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V JAR brought its troubles to us, as it did to you. That you were 
sorely tried on occasion, we know, though complaints were rare, 
as the situation was widely understood. 
Labor'shortage, scarcity of goods, and changed economic conditions, 
with consequent readjustments, made quick and efficient service 
arduous. 
A few words as to the way we faced and overcame these difficulties, 
now that “it’s all over but thejshouting” and we see the way clear 
ahead, may not be amiss. The experience has been very interesting 
tous. Reading about it.may,be almost as interesting to you. 
We shall tell how we helped to keep the industrial machinery of the 
country going at full speed, and how we planted ourselves squarely 
behind the Government,and the Army abroad. Some of the facts have 
not been heretofore generally known, and the publishing of them will, 
we are confident, give Chemists a clearer understanding of an enter- 
prise, closely and vitally related to their work. 
The sudden cessation of European importations of glass and metal 
apparatus; of chemicals, drugs, and medicinal supplies; the scarcity 
of raw materials, of half finished and finished products; embargoes 
and Government restrictions of various kinds; the{labor and clerical 
[help shortage and difficulties incident to the growing demands upon 
themail-order business—these are some of the problems which con- 
fronted us. 
How they were grasped, and how solved, will be told in subsequent 
announcements. 
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