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ON  TINCTURA  FERRI  CHLORIDI,  U.  S.  P. 
objects  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  with  special  reference 
to  the  alcohol  question,  with  authority  to  confer  with  the  Committee  of 
Ways  and  Means  of  Congress,  and  the  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue  ; 
and  who  shall  report  to  the  Association  at  its  next  meeting." 
The  resolution  was  adopted,  and  the  President  authorized  to 
appoint  the  Committee  at  his  leisure,  and  notify  the  members  of 
his  action. 
Mr.  Tufts  moved  the  appointment  of  a  committee  to  report 
rules  of  order  for  the  meetings,  which  was  not  agreed  to. 
The  Committee  on  Specimens*  presented  some  additions  to 
their  former  report,  which  were  accepted. 
On  motion  of  Prof.  Parrish,  it  was 
Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Association  are  due  and  are  hereby 
tendered  to  the  corps  of  Reporters  who  have  so  faithfully  attended  our 
several  sittings. 
There  being  no  further  business  before  the  Association,  the 
minutes  of  the  several  sessions  were  read,  corrected,  and  adopted, 
when,  on  motion,  the  Association  adjourned,  to  meet  at  Detroit, 
Michigan,  on  the  fourth  Wednesday  of  August,  1866,  at  •  3 
o'clock,  P.  M.  J.  M.  MAISCH, 
Recording  Secretary. 
ON  TINCTURA  FERRI  CHLORIDI,  U.  S.P. 
Br  J.  C.  Wharton,  of  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Among  the  changes  made  in  the  last  (12th)  edition  of  the  U. 
S.  Dispensatory,  that  of  "  Tinctura  Ferri  Chloridi  "  is  one  of 
the  most  important.  As  those  accustomed  to  read  and  practice 
the  formulae  of  this  work  are  aware,  the  present  manner  of  pre- 
paring this  tincture  was  mentioned  in  a  "note  to  the  eleventh 
edition  "  of  the  U.  S.  D. 
Though  possessing  peculiar  merits,  there  has  been  some  diffi- 
culty experienced  in  the  manufacture  of  a  uniform  article.  This 
consists  chiefly  in  the  rapid  precipitation  of  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  sesquioxide  of  iron,  and  in  the  dark  greenish,  instead  of 
its  bright  golden  color. 
Referring  to  the  cause  of  these  defects,  it  will  be  seen,  that 
the  former  arises  from  the  faults  of  manipulation,  and  the  latter 
from  insufficient  oxidation  of  the  metal,  as  a  little  reflection  upon 
