EDITORIAL. 
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United  Kingdom  have  no  organization  that  fairly  represents  their  interests 
as  a  trading  community,  propose  that  this  Society  be  formed,  having  for 
its  objects — 
Ist. — The  establishment  of  a  Mutual  Benefit  Fund,  for  the  assistance 
of  members  in  sickness,  old  age  and  death  ;  formed  upon  such  calculations 
by  the  most  eminent  actuaries,  as  shall  combine  economy  of  charges  with 
absolute  security. 
2d. — To  carry  out  by  district  meetings  and  a  combined  action  any  im- 
provement that  may  be  deemed  necessary  for  the  welfare  of  the  trade,  such 
as  early  and  Sunday  closing  of  the  hours  of  business,  or  any  other  ar- 
rangement that  may  at  any  time  be  of  advantage. 
3d. — To  watch  the  progress,  support  or  oppose  any  legislative  enactment 
that  may  affect  the  interests  of  the  Chemists  and  Druggists  as  a  trading 
community. 
4th.— To  enable  the  members  of  this  Society  to  have  an  analysis  made 
of  any  article,  at  a  nominal  fixed  rate  of  charges,  by  an  able  trade  analyst 
or  analysts  duly  appointed. 
5th. — To  keep  a  registry  of  the  transfer  of  businesses,  of  required  part- 
nerships,  and  situations  for  assistants,  &c.,  and  to  be  the  general  recipient 
and  exponent  of  any  trade  requirement.'' 
Judging  from  this  outline  the  purposes  of  the  new  Society  are  mainly 
self-protective  and  benevolent,  and  must  be  viewed  almost  wholly  as  an 
association  for  promoting  the  business  relations  of  its  members,  and  pro- 
tecting their     trade''  from  infringement. 
Pharmaceutical  and  Chemical  Labels  ior  Cabinets  of  Specimens. — 
We  call  the  attention  of  Professors  of  Materia  Medica,  of  Pharmacy  and 
of  Chemistry,  to  the  new  books  of  labels  just  published  bj  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy.  The  first  and  larger  book  consists  of  labels  for  the 
Materia  Medica  and  Pharmaceutical  preparations,  embracing  about  1200 
distinct  labels,  of  uniform  size,  each  label  having  three  lines — first  the 
Latin  name  of  the  substance  ;  secondly,  either  the  botanical  source,  if  a 
plant,  or  the  chemical  formula  if  a  chemical  substance  ;  third,  the  ordi- 
nary common  name.  They  are  on  glazed  light  straw-colored  paper,  and 
arranged  nearly  in  alphabetical  order. 
The  second  book  is  strictly  chemical  in  its  scope,  and  consists  of  two  sizes  ; 
the  first  of  the  more  important  chemical  compounds — the  second  and  smaller 
size,  of  rare  inorganic  and  organic  substances — the  whole  book  embracing 
about  600  labels,  and  in  every  instance,  where  possible,  the  chemical 
formula  of  each  substance  is  appended. 
Want  of  Honesty  in  making  Pharmaceutical  Preparations. — M.  L. 
Leroy,  of  New  York,  has  sent  us  a  piece  of  thick  porous  blotting  paper, 
laid  off  in  squares  with  a  pencil ;  each  square  contained  a  stain  made  by 
