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The  orthography  of  the  unit  system  was  again  noticed  by  Prof.  Reming- 
ton in  a  paper  whicli  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Publication. 
Dr.  Wolff  took  the  chair  in  response  to  a  request  from  Mr.  Boring  to  be 
excused. 
Prof.  Maisch  alUided  to  tlie  pliotograplis  of  mediGinal  planU^  mostly 
indigenous,  which  have  been  noticed  in  the  j)harmaceutical  meetings  of 
last  year,  and  stated  that  at  his  suggestion  Mr.  Lochman  had  photographed 
a  number  uj^on  glass,  for  use  with  the  hydro-oxygen  lantern,  and  that  he 
had  used  them  with  entire  satisfaction  in  illustrating  his  lectures  during 
the  past  winter. 
The  meeting  then  adjourned.  T.  8.  Wiegand,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  Connecticut  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  fifth 
annual  meeting  in  the  iDolice  court-room  at  Waterbury,  February  1st,  Presi- 
dent Goodrich  presiding.  After  the  president's  annual  address  had  been 
delivered  the  different  officers  and  standing  committees  made  their  reports  ; 
the  membership  is  about  200,  and  a  cash  balance  of  1682.47  was  in  the  hands 
of  the  treasurer. 
Mr.  A.  F.  Wood  read  a  paper  on  carbolic  acid  ointment,  and  a  number  of 
queries  were  accepted  by  members  for  report  at  the  next  meeting. 
At  the  afternoon  session  a  number  of  applicants  for  membership  were 
elected;  also  the  following  officers  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year:  ^  L.  I. 
Munson  of  Waterbury,  president;  E.  A.  Gessner  of  New  Haven,  and  N. 
D.  Sevin  of  Norwich,  vice  presidents;  Fr.  Wilcox  of  Waterbury,  secretary^ 
and  Geo.  P.  Chandler  of  Hartford,  treasurer. 
Mr.  F.  P.  Dickinson  of  Hartford  imparted  considerable  information 
regarding  the  best  methods  for  j)reserving  vegetable  drugs,  and  Mr.  J.  G. 
Rathbun  of  Hartford  reported  a  number  of  private  and  local  formulas. 
A  code  of  ethics  was  adopted,  and  at  the  evening  session  it  was  voted  to 
hold  next  annual  meeting  at  Bridgej)ort. 
Various  conmiittees  were  aj^pointed,  likewise  five  delegates  to  the  Amer- 
ican Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  the  president  was  empowered  to 
nominate  six  members,  from  which  number  the  governor  maj'  select  the 
commissioners  of  pharmacy  in  case  the  i^harmacy  act  becomes  a  law. 
Mr.  E.  A.  Gessner  read  a  paper  on  the  advantages  of  gelatin  as  a  pill 
coating,  and  E.  A.  Smith  a  paj)er  on  cream  of  tartar.  20  samples,  obtained 
at  as  many  drug  stores  in  three  cities,  proved  to  be  merely  contaminated 
with  calcium  tartrate,  while  of  five  samples,  obtained  from  as  many  of  the 
largest  and  best  grocers,  two  only  were  contaminated  with  calcium  tar- 
trate, while  the  remaining  three  contained  respectively  82,  70  and  42  per 
cent,  of  adulterations,  consisting  chiefly  of  starch,  flour  and  chalk,  l^esides 
the  calcium  tartrate. 
After  the  reading  of  a  pajoer  by  Mr.  F.  M.  Wilson  on  wines  and  liquors 
supplied  l)y  wliolesale  dealers,  it  was  voted  to  hold  a  summer  meeting,  the 
time  and  place  to  be  designated  by  the  president. 
