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the examination of the archive.

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principle of Gelsemium elegans -

investigation which has been

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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

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as to sale.

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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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