WOMEN DISPOSERS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2580, 14 August 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

WOMEN DISPOSERS.

Chemistry is a science of the deepest interest. As a hobby alone it affords endless enjoyment, but it is when a woman decides to give her whole time to it that she realises the magnitude of her calling. Pharmacy as a profession for women is divided into three main branches—the woman dispenser, the woman who understands analytical research, and the woman in business as a chemist. The woman dispenser holds a position of great responsibility. Her orders come from the hospital doctor, and she must exercise great care in preparing his prescriptions. A sound commercial education is of great assistance to girls who desire to become dispensers at a hospital. The purchase of materials is often left entirely in her hands, and she must learn to buy in the cheapest and best markets. The care of the laboratory is an important branch of the work. All the bottles must be carefully labelled and placed in alphabetical- order, so as to be always handy. Great care is necessary when / the bottles are washed, as it would not do to fill with influenza mixture a bottle which had a drain of prussic acid at the bottom. The successful woman dispenser is always fascinated by her work. That is the reason! of her success. While training to become a pharmacist, girls should attend lectures in addition to the lessons they receive at a training college, and experiment on their own. account in their spare time. The hours of the hospital dispenser are not long, so that the professional woman has the opportunity of earning extra money by teaching beginners. Analytical, research as a profession is more limited, but offers good opportunities to a clever woman. A qualified woman with some capital can open a chemist’s shop and build up a really good business. The more one studies /pharmacy the more interesting it becomes. _ It is a subject in which one is always discovering something new and enlightening.