The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-22

He then reviewed the work for legisla- tion which he and members had under taken. They had succeeded in introduc- ing two bills in the House of Representa- tives which, after they had been passed upon by the Public Health Committee, were now on the calendar. One of the bills. he said, forbade the sale of cocaine except upon the prescription of a regular physician. The other bill amended the present pharmacy laws, the most impor- tant change being to require physicians to be examined as pharmacists, except for the compromising of their own pre- scriptions. He thought MT. Hulsbush's bil should be amended to some extent be- fore it became a law.
 Dr. P. c. Candidus of Mobile who had been personally interested in new legislation. said it would be much better to put in few amendments than to in- troduce 1t as a whole.
 As to Use of Cocaine. Mir. Hulsbush doubted the efficacy of the cocaine law The same law had been enacted in Georgia where to his knowl- edge a druggist made an arrangement with his brother, who was a physician to furnish prescriptions to all who want ed to buy cocaine.
 Secretary Bingham declared that the Association would have to take some stock in legislation. He advised the members to go very slowly and carefully The use of cocaine. he said, as ell drug gists knew, was growing enormously. The ''cocaine fiends" were growing more numerous every day. The use of cocaine was growing more rapidly in the mineral district, he said. than any other section of the State. He did not know that it was a good idea to leave the matter in the hands of the physicians as 1t was known that the habit often started from physicianss prescriptions.
 The question was finally disposed of by the motion of w. F. Dent of Montgomery to appoint a committee of three to take charge of the question of amending the pharmacy laws. The motion having been adopted the chairman named on that committee w. E. Hulsbush of Mobile, w F. Dent of Montgomery and W. E. Bing- ham of Tuscaloosa.
 Presidents Report Endorsed.
 Chairman J. D. Sutton from the Com mttee on the Presidents Address sub mitted its report. It recommended that the President receive the thanks of the Association for the able manner in which he had presented the questions interest ing and affecting the Associa ton. It concurred in the recommendation of the President that the druggists should pay more attention to pharmacy and less to side lines It endorsesd the suggestion of the President for an utilization with the National Association of Retail Druggists The committee recommended that the action taken at the Birmingham meeting whereby tho AsSo HiltiDn should meet fat central points without regard to enter tanment, 1t being understood that no entertainment was expected, should be rescinded It was pointed out that it cost no more to the local druggists of the Association than to attend if the conven- tion was held in another town. The re- port was received and filed
 Secretary Bingham was highly com plimented by the report of the Committee on the Secretary's Report. MT. Bing- ham was commended for his work of col leeting and binding all the minutes of the meetings since the organization of the Association. twenty-two years ago. He was praised, too, for securing enough advertisements to defray the cost of pub fishing the minutes. The report was received and filed.
 The Association then went into the cleo tion of officers
 Two Papers Read.
 Following the election of officers Chair man Ruff from the Committee on Queries and Papers announced that two members of the Association who had prepared papers were ready to be heard. The
 
 the Association gave attention to the reading.
 A. K. Reume of Eufaula submitted an interesting paper on Better Laws for Pharmacists. Mir Reume argued that the registered pharmacist was in need of better protection from the laws of the State. The registered man, he said. had spent much of his time and his money in preparing himself for his profession In many towns he was forced to sit idly by and watch the unregistered pharmacist at labor because the latter, having spent no time nor money on equipping himself could work cheaper. This was against the law, said Mir. Reume but nothing was done to punish the unregistered man. He urged the Association to give more protection to the registered pharmacist
 G. B. McVay of Birmingham read short, but foroible paper on Better Prices for Drugs" The danger to pharmacy, Mir. McVay said was in the encroachment of the spirit of commercialism. Phar- macy was a profession and should be respected as such. The druggist. he contended, should charge professional fee in compromising a prescription, for his skill and expense.
 To the question of Has the National Association of Retail Druggists done any thing for the South to secure better prices for drugs?" which had been submitted. Secretary Bingham said that the ques- ton had ben answered at the previous nights session.
 On motion of ]. D. Sutton of Mobile, the salary of the Treasurer Tas fixed at $2O year, the same as the salary of the Secretary.
 To Meet With Doctors.
 Dr. P. C. Candidus of Mobile moved that a committee of three be appointed from the Association to meet with the State Medical Association. The motion was adopted and in accordance with It's provisions. the members of the commit tee will be named by the President. J. T. Brown of Andalusia and w. l.. Post of St. Louis were elected members of the Association
 The Board of Pharmacy. through Its Secretary, F, P Gait of Selma, submit | ted a brief report of it's work for the year. The Board had held meetings in the year at Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Bir- mingham and Montgomery. At those meetings thirty pharmacists had been | IA .fw.s.& -fsr fsnaFN