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subject  and  thought  that  each  individual  must  act  lor  himself.  He 
showed  how  he  had  acted  independently  of  others  in  closing  his 
store  part  of  the  time  on  Sunday  and  in  closing  earlier  in  the  even- 
ings and  said  that  other  pharmacists  in  his  neighborhood  were  now 
doing  the  same  thing.  Mr.  Warren  H.  Poley  agreed  with  Mr.  Potts 
and  said  he  thought  the  subject  is  one  more  or  less  dependent  upon 
the  individual  as  well  as  a  local  one.  Dr.  Lowe  said  that  he  thought 
that  more  might  be  done  in  the  matter  of  Sunday  closing.  Mr. 
Wilbert  said  that  the  subject  was  not  only  attracting  attention  in 
this  country,  but  was  being  discussed  in  very  many  European  coun- 
tries, including  Germany.  Mr.  Evan  T.  Ellis  said  that  before  he 
went  out  of  business,  in  1875,  the  druggists  in  his  neighborhood 
entered  into  an  agreement  to  have  one  store  open  each  Sunday  while 
the  others  remained  closed.  Professor  Kraemer  called  attention  to 
the  strength  of  the  movement  in  Philadelphia  and  said  that  a 
number  ol  pharmacists  who  had  declared  positively  that  they  could 
not  afford  to  close  their  stores  on  Sunday  were  now  leading  move- 
ments in  various  sections  of  the  city  to  secure  a  thorough  co-operation 
among  neighboring  pharmacists.  In  view  of  the  importance  of  the 
matter  Professor  Kraemer  moved  the  continuance  of  the  committee 
with  power  to  name  sub-committees  in  various  sections  and  to 
report  on  the  progress  of  the  movement  from  time  to  time. 
Prof.  Charles  H.  La  Wall  read  a  paper  on  "  Nitro-benzol  in  Hy- 
drogen Peroxide."  The  paper  was  discussed  by  Professor  Lowe 
and  E.  M.  Boring.    (See  page  582.) 
Mr.  Edward  Post  presented  a  paper  on  "  The  Manufacture  and 
Commerce  of  Corks,"  which  will  be  printed  in  a  subsequent  issue  of 
this  Journal.  The  paper  was  illustrated  with  a  fine  collection  of 
corks  and  cork  products,  which  was  presented  to  the  college.  Mr. 
Poley  moved  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Mr.  Post  for  his  interesting  paper 
and  to  the  Armstrong  Cork  Company  for  the  collection  of  corks, 
which  motion  carried. 
Mr.  M.  I.  Wilbert  presented  a  "  Quarterly  Review  on  the  Progress 
in  Pharmacy."    (See  page  574.) 
Mr.  E.  M.  Boring  called  attention  to  a  questionable  medical  ad- 
vertisement in  one  of  the  leading  daily  Philadelphia  newspapers. 
Professor  Kraemer  also  called  attention  to  a  two-column  article  giv- 
ing prescriptions  in  one  of  the  recent  Sunday  papers,  and  moved  the 
appointment  of  a  committee  to  consider  the  subject  of  medical  adver- 
