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pies were collected as the result of complaints, but these con- 

 ditions were not general. Tincture of Iodine, Spirit of Gaul- 

 theria, Spirit of Peppermint, Spirit of N-itrous Ether, Extract 

 of Hamamelis, Spirit of Camphor, etx:., were aimong the prepa- 

 rations collected; also miscellaneous articles — not taken gener- 

 ally — such as Sweet Oil, \\^itch Hazel Cream and the Vurpillat 

 Remedies, a collection of drugs so^ld by a 'travelling fakir, were 

 taken for analysis. The last named articles were taken as 

 thie result of a complaint and, while the ex^amination did not 

 show any deleterious substance, the analysis proved that these 

 "Remedies" if used would show but slight therapeutic value. 

 Dt will be seen that in general the articles collected consisted 

 of simple compounds, and it is hoped that we were not judged 

 unreasonable in obtaining products not difficult to manufacture 

 in conformity with the United States Pharmacopoeia standard 

 While serious deficiencies were found in some of the samples, 

 after careful investigation it seemed apparent that scarcely any 

 wilful or intentional violation of the law had been discovered. 

 Seeming, as it does, of utmost importance that a drug — 

 whether recognized by the United States Pharmacop>oeia or 

 not — should ijx>ssess the proper therapeutic qualities and, when 

 administered, produce the desired physical effect, as our duty 

 has been interpreted to remedy the conditions found and give 

 impartial enforcem'ent of the law that was found necessary to 

 place on our statute books, when violations were detected 

 hearings were arranged and' a careful investigation made in 

 each case. 



For the most ipart, the druggists maniifested a willingness 

 ;to have samples taken, thereby securing an index of the 

 product they were dispensing; with but few exceptions, it was 

 gratifying to note their attitude. On the whole, they were 

 ready to accept suggestions and showed their intention to 

 conform closely with the spirit and the letter of the law. The 

 attempt was made in the settlement of all such cases to deal 

 impartially and fairly, and to effect a satisfactory agreement; 

 tx) remedy the conditions found to exist; to protect the public 

 and also the dealer, without the disagreeable features of court 

 proceedings and notoriety, trusting that as much good could be 

 accomplished in that way. 



