NATIONAL  PHARMACEUTICAL  CONVENTION. 
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at  all,  or  if  so,  of  making  it  in  the  ratio  of  the  number  of  members, 
it  was  adopted  as  proposed. 
The  preamble  of  the  Constitution  was  then  taken  up  and  after 
a  mere  verbal  alteration  was  adopted  and  the  Constitution  thus 
completed. 
Mr.  Edward  Parrish  of  Philadelphia  offered  the  following  reso- 
lution and  queries  which  were  read,  and,  after  some  verbal 
amendment,  were  adopted,  viz  : 
"Resolved  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  requested  to  ob- 
tain, through  the  several  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  and  Pharmaceu- 
the  remuneration  of  the  pharmaceutist's  services  should  be  proportioned 
to  these,  rather  than  to  the  market  value  of  the  preparations  vended. 
The  rate  of  charges  will  necessarily  vary  with  geographical  position, 
municipal  location,  and  other  circumstances  of  a  permanent  character, 
but  a  resort  to  intentional  and  unnecessary  reduction  in  the  rate  of  charges 
among  apothecaries,  with  a  view  to  gaining  at  the  expense  of  their  brethren, 
is  strongly  discountenanced  by  this  Association  as  productive  of  evil 
results. 
Art.  III.  The  first  duty  of  the  apothecary,  after  duly  preparing  him- 
self for  his  profession,  being  to  procure  good  drugs  and  preparations, 
(for  without  these  his  skill  and  knowledge  are  of  small  avail,)  he  fre- 
quently  has  to  rely  on  the  good  faith  of  the  druggist  for  their  selection. 
Those  druggists  whose  knowledge,  skill  and  integrity  enable  them  to  con- 
duct their  business  faithfully,  should  be  encouraged,  rather  than  those 
who  base  their  claims  of  patronage  on  the  cheapness  of  their  articles 
solely.  When  accidentally  or  otherwise,  a  deteriorated,  or  adulterated  drug 
or  medicine  is  sent  to  the  apothecary,  he  should  invariably  return  it  to  the 
druggist,  with  a  statement  of  its  defects.  What  is  too  frequently  considered 
as  a  mere  error  of  trade  on  the  part  of  the  druggist,  becomes  a  highly 
culpable  act  when  countenanced  by  the  apothecary;  hence,  when  repeti- 
tions of  such  frauds  occur,  they  should  be  exposed  for  the  benefit  of  the 
profession.  A  careful  but  firm  pursuit  of  this  course  would  render  well- 
disposed  druggists  more  careful,  and  deter  the  fraudulently  inclined  from 
a  resort  to  their  disreputable  practices. 
Art.  IV.  As  the  practice  of  pharmacy  is  quite  distinct  from  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine,  and  has  been  found  to  flourish  in  proportion  as  its  prac- 
titioners have  confined  their  attention  to  its  requirements ;  and  as  the 
conduction  of  the  business  of  both  professions  by  the  same  individual  in- 
volves pecuniary  temptations  which  are  often  not  compatible  with  a  con- 
scientious discharge  of  duty;  we  consider  that  the  members  of  this  Asso- 
ciation should  discountenance  all  such  professional  amalgamation ;  and  in 
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