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the examination of the archive.
-
principle of Gelsemium elegans -
investigation which has been
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av
eren
long delayed, - and for extending
knowledge of the composition of drugs,
of several other important especially poisons, of which but little is known to Western Science.
16.
The important principle that the education of the vendor
and
is the only true foundation for a Poison Bill must not be overlooked. Sooner or later the licensing of the native practitioners and
druggists will demand the serious attention of the Government. The necessity for a practical study in this Department of Chinese Materia Medica would therefore seem to be
apparent.
17.
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Regulations
The
as to sale.
mmendatiores.
recorm
following re
are
are arr
the lines of the regulations laid down in the Pharmacy
Act 1868 (31 and 32 Vic. cap. 121).
(K) That it shall be unlawful
to sell any poison unless the bottle, box, vessel, wrapper, or
cover in which
such poison is contained be distinctly labelled with the name of the article and the word "poison" or the equivalent
*
some
expression in Chinese, and with the name and address of the seller of the poison; and such poison shall not be sold to any person under 20 years of age
or to any person unknown to the seller unless introduced by a person known to the seller; and on
every
sale of such poison, the seller shall, before delivery, make an entry in a book to be kept for that purpose, stating in the form to be set forth
in the Schedule to the Ordinance the
date of the sale, the name
* The Imperial Act contains no such limitation. (?) M.E.C.
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