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casion  of  the  meeting  of  the  latter,  May  14.  It  is  the  intention  that  the 
local  organization  be  continued.    Mr.  J.  L.  Williams  is  the  presiding  officer. 
The  American  Medical  Association  will  hold  its  fortieth  annual  meeting  at 
Newport,  E.  I.,  commencing  June  25.  The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of 
Arrangements  is  Dr.  Horatio  R.  Storer.  An  exhibition  will  be  held  of  arti- 
cles in  which  physicians  may  be  interested ;  the  arrangements  for  this  ex- 
hibition are  in  the  hands  of  a  sub-committee,  of  which  Chas.  A.  Brackett,  of 
Newport,  R.  I.,  is  Chairman. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
The  Excursion  to  the  Pacific  Coast. — The  chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Arrangements  has  secured  special  rates  for  an  excursion  to  San  Francisco 
and  return,  starting  from  New  York  June  13th,  via  the  West  Shore  Rail- 
way to  Chicago,  and  via  the  Chicago  and  Northwestern  Railway  through 
Illinois,  Iowa  and  Nebraska  to  Denver  ;  thence  to  Manitou  and  Colorado 
Springs.  It  is  intended  to  spend  about  two  days  each  in  Denver  and  Mani- 
tou, and  then  travel  via  Pueblo,  the  Grand  Canon  of  the  Arkansas,  the 
Marshall  Pass  (10,852  feet  above  the  sea),  the  Black  Canon  of  the  Gunnison, 
etc.,  to  Salt  Lake  City,  where  a  halt  will  be  made  for  one  day,  when  the 
journey  will  be  resumed  via  Ogden  and  Reno  to  San  Francisco,  reaching  that 
city  early  on  Sunday  morning,  June  23d.  On  the  return  trip  it  is  proposed 
to  visit  Portland,  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Victoria,  and  the  Yellowstone  National 
Park,  spending  five  days  in  the  latter.  The  remaining  portion  of  the  return 
trip  passes  through  Montana,  Dakota  and  Minnesota  to  Chicago. 
The  fare  for  the  round  trip  from  and  to  New  York  will  be  $135,  to  which 
must  be  added  §15  for  the  trip  from  San  Francisco  to  Portland,  $5  for  the 
trip  to  Victoria,  and  $41  for  sleeping-car  accommodations.  Meals  are  not 
included  ;  but  full  hotel  accommodations  are  included  in  the  cost  of  the  Yel- 
lowstone Park  trip,  which  will  be  $40  for  the  five  days. 
While  the  rates  announced  in  the  circular — which  may  be  obtained  from 
Prof.  E.  Painter,  Broadway  and  34th  St.,  New  York — are  for  New  York  City 
as  the  starting  point,  members  and  their  friends  may  join  the  party  at  the 
various  stopping  places,  and,  we  presume,  that  particulars  as  to  the  fare 
from  other  cities  will  be  announced  in  a  short  time. 
Changes  of  Meetings  of  State  Associations. — Thus  far  we  have  received  notice 
of  two  changes  in  the  dates  of  meetings,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  mem- 
bers to  attend  also  the  meeting  at  San  Francisco.  The  New  York  Associa- 
tion will  meet  at  Binghamton,  June  4th,  and  the  Pennsylvania  Association 
at  Scranton  on  the  same  day. 
Manufacture  of  Chloroform. — More  than  fifty  years  ago  Liebig  demon- 
strated that  on  heating  acetone  with  chlorinated  lime  in  the  presence  of 
water  chloroform  was  produced.  Owing  to  the  high  price  of  acetone  this 
discovery  was  only  of  scientific  interest  until  of  recent  years  acetone  wras 
largely  and  cheaply  manufactured  from  acetates  for  various  purposes  in  the 
