NECROLOGY

Alexander.-S. H. Alexander died at his home in Sparta, Ill., January 9, after a brief illness, caused by an attack of pneumonia.

White.-M. M. White died at his home in Folsom, N. M., January 9. He was formerly of Indiana. The business will be continued by Mrs. White.

Ramer. J. F. Ramer, of Bandera, Tex., died a few months ago. He was a very worthy young man but obliged to give up his studies in 1910-11 on account of poor health.

Searby. Frederick W. Searby died in Victoria, B. C., November 30, 1915, after an illness of two years. He was a son of the late Professor William M. Searby and, like his father, a man of sterling qualities in all his relations with his fellow-men.

Peek.-T. C. Peek, who died at his home in St. Louis, Mo., on January 6, was connected with the drug trade for many years. About a quarter of a century ago he was a salesman for Schieffelin & Co., and later was a buyer for the wholesale drug house of Purcell, Ladd & Co., of Richmond. After that Mr. Peek became a partner in the Taylor, Peek Drug Co., of Macon, Ga., but subsequently left that company to accept a position of buyer of druggists' sundries for the Meyer Brothers Drug Co., St. Louis, which position he held at the time of his death. Mr. Peek is survived by four sons and a daughter.

Gerding. Edward G. Gerding died suddenly from heart trouble in his home at Edwardsville, Ill., January 26. He was born in 1860 and although a comparatively young man, was probably the oldest business man in Collinsville. He was graduated at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1882. In the drug business at that point, he succeeded the late Dr. George Schoettle. He had served on the board of education for eighteen years. He was a bank director and a stockholder in the Collinsville Publishing Co. He was identified with many other enterprises and one of the substantial citizens of that section of the state.

Johnston.-Richard Stephens Johnston died at a hospital in Chicago, January 15, after an illness of several months. Mr. Johnston was special representative of Merck & Co., with full charge of that company's jobbing trade westof Chicago.

Mr. Johnston, or Dick, as he was familiarly known, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., February 21, 1860. He had been assoIciated with the wholesale and manufacturing drug business practically all of his life. His first experience was with the firm of

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Johnston & Lilly, of which his father, John F. Johnston, was a member. That firm subsequently became Eli Lilly & Co., and Mr. Johnston, Sr., went with Merck & Co., where he remained until his death, some twenty-five years ago. For a number of years R. S. Johnston was with the Meyer Brothers Drug Co., first on the road and later in the city department.

Mr. Johnston was prominent in the social life of Chicago, interested in civic affairs, and active in Masonic circles.

Schieffelin. Mrs. Mary Jane Schieffelin, widow of William Henry Schieffelin, and mother of Dr. William Jay Schieffelin, the president of Schieffelin & Co., died January 13 at her residence in New York City. Mrs. Schieffelin was a daughter of Chief Justice John Jay, who was at one time United States Minister to Austria, and her husand was descended from Jacob Schieffelin, who founded the Schieffelin family in New York in 1757, and later established the business bearing that name. William Henry Schieffelin, the father of Dr. William Jay Schieffelin, who died in 1895, was formerly head of the house of W. H. Schieffelin & Co., which has become Schieffelin & Co.

PURELY PERSONAL

The firm of Scruggs & Scruggs, Hahira, Ga., while dealing in drugs, stationery and seeds, consider prescriptions a specialty.

The Druggist's Circular reaches three-score years in 1916. Some of us have been enjoying the publication each month for more than half of that period. Those of us having the publication bound from Volume I appreciate its value as a work of reference.

Theodore H. Sherwood, having completed half a century of faithful service for the firm of McKesson & Robbins, of New York City, was the recipient of a handsome silver cup, appropriately inscribed, bearing the compliments of the firm for his loyal and distinguished service.

W. H. Cousins, of Dallas, Tex., a vice-president of the N. A. R. D., has very pleasant memories of a dinner dance given in his honor by pharmaceutical friends. Mr. Cousins is convinced that the office of second vice-president brings something more than the obligation to look handsome and keep quiet.

NEW FINISH FOR CONCRETE FLOORS. A new finish for concrete floors where a hard surface and a dustless one is desired consists of 95 per cent of iron dust or iron flour. It is added to the dry cement in the proportion of 15 to 25 pounds to each 100 pounds, and one part of the mixture is used with two parts of sand. This preparation is applied as a top coat to a thickness of one-half to one inch. It forms a hard and durable floor, which is claimed to be waterproof and not slipperly. This composition is also made use of where it is desired to make new concrete unite with old. [American Druggist.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT

The Denton Drug Co. is proprietor of the West End Drug Store, at Galesburg, Ill.

Rev. M. Helmbacher, Oran, Mo., is proprietor of the Diamond Drug Store, located at Charleston, Mo. G. Knewitz, Ph. G., is busy in his store at East St. Louis, Ill., but always has time for correspondence with classmates.

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Conzet's Pioneer Drug and Jewelry Store, at Greenup, Ill., is indeed a pioneer. It was established in 1872.

The Nicholas Pharmacy, at St. Joseph, Mo., deals in "Drugs, Cigars, Candy, Soda, Stationery and Drug Sundries."

Mr. Bryant, formerly of Omaha, Ill., has formed the Bryant Drug Co., and embarked in the drug business at Fairfield, Ill.

A. W. Hotz is successor to Haumesser & Hotz, in the drug business, Twenty-ninth and Bond avenue, East St. Louis, Ill.

G. N. Houser, Ph. C., is manager of The Houser Pharmacy, at Tipton, Mo., and one of the progressive business men of the section.

"The Owl Druggistry" is the name coined by A. G. Burnett, Ph. G., and Dr. J. W. Clayton for their place of business at Johnston City, Ill.

A new store and a hustling up-to-date firm is located at Newton, Ill. Business is carried on under the name of the Burridge Drug Co.

Albert C. Lishen, Ph. G., '13, says that pharmacy at

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Peoria, Ill., is to his liking. Classmates can reach him at 3030 Adams street.

The Behrens Drug Co., Gillespie, Ill., has installed a new drug stock.

Wm. J. Jentz, formerly of Rockford, Ill., on account of poor health, has decided to locate at Holyoke, Colo., for an indefinite period.

Chas. J. Skelly, Ph. G., '93, is in love with the drug business at Sparta, Ill. He also has pleasant memories of classmates, although he seldom hears from them.

Bernard A. Flori, who was a student at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 1914-15, is located at 418 Ridge street, Alton, Ill., and solicits correspondence with classmates.

E. A. Delicate is now sole proprietor of the business at Collinsville, Ill., formerly owned by Harnist & Delicate. Dr. W. D. Harnist has retired from business. Mr. Delicate will continue the store along the

same up-to-date lines which it has followed for some time past. He is an able business man as well as an experienced pharmacist.

M. E. Ward, Ph. G., '09, is enthusiastic over his pleasant position with the Feickert Drug Co., of Belleville, Ill. He also has pleasant memories of his classmates and would like to hear from all of them.

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Arthur Kinkead deals in "Drugs, Medicine, School Books, Stationery and Toilet Articles," at Irving, Ill.

G. A. Hartnagel, Ph. G., '83, is known as the prescription druggist, at Collinsville and Pennsylvania avenues, East St. Louis, Ill. He is anxious to hear from his few and widely scattered classmates.

The Chicago Drug Club continues its good work, with an active membership of 500. The following are the officers for this year:

Chas. A. Knight, President; H. M. Moffett, First Vice-President; Richard Voge, Second Vice-President; 0. H. Mentz, Third VicePresident; C. A. Abrahamson, Treasurer; Joseph Swanson, Recording Secretary; John M. Scgwalbe, Financial Secretary.

The Illinois Pure Food Law has been construed by the United States Supreme Court to prohibit the sale of food preservatives containing boric acid. Pharmacists are not generally, interested in this, but may in particular cases have occasion to observe the ruling.

A Chance for Illinois Pharmacists to Make Money. -Those who register promptly are required to send Secretary Fred C. Dodds only $1.50 for the year 1916. If the registration is not paid before March 1, the amount must be doubled in order to receive a renewal certificate. The tardy ones who put off until tomorrow what they should do today, and wait until after March 1, must pay $5.00. (Remember, April 1 is All Fools' Day.) May 1 those who have not renewed the certificate of registration must pass an examination in order to become legal pharmacists in Illinois.

One Year of High School work required of candidates for registration. The Illinois Board of Pharmacy, on resolution offered by President Gregg, has unanimously adopted the following:

Resolved, That on and after April 1, 1916, all applicants for examination as registered pharmacist or local registered pharmacist must furnish proof of having satisfactorily completed at least one year's work in high school or its equivalent;

Provided, That nothing contained herein shall apply to an applicant for examination as registered pharmacist or local registered pharmacist, who is registered as an apprentice or as an assistant pharmacist at the time of the taking effect of this resolution.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT

George E. Canseler is proprietor of the Vienna Drug Store, at Vienna, Ill.

Alfred Shackelford is a dealer in drugs, wall paper and paints, at Tarkio, Mo.

J. R. Trolinger, of Cassville, Mo., is recovering from a serious spell of illness.

Messrs. Ryburn & Rensch are proprietors of Ryburn's Pharmacy, at Chillicothe, Mo.

Wirt Franklin is proprietor of what is known as "The Prescription Store," at Hume, Mo.

Run your blue pencil under June 13 for the Mo. Ph. A. convention at Excelsior Springs.

McRoberts Bros., Mound City, Mo., find wall paper and paint paying features of the drug business.

R. A. Doyle, Ph. G., of East Prairie, is vice-president of the Board of Pharmacy for the State of Missouri. A. C. Kelly is a dealer in drugs and books at Princeton, Mo. He enjoys the confidence of a large trade. Jim's Pharmacy, at Cassville, Mo., owned by J. R. Trolinger, is known as "the place for pure drugs." Charles E. Meyer, Ph. G., '84, has opened a second store at St. Charles, Mo. An elegant new set of fixtures was selected with the good taste which Mr. Meyer exercises in all matters.

W. S. Kinnison, St. Joseph, is one of the many Missouri pharmacists who was in fashion, but suffered with the grippe as a penalty.

Pharmacy is the first thought of W. N. Bagby, Armstrong, Mo., in his daily work. He has the confidence of all who know him.

Joe Clinkenbeard, Lamar, Mo., exhorts his fellow pharmacists to attend the Mo. Ph. A. convention at Excelsior Springs, Mo., June 13.

The secretary of the Missouri Board of Pharmacy is Edwin G. Cox, Craig, Mo. Address him for all information about registration in Missouri.

Not for the sake of being in fashion, but on ac

count of not being able to avoid it, Harry Jones, of Clarinda, Ia., endured a siege of the grippe.

Dr. Thomas Finn, of Boonsboro, Mo., was recently made a life member of the Mo. Ph. A. He says the ordeal was not quite so severe as the one when he became a Shriner.

T. A. Moseley, of Kansas City, Kan., is an ex-president of the Mo. Ph. A. and promises to attend the Excelsior Springs meeting in June. He has a host of friends in the organization.

J. S. English, Ph. G., '00, of Paris, Mo., has been prospering in the drug business since graduation. Classmates may learn the secret by corresponding with him.

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Moke W. Martin makes the happy combination of drugs and jewelry in his prosperous business at Kahoka, Missouri.

Drugs and jewelry is the combination handled to an advantage by J. Fred McDearmon, Carterville, Mo.

W. S. Bragg, Ph. G., Troy, Mo., has just finished his first year of business on his own account. He succeeded to the old stand when his father died, over a year ago. He is anxious to hear from his classmates.

Carl T. Buehler, Ph. G., recently bought the Cole Camp Drug Company, Cole Camp, Mo. Mr. Buehler is one of the progressive pharmacists of the State and takes an active part in pharmaceutical organizations.

Missouri Reciprocity with other states can be obtained only under certain conditions. Those who registered in Missouri in the early days may find that their requirements were not up to the present standards of reciprocity.

W. R. Adelsperger, of Kansas City, secretary of the Missouri Pharmaceutical Travelers' Association, visited St. Louis recently and reports that preparations are well advanced for the meeting at Excelsior Springs, the week of June 13.

Illinois and Missouri Are Both in Line in the requirement of one year of high school work of its educational equivalent from applicants for registration. Missouri has had this rule for a few years past. In Illinois, the requirement takes effect, beginning April 1, 1916.

The best Missouri board meeting is probably the one held the week of the Mo. Ph. A. convention. This year such an examination occurs at Excelsior Springs, June 12. We say in answer to your inquiry that this is the best meeting because it gives candidates an opportunity of attending the Mo. Ph. A. convention without additional traveling expenses.

DIAFOR. This is stated to be urea acetyl-salicylate, intended for use in fevers, neuralgia, and rheumatism, and also a calmative (Pharm. Zentralh,. 1915, 279). The preparation is given in doses two tablets (each containing 0.66 Gm.) thrice daily.

TIMELY TOPICS

Now is the Time to push the candy window display, for the hot sun and flies will not hurt it.

The Year 1916 is the Important One.-Do not spend too much time regretting about 1915 but see what you can do in 1916.

War Effects on the Business in the United States were adverse in the beginning and have continued so. It is pleasing to note that the demoralization of trade in the United States is much less in extent now than it was one year ago.

How to Avoid Pneumonia. This is the season of the year when particular attention should be given to those rules and regulations which assist in avoiding contracting pneumonia. Dr. G. A. Jordan, assistant health commissioner of St. Louis, suggests the following rules:

Avoid exposing yourself to cold after recovering from the grippe. Avoid sleeping in closed rooms; keep the windows partly open and enough covers on the bed.

Don't overeat, overdrink, or oversleep.
Don't allow your feet to remain wet.

Wear medium weight or light weight underwear and a heavy Overcoat.

Don't neglect a "little cold."

Formulas for Grafting Wax.-1. The most common formula is: Resin, 4 parts by weight; beeswax, 2 parts tallow, 1 part. Melt together and pour into a pail of cold water. Then grease the hands and pull the wax until it is nearly white. 2. For use in cold weather, when the above will not work, take 6 pounds resin, 1 pound beeswax, and 1 pint linseed oil; apply this hot all over the joints with a brush. It should be put on % of an inch thick. 3. For use in warm weather the following is used: 4 pounds of resin, 1 pound of beeswax, and from half a pint to a pint of raw linseed oil. Melt all together, gradually turn it into cold water and pull. The linseed oil should be entirely free from cottonseed oil.

Non-Freezing Solutions.-Glycerin is expensive, decomposes at a high temperature with a most unpleasant odor and will destroy the rubber connections. Calcium chloride sets up an electrolytic action on the metal composing the radiator tubes, clogs the pump and the hydrochloric acid in it will so corrode the parts that a new radiator will eventually be the only relief. Denatured alcohol is harmless, being the regular government-controlled product made undrinkable, and will be found absolutely reliable under unusually severe conditions.

The following table shows the dilutions which have been found useful for denatured alcohol for different temperatures:

ing cocaine. The formula is: Cocaine, 8 grs.; olive oil, 4 fl. drs.; lime water, 4 fl. drs. A small quantity is rubbed into the feet twice daily, special attention being given to the toes. The feet are massaged with it for a few minutes, and afterwards wrapped in cotton wool. The preparation may be improved by adding 1 fl. oz. of liquid paraffin to 4 fl. oz. of the carron oil prepared as above. After treatment (when the oil dries on the feet), the following dusted on is an excellent powder: Camphor, 35 grs.; zinc oxide, 1⁄2 oz.; powdered starch, 1⁄2 oz. This form of treatment, in cases where there has been no ulceration, has been entirely successful, and one advantage of its use is that the patient is enabled to sleep without any narcotic. When the acute stage passes off, the carron oil and cocaine is mixed with an equal volume of carbolic oil, the percentage of which is increased as the pain diminishes. [W. C. Davis, L. R. C. P., and S. Edin. (Brit. Med. Journ., March 27, 1915, 545.)

"Price Fluctuations in the Drug Business" is a timely topic. It was discussed by E. A. Gilliland, of the Spurlock-Neal Co., at the January meeting of the Nashville A. Ph. A. Branch. He began by telling of the unusual conditions of the Quinine market. The greater part of the Cinchona bark, he said, comes from Java and is controlled by a Dutch syndicate who have an agreement with the manufacturers of the alkaloid to deliver only a certain amount of the bark each year, which is sold in Amsterdam and London at auction and is distributed to the different countries, the larger part going to Germany. Our recent unusual demands from Italy, South America, and England sent the prices skyward. The high price induced many to throw their stock on the market, which caused the price to recede somewhat. Stocks of the larger houses are now limited and any unusual demand is likely to cause another advance. Antipyrine and Potash salts are high on account of the supply being cut off from Germany by the Allies.

The recent high price of Mercury is caused by the embargo placed on it by England for the reason that it is used in making Fulminate of Mercury an explosive, by the Mexican disturbances, and by the closing of the Panama Canal. Some has been shipped through by rail, but has been delayed by the freight congestion at Galveston.

Some Belladonna has been received recently, but it is still high. The supply of Castor Oil in the U. S. is about exhausted. The Castor Beans come from India and the scarcity of tonnage, the increased freight and insurance rates and the extra tax levied on them by British India government have caused the supply to be almost cut off. It will probably be March or April before relief comes.

The price of Phenol will come down soon, he predicted. Much is being made here now, but is sold on contract and leaves the U. S.. Many complaints are being received about the offensive odor of the acid made here.