PHARMACEUTICAL MEETINGS. 
MINUTES OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL MEETINGS. 
February 5th, 1844. 
Professor Carson in the Chair. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 
adopted. 
The Journal de Pharmacie et de Chimie, and the Journal 
de Chimie Medicale for December, were presented to the 
meeting. 
The Committee appointed at last meeting on the paper 
of Lawrence Turnbull, reported in favor of the publication 
of the formula for " Chemical Cold Cream," suggested by 
the author. The Committee were of opinion that the in- 
troduction of a small quantity of biborate of soda, whilst 
it whitened the preparation, did not interfere with its 
medical utility. From some experiments made by them, 
that salt appears to owe its effect on oleaginous substances 
to its alkaline nature, and resembles in this respect the car- 
bonate of soda, though much less caustic than the latter. 
They further believe that the substitution of so large a 
portion of wax for the spermaceti is improper, inasmuch as 
the freezing point of the latter is much less than the former, 
it being understood that the ready melting on the skin of an 
ointment used like cold cream is a desideratum. They 
approved of the introduction of the oil of roses and of the 
reduction of the quantity of rose water to one half. In 
conclusion the Committee remarked, that, from its greater 
consistency, the ointment made by the formula under con- 
sideration would be -appropriate for summer use. 
A paper on the " Volatile Oil of Fire-weed," ( Erecthites 
prcealta.J was read by Augustine Duhamel, and a speci- 
men of the oil presented for examination. It was referred 
to the Publication Committee. , 
