The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06

water" l also have pitied the ton
CUES that were obliged to comfort
themselves with zee two aitch six OH
as "a Substitute for the WORD "alcohoi.
IL therefore is not surprising that
in the exploitation of proprietary
medicines to the medical profession
chemical formulas have been used TO
lend rcspectability to "A product ano
at the same time to Ihls Is
particularly the case since the atteh-
ton of the medical profession mas
been called to the unreiiabiilty OF me
sc-calied proprietary mixtures Ine
use OF chemical formula III connec-
ton With a proprietary mtOicine mas
probably also been made dLslraple ~py
the prominence which has been glen
during recent years to. the coal tar
syntne ties" While in many instances
the uEwarrented use of chemical 1or-
mulas was deliberate and with lnteh.
to deceive. in many cases they were
used through ignorance, caietessness'
or in the belief that sort OF poeuc
license permitted the use ui formulas
in connection with proprietary meci-
cines 70 make them look goou.
AS this abuse of chemical notation
to which | have referred is contrary
to the best interests of medicine, ana
as ii Is liable to discredtt pharmacy,
wish to make an appea; to teachers
in pharmacy schools to cid In correct
ing the abuse,
Other Meetings.
Preceding the joint session in the
auditorium Thursday morning an ex-
ectitive session of the council was held
and also a meeting of the National
Association of Boards OF Iharmacy.
An adjourned session of the section
on scientific papers was convened at
10 o'clock, and "a number oi papers
were read and their subjects discuss-
ed. Among the papers read were:
l.. S. p. Tests as Reviewed by a Re-
tail Pharmacist, Il. A. Il Dunning.
The Use of Electricity in Pharma-
copoeial Testing, b. l.. Murray.
ON the Importance Of Giving the
Diagnostie Microscopical Characteris-
tics of Vegetable Drugs Included in
the u. 8. Pharmacopoeia, Albert
Schneider,
T.. IS. MEETING POINT Eequfre-
ments, Ct. a. Menge.
I Chemical Assay of the /. >. +.
VIII. George ID. Rosengarten in Co
operation with Willard Graham and
ID. w Horn.
Laboratory Notes on the pharma-
copoeia, j. K. Rippetoe.
On the Keeping Qualities ol Some
Standard Volumetric Solutions A. H
Clark
The Quality of Medicinal hydrogen
/ Dioxide at Present on the Market, l.
I +. kebler.
Some Defects in Examinations. II
f, Kalusowski.
The Volumetrio Calculations of the
( L. S. p, Frank Y. Moerk,
/ banquet Of Alumni.
J During the convention a number OF
different societies and the alumni OF
different pharmacy colleges are TAX
ing part in meetings of private ma
ture. The alumni of the Philadelphia
! College of Pharmacy will hold ban
I quet at the Jefferson Hotel Friday ep-
( ening from to S:30 O'Clock. The
alumni of other colleges will also hold
banquets and participate in other So
cial features.
Closing Program.
The convention will hold it's closing
session on Saturday. and the grea
majority of the delegates with go from
here to Washington to attend tn,
United States Pharmacopoeial Con.
vention, which takes place next wee X
The last Of the program here Is a.
follows:
Friday, May Z.
p. M.-Session OF section on prac,
teal pharmacy and dispensing.
i Saturday, May g.
! 10 A. M.-Session of section OF
practical pharmacy and dispensing
Session OF section on historical phar
macy.
3 p, M.-Final general session o
the association.