To the Editor of the "Nomm-Cunna Dany News"
Sim—I have read the report pub-liched in your esteemed paper December 23 of the establishment of Standardization Laboratory at Cal-gutta by the Government of India, The new establishment is undoubled: ly a noteworthy step towards improving India's medicines.
'The writer of this' happens to be thoroughly familiar "with conditions that had been prevailing in that country in regard to medicines, As in China, and the two foreign seltiements in Shanghai, "conditions fare worse than in any other part in the world so far as standardization of medicinal preparations or chemical compounds is concerned for worthless and often decomposed patent medicines or impure or even adulterated drugs are sold freely with no cheek.
In the possession of the writer of this, there isa pretty collection of patent medicines and drugs some of which (1) are completely "decomposed; (2) others do not meet the requirements either of the BP. or that of the USP. (3) and others that are highly impure.
I would be absolutely essential therefore that ways and means be devised by the authorities concerned to bring about some sort of western conditions in a matter of great importance. Pourquol trainer les choses fen longueur.....
Shanghai, Dee, 26.
By sapajou H, Hudspeth,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.