31 OCTOBER 1958, Page 21

SIR,—So Leslie Adrian 'would as soon be poisoned by the

grocer'? This long overdue event is very likely to happen if all grocers arc allowed unrestricted sale of medicines, assuming, of course, that a bad egg doesn't get him first.

His 'experience' must be very limited indeed if he thinks that chemists are poorly qualified to give advice when advanced GCE, three years full-time at a university and one year's post-graduate training (minimum) constitute the requirements of qualifi- cation.—Yours faithfully,

R. J. HAYHURST