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and will discourage the so-called “hand-me-down” druggist. — Pharm. 
Era, N. Y., 1905, v. 34, p. 125. 
Coblentz, Virgil, discusses the criticism that the apothecary will 
be unable to assay his drugs and preparations because the methods 
are too scientific or too complicated. — Apothecary, Boston, 1905, v. IT, 
p. 856. 
Caspari, Charles E., points out the need of including the assay 
processes of the pharmacopoeia in the curriculum of every college 
of pharmacy and asserts that no man has a moral right to dispense 
preparations whose strength he is unable to determine. — Meyer Bros., 
Druggist, 1905, v. 26, p. 248. 
The editor in commenting on the practicability of the official 
assay processes says “ it will be exceedingly interesting to watch 
the effect of the introduction of so many assayed drugs into the 
pharmacopoeia.” — Drug. Circ. & Chem. Gaz., N. Y., 1905, v. 49, 
p. 263. 
Wilbert, M. I., discusses the general principle involved and points 
out that it will require a considerable number of experiments by 
different operators to determine whether or not the adopted processes 
“ lead to fairly uniform results in different hands.” — Am. J. Pharm., 
Phila., 1905, v. 77, p. 360. 
Mayer, Joseph L., makes a plea for the extension of assay processes 
to all drugs and preparations that are liable to form the basis of 
prosecution under drug adulteration enactments. — Proc. Am. Pharm. 
Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 477 (from Drug. Circ.). 
Lyons, A. B., discusses the general subject of alkaloidal assay and 
suggests that some of the official processes may be criticised on the 
ground that they seem to be too much simplified. — Proc. Am. Pharm. 
Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 259. 
Caeser and Loretz, in the introduction to their annual report, call 
renewed attention to the need for restricting tests and methods of 
assay to such as may be carried out in the laboratory of the well- 
equipped apothecary, with the simplest means, in the shortest time, 
and in the simplest way. — Geschafts-Bericht v. Caeser & Loretz, i. 
Halle, a. S. 1905. 
Vandkerleed, Charles E., outlines a method for assay of the emodin- 
yielding drugs. — Proc. Penna. Pharm. Ass., 1905, p. 193. 
Gordin, H. M., describes a combination percolator and shaking 
tube for the assay of alkaloidal drugs, and a simple arrangement for 
percolation with hot alcohol. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, 
pp. 386-387. 
Thoms, H., discusses the determination of alkaloids by means of 
potassium bismuth iodide. — Ber. d. pharm. Gesellsch., Berlin, v. 15, 
1905, p. 85, ff, 
