^oV^mberigof*}  Pharmacy  and  Chemistry.  53 1 
The  Spanish  Pharmacopoeia  is  the  standard  formulary;  then  comes 
the  Codex,  the  German  Pharmacopoeia,  the  British  and,  last,  the 
U.S.P.  As  the  physician  would  never  think  of  prescribing  the 
patent  medicine  of  Mr.  So  and  So,  the  druggist  is  still  a  druggist  in 
the  Philippines.  Patent  medicines  are  sold  to  a  slight  extent  by 
druggists :  Bromo-Seltzer  goes  lively  nowadays ;  Dr.  Jayne's  Pec- 
toral, Hood's  Sarsaparilla,  Antikamnia  and  the  like  are  called  for 
by  Americans.  The  low-grade  Filipino  usually  buys  external  rem- 
edies, such  as  oils,  plasters,  etc.  He  does  not  trust  the  internal 
remedies  to  any  great  extent ;'still  this  is  also  noted  in  the  Mexican, 
who  prefers  his  aceite  every  time.  The  smallest  sale  is  always  five 
cents.    Other  goods  rapidly  increase  to  fancy  figures. 
Co-operation  of  druggists  is  represented  in  the  Union  Farmaceu- 
tica  Filipina.  This  company  has  ample  capital,  and  makes  galenical 
remedies  for  a  large  number  of  druggists. 
Under  the  Spanish  law  the  patent-me'dicine  men  had  to  deposit 
their  formula  with  the  proper  medical  board.  Analysis  then  made 
had  to  tally  with  the  stated  composition.  This  naturally  kept  down 
the  low  practice  noted  in  many  cases  among  patent-medicine  people. 
It  safeguarded  the  physician,  druggist,  and  also  the  people.  It 
seems  to  us,  however,  that  while  a  partial  application  of  these  rules 
might  be  well,  still  a  man  is  entitled  to  the  fruits  of  his  brain-work. 
We  all  know  that  even  State  officials,  who  are  sworn  to  secrecy, 
often  are  quite  loquacious  if  approached  in  the  proper  manner.  This 
rule  has  been  dropped  by  the  American  conquerors. 
In  closing,  it  may  be  well  to  add  that  the  Igorrotes  were  not 
allowed  to  bum  around  Manila  in  their  breech-cloth  attire,  that  ap- 
peals so  strongly  to  the  visitors  at  the  Fair ;  that  while  there  are 
dog-eaters,  tree-dwellers,  head-hunters,  etc.,  in  the  Philippines,  those 
natives  in  the  coast  regions  are  more  or  less  civilized,  especially  in 
Luzon.  When  you  gaze  on  their  art  works,  their  dwelling-houses 
and  manufactures  at  the  Fair,  you  cannot  help  thinking  that  a 
goodly  portion  of  the  people  are  as  civilized  as  need  be,  for  the 
tropics,  at  least. 
With  the  full-blooded  Filipino,  Prof.  Leon  M.  Guerrero,  I  con- 
versed in  Spanish,  aided  by  his  secretary,  Mr.  Enrique  Lopez,  a 
Castillian  from  the  Islands.  Professor  Guerrero  was  president  of 
the  Pharmacy  Examiners,  is  a  noted  botanist,  and  founded  the  Liceo 
de  Manila  in  1900. 
