The New York herald., 1871-02-16
the noise raised by the papers ras on the shoulders

tno noise raised Dy tne pap..' "' VI tso snVuiaeis
Aiier thanking the gentleman lof bis attention he
said. u am very glad TO , see the press have taken
present stats Of afirs before the public as they ex
ist some good VIII be sure to come OF all this excite.
ment."
The next visit was TO gentleman who has been
apoIhecary in MS present Location for half CEN
name name and cloak Of PHARMACY DASse We're TIC to
up the ne sas pacs for ons
| was conducted for some time by a man who spent
his time In lager beer saloon, leaving his boy-a
| medicines all day long"
REPoRTER-Is that Lhe case nows
DhuGGlsT-Oh, no; that couldn't last long; things
| are all right now.
REPoRfER-With regard to arsenic,
DRUGGIsf-I don't keep II, sir, nor Paris green
either and sell any of the other poisons With
out prescription, and emily then when know the
REpoRTER-Do you believe those drugs are as
| much used as have been tolda
DRuGelsT-I do, sir, and know Of places where
| their principal business consists In
DEALING OUT THOSE vILLANOUS THINGS.
| REPoRTER-Is It confined to one class
DRUGGIsT--It iG not Many poor women are un-
| fortunately weak enough to use them-ay, and many
OF the poorest. Those stores where tne five and ten
cents, worth are bought. Consume the largest quan
| REPoRTER-The doctors are making great CRY
about the use aud propretorship Of prescriptions,
cal men could have all their prescriptions destroyed
as soon as they are once used, all the better for
|
him proper price Tor his advice and prescription
IL most unquesnonaoy belongs to the individual
REPoRrER-Do people generally ask for their pre-
| scrlptlon when you have compounded the medicine
| Observation-Disclosures they DO and again they do
| not; but we generally keep copy.
REPoRTER-Then having copy, you are enabled
| DRUGGlsr-By no means. We haven't the least
conception what the remeay is given for; besides.
no two physicians would be likely TO give the same
REPoRrER-Then you are Of opinion that doctors
have no claim on then prescriptions after they leave
DRUaGIsT-I am, certainly. Any other man but a
Doctor o. n peraps aWysr wSe woad o be satisfied to
| Having learned from TINS gentleman that guam
tity OF poisonous drugs were sold under the form OF
| Homeopathy the reporter called upon an eminent
| hom9opathist, who assured him such was not the
case in regular practice, and took great pains TO
said some unscrupulous man may nave adopted
that means to make money, and there was no doubt
knowledge OF the gentleman who made the state.
ment. Having ascertained that the principal drug
stores in the city
BRING UP THEIR CLERKS
on the premises the reporter called at several to
learn the system which was pursued and was In
formed that boys who go to the business spend
the first two doing general work In the store
They are then placed in the preparation depart
me,it. under the supervision of experienced
time they have the opportunity OF preparing
practically all the pharmaceltical prepara-
tons, and also attend two courses of lec-
lures at the College OF Pharmacy They then pass
examination, and Il competent receive diploma
An intelligent youth OF good education will IN the
course OF from three TO four years gain a
GOOD PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
OF the physical and medical properties OF drugs and
chemicals and the pest modes OF testing their purity
and extracting their virtues After that he is placed
Ia Ia the prescription departmena, under m ane e. direction
modes OF combining and manipulating the solutions,
mixtures, pills, &C., ordered by physicians, and IN
experience is considered Indispensable to acquire
the necessary skin for prescription clerk.
The examination by the College OF Pharmacy occu.
pies portions OF several days. aud the students se
required TO answer in writing large number Of
questions prepared by the professors and the Board
Of Trustees ana also general and thorough oral
examination and II found competent receive their
diplomas. There was law passed IN March, 1888.
prohibiting any person commencing the business
OF apotnecary or preparing physicians prcscrp-
tions OF, dispensing medicines unless he had d.
ploma from the College OF Pharmacy OF New York
or some other recognized college OF pharmacy or
medicine; but unfortunately the law las never
given to young men to avail themselves OF the ad.
vantages OF the college, 1t would undoubtedly have
The impression that the College Of Pharmacy or
pharmacists generally object to any law that would
prevent mistakes II = claimed a Is an error error ana
Of load OF responsibility, which with the conscien
tous apohecary is his principal source Of anxiety
The bill at before the Legislature In It's pre-
sent form would include not only prescription
clerks. but all clerks employed by druggists, either
wholesale or retail, ard render 1t
IMPOSSIBLE no EDUCATE PROPER CLERKS
pass the examination, for druggist can employ
only licensed clerks, all clerks, whether apprentices
packers, entry clerks statesmen or In any other ca
pacity, must be licensed, which, probably is not the
law would be OF any use as nearly all the mistakes
reported in the newspapers are made by expert
enced clelk through carelessneSS those resulting
from ignorance being rare exceptions. To elevate
the standing and education or young men for this
important business would, with proper punishment
for mistakes, soon produce competent and reliable
prescription clerks.
The following communication explains ITSELF
To EDITOR THE HERALD:-
As Of the victims to public abuse professional gno
which does not every requirement the protection
of whose lives often depend the accuracy
In the place, because the Mayor Commonay OF
New York competent judges Of the qualifications
requisite for the appointments secondly because
druggist; thirdly, because but druggists
long experience competent to examine drug
onrthy because the Board Of Examiners should be drug
the absolute necessity that druggists should 60 through
ordeal as their clerks is ignored altogether.
Thus will be by impartial and enlightened
son. that Irving who must grossly ignorant facts
has bill which useless for purposes
which Is apparently intended, but which viii help
to support who have brains enough obtain
practice phyacans but who will gladly avail
Mr. vings philanthropy In investing the public mind with
belief that they protected by creating
them
Ii this bill should pass would my fellow clerks let
us conform law and Immediately petition the Legisa.
ledge importance of trust to endorse the compact
which should fair days wages for fair days
their recipes With the words. ntegbls Us alone sss
secuadgo driBt DRUG CLERK
NAVAL AFFAIRS.