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THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST OP AUSTEALASIA. Apr. 1st, 1886. 
Not a single soldier in the Prussian army has died of small- 
pox since 1875. This immunity is unquestionably due to the 
rigid enforcement of vaccination. 
Br. Danford Thomas, coroner for Middlesex, in the course 
of an' inquest lately, stated that the in-actice to which young 
mothers were addicted of overlaying their infants at night, 
was responsible for the death of about 500 children a year in 
England. 
It is estimated that there are in the United States more 
than 100,000 so-called “ doctors,” half of whom have no more 
right to be regarded as “medical men” in the true sense of 
the term than a hosx>ital porter has to the title of “ physician.” 
The largest piece of unblemished amber in the world is at 
present being exhibited in the Mark Museum at Dantzig, for 
which the owner has refused £1,500. The specimen weighs 
eight pounds. 
The death-rate at Cairo has reached the enormous ratio of 
over sixty per thousand, owing to the iDolluted state of the 
water supply. The canal from which pipes run to supply 
the city is being drained, in hopes of reaching the roots of the 
evil. 
Considerable damage has been done by a fire at the Chem- 
nitz Dyeing Works (Korner), which attacked the aniline de- 
partment. 
The African traveller, Paul Reichard, is to report on his 
exploration to the African Society in Berlin. 
The late Mr. Vanderbilt’s bequests include one of 100,000 
dollars to St. Luke’s Hospital, and one of 50,000 dollars to 
the Home for Incurables. Both these institutions are in 
London. 
6U3Utc. 
APPLICATIONS FOE PATENTS. 
(STcljangc ^^olunin. 
“J will bu)j with you, sell with you .” — Merchant of Venice. 
Each month we devote part of our space to a feature 
which has proved very useful and interesting to all British 
readers of “The Chemist and Deuggist ” under the title 
of “Exchange Column,” All pharmacists are familiar with 
the accumulations of small quantities of goods, which a tem- 
porary demand has led them to stock. The change of fashion 
has left these articles as so much useless lumber on their 
hands. But it is the constant exj^erience that a demand may 
exist in some localities, for the very goods which are utterly 
unsaleable elsewhere. Our “Exchange Column” provides 
a ready means of communication between those who would be 
willing to buy, and those who would be glad to sell. 
This column is especially for the advantage of the retail 
pharmacist. It would be entirely against the spirit in which 
it is designed to allow a manufacturer or importer to use it to 
advertise his business. All announcements with that ten- 
dency will be rigidly excluded, and the sx^ace allotted will be 
devoted to advertisements of surplus and second-hand goods. 
Terms. — Announcements are inserted in this column at the rate of 
one halfpenny per word, on condition that name and address arc added 
Name and address to be paid for. Price in figui’es counts as one word. 
If name and address are not included, one penny per word must be 
paid. A number will then be attached to the advertisement by the pub- 
lisher of “ The Chemist and Druggist OF Australasi.a.,” and all cor- 
respondence relating to it must be addressed to the “ Publisher of The 
Chemist and Druggist of Australasia, Norinanby Chambers, Biel- 
bourne,” the envelope to be endorsed also with the number. The pub- 
lisher will transmit the correspondence to the advertiser, and with that 
his share in the transaction will cease. Stamps of any colony will be 
accepted in payment, and all advertisements must be paid for in advance. 
THE LONDON MARKETS. 
LATEST NEWS AND PRICES. 
(Special Cable Deqyatch feom our London Office.) 
Abel French Spawn, California, U.S.— “ ImxM’ovements in 
Chemical Fire Extinguishing Ax^paratus.” 
Carl Wageman, Elizabeth-street, Melbourne.— “ An improved 
Machine for Extracting Ores or Metals from Metalliferous 
Minerals,” 
H. Patterson, Dunedin. — “Patent Medicine.” 
H. Codd, London. — “ Imx)rovements in Bottles and Jars.” 
Richard Allingham, Sydney. — “ Copying Ink, for instantaneous 
letter-cox^ying, without use of xn-ess or water.” 
Edward Waters, Bourke-street, Melbourne. — “Improvements in 
the treatment of grain or cereals to be used in brewing, dis- 
tilling, and vinegar-making, and for pui-poses of food. 
Also improved method of, and ax^paratus for cleaning and 
separating the pulpy matters from the fibres of leaves and 
plants.” 
William Hoker, Newtown, Sydney. — “ Imx?rovements in Ma- 
chines for making gas.” 
A. Potter, Auckland. — “ Invention for dissolving kauri gum.” 
(ttiior’s ikT. 
J* D. C. — Your case is one of the cases of difficulty which the 
country druggist has to contend with. But you cannot 
claim expenses for long jornuieys, nor for visits, as such 
charges are at variance with the Medical Act. You would 
legally be only permitted to charge for the medicine supx^lied 
— but you could if arranged beforehand, claim expenses 
for a special messenger at so vuich per mile if the case is 
urgent. To charge for advice, even in simx^le cases, _ would, 
unless possessed of a medical licence, render you liable to 
prosecution for illegal practice of medicine. If an agree- 
ment is made with regard toporterage, you could, we believe, 
recover the amount by law ; but it is likely that a stamx^ed 
document would be required for such agreement. 
F. J. Etee. Thanks for what you send us. We shall doubt- 
less make use of it. 
T. B. Melhuish. “Remarks on P. B.” come too late for 
present issue, but will find a x^lace in our next. 
W. Thomason. Y’es, your communication did not reach us 
soon enough to be utilised. Thanks for yours of March 17th. 
London, 29th March, 1886. 
With the excex>tion of the few changes mentioned below, 
there are no very sx)ecial features to report since our last 
cablegram. 
Sulphate of Ammonia has risen to 228/- 
Menthol Crystals are again lower, being now from 12/- to 
15/- per lb. 
Below we give the piices in London of the more important 
articles on March 29 : — 
ARTICLES AND QUANTITY. 
Citric Acid 
Tartaric Acid . 
Lemon Juice, f.o.b. Blossina 
Glycerine, German refined 
Iodine, dry 
Blercury .... 
Bleaching Powder . . 
Soda Crystals . 
Quinine Sulphate, 
Howard’s . . . 
Copaiba Balsam . . 
Cinchona Bark — 
East Indian, crown 
South American, flat 
Camphor, China 
Ergot of Rye . 
Cubebs .... 
Lisect Flowers — 
Dalmatian . . 
Caucasian 
Blusk, Tonquin, pod 
Gum Arabic, pale picked 
Peppermint Oil, H. G. 
Hotchkiss . 
Ess. Lemon 
Opium, Tuikey 
Saffron, Valencia . 
Tiu’pentine, American , 
Petrolemn, refined . 
Olive Oil, Seville . 
Cotton-seed Oil 
per lb. 
per lb. 
per pipe 
per cwt. 
per oz. 
per bot. 
per cwt. 
per cwt. 
per oz. 
per lb. 
per lb. 
X>er lb. 
per cwt. 
per lb. 
per cwt. 
per cwt. 
per cwt. 
per oz. 
per cwt. 
per lb. 
per lb. 
per lb. 
per lb. 
per cwt. 
per gall, 
per ton 
per ton 
PRICES. 
March 29. 
s. d. s. d, 
February 24. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
2 1 to 0 0 
1 9f „ 00 
690 0 „ 0 0 
46 0 „ 50 0 
0 „ 09 
116 3 „ 0 0 
7 3 „ 7 6 
2 8 „ 0 0 
3 0 „ 0 0 
1 6 „ 17 
0 4 „ 2 8 
0 6 „ 18 
77 0 „ 78 0 
1 4 „ 2 0 
350 0 to 375 0 
60 0 „ 90 0 
95 0 „ 0 0 
75 0 „ 87 6 
55 0 „ 70 0 
17 9 „ 18 0 
4 0 „ 6 3 
12 6 „ 14 9 
42 0 „ 47 0 
26 6 „ 26 9 
0 7| „ 0 7J 
800 0 „ 820 0 
400 0 „ 420 0 
2 
1 
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0 
0 
1 
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0 
0 
690 
0 
0 
0 
46 
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116 
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6 
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1 
7 
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4 
2 
8 
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77 
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78 
0 
1 
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2 
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350 
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375 
0 
60 
0 
90 
0 
95 
0 
0 
0 
75 
0 
87 
6 
55 
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70 
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17 
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47 
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26 
6 
26 
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300 
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820 
0 
400 
0 
420 
0 
T O CHEMISTS.— Old-established BUSINESS for sale for less than 
cost of Stock and Fixtures. Sole reason for sale : proprietor (lady) 
cannot manage it. Situated in large country town, Western line, from 
Sydnev. “Jean,” Gordon & Gotch, Sydney. 
