AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL   ASSOCIATION.  507 
The  Business  Committee  reported  the  possession  of  a  paper 
received  from  John  L.  Kidwell,  of  Georgetown,  D.  C,  being  a 
"  List  of  medicinal  and  useful  Plants  procured  by  the  Agricul- 
tural division  of  the  Patent  Office." 
On  motion,  the  paper  was  read,  accepted  and  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee. 
John  M.  Maisch  then  read  a  paper  on  Narcotic  Fluid  Extracts, 
which,  on  motion,  was  accepted,  and  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee.  The  paper  was  accompanied  by  specimens  of  the 
fluid  extracts  of  Belladonna  and  Hyoscyamus  by  the  process  it 
recommended. 
The  same  gentleman  read  a  paper  on  Hydrobromic  Acid,  which 
was  accepted,  and  referred  as  usual. 
On  motion  of  Dr.  Squibb,  the  following  "Committee  on 
Home  Adulterations  "  was  appointed  by  the  chair,  viz.:  Charles 
T.  Carney,  of  Boston,  Chairman  ;  John  D.  Dix,  of  New  York; 
Joseph  Laidley,  of  Richmond ;  William  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Phila- 
delphia ;  Charles  A.  Junghanns,  of  Cincinnati,  and  George  W. 
Andrews,  of  Baltimore. 
After  some  discussion  on  the  propriety  of  offering  prizes  for 
papers  to  be  read  next  year,  on  motion,  adjourned  to  9j  o'clock 
to-morrow  morning. 
Fourth  Bay — Morning  Session — September  l^th. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  President  H.  T.  Kiersted. 
The  minutes  of  last  session  were  read,  corrected  and  adopted. 
The  Executive  Committee  offered  the  names  of  the  following 
gentlemen  as  candidates  for  membership  :— ■ 
Alexander  Blake,  of  New  York  city. 
J.  Weaver,  " 
A  ballot  was  ordered;  John  Meakim  and  Evan  T.  Ellis,  acting 
as  tellers,  reported  their  election. 
Dr.  Squibb,  of  the  Business  Committee,  called  for  the  reading 
of  the  biographical  paper  on  Sir  Henry  Cavendish,  which  was 
proceeded  with  by  the  author,  Henry  F.  Fish.  It  spoke  of  the 
parentage  and  education  of  the  distinguished  chemist  and 
discoverer,  and  gave  anecdotes  of  his  eccentricities,  etc. 
On  motion,  the  paper  was  accepted  by  the  Association  and 
referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 
