The Washington times., 1932-10-13
The American Druggist
A Good and Useful Neighbor

The celebration of Pharmacy Week. between October 10
and 15 important all who value their health and that
of their families.
The pharmacy ordinarily called drug store insttu
on of prime Importance national and individual welfare
In that institution man has himself of the
Of pharmacy which the science of supplying drugs that to
say chemical substances apart from foods for the cure and
prevention of disease The pharmacist is the scientific dsribu
ting agent the battle of mankind against its enemies from
disease breeding microscopic bacteria to the dangerous
higher forms of life
FROM SUPERSTITION TO SCIENCE
Ancient magcan pretended practice the science of phar
in the primitive days superstition with their love phtre
and much about grinding up pearls and other precious
ruled the world of medicine for centuries
AMAZING PROGRESS
During the past century, and amazingly in this
twentieth century the science of the pharmacists has made
tremendous strides One hundred years ago few inorganic
salts and vegetable extracts of doubtful value constituted the
whole stock in trade of the comparatively scientific
pharmacist of that date.
Within the last 80 years science pharmacy repre-
sened the shelves of thousands of drug stores today has
made extraordinary progress immensely valuable and important
to the race as whole and to every family and every Individual
IN every country.
GUEssEs COME TRUE
Curouy enough crude experiments and guees of ancient
pharmacists and old school doctors of so and Is years
part of the highest of the science of pharmacy
Extracts and other glands that control bodily
functions used today matter of course The suggestion
that they be used offered by Dr. in the last
tury ridiculed
that organic arsenic compounds destroyed certain organisms
discovered and applied his remedy savaran commonly called
1905 and successfully used of the worst blood dis
qunin has been since its discovery in the fight
against malaria.
IMPORTANCE OF THE DRUGGIST
An educated man. with the lights of different coors in his
store windows to indicate his scientific profession the
store druggist public servant of highest value Before he
receive his degree pharmacist he must through
of hard study He must be familiar with the thousands of
drugs remedies of all kinds with which his shelves filled
He must read correctly and prepare with minute exactness
to the fraction of grain the prescriptions that the doctor
trusts to him. and that often hurriedy scrawled the sick
1t used to be the fashion, England to make prescp
tions ilegible possible.
Many look upon the dug store merely institution for
supplying soda water and assorted sundaes That branch Of
the drug store business unfortunately necessary that the phar
mac may make living and pay heavy rents demanded for
conspicuous stores the unmportant part of the drug
business
AT THE BACK OF THE STORE
That which important and calls for public recognition and
gratitude the work done through long hours by the trained
a the back of the store whose accuracy may
pend the life we'll the health of his neighbors.
Pharmacy Week, from October 10 to 15 is important
everybody in America