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strongly recommended as a specific against hypochondriasis. It was composed of 
adders, bats, sucking whelps, earth worms , hog's grease, the marrow of a stag, and the 
thigh bone of an ox. The doctor also served his generation by the introduction of 
an infallible remedy for canine madness, and wrote several elaborate works upon the 
virtues of amulets and charms. 
To this same period belongs a once famous apothecary, Colonel Delmahoy, who, it 
it is said, wore one of the most extraordinary and magnificent wigs on record. 
He kept a shop in Ludgate Hill, close to the Warden’s Hall, where he appears to 
have driven a thriving trade, and to have supplied the ancient citizens of London with 
sweetmeats, hair washes, scents, pomades, medicines, love drops, and charms. A comic 
critic wrote for him an epitaph worth quoting. 
“ Delmahoy sold infusions and lotions, 
Decoctions and gargles and pills; 
Electuaries, powders, and potions, 
Spermaceti, salts, scammony, squills. 
" Horse aloes, burnt alum, agaric, 
Balm, benzoine, blood-stone, and dill; 
Castor, camphor, and acid tartaric, 
With specifics for every ill. 
“ But with all his specifics in store, 
Death on Delmahoy one day did pop j 
And, although he had doctors a score, 
Made poor Delmahoy shut up his shop.” 
(To be continued.) 
GOSPORT CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION 
At a meeting of this Association held on the 12th of January, it was unanimously 
resolved to suggest the adoption of “a universal poison label,” to be used by the trade 
generally. 
It was urged that poison bottles do not and will not answer the purpose intended, 
because bottles of all shapes and colours are used for other purposes than for contain¬ 
ing poisons; and that, even if a bottle of some particular shape and colour were 
restricted in its use to poisons, it would be impossible to maintain this restriction ; 
whereas a universal poison label would soon train the public mind to a recognition of 
the fact that this always meant danger, and there would be no difficulty in confining its 
use to really dangerous substances. 
HALIFAX AND DISTRICT CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The following resolutions, relating to the proposed new regulations for the sale of 
poisons, were passed at the March meeting of the above Association :— 
Proposed by Mr. Stott, seconded by Mr. Shaw, and supported by Mr. Jessop,— 
1. This meeting is of opinion that the three systems for the safe keeping of poisons 
as proposed in the second regulation, should be left to each individual chemist to adopt 
as circumstances may require, and should only apply to the stronger and more dangerous 
poisons in small quantities, and is further of opinion that the third regulation is quite 
impracticable, impossible to carry out, and would defeat its own end. 
2. That the recommendation of the Council to the chemists to carry out the regula¬ 
tions would be amply sufficient for the end in view, without attempting to give them 
the force of law, against which proceeding this Association most strongly protests, as 
well as the subjecting chemists to visits of inspection. 
Carried unanimously. 
