Cbe Journal of Pharmacology, 



A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Advances Made in the Various Departments of 



Materia Medicx, Pharmacy and Chemistry. 



Vol.. VII. FEBRUARY, 19 OO. No. 2. 



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The Metric System. 



The following has been received from Prof. Frank G. Ryan, Chairman 

 Committee on Weights and Measures, American Pharmaceutical Association. 



The Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures of the House of 

 Representatives is again considering the subject of the adoption of the 

 metric system of weights and measures as the legal system of the United 

 States — with a view of presenting a report to Congress upon this subject. 

 The Chairman of the special Committee on Weights and Measures of the 

 American Pharmaceutical Association would urge all members of the As- 

 sociation and all Pharmacists of the United States who favor the adoption'of 

 the measure to write to the Hon. James H. Southard, Chairman of the House 

 Committee, Washington, D. C, presenting their views upon this subject. 



Probably no class of persons would be more benefitted by the adoption 

 of this measure than the Pharmacists of this country hampered and an- 

 noyed as they now are by being compelled to use Avoirdupois and Apoth- 

 ecaries weight, wine measure, and in some sections imperial measure as 

 well as the metric system. 



Since the foundation of the Republic there probably has never been a 

 time when the importance of this subject was more apparent than it is at 

 present. With the acquirement of new territory in distant parts of the 

 world, and the increase of our commerce with foreign nations, a universal 

 system of weights and measures become more than ever desirable. Pharm- 

 acists of the United States are to be congratulated on the advanced 

 position they have taken in securing the adoption of the metric system 

 exclusively, by the United States Pharmacopoeia in 1890, and it is hoped 

 that they will continue to aid in securing its adoption by Congress as the 

 only legal system of weights and measures in the United States. 



We hope that our readers will extend the Committee their hearty co- 

 operation by complying with above request. — Kd. 



