Daiwy News'
Sin—As a daily subscriber to your esteemed paper, 1 should like to add few words to. those of Messrs. Barat and H.C, with whom Tagree completely. I'should also like foruish spine more material, regard. ing the same. topic, having like these gentlemen, the public benefit in view through the regulations of k part jes in the Settlement and Shanghai ay a whole. out jast he many, to put it yeh one thet Shou certainly to the public, to find bee
batter, how few licensed Pharmacists and' Chemists are to be found in Shanghai. +Almost every day, one may hear remarks about patent medicines f Instance, The ien seem 10 be that these goods may be obtained from almost any place except a pharmacy.
may be all right, yet, do these people who handle patents know How to do it correctly? Assurediy most of them do not in the leat, Te may come as a surprise to the general public, to know how much Knowledge and care ie. required in handling and. storing' such. goods far from sufficient. to place them og most would-be che fon any. shelf." Such conditions ax exposure to light, heat, dampness, etc. may have either an injurious fi fect or otherwise, Besides, no precautions are taken to be sure they come into proper hands. Take Veronal' for instance, It seems Be" obtainable quite easily in a 8 number of stores. in Shangh Does. anyone believe that stich tablets which have been used! on several Uccasions for. auleldal " porporep, Should be obtained from a regula pharmacy?
'A few months ago, one of your ders, onthe occasion of "the Poisoning of a dog, asked why the tale of poisons was not prohibited! ire sud wmeacted. by Pea ied ones?
'The public is protected by the S.MGG, when buying food or drink, ihe sale as well' as manufacture of uch being possible only by licensed 7 ae not similar steps applied to pharmacies: seems unthinkable that patent medicines be. sold outside of real Pharmacies and that prescriptions te'alied by" anybody without the most elementary qualifeations. Tha Public ix entitied to. protection and {o know what measures are taken safe dispensing of prescriptions!
Tt ig in the hope that my letter aot tome Bale tu fan longer" that I jay the above before the eyes of Shanghai and its authorities,
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