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A  Prescription  File. 
Am.  .lour.  Pnarm. 
May.  1904. 
pendicular  position  by  hanging  them  between  iron  brackets,  or 
between  two  shelves,  and  if  convenient  an  easily  movable  curtain 
may  be  hung  from  the  shelf ;  old  files  when  put  away  could  be  pro- 
tected from  dust  in  this  way. 
Do  not  point]the  desk  file,  but  use  a  punch  for  the  prescriptions. 
centre  of  the  prescriptions  ;  (2)  the  prescriptions  can  be  moved  on 
the  file  so  much  more  easily  that  time  is  saved  when  referring  to  old 
prescriptions.  When  renewing  a  prescription,  the  place  may  be  held 
open  by  means  of  a  wooden  clip.  And  a  piece  of  card-board  filed 
every  month  will  probably  aid  in  referring  to  a  prescription. 
Some  of  the  advantages  of  this  file  are  the  easy  method  of  trans. 
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