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benzin  a  short  time,  and  preserved  oils  of  orange  and  lemon  by  1  ounce  each  of 
alcohol  and  glycerin  to  each  pound  of  the  oil. 
Finally,  Mr.  Hill  offered  the  following  questions  and  answer:  "  What,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Association,  would  be  the  outcome  if  pharmacists  as  a  body 
would  refuse  to  sell  any  patent  medicine  which  is  sold  at  a  cut-rate  price  ? 
Would  it  bring  manufacturers  to  terms?"  The  answer  was:  "  I,  for  one,  have  a 
strong  impression  that  such  action  would  set  manufacturers  to  studying;  but  to 
be  effectual,  the  action  would  have  to  be  entered  into  by  every  pharmacist  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada." 
William  B.  Thompson  contributed  a  paper  on  eminence  in  pharmacy,  in 
which  he  dwelt  on  the  opportunities  open  to  pharmacists  who  turn  their  atten- 
tion to  science  during  spare  moments,  as  illustrated  in  the  lives  of  Scheele  and 
Runge,  a  sketch  of  the  latter  being  given  in  full. 
Mr.  Thompson  also  furnished  a  paper  on  the  question — to  what  extent  is  a 
pharmacist  justified  in  prescribing  ?  in  which,  after  considering  the  public, 
the  physician  and  the  dispensing  proclivities  of  the  latter,  he  concluded  that  it 
would  be  far  better  for  each  one  to  adhere  to  his  profession. 
Bmile  Ott  contributed  a  brief  history  of  Scheele  and  his  discoveries.  Also 
one  on  how  the  microscope  can  be  made  valuable  to  the  pharmacist.  Rock 
candy  syrup  was  the  title  of  a  paper  by  the  same  author,  as  well  as  one  on 
Hoffman's  anodyne.    His  conclusion  in  regard  to  the  latter  was  as  follows  : 
"As  the  preparation  is  principally  called  for  by  Germans  and  German-speak- 
ing people,  under  the  circumstances  I  think  the  pharmacist  is  perfectly  justified 
in  selling  an  article  made  according  to  the  German  Pharmacopoeia;  but  he 
should  always  keep  on  hand  the  standard  U.  S.  P.  preparation  in  cases  where 
it  is  ordered  by  the  physician,  so  that  he  can  accommodate  all  demands." 
In  regard  to  cloudiness  of  syrup  of  krameriay  Mr.  Ott  had  found  that  syrup 
made  according  to  the  Pharmacopoeia  of  1890  must  have  as  its  active  ingredient 
a  fluid  extract  made  according  to  the  same  authority,  and  not  according  to  the 
Pharmacopoeia  of  1880  or  some  other  unofficial  authority. 
The  same  author  believed  that  paregoric  could  be  made  just  as  well  from 
tincture  of  opium  as  from  the  powdered  opium  ;  and  submitted  samples  to 
substantiate  his  claims.  He  also  had  found  that  syrup  of  hypophosphites  with 
iron,  when  freshly  made  as  directed  by  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia,  is  cloudy 
and  only  clears  after  standing  some  time.  By  using  hot  water  to  dissolve 
the  salts  he  has  always  been  able  to  obtain  a  clear  syrup  at  once. 
The  Making  of  an  Herbarium  was  the  title  of  a  paper  by  C.  B.  Ivowe  (see 
page  379  of  this  issue). 
Wm.  H.  McGarrah  read  a  paper  advocating  a  less  number  of  business  hours 
for  the  pharmacist.  He  believed  that  this  reform  might  be  accomplished  if 
pharmacists  would  take  hold  of  it  in  earnest. 
Charles  H.  L,aWall  presented  a  contribution  on  solid  extracts  (see  page  366  of 
this  issue). 
To  what  extent  is  a  pharmacist  justified  in  prescribing  ?  has  been  noticed 
above  as  having  been  treated  by  two  authors.  Three  more  wrote  in  answer  to  the 
same  query,  namely,  John  F.  Patton,  F.  W.  E.  Stedem  and  D.  J.  Thomas. 
All  considered  it  ethically  wrong  for  the  pharmacist  to  exercise  the  functions  of 
a  physician,  but  claimed  there  were  circumstances  under  which  the  knowledge 
of  the  former  might  be  put  to  use,  especially  in  cases  of  emergency. 
