Am.  Jour.  Pharra."! 
February,  1903.  J 
Syrup  of  Ferrous  Iodide. 
the  same  department,  is  one  of  the  chief  objects  of  a  faithfully 
recorded  history. 
The  house,  with  its  original  founder  and  his  successors,  was  con- 
ducted in  prosperity  for  146  years,  which  would  be  a  continued 
existence  for  four  generations,  in  itself  a  remarkable  history,  show- 
ing evidence  of  an  unchanging  purpose.    It  terminated  May  1,  1875. 
In  presenting  this,  the  "  Story  of  an  Old  Philadelphia  Drug 
House,"  I  would  remark  that  I  had  been  asked  repeatedly  in  latter 
years  to  compile  something  of  our  old  drug  house  by  former  appren 
tices. 
As  time  went  on — and  I  feel  there  is  not  much  left  of  it  for  me — 
and  no  one  else  would  be  likely  to  do  it,  I  have  in  a  brief  manner 
stated  historical  facts. 
Referring  to  the  "  Tribute"  to  my  father  to  which  allusion  is  made 
and  some  of  the  text  used,  my  idea  is  to  record,  as  Dr.  Morris  did 
in  my  father's  case,  matters  for  the  information  of  those  who  might 
feel  an  interest,  among  my  own  family  and  contemporary  druggists 
now  living,  and  particularly  for  any  old  apprentices  who  can  be 
reached  ;  for  there  is  much  of  it  that  can  only  be  appreciated  by 
druggists. 
The  "Tribute"  referred  to  was  compiled  in  1875,  by  Dr.  Caspar 
Morris,  at  the  request  of  my  father's  widow,  Mary  L.  Ellis,  who 
wished  the  expressions  ot  the  different  organizations,  together  with 
a  sketch  of  his  life,  placed  in  form  for  preservation,  in  order  that  his 
grandchildren  (some  of  whom  were  not  born  at  the  time  of  his 
death)  would  know  of  the  character  and  worth  of  my  father.  These 
were  published  and  were  all  distributed  in  the  family.  It  is  now 
out  of  print. 
SYRUP  OF  FERROUS  IODIDE. 
By  Harry  Matusow,  Ph.G. 
The  unstable  character  of  syrup  of  ferrous  iodide  is  well  known. 
It  has  been  a  subject  of  investigation  for  many  years,  and  a  number 
of  investigators  have  suggested  various  methods  and  formulas  with 
the  end  in  view  of  overcoming  that  difficulty. 
The  use  of  hypophosphorous  acid,  which  the  writer  wishes  to  sug- 
gest and  advocate  as  a » means  of  permanently  preserving  the  syrup 
of  ferrous  iodide,  is  not  at  all  new  ;  and  the  writer's  only  excuse  for 
