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The scenic grandeur of the Andes is present- 

 ed nowhere more impressively than along the 

 canon of the Rimac river, which this railroad 

 follows. The mountains are entirely bare of 

 vegetation, and are simply monstrous masses 

 of rocks, torn and twisted, rent and shattered 

 by the tremendous volcanic upheavals which 

 often occur here. At the bottom of the canon, 

 and where it occasionally spreads out into a 

 valley of minute dimensions, are the remains 

 of towns and cities, whose origin is hidden in 

 the mists of fable. The completion of the line 

 to the mining regions will cost $10,000,000. 



The Government granted a concession for 

 fifty years to Medardo Corn e jo for the recon- 

 struction of the rail road line between Pacocha 

 and Moquegua. 



PHARMACY. The development of this art 

 advances steadily, and no important event 

 has occurred during the year to impede its 

 progress. Higher education, stricter laws, in- 

 creased scientific thought, and improved meth- 

 ods of conducting business, are evidences of a 

 continued improvement in all directions. 



Colleges. The Buffalo College of Pharmacy 

 was established as a department of the Uni- 

 versity of Buffalo, and was inaugurated in 

 September. The Illinois College of Pharmacy 

 opened in October, and is connected with the 

 Northwestern University in Chicago. The Cin- 

 cinnati College of Pharmacy became a depart- 

 ment of the University of Cincinnati during 

 the year. The New York Legislature granted 

 a charter for a college of pharmacy in Brook- 

 lyn, but as yet this institution has not come 

 into active existence. Degrees in pharmacy 

 were granted at the Tulane University, in 

 New Orleans, at its last commencement, and 

 efforts are being made to found a New Orleans 

 college of pharmacy. The Pennsylvania Col- 

 lege of Pharmacy, incorporated in 1871, be- 

 gan its first session in the autumn. A recent 

 compilation of the attendance of students at 

 the colleges of pharmacy throughout the coun- 

 try, during the year 1886-'87, shows a total of 

 2,17V, including 15 women. 



Legislation. Laws regulating the practice 

 of pharmacy in Virginia and Wyoming came 

 into active operation on Jan. 1, 1886; also 

 amendments to the laws already existing in 

 New Jersey, Iowa, Kings and Erie Counties, 

 in New York, were enacted during the year. 

 Legal measures compelling the use of scarlet 

 labels with white letters, together with a scar- 

 let wrapper for container, or of a scarlet wrap- 

 per alone for preparations of morphine, were 

 passed by the Legislatures of Florida, Georgia, 

 Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vir- 

 ginia, and Wyoming. 



Associations. The thirty-fourth annual meet- 

 ing of the American Pharmaceutical Associa- 

 tion was held in Providence, R. I., beginning 

 on September 7. Nearly 200 members were 

 present, and of the business transacted the 

 most important was the consideration of a 

 "National Formulary." An additional year 

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was given to the committee to be devoted to 

 the further critical examination of the formu- 

 las presented, as well as of those contained, in 

 other collections or drafts which have not yet 

 been considered for want of time or which 

 may hereafter be presented by other bodies. 

 Charles W. Tufts, of New Hampshire, was 

 elected president, and John M. Maisch, of 

 Pennsylvania, continued as permanent secre- 

 tary. The Association adjourned on Septem- 

 ber 9, to meet in Cincinnati, O., on the first 

 Monday in September next. Of State organi- 

 zations, the Tennessee Druggists' Association 

 and the Dakota Pharmaceutical Association 

 were formed during August. 



Trade Organizations. The National Retail 

 Druggists' Association held its fourth annual 

 meeting in Providence, R. I., on September 6. 

 This organization, originally formed for the 

 purpose of protecting retail druggists by a 

 union to uphold prices under various "plans," 

 was dissolved, and a reorganization on the ba- 

 sis of State and local delegates effected under 

 a similar name, whose objects shall be to bind 

 together the different pharmaceutical bodies of 

 the United States for the purpose of adopting 

 and acting upon all questions affecting phar- 

 macists and druggists throughout the Union, 

 from a professional, legal, and commercial 

 standpoint. Albert H. Hollister, of Wisconsin, 

 was chosen president, and Louis E. Nicot, of 

 New York, secretary. The eleventh annual 

 meeting of the Wholesale Druggists' Associa- 

 tion convened in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sep- 

 tember 27. During its sessions valuable reports 

 pertaining to the progress of commercial affairs 

 were submitted by committees, and their rec- 

 ommendations adopted by the Association at 

 large after ample discussion. It was found 

 that the " contract plan " existing between the 

 manufacturers and jobbers had grown steadily 

 in favor and given much satisfaction. The 

 passage of an interstate commerce bill by Con- 

 gress was urged, and resolutions in its favor 

 were adopted ; also Congress was requested to 

 enact a law preventing the collection of fees 

 from commercial travelers passing through 

 States and Territories requiring licenses, a 

 practice which is unconstitutional, according 

 to the decision of the U. S. Supreme Court. 

 The most important measure adopted was 

 the appointment of a committee to organize 

 a mutual fire-insurance company to insure 

 the wholesale druggists of the United States 

 against loss and damage by fire. Daniel R. 

 Noyes, of Minnesota, was chosen president, 

 and A. B. Merriam, of the same' State, secre- 

 tary. The next meeting will be held in Bos- 

 ton, Mass., on the third Tuesday in August. 



Trade Relations. All measures for the better 

 protection of prices among retailers have been 

 discontinued, and at present only the " con- 

 tract plan" between the manufacturers and 

 jobbers remains in force. All efforts to evade 

 the enforcement of this plan have failed, and it 

 is now carried on more effectually than ever- 



