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label  for  poisonous  sales,  bearing  the  name  of  the  article  and  the 
word  "  poison "  distinctly  shown,  with  place  of  business  and  the 
name  of  the  seller,  who  shail  not  deliver  any  of  said  poisons  without 
satisfying  himself  that  said  poisons  are.  to  be  used  for  legitimate 
purposes,  but  does  not  apply  to  the  dispensing  of  such  on  physi- 
cians' prescriptions.  The  pharmacist  is  not  required  to  register 
poison  sales.  A  penalty  for  neglecting  to  label  or  sale  for  other 
than  legitimate  purposes  is  $300  for  each  and  every  such  offense. 
They  also  have  a  section  designated,  "  Omitting  to  Label  or  Mis- 
labeling Drugs."  A  violation  for  omitting  to  label  or  mislabeling,  or 
substituting  another  drug  for  one  ordered  fraudulently,  is  classed 
and  punished  as  a  misdemeanor,  and  should  death  ensue  from  such 
wrong  doing,  it  is  punished  as  a  felony. 
Vermont. — Vermont  has  no  law  regulating  the  sale  of  poisons. 
Virginia. — Virginia  has  Schedules  A  and  B  requiring  a  label  and 
at  least  two, most  effective  available  antidotes.  Cannot  sell  to  any 
one  under  sixteen  years  of  age,  except  on  the  written  order  of  a 
responsible  adult  person.  Entry  to  be  kept  in  a  record  book.  The 
minimum  penalty  $10,  maximum  $100,  for  each  day's  violation. 
West  Virginia. — West  Virginia  has  Schedules  A  and  B,  the  same 
as  North  Dakota ;  each  sale  must  be  marked  poison,  with  death's 
head,  and  register  similar  to  Pennsylvania.  Minimum  penalty  $25, 
maximum  $100. 
Wisconsin. — Wisconsin  excepts  paris  green  if  properly  labeled, 
but  includes  phosphorus  and  sulphuric  ether,  and  all  the  rest  ot 
Schedules  A  and  B.  Minimum  penalty  $5,  maximum  $50.  (Read 
at  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association,  June,  1902.) 
THE  PREPARATION  OF  OLEATES,  OLEO-PALMITATES 
AND  OLEO-STEARATES  IN  POWDER  FORM.1 
By  Frederic  E.  Niece. 
In  answer  to  the  above  query,  mention  will  be  made  more  in  a 
general  way  so  as  to  not  only  embody  the  full  desire  of  the  text,  but 
at  the  same  time  include  such  data  as  would  incidentally  suggest 
itself  and  have  a  bearing  on  the  question  at  hand.    As  regards  the 
1  Read  at  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association,  June,  1902. 
