492  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.    { ^tS^r ,m£m" 
banquet  hall  of  the  Coates  House,  on  Friday  afternoon,  Septem- 
ber 9th. 
The  following  papers  were  presented : 
Elixir  Carica.Papaya. 
By  Wm.  C.  Kirschgessner. 
Made  by  mixing  two  solutions  as  follows:  (i)  Alcohol,  120  c.c. ; 
compound  spirit  of  orange,  6  c.c. ;  syrup,  120  c.c;  mix.    (2)  Solu- 
tion of  potassa,  U.S.P.,  5-5  c.c. ;  water  (hot),  240  c.c. ;  papain,  17  c.c. 
New  Prescription  File. 
By  M.  I.  Wilbert. 
This  paper  contains  a  description  and  cut  of  a  prescription  file 
used  at  the  German  Hospital,  Philadelphia. 
Some  Preparations  of  the  National  Formulary. 
By  Wilbur  L.  Scoville. 
The  author  exhibited  a  number  of  specimens  of  preparations 
made  from  formulas  that  are  proposed  for  admission  into  the  new 
edition  of  the  National  Formulary,  and  discussed  their  relative  merits. 
Container   for   Fluids  that  Tend  to  Spoil  When  Exposed 
to  Air. 
By  E.  H.  Gane. 
In  this  paper  the  author  describes  a  copper  container,  made  so  as  to 
stand  a  pressure  of  20  pounds  to  the  square  inch  and  so  arranged 
that  it  may  be  connected  to  a  cylinder  of  carbon  dioxide. 
Wax  in  Suppositories. 
By  Wilbur  L.  Scoville. 
The  author  recommends  the  use  of  spermaceti  in  preference  to 
white  wax,  and  believes  that  in  moderate  quantities  it  does  not  raise 
the  melting  point  of  the  resulting  suppository  sufficient  to  be  seri- 
ously objectionable. 
Some  Dispensing  Notes. 
By  E.  A.  Ruddiman. 
This  paper  contains  a  number  of  practical  points  that  will  be  of 
interest  to  the  dispensing  pharmacist. 
An  Adjustable  Label  Drawer. 
By  M.  I.  Wilbert. 
The  author  gives  a  description  of  a  box  with  open  ends,  used  as  a 
receptacle  or  holder  for  stock  labels. 
