48  Pharmaceutical  Meeting.  { A^Sa&,P«S[m 
the  Shaker  Society  herbs."  E.  T.  Ellis  remembers  the  Friends' 
Almshouse  perfectly,  as  he  was  born  near  it  in  1826. 
Professor  Lloyd  said  that  he  was  much  interested  in  the  address 
of  Mr.  Wilbert  and  remarked  that  he  was  sure  that  there  was  a 
thesis  in  the  archives  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  on  '«  The 
Use  of  Chloroform  in  Medicine,"  which  antedates  any  other  publica- 
tion on  this  subject.  He  said  that  the  name  of  John  Morgan  called 
to  mind  the  famous  Confederate  cavalryman  of  the  same  name, 
whose  escape  from  the  Columbus  penitentiary  during  the  war  created 
such  excitement  throughout  the  North.  Professor  Lloyd  said  that 
while  the  North  was  mystified  by  the  disappearance  of  Morgan  and 
whilst  large  amounts  of  money  were  offered  for  his  apprehension, 
he  was  being  cared  for  by  friends  in  Stringtown  County,  Ky.  Mr. 
Boring  also  commented  on  the  Morgan  raid  and  said  that  he  was 
with  the  Pennsylvania  regiment  which  did  duty  in  Kentucky  and 
Tennessee  at  that  time.  He  thought  it  was  a  matter  of  regret  that 
John  Morgan  was  killed  by  a  Union  soldier. 
Prof.  Albert  Schneider,  of  the  California  College  of  Pharmacy, 
sent  a  communication  on  "  Gardens  of  Medicinal  Plants,"  in  which 
he  pointed  out  their  value  in  the  progress  of  medicine  and  phar- 
macy, and  gave  some  suggestions  as  to  how  they  may  be  established 
in  the  United  Slates.    (See  p.  19.) 
Mr.  William  B.  Marshall,  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  contributed  a  comprehensive  paper  on  the  "  Production 
and  Use  of  Cocoa." 
Prof.  Henry  Kraemer  exhibited  some  hides  or  so-called  "  Ceroons," 
used  for  packing  Honduras  sarsaparilla,  which  were  received  from 
Messrs.  Lehn  &  Fink,  New  York  City  ;  some  specimens  of  ginseng 
received  from  Jacob  SutlifT,  P.D.;  a  large  aquarium  presented  by 
Messrs.  Whitall,  Tatum  &  Co.  ;  a  specimen  of  Yerba  Peckeum  pre- 
sented by  Mr.  Richard  Shoemaker;  and  specimens  of  a  Hercules 
beetle  and  a  green  tiger  beetle  which  he  had  received  from  Luis 
Javier  Guier,  P.D.,  of  Cartago,  Costa  Rica,  C.  A. 
The  following  provisional  programme  has  been  arranged  for  the 
next  meeting:  "  Lime  Water,"  by  M.  I.  Wilbert,  Ph.M. ;  ''The 
Manufacture  of  Thermometers,"  by  Gustavus  Pile  ;  Examination 
of  Commercial  Peppers,"  by  James  W.  Gladhill,  A.M.,  P.U. ; 
"  Formulas  for  Pastes,"  by  Prof.  Clement  B.  Lowe. 
Henry  Kraemer,  Secretary. 
