Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
Pure Medicinal PreparatiOnS.

We copy the following article from
the New York Druggists Price Current,
as it gives information which is not only
Of Importance to the medical profession,
but to the public generally:
The history of improvements made within a
few years past, in the preparation of medicinal
agents, is scarcely known except by the more in
telligent class of druggists and the medical pro-
fession and q statement embracing all the really
valuable additions to pharmacy and the conve-
nience of the physician would be entertaining and
profitable reading for the public generally
In the absence of such details in form for refer
ence, we propose to give our readers from time to
time, some facts respecting the more important
advances in this direction. and especially the i'm
provements which experience has amply demon
strated to be of value to the world at large. Ev-
cry careful reader of the leading medical jour-
mails published at home and abroad must be aware
of the great difficulty encountered by the pioneers
in new methods of preparation, or the admins
tration of medicinal agents; and whoever pro-
mulgateS a new theory at once subjects himself to
the severest criticisms, and success can only be
realized when the Improvement offered has been
put through the crucible OF professional scrutiny,
and thoroughly tested by practical application on
a scale sufficient to afford unquestionable re-
suits; and this is the only way, we have ever ar
rived at proper estimate or the real and perma-
nent value of improvements.
1t must be considered that, in all the range of
scientific development there Is no department
which so directly involves the welfare of man
kind; because, after all, the enjoyment of health
and protection against disease are absolutely ne
cessary for our success hence it is that, from the
earliest times the Medical Profession has been
adorned by the highest order of intellectual en-
dowments and scholarly attachments, exhibiting
an amount of skill and wisdom hardly aggregated
in any other of the learned professions.
We did NOT intend to much general
terms, as our object was to give our readers some
idea of an establishment which, more than any
other in this country or perhaps in the world has
contributed to the wants of the Medical Profess
sion and Druggists generally. We refer to Messrs.
TILDEN i Co., of New Lebanon, and in this city ;
and, if space would allow, we are sure the major
ity of our readers would like more details than
we give at this time
1t is now nearly twenty yea rs since the Mess.
TILDEN commenced the manufacture OF their
+" Fluid and Solid Extracts Ii vacu0, to which
they have since added Sugar-coated Pills and
Granules," of the u. S. Pharmacopoia, Concen-
trations and many Of the most valuable Pharma-
ceutical Preparations.
vacuum apparatus which was then scarcely
known, they have studied assiduously to apply
every Improvement as fast as experience has
demonstrated its value, and now their establish
ment may be said to embrace all the appliances
of modern invention required for the best posi-
BILE manipulation of medicinal agents; and their
works have been remodeled, and received addi-
tiOns from time to time, until the premises now
occupy about half an acre OF ground, and the vast
amount of machinery is driven by powerful
steam engine, located in an adjoining hre-proot
building.
Anything like description of the numerous
appliances in the different departments OF their
extensive laboratory would require more than the
columns of our paper: but we can give some ldea
when state that the capacity OF the entire
number OF vacuum pans employed exceeds SIX