Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-15
DRUGGISTS c.
DOWN TO WORK
Good Papers Read at Second
Day Session Of Utah Phar-
naceuticaI Association.
OFFICERS ELECTION TODAY
And This Evening tie Convention
VIII Wind Up Will Banquet
At Commercial Club.

The second day Of the sessions OF the
Utah 2Pharinaceuticai association began
this morning, with an attendance con
4 slderahy increased over that of yes
terday. The delegates seemed refresh
ed and ginsplrited by the outing Of last
evening to the lake, where bathing,
dancing, and a banquet were among the
features OF entertainment
The feature Of the morning session
was the address by George p. McGabe,
solicitor of the department. Of agricul-
ture at Washington, Mr.. McCabe is a
young man Of progressing personals
4 tYl and Of undoubted erudition He is a
Utah product, having been born and
reared in Ogden. While yet a young
man, MIR. McCabe was chosen to be
principal of the Ogden schools and
there was much criticism. adverse and
q otherwise! IN the Junction city as to the
4 placing of so much responsibility in the
public schools upon the shoulders of
mad good, and filed the position of
principal to the entire satisfaction of all
concerned He studied law and became
attached to- the government service In
s the department Of agriculture; where he
has steadily worked his way upward
until he is now solicitor for the de-
partment. 5S n, .S rs;
PURE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
Mr.. McCabes paper this morning
was thorough treatise on tho effect
of the operation and enforcement of
the Pure food and drugs act of June
30, 1906. He said In part. II feel
& honored that here should come to me
this opportunity to address the Utah
pharmaceutical association. not only
because of a great interest in the nat
aional law which is the subject of my
remarks, but because Of the character
and standing of this association and
Upon the good sense, honesty ability.
and public spirit Of the druggist and
the pharmacist, much depends in the
enforcement of the law
Passing over the history Of pharmacy
as pTaetised through the ages, Mr..
i.McCabe told of the steps taken by the
secretary OF agriculture to protect the
he said came mostly from foreign
countries. The law says continued
Mr.. McCabe, that no drug shall come
Into this country IL 1t is adulterated or
nlisbranded, or may be dangerous to
the health OF the people of the United
States. ccordingly samplesSare taken
drugs offered for entry into the
United states. and fthey are adulter-
ated or dangerous to he3healtll8o Of our
people. their entry is not allowed and
" Is required that they be shipped out.
OF the limits OF the country. Before the
national law was$ erlacted, the pharn1a-i
cist and the people had no such pros
lection. a 3ss i5S ia z
The pure food law has been in OPP
8eration now for about two years and
q halt, and while the law was passed
primarily for the protection of the
consumer, 1t has been in many In
stances. OF service to the wholesale as
We'll as the retail druggist, in moral,
as; well as practical way, Before the
act .s vas passed there was no restraint
on the kind of drugs and chemicals
placed on the market. Because Of
competition with Inscriptions dealers,
the man who wished to carry on his
business with clean hands, was either
forced to adopt the tactics Of the UNI
iscrupulous or go to the wall. Now
the honesty of the druggist, both whole
sale and retail, Is protected By law,
and he may carry on his business in a
decent, reputable fashion, S5si Il
EFFICIENT SERVICE.
Mr. McCabe cited number of In
stances in which violators Of the law
had been unprecedented and punished.
showing the efficiency of the branch of
the service having to do With the en-
forcerhent of the provisions of the law
e M r. McCabe said In conclusion: In
purchasing drugs from the wholesaler,
manufact urerss Or any other source. YOU
should require the person OF, firm from
whom you make the purchase to give
You a guaranty. In this connection you
should bear in mind that a guaranty
is of no protection to you unless Civ
en- to you by the person from whom
YOU purchase The law requires every
package or bottle containing drug
which is.in whole or In part alcohol,
morphine, opium, cocaine. or certain
other related dangerous or habit-form-
ing drugs mentioned In the act, to bear
n statement of the quantity and pro-
portion of these substances The de-
5partment OF agriculture asks that the
Utah Pharmaceutical association, and
Of every pharmacist in this country.
that they Will use their best endeayorsi
TO assist in the enforcementsof the food
and drugs act. Its benefits to you are
apparent and its benefits to the country
as q whole cannot be- overestimated.
The address was greeted with pro-
longed applause, in which every dele
gate present enthusiastically joined.
PRICE OF PRESCRIPTIONS.
Charles VanDyke OF the vanDykeS
Drug company. delivered paper on
the subject. What System do You
Consider Fair and Equitable in the
Pricing or Prescriptions? Mr.. Van
Dyke said in part; Not long ago |
.telephoned to an electric company for
an electric push button switch, and
was told the price would be so cents.
AS one of the employees of the company
would be passing my way soon, 1t was
said he would deliver 1t TO me. He did
and When he arrived. ne asked If he