THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



31 



Published under the auspices of the 



Alumni Associatioo of tlie ColleEe of Ptiarnacy 



OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 



209 EAST 23d STREET. 



Vol. I. 



March r, 1894 



No. 2. 



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APPRECIATION. 



We are reminded, with this issue of 

 The Alumni Journal, ofone of the early 

 interviews we had with the late Prof. 

 John M. Maisch, who was also a life 

 member of the N. Y. C. P. So many 

 will recall that upon the walls in his 

 study were arranged a large number of 

 framed certificates showing his honorary 

 connection -with so many of the most dis- 

 tinguished pharmaceutical societies. We 

 could not refrain from making some men- 

 tion to him of the number and character 

 of these diplomas, to which he replied, 

 " it is gratifying to know that one's labors 

 are appreciated." And so with the issue 

 of the first number of The Alumni Jour- 



nal, the managers are highly gratified 

 with its reception. The expressions of 

 appreciation and well-wishes have come 

 from very many sources. We are all 

 encouraged to continue in our work^ 

 as we have the support and assur- 

 ances of very many able contributors. 

 With this issue we shall begin and 

 hereafter devote several pages to a 

 resume of the most recent work in 

 the domain of pharmacy and the sciences 

 relating to pharmacy. We have also es- 

 tablished a department relating to the 

 newer literature. This shall be devoted 

 to mention and review (in some cases) of 

 the latest works published. And as time 

 goes on we shall add additional depart- 

 ments as may seem essential to the 

 needs of our readers. We thank our 

 friends for their kind words and sup- 

 port and assure them that we are stimu- 

 lated to make The Alumni Journal a 

 valuable publication to all those inter- 

 ested in pharmaceutical advancement. 



CHLOROFORM. 



One of the most interesting fields of 

 labor, for a large number of investigators, 

 during the past few years, has been 

 the examination of chloroform, for the 

 purpose of discriminating between good 

 chloroform and that which is less trust- 

 worthy in use. It seems to have been 

 ascertained that the chief products in the 

 decomposition of chloroform are carbonyl 

 chloride, hydrochloric acid and chlorine. 

 Mr. David Brown contends that chloro- 

 form containing alcohol decomposes un- 

 der given conditions, producing these 

 products even while alcohol is present in 

 the decomposing chloroform. Carl 

 Schacht, of Berlin, and E. Biltz, of Er- 

 furt, confirm Mr. Brown's observations, 

 but state that in the presence of alcohol 

 these bodies interact with the latter form- 

 ing harmle.ss products. Consequently 

 so long as any alcohol remains uncon- 



