New-York tribune., 1871-07-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE DRUGGISTS pERPLEXITY

TIE DRUGGISTS PERPLEXITY.
TIE NEW LAW IN oPERATION-EXAsPERhTioN
OF THE DRUGGIsTs-THEIR MEETING lESILi'-
DAY-THE LAW TO BE RESISTED.
The Board for examining and licensing drug
gsts and their clerks assembled yesterday morning. at
their apartments in the north wing Of the residence o
their Chairman Prof Doremus. in Un0n-pace, o"
Fourthave., all the Commissioners being present y
number of applicants were examined, making inc toIi
number 20. Applicants are questioned III chemis'y'
poisons and their antdotes practical pharmacy ana
onlcnal botany materia medica, the aduerations OF
drugs and prescriptions Commissioner TheoDald IRON
vein has in his room pharmaceutical lnsuunen'S io'
testing the practical skill OF the oandldates' 'ohs
sioner Graham has In his department samples OF
pure and impure drugs, which the oahoiu"to
is required to designate unaided. commissioner
OIeary writes out prescriptions in full, IN Lauh
and requires the candidates to know whether there II
any excess of ingredients whether there IL any incom
patibity in hem and whether they are in due proper
ton, Commissioner OLeary has found great
ignorance in this department. As all prescrIP,
tions are written in Latin. and frequently
the directions for their by European prae-
ttOners in this city, II Ia not alone the Guty oI ue
aT%s s s0 Gsd % be e1r manner in Which to BE
used by the patient Frol p3Iebst bt S9ea not eSpect
the Older dTgssfs to he as web acquainted with chemi
cal formulas as the younger men. He STATES Ih3 & " lS
viii be requred only ofcinal botany must be under
stood Prof Doremuss private laboratory nsed In the
examination The Commissioners have decided that
an applicant proves deficient p any one of the several
branches composing the examlnatlon ne can IeapRbH
provided the application is made within the next hve
months as at the expiration OF that time no one will be
permitted 70 dispense drugs who lie without license.
one applicant was unable to read prescription and
others showed lamentable ignorance In drugs. Some
applicants have not waited for notices, but understand
ing that the Board was in session, voluntarily appeared
Prof Doremus considers the charges for certificates
extremely low and cites the case OF applicant who
"A certificate
having paid $40 sterling for the privilege of entering
fees paid afterward for degrees He thinks the law VIII
elevate the profession, and call into requisOn Colleges
lie beleVe9 that ma5y of the clerks would attend lee
lures, and improve their knowledge OF their profeso
If were not Tor the coseness OF their empoyer whose
permission could be obtained. The Commissioners
will reply to the protest OF the druggists to-day ana sun
santiay declare that the TACT of March 20 1870 ahhus
DRUGGISTS IN COUNCIL
At p 10. O large number of excited druggists and
prescription clerks assembled at Harmonic Han IN
Prnce-st to discuss the law AL disliked it, and
said so many OF them affirming in private conversation
that they had desire 10 undergo the nquisiton OF
Prof. DOremus, whose name appeared to have excited
some CONSERVATION Dr. S. G.. Cook called the meeting
TO order and then read long address embodying his
views and the views Of other druggists whom he had
met 1t was intensely upon the Democratic rulers
OF this State who would certainly lose the support OF the
druggists and those whom they could influence, II he
obnoxious law not repealed. The law was oppres-
tcal execution. 1t had seemed to him that the most
wise and sovereign rulers Of this state had suddenly ne
OF the necessity Of positions Tor rev more
their friends and finding that no vacancies existed
overcame the difficulty by creating the Drug CoLlmis
sion. -.
II remained to he seen whether the druggists wonld
submit TO the yoke. This law not made for the
druggists they DID not want H. The people dd not
want IT, and the Legislature had no right To spring this
trap upon the drugrsts The head OF the Board was
eminent chemist and tOXcOOgst whom none could pass
except The speaker proposed that the Board
should he made sinecure Ike many others under the
local Government and the members be allowed TO draw
their 1880 year uLmolested by the druggists Oh their
clerks.
These gentlemen the Board had already ranscenaed
their duty i'll eummODiug druggists before them, when
the law simply read that II shall be their duty 10
examine on application" He proposed that no appica-
tons should be made 70 them, the Board could not
begin prOcee dngs until the lapse OF six months by which
time Legislature VIII nave met ana means can De
taken to have this law repealed, 49,
IL this law could prevent the loss or single lfe drng
gsts would protest against IL, although knowing t
Source and motive from which 1t originated But IL
would not save life, all mistakes arose from careless
Dr Cooks address, Vas unanimously adopted, and
permanent organization OF the Druggists, Protective
Union effected by the adoption OF CONSTITUTION
and the election Of the following officers President l
C. s. Cook Nice-Presidents, Frederick Hoffman, ~ VI.
COnklin, and r. b. Powell; Secretaries, = O. Glnner ana
A. l.. Putney; Treasurer, Gustave Ramspyer. koh-
mittee was appointed to draft bylaws ana anS*htr
Committee, consisting Of member from each Ward,
authorized to wait upon the druggists IN thelr re
spectye Wards and obtain signatures TO the COnstn
ton, and subscriptions in aid of the movement. APP
pended are the names of the Committees On Bylaws-
NJ. Dame j. NJ. Fesser s. Campbell, A. Menzies ana D. C
Cook. On Signatures-E. e.. EhlerS, VIM. A. Thayer +.
Norman +. l.. Mitchell, B. r. Mckane, - Ayres, Fred
erck Hoffman. - Chambers, II. Walters 4. ii. Deakin,
John Ebling, Alfred Anderson, +. II. Miller Samuel
Campbell H. Cooper, and Alexander MeIZles