The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
PILL MAKERS CONVENTION
ASSEMBLY OF THE PHARMACISTS
HoosIer Druggists Meet md Discuss Weights
and Measures-Papers Read-In-
speetion of n GlgRnti
Pharmacy.

called 10 order at III CLOCK w Wednesday
morning in the capitol by President J. n.
Hurry with about sixty-fve delegates
present. Following the invocation by the
Rev. DIR. Joseph 5. Jenckes. addresses of
welcome were made by Albert ]. Bever-
idge on behalf of the local pharmacists
and by Mayor Sullivan for the city. A. ].
Deter of Fort Wayne responded to the
welcome in a happy manner, after which
the letters of regret from those who were
unable to attend were presented. The
annual address Of the president was then
listened to and at the conclusion was re-
ferred to a committee composed of
Messrs. Deter, Meyers and Pomeroy.
A recess of a few minutes was then
taken to enable the members to sign the
register and secure coupon tickets good
for hack transportation in the evening to
and from Lilly & Co.'S laboratory and to
Fairview park and return tomorrow after
noon.
After recess the reports of Secretary F.
w. Meisner of Laporte and Treasurer
Granville Allen of Fort Wayne were
heard and referred to the executive COM
mittee. The report of the treasurer
showed that Sl04 had been received as
dues, 1896 had been turned over by his
predecessor, and S2405 had been paid out,
leaving balance of $3.50.
The afternoon session began at o'clock.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Deter, a COM
mittee on nominations consisting of
Messrs. MofIett, Carter, Meyers and Hit
was appointed and instructed to report 10
the meeting this morning
Under the head of trade interests the
question of the propriety of the adoption
of a set of resolutions concerning the sale
of patent medicines arose. The resolu-
tons or agreements are those adopted by
the National pharmaceutical association
at New Orleans recently and are as fol-
lows
Whereas, The indiscriminate sale of medi-
cinee by the ignorant and unframed Is an evil
of long standing and public welfare demands
that medicines should be dispensed soley by
experienced persons, therefore it is the
of this association that medicines should be
sold only by druggists who have been edu-
Gated 10 properly perform their respective du-
ties. We therefore recommend that proprie-
tary articles be sold hereafter upon the follow
ing conditions:
l. Manufacturers and owners of proprietary
medicines on the contract plan agree to sell
their products to druggists only.
2. Wholesale druggists, or distributing
agents agree TO sell contract goods solely to
druggists, except in those localities where
druggists are in business. Wholesale druggists
are not to supply any dealer on the cutoff list.
Further, wholesale druggists agree not 70 sub
stitute when any order 10 presented for any ar
tcle on the contract plan.
). Retail druggists to sign an agreement in-
GLIDING all contracts rebate articles, that
they will not violate the conditions Of said
agreement, and further agree lot to substitute
tf.Ia TO-. oh,
on the contract rebate plan, nor deliver such
goods to any dealer on the cutoff list And il
is hereby provided that the names of all drug.
gists who fail TO sign the agreement be placed
on the cutoff list.
l. Under no consideration shall any manu-
facturer. wholesale or retail druggist directly
or by collision supply any proprietary proper
alton on the contract plan to dealers on tue
cutoff list.
8. Manufacturers and wholesale and retail
druggists shall refuse to sell commission
merchants, brokers, expressmen or agents any
article on the contrac. D an unless such sales
are for export or for purchasers who are re-
moved from domestic COMP etition.
8. Manufacturers and wholesale druggists or
distributors of articles on the contract plan to
agree not to sell such articles to any retailer Of
said articles who will not agree to sell at full
retail price.
7. Manufacturers of proprietary articles on
the contract plan to make their contracts in
eucn a manner as not 10 materially increase
the purchasing price of the retailer.
8. Any Wholesale or retail druggist violating
his contract shall be placed on the cutoff list
as a penalty for such violation.
Considerable difference OF opinion in re-
gard to this matter prevailed, and the
question was discussed at great length by
Messrs. Kennedy, Ross, Painter, Eliel,
Modett, Deter, Lilly, Knofel, Perry, Hit,
Sloan, Meyers and Carter. A number of
the speakers strongly advocated the idea
of the druggists making their own COM
pounds and recommending them to their
customers in preference to the widely adj
vertised patent medicines. They argued
that when druggist compounded a medi-
cine, and knew what it's ingredients were,
he could more conscentiously commend
it than he could patent medicine. The
resolutions, however, were finally
adopted.
Prof. Oscar 0ldberg of the Illinois col
lege OF pharmacy then read an interest
ing paper on '"The Metric system of
Weights and Measures" The professor
reviewed the history and development of
pharmacy, giving interesting statistics and
data in regard to it; spoke of the
educational requirements of the
profession both in the past
and present, strongly emphasizing
the necessity for thorough training. He
then gave a brief history of units of
measure, the use, discontinuance and
abolition of various systems and a COM
prehensive exposition of the metric sys-
tenn.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Perry, the
thanks of the meeting were rendered TO
Prof Oldberg for his paper
The question box was then opened and
the meeting proceeded 10 the considera-
ton. of the questions it contained, of which
there were a number. Among these was
the cause of phosphorescence in quinine,
which Mr.. Hurry attributed to the absorp-
ton OF rays of light during the day, and
the best excipient for the manufacture of
creosote pills. This letter created much
interest and considerable discussion, and
a number of valuable and interesting
formulas were given. After the questions
were disposed of the meeting adjourned
for supper.
HOW PILLS ARE MADE.
The Pharmacists Visit Ell Lilly g. Co.'S.