Few physicians are so fortunate as to be expert penmen, yet anyone can write neatly and plainly if he will devote the proper care and time to the effort. It does not require a master of the art of penmanship to dot an i and cross a t and to make an o so that it can be distinguished from an a and a u from an n or m. A physician may have to hurry in giving a hypodermic or in applying forceps to an after-coming head, but it is seldom that he cannot take a reasonable time to write his prescriptions. Aside from other considerations, neatness in this will have a better moral effect upon both patient and pharmacist than will neatness in dress, which all regard as a matter of importance. Not only should the writing be plain and neat, but the sheet should be spotless. A soiled blank should be discarded and if one is damaged in writing or in removing from the book, it should be destroyed and the work done over. This also applies to errors in writing. A word should not be scratched or overwritten, but a new prescription be made.