MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
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some  gold ;  so  after  washing,  the  gold  was  heated  for  some  time 
with  strong  sulphuric  acid,  without  any  solution  taking  place  ; 
but  on  adding  a  little  nitric  acid  an  immediate  yellow  color  was 
observed  in  the  liquid,  and  on  pouring  it  into  water  the  same 
blue  precipitate  was  obtained.  The  experiment  has  been  re- 
peated, and  the  acids  were  of  course  tested  to  ascertain  their 
purity  ;  but  the  solution  contains  the  gold  evidently  in  a  differ- 
ent state  of  combination  from  that  produced  by  dissolving  in 
nitric  and  hydrochloric  acids,  for  it  is  again  precipitated  by 
water. 
A  tenth  of  a  grain  was  easily  dissolved  in  this  manner ;  but 
had  the  heat  been  continued  no  doubt  a  larger  quantity  would 
have  been  obtained  in  solution.    I  am,  &c, 
Arthur  Reynolds. 
—Chem.  News,  Oct.  1,  1864. 
gtatract  of  %  SJiiwtes  af  \\t  pjilaMlpp  (Mepof  flpwaqj. 
At  a  stated  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  held  at  their  Hall,  on  Monday  evening,  September  26th,  1864. 
Present  19  members. 
In  the  absence  of  the  President,  1st  Vice-President,  Samuel  F.  Troth, 
occupied  the  chair,  and  William  C.  Bakes  was  appointed  Secretary  pro  tern. 
The  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting  were  read  and  adopted.  The  minutes 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  were  read,  informing  the  College  that  the  valu- 
able cabinet  of  specimens  of  Materia  Medica,  formerly  owned  by  the  late 
Professor  of  Materia  Medica,  Dr.  R,  P.  Thomas,  was  purchased  by  volun- 
tary subscription  among  the  friends  of  the  deceased  and  the  members  of 
the  College  generally,  and  presented  to  the  College  as  a  memento  of  the 
zeal  and  industry  of  our  late  fellow  member ;  also  that  Mr.  Edward 
Parrish  was  unanimously  elected  to  fill  the  vacant  Professorship  of  Ma- 
teria Medica  in  the  School  of  Pharmacy,  and  that  the  following  gentle- 
men have  been  elected  members  of  the  College,  William  H.  Githens, 
Richard  M.  Shoemaker,  Frederick  Brown,  Edwin  Tomlinson;  and  Albert 
E.  Ebert  associate  member.  Professor  Procter  gave  a  very  interesting  ac- 
count of  the  recent  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
at  Cincinnati,  and  stated  that  sixty  new  members  had  been  received  and 
an  unusual  number  of  original  papers  had  been  read  and  referred  for 
publication.    The  Association  adjourned  to  meet  in  Boston. 
Mr.  S.  S.  Garrigues,  having  removed  from  the  city,  tendered  his  resig- 
nation as  a  member  of  the  College,  which  was  accepted,  and,  on  motion, 
he  was  permitted  to  retain  his  certificate. 
