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ness  and  help  to  bring  the  conviction  that  this  is  not  the  dream  of  a 
theorist,  but  the  prescription  of- a  skilled  diagnostician  who  stands 
ready  to  cure  those  who  will  take  the  medicine. 
It  is  here  that  the  main  difficulty  arises :  can  the  rank  and  file  be 
persuaded  to  take  the  prescription?  It  is  often  necessary  to  experi- 
ence serious  financial  problems  before  many  can  be  induced  to  keep 
the  necessary  records.  The  wise  man  to-day  is  learning  to  avoid 
this  difficulty  by  adopting  a  system  which  insures  success  from  the 
start  and  which  takes  business  out  of  the  realm  of  chance. 
It  is  gratifying  to  know  that  this  added  help,  in  the  form  of  an 
inexpensive  book,  is  available  for  the  many  druggists  of  the  country 
who  are  studying  and  adopting  satisfactory  plans  by  which  to  start 
their  business  career. 
E.  F.  C. 
Collected  Papers  from  the  Research  Laboratory  of  Parke, 
Davis  &  Co. — Dr.  E.  M.  Houghton,  Director.   Reprints,  vol.  3, 
i9!5- 
The  volume  in  hand  comprises  more  than  twenty  reprints  of 
articles  involving  original  research.  The  subjects  considered  are 
chiefly  of  bio-pharmaceutical  interest  and  represent  the  work  of  one 
year  in  the  research  laboratory  of  one  of  the  largest  manufacturing 
houses  in  the  United  States.  They  should  be  read  very  carefully  by 
pharmacists  and  physicians,  as  they  indicate  the  trend  of  modern 
therapy  and  the  nature  of  the  problems  that  confront  the  pharmacist. 
It  is  always  gratifying  to  the  Editor  of  this  journal  to  review  sub- 
stantial work  and  to  commend  the  efforts  of  investigators,  no  matter 
what  their  connections  may  be.  Parke,  Davis  &  Co.  was  one  of  the 
first  of  American  manufacturing  houses  to  give  attention  to  original 
research,  and  their  publications  during  the  last  twenty-five  years  or 
more  have  been  appreciated  by  investigators  generally.  Much  of  the 
work  which  has  emanated  from  this  laboratory  is  scattered,  and 
their  present  efforts  in  bringing  the  papers  of  their  research  workers 
into  a  single  volume  is  greatly  appreciated,  being  in  convenient  form 
and  more  readily  accessible.  No  American  firm  has  been  more  will- 
ing to  lend  its  efforts  to  help  research  students  in  supplying  them 
with  material  and  information,  and  even  in  some  instances  have  their 
research  workers  personally  help  in  the  solution  of  special  problems. 
