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thoroughly  and  then  add  5  cc.  of  melted  lard  or  liquid  petrolatum 
and  again  shake  the  mixture  vigorously  for  several  minutes.  Allow 
the  mixture  to  separate,  decant  and  filter  the  alcoholic  layer  and 
apply  appropriate  tests  for  dissolved  colors. 
THE  AMERICAN  MEDICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  fifty-eighth  annual  session  of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion, held  in  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  June  4-7,  1907,  was  fraught  with 
unusual  interest  to  pharmacists. 
While  the  total  registration,  upwards  of  four  thousand  physicians, 
was  not  so  high  as  at  Boston  last  year,  the  attention  of  the  mem- 
bers present  was  more  concentrated  on  the  meetings  of  the  sections, 
and  it  is  generally  conceded  that  the  interest  in  the  scientific  pro- 
gramme  was  even  more  manifest  this  year  than  last. 
President  Bryant,  in  his  opening  address,  devoted  considerable 
time  to  the  consideration  of  "  The  Need  of  Honest  Drugs."  His 
remarks  were  largely  based  on  the  work  that  had  been  done  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Health  Department  of  New  York  City,  and  the 
facts  and  figures  quoted,  while  admittedly  deplorable,  are  fortunately 
not  fully  representative  of  the  practices  in  the  better  class  of  phar- 
macies in  this  country. 
The  widespread  publicity  that  will  undoubtedly  be  given  to  the 
remarks  by  President  Bryant  should  lead  to  more  careful  control  of 
medicinal  substances  and  must,  eventually  at  least,  be  of  material 
advantage  to  that  class  of  pharmacists  who  are  willing  to  sacrifice 
the  monetary  profit  to  higher  ideals  and  the  cultivation  of  a  profes- 
sional spirit  in  their  vocation. 
President  Bryant,  in  speaking  of  the  widespread  use  of  proprietary 
remedies,  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  members  of  the  medical 
profession  "  contribute  a  major  share  to  the  inception  and  use  of 
many  medicinal  ventures  by  their  indifference  or  ignorance  relating 
to  savory  prescribing  and  also  by  their  thoughtless  employment  of 
proprietary  medicines." 
He  extolled  the  work  of  the  Council  on  Pharmacy  and  Chemistry 
of  the  American  Medical  Association  and  commended  its  findings 
to  the  thoughtful  consideration  of  all  medical  practitioners. 
