Advertising  Sheet  of  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 
April,  [Terms  on  the  Cover.]  1879. 
THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKET. 
PARKE,  DAVIS  &  Co.'s 
IMPROVED 
EMPTY  CAPSULES. 
<  ar  Capsules  are  manufactured  by  means  of  improved  apparatus,  producing  the 
most  accurate  and  unvarying  results.   The  gelatine  employed  is  of  the  finest 
quality,  which,  in  our  hands,  undergoes  a  certain  process,  increas- 
ing its  transparency  and  elasticity.    Through  these  im- 
provements in  apparatus  and  material,  we  are 
enabled  to  produce  capsules  which  are 
uniformly  accurate,  transparent, 
elastic  and  permanent,  in 
which  properties 
they  are  excelled  by  none  sold  in  the  United  States  or  Europe. 
These  little  articles  will  be  found  of  great  value  and  convenience  in  the  hands  of  the  physi- 
cian who  studies  to  remove  the  objectionable  properties  of  the  medicines  which  he  deems  it 
necessary  to  employ. 
Many  drugs,  among  which  we  may  note  Roots,  Gums,  Emetics,  Capsicum,  etc.,  which— either 
from  the  more  immediate  effect  to  be  produced,  or  from  some  special  action  to  be  desired — the 
physician  proposes  to  administer  in  the  crude  or  powdered  state,  in  preference  to  any  fcrm  of 
preparation,  are  practically  debarred  from  use  in  certain  cases  on  account  of  their  physical  prop- 
erties (appearance,  odor,  taste),  and  the  difficulty  experienced  in  swallowing  them.  It  is  fre- 
quently advisable  to  conceal  from  the  patieDt  the  nature  or  identity  of  the  drug,  because  of  some 
idiosyncrasy,  or  of  his  imagination  with  regard  to  its  pecu'iar  effects  on  his  system. 
To  be  able  to  easily  disguise  these  features  of  a  remedy  at  the  bedside  of  a  patient,  at  a  time 
and  place  when  he  cannot  employ  the  assistance  of  a  pharmacist,  is  a  great  desideratum  to  the 
practitioner. 
Our  Capsules  will  fully  supply  this  want;  a  few  trials  will  demonstrate  all  their  advantages, 
among  which  we  may  enumerate  the  following  : 
Convenience,— A  box  (100  capsules)  can  be  carried  in  the  pocket  without  inconvenience, 
ready  for  use  as  desired.  They  may  be  filled  wit»i  the  medicine  in  a  moment,  thoroughly  dis- 
guising its  appearance,  odor  and  taste,  and  are  easily  swallowed,  thus  gaining,  it  we  may  use  the 
phrase,  foothold  in  the  stomach  for  the  drug,  which  would  have  been  quickly  rejected  by  the 
patient  in  its  undisguised  state. 
Solubility  — We  have  endeavored  to  so  prepare  our  gelatine  that  it  will  quickly  dissolve  under 
the  combined  action  of  the  warmth  and  moisture  of  the  stomach,  requiring  but  little  digestive 
action,  and  as  a  result,  our  capsules  can  be  employed  in  dyspepsia  and  other  forms  of  irritable  or  torpid 
stomach,  when  this  property  is  essential. 
Therap  utical  Effpct  —  The  gelatine  having  been  dissolved,  the  remedy  is  brought  into  con- 
tact with  the  surface  of  the  stomach  under  the  mast  favorable  circumstances,  and,  if  the  case  will 
permit,  will  soon  be  assimilated,  and  the  desired  results  achieved. 
Emeics  are  exhibited  in  capsules  to  great  advantage,  and  quick  returns  may  be  confidently 
expected.  In  this  respect  capsules  are  in  contrast  to  pills,  which  from  their  form  and  constitu- 
ents gradually  dissolve  in  the  stomach,  producing  the  effects  desired  from  narcotics,  tonics,  etc., 
while  they  are  not  dissolved  readily  enough  for  the  use  to  which  powerful  emetics  are  devoted. 
Administration,— Capsules  can.  of  course,  be  applied  to  the  administration  of  any  class  of 
medicines,  either  simple  or  in  combination  ;  yet  they  re  especially  designed  for  facilitating  the 
act  of  swallowing  such  articles  as  powdered  roo's  and  gums  (which,  from  their  insoluble  or  glutin- 
ous nature,  are  liable  to  linger  in  the  mouth  too  long),  or  for  disguising  the  taste  of  quinine, mor- 
phine, capsicum,  oils,  fluid  and  solid  extracts,  etc. 
Our  capsules  are  put  up  in  neat  sliding  paper  boxes,  containing  100  each,  for  which  we  charge 
fifty  cents  each.    We  will  mail  a  bos.  to  any  address  on  receipt  of  the  price  and  three  cents  postage. 
Send  stamps  for  a  sample. 
PARKE,  DAVIS  &  CO., 
Always  specify  Parke,  Davis  &  Co's.  DETROIT,  Mich. 
If  you  desire  to  procure  any  of  our  New  Remedies,  send  for  same  to  LEIIN  &  FINK,  New  York 
City:  W.  D.  ELLIOT  &  CO ,  Philadelphia,  and  W.  H.  BROWN  &  BRO.,  Baltimore,  specifying  "  P„ 
D.  A  Co.  "8"  in  all  cases;  by  doing  so  you  will  ensure  reliable  preparations  of  the  PURE  DRUGS. 
