Scheme to Bring Them into Line with Western Mr. Chang Mei-an, chairman of the apothecaries guild in Shanghai, and Mr. Cheng Cheng-tsing, a leading merchant, are impressed with the fact that Chinese native medic ines have many good qualities which are acknowledged by medical men the world over. But because apothecaries stick to the old methods compounding drugs and make no effort to adopt modern styles the trade is suffering severely from the competition of foreign imports.
Some years ago Mr. Li Ping-shu established a laboratory for the analysis and compounding of me-diemes according to modern cheical formulae but, because the times were unpropitious, it was not 4 success and, before long, had' close its doors, It is now proposed to re-establish, this factory and a capital of $800,+ 000 has been subscribed. Premise have been secured on Peking Road. above the bank of the Salt Gabelle and begining with this, itis hoped to extend the scope of.the labor atory to other cities so that, in time, it will become a national institution.
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