October 5, 1895 
THE CHEMIST AKD DRUGGIST 
541 
poison exposed for sale in the absence of the qualified 
man ? ” Of course he would. You would have a clearer 
idea of pharmacv if you would read our “ Pnarmacy aud 
Poison Laws ” (2.«. 6i.). 
153/12. W. E. II — There is no law which can prevent 
^inyone from writing prescriptions, and taking fees for so 
•doing, if he can get them, so long as he does not assume or 
imply that he possesses registrable qualifications which he 
has not acquired. 
154/24. I)ens.—YoVi must not u?e any name, title, or 
description which may imply that you are registered under 
the Dentists Act, or that you are specially qualified to 
practise dentistry. We do not ourselves consider that the 
description of your shop as a dental establishment, or the 
announcement that you do dentistry in all its branches, is an 
infringement of the Act, but the Dentists’ Association may 
try to make out that it is, and may convince a magistrate 
that it is. If "vou use the description you may have to 
defend yourself in court. 
158/68. II ir. H . — \Va cannot say “for certain ” whether 
your preparation is liable to medicine-stamp duty. You can 
get an authoritative reply by sending duplicate labels, &c., 
to Somerset House. 
158/32. S. J. N. — W^e do not think you would be able to 
establish your claim against the railway company under 
^he circumstances set forth. 
MISCELLANEOUS INQUIRIES. 
nurnherf containing formulas educational or other specific information 
can be obtained from the Publisher. 
W,B.~We destroy anonymous letters. We do not anstoer queries of the kind 
here dealt with by post. We ask that separate queries shall be written on 
separate sheets of paper. 
143/18. S. I. N — Wine Licences — See under “ E seise 
Licences,” page 198, Diary, 1895 ; communicate with Excise 
■officer of district. 
150/31. E. N — Diet. — Ode of the best works on this 
subject is Dr. R Burnet’s “ Jfoods and Dietaries, or 
Manual of Clinical Dietaries” (Griffin & Co.). 
150/27. Ozf)i 2 }hor—On]y a trace of camphor should be 
put into Hair-wash Powder. Try the following : — 
Camphor. 3j, 
01. rosmariiii . . ,, ., ,, Tttxv. 
S.Y.R 5iss. 
S. et adde — 
P. boracis 
150/18. M. 4' M. W.—k small part of the constituents of 
the meat and malt is precipitated when dissolved in wine, 
but there is enough left for the purpose; filter. No pre- 
servative should be needed with a food port- wine. 
150/61. Justice L. V. (We cannot decipher your ncm de 
phone in full.) — We cannot publish a letter base! on the 
assumption that the Pharmaceutical Society never prosecute 
the unqualifiei assistant of a limited company for selliac^ 
poisons. They have done so on many occasions. ^ 
150/60. Elixir L%Gtophospli.^{X) We cannot undertake 
to tell you which are the three oldest pharmacies in Loudon. 
In an article entitled “ Historic Paa’^macles,” which we 
published on July 31, 1836, we showed tha'^ Corhyns da"ei 
from about 1700, Allen & H anbury s from about 1730, and 
Savory & Moore’s from about 1780. As far as we know, these 
are the oldest London retail pharmacies. (2) There is an 
elixir of lactophosphate of calcium in the National Formu- 
lary, and it is doubtless intended. There was a syr. zinci 
phosph. in the London Pharmacopceia. W^e mention these 
facts because you have come to a quite erroneous conclusion 
through noc knowing them. Our experience is that whole- 
sale houses do not “ fake up ” things to please their 
customers ; in fact, we have so frequent telephonic and 
postal inquiries from wholesalers regarding out-of-the-way 
preparations that we are surprised they give so much time 
and trouble over little things, and simply to oblige customers. 
143/34 Qdcero . — Inspectors of Weights and Mea- 
sures. — We know of no official organ tor inspectors of 
weights and measures. There is no special qualification for 
these appointments ; they are generally filled by the local 
authorities. Inspectors must find surety for 200/., so as to 
ensure the safe custody of the local standards and the for- 
warding of the various fees to the proper authotities. In 
Ireland a sub-inspector of the C-msCabulary is generally 
appointed, his position being a sufficient guarantee for the 
proper carrying out of the duties. 
139/95. W. B. — (1) Rheumatic-powder, as quoted, was 
intended to ce made up with honey or treacle to 50 gr., 
but should you wish to give in powder form so as to mix, 
say, in water or milk (condensed will not matter), then add 
5 gr. each of powdered ginger and powdered sugar to each 
dose. (2) Your Cooling and Teething Powdor for chil- 
dren will be all right if you use ^ gr. or antimonial powder, 
instead of J gr., as you propose. The former quantity you 
will find especially useful when you come to apportion the 
dose for children beyond one year — say, between two and 
three years, which often occurs. 
153/37. G. P. B . — See the Educational number, Septem- 
ber 7, where you will find all the information which yoa 
require. 
152/16. Wells — Paraffin Oil canxot be completely deodo- 
rieed. If you want to treat a small quantity, proceed as 
follows Make a solution of 1-J oz, of bichromate of potash 
in a pint of water, add l|-oz. of sulphuric acid, and when 
cold pour info one or two pints of paraffin oil. Shake well, 
and continue to shake occasionally for a day ; then decant 
the oil, and wash with water. 
151/6. Suhicriher . — Situations in South Africa — You 
will find a good deal of information concerning the prospects 
for assistants in oar issue of August 31, page 359, Another 
aiticle, which contains some farther particulars, will appear 
shortly. We do not think, speaking generally, that you 
woald much better your condition by going out to South 
Africa — at any rate, not without an engagement. 
9D/91. Homer . — Digestive Syrup. — See page 597, Octo- 
ber 16, 1892. You may make a similar preparation to 
what you send us with 4 parts of concentrated decoction 
of aloes, 1 part of fluid extract of cascara sagrada, and 
1 part of fluid extract of liquorice. The dose in this case 
would be from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, according to effect 
required. ' 
14^1/13. U A. TF.— Analysis of Butter, Lard, &c,— 
See page 880, J ane 22, 1895. You will find good instruction 
in regard to such matters in Muter’s" Analytical Chemistry.” 
152/42 The mixture has fermented, and the 
gas liberated by fermentation, and from the bicarbonate 
reactiog with the acid of fermentation, is the cause of the 
bottles bursting. You should omit the mist, senrse co., and 
make up with aq ch^oroformi. 
