62 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



BIRTHS. 



A Little "Zimmie." 



The "Big Bird," after long and thoughtful consideration has, at 

 last, landed on the high hills of the Jersey shore, in a place known 

 as Guttenberg; and now the President of the Guttenberg Board of 

 Health is a father. 



"Naughty Four" boys wish to extend their congratulations to 

 you "Zimmie." Members of the association are requested to notify 

 "Jac" by postal, which of the following names would be most ap- 

 propriate for the little "Bouncer": 

 Leslie Everett Zimmerman 



or 

 Everett Leslie Zimmerman. 

 Address all communications to 



41 Bull's Ferry Road, 



Guttenberg, N. J. 



BOOK REVIEW. 



We have received a very interesting booklet entitled "Capsulat- 

 ing," published by H. Planten & Son, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who will 

 be glad to send anyone a copy upon request. 



It gives the history and origin of placing substances in capsules. 

 This origmatcd in France, by A. Mothes, a French pharmacist, in 

 1833, and capsules were known for many years as "Capsules Gela- 

 tinenses de Mothes." 



Mr. H. Planten had the distinction of introducing the art of cap- 

 sulating into America. He was born in Holland, but gained his 

 education in France. He came to New York in 1835 and started in 

 a small way to manufacture empty capsules, following it after a 

 while by making filled capsules, and the business which he began 

 is to-day of very great importance in this line. 



RAT SKIN INDUSTRY. 



The use of rat skins in various industries has created a demand in 

 London alone to the amount of nearly $200,000 a year, states a 

 British publication. They are used among other things for book- 

 binding, photograph frames, purses, and for the thumbs of ladies' 

 gloves. A new branch of work is likely to increase the consump- 

 tion largely, and as much as 75 to 90 cents a day have been earned 

 by the unemployed in Denmark last year, when the rat act was 

 passed. The damage done by rats in England alone is estimated to 

 amount to many million dollars per annum, and their capture al- 

 ready occupies a large number of persons. — Consular Report. 



