The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-10
DOCTORS AND DRUGGISTS.
Meeting of the Academy of Medicine
and Science.

Doctors and Druggists-An Interesting
Session.
| There was largely attended meeting
of the Fellows of the, Academy Of
Medicine and Science at the Eye ands Ear
| Infirmary last evening. DR.. Gordon, the
president of the academy, presided over
the opening exercises. DIR. Marshall, the
secretary read his report showing that
the present condition OF the society is
very satisfactory. There are 100 resident
Follows, ono non resident, IL correspond
ing and "a honorary. The report of the
treasurer, DIR. H. +. Twitchell, showed
that the society has $3.50 to its credit
Col. II. S. Osgood, and DR.. O'Neill, the
had examined the accounts of the treas
urer and found them correct. The follow
ing we elected Fellows of the academy !:
Dr. A. H. Jackson, jefferson, Me-, DR.
Eden Alden. Walderboro, H. W. Kicker
South Poland, DR.. J. G. Caldwell, of
Buckfieid, DR.. H. B. Palmer of Phillips,
DR.. G. Y. Lord, H. H. Shaw, D. W.
Heseltine and DR.. E. W. Northcoate of
Portland, DR.. A. II. Weeks of Bar Mills,
DIR. K. j. Martin of Augusta.
DR.. E. e. Holt was elected a member
OF the board of trustees, DIR. N. NJ. Mar
shall secretary for there years. and Dr.
E. M. Searle assistant secretary. 1t was
voted to add Section 10, that of science,
and J. e. Greensmith was elected presi-
dent and E. B. Winslow vice president.
Section II, diseases of children, was es-
tablished. and DR.. Jane l.. Hersom was
chosen president and DR.. Harriet NJ
Lewis vice president.
DR.. Gordon said that meeting would
be held under Section s, that of Phar-
| macy, and so he called Geoge c. Frye, the
| president of that section TO the chair.
President Frye introduced Z. j Ste
vens, who read paper on Chemical In
compatibilities, which is defined to be a
term used to express the effect produced
in pharmaceutical mixtures by chemical
decomposition. physical dissertation or
therapeutical opposition. His paper
abounded in brightly points and he
reached the conclusion that the physician
and the druggist exist only for the good
of the patient. Edward E. Hay read a
brief but excellent paper, and George W..
Merrill spoke along the line covered by
Mr.. Stevens, taking up some omitted
points
ID. S. Cogan then read thoughtful
paper on 1.-THE Relations of Pharmacy
to the Physician" He traced the rise of
| the two professions, and spoke Of the
drug store of Shakespeare's time. He be-
lieved that the time will come when there
will be national standard and high
one limiting the mem bership of both pro-
| fessions to those who are qualified by
study to follow them. ssThe physician is
and tbs druggist must work together.
. Free medicine will soon bring out a
tsigp Consultation free'' OH every drug
store. He spoke of the universal MAX.
ing Of tablets by the manufacturing
| chemists as something likely to makethe
knowledge Of the pharmacist of little
use to him. At the cot Of the sick, ply
| stefan and druggist should join hands
each giving his best efforts for his recov-
cry. He believed an emergency case nee
| essaryi to the physician, but objected tc
| the furnishing of medicine by them.
| DIR. M. @. Wedgewood of Lewiston,
| thought the manufacturing chemists are
going too far. He is firm believer IN
druggists and good ones.
| DIR. S. j. Basford thought that tn e
| physicians should remember the great
assistance given to them by the druggists
| DIR. Thayer said that Mr.. Stevens and
Mr.. Cogan had given the doctors good
shaking up. 1t is rapidly becoming a
| question, HShall the physician carry
around with him the whole of his medi-
cines and dispense them himself?'' He
began to carry few remedies about with
him seven years ago and now carries
more than he did then, and expects to
carry still more seven years from this
time. The doctor has no more right to
consider the druggist than a lawyer
would have to SO manage case as to
give the largest posi- Ole fees to the sher-
if and clerk of courts. 1T is breach
of trust not to consider the patient first
and the druggist afterwards"
Colonel H. S. Osgood was called for,
but pleasantly declined to speak, and
there was a shout of laughter when Eel
low suggested that the high price OF
drugs might be largely due to express
charges.
DR.. Williams asked where there is a
druggist who is not recommended of
patent medicines. go,
Dr. Marshall thought that physicians
should be more thoroughly acqualn Ted
with chemistry as we'll as with the appli-
cation of medicines. He thought that the
passing of prescriptions from one person
to another should be stopped.