. The Pharmaceutical era . rd to advertisements, announcing that here-after no proprietary medicine will be advertisedin thejournal, unless accompanied by a statementshowing the active ingredients it contains, andthe amount of each ingredient to a given dose:that no proprietary medicine which is advertiseddirectly to the laity will be admitted to the adver-tising pages of the Journal. The Journal furthermore announces in ageneral way that the so-called new remedies,patented synthetics, will not be admitted to itspages, unless such products be of definite com-position, the identity, purity and
. The Pharmaceutical era . rd to advertisements, announcing that here-after no proprietary medicine will be advertisedin thejournal, unless accompanied by a statementshowing the active ingredients it contains, andthe amount of each ingredient to a given dose:that no proprietary medicine which is advertiseddirectly to the laity will be admitted to the adver-tising pages of the Journal. The Journal furthermore announces in ageneral way that the so-called new remedies,patented synthetics, will not be admitted to itspages, unless such products be of definite com-position, the identity, purity and strength ofwhich can be determined by physical andchemical tests. No compound nor mixture willbe admitted if its composition or mode of manu-facture is kept secret. Our medical cotemporary is to be congratu-lated upon its outlined policy, but there istrouble ahead when it comes to deciding ves orno in many cases. Fake medicines haveincreased in number to an alarming extent, thev April 19, 1900.] THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA. 41T. A TRAGEDY:—WITH A MORAL,.(In Three Spasms.) have found introduction to the medicalfraternity through reputable journals, the doc-tors and the journals have been imposed upon bylying and preposterous claims, and somethingshould be done to separate the black sheep fromthe white. GINSENG CULTIVATION. Ginseng is an article which has no valueexcept to the Chinese, but with them has ac-quired a reputation for high efificiency, and thisfavor has resulted in making the article one ofthe most profitable of crude drugs. High pricesare obtained for the root, even for a poor quality,while the best grades, according to the China-mans method of estimation, frequently assumea value which is almost fabulous. Besides theginseng in the home market, the Chinese callupon the L^nited States to supply a large pro-portion, and for many years past the root hasbeen systematically gathered in the United States,and through Chinese brokers, particularly inNew York, has been forwarded
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