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adaptable for the purposes of adulteration as some of the other 
spurious ipecacs. That it will eventually be used for this pu r P 0Se 
goes without saying. In the consignment under notice an ove r land 
sample was sent in the first instance, and this was submitted to a 
broker who pronounced the article to be “roots” of no medicinal 
value. For this expression of opinion the broker was taken to task, 
.it being remarked from Pernambuco that “London knew nothing 
about the article, ’’ which, as a fact, was largely prescribed by 
doctors among the natives in South America. What London's 
opinion of the article is, will probably be known at the next drug- 
auctions : it may eventually find its way to the rummage sale. 
The Chemist and Druggist Vol. LXV.p , 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Notices to Subsckibkhs. 
1. For the information of subscribers and others who wish to 
corhplete their series of Bulletins, notice is given that numbers 
r, 7, 8 and 9, of (he old Series (1891 to 1900) and Nos. 1, 8, 9 and 
ro, of New Series, Vol. 1 (1901-1902) have been reprinted and 
copies can be had by all whose subscriptions are paid up to date. 
The cost to others is 50 cents a number. 
2. A very large number of subscriptions, even for last year, are 
yet unpaid although subscribers have received more than one notice 
of the delay in payment. As this entails a good deal of extra work 
on the staff, subscribers are asked to send in their subscriptions 
without delay. Attention is called to the rule that all subscriptions 
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4. Subscribers outside the Peninsula will in future be charged 
^3.50 per annum instead of $3 to cover postage. 
Meteorological observers are asked to send in their returns to 
arrive before the 10th day of the following month, if possible, so as 
to he in time for going to press. 
Rainfall for November, 1904 
Government Hill 
The Prison 
The Fort 
Balik Pulau 
Pulau Jerejak 
Lumut 
Bruas 
Pangkore ... 
. Ins. 9*40 
„ 10-65 
„ 9-83 
„ 577 
- ,, S-5» 
» 7*43 
6-89 
„ 4‘45 
M 
E. SCRIVEN, 
Penan 8th December , 1904. 
Assistant Surgeon, 
Prison Observatory. 
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