Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

length upon the drug store supplies OF
that time and the sources from Whlch
they were procured, mentioning that
citrate of magnesia was invented about
this time and the charming beverage
was sold in small champagne bottles
with the cork tied down by string.
No one used the metric system until
within the last ten years. and drug
gists viewed it with disapproval and
preferred the good old American and
English system of measurement. After
recounting the business situation of
the times, the speaker gave a lengthy
eulogy to various well-known drug
gists of that generation and closed
with a peroration upon the "amiable
and cultured gentlemen" apothecaries
who have passed from this world.
The address of Fred c. Mcl<innle'
entitled the "Direct Results of the En-
forcement of the Pure Food and Drugs
Act" was not delivered and Mr.. Nc
Kinnie wrote to say that he was un-
able to be present at the meeting. The
address which was to have been
feature of the meeting was demanded
by those present and 1t was suggested
that the secretary should read the pa
per in question. However, this had not
been sent in, and it was voted to pub
lish 1t with the rest of the addresses
given at the meeting.
Sings Praises of Eucalyptus
An enterprislng afternoon paper yes
terday published an account OF the
reading of the much desired address
with some circumstantial detail. This
step in the realms of clairvoyancy and
mental telepathy marks the progress
of the age and a new era of Journalism.
The value Of eucalyptus oil was dis
cussed by f. c. Schueddig of Palms.
MIR. Schueddg stated that the oil is
superior to carbolic acid as an anti
septic and is perfectly harmless.
Among the numerous virtues of the oil
is its efficiency in bladder troubles, and
IT is said to have been used successfully
as a cure for tapeworm. There are
many oil-producing eucalyptus trees
i'm California. and 1t was suggested
that these be cultivated, as they were
superior to those of Australia, from
which much of our medicinal oil now
comes
A paper entitled Drug Plant Culture
in California" which was to have peen
read by Albert Schneider OF san fran
cisco, was not presented, owing TO the
absence of Mr.. Schneider, who notified
the committee of his inability to be
present.
Many impromptu talks were given
by various visiting druggists, and w.
II. Lauer, formerly of Tacoma, but now
q resident of Los Angeles, spoke or the
advantages of cooperation and one
price basis of doing business, and spoke
of several methods Of meeting the
bargain hunting foes of pharmacy. He
introduced John A. Lowry of Port
land, Ore, who spoke of the increase
in membership of the oregon State As
sociation of Pharmacists and presented
greetings to the local body.
The rates charged by jobbers were
discussed and a resolution was car
ried and filed with the executive COM
mittee calling for some action to re-
strain the eastern concerns from
charging certain retailers in various
towns of the state for boxes and car
tons in which the drugs and chemicals
are shipped
1t was decided to appoint a commit
tee to take up the discussion of the
pure food and drug act, and 1t was
further suggested that druggists
should send their various compounds
to the State College of Pharmacy in
order to permit students there to ana
lyze the drugs and chemicals and fore
warn the retailers If they were selling
anything which did not comply with
the requirements of the recently en-
acted pure drugs acts.
1t was decided to request the whole
sale uruBSlSlS OL LOS Angeles 10 ClOS6
their places of business for the whole
of next Saturday in order to permit
the employees to attend the picnic at
Catalina.
The following officers were installed:
President, A. l.. Leber Oakland;
first vice president, e. e. Armour Po-
mona; second vice president, G. II. p
Lichthardt, Sacramento; secretary and
treasurer, F. w. Nish, San Francisco.
Trustees-C. H. Ward. Pasadena; w.
r. Dickinson, Los Angeles; ]. w. Jes-
son, Ontario Val Schmidt, San Fran
cisco d. c. Hazelrigg, San Diego: J.
A. Sanford, Stockton; j. Tobriner,
Oakland.
A committee was appointed to leave
at 10 o'clock this morning on the Santa
Fe for San Bernardino to meet the in
coming eastern visitors to the Amer
lean Pharmaceutical association con-
vention, which begins Monday. THE