AlA^gu8t,l!,mm'}    Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  387 
A  very  satisfactory  cold  cream  of  the  right  consistency  and  of 
unexceptionable  keeping  quality  results  from  employing  the  following 
formula : 
White  Wax   •  •   %%  ounces. 
Spermaceti  1%  " 
Oil  Sweet  Almonds  4 
Fuse  over  a  water-bath,' to  which  add  : 
Powdered  Borax   %  drachm. 
Rose  Water  5  drachms. 
Oil  Lemon  20  drops. 
Oil  Rose  ....    .  .  .  10  " 
Dissolve  the  Borax  in  the  Rose  Water  with  the  aid  of  heat;  add  whilst  hot; 
add  to  the  melted  wax  and  spermaceti,  and  lastly,  add  the  perfume,  and  stir 
until  cold. 
Condensed  Milk. 
By  Frederic  E.  Niece. 
The  author  made  an  examination  of  widely-known  domestic 
condensed  milks.  The  methods  of  analysis  employed  were  those 
recognized  by  the  United  States  Agricultural  Chemists.  In 
summing  up  the  results  the  author  says  the  presecice  of  deleterious 
substances  was  not  fully  established,  and  that  he  was  unable  to 
•detect  any  of  the  usual  suspected  adulterants,  applying  as  he  did 
the  most  sensitive  and  recognized  tests. 
Anti-Nostrum  Prescriptions. 
By  Louis  Emanuel. 
The  author  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  a  number  of  phy- 
sicians, owing  to  their  aversion  to  presenting  proprietary  prepa- 
rations, were  writing  prescriptions  which  contained  the  ingredients 
of  some  of  these  well-known  preparations,  and  that  it  should  be  the 
policy  of  the  pharmacist  to  encourage  this  effort  with  all  the 
cunning,  art  and  diplomacy  that  is  possible  to  command,  in  order 
that  a  charge  of  incompetency  may  not  be  fostered  against  him. 
The  author  gave  a  number  of  illustrations. 
Should  the  Pharmacist  who  is  Skilled  in  the  Recognition  of 
Bacilli,  and  the  Analysis  of  Urine,  etc.,  Offer  his  Ser- 
vices Free  to  Physicians,  or  Should  he  Make  a  Charge 
for  the  Same? 
By  Frederick  T.  Gordon. 
On  the  basis  that  "  the  laborer  is  worthy  of  his  hire,"  the  author 
made  a  plea  for  the  maintenance  of  the  professional  self-respect  of 
pharmacists. 
