510  American  PharmaGeutical  Association.     {^"^  ocr  mf""' 
Two  members  of  the  Committee  on  Exhibition  being  indisposed,  the 
President  reconstructed  the  committee  as  follows  :  Messrs.  J,  D.  Wells,  T. 
Roberts  Baker,  W.  S.  Thompson,  C.  A.  Weaver  and  J.  H.  Wilson, 
Mr.  E.  B.  Stewart  exhibited  large  microscoinc  drawings  of  sections  of  tlie 
roots  of  A2D0Gynum  cannahinum  and  A.  andro8(Emifol  'mm^  and  read  a  paper 
•describing  the  histological  characters  of  both.^  The  two  roots  resemble 
-each  other,  but  the  former  breaks  readily  with  a  smooth  fracture,  while 
the  latter,  is  tough  and  woody,  and  has  exceedingly  small  and  easily  over- 
looked starch  granules. 
In  the  discussion  had  on  this  paper  it  was  stated  that  the  root  of  Apocy- 
num  androssemifolium  is  found  in  the  Canadian  drug  market,  but  is 
rarely,  if  ever,  to  be  procured  in  the  market  in  the  United  States,  where 
the  root  of  A.  cannahinum  is  almost  always  sold  in  place  of  it. 
The  Committee  on  the  Vice  President's  Address  approved  of  the  sugges- 
tions contained  therein,  but  did  not  consider  any  action  by  the  Association 
necessary  or  desirable.  The  allusion  made  in  the  address  to  dissensions  in 
the  Pharmacopoeia  Committee  were  shown  to  be  unfounded,  and  permis- 
sion was  granted  for  amending  the  address. 
After  some  discussion  on  the  proposed  excursions  the  Association 
adjourned  until  2  o'clock. 
Fifth  Session — Thursday  Afternoon^  August  25. 
The  minutes  of  the  fourth  session  and  of  the  Council  were  read  and 
approved;  the  latter  rej^ort  the  election  of  the  14  candidates  previously 
-announced  and  three  additional  applications  for  membership.  A  telegram 
from  Detroit,  inviting  the  Association  to  meet  there  next  year,  was  read 
and  reix^rred. 
Mr.  H.  E.  Griflflth  gave  the  following  forimda  for  an  Emulsion  of  Cod 
Liver  Oil,  which  keeps  for  a  long  time  (samples  shown  were  a  year  old), 
separates  but  slightly  and  is  readily'-  united  again  by  agitation. 
A.  Rub  tragacanth,  45  grains,  with  glycerin  6  drachms,  and  hot  water 
2  ounces,  and  let  stand  until  cold. 
JB.  Dissolve  calcium  hypophosphite  gr.  xxxvi,  sodium  hypoi^hoaphite 
gr.  xviii,  and  granulated  sugar  3iss,  in  sutlicient  hot  water,  and  filter  to 
make  f5v. 
Add  to  A  bitter  oil  of  almonds  ii^xxv,  or  oil  of  wintergreen  ^xl;  then 
alternately  and  gradually  cod  liver  oil  f.5vi,  and  B,  and  finally  stir  thor- 
oughly for  two  or  three  minutes  with  a  Dover  egg-beater, 
A  paper  by  Mr,  C.  B.  Allaire  on  the  Substitution  of  Grape  Sugar  or  Glu- 
cose for  Cane  Sugar  in  Pharmaceutical  Preparations  reported  the  results 
of  experiments  with  the  Pharmacopoeial  syrups  in  which  the  substitution 
had  been  made.  Of  these,  six  fermented,  five  became  mouldy,  one  was 
affected  by  mould  and  fermentation,  and  the  following  kept  in  good  con- 
dition :  garlic,  iodide  of  iron,  ipecac,  rhatany  from  fluid  extract,  rhubarb, 
rhubarb  aromatic,  red  rose,  blackberry,  sarsaparilla  compound,  squill,  sen- 
ega and  tolu ;  perhaps  a  larger  percentage  njight  have  remained  unchanged 
1  A  microscopical  examination  of  the  two  drugs  has  been  made  by  Mr.  E.  A.  Manheimer  in  a  thesis 
presented  to  the  Piiiladelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  of  which  we  intend  to  publish  an  abstract  in  our 
next  number.  Editok  Am.  Joub.  Pharm. 
