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Perot's  Sons  Malting  Company,  one  of  the  oldest  business  houses 
in  this  country. 
As  a  business  man  Mr.  Perot  was  eminently  successful,  up  to 
within  a  few  years  ago,  when  his  health  became  impaired  and  his 
eyesight  affected.  He  was  a  particularly  active  man.  In  addition 
to  his  very  flourishing  malt  business  he  was  also  interested  in  the 
United  States  Security  Life  Insurance  and  Trust  Company,  as  well 
as  a  number  of  manufacturing  concerns.  Mr.  Perot  leaves  one  son, 
T.  Morris  Perot,  Jr.  M.  I.  W. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  regular  monthly  pharmaceutical  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  Tuesday  afternoon,  March  24th,  the 
meeting  having  been  postponed  for  one  week  on  account  of  the 
death  of  the  Registrar  of  the  College,  W.  Nelson  Stem.  James  T. 
Shinn,  the  Treasurer  of  the  College,  presided. 
The  first  paper  on  the  program  was  one  by  Professor  Wilbur  L. 
Scoville,  of  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  was  entitled 
"  Standards  for  Flavoring  Extracts."  It  was  read,  owing  to  the 
absence  of  the  author,  by  Mr.  Freeman  P.  Stroup  (see  page  151). 
In  discussing  the  paper,  Prof.  C.  B.  Lowe  cited  several  instances 
showing  how  the  sense  of  taste  varies  in  different  classes  of  people, 
and  accorded  with  the  views  stated  by  Professor  Scoville.  He  also 
emphasized  the  necessity  of  keeping  vanilla  extract  some  time  before 
using  it.  Mr.  Stroup  stated  that  at  one  time  in  his  experience  he 
made  up  a  number  of  grades  of  vanilla  extract,  and  that  the  ex- 
tracts containing  tonka  bean  sold  better  than  those  made  from 
vanilla  alone. 
Herbert  J.  Watson,  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  read  a  paper  on  "A 
Modification  of  Nessler's  Tube  "  (see  page  166),  and  demonstrated 
the  manner  of  using  the  apparatus.  He  also  exhibited  some  paraffin 
stoppers  which  are  intended  for  use  in  bacteriological  work,  the 
object  being  to  prevent  the  evaporation  ot  moisture  and  to  lessen 
the  contamination  of  cultures  with  fungi. 
Mr.  Wilbert  said  that  he  had  preserved  syrup  of  iodide  of  iron  by 
covering  a  cotton  plug  with  melted  paraffin.  Mr.  Stroup  asked  if 
paraffin  corks  would  answer  this  purpose,  to  which  Mr.  Watson  re- 
plied that  they  were  not  satisfactory. 
