198  THE  PHARMACEUTIST  AS  A  MERCHANT. 
be  a  fact  that,  in  the  latter  case,  but  one  part  of  camphor  is 
taken  by  1000  parts  of  water,)  will  make  the  limit  of  solubility 
one  part  of  camphor  to  three  hundred  and  thirty-three  and 
one-third  parts  of  water  (333*.)  Perhaps  the  greater  amount 
obtained  in  solution  by  following  the  directions  of  the  U.  S. 
Pharmacopoeia,  may  be  well  explained  by  the  preliminary 
trituration  of  the  camphor  with  alcohol  previous  to  its  mixture 
with  the  carbonate  of  magnesia. — Proceedings  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  1865. 
THE  PHARMACEUTIST  AS  A  MERCHANT. 
By  Frederick  Stearns. 
That  which  constitutes  "commercial  education  "  in  relation 
to  the  pursuit  of  all  usual  forms  of  business,  is  capable  of  being 
applied  to  the  Pharmaceutist,  there  being,  however,  special 
points  relating  to  each,  and  those  whatever  they  may  be,  it  is 
presumed  are  the  ones  to  be  touched  upon  in  any  essay  upon 
commercial  education  in  relation  to  the  successful  pursuit  of  the 
Pharmaceutic  art. 
Taking  it  for  granted  that  the  noviciate  has  acquired  during 
his  minority  a  fair  share  of  the  "  King's  English,"  has  even 
graduated  at  a  school  of  Pharmacy  during  his  apprenticeship, 
then  the  following  remarks  may  be  usefully  applied: — 
Commercial  education,  or  the  knowledge  of  those  methods  of 
conducting  business  by  means  of  which  pecuniary  success  and 
an  honorable  position  in  community  are  obtained,  is  of  course 
the  fruit  of  experience  only  in  the  vast  majority  of  instances. 
The  social  position  of  the  Pharmaceutist,  in  our  country  at 
least,  is  fully  equal  to  that  of  those  following  successfully 
other  channels  of  trade.  Its  pursuit  implies  a  cultivated  mind 
and  scientific  tastes,  and  as  we  acknowledge  no  aristocracy  but 
that  of  mind,  the  necessary  qualification  of  professional  skill  in 
our  art  ennobles  it. 
It  is  of  primary  importance  that  the  beginner  should  enter 
upon  the  pursuit  of  Pharmacy  enthusiastic,  earnest,  and  with 
unbounded  ambition  to  succeed  and  excel ;  to  be  in  love  with 
it,  and  with  a  firm  determination  to  let  no  trivial  disappoint- 
ments turn  him  from  his  course. 
