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of American pharmacists regarding ' "tax- 

 tree alcohol" and the evils of "physi- 

 cians dispensing." 



There can be hardly a question but 

 that a "tax-free alcohol" containing 

 some inert substance, preventing its use 

 as a beverage and in the manufacture of 

 medicines but limiting its use in the man- 

 ufacture of chemicals and in the arts is 

 desirable. Also, a pure "tax-free alco- 

 hol" ought to be permitted the use of 

 manufacturers of chloral and ether and 

 possibly some other chemical preparations. 

 Fiirtherniore, regulations might be so 

 made as to extend the use of "tax-free 

 alcohol" among investigators. We are 

 not favorably impressed with this move- 

 ment at present — unless the reasons 

 hereafter to to be given shall be more 

 forcible than those presented — that shall 

 have for its object the sale of "tax-free 

 alcohol" to the retail druggist as he is 

 to-day in America. For reasons already 

 given it will not do good — but will do 

 harm. We commend the "Circular 

 lyCtter" to the attention of all our readers 

 and for all to conscientiously aid this 

 committee in the solution of this import- 

 ant problem that it has undertaken. It 

 is for the pharmacist himself to decide, 

 and each pharmacist knows his own 

 business better than any one else and 

 what he would do if "tax-free alcohol" 

 were used. Only be sure that you will 

 do what you think you will do. 



Henry Kraemer. 



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Meyers' Conversations — Lexicon. — Fiinfte, 

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This part includes the article from "Ethik" 

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Botany. 



Die officinellen Pflanzeti der Pharmacopcea 

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This work is intended for pharmacists and 

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Anatoniischer Atlas der Pharrnakognosie und 

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