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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
On  motion  of  C.  A.  Smith,  it  was  Resolved  that  a  committee 
of  three  be  appointed  to  draft  a  law  regulating  the  sale  of  poisons, 
to  be  submitted  to  the  Association  at  their  next  annual  meeting, 
and  if  approved,  to  be  presented  to  the  Legislatures  of  the  several 
States  for  their  adoption. 
The  Chair  appointed  Alfred  B.  Taylor,  of  Philadelphia; 
Joseph  Laidley,  of  Richmond ;  and  Theodore  Marsh,  of  Cincin- 
nati, to  this  service. 
On  motion  of  C.  A.  Smith,  it  was  Resolved  that  a  Committee 
of  three  be  appointed  to  inquire  whether  any  and  what  amend- 
ments are  required  by  the  law  regulating  the  importation  of  drugs 
and  medicines,  to  render  it  more  efficient,  uniform,  and  advan- 
tageous to  the  public  at  large. 
The  Chair  appointed  C.  B.  Guthrie,  of  Memphis ;  G.  D. 
Coggeshall,  L.  W.  Haskell,  of  New  York  ;  and  A.  M.  Stevens, 
of  Cincinnati,  to  this  duty. 
The  following  preamble  and  resolution,  offered  by  William 
Procter,  Jr.,  were  adopted  : 
This  Association  having  learned  with  great  interest  that  in  the 
culture  of  the  grape  in  the  neighborhood  of  Cincinnati,  attention 
has  been  turned  to  the  production  of  wines  and  tartar,  and  that 
the  success  which  has  thus  far  attended  this  branch  of  industry 
leads  to  the  belief  that  in  a  few  years  the  crop  of  each  will  be 
extensive,  it  is  therefore  Resolved,  in  view  of  the  importance  of 
these  articles  in  medicine,  that  a  Committee  of  three  be  appointed 
to  inquire  into  the  adaptation  of  these  wines  for  medicinal  pur- 
poses, and  the  probable  amount  and  quality  of  the  tartar  likely 
to  be  produced  annually. 
The  Chair  committed  this  inquiry  to  Lewis  Rehfuss,  of  Cin- 
cinnati ;  C.  A.  Smith,  of  Blue  Licks,  Ky. ;  and  C.  B.  Guthrie, 
of  Memphis. 
On  motion  of  the  same  gentleman  it  was 
Resolved,  Inasmuch  as  the  Constitution  of  this  Association 
was  adopted  at  a  time  when  the  wants  of  this  body  were  not  so 
well  known  as  at  present,  that  the  whole  matter  of  its  revision 
be  referred  to  a  suitable  Committee,  to  report  such  amendments 
as  they  may  deem  best  to  the  next  annual  meeting. 
To  this  important  duty  Edward  Parrish,  of  Philadelphia ; 
