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family into ruin. The speaker then referred to the proposed means for labelling and 
securing poisons. 
The Cn airman, in summing up the discussion, expressed the pleasure he felt 
in hearing the Society spoken of in terms of the greatest respect by all; he 
agreed with the opinion that medical men had influenced both this and other 
matters which the Council had recently taken in hand, and he would be sorry to 
6ee them lean towards such quarters; by so doing they -would lose that respect and 
confidence which they now had ; in his opinion if any care was at all required in 
the dispensing of medicines, it was in surgeries. If the plans of the Council 
received the sanction of the members and the Privy Council, they would have official 
inspection, and he would sooner at once retire from the trade than tolerate such an in¬ 
sult. As for the grouping of powerful remedies, the danger would be increased rather 
than diminished. The best thing the Council could do, would be to draw up some 
plain sensible plan on a small scale for a trial, say poisonous alkaloids only, and 
appeal to the trade ; they would receive that respectful consideration and support 
which would give confidence for further efforts. The present plan he protested 
against, and submitted to the members the following resolutions, which were seconded 
by Mr. Shaw, and supported by Mr. Jessop :— 
“ 1st. This meeting is of opinion that the three systems for the safe keeping of 
poisons as proposed in the second regulation, should be left to each individual 
chemist to adopt, as circumstances may require, and should only apply to the 
stronger and more dangerous poisons in small quantities, and is further of opinion 
that the third regulation is quite impracticable, impossible to carry out, and would 
defeat its own end.” 
“ 2nd. That the urgent recommendation of the Council to the chemists to carry 
out any regulations, would be amply sufficient for the end in view, without attempt¬ 
ing to give them the force of law, against which proceeding this Association must 
strongly protest, as well as subjecting chemists to visits of inspection.” 
Carried unanimously. 
LEEDS CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The ordinary Monthly Meeting was held on February 18th, at the Church Institute; 
the President, Mr. Smeeton, in the chair. 
Donations were announced of a Medico-Botanical Map of the World, and a Set of 
Instructive Labels for Drugs, from Mr. G. Barber, of Liverpool, and the ‘ Directory of 
Chemists and Druggists,’ from the Hon. Sec., Mr. Yewdall. 
Mr. Samuel Taylor read the paper of the evening, entitled, “ Some Articles in 
Every-day Request.” Mr. Taylor selected a few substances daily passing through the 
hands of the chemist, and gave a sketch of their source, natural history, various quali¬ 
ties, and adulterations. Most of the illustrations were taken from the large and extend¬ 
ing class of dietetic substances which now find a place in the equipment of a chemist’s 
shop. 
After a discussion, the thanks of the meeting were offered to Mr. Taylor for his inter¬ 
esting paper. 
The ordinary Meeting was held on March 9th; the President in the chair. 
Mr. W. G. Clarke was elected an Associate. 
The Hon. Secretary read a communication from the Manchester Chemists and 
Druggists’ Association on the subject of the proposed regulations for keeping, selling, 
and dispensing poisons, which it treated as presenting some objectionable features. 
The President (Mr. Smeeton) introduced laboratory notes on two subjects. The 
first was linimentum potassii iodidi cum sapone, several specimens of which were shown, 
made with different varieties of hard soap, and presenting great difference in their 
characteristics ; the second subject was chloral hydrate, the production of which was 
described through its various stages ; and specimens of each of these were exhibited. 
According to previous arrangement, Mr. Edward Thompson then brought under the 
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