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Moral  Responsibilities. 
By  Clement  B.  Lowe. 
The  author  considers  the  use  of  intoxicants  by  employees  and 
others,  and  refers  to  the  pernicious  practice  of  the  giving  of  shares  of 
stock  in  companies  controlling  proprietary  articles  to  physicians  and 
others  who  shall  push  their  preparations. 
An  interesting  feature  of  the  program  of  this  section  was  the  let- 
ters  from  some  of  the  ex-presidents  of  the  Association  : 
John  F.  Hancock  read  an  interesting  paper  on  "  Reminiscences," 
calling  attention  to  the  incidents  of  the  inception  of  the  Association 
and  the  character  of  the  early  work  done  by  its  members,  and  paid 
a  glowing  tribute  to  the  labors  ot  Procter  and  Parrish. 
George  W.  Sloan  referred  to  the  distinguished  apothecaries  who 
organized  and  have  since  conducted  the  affairs  of  the  Association. 
E.  L.  Patch  took  for  his  theme  the  "  Past,  Present  and  Future," 
and  referred  to  the  growth  of  the  Association  and  to  the  progress  in 
teaching  in  our  colleges  and  schools  of  pharmacy.  In  conclusion  he 
said  that  the  future  of  pharmacy  will  be  largely  influenced  by  what 
its  votaries  are  aiming  for  and  accomplishing  to-day. 
A.  E.  Ebert  referred  to  the  desirability  of  uniformity  in  laws  regu 
lating  the  practice  of  pharmacy  in  the  various  States  of  the  Union, 
and  stated  that  a  bureau  of  public  health  might  be  organized  as  a 
division  of  the  Department  of  the  Interior,  and  might  be  given  con- 
trol of  such  affairs  as  pertain  to  the  health  of  the  people  as  a  whole, 
and  over  which  the  government  now  exercises  supervision,  for 
example,  quarantines.  The  establishment  of  such  a  bureau  might 
serve  as  a  base  for  further  action,  and  as  the  public  mind  becomes 
educated  to  the  importance  of  the  subject,  greater  powers  would  be 
entrusted  to  this  bureau — by  constitutional  amendment  if  necessary. 
H.  M.  Whitney's  letter  was  reminiscent  in  character,  and  also 
touched  upon  the  matter  of  pharmacy  legislation. 
John  F.  Patton  stated  that  he  was  of  the  opinion  that  it  will  be  a 
long  day  before  we  can  get  any  legislation  of  a  national  character 
in  the  interest  of  pharmacy,  except  it  be  along  the  line  of  pure 
foods,  which  would  deal  more  with  chemistry  than  pharmacy.  We 
can,  however,  prevent  legislation  that  would  be  inimical  to  our 
interests.  This  is  work  usually  developed  in  State  legislation,  and 
would  naturally  be  taken  cognizance  of  by  the  Legislative  Commit- 
tees of  our  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
