24 THE ALUMNI JOURNAT. 



GAINING THE PHYSICIAN'S CONFIDENCE. 



The success of a retail business is largely dependent upon the con- 

 fidence placed in the st(M-e by physicians. One of the most feasible 

 methods of gaining this confidence is to direct attention to the quality 

 of drugs and chenncals carried in stock, which of necessity must be of 

 the highest quality. It is frequently the case that a physician is quite 

 as desircnis to know of such a store as the druggist is to have it known. 

 Indeed their interests in this regard, as well as their relation to the 

 coniniunitv, are identical. There are, of course, various ways in which 

 the subject can be introduced, but a direct circular letter on the subject 

 is no doubt the most efl:'ectual, both from a professional and a business 

 standpoint. In this connection we know of no higher recommendation 

 for a prescription department, and hence for a store, than the stocking 

 of a complete line of standard chemicals, such as those of the well- 

 known mamtfacturing chemists, Powers-Weightman-Rosengarten 

 Conipaiiv. and we direct the attention of our readers to their announce- 

 ment on the back cover of this edition. 



PEANUT-OIL YIELD. 



l.\ FOR. MAT ION FOR STARTING QUININE INDUSTRY IN AMERICA. 

 SENE(;Ar- VARIETY PRODUCES THE HEAVIEST PERCENTAGE. 



Replying to American inquiries in regard to the commercial prac- 

 tice in Marseille, Consul ( ieneral Robert P. Skinner states that no 

 special claims are made by buyers, nor is any guaranty given by im- 

 porters or sellers as to the yield of oil of the various grades of peanuts 

 sold in that market. 



From long experience it is known that Senegal peanuts in the shell 

 vield from 32 to 33 per cent, of oil, taken on the gross receipt, in- 

 cluding the shell: These nuts comprise the Rufifisque, Cayor. and 

 Sine qualities, (iambia peanuts in the shell yield from 31^^ to ^2 per 

 cent, of oil. The Senegal nuts yield the better finalities of oil, the 

 value of the same being about 5 francs ((Ki cents) per 100 kilos (220.4 

 pounds) more than that of the ( iambia nuts. The oil of Senegal 

 nuts brings from 50 centimes (i)/) cents) to i franc (19.3 cents; per 

 lOO kilos (220.4 pounds) more than (iambia nuts. IJoth grades of 

 nuts )iel(l from 21 to 22 per cent, of oil on the first pressing and from 

 10 to II per cent, on the second pressing. Oils of the first or cold 

 pressing are naturalh- of the high grades, and the second or warm 

 pressings supi^lv secondar\- qualities. — Consular Reports. 



