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PHARMACY EDITION
TheDailyNebraskan
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VOL. XIII. NO. 145
TEGHN1GAL TRAINING
VALUE OF THOROUGH EDUCA
TION FOR YOUNG PHAR
MACISTS. ADVANTAGES OF CHEMISTRY
Article Written by H. L. Thompson
"The Better You Are Prepared
the Larger the Oppor
tunity." When the law providing for the
licensing of druggists in Nebraska
went into effect It provided that drug-
-gists then ip himinonq should be
granted a license without the formal
ity of an examination. Had all such
druggists been required, as now, to
pass a satisfactory examination In the
various subjects, many doubtless
would have been forced to seek other
employment. Like the old-time doc
tors, they had learned their trade by
Berving a certain apprenticeship, but
with' little or no scientific training.
Pew druggists are now produced by
the old-time apprenticeship method
alone, although the practical experi
ence is still an important factor.
The question naturally arises In the
minds of the younger students of
pharmacy whether all this technical
training Is really worth while, and
whether all these weeks and months
of toll in class room and in the labor-
atocyjBHQt. after all, a useless ox
penditure of time and money. Is it
not merely a means of passing the
state examining board and then to bo
forgotten in the rush of business life?
If this preparation has for its goal
only the passing of a satisfactory ex-
amhintfnn it Typnld not be strange
that the student should hesitate. On
the contrary, -the skill and technical
knowledge acquired In school should
become a real asset to the future
career of the pharmacist. Let us take
the subject of chemistry and notice its
application.
First, in what way will a knowl
edge of chemistry help in filling pre
scriptions. It the. physician should
-
.hand-you-a prescription, to be filledJ
while he waits, would you not feel a
bit uneasy in compounding it. without
some knowledge of the chemical re
actions taking place, and oven If you
succeeded, without serious accident,
in getting the ingredients mixed, but
obtained an unsightly product instead
of an attractive preparation, would
you not feel self-condemned to have
your certificate framed for the Inspec
tion of such physicians. But modern
pharmacy does not consist In the mere
filling of prescriptions frorastock bot
tles put up by pharmaceutical houses
and sold to the druggist at fancy
jpricea The trained druggist will use
liis chemical knowledge Tn maSIhg
.suclwprenarationB-hlmselfand also in
testing such as "ne,-cannot make to seeT
Jthat they meet the requirements of
the U. S. P. He may thus avoid the
mistakes, which so often result fatrttty,
when stock bottles are not properly
labeled.
There is an ever widening, field of
activity and profit for the .properly
prepared pharmacist , who uses his
tmo and knowledge wisely, Drug
gists are too prone tif complain that
the physicians are unsympathetic and
patronize patent medicine concerns to
the detriment of tho official 'prepara
tions, Careful investigation will
doubtless show that the druggisfc aro
(Continued on' page 5.)
UNIVERSITY OF
a J i YXnOIV 1 ( n tzt&rz :? r S Will hit I U
THE MORAL EFFECT OF DRUG
6T0RE ON A COMMUNITY.
See yonder man tottering down the
street, bleafed and bloated face, dis
heveled hair, shuffljng step, a wreck
of a human being. Who Is responsible
for such lives" as these? Ask yourself
the question, my dear brother druggist,
-are, you? Ponder over the matter ft
while. What about that, patent medi
cine? Did it contain morphine or co
caine? Yes, it did; and yet you sold
It to that man. What about tho sooth
ing syrup you sold to that mother or
nurse to feed to the poor Innocent
babe? Did she know that' she was
giving the child a habit forming drug?
Yes, it is true; it was present in
small quantities, but remember a child
is very suspectlblo to habit forming
drugs. Beware of that "pain killer"
that contains morphine, too. The
pain will be greater than you can bear
when the habit is, formed. Why not
bear a little pain now, or place the
responsibility In the. hands of a com--petentr-physlclaa2
The catarrh cure also contains co
caine, but you did not warn the patient
of his danger., Is It any wonder that
we have cocaine fiends, when there
are so many dangerous catarrh cures
on the market?
Now the drug store is looked to as
a kind of a social center. People
come and go a place where they are
always welcomo at any hour of the
day ui day uf the -week. Vor-y-4nAch1)ai8n.KH)mpietoutfltt)i1ya
like tho poor, them you have with you
always. But after all, is it not a
greater blessing to be. useful and help-
fuT lu the brother in-need-than-to-bo-Ldoor
richer in dollars?
Do not misunderstand me.
There
are drugs intnehandfl-otU"good7ramediatelyeGbIockbleafeJbk
moral, judicious physician aro of the
gaeatest value and aro very necessary,
but not so when dealt out to the pub
lic in forms of patent medicines, bit
ters, tonics, and remedies ot various
kinds.
Be judicious, be a counsellor, a
helper to the buyer in choosing only
the healing and helpful drugs. Make
it your aim to cure and not to cure
humanity. And you who buy,' bo care
ful the headache tablets and bromides.
Be temperate in the use of drugs. Do
not' form habits, but go'to one you can
trust, and remember there are' many
curses as well as cures.
NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1914.
THEY ALL LOOK UP TO
WHAT ARE THEY?
Phenyldisulphavinotetroxydlamonio-
arscnobcnzlne
or
DlmethylaminophenyldementhyU
pyrazon.
THE NEW PHARMACEUTICAL
' LABORATORY.
In the northwest corner of the base
ment of Nebraska Hall is situated a
new laboratory of pharmacy, for the
carrying on of pharmaceutical assay
ing and testing of crude drugs, chem
icals and preparations, official in the
United States Phnrmnoononln, and
used in general in the medical and
pharmaceutical professions.
With the removal of the medical
physiology to Omaha, the School of
Pharmacy was expanded last fall to
one more laboratory, in which this
distinct line of work could be done.
The space was formerly occupied toy
Dr. A. E. Guonther, now in Omaha, as
liTs private office and research labora-
Eory: WKhm llm nT-n-mAAiL4hft-Lccntlynntnrri
present year began, all there was to
bo seen were the old pillars of the
physics department, and old physio
logical tables from pharmacology. To
day It Is a splendid laboratory, with
water and gas fixtures and complete.
On entering The pnysioloyaboraHentatlveWho-tudent-body-and-liusiJ
tory, room 5, and turning to your left,
going through the blood pressure room
wherein stand the now respiration ap-
iological and pharmacological experi
ments, you aro confronted with a
fenced in apartment, a sign over tho
reading, ifGomo in without
knocking, go out tho same way."
Passing through this gateway, you
cases, lockers, and an unusual display
of glassware. Shellbach's blue-lined
burettes stand here and there against
a double-shelved ledge running mid
way tho lengths of the tables, contain
ing flasks-and bottles of all descrip
tion. Along the south wall to your,
left, stand a black case containing
nearly all the volatile oil, fluidextracts
and tinctures assayed In pharmacy,
and a Bet of U. S. P. test solutions; a
large sink on the left side of which
are a Rudorffe sandbath, a water
oven, a drying oven, and a Barnstead
water-still, on the right a largo water,
(Continued on page 5)
HIM"
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY
BANQUET.
One of the big features of Pharmacy
week will be tho fifth annual banquet
of tho Pharmaceutical Society. Tho
chairman of tho banquot committee is
trying to make this tho largest and
best over hold in tho history of the
:fichool-ot-Bharmaovr Th local drug-
gists are showing much enthusiasm in
this groat event and many of tho
alumni have signified their intention
to be present with ub.
Dr. R. A. Lyman, director of the
School of Pharmacy, will act as toast-
niUHturf and tho loaatr-Hfltr-w411-tno4ud4wiAA1ttr ipir. .h9 BrnnHw nnnti
a welcome by Mr. McMurry, vice-presi
dent of the Pharmaceutical Society;
Mr. D. J. Killen, president of the State
Board of Pharmacy and retiring mem
ber on the board, will glvo a toast on
"Tho End in View"; as representative,
of the local druggists, Mr. S. C. Wil
son, who has been prominent in whole
sale pharmacy ia the city, hut who ro-
tho rffl
ness, will favor ub with a toast on the
subject "Tho State Association."
Among the other men on tho toast!
list are Mr. S. E. Ewing, tho most re
cent addition to the' State Board of
Pharmacy; Mr. P. P. Howard, repre-
ness manager of the Pharmacy An
nual; Mr. N. P. Hansen, a very suc
cessful Lincoln druggist and a faculty
member of the School of Pharmacy;
Dr. Benton Dales, head of the chem
Istry department; Mr. A. V. PiorCe, a
very Influential druggist in tho state
and ahead of his class along lntcllec
tual lines; Mr. C. It. Sherman, a very
prominent Omaha druggist. Chancel
lor Avery has also consented to give a
short toast on the fiuhjecP'MjTldeTof
a Pharmacist." As a guest of the
School wo have with us Doan Teeters,
University of Iowa, one of the leaders
of education along pharmaceutical
lines, who will respond to a toast on
the subject "Tho Pharmacist as a
Salesman,"
Edo Anderson of New York City,
Harry Nollson and Edwin Corbln,
M. W. Huntington of Liberty, Nebr.ji
Glen Hoag, W. W, Stowe, L. It. Eby,
of Hartlngton; Nell Ward, Mildred
Young and Sid oBwers will bo held
J this week for the Pharmacy banquet.
PftlCE 5 CENTS.
ARIZONA CACTUSES
BURBANK WRONGLY CALLED IN
VENTOR OF "8PINELE88
CACTUS."
A FOOD FOR JACK RABBITS
8tenoQraphlo Report of Paper Rea,d
Before Meeting of "Nebraska
Academy of Solehces,"
May 8,1914.
By Oharloa E. Bossoy.
Stenographic report of a paper read
beforo tho "Nobrarika Academy of
Sciences," May 8, 1014.
In a recent visit to southern Arizona
1 mudu Huuiu Btudios-of thelarger-of
tho numorouB cactuses whloh nro to be
found In that rdglon. Beforo I discuss
tho very largo cactuses I wish to say
a word In regard to tho prickly pears
(Opuntia) whloh aro to common in
that roglon. They are of interostto
us bocauso of the- fact that certain,
ones of theso havo boon spok'en' of
freoly bbJ splnoleBB cactuses,-'- and
the ImprbflBion has been givon that
tnoso were Invontod by Mr. Burbank.
Now it may bo that 'Mr. Burbank did
invont soma spineless cactuses, but
tho fact is well known to tho people
of Arizona that nature is constantly
producing prickly pears that are. prac
tically without spines In traveling;
over the mesa one finds every littlp
while in a protected place a prickly
pear whloh has no largo spines. All
prickly pears havo mlnliib BplCUleB"
which aro very uncomfortable to tho
skin and must bo somewhat painful
for animals, but since thoy lack the
long sharp spines, such cactuses are
spoken of as spineless, and in fact aro
eaten by tho hungry animals of tho
today especially hecauso of the fact
that my attention has been called to
tho advertising that cortain people aro
doing in Nebraska with the expecta
tion of selling spineless cactuses-to
tho farmers of this region. I havo two
objections to having this state exploit
ed by tho spineless cactus people. In
the first place, spineless cactuses of
the southwest aro tended things
wnicn wlinrotromiuro tho-Nobraaka-wlnters.
Wo have wild prickly pears
of several species in Nebraska, but
thoy aro by no means spineless, and
probably cannot be made so. It fol
lows, therefore, that any men Invest
ing in spineless cactuses aro likely to
get plants that would kill out during
our Nebraska, winters,
the spineless cactuses is that no self
tho sponoless caotuses is that no self
TUBpecting cuw ,oi ox-would-oare-to
eat forago of that kind. In the desert
all animals are hungry, and they are
ready to eat anything. Accordingly in
tlnrATlzona--deserts-the Jack- rabbits
and the catlo and other plant eating
animals eat the less 'spiny cactuses
-moTolybecausosrtheyaresObhungry-.
that they must eat them In order to
live. Our cattle brought up as they
are on succulent grass, clover, alfalfa,
etc., could not bo Induced to eat such
crude food as their less fortunate rel
atives In the desert. So I say to "you
today, do not invest In spineless cac
tuses Jn the hope pf getting good for
age plants. '
Related to the prickly pWrs are the
tall treelike cactuses which occasion
ally attain a height of fifteen feet or
'morejand which have a trunk of .some
tlmes'elght or ten inches in diameter.
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