THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY 



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I have endeavored to point the wa}- 

 for the student to systematize for him- 

 self and rid himself of as much of the 

 mechanical part of the work as is pos- 

 sible. After systematic and concise 

 outlining there comes the task of learn- 

 ing- the subject-matter of the outline. 

 No schemes can be devised to take the 

 place of concentration and solid study. 

 But we can better give our attention 



to this major object by not wasting en- 

 ergy in trying to commit to memory 

 whole lectures or in trying to recollect 

 mechanical and minor details. 



I hope at some future date to be per- 

 mitted to present a few words on the 

 subject to toxicology in the pharmacy 

 curriculum with ways and means of 

 simplifying this study. 



F. R. S., New York. The State 

 Board of Pharmacy allows the actual 

 time spent at college as practical ex- 

 perience and not two years as you 

 seem to suppose. It amounts to about 

 15 months. No extra time can be al- 

 lowed for work on the three extra days 

 of the college week. In all, 48 months 

 of practical experience must be shown. 



L. S., New York. An alcoholic solu- 

 tion of guaiacol with ferric chloride 

 gives a light green color, whereas 

 creosote gives a bluish color with the 

 same reagent. 



Ph.C, '08. The course for the Doc- 

 tor of Pharmacy (three years' course) 

 will be given only once more, namely 

 in 1914-15. 



R. G., New York. You may dis- 

 pense Aqua Aurantii florum for Aqua 

 Naphae. 



Student, '14. The students of the 

 College of Pharmacy have all of the 

 privileges of Columbia Universit}^ stu- 



dents. You can join the Athletic As- 

 sociation upon payment of the usual 

 fee. The Gymnasium fee is $7.00 per 

 year. 



Alumnus. You complain that you 

 do not receive the Alumni Journal. 

 The great trouble with our Alumni 

 members is that they do not notify us 

 promptly of a change in address. 

 Yours is such a case. Your journal 

 has been mailed to an address different 

 from the one you give in your letter. 

 Inasmuch as you are a life member of 

 the Association you are entitled to the 

 New York Journal of Pharmacy. Part 

 of your life membership payment has 

 been applied towards your subscrip- 

 tion. 



R. R., New York. You are right, 

 Dionin is a Morphine derivative. 



L. A. F., Bronx. Inasmuch as pyra- 

 midon is soluble in water in the propor- 

 tion of 1:15, you should have no dififi- 

 culty in preparing a 5% solution of it. 



