. The Pharmaceutical era . get it. It is surely a fine book,also a very convenient one, and I thank vou for it. HENRY T. SWIFT. Milford, Del., February 27. Pharmaceutical Era : We have received your BlueBook, and find it very comprehensive and complete, reallycovering more ground than our needs require. T. F. HAMMERSLET. Liverpool. March 6. Pharmaceutical Era: The Blue Book came t»hand O. ir. on the 3d Inst. I appreciate it very m;. thanks for same. H. A. S. SHFLER. Flint. February 20. Pharmaceutical Era: Enclosed find draft for sub-scription
. The Pharmaceutical era . get it. It is surely a fine book,also a very convenient one, and I thank vou for it. HENRY T. SWIFT. Milford, Del., February 27. Pharmaceutical Era : We have received your BlueBook, and find it very comprehensive and complete, reallycovering more ground than our needs require. T. F. HAMMERSLET. Liverpool. March 6. Pharmaceutical Era: The Blue Book came t»hand O. ir. on the 3d Inst. I appreciate it very m;. thanks for same. H. A. S. SHFLER. Flint. February 20. Pharmaceutical Era: Enclosed find draft for sub-scription for Era for one year, and the Era Blue latter is very fine. ORRIN P. SAFFORD. Decorah. la., February 24, Pharmaceutical Era : We are highly pleased withthe Blue Book. We hope that all manufacturers will seethe value of the publication. WANGLER BROS. The Pharmaceutical Era: Blue Book to hand thismorning. Am much pleased with It THOS. V. HANNAH. 28o THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA. [March 15, 1900. A SAD ADVENTURE. , iitU ushered PATENTED SYNTHETICS AND THE U. BY S. W. WILLISTON, M. S. Shall medicines of established value and wide use bebarred from the United States Pharmacopoeia becausethey are patented? In other words, must remedies re-main unofficial so Ions as their manufacture is a mono-poly? Is the question one of policy, utility, or of ethics?The medical profession has long looked with disfavorupon the patenting of any device, instrument or medicineintended to alleviate human suffering. The motive is anideal one. doubtless, but it is a very serious questionwhether humanity has been the better for such a systemof ethics. So long as man is selfish so long will he re-quire something more than philanthropy to spur him onto his best efforts. „ The patenting of a newly-discovered synthetic com-pound, if under proper safeguards, is. I believe, for thebest interest of mankind, and the question of its ad-visability is not and should not be one of ethics
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