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MINUTES  OF  THE 
21.  What  is  the  best  antidote  and  treatment  for  Poisoning  by  Cyanide 
of  Potassium  that  can  be  kept  ready  and  used  promptly  ? 
Accepted  hy  Louis  Strehl,  of  Chicago, 
22.  Peppermint  is  largely  raised  in  Ohio,  New  York  and  Michigan,  for 
distillation.  What  is  the  present  state  of  this  industry  as  regards  extent 
of  production  and  quality,  especially  in  reference  to  improvements  in 
purity,  based  on  care  in  culture  ? 
Accepted  hy  Robert  S.  Brake,  of  Piqua,  Ohio. 
23.  What  is  the  most  reliable  process  for  obtaining  the  Tartrate  of 
Potassa  that  will  be  ready  and  uniformly  soluble? 
Accepted  hy  Edwin  Mallinckrodt,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
24.  It  having  been  shown  by  Charles  Bullock,  that  Yeratrum  Yiride 
contains  no  veratria,  (the  source  of  that  alkaloid  for  commerce  being  the 
fruit  of  Asagroea  officinalis),  it  is  queried,  does  the  veratria  of  commerce 
exist  in  Yeratrum  album,  or  has  some  other  alkaloid  been  confounded 
with  it  ?  Accepted  by  S.  Mason  McCollin,  of  Phila. 
25.  What  is  the  best  process  for  Assaying  Opium,  to  determine  its 
morphia  strength,  suited  for  adoption  into  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia. 
Accepted  by  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Phila. 
An  invitation  to  visit  the  laboratory  of  practical  chemistry  of 
the  Chicago  Medical  College  was  accepted  with  thanks. 
Prof.  Markoe  read  an  answer  to  query  6th,  relative  to  testing 
narcotic  extracts. 
This  paper  elicited  some  discussion  as  to  the  merit  of  Mayer's 
test  for  alkaloids,  by  Dr.  Squibb,  Prof.  Maisch  and  Mr.  Markoe. 
Mr.  Taylor  read  a  paper  by  D.  S.  Dyson,  on  Oxalate  of  Iron. 
Mr.  Massot  read  a  volunteer  paper  by  Theo.  Fay,  relative  to 
the  Profession  of  Pharmacy,  which  was  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee. 
Mr.  Van  Sweringen  read  a  volunteer  paper  entitled  ^'  Pharm- 
acy," which  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 
The  Secretary  read  an  answer  to  Query  17,  by  Joseph  L. 
Lemberger,  on  substituting  indigenous  Aromatics  for  Cardomoms 
in  officinal  preparations. 
Also  a  volunteer  paper  by  P.  C.  Candidus,  on  Compound 
Elixir  of  Taraxacum  as  the  best  vehicle  for  Quinine. 
Also  one  by  James  T.  King,  on  the  Deposit  in  Tincture  of 
Rhubarb. 
Query  31  was  answered  by  Isaac  W.  Smith,  of  Philadelphia. 
At  this  juncture  Dr.  Squibb  remarked  that  he  had  a  pream- 
