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June,  1896.  i 
those  who  are  constantly  suggesting  new  formulas  for  various  other  prepara- 
tions without  any  real  excuse  except  the  desire  for  a  change.  The  article  in 
question  is  by  H.  J.  Bultot,  pharmacist,  of  Liege,  Belgium.  He  calls  attention 
to  the  fact  that  bitter  wine  of  iron  is  daily  prescribed  in  that  city,  and  he  offers 
the  formula  which,  as  he  states,  was  published  by  Dr.  Charles  L,.  Mitchell  in 
the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  November,  1873.  This  formula,  he 
says,  gives  entire  satisfaction,  and  he  has  always  dispensed  the  preparation 
made  according  to  it,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  there  are  a  great  number  of 
other  formulas,  which  he  delicately  designates  as  "  fantasistes  et  economiques." 
The  pharmacopoeia  committee  have  removed  the  necessity  for  any  new  for- 
mulas for  this  remedy  in  the  United  States;  still,  it  is  a  question  whether,  in 
authorizing  the  present  one,  they  did  not  make  considerable  sacrifices  of 
elegance  in  order  to  obtain  simplicity,  and,  as  a  result,  many  pharmacists  in 
this  country  are  still  using  the  formula  of  Dr.  Mitchell,  or  else  each  employs 
some  favorite  one  of  his  own. 
THE  PENNSYLVANIA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  pharmacists  of  this  and  some  adjoining  States  are  interested  in  the 
meeting  of  the  Association  to  be  held  at  the  Holly  Inn,  Mt.  Holly  Springs, 
Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.,  June  16,  17  and  18,  1896. 
The  first  session  will  be  held  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  the  16th,  at  4 
o'clock,  in  the  parlor  of  the  hotel,  and  the  exercises  will  close  on  Thursday 
evening,  the  18th.    Friday  will  be  devoted  to  an  excursion  to  Gettj^sburg. 
Mt.  Holly  Springs  may  be  reached  by  any  railroad  which  runs  into  Harris- 
burg.    Trains  leave  Harrisburg  for  Mt.  Holly  daily  at  8  a.m.,  12  M.  and  4  p.m. 
Rooms  may  be  secured  in  advance  by  writing  to  Mr.  Harry  R.  Landis,  pro- 
prietor of  the  Holly  Inn.    Rates,  $2  per  day. 
A  large  room  will  be  devoted  to  the  exhibition  of  pharmaceutical  prepara- 
tions.   John  F.  Patton,  York,  Pa.,  is  local  Secretary. 
RECENT  EXAMINATIONS  BY  THE  PENNSYLVANIA  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 
EXAMINING  BOARD. 
At  the  recent  meetings  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Pharmaceutical  Examining 
Board,  in  Pittsburg  and  Harrisburg,  356  applicants  appeared  for  examination, 
no  at  Pittsburg  and  246  at  Harrisburg.  Of  this  number  86  succeeded  in  pass- 
ing the  examination  for  a  registered  pharmacist's  certificate,  and  97  for  that  of 
a  qualified  assistant's  certificate.  This  is  the  largest  class  of  candidates  ever 
examined  by  the  State  Examining  Board,  and  also  the  largest  percentage  of 
successful  candidates,  which  is  entirely  due  to  the  fact  that  nearly  all  the  appli- 
cants now  coming  before  the  Board  for  examination  are  either  matriculates  or 
graduates  of  a  college  of  pharmacy.  The  next  meetings  of  the  Board  will  be 
held  at  Bradford,  on  Tuesday,  July  7th,  and  Williamsport,  on  Thursday,  July 
9th.    The  secretary  of  the  Board  is  Dr.  Charles  T.  George,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
