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Jan.. 1912] THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY.

IS A

OPULAR AND

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ROPRIETARY

RODUCT.

IT

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Sd. Packets, 2s. doz. ; 6d. Packets, 4s. doz. ; Is. Packets, 8s. doz

Samples, Showcards, Easels, Circulars, etc., gratis on application to the proprietors,

ROCKE, TOMPSITT AND CO., MELBOURNE.

THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912

15/ DiscountOff HEARNE'S MEDICINES in 15 Parcels

Buyers of £5 PARCELS of Hearne's Bronchitis Cure.

Frootoids (and any other of Hearne's Medicines ) will now

be allowed \5i DISCOUNT OFF THE WHOLESALE PRICES

for cash with order as follows:

—

EXAMPLE No. 1 ;

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Jan., 1912] THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY.

To His Late Majesty, King Edward VII.

BRAND'SSpecialties for Invalids.

Manufactured from the FINEST BRITISH MEATS.

ESSENCE OF BEEFAnd of CHICKEN and MUTTON.\âluable in cases of exhaustion, depression, and weak digestion due

to influenza or any other cause, being easily assimilated by the

weakest stomach, imparting at once fresh life and vigour to the

whole system.

These Essences are now put up in IN GLASS and TINS.

The Al SAUCEFor "FISH, FLESH, OR FOWL."

A FINE TONIC AND DIGESTIVE.

Full Price Lists on application to

BRAND & CO. LTD.,MAYFAIR WORKS, VAUXHALL, LONDON, S.W.


A Druggist is knoM^n by the

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In your Orders.

MERCK'S are the Standard,

and Cost NO MORE.

AGENTS

Messrs. P. O'C. RUSSELL & CO. LTD.,Box 139, BRISBANE.

Messrs. G. A. BREMER & CO., 5 LeighStreet, ADELAIDE; 231 Eliiiabeth

Street, MELBOURNE.

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A non-toxic antiseptic of known and definite power; prepared in

a form convenient for immediate use ; of ready dilution, sightly

pleasant, and sufficiently powerful for all purposes of asepsis- these

are advantages which Listerine embodies.

The high repute of Listerine has been obtained by the voluntary

favor bestowed upon it by professional men, and by means of their

recommendation it has become known and prized by their patients to

such an extent that it is now quite generally utilized as an article of

domestic medicine, and for purposes of personal hygiene.

Australasian Price List.

LAMBERTS

Pharmaceutical Specialties.Listerine, l4-oz bottles, 4s. size

Listerine, 7-oz. bottles, 2s. size

Listerine, 3-oz. bottles. Is. size

Listerine Dermatic Soap ...

Listerine Tooth Powder

Listerine Talcum Powder ...

per case, one doz.

per doz., 18s.; per case, two doz.— J— g^^. pgj. case, four dozper doz

per doz

per doz

per doz.

8s.; per case, twelve doz.



Lithiated Hydrangea Comp., 8-oz, bottles, 4s. size, per doz., case

36s.

36s.

36s.

96s.

96s.

96s.

36s.

For Terms and Discounts, the Australasian Trade will please address

Messrs. FELTON, GRIMWADE & CO.,

Australasian Agents for

MELBOURNE,

Lambert Pharmacal Co.,ST. LOUIS, Mo., U.S.A.


INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS APPEARING IN THIS ISSUE.

A. Scholl Mfg. Co. Ltd., London ... 14

Allen and Hanburys, London —Wholesale

Export Druggists, etc. ... Cover, 11

Allen, Dr. B., U.S.A.—Mexican WalnutStain

Altrincham Rubber Co., Ens^land—Photo

graphic and Rubber Specialties

Ashton and Parsons, London—Homoeo-pathic Medicines and " Phosferine"...

Atkin's Quinine Wine

Barker, F., & Son, Scientific and Optical

Goods ...

Beecham's Pills

Bender's, F. B. & Co. Ltd., Manchester

Bennett, Sons & Shears Ltd., London ...

liosistoand Co., Richmond, Melbourne-Eucalyptus Oil ...

Brand & Co., London—Specialties

Burroughs, Wellcome and Co,, London and

Sydney ...

Bush, W. J., and Co., London and Mel-

bourne—Manufacturing Chemists, &c. 8

California Syrup of Figs ... ... 28

Charles, W. F., England— Zenobia Perfumes ]7

Condy and Mitchell, London—Condy'sFluid ... First Page of Reading Matter

Crown Chemical Co., Melbourne ... 16

Cuming, Smith & Co. —Formalin ... 32

Dalgety «& Co. Ltd.— Kerol ... ... 10

Davenport, J. T., Ltd.. London—Dr. J.

CoUis Browne's ChlorodyneDenver Chemical Mfg Co., Sydney—

Antiphlogistine ... ... ... 31

Denyer Brothers, Melbourne—Surgical

Instrument and Truss Makers ... 12

Fassett & Johnson, Sydney—Emol Keleet

Felton, Grimwade & Co., Melbourne ... 7

Forrest, Francis, and Co., Melbourne

—

Pears' Soap ... ... ... 22

Godfrey and Cooke, London—Godfrey's

Patent Chloride of Ammonium Inhaler 19

Gould, H. T. & Co., Tasmania—Globulus Oil 16

Hearne, W. G., Geelong—Bronchitis Cure 2

Holloway's Pills, London ... ... 18

21

32

3421

152018

333

Cover

Horlick's Malted Milk, EnglandJoubert & Joubert, Melbourne—Neuro-

sine PrunierLaio Tonic Pill Co.— ''Rexona" Soap ...

Leitch, John W , and Co., Huddersfield

Lewis, H. K., London—Extra Pharma-oopoeia ...

Lambert Pharmacal Co.— " Listerine" ...

Mather, W., Ltd., Manchester—Plaisters

Mawson and Co., EnglandMeggeson & Co., London—Druggists and

Manufacturers of Medicated LozengesMerck, E., Darmstadt—Pure ChemicalsMuirhead, J A., EnglandNational Drug Company, Melbourne

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Eastman's LotionParke, Davis and Co., Detroit, U.S.A.,and Sydney—Manufacturing Chemists . .

.

Pharmacy Board NoticesPotter &Birks Ltd. ...

Read and Campbell, Sydney—SparkletsRocke, Tompsitt and Co., Melbourne ...

Rosier, John, Melbourne— Chiropodist, etc.

17

62917

" Sanitas" Disinfectants

o

1917

274

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16

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Silborbe'rg and Co., H. B., Melbourne..Saxlehner, Andreas—"Hunyadi Janos ...

Scott and Bowne Ltd.—Scott's EmulsionSeabury and Johnson, London and Sydney

—Plasters

Slack, Bernard, EnglandSt. Dalmas, A. De, Leicester—Medicated

Piaster's...

S.P. Charges Co.. England—Sulphaquaand Sulphaqua Soap

Taylor, Edward, & Co., Liverpool

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Glass BottlesVapo-Cresolene, New York—Vapo-CresoleneVinolia Soap Co., SydneyWhitehead& Co., Melbourne—Chemists LabelsWoods' Great Peppermint CureWoods, W., & Co. Melbourne—OpticiansWolfe's SchnappsWyleys Ltd., Coventry— Whole.sale and

Export Chemists...Zeal, G. H., London, "The Repello." ...

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FALIERE^S PHOSPHATINE FOOD.An agreeable, appetising, and easily assimilated food for the aged, invalids, and for

infants and children. It contains phosphates in a readily digested form.

CREME SIMON.A pleasant, non-greasy skin food, delicately perfumed with great cleansing and

healing properties.

NEUROSENE PRUNIER. (Phospho-GIycerate of Lime.)

A general restorative of the nervous system. Rapidly assimilated, constant in action,and fully reliable in its effects.

JOUBERT & JOUBERT, 552 Flinders Street, Melbourne.

Jan , 1!>121 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACT

A STEP FORWARD!

SPERNITTo prepare Spt.

Aether. Nit. of B.P.

strength, take a con-

ical glass measureand place one bulb

of SPERNIT in the

bottom point down-

wards Pour in one

fluid ounce of Alco-

hol B.P., and then

break the bulb with

a rather heavy glass

rod. Pour off at once

from the glass frag-

ments into the dis-

pensing bottle.

SPERNIT bulbs will

keep indefinitely at

any temperature.

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FELTON, GRIMWADE & CO.

MELBOURNE.


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Hunyadi JanosFOR CONSTIPATION.

Professor D. LAMBL, of Warsaw. Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University, writes:—" Hunyadi Janoa Bitter Water, besides beinj: an excellent general aperient, has proved specially efficacious in the

treatment of chronic constipation, venous olj) luetion ami congestion, hajniorrhoids and oliesity."

AVERAGE DOSE:—A wineglassful before breakfast, either pure ordiluted with a similar quantity of hot or cold water.

CAUTION. Note the Name "HUNYADI JANOS." the Signature of the Proprietor. ANDREASSAXLEHNER, and the Medallion on the Red Centre Part of the Label.

THE AUSTRALASIAN

Journal of Pharmacy.(PUBLISHED MONTHLY)

THE AUSTRALASIAN ORGAN OF PHARMACY

Devoted to Pharmaceutical Progress, Knowledge and News.

INDEX VOL. XXn

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The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy, 1911.

INDEX to VOLUME XXVI.

Abstracts, Notes axd, 8, ii, 39, 122, 141,

201, 213, 219, 251, 263, 282, 297, 316,

335 ..•• • 34".Articles, Editokiau (See Editorial Aotes).

Axsw'EKS to Corre!»pondents—157, ^34, 351

Australasian Association for Advax'Ce-

MEXT of Science 7, 38, 51. 54Australasian Pharmaceutical Con-

ference (Sydney) 12-23, 47Australasian Pharmaceutical Formulary

111, 143, 203, 241, 299, 336, 342_\rticles. Original and Selected—

A Xew Method of Making Tincture of

Opium (W.R.White) 3(>3

A Study of Melting point Determina-tions (Alenge) 137

An Optical Debut 139

British Pharmaceutical Codex, 191

1

(Plowman) .^61

•Cudbear Colouring (Huegel) 136

Finding the Optical Centre 332

Headache Remedials 33-

Lysol—Report by Government Analyst 230

London Pharmacies. Notes on a Few(Fripp) •_ • •• 3-'5

Oleate of Mercury, Note on (Lowley) 19

Oleates, Note on Certain Aictallic

(Mackay) •••.• -Ôrganic Compounds of Iron with

Alkalies (Cowley) 20

Optical Don'ts for the Testing Room 331

Opticians, Obligations of (Johnson).. 303

Pharmacopoeial Ointments (Box) .. .. 135

Plea for I'nscientific Pliarmacy

(Alurray) -"M

Pharmacopoeial Tests in a Test Tul)e

(Ruddeman) 334Production, The Art of (Grimwade) .. 357

Practical Value of a Curriculum .... 72

Present State of Eucalyptus Oil In-

dustry .•• 261

Proteolytic Value of Certain Pepsine

Preparations (Mackay) 18

Proteolytic Power of Proprietary Pre-

parations (Patterson) 231

Real Bay Rum (Gordon) 200

Salvarsa'n (Craig) 7^

Syrupus Ferri lodidi (Thum) 137

Science and Art of Dispensing (Emul-sions) • • 328

Solution of Bismuth and AmmoniumCitrate (Cowley )

20

The Abuse of Drugs 139

The Carbon Compounds of Arsenic in

Treating Syphilis i()5

The Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs(Craig) 295

Use of Drugs 261

Wood Distillation at ^\ arburton .... 326

PAGB

Births.Bloore, 159; Bull, 2^^; Carlisle, 255;Center, 127; Cornell, 159; Dyte, 223;

Eyval, 287; Every, 351; Fisher, 351;Gilbert, 351 ; Guenther, 255 ; Gall, 191

;

Llewellyn, 287 ; Morris, 191 ; Percy,

319; Thomson, 31; Wade, 191;Wheeler, P., 31; Woodhouse, 95;Yelland 31

CoRRi:SPONDENCE

—

Chemist Opticians • • 220

Establishing a New Business (F. J.

Wood) ^. 234Grocers and Proprietary Medicines (!•.

Lee) 275Newspaper Prescriptions (W. A. Gor-don) 234

Nurses and the Poisons Act 220

Sale of Methvlated Spirit (P. R. Bay-ley) 92

Sweet Spirits of Nitre Case (W. B.

C. Dalv) 275

The Future of Pharmacy (W. D. Wil-liams) 166

The Presentation to rÎr. McAlpine.. .. 276

Warranties Under Pure Food Act . . .

.

275Cricket—

Interstate Match (Sydney) 59Chemists' Cricket Club .. 184, 263, 346, 376Chemists" C.C. Dance 218

Death of Proffessor Attfield (Photo) .. I34

Dental—Dental Board of Victoria .. ..47. 108, 145

Dental Graduates' Society 305, 37^

Early Victorian Pharmacists..Mr. S. J. T. Croad (photo) 232

England—I, 33, 65, 97, 129, 161, 193. 225. 257,

289, 321 353Ex.\MixATiox Questions—

Preliminary—123, 184. 284, 378 (portion).^

Intermediate 187

Final 127, 188, 2S6

Editorial Notes—.\rsenical Fly Destroyers 364Analvst to Pharmaceutical Society 299, 364A New Rat Poison 167

British Restrictions on Sale of Poison-

ous Sul)stances i03

B.jM. A. and Opticians 168

Board of Health Laboratorv 170

Bitter Pit 203

Burning of the A. P.F 203

Chemists and the Sale of Liquor . . 299, 364

Chemists' Club, Proposed 298

Christmas Holidays 304

Customs Statistics 33^

Deleterious Infants' Foods . . . . 299, 337Delivery of Medicine After 7.30 p.m... 40

Elliman's Embrocation 10

INDEX— Co;?//;;/<('c/.

PAGK

liiglit O'clock C'losins' .. .. 170, _'0_', 264Hospitals aiul .Methylated Spirits .... lu

Importation of Opium _'03

Industrial Spirits 205Importation of Fruit Essences Zi7Lectures on Pure 13rugs jqS'

Lectures on Synthetic Drugs 264-Morgue Statistics, 1910 y-Manufacture of Vaccine 167-Methylation of Spirits 167

-Maturity of Spirits 203-Methylated Spirits for Puljlic Institu-

tions 264.\e\v Factories' Legislation yXurses and the Poisons Act 168

Obtaining Money L'nder False Pretences 205Opium Smuggling 235Poison in Postal Packet 167Poison in Cough Mixtures 337Poisoning of Employees 235Punishment for Opium Smoking . . . . 10

Prohibited Imports—"Oxygenator".. .. 40Pure l"'ood Analyses 74Public .\nalysts' Board .. .. 104. 167, 202

Pure Food -\ct Prosecutions 167Regulation re \'enereal Disease Prepara-

tions 10

Recognition of Victorian Certificates in

Queensland 74Reciprocity with Great Britain 142The Abolition of the Duty on Rectified

Spirits 142, 167

The Proposed Optometry Class 300The Scent Industry . .

.' 299The Sale of [Methylated Spirits ..142, 205The Drug Habit '.

235Tubed Feeding Bottles .. .. • • • 337\\'ages Board for Chemists' .\ssistants 336

Historic Houses—Wyley's Ltd 305Historic Ph.\rm.\cv Ci.oskd (Joseph

George) 382

-Leg.\l .\nu ^L\gisti:ri.\i-—-\ction .\gainst a Dentist ( G. S. Pnnit

)

155.\dulterated Cream of Tartar 58.\lleged Valueless Cheques ( C. \\'.

Crook) .... 250.\pprenticeship Disputes .. .. 116. 117. 154

Chemist's Assistant Charged (X. Nicho-las) 26, 90

Charge .Against a Chemist (John Dun-can) 58

Chemists and the Licensing Act .. .. 25Dispenser Imprisoned ( R. Malcolm) .. 182

Dispute Between Herbalists 117

Divorce Case—Styles v. Styles 181

Dutch Drops 314Early Closing Prosecution (A. E. Pull-

iug .... \ 90Embezzlement Charge (Spalding) .. .. 346Fine for Purchasing Opium (ButtanSingh) 313

Herbalist Sued (J. II. Quarrell 1 .. .. 279Herbalist Censured 117

Land Transfer Dispute 155Lysol Confiscated 153-Methylated Spirits, Illegal Sale of (W.Westbury) 215. 276

•Ownership of Empty Bottles 313Property in Opium 182

Lko.\i. ani> 'SXM-.iY-c&MiKi.—Contmned.

I'rosecutions L'nder -Medical -'\ct ( \\ ni.

O Connor, 151; Hugh O'Connor, 152;E. M. Davis. 279; VV. B. Maine ..

Prosecutions Under Poisons .Xct—J. K.

Chambers, 58; Wm. O'Connor, 1S4;I<:. -M. Davis, 279; H. C. Willersdorf

Pure l"'o(jd .\ct Prosecutions—Citric

.\cid, 182; Cocoa, 278; Cod Liver Oil,

yo; Cream of Tartar (Wolfenden),J<'^3; Fruit Essences, 116; Lime Juice,

182: Raspberry Vinegar, 184; Rectified

.S]>irits, 2j'f>; Sweet Spirits of Xitre

(Johns )

"Recorded Dentists."— Dental BoardProsecutions 248, 279, 312,

Sale of Xoxious Drugs (John Duncan)Sale of Rectified Spirit (H. Ward) ..

Sale of Wolfe's SchnappsTasmanian Pharmacy -Xct (C. E. Trit-

ton)Trade Secrets as Tangible Assets . . .

.

L'nregistered Chemists Fined 58, 151. 152,

L'nrecorded Sale of Opium (Graves) ..

M.AKKET Report— 29, 60, 93, 189, 282, 315,

-\I-\RRI.\(".ES—Brown—Ziebell, 62; Cornu—McGill, 253;Flack—Robertson, 31 ; Fleming—Begg,22T,

; Imes—Cumberland, 31 ; ^lerfield

—Wallace. 255; Percy—-Addy, 95;Shaw—Towi, 319; Strutt—Richardson,

255 ; Teece—GrimwadeNew South W.klks—

.\bolition of Duty on Spirits of WineAnnual Report Pharmacy Board . . .

.

.\nnual Meeting Phar. Society . . . . 82,

.•\nnual Report Phar. Society

-\dulteration of Drugs .. ..

-Assistance to Friendly Societies . . .

.

Breach of :\ledical -Act {A. E. Walker)148.

Carbolic Preparations — Proclamation

re 50, 1 12,

Chemists' Ball

Dental Board RegulationsEarly Closing 50, 209, 342.

Election of Office-bearers Phar. BoardFriendly Societies and B.M..\. .. 50, 113,

.. .

.'147, 176, 210,

Lysol Poisoning 148, 211, 307,

j\fedical Congress 244. 270,

'Sir. Gray's Xew PharmacyNew Companies Registered . . . . 148.

Paris Green Poisoning .. ..

Parke, Davis and Co.'s Re-union . . .

.

P..\.T..\ 24, 85, 148, 210, 242. 307.

Pharmacy .Vmendment --^ct .. .. i74.

Poisons' '.\ct Prosecutions . . • • - • -'4.

Preliminary Examination Regulations .

.

Pure Food' .Act .\ppeal (Dr. Sherman's

Cure ) 5 1 >

Poisoning Cases .. 84, 148, 177, 211, 212,

244, 271,

Reciprocity with Great Britain 109, 371.

Reciprocity Avith Xew Zealand 209, 241,

Sale of PoisonsSale of Methylated Spirits .. .. 209,

Standard for Preliminary ExaminationW'omen on Wages BoardsWages Boards 270, 343.

58

278

180

314yo

27890

151

214279249376

17348no83112210

174

20921323

372371

270372.S07

1 12

343177212

37^241

I7-T

306

148

372?,72

268

147242269269372

INDEX

—

Continued.

Obitu.vky—Attlield (photo), 134; Blackburn, 218;Bourdic, M. C, 255; Carter, 62; Che-shire, G., 27; Crundall, 127; Cham-pion E., 159; Cossar, J. D.,287; Cum-ing, 314; Dimock, 95; Davidson, 119;Dougall, Joan, 255; French (photo),56; iTost, 159; Gabriel, Helen, 319;Gruber, 223; Hatton, 26; Hall, J. X.,

119; Hislop Beatrice, 255; James,Abel, 62; Jones, J. C. (photo), 345;Lay, John (photo), 119; Lipsham, 223;Lower, S., 159; Malyon. \V. H.(photo), 91 ; Pardey, W . E. (photo),118; Powell, Evelyn, i2j; Prout, G.H., 119; Reader, 120; Southwell, 57;Sayce, 158, 223; Simpson, 351 ; Suther-land, 314; Witt, F. B., 223, 252: Wul-fenden, 252; Wilkinson, Mrs. \\ . P.,

31 ; Whiting, 255.Patents Applied For^ 251. 282, 315. 348,Poisoning Cases—

2S, 59. 73. 117, 155, 183, -'18,

Tasmania—25, S^, 89, 115. 150, i; 24;

250,

314.

280,

347,Arsenic, 29, 250; BelladonnaCarbolic Acid .. ..28, 183, 218, 280,

Caustic Soda, 347; Corrosive Su!)limateChromic Acid, 280; Chlorodyne, 7i, 118,

'•• 155, 314.Chloroform, 183. 230, 314; Cocaine .

;

Cyanide of Potassium .. 73, 118, 280.

Eserine, JS ; Eye Lotion 59,

Iodine 59, 183,

Liniment 73, 183. 250, 347,Lysol 28, 59, 73, 118, 183, 218, 250. 280

314. 34;;i8, -Mor-Methylated Spirits 183,

phiyNicotinePhenyle, 29; Poisoned Wheat, 28: Phos-phorus 59, 118,

Rough-on-RatsSalts of Lemon, y;^: Spirits of Salts

^ 39. 73,Strychnine 28, 73, 117, 156, 183, 218, 250,

314. 347.Sulphate of Zinc, 280: Sugar of Lead ..

Publications Reviewed—A Research on the Pines of AustraliaBritish Pharmaceufical CodexA Critical Revision of the GenusEucalyptus ^7,

Aids to Practical PharmacyMerck's Manual of Materia Medica . .

ÎcKlern PharmacyPoliglot Vade-Îecum of Pharmacy . .

The Geology of MelbourneThe Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs . .

Queensland—

-

Annual Report Phar. SocAnnual ^Meeting Phar. SocDeath of Mr. A. W. FieldOpening of College SessionPharmacy .Act Prosecution (Thiele) ..

Pharmacy Amendment Bill . . 272. 310,Presentation to Mr. R. C. Cowley . . .

.

Reciprocity with Great Britain

Synthetic Drugs. The Chemistry of the .

.

South Austr.\lia—2S. 51. 88, 114.

375375375314

347-'50

314218

314375

375

280

155

218280

183

375218

377361

281

377214251

156

47213

24627217083178

344345•245

29s

140

274, 310,

^•; •• • -• :• 345,Detence AssociationFood and Drugs' Act

Trade Îark Applications—27, (JO, 93, 102, 157, 184, 220, 251, 281,

315, 347,

Trade Mark Case—Application re "Lax-ettes"

Tariff Decisions

Tariff Amending Bill, 191 i

Victoria—Alteration of Articles (Pharmaceutical

Society) 80,Ballarat Chemists' AssociationBowls—^LC.C. V. the Chemists . . .

.

Chemists' Assistants' Association . . .

.

College Prize List, 191 1

College Excursions 304,Chemists" Cricket Club . . 184. 263, 34O,

Presentations—Miss Imes, 369; Mr.Mc.Alpine

\'ictorian Optical Association\'isit to Glass Bottle Works\\ omen Pharmacists' Association . . .

.

78, 1 72, 267,

Ph.vkm.vcv Board—.\nnual Report. 7S', Ap-prenticeship Indentures, 339; Electionof Officers, 41 ; Final ExaminationRegulations, 301 ; Names Liable to

Erasure, 105, 340; Names Erased. 75,

105, 144, 206, 236, 265. 340, 366; Phar-macists and the Sale of Liquor. 365;Public Analysts' Board, 144; Recipro-city with New Zealand, 206, 265; Re-stricting Carbolic Preparations, 267

;

Sale of Lysol, 237, 300: Sale of Bella-

donna Plasters. 237; Supplying Opiumon a Prescription, 365; Trade Mark"Hypol." 236; the Duties of Dispen-sers

PiiAR.M.vcEUTiCAL SociETv—Appointment of

College Staff. 340; Appointment ofAnalyst, 207, 302. 369; Analyses ofSamples, 2t,S, 267, 301, 302; Austral-asian Pharmaceutical Conference, 42;Election of Ofiice-Bearers, 1911, 106;

Chemist Opticians, 207, 238, 267 ; Extra-ordinary General Aleetings (Altera-

tion of Articles), 80, 107; Lecturers'

Reports, 191 1. 367; Lectureship in

Botany. 106, 145, 238, 340; HonorBoards, 369; Legal Advice (Appoint-ment of Barrister), 207, 238; Resigna-tion of Mr. Hughes, 78; Resignation

of ]Mr. ÎcAlpine. 237, 266; SmokeNight, 238: The 54th Annual Report,

1910-11, 43; The 54th Annual Meeting

Western Australi.v—Annual meeting Phar. Soc.

Aninial Report Phar. Council

British ReciprocityCouncil Meetings 89, 115.

Election of Office-Bearers Phar. Soc. .

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CONDY'S FLUID

CONDY'S CRYSTALSARE GUARANTEED TO CONTAINNO PERMANGANATE OF POTASH.

Twenty-nine Injunctions, with damages and costs, have been obtained

against chemists who sold Permanganate of Potash in execution of

orders for " Condy's Fluid" and " Condy's Crystals."

CONDY'S CRYSTALS are stocked and sold in bottles only by

all the leading Wholesale Druggists in Australia and New Zealand.

Sole Proprietors of "Condy's Fluid" and "Gondy's Crystals "—

GONDY & MITCHELL, Ltd., 65, Goswell Rd, LONDON, ENG,

THE AUSTRALASIAN

Journal of Pharmacy[REGISTERED UNDER COPYRIGHT ACT].

No. ai3. JANUARY 20th, 1912. Vol. XXVII.

ENGLAND(from our own correspondent).

LoNDOX, 2ncl December, 1911.

THE NEXT B.P.

Speaking at the ninety-fourth session of

the General ^Medical Council on 28th Xo-veniber, Sir Donald Macalister. President,

in the course of his address made refer-

ence to the forthcoming" revision of the

Pharmacopoeia. He said that the Pharma-copoeia Committee had undertaken the dut}'

of preparing^ the revised text of the newissue. Professor Tirard, of King's College,

London, and Professor Greenish, of the

Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain,

had been appointed editors. Each of these

gentlemen had taken an important part in

the preliminary inquiries, which for someyears had been in progress, and they wereat present engaged in arranging the abun-dant materials bearing on the subject of re-

vision, which had been accumulated by the

Committee since the last issue of the Phar-macopoeia and its Addendum. From this

matter they would prepare a first draft of

successive sections of the new issue for the

consideration of the Committee, which fromtime to time would report as to the progress

made. A considerable interval must, how-ever, elapse before the complete work wouldbe readv for submission to the Council.

2 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912

POISONS LICENSES' REGULATIONS.Three new regulations under the Poisons

and Pharmacy Act 1908 were promulgatedon 17th November, and come into force onI St January, 191 2. Section 2 of the Act of

1908 i^rovides among other things that

—

"so much of the Pharmacy Act, 1868, as

makes it an offence for any person to sell

or keep open shop for the sale of poisons,

unless he is a duly registered pharmaceuti-cal chemist or chemist and druggist, andconforms to rciûlations made under Sec-

tion 1 of that Act, shall not apply in the case

of poisonous substances to be used exclu-

sively in agriculture or horticulture for the

destruction of insects, fungi, or bacteria, or

as sheep dips or weed killers, which are

poisonous by reason of their containing

arsenic, tobacco, or the alkaloids of tobacco,

if the person so selling or keeping openshop is duly licensed for the purpose underthis section by a local authority, and con-

forms to any regulations as to the keeping,

transporting, and selling of poisons madeunder this section. ])Ut nothing in this sec-

tion shall exempt any person so licensed

from the requirements of any other pro-

vision of the Pharmacy Act 1868, or of the

Arsenic Act 185 1, relating to poisons."

In pursuance of this Section a number of

regulations were gazetted on 2nd April,

1909. The three additional regulations

now promulgated deal with the manner in

which licenses to firms and corporations,

and assistants employed in the shopsaffected are to be applied for. The maxi-mum fee for an employee's licence is to be5s. A license granted to an employee is

not to continue in force after the licence in

whose employment he is is revoked, or

whilst it is suspended. Regulation 14 hasbeen amended, and now reads as follows :

—

*'A poisonous substance shall not be sold

except in an enclosed vessel or receptacle

as received from the manufacturer, dis-

tinctly labelled with the name of the sub-stance and the word "I'oison," and withthe name and address of the seller, as pro-vided by Section 17 of the Pharmacy Act1868, and also with a notice of the special

purpose for which it has been prepared.For the purposes of this Regulation the

person on whose behalf any sale is madeshall be deemed to be the seller."

OLIVE OIL CASE.

On 6th November, at Marlborough-streetPolice Court, London, i-'erdinand Gennari,

grocer, Wardour-street, was summoned for

selling "olive oil" which was not of the

quality demanded. The charge was laid at

the instigation of the Westminster City

Council. It appeared from the evidence

that Mr. Williams, a sanitary inspector,

caused one of his assistants to go into de-

fendant's slio}) and ask for a bottle of

"olive oil." A bottle labelled "Lucca oil"

was sold for is. 2(\. It was contended for the

defence that the purchaser was told that

"olive" oil cost is. 4(1. a bottle. A witness

for the defence, wdio said he was an oil

merchant, stated that he never sold oil as

Lucca, but called it either olive, salad, nut

oil, or other names known in the trade. In

answer to the inagistratc, the witness said

several kinds of oil were made at Lucca.

The blended oils used with these might be

oil made from monkey nuts or cotton seed

or otlier ingredients. Lucca oil included,

in fact, any edible oil ; but olive oil was the

pure oil of the olive, and should be foundin an\- bottle bearing the description "olive

oil." ilie magistrate decided that the per-

son buying "Lucca oil" when he asked for

"(^live oil" would be prejudiced, as the

nature of tlie oil was not disclosed by the

label, lie inflicted a fine of 40s., with £33s. costs.

THli YEAR BOOK OF l'HAR>rACV

for 191 1 was issued at the close of the year.

It comprises abstracts of papers relating to

l)harniac\'. materia medica, and chemistrycontributed to P>ritish and foreign journals

for the past twelve months, together withthe transactions of the 48th annual meetingof the B.P. Conference, which was held at

Portsmouth in July last. Mr. J. O. Braith-

waite has again edited the abstracts, andMr. Horace Finnemore is responsible for

the transactions. In each case the editors

have carried out their by no means easyduties with satisfaction to the craft. Mr.Praithwaite's introduction is an interesting

summary of the progress made in researchduring the period covered by the Year-P)Ook. He savs that the number of "new"remedies introduced shows no signs of

diminution and none, generally speaking, of

permanent value. He is of opinion that areaction is setting in against the undue ex-ploiting of familiar drugs under high-sound-ing titles. The text of the book occupies

540 pages, 335 of which are devoted to the

abstracts, l hese are of great value to phar-

Jan., 1912] THE AUSTRALASIAN lOURNAL OF PHARMACY.

niacists, aiul as a \v(jrk of reference the

Year-|-5ook should have a prominent place

in every modern pharmacy.

THK RHLATION Ol" PHARMACISTS To THKRA"l'i:UTICS.

The lecture theatre of the Pharmaceutical

Society of Great Britain was crowded with

members of the Women Pharmacists' Asso-ciation on 20th November, the occasion be-

ing an address by Professor Dixon, M.D.,on the relation of the pharmacist to thera-

peutics. In the course of his interesting

address Professor Dixon outlined the salient

features concerning the action of certain

drugs and other points in connection there-

with that pharmacists should know. Theold idea, he explained, of living matter be-

ing a living molecular entity had been

changed by recent researches, and it wasnow considered to be composed of deadmatter in ferment. Thus, if one took a

number of dead particles and acted uponthem with a series of ferments, one wouldobtain a rough and very crude form of liv-

ing matter. It had been found, he con-

tinued, that caffeine increased the power of

doing work. All muscle was provided

with sugar, which was coverted into carbondioxide—not abruptly, but in a slow andsystematic series, and caffeine accelerated

the fermentative changes, bringing about

the production of lactic acid, alcohol and so

on down the series until carbon dioxide wasreached. He uttered a word of warningconcerning the use of chlorate of potassium.

Its action was to break up the red blood cor-

puscles in the body. No ill-effects werefelt until about six weeks later, when these

collected in the arterioles of the kidneys andchoked them up, sometimes with fatal re-

sults. Bismuth salts had no direct action,

they simpl}' became converted into a bis-

muth albuminate and formed a protecting

covering to the linings of the stomach. Thebismuth was not absorbed, and if it werethe patient would be poisoned. The action

of a drug was often determined by its phy-sical properties. Thus, if one went into

the laboratory, and chose, say. a dozenchemicals at random, the one most soluble

in fat and least soluble in water would be

the greatest hypnotic. Certain drugs acted

•specifically, thus, strychnine acted on thespinal chord, the salicylates in rheumaticaffections reduced fever, and adrenalinpickefl out as the object of its attacks only

the sympathetic nerve endings. He drewattention to the fact that an organic pre-

paration of arsenic contained no arsenic in

the same way that a sulphate contained nosulphur, and it was not until the organic

compound was broken up in the system that

the action of the arsenic would come into

operation. Calcium, if taken in the mouth,whether it were the chloride, carbonate, or

other compound did not affect the calcium

content of the blood. It must be injected

into the blood. Professor Dixon concludedhis remarks by a reference to the questions

of toleration and accumulation. The lec-

ture was illustrated by lantern slides, and at

the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks wasaccorded Dr. Dixon, on the proposition of

Miss Mulliner, seconded by ]\Iiss Gilliatt."

THE EDUCATION <)F OPTICIANS.

At the meeting of the Council of the In-

stitute of Opthalmic (Jpticians, held on No-vember 23, a discussion took place on the

necessity for opticians acquiring some know-ledge of diseases of the eye in order to dis-

tinguish between a healthy and a diseased

eye, when tliey were consulted. At present

not one optician in a hundred, it was stated,

liad the faintest idea as to whether disease

existed in the eye of a patient. In urging

the formation of classes of instruction. Mr.F. W. Bateman, a member of the Institute,

said there was no intention of encroaching

on the territorv of the medical profession byenabling the optician to diagnose diseases,

but simply to afford him opportunities of ac-

quiring knowledge which would qualify himto detect a diseased eye, and recommend the

person suffering from it to an ophthalmic

surgeon or other medical man to treat it.

Îr. Beaumont, in supporting the proposi-

tion, said he could not understand what ob-

jection the medical profession could take to

opticians studying diseases of the eye. Mr.

Kidd was opposed to the formation of the

suggested classes on the plea that opticians

would be boycotted by the medical profes-

sion if they attempted to encroach on medi-

cal territory. Mr. G. C. Bateman entirely

. deprecated the opinion expressed by !Mr.

Kidd. His experience was that very few

doctors took up the very narrow view that

gentleman indicated. After some discus-

sion, it was resolved that the whole subject

(jf forming classes on the subject referred to

be referred to a committee for considera-

tion.

THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., iOlif

SALE OF SECRET REMEDIES.

In the House of Commons on Xovember1 6. ]\Ir. Lynch asked the Secretary of State

for the Home Department whether he wasaware that amongst the patent medicines

sold in this country there were some of

which the advertisements were merely thin

disguises for the suggestion of illegal prac-

tices, and that the consequence in a numberof cases did not rest with the immediate re-

sult sought, but produced severe general

poisoning, such as lead-poisoning: and whe-ther steps would be taken to put a stop to

or mitigate those evils.

Mr. ÎcKenna : I am aware that some of

the advertisements suggest illegal practices,

but they are in such veiled language and in

many cases the drugs are in fact so innocu-

ous that it would be impossible to prosecute

successfully. This will be a matter for the

consideration of the proposed Select Com-mittee.

Mr. Lynch asked the Secretary of State

for the Home Department, whether he wasin a position to state the general character of

the Select Committee he has promised to ap-

point next session to consider the question

of patent medicines, particularly in regard to

the terms of reference and the adequate re-

presentation thereon of medical opinion.

]\Ir. AIcKenna : I am not yet in a position

to make any annoiuicement.

Air. Lynch asked the Secretary of Statefor the Home Department, whether, in viewof the fact that many of the patent medi-cines sold in this country consist mainly ofcheap and innocuous drugs sold at fifty

times the real value, he would issue as a Par-liamenthy paper a statement of the analysesof the more prominent of such patent medi-cines, or would take steps to give widerpublicity in the general Interest to the re-

sults of analyses of popular patent medicinesobtained by the experts employed by the"British Aledical Journal."

Air. McKenna : The analyses published bythe "British Aledical Journal" are no doubtmost useful, but I think the hon. memberwill understand that I cannot without inde-

pendent investigation adopt and publishthem officially. The question is one I mustleave to the Select Committee.

Air. C. Bathurst: \M11 the right hon.gentleman accelerate the appointment of this

Committee ?

Air. AIcKenna : I have already said that I

shall propose the Committee next session.

It will be appointed early.

GENERAL.

Sale of Proprietary Aledicines. — In the

House of Commons on Xovember 6, Air. C.

Bathurst asked the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer whether the Customs and Excise

Returns for the year ended Alarch 31. 191 1,

disclose payment of stamp duties in respect

of patent medicines of upwards of £325,000;if so, whether this represents an increase,

and to what extent, on the amount of the

duties paid under the same head during the

previous financial year ; what number of

packages of patent medicines the aboveduties represent ; and whether, in view of

the amount of such medicines widely adver-

tised, and of no curative value, consumed bypoor persons, the Government contemplateintroducing any legislation dealing with this

question.

Air. AFcKinnon Wood: The yield of the

duty on patent medicines in the year endedAlarch 31 last was £325,646, which was anincrease of £12,532 on the receipts for the

previous year, but is little more than £2000over the average receipts for the past ten

years. Xo figures are available as to the

number of packets of medicines represented

by the figures for the year.

At the Xovember meeting of the GeneralAledical Council, the President ( Sir DonaldAlacalister) referred to the death of theGeneral Registrar. Air. H. E. Allen, andsaid that Air. X'orman C. King, assistant

secretary, had been appointed to fill the

vacant position.

The Federation of Grocers' Association

has arranged with the firms engaged in the

manufacture of ammonia for domestic pur-

poses to pack and label their goods in ac-

cordance with the new regulations recently

promulgated by the Privy Council.

Alderman Robert Gibson, of AlontagueHouse, Old Traft'ord. Alanchester, managingdirector of Alessrs. Robert Gibson and SonLimited, medicated lozenge manufacturers,of the Carlton \\'orks. Hulme, Alanchester.

representative of the Alanchester Corpora-tion on the Board of the Alanchester ShipCanal Company, who died October 25 last.

aged seventy-nine years, left estate of the

gross value of £26,^1^. with net personaltv

£23.286.

Jan., 1912J THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY.

"Wincarnis'' and "Carvino." — TheCourt of Appeal has allowed an appeal of

Messrs. Stephen Smith and Co. Ltd. against

a decision of Îr. Justice Swinton Eady, in

a case in which his lordship granted an in-

junction restraining this firm from selling

their medicated wine, '"Carvino," in bottles

so "got up'" as to tend to the belief that it

was the preparation 'Wlncarnis," sold byMessrs. Coleman and Co. Ltd.

The Scholl Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

have been registered as a private company,under the Companies Acts. Capital, £5000.

Objects : To carry on the business of manu-facturers of and dealers in footwear, surgi-

<:al and orthopaedic appliances, etc., and to

adopt an agreement with the Scholl I\Ianu-

facturing Co., of Chicago, for the purchaseof its branch business carried on at 5 ]Îan-

•chester-avenue, Aldersgate-street, E.C. Thesubscribers are F. J. Scholl and J- A. \\ard.

Homoeopathic Tinctures. — Homoeo-pathic preparations of scheduled poisons are

not exempt from the provisions of the Phar-macy Act, 1868, as has been commonly sup-

posed. Li a case ( Pharmaceutical Society

v. Parkes' Drug Stores Ltd.), heard on Xo-vember 24, at the South-Western Police

Court, the presiding magistrate (Hon. Johnde Grey) imposed a penalty of £3, with £225. costs, for the sale of mother tincture of

aconite without tne required entry in the

Poisons' Book being made.

The Insurance Coininissioners forEngland.—The names of the Commis-sioners for England to be appointed underthe National Insurance Bill, have been an-

nounced by ]\Ir. Lloyd George, as follows :

—

Sir Robert ^lorant, K.C.B., PermanentSecretary to the Board of Education (chair-

man).

Mr. John Bradbury, C.B., principal clerk

of the Finance Division of the Treasury.

Mr. D. J. Shackleton, Labour Adviser to

the Home Office.

Mr. J. Lister Stead. Secretary of the An-cient Order of Foresters.

^Miss ]\Iona Wilson, an appointed memberunder the Trade Board Act.

The Chief Registrar of Friendly Socie-

ties. Îr. J. D. Stuart Sim, will be an ex-officio member of the Commission. Thesecretary will be ^[r. W. J. Braithwaite. anassistant secretary in the Inland RevenueDepartment. Another Commissioner will

be chosen from the medical profession. It

is probable that Dr. Addison, Liberal mem-ber for Hoxton, will receive the appoint-ment.

Dispensers' Remuneration. — At a meet-ing of the Poor Law section of the PublicPharmacists' and Dispensers' Association,

held on Xovember 15, reference was madeto the necessity for improvement in the

status of infirmary dispensers. In manyI cases, it was stated salaries in provincial

!

towns were higher than in the metropolis.

Instances were given of salaries from £180' to, in one case, £260 per annum. In viewof these facts and the increased cost of liv-

ing in the metropolis, it was felt that the

time was opportune for an application to bemade to the authorities for a re-adjustmentof the present scale of remuneration. Opin-ions varied as to what was considered de-

sirable, and the principle of an increased

I minimum salary was favoured by the

majority, whilst the desired maximumfound supporters at £250. A proposal for

a minimum of £140 rising to £230 was ulti-

mate!}" agreed upon, as well as a recommen-

I

dation for the increase to be attainable by£10 yearly increments.

Xelson's Log-Book. — Îr. Thos. J.' Barratt. chairman of directors of ^lessrs.

A. and F. Pears Ltd., has purchased the

deck-log of H.M.S. "Aîctory," containing

particulars of the death of Lord X'elson,

written at the time. Some years ago Îr.

Barratt presented Xelson's buckles to

Greenwich. He has long been a Xêlson en-

thusiast, and his annual commemorationdinners on October 2^ have become quite aninstitution. In his house at Hampstead,Îr. Barratt has a room made up of pieces

of wood from Xelson's old ships, and he also

owns the famous silver service presented

to Lord Xelson by Lloyd after the battle of

Copenhagen. Another of 'Sir. Barratt's

souvenirs is the Prize List of H.Î.S. "A'ic-

tcry.''

ORiaiNAL AND SELECTED ARTICLES

The Therapy and Commerce ofEucalyptus.

]\Iore or less associated events in this

country and in Australia, point to possible

changes of considerable significance in the

position of eucalyptus oil. On the one hand

we have at home cumulative evidence which

6 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [J^n.. 1912

appears to revolutionise the old idea that

the value of the oil depends on its eucalyptol.

or, rather, cineol content ; and, on the other,j

the industry in the Commonwealth has re-;

ceived such a stimulus from the employmentof the oil in metallurgical processes that it

promises developments which may mate-rially alter the commercial status of the ar-

ticle. Some attempt may therefore usefully

be made to dovetail these two tendencies into

the probable exigencies of the future. Fromthe present pharmacopoeial standpoint amyg-dalina oils are outclassed by oils of theglobulus type, or, in other words, phellan-

drene, the main constituent of the former, is

officially regarded as quite inferior thera-peutically to cineol, the predominant item ofthe latter. And this has become so gener-all\- accepted that it is almost axiomatic in

our knowledge. But there is growing testi-

mony that this view is, to say the least, ill-

founded. I'.efore examining the basis for

this statement it may l)e recalled that it wasAustralian oil of the phellandrene-cum-cineol class that first popularised eucalyptusin medicine in this country (indeed, it is

still that which is in general use in the Com-monwealth). Later, Algerian distillates

form Eucalyptus globulus, consisting mainlyof eucalyptol, figured on the market, andthe Pharmacopoeia of 1885 recognised botti

classes. Subsequently, the advent of otherAu>tralian ()ils, comprising chiefly phellan-drene, enabled interests in the Algerian pro-duct to impress the authorities with thealleged superiority of globulus oils, and in

the end only oils of the cineol type becameofficial in the 1808 edition. Towards call-

ing in question the correctness of this step,

the important work by Dr. Cuthbert Hall,published at Parramatta in 1904, in classic.

In this he >hi)wed as the result of innumer-able experiments that the value of eucalyp-tus oil depends on ozonisation productsfrom the terpenes. of which the chief is

phellandrene, and that eucalyptol is ofminor importance. "If." he says, "euca-lyptus oil be valued medicinally chiefly forits power as an antiseptic, then we must re-

gard ozone as its most valuable constituent,and next to this the pinenes and other ter-

penes. as they are not only antiseptic in

themselves, but are the agents in the pro-duction of the ozone. Piperitone also seemslikel}- to prove a valuable constituent, and is

well worth further trial. Eucalyptol weniu-t regard as the weakest antiseptic of

all. and to be chiefly valuable as a carrier of

ozone. It also helps to dilute and cover

the taste of the rather nauseous terpenes

and makes the oil more palatable and morepleasant for inhalation Anothermatter that presents itself is that the amountof ozone developed must depend on the

amount of terpene present, and it is. there-

fore, necessary to ensure that a proper pro-

portion of this is present in an oil." Earlier

he establishes the ozonising property of the

terpenes. phellandrene and aromadendrene,and that eucalyptol and piperitone only de-

velop ozone in the very slightest degree, al-

though he shows that piperitone has well-

marked bactericidal properties.

Turning to more recent investigations, a

very valuable contribution to the subject*

has lately been made by Dr. \\\ HarrisonAlartindale, wherein he assigns bactericidal

co-efficients as follows :

—

Eucalyptus amygdalina .... 4.94Eucalyptol 3.76Eucalyptus globulus 3.55

results which support Hall's view that the

antiseptic power of eucalyptol is less thanthat of the other main constituents of euca-lyptus oil, and is exceeded by that of phel-

landrene and piperitone. He adds that ''as

the action of eucalyptus oils is generally con-sidered due to antiseptic powers, it wouldseem desirable not to exclude oils rich in

phellandrene." Other workers have lately

emphasized the absence of scientific supportfor the adoption of a cineol basis for euca-

lyptus oil. and it seems eminently desirable

that those responsible for the strictly thera-

peutical matters in connection with the cur-

rent revision of the P.P. should" give close

attention to the questions whether the morerecent knowledge justifies a continuance of

the present official requirement excludingoils containing "much phellandrene" ; andwhether the history of oil of eucalyptus andthe investigations since the present B.P.

was published do not warrant a pharma-copoeial status to distillates of the phellan-

drene cineol class. On the assumption that

cineol was the chief ingredient of therapeu-

tic value. Hill and L'mney. in their recent

proposed monograph, suggested a minimumof 55 per cent, cineol (globulus and similar

oils ordinarily contain from 50 to 65 per

cent.), but this presumably would be modi-fied in the event of an authoritative medical

declaration favourable to the superior im-

"Perfuiiierv and Essential Oil Record, Novembei'. 1910

Jan.. 1912] THE AUSTRALAS/AN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY.

portancf of plu'lhuulreiie. Mr. Uniney, in

fact, has been moving with a view to secur-

ing a considered decision on this phase of

the matter.

We may now consider some aspects of

production. This has during the last year

or more undergone considerable modifica-

tion by the utihsation of the oil in the recov-

ery of metals in the Australian smelting

industry. An enuilsion of the oil with

water (about half a-lb. to a lOO gallons) is

shaken with the comminuted zinc or lead

ore. The oil absorbs the sulphide-particles,

and they can be collected from the floating

mixture—up to 95 per cent, of the actual

content of the powdered ore being recovered

by the process. According to Mr. H. G.

Smith, assistant curator at the Technological

^Museum, Sydney, it seems to have been geii-

erall\- agreed that phellandrene eucalyptus

oils are the best for mineral separation, al-

though the eucalyptol oils are not far be-

hind. Reporting recentlyt Mr. Smith states

that at the Broken Hill works of the Zinc

Corporation about 600 tons of material werebeing treated per day, just under i lb. of

eucalyptus oil per ton of ore being used,

and this at the time was Kangaroo Island oil

(generally rich in cineol ) . At the Central

Atine, one of the largest on the Hill after

the Proprietary, hundreds of tons of ore

were being treated by the flotation process,

just over half-a-pound of the oil being usedto I ton of ore. The Zinc Corporation andthe Central Mine are each separating overC)0 per cent, of the metallic sulphides in the

material worked. All this would seem to

point to a bright future for the Au.stralian

eucalyptus oil industry. Eucalyptus oil, it

i.-- true, can be substituted to an extent in

the flotation process by rosin oil, whichoperates successfully with zinc ores, but

is not so satisfactor}- with copper material.

It has not, therefore, so general an applica-

tion. However, whilst the proximity of euca-

lyptus in Australia may shut out the com-petition of other articles, the use of the oil

in foreign countries for mineral separation

will be in rivalry to locally distilled material,

which, although perhaps not so useful, is

sufficiently good if eucalyptu,s oil is too dear.

Therefore, the stability of eucalyptus oil as

a feature of the process in the world's min-ing industry depends on a plentiful supply

tThe Technical Gazette for a Report from which we are in-

debted to Mr. J. C, Umney.

at a cheap cost, and to this end some attemptis being made to stimulate production, par-

ticularly in New South Wales, by workingon a grander, more concerted scale, anrl

using larger stills, with machinery for col-

lecting the leaves. Mr. H. C. Smith. wh<»

has taken this matter vigorously in hand,

suggests that capital could be secured for

the Xew South Wales industry if some formof G(nêrnment control could be instituted

and areas for distillation granted to manu-facturers under certain conditions as in \'ic-

toria. In the latter State, around Ingle-

wood, for instance, leases are granted for

oil distillation with a royalty of ^d. per lb.

of (m1 to the Government. In that State.

too. the distilling plants are larger, boilers

being used to supply the steam. In Kan-garoo Island (representing the industry in

South Australia ) distillation is considerable,

but the stills are crude. Already in Kan-garoo Island and in New South Wales stejis

are being taken to cheapen the cost, andspeaking generally, Mr. Smith says he wouldnot be surprised if in a year or two eucalyp-

tus oils rich in eucalyptol are sold at 6d.

per lb. (presumably at the works), and paybetter at that price than at the present time.

Accordingly for N.S.W. to secure a fair

share of the trade she must expand her pro-

duction, and !\Ir. Smith thinks the majorpor-tion of the business could and should be

secured from the plentifully distributed spe-

cies of E. aiinujdaliiia, E. di%'cs. and E. radi-

ata in the State. In order to expand the pro-

duction of these i^hellandrene-yielding spe-

cies, he suggests the setting apart of the high

lands of the Dividing Range, and concen-

trating the cultivation over a considerable

area, in order to facilitate collection. It

seems, therefore, that there is to be inter-

State competition in oil production, ';and

that in this, the oils in which the chief con-

stituent is phellandrene. associated or not

with piperitone and cineol. will not be behind

in the race. The eft'ects on the drug trade

of the increased output of eucalyptus oil. in

conjunction with an expansion of the float-

ing-out process, will be keenly watched, but

meantime additional interest is given to the

suggested inclusion of phellandrene oils in

the B.P. by the efforts that are being madeto increase the cultivation of the species

yielding this type.—British Colonial Drug-gist, Nov. 21. 191 1.

THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan. 1912

Hardening in Formalin.

In a work entitled " Ouide to the ]\Iicro-

seopie Examination of the Eye," written

by Profs. R. Greeff, Stock, and Winter-

steiner, and recently published in the

Ophthalmoscope, the following- method of

hardening- is recommended :

—

Formalin (Schering) or Formol (Hoeh-ster Farbwerke) is an aqueous solution

containing about 40 per cent, of the gas

formaldehyde (HCHOh Blum was the

first to use it for microscopic work. It

is a clear liquid with a pungent odour.

Although allied to alcohol, Formalin is

remarkable not so much for its power of

extracting water as for the rapidity withwhich it fixes the tissues without destroy-

ing the form of the globe . In this respect it

is one of the most excellent hardening mediaat our disposal. The ej'cballs, however,should not lie too long in Formalin if it is

intended to prepare microscopic sections,

for in no other fluid do sclera and lens

become so hard. It must, therefore, beavoided if the lens is to be examined. Onthe other hand, since Formalin possesses the

property of maintaining the shape of the

bulb, it is an excellent fluid to use whenspecimens are being mounted for the mus-eum. Further, Formalin preserves the tran-

sparency of the cornea; this is of importancewhen the preparation is intended to beused for macroscopic demonstrations . Thelens, however, becomes very opaque in

Formalin. Its action on cornea and lens

is the reverse of that of other hardeningmedia. When treated with Formalin the

tissues retain their colour, and take upmost stains well. Weigert's stain for themedullar}' sheaths can be a])plied to nerveshardened in Formalin, if the preparationsare immersed in a chromium or iron solu-

tion for a few weeks before being ]5laced

in alcohol. Further, Formalin has beenrecommended in recent times as a sub-

stitute for osmic acid in Golgi's method.A 10 per cent, aqueous solution of For-

malin is used, i.e., a mixture consisting of

one part of the commercial liquid and nineof water. Formalin fixes still better whendiluted with salt solution instead of water.The formula is :

Fôrmalin ... ... ... ... 100Chloride of sodium ... ... ... 6Di.stilled water... 1,000

In this the eyeball remains twelve, or, at

most, twenty-four hours. Washing in

water is unnecessary, the subseciuent hard"

ening in alcohol following immediately.

The strength of the alcohol must beincreased very gradually', as otherwise

shrinking is apt to take place.

Another advantage attached to the use

of Formalin is its rapid action.

Its chief disadvantage is that the choroid

is compressed owing to the swelling of the

vitreous which occursin Formalin solutions.

Formalin, again, should not be employedif it is desired to study the ocular pigment,for it extracts from the blood, and deposits

in and between the cells, a granular pig-

ment which resembles melanin. This can-not be removed, and may lead to graveerrors

.

Orth's Formalin-]\Iiiller mixture—Orthhas suggested a mixture of Formalin and^liiller's fluid, which can be highly recom-mended. The following is the procedure :

—

The eyeball is laid by for two or threedays in a mixture of Miiller's Fluid (iowrparts) and pure Foi-malin (one part),

plenty of the reagent being taken. Fixa-tion is carried out in the dark, since

Formalin undergoes chemical changes whenexposed to light and air.

Thorough washing, twelve to fourteenhours in running water.

Completion of the hardening process in

alcohol gradually increased in strength.

If it is desired to stain the mendullarynerve sheaths, the tissue is not washedbut is transferred to ]5ure Miiller's fluid

for a few days, and is then treated withalcohol of gradually increasing- concentra-tion.

—" The Prescriber."

Tonic After Influenza.—The following tonic-

is a valuable aid during convalescence frominfluenza :

—

R vStrychninse sulphatis,Arseni trioxidi, of each, gr. ss.

Pv:lv. digitalis, gr. viij.

Ouininae hydrochloridi, gr. xxx.Ferri reducti, gr. vj.

Extracti gentianse, gr. xxx.M. et pone in capsulse no. xxx.

Sig. : One capsule three times a day after food.

—

Prescriber.

Application for Burns.—The following takesthe intense heat out of a burn verv quickly :

—

K Phenol, Gm. 40.

Glycerin, o.c. 200.

Water, c.c. 800.

If the application be continued any length of

time, it should be diluted one-third.—Jour.

Indiana State Med. Assoc.

'J(

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Educational Congress.—An important

meeting of those interested in education in

Mctoria will take place on ]Îarch 11 to 14,

1912. The main object of the congress is

to discuss a scheme for the improvement ofeducation throughout the State and to forma representative council to support the Coun-cil of Education in its efforts to bring about

a concerted and balanced system of national

education. The congress will consist of rep-

resentatives of the Government, the Oppo-sition, the University, affiliated colleges, pub-lic institutions, medical associations andother organisations and associations. TheCollege of Pharmacy will be represented byMr. A. W. Craig. AI.A., the lecturer in

chemistry; Dr. INIacFarland. Prof. Berry,

]\Ir. G. R. King, Mr. F. A. Campbell, ^liss

Henderson and Professor ]\Iasson from the

Provisional Exectttive Committee, with Dr.

J. \V. Barrett, as Honorary Secretary. Ar-rangements have been made for the reading

of papers on the different branches of edu-

cation by well-known experts, followed by-discussions thereon. On March 11 at 3.30

p.m.. Mrs. IJarrett will entertain the dele-

gates at a garden party at her home, Lansell-

rd., Toorak. The afternoon sessions will

commence each day at 2.30 p.m. and the

evening sessions at 7.30 p.m. On Thursday,I\Iarch 14. a dinner of members of the con-

ference will be held. \isits of inspection

will be arranged on the mornings of March12, 13, 14 to the University, the secondaryschools, the technical schools and the kinder-

gartens. The conference promises to havean important bearing on the future of educa-tion in \'ict(tria.

National Insurance.—The fact that a Na-tional Insurance Act has been placed on the

British Stattite Book induced the Federal

Labour Conference at Hobart on January 10

to consider the advisability o\ including a

similar scheme as a plank in the LabourParty's platform. After several delegates

had approved of the idea. Mr. J. C. Watsonsaid he doubted whether the Federal Gov-ernment could deal with medical attendance

at all. Furthermore, the scheme, in his

opinion, would not be so successftil here as

in Germanv and Great Britain on account

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of the nomadic population. ^Tr. AndrewFislier. the Prime Minister, said that the

German system was forty years old andthere the Ciovernment had greater control ofhospitals, chemists and doctor ^. The wholething was hetter organised than the Austra-lian style. The h^deral Government had nopower to deal with hospitals. A national

insurance scheme should he established in

the near future, but not until the Govern-ment had greater power in controlling med-ical attendance. Mr. r.(nvman, leader of the

Queensland Labour I'arty, opposed the pro-posal because many of the Labour Leaguesin Great Britain were objecting to it. Afterfurther general discussion the proposal waslost and the following plank was inserted

in the ])arty's platform: '"General insur-

ance department to include fire, life andaccident." This pledges the Federal Gov-ernment to establish such a department \\henit has an oi)portunity.

Morgue Statistics 191 1. -Constable Wat-son, the coroner's orderly, has prepared a

return of the number of deaths investigatedat the Melbourne ]\Iorgue during 191 1. Inall. 326 inquests were held; of this total

143 of the deaths were accidental. Therewere 84 suicides. 8 cases of murder. 3 ofmanslaughter and 12 of malpractice. Amongthe accidental deaths, poison accounted for8 only, which is a very small proportion tothe total. In the case of those who com-mitted suicide, poison played an importantpart, being responsible for 29 deaths out of84. The number is an increase of 5 overthat of 1 9 10, but of 17 as compared withthe returns for 1909. Lysol was the poisonmostly used. In addition to this, the otherpoisons used were caustic alkali, chlorodyne.eserine, prussic acid, .strychnine, cyanide,phosphorus, belladonna, chloroform, methy-lated spirits, carbolic acid, chromic acid,

arsenic, and corrosive sublimate. Xext tolysol the greatest number of deatli> were flue

t(< -trychnine.Prescribing for a Diseased Arm.

At the ]\Torgue on January iSth the CoronerfDr. Cole) continued his inve.stigations intothe cause of death of Henry Oliver Coburn,groom. Macpherson-.street, North Carlton.On 24th December deceased was thrownfrom a buggy and injured his left arm. Hehad thi- treated in his own way for .sometime, until at last he was forced to go toMelbourne Hospital, where Dr. Piper foundthat the arm was poisoned and too far gone

for treatment. The man died the day after

his admission. Deceased had called once on

Dr. Mclnerney, who had ordered a carbolic

lotion for the arm. but Coburn afterwards

went t(^ (i. H. r>artleman, chemist, Fitzroy,

and got a lotion with which to bathe his

wound. His sister also went to the chemist,

who said, "We will fix him up." and then

gave her a bottle of "Heal all."

George H. r)artleman. chemist, of 291 Jest-street. Xorth Fitzroy. said deceased

called at his shop and asked for a bottle .of

"Heal all" lotion, adding that he had a badarm. and had been recommended the ]ire-

])arati()n. Coburn unbandaged his arm,

and witness, when asked to dress it, put

some of the lotion on it. \\ itness was em-phatic that he recommended the man to goto the hospital. A few days later the ntan's

sister called, and witness gave a sedative

called "Lotherington's." It was of potas-

sium and bromifle, and was given to makeCoburn sleep. Witness did not undertakethe treatment oi the case, and certainly did

not say to the women that he would soon"fix her Ijrother up." He had said that hetrusted the lotion would fix up the wound.He had nt)t only told deceased to see a medi-cal man. but had said the same thing to his

brother-in-law.

To the Coroner : I have never treated any-

bod_\- outside my own sho]). I have beencarrying on the business of a chemist forthree years. I told the woman that my pre-

decessor had told me the lotion had not

failed to cure the sores for which it was in-

tended for the past 60 years.

Xorman Fletcher, assistant to Îr. Bartle-

man, said he was in the shop when Coburncalled, but the proprietor attended to the

customer. He had understood Mr. Bartle-

man to say that the lotion would fix up at

once the sores that fishmongers got.

Superintendent Beckman : Did you heai

Mr. Bartleman say that a medical manshould be consulted ?—No, but I was not

present all the time. At any rate whenCoburn went out Mr. Bartleman told methat the man should see a medical man.

Dr. C. H. Mollison, pathologist, whomade a post mortem examination, said thearm had been afifected for at least ten da}s,otherwise it could not have got into such ci

bad state. If it had been properly treated

there would not have been much danger. Hethought the chemist's treatment was inade-quate. Death was due to acute cellulitis of

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tlie loft anil, the iw-ûlt of infection of a

wouiul or injury.

The Coroner said (leoea>e(l had niet with

only a simple injury, whieh had hrouglit

ahout his death, although it should not havedone so. The case could he suninied up in

the words—Want of treatment, hlood poi-

soninji' and death. .\pparently the chemist

when he saw the arm never realised that it

re(|uired very prompt and skilful treatment,

hut was satisfied to hand the man a lotion

which was harmless enough, and perhaps in

some cases would do uood. lie thought it

was very proper on the part of the chemist

to come forward and explain his ])osition.

.\o chemist had the right to assume the

ohligations of a medical man. and no chemist

should assume surgical knowledge. As to

the present case, he thought no criminal

negligence had lieen shown on the part of

Mr. I'artleman. lie recorded that deceased

had died from acute inflammation of the left

arm following upon an injur\- accidentally

occasioned. The inllammation had heen set

up hy want of skilled treatment. Death wasduo to misadventure.Suicide by Lysol. - The "" Au:~tralasian

Medical Journal.'" the organ of the \'ic-

torian liranch of the r>riti>li .Medical Asso-ciation, in its issue of January 13th. 1912.

makes the following comment on the num-hcr of cases of suicide hy lysol :—"At an in-

([uc<t this week the Coroner remarked that

he had heen called upon to investigate dur-

ing the past year the deaths of no fewerthan thirty people attrihuted to lysol. all of

whom had taken it with suicidal intent.

There is little question that fashion obtains

in suicide as in any other human action, andlysol appears to have taken the place of

"Rough on Rats" and wax matches as anea.sy means to end mortal exi.stence. It is

ditlficult \.o realise in what way the ]ire])ara-

tion appeals to the ])ublic for such a jnir-

pose. but its main recommendations wouldseem that it is easily obtainable and fairly

certain in effect. The Coroner intimated

that some restrictions should be placed uponthe sale of lysol. but it is doubtful if any-thing effective could be accomplished in

such a way. A much more useful result

would obtain if less prominence were givenin the daily jiress to such happenings andtheir subsequent coronial investigation. Toa number of mentally unbalanced personssuch newspaper accounts form at once a

suggestion of method and a vision of pos-

' tliumou> j)id)licity which turn the scale in

,

favour of ending their live> in such a melan-choly way. Self-slaughter is one of themysteries of human existence that has neverbeen fathomed. While it must always ap-

I

pear an unreasonable act. it must be born of

reason, for there is iu» evidence that a volun-

tar\- re>ignation of life i> ever made exce[)t

1)\' a liunian bein<:."

YICTORIA.

Pharmacy Board of Victoria.

The montlil}- meeting of the Hoard washeld on January 10. Present: Mr. f.acey

( in the chair) and Messrs. I'armer, Francis,

I'ennell, Ogg ami Fowl. An apology wasreceived from .Mr. Strutt.

Correspondence.—broni W. Ro.^s ( IJen-

digo) asking that some concession might be

made to him in connection with the sul)-

jects in which he failed at the last inter-

mediate examniation. After consideration

it was decided that the decision of the

examiners could not be reviewea.

hi re])ly to a letter to Mrs. T. F. Black-

l)urn iXliill) informing her that it wouldbe necessar\' for her to make an applica-

tion for ])ermission to carry on the business

of her late liusband, a letter was received

from .Mr. .\. C. Fricke, stating that he wasin charge of the business, and was regis-

tered in South Australia, but not in Victoria.

A report was also received from the police

that Mr. I'^-icke was in charge of the busi-

ness and that he was not registered. Thematter was referred back to the police with

an intimation that Mr. b'ricke should be

warned that lie was liable to prosecution

unless the matter was placed on a proper

legal basis.

An intimation was received from E. \\\

Good rick, as attorney for J. H. Goodnck.stating that his address was 73 .\ul)urn-Rd..

Auburn.

Reciprocity with Great I'.ritain.—A de.->-

patch was received from the Secretary of

State, through His Excellency the Gov-ernor, from the Pharmaceutical Society of

Great Britain, forwarding copy of proposals

for establishing" reciprocal relationship be-

tween it and similar societies in other parts

of the Empire. The despatch was for-

warded by direction of the Premier for re-

port. The text of the communication from

the Secretary of State to the Governor (Sir

Tohn Fuller) was as follows:

—


Do\vning-St., London,Xovember i6, 191 1.

Sir.—I have the honour to transmit to

you, to be laid before your Ministers, the

accompanying copies of proposals whichare made by the Pharmaceutical Society ofCireat Britain for the establishment of recip-

rocal relationships between that Society andsimilar societies in other parts of the Em-pire.

The Pharmaceutical Society have ex-pressed their desire that the matter shouldbe brought before the notice of the corre-sponding Society in Mctoria and that thatSociety should be asked to formulate assoon as possible such observations on theproposed conditions as they may deem fit.

I have, etc., L. Harcourt.The following are the conditions sug-

gested by the Pharmaceutical Society ofGreat Britain as worthy of considerationas the basis upon which a reciprocity agree-ment might be arrived at :

—

( I ) Xo application for registration to ibe

conîdered from persons who have beenregistered without examination either in theColonies or in Great P.ritain.

( 2 ) Every applicant to produce evidenceof having passed a Preliminary Examina-tion which in the opinion of the Council is asufficient guarantee of a sound preliminarveducational training.

( 3 ) Every applicant to produce evi-

dence of having served, subsequently to hispassing the Preliminary Examination, atleast three years in the translation and dis-

pensing of prescriptions in the shop of aregistered Chemist.

(4) Every applicant to produce evidenceof sufficient systematic study before entrvfor the Qualifying Examination.

(5) Every applicant to furnish evidenceof having passed a Qualifying Examinationpractically equal in scope and standard tothe Examination of the Pharmaceutical So-ciety of Great Britain and of having regis-tered in the Colony from which he makeshis application.

( 6) Every applicant to pay fees equal tothose paid by candidates for registrationimder the Pharmacy Acts of Great Britain.

(7) All evidence to be vouched for bvthe Registrar of the Colonial ExaminingAuthority granting the Certificates pro-duced.

(8) Each Examining Authority to sub-mit full particulars of scope and standard ofExamination requirements.

(9) Periodical interchange of examina-tion data to take place between Great

Britain and the Colonial Boards.

The despatch was forwarded by the Pre-

mier to the Board for consideration andreport. The Board, after discussion, re-

solved that a minute be forwarded stating

that the suggested basis for reciprocity wasentirely satisfactory, as it covered all the

principal points which were incorporated in

the reciprocity agreements at present exist-

ing between the various States.

Proposed Additions to the Poisons Sched-ule.— it was resolved that a committee, con-

sisting of the President, ^Mr. Towl and the

Registrar, be appointed to deal with this

matter and bring up a report to tlie nextmeeting.

Application for Registration.—HaroldConrad \\'alton, Drummond-street, Carl-

ton, applied for registration as the

holder of a certificate from the Pharma-ceutical Society of Great Britain. The ap-

plicant having furnished the necessary statu-

tory declaration the application was granted.

Apprentices' Indentures Registered.—Thefollowing apprenticeship indentures wereregistered:—Edward Thomas Phillip Daviesto\AIr. P. C. Cathcart (Surrey Hills), Sid-

ney Ray Chandler to Air. J. H. Kilgour

( Rutherglen ) , Lilian Agnes Andrew to Aliss

Constance G. Andrew (Auburn).Erasure of Xames from Register.—Chas.

John Humphrey X'eate (Bulumwaal), de-

ceased.

Reports were received from the police

in connection with a number of cases of

death from poisoning where inquests wereheld.

A copy of the Pharmaceutical Register

for 1 91 2 was laid on the table.

The Treasurer submitted the financial

statement for the year 191 1, which was re-

ferred to the auditors for report.

The meeting then adiourned.

Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia.

The monthly meeting of the Council washeld on January 11. Present: Mr. Pick-

ford (in the chair) and Messrs. Bailey,

Church. Cossar, Francis, Owen and Taylor.

Apologies from Alessrs. Champion, Kernot,Rankin and Strutt.

Correspondence.—From Mr. ThomasHuntsman (Fitzroy) asking to have his

name transferred to the Life Alembers'List. The request was complied with.

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.

Mr. Ik-rnanl W'ilksch ( Yackandaiulah )

wrote in reference to the proposed Society

of Clieniist-(.)i)tician>. Me was informedthat a committee of mecHcal oculists wasnow considering the scoi)e of the proposedsociety and curriculum of instruction, with

a view of estahli^hing it on lines satisfactor\

both to oculists and opticians.

The Hon. Secretary of the EducationCongress wrote intimating that a meetingwould be held in Melbourne on the after-

noons and evenings of March 1 1 to 14.

inclusive, and the committee desired to ask

whether the College of Pharmacy wouldnominate a representative to take part in

the Congress. It was resolved that Mr.A. \\". Craig. M.A., be nominated as the

representative of the college.

Mr. Sidney Plowman wrote expressing

his appreciation of the honor conferred

upon him by re-appointing him lecturer in

botany for the ensuing year.

Election of Xew Members.—The follow-

ing new members were ballotted for andelected :—Îr. F"rancis George AltmanP>arnard. 49 High Street. Kew ; Îr. Regi-

nald George David Francis. Savings Bank,Abbots ford.

Report of Education Committee.—Thecommittee met on January 9 to deal with

the applications for the position of demon-strator and assistant at the college. Therewere eight applications, and after careful

consideration Mr. F. T. Parry was ap-

pointed. It was also resolved that a circu-

lar letter be sent out drawing attention to

the facilities which now exist for obtaining

analyses under the Pure Food Act for mem-bers of the Society desirous of having

samples examined and reported upon by a

qualified analyst, and also that a circular

be forwarded again bringing under notice

the Australasian Pharmaceutical Formularyand inviting the co-operation and assistance

of members in widening the scope of the

formulary as far as possible.

The report of the committee was received

and on the motion of Îr. Francis adopted.

It was decided to entertain the XewSouth Wales cricket team, and the Mc-torian players and their friends at after-

noon tea on the South ^lelbourne cricket

ground on Monday afternoon. January 15.

The financial statement for 191 1 wa;laid on the table and referred to the audi-

tors for report.

The Council then adiourned.

Fifth Interstate Cricket Match.

The Xew South Wales team of ChemistCricketers arrived by the Sydney express on Mon-day, January 15, and were met at the station byseveral members of the club and driven to their

hotel, .\fter lunch, practice was indulged in at

the South Melbourne Cricket Ground, and duringan interval at 4 p.m. the visitfjrs and a number ofVictorian pharmacists were entertained at after-

noon tea by the Pharmaceutical Society of Aus-tralasia. The President of the Society (Mr. J. C.

Pickford) extended a hearty welcome to the visi-

tors, and proposed the health of the Xew SouthWales team. Mr. F. Gray (secretary) responded,and apologised for the unavoidable absence ofMr. A. Wadsworth, president of the Pharmaceu-tical Society of X.S.W., who had been detainedon urgent private busines at the last moment. Hereferred to the dititiculty of many of the playersgetting away so early in the year, and suggestedthat future matches should be fixed for March orApril. On behalf of the team, he thanked thePharmaceutical Society for officially welcomingthem in such a kind and hospitable way.

In the evening, the members of the VictorianC.C. Club welcomed the visitors over a glass ofwine at Hosie's Hotel. Mr. D. Shaw (presidentof the Club), who was in the chair, said that it

gave him great pleasure in extending a heartywelcome to the visiting team. The Victorianswere very pleased to have the visitors with themagain, and he hoped they would have a very pleas-

ant holiday, a good time while tTiey were in Mel-bourne, and a safe return home again. The toast

was drunk with enthusiasm with musical honours.Mr. F. Gray responded, and referred to the enjoj--

able trips previous teams had had. He trusted

the best team would win the match, and while his

team hoped to retain the shield, he was sure noneof them would begrudge the \'ictorians regainingit and holding it for twelve months. Mr. F. Firth(captain) then proposed Mr. Shaw's health, andsaid that the Victorian Club was fortunate in

having so ardent a cricketing enthusiast at its head.

Mr. Shaw brief!}- responded. It would be a pleas-

ure to him to do anything he could to make the

trip a pleasant and enjoyable one. Îr. Firth

announced that the visitors had brought the shield

over with them, and that arrangements had beenmade for exhibiting it at Messrs. Simpson andDavenport's pharmacy. Collins-street, during the

week.

The visitors, accompanied by a number of mem-bers of the C.C.C., were then taken to the Mel-bourne Cricket Ground, where a pleasant eveningwas spent at the open air concert.

On Tuesday, January 16, at 11 a.m., the fifth

Inter-State match was commenced at the SouthMelbourne Cricket Ground. Each team was confi-

dent of winning the match. Mr. F. Firth cap-

tained the visitors, and Mr. T. De Gruchy the

home team.

An excellent wicket had been prepared. DeGruchey won the toss, and sent the Victorians in

to bat. They at once commenced to score, and at

lunch time had made 179 rims for the loss of 5wickets. The batting was consistent right

through, only two players failing to reach doublefigures. The innings closed for 22)2>. Jones andSmall opened for the visitors, the latter making

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6i before being dismissed. Jones and Firth

played out time^ and at the close of the day the

New South Wales team had one wicket down for

127 runs.

At the luncheon a number of visitors sat downin addition to tlie two teams. Mr. Shaw occupied

the chair, and proposed the lirst toast, "TheKing." Îr. De Gruchey proposed the health of

the visiting team coupled with the name of Mr.Firth, who. in responding, alluded to the value of

friendly matches of this kind in promoting friend-

ship between pharmacists in the two States. Hecongratulated tlie \'ictorians on the excellent start

thev had made, but warned them that his side were;all "good batsmeu. and might be expected to make

runs, the innings ending precipitately at 212. TheVictorians batted again, but were only able tomuster 117, leaving the visitors 164 to win. Atluncli time they had scored 20 of these without theloss of a wicket. Jones scored 41 before beingdismissed, and Small retired when the score was78. Pye and Firth then made a stand, andalthough they had to tight for every run, the vic-

tory was secured just on six o'clock. Xew SouthA\'ales thus won the match by 8 wickets and 2runs. At one time the \'ictorians liad a goodwinning chance, which they threw away duringtheir second innings. The Challenge Shield is

therefore retained by tlie visitors, who have heldit since its presentation three years ago.

XEW SOTTH WALES TEAM.

Buck Row Delaney, I've.

Front Row—Bevege, (jiay

Sittiitfi—Decent.

.«»*

iones. Small, jni., Shipway, Sadk-!', Johnstnn.

manager), Firth (captain). Small, McNamara.l^liotos. hy Siitcli.ê aiul Akers. Cromwell Biiildiiifis, Melbourne.

a high score. .Mr. Gray proposed the toast of tne

X'ictorian Chemists' Cricket Club.

The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, and wassuitably acknowledged by Mr. De Grucliey. Afterlunch, the two teams were photograplied. At 4p.m. an adjournment was made for tea. at whicha number of ladies were entertained by the Club.

In the evening a visit was paid to the Engli.sh

Pierrots at St. Kilda. The programme was aspecial one, and was greatly enjoyed l)y tlie

visitors.

The match was resumed on Wednesday, Janu-ary 17. the weather again l)eing perfect. The XewSouth Wales team continued tlicir innings w-ith

one wicket down for 127. Shortly after the 200was reached, James Ballantyne created a sensationby taking the last six wickets at a cost of four

On Wednesday afternoon, January 17, at theSouth Melbourne Cricket Ground,, a bowlingmatch between the Chemist.s and Doctors wasplayed. The following were the .'scores :

—

Chemists. Doctors

Rankin, Goode, Cossar, Le Coutenr(capt.) ... ... 24

O'Sullivan, Creswell, Dare,M'Carthy ... ... 18

Stevens, Whitehouse, Church.Champion (capt.) ... 24

Deravin, Allan, Crellin, Cussen 19Kruse, Beck, Paul, McKean (capt. ) 26

Peacock, Harse, McGilli-cuddy, Weigall ... 16

Totals ... ... 74 53The team representing the Chemists won by a

maioritv of 18.

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Crick kt Scor liS :

—

VICTORIA— I'irst Innings.

A. 15. Auniont, run out i'"^

v. Matthias, c L. Small. 1) Shipwiiy -'4

1', I'arter, II. Siiiall. h I've .S-;

(i. llastin.ns, 1) Shipw.'iv 1^

VV. iU-rkclcv, c Sadler, h I've 35

I. Hallantviif. h Pyo .Vj

II. .Martin'. 1) H. Small 14

T. (Ic rirucliy, not out ^4

.\. C'hai)man, c l'"irth, h I've 1 .=^

A H. Humpiirics, 1) Sliii)\vay 3

D. Bowers, 1) Shiinvay 11

Sundries i.t

Total 2S^liowling.—H. Small, one wicket for 30 runs;

Pye, four for ion; Shipway. four for 5<) ; Jones,

none for _'S : l-"irt!i, none for 18.

XEW SOUTH WALI.S. I ir^t InniuKS.

\. Jones, run out 71

1 1. Small, e HastinK.-<, ') I'.'.llantyne 61

L. \\ . I 'ye, not out »5

F. Firth. 1) I'.allantyne .Si

.\. Hevejie. h I!allantyne 3II. Shipway, 1) I'.allantyne o

J, .M'Xamara, h Ilallantyne o!•". (Iray, 1> liallantyne o]•". Decent, 1) Hastin.us o

A. Sadler, i) II;istint;s oL. Small, 1) liallantyne O

Sundries MTotal 212

Bowlini^.— I'lallantyne, seven wickets for 21

runs; Hastinj^s, two for _'~; Matthias, none for

4K ; Bowers, none for 47; de <Iruchy. none for 3.

TF.AM.

/i(jcA- /\*<nc—Jewell I umiiire). Ballantyne, Carter, Cliapman, Berkley, I'.owers, Hastin:.j:s,

Braitlnvaite, Fi.sher, Gabriel (scorer).

Front /-eo-a — Humiiliries, Mathias, Shaw (president), De (iruchy icaiUain),

Vale (secretary), Aumont, Martin.

VICTORIA—Second Innintis.

F. Matthias, b Pye 3]'". (.'arter, b Pye o

A. B. Aumont, b Pve 24\\'. Berkley, b Pye 30

J. Ballantyne, c Bevege, b Pye 14

G. Hastings, hit wicket, b Pve 4H. Martin, b Pye ."

9A. Chapman, c Bevege. b Pye 17

T. de Gruchy, b Shipway 2

D., Bowers, c and b Pye 5A. Humphries, not out S

Sundries i

Total Tr7Bowling.—Pye, nine wickets for 43 runs; H.

Shipway, one for 51 ; H. Small, none for 22.

XHW SOUTH WALES—Second lnnin;..rs.

A. Jones, l.b.w., b Ballantyne 41

H. Small, c Aumont, li Ballantyne 25

L. W". Pve, not out 59F. Firth,' not out 31

Sundries 9Total for two wickets 165

The visitors were again entertained at luncheon,

and at 4 p.m. a large number of lady pharmacistsand their friends were present at afternoon tea.

On Wednesday evening a smoke concert wastendered to the visitors at Sargent's Cafe. Eliza-

beth-street. There was a large attendance. Mr.D. Shaw- (president) occupied the chair, and at'

the top of the table had associated with himMessrs. Firth, (iray. De Gruchey. F>anc 5, Shil-

16 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. ht,., 1912

linglaw, Pickford, Towl, Bailey, Wood (I\ G. an 1

C. ), S. Fripp, jiin.. and Dr. Plowman. .An excel-

lent programme was submitted, and the procce'l

ings were enlivened by choruses by tlie X.S.W.team. During the interval Îr. de Gruchey pro-

posed the health of the Xew South Wales cricket

team. He said that it had been found that the

early part of January was an unsuitable time of

the year to hold these matches, owing to the diffi-

cultv of the players getting away from business.

Another thing was that as the Australasian Phar-maceutical Conference would meet in }iIelbourne

in January next year, he hoped the X.S.W. teamwould again visit ^lelbourne on that occasion. Hesuggested that in future matches professional

umpires shoitld be appointed. The toast wasdrunk with enthusiasm coupled with the name of

Mr. Firth, who, on rising to respond, was greeted

with applause. Îr. Firth said that the team hadbeen received with the greatest possible hospi-

tality. The members of the team always lookedforward to their visit to Victoria. He did not

think the best collective team won the match. It

was not the strongest team that he had broughtacross, but they were all tighters, and came overdetermined to win if possible. The game hadbeen played in a splendid spirit throughout. Thecordiality extendecl to the team they would neverforget. He must pay a tribute to the bowling of

;\Ir. Ballantj-ne. It was a great feat to secure

those six wickets for 4 runs. Regarding the pro-

posal to again visit Melbourne next year, it wasthe first he had heard of it. but if the Victorians

wanted them to come, he had no doubt the mem-bers of his team would accept the invitation. ]\Ir.

Gray asked the Xew South Wales players to drinkthe health of the Victorian C.C.C. When the

toast had been honoured, he said he had anotherpleasant duty to perform, and that was to make a

presentation to Îr. Firth, the captain of the

X.S.W. eleven. Mr. Firth had captained the teamfor five successive years, and on the last fouroccasions successful!}-. A number knew of his

fine qualities in the field. He could only say that

;Mr. Firth also possessed other personal qualities

which caused him to be held in high esteem by all

who knew him. He had much pleasure in hand-ing him a case of pipes, suitably engraved. Mr.Firth said that the presentation had taken himcompletely by surprise. He was very pleased to

know he had the esteem of his side. They werea most harmonious team, and it was a pleasure

to be associated with them, as captain.

Mr. Shaw said that the dutv devolved on himto make six other presentations. He called onAlessrs. Shipway, Sadler, Gray, ÎcXamara,Decent and Small, jun., to come up to the chair-

man's table. Each of these players was then pre-sented wth a clay pipe as a memento of their

score in the recent match. Mr. Shipway respondedfor the six recipients. He said as one of the "six

blobs." he had great pleasure in accepting the

valuable memento presented to him. He wouldtake it back to Sydney and treasure it all his life.

He certainly felt when he got back he must tr_v

and get some more '"ducks." (Laughter.")

Other toasts were included on the list, amongstwhich was that of the Pharmaceutical Societies ofAustralasia and Xew South Wales. Owing, how-ever, to the lengthy programme and the late hour,these were abandoned.

On Thursday, January 18, the Xew South Wales-players met a team from the M.C.C. on the Albertcricket ground, St. Kilda-road. The day was amost enjoyable one. X.S.W. batted first, andcompiled 211; L. W. Pye, 126; Small, 23; Firth,

15 (Cussen, 7 for 107; Rodgerson, i for 24; John-ston, I for 16). M.C.C., seven for nj ; King, 97;^loule, 72 ; Heide\-, 45 not out

; Johnston. 49

;

Drought. 22 ( Pye, 3 for 66 ; Small. 2 for 63 ; Gra}%I for 2)2>'! Shipway, i for 114).

The majority of the team left for home by Fri-

day's express. 3*Ir. and Îrs. Firth returned bythe mail boat, and ]Mr. and Îrs. Gray left by theLoongana for a trip to Tasmania. In everj- re-

spect the visit was a most enjoyable one. ancl will

be looked back to with pleasure by Victorians andXew South Wales men alike.

The arrangements for the entertainment of thevisitors, which devolved principally on !Mr. A. W.^âle (hon. sec.) and Îr. F. X. Pleasance (hon.treasurer"), assisted by the general committee, gavegeneral satisfaction.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Pharmacy Board of New South Wales.

[Publislicd in Government Gazette Xo. 180 of 20//;

December, 1911.]

The Treasury, Xew South Wales,

Sydney, 20th December, 191 1.

Amended Regulation Xo. 36 inder the" Ph.\rm.\cv Act, 1897," .\xd the " Phar-M.A.CV Amendment Act. 1911," Prescrib-ing THE Subjects to be t.\ken at thePrelimin.\rv Examination of the Phar-macy Board of Xew South Wales.

THE following amended Regulation, made bythe Pharmacy Board of Xew South Wales,

under the provisions of the "Pharmacy Act. 1897,"

and the "Pharmacy Amendment Act, 191 1," havingbeen confirmed by His Excellency the Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council, is pub-lished in accordance with the requirements of the

Principal .\ct.

J. R. Dacev.

Regul.\tiox X'ô. 36. made under the "PharmacyAct, 1897,'' and published in the GovernmentGazette of 12th November, 1897, is hereby re-

pealed, and the following regulation is substi-

tuted :—Regulation Xo. 36.

Every person must, before entering into articles

of agreement to be an apprentice, pass a prelimi-

nary examination in the following four subjects.

The examination is a written one, and comprises

:

Latin

—

Translation into Enalish from Caesar DeBello Gallico.

Easy translation from Latin into English at

sight.

Translation of easy sentences from English

into Latin.

Jan., 1912] THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF rtlARMACY. 17

Questions on Grammar and Composition.Candidates will be expected to know the voca-

l)iilary of tile aiitluir in connection herewith.

English

—

Clrammar. .\nalysis. Composition.-\ selection from a standard English author.

The pai)cr will approximate that of the JuniorPul)lic Examination of the Sydney University.

Arithmetic

—

(Juestions upon the hrst four rules.

Vulgar and decimal fractions.

Simple and compound projiortions.

Percentage and stocks.

Reduction and other rules as applied to the

British and metrical system of weightsand measures.

Simple areas and volumes.Algebra

—

To the end of easy quadratic equations (longand complex questions in fractions, fac-

tors, equations, highest common factor

and least common multiple will not beset). The easier portions of "Hall andKnight's .\lgebra" (Elementary), Chap-ter I. to XX\'., ivill indicate the work re-

quired.

Provided always that all preliminary examina-tions held before the first day of January. 1912,shall be based on the standard laid down in

Regulation Xo. 36, made under the "PharmacyAct, 1897," a"<J published in the GovernmentGazette of 12th Xovember. 1897, and that anycandidate who may fail in such examination shall

be permitted to sit for another examination of thesame standard before July, 1912.

Quality of handwriting and neatness of thework to be taken into account in awarding marks.

\\'lLLI.\M Bl.\CK.\LL.

(L.S.) Ch.\S. J. C.\RFOLL,

L. p. \VlLH.\MS.Members of the Pharmacy Board

of Xevv South Wales.Sydney. 28th October-, 191 1.

This is to certify that the above seal has beenaffixed to this document in our presence

—

Thoma.-; S. Loney,Member of the Pharmacy Board

of Xevv South Wales.A. FousTi'jK. Reuistrar.

Pharmacy Board of New South Wales.

The monthly nieethig \va> held on Janu-ary 12. and was pre.sided over by Mr. C. J.

Carroll. There were also present Messrs.W. lUackall. T. S. Loney. A. Wordsworth,and H. S. IJrothwood.

Treasurer's Statement Submitted.—Cashin l)ank. i:^^2 '^>. 3d.

I'reliminary E.xamination.—The prelimi-

nar)- examiner reported that 16 out of the

51 candidates who presented themselves for

e.xamination on December 15 had passed.

The successful candidates were :—\'. C.

I'edcock. Casino: A. J- Bawnsley. Sydnev

:

J. W. Cook. Glebe; R. Meiklejohn. VVaver-iey : J. J. ^furphy. P.urwood ; F. C. Giles.

West Maitland; k. I-'. Uailev. .Moree: (1. i).

r.yrne. W ellin-ton : W. K.'i'eek. Sydney;J\. M. Shannon. W'cntworthville : I'". S.

llam. .Sydne\-; L. Williams. Darlinj^ton ; C.Gourlay. .\orlh Sydney; j. II. \\'alker,.

Xewiown : .\. R. llail. AlarVickville.

J*harmaci>ts Registered.— Rupert Came-ron Martin. Double Hay; Jame> DelahuntMatthews. Glelje (both passed final exami-nation) : William ( iray I'Y'gent. Sydney (a])harmaceutical chemist of Victoria) ; F. .\.

J'.enson, Sydney, and Robert Jacksfjn. Xam-bucca Heads (chemists and druggist.'- ofGreat I'.ritaini. luich was granted a ])har-

tnacist's poisons licence.

The Registrar reported that at a special

meeting lield in December last the followingapplicants were a])provcd for registration

under the Pharmacy Amendment Act of

191 I. and were registered subject to the ap-jjroval of the Minister. Since the nameshave been approved and they have beenregistered : — George Thomas Williams,.

Sydne_\-; Arthur Jas. OTôughlin. Manly;Herbert S\(lne\' Ciuminghani. Fnmore

;

Sydney Ernest Parkes, Balmain ; FrancisLetters. Sydney. Each was granted a phar-macist's poison licence.

Storekeepers' Annual Poisons LicencesGranted.—George Highfields P)loom, Bur-ringbar: George Wheatley Cutts. Binalong;George William McGuire. Taralga ; WilliamAnderson and Arthur Thomas Muldoon..L'rana ; and John Goldberg. Womljat.

Indentures Registered.—Reginald I'arah

Gale McCallum to W. J. H. X'ickery, of

Grafton.

The Registrar reported that he had em-ployed a detective wlio for six da\> had beenin the P.ulli district, where he had visited

every shop for the purpose of seeing that nopersons were selling poisons without alicence. The detective had returned andmade an exhaustive report, in which he said

that he had not been able to detect anybreach of the Poisons Act, no one he hadvisited being willing to sell him any ])oisons.

A letter was received from William Ed-ward Miller, informing the Board that hehad served an ajjprenticeship to a wholesale

drug house in London, and he desired to

know if he could be registered in Xew SouthWales. A reply is to be sent .stating that,

the Board had no power to accede to the re-

quest.

Poisonous Preparations.—A letter wasread from Mr. S. C. Bradford, a chemist of


Yass. coniplainiiii; that certain wholesale

liouses were circularising" the district and

offering strychnine and phosphorous—with-

out colouring"—and other poisons t'or sale.

He asked the I'oard to take action in the

matter. After consideration, it was decided

to inform Mr. liradfortl that if the houses

complained of were selling wholesale, it wasbeyond their power to act, but they ask Mr.

Bradford to produce evidence of any retail

selling, upon recei[)t of which the ]u)ard

AvouUI intervene.

Messrs. Rogers and Clyde, of Hay, wrote

complaining that poisons were being sold by

storekeepers; and that :. '"Daisy Fly Killer"

hail been put under a i)illow, a child had.sucked it, and became very ill. They asked

the Uoard to send copies of the Poisons Act

to the local police for distribution around

Hav. The Board will accede to the request.

Detective Rochaix reported that, acting

luider instructions, he had visited Bulli to

see if any breaches of the Poisons Act werebeing committed. \n no case was he able to

purchase any prohibited article, but was re-

ferred to local chemists.

Margaret Î. \'. Bowler wrote stating that

she had passed the University matriculation

examination, and asked that her pass mightbe acce])ted in lieu of the l)Oard's prelimi-

nary examination. Application was granted.

Mr. (). H. Lofberg, a chemist of Rock-<lale, wrote asking that consideration be

given to the case of his brother, who hadsent in his fee to enable him to sit for the

last i)reliniinary examination, but who wasnot allowed to do so because the letter andche(jue did not reach the Registrar. He said

that nothing was heard by him of the exami-nation until it was all over. He asked that

his brother might be allowed to sit at the

next exan"iination under the old curriculum,

seeing that he was debarred from attending

the last through no fault of his. It was de-

cided that the Hoard wa> powerless to act as

desired.

I'inal E.xamination.— The next tinal ex-

amination has been fixed for the third ^^bjn-

<lay in February next and following days,

conditional upon the date suiting tlie ex-

aminers.Reci])rocity with (ireat IJritain.—A letter

Avas receiverl from the Treasury covering

particulars of one received froni the I-'har-

maceutical Society of (ireat Britain on the

subject of reciprocity between (jreat Britain

and Au>tralia. As the matter was one of

considerable importance, it was decitled to

defer consideration until a committee con-

sisting of the whole council could deal with

it.

Annual Report.

—

'['he Registrar laid on

the table the draft annual report. It showedthat u]) to December, 1910, some 1022 per-

sons liad l)een reii;istered under the I'har-

mac\ Act and tlie Pharmacy AmendmentAct. l)u]"ing i(;i I fort_\--lour names hadbeen added to the register, giving a total to

the end of last year of 1066. Of this num-ber 17 had died, which left at 31st Decem-ber last 1049 on the register.

The J'oard has granted 44 poisons

licences to pharmacists and 339 to other per-

sons, making in all ^î^j^. With regard to

preliminary examinations it was stated that

up to 1910 41 examinations had been held,

and that out of 69; candidates 344 hadpassed. During 1911 there were 3 exami-nations, when 88 candidates ])resente(l them-selves, and 28 passed.

\\'ith regard to the tinal examinations, the

nunibers held up to December, 1910, were25, the number of candidates 194, and the

passes 127; while for 1911 the examinationsnumbered 3, the candidates 50, and the

passes 27. During the past year the Boardhad registered 31 hidentures, and hadaccepted two certificates of examination in

lieu of the Board's preliminary examination.

Jt was stated that during the year a short

Act—the Pharmacy Amendment Act—hadbecome law. It contained two clauses, andthat the reason for its passage was that expe-

rience had shown that the former standar'l

of ])reliminary education, as proved by the

preliminary examinations, was not sufficient.

Therefore it was considered necessary to

im])rove the standard, anrl the P)oard accord-ingly ])a>>ed a regulation, wlijcli liad re-

ceived the assent of the ( iovernor, so that

the Latin and ICnglish reijuirements hadbeen somewhat enlarged, and the subject ofalgebra had been added. The intention wasto strengthen the preliminary examination bydegrees. It also gave the I'oarfl power to

register a few men who had lost their chanceof being registered w itliin the prescribed

period under Section 11, sub-section D.

—

that was having been an assistant before the

passing of the Pharmacy -Vet of 1897, 2"''

not being subject to examination. Somelost the op])ortunity through no fault of

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tlieir own. mi iIk- Hoard wa-- of <i])ini(iii that

""they should in ju>licc he n'i;i>ti.TC(L

Reference was made lo the >ix months'

leave of aljsence taken hy the Tre-ident ( Mr.

C. J. Carroll), during wjiicli he had vi>ited

London, where he called upon tlie officers of

the IMiarmaceutical Society of (Ireat Britain

and discussed witli them the (|ue>tion of

recognition of Australian ])harmacists by

that body. The result was most satisfac-

tory, as the I'harmaceutical Society of Great

Britain hail since passed a by-law makingprovision for the registration of colonial

certificates. The Xew South \\'ale> IJoard

has been asked to formulate their proposals

under which mutual recognition might be• established.

Reci]irocity with Xew Zealand was-another subject referred to. Jt was stated

that the Board offered reciprocity to the

Pharmacy Board of Xêw Zealand, and has

been informed that it has now received

power to recognise this State. Early this

year the Xew Zealand Board would hold a

meeting for the purpose of thoroughly goinginto the matter. It is understood also that

a referendum has been taken in X"ewZealand by the registered pharmacists, whohave decided by a large majority to come to

terms with X'ew South \\'ales.

Reference was also made to the prosecu-

tions instituted during the year against those

persons found selling poisons without hold-

ing a licence.

It was pointed out that objections hadbeen made to the additions made to the

Poisons Schedule, the objectors declaring

that three per cent, fluid preparations of car-

bolic acid was more drastic than necessary.

The Board, however, wishes to point out"that unfortunately these preparations wereat present the cause of a great number of

deaths in this State, so the new provisions

were rendered necessary.

Statement of Receipts axd Expendi-ture.

RECEIPTS.Balance Jan. i, 191 1 .. .. £278 10 10Fees for Indentures .... 3j i i

,, for final examniations £157 10 o,, for preliminary ex-

aminations 186 18 o

Poisons Act—sales 006Registration fees 63 o o

Total £718 10 4

KXPEXDITL'kE.Printinij; and stationery .. £43 10 10Advertising 7 12 oI'inal examinations .. .. £07 13 oPreliminary e.x.-imniations 30 14 o

£134 7 oUrugs 27 ID 2Teleplione 5 ll lOInsurance i :; oRefunded tees i ] oExpenses in coimection with examina-

tions.S 13 o

General expenses 55 2Registrar's salary i'5o o oAuditor's fees 4 4 o

Total £43^, I oBalance in Bank £282 9 4

£718 TO 4

Pharmaceutical Society of New SouthWales.

The Council met on Jan. 12, when ]\Ir. A.W'adsworth ])resided. There were alsopresent Me>srs. H. S. Brothwood. \\\Blackall. C. J. Carroll. T. S. Loney and F.

Gray.

Treasurer's Statement submitted.—Cashin bank, i 109 12s. lod. ; in Savings Bank,£513 4s. 2d. ; Defence fund, £100; total, ij2217s. I^)enevolent fund. £39 19s. 8d.

Xêw members.—O. D. Ward, Coraki ; J.C. Kilburn, Waverley; C. J. Earle, Bom-bala; C. Dinsmore, Albur}-; S. E. ^Parkes,Balmain : P. Truscott, Xewtown.

It was reported that Messrs. F. P. J. Gray,T. S. Loney, and W. Short had an interviewwith the university lecturers, and asked forthe establishment of a School of Pharmacyin connection with the University. Dr. Dix-son fUni. ) complained of the lack of train-

ing, but it was pointed out that an alteration

in the Pharmacy Act permitted the Board to

make a regulation in regard to the sul)jects

of the preliminary examination, which hasbeen stift'ened for this year already in the

several subjects, with the addition ofalgebra. Dr. Dixson thought that it wouldhardly be possible to embody the wholecourse in one 3-ear's study. Professor Has-well ( Uni.) promised that he would proposecertain alterations in his course of lectures

in botany, namely, that a course of practical

botany be added, which would take aboutfifteen lectures at two hours each. Îr.

Short stated that it was only fair to mentionthat the costs of a course in practical phar-macy would not only be in the salary of thelecturer, but there wrjuld be con.siderable

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cxpen^-e for apparatu.-J. clriig>. etc.. which

u L'lild have to be continually renewed.

It was then agreed that tlie Society write

a letter to the Senate of the L'niversity, ask-

ing for the following:

—

1. That a Director oi riiarniacy he ap-

pointed, who shall lecture on such sub-

jects as are not included in the present

course.

2. That a course of practical botany be eni-

boilied in the present botany course.

3. That the lectures in Materia Medica for

pharmacy stutlents be held in the second

vear. anil that the examination in this

subject be helil at the end of the term.

The extra fee for the course of practical

iHDtany will probably be two guineas.

The letter to be followed later on by the

Council waiting on the Senate in the matter.

It was vleciiled to forward the letter and

wait upon the Senate, as suggested.

The Secretary reporteil that he had been

approached by the I'niversiiy with regard to

the sale of two large Materia Medica speci-

men cases, and that the University was will-

in;.,'- to purchase them for use in the

VvTterinary college. He said that the original

cost of the two ca>es was £11. and that they

were perfect and in the best condition.

On the motion oi Mr. Carroll, seconded

by Mr. Loney. it wa.- decided not to part

with the case>.

The Secretary reported that tht- specimens

o.f Materia Medica which had been kindly

purchased for the Society by Mr. Shilling-

Ihin. had arrived from Melbourne— 100

b;>ttles in lirst rate conditi«>n.

The Secretary was instructed to write to

tiie chemist.-^' associations at North Sydney,

IHawarra. and Kast Sydney informing themthat the Au.-trala.-ian formulary vva-> nowready.

Indiscrimiivate Sale oT Lysol. —ThenunxTMU- fleath- that liave taken place fromh>ol poisoning have accentuated the danger

ff any further delay on the ])art of the

Ciovernmcnt in introducing and pas>ing into

law an amending Poisons .\ct. That such a

measure is essential is proved by the daily

notices in the paper-^ of deaths from poisons

which, unfler present conditions, are to be

easily obtained. When such another case

wa> before the Coroner at (ioulburn. that

offtcial added to his verdict a ridei to the

effect that the sale of lysol .should be re-

stricted in the saire way as other poisons.

Inquiry at the offices of the I'harmacy Hoard

elicited the information that that body had"

not the necessary funds to send out an in-

spector with a view to even enforcing the

pnnision- of the present Poisons .A.ct. and

the Registrar expressed great disappoint-

ment that poison cases were not reported.

The new amending measure will go a long

wav to remove the existing evil, and it is

understood that at an early date the Phar-

macy Board will ask the minister in charge

of the bill to push it forward as soon as pos-

sible.

Pure Foods Act.— Recently the I'oard ofJ lealth decided tc) take action under the PureFoods Acr in regard to a proprietary pre-

paration known a> Mr>. W in>low's Soothing

Syrup, and has recommended that, as in the

opinion of the Board, the medicine is inju-

rious to life, it be prohibited. Effect will begiven to the recommemlation. and in all pro-bability at an early date it> >ale will be pro-

hil)ite(,l. The Board ha> also made some-what similar recommendations in regard tO'

(ireathead's New Mixture and Greathead'.s

Remedy, on the ground > that they make ex-

travagant claims for the ])reparations. In

these cases, said the secretary (Mr. d. H.King), when seen on the subject, an appeal

will probably be made, when the claims will,.

no doubt, be modified. The Board is al.so-

in communication with owners and agents of

other proprietary preparations, particularly

those containing 0])ium or narcotics, but no-

further action has yet been officially taken.

Miners and Doctors.—Many medicalpractitioners in the South Maitland district

have given the employees of the collieries

notice of their intention to terminate the-

agreements under which they are treating

colliery employees. This is clue to the Bri-

tish Medical As.sociation. of which the doc-tors are members, liaving drafted a proposednew agreement which they desire the miner.s

to sign. .Several of the largest miners''

lodges in the district, have e.xj)ressed the

opinion that the agreement is toodrastic, asd that it will have to bemodified considerably before it will beacceptable to them. Consequently theyhave declined to sign it. and a deadlock has.

been reached. The proposed agreementembodies all round advances on chargesunder existing conditions, and it is stated

that in some instances charges are ])roposedwhere there was no charge previously. Theprincipal objection- are in connection with

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'Charges f(ir the folldwing:—Administration

•of anti-toxic scrum ; issnc of certificates for

children too ill to attend scliool : maternity

cases where tlie doctors are called in:

charges for members declaring off or

on benefit societies : charges for treat-

ing jiermanently disal)led colliery em-ployees; and conditions under whichthe daugiiter of a widowed colliery

employee is treated. Iliere are other minorobjections. The miners ])ropose to hold a

conference to discu>< the best means of

bringing about modifications of the agree-

ment. The friendly societies of the district

. are also affected, as they will have to submit

to the terms antl conditions of the li.M.A.

Strychnine Poisoning.— ( )n December 2"/

the Acting C'lroner conducted an inc|uiry

into the cause of the death of AlfrciThomas Turner. 53. which occurred at his

residence. 105 Young-street, Redfern, onDecember 18. It was stated that decease;!

was foimd lying on his bed in convulsions,

that Dr. Pope was called in, but tliat all

•efforts to save him were useless. A piece of

pink paper was picked up by the doctor

from the table of the rr)om. which bore the

word "strychnine." A verdict of death fromstrychnine self atlministered was recorded.

Mrs. Matilda Cusic, 63. the wife of a far-

mer at Eglinton. near Uathurst. died on De-cember 20. the result of strychnine poison-

ing. Medical aid was sought, but death

occurred before the arrival of the medical

man. One of the deceased's sons stated

that his mother took the strychnine in mis-

"vtake for medicine.

Whisky and Strychnine.—At a reserve at' Cook's River, a poultrv farmer named \\"\\-

liam Froggett. 42, was found on January 4lying under a tree in a -êmi-conscious state.

He was conveyed to the Royal Prince AlfredHospital, where he was admitted in a serious

•condition suffering from strychnine poison-

ing. He said that he intended using the

poison for external purposes, and left somein a glass, and later, by mistake, he had a

drink of whisky out of the glass forgetting

"there was poison in it.

Lysol.—Elizabeth P.eatrice Spencer, 303'ears ot age. a dressmaker, on December 20committed suicide by drinking the contents

of a small bottle of lysol. She left a letter

: addressed to the Coroner in which she stated

"that she ci)mmitted the deed of her own free

"^vill, simply because life was unbearable and

her agony of mind could n<jt be borne anylonger. The Coroner found that she dieJ

from lysol poisoning self administered.

Alice Norden, 2~, died at the Sy<lney f los-

])ital on December 2^ from lys<jl poisoning.

After having fired a revolver at a mannamed Lea, and while he was bathing his

forehead, deceased >uddenly >aid '"(ioijd-

bye. Bob." and flrank the contents of a mugwhich contained lysol. At the Coroner's in-

quiry a verflict of suicide wa^^ returned.

Poisoned with Cyanide.—During the

month, a sliearer's ook nameil Frank Wil-liams died at 34 i 'aimer-street, ]>almain,

from taking cyanide of })otassium. On the

night previous to his death he retired appa-rently in good health, but later on was fount!

to be struggling and gasping, and beside himwas a letter stating his intention to take his

own life. It appeared that deceased hadpurchased a tin of cyanide of jjotassium.

A post mortem examination revealed the

fact that death wa-^ due to cyanide poison-

ing.

Adulterated Essences. — At the Central

Summons Court, the National Pure FoodCo. was proceeded against for giving a false

guarantee respecting a quantity of essence ofvanilla sold by that company. Mr. Burnett

appeared for the defemlants. and pleadcl

guilty. He made a statement in which heexplained that there must have been a defi-

ciency in the strength cf the vanilla beansimported. The company had made every

effort to maintain the right standard. It

was stated that the vanilla essence was 25per cent, less than the standard allow-ed. Afine of iio. with 6s. costs, was imposed.

Frederick L. Poole and Alfred LockwoodHolmes. Sydney, were proceeded against ontwo charges of selling adulterated essence of-

vanilla. It was stated that the vanilla wasadulterated by the addition of artificial

vanillin tc the extent of about 50 per cent, of

the vanillin present. For the defence it wasstated that the vanilla beans must havesweated unknown to the defendants. Eachdefendant was fined ±2 and 4s. 6d. costs or

in default two months' hard labour on each

charge.

Unregistered Dentist. — Oswald HenryHardwick was on December 20, at the

Water Police Court, proceeded against byHorace Taylor, Registrar of the Dental

Board of New South Wales, on acharge that he, not being a duly

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qualified medical practitioner or a dei\-

ti-^t registered under the Dental Act.

did use in ailditi^v.i or descripticin.

namely. "O. \\. Hanlwick. the llardwick

Dental Institute Surgery, extractions is.,"

and so on. thereby implying that he wasregistered under the Act. After evidence

had been heard, ^Xv. Thomson, who ap-

peared for the ilefendant. submitted that

there was nothing to imply that defendanthad done anything that he was not entitled

to do under the Act. Defendant did not. in

the notices on the house, say that he was a

dentist. It was stated that he had properly

qualified men there. The Magistrate ( Mr.C. X. Payten. P.:\[. > thought that the wholeof the notices would lead the unsuspectingpublic to imagine that defendant was a dulyregistered dentist, therefore he must convict.

A fine of £15 was imposed with two guineascosts, with the alternative of four months'imprisonment. Notice of appeal was given.

Chromate of Lead Poisoning. — OnJanuary 9. Aliss Edith ^linnie Stephenson.20 years of age. of Xorth Burryjaa, wasadmitted to a private hosjîtal suffering frompoisoning as a result of having taken chro-mate of lead in mistake for sulphur. Anti-

dotes were used, but without avail, and the

girl died some hours after admission. Atthe subsequent inquiry the mother of the girl

stated that she gave her daughter the mix-ture, sulphur and treacle as she thought, as

she could not find any Epsom salts in the

house. Deceased found the tin of yellowpowder, and told her mother that she hadtaken some of it before. The mother, how-ever, did not like the look of the powder, andthrew some of it in the fire, which burnedlike sulphur. She then mixed four table-

spoonfuls and gave some to each of three3-ounger children and deceased. The chil-

dren began to retch soon after, and deceased,who had taken a second spoonful, was givenemetics, but without avail, and soon de-veloped bad symptoms and suflfered violentpains.

Personal Notes and Trade Items.—Mr. Oscar I'.rauscii, of tlie hrm of Osc^r

Erausch and Co.. died in Sydney last month. For30 years Mr. Bransch was connected with thedrug trade in Sydney. For some years he waswith Mr. JuHus Levy, but in 1896 joined the firmof Bosch. Barthel and Co. In J907. with Mr.Delaney, Mr. Brausch formed the firm of OscarBrausch and Co.

Mr. O. D. Ward has purchased the Coraki I)usi-

ness hitherto carried on by Mr. H. W . Watt.

Mr. F. Challoner, late of Glen Innes. has pur--

chased Mr. Chas. J. Adams" business at Dul)bo.

Mr. V. Toohcy, chemist, of Crenfell. lias dis-

posed of his pharmacy to Mr. Xorman Edwards.W'ioletta Ltd. has been registered with a capitaL

of £2500 in iio shares, of which 100 are issued as-

fullv paid up. It has been formed to acquire the-

trade mark ""Wioletta." The first directors are

Thos. H. \\'aldie and Robert P. Chatfield, with a

registered office at Sydney.The AustraHan Drug Co. Ltd. will open its new-

factory at Chippendale shortly. It is understoodthat it will be devoted solely to the manufacture-of proprietaries and chemists' own name articles.

Three students connected with pharmacy:

—

Messrs. \. J. Xewton, of Enmore ; C. R. A. Pye,.

of Windsor; and Gabiel. of Sydne\-, secured their

degree at the final examination for the degree of

Bachelor of Medicine at the Sydney University.

Îr. Ebenezer Parkes, one of the oldest prac-

tising chemists in Australia, died at Balmain on.

December 14 at the age of yj years. He was ap-prenticed in 1850, and from 1883 had been in busi-

ness at Balmain.

TASMANIA.

Pharmacy Board of Tasmania.

^Monthly meeting of the Board was hektat Hobart on December 21, 191 1. Presents.

Messrs. H. T. Gould (President), W. B..

Drake, J. T. Weaver, M. M. Rushton, W. J.

Clewer and the Registrar.

St. ]\Iary"s Dispensary Case.—Regi.strar

reported that the case had been dismissed onthe technicality that the charge was laid

under the old Medical Act which was re-

pealed in 1908: the police officer apparently

not being aware that it had been repealed.

Resolved. That the case be again submitted

to the Attorney-General for immediate ac-

tion, as well as the case at Derby.

Examinations.—The Examiners submit-

ted report showing that one candidate had'

attended the intermediate, and two the final,,

and recommended that ]\Iiss L. C. Jollift'e

receive a pass in the former and Mr. C. O^Holmes a pas> in the latter. Report wasadopted and certificate issued.

Zeehan Dispensary.— It was resolved to

hold this matter over, pending the receipt ofcertain correspondence from Zeehan.

Licen.se.—Registrar reported that a.

license for the current year had been issued

to Mr. 11. (;. Well-, wlio liad l)een relieving

at Launce.^ton.

Dr. Ilodgkinson wrote from Scottsdale-

drawing attention to the advertisements of a.

chemist there offering to prescribe. Re-solved, after reading lettei of explanation-

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frciiii the clK'mi>t referred to. that unles>

the advertisements were \\ith(h-au"n inime-

<liate action should Ije taken.

Reciprocit}- witli \eu Zealand.—MrR. L. Uurrows. a .\e\v Zealand chemist.

wr(_)te asking- if he could register in Tas-mania. Registrar explained that on receipt

of this letter he had written to the NewZealand Uoard asking for a further reply to

his letter of July 2^^. Matter to stand overpending reply from Xew Zealand.

Dispensing Cuphoards at E.xamination

Roon"!s.

—

yir. Rushton drew attention tt) the

insecure condition of these. Resolved to

have them made secure.

Returning Officer for Elections in Janu-ary.—Mr. Weaver was appointed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF The Austvdlaxian Jourmtl ofPharitutrn

Dear Sir,—The inferior quality of some sup-

plies of E.xtract of Male Fern recently placed onthe market has been made the subject of com-ment in the British pharmaceutical press. The re-

markable difference in price between the quota-tions at which this article has been offered bysome dealers, as compared with those of the

makers, who declared that it was impossible to

supply a really re!ia!)]e extract at the very lowfigures quoted by some competitors, called for anexplanati'Mi. particularly as the cheap article

offered was guaranteed B.P.A sample of the cheap article was analysed in

my laboratory, and the result showed that this pro-duct had been adulterated by the addition of 2^per cent, of castor oil, further that it containedonly about 8 per cent, of crude hlicin, whereasmy Extract of ]\lale Fern contains about 24 to 25per cent. My hgures have since lieen verified b.v

other investigators.

Leaving out of the question the possible conse-quences to the patient arising from the use of aninferior drug, it must be rememlêred that it is

upon the integrity of the pharmacist that the

doctor's suspicion falls when a drug fails in its

action. .\ case of this kind forcibly brings hometo the pharmacist the necessity of obtaining his

supplies of such articles as do not lend themselvesto easy investigation from a really relial)Ie manu-facturer with a reputation at stake. Yowrs faith-

fuUv. E. Merck.

LEGAL AND MAGISTERIAL.

Impure Olive Oil.— .\t the Clunes Police

Court on January 0, Mrs. E. ^\'ilson, a local shop-keeper, was proceeded against by Inspector Cooperfor selling olive oil. which contained cotton-seedoil, a prohibited addition under the Pure FoodAct. The defendant said that she did not knowthat anvthiiiii was wront; with the oil, which she

Ijurciiased in good faith from the manufacturers^who had undertaken to pay any fme or exi)ense shewas put to. .\ fme of los. with a guinea costs-

was imposed.

False Trade Description. At the District

Conn, .Mclliournc. on I)cceml)er jj, .Matthew C.

Leckie. insi)ector of licjuor. proceeded against

Martha H. Keir, Railway Hotel, (jlenrowan, on acharge of having uidawfully applied to schnapps afalse trade description. Defendant pleaded guilty.

The evidence showed that defendant sold a bottle

labelled "Wolfe's Schiedam .\romatic Schnapps,"for which she charged 3s. The contents of thebottle, on being analysed, were found not to bewhat the label represented. Mr. Latham, J.P.^chairman of the bench, said that the public had a

right to expect to be supplied with the genuinearticle asked for, and merchants also had to beconsidered in cases of this sort. .\ Hne of £5,.

with £1 IS. costs, was inflicted.

POISONING CASES.

Hydrochloric Acid. — Mrs. -\nnie Benton,

wife of a tinsmith, Cheltenham, accidentally

swallowed some spirits of salts on Decemljer 28in mistake for diluted methylated spirits which she-

intended to take as a stimulant. Her throat andmonth were severely burnt, and for a time hercondition was serious, but under medical treat-

merit she subsequently recovered. Ralph Brown,.II years of age, residing with his mother at

Prahran. swallowed spirits of salts on December22. He became violentlv ill, and was taken tt>

the Alfred Hospital for treatment.

Lysol — Several further cases of l^-sol poison-

ing were reported during the month. .\t Ballarat

on December 29 an inquiry was held concerningthe death of Maud Driscoil, 28 years, a marriedwoman, which occurred on the previous da\'. Evi-dence was given that deceased had been seen to-

drink lysol, and a verdict to that effect was re-

turned. .At the Morgue, on January 8, theCoroner. Dr. Cole, held an inquest concerning thedeath of John Sharland Fry, 45 years, insuranceagent, which occurred on December 26. Deathwas found to l)e due to lysol. Dr. Cole said it

was a pity that some means could not l)e devised

to check the use of lysol for life-taking. During191 1 some 30 cases of h'sol poisoning had beeninvestigated as compared with 9 the previousyear. Lysol was, he said, a most unpleasant cor-

rosive and irritant substance, yet it seemed t<'>-

have become the fashionable means of suicide.

The bottle in this case was properly labelled, and'

showed clearly that it contained a deadly poison.

On January y, Dr. Cole returned two further ver-

dicts of death from lysol poisoning, namely.Arthur Ash, 40 years, mechanic, who died at WestMelliourne on December 27, and Frank Moon,labourer, whose death occurred in the MelbourneHospital on January 5. On Deceml)er 24. MabelHolland Walker. Rathdown-street. X. Carlton,

drank lysol with suicidal intent. She was removedto the Melbourne Hospital and recovered. Mrs.Sarah Brown, a middle aged woman, residing at

Perth-street. Prahran, swallowed some lys'! onDecem'ier 22. She was taken to the Alfred Hos-

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pital ill a serious condition. A younji womannamtMl Emma \\ hitten, residing in Fitzroy, at-

tempted to take lysol on January 5. She was pre-

vented from doing so by a man who saw heral)out to drink the poison. Antiheena Sevenson,

25 years of age, U) Leicester-street, Fitzroy, tooklysol on 27th December with the intention ofcommitting suicide. Slie recovered after treat-

ment at St. \'incent's Hospital.

On January 15th. a man named JohnH. Chambers, of 2j Xew-street, Armadale, wasfound lying in an miconscious condition in Hope-toun-road, .Malvern. Xear him was a toliacco tin

containing lysol, and in a paddock near by wasa lysol bottle. On January 17th, Lena Rourke,-aged 25, 251 Abbotsford-street, Xorth Mell)ourne,drank lysol. She was conveyed to tlie MellxûrneHospital for treatment.

Frank Richard."^. 45, was found lying ill in alane <>flf Little Latrobe Street, Melbourne, earlyon the morning of January LSth. Beside himwere two bottles, t>ne containing eye l(tti<m andbearing a poison label, and a second containinglyst)l. He was admitted to the Melbourne Hos-pital in a critical condition. In the man's pocketwas a book containing numerous newspa])erclip])ings of recipes for the making of differentthings, such as fui'niture jiolish, beautv lotions,

A.-C.

'

Cyanide of Potassium —An old man namedClark, tiie caretaker of a cottage at Mordialloc,was found dead in l)ed on January 16th by some•carpenters who had been engaged to do some workat the place. Xear him were two cups, each ofwhich contained liquid. Death was said to be dueto poisoning by cyanide of potassium.

Phosphorus.— Through taking a poisonous•compound known as "Rat Death." Hazel AnnieDinsmore, a child six years of age, died at the

Children's Hospital on December 17. An in(|uiry

was held at the Morgue on December 23 by theCoroner, Dr. Cole. Evidence was given that thechild ate some (jf the contents of a tin of "RatDeath" thinking it was honey. Dr. John Hrett5aid that the cause of death was poisoning byphosphorus. The smallest fatal dose was \y>grains. It was one of the deadliest of poisons,um\ a person taking it appeared to recover andthen got worse again. In the small pots of they;reparation there were from 4 to 6 grains of phos-phorous. He thought that the word "Poison"should be marked more plainly on them. Thelabel on the tin read : "This preparation has beenmade frrjm formula supplied by Dr. P>urnett Ham.who, after prolonged trial, found it to be abso-lutely certain as a rat destroyer." Dr. Cole, iii

recording a verdict that death was due to phos-phorous poisoning accidentally taken, added :

—

"There is nothing on the tin to substantially indi-

cate the very deadly nature of its contents. Dr.Ham is chairman ^)i the Board of Public Health,and the use of his name is probably regarded as arecommendation for the use of the poison. It

seems to me that the Board of Public Healthmight take notice of this, especially in view ofthe fact that a life has been lost. The poison is

in a form that makes it attractive to children, be-ing mixed with honey, but as it is used for thedestruction of vermin, I do not think that it

comes within the sphere of the Poisons .Act.

A gardener nametl Henry Kohler (24"), a singleman, died in tlie .Alfred Hospital on Janu-ary 7 from the effects of phosphorous poison-ing. On the previous afternoon he cameacross what he tliought was a tin of lioneyin the stable of his emploxer, and being fond ofsweets, he ate some of the contents. Later in theday he vomited and complained of pains in thestomach. He was taken to the hospital, and diedthe next day.Liniment.^— John Cope, 65, residing at 174

George-street, F'itzroy, swallowed liniment in mis-take on January 12. He was taken to St. Vin-cent's Hospital but died before the institution wasreached.

PATENTS APPLIED FOR.

List of Applrations.—The following Patentshave lieen applied for at the CommonwealthPatents Office by the persons named, or theirAttorneys."Protectors for containers of inflammable ex-

plosive fluids." Xo. 3204. Robert Lee Ziller.

Comp."Improvements relating to eye-glasses.' No.

3207. Arch. Moon and John Earl Danielson.Comp."Process for the manufacture of tartaric acid."

Xo. 3226. Percy Royston Middleton, act. inv.,

and Wilhelm Frederick Floessell. assignee. Prov."Chemical product for destroying insect pests

in vines, fruit trees and other vegetation." Xo.222,(^. lames W. Page. Prov.

Xo.'Hospital bedsteads.'

Ernest Porster. Comp."Corkless bottle." Xn

Comp."Diaphragm pulsating

3-'67.

3238. Arthur

Robert Thomson.

instrument for treatmgthe eves." Xo. 3340. Edward Cameron. Prov.

"Xon-refillable bottle." Xo. 3341. Catherine.Mary Brophy. Prov."Process of producinp^ digestive ferment or

'digestine.' " Xo. 3221. Hannemon Venjo."Closing device for collapsible tubes." Xo. 3373.

Venesta Limited."Rapid drying ir.k." X.). .3304. Wm. Xiven^

Smith."Apparatus for producing inter-action between

liqui(ls and gases 'jr vapours." Xo. 3397. JohnA. Hart.

_

"Manufacture of .Soap." Xo. 3.308. RobertBrown."Process for extracting solids from buttermilk."

Xo. 3404. George Wade Wilkins."Process for the conversion of unsaturated

fatty acids, their glycerides and other esters intothe corresponding saturated compounds."' X^.>.

.U14. Fred. Bedford, Ph.D.B.Sc, and Chas. E.Williams.

TRADE MARK APPLICATIONS.

The CoMMONwE-M/fH Registr.\r of TradeM.\KKS has accepted the following applicationsfor registration during the month. Objectionsto the registration of any of these must belodged within three months of the date of their

publication in the official journal:

—

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HcxYiP.— Device and the word "liunyip." An• emhrocatiiin i'dt Innnan use (Lee's Australian

Emijrocalion ). l-'rances P>. Uoclie, J.VJ Suanston-: street, .Mcllxnirne, and (liarli-s lU-rry, 40. Tlic

Avenue, Koval Park.LuBi.v.—Combination of devices and the word

"Luliin." Preparations tor the teeth and hair andl)erfumed soap. Paul Prot. et Lie, 1 1 Rue Royale,

Paris, l-'rance.

Popp()K.\.—The word "Poppnea. Perfumery ( in-

• eluding Toilet .\rticles. Preparations for the teeth

and hair, and Perfumed Soa])s). Pai)ier PoudreLtd., 23 Somerset-street, Portman S<|uare, Lon-tlon.

L.'VMOYA.—The word "Lamoya." Perfumery, etc.

David Jones Ltd.. The White House, George andBarrack-streets, Sydney.Nkuko-Tonic— Distinctive laliel. Xerve Tonic.

Edward J. Lewis and Leopold O'Donnell, trading

as Lewis and O'Donnell. 341 Bourke-street, Mel-Jjourne.

Be.\u Brvmmkl.—The words "Beau Brummel.''Soap, particularly scented liquid soap. UnitedDistillery Companies Ltd., George and W'ynyard-streets, Sydney.

TARIFF DECISIONS.

The followinof approved decisions relating to the

•Customs tariff have been issued by the Minister of

"Customs :

—

Foods

—

Hygiama (a food beverage). ( Theinhardt'sFood Co. ). General tariff, 20 per cent. ; U.K. pre-

ferential. 15 per cent.

Ovaltine, a tunic food beverage in 4^^ oz.. 9<)z.,

.and i<S oz. tins. General tariff, 20 per cent.: U.K.preferential, 15 per cent.

Oxydonors.—The instrument or appliance

"known as the "Oxydonor," whether described bythat name or any other name.—Importation pro-

hibited on and from i.u.ii.

Perfumery

—

Heiko Scents and similar prei)arations beingnatural or synthetic essential oils

—

If put up for retail sale. General tariff', 30per cent. U.K. preferential, 25 per cent.

If put up for manufacturing purposes. Free.

Bottles if any.

Xote.—Miniature samples for free distri-

bution are dutiable under Item 295 (a).

Blow Pipes, not including <iperating mechanism•i)r rubber tubing. Free.

Camera Lucida.—General tariff', 5 jjer cent.

U.K. preferential, free.

Gradometer.—An appliance whicli shows the

.gradients of hills. General tariff'. 30 per cent.

U.K. preferential, 25 per cent.

Surgical and Dental, etc.—Backings, Platinum,for Steele's Interchangeable (artificial Teeth), as

part of the Teeth. Free.

By-Lazi's.—The following items have been

added to the list of Bacteriological Products andSera admitted free under Item 288:—Pasteur In-

stitute: Milzlirand-Lymphe Xo. 2 (AnthraxVaccine). Wimpole Institute: X'accine Micro-•coccus Xeoformans, X'accine B. Diphtheria.

Vaccine Streptococcus Rheumaticus. Allen andHanbury : Tynhoid Vaccine. Burroughs, W'ell-

scome and Co.: Corvza Vaccine Xo. i.

NOTES—NEWS, TRADE, ETC.

-Mk. !•". W . Bi.oiiK].. .Maldon, has dis])i)sed of hisbusiness to .Mr. II. F. Flphick. who came to Vic-toria from South .\ustralia last year.A I'iKi: occurred in the house and fl welling at-

tached to Mr. Xicholas White's pharmacy at thecorner of Smith and Otter-streets, Collingwornl,at 10 p.m. on Sunday, January 14. The buildingwas gutted, and practically all the furniture de-stroyed. The shop and stock were undamaged.

Mkssks. H. T. GofLi) .\Ni) Co.. pharmaceuticalchemists. Hobart. have issued an artistic and at-tractive wall almanac for 1912. A copy of anacademy picture in colours is reproduced on thetop of the card, and a neat monthly calendar is at-tached below.

Mkssks. Denver P.kos.. surgical instrumentmakers, etc.. Melbourne and Sydney, have dis-solved partnership as and from 3i.st October, igii.Mr. Robert W. Denyer will continue to carry onthe Melbourne business, and Mr. Walter Denyerthe Sydney business.

R.vr Death.—Messrs. Ducrdin and Sainsburyintimate that they are now lal)elling this ]»repara-tion poison, atlhough, strictly speaking, it is not alegal poison. A round label in pnjminent letter-ing is now being affixed to each tin sent <)Ut. Thewording on the label is as fellows:—This prepara-tion contains phosphorous, which is a deadlypoison, and must therefore be stored beyond thereach of children.

Messrs. W. Wood Axn Co. Prop. Ltd., Howey-l)lace. Little Collins-street, Melbourne, draw atten-tion in this issue to the facilities which they havefor supplying the requirements of chemist-opti-cians. The firm carries a large stock of all opticalgoods and accessories, and pharmacists who arenow engaged in the practice of optometry, or con-templating t!ie establishment of an optical branchin connection with their business cannot do betterthan place themselves in communication withMessrs. Wood and Co.Mr. David G. Bull has opened rooms at 125

Collins-street, Melbourne, where he has fitted upa lal)oratory for the purpose of manufacturingvaccines, tuberculins and other sterile ])roducts.Mr. Bull has undertaken work for a number ofmembers of the medical profession, and is alsocarrying supplies of dental anaesthetics, strychnine,morphine, atropine, ergot, etc., in addition tovaccines, tuberculins, etc.. in order to meet the re-quirements of the profession. Mr. Bull hasfound it necessary to open a central depot for his.goods, easil}- accessible to the doctors. W'e wishhim every success in his enterprising venture.

Messrs. Wvlevs Ltd.. Coventry, England, havedistributed to their clients a neat and hajidsomelybound red leather pocket book, containing calen-dar, blank page inset, ticket and stamp pockets,etc. A lot of useful informati.m is included in

the front part of the calendar. A patent self-

opening memo, tablet is attached to the bookwhich answers the dual purpose of a writing tab-let and an indicator of the page in the diarywhich is at the time in use. Accompanying thediary is the usual accident assurance coupon.The "Mosaxs" Method for the manufacture of

I'lexible Gelatine Capsules has steadih' pro-gressed in public favour wherever the use of cap-

26 THE AUSTRALAS/AX JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912

sules are indicateÎ. The sale of these capsules

is; almost world-wide, a fact which uiuloubtedly

is due to their excellent appearance, combinedwith purity and accuracy of contents. Mawson'sCapsule of Santal Wood Oil are guaranteed to

contain only the tinest B.P. English distilled oil, a

point which is very important owing to the large

amount of adulteration which is possible in the

maiuifacture of this article. Chemists would dowell to order "Mosans" Capsides, which are supe-

rior on all points, and are to be obtained at the

lowest possible prices.

Îessrs. P.vrke. Davis and Co. have issued

Elixir Pepto-Malt Compound (special) containing

Pepsin (1.300) 8 grains to the fluid ounce andDiastose. combined with Lactic and Hydrochloricacids. It is valuable in poorly nourished condi-

tions, especially when accompanied by gastric anddiastatic indigestion. Colon \'accine, another newpreparation, is supplied in rubber-stoppered glass

bulbs and graduated glass syringes, for sub-

cutaneous injection. Its use is indicated in cases

of rectal abscess, chronic cystitis, pyo salpinx,

iscliic-rectal abscess, pyelitis, kidney abscess, pros-tatitis, colon infections of the genito-urinary tract,

chronic urethritis coincidental with peritonitis,

ulceration of the colon, acute jaundice and colonic

infections of the hepatic duct.

Messrs. Dueruix .\m> Sat.xsiukv report havingreceived a fine selection of Tilbury's tooth brushes,

for which they are the Australian agents. Thesegroods are of a superior quality, and are sent out

each brush in separate box. They are also show-ing a splendid assortment of hair brushes. In

nail brushes an entirely new style, with single rowof bristles, has come to hand, and is selling well.

'"Lypsyl" pomade for the lips, rose and vanilla, in

metal cases, i doz in box. is also an attractive

line. Ivalin brilliantine is a neatly got up emol-lient for the hair. It is daintily perfumed, and is

recommended as an effective preserver of tlie hair.

Jergen's Benzoin and Almond Lotion, for whichMessrs. D. and S. are the agents, is a summer line

ivhich is at present i.i good demand. In sachets,

tiie "Dubois" (assorted odours) and the "Mack."four on a card, are two new lines. The firm arealso showing a good assortment of shavingmirrors and accessories.

Port Melbourxk U.F.S. Dispknsakv.—The an-nual report and balance-sheet submitted to a meet-ing of the Port Mel!>Murne Cnited Friendly Socie-ties' Dispensary committee, held on January nth.disclosed considerable progress during the last

year. The number of members on the institution's

books is now 2715. showing an increase of 202 onthe previous year: and the prescriptions dispensedtotalled 37.311. as against 36,887 for the precedingyear. The assets over liabilities for igio amountedto £1828 17s. 8d.. and for 191 1 £1916 8s. lid., be-ing a net gain for the year of i^j iis. 3d. Duringlast year the committee authorised the altering oft!ie building, and. in additi'm. t!ie erection of a

cottage for the resident dispenser. The total cost

of these works is set down at £720. which necessi-

tated the societies' account I)eing overdrawn to the

extent of £483 i8s. 6d. The sum of £6; 8s. 6d.

was received for the hire of lodge-rooms, whichrepresents an increase of £iO 155. over the previous

jear.Messrs. Rocke. Tompsitt axd Co. have opened

a line c>f Peppermint Pear's (extra strr-ng). i

gross in tablet bottles, neatly labelled, each bottle-

in decorated box : also Papier Poudre, in flat

aluminium box with hinged cover, containing,

small mirror, in addition to book of face powders.-

Thev are also showing some good quality naiK

scissors, curved and straight, each K> dozen on.

card : fine pointed steel forceps, i doz. on card,,

and "\"anity" nail stones, each in aluminium box.

Cleaver's have sent out a shipment of Buttermil'K:-

and Violets soap, large size, i dozen cakes in a

box. Although this line has only recently come-to hand, there is already a good demand for it.

.\ useful article for pharmacists to have is a newaluminium funnel with automatic strainer—capa-

city about 12 ounces. Several chemists have-

adopted the use of this funnel with satisfactory

results. ^lessrs. R. T. and Co. are issuing.

Eudenta tooth powder, two flavours, in 6d. tin,,

as a companion line to their Eudenta tooth paste.

Messrs. Feltox. Grim wade axd Co. have just

opened a nice line of nail sticks, each in roundimitation ivory case ; also pocket manicure sets,

containing nail crayon, trimmer and polishing pad,,

in small round imitation ivory case. Xail trim-mers, mother of pearl, white and tinted, half dozenon card, is another new line; also powder leaves

in aluminium case with mirror. In sachets, some-very nice designs have come to hand. The sou-venir "Concentrella" is in the form of silk pads in

booklet form, and a larger style from the samemakers is embellished with photograph and floral

decorations, which give it a dainty appearance.

.

"Cristaline" astringent pencils, i doz. on card, andlip sticks and eyebrow pencils (combined) ii>

fancy holders, i doz. on card, are two new lines-

which should sell well. l;i brushware a fine as-sortment is being shown. The "Britonian" series

of brushes are already well known to the market.Several new varieties of this make are to hand.Rigby. Battcock and Co. have sent out some fine •

quality nail brushes. Two good-value lines ofcloth brushes, with handles, have also been re-

ceived. ^Messrs. F. G. and Co. have added to thestock of the owl design of hair tidies, puff boxes-and tooth brush jars to match.

The "\\'ellcome" Photographic E.xposureRecord .\xd Diary. igi2.—Whosoever desires, in

the least possible space of time, to acquire a work-ing familiarity with the principles and practice ofmodern photograph}-, may be confidently recom-mended to this handy little volume, which is •

packed with photographic wisdom. Althoughsimple, it is encyclopaedic, containing brief and'

explicit instructions. Explanations are given withregard to such diverse topics as factorial andtime development, machine, tank or stand develop-ment, the oil pigment process, contact printing hyartificial light, colour photography, development in

warm weather and in tropical countries, printing

and toning p.o.p. colour effects by staining the-

actinic value of light in various latitudes, interiors.

,

still-life studies and portraiture. .More than this,

figures and factors, based in every case upon actuaF

e.xperiment. have been worked out for all the prin-

cipal films and plates on the market, and reliable-

data collected in a most convenient form. Bv this •

means, and with the aid of the excellent Exposure •

Calculator attached to the cover, it is possible to-

secure correct exposures under all circumstances--

by a single turn of the disc. Plenty of space is

left for diary pages and exposure notes, and the:-


book is provided with pencil and clasp, so that it

does double duty as a pocket note hook and workof reference, and is equally useful in the darkroom and the field.

MARKET REPORT.

Lavkndkr Oil is dearer.

ToNQUix Bi:.\NS are quoted at from 7s. to 8s.

lb.

Spts. Ethkk Xn.—Higher prices are ruling in

London.TuRPEXTiXE is lower.

Opium .\xd Dkkuativf.s continue to maintainhigh prices.

Saxtoxixe is still going up. It is quoted at

from 5s. to 6s. an ounce in Melbourne.

QuixiXE is reported as being higher in price

owing to market operations.

Toothpicks are now subject to 25 per cent,

duty under the new tariff schedule, and prices haveadvanced accordingly.

Seltzogexes and Gl.\ss J.vrs have advanced in

price owing to increased cost of manufacture.

PERSONAL.

Mr. F. L. Fryer is at present managing for Mr.N. Corson, Port Fairy, and Warrnambool.

Mr. H. \V. Wiltshire has accepted a position

ivith Mr. W. H. Woodhouse. St. Kilda.

Mr. R. S. Darlixg has gone to Mr. J. Cham-pion, Richmond, as junior assistant.

^1r. J. Y. Allax has accepted a position with]Mr. F. C. Hughes. Wangaratta.

Mr. L. T. Bult is relieving Mr. T. Garrick.

Footscray, for three weeks.

Mr. R. \V. Maxwell was relieving Mr. E. \'.J.

Hr.ghes, Xathalia, durinp the holidays.

Miss Gertrude Francis has been assisting at

the Clifton Hill dispensary during the month.Mr. \V. L. Treex has taken a position with Mr.

T. A. Gawne, of Boort, for a few weeks.Mr. a. L. McXeil is at present relieving Îr. H.

E. S. Bird, of SheppartoiLMr. R. H. Clvxe, of Auburn, has gone to Mr.

Andrew Black, Camperdown, for a month as

assistant.

Mr. a. .\. Skixxer has returned from his trip

to England, and is now assisting Mr. Ewen Bis-

set, W arragul.

Miss Gertruhe Bigxell is acting as relieving

assistant at the Flemington and district U.F.S.Dispensary.Mr. a. L. Cr.wex, after relieving Mr. H. C.

Dyte. Xorthcote, for three weeks, has gone to

Mr. \V. E. Thomson. Donald, for a month.Mr. \y. S. DvER. Ballarat, lately with Mr. A.

Black, Camperdown, is relieving Îr. F. Lawson,North Melbourne.Mr. a. L. McXeil, after relieving Îr. G. T. Le

Couteur, Glen ferr ie. goes to Mr. J. Tipping,Bairnsdale.

Mr. David Evaxs is relieving Mr. H. H. Vail.of Trafalgar. Mr. John Maughan is in charge oftlie branch business at Mirboo.

Mr. Fox. .\ustralasian manager for Messrs.Scott and I^.owne Ltd. (Scott's Kmulsion), wasin .Melbourne on January 15.

Captain J. .\. R. J. Kruse has been appointedto the command of Xo. 4cS Battalion of SeniorCadets.Mr. a. H. Hintox, South African manager for

the Sheldon Drug Co. Ltd., arrived in ^Melbourneon January 4 by the Themistocles.

.^lR. H. j. Massev has been relieving Mr. L. C.Langford, Stawell, and goes on to Mr. J. Llewel-lyn, Manstield, at the termination of this engage--ment.Mr.C. p. Kixcha.m's friends will regret to learn-

that he met with an unfortunate accident on Fri-day, January 12. When going into the dispensaryhe slipped, and, falling, broke several ribs, andotherwise injured himself. He is at present con-lined in Omrah private hospital under Dr. Aluller.Mr. E. A. Summerhayes is managing his businessmeanwhile.CouxTRv Chemists in Towx. — Messrs..

X'orman Pardey, Geelong ; .\. L. Peters,.

.

Bendigo: F. t'ren, Hamilton; H. Wilkin-son, \\'arrnambool ; F. Damyon, Corowa i

R. S. Younger, Warrnambool ; W. A. Lon-don, Bendigo: .\. A. Lord, Swan Hill;H. J. Wells, Kyneton : E. E. Malvon, Ballarat;H. H. Vail, Trafalgar; R. McMullen. Horsham;F. E. Oaten., Seymour; J. X. }^lolloy, Leongatha ; .

and H. P. Bennett, Terang.Medical Examixatioxs.—At the annual exami-

nations of the Melbourne Cniversity, held iuXovember, 1911. the following pharmacists whoare students for the medical course were suc-cessful. Third year medicine.—George ElliottCranstoun. late of Buninyong, and Walter BirdL'tber, Parkville; Fifth year medicine.—ArthurJames McKenzie Fargie, Ernest W. Sutcliffe andFrank Leslie Utber. :\Ir. Cranstoun obtainedhonours in physiology, and Mr. Fargie honours inmedicine, surgery and obstetrics and gynjecology.Mr. J. WiLsox, who has been visiting Australia

on behalf of [Messrs. Bengers Ltd. (Benger's -

Food), spent some time in ^lelbourne. In thecourse of a conversation he expressed a very highopinion of the future possibilities of Australasiantrade. The conditions in reference to infants' foodsunder the Pure Food Act were somewhatharassing, but, so far, his firm had little or notrouble in conforming to the regulations. Mr.W ilson left Melbourne for South Australia on the13th January.

Mv.. Charles F. M. Parker, who died in theMelbourne Hospital on the iJth inst., was an oldVictorian colonist. Born in 183,3 at Redruth.Cornwall, he left England for .\ustralia in 1859.He was for a number of years with Messrs. H.Francis and Co., and then commenced business onhis own account at Williamstown. which he re-linquished to again return to ^lessrs. H. Francis-and Co.. with whom he remained until about twoyears ago. when failing health compelled him toretire. Mr. Parker had a high reputation as acapable and conscientious pharmacist, and was 80-

years of age at the time of his death.Chemist's Divorce Suit.—At the last sitting of

the Divorce Court before Mr. Justice a'Beckett^William John Stewart Cowper, chemist, of 414Xicholsou-street, Fitzroy, petitioned for a divorce-from his wife, [May Teresa Cowper, on the grounds


of misconduct with Richard Harwood. painter, of

3 Coventry-street, South Melliourne, who wasjoined as co-respondent. The marriage was cele-

lirated at Launceston, Tasmania, on March 6, 1900,

in the Roman Catholic Church. Afterwards the

pair came to Victoria, and for a time lived at

Osborne House, Kitzroy. Xext they took a trip

to England, and on their return lived together at

the Brandon Hotel, Carlton, At a later .<tage re-

spondent hecame acquainted with Harwood, andpetitioner, having convinced liimself of her mis-

conduct, commenced proceedings. Petitioner said

he was not prepared to make provision for per-

manent alimony for her. In view of the way she

had treated him. he said he had no sympathy with

her. On the trip to London he spent betweenii)0 and iioo on lier for jewellery, and since then-

return he allowed her £2 los. a week, out of

which she had only to pay for our provisions.

The rest was pin money.Further evidence in support of the petitioner's

case having been given, in the course of whichit was stated that tlie co-respondent liad died last

month, a decree nisi was granted, and leave wasgiven to respondent to apply for alimony.

Dr. Ch.\rles E. de M. S.-\jous has accepted the

position of supervising editor of the Xew "^'ork

Medical Journal. Dr. Sajous received his prelimi-

nary education in France. He studied medicinein Philadelphia, graduating with honours from the

Jefferson Medical College in 1878. He served for

two years as resident physician in the HowardHospital, and in 1881 was appointed professor ofanatomy and physiology in the Wagner Institute

of Science, lecturer in the Philadelphia School ofAnatomy, and clinical assistant in the laryngo-logical department of Jefferson Medical College,succeeding Dr. J. Solis-Cohen, in 1883. as clinical

lecturer and chief of that department. In 1891Dr. Sajous went to Paris, where he devoted sixvears to original research Upon his return, hewas appriinted Dean of the Medico-ChirurgicalCollege. -At the recent reorganisation of themedical department of Temple University, Dr.Sajrirs accepted the chair of pharmacologv ai.d

therapeutics, which he still liolds. Dr. Sajoushas had a wide editorial experience, havingfounded in 1888 the Annual of the Unircrsa! Medi-cal Scieiiees. which had a circulation of over500.000 volumes, and the Cyclofyaedia of Practi-cal Medicine, founded by Dr. Sajous in 1898. hasattained a circulation of 240,000 volumes, theseventh edition being now in course of prepara-tion. The value of Dr. Sajous' services to medi-cal science has been recognised in France by hisbeing made a member of the Legion of Honour,while in Eelguim he received the order of Leopold

.-.and was made a Knight Commander of the Libera-tor, besides receiveing other titles, both govern-mental and scientific. In .America Dr. Sajous hasheen president and vice-president of manysocieties and is a fellow of the College ofPhysicians of Philadelphia, and of the .\mericanPhilosophical Society. He brings to bear on theeditorial problems of the Xcic York MedicalJournal a brilliant and well infcjrmed mind, wideexperience, and a thorough knowledge of theneeds of the .American physician.

.Anothf.r medical man to return tT Melbourne-after an exte:ided course of post graduate work

and specialising in Loridon and on the Continentis Dr. M. D. Silberberg. who is medical officer

on the s.s. "Commonwealth." due here ne.xt week.Dr. Silberberg is a graduate of the MelbourneUniversity, where he obtained his M.D. degree, andfor some time was meilical registrar of the Mel-bourne Hospital. Whilst in London Dr. Silber-

berg made a special study of cardiac researchwork, the result of which was a paper he readbefore the Royal Medical Society at their annualmeeting, and which was very well received.

NOTES AND ABSTRACTS.

Decolourisation of Olive Oil.—.Although thenatural coKnir of pure olive nil is golden-yellow-or greenish, consumers are coming more andmore to give preference to a limpid oil of paleamber colour, and the producers of the oil areaccordingly driven to removing the colour of theoil by artificial means. Citric and tannic acidsare both employed for this purpose, especially thelatter. If much colour is to be removed, about 5per cent, nf tannic acid is used; for medium-coloured oil, 3 per cent, sutifices, and for paleroils from i to 2 per cent. The tannic acid is

dissolved in water, and the solution added to theoil and mixed for fifteen minutes; after half anhour the mixture is poured into another vessel,

and some hours later it is poured back into thefirst and allowed to stand for three days, whenthe oil is drawn off. Some oils can be sufficiently

decolourised by water alone, the oil being brokenup into small drops and allowed to fall into waterfrom a height of several metres. This methodis most successful if worked in the open air in

bright, sunny weather.

—

Journ. Suisse de Chim. et

Pharm.. August 26, 1911, 476.

Removing Fixed Stoppers—Invert the bottlein cruslieci ice and calcium chloride, taking carethat the freezing solution does not touch the lips

of the bottle. After standing from 15 to 20minutes, the stopper is easily removed. This is

much better than heating and tapping, as there is

no danger of injuring or cracking the bottle.

—

Meyer Brothers' Fh-iicigist. September, igii.

Economical Marking Ink. The followingink has given good results in marking military

hose and leather articles for the French Army :

—

Ferric acetate, crude, 500; ferrous sulphate. 100;gum arabic. 50: tannin, 10 ; water, 500. Dissolveseparately the ferrous sulphate and the gum in

200 of water and the tannin in 50: mix the ferronssulphate solution with the ferric acetate, thenad(l the tannin, and finally the ginn.

—

L'LJnionPharm.. -August 15, iqti.

Insecticide (No. 21,165 "f I'Jio). — NewPatent. By William Henry Murray, manufactur-ing chemist, lOQ Rosebery Square, London. Asan example of insecticide, the subject of this

patent, five parts by weight of ordinary soft soapis mixed with two parts of rice flour, one part ofcaustic soda, and 16 parts of water, and the wholeboiled until the mass is homogeneous. Hardsoap, w-hen employed, mav advantageou.slv beused in the form of powder. Soluble excipient

fsuch as the above) can be rendered insecticidal

by incorporating with each 3 oz. there if .ô gxf?.

Jan.. 1912] THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 'J9

of quassia extract, i oz. of ground tol)acco, and

y2 07.. of powdered helleI)ore, and drying tlic

mixture with the aid of lieat. Each such (juantity

i> suitable for use with three gallons of water.

Production of Attar of Hoses.- The follow"

mg int'orniation is iVom the report by H.M. Viee-Consul at Sofia i.Mi. W. 15. Heaicl) on the tradeof lUilgaria in 191(t, which will shortly be issued.

The yield of Attar of Roses for the district knownas the Valley of tlie Roses, where some 7,000 acres

are under cultivation, amounted, in 1910, to 5,550

lbs., valued at /'US, 000, an average of ^,"26 15s.

perlb., as against 11,000 lbs., valued at /I S4, 000,

an average ui ,{,16 15s. per lb., in 1909. The 1911crop has suffered from frost, and the price of thepetals has ri.sen fiom --Â to 2d. per lb. A rise mayconsequently be expected in price of the e.s.sence.

Owing to the dticiency in the last crops, and to

the great demand, adulteration has reached sucha pitch that the local authorities, who declarethemselves unable to stem the smuggling into thedistrict of the oil of geraniums sold in the market at

10s. perlb., projiose to withdraw the prohibitionagainst its introduction, so that the mixture maybecome a recognised article of trade and buyerstake their precautions accordingly.

Face Powder and Lead Exports. .Mr. J. .M.

Sandy, a prominent Sydney merchant, has just

leturned from a trip to Japan. He found duringhis visit a curious feature regarding the importsof Australian lead into Jajmn. One factory alonein O.saka takes 50 tons of Broken Hill lead permonth foi- the purpose of manufacturing facepowder. The Jai)anese have discovered that byitsing Australian lead the danger of lead poison-

ing has been greatly minimised, and the fact that

Japanese women who use the powder are extreme-ly clean, and take a hot bath every night,reduces the element of danger to a negligible

(|uantity. During 1910 Japane.se imports of pig-

lead amounted to in value /. 153,140.

The Care of the Feet.—Referring to theattention which should be given to the feet bySoldiers, the value of frequent washing with soapand water should be insisted on. Where tender-ness of the feet exists, instruction should be givenas to how this may be met by soaking the feet for

a tinie in a solution of alum, salt, or saltpetre

and water the night before a march, zinc or boricointment being rulibed over them in the morning.If obtainable, a weak solution of formaldehyde of

1 to 200 is probably the l')est hardening,solution for

the feet, and excellent results have followed theplan of dusting into the socks the foot jôwdei'

en.rployed in the (leiman army, comjiosed of sal-

icylic acid 3 parts, starch 10 parts, and iôwderedtalcum <S7 jiarts. In its absence finely pulverizedalum dusted into the socks will be found a goodsubstitute, as it diminishes the secretion, andhardens the epidermis. Although the utility of

the jirocedure has been called in question, thereis a str-ong concensus of opinion that rubbing thesocks inside and outside with soaji or boracicointment Ijefore marching is \-erv useful.

—

Hospital. August 26, 1911'.

An Ingenious Flea Trap. A flea traji in

common use in the Orient consists of a small stick

smear-ed with a stick\- substance, the stick inser t-

ed in a stri])of bamboo, the sides cut out to leave-only seven narrdw strips. It acts on the prin-ciple of the stick fly-papers, the bambor) shell'keeping the sticky tube from contact with theclothing. The Chinese are said to strew anumber- of these tiny traps around the bed andwear- theni in their clothes.— B. Maims (jUfr/Zz/n.

Klin., Berlin, August 27. VII., \o. 35, thr'oughJoiini Anicr. Med. Assoc October 7. 1911. 1,24S).

Ointment for Chapped Hands. The fol-

lowing ointment is recommended by a Paris-medical jour-nal :

—

K Menthol, pulv.. Gm. 0.75.

Phenylis salicylat.,

Ol. oiivcc, of each, Gm. 1.50.

Adipis lanê hvdros., Gm. 45. fw.

M. et ft. ung.— r/;c' Prcscrihcr.

Boils.—A cure for boils which rarely fails to •

give pr-ompt relief is 1>^ drams of sodium chloratein 4 ounces of water, a teaspoonful to be takenevery three hours. If a boil is just starting this-

' treatment will usually abort it and i)revent anj'-

' others from appearing.- .l/c'iZ/cw/ Staiuhird.

Solder for Soft Metal. — The following:method is excellent for soldering soft metal atlow temperature :—Add three drops of mercury

I

to each half-ounce of .solder. The .solder will

jthen f'ase at a low- temperature.

—

Sciciit. Ainer.I

I Dry Shampoo Powder.—Powdered borax

^

I

>ôz.; sublimed suljihur, l^'4 0zs. ; fine .sawdust,

j

>ôz.; braley fiour, 6Xi'7-s.; rice starch, 7^2 ozs.;.' perfume, q.s.

Aromatic Castor Oil.—IC Saccharin,

Sodium bicarbonate, of each, gr. viiss.

Chloi'oform, ni. cl.

j

Oil of piraenta,

I

Oil of cassia.

Oil of cloves, of each, iti, Ixxv.Castor oil, .sufficient to make f^xl.

I

Dissolve the saccharin in the chlorofor-m, add th&

I

sodium bicarbonate; then add the oils (whichhave been previously mixed) and .shake vigor-

i ously.

—

Xcii- England Medical Monfhlx.

The December Examinations of thePharmacy Board of Victoria. The following:were the (juestions given at the PreliminaryExamination held on 4th and 5th Decem-ber, 1911 :

Engli.sh.—Grammar and Composition.

School of Treasury of English Literature.

5th December, 1911.

Time allowed : Two hours.

1. Write an essay on "The Wattle," "Break.of gauge on Australian railways," or "Irriga-tion."

2. Give the general and the detailed analvsiiof—

So not beii:g- able to dwell longer amongthese ungrateful plebeians, who, althoughunable to defend themselves bv their own.


streiifrth. will nevertheless allow the noble

foreign cavalier, who engages with them,

nothing beyond his dry wages, which no

hononrable man will init in comiieti-

tion with a liberal licence and honouralile

countenance, 1 resolved to leave the ser-

vice of the Mynheers.

3. Correct, giving your reasons, all that you

.linti wrong in the following sentences

—

{a ) His party had a right to say whom they

thought should be elected as their repre-

sentative.

(b) 1 would like it to be known that 1 en-

deavoured to discharge the trust imposedon me to the best of my ability.

. (_t-) The disease is almost universal here,

chierty amongst children of the higher

ranks, who one would think secure

from it.

(d) There is accommodation for nearly

seventy visitors all in excellent repair

and thoroughly well furnished.

{c) He alwaysvolunteered that information

to whomsoever would receive it.

(/) So let he and I say good night together.

4. (a) Explain carefully the part of speech of

.each of the words ending in "ing" in the follow-

ing sentence:—While following the plough, the

farmer often hears the lark singmg up in the sky,

and without stopping to listen feels his heart

glowing with the charming melody.

(fc) Construct short sentences showing the use

of "but" as a preposition, as a relative pronoun,

as a conjunction, as an adverb.

5. (a ) Describe what took place when Sir Bedi-

vere went to the mere the third time.

(fc) Describe the manner of Arthur's disap-

pearance.6. Who wrote the "Last Fight of the Re-

venge?" What does he say in it about LordThomas Howard, "those three hundred Spar-

tans," Jacob Widdon, and Barrere.

7. State where these places are mentioned in

Macaulay's "Armada." Darwin's ' rocky dales,

"The Wreckin's crest of light," Gaunt's em-battled pile.

8. Explain, giving the context

—

(a) -Mr. Wilkes remarked that among all

the bold flights of Shakespeare's imagina-

tion the boldest was making Birnamwood march to Dunsinane.

(b) Come back in .sleep, for in the life

Where thou art not

We tind none like thee.

(c) Every day lessened the burthen of mymoveables like .Aesop and his basket of bread.

(d) Thou who didst call the Furies fromthe abyss,

.\nd round Orestes bade them howl andhiss

I'or that unnatural retribution.

(e) Montrose for ever, cries Donald, wav-ing his bonnet. Argyle and Leven, cries

a south countr\' Saunrlers, vapouringwith his hat and feather.

^j. Write f)Ut

—

(a) The rest of the .stanza from "The halls

are void."(b) Eight lines from "Say it a second time."

(c) Six lines from ".Much have I travelled."

Euclid.—5th December, 1911.

Simple Deductions.Time alli>wed . Two hours.

All figures must be accurately drawn.

1. Defme the following geometrical terms andgive an illustration of each :—Right angle, per-

pendicular, complementary angles, supplemen-

tary angles, rectangle, rhombus, altitude of a

parallelogram, a regular pentagon.

2. li tliree sides of one triangle are respec-

tively equal to three sides of another triangle,

the triangles are equal in every respect.

ABC is an isosceles triangle and D is the

middle point of the base. Join AD and provethat .\D is ])erpendicular to the base.

3. If one side of a triangle be greater than

another, the angle which is opposite the greater

side shall be greater than the angle which is

opposite the less side.

4. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral figure

bisect each other, prove that tlic opposite sides

of the ligure are equal.

5. If a straight line falling on two other

straight lines make the alternate angles equal to

each other, these two straight lines shall beparallel.

(). State and prove the converse of the above.

7. Show that the sum of the three interior

angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles.

i'înd the magnitude, in terms of a right angle,

of the angle of a regular hexagon.8. Show how to describe a rectangle equal in

area to a given triangle.

g. If the square described on one side of atriangle be equal to the sum of the squares onthe other two sides, the angle contained by these

two sides is a right angle.

Examination for the Certificate of theCollege of Pharmacy.—The following weretlie questions :

—Chemistry.—5th December, 1911.

Time allowed : Three hours.

1. Calomel and corrosive sublimate have re-

spectivelv the percentage composition

—

Hg: CI. -^ 84-9 :15 'l, and

Hg: CI. = 73-<S : 26-2.

Illustrate from these facts the laws of combiningl^roportion.

2. Describe, giving sketch, the method youwould employ in the laboratory for obtainin.g andCollecting .sulphuretted hydrogen gas.

Explain, giving equations, the precipitation ofsuli)hur which takes ]ilace when lIoS gas is

passed into— '

('i) an aqueous solution of fenic chloride,(b) a sulphuric acid solution of jiotassium

dichiomate,('•) a nitric acid solution of any metallic salt.

3. What is a hydrocarbon? How is thesim])lest formula for a hydrocarbon determined?What is the e.ssential structural differencebetween the ])arafhn and the ben/.ene hydro-carbons?

4. Explain the u.se of .silver nitrate in thevolumetric estimation of halogen salts.

In estimating chlorides in water analysis,100 c.c. of water are titrated with a standardsolution of silver nitrate. What weight of silver

nitrate should be taken in order to make a litre

J».n., 1912] Till: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 31

-«)f a standard solutit)n of wliich (I'l i-.r. will 1><.'

•e(|iiivalent to one i)art by weijiht of chlorine iiei

nîllion of water taken.(A.trXO:! = 170: CI ^- 3.V5.)

5. Jlow would you ])reiKire a i)ure sample ot

(a) ma.u'nesium nitrate from ma.Li'nesium sul-

l^hate.

(//) magnesium suliiliale from mai^nesiumnitrate,

(c) cocaine hydrochloride from cocaine,(d) cocaine from cocaine hydrochloride?6. Discuss the action of ])hosphorus tricliloride

on water and on ethyl alcoliol.

What light do the reactions thiow on the

constitutional formukc of iiliosjihorous acid andof alcohol respectively?

7. Give a short account of the aldehydes,

referring to their preparation, properties and•chlorine substitution products.

S. Potassium nitrate, B.P., may be obtained^' by purifying crude nitre, or by the interaction

of sodium nitrate and potassium chloride."

Explain as fully as you can the principles in-

volved in each method of j^reparation.

Botany.—7th December, 1911.


1. Describe three of the families Graminete,Euphorbiacea;, Labiatre, Caryophyllacete.

2. Give the life history of a fern.

3. By what means do plants with weak stemsrai.se themselves in the air? What are the

advantages and disadvantages of the climbinghabit ?

4. Of what elements does the substance of

plants consist, and from what sources are theyobtained?

5. (a) Why is the jilant body diffuse, as com-pared with the compact animal body ? Accountfoi' such exceptions as some cacti.

(b) Why are deciduous trees common in

cold climates?6. Describe the chief types of vascular bundles,

and the cells and vessels of which they are com-posed.

7. Describe the means by which seeds andfruits are disper.sed.

Materia Medica.—6th December, 1911.


1. Describe carefully the macroscopic andmicroscopic appearances, using illustrative dia-

grams, of Anise fruits, Hemlock fruits, Henbaneseeds, Kamo-la.

2. Describe, and illustrate by diagrams, sections

of Cocculus Indicus, Cubebs, Bitter Apple, PoppyCapsules.

3. Describe fully, and give the sources of

Aconite herb. Chiretta, Indian Hemp. Lobelia.

Diagrams are invited.

4. Describe the methods adopted in collecting-

Cinchona Bark. How is the relative value of a

bark determined? Name all the important con-stituents.

5. State the source, constituents and adultera-

tions of Olive Oil.

6. State the strengths and doses of the official

Hypodermic Injections, and the strengths of the< official Lamellae.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.

HIR'I'HS.

i:.\S()X. On the 17th January, at Tatura, to

.Mr. and .Mrs. L. Ivason -a daughter.

M.\RRL\GES.

BoxxiNGToN—IVmo.v. — On the Qtb January,

i(ji2, at Christ Church, Acland-street, St. Kilda,

>k'lbournc, by the Rev. R. Williams, Joseph lion-

ningtf)n. second son of the late George Bonning-

ton. of Christchurch, Xew Zealand, to .Mljerta

Florence P.acon. youngest daughter of the late

William Gall)raith' Bacon, of London.

Dai.ton—B.\KKER.—On the 19th December,

1911, at the Presbvterian Church, Kew, by the

Rev.' John Barnabv, Arthur Scafe, third son of

Acquilla Dalton, iDuilder, of Packington-Street,

Kew, to Henrietta L. (Hettie), eldest daughter

of Jcjseph Barker, chemist, late of Brunswick.

DEATHS.

Pakkkr.—On the nth January, at [Melbourne

Hospital. Charles Parker, chemist, late of Douglas-

parade, W'illiamstown, aged 80 years.

PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA.

MEDIC.VL ACT L890, PART IIT.

Whereas under the provisions of the MedicalAct, 1890, Part 3, and of the regulations madethereunder, I, the undersigned, Samuel Baird.

was appointed to be the Returning Officer, and

to conduct the Elections of Members of the Phar-

anacy Board of Victoria ; and wberens the offices

•it the persons elected Members of the said Phar-macy Board on the lUth February, 190V), havebecome vacant by effluxion of time ; and whereasunder the provisions of the said Medical Act-

1890. and of the regulations made thereunder,the Returning Officer shall, in the month of Feb-ruary, in the year 1912, proceed to the ELEC-TION of TWO PERSONS being registered

Pharmaceutical Chemists of Victoria, to serve as

members of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria.

Notice is hereby given that I will, on the 12th

day of February, 1912, proceed to the Election

of TWO Persons, being Registered Pharmaceuti-

cal Chemists, to serve as members of the Phar-macy Board of Victoria ; and also that, if the

number of persons nominated is greater thantlie number of pei-sons required to fill the vacan-

cies created as aforesaid, a POLL will beTAKEN on the 12th day of February, 1912.

Nomination papers must be lodged or de-

livered by post at the office of the PharmacyBoard of Victoria, College of Pharmacy, Swan-ston-street, Melbourne, Ijefore four o'clock mthe afternoon of the 30ch day of January, 1912.

Dated this 13th day of December, 1911.

SAMEEL BAIRD, Returning Officer.

32 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jar., 1<»J2

CONTENTS.VOL. XXVII -No. 313. Jan. 20, 1912.

Akstkaots

BllirilS, MARRlACiF.9, ANP DRATIIS

CORUKsPOSliKNlK

Edmokiai, Notp.s—Educational ConnressMorirue Statistics. Hll ...

yresrrWnvj; for a Diseased ArmSuicide l>.v Lysol

KNOIi.ANl)

Examination Qiirstions—Preliminary (portion) and Intermediate, December,

Firm IxTKRSTATK Ckickkt Match, N.S.W, v. Vic. ...

Lkoal and Maoistkkial—Impure Olive Oil

False Trade Description (Wolfe's Schnapps)-Markkt RKI'OKT

Nkw So( rii Walks—Rfi;ulaiion re Preliminary ExaminationAniiiul Kpport Pharmacy BoardIn liscriminate Sale of LysolPure F>"odg ActJliners and DoctorsAdulterated Essences

ORHiTNAI, ANI> SKLBCTEIi ARTICLES

—

The Theory and Commerce of Eucalyptus

Poisoning CasesPatbstsPersonalTasmaniaTariff I'kcisioxs

Trade Mark Applications

Trauk Notes

Victoria—Phamiacy BoardPharni 'ceutical fôc'sty

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Few d^QicKLgVAND)^'DROPSWith MilkON A SMALLPIECE OFLINOLEUM

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SPARKLETS

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10 THE AUSTRALAS/A\ JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912.

KEROL The Guaranteed Disinfectant*

KEROL is non-poisonous, is non-toxic and non-corrosive, and contains nocarbolic or crcsylic acid.

The manufacture of KEROL is bacteriological! y controlled.

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KEROL' S hig-h efficiency is not destroj'ed by the presence of organic matter.

KEROL as a bactericide is 10 to 35 times as active as carbolic acid.

READ THE FOLLOWING:" Report iipou the Carbolic Acid Co-efficieut for Bacillus Typhosus of the KEROL

in the drum marked for identification.'

' The test was performed with a culture of B. Typhosus,which gave well-marked widal reactions with cases of Tvphoid Fever.

1400CARBOIvIC ACID CO-EFFICIENT = 14

100

The co-efficient for Bacillus Typhosus is 14, or, iu other words, so far as these tests show,this KCROL is 14 time as powerful a germicide for Bacillus Typhosus as Carbolic Acid is.

(Signed) T. P. ANDERSON STUART, M.D., IvIv.D.

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A 1/3 Bottle makes 20 Gallons of efficient Disinfectant

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The following Pastilles are largely used, and have been foundfrom long practical experience to be very efficacious:

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Kucalyptus, \, minim of the Oil. Red Gum, gr. 1.

COMPOUND GUAIACUM.Red Gum, gr. |.

No. 29.

GuaiHcum, gr. 1. Chlorate of Potash, grs. 2

COMPOUND RHATANY.

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Extr.ict I if Rhatar.y, grs. 2. Cocaine Hydrochlor., gr. 1 2Cth.

CHLORATE OF POTASH, BORAX AND COCAINE.

Chlorate of Potash, grs. 2. Borax, gr. 1. Cocaiu?, gr. l/20th.

MENTHOL AND EUCALYPTUS.No. 54.

Menthol, gr. 1 20th. Eucalyiitus Oil, min. 1.

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12 7HE AUSTRALASIAN fOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912

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:

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Each fiask can he supplied in a wooden case at a small additional cost.

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HIGH-CLASS COPPEHWORK.STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS.

Foundation Drawings and InstructionsWorking Plants Supplied.

ENQUIRIES INVITED.

?or


A MEDICINE OFWORLD-WIDE POPULARITY

FOR NEARLY

THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY

HOLLOWAY'SPLLS

AND OINTMENTHAVE EARNED FOR THEMSELVES

UNIVERSAL APPROBATIONBY MAINTAINING

The HEAIJH of THOUSANDSIN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Advertising Matter, such as Showcards, Billheads.Almanacs, Calendars. Fancy Cards. Counter Bills,

etc.. will be forwarded tree of all cost to applicants.on I eceipt of a post-card addressed to

THOMAS HOLLOWAY,113 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON, S.E.

Telegrams: "CUPRITE, LONDON."Telephones: 790, 794 HOLBOHN.

BENNETT, SONS & SHEARSLIMITED,

Engineers and Coppersmiths,

FARRINGDON WORKS, SHOE LANE, LONDON, B.C.

Manufacturers o! all kinds o\

PLANTFOR

Chemical Works and Laboratories,

Essential Oil Distilleries

Patent Food Factories,

Malt Extract Factories,

Condensed Milk Factories, etc.

COMPLETE PLANS SUPPLIED. ENQUIRIES INVITED.

Illustrated Catalogues sent on application.

Valuations Prepared for Partnership and

Insurance Purposes,

Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of

Bennett's Patent "Ideal" Condenser

Of which over 200 are in use. Beware of Invitations.

ST. DALMAS' "LEICESTER" MEDICAL PLASTERS

Hublstr AdJiesive PlasterOn Strong Cotton Cloth. Will ittok

at onct and perftctly in any ten\peratuFe,l;jjwitho>t warming. In tins of 1 yard,

74-in. wide, 14/- per doz. tine. , Ôn Spools containing 10 yards :

— I ,§•5

J-in. A-iii. |-in. 1-in. lA-m. 2-in. 3-in. f t, ?9/- 10/- 12/6 15/- 19/- 2S,- 30,-

J »{c

On scarlet felt. Perfectly reliable.

The "Leicester" Emp. Bellalonnse

In tins of I yard, 7i-in. wide, 2 - per tin.

In boxes of 2 dozen, 7i x 5-in., 3 6 per dozen.' Your Belladonna Plaster w t.H* b«st I have ever used "—D.

O , M.D., The Hoe, Plymouth.

PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR EXPORT, SPECMUFY, TISSUE LINED, AND GUARANTtED SUITABLE FOR HOT CLIMATES.

Maiufactured by A. de ST. DALMAS & CO., Leicester, England, His Mfresty's*Gove**rnmcnt.

Jan., 19121 THE AUSTRALAS/AN JOURNAL OF l'HARMAL£. 19

MEDICAL MENRequiring: for their patients the effect of CodLiver Oil cannot do better than prescribe

SCOTT'S EHULSION— more efficacious

than plain Oil, entirely digestible andquite palatable

Messrs. Scott & Bowne possess letters

showing that SCOTT'S EMULSION is a

favourite remedy in over 300 hospitals and

sanitoria. is highly recommended by more than

1800 certificated nurses, and strongly endorsed

by more than 5000 practising medical men.

6 ox. Bottle toith f'ornitila, free to any phyxici<tn, sturgeon or

n-urse fiettirinff to tent SCOTTS EitVLSIOy.

SCOTT & BOWNE, Limited, ^483 Kent Street, Sydney, N.S.W i^

GJ-CDIDI^H.E3 "X' 'S1= A.TKZSTT

CHLORIDE OF AMMONIUMINHALER.

CATARRAHAL THROAT k EAR AFFECTIONS,I.oss of Voice.

Bronchial Asthma, and Hay Fever.

THE SIMPLEST FORM OF INHALER.Very Portable. Contains no Water.

SILVER MEDAL, Brussels Exhibition, 1888.

Price - 79. 6d. Retail.

SOLK UAKIRS :

30 Conduit St.. Bond St . London. W.

WILLIAM MATHER LTD.MANCHESTER, (Established 1847.)

LEADING LINES IN FÔROUS F^L>5ÎSTERS.STRENGTHENING AND CAPSICUM.

Customers may have their names and addresses printed on the wrappers and back cloths, free of charge by ordenng one

gross. WHICH .may be assoktf.p. Printing done on the premises, thus avoiding delay. The above Plaisters, m yara roiis,

7 inches wide, each yard in enamelled metal box.

(•To avoid disappointment, order Mather's Make from your Wholesale House.

POROUS or "VENTILO" ess) GREEN BELLADONNA PLAISTERSGuaranteed to contain 25 per cent. Leaf Alcoholic Extract Belladonna Alkaloids, in accordance

with the formula of the British Pharmaceutical Conference, 1901.

Australian Agents: F. KEMP & CO., 95 YORK STREET, SYDNEY.

London Wholesale and Export Agents - MACE & HALDANE, 94 MILTON STREET, E.C.


.Jan., 1912J THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF RIIARMACY. 21

PHARMACY IJOARD OFWALES.

NEW SOUTH

THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS of

this Board will be held on the Third Sntur-days in JUNE and DECEMBER. The nextPreliminary Examination will conseijuently takeplace on June 15, 1912. Attention of candidates is

drawn to the following :— After June, 1904, theexamination will lie held on a diiferent basis,

particulars of which may be had on application U)

the Registrar. A. FOSTER, Registi-ar.

7 Richmond Terrace, Domain, Sydney.

COACHING FOR FINAL EXAMINATION.MR. F. J. BURNS (late Senior Assistant with

Messrs. H. Francis and Co.), Pharmaceu-tical Chemist, 443 BRUNSWICK STREET,FITZROY, prepares Candidates for the FINALExamination of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria.

The Course includes a complete and systematic

study of the B.P. and its chemistry, together with a

thorough treatment of General Pharmacy, Volu-metric and Qualitative Analysis. Students receive

special instruction in the Art of Disiênsing. Afully equipped LABORATORY and DISPENSINGROOM has been fitted up for the use of pupils.

Fee - £5 5s. (in advance).

Only o liviited number of pupils being taken for the

next examination.

Address F. J. BURNS, Pharmaceutical Coach, 443Brunswick St., Fitzroy. Tel. 1926.

ATKIN'S

QUININETONIC

WINEMeets with a ready

sale.

TBI.Fa'HONE 1321

Wboleeaie Agents— Feltoii, Grimwade A; Co., Eocke, ToTopgiitand Co., Du«rdin and Sainsbury.

24 ATKINS STREET, NORTH MELBOURNK.

AUSTRALASIAN

Pharmaceutical Formulary(NEW EDITION)

Published by the Combine^ >l a maceutical

Societies of Australasia

Copies now available from any of the

Wholesale Drug Houses.

F^RICE II-

PIRATED.

DR. B. ALLEN'S U.S.A.

MEXICAN WALNUT STAIN

IMPORTANT TO CHEMISTS AND OTHERS.

The above much-advertised Preparation has been PIRATED, and sold by

Travellers as the genuine, but which can be supplied ONLY by the Melbourne

Wholesale Druggists. None Genuine without the fac-simile signature of

Alfred Ardley.

IMPORTANT TO DISTRIBUTORS.A Supreme Court action withdrawn on agent stating he was unaware of the facts, and

undertaking to make no more sales. CHEMISTS and others with counterfeit stock will save

legal trouble without loss to themselves by sending to any Melbourne Wholesale Druggist, who

have sole control of the business, and anange for genuine as advertised.

M.-^RK L.AZ.ARUS, Esq., Barrister and Solicitor, acting for Prop.

22 THE AUSTRALAS/AN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912

SOAP DEPOT495 A 497 BOURKE STREET W.

MELBOURNE.

FRANCIS FORREST & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

All the Leading Lines kept in Stock.

J625 Parcels supplied at iaid-down cost- Snnaller

quantities can be obtained fronn any Winolesale Houseon reasonable terms.

WRITB FOR LATEST

Show Cards and Printed IV|atter

TO BE SENT JO WHOLESALE HOUSE FOR ENCLOSURE.


WYLEYS LTD.COVENTRY.

(Established 1750.)

Wholesale 8L Export DruggistsMANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.

WYLEYS SPECIALTIES.

DECOCTIONS—Dec. Sarsae Jam. Co. done.

FLUID EXTRACTS— Ext. Cascar® Sagrada Liq. P.B.

Ext. Ergotae Liq. P.B. (tested pliysiolopically).

Ext Hyoscyami Liq. (from English Biennial HenbanExt. Valeriana Liq. (from English Vakrian Root).

CONCENTRATED INFUSIONS-Inf. Bnchu Cone.

Inf. Digitalis Cone, (from English loaves).

Inf. Gent Comp. Cone.Inf. Senegae Cone.

TINCTURES—Tinct. Aurantii. P.B., 1885.Tinct. Benzoin Oomp. . P.B.

Tinct. Hyoscyami, P.B. (from Englisli P.iennial Tlenlmne).

Tinct. Valerian, PB., 1885 (English Root).

CONCENTRATED TINCTURES- These are prepared of uniform and standard strength.One fluid part equals four fluid parts of tincture.

•• LENITIVE TROPELS" (regd.). Laxative Fruit Lozenges.

" RUSCOL"—An organic compound for Eczema and Skin Disease.s.

"THREE SPIRES BRAND" Preparations

Wyleys Ltd. specially devote themselves to the manufacture of Chemists Own NamePreparations, and >vill be glad to receive inquiries respecting this branch of

their business.

"'"'"t/ISir"'"'" ROCKE, TOMPSITT & Co., Melbourne.

"''"rHt*z!:i*:r''" W. C B. DALY, Box 240 G.P.O. Melbourne.

24 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., Iil2

Pharmacy Board Notices.

MEDICAL ACT 1890, TART III.

THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

AS required by Section 88, Sub-section 4 of the" Medical Act 1890," Part III., i.s held at the

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, Swanston Street,Melbourne, in MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER,DECEMBER.

Next Examination : MONDAY and TUESDAY,4th and 5th MARCH, 1912.

The following aie the compulsory subjects :

—

Latin.—Grammar ; translation of simple sen-tences from English into Latin, translationinto English of two paragraphs from Cajsar

—

DeBelloGallico, Book I., or two from Virgil—Êneid, Book I. /?i soc/i examinaii<»i paper tico

passai]eg frotti both of the authors iciU be given,

but a candidate will be required to translate onlytwo passagesfrom Gasar or tico from Virgil.

English.—Grammar and composition. The Uni-versity Text Book in English, March, 1912, andJune, 1912 :

— ".4 School I'reasuri/ of EnglishLlferature," selected by Walter Murdoch, M.A.(First Section). The portions of the Text Bookthat are required to be memorised are—

Browning: Italian in England.

T«iuyson : Sir Galahad.

A'cafx: Sonnet on Chapman's Homer.

Arithmetic.—First four rules simple and com-pound vulgar and decimal fractions and simpleand compound proportion. Thorough know-ledge of the British and metrical system of

weights and measures.

Geometry.—The first book of Euclid.

Al<;ebra.— So far as simple equations.

^Quality of handwriting will be taken into accountin awarding marks.)

The following text-books are recommended bythe Examiner :

—

Latin.— Principia Latin (latest edition), Dr.Wni. Smith.

Arithmetic.—No special book can be named.Any good treatise on the sul)ject covers all

requirements.

English.— NesHeld's Outline of English (liram-

mar, and the University Text Book in

English.

Algebra.—C. Smith's Elementary Algebra, upto and including simple equations of onevariable.

Geometry.—Laygn's First Book with thesimple deductions.

Candidates must give to the Registrar writtennotice of their intention to present themselves,together with the Fee of One Guinea, ten daysprior to the date fixed for the examination. Can-

didates must state, on entering, whether tliey wishto be examined at Melbourne, Ballarat or Bendigo.

Candidates who pass in three or more of thefiv«compulsory subjects at one examination may pre-

sent themselves at the next following examinationfor the subject or subjects in which they fail. Inthe event of their failing to secure a pa.ss at this

next following examination, Uiey will require to

take up all the subjects again.

If the candiflate produces and lodges with theRegistrar a certiticate that he has, at the Matricu-lation Examination of the Melbourne University,

or of some other University recognised by theBoard, passed in any or all of the above subjects,

he shall not be required to pass the PreliminaryExamination in the subject or subjects includedin the Matriculation Examination certificate.

(The Junior Public and Senior PublicExaminations of the ^Melbourne University are

accepted in the compulsory sulijects in lieu of the

Preliminary Examination).

The attention of Apprentices is directed to Clause42 of the Regulations to the Medical Act, whichobliges indentures to be registered within threemonths of their execution.

HARRY SHILLINGLAW, Registrar.

INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION.In Materia Medica and Botany and Chemistry

AND Practical Chemistry for the Certifi-

cate OF THE College of Pharmacy, Mel-

bourne.

rrHE EXAMINATION of Students who haveJ- attended the Lectures in the above subjects

(ha,lf-yearly in Junn and December.) The nextexamination will be held at the COLLEGE OFPHARMACY on the 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11thJUNE, 1912. The Examination Fee of

Two Guineas must be paid ten days before that

date.


Office of the College of Pharmacy.

THE FINAL EXAMINATION.

IN accordance with the Provisions of Clause 40of the Regulations of "The Medical Act 1900,"

Part III., an EXAMINATION IN PRACTICALPHARMACY before the Board will be held at the

College of Pharmacy on the <ith, 7th, 8th and9th MARCH, 1912, at 10 o'clock a.m.

Candidates nmst give to the Registrar written

notice of then* intention to present themselves,

together with their Indentures of Apprenticeship,

the Certificates required by Section 88, Sub-division 4, of " The Medical Act 1890," Part III.

and the Fee of Tliree Guineas, ten days prior to

the day of examination.


Office of ^le Pharmacy Board, Swanston Street,

Melbourm.

Jan., 1912] Thll'. AT'STRALAS/AN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 25

SELL THE TALC WITH A NAME!

50% Profit.

kBABY POWDER.

johnsonIs baby powderTHE BEST FOR THE TOILET

This block represents one of the beautiful Show Cards found in

Johnson's Baby Powder Display. It is printed in Five Colours.

Displays will be supplied free to anyone handling Johnson's Baby Powder.

Handsome displays bring business, and are obtainable from

JOHNSON 8L JOHNSON.Managing Agents:—

POTTER & BIRKS LTD.,SVDNEY.


°"T"ouR™""' "*' LABEL WORK

HAND BILLS, MEMO. FORMS, BILL HEADS, and every description of

OUR CHARGES ARE ALWAYS FAIR |SJ0y@r ExCBSSiveand REASONABLE, n—r.,

WE STAND FOR QUALITY—FIRST, LAST, AND ALWAYS.

E. WHITEHEAD & Co. S'A's238 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE.

}^ Under Vice-Regral i^^^j^^lf Patronage. ^

JOHN ROSIER,Foot Specialist, Chiropodist & Surgical Bootmaker

LADIES' &! GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS SI SHOESMade only by Hand and to Measure. Perfect feet preserved in their pristine beauty.

npfnrniPrl Pppf Orthcepedically Treated and lameness greatly diminished,UClUI niCU I CCt and Instruments when required.

Corns, Bunions, and Ingrowing Toe=Nails 1^;^^^^^^^

without risk or pain. Ladies and Gentlemen attended to at their private residence

V>y ajipointinent. Special arrangements for families.

Instructions from the Medical Faculty "^""it^lT^.mediate consultation when required.

For proof, see undoubted Testimonials,

SURGICAL BOOTMAKER TO THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.

ADDRESS ^-—r-A

246 Swanston Street, Melbourne.(LIBHABT SIVK). TELEPHONE NO. 4888.

Jan., 1912] Tllh. AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 27

^resc^^^ KSTABI.ISHHD1879.

A simple and effective treatment for the various inflammatoryaffections of the bronchi. Especially useful for very youngchildren. Avoids internal medication or may be used withany other treatment.

Indicated in WHOOPING COUGH, SPASMODICCROUP, BRONCHITIS, and the bronchial compli-

cations incident to MEASLES and SCARLETFEVER, and as an aid in the treatment of

DIPHTHERIA.VAPOEiZED cresol:eite relieves asthmatics.

Lal)oratory tests have proven the destructive effect of X'aporised Cresoleiie ondiphtheria bacilli.

LITERATURE ON REQUEST.

Stocked by Wholesale and Retail Houses of Australasia.

VAPO-CRESOLENE CO.NEW YORK. U.S.A.

MEGGESON & CO. Ltd.14 AND 15 MILES LANE, LONDON, E.G.

SOFT GLYCERINEGLYCERINE AND BLAcT CURRANT PASTILLES,

PREPARED WITH NEW SPECIAL SOFT BASIS.

These Pastilles are exceedingly popular ; they will not harden or adhere together by keeping, and relain

their bright appearance and flavour indefinitely.

Supplied in 1-lb. Free Tins. Price 2s. per lb. Is. 9d. per lb. for 14 lbs.

ANTISEPTIC THROAT PASTILLES (Crystallized).ANTISEPTIC, STIMULATING, and EXPECTORANT. Price, 2s. 6d. per lb.

All the above supplied in 6d. & Is. Tins. Customers Name & Address on Labels FREE of esrtra charge.

A Variety of other Medicated Pastilles and Jujubes, Antiseptic, etc.. Kept in Stock.

SAMPLES AND PRICES ON APPLICATION.

The New Cachou, "LOTUS LILY"An Entirely New Cachou of exquisite flavour.

The Label is artistically designed and very attractive. Price 3s

per lb. In 21b. FREE jars as Fig.

An enlargement of the Label on a Showcard for the Counter is

supplied FREE, and afi'ords an elegant and artistic display.

CINNAMON INFLUENZA TABLETSA Preventive and Cure for Influenza.

A perfect safeguard for children and adults. W'e recommendour customers to call the attention of medical men to these

Tablets as they are much more efficacious than sprays and gargles

SHOWCARDS AND HANDBILLS FREEPrice 3s. per lb. 6s. per doz.

FORMALINE THROAT LOZENGES. The New Remedy for Septic Tliroat, CaUrrk. etc

Price 2s. 6d. per lb., 6s. per doz, in Screw Cap Bottles. Show Card and Handbills FREE.


A Delightful Revelation.The value of senna as a laxative is well known to the medical profession, but

to the physician accustomed to the ordinary senna preparations, the gentle yetsufficient action of the pure laxative principles correctly obtained and scientifically

combined with a pleasant aromatic syrup of California figs 18 a delightful revelation.

This pleasant, gentle laxative known under the title of

I California Syrup of Figs

has for many years past been entrusted by physicians for domestic use because of

its non-imtant and non-debilitating character, its wide range of usefulness, and its

freedom from every objectionable quality. It is well and generally known that the

component parts of California Syrup of Figs are as follows:

—

Syrup of California Figs... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 fluid drachmsAromatic Elixir of Senna (Fl. cxtr. senna, essence of cassia, cloves and mint) manu'

factored by our original method, known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only ... 1 fluid dr&chm

Each tablespoonful represents the strength of forty'five grains of senna.

Its production satisfies the demand of the profession for a pharmaceutical

laxative of agreeable quality and high standard, and it is, therefore, a scientific

accomplishment of value, as our method ensures that perfect purity and uniformity

of product required by the careiul physician. It is a laxative which physicians

may sanction for family use because its constituents are known to the profession,

and the remedy itself proven to be prompt and reliable in its action, acceptable to

the taste and never followed by the slightest debilitation.

Its Ethical Character.

California Syrup of Figs is an ethical proprietary remedy, and has been

mentioned favourably as a laxative, in the medical literature of the age, by some of

the most eminent living authorities. The method of manufacture is know^n to us

only, but we have always informed the profession fully as to its component parts.

It IS, therefore, not a secret remedy, and we make no empirical claims for it. Thevalue of the senna, as a laxative, is too well known to physicians to call for anyspecial comment, but in this scientific age it is important to get it in its best andmost acceptable form and c f the choicest quality, which we are enabled to offer in

California Syrup of Figs, as our facilities and equipment are exceptional and our

best efforts devoted to the one purpose.

As a safeguard to their patients against the many imitations put

upon the market under the common term of Syrup of Figs,

we invite physicians, when prescribing, to specify in full

—

California Syrup of Figs (Syr. Fici. Cal.).

Sold throughout Australia in two sizes, 1/3 and 1/11.

California Fig Syrup Co.Australian Branch : 5 4(7 Barrack Straat, SYDNEY.

î^?^^^^^^^.^^^^^

Jan., 1912] in I: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNA" O I- I'llARMACY. 89

A NEW LINE.

The Proprietors of REXONA are marketing, in conjunction

with REXONA, a new Soap of exceptional merit for the

Toilet, Bath, and Nursery. This Soap is particularly well packed,

and is known as

3KIN ^ rACIAL^^^^^^^

MEDICATED SOAP^

Price to the Trade:

9s. per dozen Tablets.

TO BE RETAILED AT Is. PER TABLET.

inable from all Wholesale Chemists in

Victoria.

30 IHE AVSTKALASIAS JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. |.J»n.,1912

WHY PAY CARRIAGE?When we do so for you.

All Prices in our New Illustrated Price Listare for Goods

Carriage Paid to any Port in the World

Having Direct Steatnship Cotntnunication withLiverpool.

Our New Catalogue, w^hich wîll be sent, post free, perreturn, contains prices and sketches of all Bottles used in

pharmacy, etc. COMPARE THE PRICES. We shall beglad to send samples.

[glass bottles J"BRITISH MANUFACTURE."

WE MAKEDISPENSING BOTTLES (All kinds) MALTINESCOUGH PANELS HONEY JARSEMULSION BOTTLES STOPPERED BOTTLESFEEDING BOTTLES ALL SHAPES, ALL COLORSNEW POISON BOTTLES, Etc., Etc., Etc.

EXPORT TERMS Packing and Packages Free.

All Goods Carriage Paid. TERMS—NEXT CASH AGAINST DOCUMENTS.

It is to your advantage to write us We want your business.

EDWARD TAYLOR 81 CO.Glass Works: 50 and 52 Hanover Street,

Cables j T\y^T?t?t>/"^rfcT 17X1^ ESTABLISHED"Phials," Liverpool. L>1 V E^Kr VJWJL, ILiNU. 1866.

Jan.. 1912 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 31

(Inflammation's Antidote.)

ANTIPHLOGISTINE has now been eight years on the

Australian market, and its popularity is ever on the increase.

To what is this popularity due?

It is due to the fact that it has been tried and found not

wanting. The Denver Chemical Mfg. Co. have for the past twentv

years devoted all their energies to the manufacturing of this one

article. By scouring the world to obtain the best grade of each

ingredient going to make up ANTIPHLOGISTINE, and by

constantly improving on the machinery, they have been able to

produce an article as near to perfection as is possible in the manu-facture of any pharmaceutical product.

The physician recognises in ANTIPHLOGISTINE an

ideal cataplasm, and does not hesitate to prescribe it in all cases

of inflammation or congestion. It is easy to apply, and as it

retains the heat so many hours, and is thoroughly aseptic, it has

entirely supplanted the use of bacteria-breeding poultices composed

of flaxseed, linseed, bran, bread. &c.

There is no preparation "just as good as" or "juit like"

ANTIPHLOGISTINE.

The Denver Chemical Mfg. Co.s"yx>3xrE!Tr,

32 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL Of PHARMACY. [Jan., 1912

PHOTOGRAPHICSPECIALTIES.

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40 PAGE PHOTOGRAPHICLIST SENT FREE ON

APPLICATION.

THE

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PHOTOGRAPHIC ANDRUBBER &. LEATHER GOODS

SPECIALISTS,

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ALTRINCHAM,

Near Manchester.

National Telephone— N s. 184 and 185.

Telegraphic Address— " Rubber, Altrincham.

ELASTICHOSIERY.

STOCKINGS, KNEE CAPS, LECCINCS, THIGH

PIECES, ANKLETS, THREAD AND SILK.

=] ![=

Rubber &, SundrySPECIALTIES.

HOT WATER BOTTLES,WATERBEDS &CUSHIONS,LADIES', GENT'S &CHILDREN'S WATER-PROOF COATS & CAPES.ELASTIC HOSIERY &WEBBING.RUBBER DOOR MATS,WATERPROOF COLLARS.CUFFS, &c.,BICYCLE TYRES &INNER TUBES,BATHING CAPS &WATER WINGS,NURSING APRONS &SPONGE BAGS,CYCLING CAPES &OVERALLS,CELLULOID, RUBBER &RAG DOLLS,INDIA RUBBER SPONGES,RUBBER OVERSHOES,FOOTHOLDS, SNOWBOOTS, WELLINGTONS,WATERPROOF LEGGINGS,ABDOMINAL BELTS,ENEMAS,DOUCHE CANS,HOLDALLS HAVERSACKS,FORCE CUPS FOR DRAINS,POCKET TOOL SCISSORS,SAFETY RAZORS.HOME BUTTER MAKER.RlidBER WINDOW WEDGES,ICE CAPS,COUNTER MATS,&c., &c.

SWIMMINGCOSTUMES.

Boys' and Youths' - - - - 1/3 and |/6

Girls' and Maids' - - ... 1/6 to 2/6Womens', without and with skirt - - 2/6 to 9/6Mens' 1/6, 2/- and 3/-

Youths' and Mens' BathingDrawers, 6/^'d. each.

.lai... 1912] Tin-: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 33

OL. EUCALYPTI B.P. 1898.

OWING to the alteration of the standard characters of

Eucalyptus Oil in the New Edition of the British

Pharmacopoeia, a large number of Eucalyptus Oils hitherto

stocked by the trade containing Pheilandrene, are now precluded

from use for dispensing medical prescriptions.

Bosisto's "Standard Test"

EUCALYPTUS OILAnswers all the tests of the British Pharmacopoeia.

BOSISTO'S "STANDARD TEST" EUCALYPTUS OIL

Is guaranteed to contain

—

From 60 to 70 per cent, of Eucalyptol.

To have a Specific Gravity of from '915° to •920*

To have an Optical Rotation of from -f 3°. 5 + 6",

And does not contain any Pheilandrene.

In ordering, please specify Bosisto's " STANDARD TEST."

J. BOSISTO & CO.PROPRIETARY LIMITED,

Richmond, JVIelboarne.

tfliaicsale Agents•'^®^^^^* ^^^^^"^^ GRIMWADE A CO,, Flinders Line, MelboorM.

"iMegsrs. GRIMWADE, RIDLEK & CO., Trinity Square, London

34 THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACTl. [Jan., 1912

Ashton k Parsons'

Lars:e Ij- Size

HOMCEOPATHIC

PILULES AND

TINCTURESPrice in London

PER DOZ, V6 NET.

NOTE. Abroad and in the Colonies the price is necessarilyhigher to cover cost of freight, import duty, etc.

Mother and Strong Potencies always sent

unless otherwise ordered.

KINGS AND QUEENS.The distinguished honor of having received commands

from

H M. the Queen,H.I.M. the Empress of Russia.H.M. the Queen of Roumania.H.M. the King of Greece.

H I.M. the Dowager Empress of Russia.

H R H. the Duchess of Fife.

H R H. the Crown Princess of Roumania.H.l H. the Grand Duchess Serge of RussiaH.I.H. the Duchess of Leuchtenberg,H.IH. the Grand Duchess Olga of Russia.

H R.H. Princess Hohenlohe-Langenberg.H I.H the Grand Duchess Xeniaof RussiaH.H the Furatin of Schwarzburg,H,R.H. Prince Carol of Roumania.H.H the Grand Duchess Elizabeth of

Russia.

H.S H. Hereditary Princess of LeiningenH.H. Princess Reuss, &c , &c.

Is fcn unique fxample oj the world-wiile iio|uilaril.v andu':parallell''l excellence oi tlie iiiCflicjtieM.

ASHTON & PARSONS LTD.HomcEopathic Chemists, London.

Caution!To Infringers, Imitators, or

Dealers in Imitations of

PHOSFERINEIN THE SUPREME COURT OPNEW SOUTH WALES.

Notice is hereby given that on the 6tli

day of A.pril, 1900, the Hon. Archibald

Henry Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity,

ordered the Defendant Company, itc

servants, agents, and workpeople be

restrained from selling, offering for

sale, or disposing of in the colony of

New South Wales, any drug not manufactured or imported by or for the

Plaintiff Company under a label got

up in imitation of the Plaintiff's "Phos-

ferine" label, and it was further

ordered that the Defendant Companydeliver up to the Plaintiff Companyall wrappers and labels so got up in

infringement of the Plaintiffs' Com-pany s rights, and pay the Plaintiffs'

Itaxed costs.

All information relatine to the infringement or dealers in in-

friii|ii(nei)t8 of Messrs. Ashton ami Parsons Ltd Registered Trade.Mark " Phosferine," will l)e greatly esteemed, and will be confi-ileiitially treited. Messrs. Ashton and Parsons Ltd. have givennotice to their Solicitor to taKe action against all infriijgers ordealers in infringements without further warning.

All information should be addressed to the

Proprietors of " PHOSFERINK."

Messrs. ASHTON & PARSONS Ltd.

La Bell Sauvage, Ludgate Hill, E.G.

Messrs. J. E, EVANS-JACKSON & 10.,

PATKNT AGICNTS.

Bristol Eouee, Holborn Viaduct, E.G.

Wholesale Agents: SAYERS, ALLPORT PROF. LTD,, 4 O'Conoell St„ Sydney.

Nn., 1912] ' THE AVSTRAZASIAN JOUKÂ'<î L OF PlWtMM

itnple and Elegant.

STANDARDISED

CONCENTRATED FLUIDS

For B.P. Waters.

Misciblc ii\ water in any proportion.

FLUID ANETHI, Soluble "" '"^"wTr"""

"' "'"

FLUID ROSE, Soluble

FLUID ANISE, Soluble

FLUID CINNAMON, Soluble

FLUID PEPPERMINT, Soluble

FLUID Bay rum (for the preparation of Bay Rum)

Specify P., D. 81 CO.

when ordering.

PARKE, DAVIS & CO.125 York St.

SYDNEY.

"//£: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. [Jan., 19H

TRADEMARK 'WELLCOME'

PURE CHEMICALS and GALENICALSacoxitine saltsAloinAtropine saltsBismuth saltsCaffeine salts ,

Calcium saltsCalomelChloroformCocaineCodeine saltsEmetine saltsEtherEthyl ChlorideExtracts

Granular,, Liquid

Gelsemine Hydrociilor.Hemoglobin

Homatropine saltsHydrastine saltsHyoscine saltsHyoscyamine Hydrobrom.InfusionsIron scale preps.

Lithium saltsManganese preps.

Mercury preps.

Morphine saltsPhysostigmine saltsPilocarpine saltsPotassium saltsQuinine saltsSodium saltsStrychnine saltsTincturesCoNCEN. Tinctures

See ' Wellcome ' Chemicals Price List

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