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hoped  that  they  may  prove  capable  of  practical  application. — Pharm.  Journal, 
July  1,7,  1897. 
Ginseng  is  one  of  Corea's  most  valued  products,  and  during  1896  realized 
some  £30,000.  For  centuries  past  red  ginseng  has  gone  to  Pekin  with  the 
annual  overland  embassy,  the  trade  in  ginseng  being  a  royal  monopoly,  from 
which  the  King  of  Corea  derived  a  considerable  portion  of  his  revenue,  and 
its  export  by  sea  was  prohibited.  In  November,  1895,  however,  an  ordinance 
was  promulgated  legalizing  its  export,  the  king  receiving  compensation  by  an 
addition  to  his  privy  purse,  which  now  stands  at  some  £60,000  a  year.  The 
annual  crop  of  ginseng  is  limited  in  quantity  to  about  15,000  catties,  upon 
which  an  excise  duty  of  $10  a  catty  is  charged  under  the  new  regulations,  to 
which  is  added  an  import  duty  of  5  per  cent,  ad  valorem,  levied  on  its  arrival 
at  a  treaty  port  in  China.  The  prescribed  scale  of  taxation  is  not  rigidly 
adhered  to,  and  there  is  reason  to  believe  that  in  practice  the  amount  raised 
exceeds  considerably  15,000  catties. — Pharm.  Jour.,  August  7,  1897. 
A  Monument  to  Pelletier  and  Caventou  has  been  proposed  in  Paris,  and  the 
following  committee  has  been  appointed  : 
Honorary  President,  M.  A.  Chatin. 
President,  M.  Planchon: 
Vice-Presidents,  MM.  Moissan  and  Marty. 
General  Secretary,  M.  Behal. 
Assistant  Secretary,  M.  de  Mazieres. 
Treasurer,  M.  Bocquillon-Iyimousin. 
The  committee  feels  justified  in  calling  on  all  those  who  have  been  benefited 
by  the  discovery  of  Pelletier  and  Caventou.  These  scientists  gave  to  the 
world,  unencumbered  by  trade-mark,  patent  or  any  other  reservation,  one  of 
the  greatest  of  remedies — quinine.  It  is  proposed  to  erect  the  monument  in  front 
of  the  Bcole  de  Pharmacie  de  Paris.  The  address  of  the  Treasurer  is  2  bis,  Rue 
Blanche,  Paris. 
The  thirteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  Minnesota  State  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation met  at  Lake  Park  Hotel,  Lake  Minnetonka,  August  23d  and  24th,  with 
thirty-five  members  in  attendance  at  the  opening  session,  and  nearly  100  were 
in  attendance  before  the  meeting  closed. 
Secretary  C.  T.  Heller,  reported  286  members  on  the  roll ;  lost  by  death,  5. 
Treasurer  H.  W.  Rietzke  reported  a  balance  of  $160.  Twenty-five  new  mem- 
bers were  elected  at  the  first  day's  meeting,  and  five  at  an  adjourned  meeting 
held  August  28th. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  President,  Fred. 
Scott,  Stillwater ;  First  Vice-President,  H.  T.  Holverson,  Alexandria  ;  Second 
Vice-President,  F.  W.  Finch,  Hastings  ;  Third  Vice-President,  Miss  Josie  A. 
Wanous,  Minneapolis  ;  Secretary,  Charles  T.  Heller,  St.  Paul  ;  Treasurer,  H. 
W.  Rietzke,  St.  Paul ;  Executive  Committee,  John  F.  Danek,  Minneapolis  ;  A. 
T.  Hall,  St.  Paul,  and  A.  J.  Eckstein,  New  Ulm. 
Committee  on  National  Legislation  offered  the  following  resolution,  which 
was  unanimously  adopted  : 
Whereas,  it  is  customary  for  the  Government  to  grant  a  trade-mark  or 
copyright  to  manufacturers  of  articles  made  in  foreign  countries  where  said 
articles  are  not  protected  by  trade-mark  or  copyright,  thus  restricting  compe- 
tition in  the  manufacture  of  said  articles  in  this  country.    Therefore,  be  it 
