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part  abroad  by  the  colleges  of  pharmacy  providing  special  courses 
of  instruction  for  pharmacists  following  each  revision  of  the  Phar- 
macopoeia. But  if  the  colleges  do  their  part  it  is  only  a  question  of 
time  when  this  objection  can  be  eliminated  entirely.' 
CONCLUSIONS. 
In  this  paper  I  have  attempted  to  show  that  pharmacognosy  is 
a  science  of  fundamental  importance  to  the  pharmacist,  and  that  the 
results  of  the  studies  in  pharmacognosy  are  of  the  greatest  value 
to  the  physician  in  assuring  him  uniform  and  efficient  medicines. 
I  have  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  foreign  pharmacopoeias 
give  more  uniform  consideration  to  the  various  subjects  and  are 
as  strong-  in  their  treatment  of  pharmacognosy  as  is  that  of  chemistry 
and  pharmacy. 
It  was  pointed  out  that  the  pharmacognosy  of  the  U.  S.  Phar- 
macopoeia has  not  been  thoroughly  revised  for  a  decade  or  more, 
and  that  the  existing  needs  demand  that  it  shall  be  completely  mod- 
ernized. Some  of  the  features  that  should  be  considered  have  been 
enumerated.  The  work  before  the  next  Subcommittee  on  Pharma- 
cognosy will  be  an  extensive  one,  and  a  wide  co-operation  is 
desirable. 
Finally,  it  may  be  again  pointed  out  that  the  colleges  and  schools 
of  pharmacy  have  a  certain  share  and  responsibility  in  this  work. 
Therefore  their  courses  should  in  part  be  based  upon  the  Pharma- 
copoeia and  should  be  such  as  to  forestall  the  assertion  that  pharma- 
cists will  not  be  able  to  use  the  Pharmacopoeia  when  improved  to 
the  extent  that  existing  conditions  demand  and  by  virtue  of  which 
it  should  alone  exist. 
THE  BASIC  PRINCIPLES  OF  PHARMACOPOEIA 
REVISION. 
By  H.  H.  Rusby,  M.D. 
A  careful  reading-  of  the  papers  by  Messrs.  Wilbert  and  Reming- 
ton in  the  December  number  of  the  American  Journal  of  Phar- 
macy prompts  a  few  words  of  comment  concerning  the  basic  prin- 
ciples on  which  revision  should  proceed. 
Mr.  Wilbert's  able  handling  of  those  principles  which  he  has 
considered   cannot  be   criticized,   though   Prof.    Remington  has 
