AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
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On  motion  of  S.  M.  Colcord,  of  Boston,  the  report  was  accept- 
ed, and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  with  discretionary 
power. 
On  motion  of  John  M.  Maisch,  the  following  resolution  was 
passed : 
Resolved,  That  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  acknowledge 
their  obligation  to  Messrs.  Schaeffer  and  Koradi,  of  Philadelphia,  for  gra- 
tuitously forwarding  their  exchanges  with  Germany  and  Liverpool  for  seve- 
ral years  past. 
William  Procter,  Jr.,  offered  the  following  : 
Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  propose  a  list  of 
questions  for  investigation,  the  ensuing  year,  and  report  at  a  future  sitting. 
The  resolution  was  adopted,  and  the  following  members  ap- 
pointed as  the  committee  ;  William  Procter,  Jr.,  Thomas  S. 
Wiegand,  Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb,  Charles  A.  Tufts  and  Frederick 
L.  John. 
Dr.  Squibb  requesting  to  be  released,  Thomas  T.  Green  was 
appointed  in  his  place. 
On  motion  of  George  W.  Weyman  it  was 
Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  examine  the  chemicals, 
drugs  and  other  articles  offered  on  exhibition  to  the  Association,  and  report 
at  a  future  sitting  of  this  Convention. 
Charles  T.  Carney,  George  W.  Wreyman,  S.  M.  Colcord,  John 
Canavan  and  John  Meakim  were  appointed  by  the  Chair. 
In  accordance  with  a  resolution  adopted  last  year  to  commence 
the  reading  of  scientific  papers  early  in  the  sessions,  the  queries 
committed  for  investigation  last  year  were  called  up  in  regular 
order. 
Query  No.  1.  Relative  to  "  Indigenous  Vesicating  Agents," 
was  not  replied  to. 
Query  No.  2.  Relative  to  Citric  Acid,  was  answered  by  Charles 
T.  Carney,  to  whom  it  had  been  referred. 
Query  No.  3.  Relative  of  Aconitia,  received  no  answer;  Prof. 
Graham  to  whom  it  was  referred,  having  retired  from  Pharma- 
ceutical pursuits. 
Query  No.  4.  On  the  subject  of  the  Production  of  Alcohol, 
was  answered  at  a  later  hour  of  this  sitting  by  F.  Stearns,  who 
had  not  arrived  at  this  time. 
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