NOTE ON THE BOURNE WATER. 
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no remedy under the name of Chlorodyne can be sold without the Government 
stamp. 
Yours truly, 
33, Great Russell Street , Bloomsbury , J. Day EXPORT. 
March 26, 1866. 
“ To the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. 
“ Gentlemen,—You will greatly oblige by informing me 4 why ’ Chlorodyne, 
prepared by Mr. T. Barling, is exempt from patent medicine duty. 
u I beg to inform you, as on a previous occasion, that the w r ord 4 Chlorodyne ’ 
was coined by Dr. J. Collis Browne to represent a particular remedy advertised 
largely as a cure for certain diseases. 
u Now, your reply to me, on December 22, 1865, states that Chlorodyne cannot 
be sold, under any circumstances, without medicine duty, quite irrespective of the 
wording of the label, therefore I trust you will not consider me intrusive in 
asking the reason of the exemption in the case of Mr. Barling, whose prepara¬ 
tion is a secret remedy, and sold with the full understanding that it possesses 
the properties of the Original Chlorodyne of Dr. J. Collis Browne, whose medi¬ 
cine is generally prescribed and ordered simply as 4 Chlorodyne,’ same as ad¬ 
vertised by Air. Barling (see enclosed handbill).* 
“ I beg further to state that I solicit this information on behalf of many in 
the trade who have written to me for an explanation. 
44 If any exemptions with Chlorodyne are allowed, it will lead to much con¬ 
fusion, and evasion of duty ; whereas the decision recently announced by your 
Honourable Board, that Chlorodyne under any circumstances must pay medi¬ 
cine duty obviates all difficulty in the matter. 
“You will readily perceive how unjust it would be to allow a pirated article 
to be free of duty whilst the original and only genuine was heavily taxed. 
44 1 am, Gentlemen, 
44 Your very obedient servant, 
44 33, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, 44 J. T. DAVENPORT. 
44 March loth, 1866.” 
(Reply.) 
44 Inland Revenue, Somerset House, 
44 24 March , 1866. 
44 Sir,—The Board were not aware until the receipt of your letter of the 15th 
instant, of the nature of the handbill issued by Air. Barling, of Weymouth, in 
reference to his Chlorodyne. 
44 The Board are of opinion that the preparation prepared and vended under 
the designation of 44 Barling’s Chlorodyne ” is liable to the medicine stamp duty, 
and they have so informed Air. Barling. 
44 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
44 To Mr. J. T. Davenport .” 44 T. Sargent. 
NOTE ON THE BOURNE WATER. 
BY DR. ATTFIELD. 
It may be worth while calling the attention of chemists, and, indeed, of all 
interested in water-supply, to a curious natural phenomenon to be seen just 
now in the neighbourhood of Croydon. Between twenty and thirty millions of 
gallons of water per day are rushing along channels which a few weeks ago 
'* The bill referred to was forwarded to me by a wholesale firm seeking information. 
