102 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



PASSED N» Y. STATE BOARD. 



The following Members of our Alumni Association have successfully 

 passed the June Examination of the New York State Board of 

 Pharmacy: 



Le Roy L. Adams, 1909, Chas. Lutz, Jr., 1906. 



Chas. W. Ballard, 1907, Chas. Parker, 1900, 



Leonard D. Holfs, 1909, Moses Sobel, 1909, 



Nelson G. Hull, 1909. Eide F. Thode, 1906, 



John J. Kirsdergan, 1909, Theo. A. Tost, 1907, 



Cornelius Zeisler, 1903. 



IRISH MOSS INDUSTRY. 



Gathering and Preparing the Plant for Market. 



In compliance with instructions, Consul Samuel S. Knabenshue, of 

 Belfast, furnishes the following information concerning the gathering 

 and preparation of Irish moss for market : 



The plant called "Irish moss" (Chondrus crispus) is one of the 

 algae, and is found in abundance on the Atlantic coast of Ireland and 

 on the shores of Brittany, in France. It grows on rocks in the sea, just 

 below low water-mark. It is gathered by the peasants and spread in the 

 sun to dry, after being washed in fresh water. When fresh it varies 

 in color from green to dark purplish brown. 



The peasants bleach it to an extent by exposure to the sun and 

 by watering, after which it is allowed to dry thoroughly, and is 

 ready for the market. It then is of a light grayish yellow hue. It 

 is stated that the moss may be bleached artificially by the use of 

 permanganate of potash, but no one here knows any details of that 

 process, nor is any moss in the Belfast market bleached otherwise 

 than by sun and moisture, as described. 



The product is handled by wholesale druggists. They do not 

 keep stocks on hand, and when an order for the moss is received a 

 sample of the quality required is usually furnished with the order. 

 The size of the plants is the controlling factor in price; the larger 

 the plants the more valuable. Color also is a factor, the lighter 

 colored selling better. The wholesale druggist gives an order for 

 the required quantity to men who buy the moss from those who 

 have gathered it. 



