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orris  root.  I  suggest  experimentation  along  this  line.  Again,  you 
will  notice  that  cupboards  formerly  used  as  a  base  for  cases  and 
shelving  have  disappeared  ;  all  shelving  for  holding  cans,  jars,  bot- 
tles, etc.,  and  all  wall-cases  begin  upon  a  closed  base, not  more  than 
10  inches  from  the  floor  and  are  continuous  to  any  height  desired. 
Yet  I  am  sure  that  a  "  reachable"  height  and  a  gallery  is  by  far  the 
most  desirable.  These  cases  will  show  what  they  contain.  The 
greater  depth  of  wall-cases  is  a  modern  thought,  one  that  must  be 
utilized  to  be  fully  appreciated.  In  the  modern  pharmacy  the  glass- 
labeled  shelf-bottle  has  been  greatly  lessened  in  numbers  or  has 
been  entirely  relegated  to  the  prescription  or  dispensing  department, 
and  naturally  so.  They  are  not  for  sale ;  they  require  extravagant 
attention  to  be  kept  presentable.  One  wonders  why  they  have 
been  shown  so  long  ;  to  have  customers  note  how  little  many  of 
these  are  used  and  how  "  stale  "  their  contents  must  be.  We  be- 
come so  used  to  our  stores  and  stock  that  we  fail  to  see  the  true 
picture  they  make.  Look  about  you,  on  a  return,  as  if  you  were  a 
customer;  notice,  especially,  your  shelf-bottles.  A  good  modern 
rule  for  these  is  to  have  only  so  many  as  will  add  to  your  conveni- 
ence and  none  for  show.  The  use  of  original  containers  kept  in 
colored  glass  cases  seems  to  offer  many  advantages ;  protection  from 
light ;  saving  of  time  required  for  cleaning  and  drying  old  con- 
tainer and  in  transferring  ;  the  non-mixing  of  the  old  with  the  new; 
especially  is  this  important  with  essential  oils,  fluid  extracts,  etc. 
Besides,  the  original  container,  having  generally  a  decided  indivi- 
duality, offers  protection. 
It  may  be  well,  in  passing,  to  note  that  the  glass  doors  of  wall- 
cases  may  be  effectively  and  attractively  obscured  by  painting  the 
inside  of  glass  with  liquid  asphaltum,  easily  secured  at  paint  stores. 
In  connection  with  fixtures  in  detail,  I  am  led  to  call  attention  again 
to  a  container  for  distilled  water  or  whatever  kind  is  used  in  dis- 
pensing. A  two-gallon  irrigating  bottle  is  arranged  upon  a  shelf 
high  enough  to  place  it  above  the  line  of  vision  of  the  tallest  assist- 
ant; to  it  is  attached  a  short  piece  of  pure  gum  tubing,  to  which 
is  adjusted  a  pinch-cock ;  the  neck  of  the  bottle  is  filled  with 
absorbent  cotton.  Nothing  could  be  more  effective  than  this,  con- 
sidering both  facility  and  accuracy. 
One  must  not  attempt  to  adopt  modern  methods  unless  they  can 
be  advantageously  and  consistently  carried  out.    The  entire  separa- 
