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gallant as to vote against the ladies, he should like to give 
the matter more consideration before he could vote for 
the resolution. He therefore hoped that consideration 
would be deferred for another month or so. 
Mr. Shaw said this question of female pharmacy was 
constantly coming forward, month after month, which 
he thought was a very great pity, and should much pre¬ 
fer they should come at once to some decision with regard 
to it. Referring to the Act of Parliament, there were 
several clauses in which the term “person or persons ” 
occurred, and it must evidently he meant to include both 
sexes, and it had already been so determined with regard 
to the registration of females who were in business prior 
to 1868. According to the bye-laws, he considered that 
ladies were eligible to be elected as associates if they 
passed the proper examinations; and if that were so, 
they were not placed on a fair footing if the opportuni¬ 
ties of studying were not placed at their disposal, and 
the same advantages given to them as to the other sex. 
There might be many circumstances in which it would be 
proper and desirable that females should study pharmacy. 
Mr. Ur wick saw no objection to Mr. Hampson’s reso¬ 
lution, and thought the fact of ladies competing for the 
prizes would stimulate y r oung men. 
The President thought it would be very hard if a 
lady like Mrs. Garrett-Anderson were allowed to com¬ 
pete and take away the prizes from the other students. 
Mr. Hamfson said Mrs. Anderson did not propose to 
come there herself, but she applied on behalf of the 
lady students. 
After some further discussion Mr. Hampson said in 
the interest of the ladies themselves, and also of the 
better reason of some of the members present, he would 
withdraw the resolution for a time. 
Library, Museum and Laboratory Committee. 
The Report of this Committee was presented. It re¬ 
commended the purchase of the following books for the 
Library:— 
Bloxam’s ‘ Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic,’ second 
edition. 
Bouchardat’s * Nouveau Formulaire Magistral,’ seven¬ 
teenth edition. 
Dorvault’s ‘L’Officine,’ eighth edition. 
Presenius’s ‘ Qualitative Chemical Analysis,’ eighth 
edition. 
Hofmann’s ‘ Modem Chemistry.’ 
Nicholson’s ‘Introductory Text-Book of Zoology’; 
‘Advanced Text-Book of Zoology"’; and ‘Manual of 
Zoology,’ second edition. 
It also stated that Professor Attfield had suggested 
the desirability of appointing an Assistant Demonstrator 
in the Laboratory in consequence of the great number of 
students at present engaged; but the Committee were 
not able to recommend such an appointment without 
further information. 
The report and recommendations were received and 
adopted. 
A letter from Professor Attfield was also read on the 
subject, and the President reported the result of a con¬ 
versation he had had with him. After some conversa¬ 
tion, it was resolved that a temporary engagement be 
entered into for three months only, and that Mr. Shen- 
stone, one of the Junior Bell Scholars of last session, be 
offered an appointment for that period. 
House. 
The Report of this Committee was received and 
adopted. It contained nothing calling for report. 
Parliamentary. 
The Report of the Parliamentary Committee was read, 
advising, amongst other things, the taking of proceed¬ 
ings against several persons who, it was alleged, had in¬ 
fringed the provisions of the Pharmacy Act with regard 
to the sale of poisons, etc. It also contained correspon¬ 
dence with the solicitor, reporting the proceedings which 
had been already taken in cases previously under con¬ 
sideration. The Report was received and adopted. 
General Puri>oses. 
The Report of this Committee was received and 
adopted. 
Report of the Board of Examiners. 
November , 1872. 
ENGLAND AND WALES. 
Candidates. 
Examination. Examined. Passed. Failed. 
Major. 5 4 1 
Minor. Go 39 26 
70 43 27 
Certificates received in lieu of the Preliminary Exa¬ 
mination :— 
Society of Apothecaries.1 
University of Cambridge.3 
„ „ Oxford.1 
College of Preceptors.2 
7 
PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
Wednesday, December 1872. 
MR. A. F. HASELDEN, F.L.S., FRESIDENT IN THE CHAIR. 
The following donations to the Libraiy and Museum 
were announced, and the thanks of the Society were 
voted to the donors : — 
‘ The Lichens and Scalemosses of Devon and Corn¬ 
wall,’ by E. M. Holmes; ‘ The Mosses of Devon and 
Cornwall,’ by E. M. Holmes and F. Brent, from the 
Curator; ‘ Medico-Chirurgical Transactions,’ vol. LV., 
from the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of 
London; the ‘American Dispensatory,’ by J. King, 
M.D., eighth edition, from the author and publishers, 
per Professor Wayne, of Cincinnati, and Mr. Uinney, of 
London; ‘ De la Respiration Vegetale,’ per A. Guil- 
laumet, from Dr. Soubeiran; Specimens of Amyl Hy¬ 
dride, from Mr. J. Robbins; section of Baobab Tree, 
from Mr. T. Baynes. 
Professor Bentley drew the attention of the meeting 
to a section of the baobab-tree, which had been for¬ 
warded to the Society by" Mr. Baynes, who was formerly 
the artist of the Livingstone expedition. Mr. Baynes 
stated that the bark was used as a substitute for quinine. 
In most manuals treating of the properties and uses of 
plants, the bark of the baobab-tree was reputed to be 
used medicinally, and as an authentication of that, Mr. 
Baynes’ contribution was of value. 
Dr. Paul asked the attention of the meeting to a 
table which had been forwarded by Mr. Ekin, of Bath, 
in which the nutritive values of various articles of food 
were represented on the basis of the respective per¬ 
centage of carbon and nitrogen. This mode of valuation 
was somewhat hypothetical, but it afforded a fair ground 
of comparison between different 'articles of food within 
certain limitations. The table was constructed in such 
a way as to show these comparative values graphically. 
Though the use of graphic formula! in chemistry were not 
to be recommended or regarded as very serviceable, he 
thought that in a case like the present, and within cer¬ 
tain limits, a table of that kind with the graphic method 
of representing fact might be of use. 
Professor Redwood called attention to an apparatus 
which had been placed in the room for the inspection of 
the members. It was a form of apparatus which was 
very generally used by pharmacists in Germany, and 
had at his suggestion been imported by Messrs. Zimmer- 
mann and Co., of the City. The apparatus provided in 
a small compass means for conducting the various phar- 
