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Matthiessen, and G. C. Foster: On the Constitution and Rational Formula of Narcotine. 
—I. L. Bell, T. Sopwith, Dr. Richardson, and T. Spencer: Report on the Metallurgy of 
the District.—Dr. Riley: On Titanium in Iron.—J. Pattinson : On Deposit in Blast Fur¬ 
naces.—J. Pattinson : On Zinc, Nickel, and Cobalt in Cleveland Ironstone.—I. L. Bell: On 
Aluminium.—Dr.Matthiessen: Reporton theChemical Nature of Alloys.—Dr.Richardson: 
On the Separation of Lead and Antimony.—W. Baker: On the Impurities contained in 
Lead and their influence on its Technical Uses.—W. Crookes : On Thallium.—I. L. Bell: 
On Thallium.—Dr. Stevenson Macadam : On the Analysis of Chinese Iron.—Dr. Davey: 
On the Slaking of Quicklime.—Dr. Zenner: On Impurities in Lead.—L. Kessler: Sur 
les procede's de Gravure du Verre a l’aide de l’acide fluor-hydrique par impression de la 
reserve.—L. Kessler: Sur des appareils nouveaux eVaporant a multiple effet et a air libre 
notnme's Erorateurs .—L. Kessler : Sur les avantages commerciaux d’un nouveau sel de 
soude cristallise.— Duncan C. Dallas : On Photelectric Engraving and Observations upon 
Sundry Processes of Photographic Engraving.—II. Kilgour: Abstract of Paper—Are 
Nitrogen and Carbonic Oxide the Oxide of Carbon in different Allotropic or Isomeric 
States?—R. C. Clapham and J. Daglish : On the Minerals and Salts found in Coal Pits. 
—Dr. Richardson: Researches on the Manufacture of Prussiate of Potash by the late 
John Lee and T. Richardson.—M. l’Abbe Moigno: Short Communications on Galvanic 
Copper, Photo-lithography, and Photo-microscopic specimens.—M. Geo. Ville : Definer 
par la vegetation, l’etat moleculaire des corps. Analyser la force vegetale par des essais 
raisonne's de culture.—Alphonse Gages : Report on Synthetic Researches on the Forma¬ 
tion of Minerals.—Dr. F. L. Phipson : On a New Method of Measuring the Chemical 
Action of the Sun’s Rays.—Dr. F. L. Phipson: On Musical Sounds produced by Carbon. 
Dr. Murray Thompson : On New Zealand Lignites.—Dr. Otto Richter: On the Chemical 
and Physical Principles in connection with the Specific Gravity of Liquid and Solid Sub¬ 
stances.—W. Symons exhibited a new form of Gas Battery.—Dr. T. Wood : On Oxida¬ 
tion by Ozone.—Dr. S. Macadam : On the Manufacture of Superphosphates and Dis¬ 
solved Bones.—Dr. B. H. Paul: Recent Applications of the Hydrocarbons derived from 
Artificial and Natural Sources.—Dr. Richardson and T. W. Bunning: On the Uses of 
Fuel in Marine Boilers. 
THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF PHARAfACEUTICAL 
PREPARATIONS. 
TO THE EDITORS OE THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Gentlemen,—On perusing a letter in this month’s Journal from u A.Sub¬ 
scriber,” Durham, I venture to offer a few remarks on the important subject of 
4 ‘ demand and supply of pharmaceutical preparations.” 
Your correspondent entertains certain views on the subject ■which will not 
appear very encouraging in the eyes of those pharmaceutists desirous of 
commencing business in a limited neighbourhood. He anticipates that for an 
establishment commenced in even a respectably-sized provincial town for the 
practice of 44 pure pharmacy,” in a twelvemonth a very gloomy prospect may 
be expected ; and for what reason ? because the proprietor is offering what he 
knows to be a reliable preparation for the benefit of his customer and for the 
sake of his own reputation. 
Now, having had tolerable experience both in town and country, I may be 
allowed to state that the demand for medicines and pharmaceutical preparations 
of acknowledged purity in small provincial towns is quite as certain (if not so 
great) as in more crowded neighbourhoods, or London. It may not be at all 
times convenient, nor yet profitable, for the provincial chemist to make his own 
preparations ; but have we not houses in the trade of undoubted reputation 
that possess both the convenience and means for making them carefully and 
honestly as well as on a large and profitable scale, thereby enabling the pharma¬ 
ceutist in thinly populated districts to compete creditably with others in more 
crowded neighbourhoods ? 
Therefore, in opening a business in either a thickly or thinly populated dis- 
