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MISSOURI BOARD.

The Missouri Board held a special meeting at St. Joseph December 14, and examined fifty-four candidates for registration. The following twenty-seven passed:

D. J. Bair, St. Joseph; John A. Boyd, Republic; Newton O. Brannock, Kansas City; B. C. Culp. Kansas City; George H. Cutter, Everton; Joseph B. Campbell, St. Louis; F. Caldwell, Craig; Frank M. Clark, Hannibal; Charles C. Coats, St. Joseph; Clarence E Garder, St. Joseph; Ralph E. Gray, Kansas City; C. F. Hardy, St. Louis; Theo. F. Lange, Kansas City; B. W. McFall, St. Joseph; D. F. Montgomery, St. Joseph; O. M. Owensby, St. Joseph; William H. Post, Kansas City; Chauncey R. Ryan, Kansas City; Oswald J. Roemmich, St. Louis; George Edgar Ross, St. Joseph; George W. Spengler, St. Joseph; A. W. Sowden, St. Joseph; Fred W. Seamann, St. Joseph; Virgil R. Smith, Ames, Ia.; B. G. Smith, Kansas City; Mrs. B. D. Thomas. Kansas City, and George E. Wright, Kansas City.

The next meeting will be held at Jefferson City January 11, 1909.

G. V. Kock, Romanta Wells, Kansas City; T. F. VanNatta, Charles Gietner, A. Braudenberger, W. D. Webb, W. L. Turner, W. C. Bender, Fred A. Garlichs, Fred Neudorff, L. M. Smith, W. S. Kinnison, A. H. Sowdon, H. C. Martin, Philadelphia, Pa.; H. L. Perkins, Fred Pierce, E. G. Schroers, J. M. Norris, W. S. Littlejohn, A. Z. VanNatta, F. E. Long, J. G. Harris, E. T. Sickle, C. O. Bowman, W. H. Gardner, J. E. Shepherd, C. M. Chittenden, J. H. Tethrow, O. O. Turner, W. B. Kelling, M. Schaler, S. M. Mund, E. A. Zerbst, L. Rudolph. F. W. Rudolph, A. Burvenich, L. A. Ireland, J. T. Goldsmith, T. R. Maupin, R. E, Dewitt, Thomas H. Elfred, F. W. Stout, W. C. Eishelberger, L. W. Williams, R. C. Allison, F. S. Elfred, R. B. Marshall, E. M. Sweeney, R. H. Stauber, D. H. Spender, Jack Simpson, J. C. Hope, R. O. McBride. George W. Jones, Frank Schnecker, C. A. Faust, Oscar J. Schmitz, W. F. Goetz, Eugene Soper.

The officers of the St. Joseph Retail Druggists' Association are:

Walter C. Bender, president, J. T. Meadows, vice-president; E. G. Schroers, treasurer; F. A. H. Garlichs, secretary; W. S. Kinnison, W. D. Webb, Eugene Soper, executive committee.

Are You Satisfied With Yourself?-John Stuart Mill says: "Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of beastly pleasures; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they with theirs."

ST. LOUIS LOCALS.

A Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Bind the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST for 1908.

Gallery.-W. R. Gallery, formerly owner of the store at Compton and Chestnut, died at his residence, 2813 Franklin Avenue, December 29.

Did You Graduate in 1873?-J. F. Connor, Garrison and Sheridan, was graduated at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1873. This was the second class graduating at the college. There were eighteen senior students that year and only six were fortunate enough to pass the examination. The college was then located on Sixth Street, between Pine and Olive Streets. Dr. Enno Sander was dean and Mr. E. J. Hollister president of the board of examiners. Mr. J. F. Connor would like to hear from the surviving members. The class roll contains the following names: James T. Connor, Philip Fletow,

John Guerdan,
A. E. Lindemann,

P. C. Linthicum, Edward D. Oesch.

Rufus Easton Was Postmaster in St. Louis in 1804 at the time of the transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the United States. He was a delegate from the territory in Missouri in congress in 1814, and elected attorney general in 1820, when Missouri was admitted as a state. He was a prominent lawyer and heavy real estate owner in St. Louis. Easton Avenue, of that city, was named after him. The city of Alton, Ill., was named after his oldest son, Alton Rufus Easton, and a street in Alton was also named after each of his six children, Alton, George, Langdon, Henry, Alby and Sarah. A grand-son of Rufus Easton, by the name of John Easton Brown, broke the first ground for the new post office now being erected opposite the Union Station, St. Louis. This building will be the first of its kind in the United States to be used exclusively for post office work. It will cost $1,500,000, and be in great contrast to the log cabin which answered as a post office for St. Louis in 1804.

J. J. Miller, 3901 Lee Avenue, is a graduate of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, class of 1901. He, being secretary of the class, would like to hear from other 1901 graduates.

Take Time to Walk.-The hurried methods incident to modern commercial life interfere in more ways than one with hygienic living. The urban resident who bolts off to his indoor business or professional engagements deprives himself of one of the most important elements in the maintenance of his vital energy and mental activity. Vigorous walking is a good form of body exercise. It tends to increase the normal activity of every organ and function of the body. Were it more generally and regularly engaged in by both sexes, the necessity of gymnasia and other official substitutes would not be so apparent.-[Health.

A Recipe.

Take energy and patience,
And mix them well together,

With plenty of good nature

That laughs in cloudy weather.

Add earnestness of purpose
In everything you plan,
And much determination
To do the best you can.
Do this with conscientious care,
And I think that you'll confess
You've never found a better rule
For making true success.

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-[By ANNA M. PRATT. Camphosal. This name has been given to the neutral ester of santalol and comphoric acid, C,H11*(COO· C15H23)2. It is a brownish-yellow oil, specific gravity 0-985, with a slight aromatic odour and a somewhat bitter taste. It readily dissolves in strong alcohol, but is very sparingly soluble in alcohol 70 per cent., differing, in this respect, from santalol and oil of sandal wood. It is very efficacious in the treatment of prostatic diseases, and is employed also in vesical catarrh, for which it is given in capsules, each containing 4 grains. One of these is given three or four times a day.-[Pharm. Zeit., 1908, 53, 79).

Carbon Bisulphide for Rats.-A correspondent of the Times, London, England, states that some rats made burrows for themselves in one of his coverts, near where the pheasants are fed. He took a piece of common cotton wood, saturated it with bisulphide of carbon, and pushed a lump of this as far as he could with a stick into each hole, closing the mouth of it with a spade full of earth. This plan was adopted with five or six separate burrows, in different parts of the shooting, and in no case has one of the holes been opened since, pretty clearly showing that every rat inside was asphyxiated.-[Chemist and Druggist.

Mr.

Where Does the Pharmacist Come In?-Mr. Brown keeps a boarding house. Around his table sat his wife, Mrs. Brown; the village milliner, Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Black, the baker; Mr. Jordan, a carpenter, and Mr. Hadley, a flour, feed and lumber merchant. Brown took $10 out of his pocket and handed it to Mrs. Brown with the remark that there was $10 toward the $20 he promised her. Mrs. Brown handed the bill to Mrs. Andrews, the milliner, saying: "That pays for my new bonnet." Mrs. Andrews in turn passed it to Mr. Jordan, remarking that it would pay for the carpenter work he had done for her. Mr. Jordan handed it to Mr. Hadley, requesting his receipted bill for flour feed and lumber. Mr. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr. Brown, saying: That pays $10 on my board." Mr. Brown again passed it to his wife, remarking that he had now paid her the $20 he had promised her. She in turn paid Mr. Black to settle her bread and pastry account. Mr. Black handed it to Mr. Hadley, asking credit for the amount on his flour

account.

with the remark that it settled for that month's board, Mr. Hadley again passed it to Mr. Brown, whereupon Mr. Brown put it back in his pocket, observing that he had not supposed a greenback would go so far.

ST. LOUIS LOCALS.

Easley-Hains.-W. J. Easley, the popular drug clerk and vice-president of the St. Louis Drug Clerks' Association, was married November 20 to Miss Francis Hains, of New Franklin, Mo.

W. O. N. A. R. D., St. Louis Branch. The December meeting was held on the 16th, in the ladies' parlor of the Southern Hotel. This meeting was presided over by the vice-president, Mrs. W. Ittner, the president, Mrs. Otto Claus, being indisposed. Beginning with the January meeting we will have Stoddard's lectures on travel in the different countries read to us, and such other forms of entertainment as the entertainment committee shall provide for the meetings. The members of the entertainment committee will be appointed by the president. Owing to the holiday season the meeting was adjourned earlier than usual.

No World's Fair Dividends.-It has been officially announced by the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. that stockholders will not receive dividends when the affairs of the exposition are finally settled. It is inferred that some statues will be purchased and that these will be used as memorial monuments to be placed in Forest Park. The Government is the heaviest stockholder and will be requested to relinquish claims on the small balance that is anticipated. The citizens of St. Louis did not subscribe to stock with a view of receiving dividends. The greatest of all worlds' fairs was the result of the enterprise and liberality of the fourth largest city in America.

Hagenow Testimonial.-A testimonial dinner was given at the Marquette Hotel, December 28, in honor of Theodore F. Hagenow, he having been elected to the house of representatives, state of Missouri. Mr. Hagenow has been actively identified with the Alumni Association of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, also with the Retail Druggists' Association and has served these organizations in many capacities. The South Side Mortar and Pestle Club roster shows the name of "Hagenow" as a member. The N. A. R. D. classes him as one of its most active workers. The dinner was arranged by the following committee: W. H. Lamont (chairman), Charles Renner, C. R. Judge, L. A. Seitz and H. O. A. Huegel.

St. Louis Evening High Schools are not fully appreciated by local pharmaceutical clerks and apprentices. In the November, 1908, issue of the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST, we called the attention of our readers to evening high schools which are open to drug clerks who are anxious to improve their general education and become more competent to study pharmacy. On page 7 of the December issue of this journal, we published detailed information about the St. Louis evening schools and evening high schools. We

have heard from numerous readers who have appreciated this information, and we believe it will lead to an improvement in local educational conditions among apprentices. In commenting on the subject Ben Blewett, superintendent of instruction public schools, writes as follows:

We have been very much surprised in the past that a greater use was not made of the opportunities that the Board of Education offers to young men in this and similar directions for the improvement of themselves in their daily occupations. We believe that you will do great service if you will spread the information so that the young men may know what we are anxious to do for them.

Heads and Tails in Nature was the unusual title of a

very interesting lecture by James Newton Baskett, of Mexico, Mo., at the December 21 meeting of the St. Louis Academy of Science.

The Number of Students at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy is four less than it was prior to the recent examinations. Three juniors and one senior have at the invitation of the board of trustees given up the work. It was a combination of low grades and unsatisfactory records in general that brought about the decision. A few other students are still on the probation list.

ST. LOUIS LOCALS.

The St. Louis College of Pharmacy students had a long vacation this year. The last day of college work in the old year was December 18 and the first in the new year January 4. Many of the out-of-town students

visited their homes.

The Taxicabs are an innovation in the transportation facilities for St. Louis. They are electric conveyances making a minimum charge for a single person of thirty cents for a distance of one-half mile or less, ten cents is charged for every additional quarter of a mile and ten cents for every six minute period while the cab is waiting. Those of our readers who remember the old time stage coach have reason to believe that the world actually does move.

The St. Louis Retail Druggists' Association met December 15 at the Southern Hotel. President F. V. Johnson was in the chair and Chas. R. Judge at the secretary's desk. The main topic discussed was in regard to slot machines on phones. William Bodemann, of Chicago, was the main speaker. He said: "In Chicago, both telephone companies have placed slot machines on all of the phones in the retail drug stores, and there are some drug stores in Chicago that realize a net profit of $25.00 to $40.00 per phone a month." The meeting adjourned without definite action.

Illinois Apprentices Registered Without Examination. The Board of Pharmacy has recently adopted an important resolution which should be remembered by every pharmacist of Illinois employing an apprentice. The board has decided that applicants for registration as apprentices are entitled to registration without an examination, provided they can show satisfactory evidence of having completed the eighth grade grammar school work. This action of the board will do much toward raising the standard of pharmaceutical

education in Illinois. It will encourage the pharmacists in securing the services of grammar school graduates. The new regulation goes into effect, January 1, 1909.

St. Louis as We See It.-The Washington University Association tendered the new chancellor, Dr. David E. Houston, a banquet December 15, at which about four hundred persons were present. Among the speakers was Rabbi Harrison, who responded to the toast, "As Others See Us." He also took occasion to refer to St. Louis under the caption of, "What We See in Ourselves." He said in part: "We see St. Louis a big city, that is now becoming by leaps and bounds a greater city. We see a city whose mercantile progress is prodigious, whose geographical extension is phenomenal, whose growth in intelligence and in the arts and culture that connote civilization is as astonishing as its material development."

Two Molecules Closely Related.-The St. Louis section of the American Chemical Society and the St. Louis Chemical Society are two organizations which held their annual meeting at the St. Louis Academy of Science December 15. The St. Louis Chemical Society was organized prior to the World's Fair, and entertained the foreign chemists who visited St. Louis. The organization has a library and sufficient pride in its name to maintain an independent society. The St. Louis section of the American Chemical Society is made up of members of the older organization, and constitutes some of those who are most actively engaged in chemical work and have special use for the publications of the American Chemical Society. The officers elected are as follows:

Dr. L. W. Andrews, president; E. H. Keiser, vice-president; Le Roy McMaster, secretary; S. H. Baer, treasurer; Herman

Schlundt. councilor,

The officers of the St. Louis Chemical Society are: H. E. Wiedeman, president; Prof. C. J. Borgmeyer vicepresident; A. A. Kleinschmidt, treasurer; George Lang, Jr., recording secretary; J. J. Kessler, corresponding secretary; Dr. C. E. Caspari and Leo R. A. Suppan, councilors.