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deliquescent than that made at other seasons. — Pharmaceutical Journal, 
March, 1851. 
Poisoning by Twenty-nine Grains of Yeratria : — Recovery. — The following 
authentic case has been communicated to us, with a request that the name 
of the patient (a retired Chemist and Druggist) may be suppressed : — 
A gentleman had a draught and liniment made up at the same time ; the 
draught was to relieve the cholic, and consisted of chloric ether, &c. The 
liniment was composed of veratria gr. xxx., and rectified spirit gij., and 
was intended to be rubbed on the forehead to relieve a nervous chronic 
pain in the head. The dispenser finding his stock of veratria insufficient, 
put only xxix grains of veratria in, and reduced the amount of spirit in 
proportion. 
On his way home, feeling pain, the patient went into a tavern and got 
a glass of hot ale and ginger, and then called for a second, into which he 
put the liniment, supposing it to be the draught. Almost immediately after- 
wards he experienced a peculiar sensation of oppression and anxiety in the 
head, a sense of suffocation, and he then discovered his mistake. Medical 
aid was at hand ; vomiting was produced by an emetic of sulphates of zinc 
and copper, tickling the throat, &c. In about half an hour after vomiting, 
very violent sneezing came on, and continued for about an hour ; the 
patient then slept, and had no disagreeable sensation or symptom since. — 
Pharmaceutical Journal, April, 1851. 
MINUTES OF THE PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. 
At a Stated Meeting of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 
held Third month 31st, 1851. Present 18 members. 
Daniel B. Smith, President, in the chair. 
The minutes of the last Stated Meeting were read and approved. 
The minutes of the Board of Trustees were read, detailing their 
proceedings since last Stated Meeting. 
Nineteen young gentlemen, having passed a satisfactory exami- 
nation, and complied with the rules of the College, were declared 
graduates of the institution. [The names of the graduates were 
published in the last number of the Journal.] 
Charles S. Rand was elected by the Board a resident member. 
The Committee on the Adulteration of Drugs, &c, made the 
following Report, which was accepted, and the Committee dis- 
charged. 
