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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
itum  is  a  feature  of  the  Anglo  Saxon  race,  duly  inherited  by  the  American  peo- 
ple, which,  whatever  may  be  its  faults,  is  as  much  their  nature  as  is  the  love  of 
political  and  personal  freedom. 
"  With  regard  to  the  propriety  and  efficacy  of  legislative  action,  we  think 
that  movements  in  that  direction  should  originate  in  the  several  States,  and  be 
the  joint  action  of  the  medical  and  pharmaceutical  professions,  and  when  appli- 
cations are  made  to  Legislatures  they  should  be  based  on  a  real  interest  on  the 
part  of  druggists  and  apothecaries  generally  to  abate  the  evil,  and  not  on  a  par- 
tial or  very  local  movement." 
The  association  then  adjourned  to  8  o'clock  P.  M. 
EVENING  SESSION. 
At  the  appointed  time  the  President  called  the  meeting  to 
order,  and  the  afternoon  minutes  were  read  and  adopted. 
On  motion,  the  Report  on  the  Certificate  of  Membership  was 
taken  up  for  consideration.  Some  discussion  ensued.  The  draft 
submitted  by  the  Committee  was  objected  to  as  not  meeting  the 
wants  of  the  Association.  The  design  of  the  artist  was  objected 
to  as  not  being  appropriate ;  and  the  suggested  wording  of  the 
certificate  was  considered  as  being  far  too  positive,  making  the 
instrument  equal  to  a  diploma,  as  it  certified  to  the  moral  as 
well  as  professional  character  and  qualifications  of  the  holder. 
Mr.  Colcord  observed  that,  unfortunately,  none  of  the  Com- 
mittee were  present,  and  he  was  unable  to  state  their  views. 
On  motion  of  C.  A.  Smith  the  whole  matter  was  laid  on  the 
table  until  next  year,  and  the  Committee  continued. 
On  motion  of  C.  B.  Guthrie  the  report  of  the  committee  on 
Standards  was  directed  to  be  printed  in  the  proceedings.  The 
importance  of  the  subject  was  dwelt  upon  and  it  was  resolved  to 
continue  the  committee  (Messrs.  Procter  and  Coggeshall,)  and 
increase  it  at  the  suggestion  of  its  chairman,  by  the  addition  of 
Charles  T.  Carney  of  Lowell  Massachusetts,  and  Edward  S 
Wayne  of  Cincinnati. 
The  consideration  of  Mr.  Simmons'  report  on  the  state  of 
Pharmacy  in  California  was  now  resumed,  and  the  Executive 
Committee  were  directed  to  print  it  in  the  Proceedings. 
[We  glean  from  this  Report,  that  California,  with  a  population,  permanent  and 
floating,  of  400,000  souls,  has  77  regular  druggists,  of  which  San  Francisco  has 
30,  Sacramento  19,  Mary'sville  5,  Stockton  4,  Placerville  3,  Nevada  2,  Coloma 
2,  Sonora2,  Diamond  Springs  2,  and  eight  smaller  towns  each  one. 
Throughout  the  mining  settlements  most  of  the  storekeepers  keep  an  assort- 
ment of  drugs  and  patent  medicines. 
"Mr.  Simmons  observes,"  I  am  happy  to  record  that  some  of  the  evils  com- 
plained of  in  my  last  report  are  being  remedied.  This  is  more  expecially  true 
of  San  Francisco,  Sacramento,  Mary'sville  and  Stockton,  where  a  great  change 
