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linson—On a Remarkable Structural Appearance in Phosphorus. B. H. Paul—Report 
on Treatment and Utilization of Sewage. F. Braby—On Extraction of Ammonia from 
Gas Liquor. Stevenson Macadam—On the Economic Distillation of Gas from Cannel 
Coal. Walter Weldon—-On the Manufacture of Chlorine by means of Perpetually Re¬ 
generated Manganite of Calcium. T. L. Phipson—On some New Substances extracted 
from the Walnut. T. L. Phipson—On the Solubility of Lead and Copper in Pure and 
Impure Water. W. J. Russell—On the Measurement of Gases as a Branch of Volu¬ 
metric Analysis. C. Tomlinson—On the Supposed Action of Light on Combustion. 
Crace Calvert—On the Amount of Soluble and Insoluble Phosphates in Wheat Seed. 
H. Sprby—On Jargonia. S. Williams—On the Action of Phosphoric-chloride on 
Hydric-sulphate. J. Dewar and G. Cranston—On some Reactions of Chloro-sulphuric 
Acid. A. Matthiessen and C. R. Wright—On the Action of Hydrochloric Acid on 
Morphia and Codeia. Dr. Andrews—On the Absorption Bands of Bile. M. Janssen— 
Methode Spectrale pour la Recherche des Composes du Sodium. M. Janssen—Sur le 
Spectre de la Vapeur d’Eau. W. C. Roberts—On a Specimen of Obsidian from Java. 
W. D. Michell—Are Flint Instruments of the First Stone Age found in the Drift ? 
E. C. C. Stanford—A Chemical Method of Treating the Excreta of Towns. H. 
Bamber—On the Water Supplies to Plymouth, Devonport, and Exeter. P. Spence— 
On the Production of Higher Temperatures by Steam of 212° F. A. Oppenheim—On 
Bromo-Iodide of Mercury. A. Oppenheim—On Benzo-Sulphuric Acid. Professor 
Jellett—On a Method of Determining with Accuracy the Ratio of the Rotating Powers 
of Cane Sugar and Inverted Sugar. Dr. Fritsche—Notes on Structural Change in 
Block Tin,—communicated by W. C. Roberts. H. Cooke—On the Registration of At¬ 
mospheric Ozone in the Bombay Presidency, and the Chief Causes which Influence its 
Appreciable Amount in the Atmosphere. J. Lowthian Bell—On the Decomposition of 
Carbonic Oxide by Spongy Iron. 
AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. 
SEVENTEENTH MEETING. 
The first meeting of this Association held in the West, assembled at Chicago, on 
Wednesday September 8th, in the Hall at Lombard Block. The delegates were com¬ 
posed of the most distinguished chemists and druggists in America. The first proceed¬ 
ings consisted of a business session in the afternoon, and a reception in the evening. 
An exposition connected with the convention comprised a fine collection of chemicals, 
chemical and pharmaceutical apparatus and appliances, the large chemical labora¬ 
tories and manufactories being well represented, and most European countries had 
specimens on exhibition. The officers of the Association which is composed of more 
than 1000 members, are— 
President. —E. Parrish, Philadelphia. 
Permanent Secretary. —J. M. Maisch, Philadelphia. 
Local Secretary. —H. W. Fuller, Chicago. 
Treasurer.— C. A. Tufts, Dover, N.H. 
The attendance was large, and the following were present:— 
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. —Delegates, S. W. Colcord, Ashael Boyden, George 
T. H. Morkoc, Isaac T. Campbell, S. A. D. Sheppard. 
New York College of Pharmacy. —Delegates, P. W. Bedford, Isaac Coddington, William 
Hergowd, A. W. Weismann, William Wright, jun. 
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. —Delegates, J. S. Shinn, S. M. M‘Collin, Wilson 
A. Pile, William Proctor, Alfred B. Taylor. 
St. Louis College of Pharmacy. —Delegates, W. H. Crawford, J. C. Kirkbride, F. X. 
Crawley, F. W. Lennewald, James M‘Bride. 
Kansas College of Pharmacy. —Delegates, H. S. Greene, A. Brennent, R. Parkham, 
George Leis, R. J. Brown. 
Cincinnati College of Pharmacy. —Delegates, R. J. Miller, George B. M‘Pherson, W. 
H. Ashley, W. J. M. Gordon, W. S. Merrill. 
Saginaw Valley Pharmaceutic Association. —Delegates, W. Mall, D. Simoneau, S. S. 
Garrigus, J. E. Taylor, J. F. Street. 
