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4 Temple Bar,’ but we liave never used it, I have since adopted a far more beau¬ 
tiful method, which I shall be happy to describe when satisfied that it will 
stand the test of a few months’ time. Above a year ago, we first sent out pho¬ 
tographic varnish capped with gelatine, to Mr. Atkinson, a large photographic 
dealer in Liverpool, who immediately wrote for a quarter of a hundredweight 
of the same material for his own use ; we also sent varnishes capped with it*to 
Mr. Ramsden, of Leeds ; Messrs. Manson and Swan, of Newcastle-on-Tyne • 
and Mi. Solomon, of 22 , Red Lion Square, London ; and during last summer, 
to Mr. Jas. How, of I oster Lane, Cheapside. All these gentlemen are large 
photographic manufacturers and factors, and will, Z am sure, corroborate my 
statement. J 
If I had thought that what seemed to me an insignificant little dodge was 
worth parading in ‘ Temple Bar ’ with such a flourish of trumpets, I should 
have sent it to the Pharmaceutical Journal, though I do not think it would 
have attracted much attention but for the general metallic-capsule consternation 
with which we are all afflicted. I am glad that Mr. Haselden has taken the 
subject in tow, as it will thereby enter the Pharmaceutical domain under favour¬ 
able circumstances. 
I am, dear Sirs, yours faithfully, 
30, Gallowtree Gate, Leicester, Frederick Parsons. 
March 22, 1806. 
EARLY CLOSING. 
TO THE EDITORS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
thkmmthl a Y With r U f P Ieas " re ’ a . n artioIe written by a Major Associate in 
this months Journal. I appreciate it the more, because his views exactly co- 
ULnnr “ y °Y Q ' es P e c lall y when he sa ys, “ We must lessen the hours of 
rtn P Vi C ? e 0U1 d00rs - 0n Sundays ’ aud be less read y t0 compete for the stray 
pence that may come in at unseasonable hours;” and it is through what we 
have done in this respect at Wolverhampton that has induced me to send this 
communication, hoping it may incite other towns to follow our example. 
I he Chemists of this town, with one or two exceptions, close their establish¬ 
ments every evening, except Saturday, at half-past seven; and I only know of 
two instances where the door-shutter is removed on Sundays. Of course this 
wepk °nr b f eQ d< f le T"* ° f the , ™ omeut i and the rules to be broken in a 
or J f cr Wolverhampton, like most other towns, boasts of a goodly 
number of chemists, and consequently a good deal of opposition, so that the 
necessary caution was exercised in the matter. The origin of it was this: some 
was a AT ire ex P ressed b y many of the shopkeepers to lessen the 
sivpn nMn U t meSS ’ and /!f P rmci P al ironmongers and drapers agreed to close at 
m • J° ? —some of the gentlemen occupying a good position in the town 
anrone S n^V e + L ’ aU u !f Vmg agF f d t0 d ° S0 ’ the y ke P fc their word, s ° that 
•dwflVQ i irough the centre of the town a few minutes after seven would 
5™ tbese P laces closed. Some energetic assistants, again, agitated the 
a I- eVV ? f l ™ kmg ifc ^ enera1 ’ and accordingly caused a large and 
w s one of T ! Ug i ° take P lace about six months ago. One of the speakers 
he tradesme11 who had closed at seven for years, and he said, when 
nLTf w^h f ked 1 tod ? so : he hesitated for some time, and at length signed the 
paper, with fears lest business should suffer; but he was happy to say that it 
Seve£ n V f ? nd stron ^ ad ™cated the early closing movement. 
influenee in U dv rF ofche ^. s P oke m fav our of it, and promised to use their 
fluence in that direction. The consequence was, the majority of the shop- 
