588  Pharmaceutical  Meeting.  {^eimbe^ifoT' 
the  effects  of  oats  "  as  do  horses "  its  consumers  instead  became 
addicted  to  the  use  of  morphine.    Truly  a  ghastly  joke ! 
But,  as  with  the  adulteration  of  foods  so  with  patent  medicines, 
the  public  is  beginning  to  realize  the  extent  to  which  it  has  been 
duped.  It  rests  with  physicians  and  pharmacists  to  advise  and  in- 
struct the  public  in  regard  to  the  household  remedies  and  proprietary 
medicines  which  may  be  used  with  comparative  safety,  and  to  warn 
against  those  which  are  harmful  or  worthless.  That  the  physician 
is  cognizant  of  the  duty  before  him  is  shown  by  the  many  inquiries 
in  regard  to  the  composition  of  nostrums.  It  is  hoped  that  indi- 
vidual pharmacists,  pharmaceutical  associations  and  schools  of  phar- 
macy will  take  an  active  part  in  this  work  of  the  Council  and  will 
liberally  assist  the  proposed  bureau  in  obtaining  reliable  information 
as  regards  the  composition  of  all  nostrums,  whether  offered  to  phy- 
sicians or  to  the  public. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING  OF  THE  PHILADELPHIA 
COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
The  second  of  the  series  of  pharmaceutical  meetings  for  the  season 
of  1906-07  was  held  in  the  museum  of  the  college  on  Tuesday 
afternoon,  November  20th,  with  Mr.  E.  M.  Boring,  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  college  and  a  well-known  pharmacist,  in 
the  chair. 
The  first  item  on  the  program  was  the  report  of  the  Committee 
on  Shorter  Hours  and  Sunday  Closing.  Mr.  R.  W.  Cuthbert,  chair- 
main  of  this  committee  of  the  college,  reported  as  follows : 
There  has  been  no  definite  plan  formulated  by  our  committee  to  bring  about 
shorter  hours  and  Sunday  closing,  but  I  think  the  outlook  is  brighter  than  ever. 
Many  men  are  giving  the  question  thoughtful  consideration  and  some  are  in 
favor  of  it  who,  at  one  time,  looked  at  it  with  disapproval.  I  hope  that  the 
committees  will  continue  to  work  for  the  cause  and  that  other  committees  will 
be  formed.  The  town  is  too  large  to  work  as  a  whole,  so  I  would  suggest  that 
we  work  in  sections.  If  we  get  the  matter  started  the  interest  will  grow,  and 
ways  that  we  don't  think  of  now  may  open  up  for  the  prosecution  of  the  work. 
We  want  the  suggestions  and  help  of  all  who  are  interested.  I  am  deeply 
interested  in  the  matter  and  will  do  all  I  can  to  bring  about  results. 
The  subject  was  discussed  by  a  number  of  members  present.  Mr. 
Thomas  H.  Potts  said  that  he  thoroughly  believed  in  agitating  this 
