a responsible party in charge of a department at a "Magister," who under certain conditions, was entitled to run his own dispensary.
'A "Magister." otherwise "Aptiekar""
a fully qualified pharmacist. This degree {Is "somewhat equivalent to either that of "Pharmacien dv 1 Classe" or "Pharmacien supéricur," in Germany "Approblerter Apotheker;" but has nothing todo witha "Doc-tour en Pharmacie."
This last qualification is purely honorific, devoid of any particular rights and is granted to pharmacists following specialised researches on 2 botanical, chemical or pharmaceutical subject.
Whether or not. the above corres ponds in any way with the British qualifeation of Pharmacist, "Pharmaceuitieal Chemist or the more com mon name of Dispensing chemist is also a matter of discussion, and in fact, the whole question resolves into the' following: in Shanghai, while some dispensaries are run by quallfied men, others are in the hands of unqualified ones. But since this. fs a rather Ueklish proposition, on which the authorities hesitate to Togislate, the less said about it, the better ft Is It certainly docs not serve any purpose to agitate that question, Better let dead dogs Nie and Tot every Tom, Dick or Harry make sure of the qualifications of the chemist whom he favours with his confidence. Matters will _arrang themselves in the long run to the satisfaction of every one concerned.
Shanghai, Jan. 20.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.