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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [December 9,1871. 
A vote of thanks to Dr. Symes for his interesting- 
paper was proposed, and unanimously carried. 
GLASGOW CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
The Fifth Meeting of the Session of this Association 
was held in the West Hall, Anderson’s University, 204, 
George Street, on the evening of Wednesday, November 
29th ; the President, Mr. Thomas Davison, occupied the 
chair, and there was a good attendance. 
After the usual preliminary business, in course of 
which several new members were enrolled, the Chair¬ 
man introduced Mr. M. H. Cochrane, F.C.S., who deli¬ 
vered the following lecture on “ Coal and its Products.” 
Mr. Cochrane was frequently applauded in the course of 
his lecture, several of the beautiful experiments he per¬ 
formed being much admired; and at the close, on the 
motion of the Chairman, he was awarded a very hearty 
vote of thanks. 
A short discussion then took place on the present 
aspect of the early-closing movement, hut as the com¬ 
mittee appointed at a recent meeting had not been able 
as yet to give in a final report, it was adjourned till 
next meeting. 
On Wednesday evening, December 13th, Mr. J. L. 
Macmillan will read a paper on “Adulteration of Drugs.” 
CQinspmtMcc. 
*** Ab notice can be taken of anonymous communica¬ 
tions. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenti¬ 
cated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily 
for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith. 
The Chicago College Fund. 
Sir,—Your leading article of last week has sketched the 
great loss sustained by pharmacists at Chicago, in the de¬ 
struction of their college by fire. May I propose that a spe¬ 
cial appeal be made to pharmaceutical students throughout the 
kingdom, to assist our fellow-students on the other side of 
the Atlantic, by subscribing towards the re-furnishing of 
their college P 
Pharmaceutical students, as a rule, are not rich, but they 
are kind-hearted, and would gladly help those who have been 
deprived of the means of continuing their studies. A “Stu¬ 
dents’ Subscription List” lias been opened here; and if a 
similar plan were adopted by the students in other schools 
and classes, and if students working at home would also for¬ 
ward contributions, either to Professor Attfield or the Trea¬ 
surer or Secretary of our Students’ Fund, the result could but 
be highly satisfactory from all points of view. 
11. W. Houghton. 
17, Bloomsbury Square, Bondon, Dec. 4th, 1871. 
The Betts Suits. 
Sir,—It may interest some of' your readers to be informed 
that the suit of Betts v. Rimmel was allowed to remain in 
abeyance until the result of the plaintiff’s appeal in Betts v. 
Will mot t was known ; that the plaintiff has lately been pressed 
to dispose of the case; and that he has now abandoned his 
suit by presenting the common petition to dismiss his bill 
with costs to be paid by him. 
Flux and Co. 
Lcadenhall Street, London, 5th Bee. 1871. 
The Preliminary Examination. 
Sir,—I have noticed a comment from W. H. J. in Satur¬ 
day’s Journal, in which, after quoting from a provincial 
paper, he proceeds to say, “ I presume this was inserted as 
a cheap way of advertising the establishment to which this 
learned gentleman belongs.” It would have been well had 
W. H. J.’s presumption' not run so far. Lord Byron’s 
lines, 
“A man must serve his time to every trade, 
Save censure—critics all are ready made,” 
would certainly apply here. Happening to be in that parti¬ 
cular neighbourhood about a fortnight since, it was a great! 
pleasure to spend an evening with my old master, who then 
told me of this young fellow, an improver, having sent this 
communication to the paper, and expressed himself as very 
disgusted with the fact, dwelling especially upon the terra 
with facility. 
Had W. H. J. been as fully informed as I am, he might 
possibly have written in a different tone. As an old apprentice 
of an honourable man, and one who in former years had the 
especial good fortune to turn out many good business men, 
I do feel annoyed to think that he should be subjected to such 
a gratuitous insult, and do hope, that now from a perfectly 
disinterested party the true facts have come, he may, to a mart 
advancing in years, if on that score alone, offer an apology 
for that which I feel sure must have caused some pain and 
annoyance. 
November 2 5th, 1871. Yeeitas. 
We have also received an anonymous letter, under 
the initials “ N.B .,” and purporting to be written by the 
person referred to in the paragraph. As an anonymous com¬ 
munication we cannot publish this letter, and moreover it 
seems impossibly that it could have been written by any one 
who had passed the Preliminary examination.— Ed.Phaem. 
Journ.] _ 
Death prom an Overdose or Hydrate or Chloral. 
Sir,—In your report of the above case in last week’s 
Journal, Mr. Cox says, “If sal volatile were taken at the 
same time as chloral hydrate, it would increase the action of 
the latter.” I scarcely think that it would do so, as alkalies 
decompose hydrate of chloral. If we can increase the power 
of the latter by sp. ammon. co., why not prescribe them con¬ 
jointly ? the one being so much cheaper than the other. But 
I fear Mr. Cox’s theory is a fallacious one, and will not be 
borne out in practice. 
Brecon. B. S. 
“A Swindle.” 
Sir,—A “ gent,” calling himself my brother, yesterday or¬ 
dered in my name some three pounds’ worth of goods of 
Messrs. Bourne and Taylor, Castle Street, Holborn,—of course 
taking a portion of them with him, and requesting the re¬ 
mainder to be sent on to me in the evening. Of course, also, 
I know nothing at all about it. 
Unfortunately, Messrs. B. and T. were not aware that ray 
brother, who is well known to them as an old customer, is an 
only brother. 
The “ gent” is about 5 ft. 3 in. high, and dark. 
The trick may be repeated, and I will therefore ask you to 
give it publicity. Alfred P. Baker. 
33, Norfolk Terrace, Bayswater, 5th Dec. 1871. 
G. C. Druce. —(1.) Either may be adopted, according to 
the preference of the operator. (2.) We do not undertake to 
recommend particular makers: consult a Directory. (3.) 
A’es; apply t.o the Secretary. (4.) Trubner, Paternoster Row. 
(5.) About 4s. C d. 
“ An Assistant .”—(1.) We do not know of any such books. 
(2.) Beasley’s Druggists’ Receipt-Book (Churchill), and 
Blaine’s ‘Cutlines of the Veterinary Art.’ 
Dalrymple v. Bakin .—We have received a letter from Mr. 
Dalrymple, in which he states that our report of the above 
case was “incorrect in several very important points.” We 
are obliged to him for the trouble he has taken in writing 
and forwarding another report of the case; but on comparing 
that with our own report in last week’s Journal, we fail to 
see an} 7 difference which materially affects the general aspect 
of the case. We are compelled to defer the publication of au 
abstract of the decision in the case until next week. 
P. Childs (Newbury).—Your letter conveys an individual 
imputation. We have therefore referred to the firm in ques¬ 
tion. 
We are compelled by want of space to defer the publication 
of several communications. 
Communications, Letters, etc., have been received from 
Mr. G. Mee, Dr. Lauder Lindsay, Mr. J. Mackenzie, Mr. C. 
R. Beckett (Melbourne), Professor Tuson, Mr. S. T. Severs, 
Mr. J. Bienvenu, Mr. J. M‘Neil, Mr. Sharrah, Mr. Wilkinson, 
Mr. Spencer, Mr. C. Gerring, Mr. J. S. Harvey, Mr. Hust- 
wick, Dr. Crace-Calvert, Mr. A. P. Baker, Mr. E. Fisher, 
Mr. F. J. Barrett, Mr. P. Sparrow, Mr. Lenten, “Oxygen.” 
