502 
PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
barks  in  their  manufacture  of  this  important  article,  but  because  they  use  these 
barks,  to  the  admission  of  which  so  much  opposition  has  been  manifested  at  some 
of  our  ports  of  entry,  it  does  not  follow  that  their  quinia  would  be  less  pure  or 
efficient  as  a  remedial  agent  than  if  made  from  yellow  bark. 
The  facts  of  the  case  appear  to  be — that  in  the  use  of  calisaya  bark  less  time  is 
consumed  and  the  product  is  larger  ; — the  cheaper  barks  require  a  more  tedious 
process  to  elaborate  what  quinia  they  contain,  and  are  not  used  when  the  manu- 
facturers are  pressed  for  time.  In  the  instance  of  the  particular  invoice  of  qui- 
nine alluded  to,  it  was  understood  from  the  manufacturers  to  have  been  made 
from  the  first  quality  of  the  officinal  bark  : — a  statement  corroborated  by  two  sepa- 
rate analyses,  showing  the  salt  to  be  pure  sulphate  of  quinine. 
It  must  be  apparent  from  the  immense  and  increasing  demand  for  this  valua- 
ble remedy,  that  olher  sources  of  supply  of  bark  must  be  sought  besides  the 
western  coast  of  South  America,  or  the  price  of  the  salt  would  limit  its 
consumption. 
Mr.  Ellis  considered,  therefore,  in  voting  for  the  passage  of  this  resolution, 
and  thus  declaring  as  the  sense  of  this  Association  that  "  medicines  good  of  their 
kind  should  be  admitted,"  we  are  but  carrying  out  the  views  of  the  recent  Trea- 
sury circular  on  this  point. 
Pending  this  discussion  the  Committee  on  Credentials  introduced  for 
membership  the  names  of  Geo.  S.  Dearborn,  Great  Falls,  N.  Hamp- 
shire ;  and  James  S.  Melvin,  Henry  D.  Fowle,  Peter  J.  Hazzard, 
W.  W.  Goodwin,  of  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
The  following  being  present  signed  the  Constitution  and  paid  the 
fee,  Geo.  L  Dearborn,  James  S.  Melvin,  and  Henry  D.  Fowle. 
On  motion  the  vote  on  the  resolution  was  directed  to  be  taken  by 
yeas  and  nays,  and  was  as  follows: 
Yeas.— Cummings,  Dearborn,  Brewer,  Fish,  Merrick,  Ellis,  Par- 
rish,  Procter,  Duval,  Zachrisson,  Barr. — 11. 
Nays. — Peck,  Henchman,  Restieaux,  Colcord,  Turner,  Lincoln, 
Souther,  Geyer,  Dupuy,  Coggeshall,  Laidley,  Smith,  Chapman, 
Guthrie,  Melvin,  Fowle.— 16. 
On  motion,  Thomas  Hollis,  of  Boston,  was  excused  from  voting. 
On  motion,  adjourned  till  half  past  9  o'clock  to-morrow  morning. 
Third-Day.— Morning  Session. 
The  President  in  the  Chair. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  session  were  read  and  approved. 
The  subject  under  consideration  at  the  time  of  adjournment  being 
resumed,  the  following  resolution  was  offered  by  the  Secretary: 
Resolved,  that  the  two  lists  of  Materia  Medica  and  preparations, 
prepared  by  the  Committee  [on  the  Inspection  of  Drugs,]  and  pre- 
sented in  their  report,  with  a  view  to  classifying  them  and  fixing 
standards  upon  those  which  are  capable  of  it,  together  with  the 
subject  of  the  appropriate  tests  for  detecting  adulterations  when 
practicable,  be  referred  to  a  special  committee  to  report  next  year. 
Prof.  Procter  proposed  the  following  amendment,  which  was  ac- 
cepted by  the  mover:  to  add  after  the  wTord  "  committee"— the 
words  "  who  shall  be  authorized  to  invite  the  co-operation  of  the 
several  Colleges  of  Pharmacy." 
