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we  have  historical  records,  we  have  in  our  language  no  universal 
method  of  designating  it.  The  term  Apothecary  has  a  different 
meaning  in  England  from  that  applied  to  it  on  the  continent  of 
Europe  and  in  this  country.  In  England  they  call  a  man  a  Chemist 
and  Druggist  who  in  the  United  States  would  be  called  a  Phar- 
maceutist, though  this  latter  term  is  by  no  means  universal  among 
us,  our  brethren  in  New  England  still  calling  themselves  apo- 
thecaries, and  a  very  large  number  in  all  sections  of  country 
having  never  yet  adopted  the  new  word  Pharmaceutist.  The 
French  have  a  good  name  for  the  purpose  in  Pharmacien,  and 
some  among  us  have  anglicized  this,  spelling  it  Pharmacian, 
corresponding  in  termination  with  physician,  and  an  improvement 
upon  its  four-syllabelled  synomyn.  This  is  very  rarely  used, 
however,  and  I  think  rather  less  adapted  to  our  purpose  than 
Pharmacist,  the  term  I  have  used  in  this  paper  and  which  I  am 
inclined  to  prefer,  from  its  close  correspondence  with  druggist 
and  chemist,  its  easy  pronunciation  and  spelling,  and  its  being 
short,  and  hence  convenient  to  write  and  to  speak.  It  may  be  said, 
as  we  have  no  uniformity  in  the  use  of  the  old  terms,  why  intro- 
duce a  new  one  to  complicate  the  matter  ?  I  reply  that  I  consider 
the  whole  question  of  terms  an  open  one  at  present.  Uniformity 
would  now  be  quite  impossible,  and  it  is  necessary  that  by  dis- 
cussion we  should  arrive  at  a  clear  and  well  considered  choice, 
adopt  a  term  that  would  be  uniformly  acceptable,  and  give  it  the 
sanction  of  a  formal  approval  by  this  and  other  representative 
bodies  of  those  interested.  This  is  one  of  the  subjects  which 
has  a  common  interest  for  this  Association  and  the  British  Con- 
ference, and  if  Pharmacist  or  Pharmacian  should  be  the  noun 
adopted  to  designate  the  individual,  Pharmacal  might  be  the 
adjective  used  in  connection  with  the  respective  names  of  our 
Associations,  and  wherever  we  now  use  the  very  long  and  awk- 
ward word  Pharmaceutical.  In  this  connection  the  names  to  be 
applied  to  our  stores  or  shops  should  also  be  discussed.  Some 
Pharmacists  have  quite  repudiated  the  very  proper  term  of  shop 
as  applied  to  their  places  of  business,  preferring  the  more  pre- 
tentious word  store,  in  fact  the  general  practice  indicates  that 
choice.    To  this  is  added  the  adjective  Pharmaceutical,  or  more 
