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f30urse considerably more ; but as a rule the examined members have had far 
heavier expenses. I am accustomed to think I passed with almost the mini¬ 
mum cost, but as I resided nearly 200 miles from London, I had the expense 
of two journeys up, which, together with the examination fees, books, and 
incidentals, together with a month’s loss of salary, owing to my having a 
severe illness, the result of excessive study, will make a total of not far short 
of £20, besides subscriptions since that time. It is not unusual to meet with 
those who, having been into the laboratory and attended lectures, etc., esti¬ 
mate the cost to them at from £100 to £150. What money payment, there¬ 
fore, can equalize the positions of those who have worked and those who wish 
to buy their position ? 
I may be met with the objection that my views are illiberal; possibly many 
may think so, but I maintain that the first principles of an Institution like the 
Pharmaceutical Society should be justice —justice to those who have worked 
so long and so nobly for it—to those who have been induced to join it on the 
conditions it has for years so persistently stated, and last, but not least, it is 
bound to keep faith with the public ; after being just, then it will be time to 
be generous. 
Another question for the consideration of the proposers of this scheme is, 
as the outsiders would not be compelled to join, how many would be likely 
to do so; and, on the contrar 3 q how many members now pa^fing their annual 
guineas would immediately cease to do so ? 
As a proof of the feeling existing in this city, the following protest has been 
presented for signature to all the Pharmaceutical Chemists (eight in number); 
five have signed, two are to be seen to-morrow, and only one has refused :— 
To the ]?resident and Council of the Tharmaceutical Society. 
We, the undersigned members of the Pharmaceutical Society, desire to 
protest against the course adopted by the Council, as indicated in the pro¬ 
posed “ Amended Pharmacy Bill,” in reference to the admission of unexa¬ 
mined Chemists and Druggists to the full privileges of the Society, being of 
opinion that such course is unfair, both to the founders of the Society and the 
examined members, and is decidedly inimical to the interests of the public. 
(Here follow the signatures.) 
In conclusion, I would venture to suggest to the Council, whether, in 
making any change of this kind, it would not be well to take the opinion of 
the members throughout the country ? Yours truly, 
John Mills. 
Chester', March 22, 1867. 
CONCENTRATED MEDICINES. 
TO THE EDITORS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Gentlemen,—I think every member of the Society must feel that we owe a 
debt of gratitude to Mr. Daniel Hanbury, for bringing forward in his “Notes 
on Prescribing,” the subject of the undue concentration of medicines. It was 
only yesterday, that on handing to a lady a 3 oz. bottle of drops containing 
12 doses, for which I asked Is. 4J., she said, What! Is. M. for that little hottle! 
whereas for some time she has been cheerfully paying the same price for a ^vj 
mixture, the dose of which was a sixth part. 
hly only wish on reading the article was that you had borrowed an Ameri¬ 
canism for once, and appended in the boldest italics, “ Medical Journals, please 
copy.” 
