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T.  S.  Wiegand  presented  a  filter  support,  of  galvanized  wire  gauze.  James 
Kemble  utilized  broken  rubber  funnels  for  this  purpose,  by  piercing  them  in  nume- 
rous places  with  a  hot  iron.  E.  M.  Boring  thought  it  objectionable  to  use  galva- 
nized iron  for  some  purposes;  he  presented  a  sample  of  colchicum  root  obtained  in 
this  market,  the  quality  of  which  was  very  good,  none  of  the  pieces  being  discolored; 
also  10  oz.  of  fixed  oil  of  ergot,  obtained  as  a  first  percolate  in  making  64  oz.  fluid 
extract  of  ergot,  U.  S.  P.,  i860.  Similar  observations  had  been  made  by  other 
members,  and  it  was  supposed  to  be  due  to  the  ergot  having  been  carefully  ground 
at  a  low  temperature.  It  was  stated  that  the  oil  obtained  in  making  the  fluid  extract 
as  ordered  in  the  "  British  Pharmacopoeia,"  by  previously  treating  with  ether,  is 
known  commercially  as  etherial  extract. 
A.  W.  Miller  exhibited  samples  of  fluid  extracts  made  by  Spencer  Thomas'  pro- 
cess, viz.,  maceration  and  expression  (see  "Am.  Jour.  Phar.,"  1865,  p.  81,  and  i866y 
p.  218);  also  the  first,  second  and  third  expressions  from  buchu,  and  the  exhausted 
drug,  which  had  scarcely  any  odor  and  was  practically  devoid  of  taste. 
Prof.  Remington  spoke  of  the  prejudice  brought  about  by  the  advertisements  of 
manufacturers  in  not  using  heat  in  these  preparations.  He  thought  few  could  be 
found  so  good  as  those  carefully  made  in  the  store.  Prof.  Maisch  also  thought  the 
injurious  effects  of  a  carefully  regulated  heat  had  been  much  over-rated. 
The  preservation  of  drugs  was  commented  upon.  For  many  that  contain  no 
volatile  matter,  paper  is  preferable  to  tightly  sealed  receptacles,  also  for  effervescing 
powders;  and  A.  W.  Miller  had  found  a  dry  cellar  best  for  fish  sounds  and  dried 
huckleberries. 
Prof.  Remington  had  been  spoken  to  upon  the  subjects  of  uniformity  in  pricing 
prescriptions  and  other  methods  of  assisting  each  other  in  business  matters,  and 
hoped  members  would  consider  the  matter  and,  if  possible,  agree  upon  a  plan  to 
accomplish  the  object. 
William  Mclntyre  exhibited  quinia  pills  made  by  the  method  of  H.  P.  Reynolds 
("Am.  Jour.  Phar.,"  1874,  p.  404),  also  pills  of  sulphate  of  cinchonidia  made  by 
the  same  process,  which  is  also  well  adapted  to  this  article. 
The  meeting  then  adjourned  to  October  16th,  1877. 
William  McIntyre,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association — The  Local  Secretary,  Mr.  Henry  J. 
Rose,  informs  us  that  the  meeting  will  be  held  in  the  City  Council  Chamber,  which 
the  Mayor  of  Toronto  has  kindly  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Local  Committee. 
It  is  desired  that  suitable  goods  from  the  United  States  be  sent  for  the  exhibition  of 
pharmaceutical  objects,  to  be  held  at  the  same  time.  Application  has  been  made  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  and  his  official  reply  states  "that  the  law  (section 
2505  R.  S.)  admits  to  free  entry  articles,  the  growth ,  produce  or  manufacture  of  the 
United  States  when  returned  in  the  same  condition  as  exported,  and  when  their 
identity  is  established  by  proof  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury."  I 
