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A. RICHARD B LISS , JR. , A.M., PHM .D. , M.D., LL .D.

Member of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia Committee of Revision; Director of The Reel­foot Lake Biological S tation. Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee ; Professo r of Pharmacologyand Dean 01 th e School of Pharmacy of Howard College of Birmingham, Alabam•.

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A. RICHARD BLISS, JR. By P . 13. \\·addell . A.D .. ~r.D .. Cisco. Texas: fo rme rly f\ssistant. Di\' i­

sion oi P harmacology. Emory U ni ve rsi ty School o f !vfedlcine, 1919-1923 ; Instructor, Division of Phal'macology, Univers ity of T en nessee, 1923-32. Data concerning Dr. Bliss abst racted from Hi ho's Who / (1I7 0Ilg North AIl1t'rica n Allihors , ~Vlzo's r,Vho ill A11Ierican M edicine. Who's I,V/1O in .·jmerican Educatioll, Lcaders ill F.dIlCOlio ll, Th e Natiollal Cyclopedia of A lIIe rican Hiogra/)hy, Alllcrican .If I' ll of Sciell ce.

A. Richard Bliss, J r., was born in ~ cw York City 0 11 :\o \'cmbcr 10. 1889, the son o i !\ ndre\\ Richard mi s" and F rances Revue (Sutton) B liss. H e is :l direct descC'nclant of John B1is:,c. who came f rom Kent , England, to B ro(Oklyn, New York, in 182 1, a descendant of John D1is,e (B.A.. 1507, ~r. A. . 1511-12, D .:d ed ., 1527-2R. Oxiord l.Jnivcrsity, F ellow

of College of Physician s, London, 1529), a learned physician and astrono­mer, gua rdian of Danvcr's chest in 1513. \\'ho practiced in L ondon, aud died at Blackfriars in 1530; and 0 f J ohn B1i sse (B.A., P embroke Col­lege, Cambridge, 1622. ~I.A. , Oxford Uni\'c rsilY, 1(26), Recto r of Co lm­worth, Dedfordshire, England, who di ed at Colmwo rlh in 163 1.

Dr. Bli ss was educated in Public School :\ 0. 15, ::\ ew York City; DeWit! Clinton Hi gh Sch oo l, Xc\\' Y o rk City ; ~ew York College of P ha rmacy ; Columbia Clli\'C'rsity; H oward Coll ege of Birmingham, :\Iabama; and the Un i\'ers ity of A labama. He n: ceilicd the followin g (kgrees: Ph.G. , :\cw York Coll ege of Pharmacy; P I·1. Ch., n.s., Phm.D., Columbia U niversi ty: ,\ .11.. Howaro Co ll ege of Birmingham. Alabama; and ~l.D., Gni\'crs ity of Alabama. 1n l\Iay 1932 Howard Coll ege of Birmingham, Alabama, conferred the degrce of LL.D. on him in recog­niti on o f hi s contributi ons to sci ence alld to education . \\'hen Co lumbi a l inivcrsi ty establi shed the plan uf rec ognizing "conspicu ous service" ren­de red by a lumni , Dr. Bliss was Ol1 e "f the \'ery Ii rst g roup to be so

Dr. Bliss when a left tackle at Columbia University

Dr. Bliss a~ a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army M edical Department

during the W orld War.

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BIRMINGHAM MEDICAL COLLEGE ( Merged with University of Alabama)

(Pharmacology and Pharmacy Laboratories built and equipped by Bliss.)

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, ANATOMY BUILDING (60xI80) ( One and one·half floors and Animal House on roof arranged and

equipped by Dr. Bliss.)

THE FISHBURNE LABORATORIES OF PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, EMORY UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

[Laboratories of Pharmacology designed and equipped by Dr. Bliss (two floo rs) .J

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PHARMACOLOGY.PHARMACY BUILDING (60xI80)

(Arrang.d and equipped complete by Dr. Bliss .)

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SCHOOL OF PHARMACY BUILDING, HOWARD COLLEGE OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Laboratories of Pharmacology and Pharmacy designed and equipped by Dr, Bliss

recognized and to receive the "Conspicllous Scrvice Medal" at COlll ­

mencement, 1933. During the [leri od of his graduate work at Columbia, he ac ted a s

special as sistant to Dr. \ iViIJiam ~lan sfield, who was then assoc iate pro­fe ssor of materia medica in Columbia Un iversity, and who is now dean c,f the College of Pharmacy of 'CnioJ\ Uni\'c rsity at Albany, X c\\' York. After receiving his doctorate at Columbia, he accepted a Gd l to the

VIEW OF THE JOHN T. McGILL LABORATORY BUILDING, REELFOOT LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION, TENNESSEE

( Arranged and equipped by Dr. Bliss.)

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A STUDENT LABORATORY OF PHARMACOLOGY Showing tables designed by Dr. Bliss

A DISPENSING LABORATOR Y Equi pped with tables designed by Dr. Bliss

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ni,·crsity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa as adjunct professor of chemistry and pharmacology. From there he mO"ed on to the Birmingham divi­s ions of the university as profess or of chemistry and pharmacology in t the medical, dental, and pharmaceutical schools, and later a s dean of t he College of Pharmacy and professor of biochemistry and pharma­co logy in the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of f\laharna.

Dr. Bliss was called from Birmingham, at th e beginnin g of session 1915-16, to the chair of pharmacology in the School oi :-'Ie<licine of

"FLOOR BOX" AND COVER. SHOWING ELECTRICAL. COMPRESSED AIR AND GAS OUTLETS

Devised by Dr. Bliss. One box is provided for each pharmacology laboratory table.

Emory university in Atlanta, where he remain ed until 1923, when he accepted a call to the University of Tennessee at Memphis as chief of the division of physiology and pharmacology in the College o f Medicin e. In 1925 he was selected also as dean of the School of Pharmacy. \OVhen the state of Tennessee established the Reelfoot Lake Biological Station a t Reelfoot Lake, T ennessee. and placed the station under the direction and control of the Tennessee Academy of Science in 1931, Dr. Bliss was appointed director oj tbe station. At the end of session 1932-33, he resigned from the University of Tennessee. at ~Iemphis, and for the past two sessions has been in Birmingham, Alabama, wh~ere he was called as head of th e depa rtment of pharmacology and dean of tIle School of Pharmacy in H oward College of that city. He continues also as director of th e Reelfoot Lake Biological Station.

Dr. Bliss has contributed over one hundred articles to scientific and educational literature, and is the author of five text and reference books:

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\·iz., HQua lilal ivc Analysi5" (six renSlOns, the las t two wilh Hugo H . Schaefe r of Columbia U niversity ) ; "E ssent ials of Physiology" (three re',' isions, with George Bachmann of Emory University) ; "Physics and Ch emist ry for Nurses" (with A. H. Olive of Cornell and .t\labama; four revisions); "Th e Propertics and \:ses of Drugs" (two revisions, with H. H . Rushy and C. W. Ballard of Columbia U niversi ty ); and "Experimental Pharmacodynamics" (seven revisions) . He has not only gained a wide reputation as an educator, author, and research worker,

ANIMAL CAGE, STEEL. BAKED ENAMEL (5xSxS) Invented by Bliss & Bliss

btlt also as an organizer of scientific departments, a builder of laboratory buildings, and an iuventor of scientific apparatus.

At the University of Alabama, he organized and developed the first department of pharmacology which offered experimental laboratory work in tha t medi cal school, reorganized and developed the College of Phar­macy. built new pharmaceutical laboratories. and, with Dr. B. F . Love­less, planned a new chemical laboratory building at Tuscaloosa. At Emory Unive rsity he completely reorganized and devel oped the department of pharmacology in the medical school, and, witll Dr. Geor;;·e Bacllmann, built the four-story T. T . Fishburne Laboratories of Physiology and P harmacology, one of the first build.ings on the new campus. At the University of T ennessee, in Memphis, he reorganized and developed the d ivi sion of physiology and pharmacology in the medical school ; com­ple tely reorganized and devel oped the pharmacy school and established it on the same basis as the medical and th e dental schools : planlJed

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and buil t the quarte rs ( one a nd a ha li ,to r ies) o f hi s division in the new Ana tomical Building" (60 X 180 ) ; and planned and built the entire new f our-sto ry Pharmacology-Pbarmacy Building (60 X 180 ) , A t Reelfoot Lake, he remodeled t he 30 X 60 bui ld ing" wh ich becamc the J ohn T. McGill Labo rato ry B ui lding, and co mpletely equipped it s fi\' e labora ­tories and auxilia ry roo m s. H e planned and built the resea rch labora­tori es o f th e \V ilJia m A . \ Vebs te r Chemical Company of 1iemphis. Dr. B liss planned, and is now engaged in building, the new tht'ee-sto ry

AIR INTERRUPTER WHICH SUPPLIES FORTY STUDENT LABORATORY TABLES WITH AIR CURRENT FOR ANY TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL

RESPIRATION Devi..d by Dr. Bli ss

labo rato ry buil d ing f o r the School 0 [ Pharmacy of H oward College of Birmingham. \V ith Dr. Ge orge Bachmanll, he devised a sys tem fo r the di stri but ie,n of low voltage electr ica l current and of compressed a ir for a rtifi cia l respiration in an ima l experimenta tion, and a student labo ratory table fo r pharmacolog ical amI ph,,' sio logica l wo rk. He designed and buil t ne w type stu den t labo ra to ry t:l bles i or pha rm acognos tical and phar­maceu tical w ork.

The appended list o i D r. Bl iss' s published wo rks gi\'es the scope of h is inH'stiga tions and researches. Among th em are the establishm ent of the efficacy of \Vestern O il o f Chenopodinm, a method fo r separa ti ng Quinine and strychnine in com mo n solu t ion, the dc tt' rminat io n of st rych-

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ni.nc ill tablets, an ass;.<y for stram(mium ointment, the isolatio n of an anes thetic cons ti tuen t o f K a\'a , a compa rative s tudy of v iosterol and co<l ll\'cr o il ( with N elson and P rather ), a new me thod To r standard­iz ing pa reguric (with R osin and othe rs) , an assay of nux vomica ( with Mo rriso n ) . a ,s:lYs o f oleo resin of aspid ium (wi th Pabs t ) , the influence o f v ita mins on t he fo rm a ti on of r enal calculi ( with Li \' ~rmore an P rat her) , th e diure ti c propcrties o f ce rta in x anth ines ( with :'-f orrison) , the abso rpt iQn of calci um compo unds ( with Mo rri son aml Pra ther ) , the abso rpt.ion o f d rugs from th e skixl, etc .

Tn 191i hc wa s appointed by D r. Al sbe rg o f th e fede ra l Burea u of

METABOLIC CAGE FOR SMALL ANIMALS (24 x 24 x 24 ) D esigned by Dr. Bliss

Chemi stry re fe ree on a lkalo id s of th e Association of Official A g ricultur al Chc'mi sts. and se rved in tha t capacity unti l 1930. H e wa s selected to cond uct the pharmacological and phys io logical studi es fo r t he Educa ­tional R esearch Committee o f th e Commonwealth F u.l1 (l' s study o f pha r macy f rom a f unctional standp oint , the first fun ct ional profess iona l s tudy made, He is a member of the Committees on :'-1e thods and Do\:u­ments, D ata. Pharmacology and P ha rmacy, Physiology and P a th o logy oi the \\' o rld Con fe rence on Narcotic Education. Fo r seven yea r s he was cha irman o f t he sub-committee on bacterio logy, im m unology, and en do­cr in(1 logy o i the N at iona l Con fc renct: On P harmaceutica l Resea rch, H e se n 'ed a s an aux ilia ry member o f the U . S. Pha rmacopoe ia X Committee o f Rey j, ion, and a ssisted with the r evision o f the Nat io nal Fo rmula ry Y . I n ~[ay 1930 h e was e lec ted one of the fi fty sc ien ti sts who constitu te

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the Committee of Revision o f the U . S. Pharmacopoeia XI , and is chairman o f the g roup committee on opium assays and chairman o f the group committee on th e a ssay o i aspidium. He has rendered assistance also with the revision o f the :'1:. F. VI and the Rec ipe Book o f the American Pharmaceutical A ssociation. F or thr ee years he has fllnctioned as a member of the Board o f E ditors of T he C helilical FonIlHlar},- He has se rved as a member and a s chairman of a number o f committees o f the yario us as sociations and societies of which he is a member , including the Sci entific Section and th e Committee on a Pharmacy Corps in the

HARVARD CLOCK AND "HOOK·UP" FOR DIS· TRIBUTING LOW VOLTAGE CURRENTS (2,4. AND 6 VOLTS). STEADY AND INTERRUPTED

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U. S. Army of the American Pharmaceutical Association; chairman of the A rmy Co rps Committee (for fiye years ) , a member o f the group w hich assisted in revising The Pharmaceutical Syllablls (pharmacology, experimental pharm acodynamics, and biol ogica l assaying o utli nes) , and chairman o f the pharmacology and pharmacognosy conference of the

merican A ssociation o f Coll eges o f Pharmacy. During the vVorld \Var he was commissi oned a lieut enant in the

~ledical D epartment of the U . S. -,\rmy, and was assigned to a co rps o f scienti sts organi zed hy Van Slyke o f th e R ockefell er Inst itute for the

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Adjutant General o f the A rm y. F ollowing his di scharge from the , \rmy, he was commissioned a Passerl A ssi stant Surgeon ( A ssociate P harma­cologist) in the U . S. Public Health Service R eserve.

Dr. Bli ss is a membe r o f Kappa Alpha, the American Leg ion, the Co­lumbia Universi ty Club ( N ew York) , l j niversity Club of ~{cmphis,

xlemphi s Drug Club ( secretary fo r fjy C years), City Club o f ~Iemphis ,

Memphi s Chamber of Comm erce, R otary Club of :Memphi s, Army and Navy Club, Knights Templa r, 32nd degree Scottish Ri te, Shrine, Square and Compass Fraternity. Theta Kappa P si Medical Frate rnity ( na tional officer fo r 20 years) , Kappa P si Pharmaceutical Fraternity nati onal officer for 2S year s ), Asklepios Hon or Medical Society, Sigma

Tall Delta Professional E nglish Fraternity, Pi Gamma Mu Social Science Fraternity, Theta Nu Epsilon, etc. H e is a fellow of the Am ericall Institu te o f Chemists ( contributing- editor, Th e Chemis t ) , the Ameri­can Association for the Advancement of Sci t nce, the American A cademy o f Political and Social Science, the American :Museum o f Natural His­to ry , and the Am erican Geographical Society of Kew York. He is a member o f the American Chemical Society (secretary, "ice-president, Alabama Section) , the American Pharmacelltica l Associa tio n. the Ten ­nessee Academy of Science (vice-president, president, a ssociate editor o f the .rOHYllal) , the Association oi Official Ag ricultural Chemists, th e Biochemical A ssociation (associate editor, The Bulletill) , Annua l Con ­ference of Biochemist s, th e Am erican Association fo r Medical Progress. Science Leag ue of America, ~i[edical Association of Georgia, \;Vorld Conference on N a rcotic Educati on, Medical Auth ors Club of ~remphi s ,

International N arcotic Education A ssocia tion, Io ta Sigma H onorary Fraternity, Birming ham Retail Druggists Association, T ennessee Phar ­maceutical Association, Alabama Pharmaceutical A ssociation. etc. He is president of the Columbia Alumni Club o f Memphis, past president o f the Kappa A lpha Alumni Association of Memph is, of the Alabama Club of Memphis, of the Howard College (Birmingham) Club of i\femphis, and of the Churchmen's Club of Memphis. H e is a member of the Episcopal Church, a member o f the Ch apter of The Gailor Memorial Cathedral (St. Mary' s) of Memphis, and a member of the Bishop and Council of the Diocese of Tennessee. Dr. Bliss married Miss Loretta Ann Dee ring, a talented writer and poet, whose name app ears in Who's "Vito A mong N orth American A u.th ors and in A11le'YicGII vVom ell. She is a daughter o f the lat e J ohn Deerin g, a well-known engineer o f New Y o rk City.

PUBLICATIONS OF A. RICHARD BLISS, JR. 1. "/\ Method for Estimating Quinine and Strychnine vVhen Occurring

in Common Solution," ]0111'. A.Ph.A., 8:10, Oct.. 1919. 2. "Pharmacodynamics in Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy," Jour.

A .Ph.A ... 9 :4, April, 1920. 3. "Proposed V egetable Drug Deletiol1>," The Medical Record ( N .Y.> ,

Aug., 1920. 4. "Drug Deleti ons," ] 0 111'. A.PhA. , 9 :8, Aug., 1920.

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5. "Experimental Pharmacodvnamics for Students of Pharmacv." JO llY. A.Plul., 9 :11. No\'., 1920.' .

6. "Reports on Alkaloids for 1920," J OU I'. A.O.A.C. , 4 :3, Feb.. 1921. 7. "The Estimation of Quinine and Strychnine in Comm on Sulution."

JOUI'. A.O..,1.C., 4 :3. Feb., 1921. 8. "The :\' eed fur an Improved Formula for Infu sion of Digitalis,"

J01lr. A .Plut., 10 :10, Oct., 1921. 9. "An Experimental In ves ti gation of th c Pharmacologic Activity of

Drug Store Sampl es of Infusion of Digitali s, U.S.P.," Jow' , of Lab. & elil/. M eel., 7:~. Jan., 1922 .

10. "Report on Alkaloids for 1921-22," JOIiI'. A .O.A.C., 5 :-1 •. ~lay, 1922. 11. :' .'\ Smaller U. S. Pharmacopueia." I 01/1'. A .r",/tA., 9 :7, July, 1922. 12. "A Condensed Pharmacopoeia," The Medical Re'1:ie'1c of Re'views,

28:11 , :\'0\'.,1922. 13. "A ~Iethod for Assaying Ung-ucntum Stramonii," J Ol/r. A .Ph ./l"

12:3, :March, 1923; also ]0 111'. A .O.A .C., 7:1.1923. 14. "Report on A lkaloids for 1923," lour. A .OA.C., 7 :1, 1923. 15. "Report of Com mittee to Co(ipcrate with the Revision Committee

of the es.p.," J01/ r. A .O./l. C., 7 :3, 192~. 16. " Report on Alkaloids fo r 1924, " JUlIr. "1.0.A.C., 8 :1, .1924. 17. "Cathartics and th e Pharmacist," The Pha1'I1Iaceuticai Era, 60 :5,

1925. 18. "Report on Ipecac Alkaloids ior 1925," J ou r .•-1.0.A .C. , 8 :5. 1925. 19. "A Pharmacodynamic Study of the Anthelmintic Pruperties uf

Two Oils of Chenopodium," lour. Lab. 6' Clin. Jl[ed., 10 :6. 1925, 20 . . , -\ Pharmacodynamic Study of Oil uf Chenopodium." l our,

A .Ph.A., 14 :2, 1925. 21. ".-\ Pharmacodynamic S tudy oi \\"estern Oils of Chenopodium,"

lol/1'. Alii. Vet. Med. Assoc., 66:5 . 1925. 22, "Report ()f Com mittee to Cooperate with the Revision Com­

mittee of the U.S.P.," J Ollr. A.O.A.C., 8:3,1925. 23, "Report on Ipecac A lka loid s for 1926," 10'111'. A .OA.C. , 9 :3, 1926. 24. "A Plea for the Adoption of the Quarter System by Colleges o f

Pharmacy," JOllr. , 'I.Ph.A., 16 :5, 1927. 25. "Report on Ipecac Alkaloids for 1927," lour. A.O.A.C., 10:3,

1927. 26. "A Study of the Anesthetic Properties of Kava-Kava," T enn.

Phar. Assoc., The Drllgqist, .'\ug .. 1928. 2i. "Address bciore the Tennes:,;ee Pharmaceutical Association ," The

Druggist, Aug., 1928. 28. "Report of Commiltee 0 11 R cse;lrc h for 1928," Proc. A III el'. Assoc.

Co l. of Phar, 1928. 29. "The Teaching of Physiology to Pharmacy Students," .rour.

A.Ph.A., 17 :12, 1928. 30. "R epo rt on I pecac Alkaloids ior 1928," l our. A .O.A.C , 11 :3.

1928. 31. " .'\n lmprovccl t\nimal Cage fo r Scientific Tll\'estigations," (with

Geo. S. Bliss), J0111'. Lab. & Clill. M ed., 14 :9, 1929. 32. "A ~o[etabolic Cage for Dogs," jollY. A.Ph.A ., 18 :7, 1929. 33. "Report of Committee on Research for 1929," Proc. Am, Assoc.

Col. of Phar. , 1929. 34. "Report of Committee on Establishment of a Pharmacy Corps,"

Proc. .4111 . / lssoc. Co l. Phar., 1929. 35, "Report of Committee 011 Bacteriology and B iologicals," Proc.

Nat. CUllf. Pharo Research. 1929. 36. "The Pharmac)' Corps Bill." The Druggist, Dec., 1929. 37. "Address before the T ennessee Pharmaceutical Associat ion," Th e

Dmggist , Aug.. 1929. 38. "Report of Committee on Bacte rio logy and Biologicals," P1'OC. N at,

COIlf. Pharo Research , 1930.

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39. "Jake Paralysi,," The Druggist, April. 1930. ~O. "Report ot Co mmittee OIl Establishment of a Pharmacy \..orps.

Proc. Am, Assoc. Col. Plwr., 1930. 41. "Irradiated Ergostero l and Cod Liver Oi l," The D'rllggist, Jan..

1931. -12. "Cod Liver O il an d Viosterol," D rug Jlarh'/s, 28 :2, Feb., 1931. 43. "~Iatcria ~reclica C(mierencc," Prof. Alii . Assoc. Col. Phar.. 1931. ~4. "Viosterol and Cod Liver Oil" (w ith Xelson and Prather). Amer.

JOllr. Dis. Child .. 42: pp. 52-56, July, 1931. 45. "Allllual Repnrt o i Committee 011 P ha rmacy Corps ." Proc. , 1m.

Assoc. Col. }Jilar., 1931. 46. "Repo rt of D r. A. R. Bliss, Jr. . to the T ennessee Pharmaceutical

A s,ociatioll ior 1930-31 ," The D1'1Iggis l. Aug .. 1931. 47. "To YnWlg' :\Ien Consid ering- Pharmacy as a Pro fess ion," The rllgy ist , A ug .. 1931. 48. "Bacterio logy allll Biologicals." Proc. 1\'01. Calif. Phar. Rei eflrch,

1931. 49. ":\ Comparati\'e Study of Three .\ssay Procedures for Camphor­

ated Tincture of Opi um" (with Davy. B lome, Chamberlin. G r antham. and Morrison) . .1 0111'. A.PhA .. 20:9, p. 886, Sept.. 1931.

5U. "U,S.I'. Opium Assay," U.SY. J-Iullet-ill 14, pp. 33-43. Sept.. 1931. 51. "Aspidium Assay," C.S.P. Bulletin 17, pp. 5 1-66, Ocl., 1931. 52. "Some Obscrnltions on \' io,tcrol and Cod Liver O il " (\\'i th :\1el­

son and Prather). jOllr.•1.Ph./I. . 20 :12. D ec .. 1931. 53. "The ,\ ssay of :\'ux \'omica," U. S.P. Blllietill 20, pp. 71-iS, Dec.,

1931. 54. "The .-\ssay of Campho rated Ti ncture of Opium," U.S.P. Bulietill

21, pp. 7(1-77, D ec. , 1931. 55. " Erg os1e rol and Cod Liver Oil " (with :\'ebon and Prather) ,

Nortlt'western Drllggist , 40:2. Feb., 1932. 56. "A Comparative Study of Certain Xanthine Diuretics (Theo­

phylline Calcium Salicylate and Theohrumine Calcium Sal icylate )" (with Morrison ) , l OllI', Tenl/. State ivIed. Assoc.. 25 :4. "'pril, 1932.

57. "The Term PharJIIGcolog}', Its ~,Ieanjng, and th" Scope and Con­tent of a C O llrSC in P harmacology for Pharmacy Students," ]0/1.1'. A.PhA .. 21 :~, Ap ril, 1932.

58. "Report of Local Committee on Reelfoot Lake Diologieal Station," Proc. Tenll. Acad. Sc ience, Ap ril. 1932.

59. "Success and Cha ract er Traits," TlIE t- r:\SK, 29 :2, pp . 81-8{ Apr il, 1932.

60. "The Assay of Camphorated Tincture o f Opium," U.S.P . nll"eti/~ 26, pp. 102-105, ~ray, 1932.

61. "The Chemical and Biological S ta lldardization of Oleoresill of Aspidium" ( With Pabst) , JO/tr. A.Ph.A., 21 :5. :\lay, 1932.

62. "Report of Dr. . \. 1\. Bliss, J r .. to the Tennessee Pharmaceutical Association," P1'OC. Tellll. Pharo Assoc., 1932.

()3. "The Stn'chnine-D ru ci ne Ratio o f Nux Vom.ica and the R elat ive Potency of These A lka loids" (with ~.forri son) , JOll r . A .I'h.A., 21 :6. June, 1932.

64. "The Reelfoot Lake Biological Station," THE :\rA~K, 29 :3, pp. 27­133, July 1932.

65. "The Assay oi :\ spidium. " U.S .P. Bulletin 13. p. ~2, J UllC, 1932. 66. " Ann ual Report of Committee on Pharmacy Corps," Proc. Alit.

/ lssoc. Col. Phar.. 1932. 67. "Outline of Pharmacolo~y," Proc. A III. Assoc. Col. Phar" 1932. 68. "Outlin e of Biological .\'ssay ing," Proc. Am. Assoc. Col. Phar"

1932. 69. " A n Outline o f Laboratory \Vork in Pharmacology for Pharmacy

Students," Proc. A lii . Assoc. Col. I'har., 1932.

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70. "The A ssay of Camphorated Tincture of Opium," U,S.?, Bulleli,. 27, pp. lO6-108, June 28, 1932,

71. "The Retention of Alkaloids by Oak Sawdust" (with M orrison), Amer. JOllr. PIl(1r. , Sept., 1932.

n. " .\n Investigation of the Diuretic Properties of \Vatermelon Juice" (with Mo rrison and Prather) , Amer, lam'. Phar., F eb., 1933.

73. "A Collaborative Study of an Assay Procedure for Campbo rated Tincture nf Opium" (with Davy. B lome, Chamberljn, .\Iorrison , and ; rantham), lour. A.P hA ., 22:4, April, 1933.

74. " A Comparative Study of th e U.S.P. X .\Ie thod and a Modified 1\Ieth(lc! for the As say of Oleoresin of Aspidium" (with Pabst, :VIorrison, and Prather), Jou/'. A.Ph.A. , 22:4, April. 1933.

75. "A Comparative Study of Theophylline Sodium Acetate and Theo­bromine Sodium Salicylate" (with ,\jorri,on), J aliI'. A .Ph.A., 22 :5. i\lay. 1933.

76. ".-\n Incxpensive hut Durabl e Metabolic Cage for Small Animals," IOllr. Lab. & Clill. Med., 18:10, p. 1076. July, 1933.

77. "lhcteriology, Immunology. and Endocrinology (1932-33)," Proc, N at. COil/. FhaI'. Resem'clt, Aug.. 1933.

78, "A Collaborative Comparison of Five Opium Assay Procedures" ( with Davy. Rosin. Blome, and 1\lorrison), Amer. .Tour. Phar., pp , 457­465. Sept.. 1933.

79. "The Chemical and Biological Standardization of Oleoresin of '\spidium" (with Pabst), I our T elln. A cad. Sciellce, 8 :4, Oct., 1933.

80. "The Effects of Freezing on the Larvae of Aedes Aegypti" (with Gill), 10111'. Tenn. A cad. Science, 8:4, Oct., 1933, and A mer. Jour, Trap. Med., 13 ;6, Nov., 1933.

81. "Pharmaceutical Research." The Chemist, 10 :9, Dec.. 1933. 82. ,,_,\ Comparative Study of Certain Xanthine Diuretics" (with Mor­

rison), lour. Lab. & Clin. ivied., 19:3, p. 248, Dec. , 1933. 83. "The Relation of Vitamin A and Vitamin D to Urinary Calculus

Formation" (with Livermore and Prather), Jour, of Ural. , 30 : pp. 629-632. Dec., 1933.

84. "Calcium Absorption in \Vhite Mice" (with Prather), Ioul'_ T ell/I.. /lcad. Science, 19 :3, July. 1934.

85. "The Absorption of Calcium" (with Prather and :Morrison) J our. A.Ph.A., 23:7, July, 193·l,

86, "Absorption by the Skin," Drug & Cos. Ind., 35 :3, Sept., 1934. 87. "A Comparative Study of the International Committee's Proposed

Method for the Assay of Opium and the Method Recommended by the Group Committee," U.S.P. Bulletin 65, pp., 247-253, Nov., 1934.

88. "Annual Survey of Research in Pharmacy-Committee on Bac­teriology, Immunology and Endocrinology. 1933-34," published in book form by The National Conference on Pharmaceutical Research, Jan., 1935.

89. "TI1(' Medical Uses of Gems and Precious Stones." The Quill, 7: 1. March, 1935.

90. "A Comparative Study of the Absorbahility of Six Calcium Com­pounds" (with Morrison), lour. A. Ph. A .. 24 :4, A pril, 1935.

91. "Tooth Paste for Children," Drug & Cos. Illd ., 36 ;4, p. 409, April, 1933.

92. "A Comparison of th e Method Proposed by the International Com­mittee for Studying Opium Assaying (League of Nat ions) and the Group Committee .\1ethod Recomm ended for Adoption in the U. S. Phar­macopocia XI" (with collaborators), Amer. lOtiI'. Phal·., 107 :5, p. 1, May, 1935.

93. "Calcium Compounds in Dentistry," Delltal CaSIllaS, p. 764. Aug. , 1935.

94, "Tannic and Picric Acids in Burns," Drug & Cos. bid., 37:2, p. Iii. A ug.. 1935.

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95. "\Vhither Pharmacy ?" S outheastem Drily Jo ur., 9 :11 , p. 5, Sept., 1935.

96. "Tricll (!phytosis," /)/,ug & Cos. Illd., 37 :3, p. 313, Sept., 1935. 97, "Education's Pattern," /liller. D r1tgg ist , 92 :3 , p. 45, Sept.. 1933. 98. "Religion in E\'erydar Life," S outherll C Iz urchlll Gil , 100 ;89, p. 6,

Sept. 28. 1l)35. 99. "\ -egdallle Drugs of the Bible." Aillerican Pro f ess. PIWl'IllQcis l,

in three parts: 1:5, p. 9, "\ug.. 1935; 1 :6, p. 23, Sept., 1933; ~llld 1 :7, p, 24, O ct. , 1935.

100. "Eczema- Dcnnatiti5," Drug & Cos. I lld., 37 :5. p. 58j. K o\,., 1935.

Pa pers in P1'ess 101. " Th e Influence of Certaiu Vehicles on th e Absorptioll of Drugs

f rom the Human Skin," presented beiorc the Scientific SectioII, A.Ph.A. , 83rd annual meeting, Portland, Ore., Aug., 1935.

102. "Ancient Medical U ses of Gems," presented before the Historical Section, A.l'h .• -\ .. 83rd annual meeting, Portland, Ore.. 1935.

103. "The Absorption of Drugs from the Human Skin ," presented before The X\"th Tnternational Physiological Congres s, Leningrad, ~los­co w, U .S.S.R, A ug. 9-17, 1935.

104, "A Limited Enrollment Selective Plan," presented before the S cCtiOIl on Education and Legislation. A.Ph.A., 83rd annual meeting, Portland, Ore..•'\ug., 1935.

105. "Practical Experience," to be pul!lished in the A1Iler. D ·rng. 106. "Absorption from the I-Iuman Skin," to be publi.shed in Dntg &:

Cos. Illd. 107, "Is Education Enough?" to be published in Social Sciellce. 108. " Common Sense," to be published in The SOllthern C lru-rchmail. 109. "Absorption of Drugs Applied by Inunction," to be publisher! in

the Jollr. Tellll. Acad. Sciellce. 110. "P soriasis," to bc published in Drug & Cos. Ind.

Text and Refel'ellce Books I. "Physics and Chemistry for Nur ses" ( with A. H. Olive), J. B.

Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. II. "Essentials of Physiology" (with Geo. Bachmann), P. Blackiston',

S on & Co. , Philadelphia, Pa. lII. "Qualitative Chemical Analysis" (last two revisions with H. H .

Schader). The Collegiate Press, .\Ienasha, Wi s. IV, "The Action and Uses of Drugs" (with H. H. Rusby and C. \V.

Ballard). P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. V. "Experimental Pharmacodynamics," Rawlings Printing Co.. .\[em­

phis. Tenn. VI. "The Chemica.l Formulary, Vol. II," member Board of Editors.

D, Van Kostrand Co., Inc., ~ew York. VII. "The Chemical Formulary. III," member Board oi Editors,

D, Van?\' ostrand Co., Inc., New York.

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