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poor  to  purchase  enough  food  to  maintain  themselves  in  full  health 
the  importance  of  avoiding  all  unnecessary  waste  is  obvious.  Even 
if  we  grant  all  that  has  been  alleged  against  preservatives,  their 
strongest  opponents  have  not  attempted  to  show  that  the  use  of 
them  has  ever  raised  the  death-rate  to  39  per  1,000.  I  do  not  hold 
up  the  use  of  preservatives  in  food  as  a  council  of  perfection.  If  our 
slums  were  abolished  and  our  people  were  all  wise  and  prosperous, 
there  would  be  less  use  for  them,  though  I  believe  that  in  the  case 
of  temperance  beverages  they  will  always  be  needed  to  supply  the 
place  of  the  alcohol  which  keeps  intoxicating  drinks  from  going 
bad.  What  I  do  maintain  is  that  in  the  conditions  under  which  the 
poor  live  in  our  large  cities  their  food  is  certain  to  undergo  rapid 
decomposition  in  hot  weather  unless  preservatives  are  employed." 
The  following  provisional  program  has  been  arranged  for  the 
next  meeting,  which  will  be  held  on  November  15th: 
"  The  True  Scope  of  Scientific,  or  so-called  Expert  Testimony  in 
Trials  Involving  Pharmacological  Questions. By  Dr.  S.  Solis 
Cohen. 
"A  Record  of  Several  Toxicological  Investigations."  By  George 
M.  Beringer,  Ph.M. 
"  Some  Recent  Advances  in  Pharmacy  and  Medicine."  By  M.  I. 
Wilbert,  Ph.M.  Florence  Yaple, 
Secretary  pro  tern. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  SEMI-ANXUAI,  MEETING. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  was  held  September  26,  1904,  in  the  Library,  at  4  o'clock,  the  Presi- 
dent, Howard  B.  French,  presiding.  Nineteen  members  were  present.  The 
minutes  of  the  quarterly  meeting  held  June  27th  were  read  and  approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  June  7th  were  read  by  the  Registrar, 
Jacob  S.  Beetem,  and  approved.  The  Historical  Committee,  by  its  Chairman, 
George  M.  Beringer,  reported  progress.  The  Committee  on  Nominations, 
C.  B.  Lowe,  Chairman,  presented  the  list  of  proposed  nominations  for  Trus- 
tees, which  was  ordered  entered  on  the  minutes.  A  letter  was  read  from  Mr. 
H.  Bell,  informing  the  College  of  the  serious  illness  of  First  Vice-President, 
William  J.  Jenks,  when,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Boring,  the  Secretary  was  directed 
to  convey  to  Mr.  Jenks  the  sympathy  of  the  members,  with  the  hope  that  he 
would  soon  be  restored  to  his  usual  health. 
The  President  announced  the  death  of  our  fellow-members,  William 
Weightman,  who  became  a  member  in  1S56  ;  and  Doctor  Julian  Fajans,  who 
