6o6  Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
gestion  of  Mr.  Hynson  on  the  employment  of  absorbent  surgical 
gauze  for  wiping  off  capsules  and  using  it  generally  in  place  of  saw- 
dust or  paper  for  wiping  ointment  slabs,  etc.,  that  he  had  used 
absorbent  cotton  for  the  same  purpose  and  thought  it  more  advan- 
tageous. Mr.  Boring,  on  the  other  hand,  considered  it  better  to  use 
sawdust,  and  commended  that  portion  of  Mr.  Hynson's  paper  con- 
cerning shelf-bottles,  in  which  he  said  that  "  a  good  modern  rule  is 
to  have  only  so  many  as  will  add  to  your  convenience  and  none 
for  show." 
Mr.  Gordon  brought  up  the  matter  of  preventing  the  stoppers  ot 
bottles  containing  syrups,  solutions  of  alkalies,  etc.,  from  sticking* 
and  stated  that  he  found  it  advantageous  to  use  mixtures  of  petro- 
latum with  either  wax,  rosin  or  paraffin  on  the  stoppers,  and  that 
he  found  the  rosin  and  paraffin  mixtures  better  for  syrup  bottles. 
Mr.  Boring  said  that  the  late  Dr.  Squibb's  idea  of  using  a  little 
petrolatum  was  all  that  was  necessary  to  keep  stoppers  from  stick- 
ing, and  for  syrups,  thought  the  use  of  loose  stoppers  the  best. 
Professor  Remington  did  not  entirely  favor  the  abandonment  of  cut- 
ting paper  in  required  sizes  for  wrapping  pill  and  ointment  boxes,  and 
thought  it  well  to  have  separate  shelves  for  this  purpose,  as  well  as 
the  cylindrical  roll  favorably  commented  upon  by  Mr.  Boring,  Mr. 
Hynson  and  others.  Mr.  Hynson  furthermore  stated  that  he  uses  a 
box  or  carton  wherever  practicable,  and  that  the  great  advantage  from 
the  use  of  cylindrical  rolls  was,  that  there  was  no  waste.  Dr.  Lowe 
stated  that  he  had  been  using  for  some  time  the  "  utility  box"  for 
epsom  salts,  borax  and  other  substances,  and  found  it  very  satisfac- 
tory. Mr.  Campbell,  who  has  a  suburban  store  and  a  number  ot 
customers  who  drive  up  to  the  store,  said  that  he  facilitated  matters 
by  having  a  call-button  attached  to  the  hitching  post  (or  the  use  of 
these  customers.  In  concluding  the  paper  which  had  been  put  in 
this  practical  arid  interesting  form  for  the  benefit  ot  the  pharmacists 
present,  Mr,  Hynson  commended  the  paper  of  Mr.  Mason  (see  this 
Journal,  p.  508)  on  "  A  New  Economic  Order  in  Pharmacy  "  and 
urged  the  younger  men  in  attendance  at  the  meeting  not  to  start 
new  stores,  but  combine  several  stores,  as  this  was  more  satisfac- 
tory to  the  greatest  number. 
The  next  paper  was  on  "Sponges  "  (see  page  584),  by  Mr.  Albert 
Hart.  This  was  read  by  Mr.  Wm.  L.  Cliffe.  In  the  paper  were 
described  the  sponges  as  they  grow  in  the  sea,  the  method  by  which 
