make 
a  paper  superior  to  the  paper  usually  sold 
by  dealers.  If,  however,  the  pharmacist 
will  go  to  the  trouble  of  purifying  the 
litmus,  and  follow  the  directions  of  the 
standard  text- books  for  the  preparation  of 
purified  litmus,  he  will  experience  no 
trouble  in  preparing  a  satisfactory  paper. 
The  writer  would  recommend  the  pur- 
chase of  Merck's  chemically  pure  litmus 
and  exhaustion  with  alcohol  according  to 
the  process  of  the  U.S.  Pharmacopceia. 
Paper  prepared  from  this  will  be  found 
extremely  sensitive  and  much  superior  to 
the  paper  ordinarily  sold. 

A    PASTE    DENTIFRICE  FORMULA. 

There  is  always  a  demand  for  a  good 
tooth  paste.  Most  of  the  published  for- 
mulas are  faulty  in  that  the  product  is 
prone  to  separate,  allowing  the  softer 
portions   to  squirt  from  the  tube    on  the 


slightest  pressure.  Glycerin  is  recom- 
mended in  most  formulas  as  a  softening 
agent,  but  it  scarcely  ever  proves  satisfac- 
tory unless  a  small  amount  of  gelatin  is 
incorporated  with  it  in  the  first  place. 
The  formula  found  most  satisfactory  by 
the  wr'ter  is  as  follows  : 

Prepared  chalk 5  ounces. 

Magnesia  carbonate 2  drams. 

Powdered  orris  root i  ounce. 

Thymol 30  grains. 

Mix  thoroughly  and  moisten  with  the 
following  : 

Gelatin 2  drams. 

Glycerin 5  ounces. 

Water i  J^  ounces. 

Moisten  the  gelatin  with  water  and 
allow  to  stand  for  half  an  hour,  then  add 
the  glycerin.  If  the  paste  turns  out  too 
thick  it  can  be  diluted  by  adding  more 
glycerin.  This  liquid  will  be  found  ex- 
cellent for  moistening  any  of  the  com- 
binations used  for  pastes. 

IMPROVED    EXTRACT    VANILLA. 

It  is  often  difficult,  in  preparing  extract 
vanilla,  to  reduce  the  beans  to  a  suitable 
fineness  for  extraction.  To  those  who 
find  it  necessary  to  make  large  quantities 
of  this  extract  the  writer  would  recom- 
mend the  use  of  a  small  sized  meat  chop- 
per, as  made  by  the  Enterprize  Manufac- 
turing Company.  This  machine  cuts  the 
bean  in  such  a  way  as  to  permit  of  ex- 
tracting the  mass  by  percolation.  In  pre- 
paring the  extract  the  writer  has  never 
found  it  necessary  to  use  tonca  beans. 
When  a  cheap  article  is  demanded  an 
extract  made  from  the  Tahiti  bean  an- 
swers all  requirements.  The  Tahiti  bean 
resembles  the  vanilla  bean  of  Mexico  ; 
but,  while  very  similar  in  flavor,  is  easily 
distinguished  from  the  latter  by  the  odor. 
The  Tahiti  bean  is  sometimes  sold  for 
short  length  vanilla.  The  Tahiti  is  best 
used  mixed  with  an  equal  weight  of  Mexi- 
can vanilla.  The  following  formula 
yields  a  very  satifactory  preparation  : 

Tahiti  vanilla  beans   8  ounces. 

Mexican  vanilla,  cut 8  ounces. 

Grind  the  two  beans  in  the  meat  chop- 
per already  described,  and  percolate  with 
diluted  alcohol  to  2^4  gallons,  adding  one 
quart  of  simple  syrup.  No  added  color- 
ing is  necessary  with  extract  made  as 
above. 

CO.MPLEXION    WASH. 

An  excellent  lotion  for  the  complexion 
can  be  made  by  the  following  formula  : 

Resorcin 2  drams. 

Magnesium  sulphate 2  drams. 

Zinc  sulpho-carbolate 2  drams. 

Glycerin 3  ounces. 

Cologne  water 6  ounces. 

Mucilage  of  quince  ('/i  oz.  to 

the  pint) i  pint. 

Water,  to 2  pints. 

Make  a  solution.  This  furnishes  a  super- 
ior preparation  for  freckles  and  roughness 
of  the  skin,  and  is  to  be  preferred  to  many 
of  the  compounds  so  extensively  adver- 
tised by  leading  "  Beauty  Doctors.'' — 
American  Druggist. 


28o 


CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Don'ts  for  the  Pharmaelst.* 

The  following  "  Don'ts,"  I  trust,  may  be 
of  interest  : 

Don't  employ  an  incompetent  phar- 
macist or  help  of  any  kind. 

Don't  employ  a  good  pharmacist  and 
pay  him  poor  wages.  He  will  soon  be- 
come indifferent  to  your  interests. 

Dor.'t  overwork  him. 

Don't  make  a  slave  of  him  ;  he  requires 
rest  and  fresh  air. 

Don't  hurry  liim  from  his  meals,  lest 
he  gets  dyspeptic  and  becomes  cranky. 

Don't  talk  on  business  matters  with 
him  during  the  time  he  is  compounding 
a  prescription. 

Don't  send  him  off  on  some  errand 
during  the  time  he  is  engaged  dispensing, 
or  to  wait  on  a  customer,  and  attempt  to 
finish  the  prescription  yourself. 

Don't  stock  your  prescription  case  with 
cheap  and  impure  drugs  or  chemicals. 

Don't  keep  chipped  graduates,  cracked 
mortars,  or  broken  spatulas  to  compound 
prescriptions  with. 

Don't  send  medicines  out  unless  the 
name  and  address  is  plainly  and  properly 
written  on  the  wrapper. 

Don't  permit  an  assistant  to  compound 
a  prescription  that  requires  careful  and 
delicate  manipulation. 

Don't,  if  you  value  the  life  of  your  fel- 
low-man, your  business,  the  reputation  of 
the  physician,  or  the  sanctity  of  the  pres- 
cription case,  employ  a  dispenser  who  is 
an  intemperate.     He  dare  not  be  trusted. 

don'ts  for    the    DISPEN.SING   CLERK. 

Don't  attempt  to  dispense  a  prescrip- 
tion unless  you  are  fully  and  perfectly 
competent  to  do  so. 

Don't  dispense  a  prescription  until  you 
have  carefully  read  it  over  no  less  than 
twice. 

Don't  attempt  to  dispense  a  prescrip- 
tion if  there  is  any  doubt  in  your  mind 
about  any  of  its  ingredients. 

Don't  dispense  any  one's  Fluid  Extracts 
when  Squibbs'  or  some  other  make  is 
designated. 

Don't  take  down  a  bottle  from  the  shelf 
unless  you  are  positive  it  is  the  one 
wanted. 

Don't,  while  compounding  a  prescrip- 
tion, leave  the  same  unfinished  to  wait  on 
a  customer. 

Don't  commence  compounding  a  pres- 
cription till  the  previous  one  has  been 
properly  numbered  and  labelled. 

Don't  attempt  to  correct  a  prescription, 
or  make  any  substitution,  till  the  pre- 
scriber  has  been  seen. 

Don't  permit  the  customer  or  your 
friends  behind  the  prescription  counter, 
nor  enter  into  conversation  with  them 
whilst  you  are  at  work  on  a  prescription. 

Don't  attempt  to  weigh  anything  on  the 
prescription  scales  until  the  pans  have 
been  well  and  thoroughly  cleaned. 

Don't  think  you  are  infallible  and  can- 
not err,  because,  perchance,  thus  far  you 
have  not. 

*From  a   paper  read   by   Dr.    E.  Bories  at  meeting  of 
Wasbiagton  Pharmaceutical  Afsociation.— (/"/iar.  Digest). 


In  conclusion,  let  me  add  :  Be  cautious, 
temperate,  painstaking,  and  diligent  in 
your  work  at  the  prescription  counter, 
never  for  one  moment  losing  sight  of  the 
fact  that  a  human  life  is  in  your  hands, 
and  you  are  the  custodian. 


Of  What  Use  is   Botany  to  the   Phar- 
macist ? 

The  dislike  or  indifference  which  many 
students  of  pharmacy  entertain  toward 
the  study  of  botany  leads  them  to  ques- 
tion the  wisdom  of  devoting  a  consider- 
able proportion  of  the  college  course  to 
this  branch  ;  and  many  a  practical  drug- 
gist asks  what  use  will  ever  be  made  of 
botany  in  the  drug  business. 

To  the  average  retail  druggist  botany  is 
of  no  use  whatever.  Buying  and  selling 
in  the  customary  way  does  not  demand 
the  slightest  idea  of  what  botany  is.  The 
druggist  can  go  off  accepting,  using,  and 
dispensing  plant  drugs  received  by  him 
from  the  jobber,  with  the  greatest  ease ; 
for  can  he  not  read  the  label  on  each 
package  ?  What  difference  does  it  make 
to  him  whether  digitalis  is  a  leaf,  or  a  root, 
or  a  seed,  if  the  label  is  only  plain  enough  ? 
It  is  true  the  jobber  does  not  know  any 
more  about  it  than  the  retail  druggist  ; 
but  the  clerk  in  the  jobbing  house  can 
read  as  well  as  the  druggist.  Besides,  it 
is  not  the  druggist's  fault  if  the  jobber 
makes  any  mistake,  unless,  indeed,  the 
law  makes  the  druggist  responsible  for  the 
genuineness  of  every  drug  he  dispenses. 

As  we  understand  it,  the  law  does  make 
every  licensed  pharmacist  personally  re- 
sponsible for  the  identity,  quality  and 
strength  of  every  medicinal  substance 
sold  or  dispensed  in  his  store.  Within 
our  own  personal  experience  it  has  hap- 
pened that  when  "  Cannabis  Indica  "'  was 
ordered,  the  jobber  furnished  Apocynum 
ainnabiniiin  and  labeled  it  •'  Indian 
Hemp,"  and  we  have  seen  several  other 
similar  instances  of  mistaken  identity  in 
the  vending  of  plant  drugs. 

"  But,"  says  the  druggist,  "  I  don't 
make  my  own  fluid  extracts  and  tinctures, 
and,  therefore,  I  have  no  use  for  any  crude 
drugs  except  the  most  common  ones, 
which  I  know  at  sight  from  experience. 
As  I  buy  all  my  [(reparations,  there  is  no 
reason  why  I  should  know  anything  about 
botany." 

But  is  such  reasoning  correct,  safe,  or 
honest  ?  Of  course  not.  The  retail 
druggist  who  cannot  himself  verify  the 
correctness  or  detect  a  blunder  in  the 
labeling  of  a  package  containing  a  vege- 
table drug,  whole  or  powered,  should 
never  be  permitted  to  sell  or  dispense  any 
such  drug.  That  is  plainly  one  of  the 
objects  of  the  pharmacy  laws. 

Every  pharmacist  sells,  uses  or  dispenses 
many  vegetable  drugs,  both  whole  and 
powdered,  whether  he  makes  his  own 
hquor  and  solid  extracts  or  not.  A  good 
practical  knowledge  of  structural  botany 
is  absolutely  necessary  to  any  intelligent 
examination  of  many  of  the  vegetable 
drugs,  and  no  one  can  be  an  intelligent  and 


safe  practitioner  of  pharmacy  without  that 
knowledge. 

Every  well  educated  pharmacist  knows 
how  intimate  is  the  analogy  between  the 
botanical  and  pharmacodynamic  classifi- 
cations of  plant  drugs  ;  he  knows  the  im- 
portance of  micro-botany  as  an  aid  to 
their  identification  and  valuation ;  he 
realizes  that  a  knowledge  of  the  structure 
of  the  drug  often  throws  valuable  light 
upon  the  pharmaceutical  treatment  it  re- 
quires ;  and  if  he  possess  that  self-respect 
and  conscience  which  scientific  education 
tends  to  impart,  he  will  not  deny  that  a 
knowledge  of  botany  is  a  necessary  part 
of  a  thorough  couise  of  pharmaceutical 
education,  nor  will  he  claim  to  be  an 
accomplished  pharmacist  without  a  knowl- 
edge of  pharmaceutical  botany. 

But  he  who  is  ignorant  of  either  botany 
or  pharmacy,  or  both,  is  necessarily  un- 
able to  appreciate  the  value  of  botanical 
knowledge  to  the  pharmacist. — Bulletin 
of  Pharmacy. 


Composition  of  Microbes. 

E.  h.  Schweinitzand  M.  Dorset  (founi. 
Am.  Chetn.  Soc.)  have  examined  micro- 
organisms to  ascertain  their  proximate 
and  ultimate  composition.  Tubercle  ba- 
cilli were  found  to  contain  cellulose,  to- 
gether with  palmitic  and  arachidic  acids  ; 
on  the  other  hand,  the  glanders  bacillus 
appeared  to  contain  no  cellulose,  whilst 
the  acids  present  were  oleic  and  palmitic. 
The  germs  were  cultivated  on  the  same 
media,  and,  with  the  exception  of  the 
nitrogen,  there  seemed  to  be  but  little 
variation  in  their  composition,  when  the 
medium  was  varied.  The  results  of 
elementary  analyses  of  three  forms  (the 
two  mentioned  and  the  bacillus  of  swine 
plague)  showed  marked  differences  in  the 
proportions  of  nitrogen,  carbon,  hydrogen, 
and  ash  present. 


The  Best  and  Most  Lasting  Label  Paste. 

At  the  Konigliche  Lehranstalt  fur  Obst- 
rind  Weinhaii  at  Geisenheim,  recently,  a 
series  of  experiments  were  undertaken  to 
determine  which,  if  any,  of  the  ordinary 
additions  to  pastes  and  mucilages  for  bot- 
tle labels  prevented  fermentation  without 
injuring  the  adhesive  qualities  of  the 
paste.  Among  the  antiferments  under 
observation  were  salicylic  acid,  boracic 
acid,  thymol,  oil  of  cloves,  etc.  Without 
going  into  minutiae,  it  was  found  that  dex- 
trin, impregnated  with  from  .3  to  .5  per 
cent,  of  thymol,  produced  a  paste  that  has 
thus  far  proved  all  that  could  be  desired. 


For  sleeplessness  trional  in  doses  of 
from  0.5  to  4  grammes  has  been  recom- 
mended. 

Balsam  Tolu  is  recommended  as  an 
excipient  for  pills  of  guaiacol,  terpinol,  and 
eucalyptol. 


CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


(280A) 


Royal  Oil  Co- 
Toronto 


OlTer  the  following  special  lines 
to  the  \in\g.  Trade  : 

XX   Petrolatum,  in  501b.  tubs,  7c.  per  lb. 

"  in  25  lb.  tubs,  yjc.     " 

White  Petrolatum,  in  25  lb.  and  50  lb.   tubs 

i8c.  per  lb. 
Benzine,  5  gal.  tins,  20c.  per  gal. 
Extra  Gasoline,  5  gal.  tins,  25c.  per  gal. 
Sewing  Machine  Oil,  5  gal.  tins,  60c.  per  gal. 
Sewing   Machine  Oil,  in  2  oz.  bottles,  S5.00 

per  gross. 
Royal  Hoof  Ointment,  in  i  lb.  tins,  24  tins 

to  case,  $3.50  per  case. 
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Notes  for  Bicyclists. 

Advice  to  Bicvci.ists.  —  Rochchlave 
gives  to  liicyclists  the  followini;  good  ad- 
vice from  a  medical  standpoint  :  (i)  No 
one  should  ride  until  after  an  examination 
by  a  physician.  This  examination  should 
!je  made  both  before  and  after  a  walk  or 
run,  for  some  cardiac  lesions  only  mani- 
fest themselves  after  a  state  of  fatigue. 
(2)  Ride  no  faster  than  twelve  icilometers 
an  hour.  (3)  As  far  as  possible,  guard 
against  the  desire  to  ride  any  faster.  It  is 
very  difficult  not  to  give  way  to  the  "  de- 
lirium of  s\viftne?s."  With  a  light  ma- 
chine on  a  good  road  an  amateur  may 
easily  make  twenty-five  kilometers  an  hour. 
This  is  too  much,  for  the  pulse  is  in- 
creased to  150,  even  at  fourteen  and  six- 
teen kilometers  per  hour. — Meyer  Bros  . 
Druggist. 


C.ARE  OF  THE  Wheel.— Cyclists  do  not 
always  seem  to  realize  how  much  the  dura- 
bility of  a  bicycle  depends  upon  the  care 
which  it  receives.  By  this  I  mean  not 
only  keeping  it  clean,  which  is  necessary 
for  appearance  sake,  anyway,  but  the  using 
of  some  judgment  as  to  the  way  in  which 
it  is  ridden.  Just  as  on  horseback,  a 
heavy  man,  if  he  rides  well,  will  not  tire 
his  mount  so  quickly  as  a  lighter,  inex- 
perienced one,  so  an  expert  cyclist  brings 
far  less  strain  upon  the  machine  than  a 
careless  rider,  whose  weight  may  not  be 
nearly  so  great.  If  you  have  a  rough 
piece  of  road  to  traverse,  car  tracks  to 
cross,  or  come  to  any  place  where  the 
riding  is  at  all  bad,  do  not  rest  your  dead 
weight  in  the  saddle,  but  rise  a  little  and 
ease  your  machine,  bearing  harder  than 
usual  upon  the  pedals.  Careful  riding 
does  not  imply  a  slow  pace.  Those  who 
make  very  fast  time  are  often  the  most 
prudent  and  watchful  cyclists.  The  out- 
look for  obstacles  becomes  habitual,  al- 
ijiost  automatic,  after  a  while,  and  saves 
much  hard  wear  and  many  a  breakdown. 
—  Weekly  iiif tings. 


Cle.aning  the  Wheel. — To  clean  the 
bicycle  chain,  remove  it  from  the  machine 
and  soak  it  in  turpentine  for  several  hours, 
then  clean  it  with  a  brush,  as  an  old  tooth 
brush,  link  by  link,  and  after  this  dip  it  in 
clean  kerosene  oil  and  dry  thoroughly  with 
cheesecloth.  See  that  both  sprocket 
wheels  are  thoroughly  cleaned  and  then 
replace  the  chain.  Do  not  use  oil  on  the 
chain,  as  it  produces  a  clicking  sound. 
Use  graphite  or  any  of  the  various  chain 
lubricators  now  on  the  market. 

The  best  way  to  clean  the  bearings  of  a 
wheel  is  to  take  them  out  and  then  re- 
move all  dirt  and  rust  from  them.  Kero- 
sene may  be  used  to  remove  the  gritty 
substances  from  the  bearings.  The  kero- 
sene should  be  poured  into  the  oil  well, 
the  wheel  being  kept  revolving  constantly. 
Old  clothes  should  be  worn  at  this  job,  as 
the  kerosene  is  likely  to  splash  them. 
The  cleansing  fluid  can  best  be  poured 
into  the  bearings  by  the  aid  of  an  ordinary 
oil  can.  Lubricating  oil  should  be  run 
in  after  the  kerosene  has  been  drained  off. 


BICYCLE    INKIR.MAUIESv 

Bicycle  repairers  are  so  numerous  that 
startling  advertisements  are  necessary  to 
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port has  been  widely  circulated  in 
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Bicycle  Surgery. 

Acute  and  chronic  cases  treated  with 
assurance  of  success. 

Languid  tires  restored  to  health  and 
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i'ires  blown  up  without  pain.  Wind 
free. 

We  understand  the  anatomy,  physiology, 
and  hygiene  of  wheels,  and  give  homceo- 
pathic  or  allopathic  treatment  as  indi- 
vidual cases  require. 

Sure  cure  guaranteed. 

Testimonials  : 

"  My  wheel  had  three  ribs  fractured, 
and  you  cured  it  in  one  treatment." 

"  My  tires  were  suffering  with  a  case  of 
acute  aneurism,  which  had  been  pro- 
nounced fatal  by  other  bicycle  doctors  ; 
but  you  cured  the  disorder,  and  I  did  not 
lose  a  day  of  my  tour." 

"  I  was  troubled  with  varicose  tires,  in- 
volving frequent  ruptures  and  inconti- 
nence of  wind.     Yau  cured  me." 

Thousands  of  testimonials  like  theabove 
sent  on  application. 


wheel.  Il  the  front  wheel  gets  in  a  rut 
going  east,  and  the  hind  wheel  in  another 
going  west,  dismount  and  argue  the  mat- 
ter standing,  unless  you  are  tired,  and 
want  to  lie  down  by  the  roadside  without 
making  the  effort  to  do  so  unassisted. — 
Harper  s  Round  Table. 


HINTS    FOR    BICYCLISTS. 

A  good  bicyclist  is  careful  of  his  roads  ; 
therefore,  when  taking  a  header,  be  care- 
ful not  to  hit  the  road  too  hard  with  your 
forehead.  You  might  make  a  dent  in  the 
pavement. 

In  falling  off  your  wheel,  do  not  fall  on 
both  sides  at  once.  Failure  to  observe 
this  rule  will  result  in  dividing  you 
against  yourself. 

Always  be  courteous.  If  a  trolley-car 
has  the  right  of  way  over  the  track,  do 
not  dispute  with  it.  A  boy  in  Massa- 
chusetts who  broke  this  rule  broke  his 
right  arm  and  his  cyclometer. at  the  same 
time. 

Keep  your  lamp  lit  when  riding  at 
night.  The  boy  who  thought  he  was  safe 
because  he  had  a  parlor-match  in  his 
pocket  came  home  with  a  spoke  in  his 
wheel  that  didn't  belong  there. 

A  merciful  rider  is  merciful  to  nis 
wheel,  so  do  not  force  a  bicycle  beyond 
the  point  of  its  endurance,  unless  you 
want  to  walk  back  with  your  wheel  on 
your  shoulders. 

Keep  cool.  It,  in  the  course  of  a  ride, 
you  find  yourself  in  a  tight  place,  with  a 
skittish  horse  to  the  left  and  a  steep 
ravine  to  the  right,  and  a  bull-dog  directly 
to  the  fore,  take  the  ravine.  You'll  go 
into  it,  anyhow,  and  if  you  take  it  along 
without  dragging  the  dog  or  the  horse 
after  you  your  chances  will  be  improved. 

Never  use  spurs  on  the  pneumatic  tires 
of  your  wheel.  The  use  of  spurs  in  this 
manner  is  likely  to  leave  your  bicycle  in 
a  winded  condition.  Spurs  are  not  com- 
fortable, either,  in  case  of  a  throw. 

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Substitutes  for  India  Rubber. 

For  many  years  past  it  has  been  the 
dream  of  hundreds, and  among  them  many 
chemists  of  eminence,  to  manufacture  a 
real  substitute  for  India  rubber.  Those 
sold  to  day,  of  course,  are  only  partial 
substitutes,  that  is,  when  used  alone,  none 
of  them  can  take  the  place  of  rubber. 
They  are  compounded  with  it,  and  give  it 
a  certain  softness,  and  add  cheapness, 
but  that  is  about  all. 

As  a  rule,  the  investigators  have  made 
their  experiments  in  the  line  of  oxydized 
oils,  perhaps  because,  chemically,  a  thor- 
oughly o.xydized  oil  is  thoretically  the 
same  as  caoutchouc,  practically,  however, 
it  is  woefully  different.  English  chemists, 
by  using  certain  costly  oils,  have  produced 
a  gum  that  would  compound  and  vulcan- 
ize as  well  as  genuine  rubber,  but  its  great 
cost  made  it  worthless  commercially.  An 
artificial  rubber  of  considerable  strength 
was  produced  in  France  by  dissolving 
four  parts  of  nitrocellulose  in  seven  parts 
of  bromonitro-toluol.  By  varying  the 
proportions  a  variety  of  products  were  ob- 
tained varying  from  soft  rubber  to  vul- 
canite. In  some  cases  nitro-cumol  and 
its  homologues  were  used  in  place  of  the 
bromo-nitro-toluol. 

Glue,  glycerin,  and  bichromate  of  pot- 
ash, made  in  a  manner  like  printers  rollers 
but  with  a  fourth  secret  substance  added, 
form  the  basis  of  a  singularly  rubber-like 
compound  that  French  ingenuity  has  pro- 
duced. It,  however,  has  about  as  many 
defects  as  it  has  virtues,  and  is  not  largely 
in  use,  nor  will  it  ever  be  while  rubber  is 
accessible. 

In  addition  to  these  there  have  been 
hundreds  of  others  that  have  been,  in  a 
measure,  successful.  One  Connecticut 
inventor  produced  so  good  an  artificial 
rubber  that  a  large  manufacturing  concern 
had  made  all  arrangements  to  purchase 
the  secret,  when  it  was  found  that  the 
vulcanized  product  had  a  trick  of  shrink- 
ing after  being  made  up  into  goods.  Not 
a  little,  but  a  steady  shrink  that  could  not 
be  stopped,  until  finally  it  wasted  away 
and  left  only  the  fabric  upon  which  it 
had  been  spread.  At  the  same  time,  in 
the  face  of  all  these  failures,  disappoint- 
ments, and  successes  that  were  of  no  com- 
mercial value,  the  rubber  trade  have  ever 
felt  that  the  day  might  come  when,  by 
accident,  nature's  secret  might  be  stum- 
bled upon.  As  a  rule,  the  more  thought- 
ful believe  that  if  rubber  ever  is  displaced 
it  will  be  by  a  series  of  different  products 
each  of  which  will  equal  rubber  in  some 
particular  field,  rather  than  one  compound 
that  shall  have  all  the  varied  ([ualities  and 
excellencies  of  rubber  itself. 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Formulary. 


DANDRUFF    POMADE. 

Pilocarpine %  drachm. 

Ouinine  hydrochlorate i         " 

Precipitated  sulphur lYz     " 

Peruvian  balsam 5         ** 

Ox-bone  marrow 3  ounces. 

Make  a  pomade. — Pharm.  Zeitung. 


DF.PILATORY    SOAP. 

Metinger  {Rev.  de  Therap.,  Ixii.,  450) 
gives  the  following  formula  for  a  depil- 
atory soap  :  Glycerin,  373  ;  lard,  746  ; 
cacao  butter,  746  ;  castor  oil,  1,492  ;  so- 
lution of  caustic  soda,  25  percent.,  1,492  ; 
starch,  94  ;  sulphide  of  sodium,  746 ;  oil 
of  citronella,  94;  water,  1,674  parts. 


NEW    WOOD    VARNISH. 

Paolo  Theil's  brilliant  varnish  for  wood 
is  composed  of : 

Guaiac 125  parts. 

Gum-lac ...  3° 

Benzoin 125      " 

Linseed  oil 15°      " 

Benzine 3°      " 

WASH     FOP.    REMOVING     LICE,     ETC.,     FROM 
HOUSE  PLANTS. 

Soft  soap 2  parts. 

Quassia  powder 10     " 

Salicylic  acid i     " 

Alcohol 40     " 

To  be  sprayed  on  the  under  side  of 
the  leaves  and  about  the  stems. — Fhar- 
maceutische  Rundschau. 


MONTPELLIER  COUGH-DROPS. 

Brown  sugar 10  lbs. 

Tartaric  acid 2  ounces. 

Cream  of  tartar 12  drachms. 

Water 3  P'n's- 

Aniseed  flavoring q.s. 

Melt  the  sugar  in  the  water,  and  when 
at  a  sharp  boil  add  the  cream  of  tartar. 
Cover  the  pan  for  five  minutes.  Remove 
the  lid,  and  let  the  sugar  boil  up  to 
crack  degree.  Turn  out  the  batch  on  an 
oiled  slab,  and  when  cool  enough  to 
handle  mould  in  the  acid  and  flavoring. 
Pass  it  through  the  acid  drop-rollers,  and 
when  the  drops  are  chipped  up,  and  be- 
fore sifting,  rub  some  icing  with  them. — 
Confectioners    Union. 


Melt  the  wax,  spermaceti,  and  stearin, 
then  dissolve  the  cainphor  in  the  warm 
mixture  ;  inix  the  borax  and  oils  with  the 
glycerin,  and  stir  into  the  hot  mixture 
gradually,  constantly  agitating.  Pour  into 
suitable  moulds. 

(3)    White  wax 5  ounces. 

Paraffin 2  ounces. 

Petrolatum S  ounces 

Camphor 2  ounces. 

Glycerin 2  ounces. 

Melt  the  first  three  ingredients,  add 
the  camphor,  and,  when  dissolved,  the 
glycerin.  Mix  thoroughly  and  pour  into 
suitable  moulds. — Bull.  Pharmacy. 


CAMPHOR  ICES. 

(i)    Oil  of  almonds 4  ounces. 

Spermaceti 8  ounce*. 

White  wax 4  ounces. 

Camphor 1  ounce. 

Melt  together  over   a  water-bath,  and 
pour  into  moulds  of  proper  size  and  form. 

(2)    Spermaceti 4  ounces. 

White  wax 4  ounces. 

Camphor,  powdered 4  ounces. 

Sodium  borate 2  ounces. 

Stearin : 16  ounces. 

Glycerin 33  ounces. 

Oil  lavender 25  minims. 

Oil  lemon 25  minims. 

Oil  cloves 25  minims. 

Oil  bergamot 25  minims. 


Formulae  for  Hot  Soda,  etc. 

The  following  formulae  will  be  found 
valuable  for  those  druggists  handling  hot 
soda.  They  are  found  in  the  list  pub- 
lished by  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Philadelphia  : 

PREPARED    SPICE. 

Powdered  allspice yi  ounce. 

'*         nutmeg I        *' 

'*         cloves I 

"         cinnamon 1       " 

PREPARED  MILK. 

Pure  milk I  pint. 

Condensed  milk 4  ounces. 

Extract  vanilla ,'  s  ounce. 

Bicarbonate  of  soda 5  grains. 

WHIPPED  CREAM. 

Pure  cream I  quart. 

Whites  of 3  eggs. 

Powdered  sugar I  pound. 

Mix  eggs  and  sugar,  and  beat  together 
with  a  Keystone  beater  ;  after  standmg 
two  or  three  hours  add  the  cream,  and 
beat  into  the  proper  consistency  with 
reverse  motion. 

HOT    LEMONADE. 

Loaf  sugar About  4  cubes. 

Soluble  extract  lemon "      15  drops. 

Tropical  fruit  acid "      lo     " 

Hot  soda  sufficient  lo  fill  cup. 

HOT  GINGER. 

Loaf  sugar    About  4  cubes. 

Soluble  extiact  ginger  ale "      15  drops. 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

HOT  GINGER  ALE. 

Loaf  sugar .4bout  4  cubes. 

Soluble  extract  ginger  ale "      10  drops. 

Soluble  extract  lemon "     10     " 

Tropical  fruit  acid "      lo     " 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

HOT  MINT  JULEP. 

Loaf  sugar    About  4  cubes. 

Extract  mint  julep "      10  drops. 

Prepared  milk "       i  dessertspoonful. 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

Whipped  cream I  tablespoonful. 

Grated  nutmeg,  sufficient  quantity. 

HOT  COGNAC. 

Loaf  sugar About  4  cubes. 

Extract  cognac "      10  drops. 

Prepared  milk "       i  dessertspoonful. 

Hot  si'da  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

Whipped  cream I  tablespoonful. 

Grated  nutmeg,  sufficient  quantity. 

HOT  COFFEE. 

Loaf  sugar About  4  cubes. 

Extract  Mocha  coffee   ..     "       i  dessertspoonful. 

Prepared  milk "       i 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

Whipped  cream About  I  tablespoonful. 

HOT   TEA. 

Loaf  sugar About  4  cubes. 

Extract  Oolong  tea "       I  dessertspoonful. 

Prepared  milk "        I 


Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

Whipped  cream i  tablespoonful. 

HOT    CHOCOLATE. 

Soluble  powdered  extract 

chocolate About  I  teaspoonful. 

Hot  soda,  sufficient  quantity  to  dissolve. 
Siir  well  ;  then  add 

Loaf  sugar 4  cubes. 

Prepared  milk I  dessertspoonful. 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

Whipped  cream I  tablespoonful. 

AI50MATIC  BEEF  BOUILLON. 

Extract  aromatic  beef About   I  teaspoonful. 

Extract  celery  and  pepper..      "      IC  drops. 
}lot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 
BEEF  TEA. 

Extract  beef  bouillon About  i  teaspoonful. 

Extract   aromatic  soup  herbs. ...    10  drops. 
Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

BEEF  AND  CELERY  TEA. 

Extract  beef  and  celery Aljout  i  teaspoonful. 

Broken  celery  leaves 2  or  3  pieces. 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

CLAM  BOUILLON. 

Extract  clam   bouillon  .  .About  2  lablc^poonfuls. 

Prepared  milk "       I  dessertspoonful. 

Extract     aromatic     soup 

herbs "       5  drops. 

Ext.  celery  and  pepper .  .      "      5     " 
Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

OYSTER   BOUILLON. 

Extract  oyster  bouillon.   About  2  tablespoonfuls. 

Prepared  milk "       i  dessertspoonful. 

Extract    aromatic     soup 

herbs "      5  drops. 

Ext.  celery  and  pepper. .      "      5     " 
Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

CHICKEN    BROTH. 

Extract  chicken  broth About  I  teaspoonful. 

Ext.  aromatic  soup  herbs.. ..      "     10  drops. 

Extract  white  pepper "     10     " 

Hot  soda  sufficient  to  fill  cup. 

HOT  EGG   PHOSPHATE. 
I  Egg. 

Lemon  juice About  3  teaspoonfuls. 

Soluble  ext.  lemon. ..      "     10  drops. 
Confectioners'  sugar. .      "       3  large  teaspoonfuls. 

Prepared  spice small  quantity. 

Extract  cognac "     15  drops. 

These  ingredients  are  placed  in  a  com- 
bination shaker  and  thoroughly  shaken  ; 
then  strained  through  julep  strainer  into 
hot  soda  cup ;  to  this  is  added  two  large 
tablespoonfuls  of  whipped  cream.  Draw 
hoi  soda  into  side  of  cup,  and  stir  from 
bottom  only. 

Bacteriological  Studies  for  Belgian. 
Pharmacists. 

In  a  recent  sitting  of  the  Belgian  Cham- 
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member,  proposed  the  enactment  of  a 
compulsory  course  of  bacteriological  study 
for  pharmacists.  He  was  supported  by 
several  medical  men  among  the  deputies, 
and  the  Minister  concerned  promised  to 
make  inquiries  and  eventually  to  bring  in 
a  bill  on  the  subject. 


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or  a  sponge  the  following  mixture;  Dis- 
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hol, and  into  this  solution  stir  the  bronze 
powder. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  incompati- 
bility of  resorcine  with  sweet  spirits  of 
nitre.  A  solution  of  a  permanent  dark 
red  color  is  formed,  and  is  said  to  produce 
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Photograph  ic  Notes 


Beautiful  photographs  of  the  bottom  of 
the  Mcciitcrranean  have  heen  taken  by  a 
Frenchman,  who  uses  a  barrel  of  oxygen 
surmounted  by  a  glass  glolie  containing  an 
alcohol  lamp,  a  mechanical  contrivance 
throwmg  magnesium  powder  on  the  flame 
when  a  view  is  to  be  taken. 


SEP.\K.\riN(;  Films  from  thkik  Sup- 
I'OKT  AND  ENi.ARc.iNr.  Same. —  According 
to  a  British  patent,  just  published,  this 
may  be  done  by  |)reparing  the  following 
solution  : 

KUioride  of  sodium i  ilrani. 

Citric    acid .9  drams. 

Water 7  ounces. 

The  negative  is  allowed  to  remain  in 
this  until  the  film  separates  from  the  sup- 
port, and  it  is  then  removed  to  a  bath  of 
cold  water,  where  it  remains  until  the  de- 
sired enlargement  is  effected.  The  above 
formula:  will  enlarge  the  film  two  times. 
For  a  greater  enlargement,  use  more  of 
the  acid  ;  for  a  smaller,  use  less. — Photo 
Beacon. 

Tourists'  Developers. — During  the 
holiday  season,  when  ameteurs  are  on 
tour  or  tramp,  they  frequently  desire  a  dry 
powder  developer  to  carry  with  them, 
which  they  can  dissolve  in  water  to  de- 
velop just  one  plate  as  a  test  of  their  ex- 
posures. A  very  convenient  formula  is 
the  following  : 

Hydroquinoiie 1$  grs. 

Eil<onogen 7  J  grs. 

Sodium  sulphite 60  grs. 

Potassium  liromide 2  grs. 

Powder  the  ingredients  and  wrap  in 
white  demy,  waxed  paper,  and  tinfoil.  In 
another  paper  wrap  up — 

Lithium  carlionate 20  grs. 

Directions  for  use:  Dissolve  the  con- 
tents of  these  two  packets  in  4  ozs.  of 
water  to  make  a  developer  suitable  for  all 
ordinary    work. 

The  hydroquinone  and  eikonojen  in 
above  formula  may  be  replaced  by  20 
grains  of  pyrogallic  acid,  and  2  grains  of 
oxalic  acid  ;  but  this  does  not  keep  so  well 
as  the  other. 

Instead  of  packing  the  powders  in 
paper,  the  small  flat  bottles,  such  as  used 
for  tabloids,  may  be  used  for  the  actual 
developing  powder,  the  lithium  carbonate 
keeping  very  well  in  paper. — Pharmaceu- 
tical Journal. 


Photography  for  Chemists. 

Exposure  and  Development. — After 
exposing  a  plate,  the  all-important  oper- 
ation of  development  has  to  he  under- 
taken, and  to  successfully  develop  a  pro- 
perly exposed  negative  is  at  once  a  science 
and  an  art.  To  attempt  to  give  a  practi- 
cal lesson  in  development  on  paper  is  a 
task  from  which  we  shrink,  but  we  can  lay 
down  certain  fundamental    methods,  fol 


lowing  which  error  will  not  be  so  frequent 
nor  failure  so  depressing,  but  we  may  at 
once  state  that  one  hour's  practical  lesson 
is  worth  a  hundred  articles,  provided,  of 
course,  you  see  a  good  operator  at  work. 

We  must  first  of  all  suppose  a  simple 
subject,  such  as  the  view  over  some  gar- 
dens from  our  back  windows.  If  we  have 
one  dark  slide,  then  both  sides  would  be 
filled  with  slow  or  landscape  plates.  If 
we  have  more  slides,  then  fill  them  all, 
and  having  set  up  the  camera,  let  us  con- 
sider for  a  moment  what  exposure  we  in- 
tend to  give.  We  will  stop  our  lens  down 
to  F/32,  and  assume  that  we  have  chosen 
between  1 2  and  2  as  the  time  for  expos- 
ing. 

Having  focussed  and  stopped  the  lens 
down,  put  on  the  cap,  turn  back  the 
focussing  glass  and  insert  the  dark  slide, 
taking  care  not  to  shift  the  camera;  if  the 
dark  slide  goes  in  too  stiffly,  rub  the  edges 
with  ordinary  black  lead  and  polish  ivith  a 
dirty  duster.  Now  cover  the  camera  and 
dark  slide  with  the  focussing  cloth,  insert 
the  hand  under  the  cloth,  take  hold  of 
the  projecting  tongue  of  dark  slide  shutter, 
and  gently  withdraw.  Be  careful  always 
to  work  in  one  particular  way :  first  focus, 
stop  down  the  lens,  cap  it,  insert  slide, 
withdraw  shutter  ;  by  doing  this  failure  is 
avoided. 

We  know  nothing  of  the  exposure  re- 
quired, so  intend  to  make  some  experi- 
ments and  determine,  having  four  plates 
to  give  exposures  in  geometrical  progres- 
sion, starting  with  half  second  ;  therefore, 
we  shall  give  half,  one,  two,  and  four  sec- 
onds. 

Now  for  timing  exposures.  The  sim- 
plest way  is  to  start  with  the  fingers  on  the 
cap,  gently  ease  it  to  the  edge  of  the 
hood  and  smartly,  yet  without  force,  re- 
move the  cap  and  start  instantly  0123 
4,  2  2  3  4,  3  2  3  4,  4  2  3  4,  thus  counting 
four  to  each  second,  and  always  starting  a 
fresh  second  with  the  number  which, 
when  the  second  is  complete,  will  be  the 
number  counted.  A  little  practice  against 
a  watch  with  a  seconds  hand,  or  against  a 
pendulum  clock,  or  even  a  bunch  of  keys 
hung  to  the  end  of  a  stout  string  about  g 
inches  long,  which,  of  course,  beats  half 
seconds,  will  soon  make  this  very  simple 
and  easy,  and  from  considerable  practice 
our  error  in  seconds  counting  does  not 
reach  2  per  cent. 

We  expose  our  plates  then  for  the  above- 
stated  times  and  enter  the  dark  room, 
ready  to  develop.  We  determine  to  use 
pyrogallol  with  the  fixed  alkalies,  not 
ammonia,  and  for  preference  decide  on 
soda  ;  the  recrystallized  sodium  carbonate 
should  be  used  in  10  per  cent,  solution. 
We  also  want  a  10  per  cent,  solution  of 
potassium  brotiiide  and  pyro.  ;  formulse  for 
these  have  already  been  given. 

A  normal  developer,  that  is,  one  which 
may  be  used  for  all  plates  without  fear  of 
fog,  assuming  them  to  be  rightly  exposed, 
is  as  follows  : 

Pyro ...    2  grs. 

Potassium  bromide A     '* 

Sodium  carbonate 12  " 

Water  to  make I  ounce 


Mix  this  in  a  measure,  allowing  i  oz. 
for  quarter  plate,  2  ozs.  for  half  plate,  and 
4  ozs.  for  whole  plate.  This  is  to  old 
workers  rather  too  much,  but  for  begin- 
ners it  is  better  to  waste  a  little  developer 
than  waste  a  plate.  Open  the  dark  slide, 
not  right  in  front  of  the  light,  but  in  the 
shadow.  Remember  that  the  side  which 
faced  the  lens  was,  or  should  have  been, 
the  film.  Place  the  plate  this  side  up  in 
the  dish,  take  the  dish  in  the  left  hand, 
slope  it  ivith  one  side  and  end  away  from 
you,  slightly,  not  too  much  ;  then  take  the 
me.isure,  lower  it  at  the  higher  end  on  to 
the  dish  edge,  and  with  a  sudden  sweep, 
drawing  the  measure  down  the  side  of  the 
dish  away  from  you,  pour  the  developer 
over  the  plate,  and  immediately  rock  the 
dish  backwards  and  forwards,  and  put 
down  the  measure.  Now  raise  the  dish 
a  little,  lower  the  head,  and  hold  the  dish 
up  towards  the  light  and  examine  for  air 
bells,  which  will  be  seen  by  the  shadows 
they  cast,  or  by  the  little  waves  they  cause 
when  the  dish  is  gently  rocked  If  any 
are  visible  they  may  be  removed  by  using 
a  very  soft,  long-haired,  fiat  camel's-hair 
brush,  this  being  gently  passed  over  the 
surface  of  the  plate  backwards  and  for- 
wards. Some  careful  operators  always 
use  a  brush,  others,  quite  as  careful,  use 
their  fingers.  If  a  brush  be  used  it  must 
be  kept  for  this  work  only  ;  have  a  special 
nail  to  hang  on,  and  a  very  stout  india- 
rubber  ring,  such  as  are  used  for  soda- 
water  bottles,  slipped  up  the  handle  to 
prevent  the  hairs  touching  any  wall  or  sur- 
face. 

It  is  always  advisable  to  note  the  time 
of  pouring  on  the  developer,  and  for  this 
purpose  a  watch  or  clock  with  seconds 
hands  may  be  used  ;  or  Watkins'eikrono- 
meter,  a  specially-devised  clock,  to  be  ob- 
tained wholesale  from  R.  Field  &  Co., 
Suffolk  street,  Birmingham, can  be  bought, 
price  los.  6d.  The  idea  in  noting  the 
time  of  pouring  on  the  developer  is  that 
we  may  determine  the  duration  of  devel- 
opment ;  for  upon  this  depends  the  quality 
of  the  negative. 


We  will  first  of  all  take  the  plate  ex- 
posed for  half  a  second  and,  having  poured 
on  the  developer,  eagerly  watch  for  any 
signs  of  an  image,  carefully  rocking  the 
dish  meanwhile.  Time  passes,  and  after 
seventy-five  seconds  there  is  a  faint  trace 
of  the  sky  just  showing  a  delicate  tinge  of 
gray  on  the  creamy  ground  :  and  now  we 
see  signs  of  one  or  two  more  bright  ob- 
jects, or,  as  we  call  them,  "  high  lights," 
the  bulk  of  the  image  ;  however,  all  the 
trees,  the  parts  in  shadow, remain  unaltered. 
After  two  and  a  half  minutes,  as  the  sky 
is  getting  darker  and  darker,  and  here  and 
there  a  few  scattered  points  show  up,  the 
question  arises,  have  we  under-exposed  ? 
Probably  so  ;  therefore,  we  measure  out 
6  grains  of  sodium  carbonate  (  =  1  drachm 
10  per  cent,  solution)  in  the  measure, 
pour  the  developer  from  the  dish  into  the 
measure,  and  return  the  mixture  to  the 
plate  and  rock  ;  a  little  more  appears,  and 
after  about  thirty    seconds  more   we  add 


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still  another  6  grains  and  rock  for  another 
thirty  seconds.  We  now  look  at  our 
clock  and  find  we  have  been  developing 
just  four  minutes.  We,  therefore,  con- 
clude that  we  can  get  no  more  out  of  the 
plate ;  it  is  under-exposed.  Pour  off  the 
developer,  wash  the  plate  thoroughly 
under  the  tap  for  about  five  minutes,  and 
place  it  in  the  fi.xing  bath,  preferably  the 
acid  fixing  bath,  the  formute  for  which 
has  been  given  in  the  previous  notes,  and 
wait  ten  minutes,  employing  the  time  in 
washing  the  dish,  measure,  etc. 

We  now  remove  the  plate  from  the  fix- 
ing hath,  wash  it  for  about  two  minutes 
under  the  tap,  see  that  we  have  not  left 
our  dark  side  open,  and  walk  into  day- 
light and  examine  the  negative.  There 
appears  a  dense  sky,  scattered  traces  of 
objects  here  and  there,  but  the  greater 
part  is  bare  glass ;  conclusion,  grossly 
under-exposed.  Treating  the  second 
plate  in  like  manner,  we  find  that  the 
image  appears  much  quicker,  and  after 
about  three  minutes'  development  it 
looks  fairly  well  ;  we  can  distinguish  most 
of  the  objects,  and  this  with  only  the  nor- 
mal developer.  Not  knowing  any  better, 
we  place  it  in  the  fixing  bath  after  wash- 
ing, and  again  take  out  to  examine.  We 
now  find  a  betterlooking  negative;  nearly 
everything  is  visible,  and  only  here  and 
there  patches  of  bare  glass;  still,  in  those 
parts  in  shadow  the  deposit  is  not  very 
great ;  conclusion,  plate  under-exposed, 
but  not  so  much  as  No.  i.  So  we  start 
again  with  No.  3  ;  with  this  the  sky  ap- 
pears in  thirty  seconds,  and  the  next  high- 
est light,  it  may  be  a  bright  house  wall, 
a  patch  of  grass,  or  something  of  that 
kind,  appears  in  forty-five  seconds.  Not- 
ing this  time  we  continue  development 
for  three  minutes,  and  then  wash,  fix,  and 
examine  and  see  a  pretty-looking  negative 
dense  in  the  high  lights  and  showing  de- 
tail strong  everywhere,  and  practically  no 
bare  glass ;  conclusion  to  be  drawn,  cor- 
rect exposure,  correct  development  : 
result,  a  perfect  negative. 

If  this  be  the  result  with  two  seconds' 
exposure,  the  last  plate  which  received 
four  seconds  must  be  over-exposed  ;  still 
we  use  the  normal  developer.  The  im- 
age flashes  out  in  about  fifteen  seconds, 
shows  rapidly  everywhere,  and  then  a 
dirty  veil  begins  all  over  the  plate. 
Alarmed  at  this,  we  wash  and  place  in  the 
hypo.,  and  then  examine,  and  find  a  thin 
sky,  thin  or  not  much  deposit  anywhere, 
no  bare  glass  and  a  deposit,  veil  or  fog 
over  the  whole  plate  ;  conclusion  to  be 
drawn,  plate  much  over-exposed.  From 
these  four  little  experiments  a  good  deal 
may  be  learnt.  We  should  have  learnt 
the  normal  appearance  of  a  correctly- 
timed  negative,  what  an  under-exposed 
one  looks  like,  and  the  appearance  of 
over-exposure,  and  if  we  bear  these  re- 
sults in  mind  and  judge  subsequent  work 
by  them  we  shall  not  have  wasted  our 
four  plates. 

The  correct  duration  of  development 
is  an  all-important  factor  ;  therefore  we 
must  treat  of  it  at  greater  length.     Upon 


the  correct  duration  of  development  de- 
pends the  correct  printing  density,  for 
with  a  negative  under-developed  we  ob- 
tain in  printing  a  false  and  unsatisfactory 
result,  one  without  shadows  and  white  or 
brilliant  high  lights  ;  whereas  with  over- 
development we  may  not  only  lose  an 
enormous  amount  of  time  inconsequence 
of  the  increased  insolation  we  have  to 
give  for  printing,  but  also  the  results  as 
regards  graduation  are  frequently  wrong. 
The  best  guide  as  to  the  duration  of 
development  is  that  suggested  by  Mr. 
Alfred  Watkins,  of  Hereford.  It  is  not 
flawless,  theoretically,  but  it  is  the  best 
practically.  Mr.  Watkins  has  formulated 
a  table  and  method  of  working  which  is 
briefly  as  follows  : — The  time  of  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  high  light,  such  as  the  grass 
in  a  landscape  or  the  face  in  a  portrait, 
should  be  noted,  and  the  multiplication  of 
this  time,  that  is,  the  time  which  elapses 
from  the  pouring  on  of  the  developer  till 
the  first  sign  of  this  particular  high  light 
is  seen,  is  then  multiplied  by  the  factor 
belonging  to  the  particular  developer 
used,  and  the  result  will  be  the  complete 
time  of  development  counting  from  the 
moment  of  pouring  on  the  developer. 
Watkins'  Table. 

Multiplying 
Factor. 
Pyro.  sotia,  I  gr.  pyro.  to  oz 7 J« 

2  "         "  4 

3  "         "         I'A 

4  "  "         3 

8   "      "      ly, 

Pyro.    potash,    quarter   less    than 

above 
Hyflroquinone  (caustic    soda,     Y^ 

gr.     bromide) 3 

Eikonogen  (with  carbonate  of  pot- 
ash)        5 

Metol  (carbonate  of  soda)  •■■....    16 

Glycin 8 

Amidol,  2  gr.  to  the  oz 10 

4      "        "       6 

When  a  negative  flashes  up  the  instant 
the  normal  developer  is  applied,  over- 
exposure must  be  expected,  and  then 
some  solution  of  citrate  of  soda  should 
be  added  instantly,  and  development  pro- 
ceeded with.  In  developing  plates  which 
have  been  exposed  at  the  same  time  as 
the  first  one,  over-exposure  may  also  be 
expected,  and  then  the  normal  developer 
may  be  altered  as  follows  :  Pyro.,  5  grs.  : 
bromide,  2^^  grs.;  carbonate  of  soda,  5 
grs.  ;  water,  i  oz. ;  and  more  soda  added 
as  found  necessary.  In  the  case  of  under- 
exposure it  is  advisable  to  add  three  times 
the  quantity  of  water,  and  give  it  time, 
but  no  variation  of  the  strength  of  the  de- 
veloper will  compensate  for  under-expos- 
ure. — Pharmaceutical  Journal  {Eng. ) 


Thoug'ht  Photogpaphy. 

The  Amateur  Photographer  for  Novem- 
ber 22nd  publishes  an  interesting  article 
by  W.  Ingles  Rogers,  in  which  he  pro- 
pounds the  question,  "  Can  thought  be 
photographed?  "  and  describes  some  ex- 
periments the  results  of  which  seem  to 
have  some  bearing  on  the  point.  The 
article  is  illustrated,  and  there  is  one  strik- 
ing reproduction  of  a   photographic  plate 


which  was  placed  before  the  experi- 
menter's eyes  for  twenty  minutes  in  a 
dark-room,  after  he  had  been  steadily 
gazing  at  a  postage  stamp  for  one  minute 
in  the  light.  The  experiment  was  per- 
formed in  the  presence  of  credible  wit- 
nesses, and  the  plate,  when  developed,  re- 
vealed two  faint  images  of  the  postage 
stamp,  and  the  print  clearly  shows  these, 
surrounded  by  whitish  fog.  Curiously 
enough,  the  distance  between  the  central 
points  of  Mr.  Rogers'  eyes  is  232  inches, 
but  that  between  the  two  images  is  3?8 
inches.  It  would  appear,  therefore,  that 
this  is  a  case  of  projection,  and  not 
merely  reflection.  The  phenomenon  is 
doubtless  optical,  but  an  interesting  field 
of  inquiry  is  opened  up,  and  some  time 
may  elapse  before  it  becomes  capable  of 
explanation.  —  P/iar.  Journal. 


Test  for  Chlorates. 


In  \\\c  Journal  de  Pharmacie  el  Chimie, 
G.  Deniges  publishes  a  formula  (resorcin, 

1  gramme;  water,  100  c.c. ;  sulphuric 
acid,  10  drops),  for  the  detection  of  chlo- 
rates when  present  in  a  solution  varying 
in  strength  from  i  in  j,ooo  to  i  in  50. 
The     manipulation    is    as   follows  :    i    or 

2  drops  of  the  liquid  containing  a  chlo- 
rate and  2  c.c.  of  pure  sulphuric  acid  are 
poured  in  a  test  tube,  the  mixture  is 
cooled  by  plunging  the  tube  in  cold  water 
and  then  shaken  ;  to  this  add,  without 
agitation,  5  drops  of  the  above  resorcin 
reagent,  then  cool  again  with  cold  water, 
and  gently  shake.  If  chlorates  are  pres- 
ent, a  green  coloration  is  obtained.  The 
same  operation  will  produce  with  nitrates 
a  faint  yellowish  tinge,  changing  to  violet- 
red  on  heating.  Nitrates,  however,  give 
an  intense  violet-blue  tint,  and  in  the 
presence  of  this  acidulous  radical  it  would 
be  necessary  ir.  searching  for  chlorates  to 
modify  the  process  thus  :  To  2  or  3  c.c. 
of  the  saline  solution,  add  half  its  volume 
of  ammonia  solution,  filter  if  necessary, 
supersaturate  with  acetic  acid,  evaporate 
till  only  4  or  5  drops  remain,  then  add  to 
this  residue  10  or  15  drops  of  water,  and, 
on  testing  for  chlorates  with  the  resorcin 
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I  per  cent,  each  of  nitrate  of  sodium  and 
nitrate  of  potash.  If  chromates  or  per- 
manganates are  present,  the  solution 
should  be  first  treated  with  ammonium 
suljjhydrate,  filtered,  supersaturated  with 
acetic  acid,  boiled  and  refiltered. 
Iodides  should  be  previously  eliminated 
by  lead  acetate.  The  author  states  that 
the  above  test  has  a  decided  advantage 
over  the  sulphate  of  aniline  reaction,  as  it 
does  not  affect  bromates  ;  it  is,  besides,  a 
very  delicate  one,  so  much  so  that  it  is 
preferable  to  dilute  the  solution  for 
analysis  in  order  to  obtain  the  character- 
istic green  coloration. — Phar.  Journal. 


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of  these  books  will  be  furnished  post  free,  on  receipt  of  price,  by  the  CANADIAN  DRUGGIST,  Toronto,  Ontario. 


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Practical  Hints  on  Advertising. 

By  CllAKl.KS  Ausi'lN  Batbs,  New  Y.»rk. 

'I'lie  sooner  everybody  learns  that  ad- 
vertisini-  is  purely  and  simply  telling;  peo- 
ple the  real  facts  about  goods  and  busi- 
ness, the  sooner  all  advertising  will  begin 
to  pay.  It  is  not  necessary  to  be  smart, 
or  cute,  or  original.  I  doubt  if  anybody 
Could  be  original  if  they  tried.  About 
the  time  that  one  evolves  a  very  brilliant 
idea,  which  he.  believes  to  be  entirely 
original,  he  bumps  his  head  against  the 
same  thing  written  by  somebody  else  a 
hundred  years  ago,  more  or  less.  In  the 
name  of  good  advertising,  let  us  stop  try- 
ing to  be  cute.  Let  us  talk  business  from 
start  to  finish.  Let  us  have  an  A  H  C  of 
advertising  which  will  say,  A  is  for  adver- 
tising, B  is  for  business,  and  C  is  for  com- 
mon sense,  and  then  let's  stop.  That's 
enough  of  the  alphabet. 

You  cannot  make  your  advertisements 
too  plain.  It  is  a  great  deal  better  to  have 
them  too  plain  than  not  plain  enough. 
If  you  make  the  ad.  so  plain  that  even  a 
fool  can  understand  it,  you  are  sure  to  be 
understood  by  the  smart  people. 

Of  course  you  will  say  any  one  of  ordin- 
ary intelligence  will  know  what  it  means 
at  once,  but  just  think  over  the  list  of  peo- 
ple you  know  and  see  how  many  of  them 
possess  ordinary  intelligence.  You  remem- 
ber the  old  Quaker's  remark  to  his  wife 
— "  All  the  world  are  fools  but  me  and 
thee,  and  sometimes  I  think  thou  art  a 
little  queer." 

There  are  a  great  many  people  in  the 
world  who  do  not  know  enough  to  go  in 
out  of  the  rain,  and  the  money  of  these 
people  is  just  as  good  as  that  of  anybody 
else. 

Advertising  is,  or  ought  to  be,  news, 
and  a  news  item  that  remains  standing 
for  three  or  si.x  months  gets  just  a  trifle 
stale  and  uninteresting. 

If  you  will  tell  people  something  new 
and  interesting  everv  day  or  every  week, 
they  will  soon  read  the  ad.  regularly. 
Sooner  or  later  you'll  get  their  trade. 

There  are  facts  about  every  business 
that  people  generally  would  be  glad  to 
know.  There  is  nothing  in  the  world  so 
close  to  every  man  as  the  needs  of  his 
to  daily  life.  It  is  more  important  for  him 
know  that  you  "  have  a  nice  lot  of  goods  at 
certain  given  prices"  than  it  is  for  him  to 
know  that  "  Mike  Cassidy  killed  an  Ital- 
ian named  Macaroni  in  New  York  yester- 
day.'' 

It  is  useless  to  advertise  outside  of  the 
store  and  not  inside.  The  first  requisite 
in  a  system  ot  advertising  is  cleanliness 
and  order — the  general  appearance  of  the 
store,  .^fter  that  comes  courtesy  and  the 
([uality  of  the  goods,  and  it  is  hard  to  tell 
which  is  more  important. 

No  matter  how  insignificant  the  trans- 
action, it  doesn't  take  any  longer  to  be 
amiable  than  to  be  crusty.  There  is  such 
a  thing  as  being  too  pleasant— familiar — 
that  isn't  good.  It  leads  to  a  lack  of  re 
spect.  A  merchant  should  keep  up  his 
dignity. 


There  is  no  use  advertising  in  a  half- 
hearted way.  Somebody,  I  don't  remem- 
ber just  who,  said  :  "  He  who  asks 
timidly  courts  denial."  This  is  as  true  in 
advertising  as  in  anything  else.  One  of 
the  best  things  an  advertisement  can  du 
is  to  convince  readers  that  the  advertiser 
is  in  dead  earnest  about  his  business  ;  that 
he  means  what  he  says  and  expects  to  be 
believed. 

People  are  like  sheep.  They  go  where 
they  are  led  or  driven.  They  like  to  bi- 
told  exactly  what  to  do  and  when  to  do 
it.  Positive,  forceful  advertising  is  the 
kind  that  pays.  The  ad.  that  makes  a 
clear,  straiglit,  definite  proposition  or 
statement  about  something  in  particular 
is  the  one  that  makes  the  best  and  deep- 
est  impression. 

It  is  undoubtedly  wise  to  send  out  a 
circular  of  some  sort  to  those  who  have 
previously  been  customers.  I  do  not 
think  personal  letters,  or  circulars  in  imi- 
tation of  letters,  are  so  good  as  the  printed 
circular  or  a  little  booklet.  These  may  be 
as  elaborate  as  you  choose  or  it  may  be 
merely  a  simple  postal  card.  I  do  not 
believe  that  circular  advertising  for  a  new- 
business  is  very  likely  to  be  profitable. 
The  newspaper  is  the  best  developer  of 
new  business.  The  circular  should  be 
used  only  as  an  auxiliary. 

One  of  the  best  things  that  an  adver- 
tiser can  do  is  to  make  his  ads.  sound,  fair, 
and  reasonable.  It  is  well  to  admit  that 
the  other  fellow's  goods  may  be  pretty 
good.  Then  you  can  go  on  and  say 
wherein  yours  have  the  advantage,  and 
people  will  believe  you  are  truthful  be- 
cause you  are  just.  "  If  you  can  once 
get  the  public  to  believe  that  you  are 
more  careful  in  your  statements,  and  more 
honorable  in  your  dealings  than  your 
competitors,  a  great  deal  has  been  ac- 
complished." 

It  has  been  said  that  an  advertisement 
"  works  twenty-four  hours  a  day."  Do 
not,  therefore,  belittle  its  importance. 
Don't  put  off  writing  it  till  the  last  min- 
ute. There  is  nothing  so  susceptible  to 
care,  or  the  want  of  care,  as  your  space  in 
the  newspapers.  Without  care  in  prepar- 
ing and  changing  the  matter,  half  of  the 
cost  is  wasted.  There  is  no  single  ex- 
penditure that  a  merchant  makes  which 
will  net  so  big  a  profit,  or  so  great  a  pro- 
portionate loss,  as  that  for  advertising.  I 
believe  that  persistent  and  intelligent  ad- 
vertising always  pays. 

It  is  better  not  to  attract  attention  at  all 
than  to  attract  unfavorable  attention.  An 
advertisement  should  be  clear  cut  and  dis- 
tinct, with  a  clean  display — not  crowded 
— and  with  a  concise,  logical,  reasonable 
talk  in  it — no  slang  and  no  levity.  That 
doesn't  exclude  a  little  humor,  or  a  pleas- 
antry occasionally.  It  only  applies  to  the 
flippant  and  undignified  style  which  is 
frequently  used. 

The  price  of  space  is  just  the  same 
whether  the  advertisement  that  is  put  into 
it  is  a  good  advertisement  or  a  bad  one. 
An  advertisement  that  costs  twenty  dol- 
lars, and  pays,  is  a  good  deal  better  than 


an  advertisement  that  costs  two  dollars 
and  does  not  pay.  As  a  general  thing  I 
believe  that  the  twenty  dollar  advertise- 
ment is  more  likely  to  bring  really  profitable 
results  than  the  two  dollar  advertisement 
is.  That  is  to  say,  if  the  two  dollar  adver- 
tisement will  result  in  a  ten  dollar  sale, 
the  twenty  dollar  advertisement  will  bring 
more  than  ten  times  as  much. 

Business  Notices. 


As  the  design  of  the  Canaiman  Druggist  w  to  benefit 
mutually  .-^H  interested  in  the  business,  we  would  request 
all  parties  ordering  goods  or  making  purchases  of  any  de- 
scription from  houses  advertising  with  us  to  mention  in 
their  letter  that  such  advertisement  was  noticed  in  the 
Canadian   DRt'CGisx. 

The  attention  of  Druggists  and  others  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  the  articles  advertised  in  this  journal  is  called 
10  the  special  consideration  of  the  Business  Notices. 

List    of   Graduates  of  the  Optical 
Institute  of  Canada. 

The  following  are  among  the  past  students  of 
this  Institute,  and  any  or  all  of  them  serve  a.s 
references,  both  as  to  the  advisability  of  taking 
instruction  in  Optics,  and  the  practicability  of  this 
course  in  particular  : 

T.  W.  Welch  (with  VV.  J.  Dyas),  Strathroy. 
J.  A.  McFee  (of  Angus  McFee),  Belleville. 
G.  P.  Bonewell,  Thorold. 
J.  W.  Armstrong,  Lucknow. 
\V.  M.  Kirkland,  Gait. 
J.  A.  Austin,  Toronto. 
J.  Thompson,  Bracebridge. 
W.  A.   Fenwick,  Guelph. 
II.  Knell,  Berlin. 
J.  S.  Smith,  St.  Catharines. 
H.  C.  Brittain,  Strathroy. 
J.  T.  .Scales,  Mt.  Forest. 
Miss  B.  Thompson,  Bradford. 
Miss  F.  Ansell,  Toronto. 
A.  Lazarus,  Toronto. 
J.  E.Jaques,  Toronto. 
S.  W.  Hobarl,  Kingsion. 
E.  D.  Wilcox,  t'xbridge. 
W.  Barr,  Hamilton. 

FA.  Ellis   (of  The  j.  E.    Ellis   Co.,  Ltd.),  To- 
ronto. 
W.  G.  Kinsman,  Toronto. 
J.  E.  Davis,  Goderich. 
G.  A.  Deadman,  Brussels. 

A.  L.  Wheatley  (with  G.  D.  Pringle),  Guelph. 
W.  W.  Munn,  Toronto. 

S.  Rosenthal  (with  A.  Rosenthal),  Ottawa. 
S.  C.  Lamb  (with  J.  P.  Lamb),  Athens. 

E.  C.  Kinkead,  Antigua,  West  Indies. 
W.  G.  Maybee,  St.  Catharines. 

C   H.  Ward,  London. 

H.  R.  Knowlton,  Athens. 

W.  A.  Purvis,  Renfrew. 

J.  .A.  Stewart  (of  McCarrol  &  Stewart),  Meaforel. 

W.  W.  Porte,  Brighton. 

J.  Findlay,  Pembroke. 

B.  Grosse,  Montreal. 

O.  Fallerbaum,  Montreal. 
T.  Stevenson,  Orangeville. 

C.  Vanzant,  Markham. 
K.  A.  brown,  Cornwall. 
IL  Michael,  Toronto. 

S.   Michael,  Toronto. 
J.  P.  Lamb,  Athens. 

F.  C.  Mitchell,  Kinsgton. 

C.  .\.  Olmstead    (of  Hurdman  &  Olmstead),    Ot- 
tawa. 
T.  Higginbottom,  Milton. 
S.  Scott,  Newmarket. 
T.  W.  Browett,  Ingersoll. 
II.  Howell,  Lacombe,  N.W.T. 
R.  T.  Kyle  (with  W.  f.  Dyas),  Strathroy. 
A.  j.  Mills,  Toronto.' 
r.  S.   Leo,  Montreal. 
R.  Hemsley,  Sr. ,  Montreal. 
R.   Hemsley,  Jr.,  Montreal. 
J.  L.  Gurd,  Montreal. 
N.  Beaudry,  Montreal. 
.\.  G.  Gaucher,  Montreal. 


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N.  Sperber,  Montreal. 

W.  T-  Curry  'of  Curry  Bros.),  ToroiUo. 

T.    "C.    Binckley  (with     Davis    &    McCullough), 

Hamilton. 
F.  Claringbowl,  Hamilton. 
J.  R.  L.  Munshaw,  Wingham. 
W.  A.  McAsh.  Detroit,  Midi. 
r.  L.  Scntt,  Paris. 

F.  B.  -Steacy  (with  T.  B.  Steacy),  Brockville. 
F.  Sylvester,  Beeton. 
H.  Powell,  .StoiifiVille. 

Miss  G.  .Sehamer  (with  .Michael  Bros.),  Toronto. 
W.  H.  Hopper,  Cobourg. 
T.  C.  Barnitz,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
W.  H.  Scripture,  Toronto. 
W.  K.   Noble,  Petrolea. 
y.  J.  flilfillan,  Orono. 

"j.  -\.  Borbridge  (of  Allen  .McFee),  Belleville. 
"M.  Keaford,  Jamaica,  West  Indies. 
Mrs   L.  B.  Levetus,  Toronto. 
].  H.  Gunther,  Listowel. 
H.  Cameron,  Owen  Sound. 
J.  B.  Rogers,  Schomberg. 
F.J.  Morphy   (ofE.   M.    Morphy,  .Son    &  Co.), 

Toronto. 
R.  J.  Galbraith  (with  Davis  Bros.),  Toronto. 
A.  M.  Aronsberg,  Toronto. 
J.  E.  Nettleton,  CoUingwood. 
W.  A.  Armstrong,  Flesherton. 

C.  A.  Conner,  Whitby. 

T    W    Haug  (with  N.  E.  Haug),  Toronto. 
O.  W.  Howell    (with    W.  W.    Howell),    Toronto 
Junction. 

D.  J.  Kilgour,  London. 

Miss  S.  Harper  (with  Charles  Potter),  Toronto. 

E.  H.  Newman,  Owen  Sound. 

E.  H.  Williams  (with  E.  W.  Williams),  Barrie 

C.  A.  Welsman,  Toronto. 

E   Scarlett,  Omemee. 

J.  Parker  (of  Parker  &  Co.),  Owen  Sound. 

The  following  well-known  druggists  and  others 
have  just  completed  an  optical  course  at  the  Op- 
tical Institute  of  Canada— Lionel  Lawrence,  Prin- 
cipal :  E.  H.  Newman,  Owen  Sound  ;  W.  A. 
Armstrong,  Flesherton  ;  C.  A.  Connor,  Whitby  ; 
C.  A.  Wellsman,  Toronto;  E.  H.  Williams, 
Barrie  ;  D.  F.  Kilgour,  London  :  T.  W.  Heng, 
Toronto;  C.  W.  Howell,  Toronto  Junction; 
E.  Scarlett,  Omemee ;  John  Parker,  Owen 
Sound  ;  Miss  S.  Harper,  Toronto. 


Professor  WineheU's  Paste. 

Professor  Alex.  Winchell  has  a  cement 
that  will  stick  on  anything.  The  receipt 
is  as  follows  :  Take  two  ounces  of  clear 
gum  arable,  one  ounce  and  a  half  of  fine 
starch,  and  one-half  ounce  of  white  sugar. 
Pulverize  the  gum  arable,  and  dissolve  it 
in  as  much  water  as  the  laundress  would 
use  for  the  quantity  of  starch  indicated. 
Dissolve  the  starch  and  sugar  in  the  gum 
solution.  Then  cook  the  mixture  in  a 
vessel  suspended  in  boiling  water,  until 
tlie  starch  becofnes  clear.  The  cement 
should  be  as  thick  as  tar,  and  kept  so.  It 
can  be  kept  from  spoiling  by  dropping  in 
a  lump  of  gum-camphor,  or  a  little  oil  of 
cloves  or  sassafras.  This  cement  is  very 
strong  indeed,  and  will  stick  perfectly  to 
glazed  surfaces,  and  is  good  to  repair 
broken  rocks,  minerals,  or  fossils.— .£.v- 
c/iange. 

To  preserve  flour  and  starch  pastes, 
add  about  four  parts  of  beta  naphthol 
and  one  part  of  thymol  to  six  thousand 
parts  of  fresh,  hot  paste. 

To  disguise  the  taste  of  castor  oil,  pour 
X  tablespoonful  of  the  oil  into  a  glass  of 
milk,  apply  heat,  and  stir  constantly  until 
a  perfect  emulsion  is  obtained. 


Books   and   Magazines. 

Jerome  K.  Jerome  has  written  a  series 
of  short  stories  for  T/ie  Ladies'  Home 
Journal.  They  will  be  published  during 
the  ensuing  few  months,  under  the  cap- 
tion of  "  Stories  of  the  Town."  Mr. 
Jerome  portrays  well-known  types  or 
characters  in  these  stories,  the  first  of 
which  he  calls  'Blase  Billy."  The  series 
is  interesting  from  the  fact  that  it  consti- 
tutes the  first  short  stories  that  Mr.  Jerome 
has  ever  written  directly  for  an  American 
periodical. 

"The  publishers  of  The  Youth's  Compan- 
ion are  sending  free  to  the  subscribers  of 
the  paper  a  handsome  four-page  calendar, 
7x10  in.,  lithographed  in  nme  colors.  It 
is  made  up  of  four  charming  pietures,each 
pleasing  in  design,  under  each  of  which 
are  the  monthly  calendars  for  the  year 
1896.  The  retail  price  of  this  calendar  is 
50c.  New  subscril^ers  to  The  Companion 
will  receive  this  beautiful  calendar  free,and, 
besides.  The  Companion  free  every  week 
until  January  1st,  1896.  Also  the  Thanks- 
giving, Christmas,  and  New  Year's  double 
numtiers  free,  and  The  Companion  fifty- 
two  weeks,  a  full  year,  to  January  ist,  1 897. 
Address,  The  Youth's  Companion,  195 
Columbus  avenue,  Boston. 

The  December  number  of  The  Delin- 
eator is  called  the  Christmas  number,  and 
is  filled  with  holiday  good  things.  The 
txposition  of  winter  styles  is  complete, 
and  the  season's  millinery  is  attractively 
presented.  There  is  a  special  holiday 
article  on  dolls  and  their  dressing,  and  an- 
other on  novel  home-made  Christmas 
gifts,  a  theme  pleasantly  supplemented  by 
the  conclusion  of  Tillie  Roome  Littell's 
account  of  how  to  make  crepe  paper 
brownies.  Subscription  price  of  The  De- 
lineator, $1  per  year,  or  15  cents  per 
single  copy.  Address  all  communications 
to  The  Delineator  Publishing  Co.  of  To- 
ronto, Limited,  ;,3  Richmond  street  west, 
Toronto,  Ont. 

"  How  to  Win  at  Football  "  is  one  of 
the  interesting  features  of  the  Christmas 
number  of  Frank  Leslie's  Pleasant  Hours 
for  Boys  and  Girls.  It  is  by  Wilf.  P. 
Pond,  and  gives  some  good  suggestions 
for  the  formation  of  a  football  team  that 
would  be  almost  invincible.  Another 
valuable  article  is  "The  Children  of 
Corea,"  by  A.  B.  deGuerville.  Then 
there  is  a  Christmas  story  by  Judith 
Spencer  ;  several  other  short  stories  ;  an 
illustrated  Christmas  poem  by  G.  A. 
Davis;  the  continuation  of  "  A  Plucky 
Fight,"  by  Edward  S.  Ellis,  and  "  Three 
Little  Heroine,"  by  Jeannette  H.  Wal- 
worth ;  the  description  of  a  novel  game, 
and  a  story  for  little  folks — all  handsome- 
ly illustrated.  The  editor  chats  enter- 
tainingly and  wisely  about  the  new  books 
for  boys  and  girls,  and  there  are  a  num- 
ber of  puzzles. 

The  Christmas  number  of  Frank  Les- 
lie's Popular  Monthly  is  already  out,  and 
will  hardly  be  surpassed  in  richness  and 


beauty  of  pictorial  illustration,  or  in  sea- 
sonable variety  of  literary  contents,  by 
anything  that  may  follow  during  the  holi- 
day season.  The  o[)ening  article,  upon 
"  Heroines  and  Heroine  Worship,"  affords 
a  vehicle  for  nearly  a  score  of  exquisite 
reproductions  from  the  old  and  modern 
master-painters.  .\  similar  opportunity  is 
found  in  the  intensely  poetic  story,  by  A. 
Cressy  Morrison,  of  "  The  Man  who  Re- 
sembled Christ,"  which  in  addition  is 
illustrated  with  some  original  drawings  of 
rare  delicacy.  The  great  literary  feature 
of  the    number    is    Tolstoi's  latest  story, 

WANTS,  FOR  SALE,  ETC. 


.IdvtrtiiemenU  under  the  head  of  Business  Wauled, 
SitiiaW'ins  Wanted,  Situatinns  Vacant.  7ii(Si»-.M  for 
Sale,  etc  ,  will  be  inserted  once  free  of  charge.  .-!»- 
sivers  itmit  not  be  sent  in  care  of  this  office  unless 
postage  fitamps  are  forwarded  to  re-mail  reple-. 


SITU.'VTIONS  WANTED. 


QITUATION  WANTKIi  liY  A  DKUC  CLERK. 
O  Over  two  years'  experience  Well  posted  in  drugs, 
both  German  and  Englisli.  Wishes  to  finish  his  apprentice- 
ship.   .\dJress,  A.  G    Kalbfleisch,  Berlin,  Oiu. 


I>I8,-tr<3-C3HSTCS 

will  find  that  the  neat  appearance  of  the 

}  "5urf "  5ea  5alt 

package  is  a  great  help  in  selling  it.     It  can  be 
ordered  from  any  wholesale  house. 

1  do7.  5  lb.  package:^  per  case,  $1.00  ;  sell  at  15 
cents  each.      12  cases,  .$11  00. 
TORONTO  S.ALT  WORKS, Toronto,  Imporieis. 


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DRUGGISTS  SHOULD  HANDLE 


Dr.  Story's  5-Minute 
Headache  Cure: 


Fil'St* — Merck  says  the  formula  cannut  be  im- 
proved. 

Second,-    10  cents  is  the  popular  price. 

Third,— Out  of  48  dailies,  Ontario,  we  have  a 
six-inch  display  and  readers  in  thirty  ; 
will  have  all  in  60  days. 

Fonrlll.  -  We  protect  the  druggist  in  that  we 
never  sell  or  allow  our  ijoods  sold  to 
Department,  I.>ry-goods,  or  Cirocery 
stores. 

Filtll, — The  immense  profit. 


KINDLY  SEND  .\H  ORDER  TO 

J.  A.  Kennedy  &  Co,  London, 

for  1  GroHs  of  l>r.  Story'.s  .^-niiiiute   headache 
curr,  at  #5  70  a  gross,  or  50c.  a  dozen. 


(iet  ready  for  the  boom.  Don't  wait,  as  this 
journal  says,  till  you  have  a  do/en  calls,  and 
your  neighbor  gets  the  benefit  of  the  advertising. 

STORV  MEDICIIN'E  t:0. 

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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST  PRICES  CURRENT 


Corrected  to  December  10th,  1895. 


The  quotations  ^iven  represent  average  prices  for 
(]iiantilies  usually  purchased  by  Ketail  Dealers. 
Larger  parcels  may  be  obtained  at  lower  figures, 
but  quantities  smaller  than  those  named  will 
command  an  advance. 

Ai.cOHOi.,  gal $4  37 

Metliyl 1   9° 

Ai.i..si'iCE,  lb ij 

Powdered,  lb 15 

,\loin,  oz 40 

Anodyne,  Hoffman's  bot.,  lbs.  .  .  50 

.\RRO\VROOr,  Bermuda,  lb 50 

St.  Vincent,  lb 15 

H.\:    AM,  Kir,  lb 40 

Copaiba,  lb 65 

Peru,  lb 3  75 

Tolu,  can  or  less,  lb 65 

Baku,  Barberry,  lb 22 

Bayberry,  lb 15 

Buckthorn,  lb 15 

Canella,  lb 15 

Cascara,  .Sagrada 25 

Cascarilla,  select,  lb iS 

Cassia,  in  mats,  ib iS 

Cinchona,  red,  lb 60 

Powdered,  11)   65 

Yellow,  lb 35 

Pale,  lb 40 

Elm,  selected,  lb 18 

Ground,  lb 17 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Hemlock,  crushed,  lb 18 

(~)ak,  white,  crushed  lb 15 

Orange  peel,  bitter,  lb 15 

Prickly  ash,  lb 35 

Sassafras,  lb 15 

Soap  fquillaya),  lb 13 

Wild  cherry,  lb 13 

Bf.ans,  Calabar,  lb 45 

Tonka,  lb i   50 

\'anilla,  lb 6  00 

Kerkies,  Cubeb,  sifted,  lb 30 

powdered,  lb. 

Juniper,  lb 

Ground,  lb   

Prickly  ash,  lb 

Buds,  Balm  of  Gilead,  lb 

Cassia,  lb 

Butter,  Cacao,  Ib 

Camphor,  lb 


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40 
55 
25 
75 
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Cantharides,  Russian,  lb i  40 


Powdered,  11) I 

Capsicum,  lb 


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Powdered,  lb         $      30 

Carbon,  Bisulphide,  Ib 17 

Carmine,  No.  40,  oz 40 

Castor,  Fibre,  lb   20  00 

Chalk,  French,  powdered,  lb. .  .  10 

Precip. ,  see  Calcium,  Ib 10 

Prepared,  lb 5 

Charcoal,  Animal,  powd. ,  lb.  .  .  4 

Willow,  powdered,  lb 20 

Clove,  lb 16 

Powdered,  lb 17 

Cochineal,  S.G.,  lb 40 

Collodion,  Ib 75 

Cantharidal,  Ib 2  50 

Confection,  Senna,  lb 40 

Creosote,  Wood,  lb 2  00 

Cuttlefish  Bone,  lb 25 

Dextrine,  lb 10 

Dover's  Powder,  lb i  50 

Eroot,  Spanish,  lb 75 

Powdered,  lb 90 

Ergotin,  Keith's,  oz 2  00 

E.KTRACT,  Logwood,  bulk,  lb 13 

Pounds,  lb 14 

Flowers,  Arnica,  lb 15 

Calendula,  lb 55 

Chamomile,  Roman,  lb 25 

German,  lb 40 

Elder,  Ib 20 

Lavender,  lb 12 

Rose,  ted,  French,  lb i   60 

Rosemary,  Ib 25 

Saffron,  American,  lb 65 

Spanish,  Val'a,  oz I  00 

Gelatine,  Cooper's,  lb 75 

French,  white,  lb 35 

Glycerine,  lb 20 

Gu  arana 200 

Powdered,  lb 2  25 

Gum  Aloes,  Cape,  lb 18 

Barbadoes,  lb 30 

Socotrine,  lb 65 

Asaftetida,  lb 40 

Arabic,  1st,  lb 65 

Powdered,  lb 75 

Sifted  sorts,  lb 40 

Sorts,  lb 25 

Benzoin,  Ib 5° 

Catechu,  Black,  lb 9 

Gamboge,  powdered,  lb i   20 

Guaiac,  lb 50 

Powdered,  lb 90 

Kino,  true,  lb 2  00 


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30 
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Myrrh,  lb $ 

Powdered,  lb 

Opium,  lb 3 

Powdered,  lb s 

Scammony,  pure  Resin,  lb 12 

Shellac,  lb 

Bleached,  lb 

.Spruce,  true,  lb 

Tragacanth,  flake,  ist,  lb 

Powdered,  lb i 

Sorts,  lb 

Thus,  lb 

Herk,  Althea,  lb 

Bitterwort,  lb 

Burdock,  lb 

Boneset,  ozs,  lb 

Catnip,  ozs,  lb 

Chiretta,  lb 

Coltsfoot,  lb 

Feverfew,  ozs,  Ib 

Grindelia  robusla,  lb 

Horehound,  ozs.,  Ib 

Jaborandi,   Ib 

Lemon  Balm,  lb 

Liverwort,  German,  lb 

Lobelia,  ozs,  lb 

Motherwort,  ozs.,  Ib 

Mullein,  German,  lb 

Pennyroyal,  ozs.  ,1b 

Peppermint,  ozs.,  Ib 

Rue,  ozs, ,  lb 

Sage,  ozs.  ,1b 

Spearmint,  lb  

Thyme,  ozs.,  lb 

Tansy,  ozs.  ,1b 

A\'ormwood,  oz 

Verba  Santa,  lb 

Money,  lb 

Hops,  fresh,  lb. . .    

Indigo,  Madras,  lb 

Insect  Powder,  Ib 

Isinglass,  Brazil,  lb 2 

Russian,  true,  lb 6 

Leaf,  Aconite,  lb 

Bay,  lb 

Belladonna,  lb 

Buchu,  long,  lb 

Short,  Ib 

Coca,  lb ....  •• 

Digitalis,  lb 

Eucalyptus,  lb 

Ilyoscyamus 

Matico,  lb 


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CANADIAN  DRUGGIST. 


Senna,  Alexandria,  lb .  .  .$       25  $       30 

Tinnevelly,  lb 15           25 

Stramonium,  lb 20           25 

Uva  Urd,  lb 15           18 

Leeches,  Swedish,  doz   i  00       i   10 

Licorice,  Solazzi 45          50 

Pignatelli 35           40 

Grasso 30           35 

Y  &  S— Sticks,  6  to  I  lb.,  per  lb.  27           30 

"         Purity,  100  sticks  in  box  75           75 

"          Purity,  200  sticks  in  box  I    50        I    50 

"         Acme  Pellets,  5  lb.  tins  2  00       2  00 

"         Lozenges,  5  lb.  tins..  .  2  00       2  00 
"         Tar,  Licorice,  and  Tolu, 

5  lb.  tins 2  00       2  00 

LUI'ULIN,  02 30 

Lycofodium,  lb   70 

Mace,  lb i  20       i 

Manna,  lb i  60      i 

Moss,  Iceland,  lb 9 

Irish,  lb 9 

Musk,  Tonquin,  oz  , .    _ 46  00     50 

NUTGALLS,  lb 21 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Nutmegs,  lb i  00      i 

Nux  Vomica,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Oakum,  lb. 12 

Ointment,  Merc,  lb.  Yz  and  Yx.  70 

Citrine,  lb 45 

Paraldehyde,  oz 20 

Pepper,  black,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 15 

Pitch,  black,  lb 3 

Bergundy,  true,  lb 10 

Plaster,  Calcined,  bbl.  cash....  2  25 

Adhesive,  yd 12 

Belladonna,  lb 65 

Galbanum  Comp.,  lb 80 

Lead,  lb 25 

Poppy  Heads,  per  100 i  00 

Rosin,  Common,  11> 2i 

White,  lb 3I 

Resorcin,  white,  oz 25 

Rochelle  Salt,  lb 28 

Root,  Aconite,  lb 22 

Althea,  cut,  lb 30 

Belladonna,  lb 25 

Blood,  lb 15 

Bitter,  lb 27 

Blackberry,  lb 15 

Burdock,  crushed,  lb    18 

Calamus,  sliced,  white,  lb 20 

Canada  Snake,   lb    .......  .  30 

Cohosh,  black,  lb 15 

Colchicum,  lb 40 

Columbo,  lb 20 

Powdered,  lb 25 

Coltsfoot,  lb 38 

Comfrey,  crushed,  lb 20 

Curcuma,  powdered,  lb 13 

Dandelion,  lb 15 

Elecampane,  lb 15 

Galangal,  lb 15 

Gelsemium,  lb 22 

Gentian  or  Genitan,  lb 9 

Ground,  lb 10 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Ginger,  African,  lb iS 

Po.,lb 20 

Jamaica,  bichd.,  lb 27 

Po.,  lb 30 

Ginseng,  lb 4  50 

Golden  Seal,  lb 75 

Gold  Thread,  lb 90 

Hellebore,  white,  powd.,  lb. . .  12 

Indian  Hemp 18 

Ipecac,  lb 175       2 

Powdered,  lb 2  00       2 

Jalap,  lb 55 

Powdered,  lb 60 

Kava  Kava,  lb 40 

Licorice,  lb 12 

Powdered,  lb 13 

Mandrake,  lb 13 

Mastervvort,  lb 16 

Orris,  Florentine,  lb 30 

Powdered,  lb   40 

Pareira  Brava,  true,  lb 40 

Pink,  lb 40 

Parsley,  lb 30 

Pleurisy,  lb 20 

Poke,  lb 15 


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Queen  of  the  Meadow,  lb $       18$  20 

Rhatany,  lb    20  30 

Rhubarb,  lb 75       2  50 

Sarsaparilla,  Hond,   lb 40  45 

Cut,  lb 50  55 

Senega,  lb 55  05 

Squill,  lb    13  15 

Stillingia,  lb 22  25 

Powdered,  lb 25  27 

Unicorn,  lb 38  40 

Valerian,  English,  lb.  true 20  25 

Virginia,  Snake,  lb   40  45 

Yellow  Dock,  lb 15  18 

Rum,  Bay,  gal 2  50       2  75 

Essence,  lb 3  00       3  25 

Saccharin,  oz i  25       i  50 

Seed,  Anise,  Italian,  sifted,  lb. . .  13  15 

.  Star,  lb 35  40 

Burdock,  lb 30  35 

Canary,  bag  or  less,  lb 5  6 

Caraway,   lb 10  13 

Cardamom,  lb    i   25       i   50 

Celery 25  30 

Colchicum 50  60 

Coriander,  lb 10  12 

Cumin,  lb 15  20 

Fennel,  lb 15  17 

Fenugreek,  powdered,  lb . .        .  7  9 

Flax,  cleaned,  lb 3^  4 

Ground,  lb 4  5 

Hemp,  lb 5  6 

Mustard,  white,  lb 11  12 

Powdered,  lb    15  20 

Pumpkin 25  30 

Quince,  lb 65  70 

Rape,  lb 8  9 

Strophanthus,  oz 50  55 

Worm,  lb 22  25 

Seidlitz  Mixture,  lb 25  30 

Soap,  Castile,  Mottled,  pure,  lb. .  10  12 

White,  Conti's,  lb 15  16 

Powdered,  lb 25  35 

(jreen  (Sapo  Viridis),  lb 15  25 

Spermaceti,  lb 55  60 

Turpentine,  Chian,.oz 75  80 

Venice,  lb   10  12 

Wax,  White,  lb 50  75 

Yellow 40  45 

Wood,  Guaiac,  rasped 5  6 

Qu.assia  chips,  lb 10  12 

Red  Saunders,  ground,  lb 5  6 

Santal,  ground,  lb 5  6 

CHEMICALS. 

.\ciD,  Acetic,  lb 12  13 

Glacial,  lb 45  50 

Benzoic,  English,  oz 20  25 

German,  oz 10  12 

Boracic,   lb 13  14 

Carbolic  Crystals,  lb 28  30 

Calvert's  No.  I,  lb   2   10       2   15 

No.  2,1b I   35       I  40 

Citric,  lb 45  50 

Gallic,  oz 10  12 

Hydrobromic,  diluted,  lb 30  35 

Hydrocyanic,  diluted,  oz.  bottles 

doz I   50       I  60 

Lactic,  concentrated,  oz 22  25 

Muriatic,  lb   3  5 

Chem,  pure,  lb 18  20 

Nitric,  lb loj  13 

Chem.  pure,  lb 25  30 

Oleic,  purified,  lb 75  80 

Oxalic,  lb 12  13 

Phosphoric,  glacial,  lb i  00       i    10 

Dilute,  lb 13  17 

Pyrogallic,  oz 30  35 

Salicylic,  white,  lb i  00       i    10 

Sulphuric,  carboy,  lb 2A  2J 

Bottles,  lb 5"  6 

Chem.  pure,  lb 18  20 

Tannic,  lb 80  85 

Tartaric,  powdered,   lb 35  38 

Acetanilid,  lb 75  So 

Aconitine,  grain 4  5 

Alum,  cryst.,  lb if  3 

Powdered,  lb 3  4 

Ammonia,  Liquor,  lb.,  .880 10  12 

Ammonium,  Bromide,  lb So  85 

Carbonate,  lb 14  15 

Iodide,  oz 35  40 

Nitrate,  crystals,  lb 40  45 

Muriate,  lb 12  16 


Valerianate,  oz $ 

Amyl,  Nitrite,  oz 

Antinervin,  oz 

Antikamnia I 

Antipyrin,  oz I 

Aristol,    oz I 

Arsenic,  Donovan's  sol.,  lb 

Fowler's  sol.,  lb 

Iodide,  oz 

White,  lb 

.Atropine,  Sulp.   in  i   ozs.  80c., 

oz 6 

Bismuth,  Ammonia-citrate,  oz   . 

Iodide,   oz 

Salicylate,  oz 

Subcarbonate,  lb i 

Subnitrate,  lb i 

Borax,  lb 

Powdered,  lb 

Bromine,  oz 

Cadmium,  Bromide,  oz 

Iodide,  oz 

Caffeine,   oz . 

Citrate,  oz 

Calcium,  Hypophosphite,  lb i 

Iodide,  oz 

Phosphate,   precip. ,  lb 

Sulphide,  oz 

Cerium,  Oxalate,  oz 

Chinoidine,  oz 

Chloral,  Hydrate,  lb i 

Croton,  oz 

Chloroform,  lb 

Cinchonine,   sulphate,  oz 

CiNCHONIDINE,    Sulph.,  Oz 

Cocaine,  Mur.,  oz 6 

Codeia,  j  oz 

Collodion,  lb 

Copper,  Sulph.,  (Blue  Vitriol)  lb. 

Iodide,  oz 

Copperas,   lb 

Diuretin,  oz I 

Ether,  Acetic,  lb. .  .- 

.Sulphuric,   lb 

ExALGlNE,  oz I 

Hyoscyamine,  Sulp.,  crystals,  gr. 

Iodine,  lb 4 

Iodoform,   lb 6 

lODOL,  oz I 

Iron,  by  Hydrogen 

Carbonate,    Precip.,  lb 

Sacch.,  lb 

Chloride,   lb 

Sol.,  lb 

Citrate,  U.S.P.,   lb 

.\nd  Ammon. ,  lb 

.\nd    Quinine,  lb i 

Quin.  and  Stry. ,  oz 

And  Strychnine,  oz 

Dialyzed,    .Solution,  lb 

Ferrocyanide,  lb 

Hypophosphites,    oz 

Iodide,  oz 

Syrup,  lb 

Lactate,  oz , 

Pernitrate,  solution,  lb 

Phosphate  scales,  lb i 

Sulphate,  pure,  lb 

Exsiccated,   lb 

.\nd   Potass.  Tartrate,  lb. .  . . 

And  Ammon  Tartrate,  lb .    . . 

Lead,  Acetate,  white,  lb 

Carbonate,  lb 

Iodide,  oz 

Red,  lb... 

Lime,  Chlorinated,  bulk,  lb 

In  pakages,  lb 

Lithium,  Bromide,  oz 

Carbonate,  oz 

Citrate,    oz 

Iodide,  oz 

Salic    ate,  oz 

Magnesium,  Calc,  lb 

Carbonate,  lb 

Citrate,  gran. ,  lb 

Sulph.  (Epsom  salt),  lb 

Manganese,   Black  Oxide,  lb. .  . 

Menthol,  oz 

Mercury,  lb 

Ammon  (White  Precip. ) i 

Chloride,  Corrosive,  lb i 

Calomel,  lb i 

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CANADIAN   DRUGGIST. 


2.S7 


"  Master  and  Man,"  specially  translated 
from  tlie  Russian  for  Frank  Leslie  s  Popu- 
lar Monthlx,  and  illustrated  by  Fogarty. 
A  charming;  novelty  is  "  A  Daughter  of 
the  Sanuirai,"  by  Teiichi  Yamagata,  being 
an  up-to-date  Japanese  love  story  written 
in  EiigHsh  by  a  Japanese  author. 

i'eop'.e  everywhere  are  standing  aghast 
at  the  wondrous  strides  of  the  Family 
JJerald  and  Weekly  Star,  Montreal.  Cer- 
tainly few  Canadians  were  prepared  to 
see  a  Canadian  paper  take  the  head  of  the 
procession  and  to  become  such  a  con- 
spicuous all-round  favorite  so  soon.  The 
Family  Herald  and  Weekly  Star,  Mont- 
real, is  simply  a  marvellous  production, 
and  to  think  that  it  is  only  a  dollar  a  year 
adds  to  everybody's  genuine  amazement. 
It  is  well  worth  while  sending  to  the  pub- 
lishers, Montreal,  for  a  sample  copy, 
which  we  are  told  will  be  sent  free,  just  to 
enable  people  to  see  what  can  be  pro- 
duced in  the  newspaper  line  for  a  dollar  a 
year.  Few  people  will  credit  their  own 
senses  when  they  see  it.  Artists  who 
have  seen  the  jireniium  picture  to  be 
given  with  the  Family  Herald  this  year 
("  Little  Queenie,"  we  think,  is  the  name 
of  it)  say  that  the  premium  is  quite  as 
wonderful  as  the  paper  itself.  Every  one 
must  admit  that  the  Family  Herald  has 
carved  out  a  great  place  for  itself,not  only  , 
on  this  continent  but  throughout  the 
world. 

The  Christmas  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
by  far  surpasses,  both  in  literary  and  artis- 
tic excellence,  any  previous  issue  of  that 
popular  magazine.  Conspicuous  among 
the  contributors  are  ex-President  Harrison, 
who  gives  the  introductory  paper  of  the 
series  he  is  preparing  upon  "  This  Coun- 
try of  Ours  '  ;  Mrs.  Mary  Anderson  de 
Navarro,  who  most  interestingly  tells  of 
"  My  First  Appearance  on  the  Stage  "  ; 
and  Mary  E.  Wilkins,  who  gives  the  first 
of  "  Neighborhood  Types  "  papers.  Rud- 
yard  Kipling's  latest  and  best  romance, 
"William  the  Conqueror"  (richly  illus- 
trated by  W.  L.  Taylor),  is  begun  in  the 
Christmas_/('«/-/;(7/,  as  is  Julia  Magruder's 
new  novelette,  "  The  Violet,"  which 
Charles  Dana  Gibson  has  illustrated, 
while  Mrs.  Burton  Harrison's  fascinating 
story,  "The  Holiday  Dance  at  Worros- 
quoyacke  "  (pictures  by  W.  T.  Smedley), 
is  delightfully  concluded.  The  artists 
represented  in  the  Christmas  yr«</-«(!/  are 
among  the  most  notable  illustrators,  and 
include  A.  B.  Frost,  Kate  Greenaway,  W. 
L.  Taylor,  C.  D.  Gibson,  Alice  Barber 
Stephens,  W.  T.  Smedley,  E.  Grivaz,  E. 
M.  Hallowell,  Abhy  E.  Underwood,  Miss 
E.  S.  Green,  \V.  S.  Rice.  By  the  Curtis 
Publishing  Company,  Philadelphia.  One 
dollar  per  year ;  ten  cents  per  copy. 

Stirring  events  are  happening  at  the 
present  time,  to  comprehend  which  re- 
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Iodide,  Proto,  oz $     35 

Bin.,  oz. .  .'v 25 

Oxide,  Red,    lb I   15 

Pill  (Blue  Mass),  lb 70 

Mii.K  Sugar,  powdered,  lb  ...  .  30 

MORPHi.NK,  .\cetatt,  oz   i   55 

Muriate,  oz I   55 

Sulphate,  oz i   55 

Pepsin,   Saccharated,  oz 35 

Phenacetine,  oz 35 

Pilocarpine,  Muriate,  grain. .. .  35 

PiPERiN,  oz I  00 

Phosphorus,  lb 90 

Potassa,  Caustic,  white,  lb 60 

Potassium,  Acetate,  lb 35 

Bicarbonate,  lb  . . .    15 

Bichromate,  lb 14 

Biirat  (Cream  Tart.),  lb 29 

Bromide,   lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 12 

Chlorate,  Eng. ,  lb 18 

Powdered,  lb 20 

Citrate,  lb 70 

Cyanide,  lb 40 

Hypophosphites,  oz 10 

Iodide,  lb ■ 4  GO 

Nitrate,  gran,  lb 8 

Permanganate,  lb 40 

Prussiate,  Red,  lb 50 

Yellow,  lb 32 

And  Sod .  Tartrate,  lb 25 

Sulphuret,  lb 25 

Proplyla.mine,  oz 35 

Quinine,  Sulph,  bulk 32 

Ozs. ,  oz 36 

QuiNiDlNE,  Sulphate,  ozs.,  oz. ..  16 

Sai-icin,  lb 75 

Santonin,  oz 20 

Silver,  Nitrate,  cryst,  oz 90 

Fused,  oz I  00 

Sodium,  Acetate,  lb 30 

Bicarbonate,  kgs. ,  lb 2  75 

Bromide,  lb 65 

Carbonate,  lb 3 

Ilypophosphite,  oz 10 

Hyposulphite,  lb   ....  3 


$     40           Iodide,  oz $     40 

30            Salicylate,  lb I    75 

I   20            Sulphate,  lb 2 

75           Sulphite,  lb 8 

35        SOMNAL,  oz 85 

I  60      Spirit  Niire,  lb 35 

I  60       Strontium,  Nitrate,  lb 18 

I  60      Strychnine,  crystals,  oz So 

40       SULKONAL,  oz 40 

38       Sulphur,  Flowers  of,  lb 2j 

38           Pure  precipitated,  lb 13 

I   10      Tartar  Emeiic,  lb 50 

I   10       Thymol  (Thymic  acid),  oz 55 

65      Vera  TRINE,  oz 2  00 

40      Zinc,  Acetate,  lb 70 

17           Carbonate  lb 25 

15            Chloride,  granular,  oz 13 

30           Iodide,  oz 60 

70           Oxide,   lb 13 

13           Sulphate,  lb 9 

20           Valerianate,  oz 25 

Jt  essential  oils. 

50       Oil,  Almond,  bitter,  oz 75 

12           Sweet,  lb 50 

4   'o           Amber,  crude,  lb 40 

10               Rec't,  lb 60 

45  Anise,  lb 3  00 

55            Bay,  oz 50 

35           Bergamot,  lb •■••....  375 

30           Cade,  lb 90 

30           Cajuput,  lb 160 

46  Capsicum,  oz 60 

35           Caraway,  lb 275 

40           Cassia,  lb i   75 

20           Cedar 55 

4  00           Cinnamon,  Ceylon,  oz 275 

22            Citronelle,  lb 80 

I   00           Clove,  lb I    10 

I    10           Copaiba,  lb i   75 

35           Croton,  lb i   50 

300           Cubeb,  lb 250 

70           Cumin,  lb 550 

6     Erigeron,  oz 20 

1 2     Eucalyptus,  lb i  50 

6   Fenne  ,1b 1  60 


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Rose,  lb 3  20 

Juniper  berries  (English),  lb. . .  4  50 

Wood,  lb 70 

Lavender,  Chiris.  Fleur,   lb....  3  00 

(Jarden,  lb i    50 

Lemon,  lb i    75 

Lemongrass,  lb i    50 

Mustard,  Essential,  oz 60 

Neroli,  oz 4  25 

Orange,  lb 2  75 

.Sweet,  lb 275 

Origanum,  lb 65 

Patchouli,  oz  . 80 

Pennyroyal,  lb .  2  50 

Peppermint,  lb 3  60 

Pimento,  lb 2  bo 

Rhodium,  oz 80 

Rose,  oz 7  50 

Rosemary,  lb 70 

Rue,  oz 25 

Sandalwood,  lb 5  50 

Sassafras,  lb 75 

Savin,  lb i  60 

Spearmint,  lb 3  75 

Spruce,  lb 65 

Tansy,  lb .    .  4  25 

Thyme,  v\'hite,  lb   i   80 

Wintergreen,  lb 2  75 

Wormseed,  lb 3  5° 

Wormwood,  lb 4  25 

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Castor,  lb 8 

Cod  Liver,  N.F.,  gal i  75 

Norwegian,  gal 275 

Cottonseed,  gal i   10 

Lard,  gal 90 

Linseed,  boiled,  gal 62 

Raw,  gal 60 

Neatsfoot,  gal I   20 

Olive,  gal i  20 

Salad,  gal 2  50 

Palm,  lb .- 12 

Sperm,  gal i  35 

Turpentine,  gal 60 


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Drug  Reports. 


England. 

London,  Nov.  27th,  1895. 

Business  has  been  fairly  brisk  during 
the  month,  and  prices  are  well  main- 
tained. Acid  chrysophanic  has  further 
advanced,  and  carbolic  is  fractionally 
dearer.  Glycerin  is  a  strong  market, 
but  cream  of  tartar  is  easier.  Menthol  is 
still  on  the  up  grade,  whilst  camphor  is 
weak.  Advances  have  also  occurred  in 
saffron,  cod  liver  oil,  and  copaiba.  Tolu 
is  getting  very  dear,  and  balsam  of  Peru 
is  firmly  held.  Opium  is  quiet,  and  will 
probably  tend  downwards. 


Lead  Ointment  Without  Fat. 

Gawalowski  states  that  when  sugar  of 
lead  is  dissolved  in  glycerin,  and  the 
solution  gradually  cooled  until  crystalliz- 
ation takes  place,  the  lead  salt,  separating 


on  stirring  closely  resembles  tallow  in  ap- 
pearance ;  it  is  soluble  in  water,  melts  at 
the  temperature  of  the  body,  and  is  readily 
absorbed  by  the  skin.  After  some  time 
the  preparation  becomes  crystalline,  and 
consequently  it  must  always  be  prepared 
at  the  time  it  is  required. — Pharm.  Post, 
1893,566.    

To  preserve  mucilage,  use  water  that 
has  been  boiled  some  minutes  in  con- 
tact with  tolu  balsam. 

To  clean  a  discolored  show  globe,  rinse 
with  strong  hydrochloric  or  nitric  acid, 
and,  if  this  fails,  throw  into  the  acid  a 
small  portion  of  sand. 

To  remove  ringworm,  rub  briskly  with 
oil  turpentine,  wash  with  ten  per  cent, 
carbolic  acid  soap,  and,  after  drying, 
make  two  or  three  applications  of  tincture 
iodine. 

To  make  a  pure  lard  carbonate,  dis- 
solve litharge  in  a  hot  solution  of  Rochelle 
salts ;  passmg  through  a  solution  of  car- 
bonic acid  gas  will  precipitate  the  car- 
bonate of  lead. 


The  will  of  M.  Pasteur,  according  tO' 
Paris  papers,  reads  as  follows  :  "  This  is 
my  testament.  I  leave  to  my  wife  all 
that  the  law  allows  me  to  leave  her.  May 
my  children  never  depart  from  the  path 
of  duty,  and  always  have  for  their  mother 
that  love  which  she  deserves." 

To  make  a  permanent  creosote  pill  the 
following  formula  has  been  recommended, 
(Apoth.  Zeit.)  :  Creosote,  6  grams,  dry 
egg  albumin,  3  grams,  water,  ic  drops. 
After  shaking  together  add  liquorice 
root,  liquorice  extract,  of  each  a  sufficient 
quantity.     Make  si.x  pills. 

To  Prepare  Syrup  of  Senega. — It  is 
suggested  that  five  grammes  of  alcoholic 
extract  of  senega  be  dissolved  in  fifty 
grammes  of  dilute  alcohol,  mixed  with 
nine-hundred  and  ninety-five  grammes  of 
syrup  evaporated  toonethousandgrammes. 

Tons  of  Flowers  and  Perfumes. — 
Each  year  it  is  estimated  that  1,860  tons 
of  orange  flowers  are  used,  besides  930 
tons  of  roses,  150  tons  each  of  violets  and 
jasmines,  75  tons  of  tube  roses,  30  tons  of 
cpssia,  and  15  tons  of  jonquils. 


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