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Xi.  Stollenwerck,  for  a  meeting  of  Ihe  pharmacists  and  druggists  of  Ala- 
bama, to  be  held  at  Birmingham,  August  9th,  with  the  view  of  organizing 
State  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The 
preparations  for  this  meeting,  which  is  to  convene  in  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
August  23,  are  nearly  completed,  and  the  circular  of  the  Permanent  Secre- 
tary will  soon  be  issued.  The  Local  Secretary,  Mr.  Wm.  T.  Ford,  has 
•effected  arrangements  with  all  the  railroads  centering  in  Kansas  City  to 
convey  the  members  hack  from  the  2:)lace  of  meeting  at  a  considerable 
reduction, from  the  regular  fare,  and  arrangements  are  contemplated  for  an 
-excursion  to  the  Rockj'-  Mountains  and  other  places  West  at  a  low  rate. 
At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Council,  a  plan  has  been  agreed  upon  for  a  trip 
of  the  Eastern  members  to  Kansas  City,  which,  it  is  expected,  will  pre- 
sent many  attractions.  A  large  number  of  members  from  the  Western 
States  will  doubtless  be  present,  and  the  Atlantic  States  promise  likewise 
to  be  well  represented,  so  that  a  very  i)rofitable  meeting  may  be  exj^ected. 
County  Pharmaceutical  Societies. — The  Trade  Association  of  Phil- 
adeljDhia  Druggists  has  recently  issued  a  circular  to  the  pharmacists  and 
druggists  of  the  State,  urging  the  organization  of  county  societies,  for  the 
IDurpose  of  promoting  the  trade  interests,  preventing  detrimental  legisla- 
tion, and  co-oj^erating  with  the  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.  At  the 
recent  meeting  of  the  latter  this  subject  received  some  attention,  and  was 
warmly  supjjorted  by  prominent  pharmacists  residing  in  different  sections. 
We  regard  it  as  a  move  in  the  projjer  direction.  The  good  which  has  been 
accomplished  by  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  is  felt  in  the 
State  associations,  and  these  latter,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  will  be  instrumental 
In  bringing  the  druggists  and  i^harmacists  of  the  different  districts  more 
closely  together,  and,  in  turn,  be  benefitted  and  strengthened  by  local 
societies,  where  meetings  can  be  held  more  frequently. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
The  Chemistry  of  Medicines^  Practical.  A  Text  and  Reference  Book  for 
the  Use  of  Students,  Physicians  and  Pharmacists.  With  fifty  original 
cuts.  Second  edition.  By  J.  U.  Lloyd,  Professor  of  Chemistry  and 
Pharmacy  in  the  Eclectic  Medical  Institute  of  Cincinnati.  Cincinnati : 
Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  1881.  12mo,  pp.  451.  Price,  in  cloth,  $2.75; 
leather,  $3.25. 
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March  number,  and  makes  its  appearance  in  a  by  far  more  attractive  style, 
with  new  and  improved  wood-cuts,  better  letter-press,  good  paper,  etc. 
Aided  by  his  long  practical  experience,  the  author  has  produced  a  volume 
which  will  be  practically  useful  to  those  for  whose  use  it  has  been  intended. 
