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with  drugs  and  medicine,  and  violate  contract  agreements  on  rebate  goods  with 
manufacturers  of  proprietary  medicines  ? 
(4)  Under  what  circumstances  is  substitution  admissible  ? 
(5)  Is  the  protection  of  the  trade  interest  of  the  druggists  and  chemists  by 
the  manufacturer  of  proprietary  goods  a  possibility  ? 
(6)  Is  general  substitution  justifiable  ? 
(7)  Is  it  justifiable  to  purchase  unreliable  materials  for  the  purpose  of 
increasing  profits,  thereby  injuring  the  reputation  of  the  physician,  and 
endangering  the  patient's  chance  of  recovery  ? 
(8)  Are  non-secret  preparations,  in  imitation  of  well-known  domestic  medi- 
cines, a  legitimate  product,  and  is  it  honest  for  a  dealer  to  allow  his  name  to  be 
printed  on  the  label  so  as  to  give  an  unknown  compound  currency,  when  he  is 
ignorant  of  the  contents  of  such  preparation  ? 
(9)  Does  not  the  pharmacist  jeopardize  his  reputation  and  standing  by  deal- 
ing in  non-secrets,  when  he  possesses  the  knowledge  of  compounding  as  good 
or  better  formula  ? 
(10)  Does  it  pay  pharmacists  to  substitute? 
(11)  Is  the  claim  true,  that  physicians  dispense  their  own  medicines  on  the 
ground  that  pharmacists  use  inferior  materials  in  their  prescriptions? 
(12)  Where  reputable  pharmacists  discover  goods  falsely  labelled  and  below 
pharmacopoeial  standards,  is  it  not  their  duty  to  expose  such  dishonesty? 
(13)  Has  excessive  competition  introduced  a  "cheap  era"  into  the  drug 
trade  ? 
(14)  Why  are  physicians'  supply  establishments  making  inroads  on  the  busi- 
ness of  the  pharmacist? 
(15)  What  are  the  chief  arguments  employed  to  induce  physicians  to  supply 
ready-made  medicines  to  their  patients  ? 
(16)  Where  is  the  practice  of  medicine  drifting? 
(17)  If  the  future  facilitates  the  art  of  dispensing  by  physicians,  what  is  our 
remedy  ? 
(18)  Is  it  not  our  duty  to  demand  protection  from  the  physician  and  make  an 
effort  to  fuse  our  natural  relationship  by  a  just  compromise? 
(19)  What  argument  have  we  against  those  who  advocate  that  the  day  has 
arrived  when  any  person,  with  open  store  for  the  sale  of  merchandise,  will  have 
the  right  to  sell  his  goods  to  any  other  person  who  comes  with  money  in  hand 
and  demands  same,  irrespective  of  his  calling  or  profession  ? 
There  is  no  hypothetical  sensationalism  in  my  queries,  and  I  might  add  a 
few  more  sure  to  present  themselves  in  the  future,  but  we  will  await  develop- 
ments. There  are  questions  that  confront  us  daily — a  revolution  in  our  ranks 
is  imminent.  What  shall  we  do  about  it?  Shall  we  submit  to  the  situation 
like  slaves?  Never!  Let  us  get  together  at  Denver  and  act,  not  like  flustered 
and  unsympathetic  brethren,  but  like  men  willing  to  battle  for  justice  and  our 
rights.    It  is  high  time  to  cry  halt. 
Address  all  papers  and  communications  to 
Very  truly  yours, 
George  J.  Seabury, 
Chairman  of  Commercial  Section,  A.JPk,A. 
