The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-01

the passage OF thisa act, desired 70 engage II
this business, an examination was required
70 be conducted by the commissioners d
pharmacy and exacting Of those so exam'
med the fee Of IS; this placed them on the
registered List, and gave them the right q
conduct business.
This was another little scheme gotten up
to tone the druggists down, and 70 remind
them that they were not as other men,
But It seems that this lust act does not
satisfy the cravings OF some one on the
committee to revise the Code. For by a
bill entitled House Bill No, 264 for amend
ing and re-enacting chapter thirty-two Of
the Code Of West Virginia, it Is proposed
to adopt another plan Of operation, in re-
gard to the manner Of dealing with the
druggists,
This bill, which will be offered for the
consideration OF the Legislature this com.
ing winter, makes it necessary for every
druggist to take ont license, under the
penalty OF $50 90 fine for every otfense in
negleCting to do so. Every person desiring
to obtain such q license, is required togo
before board composed OF three physic-
ians, 10 be examined as to his capacity,
knowledge, experience and practice US
druggist, Stop here and contemplate the
absurdity oft, A physician examining
druggist us to his capacity, knowledge, cx-
perience and practice ~ u druggist Why,
there Is nearly us great n divergence be-
tween the practice OF pharmacists and that
OF physicians, us there Is between medi-
cine and law, He may be able to draw up
pretty good contract, he may know the
,,snftn1 l,,K 1n,.,
petratOrs Of certain olIenses; but with all
this, IL he competent to examine law stu
dent for admission to the BARI
So on the other hand, physician may
know CslOmel and usually does, when hc
secs It, He may even he able to distin-
guish the difference between OXalic acid
and epson salts; but there are great
many things about drug store that he has
never heard OF. There are q number Of
medicines kept in u stock Of drugs that a
physicians knowledge OF Is purely thee.
retiC, And ii is no reflection upon the
physician that this is the ease, for % pbysi-
rian in preparing himself for his profess
sion, acquires his knowledge from his
books; (his chemistry, his materia mediCa,
&C., and from the lectures he attends,
Afterwards his course consists in visiting
the sick, for whom he usually writes pre-
scription and frequently never sees the
preparation.
Itseems n strange thing that the trainers
OF the pharmacy laws should be so yacili-
ating Each session OF the legislature they
must amend; repeal, re.GnaCt and change
these laws in every conceivable manner,
Besides the inconvenience which results
to tho druggist, from these frequent
changes in the law, On account Of his never
knowing what the law Of to-day is, 1t Is un.
Just and oppressive, us discriminating be.
tween him and other business men, and
thereby creating invidious distinctions.
This Is Class legislation Of the most ultra
kind, and should be condemned by all fair
minded men.
The druggist Is not required to take out a
liquor license, nor Is he taxed on this nc.
count; and just why he il selected from
among the different classes animadvertGd
on by the laws, and watched by It's execu-
tive officers, no one would rather know
than he.
II the druggist sells Intoxicating liquors
contrary to the policy Of the State, either
make him take out II liquor license for It,
or indict lin, But do not impose n license |
upon business that Is us necessary to |
supply the wants Of society us is the grocery
or the dry goods store.
It Is about time TINT this feeble and
pusilaninlous brain play were stopped.
The druggists are usually men Of influence
and they ought to exert 1t. NoNOs.