548  Franklin  Muhlenberg  Apple.       { A  AuS'  igf™' 
into  the  service  in  1901,  at  which  time  he  bought  the  pharmacy  at 
Thirty-first  and  Berks  Streets,  Philadelphia.  Here  he  put  into  prac- 
tice many  of  the  things  with  which  he  was  deeply  concerned. 
Among  these  was  his  "  Square  Deal  Prescription  Blank,"  so  ar- 
ranged that  the  physician  would  clearly  show  a  willingness  or  objec- 
tion to  a  renewal.  And  it  is  conceded  that  his  efforts  along  this  line 
proved  to  be  a  great  impetus  toward  a  better  understanding  and 
regulation  of  the  refilling  of  prescriptions.  He  devoted  much  time 
and  labor  to  the  propaganda  on  U.  S.  P.  and  N.  F.  preparations 
which  the  newly  appearing  revisions  of  these  authorities  made  quite 
desirable  at  that  period. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  also  its  Philadelphia 
Branch,  and  of  the  National  Pharmaceutical  Service  Association. 
During  the  time  he  was  a  proprietor  he  was  a  member  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Association  of  Retail  Druggists  and  of  the  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Retail  Druggists. 
From  the  date  of  his  return  to  the  art,  he  showed  his  real  interest 
in  it  through  his  contributions  to  pharmaceutical  literature.  These 
were  numerous  and  covered  a  wide  range  of  subjects.  He  was 
awarded  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  prize  for 
one  of  his  papers.  He  was  active  in  the  committee  work  of  the 
various  associations.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Section  on  Practical 
Pharmacy  and  Dispensing  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation in  1 907-1908;  chairman  of  the  Section  on  Commercial  In- 
terests, of  the  same  body,  in  1910-1911;  first  vice-president  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  in  1913-1914;  and  a  member 
of  the  council  of  that  organization  for  several  years  thereafter.  His 
activities  and  appeals  for  the  elevation  of  pharmacy  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  Department  of  Pharmacy  of  the  Medico-Chirurgical 
College,  and  he  was  invited  to  give  instruction  there  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  compounding  of  prescriptions.  The  careful  thought  and 
painstaking  efforts  with  which  he  conducted  this  course  were  recog- 
nized by  the  College,  which  in  1912  conferred  upon  him  the  hon- 
orary degree  of  doctor  of  pharmacy;  while  the  alumni  association 
of  the  same  school  made  him  an  honorary  member.  But  again 
overtaxed  by  the  constant  work  and  the  anxious  responsibilities  of 
pharmaceutical  service,  he  succumbed  to  ill  health  a  second  time, 
and,  in  1914,  disposed  of  his  business ;  a  move  which  he  very  much 
regretted  to  make,  although  he  believed  that  he  should  from  sheer 
