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thoroughly  mixing,  were  given  a  rotary  motion  and  allowed  to 
settle.  Upon  observing  the  sediment  which  collected  in  the  center 
of  the  bottom  of  the  beaker,  a  number  of  small  black  particles  were 
noted,  which,  when  withdrawn  and  subjected  to  appropriate  tests, 
were  identified  as  particles  of  metallic  iron,  clean  and  free  from 
oxidation. 
Two  separate  io-gramme  portions  of  the  powder  were  then 
taken  and  a  small  horseshoe  magnet,  which  had  previously  been 
weighed,  was  used  to  remove  the  particles  of  iron  quantitatively. 
One  portion  showed  0.025  Gm.  and  the  other  portion  0.028  Gm. 
of  magnetic  particles  of  unoxidized  iron.  The  presence  of  this 
iron  can  probably  be  accounted  for  by  the  use  of  a  mill  with  iron 
grinding  surfaces. 
THE  NEED  OF  EMPHASIZING  THE  VALUE  OF 
PHARMACY.1 
By  Eugene  G.  Eberle. 
That  repetition  is  a  power  in  shaping  the  affairs  of  men  was 
recognized  from  earliest  periods  and  has  continued  a  means  for 
influencing  the  thoughts  and  therefore  the  activities  of  men  and 
nations.  What  is  said  to  a  person  once  is  readily  forgotten,  but 
continued  impressions  of  the  same  view  makes  it  a  part  of  the 
individual's  reasoning  and  action.  I  am  not  saying  this  as  an 
apology  for  attempting  to  convey  to  you  in  this  effort  a  message 
which  is  old  and  has  been  repeated  many  times  in  one  way  or 
another,  and  one  that  I  have  spoken  and  indited  on  many  occasions 
and  repeated  several  times  in  recent  months,  namely,  that  pharmacy 
is  a  profession,  and  that  professional  recognition  of  druggists  can 
only  be  rightly  expected  when  they  practice  pharmacy. 
A  great  deal  has  been  said  anent  this  subject  recently,  and  more 
specifically  in  connection  with  the  establishment  of  a  pharmaceutical 
corps  in  the  United  States  Army.  Some  things  have  been  men- 
tioned in  opposition  to  the  movement  and  considerable  silence  ob- 
tains on  both  sides  of  the  question.  If  pharmacists  want  profes- 
sional recognition  a  sufficient  interest  must  be  persistently  and 
insistently  exhibited  by  them,  showing  that  they  really  desire  it. 
Neither  silence,  apathy  nor  indifference  are  positive  arguments. 
1  Read  before  the  Pennsylvania  State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  June 
19-21,  1917. 
