AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
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during  this  or  the  subsequent  sittings,  and  are  all  presented 
together,  for  convenience  : — 
Lester  S.  Hubbard,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
C.  Shivers,  Phila.,  Pa. 
G.  W.  De  la  Vergne,  N.  York  City. 
Frederick  Stearns,  Detroit,  Mich. 
E.  Donnelly,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Matthew  F.  Ash,  Jackson,  Miss. 
Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  Lancaster,  Pa. 
Evan  T.  Ellis,  Phila.  Pa. 
Wm.  M.  Somerville,  N.  York  City. 
F.  V.  Heydenreich,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Henry  Q.  Mack,  New  York  City. 
J.  Lindley  Pyle,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
On  motion,  adjourned. 
Thursday  Afternoon  Session — Sept.  13th. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  President  Kiersted. 
Query  34.  On  the  best  method  of  keeping  camphor  in  the 
form  of  powder,  was  answered  by  a  paper  from  Henry  D.  Fish, 
who  presented  a  sample  of  the  powdered  camphor. 
The  President  announced  the  following  gentlemen  as  con- 
stituting the  Committee  of  nine,  called  for  by  the  resolution  of 
Frederick  Stearns,  in  relation  to  obtaining  a  larger  attendance 
at  our  next  annual  meeting  : — 
S.  M.  Colcord,  Boston,  F.  Stearns,  Detroit, 
Edward  Parrish,  Phildelphia,  Wm.  J.  M.  Gordon,  Cincinnati, 
E.  0.  Gale,  Chicago,  John  Thomson,  Sumter,  S.C., 
Geo.  W.  Weyman,  Pittsburgh,  W.  H.  Peabody,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
John  Meakim,  New  York, 
Query  35.  On  the  Guarana  of  Brazil.  Henry  F.  Fish  re- 
ported that  he  had  not  been  able  to  obtain  guarana  in  time 
and  in  sufficient  quantity  to  prepare  his  essay,  and  asked  to 
read  an  essay  on  "  Coca  "  instead,  as  an  analogous  subject. 
This  being  approved,  he  read  the  paper,  which  was  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee. 
Volunteer  papers  were  now  called  up  by  the  Business  Com- 
mittee. 
Dr.  Wilson  H.  Pile,  of  Philadelphia,  read  a  paper  on  the 
Dicas  Liverpool  hydrometer,  an  instrument  for  ascertaining  the 
proof  of  alcohol,  and  exhibited  one  of  the  instruments  to  the 
meeting.    The  paper  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 
William  Ball,  New  York  City. 
George  M.  Mowbray,  " 
Augustine  Presioger,  " 
Geo.  W.  Southwick,  " 
Richard  Forester,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Peter  D.  Leys,  "  " 
George  C.  Leys,  u 
Wm.  H.  Page,  "  u 
Otto  Lais,  Jr.,  New  York  City. 
Th.  Schumann,  " 
Gustavus  Bamsperger,  " 
