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and  physician  in  closer  touch  with  each  other,  and  the  author  claimed  it  to  be 
a  valuable  factor  in  the  teaching  and  practice  of  pharmacy. 
SHORTER  HOURS  FOR  PHARMACISTS. 
By  W.  C.  Alpers. 
The  author  recommended  that  the  agitation  for  shorter  hours  among  phar- 
macists continue,  and  that  the  restriction  to  sixty-six  hours  of  employment 
during  the  week  for  drug  clerks  be  allowed,  the  proprietor  to  divide  the  time 
as  he  may  see  fit. 
STATE  BOARD  EXAMINATIONS. 
By  Harry  B.Mason. 
In  this  paper  the  author  discusses  as  to  whether  a  man  is  a  competent  phar- 
macist who  passes  the  State  Board  examination,  after  failing  three  times,  and 
comes  to  the  conclusion,  with  Dr.  Kremers,  that  no  applicant  should  be 
allowed  more  than,  say,  three  examinations. 
SIMPLIFIED  ORTHOGRAPHY. 
By  Seward  W.  Williams. 
In  the  matter  of  orthography  and  nomenclature  the  author  is  of  the  opinion, 
that  unless  conditions  of  safety  against  mistakes  forbid,  it  is  certainly  better 
that  the  Pharmacopoeia  should  be  active  rather  than  passive  in  the  matter  of 
orthography  and  nomenclature.  He  states,  however,  that  it  is  more  of  a  matter 
of  convenience  than  that  of  safety  that  presents  greater  difficulties  in  the 
matter  of  orthography  and  nomenclature. 
PHYSICS,  THE  FOUNDATION  OF  PHARMACEUTICAL  PEDAGOGICS. 
By  Joseph  Feil. 
The  author  gives  an  outline  of  physical  experiments  which 'can  be  readily 
undertaken  in  any  laboratory  and  which  tend  to  develop  those  perceptive 
powers  required  to  understand  the  processes  of  every-day  pharmacy. 
THE  SCHOOL  OF  PRACTICAL  EXPERIENCE. 
By  E.  L,.  Patch. 
Unless  experience  be  guided  by  correct  theory,  she  is  as  apt  to  teach  lessons 
that  were  better  never  learned  as  to  teach  those  of  practical  value.  The  author 
indicates  that  correct  theory  should  precede  correct  practice  and  indicates 
some  experiences  which  are,  and  some  which  are  not,  practical. 
POISON:  ITS  LEGAL  DEFINITION  AND  SALE. 
By  F.  H.  Freericks. 
Since  it  has  been  impracticable  to  place  upon  the  word  "  poison  "  a  construc- 
tion sufficiently  broad  to  be  used  without  hardship  and  sufficiently  limited  to 
be  safe,  the  author  expresses  the  opinion  that  the  Revision  Committee  of  the 
U.S. P.  is  the  proper  authority  for  framing  a  proper  definition,  and  that  it  is 
also  desirable  that  the  Pharmacopoeia  state  what  drugs  shall  be  considered  as 
