The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-09-30
The Vermont Pharmaceutical Associ.
alton

The Vermont Pharmaceutical Associ-
alton.
The fourth annual meeting Of the YER
mont Pharmaceutical Association was
holden at Burlington on Wednesday and
Thursday the oath and 25th inst, at 10
o'clock on the morning of the 25th, The
members Of the Association met at Good
Tcmplars hall. The president called the
Association to order and made appropriate
remarks. On roll call thirty .one numbers
were found to be present; fourteen new
members were admitted. Mr.. p. w.
Bidford of New York, and most Of the
prominent pharmacists of the State we're
present. The committee on scientific
queries then mado their report. and
among those accepted was the following
question, Can English be substituted for
Latin, in writing prescriptions and label.
ing shop furniture; disputants G. l..
Case, Brandon, affirmative n +. Rider,
Middlebury, negative. The voice of the
association on the question, was called for,
and three. fourths vote found the only
reliable method Latin.
W. j. Van Patten, in behalf Of .he
firm Of Wells, Richardson e. Co., rendered
to the association an invitation to attend
an excursion to Plattsburgh this after.
noon. Accepted with thanks.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Upon assembling in the afternoon the
association was addressed by Prof Seely
Of Middlcbury college on the Importance
of school pharmacy. The following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
President, l.. E. Sherman, Ludlow Vice.
presidents, G, Z. Bingham, St. Johns.
bury, Dana j. Morrill,, Swanton Score.
tary, A. w. Higgins, Rutland Treasur.
er, Collins Blakely, Montpelier A,
3:45 p III. tho association made an ex.
cursion on the steamer Cakes Ames tc
Plattsburg, where supper was served a,
Bouquets Hotel with speeches, etc.
Upon assembling on Thursday, DR.. G
E. Gates Of Stowe presented an interest
ing paper upon the preparations that
could pro6tably be manufactured by the
retail druggist, and what preparation,
give the most satisfactory results. l.
W. Bidford of New York, thought thai
every pharmacist should manufacture hi.
own preparations but on being question
ed, thought they would not be so uniform
and reliable as now.
NJ. X. Paine of Windsor, read papel
entitled, Ought prescriptions to be re-
filled without directions from the physi
clan" Mr.. Van Patten from committe,
on Presidents address. recommended tina
delegates be seut to the Vermont Medica
Society at its meeting in October. TIL,
committee Gu Progress Of Pharmacy
made thorough and exhaustive report
Report adopted. Mr., Van Patten thel
read an interesting report on "Disinfec
tants aud their uses" The committee OF
legislative enactments, then made thei
report which elicted much discussion, an,
on motion OF Mr.. Fem of Rutland, wa
ordered to lie. On motion Of Mr.. Va,
Patton Of Burlington, Prof Seely of Mid
dlebury College, and Mr.. p. w. Bidior,
Of the New York College Of Pharmacy
were elected honorary members of tn
association. DR.. Currier OF Burlington
presented an able paper upon the relation
existing between the physician and drug
gst. Before closing, p W. Bidfor
made few remarks, saying that he ha
attended nearly all Of the Pharmaceuticu
Associations in the country,b had foun
none where the different papers had bee
prepared with SO much care. and wher
the members seemed to take so much il
terest in the discussions. On the Who'll
the fourth meeting of the association ha
been one Of the most successful ever helt
and public opinion is becoming educate
SO That it will no. be long before tb
State will pass some kind of law regu
latiDg the sale Of medicines. There seen
to be strong desire among the pharmi
cist, that there should be a school {
Pharmacy established where young me
can better prepare themselves for the
business, which we expect to see accom-
plished soon.
: The next meeting will be holden
Montpelier, during the session Of the We
mont Legislature, in Oct, 1874.