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Mr.  Saunders  read  the  report  of  the  committee  on  the  drug  market,  in  which  he 
dwelt  upon  the  difference  between  the  drug  market  of  the  United  States  and  Canada 
and  referred  to  the  nature  and  supply  of  Canadian  drugs. 
The  resolutions  of  Dr.  Squibb,  concerning  a  change  in  the  revision  of  the  Phar- 
macopoeia, which  had  been  laid  over  from  last  year,  were  called  up,  and  the  subject 
was  dropped  at  the  mover's  request.  Mr.  Sheppard  then  presented  the  following 
resolution,  which  was  unanimously  adopted  : 
Resolved,  That  while  there  may  be  among  the  members  of  the  American  Phar- 
maceutical Association  an  honest  difference  of  opinion  as  to  the  advisability  of  the- 
plan  suggested  by  Dr.  Squibb,  the  thanks  of  the  Association  be  and  are  hereby 
tendered  to  Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  for  his  earnest  efforts  during  the 
past  two  or  three  years  to  inaugurate  an  improvement  in  the  plan  of  revision  of  the 
U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia. 
Dr.  Fr.  Hoffmann  introduced  a  lengthy  preamble,  which  was  subsequently  modi- 
fied to  meet  the  views  of  several  members,  and  the  following  resolution  : 
Resolved,  That  the  President  of  this  Association  appoint  a  committee  of  five  to 
take  into  consideration  the  advisability  and  feasibility  on  the  part  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  as  the  national  representative  organization  of  the  pro- 
fession of  pharmacy,  to  prepare  a  complete  Pharmacopoeia,  which  may  be  submitted 
to  the  criticism  of  the  medical  and  pharmaceutical  professions,  and  may  be  proposed 
to  the  final  Committee  of  Revision,  and  that  that  committee  be  instructed  to  report 
early  at  the  next  session,  so  as  to  leave  time  for  definite  action  at  this  meeting. 
The  resolution  was  adopted,  and  the  committee  appointed,  as  follows  :  Messrs. 
Peixotto  of  New  York,  Remington  of  Pennsylvania,  Markoe  of  Massachusetts,. 
Ebert  of  Illinois,  and  Baker  of  Virginia. 
The  Auditing  Comittee  reported  having  found  the  Treasurer's  account  correct,, 
recommended  an  increase  of  his  salary  in  the  sum  of  $100,  and  proposed  the 
appointment  of  a  committee  of  five  to  devise  means  of  meeting  the  increased  expen- 
ditures. The  last  resolution  was  carried,  and  the  previously  proposed  amend- 
ments to  the  By-Laws  ordered  to  be  referred  to  the  same  committee,  consisting  of 
the  Auditing  Committee,  the  Treasurer  and  the  Permanent  Secretary. 
Prof.  Markoe  read  a  paper  on  Oil  of  Myrcia  acris,  which  had  been  distilled  by 
himself,  and  exhibited  numerous  specimens  of  the  leaves,  oil  and  products  of  the 
fractional  distillation  of  the  latter.  The  volatile  oil  is  a  mixture  of  a  light  and  heavy- 
oil,  the  latter  being  eugenic  acid. 
Prof.  Bedford  exhibited  samples  of  wax  to  illustrate  the  process  of  bleaching,  and 
a  number  of  samples  of  white  wax,  variously  adulterated,  in  illustration  of  a  paper 
treating  of  the  Detection  of  Adulterations  of  White  Wax.  The  author  suggests- 
to  keep  on  hand  alcohol  of  specific  gravity  '950  and  '970,  in  the  former  of  which 
pure  wax  will  always  sink  and  in  the  latter  float.  Paraffin  and  ceresin  are  detected 
by  not  being  carbonized  on  being  warmed  with  sulphuric  acid,  and  stearin  by  the 
formation  of  soap  on  being  heated  with  a  weak  solution  of  sodium  carbonate. 
In  a  paper  on  Hydrobromic  Ether  Prof.  Remington  proposed  its  preparation 
by  a  modification  of  Personnel  process  :  6  parts  of  amorphous  phosphorus  are  intro- 
duced into  33  parts  of  well  cooled  alcohol,  26  parts  of  bromine  are  added  by  drops, 
care  being  taken  to  avoid  too  great  elevation  of  temperature;  after  setting  aside  for 
24  hours,  the  mixture  is  distilled  from  a  water  bath,  the  distillate  washed  with  a  weak 
alkali,  and  rectified  over  chloride  of  calcium. 
