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abound  with  it,  it  is  tedious  to  collect,  and  at  present  must  be  an 
expensive  article  of  commerce. 
Joseph  Roberts,  of  Baltimore,  read  a  paper,  in  answer  to 
question  No.  2  of  last  year,  on  Wine  of  Ipecacuanha,  as  regards 
its  tendency  to  deposit  sediment,  and  considered  that  this  sedi- 
ment does  not  effect  the  medicinal  power  of  that  preparation. 
Edward  Parrish,  of  Philadelphia,  read  a  paper  "  on  the  dete- 
rioration of  Pharmaceutical  preparations  by  keeping,  the  causes 
of  injury  and  the  means  of  preventing  it,"  in  answer  to  question 
No.  40  of  last  year. 
No  answers  were  received  to  the  following : 
No.  3.  Relative  to  coating  pills,  accepted  by  John  Canavan, 
of  New  York. 
No.  5.  Relative  to  Prickly  Ash  Bark,  accepted  by  William  S. 
Merrill,  of  Cincinnati. 
No.  6.  On  the  relative  solvent  power  of  water,  alcohol  and 
ether,  accepted  by  Dr.  Henry  Thayer,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 
No.  7.  On  the  iridescence  of  Oil  of  Bitter  Almonds,  accepted 
by  Abraham  S.  Wiley,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 
No.  8.  On  the  best  tests  of  adulterations  in  Wines  and 
Liquors,  accepted  by  Geo.  W.  Weyman,  of  Pittsburg. 
Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  of  Lancaster,  gave  an  explanation  why 
the  subject  referred  to  him,  No.  9  on  Chrome  Ores,  had  not 
been  answered,  which  was  satisfactory. 
No.  10.  Relative  to  Denarcotizing  Opium,  referred  to  Eugene 
L.  Massot,  of  St.  Louis,  was  not  answered. 
James  O'Gallagher,"  of  St.  Louis,  sent  a  paper,  in  answer  to 
the  11th  subject,  "A  synopsis  of  the  History  of  Pharmacy," 
which  was  read  by  Samuel  S.  Garrigues. 
No  answers  were  received  to  the  following: 
No.  12.  Production  of  Castor  Oil  in  Porto  Rico,  accepted  by 
Edward  L.  Milhau,  of  New  York. 
No.  13.  The  Cacao-nut  (Theobroma  cacao)  its  history,  culture 
and  products,  accepted  by  Edward  Donnelly,  M.  D.,  of  Phila- 
delphia. 
No.  14.  The  best  form  of  Press  and  Pressing  Box,  for  the 
Pharmaceutical  Laboratory. 
No.  15.  The  best  form  for  a  still  of  2  to  4  gallons  capacity, 
for  the  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory. 
