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THE ALUMNI JOURNAL, 



A "STATUTORY" CHEAIIST. 



It seems rather odd to us on this side 

 of the water to hear our English phar- 

 maceutical brethren describe themselves 

 as "chemists," for, while the pharmacist 

 is necessarily a chemist in some degree, 

 at least, we apply that term with a wider 

 signification; but it is still odder to learn 

 that this title cannot be safely appropri- 

 ated in Great Britain by any one not a 

 druggist. 



Two important cases in which its use 

 was a part of the contention were re- 

 cently on appeal before the court of last 

 resort in Scotland. Two persons who 

 were dealers in scientific and especially 

 photographic apparatus had described 

 themselves on the signs at their place of 

 business, the one as a "photographic 

 chemist" and the other as a "technical 

 chemist." They kept and sold the poi- 

 sonous chemicals which photographers 

 use, and claimed that they were justified 

 in selling at retail any articles required 

 in the arts, whether poisonous or not. 

 For having made such sales they were 

 prosecuted under the pharmacy act, and 

 at the same time their right to the use 

 of the word "chemist" was also legally 

 questioned. 



Although the judges were evidently 

 not in sympathy with the restrictions of 

 the pharmacy act, at least in so far as it 

 applied to these cases, they felt bound to 

 decide against the defendants. 



These points had been previously set- 

 tled in England, and it is now clear that 

 throughout England no one but a phar- 

 macist has the right to sell scheduled 

 poisons at retail for any purpose what- 

 ever, and that even half of the title of the 

 "chemist and druggist" cannot be ap- 

 propriated by any other dealer. 



We might remark in passing that we 

 understand that the "chemist and drug- 

 gist" cannot even call himself a phar- 



macist, which he really is, because that 

 might be considered an encroachment on 

 the domain of the " pharmaceutical 

 chemist," who possesses the "major" 

 qualification, while the "chemist and 

 druggist " is only a " minor" man. 



Perhaps some day the simple title of 

 pharmacist will be found to answer 

 everywhere as an eminently proper and 

 convenient title for those whose business 

 is pharmacy. — Drug Cir. 



POSITION DURING SLEEP. 



There is a well-known physician of 

 this city who has been studying for some 

 years the positions of persons during 

 sleep. 



"Sometimes I wonder," said the doc- 

 tor, "why our learned scientists have not 

 paid more attention to the positions 

 which, persons young and old, are prone 

 to assume during sleep. It seems to me 

 that the phenomena really offer a fruitful 

 field of study, for I have come to the con- 

 clusion that there is an important physio- 

 logical meaning or significance in the 

 different sleeping positions. 



"The natural attitude adopted by 

 young children, when free to do as they 

 please with their body and limbs is inter- 

 esting. You have seen, of course, chick- 

 ens asleep on the roost. You may have 

 noticed them, also, with the head under 

 the wing and the legs drawn up close to 

 the body. Now that is exactly the posi- 

 tion of the chick in the ^%%. Similar con- 

 ditions may be noted among the four- 

 legged animals. Puppies and kittens 

 lie curled up during sleep, just as they 

 were born. 



"Now, what is the natural position of 

 babies during sleep ? You will find in 

 nine cases out often that young children, 

 when old enough to control their limbs 

 and are unfettered by clothing or cover, 



