Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
July,  1906. 
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"  Benjamin  Franklin  and  His  Influence  on  the  Progress  of  Medicine 
and  Pharmacy  in  America."    (See  page  214.) 
In  discussing  the  address  Mr.  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  librarian  of 
the  College,  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  Benjamin  Franklin  was 
the  first  secretary  of  the  Pennsylvania  Hospital  and  that  the  present 
incumbent  of  that  office  is  James  T.  Shinn,  treasurer  of  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy.  Dr.  C.  A.  Weidemann  called  atten- 
tion to  the  bust  of  Franklin  in  the  Museum  of  the  College,  and 
wondered  how  long  it  had  been  in  the  possession  of  the  College, 
saying  that  to  his  knowledge  it  had  been  in  the  Institution  at  least 
forty  years.  Prof.  Henry  Kraemer  referred  briefly  to  the  career  of 
Franklin,  and  said  that  one  phase  of  his  genius  seemed  to  consist 
in  his  being  entirely  himself.  Prof.  C.  B.  Lowe  and  Mr.  E.  M. 
Boring  also  took  part  in  the  discussion. 
Some  matters  relating  to  practical  pharmacy  were  presented,  but 
these  will  be  considered  more  in  detail  at  the  next  meeting. 
The  last  erf  the  series  of  pharmaceutical  meetings  of  the  Philadel- 
phia College  of  Pharmacy  for  1905-06  was  held  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon, May  15th,  M.  I.  Wilbert,  Ph.M.,  presiding. 
William  G.  Toplis,  a  pharmacist  of  Germantown  (Philadelphia), 
was  the  first  speaker  and  presented  two  communications,  one  on 
"  The  Pasting  of  Labels  on  Tin,"  and  another  on  "  Aromatic  Elixir." 
(See  page  332.) 
In  commenting  upon  the  proposed  formula  for  aromatic  elixir, 
Mr.  Wilbert  said  that  instead  of  passing  the  distilled  water  through 
the  filter  it  would  be  better  to  add  it  afterward,  that  is,  to  the  finished 
product,  for  the  reason  that  the  oil  would  be  less  likely  to  be  thrown 
out  of  solution,  particularly  in  cold  weather. 
Prof.  C.  B.  Lowe  said  that  one  of  the  simplest  ways  of  applying 
labels  to  tin  is  to  roughen  the  surface  of  the  tin  with  sand-paper  ; 
another  method  is  to  apply  tincture  of  benzoin  to  the  tin  ;  and  a  third 
way  is  to  add  hydrochloric  acid  to  the  paste.  Professor  Lowe  then 
made  some  remarks  on  practical  pharmaceutical  subjects.  He 
said  that  in  making  suppositories  he  preferred  the  use  of  a  ma- 
chine for  forcing  out  the  suppositories  from  the  mold.  He  finds 
that  a  piece  of  paper  placed  over  the  ice  used  for  cooling  the  mold 
not  only  helps  to  hold  the  mold  in  place  but  in  the  case  of 
the  divided  mold  prevents  water  from  entering  the  mold.    Dr.  C. 
