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than  coal  oil.  This  novel  product  of  California  is  now  in  market. — Mining 
and  Pet.  Standard,  from  Amer.  Druggists'  Circular. 
A  Mountain  of  Salt. — On  the  south  side  of  the  island  of  St.  Domingo, 
there  is  a  mountain  of  salt  six  miles  long,  from  one-half  to  a  mile  wide, 
and  from  four  to  five  hundred  feet  high.  In  some  places  where  the  sides 
of  the  mountain  are  nearly  perpendicular,  large  cliffs  of  salt  are  exposed 
to  view,  while  in  other  parts  a  coating  of  earth,  from  ten  to  thirty  feet 
deep,  covers  the  salt.  This  salt,  in  its  crude  state,  contains  96.79  per  cent, 
pure  salt,  while  the  purest  found  elsewhere  is  but  96.75.  By  the  skill  and 
energy  of  Dr.  Hatch,  of  Massachusetts,  grants  have  been  obtained  from  the 
Spanish  government,  and  the  way  is  being  opened  for  bringing  this  im- 
mense treasure  to  the  markets  of  the  world.  A  railroad,  some  twenty 
miles  in  length,  is  to  be  constructed,  which  will  bring  the  salt  to  the  little 
port  of  Barahona. — Amer.  Druggists'  Circular. 
Exti  acting  the  Juice  from  Grapes. — We  learn  from  the  Chemical  News 
that  a  M.  Kichter,  of  Stuttgard,  has  devised  a  novel  means  of  extracting 
the  juice  from  grapes.  Instead  of  pressing  them  in  the  ordinary  way,  he 
puts  them  in  a  drum  provided  with  a  suitable  strainer,  and  rotating  at  the 
rate  of  1000  or  1500  times  a  minute.  The  process  is  said  to  have  the  fol- 
lowing advantages  over  the  ordinary  method: — The  time  required  for  the 
operation  is  greatly  lessened,  the  whole  of  the  must  from  one  cwt.  of  grapes 
being  obtained  in  five  minutes  ;  the  quantity  of  juice  is  increased  by  five 
or  six  percent.;  "  stalking"  is  rendered  unnecessary;  and  the  agitated 
must  is  so  mixed  with  air  that  fermentation  begins  comparatively  soon. — 
London  Mechanics'  Magazine,  from  Franklin  Institute  Journal,  Jan.,  1865. 
NOTICE. 
^mmtatt  J|arma«afwal  ^ssotrafira. 
The  Thirteenth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation will  be  held  in  Boston,  Mass,  on  Tuesday,  Sept.  5,  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M. 
The  objects  of  the  Association  are  fully  explained  in  Article  1st  of  the 
Constitution,  and  the  conditions  of  membership  in  Article  2d. 
It  is  hoped  that  Ihe  reports  of  the  various  Standing  Committees  will  be 
ready  for  presentation  at  the  first  sitting;  and  all  members  who  have 
accepted  subjects  for  investigation  are  earnestly  requested  to  have  their 
papers  ready,  and,  should  they  be  unable  to  attend,  to  forward  them  to  the 
President  of  the  Association,  care  of  S.  M.  Colcord,  Boston. 
W.  J.  M.  GORDON,  President. 
Cincinnati,  June  21,  1865. 
