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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [December 10 , 1870. 
GLASGOW CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
The First General Meeting of this Association was held 
on Thursday evening, November 17, in the Lecture 
Hall of the Mechanics’ Institution, Bath Street; the 
newly elected President, Mr. Thomas Davison, M.P.S., 
in the chair. There was a good attendance ; several new 
members were elected. The Treasurer announced that 
the following donations had been received towards the 
funds of the Association:—From Dr. A. M. Robertson, 
10s.; the Glasgow Apothecaries’ Company, £3. 35.; James 
Taylor, Esq., £1. la. 
The President briefly introduced Roger Hennedy, 
Esq., Professor of Botany, Andersonian University, who 
delivered a highly interesting and instructive lecture, 
entitled “The Histology of Plants.” The lecture, which 
treated principally of cell-growth in the structure of 
plants and elicited frequent applause, was illustrated by 
drawings, etc., of the plants in their various stages of 
growth. At the conclusion, a hearty vote of thanks was 
.awarded Mr. Hennedy for his lecture, who in reply stated 
he pm-posed following up the same subject in his next 
lecture. 
A special General Meeting of the Association was held 
on the 23rd November, in the Garrick Hotel, to hear the 
report of the Committee appointed at a previous meeting 
io look out for a more suitable and permanent place of 
meeting. On the report being presented, it was unani¬ 
mously resolved, on the motion of Mr. Kermath, to ac¬ 
cept the offer made by the managers of the Andersonian 
University. 
Mr. Kermath then gave notice that at next general 
meeting he woidd bring forward a motion to the effect 
that a price list be compiled for prescriptions, that it be 
issued by the Association, and that every effort be made 
to get the members of the profession in the city and 
neighbourhood to abide by it. 
The Secretary then stated that as the rules, etc., of 
the Association were now considered to be a little out of 
date, and as he considered the removal of the Society to 
George Street, where it would be under the wings, as it 
were, of Anderson’s University, a fitting opportunity for 
remodelling its constitution, he would at the next General 
Aleeting bring forward a new code of rules, etc., for the 
approval of the members. 
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Third General Meeting of the Session was held, 
November 24th, 1870 ; the President, Mr. John Arra- 
-HAm, in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting 
were read and confirmed. 
Mr. James Agncw and Air. AY. T. AYarhurst were elected 
members. 
Mr. E. Davies, F.C.S., exhibited a bulb filled with a 
mixture of chlorine and hydrogen; on being exposed to 
the action of magnesium light the two gases combined to 
form hydrochloric acid gas with a loud report. 
Air. A. E. Tanner read a paper upon “ Spiritus JEther. 
Nitrosi, B.P.”* 
In the discussion which followed— 
Mr. Hilditcii said that by mixing the 11 ounces which 
first distilled over (containing, as Mr. Tanner had said, 
■50. per cent, of nitrous ether) with 44 ounces of rectified 
spirit, a solution was obtained containing 10 per cent, of 
nitrous ether, and much sweeter than when the 15 ounces 
was distilled over and mixed with 40 ounces of spirit, 
he having always found that the latter part of the 
distillate had a very disagreeable smell. 
Air. Rawland stated that in manufacturing sp. aether, 
nit. B.P. in large quantities, he generally produced from 
do per cent, to 75 per cent, of the given distillate at the 
* See page 463. 
given temperature, but by an increase of temperature at 
this point he drew over the required quantity; he could 
not understand why a concentrated solution could not be 
made. 
The President said that he had always succeeded in 
producing the required quantity of the first distillate, 
and he thought the Pharmacopoeia process a very satisfac¬ 
tory one; the only modification he could suggest would be 
that the acid should be added in even more than two por¬ 
tions. He stated that it was the opinion of Air. Hanbury 
that sp. mther. nit. B.P. was an acid preparation from the 
very first; he (the President) thought that the instruc¬ 
tions given in the Pharmacopoeia were so simple that 
every chemist should manufacturehis own,—he did not 
see any necessity for a concentrated solution. 
A discussion followed in which several members took 
part. 
The President thanked Air. Tanner for so ably bring¬ 
ing the subject before the meeting, and called upon Air. 
Charles Sharp for his communication on “ Some Recent 
Analysis of Cosmetics.” 
Air. Sharp brought before the notice of the meeting a 
report recently made by Dr. Chandler, Chemist to the 
Board of Health of New York, on the presence of lead 
in a large number of hair restoratives, enamels, skin 
powders, etc. 
The report referred to an inquiry which arose out of 
some cases of lead palsy occurring in the practice of a 
medical man in New York, which were traced to the use 
of a cosmetic known as Laird’s Bloom of Youth.” 
Dr. Chandler found that the preparations he examined 
contained acetate and carbonate of lead, corrosive subli¬ 
mate and bismuth, in variable quantities. In all the 
hair restoratives lead was present, the skin powders were 
comparatively harmless, the enamels, however, were of a 
very deleterious character. 
The following gives the result of analysis, showing the 
quantity of salts of lead in each fluid ounce :— 
1. Clark's Restorative.0T1 
2. Chevalier’s Life for the Hair . 1-02 
3. Circassian Rejuvenator . . . 2*71 
4.. Hair Afigour.. 2*89 
5. A\ r ood’s Hair Restorative . . . 3 08 
6. Hair Restorer of America . . 3-28 
7. Gray’s Hair Restorative . . . 3-39 
8. Phalon’s Vitalia ...... 4-69 
9. A r egetable Ambrosia . . . . 5-00 
10. Airs. Allen’s Hair Restorer . . 5 57 
11. Indian Hair Tonique . . . . 6-29 
12. Sicilian Hair Renewer .... 7T3 
13. Physiological Hair Regenerator. 7‘44 
14. Alartha Washington’s Restorer . 9 - 80 
15. Singer’s Hair Restorative. . . 16-39 
Air. Blair said that a mixture of hydrochlorides of 
aniline and copper formed a very successful hair-dye; 
it was largely used by workmen employed in manufac¬ 
tories of anilines, and it was found impossible to prevent 
their using it; in fact, when aldehyde green was dis¬ 
covered, they were so infatuated with it, that they dyed 
their hair green. He thought that a solution of Hof¬ 
mann’s violet (which is perfectly neutral and soluble in 
glycerine) would form a good mixture for dyeing the 
hair black. 
In reply to the President, Air. Blair said this mixture 
would stain the ki n. 
A discussion followed, in which the President, Alessrs. 
Tanner, Sharp, Blair and T. F. Abraham took paz*t. 
The Secretary asked the members to inform him of 
any miscellaneous communications they wished to make, 
so that they could be announced upon the circulars call¬ 
ing the meeting, and then those who felt disposed could 
come with the subject considered beforehand; he moved 
a vote of thanks to the contributors of the communica¬ 
tions, which was earned unanimously. 
The President annoimced that it was proposed to 
hold a Conversazione in January, 1871, and that Professor 
