Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-10


ton. one OF the most important Of the
state. is now I'm session In Gainesville
and the city has been practically
~turned over" to them by Mayor
Davis.
The membership Of this organiza.
ton numbers three hundred or more
OF the leading professional men Of
the state and Il Is an honor 20 the
city that they selected this as their
meeting point. and every citizen
should see that they are royalty en-
tertalned that they may depart with
the best OF feeling and p hearty good
word Tor the University City.
Address Of wslcome.
The morning session. which cOnven-
ca az ESQ, was called 70 order BY
ehe President. w. s. Oppenheimer Of
Tampa. and following a short routine
o. business. Hon. HoratiO Davis. may.
or Of the city. delivered the address
Of welcome as follows:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen Of
the Florida Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton: As Mayor Of Gainesville Il
gives me pleasure 70 welcome you 10
our city. Il gives me pleasure. for
60 where you win IN this State, and
A every city. town and village. yON
win End. almost invariably. the drug
gist 70 be q man Of character and
standing. and this can be truthfuIly
said Of = very few professions or busi-
nesses.
your profession Is an ancient one.
for IN the excavation Of a city de-
strDyed By q volcano before the birth
81 our Saviour q drug store was found.
but I doubt Il you Of the present day
would consider Il an up-tO-date drug
store. Tor the accounts Of such exca-
walton do not ten us that Il contained
patent medicines warranted TO make
q new crop Of hair grow ON bald pates
or to restore the eyesight or 70 make
an old man step about like a two
year-old colt
"f>can remember when the doctors
carried their drug stores with them
the country doctor IN a saddle-bag
thrown across his saddle and the city
doctor in q six-by-ten-inch satchel. and
4 was wonderful what cures those old
doctors made with their saddle-bag and
satchel drug. stores. Those were days
q calomel. blue mass. salts and quiz
nine. and how those old prediction
eFs used 90 shovel these medicines
into a patient. In those days II a
medicine didn't make the patient
deathly sick Il was no good Il Is
hard for us who lived In those times
70 have much faith IN bird shot tab
lets and pleasant tasting castor oil.
Il Is said that medicines are now
made 50 palatable that a sick per.
son yearns for Il and that boys viii
gladly take Il. provided Il keeps them
from school
"Of course q profession that stands
a. high as yours must expect some
good.natured bantering. Sometime
ago a man was appointed the admin
istraior 81 an estate IN this county
and afterwards he was asked n the
estate was solvent and answered that
be could not tell a. the doctor and
the druggist had not sent In their
bills. Even members Of the legal pro-
fession have been charged with ex.
tortion. but Ne know. as Shakes.
peare says. that though chaste as ice
and pure as snow Ne shall not escape
calumny.
But joking aside. We are glad d
entertain you. What would a tow
be without a druggist How could 4
man set a cigar on Sunday where th,
sunday Law A. enforced n a wer,
not for the drug storeg
AS gentlemen and worthy citizen,
Of our great State. and ia the nam,
o. the people Of this city. again
welcome you 20 Gainesville"
President oppsnhslmsFs Address.
yellow Members OF the Floridl
State Pharmaceutical Association,
Another year has past and Ne meet
again IN this beautiful little city Of
Gainesville. hope that each one OF
you have brought a feeling OF good
yin. Of g00d fellowship. and that va
Win make this convention the hap