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ated. The Conference is a compact and representative body, speaks for all the various interests in pharmacy, and when we reach the point where all legislation affecting pharmacy is referred to it we shall have taken a long step in advance.

THE RELATIVE VALUE OF CARBOLIC ACID.

A traveling salesman was recently heard to say that in normal times carbolic acid was the "most universally misused of any drug on the face of the earth."

"Why, the average man out in the hazelbrush has more faith in carbolic acid than he has in the Lord," continued the salesman. "He calls on it to do all sorts of stunts. Farmers must frequently wonder why the druggist, when he gets his labels printed, doesn't insist on the phrase, 'Good for man or beast.'"

Exaggerated, of course; but nevertheless true to a degree. So much has appeared in print extolling the virtues of carbolic acid as a germicide and disinfectant that we are hardly justified in blaming any one not versed in drugs for getting a wrong impression of its relative importance.

But the recent advance of this product to ten times its normal value has brought out in sharp contrast a number of other substances which

are undeniably better for the purposes above
indicated, and which are much cheaper. Take
a well-known disinfectant by way of compari-
son. A pint of it costs 35 cents and makes 12
gallons of diluted disinfectant. Carbolic acid,
on the other hand, costs $2.00 a pint, and a
pint makes only 3 gallons of diluted disin-
fectant.

Leaving out the question of cost entirely, the
product in mind stands at 12, while carbolic
acid stands at 3, from the standpoint of effi-
ciency. Carbolic acid may have been the best
available substance 20 years ago, but science is
progressive, and we have developed better pro-
ducts in the meantime.

There is still another point. Because of the frequency with which carbolic acid may be found in the home, the barn, the shop, and so on, it is very often swallowed with suicidal intent, and this almost invariably casts back onto the druggist whose name appears on the bottle's label a flare of unjust criticism and undesirable publicity. True, this soon dies down and perhaps no permanent injury to the store's reputation is inflicted. But it's unpleasant.

As the world grows older the amount of carbolic acid sold over the counter must grow less with each succeeding year. Present high prices will undoubtedly have much to do with bringing such a condition about.

ALL ABOUT THE HARRISON LAW.

The Harrison anti-narcotic act is being pretty vigorously enforced these days by the Federal authorities. A number of cases are pending in different cities at the present time, and there have been some severe convictions.

The great trouble is that most druggists are not posted on the infinite number of details concerning the law. And no wonder-there have been so many different rulings, regulations, and court decisions that the subject is one of great confusion.

The BULLETIN OF PHARMACY has just published a brochure covering every detail in simple and clear language, so that any druggist might know exactly what he has to do in order to stand right with the Federal authorities.

This is the first attempt made to deal comprehensively with the law and its interpretation by the courts and by the officers in Washington. The booklet is logically arranged, thoroughly classified, and so indexed that a man may find at once just what he

wants.

Every copy is punched with a hole so that it may be hung up near the prescription desk for reading and consultation at any time.

We should be glad to send a copy post-paid for 25 cents to any reader of the BULLETIN OF PHARMACY.

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prominent in pharmaceutical affairs for many years. At the A. Ph. A. meeting held in Detroit in 1914 he was elected president of the Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties.

The new president will in every sense sustain the traditions of the office. He will succeed William C. Alpers of Cleveland, Ohio, who is president this year. A. Ph. A. officers are elected a year ahead.

DINING DR. GREGORY.

Despite every facial and bodily evidence to the contrary, Dr. Willis G. Gregory has somehow managed to convince the members of the Faculty of the University of Buffalo that he has been serving for 25 years as dean of the Department of Pharmacy. So they gave him So they gave him a dinner the other night to celebrate the event, and something like 60 or 70 of the men most prominent in Buffalo pharmacy, medicine, and

DR. WILLIS G. GREGORY.

of the past. I hand it to you with this wish: Here is to the Gregory current. May it never be dammed. Long life to you, and, with length of days, health and wisdom, honor and happiness, and the sunshine which comes with the ever-blessed heart of perennial youth."

THE LATE FREDERICK H. WILSON.

The death of Frederick H. Wilson, a prominent druggist and business man of Maine, occurred at his home in Brunswick on December 4. He is survived by a wife and three children.

Mr. Wilson had long been active in Maine pharmaceutical circles, having served a term as president of the State association and also acting as one of the commissioners of pharmacy for several years.

Aside from his drug business Mr. Wilson was prominently identified with several other enterprises. At his death he was president of the First National Bank of Brunswick, and treasurer and general manager of the Pine Spring Water company.

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Dr. Chang, her father, has practically retired from active practice, despite the fact that he is one of the leading medical men of his country. He is the general manager of J. D. Chang & Co., and in charge of one of the up-to-date dispensaries in Shanghai. He was formerly manager of the Shanghai Dispensary, the first modern institution of its kind to be established in China.

Miss Chang will take the regular course, after which she will return to her native country.

of Pharmacy, and it is stated that he did more for that institution than any other one man. It was through his influence that the Warren B. Potter Memorial Fund of $200,000 was secured.

Early in his pharmaceutical career he became interested in gathering a collection of pharmacopoeias. In 1908 his library contained

275. A collection of more than 2500 volumes, consisting of dispensatories, works on botany. pharmaceutical chemistry, etc., was presented to the library of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.

Mr. Sheppard assisted materially in securing a State act adequately protecting pharm

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THE LATE S. A. D. SHEPPARD.

S. A. D. Sheppard's death, which occurred in December, is mourned not alone by an unusually large circle of friends, but by a great many who never enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance. For it is quite impossible to estimate the result of his life's work, or to measure the good which came, and is yet to come, out of it.

Mr. Sheppard was born in Manchester, Mass., in 1842. In 1858 he graduated from high school and then entered the employ of Browne & Price (now C. H. & J. Price) of Salem, Mass., where he received a thorough · practical training in pharmacy.

In 1868 he went to Boston and went into business for himself. He was unusually successful, despite his varied disinterested activities in behalf of pharmacy in general, and in spite of the fact that he held firmly to the higher traditions of the profession. In the beginning his business consisted largely of the filling of prescriptions and the catering to family trade, but as the city developed and the nature of the store's surroundings changed, the trade became to quite a degree transient and its volume increased many fold. The services of a number of clerks were required, and the store was kept open day and night.

A great many years ago Mr. Sheppard became interested in the Massachusetts College

S. A. D. SHEPPARD.

acy, and was a member of the first Board of Pharmacy in the State of Massachusetts. He was also chosen president of the first State Association.

Three years after he had entered the drug business on his own responsibility, Mr. Sheppard joined the American Pharmaceutical Association. This was in 1865. After holding a number of other offices, he was made treasurer in 1886, a position he held 22 continuous years, until failing health compelled him to retire.

For many years he held positions on the boards of two of Boston's banks-a trustee of

the Penny Savings Bank, and a director of the South End National Bank. He was also active and prominent in local religious affairs.

In 1907 the condition of Mr. Sheppard's health compelled him to relinquish all activity that was in any way strenuous and seek the simplest modes of living, that his life might be prolonged. He was suffering from arterial sclerosis.

The end could be delayed, but not denied. Strict retirement undoubtedly lengthened his days, but meanwhile pharmacy was denied the services of an active worker and a wise counselor.

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