THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



of its paying. It seems well at this time 

 to repeat an old story, the moral of which 

 is very evident : 



Some years ago, a gentleman residing 

 at South End, in Boston, was furnished 

 with a prescription containing among 

 other ingredients the following : 



Syr. Scillae i fl. oz. 



Tinct. Ejusdem \ fl'. oz. 



With the recipe he went to the nearest 

 apothecary. "I cannot put up that medi- 

 cine for you," said the apothecary. "I 

 have all of the ingredients but one — 

 Tincture of Ejusdem. Dissapointed, the 

 gentleman went from one drug store to 

 another, until at lenth he reached the 

 store of a well-known pharmacist at the 

 North End. Without making any re- 

 marks, the pharmacist proceeded to put 

 up the recipe. "What! exclaimed the 

 gentleman, have you Tinct. Ejusdem ! 

 I have been to fifty shops, more or less, 

 but no one had it. Some pharmacists 

 even averred that they had never heard 

 of it." "The recipe," quietly remarked 

 the druggist, "calls for one ounce of Syr. 

 of Squills, and a half fluid ounce of the 

 Tincture of the same." 



AN EXAHPLE. 

 In the British and Colonial Druggist 

 of a recent issue, we find the following : 

 "The antidiphtheritic serum of the 

 Pasteur Institute is now being delivered 

 to pharmacists in Paris. None is dis- 

 tributed to any but pharmacists, to whom 

 the public and the doctors should apply 

 for it." In America, we have some things 

 of which we are proud, but we cannot or 

 ought not to forget that we have not by 

 any means all of the best things. Experi- 

 ence also teaches us that what is a good 

 thing in one place may not be good in an- 

 other.LJving in a Republic, we have factors 

 which, as the nation grows, seems to pre- 

 vent the universal adoption immediately 

 of even these things which are applicable 



here, and so while we must cherish the 

 example of the physicians and pharma- 

 cists of Paris, we exceedingly regret that 

 we see no possibility of this rational con- 

 dition of affairs in the United States. 



AHERICAN PHARHACEUTICAL ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



Organized 1852. Incorporated 1888. 



Section on Pharmaceutical Education and 

 Legislation. 



The Committee on Education and 

 Legislation of the 43d annual meeting, 

 to be held at Denver, Col., August r4, 

 1895, desires to present statistical in- 

 formation on these two important 

 branches this year. 



In order that the educational and 

 legal status of Pharmacy may be im- 

 proved, it is deemed essential that the 

 present requirements as existing in over 

 forty States be summarized for ready re- 

 ference and comparison. Secretaries of 

 Pharmacy Boards, Colleges and other 

 members are respectfully requested to 

 transmit the information required for the 

 subjoined Queries at the earliest date for 

 tabulation by the Secretary. 



Papers on subjects considered by this 

 Section are urgently solicited and should 

 be in hand together with an Abstract or 

 Synopsis not later than June 15 that thev 

 may be printed for distribution at the 

 meeting. 



Kindly advise the Secretary of this 

 Section as promptly as possible what 

 contribution you intend to make. 

 Fraternally, 

 James M. Good, Chairman, 



2348 Olive St., St. Eouis, Mo. 

 James H. Beal, Associate, 



Scio, Ohio. 

 CarlS. N. Hallberg, Secy, 

 358 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



POISON LEGISLATION. 

 1 . The legal restrictions on the practice 



