388       Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {A^uguSrt,T9Mrm' 
having  awakened  a  large  amount  of  interest  in  this  matter  with  the 
result  that  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association,  as  usual, 
heads  the  list  of  the  various  State  Pharmaceutical  societies  both  in 
the  number  and  value  of  the  papers  read,  and  the  spirited  manner 
in  which  some  of  the  papers  were  discussed  showed  that  the  mem- 
bers in  attendance  were  there  for  profit  as  well  as  pleasure. 
The  following  papers  were  read  at  these  two  sessions : 
"African  Balsam  of  Copaiba,"  by  Clarence  M.  Kline.  (To  be 
published  later  in  this  Journal.) 
"  Ointment  of  Mercuric  Nitrate,"  by  Clarence  O.  Snavely.  (To 
be  published  later  in  this  Journal.) 
"  Detection  of  Formaldehyde,"  by  Albert  F.  Judd.    (See  page 
3890 
"  Coarsely  Powdered  Talc  for  Making  Aromatic  Waters,"  by  J.  P. 
Remington,  Jr.    (See  page  390.) 
"  Profitable  Preparations  of  Petroleum  Products,"  by  F.  E.  Niece. 
"The  Salus  Bill,"  by  R.  O.  Schmitz. 
"  The  Advantages  of  an  Annual  License,"  by  Louis  Emanuel. 
"  Prescribing  Proprietary  Remedies,"  by  Clement  B.  Lowe. 
"  Is  it  not  Time  that  Graduation  from  a  College  of  Pharmacy  be 
Required  before  Registration  ?  "  by  H.  B.  Foresman. 
"  Preventing  Frost  on  Show  Windows,"  by  H.  F.  Ruhl  and 
Charles  E.  King,  respectively. 
"  Forms  of  Advertising  Best  Adapted  to  the  Needs  of  Retail 
Druggists,"  by  John  R.  Thompson  and  James  S.  Gleghom,  respec- 
tively. 
"  The  Traveling  Salesman,"  by  W.  O.  Skelton. 
"  The  Cause  of  the  Popularity  of  Carbolic  Acid  as  a  Means  of 
Committing  Suicide,"  by  Louis  Emanuel. 
The  business  sessions  closed  on  Thursday  evening  with  the  instal- 
lation of  the  newly  elected  officers,  after  which  the  association 
adjourned  to  convene  at  Bedford  Springs  on  June  22,  1905. 
Among  the  many  entertainment  features  of  the  association  which 
had  been  provided  by  the  Entertainment  Committee,  which  as  usual 
consisted  of  Messrs.  Bransome,  Byers  and  Busch,  there  were  euchre 
parties  for  the  ladies,  bowling  matches,  guessing  contests,  etc.,  and 
after  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Association  had  been  disposed  of 
and  the  convention  had  formally  adjourned,  the  Entertainment  Com- 
mittee were  given  complete  charge  of  the  proceedings.    The  cus- 
