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Prof.  Procter  had  used  a  mixture  of  tragacanth  and  acacia  in  proportion  of 
1  to  6,  and  the  product  is  rather  thick. 
Prof.  Maisch  said  one  maker  of  this  emulsion  has  lately  obtained  a  patent, 
which,  however,  is  probably  of  no  value.  As  early  as  1855  he  prepared  emul- 
sions containing  50  per  cent  of  codliver  oil,  with  alkalies  and  alkaline  earths,* 
which  may  be  sweetened  and  flavored  to  taste.  This  is  not  a  true  emulsion,  but 
a  partial  saponification. 
Mr  Shinn  had  used  lime  water,  2  ounces  to  a  pint,  in  conjunction  with  gum 
arabic  ;  also  sucrate  of  lime,  by  means  of  which  a  75  per  cent  emulsion  can  be 
prepared  and  mixed  with  syrup  of  phosphate  of  lime  and  lactic  acid. 
Mr.  Remington  remarked  he  had  seen  a  communication  from  an  attorney 
threatening  certain  parties  with  prosecution  for  infringement  of  patent  if  they 
<lid  not  desist  in  the  manufacture  of  this  preparation  ;  but  apparently  the 
threat  would  not  be  carried  out. 
Prof.  Maisch  said  a  method  is  much  needed  whereby  fixed  oils  can  be  emul- 
sionized  as  readily  as  volatile  oils,  ether  and  chloroform  are  by  the  method  of 
J.  W.  Forbes.f 
Mr.  Shinn  had  seen  a  patent  churn  in  use  as  a  labor  saving  agent  where  large 
quantities  of  emulsions  are  used. 
Prof.  Maisch  presented  a  well  made  sample  of  benzoinated  oxide  of  zinc 
ointment,  prepared  by  A.  H.  Bolton  in  a  paint  mill. 
Mr.  Boring  exhibited  cucumber  ointment  in  good  condition,  made  in  1868, 
by  the  method  as  modified  from  the  French  formula  by  Prof.  Procter,J  who 
having  tried  various  methods  stated  that  with  this  one  success  depends  upon 
time  and  patience  properly  expended  upon  it. 
Prof.  Markoe,  at  the  suggestion  of  Mr.  Shinn,  addressed  the  meeting  and 
spoke  about  his  recent  visit  to  England,  describing  several  of  what  may  be 
termed  representative  pharmaceutical  establishments  of  Great  Britian  which  he 
visited  in  Liverpool,  Harrowgate,  Leeds,  Newcastle,  Edinburgh,  London,  &c. 
The  proprietors  rarely  reside  in  the  same  building  in  which  the  business  is  car- 
ried on,  but  if  the  number  of  employees  is  sufficiently  large  a  housekeeper  is 
usually  employed,  the  clerks  residing  and  taking  their  meals  on  the  premises. 
The  current  literature,  especially  scientific,  and  a  well-selected  library  is  not 
infrequently  met  with,  the  clerks  having  access  to  it  in  the  evening.  In  some 
stores  apprentices  are  never  employed,  only  qualified  assistants,  those  acting  as 
dispensers,  having  their  separate  counters,  each  with  complete  apparatus  and 
appurtenances,  as  for  instance  in  Mr.  Abraham's  store,  in  Liverpool,  where 
there  are  four  dispensing  counters.  The  precautions  against  mistakes  with  poi- 
sons, adopted  by  several  British  pharmacists,  were  mentioned,  and  a  descrip- 
tion was  given  of  the  alkali  works  at  Newcastle-on-Tyne.  The  speaker  then 
spoke  about  the  Brighton  Meeting  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference, 
at  which  he  was  present,  and  said  that  the  attendance  was  not  as  large  as  that 
at  the  meetings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  if  the  member- 
skip  and  the  short  distances  which  the  British  pharmacists  have  to  travel  is 
*See  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  185(3,  p.  1. 
fSee  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  1872,  p.  61. 
%  See  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  185:5,  p.  400. 
