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EDITORIAL. 
When  our  Legislature  passes  a  law  we  trust  it  will  be  more  compre- 
hensive and  effective  than  this  New  York  law. 
The  Pharmacist. — From  an  editorial  note  in  the  June  number  we 
learn  that  the  Publishing  Commitee  of  the  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy, 
having  that  journal  in  charge,  have  determined,  encouraged  by  the  suc- 
cess of  the  first  volume,  to  continue  the  work  as  a  monthly  journal.  We 
presume  the  size  of  the  number  will  remain  the  same.  From  the  state- 
ments made  there  seems  to  be  a  strong  efifort  made  to  sustain  the  sub- 
scription list,  which  makes  the  enterprize  pay  handsomely.  The  pages 
speak  for  themselves,  and  show  an  earnestness  of  purpose  highly  credit- 
able to  Chicago  Pharmacy. 
The  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  to  be 
held  at  Chicago  on  the  7th,  8th  and  9th  of  September  next,  promises  to 
be  one  of  the  largest  and  most  interesting  gatherings  of  that  body.  The 
Chicago  pharmaceutists  have  entered  heartily  into  the  matter,  especially 
in  reference  to  the  exhibition  of  specimens,  preparations,  apparatus, 
etc.,  to  be  coincident  with  the  meeting.  A  circular  received  some  time 
ago,  and  which  we  intended  to  notice  in  this  number,  has  been  lost  or 
mislaid,  so  as  to  to  prevent  our  action  in  that  direction.  The  import- 
ance of  early  action  on  the  part  of  exhibitors  should  be  well  under- 
stood. Articles  intended  for  exhibition  should  be  sent,  free  of  charge, 
to  Henry  W.  Fuller,  (Local  Secretary)  care  of  Fuller,  Finch  &  Fuller, 
24  Market  St.,  Chicago,  on  or  before  Sept.  1st,  with  a  list  and  descrip- 
tion of  the  articles  sent.  The  committee  desire  to  have  drugs  largely 
illustrated  as  possible  ;  then  pharmaceutical  products,  apparatus,  glass- 
ware, books  relating  to  pharmacy  and  miscellaneous  articles. 
The  Sandford  Testimonial. — The  President  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Society  of  Great  Britain,  George  Webb  Sandford,  has  won  for  himself 
golden  opinions  by  his  indefatigable  labors  on  behalf  of  the  legislation 
for  pharmacy  in  England,  which  resulted  in  the  passage  of  the  pharmacy 
act  last  year.  So  universal  seems  to  have  been  the  impression  of  the 
earnest  and  disinterested  character  of  his  efforts,  that  the  idea  of  a  testi- 
monial from  members  of  the  Society  in  England  and  Scotland  seems  to 
have  been  very  popular,  and  a  fund  of  more  than  500  pounds  sterling 
subscribed.  This  sum  was  expended  in  a  service  of  plate  valued  at 
$1000,  and  the  balance  devoted  to  a  portrait  of  Mr.  Sandford,  by  an  emi- 
nent artist.  On  the  19th  of  Maya  meeting  was  held  at  the  Society's 
Hall,  at  which  the  presentation  was  duly  made  and  accepted,  followed  in 
the  evening  by  a  complimentary  dinner  at  the  Free  Mason's  Tavern,  a 
place  in  London  noted  for  such  reunions.  Various  speeches  were  made 
after  dinner  apposite  to  the  occasion  by  Mr,  Sandford  and  Messrs.  Evans, 
Dr.  Silver.  Mr.  Randall,  Mr.  Deane,  Joseph  Ince,  Dr.  Redwood  and  others. 
All  passed  off  pleasantly. 
