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and after a few hours docked, to Johnson's great relief, and hurry- 

 ing olTf in a cal) made the "Hotel Grande" his headquarters for a 

 few days. Again he went in search of a position, this time intro- 

 ducing himself to Mr. Fownes, in charge of the City Department 

 of Gilpin, Strang & Co. Mr. Johnson, are you a native son? What 

 do vou mean, he asked, dumbfounded to have such an unknown 

 question hurled at him. I mean whether or not you was born in 

 this State. No, sir, he quickly answered, not knowing that to 

 answer in the affirmative would have been to his advantage 

 Native sons are in great favor in the Golden State. What college 

 are you a graduate from, Mr. Johnson? New York College of 

 Pharmacy, one of the best in the country, sir. "Why do you think 

 it better than any other, because you graduated from it?" He made 

 no answer, as he was not in a mood for argument. Looking over 

 his list he gave him the names of some parties who wanted clerks 

 in the slums of the citv. Johnson did not take the trouble to hunt 

 them up, but, on looking further, met Mr. John Gates, of Freeman 

 & Sons. Looking at his memorandum he at once named Dixon 

 where a vacancy was to be had with Dr. Simon Ambrose and par- 

 ticulars were to' be had from the son over at Oakland. "Mr. John- 

 son, I think this will suit you, and a very line man to work for. 

 Go "over and see Geo. Ambrose about it. Ferryboat leaves foot 

 Market Street at 10:30 A. M., and when you get there take a nar- 

 row gauge railway tVain for 'Golden Gate,' and he will give you 

 full particulars." 



Following instructions, he made haste to see Geo. Ambrose. A 

 half hour's sail brought him to Oakland pier, and. catching the 

 train, he meditated w'hat his luck would be. Many times was he 

 meditating on this trip of sole venture. 



((Continued) 



In the case of digitalis, strophanthus. and squill we have recently 

 referred to the great necessity for the adoption of a physiological 

 standard, such as that obtained by determining the lethal dose for a 

 frog of a given weight, under constant conditions. In the adminis- 

 tration of" thyroid extract, or of ergot, if the desired efifect be not 

 produced, it would be of special value to be certain that the prepara- 

 tion! used was not at fault. Although we nuist recognize that the 

 drugs under discussion cannot be so exactly measured as pure sub- 

 stances, yet we have a right to expect that such accuracy at the 

 present state of chemical and pharmacological science can afford 

 sir uld be at the disposal of every practitioner of the healing art. — 

 The T>ritish Medical Inirnal. 



