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PROVINCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
Third General Meeting, held at the Royal Institution, November 12, 1868 ; the 
President, Mr. J. F. Robinson, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected members:—Mr. Tanner, Fairfield, and Mr. H. 
Smith, West Derby Road. 
Donations were announced of the Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Asso¬ 
ciation. 1867; the Proceedings of the Liverpool Architectural Society; the Proceedings 
of the Liverpool Polytechnic Society; Report of the Liverpool Naturalists’ Field Club ; 
New York Druggists’ Circular. 
Thanks were voted to the donors. 
Mr. Tate mentioned some recent applications of oxide of zinc in medicine for the 
cure of consumption, epilepsy, delirium tremens, etc. 
Mr. Betts asked if the Pharmacy Act was now in force so far as related to the regis¬ 
tration of poisons. 
Mr. Abraham said that in his opinion no part of the Act came in force until the 1st 
of January except the registration of names. 
Mr. Sharp said that Mr. Flowers, a magistrate in London, had decided that the 
registration of poisons was now required. 
Mr. Abraham invited subscriptions to the Sandford Testimonial Fund, and said that 
Mr. Sandford was entitled to the greater part of the credit due for the passing of the 
Bill. He thought that they had reason to be thankful both for what the Bill did and 
did not contain. 
Mr. Samuel exhibited “Flor de Copey,” a product of a tree growing in Cuba, con¬ 
taining a large quantity of resin, said to be good as an application to wounds. 
Mr. A. N. Tate, F.C.S., then read the first part of a paper on “The Study and Prac¬ 
tice of Pharmacy, with special reference to the new Pharmacy Bill.” 
He gave a short account of the history of Pharmacy, reading several extracts from 
Homer. He advocated the division of labour, considering that Pharmacy was quite 
sufficient for the occupation of one man, without combining with it the duties of the 
physician and surgeon, and gave his views as to the proper sphere of each. He approved 
of "the use of Latin in writing prescriptions, and gave as a list of subjects with which a 
pharmaceutist should be acquainted, English, Latin, French and German, Chemistry, 
Botany, Materia Medica. He thought that apprentices went to the business too young, 
and preferred pupilage to apprenticeship. 
The President said that as the time was then far advanced, it would be better to 
postpone discussion until the remaining portion was read. 
After a vote of thanks to Mr. Tate had been passed, the meeting adjourned. 
Fourth General Meeting, held November 26th, 1868 ; the President in the chair. 
Mr. Edward Roberts, Sandhills Lane, was elected a member, and Messrs. J. Clough 
and G. A. Redford, Associates. 
Mr. Tate read an extract from the ‘ Courier ’ relative to the Pharmacy Bill, and a 
letter which he had received from Mr. Sandford about the registration of poisons. 
Mr. Bird exhibited a specimen of cold cream, and gave the following proportions for 
making it:— 
White Wax.1 oz. 
Spermaceti.1 oz. 
Almond Oil.8 oz. 
Water.4 oz. 
Borax.100 to 120 grains. 
Mr. Robinson exhibited a bottle with poison shield, invented by Mr. Jarvis, New 
Brighton. 
Mr. Shaw called the attention of Chemists and Druggists to the necessity of regis¬ 
tering before the 31st of December, if they would avoid the payment of a heavy fee. 
Mr. Tate then read the second part of his paper on “ The Study and Practice of 
Pharmacy with special reference to the new Pharmacy Bill.” 
