The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-09
APOTHECARIES OF INDIANA
Pharmacists Hold Their Annual Meet
ing for Exchange of knowledge.
BarrooE. Pharmacy Condemned and High Lii
cense Favored Pepsin Theory Losing
Ground-EleetricR ide-Nght Charges

The Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
convened in it's twelfth annual session,
yesterday morning. In the Statehouse with
o good attendance. President Frank Car
ter, of shis city. presided, and A. l.. Green,
of Purdue. opened the meeting with prayer.
The welcome address was made by George
w. Sloan, Of this city, and several re-
sponded briefly.
was read and attracted the earnest atten-
fion of the delegates. He declared himself
as against any pharmacy law that could
be passed by the Legislature, as at present
constituted. saying that q statute so en-
acted would be more q curse than bless
ing. He referred to the Grossart bill, which
was urged upon the last Legislature. and
which sought TO require the druggists
who sell liquors under the government
stamp to take out u license costing $500.
The president announced that be would
approve bill providing for q tax of $500
or 81 900 upon those tho make their drug
stores q barroom for the retailing as a bev-
erage OF intoxicating liquors. The address
contained an acknowledgement that the
proprietary medicines, which have been
much abused, provide the druggist with q
fair share of his prescription trade. The
speaker deprecated the rate cutting which
Is going on in various large cities. He
quoted from an address delivered in Iowa
upon the subject of advertising, in which
it was said:
The largest and most successful merchants
and manufacturers in the country are those who
have not been afraid OF printers ink. Do not
hesitate To advertise little things.
Mr.. Carter said there Is no need lof any
one going outside of the State for q pharm-
aceutical eduoation as long as the Purdue
state school is maintained.
The convention then chose committees to
consider and report upon the address made.
This committee consisted of Martin Better,
Fort Wayne; L. q. Eberhart city; III. q.
Pomeroy. city. ~
The report Of the secretary, +. w. Meiss.
ner. jr.. of LaPorte. showed memb ership
OF four hundred. The treasurer. q. G. AL
len, showed balance OF about $50. The
following were elected members of the as
ISOLATION:
Henry W. Meipzen. Fort Wayne; Alonzo E.
Clary. Charles J. +. Lane, city; VIM. A. Weizer,
BOURBON; Charles II. Warne, Hobbs; Virgil Mills
Paragon; Jacob 5. Walters. Nappanee; David w.
Rigrish. ConnersvIlle; Paul d. Brown Joseph d.
Bartlett, Lafayette.
Short addresses were made by several
members before the noon adjournment, the
principal one being that of Frank Hereth.
OF Chicago, who could not refrain. of
course. from giving the convention the
sound advice to attend the fair and to in
spect the exhibit In the chemical depart
ment and IN the Manufactures Building.
The afternoon session opened with the
reports of committees: The committee ap-
pointed TO consider the recommends
ana substance of the presidents address re-
ported fayOrably. and especially Endorsed
what was said about the high license for
barrOoms conducted under the Ruise Of
pharmacy. The committee on queries sub
mitted u list of intricate problems in the
composition Of drugs, which are suggested
for Investigation and experiment by the
members during the year intervening
before the next meeting. The query
box for this year was next given atten-
ton, and proved to DO u very interesting
part of the afternoon. The questions pro-
pounded were of the most practical nature,
and related chiefly TO the SUBJECTS of pep
There was manifest anxiety TO know how
60 compound certain syrups without pre-
cipitatioD, and syrups that would keep IN
definitely without spelling.
It was noticeable that there were some
present who take no stock In the popular
confidence in pepsIn as an assistant for in
digestion. lie developed that the pepsin
theory Is held In discredit by many physi-
clans. and that the results claimed for it
in use are due In whole or in part to other
things
Mr.. Perry. of this city, made the report
of the committee on education, and related
that the committee had examined the grad
uating class of Purdue University in phar-
tied TO diploma. The average per cent.
attained by the class was over Sc, while
the standard required was 20. There was
one lady In the class.
During the discussion of the good of the
trade, the question of extra charges for
night service was sprung. The larger part
OF those who made any statement about
the matter said that they always made a
charge for getting MP at night. and would
not sell anything at such a time for less
than q quarter 4. Will Painter and S. F..
huhl, of this CITY, said they did
not believe that extra charges are
proper at night any moro than they would
be in the day time. One druggist said that
he formerly used 70 be called up out of bed
so allow persons To call the doctor by means
of his telephone. and that he had adopted
the rule TO charge so cents for such privi-
lege, and that since be Fad not been so
often disturbed at night. and he had taken
IN o number of 5O-cent pieces. This sort
OF thing. however. did not seem TO be as
popular she mere charging of double
price for a night sale.
At 4 o'clock the members of the associa-
tlon were given a ride over the city in the
electric train. The trip extended to Crown
Hill. Fairvisw Park. the State fair gronnds.
then TO Woodruff Place. Virginia avenue
and TO North Indianapolis. The meeting
a. the Statehouse last night was purely IN
formal. and was not largely attended.
khere were no speeches, bat the time was
spent In social way. The programme to-
day includes the further consideration Of
questions and the election of officers. At 3
O'Clock TINS AFTERNOON the druggists will
visit the Premier steel works TO see the pro-
cess OF making steel. Then they will be
taken to the Home brewery, where they
will witness the process of making hear