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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[March 9, 1872. 
they could successfully treat certain diseases of the 
bladder without a combination of henbane and alkali, 
which was found to work well, although Dr. Garrod 
had shown it to be non-chemical; but as the great aim 
of the physician was to relieve his patient, he was con¬ 
tent to leave the pharmacist to fight the question out 
with the chemist. 
A “ Note on Cinchona caloptcra ,” by Dr. J. E. De Vry, 
was then read, which is printed at p. 723. 
The President announced that the next meeting 
would be held on the 3rd of April, when Mr. C. H. Wood 
would read a paper “ On the Weights and Measures used 
in Pharmacy.” 
HULL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
At a meeting of the above Association, held on Monday, 
February 19th, 1872, the President read a letter he 
had received from Mr. W. V. Radley, President of the 
Sheffield Pharmaceutical and Chemical Association, on 
the subject of Provincial Pharmaceutical Education. 
After some discussion, during which Messrs. Pickering 
and Baynes gave a most lucid explanation of their views 
on the points raised by the letter, on the motion of 
Mr. Bayne£, seconded by Mr. Pickering, the letter was 
ordered to be entered on the minutes. 
The following resolution, moved by the President, 
seconded by Mr. Bay'nes, was carried, and the Secretary 
ordered to forward a copy of the same to Mr. Radley:— 
“At a General Meeting of the Hull Chemists’ Associa¬ 
tion, held on Monday evening, February 19th, Mr. 
Atkinson Pickering (President) in the chair, the subject 
of Provincial Pharmaceutical Education was discussed 
with much animation. The possibility of the Pharma¬ 
ceutical Society ultimately ceasing to be an educating 
body was alluded to. The apparent want of sympathy 
on the part of the Council with, and the indisposition 
to afford material aid to, local associations were also 
strongly dwelt upon by several gentlemen. It was 
urged that so long as the Society remains an educating 
body, justice and policy alike, require that a reasonable 
proportion of its large income should be applied to the 
promotion of education in the provinces, from whence 
its chief support is derived; and that this could be best 
effected by grants of money to local societies, who, in 
the opinion of the Council, were doing their work effi¬ 
ciently. And it was contended that it was unfair, and 
looked distrustful, to restrict grants to the purchase of 
books and apparatus, whilst immense sums of money had 
been expended by the parent Society in payment of 
lecturers, professors, 'rent, and general expenses, a very 
large percentage of which had been ungrudgingly con¬ 
tributed by country members, who, now that necessity 
had arisen, felt that they had a perfectly legitimate 
claim on the funds of the Society to meet similar pay¬ 
ments in the provinces. It was admitted that the accept¬ 
ance of such grants would give the Council a right to 
inquire as to the quality and character of the instruction 
given, which in itself would be an advantage, and tend 
to keep the classes up to the mark. The general opinion 
of the meeting seemed to be that without some such aid, 
for a few years at least, local associations would languish, 
if not actually die out, and a resolution was unanimously 
agreed to requesting the Committee of the Association 
to take such steps as they might deem necessary to carry 
out the views of the meeting.” 
The following letter from the President was for¬ 
warded with a copy of the resolution:— 
Copy. 
“ 45, Lowgate, Hull , 
“February 2±th, 1872. 
“Dear Sir,—I quite agree with you in all the prin¬ 
ciples contained in your letter addressed to me on the 
16th of this month, on the subject of Pharmaceutical 
(Provincial) Education. I have, for some time past, been 
much dissatisfied with the indifference manifested by the- 
Council of the Pharmaceutical Society on the subject. 
“ The Society has now been established many years, 
and has been sustained and supported to a large extent 
by its country members. Almost the whole of the in¬ 
come of the Society has been expended for the benefit of' 
the Institution in London, an institution which the- 
country members are quite as proud of as their town 
brethren. At the same time they cannot shut their eyes 
to the fact, that the institution is but of little use to the- 
country apprentices and assistants as an educating in¬ 
stitution. 
“Every member of the trade must now pass Examina¬ 
tions before commencing business. The trade is now in 
a very different position from what it was some years- 
ago. It now becomes a serious question how the rising 
generation of country pharmaceutists are to be educated 
for their profession, so as to be able to pass the Minor 
examination when they are out of their apprenticeship. 
This can only be done successfully by the establishment 
of provincial schools of pharmacy. How are these schools- 
to be supported and maintained in efficiency ? In my 
opinion by subscriptions of the local members, by fees 
from the students, and by grants from the parent Society. 
“ The Society now possesses a large sum of money in¬ 
vested in the Funds, the dividends from which produce a 
considerable income; I do not see the necessity of in¬ 
creasing these investments. When the dividends are 
added to the annual subscriptions of the members, it 
places in the ’hands of the Council a large income for 
the advancement of pharmaceutical education. Of this 
large sum the country members are entitled, not as a 
favour, but as a right, to their fair proportion for that 
object. Unless this be granted to them, it will then be¬ 
come a serious question, whether the Pharmaceutical 
Society shall not cease altogether to be an educating, 
and remain only an examining body. In a matter of so 
much importance I felt it my duty to lay your letter 
before the members of the Hull Chemists’ Association, 
and have pleasure in forwarding you a copy of a resolu¬ 
tion on the subject. Our Society will be prepared to 
assist in carrying out the views expressed in the resolu¬ 
tion. Circumstances have prevented me from replying- 
to your letter before. 
“ I am, Sir, yours respectfully, 
“Atkinson Pickering, 
“ President of the Hull Chemists' Association .” 
SUNDERLAND CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
At a meeting of the above Society, held February 28th 
(H. Thompson, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair), the 
following resolutions were passed:—■ 
Proposed by J. Harrison, seconded by D. B. Sharpe, 
“ That this meeting is of opinion that the decision of the 
Council of the Pharmaceutical Society, not to grant 
pecuniary assistance to local schools, will have a tendency 
to cripple the efforts of these societies. It is also of' 
opinion that it is desirable to establish Branch Associa¬ 
tions in various districts of the country in connection 
with the Parent Society in London, and that arrange¬ 
ments should be made by which periodical examinations 
could be held at such branch schools.” 
Proposed by R. Robinson, seconded by T. Nasbet, 
“ This Society approves of the proposition that a meeting 
of delegates from the Northern and Midland Counties 
should be held at Manchester or Leeds, or other central 
town, to discuss the necessary steps to be taken in fur¬ 
therance of these objects.” 
