190  Distilled  Water.  {AmAP°rnr;Sarm' 
not  received  the  recognition  from  the  public  which  it  has  deserved. 
The  colleges  of  pharmacy,  without  exception,  have  been  maintained 
solely  through  the  efforts  of  pharmacists  themselves  ;  we  rarely  or 
never  hear  of  endowments  or  bequests  from  the  general  public  to 
assist  in  their  development.  Public-spirited  and  self-sacrificing 
members  of  the  pharmaceutical  profession  have  freely  contributed 
their  services  and  their  money  for  the  buildings ;  carrying  on  the 
work,  the  students  who  have  come  for  instruction  have  furnished 
the  means  for  their  support.  It  is  true  the  latter  have  always 
been  given  an  equivalent,  and  has  not  the  time  come  when  Phar- 
macy shall  demand  that  recognition  from  the  public  which  is  her 
right  ? 
The  legislatures  of  our  various  States  have  recognized  the  princi- 
ple that  the  pharmacist  must  be  not  only  thoroughly  educated  in 
his  profession,  but  must  possess  qualities  which  surely  place  him 
upon  a  professional  plane  ;  and  is  it  not  true  that  the  people  respect 
those  who  respect  themselves  ?  And  while  it  is  true  that  millions 
of  great  and  good  men  have  gone  before,  "  untitled  and  unwept," 
and  that  titles  alone  do  not  make  men,  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  believes  that  the  time  has  come  when  it  should  give  nn 
education  which  shall  command  respect,  and  a  title  which  will  be 
recognized  by  the  public  as  equivalent  to  that  offered  by  other 
professional  schools  of  no  higher  degree. 
DISTILLED  WATER. 
By  J.  U.  Li,oyd. 
Water  condensed  from  the  steam  of  boilers  that  are  used  as  the 
source  of  mechanical  power  is  usually  contaminated  with  oil.  This 
oil  comes  both  from  the  exhaust  steam  water  of  the  engine,  which  is 
usually  returned  to  the  boiler,  and  in  some  cases,  additionally,  from 
the  substances  used  to  prevent  boiler  incrustation,  among  which 
crude  petroleum  is  often  employed.  In  the  latter  case  the  water 
obtained  from  the  condensed  steam  may  contain  large  quantities  of 
oil,  amounting,  perhaps,  to  enough  to  coat  its  surface  with  a  film  of 
grease.  In  either  case,  under  the  most  favorable  conditions,  the 
water  procured  from  such  a  source  will  not,  in  my  experience,  con- 
form to  the  Pharmacopceial  requirements  for  distilled  water,  neither 
can  it  well  be  used  to  make  official  distilled  water. 
