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Pharmaceutical  Notes. 
f  Am.  Jotte.  Pharm. 
t    April  1,  1871. 
Let  our  young  men,  therefore,  be  moderate  in  their  desire  for  titles, 
until  thoroughly  deserved  ;  let  ^'  excelsior  "  be  on  their  motto  ;  and 
let  our  Institutions,  by  proper  examinations,  and  by  giving  titles  only 
to  the  deserving,  screen  out  the  incompetent,  probationize  the  mediocre 
as  graduates  or  Bachelors,  and  elevate  the  qualified  and  intelligent  stu- 
dent to  a  Mastership  in  Pharmacy.  Such  of  the  graduates  as  could 
subsequently  raise  their  status  by  earnest  study  and  skilful  practice 
should  be  eligible  for  the  Mastership,  to  be  attainable  by  an  ex- 
amination. 
It  is  time  that  the  line  of  distinction  between  pharmaceutists  and 
wholesale  druggists,  in  regard  to  educational  requirements,  should  be 
clearly  drawn.  It  is  wrong  to  expect  a  druggist  to  know  the  numer- 
ous practical  details  of  a  dispensing  business  when  he  has  had  no 
opportunity  to  acquire  them  ;  and  it  is  doubly  wrong,  in  the  absence 
of  this  knowledge,  to  consider  him  eligible  for  the  diploma  of  a  phar- 
maceutist, which  he  may  attain  by  dint  of  study  and  cramming.  The 
druggist  should  have  a  proper  diploma  for  his  attainments  in  chem- 
istry, materia  medica  and  manufacturing  pliariaacy,  but  he  should  not 
receive  a  certificate  asserting  his  having  served  an  apprenticeship  to 
the  apothecary  business,  and  is  qualified  to  conduct  it. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  NOTES. 
By  W.  Ranstead  Jones, 
Editor  Amer.  Jour.  Pharmacy  : 
Dear  Sir: — I  beg  leave  to  submit  the  following  to  your  considera- 
tion, for  the  benefit  of  the  craft,  for  the  extemporaneous  preparation 
of  Tinctura  Opii  Campliorata. 
Take  of  Tinct.  Opii,         .  .  .    ^iij  ^ijss. 
Spts.  C amphorae,  ,  .  .  ^iij. 
01.  Anisi,  .  .  .  -3']. 
Acid.  Benzoic,    .  .  .  ^ij. 
Alcoholis,       q.  s.  ft.      .  .    Oij.  Mix. 
Mel.  Despumat.,  .  .  .    ^^iv.  troy. 
Aquae,       q.  s.  ft.  .         .  Oij. 
Mix  the  two  solutions  together,  and  filter  through  paper.  Of 
course  the  tinctures  are  to  be  of  the  officinal  strength.  The  actual  re- 
lation of  camphor  and  opium  in  this  and  the  officinal  recipe  is  as 
follows : 
