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until  another  shall  be  appointed  in  case  of  the  absence  of  the  Permanent 
Secretary." 
Also,  That  in  Section  4,  defining  the  duties  of  the  Permanent  Secre- 
tary, after  the  words  "shall  be  charged  with,"  the  words  "the  necessary 
foreign  and  scientific  correspondence  "  shall  be  added  ;  so  that  it  shall 
read,  "  shall  be  charged  with  the  necessary  foreigu  and  scientific  corres- 
pondence, and  with  editing,  publishing,  and  distributing  the  Proceedings 
of  the  Association,  under  the  direction  of  the  Executive  Committee." 
Also,  That  wherever  the  term  "Corresponding  Secretary"  is  used  in 
the  Constitution,  the  term  "  Local  Secretary  "  shall  be  substituted. 
These  resolutions  lie  over  for  one  year. 
On  motion  of  the  Business  Committee,  Ferris  Bringhurst,  of 
Wilmington,  was  invited  to  exhibit  his  specimens  and  offer  his 
remarks. 
Mr.  Bringhurst  exhibited,  1st,  a  paste  brush,  with  a  leather 
collar  attached,  which  prevents  the  paste  from  reaching  the 
hands,  and  at  the  same  time  acts  as  a  cover  to  the  paste  pot, 
keeping  out  dust,  etc.,  and  preventing  inspissation  ;  2d,  a  tin 
can,  fitted  with  a  bottle,  with  a  layer  of  porous  paper  between, 
up  as  far  as  the  shoulder,  a  lid  slipping  over,  to  keep  out  light 
and  dust.  The  paper  retains  any  oil  that  may  drip.  3d,  a  sam- 
ple of  simple  cerate,  made  with  yellow  wax,  which  prevents  ran- 
cidity. He  used  it  also  in  glycerin  cream,  and  in  suppositories. 
For  the  latter  he  uses  seven  parts  butter  of  cacao  and  one  part 
of  yellow  wax,  which  gives  consistence  in  warm  weather,  and 
toughness  in  cold.  He  gently  heats  the  moulds.  When  extracts 
are  to  be  introduced,  he  liquifies  them  with  a  little  water,  and 
the  cacao  butter  added  in  a  melted  state,  thoroughly  mixed,  and 
poured  into  the  moulds,  which  are  then  refrigerated. 
Mr.  Ebert  preferred  using  powdered  extracts  for  this  purpose,  powdered 
as  directed  in  the  Prussian  Pharmacopoeia,  with  sugar  of  milk.  He  found 
no  difficulty  in  making  suppositories  in  five  or  ten  minutes,  by  pouring 
the  mixture  into  refrigerated  moulds. 
Mr.  Bringhurst  thought  powdered  extracts  apt  to  precipitate,  and  he 
was  in  the  habit  of  adding  the  fat  just  before  chilling. 
Mr.  Ebert  prevents  precipitation  by  stirring  with  the  right  hand  and 
pouring  with  the  left. 
Mr.  Bringhurst  also  had  used  powdered  extracts,  but  desired  that  there 
should  be  some  recognized  plan  for  general  adoption. 
Mr.  Markoe  found  no  difficulty  with  either  Taylor's  or  Parrish's  plans, 
as  published. 
