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H.  K.  Mulford  &  Co.  attracted  much  attention  by  their  crown  compressed 
pill  machine,  as  did  Dr.  McFerran,  with  his  latest  one,  designed  for  the  retail 
trade. 
The  annex  to  the  Chemical  Laboratory  was  fitted  up  with  chemical  ap- 
paratus in  actual  use,  illustrating  the  processes  of  filtration  by  means  of  a 
vacuum,  fractional  distillation,  combustion,  etc.  In  marked  contrast  with 
the  old  Liebig  combustion  apparatus,  in  which  charcoal  was  used,  was  the 
modern  one,  in  which  the  easily  regulated  heat  is  produced  by  a  row  of 
Buns  en  burners. 
One  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  the  exhibition  was  the  collection 
of  rare  and  curious  specimens  of  pharmaceutical  and  medical  literature, 
some  of  the  books  dating  back  to  the  beginning  of  the  sixteenth  century. 
A  recipe  contained  in  one  volume  called  for  the  flesh  of  a  young  man  about 
24  years  of  age,  not  too  full  blooded,  and  free  from  disease.  The  flesh  was 
to  be  steeped  in  spirits  of  aloes  and  myrrh  for  a  certain  time,  then  dried  by 
hanging  in  the  air,  then  again  steeped,  and  so  on  until  fit  for  medicinal  use. 
Suspended  over  the  case  containing  these  works  was  the  ancient  and 
venerable  looking  sign  of  Townsend  Speakman  (the  great-grandfather  of 
Prof.  Remington)  who  was  in  the  drug  business  at  Second  and  Market  streets, 
prior  to  and  during  the  revolutionary  war. 
Many  other  things  deserve  to  be  mentioned  if  space  allowed ;  it  is  perhaps 
sufficient  to  say  that  as  a  whole  the  exhibition  was  instructive  as  well  as 
beautiful,  and  symmetrical  in  all  its  arrangements,  and  received  the  highest 
praise. 
The  committee  of  the  Alumni  Association  in  charge  of  the  exhibition 
consisted  of  Howard  B.  French,  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington,  Dr.  C.  B.  Lowe, 
Wallace  Procter,  and  William  Nelson  Stem. 
The  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  thirty-seventh  commencement 
March  26th,  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre  when  the  following  received  the  degree 
of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  : — Edward  H.  Allen,  ^Charles  C.  Anderson,  John 
M.  Benton,  T.  H.  Bien,  J.  W.  H.  Boone,  *F.  W.  Bowers,  William  E.  Brown, 
S.  C.  Chancellor,  William  M.  Cohen,  B.  Cooling,  Jr.,  F.  W.  Dickson,  Jos.  T. 
Doster,  Louis  Dreass,  W.  W.  Frames,  John  A.  Graham,  *Charles  E.  Green, 
H.  Hammerbocker,  J.  L.  Houston,  J.  S.  Johnston,  A.  E.  Kiesling,  Frank  J. 
Kirby,  F.  WT.  Klingenhoefer,  Louis  Keuthe,  F,  W.  Lelanze,  A.  M.  Lichten- 
stein,  Henry  Linderman,  F.  R.  McClure,  Joseph  W.  Moore,  E.  A.  Munos, 
John  C.  Norris,  W.  C.  Parkhurst,  H.  B.  Penn,  George  H.  Rearick,  L.  S. 
Ricketts,  D.  W.  Rintels,  L.  B.  Sasser,  Emil  Schultze,  H.  V.  Schumann,  C.  D. 
Sedberry,  Charles  Selden,  E.  S.  Shannon,  Whitfield  G.  Smith,  R.  S.  Van  De- 
vanter,  John  J.  Veasy,  J.  A.  Wager,  R.  Frank  Waters,  William  P.  Way,  J. 
W.  Wescott,  Thomas  A.  White,  William  A.  Wright,  J.  Miles  Yost. 
Prizes  consisting  of  gold  medals  were  awarded  to  the  four  graduates  whose 
names  are  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*). 
The  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  seventeenth  commencement  at 
Musik-Verein  Hall,  March  14th.  The  graduating  class  consisted  of  Aug. 
Bauer,  Rufus  S.  Burnett,  L.  F.  C.  Cramer,  Chas.  Fleischmann,  C.  Fredericks, 
Jr.,  Wm.  F.  Fuldner,  H.  H.  Grothaus,  H.  Herr,  A.  A.  Krieg,  Max  Metzger, 
