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PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETINGS. 
Eleventh  month  9th,  1858. 
At  a  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
donations  to  the  Cabinet  were  presented  by  Dr.  Bridges,  in  the  name  of 
Mr.  Kobinson,  of  Newport,  being  specimens  of  Chinese  dyes,  one  known 
as  Henny  Lok,  the  other  used  to  change  the  blue  color  produced  by  the  first 
to  a  green. 
S.  S.  Garrigues  presented  specimens  of  genuine  Sumatra  Camphor, 
known  also  as  Borneo  Camphor,  (Dryobalanops  Camphora,  Colebr.)  This 
camphor  is  obtained  in  small  masses  from  the  longitudinal  cavities  of  the 
trees,  and  commands  in  the  Chinese  market  from  twenty  to  forty  dol- 
dollars  per  pound.  Also  a  specimen  of  Liquid  Socotrine  Aloes  from  Daniel 
Hanbury,  of  London. 
Prof.  W.  Procter,  Jr.,  presented  specimens  of  Fluid  Extracts  of  Squills, 
Butternut,  Calisaya  Bark,  Ipecac,  Mandrake,  Conium,  &c,  as  prepared  by 
H.  Thayer,  of  Boston,  also  a  specimen  of  White  Huckleberry  (Gaylussacia 
resinosa,  Gray)  from  Huntington  County,  Pennsylvania  ;  also  a  specimen  of 
Kaolin  from  South  Carolina. 
Donations  to  the  library  were  received  from  Wilson  H.  Pile. 
W.  Procter,  Jr.,  presented  a  photographic  view  of  the  American  Phar- 
maceutical Association,  as  taken  during  their  late  visit  to  the  tomb  of  Wash- 
ington at  Mount  Vernon. 
Dr.  Bridges  exhibited  a  quantity  of  Sulphate  of  Magnesia,  as  obtained 
in  the  form  of  an  inflorescence  from  the  side  of  a  flue,  formed  by  the  de- 
composition of  the  mortar,  through  the  action  of  the  acid  fumes  from  the 
coal  fires ;  it  appears  that  a  large  portion  of  the  limestone  from  the  neigh- 
boring localities  used  for  making  the  mortar,  contain  quite  a  consider- 
able amount  of  magnesian  ores,  thus  accounting  for  its  presence  in  the 
wall. 
Prof.  Procter,  Jr.,  then  read  some  extracts  from  the  proof  sheets  of 
a  paper  by  S.  M.  Colcord,  of  Boston,  "  On  the  Professional  Intercourse  be- 
tween Physicians  and  Pharmaceutists,  which  produced  some  general  re- 
marks from  many  of  the  members  present ;  after  which,  adjourned. 
S.  S.  Garrigues,  Sec. 
Twelfth  month  7th,  1858. 
Quite  a  large  attendance  of  members  and  others  interested  in  the  pro- 
gress of  Pharmacy.  E.  S.  Wayne,  of  Cincinnati,  was  introduced  to  the  mem  - 
bers present. 
The  committee  on  the  library  reported  the  following  donations  and  de- 
posits of  books  since  the  last  Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
