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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
States,  do  voluntarily  adopt  a  system  of  precautions  in  the  sale  of  poisons,  both 
for  their  own  sake  and  that  of  the  community,  in  view  of  the  probable  non- 
action of  the  legislative  bodies. 
They  believe  that  the  community  can- be  needfully  supplied,  even  in  the  rural 
districts,  from  their  physician,  who  necessarily  keeps  medicines,  or  from  the 
apothecary  in  the  nearest  town,  and  a  check  would  thus  be  given  to  the  facility 
of  obtaining  the  poison,  by  the  consequences  of  neglecting  the  legal  precautions. 
William  Procter,  Jr., 
S.  R.  Philbrick, 
Alex.  Duval, 
Geo.  D.  Coggeshall, 
Committee. 
On  motion,  the  report  was  accepted. 
The  Committee  on  Secret  or  Quack  Medicines  introduced  a  writ- 
ten report,  which  was  read,  and,  on  motion,  accepted. 
C.  Augustus  Smith  moved,  that  when  we  adjourn,  we  do  so  to 
meet  at  half  past  seven  o'clock  this  evening,  which  was  adopted. 
The  following  record  was,  on  motion  of  the  Secretary,  directed 
to  be  entered  on  the  minutes,  by  a  unanimous  vote. 
This  Association  has  learned  with  deep  regret  the  death  of  an 
esteemed  associate,  present  at  its  last  annual  meeting,  Charles  L. 
Bache,  of  San  Francisco,  California.  His  amiable  disposition,  and. 
the  probity  of  his  professional  and  business  character,  located  as  he 
was  upon  the  very  frontiers  of  the  profession  of  pharmacy,  had 
gained  for  him  the  respect  and  esteem  of  the  members  of  the  Asso- 
ciation, and  have  drawn  from  them  this  spontaneous  tribute  to  his 
memory. 
Evening  Session. 
Vice-President  Alexander  Duval  in  the  chair. 
The  report  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  taken  up,  and  the 
suggestions  therein  contained,  of  subjects  proper  to  claim  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Association  at  its  present  meeting,  were  considered  in 
the  order  in  which  they  were  introduced  in  the  report. 
1st.  The  proposition  for  u  Local  Secretary 'ships.' 19  After  much 
discussion  in  regard  to  the  proper  functions,  rights,  and  mode  of 
appointment  of  these  officers,  and  whether  they  should  be  constituted 
full  members  or  only  semi-official  correspondents  of  the  Association, 
C.  B.  Guthrie,  of  Tennessee,  offered  the  following  resolution  : 
"  Resolved,  That  Mr.  ,  of  in  the  state  of  
be  and  is  hereby  appointed  local  correspondent  for  this  Association, 
for  the  ensuing  year."  These  blanks  to  be  filled,  and  the  number 
selected  in  this  way  to  be  increased  at  the  pleasure  of  the  meeting. 
Pending  the  consideration  of  this,  C.  A.  Smith  moved  a  reference 
of  the  whole  subject  to  a  Select  Committee,  to  mature  a  suitable 
proposition  to  meet  the  object,  and  report  as  early  as  practicable, 
which  was  adopted.  The  chair  appointed  C.  A.  Smith,  H.  F.  Fish, 
and  W.  Procter,  Jr. 
2d.  The  recommendation  for  a  Special  Committee  on  the  collection 
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