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American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  { 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Dec,  1878. 
Fifth  Session. — An  invitation  from  the  Committee  on  Arrangements  to  attend  a 
concert  and  social  entertainment  on  the  same  evening  was  received  and  accepted. 
A  paper  by  Mr.  J.  R.  Mercein,  on  chemicals  manufactured  by  apothecaries,  was 
read  in  answer  to  query  52.  The  author  advocates  the  more  general  preparation 
of  many  chemicals  by  the  pharmacist,  and  enumerates  a  number,  which  may  readily 
be  made  with  very  simple  apparatus,  such  as  are  found  in  every  pharmaceutical  store- 
Dr.  Murray  read  a  paper  on  uniformity  in  chemical  terminology,  urging  the  general 
adoption  of  certain  terminations  in  designating  elements  and  compounds  of  different 
classes. 
Mr.  Saunders  exhibited  many  samples  of  sachet  powders,  and  read  a  paper  on  this 
subject,  in  which  he  recommended  their  preparation  by  the  following  formulas,- 
Heliotrope. 
two 
Rose  leaves, 
Orris  root, 
Lavender  flowers, 
Tonqua  leaves, 
Benzoin, 
Musk, 
Oil  of  bitter  almonds, 
Oil  of  santai, 
Oil  of  neroli, 
ounces, 
one  ounce, 
one  ounce, 
two  drachms, 
one  drachm, 
five  grains, 
three  drops, 
thirty  drops, 
ten  drops. 
Lavender  flowers, 
Rose  leaves, 
Orris  root, 
Vanilla  bean, 
Musk, 
Extract  of  jasmin, 
Oil  of  santai, 
Oil  of  neroli, 
!  Oil  of  rose, 
Jockey  Cluh. 
half  ounce, 
one  and  a  half  oz. 
two  ounces, 
half  a  drachm, 
four  grains, 
two  drachms, 
twenty  drops, 
five  drops, 
ten  drops. 
Clo 
Orris  root. 
Lavender  flowers, 
Patchouly  leaves, 
Cloves, 
Deertongue, 
Pimento, 
Musk, 
Oil  of  rose, 
Oil  of  neroli, 
Oil  of  santai, 
vepink. 
two  ounces, 
one  ounce, 
half  ounce, 
two  drachms, 
two  drachms, 
one  drachm, 
two  grains, 
ten  drops, 
twelve  drops, 
twenty  drops. 
Frangipanni 
Oil  of  lavender  ( Engl.),  ten  drops. 
Orris  root, 
Rose  leaves, 
Vanilla  bean, 
Benzoin, 
Oil  of  lavender  (Engl 
Oil  of  bergamot, 
Oil  of  cassia, 
Oil  of  pimento, 
Oil  of  santai, 
Oil  of  neroli, 
Oil  of  rose, 
two  ounces, 
two  ounces, 
one  drachm, 
one  drachm, 
fifteen  drops, 
sixteen  drops, 
six  drops, 
ten  drops, 
thirty  drops, 
sixteen  drops, 
eight  drops. 
Mille 
Lavender  flowers, 
Cloves, 
Cassia  buds, 
Coriander, 
Benzoin, 
Nutmeg, 
Vanilla, 
Orris  root, 
Musk, 
Oil  of  rose, 
Oil  of  neroly, 
Oil  of  patchouly, 
Oil  of  lavender  (Eng 
Oil  of  verbena, 
Oil  of  santai, 
Mr.  Maisch  exhib 
that  Messrs.  A.  H. 
Fleurs. 
six  drachms, 
two  drachms, 
two  drachms, 
half  ounce, 
half  a  drachm 
half  a  drachm 
one  drachm, 
two  ounces, 
five  grains, 
five  drops, 
four  drops, 
two  drops. 
1.),  four  drops, 
two  drops, 
ten  drops. 
ited  a  sample  of  the  volatile  oil  of  asarum 
Van  Gorder  and  Emil  Boerner  considered 
Wild 
Asarum  canadense, 
Deer  tongue, 
Lavender  flowers, 
Sweet  flag  root, 
Coriander, 
Patchouly  leaves, 
Nutmeg, 
Oil  of  bergamot, 
Oil  of  neroli, 
Oil  of  santai, 
Oil  of  verbena, 
Oil  of  patchouli, 
Extract  of  jasmin, 
Flowers. 
one  ounce, 
half  ounce, 
half  ounce, 
one  drachm, 
six  drachms, 
one  ounce, 
one  drachm, 
forty  drops, 
ten  drops, 
twenty  drops, 
five  drops, 
five  drops, 
two  drachms. 
canadense,  and  stated 
it  to  be  an  ingredient 
