374       CONVENTION  FOR   REVISING  THE  PHARMACOPEIA. 
deemed  it  not  germane  to  the  objects  of  this  Convention,  and  therefore  moved 
to  lay  the  subject  on  the  table ;  which  was  accordingly  done. 
Mr.  Meakim  called  the  attention  of  the  Convention  to  a  proposition  of  the 
New  York  College  of  Pharmacy,  which  he  embodied  in  a  resolution,  and 
moved — 
That  in  the  index  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  the  syllables  of  both  Latin  and 
English  names  be  so  divided  and  accented  that  the  index  may  also  serve 
as  a  pronouncing  vocabulary  to  the  Materia  Medica. 
This  subject  was  learnedly  debated  by  Dr.  Bache,  Dr.  Askew,  and  others, 
when— 
Dr.  Askew  moved  to  refer  the  subject  to  the  Commtitee  on  Revision  and 
Publication,  to  be  acted  on  or  not  according  to  its  discretion. 
On  being  put,  this  motion  was  lost  by  9  ayes  to  12  noes. 
The  resolution  of  Mr.  Meakim  was  then  put,  and  a  new  debate  arose  ; 
when  the  resolution  was  carried  by  12  ayes  to  10  noes. 
Mr.  Meakim  next  called  the  notice  of  the  Convention  to  its  title  of  the 
"  National  Medical  Convention,"  &c.  &c,  and  moved  to  change  to  "The 
Pharmacopoeia  Convention." 
Dr.  "Bache  proposed  merely  to  strike  from  the  present  name  the  word 
"  Medical which  was  put  to  the  vote  and  carried  unanimously. 
So  the  Convention  will  be  called  "  The  National  Convention  for  Revi- 
sing," &c.  &c. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Procter,  a  contribution  was  then  made  by  each  of  the 
members  present  to  defray  the  contingent  expenses  of  the  Convention. 
Mr.  Procter  spoke  in  favor  of  having  a  low  priced  edition  of  the  Phar- 
macopoeia for  more  general  distribution  among  Pharmaceutists,  which 
would  do  much  to  insure  uniformity  in  the  preparation  of  medicine,  &c. 
The  subject  was  discussed  by  the  President,  Dr.  Bache,  and  Mr.  Procter, 
when  the  matter  seemed  to  be  remitted  to  the  discretion  of  the  Committee 
on  Revision,  who  were  stated  by  the  President  to  be  always  anxious  to  fur- 
nish an  edition  at  the  lowest  price  at  which  it  could  be  done. 
Dr.  Carson  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was  unanimously 
adopted : 
Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Convention  be  presented  to  Messrs.  J. 
C.  and  H.  A.  Willard,  for  the  kindness  and  courtesy  conferred  by  them 
in  placing  their  Hall  at  the  service  of  the  Convention. 
Mr.  Parrish  introduced  the  subject  of  uniformity  of  weights  and  measures 
bv  the  medical  profession  and  by  the  apothecaries  of  the  country.  He  ad- 
vocated  making  the  avoirdupois  ounce  the  standard  of  weight,  as  was  advo- 
cated in  England. 
The  President  thought  the  Convention  could  not  discuss  this  subject  with 
profit  in  the  short  time  allotted  to  it. 
Mr.  Meakim  thought  it  best  to  begin  now  if  any  thing  was  to  be  done  in 
the  future. 
Dr.  Bache  moved  that  Mr.  Taylor,  of  Philadelphia,  be  invited  to  express 
his  views  on  the  subject  of  weights  and  measures,  which  was  carried. 
