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cure  the  bladder  perfectly  fresh,  as  it  is  then  easily  cleaned  by  pure 
water,  and  alkaline  lye  need  not  be  used.  Great  care  is  necessary  in 
tying  the  neck  carefully.  This  can  be  best  accomplished  by  a  few 
turns  of  iron  wire.  Above  this  may  be  secured  a  piece  of  twine  to  sus- 
pend the  bladder  by  means  of  a  stick  or  rod,  placed  on  the  edge  of  the 
vessel  containing  the  water.  The  bladder  should  be  perfectly  full  and 
immersed  altogether  in  water.  The  attraction  of  the  solution  for  the 
water  is  so  great  that  considerable  pressure  is  manifested,  and  should 
any  weak  parts  or  holes  be  in  the  bladder  the  liquid  will  be  forced  out, 
water  will  take  its  place,  and  failure  result. 
As  to  the  strength  of  the  dialysed  solution  I  can  say  nothing,  except 
that  with  care,  and  by  using  the  solutions  above-mentioned,  it  may  be 
kept  over  5  per  cent. — the  quantity  of  oxide  which  appears  to  have 
been  chosen  as  the  standard.  One  hundred  grains  of  the  liquor  should 
be  placed  in  a  tared  capsule,  and  evaporated  to  dryness.  The  residue 
should  weigh  about  5  grains  ;  if  more,  distilled  water  must  be  added  in 
the  calculated  proportion  ;  if  less,  the  solution  may  be  placed  in  a  warm 
and  dry  place  until  reduced  to  the  proper  volume.  If  much  heat  is 
employed,  and  often  in  any  case,  the  oxychloride  of  iron  will  be 
deposited  as  normal  oxide,  and  the  preparation  will  be  spoiled.  The 
evaporation  of  the  solution  may,  as  a  rule,  be  considered  a  very  unsatis- 
factory process,  and  every  care  should  be  taken  to  render  it  unnecessary. 
—  Can.  Pharm.  Journ.,  Oct.,  1877. 
A  DRUG  STORE  IN  THE  FAR  WEST. 
By  Louis  Weiss,  Ph.G. 
The  particular  location  of  the  store  I  am  about  to  speak  of  is  in  a  small,  but  by 
no  means  insignificant  town,  named  Pueblo  (after  a  tribe  of  Indians  who  first 
located  there),  on  the  Arkansas,  in  Colorado;  the  time  from  1869  to  1872.  The 
proprietor  was  a  physician,  a  graduate  of  a  western  medical  college. 
Previous  to  this  time,  the  store  was  in  the  hands  of  two  physicians,  both  carrying 
on  business  outside  of  the  store  and  practice.  One  was  Notary  Public  and  some- 
what of  a  politician,  the  other  was  Postmaster,  while  a  brother  of  his  was  telegraph 
operator  or  drug  clerk,  as  occasion  required.  All  these  different  branches  were 
carried  on  in  the  store,  a  room  about  twenty-three  feet  by  forty,  in  a  one-story 
building,  built  of  adobes  (sun-dried  brick).  On  the  right  hand  side  on  entering  the 
store  was  a  case  of  glass  front  boxes  ;  this  was  called  the  post-office  department.  On 
the  left  hand  side  was  the  telegraph  office  ;  back  of  these  on  each  side,  next  the  walls, 
was  the  stock  of  drugs,  etc.    These  were  in  a  dilapidated  condition  ;   no  regard 
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