New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-24

were found to be entirely different from
what the label indicated. The latter
might be attributed to a mistake in Ia
belling but the only way for retailers '
to guard against the former was by
examining and testing all the medicines
they purchased. Prof. Willing also
reported for the committee on the re-
vision of the q. S.. pharmacopoeia.
This work, which contains all the dis
pensing formulas used by druggists,
is issued by the government every ten
years, and should have been ready in
1900. Prof. Willing stated that the
commission expected to publish it this
year and he strongly recommended
that every druggist procure a copy
when it is placed on sale.
Only one case had demanded the at
tention of the arbitration committee.
They had felt constrained to intervene
in one Northern Minnesota city where
the druggists had been fighting each
other and the result had been very sat
isfactory.. In their paper to the con
ventiOn the executive committee favor
ed revising certain portions of the by
laws and they also stated that the
pharmacy laws of the state were in
need of repairs. They thought it ad-
visable that steps should be taken to
interest all the druggists in Minnesota
and have them join the association and
seconded the recommendation of Presi-
dent Eckstein that the alcohol tax be
reduced. iii r. = . Il .ET@
Almost the first business Wednesday
morning was the selection of the place
for holding the convention in 1904.
Mayor L. l.. Brown of Winona was
present and urged the claims of his
town. In his address to the delegates
Mayor Brown was very eloquent and
convincing and when he had concluded
they accepted his invitation by an
unanimous vote. -. .{r i
Fifty-six druggists in various parts
of the state were elected to membership
in the association and several COM
munications were read from members
of the state pharmacy board of South
Dakota, who regretted that a special
meeting of their body prevented them
from attending. At this time the names
of ten druggists were submitted to the
convention by the nominating commit
tee. They were: "A. D. Thompson,
Minneapolis; Henry Rauch, Minneap-
oils: Jos. Poetz, St. Peter: A. c.. Lee
Richlaux, Duluth; F.. v. Cummings,
Blue Earth; B. O. Kyseth, Sherburn;
W. G. Alvin, New Ulm; Geo. Doehne,
Jr., Austin; S. B. Weiser, St. James:
E. A. Liepper, Minneapolis. Five of
the above were to be recommended to
Gov. Van SAINT by the convention and
one Of their number will receive the
appointment to the next vacancy upon
the state pharmacy board.
The speaker of the morning was DR..
R. 0. Beard, secretary of the medical
department faculty of the University
of Minnesota, and in the absence of
DR.. O. G. Stricken, who was detained
| elsewhere, he was introduced BY Prof
Willing. DR.. Beard spoke interest
ingly and his remarks were greatly
| enjoyed. He stated that his connec-
tion with the University of Minnesota
dated back eighteen years and he told
of the forming Of the medical depart
ment, recounting the doubts and ap-
prehension with which he had entered
into the plan. Then he gave his audi
tors sketch of the institute s career,
from the time when two years work
constituted the entire course until now
the board of regents have heightened
the time to six years, the new arrange
ment to 60 into effect next fall. He
then touched upon pharmaceutical
topics, recommending more thorough
course of training for pharmaceutical
students. Upon the relations of drug
gists and doctors he spoke at, length,
noting instances where physicians
were at fault and criticising number
of the short-commings and abuses toll
Grated by the drug trade. He con-
demned the practice INDUCED in by
some druggists of prescribing as well
as dispensing and expressed desire
that the convention go on record as
favoring the printing Of formulas up
on the labels of all patent and proprie-
tary medicines. His address was Of
absorbing interest hroughout and was
listened to with the greatest attention.
After he had finished DIR. o. C.
Stricken of this city, spoke briefly.
As a member of the board of regents
he was qualified to say that the board
had plans under consideration for the
Improvement of the college of phar-
macy; bit of intelligence which
pleased the druggists nightly and
which elected applause.