to the effect that the foods and drugs to which it applies are not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Act. The object of this provision is to make the manufacturer or wholesaler or person who knows the composition of the food and drug products responsible for their compliance with the provisions of the law. In many cases a dealer does not know the composition of the product he sells, and can not afford the expense of having an analysis made in order to determine it for himself. A provision, therefore, was inserted in the law to the effect that, if the dealer secured a guaranty from the manufacturer or wholesaler or other person from whom he purchases, the party making the guaranty would be responsible under the law, and the dealer would be relieved of responsibility. The dealer should see that all his foods and drugs which have entered interstate commerce, or which he expects to ship in interstate or foreign commerce or to sell in the District of Columbia or the Territories, are guaranteed to him in the manner outlined. The guaranty was never intended to be, and never has been, in any sense a guaranty by the Department of Agriculture. It Drug Conditions in England During War Times.England was very long ago shut off from supplies of drugs and chemicals coming from Central Europe. The synthetic medicinal chemicals, so largely pro: duced in Germany, are now manufactured to an extent in England, which seems to meet the demand of the times. Some of the European drugs, like belladonna, have continued scarce in England up to the present time. When it comes to drugs indigenous in other sections of the world than Central Europe, England seems to have fared very well. is claimed that at the time of the inauguration of the unrestricted U-boat warfare, England had in hand immense quantities of all kinds of aloes, plenty of cinchona and quinine, with unusually large quantities of benzoin, myrrh and jalap. The two very important drugs, ipecac and senna, were in stock in England to an extent greater than for many years past. It is interesting to observe that the world is largely dependent on medicines of a cathartic nature, such as aloes and senna. The British Empire does not require as much quinine as do many other sections of the world. The demand for morphine has been a drain on the world's supply and prices are unprecedented in the history of the drug market. Thus, we see that in spite of our advance in synthetic chemistry, mankind depends on nature to manufacture cathartics, anti-periodics and means of relieving pain. The Price of Opium has reached an astonishing figure. At the present writing, Monday, March 5, 10 a. m., we find opium quoted to the drug trade at $26.00 per pound. It is only a short time ago that a pharmacist would be justified in mistrusting that $26.00 was a typographical error and that $2.60 was the actual price. In the February issue of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST, we commented editorially on the opium market under the heading, "The Present Price of Opium is a Record Breaker." We were perfectly correct in our statement, even though at the time the jobbing trade was supplying the retail trade at $17.00 per pound for opium. Just what the price will be when the time comes around for our April number is more than we can hazard a guess. We, however, make use of this opportunity to charge our readers to carefully study market conditions, as reported in our Drug Market Review and also to understand that the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST Price List is carefully revised to the date of going to press. The record that opium is making is being followed by some other drugs. The retail pharmacist should see to it that his prices over the counter or from behind the prescription case are in full accord with the present market quotations. It is not a question of what a drug costs the retailer which should dictate his charges for prescriptions or counter sales. The prices to the customer should be based on market quotations. Vocational Education.-We have from time to time commented on the demand for really efficient young men and women in the various arts, industries and professions. Schools, colleges and universities are now realizing the shortcomings of the average graduate. Some technical high schools are giving pharmacy training while other high schools, as those in Chicago for example, arrange for actual drug store apprenticeship as a part of the high school curriculum. The Pratt Institute has five model plants as a part of its technical outfit. These consist of a soap factory, a paint factory, chemical works, dyeing equipment and a tannery. This gives the pupils actual work. The commercial training in schools of pharmacy is also taking on a practical complexion. Students are being trained in the very first requisites necessary in order to hold a position in an ordinary drug store. In some schools of pharmacy, such as the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, the commercial department is being expanded in a manner that the founders of the institution could not possibly have anticipated. Vocational training is the order of the day. The Mo. Ph. A. is one of the oldest and best state organizations in the Middle West. Visitors from far and wide are invited by President A. M. Howard to attend the meeting at the Elms Hotel, Excelsior Springs, the week of June 12. A Price List of Drugs and a Price List of Chemicals, which is newly made and up-to-date even in these troublesome times, appears in the March issue of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST. If You Want Information About a Pharmacy Law or the rulings of a board of pharmacy, write direct to the secretary of the board concerned. The A. Ph. A. is scheduled for Indianapolis the week of August 25. Make your arrangements accordingly. STRAY ITEMS AND COMMENTS The N. A. R. D. meets at Cleveland and the A. Ph. A. at Indianapolis in 1917. Bind the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for 1916. An index to the volume appeared in the January, 1917, issue. The Romance of Rubber is the general heading for a series of contributions on this very important article of the drug trade which will appear in successive numbers of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST. They are written by Lyman L. Weld who is an expert on the subject. The first in the series on How Crude Rubber is Gathered appears on page 83 of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for March. The Price Lists in the Meyer Brothers Druggist are alone worth more than the subscription to the journal. With the March issue we present a very complete price list of chemicals, occupying pages 3 to 48, inclusive. A new and complete price list of drugs will be found on pages 35 to 48, inclusive. The January issue contained a 40-page price list of proprietary articles, including many items usually listed under sundries. Preserve each issue of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for reference when a price list is to be consulted. The Meyer Brothers Druggist Personal Expressions Series. On page 10 of the January, 1917, issue appeared No. 1 of a series of personal expressions, to be continued in this journal. It was written by Professor E. G. Eberle and entitled: "How the Editor of the Journal of the A. Ph. A. Evoluted from the Local Weekly Print Shop." In the February issue we gave space on page 41 to another expression from the same author under the caption: "How the Editor of the A. Ph. A. Journal Sizes op His Job." The title of the contribution which appears in our Personal Expressions Department on page 80 of the March issue is: Joseph Price Remington and the American Pharmaceutical Association Fifty Years Ago. We have in hand personal expressions from a number of pharmacists whose names are familiar in current pharmaceutical literature. Antitoxins constitute one of the most important classes of medicines in use today. Antitoxins are so comparatively recent in origin and such rapid strides have been made in their manufacture that pharmacists find difficulty in keeping posted on the subject. We have been fortunate in securing for the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST a series of articles written by Dr. E. G. Stewart who is an eminent authority on the subject. The first article, The History of Antitoxins, appeared on page 16 of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for January, 1917. This was followed on page 50, of the February issue with a consideration of the Production of Diphtheria Antitoxins. In our March issue, on page 93, appears a continuation of the discussion. The Meyer Brothers Druggist Prize Contests.With our January, 1917, issue we began publishing a series of prize papers in accordance with the announcement made on page 100 of recent issues. The first subject under discussion is: "The Proper Conduct of a Retail Drug Store." Prize No. 1 ($25 value) was awarded to Dr. John F. Chandler of Oregon, Mo. His paper appeared on page 14 of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for January. Prize No. 2 was won by Samuel L. Hilton, Phar. D., of Washington, D. C. His discussion of the subject appears on page 48 of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for February. Mr. Hilton is treasurer of the United States Pharmacopoeial Convention and proprietor of a very popular drug store. Prize No. 3 has been awarded to Harry A. Gilkey of Minneapolis, Minn. His paper is on page 84 of MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for March. We have in hand papers for the prize contest which has closed on the subject of "The Value of Window Displays." The next contest, which closes in March, is for papers on "The Way to Make a Soda Fountain Profitable." See page 100 of MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for March. The Chicago Veteran Druggists' Association.From the press of G. P. Engelhard Co., publishers of the Western Druggist, we have received the twentieth anniversary volume of the C. V. D. A. This organization was formed through the initiative and generosity of Thomas N. Jamieson, June 21, 1898. An established feature of the association's fraternal spirit are the regular weekly luncheons of the now celebrated round table. Here, the re-occurring birthdays of the members are celebrated and distinguished pharmaceutical visitors to the city are entertained. The patron, Mr. Jamieson, provides each year for a reunion and banquet on June 21. The organization has twenty-eight active members of whom nine are charter members. The associate members number twenty-nine. The list of deceased active members has rached twenty-three and of deceased associate members fifteen. At the present time, Theophilus Schmid is the president. John Blocki has been permanent corresponding secretary and Wilhelm Bodemann permanent recording secretary since 1901. The motto of the C. V. D. A. is "Cheers for the Living; Tears for the Dead." The anniversary volume published for the associa tion by Mr. Engelhard is richly illustrated and an interesting booklet of nearly a hundred pages. 1 STRAY ITEMS AND COMMENTS It Is the Old Customer returning to the old place that keeps your business moving forward.-[Chicago R. D. A. News. Can a Uniform Rate of Drug Deterioration Be Established? The A. D. M. A. has appointed a committee composed of one member from each firm to determine this question. Midwinter Pharmaceutical Conventions.-The practice of holding midwinter meetings of state pharmaceutical associations is popular in some sections. Oklahoma, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin are among the organizations which have thus far convened in 1917. Will it become a common practice to meet during the winter months? A Synoptical Genesis of the U. S. P. and the N. F.Such a work, showing the source of each preparation and the successive changes in the same from the beginning of the Pharmacopoeia in 1820 and the National Formulary in 1888 (New York and Brooklyn Formulary), is the work undertaken by the A. D. M. A. Standards and tests for purity as well as strength and quality will be recorded. We Can You Measure Up to Such a Standard?-The The Narcotic Situation is to be discussed at a con- John Frederick Llewellyn, of Mexico, Mo., who died January 25, belonged to a rare and useful type of citizens as well as an interesting class of pharmacists. Like Albert E. Ebert and G. H. Chas. Klie, Mr. Llewellyn was a retail pharmacist, first, last and all the time. He, however, found opportunity for extensive financial operations in banks and trust companies of Mexico and other nearby towns. He built up one of the finest private libraries of the state. He established the first electric light plant in Mexico, which subsequently became a municipal plant. He was government weather observer for nearly half a century. Mr. Llewellyn was father adviser for an extended circle of friends and a bureau of information on a great variety of subjects. Many are the expressions of regret at his death and commendations of his useful life that we have received from pharmacists of his acquaintance. Beware of the Man Who Can Juggle the seems as if the druggists of St. Louis du winter have been the especial prey of vario of cutthroats, bold robbers, coin jugglers & artists of various types but they have pr much for the man behind the gun and they gun to shift their operations toward other ments. An interesting incident occurred in the retail depart big up-town store of Louis J. Lehman, a few nights a dressed, neat looking young man came into the store busy hour of the evening and ordered a ten cent bo rets. Thad Kenney, one of the night clerks, gave him rets and the young man threw down a ten dollar bill. gave him back $9.90 in change but before he could clo ister the customer said, "Wait a minute pardner, I ha The sto you can give me that ten back if you will." of people and, as only two of the clerks were in fro immediately jerked out the ten and laid it on the cha whereupon the stranger juggled it a second with the and the dime added, hesitated a moment and said, "I mind, you can just give me a twenty for these, I d have so much change." It was a neat trick and a who was attempting to get by with it, but it just ha Kenney had narrowly escaped being caugh on the sa a game, several years before, in his home town, West by an artist of this type, so his little game didn't wo The clerk looked at it a moment, reached out after h bill and said, "You can't get away with that stuff crook saw that his game hadn't worked, grabbed the other five and started to run. Mr. Ed. Bratton who ha towards the front of the store caught the young mar running out and with the assistance of Kenney hel An officer w brought him to the back of the store. and without further trouble he took a little ride over district station. "Compulsory Health Insurance" was th discussed by the Chicago Branch of the February 23. The report of the committee by the chairman, Dr. J. H. Beal, was end referred to Editor E. G. Eberle, of the Journal for publication. In concluding his report, Dr. Beal stated subject of Compulsory Health Insurance most deserving of study of any legislation before the druggist. It is more importan Food and Drug Act or the State Pharm Either it sounds the death-knell of what business remains to the pharmacist or it him a real drug business. Dr. Bernard Fantus endorsed the report especially the recommendation that we c study the whole subject in a purely judi of mind, and to reach conclusions that s nearly as possible devoid of partisan bi judice growing out of our professional re the sick. He considered that it would suicidal policy to antagonize the bill just would take the bread and butter from o The position of the physician, pharmacist should be definitely assigned and defined before we can offer intelligent criticism. ested professions should be prepared to off drawn sections covering their ideas as t tions their professions should occupy unde Many others took part in the discussi the general opinion seemed to be that the quired extensive study and that hasty, act part of state legislatures to enact such law should be deprecated and strongly opp IN BRIEF Are you ready for the Easter trade? It is not enough to be good-be good for something. Truth may be an accident, but a lie is always intentional. Correspondence for our Public Expressions Department is invited. Are you making the best of your opportunities for post-card business? The North Dakota Ph. A. opposes the proposed formula disclosure bill. The Quiz Department is at the service of our readers. Make use of it. Our mistakes usually prove beneficial. It is only fools who fail to profit by them. The Iowa Pharmaceutical Association has endorsed the prerequisite movement. Do you know that this is a particularly good season of the year to push perfumes? The A. Ph. A. elects its officers by mail. Only members paid up to date are eligible to vote. Odd orders that are really odd are solicited for publicaction in the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST. The N. F. IV is the law and guide in the United States for all of the articles which it covers. Anti-drug peddling bills have been more numerous than popular with state legislatures this season. Have you something to say in a personal way about your favorite salesman? If so, let us hear from you. "Personal Expressions" is a new department in the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST. You will find it very interesting. Don't be afraid of wearing out your fixtures dusting and washing them. Even if you could do it, it would pay. If it wasn't for having to pay one's debts and board and live, a man could save a lot of money.[Macon News. The care a successful employer uses in choosing his help should be imitated by the employe in selecting an employer. No matter how foolish the customer's complaint may seem to you, remember it is a serious matter with the customer. In cases where Nature intends that insects shall feed on flowers at night, the flowers they select are all of a white color. Working formulas that work are the kind the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST desire to publish. Have you any to contribute? The Drug Market Review in the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST is written by an expert and intended especially for the retail drug trade. Indiana proposes to restrict the sale of narcotic and potent drugs or preparations containing them to the registered pharmacist. Our Prize Contest for practical articles on practical subjects is proving very interesting. (See the article on Store Management in this issue.) con The Minnesota Pharmaceutical Association siders the recently held thirty-third annual convention the most important in its history. Watch the Legal Department of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST and become better posted regarding the laws pertaining to the drug trade. Prescription pricing seems to have been followed in a hit-or-miss manner. How many of our readers really have a system for determining prices? A Pricing Table of much practical value appeared on page 58 of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for February and again on page 77 of the March issue. Boards of Pharmacy examination questions are pubIlished in each issue of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST. Quiz yourself and see whether you would pass. If you find difficulty in compounding a prescription, let us know and Professor Francis Hemm will give it attention in the Department of Practical Pharmacy. The Minnesota Ph. A. has a commercial section and also a scientific section. Some state associations divide up the work in this manner without having actual sections. The Price Lists of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST comprise ninety-six pages. The proprietary goods were covered in the January issue and the March number has forty-six pages, devoted to drugs and chemicals. Synthetic musk odors of the market are either trinitrotertiarybutylxylene or dinitroacetylbutyltoluene. How soon will some board of pharmacy have this question in the test for candidates applying for registration? The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy has for some time enjoyed a large endowment. Further generosity of friends will enable the school to build one of the finest homes used by a school of pharmacy in in this country. "Catering to Sleighing Parties" is the title of a timely and appropriate item in the Northwestern Druggist for January; that is, appropriate for the Northwest. It does not appeal very strongly to pharmacists below the Mason & Dixon line. Bathing caps are recommended as a side line for druggists to push. No doubt, they sell well on the sea coast, but how about druggists who are in territories where the customers do not bathe or perhaps we should say, who do not need caps when they do bathe. A man laughs when a woman tries to drive a nail and a woman laughs when a man attempts to sew on a button without a thimble. Men and women, however, work side by side with equal skill and interest in the pharmaceutical laboratories at the colleges of pharmacy. A PAIN KILLER.-Sammy (a brilliant youth): "Say, ma, don't it make your hands warm when you smack me?" IN BRIEF Ill. Ph. A., Springfield, June 19. A. Ph. A., Indianapolis, Ind., August 25. Mo. Ph. A., Elms Hotel, Excelsior Springs, June 12. Japanese shark liver oils are rich in hydrocarbons. One cent letter postage has been endorsed by the A. D. M. A. The American Drug Manufacturers' Association has forty-two members. Missouri Board Examination, High School, Excelsior Springs, June 11. They do not give rain checks for the "seats of the mighty. [Drug Topics. A store is like a ship. Neither is safe when undermanned.-[Drug Topics. A pessimist is one who is afraid to enjoy good luck for fear it will turn.-[Drug Topics. Worry is a strangler. The very word comes from the Dutch word "worgen"-to throttle. A biological section of the A. D. M. A. was organized at the February 6 annual meeting. a Pharmacists cannot register in Nebraska on diploma. No such documents are recognized. Glycerin is decomposed by the ultra-violet rays and should be preserved in opaque containers. You expect your customers to stick to you. How about our jobber, do you stick to him?-[Drug Topics. Don't try to get business from your friends, but make friends of those you get your business from.[Class. The Nebraska Board of Pharmacy sometimes includes the identification of specimens in the materia medica examination. Some of the Chicago burglars are of a literary turn of mind. They look particularly for fountain pens when plundering drug stores. "A. D. M. A." must be added to the list of association abbreviations since the change in name of the association of manufacturers. The American Drug Manufacturers' Association is a member of the National Drug Trade Conference and of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Nebraska does not make any educational requirement of candidates for registration. Missouri and Illinois require one year of high school work. H. C. Christensen, 450 Bowen avenue, Chicago, secretary of the N. A. B. P., must be informed in case you desire to register in any state by reciprocity. The best investment you can make, if you own a store, is to teach your employes the difference between being a clerk and being a salesman.-[Drug Topics. Asa G. Candler, the new mayor of Atlanta, Ga., was at one time a retail druggist. He now has the distinction of being considered the richest man in the "South." The clerk who never studies the executive end of the business will never be competent to take over a managership and handle it successfully.-[Practical Druggist. Thirty years ago electricity had never been hitched to a wheel; gunpowder was the most powerful explosive; subways were not considered within the range of possibility. The object of the new form of guaranty, guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act is to avoid misleading the public by intimating that the government guarantees the goods. The W. B. Day testimonial dinner, June 6, will mark a quarter of a century since his graduation by the Chicago College of Pharmacy, now the University of Illinois School of Pharmacy. Seasonable goods ought to be offered before the seasonable demand comes. Otherwise the other fellow will get in ahead of you and get the big end of the business.-[Practical Druggist. If you want information about a board of pharmacy ruling or a state pharmacy law, write direct to the secretary of the board, whose address appears on page 97 of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST. "The American Drug Manufacturers' Association" is the new name this year of the old Medicine Manufacturers' Association. Thus the manufacturers are no longer medicine but are drug manufacturers. Dr. Louis Emanuel, of Pittsburgh, has a very practical way of approaching subjects. At a recent meet. ing of the local branch of the A. Ph. A. he read a paper on "What Is a Thing?" "When Is Anything a Drug?" The pharmaceutical editor's friend was the late J. F. Llewellyn, of Mexico, Mo. He seemed to read pharmaceutical periodicals from "cover to cover" and frequently volunteered information of service in editorial work. The MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST will always hold John Frederick Llewellyn in grateful memory. The work of the chemist of to-day is as startling in its accomplishments as the mystifying announcements made by the alchemist of old. A writer on this subject compares the startling results of modern chemistry with the magician who may break an egg into a frying pan, cover it and after a little hocus pocus produce a living rabbit or duck or pigeon. Three years ago, the St. Louis College of Pharmacy celebrated its semi-centennial and laid stress on its long record of work. March 1, 1917, Dr. Oscar Potter died in St. Louis at the age of ninety years. He was dean of the school in 1867 when the school was only three years old. The pharmacy schools of the middle West are young even when measured by the duration of human life. The government has provided a new way of guaranteeing goods under the Food and Drugs Act. The guaranty may be stamped on the invoice, bill of sale or any commercial paper that contains a list of the items. It cannot be placed on the label. The old guaranty legend under the Food and Drugs Act lapsed November 1, 1916, but the trade has until May 1, 1918 to get rid of labels printed prior to May 5, 1914. |