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MINUTES  OF  THE 
Query  27th. — What  is  the  best  kind  of  press  for  the  pharmaceutical 
laboratory,  on  a  moderate  scale,  combining  great  power  with  simplicity 
and  easy  manipulation?  and  can  the  principle  of  the  hydraulic  press  be 
employed  ? 
Mr.  B..  H.  Stabler,  of  Alexandria,  Va.,  who  accepted  this 
query,  replied  to  it  in  an  excellent  paper,  and  illustrated  the  sub- 
ject with  elaborate  drawings. 
The  reading  of  answers  to  these  queries  called  forth  an  ani- 
mated discussion,  rendering  the  meeting  one  of  great  interest. 
An  invitation  having  been  received  from  Dr.  0.  M.  Langdon, 
in  charge  of  the  Longview  Insane  Asylum,  near  Cincinnati,  to 
visit  that  Institution,  it  was  on  motion  accepted,  and  a  proposition 
to  leave  this  Hall  to  morrow  morning  at  11  o'clock,  in  convey- 
ances provided  by  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy,  was 
agreed  to. 
It  now  being  11  o'clock,  on  motion  adjourned  until  8J  o'clock 
to-morrow  morning. 
Adjourned. 
Friday — Fifth  Session. 
At  8J  o'clock  the  President  called  the  meeting  to  order.  Min- 
utes of  the  previous  session,  having  been  read  and  corrected,  were 
adopted. 
The  subject  of  Amendments  to  the  Constitution  was  introduced 
as  unfinished  business. 
Dr.  Squibb,  from  the  Business  Committe,  introduced  the  fol- 
lowing proposed  amendment,  relating  to  the  duties  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Drug  Market,  as  Section  4th,  Article  IV.,  of  the 
Constitution. 
Section  4th. — The  Committee  on  the  Drug  Market  shall  re- 
port annually  the  fluctuations  in  the  supply  and  demand  of  im- 
ported Drugs,  the  variations  in  quality,  and  the  adulterations 
and  sophistications  coming  under  their  observation  or  reported 
to  them  by  others;  and- they  shall  be  authorized  to  report  upon 
any  adulterations  and  sophistications  of  immediate  interest, 
through  the  Pharmaceutical  journals,  as  soon  as  practicable  after 
their  discovery. 
On  motion  this  amendment  was  adopted. 
