Island" (Lippincott), 1896. He was a contributor to nearly all the pharmaceutical journals of the United States and was also known as a writer of poetry and fiction in German, contributing numerous articles to the German-American press. He was for a time editor of the Apotheker Zeitung, the only German pharmaceutical journal in the United States. In 1913 he became dean of the Cleveland School of Pharmacy and professor of pharmacy of the Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He married, in New York, Miss Bertha Guden (now deceased) and of that union there are six children: William H., Emily, Clara, Helen, Anna and Otto. He was married again in 1915 to Miss Mathilda Van Damm, New York. Professor Alpers is survived by his widow and six children: William H. of San Bernardino, Cal.; Otto of New York, Misses Clara and Anna and Mrs. Theodore Hahn of New York and Mrs. W. H. Martindale of Berkeley, Cal. CIGARS The Largest Cigarette Factory in the world will soon be completed at Richmond, Va. The Retail Price of Cigarettes sold in the United States during twelve months amounts to about $125,000,000. Cigar Dealers in Washington, California and Oregon have forty-one local associations. Like druggists, they believe in the efficiency of organizations. Anti-Coupon Legislation does not have the undivided support of the cigar trade, at least, so we judge from expressions in periodicals devoted to that trade. Temperance Promoted by Tobacco.-The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America is quoted by the Cigar and Tobacco Journal as having implied that the moderate use of tobacco is a weapon with which to fight intemperance. When is Tobacco Paper and When is Paper Tobacco? The Federal Court of Connecticut has been called on to settle the question of tax to be paid on cigars made with a special wrapper. The internal revenue commissioner claimed that the wrapper was paper because a part of the process in preparing it was similar to that of paper making. A Tobacco Department Attracts Men to the Store. -A pharmacist of Toronto, Can., feels certain that his tobacco department is a valuable asset in the way of attracting trade. Of course, he also makes a direct profit from the sale of cigars and tobacco. He states that quite often additional goods are suggested to customers after they are through with the regular purchase of cigars and extra sales made in this way. How Some Retail Druggists Invoke the Cigar and Tobacco Trade. A retail druggist of Canada mentions the following methods used by druggists in that country in their efforts to further the tobacco trade: 1. A window is continuously devoted to cigars and associated lines. 2. The Cigar Department is well to the front of the store and announced by a sign reading, "Cigars." 3. A window display of tobacco is always made on Saturdays in order to catch the trade of those who buy supplies for Sunday smoking. 4. Cigars are always delivered in covers on which an advertisement of the drug store appears. It is stated that the covers protect the cigars from damage while in the customer's pockets and therefore appreciated. 5. A window is filled with pipes of all styles and prices. A thread is tied to each pipe. The threads are passed through a hole in the back of the window and a charge of fifty cents is made for each pull at the pipes. SHOW WINDOWS How to Photograph Your Window.-Get two poles, each a little longer than the height of the window. Then cut strips of black cloth a little longer than the window is wide (lining cambric or calico will do), sew together and tack upon the poles. Now you have a large, black screen to cut off all reflection from across the street. Cut a hole in the cloth for the camera, get two boys to hold the screen and you are ready to take the photograph. Best results in day-time photography are obtained in the early morning of a clear day or at the time when the window receives the greatest amount of light. Pictures of strongly illuminated windows may be taken at night by the use of an explosive or flash. In this case the film or plate should receive an exposure of from ten to twenty-five minutes to bring out the greatest amount of detail. Have all lights in the windows well shaded and as high up and near the pane as possible. This will bring out the contrast between shadow and high light, making your picture many times more effective. Then send your photo.-[San Francisco & Pacific Druggist. Hints on the Care of Showcases.-The position of a showcase has sometimes a great deal to do with breakage, and cases must always be set level or there is an uneven strain on some part of the case, which is liable to cause a break at any time, and when the case is not setting on a level foundation the doors will not close properly and tightly. Particularly is this the case with the all-glass showcase now so deservedly popular. Although there is one style now made that is fastened together with patent corner clamps, without holes in the glass, that is practically unbreakable through this cause, as the corners permit of a certain amount of movement when the case is not level, but it is a general rule that all cases must set perfectly Tevel. Again, beware of the all-glass case that is fastened together by metal bolts through holes in the glass, as if it is placed near a radiator or register it is almost sure to break through any sudden heat or cold, owing to thee unequal expansion of the glass, which brings the bolt in contact with it and precipitates a crack. If a crack does happen in plate glass from whatever cause, it is possible to prevent its spreading in some cases by cutting a small, short scratch with a glazer's diamond directly at right angles to the crack. Glass should always be handled with care, and when shelves of plate glass are taken from a showcase to clean they should always be carried on edge and rested against a wall in the same manner. To clean plate glass, use the old, familiar mixture of liquid ammonia, one ounce; alcohol, one ounce; whiting, one ounce, and water to make one pint. Rub on glass with a sponge, and when dry, rub off and polish with a soft cloth or chamois.-[Playthings. JOBBING DRUG TRADE McKesson & Robbins, Incorporated As the Interof pronational Drug House.-Eighty-four years gressive advancement marked by successful achievement, is a record of which any business house has reason to feel proud. McK. & R., manufacturers, importers, exporters of drugs and chemicals, is today one of the largest drug Established in 1833, at 145 houses in the world. Maiden Lane, New York City, the birth of the year 1917 marked the incorporation of the business, with headquarters now at 91-97 Fulton street, but whose representation, agencies and branch offices nearly encircle the globe. McKesson and Robbins' General Offices and Salesrooms, 91 to 97 Fulton Street, New York. Mr. John McKesson, Jr., is president of McKesson & Robbins, incorporated; Mr. Herbert D. Robbins and Mr. George C. McKesson, vice-presidents; Mr. Irving McKesson, treasurer; Mr. Donald McKesson, Secretary; Mr. Saunders Norvell, chairman of the board. Originally one of the pioneer wholesale drug houses in America, McK. & R. was the first to establish a manufacturing department. The manufacturing part of the business has grown steadily, until it has become one of the most important-if not the most important-department. New Pharmacal Specialties, ethical in character, will be placed upon the market as plans and arrangements mature. As importers of crude drugs and medicinal substances McK. & R. occupy a premier position. The firm is the largest dealer in crude opium, nux vomica, cascara bark, gum benzoin, Japanese camphor, etc. The quantities of these, as well as many other drugs purchased by the firm through its many agents and representatives all over the world, seem almost incredible. No less important is the Export department of the business, which has shown a steadily increasing growth and development. This department is in charge of men who are familiar with the language and customs of the different foreign countries, so that the correspondence is carried on in the language of that country and by one who understands its methods of doing business. The Sundries Department is well organized and a very interesting department of the McK. & R. business. It has been said that the policy of the firm has been rather remarkable in that each department has been conducted as if that special one were all they had to depend upon. What is true of the above departments is true of every department of McK. & R. in which thoroughness and system have been developed to a high degree of efficiency. It may be noted that this firm has its own printing department, which takes care of the immense number of labels, circulars, etc., required, and in which the weekly bulletins as well as the letters to the traveling force are prepared. During the past year many important improvements have been made in the present building on Fulton street, in the way of improving light, air and ventilation, and providing for the 1,000 or more employes of the firm. There have been a large number of visitors to the house and the offices have been rearranged and made up to date in every particular. The strengthening of the organization has been going on quietly in order that it may be in shape to carry out the plans made practicable by the increase in capital and resources which have accompanied There is every the incorporation of the business. reason to believe, therefore, that the incorporation of this old and well-known firm simply means the beginning of a second era of increased endeavor, greater business and augmented prosperity. USEFUL NOTES A Handy Capsule Filler.-Take the lid of a pasteFill with board box 2x3x4 inches, or as desired. soft plaster Paris; insert desired capsules in rows and allow to harden. Dissolve capsules with hot water, and there you are they don't tip sideways when filling. Useful Glycerin.-Glycerin has many useful properties. It will cleanse a cut and cause it to heal quickly. In washing clothes, where softness is imperative in water, the addition of three tablespoonfuls to an ordinary tub of water will prove effective. When it is necessary to boil clothes, two tablespoonfuls in the wash boiler will produce good results. A little glycerin applied with a flannel on shoes that have become hardened by wetting softens the leather, which will absorb it overnight. One tablespoonful of glycerin to each pound of fruit in preserves prevents the formation of a sugary crystal on the top. In stewing fruit, fresh or evaporated, two tablespoonfuls of glycerin to each pound of fruit, a pinch of salt and less sugar make a useful addition. And, finally, glycerin softens scrubbing water, whitens wood and is good for the hands.-[New York Sun. St. Louis College of Pharmacy Junior Class, 1916-17.-This photograph was taken in front of the college at 2108-10 Locust street. Several 1. Erdsiek, A. J.; 2. Hutchison, P. E.; 3. Pelley, E. G.; 4. Ballou, Jr., B. A.; 5. Vahlkamp, O. A.; 6. Ittner, C. E.; 7. Grueninger, J. H.; 8. Russell, P. B.; 9. Sexton, Wm. And it's Oh! for a blooming rest, As you lay you down on your little cot Then you dream you've money to burn 'Till you wake and find it's nothing at all And you try to complete the dream, So the only thing that is left to do The Century Once Gave Some Examples of Humor in School. The study of anatomy seems to cause confusion, as witness these examples from examination papers: "Circulation is a beet that goes all over the body." "Cause of narrow chests in most female folks tie in their waists." "You should not work either before or after eating." "We should not drink hot water and then cold, because it cracks the tartar on the teeth." "The teeth should be washed after every meal to remove any articles that may be in them." "Round shoulders are caused by leaning on the stomach." Most Any One Can Be An Editor.-All the editor has to do is to sit at a desk six days out of the week, four weeks of the month, and twelve months of the year, and "edit" such stuff as this: "Mrs. Jones of Cactus Creek let a can opener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry." "A mischievous lad of Piketown threw a stone and hit Mr. Pike in the alley last Thursday." "John Doe climbed on the roof of his house last week looking for a leak and fell, striking himself on the porch." "While Harold Green was escorting Miss Violet Wise from the church social last Saturday night, a savage dog attacked and bit Mr. Green on the public square." "Isaiah Trimmer of Running Creek was playing with a cat Friday, when it scratched him on the veranda." "Mr. Fong, while harnessing a broncho last Saturday, was kicked just south of his corn patch." Yes, it's a wonder they draw salaries for it.— [Lamar (Mo.) Republican Sentinel. ODD ORDERS It Was Not Sodium Chloride that J. W. Simms, of Morehouse, Mo., dispensed on the following order: "Raw shell salts." An Old and Well Known Combination was dispensed by G. W. Smith, of Plumerville, Ark., when he received the following order: sin me 25 ct worth of Boston comito and sweet speiret shiret mix plese After Due Consideration, the Rector Drug Co. of Nashville, Ark., dispensed potassium iodine, copaiba and spirit of nitrous ether on the following order: dear plese send me 10 worth of potash 10 worth of Boston peter 10 worth swell spts niter and plese give me the derection Self Explanatory to the initiated is the accompanying list of odd orders, sent in by Gus H. Roebke: The Jobbing Drug Trade as well as the retail has its odd orders. In response to a request for a traffic blank the party received a blank with the following note of explanation: This Is The Traffic You Want To See I Guess So You can Look It over and If It Is Look at It good If Not Dont But And Return Το Very Serious Were the Customers but quite amused was George Marsh, of Alton, Ill., when he filled the following odd orders. Some of these curio ! date back to the apprenticeship days of Mr. Marsh. WE ARE, ALL OF US, WHETHER YOUNG OR OLD, famous or obscure, people of influence. We cannot live a day without affecting the world somewhat for good or ill, whether we will or no. We are all a part of life's forces, whether we know it or not. Be as humble as you like, you are still a person of influence, if not by your own choosing, then often by God's decree. It may be only a smile or a simple kindness that you have given to a little child, but it starts agencies you little dream of; or it may be some selfishness or lack of honor, some weakness in you that sets in motion a long train of hurtful and sad influences or circumstances. For all life is connected, and whether you wish it or not your life affects other lives.-[Anna B. McCall, in Journal A. Ph. A. Buy Two Dozen and Save Fifty Cents PE-RU-NA For Coughs Colds and Catarrhal Troubles Per Dozen Boxes $4.00 u-na TABLETS Perung FOR GRIP, COUCHS, COLDS, CATARRHAL DISEASES AND WHERE A TONIC IS REQUIRED DIRECTIONS Masufactured by THE PERUNA COMPANY Columbus, Dale Freight will be prepaid on shipments of three, six and twelve dozen lots, providing the charges do not exceed 40 cents per hundred pounds. PERUN (COUGHS, COLDS, CATA Per Dozen Boxes $2.00 "3 Dozen Boxes 5.70 HOW IS YOUR STOCK? 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