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Obituary. 
J  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\       Feb.,  1884.  • 
number,  and  have  not  withheld  the  results  if  unfavorable  to  the  pretended 
virtues. 
We  cheerfully  recommend  the  work  as  a  very  useful  one,  and  state  in 
conclusion  that  also  a  foolscap  octavo  edition  of  it  is  about  to  appear. 
Retail  Druggists1  Diary  and  Note-book.    Detroit :  F.  Stearns  &  Co.  4to. 
The  Chemists1  and  Druggists1  Diary,  1884.    London  :  4to. 
In  addition  to  the  diary,  both  publications  contain  much  useful  and 
interesting  information. 
Formulas  for  Elixirs  and  other  Pharmaceutical  Preparations  adopted  by 
the  Lancaster  Pharmaceutical  Association.  New  York  :  P.  W.  Bedford. 
1884.    Pp.  12.    (Reprint  from  the  "Pharmaceutical  Record." 
The  Future  Supply  of  Drugs  to  the  Public.  Two  addresses.  By  Professor 
Attfield,  F.R.S. 
This  pamphlet  contains  the  two  scholarly  addresses  delivered  by  Professor 
Attfield  as  President  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference  at  the  meet- 
ings of  this  body  held  in  1882  and  1883.  The  special  title  of  the  first  is 
"The  Relation  of  Pharmacy  to  the  State,"  and  of  the  second  "The  Rela- 
tion of  the  State  to  Pharmacy."  We  have  on  a  former  occasion  given  a 
sketch  of  the  author's  argumentation,  and  now  merely  refer  to  the  publi- 
cation of  the  pamphlet  containing  both  addresses. 
OBITUARY. 
B.  Falkenberg,  apothecary,  died  suddenly  on  the  25th  of  September, 
in  New  York  city,  at  the  age  of  71  years.  He  was  born  December  31,  1812, 
at  Betzendorf,  Salzwedel,  from  which  place  he  went  to  Magdeburg,  where 
he  learned  the  drug  business.  He  afterward  went  to  Giessen,  where  he 
studied  chemistry  under  Liebig,  and  in  1846  received  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Philosophy.  After  coming  to  America  he,  in  1859,  established  himself 
as  apothecary  in  Philadelphia,  S.  E.  cor.  Ninth  and  South  streets,  where 
he  carried  on  the  business  until  his  death. 
Mr.  Falkenberg  was  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
having  joined  in  1872 ;  he  was  highly  respected  and  esteemed  by  all  who 
were  acquainted  with  him. 
We  have  been  informed  of  the  death  of  the  following  graduates  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
Samuel  Walter  Courtney,  Class  1881,  died  in  Philadelphia,  of  con- 
sumption, Oct.  24th  last,  in  the  24th  year  of  his  age. 
Thomas  S.  Collins,  M.  D.,  Class  1880,  died  at  Blackwoodstown,  N.  J., 
Dec.  12,  1883,  of  consumption,  aged  27  years. 
Alonzo  G.  Mackenson,  Class  1878,  died  in  Philadelphia,  Jan.  8,  1884, 
of  meningitis,  at  the  age  of  28  years. 
