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pungent substance said to be so intense that its fumes would permeate the 

 atmosphere for a distance of 100 yards, thereby acting upon the enemy 

 like a ton of sharprel let loose at once." All this was put down to the 

 " honor " of a Spanish apothecary. The Herald says: "The people of 

 the U. S. rely upon the graduates of the N. Y. College of Pharmacy, lately 

 enlisted, to discover an antidote for this substance. " It is acknowledg- 

 ment, I say ! 



Now that our fleet is back we expect to see the boys soon and ever will 

 they be welcome to the realms of the old College. You have done nobly, 

 all that you could, your share of praise is not little, your service was needed, 

 you answered and it will make the standing of the once miserable apoth- 

 cary all the easier to elevate. That is what you have done and you have 

 done it well. " Actions speak louder than words." 



It is with great pleasure that I desire to announce that beginning with 

 the next issue, and through the kindness of Professor George C. Diek- 

 man, there will appear the first of a series of "Short and Handy Tests 

 for Urine." This will be greeted by all as a most desirable step to- 

 ward giving pharmacists a good idea of what can be done in every phar- 

 macy should they be so inclined. Why not take this opportunity of obtain- 

 ing a neatly tubated schudule of tests without the trouble of looking up 

 each one individually. Our readers should not take for granted they can 

 can make use of this for all time, but once you get interested in such an 

 important branch of trade it will be easy matter to follow it up more 

 thoroughly. Prepare a file at once and save it. It's worth a years sub- 

 scription alone. 



In just one more month the halls of the College will be resounding with 

 the "chatter and chattle " of the "new Junior" and his senior, "the" 

 Senior. 



It will seem like old times again and once fairly started the " new " 

 Junior will become one of us, that feeling of "where am I to go?" will 

 be dismissed and " the " Senior will be not the same as he was when " a " 

 Junior, but a ' ' hard working ' ' Senior. It's so ! Many of us have been in 

 the same boat, but we see differently as time passes by that a Junior works 

 hard, but " the " Senior works harder. 



I must mention, with special notice in this department, the sad death 

 of " Apothecary " Adolph Dalbon, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A full 

 account of which will be found in another column. 



