270  Phanuaccutical  Lcs^islafioii.  { ^'"■.hmrim""' 
odor,  which  is  intensified  by  adchng-  a  few  drops  of  water  to  the 
residue. 
This  test  suggests  the  use  of  Acetanihd  as  a  test  for  Boric 
Acid,  the  dehcacy  of  which  is  worthy  of  investigation. 
March  22d,  191 1. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  LEGISLATION  AS  APPLIED  TO 
REGISTRATION  AND  ADULTERATION. 
By  Allen  C.  Thomas,  Esq. 
I  deem  it  both  an  honor  and  pleasure  to  speak  to  this  body  of 
under-graduates.  Our  relationship  will  continue  to  be  most  pleasant 
as  long  as  it  is  confined  to  occasions  of  a  social,  educational  and 
scientific  character.  Far  better  that  the  pharmacist  and  lawyer 
meet  as  Knights  of  the  Round  Table  than  in  the  lists.  Better  to 
discuss  the  purposes  and  efi^ects  of  legislation  in  the  academic  forum 
than  to  test  their  authority  in  the  legal  forum.  Upon  the  theory 
of  that  old  pharmaceutical  adage,  "  An  ounce  of  prevention  is  worth 
a  pound  of  cure." 
When  your  course  shall  have  finished  and  your  term  of  practical 
experience  completed  you  will  first  apply  for  a  certificate  author- 
izing you  to  engage  in  business  and  thereafter  your  fitness  will  be 
determined  primarily  by  your  possession  of  such  a  certificate.  The 
law  requires  that  every  proprietor,  manager  and  qualified  assistant 
having  a  certificate  of  registration  shall  display  it  in  some  conspicu- 
ous place  in  the  retail  drug  store  or  pharmacy  which  he  or  she 
shall  own  or  be  employed. 
In  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  the  authority  to  grant  and  issue 
such  certificate  is  vested  in  the  State  Pharmaceutical  Examining 
Board.  The  title  is  somewhat  suggestive  of  the  origin  and  purpose 
of  the  Board,  i.e.,  that  of  examining  applicants  for  registration. 
To  this  feature  of  their  duty  I  shall  first  direct  your  attention. 
Since  the  creation  of  the  Board  its  functions  have  been  extended 
and  in  addition  to  regulating  the  status  of  the  pharmacist  per- 
sonally, the  regulation  of  his  business  has  also  been  placed  under 
the  control  of  this  Board  and  of  this  regulation  I  shall  speak 
secondly,  indeed  the  subject  will  naturally  present  itself  to  you  in 
this  order  as  you  will  first  consider  qualifying  to  hang  out  your 
