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Acetannin  for  tannigen. 
Acetomorphine  hydrochloride  for  heroin  hydrochloride. 
Acid  salaceticum  for  aspirin. 
Adrenine  for  adrenalin. 
Benzylmorphine  hydrochloride  for  peronin. 
Betacaine  hydrochloride  for  /9-eucain. 
Chloramide  for  chloralamid. 
Chlorbutol  for  chloretone. 
Ethylmorphine  hydrochloride  for  dionin. 
Formamine  for  urotropine,  and  many  others. 
Formamol  for  citramin,  helmitol  and  others. 
Malourea  for  veronal. 
Quinalgen  for  analgen. 
These  are  but  a  few  of  the  many  new  titles  that  have  been  intro- 
duced and  serve  to  indicate  the  effort  that  has  been  made  to  intro- 
duce short,  easily  remembered  names  for  articles  sold  under  pro- 
prietary names.  While  it  is  true  that  many  of  these  titles  are 
open  to  criticism,  it  does  appear  as  though  the  move  is  one  to  be 
commended  as  being  a  step  in  the  right  direction. 
Sunday  Rest. — In  Prussia  the  apothecaries  appear  to  have  suc- 
ceeded in  their  efforts  to  secure  a  whole,  or  at  least  a  partial,  day  of 
rest  on  Sunday.  A  recent  circular  order  sent  out  by  the  Prussian 
Government  not  alone  permits,  but  actually  provides  for  the  intro- 
duction of  increased  facilities  for  Sunday  rest  on  the  part  of  phar- 
macists and  their  employees.  In  places  where  there  are  several 
pharmacies,  Sunday  closing  is  to  be  achieved  by  mutual  agreement 
among  the  several  proprietors,  while  in  places  with  but  one  phar- 
macy, the  police  authorities  are  permitted  to  arrange  for  restricted 
hours.    (Chem.  and  Drug.,  January  4,  1908,  p.  8.J 
Origin  of  Titles. — According  to  Le  Clere's  famous  "  History  of 
Medicine,"  the  term  Apotheke  was  first  used  to  describe  the  store- 
houses of  the  herbalists.  These  traders  were  called  Rhizotomoi  and 
Botanologi  by  the  Greeks,  and  Herbarii  in  Latin. 
The  title  Pharmaceutes  and  Pharmacopes  originally  meant  dealers 
in  medicaments  and  became  terms  of  reproach  because  of  their 
dealing  in  poisons,  love-philters  and  the  various  quackeries  of  the 
day. 
In  Rome  the  business  was  still  more  divided.  Besides  the  her- 
balists, there  were  shops  for  medicaments,  others  for  perfumes,  others 
