468     NOTICE — AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
property  of  a  disinfectant,  when  we  consider  how  sensitive  many 
persons  are  to  the  odor  of  even  the  pure  carbolic  acid,  and  how 
much  more  they  abhor  that  of  the  impure,  often  surcharged  with 
hydric  sulphide.  A  disadvantage  to  the  nitrophenic  acid  is  its 
color ;  but,  as  it  can  be  used  in  much  greater  solutions  than  the 
carbolic  acid,  this  ought  hardly  to  be  objectionable,  especially  as 
in  many  preparations  habit  has  befriended  us  with  dark  color, 
which  then  we  rather  like.  The  agreeable  odor  is  especially  and 
perhaps  only  present  if  the  preparation  is  made  from  the  impure 
carbolic  acid,  which  also  has  the  advantage  of  economy. 
Although  the  above  experiments  refer  only  to  the  binitrophe- 
nic  acid,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  assume  the  same  superiority  for  the 
other  nitro-compounds.  We  have  the  trinitrophenic  or  picric 
acid,  the  value  of  which  in  malarious  fevers  has  often  been 
tested,  and  ranked  with  that  of  quinia.  The  temporary  yellow- 
ness which  it  imparts  to  the  skin  renders  it  an  undesirable  sub- 
stitute for  quinia.  Perhaps  in  many  instances  it  has  failed  to 
give  relief,  but  the  same  objection  has  been  made  to  quinia. 
The  chlorophenic  and  sulphophenic  may,  by  analogy,  be  ex- 
pected to  act  with  more  energy  than  carbolic  acid  ;  but  I  reserve 
remarks  on  the  same  until  I  have  finished  my  experiments  in 
this  direction. —  The  Pharmacist,  Chicago,  August,  1869. 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  17th  annual  meetino:of  the  Association  will  be  held  in  Chicago,  on 
the  7th  day  of  September  next,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.  The  specific  place  of 
meeting,  and  the  arrangements  for  the  accommodation  of  those  in  attend- 
ance, will  be  announced  by  the  Local  Secretary,  As  this  will  be  the 
first  meeting  held  in  the  metropolis  of  the  Northwest,  and  will  probably 
attract  much  attention  in  that  section,  it  is  earnestly  desired  that  a  large 
and  widely  diffused  representation  of  the  membership  will  give  evidence 
of  a  continued  and  growing  interest  in  the  Association.  Druggists  and 
pharmacists  eligible  for  membership  are  invited  to  present  themselves  as 
candidates,  and  thus  aid  in  extending  the  Association  and  increasing  its 
influence. 
Edward  Pareish, 
Philadelphia,  6th  mo.,  1869.  ^  President, 
