January 13, 1873.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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in tlie bazaars, and are called Naglmsur; they are 
used medicinally and much esteemed for their fra¬ 
grance, on which account the Burmese grandees st;*fl 
their pillows with the dried anthers. The white 
llowers of Mimusops Elengi, Lin., are somewhat 
fragrant and powerfully aromatic. The natives 
distil an odoriferous water from them. Many other 
flowers might be cited.' 5 
THE DISPENSING OP ERGOT IN FRANCE. 
A question having been raised whether ergot, 
which occurs in the schedule of substances that 
only medical men and veterinarians have the right 
to prescribe, should be supplied by the French 
pliarmacien on the order of a midwife, it was re¬ 
ferred by the Government to the Academy of Medi¬ 
cine to consider and report upon. After much dis¬ 
cussion the Academy has agreed that although such 
a proceeding is contrary to the law as it at present 
stands, yet, in view of the fact that] midwives are 
examined in the theory and practice of midwifery 
and that it would be inhuman to deprive them of the 
advantages offered by ergot in accoucliements, it 
will recommend the Minister of .Agriculture and 
Commerce to take the necessary measures tor autho¬ 
rizing pharmaciens, pending an alteration of the 
law, to supply ergot upon the presentation of a pre¬ 
scription signed and dated by a certificated mid¬ 
wife. 
By a decree dated November 29tli, 1872. M. Qua- 
tuefages, pharmacien-major of the first class, Cheva¬ 
lier of the Legion of Honour since June, 1863, has 
been promoted to the rank of officer. M. Hebert, 
head pliarmacien of the Hopital des Cliniques, has 
just been named Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. 
The members of the British Pharmaceutical Con¬ 
ference will bepleased to learn that the ‘ Year Bookfor 
1872 ’ is now ready, and will be issued immediately 
to every member who has paid the subscription 
for the current year. We have been favoured with 
an early copy, and our first impression is that in 
merit it ranks at least as high as either of those 
which have preceded it. 
On p. 561 of the present number will be found an 
original contribution to the history of Extract of 
Meat with which we have been favoured by Baron 
Liebig. As the subject is one in which the learned 
author is facile princeps, and one not without its 
bearings upon pharmacy, we commend it to the 
attention of our readers. 
Mr. A. Pedi.er, formerly a student at Bloomsbury 
Square, has just been appointed Professor of Che¬ 
mistry in the University of Calcutta. 
NOTICE. 
We are requested by the Secretary and Regis¬ 
trar to state that the list of successful candidates in 
the Preliminary examination of the 6tli inst. will be 
published in the next number of the Journal. 
QoDinriitl fensidms. 
BRIGHTON ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACY. 
The usual monthly meeting was held in the Hanover 
Lecture Hall, on Friday evening, January 3rd, Mr. W, 
D. Savage, Chairman, being unavoidably absent through 
indisposition. 
The subject for discussion was, “ The Adulteration 
Act in relation to Pharmacy,” introduced by Mr. Cornish. 
Several points of importance were discussed, the prin¬ 
cipal, “ What is an adulteration ? 
This, in the opinion of the members present, was not 
clearly or satisfactorily defined by the Act, nor have the 
decisions in cases recently brought before Mr. Raffles at 
Liverpool, where attempts have been made to enforce 
the Act, proved more successful in elucidating the ques- 
tion. 
The feeling generally expressed was, that different dc- • 
o T ees of qualitv did not constitute adulteration. 
° Official articles of the B.P. should answer to the tests 
provided for them, and as pure and impure , or commercial 
were relative terms of degrees of quality, adulteration 
can only apply to those case3 where goods are supplied 
with a guilty knowledge of being reduced in quality 
fraudulently , and represented as being what they really 
are not. 
The value of pharmaceutical education was urged as 
a more important safeguard against sophistication than 
defective Acts of Parliament. 
The appointment of analysts was also considered, and 
it was thought properly qualified pharmaceutical che¬ 
mists were more eligible for the office than medical 
officers of health, possessing very little knowledge of 
practical chemistry. 
Messrs. Schweitzer, Armitage, Ettles, Garrets, Smith, 
and others, took part in the discussion, which was car¬ 
ried on with animation. 
After a vote of thanks to Mr. Cornish for his paper, 
the meeting, a small one, separated. 
GLASGOW CHEMISTS; AND DRUGGISTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
The third general meeting of the Association was held 
in Anderson’s University on Wednesday, January 8th, 
1873, at 9 p.m. ; Mr. Davison, President, in the chair. 
There was a good attendance of members. 
The minutes of last meeting having been approved of,, 
the Secretary read a communication that he had re¬ 
ceived from the Midland Counties Chemists Associa¬ 
tion regarding a magazine connected ■with chemists asso¬ 
ciations, which that association purposes issuing, 
provided the circulation of a given number can be gua- ■ 
ranteed. . , , , , 
After some discussion, the Secretary was instructed to 
write to the secretary of the Midland County Chemists 
Association, intimating that the Glasgow Chemists Asso¬ 
ciation are willing to subscribe to the number of fifty 
copies of the proposed Journal monthly. 
The question as to whether the annual festival should 
take the form of a supper or of a soiree and ball was 
next considered. On the vote being taken it was found 
that the 'members were nearly unanimous in the desire 
that it should take the latter form. 
The necessary committee having been, appointed, the 
Chairman then introduced Mr. James Stitt, assistant to 
Professor Thorpe, Anderson’s University, who delivered 
a lecture on “ Phosphorus,” in which he gave a history 
of its discovery, and described its chemical and physical 
plq o r»n r*‘fpT > l fiT 
At the close’ of the lecture, Mr. Stitt was awarded a 
cordial vote of thanks, as w r as also Mr. D. Clark, who 
acted as Mr. Stitt’s demonstrator. 
Mr. Fairlie [then moved—“ That the secretary call a 
