AjanJu°ary^m-}  William  Procter,  Jr.  13 
In  the  absence  of  this  simple  and  direct  way  out  of  present  diffi- 
culties, is  there  any  other  ?  Yes — if  we,  physicians,  chemists  and 
pharmacists — choose  to  take  it.  When  we  are  called  upon  to  con- 
sider the  facts  in  a  given  case  in  order  to  determine  their  significance, 
and  what  testimony  we  can  give  concerning  them,  we  should  make 
certain  stipulations,  and  I  may  add  that  there  is  little  difficulty  in 
securing  the  assent  of  attorneys  to  reasonable  conditions.  An 
attorney  who  should  refuse  his  assent  would,  I  judge,  be  a  first-class 
attorney  not  to  be  associated  with.    These  stipulations  are : 
(1)  That  there  is  no  obligation  to  testify  or  to  give  counsel  in- 
volved in  the  acceptance  of  a  fee  to  examine  papers  or  otherwise 
look  into  the  facts.    This  is,  I  believe,  usually  understood. 
(2)  That  the  nature  of  the  testimony  to  be  given,  in  case  the  pre- 
liminary examination  permits  an  agreement  to  testify  at  all,  is  sub- 
ject to  modification  by  the  subsequent  disclosure  of  new  facts  at  the 
trial  or  otherwise;  and  that  the  attorney  must  then  decide  for  him- 
self whether  or  not  to  call  one  as  a  witness. 
(3)  That  one  is  to  be  asked  only  simple  and  direct  questions  per- 
mitting  the  framing  of  answers  that  will  bring  out  the  whole  truth 
as  one  sees  it,  and  not  merely  fragments  of  the  truth. 
(4)  That  one  is  not  to  be  expected  to  be  positive  upon  uncertain 
matters,  or  to  throw  doubt  upon  those  that  are  not  doubtful. 
(5)  That  one  is  not  to  be  asked  questions  to  which  correct 
answers  must  be  highly  technical,  and  which  can  therefore  only 
obscure  the  issue.  That,  indeed,  one  is  not  to  be  asked  such  ques- 
tions for  the  very  purpose  of  obscuring  the  issue. 
[  To  be  continued.^ 
WILLIAM  PROCTER,  JR.,  THE  FATHER  OF  AMERICAN 
PHARMACY.1 
By  John  F.  Hancock,  Baltimore. 
I  esteem  it  a  privilege  to  be  welcomed  by  the  members  of  this 
time-honored  institution. 
In  being  your  guest  this  evening  my  mind  reverts  to  the  days 
TAn  address  delivered  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  on  Tues- 
day evening,  December  13,  1904. 
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