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that  this  rest  shall  be  taken  on  Sundays,  except  in  cases  where  simultaneous 
suspension  of  work  by  all  the  employees  of  an  establishment  shall  be  deemed 
prejudicial  to  the  public  or  injurious  to  the  best  interests  of  the  proprietor.  In 
such  cases  the  employees  are  allowed  to  take  their  rest  in  turn  on  other  days, 
but  no  employee  shall  be  required  to  work  more  than  sixty  hours  in  each  week. 
Although  druggists,  with  a  number  of  other  individuals  engaged  in  industries 
the  interruption  of  which  would  be  an  inconvenience  to  the  public  or  cause 
waste  or  loss  of  material,  are  included  in  the  exceptions  from  Sunday  observ- 
ance, there  appears  to  be  a  general  feeling  among  the  pharmacists  of  the  larger 
cities  and  towns  that  Sunday  observance  should  be  arranged  for. 
Even  in  Germany  there  has  been  considerable  agitation  in  favor  of  Sunday 
rest  on  the  part  of  apothecaries,  and  in  some  of  the  cities  permission  has  been 
granted  by  the  Government  authorities  to  close  all  but  one  of  the  local  phar- 
macies in  a  certain  district. 
This  latter  is  the  method  that  has  been  adopted  in  Switzerland,  where 
pharmacists  appear  to  be  much  further  advanced  and  better  organized  than  in 
Germany. 
Mr.  Theodore  Campbell,  of  Overbrook,  related  some  vexatious 
experiences  that  he  had  encountered  by  attempting  to  close  his  store 
on  Sunday  afternoon,  and  ventured  the  opinion  that  it  would  be 
practically  impossible  for  him  to  close  on  Sunday.  He  did,  how. 
ever,  believe  that  the  hours  of  work  could  be  curtailed  and  expected 
to  try  it  during  the  coming  winter. 
Mr.  M.  M.  Osborne,  of  Elkins  Park,  a  suburb  of  Philadelphia, 
said  that  for  years  he  had  closed  his  store  at  8  p.m.  during  the  week, 
and  at  8.30  p.m.  on  Saturday  evenings.  His  Sunday  hours  are  from 
9  to  1 1  a.m.  and  from  6  to  7  p.m.  He  said  that  he  had  never  found 
it  necessary  to  bow  down  to  a  person  who  might  spend  money  in 
his  store.  What  the  average  pharmacist  needs  is  self-respect ;  if  he 
cultivates  this  he  will  find  that  he  will  gain  rather  than  lose  by 
asserting  himself  in  his  rights. 
The  way  to  close  is  to  close.  If  pharmacists  themselves  do  not 
appreciate  the  need  for  shorter  hours  the  question  will  be  taken  up 
by  the  clerks  and  proprietors  will  virtually  be  compelled  to  accede 
to  their  request. 
Dr.  Mutchler,  the  Secretary  of  the  Sabbath  Rest  Association  of 
Philadelphia,  being  requested  to  express  his  opinion  on  the  subject, 
asserted  that  druggists  can  secure  Sunday  rest  if  they  wish  it.  He 
believed  the  members  were  taking  the  matter  up  in  the  proper  spirit 
and  expressed  his  gratification  at  having  had  the  privilege  of  being 
present  at  this  meeting. 
