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more, ^Maryland, Avho was a personal student of Hahnemann, and an 

 inmate of his family for ten years. When Dr. Haynel returned to 

 Germany in 18G8. he presented the medallion to Dr. Henry N. Guern- 

 sey of Philadelphia, the father of the donor, who \vas a co-worker 

 witli liim in tlie pioneer field of homeopathy. Four photograplis of 

 [jatholoiiical specimens resulting from the action of small doses of 

 homeopathic dilutions giyen to healthy animals were contributed by 

 Dr. W. Franklin Baker of Philadelphia, Pennsylyania. As a result 

 of the cooperation of Doctor Dewej^, the Museum is indebted to the 

 following persons for books relating to the subject of homeopathy : 



Dr. Dudley A. Williams, Proyidence, Rhode Island, ten yolumes 

 of Allen's Encyclopedia of Homeopathic Materia Medica, with 

 S^^mptom Register, and a copy of Halmemann's Lesser Writings; 

 Dr. E. P. Cuthbert, Titusyille, Pennsylyania, nine yolumes of the 

 Transactions of the American Institute of Homeopathy: Dr. Lj-nn 

 A. Martin. Bingliamton, Xew York, Transactions of the First and 

 Second Sessions of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 1844- 

 1845; The American Institute of Homeopathy, Chicago. Illinois, 

 yolumes one and two of its transactions for the year 187G : Dr. 3.1artlia 

 Isabel Roger, Portsmouth, Xew Hampshire, a copy of Allen's iSIateria 

 Medica of the Xosodes; and Mr. Carl Hering, Philadelphia, Poiin- 

 S3-lyania. a bound tj'pewritten copy of the '' Chronology of the Life 

 of Constantine Hering, the Father of Homeopatlw in America," and 

 a reprint of part of the same from the Transactions of the Interna- 

 tional Hahnemannian Association. 



The diyision of medicine in continuing its efforts to obtain mate- 

 rial to illustrate the history and principles of Osteopathy, receiyed by 

 contribution from Dr. George A. Still, Director of the American 

 School of Osteopathy, Kirksyille, Missouri, -TT books and pamphlets, 

 and 114 photographs relating to the subject. 



Dr. ^Murray Gait Motter, Librarian of the Ilygienic Laboratory, 

 Washington City, and for many years Secretary of the Reyisiou 

 Committee of the U. S. Pharmacopoeial Conyention or of its Board 

 of Trustees, contributed 27 publications bearing on the history of 

 the U. S. Pliarmacopoeia. Among these is a copy of the Edinljurgh 

 Pharmacopoeia of ITTG, and the Pharmacopoeia of the ^Nlas^achu- 

 setts Medical Society, dated 1808, which ))Ooks were the precursors 

 of the first official pharmacopoeia of the United States, whicli was 

 published in Boston, Deceml)er 15, 1820, and which has been reyised 

 every ten years since that time. 



The United States Pharmacopoeia occupies a unique place among 

 other books of similar character, in that while it is not published 

 officially by the ITnited States Government, it is nevertheless an 

 official publication. It has been declared the standard in the enforce- 

 ment of our national food and drug law, and is so recognized in 



