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"  The  Meeting  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Conference  at  Bath  may  be  considered 
a  decided  success.  A  large  gathering  of  chemists  and  druggists  can  never 
be  expected  ;  but  we  have  no  doubt  the  proceedings  of  the  Bath  meeting 
will  conduce  to  the  attendance  of  larger  numbers  at  meetings  yet  to  come. 
The  abstracts  of  the  papers  we  have  published  show  that  the  attention  of 
members  was  for  the  most  part  directed  to  practical  matters  on  which 
they  furnished  sound  and  useful  information." 
We  cannot  but  view  this  Association  in  a  very  favorable  light,  believing 
that  it  may  be  so  conducted  as  to  bring  out  a  large  amount  of  talent  now 
latent  in  the  British  Pharmaceutical  body,  and  tend  to  elevate  the  status 
of  that  numerous  class  now  known  as  chemists  and  druggists.  To  be 
successful,  the  leading  spirits  will  have  to  guard  it  from  a  tendency  to 
learned  exclusivism  and  titular  pride ;  its  action  must  be  as  far  as  possible 
democratic,  and  based  on  the  broad  principle  of  encouragement  to  merit 
in  every  class  with  the  unremitting  object  of  improving  the  actual  practice 
of  Pharmacy  in  every  shire  and  town  in  the  British  Islands. 
Meeting  or  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — We  have 
devoted  a  large  space  to  the  Proceedings  of  the  late  Meeting  of  the  Asso- 
ciation, believing  that  the  general  interest  existing  among  our  subscribers 
will  render  an  account  of  its  doings  acceptable.  Owing  to  the  custom  of 
the  Association  of  publishing  its  own  Proceedings,  we  are  debarred  from 
offering  any  of  the  numerous  papers  that  were  read,  until  they  have  been 
printed,  so  that  our  readers  will  have  to  wait  till  January,  at  least,  for  a 
sight  of  them.  Between  twenty  and  thirty  original  articles  were  read, 
besides  the  Reports.  The  number  of  queries  for  1865  is  only  seventeen, 
exclusive  of  those  extended  over  from  last  year,  and  it  will  be  desirable 
to  encourage  the  production  of  volunteer  papers  for  the  Meeting  at  Bos- 
ton, to  render  it  an  approach  to  the  success  of  the  Meeting  of  1859,  held  in 
that  city.  During  the  last  few  years,  New  England  pharmaceutists  have 
not  contributed  much  to  the  Proceedings,  and  in  view  of  the  Meeting  be- 
ing in  Boston  next  year,  we  would  respectfully  suggest  to  that  important 
part  of  our  membership  that  they  make  an  earnest  effort  to  find  the  time, 
as  we  know  they  have  the  talent,  to  contribute  a  full  share  and  over  run- 
ning to  the  interest  of  the  Meeting  in  September  next.  The  mantle  of  the 
lamented  Carney  should  have  fallen  on  some  of  his  associates  ;  perhaps  it 
has,  and  that  we  shall  learn  on  whom  when  we  meet  again.  In  recurring 
to  the  Meeting  at  Cincinnati,  we  believe  the  full  action  of  the  Association 
was  curtailed  by  an  early  adjournment  to  make  the  excursion  to  Mill 
Creek  Valley.  The  reading  of  important  papers  had  to  be  omitted,  and 
entrusted  to  a  committee  to  decide  on  their  suitability  for  publication. 
This  course  arose  from  the  past  experience  of  the  members,  that  when  the 
sessions  are  interrupted  by  pleasure-seeking,  it  has  never  been  possible  to 
get  a  full  session  afterwards.  Let  us,  therefore,  in  future  endeavor  so  to 
arrange  the  programme  that  we  may  not  only  enjoy  social  intercourse  and 
