CONVENTION OF PHARMACEUTISTS AND DRUGGISTS. 
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Alfred B. Taylor of Philadelphia as Secretary, who were unani- 
mously confirmed. 
Dr. Guthrie, on taking the chair, made a few remarks, expres- 
sive of his sense of the honor conferred by appointing him presi- 
ding officer of the first convention of the kind ever held in the 
United States, and explanatory of the objects of the convention, 
which were in accordance with the growing feeling amongst 
druggists and pharmaceutists of the necessity to establish standards 
of the qualities of imported drugs and medicines for the govern- 
ment of the United States Inspectors at the different ports, and, 
in addition, to act upon such matters of general interest to the 
profession as may be presented to the consideration of the con- 
vention. 
Two reports were presented by the New York Delegation ; one 
from Messrs. Guthrie and Coggeshall, and the other from Mr. 
Merrick, embodying their views upon the subject of standards, 
and also in regard to false drugs which should be excluded. Some 
difference of opinion existed in reference to the admission of 
certain kinds and qualities of drugs, which, although in demand, 
were deemed by the majority as not contributing to the benefit 
of medicine, and as perhaps affording inducements to the designing. 
A communication from the Cincinnati delegates was read, after 
which Mr. Restieaux, of Boston, read an interesting statement of 
the working of the drug law in that city. A letter from Dr. 
David Stewart, Inspector of drugs at Baltimore, and a member 
of the Baltimore delegation, who was unable to be present, was 
also read, expressing his views in regard to the subject. 
A general discussion ensued upon various topics connected 
with the business of the convention, and resulted in the appoint- 
ment of a committee, consisting of Messrs. Procter of Philadelphia, 
Restieaux of Boston, and Coggeshall of New York, to consider 
the several communications, and arrange the general plan of 
business, and report at the next sitting. 
The convention then adjourned to Thursday at 12 o'clock. 
Second Sitting, Oct. 16th. — The convention met at 12 o'clock. 
druggist. The deep interest taken by Dr. G. in the working of the law for 
the inspection of imported drugs, and his position in the New York delega- 
tion very naturally suggested his name as chief officer of a convention 
specially called in reference to that Act. — Editor.] 
