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EDITORIAL. 
It  was  then  determined  to  communicate  the  action  of  the  Congress  to 
the  several  governments.  The  time  and  place  of  the  next  meeting  was 
then  discussed,  and,  after  determining  to  extend  the  interval,  it  was  de- 
cided to  meet  in  St.  Petersburgh  in  1872. 
The  Vienna  apothecaries  entertained  the  Congress  handsomely  at  a 
supper  on  the  9th,  and  on  the  third  day  a  free  excursion  via  Mount  Sem- 
mering  to  Murzzuschlag  and  return  was  enjoyed  by  the  visiting  members 
of  the  Congress. 
The  International  Medical  Congress  met  at  Florence,  Italy,  on  the 
23d  of  September,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  in  the  beautiful  Hall  of  the  Ministry 
of  Education,  which  was  decorated  with  the  flags  of  all  nations.  M. 
Bargone,  the  Educational  Minister  of  State,  welcomed  the  members  (200) 
and  hoped  their  discussions  would  tend  to  alleviate  the  ills  of  humanity. 
Salvatore  de  Renzi,  of  Naples,  presided. 
Pharmacy  in  California. — Our  September  number  contained  an  ac- 
count of  a  preliminary  meeting  of  druggists  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  to  or- 
ganize a  society.  Since  then  an  organization  has  been  effected  under  the 
name  of  the  California  Pharmaceutical  Society,  and  temporary  officers 
appointed  ;  the  permanent  officers  were  to  have  been  elected  on  the  11th  of 
October,  the  time  fixed  for  the  annual  meeting.  The  intent  is  to  embrace 
the  Pharmaceutists  of  all  California  who  are  friendly  to  the  aims  of  the 
Society,  which  are  embodied  in  Article  I,  of  the  Constitution,  and  which 
embrace  improvement  in  educational  means,  the  encouragment  of  home 
production  and  manufactures,  the  establishment  of  proper  ethical  rela- 
tions between  pharmaceutists  and  fphysicians,  the  culture  of  general 
science  and  the  proper  education  and  training  of  the  rising  generation  of 
apothecaries.  Such  excellent  objects  must  receive  the  good  wishes  of 
all.  AVe  hope  our  California  friends  will  keep  us  informed  of  their  progress. 
Annual  International  Art  Exhibitions  at  London. — The  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Exhibition  of  1851  announces  the  first  of  a  series  of 
Annual  International  Exhibitions  of  selected  works  of  fine  and  industrial 
art.  will  be  opened  at  South  Kensington,  in  London,  on  JMonday,  May  1, 
1871,  and  close  Sept.  30th,  1871.  Permanent  buildings  are  about  to  be 
erected  for  the  purpose,  near  the  Royal  Agricultural  Gardens,  and  one- 
third  of  the  entire  space  will  be  given  to  foreign  exhibitors.  Only  objects 
of  a  certain  degree  of  merit  will  be  admitted.  The  objects  are  classed, 
1st,  fine  arts,  2d,  scientific  inventions  and  discoveries  of  all  kinds,  "^di,  man- 
ufactures, 4th,  horticulture,  the  latter  being  held  by  the  Royal  Horticul- 
tural Society.  The  programme  in  detail  will  be  found  in  the  Journal  of 
the  Society  of  Arts. 
Professional  Changes.— Prof.  Strecker,  of  Tubingen,  has  been  called 
to  Wiirzburg,  to  replace  Prof.  Scherer,  deceased,  and  Dr,  Engleman,  of 
Giessen,  has  gone  to  Bonn. 
