Part 2

In sending out trade letters and circulars it is not only unwise but positively ruinous to assume an undignified and vulgar tone. Nothing shows the ass in the lion’s skin so quickly. It should always be borne in mind by the merchant or business man of whatever line that culture and good breeding are appreciated even by the unlettered, and that is asking favors--which every business man in some form or other does of his patrons--the language of the gutter is not the proper means of expression to employ. All business transactions should be dignified.

Smith & McGlashan Co,

[LIMITED]

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

DRUGGISTS’ SPECIALTIES

Sundries and Fancy Goods

Agents for E. B. Shuttleworth’s Fluid Extracts, Specialties and Pharmaceutical Preparations

Malleable Steel Spring, Reversible, Hard Rubber, Celluloid, and Elastic Belt Trusses.

Mailing orders for Trusses promptly filled. We make a specialty of Hard and Soft Rubber Sundries.

Our travellers are out with Holiday Goods and are showing a large line, carefully selected from every Plush Goods maker in Canada. Our lines of imported goods should be seen. We would remind our friends that we sell almost exclusively to the Drug Trade.

SMITH & McGLASHAN CO., Limited

53 FRONT ST. E.

TORONTO, - ONT.

HICKSON, DUNCAN & CO.

25 FRONT STREET

Successors to

W. H. BLEASDELL & CO.

In calling the attention of our numerous customers to our large and varied stock of Fancy Goods, are pleased to state that we are exceptionally well prepared to fill orders in large or small quantities, and at much better value than heretofore. Buying direct from the manufacturers in Germany, France and England, we can offer special inducements in all lines of

DRUGGISTS’ AND TOBACCONISTS’ SUNDRIES

Toys, Cutlery, Sporting Goods, Games, Vases, Brushes, Bisque Figures, Stationery, etc.

Yours respectfully,

HICKSON, DUNCAN & CO.

LAWSON & JONES

Forest City Label Works

LONDON, - - CANADA

Established 1882

We are the only firm in Canada devoting special attention to

CHEMISTS’ PRINTING

and with our present facilities we can successfully compete with any of the American or European Label houses.

We invite comparison of our work and prices with others.

We also supply Estes’ Turned Wood Boxes, Gill’s Seamless Tin Boxes, Paper Pill and Powder Boxes, Cartons and special lines of Containers.

Write for Catalogue. Mention this paper.

LAWSON & JONES

226 King Street, - London, Canada

J. PALMER & SON

IMPORTERS OF

DRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES

Sole Agents in Canada for

A. & F. PEAR’S SOAPS

DUPONT’S BRUSHES

BERTRAND’S PERFUMES

The Largest and best assorted Stock in Canada of

BRUSHES, COMBS, SPONGES,

PERFUMERY,

CHAMOIS, SOAPS, FANCY GOODS,

TOILET REQUISITES.

1743 & 1745 NOTRE DAME

MONTREAL - - CANADA.

Please mention CANADIAN DRUGGIST when ordering goods advertised.

LYMAN BROS.

& CO.

WHOLESALE

--AND--

Manufacturing

Chemists

WAREHOUSES:

71 & 73 Front St. East

CHEMICAL WORKS AND MILLS:

147 & 149 Front St. E.

TORONTO.

A full assortment of Drugs, Chemicals and every requisite for the retail trade.

TRADE NOTES

Clarke & Co., of Kamloops, B.C., contemplate going more extensively into manufacturing specialties.

Prof. Shuttleworth, of the Ontario College of Pharmacy, is enjoying a well earned holiday in the North-West.

Mr. North, representative of the Recamier Manufacturing Co., New York, has been in Montreal relative to the establishment of an agency in Canada.

At a recent meeting of the New Brunswick Pharmaceutical Society, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: C. P. Clarke, President; R. W. McCarty, Vice-President; R. E. Coupe, Secretary; I. C. Cochrane, Treasurer; M. V. Paddock, A. C. Smith, W. Mowat, S. McDiarmid, H. J. Dick, C. W. Parker, I. W. Racine, C. H. Fairweather, Council.

D. Taylor & Co. have purchased the drug business of J. B. Meacham, Yonge Street Arcade, Toronto.

The stock of Lowden, Paton A Co., wholesale druggist’s sundries men, was sold by auction at their warehouse, Front St., Toronto, on July 24 and 25. Fair prices were realized.

J. W. James, formerly with Dr. C. Clark, of Ridgetown, has been engaged by J. W. Meek as manager of his branch drug store at Glencoe, Ont.

W. A. Lavel & Co., Smith’s Falls, have dissolved partnership. The business is continued by W. A. Lavell.

J. W. Yeomans, formerly in business in Hamilton, is on the road for the Davis & Lawrence Co.

Mr. Harry Warwick, of Warwick Freres, Grasse, France, was in the city this week.

Mr. Houston, formerly with the Davis & Lawrence Co., is on the road for Messrs. Thos. Leeming & Co., Montreal.

R. T. Shaw, the Almonte druggist, assigned for creditors’ benefit on the 24th July.

Dr. C. J. Edgar, of Inverness, P.Q., has just sold out his drug business.

Tyrrell H. Duncombe, who has been clerking in his cousin Dr. Duncombe’s drug store in St. Thomas, has just bought out the business.

Among the many losses by death that we have heard of lately we regret exceedingly to have to announce that of Thomas B. Barker, who has for years been doing business as a wholesale druggist in St. John. His son, who of late years has been a partner in the firm, will continue the business.

W. B. Thompson, the Cornwall druggist, is advertising his business for sale by tender.

G. W. Henderson, who has for years had a well established drug business in Liverpool, N.S., died early in the month.

R. O. Snider & Co., Toronto, were fined for breach of the Weight and Measures Act.

Stuart W. Johnston’s store at the Island makes a bright spot. Mr. Unsworth, his assistant, reports business good.

Lowden, Paton & Co.’s sale was largely attended by retail men and some good bargains were picked up.

Mr. Lowden is now the selling agent of the Burlington Glass Company, a line in which he is thoroughly versed.

J. F. Holland, the druggist and stationer in the town bearing his own name, was burned on 30th July.

Mellin’s food has advanced 5% owing to the duty being raised to 35% and 1¼c. lb.

R. Weir, Toronto, has removed from Yonge St. to corner of Isabella and Jarvis.

C. H. Cowen, corner Wilton Ave. and Parliament, has removed to corner Carlton and Parliament Sts., Toronto.

Auction sales are very unsatisfactory affairs at all times, and we fear that there was no exception to the rule in the case of Lowden, Paton & Co., who got rid of most of their stock the last week in July through the assistance of Suckling, Cassidy & Co., the Toronto trade auctioneers. When people buy at auctions, if they are well posted in values, they rarely bid above half the value of the goods and if the quantities are large they are not content unless they obtain decided bargains. At the Lowden-Paton sale plush goods were sold in large quantities at prices that would scarcely pay for the fittings, while rubber goods and extracts simply brought no value at all. This sale is but another reminder of the fact that a stock and business are not in themselves of any more value than they will bring under the hammer, but are merely means to an end--an annual income. When taking stock this fact should not be forgotten and a liberal discount should always be made on fixtures and such goods as are considered poor or dead stock.

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The wise druggist: “Well, sonny, what is it?” asked the drug clerk, peering over the counter at the 3-feet mite of humanity. “Mamma sent me to get a piece of soap--cast-iron, I think she said.” “We don’t keep any summer hotel soap here,” returned the clerk; “you must have mistaken the metal. Wasn’t it Castile?”--[Life.

FORMULÆ.

DR. FLINT’S TONIC.

Dr. Austin Flint gives (_N. Y. Med. Jour._) the formula of a saline and chalybeate tonic which is now prepared by several leading drug houses in New York city in the form of tablets. It is used with success in loss of appetite, etc., and is also said to be an excellent remedy in Bright’s disease. The following is the formula:--

Sodii chloridi 3 ij Potassii chloridi gr. ix. “ sulph gr. vj. “ carb gr. iij. Sodii carb gr. xxxvj. Magnes. carb gr. iij. Calc. phos. præcip ℨss. “ carb gr. iij. Ferri redacti gr. xxvij. “ carb gr. iij.

Mix and divide into 60 tablets, two of which may be taken three times a day after eating.

FRECKLE LOTION.

Hydrochlorate of ammonium 4 parts. Dilute hydrochloric acid 5 parts. Lait virginal 50 parts. Glycerin 30 parts.

Mix, with strong and continued agitation. The freckles are to be touched morning and evening with a camel’s hair pencil wet with this solution. “Lait virginal” is a mixture of 2 parts tincture of benzoin with 62 parts orange flower water.--_L’ Union Medicale._

BENZINE JELLY.

To make a benzine jelly for removing grease spots from textiles _Meyer Bros.’ Druggist_ recommends the following:

I.

Infusion of soap bark, 20 per cent. 4 fl. dra. Benzine 2 fl. ozs.

Mix and shake for half an hour and then let stand for 12 hours to gelatinize.

II.

A translucent, gelatinized benzine can be made as follows:

Tincture of soap bark 12 fl. drs. Benzine to make 8 fl. ozs.

Mix as in first formula.

SACHET POWDERS.

The following formulæ for sachet powders are given in the _Chemist and Druggist_:

_Lavender._ Parts. Lavender flowers 128 Thyme 8 Mint 4 Oil of lavender 1 Cloves 4 Tincture of ambergris 2

_New Mown Hay._ Parts. Orris root 2 200 Tonka beans 300 Vanilla 300 Oil of bitter almonds 1 Oil of rose geranium 12 Oil of rose 3 Oil of bergamot 6 Extract of musk 64

_Jockey Club._ Parts. Orris root 600 Sandal wood 100 Oil of bergamot 16 Oil of rose 1 Extract of musk 32 Extract of civet 16

_Violet._ Parts. Orris root 400 Rhodium wood 100 Rose leaves 100 Black currant leaves 100 Benzoin 4 Musk pods 8 Oil of bitter almonds

The solids should be in a coarse powder, freshly ground.

TOOTHACHE DROPS.

Morphine acetate gr. j. Oil peppermint gtts. v. Phenol gtts. xx. Collodion fℨi.

M. Apply with cotton. _Jour. de Med._

PHARMACY MEETING.

The half-yearly meeting of the Ontario College of Pharmacy was opened in the college buildings, Gerrard Street East, Toronto, on Tuesday, August 6th, at 3 o’clock p.m. There were present: Mr. John A. Clark, Hamilton; Mr. J. E. D’Avignon, Windsor; John J. Hall, Woodstock; G. S. Hobart, Kingston; Andrew Jeffrey, Toronto; L. T. Lawrence, London; John McKee, Peterboro’; J. H. Mackenzie, Toronto; C. H. McGregor, Brantford; A. B. Petrie, Guelph; J. W. Slaven, Orillia, and Henry Watters, Ottawa.

On the motion of Mr. John McKee, seconded by Mr. Andrew Jeffrey, the President, Mr. John A. Clark, Hamilton, was appointed Chairman.

The Chairman called upon Mr. Isaac T. Lewis who read the result of the election of members to the council and the number of ballots cast for each and the same was approved.

President Clark said that when he undertook the duties of president two years ago, he realized that it would be a task of considerable difficulty to discharge the duties to the satisfaction of the members of the Board. He hoped the meeting would not be characterised by any unpleasant feeling such as had been manifested in the late Council.

Nominations for Vice-President having been declared in order, Mr. J. E D’Avignon moved the appointment of Mr. W. B. Saunders, and Mr. C. H. McGregor moved Mr. J. Hall. Mr. Hall was elected, only one ballot being cast for Mr. Saunders who was not present.

The Vice-President, in the course of a brief speech, expressed the reluctance he felt in opposing Mr. Hall. He would reserve his reasons for doing so until Mr. Saunders was present. It was necessary in giving effect to the new act that men who held office before should be identified with the Council. He would do his best to secure for the college any of the benefits obtained from the act.

On the motion of Mr. J. H. Mackenzie, seconded by Mr. L. T. Lawrence, Mr. Isaac T. Lewis was re-elected Treasurer and Registrar for the next two years.

The Chairman stated that the auditor, Mr. Daniels was away in England, and that it would be necessary to appoint another for the unexpired term. On the motion of Mr. J. H. Mackenzie, seconded by Mr. J. McKee, Mr. W. A. Hargreaves appointed for the unexpired term.

Mr. H. Watters, seconded by Mr. John McKee, moved that a committee consisting of Messrs Slaven, Hall, Jeffrey and the mover and seconder be appointed to strike standing committees.

Mr. C. H. McGregor, seconded by Mr. J. J. Hall, moved as an amendment that Messrs. Hobart, Watters, Petrie, Mackenzie and McGregor receive the appointment. The amendment was lost by eight votes to four.

Mr. D’Avignon moved the adoption of the minutes as printed in the Pharmaceutical Journal for February.

The Chairman--I object to that, as part of them recorded there not true. I refer to page 117 of the journal where it says: “The President rose to a question of privilege referred to some statements made in the World with regard to his connection with the Pearen matter.” I object to the manner in which that is put in.

Mr. Lewis, Registrar, at the President’s request, read the minutes as recorded in the minute book as follows:

“The President arose to speak on a matter of privilege, and explained to the council the action he had taken in the matter of the attempt at alteration of the Register of Apprentices by J. M. Pearen, and read to the Council the letter in the World of February 8th, and claimed the statements therein were not in accord with the facts, and he thought it was due to him that the Council should not allow them to be uncontradicted.”

Mr. Davidson--Then I infer that the report in the Journal with that exception is correct?

The Chairman--As far as I know.

Mr. D’Avignon, seconded by Mr. Watters, moved that the minutes of last meeting of the Council be accepted as read, the inference being that they were read from the minutes and not from the Journal.

This was agreed to unanimously.

The Committee on Standing Committees reported as follows:--

Executive and Finance--Mackenzie, Petrie, Slaven, Hall, Hobart.

Education--Jeffrey, D’Avignon, Watters, Petrie, Slaven.

By-laws and Legislation--Hall, Hobart, D’Avignon, McKee, Lawrence.

Infringements--Mackenzie, Watters, Hobart, Lawrence and Saunders.

Mr. Mackenzie thought the whole Council should act on such an important branch as the Infringement Committee, but Mr. Watters pointed out that this was contrary to the constitution, which limited the number to five.

Mr. Hall and Mr. Hobart seemed to favour the amendment of Mr. Mackenzie, stating that it was difficult to cover the districts in any other way without the appointment of a private prosecutor or detective.

Mr. Jeffrey thought the Council should not undertake such work.

The President sustained the by-law, and ruled Mr. Mackenzie’s motion out of order.

On the motion of Mr. Watters, seconded by Mr. Hall, the motion to approve of the committees was carried unanimously.

The council then heard communications, accounts, notices of motion, educational committee’s report, special committee’s report, regulations for examiners and applications from apprentices, after which they adjourned till Wednesday, at 10 o’clock, a.m., the business of considering the reports being referred to the various committees.

Wednesday Morning.

The Council met at 10 o’clock, President John A. Clark in the chair.

The Chairman read some correspondence he had with Mr. E. R. Beckwith, Secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy, at Petersburg, Virginia. He (the Chairman) remarked that there had been a difference of opinion in the Council regarding the Pharmacy laws. The desire of the writer was that those who passed the examinations before competent Boards could pass into and practise in any other State without re-examination, and that the certificate of the Secretary should suffice. Seventy-five per cent of marks were suggested as requisite. It was proposed to call a convention of State delegates to arrange the matter, and that the vote of two-thirds of those so assembled should be sufficient to give power to act. He (the Chairman) wrote Mr. Beckwith on June 13, giving him the names of colleges with whom the Ontario College interchanged certificates, namely: the Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Massachusetts and California Colleges, and with the Board of Pharmacy of the City and County of New York. As regards the scheme of interchange so far, the States reported as follows: Delaware considered unadvisable; Tennessee, yes; Nebraska does not favor; Pennsylvania, undesirable; North Carolina, yes; Michigan and Minnesota, yes.

Mr. A. B. Petrie said that in many of the State Boards four or five men met together and granted diplomas, while many of the colleges were private enterprises. While the Ontario College was desirous to raise the standard, a step of this kind might be injurious if not dangerous.

Mr. G. S. Hobart thought it would prove a benefit to go into the arrangement as more young men crossed into the United States to practise than came from the United States to this country.

On the motion of Mr. Andrew Jeffrey, seconded by Mr. H. Watters, the following resolution was put and carried:

“That the communication of E. B. Beckwith, of Petersburg, Virginia, referring to the holding of a convention of State and other Boards of Pharmacy, be received, and the President of the Council be instructed to watch the proceedings, and if he deems it in the interest of the College he is hereby empowered to attend such convention.”

Mr. Lewis read the Registrar and Treasurer’s report as follows:--

“I beg to report that since 1st February, 1889, the following medical practitioners have taken out registration:--Wm. Spencer Harrison, Brantford; James Switzer Freeborn, Lionshead; R. G. Montgomery, Forest River, Dakota; W. B. Nisbet, Angus; Alexander M. McFaul, Staynor; Richard Allan Clark, Ridgetown; D. C. Leitch, Dutton; George Veitch, Linwood; Declan E. Foley, Westport; John Cuthbertson Choffut, Keene; Francis Rorke, London; James McDiarmid, Hensall; Richard R. Hopkins, Grand Valley; Michael Jos. Keene, Brantford; Francois Xavier Balade, Ottawa; Wm. Alexander Munns, Thetford; Duncan McEdward, Thetford; Geo. Johnston Dickson, Desboro’.

“The number of applications for registration has been 123, a small number of whom have been registered, the balance being kept in abeyance for the Council to deal with. The numbers of renewals issued since February 1st, 1889, were as follows: 1 for 1886, 3 for 1887, 54 for 1888, and 551 for 1889, total 609. The register showed the members in arrears, 86 for 1888, 200 for 1889, as near as I can judge. The statement of receipts and disbursements showed balance on hand at the beginning of the year to have been $5,095.94; receipts, $3,865.23; disbursements, $5,546.81.”

On the motion of Mr. John McKee, seconded by Mr. J. H. Mackenzie, the reports were received and referred to the Executive Committee.

On the motion of Mr. J. E. D’Avignon, seconded by Mr. H. Watters, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Jeffrey and Mackenzie, were instructed to take an inventory of the books and other belongings of the club, with a view to insurance, which the Chairman remarked should be done without delay.

On the motion of Mr. J. J. Hall, seconded by Mr. A. B. Petrie, the Registrar was instructed to have a circular addressed to each man doing business in the Province as a pharmaceutical chemist, inviting him to comply with clause 10, sub-section 1 of section 31, being the recent amendment to the Pharmacy Act passed March last.

Several members thought copies of the whole Act should be sent.

The resolution was passed.

The Chairman suggested that a solicitor should be consulted in the case of E. M. Pearen who had been asked to be present that day at eleven, but did not appear.

Mr. D’Avignon alleged that the charge against Mr. Pearen was alleged forgery, and if that was so, that he should be prosecuted. The fact that the register of apprentices had been altered would interfere with their proper registration as druggists afterwards.

Mr. H. Watters--The question is, can we prove it?

The chairman said he concurred with Mr. D’Avignon when he said that a lawyer should be consulted.

Mr Lewis was reluctant to tell the Council the exact facts, but said he would inform a lawyer of the whole matter. He felt more annoyed that he had been beaten, so to speak, by Mr. Pearen than from any other cause.

On the motion of Mr. H. Watters, seconded by Mr. J. E. D’Avignon, the mover, with Messrs. Petrie and Lewis, were appointed to consult a solicitor and report.

Mr. J. M. McKee moved, and J. W. Slaven seconded the following resolution:--

“That whereas the report of the Registrar-treasurer of February 16, 1889, shows that the fees from students of this college for the past year have been $5,756, of which sum $4,378 by this statement is due to the professors, and only $1,378 retained by the College, according to agreement (See Sept. Journal, p. 23), which agreement we recommended be cancelled, and the Professors forthwith be notified by Registrar accordingly in view of the rapidly increasing revenue from students and the large amount of money paid out to the Professors, we believe we are warranted in readjusting the salaries so that each of the Professors be paid by the Executive of this College a definite sum according to work performed. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Educational, the Executive, and the Finance Committees do at once confer with the Principal and teaching staff, and endeavour to make satisfactory arrangements with regard to the same. Failing to meet this, or arrive at a satisfactory agreement, that they be further empowered to report as soon as possible upon some plan whereby such an arrangement can be effected.”

The mover pointed out that when the school first commenced the amount received by the teachers was only $108. It had been gradually increasing, and although not doubting the ability of the teachers he thought each one only had a right to be paid for what he did. He did not know, however, where they could find another college making so much profit. Last year there had been a profit of $1,388, which the matriculation fees had brought up to $1,600. It was a question whether they could do so with reduced salaries. A cheaper staff might spread an influence against the college.

Mr. A. B. Petrie said that in Philadelphia the scholars were certainly attracted by the prestige of the professors, but in Canada they were obliged to come to the college in any case.

Mr. J. E. D’Avignon pointed out that no one was obliged to come until after the Act had been passed this year.

Mr. J. W. Slaven pointed out that the institution was now $14,000 in debt.

The resolution was carried and the Council adjourned at noon.

Wednesday Afternoon.

The Council met at 3.25, Mr. John A. Clark in the chair.