AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  497 
Mr.  Bartlett  believed  the  bill  bore  unequally  upon  those  in 
business  and  those  qualified  for  it  but  in  subordinate  capacity, 
and  that  capital  rather  than  intelligence  was  favored. 
Prof.  Maisch  explained  that  this  was  only  at  the  start,  as  it 
would  be  out  of  the  question  to  make  the  \siw  ex  post  facto,  as  all 
now  in  business  have  a  legal  right  to  continue. 
Mr.  Merrill  doubted  the  propriety  of  exacting  four  years  pre- 
liminary service  from  all  who  enter  the  business  before  graduat- 
ing them.  Persons  of  mature  years  and  physicians  preparing 
to  abandon  practice  could  prepare  themselves  in  a  much  briefer 
period. 
Some  discussion  here  arose  in  reference  to  the  propriety  of 
adopting  such  a  bill  as  the  expressed  wish  of  the  Association  to 
the  State  Legislatures. 
Mr.  Colcord  disapproved  of  the  bill  being  sent  as  the  wish  of 
the  Association,  but  only  as  giving  an  idea  of  what  will  reach 
the  wants  of  the  public  in  case  any  Legislatui'e  requires  a  law. 
Prof.  Maisch  here  gave  a  history  of  the  legislation  for  phar- 
macy in  several  of  the  State  Legislatures  during  their  last  ses» 
sions.  He  believed  it  very  desirable  that  this  Association  should 
give  expression  to  its  opinion  in  the  form  of  a  Law,  involving 
the  principles  that  should  be  in  any  good  bill  suited  to  the  re- 
quirements of  the  public  and  of  pharmaceutists. 
Mr.  West,  of  Lidiana,  considered  the  proposed  law  quite  im- 
practicable and  unsuited  to  the  Western  States,  and  that  such 
laws  could  only  be  carried  out  where  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  exist 
to  aid  in  their  support. 
Prof.  Maisch  believed  Mr.  West  was  mistaken  in  his  estimate 
of  the  practicability  of  the  bill.  He  had  had  much  correspon- 
dence as  Secretary,  with  the  oflBcers  of  several  States  and  with 
the  pharmaceutists  of  those  States,  which  convinced  him  that 
some  such  bill,  modified  to  suit  particular  cases,  would  meet  the 
wants  of  all  the  States. 
Mr.  Dietrich,  of  Ohio,  thought  the  bill  had  better  be  taken 
up  by  sections.  He  was  in  favor  of  adopting  a  bill,  and  this  bill 
if  it  could  be  agreed  upon.  His  State  had  postponed  action 
until  this  meeting  should  give  expression  to  its  deliberations  in 
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