420  The  Procter  Memorial.  I  As^t5£^uK" 
He  finds  the  following  general  formula  to  be  most  satisfactory. 
Slight  modification  will  be  needed  to  make  these  general  directions 
applicable  to  all  cases  : — 
Medicinal  substance,  a  sufficient  quantity;  glycerinated  gelatin, 
3.5  grammes;  glycerin,  2.5  grammes;  water,  I  gramme. 
Dissolve  the  medicinal  substance  in  the  water  in  a  warmed  mortar, 
if  it  is  soluble,  or  triturate  it  thoroughly.  Add  the  glycerin  and 
then  the  melted  glycerinated  gelatin.  Mix  thoroughly,  and  pour 
into  suitable  moulds.  The  use  of  water  alone  to  dissolve  the  medi- 
cinal substance  and  dilute  the  base  is  not  desirable  as  subsequent 
evaporation  occurs;  the  suppository  shrinking  to  half  its  original 
size  in  a  week. 
The  original  paper  includes  a  number  of  practical  formulas  as 
well  as  details  for  their  successful  use.  . 
Elixir  Ferri,  Quinince  et  Strychnines  Phosphatum.  By  Harry  C. 
Hughes. — The  formula  for  this  elixir,  introduced  for  the  first  time 
into  the  U.S. P.  (8th  Rev.),  has  been  recommended  by  many  who 
have  used  it,  since  published  some  years  ago,  yet  almost  every  phar- 
macist can  bear  testimony  to  having  had  difficulty,  at  some  time, 
with  this  preparation.  One  of  the  objections  to  the  formula  lies  in 
the  use  of  ammonia  to  neutralize  the  elixir ;  this  being  volatile  is 
partially  volatilized  before  the  elixir  has  been  kept  for  any  length 
of  time  and  the  trouble  begins.  The  experiments  of  the  author 
have  led  him  to  suggest  a  slightly  acid  elixir,  which  is  more  per- 
manent as  to  color  and  more  free  from  likelihood  of  precipitation. 
Instead  of  neutralizing  with  ammonia  water  at  the  end  of  the  process, 
as  is  directed  in  the  U.S.P.,  he  allows  it  to  remain  slightly  acid  and 
says:  "It  is  miscible  in  all  proportions  with  water  and  will  keep 
well." 
THE  PROCTER  MEMORIAL.1 
By  Henry  Kraemer. 
My  interest  in  the  movement  to  memorialize  the  life  and  work  of 
Prof.  William  Procter,  Jr.,  dates  from  the  Put-in-Bay  meeting  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  in  1899.    When  we  were  on 
the  boat  going  to  Cleveland,  Mr.  Ebert  came  up  to  me  and  said  : 
1  Read  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, June,  1906. 
