148 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



OBITUARY. 

 C. S. N. HALLBERG, Ph. G., M. D. 



Carl Svante Nicanor Hallberg- died in Chicago, on Saturday, October 22nd 

 1910, at the age of 54, leaving a widow and one son. 



The death of Professor Hallberg, while not entirely unexpected, nevertheless 

 came as a shock to his friends and associates, as just prior to his death some hope 

 of his recovery was entertained. 



Professor Hallberg was born in Helsingborg, Sweden, on October 13th 1856. 

 He came to the United States in 1869. 



He received his early education in Sweden, and supplemented this by work at 

 the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, from which institution he graduated in 

 1876, with honor. 



He received his medical degree at Harvey Medical College in 1893. Since 

 that time he occupied the chair of Pharmacy at the Chicago College of 

 Pharmacy, which now forms part of the University of Illinois. 



He was a member of the National Formulary Committee and of the Revision 

 Committee of the Pharmacopoeia. 



In the death of Professor Hallberg, American Pharmacy loses one of her 

 most able exponents. 



Through special arrangement with the officers of the American Pharma- 

 ceutical Association, Professor Hallberg was buried in the Ebert lot- a very 

 fitting resting place for him, considering the friendship that had existed between 

 Mr. Ebert and himself, and the greatness of both men in their chosen profession. 



Peace to his ashes. 



John Helmicke of the class of 1900,- in business in Tuckahoe, N. Y. died 

 recently of pneumonia. More detail in next issue. 



Peace to his ashes. 



ICHTHYNAT. 



ICHTHYNAT (Ammonium Sulphoichthynat) is a new preparation being exploited 

 and introduced by the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. 



According to Prof. Von Hayek, whose investigations were published in the Wiener 

 Klinische Rundschau, 1907, the fundamental substance from which Ichthynat is manu- 

 factured is identical with that from which the preparation Ichthyol is made, viz a 

 bituminous shale found in great abundance in the Karwendel Mountains in North 

 Tyrol. Prof. Blaas, Director of the Geological Institute at Innsburck, Germany, 

 expresses it as his opinion that the two geological form ationsare completely identical 

 in their nature. 



The Mallinckrodt Chemical Works wishes to make it clear that Ichthynat is not 

 offered as a substitute for Ichthyol, but rather as its equivalent as a therapeutic agent, 

 and on account of the lower price at which it is available, it is safe to say that it will 

 come into more general use than has heretofore been possible. 



Pharmacists should call the attention of their local physicians to this valuable 

 introduction and order a quantity for their dispensing department, so that they will be 

 able to fill prescriptions for it. 



