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During Mr. Mclntyre's apprenticeship, Croton water was intro- 

 duced into New York and the question was raised as to whether lead 

 poisoning might ensue from the lead pipe used to connect houses with 

 the street mains ; upon investigation Ewen Mclntyre found, and so 

 reported, that the small quantity of lime in the Croton water formed 

 an insoluble compound which coated the interior of the lead pipe and 

 so effectually prevented the possibility of poisoning.. 



Mr. Mclntyre graduated from the College of Pharmacy m 1847, 

 but remained with his preceptor until 1849, when desiring to start in 

 business on his own account, instead of locating near his old preceptor 

 or in a downtown district, he showed his sagacity and faith in New 

 York's future by opening a store at Broadway and i8th treet, a location 

 then considered "out in the country," there being no houses above i6th 

 Street on the east and none above 23rd Street on the west side of 

 Broadway, which was at that point little more than a country road, 

 although destined later to be the main artery of the city's commerce. 

 It is related that his receipts for the first three weeks after the opening 

 of this store averaged less than eleven cents a day and for the first 

 three months about one dollar. 



The rapid growth of the city, however, soon overtook his store 

 and brought him a large and profitable business, with the advent of 

 which he emphasized his choice of a location by purchasing the land 

 and building he was occupying for store purposes. 



In 185 1 Mr. Mclntyre married Emily Bridgeman, and in the course 

 of their long and happy married life fifteen children were born to 

 them, of whom nine are living and were present at the celebration of 

 their 60th wedding anniversary in 191 1. 



Mr. Mclntyre's sterling character and the conscientious care in 

 which his pharmacy was conducted gained for him the patronage and 

 good will not only of the public, but of the leading doctors, who were 

 accustomed to direct patients to his store for rare drugs or whenever 

 special care in the compounding of prescriptions was needed. No time 

 was deemed wasted by Mr. Mclntyre that would improve a product. 

 He was one of the first pharmacists to recognize the benefit age brought 

 to certain preparations, and it is said that no tincture of iron or com- 

 pound tincture of opium were dispensed by him unless in case of 

 emergency until they were at least a year old. 



To meet conditions caused by the continued northward movement 

 of the city's population and with the advent of his son, Ewen Mclntyre, 



