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directly responsible to .the public. Let him get the capital where 

 he can. This would be the proper condition for maintaining the 

 dignity of the profession. Its younger members, many with long 

 experience, would then find opportunity to develop their talents. 



The fruit lies with the druggist himself. There is inertia in him, 

 he cannot move faster than the slowest, and the slowest is bound, 

 hard and fast, to three walls with bottles about him, and a show- 

 window in front. People go by but are nothing to him unless 

 they come into his store. Physicians are bores unless they write 

 a prescription. But then every profession has such members. 

 W^e cannot change nature which is by no means lenient to all. 



Let us turn to the energetic man, who has his business and 

 knows its obligations. He is in a more enviable position, for the 

 people trust him. He can make things run, if his relations with 

 the source of supply are right. But then comes the "Trust" of 

 the future — beware! The case of the Tobacco Company's pro- 

 ceedings may be repeated. It will rest in the hands of the many 

 to compete with this young and greedy giant of long arms. 



Wholesalers must be the leaders, and organize themselves and 

 their clients. Unity alone will do it, unity that has behind it the 

 fairest and strongest of business morals. Laws must be sought to 

 be passed by Pharmacists giving them protection in like manner 

 as Physicians sought and obtained legislation for their protection. 

 We await the leader. 



ANTIMONY AND POTASSIUM TARTRATE. 



By Prof. Virgil Coblentz and Dr. Otto B. May. 



A review of the L^. S. iodometric assay of tartar emetic was 

 taken up in consequence of recent criticisms on the part of manu- 

 facturers, which were to the effect that the results are uniformly 

 low. 



For our comparative experiments, a sample of Merck's salt of 

 highest purity was selected. This consisted of small white 

 crystals, partly effloresced. To secure uniformity it was reduced 

 to a fine powder. The antimony content was then determined 

 gravimetrically and electrolytically. For the gravimetric assay, an 

 accurately weighed quantity of the salt was dissolved in water, 

 employing sufficient diluted hydrochloric acid for solution of the 

 precipitated basic salt. The antimony was then precipitated as 



