PHAUMACEUTICAL MEETING, EDINBURGH. 
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After some remarks, Mr. J. A. Young moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Morrison, for 
his kindness and courtesy in bringing this useful and practical matter before the meeting. 
Mr. Mackay seconded the motion, and begged, in the name of the Society, to thank 
Mr. Morrison for having so liberally presented the cutters, etc., and concluded by sug¬ 
gesting that, when the moulds were made and ready to be sold, they should bear the 
name of “Morrison’s Moulds.” 
This was carried by acclamation. 
The Pkesident then delivered the following— 
VALEDICTOKY ADDKESS. 
Gentlemen,—As our meetings, during the session which is now about to close, have 
been comparatively few', and our labours proportionally light, it is not necessary, in 
reviewing the subjects which have been brought before us, that T should detain you by 
any lengthened observations. 
At our opening meeting, in November last. Dr. Stevenson Macadam read an excellent 
paper “On the Testing of Water for Impurities,” and illustrated his subject by a series 
of interesting experiments on various samples of water, obtained from different parts of 
the country, in the course of which he pointed to the fact that in those localities where 
the attacks of cholera were most numerous and severe, the water used by the inhabitants 
for household purposes was much contaminated by organic impurities, which seemed to 
act as a predisposing cause of the disease. The subject was, therefore, not only useful 
to us as pharmaceutists, but of great importance in a sanitary point of view, as shown 
by the large amount of public attention which it is receiving, and the efforts which are 
being made in various towns and villages throughout the kingdom to secure a plentiful 
supply of pure and wholesome water. 
There is a melancholy interest attaches to our second meeting. On that occasion the 
late Dr. Scoresby Jackson read a valuable paper, in which he gave an able and compre¬ 
hensive analysis of the French Codex, which was fully reported in the Journal. 
By the death of Dr. Jackson, the Pharmaceutical Society has lost an enlightened and 
sincere friend,—one whose kind and obliging disposition, combined with his intimate 
knowledge of Materia Medica, and his ardent desire for the advancement of the science 
and practice of Pharmacy, encouraged us to hope for his occasional assistance at our 
future meetings. 
This hope, however, is not to be realized, and we can now only regret the great loss 
which our Society, among others, has sustained, by the sudden removal of one already 
distinguished for his general attainments, and who seemed destined to reach the highest 
position in his profession. 
At the beginning of last month, a conversazione in connection w'ith the Society was 
held in the Industrial Museum, the use of which was kindly granted for that purpose 
by its distinguished director. Professor Archer. 
In addition to the attractions of the building itself, and its wonderful contents, we 
had the pleasure of listening to an able lecture by Dr. Stevenson Macadam, on “ Spectrum 
Analysis,” beautifully illustrated by means of a powerful battery, which, together with 
the excellent arrangements, seemed to give great satisfaction to the large and brilliant 
assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, who honoured the Council with their presence on 
the occasion. Including the conversazione, our present meeting is the fourth, and I am 
sure we all feel greatly indebted to Mr. Morrison for bringing before us the results of 
his experiments with a view to improve the form and facilitate the preparation of 
pessaries and suppositories ; although, as we all know, important improvements have 
recently been made in both respects, still I think we must be satisfied that Mr. Mor¬ 
rison, by his beautiful moulds, which he has exhibited and described to-night, takes an 
important step in advance, and puts it in the power of every pharmaceutist not only 
to produce them with ease and promptitude, but to finish them in the best style. 
There is reason to believe that the desire for an improved Pharmaceutical Bill still 
remains in full force, and that another effort will be made to secnre it; and it is pleasing 
to observe that the conciliatory spirit manifested lately by the leading representatives of 
the various bodies interested in the matter has tended very much to improve the prospect 
of success, and to pave the way to an amicable arrangement of the various provisions on 
which differences of opinion have been expressed, and a speedy settlement of the whole 
question. It is to be feared, however, that on account of the present state of political 
