Along for more than forty years, resulting in great profit to the retail trade. came imitation Castorias and thousands upon thousands of dollars have been spent to connect the signature of The HFletcher. with the Original and Genuine Castoria that your sales may be promoted and our trade mark protected. Fletcher's Castoria has been one of your greatest sellers, and our continued advertising will keep it at the top. Our Candy Bags and Counter Wrappers will Help You and Save Money. Ask for them. The Centaur Company, 250 West Broadway, New York City. THEY WILL COME BACK FOR IT! Stanley Washburn, the noted war correspondent, wrote back from Petrograd, Russia, for FLEETS CHAP STICK Letters like his come from all over the world. They will come back for it! Meyer Brothers Drug Company Have It Now! A medicated emollient in stick form that relieves in one night Chaps, Chafing, Fever Blisters, Cold Sores, Dry Skin, etc. Price 25c. Pays the druggist a fine profit. First sales easy, second sales a "cinch." $2.00 per doz; 3-doz. lots, 2 doz. free; 6-doz. lots, I doz. free and 5% discount; 12-doz. lots, 2 doz. free and 10% discount. A handsome display easel (a live salesman) in each dozen. Try one dozen, then you will want the deals. CHAP STICK COMPANY Lynchburg, Virginia Sole Manufacturers IF INTERESTED IN Fibre Cans, Mailing Cases or Mailing Tubes WRITE THE St. Louis Paper Can & Tube Co. St. Louis, Mo. HOW THEY EXAMINE PHARMACISTS IN NEW YORK (Continued from page 30.) of the following: acetas; animal; anthemis; tussis; aurantium; pix; confectio; eridictyon; gramma; vesper. 14. Translate into Latin. (a) Mix and label. A teaspoonful every 3 hours in a wineglassful of water. (b) Mix. Let a powder be made. Send 18 such doses. (c) Mix and label. A spray for the nose. water for a directed. (d) Label. A tablespoonful in 2 tablespoonfuls of gargle. (e) Label. Apply night and morning as 15. Write the Latin title of each of the following: (a) belladonna root, (b) belladonna leaves, (c) colchicum corm, (d) solution of chlorinated soda, (e) milk of magnesia, (f) solution of ammonium acetate, (g) hydrous lanolin, (h) tincture of nux vomica, (i) syrup of orange peel. PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY Answer the first six questions and any four of the others. 1. Tinctura ferri chloridi, U. S. P. (a) What change takes place when it is exposed to light? (b) Why should it be kept for at least three months before dispensing? 2. Liquor calcis, U. S. P. (a) Give the per cent of calcium hydroxide that it should contain. (b) Why does it become turbid when exposed to air? 3. Write the chemical formula for each of the following: (a) sulphuric acid, (b) potassium bitartrate, (c) zinc permanganate, (d) gold chloride, (e) ecetone. 4. Give the chemical name of each of the following: (a) Cu20, (b) KsFe(CN) 6, (c) NH4OH, (d) NaH2PO4, (e) CO(NH), 5. Complete the following equations: (a) HgNO+KI=. (b) ZnSO4 + K2S. (c) Fe(OH)a+H3C6H5O7= (d) Pb(CH3O2)2+ CO2+H2O. (e) CH2OH+NaOH=. 6. Define the following terms: (a) dialysis, (b) centinormal, (c) acid radical, (d) analysis, (e) titration. 7. In theory how many grammes of mercuric oxide, 98 per cent pure, and how many grammes of hydrochloric acid, 32 per cent pure, are required to make 2 kilograms of mercurie chloride? (Molecular weights: Hg0=216.60, HCl=36.47, HgCl2=271.52.) 8. Give two chemical tests for distinguishing between magnesium sulphate and strychnine sulphate. 9. Give a characteristic test for establishing the identity of each of the following: (a) zinc nitrate, (b) ammonium carbonate. 10. How is the presence of gum or resin in official tamnic acid determined? 11. Give an outline of the official process for the assay of camphor liniment. How much camphor should the liniment con Answer the first six questions and any four of the others. 1. How much of either of the following could be made from 1000 mils of acidum aceticum glaciale, U. S. P.; (a) acidum aceticum, (b) acidum aceticum dilutum ? 2. What is meant by interrupted or fractional sterilization? 3. Blaud's pills. Give (a) the official Latin title, (b) the name of the active ingredient contained in the finished product. 4. Seidlitz powder. Give (a) the official Latin and English (Continued on page 35) You will see from the enclosed photograph that I displayed the Chantilly line in my show window, and from the many compliments I have received I feel sure it is the most handsome window display I have ever had in my store. I know you will be pleased to hear that I have broken all my former sales records on Toilet Articles with Chantilly while this display was in my window, and I know you will also be glad to hear that I am getting so many repeat orders from delighted customers that I will probably have to give Mr. Schmidt another fill-in order on his next trip. I certainly like to push items that give such splendid satisfaction and are as profitable as the Chantilly products, and hope all of your customers will appreciate the splendid opportunity that this line presents. Yours truly, THEO. F. HAGENOW. The Convention that Organized the Nat'onal Association of Retail Druggists at the St. Nicholas Hotel, St. Louis, October, 18, 1898. (See key to picture and names of delegates on page 33 of Meyer Druggist, October, 1920.) N. A. R. D. St. Louis, October 18, 1898 The "Ninety-nine" who faced the camera at the organization convention (We have identified the following.) 1. F. E. Holliday, Topeka, Kan. 3. Charles Gietner, St. Louis. 11. W. F. Baum, Danville, Ill. 16. Dr. Wm. Muir, New York City. 17. A. J. Kaercher, Pittsburg, Pa. 19. Chas. L. Hay, Du Bois, Pa. 21. Chas. L. Wright, Webb City, Mo. 22. Dr. H. M. Whelpley, St. Louis, Mo. 23. Thomas Layton, St. Louis, Mo. 24. H. L. Haussamen, Grafton, N. D. 25. R. C. Frerksen, Chicago, Ill. 26. F. D. Warner, New Carlisle, Ind. 27. Chas. F. Mann, Detroit, Mich. 29. F. W. Meissner, La Porte, Ind. 31. A. Timberlake, Indianapolis, Ind. 32. James W. Chesweight, Pittsburg, Pa. William 34. Dr. C. Anderson, New York City. N. A. R. D. Officers, Twenty-two Years Ago President, H. P. Hynson, of Baltimore, Md.; Executive Committee: A. Timberlake, of Indian- ing part in the N. A. R. D. after it was decided Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Standing Committees In addition to the officers, were the following standing committees which became responsible for the carrying out of the plans adopted at the initial meeting of the N. A. R. D.: 64. John Byrne, Columbus, O. 65. Frank H. Freericks, Cincinnati, O. 66. J. H. Mitchell, Ottumwa, Ia. 67. M. A. Burkhardt, Dayton, O. 75. John J. Sourwine, Escauba, Mich. 76. E. B. Heimstreet, Janesville, Wis. 80. A. A. Pardee, Milwaukee, Wis. 82. H. W. Rietzke, St. Paul, Minn. 84. Chas. T. Heller, St. Paul, Minn. 85. Thos. Stoddard, Buffalo, N. Y. 87. Thos. J. Keenan, New York City. 92. Frank Fleury, Springfield, Ill. 95. Paul G. Schuh, Cairo, Ill. 96. H. S. Swannell, Champaign, Ill. 98. John B. Mount, Joliet, Ill. 99. August T. Fleischmann, Sedalia, Mo. E. B. Heim Committee on National Legislation: Committee on Commercial Relations: Chas. T. Committee on Trade-Marks and Patents: C. L. Committee on Relations and State Pharmacy |