National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-22
THE DISTRICT PHARMiCr NIL.
A Drus gisis' Views on the Su,Jcot-Hc oh
Jccts TO be Taxed to support u Moribund
EnIlpyp


College.
Eltpr National RcprEicdp:
The hill TO regulate the practice NJ lharma"y IN
the District Of Columbia" nov brfrr" the House
District Committee, IA 80 full of Objectionable
feature that Il should not be dit yci - become
law. pslcaslblv II (. intended tn protect the rti'
zpus Or "a" District ry lmu'Nrth dispensing OF
drugs nut'r,H .c,Ucs to property qualified imrma.
cl.is IN I-uIIly itiS iii Tor the supp ~ ni the
"Wf.hiua ,u Crilc-' Of i}mgmary' 81 cn'"' by
whose leading sp.rIs II was connected. ant 10y
whose fundamentally rhlE ha"D hrJIghi before
Congress. Tho "prIf..,1rs' % uiS college ar, with
one cSrrpu H. quarirrri oil 'j'nc,e SRm"--in
other war.l. t,rv,sUGicNt clerks. The exception IS
- clerk In q hank. Their knrw'clgr of pharmacy
/. simr,, theoretical Surh any Intelligent man
can derive nom books, amt IL they wpri'' coninc
Themselves 10 drawing M rliia To rc-uate the
th.g'7, Of phrsMlry tie trlss Hpll ant object
the bill In question and U'i "t one hundr"i trn'
prctO-. rfdrig SCREEN tho D.Irit there are NOT
hhlfh dOzeu IN aver Of H.
The practical phOrmncSt whose Interests viii 10
more or lrss ili,iGuusly ale, tel hv the rrupmed
lcSisil'inii l'u net Hver.r g. any rt AZ Veil III
$c'lcd Eua'mr' regulating ING pfN'tige Of their O.;
which will Tax thea aHi their :!rs' 10 support
MoGInUND CulLLGH
that has 10 Standing outside Of IN" District Of CO.
lnmh.a. aud vrrS little u Il. Az whose i'r!om'a.
institution IN the country.
The III max II ~. ,EN.". tfr Aiy per. MO con.
luci pharmacy or dr,IE-'lore in the district OF
cIst." Neither shall he allow arv lCr>nm cNrcp' u
registered pharmacist ~ compound or dispense
physicians nc rrlpr rs To he 'u- 4 ICgi>i"Ic cd
pharmacies" will cost each practical pharmacist -
Why should th, ns hG inr"cl upFu druggists
AN! t!.rir assistants any NOR" tt"n un,n dnrirrs
kVul.r. and their lar tcucs bE'rlt'rS and their
apprentices. bakers aud ,rc'' iGrrm"yincil-in
| hort all other trades aud the r employee?
The prop -Ct tax Il pure outage aud the regis.
| trr'iuu 'Ar,H. The Cnrpr.Gury aiui urntcs.pnai
Standing u druggists is neither n.cnrtaimrl nor A.
ulrrI hv this tllrcr-lnllar rt,ys rrti ~ hN"aIIsN
cr .r,,ilun Ill pharmacist. rm druggists no arp
! engaged In business IN the District IT columbia NJ
tho passage OF this net, u. u"U-,' nr principals OF
stores ar phaImsci>t', shall j." registered without
section . provides ror the appointment Of thrys
| pharmacists ald two physician, ~ Commissioner
| IL IllrrIcy." who shall r,rrc without com
pCnsatYE. section provide, That the money re-
cvivcd rroh tho rcs.,lntin" q. pharmacists - pei
cup!ta AMI TIC cNaIatuGt!on OF the '"t reg stored
81 per capita shall he app,i" 60 'ls payment u
such eNpon.cs ~ the C"rr'!ssh'ncr. may incur IN
cSyruti:iS the provisions II lIg act There scem
toJ,
TOO MyCH LATITUDE
| IN the phrase such * ,-.-, II, iI, commissioner
nIy h'r"!r." Ii ',r,i'n 'rr, lAr, law Il. tt.npW
.t,Hd. Il would not h' dilviif n pr wide for N,
| payment "f Al tic proie''"r' II the Washington
college Of Pharmacy, -, calis fr,.u the rrgistTr
ton and examination Zee collected by The Cunmi.
sioncrS especially q, No provision Is made hat TN
moneys 80 Co'iectcd shall b. accounted for to aHy
! bOlv.
The provisions OF The hill in regard 10 the sale q
ispns ire not very clear To say the least. II reA(
Due way, the sSle OF certain specified prisons j. Az
| sruI-ly prohibited, except In not unusual dos.
! upOu the prescription Uf medical practitioner
II read another way th" sale OF amy poison j. per
| United 1T upon due inquiry Il be found that tn
| purchaser IL aware Oi is poisonous character nu,
| represents that Is to he H.cl tor legitimate Tur
pp>e." II the frst reading he tho correct one, II"
| even = well known physician can obtain poison
| Uus drlIg. no matter how urgent the occasion ma
he. without writing n prescription ann waiting a.
| il to lie formally put M. labelled. directed 81
Perhaps II would be well To strlighcn ont or srik
ont section TO- which regulate this matter c
| pOiSOns.
This same section 10 makes Il unlawful for an
druggist TO retail scll or give away any alcohol
| liquors or cOmpnuuhN a. a beverage to Ire drunk Z
CONSUMED on the premises" This is no doubt IL
| tended TO put n stop to She alleged sale of sod
with such cuHuut hhvurius as blue ribbon
stick syrup don't care. &c, sud al N III
supposed practice of tIrc hJb'ties of drug store
who reckcssly help themselves tn fluids inarkc
">r Frrmcnt Poison This part of the bill Is u
ridiculous trrat seriously; III fact the whole bl
, would DO vastly improved by the simple parl
ncutary practice OF striking ont all after tue ensc
ing clause. DRUGGIST