Am.  .four.  Pharm.) 
November,  1899.  J 
Ph armaceutical  Meeting. 
interesting  remarks  on  "The  Use  of  Wood  Pulp  Sheets  as  a  Substitute  for 
Flaxseed  Meal  and  other  Substances  in  Poultices  ;  also  a  Few  Other  Uses  for 
the  Material"  (see  page  525). 
Following  was  an  exhibition  of  specimens,  apparatus,  etc. 
Professor  Remington  called  attention  to  a  new  form  of  capsule  filler,  the  in- 
vention of  Mr.  Ihrig,  of  the  firm  of  Emanuel  &  Ihrig,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.  The 
apparatus  consists  essentially  of  a  metal  base  having  a  horizontal  surface,  sur- 
mounted by  another  metallic  plate  or  table  having  perforations  for  holding  the 
various-sized  capsules,  and  which  may  be  raised  or  lowered,  as  desired,  by  a 
screw  adjustment.  When  in  position  for  filling,  the  lower  portion  of  the  cap- 
sules should  rest  on  the  lower  table,  and  the  top  part  should  be  slightly  below 
the  surface  of  the  upper  table.    After  distribution  of  the  powder  with  a  spatula,. 
I    .  -  1  -     <_    .  -  * 
it  is  pressed  into  the  capsules  with  a  triple  punch  which  accompanies  the  appa- 
ratus. In  order  to  put  on  the  caps  the  top  table  is  lowered,  which  brings  the  top 
of  the  capsules  above  the  surface.  The  accompanying  illustrations  show  the 
several  steps  of  the  operation. 
Joseph  W.  England  exhibited  a  Gilchrist  fruit  jar,  and  spoke  of  its  adapta- 
bility for  preserving  museum  specimens  owing  to  its  wide  mouth  and  the  spe- 
cial construction  of  the  cap  in  forcing  out  the  air. 
