THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



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Aloes 

 Arrowroot 



Tragacanth 

 Asafoetida 



Ipecac 



Sarsaparilla 



Coca 



British West Indies 



Lime Juice 



Arabia & Persia 



Colocynth 

 Gum Myrrh . 



South America 



Cinchona 

 Balsam Copaiba 

 Balsam Peru 



I have made no attempt to be thorough in this, 

 ing some of the leading articles. 



I am only nam- 



Hamburg is headquarters for 

 G id Liver Oil 

 Cantharides 

 Lycopodium 

 Ipecac 

 Camphor 

 Cinchona 

 Balsam Peru 

 Sabadilla 

 Flowers 



Ergot 



Isinglass 



Wormseed 



Sarsaparilla 

 Menthol 

 Balsam Copaiba 



oa 

 Roots 

 Seeds, cultivated in Germany 



You will notice in these lists that there are repetitions, which 

 i 'lily indicates that one market is not in absolute control, but that 

 the same class of goods is -hipped both to Hamburg and London. 

 In fact the competition among the various centers is very severe; 

 it would surprise you to know on how small a margin of profit 

 the business in crude drugs is being conducted. Our eminent 

 financiers in Wall Street would not float a railroad bond issue on 

 the same margin of profit that these commission merchants handle 

 commodities, the value of which is ^o comparatively small. 



The third largest drug market to-day is Marseilles. Of course 

 it is headquarters for Mediterranean products, the products of 

 Southern France and those of the French possessions in India. 



Tt is headquarters for : 



Olive Oil 

 Rapeseed < >il 

 Gentian 

 Cochineal ' 

 1 lenna 



Rose Leaves 

 Majoram 

 Savory 



Sesame < >il 



Anise 

 Cumin 



Lavender Flowers 

 Orange Peel 

 Eucalyptus 

 Thyme 

 Essential Oils used in this country 

 ( To be Continued. ) 



