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obtained  by  treating  a  rubber  nipple  with  nitric  acid  showed  the  presence  of  zinc 
and  calcium,  but  no  lead. 
After  a  description  of  the  electrical  pen,  as  used  by  their  firm,  Dr.  Miller 
mentioned  a  lot  of  powdered  catechu,  obtained  from  New  York,  which  yielded 
very  little  extractive  matter  to  either  water  or  alcohol,  and  when  ignited  gave  5c 
per  cent,  of  ash. 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  business  meeting  held  in  January 
Dr.  J  B.  Baxley,  who  has  served  the  college  long  and  faithfully  as  Treasurer  and. 
Dean,  tendered  his  resignation  as  an  officer  of  the  body,  which  was  accepted  with 
many  regrets. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  Jos.  Roberts,  Presi- 
dent; Wm.  Silver  Thompson  and  Wm.  H.  Osborn,  Vice  Presidents  5  Wm.  E. 
Thornton,  Treasurer;  Louis  Dohme,  N.  H.  Jennings  and  F.  Hassencamp,  Board 
of  Examiners  ;  Edwin  Eareckson,  Secretary. 
At  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  held  February  8th,  the  leading  feature  was  a  very 
animated  and  interesting  discussion  on  the  "  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia,"  and  the 
propriety  of  admitting,  to  at  least  a  semi-officinal  position  in  that  work  some  of  the 
elixirs  and  other  new-fashioned  preparations  of  the  day.  Many  of  the  leading 
members  advocated  the  measure,  on  the  ground  that  a  number  of  such  preparations 
have  become  standard  remedies  with  practitioners,  and  their  use  i->  likely  to  increase 
rather  than  diminish,  hence  it  would  be  far  better  to  have  a  regularly  recognized 
formula  for  their  preparation,  so  as  to  insure  uniformity  of  strength,  flavor  and 
properties.  The  merits  of  the  metrical  system  were  also  freely  discussed,  the 
members  generally  expressing  their  readiness  to  adopt  the  method  whenever 
required. 
The  Connecticut  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  Second  Annual  Meeting 
at  New  Haven,  February  8th,  Mr.  N.  Dykeman  presiding.  About  fifty  new 
members  joined  the  Association  ;  efforts  were  set  on  foot  to  secure  protection  from 
burdensome  taxation  ;  delegates  to  the  National  Association  were  appointed,  and 
the  following  officers  elected  :  N.  Dikeman,  of  Waterbury,  President ;  Henry 
Woodward,  of  Middletown,  and  A.  F.  Wood,  of  New  Haven,  Vice-Presidents  > 
Alfred  Daggett,  of  New  Haven.  Secretary  ;  George  P.  Chandler,  of  Hartford 
Treasurer;  Executive  Committee,  L.  I.  Munson,  of  Waterbury,  D wight  Phelps, 
of  Winsted,  E.  S.  Sykes,  of  Hartford  ;  Committee  on  "  Progress  of  Pharmacy," 
Samuel  Noyes,  of  New  Haven,  Samuel  R.  McNary,  of  Hartford,  F.  S.  Stevens, 
of  Bridgeport. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
Pills. — The  present  number  contains  a  long  and  exhaustive  paper  on  this  subject 
from  the  pen  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Moore  ;  although,  according  to  its  heading,  it  has  been 
written  in  defence  of  one  particular  variety  of  this  form  of  medication,  it  aims  to 
