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THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY 



There are other methods of curing" 

 the bean, yet none are as successful 

 as this, the natural way. 



After about ninety days, the bean is 

 ready for market and they are put in 

 tins, each tin weighing- about a pound. 



The great enigma of many years 

 was in regard to the source of the 

 bean's fragrance, as this odor is not 

 found in the plant. This, at last, was 

 found to be the result of the curing 

 process and is a sweet-smelling, white, 

 crystaline substance which is known 

 as vanillin. This substance is se- 

 creted inside the pod and is sometimes 

 taken out by means of a long needle 

 stuck through the pod from one end. 

 This fraud is practiced to lower the 

 trade price of the bean. 



In the past few years many new 

 compounds have beeji discovered, sim- 

 ilar in appearance and action, to natu- 

 ral vanillian. The most important of 

 these is vanillin, a coal tar product 

 from which vanillin compound, or ar- 

 tificial extract of vanilla, is made. 

 This compound has a similar odor and 

 taste as real extract of vanilla, and is 

 really better for some uses as a flavor- 

 ing extract, as its flavor better with- 

 stands the action of heat in cooking. 



"A PROBLEM." 



From a bushel of corn the distiller 

 gets four gallons of whisky, retailing for 

 $16.00. 



The Government gets $4.40. 



The Railroads get $2.00. 



The Manufacturer gets $9.40. 



The Farmer gets 20 cents. (He raises 

 the corn.) 



The Retailer gets "Hell." 



The Consumer gets "Drunk." 



GLEE CLUB. 



H. Wirklich, '14, Director. 



1st Tenors: 



S. R. Drapkin, - - - - - '14 



F. A. Frawley, '14 



W. A. McBride, '16 



T. E. Kinane, '14 



2nd Tenors: 



E. A. Baldwin, '14 



B. Geiger, '15 



E. L. Moadinger, - - - - '14 

 J- J- Troy, '15 



Baritones: 



F. Fletcher, '14 



D. W. Odell, '14 



Basses: 



M. Markowitz, '14 



G. Portoghese, '14 



Meets Wednesday nights. 



MANDOLIN CLUB. 



A. Galateria, Director. 

 Mandolins : D. Franceschi, E. Fran- 

 ceschi, J. J. Green and Wu. 



Guitars : J. Lione and M. DeLalla. 

 Meets every Friday night. 



ORCHESTRA. 



E. A. Atwood, Piano 



F. E. Ambrose, .... 1st Violin 



S. Anzalone, 1st Violin 



A. VVeinstein, 1st Violin 



J. Martus, 1st Violin 



J. Windt, 2nd Violin 



A. Lambert, . . . . - 2nd Violin 



Dr. C. W. Ballard, - . - . Cello 



J. Sciacca, 1st Cornet 



A. M. Dixon, 2nd Cornet 



T. E. Kinane, Trombone 



T. McGranaghan, . . . . Drums 



Meets every Monday night. 



