Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Jan.,  1889. 
Editorial. 
51 
number  of  gentlemen  well  known  to  the  pharmacists  of  the  country,  who 
as  "  collaborators  "  will  hereafter  identify  themselves  with  the  Journal  even 
more  closely  than  in  the  past. 
In  closing  the  eighteenth  year  as  occupant  of  the  editorial  chair  and  the 
thirty-fifth  year  as  one  of  the  contributors  to  the  pages  of  the  Journal,  the 
Editor  desires  to  thank  his  many  friends  for  their  uniform  courtesy  in  the 
past,  and  with  his  best  wishes  towards  all  at  the  beginning  of  the  present 
year,  to  request  a  continuance  of  their  favorable  interest  in  the  Journal. 
T he  next  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.— We  are  in- 
formed by  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Arrangements,  Prof.  Emlen 
Painter,  New  York,  that  the  Committee  has  not  made,  or  authorized  the  pub-  « 
lication  of  any  statement  concerning  arrangements  for  the  trip  to  California. 
The  date  of  the  meeting  has  not  yet  been  fixed,  but  will  probably  be  either 
June  24th  or  July  15th,  and  members  are  requested  to  communicate  their 
preference  to  the  chairman  without  delay.  It  is  contemplated  to  give  a 
through  rate  at  the  least  possible  expense,  and  to  make  the  side  excursions 
entirely  optional.  The  announcement  of  the  date  and  of  the  plan  for  the 
trip  to  California  will  be  communicated,  over  the  signatures  of  the  Commit- 
tee, in  time  for  publication  in  the  February  issues  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Journals. 
The  Manufacture  of  Fuid  Extracts  by  Retail  Pharmacists  is  the  theme  upon 
which  essays  have  been  invited  by  the  Anderson  Manufacturing  Company, 
Detroit,  Michigan.  The  essays  are  not  to  exceed  in  length  1000  words,  and 
are  to  be  sent  by  March  1st  next  to  P.  O.  box  134,  Detroit.  It  is  expected 
that  the  professional  as  well  as  the  financial  advantage  of  such  manufactur- 
ing be  discussed,  and  that  as  much  as  possible  the  results  obtained  in  actual 
work  be  given,  and  not  mere  theorizing  or  excerpts  from  the  work  of  others. 
A  committee  of  three  pharmacists  will  decide  upon  the  merits  of  the  essays 
received,  and  award  the  two  prizes,  consisting  of  percolation  apparatus. 
Rewards  for  meritorious  discoveries  and  inventions. — The  Franklin  Institute 
of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  through  its  Committee  on  Science  and  the  Arts, 
is  empowered  to  award,  or  to  recommend  the  award  of,  the  following  medals : 
1.  The  Elliott  Cresson  Medal  (gold),  founded  by  legacy  of  Elliott  Cres- 
son,  will  be  granted  for  the  invention  or  improvement  of  some  useful  ma- 
chine, or  for  some  new  process,  or  combination  of  materials  in  manufactures, 
or  for  ingenuity,  skill  or  perfection  in  workmanship. 
2.  The  John  Scott  Legacy  Premium  and  Medal  ($20  and  a  medal  of  cop- 
per) originated  from  a  bequest  made  in  1816  by  John  Scott,  a  merchant  of 
Edinburgh,  Scotland,  to  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  for  rewarding  ingenious 
men  and  women  who  make  useful  inventions. 
Upon  request  therefor,  from  interested  parties,  made  to  the  Secretary  of 
