The Washington herald., 1907-05-05
FIGHTOPATENTDRUGS
DR.. Wiley Urges Most Rigid
Regulation of Trade.
WANTS SELLERS TO QUALIFY
Government Chemist Tells Thera-
peutie Society of America that
Rigid Examination in Medical
knowledge should BE Required.
Banguet 30 Out-of-tovn Guests.

Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, of the Bureau
OF Chemistry made strong plea for the
abolition Of patent medicines at the after
noon session OF the American Therapeutic
Society held at the Raleigh Hotel The
| convention Of that organization began in
the morning and will continue until Tues
day.
DR.. Wiley suggested as a preventative
OF the sale Of obnoxious drugs that every
producer and seller of medicine be COM
PEELED to pass an examination as stringent
as that which pharmacists are compelled
70 stand. He also said that In his opinion
1t was manifestly wrong to allow pro-
/ ducer 10 claim to cure "a patient whom
/ he had never seen, and whose case he
/ would not have been able to diagnose If
he had seen it. That all producers of
/ wholesale medicines be compelled 10 pro-
cure a license from every State in which
his goods are sold was also strongly
recommended by the speaker.
Professional Papers Discussed.
Following DR.. Wiley speeches were
made at the afternoon session by Fred
! erick H. Gerrish, Of Portland, Me, on
! Legal control necessary in the treat
ment of drug habits;' ReynOld Webb
/ Wilcox, of New York, on Criticisms Of
| the United States Pharmacopoeia:" B. F.
Mckenzie, on The value Of physical
training In the treatment Of neurotie pa
TENTS Francis NJ. Pottenger. on "Prin-
/ eiples underlying the treatment OF tuber-
eulosis," and William Porter, of ST. Louis,
on "Fixation Us. medication in hemop-
tysis"
The convention was opened by an ad-
dress of welcome TO the delegates by
/ Commissioner Macfarland. who asked the
medical men TO do everything that they
can TO find out IN what way the city may
be helped IN a hygienic way Dr. Reynold
! Wilcox responded to the Commissioner.
and his remarks were followed by the
reading of the reports Of the secretary,
Noble F. Barnes; the treasurer. John S.
McLain. and Cf various committees.
President aeyburn speaks.
President Robert Reybun then made
his address. which was an autobiography
Of his fifty years Of practice in this city.
DR.. Reyburn is the only survivor who ad-
miuistered To President James A. Garfield
after the tragedy in the Pennsylvania sta
tion. He was also one of the staf 0flcers
detailed TO guard the body OF Abraham
/ Lincoln. and his address contained many
interesting "reminiscences Of the martyred
Presidents.
Guests al banquet.
Of
the guests Of the local branch of that
| organization at a banquet in Freund' :
/ last night. Almost every State in the
/ Union was represented around the board.
besides several delegates from Canada.
DIR. s. F. Watkins. Of Washington, was
the postmaster. and called, first. on DR..
Reynold Wilcox, of New York, who, after
a brief speech OF thanks 10 the local So
ciety, gave way 10 Dr. Harvey Wiley.
who warned the members that the march
/ OF progress would make the methods
of to-day appear as antiquated to the
next generation as the methods Of fifty
years ago appear to medical men of TO-
day
Dr. Mckenzie, of Toronto. brought a
/ cordial message from his feilow-phy-
sicians in the Dominion OF Canada. and
assured the society that the organization
in that country would never suffer from
/ lack Of support and cooperation. He
| concluded by saying that the AngIo-Saxon
race would never relinquish the leadership
while they followed the enterprislng, pro-
gressive course that was being followed
| in the United States.
The other speakers were Dr. Pattenger,
OF California. DIT. Leech. OF this city. DR..
/ Thomas Satteiwit Of New York. and Dr.
/ Oliver T. Osborne. OF Philadelphia. The
/ diners were Drs. Kalus0wsld j. W. Chap
/ pell. j. F. Mckay. Billiard A. J. Hail, z.
/ Barry. G. Werber. F. W Bradcn. r. c.
Ruedy. TTuert. Frank Leech Charles
! Beall. +. r. Karpeles. Monte Grifhth,
| Fowler, D. J. Morgan, Sidney Behrend.
/ Thomas Smith, Samuel z. Watkins, +. z.
/ MaXey. c. Y. Petteys. c. R. Dufour, ].
/ Haslip Lamb John T. Moran. William NJ.
| Sprigg, Y. z. Henderson, D. 0. keech. s.
l. Dawes, q. Whyte Cook, n. p. Barnes,
| F. II. Lang, Reynolds Wilcox, B. e Nc
/ kenZie. Robert Reyburn. r. A Robbins.
/ f. Lee Morgan. Louis MaCkall. J. Blake
/ White II. ". Wiley. o. A. McK3mmie o.
/ T. Osborne, F. NJ Pattenger, A R.
| Stands l. Kolopinski. F. F. Stewart,
John Walsh, j. D Thomas, D. Percy
Hickling, a. A. Morris, and George w.