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to,  and  exhibited  various  samples  of  arrow  root.  Not  having  had 
the  opportunity  to  investigate  the  subject  fully,  on  motion,  it  was 
continued  to  him  for  another  year. 
A  letter  was  read  from  Prof.  R.  Ogden  Doremus,  dean  of  the 
faculty  of  the  New  York  Medical  College,  dated  August  22d, 
tendering  the  use  of  their  buildings  for  the  meetings  of  the  As- 
sociation. 
On  motion  of  S.  M.  Colcord,  the  communication  was  accepted, 
and  the  thanks  of  the  Association  tendered  to  the  New  York 
Medical  College  for  their  courteous  offer. 
The  reading  of  the  scientific  papers  being  in  order, 
Query  No.  36.  On  the  products  of  the  distillation  of  bitumi- 
nous coal  and  allied  substances.  A  letter  was  read  from  W.  H. 
Whitmore,  to  whom  it  was  referred,  stating  that  he  had  printed 
his  paper,  and  forwarded  copies  to  the  Association.  As  only  the 
introductory  portion  of  the  "pamphlet"  was  written  by  Mr. 
Whitmore,  (the  rest  being  papers  on  the  subject  by  other  parties, 
already  published,)  on  motion  it  was  resolved,  that  only  that 
portion  of  the  report  addressed  to  the  Association  should  be  read, 
and  after  considerable  discussion  this  was  accepted  and  directed 
to  be  placed  on  file. 
The  time  fixed  yesterday  for  discussing  the  subject  of  the  next 
place  of  meeting  having  arrived,  a  motion  was  made  by  William 
J.  M.  Gordon  that  the  next  annual  meeting  be  held  in  Cincinnati. 
A  letter  from  the  St.  Louis  Pharmaceutical  Association,  signed 
by  its  officers,  was  read,  inviting  the  Association  to  hold  its  next 
meeting  in  St.  Louis. 
After  considerable  expression  of  sentiment,  the  motion  of  Mr. 
Gordon  was  amended  by  the  substitution  of  the  words  "  St  Louis" 
for  "Cincinnati,"  and  was  finally  carried  unanimously  in  the 
following  resolution. 
Resolved,  That  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceuti- 
cal Association,  shall  be  held  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  at  3  o'clock,  on  the 
fourth  Wednesday  in  August,  1861. 
Frederick  Stearns  offered  the  following. 
Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  nine  members  be  appointed  to  correspond 
with  the  leading  pharmaceutists  of  the  western  cities,  inviting  their  attend- 
ance at  the  next  annual  meeting  in  St.  Louis,  and  if  possible  to  organize 
excursion  parties  to  start  from  the  Atlantic  cities  for  the  same  purpose. 
