30  Correspondence.  {ATaSyX.m 
(1)  Titration  with  volumetric  acid  solutions  gives  most  encourag- 
ing results. 
(2)  That  the  "  Fancy  Root "  is  frequently  not  as  valuable  as 
the  "  Wiry  Root." 
305  Cherry  Street, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
To  the  Editor  of  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 
Sir  : — The  writer  has  been  ever  impressed  with  the  work  and 
good  intentions  of  the  membership  of  the  "Alma  Mater,"  they 
always  being  for  the  best  interests  of  pharmacy. 
Yet,  when  at  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  the  action  taken  by  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation at  the  Asheville  meeting,  as  far  as  it  related  to  Tax-free 
Alcohol,  was  denounced  as  being  prejudicial  to  American  pharmacy, 
and  requesting  the  trade  of  this  country  to  join  with  them  in  an 
appeal  to  the  Government,  for  granting  free  alcohol  under  the  present 
tariff  bill,  without  pointing  out  to  members  of  the  profession  the 
real  and  lurking  dangers  connected  with  this  concession  of  Tax-free 
Alcohol,  is  a  great  surprise  to  the  writer. 
Being  one  of  those  who  advised  the  course  taken  by  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  on  reading  the  "  circular  letter  "  on 
Tax-free  Alcohol  issued  by  the  committee  of  the  College,  I  am 
impressed  with  the  fact  that  there  is  a  noptimistic  and  pessimistic 
view  in  the  controversy. 
The  writer  wishes  to  say  that  he  is  opposed  to  any  tax  being 
levied  on  anything  produced  or  manufactured  in  this  country,  and  as 
it  is  necessary  to  raise  revenue  for  the  carrying  on  and  maintainance 
of  the  Government,  that  the  same  be  either  raised  by  direct  taxation 
of  every  individual,  or  by  imposing  sufficient  tariff  upon  goods  that 
are  imported  into  this  country.  Therefore  I  am  for  free  alcohol  for  all. 
I  am,  however,  opposed  to  class  legislation,  and  for  this  reason  I  do 
not  favor  free  alcohol  in  the  arts  or  medicine.  Class  legislation  is 
one  of  the  great  curses  of  the  land,  and  it  is  productive  of  law- 
breakers, and  consequently  crime  and  criminals  go  rampant.  I  will 
not  go  further  into  the  moral  side  of  the  question,  but  will  adhere 
to  the  economic  issue. 
