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tion  which  shall  show  mental  fitness  equivalent  to  thirty-six  counts 
chosen  by  the  Board  of  Pharmacy  from  those  required  by  the  re- 
gents of  the  University  of  the  State  of  New  York  from  students  in 
law,  medicine  and  dentistry.  Certificate  of  good  character  is  also 
required. 
Graduates  of  high  schools,  academies,  colleges  of  pharmacy  or 
other  institutions  recognized  by  the  Board  are  to  be  registered  as 
apprentices  without  examination.  The  fee  for  the  apprentice's 
certificate  is  fixed  at  50  cents. 
ARKANSAS. 
The  manufacturers  of  alum  baking  powders  who  have  been  so 
thoroughly  chevied  by  the  cream  of  tartar  people,  are  alleged  to 
be  resposible  for  the  following  bill  which  has  been  introduced  into 
the  legislature  of  the  State  of  Arkansas :  "  Whereas,  bitartrate  of 
potash  (cream  of  tartar)  as  used  in  combination  with  bicarbonate  of 
soda  for  aerating  or  leavening  or  preparing  farinaceous  foods,  does, 
by  its  chemical  reaction,  leave  in  such  foods  9  per  cent,  tartrate  of 
potash  and  soda  (commercial  strength)  in  combination  or  in  such 
quantities  as  is  believed  to  impair  and  undermine  the  health  of 
many  people  who  use  it ;  therefore, 
Be  it  enacted,  etc.,  that  the  chemical  known  as  bitartrate  of  pot- 
ash (cream  of  tartar)  shall  not  be  sold  or  offered  for  sale  either  in 
combination  with  bicarbonate  of  soda  or  separately,  for  the  purpose 
of  aerating,  leavening  or  preparing  farinaceous  foods,  or  used  by 
venders  of  food  products  for  aerating,  leavening  or  preparing  such 
food  products." 
The  penalty  for  violation  is  fixed  at  $500  and  six  months  im- 
prisonment. 
ILLINOIS. 
The  bill  proprosed  by  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  amending 
the  pharmacy  law,  has  been  introduced  into  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives by  Mr.  Purdunn.  The  principal  features  of  the  bill  are 
the  provisions  making  examination  fees  non-returnable  in  case  of 
failure,  the  prohibition  of  adulterations,  and  the  appropriation  of 
$10,000  for  the  expenses  of  the  board. 
Other  bills  are  as  follows : 
A  bill  requiring  proprietary  medicines  to  be  labelled  with  the 
formula  of  their  constituents. 
