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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
manufactures  should  furnish  articles  that  can  be  depended  upon  for  purity 
and  for  officinal  strength. 
In  conclusion,  your  Committee  express  the  hope  that  the  effort  made  by 
them  to  awaken  more  of  an  interest  in  the  subject  of  adulterations  may  meet 
with  favorable  support  from  this  Association. 
We  feel  that  we  have  barely  touched  upon  the  subject ;  very  many 
instances  of  fraud  and  deception  are  not  alluded  to;  but  what  we  have  said 
and  done  we  trust  may  be  for  the  benefit  of  the  public  and  of  our  profession 
at  large.  We  cannot  take  leave  of  the  subject,  however,  without  expressing 
the  satisfaction  we  feel  as  we  refer  to  very  many  members  of  our  profession 
who  strive  to  raise  the  standard  of  their  business  by  discountenancing  in 
every  way  in  their  power  all  fraud  and  deception. 
The  stigma  of  adulteration  does  not  belong  to  the  drug  trade  alone;  in 
fact,  very  many  articles  of  food  are  systematically  and  almost  always 
adulterated,  so  that  to  obtain  them  in  their  absolute  purity  is  almost  the 
exception.    Of  such  are  the  ground  spices,  coffees,  &c. 
We  are  aware  this  is  a  strong  assertion,  but  proof  can  be  produced  were  it 
necessary. 
One  article  referred  to,  that  of  ground  coffee,  we  can  give  the  formula  by 
which  it  is  made. 
This  coffee  put  up  in  1  lb.  papers,  and  labelled  "fine  old  Java,"  is  made 
as  follows  :  for  every  100  pounds  there  are  60  pounds  of  peas,  20  pounds  of 
chicory  and  20  pounds  of  coffee. 
This  compound  sells  for  12^  cents  per  pound,  and  any  person  can  judge 
of  the  value  of  it  as  coffee,  containing  as  it  does  but  20  per  cent,  of  that 
substance. 
There  are  many  upright  and  honorable  men,  however,  who  discountenance 
any  such  imposition  upon  the  public,  in  all  branches  of  trade,  and  we  feel  a 
proud  satisfaction  in  referring  to  them,  whether  members  of  our  profession 
or  not  ;  in  our  own  ranks  we  know  there  are  many  on  whom  the  public  can 
rely,  and  in  closing  we  can  only  urge  upon  this  Association,  once  more5  the 
importance  of  this  subject,  earnestly  soliciting  the  hearty  co-operation  of 
every  member  to  raise  the  standard  of  our  profession,  and  as  far  as  possible 
to  discourage  and  expose  fraud  and  deception. 
Charles  T.  Carney,  A.  P.  Sharp, 
Edward  R.  Squibb,  A.  B.Taylor, 
On  behalf  of  the  Committee* 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Parrish,  Dr.  Charles  T.  Jackson,  who  was 
present,  was  invited  to  take  a  seat  in  the  Convention  and  partici- 
pate in  its  discussions. 
Dr.  Jackson  thanked  the  Association  for  the  courtesy.  He  complimented 
the  Report  on  Adulterations  and  corroborated  many  of  its  statements  from 
his  own  experience,  giving  several  anecdotes  bearing  on  the  subject  at 
some  length.  He  disparaged  the  Drug  Law  as  not  accomplishing  the  object 
intended,  as  it  substituted  the  imperfect  examinations  of  the  Custom  House 
for  the  regular  analysis  of  the  practical  laboratory. 
The  subject  was  continued  by  Messrs.  Dix,  Brewer  and 
Hollis,  after  which,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Procter,  the  thanks  of  the 
Association  were  tendered  to  Dr.  Jackson,  for  the  remarks  with 
which  he  had  favored  the  meeting. 
