Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-09

the benefits that will accrue By werk-
Ing together in harmony. understand
ing our necessities ana endeavoriaz
TO procure legislation; hrstly for the
protection Of the community. and.
secondly, for the protection OF taoEs
druggists who comply with the law
and do right
Mr.. Ruppe makes a strong plaa Tor
stringent pura food and drug taW.
and declares that tina bill pending be-
fore the last New Mexico legislature
known as House Bill No. iS7 was
found imDoSsiOle 81 pasGaka because
OF tho protests made Oy the interests
representing proprietary medicines
NhOlesale Rrocers end others and
made necessary tina Introduction Of q
substitute, based upon the national
pure food Law. With an additional
CLAUSE referring to tho sale Of Ice
creams made out of gclatlAs. Bllcr.
etc, AID requiring that tho fact should
be announced BY a card. conspicuous
IS posted. This bill. no explains.
save a period OF one year for com
pllsnec with tho law. which Required
that tho Label should not use the word
, cure. SPECIFIC remedy." etc. and
, also that advertising matter should
comply with the federal law In tho
reepect that they should lay no more
claim 10 positive curative properties
than they would ON thclr label BIll
No. Its vas thco prepared. as re-.
suit of protests against No. ~. but
this. too. failed 90 passage. Until
the session az 1914" Says alf Ruphs
IN his letter 10 tho druggists o. the
| state. we Uili not be- able 10 do any
thing further Ia Ngw Mcxi<u." Ito
continues:
High Standard should De AIAlniainah.
II THOUGHT this e2planatiVn was
duo In the druggists Of New Mexico
as apparently Rood many " them
had been miSed. whilc this actusliF
should ba "A letter addressed 10 you
solely in behalf oT tile assoola ton.
nevertheless 1 cannot refrain. being .
member of the BOARD ~ pbarmacg
from calling your attention 10 the
necessity Of complyins with the Ian
In all tho practice OF pharmacy. but
more especially 10 the sales OF poisOns
and particularly 20 that section Of ths
law dealing with cocaine and NOR.
phinc.
The druggist Is considered 10 be-
an educated man. rs educated men
Wo should represent tho highest typo
! of citizenship and should abhOr ovch
0ithuut tho necessity of law the sell
/ tng of anything which would tend 60
mako criminals There is not Onc Of
sou that does not knoW that cocaine
vs. the DRUG that tends 10 make more
criminals than any other embraced An
our pharmacupoeia. Therefore pre-
scrlpti0nS which tho Law authorizes
containing morphine and cocsiuc
should not be- rcnlicd except when
the physician especially Indicates that
/ " Is for hahitual use. am sorry t.
say that Wp have no charitable lnsti-
I tuition Tor the curv Of these poor I'M
/ turtunHtcs ~ sou yell know seventy.
i i've per cent of them have no msans
! Co pay for treatment and good
/ many oi them through the usr "t
these drugs become 50 dcpravcd that
they don't even care To- he cured
such cases have como under my at
/ tcntioh hero In albuquerque through
reports by physicians"
Blame TTst on "Oid Guard
| IN q letter 10 the paclnc DTug Re.
view In Response 10 a request for hl.
| Views Mr. Ruppe attributes the fall
uro OF the legislature 90 pass ucW pune
food and drug legislation 10 political
considerations, declaring that the
/ old Guard holding majority In
tho senate. Ndcltackcd legislation nd
Vucatcd by lts foes FOR tho purpose us
showing that they had NJ pun or In
| nuenc" Mr.. Ruppe has boon inSpcc
/ tor for nineteen years. mcmOcr Ut
| IN" state board 10 pharmacy conun.
= uuuslv for slNt"Cn wears and vas pres
! idcnt OF tho board thirteen ycary OF
| that time Ito continues
I have been very active in ms ad-
! Npcacy ~ the national medical and
I pharmacy Lave. believing that when q
man is once recognized by the state AZ
| bcluE competent 90 practice either
/ profession he should be allowed n du
SO. provided no Is morally st. where
ever tho fiag hios. 10 the government
of the United states would regulate
the practice ~ pharmacy and medi'
cine. those collcaCs not coming up "a
standard would not be recognized and
would gradually go out OF business
| This. however, holds good more Va ~
far as tho practice OF medicine " con-
cerned than Il does OF pharmacy and
as | recognize that the Uni,ee state
government should take care OF th,
health 90 rs people and as both pro
LESSONS belong 60 the department o
health, do not sec who're STATE
rights would no inteffered with.
which Is tho general excuse given b,
upposers OF this measure. wheu th'
board Of examinerh for both pvOtes
sions could be appointed by the gov
crnor the same AZ they are today bu
" ouid enforce the federal law insteai
OF the local one.
/, In pharmacy. believe that when
man has had twenty years experienc'
Ia the drug business. Ia should b,
recognized Withoul examination unit