New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-29
ADVICE TO YOUNG PHARMACISTS.
PROF. BEDFoRD's INTRODUCTORY LECTURE BEFORE
THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.

TIE COLLLGk Oh
The Introductory lecture of the College Of
Pharmacy was given last evening in the University
Building by p W. Bedford, Professor of Pharmacy. The
other lecturers Of this Charles F. Chandler
PHI D., F. c. s., Professor OF Chemistry; Wal
ter De +. Day, Professor OF Materja Med
lea and Botany, and Charles Froekel, Pro
lessor of Analytical Chemistry Prof. Bedford said
that he should not attempt to prove the antiquity OF
the art but would declare that the educated pharmacist
enjoys as honorable distinction does the educated
and competent Of any craft profession 1t is old
saving said he that any man is what he makes him
self The pharmacist the day must aim high to reach
either success distinction. This high aim Is. however
within the of each and here he chooses
49, earnest study to grapple with the details and
necnliarities OF the art to make himself It's masteF
The engineer must first be an oller and then lreUan
before be can be iptrused with the 49, - n,5Ii nnon
whose faithful Working Inc lives OF human beings may
depend. Before you can attain the rank of eminent
pharmacists you endure the drudgery Of the shop,
work at the ploddIng details Of the mortar aud the
dill machine, with a change and then on the
percolator, the suppoSitOry mold, ana other
implements of warfare disease. Besides the I'M
pements OF manipulation, you must acquire the MS
tory nature character and uses OF the articles you
handle, and as these wonderfully numerous they
will indicate that your days Of study only end with
life. Drugs ought to be combined so as TO make the
best medicines and good taste should displayed in
making your preparatiOns agreeable to the eye and
nose as well paatable. / make no plea for sugar
coated pills. but it is the duty Of pharmacist to send
out everything IN pleasing form possible. The
education of every pharmacist must be upon "a sound
basis, II he would succeed and to enter college Of
pharmacy he satisfy the faculty that he possesses
the rudiments OF English education. Elihu Burrt
made himself the master Of some thirty or more Ian
euages while he was blowing the bellows TO forge
horseshoes. From the limestone we obtain all our
calcium products. Many years ago, long before the
gold fever broke out IN California, band OF United
portion OF tue land One of the party took up some
of red gritty earth and houghilessy threw II down
the campfire. The heat separated from this red
earth mercury and from tue mines Of California our
land to-day supplied with the valuable product Of this
discovery. An Englishmau VINO had been left AT the
wrong station started TO walk TO his destination. As he
was walking along the railroad track ne stopped and
nicked up piece OF stone such as the workiDeD were
asked the Engshman "Out OF the nil yOuder," an
swered the workman the farmer who owns 1t sells it
to the company for s much ton" The Englishman
bought property for "song and to-day the largest
nickle works the world mining there and tue for
tunae OF being left at the station and
knowing good thing when he saw It, has male him a
miloniare. We have iodine from the depths and
ehorue brunne from the salt wells, phosphorus from
bones, carbon typi1ed alike In the sparkling diamond
and the sooty fumes OF the chimney OF Kerosene lamp
The vegetable world yields the cinchonas nrsknown
10 civilized Europe 400 years ago, and tue increased
uses 10y discovery Of the delicate alkalod quina.
quindIa, and cinchonidia and the wonderful
made OF them, especially the sulphate of qunia Opium
is another drug whose study Is highly important and
interesting. 1t OF the most complex substa
of tbe vegetable world and the range of substances
Yielded from IL is The milk OF the phOna eastca
gives the India RUBBER aud not less valuable s the
Caoutchonc from Singapore, our guttapereha Toe Bal
exudes gamboge and from the NattheX the delightful
Juice of the asafetida flows Tie hgnum vita gives
the guacum aud may also be used for SHIPS blocks and
ten plus The exudatiOn OF the Myrospernum OF Peru
gives fragrant Balsam OF Peru and from the Canu
bs Indcus the dreamy hasheesh The lecturer went
TO give many interesting Illustrations, which fire.
Queutly loudly applauded