528  Pharmacists  and  the  War.       { ANoJember,hia9™' 
One  form  of  recognition  which  our  government  has  recently 
given  pharmacy  is  to  use  the  laboratories  and  faculties  of  certain 
colleges  of  pharmacy  for  testing  medical  supplies.  This  is  done  in 
lieu  of  establishing  government  testing  laboratories. 
Now,  in  conclusion,  this  horrible  war  is  waged  to  make  the 
world  better  and  mankind  secure  from  molestation.  At  the  same 
time,  let  us  gain  for  pharmacy  a  just  position  and  recognition.  We 
bewail  the  fact  that  our  government  is  far  behind  Japan  in  using  in 
war  the  talents  of  pharmacists.  I  quite  agree  with  Hugh  Craig, 
when  he  says:  "The  pharmacist  has  been  so  careless  of  his  posi- 
tion in  the  social  economy  as  to  leave  the  public  ignorant  of  his 
deserts." 
I  feel  that  we  should  not  be  satisfied  after  the  war  with  a 
status  quo  ante  but  now  look  forward  to  better  pharmacy  after  the 
war. 
PHARMACISTS  IN  THE  AUSTRALIAN  ARMY.1 
In  view  of  the  appointment  of  a  joint  committee  to  inquire  into 
the  position  of  qualified  chemists  in  the  Royal  Army  Medical  Corps 
it  is  interesting  to  observe  that  in  Australia  the  advantages  of 
utilizing  the  services  of  pharmacists  in  the  army  are  well  recog- 
nized. Major  Cossar — a  Victorian  chemist — explained  the  position 
recently  as  follows.  The  first  commissioned  appointment  for  phar- 
macists was  made  in  November,  191 5,  when  Lieutenant  W.  D.  Wil- 
liams was  placed  on  the  staff  of  the  principal  medical  officer.  In 
that  position  he  has  saved  thousands  of  pounds  to  the  country. 
Lieutenant  Fox  was  next  appointed  quartermaster  in  South  Aus- 
tralia, and  Lieutenant  George  had  been  in  the  camp  at  Blackboy 
Hill  in  western  Australia.  In  February,  1916,  each  of  the  State 
Pharmaceutical  Societies  was  asked  to  nominate  a  senior  pharmacist 
for  each  military  district.  Captain  Cowley  in  Queensland,  Captain 
Wadsworth  in  New  South  Wales  were  both  appointed.  Lieuten- 
ant Fox  was  made  a  captain  in  South  Australia,  and  put  on  the  staff 
of  the  principal  medical  officer.  Captain  Drake  was  appointed  in 
Tasmania,, and  Captain  Cossar  was  raised  to  the  rank  of  major,  and 
Captain  Dartnell  was  appointed  senior  pharmacist  of  Victoria  in  his 
place.    Since  November,  191 5,  a  base  depot  has  been  established  in 
1  From  The  Chemist  and  Druggist. 
