542 
Editorial. 
f  Am..Iour.  Pharm. 
(       Oct.,  1882. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
The  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at 
TsTiagara  Falls  was  more  largely  attended  than  any  previous  meeting,  with 
tlje  sole  exception  of  that  held  in  1876,  when  the  Centennial  Exposition  at 
Philadelphia  was  the  main  cause  for  drawing  over  350  members  to  this 
place.    The  time  which  can  be  spared  for  relaxation  and  for  relief  from  his 
engrossing  duties  by  a  pharmacist  actively  engaged  in  business  is  at  best 
limited,  and  when  it  is  considered  that  many  members  in  different  parts  of 
the  country,  for  years  past,  have  made  their  brief  period  of  vacation  to 
coincide  with  these  annual  meetings,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  a 
large  number  went  in  quest  of  that  recreation,  which  heretofore  was  often 
scantily  provided,  and  that  the  attendance  at  the  sessions  had  been  thereby 
considerably  reduced.    At  the  last  meeting  the  j^lan  of  holding  only  one 
session  on  each  day  was,  we  think,  very  successfully  inaugurated,  and 
under  the  able  management  of  the  efficient  Entertainment  Committee  and 
Local  Secretary,  gave  substantial  pleasure  to  all  visitors.    We  refer  more 
-especially  to  the  various  concerts  by  Wahle's  band,  to  the  ladies'  reunion 
in  Prospect  Park  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  to  the  vocal  concert  by  the  Buffalo 
Singing  Society,  the  Niagara  Falls  Liedertafel,  and  several  soloists  on 
Tuesday  evening,  to  the  excursion  to  the  Whirlpool  Rapids  on  Wednesday 
afternoon,  and  to  the  ramble  on  Goat  Island  and  other  delightful  spots  on 
Thursday  afternoon.    In  addition  to  these  the  grand  ball  on  Wednesday 
evening  and  the  banquet  on  Thursday  evening  furnished  not  less  enjoy- 
able attractions  to  the  large  majority,  and  the  pleasure  was  but  little  marred 
by  the  refusal  of  the  hackmen  to  abide  by  their  contract,  by  the  threat  of 
the  hosts  of  the  Cataract  House  to  turn  off  the  gas  long  before  midnight, 
while  the  banquet  was  still  in  progress,  and  by  other  unpleasantries  at  this 
house.    This  official  jDroviding  for  remission  from  labor  had  the  effect  of 
making  nearly  all  the  sessions  better  attended,  only  the  last  one,  more  par- 
ticularly the  latter  joart  thereof,  leaving  room  for  improvement,  and  we 
have  no  doubt  that  those  present  are  unanimously  in  favor  of  retaining  the  ^ 
services  of  the  members  of  the  Entertainment  Committee  as  long  as  they 
can  be  found  willing  to  serve  in  that  caj)acity.    By  thus  continuing  their 
work  from  vear  to  year  their  experience  would  soon  become  of  still  greater 
value,  both  in  the  matter  of  traveling  arrangements  to  and  from  the  meet_ 
ings  and  of  providing  for  substantial  recreation  and  enjoyment  after  the 
sessions. 
The  organization  of  the  Council,  two  years  ago,  had  much  influence  in 
rendering  possible  such  arrangements,  inasmuch  as  the  sessions  of  the  Asso 
elation  have  thereby  been  relieved  of  a  very  large  amount  of  routine  work, 
and  of  discussions  relating  only  to  executive  measures,  and  we  believe  that 
in  this  direction  there  is  still  room  for  curtailing,  without  in  the  least  inter- 
fering with  the  right  of  every  member  to  be  heard  on  any  subject  that  may 
come  before  the  Associatian,  if  such  deliberations  were  held  outside  of  the 
meeting  at  sessions  specially  held  for  the  purpose  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Council,  so  that  only  the  results  thereof  would  be  brought  forward  for  final 
