Am.  Jour.  Phartn. 
April,  1906. 
Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
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PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  stated  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College 
of  Pharmacy  was  held  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  March  20th,  with  J. 
H.  Redsecker,  Ph.M.,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  in  the  chair. 
The  meeting  was  devoted  to  a  symposium  on  the  subject  of  the 
use  of  antiseptics  in  foods.  The  interest  attaching  to  this  subject 
at  present  and  the  prominence  of  the  speakers  on  the  programme 
combined  to  attract  a  number  of  representative  pharmacists  and 
others  as  well.  Following  are  the  names  of  some  of  those  in  attend- 
ance :  Thomas  S.  VViegand,  James  T.  Shinn,  Joseph  L.  Lemberger, 
Charles  T.  George,  Louis  Emanuel,  E.  M.  Boring,  Geo.  M.  Beringer, 
W.  L.  ClifTe,  E.  Fullerton  Cook,  Joseph  W.  England,  E.  H.  Hance, 
A.  M.  Hance,  Ambrose  Hansberger,  C.  M.  Kline,  Clement  B.  Lowe, 
Charles  H.  LaWall,  Wm.  Mclntyre,  Henry  Kraemer,  Franklin  M. 
Apple,  Aquila  Hoch,  J.  T.  Harbold,  Geo.  W.  Davis,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Peacock,  Warren  H.  Poley,  Joseph  P.  Remington,  Richard  M.  Shoe- 
maker, Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  F.  P.  Stroup,  Chas.  A.  Weidemann,  Wm. 
R.  Warner,  Jr.,  M.  I.  Wilbert,  Chas.  E.  Vanderkleed,  C.  P.  Gabell, 
Prof.  Susannah  G  Haydock  and  Dr.  Mary  Pennington. 
Dr.  H.  W.  Wiley,  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Chemistry,  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture,  was  the  first  speaker  introduced,  and  gave  an 
address  on  "The  Use  of  Preservatives  in  Foods."    (See  page  153.) 
Dr.  H.  C.  Wood,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia,  followed  with  a  paper  en- 
titled, "  Is  the  Use  of  Food  Preservatives  Justifiable  ?  "  This  paper 
will  probably  be  published  in  full  in  a  subsequent  issue  of  this 
Journal.  Dr.  Wood  said  that  knowing  the  conditions  which  have 
to  do  with  the  commerce  in  foods,  he  desired  to  be  fair  to  manufac- 
turers, but  that  he  was  pretty  thoroughly  convinced  that  the  use  of 
chemical  preservatives  is  not  justifiable.  He  was  opposed  to  their 
use  even  when  the  name  and  quantity  of  the  chemical  used  are  given 
on  the  label  or  otherwise  stated,  for  the  reason  that  the  majority  of 
consumers  are  not  able  to  judge  as  to  the  harmlessness  or  harmful- 
ness  of  preservatives.  He  said  that  the  subject  is  one  of  special 
interest  to  physicians  and  pharmacists,  and  he  urged  those  in  attend- 
ance to  use  their  influence  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  Pure  Food 
Bill  now  before  the  House  of  Representatives. 
Joseph  L.  Lemberger,  president-elect  of  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association,  said  that  for  some  time  he  had  had  a  conviction 
