THE CHEMIST & DRUGGIST - 1 JANUARY 1916

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THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, January 1, 1916.

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? VALKASA

The EdeaB TONIC NERVE FOOD.

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Stocked by London and Provincial Wholesale Houses.

Minimum Retail Price, in 2-oz., 8-oz.. and 16-02. Tins, 1/ 31; and 5/6 each.
New Showcard on application.

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SQUIRE'S l" ^OXYNTIN'

S.AfS ONS

Standard Preps. PURE HYDROCHLORIC ACID
SELECTED
TERPEROIN ELIXIR. with ALBUMIN.
CLYCERO- LEMON
* Oxyntin * contains 5 per cent, by
PASTILLES CO. OIL weight of Hydrochloric Acid (absolute
HC1.) in combination with Albumin,
„ FORT. "ALLEN'S" the acid loosely bound to the protein.
Ten grains of the ' Oxyntin' therefore,
CINNAMAL. 1833 MANUFACTURED represents 5 minims of Acidi Hydro-

„ with QUININE. BY chlor. Dil.

CINNAMINT TABS. STAFFORD ALLEN Dose : 5 to 15 grains.
MENTOPIN. Supplied in l-oz. bottles at 216 each.
8c SONS, Ltd.
„ INHALANT. —•Pepule* Oxyntin gr. 5 . Each repre-
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CORISOL. sents 2i mins. Hydrochloric Acid Dil.
Cowpei' St., Finsbury, In bottles containing 100 at 5l- each.
LIQUID.
LONDON ' Pepule 'Oxyntin and Pepsin.—Each
POWDER. contains Oxyntin 4 grs. ; Pepsin 1 gr.
Telegr tms : In bottles containing 100 at 5l- each.
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Index and Buyers' Guide, pp. 5, 6 and 7.

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ENCOURAGE

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AND BUY

VANILLIN, TERPINEOL,
ARTIFICIAL VIOLET,
SALICYLATES,

ESSENTIAL OILS ESSENCES,

MADE IN

ENGLAND

BY

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LIMITED,

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i THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

The new national drink

was invented, of course, by a Chemist.

^ Chemists are offered an opportunity to

invest money in it.

^ The story of Harry Lauder's " Deoch-

an-Doris " is of absorbing interest.

^ It is controlled by

THE PHENOL & ALLIED PRODUCTS CO. Ltd.,
the Company which also possesses the

rights and processes for the manufacture in
this country of Phenolphthalein, anthra-
nilic acid (the basis of synthetic indigo),
and other valuable commercial products.

For other particulars please write to

The Phenol & Allied Products Co., Limited

Works: 28 CHARLES STREET, CITY, MANCHESTER.

THE PHENOL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, LIMITED.

Issue of 250 10 per Cent. Debentures of £100 each.

To the Directors of

THE PHENOL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS LIMITED,

Registered Office : 24 Hill Street, Edinburgh.

Gentlemen,

Having paid to your Bankers the sum of £ being a deposit of

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£10 per centum, I/we hereby apply for Debenture(s) of £100 each in The

Phenol and Allied Products Limited, and I/we agree to pay the balance of £

on the issue to me/us of the Debenture(s).

Name (in full)

Jlddress {in full) -

Description -

Date 19

Ordinary Signature

This application, along with Cheque, payable to The Union Bank of Manchester, Ltd., and
crossed, should be sent to The Union Bank of Manchester, Ltd., 166 Deansgate, Manchester.

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January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 6

INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS ISSUF.
Page
Page Page Page Page

Alexandre. L xxlx Christy, T., A Co xxix Griffin, J- J.. A Sons. Ltd xvi Mallock-Armstrcng Ear Defender xxiii
Co xxiv
Allcock's Manufacturing Go. .. xvii Clark, 0. S xxvili Guillevic, E., & Co 30 Singers Text U

Allen, Stafford, A Sons, Ltd... Cover Ooleman A Co.. Ltd xviil Haekett, 9. E Col. Supp. Mandall A Co., Ltd 23 Sanitas Oo. Ltd x
Scholl Manfg. Co., Ltd xxiv
Alllanoe Drug A Ohemloal Go. xiii Oook, E., A Co., Ltd 21 Harker.C.R..StaggAMorgan,Ld. xxi Henley A James. Ltd ji Shirley Bros., Ltd
Sim, Ltd yiii
Aahton A Parsons, Ltd xxxl Cook, Geo Col. Supp. Harley. T 28 Maw, S., Son A Sons 11 xxviii
Millar, A., A Co., Ltd xxii Singleton A Cole, Ltd
Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd xxiii Cooper, Son A Co., Ltd xxviii Heymann, Harry xxviii Smith T. A II , Ltd 19

Bailey, R., & Son xiv Cox. Arthur H.. & Co., Ltd 1 Hospitals St General Contracts Monsanto Ohemloal Works ii

Baker, Parson O Col. Supp Orampton, J., A Co., Ltd ix Co., Ltd xxviii Mulford. H. K , Co ix

Bandoeng Quinine Faotories .. vlii Onxson. Oerrard A Co.. Ltd. . . . xv Howards A Sons, Ltd iii Naef, M., A Oo.'s Successors .. 31 Somerville, G xvi

Becker. Shillan A Co vii Daisy, Ltd 30 Hubbuok. T. . A Son, Ltd vi National Cash Register Co., Ltd. 10 South of England College xxvi
Darton, P., A Co 10
Berdoe A Fish Col. Supp. xiv Huisking, Ch xxvii Natural Food Co., Ltd xix Squire A Sons, Ltd Cover
Davis, J. M., A Sons
Blythe, W., A Co., Ltd x Uay A Sons (Crewe), Ltd xxx Idris A Co.. Ltd H Newbery, F., A Sons. Ltd xxiv Stern Sonneborn Oil Co.. Ltd... xxvii
xcix AIsaacs, I.. Co
Boake Roberts, A., & Co., Ltd. .. 31 Delons, Ltd Col. Supp. Northern College of Pharmacy 28 Suttley A Silverlook, Ltd. „ 28
xi
Bond, J xxii Denoual, J., A Co 8 Jeyes' Sanitary Oompds.Co.Ld. xxv Norwich Crepe Co. (1856) Ltd. xxvi Swales. T xvii
vi
Borough Polytechnic Institute xxvi Digestive Ferments Co 16 Job Bros 8 OldBeld, Pattinson & Co 7 Telma Manufacturing Oo

Bowley, S., A Son xvi Dub, A J hnson, Matthey & Co., Ltd.. .xxvi Orridge A Oo Col. Supp. xxix
Duncan. Flookhart A Co
Brett & Oo Ool. Supp. J osephs, P., A Sons. Ltd. Pears. A. A F., Lf" Templar Mallns, Ltd.' xxviii

British Drug Houses, Ltd 2, Vol. Supr. i Titterton A Howard xxi

31 Pelliot, Henri, A Cie vii Toinoco Handkerchief Co., Ltd. xxvi

British Milk Prolucts Co., Ltd. 15 Ellison, H., Ltd xxviii Kay Bros., Ltd xxiv Penick.S. B., A Co Tolkien, C, ACo

Buncher & Haselar, Ltd xxix Evans Sons Lescher A Webb, 1 Kemp's Vulcanising Co., Ltd. xxix vi.i .„ iii

Barge, Warren A Rldgley, Ltd... xiv Ltd 17 Kolene Co xxiv Phenol and Allied Products Co., Tomlinson, T., A Son Col. Supp.
Col. Supp. Kutnow, S., A Co., Ltd 13 Ltd 4
31 Exchange Column Tommy's Cooker Go., Ltd xxlx
Burgess, E Phillips, Charles H., Chemical Co. xx
Toogood, W„ Ltd
Burgoyne, Burbidges A Co 12 Fabra Co., Ltd., The vi Laporte, B , Ltd xll Text It
25 [/evermore, A., A Co., Ltd xxviii
Borrough, J., Ltd UText Falrohlld Bros. A Foster Polak A Schwarz, N. V 32 Van Horn A Sawtell xxix

Burroughs Wellcome * Oo 33 i Fentiman, A. G xxviii Levers xxviii Potter A Clarke. Ltd 18 Vernon, W., A Sons xxviii

Burt. Boulton & Hay wood. Ld. Cover Field, J.C. & J., Ltd xiii Loftbouse A Saltmer, Ltd xix Price's Patent Candle Co.. Ltd. xxi Verona Chemical Oo vii

WBush, H .4 Co., Ltd 26 Fink, P.. A Oo xxviii London Chemical Works, Ltd. . . ii Produce Brokers' Co.. Ltd xtiii Vichy Waters xviii

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Bush, W. J., A Co.. Ltd Cover Fletoher, Fletcher A Co., Ltd. London College of Chemistry ..xxvi Ransom, Wm., A Son. Ltd 27 Viscose Development Co., Lti. xxix

Oadlmry Bros. Ltd Cover Ford, Shapland A Co 3, Text It Lorimer-Marshall, Ltd 29 Raworth. J. E xxviii
Oalder. J., A Co., Ltd Frame Food Oo Lysol, Ltd
Camwal, Ltd xxill 10 xxv Reltmeyer, Calburn A Kinders- Wand Manufacturing Co x
Cave & Higgui, Ltd. Fuerst Bros xix McAdam A Tucknlss
Cover Hacfarlan, J. F., A Co Col. Supr. ley, Ltd ii Washington Chemical Co. ,Ld. Cover
xxix xi v
Roberts' Patent Filling Maoh.Oo.xv i Westminster Ooll. of Pbarmaoy xxvi

Oeltol Supply Agency xxvii Galen Manfg. Co., Ltd xxviii U'Glashan, D xix Robinson A Sons, Ltd xvii Whlffen A Sons, Ltd x
Central Export Bureau xxvi xvi MacQueen, J ., A Co Col. Supp.
Charleston A Co xi Gardner, W., & Sons vii Madoery, Herm Roques, F viii White Sea & Baltic Co vi
Goldberg, I. L xxv ii Wiloox, Jozeau A Oo
Rosmarine Manfg. Co xx iText H

Ohatelalu, J. L v Gower, J Col. Supp. Magnus, Mabee A Reynard Inc. 31 Rowe, Wilfrid T xv Woodward, W., Ltd iv
xxvii
Cheltenham Natural Water Co Greed, R. W., A Co 9 Hallinckrodt Chemical Works Rudd, F. M Wootley. J., Sins A Oo Ltd ..Cover
,

xix, 22 Green, A., A Co xxviii (Cauada) Ltd x Rudduck A Oo Col. Supp Wright. J., & Co xxix

BUYERS' GUIDE FOR GOODS ADVERTISED IN THE C. 81 D.

Abselate Alcohol Ampoale Files Lane-Hall, B., A Oe. Camphor Howards A Sons, Ltd. Combs
May A Baker, Ltd. Lane-Hall. R., A Oo.
Barroagk. J., Ltd. Sim, Ltd. Tyrer, T.. A Co.. Ltd. Alliance Drug A Chemical Oo. Madoery, H. Hovenden, R., A Sons, Ltd.
White. Alfred, A Sons Howards A Sons, Ltd. Mallinokrodt Chem. Works
Aeetanlllde Ampoales May A Baker, Ltd. Martindale, W. Condensers
Body Belts May A Baker. Ltd.
Burgoyne, Burbidges A Oo. Breslllon, M., A Oo. Cantbarldln Reitmpyer, CalbuTn & Bennett, Sons A Shears, Ltl
Lang, Jules, A Son Berton, Arthur. Ltd.
Acetic Anhydride Maw, S.j Son A Soni Smith. T. A H.. Ltd. Kindersley, Ltd. Confectionery,
Melln. 0., A Oo. Maw, 3., Son A Sons Medicated
Oellonlt* Co., Dreyfus A Oo. Gppenkelxeor, Son, A Co., Ltd. Sohutte. P., A Co., Ltd. Oaps for Bottles,Ac. Sacoharin Corporation, Ltd.
Guest. Thos., A Oo.
AcetyAl dSadllcy lis Anaesthetics Wood, Vincent Betts A Oo.. Ltd. Soheller. Emil, A Co., A. G. Pasoall, James, Ltd.
Duncan, Flookhart A Oe. Southall Bros. A Barolay, Ltd
Busk. W. J.. A Co., Ltd. Howard! A Sons, Ltd. Books, Ac, Gates, Leslie Stnrge, John A E., Ltd. Continental Props,
Fabra Co., Ltd. Maotarlan, J. P., A Oo. Visa jse Development Oo., Ld. Tyrer, T. A Co., Ltd. MAmerican Drug Supply Oe.
Lane-Hall R A C« Christy's "Monthly" Washington Chemical Co., La
London Chemical Works, Ltd. Saccharin Corporation, Ltd. (dell-fixing and Airtight) White. A., A Sons Breslllon. , AOo.
Larimer, John Martindale' s " Extra Pkarm" Zimmermann, 0., A Oo. Roberts A Oo.
Wlllesden Chemical Works •mltk. T. A H , Ltd. Capsaled Pills Wiloox, Jozeau A Oo.
Potter's " CCyocmlpoapnaiedoina"" (Chemicals! , Ltd.
Advertising Aniline Dyes Squire's MoKesson A Bobbins Cookers
11 Chloralamids
Dsgsn, P. A. Orawihaw, B., A Oo. Capsules (various) Tommy's Cooker Co., Ltd.
Hoyle.J. A T., A Oo. Botanic Drugglata Burgoyne, Burbidges & Co.
Aerated Water Lane- Hall, B., A Oe. Brook, Parker A Oo. Ltd. BritishOrganotherapy0o.,Ld. Corks
Machinery Chloride ofKlxxi*
Annette Newball A Mason Denoual, Jules, A Oo. Brunner, 1 ond A Co., Ltd. Ardwlok Cork Depot
Barnett A Foster Evans Sons Lescher A Webb Mltohell, N. W.. A Sons, Ltd.
Pullwood. B. J., A Bland Potter A Clarke. Ltd. BFerber, , A Co., Ld. Cblorodyne
Par* Aeration Supply, Ltd. Tomlinson A Harward. Lt* Mawson & Co Corn Plasters,! Ae,
Bottles, Jars, As., Davenport, J T., Ltd.
Aerated Waters Anthranllle Acid Class Smith, Martin H., Oo. Freeman's i hlorodyne, Ltd Solport Bros.

OamwaL Ltd. Phenol & Allied Pioduc s, Ld. Barnett A Foster Stevenson, H. E., A Oo. Chloroform Swales, Thomas
Idris A Co., Ltd. Ferry, T , A Son. Ltd. Tye, John, A Son
taxtinclai Alaaita Isaacs, I., A Oo. Burroughs Wellcome A Oo. Counter Adjuncts
Aerated- Water Ferris, J. A B. Lang, Jules, A Son Warrick Bros. Ltd. Dunoan, Flookhart A Oo.
Haywood, 1. H., Ltd. Maw, s., Son A Sons Macfarlan, J. F., A Oo. BvansSonsLesoherAWebh.Ld
Materials Maw 8.. Son A Sons Melln. 0., A Oo. I Orroekt. Ltd Cartons May A Baker. Ltd.
Smith T. A H., Ltd. Counter
Barnttt A Poster Aspirin Swales. T. Globe Box Oo. Southall Bros. A Barolay, Ld.
Boake Roberts A Oe., Ltd. Robinson A Sons, Ltd. Specialities
Bush, W. J„ A Oo., Ltd. Willesden Chemical Works Thompson, J. L., & Co. Suttley A Sllverlook, Ltd. Cigars A Cigarettes Allen A Hanburys, Ltd.
British Drug Houses, Ld^Tks
Hay, William, Ltd. Asaayers Univ Bottle 0< Catarrh Remedies Singleton A Cole, Ltd. Burgoyne, Burbidges A Oo.
Hewlett, 0. J., A Sons, Ltd.
Itevsnson A Howell, Ltd. Johnson, Matthey A Co., Ltd Yooldon, E., Ltd. Menley & James, Ltd. Citric Add and Southall Bros. A Barolay, Ltd.
Citrates Wright, Layman AUmney,Ld.
Ageaeles Asthma Remedies Boogies Oatbeters
British DrugHouses, Ltd.,Th« 4'osatlng and
Hnlaklng. Ohas. L. Hair, B.W., A Son MBreslllon, . A Oo. Manson, R. Burgoyne Burbidges A Oo. Filling Machine
Lennon, Ltd. Lofthouse A Saltmer, Ltd. Mason Bros. A Chapman Howards A Sons, Ltd.
Potter A Olarke.Ltd. Boxes Forges Forgrove Machinery Oo.^Ltd.
Air Cushions Warne, Wm., A Oo.' Ltd. Pelliot, Henri, A Oie
Atomizers Ayrton . Saunders A Oo., Ltd. Stnrge, John A E.. Ltd. Co art Plaster
Barge, Warren A Ridgley.Ld. Davidson, J., A Co. Caustic Soda
DeVllbist Mnfg. Oo. Estes, E. B„ A Sons, Ltd. Clinical Solport Bros.
Alkaloids Ford, Shapland A Oo. Brnnner, Mond A Co.. Ltd.
Burroughs Welioome A Oo. Atropine Thermometers Cream of Tartar
Globe Box Oo. Cellulose Acetate
Carnegie Broi. Roques, Ferdinand Robinson A Sons, Ltd. Burge.Warren A Rldgley, Ld. Fuerst Bros.
Oellonite Co., Dreyfus A Oo. Busfi,H.W.,AOo..Ltd.
Howards A Sons, Ltd. Bacterial Vaccines Shirley Bros., Ltd. Maw, S„ Son A Sons Pelliot, Henri. A Oie
Maotarlan AJ. P., Oo. Cements Perken, Son A Co., Ltd.
Burroughs Wellcome A Oo. Stevenson, Hugh, A Sons, Ltd. Creosote
Raunes. Ferdinand Christy, Thos., A Oo. Kay Bros., Ltd. PUlisoher, J
Dunoan, Flookhart A Oo. Stlpendum Stopper Oo. Mendit. Ltd. Balss Bros. A Stevenson Ltd
Smith T A H.. Ltd. Evans Sons Lesoher A Webb Walde, T.. A Sons Powell, J. T., A Oo.
Whiffen A Sons, Ltd, Martindale, Wm. Chalk.Prectpltated Crepe Bandages
Parke, Davis A Oo. Bromides Levermore. A.. A Oo., Ltd. Zeal. G. H.
Almond OH Bnrge. Warren* Ridgler.LM.
Baking Specialities Dub, A. Mumford, G. S„ A Sons Cloth Balls
Allen, Stafford, A Bone, Ltd. Ntohols Chemical Co., Ltd. O'Nell, Zetts A Co. Glmber, W„ A Son
British Wheat Salts Oo. wFuerst Bros, . A Oo Storge, John A E., Ltd.
Aluminium (treed. R Coal Tar NorwlohCrepe Oo. (1858), Ltd.
Balsams Chemical Plant Wood. Vlneent
Article* Whiffen A Sons, Ltd. Specialities
Bnneker A Haseler, Ltd. Sodve A Oloott 0". Brashes Blair, Campbell A McLean, Ld Wright, Lay manADmnsy.Ld. Cyanides
ley Bros., Ltd. Forshaw, B., A Son, Ltd.
Barium Salts Art A Medical Brush Mfg.Oo. Cocoa May A Baker, Ltd.
Ventsta. Li. Bldwell, Bldwell A Oo. Ltd. Chemicals
Nicholson, J., & Sons, Ltd. Hovenden. R.. A Sons, Ltd. Oadbury Bros., Ltd. Dairy Specialities
Ambulance Outflts Kent, G. B., A Sons. Ltd. Balss Bros. A Stevenson, Ltd
Barometers Maw, S., Son A Sons Boake Roberts A Co., Ltd. Cod liver OH Pullwood. R. J., A Bland
Barreugbs Welloonse A Oe. Titterton A Howard Boehm, P., Ltd. Oldfleld, Pattinson A Oo.
Hall Porster A Oo., Ltd. Darton, P., A Oo. Bonaventura, F., A Oo. Allen A Hanburys, Ltd. Tomlinson A Hay ward, Ltd.
Batter Colouring BramweU, E., A Sou, Ltd. British Drug Houses.Ld..Tls
Toogood. William, Ltd. Barrels British DrugHouses Ltd.,Tle EvansSons Lescher A Webb, Ld Deafness
Pullwood, B. J., A Bland Brunner, Mond A Co., Ltd. Jervell A Co., Ltd. Preventive
American Tenesta, Lti. Oldneld. Pattinson A Oo. Burgoyne, Burbidges A Oo.
Ghemleals, 4«. Burroughs Welioome A Oo, Job Bros. Harbutt's Plastioine Co.
Bath Cabinets Cachets Southall Bros. A Barclay, Ltd
llSffiokrodt Chem Work! Carnegie Bros. Dental Moehanses
Riley Bros., Ltd. Clark, 0. S. Wright.Layman A Umney.Lo
America* Oorbyn Staoey A Co., Ltd. Fentiman. A. 8.
Bed-warmers Cooper, Son A Oo., Ltd. Crampton, J-, A Co., Ltd. Collapsible Boxes Haider. B. 0.
Proprietaries Do Roubaix A Cassiers
Budd A Co., Ltd. Cachoas EvansSonsLesoherA Webb, Ld Globe Box Co. Wardale A Oo.
A^^jdaan Drug Supply Co. Fabra Co.,Ltd.
Bees-wax Crosse A Blaokwell Green, R. W..ACO. Collapsible Tabes
Ammonia A Malt a Hopkin A Williams, Ltd.
Farris. Charles Cacodylates Betts A Co.. Ltd.
Bmnner. Mond A Oo., Ltd. Brooks, Peel A Oo., Ltd.
Bichromates Boques, Ferdinand
Venesta. Ltd.
White, John A James Calf Isympb

BlologlealProdaets Hetnemann, W.
Christy Thos.. A Oo.
CamelHalrBrushes
Bismuth Salts
Art A Medical Brush Mfg.Oo.
Alliance Drug A Chem. Oo.
Burgoyne, Burbidges A Oo. Cameras
Howards A Sons, Ltd.
Butcher, W„ A Sons, Ltd.

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Dentifrice* Emulsions, C.Z..O., Glycerin llthia Salts Oils, Mineral, Potter A Olarke, Ltd.
Fatty, «vc.
Beecham, T. •us. Prlce'sPatent Candle Co. .Ltd. British Drag Houses, Ld.,Tke Price's Co., Ltd.
Bell (John!, Hills A Lne»i,Lfl Arrton, Saunders A Co,, Ltd. Howards A Sons, Ltd. Allen, Stafford, A 80ns Ltd.
Blaokle, Robert Balss Bros. A Stevenson, Ltd. Glyceropbospbates Macfarlan, J. P., A Oo. Quelch, H. 0., AOs.
Christy, T., A Oo. Blaekle, Robert May A Baker, Ltd. Boehm, P., Ltd. Rigaud
Oook, E., A Co., Ltd. Monsanto Ohemical Works
Oca, Arthur H .. A Oo., Ltd Browning, Wm„ A Oo. Reitmeyer Calburn A Kin- Xioofab Socka Price's Patent Candle Oo. Ld. Shirley Bros., Ltd.
lncryl. Ltd. Stem Sonne horn Oil Co.. Ltd.
McKesson A Bobbin! Oupal, Ltd. dersley, Ltd. Davis, J. M., 4 Sons Southall Bros. A Barclay, Ld.
M»w, 8., Son A Boni Paulding, F. H..A Oo. Ointments Vlnolia Co , Ltd.
Parke. Davis A Oo. Gold Beater s' Skin loofahs Warriok Bros., Ltd.
•angers Parke, Davis A Oo. Blaokle Robert West, T„ A Son
Standard Tablet A Pin Oo.,Lll. leott A Bowne, Ltd., •rease Paints Hall Forster A Co., Ltd Bnrgess, E.
Woolley, J., 80ns A Co., Ltd. Stevenson. H. E , A Co. Internl. Sponge Importers, Ld Perles
Hovenden. R. A Sons Ltd. Charleston A Oo. Tye, John, A Son
Develop ersf Pboto.) Wyleys, Ltd. QueloB, Henry C, A Oo. Solport Bros., Ltd. Mentholatum Co.
Oldfleld, Pattlnson A Oo. Pessaries (Soluble)
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Gums Warrick Bros.. Ltd. Wiener. R. O., A 0».
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Boake Roberts A Co., Ltd. Gardner, Wm., A Sons, Ltd. W Au reeff, a. ., 0*.
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Drugglsts'Sundrles tevensnn A Howell. Ltd Wilkinson. S. W\. A Oo. Quinine Wine
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Balss Bros. A 8tevenson. Ltd. Etbers Orewe A Oo. Millar, A., A Co., Ltd. Ayrton, Saunders *0» ,Ltd.
Preps. Robinson, B., A Co., Ltd. Burroughs WaUsoaa A Oa.
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Longcroft, H. M. Allen A Hanburys. Ltd. Ra]ar, Ltd.
Maw, S., Son A Sons British Drug Houses. Ltd..The Heating- Apparatus BntishOrganotherapy Co .Ld
atav. Robert. A Co., l td Stevenson, H. E., A Co. Blaokle, Robert Digestive Ferments Oo. Sangers
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Potter A Clarke, Ltd. Hewlett. C. J., A Son, Ltd. Bailey, W. H., A Son Marking Ink
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Vlnolia Co.. Ltd. Roberta' Pat.FUling Mach Co- Rowe, T. Wilfrid Howards A Sons, Ltd. Tolnoco Handkerchief Co., Ld
May A Baker, Ltd. Globe Box Co.
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Laporte, B„ Ltd. Randall A Son, Ltd. [Oo ,Ld. Cartwrlght A Rattray, Ltd.
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BrltlshOptlcal Instltnte Sanitas Co., Ltd. Produce Brokers Co. Ltd. Townseud, J., A Sasa
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London College of Pharmacy Allen A Hanburys, Ltd. Camwal, Ltd. Wiener, R. 0„ A Oo. Wilkinson. Jamas F.
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Booth of England College Benger's Food, Ltd. May A Baker, Ltd. Idris 4 Co„ Ltd. Allen A Hanburys, Ltd. Schntze, P., A Oa., Ltd.
Westminster College Brand 4 Co.. Ltd. Tyrer, T., A Co., Ltd. Ingram 4 Royle, Ltd. Burroughs Wellcome 4 Oo.
Demuth s Laboratories Solport Bros.
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Falrohlld Bros. A Foster GreeD. R. W., A 6a.
Dlastlc Hosiery Frame Food Co. Insecticides Gardner. Wm. 4 Sons iGlos )Ld Wander. A., Ltd.
Marker. Stage A Morgan, Ltd Christy, T., A Oo. Qalnlne an* Salts
yrton, Saunders A Co., Ltd Lorimer, John Cook, E., A Co., Ltd. Stokes, P. J„ Machine Oo. Warrick Br os., Ltd.
afley, W. H., A Son Lofthoaee A Saltmer. Ltd. Alliance Drag A Okfa. Oa.
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Maw, 8 Son A Sens Soathall Bros. 4 Barolay.Ltd Potter A Clarke, Ltd. Burt, Boulton 4 Haywood, Ld Barker, R. W. Corbyn, Staoey A Oa., Ltd.
Wood, Vincent Wander, A., Ltd. Ralmes A Co.
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novelties Willows. Francis, B. A T., Ltd. Keuter R. J. Peppermint OH Howards A Sons,
Tyrer, T.. A Co., Ltd. WAllen, 8Ufford, A Sons Ltd.
Millard Bros., Ltd. Woolley.Jas., Sons A Co., Ltd. Wbiflen & Sons, Ltd. Nifeht lights Radlo-acMva
Burn, J., A Co., Ltd. Minerals
w rig.it, Arohd. J., Ltd. Foot Appliances Xanollnes Price's Patent Candle Oo.,Ld. Dodge a Olcott Oo.
Ransom, W., A Son, Ltd. Harrington Bros., LM.
Itoerj and Clotb 8oholl Mnfg. Co., Ltd. Bona ventura, F., & Co. Oils, Essential Rudd, F. M.
Corbyn, Stacey A to., Ltd. Allen, Stafford, 4 Sons, Ltd. Stevenson A Howell, Ltd. Radium
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HlllorestOil Co., Ltd. Boake Roberts 4 Oo., Ltd. Pepslne
Hmetlne Salts Swales. Thos. Glow, F. H.
Howard Lloyd A Co., Ltd. Boehm.F., Ltd. WDigestive Ferments Oo.
Masfarlan. J P., A Co. For maldebyds Bush, W. J., A Co., Ltd. R'-reeff. A On. Razors
WbltTan A Sons, Ltd lard Dodge A Oloott Co.
Puerst Bros. Etna Essential Oil Co. Stearns, Fredk., & Co. Hovenden, R„ A Sobs, LM.
Bmalsiflers Heymann, Harry Ewen, J., A Sons EvansSonsLescherAWebb.Ld Kelland. W. P.
Bennett. Sons A Shears. Ltd.' Guillevlc, E., A Co. Peptone Maw, S„ Son A Sans
Wilkinson. 8. W., A Co. Fruit Drink lavender OH Lambert, Saml., A Co.
ALane- Hall. U... Ce. Armour A Oo.. Ltd. Reagents
McGlashan, D. Allen, Stafford, A Sons, Ltd. London Essence Oo. Digestive Ferments Oo.
Guillevlc^E., A Oo. Magnus, MaheeAReynard lne. Faircbild Bros. A Foster Hopkin A WUUasas. LM.
Fuller's Eartb Naef, M..A Co. Stearns, Fredk., A Co.
WRansom, . A Son. Ltd. Polak 4 Sohwarz Resins, Reslaalols]
Mumford. G. S., 4 Sons Ransom, W., A Son, Ltd. rerfnme Materials Allen, Stafford, A Sosu, LM.
Lavender Water Stevenson A Howell, Ltd. Maelarlan, J. P.. A Os.
Fornicators Welch & Horner Bnsh, W. J., A Co., Ltd. Raruom, W., A 80m. LM.
Bnsh. W. J.. A Co., Ltd. Guillevio, E., A Co. •Mitfe. T. A H., LM.
Sanltas Co., Ltd. Wiener, R 0., 4 Oo. Kerloot, T.. A Co.
Sangers Wright, Layman4Umney,Id. Lane-Hall. R., A Oo. »< spiratara
Gallic Acid Zimmermanu, 0., 4 Co., Ltd. Naef, M., A Co., Suoors. Brown, J. M., A Oa.
Vinolia Co., Ltd. Polak A Schwarz
Mallinckrodt Chem. Works Stevenson 4 Howell, Ltd. Solport Bros., Ltd.
Jul rue Juice and Wright, Layman A Umney.Ld.
Oatici Cordial Zimmermann, C, A Oo. Ltd. »> bber Ocods

Bailey, K A Son EvansSonsLescherAWebb.Ld Perfumes Altrinokam Rnboor 0*.
. Berton, Artknr, LM.
Idrts A Co., Ltd. Allen A Hanburys, Ltd.
Carnegie Bros. Balss Bros. A Stevenson, Ltd. afc. .. RslajIsr.Ltd.
Taylor, W. G. linseed, Crusbed British Drug Houses.Ld., The
Bronnley, H., A Co., Ltd. Davol Rubber Oa.
Gelatines Mumford. G. 8., A Sons Bush, W. J., A Co., Ltd. iiayw », d;, tsL
Christy, T., A Oo. Ingram, J. G., A San
Crampton, J ., & Co., Ltd. lints Demuth's Laboratories Maw. I., Son A Sons
Tompkins, J.* Ltd.
Glassware, Liverpool Lint Co. Erasmio Co., Ltd. Warns. W.,AOo.,LM.
Chemical
Maw, S., Son A Sous EvansSonsLesoherAWehb.Ld
De Roubaix & Cashiers Robinson A Sons, Ltd.
Lane. Jules. & on Taylor, W. G. Lesool Perfumery Go.
Thompson, J. L., A Co. Vernon 4 Co., Ltd.

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Boehm, F., Ltd.
Jackson. Ernest, A Co.
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Brook, Parker & Oo., Ltd.
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Maw. S.. Son A Sons Ayrton, Saunders & Co., Ltd. Farris, Charles
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Robinson A Sons, Ltd. Window Fittings
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Hawker, Arthur Sohatie, P.. A Oo., Ltd. Thermogene Co., Ltd. Aerators. Ltd.
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Starch Allen A Hanburys. Ltd. Lloyd, Aimee, A Co.
Wood. Vincent Mumford, G. S„ A aoni Bennett. Sons A Shears, Ltd.
Griffin, John J., & Sons, Ltd. Papier Poudre, Ltd.
Sllr«r Nitrate Stills Thompson A Capper, Ltd.
Wflkioson. S. W.. A Oo. Queloh, H. 0., A Oo.
Johns.a. llattbey A Co., Ltd. Bennett, Sons A Shears, Ltd.
Forshaw, E., A Son, Ltd. Tablets, Com- Rosmarine Mnfg. Co,
Soap Plank pressed Stevenson A Howell, Ltd.

Farahaw, S., A 8on, Ltd Stokes, F. J„ Maohit e Oo. Allen A Hanburys, Ltd. Vinolia Co., Ltd.

Telegrams: OPIUM MANCHESTER.
Telephones: "CITY 984 & 4038."

A RELIABLE,> HOUSE FOR

All Pharmaceutical Preparations.

CONCENTRATED WATERS o
CONCENTRATED INFUSIONS.

^JPJ^J]^^B.P. Tincture. Wure. I
m
Syr. Glycerophosph. Co.

LIQUID EXTRACTS .J
LEVIGATED OINTMENTS
ff\
ESSENTIAL OILS.

" Silver Churn " Dairy Specialities.

0 Special Prices to Large Buyers. Write for List.

THE CTTEMTST AND DHFOOTST January 1,1916

The Digestive Ferments Co.

16-26 LOCUST STREET,

DETROIT, U.S.A.

The following are among our Specialities, Digestive Ferments,
and Animal Extracts, stocks of which are held in London by

MAY & BAKER, LTD., BATTERSEA, LONDON, S.W.

DIGESTIVE FERMENTS ANIMAL SUBSTANCES

AMYLOPSIN BONE MARROW

DIASTASE HEMOGLOBIN

PANGREATIN LECITHIN
OX-GALL
PEPSIN
PEPTONE
RENNIN i:3o,ooo

TRYPSIN

SODIUM GLYGOCHOLATE
SODIUM TAUROGHOLATE

We devote our whole time and attention to the manufacture of Digestive Ferments and Organo-
Therapeutic Products, and we claim to produce the Highest Qualities at the Lowest Prices.

SAVE 3/- PER GALLON

BY BUYING

GUARANTEED GENUINE

NEWFOUNDLAND NON-FREEZING

MEDICINAL COD LIVER OIL

OF 1915 MAKE.

Highest possible quality in smell, taste and colour, comparing

most favourably with the finest Norwegian. Manufactured

from the finest fresh Cod Liver on same day as fish caught.

); WHOLESALE ONLY.

.

Kindly write for sample to

JOB BROS., Manufacturers, Tower Building, LIVERPOOL.

Telegraphic Address: "JOB LIVERPOOL." Tel. 1039 CENTRAL.

And of ST. JOHN'S, N.F. Established 1780.

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST

PHARMACEUTICAL AND

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS

mm E W. GreefT & Co..

y„i!m ,, „/ offer at lowest prices the

following products manufactured

in the United Kingdom. Allied
and Neutral* Countries.

(WHOLESALE QUANTITIES ONLY)

Barbitone Isarol (best Ichthyol substitute)
Lithia Carbonate
Bromide of Ammonium Lithol (Ichthyol sub.)
Mercurials
Bromide of Potassium
Bromide of Sodium Methyl Salicylate
Chloral Hydrate Peppermint Oil
Cinchonine Sulphate and Muriate Pepsine
Cinchonidine Sulphate Phenacetin
Citric Acid Phenazone
Cocain Hydrochlor and Puriss Pyrogallic Acid
Cream of Tartar Potassium Sulpho-Guaiacolate
Creosote Carbonate Quinine
Formaldehyde Salicylate of Soda
Gallic Acid Sugar of Milk
Glycerophosphates Tannic Acid
Guaiacol Carbonate Tannin Albuminate
Terpineol
Heliotropin Theobromine

Hexamine Vanillin
Homatropine
Hydroquinone

:

10 THE HHEMTST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

F. DARTON & CO.,

Clerkenwell Optical Works, 142 ST. JOHN STREET, E.C.

LONDON,and 52 CLERKENWELL ROAD,

Ths following PRESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT.
Lists free on
We give special
receipt of Trade
attention to the
Card
execution of
Spectacles and Oculists' Pre-
Eye-Testing Ap-
scriptions, and
paratus and can guarantee
General Optics.
accuracy and
Thermometers,
Hydrometers, promptitude in
execution.
do.

Aneroid and
Mercurial

Barometers.

STANDARD TRIAL CASES & TEST TYPES always in stock.

Our New Design Sheet of Carved Frame Barometers & Barographs, with Private Net List, now ready.

National Autographic

Till MAHOGANY Finished Cabinet. Bronze
Fitting6, Paper Roll ruled for assist-
ant's initial, cash sales, credit sales, money

received on account, and money paid out

Other Autographic Tills in stock. Receipt-Printing

Tills from £6. .

We Guarantee to furnish a better Cash Register or Auto-

graphic Till fot less money than any other concern in the world.

Write for Coloured Illustrated List

THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER. Co Ltd.
.

225. TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. LONDON. W.

TELEGRAPHIC vaunt TELEPHONE
ADDRESS:
CITY 7
ELEVEN CENT LONDON
PRIVATEBRANCtl EXCHANGE
NUMBER 220
JANUARY 1, 1916

R 'DANOS* SATURDAY 3
THE NEW R
DENTAL PLATE BRUSH.
n
This brush is elegantly
modelled, with good white JANUARY
bone handle and pure stiff
unbleached bristles. The We start the
' Danos ' is priced to sell
New Year
7§d. each.
with our best
The illustration ' Danos ' Dental Plate wishes for your
is just under Brushes are put up in Prosperity in

lull size. attractively labelled 1916.

boxes in quantities of
dozen.

DOZEN.

U
!

Resolutions

The Right Hon. Lord Redes- London and Paris. All that is However good our efforts in 1915,
wanted here, sir, is a little water we mean to do better in the present
dale, in his recently published and good society."
"Memories," tells a capital story year.
There was never a better illus-
of an American who was boasting This is the spirit animating com-
tration of ambition than the fore- merce to-day. It is a laudable
about the future of his solitary log going paragraph. Without the attempt, an effort towards the goal
resolution to do a thing, ambition of 100 per cent, efficiency. Success
hut. " This," said he, " is going to becomes but the husk of thwarted in business depends upon many
be one of the greatest cities in the energy. January the first is a things, not the least of which is the
world. Yes, sir ! There is a river reputable and re-occurring date in knack of giving satisfaction to
runs about seven miles from here, our history It is the one clay in customers, affording them every
opportunity to
and we air calculating to divert the the year on which we set our appreciate- your

course of that river and bring it enterprise to a fresh standard. services. We can

along here. Then we shall get a We mentally turn over a new leaf. help you do this.

few first-class families from East
and West to come and locate here,
and this will become a great town,

giving the go-by to, New York and

San Francisco, and maybe even to

UoUAL DISCOUNT OFF ABOVE PR.CE.

12 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

|SCIENTIA^^^(^)^^)IL1GENTI.

CHLORAL

FORMAMIDE

<CHLORALAMIDE>.

are now manufacturing

this in our Laboratories,

and are prepared to book con-
tracts for prompt or forward

delivery.

Burgoyne, Burbidges '3D Co.

EAST HAM LONDON, E.

Telegrams: "CyRI AX, EHAM, LONDON."

HAMTelephone: EAST 686 (Four Lines). jpS^CiG

Jax^uary 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGTST 13

m m

PRESCRIBED FOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY

SUPPLIED TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY'S ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL
ALSO TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS LOUISE'S HOSPITAL
THE ALLIES' HOSPITAL (Hopital dc I'Alliance), YVETOT, FRANCE
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY'S HOSPITALS, etc.

Unsurpassable reputation for Over a quarter of a century
genuineness. Never claims to
do more than it can accomplish- of uninterrupted success as
a specialised preparation.

THE FAMOUS BRITISH REMEDY

MADE IN ENGLAND ONLY

THE POWDER—BOTTLES—CAPSULES— LABELS ALL MADE IN ENGLAND

It is on the P.A.T.A. The Doctors prescribe it
It is well advertised The Nurses recommend it
It is very popular The Public appreciate it
It is a good article The Customer comes again
It is never dead stock
It yields a good profit The demand is constant
It satisfies everybody
|| The sales are increasing
The trade is progressive

ORDER AT ONCE FROM WINDOW SHOWS ATTRACT
REMUNERATIVE BUSINESS
YOUR WHOLESALE HOUSE

IMPORTANT NOTICE. PERSONAL NOTICE.

Hospital War Service Showcards& Dummies

— FREE OF CHARGE — — SEND THIS COUPON —

DOCTORS, NURSES & HOSPITALS To S. KUTNOW & CO., Ltd.,

are invited to apply at once for special Physicians' 41 Farringdon Road, London, E.C.
Sample Bottles of Kutnow's Powder, for the use of
the sick and wounded both at the front and at home. Please send me Showcards and Counter Bills, carriage paid.
All applications will be dealt with promptly and supplies
forwarded immediately, carriage paid. Applications NAME
ADDRESS
to be made by letter, and should be marked
" Chemist & Druggist," Jan. 1,1916
"HOSPITAL WAR SERVICE,'' Fill in, cut out, and post in open envelope, affix id. Htamn.

and addressed to KUTNOW &S. CO., LTD., Sole Proprietors,

Messrs. S. KUTNOW & Co., Ltd. 41 Farringdon Eoad, London, E.C.

41 Farringdon Road, London, E.G. Ji

THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1,

British Invasion

of enemy territory

will proceed during

1916.

It is a genuine British
Product equal to the
best Natural Aperient

Water. The profits will

help to bring you

INCREASED PROSPERITY IN 1916

&Idris Co., Ltd., Camden Town, N.W.

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST

END THE WAR

quickly by dealing only in Genuine
British Products. That is a patriotic

duty, and with SANAPHOS it has

the additional merit that it pays.

SANAPHOS sales mean increased

PROSPERITY IN THE NEW YEAR

British Milk Products Co., Ltd.

69 Mark Lane, London, B.C.

THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

@n the threshold

of the New Year

we greet all in the Drug, Chemical
and Allied Trades in the British
Empire and in Allied and friendly

countries. We assure them that the

Evans 9Supply Service

for 1916

will be as complete and satisfactory
as the abnormal conditions will

permit.

EVANS SONS LESCHER & WEBB

(LIMITED)

LIVERPOOL & LONDON,

ALSO

NEW YORK, U.S,A.

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST

May the New Year bring

peace and prosperity to all

our friends in the Drug Trade.

&Duncan, Flockhart Co.,

Edinburgh & Loudon

Chloroform, Ethers, Ethyl-Chloride, Pharmaceutical Preparations,
Organo-Therapeutical Preparations. Vaccines.

See pages 231, 232 and 233, " C. & D." Diary, 1916.

THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

To bring Peace

we must maintain our

commercial supremacy.

&Potter Clarke, Ltd*,

will help by furnishing

supplies for Export and

Home Trade, thus assist'

ing in the great struggle*

Best Wishes to all Chemists

for Prosperity in 1916^

&Potter Clarke, Ltd.,

60-64 Artillery Lane, E.C.
& 24 Luna St., Qreal Ancoats, Manchester.

Herts, Roots, Barks, Extracts, Packed Goods, Cachous,

Jujubes, Pastilles. Potter's Asthma Cure, Five Barks

&Jubes, Arnaud Cie's Perfumes, &C.

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST

MORPHINE Vf M A R K— R EG^

AND Greeting ana

SALTS 6ood Ulisbes

Codeine to all our

and friends in
Salts
tlx Drug $
Caffeine Clnmical

Strychnine Craacs.
Way 1916 bring pou Prosperity
Capsicin

Gingerin

Salicin

Theobromine

GRAND PRIX, GRAND PRIX,

PARIS, 1900. BRUSSELS, 1910.

EDINBURGH LONDON

BLANDFIELD WORKS 22 CITY ROAD E C

,

THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST Janu.

CURES

many other maladies

besides headache.

It cures the bad trade

sometimes found among

Ch emists at various

seasons of the year by

attracting new customers.

It helps to make the

NEW YEAR HAPPY

& PROSPEROUS

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 21

10WAKB O

THE S O A P E. RY,
BOW, LONJ OONJ,

TELEPHONE EAST. IB08(4 Lines).
.

TELEGRAMS : "SO APE RY BOCHURCH
LONDON." (Charged as two words in the

United Kingdom only)

CABLE CODE S ABC 4™ & 51" Edition.

LIEBERS Al end PRIVATE CODES.

MOTOR' BUS SERVICES TO COOKS ROAD

N" 10 IO» * IO»
(SUBJECT TO REVISION)

STATIONS NEAREST TO WORKSr
BOW. N.L.R ; BOW ROAD, G . E.R.:
BOW ROAD. Underground RIy

BY APPOINTMENT

'eto fyea* 79-76.

<2Ao tAie ///st'.jf.y ' Q)'cttyy c'.ifs

/Ac MtitiaA,

7975& Atctoe Aeew Ato/tott'tecA t?^
Ay yo cc 't ^ccooct'td, ctJic/'to& Aictve

y AttrAAy y-toen ott 't> 6-etiitce&.

7976e n o/i e tAut { ttt/A 6-e a- AttyAtfc I

yeah j/bb <dA& A/o'tAcA, attcA fAia f yott

?nay er^-oy no 6-wta/AA 6-ActAe t fo

^ieace avicAj^tho^ie-'ttfy, a ncA toe

may^ct'tfAieh Alo/i>e> fAiat toe con ft

to kcdccwi' yottt co M-A^tcAe-vice.

&ScAtoa'tcA ^ooAz <

Aoo. ) J&c/.

THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1

Jl Qlad New Year.

May 1916 bring to all

&Peace Prosperity

Peace is not ours to command.

Prosperity is open to all ^Pharmacists

IF we will recognise our qualification as

'

a " Bond of Union

IF we work to help one another

IF we are Allies against the common foe

IF we use the power we possess to obtain

proper remuneration for services rendered

UCALe PLAN

work on the

Ucal is nearly two thousand strong, and it can

help the big man as well as the little one.

Come into line, and make 1916 bring

" Prosperity to Pharmacy."

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST

A popular seller like this acts like magic on

the profits and ^ns"re?

A PLEASANT AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

whofor all sell it.

" LICORICINE" SELLS AT HOME & ABROAD.

Mandall & Co., Ltd, Stockton-on Tees

THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

burgess' LJON

LION
PI LLS

TRADE MARK

The Lion's Share

of Prosperity Happiness
j

and Goodwill to all
Chemists during the

forthcoming year. This

will come by pushing

Burgesss Specia lities—

both

Genuine British Remedies

= —P.A.T.A.

Burgess,E. 59 Gray s Inn Road, London, w.c.

burgess [BURGESS

LION LION
PILLS

TRADE MARK

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST

These are two of many

Fairchild Preparations the

sale of which means

PROFIT AND PROSPERITY

to all Pharmacists in the

New Year,

irii>rin'M.MMn.i(« > ro.rv.M»fi«""">."«M<ifvt'virwrmn«"«

.i;.. l ji.i, 1 .w..wv,iv><w..i,...j,„ J ,.w..w..n..i/.iw..w.« l J..wi.u>.U.

&Greetings Good Wishes

to all our friends.

FAIRCHILD BROS. & FOSTER

NEW YORK MONTREAL LONDON PARIS

'Pcpscncia'

THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST Januabt 1, 1916

1916.

TO FRIENDS FAR AND NEAR
HEARTIEST GOOD WISHES

FOR A

TRULY PROSPEROUS & HAPPY
NEW YEAR.

MAY THEY ALL LEARN, WITH JUVENILE 1916,

THAT Li JJ

BUSHB not only stands for

BUT FOR THE

BEST SOURCE FOR SUNDRIES

OF ALL KINDS.

HENRY W. BUSH & CO., Ltd.,

Rembrandt Works,

COMMERCIAL STREET, LONDON, E.



28 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

New Year, 1916

fan. 1st, 1916

Ini.'i oppoilunili| lo
con^etj to all out nuintj yuenctti out
.Mncctc apptccialion oj llicii IcinD-

nc.v anO cotoitVial ion cVitintj 1915

Cl laujc numbci oj out men

o| mi literI 1 1 UilC lUl V C \oinca

COlOUlA, 17111 \\c tiit: cxi tcniciii

joitunalc in llic jucl lluil \\c Miit

luiv'c a ^lojj nsIio u Hi| unOci^laiit 1

j

uou/l \\oilc - men, cinploipO tj tlie

» K.OU6C jot numi| t jc<.i anO \\lic

iiti' oCct mililciti| ticje. O^lic ^li'jj

W ac Iviiow" fe3ae3 Ic inclucY' trie bcil

v5ot lv in llic cWaaV; llictj ate

allaclict) lo llic «J~Loiuv belli tail

.vnlitncnlal an3 financial ccn&uW-

ation6, an3 vC<2 lcno\\ can telain

TDatllicii .vtCicc.l llitoualioul llic

KMvine uou al 70.VM vu

juo^peiilij Otuina 1916 J

SUTTLEY & SILVERLOCK,Ltd. ©rectuH3$~i9l(3

Pharmaceutical To every seller of " RODINE " let me
Printing Dispensers
express thanks for favours during the
BLACKFRIARS ROAD, LONDON, S.E.
year of war 1915. May 1916 bring you

increased Trade and Prosperity. Let's

push the Rat War with " RODINE."

It helps Prosperity.

Manufacturing Chemist, PERTH.

—Export Agents. Tozer, Kemsley & Fisher,

Ltd., 84 Fenehurch Street, London, E.C.

Januaby 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST 29

See that this mark is on
your packed goods and
toilet articles during 1916.

Lorimer-Marshall, Ltd.

have the greatest difficulty in
coping with the orders in hand,
but they are not too busy to

wish all in the Drug Trade a

Year of Prosperity

and Success.

j^at|£afts, ':

LORIMER-MARSHALL, LTD.

Offices & Showrooms : 12 Tower Hill, London, E.C.

Works : Coldblow, Hatcham, London, S.E.

30 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

Q

PRINCIPAL AGENCIES OF

E. GUILLEVIC & CO.

is

19 St. Dunstan's Hill, London, E.C.

Telegraphic Address : " PHLOXIA LONDON."
Telephone Number ... AVENUE 5089.

HUGUES AINE Grasse, France

French Essential Oils and Raw Materials for
Perfumers, Soapmakers, Manufacturing Chemists

and Confectioners, &c.

M. NAEF & CO. Geneva, Switzerland

(Formerly CHUIT, NAEF & CO.)

Synthetic and Aromatic Chemicals and Specialities for

13 Perfumers, Soapmakers, Manufacturing Chemists
and Confectioners, &c.

&BOTU PAPAZOGLOU CO., Kazanlik, Bulgaria

(Established 1859)

PURE AND GENUINE OTTO OF ROSE.

Distilleries at DovADjovA-HissArt (Carlowa).

Kazanlik, on the River Tundja.
Carlowa.

Rahmanlari and Golemo Selo.

ROBERTY, PERRAULT & CO. - Paris
(Formerly L. AUGIER & CO.)

Direct Importers of TONQUIN MUSK, AMBERGRIS, YLANG
Ylang, Vetivert, Siam Gum, &c.

Distillers of PATCHOULI, SANDALWOOD, VETIVERT.

MARANGOLO & FIGLIF. Reggio, Messina, Italy

Bergamot, Lemon, Sweet Orange, Mandarine.

F. AUDEMARD - Nice, France

Pure Edible Olive Oils of the highest grades.

J

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST .31

CHUIT NAEF & CO. A Me Roberts

M. NAEF & CO. &Co.,Ltd..

(Successors) STRATFORD. LONDON!.

GENEVA, Switzerland. Distillers and direct
Importers of all important
WORLD . RENOWNED PERFUMERS
Essential Oils.
are now using our leading Specialties in
Manufacturers and Distillers of
Synthetic & Aromatic Chemicals
ESSENCES,
V^--cannot improve can blend our ingredients and
produce exquisite Perfumes. SYNTHETIC PERFUMES, &c.
We UU1our qualities. f>uf
including
Up-to-date Notieltiei for modern floral odours ar?
Anethol, Citral,
Cyclosia As indispensable as Jonone in Citronellol, Eugenol,
Lilafleur modern perfume laboratories. Geraniol, Gcranylacctatc,

The most delightful and refreshing &c.
Lilac odours ever produced.
Tcrpcnclcss Oil ol Lemon,
Fleur de Muguet perfume of 010 Lily of
o?£v»S!y Sesquiterpeneless
i#v?unacc« Ovrfticonnif . . The best substitute existing for the
costly Bulgarian Otto of Boses. Oil of Lemon.
£Rn2vS* MP-mriuivmenmcluii*e
Yields the typical odour of the Write for samples and quotations.
natU ral Rose Oils as produced in
the South of France. A.Boake Roberts

Samples »ni Price Lists tent on application. & Co., Ltd..

AGENTS:

E. GOILLEVIC & CO. - 19 St. Dunstan s Hill. E.C.
A. BEKOU II Rue du Perche, PARIS 3e Arrt.
UNGEBFR & CO. (Inc.)
THE MEIJI TRADING CS. 273 Pearl Street, NEW YORK.
TOKYO & OSAKA, JAPAN.

[••]

MAGNUS, MABEE

I & REYNARD, Inc.

257 Pearl Street,

ISSS&to New York City, U.S.A.

Importer"! and Manufacturers.

. ESSENTIAL OILS,

I VANILLA BEANS,

! DRUGS & CHEMICALS.

—We offer for sale

Oil Peppermint, American Oil Sassafras, Natural

,, Spearmint ., ,, Artificial
,, Birch (Wintergreen;
,, Wintergreen Leaf ,, Wormseed, Baltimore
,, Cedarwood
,, Limes, Distilled ,, Wormwood, American
.. .. H. P.
,, Sandalwood, W.I.

Balsam Tolu

,, Copaiba
Peru

We solicit correspondence relating to the purchase or sai*

ujof article used in the Drug, Perfumery or Soap Tr»«)«*

II

—

32 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

THE LIST YOU WANT

THESE ARE SOME OF OUR SPECIALITIES.

SYNTHETIC ESSENTIAL FLOWER

PERFUMES OILS —OILS

ALDEHYDES: OF: ACACIA
CARNATION
C C C nCg, 9 , 10 , C14. ALMONDS, BITTER, S.A.P.
ANGELICA ROOT FOUGERE
, COGNAC, GREEN-WHITE HELIOTROPE
COGNAC, ARTIFICIAL
—ALDEHYDES C,.,: LAURINIC, FENNEL (SWEET) JASMIN
METHYLNONYLACETIC GINGER LILAC

ANTHRANILATE OF LILY OF THE VALLEY
NARCISSUS
CITRAL [METHYL
NEROLI
CITRONELLAL ROSE RED

CITRONELLOL ROSE MOSS
ROSE ORIENT
GERANIOL ROSE LIMES, DISTILLED 6c
VIOLET
GERANIOL FOR SOAP TERPENELESS
WALLFLOWER, &c.
LINALOOL MUSTARD, GENUINE &
ROSENEON

SAFROL ARTIFICIAL
TERPINEOL
NUTMEG
VIOLETS 100%
PETIT GRAIN, &c.
ALL KINDS OF ESTERS, &c

N. V. POLAK & SCHWARZ'S ESSENCEFABRIEKEN

ESTABLISHED

ZAANDAM—1889— HOLLAND

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 33

LIQUID PARAF I1

FOR INTERNAL ADMINISTRATI n
n
n

I Trade Mark)

n

C Complies in all respects with the standard
for Liquid Paraffin in the B.P., 1914.

Moreover, it is an ideal intestinal lubricant

Supplied in bottles since it is of that n
of 4 fl. oz. at 16/0, n
DESIRABLE VISCOSITY
n and 1 lb. (IBM fl. oz.)
at 48/0 per dozen which has been laid down as a standard
bottles, subject.
in the results of investigations recently

published in the medical press.

Wi i n
/\ ft n
n

(Trade Mark)

Bn
CAne
E attractive jelly-like preparation con- n
E

E taining 80 % (approx.) of ' Paroleine.' nEl
E Highly appreciated by those who cannot n
E
E
E
E take paraffin in any other condition. n

E Supplied in large PERFECTLY PALATABLE
E glass jars at 18/0

El per dozen, subject.

E This will be found a saleable item now n
E n

E that Liquid Paraffin is taking a foremost n
E place as a laxative.
E El

E El
E
E

E BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co., LONDON n
E D
E
New York Montreal Sydney Cape Town Milan
Bombay
21 Shanghai Buenos Aires

All communications intended for the Head Office should be addressed to

Snow Hill Buildings. London. EC.

London Exhibition Room : 54, Wigmore Street, W. COPYRIGHT |—

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34 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

CARBONIC ACID HEROGEN biscuits

BATHS, b D h In Tii 16.

Charges lor the production at home URO-HEXOIDS

ol effervescent baths, as used in the —Tablets of Uro-hexene a combination

Nauheim treatment of hexamine and lithium benzoate.
In boxes, retail I '6 each Successful unnary antiseptic, diuretic and

LYSOL, b.d.h. anti-lithic.

In bottles of 50. Retail 1/9.

A reliable saponaceous germicide, readily INTERNOL

miscible with water in all proportions. A specially pure liquid paraffin (or
In special squat bottles, with aluminium
measure cups, 4. 8 and 16 (1. oz. medicinal use.
Also put up in "Practical Poisons In bulk, and in 4 oz., 8 oz., 12 oz. and

lalielled (with Chemist s own name) as 16 oz. bottles.

"CRESOL ANTISEPTIC." JELLAX end
NURSERY JELLAX
ESVACH WATER
Raspberry-flavoured jellies of petroleum
The All-British Aperient.
for internal administration.
Retail I - per botde.
andIn i lb.. { lb. I lb. jars.

FERRIBYN SEMPULES

•til Malt, Marrow ixnd Phosphates, B D.H An improved form of suppository.

A nutritive tonic, especially suitable for Various formulae.

children. in the form of v, .

•SANUSIN"f In bulk and in 4 oz. and 8 oz. bottles. SEMPULES ft

TICOLAX For the treatment of Haemorrhoids.
In boxes, retail 2/6.
The original Fruit Laxative.
Well advertised to the public. Tablets for WATER
Retail 1/3 and 3 -.
STERILISATION
HEROGEN
As supplied by us to the Army.
The complete Tonic Food. One added to a pint of impure water
In Tins. 1/6. 2/6 and 3/9.
renders it fit for drinking purposes.
In pocket vials of 50 tablets.

•BUXTON LIVER SALT. 'FROZEN FOAM, a non-greasy Toilet Cream
'CARLSBAD SALT ("Squirrel" Brand).
•EAU de MENTE de DALMAHOY. DERMLI QUI Liquid Court Plaster

•OTANGO, for Bites and Stings.

*On the P.A.T.A. Literature and New Showcards available for most of the above.

—

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 35

European War.

A Year Ago To-day.

{War News in " C. & Z>.," January 2, 191j.)

The question of the manufacture of laboratory glassware

in this country came to the fore, and it was announced

A Weekly Journal of" Pharmacy and of the Chemical that both phenacetin and beta-eucaine had been made at
and Drug Trades
the Royal College of Science for use in the naval hospitals.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
The aspirin trade-mark was, on the application of the

Keenc Laboratories, declare^! to be void, but an anomalous

The CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST ..la' and renutation the position was revealed in regard to a second mark consisting

leading journal addressing the Chemical and Drug trades in the British Empire of the same word and belonging to Germans in this country

and other countries in the Old and New Worlds. It is the official Journal of registered as a limited company. [This mark was after-
eighteen Chemists* Societies in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa-
and the West Indies. wards removed, so that the word " aspirin " became public

Weproperty.] published interesting details of German

Subscription Rates. chemical exports which disclosed the extent of the business

Twelve Shillings and Sixpence a year in advance, post free to anv part of the done by Germany in pharmaceutical chemicals. Mr. Morris
world including a copv of The Cliemtst trtul Dru^pi^t Difry next published.
Subscriptions may begin any month. Single Copv. bil. ; Summer or Winter contributed a paper on the need for chemical research, and
Number, m. ; Ditirv 3s. btl. Postal orders and cheques to be crossed "Martin"?
Bank (Limited)." a retail pharmacist told of some of the worries caused to

business by the war.

Terms for advertising in THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST can be Pharmaceutical Roll of Honour.
—yon sibi scd patria. Cicero.
obtained on application to the Publisher at the
Sixty-seventh List.
Head Office: 42 CANNON STREET, LONDON, E.C.
Calder, Mr., Scottish representative of Ayrton, Saunders
Telegrams: " Chemicus, Cannon, London." Telephone 3617 Central (three lines'.
& Co., Ltd., Liverpool, R.E.
Branches: ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE. AND SYDNEY. AUST. Chandler, Corporal W. (formerly with Shirtliff, Smith k

CONTENTS : No. 1 (Series No. 1875), Vol. 88. Co., Ltd., chemists, Ealing), 9th Royal Sussex (reported

PAGE

Almanacs and Calendars ... 44 Export Notices 36 missing).

American Notes 41 French News 39 Cullingham, Charles F. (with Shirtliff, Smith & Co., Ltd.,

At the Counter 45 Gazette Col. Supp. —chemists, Ealing), Army Reserve B.

Australasian News 40 German News 59

Births 43 Homoeopathic Pharmacy 53 Dixon, (lately with Shirtliff, Smith & Co., Ltd.,

Hooks (New) 58 India and the East 40 chemists, Ealing), Army Reserve B (called up).

British Guiana Bush Medi- Information Department 46 —Farquhar. The three brothers of this name mentioned

cines 54 Insurance Act Dispensing ... 56 in last week's Roll of Honour are sons of Mr. R. F.

Business Changes 44 Legal Reports 42 Farquhar, pharmacist Insch.

Coming Events 57 Marriages 43 Gurd, Sergeant-Dispenser R. V., Ph.C. (late demonstrator

Companies, New, and News... 42 Medical Gleanings 55 at Elt's College), R.A.M.C.

Correspondence Netherlands Notes 41

Letters to the Editor 62 Observations and Reflections 47 Mansfield, Fred. G., Pharmaceutical Society of the

Subscribers' Symposium ... 63 Personalities Col. Supp. Transvaal, Overseas Contingent.

Legal Queries 64 Pharmacy in Egypt 55 Mullin, J. (with Shirtliff, Smith & Co., Ltd., chemists,

Miscellaneous Inquiries ... 64 Practical Notes 52 Ealing), Army Reserve B.
Mtjnt, J. B., pharmacist (with Shirtliff, Smith & Co.,
Days of the Week 57 Retrospect 64
Ltd., chemists, Ealing), Army Reserve Jo.
Deaths 43 Scientific Progress 46 Pike, Arnold Norman (son of Mr. J. Pike, chemist and

Don'ts for Dispensers 52 Scottish News 38 druggist, Nottingham), R.A.M.C.

Editorial Articles : South African News 41 Redfern, Sergeant Frank (formerly with Mr. J. Liddell,

Finance Act Trade-marks 45 chemist, Buxton), R.A.M.C.
Thain. James, chemist (formerly with Cockh/.irn & Co.,
British Commerce after the Trade Notes 44
Ltd., Glasgow, and the Rangoon Medical Hall, and re-
War 50 Trade Report. 59 cently with Mr. Duncan, chemist, Stirling), R.A.M.C.

German Chemicals and Veterinary Notes 58 Thomas, H. C, chemist and druggist, Wandsworth In-
firmary. Armv Reserve.
U.S.A Westminster Wisdom 45
Who Said This? 51 Wallace, William (late assistant with Mr. R. J. Healey,
Notes chemist and druggist. Shepherd's Bush, W.), H.A.C.

English News 37 Wills 43 Wilson Francis X. (assistant with Mr. John Smith.
L.P.S.I., '3 Terenurc Road, Dublin), R.A.M.C.
Summary.

This number begins the eighty-eighth volume of the Evans Sons Leschek & Webb, Ltd., Liverpool arid Lon-
C, <fc D. For news of the trade, practical information, don, have released 253 men " for King and country." Their
and profitable instruction it makes a good beginning. Roll of Honour gives the following details: Private office,

A novel postcard competition is suggested on p. 51. where 2 : general offices. 51 ; warehouses, 102 ; laboratory. 44 ; wet-
rooms, 19; dry-rooms, 15; sundries-rooms, 12; and patent-
\v© give the first of a series of quotations from well-known
authors, and ask subscribers and assistants to say who these rooms, 8.

are. Northern College of Pharmacy, Manchester.—Tutors
and students who have enrolled under Lord Derby's scheme
Independence was the keynote struck by the Editor of are: E. Gower Bryant, F.C.S., Ph.C; T. H. Elwood,
fiftv years ago as regards the volume then commenced, H. Epstein, W. Fantom, W. Garside, S. G. Herbert, T.
and in endorsing this for the present we express our thanks James, H. Knighton, C. H. Leedam. R. J. Mason, E.
for the splendid manner in which the trade have responded Morris, G. R. Moulds. W. Rigby, C. S. Singleton, W. L.
to our new terms of subscription (p. 64).
Slater, J. R, Widdop.
Dissatisfaction in regard to the 1916 Insurance-dispensing

terms is general, and the vear begins with the expecta- The following persons connected with pharmacy in
tion that the conditions will be mended or ended during
its course. The proposals for pricing prescriptions are not Australia and New Zealand are serving with the Forces
received gladly. See the reports beginning on p. 56, and
of the Commonwealth or the Dominion:
letters on pip. 62 63. Hounsell, W. K.. Ambulance Section, Seventh Reinforce-

The Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915, is the subject of the prin-

_

cipal editorial article. In this we deal chiefly with the

extremely complicated income-tax provisions. Besides the ments, N.Z. Expeditionary Force

increased rates the Act introduces several innovations as Johns J. Arthur (Hollis & Co., Goulbourn, N.b.W.),
to assessment, returns, and payment which all with incomes
over 130?. a year should know (p. 48). A.M.C.
McKeowen, W.. N.Z. Expeditionary Force.
The markets have been under holiday influence and Mayhew, Jack, son of Mr. E. W. Mayhew, Perth. Western

stocktaking operations this week, and there are few changes Australia, Field Artillery Brigade.
Pleasance C. N., assistant dispenser, No. 2 Australian
to note. The outlook for most items of produce is still
General Hospital, Gegehzirieh, Egypt.
for higher prices, owing to dearer freights and other ship- New _ Force
ping difficulties; all the leading fixed oils show a sharp TAYLOR, W. R., Zealand
advance this week. S.V. meth. will be dearer from Whittman, F. Expeditionary
January 1 (pp. 59 to 62).
C, dispenser, Baso Hospital, Osborne

House, Geclong, Vic.

Index Folio 1

36 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

The following persons connected with the drug-trade in trained for the Royal Flying Corps. Last July he flew over

Canada are serving with flip Forces : Tunbridge Wells on his way to France.

Boys, Hugh (assistant with Mr. A. W. Neal, Toronto), Private Denman Metcalf, 21st Royal Fusiliers (Public

A.M.C., 1st Canadian Contingent. Schools Battalion), eldest son of Mr. R. A. Metcalf, chemist

Fbabeb, A., Springfield, N.S. and druggist, King's Lynn, whom he had assisted in his

Grant. Captain J. W. (Cumberland Drug Co.), 25th Bat- business prior to enlisting last July, has been shot just

talion C.E.F. above the ankle through an accident in the trenches in

Lang, F. ('., Vermillion. Alta., A.M.C. France. He was sent to the base, and on December 16 it
became necessary to perform an amputation. He is
Lapp, G. D. (assistant with Mr. G. Marshall, Toronto),

20th Battalion C.E.F. twenty-seven years old, and had only been in France a

Le Blanc, .). (Crease & Munroe, Amherst, N.S.). month. His younger brother, Mr. R. G. Metcalf, has just

ORMONI), E. (son of Mr. W. L. Ormond, Amherst N.S.), received a commission in a Lancashire regiment, and

85th BattaU >n C.E.F. another brother has been serving with a field ambulance
Ormond. Lieutenant L. (son of Mr. W. L. Ormond.
at Gallipoli.
Amherst, N.S.), 40th Battalion C.E.F.
Ws annex an engraving of the Christmas card issued
SandehCOCK, W. (assistant with Mr. F. Hyde, Woodstock
by British civil prisoners in the camp at Ruhleben, near
Ont,). A.M.C. Berlin. It is an ordinary

Taylor, Lieutenant (Taylor Drug Co.), Mounted Kifies, postcard, printed in

C.E.F. several colours, the

Export Notices. central sketch being by
" R. W.," one of the
—France. The following is a selection of articles which prisoners. The card was

may be exported from France without special authorisa- sent to us bv Mr. G. P.
tion when consigned to the United Kingdom, the British Forrester, F.C.S., who

Dominions and Protectorates, Belgium. Japan, Montenegro,

Russia, Serbia, or American countries: Tartaric acid, has been interned in

aconite (preparations and alkaloids), belladonna and its pre- Ruhleben since October
parations and alkaloids, cantharidcs and preparations
thereof, chloralamid and preparations with a chloral base, 1914. During his im-
coca and its preparations, ergot, eucaine, ipecacuanha, hen-
prisonment Mr. For-

rester has acted as an

bane and its preparations, mercury (compounds and pre- assistant postmaster, as
parations of), novocaine, nux vomica and its alkaloids or
well as assistant to the
preparations, paraldehyde, peptone, protargol, sodium sali-
cylate, methyl salicylate. ealvarsan and neo-salvarsan, censor. The camp is now

managed by the prisoners

santonin and its preparations, thymol and its preparations, themselves, and Mr. For-

trional, urotropinc, etc. The full list is published in the rester has contributed to

" Board of Trade Journal " of December 23, 1915. this part of the business.

Netherlands.— According to a Royal Decree of Decem- The new British Phar- With heartiest
SCmasand yteio IJea rjr "Wishes
ber 14, the exportation of Turkey red oil and other entirely macopoeia has afforded
him means of mental
or partly sulphonated or sap indicated oils is prohibited.

Glycerin has again been placed on the prohibited list. relaxation, and he has

Switzerland. A decree of the Swiss Federal Council, also had the leisure to
resume certain branches "
dated December 11, prohibits export of the following:

Chrome oxide and hvdrafed chrome oxide, even in aqueous of study which under

paste; residues of chrome from the manufacture of chemical- other circumstances he
mproduct s col
; ring-materials and colours ground in oil or might have been content to keep in reference-books. Mrs.

merely mixed with oil; hydrosulphite hydrosulphitc and Forrester and her son are in London.
;

formaldehyde soda; silver nitrate (lunar caustic) fused in

bars, in crystals, or put up in the shape of pencils. Miscellaneous.

Tunis.—The " Journal Officiel Tumsien " (November 24) —Belgian Doctors' and Pharmacists' Relief Fund. The

announces that by way of exception to the prohibition of following subscriptions have been received during the past

the exportation of vegetable oils imposed bv decree of week : Mr. A. Chapman (proceeds from dependants' pre

February 12. may1915, 2.000.000 kilos, of olive 'oil be scriptions), lis. lid. ; Mr. A. E. Mills (proceeds from

allowed to be exported from Tunis under the conditions dependants' prescriptions), 7s. 2d.

specified in the notice. —Enemy Patents. W. L. Ingle, Ltd., Churwell, Leeds, and

Personalia. Greenwood & Lee, Ltd., Bramley, Leeds, have applied for

Sergeant P. Backhouse, of the R.A.M.C.. was with the avoidance or suspension of patent 13955 of 1904 for
Raimes & Co. before enlisting in May. The '• Yorkshire-
Herald " primed his portrait on December 22. reducing agents owned by the Badische Anilin und Soda
Fabrik. The hearing of the applications Avill take place at
"BEST wishes for Christmas and the New Year" come
the Patent Office, London, W.C., on January 7.
to us from Captain W. II. Bowling, a Pembroke Dock
pharmacist, who is at the Front and was quite well on —Employment of Discharged Soldiers. The Demobilisa-
November 211, when he wrote.
tion Committee of the Social Welfare Association for
The Injury to Captain Horace R. Haslett, 9th Battalion
Royal Irish Rilles (( . a- ])., December 25, p. 43), has proved London, 845-850 Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London,
E.C., has issued a statement regarding the civil employment
to be very serious, as it was duo to a bullet-wound in the of soldiers and sailors on their discharge. It is a summary
of what has already been done and what it is still neces-
head. He is now at Amiens, progressing as favourably as
sary to do in regard to this important problem.
can be expected.
—German Atrocities in Belgium. We have referred on
Corporal Robert Kerr. 5th Scottish Rifles, son of Mr.
John Kerr, manufacturing chemist, Mathieson Street, several occasions to the barbarities inflicted on Belgian phar-
macists bv German soldiers, and to the pillaging of phar-
Glasgow, has received a commission as second-lieutenant in macies which the same culprits carried out. The Deutscher
the 19th London Battalion. Mr. Kerr has other sons serv- Anotheker Verein refused to believe that such crimes had
been committed by Germans, and wrote to the German
ing with the Colours. Governor of Belgium to know if it is true that these atroci-
ties took place. Von Bissing, the German Governor, has
Mr. Philip Bristowe Care, eldest son of Mr. H. Bristowe since replied that his inquiries show- that a large number of
Care (Southall Bros. & Barclay, Ltd.). Edinburgh, has
pharmacists have fallen victims to the war, especially as the
received a commission as second-lieutenant in the 4th Royal result of the bombardment of Belgian cities. The contents
of pharmacies also have been commandeered by the German
Scots, in which he enlisted in August 1914, and has served military forces, but in no case has pillaging by German
soldiers been certified. The shallow sophistry of the
in Gallipoli with his regiment since May 1915. Mr. Bris-
Governor-General's report appears to satisfy the conscience
towe Care's second son, Graham, enlisted at the same time
of the German pharmaceutical journals, which now boldly
mas his brother, and three months ago received a com- assert that no pillaging by German soldiers took place.
mission the 3/4th Royal Scots.
Another discreditable feature of this matter is that the
Mr. A. E. Hobbs, Ph.C. has been appointed a member German papers are taking to bullying the Dutch people
of the recruiting tribunal at Tunbridge Wells. Mr. Hobbs who are trying to succour the pharmaceutical victims of
has received information from France that his son Second- German atrocities. The Deutscher Apotheker Verein has
Lieutenant Alan Victor Hobbs, of the Royal Flying Corps the assurance to call upon the Dutch Pharmaceutical Society
is missing. He was last heard of on December 15, when he to withdraw the list which was circulated of murdered
started on a long reconnaissance flight. On the outbreak of pharmacists and pillaged shops.
war Mr. A. V. Hobbs joined the Royal West Kent Regi-
ment, as a private; in October 1914 he obtained a com-
mission in the 10th Royal Sussex Regiment, and later he

/ ndex Folio 2

January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DEEGGIST 37

English and Welsh News. accession of patients undesirable. " I am doing the work
of fave men," remarked a doctor this week " my four
"Subscribers are invited to send to the Editor newspapers con- nearest neighbours in
taining: matters of trade interest. The items should be indicated. the profession having left their
patients to my care."
To a reluctant juvenile he cried
" Hold out your tongue
! I did not come here for eniJ ovJ-

ment."

Contracts for Drugs, et2. As a rule, chemists and druggists have not received a
fair share of the Christmas trade, which has proved on the
The following- new contracts or considerations arising whole heavy, owing to the prosperity of the port. Never
were the windows devoted to perfumes so artistically stocked,
—from existing contracts have been notified : but the sales show a serious decline. "Presents" have

Belper Guardians. Calvert & Sons, drugs.

—Boston Guardians. Mr. T. B. J. Booker, quinine, at

3s. 9rf. per oz. mtaken the form of " comforts for soldiers and sailors," the
but
—Brighton Guardians. Corbyn, Stacey & Co., Ltd., drugs demand for shaving-sets, for example, being enormous,
this line pharmacists have had to rompete with many
and sundries. others. One large order for an Expeditionary Force was

—Chichester Guardians. Timothy White Co., Ltd., drugs,

—»etc. secured by an old-established central firm, but the rest of
Gloucester Guardians. Mr. W. Walwin, 127 Southgate the sales were individual. The general trade has been good

Street, Gloucester, has been selected by the Board as emer- in the leading thoroughfares, but dull in the side streets
gency chemist. devoted mainly to offices. In the suburbs the household

—Greenwich Guardians. Manners & Hopkins, drugs. business has been fair, prescriptions being rather abundant
—Holywell Guardians. Mr. J. Carman, chemist and drug- in consequence of the damp season.

gist, Holywell, to supply linseed oil at 10(7. per quart, car- Manchester.

—bolacene Is. 94(7. per gal., and charcoal at 8s. 9(7. per cwt. The ambulance train which has been built by the London
Isle of Wight Guardians. A. Millidge & Son, Newport, and Norfh-Western Railway Co. has been shown at Man-
Timothy White Co., Ltd., Brown & Son, Ryde, and Vernon chester. It is splendidly fitted up, and chemists who have
visited it have been much impressed bv the up-to-date
<& Son, for drugs. arrangements for dealing with the wounded men.

—Lambeth. The Guardians' Contracts Committee having Mr. F. W. Bates, Brooks's Bar, who was recently elected

reported that the period for which the original contracts a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire, has received a large
number of congratulatory messages on the new honour
with the British Drug Houses, Ltd.. and S. Maw. Son & conferred upon him. As Past President of the local Asso-
ciation and Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Committee he
'Sons for the supply of drugs and druggists' sundries re- is a popular personality.

spectively were extended expires at the close of the year,

and as both contractors are willing to extend the contracts

for three months more, the Board has decided to accept

Mawthe offer. The Board also agree to allow Messrs. to

charge 13/. 14s. 11(7. in excess of the contract rates in Although there seems a fair amount of uncertainty ex-
pressed among panel chemists regarding the future under
respect of druggists' sundries supplied to the infirmary. the Insurance Act, no one so far has taken the extreme
step of coming off the panel as in some of the other Lanca-
—Lewisham Guardians. Middleton Bros., St. George's
shire towns. Evidently Manchester chemists are satisfied
—'Street, E.. disinfectants. with what the future holds, looked at from " the official
Macclesfield Guardians. Mr. Ernest Brian, chemist and view."
• druggist, 25 Mill Street, for drugs.
A number of pharmacists are finding great difficulty in
—Milton Regis (Kent) Guardians. Usher's Drug Stores,
obtaining supplies of methylated spirit. All sorts of prices
Ltd., chemist's goods. —Guardians. Mr. C. J. Wain,
Newcastle-under-Lyme

-drugs. are being charged for the diminished stocks on hand, 8(7.

—Romney Guardians. Mr. F. Oram, drugs and surgical to 10<7. a pint, and in some cases Is. a pint being asked.
One chemist, who ordered his usual quantity of six gallons
^dressings. and was unable to get it owing to the shortage of metal

—Warwick Guardians. Mrs. Holliday, drugs.

Watford Guardians. - E. M. & M. T. Chater, drugs and containers, ordered a. 30-gallon cask, which, much to his

.surgical dressings. astonishment, arrived a few days later.
—York Guardians. Mr. Frederick A. Newey to supply
The city pharmacies made effective Christmas window-
• disinfectants and disinfectant soap.
Birmingham. displays, although the majority of the suburban chemists

have made very little difference to their ordinary everyday

To meet official requirements as to shaded lights two style.
imethods are being adopted. The best and most economical
method is a brown cloth blind or awning two-thirds down Blain & Hankinson, Market Street, show toilet-goods and per-
•the window on the outside. It does not affect the light
upon the articles exposed to view and has the desired effect. fumes.

The window-displays this year have been very effective Bury, Ltd., St. Ann's Street, show cut-glass ware, with per-
fumery and manicure-sets.

Wild & Salthouse, Oxford Road, show perfumery, eau de
Cologne, hot-water bottles, and other useful Rifts.

in spite of the order as to subdued lights. Much favour Mottershead & Co., Exchange Street, make a useful show of
'has been given to perfumes and toilet-requisites, with winter perfumes, sprays, and high-class toilet-specialities.
medicinal preparations, and in some cases the monotony of
Jeans & Co., Oxford Road, have a display of wines and spirits
broad sheet-glass has been relieved by lines of black and in one window and chocolates, perfumery,' and toilet-articles in
white, with agreeable effect, to imitate the old style
window-panes. Messrs. Southall gave up both their win- the other.

Mr. Galloway, C. P. A. Building, Oxford Street, devotes one
window to a good display of standard winter requisites and the

•dows to perfumes, and had a dainty bouquet of real flowers other window to presents.

rto emphasise the display. Good business has been done Boots, Ltd., have some attractive window-displays at their

generally owing to prosperous times. branches throughout the city, the Market Street shops being
perhaps the pick of the displays.
Liverpool.
Thompson & Capper, Piccadilly, have a nice selection of per-
A fire occurred one day this week at the premises of
fumes, shaving-cases, toilet-articles, cameras, and photographic,

Wi'ight, Crossley & Co., Rainford Square, but the fire- goods, while their speciality chocolates in fancy boxes have a

brigade succeeded in subduing it. prominent place.

Mr. W. H. Saunders (Ayrton, Saunders & Co., Ltd.) has Westmacott & Son devote their Market Street window to a
display of perfumes in cut-glass and fancy cases. In the Cross
received man;, expressions of appreciation for his thought- Street window are shown surgical goods and special ambulance-

fulness in reprinting Mr. William Kirkby's address to the cases for hospitals and workshops.

Liverpool C.A. C. Midgley, Ltd., Exchange Street, have two tastefully decorated

Since a suburban pharmacist parted with his assistant, windows, and the island show-ease at the entrance devoted to a
fine assortment of seasonable gifts. Vacuum-flasks, expensive cases
who is fighting for his country, he has learned why so many of perfumes, shaving-brushes and mirrors, and many gifts recom-
mended as suitable presents for sailors and soldiers are shown.
•of his young lady customers wero wont to blush when the
assistant handed them their change. Among the coins the Mr. J. Cleworth, Ducic Street, Oxford Road, has in one window
young man had the habit of slipping in a heart-shaped a nice selection of cases of perfumery, lavender-water, and eau de

sweetmeat hearing the legend, " I love you ! " or some other Cologne, dogs, babies, anil " teddy bears " made of soap being
equally amorous message. a centre of attraction. In the second window are cameras, hair-
brashes, shaving-brushes and mirrors, and hot-water bottles. Both
Owing to the absence of so many doctors, who have gone windows are draped with led and blue ribbon.

to the Front, the value <>f the dispensing chemist has been Sheffield.
greatly increased and the in'oscription system in proportion

appreciated. Patients with recurring ailments are having J. Gilbert Jackson. Ltd., Abbeydale Road, secured the

successful prescriptions re-made up, and thus obtain relief. Sheffield Royal Hospital drug-contract last month.

It is nil exaggeration to slate that not a few of the doctors A feeling has sprung up, after the recent treatment of

[remaining at home are so overworked as to make any I pharmacists by the War Office and other Government

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38 THE CHEMIST AND DKUGGIST January 1, 1916

Departments, that a more aggressive attitude will have to Scottish News.
be adopted, and that the only way that pharmacists will get
Subscribers are invited to send to the Editor newspapers con-
Atheir just rights will be to run on trade-union lines.
taining matters of trade interest. The items should be indicated.
movo in this direction is likely to be made shortly.
Brevities.
The Brightsidc and Carbrook Co-operative Society have
Mr. Eric Anderson, who is a well-known grower of Ceylon
issued their 187th quarterly report, which shows the pro- cardamoms, has given his Scottish residence, Oakbank,
gress made by the drug department opened some Elgin, for the use of wounded soldiers.
two years ago. The returns for the past quarter were
216/. 4s. 2d., against 182/. 10s. Id. for the same period of The Inverness County Insurance Committee has passed:
last year. Drugs sold to other departments amounted to a vote of confidence in the Scottish Insurance Commission,
and expressed disapproval of any change in the " national "
196/. 16s. 1(/. for the quarter. character of tho Commission.

Miscellaneous. Tn many parts of Scotland there has been a return to the
old reliable drugs, such as gentian, calumba, broom, and
Rugby Pharmacists have applied to the Urban Council chamomile. This is in part due to the absence of German,
for a general closing-order under the Shops Act. propagandists and synthetics.

Boots, Ltd., Nottingham, have lately added a 4-ton The Prison Commissioners, Scotland, recently invited
Cedes electric lorry to their fleet of motor delivery vehicles. tenders for medicines for a provincial prison during 1916.

The "Off" Wine-licence at 56 Moorgate, Bury. Lanes, In addition to a variety of drugs, the list included 30 lb.
extract of malt with cod-liver oil. six 4s. bottles Kepler
has been temporarily transferred from Mr. Charley Dean,
chemist and druggist, to Mr. Frank 11. Stuttard. malt and oil, twenty-four 6-oz. bottles syrup of figs, two
gross cascara-sagrada capsules, twelve bottles Apenta water,
Special Constable Fined.— Alfred .John Rollin, described one gross formamint tablets, one gross formalin tablets,
as a chemist, who is a special constable, was at Durham
fined 9s. for refusing to obey orders as a special constable. four bottles Fellows' syrup.

British Dyes, Ltd.—It is reported that this company is Edinburgh.
making satisfactory progress by increasing the output of
dyes, and on the extension works over 3,000 men are Illness, which has been rife these past three months,
always dies down at the close of each year. As a doctor
engaged. facetiously puts it. " The dry cough is the commonest ail-
ment at this season of the year ! "
Newport (Mon.) Chemists report that Christmas trade
was never better. There was a good inquiry for perfumery Photographs of old Heriot's boys killed in action, repro-
and similar seasonable gifts. Many pharmacists in the duced in the current number of " The Herioter," include
locality are short-handed owing to their assistants having
enlisted, and the labour problem will be accentuated when portraits of Mr. Cowie's sons and one or two others who
tho groups under the Derby scheme are called up. had some connection with the drug-trade.

Glass-trades. -The " Board of Trade Labour Gazette " A new list of chemists who supply free medicines to
states that employment in the glass-trade continues good,
but there is a scarcity of skilled labour and a shortage of soldiers' and sailors' dependants has been issued lately, but
boys, especially in the glass-bottle trade. Employment in
this branch is good generally in Yorkshire and other it contains the names of many chemists who have intimated
centres. The imports of glass during November were valued
at 226,000/., compared with 187,000/. a month ago and their desire to_ discontinue the scheme, with the result that
68.000/. a year ago. Exports of glass for November were misunderstandings have arisen between relatives and'
valued at 83.000/.. compared with 101.000/. a month ago chemists.
and 126,000/. a year ago.
In one or two instances lately chemists have had tioi blo-
Cultivation of Medicinal Herbs.— It is reported that the in getting payment for Insurance prescriptions written on-
Women's Farm and Garden Union is arranging for the the WTong form. For example, a Leith doctor writes a
cultivation of medicinal herbs on a co-operative basis as prescription for an Edinburgh patient on a Leith form, or
it does not pay to concentrate this pursuit per sr. Accord- ricr versa. The result is a prescription that has to wander
ing to Mrs. Grosvenor, the Chairman of the Union, it is in the wilderness for a period.
proposed to plant parts of small holdings with herbs.
Already a woman farmer lias organised a group of forty- Chemists continue to receive visits from members of 1 he-
two women and girls in two villages who will begin cultivat- Belgian colony. One gentleman, who bears the name of a
famous Marshal of the First Empire, is proud of his grow-
ing these herbs early in the New Year. ing familiarity with "thee Sco-atch " tongue. Another
learned with astonishment that not a few Scots answer to-
Poisonings. The eases of poisoning which have been his patronymic. "They come, perhaps," he murmured,
reported during the week concern chlorodync lozenges and " once from Belgium also ! "
carbolic acid. The first case, that of .Jacob Henrv Lowden,
whose death occurred at the Royal Hosnital, Sa'lford, was The year has been one of steadily diminishing profits,,
found to be due to heart-failure, brought on by chronic bottles, corks, twine, sealing-wax. and carriage are alt
bronchitis, but death was accelerated, the jury found, by advanced, and the prices of some wrapping-papers are-
the fact that deceased was in the habit of taking chloro- almost doubled. Most of these advances, as with commodi-
dyne lozenges. Carbolic disinfectant was taken with ties priced a few coppers higher, are irrecoverable. It is
suicidal intent by Private John McCormack at Belfast, and not to be wondered at, therefore, that chemists who used
a woman named Herbert poisoned herself with carbolic aspirin, caffeine, phenacetin, and phenazone for headache-
acid on Christmas Day at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. powders have had in many cases to reconstruct their
formula;. But, taking it all in all, the year seems to have-
Mr. Robert H. West, chemist and druggist, York Road, shown at least average profits^ higher prices for prescrip-
Southport, was on December 22 summoned under the tions and many toilet articles having helped to level things
Education Act, Section II.. the Education Committee anplv-
ing for an order to compel Mr. West's child to attend school. up.
It appeared that the child had had scarlet fever, and after
her convalescence she was sent to Yorkshire for three weeks Fife.
and was then presented at school, but. although she had a
medical certificate, she was refused. Mr. West, had his own Monday. January 3, will generally be held as New Year's
medical certificate, and objected on principle to his child Day holiday, when most chemists' shops will be closed. '
being examined by Dr. Barnes, the school's medical officer.
The Bench considered Mr. West's attitude unreasonable, and Cameron Bridge and Markinch^are being visited by many
made the order asked for. Mr. West to pay the costs of the
travellers since the announcement of the appointment of
case. Sir Douglas Haig.

The Saddest Incompatibility in medicine is that which A synopsis of the National Health Insurance account for
sometimes dissociates two groups who should be working
Octobcr has been issued from the Bureau through tho-
harmoniously the practitioners and the dispensers. County Committee.
Lancet.
The problem of qualified assistance is daily becoming,
Newfoundland Cod-liver Oil. -A large quantity of cod- more acute, and employers are even increasing salaries with
liver oil having found its way to Germany, where the a view to retaining qualified men.

glycerin can be utilised in the manufacture of explosives, There is a distinctly forward movement in window-
the Newfoundland Government has cancelled all licences dressing among local chemists. Many of the present Christ-

—under which traders formerly exported the product, and sub- mas and New Year displays are equal to any in the cities.

stituted other regulations. The Timrx. Glasgow and the West.
John Spindlbw (26), 109 Elder Street, Govan, died on-
December 27 from oxalic-acid poisoning.

The medical and pharmaceutical panel lists for 1916 are
now published, and may be seen at any of the post-offices.

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January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 39

From Hamilton, Motherwell, Falkirk, and the Black Mentioned in Despatches.—Among those cited in orders
Country generally reports come to hand of splendid busi- Mof the day for bravery on the field of battle are :
ness. This is due, no doubt, to the abundance of work and Rene
Blum, house-pharmacist at the Charite Hospital, Paris (this
good wages in these areas.
is his second citation); M. Edouard Collard (son of the
Mr. John Fyfe, managing director of Young's Paraffin well-known Secretary of the General Association of French
Pharmacists), who enlisted as a volunteer and displayed
Light and Mineral Oil Co., has died in Glasgow. He was much resource during the bombardment of his ambulance
made general manager of the company in 1873, and was near Soissons M.
; Mas, pharmacist, rue Jacob, Paris, has
in his eighty-first year.
been wounded and received the St. George's Cross. M.
A mental festive season was the experience of C. <Se D. Louis Saint-Paul, pharmacist; M. de Gorges, house-
pharmacist at Ivry Hospice; M. Bertrand, pharmacist,
subscribers on Christmas Dav. The early arrival of the 193 Avenue du Maine, Paris; Auxiliary Pharmacist Merlin,
C. A D. Diary, 1916. was the " food.*' The general verdict
is that it is a wonderful and most valuable production. attached to the Colonial Artillery; M. Masse, pharmacist,
of Paris; M. Lorea, sergeant-aviator in the Army and
Attention is being called to the depletion of pharma- pharmacist at Oran (Algeria) in time of peace; and M.
ceutical students, and a reminder is given that if we are Choay. pharmacy student, and son of a well-known Paris
to hold our own in the art of pharmacy against Germany,
we must see to it that the coming generation receive an pharmacist, have also been cited, as well as M. Combastel,
adequate scientific and business training
son of the President of the Seine-et-Oise Pharmacists'
Stirling.
Association. The last-named, after several unsuccessful
All the doctors on the Stirlingshire panel have renewed
their agreements. Medical certificates must now be written attempts, rescued his captain, who had fallen asphyxiated
in ink or indelible pencil and signed in full by the Ain a sap.
doctor. The Insurance Committee have invited the chemists few days after this heroic exploit young
to renew their contracts under the 1915 arrangements, and
it is anticipated there will be a full panel. Combastel was blown up in a mine explosion. To name

Business in Stirling during Christmas week has been the pharmacists who have lost sons in the war would make
highly pleasing, many soldiers being in the town, and they
were good customers. Mr. Skinner, chemist, Barnton a long and painful list, but mention may be made of Prin-
'Street, is showing a nice varied selection consisting of malt
extract, malt and oil, French water tablets, Thermogene, cipal Pharmacist Kopp, of the French Army, whose son
tooth-brushes, and a nice Virol show. Francis Spite, Ltd.,
have a beautiful perfumery-window in their Port Street fell as a lieutenant after mention in orders of "the day, and
shop. Mr. Walker, King Street, has a varied window-
display with liquorice-and-chlorodyno gums as the special Cavalry-Sergeant Perrimond-Trouchet, son of the head
feature. They sell well.
naval pharmacist. M. Chatin, a volunteer, who has also

fallen, was the grandson of Adolphe Chatin, the ex-Director

of the Paris School of Pharmacy. Lieutenant Rousseau, of the

2nd Infantry, killed near Arras, was the son of the well-

known Esperantist pharmacist, M. Rousseau, of Levallois.

M. Grandpierre, pharmacist at Sedan, set an example of

civic courage in proposing himself as Mayor of the un

fortunate town from^which three-quarters of the population

and nearly all the officials fled at the approach of the

Germans. The Mayor in office had been mobilised.

French News. An Ei.oc;y_ of Berthelot.—The principal feature of the
annual public meeting of the Academy of Medicine, held
&(From the " C. D." Paris Correspondent.)
on December 14, was the interesting " Elogy of
—Parmentier's Autograph. An autograph note written by Berthelot," read by the Perpetual Secretary, Professor

rcho great pharmacist Parmentier has been bought for the Debove. When they were still mere lads, Berthelot and
Renan were fellow students at Burnouf's Sanscrit lessons,
museum of the Society of the History of Pharmacy. It
undated, but Dr. Dorveaux suggests that the nature of as well as at the scientific lectures of Balard, Dumas,
Regnault, etc. Renan seems to have urged his chum to
its contents (Parmentier's resignation of his post as member take up science or to adopt literature as a profession. But
of the Committee of Agriculture) shows that it was written Berthelot, while dabbling in both these subjects in his
in the autumn of 1794. The eminent chemist's prompt spare hours, decided to make medicine or chemistry his
life work, and finally chose the latter. The laboratory
resignation of a lucrative post as soon as his health pre-
vented him from fulfilling his duties thoroughly and —which Belouze had set up in the rue Dauphine not far

honestly is quite in keeping with what we already know —from where Pierre Curie met with his death was in 1849
of his high and conscientious character. Parmentier acted
as an army pharmacist on active service in 1757. quite a novelty. In those days students simply listened to

Eau jVAmbour.—The remarkable revival of long lectures on chemistry, the professors and their preparators

—unutilised objects hand grenades and steel infantry alone made practical experiments. Thus Berthelot became
—helmets, knives, and catapults has been one of the charac- preparator to Pelouze. and later on to Balard. When the
chair of organic chemistry was founded at the Paris
teristics of the present war. One of these is of pharma- Superior School of Pharmacy in 1859 this science was con-

—ceutical interest the " eau d'Alibour," an ancient medica- sidered as a simple branch of inorganic chemistry.

ment, or rather antiseptic solution for washing wounds, Berthelot had taken his diploma as first-class pharmacist
which contains sulphate of zinc, camphor, saffron, alcohol,
in the previous year, and his publications on chemical-
and sulphate of copper. When its use was revived by research had already attracted the attention of the

Dr. Sabourand for the treatment of suppurating sores, it scientific world. Six years later he was transferred to a
was supposed to date from 1598, when Sir Francis Vere,
—similar chair at the College of France, also a new founda-
of Ostend and Nieuport fame, was already in the Low
tion. This post proved a life-long one he came to his
"Countries. But this was an exaggeration. Dr. Dorveaux, laboratory a few days before his death. The remarkable
of the Paris School of Pharmacy, points out that Jacques work he there carried on was interrupted by the war of
1870, when Berthelot became Chairman of the Scientific
Dalibour, inventor of the famous antiseptic-water, lived at Committee for the Defence of Paris. "Like others." he
the later period, when our men once more "swore terribly wrote, " we daily executed our task willingly, hard-
in Flanders," and was probably first used by the French workinglv, and patriotically. I might tell what this work
troops who fought against Marlborough. Dalibour was a was, but it would ill become me, after a defeat, to write
surgeon attached to the Gendarmes du Roi. One of his a detailed history of efforts that failed." The siege over,
•daughters married a Parisian apothecary, Pierre Louis Berthelot returned to his suburban villa at Sevres, and
Jaussin. They had a son, Louis, who followed the paternal found it pillaged. His neighbours were not more for-
profession; he first kept open shop in the Rue St. Denis
in 1732, and subsequently served as army pharmacist. In tunate. He relates how Regnault (father of the young
1760 he became owner of several proprietary medicines his
maternal grandfather had exploited, as a long advertise- artist wIki fell so gallantly in the final sortie) found his

ment in the " Mercure de Franco" nroves. Among these physical instruments hammered into fragments, his ther-
mometers snapped into morsels, his registers of experi-
was the _ oau d'Alibour. evidently fully appreciated, for it ments burnt and torn up all so systematically destroyed
figures in several veterinary formularies in 1741 and there- that it was hard to believe that it was not carried out
abouts. In 1787 it was "regularly included in all the
medicine-chests issued to the Newfoundland fishermen at with intention and profound hate. Berthelot, as a philo-
Dieppe. Cadet <le Gassieourt in 1812 recommended it for
sopher, always deplored war. Could the twentieth cen-
human use "for washing purulent and feel id wounds,
and burns "; and. although it does not figure in the Codex, tury abolish this evil it would, he wrote, earn the ffratitude
~\t has a more legitimate claim to be there, says Dr. of ali succeeding generations. But he nourished no
Sabourand, than many obsolete and useless formulae still illusions. and prophesied that "still more terrible

preserved. and widespread new conflicts are in preparation." Ho

foresaw that the growth of Germany, materially and intel-
lectually, would culminate in an impatience to render their

culture not only predominant but exclusive. After 1870,
said Professor Debove, a high position was offered to

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40 THE CHEMIST AND DKUGGIST January 1, 1916

Berthelot if he cared to emigrate to England. He refused Australasian News.

without hesitation. Renan wrote him that it would bo " The Chemist and Drug-grist " is supplied weekly to all the
treason to France to leave her in her day of disaster. She members of eight Chemists' Societies in Australia and New.

was their Alma Mater; "we can only leave her if she Zealand.

sends us away." The remarkable scientific work of the Fiji.
great chemist, and more especially his researches in organic
—Poisons Ordinance. An Ordinance regulating the sale;-
synthesis, physiological and agricultural chemistry, having
of drugs and poisons in Fiji has been passed. Section 3 is
been duly touched on by the orator, he then sketched
as follows :
Berthelot as teacher, as statesman, as writer, and as a
moralist. With Berthelot's theory that science embraced Any person may carry on the business of a pharmaceutical

"the whole domain of human intelligence, moral, political, chemist or chemist and druggist if the business of such person,
so far as it relates to the keeping, retailing, and dispensing of
and artistic, as well as practical and industrial," M. poisons, is under the immediate personal control and management
Debove does not agree. Science searches physical, not of a qualified pharmaceutist duly registered and licensed as such,
moral truth; art and sentiment likewise escape from its who does not act at the same time in a similar capacity for any
bounds. But all this need not diminish our admiration other person.

for the venerable savant and his noble life, full of "the Certificates of qualification are to be exhibited in the-
love of what is good and the passionate wish to render his place where the business is carried on. The expression
fellow-creatures happy and good," to use his own words.
Of his married life little need be said. The Berthelots " person " is interpreted as including bodies corporate. A
were admirable in their lives, and in death they were not
divided. The Academy of Medicine was proud to have previous Ordinance was promulgated in 1881, the presentj.
counted such a man among its members. one being rendered necessary by the growth of company,

trading.

New Zealand.

—Increased Import Duties. The Government propose to

make important changes in the Customs Tariff, andi
cordials, bitters, spirits and spirituous mixtures, and flavour-
ing extracts have been singled out for an increased duty.

—Kauri-gum Industry. A Bill to amend the Kauri-gum

Industry Act was brought into the House of Representatives,

on October 4 by the Prime Minister (O. & />., January 23,

1915, p. 57). The Bill gives power to the Government to
market the kauri gum, which has been stored as a result of
the policy of maintaining the workers at the industry evem
when the demand for the gum had failed owing to the war.
It is intended to offer the gum in the United States and
Japan. The other provisions of the Bill will enable the
Government to develop the industry as a national asset.
The Bill was read a third time on October 6.

Victoria.

A Latin Advertisement.—Mr. David G. Bull, Melbourne,

wishing to reach medical men through an advertisement
in the " Argus "
in the daily Press, inserted the following

HERMETTE PITUITARY EXTRACT.

OMNES MEDICI Copias Hujus Preparationis Obtinere Poseunt

Pharmacy Sign, " Ar Sphinx." at 31 "Pvt. St. Penis, Paths. A Me Aut Litteris Aut Telephono Libenter Respondetur.

This is in stone, sculptured and gilt, of the nineteenth century, —Poisons Schedule. At the meeting of the Pharmacy.
but it replaces an old druggist's sign in bas-relief, " Au
Centaure,*' dating from the seventeenth century. Board on October 13 it was resolved that the Governor-in-
[From a drawing by Jean Jules Dufour.
Council be asked to proclaim " iodine and solution thereof
India and the East. ,

f croton oil, its admixtures and preparations" poisons in.

&(From the " C. D." Correspondents.) Part 2 of the second schedule of the Poisons Act, 1915.

—Thymol. It is reported that a chemical company with It was also recommended that the following addition be"

modern plant, at Dehra Dun, has commenced the distilla- made :
tion of various essential oils and the manufacture of thymol
from ajowan-seed. Strychnine and all preparations or admixtures containing
less than 0.2 per centum of strychnine.
A Big Auction of pharmaceutical products, the property
It was stated that this is already covered by the inclusion,
of the late Farbenf abriken Bayer & Co., was held in Bom- of nux vomica, and that the above entry is required for
bay on November 16 by Crawford & Co., acting under the the purpose of removing doubt on the matter. The Govern-
instructions of the Controller of Hostile Trading Concerns.
ment analyst reported that Grimault's asthma-cigarettes-
Recently large quantities of aniline dyes belonging to this
company, worth several lakhs, had been sold, as reported in eontaJii 0.202 per cent, of the alkaloid of belladonna-leaves.

the C. <£- D. A large number of buyers from various parts —Poisoning-case. At Ballarat on October 5, Dr. L. C

of India were in attendance, but after the sale had pro- Lado and Mr. W. H. Cornell, chemist, were charged with,
ceeded a short time it was stopped by the Controller ot the manslaughter of Elizabeth Brown at Waubra on
Hostile Trading Concerns, no reason being given, but the
prices offered in the auction were very low, and the re- August 25. The evidence showed that the doctor called at."
mainder was disposed of privately. The goods were valued Mr. Cornell's pharmacy in Ballarat. and dictated to a lady
assistant what the doctor described as a prescription, the-
—at over a lakh of rupees (6,666/.). doctor stating that he ordered 8 oz. of a mixture containing-
Indian Glass. The quinquennial review of the mineral 5 minims liq. strychn. in the half-ounce. The assistant
production of India contains some information as to the took this to be an order for liq. strychn., as the doctor
occurrence of glass-making materials, which is of special was in the habit of obtaining at the pharmacy drugs for-
interest in view of the efforts now being made to en- use in his dispensary. Liq. strychn. was supplied in a
courage the manufacture of ulass in India. Three glass- green poison-bottle, and labelled with the name of the-

—works have been started under Tndian management viz., article and the word "Poison." The doctor took this to-
be a special precautionary measure on the part of the
the Paisa Fund Glassworks at, Talegaon, Poona district,
Bombay, in 1908; the Upper India Glassworks at Ambala chemist, and before handing it to the patient scratched'
in 1914; and the Jubbulpore Glass-factory. These factories through the words " liq. strychn." and wrote across the
devote themselves chiefly to the manufacture of Iamn globes label, " One tablespoonful after breakfast, one after
and chimneys, bottles, and tumblers. During the past dinner, in water." The doctor was, however, a little-
fifteen years the annual imports of glass and glassware doubtful whether the chemist had made up a mixture as-
have gradually risen in value from 440,000/. to 1,300,000/.
intended, and he asked the husband of the patient not to-
in 1913.
administer a dose until he (the doctor) obtained confirma-

tion from the chemist. The doctor was unable to get into--
telephonic communication with the chemist, but. owing to-

the confidence with which the chemist had inspired him, con-
cluded that the mixture had been made up as he intended,
and telephoned to the patient's husband to administer a-

dose of the medicine. The patient died soon after the dose-

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January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST 41

had been taken. The case was ably argued before the Netherlands Notes.
Judge and jury at the Ballarat Supreme Court, and the
jury returned a verdict of "Not guilty" in both cases. &(From the " C. D." Correspondent)

Western Australia. The Xeeuwenhoek lWedal.-At the meeting on Decem-
Health Act Amendment.—When the Health Act Amend-
ber 11 of the Philosophy and Natural Science Section of
ment Bill came on for second reading in the Legislative the Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam, Professor
(Council on September 16, an amendment was included Lorenz, who was in the chair, announced that the Leeuwen-
exempting from penalties the supply of drugs by chemists hoek gold medal for 1915 has been awarded ho Surgeon-
in the ordinary course of business, providing these had not General Sir David Bruce, London, the discoverer of the
cause of several tropical diseases. The Leeuwenhoek medal
.•been prescribed for the cure or alleviation of venereal is awarded every ten years; the first award, in 1875, was
diseases. to Ehrenberg. and other recipients have been Cohn,
Pasteur, and Beyerinck. Sir David Bruce had been invited
South African News. to be present at the meeting on December 18, that the medal
might_ be presented in person, but he wrote regretting his
(From " C. & D." Correspondents.)
inability to attend.
" The Chemist and Druggist " is supplied weekly to memoers of
all the Chemists' Societies in South Africa. Hydrastis Substitutes.— On December 17, Mr. J. A.
Van Dongen obtained the degree of Doctor in Medicine at
Cape Province. the University of Amsterdam, his academic dissertation
being on Erodium cicutarium, a common wild plant in
Mr. C. Gerrish, of Southall Bros. & Barclay, Ltd., was Holland, which has been found to be an excellent substi-
in Cape Town when the mail left, as also was Mr. Morrell,
tute for Hydrastis canadensis as a styptic in uterine
representing Stearns & Co.
Mr. F. J. Harpur, chemist in charge of the dispensary haemorrhage. Numerous experiments with the spirituous
liquid extract of the plant, which have been made in the
.at the Tokai Convict Station, has volunteered for service
gynaecological clinic of Professor Treub, of the University
in the S.A.M.C. for East Africa. He has passed the
of Amsterdam, have yielded good results. The plant has
medical test successfully, and hopes soon to be able to find the advantage over Hydrastis of being not poisonous, and
a substitute to take on the work at the dispensary so that
he can get away. it is cheaper and more easily obtainable. A Russian physi-

Cape-grown Lemons.—Mr. W. E. Griffiths, chemist, cian, Komorowitch, twenty years ago, drew attention to the
Quecnstown, sent us the photograph from which the sub- use of the plant as a domestic remedy in Russia ("Year-
joined engraving has been made. He wrote : book of Pharmacy," 1896). Erodium-preparations have
heen mentioned occasionally in medical and pharmaceutical
This is a batch of lemons such as I receive at frequent literature as haemostatics, but nowhere has systematic
research regarding the drug been recorded. Van Dongen is
•intervals during the fruit-season for the preparation of my
Hesatisfied that the results he •obtained are beneficial.

employed the liquid spirituous extract in doses of 25 minims
four times a day. In some cases he made use of a soft
extract, prepared by exhausting the herb with water, and

evaporating the liquid thus obtained to a soft extract

(30 parts was obtained from 100 parts of the herb). He

leaves the examination of the plant as regards its active
principles to pharmacists and chemists, but remarks that

the haemostatic properties cannot be attributed to tannins.

American Notes.

U.S. Pharmacopoeia.— The ninth revision of the
United States Pharmacopoeia is expected to be on sale on
January 1, 1916, and to become official on May 1.

Meyer Brothers' Drug: Co., St. Louis, which since
February 1915 has been in the hands of a receiver (C. & D.,

February 27, 1915, p. 67). has resumed normal business, a
satisfactory arrangement having been concluded with the

creditors.

"Ideal Lemon Squash, which has now been on the market A.P.A. —The offices of the "Journal of the American
Pharmaceutical Association " have been moved to Drug

about ten years, and the sale of which is increasing rapidly Exchange, Bourse Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. E. G.
_

The lemons are all grown in the Eastern Province, and they AEberle is mow the editor. series of public dinners given

are from the Portugal seed they yield a large percentage by his friends emphasised Professor Eberle's departure
:

of juice and are very lusciaus. from Dallas. The new President of the Association is Pro-
fessor Wulling, of the Collego of Pharmacy of the Minne-
—Pharmaceutical Society. The Committee appointed to
sota University. Professor F. J. Wulling was in business
find new premises for the Pharmaceutical Society has

secured a fine commodious room in the South African as a pharmacist at Brooklyn, N.Y., before he took up his
present position as professor of pharmaceutical chemistry
Mutual Chambers in Darling Street, Cape Town. The

chambers are in the centre of the city, and tramcars for all in succession to the late Professor Bedford.

suburbs pass the door. The position is one minute's walk Salvarsan Supplies.— rhe "American Druggist" states

from the railway station. The room is No. 14 on the third that the British Government has granted permission to an
American company to export from Rotterdam a six months
floor, and lift accommodation is provided until midnight.

The room, which is 30 ft. long by 20 ft. wide, is admirably supply of salvarsan and neosalvarsan. It is also stated

adapted for lectures and demonstration, and seating accom- that salvarsan has been made successfully at Philadelphia,

modation for 100 persons can easily be provided. An but that the existence of patents owned by Germans pre-

endeavour will be made to make the room as attractive vents the sale of the home-produced article. It appears

and as comfortable as possible, so that, members can use that the manufacture has been carried out in the labora-

it at any tiui". The room was to be ready for occupation tories of the Philadelphia Polyclinic, where for some time
a research has been in progress on the toxicity of mercury
on January 1.

Transvaal. and arsenic compounds. When the supply of salvarsan
failed owing to the war the director decided to manufacture
—Personal. At a meeting of the Volksrust Municipal salvarsan and to distribute it under the name arsenobenzol.
of the Laboratories
Council held on November 17, Mr. S. Hooey, Ph.C, It is further stated bv the Director
in regard to the infringement of the patents owned
M.P.S.I.. was unanimously elected Mavor for the ensuing that
year. This is the second occasion on which Mr. Hooey has does not think that any court of equity
by Germans he injunction against the manufacture and
filled that position, the former period bei' rj; 1907-9. would issue an

—ANGOLA Beeswax. Angola (Portugese West Africa) ex- distribution of a drug that is used for saving life at a
time when the patentees are unable to supply the drug.
ported 776.963 kilos, in 1914, against £13,523 kilos, in 1913 It is to" be sold at the price charged for salvarsan betore
and 791,348 kilos, in 1912.
the outbreak of the European War.

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Legal Reports. sisting of Mr. Gleave and Mr. Parkin S. Booth. Among
the creditors are : Armour Co., 12/. ; Brcidenbach & Co.,.
Trade Law. 8/. ; W. Gossage & Sons, 11. ; F. W. Hampshire & Co.,

Medical Acts: The Title "Dostor."— In the Court of 26/.; Kilnor Bros., Ltd., 26/.; Kaputine Sign, Ltd., 17/.;

Session, Edinburgh, before Lord Dewar, on December 22. Premier Salt Co., 6/. ; Salvor Chemical Co., 4/. ; and Vari'

tho Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh asked for Houten, Ltd., 8/.

an order to interdict tho Dr. Temple Co., Ltd., 7 West —Chemists' Friendly Society. The report of the directors,

Register Street, Edinburgh Harry Kay (described as which is to be presented at the annual meeting to be held'
; at the rooms of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Chemists'"

"chemist"), 4 Busby Road, Clarkston, Glasgow: Win. Association, 165 Hill Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, on.
January 27, mentions the principal features of the Society's
Temple, 57 West Campbell Street, Glasgow Mathias
; operations during the period July 6, 1914, to July 4, 1915.
About 400 members were admitted during tho period referred
Frudal, clerk, 133 Holm Street. Glasgow; and John Kay,
to. The claims made were on about the same level as the
4 Busby Road, Clarkston. from using in connection with
previous year, and are considerably less than the actuarial
tho business or businesses carried on by them at 7 West estimates. It is considered that if the same ratio is pre-

Register Street, Edinburgh, and 57 West Campbell Street, served a large surplus will be available for additional

Glasgow, the name or title of " Doctor/* or its contrac- benefits. Some 500 members have joined the Forces. The-
accounts are appended to the report.
tion " Dr.," and from pretending that they are doctors or
Phenolphthalein and Allied Products, Ltd., is the new
medical practitioners, and from using any name or descrip- name which tho Board of Trade has authorised for the-
company founded by Mr. John Hutcheon, with head-
tion implying that they, or any of them, are persons regis-
.quarters at 28 Charles Street, Manchester. At the out-
tered under the Medical Acts, or are persons specially break of the war Mr. Hutcheon realised the need for manu-

qualified to practise medicine in Scotland. An interim facturing phenolphthalein and other synthetic products in

interdict was granted, and the defendants were allowed this country, and applied to the Board of Trade for the
permission requisite in company formation or capitalisation
eight days to answer tho complaint.
to extend the scope of Phenolphthalein, Ltd. The result is
New Companies
the change in the title, and the Phenol and Allied Pro-
and Company News.
ducts Co., Ltd., is increasing its working capital by the
P.C. means Private Company and R.O. Registered Office.
issue of 250 debentures of 100/. each, which will bear 10 per
—Wheeler & Horder, Ltd. (P.C). Capital 2.000.., in 1/. cent, interest per annum, and will be redeemable at the

shares. Objects : To carry on tho business of, among other end of five years, with the option of conversion at par
into shares in the new company, which will be formed at
things, drugs and chemicals. R.O., 6 and 4 Great Win-
the earliest practicable moment for the manufacture of
chester Street. London, E.C. synthetic drugs. In the meantime the company has also-

Colonial Merchants, Ltd. (P.C.).—Capital 1,000?. Ob- entered into an agreement with the Deoch-an-Doris Co.
jects: Proposes to trade in palm-kernels, copra, ground- to control the manufacture and sale in the United King-
nuts, or other produce. The subscribers are B. A. Woolf
and B. Blunden. 37 Walbrook, E.C. dom of the new non-alcoholic beverage which is called?

Aerators (South Africa), Ltd. (P.C.).—Capital 2.000,. Harry Lauder's " Deoch-an-Doris." This is a pleasant-
Tho first directors are H. V. R. Read and K. S. Murray tasted temperance champagne, put up neatly in " pony
(nominees of Aerators. Ltd.. who are entitled to have two
nominees on the board). R.O., 109 Victoria Street, S.W. bottles, and as it has a stimulating effect on the nervous

—Pure Russian Liquid Paraffin Co.. Ltd. (P.C). Capital system, besides being restorative, there should be a place

4.000/., in 5/. shares. Objects: To carry on the business of for it in the community.

oil producers, importers, distillers, refiners, and merchants —Camwal. Ltd. The report for the year ended Septem-

in tho U.K., its Colonies. Belgium, and elsewhere. R.O., ber 30, 1915, states that the net profit is 2,008/. 14s. 2d.,

3 St. Helen's Place. London, E.C. which, with 841/. 9s. bd. brought forward, makes a total.
of 2.850/. 3s. 8(7,., out of which the directors recommend the
Stockton-on-Tkes Chemical-works. Ltd. (P.O.—Capital
10.000/. The first, directors are E. L. Pease and W. Bes- payment of dividends on the cumulative preference shares
of 2£ per cent, outstanding on the year ended September 30,
wick (representing the Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd.) and 1914, there remaining 5 per cent, due on these shares for
the year ended September 30, 1915. This leaves a sum of
A. F. Pease (representing Pease & Partners, Ltd.). R.O., 1.613/. 13s. 2d. to be carried forward. Though the profits
are sufficient to pay more, the directors do not deem it
Parkfield Works, Stockton-on-Tees. advisable to recommend payment of more than 2A per cent.,
as they are building an addition to their Harrogate premises
—British United Ordnance Co., Ltd. (P.C.). Capital to meet the increasing demand for " Aquaperia." During
the past year the sale of Camwal mineral waters, as was
5.000/., in 1/. shares. Objects: To carry on the business
only to be expected, has been adversely affected, in addition
of manufacturers of and dealers in munitions, including to which there has been a heavy advance all round in the-
cost of materials, fodder, labour, carriage, etc. The com-
guncotton, nitro glycerin, cordite, dvnamite. picric acid,
pany has been fortunate in securing contracts with the
and tri-nitro toluol. R.O., 17 Throgmorton Avenue,
London, E.C War Office for the supply of mineral waters to a great

Lazard-Godchaux Co., Ltd. (P.C.).—Capital 3,000/. Ob- number of military hospitals and camps. " Aquaperia,"
which was introduced to supplant German and Austrian
jects : To take over the business of the agents in the U.K. waters, is making good headway both here and abroad,

of Lazard-Godchaux. Fabrique de Couleurs d'Analino, of and it is only the chemists' help in bringing it to the notice-
of their customers that is needed to make it a mutual
Brussels, Walter House. 422 Strand. W.C., and elsewhere,
success. Mr. Harry Kemp retires from the board, but offers
as " Lazard-Godchaux." Tho first directors are L. Lazard
—himself for re.-election. The annual meeting was held at
and F. Lazard.
the Frascati Restaurant, Oxford Street, London, W., on
—F. J. Usher & Co., Ltd. (P.O.). Capital 25,000/. Ob- December 30. Mr. Hayward M. Davenport (chairman)

_ was supported by Mr. Horace Davenport and Mr Harry-
jects : To acquire and carry on the business of a maltster, Kemp (directors). There were sixteen other shareholders

corn-merchant, chemist, druggist, etc.. carried on by F. J. present. The Chairman, in proposing the adoption of the
Usher as " F. J. Usher & Co." at Blackpits and Commer-
directors' report and tho accounts, referred to the diffi-
cial Buildings, Dublin. The first directors are F. J. Usher,
culties which Had been encountered through labour scarcity,
R. H. Usher, and D. E. B. M. Cork ell.
tho increase in the price of commodities, and uncertainty
Evans Sons Lescher & Webb. Ltd.—The issue of 12.254 of transport, which made the return of empties uncertain.
Forty per cent, of the staff is serving with the Forces,
5 per cent, preference shares has been approved by the
and the rest of military age have attested, although it;
Treasury.
is hoped that some mav be " starred " as necessary for
—A. & F. Pears, Ltd. The directors have declared an
the purpose of keeping the factories ooen for the execution
interim dividend for the half-vear ended December 31. of Government contracts. Female labour has been intro-
1915, on the ordinary shares at tho rate of 15 per cent, per
annum. duced wherever possible. In regard to the difficulty of

Prestola Chfmi r. Co.. Ltd.. 1 Argyle Street, Birken- obtaining the return of empties, the Chairman said
chemists might help in this matter by advising- the manager
head. At a meeiing of the creditors at the offices of Mr.
of the nearest branch, so that special facilites could be
R. B. Stephenson, solicitor, 34 Castle Street. Liverpool,
obtained from the railway companies in consideration of
on December 21, the statement of affairs submitted showed
Government contracts held by the company. He referred
liabilities 1,830/. 15s. Id. and net assets of 208/. Is. 3<f. It
Cwas decided to confirm tho appointment of Mr.
F.

Lawson as liquidator, and a committee was appointed con-

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January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST 43

to the great success of " Aquaperia," in which an export University, and came to this country in 1851 as lecturer

business is being built up. He .appealed to chemists not on chemistry at Queenwood College, Stockbridge. In 1867
he was appointed to a similar position at Clifton College,
to show aperient mineral waters of enemy origin from and in 1870 obtained a position as lecturer on chemistry

liatriotic motives and to enable capital to be kept in this at Guy's Hospital, where he remained for eighteen years.

country. Alterations have been made in the investments During the greater part of that time he was also a pro-
during the year; the Consols held by the company have
been converted into War Loan, and the loss on the sale fessor at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, while be-

of Consols made good from the sinking fund. Mr. J. H. tween 1864 and 1882 he was three times appointed examiner
AFrost seconded the adoption of the report.
suggestion in chemistry to the University of London, each time for

was made by a. shareholder that the dividend should be a period of five years. He was elected a fellow of the

increased, but this did not find a seconder. The Chair- Chemical Society in 1859, and was a Vice-President from

man explained that it had been considered advisable to 1871 to 1874. He returned to Germany in 1888. Most of

adopt a safe policy, having regard to the uncertain out- his research-work was in regard t> the constitution of carbo-

look Mr. Harry Kemp was re-elected a director, and, in derivatives, especially of the products obtained by oxidising

thanking the meeting, urged shareholders to sell home-pro- alcohols by means of nitric acid. He was the discoverer of

duced products wherever possible. When the motion for glvoxal, the simplest representative of di-aldehydes, and

the payment of the directors' fees was before the meeting, also devoted himself with special interest to the study of

suggestions were made for decreasing the amount and for the history of chemistry. In his book " Ewige Funda-

paying the directors on the basis of capital. Mr. Horace mentalsatze der Chemie, insbesondere das Dalton-Avo-

Davenport, in replying to these matters, gave a sketch of gadrosche Gesetz." which he published in 1894, he traced

the origin of the company, and said he and his fellow- the facts that led to the adoption of the atomic theory.

directors are much more interested in the profits than —Feaver. At Wimbledon, on December 22, Mrs. Feaver,

in the small fees which they receive. Mr. Harold Miller widow of Geo. Osmond Feaver, who was in business as a

referred to the amount placed against goodwill and trade- chemist and druggist at The Colonnade, Hawkhurst (Kent).

marks, and Mr. W. J. Campbell also spoke. The meeting —Parke. At Dereham House, St. Martin's Lane, Lincoln,

concluded with a vote of thanks to the directors and n 2I •••••.-im1-.-i- Mr. Walter I. Parke, for forty years with

.

staff. Battle, Son & Maltby, chemists, Lincoln.

—Pit:. At Burtion-on-Trent, on December 26, Mr. Alex-

Births. ander Craig Pye, chemist and druggist, 138 Waterloo Street.

Authenticated notices are inserted without charge. Mr. Pye was found dead in the hut attached to his allot-

—Johnson. At Sheffield, on December 23. the wife of ment-garden, and it is stated that a bottle which had

John Albert Johnson, pharmacist, 54 Barber Road, Sheffield, contained poison was found in his pocket.
of a son.
—Saunders. At Swiss Cottage, Clcckheaton, on Decem-
—Rae. At 2 Royal Terrace, Springburn. Glasgow, on
ber 23, Mr. Thomas Bealby Saunders, director of the Cleck-
Dece. nber 24, the wife of Walter Thomson Rae, pharma-
cist, of a son. heation Chemical Co., aged sixty-seven.

—Shaw. At Westborough, Scarborough, recently, Mr. W.

Burton Shaw, chemist and druggist, aged sixty-five.

Deceased had spent the whole of his business life in the

town, and prior to going into business for himself was

with Mr. James Crosby, chemist and druggist, and dis-

Marriages. penser for Drs. Wright and Cross. He passed the Minor

Authenticated notices are inserted without charge. examination in 1874.

— —Allan Johnston. At the Carlton, Aberdeen, on Decem- —Worters. Mr. Trevor Worters, Ph.C, of the Royal

ber 24. Edwin Allan, chemist and druggist, to Helen, elder Naval Hospital, Chatham, died last week from cerebro-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnston, 29 Victoria
spinal meningitis, aged twenty-six. The funeral took place
— —Street, Aberdeen.
Ewing Bell. At Burlington House, Glasgow, on De- in Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, on December 22, with
comber 24, Archibald Ewing, chemist and druggist, to
Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. Adam Bell, Jordanhill. full naval honours, the pall-bearers being pharmacists—

—Griffiui^Chambers. At Wesley Chapel, West Bromwich, J. Innes, R. 1". Wales Edward, H. Farrar, and J. Barker.

on December 27, Gordon M. Griffith, chemist and druggist, The service at the hospital and at the graveside was con-
West Bromwich. only son of Mr. M. H. Griffith, pharma- ducted by Rev. R. S. Hartley, R.N. Among those present
cist, Great Bridge, to Edith J. Chambers, also of West
Bromwich. were the Surgeon-General, R.N., in charge of the naval

—Kelly—Atherton. At St. Marv's Parish Church, Little medical establishments, -and his Secretary (Major Slaney,

Tlford, Essex, on December 26, Private W. G. S. Kellv, R.M.L.I.). Staff-Surgeon Smith-Shand, and Staff-Surgeon
R.A.M.C., eldest son of Mr. W. H. Kelly, and eldest grand-
son of the late Captain W. Kelly, 1st and 4th .Battalion Jones. Mr. Worters was married as recently as August
Cheshire Regiment, to Lilian, only daughter of Mr. T.
Atherton, Manor Park, Essex. last, and much sympathy is felt in Gillingham for his young

Rusling—Wackett.—At St. Nicholas' Church, Plumstead, widow, they having made their homo in that place.
Kent, on December 7, Andrew Charles Rusling (late with
Boots Cash Chemists. Ltd.) to Eva Wackett, youngest Killed In Action.
i laughter of Mr. Charles Wackett, Plumstead. [Sergeant
Rusling has returned to France, where he is employed as —Hind. Killed in action, on October 13, during the charge
dispenser in one of our hospitals for infectious diseases.]
of the Midland Brigade on the Hohenzollern Redoubt.

Corporal Horace William Hind, of the 1 / 4th Leicester
Regiment, eldest son of Mr. W. T. Hind, chemist and
druggist. Queen's Road and East Avenue, Leicester, aged

twenty. As has already been recorded in the G. & D.,

Corporal Hind was posted " wounded and missing " some

time ago, and it was hoped that he was a prisoner of war.

He was a fine manly young fellow, liked by all who knew

him, and the deepest sympathy is felt with the parents

in their great loss.

Deaths. Wills.

Authenticated notices are inserted without charge. The late Isidor Magnus, 25 Fellows Road, Hampstead,
N.W., and of George Haller & Co., 52 Leadenhall Street.
—Adamson. After a lingering and painful illness, Evelina, E.G. left estate of the gross value of 7,611/., of which
7,379/. is net personalty. Mrs. Magnus, to whom he left
wife of Mr. Joseph W. Adamson. dispensing and homoeo-
pathic chemist, Oolwyn Bay, aged fifty-two. The inter- the whole of his estate absolutely, has obtained probate.
ment was at Llandillo-yn-Rhos Churchyard on December 27.
The Late Robert Nosworthy, Ph.C, 6 Crescent Lane.
—Chalmers. At Worthing, on December 21, Mr. John Clapham Park, S.W.. left estate of the gross value of

Chalmers, chemist and druggist. He was the son of the 7.933/. 19s. 9</. . of which 7,866/. 12s. 5d. is net personalty.
late Mr. H. Chalmers, chemist and druggist, of Newport His son, Mr. R. E. F. Nosworthy, bank manager, Palmer's
Green, has obtained probate, and is the chief beneficiary.
(Salop), whoso business he succeeded to and conducted until
The Exports of chemical products from Treport during
his removal to Worthing in 1904. Ho passed the Minor 1914 amounted to 1,133 tons, against 1,667 tons in 1913, and

examination in 1878. the imports to 2,217 tons, against 3,978 tons in 1913.

—Debus. At CasseL Hesse, Germany, on December 9,

Professor Heinrich Debus, F.R.S., Ph.D., F.C.S., aged
ninety-one. Professor Debus was educated at Marburg

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44 THE CHEMIST AND DBTJGGIST January 1, 1916

Trade Notes. Almanacs and Calendars.

—Vitamogen. On p. 325 of The Chemist and Druggist We have received a number of almanacs, calendars, and',

Diary there is a preliminary announcement regarding the other souvenirs which wholesale houses and chemists dis-

new food. Vitamogen, which has been perfected by tribute to their customers at this time of the year. These,

Williams & Co., 24 Holborn, I^mdon, E.C. The announce- as usual, exhibit many interesting features and are good
from an advertising point of view. Some notes on them,
ment, referred to should lx> studied by these interested in are appended :

tho question of special f lods for invalids and children, as The Hillcrest Oil Co. (Bradford), Ltd., Clayton. Man-

its composition has been influenced by the increasing know- chester, send out a high-class calendar (15 in. by 13 in.) in.
white and pale-green, which has upon it a reproduction in
ledge of recent years on the subject of feeding. Vitamogen
—colours of Moran's picture " The Barrier " a beautiful
is a pale-yellow powder with a pleasant taste. The method
study of waves. The calendar is beneath the picture, and is-
of using it is to add it in tcaspoonful quantities to beef- inscribed " Good Will towards All."

tea, soups, or milk. Vitamogen is packed in tins retailing The British Casein Co. (1911), Ltd., Albumozo Works,
24 Great Dover Street, London, S.E., distribute a nicely
andat 2.s-. 4.s\ 6</. bound pocket diary and note-book which has a pencil
affixed in a loop at the back. The blank space devoted to.
—Lori.mer-Marshai.l's List. A new price-list has been each day is rather larger than usual in similar pocket
publications, and on that account may find a preference.
issued by Lorimer-Marshall, Ltd.. 12 Tower Hill, London,
The Card Calendar (9 in. by 3g in.) sent out by Mr. J. D..
E.C., and Britannia Works, Cold Blow, Hatcham, London, Petrie, Tho Pharmacy, Blairgowrie, strikes a breezy note.
The whole calendar is given in the lower part, while the.
S.E., which contains revised prices of the pharmaceutical upper portion is taken up with a comical head-and-shoulder

preparations, toilet-requisites, veterinary preparations, and picture, in colours, of a sailor of H.M.S. Vixen, the in-
scription being, " Cheer up; things are not so black as they,
household specialities with which the name of the company

is associated. There are also given illustrations of the

principal packed products, so that an idea of the style of

the packages is obtained. The abnormal conditions brought look."
about by the war make it necessary to stipulate that the
prices, although revised, are " without engagement." The Ludford & Co.. bottle-manufacturers, Brooksby's Walk,
Homerton, London, N.E., have a card calendar (15 in. by
prices of cod-liver oil and malt and oil are a sample of the 13 in.) in a pretty brown shade. In the centre is a coloured!
picture of a wounded khaki hero relating his experiences to
present era of enhanced values.

—M. & J. Products. Menley & James, Ltd., manufac-

turing chemists. Menley House, Farringdon Road, London.

E.C.. send us a sample of Gonorex, a new product which three Chelsea Pensioners, the brilliant red colours of the
uniforms of the last-mentioned being a feature of the
has been devised for the treatment of gonorrhoea. Gonorex
picture. The calendar portion is in the form of monthly
is in capsule firm, and consists of sandal oil and an

extract of Piper methysticum with other aromatics and tear-offs.

corrigents. The combination has. we are informed, been Mr. Edmund Jones, the Central Pharmacy. Miles Bank,
mmost useful
practice, and as it is being introduced to Hanley, sends out a wall calendar (9 in. by 4g in.), thy
feature of which is a charming colour print of a fair lady
the medical profession throughout the country, chemists and a bouquet of flowers. The cale.idar is a monthly tear-
off. Notwithstanding the limited space, Mr. Jones manages,
will receive inquiries for it. Another new line of this com- to convey a personal note in short announcements regard-
pany is a liquid iodex atomiser outfit, which consists of
ing pure drugs, skilful dispensing, and his business,
an atomiser especially adapted fir spraying liquid iodex.

n bottle of which is included with the outfit. Liquid iodex

is a. colloidal form of iodine, and is emnloved in naso- qualifications.
pharyngeal practice. The retail prices of these articles
have been protected. Ridley's Almanac, published by T. Ridley & Son,

WeMalt-extract Preparations.— regret to learn that, in chemists, Carlisle, is an issue of 10,000. It is a book of
over 150 pages, with a striking cover of black and white
error, the wrong setting of the advertisement of Davies. stripes, lied inscription, ajrid half-tone portrait of Mr.
Ridley, sen. The literary portion of the almanac is de-
Sons & Co.. Derbv. has been inserted in The Chemist anil
voted almost entirely to business matters, with price-lists
Druggist Diary. 1916. with the result that withdrawn quota- of proprietary articles and druggists' sundries, a medical

tions for malt extract and its preparations and of lung-

tonic are given in it instead of the following: guide, and household hints. This is the twenty-third year

Malt 'Extract (Jam). Malt Extract (Tint). of issue.

8 nz. ... 5 s. 3'/. per dozen. 8 oz. ... 4s. lOd. per dozen. Carnegie Bros.. 33-35 Charterhouse Square, London,
1 H>. ... 8s. 3d 1 lb. E.C. have issued to customers a useful desk pad of blotting-
2 lb. 3d 2 lb. ... 7s. 9r7 paper with a diary at the left-hand side. In a New-year
4 lb. ... 14s. 4 lb. circular the firm intimate that they purpose removing
... 27s. 3f/ ... 13 s. bd about the end of February to more commodious premises-
... 24s. Od at 227 end 229 Essex Road. N., where they will have greater
scope for the development of the chemical side of their
Mall and Oh (Jarx). Malt and Oil (Tin.?). business, as well as for the manufacture of surgical

8 oz. ... 6s. 9</. pe r dozen. 8 oz. ... 6s. 3d. per dozen.

1 lb. ... 10s. 9</. ,, ,, 1 1),. ... in*. 3d

I! lb. ... 19s. 6rf. „ „ ? lb. .. 18s. bd

... 37s. Od dressings.
—4 lb. 1 4 lb. .. 35s. Qd

Lvng-tonic. 3 dozen nt 4Ps.. 6 dozen at 46.s.. 1 tjross nt 44s. Arthur H. Cox & Co., Ltd., Brighton, send out a

Double size, 3 dozen at 78s., 6 dozen at 76s.. 1 gross at 74s. leather-covered Docket diary and almanac which has been

WT ask all subscribers to amend the quotations accord- specially compiled. The almanac, for example, contains;'
e
memoranda of occurrences in connection with the war and
ingly.
anniversaries relating to the company. In the centre of

the diary pages is a table of equivalents of metric and

Business Changes. imperial weights and measures. The new postal duties,

Authenticated notes are inssrteti without charge if not in the which only came in force a. few weeks ago, are included'.
nature of adve: tisoment, and subject to Editorial approval.
The diary measures 4| in. by 2^ in.

James Woolley. Sons & Co.. Ltd., Manchester, aeait

issue, the " Scientists' Reference-book and Diary." whic'r

Mr. Dunn, chemist and druggist. Selkirk, has assumed in its iiresent form is equal to any of these, which have?

Mr. A. Robertson (his manager) as partner, and the firm Arjrecoded it. rich red cover encloses two separate boo 1---
will ke known as Dunn & Robertson.
lets, the one consisting of scientific memoranda, and tho.

other of a. pocket diary. The ref°rence-book is well

Goddon & Coke (Mr. G. Goddon and Mr. Stanlev R. indexed, so that the large number of facts it contains aro
Coke, from Sangers) have commenced business at 49 Lamb's
accessible at a moment's notice. The previous issues havw
Conduit Street. London, W.C., as manufacturing chemists
and druggists' sundriesmcn. been much appreciated bv scientists The published price

Mr. C. S. Ashton, pharmacist. 46 Dyke Road. Brighton, is 2.<t. " Perfumery and Essential Oil Record Year-boo^ "

The

has taken into partnership Mr. ( A. Blarney, -pharmacist, for 1916 contains t"n pages of a review of the year 1915
'.

who, after ten years in the wholesale with Mr. R. A.Cripps. in regard to essential oils and other matters allied to, that

F.I.C., etc.. Hove, has returned to the retail. The style subject, particulars of import duties on perfumery ancT

of the firm will be C. S. Ashton & Co. soaps in various parts of th° worM, a table of the physical

characters of the essential oils of the British Pharmacopoeia,

The imports of chemicals, drugs, dves. etc.. into the an article on the analysis of essential oils, constants for
Philirpine Islands during 1911 amounted in value to
normal essential oils, etc. It is useful as a reference book
159,790/.
on the subject of essential oils. There is an abundance

of blank diary pages interleaved with blctting-pr-pcr.

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January 1, 1916 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 45

Trade-marks Applied for. Westminster Wisdom.

Objections to the registration of any of the undermentioned By the " C. & D." Parliamentary Representative.
applications must be seated on Form T.M. No. 7 (obtain-
able at Money Order Offices for £1) and lodged with the Output of Aniline Dyes.
Registrar of Trade-Marks, Patents Office, 25 Southampton
Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. The prescribed In reply to a question by Mr. Peto, Mr. Pretyman on
time is one month from the date of the Journal in which the December 22 regretted he was unable to give statistics show-
application has appeared ; but the period may be enlarged by ing the output in weight of aniline dyestuffs in this country
during 1915 as compared with the imports for 1913.
the Registrar, if he thinks fit, and upon such terms as he may
direct. Formal opposition should not be lodged until after Contraband Glycerin.

notice has been given by letter to the applicant for registra- Lord Robert Cecil informed Major Hunt, M.P., in the
tion, so as to afford him an opportunity of withdrawing his House of Commons on December 23, that glycerin was
declared absolute contraband of war a year ago. Every
mark before the expense of preparing the notice of opposition effort has been made sinos that date to prevent the importa-
is incurred. Failing such notice to the applicant, an opponent tion of this commodity into Germany.
may not obtain an order for costs.
The figures in parentheses refer to the classes in which the marks Glasgow and London Celluloitj Bills.
are grouped, for a list of which, with particulars as to registra-
tion, see "The Chemist and Druggist Diary," 1916, p. 36s. The Lords' amendments to these Bills were agreed to
in the House of Commons on December 22. Replying to
{From the " Trade-marks Journal," December 22, 1915.) an interrogation by Mr. J. King, the Chairman of Com-
mittees stated that the arrangement arrived at represented
' Novarsenobillon " ; for all goods (3). By Societe the conclusions of two years' negotiations, and they were
^
Anonyme les Etablissements Poulenc Freres, 92 Rue satisfactory to all parties concerned.
Vieilfe du Temple, Paris. 368.759. (Associated.)
Coal-savers.
' Tbigon " ; for a medicine (3). By A. L. Turnbull,
Replying to a question in the House of Commons on
24 Addison Gardens, London, W. 369., 670. December 23 as to experiments with coal-savers, such
as seldonite, Mr. McKenna stated that these had been
' Eusaline " ; for aperient and health salts (3). By R.
conducted by the Office of Works.
Kego. 287 Stonelaw Road, Burnside, Rutherglen, Glas- Mr. Hodge: Does the right hon. gentleman know what

gow. 369,861. seldonite consists of?
,
' Coconoid " ; for a flesh-forming product (3). Bv Dear- Mr. McKenna: I understand that it is a preparation of
born. Ltd., 32-34 Theobald's Road, London, W.C.
rock-salt, but I am not sure.
369.885.
Mr. Hodge : Washing-soda !
' Kaytor " for medicinal chemicals (3). Bv the " Sani-
; Sulphate-of- Ammonia Shipments.

tas " Co.. Ltd., Locksley Street, Limehouse, E. 370,090. Mr. Aeland informed Sir J. D. Rees on December 23
that sulphate of ammonia is shipped to Holland under an
' Russolax " ; for medicinal chemicals (3). By Silvertown arrangement with the Dutch Government, who have under-
Lubricants, Ltd., Minoco Wharf, North Woolwich Road, taken to distribute it direct to farmers in such a way as
to guard against the possibility of its re-export, because
E. 370,353. (he added) it may be used in the preparation of ammuni-
tion. The need of the British farmer for fertilisers is not
' Cerevisia " ; for goods (42). By Murphy & Lon?dale, Ltd., receiving the same attention as the wants of neutral
3 and 4 Queen Square, Leeds. 367,744. nations, but a great deal more attention.

'Troika,'' and picture of sleigh with word "Troika";
for goods (47 "and 50). Bv Reckitt & Sons, Ltd., Dansom

Lane, Hull. 369,948/49/50/51. (Associated.)

1 Pummel " for perfumery, etc. (48). By G. W. Goodwin
;

& Son, Ordsall Lane Soap-works, Manchester. 369,138. Fertilisers.

(Associated.) Mr. Aeland informed Sir J. Dewar in the House of

Viosyl " ; for perfumerv, etc. (48). Bv Vinolia Co., Ltd., Commons on December 16 that the Government had made
37-38, Upper Thames 'Street, E.C. 370.194. certain purchases of nitrate of soda in Chile, but that the

Glissonal " ; for a polish-reviver (50). Bv J. Whitehead, exceptional difficulties in respect of freight and the closing

764 Rochdale Road, Manchester. 369,985. of the Panama Canal render it uncertain to what extent it
an early
Micanax " for articles made of mica (50) (" Mica " dis- will be available for agricultural purposes at
; date. He hoped
The price will depend upon the freights. He also
claimed). By G. Schultz & Co., Ltd., 10 Bush Lane, to be able to make a further announcement soon.

Cannon Street, E.C. 369,986. stated that the Government in June last took steps to

Aconserve supplies of basic slag by prohibiting the export
to all destinations outside the Empire. few licences

At the Counter. have been granted to export slag of a lower grade than
that used bv British farmers or for the purpose of relieving
the congestion of stores, but none have been granted since

the beginning of November.

The Colombo Apothecaries' Co.. Ltd., send us a letter Chemical Fire-ejtinguishers.

of application from, a native dispenser, which is as Replying in the House of Commons to a question by Mr.
Unionist member for Oldham, the Home
follows : E R. B. Denniss,
the Press Bureau's warning as to powder
—Dear Sirs, I beg to inform you, that I wanted a place from Secretary said that

your medical deapartment. Because I have a fair knowledge fire-extinguishers was issued because the claims put tor-

of diapensing, & I may produce a certificate from Dr. ward by the makers of certain of these were likely to n's'ea-d

and Dr. will produce a cirtificate as I acted during: his the public into believing that such appliances could be

dispenser's home leave. At present I am working under D.M.C. relied upon in preference to water as a means of extinguish-

ns a dispensery ordianery. Therefore I cant draw more than in0g or controlling incendiary bombs and the fires cause.

l!s 15/00 a month that 19 not suffeeiant to my expenees, because, by them The Commissioner of Police had investigated
the matter with the aid of a
here must have night expences, nothing tn eat except vatables, Committee of experts who
represented the Admiralty, the the Home Office
so wc must buy what we are like to eat on the other hand War Office,

Unpleant sight & not to be appear respectable pcaple as you

are, all are tumel coolies. I came to this District 1st of June. the Police and the Fire-brigade, and on September 18

The reason is I asked the place from medical Department. issued a public notice to the effect that experiments so
Because I may read the names of medicens, when the orders tcahroeendfuiicrneteseffdienctwoieuvreesetaifsoon.ucnoadmnpdtaortehsadht owtwihetthhdaawtnagtpeerorwodffeorrserdeixeotauilsnigndugaimswhaiegtrehs

are comes to dispatch that I may do neatly. If you are unable

to give me a vacance from dispatching of medecians depart,

please let me have a place from goods depart, or any other being caused bv such fires would be greatly increased it

place. I hope any-how thot you will help me.

If you are unable to give me a vacance fron what I like, the public relied on these appliances.
please let me have a place from any other department, what you

like. The gentlemen such as you are. will be help to the young occtanhhleePmraioacssfgctteeoursudynsyotofartohsfeetDvhrehe.nibstUeync-Eaifargvoemnue.esrrt.siHptLerAyoufftpoweefwsarsisVogifrietnnhdienoisafeh.dianugtaoIhpnnophilrsi1Oe9ocd1pft3hoabahrmeemerbadorcioeec1tk4uiintroaieanl-dt

men ns we are. chemistry for pharmaceutical students.

Escuse me for troubling you. Sir.

waiting for a favourable reply.

I Remain.

" A fairly good specimen of ' English as she is wrote,' '

add our correspondents.

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46 THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST January 1, 1916

Scientific Progress. a large number of samples tested since 1909 not one has
failed to respond to the test. These results, it is stated,
Temperatures under this heading are on the Centigrade scale. show that the influence of soil, climate, method of cultiva-
tion, and curing have even greater influence on the chemical
Emulsifying: Action of Soap.— Shorter and EUIngworth, composition of the plant than was suspected. The follow-
ing is suggested as a useful presumptive test to which
in a communication to the Royal Society regarding the hashish or other Cannabis preparations from India, Egypt,
Greece, Sudan, and Uganda all respond. The petroleum-
(huory of the detergent action of soap, advance the following ether extract is made as usual, and the evaporation of tho
solvent is carried out in a short test-tube. To the residue
explanations : (1) The hydrolysis alkali in a soap-solution is added a few cubic centimetres of a reagent prepared by

is capable of assisting in the formation of the soap-absorp- saturating absolute alcohol with dry hydrogen-chloride gas.

tion layer by interacting with free fatty acid in an oil. In the presence of Cannabis extract the liquid strikes a
(2) Tho " surface activity " of the hydrolysis alkali, in case bright cherry-red colour which disappears on dilution with

of oils containing small amounts of free fatty acid, is alcohol or water. Trials were made with a number of
much smaller than that of tho undecomposed soap. (3) Sur- plant extracts and over 200 alkaloids, glucosides, etc., but in
no case was a similar reaction obtained. Certain volatile
face activity of free alkali in soap-solution is less than that
of the same concentration of alkali in water. (4) Addition —oils e.g., origanum and santal give a similar reaction,

of alkali to soap-solution increases surface activity of soap. but the colour is far less intense for similar amounts of

This effect is much toa large to be explained by suppression material.

of hydrolysis. It is suggested that the effect is due to Postal Address

increase in colloidal nature of "semi-colloidal" soap- C. & D. INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, 42 Cannon Street, London. E.C.
Telegraphic Address: "CHEMICUS, CANNON, LONDON " (two words).
solution. Telephone Number: 3617 CENTRAL (three lines).

Constituents of Apocynum Cannabinum .—Windaus INFORMATION WANTED.

and Hermanns (" Ber.." 1915, 48, 991, through " J.S.C.I.," Inquiries regarding the following articles have been answered.

1915. 34. p. 351) find that cymarin, the active principle of The information as to supply will be given to others who send a

Apocynum cannabinum, crystallises from aqueous methyl stamped, addressed' envelope to the Information Department, Thi

alcohol in stout, colourless prisms, m.p. 130°-138 o C. It Chemist and Deuogisi. 42 Cannon Street, London, E.C.
is soluble with difficulty in water and in ether, but more
readily soluble" in other organic solvents. Cymarin crystal- 29/15. " Alliance disinfectant 79/47. Kola laxative. rubber-
lises with various amounts of water of crystallisation. It is roll " (gummed paper for 79/12. " Sanitate "
a lactone and a glueoside, and on hydrolysis with cold
sealing up doors, keyholes, gloves.
hydrochloric acid gives eymarigenin, C^aHsnOs + I-KO
(identical with the apocynamarin of Apocynum androsemi- etc., when a room is being 79/19. Ionic medicated bath-salt.
folium), and a sugar, cymarose, C 7 IIn<>.,, which crystallises
in colourless prisms, m.p. 88° C, and is the methyl ether disinfected). 81/9. " Undine " eye-droppers.

of digitoxose. Cjmarigenin crystallises from dilute methyl 77/24. Linctus Tussi Stimulans 81/8. " Lactoloids."
alcohol in stout, pearly, rhombic plates, m.n. 171° C.,
and gives a well-defined mono-benzoyl derivative, m.p. (M. B. & C). 79/50. Davis' automatic water-
230° C. It is a lactone, and dissolves in warm, dilute sodium-
hydroxide solution, the solution on acidifying yielding an 78 35. " Argcntoid " (believed to still.
isomeric lactone, isocymarigenin, crystallising in pearly
be a material used for 81/22. " Brillerose " nail-eream.
leaflets, m.p. 230° C. When cymarin is warmed with
wrapping).
alkalies it is converted into the corresponding hydroxy acid,
cymarinic acid, m.p. 168° C, which is hvdrolysed by INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
acids into cymarose and isocymarigenin. These investi-
Postal or telephone information with respect to makers or first-
gators, in a subsequent paper on the relationship between hand suppliers of the undermentioned articles will be appreciated.
cymarin and other vegetable cardiac poisons ("Ber. " 1915.
Please address us as above:
48, 991), state that eymarigenin is chemically identical with
Agar-agar, 77/52 " Imperial 1 typewriter. 79/8
strophanthidin, obtained by the acid hydrolysis of Kombe " Atylin " tablets, 69 '61
strophanthin. Cymarin and Kombe strophanthin differ Bibby's cakelet, 76/26 '
" Boddv " life-saving appliance
only in tho nature of tho sugar obtained on hydrolysis, the " Ivy-leaf " corn-silk, 78/41
former yielding digitoxose methyl ether and the latter 48/62 and 59/24
st rophanthohioso methyl ether. Digitoxose is also obtained Jay Mack's ledger and cash
by the acid hydrolysis of the cardiac poisons from Digitalis British Lysol, Ltd.'s, products,
purpurea (digitoxin) and Antiaris toxicaria (antiarin). The books, 61/63
residual hydrolytie products in these cases— digitoxigenin 76/33
and antiarigenin respectively— are hydroxy-lactones similar Kaolin powder, 69/3
to eymarigenin. with closely related formula?. Bufotalin,
the poison of tho toad, is also a hydroxy-lactone related to Kasagra, 69/44
cym arigenin.
" Kolene," 66/70
Tests for Hashish.-- Bulletin No. 3 of the Chemical
Sect ion of the Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories, Bronzed douche-cans, 71/47 Lactometers, 47/15
Khartoum, by William Beam, M.D., F.I.C.. deals with Buck's Swedish cream, 76/29 " Midas " metal polish, 63/56
Byard's eucalyptus citriodora
tests for hashish. In the fourth report of those laboratories Ovols, 77/17
(1911, p. 25) attention was called to a delicate test for
oil, agents, 69/65 Paper bags, 79/11
hashish which is carried out as follows: The suspected
material is extracted with petroleum ether of low boiling- •'* Carmrrole Compound." 61/23 Paper-fasteners, 36/72
point, and which leaves no perceotible residue when
evaporated in the cold. The petroleum-ether extract is Cassell's tablets. 64/53 Papier-mache containers, 51/12
separated, filtered, and evaporated to dryness in a porcelain Clarke's blood-mixture, 121/7 and 35/33
capsule. Both extraction and evaporation should be carried Collapsible tube-tilling ma-
"Pelican" marking-ink, 31/19
out in the cold. In presence of a considerable quantity
chinerv, 67/15 •' Pepto-fer," 65/46
<>f hashish a marked amount, of tar-like residue is obtained, Combs, 66/39 " Phosphozone," 69/44
but it is sufficient for the reaction if onlv a faint yellow " Creosalgen," 56/22 " Quinacol " capsules, 66/550
stain is left. To the residue a weak alcoholic solution of
potash or soda (about N/10) is added and the liquid "Crepapoo" toilet-paper. 58/16 Reading bed-table, 62/37
allowed to evaporate at room temperature. In presence of " Rexall " remedies, 63/56
hashish a very permanent rich purple or reddish purple Depilatory soap for surgical
colour, due to the formation of an oxidation product, "Snow-fire" tablets, 54/68
gradually develops, which, on dilution with water, takes use, 44/38
•on a more bluish cast. Any of the ordinary resin solvents
may be used, but petroleum ether appears to be most Dextrine, 33/13 Sprinkler tops (American
satisfactory. Hashish, however, is frequently sold dissolved
in fat or oil. and for such preparations "alcohol is tho Electric belts, 69/62 manufacturers), 57/48
best solvent It was noted that tho extract of Indian hemp
of tho Pharmacopoeia does not. respond to this test, and " Gieve " life-saving waistcoat, Storax, 72/41
on investigation it was found that certain genuine samples
of Indian hemp from Ceylon did not. respond to the test. 48/62 Tablet-making machinery, 65/23
Samples of ganja, charas, and majun from India and a Thcrmogenc, 75/6
plant grown in Egypt responded nerfectlv. The ordinary Hiram Maxim's Pipe of Peace, Thresh disinfeetor, 66/54
hashish sold in Egypt is largely of Greek origin, and of
63/45 Tooth-brushes, 39/430

Hommel's hoematogen, 75/6 Towle's pills, 33/6
Hyde's cuticle friction gloves,

73/57

APPRECIATIONS.

—From n Druggist in Gambia, West Africa.

"Your Information Department deserves praise."

210/68

From a Chemist in Ireland:

— Please accept my thanks for your information rr
. I received the C. & D. at 8 o'clock a.m. I had

your letter with the information required at 2 P.M. same
day." (46/5.)

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January 1, 191G Till- CHEMIST AND DKUGG1ST 47

Observations and Reflections.

By Xrayser II.

We Enter upon the New Year, The Tasteless Castor Oil,

I firmly believe, with better for example, of 1887 was only the
lineal descendant of the oil which Sylvanus Bevan said in
prospects than we had twelve months since. I do not 1777 was the best he ever saw. It must be hard to main-
tain a reputation in one drug for a hundred years, but
mean that the new Tariff is better than the old one,
A. & H. have done it. When compressed tablets began
but we have, among other advantages, gained the capital
to be fashionable thirty years ago they were commonly
one of reducing our grievances virtually under one head as hard as stones, and it was a frequent experience to
; find them passing unchanged through the stomach and
intestines. A. & H. were the first to alter this condition
the question of the fee is the only one that we have of things, and their disintegrating tablets inaugurated a
reform of the utmost value in medicine. The same may
now much reason to worry about. I won't ask whether be said of the introduction of infants' foods, graduated

it is we who have driven the Commissioners into a according to the age of the child, which was a huge step
forward in infant dietetics. These are only three prac-
corner or they who have driven us ; the fact is that one
tical instances of the adaptation of knowledge to business
Weclear issue confronts us. are, if anybody cares to
problems in which A. & H. have excelled, but each of
put it so, at bay, and we are, I am convinced, mustering them in no small degree helped to strengthen and con-

the courage proper to such a situation. Now, it is

courage that we have always lacked, and anything that

gives it to us is to be welcomed. Only we must not

waste it by false tactics. The more I consider the matter solidate the firm.

the more convinced I am that it would be a grievous Mr. Dodd's Reminiscences

mistake to depend on being able to pTove the insufficiency remind me of an amusing passage
in my own life, which, since it refers to a man of some
of the establishment-charge. This is a most elusive note in English pharmacy, may perhaps be allowed a

item. Establishment-expenses vary almost infinitely in place here. In the year in which Mr. Dodd went to
Giles & Son, of Clifton, I, too, applied for a situation
different circumstances, and it is quite impossible to deter-
mine accurately what proportion of them falls on any with that firm. Unfortunately I asked what .were the

particular department. The proportion chargeable to dis- hours of business, unaware of the fact that Mr. Giles,

pensing, and particularly to Insurance dispensing, varies senior, was proud of closing earlier than most pharma-
somewhat according to the amount of dispensing done,
but not in exact accordance. The establishment-charge, cists. By return of post I received a carefully and very
therefore, though not vicious in principle, is vicious in
politely written reply of four pages, informing me that

my letter was quite satisfactory, except in one particular.
Mr. Giles ventured to think my inquiry as to hours

this respect, that it cannot be precisely determined, its slightly impertinent, as implying a suspicion that it

incidence is variable and uncertain. The fee is the thing was intended to get more work out of me than was to-
;
be paid for if, however, he might consider that ques-
it ought, of course, with a cost-price Tariff, to include an ;
allowance for establishment-expenses, but we must not
make these the basis (or the sole basis) of our claim for tion withdrawn, and my references proved satisfactory,

etc., etc. I replied, with youthful " cheek," that Mr.

Giles's letter was quite satisfactory except in one par-

higher fees. The West-end doctor has a higher fee than ticular. The allusion to references seemed slightly im-

the slum doctor, and one reason is that his establishment- pertinent, as implying a suspicion that I wished to take

expenses are greater; but it would puzzle him to say a situation the duties of which I was not competent to
discharge ; if, however, I might consider that withdrawn,
precisely what proportion of his fee is due to these etc., etc. I thought this would end the matter, but no ;
What we have to do in these coming months is to prove Mr. Giles again replied in four pages, regretting that
that the fees under this new Tariff leave us worse off in this correspondence with one who in every other-
under the old one : the official view seems respect seemed a suitable person a little misunderstand-
than we were shall lose 12£ per cent., and it is assumed ing had arisen which led him to think an engagement
to be that we undesirable. Some years afterwards I was told by an
W ^more
old assistant of Mr. Giles's that my smartness had cost
r Vtbei, me, probably, the chance of my life. Verb. sap.
that the advantages we gain are worth that. This how-
16 Tk We Sir Henry Roscoe
AAnfdi7ifTw°e ffaiMl and, g<* P™ve that we lose
has been a familiar name in chemistry for
e h x*?Ple of yet are convinced of the fact, nearly half a century, and his death breaks a link with
f
the "Scots wha hae" won

6 US t0 a BimiIar Btand t0 thd - at

tt^TofXTar.'

"A. & H.," the past that will bring a pang to many who never saw

AIle him. His book on elementary chemistry was one of the

^known to tL + S first I studied, in the early days of the old Science-
Hanburvs been familiarly and Art classes, and the simplicity and clarity of its
fiSW ffy^T3'
* yearS a tyle have always seemed to me to be a mirror and index
of the nature and character of the grand old man who'
' has ' eat Pas* has now left us. Manchester and its university owe-
much to Roscoe, for he was one of the brilliant band
S1 who gave Owens College such a great reputation. As

anyv Iass vviiglo;rous «ngfnlarly gratifying to find the corn- in administrator and practical educationist, no less than
and progressive to-day as at any period
A t ^" career The great age, success, and vitality of as a lecturer and research worker, he stood in the front
1 * llnk due more ^an anything ank, and it was no doubt his ardent desire to promote
else to
I!tthhee, two ' ft act?'ors ' the cause of scientific education, that led him into the

many years ago character and enterprise. I remember troubled waters of politics. He never could have been
hearing the opinion of a man of wide
nZrnLT ^ ™ness point a party politician in the ordinary sense, but his close
personal friendship with Mr. Gladstone, and his realisa-
and he to tion that the progressive party was the only one likely
to push forward his educational aims, no doubt induced
commercial him to mIIv himself with the Liberal party. Roscoe's
P nenCe °n e rdative merits h the busi great influence, however, lav behind the scenes, and his
oft view, of the various <

religious communities,
d me that of all the men with whom he had
transactions he preferred Quakers on account
wH ™A I
P re- e ln nt trustworthiness. The founders of
ere Quakfers, and this explains large extent
to a
\.
the milk in the coconut." From the very first integrity
was combined with enterprise, and when any improvement
i» the quality of a drug was concerned, or any new
development was possible, the firm has always been in
the front rank.

opinions were treated with the greatest respect by all.

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48 THE CHEMIST AND DEUGGIST January 1, 1916

New Terms of Supply " A revolution In the art of Urine Testing."—Medical Press & Circular

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ENDOLXTIG* TUBES
"The Laboratory in thz Waistcoat Pocket"
that new terms of supply to the Wholesale Terms on application to the Sole Proprietors
Trade are now in force in respect of *L|STCHER, FLETCHFF ft Co.. Ltd.. HOLLOWAY, LONDON, H.

all Retail Editorial Articles.

SANTAS The Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915.

Before Parliament adjourned for the Christmas Recess

Preparations, and the Retail Prices the Royal Assent was given to the Finance (No. 3) Bill,
which had passed through all stages in both Houses of
are their face values. Parliament, and is to " be cited as the Finance (No. 2)
Act, 1915." The Act consists of fifty-one sections, with

Details will be sent on application. m In dales, and is divided into four parts. The first part

THE " SANITAS " CO., Ltd., Limehouse, LONDON, E. deals with Customs and Excise, additional or increased
December 1915.
duties being imposed on tea, cocoa, coffee, chicory, coffee-

1jp mm substitutes, sugar and its allies, dried fruit, tobacco,
"
motor-spirit, and medicines of the proprietary class. New

| import-duties are imposed on motor-cars,

BRITISH Old and musical instruments, clocks, watches, and

New cinematograph-films, parts also of the fore-

ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL. Duties. going being included. This part of the Act
concludes with a section legalising new

"ISSiJas. Burrough Ltd. 3 tables for ascertaining the weight and strength of spirits

« w n 09 n n K E by means of Sikes' hydrometer. As a matter of historic

interest wc repeat the section dealing with medicine-

duties :

Additional Medicine Duties.

42 Geo. 3, c. 56; 44 Geo. 3, c. 98; 52 Geo. 3, c. 150.

11. (1) In addition to the duties of Excise payable under
the Medicines Stamp Act, 1802, the Stamp Act, 1804, and
the Medicines Stamp Act, 1812, and any Act amending
those Acts, there shall be charged, levied, and paid, a»

from the twentieth day of October, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen hundred and
sixteen, additional duties of an amount equal in each case

to that payable under the said Acts.

(2) There shall be charged, levied, and paid in respect of
any medicine liable to duty under the said Acts, and on

which that duty has been paid before the twenty-first day

Wilcox rJozeau & Co. of October, nineteen hundred and fifteen, on the first sale
thereof on or after that date, an Excise duty of an amount

.49,'HAYMARKET, LONDON, S .WJ equal to the amount of duty originally paid and if any
;

Export and other Buyers should apply for a List » A-» " • person sells any medicine liable to the duty payable under

-' " Foreign prescriptions dispensed -for Pharmacists. this provision without paying the duty, he shall be liable

to an Excise penalty of twenty pounds.

The second part of the Act is devoted to new income-

tax provisions, and the third to Excess Profits duty.

"MILK of MAGNESIA" Both of these were considerably changed while the

(Registered Trade Mark) C. <£ D. Diary, 1916, was in the press, and it is desirable

(PHILLIPS') to refer with some fulness to the provisions

For special terms apply to THE CHARLES H. PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO., Income as they now stand. The eighteen sections
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Tax. devoted to income-tax form one of the most
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CHEMIST'S DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS. 'J/6 net, by Post 2/9. groups of incomes that are assessable to the tax, which
PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL PHARMACOPOEIAS. 2/6, by Post 2/9.
CHEMISTS' WINDOWS. 3/6, by Post 3/9. may be epitomised thus :
MINOR EXPERIE NCES. 2/6, by Post 2/9.
—Schedule A. Profits from property in lands, tenements,
THE CHEMIST AND DRUCCIST, 42 CANNON STREET, LONDON, E.C.
Also Stocked by the leading Wholesale Houses. hereditaments, and heritages.
—Schedule B. Profits from occupation of the above.
C—Schedule
Profits from interest, annuities, dividends,

—and shares of annuities.
Schedule D. (1) Annual profits or gains from property
at homo or abroad; (2) annual profits or gains from pro-
fession, trade, employment, or vocation in the United

Kingdom; and (3) similar to (2), with verbal modification.

Index Folio 14