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Progress  in  Pharmacy. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharin. 
June,  1914. 
thing  short  of  this  is  a  reflection  on  pharmacy  as  a  calling  and  should 
not  be  tolerated  or  allowed  to  continue. 
Laboratory  Equipment  of  Pharmacists.  (Floyd,  Henry  B.)  — 
Some  of  the  balances  found  in  Washington  drug  stores  were  not  sen- 
sitive to  a  grain,  while  others  required  a  decided  overweight  before 
they  would  operate  at  all.  Many  of  the  weights  used  are  inaccurate,  * 
having  been  allowed  to  corrode  or  to  collect  dirt.  Pharmacists  are 
known  to  use  avoirdupois  and  apothecary's  ounces  interchangeably 
without  regard  to  their  difference.  Glassware,  especially  that  of 
less  experienced  manufacturers,  is  frequently  inaccurate. — /.  Am. 
Pharm.  Assoc.,  1914,  vol.  3,  pp.  569-571. 
Weights  and  Measures.  (Editorial.) — In  enforcing  the  weights 
and  measures  statutes  in  various  States  the  officials  report  some  pecu- 
liar conditions  in  connection  with  the  metrological  equipment  of  drug 
stores.  Of  particular  interest  is  the  fact  that  many  instances  are 
reported  of  over-size  measuring  glasses  and  heavy  weights.  These 
can  be  accounted  for  in  only  one  way :  the  druggist  has  been  imposed 
upon  by  the  dealer  from  whom  the  inaccurate  weights  and  measures 
were  obtained.  It  behooves  pharmacists  to  see  that  their  weights 
and  measures  are  accurate,  and  that  none  but  accurate  weights  and 
measures  are  used.  No  legal  requirement  should  be  necessary  to 
assure  the  proper  weighing  and  measuring  of  the  components  of  a 
prescription. — /.  N.  A.  R.  D.,  19 14,  vol.  18,  pp.  262,  263. 
Annual  Reports  of  the  Chemical  Laboratory  of  the  American 
Medical  Association,  Volume  6. — This  little  book  of  ninety-eight 
pages  presents  a  report  of  the  work  done  from  January  to  December, 
191 3,  and  includes  reprints  of  contributions,  reports  abstracted  from 
the  Journal,  and  reports  not  previously  published.  In  addition  to 
the  work  growing  out  of  the  investigations  by  the  Council  on  Phar- 
macy and  Chemistry,  the  laboratory's  work  includes  the  examination 
of  "  patent  medicines,"  and  the  investigation  of  chemical  questions 
connected  with  the  Propaganda  and  the  Queries  and  Minor  Notes 
work  of  the  Journal. 
"  New  and  Nonofdcial  Remedies/' — A  book  review  of  "  New  and 
Nonofficial  Remedies  "  says  that  this  book  is  a  valuable  work  of 
reference  which  gives  the  gist  of  what  is  known  about  a  great  number 
of  well-known  remedies  and  medicinal  agents. — Pharm.  J.,  1914,  vol. 
92,  p.  576. 
Useful  Drugs.  (Editorial.) — "A  Handbook  of  Useful  Drugs," 
issued  by  the  Council  on  Pharmacy  and  Chemistry  of  the  American 
