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R    Pulv,  Rad.  Belladon.  gr.  ss 
Flor.  Benzoes 
Tannin  Pur.  aa  gr.  i 
Sacch.  Alb.  q.  s. 
M.  ft.  pulv.  d.  t.  d.  No.  XX. 
Sig. — Every  morning  and  evening  1 
powder  to  be  taken.  G.  D. 
K — Criticize  the  following  prescriptions.  (1)  How  would  you  compound 
them?  (2)  Does  reaction  take  place  between  the  ingredients?  If  so,  what? 
(3)  Are  they  safe  to  dispense  ?  If  so,  how  ?  (4)  Would  you  put  a  poison  label 
on  the  bottles  ?  (5)  Translate,  writing  out  the  quantities  and  ingredients  in 
English,  also  the  signa. 
For  Baby  Maud. 
R    Potass.  Cyanid.  gr.  i 
Acid.  Citric  gr.  ij 
Syr.  Tolut.  q.  s.  ft.  fgij 
Ft.  mist. 
Sig. — Half  a  teaspoonful  when  cough  is 
troublesome.  A.  T. 
R    Potass.  Chlor.  31 
Acid  Mur.  f  3  ss 
Aquae  q.  s.  ft.  foVi 
Ft.  solutio  sec.  art. 
Sig.— Use  as  directed.  P.  D.  H. 
COMMERCIAL  TRAINING. 
A — Ordering  Goods. — Write  out  an  order  upon  Thomas  Jackson,  Son  &  Co., 
Wholesale  Druggists,  New  York  City.  You  are  not  known  to  them,  but  have 
good  credit.  Be  careful  to  use  proper  forms,  abbreviations  and  details.  Select 
any  ten  articles  that  you  would  be  apt  to  need  in  the  retail  drug  business,  each 
representing  a  different  class  of  goods — say,  one  chemical,  one  drug,  one  fluid 
extract,  one  kind  of  soap,  one  kind  of  hair-brush,  etc.  Write  the  order  in 
such  a  form  that  the  drug  house  wrould  not  be  in  doubt  on  any  single  point. 
Fold  the  order  properly,  place  it  in  an  envelope,  addressing  it  correctly  and 
indicate  where  the  stamp  should  be  placed.    Do  not  fold. 
B — Business  Letter. — Write  a  model  letter,  containing  about  100  words, 
asking  for  a  position.  Address  it  to  either  a  retail  druggist,  manufacturer  or 
wholesale  house  who  may  have  a  vacancy.  Give  such  information  about  your- 
self as  you  think  would  be  useful  and  would  impress  the  firm  w7ith  the  desira- 
bility of  securing  your  services.  Fold  the  letter  properly  and  place  it  in  an 
envelope  correctly  addressed.  Do  not  seal.  (Two  envelopes  are  furnished  for 
question  B.  Why?) 
C— Banking. — (1)  What  is  the  principal  object  of  a  bank?  (2)  What  is 
meant  by  a  bank  check?  (3)  How  do  banks  make  money?  (4)  What  is 
a  clearing  house?  (5)  What  is  the  object  of  identifying  a  depositor? 
(6)  What  is  the  name  of  the  clerk  who  receives  your  deposit  ?  (7) 
What  is  the  name  of  the  person  who  cashes  checks?  (8)  What  is  meant 
by  "discounting"  a  note?     (9)  What  is  the  object  of  drawing  a  check 
