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abstract  chemists,  country  physicians,  and  others,  who  are  unfit- 
ted for  the  post. 
The  report  on  "  The  Circular  of  Instructions  to  the  Special 
Examiners  of  Drugs,  etc."  issued  by  Mr.  Guthrie,  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury,  referred  to  the  committee  on  »  Standards  for  the 
Inspection  of  Drugs,"  was  now  read  and  accepted. 
The  Report  of  the  committee  on  "A  system  of  Standards  for 
the  government  of  the  Special  Examiners  of  Drugs,"  etc.,  re- 
ferred to  Messrs.  Procter  and  Coggeshall,  was  now  read  by  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee,  was  accepted,  and  laid  on  the  table 
for  future  action. 
A  communication  from  Gustavus  L.  Simmons,  of  Sacramento, 
California,  corresponding  member  of  the  Association  was  now 
read,  accepted,  and  laid  on  the  table. 
The  Report  on  the  subject  of  "  Home  Adulterations  "  being 
called  for,  C.  B.  Guthrie,  Chairman,  stated  that  the  committee 
had  not  been  unmindful  of  the  task  assigned  them,  that  in  pro- 
ceeding in  their  labors  the  subject  had  so  increased  in  magnitude 
and  importance  that  they  did  not  feel  ready  to  report  this  year, 
and  thought  that  by  the  time  of  the  next  annual  meeting  they 
would  be  able  to  produce  a  report  that  would  surprise  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Association.  The  Committee  was  continued,  and 
encouraged  to  proceed. 
The  consideration  of  the  report  on  Statistics  was  postponed 
until  to-morrow  at  the  request  of  the  Committee. 
The  Report  on  Quack  Medicines,  was  now  called  for,  read,  and 
accepted.  This  Report,  after  advising,  that  no  direct  action 
should  be  taken  by  the  Association,  suggests  in  view  of  the 
strong  popular  feeling  in  favor  of  these  medicines  : 
"  1st.  That  this  desire  for  medicine  can  he  gratified  in  a  legitimate  way  hy 
regular  officinal  preparations. 
"  2d.  That  it  is  the  duty  as  well  as  interest  of  the  apothecaries  and  druggists 
to  advocate  the  use  of  the  Officinal  medicines  in  lieu  sof  the  quackery  of  the 
day. 
"  3d.  That  it  is  the  rightful  interest  of  regular  pharmaceutists  to  divert,  in 
this  manner,  the  thousands  which  now  annually  flow  into  the  coffers  of  quacks, 
into  their  own  limited  stores,  where  of  right  it  belongs. 
"4th.  That  this  can  only  be  done  by  a  united  and  sustained  action  on  the 
part  of  the  pharmaceutists  and  druggists  of  the  Union,  by  which  they  will  prac- 
tically refrain  from  the  sale  or  advocation  of  secret  medicines,  and  substitute 
regular  officinal  compounds  for  them  correctly  labelled,  with  name  and  direc- 
tions for  use. 
"5th.  That  this  course  should  receive  the  sanction  of  physicians  as  the  only 
pne  likely  to  remedy  the  evil  aimed  at,  as  the  tendency  to  take  medicine  ad  lib" 
