. The Pharmaceutical era. n 18155. Prof. Beuten-miiller finds that a si>ecies of Trigonogenius has beenrecorded as an herbarium pest in California, and as thereis only one of this species mentioned in the museum cat-alogue of Coleoptera (beetles) of North America, heat first concluded that this same beetle was the guiltyparty, but subsequent investigations proved that suchwas not the fact. Without much doubt. writes Prof. Beutenmiiller,this insect will live on all sorts of dry vegetable mat-ter, like the drug store beetle, and it may in time be-come a serious pest to commercial products. Th
. The Pharmaceutical era. n 18155. Prof. Beuten-miiller finds that a si>ecies of Trigonogenius has beenrecorded as an herbarium pest in California, and as thereis only one of this species mentioned in the museum cat-alogue of Coleoptera (beetles) of North America, heat first concluded that this same beetle was the guiltyparty, but subsequent investigations proved that suchwas not the fact. Without much doubt. writes Prof. Beutenmiiller,this insect will live on all sorts of dry vegetable mat-ter, like the drug store beetle, and it may in time be-come a serious pest to commercial products. The Trig is not as prepossessing in appearance ashis cousin, the drug store beetle, hut like the bed bug,of which he is a minute imitation, he may get there justthe same. The illustrations presented herewith show avery large magnification. They show the most notice-able characteristic of the insect in the retractile headwhich is located under the thorax or chest, like thespiders. Prof. Beutenmiiller says that although these. bugs developed from the powder found in wine casks,tliey are not the same kind of bug seen by people whodrink too much wine. The latter are unknown in thedrug business, where wine is kept for medicinal purposesonly. Druggist Wicks and Burkett of that aristocratic Chi-cago suburb. Evanston. are not in the least opposed tothe personnel or the works of the Salvation Army, butthey are opposed to some of its methods. Both druggistsoccupy good locations upon one of the pleasantest streetsft the town and the surroundings are just suited to thearmy and volunteers for gathering crowds of an great were the crowds that patrons of the drug storesoda fountains found it inconvenient to partake of theirfavorite beverages with peace and comfort, and the drug-gists were compelled to invoke the aid of the police whoarrested the peace disturbers. July 15, 1897.] THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA. (59 ® A PRACTICALTHOROUGH AND ECONOMICAL ° COURSE OF HOME STUDYIN PHARMACY UNDER
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