Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-04-13
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 a 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
nails 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 Though the crucib1e 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 a proper estimate OF the real and perma-
1t must be considered that, in all the range of
5ClculLlC 0CNClOpAuCAIs- II w. - lbAAShI
which SO directly involves the welfare of man
kind, because. after all, the enjoyment of health
cessary for our success hence it is that. from the
earliest times. the Medical Profession has been
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 say so much in general
terms, as our object was to give our readers some
other in this country, or perhaps in the world. has
contributed to the wants of the Medical Profess
TILDEN & Co, of New Lebanon, and in this city
and, if space would alloy, we are sure the major
7 we can give at this time.
1t is now nearly twenty years since the Messrs.
TILDEN commenced the manufacture Of their
Fluid and Solid Extracts" in vacuo, to which
they have since added ~Sugar-coated Pills and
~tratiOns, and many of the most valuable Pharma-
ceutical Preparations.
vacuum apparatus, which was then scarcely
known. they have studied assiduOusly to apply
demonstrated its Value, and now their establish
ment may be said to embrace all the appliances
BILE manipulation of medicinal agents and their
works have been remodeled, and received addi-
occupy about half an acre of ground. and the vast
amount Of machinery. is driven by a powerful
steam engine, located in an adjoining fre-proof
Anything like a 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 idea
"ASH W. aS x eHO ShAALS
number of vacuum pans employed exceeds six
thousand gallons, and these are used in the manu-
facture of Solid and Fluid Extracts.
In the department for Pills and Granules every
recent Improvement is adopted, besides the vari-
GUS devices for saving labor and waste of mate
rial, which are the results of n long and practical
experience in the manipulation of the more deli
sity of accurate and strictly correct exhibition of
quantities required in the minutest attenuations.
of a local character, are worthy of mention, and
explain hsw they have attained such a reputation
for the efficiency and medicinal value of their
All the herbs, banks and roots of indigenous
growth are gathered by those who have expert
ence. and each and every article is brought into
the Laboratory at the season when 1t contains
these materials are gathered by the farmers and
others, over a large section of country, around the
haboTatory; and, IN addition to such supplies:
forty acres near their premises.
These advantages. acquired by a long expert
ence, and patient as we'll as persistent LABOR, al
ford the, facilities which are of greatest import
ance IN this business, and cannot be enjoyed ex-
cept by those similarly situated, and giving at
%tention, more or less, to the cultivation of in
dlgenous medicinal products, so as to get all the
] lin. this connection, it is only doing justice to
speak of Mr.. IL. A. Tlden's various and import
ant contributions to medical science. We refer
pharmaceutical Society upon the cultivation OF
how fully the aetiv properties can be developed,
at will, by scientific culture.
The profession are hardly aware ofthe labor re-
quired to reach the developments and improve
ments which have been made in the long expert
ence of this establishment. Besides the general
business, they issue a valuable Journal of Mate
ria Medica from their extensive printing depart
ment. and hare recently issued their Supplement-
to Materia Medica, which is a valuable addition
to the library of every physician, aud useful as n
reference-book for druggists.
VETERINARY SURGEONS all over the
country are recommending Sheriddn's
Cavaky Condition PoaOderS for the follow
ing trouble in horses Loss of appe-
tite, roughness of the hair, stoppage of
bowels or water, thick water, coughs and
colds, swelling of the glands, worms,
horse all, thick wind, and heaves.