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TO BE LEARNED REGARDING THE SOURCE AND MODE OF PRODUCTION OF MANY OF OUR STANDARD DRUGS, AND NEW REMEDIES OF DOUBTFUL ORIGIN ARE CONSTANTLY APPEARING IN THE MARKET. FOR THE INCREASE OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SUBSTANCES, FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF THESE QUESTIONS OF DOUBT, NO MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS CAN BE CONCEIVED THAN THOSE HERE EXISTING, NAMELY: A GREAT MUSEUM UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE NATION, ASSOCIATED WITH A SCIENTIFIC INSTUTION [[strikethrough]] INSTITUTION [[/strikethrough]] OF WORLD-WIDE RENOWN, HAVING CORRESPONDENCE WITH ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENTS IN ALL COUNTRIES.

[[signature]] J. M. Flint
Curator Materia Medic.[[/signature]]