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ing  aesculin,  I  found  none  so  satisfactory  as  this  one,  either  in  regard 
to  simplicity,  the  quantity  yielded,  or  the  quality  of  the  production. 
iEsculin,  as  thus  prepared,  appears  to  the  unaided  sight  as  an 
amorphous  powder,  almost  white,  being  of  a  slightly  pale  buff  shade. 
Under  the  microscope  (magnified  220  diameters),  it  is  proved  to  con- 
sist of  minute,  needle  shaped  crystals. 
From  its  alcoholic  solution  its  crystals  arrange  themselves  in  stel- 
lular tufts,  the  aciculse,  pointed  at  the  ends,  radiating  from  a  common 
centre  in  every  direction,  forming  a  very  beautiful  object,  the  trans- 
parent prisms  glistening  with  more  than  ordinary  lustre. 
I  find  that  it  is  soluble  in  the  following  liquids  : — Alcohol,  acetic 
ether,  strong  acetic  acid,  solution  of  carbolic  acid,  solution  of  the  hy- 
drate of  chloral,  and  in  the  alkaline  solutions. 
When  aesculin  is  added  to  nitric  acid  it  becomes  yellow,  and  if  am- 
monia in  excess  is  added  to  this  mixture,  a  bright  cherry-colored  liquid 
is  produced.  When  sulphuric  acid  is  substituted  for  the  nitric  acid, 
and  ammonia  added,  the  same  color  appears. — Chem.  News,  July  5t 
1872. 
THE  RELATION  BETWEEN  THE  PHYSICIAN  AND  PHAR- 
MACEUTIST. 
By  Th.  Schumann,  Atlanta,  Ga., 
Member  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Audiatur  et  altera  pars  ! 
A  report  of  certain  resolutions  adopted  by  the  Georgia  Medical 
Society,  at  Savannah,  appearing  in  the  papers,  and  a  private  discus- 
sion of  the  same,  induces  the  writer  to  make  a  few  remarks  on  certain 
points  in  regard  to  the  relation  between  the  physician  and  the  apothe- 
cary. Will  you  please  hear  the  views  of  one  who  is  by  his  vocation 
deeply  interested  in  these  questions,  and  whose  profession  is  naturally 
associated  with  your  profession  in  the  development  of  science,  and  in 
the  practical  application  of  the  achievements  of  science  to  the  benefit 
of  the  human  race  ? 
By  the  Georgia  Medical  Society,  in  Savannah,  a  resolution  seems 
to  have  been  adopted  to  the  effect  that  the  druggist  should  not  inform 
the  patient  of  the  nature  and  composition  of  a  prescription  ;  and  if 
uncertain  in  regard  to  anything  in  the  same,  should  consult  the  pre- 
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