Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-15
THE DRUGGISTS ADJOURN
THE PRARMACEUTICAL sOCIE-
TVS CLOSING SESSION.

i awarding the Prizes for Essays and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to be Dis
cussed at the Next Meeting-An
Excursion Down the River-The
Next Meeting at Cumberland
Island.
The druggists finished up the business
OF their convention at yesterday morn
ing's session.
An essay was read by Mr.. J. W. Ran
kin, OF Atlanta, on "Alcohol, its Adulter-
ations, L ses, etc" Mr.. c. H. Behre read
paper on the best method Of dIsinfecting
iodiform. A resolution was adopted
requiring applicants for membership to
make written applications, a majority
vote on which will be required TO elect.
Mr.. II. K. Slack, Jr., told the associa-
ton of the prudence and nerve OF Jimmy
Wills, young drug clerk OF West Point.
Wills is a clerk in j. J. Crawford's store.
During the recent floods the river rose and
people rowed around the streets in boats.
Mr. Crawford was on the opposite side
OF the river from his store.
Jimmy, though, got boat rOwed down to
his employers store and moved the drugs
from the first floor to the second story.
Every other drug store in town was
pretty well cleaned out by the flood.
The association adopted a resolution
commanding the young clerk.
The Committee on Prizes recommended
prizes for the following:
J. NJ. Horsev, Augusta, $25 for the best
samples of nitrate of silver and iodide of
potash.
J. NJ. Horsev, S15 for the best line of
fluid extracts.
H.R, Slack, Jr.. $40 for the sample of
syrup.
}. W. Rankin offered a prize of 500 for
the best practical paper on the preyen-
ton Of cutting prices in the drug trade.
He also offered prize of $50 for the best
line OF perfumery made by any Georgia
druggist.
Mr.. P. c. Magnus offered $50 prize
for the best line Of chemical fluid extracts,
to be prepared by any drug clerk in
Georgia.
The prizes will be awarded at the next
annual meeting.
Messrs. l.. W. Hunt. II. X. Main, and
d. b. Holt, the committee appointed to
draw up series ofqueries to be answered
at The next annual meeting, reported
the following:
l. What would be the best plan for pre-
venting decomposition Of Syr. lod. Iron;
and what is the best formula for max
ing it2 h. J. Keller.
2. How do the fOrmule for Officnal syr-
ups of the PharmacOpGia OF 1885 compare
with those OF 1870? J. NJ. HOrsey.
3. Suggest best plan for the prevention
OF the gelitinization OF III KinO? d. L.
Herie.
4. How does sweet spirits of nitre, made
from the concentrated spirits, compare
with the requirements Of the U. S. PIP
P. q. Magnus.
D. Is the selling OF medicines commonly
known as physicians formula profess
siOnally injurious to the physician or
TO the pharmacist? Theodore Schuman.
6. What steps should be taken to en-
courage more interest in our State meet
ings? L. G. Durham.
Z. What effect will prohibition have on
the practice of pharmacy? j. w. Rankin.
8. How do the Seidhtz powders in the
market compare with the requirements of
the U. S. PIP G. H. Behre.
8. Do retail druggists prepare their
tinctures and syrups from fluid extracts
made by the regular process? DIR. Huss.
10. Has glucose proven itself to be a
good pill excipieut? T. S. Bradield.
At IL: 80 the association adjourned 20
meet in Brunswick Tuesday, April u,
1897.
Before dinner the visiting delegates
were driven out to Thunderbolt, and in
the afternoon thew went down the river,
by invitation Of Mr.. OsceoIa Butler, on
the tug Forest City. While on the trip
the place of holding the next meeting was
changed to Cumberland Island.