206  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     { ^^XiS?™' 
country  would  but  awaken  to  a  proper  realization  of  their  duties  to 
themselves,  to  the  medical  profession,  and  to  the  public  at  large, 
whose  material  interests,  well-being  and  even  lives  are,  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  in  their  care. 
"  With  the  more  or  less  concerted  efforts  that  are  being  made  at 
the  present  time  to  advance  what  has  become  known  as  '  The  U.  S. 
P.  and  N.  F.  Propaganda,'  it  would  appear  as  though  the  retail 
druggists  of  the  country  had  an  excellent  opportunity  to  demon- 
strate that  they  are  really  interested  in  the  science  of  their  calling 
and  in  the  promotion  of  the  public  health,  and  that  they  are  not  alone 
willing  but  also  able  to  live  up  to  the  responsibilities  that  are  im- 
posed on  them,  by  the  legislation  that  has  been  enacted  for  their 
protection  and  guidance,  making  them  responsible  for  the  drugs 
and  medicines  dispensed  and  sold.  '  The  subject  is  certainly  one  that 
is  deserving  of  careful  thought,  particularly  at  this  time  when  the 
popular  wave  for  honesty  and  publicity  is  so  wide-spread  and  is  ever 
assuming  greater  force  and  volume." 
Among  the  exhibits  were  a  metal  Minot  Slide  Cabinet  for  micro- 
scope specimens,  manufactured  by  Peter  Gray  &  Sons  of  Cam- 
bridge ;  a  specimen  of  opium,  the  interior  of  which  was  filled  with 
clay,  presented  by  the  Smith,  Kline  &  French  Co. ;  and  specimens 
of  drugs  and  spices  received  from  Professor  LaWall  and  Harry 
E.  Sindall.  Florence  Yaple, 
Secretary  pro  tern. 
FOOD  AND  DRUG  COURSE  LECTURE. 
The  second  of  the  series  of  special  lectures  in  the  Food  and 
Drug  Course  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  for  1908-1909 
was  given  Tuesday,  February  9,  at  3  o'clock,  in  the  Museum  of  the 
College,  by  Prof.  C.  B.  Cochran,  of  West  Chester,  Pa.,  chemist  to  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Dairy  and  Food  Commissioner.  The  speaker 
was  introduced  by  Prof.  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  dean  of  the  Food  and 
Drug  Course,  and  spoke  upon  the  subject,  "The  First  Chapters  in 
the  History  of  Food  Adulteration  in  Pennsylvania." 
Professor  Cochran  contrasted  the  conditions  surrounding  the 
production  and  transportation  of  food  products  forty  or  fifty  years 
ago  with  those  of  the  past  twenty  or  twenty-five  years,  and  said 
that,  whereas  formerly  they  were  largely  the  product  of  domestic 
or  home  labor,  their  production  is  now  in  the  hands  of  manufac- 
turers and  large  commercial  concerns.    This,  he  said,  had  much  to 
