348  Pharmaceutical  Meetings.  { AmjJu°i^i906f rm' 
A.  Weidemann  suggested  the  use  of  a  pan  with  a  flange  for 
holding  the  suppository  mold  in  place  while  being  cooled.  He 
thought  that  one  trouble  in  the  making  of  suppositories  consists  in 
allowing  the  liquid  to  become  too  thin  before  pouring  it  into  the  mold. 
He  considered  that  dusting  the  mold  with  lycopodium  is  an  advan- 
tage. Dr.  Lowe  said  that  some  object  to  the  use  of  lycopodium,  but 
that  he  saw  no  objection  to  its  use.  He  said  that  it  is  very  important 
to  know  just  when  to  add  the  mass  to  the  liquid  cacao,  for  if  the 
liquid  is  too  hot  the  medicament  will  be  unevenly  distributed.  Mr. 
Wilbert  said  that  he  preferred  the  method  of  cold  compression  in  the 
making  of  suppositories.  He  thought  that  the  fact  that  many  large 
manufacturers  make  them  in  this  way  is  proof  of  the  superiority  of  the 
method.  He  said  that  by  the  use  of  sufficient  force  a  smooth  sup- 
pository would  result.  Mr.  Wilbert  further  said  that  he  had  given 
up  grating  the  cacao  butter  years  ago,  and  that  he  had  found  a  meat 
cutter  to  be  useful  for  comminuting  the  cacao  butter  and  also  for 
chopping  up  certain  drugs,  and  in  other  ways.  In  making  supposi- 
tories by  cold  compression  Mr.  E.  M.  Boring  suggested  the  addition 
of  a  trace  of  lard  to  the  mass  and  afterward  placing  the  supposi- 
tories in  a  mold  for  shaping  and  finishing  them.  Mr.  Toplis  approved 
of  the  latter  method.  Mr.  J.  W.  England  favored  the  method  of 
cold  compression  and  shaving  the  cacao  butter  in  the  manner  sug- 
gested by  Mr.  Wilbert.  Dr.  O.  W.  Osterlund  said  that  he  uses  a 
grater  for  dividing  the  cacao  butter,  and  a  Whitall-Tatum  machine 
of  small  capacity  for  molding  the  suppositories.  He  said  that  with  this 
machine  he  could  make  three  or  four  suppositories  at  one  time,  and 
that  he  experienced  no  more  difficulty  in  making  suppositories  than 
in  making  powders.  Mr.  Ambrose  Hunsberger  said  that  he  had 
been  informed  that  in  Scotland  it  is  customary  for  pharmacists  to 
send  prescriptions  for  suppositories  to  a  suppository  maker  who  is  a 
specialist  in  this  line. 
In  the  making  of  solutions  of  argyrol  Dr.  Lowe  recommended 
first  coating  the  mortar  with  glycerin  so  as  to  prevent  the  solution 
from  sticking  to  it.  Mr.  Wilbert  said  that  the  addition  of  glycerin 
to  the  solution  of  argyrol  in  the  manner  suggested  is  objectionable 
for  the  reason  that  the  solution  is  frequently  used  as  an  eye  solution. 
He  said  that  in  making  eye  solutions  it  is  important  to  avoid  con- 
tamination as  much  as  possible,  and  therefore  preferred  making  the 
solution  in  the  bottle  in  which  it  is  to  be  dispensed.    Mr.  Boring 
