Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST 4.ND DRUGGIST 01. Amygd. Ang. S.A.P. 01. Anisi Ang. 01. Anisi, China Star 01. Anethi Ang. 01. Anthemidi Ang. 01. Aurantii Dulc. 01. Aurantii Amara 01. Bergamot. Se- lecta 01. Cajuputi 01. Carui Ang. 01. Carui Exot. 01. Caryophylli 01. Cinnamomi cort. ver. 01. Copaibae Ang. 01. Coriandri Ang. 01. Cubebae Ang. STEVENSON IHOWELLSi STANDARD ESSENTIAL! OILS OF GUARANTEED PURITY - SAMPLES AND QUOTATIONS UPON APPLICATION 01. Eucalypti Glob. 01. Juniperi Ang. 01. Lavandulae Mitch. 01. Lavandulae Flor. Exot. 01. Limonis Se- lecta 01. Menth. Pip. Ang. 01. Menth. Pip. Exot. 01. Menth. Viridis 01. Myristicae 01. Pimentae 01. Pini Sylvestris 01. Rosmarini 01. Rutae 01. Sabinae 01. Santali Fiav. Ang. 01. Sinapis STANDARD WORKS, 95* SODTHWARK ST., LONDON, S.E. AND 128 HOPE STREET, GLASGOW. u THE CHEMIST AID DRUGGIST Sept. 12, 1891 ears' Soap (25 inches /ii^'h.) These celebrated Statuettes are supplied free to Retail Buyers upon conditions to be obtained on application to A. & F. PEARS, 71-75 New Oxford Street, W.C. 4 Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND] DRUGGIST mppLEnKiT iii PRICE LIST REVISED. JULY. 1891. NOW READY. NEW TERMS. DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES PATENT MEDICINES, &c. MAY, ROBERTS & CO., 9 CLERKENWELL ROAD. Telegraphic Address, "FEEDING BOTTLES LONDON." DON'T BE TORMENTED BY FLEAS IN YOUR SEASIDE LODGINGS. RAZZIA THE NEW INSECT POWDER Destroys Fleas, Bugs, Moths, Gnats, Mosquitoes, Blackbeetles, Green Ply, Caterpillar, Blight, Parasites, &c. ALWAYS CERTAIN. ALWAYS SAFE. Harmless to anything but Insects. RAZZIA is sold in Large Tins, 6d. and Is., 3/9 and 8/ per doz. ISee The Chemist and Druggist, June 13, 1891, page 822.) MAY, ROBERTS & CO., 9 Clerkenwell Road, LONDON, E.G. SAMPLE TIN, POST PEEK, SEVEN STAMPS rNDISTTJRBHD BUST. SELTZOGENES. Oaned, aach <—~* . • . 2 PINT. S PUTT. 6 PINT. 8 PINT. 7/ 8/6 12/6 20/6 1 PINT. S PINT. I PINT. 8 PINT, Wired, each ... ~ 6/6 7/9 11/9 18/9 438 worth or more, »5 per oent. discount. MAY, ROBERTS & CO., 9 CLERKE5WELL ROAD, LOIDOI, LI Taloaraohio Address—" FEEDING BOTTLES LONDON " MAY-ROBERTS" WATER BATH, BBGISTEBED. Till* Water Bath will supply a long-felt want amongst Chemists aid Psrfumers, where small qnsnUttes ut materials have to be dealt with. . .. . _ . . The old form of Water Bath neoesiltates the nse of a second vessel for peurlag th. i^lt.d Pomrndtj Cream, or ether substance Into the bottles or jars la whion they are sold. In the MAY-ROBERTS Water Bath the earthenware bowl can be lifted eut ef the tin contalnlag the boiling water, the pr.«*« M oeellng being thereby very much expedited, aad the ooutents oaa be poured inte the bettlei ■( jars direct from the bowl. The Bath is aiso supplied with an earthenware eeyar. 6 PINT. 10 PINT. [1] 8/6 - 8/6 1 PINT. Each 8/0 9 CLERKENWELL ROAD, LONDON, E.O. Telegraphlo Address— " FEEDING BOTTLES LONDON. 5 Iv THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST • l Hri imiT Sept. 12, 1891 CHEMICAL AND SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS. (Late M. JACKSON & CO.), Manufacturers and Importers of every description of Apparatus for Lecturers or Laboratory use. By Appointment to H.M. Hon. Board of inland Revenue, Science and Art Department, Royal School of Mines, Trinity House, Pharmaceutical Society, dc. ILLUSTRATED PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION. 65 BARBICAN, LONDON, E.C. KIRKES HANDBOOK OF PHYSIOLOGY. With 500 Illustrations, Crown 8vo, Hi. TWELFTH EDITION. A HANDBOOK OF PHYSIOLOGY. By W. MORE, ANT BAKER, F.RC.S., Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Examiner in Surgery at the Eoyal College of Surgeons ; and VINCENT DORMER HARRIS, M.D. Lond., Demonstrator of Physiology at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. JOHN MURRAY, Albemarle Street. LONDON HOMCEOPATHIC HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SCHOOL, GREAT ORMOND STREET, BLOOMSBURY, W.C. Pruidnt— Thi I.crd EBUnY. Chairman— MiJon 1V», VADGHA5 MOBOAX. Contains 90 Beds, and being entirely supported by Voluntary Contributions, Dona- tions and Annua! Subscriptions aie earnestly solicited. The Hospital is slwavs open lo the inspection of visitors, and Clinical Instruction is given in the Wards and Out-patient Department to Medical Students and Practitioners. It possesses a valuable Library of Homoeopathic Publications, which Medical Men are invited to study. They are also invited to visit the Dispensary. The In- patients number over "00 annually ; the Out-patients nearly 9.C00 annualy. The number of Parents treated since the inauguration in 1849 exceeds 215,001. It has a stall of 42 Nurses for Ward Nursing ana Nursing Invalids at their residences G. A. CROSS. Stcretam-Svverinlendenu DINREFORD'S FLUID lAGNESIi DINNEFORgrSl FLUID PERFECT IN PURITY AND UNIFORM IN 8TRENQTH, The most efficacious antacid and mild aperient for Delicate Constitutions, Ladies, Children, and Infants. • W All W HOIIIAI1 D VETERINARY COUNTER PRACTICE. There is probably no development of the drug trade which has so much money in it potentially as the treatment of animals. It is to be an aid to chemists and druggists in providing them with advice regarding the diseases and treatment of the horse, cattle, sheep, and other animals, that we have had this " Veterinary Counter Practice " compiled ; and we think the instances will be few indeed in which it will fail to pay for- itself in the first week or two after purchase. Nearly 300 pages. Illustrated. 3s. 6d. ; by post, 3s. 9d. THE ART OF DISPENSING. This popular work treats of all the manipulative details involved in compounding medical prescriptions, special attention being given to dispensing difficulties. The Book contains 280 pages. Price 3s. 6d. ; by post, 3s. lOd. THE HANDY-BOOK OF MEDICINE STAMP DUTY. This work has been written for us by Mr. E. N. Alpe, of the Solicitor's Department, Inland Revenue Office, Somerset House, who has had a wide experience in, and intimate knowledge of, the administration of the Acts which regulate the sale of proprietary medicines. The Handy-Book is, consequently, of exceptional value to chemists and druggists, especially in showing how medicines are made liable to stamp-duty by labelling circulars, and the like. Reviewers have been unanimous in stating that the work is not only complete, but interesting and invaluable. It is as free as possible from legal phraseology, is readable, and is nicely got up. Contains 142 pages. Price 2s. 6d. ; by post, 2s. 9d. ~A MANUAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL TESTING. Comprising simple instructions for the Testing of the Chemicals of the British Pharmacopoeia, etc., with such materials and appliances as are in common use at the dispensing counter. By Barnard S, Proctor, F.I.C. The Book contains 176 pages. Price 2s. 6d. ; by post, 2s. 9d. Published at the Offices of " The Chemist and Druggist," 42 Cannon Street, E.C. e Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST jS MAW PSON QUARTERLY Jritt Current AND BOOK OF ILLUSTRATIONS (CONTAINING NEARLY 5,000 ENGRAVINGS) OF SURGEONS' INSTRUMENTS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES OP ALL IRZIHSTZDS MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION ENCLOSING BUSINESS CARD. Forwarded Post Free to all parts of the World. NEW ISSUE, 1391. S. MAW, SON k THOMPSON, 7 to 12 ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON, E.C. PAPIER- MOURE. Per IOO, 2/. Per 1,000, /. INSECTICIDE TICAT. In Bottles - - per doz. 3/4 & In Bellows Boxes - - per doz. In ditto (Tin) 99 S. MAW, SON & THOMPSON, ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON. THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST IIIPP1IBBIT Sept. 12, 1891 THE WESTMINSTER COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY & PHARMACY, TRINITY SQUARE, BOROUGH, LONDON, S.E. The SESSION commenced on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1891. rte objeot of thi3 School is to impart to Students a thorough pharmaceutical and ohemioal education of the hlgheat ataudard, and at the tarn* tima tt fit them for pacing the Minor and Major Examinations of the Pharmaceutical Society. "This college claims to be the largest pharmaceutical sohool in Groat Britain, and there is ample evidence that it la so ."— Chemist and Druggist. "We have visited Mr. Wills' establishment, and having thoroughly gone into every particular in connection with th» working of the system, hart Bach pleasure in reoommending it."— The Mmjattne 0/ Chemistry and Pharmacy. * We believe that any student can beoouie a Pharmaceutical Chemist if he Willi it. —Mather s Price Curren'. WILLS'S UNIVERSAL POSTAL SYSTEM. Fees— Minor, £1 Is. j Major or Preliminary, 10s. 6d. " Those who cannot attend a sohool of pharmaoy will find ' Wills' Universal Postal System 'train them in a way they should go."— ChemUt and DrvooUi. " Mr. Wills, of Westminster College, one of our most thoroughly successful tutors, extends him a helping hand, leaving it simply his own fault, and deserving it, if he blindly labours on in ignorant darkness."— Magatlne af Chemistry and Pharmuc). For Syllabus apply to Messrs. WILLS «Ss WOOTTON. "CONCILIO ET LABORE." THE MANCHESTER COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, 225 & 227a OXFORD STREET, MANCHESTER. n- . /"Mr. W. Spescer Tuhner, ") Pharmaceutical directors : ^ Mr Chakles tuenee, F.C.S./ Chemists. The classes for the December Minor and Major are now at work ; intend- ing candidates are strongly urged to join as soon as possible, in order to benefit by the " foundation work " of the first few weeks. It must never be forgotten that Mr. Turner has caused Manchester to become a centre of Pharmaceutical Education — that it is he who takes *' THOROUGHNESS AND SUCCESS" as a motto— and chat his School is, and has been since 1882, emphatically THE MANCHESTER COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. THE LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF PHARMACY 24 NEWINQTON, LIVERPOOL. Principal-J. S. WAED, Ph.Ch., F.C.S., *c. JULY "PASS LIST." MAJOR, Mr. E. C. Cowley, Douglas. ( Only one sent in.) {Mr. Cowley passed both Minor and Major at the first attempt.) MINOR. Mr. G. Baxendale, Con- Mr. J. H. Griffiths, Little gleton. W. B. Bell, Bootle. J. B. Davies, Abergele. R. G Emeest, Bnrslem. E. Griffiths, Bodedern. Brighton. W. Holmes, Liverpool. W. J Moon, Ilfracombe. D. Owes, Amlwch. N. S. White, Liverpool. SCHOLARSHIPS. Mr. H. A. D. Jowett won a "Bell" Scholarship {tailing the Mghett position). Note.— In 1837 Mr. W. A. S.u.teh took a "Bell" Soholarship ; in 1889 Mr. E. B. SiiKuLorK took the "Redwood" Scholarship; and both of them afterwards became Perelrn Medallists. THE HIGHER EDUCATION. During the present vacation extensive alterations have been made to meet the requirements of the New Schedule. . . The accommodation and appliances of the Chemical Laboratory- have been increased, a Pharmaceutical Laboratory con- structed, and provision made for practical microscopic work iu Botany and Materia Medica. The New Session begins on Tuesday, September 1, 1891. Syllabus, with Pass Lists, Fees, A-c., sent 2>ost free on ajipli- cation to the Principal. 8 THE NORTHERN SCHOOL OE PHARMACY, 100 Burlington St., MANCHESTER. principal-Mr. ceorce clayton, ph.c. At the recent July Examinations Twenty-six Students from the Northern School entered ; Twenty passed. For Karnes, ic, >ee The Chemist axd Druggist ofAugtut 8. The Principal, desirous for the continued success, !n addition to the comfort, of his Students, has erected New Laboratories on ground attached to the School Premises. They are excellently lighted, ventilated, and fitted with every modern requisite for Pharmaceutical work. The Session commenced on August 31. The Da) Minor Class is ful until October, when there trill be a few vacancies. SEND FOR SAMPLES. TOWNSEND'S ALMANACKS New Designs. Fresh Novelties. ALMANACKS ir you publish an Almanack, see samples before ordering. JAMES TOWNSEND, Medical Label rvrXTD Printer, CAE I tft. Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST IVPFIUHI vii PORTABLE Fig. 13. HAND CAMERA, In polished walnut wood, size 2J by 3$ by 5J inches, with rapid wide angle Una and improved view finder, will take a series of twelve instantaneous Tiews 3i by 2$ without focussing or replenishing ; total weight 19 ounces. Portraits, groups, and views can be taien moving or Handing ; price com- plete, with lens, shutter, view finder, and 12 meial plate-holders in cloth- bound case (Fig. 13), £1 5 s. Specially prepared extra rapid sensitized plates for above, 12s. per gross. Printed instructions with each camera. Fig. 14. DARTON'S IMPROVED DOUBLE^ EXTENSION LONG FOCUS CAMERA.' Of polished mahogany, with 3 double baoks, rack, and pinion adjustment swing back and front, bo loose parts, light, strong, and^nrable (Fig. 14). 4 1 10 by 8 Plate. 75s. 05s. 120s. Fig. 16. DARTON'S STANDARD CLINICAL THERMOMETER. Ordinary contracted, per dozen, Sis. Ditto, Imperishable Index, impossible to throw out of order, and therefore snecially Buited for export, in Germai Klver or Vulcanite, cases (Fig. 3, Block 16), per dozen, 30s. ; Rapid Action, ditto, 60 second, 36«. Lens, front ditto, magnified bore (Fig. 1), 54» per dozen. Rapid Action, ditto (Fig. 2), 66s. per dozen. Kew Certificates for ditto, 12a. per dozen extra. Illustrated Trade LUti of general Optical Goods, Meteorological Apparatus, Electric Belli, Batteries, Wiret, ice, forwarded post free to any part of the World on receipt of Trade Card, F. DARTON & CO. Wholesale Opticians, 45 St Mil St„ West SmitMeld, LOHDOll.'E.C. FALLOW FIELD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC ANNUAL, 1891. 512 Pages, 680 Illustrations*.1 KTOIHT READY. Sent Post Free for 1/- in Stamps (Foreign Postage Stamps accepted from abroad), Everything New. Everything Explained, Concise, Complete, Comprehensive.;^ OYER 300 [AGENTS. ■ Discounts to Dealers and Chemists only.^, Summer Price List profusely Illustrated. POST FREE. Best quotations given for all Photographic Goods actually'jtoched. JONATHAN FALLOWFIELD, CENTRAL PHOTOGRAPHIC STORES, J 146 Charing Cross Koad, W. 8 viii THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST IIPPIIMIIT Sept. 12, 1891 EXCHANGE COLUMN. This Section of " The Chemist and Druggist " must be closed for press by Thursday noon of each week. Remittances payable to EDWARD HALSE. Advertisements In this department mnst be paid for In advanoe. From this rule no deviation can be made. Insertions an charged at the rate of ) same rate : or if he pays Id. par word, his name and address will be registered and a figure attached to his advertisement. All correspondence re'-., nag to that figure must be addressed to "The Publisher of Thk Ohimist and Dbdooibt, 42 Gannon Street, E.O.," and the fignre must be distinctly endorsed upon the envelope. Letter* will then be forwarded to their proper destination. A price is counted as one word, as e.g., £1 10s. 6d. DEPOSIT OF MONBr.-In order to ensure safety we offer the following system :— The purchaser of anything advertised in the Exchange Column may remit the amount to us, aouompanied by a oommission of 6d. if the amount is £3 or under ; and Is. if over that sum. We acknowledge receipt of deposit to both parties, and hold the money until we are satisfied that either the goods are returned to their original owner or the purchase is completed. Foetal orders and cheques sent as deposit must be made payable to Edward Halse, and crossed " Martin's Bank (Limited)," FOR DISPOSAL, Formulae. Genuine recipes :— Butter ■ colouring, liquid annatto, weed-killer, arsenical sheep-dip, carbolic »heep-dip— 3j. 6d. each. 266/39. Literature. Will Chemists kindly look through returnable MS. lists of Chemical, Botanical, Medical, Ornithological, Microscopical books for sale, to assist the fsniily of au annuitant. Letters only, in first instance, L. M. Whyte, 75 Crayford Road, London, W. Shop Fittings. Complete fittings of handsome chemist's shop : outside lamp, carboys, specie- jars, gold-labelled bottles, counter, counter-case, dispensing-screen, solid mahogany drawers, cut-glass knobs and labels, handsome centre show - case, sponge - case, . ; 1 lb. potass, iodid., 10s. ; 6} oz. argent nit. cryst. and 11 best English medicine tumblers, 20*. M. P. S„ 4 Commercial Road, Peckhsm. Few dozens British wines, Is. ; sundry patents ; Morrell's ink ; 10/100 choice cigars, 25 per cent, under cost ; complete mahogany fittings, bottles, 4c. Slater, Beeiton Hill, Leeds. Two incubators, artificial leg, four incandescent lamps, 16 candle power ; all injgood con- dition ; what offers ? or will exebange for small bath-chair, or hall or shop chairs. Doubleday. Dorking. Specie-jar, 19* inches high, 15*.. shop jars, ma- hogany stands, various sizes plate-glass and plate glass shelves ; medical books, 12 years' Chemist and Druggist ; nearly new sewing- machine, genuine Wheeler &. Wilson, New York ; lists Bent. 112 High Street, Wool- wich. Ash's 110s. scagliola pedestal-spittoon, 50*. ; Terrier's gum-furnace, 30* ; powerful 4- celied bichromate battery, gallon cells, 30*. ; two tooth-keys ; Thompson's elevators, impression-trays, pluggers. excavators, &c. Wanted, camera, Sic. 276 Oxford Rood, Manchester. WANTED. Second-hand suppository mould, to make about Savage, Chemist , Nottingham. 3 dcz. BOOKS FOR THE CHEMIST'S LIBRARY. << THE ART OF DISPENSING." Price 3s. 6d. By post, 3s. lOd. HANDY BOOK OP MEDICINE-STAMP DUTY." By E. N. Alps, of the Solicitor's Department, Somerset House. Price 2s. 6d. By post, 2s. 9d. "MANUAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL TESTING." By B. S. Proctob, F.I.C. Price 2s. 6d. By post, 2s. 9d. Ai VETERINARY COUNTER PRACTICE." Price 3s. 6d. Post Free, 3s. 9d. Published at the Offices of THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, 42 Cannon Street, London, E.C. ; and from all Wholesale Houses. 10 Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST • t iTimi mut 100 leaves in tin box, price 5>. IF YOU TRY THEM YOU WILL BUY THEM! A Test and Comparison will show that the Mustard Plasters [prepared by JOHNSON & JOHNSON are of greater strength and generally superior to others. They do not decompose nor change with age. They are packed in very handsome containers, in packages, to retail at from Id. to 1/6 each. THEY ARE THE MOST PROFITABLE To all concerned in Mustard Plasters because they are the best made. TRADE PRICE LIST OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON S improved MUSTARD PLASTERS 3 leaves in round tin box, per dozen 6 H M |f ft 10 „ flat 100 .. one in envelope, in tin box, per box Yard rolls, 6 in. wide, per dozen Half-yard rolls, 6 in. wide, per dozen .. On Paper 2/9 5/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 5/6 On O'oth 3/ 6/6 8/6 6/ 8'6 6/ Retail price /6 eaeti 1/ .. 1/6 „ m ., 1/6 „ Sample Mustard Leaf mailed to any chemist's address, without charge, on application; or on receipt of Sd. in stamps, 1 box 10 leaves paper (see cut), and 1 box 3 leaves cloth, retail tor £/. 10 leaves in flat tin box, at 7s. per doz. boxes. LONDON CORN PI ASTERS. COTTON WOOL. Corn Salve JOHNSON & JOHNSON Briefly described as follows :— The centre is a piece of Salicylic Plaster Mass (40 per cent.) which is placed over the corn. Around this is a corn shield which prevents pressure from the boot, and the Salicylic from going bevond and injuring the flesh. The whole is kept in position by means of a strip of adhesive plaster on the tack. S AlEii Xr Kr BECAUSE SENSIIiE Packed in 6 19 G THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Beft. 12, 1691 i. Sold in Bottles, 6d., Is., 2s., and 6s. each. OF HERBS ORIGINAL AND BEST For the production of BOTANIC BEER, a NON-IMTOXICATING BEVERAGE, full ot body and flavour, with a creamy head like BStled"Alc7_Tlie_irio3tFeirfect substituteltor Alcoholic Drinks ever discovered for either Summer or Winter. WARNING TO THE TRADE. Numerous Imitations are being offered, but none can compare with ours. Sole Inventors and Manufacturers, NEWBALL & MASON, Mil! Lr i ... L1 - cniists and Botanic- Dnig£istf, ^ OTT I ^ <- IE A .VI . Also Manufacturers of MACnU'C GINGER ALE EXTRACT, GINGER EXTRACT, HOP EXTRACT, FOAMINE, EflHaUni O LEMONINE, HOREHOUNDINE, AND WINE ESSENCES. WILLIAM RADAM'S MICROBE KILLER. Many persons, seeing the words "MIOROBK KILLER," have been led to believe that it is a Disinfectant for External use only. William R*dam .s " Mi' p.r,BE Killer" is a powerful Medicine, that Kills the Gernis of Disease. It is taken internally, and applied externally, as the case may require, and attacis and kills the Microbes, which are the direct cause of disease, thereby thoroughly cleansing the blood, and giving tone to the whole syitem. In short, it restores to a healthy condition all the organs of the body, being composed of pure water, charged with powerful Germ- Destroying Gases. It is almost as pleasant to drink as clear spring water. IT IS NEITHER POISONOUS NOR INJURIOUS in the smallest degree, but, on the contrary, it may be given to the youngest children with most absolute confidence. Pamphlet, irith Testimonials of remarkable Cures, sent free to anr address, WM, RADAM'S MICROBE KILLER CO., LTD. Ill Oxford Street, LONDON, W, CITY OFFICE — 58 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET. LEMON-RASPBERRY. A delicious beverage, non-alcoholic and perfectly pure; guaranteed to be prepared from fresh and specially selected Frnit only. LEMON-RASPBERRY is unrivalled for use with Mineral Waters. LEMON-RASPBERRY is bottled in special bottles.'and is attractive in appearance and agreeable in flavour. Samples and quotations may be obtained on application from the Sole Manufacturers, A. MILLAR & CO., Thomas Street, DUBLIN. TO CHEMISTS AII» DRUGGISTS. WAIVXED. AOBNTS IX ti l SOUTHS I OH THE CHAMPAGNE OF NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. SPARKLING, BRILLIANT, and EFFERVESCING. Allows a Larger Profit to the Trade than any other Natural Mineral Water. Testimonials from Bofally. and highly recommended bit the most eminent members c' the Medical. Profession as the Finest Xatural Mineral Water inoicn. 153 Cheapside, LONDON, E.C. SPECIALJfOTICE. All Chemists, Drug Houses, Sec, publish- ing Price Lists are invited to send Copies of same, stating terms for Advertisements, to Salvinb Co., 3 Oxford St., London, W. HA.VDXOME V ALU AMU SHOWCARU3 MBK on application ation DIRECT. Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Natural irseoious lid ferruglneoot Mineral-water. _ BRSSRSITXCA in Bosnia, Will be found of great ralue in the treatment of Anaemia, Chlorosis, Intermitting fever, Malaria, Diseases of the Nerves, tec. Easily to digest. HENRY MATTONI, VIENNA. Write for »ainpttleti ud yartknlari t» W. BEST * SONS, IS, Henrietta street, Cavendish square, LONDON, W. To be had of all Chemist* and Drocflata. v BY 8PECIAL H.R.H. THE DUKE OF ROYAL APPOINTMENT TO CONNAUGHT AND THE FAMILY. BOURNE WATERS. THE PTJBEST IN ENGLAND. R. M. MILLS & CO., BOURNE, LINCOLNSHIRE, MANOFACTUBERS 0» SODA, POTASH, LITHIA, AND SELTZER WATERS LEMONADE, AND AROMATIC GINGER ALE. 4-dozen and 6-dozen Cases Carriage Paid. Special attention is invited to oar manufacture of Bach Bottle contain! an average dose of Carbonate of Lithia — the recognised Speoiflo for Gout. THE LATEST SPECIALITY— the Celebrated Artesian Bourne Water ta Pints and Quart* for Table Use. Prices and Pamphlet on application. Agents appointed. MESSRS. HARDY & CO., Chemists, 23 FENCHURCH STBEE D. WHEATLEY. 16A. NORTH AUDLEY/ STRERT. Size and Shape THE MOST POPULAR RED AND WHITE ROSES, SSJSUSKLQ FRAGRANT "BOUQUET" CACHOUS Q HELIOTROPE Q VIOLET O 0RANGE BLOSSOM O PRIMROSE The excellence of the perfume and the superior mate of these Caohous create a great demand wherever they are introduced. Price 2s. 6d. per lb., 8 per cent, discount. Samples on application Parcels of 14 lbs. forwarded carriage paid, with a handsome Glass Show Jar gratis (fig. A, No. 15, Maw'3 list), on receipt of P.O.O. for 33i. RAIMES & CO,, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, YORK & EDINBURGH LONDON AGENTS— TI1> MAN & SON, 31 WILSON STREET, E.C. CHEMISTS' TEA AGENCY. WALKER & DALRYMPLE'S TEAS. REDUCED IN PRICE 2d. pep lb. DIGESTIVE TEA. rtaBK. STAQ.^ The Tannin Minimised. ABSOLUTELY PURE. EASILY DIGESTED. SOLD ONLY BY CHEMISTS Price List on Application. ADDRESS— Midland Counties Depot, 29 Can's Lane, BIRMINGHAM. WALKER & DALRYMPLE'S BROKEN-LEAF TEA, U 6d. fer lb. A MONEY SAYING TEA. ABSOLUTELY PURE. The small leaf from some of the fineit India and China Teas. Produces Tea in the oup, stronger, richer, and cheaper thaa most whole-leaf Teas. Agents appointed, where unrepresented, throughout the United Kingdom, W- ALKER & DALRYMPLE'S INTERMEDIATE TEA, 1j. Wd. per lb. BEST at the PRICE EVER SOLD. Great strength, and a most useful Tea where there is a large consumption. Recommended to all who wish to SAVE in their Tea. Agents appointed where unrepresented throughout the United Kingdom. WALKER & DALRYMPLE'S TEAS.— AGENTS APPOINTED, where unrepresented, throughout the TTnU.pd Klnedom. Prospectus and Samples Free on Application. Warehouses, 154, 155, 159, and 160 WHITEOHAPEL ROAD, and 2 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12 BRADY STREET, LONDON, P O C. payable at head office. Bankers. National Provincial Bank of England ILLAR'S BRITISH WINES. ORANGE (suitable for Quinine), GINGER, RAISIN, COWSLIP, CHERRY, &c- A. MILLAR & CO., ThomasStreet, DUBLIN. Sole Agents for London and District-H. J. ROYDANT & CO., 75 Acre Lane, Brixton S.W. "RAMORNIE." LIEBIG'S Extract of Meat As supplied to the Admiralty, War, and India Offices. Mb. Jan per lb. 6/9 per do*. 81/0 I 2-w. Jar. P«». 7/8 P«<>°»- i-lo. Jan „ 7/0 „ 42/0 l-o* J"' » 5'i |.lb. Jars „ 7/8 ,, 21/9 I l-oi. J»™ 8'8 WrU, for MaiUd IrJSTRUm & l^M^S^^ 6 »t M« <* ^ e/s 3/8 8 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Sept. 12. 1891 DRUGGISTS' CONFECTIONERY. ROBERT GIBSON & SONS, CARLTON WORKS, MANCHESTER, And No. 1 GLASSHOUSE YARD, ALDERSGATE ST., LONDON, Have now completed their EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS, New Machinery and the most modern Appliances making their works the most complete of the kind in the Kingdom. GLYCERINE PASTILLES, One of their Specialities, bat with the demand for which they have hitherto been unable to cope. They will now be in a position to send out in any quantities, and buyers need no longer fear having half quantities sent. G-IBSON'S Plant and Machinery equal to a producing power of 1 Ton per day. COMPRESSED PELLETS. ALL KINDS IN ANY QUANTITIES. CHLORATE OF POTASH PELLETS IN 1-CWT. ORIGINAL BARRELS. BARRELS FREE. HIGH CLASS LOZENGES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. THROAT HOSPITAL LOZENGES, COUGH LOZENGES, VOICE LOZENGES, TOP-NOTE PRODUCERS, &c, &c. Indents from abroad, marked "GIBSON," may be Bent to any Wholesale Drug or Shipping House in the Kingdom. Price Lists sent on application to ROBERT 6IBS0N & SONS, Carlton Works, MANCHESTER. 22 Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 9 'telephone Number, 1852. Telegraphic Address— CHEMICUS LONDON. ADVERTISERS' AND BUYERS^REFERENCE LISTANDJNDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS APPEARING U THIS ISSUE OF « THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST." NOTE.— The Folios shown in this Index are those at the FOOT of the Page, and not at the Top. ment is necessary in order to meet the requirements of the Post Office. This arrange- Foot of Page Acme Chemical Co 48 Aire 4 Camer Glass Bottlo Co. 45 Allen 4 Hanbnrys Front Cover Anderson b Adams 34 Andrews Bros 51 Apollinaris Co Outside Cover Assistants Wanted Coloured Supplement Australian Meat Do 21 Balm of Bethesda Co 51 Barclay 4 Sons (Lim.) 52 Barnett 4 Foster . . Outside Cover Beecham, T 32 Berger, P 51 Berkley, J 61 Blondean it Co 29 Bonbon's Digestive Tea 21 Boord 4 Son 49 Bratby 4 Hinchliffe 14 Brefflts, E., & Co 45 Brett. F. J. ..Coloured Supplement British Syphon Co 14 BnrroughB, James 49 Burroughs, Wellcome 4 Co.. . 27, 28 Front Cover Bush, W. J., 4 Co 17 Businesses for Disposal Coloured Supplement OacHrarys Bros Cover Capern, F 46 Ohesebrocgh Manufacturing Co 28 Chiswick Soap Co Front Cover Christy, T., * Co 50 Clark, S., & Co 52 Clay, Dod & Co 40 Clements, S. li., 4 Co 51 Cook, E., 4 Co 42 Oummook, J 16 Curtis 4 Co 30 Darton, F., 4 Co 9 Day 4 Sons 46 Day, Son 4 Hewitt 47 Denaeyer's Peptonoids and Ex- tract of Meat Co 19 Dinneford 4 Co 6 Duncan, Flockhart 4 Co 30 Foot f Page ElHman, Sons 4 Oo Text 404 Elton 4 Oo 51 Exchange Column 10 Fallowficld, J 9 Fennlngs, Alfred .... Outside Cover Ferris 4 Co 34 Fink, F., 4 Oo 50 Fletcher, Fletcher 4 Stevenson 50 Text 404 Fox, W., 4 Sons 3-i Fuerst Bros... , 38 Gardner, W 41 Gent 4 Co Text 404 Gerolstein Natural Mineral Water 20 Gibson, B.. 4 Sons 22 Globe Chemical Co tO Goodall, Backhouse 4 Oo 18 Great Tower Street Tea Co. . . 12 Greensill, T. 8, 4 Son 50 Guber Spring 21 Guy's Tonic Oo 39 Harker, Stagg 4 Morgan .... 39 Harris, P.. 4 Co 29 Hay, W...' 18 Haywood, J. H 41 Hearn, E. A., 4 Co 44 Hewlett, J., 4 Son 34 Hicki6son, J 29 Horn 4 Son 50 Hume, W 61 Idris 4 Oo 15, 51 iBaacs, 1., 4 Co 44 James, W. H 45 Jewsbury 4 Brown 16 Johnson 4 Johnson 11 Kav Bros. (Lim.) 36 Ku'hn, B 36 Lakin, W. H 50 Laniplough, H. (Lim.) 40 Layng, R.C 50 Lalor, Dr 39 , Learner, A. J 50 Foot of Page Lefrand, L. 42 Leo 4 Co 39 LlebigCo 25 Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co 40 Liquor Carnis Oo. (Lim.) 31 Listerine 32 Liverpool School of rharmacy 8 Lloyd, T., Howard 4 Co 35 Lofthouse 4 Saltmer 38 London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co Text 404 London Homoeopathic Hos- pital and Medical School 6 Lynch 4 Oo Cover Manchester College of Phar- macy 8 Mason, G., 4 Co. (Lim.) 18 Maw, S., Son 4 Thompson .... 7 May 4 Baker Cover May, Roberts 4 Co 5 Millar, A. 4 Co 20,21 Mills, R. M., 4 Co 21 Moryoseph, A 50 Moseley, D., 4 Sons 43 Murray, J 6 Natali 4 Co 51 Newball 4 Mason 20 Newbery, F., 4 Sons 41 Northern School of Pharmacy 8 Oakey, J., 4 Sons 48 Oftinger, E 51 Orme 4 Co 6 Orridge 4 Co. Coloured Supplement Pascal], J 12 Paul's, Dr., Manicure 42 Pears, A. 4 F 4 Phillips, G., 4 Co 49 Poths, H., 4 Co 29 Price's Candle Co. (Lim.) 42 Quilliam, J., 4 Co 50 Radam's, Wm., Microbe Killer Co 20 Raimes 4 Co 21 Foot of Page Reade Bros, i Co 47 Ricqlef&Co 52 Robbius, J., St Co. 52 Robinson 4 Sons 50 Hosmarlne Manufacturing Co. 43 Rowland, A., & Sons Text 404 Salvine, The, Oo 20 Sanders, H. G., 4 Son '. H8 Sanford 4 Son 50 Sanitas, The, Co. (Lim.) ,.2-xt 404 Seabury 4 Johnson 53 Scquah (Limited) 38 Shipkoff 4 Oo 43 Shirley, A. W ,„ 13 Silicated Carbon Filter Co. T,xt 404 Smith & Sons 38 Smith, Stephen, 4 Co 49 Smith, T. J 40 Smith, T. 4 H„ 4 Co 36 Snowdon,Sons 4 Co 49 Spratts Patent (Limited) 47 Stern, G. 4 G 51 Stevenson 4 Howell 3 Sut»on, W., 4 Co 40 Taddy 4 Oo 12 Thompson, Walters, Hole 4 Oo. (Lim.) 26 Townsend, J , 8 Treble, G., 4 Co 48 Tyler, Hayward, 4 Co 12 Tyrer.P. 19 Vaccine Association 41 Tan Hargan 50 Walk* 4 Dalrymple 21 Warrick Bros Text 404 Watson 4 Wates 51 Werner 4 PSeiderer 44 West, T 43 Westminster College of Che- mistry 8 Wilcox 4 Co 37 Wood, V 41 Woolley, Sons 4 Co 28 Wright, Layman 4 Umney Text Wyleys 4 Oo 33 Touldon, E 44 CLASSIFIED LIST OF ALL ADVERTISERS Whose Announcements appear in "THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST." Those whose Names do not appear above are published in one of the other issues of this month. AEKTO gcr 4 Sou ENGRAVERS Barker, W.. 4 Sou Coraan, J. R. ESSENCES Beckett, W. Boehm, F. Berger, F. Brainy 4 Hlnchlllte (Llm.) Burgoyne, Burbidges 4 Co. Bush, Son ft Co. Bush, W. J., ft Co. Butler, T. E.. 4 Son Cuinmnck, .1. De Carlo ft Son Goodall, Backhouse 4 Co. Hay, W. Idris ft Co. May ft Baker (Lim.) Millar, A., ft Co. Newball 4 Mason 01dtleld,Pattinson4 Co. Stevt?nson 4 Howoll Tvrer, P. (Anchovies) Tyrer, T., ft Co. Woollev, Sona 4 Co. ESSENTIAL OILS Berger, F. Boehm. F. Bush, W. J., 4 Co. Bush. W., Son 4 Co. Clay, Dod 4 Co. Cocking 4 Co. (Japan Pepper- Cumniock, J. mint) Drysdale, J. W.. 4 Co. Evans, Sons 4 Co. Hodgkinsons, Treacher ft Clarke Largen.G. W. May 4 BakerfLim.) Schleainger, L. Stevenaon 4 Howell Symea 4 Co. Treatt. R. C. Vogt, G., 4 Co. Warrick Broa. Wright, Layman 4 Umney ETHER Duncan, Flockhart 4 Co. Howartla 4 Son May 4 Baker (Lim.) Bobbins, J., ft Co. Tyrer, T., ft Co. White, A., ft Sons Woolley, Sons ft Co. Wright, Layman ft Umney EXTRACTS, FLUID Allen 4 Hanbnrys Barber, G., 4 Co. Burgoyne, Burbidges ft Co. Dakin Bros. Evans, Sous ft Co. Fletcher.FletcherftStevenaon Hearon, Squire 4 Francia Hooper. B.. 4 Co. Lloyd, T . Howard ft Co. Moss ft Co. Potter ft Clarke Vogt, G., 4 Co. Wright, Layman 4 Umney EXTRACT MEAT Australian Meat Co. Bovril (Lim.) Brnud & Co. Denaeyer's Peptone and Ex- tract of Meat Co. (Lim.) Liebig Co. Liquor Carnis Co. (Lim) Mason, G., 4 Co. (Lim.) FEEDING BOTTLS Brettlts. E., 4 Co. (Llm.) Evans, Sona 4 Co. Gilbertaon, H.. ft Sons llearn, E. A., 4 Co. Hockln, Wilson 4 Oo. Jackson, W. ft H. Kilner Bros. Lynch ft Co. Marrlot, E., 4 Co. May, Roberts 4 Co. Maw, S. Son ft Thompson Thompson, Walters, Hole ft Co. (Llm.) Toogood, W. FILTERING Fordham, W. B., 4 SonslLd.) Silica ted Carbon Filter Co. FLY PAPERS Biddies, W. B. Blake 4 Mackenzie Ford, Shapland 4 Oo. Tunbrldge 4 Wright Wilson, S. FO OD (Infants'ilnyaliai^ Allen 4 Hanbnrys Baelz, R jt Co. Brand 4 Co. Goodall, Backhouse ft Co. Hearon. Squire 4 Francis Lleblg Co. Liquor Oarnla Co. (Llm.) Mottershoad 4 Co. ( Bimger'a Natural Food Oo. Savory 4 Moors Spiking 4 Oo. FORMULA Brooka, T. GINGER ALE Hay, W. (Kssenc*,! Mills. 1. M.. ft Oo. GLUE Fordham, W. B.. 4 Sons GLYCERINE Boehm, F. Fink 4 Co. Fuerst Bros. GreeV, R. W.,ft Co. Lorodon Cod Liver Oil Oo. Prlce'a Candle Co. Taylor, A. J., ft Co. GRANULAR PREP. Bishop, A., ft Sons Blyton, Astley ft Co. Curtis ft Co. Evitns. Sons 4 Co. Hearon, Squire 4 Francia Hill, A. S.. 4 Son Kerfoot, T. Wright, Layman 4 Umney GUM Fink 4 Co. (Arabic, fto.) Green, R.W..ftCo. Hyde, Nash 4 Co. Levermore, Aug., 4 Co. Taylor.A. J.,ft Co.(Arabie,*o.) HAIR PREP. Cheaebrough Mufg, Co. Edwards 4 Co. Truetltt, H. P. (Llm.) HERB BEER EXTS Lakin, W. H. Newbal 4 Mason Oldncld. Pnttinson 4 Co. Potter 4 Clarke HERBALISTS Newball ft Mason Potter ft Clavke HOMEOPATHIC Keene 4 Ashwcll Leath ft Ross Thompson 4 Capper Watson 4 Wales HOSPITALS London Homoeopathic HYPOPHOSPHTES Duncan, Flockhart 4 Co. Fellows Fletcher, Fletcher ft Co. Symes ft Co. Typke 4 King Tyrer, Thcjias, ft Co. INHALERS Anderson 4 Adams Spirone. Co., The Toogood, W. INK [Sf.e Marking Inks] Bewley 4 Draper INSECTICIDES Keating, T. Maw, s., Son 4 Thompson May, Roberts 4 Co. Sanford 4 Co. Stelner 4 Co. Thompson, Walters, Hole ft Co. (Llm.) Vogt, G., ft Co. INSURANCE London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Oo. KETCHUP Tvrer, P. KOLA Armbrecht, Nelson 4 Co. Christy, T., 4 Co. Thompson, M. F. Van Hargau, J. LARD Ewen, J., ft Sons LIME JUICE Evans, Sons 4 Co, Idrls 4 Co. Riddle, A.. & Co. LNSEED POULTCE Seabury 4 Johnson LINT Liverpool Lint Co. Maw, S., Son 4 Thompson Newsome, C. Robinson 4 Sona Seabury 4 Johnson LOZENGES Allen 4 Hauburya Blyton, Astley 4 Co. Gibson. R., 4 Sons (Manfrs.) Hill 4 Son Kerfoot, T. Fnacall, J. Raimcs 4 Co. Stern, G. ft G. Warnck Broa. MACHINERY Burrougha, Wellcome ft Co. Foster. T. Holroyd. J., 4 Co. (Llm.) Melin.O. Ohlson, A. Pontlfcx 4 Wood (Llm.) Wemor 4 Pflelderer MAGNESIA Buah, W., Son 4 Co. Dinnefcrd 4 Oo. Evans, Sona ft Co. Greeff. R. W.. 4 Co. Henry, T. 4 W. (Onlclnod) Hill 4 Sons, A. S. Korfnot, T. (Citrate) Washington Chemical Co. MALT EXTRCT.eVc. Allen 4 Hanbnrys Anderson 4 Co. Baelz, It., 4 Oo. Burroughs, Wellcome ft Go. I Kepler'a) Hearon, Squire A Francis Koadn Bros, ft Oo. I Blaoulta) Wyieys 4 Co. MANICURE PREPARATION Dr. Paul's MARKING INKS Barber, G., 4 Co. (Crimson) Htckisaon. J. Marx, M. ft E. MEDICINE CHSTS Day, Son ft Hewitt (Veteri- nary) Day 4 Sons (Veterinary) MENTHOL A 1 Menthol Depot, A. W. Shirley, Proprietor. Cocking 4 Co. Evans, Sona 4 Co. Hockln, Wilson 4 Co. Seabury & Johnson Thompaou, Wal'c.s, Hols ft Co. (Llm.) Tyrer, P. MERCURIALS Fuerat Brothers Howards 4 Sons May 4 Baker 'Lim.) Tyrer, Thomas, 4 Co. METHYLATED SPIRITS Boord 4 Son Burrongh, J. Harvey,.!. 4 W., 4 Co. Jonea 4 Co. Phillips. G.. 4 Co. Smith, S., 4 Oo. METHYLENE Bobbins, J., 4 Co. MICROSCOPES Darton, F., 4 Co. Perken, Son 4 Rayment MILK Nestle, H. (Condensed) MIXING MACHINERY Gardner. W. Werner ft Pflelderer MORPHIA Macfarlan. J. F., ft Oo. Smith, T. ft H ., ft Co. OILS, PAINTS, «kc. Hugh High gate ft Co. Fox, W., ft Sona OINTMENT BASES Burrougha, Wellcome ft Co. Cheaebrough (Vaseline) Griudley ft Oo. (Petroleum Jelly) Reade broa. ft Co. OPTICIANS Botwright 4 Grey Darton. F., ft Co. Lancaster 4 Sona Perken, Sou ft Rayment Raphael 4 Oo. OTTO OF ROSE Fuerst Bros. Moryoseph, A. Treatt, R. C. PAPAIN FINKLER Kului, B. PATENT AGENTS Horn 4 Sou Thompaou, W. P., ft Co. PATENT MEDCNS Armbrecht, Nelson 4 Co. Atkinson 4 Barber (Infant Preserv) Barclay 4 Sona (Lim.) Beecham. T. (Pills) Crouch, F. B. Edwards 4 Son Evaua, Leacher 4 Webb Fenning'a (Powdera) Globe Cliemical Co. Goodall, Backhouae, 4 Oo. Guv's Tonic Holloway (Pills and Olnt.) Lalor (Phoaphodyne, fto.) Laniplough, H. (Llm.) Lincoln (Clnrke'a Mix.) May, Roberts ft Co. Newbery 4 Sona Radam'a Microbe Killer Co. (Llm.) Rolierta 4 Co. (Foreign) Soquah ( Llm.) Sutton, W., 4 Oo. Thompaon, Waltora, Hole ft Oo. (Lim.) Vogeler. The Charlea A., Co. Wilcox 4 Oo. Wilaon, A. (Bunter'aNorvine) PEPPERMINT OIL Cocking 4 Co. PEPSINE, eVc. Burrougha, V cllcome ft Co. Ohnaaaingft Oo. Fletcher, FletoherftStevenson GrootT, R. w., & Co. Morson. T. 4 Son Newbery, F. 4 Sona(Inglurln) Stern, G. 4 G. i Wnrnor4 Co. (Ingluvln) PEROX. OF HYDR Robblus 4 Co. PETROLEUM Grindlcy ft Co. (Jelly) Suowdou. Sons 4 Co. (Jelly) PERFUMERY. FANCY SOAPS Bayley ft Co. Blondtau ft Cle. Boehm, F. Burrougha, Wellcome ft Co. Cheaebrough MnufclrlugCo Chlswick Soap Co. Coward, G. F., ft Co. Durrant, Geo. £ wen (Soaps - Evans, Sous ft Co. Kwen, J.. * Sons Farina, J. M. Glraud Ella Greenaill. T. S., 4 Son Johnson 4 Oo. Legrand, L. Mann, C. A.,4 Co. Mourard, J. Mulhens, F. Newbery 4 Sons (Berdoea) Oftlnger. E. Pears Soap Price's Patent Candle Co Rosmarine Manufg. Co. 8alnabury, S. (Lav. Water) Schleslnger. L. Shirley, A. W. Thompson, Walters, Hole ft Co. (Llm.) Tidman ft Son Treatt. R. C. Truefltt, H. P. (Lim.) Warrick Brothers West, T. (Okell's Mona! Woolley, Sona ft Co. (Powder) PHARM. PREPS. Allen ft Hanburya Barron, Harvey s 4 Co. Berger, F. Boehm, F. Burgoyne, Burbidges ft Co.. Burroughs, Wellcome ft Co* Chaasalng ft Co. Duncan, Flockhart 4 Ca. Elton 4 Co. Fellows Ferris ft Co. Fletcher, Fletcher 4 Co.. Giles Schacht ft Co. GreeB, R. W..& Co. Hearon, Squire ft Francis- Hewlett ft Son Hill, A. S.,ft Sod Hooper, B., ft Co. Howards ft Sous Jeyes Sanitary Compounds Co Jordan ft Co Keith ft Co. (Cone. Tinctures) Lambert Pharmacal Co Largen, G. W. Layng, K. C. Martlndale, W. May ft Baker (Lim.) Moryoseph, A. Moss, J., ft Co. Potter ft Clarke Rankin ft Boriand- Ricqles ft Co. Roberts ft Co. Smith 4 Sons Smith, T. ft H., ft Ce. Southall Bros. 4 Barclay- Sutton, W„ ft Co. Symes ft Co. Tyrer, T., ft Co. Whlta, Alfred, ft Sons Willows, Francis 4 Butle- Woolley. Sons ft Co. Wyieys 4 Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC Botwright 4 Grey Darton, F.. 4 Co. Fallowneld. J. Greefr, R. W., ft Co. Houghton. G., 4 Son (Cheme.) Howards 4 Son (Chemicals) Hume, W. Lancaster, J., 4 Sou Marlon 4 Co. Orme, J.. 4 Co. Perken. Son 4 Rayment Tyrer, T., 4 Co. W hite, Alfred 4 Sons PILL MACHINES Pindar, J. W. Toogood, W. (Coater) Werner 4 Pflelderer PILLS (Coated, &o.) Allen 4 Hanbnrys Anderatou Apothecaries HaE' Beecham, Thomas Blair'a Gout Pilla Champtgny, A., 4 Co. Eade's Gout Fills Evans. Sons ft Co. Hearon. Squire 4 Francia Hill, A. S.j 4 Sou Holloway's Jackson, W. 4 H. Lloyd, T., Howard ft Co. McKesson 4 Bobbins Newbery 4 Sous Wand, S. Warner. W. R, ft Co. (Ooat Wyieys ft Co. PILL MACHINES Pindar, J. W. Toogood, W. (Coater) Werner and Pflelderer PLASTERS Brsndreth. II. D. JCvans, Sona and Co. Johnson and Johnson Msther, W. Qiillliam. J„ and Co. St. Dalmsi. A. Bemhury and Johnaoo Thompson, M. F. Young. H. PODOPHTLLIN, 4jvo. Keith, B.,and Co. Smith, T. and H. and Co. Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 11 POLISHING Beckett, a. Bradley « Bourdal (Albatumi Eaar and Co. Fordham, W. B., and Bona (Limited) Oaker, John, and Bona POECELAIIfCOODS Toogood, (£.0. Foti, resist.) PRINTING Bowers Broa. Corsan,J.R.(Qlase) Ford, Shapland and Co. 8ilverlock, H. Towniend, J. PITMILINE Stern, Q. and G. QUININE SALTS TJreefl, R. W.. and Co. Howards and Sona Kuhn.B. Zimmermann and Co. RENNET Clernenta. S. G., and Co. Duncan, Flockhart and Co. Green*. K. \V.,and Co. Olddeld, Fattinion and Co. SACCHARIN Allen and Hanburya Burroughs, Wellcome and Co, SALICTN Macfarlan and Co. Smith. T. and H., and Co. SALICYLIC ACID Burgoyne, Burbidges and Co. Fuerat Broa. Zimmerman, A. and M. SALOL Kuhn, B. SALT Stern, G. and G. (Fepsalia) Tidman and Son SAUCES, PICKLES Goodall, Backhouse and Co. Mason, G., and Co. (Lim.) Tyrer, P. SCHOOLS, «Vc City School of Chemistry and Pharmacy (Lim.) "Liverpool School of Pharmacy London Homccopathic ana Medical School Manchester College Northern School of Pharmacy South London School of Pharmacy (Lim.) The School of Pharmacy Westminster College SEEDS Capern, T. (Bird) Potter a Clarke SELTXOOENE* Bratby and Hlnchllffe (Ld.) British Syphon Co. Svans, pons and Co. Oeraut, B.. A Co. L v rich and Co. May, Roberta and Co. Thesaier.E. SHEEP SZP Cooper and Nephews Jeyes Sanitary Compounds Co. Qulbell Bros. Wilkini Staples Bros, ft Co. SHOP FITTERS Bowling and Govier Bygrave, J . and W . Evans, Sona and Co. Howlett.S. NataliandCo. Natali, E. Foths, II., and Co. Treble, O., and Co. Yatea, W. S. SOAP Ayrton and Saunderi Barclay and Sons (Lim.) Bayley and Go. Blondeau and Co. (Yinolia) Bronnley, H., and Co. Chiswick Soap Co. Cook, E., and Co. Ewen, J., and Sons Fordham, W. B., ft Sona (Ld.) Jeyes* Sanitary Compounds Co. Lucas and Co. Mulhens, F. Pears' Soap , Stern, G. and G. SPECTACLES Botwright and Grey Darton, F. and Co. Perken, Son and Rayment Raphael and Co. SPIRIT Boord and Son Burro ugh, J. (Pure * Mthyl.) Harvey, J. and W., and Co. Jones and Co. (Methyl.) Lorenz, H. Macnair, A., and Co. Phillips and Co. Smith, Stephen and Co. SPONGES Cresswell Bros. Evans, Sons and Co. Peterson, M., and Co. STAMPS (RUBBER) Berkley, J. Hickisson, J. Pollard, A. W. STARCH Beckett. 8. Critchley ..I STOPPERS Austin and Co. (Sprinklers) Barnett and Foater Brooks, Peel and Co, Melln, 0. Sunders, H. Q., and Son Stlpendum Stopper v;o, STOVES Clark, S., and Co. (Lim.) SUGAR Fletcher, Fletcher and Stevenson Gibson, R., and Sons Sankey Sugar Co. SULFONA1 Burroughs, Wellcome and Co. Green-, R. W., and Co, May aud Baker (Limited) SURGICAL Ayrton and Saunderi Bailey, W. H., and Son Barclay and Sons (Limited) Cocking, J. T. Eschmann Bros, and Walsh Haywood, J. H. Hillock and Co. Liverpool Patent Lint Co. Maw, Son, & Thompson, S. Robinson and Sons (Juelch.H.C. Sanitary Wood Wool Co. (Lim.) Schutze, F. and Co. Thompson, Walters, Hole and Co. (Limited) Tidman and Son Wood, F. Wood, Vincent SYPHONS Barnett and Foster Bratby and Hinchliffe (Ld.) British Syphon Co. Geraut, E., & Co. Idris and Co. Kilner Bros. Thessier, E. SYRINGES Bock, O. De Luca, G. V. Schoenfeld, J. & J. Freres SYRUPS Fletcher, Fletcher (Liquors) Idris and Co. TASLBTS Cora an, J. R. (advertising) TEA Bonson's Digestive French and Langdale Gt. Tower St. Tea Co. Walker and Dalrymple TEETHING PADS Marriott, ft Co. THERMOMETERS Bailey, W. U.. and Sou Barclay & Son*(Lim.) Bock.O. Darton, F.,and Co. Evans, Sous and Co. Hudson and Co. Perken Sou and Rayment TZLL ltnynor, J. W. Stokes, G. R. and Co. TINS Noakes, B., and Co. TOBACCO, CIGARS, CIGARETTES Singleton and Cole (Lim.) Taddy and Co. TOILET Balm of Bethesda Evans, Sons and Co. Fordham, W. B., and Sons (Lim.) Hopgood and Co. Hovendenand Sons (Enseals) Lloyd , A. S. (Euzesis) Mumford.G.S. Quelch, H.C. Quelch, H. C. Rowland. A., and Sona Truedtt, H. P. (Limited) Woolley, Sona and Co. TOOTH PASTE Jewsbury and Brown Sutton, O, and Co. i Block) Wilson, A. (Burner's^ Woods, M. (Areca) TRADE MARKS Horn ft Son TRUSSES Bailey, W. H., and Son Colwell, H. M. Evans, Sons& Co. Haywood, J. H. Mather, W. Thompson, Walters, Hole and Co. (Lim.) Wood, F. Wood, V. URETHANE Howard and Sons VACCINATION Vaccine Association (Lymph) VALUERS AND TRNSFR AGNT8. Berdoe and Co. Brett, F.J. Crocker. G. B., & Co. Orridge and Co. VASELINE Chesebrough Ma nufctring Co. VERMIN KILLERS Santord and Sod Steiner and Co. VETERINARY Day and Sons Day, Son and Hewitt Dyer, K. II. Eiliman, Sons and Co James, W. H. (Blisters) J eyea' Sanitary Oompoux Lakin, W. H. Learner, A.J. Lloyd, T., Howard ana Co. Hookledge.J. Bpratts (Dogs, Walker, Troke and Go. Wyleya and Co. VINOLIA (Superfatted) Blondeau and Co. WEED KILLER Acme Chemical Co. Reade Bros, ft Co. Smith, M. WHOLESALE AND EXPRT DRGGSTS Allen and Hanburya Barron, Harveys and Co. Burgoyne, Burbidges and Go. Bush, W., Son and Co. Bush, W., and Co. Clay, Do J and Co. Coward, G. F., ft Co. Dakin Brothers Evan a, Sons and Co. Evans, Lescher and Webb Ferris and Co. Fox, W., and Sons Goodall. Backhouse and Co, Harker, Stage and Morgan Harrington, W. and Son (Ld, Hearon , Squire and Francis Hewlett and Son Hill, A. S., and Son Hodgkinaona.Treacher and Co ■ Loithousc and Saltmcr Lloyd, T., Howard and Co. Macfarlan, J. F., and Co. Oldtield.Fattison and Co. Potter and Clarke Symes&Co. Smith & Sons Thompson and Capper Thompson, Walters, Holt Co. (Limited) Walker, Troke and Co. Willows, Francis and Butler Woolley Jaa., Sons and Co. Wright, Layman and Umney Wyleya and Co. WINES, SPIRITS Armbrecht, Nelaon and Co. Coleman and Co. (Meat and Durrant, G. 'Orange) (Malt Goodall, Backhouse and Co. Idris and Co. Millar, A„ & Co. Robinson, P. IMPROVED AND ECONOMIC COOKERY. LIEBIG Perfect Parity absolutely Guaranteed. "COMPANY'S" EXTRACT OF BEEF. SOLE MANUFACTORY: FRAY BENTOS, S. AMERICA. COOKERY BOOKS (indispensable to ladies) sent free on application to LIEBIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT COMPANY LIMITED, 3 FENCHURCH AVENUE, E.C Makes the finest, purest, and strongest Beef Tea, and is the finest meat flavouring for Soups, Sauces, Made Dishes, &c Keeps for any length of time, and is cheaper than any other stock. Forty pounds of prime lean beef (value 30*.) are used to make one pound of Extract of Beef. 12 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Sept. 12, 1891 Buyers of these goods are particularly requested to communicate with us before 1 placing their season's orders. By manufacturing these goods ourselves we are enabled to place on the market a very superior article at prices unequalled by any, I where size and quality are taken into account. In Scarlet or White Felt, Natural Wool, or Chamois and Flannel. We are offering Special Discounts for quantities of £5 and upwards ; and, in addition, we Present Gkatis a handsome Glass-top Mahogan}*- Show Case (see illustration below) with all orders of £5, or, if preferred, we print Special Label Cards with Customer's Own Name, Sic. For a £10 order we will both print Special Label Cards and also present the Show Case above. WRITE AT ONCE TO THOMPSON, WALTERS, HOLE & GO., LIMITED, CURTAIN ROAD, LONDON, E.C. 20 Sept. 12, 1891 13 FRIENDLY TALKS WITH THE TRADE. Cheap Goods are not Most Saleable. — Chemists who have made careful note of their experience have recorded the fact that it pays them better to sell first-class pharmaceutical products than it does to introduce to their medical friends and customers articles of a "Cheap-Jack" character. Imitations of good products have always appeared like mushrooms. They imitate everything excepting the quality' The reason why they omit the latter is because it entails expense. No pharmacist having a careful regard for his business will purchase a drug or chemical in the crude form simply because it is cheap ; and it is really unfortunate that a few chemists have been persuaded by plausible arguments to introduce imitations of our products, to the disgust and disappointment of medical men, and to their own monetary disadvantage. B., W. & Co.'s Pharmaceutical Products yield a good margin of profit, and the following lines are well worth your while to stock and to make them a leading feature in your business. Your doing this will be appreciated by the medical men -in your neighbourhood and by patients, and should considerably inerease both your reputation and trade, consequent upon your ability to supply promptly these pharmaceutical products as they are brought to the notice of the Medical Profession. The Kepler Extract of Malt. — "Richest in diastase; is the best known and most largely used Extract of Malt." — Lancet. The Kepler Solution of Cod Liver Oil in Extract of Malt. — "Is far superior to any emulsion possible ; it is an ideal form for the administration of fat." — British Medical Journal. Zymine Peptonizing Powders (" Faircuild "). — One of these will completely predigest a pint of milk in a few minutes. Directions for peptonising foods are supplied with each box of the Powders. Beef and Iron "Wine (Burroughs). — The sale of this preparation does not require a Wine Licence. It is one of the finest pick-me-ups, and as a tonic and restorative agent for invalids and delicate patients it is difficult to surpass. Hypodermic " Tabloids." — " These are very soluble, and not irritating." — Lancet. The Vereker Chloride of Ammonium Inhaler. — This is the only inhaler yielding neutral vapour of Ammonium Chloride. " It is the best inhaler for the surgeon's study." — Dr. Macnaughton Jones. Hazeline.— Contains all the active principles of the Hamamelis Virginica. It is clean to use, and is one of the most effective applications for Piles. " Tabloids " of Compressed Drugs. — These are considered to be among the most elegant of modern pharmaceutical products; they yield a large profit in dispensing, entail little trouble, and economise expense. We shall be pleased to send a complete list to any Chemist on application, and to co-operate with him in increasing the sales of our products ; we shall also be happy to supply printed matter, showcards, «fcc, to any Chemist holding a stock of the goods. The Wholesale Trade generally supply our goods on most favourable terms. BURROUGHS, WELLCOME & CO., Snow Hill Buildings, London, E.C. 27 14 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Sept. 12, 1891 6 6 VASE L I NE" vlJSr (REGISTERED TRADE MARK) NEW STYLE. Each Tablet in Card Case. _ SOAP. The Best Emollient in the World must be the Best Basis for Toilet Soap. 33/- PER CROSS TABLETS. CHESEBROUGH CO., 42 HolborrTviaduct, LONDON, E.C. Proprietors and Sole Makers of the " Vaseline Preparations." " BLUE SEAL," our regular &d. size, without Card Case, in Boxes of one gross, 32s. net. B. W. & CO. S MEDICAL DIARY & VISITING LIST. The 1892 edition of this valuable little work is now in the press, and will be ready in a few weeks' time ; it will be an improvement on any previous edition. Many chemists did excellent business last year in these Diaries, and as we anticipate an increased demand for them we shall be pleased to receive orders as early as possible. Probably no article is so necessary to the general medical practitioner, and nothing is more highly appreciated than a good Medical Diary. PEICES : Ditto, in velvet pile (new leather) wallet 5, eacli Ditto, in pigskin wallet.. .. *..•>••« .. 5/ .. Silk covers 2/6 each Morocco tnck covers 2/6 „ With silk covers, fitted in morocco wallet to hold letters, cards, stamps, Sic. . . . . 4/ „ Ditto, in Bnssia leather wallet „ 5/ THE PERPETUAL MEDICAL DIARY Arranged to be conveniently used at all times for any date or year, will also be shortly issued. The Prices quoted arc subject to usual Discount. BURROUGHS, WELLCOME & CO., Snow Hill Buildings, LONDON, E.C. ISO-BUTYL NITRIS. Also GLASS CAPSULES of ISO-BUTYL NITRITE. For use in Angina Pectoris, Asthma, and similar complaints, by Inhalation. Liquor CascarsB Suavis. (EEGISTEBED.) An agreeable Aromatic Fluid Extract of Cascara Sagrada, possessing the full laxative and aperient properties of the bark. Sol. .Ethyl Nitritis. Containing 3 peF Cent, of Pure Nitrite Of Ethyl, in Absolute Alcohol and Glycerine. See paper by Professor Leech on " The Comparative Effects of Spiritus -Etheris Nitrosi and Solution of Ethyl Nitrite," PTwntmcexiical Journal, December 22, 1888. Spiritus iEtheris Nitrosi. Guaranteed to contain the proportion of Nitrous Ether directed by the British Pharmacopoeia. ■ffither Nitrosus and Sol. -ffitheris Nitrosi. E-espectively 8 and 4 times the strength of the Spirit. JAMES WOOLLEY, SONJT& CO. Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chemists, IVt A1VCHESTER. Laboratories and Drug Mills, KNOWSLEY STREET, CHEETHAM. QUOTATIONS AND PRICE LIST FORWARDED ON APPLICATION. — - — September 12, 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 387 BfiTABLIEHED 186*. PRINCIPAL 0F1ICO, 4S CANNON BTRMT, LONDON, 1.0.: BRANCH OFFICES I MBLBOURNB AND SYDNEY, AUSTRALASIA. Publithed nery Saturday, flrnbioription 10a. per year, payable in advance ; dating from the commencement of any month. Supplied only to persona connected with the Trade. Poet free t« ever; country la the world, iingle oopiei 4d. ea«h, Ohequee or Postal Orders should be payable to Bdwahd Halhi, ant oroesed Martin's Bank (Limited). For Australasian subscribers the subsidiary jouraal, Tkj Chemist and Druggist or Australasia, is included. Supplied regularly to every member of the following Sooietles, who have adopted Thx Chemist and Druggist ai their efficial organ. The Pharmaceutical Association of New Zealand. The Pharmaceutical Sooiety of Queensland. The Pharmaceutical Sooiety of South Australia. Tasmanian Pharmaceutical Society. Otago Pharmaceutical Association. South African Pharmaceutical Association. PAOE Australasian Pharmaceutical News 391 Bankruptcy Report 396 Correspondence : — Irish Pharmaceutical Society ; Colouring of Green Peas ■with Copper ; Preparations of Ipecacuanha ; Brazil Ipecacuanha ; Eaonymin at the Conference; Free Travel 418 Pharmacy at Port Elizabeth ; The Methylated-Spirit Re- gulations ; Cinnamon in Diarrhoea ; Prompt Pay- ment of Salaries 419 Dispensing Notes » 420 Legal Queries 420 Miscellaneous Inquiries 420 Deaths 409 Seed of Arrangement 392 Editorial Comments :— Mitcham Crop Prospects .... 404 Inland Revenue Statistics . . 405 PAGE Editorial Comments (cont.)— Autumn Manoeuvres; Hyp- notism in Medicine 406 Copper in Peas 407 English News 388 Frenoh Pharmaceutical News . . 390 Gazette 392 In the Mitcham Flower-Fields (Dlustrated) 398 Legal Reports 395 Loudon Botany. By H. Helbing 408 Marriages 409 Moths 411 Personalities 392 Pharmaceutical Society of Ire- land 398 Photographic Notes 411 Reviews 410 Scotch News 390 Sequah (Limited) 396 Trade Notes ~ 409 Trade Report 413 EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. The next issue of The Chemist and Druggist will -contain a very complete article on the educational require- ments of the pharmaceutical, medical, scientific, dental, and veterinary professions. We particularly request secretaries of local associations, which have educational arrangements for pharmaceutical students, and the secretaries and deans of schools and colleges, who have not yet sent us particulars of their^classes, to do so by the beginning of the week. This issue of The Chemist and Druggist provides an exceptional opportunity for announcements regarding edu- cational establishments, scientific instruments, books and the like. We suggest that advertisements within these lines should be of a special character, as this is the only medium of the kind through which pharmacists and hos- .pital pharmacies are provided with an educational mono- graph. Applications for space should be made to the Pub- lisher without delay. SUMMARY. Ax article on moths is printed in this issue which chemists will be able to use with advantage. Some curious observations in regard to the whitening of diamonds are noted in our French news. In Photographic Notes will be found an important set of formulio bearing on orthochromatic work. In our pages of reviews will be found a description of the electrical method for the removal of hairs. A Report of the constituents of several essences of coffee is issued by the Glasgow Sanitary Inspector, and appears in our Scotch News. A Chemist's Assistant has pleaded guilty at Sheffield to forging a character for himself, and another at Bath has been charged with attempted robbery of the till at the bar of an inn. "Effervescing Salts " is the name which is now to be given to seidlitz powders which are not of B.P. standard. That appears from our report of cases tried in the West London Police Court. In some Australasian Colonies there is activity at present in the revision of Pharmacy Acts. Particulars are given in our Antipodean letter of that matter, as well as other bits of pharmaceutical news. Arguments in the interesting case at Glasgow in which a grocer is charged, under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, with having sold tinned peas coloured with copper are re- ported this week. The Sheriff is to give judgment on Saturday. The most sensational news in the drug market this week has been the publication of a telegram announcing the destruction by fire of half the shellac stock in the United States. One or two " quinine circulars " have also been much talked about in Mincing Lane circles. The Mitcham herb harvest is now in full swing and a description of a tour through the fields in the principal dis- trict is given in this number. The crops are both short and late, and all the distillers agree in prophesying higher prices, though these have been discounted to some extent already. The general summer weather now prevailing comes too late for the mint, which is mostly cut, but it may do some good to the lavender and the chamomiles. The Directors of Sequah (Limited) declare a divi- dend making the annual distribution on the ordinary shares 10 per cent, per annum. They complained at their annual meeting of the injury inflicted on their business by the re- fusal of the Board of Inland Revenue to grant licences for the sale of patent medicines from their chariots. The Board based their refusal on a statute which certainly was not passed with any view of interfering with such sales of medi- cines. A " set of premises " say the Board cannot be inter- preted as applying to a van. We do not understand why Sequah did not contest the ruling. Some interesting letters are to hand this week. Pharma- ceutical Conference discussions are continued by Mr. Conroy and Mr. Symons ; Mr. Kingzett refers to experiments of his own made fourteen years ago in connection with the alleged poisonous character of copper in preserved peas; Messrs. A. Sc. J. Warren give definite information as to the use of a purer methylated spirit than that which may be retailed ; Mr. Kirkby helps us with regard to the so-called Brazil Ipecac, in the market last week ; Mr. Burroughs defends his views on free travel, and anonymous correspondents furnish com- munications on pharmacy at Port Elizabeth, cinnamon in diarrhoea, and the prompt payment of salaries. In the report of the Irish Pharmaceutical Council will be found a state- ment by the vice-president in respect of the law affecting the compounding of medical prescriptions in Ireland as established by the recent prosecutions. Advertisements of situations vacant and wantod, busi- nesses for disposal, fcc, will be received by us up till the first po6t on Friday morning. THE CHEMIST AND DRTJOOI8T. [September 12, 1881 (L-nglisfj $tt»a. Tug Peaus Athletic Olub bad a meeting at Richmond last Saturday. Foot and bicycle races were indulged in. Weed-killer for Suicides. — Mary Everatt Steer, wife of a gardener, at Bigadon, Buckfastleigh, bas committed suicide by taking a wine glass full of weed-killer. Her husband, immediately he found she had taken the poison, went for a doctor, but before he arrived she died. Death of a Manx Chemist. — An inquest was held last week at Ballakesh, near Ramsey, on the body of Daniel Quirk, aged 64 years, a chemist, who was found dead in his house onthe Sunday morning previous. It is surmised that death took place a week before, and the body was much de- composed. A verdict of " Accidental death " was returned. The Wrong Bottle.— Richard Eustace" (45), of Brad- ford, died on Saturday night at Bradford Infirmary through drinking in mistake from a bottle containing ammonia. — A child named Feates died in the Bristol Infirmary last week from the effects of muriatic acid, drunk from a bottle left on a table at its house. Carbolic-aoid Poisoning. — A middle-aged woman died in the Edinburgh Infirmary last Friday. She had taken some carbolic acid the day before. — On the same day an inquest was held at Hastings regarding the death of Mr. William Archer, a watchmaker, of that town. The evidence of Mr. ;H. R. Hansell, L.8.A., and Mr. B. H. Allen, M.D., Lond., showed that death was due to carbolic-acid poison- ing.— We have also received a report of the death of a woman at Haywood Hospital, Burslem, from the same cause. When will the curve of these fatalities take a downward course ? A Tussle. — Howell Edwin Clement, described as a chemist, and stated to belong to London, and to be managing the business of his step-brother (Mr. Jones) temporarily, was summoned, at the Plymouth Petty Sessions, for assault upon Robert Joseph Page, shipchandler, 40 Southside Street. There was a cross-summons. The trouble arose in Page's shop, Clement having gone to Page to warn him not to slander his brother. Page spat in his face, and threatened to strike him. Clement dared him to do so. fage immedi- ately struck him in the mouth and face, and twisted his wrist. The bench dismissed the summons against Clement, and fined Page 20*. and costs. Excursions.— The employes of James Boulton ic Co. (Limited), chemical manufacturers, Stratford, had an ex- cursion last Saturday to Stanstead. A very enjoyable day was spent, and at dinner, in the Pied Bull. Mr. James Boulton presided, and the various toasts were well received. Messrs. Idris & Co. had their annual excursion on August 29, Clacton-on-Sea being the spot selected for enjoy- ment. Leaving London at 8 A.M., IClacton was reached at 11 a.m. Sports and dinner were provided at Rigg's Retreat. At dinner the chair was occupied by Mr. W. Adpar Jones, and the vice-chair by Mr. E. K. Bishop. In view of the high honour conferred on the firm by their recent appointment as purveyors of mineral waters to Her Majesty, the toast of her health was proposed and drunk with special enthusiasm. Excursions, sports, and tea occupied the rest of the day, which seemed to be enjoyed by all present. The Holbobn Guardians' Contracts. — At the meet- ing of the Holborn Board of Guardians on Wednesday the clerk read a letter from Messrs. Wallace k Co., Botolph House, Eastcheap, in which they offered to supply sulphuric acid at 31. 5s. per ton net delivered at the Mitcham Work- house, and oxide of iron 40*. per ton, carriage paid. With regard to the ammonia salts which the guardians have to dispose of, Messrs. Wallace said it was just now in very little demand, and 91. 10s. per ton was all they could offer, they supplying the bags and carting it away. Mr. Sheib said the latter part of the letter would have to be considered, because heretofore the guardians had got 11/. and 121. for the salt. This offer of 9/. 10*. was very small. Mr. Brown seconded the reference of the whole matter to the Mithcam Work- house Committee, and it was adopted. The contract for the supply of drugs, kc , for the ensuing year was renewed with Messrs. Baiss BroB. at the quotation of 28jf per cent, off the Holborn Union list prices. Messrs. Mackey offered at 29 per cent, off, Messrs. Hill k Sons, quoted 18 per cent, off, Messrs. Hodgkinson, Preston k King, 25 per cent, off, and Messrs. Troake, Walker k Troake, 21} per cent. off. Cricket. — A match was played at Newsham Park Liverpool, on Saturday, September 5, between an eleven representing Messrs. Evans, Sons k Oo.'s staff and eleven from Messrs. R. Sumner k Co. The Evans men only totalled 28, their opponents responding with 63. For the - victorious side D. Hetherington was top scorer with 25 runs, and was also credited with 7 of the opponents' wickets. J. E. Jackson, with 9 runs and 5 wickets, bad the best record among the losers . -Owing to the vacation the Mason College C.C. were not able to get a team together to play the Midland Chemists on Wednesday. A return " Captain v. Secretary " match was played instead, when the former put together 90 and the latter 27. Mr. C. S. Baynton made 51 not ont for the winning team. — On September 5, at the West London Cricket Ground, a match was played between the Pharsalia C.C. (J. Sanger & Sons) and the Newbery C.C. (F. Newbery k Sons), resulting in a draw slightly in favour of the latter team, the scores being — Pharsalia 70, and Newbery 52 for five wickets. Veterinary Medicine Claim. — In the City of London Court, on Friday, before Mr. Commissioner Kerr, the case of Jacobs v. Rutland was disposed of. The plaintiffs, Messrs. E. Jacobs k Son, veterinary medicine manufacturers, of 182 Houndsditch, E.C., sought to recover the sum of Zl. 14*. for veterinary medicines sold and delivered to the defendant, Mr. C. Rutland, of 41 Braxton Street, S.W. The first hearing was reported in this journal. The defendant denied on the first occasion having given the order, which it was alleged he gave on February 3 last. He did not dispute that the goods were sent, and that an invoice accompanied them. The fact was, he said, that Mr. Miles, the plaintiffs' traveller, called upon him in the ordinary course of business, and asked if he had been having any medicines from the plaintiffs. He told them he had, and then Miles said : — " When you want any more give me the order, as I shall get a commission out of it." Miles told him that if he would have some of their medicines, and try and sell them, he_ would be allowed 25 per cent, commission, and what he did not sell he could return. On these terms he accepted the goods which were sent in, but he explained the circumstances to another of the plaintiffs' representatives who called, named Kirby. Mr. Commissioner Kerr said Miles must be produced, and the case was adjourned for his attendance. Now it seemed the parties had settled their differences out of court, so the case was struck out. The Hollo way Tragedy.— Ernest Nightingale, whose tragic death, with that of his wife and two children, apparently from strychnine-poisoning, has been a familiar subject to newspaper-readers during the past week, was a traveller in the employment of Lorimer & Co., wholesale druggists. Mr. Lorimer says the deceased was a sound, sensible man of business — one of the last persons he should have thought would have injured anyone else or taken his own life. He was the firm's senior town representative, and a confidential and valued servant of ten years' standing. Under his arrangement with the firm be had steadily in- creased his income during the past five years, and for the year ending June last he had made 371/. 10*. 9rf. He was only employed with Lorimer & Co. half the day, and was at liberty to hold other commissions. He had access to the whole of Messrs. Lorimer's premises, and carried samples of drugs and other things with him when travelling, but it was not necessary for him to have samples of hydro- cyanic acid or strychnine. He was a very quiet, reserved man. He was conscientious and trustworthy, and his accounts are perfectly correct. He was a teetotaller. He had complained of his head, and been at times rather depressed. Only a day or two before the discovery at his house he spoke of pains in his head, and asked Mr. Lorimer to recommend him a draught. On the Friday before the deaths he wrote to the firm to say he had postponed his journey until Tuesday, being too unwell. Can an Unregistered Chemist Recover Debts? — At the Carnarvon County Court, last week, J. E. Jones, drug- September 12 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 389 store dealer, sned a retired gentleman, named Arthar H. Bellairs. of Marple Hall, Cheshire, for 6/. 7*. Bd. due, it was alleged, for good* supplied, including pills, draughts, and tobacco. The plaintiff, in cross-examination, said that he was not a qualified chemist. Mr. Roberts, the solicitor for the defence, having remarked that the bill included an item for a gross of pills, Judge Sir H Lloyd exclaimed : A gross of pills! Mr. Roberts: Yes. His Honour: Is he alive? Mr. Roberts: Yes; he is here, your honour. (Laughter.) Plaintiff said that he supposed defendant was in the habit of taking about twelve pills a day. (Laughter.) His Honour, replying to Mr. Griffiths Jones, plaintiff 's solicitor, that no poisonous stuff was mixed with the medicine, said the Registration Act made no distinction, and no one could recover unless he was registered. Plaintiff further 6tated that the defendant had been lodging with him for many years at 25*. a week for board and lodgings, and he had been very good to witness. Mr. J. T. Roberts contended that the greater part of the claim was only an attempt at black- mailing. The defendant was called, and said he bad taken a personal interest in the plaintiff for nearly thirteen years, and had helped him in his M.A examinations through friends. Having concluded his evidence, witness, who is subject to fits, fainted. In the result, judgment was given for plaintiff for 2,1. \2s. Id , and on a counter-claim for goods cot delivered. Charge of Robbery. — At the County Police Court, Bath, on Tuesday, Distin Webber (25), chemist's assistant, was charged with attempting to rob the till of the George Inn, Bathampton, on Monday evening. Police-constable Brunt, stationed at Bathford, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody on the statement of the landlord. In reply to the ■charge he said nothing. Four halfpence were found upon him. Ann Dolman, daughter-in-law to the landlord, stated "that prisoner had been about the house and garden through- out the afternoon and evening. Shortly after nine o'clock, in consequence of the till being open, she mentioned the circumstance to her mother, in the presence of Webber, and the drawer, which was situated in a little private bar in the rear of the public one, was shut. Soon after she saw prisoner, who was standing in the passage, put his arm through the window and open the drawer some three inches. Her father came in, and she closed it. When all was quiet she saw prisoner introduce his hand into the till, and told the land- lord, who went into the passage and held him. Henry Dolman said that, hearing something was wrong, he placed himself close to the door, while his wife watched the prisoner in a mirror in the front bar, and on her giving him a sign, he quickly opened the door and found prisoner with his elbow 'leaning on the counter. He accused him of trying to rob him, when the prisoner replied that he had made a mistake, afterwards, however, asking him to look it over, as " it would not do him any good, and it might do accused a great deal of harm." Money to the amount of 18s. 6d. was in the till, 'out nothing was missed. Eliza Ann Dolman corroborated. The case was remanded. Chemists' Wine Licences. — Mr. Thomas Grant, chemist and druggist, of Clevedon, applied to the magistrates at the Long Ashton Petty Sessions, on Friday last, for a licence to sell medicated wines, to be consumed off the premises. Mr. Herbert Coates, solicitor, who appeared in support of the application, said Mr. Grant was the largest chemist in Clevedon, and he wanted a licence to sell, not the ordinary, but medicated wines, under 23 Vict., cap. 27, sec. 3. Medical men had such a high opinion of these medicated wines that there had been a large demand for them, and as they were not supplied by the grocers and wine-merchants at Clevedon, application was naturally made to the chemist. Mr. Grant proved the necessary notices, and the publication of the same in the Clevedon Mercury. The Chairman : Is it not necessary to show the rating of the premises and the -character and respectability of the applicant, as with other licences ? I am not acquainted with the Act in reference to this particular class of wines. Do you know, Mr. Wans- forough ? Mr. Wansbrough : I believe it is, sir. The Chair- man : Have you the rate-bock, or a receipt for the rent? Mr. Coates said he was afraid he had come unprepared with either. Mr. Grant said he held the premises at a rental of 80'!. a year. Mr. Coates added that one reason for making the application was their wish to guard themselves against the Excise authorities. The Chairman : We don't want to Know what your motives are ; we endeavour to carry oat the Act of Parliament. Mr. Coates then handed in testimonials from several gentlemen at Clevedon, including several doctors, and the licenoe was granted/— At the annual Brewster Sessions at Hove, last week, Mr. H. C. Thome, ohemist, of 63 Western Road, Hove, applied for and obtained a licence to sell wines. Councillor Barclay on Birmingham Water — A splendid audience assembled in the large lecture theatre of tne Birmingham and Midland Institute, on Monday night to hear Councillor Barclay lecture on the future water-supply of the town. Sir Thomas Martineau preiided. The lecture was largely statistical, but Mr. Barclay made the figures interesting, and he was intelligently followed by his audience as he proceeded to tell them what the local rulers have been doing to keep up the supply. By means of a lantern be placed before the audience pictures representing the beauti- ful Valley of the Wye at Glyn-gwy, near where the railway crosses the river, and also the junction of the Rivers Wye and Elan at Glyn Bridge. The water committee have de- cided in favour of a supply from that source. The gathering- ground contains 45,000 acres, or 70 square miles, with an elevation varying from 800 feet to 2,100 feet above sea-level. It is situated in Cardiganshire and Radnorshire, 80 miles west of Birmingham. It consists of wild moorland, and the whole population on it had been ascertained not to ex- ceed 180 in number. Mr. Barclay had had several analyses made of the water under various conditions, and found it first- class, and amongst the best in the kingdom for purity and general suitability for a town's supply. It was far superior to the present supply. The present Birmingham supply was satis- factory chemically, and might consequently be pronounced good water, but there were complaints. Not only was the quality of the Elan water satisfactory, but the committee were of opinion that it would be satisfactory as a source of supply. They considered that if they provided for a period of fifty years in advance, the maximum supply Birmingham would then require in dry weather would be 60,000,000 gallons a day, and they were fully satisfied that the supply from the Welsh district would be adequate to meet their requirements. The lecturer also described the engineering works, and at the close Sir James Sawyer referred in highly complimentary terms to the discourse. IRISH NEWS. Colic Drop3. — Only five drops were given to a child at Newtownards to keep it from crying. It cries no more. Messrs. Leslie & Company, Dublin, have been appointed contractors to the Drogheda Union for the supply of medi- cines. Messrs. M. Cloherty & Sons, druggists, &c, Shop Street, Galway, have opened a new establishment at Williamsgate Street in the same town. Thought it was Porter. — A carman named Lynn lost his life at Ardoyne, near Belfast, on Saturday, by drinking from a bottle a mixture of vitriol and water, which he thought was porter. They don't mind the Naphtha. — At the annual meet- ing just held of the Belfast Vintners Association it was stated that in some parts of the city methylated spirit is still freely sold to the public, although the stuff is mingled with naphtha and even petroleum to give it a repulsive odour. Drug Contracts are invited for the next twelve months by Balrothery Union and six dispensaries, September 21 ; Troinestown Union, September 16; Kells -workhouse hospital and Union dispensaries, September 19 ; Kinsale Union and five dispensaries, September 17; Lurgan Union and seven dispensaries, September 17; Strokestbwn Union, 8eptomber25 Waterford Union and various outlying distriots, September 16 New Registered Druggists. — At the quarterly Registered Druggist Examination, held at Dublin on September 3, the following passed:— R. Canavan, Headford ; E. II. Collopy, Limerick; J. Curry, Borris ; P. D. Cussen, Limerick; J. 390 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [September 12, 1891. Fleming, Kingstown ; J. Leavy, Balllnagh ; T. M. n is, Cross- maglen; A. and J. J. Murphy, Cork; J. Shirley, Dublin; R. L. Taylor, Tinabely ; J. J. White, Dublin. Five can- didates were rejeoted. At a Registered Druggist Licence Examination held at Queen's College, Belfast, on Sep- tember 8, the following passed : — William Baxter, Belfast ; II. B. Hunter. Belfast; F. Lindsay.Belfast ; A. MacNaughton, Belfast ; P. W. Minnis, Ratntfield ; G. Montgomery, Belfast ; W. R. Moss, Belfast; W. D Quirey, Belfast; J. Sandford, Portadown ; W. J. Storey, Belfast. Two were rejected. Snuff as Medicine. — At the meeting of the Guardians of the South Dublin Union last week a discussion arose as to the expediency of continuin? the supply cf snuff to paupers who had heretofore enjoyed the luxury on medical grounds. The committee who had before them the question had resolved that the names of all paupers in receipt of snuff should be supplied by the apothecary. On making the state- ment that the t>nuff was ordered by the doctors, Surgeon- General Gunn objected on the ground lhat snuff was not a medicine, after which it was resolved that the chemist should issue no snuff weekly to any department uDless the names of the individuals for whom it refers are set out in the pre- scription books showing the quantity supplied to each person The motion was carried. SCOTCH NEWS. Dundee Univebsity College has now all the classes that are necessary to carry on medical students to the second professional examination. Mb. William Smith has disposed of his branch business at Canonmills to Mr. John Findlay, who was last year secretary to the Assistants' Association. The Sale of Pills fbom Stamped Boxes. — We are informed that one of the Scotch defendants against Messrs. Beecham has appealed from the decision given against him in the Court of Session, grounding his appeal on the consideration (which he alleges) that, it being legal only to sell Beecham's pills in the original boxes, Beecbam's agent was tempting his defendant's assistant to commit an illegal act by requesting him to supply pennyworths, and that he could not expect to get the real thing in this way. Lakola (Limited). — The directors of this new company, which has been formed for the purpose of developing the busi- ness in kola and its combinations carried on by Mr. M. F. Thompson, chemist and druggist, 17 Gordon Street, Glasgow, and 97 Princes Street, Edinburgh, entertained a small company of gentlemen of the press to a sumptuous luncheon in the Central Station Hotel, Glasgow, on September 3. Mr. Peter Barr, the chairman of the company, presided, and speeches were made in honour of kola in general, and on Lakola in particular. Essence of Coffee.— In the annual report of the Glasgow Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Peter Fyfe), issued last week, the following item occurs : — " Essence of coffee is a manufactured article of diet which I deemed it advisable to inquire into this year. It is much advertised by the vendors, and is, I believe, largely purchased by the public. I took three samples of this essence, as manufactured by the three prin- cipal makers, and sent them to the public analyst. As it appears to me to possess public interest, I give here the re- sults of his analysis in each case : — 1 2 3 Cane sugar Fruit sugar anil other organic matter Water Per cent. 0022 44*CO 196S I'M 35 62 I'er cent. 0M8 33 85 29-C3 1-42 35-52 Per cent. 03 15 6695 11 22 1-32 30-36 100C0 100 00 10000 His notes attached to the certificates show that the caffeine in the samples is very low— in No. 3 absurdly low— and the analysis of the best one shows that 98| per cent, of this con- coction is water and sugar. Glasgow Uoyal Imfibmaby Nuhbes.— This week the managers of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary are conducting an inquiry into certain alleged grievances of the infirmary nurses. The investigation seems to be consequent on some letters which, have appeared in a Glasgow newspaper com- plaining of long hours of duty, inferior quality and in- sufficient quantity of.' the food provided for the noises, and of the inadequacy of the nursing staff of the " Royal." It is alleged that the nurses are kept on duty for never less than 144 hours a day, and frequently for 16 hours. A case is cited in which a probationer-nurse was on duty for 16 hours daily on 9 consecutive days; and another of a nurse having been on duty for 31 J hours, excepting an interval of 3 ', hourB for rest. FRENCH PHARMACEUTICAL NEWS. (From our Parii Corretpondent.') Sebous Pleurisy Treated by Salicylate of Soda. — M. Talamon, of Paris, has recently cited several cases in favour of this treatment, which he explains, not by the very manifest diuretic power of the salicylate of soda, but by its penetration into the serous cavities and by its direct action on the inflamed pleura. This physician has used the salicy- late of soda with marked success, in doses of from five to six grammes a day, in five cases of serous pleurisy. Fatal Erbob. — A moment of distraction on the part of a young woman named Mile Mary caused the death of a child at Rambouillet, last Saturday. In the absence of her parents the girl had charge of an infant brother. HaviDg been told to give the child a dose of syrup of chicory, ordered by the- doctor, she gave by mistake several drops cf Bauge bitters. Aid was immediately obtained, but the child died some- minutes later in great agony. The error was caused, as is so often the case, by the two bottles being placed together. The Bauge bitters were used bv the mother for cramps in the stomach, from which she suffered. French Examination Law. — An examination in phar- macy has just been terminated at the Ronen School of Pharmacy. Five students succeeded in satisfying the examining Board. Six other candidates, already pharmacists, passed their examinations a second time, in order to obtain permission to practise in another department, as required by the provisions of an antiquated law. One of these candidates passed his examination five years ago at the same school and had to present himself again because he is removing to a town a few miles away. Another, a middle-aged man, who has been in business a number of years, is desirous of retiring, but, wishing to still retain his title of pharmacien, had to pass the examiners a second time on account of a similar change of residence. French chemists and druggists of the second class bitterly resent this vagary of the law. A Clevee Charlatan. — A man known as Golvin, but supposed to have several aliases, styling himself a specialist doctor and editor of " The Medical Hcho of Paris," has exploited recently the inhabitants of a number of towns and villages in the departments of the Seine and Oise and Seine and Maine. He circulated extensively attractive-looking advertisements got up somewhat as follows ; " Let all who suffer come to me. I possess an elixir which cures in- stantaneously all so-called incurable maladies which Doctors of Sciences are incapable of treating with success ! Do you suffer from pains in the stomach, gout or rheumatism ; are you consumptive, deaf or blind, bandy-legged, or hunch- backed ; do you cough without spitting or spit without coughing; do you perform the natural functions badly ; are you too stout or too thin ; is your skin too dry or too short (sic) 7 If you are afflicted with any of these maladies, come to-morrow to the Dancing Hall of the district and I will give you gratuitous consultations 1 I also treat by correspon- dence." A largo number of credulous folk were caught by this clumsy trap. If the "consultation" cost the poor people nothing, the well-to-do made up for it by paying 4/. each. In return fortius Golvin took a sample of their urine, which, however, he threw away immediately. The patients September 12, 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 39! beard no more of the tfusii-praotitioner when once he had left the town. Numerous complaints have been made to the police at Pontoise against this swindler, and M. Veron, Pohca Commissary, has been charged with the task of tracing him. The Falsification of Diamond3 — A. good deal of attention has been attraoted here by an attempt to give yellow Cape diamonds a brilliant white aspect by the use of a little aniline. A similar attempt some time since caused a commotion in the diamond trade. It has been recom- menced, and stones to the value of a million sterling are said to have been chemically treated. Some of the large Belgian merchants are supposed to be the culprits, and a score of Paris dealers have purchased diamonds at from 25 to 30 per cent, above their market value. A chemist, M. Gilon, has studied the question from a purely scientific point of view, in order to find out if it is possible to absolutely alter the aspect of diamonds, so as to considerably increase their apparent value. M. Gilon was surprised at the success- ful results of his experiments. The process followed by the ohemist was based on the principle of optics that violet is the complementary colour of yellow. M. Gilon prepared an alcoholic solution of violet aniline. He added a few grammes of benzoin as an adhesive. A yellow diamond bathed in this became white, but it had lost its brilliancy. He then prepared a solution having a larger proportion of aniline. In this preparation another yellow stone was placed for several seconds : it came out retaining its full brilliance. A fortnight later the stone had lost nothing of its factitious whiteness, and the most experienced eye could suspect ■nothiog. M. Gilon has no reason to suppose that a year would produce any change. As a result of these experi- ments it is evident that the fraud is perfectly possible, ■especially as diamonds are bought without undergoing any test. A careful examination of the tinted stone through a magnifying glass shows no trace of the slightest covering or ■shade on the facets. Neither does the friction of a chamois leather or cloth alter the tint. There is apparently only ■one way of explaining the really marvellous action of the dye. This is to admit that it impregnates solely the cutting ■edge, which forms the circumference of a stone. This is the only part unpolished, and it is barely perceptible. The only way of testing diamonds is to use aquz fortis, which the dye cannot resist. M. Gilon has managed to fix the tint in such a way that an alcohol bath is not a suflicieDt test for proving white diamonds. AUSTRAL A.SI AN PH A.RMACEUIICAL NEWS. Legislation. THIS is a bu3y season for pharmaceutical legislators. In three of the colonies attempts are being made, or have recently been made, to induce the various Legislatures to amend existing laws or to extend pharmaceutical privileges. In New South Wales the Pharmacy Board has reprinted the Victorian Act, with trifling alterations, and has resolved to present it to Parlia- ment for legislation as a Bill to establish a Pharmacy Board, and to regulate pharmacy in the Colony. T/ie Chemist and Druggist of Australasia points out that, as the Bill now stands, the effect of it will be two Pharmacy Boards in New South Wales, the present one charged with the administration of the Poisons Bill, and another nomi- nated by the Governor- in-Council to administer the Pharmacy Act. It is, moreover, very doubtful if the men now regis- tered as chemists and druggists will be able to be registered as pharmaceutical chemists under the new Act, and a regis- tered chemist of Great Britain will have to furnish a declaration from a justice of the peace, or legally qualified medical practitioner living in New South Wales, that, to the personal knowledge of the signer, the applicant has been in business as a chemist and druggist during periods set out in applicant's declaration, which, by the way, he is not re- quired to make. No provision is made for repealing the sections of the Poisons Act which relate to the Pharmacy Board, nor for carrying on the administration of that Act till the new board is appointed, nor for transferring to the latter the control of the sale of poisons. Though it was doubtless intended that names now on the Poison Register should be transferred to the Pharmacy Register without charge, this is not provided for. All will have to apply in the usual way, present certificates or pass examinations, and pay fees of 21. 2s. to <\l. Us. It is true that there is a section which might have been intended to remedy this, but it ia merely a definition of chemists and druggists, borrowed from the Victorian Act, and giving no right whatever to renewed registration, except by the regular course of examination. Altogether the Bill, as it stands, is a queer jumble when read along with the existing Act, and something will have to be done if a shocking muddle is to be prevented. In New Zealand an attempt is also being made to get a Pharmacy Bill through under the auspices of the Government. So far the Government decline to be caught, but pressure is being brought to get them to reconsider their decision. If the Government absolutely refuse, then the board will have it introduced as a private Bill. The Bill was in manuscript in the hands of the Government when our advices left the colony. In Queensland an attempt was made, early in July, by Mr. Barlow, M.L.A. for Ipswich, to amend the Pharmacy Act, by providing that a chemist legally registered in any other colony should have a right to registration in Qaeensland. The proposal was not approved of by the Pharmaceutical Society — in fact, it was a personal affair altogether. Some months ago a chemist, who had started in business at Ipswich, was prosecuted and fined for doing so while he was not registered. He was registered in New South Wales, and, had he applied at the right time, he could have been registered in Queensland. But before he did so the regulation providing for reciprocity between the two colonies had been cancelled. He seems to have too much pluck to let the matter rest, and has stirred up enough sympathy in his fellow-townsmen to lead them to request the representative of the district to bring a Bill forward for the relief of men situated as himself. That was done ; but, owing mainly to the action of the president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Queensland (Mr. G. Wat- kins), the Bill was defeated on the second reading. So far legislation in the meantime. Nothing very admirable about any of it. Elegant Pharmacy pays, generally. It is safe to sorape off old labels before putting on new ones. That is elegant pharmacy. It is a trick which Mr. Mitchell, an herbalist, of Woodville, New Zealand, was not old enough to learn. He was a clerk until a year ago, then started as an herbalist. One of his customers got a bottle of what was supposed to be rheumatic embroca- tion from him for his wife, but Mitchell had put up washing- fluid in an old embrocation bottle, with a new label for washing-fluid on the old one. The new label came off, and Mitchell thought he was giving his customer a bottle of embrocation. It was to be rubbed in with a rough towel. This was done at night, but the patient complained that it burned her. Next morning the back was red and inflamed, but the patient's husband proceeded to apply the lotion again, and then thought his wife was going mad. By night the back was quite raw. For this the plaiotiff wanted 100Z. damages, and the resident magistrate awarded him 151. 15*., and the defendant had a good deal more to pay for costs. Pharmacy in Tasmania. From the list of persons who are licensed to dispens3 medicines in Tasmania it appears that the number is 113, and nearly half, or 51, are not resident, a proportion four or five times as great as in any other colony. Of the 62 chemists resident in Tasmania only eight were registered before 1878, four more were registered before 1881, when the New Zealand Act commenced, and nine more before the date of the Queensland Act in 1881 No less than 41 have been registered since 1883 ; two-thirds of the chemists now in Tasmania have been registered less than nine years. Tho Nestor of the register is Mr. John Hair M 'Coll, of Torquay, legistered on March 6, 1858. Next comes Mr. A. N. Spong, of Hobart, registered on September 15 of the sumo year, and Mr. H. W. Laws, of Deloraine, on May 31, 1859. The next 392 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. (September 12, 1891. registration was cn March 22, 1871— viz., that of Mr. F. K. Kairt borne, of Launceston. The 62 chemists resident in the colony have a population of 146,667 to live upon, or wore than 2 300 apiece, a preat decrease since 1886, when 39 chemists each had 3,518 of population, but still a very satisfactory share when compared with other colonies, especially when the strictness of the law is considered. Florida-water Trade-maek. At the Supreme Court, Sydney, N.S.W., Messrs. Lanman & Kemp, perfumers, New Yoik, have succeeded in obtaining an injunction restraining Henry J. Cra and William Aitken, who carry cn business at 680 George Street, Sydney, fiom «elling or exposing Florida water put up like theirs. The bottles of perfume sold by defendants had a labal similar in appearance to that of plaintiffs, but having at the foot the words, '• Lambard & Kent, perfumers, New Yoik " It was stated that there is no firm of that name in New York carrying on the business of perfumers. A Shop Hours Bill is now before the New Zsaland Parliament. The principal provisions are the compulsory closing of shops at 6 p.m. four nights in the week ; 9 pm. one night in the week ; and .2 p.m. one afternoon eveiy week. Chemists are excluded from the operations of the Act; bxi\ the Otago Association have approached the Government with the view of having a permission-clause inserted, - that where a majority of chemists in any city or borough agree to close at a fixed hour, that hour shall be binding on the minority." Victoria Assistants and Apprentices, so far as those resident in Melbourne are concerned, have formed an association for their mutual improvement, with Mr. Sydney Plowman, F.R.C S , at their head as president. Eucalyptus Oil. One of the Gladstone Observer staff has made a visit to Timbury's eucalyptus oil distillery at Gladstone. It is not until he has written a whole column that the newspaper man gets to the point. It is this : — " Mr. Timbury is delighted to see us, and forthwith leads us to the factory in the paddock behind the shop. Already the still has been at woik, and the stillman is drawing out a mass of yellow, shrivelled leaves, which have been made to yield up their essential oil. We watch the process. Some hundredweight of leaves are placed in the still and subjected to steam-pressure and saturation. At the proper time the way to the condenser is opened, and the product is soon seen in a blackish oil floating on the top of the condensed steam. This is drawn off into bottles by means of specially-constructed tins, and, after settling for a while, is then ready for filtration, and that necessary treatment which renders it the colourless liquid that is one of its characteristics. Mr. Timbury tells us he proposes to enlarge his plant considerably, to urge the Government to give the industry some encouragement, and to move the locus of the factory to a convenient neighbour- hood for water, wood, and the necessary ground for planting trees of the Citriodora order." (Samite. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Best, R., & Baker, W., Middlesborough, mineral-water manufac- turers and bocanical herb-beer brewers. Cohen, I., Cohen, ML, Cohen, Edgar, & Cohen, Emanuel, under the style of J. and M. Cohen, llounsditch, City, sponge mer- chants and importers ; at far as regards Emnnuel Cohen. Eartby & Myer, Homcrton and Ley ton, metallurgical, praoticnl, and consulting chemists. Payne & Keer, Wallingford, grocers nnd chemlntB. Robinson & Frankland, Mirfleld, oil and dry soup manufacturers. Robinson, T., & Robinson, W., under the style o£ Thcimns Robinson .t Sons, Clayton, nnd under the style of William Robinson & Co , Droylesden, manufacturing chemists. THE BANKRUPTCY ACTS, 1883 AND 1890. Adjudication. Wilson, John Edward, trading ns Edward Wilson, Elgin Crescent, Nutting Hill, cljcniif v d drnvgist. |}frsonaItths. Sir John Akehman, now the Speaker of the Legislative Council in Natal, and at present visiting England witb Lady Akerman, was formerly a chemist and druggist in Pietermatitzburg. Mb. Smith, of Madras, left London for India by last week's mail. He expressed much appreciation of the kind- ness which the London wholesale druggists bad shown .'.in. during the three or four months he has spent here. Mr. Norwood Coakjsb, chemist and drag merchant, of Jagersfontein, Diamond Fields, Orange Free State, is staying for a week or two at 90 Harwood Road, Wulham Green. Mr. Coaker has a diamond mine for sale. Mr. H. C. Sanders, of Fauresmitb, Orange Free State, is also in London, In the interesting letters which Mr. S. M. Burroughs sent to us during his recent travels in the East, he mentioned what Mr. Murad Baroody, pharmacist, Beyrout, is doing in respect to improving the products of the district. We are indebted to Mr. Burroughs for a parcel of products from Lebanon, including bottles of wine, olive oil, orange-flower water, and spirits of wine. We hope to report further of these articles, bo far as they interest pharmacists, when we have had time to examine them properly, as they appear to preseat features of special interest. DEED OF ARRANGEMENT. The following deeds of arrangement with creditors have been filed at the Bills of Sale Office, under the provisions of the Deeds of Arrangement Aot, 1857. Some of these deeds are for the purpose of carrying out compositions with creditors (and such are specified below), but the great majority of them are " assignments" in the ordinary form, to » trustee or trustees, for the benefit of creditors. The Act referred t» expressly provides that registration thai! not give validity to any deed* which is an act of bankruptcy, and there is no provisioo, in the Act, making any of these arrangements binding upon dissenting creditors. Mansergh, James K., & Sons, 15 Wheathill Street, Salford, ami Clifton, near Manchester, manufacturing chemists (partners, Arthur James ManFergh, 38 Kempstcr Street, Lower Broughton, and Thomas Edward Mansergh, 18 Duke Street, Lower Broughton, trading asV Trustee : Arthur E. Piggott, 15 High Street, Manchester, accountant, with a committee of inspection. Dated, August 31 ; filed, Septem- ber 7 ; unsecured liabilities, 887?. 10s. 9 Kuowles, AnJrew, I. them. It was quite possible that at the time the Amend- ment Act passed he might have made some inaccurate statement, but he had no recollection of either speaking or writing to anyone beyond what he had stated now. Mr. Moore said he thought the name of the informant as to the alleged circular was the property of the Council and ought to be given. The Vice-Pbesident said that as a member of the Law Committee he could not give it. According to the regula- tions the Law Committee had power to deal with these matters quite independently of the other members of the Council. They could take proceedings and report afterwards to the Council. The Council then went into committee for the purpose of considering some letters connected with the prosecutions. Letters were read from Mr. J. L. McAlister, L.P.S.I., of Belfast, and Mr. J. T. Holmes, L.P.S.I., of Dublin, notifying changes of address. Chemists and Dbuggists. A report of the Declaration Committee relating to ap- plications for registration under the Amendment Act, and setting forth the evidence given by each applicant, was read and discussed. In the course of discussion the Vice-Pbesident re- marked that in a great many cases applicants had been registered on their poisons-book ; but in some cases poisons- books which were obviously manufactured had been sent to the committee. The report stated that the committee had accepted the following for registration under Schedule A of the Amend- ment Act :— Messrs. Edward Shera, Boyle ; William Moss, 11 Camberwell Terrace, Belfast; R. S. Pellissier, Clonmel ; James Mulligan, Castlepollard ; John Webb, Temple Lane, Dublin ; Robert J. Downes, Dublin ; J. O'Neil, Donnellan, Ballinrobe ; Michael Rynne, Ennis ; and Miss Jane Moore, Killucan. The Vice-Pbesident called attention to a recommenda- tion in the report that, although there were only nine candi- dates for examination as druggists in Belfast, an examination should nevertheless be held in that city, notwithstanding the rule requiting that there should be twelve candidates. The committee desired to save the gentlemen the trouble and expense of coming to Dublin; at the same time, they wished it to be understood that they would not make such a recom- mendation where there were only a few candidates. The report was adopted. The Examiner in Pharmacy. Mr. Beggs moved that Surgeon John Evans be re-elected Examiner in Practical Pharmacy. Mr. DORAN seconded the motion. The Vice-Pbesident, in putting it, said Surgeon Evans was a practical man, and had given them satisfaction, and there was no reason why he should not be re-elected. The motion was unanimously agreed to. New Membebs and Associates. On the motion of the Vice-Pbesident, seconded by Mr. Lyuns, the following were elected members of the Society: George W. Camlin, 87 Donegal Pass, Belfast ; John Gorman, Bangor, Co. Down; James McAlister, 5 Clarendon Place, Belfast ; Thomas H. Moffitt, 117 Crumlin Road, Belfast ; John Thompson, 100 Peter Hill, Belfast. On the motion of Mr. Robinson, seconded by the Vice- I'ciesident, the following were elected associate druggists : — Richard Ellis, Maryville, Military Road, Limerick ; Humphrey Smith, J.P., Mountmellick. On the motion of Mr. Boyd, seconded by Mr. Robinson, the following were elected associate druggists :— Samuel E. A. Acheson, 42 Cromac Street, Belfast : Josiah P. Middleton, 12 Grafton Street, Dublin. Proposed by Mr. Mebuin, seconded by Mr. Boyd :— Joseph Annesley, Arklow ; Arthur Burns, Mohill ; Mrs. Mary A. Bryre, Ballinakill ; Mrs. E. M. Cunningham, Ballymore ; J. K. Donaghy, 47 Lower Gardiner 8treet, Dublin; Denis Donohoe, Naas : Robert Dormer, Newtownbnrry ; Henry Farrell, Naas ; Thomas E. Gordon, Goroy : J. R. Gorman, Ballymote ; F. C. Judge, Mitchelstown ; John Lavin, Elphin ; Thomas Maxwell, 3 Alexandra Terrace, Brav : Geortro Meares, Moyvore ; Uera'.d O'Toole, Tullow; J." M. liofs ' Carlow ; E. P. Ryan, Thurles ; John Smyth, Trim ; and Patrick Toole, Westport. On the motion of Mr. Gbindley, seconded by Mr. Beggs, Mr. Johnston Montgomery and Mr. Samuel Gibson were appointed visitors to attend the examination of druggists to be held in Belfast on Tuesday, September 8. On the motion of Mr. Gbindley, seconded by Mr. Charles Evans, Mr. S. P. Boyd and Mr. P. Merrin were appointed visitors to attend the examination of druggists to be held in Dublin on September 3. Mr. Gibson said he had been asked by people in Belfast when they would get their certificates. The Vice-President : There has been so much work to be done that the preparation of ihem has been delayed ; but, if possible, they will be issued this month. Nominations and the Council Election. Mr. W. J. McNeight proposed, and Mr. W. F. Moobk seconded, a motion that the following be nominated for election as associate druggists : — Messrs. William Doyle, Athlone ; J. J. McTighe, Roscrea ; Wm. Walsh, Oldcastle ; J. Keily, Frankford; James Pelan, Gorey; Thomas Fagan, Athboy; George Plunkett, Trim ; Daniel Brogan, Castlepol- lard ; Miss M. A. Egan, Kilcullen ; Samuel Baker, Cork ; and Patrick Egan, Tullamore. On the motion of Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr. Rankin, Mr. William Jameson, Townhall Street, Belfast, was nomi- nated an associate druggist. The Vice-President : These gentlemen cannot be elected in time for the October meeting of the Society. Mr. McNeight : Unless you call a special meeting for their election. The Vice-Pbesident : The point has never been raised before as to whether we can elect on less than a month's notice. Mr. Gbindley: We have hitherto acted on the principle of having candidates for membership of the Society nomi- nated at one meeting and elected at the next monthly meeting. The Vice-President : Of course, if Mr. McNeight presses for a special meeting, it will be my duty to call it. I should, however, like the Council to say whether it would be a right thing to do or not. My own reading of the rule is that I can do it, although I don't think it was contemplated. Professor Tichbobne : Special meetings are only intended to be called for the despatch of special business, but not for the election of members. Besides, a requisition, signed by seven members, should be sent to the President. The Vice-President : No ; it is quite sufficient for a member to ask the President to call a special meeting, and the President may do so, if he pleases. I wiU take on myself to call the special meeting if Mr. McNeight desires it. Mr. McNeight : I do. Mr. McNeight suggested that the voting-papers to be sent out for the election of the new Council, at the annual October meeting, should contain the addresses as well as the names of the candidates. At the last election, which was the only one he had as yet had any experience of, the addresses were omitted, and the result was that people did not know whether or not they were voting for men who could attend the Council meetings. The Vice-President said the rule only required that the names of the candidates should be given. The Vice-President moved, and Mr. Gbindley seconded, that the following be nominated for election as members : — Messrs. W. H. Griffin, R. J. Rousselle, W. R. S. Gilbert, Geo. Gilmore, J. F. Meyler, A. Watterson, Geo. M. Rvan, John Joze, T. J. McAdam, Richard Howard, William* Bleakely, George Strong, J. A. Woodeide, J. Black, R. J. Downes, J. Costello, W. H. Bowers, John P. Timmon, John J. Curtin, W. K. Bourke, W. R. Beck, J. Thompson, W. S. Duggan, W. Macartney, E. W. Allison, R. A. Jones, D. P. Brosnan, M. S. Lalor, R. J. Herron, E. S. Leybourne, William Dowling, E. J. O'Oallaghan, W. P. Ryan, J. Burnett, and W. D. Porter. On the motion of Mr. P. J. Lyons, seconded bv Mr. John- stone Montgomery, Mr. R. W. McKnight, 43 Donegall Place, Belfast, was nominated for membership of the Society. Home financial business having been disposed of, the C uncil adjourned. September 12. 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 39^ The Glasgow Tinned f Peas Test-case. -?C x Sheriff Bibnie, Glasgow, heard arguments on Saturday last in the test-case regarding the wholesomeness of tinned peas, greened with sulphate of copper. The evidence was published last week. Mr. John Lindsay ap- peared for Mr. Fyfe, the sanitary inspector, and Mr. D. T. Colquhoun represented the defender, Mr. Malcolm Campbell, fruiterer. Mr. Lindsay said that if the peas were such as to render a person using them liable to injury to health the court was entitled to convict, unless the defender, in terms of the fifth section of the Food and Drugs Act, could show that he did not know the goods were mixed or coloured with sulphate of copper, and that he could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge. The essential question, therefore, was whether sulphate of copper mixed with peas was injurious to health. The witnesses who were examined for the prosecution were unhesitatingly of opinion that sulphate of copper was capable of producing acute or chronic poisoning, according to the dose that might be taken. The defender said that the legumen of the pea absorbed the copper, and rendered it inert. While admitting that the legumen absorbed some of the copper, Mr. Lindsay held that the evidence put before the court justified him in deny- ing that it absorbed the whole. His lordship, he thought, would be inclined to hold on the evidence he had heard that the gastric juice and other powerful organic solvents in the stomach and intestines were sufficient to render copper soluble to some extent. If it was digested it was soluble ; but if the defender was correct in his contention that it was insoluble, then it was indigestible, and in either case it was injurious to health. Referring to the note on the tin to the effect that, although the peas contained a minute quantity of copper, they were warranted not injurious to health, he maintained that the fact that the words on the label were suggested by Dr. Clark, the public analyst, did not pre- judice the case for the prosecution. The Sheriff : I think Mr. Campbell is perfectly entitled to try the question after getting that from Dr. Clark. I don't think you need trouble yourself about that. Mr. Lindsay said the defence was an apology, and a miserable apology at the best, for the use of this poisonous compound in food. He submitted that the sale of coppered peas was not at all satisfactory. What the defender asked his lordship to do was to grant a certificate for the sale of these peas, mixed as they were. That authority should not be given. If there was any doubt as to sulphate of copper being injurious to health, the public should have the benefit of the doubt. Mr. Colquhoun said that, in support of a ^ast-criminal charge of this kind, involving penal consequences, one would naturally have expected that some practical evidence would have been submitted by the prosecution to show that the eating of such peas had, as a matter of fact, caused injury to health ; but no such evidence had been adduced. For ten out of the twelve months of every year such tinned peas as those in question were mo3t extensively — one might almost say exclusively — used in Glasgow, and Glasgow might be taken as affording a good example of the habitual use of these peas in every town and city throughout Europe. If, therefore, any injury to health had ever resulted from the use of such peas, it was surely reasonable to assume that the prosecutor would have been able to quote a case, or give a reference to one, because, had such a case occurred, it would certainly have been recorded in one or other of the medical books dealing with the application of sulphate of copper and its effects. The fact was that no case had ever been known, notwithstanding the enormous quantity of such peas in daily use, and the medical gentleman examined for the prosecution confirmed that fact. In support of his contention that the sulphate of copper on tinned peas is harmless, Mr. Colquhoun quoted the following passage from Dr. Wood's "Therapeutics" — Copper is habitually used upon the Continent of Europe especially in France and Belgium, in the preparation of vegetables-French peas, beans, &c. owing their attractive colour to their treatment with copper, which can be recog- nised in them. The possibility of injury resulting from the use of such food has been repeatedly investigated by French and Belgian commissions, and the general verdict has been that no harm is produced. The fact that twenty millions of cans of these food articles are consumed every year and that after 36 years' continuance of the custom it has net been established that any harm is done, is sufficient in itself to prove that the vegetables are not poisonous." The opinions of the medical witnesses for the defence again were confirmed by the evidence of Dr. Clark, the city analyst, who admitted that he did not consider that the scientific results showed that the peas were injurious to health ; and also by the action of the French Government in 1889. Previous to that year the French Government pro- hibited peas greened with sulphate of copper from being sold in France, bat in consequence of the results of scien- tific investigations, conducted by the highest medical authorities in France, the prohibition was withdrawn. The views of the defence were further supported by Professor Lehmann in his recent paper read before the Hygienic Con- gress in London last month. Sheriff Birnie said he would give judgment on the fol- lowing Saturday. The Poisoned Grain Act. In cap. 113 of the Act of 26 and 27 Vict., an Act to pro- hibit the sale and use of poisoned grain, meal, or seed, it is provided that " every person who shall knowingly and wilfully sow, cast, set, lay, put, or place, or cause to be sown, cast, set, laid, put, or placed, into, in, or upon any ground or other exposed place or situation any grain, seed, or meal which has been steeped or dipped in poison, or with which poison or any ingredient or preparation has been so mixed as thereby to render such grain, seed, or meal poisonous and calculated to destroy life, shall, upon a summary conviction, be liable to a penalty of any sum not exceeding 101." Under this section a woman named Elizabeth Judd, of Little Baddow, was summoned a week ago before the magistrates at Chelmsford, for having put down some pieces of poisoned bread in her garden for the purpose of poisoning her neighbour's chickens. Mr. Wm. Tanner appeared to defend the woman. The fact that she did put down bread poisoned with phosphorus paste was proved beyond dispute. But, said Mr. Tanner, that is no offence. The Act says nothing about bread, it speaks simply of " grain, seed, or meal." Bread is not one of these. The bench thought they could not convict in the face of this circum- stance, and they accordingly dismissed the summons. Forging a Character. On Tuesday last, at the Sheffield Town Hall, before Mr. Skelton Cole and Mr. J. E. Bingham, William Rogers, a chemist's assistant, who formerly lived at Hanley, was charced with having obtained a situation with Mr. Robert William Watson, chemist, No. 22 Angel Street, by means of a forged character. Mr. A. Neal defended. The Prosecutor stated that in consequence of seeing the prisoner's advertisement in The Chemist and Druggist, he wrote to him at Hanley on August 11. He received the following reply from the prisoner :— 56 Licltdeld Street, ITnuley, August 10, 1891. Door Sir,— Your letter to hand. I beg to my tlmt I desire a manager's situation. I am 30 yearn of ngo, qualified by Minor examination, and am well Op in dispelling, prescribing, and tho general routine. I am 396 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [September 12, 1881. nmiied two ye.iri, without family. 1 h»vo boon for tho pint two years with Mr. James Taylor, chemist, 50 P.ill Mall. In this tow.i. ftiferenao to him will, I am *«re, be found satisfactory. I left him a mouth agi of my own accord. 1 may say that I am considered a good tooth extractor. I regret that I have not a earl* to send you. I ask 37j. por week, with pro- spects of an advance if business is Improved. I make It a special point to push business. Should you think 1 am llkoly to suit you, kindly favour rue with au oarly rooty, as I havo other lette's I might deil with, but I think I should prjfor your plaoa. Yours very faithfully, w. Booias. He afterwards received the following testimonial, prisoner having supplied him with the address: — Julyll, 1891. Dear Sir, —I fin 1 your letter waiting me, re Mr. Rogers, my late assist- ant. I have l>een from homo a week. I am glad to bo able to say that I cau recommend him to you as a good, steady man, very obliging with customers, aud you will find his manner decidedly agreeable. He has been with me two years, and I, being an old man, have left him practically to himself, and have always foun i him correct. He left me of his own accord. I think you will be satisfied with him. Regretting the delay, I am, yours truly, James Taylor. The paper on which the letter was written had the follow- ing printed heading : — " Memorandum. From James Taylor, dispensing chemist, 50 Pall Mall, Hanley. 8elect perfumery and toilet articles. Teeth carefully extracted " Thinking the testimonial was genuine, and that the prisoner was properly qualified, witness engaged him, and he com- menced work on August 24. It was part of his duty to dispense prescriptions, and witness noticed that he did not go about his work in a proper manner. He then said to the .prisoner, " I think you have not been much used to dispens- ing," and he replied, "Not for the last two years, but I -shall soon pick it up." From Rogers's manner of conducting business he (witness) was not satisfied with his testimonial, -and on making inquiries found there was no such person a3 • " James Taylor, dispensing chemist, Pall Mall, Hanley." He paid the prisoner his wages on August 31, and he went off to dinner, but did not return. On September 2 a warrant was applied for. Detective-inspector Moody stated that the prisoner was arrested at Hanley and handed over to the Sheffield police. He charged him with the offence, and he replied that the testimonial was a forgery and there was no such person as James Taylor of Hanley. Mr. Neal, iu defence, said the prisoner admitted the offence, but said it had been committed under great tempta- tion. The prisoner was out of a situation for more than a ■year, and had a wife dependent upon him. He had served a five yearo' apprenticeship, and was employed for three years afterwards at the same place. His character had previously teen excellent, and the offence was simply committed to get ■employment. Mr. Cola said the magistrates could not but look upon the case as a very serious one, as everything the prisoner had done was with the deliberate intention to deceive. It was a serious matter that he should be dispensing medicine for the , public, as a mistake attended with grave results might have occurred. As this was the prisoner's first offence he would have to pay a fine of 51., including costs, or go to prison for jj month. Prisoner's mother promised to pay the money. Seidlitz Powdehs. At the West London Police Court last week Mr. Kennedy .had before him four summonses, issued by the Fulham •Vestry, against shopkeepers in respect of the sale of seidlitz powders, which, it was alleged, were not of the nature and quality demanded. In two of the cases it was stated that sulphate of magnesia had been used in the composition in place of tartarated soda. Mr. Green, for the defence, said the powders were sold in the same state as they were purchased. In the recent action of the sanitary department, of which he did not complain, a discovery was made that seidlitz powders as sold did not come up to the standard of the British Pharmacopoeia. He had been to the person who had manufactured tho powders for the last twenty years, and ascertained that he was not aware of there being a legal standard. The powders were now labelled " effervescing salts." Seidlitz powders formed a kind of nondescript term for an effervescing drink. Dr. Corney, the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham, was called, and said the powders were not as laid down by the Pharmacopoeia, and in some cases would be injurious to health. The vestry did not wish to press for a penalty, but only to prevent the sale. Mr. Kennedy, after bearing the evidence of the manufac- turer, asked him in a jocular manner if he had heard what dreadful stuff he had been making at New Crosp. The manufacturer, in reply, said : I don't think we have killed anyone. (Laughter) They are in a pretty good state of health in that neighbourhood. (Renewed laughter.) Ultimately all the summonses were withdrawn, on the defendants paying the costs of the proceedings, namely, 12s. 6d. in each case, 10* 6d. for the analyst, and Z: for the summons. BANKRUPTCY REPORT. Be John Hintok, of High Street, Stourport, Chemist. Liabilities, 139Z. 15s lOd. ; assets, 52Z. 11» 9d. Public examination at the Town Hall, Kidderminster on September 4, before Mr. Registrar Talbot. Mr. Jobson, Official Receiver, conducted the examination, and the debtor was represented by Mr. Matthews, from the office of Mr. Thursfleld. The debtor said he had been in business twenty-eight years, and for a considerable time the business paid. He saved 500/., which he lent and lost. He borrowed money from his father at different times and had paid no rent since 1887, when his father purchased the shop. His father, who died last year, had never asked for rent. The furniture was also his father's executors', but had been sold by order of the Official Receiver. He had insured his life, but the policy was held by his father's executors, as there was a mortgage on it. The Official Receiver asked that the examination should be adjourned, so that the policy could be handed over to him, and this was granted, the Official Receiver stating that he should not admit the claim of the executors for 731. 10*. for rent. SEQUAH (LIMITED). THE first annual general meeting of the shareholders in Sequah (Limited), was held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C., on Friday, September 4, Mr. Henry G. Hemmerde presiding, The Secretary (Mr. A. W. Gunnell) having read the notice convening the meeting. The Chairman said : Ladies and Gentlemen, — In the absence of Mr. Ridsdale, who is unfortunately seriously ill, I have been asked to present the first report and balance- sheet of this company to you. The first point I have to touch upon is the difficulties which have arisen with the Government. Upon this subject I will read you a letter which we received from the Inland Revenue Office, Somerset House, on October 27 last year. It is as follows : — The Board of Inland Revenue are in receipt of a report from their col- lector at Liverpool in reference to an appliration made to him on ,the 7th inst. by one of thj agents of the " Sequah " Company for a licence to vend patent medicines from a chariot at "The Hollow," Mill Street, Toxtcth Park. The collector stated that the place in question is simply a piece of wasto land, ou which, as admitted by yonr agent, there is no house or building, and that ho declined to grant the licence on the ground that the proposed place of sale was not a " set of premises " as required by section 9 of tho Act of 63 Vict. cap. 8. Tho l!oard are now advised that the collootor was fully justified iu the course taken by him, and they desire me definitely to point out to you, for your future guidance in con- ducting tho business of the Company, that an excise licence cinnot lie granted for the sale of medicines elsewhere than upon a stt of premises, and that such sales ns have boon conducted at Liverpool must ba at once discontinued both there nnd elsewhere. The action of the Government, which was fought against in every possible manner, has resulted in the falling off of September 12, 189].] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 397 our retail trade of about 33 per cent. We also lost quite three months— perhaps more than threo months— of our trading in consequence of the waggons having to be prepared to send abroad to open up new places for the tale of our goods where this law does not exist. The business has now been opened up in Africa, India, West Indies, Spain, Holland, and Belgium. The last two countries named have only been opened up within the last month of the year under review. Good returns are coming in from all these places. Mr. Hartley is in America at the present moment opening up a business there, but so far we have not received any returns from him. In consequence of there haviDg been a falling off in the company's trading, the directors have decided to suffer the loss with the shareholders, and have therefore reduced their fees from 3002. a year each to 1002. a year each, on the understanding that in the event of a dividend of 15 per cent, or more being declared they could claim their full fees afterwards. The salaries for the ensuing year will also be very much reduced. Of course, while our waggons were working in England we had to pay fairly high salaries to those who had charge of them because they might otherwise have opposed us, but that is all over now as these men are mostly abroad. The law charges, you will find, are rather heavy this year, but that is usually the case in the first year that a company starts. A great many agreements and other documents have to be prepared, but that expenditure will not occur again. Then we have an item in our profit and loss account, " depreciation on plant, &c, 1,6732." This has been provided for by writing off about 15 per cent., which the directors consider ample under the circumstances, because our waggons, instead of being depreciated, are really better than they were inasmuch as they have all been thoroughly repaired and done up before being sent abroad. All the horses which we had here have been sold at a profit. They were bought young, and in consequence of the light nature of the work to which they were put, they did not deteriorate but improved, and they were therefore all sold at a profit. We have written off 1,5472. for bad and doubtful debts, but the directors do not look upon this as a writing off but more as a reserve, inasmuch as we are convinced that only a small amount of this 1 547Z. will rank as bad debts eventually. In consequence of the death of Mr. F. Bennoch last year, and the resignation of Mr. E. C. Elgood, there were two vacancies on the Board, and these have been filled by the election of Mr. John Davis and Mr. Emil Danziger, and both these gentlemen have great technical knowledge of the business. Mr. Danziger manages our business at Farringdon Street at the present moment. The advertising for the year shows an expenditure of 5,3592. A very large amount of this advertising has been entered into in foreign countries, and as in many cases it only had the effect of about a month on this year's trading, the directors thought it would be a good plan to write off two-thirds of that amount for this year's advertising, and to carry the other third forward. We have also started, or rather extended, a system of house-to-house advertising, and this has produced very good results indeed. I have here a letter from Mr. Purchase, our solicitor, who writes : " I have received a private letter from Mr. W. H. Hartley, and the following is an extract from it : — Please request the chairman of the Company to state at the general meeting that I attribute the diminished profits of this half-year to the action of the Somerset House authorities in so varying the patent- medicine law as to render It practically impossible for us in future to sell our remedies as heretofore from the waggon. The alteration iu the law is contained in an Act passed last year making it imperative for us to take a separate licence for each set of premises, and when it was contended by us that each waggon was a set of premises the authorities declined to admit this, and refused to ullow llo»nces to be granted for the sale of goods from the waggons. Efforts were made to get over this difficulty by every possible means, but without avail, and consequently I felt it nects3ary, in the interests of the shareholders, to at once lock fresh grounds for our business, and outfits wen- sent as soon as possible to South Africa, India, the West Indies, and other places, anil I made preparations for starting the business In America, and am now about to commence operations which, from all I can sec, should prove of great value, and remit in large profits to the shareholders. The net profit for the year amounts to 40.1072. Of this 25,0002. has already been distributed in interim dividends, leavirjg a balance now available of 15 1072. 7.?. 3d. for dividend. The directors therefore recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, on the preference shares and 8 per cent, on the ordinary shares. This will absorb 13,0002., leaving a balance of 2,1072. Is. 3d. to be carried forward to next account. That means a total dividend for the year of 10 per cent, on the preference shares and 14 per cent, on the ordinary shares. That is very satisfactory considering the difficulties we have had to contend with. If any shareholder has any questions to ask I shall be very happy to answer them, and I will now move that the report and balance-sheet be received and adopted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Emil Datiz'ger. A Shareholder inquired what the amount ot turnover wa« upon which this profit had been earned— what were the sales for the year? The Chairman replied that it would be impossible to present, a trading account to the general meeting of shareholders It had been shown to the satisfaction of the auditors. Answering Mr. J. de Vaizey, the chairman said the sum of 1,7642. 18<. 8d. given in the profit and loss account under the heading of trade expenses represented the petty cash out- goings, or, in other words, all the general expenses of the company. The office expenses, &c , were included therein, but the manufacturing expenses were another thicg alto- gether ; the latter were shown in the trading account. The sum wiitten off for advertising expenses was deducted from the gross profit before the profit of 40,1072., as shown in the statement of accounts, was arrived at. In reply to another shareholder, who asked what investments were represented by the sum of 1,5002. given under that heading in the balance sheet, the chairman said it would be obviously in- expedient to specify them at this meeting, but any share- holder calling at the office could obtain information" on the subject from the secretary. A Shareholder : It was said in the prospectus that we might have profits from certain other sales. May I ask if those other businesses are doing well, and whether we are making good profits ? The Chairman : We are quite satisfied so far. They are in course of development, but of course we cannot expect any- thing very considerable from them yet. Mr. Stocks: May I ask when the action was taken by Somerset House 1 The Chairman : In October of last year. In answer to another question, the chairman said that in consequence of the action referred to, a certain amount of the retail trade had to cease. The waggon trade in England was practically stopped, but it continued in Ireland, where this law was not in force. The wholesale trade was pro- gressing very favourably indeed. Mr. Elgood said he believed that those who were desirous of buying their medicines now went to chemists' shops instead of going to their waggons, so that they now saved all the expense of waggons. The Chairman : That is to. Mr. Berry directed attention to the fact that the calls in arrear amounted to 2742., and he desired to know whether any steps would be taken to obtain those calls. The Chairman replied that it was not always easy to get the calls in arrear in at once, but the shareholders would be charged interest for the calls unpaid. Mr. Butler wished to know whether the advertising expenses would not increase in consequence of their waggons being stopped in England. The Chairman did not think the advertising expenses would increase, but a business like theirs could not be carried on without advertising. The motion was then put and carried unanimously. The Chairman moved that a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum on the preference shares and 8 per cent, per annum on the ordinary shares for the last six months of the year be declared. Mr. W. S. Oliver seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The re-election of the auditors, Messrs. Ernest Cooper (Cooper Bros. St Co.), and W. P. Eldrid (Isitt, Eldrid & Co.) was proposed by the Chairman, and this having been seconded by Mr. Danziger, was agreed to. On the proposition of Mr. Ball a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman, and the proceedings then terminated. 398 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. {September 1?, 1891 IN THE MIT CHAM FLO WEE-FIELDS. THE benevolent fairy who conducts the day-in-tbe-country- [ fund for jaded pressmen smiled upon the editorial staff i of The Chemist and Druggist the other day, and sum- moned one of its members to arise and betake himself to where the lavender- fields are purple with blossom and the I peppermint rears its head in its pride. In obedience to the call our man, accompanied by a trusty and experienced guide, was presently whirling along the London-Brighton line to a spot indicated upon the railway-bank in letters of burnt ballast, coal, and chalk, by the unromantic name of Waddon. Just before reaching that starting-point of the peppermint pilgrimage, a whiff of a familiar odour diffused the com- partment, and directed attention to an eighteenth-century country cottage, flanked by a large black shed, upon the tarred boards of which the sunlight played brilliantly, j while within several stills were busy exhausting their fragrant charges. At the other side of the road our man espied numerous patches of lavender, evidently much damaged by frost, and of weed-strangled peppermint. These, we were informed, belonged to several small local cultivators. The principal object of our man's journey was i to obtain ocular evidence of the state of the essential-oil crops, but as one or two distilling-sheds— " factories " they scarcely deserve to be called — are established within a stone's throw of Waddon Station, and the prospective \ ramble through the fields was almost certain to lead us far from our starting-point, it was decided to pay a preliminary visit to one of the distilling headquarters before " trekking " into the far-stretching russet and green-hued fields that lay before us, basking in the warm September sun, and almost imperceptibly blending with the steel grey hills on the horizon. Waddon is not altogether a romantic spot. Around the station spreads a settlement of more or less pretentious villa residences, " partly in block, partly in detached pieces," to borrow a classic phrase from the market-report, and behind the mock-ancient house-fronts the newly-washed c'ome3tic linen of Waddonian villadom fluttered unabashed upon ropes stretching from black paling to black paling across tie gardens bmtcs-a-tiroir that form an indispensable appanage of these eligible residences. Thk First Still-house. Turning sharply to the left, and ploughing our way along a rather moist cart-rut, a large shed (not the one we had noticed from the carriage window) was reached. It was brick-built to a height of about five feet, the super- structure consisting of tarred boards. Here work was pro- ceeding with the nearest approach to the nervous haste of the town factory of which the bucolic frame is capable. Three large carts, laden with freshly-cut peppermint-herb, were drawn up alongside the shed, and while the horses peacefully munched the contents of their nosebags, a wooden-faced, stubble-bearded, and stolid looking labourer, standing upon the load, seized the matsful of herb one after another with the measured precision of an automaton, and jerked them upon the upper floor of the shed, to be pounced upon by his equally stolid and automatic-looking mate. Before tracing the further progress of the mats we will cast a glance at the distilling apparatus. We said that the shed was a large building — of its kind. It is probably about seventeen feet high, and is divided into two storeys, at a height of about eight feet from the ground, by a strong wooden flooring securely resting upon rafters. Access to the upper floor is obtained by two steep wooden ladders. The shed holds two complete stills, each one of which rests upon a solid brick-built furnace, the masonry of which reaches to the upper floor, and which is surmounted by a huge apple-shaped copper container, into which is packed the material for distillation. A massive copper still-head is affixed to the charged container ; heat is applied from below ; the water begins to boil, and carries away in its vapour the volatile oil from the herb. The oil-laden vapour passes through an enormous worm, the coils of which measure from 200 to 300 feet from end to end. The worm is immersed in a huge wooden vat, from 9 to 10 feet in height, and between 40 and 50 feet in circumference, filled with cold water. There the vapour condenses and runs as water through the end of the worm, which projects from the lower part of the vr.t about 2j feet from the ground, into a copper container. Oil and water separate in this container, the former floating on the surface, where it is collected, filtered (sometimes re-distilled), and bot- tled for the market. Such, in brief, is the process of distillation, which has been often described, but is none the worse for repetition here. It may be remarked, in passing, that the Mitcham stills are probably, taken all round, the largest used for the distillation of essential oils. They are very much larger than the apparatus in use at the flower farms of Southern France, and, we may add, more antiquated also. The Shrinkage of the Herb Fields. Now let us return to our friend on the top of the van, who by this time is approaching the last mat of his load. All herbs grown in the Mitcham district, with a view to distil- lation, are broDght to the still in mats of a coarse fibre, known as " bass " — the piassava of the produce trade. The cultivation of medicinal and fragrant plants is now practi- cally limited to three varieties — peppermint, lavender, and camomile. Here and there an odd corner is still planted with rosemary, spearmint, or pennyroyal ; but the many roots, herbs, and flowers for which Surrey was renowned in former years — liquorice, poppy-heads, belladonna, lovage, stra- monium, roses, and what not — are now scarcely known there as articles of home growth. A mat of lavender weighs from 100 lbs. to 120 lbs., a mat of peppermint a little more. The mats which we saw unloaded were small ones, and a pair-horse van comfortably held forty-seven of them. In the field the herb is placed upon the mats flower-heads inwards, and the two ends of the matting are simply skew- ered together with three bits of wood, somewhat resembling clothes- pegs. Our automatic friend number two, on the upper floor, who receives the mats from his mate on the cart, deftly withdraws the three skewers, throws them on a heap in a corner, and " chucks " the contents of the mat into the depths of the red copper container over the furnace, whence September 12 1891.1 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 399 a voice is heard at intervals — " of course the proverbial still small voice, which may naturally be looked for from such a quarter," opines a punster. Wrong, my worthy friend, the voice is a stentorian one, and its accents reveal a brogue of the richest emerald green. Presently the owner of the brogue appears in person, trampling upon the herb in the now fast-filling container, and reveals himself as a burly Irishman, sometimes answering to the name of Mike, aod sometimes declining altogether to answer, for his temper is uncertain. Mike is understood to be the "strongest man in Surrey," an assertion to which his herculean frame and the enormous biceps of his ochre-coloured arms impart the stamp of truth. He is now rapidly emerging from the still, all the while stamping down the herb within with the whole weight of his enormous body, the task causing him to perspire and mutter freely. He is not a communicative Irishman, and stem veracity compels us to state that we found it utterly impossible to extract from him anything in the way of " comic " copy, of which every Irishman in print, from Thackeray to the melodramatists of the " Princess's," is ex- pected to contribute his regulation quota. "That is young mint," said our companion, picking up a bunch of the herb, " but it's fine mint all the same, and not a bit of ' snuff ' on it ! " The Still Stabted. " I call that good mint, now ! " he added, throwing the bunch into the container, the last contribution to its charge. Mike thought it was some of the first year's growth, and then, without wasting words, proceeded to let in the water THE FIBST STILL-HOUSE. into the container. When enough water has been admitted to fill the copper halfway up (a limit which the filler of the container ascertains by pulling out the pole placed in the centre of the container, around which he has trampled down the plant, and placing his arm in the aperture thus created), the massive copper condenser, or head, is let down by means of a crane, and firmly riveted upon the still. The cooling vat has meanwhile been filled with water, the fire is kindled in the f urace below, and the distilling opera- tion is started. Most of the stills in Mitcham are very old, and combine in a high degree that excellence of material and thoroughness of workmanship which at one time were always synonymous with the term " English manufacture." The Old System. But in the distilling operation itself no improvement appears to have been thought of since distilling first began in the county of Surrey. The main part of the process, it is true, is probably not susceptible to improvement, but one cannot help thinking, as one watches the process from the beginning to the end, that experience would have recalled some means of rendering the yield more uniform in quality, of exhausting the material more thoroughly, and of using to greater advantage the water of distillation now allowed to run to waste at most of the still-houses. The distillation of a charge of peppermint herb— the average capacity of a container is somewhat above 20 cwts.— takes six hours from beginning to end, and in busy seasons some of the stills are kept going day and night, about 18 tons of fresh herb being thus treated from week's end to week's end. The stillman is required to exercise con- siderable skill in regulating the heat of the fire. His prac- tised hand, by touching the copper head of the still, is able to discern the moment when the oil commences to " come over." Most of the oil is carried away duriofr the first two hours of the operation, after that time very little is gained, and the quality of the first oil is perceptibly finer than that of the later distillate. The lavender plant appears to become ex- hausted more quickly that the peppermint herb, and the camomile still quicker. As a proof of the lack of experi- mental enterprise which characterises some of the distillers, it may be mentioned that, during our peregrinations through the district, we were told that one of the stills of a certain proprietor had for some seasons yielded a product distinctly inferior to that which it produced in former years. The deterioration dated from the time when a leakage in the still-head had been repaired, and it is surmised that it was caused by the use of an inferior kind of tin in the patched place. But no farther trouble had been taken to ascertain beyond doubt, and to remove, the cause of the deterioration, the owner simply taking the untoward event as a kind of un- alterable visitation, as who should fold his hands and cry out, " Bismillah ! " after the manner of the unspeakable Turk. The Receives. In a corner of the lower floor of the first still-house which we visited lay a big heap of the slaty coal with which the furnace is fed. A good-sized still, working at full pressure, requires half a ton of coal per day. A rude wooden bench, a few receivers — the large tin- canisters, provided with a long tea-kettle spout, into which the worm pours out its charge of oil and water of condensation — and some odds and ends in the way of apparatus, complete the equipment of this por- tion of the building. Where the end of the worm projects from the cooling vat a wooden bin, covered with a wire- netting grating, is attached to the still. In this bin, which completely covers the aperture of the worm, the receiver is placed, and the wire-netting lid is secured with a padlock, tampering with the running oil being thereby rendered prac- tically impossible. The practice of thus encasing and securing the receiver is almost universal, and it should be remembered, in explana- tion of this fact, that most of the smaller cultivators have no stills of their own, but pay the still-owners for the use of their apparatus. The bin, to which the cultivator can affix his own padlock, is thus the only guarantee he has that he receives the full product of his herb. The fee for distilling is about 20*. per " charge " for a still of moderate size. In years of a fair average crop, a " charge " should yield about 8 lbs. of oil. At the time of our visit to the first still-house, the proprietor of which grows little or no herb himself, but almost exclusively distils that of the smaller growers, one of the two stills was just being emptied of the exhausted herb, while in the other the process of "charging" with fresh herb was proceeding. We will now again ascend the steep wooden ladder lead- ing to the upper floor, and witness the work of Discharging the Still. The regulation time allowed for the distilling operation has just come to an end. The huge still-head has been removed from the copper container, and clouds of poignant- aromatic fumes, most unpleasantly assailing the ncse and eyes of the unacclimatised visitor, ascend from the seething mass of exhausted herb below. The still is the smaller one of the two in the shed, yet it holds about 20 cwts. of raw — or rather cooked — material. Two men are busy at the work of emptying it. One works the crank of the windlass, from which runs a chain, passing through a hook in the ceiling, and fastened to the end of a heavy six-pronged fork manipu- lated by the second labourer. The latter gives the signal. Down go chain and fork ; a load of the reeking herb is secured. Another sign — the chain tightens, and, by the nnited efforts of the two men, a huge forkful of herb is brought to the surface, and thrown through a trap-door into the yard below. 400 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [Sep: ember 11, 1881. The Waste- waters. The exhausted herb is left to dry in the open and need as manure. Behind the still-house is a huge stack of it, lavender and peppermint mixed, the sweetest smelling manure heap one could wish to see. While the container is being emptied above the water of distillation runs out below. It runs to waste. So does the water of condensation from the receiver when the layer of oil has been drawn off. Way down the back yard, past the perfumed dung-heap of ex- hausted herb, you may trace the little stream of these yet oily waters. It has gradually hollowed out a channel through the light soil, and is lost into a miniature pool on the top of which floats a shimmering bronze layer of volatile oil, carrying the imagination to the petroleum-charged waters of some Central Asian lake. " Are you sure that you could not obtain a larger percentage of oil from your herb than you do now 1 Could no use be found for the waters that have played so useful a part in the distillation 1 " We cauld not help asking. No — they thought not. In some places the water of condensation from the lavender stills is given to the workman as a perquisite, and they sell it by the quart for a trifle, bat, generally speaking, no serious effort is made to utilise the by-products. The same stills are used, of course, for peppermint, lavender, or camomile distillation. When a charge of •mint follows one of lavender, the worm of the still is well washed with boiling water ; but if lavender follows mint, and especially if camomile has been the preceding charge, it is necessary to boil out the still with lime and water. The Lady op the Lavendeb. Another still-house, containing four stills, in the same •neighbourhood, is owned by a lady, the daughter of a /aimer lately deceased, who carried on the business of an herb-grower for many years in succession. The lady in question does not now cultivate any land, but she has many clients who send her their produce for distillation, and she a'.so deals in essential oils, of which she is no mean judge. Woman's strength is in her weakness, and after a short interview with the excellent business woman who, from her modest old country cottage in Mitcham, deals with the smartest firms in the essential oil business in the City, and is enterprising enough to send her prettily beribboned bottles of lavender water and salts (and very good salts at ■that) to exhibitions from Kamtcnatka to Peru, our man com ■menced his walk through the fields with a depressed con- viction that at the very moment the sexes are placed upon a footing of perfect equality — equality will vanish for ever, and man become of no more account in the management of the world than the peliosaurus. With a meekly triumphant smile the good Mitcham lady unrolled a handsome scroll of paper setting forth that her essential oils and salts had been awarded a gold medal at the Grand International Exhibition of Yucatan, and handed it for inspection to her visitors. Our guide, who is himself in the essential oil trade, but had not exhibited in Yucatan, and had no more thought of com- peting at the World's Pair in the Fiji Islands (where the lady, with quiet confidence, announced her intention of exhibiting her oils next year), than of flying to the planet A'enus, at once began to show signs of distress. He felt that the masculine dealers would have to look to their laurels if they did not want to be outdistanced by their lady- competitor. Accepting the proffered offering from her store of lavender water and salts, we departed with feelings of Mocere admiration for the plucky lady who, for business enterprise and acuteness, can give points to most of her masculine competitors. A La van deb Field. Our way now took us along many fields of black mint, the principal variety grown in this neighbourhood. It did not require a proficient herb grower to discern how poor the crop looked. The day of our visit was the first day of undiluted and uninterrupted sunshine that Wallington had enjoyed for many weeks. Most of the land was badly weeded, and in some places bare patches of soil proclaimed the ravages wrought by the winter frosts. Acre upon acre was pointed out to us which had been converted from peppermint or lavender into potato or cabbage land. And scarcely any new herb fields had been laid out this season. Presently we baited at a large stretch of land whence the sweet odour of lavender was wafted in bountiful waves. Passing through a gate we found ourselves in a wide field, covering, may be, some fifty or sixty acres. The field itself was completely treeless— no shade is wanted on herb fields — but it was sheltered in the east by a small wood, while its other sides were bounded by single rows of tall trees. A road divided THE STILL STABTED. the place in two, the half lying to our right-hand being partly devoted to market produce, the other being entirely under herb. First there was a long stretch of " white mint," a comparatively rare sight in this part of the district. There is no botanical difference between the white and the black mint, and there are probably not half-a-dozen men living who could accurately distinguish by colour, taste, or smell the oil of the white mint from that of the black, but for all that white Mitcham mint realises a considerably higher price than black, and is accounted the finest variety of peppermint oil extant. The plants are distinguished easily enough. The leaf of the black mint is of a very dark green, and the flowers, as the herb stands in the field, are scarcely per- ceptible. Mint and Camomiles. But the white mint, in addition to its paler foliage, has a distinctly marked mauve and pale-grey coloured flower, and, seen from a distance, a field of white pepper- mint closely resembles one of lavender. The yield of essen- tial oil from the white mint is considerably less than that from the black. It is usually calculated at about three- fourths, but the largest grower of white mint in the county, about whom more anon, told us that he estimated the output from the white at very little more than half that of the black plant. The peppermint plants, both black and white, are planted in long rows, and require careful weeding. The first year's crop is always a poor one, and does little more than pay the cost of production, and the farmer looks to the second and third year's crops for his remuneration. After the harvest of the third, or sometimes the fourth season, the new runners are hoed ; " dotting " is the local term for this I operation. In the month of November the old plants are ploughed in, and the new ones covered to protect them from the frost. Next to the peppermint strip waa a large area under camomiles ; the finest camomile field, as the owner, who had joined us meanwhile, observed, that could be found in England this year. Very pretty the delicate snow-white double flowers looked, growing in large circular patches of green. Last year the crop was so thick, and the flower- stalks grew to such height, that one plant touched and up- lifted its neighbour until the leaves and stalks were com- pletely hidden, and the broad field looked as if covered with fresh snow. But this year the crop is not only late — quite half the flowers were yet immature — but excessively thin, and black spots of weeded earth were painfully frequent among the white and green of the plants. Camomiles are distilled when the peppermint and lavender September 12, 1891 ] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 401 oils have been extracted, but there will scarcely be any oil this season, and the proprietor rubbed his bands in glee at the prospect of a " famine price." " Don't sell a pound under 60s., mate," warned our guide, and the proprietor needed little persuasion to take trie hint. We suggested that it might pay to Sdll the flowers to the drug- gists, camomiles being so short this year in Belgium and France that the beautiful soft English flowers would be certain to fetch a very high price. But the decision to throw them into the still was unalterable. Adjoining the camo- miles was more mint, and the furthest portion of the farm was covered with an immense field of purple lavender — relieved here and there by a solitary scarlet poppy— now rapidly falling before the hooks of the cutters. Distilling v. Bunching. " Is all this lavender going to be distilled ? " was our query. " Most of it. We bunch some and send it to Covent Garden, where it has fetched from 3s. to 4s. per dozen bunches this season, and may send some more there ; bat with the prospect of high oil-prices this season we rather think it is better policy to distil our herb. But we reckon that, unless we can get 50*. per lb. for our lavender oil, it would have paid us just as well to bunch it and sell it at Covent Garden." The proprietor then recalled memories of 1881, the black-letter year in the lavender-trade, when eight guineas was paid for a pound of the oil, and hardly any could be obtained at that price. But there is no chance of a recurrence of such a figure this season. We had- now reached the spot where the cutters were at work. Armed with a sickle, the cutter seizes a plant, which grows about 2^ feet high — lavender, like peppermint, is neatly planted in rows — cuts it off about 6 inches from the ground, and places it upon the mat which has been spread out beside him, care being always taken to turn the lower part of the herb outwards. Jebby Keeps Mabching On. " Mind what you are about," observed the proprietor, as our companion took up a large bunch of the freshly-cut herb and carried it to his nose. " There a'e plenty of bees in it to-day." And so there were. The field was alive with the trumpeting3 of the busy insects, buzzing briskly in the brilliant sunlight. The bright blue sky flaked with downy cloudlets, presaging fine weather, the bright hues of the flower- flelds, and the gently waving trees in the background made a scene so fair that one envied the lot of a Mitcham flower- farmer. But his cup is by no means without its dash of bitterness. Land in Surrey is becoming more valuable every year for building purposes, and, even as the American Ked- skin has almost been crushed out of existence by the onward march of pale faced civilisation from East and West, so the Surrey herb-grower, season after season, sees his domain shrink by the encroachments of the omnivorous jerry builder. Already a row of mean yellow-brick villas had eaten deep into the field where we stood, and the herb grower had almost become reconciled to the idea that the operation of the law of the unearned increment would soon compel him to grow his herbs elsewhere. He was fortunate this season in having some of the best lavender in the county, but he was certain that the yield of essential oil would be an unusually poor one. And that is the same story we heard all round. What there is of the herb has little strength in it, and the fine weather has come too late to effect Any improvement in this respect. Snuff and Manubb. " Snuff," a dreaded visitation of the plant, is not so general or so bad this year as it was last season ; but we came upon several traces of its existence during oar progress. "Snuff" is a minute pest, apparently caused by an excess of moisture. It first attacks the lower leaves of the plant, which are the richest in oil, and gradually works its way upwards, •strewing the leaves with an amorphous brown substance, whence it derives its name. The " snuff," when serious, affects the aroma of the oil ; but, in any case, it destroys part of the leaves of the plant, and, as it is difficult to gather the fallen leaves from a field after harvest, much valuable distilling material is lost. The essential-oil herbs require a good deal of manuring, animal manure being almost exclu- sively used for that purpose in Mitcham. The proprietor of the lavender- field which we have just visited is making some experiments with artificial manure, which have turned out highly satisfactory ; but, on the whole, such innovations do not appear to be regarded with much favour. Another grower told us that the refuse of the Bradford woollen-mills was formerly much used as a macute for the peppermint plants. The "Dabned Mounseeb." Taking leave of the urbane proprietor whose fields we bad hitherto visited, we next determined to strike cut for the grounds of a foreign grower, known among his native col- leagues as " Frenchy," and not generally legarded by them dischabging. with particular favour. Tales of his queer doings, his out- landish ways of cultivation and harvesting, his want of pro- ficiency in the Anglo-Saxon tongue, and the new fangled notions which he had thought fit to introduce into the work of distilling form a perennial source of merriment. But in spite of these untoward circumstances the Frenchman appears to have come to Mitcham to stay. He has been there now for some seven or eight seasons, and he is cer- tainly as well known in the trade as any of his British competitors. The Cockney Invadeb. Oar route into the French territories lay through a typical Surrey country lane of quiet and peaceful prettiness. " It is some satisfaction to know," said we, " that here at any rate remains a spot of undisturbed rural beauty." This remark, innocent and commonplace though it seemed, immediately roused a demon of apparently uncontrollable pas- sion within our gentle companion. It was difficult to realise that the savage could lie hidden eo closely under the respectable exterior of our friend that the slightest scratch should suffice to rouse him. But the cause of the outburst soon became clear. " Peaceful rural beauty," hissed our companion, jerk- ing his stick towards the roof of a distant building. "See that roof there? Not there— further along where the weather-vane is— Yes. That is a public-house which has recently changed hands, and the new proprietor " (with a forcible benediction upon that worthy's optics) " he advertises.- everywhere ' Country excursions to the lavender fields ! ' ' The heart of the lavender country ! ! ' ' Lavender for miles around ! ! ! ' and so on— hang him ! The result is that every summer Sunday a horde of cockney Bashi-Bazouks, with their female friends, come down upon us and make life a perfect plague here. They picnic about in the fields ; they steal the laveader; they spoil the herb by walking through it; they leave paper and rubbish behind wherever they go, and we have been obliged to summons several of them for trespass and wilful damage before the magistrates I These excursions are becoming a mighty nuisance. It's all that house with the weather-vane that brings them here." "That weather- vane. Oh that weather-vane ! The Lord deliver us from that weather-vane ! " thought our man, paraphrasing an historic ejaculation ; but he kept the thought unto himself. " Rabbits are another nuisance," continusd our companion when he had recovered his equanimity. " They positively swarm here, and they eat the lavender plants whenever they 402 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [PcptemUT 12, 1881. get the chance. We are also compelled to have the fields watched nightly during the harvesting season, for there have been n any organised attempts to steal herb* wholesale. Only the other day two men got three weeks each for such an offence." ON KBBNOH SOIL. We had now reached a field which was pointed out to us as marking the outlying portion of the " Frenchy's " ground. M. Lelasseur, for that is the Frenchman's name, was not visible. Probably he was engaged in his distillery in the Mitcham Road, or perhaps he was the perpetrator of the partridge massacre of which the volleys reached us from afar. But though the proprittaire himself was absent, the field was not without a souvenir of sunny France, for yonder, at the foot of the ridge, stood one of those massive French country carts, such as you may see wearily drawn by oxen in a French harvest-field. This cart is the sub- stantial butt at which the Surrey jokists are fond of hurl- ing the barbed arrows of their wit. The cart was now being laden with mats of peppermint herb for the French- man's still, and looked massive enough to carry the whole crop from the field where we stood. But see— yonder is another reminder of the presence of the Gaul. A black shed, erected in the middle of the field, bears the legend in huge letters — Centre des Cultures de lavandc et de menthe poivriie John Jakson & Co. These are some of the outlandish notions that account for "the Frenchy's" unpopularity. "Do in Rome as RomEns do " has not been his watchword. It must be admitted that the particular plot of land upon which we were standing was neither highly cultivated nor particularly productive. We understand that further down the French firm own much more flourishing, and probably more productive, ground, and it would, therefore, be alto- gether unjust to take the corner we examined as typical of the estate. Two plots were devoted here to cultures we had not noticed elsewhere — French lavender and rosemary. The French lavender-plants are about the same size as the English, but their leaves are of a steel grey instead of a green colour. When we returned from French soil our companion told us that, next to the Biitish wholesale druggists and lozenge-makers, he considered the Germans the best customers of the English distillers. France and Italy were practically lost markets since the advent in Mitcham of the " darned Mourseer," who had played the deuce with their customers in that direction. The Russians still buy a lot, and pay good prices, too ; but during the last few years the lozenge-making industry in the North of England has made great progress, and the lozenge-makers now supply Continental markets with the ready-made article, and thus the oil exports have been superseded to some extent. The best customers of all were a few large German wholesale firms, unsurpassed for straight- forwardness and punctuality. As it is not often that one hears an English dealer belaud the Germans as model cus- tomers, we gladly place the exceptional fact upon record here. Arcadia. We had now arrived at the end of our peregrinations in this " section," to use an expressive Americanism. Fresh woods and pastures new awaited us further on, and, as we mentally arranged our plans for the portion of our route yet unex- plored, we rested awhile to bid adieu to the smiling fields around us. Here was a perfect Arcadia. Behind us lay a thick cluster of trees — chestnuts, oaks, and pines, overtopping the under- growth of lilac, hawthorn, and bramble, while at a little distance one so-nary silver birch — the Lady of the Woods — rustled ber ample foliage. To the left, in a small pad- dock, a few s-)e> k, black-coated Suffolk cattle were peace- fully grazing. At the other hide the setting sun cast his lengthening i-hadows over mint and lavender fields, with the brown figures of the labourers still busy garnering the harvest. The liiibt played brightly upon a distant patch of snowy chamomiles, and increased the brilliancy of the few poppies which relieved it. A rabbit started by our little black dog bad made good its escape in the undirgrcwtb. Birds warbled about us, and a plodding slug had tracked its laborious path along the back of our friend's coat, hazarding even unto the crown of his chimney-pot hat, and soiling that garment of gentility with a streak of slimy silver. It was time to go. And so we- struck out for Mitcbam Junction and civilisation. Presently the outposts of the metropolis, in the shape of eligible- building-plots occupied by dead cats and discarded boots, hove in sight, and the nervous hum of the telegraph wires- supplanted the peaceful buzz of the bees. The Millers. Our next call was paid to Messrs. J. k. G. Miller, who tilV several farms between Mitcbam Junction and Waddon. There are several Millers in the herb-growing business. Tbe- aboriginal Miller hailed frcui Essex, where he wooed his maid, and became the progenitor of a numerous family, most of whom migrated into Surrey and applied their energies to market-gardening and flower-farming. They have always- recognised the injunction of the great Manitou, that " all your strength is in your union, all your danger is in discord ; therefore be at peace together, and as brothers live henceforward." In other words, they stick: together through thick and thin, and that is one of the secrets of their success. The firm's " yard " is situated about half a mile from Mitcham Junction station, and there our man inquired for one of the partners from a country bumpkin who preceded him on the road. Without stopping, and looking neither to the left nor to the right! the bumpkin wagged his head in the direction of the field where the- elder Mr. Miller stood, supervising the matting of the re- cently cut plant. Mr. Miller was positive about the failure of the peppermint crop, and handed us some figures he had prepared showing the result of this year's distillation as compared with last year's. The Figuees. In 1890 the first 34 stills of peppermint herb had yielded 240 lbs. 10 oz. oil ; this season the same number had pro- duced 170 lbs., a difference of 70 lbs. 10 oz., or nearly 30 per cent. One of Messrs. Miller's stills, having a capacity of 23 cwt., yielded in 1890 an average of 7 lbs. 1 oz. of pepper- mint oil per charge ; this year the average bad been 5 lbs., Even the 1890 yield was below the average, which would be fully 9 lbs. for a 23-cwt. still. " At Wallington," Mr. Miller said, as he conducted us round his fields, " we have a 32-acre field under peppermint, MII.LEBS STILLS IN rROCESS ERECTION. and that, I am sure, is the largest single area planted with mint this year in the kingdom. Most of the mint we grow is white mint, of which we are the largest producers in England, and we will also stand against all England in the matter of total area under mint, which is over 100 acres or> September 12, 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 403 our four farms combined. We have challenged the world, in your journal, to prove that any of our oil has ever been tampered with before it left our hands, and offered 5,0002. reward to anyone who could prove that it had, but we haven't had a single application for the coin. Not one. How's that ! " Mildly expressing our admiration of the robust self- reliance which did not shrink from scattering challenges at large in this lordly way, we interpolated a question about Javender. No, they didn't grow much lavender, though they had a field or two. Of chamomiles they had 1^ acre this season, and that was more than half of the entire area in the county, though much less than in former years. In fact, camomile was going out. While thus conversing we had approached a field at the end of which the vermilion- painted wings of a mowing and reaping machine were busy laying low the herb. Until three or four years ago no one in Mitcham thought of mowing herbs ; they were all cut by hand. Since then, however, favoured by a succession of wet ■seasons, which caused the herb t.o grow to unusual height, the mowing-machine has become an established favourite with some of the growers. And very neatly and ex- peditiously it performs its task, at a cost of not more than 6s. or 7s. per acre, where hand-cutting would run to 20s. or '22s. The first year's mint cannot be cut by machine, as it is too low, and its growth generally too uneven. The field where we now watched the " reaper " at work was covered with a thick growth of two-year-old black mint. At a brisk pace the two sleek horses drew the smart machine along, each revolving vermilion-coloured wing throwing behind, with mathematical precision, as it reached its lowest point, a neat bunch of herb. So low did the wings approach the stubbles that most of the odd leaves— usually left as wastrels about the field — were seized with the bunch and thrown •upon the little heap ready for gathering. Scores of frogs and insects, disturbed by the merciless destruction of their shelter, leapt, crawled, or hopped athwart our path as we ■followed the reaper, in the trail of which a cloud of dost was whirled about as it mowed its way along on the straightest of lines. When the end of the field was reached the back of the reaper was covered with a brown deposit. That powder was the "snuff," of which other informants had already told the doleful tale. This field had caught the infection badly, but fortunately the herb would be harvested before the pest had wrought its full extent of damage. The Last Still-house. Then we nesrei the new s1 ill-house *of the brothers i Miller. The stills were the relics of one of the most famous house of herb-growers ever known in the district, ! now extinct, after several generations of never-questioned paramount chieftainship of the trade. A too pronounced addiction to the seductions of woman, wine, and song had laid this famous peppermint dynasty low, and their stills, " the oldest in the county of Surrey," as Mr. Miller observed, again indulging in his favourite mood of confident asser- tion and general challenging, had been secured at auction by the twin brethren. The biggest of the two stills holds 1,500 gallons, and, if not working for the firm, they are let out to still-less growers at fees of 23s. and 30s. per charge, respectively. In the manufacture of the large still about 3J tons of the finest copper and 2s, tons of tin were used. ! The tin was believed to contain a large admixture of silver, and when the stills were transported to their present loca- tion a local dealer offered to buy the old worm of the larger i one, replace it by a new one, and give 501. into the bargain. This variation on the old scheme of exchanging new lamps for old ones was, however, declined by the brothers. The larger still was charged with herb, now nearly exhausted, and an examination of the receiver revealed a layer of 1£ inches I of oil upon the surface. It had taken three hours' distilling to produce this result, another demonstration of the poverty ; of the essential-oil glands this season. The aroma of newly- drawn peppermint oil is by no means a pleasant one. To our man it was most disagreeably suggestive of the tan- coloured cod-liver oil of the days of his boyhood, and he beat a hasty retreat. The characteristic peppermint aroma develops but slowly, say after an interval of several weeks In Messrs. Millers' stills the waters of condensation and j distillation are not run to waste, but are used over again I several times, though it has been impossible to ascertain whether any oil is recovered from them. This still-house is | the only one in the district possessing a brick-built chimney - j shaft, which carries the odour of the operations well up into the air. 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Agriculturists are pro- verbial grumble re, and their forecasts have never been known to err in the direction of optimism, but, without altogether endorsing the view, which we heard freely expressed, that this season's herb crops would be the Emallest for twenty years, we have seen enough to enable us to state as a fact A Copy of this Supplement is inserted in every number issued of " The Chemist & Druggist." XLhc (Lbemtet anfc SDruggtet Businesses Wanted, Partnerships. Businesses for Disposal. RAT1TRDAY SEPT 15! 1 RQ1 Situations Vaoant. Premises to Let. DAiUfl^Al, Oiiiira.. X4, A031. Situations Wanted. Auction Sales. Miscellaneous. This Supplement will be given free to any Chemist and Druggist or Assistant who wiU call for it at 42 Cannon Street gn Friday afternoon, or will be posted on Fridays to any one who sends an addressed postal wrapper. ADVERTISEMENTS for this Supplement can be received on Fbiday Mobning, first post, though it it requested that these may be sent in as early in the week as possible. EXCHANGE COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS will appear on page 10 (bottom folio), and must be received not later than Thubsday at Nook, to appear in the next issue. All Advertisements for this Supplement and Exchange Column mn9t be prepaid. Remittances payable to EdwABD HALSE , and crossed Mabtin'b Bank (Limited). OFFICE! S; 43 CANNON ST., LONDON, E.G. CHEMISTS' TRANSFERS. MESSRS. ORRIDGfE & CO., 32 LUDGATE HILL, E.C. CHEMISTS' TRANSFER AGENTS, May be consulted at their Offices on matters of SALE, PURCHASE, and VALUATION. The business conducted by Messrs. Ohridqe ENTLEMAN requires re-ensigement as Country Traveller, with good Perfuo.ery and fancy Sjap bou e. or Toilet sundries: sood connection in Eas'ern Cnuntus, Midl«ndi», and South Coast. Address, "Perfumery," Booerts' Library, 110 Brompton Road S.W. TUT ANAGERSHIP or Partnership desired, in seleot London or South ITI (J<>n&t, bnflne88, by a provincial Chemist, with high-class London experience; can introduce a speciality turning over nearly £500 a year : oommunicitions treated confidentially. L. A., Office of The Chemist and Dhuggist, 42 Cannon Street. E C. PHARMACEUTICAL Chemist ; Manager or Senior ; middle Septem- 1 ber ; excellent references. R. Tocher, Peterhead. TEMPORARY; experienced; can manage ; disengaged September 2S. 1 " Assistant," care of Spargo, Chemist, Lowestoft. MISCELLANEOUS. f OCUM-TENENS during absence ; long experienced ; gentlemanly mm address ; oountry. " Ph. Ch.," 39 Powis Square, W. ■ OCUM-TENENS, Temporary Manager ; qualified ; experienced ; mm references. " Drug," 54 Hereford Street, Sheffield. ch/iT/rfift are vnnelfi fnr Ad 'rrrt ynftr1 fx tinier 'Alls li.i'imff which can be obtained on application. piRMS issuing Retail Price Liets are invi-cd to send specimen copy 1 and price per page for ndvcti^enitnts to Sanderson *t Co , L'tug Linctus Laboratory, Preston, Lancashire. |UI ANAGER or Senior; all-round man; aged 34; good reference; ITI disengaged ; liberal salary ; Minor. Evans & Co., Liverpool. TUT ANAGER or Temporary ; Minor qualification ; married ; aged 36 ; ITI 19 years* experience. B.,93 Kingston Road, South Wimbledon. POREIGN Assistant (Austrian), qualified; nged 25; speaks German, fr French, and English ; good references. 0. K., 76 New Bond Street. ENTLEMAN (at present in London) from Snnth Africa is opHEMIST doing a good-clrss trade in a provincial town would like VS to make arrangements with a good surgical Instrument house to sell on commission and hoid a small stock of instruments and nppliaucea in general use ; references to the best London houses. " lmtrumeuti,' Offlce of The Chemist and Druggist, 42 Cannon Street, B.C. TUTINOR; aged 32: 8 years' first-class City and West-end experience. Ill X. S, Office of The Chmust and Druggist, 42 Cannon Street, B.C. I OCUM-TENENS or Branch Manager ; Family, Mixed, or Agricul- L. tural business ; registered. P. D. S., 17 Trinity Street, Nottingham.. /">NE or two evenings a week during winter session; experienced. \J T. B., Office of The Chemist and Dbx/ggist, 42 Cannon Street, B.C. ^^CTOBER. — Assistant In good-class business ; aged 30; experienced ; V/ highest references. " X.," Blrnam, St. Paul's Road, Bournemouth. *AJ1 ANAGER, Loonm-Tenens, or Dispenser; aged 35; qualified. Ill " Chemist," care of Donald rm», ]>oit freo for 2j. stamps. Address, Cave, Johnton & Co , 8 Limo Street, London, E.C. A S8ISTANT, nnqualified/accustomed to London Stores routino, desiros m\ re-engagement; qulok Dispenser ; highest testimonials; aged 26. 66 Chestnut Avenne, Forest Gate. A CSTRALIA or Colonies.— Wanted, situation in any oipacity ; 9 m\ years' varied experience ; aged 24. " Drugs," 13/25, Offioe of Tub Chemist and Dbcoomt, 42 Cannon Street, E.O. PRELIMINARY AND MINOS. CTUDENTS1 If you wish to prepare for Examination cully and 9 thoroughly, without leaving liustneo. or expending tlmo nud money on " correspondenoo systems " (V), write to Mr. Kiltnp«. OKemlit, Crowboro' Cross, Tunbridgo Wells, for" ITowto fropare for Exam.," gra'.is and post free. Success guaranteed. No Fee. , AS Manager, Head of Department, or Hospital Dispenser; Minor mT\ qualification; 34 years of age; married; permanent (outdoors) Bltuation required ; 19 years' good Dispensing and varied experience ; first- class testimonials. "Post," Offlce ol The Chemist and Duuuuist, 42 Cannon Street, B.C. THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST SUPPLEMENT Sept. 12, 1891 SITUATIONS OPEN— Continued. AN Assistant, »bout 22 or 23 years old, with Minor qualification Apply to Glalsyer & Kemp, Brighton. mAN A GER for a Branch business ; ono with viow to purchase pre- lerred. W. Wylas, 104 Margate Stro.t, Dovor. WANTED, Temporary Aisi-tnnt ; qualified ; at once. Full partt- URUlara with references, II. Wood, Otieoiist, Walmer. WANTED, % Jon lor Assistant, outdoors. Apply, glviug full particu- lars, to !>, p. Roberts, Drug and Chemitol, North End, Croydon. AN Assistant, who has pa-sad Minor examination and had good Dis- pensing experience. Apply, stating age, salary, refereuoss, 6is., to Young & Co., Ramsgate. A THOMPSON, Pharmaceutical Obemist, Putnoy, S.W., requires n ■ smart Counterman as Benlor Assistant for a high clats cash business ; good salary (indoors). 1 MPROVER, end of September ; stnte experience, age, height, salary 1 required, 4c., and enclose carte ; easy hours ; no Sunday duty, Smart, High Street, Steyning, Sussex. JUNIOR Assistant wanted ; outdoors ; must hare good references, state fall particulars, age, height, and Bulary required, Markhain & Co., Marketplace, Darlington. WANTED, at once, an energetic Assistant, about 12 : must bare good references. Apply, stating age, height, salary required, and photo to Ashford, Northampton. WANTED, by eDd of September a competent A-sistant for light Retail ; about 23. State experience, height, loi'erence, and salary required, enclose photo, J. Marion & Son, Stafford. JUNIOR Assistant, with some knowledge of postal work preferred, in Light Retail and Dispeming business; leisure given lor study if required. Davey, 6 Townshend Road, Regent's Park, N. W. A8SISTANT (indoors) for good class Country trade ; hours 8 to 8, Saturday 8 to 9.30, close at 2 P.M. on Thursdays, no Sunday duty. Apply, stating age, height, and sa'ary expected, to Chalmers & Sou, New- port, Salop. WANTED, at once, a smart, active Junior (indoors) ; must be obliging and industrious; time for study if desired. Apply, wirn usual particulars, and enclose carte, to R. Banbury, 393 Wahvor h Road, London, S.E. AN energetic Assistant, to take charge of small Branch, as Maniger ; light trade and ho heavy ; no Sunday duty. State experience, re- ferences, and salary required, and enclose photo, returnable, to Owlis & Son, Dispensing Chemists, 9 Quay, Yarmouth. OUTDOOR Assistant wanted, well up in Dispensing and General Counter work ; no Sunday duty ; qualified preferred. Apply, stating salary and usual particulars, and enclose carte, W. T. Hioks, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 28 Duke Street, Cardiff. WANTED, an Assistant (indoors); one seeking a permanency pre- ferred ; one afternoon a week off at 1.30 ; no Sunday duty. Address, giving age, reference, and salary required, and enclose photo, if con- venient, to J. Day, Chemist, South Town, Dewsbury. LABORATORY.— Wanted, by a London firm of Manufacturing Chemists, a bright young fellow, to superintend pharmaceutical department: salary to commence £80. Address, with full partinilsrs " Pluto," Office of Thk Chemist and Diujguist, 42 Cannon Street, E.C. ' WANTED, active Junior (outdoors), about 20, for pushing Retail Business ; must be quick and reliable, and a good counterman. Apply, stating age, height, experience, referenoe and salary requirod, en- closing photo, to J. & J. Thompson & Co., Limited, 192 Manchester Street Oldham. WANTED, lor Ootober 1, pushing and active Indoor Assistant for branch ; good tooth-extractor ; all the better if understands ■vulcanite work, but not essential. Apply, stating age, roferonces salary required, and full particulars, to W. Atpinall, Chemist, 109 Schole» Wlgan. WANTED, competent trustworthy Assistant, capable of managing small dispensing and light retail business ; one who can prcicribo and extract ; not under 25 ; indoors ; comfortable, easy bi rth • hours 8 to 8, no Sunday duties. Apply, with full particulars of experienoo, salary lie, with photo, Coles, Bournemouth. WANTED, for a Dublin Manufacturing Medical Hall (Wholesale), n competent man as Manager, who will take upon hlimelf the ontlre mansgement ; must understand thcvaluoof drugs and the buying of simo, and be able to introduce new things into the business ; tho bullion* in nn old.cBtoMlsbad ono, but requires looking after ; reasonable salary will ho paid to commenco, mid nrrnngnmoiitfj vulght bo mndo to incri'ioja as thu nu.lntM develop*, il.7/68. Qljloo fj{ T||H Uiismiht ANn D|tit(ioi,si'. (3 Cannon Street, JJM I, ' ' ' • - rw 1 90 W ANTED, immediately, a good Junior Asdstant. not under id years : udoors; light trade: time lo.- study. Apply. si.tt"g_ pr-vloiu ce, letcrences salary required, enclosing o.d.v., to W. Jacob, exjierlence Medical Ball, Uulldford, burruy, w ANTED nn energetic qualified Manager for branch, in a bn»y thoroughfare; handsomely fitted ktojrf! nnlimite.l »oope for business ; must be a good tooth .xtrsctor, and do minor dentistry. Apply to J. W. Feltwell, 91 Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, W. WANTED, a good Junior Assijtant; indoors: qiick, steady, and " Uing; one accustomed to a Mixed Avriou tural Drug busl- n-ss. Apply, with reiercuces. stating salary required. W El*"ra Oouutlcs, • Oltlco of Thk Cimuirtr and Dbuguist. 42 Oaonon Street. E.C. ACHEV1IST. Postmaster, and SU'l-mer, in a small country town, requires as.istauoo (outdoon; . most be able to give general ai t Oiling help where required; state references, and salary requ'reu. S«an, c/o Me srs. Evans, Leseher & Webb, 60 Bartholomew Close, E.C. QUALIFIED Assistant wanted, competent, active, and experienced ; umiried preferred. State ago, salary reunred (outdoors), wuen disengaged, aud other neoessnry particulars, and enclosa photo, to oe returned, Sjuthern Drug Company (.Limited), lbZ liiiih e>ir«i, Southampton. WANTED, qualified Assistant (outdoors) for brisk bnsiue-s on store lines iu Midland town ; soon made manager if competent ; mil halfhoidny weekly; state full particulars, age. MUrv. experience sna when disengaged. Address, J. X., c/o Mitchell & Co., 12 aud 13 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.C. TRAVELLERS and Agents wanted for the justly-celebrated Burdock Bitters ; good commis-ion to Travellers ; Bure fortune to Agents ; a boon to the public: incraning the beneficial effects arising from the. occasional ufO of alcohol, and preventing the evils re-iulting from excess ; Chemists sell Burdoci Bitters readily. Bordock Bitters Company, New OroiF, Londou. WANTED, good Seuior, qualified or not; general Agricultural busineis; good presorlber and dispenser, aud accustomed to country trade, and oanable of directing and taking charge. *uo It.i- -gi-t. 42 Cannon S' reel.. E.C. Letters rot answered In thiee uajs may ue eou- ludertd 'o be declined. ASSISTANT FOR JAPAN: unmarried: eneagem»nt fo- 5 roars; must be a thorough good b isiness man. hive the Minorqnalin'-ati m. sicak French fluently, and be able to attend to books : boird aud lodging provided, and seennd-c'ass pa«saee out in one o' the P. and O ste*in-n . uuexoeptioual referonoeB are required. For further particulars, apply to S. Maw, Son r,moli JU"1'^*' OuUAw lljl extriiptor ! rnttWiMiof-i i uged Hi, W(lr.ini»\)tt( c/o .Tmjkwu. ( aeni 'l, Sept. 12, 1S91 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST SUPPLEMENT BUSINESSES TOR DISPOSAL— Continued- Sli UAill}l»S OPEN. .O 1 1 — - Fnr Hl-snrvtfil » v,*rp ftltiiblf Otod Chemist's BuaIllC8S ■ ■ r ■ "ui u i> Jlu,•^l,, i» very ow o««>"* - ^l lJy in a ao-id market town in Yorkshire: law double- 'ronted ship, nvll titled in mihcg.nr : several (rood proprietary artl°l0* '• net proflt l«st year oxer £J0): gnnH roomy house, rent £85, or could 1)3 eol.l if r-qnlred : owner leaving the trade : premises well adapted for doing a ium trade ; niitahl* for pinbiiu ohemint or drug stores. Address. K. L., Office of The Ohkmist and DiiOOQI8t,42 Cannon St., E.O. 3*. 6d. for fifty words ; Qd.jor every 10 words beyond. AN Assistant, with Minor qualification, and accustomed to a good-olass Retail nnd Proscribing business. Apply to Pooloy, Wimbledon. Vl/ANTED, at onoe, Junior Assistant for a Retail and Dispensing w w business. Apply, J. Squire, 121 Cornwall Road, Bayswater, W. BUSINESSES WANTED. 3{ 6d. for fifty word*; 6d. for every 10 words beyond. |Y| ANAGER, for a business in a country town. Apply, Btating age *W1 referenoe, and salary required, aud photo, if convenient, to Atkin- son, Much Wenlook. f IMMEDIATELY.— Qualified Assistants Dispenser ; outdoors; salary I £90. State age, height, salary, previous engagement, and enclose photo, S. Wand, Ohemist, Leioester. /"GENERAL LUht R'tMl: re»um« not less than £500; locality imma- Kj tr rial. Staul-y White, Budle'gh, falterton, Devon. A N Evening Dispenser wanted ; 6 till 10 o'clook ; termi, 12*. 6i. a week /Tk and supper. Apply, 12 Craven Hill Gardens, Hyde Park, any evening (except Thursday), between 8 and 10 o'clock. \B/ANTED. a irennine Retail. Dispensing, and Pres rihlng business; W returns about £1 500 or mce. Address, with full particulars, in confidence, " Nett," o/o Messrs. Evam, Lescher & Webb, 60 Bartholomew Close, London. \AF ANTED, in a Mixed Country business, Assistant, with knowledge ww of the Grocery trade, to manage for a fortnight; liberal terms. Clerke, Husbands Bosworth, near Rugby. /"OUTDOOR Assistant wanted, for General Light Retail ; must be a smart counterman, and have good references ; work and hours easy. Particulars to Ward, Chemist, Whitby. AAf ANTED, a good Mixed Country business, with stationery preferred ; WW uropp^ed : jnoomine from £300 to £500: all communications treated with the st ictest confidence. H. P. S., Office of The Chemist axi> Druggist, 42 Cannon Street, B.C. A COMPETENT Assistant, accustomed to Dispensing and Middle- *a class Retail. Address, stating age, references, and salary required (indoors), J. Fawcett, New Ferry, Birkenhead. ^1/ ANTED, a high-class Chemist's Business, doing about £2 COO, or a ww Copartnership would be entertained in a largor concern, wholesale or retail: oonntry not objected to. Apply, "First Class," Box 809, Willing's Advertising Offices, 125 Strand. A SSI5TANT wanted for Retail Counter; must be good salesman; *V agr-d about 25 ; leading West-end thoroughfare. Apply, by letter only, R. W. D., 11 St. Andrew Street, Holborn. A&f ANTED to purchase, by weekly nr monthly cash instalments, a WW small Prescribing and Reta'1 Business, within 20 miles from T Otlilnn nraf oYrctn* • nr advert is or wmil/l tdlrp pnt.ivp cYltlYCK* flf RUTllfi With view of early purchase. "Chemist," 23 Florence Road, London, S.E. ISf ANTED, a qualified Assistant, to take management of department, WW Apply, firstly by letter, giving full particulars, to Manager, The London Supply Stores, George Street, Richmond, Surrey. A BROAD.— Wanted, an Assistant, with Minor qualification ; aged r\ about 25 ; one with some knowledge of accounts preferred. Apply by letter, giving full particulars, L., 14 Bunhill Row, London, B.C. FOE, SALE. A QUALIFIED Assistant, for a Light Retail and Prescribing busi- m\ ness ; outdoors. Apply, stating height, salary required, experience, enclOEe photo (to be returned), "Ohemist," 20 Trinity Square, Guernsey. 3*. 6'Z. for fifty words ; 6d. for every 10 words beyond. "po Dispensers Wanted, at once, a qualified man (outdoors) ; short 1 hours ; no Sunday duty. Anply by letter, stating age, experience, and salary required, to D. V. V., 136 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C. VB/ANTED, mrly in October, a competent Assistant, accustomed to a W Country trade ; must have unexceptionable references and know Welsh. Address, T. z!, care of Messrs. Evans, Sons & Co., Hanover Street, Liverpool. IUNIOR Improver, for Sunderland, wanted for 21st October, or there- W about, for a couple of months (one capable of taking charge). State particulars to X. T. Z , Office of The Chemist and Druggist, 42 Can- non Street, B.C. pOR SALE. 13 doz. gnod second-hand shop-ronnds, Sis. Gd.l 5-ft. * mirrur-centre dispensing-screen on counter, with glass casing in front, second hand, £7 10.». ; pill machine, 12s.; 2 5-gall carboys, 20». ; 2 3-gall. ditto, 12*. ; 12-lt. range n»w pine drawers, gold labels, glass r' uus, x.o ins. , range manoganj aitro, glass laoeis. acj , <. i-gai'. ditto, 17». 6-'. each; 6-ft. dispensing screen, mirror oentre, £6: 8-ft. ebouised wall-case, £9; 4J-ft. second hand mahegany ditto, £6 ; 3-f t. sloping counter-case, mirror lined, second hand, 30s. ; 24 4-lb. best pink jars, labelled, 5». each. R. Tomlinson & Sons, Medical Fitters and Valuers, £oud Street, Birmingham. TO LET. |-> JEFFREY & SON, Pittville, Cheltenham, have an immediate K ■ vacancy for a good all-round Assistant ; aged about .24 ; one onlv kept; abstainer preferred ; please state usual particulars ; if not answered in three days declined. 3s. Qd.for fifty words; 6d. for every 10 words beyond. I UNIOR Assistant wanted, early in October, of good general experience, \3 for good-class Dispensing and Family Retail. Apply, stating age, experience, salary (in or outdoors), enolosing carte (to be returned), "Chemist," 11 Rose Oresoeut, Cambridge. mF'0 LET, at Michaelmas next. House and Shop, now and for last throo I years occupied by Chemist ; situate in a busy and main thoroughfare in Netting Hill ; rent £60 per annum. Apply to T., care of Housekeeper, 32 Bedford Bow, W.O. No agents. I UNIOR Assistant or Improver wanted, outdoors ; must be sharp, O obliging, and have good references. State salary required, experi- ence, &c, also vacancy for outdoor Apprentice. Oxford Drug Company (Limited), Dispensing Chemists, Oxford. APPRENTICESHIPS. 3s. 6d. for fifty words ; Bd.for every 10 words beyond. D RIGHTON — Junior, about 22, thoroughly steady, and accustomed to fc> a good-cla-s Retail and Dispensing business; abstainer; a weekly half-holiday given. Address, with usual particulars and photo, if possible, to Mr. Vizor, 154 Marino Parade, Brighton. A WEIL-EDUCATED youth as an Apprentice ; outdoors pre- m » -.ii.i. . i'l".'. irorMjr, .i mi i , neuuen uriug©, nr. Manchester ■TRAVELLERS wanted, with good connection amongst Chemists and I Druggists, for two reoont Inventions; good commission. Apply by letter, to Bealc, Nesbitt & Brothers, Towusend Street, Belfast; or to Box 799, Willing's Advertising Olfloes, 125 Strand. ■TRAVELLERS on Commission,— Thoso engaged on tho road who 1 bare influence in procuriug orders for preparations which are selling , i mw.A Mail i.l' .i i i i .] am Invltnil to annlv to " Rntfirnrizc." OffiCfl of InpffQIY KIKl Wt 1 1 ail VUI UlnVll, ItlU lllVll>U*t •"I'l'lj JlluiiWj'il.V| u-'^v "* * Tin; Ohkmist and Diiuuoikt, 42 Cannon Street, E.O. APPRENTIC . — Messrs. J. Gibba »••• for an Apprentice ; ono who has passed t'ac Preliminary or its equivalent. A WELL-EDUCATED youth as au Apprentice in a goodoloss M~L business in the north of London ; must have passed tho first examination or IU equivalent; raodorato promlnm required l or an Jmprover would bo treatod with. Roply to M Uno.'^Offlne of Tub ms/ANTED, for South Amcrlon, a working Qhcmist, with , praotical W knowledge of the manufacture of gluo, gelatine, &o. ; o»8 who. «penka KpauUh preferred | iftlnry £300 per annum. Aimly, ptrvtintr rvfjcj. t|iiaiiOon(|oof| V^f 8' °*rfl «f 8tr°nV9| OornWll, liondoQ, THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST SUPPLEMENT Sept. i'J, 1891 PRELIMINABY AND MINOB. TOLLY'S method of preparation Is without equal ; send for particulars Knotty Points -In Latin Grammar, li. 61/.; Cesar Simplified, li.; Metrlo System Simplified, 1j. ; How to Write on Essay, 3d. ; Equations Simplified, Student's Herbarium, 100 spcoimeus, 7«. Bd., post free. Mr. J. Tully (Hill's Prlioman), Chemist, HastinRS. Juit Published, Pot Free It, (Po«tsl Order.) STIRLING'S SYNOPSIS OF B.P. STRENGTHS, 1885-90. A Memory Aid for Minor Students. Aluo now Heady. Post Free 6i. STIRLING'S SYNOPSIS OF PILLS AND THEIR EXCIPIENTS. Vest Pocket Edition, containing over 120 references. [11 JOHN GOWEB, Publisher, 4 Lancing Road, Ealing, London. OUR WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. We have prepared a set of forms for small advertisements (assistants wanted, businesses for disposal, exchange column, «cc). With these art) attached tables of useful reference matter (Sale of Poisons, Postal Information, Annual Licences, Metric Weights, Measures, Medicine Stamps, Law and Public Offices, etc.). Wc shall be glad to send one of these sets to any subscriber who will send us an addressed postal wrapper (bearing a halfpenny stamp). As the object of this pro- du ition is to encourage the insertion of such advertisements as we have named in The Chemist and Druggist, we hope this offer will be tjikun advantage of chiefly by those subscribers who are williDg to use this journal whenever opportunities occur. OFFICES : 42 CANNON STREET, LONDON, E.C. The "Chemist and Druggist " Series Which all Chemists ought to have and to read as faithfully as their British Pharmacopoeia, viz., ALPE'B " HANDY BOOK OF MEDICINE STAMP DUTY " (Price 2/6, by post 2/9), and "THE ART OF DISPENSING " (Price 3/6, by post 3/10). MANUAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL TESTING (B. S. Pboctob, F.I.C. Price 2/6, by post 2/9). WOW E^3E3A.I3Y, VETERINARY COUNTER PRACTICE, Price 3s. 6d. Post Free, 3*. 9d. Published at the Offices of " The Chemist and Druggist," LONDON AND MELBOURNE. Advertisements for this Supplement can be received on Friday morning, first post, though it is requested that they may be sent in as early in the week as possible. EXCHANGE COLUMN. See page 10 (bottom folio) Limited to the Advertisement of Surplus Stock, Formulae, Addresses Wanted, and Articles Wanted. CD °0 > 3 <5 2 .3 m a CM S .2 m -a O a P. cS o " t- I'rjntsU by Si omswoouE & Co, Now-streot Squaro ; and Published at the Offloe, 42 Cannon Street, In the Olty ot London,-#jrffli»»»r 12, 1891, 62 September 12, 1*91.1 that it will fall considerably below the average. The jromint crop may, perhaps, yield 75 per cent, of last season's outpnt, which was already somewhat below the average in quantity, although the oil was unusually fine ; but the lavender crop will be one of the shortest ever har- vested, and a few Winchesters of chamomile oil will practi- cally represent the entire product of the Mitcham industry this season. So far as peppermint is concerned, the defi- ciency in the crop will turn out to be, perhaps, rather agood thing for the cultivators, for the price of the oil is already considerably in excess of the highest point reached last season ; and, while it is believed that the old stocks of oil are light, the new crop will be almost wholly in the hands of a few growers who can afford to keep it. The lavender produce also will be held by a few owners, and it is not unlikely that they will be able to obtain prices for it which, next season, will give a much-needed fillip to this culture, and induce the herb-farmers to increase their acreage under this crop to a considerable extent. The lavender herb appears to have suffered even more from adverse climatic conditions than the peppermint plant. Only one or two fields show a fair crop, but the bulk is very much blighted. It is not only in Surrey that the lavender crop is unusually poor ; but from other parts of the country where the herb is grown, and especially from Hitchin, which ranks next in importance to Mitcham, comes the same tale. The figures comparing the result of the distillation of peppermint oil during the present season with those of 1890, which we quote in our Mitcham report, have since been corroborated by the books of another distiller, showing that from an equal area under peppermint cultivation he obtained in 1889 500 lbs., and in 1890 420 lbs. of this oil. The same acreage is estimated to produce only 300 lbs of oil this season. The distilling season has opened nearly four weeks later than usual this year. Mitcham fair takes place on August 12, and on that date distilling is expected, as a matter of course, to be in full swing. But this season many stills had not started at the beginning of September. The decline of the Mitcham herb culture may be estimated from the fact that this season's peppermint acreage does not attain one-tenth of the average extent of ground cultivated with the same crop ten years ago. It is quite likely that next year and the year after that a considerable extension of planting may take place, especially if oil prices should rule high throughout the winter ; but it almost appears as if the herb culture in Mitcham were doomed to extinction within a measurable span of years. With all its advantages of soil and climate, it is questionable whether the Mitcham district is not too near to the metropolitan area to remain a suitable ground for purely agricultural operations other than market gardening. There can be little doubt, however, that if, under conditions holding out the hope of an adequate remuneration to the grower, experiments in lavender and peppermint cultivation were made in other parts of the country, such experiments would be successful. English peppermint and English lavender are too firmly established in popular favour to allow of their culture becoming altogether unremunerative. INLAND REVENUE STATISTICS. The report of the Board of Inland Revenue, which has just appeared, furnishes, as usual, some interesting facts. That fraction of the national revenue which is contributed specially by, or at least through, chemists and druggists is but a small proportion of the vast sum collected by the Somerset House establishment, but it represents branches 405 of trade which are of importance otherwise than financially. The gross total receipts accounted for by the Beard of In- land Revenue in the year ending March 31, 1891, amounted to 65,702,113/. The chemists' share of this is, perhaps, one million in spirit-duties and in property and income tax, and perhaps nearly another half-million in various stamps, licences, and duties. The sum realised by patent-medicine stamps in the year was 225,701/., which is again a record figure, though the advance is not so marked as in some previous years. The following table shows the amount realised by this tax during the past ten years : — Year £ 1882 144,884 1883 154 439 1884 158 9C 2 1885 169.968 1885 ■ .. 178,719 1887 179,508 1388 191,475 1889 .. 202,375 1893 217,264 1831 .. .. : 225,701 The number of licences for the sale of patent medicir.es has increased remarkably. In the previous year the total number granted in Great Britain was^ 22,903, of which 21,229 were issued in England and Wales, and 1,674 in Scot- land. Last year the total number issued was 27,295, England and Wales taking 25,257, and Scotland 2,038. The increase is, no doubt, principally due to the new regulation requiring a distinct licence to be taken for every set of premises where dutiable medicines are sold. The fact that there are in Great Britain over 27.0C0 " sets of premises " where such goods are sold is notable. It would seem to show that chemists tell less than half of the total consumption of these articles. There are 24 licensed makers of methylated spirits- in the United Kingdom, and 10,313 retailers, and 96& chemists are licensed to use stills. The respective numbers lie ensed a year previously were 20, 9,754, and 908. The quantity of spirits received for methylation in- creased from 3,188,306 gallons to 3,450,890 gallons in the year. The Laboratory department examined during the year 820 samples of naphtha submitted to be used for methylation, and of these 54 samples, representing 13,246 gallons, were rejected as being too sweet. The demand of methylated-spirit users for a purer article, we are told, " cannot be allowed with safety to the revenue." The figures regarding the income-tax are too extensive for us to deal with here ; but we may me ntion that, while the assessments on " trades and professions " in England shows an increase of 4 87 per cent, in the year, those on " profits of public companies " Ehow an advance of 26 43 per cent., a fact which strikingly indicates the drift of modem methods of business. Turning, lastly, to the report by the Principal of the Somerset House Laboratory, we find the work done in that institution is increasing in all directions. The chemists there examined during the year, in all, 48,426 samples, which is 1,246 more than in the previous year, and the greatest number yet recorded. One special cause of the increase of business is stated to be " the growth of the export trade in medicinal tinctures." We understand the line "tinctures" in the Laboratory table to refer to this very important concession which the Board has mr.de to- British druggists. It shows that considerable benefit must have accrued to the drug trade here by the arrangement. In 1888 the number of samples of tinctures tested reached 662, in 1889 it increased to 1,643, and in 1E90 it totalled 2,947 Sixty-eight eampleswere referred to theLahorntcry durirgtbe THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 406 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [Septembor 1?, 1891. year under the Sale of Kood and Drugs Act. This is considerably above the average. Thesaraplos were of milk.butter-milk, butter, lard, vinegar, coffee, and carbolic acid. In a large majority of the cases the Laboratory confirmed the conclusions of the public analyst, but nothing of any particular chemical interest is reported. Lime-juice and lemon-juice examined for the Board of Trade have been found remarkably good during the year. Duly 3 out of 499 samples were rejected. The great bulk of the work done by the Inland Revenue Chemists consists in testing tobacco, beer, spirits, &c, for revenue purposes, and examining miscellaneous samples for the Admiralty, the India Office, and other buying departments of the Government. Out of 528 samples of general merchandise tested for the India Office, Dr. Bell says, " 116, or nearly 22 per cent., were not genuine, or were inferior to pattern. The percentage of samples reported against is much larger than for several years past, a fact which clearly shows that there cannot safely bs any relaxa- tion of the scrutiny exercised either over the pattern samples submitted for approval, or over the bulk supplied on con- tract." Not a very flattering estimate of the commercial morality of the firms specially selected as purveyors to Her Majesty's Government. AUTUMN MANOEUVRES. The careful reader of the report of the Irish Pharmaceu- tical Council meeting held this month will be rewarded by the discovery of a pretty little piece of finesse between the Vice-President and one of the leaders of the druggist oppo- sition. The annual meeting of the Society, at which the new Council is to be elected, promises this year to be of unusual interest. From a letter we publish this week it will be seen that the associate druggists and the pharmaceutical chemist members are preparing for a trial of strength. The former are entitled to one-third of the seats at the Council if they can get them by votes ; but fourteen of the twenty- one members of Council must be — and all of them may be — pharmaceutical chemists. The druggists mean to fight hard for their seven, and they further aim to have among the other fourteen a good few who, they think, will be favourable to them. Mr. Wells and his party, the present occupiers of the citadel, are making considerable efforts to retain their actual preponderance of voting strength. In view of this coming contest the two sides have been beating up their supporters with no little vigour. For some months past druggists have been elected to associateship and chemists to membership in numbers which seem to guarantee the stability of the Society financially, and which must bring the water into the mouth of a neighbouring Pharmaceutical Society. At the last Council meeting then, after electing a number on both sides, Mr. McNeight brought forward a list of eleven names, and Mr. Gibson made up the dozen, and these were nominated for associateship. Mr. Wells quietly remarked from the chair : " These gentlemen cannot ba elected in time for the October meeting of the Society." This was seen to be the case. The annual meeting is fixed by by-law on the first Monday in October, and the Council meetings on the first Wednesday in each month. The October Council meeting will be held forty- eight hours after the election has been declared. A bright idea, however, suggested itself to Mr. McNeight. Ha suggested the possibility of a special meeting of the Council at which his men could 1)3 elected. The pharmaceutical men were prepared to resist this inno- vation, but their leader was surprisingly complaisant. He had the power, he explained, to call the special meeting on the request of a momber of Couucil, if he thought fit to dJ so, and the special meeting sbonld be called if Mr. McNeight desired it. Mr. McNeight should have remembered the history of Ah Sin, and would then have prudently distrusted that " smile which was childlike and bland." But the war spirit was on him, and he accepted the amiable offer. The next business revealed " the cards which Ah Sin had con- cealed, for that game he did not understand." The Vice- President tabled a motion nominating to membership thirty-five of his own supporters ; another was added to make the three dozen complete, and these will of course now have the same chance of taking part in the Council election, trebly overbalancing Mr. McXeight's latest con- tingent. " Thrice is he armei that hath his quarrel just," Mr. Wells might have muttered as the Council separated. HYPNOTISM IN MEDICINE. All through Europe and America novelty-seeking medical men are nibbling at the modern practice of treatment by hypnotism. Whether, as a method of therapeutics, this strangely interesting, but somewhat uncanny, science has come this time to stay may be doubted, if we recollect how often it has been vainly advocated before by enthusiasts and quacks. But' it may at least be asserted that it has esta- blished a claim to be fully and fairly investigated. In this last decade of the nineteenth century new medicines and new ideas are not judged by "the profession" only. The intelligent public has a voice in the matter. If the doctors sniff contemptuously at Count Mattei and his liquid electri- cities, the discoverer can appeal to Mr. Stead. Fifty years ago, to be branded by the critics as heterodox meant rnin ; now it spells popularity and fortune. In 1842 a report of "an amputation of the thigh painlessly performed during hypnosis" was read before the Eoyal Medical and Chirur- gical Society by Mr. W. Squire Ward, of Wellow Hall, and was received with the coarsest derision. The statem ents of the writer were doubted ; the patient, it was said, had been trained " not to express pain," and when, at the next meet- ing, the minute of this paper came up for confirmation, Dr. Copland moved that all mention of the case should b8 erased, arguing that if it were true that the man experienced no pain the fact was unworthy of their consideration, because pain is a wise provision of Nature, and patients ought to suffer while the surgeon is operating. They are the better for it and recover better. Sir Benjamin Brodie, Mr. Liston, Mr. Ca?3ar Hawkins, and Dr. Marshall Hall were among those who acquiesced in this view. In 1890, after a demonstration of hypnotic treatment by Drs. Kingsbury and Tuckey, before a crowded audience, a section of the British Medical Association resolved that hypnotism is worthy of investigation, and appointed a committee of inquiry to examine its credentials. The occasions thus contrasted are mentioned by Dr. Kingsbury in his treatise on " The Practice of Hypnotic Suggestion," just published by Messrs. John Wright & Co., of Bristol. This is an apparently perfectly honest report of the author's observations, and the conclusions he draws from what he has seen and learned are given with a degree of moderation which simply staggers the ordinary reader. In Dr. Kingsbury's final chapter he gives a series of fifty "illustrative cases," as he calls them — cases which we under- • stand to have all occurred in his own practice. It would be within the simplest use of the English language to describe these as miracles. They are nothing short of what we understand by that designation ; they are definite results • produced by no visible, or tangible, or comprehensible means. Let us quote the fiftieth " case " — it is one of the September 12, 1891.] least important of the series, but we the terseness of the report : — lect it on account of ?vrv , aged abontrSO, hrtd- some years ago ; the ilLwas easily hyp- hand' was rubbed, and been no return of the Case 50. — Painful Cicatrix.— E. '. cut the back of her hand severely cicatrix had become acutely painfu notised, and became cataleptic. The absence of pain suggested. There hqs suffering. The other forty-nine cases are varied enough, though, as might be supposed, nervous diseases preponderate. There are several instances of serious insomnia. The patients being hypnotised, are told to go to sleep when they go to bed, and not to wake till a certain time in the morn- ing, and they obey implicitly. One patient having been treated in this way in hypnosis carries about with her a written direction: "Go to sleep at once, and you will sleep until 7.30 ; you will be much better in the morning, and not require any morphia." She only needs to look at the pre- scription, " and the effect is always satisfactory." Cures of neuralgia, melancholia, and rheumatism are numerous ; cough, asthma, and pleurisy are wonderfully relieved ; chronic constipation is dealt with without medicine, a " suggestion " in hypnosis keeping the bowels in regular action for five months. Some painful operations are carried out without any pain during or after the process ; a woman is satisfactorily delivered during hypnosis ; and menstrua- tion is regulated by suggestions during its influence. Appetite for alcohol or for morphia can be destroyed, and moral perversion in a girl and dishonesty in a boy are overcome by similar treatment. The child, aged 8, whose case is described under the title of moral perversion was a charming little demon. " She would go up to her nurse and caress her, and, while the servant was reciprocating the apparent affection, would suddenly strike her in the abdo- men with all the strength she could muster." " She would leave her own bed, and climb on that of her mother, and kick her on the breast as hard as she could." " She would laugh if she was flogged, and say she liked it." " After one hypnotic sitting, the child's character became completely revolutionised ; she became obedient, gentle, loving, and thoughtful for others." Dr. Kingsbury quotes a good deal from the experiences of other, chiefly continental, hypnotisers, and criticises their theories or statements fairly, though perhaps in some cases rather too kindly. He touches also briefly on the history of the practice as carried out by Mesmer a century ago, by Du Potet in Paris about 1820, by Dr. John Elliotson in London, Dr. James Esdaile in Calcutta, and James Braid in Manchester some forty or fifty years since. That the strange influence exists is undoubted ; that its study leads us into the fascinating region of psychic force, and may be the most direct way towards the solution of some of the most puzzling of metaphysical problems, is obvious ; and that it should not be degraded into a mere platform exhibition will be, we suppose, the wish of most serious people. But the dangers which may be associated with hypnotism cannot be over- looked. The frightful suggestion which was brought before the reading public in the defence of Gabrielle Bompard in the Gouff6 murder trial in Paris, namely, that she had been impelled to the murder by the commands of her paramour under hypnotic influence, revealed one such risk. Dr. Kings- bury does not seem to think the danger is so great as might be thought. He believes it is almost impossible to impel people to deeds for which they have an aversion. He tells of a gentleman who could not bs induced to make a speech, and of a boy who, though hypnotically docile in other matters, would not kiss his sister. But these instances are far too slight in view of the statements of other practitioners AND DRUQQIS 11IJGGIST. .all generally some legislative^ adopted. j^liat/Careful and claims" ls^MleA for is the c Dr. Kingsbury's book is inevi tably led 407 lypnotism is to be practised at control of it will have to be ^prejudiced investigation of its iclusion to which the reader of COPPER' IN PEAS. Sheriff Birnih, of Glasgow, has a hard nut to crack in the tinned-peas case, which has been before him this last fort- night. The medical evidence, which we reported last week, has not, we should suppose, assisted him much. Four of the leading medical authorities of the North gave it as their confident opinions that the copper in the peas might be very dangerous to health, but they were unable to give the court any tangible facts on which they based those opinions. On the other hand, several other equally qualified medical authorities were as confident the other way. They took the peas themselves. One of them declared that he regarded the copper in them as an improvement. It acted as a nervine tonic. This week we publish the arguments of counsel on the case. The prosecution rely on their authori- ties, and the sheriff is ingeniously reminded that, if he should give judgment in favour of the defendant, he will be thereby giving a terrible legal certificate authorising the sale of a poisonous food. With a bold disregard of all our old traditions, the counsel for the prosecution calls upon the court to give the benefit of any doubt which may exist to the public — that is, against the defendant. The other counsel points to the conflict of expert opinion, and still more effec- tively to the hundreds of millions of tins of coppered peas which have been sold, and to the utter absence of any evi- dence of injurious effects resulting. In view of this controversy, Mr. C. T. Kingzett oppor- tunely reminds us of a paper read at the meeting of the British Pharmaceutical Conference at Plymouth in 1877, which recorded experiments made by himself and Dr. Paul on this subject. They had ascertained that the tins of French preserved peas each contained 1J grain of sulphate of copper. But they had themselves taken 3 grains of sulphate of copper per day, and had found by experiment that it nearly all passed away in the faeces. They expressed the opinion that handling copper coins was as likely to produce injurious results as taking the coppery peas. A lively dis- cussion followed the reading of this paper. Mr. Siebold protested against the theory that the copper could have no injurious effect if it passed through the system, and Dr. Eedwood, who had been concerned as analyst in some prosecutions of vendors of these peas, was reluctant to admit that they were not poisonous. On the other hand, Mr. Thompson, of Manchester, and other speakers gave facts which went in support of the views of the authors. The knotty point which we have thus stated now awaits the decision of the Glasgow sheriff, and the denouement will be duly recorded in our next. Socialists and Pharmacists in Germany.— For some time the nationalisation of pharmacies has been widely advocated by Social-Democrat leaders in Germany. At the annual conference of the Socialist party, which will be held in Erfurt on October 10, a definite proposition will be debated to elevate the nationalisation of pharmacies to the dignity of a plank in the official platform of the party. In the meantime the organs of the " younger " section of the party have already declared against the proposal, which they declare to be impracticable. The "older," or more con- servative, Socialists generally support the proposal, and a tough battle is expected when it comes up for discussion. 403 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST l&optcmber 12. 1891. LONDON BOTANY. By H. Hklbing, F.O.8. IN last Saturday's Standard a letter appeared over the name of " Arthur Cottam " and under the title " London Botany," describing the flora of the site of Lord Carrington's house — No. 8 Whitehall — which was pulled down in 1886. and since that date left undisturbed. In examining the soil of this place the writer came across the thirty-four plants named below, all growing within a distance of about a quarter of a mile of Charing Cross: — Sinapii arvensis Sisymbrium officinale Capsclla bursa- pastoris Stellaria media Arenaria serpyllifoMa S.igina procumbens Trifolium ropons Primus eerasus Epilobium angnstifolium Epilobium hlrsutum Epilobium parvifloruui Carduus lnuceolatus Carduus arvensis Arctium lappa Matricaria iuodora ArtUemis Cotula Seaeoio vulgaris Seueclo visoosus Erlgoron Cnnadcaais Tussilago farfara Hypochoeris radicata Taraxacum dens-leouts Sonchus arvensis Sonchus oleraccus Solanum tubsrosum Lycopus Europasus Flantago mijor Flautago lanccolata Atriplex patula Polygonum convolvulus Polygonum avlculare Polygonum Persioaria Populus nigra Salix aurita Surprising a9 the sizs of this collection appears at first ■sight, the observing botanist is well aware of trie fact that a quantity of specimens of Nature's prolific vegetative vigour can be collected within the boundaries of the most populous town, while sometimes what are even rare plants may be found quietly and unostentatiously producing their leaves, flowers, and seeds within sight and sound of the roar of commercial enterprise and the many avocations of modern civilisation and culture. Nevertheless, the list of plants given above is of consider- able interest, especially as some of them would scarcely have been expected in a locality which manifestly could not be described as moist or marshy — sonditions generally affected by certain of the spBcie3 named. The number mast even be acknowlede-ed to be notable in view of the fact that the Middlesex fl >;a embraces in all only about 800 wild flowers of the ptan jrogamous sub-kingdom, all of which can be found in and about London. Of coarse, the number of plants which may be collested wishin the borders of a town does not amount to 800 ; it is, however, quite considerable, in proof of which I give below a list of some 100 species, most of which I have repeatedly gathered in the proximity of houses situated in the centre of towns. Although the list has no direct relation to the flora of London, yet, by comparing it with that of Mr. Cottam, many points of contact will be noted. Cbelidonium majus Sisymbrium Sophia n officinalis Sinapls arvensis Tblaspi arvensc Lcpldlum campestre „ ruderale Capsella bursa pastoris Reseda luteola Sagina procumbens Stellaria media Arenaria rubra Xlnum cathartlcum Geranium pnslllum Holllotus albus Trifolium minus Rubus, various species Fragarla vesca 'Epilobium nngustifollum ii hirsutu in Poitulaca oleracca ,. satlva Hcrniarla glabra Scdum album Sctnpor vlvutmcctoium Galium mollugo '. aparine Tussilago farfara BelUs perennis Erigeron Canadensis Heliantbus annuus Filago minima Achillea millefolium Senccio vulgarii Carduus lanceolatus ,i acantholdes Oirsium arvonse Lappa minor Centaurea Jaca3a Lampsana communis Cichorium Intybus Leontodon Taraxacum Lactuca muralls Sonchus oleracous i, arvensis Llgustrum vulgnre Convolvulus soplum „ arvonse liorago officinalis Uchlum vtilgarc litbospcrmuni arvense Hyosotis arenaria Solanum nigrum .. dulcamara Hyoicyamus nlger Datura stramonium Atropa belladonna Llnarln cymljalaria „ vulgaris Veronica arvensis Salvia prateusis Eatureja hortonsls Lamlum album „ purpureum H macutatum Ballote nigra Anagallis aiventis Plantago major ,, media Pluntago lancaolata Cheno podium hybridum „ murale „ vulvaria „ Bonos Henrlcna Polygonum avlculare *„ convolvulus Euphorbia Esula HercurialU annua Urticaria urens „ dioloa Cannabis sativa Humulus lupulus Ballx, var. species Gagea pratensis Carex, various species Gramineas, various Conifene, various These urban plants are, of coarse, not peculiar to townst although the botanist will frequently find, considerably to his surprise, plants flourishing between the stones of pave- ments, which are by no means abundant under the most favourable conditions. Thus, for instance, in my own native town, Darmstadt, 1 have seen quite a number of rare plants in situations which the ordinary citizen walked over without giving a thought to the botanical treasures which he trampled under foot. Among these may be named Panicum lan- guinale, P. ciliare, and P. crus galli, Portulaca oleracea, Arenaria rubra.Tklasjri arvente, Herniaria glabra. Polygonum, avicularc, as well as Captella bursa-paitoru, various species of Plantago, Seneoio, and Chraminem, which sprang up, as it were, under the very feet of the townspeople. Of late years the number of this class of plants growing between stones on the public streets has been greatly re- duced, partly owing to the uncompromising efforts of local authorities, who look on all such intruders as " weeds," and have them incontinently uprooted so soon as they appear, and partly in consequence of the increased adoption of asphalt and cement paving. Although a great number of such plants must be admitted to be indigenous to, or at least acclimatised in, the district where they are found, there is yet a very considerable pro- portion which is of quite a sporadic character, and conse- quently a frequent source of vexation to the botanist, who will often be disappointed to find that plants have entirely vanished from their old haunts without leaving a trace behind. Very interesting in this particular are rubbish-heaps, which are to some extent patronised by species of quite an official character. In many places, especially where dust and waste from houses are thrown, such collections can be met with ; and a peculiarity of them which I have observed in numerous instances is the way in which dull-coloured flowers associate together under such conditions. It is a difficult problem to explain the companionship of certain groups of plants which will be frequently met with in such situations without affording any trace of the manner of their coming or going. Such groups of plants are also of further interest when we observe that certain families contribute nearly all the members of the colony. I have often found together, for instance, the somewhat suspicious assemblage indicated below : — Solanum nigrum Borr go officinalis Datura stramonium Echium vulgare Hyoscynmus niger Tussilago farfara Atropa belladonna Chenopodium Bonus Hcnricus Mcrcurialis annua Urticaria dioica Gramincfe, various Similar collections are to be found in London without much difficulty. While on the one hand the plants referred to select a soil whioh is of very recent date, and which consists chiefly in waste material, there are others which are to be found chiefly in plaoes of very ancient character : thus, for instance, there are species which, in the wild state, are hardly to be met with at all, save where the ruins of castles and the like stand untouched for centuries. It is noteworthy that these plants, which thus seem to be of aristocratic tastes, are by no means easily transplanted to any building of similar September 12, 1891 ] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 409 character but of recent construction. Perhaps they find their appropriate nutriment in the debris of old castle wails, doubtless built with other materials than those used now, which has been disintegrated by time and weather. The fact, however, is recognised in all countries of the world. CheirarUhus eheiri, which in this country is not a rare plant in the wild state, is met with in Germany only very seldom on ancient ruins of the Rhine, 4c. The same may be said of Corydalis lutea, of Iris pnmila, of Linaria cyvibalaria, sad of several other plants. These species, as I have already intimated, are of a very stubborn nature, rarely leaving their native habitat, and thus, although limited in distribution to a very few spots, have not moved or spread themselves during sometimes more than a century. On the other band, there are plants which are, if one may be allowed the expression, most unreliable in their manner of life ; they associate in colonies, which appear in a place, cultivated or the reverse, like a swarm of locusts, and, after a year, or two, or three, disappear temporarily or entirely, only to turn up in some other locality. Sometimes this movement, from year to year, resembles the march of an army or the spread of a hardy and vigorous people from a few scattered centres. The most conspicuous instance of this which I have observed was afforded by Lepidium draba, which twenty years ago was only known to occur in a very few places scattered over Germany ; during the two decades which have since elapsed it has appeared and disappeared heieand there, though undoubtedly taking firmer root in the country, in numerous new situations, so that it might now be looked for with a good chance of success in places where once it was never known. The appearance and disappearance of plants ia this manner, in illustration of which other Lepidium 6pecies, as L ruderala and L. campestris, and Tsatis tinctoria, may be cited, is one of the problems of plant life which await solution. But while, on the one hand, we find plants which, in spreading themselves, have to engage upon a fierce life- ttiuggle, other individuals take possession of a country, so to speak, and, like parasites, are most difficult to uproot and destroy. Here, again, in Germany we come upon a very curious phenomenon — viz., that most of these invaders are of American origin, and, although hardly known at all a few decades since, are now a kind of plague to the country. Of this class is Elodea Canadensis, which covers enormous areas of water in many river-districts of Germany, so as to present a formidable barrier to navigation. Then there is Mrigeron Canadensis, which may be stumbled across almost anywhere on the Continent, and has lately spread so largely in Germany as to have become a nuisance. Stenactis annva, Aster parvifiorus, and Impatiens parvifiora, which is originally a native of Mongolia, are also spreading with more vigour year by year, and defy all efforts at wholesale eradica- tion. Some of the plants named illustrate another remarkable feature. The American species of aster, stenactis, and erigeron are not only all Compositse, but nearly related to one another, only differing structurally in minutiss. How is this to be explained ? In conclusion, a word or two may be said about plants which may be truly described as settlers of their class. They are entirely indigenous plants, and yet are not known to grow, save in special circumscribed distric's where they have propagated for centuries, never spreading, but appearing year after year in the same quantity, and on the same area, and constituting the only specimens of the species in the whole country. Such a colony, for instance, is in existence of the b iraginaceous plant, Onosma arenarium, which is located in a sandy district near Mayence, where also other rare plants are to be found. In explanation of the presence of these isolated colonies it has been suggested that they had been imported during the Thirty Years War, having been brought over by Hungaiian regiments which encamped on the sandy plains referred to, and possibly left behind in the new habitat, where they have since taken root, some seeds of the plant. Many other instances could be cited to prove that obser- \ vations of the nature of those recorded by Mr. Cottam arc I exceedingly interesting in increasing our knowledge of the I history and derivation of plants. Crabc Holes. Mb. Wm. Gardner's " Rapid " sifter haB been awarded a silver medal by the Staffordshire Agricultural Society. Miss Spkules, of Mitcham, has been awarded the gold medal at the Jamaica Exhibition for her essential oils and Mitcham lavender water. Messrs. Domeieb & Co., of 13 St. Mary-at-Hill, B.C., intimate that Mr. O. Karlowa has retired from their business*, and Mr. Charles Twietmeyer has returned to the firm as manager. Mb. James Pascall, of Valentine Place, Blackfriars Road, S.E , now puts up his herbal tablets in 3-oz. tins , without his name, so that chemists may sell them as their own cough-drops. A box is a good sixpennyworth. Messbs. Fuerst Bros., 19 Philpot Lane, E.C , send us a sample of their " first-pressing " castor oil. This, we understand, is made from East Indian seed, and is wonder- fully pale in colour and bland to taste. Compared with commercial Marseille "first-pressing" oil, it is decidedly superior, especially in respect to colour and odour. MARRIAGES [Notices of Marriages and Death* are inserted free if sent with proper authentication-.'] Cadbuby — Southall — On September 8, at Friends' Meeting House. Birmingham, Barrow Cadbury, eldest son of Richard Cadbury, to Geraldine, eldest daughter of Alfred Southall. Chaplin — Tibbs. — On September 2, at St. Luke's, West Holloway, by the Rev. Archibald, Glover, Charles Albert Julyan Chaplin to Harriet (Trotty), eldest daughter of the late Frederick Tibbs, pharmaceutical chemist, of Parkhurst Road, Holloway, N. Kingan— Flattely.— On September 2, at St. Saviour's Church, St. George's Square, S.W., David Kingan, phar- macist, 63 Lupus Street, to Florence Clara Sophia, daughter of Mr. J. C. Flattely, of 3 Cambridge Street, S.W. Strong — Donohoe. — On September 2, at St. Matthew's Church, Irishtown, by the Rev. Wm. Reeves Scully, B.A., George Strong, L.P.S.I., Kingstown, to Annie E. only surviving daughter of the late Andrew Donohoe, Kilgreaney, Co. Carlow, Ireland. DEATHS. Bage. — Mr. Edward Bage, a partner in the firm of Felton, Grimwade & Co., died in Melbourne, after a long illness, on July 7. He was born at Sierra Leone, and went to Victoria with his parents when an infant in 1853. On leaving school he went into the house in which he after- wards became a partner. This was over twenty-four years ago, and he had been some fourteen years in the business when he was taken into partnership. His health had not been good for two or three years past, and he made trips to the Sandwich Islands and to Europe, but improved little. Liebig. The death is announced from Reichenberg of Baron Liebig, a son of the eminent chemist. Owen.— On August 28, Mr. Walter Owen, chemist and druggist, Duke Street, Park, Sheffield. Aged 62. Rowland. — On August 30, at his residence, Epping, Essex, Mr. Thomas Flanders Rowland, chemist and drug- gist. The business which Mr. Rowland had conducted for many years was established by his father in 1819. His son haa been the active manager of it for some time. Metamidophbnylpabametoxiquinoline is the thing to cure stuttering. Put up as a speciality with a phonographic key, chemists might make a fortune out of it. 410 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [September 12, 189); AND A Fete Notes on Varnishes and Fossil Ileum. By R. Ingham Clark, F.L.S., F.H.G.S., &c, illustrated by James West. London : Charles Letts & Co. Price 7s. 6d. Mr. Clark's book is more unassuming in its title than in its dress. The author of the work, who, we believe, is actively connected with the industry in which the articles of which he treats are most largely consumed, has clearly intended to produce rather an 6dition de luxe in which fossil resins are discoursed upon in light causeries, enlivened by pretty fantastic drawings and with such further satisfaction to the eye as may be derived from high-class paper, neat printing, and ample margins, than a handbook for the use of the average business drysalter. In this object Mr. Clark has succeeded as well as could be wished, but we hope that at some future time he will use the valuable information of which he is evidently the possessor to produce a more solid reference work, for which we should think there is a real opening. The author treats of varnishes generally, diving into remote antiquity and discussing at considerable leDgth the wrappings of Egyptian mummies, the vexed subject of Japanese lacquer and other historical aspects of his subject. In the second part of his book he becomes more practical, and successively reviews the production, varieties, and trade in amber, animi, the various copals, kauri, damar, and mastic resins. The chapters dealing with the two last named are exceedingly scrappy, and some varieties of these resins are not even referred to by name. With regard to the kauri gum, the author expresses a fear that the day may not be far distant when the supply shall be practically exhausted, and advices the imposition of an export duty upon the resin. " No other fossil resin," he says, " could take its place, from a peculiarity which it possesses (entirely its own) of assimi- lating with oil more readily, and at an easier temperature, than any other gum — not excepting even those of a lower melting point." So far as our information from New Zealand goes, however, the probability of an exhaustion of the gum fields appears as remote as ever, new deposits being con- stantly discovered. The last gum field, of which the finding has only recently been announced, is believed to cover over 100,000 acres, so that, in spite of the fact that since the early fifties, when kauri gum first became an article of commerce, nearly 200,000 tons have been exported from the island, the exhaustion of the supply may safely be ranged with those academic questions, such as the exhaustion of the coal supply of Great Britain, which are pretty sure to be solved long before they become acute. The Treatment of Typhoid Fever, especially by Antiseptic Remedies. By J. Burney Yeo, M.D. London : Cassell & Co. (Limited). This little treatise, now published in book-form, is the enlargement of an important lecture delivered by Dr. Burney Yeo at King's College Hospital. The author advo- cates an early antiseptic treatment of typhoid fever, and he passes in review many methods which have been successful, and shows that these have all been antiseptic. Sulphurous acid, sulphide of carbon, beta-naphthol, eucalyptus, turpen- tine, creosote, thymol, mercurials, and even quinine— all, in his view, apparently, owe such virtue as they possess to their antiseptic properties. Dr. Yeo's own method, with which he claims to have had remarkably good results, has been to prepare a solution of chlorine by adding 40 minims of strong hydrochloric acid to 30 grains of potassic chlorate in a 12-oz. bottle, adding water gradually to fill the bottle, after the gas has been liberated. To this solution he adds 24 or 38 grains of quinine, and 1 oz. of syrup of orange- peel, and gives an ounce every two, three, or four hours. He. adds comments on the feediDg of typhoid patients and on other accessories of treatment. Norris's Nursing Notes : A Manual of Medical and Surgical Information for the Use of Nurses and Others. By Rachel Norris. 2s. A Manual of Practical Electro-Therapeutics. By A. Harries, M.D., and H. N. Lawrence, M.I.K E. It. 6d. Massage for Beginners. By Lucy Fitch. 1«. These are numbers of the " Nursing Record " series of manuals, edited by Mr. Charles F. Rideal, and published by Sampson Low, Marstcu & Co. (Lim.). The series is promised as " a complete library of nursing works," and we must say that the editor and publishers are setting about the task in a thoroughly business-like way, the books being well- arranged, clearly and neatly printed, and bound in paper boards sympathetic with the Record cover. Of the works themselves we have no reason to speak in other than favourable terms. Mrs. Norris's " Notes " is a standard book, written some years ago by bersc-lf and the late Alice Fisher. It is now brought up to date, and con- sists largely of a sound, popular description of human ana- tomy and physiology, with which are associated in the proper places an account of the more common diseases affecting the various organs, and the duties which fall to the nurse in connection therewith. Hints on invalid cookery, on prescription abbreviations, a glossary of medical terms, and a good index complete this useful manual. The book on electro-therapeutics is the work of two well- known specialists. Of the twelve lessons into which it is divided, the first six deal with the elementary facts of electrical science, so treated as to give a good groundwork in the knowledge necessary for the application of electricity as a therapeutic agent. The second six lessons carry the reader on to the methods of application and the management of electrical apparatus. The useful nature of the book may be gathered from the following quotation regarding the electrical removal of hairs : — Suppose we wish to remove a series of hairs from the face, and that we select the chin as our storting-point. It will be advisable, for various reasons, that the pad should be connected with the positive and the needle with the negative pole. Arranging the former on the chest, or back, or using an electrode which can be grasped in the hand, the skin surrounding the particular hair selected is grasped between the thumb and forefinger of the operator's left hand. The needle is now inserted into the follicle be* side the hair in such a way that its axis may be as nearly as possible that of the hair. The current is switched on to a strength of from two to five milliampfcres, and with the gentlest imaginable pressure the needle passes down the follicle beside and parallel with the hair until it reaches a point at which resistance is felt. Here further progress inwards must be suspended, for the point of the needle has reached the fundus of the follicle, and further insertion is not only needless, but harmful. Retaining the point in this position for a few seconds (fifteen to thirty will generally suffice), a fine effervescence will be noted at the point of entry. The needle may now b3 withdrawn, and gra'piug the hair with a fiue forceps, it will be found to be perfectly loose, and should come away without per- ceptible traction. If force be needed to withdraw the hair, the operation has not been properly done, and will need to be repeated. Care must be taken that the needle is passed onlu alonj the follicle, and not forced through the skin; also that careful note is made of the C-s cm* ployed, and the time occupied. Disregard of these points will lead only to failure, and may cause scarring— a matter of importance when the face ll the part operated on. There should be no bleeding. All the technical terms employed in such paragraphs, the nature and uses of the instruments, and the kinds and power of currents are the matters which the authors write about. In " Massage for Beginners " we have a very concise description of the different movements of the hands and fingers employed in this still popular mode of treatment. Appended to all the manuals are examination questions, and the first two are well illustrated. They are books which chemists may add to their stock with advantage. In poisoning, if the patient is unruly (says the Dixie Doctor), don't waste time. Throw to i grain of apomor- phia under the skin, and then watch patient vomit freely, fully, remorselessly, and from his boots up. September 12, 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 411 MOTHS. rPHIS is about the insects and their grabs which are so X much camphorated in the springtime. Chemists may find the information useful for their spring circulars. House- wives work a great deal in the dark when they begin to worrit out the moth. The moth works in the dark, too. But there are three of him— Tinea jiellionella. Linn., T. tapetzella, Linn., and Tineola bisalliella, Hummel. The insects of the first and commonest species, says a writer in the Upholsterer, are light brown, and distinguished by the spots. They begin to appear late in April, and may occa- sionally be seen flitting about as late as August They pair off, and the female then searches for suitable places for the deposition of her eggs, working her way into dark corners, crevices of the walls, cracks in the floor, or deep in the folds of garments, apparently choosing by instinct the least con- spicuous places. The moth lays from 18 to 140 eggs at a time. From these eggs hatch, in a period of from three to seven days, the white soft larvte, or worms, all of which begin immediately to make a case for themselves from the frag- ments of the cloth upon which they feed. The case is in the shape of a hollow roll, a thirty-second to an eighth of an inch long. As the worms grow, they enlarge this case by adding material which they get by feeding. The worm reaches its full growth in thirty-six days, and then crawling into some yet more protected spot remains torpid during the winter within its case, which by this time is thickened and fastened at either end, and is the full-sized cocoon. The transformation of moth takes place within the case during the following spring. Buch is the life-round of the species. The worm feeds on woollen fabrics, furs — ah ! every house- wife knows all that it attacks too well Remedies for moths are varied and peculiar, and many a rich harvest has been reaped through the ignorance of people regarding the moth and its habits. Folks have bundled up their woollens and packed them away in their wardrobes and drawers full of tarboline, or carboline, or cedarline, or campborline, and actually believed that they would be safe until the autumn. They have wrapped up hundreds of moth-eggs, which eventually hatch the grubs. These odours will never kill a moth or destroy its life-germs. Time a moth will not voluntarily seek a nesting-placs where the odour exists, but if boxed up with an odour it cannot escape from, it simply proceeds to lay its eggs in the atmo- sphere, which becomes a second nature to the grub when hatched. Anything saturated with arsenic, or creosote, or even salt, or impregnated with sulphur, the moth or worm will not touch ; but these articles are obviously objectionable. The point which we would enforce is that the house-wife should look out for the worm. It is difficult to kill the eggs by reason of their almost imperceptible diminutiveness, and difficult also to eradicate the moth by reason of its secretive habits. A benzene spray is sure death, but there are many objections to its use and danger from its inflammable character ; still, if the ordinary ball atomiser is filled with benzine, and the vapour thrown into, crevices against moth or eggs, it will destroy them, but no light should be brought into a room thus treated, until after it has been thoroughly aired and the odour dissipated. Camphor, tobacco, naphthalene, and other strong odorants are only partially repellant to the flying moth, and have no effect at all upon the egg or the worm. The benzine spray is the least objectionable destroying agent that we know of. It may be used very safely upon carpeting, but the utmost care should be exercised in using it on fabrics of a delicate character. One should not confuse the moth with the carpet beetle. Frequently housekeepers discover their carpets eaten and they attribute it to moths. The perfect beetle is three- sixteenths of an inch long, and when disturbed it draws in its legs and feigns death. It is white and black, scarlet being confined to a strip down the middle of the back. It begins to appear in the autumn, and soon the species pair off and the female deposits her eggs upon the carpet itself, and not in the cracks and crevices as generally supposed. During the daytime these beetles frequently fly to the windows and may be caught there, but they seldom leave the house until their eggs have been deposited. The treat- ment is similar to that with moths. A hand atomiser, charged with benzene, should be used to inject the liquid into all the floor cracks and under the baseboards, until every crevice has been reached. The oarpets themselves, after thorough beating, Bhould be lightly sprayed with the same substance. PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES. (Written for The Chemist and Dbuggist.) Chlobo-Cyanin. Dr. Eder states that by converting the ordinary com- mercial, or iodo-cyanin into the chloride, fog is obviated, and we are thus enabled to use the best sensitising agent for the red and infra-red spectrum without getting fog and stain. The process is very timple. Commercial cyanin is placed in a porcelain or platinum dish, covered with a mixture of hydrochloric acid and water, and evaporated to dryness on a water-bath ; the residue is again damped with hydrochloric acid amd evaporated to dryness. Hydriodic acid is given off, and chlor-cyanin remains, with a trace of adherent acid, which may be dissipated by heating carefully on a sand-bath till the chlor-cyanin begins to show a beautiful metallic iridescence ; the trace of acid is by no means pre- judicial, as cyanin is always used in conjunction with ammonia as a sensitiser. Obthochbomatio Collodion Emulsion. Dr. A. Jonas has just published one of the most striking and important papers relating to orthochromatic work which has appeared for many years. For some time a special colour- sensitive collodion, manufactured by Dr. E. Albert, of Munich, has held the front rank for the reproduction of coloured objects, paintiDgs, &c. ; its chief characteristics are extraordinarily high general and colour sensitiveness, and the fact that no yellow screen is necessary for use with the same, the emulsion beiDg so little sensitive comparatively to blue. Dr. Jonas has now published a process which has the same characteristics, and the following is the method of making the emulsion, which might well be undertaken by chemists, and could be supplied to amateurs and professionals, and also to those houses who make a specialty of copying pictures. In Germany it is sold at 12s. the half litre, or 22,*. per litre, with the special dye solutions, Is. per 100 c.c. extra, and the developer at 2s. 6d. per litre. The raw, or plain, collodion is made as follows : — Solution 1. Ammonium bromide 64 grammes Distilled miter 80 c.c. Absolute alcohol 800 „ Thick collodion (4 per cent.) .. 1,500,, Acetic acid .-. 65 „ Dissolve the bromide in the water by the aid o£ heat; thon add tho alcohol, collodion, and acetic acid, and shake well. Solution 2. Silver nitrate (crystal) .. .. 80 grammes Distilled water 50 c.c. Dissolve by heat, and add, drop by drop, liq. ammonia -91, till the brown precipitate first formed is again redissolved (about 72-75 c.c. are required) Then add 800 c.c. of absolute alcohol, heated to 45° C. Now, in the dsuk room, add solution 2 to solution 1 very gradually, shaking between each addition ; keep solution 2 at a temperature of 40-50° C. during the mixing, by placing the bottle in hot water. With the above quantity the mix- ing should take from ten to fifteen minutes. When mixed, a drop of the emulsion is placed on a glass plate, a drop or two of water added, and tested by litmus-pnper. It should give an acid reaction, and, if alkaline, more, acctio acid added fo the emulsion, which should be well shaken for fifteen minutes, allowed to stand for an hour, and then poured in a thin stream into five or six times the volume of water. The bromide-of-silver collodion is, of course, pre- 412 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [fici>!c™l*r 12,189!. cipitated, and should be collected on a clean linen cloth, the ends of which are tied together so as to form a bag, and this placed in running water for one or two hours to wash. The emulsion is then pressed gently to remove the excess of water, placed on a thick pad of pure filter paper to dry, which takes one or two days. When absolutely dry, which may be known by breaking one or two of the larger pieces of emulsion up, it may be preserve! indefinitely in a bottle in an absolutely dark place, or may be used to form the raw collodion as follows : — Dry bromide-of-sllvcr col'oJIon 6 grammes Absolute alcohol "0 OA, Ether 63 „ Dissolve by frequent shaking. To make this collodion colour-sensitive dye solutions are added just before using. The solutions aie made as follows : — Eosin Silver Solution. 1. Eosin Solution. Eosln (crjstal) 4 grammes Distilled water 50 c.c. Alcohol (96 per cent.) 460 „ 2. Silver Solution. Silver nitrate 3 4 grammes Distilled water 50 c.c. Dissolve and add solution of ammonia till the precipitate first formed is redissolved, and Bdd — Alcohol (96 per cent.) to muke 200 c.c. 3. Ammonium Picrjte Solution. Picric aoiil .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 grammes Distilled water 10 „ Ammonia solution, q.s. to ex ictly ccutra'he Alcohol (96 per cent.) to 330 c.c. For use one mixes : — c.c. Solution 1 75 „ 2 30 ,. 3 30 Pure glycerine 20 Alcohol (96 per cent.) 45 This eosin silver solution should be allowed to settle for one or two days, then filtered, and 20 c.c. of the same should be mixed with 100 c.c. of raw emulsion. Erytliroiin Silver Solution. 1. Erythrosin Solution. Erythrosin (pure) 4 grammes Distilled water 50 c.c. Alcohol (96 per cent ) .. .. 450 „ Dissolve, The above-mentioned solutions of silver and picrate of ammonia are also used for making the following stock solution : — c.c. Eolutionl 75 2 30 „ 3 30 Pure glycerine 25 Alcohol (96 per cent.) 120 Distilled water 20 The cloudy solution thus obtained is allowed to stand for a quarter of an hour, and then liq. ammonia added drop by drop till it becomes quite clear ; the solution is then kept in a corked bottle for one or two days to settle, then filtered, and 20 c.c. added to every 100 c.c, of emulsion immediately before use. Eosin and erythrosin sensitise bromide of silver for yellow and yellowish green, the maximum effect being visible at Di E, or midway between tho yellow and green. Eosin gives soft harmonious negatives, erythrosin somewhat harder, or more contrasted, negatives. To sensitise for rod and orange it id necessary to use cyanin, preferably the chloro-cyanin, as follows : 0 3 gramme of chlor-cyanln should be dissolved in 50 c.c. of water, and 10 c c. of this solution added to 100 c.c. of raw emulsion, and 1 c.c. of pure glycerine. The f cyanin emulsion should then be mixed with an equal quan- \ tity of erythrosin emulsion, and one thus obtains a sensitive- ness ranging from A in the red to H in the violet. The dyed emulsions will not keep more than two days, and should be twice filtered through a clean pad of cotton- woo) before coating the plates. Eosin silver emulsion, with 51 mg. of free silver nitrate added to every 100 c.c. of emultion, showed 21 degrees Warnerke, without excess of silver 17° W., erythrosin silver giving respectively 21° W. and 15° W. ; the cyanin erythrosin silver emulsion gave 13° W. • therefore the sensitiveness of these plates is equal to that of the ordinary and rapid gela- tine dry plate. The eosin and erythrosin silver solutions are sensitive to light, and must therefore be made and kept in the dark. As with all collodion emulsions, the plates should receive a substratum, preferably of gelatine solution 1 per cent, with 1\ per cent, of acetic acid and 2 per cent, of alcohol. The plates are coated exactly in the same way as with the old wet-plate collodion, and, as soon as the collodion has set, the plate is exposed, but it will keep damp for thirty or forty minutes without any fear of ill-results. After exposure tbe plate is well washed under a stream of running water until the greasy marks no longer show, then propped up for a minute to drain, and then flooded with the developer, which is made up as follows : — Stock Solution A. D'stllled » w.er 5)3 gramme* Sodium sulphite 230 ., Carbonate of potash ( from the tartrate ) 2)3 „ Stock Solution B. Kydroquinone .. .. .. .. 25er hazards the statement that opium. the province oE shantung annually produces about 3,786,666 lbs. of native opium. If this estimate is correct Shantung alone produces a quantity of opium ex- ceeding one-third of the net importation of the foreign drug into China, which in 1890 is given as 10,215,466 lbs. To realise what these figures mean it may be mentioned that an English acre in China will produce on an average some 16 lbs. of the drug, so that in this province alone there must be over 230,000 acres of land under poppy for six or seven months of the year. Japan. Japan TFc. The business in vegetable wax has been un- ' profitable to shippers during the last year, as the price has fallen below the cost of production, and because the crop is sent direct from the producing districts to Kob6 and Osaka, where the buyers for Europe have to compete with an active demand for home consumption. Camvhor during 1890 there was a slight increase in the '■P ' value of camphor exported from Nagasaki, but this is due entirely to a great rise in price, the quantity being smaller than for any of the last ten years. In the six years 1882-87, the export of this valuable drug averaged about 15,000 piculs, in 1890 it fell to about 6,000 piculs. The systematic adulteration of this article has of late years deterred foreign merchants from dealing in it, and the trade has passed largely into the hands of Chinese. Tubkey in Asia. The Alevvo ^e quantity of opium exported from the ,j . town of Aleppo to ports in Europe was, in Trade 1890' more thaa 42'500 kilos- 80 Per cent' of this quantity being destined for England, and the remainder for France, Austria, and Germany. It is mostly produced at Nezile, a small town to the north east of Aleppo, and sold in little paper packets in the bazaars of that city. r, Scammony, which is obtained from a species of J convolvulus or creeping plant, is found in con- siderable quantities in the neighbourhood of Aleppo and other towns of Northern Syria. In the month of July or August, an incision is made into the roots, from which a •milky juice exudes, and this is gathered in shells, and emptied from these into large earthenware pots, exposed alternately to the sun and to the wind, with a view to rendering the product dry and saleable. During the opera- lion, foreign substances are frequently found mixed with the juice, and this has the effect of considerably modifying the price. On account of the losses sustained by many purchasers who have received inferior scammony from the merchants ■in Syria, very little trade is now carried on in this gum resin with Europe, except in consignment. The exports of •superior scammony effected through the port of Alexandretta, in 1890, amounted to 1,500 kilogrammes (kilogramme = 2 204 lbs. avoirdupois) ; and the whole of this quantity was consigned to various firms engaged in the drug trade in France, England, Germany, and Italy. The scammony in Italy is forwarded in drums, weighing from 75 to 125 pounds each, and that from Smyrna, in cakes like wax, packed in chests. A considerable trade is also carried on in scammony roots, which are collected in September and October, dried on the spot, and then delivered to the trade. In 1890, the quantity of roots exported from Alexandretta amounted to 175,000 kilogrammes, the half of which was consigned to France/and the remainder to England, in transit for America. Prices have varied during the year between 45 and 50 francs ithe 100 kilogrammes, free on board. Murder of a Pharmacist in Hungary. — Apotheker A '8zkitsiik, who had recently sold his business at Szered-on- the-Waag, in Hungary, has been missing since August 8. On August 22 his decomposed body was found lying in the courtyard oE an hotel at Also-Csiippeng, where he was last seen alive on the day of his disappearance. The body showed that the apotheker had been assassinated. There is no c'ue to the murderer. Notice It Retail Buyert:—lt thould be remembered that the quotationi in thii etction are invariably the loweit net eaih pricet actually fold for large fuantitiei in bulk. In many catet allowanctt have to be added before ordinary pricet can be aicertaintd. frequently goodt mutt be picked and torttd to tuit the demandt of the retail trade, catulng much labour and Ike accumulation of rejectiont, not all of tchich are evitabl*, even for manufacturing purpoiet. It thould alio be recollected that for many articlei the range ofquaUt% it very vide, 42 Cannon Street, September 10. WE have to report a very quiet week in the drug and chemical markets, broken only by a wave of excite- ment in the shellac market, in consequence of the report that a large quantity of that gum has been destroyed by fire in America. In the drug department Senega root, caraway seed, Russian anise, and oils of peppermint, and sassafras are dearer ; but for camomiles and oil of lemon lower prices would be accepted. In the chemical section, citric and tartaric acids, cream of tartar, and quinine are lower. Sugar of lead has advanced somewhat owing to the rise in alcohol, Japan wax and sticklac are also dearer, and soda crystals have been advanced in price. Several spices realise an advance. Rules of Legal Procedure against Foreign Firms. — Some new rules of court have just received the sanction of the Lord Chancellor which will prove of great importance to commercial firms. They lay down the rules to be observed in regard to bringing actions against foreign firms, which have hitherto, owing to conflicting opinion, been of much difficulty and very perplexing. There have always been two very pronounced difficulties — viz., whether the firm should be sued in the name of the firm or in the names of the partners and whether the writ should be served upon the partners in this country, or on one partner only, or all the partners. As a consequence it frequently happens that foreign firm5, either carrying on business by a branch in this country, or having their businesses wholly abroad, but making a contract here, either wholly escaped or forced their British creditors to go to a foreign country for redress. This has been entirely removed, for it has been decided that those partners who happen to be in this country can be sued, and that if there is a branch of the firm here a summons or writ must be served in the name of the firm, and at their office, to anyone who appears to b3 in authority there. A Monster Find of "Ambergris."— Some excitement was caused on the wharf at Hobart, Tasmania, on July 29 last, when it became known that a fisherman from Recherche, named Louis Smith, a man of colour, had brought to town between 180 lbs. and 200 lbs. of ambergris. The treasure was in the stern of Smith's boat, carefully covered over with sacking and tarpaulin. There certainly was not very much to look at when the coverings were lifted, but speculation ran high on the wharf as to its true value. Old whalers, and those who professed to know, estimated it as worth 10,000/., and some thought as many shillings. The piece is, roughly speakiDg, abouc 22 inches square, smells somewhat like guano, and resembles sepia in colour. Smith says that the whale from which he obtained it was about an " eight tunner," and had been captured and " tried out " by the Walcrn-itch on Sunday, July 19, and that it was of the spermaceti kind. To obtain the ambergris Smith had to cut a large hole in the throat, and make his way to that pait of the whale's intestines where such deposits are usually found. Several offers were made on the spot for the ambergris as it stood, but Smith firmly declined them all, and eventually procured a strong box, in which it was deposited and sealed, and placed in the keeping of the Commercial Bank. Per- 414 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [September 12. 1891. haps it would have been better for Smith if he had close4 with the top offer on the spot. The ambergris is not likely to be of the kind now so soarce, and the knowledge of tho existence of a 200-lb. blook would certainly not tend to im- part additional buoyanoy to the market. Jamaica Cinchona. — A small consignment of cinchona from a private plantation in Jamaica was offered at this week's bark sales. This is the first shipment from that island that has been put up for auction this year. The total weight of it was only 67 lbs., and if the offer had been accepted that was made for it, the total would have realised about 17s. As freights are high from Jamaica, and no less than 1 In 6d. carriage was paid for this little lot, cinchona- growing in Jamaica does not seem to bo an industry of much promise. Our Trade with the United 8tate3. — The following figures furnish some indication as to the extent to which the trade of the United Kingdom with the United States has been influenced by the imposition of the McKinley Tariff (000's are omitted):— Entered Cleared 1869 1890 1891 1889 1890 1891 Tonnage between U.K. and U.S. Jan. 1 to June 30 Ditto, in July . . 2,535 485 3,007 432 2,495 411 1,564 262 1,657 301 1,612 3i8 Exported 1889 1890 1891 Value of British Merchan- dise exported from Jan. 1 to June 30 £ 14,948 ■ £ 15,722 £ 15,246 Value of 45 articles speci- fied iu the Trade Re- turns. In 6 months to July In July alone 13.459 2,180 14.648 2,781 13.824 1,722 These figures show that the export trade of the whole period in 1891 does not show to any great disadvantage compared with the corresponding months in 1890, and that it shows an increase over 1889. But in July, while the exports increased in 1890 by 275 per cent., they decreased in 1891 by 38 1 per cent, below 1890, and 2 1 '3 per cent, below 1889. The decrease accounts for l,O52,000Z. out of the 2.376.000Z. by which the total value of British exports fell short in the past month ; but there was an increased export of foreign and colonial wool, and the tonnage outwards was greater than in 1890, and much greater — 21-3 per cent. — than in 1889. Acid (Citric).— The market still continues to decline and, in spite of the reappearance of summer weather, the quotations close lower this week than last. To-day's price may be put at Is. 5Jci. to Is. 6d. per lb. Juice is offering from Messina at 201. 10s., f.o.b. for shipment over next season, December Included; but we hear of even lower prices — say 19^. — f.o.b. for shipment commencing in January. We understand that unusually heavy shipments of citric acid have lately been made to Australia. One steamer took 60 1-cwt. kegs, which is quite an exceptional consignment, tartaric acid having hitherto been mostly shipped to the Australian colonies. Acid (Tartaric).— Dull and easier at Is. lid. to Is. l%d. per lb. according to brand. Wc hear that the German syndi- cate have reduced tliuir quotation from Is. 2d. to Is. l\d. per lb. Anibe.— Russian seed has advanced owing to the Ipaucity of this season's crop. On the spot the market is practically bare, but for October delivery from 19s. to 20s. per cwt. is quoted. Abeoa Nuts have been very scarce lately. A parcel of 47 packages h ts, however, arrived this week. Calabar Beans. — During the week farther supplies of about 60 bags sold by auction in Liverpool at 3d. per lb. Caraway Seed is dearer. At this week's spice auctions a parcel of 230 bags Dutch seed was partly disposed of at 23s. per cwt. for good quality old crop, " without reserve." The market quotations are - Fine new crop, 19s. to 20s. ; 1890 crop, 21s. ; and 1839 crop, 23s. per cwt. Cascaba Sagbada.— Some further business was done this week at 25s. per cwt., but the cheap stock seems to have been exhausted thereby, and 27s, to 27s. 6d. per cwt. is now spoken of as the nearest value. It is said that there will be no more consignments from San Francisco to London. Chamomiles. — The fine weather has caused some accu- mulation of stock in Belgium, and offers from that quarter have come down with a run from 11. to 51. 10s. per cwt., at which latter price orders were solicited on 'Change to-day. But it is believed that this decline is likely to be only tem- porary, as there is no doubt that the crop will be small, and owing to, the lateness of the harvest the second crop cannot amount to much. The last quotation for best French chamomiles — a few days ago— was 91. 18s. per cwt. Chillies. — Prices remain unchanged since the recent decline. At auction 60 bales Zanzibar sold at 32>. to 35s. per cwt. for medium to fair. Cinchona. — At bark sales on Tuesday a very small quan- tity of cinchona bark was offered — in fact the auction was one of the smallest on record. The catalogue-, comprised, of- Fackagei Packages □eyloa bark . . _ « 639 of whioh 544 were told East Indian bark „ 403 „ 338 H South American bark 116 „ — „ Jamaica bark .... 2 „ — „ Total „ 1,160 „ 932 „ With the exception of a few parcels of Indian Crown bark, there were very few lots of good quality among the barks of Eastern growth. The supply of South American Calisaya also comprised some rich parcels, but all of this was limited too highly, and not a single bale of this kind was sold. There was a fair amount of competition, and the unit re- mained stationary at an average of l&d. per cwt. The following are the approximate quantities purchased by the principal buyers : — Lbi. Agents for the Mannheim and Amsterdam works „ 75.373 „ Brunswick factory n 35,021 „ Italian and American works .. 29,176 „ Frankfort o/M. and Stuttgart works „ 24,172 „ Auerbach works .. .. .. .. 12.103 Messrs. Howards & Sons 8.367 Other Manufacturers 5.5S5 Sundry druggiBtF, &o — m — m Total quantity of bark sold . . m •* — 189,803 Bought iu or withdrawn M ». — «• 46,967 Total quantity offered „ 236,770 An analysis of the catalogues shows that the following prices were paid for sound bark : — Ceylon Cinchona. — Original— Red varieties : Ordinary dull to good bright quilly chips, l$d. to 3j;d. ; fair spoke- shavings, 2^d. ; ordinary weak, aud damaged quill, 1JA to 2d. ; fair to good stout silvery druggists' quill, 2}/l. to 5d. ; ordinary to fair but dusty root, lfrf. to 2\d. per lb. Grey varieties: Dull to good bright quilly chips, 2d. to 3d. ; fair chips and shavings mixed, 2:;d. to 4rf. per lb. ; bold quilly yellow chilis, 43/2. to bd. per lb. Jlcnnrcd. — Fair quilly red chips, 2d. to 3d. ; yellow ditto, 6\d. per lb. Fast Indian Cinchona. — Original. — Red varieties: Ordinary dull to fair quilly chips, 1J/Z. to 3d. ; fair bright spokeshavings, 1 :,'teml»r 12, 1881. 2 }d. to 2\'„n in softwood casks, and 11. 10s. per ton in hanliv.od casks, f.o.b-j Tyne. Liverpool prices, 11. 2s. 6d. per ton on rails at makers* works, and 11. 5s. per ton f.o.b. Liverpool in softwood casks 4 hardwood casks being quoted 5s. per ton extra for all orden excepting American, which are quoted 10s. par ton extra i These prices are net, and for this month's delivery. Caustic Soda.— Steady at 12/. 5s. per ton for 77p«4 cent., and 11/. per ton for 70-per-cent., f.o.b. Tyne: 74-pet»| cent. 11/. 15s. per ton ; 70-per-cent. 10/. 15s. per ton : 60-perd cent. 9/. 10s. per ton ; and cream 60-62-per-cent., 9/. Sill per ton, f.ob. Liverpool net cash, with an allowance oil 2s. 6d. a ton if delivery is taken on rails at makers' works. I > Chlorate of Potash. — Firm at 5jJ. Tyne, in 10-wJII parcels; 11. 10s. and 8/. per ton, c i f . Liverpool; *n II II. 12s. 6(/. and 8/. 2s. 6rf. per ton delivered Manchester. I Soda Crystals in good demand. Tyneside prices nav jl advanced to 3/. per ton in casks, gross weight, and 3 II t per ton in bags.net weight, f o.b. Tyne; 3/. to 3/ 5s. per to 11^ September 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 417 in bags, aed 31. 5s. to 31. 10*. per ton in casks, both net weight, f.o.b. Liverpool. Sulphath op Copper flat, at 14/. 10s. per ton quoted for prompt delivery, f.o.b. Liverpool, with higher prices being asked for forward delivery. Miscellaneous Chemicals — Alum (lump), 51. 3t. 9d. to 51. 6*. 3d. per ton, f.o.b. Liverpool ; aluminate of soda, 331. 15s. per ton, f o.b. Tyne ; bichromate of soda, 2\d. per lb., and bichromate of potash, 3*d. per lb., both less 8 per cent., f.o.b. Liverpool; blanc fixe, 71. 10s. per ton, f.o.b. Tyoe; borax, powdered, 291. 10* per ton; crystal, 281. 10s. per ton, f.o.b. Liverpool; carbonate of alumina, 281. 15s. per ton, f.o.b. Tyne; chloride of barium, 71. 15s. per ton, f.o.b. Tyne ; chloride of calcium, 21. 5s. to 21. Is. 6d. per ton in drums, and 21. 10s. to 21. 12s. 6d. per ton ia casks, f.o.b. Liverpool ; Glauber salts, 21. 10s. per ton in casks, f.o b. Liverpool ; hydrate of barium, 111. per ton, f.o.b. Tyne : nitrate of baryta, crystals, 19/. 10*. per ton, and ground, 201. per ton, f.o.b. Tyne; nitrate of soda, 8/. 17*. 6d. to 91. per ton, f.o.b. Liverpool; pearl- hardening, 4/. per ton, f.o.b. Liverpool, and 3/. 10*. per ton f.o.b. Tyne ; refined white alkali, 36-per cent., lfi. per degree net; 48-52-per-cent., l$d. per degree, less 5 per cent , f.o.b. Tyne; sal-ammoniac, 35* and 33*. per cwt. for first and second qualities, f.o.b. Liverpool ; silicate of soda, 140 Tw, U. 5s. per ton ; 100 Tw, 31. 15*. per ton ; 75-per-cent, 21. 15s. per tOD, f.o.b. Tyne ; prussiate of potash, 10^d. per lb., f.o.b Liverpool ; sulphate of alumina, 5/. 5*. per ton in bags, atd 5/. 10* per ton in casks, f o.b. Liverpool, ard 47. 15*. per ton, f o.b. Tyne; sulphate of ammonia. 10/. 15*. to 10/. 17*. 6d. per ton for 24-per-cent., and 11/. 2s. 6d. to 11/ 5*. per ton for 25 per-cent. f.o.b , Liverpool ; sulphide of barium, 5/. 10*. per ton, f.o.b. Tyne; sulphur (recovered), 6/. per ton, in bags, f.o.b. Tyne and Liverpool. LONDON DRUG STATISTICS. THE CROP OF COTTONSEED OIL. THE Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter has gathered informa- tion from various sources upon the coming crop of cotton seed oil in the United States, with the following result :— The crop is this year somewhat later than last season, but will prove fully as large, and the condition of the seed promises to be better, thus insuring a better average quality of oil. The product of the seed harvested last year was not so good as theretofore, and the result was that but a com- paratively small proportion of the oil produced could be classed as strictly prime. Tbtnce followed the distinction "season's piime," and to this was also due the determination of buyers to submit samples to chemical analysis to deter- mine the percentage of free fatty acid, as appearances, taste, colour, and other physical tests were insufficient. This year there is good grounds for the belief that the pro- duct will be fully up to the average in previous years, and, the crop promising to be large, prices may be expected to show no abnormal fluctuations. The market value of new oil is not yet fixed, although sales have already been effected for September and October delivery at prices showing no material difference from those realised at the opening of the season last year. The crushers throughout the South have been putting their plants in readiness to work up the seed, and it is the general belief that the approaching season will prove a satisfactory one, although one of the by-products— linters — will not realise so much as formerly. Millers in Charles- ton district have held convention and pooled their issues to the extent of agreeing to send their crude oil to a refinery there and receiving the refined product, less the toll. Con- siderable enthusiasm was shown, and the success of the new departure was regarded as assured, although an actual test only can determine its practibility and value. The sales during the second half of August, both for ex- port and home consumption, have been unusually large ; but there is no probability of a scarcity before new oil be- comes available, and the market does not appear to be influenced by the approach of the new season. Prices, therefore, are not expected to show abnormal variations unless some unusual and entirely unexpected demand should be developed, of which there is no indication. The following figures refer to the stocks of drugs in tfce port of London on August 31, 1891 and 1890, and to the imports and deliveries during the first eight months of the. same years. Article 8took« Imported Alon . .oi&pkgi , gourds Anise, star. . ..ohts Arrowroot ....oka „ bxs & tins Balsams . .cka, &o. Bark (OinoUona), B.American cases „ bis, &c. B.I., Ceylon, and Java os bis, &c. Borax page Calumba Camphor .... „ Cardamoms ..ohts Cocc. Ind. bgs, Au. Oream of Tartar eke Oubebs bgs Dragon's Blood chts Sails, China, &c. os Tiky&Pran.aks Gums — Ammoniao pkgs Animi * Oup»i pkgs Arablo „ Asafcetida.. „ Benzoin .... „ Damar .... „ Galbanum . . ,, Gamboge „ „ Guaiaoum „ „ Kilo , So writ .. ..till Mastio ....pkgs Myrrh Olibanum .. „ Sandarao .. „ Tragacanth „ Guttapercha . . tns Indiarubber,E.I.tns Madagascar „ S. American „ African, &c. „ Ipecac. . .cks & bgs Jalap bis Lao Dye ohts Myrabolans .... tns Nux Vomioa pkgs Oils— •Anise oi • Jassia n Castor oks , •«■ Coooa-nut .... tai Olive . .cks, &a. Palm tnB Rhubarb chts Sifflower ..bl«,&o. Sarsaparilla .... bis Senna .... bla, &c Sheliao, Orange ohts, 4o. Garnet.. „ Button., i, Total chts, &o. Sticklac ..chts, Sib. Gambier tns Cutoh » Turmeric Beng. tns Madras, &c... „ Total tns Vermilion, ohts, Ac. Wax, bees' ..brls A srns „ «ka A os t, oakes „ Japan .. pkgs l don 109U 7 476 9 f 6t 1,*49 9.7 98 55 6 312 11849 1,576 3,001 2^48 2,489 383 4C8 25.963 27,0:>b 319 459 24 44/ 26, '16 2b 1 261 7i5 1.2J9 5,dU 6.: 23 470 10 9 55 i 4 9 16 25 9U 41 11 j 13* 2 2o6 4.118 4,064 6 725 49 63 5,2:2 lo.alo 693 3,1)72 b,(J4i! 34 42 16: 10 1,160 34 441 6,175 491 4 928 2,313 362 122 83 291 275 72 6,032 2,t55 6;2 67 91 137 3,294 Sr,»78 i,ai3 3 503 278 190 2,836 25,740 3,126 6,186 35.C52 628 £69 2,879 no lcl 7.750 18,815 i6i 2.2B6 7,167 34 75 19 48 857 11 451 6,6/2 55b 6219 2.0E9 140 6 36 234 278 1C6 6.330 3,752 1,6) 20 3 142 2.015 891 1,619 6 7f2 384 i68 2,291 7,100 6,092 Delivered 2,157 340 2 549 i 1,0*0 848 861 25 1,505 830 14 464 1,938 43 £81 1,092 14 1,398 1 RQ1 1091 l can 1891 1860 1,458 5 287 3,717 3 960 310 175 241 534 4^5 14 374 30 10,747 11,5)9 11,319 10.941 693 246 1,249 3 3j9 1,129 645 1,1.49 SBU 21 9 43 63 7.831 5,119 8 059 10,1,38. 436 ?8 i 450 323- 30,2 S7 30,£94 30,164 28 953 55 21 t5 236. 123 194 717 h'll 7,344 12,? 36 7,33u 5,44b 1 396 2.102 1,547 2.366 483 786 156 tl9 16 76 23 61 106 71 £t9 33a 12 J 124 113 l!4 1,^3 1 5.0C0 1,586 1,851 8,010 7,300 7,440 4,3. j 15 6 29 34 8,123 fi,491 11,330 8 392 16,5^8 17,473 17,058 20,494- 3a 217 172 22K. 2,-" 90 2 4'0 2,238 2,sl7 2.-93 6,870 4,239 4,t98 39 24 35 24 170 2C8 158 196 341 33 207 33 14 7 37 95 2,422 1,444 1,999 1,193 40 2 26 18. 531 346 512 337 6,711 7,9 7 4,928 5,' 6» 1,057 1,112 769 93L 4,656 4,164 5,062 5,335 1,792 2,124 1,342 1,535 7b0 466 614 073 241 116 190 142 161 150 134 153 301 567 i95 6 6 787 946 763 860 1?9 70 217 35 — — 62 369 6,265 8.975 5,363 9,' 54 1,241 4,854 1,157 4,857 15V 70 86 143 126 280 150 307 530 1,086 549 1.155 5,'' 55 4,590 4318 5,293 4,6b7 2.' 01 3.349 4,344 3,351 5,027 2,783 4,189 34 36 38 to t 2b 981 965 J, OL 95 97 171 648 879 765 889 1,681 2,667 2,756 3,527 17.267 15.769 27,545 2 ',741 6,446 4.353 6,361 7,1«0 8,155 5,129 7,465 6,197 30.868 25,251 41.371 35/8=! 200 20 1.842 9i9- 6,432 6.540 6 377 6,8s5 1,665 1,177 1.700 1.254 26 442 i29 49 172 394 4BU 49 168 836 £09 1C0 125 112 111 ' 2,540 3,668 1679 3.5" 8 1,144 1851 68 1,179 1,688 6 16 78 76 481 794 728- » Stock of aniseed and cassia oils lying at Smith's wharf andBrewcis* quay ue not included in this return. 418 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST: [September 12, 189L Memoranda for Correspondents. Aliraiis semi your proper nam* and addrtat at do not puMWi them unless you irish: if you do not,pl*use use n distlnctivi iiom-de-plnme. Write on one side of the paper only; and devote it tfipmrale piece of paper to each query if you ask more than ow, or if you are uniting about other matters at the same time. If you semi us newspnjiert, please mark irhat you irish us to read. Ask us anything of pharmaceutical interest: tee shall do our best to reply. lief ore uniting for formula consult the last volume, if you have it. Letters, queries, dc, in'// be utlended to in the order received. Irish Pharmaceutical Society. Sir, — My attention has been called to a circular issued by the Vice-President of the Pharmaceutical Society here, in which associates are referred to in anything but respectful and complimentary terms. May I ask the members of the Council, and also the mem- bers of the Society, whether a gentleman occupying the position of Vice-President, who is supposed to be impartial, is fit to occupy such a position if he cannot refrain from showing his partiality for one section and his contempt for another of those over whom he presides ? 12 Grafton Street, Dublin, Yours truly, September 1. Josiah E. Middleton, Registered Druggist. [The circular alluded to appears to us to be a perfectly fair and legitimate one. There is no word of contempt for the druggist section of the Pharmaceutical Society from be- ginning to end. Mr. Wells, indeed, manifests, by the issue of the circular, a perhaps exaggerated respect for his opponent-colleagues. He points out that the " associate druggists " of the Society are using great efforts, not only to elect their permitted seven special representatives on the Council, but also to have among the other fourteen, who must be pharmaceutical chemists, a majority favourable to their views. To counteract this influence, Mr. Wells asks pharmaceutical chemists who are of his way of thinking to join the Society as members, so as to maintain the old order. That Mr. Wells is a vigorous partisan none of his friends will deny ; but, as far as we know, and certainly in the matter of this circular, he fights fairly.— Ed. C. S; £.~\ Colouring of Green Peas with Copper. Sir, — Now that prosecutions for selling peas coloured with copper are again rife, it may not be out of place to call attention to the investigation which was made as long since as 1877 respecting this subject by Dr. B. H. Paul and my- self. The paper was read before the Pharmaceutical Con- ference of that year, and will be found In your journal of that time. The main result of the investigation amounted to the ascertainment that the great bulk of the small amount of copper present in such peas is not absorbed in the system, aud that.in consequence, no harm results to health from eating such food. I see that Professor Charteris, in giving evidence in a case reported in your last issue, admitted that the bulk of the copper would, being in an insoluble form, pass away, and not be absorbed. But this appears to have been given as a mere medical opinion, without reference to the positive evidence which was afforded by the scientific investigation to which I have made previous reference. The other side would also find tho information oil leal value to them if properly utilised. As I ventured to stato in reply to tho discussion which followed tho roading of tho paper, 1 now repeat:—" MeBical opinion is valueless unless it be based upon those precise f;i'-»s necessary to its propor formation." 96 Arahurst Park. London, N., JftraM faithfully. September 7. c. T. King/.ett. Preparations of Ipecacuanha. Sir, — In the short note on the above subject contributed to the recent Conference, I seem to have afforded some people amnsement, and to have given offence to others, by namiog the brand of wine with which I obtained certain results, and one speaker is reported to have said, " he thought it objec- tionable to advertise particular wines." I quite agree with him that anything done purely as an advertisement in con- nection with the Conference is exceedingly objectionable. But where is the advertisement in my paper? I simply described the kind of sherry t used, and stated that ipecac- uanha wine made with it did not keep well. What is sherry ? i have often wanted to know when reading the literature of ipecacuanha wine. The Pharma- copoeia describes sherry as " a Spanish wine. Character : Pale yellowish-brown, containing about 17 per cent, of alcohol." It tells us nothing concerning the nature and amount of the acids and tannins it may contain, and I fail to see any sin in particularising the kind of sherry I used. In making this tincture or liquor I should recommend 20 per cent, alcohol, and as the quantity of ammonia required is too small to be noticed, being probably, to a great extent, neutralised by the acids natural to ipecacuanha, I should not think it necessary to call the preparation " ammoniated," as it is not to be compared with the ammo- niated preparations of the Pharmacopoeia. Budleigh Salterton. W. H. Symonb. Brazil Ipecacuanha, Sir, — In Saturday's issue you mention the appearance of " Brazil ipecacuanha " at the drug-sales, at the same time stating that the root in question is that of Richardsonia icabra. You also quote from a report furnished by Mr. J. C. Umney to the effect that no starch was found in a decoction of the root. This fact indicates that R. icabra does not yield this " Brazil ipecacuanha." The root of R. icabra does certainly contain a large quantity of starch. Pocklington found it in an authentic specimen ; Planchon, in his " Traite Pratique de la Determination des Drogues Simples d'Origine Vegfitale," records its presence ; and I have verified their statements, using specimens of undoubted origin. Yours faithfully, Owen's College, Manchester, William Kirkbt. September 7. Euonymin at the Conference. Sir, — Mr. P. W. Squire's note in your last issue thoroughly establishes his claim to priority in the use of magnesia as a desiccating agent in the preparation of euonymin, and I desire to acknowledge his right to that claim. Squire's I "Companion " is a book to which I frequently refer, but I I must confess to not having seen until to-day the remarks on 1 page 185, 15th edition, and I have not yet seen the 1891 I supplement. I am rather glad that snch is the case, as j otherwise I would not have undertaken the work, and my "J independent testimony would not have appeared. The dis- I cussion on my paper at the Conference clearly showed the 'jl difficulty of preparing this article according to tho official I instructions, and the difficulty, or rather the impossibility, , I of keeping it in a pulverent form when so prepared. If my t, I paper in any way assists in having the official process im- - I proved, I shall feel amply repaid and quite content to be e I second to " Squire." Yours truly, Liverpool, September 5. M. Conroy. J Free Travel. Sir, — As you have printed my shor: paper on " Free i Travel," and also tho criticisms upon it. I shall be obliged if i you will allow mo to reply to them. The idea of free travel 1 was approved of by several members of the section of the' British Association, and has, of course, many warm supporters ■ nuthide who were unable to be present at the meeting. Mr. Kowlmttom, of London, and also Mr. Williams, L.C.O, spoke in favour of the idea. Mr. Williams pointed out that, tho removal of charges for travel and transport would greatly decrease the cost of merchardise. to the benefit, of September 12, 1891.] THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 419 coarse, of the consumers. He also pointed out that the experiment in free travel at Woolwich had been a great success, and that no one in the neighbourhood was in favour of the abolition of the free ferry. This ferry carries both passengers and goods without charge. Its beneficial effects have largely increased the trade of the town, and are apparent for many miles in every direction. It has built up the town of North Woolwich across the river, and ha9 greatly increased the value of land in that district. As Mr. Williams explained, the cost of the ferry is paid for out of the rates, buc even with this one-sided arrangement the people have found the free ferry a very good investment. If they had merely taxed the unearned increment of the land which came about by making it more accessible through free travel this would probably have been more than sufli cient to pay the cost of constructing and running the ferry, but this land value has been presented to the ground land lords in that vicinity, who now get good ground-rents from lands made accessible for buildings which a few years ago were yielding no rent to speak of. Why does not the gentle- man who criticises the idea of free travel as " plausible Socialistic nonsense," go down to Woolwich and lecture the public upon their folly 1 Why does he not tell the people of Hungary who, by their Zone system, charge a fare for the first mile and give the other Jnine miles free ; or, the elevated railway people in New York City who do the same thing, that he and all other men of sense resent their con duct .' He might as well say the same thing to the owner of a large building who has put in a life at the front for passengers and another one at the rear for goods and who gives his tenants on the upper floors the free use of these lifts and takes his pay for the expense and trouble over and over again in increased rents. The owner of the building knows very well that he would be regarded as the greatest fool in town if he should charge fares on the passenger lift or freight on the goods lift, because he would lose more than this amount in rent, and his tenants would be very likely to resent the annoyance of reckonings for fares and freight. In the city of New York, the great Erie canal connecting the lakes with the Hudson River is entirely free for the use of anyone, although it costs the State several millions a year to keep it up. In all proba- bility the place where Surbiton now stands would still be pasture and agricultural land but for the main-line railway station which is located there, and which has made it one of the most readily accessible places round London. If the railway and commercial centre of London had been ten miles further down the river, a different set of ground- land- lords would be receiving the 16,000,000Z. which is annually paid by the people of London in rent for the bare ground. Free travel would entirely relieve congestion and therefore result in healthier homes and better conditions of labour. Just as free travel in Woolwich and Zone travel in Hungary and New York have enormously enhanced the value of suburban lands, and just as free horizontal travel in lifts is paid for, leaving a profit besides in the shape of increased values for upper floors, so I believe that free travel is per- fectly feasible without the necessity of increasing the rates a penny ; but would rather result in a great decrease of rates, because an enormous volume of rateable property would be added to the present areas. No doubt when it was proposed to make roads and bridges free of toll the idea was scouted as " plausible Socialistic nonsense," but we do not know of any one in favour of reimposing such fares and tolls, although they are now paid for out of the rates, which would be quite unnecessary if the land-values created by making them free could be taxed to pay the expense. Yours truly, 8. M. Burroughs. Snow Hill Buildings, London, E.G., September 10. Pharmacy at Port Elizabeth. SIR, — I wish to take this opportunity of thanking you for :he benefit and amusement I have derived from your journal. I see some of the chemists in England have rather long lours. Here we have them easy, viz.: — From half-past even to eight at night ; on Saturdays to ten, but then we Jlose on Saturday afternoons from two to six ; Sundays from ine to one, and from six to half-past eight. We get pretty good dispensing prices, of which I subjoin a copy. The chemists of this town have a sort of union, and agree to close at certain hours and to charge the same prices Port Elizabeth, Yours faithfully August 15. WmSi (114;70.) Mixture*.-* and 4 oz , 1*. 6d., 2s. ; 6 oz., 2a. 6d. 2s 3s • 8 oz„ 4.*., 3s., 2* 6d. ; 10 and 12 oz., 4*. 6d., 3*. 6d 3* ' 16 oz., 5s., 4s. 6d., 4s. ; according to'dose, "ij , 5iv or -\ ' Lotions.— 1 or 2 oz.. Is. 3d. ; 4 oz , U 6d. ; 6 or 8 oz 2* • 10 oz., 2s. 6d. ; 12 oz , 3s. Pills.— 1 to 4, Is. ; 6, Is. 3d.; 8 to 12, Is. Qd. ; 24, 2s 6d • 36, 3s. 6d. ; 60, 5s. 6d. ; 72, 6s Liniments.— < oz. or 1 oz., Is. Qd. ; li to 2 oz., 2s • 3 and 4 oz., 2s. 6d. j 6 oz., 3». ; 8 oz , 4s. Ponders.— 1 or 2, Is. ; 3, Is. 3d. ; 6 or 8, 2s. j 10 or 12 2s. 6d. ; 18 to 24, 3s. 6d. L>rops.—5is orjj Is 6d. ; Jibs, or =ij., 2s. ; Jiij.and =iv„ 2s. W.;svj., 4s. ; 5viij„ 4s. 6d. ° J Ointment.— % and \ oz., Is. ; 1 oz., Is. 6d. ; 11 and 2 oz.. 2s. • 3 oz., 2s. 6d.; 4 oz , 3s. The Methylated- Spirit Begulations. Sir, — We told you, in a former communication, that we had applied to the Board of Inland Revenue, asking what form the sanction would take by which retailers might be supplied by methylated-spirit makers with methylated spirit for use, free of mineral naphtha. We enclose copy of a letter relative to this received this morning from the Inland Revenue Office. 23 and 24 Redcliff Street, Bristol, Yours truly, September 7. A. & J. Warren, Wholesale Druggists and Licensed Makers of Methylated Spirit. [copy.] C. 17452. 1891. Inland Revenue Office, Somerset House, London, W.C. 4th Sept. 1891. Gentlemen-,— In reply to your letter, dated the 24th ult., I am directed by the Board of Inland Revenue to acquaint you that in cases where the retailer of methylated spirit is also a user of the spirit under the prescribed regulations, he will be supplied with requisition books applicable to both descriptions of methylated spirit. I am, Gentlemen, Tour obedient servant, Alfred O. Trevor, Messrs. A. & J. Warren, for the Secretary. Cinnamon in Diarrhoea. Sir, — It may interest some of your readers to know that cinnamon-powder is highly valued and asked for in attacks of diarrhoea, its astringent property being more marked than we generally credit it. I give a drachm for Id. It is mixed with a little fresh milk, then made up to 5 pint with milk which is brought to the boil, and allowed to cool. For children i drachm is used for same quantity of milk. It is used as a* drink, stirring the mixture each time. Obstinate cases of diarrhoea in children and aged have yielded to it, and by its carminative properties they have rapidly experienced a comforting and soothing effect. Its great advantage is with children in poor neighbourhoods, where innocent remedies are a line quti non with the chemist. Butter. 115/43. Prompt Payment of Salaries. Manager (116/21) calls our attention to a letter in the Standard, in which " Vicar " points out the sufferings some- times thoughtlessly caused by employers who neglect to pay wages promptly as they become duo. " I have known," says " Vicar," " of cases (and have one now under my notice) where the greatest embarrassment and distress have been caused to a poor family in conse- quence of a son's wages, which had in an emergency been depended upon, not having been paid when due. Masters, not from any conscious unkindncss, but from pure THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. [Boptcmu r 12, van. 420 thoughtlessness of what it must be to have to depend upon a few pounds, instead of a few hundreds or thousands a rear, little know what trouble and anxiety they aro unwit- tingly giving to those of their own household, and who aro, perhaps, waiting at their own tables. " Manager " adds : " A great feature connected with the prompt payment of salaries is its safeguard — to a certain extent— against pilferiDg and dishonesty in handling the employer's money. To wait three months for salary, which I am afraid is still the rule, is bad enough ; but the daily waiting beyond that, which sometimes amounts to several weeks, is a trial everyone cannot withstand. Quarterly pay- ment of salaries is old-fashioned, and especially hard upon assistants entering upon their first situation, or the first •quarter in a new crib. Experience has taught me that an assistant well-paid, monthly and promptly, is a better Temedy for honesty than check-tills, and far pleasanter." DISPENSING NOTES. The opinion* of practical readers are invited on tubjecti discussed under this heading. Hypophosphites with Quinine. 114 5. Soda. — The correct method of dispensing Sodii hypophosph gr. 64 Calo. hypophosph Rr. 61 Tr. quininre $J. Tr. cardam. co Sp Aquam ad S vlij . A purple-coloured solution with a fl mating precipitate has baen obtained. Rub up the hypophosphites with 533. mucil. acacisa and water to 5vj., add the mixed tinoture3, and send •out with a " shake the b Jttle " label. Iodine and Carbolic Acid. 115/15. Verax wishes suggestions in dispansing Iodini 3iv. Ac. carbolic, ad 5ij. M. He mixed the ingredients in a mortar, and found a thick, •muddy precipitate at the bottom ; the clear liquor was dis- pensed. Was he right ? There is no difficulty in obtaining a perfect solution if the ingredients are put in a flask, and heated in a water-bath for ■a few minutes. Liniment of Belladonna and Glycerine with Vaselins . 115/28. JEremacausis wishes the be3t method of dis- pensing Lin. belladonna . . 1 Sj. . Vaselini , . . , 3ss. Glycerin! Jj\ The best method to obtain a miscible liniment is to use ■equal parts of glycerine and glycerine of birax, mix with the liniment of belladonna, and add gradually to the vaseline in a mortar. Liniment of Belladonna, Glycerine, and Lard. 115/41. Adcps Bcnz. — How to prepare n Lin. bolladonnrc .. Jias. Glyccrinl .. 31]. Adlpls benzoat jiaa. ' M. It was prepared by malting the lard in a water-bath, and adding the other ingredients. After a time it sepirated, and could not be got oat of the bottle. The only way possible is to heat the lard and bhe linim3nt in ;i water-bath until the spirit is nearly all driven oil. Then add the glycerine before it cools, and stir until cool. LEGAL QUERIES. 108/70. W. P. writes :— " A child has found a half-sovereign in my shop. I have advertised it in the window, but with- out result. Who is the owner under the circumstances ? " The owner of the half-sovereign is, of course, the person who lost it, and if such owner were known to the party who found it, or to our correspondent, the party having such knowledge would be guilty of larceny in appropriating it. As, however, the owner is not known, and every effort has been made to find such owner, we think the half-sovereign belongs to the finder, although several technical legal points might be raised if the half-sovereign is in the possession of our correspondent. It vvould be wise, if it is in his posses- sion, to retain it for some time, nntil there is a reasonable probability of the true owner not turning up, so that if the half-sovereign can be traced into his possession the legal owner might recover it. 114/49. Quero asks whether methylated collodion and methylated ether may be used in the preparation of a pro- prietary article for sale for external use only ? — As the Act of Parliament permits the manufacture of ether from methylated spirit, the result being the so-called methylated ether, but which is in fact simply ether, we do not see that the Board of Inland Revenue have any control over the use or sale of this substance. Methylated collodion, being, we suppose, collodion, in the preparation of which methylated instead of rectified spirit has been nsed, is not quite a similar case ; and it would perhaps be wise to get the special authorisation of the Board before selling a speciality made with it. 113/24. J. S — The law does not require that a medical man shall be present when you administer anaesthetics in dentistry, but you are not prudent in taking the risk without having a qualified man to take part in the operation. If a fatal result should occur on any occasion a jury would, very properly, require more specific evidence of its purely accidental nature than they would in the case of a man certified to be competent. Committal for manslaughter is a possible result. 116/48. Prescriber. — The doctor has the right to com- pound prescriptions ; so have you. If you can prove satis- factorily that the doctor has told anyone that you are not competent to do such work, you would have ground for an action for slander. But you had better not waste time in law. 117/17. Nursery. — You must get the authorisation of the Board of Inland Revenue before you can use methylated spirit in the preparation you name. 117/7. Anxious — We should not ourselves consider your blue design with the word "borax" on it any infringement of the trade-mark which appears on the circular you enclose. Nobody can get exclusive rights in the word " borax " ; the only infringement could be an imitation of the general design. MISCELLANEOUS INQUIRIES. A large number of correspondents ash us for formuleeand other 1 information already published in this journal. It is not I fair to more careful readers that we should frequently repeat such information, and so long at the back numbers ■ containing the formula or replies required are in print 1 we must deoline to do to. Back numbert of our weekly ittue can be obtained from the publisher at 4d. each. 133/33. T. I. W. — As an application, similar to the sample sent, for Foot- ret in Sheep try honey 4 oz., verdigris 1 oz., alum J oz., bole !. oz., vinegar 4 oz. Mix with a gentle heat ; darken the colour with lampblack q.s. Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 15 The NEW DRUGGIST'S LABEL CABINET *JvK A II t I \ i Ol Vll.'Vll %-ll m ~ J B, 1 \ II 1 II S. II C II <■ II 4 ill «! il i M. 1 * ; "D Druggist says : — "A very neat, useful article, really well made, and wonderful value for money." WOHKS—75 SOTJTHGATE ROAD, LONDON, N. KINDLY ORDER & DISPLAY IN WINDOW & COUNTER In Silver Metal Boxes, 2/6. BLONDEAU ET CIE. AMERICAN ADDRESS: 73 &, 75 WATTS ST., 2/6 per Tablet. NEW YORK. 20 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Skit. 12, 1891 DUNCAN, FLOCKHART & CO., EDINBURGH. CASCARA SAGRADA CAPSULES. Each Capsule equal to i, J, or 1 teaspoonful o( Fluid Extract of Cascara Sagnuiii. They can also bo bad In combination with J or 1 grain of Euonymin, In Boxes at 1/6 and 2,6; 14/- and 24/- per dozen. (Also in Bulk.) BLAUD'S PILL CAPSULES. In 3 sizes, equivalent respectively to 1, 2, or 3 Blaud's 'Pills. These Capsules differ from all others, and have advantages which no others possess. They are made fiom Ture Unoxldised Carbonate of Iron by sueolal process They are so prepared that, while they retain indefinitely the full efficacy of fresh Blaud's Pills, they have no tendency to become liar* aiid insoluble by keeping, as the pills often do. They are small in size. Owing to the special process adopted by D., F. , 1890, says :— " This is evidently a meat extract prepared in tbe cold and preserved by glycerine. It is extremely rich in nitrogen, and the ash contains phosphates in considerable quantity. So well are the soluble albuminoids of the meat preserved that the fluid when heated turns into a Bemi-solid jelly. It is a really valuable nutrient." Again, on April 4rA, 1891, iays :—" We have already had oocasion to examine this excellent preparation. Caffyn's Liquor Carnis is now flavoured with a • dash ' of celery, which glees it a very pleasant taste. That this in no way interferes with tbe admirable condition in which the meat- juice is preserved in the cold is evident from the faot that the simple experiment of boiling resulted in the coagulation of the fluid." The Lancet, Augutt 29r7;, 1891 .•— ANALYTICAL RECORDS CAFFYN'S MALTO-CARNIS. The Liquor Carnis Co., Lim., 50 Holborn Viaduct. The title sufficiently describes this preparation, and our examination confirms the description. From the presence of uncoosed juice of beef, and consequently meat albumen, it turns semi-eolld on heating, and the cold filtered extract rapidly digests starch, while the presence of cocoa is evident to the taste. Analysis showed mineral matter 2 50 per cent. ; rich in soluble phosphates ; total solid matter, dried at 100° C, 6628 per cent. Nutritious and stimulating elements like theso are rarely found combined in so satisfactory a manner as in this new and interesting preparation of The Liquor Carnis Company. 83 IS THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Sept 12, 1891 "We havs oxperlmanUU; proved that Libterink ii a powerful Antiseptic, preventing the development of Bacteria and Decomposition of Vegetable Infusions."—// Ill . Medical Journal, May 3, 1890. LISTERINE. ANTISEPTIC, PROPHYLACTIC, DEODORANT, NON-TOXIC, NON-IRRITANT, N0N-ESCHAR0TIC, ABSOLUTELY SAFE, AGREEABLE, & CONVENIENT. FORMULA.— Listcrine Is the essential antiseptic constituent of Thyme, Eucalyptus, Baptisla, Gaultherta, and Mentha Arvemis, in combination Each Fluid Drachm also contains two grains of refined and purified Benzo-boracic Acid. DOSE.— Internally : One Teaspoonful three or more times a day (as indicated), either full strength or diluted, as necessary for varied conditions. LISTERINE is a well-proven antiseptic agent— an antizymotic— especially useful in the management of catarrhal conditions of the mucou membrnue, adapted to internal use, and to make and maintain surgical cleanliness— asepsis— in the treatment of all parts of the human body, whether by spray, irrigation, atomization, or Bimple local application, and therefore characterised by its particular adaptability to the field of PREVENTIVE MEDICINE — INDIVIDUAL PROPHYLAXIS. LISTERINE destroys promptly all odours emanating from diseased gums and teeth, and will be found of great value when taken internally n teaspoonful doses, to control the fermentative eructations of dyspepsia, and to disinfect the Mouth, Throat, and Stomach. It is a PERFECT TOOTH AND MOUTH WASH, Its value in this direction having been fully determined by the most conservative element of the Dental Profession. I4-0Z. SIZE, UNSTAMPED, FOR DISPENSING ONLY, PER DOZ. 38- Samples and further information regarding the products of the LAMBERT PHARMACAL CO. may be had by application to the Company at St. Louis, U.S., or to our Wholesale Agents for Great Britain and the Colonies, excepting Canada, S. MAW, SON & THOMPSON, 7 70 'h^Tm LONDON, E.C. WITHOUT A RIVALI From the time Medicine was first discovered by the Ancients down to the present none ever made such progress as BEECHAM'S PILLS. They stand without a rival, and have by far the largest sale of any Patent Medicine in the World. This is a fact which every business man is bound to admit. All Foreign Dealers will find BEECHAM'S PILLS the most Saleable Medicine in the Market. The health-restoring and life-giving properties of these Pills are such as to increase their demand every year. The words "BEECHAM'S PILLS, SAINT HELENS," are on the Government Stamp affixed to each box. Prepared only and sold by the Proprietor, THOMAS BEECHAM, ST. HELENS, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, in boxes at 9£cL, Is. l}d , and 2b. 9d. each, with full instructions for use. 82 Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 19 WTLEYS MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS AND WAREHOUSES, LABORATORIES, AND DRUG MILLS, BIRMINGHAM BRANCH HOUSE : 52 MOOR STREET, COMPRESSED PELLETS (Wyleys'). Per lb. Per 7 lbs. Chlorate of Potash Pellets 1/3 V Chlorate of Potash and Boras ... 1/3 1/ Compound Sulphur Pellets 1/9 1/6 Gastric Antacid Pellets 2/ 1/9 Soda Mint Pellets 1/3 1/ Voice Pellets (with Cocain) ... 3/ 2/6 For Prices of Labelled Bottles and Boxes, see " Prices Current." TRITURATES. Small doses of powerful drugs in miniature pellets. Put up in small oblong white glass bottles, each containing 24 pellets and neatly labelled; in cases for the pocket. Price 3/6 per doz. cases. Reduced to miniature Pellets and supplied in small oblong white glass bottles, in neat cases for pocket. Each bottle contains 24 pellets, and is nicely labelled. Price 3/6 per doz. cases. HYPODERMIC, ANTISEPTIC, THE DURAPLASTIC COATED HORSE BALL, (PATENTED.) N'AML & ADDRESS (WAV APPEAR ON EACH BALL IF DESIRED. P AT ENT.152 IS. " The obvious superiority of these balls over the old paper- wrapped articles will impress the most stolidly conservative of farmers." — The Chemist and Druggist. No. 4. — Alterative Balls ... ... 24/ per gross. ... 24/ „ „ 5. — Astringent Balls ... „ 12. — Condition Balls ... ... 24/ V „ 6.— Cordial Balls ... 24/ 77 „ 7.— Cough Balls ... 24/ 17 16.— Cough Balls ... 27/ 77 (j i7._Cough Balls ... 27/ 77 f) 8. — Diuretic Balls ... 24/ 77 „ 9.— Fever Balls ... 24/ 77 n 1.— Physic Balls ... 24/ >> 2. — Physic Balls ... 30/ 17 „ 3.— Physic Balls ... 36/ >7 „ 18.— Physic Balls ... 42/ 77 jf 19.— Physic Balls ... 48/ 77 j; 15. — Stimulating Balls ... ... 24/ 77 „ 10— Tonic Balls ... 24/ ... 20/ 77 „ 11.— Tonic Balls 77 13._Worm Balls ... 30/ 77 „ 14.— Worm Balls ... 60/ 71 AND ALL OTHER TS. PRIVATE FORMULA. WYLEYS & CO. will be glad to prepare Patent Duraplastic Balls from private recipes. 20 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Sept. 12, 1891 London International and Universal Exhibition, 1884, Sold Medal Awarded for oar Pharmaceutical Preparation* ("aloutta Exhibition, First-class Certificate and Two Prize Medals Awarded for oar Pharmaceutical Preparation*-. hist. *pemm I wslnrao. Highly recommended in various forms of dyspepsia, having a direct action upon the mucous membrane of the stomach and Intestines as a sedative. It can be administered -with marked and almost instantaneous effect in the irritative form of dyspepsia more especially when pyroti$ is a conspicuous symptom, and pain occurs an hour or more aftc; food. In simple neuralgic gastric pain following eating, occurring in feeble subjects, it is especially indicated, and even in carcinoma it has been used with great success in alleviating pain and vomiting. In the dyspepsia of patients dependent npon some organic disease, and where there is a decided loss of nerve power, it Is of singular service. Thus, for instance, a person after a meal complains of a peculiar gnawing and emptiness, with slignt pain at the epigastrium, evident signs of general relaxation and loss of nerve power, clinical experience has shown that it is of great service as a tonic and stomachic. A. portion of its value arises, it may be, from its action upon the spinal motor nerve centres. Be these things as they may, experience has abundantly demonstrated the value of the compound as a stomachic, anti-dyspeptic, and tonic, in general functional atony and relaxation, and in the various forms of dyspepsia, constipation, or diarrhoea, connected with atony of the visceral muscular coat, the Mist. Pepsinae Co. c. Bismutho is a very valuable remedy. In the ex/iauttim^ purging of Phtkini, accompanied with night sweats and restlessness, Dr. Mathews, of Nantwieh, has used it with marked ant •pprecable effect price (in England) 10g 6d> per p0und. Physicians will oblige, when ordering Mist. Pepsins Co. c. Bismutho, by writing Mist. Pepsins) Co. (Hewlett's), Packed (for Dispensing only) in 10-oz., 22-oz., 40-oz., and 90-os. Bottles. zLonsriDOiN" ns^EjSioXL reoord report. MISTURA PEP8INJE OOMPOSITA CUM BISMUTHO. " This combination of Messrs. Hewlett is one which has been extensively tested, and with good results. It ix justly popular In tha profession as a very valuable and effective combination. It serves not only to improve apepBia, but to lessen the gaetric pain and If facilitate difficult and painful digestion, without setting np any evils of its own. It is a very good orutoh for persons of weak stomssh to lean on," — January 16tb, 1881. o. J. ee: MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS, [2] 40. 41 & 42 CHARLOTTE STREET, LONDON, E.G. [Established 1832. NEPENTHE. THE SAFEST AND BEST PREPARATION OF OPIUM. PRODUCES NEITHER HEADACHE, SICKNESS, NOR CONSTIPATION PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FROM OPIUM. Although many new hypnotiCB and analgesics have been recently introduced, NEPENTHE still holdB its position as thr hypnotic and sedative par excellence. " Nepenthe " is registered under the Trade Marks Aot, and is our sole property. No other preparation should be substituted whea Nepenthe is ordered in a prescription. . Sent out iu bottles bearing a label in white letters upon a green ground. We prepare also Double Strength Nepenthe, and Glycerole of Nepenthe •eight times the single strength) tor hypodermic injeetien. PBICES .A. IN" ID TEEMS OUST APPLICATION". FERRIS & CO., EXPORT DRUGGISTS BRISTOL. MAXWELL'S CHLORIDE OF AMMONIUM INHALER. The simplest and cheapest Apparatus jet introduced to the profession. Requires no strong caustic or acid liquids Fumes are invariably neutral. Retails for- 4s. 6d. To be had of all ChemUU and Sundrieimen, and of the Proprietori— ANDERSON & ADAMS 68 GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN. LYNCH A. CO., London Asrent*. Patented in Great Britain and Amerios. 34 Sept. 12. 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 21 "LLOYD'S LLICE ST ERL The manufacture of Soluble Pearl Coated Pills was first introduced into Leicester by Mr. T. HOWARD LLOYD (18 years partner in the firm of JOHN RICHARDSON & CO.), and they are now made with the most com- plete and modern machinery, ensuring accuracy and uniformity, by T. HOWARD LLOYD & CO. «S, LEICESTER. OLifBLE Pearl Coated Pills SPECIAL NET PRICES FOR CASH WITH ORDER, ]N TEN-GROSS TINS. Per Grofa j«. rf. Pil. Aloes et Ferri, P.B 0 6 „ Colocynth. Co.. P.B Oil ,, Colocynth. et Hyos., P.B 11 „ Rhei Co., P.B 0 6 APERIENT. 105 0 6 Each /'ill con aim \ > CUE +o\/ CEMENT, Cue Tips, Wafers,' FIXERS. CHALKS, be. COMPOUND ESSENCE OF LINSEED. FOB COUGHS A Iff D COIDS W!M' Oireulan with Narru and Addrtu, Specimen!, Shou Carat, Qlati Tablett, Ac, Jcc, on application. KAY BROTHERS LIMITED, bAMAV STOCKPORT, PAPAIN (Dr.Mler&Co.) SOLD IN Powder, Pills, Tabloids, Lozenges, and Liquor (Acid Glycerine and Papain). Papain et Iridin, et Bismuth, etCasc. Sagrada. P1P0ID-PEPT0N (A highly- concentrated Pepton obtained by the action of Papain on Meat Albumen). SOLD IN Powder, Granular Form, and as Pepton- Chocolate and Pepton-Cocoa. Obtainable through all Wholesale Drug Houses, or direct of B. KtjJHIY, 36 St. Mary-at-Hill, LONDON, JE.O. Pamphlets and Prices sent on application. 36 Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 23 HUMAN JANOS, This Water, when sent out from the springs, does not bear, and never has bomp « "Diamond" Mark. The ONLY guarantee of genuineness of every bottie ^ ?k« Signature upon label of the Proprietor, "Andreas SAXLEhmpp» PRICE : PER CASE OF 25 LARGE BOTTLES, 22/- PER CASE 50 SMALL BOTTLES, 37/6,~ET FOR CASH. VfN mm C^~- ' ' -"^y VPUSARTSV A WINES 3c A SYRUPS ^BROU i HE CHEMISTS CAN OBTAIN FROM ALL THE PATENT MEDICINE WAREHOUSEMEN. THE WHOLESALE AND SHIPPERS SHOULD APPLY TO THE IMPORTERS, WILCOX & CO., 239 Oxford Street \ ■ nufMU " ~ ,49 Haymarket J LUNUUI1 P.8. —Write for Gabriel Jozeau's Catalogue, which is the only complete list of French Medicines in the United Kingdom. 37 2* THE CHEMIST AND DKUGGIST SErr. 12, 1891 LOFTHOUSE & SALTMER, MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS DRUG MERCHANTS Manufacturers of all Pharmaceutical Preparations on the best and most improved principles. Quotations on Application DEALERS IN PURE CHEMICALS For Medicinal, Photographic, and Commercial purposes. Importers of Cod Liver, Castor, and j^^^^ Essential Oils; Valentia Saffron; Vanillas; Olive Oils; Extra Super Essence of Lemon Fruit Essence; Carmine; Aniline Dyes and Bergamot, Otto de Rose, and all (fff^J^^^^ Bees' Wax, &c, ti 1 THE 1SS0CUTI0I for the SUPPLY of PURE TiCCDIE LTIPH, 13 ?A» 11A1J. BAST, lONDOir, ».W. WLt AGENTS FOR DR. WARL0U0NT'8 CALF VACCINE. Tube., I«. sach i Half Tubes. Is. each. Pomade in visit ,6i. HUMAN VACCINE, from healthy children only.mlcroseopicallyexasalBOd sad rotuxc quoted . Tubes, two- thirds full, Is. id. each ; Tube, one-third full and Lan- tst-chsrgsd points. Is. each) Pin-points, I*. Id. sach. Eighteen charged Small Points, tt. Tubes, two-third, fall name as thoss mentioned above, but without curos\in quantities for export, 16 per 100 Tubes. Pin-points uncharged. Is. par Vaccine Ejectors, 1.. 3d. each. Including postage. Vaccinations by appoint- P.O.O.'s (Including postal. , and crossed London and Westminster Bank] fo.su. Vaccine Ejectors, 1.. 3d. sse. neat. P.O.O.'. (Indue" Kb orders, porosis te OiM kourt.lOlsl EDWARD DARKE .HnHtrdayi 10 tot ELASTIC SURGICAL STOCKINGS, APPLIANCES, Ac. Having had a large demand for Elastic Appliances I have increased my plant by the addition of a number of my Patent Machines, and am now enabled to make stock in advance, of all usual qualities of Elastic Stockings, tfcc, and forward order_for usual makes and sizes at once. Very common low-price articles are being made in the trade which I do not stock or recommend, but if ordered, I can make to any sample of quality at less price than aDy other manufacturer, on account of the superiority of my Patent Machinery. Handbook of my Manufactures mil be forwarded to any Surpical Instrument Maker or Chemist free. MAGNETIC BELTS & APPLIANCES. Elastic Surgical Stockings, Knee Caps, kc. Patent Spiral Seamless Elastic Stockings, » »> 1 ••• Order through your Wholesale House, or, CASH WITH ORDER, direct from SOLE PROPRIETORS — THE ROSMARINE MANUFACTURING CO., LONDGN AND PHILADELPHIA. LONDON OFFICE — 54 STAMFORD STREET, LONDON, 8.E. CITY DEPOT-H. C. QUELCH, 1 LUDGATE SQUARE, LONDON, E.C. Sole Agents lor- India ROWE & CO., RANGOON. ONABOUOUET (First introduced by the late JOSEPH OKELL.) Registered Trade Mark, M DOUGLAS PIER." The most popular and best- selling Perfume in the market RETAIL PRICES, 1/, 1/9, 3/6, 6/, 7/6, 10/6 per Bottle ALSO 3d. SAMPLE BOTTLES. Shippers and Wholesale Buyers supplied ou the best terms by THOIAS WEST, ".VS'iWbT' MANCHESTER PURE OTTO Of ROSE SPECIALITY OP SHIPKOFF & CO. DISTILLERS AND EXPORTERS, KIZANLIK, BULGARIA. Agent for Great Britain-G. P. BAKER, 19 Ivy Lane, LONDON, B.C. THE OTTO OF ROSE which this home distils and exports is known above all by the absolute puritj of its quality and the unexcelled sweetness and strength ot ita odour. It is guaranteed to be the finest essence produced in the famous Rote Valley of Bulgaria. ahlpkntr. Brand reooived the only award for Otto of Hole at tho Fans Exhibition. THE NEW PATENT CHANGE DISH SECTION From the above woodcut, which represents the most recent idea placed before the public, it will be seen how much better this nrtiole will answer its intended purpose than anything of the kind yet invented. It is made of metal, elegantly ornamented with neat designs !n colours, the concave patt (so made that the ooiris can be easily grasped) heing studded with little rubber points, which are easily replaced tuoula any 8eThisrchange Dish is readily handed to a customer, nnd its DM being nlalnlv minted upon It, customers will understand its presence, and put their money on it. instead of all over tho counter. Tho rounded edgo provides a particularly striking means for advertls ng any speciality. PRICE 3/6 EACH. Qf all Sundries Uoutts, or direct from Hie Jlanufatturtrt— DAVID MOSELEY &, SONS, 14 ALDERMAN BURY AVENUE, LONDON. E.C. Ardwlck, Manchester; and 57 Miller Stroot, Glasgow. 49 XIV THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST BBPT. 12, 1891. MANUFACTORY. OFFICES AND WAREHOUSES. 881-8 KINGSLAND ROAD, LONDON, B I Prize Medal, Adelaide Exhibition, 1887. Lea ^ST^SHSSl m. I AwardofMerlt,MeIbonnie „ 1888. E. A. H EARN & CO, WHOLESALE AND EXPORT GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS. iltkers tt KVBKY DESCRIPTION of Glau Bottlei, either PLAIN *r STOPPERED, la WHITE FLIRT, AMBER, BLUE, MEDICAL BREER, ACTIKIC BREER, *e., OB ANT OOLOXJB MA.DB. TO ORDER, FEEDING BOTTLES IN ALL SHAPES, PLAIN NECKS OB SCHEW STOPPERED. SPECIALITY— First-class Qnality at Reasonable Prices. 9. < 0s f fas & & v DISPENSING BOTTLES & PHIALS. REDUCED PRICES. 3 and 4 02., 7/6 ; 6 »nd 8 02., 8/6 ; 12 02., 12/- ; 16 oz., 16/- per grow. CRYSTAL (BLUB TINTED'. 3 and 4 02., 9/- ; 6 and 8 oz , 10/. ; 12 oz., 14/- ; 16 oz., 18/- per grosa. WHITS PHIALS. J oz., 3/8 ; 1 oz., 4/- ; 1$ oz., 4/9 ; 2 oz., 5/6 per gross. WHITH PHIALS (SUPERIOR QUALITY) . i oz., 4/3 ; 1 oz., 5/3 ; 11 oz , 5/9 ; 2 oz., 6/3 per gross. I. ISAACS & CO. GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS 25 FRANCIS STREET, Tottenham Court Road, LONDON. BANKERS : LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK. ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF 50 YEARS. ACENTS FOR THE " RELIANCE " MEDICINE STOPPER. PATENT COMBINED 'RAPID' SIFTER & MIXER Reduces lumpy powders, sifts and mixes faster and makes a more perfect blend than any Machine in the Market. Sand (or tnll particulars to WM. GARDNER, ENGINEER, Ao., GLOUCESTER. *0R BAND OB POWER. CraoitiM from 16 to no lt». it one miliar THE " UNIVERSAL " KNEADING AND MIXING MACHINE Pill Cutting, Pill Rounding, Pipers, and all other Machines for PILL MASS MAKING, Also for Horse Balls, Tooth Pastes, Ointments, Soaps. Powders, and for general Mixing, Incorporating, Sifting, and Straining. REPLACES WITH ADVANTAGE ALL OTHER APPLIANCES FOR THESE PURPOSES. Made in various sizes, to do from $ lb. np to 1 ton at a time. WERNER & PFLEIOERER,8^r«"t,8.'. LONDON, S.E. Contractors to the War Offices of all the Great Powers and other Governments. Site 3, Type I, for Mb. Mass. 44 Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST xv ivrninn FEEDING BOTTLES 66 55 No. Each Bottle in Paper Bag NET Per Gross LONDON. No. WHITE RUBBERS. 51 Green Bottle, Boxwood- topped Cork 23/- -59 52 White „ 25 - 60 53 Green „ Screw Glass Stopper 26/6 61 54 White „ „ 28/6 62 BLACK RUBBERS. 55 Green Bottle, Boxwood- topped Cork 26/6 63 56 White „ 28/6 64 57 Green „ Screw Glass Stopper 30/- 65 58 White „ 32/- 66 In Divisioned Wood Boxes of One Doz. each. WHITE RUBBERS. Green Bottle, Boxwood-topped Cork White „ „ Green „ Screw Glass Stopper White „ BLACK RUBBERS. Green Bottle, Boxwood-topped Cork White ,', „ Green „ Screw Glass Stopper White „ NET Per Gross LONDON 27/6 30/- 31/- 33/- 31/- 33/- 34/6 36/6 IN QUANTITIES OF NOT LESS THAN ONE GROSS. Any of the above fitted Glass Unions at 2s. 6d. per gross extra. These Bottles have been, prepared specially to meet the demand for Cheap Feeding Bottles, attractive in appearance and of good quality, but without any Maker's Name on Bottles or Boxes. For Bottles fitted in more expensive styles, see our Price List for the International Feeding Bottles (Regd.), of which we are the Sole Makers. " La Speciality " Bottles can be supplied fitted in the same style, and at the same prices, as any of the Numbers shown on the International Price List if so ordered. All the above Prices are Net Cash, delivered free to Railway or Wharf, London. A Sample of any kind sent per Parcels Post paid for 6 stamps. Bent Neck Bottles are always sent unless Straight Necks are specially ordered. E ^ IF I T 9 (LIMITED), 83 UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON. CHEMISTS' AND DRUGGISTS' BOTTLES AND GLASSWARE MANUFACTURERS. svi THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST • n-i-itniiii Sept. 12, 1891 A WORD TO THE WISE. Chemists who wish to increase their returns, read and ponder over the following :— There are in England millions of birds kept in cages ; what do you do to cater for them ? In every town there are a large number of bird- fanciers, who use a quantity of bird foods, and every chemist can supply them with advantage and profit to himself. The proprietor of Capern's Specialities for oago birds wis a chemist for 20 yean, and cm therefore speak with experience as to the feasibility of working bird foods in conjunction with a chemist's business. In every town there are bird clubs, and foods ol various kinds are used, and chemists should lay themselves out to supply these wants. Wby, in the city of Glasgow alone we sell £1,200 of our picked goods aud in many a village in Wales hundreds n year. Some time since a pharmaceutical chemist wrote to us for one of our preparations for a customer of his ; as we had no agent in his town we offered it to him. He answered— So ! he thought there were no birds kept there, and he didn't think he would stock them. We offered him them on sale or return, and now his orders amount to a good many pounds' worth each time, and increase with each order. In Norwich one firm alone sells about 40,000 canaries a year, and they are valuable stock. A crested Norwich sold for £80, aud a Scotch fancy canary sold for £40, besides bringing in about £30 in one year in prizes. All our goods have been thoroughly experimented on before bringing out. We import all our seeds direct from abroad to guarantee their sweet- ness and quality. We import hur-dreds of tons of seeds yearly. Our sales of only one of our seed mixtures during 1889 wa3 290 tons, and our mixture for blackbirds and thrushes 40 ton3. We give every facility and advice to chemists to promote the sale of our goods. Tney are well got np and fit for any counter. Any goods found unsaleable will be allowed for if returned carriage paid. We send handsome showcards and handbills. About a £2 order we send carriage paid. Write for wholesale list to-day. F. CAPERN, Bird Specialist. BRISTOL. ESTABLISHED 1833. HORSES. LIEUT. JAMES'S BLISTER. EVERY CAUTION. The annexed Label is at * the top of every Pot of ft the ORIGINAL and onlj GENUINE BLISTER. 0? The Messrs. Barclay it Bona, 95 Farringdon Street, London, and Messrs. Raimes «* Co, Edinburgh, are now and havt been Agents 57 years. AGENTS :— Sutton & Co., 10 Bow Ohurchvard ; W. Edwards * Son, 157 Queen Viotorla Street ; Newbery & Bon, 37 Newgate Street ; Evans, Lescher & Evans, Bartholomew Close : Burgoyne, Burbidges & Co, 16 Coleman Street ; Lynch ti Co., 171a Aldersgate Street ; Bouthal) Brothers and Barclay, Birmingham : R. Hovenden & Sons, 93 it 96 City Road, Finsbury ; Sanger Ld a a -a r- pq aO ass Supplied ia Original Bottles ready ,or Patient's use (stamped), to retail at 4/6 f each ; also in 1 -lb. Battles for Dispensing, bj the Sole Manufacturers :— Fletoher, Fletoher A Stevenson, 21 Mincing Lane, London B.C. NEW ld. , 2d. , & 3d. GOODS Elegant, Useful, and Novel, for Hair, Teeth, and Feet. NOVELTY PERFUMES, «kc. Hundreds of Chemists repeated orders. Demands unprece- dented. Profits Enormous. Assorted llome or Expert Sample Case, 10s., at lowest Wholesale rates. GLOBE CHEMICAL CO., 336 City Rd., London, E.C. EMP. BELLADONNA. OH IWANSDOWN, 16 in. WID1. 17s. per Doz. net cash. J0HI QDILLIAI & CO., Hanchester. in 60 "~~""™"""~"'"~"~" ANTECZEMA REBO, The only application which rapidly and effectually curet ECZEMA AND ALL SKIN ERUPTIONS. Bold In bottles at It. M. and Zt. 9d. New is the time to push it. Write for a show-oard, bills, and terms to the trade, to B. O. LAYNO, CHEMIST, 83 F1NBBURY ?1VMUT, M.O. Wholesale of F. NBWBRRT 4 SON. KOLA WINE. GREENSILL'S ORIGINAL MONA BOUQUET. W holwale and Shipping Term* lent on application to tha Bole M *vnaf keturara— GREENSILL & SON, DOUGLAS. ■STABLISHED 1862. TO LET. KOLA WINK. 3 6. KOLA BITTERS, 3 6. KOLATINA. or KOLA PASTE. 1/, 2/, 3/6. KOLA CHOCOLATE, 1,2,36. KOLA COCOA. 1 6, 2 6, and 5/. KOLA ELIXIR. 1/. 2', and 3,6. KOLA CORDIAL, 2 9 and 4/6. KOLA LOZENGES, 11*, 2 9, and 4/6. When ordering through Wholeeale House., please .pecify "CHRISTY'S," the ORIGINAL INTRODUCERS OF ALL Kola preparation.. THOMAS CHRISTY & CO., 25 LIME STREET, LONDON, E.C. KOLA WATERPROOF ACCOUCHEMENT SHEETS Manufactured for the Patentee by ROBINSON & SON'S, Manufacturers ef Antiseptic and Absorbent Lints, Oottoa Wools, Grauaes, and Roll Bandages. WHEATBRIDGE MILLS, CHESTERFIELD, And 65 Fann Street, Alderigate Street, London, E.C. VAN HARGAN'S. The Original Introducer of KOLA WIRE. An excellent Tonic, and assists Digestion. MESSRS, NEWBERY.l&SKingBdwaxdStn London, and all Trade Houses. EXCELSIOR POULTRY PILLS, FOR POULTRY, PIGEONS, AND ALL KINDS OF CAGED BIRDS, Advertised In the Poultry Journal, a. being .old by ChemitU— viz., the Feathered) World, Fowls, the Fancier' if Gazelle, the Poultry, Farm, Fuld, ud Fwttide Journals, and other., which circulate In all part, of the kingdom. TorcUlrinBoxca, la. «nd 6rf. each. Wnolcsole price— Case ol 16 id. Boies. 1, ; 1 Oram, 14/ Cut ol > Dozen Gd. Boxes, 71; 1 Grow of Ud. Boxe., 4u/. Carriage paid on not less than 4/, 6 per cent. ofTSS/. Cash with order. Show and Counter Bill, supplied W. H. LAKIN, Manafactmer, 16 New Bond St., LEICESTER. LE ARNERS PATENT FOOT-ROT COMPOSITION. ■A. CEBTAIN OTTIRZE. 41.O00 wa. bon& fidelv offered for this Patent In December 1800. ThU proves the value of Learner's Foot-rat Oompo.ttlon abore all others. Retailed In two suie., X.. 6d. and 3s, Prloe to the Trade, 13a. and a«a. per doe. May be obtained of the Proprietor or of moat London Houses. Sept. 12, 1891 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 8VPPLEIHEHT XXI NATALI & CO. SHOP FITTERS & SHOW-CASE MAKERS, 184 Aldersgate Street, LONDON. SECOND-HAND SHOP FITTINGS BOUGHT, SOLD, AND EXCHANGED. ESTABLISHED 1863. PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS New Illustrated Catalogue and Trade TJisoounts on good saleable Specialties. WILLIAM HUME, Photographic Instrument Maker, EDINBURGH. ANDBEWS BROS.' ORIGINAL NORWICH BAKING & EGG POWDER Has no rival for making Light, Wholesome Food. In 1, ?, and 4 oz. Pacneta. Aleo LOOSE BAKIN6 AND EGG POWDER, in 7. U, 28, and 56 lb. Boxes. Samples and Certificates of Analysis oa application to ANDREWS BROS., COLES-ATE ST., NORWICH. INDIARUBBER STAMPS For all purposes and in all styles. Self-Inking Stamp), as Illustration, from 2/ eaeh. Chemists' Prescription and Dating Stamp Of all kinds, Brass Seals for Wax, Stenclli. Dies, &e. Price and Pattern Sheets post tree. J. BERKLEY, 8 LIVERY ST., BIRMINGHAM. PURE LIME JUICE Tins Juloe Is the first CLEAR pressings of SELECTED FBTJIT In ym°i,8n^d w°°d!n P™8se. OiARCOAl CAPSTJL1I L>^9k. Containing Purs Vegetable lyory Oharooah In Boxes, U. id. eaflb. HALF A CENTURY OF SUCCESS THE ONLY GENUINE MINT ALCOHOL IS De RICQLES' MINT ALCOHOL. Beoommended by the highest Medical A-thoritiE8 for Indigestion Stomach Ache, Heartburn, and Headache. It dlapela immediately all uncomfortable feeling. Indispensable during the hot weather. An noellent artlole far the Toilet and Teeth. A grand Preservative daring periods of Epidemics. 63 AWARDS, of which 15 are Diplomas of Honour