New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15
AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCE
ALTON
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.


The Association met yeste day morning a. 81 O'Clock
but with ranks somewhat thinned as compared with
foi sesiUus toI which the extended programme Of
festivities al the ST. Nicholas the evening" previous may
furnish TessoD. There IVES, however large at end
aDce If noD mbers made up Of those belonging 70
the medical profession IN New-fOrk.
Ii. f. FISH read q biographical paper on Cavendish,
the din ting "a geh chen Of The last century.
The folio~iDg preamble ami resolution were then
taken up f. 7 dlscusslun:
present much asltated Ss.es Of thu Union, and
pesr b. ausIg unusual attentions and whereas tins Ass'
citation has al"aIs regarded this important as one o. the
pubic end whereas several bills have been enacted and OF
for the pCTPOse Of e-cug the desired object neither Of
Which tDtel, NEE the approval Of this body therefore
Rered That the judgment Of the Association be had upon
10 psu by which the objects may appear bet
ea that Committee to report al the nett annual session Of
A loI oeba'e ensued. DR.. C. B. GUTHRIE thought
the brsl way regulate the sale Of poisons would
{, elevate the profession of duggists The law Sd Juld
provide that the Vender OF drugs snail have certl dLe
rom some pharmaceutical association or institution, OF
or Else at of two responsible practitioners of medicine
where he Deans 10 do business.
Isaac CODDISGTON SAID ia regard TO the Law that
paso4 The l.. gslature ID april that In mauy Cases
the daI ger would thereby increased. IL al 0 Ts 4
p.IscD 10 bay pound Of poison while he cannot bay
a smaller quantity. 80 the housekeepeT would pur-
chsse d POUND, and of cOuIse the b4anc9 not used
would be put away; and finally when it gets into an
article Of diet snd kills somebody, why surely, an
sue thought il saleratus.'
+. X. SQUIBB believed the law should not attempt to
rtguae sale Of posons witn any reference TO pre-
vel III suicide for they being but choice Of means IL
would prove futile but OILY with reference 10 their
u, Tor murder.
DIR. PiRCkY remarked that the original bill presented
to Ut LtgirstuIe provided hat every person who sold
poisr ns should have license. The present law re
ques any person may sell pOisOns, dog they
% ORD de DaIne Of the buyer Of witness OF the
ssle upon the pIesc Ipon Of r. gular phys clan
H knew Of instance " here this mad prevented
murdeT. Tue value Ct evidence furnished through the
drug seller thOwn in tls late famous wife poison
II care in New-JeIsey, where the whole case hinged
On G TESTIMONY Of apOthecary VINO lived several
miles off an0 two witLess ~ the sale.
W. j. NJ. GURDON OF Ohio said that the only provis.
ion Of the law regulating the sAle Of p0sJns IL tb .
state, that was regarded, the one providing that
ali aresrc solo thou Oe ooOred There Lad not been
cbse OF polsoug by as. nic In Ohio rnce The passage
OF The law.
DR.. BACHELOR thought the present law Of New
York was somewhat beneficial bat was easily avaded.
TIE r. solution whs ado pteo.
AT tho afternoon session the following resolution,
after pro,acted ois ussiOD, was adopted:
Rt0rd That in the judgment OF tins Association IL IL eups
dent and practices ia tie cal formulas Of tho pnaTna
rof 10 tboish the 81 capacity, ana % su)s
t. for sb-oute and the terms IdBn
by weight that this Assotluon recon sIc
chang smpe practicable, and elective Que That
Ai6 D. no. Ufe Association adjourned 10 meet at s..
Ioujs on the fourth n ednesd4 ~ Of August 1901.