Mix the wine with the acid and six fluid ounces of water, add to it the pepsin and shake until dissolved; the oils are added to the alcohol, triturated with the talcum, the pepsin solution gradually added and filtered; return the first portions until the filtrate is perfectly bright and pass the remainder of the water through the filter; when every portion has passed add to the filtrate the glycerin, shake and let stand over night, and again pass through filter, triturating with talcum as before if necessary to make perfectly clear and bright product.

Tincture of iodine.

Ether..

Alcohol enough to make.

I fl. oz.

2 fl. ozs.

16 fl. ozs.

Moisten cotton or sponge with the mixture, placed in an inhaler or well corked bottle.

Embrocation for Sprains, Etc. (7).—

Oil of camphor (Japanese)

Oil of turpentine..

Benzin......
Cottonseed oil...

Capsicum powder.

Macerate the capsicum with the

agitating frequently, and strain.

.8 fl. ozs.

.40 fl. ozs. .16 fl. ozs.

..16 fl. ozs.

I av. oz.

benzin for a week,

Mix the oils of

Water enough to make..

Dissolve the vanillin and coumarin in the alcohol, add the glycerin, syrup and tincture, and lastly enough water to make sixteen fluid ounces.

This is the compound tincture or compound essence of vanillin of the National Formulary.

Quinine. Contrary to expectations, and in opposition to the existing conditions, this article declined 4c an ounce on March 19, followed by a further decline on March 24. This came as a surprise to the trade generally, as the sales of bark for the last three or four months have indicated a continuation of present prices, with possibility of advance, as the bark sold brought increased prices at each sale. It is now quoted at 31c for N. Y. Q. in 100S; 40c in ounce vials. P. & W. Ic more.

Opium.-Owing to reported damage to crops, the price on this article has assumed a firm tone, and an advance has taken place of about 15c per lb. Now quoted at $3.45.

Morphine remains as last quoted: 24-oz. boxes in ts, P. & W., $2.45; 1-oz. vials, 20c less. N. Y. Q. and M. B., Ioc per oz. less than P. & W.

Acid, Carbolic.-The flurry in the price of this article seems to have reached the limit, and a reduction in price has now been noted. Quoted in lb. bottles at 38c; lb. cans at 37c. The disturbances caused by the proclamation of the Queen, which so much affected this article, have about subsided. Salicylic has declined to 64c in lbs.

Alcohol advanced March 6, 2c per gal., Ic per gal. on March 14, and another cent on March 26, making the price $2.47 to $2.48 in bbls., less the usual discount of 8c per gal. for cash; bbls. and cans, the usual ad

vance.

Balsam Peru, on account of the large supply, was reduced the early part of the month to $1.95 in lbs. Bark, Bayberry, is now quoted at 10 to 16c. White Pine about the same range.

Borax. This article, which has been firm with a heavy demand during last year, has experienced an advance of c per lb. Now quoted in bbls. at 8c; smaller quantities 10 to 12c.

Cudbear is now quoted 20 to 30c.

Oil, Castor, on March 21, was marked up 4c per gal., making price in bbls. $1.05; 5-gal. cans, $1.06, inclusive.

Sperm is very firm at 75 to 90c as to quantity.

Wormwood was marked down to $1.75; light de

mand.

Pepper, Black, Singapore, is very firm; good demand. Prime article is worth 15 to 17c.

Potassium Cyanide is very firm and the demand heavy. C. P., 98 per cent, is now being sold at 42 to 50c as to quantity and package. No. I at 38 to 45c; No. 2, 34 to 40c; No. 3, 28 to 35c.

Roots and Rhizomes.-Bloodroot has again reached the low figures of 10c in 25-lb. lots, to 130 in smaller quantities.

Gentian is lower on account of heavy supply. In 50-lb. lots now quoted at 6c; less quantity, the usual advance.

Ipecac has again declined, figures now being $6.50 per lb. Powdered Ioc higher.

Salicin has advanced twice during the month and is now offered at $5.75 per lb.; 50c per ounce.

Seed, Fenugreek, has been reduced to 34 to 6c as to quantity.

Yellow Mustard (California) is now quoted at 8 to 12c.

Brown Mustard (California) at 7 to IIC.

Silver Nitrate is lower, M. B. selling at $6.40 in lbs

Turpentine. The very firm tone at which this article has been sold for several months was affected by a decline of 1 to 59c on March 13.

New and Seasonable Sundries.

Bed Pans.-No. 1. white, doz. $9.00; No. 2, white, $7.50: No. 1, yellow, $7; No. 2, yellow, $6.50.

Brushes, Bath.-With detachable handles. These are now coming in season. No. 71, straight, doz. $6.50; No. 72, bent, $7. Brush No. 15, Bath.-This is a special value; cannot be duplicated for the price; doz. $1.75.

Brush No. 2217, Hand.-Gro. $20, doz. $1.75. This is a leader, the best 25c hand brush on the market.

Brushes, Florence, Hair.-New lines and good sellers. No.01, black back, black bristle, doz. $2; 1052, black back, black bristle, $3.50; 03, black back, black bristle, $4; 703, black back, white bristle, $2; 1124, black back, white bristle, $3.50; 303, black back, white bristle, $4; 101-104, black back, wire bristle, $2.

Brushes, "Keep Clean," Hair.-No. 812, black ivory finish, black bristle, doz. $5; 805, black ivory finish, black bristle, $5; 801, black ivory finish, black bristle, $5.50; 905, black ivory finish, white bristle, $5; 912, black ivory finish, white bristle, $5; 915, black ivory finish, white bristle, $7.50; 3905, olive high finish, white bristle, $5; 3912m, olive high finish, white bristle, $5. Brushes, Floreloid, Hair.-No. 2121, ebony finish, white bristle, doz. $5; 2122, ebony finish, white bristle, $5; 169, ebony finish, white bristle, $6; 168, ebony finish, white bristle, $9.

Cold Cream, in Tubes, Preston's Portsmouth.-Doz. $1. This is a new way of putting up Cold Cream. A very handy package for traveling.

Corks. Tapered, regular length; short and mustard or mucilage. X and common qualities only have advanced from 10 to 15%. New prices and lists are now out. No change in discount.

Dispensatories, U. S.-Price now reduced. Cloth, each $5.50; sheep, $6; sheep, indexed, $6.50.

Ice Bags, Pure Rubber.-Head, No. 1, doz. $2.50; head, No. 2, $2; head, No. 3, $1.50; spinal, No. 1, $2; spinal, No. 2, $1.50; spinal, No. 3, $1. The season for these goods is near at hand, and at the above reduced prices this class of goods should sell. Insect Guns have advanced. G. & R., capacity 2 ozs., doz. 45c; Star, capacity 2 ozs., 50c; Quick Loader, capacity 2 ozs., 60c; Blizzard, capacity 2 ozs., 60c; Tornado, capacity 3 ozs.,

75c; Cyclone, capacity 2 ozs., 75c; Hurricane, capacity 31⁄2 ozs., $1.10; Jumbo, capacity 4 ozs., $1.50.

Insect Bellows.-No. 11, capacity 3 ozs., doz. $5; 16, capacity 6 ozs., $7; 19, capacity 8 ozs., $8.

Mucilage, LePage's.-2-oz. cones, doz. 40c. Contains a proportion of LePage's Glue, making it a good sticker.

Nipples, Pearl-Seamless. Put up 1 doz. in box, and 1 doz. boxes in carton. White, black and maroon. Gro. $2.50; doz. 25c.

Nipples, Davidson's Safety.-New prices. No. 22, white, gro. $3.50; 26, pure gum, $4; 32, maroon, $4; 33 white, large, $5; 37, pure gum, large, $5.35; 55, maroon, large, $5.35.

Nipples, Davidson's Health.-No. 44, white, gro. $4.60; 48, pure gum, $5.25; 54, maroon, $5.25.

Nipples, Davidson's Pyramid.-No. 62, white, gro. $3.25; 66, pure gum, $3.50; 68 maroon, $3.50.

Above Nipples in full gross lots, less 10%.
Nipple Shield, Duplex.-No. 41, pure gum, doz. $5.40.

Ointment, Skin Success, (Small Size) and Soap, will both be packed 15 to the dozen. In other words, 1-12 dozen extra with every dozen ordered. No extras with the large size. Skin Success Ointment, small, doz. $2; Skin Success Ointment, large, $6; Skin Soap, $2.

Paper Bags.-With the advance in all kinds of paper, bags have naturally followed suit, and the best discounts now quoted are as follows: National, 60%; Challenge, 40%; Japanese, 50%; Tokio, 35%; Mikado, 35%.

Soap, Fould's Tar.-Doz. $1.25. This soap will be advertised with Fould's other preparations. It is put up in elegant style, and no doubt will be a good seller.

Soap.-Imperial Crown Perfumery Company have resumed the manufacture of their Beauty Bright five-cent soap. The package and wrapping are more elegant than the old style. Per doz. 40c.

Soap, Kirk's Juvenile.-Until further notice, 1 dozen small size free with every dozen. Doz. $1.75.

Soda Guide, Bonham's.-Containing 500 formulas. A handy book that all druggists who have a soda fountain should possess. Each, 25c.

Stoves, Pocket.-New prices. Vest pocket, doz. $1.50; Bijou, $1.75; No. 220, $1.75; No. 1020, $1.75; No. 888, $2; No. 1212, $2; No. 1022, $2.75; No. 662, $3; No. 1210, $3; New Pattern, $3.50; No. 1028, $5; No. 6360, $5; No. 670, $6; Philadelphia Tin, $6; No. 672, $9; No. 675, $10; Philadelphia Copper, $12; No. 780 $15.

Syringes, Bulb.-A full assortment below at low prices. No.1, special, white, 2 slip pipes, vaginal and rectal, paper box, doz. $2.50; Our Leader, white or slate, 2 slip pipes, vaginal and rectal, paper box, $3; La Kanuka, white or slate, 2 screw pipes, bent vaginal and rectal, paper box, $3.75; Yatigan, white, 3 screw pipes, vaginal and 2 rectal, paper box, $5.00; Phyrne, slate, 3 screw pipes, 2 rectal and bent vaginal, wood box, $6; La Tosca, white, 4 screw pipes, 2 rectal, vaginal and vaginal irrigator, wood box, $7.50; Black Diamond, black, 4 screw pipes, 2 rectal, vaginal and vaginal irrigator, wood box, $7.50. Thermometers.-Hot weather is approaching, with the de. mand for this class of goods. 8 in., distant reading, doz., 75c; 10 in., distant reading, $1; 10 in., wood back, No. 25, $1.25. Toothpicks, Wood.-(A full line below.) 2 B. hard wood, in packages, doz. 35c; 2 P. soft wood, in packages, 35c; Single End, in packages, 60c; Delmonico, 20 boxes in carton, carton $1.25: Ideal, 50 boxes in carton, $1.75; Perfection, small, 24 boxes in carton, 75c; Perfection, large, 24 boxes in carton, $1.50; White Maple Family, 600 picks in box, 36 boxes in carton, 16 cartons in case, case $1.50, carton, $1.75; White Maple Hotel, 2500 picks in box, 50 boxes in case, case $7.50, doz. $2; White Maple Hotel, 2500 picks in box, 100 boxes in case, case $15, doz. $2; World's Fair Family, 25 boxes in carton, 25 cartons in case, case 90c, carton $1; World's Fair Family, Aromatic, 25 boxes in carton, 25 cartons in case, case 90c, carton, $1; World's Fair Hotel, 50 boxes in case, case $7.50, doz. $20; World's Fair Hotel, 100 boxes in case, case $15, doz. $2; Japanese, 500 in basket, doz. 40c; Orange Wood, small, 10 packages in bundle, doz. bundles 90c; Orange Wood, large, 10 packages in bundle, doz. bundles $1.

Toothpicks, Quill.—3 small, 16 picks in package, 40 packages in bundle, bundle 55c; 4 medium, 16 picks in package, 40 packages in bundle, bundle 90c; 5 large, 16 picks in package, 40

packages in bundle, bundle $1; Fancy, 80 picks in box, doz. $1.75; in Silver Handle, doz. 40c.

Changes and Additions in Proprietary Goods. Booth's Dry-Air Exhaler, each, $12.

Booth's Hyomei Inhalers, dozen, $4; Booth's Hyomei for exhalers, $8.

Booth's Pocket Inhaler Outfit, complete, dozen, $8; Booth's Hyomei Inhalant, $4; Booth's Hyomei trial outfit, $2; Booth's Hyomei Balm, special,$4; Booth's Hyomei Balm, ordinary, $2; Booth's Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure, $4; Booth's Hyomei Antiseptic Soap, $2; Booth's Hyomei Shaving Stick, $2. Builder, Dr. Whitney's Flesh, dozen, $8. Capsoids of Santal Oil, 50s, reduced to $5 dozen. Colsaloids, Stearn's, reduced to $5 dozen.

Cure, American Corn, dozen, $1.25.

Cure, McGee's Chill, 25c, dozen, $2; McGee's Bachache and Kidney, dozen, $3.75.

Digestol, small, dozen, $4.

Elixir, McGee's Baby, dozen, $1.85.

Essence, Zaegel's Swedish, dozen, $2.75.

M-I-O-NA, dozen, $4.

Pheumadyne, Price's, dozen, $22.50; Wright's, dozen, $8.
Plant, Maguire's Benne, small, dozen, $1.30.
Plasters, Garfield, dozen, $1.35.

Powders, Peter's Headache, dozen, 60c.
Prescription, Sutherland's Pile, dozen, $4.
Quickstep, dozen, $8.

Salve, Griswold's, dozen, $2.

Sulph-Al-Boro, Tonic Alterative, dozen, $16.

Tablets, Cath. Lax., 100s, dozen, $12; 500s, dozen, $36. Peter's Headache, dozen, 75c.

Tonic, Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve, dozen $8; Walker's, dozen, $8.

Treatment, McGee's Female Tonic and Com., dozen, $8. Wine, McGee's Cod Liver Oil and Hypo., 1s, doz. $8; 5s, each $3; 1 gal., each $4.50.

Practical Hints.

To Clean Spatulas, keep handy a common building brick which the kiln has left soft; and when the blades are attacked by rust, rub them over the surface of this, using a little water if necessary and a degree of friction commensurate with the coating of rust.

Use a Luminous Flame when bending glass tubes. The heat is less intense, the tube will bend more slowly, and the curve at the point rendered pliable is more easily made perfect. Then, too, soot from the flame enveloping the tube at an angle made, tends to anneal it by letting it cool more slowly.

White Spots on table-tops, caused by hot vessels hav. ing been set thereon, may be obliterated by rubbing with paraffin and a woolen cloth. Energetic friction may be necessary.

Lime Water is frequently made and kept in the cellar. When this rule is in vogue, it should not be overlooked during the cold weather that lime is less soluble in warm or hot water than in cold water. The lime water receptacle should therefore not be placed near the heater.

Wood Alcohol, instead of that made from grain, should be used in alcohol lamps and in the cigar-lighter; the former is considerably cheaper, while it answers just as well as the latter.-[Contributed to Merck's Bulletin by J. F. HOSTELLEY.

Positions are secured by advertising in MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST.

FORMULAS.

Floor Varnish.-Shellac, 15; gum anime, 5; colophony, 7.5; alcohol (95 per cent.), 60; yellow ochre, 15; umber, 1. — - [Pharm. Post. 32, 416, after Neueste Erf. und Erfahr.

Corks Impregnated With Caoutchouc.-According to a recent patent, corks are immersed in a solution of caoutchouc, 1; in benzol, 19; and then dried in a vacuum and freed from odor by exposure to air.[Pharm. Centralh.,40, 406, after Neueste Erfind und Erfahr.

Odorless Petroleum.-According to the Revue Scientif., petroleum may be deodorized by shaking it first with 100 Gms. of chlorinated lime for every 4.5 litres, adding a little hydrochloric acid, then transferring the liquid to a vessel containing lime, and again shaking until all the chlorine is removed. After standing, the petroleum may be decanted.—[L' Union Pharm., 40, 413.

Grafting Wax.-Melt together resin, 3, and beeswax, I. For use, remelt in a glue-pot, the water jacket of which will retain it in a workable consistency for a considerable time, and, at the same time, prevent it from being overheated to a point dangerous to the scions. For hot climates, the proportion of resin should be increased to 4 to 1 of wax.-[T. Tidmarsh in Gard. Chron. [3], 26, 420.

Fruit Soup. Take one quart of gluten stock (prepared by boiling two cups of good wheat bran in three pints of water until reduced to one quart), one cup of dried apples, previously cut into small bits, and stewed until tender and the juice evaporated; threefourths of a cup of currant juice, three-fourths of a cup of pine-apple juice, one tablespoonful of sugar, and a little grated lemon rind for flavoring.-[Good Health.

Impervious Corks.—Corks that have been steeped in vaselin are an excellent substitute for glass stoppers. Acid in no way affects them and chemical fumes do not cause decay in them, neither do they become fixed by a blow or long disuse, which latter fact will be appreciated by those who often lose time and temper by a "beastly fast stopper." In short, they have all the utilities of the glass without its disadvantages.-[Pract. Rev.

Black Ink for Pharmacists.-In a note presented at the last meeting of the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Association, Prof. W. L. Scoville discussed the need of an ink which would not "smear" on labels, etc., when wetted. He reported that J. A. S. Woodman had tried some twenty-five different formulas, of which the most satisfactory was the following:

PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT.

Cleaning Glass.-The Amateur Photographer says: "It is of great importance to thoroughly clean a sheet of glass if it is to be used for glazing prints. First, wash well in warm water with yellow soap and a nail brush. Then prepare the following mixture: Cold water, twenty ounces. Dissolve in this one ounce of bichromate of potassium. When dissolved add slowly, a little at a time, one ounce of sulphuric acid. (If the acid is added quickly, great heat is evolved, and the vessel may break, causing serious accident). In this mixture the glass plate is left for a few hours, and then thoroughly washed in running water. N. B.-Avoid putting the fingers, etc., in this acid mixture."

How to Make Pen and Ink Sketches from Spoilt Prints.-Prints spoilt by objectionable figures moving into range during exposure, by technical faults, and in other ways, can be converted into passable pen and ink sketches by the following process: Dip a fine steel pen in Indian ink, and carefully go over all the lines in the picture which you wish to reproduce, remembering to mark only the essential parts. When the ink is thoroughly dry wash the print in a solution of

Mercuric chloride...
Alcohol.....
Water....

... I 07. ..IO OZS. ......10 ozs.

In three minutes everything on the paper will disappear except the inked-in parts. After removal from the mercury solution the picture is thoroughly washed, without handling, in plain water. When the print is again dry, it may be strengthened by more ink lines. The process needs some little skill-soon gained by practice—and it is best to commence on architecture, then landscapes, and, finally, portraits. -[Photo-American.

What to Invent.

Means to quickly detach and safely lead out animals from stables in the event of fire or accident.

A clothesline without pins, from which clothes cannot be blown.

Improvements in street car and railway appliances. This is the golden era for street car railways and short suburban lines operated by electricity and cable. The change from horse cars has developed a new and important field for inventors. A simple, but safe keyless lock.

Portable support for fire hose, which will permit of the hose being turned in all directions.

Burglar alarms that will not go off prematurely.

Up to Date.-A correspondent of the Cleveland Medical Gazette offers the following definitions of some late fads:

Christian Science: Suggestion, plus absurdity.
Divine Healing: Suggestion, plus faith in God's mercy.
Osteopathy: Suggestion, plus massage.

Hydropathy: Suggestion, plus water.

Metaphysical Healing: Suggestion, plus faith.

Hypnotism: Suggestion, plus sleep.

Ulysses S. Grant died from cancer of the throat;

buried in Riverside Park, New York City.