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medicinal  alcoholic  preparations  that  might  possibly  be  misused  for 
beverage  purposes  against  the  quantity  used  for  strictly  medicinal 
purposes.  The  druggists  are  bonded  and  their  permits  for  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  non-beverage  medicinal  preparations  could 
be  revoked  by  the  Bureau  in  the  event  of  failure  to  comply  with 
the  requirements  of  the  law. 
Mr.  E.  C.  Brockmeyer,  counsel  of  the  National  Association  of 
Retail  Druggists,  stated  that  the  brunt  of  the  responsibility  would 
rest  upon  the  retail  druggists,  and  that  while  many  of  them  were 
not  equipped  with  laboratory  facilities  for  testing  the  numerous 
commodities  that  enter  into  their  commercial  operations,  he  assured 
the  Commissioner  that  the  Association  as  a  body  was  ready  to  co- 
operate to  the  fullest  extent  possible  in  support  of  the  law  and  the 
regulations.. 
Mr.  Wayne  B.  Wheeler  reiterated  his  statement  of  Monday  that 
it  was  not  the  purpose  of  the  Anti-Saloon  League,  which  he  repre- 
sented, to  interfere  with  any  legitimate  trade  or  profession.  He 
pointed  out  the  penalties  to  which  violators  of  the  prohibition  laws 
would  be  subjected.  * 
Prof.  Charles  H.  La  Wall,  representing  the  U.  S.  P.  Committee, 
stated  that  the  Pharmacopoeia  had  endeavored  in  every  instance  to 
limit  the  use  of  alcohol  to  the  amount  required  for  the  purpose  of 
extraction,  solution  and  preservation  of  the  preparation.  In  doing 
so,  two  objects  were  in  view — the  excessive  cost  of  alcohol  and 
the  desire  to  reduce  to  a  minimum  its  unnecessary  application  in 
medicines. 
Mr.  G.  M.  Beringer,  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Revision 
of  the  U.  S.  P.  and  the  N.  F.,  stated  that  he  was  pleased  to  note 
that  the  Commissioner  recognized  that  there  was  a  dual  purpose  in 
the  Volstead  Act,  as  indicated  by  its  title:  namely,  not  only  to  pro- 
hibit intoxicating  beverages  but  likewise  to  secure  an  ample  supply 
of  alcohol  and  promote  its  use  in  scientific  research  and  in  lawful 
industries  and  surely  no  industry  is  more  essential  than  that  of  the 
manufacture  of  medicinal  supplies,  in  which  alcohol  serves  as  a 
necessary  material.  He  was  grieved  to  note  from  the  remarks  of 
Dr.  Adams,  that  official  preparations  of  the  U.  S.  P.  and  N.  F.  had 
been  linked  with  proprietary  and  other  substitutes  really  intended 
for  beverage  purposes.  The  fact  that  a  preparation  was  included 
in  either  the  U.  S.  P.  or  N.  F.  indicated  that  there  was  sufficient 
general  use  for  it  as  a  medicinal  substance  to  justify  its  inclusion  as 
