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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
T. W .—The best remedy would be to prepare for, and pass, the Minor and Major 
examinations. 
W. F. Gardner , General Advertising Agency.—Communication received. 
“ Pharmacist.” —A correspondent observes that Mr. Ince’s suggestion is a very good one, 
and that “ if all entitled to use the name were to have it so printed, whenever any new 
labels were required, it would soon familiarise the public with the term.” 
We have received a note from Mr. Ince, in which he states that a simple rule may be 
applied in the formation of derived words ending in ist , namely, take the root, add ist , 
and anglicise if necessary. This will obviate seeming anomalies. With regard to 
Pharmacy, many Greek words may be quoted as an illustration—amongst them (pap/xaueia 
ipsa medicandi actio; ipsa medicamenta, and other meanings. bappaKevs —veneficus, 
also (papjuaKevco v. (pappauov , medicamentum, first meaning venenum. ^appaKoirwAps, 
seller of medicines. <J> appaubs, (pappaubcc v. poet. Here is one invariable root, anglicise 
and write it Pharmac- add ist, i. e. Pharmacist. The rule is best proved by apparent 
exceptions. ‘ Sophistry ’ does not become Sophistrist, because we find 2 ocpla, 2,o(pi£a), 
2d(pio-/ua, 2o(pbs, sapiens. Take the root, anglicise and write it Soph, add ist, i. e. 
Sophist. On the other hand, Anatomist, Chiropodist, etc., offer familiar examples of 
regular formation. There is an art called Chemistry—the man who practises it is not a 
Chemistrist, still less a Chemistreutist, but a Chemist, for a definite reason—finally, for 
the term “ Pharmaceutist ” there does not appear any reasonable philological defence. 
M. P. S. (Oxton) is thanked for his communication. The subject is deferred, pend¬ 
ing the completion of the “ Regulations.” 
Mr. W. C. Hails (Brighton) is thanked for his communication respecting syrup of 
iodide of iron. 
u Zn, S0 4 , 7 II% 0 ” (Liverpool).—Refer to any elementary work on Chemistry. 
T. H. K. (Bristol).—We think the employer is morally bound to sign the certificate 
in question, but under the circumstances would recommend application to one of the 
other parties named in the Act, whose signature would have equal weight. 
“ Statim ” (Brixton).— Pepsine Wine, Vol. VI. (n.s.) page 192. 
“ Dispenser” (Chipping Sodbury).—Not eligible for the ‘‘Modified Examination.” 
C. F. (Guildford).—The letterpress is correct. 
“ Botanist ” (Ipswich).—Yes. New editions of both works are in course of prepara¬ 
tion. 
“ Kec Caput nec Pedes.” —(1.) Yes. (2.) Not difficult with moderate application to 
study. (3 and 4.) Yes. (5.) Dr. Attfield’s ‘ Pharmaceutical Chemistry.’ 
1. 11. F .—A paper on “ Wheat Phosphates ” will be found in this Journal, Vol. VII. 
(N.S.), page 525. 
“ A Registered Student.” —Tomes’s ‘Dental Surgery.’ 
“ An Apprentice” (Stockport).—(1, 2.) No. See last number of the Journal. 
A. S. (Clevedon).—It would be better to use the new editions of the works named. 
E. C. E. (Thornbury).—Faraday’s ‘Lectures on a Candle,’ through any bookseller. 
“ Dispenser ” (Aberdeen).—(1.) Come to London the day before the Examination, 
and you will then be able to see what you desire in the library of the Pharmaceutical 
Society, or in any good library. (2.) If asked, you will be required to give the tests. 
Appointment .—Mr. Alexander Young Stewart, F.C.S., late assistant to Dr. Thomas 
Anderson, F.R.S. Edin., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow, has been 
appointed chemical operator to the Society of Apothecaries, in the room of Mr. George 
Warington, resigned. 
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Journal before the 25th of the month, to Elias Bremridge, Secretary, 17, 
Bloomsbury Square, W.C. 
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