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CORRESPONDENCE. 
The supply of competent assistants in 
good health is so much in excess of the de¬ 
mand that little difficulty is experienced in 
tilling any vacancies which may occur, at 
nominal salaries. Many of the senior assis¬ 
tants in the south of France have an interest 
in the returns of the business, and therefore 
a vacancy rarely occurs. The amount of 
work to be got through at certain parts of 
the season is so great that few pharmaciens 
would be found willing to engage an invalid, 
with the risk of his being laid up when most 
wanted. 
Vacancies are usually advertised in the 
months of August and September. 
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
Directeur. 
Pan, January 18 th, 1870. 
V. C. (Whitechapel).—Veterinary sur¬ 
geons who are members of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons of Great Britain, 
and those hulding the certificate in veteri¬ 
nary surgery from the Highland and Agri¬ 
cultural Society of Scotland, only, are exempt 
from the restrictions of the Phannacy Act. 
Vinum Quiniee. — Mr. John Heaton (Kil- 
burn) states that “ quinine wine maybe pre¬ 
pared in a few minutes with a less quantity 
of citric acid, and the quinine so perfectly 
dissolved as not to require filtering. Take 
quinine, 20 grains; citric acid, 20 grains. 
Rub these well together in a mortar, add 
about one drachm of the wine; again briskly 
rub for a few seconds, and then gradually 
add the remainder of the orange-wine, 20 
ounces. 
“ Dispenser ” (Hastings).—Prescriptions 
of legally qualified medical practitioners, 
containing any of the scheduled poisons, 
must be copied in a book for that purpose. 
A registration of the particular poison in 
the “ Poison Book ” is not required in such 
cases. 
W. Y. (Harrow Road).—Pharmacy Act; 
see page 442. 
G. R. —A mixture made from the formula 
given, could only form an emulsion by the 
addition of either mucilage or yolk of egg. 
“ Chemicus” (Liverpool).— (1) Codex 
Medicamentarium; Pharmacopee Fran^aise. 
Paris : J. B. Bailliere. 1860. (2) First sa¬ 
turate the lemon juice by means of the 
alkalies ; then add the almond emulsion and 
the other ingredients. 
G. W. S. (Chester).— Cochlearia, scurvy- 
grass. 
T. T. —The new edition of Bentley’s Bo¬ 
tany will probably appear early in the 
spring. 
M. P. S. (Abingdon ).—Linimcntum Po- 
tassii Iodidi cum Sapone. See page 453 of 
our present number. 
“ Utile ” (Boston), in reply to “A. P. S.” 
in our last number, sends the following re¬ 
cipe for Jockey Club Pouquet: —Ess. Jas¬ 
mine Jiv, Otto de Rose 5 iss, Ess. Bergamot 
5iv, Ess. Vanillse ^ij. Ess. Moschi ^ij, Ess. 
Violet Sp. Vini Rect. §xvj. MHj and 
let stand for fourteen days, and filter. 
“ Mumbo Jumbo .”—Calumba comes from 
forests on the shores of Oibo and Mozam¬ 
bique, as well as inland for fifteen or twenty 
miles (Pereira). 
J. G .—Sulphur sometimes contains a little 
acid, which would be removed by washing it 
with ammonia, and a salt of ammonia would 
be left on evaporation. 
“A Beginner .”—The gas would soon be 
lost by diffusion, if the tube were merely 
corked. 
“ Junior Assistant” should communicate 
with the Honorary Secretary, Mr. John 
Mackay, George Street, Edinburgh. 
“ Chemicus ” should send the particulars 
of the case to the Registrar, 17, Bloomsbury 
Square. 
J. L. (Sunbury).—If the quinine wine is 
made according to the Pharmacopoeia, no 
licence is required, nor is a Patent Medicine 
stamp necessary, provided the printed label 
does not bring it within the law relatiug to 
patent medicines. See Vol. IX. (r.s.) page 
212 . 
Mr. G. Brown (Sandown, I.W.), in reply 
to “ A Correspondent,” states that the 
usual custom of the trade when “ Cinnabar 
of Antimony ” and “ Spirit of Sal Ammo¬ 
niac ” are ordered, is to supply antim. oxy- 
sulph. and liquor ammoniac. [The term 
“ Cinnabar of Antimony” was applied to the 
residuary product, on the preparation of 
chloride of antimony when corrosive subli¬ 
mate is used.] 
Mr. Cole (Coventry) complains of the in¬ 
justice of the Pharmacy Act of 1868, and is 
“ surprised to find a bungling amendment 
made, by which medical dispensers (who 
have served twice the required time in dis¬ 
pensing and compounding the prescriptions 
of medical men in hospitals, and private 
practice) are not allowed the privilege of 
passing the Modified Examination,—simply 
because they have not served as Assistants 
for a few years in a chemist’s shop.” 
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