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pel, or our interest leads us to procure from abroad. The delegates have 
concluded to propose to the Convention, with the approbation of the Board, 
that in their judgment, 
Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Berries, Fruits, Herbs ; Roots, Woods and Barks 
should be true, fresh and sound. 
Gums, Resins, and Gum Resins,^ should be free from evident intentional 
adulteration. 
Balsams should be pure. 
Chemicals should be pure as practicable, and free from evident adultera- 
tion. Iodine should not contain more than three per cent, of impu- 
rities. 
Medicinal Oils, Fixed and Essential, should be pure. 
Aloes should be free from impurities and sophistication, 
Elaterium should be pure. 
Opium should contain eight per cent, of pure Morphia, and be free from 
evident sophistications and impurities. 
Scammony should contain not less than seventy per cent, of the resin of 
Scammony. 
Pharmaceutical preparations should correspond with the requisitions of 
the Pharmacopoeias by which they profess tq be made, and the Pharmaco- 
poeia should be stated on the label of each bottle or package. 
Extracts and Inspissated juices should be fresh and pure. 
The following articles we think should be excluded : 
All factitious articles. 
Carthagena and Maracaybo Barks, and every article evidently intended 
for purposes of adulteration or sophistication. 
English or Rhapontic Rhubarb. 
All damaged Drugs. 
Every package should be examined. 
It is proposed to present for the consideration of the National Conven- 
tion, and for the action of Congress, that Drugs and Chemicals which may 
not come up to the Pharmacopoeia Standards, but which may yet be properly 
and profitably used for manufacturing into regular products of the Phar- 
macopoeia, may be admitted under bond to be so appropriated and manufac- 
tured only. 
(Signed) Geo. D. Coggeshall, 
John H. Currie, 
C. B. Guthrie. 
New York, 22d April, 1851. 
By a letter from Dr. Guthrie to one of the committee, we are informed 
that the proposition was laid on the table, not being considered sum 
ciently definitive in its details, that the sentiment of the Association was 
evidently in favor of such a tariff of standards, but they wanted it 
