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ington, chairman of the Revision Committee, said to me a few 

 days ago, in talking over the question, that he thought this organi- 

 zation ought to elect delegates and take chances of their being 

 recognized. 



Mr. Main: — I would say that it is distinctly stated in the Phar- 

 macopceia that the only delegates to be admitted are those from in- 

 corporated societies which have been incorporated for at least five 

 years before the convention. I really do not know how the con- 

 vention would be able to go beyond that — of course, they might — 

 but it is very plainly, and I think legally, stated. 



In reference to the National Formulary, I would say that since 

 the existence of our committee we have never had called to our 

 attention by a single member of this association anything in con- 

 nection with the National Formulary. It has never been mentioned 

 before. The only reason for the committee putting in the refer- 

 ence to the National Formulary at this time was on account of the 

 attention drawn to it by Professor Oldberg's remarks at the last 

 meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association, of which he 

 was president. I would like to add that further on in his report 

 he intimates that if the National Formulary were to be continued 

 as a legal standard that the control of it would probably pass from 

 the American Pharmaceutical Association, and that it would in 

 some way be published as a supplement to the United States Phar- 

 macopoeia. Of course, that is only the opinion of one man. It was 

 differed from to a very great extent at the meeting of the associa- 

 tion. But Professor Oldberg is a careful thinker, and it was the 

 consensus of opinion of your committee that the truth of his re- 

 marks would become more apparent as time elapsed. 



Dr. Schieffelin : — As a member of the committee, I want to say 

 that I think Mr. Kine's criticism is very well deserved. The report 

 quotes from Professor Oldberg, and states that the Committee 

 agrees with him, and points out a certain mistake, presumptively 

 made by Congress, and makes no suggestion whatever as to the 

 remedy. That is an omission, and I trust that we will soon have 

 some specific correction to recommend. It may be well to recom- 

 mend that a National Board of Health be created and that the 

 whole matter be placed in the hands of that department and 

 have the National Commissioner of Health a Secretary in the 

 Cabinet — something to that effect has been recently mooted in 



