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member,  cat  off  suddenly  as  he  has  beea  in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness 
and  growing  reputation. 
Resolved,  That  the  members  of  this  Society,  who  have  listened  to  his 
clear  and  lucid  instructions,  and  have  felt  the  influence  of  his  calm  and 
courteous  demeanor,  will  ever  cherish  the  remembrance  of  his  virtues, 
and  we  trust  will  be  influenced  by  his  example  throughout  our  lives. 
Resolved,  That  this  preamble  and  resolutions  be  entered  on  the  minutes 
of  this  Society;  that  a  copy  be  furwarded  to  the  family  of  the  deceased, 
and  another  to  the  Trustees  of  the  College. 
Signed  on  behalf  of  said  Society  by  the  Committee. 
Albert  E.  Ebert,  ) 
The  British  Pharmacopeia  has  at  last  made  its  appearance  in  Eng- 
land, and  a  few  copies  have  reached  the  United  States,  but  we  have  not 
yet  seen  it.  The  February  number  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Journal  give9 
a  view  of  some  of  its  leading  features,  some  of  which  it  decidedly  disap- 
proves of.  In  the  first  place,  the  work  is  in  English,  the  outside  pres- 
sure in  favor  of  the  vernacular  having  overcome,  very  properly,  the  influ- 
ence of  the  London  College  of  Physicians.  Secondly,  the  only  divisions 
of  weights  known  in  the  work,  are  the  avoirdupois  pound  and  ounce,  and 
the  troy  grain.  The  measures  are  the  imperial  gallon  and  its  divisions. 
In  both  weights  and  measures,  the  old  symbols  are  entirely  abandoned; 
Those  for  weights  being  lb.  oz.  and  gr.,  and  for  measures,  "  fl.  oz."  for 
fluidounce,  and  "fl.  dr."  for  fluidrachm.  In  Nomenclature  many  changes 
have  been  made, several  of  which  are  adoptions  of  our  own  names,  as  Hydrar- 
gyri  Oxidum  Rubrum,  Hydrargyri  Iodidum  Viride,  Chloroformum,  Quinijre 
Sulphas,  Aconitia,  etc. 
Chemical  Notation  to  express  the  composition  of  the  chemicals  has  been 
adopted.    Thus  Nitric  Acid  is  represented  as  3110,  2  NOft. 
The  list  of  preparations  omitted  is  very  extensive,  including  6  vinegars, 
13  decoctions,  5  confections,  6  extracts,  5  infusions,  7  liquors,  6  pills,  10 
spirits,  10  syrups,  12  tinctures,  9  troches,  7  ointments,  and  4  wines. 
We  hope  to  have  an  early  opportunity  to  examine  its  processes,  and  ex- 
tract such  as  may  be  novel  and  interesting  to  our  readers. 
Internal  Revenue  Decision. — Mr.  E.  Fougera,  of  New  York,  writes 
us  in  reference  to  a  recent  letter  from  the  Department  of  Internal  Reve- 
nue.   Mr.  F.  queried  whether  certain  preparations  which  he  makes,  and 
Committee. 
(SMtiiriat  IBcpartmmt. 
