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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[December 7, 1872. 
mechanical, and not very complete, mixture of the 
B.P. product, with the commercial article as ex¬ 
amined above. It does not give up so much sul¬ 
phur to bisulphide of carbon as Nos. 1 and la. 
The crystals which separate after boiling a solu¬ 
tion of any of the above samples in solution of caus¬ 
tic soda are stated byjHeffter (Watts’s Diet. vol. i. p. 
327,) to be antimonate ‘of sodium 2 NaSb0 3 ,?H 2 O, 
and are described by him as regular octahedrons. 
They appear to me to be rather regular cubes or 
right prisms. 
Conclusions. —The B.P. product is evidently the 
sulphurated antimony intended by the Pharmaco¬ 
poeia authorities to be used in dispensing prescrip¬ 
tions, “sulphide of antimony, Sb 2 S 3 , with a small 
amount of oxide of antimony, Sb 2 0 3 .” There seems, 
however, to be a discrepancy between the product 
and the description of it, for few persons, I think, 
would distinguish it as an “orange-red powder.” 
Further, the orange-red sulphurated antimony of 
trade is not, as a rule, the sulphurated antimony 
of the British Pharmacopoeia, and therefore should 
not be used in making Plummer’s pill, nor in dis¬ 
pensing, unless, of course, it were specially ordered. 
For these purposes the official article alone should 
be employed. 
[ The discussion upon this paper is printed at p. 459.] 
town and neighbourhood. He thought that, although 
their family party had been so very successful, in his 
opinion they missed the presence of their elder brethren, 
the members of the medical profession. The science of 
medicine and the practice of pharmacy ought to go hand 
in hand together. The medical profession, he felt sure, 
would cordially respond to an invitation to meet their 
pharmaceutical brethren on such an interesting and 
social occasion as the present one. Another year he 
hoped to have a similar gathering, and invite all inter¬ 
ested in pharmacy to be present. Such meetings would 
be productive of much good. 
The prizes were distributed as follows :— 
Botany. 
Mr. Bothamley, 1st. 
„ Isaac Grey, 2nd. 
Inorganic Chemistry. 
Mr. F. Lumley. 
„ Ward. 
Prizes from the Science and Art Department. 
Mr. J. Stephenson. 
„ Williamson Widdowson.. 
,, Reuben Widdowson .... 
,, Isaac Grey . 
„ F. Lumley. 
,, W. P. Bothamley. 
„ Ward. 
Queen’s prizes. 
Certificates. 
The President announced that prizes would be given 
by the Council to the most proficient in Dr. Souter’s 
class at the end of the session, and also that Mr. 
Williams had offered a prize for dispensing, which 
would be awarded to the candidate who excelled in 
neatness and correct manipulation. 
ABERDEEN SCHOOL OF PHARMACY. 
A course of lectures of an elementary character upon 
the practical study of materia medica, with the chemistry 
and botany of the Pharmacopoeia, to be delivered by Dr. 
Beveridge, at Hospital Court, 56, Gallowgate, in connec¬ 
tion with the Aberdeen Society of Chemists and Drug¬ 
gists, was commenced on Monday,Nov. 25 th. The lectures 
will be continued on each Monday, Wednesday and Fri¬ 
day, at 9.30 a.m., until March 24th, 1873. A summer 
course of a more advanced character will be given at the 
same hour and on the same days, commencing on Wed¬ 
nesday, 2nd April, and terminating on Wednesday, the 
30th July. Fee for either session 20s. Payable during 
the first week to the officer, Mr. William Adam, at the 
school. The library, which contains standard works 
on the above subjects, is open every Friday evening, 
from 8 to 10 o’clock. 
CONVERSAZIONE OF THE NOTTINGHAM AND 
NOTTS CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
A large meeting of the members and friends of this 
society was held on Wednesday evening, November 25, 
in the rooms of the association, Exchange Buildings. A 
considerable number of objects of interest were exhibited, 
including some choice photographs and pictures lent by 
Messrs. Allen and Son, and Mr. A. Scott ; the ethyl 
and methyl series of anaesthetics, presented to the mu¬ 
seum of the society by Messrs. Hearon, Squire and Co.'; 
several chemical novelties lent by Messrs. Hopkin and 
Williams ; pharmaceutical apparatus, microscopes, and 
mountings of chemical and pharmaceutical substances, 
«tc. The President exhibited a handsome collection of 
sponges, and Mr. Ransom, of Hitchin, contributed to the 
museum a fine specimen of scammony root, with the 
juice exuding. During the evening, the President, Mr. 
J. H. Atherton, F.C.S., distributed the prizes awarded 
to the students of last session classes in chemistry and 
botany, in connection with the School of Pharmacy. 
Previous to the distribution, the President congratulated 
the society on the very pleasant and successful evening 
they had spent, and hoped that another year they might 
have a conversazione on a larger scale. The present one 
was purely a family gathering of pharmaceutists of the 
THE HULL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The annual dinner of the members of this society was 
held on Monday evening, December 2nd, at the Cross Key 
Hotel. The chair was occupied by Mr. Anthony Smith 
(president of the association). The usual prefatory 
toasts having been duly honoured, 
Dr. J. H. Gibson proposed “ Success to the Hull Che¬ 
mists’ Association.” It was not many years since the che¬ 
mists and druggists were looked upon as a rope of sand; 
having no conjoint action or thorough understanding 
amongst each other. But of late years they had been 
endeavouring to combine for most excellent objects,— 
first, that those who entered the trade should be better edu¬ 
cated. And he believed the system now laid down by the 
chemists and druggists of Hull would become more per¬ 
fect than any line of procedure they had hitherto pur¬ 
sued. Then they combined for self-protection in trade, 
which was an object he also much applauded. 
The President, in responding to the toast, said no 
one felt more than he did the necessity for association; 
in this respect the Hull Chemists’ Association had worked 
wonders by establishing a system of education for ap¬ 
prentices not surpassed by any in the kingdom, and he 
had every reason to believe it was highly appreciated by 
them. There was not the slightest doubt that it would 
ere long bear fruit, in sending up some medalist or first- 
class man who would reflect credit upon the town of 
Hull. They should, however, not study merely the 
education question, but study themselves, and cast off 
that coldness and those petty trade jealousies which had 
existed so long amongst them. 
Mr. Oldham proposed “ The Healths of the Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, Mr. Earle; the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. 
C. B. Bell, and the Committee.” Mr. Niven pro¬ 
posed “The Medical Profession,” associating with the 
toast the name of Dr. John Hare Gibson. The Presi¬ 
dent proposed “ The Healths of the Lecturers, Messrs. 
Niven and Parsons.” 
The health of the President was then proposed by Dr. 
J. H. Gibson, and acknowledged by Mr. Anthony‘Smith, 
who subsequently proposed “The Pharmaceutical So¬ 
ciety of Great Britain.” 
