EARLY CLOSING. 
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‘ After the 1st of January, 1867, will it be lawful for any chemist to use methylated 
finish in making soap liniment or opodeldoc ? 
1 hough the compound is a pharmaceutical preparation, it cannot be used inter¬ 
nally as a medicine. 
“ 18^/i September, 1866.” 
“ I am, your obedient servant, 
“Joseph Sturton. 
“ Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, 
‘•'‘22nd September, 1866. 
“ Sir,—In reply to your application, dated 18th inst.,— 
“ I am directed by the Board of Inland Revenue to inform you, that soap liniment 
and opodeldoc may, on the assumption of their being incapable of being used either 
wholly or partially as a beverage or internally as a medicine, be made with methylated 
spirit. 
% “ To Mr. Sturton.^’’ 
“ I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
“Wm. Corbett. 
EAELY CLOSING. 
■ TO THE EDITOR OE THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Dear Sir,—At the request of the meeting held at my house on Monday 
evening last, 17th instant, I beg to inform you that all the chemists of this 
neighbourhood have unanimously decided upon closing their establishments 
every evening (excepting Saturdays) at nine o’clock, and entirely on Sundays ; 
cases of emergency, of course, being attended to on ringing the bell, as usual. 
Our special object in sending this infermatien to you is with the hope that 
the “infectijn may spread,” and that other localities may be induced to make 
a similar determination to reduce our at present unreasonable and perfectly 
unnecessary hours of business. 
As matters stand at present, we voluntarily surrender ourselves slaves to the 
public, by allowing the unreasonable demand for late supply to be kept up and 
encouraged, by keeping our shops open, our assistants and ourselves prisoners, 
in numerous instances, until midnight hours. It is my most confirmed opinion 
that such a system is entirely unnecessary, and that the public would fully 
appreciate and fall in with a united early closing movement among the un¬ 
fortunate “ white slaves.” 
As to indiscriminate Sunday trading, it is a cause of surprise to my mind, 
that in a professing Christian land, common decency, if not far higher motives, 
should not prevent respectable, educated men, from so lowering themselves in 
the eyes of the public. I can fully testify, from ten years’ experience, that 
“ where there is a will there is a way,” and that the coffers will not suffer 
through the observance of the command “ Remember the Sabbath-day to keep 
it holy.” 
I might mention, as a further practical hint, that there will be, in addition 
to the notice in our windows, as many as 25,000 handbills divided among us for 
circulation among our customers and over the counter. I subjoin our names. 
Trusting that the example may be followed by united action in other parts, 
until the exceptions become limited to “ old women ” and “ crusty individuals,” 
I am, dear Sir, faithfully yours, 
Edwin B. Vizer.' 
Messrs. Bradley and Bowden, 48, Belgrave Road. 
„ Garrick and Beddard, Churton Street. 
Mr. Fred. J. Chard, 39, Warwick Street. 
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