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i-IORARY 

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♦♦♦ VtbC ♦♦♦ BOTANICAL 



Hlumni journal 



Published monthly In the Interest of the Aiumni Association of the College 



of Pharmacy of the City of New York. 



Pharmaceutical Department of Columbia University. 



PUBLISHED AT 43 FULTON ST., NEW YORK CITY. 



CHAS. A. LOTZ, Ph.G., Editor CURT, P. WIMMER, Phar.D., Associate Editor 



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Vol. XVI. APRIL, 1909. No. 4. 



COLLABORATORS. 



Charles F. Chandler. A.M., Ph.D., etc. Anton Vorisek, Phar.D. 



Henry H. Rusby, M.D. William Mansfield, Phar.D, 



Virgil Coblentz. A.M., Phar.M.. etc. Clinton B. Knapp, M.D. 



George C. Dieknian, Ph.G., M.D. W. A. Bastedo, Ph.G., M.D. 



John Oehler, Ph.G. Frederick A. Leslie, Phar.D. 



William J. Gies, Ph.D. Charles W. Ballard. Ph.C. 



Carlton C. Curtis, Ph.D. Harry B. Ferguson, Phar.D. 



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Per Annum, $i.oo. Per Copy, lo Cents. 



All Original Contributions. Exchanges. Books for Reviews, Business and Editorial 

 Communications, etc.. should be addressed to The Alumni Journal, 43 Fulton Street, 

 New York City, 



EDITORIAL, 



The new Payne Tariff Bill has had a reading before the house 

 at Washington and thus has been brought to the notice of the 

 public. 



Among the items which will effect the drug trade are : 



Boracic Acid, a reduction of 2c. per lb. from the Dingley tariff. 



Chromic Acid, a reduction of ic. per lb. from the Dingley tariff. 



Lactic Acid, a reduction of ic. per lb. from the Dingley tariff, 



Salicylic Acid, a reduction of 5c. per lb. from the Dingley tariff. 



Oxalic Acid, taxed at ic. per lb., formerly free. 



Tannic Acid, a reduction of 15c. per lb. from the Dingley tariff.. 



Gallic Acid, a reduction of 2c. per lb. from the Dingley tariff. 



Tartaric Acid, a reduction of 2c. per lb. from the Dingley tariff. 



Borax, a reduction of 3c. per lb. from the Dingley tariff. 

 C^O Borates, unless otherwise provided for, a reduction of 2c. per lb, 



cr from the Dingley tariff. - ^ ■ 



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