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or  Carnallite  ;  these  come  from  the  celebrated  deposits  at  Stassfurt,  Germany. 
Another  mineral  from  the  same  locality  is  Kieserite,  having  the  formula 
MgS04H20,  used  to  make  the  official  salt  MgS047H20. 
Ammonia-yielding  materials  :  Ammonium  chloride  and  sulphate  obtained 
from  the  ammoniacal  liquors  of  the  gas-works;  sodium  nitrate  or  Chili  saltpetre. 
Phosphoric  aiaV-yielding  materials  :  Phosphate  rock  from  Tennessee,  which 
is  found  more  desirable  than  that  from  South  Carolina,  because  of  the  ease  with 
which  it  can  be  ground;  bone  and  bone-products,  bone-black  or  animal  charcoal, 
bone  ash  or  crude  calcium  phosphate,  and  a  sample  of  asphaltum  produced  in 
the  destructive  distillation  in  which  bone-black  is  obtained.  A  number  of  these 
samples  are  also  in  what  is  called  "  dissolved  "  form,  which  simply  refers  to 
the  treatment  with  the  proper  quantity  sulphuric  acid  and  evaporation  to  pul- 
verulent form,  by  which  the  calcium  phosphate  is  rendered  soluble  in  water. 
Lastly,  a  good  line  of  fertilizers  are  shown,  adapted  to  particular  crops,  such  as 
wheat,  potatoes,  tobacco,  etc. ;  these  differ  from  each  other  by  varying  propor- 
tions of  potash  salts,  soluble  phosphoric  acid  and  ammonia-yielding  materials. 
Mr.  Shoemaker  exhibited  some  particularly  fine  samples  of  senna  pods,  and  in 
reply  to  some  questions  by  Prof.  Henry  Kraemer  said  that  they  are  replacing 
the  senna  leaves  to  a  considerable  extent  and  by  some  persons  are  considered  to 
be  more  efficient  than  the  leaves,  and  at  the  same  time  less  griping  in  their 
effects.  They  have  been  used  mostly  by  the  manufacturers  of  proprietary 
remedies. 
On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
Florence  Yaple, 
Secretary  pro  tern. 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
SECTION  ON  EDUCATION  AND  LEGISLATION. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  queries  submitted  by  the  Section  on  Education  and 
Legislation  : 
(1)  A  draft  of  a  "  uniform  poison  law,"  with  penalties  for  violation  of  the 
same. 
(2)  A  draft  of  a"  pure  food  law,"  with  penalties  attached  for  adulterations. 
(3)  What  amount  of  pharmaceutical  education  is  being  given  to  the  medical 
students  of  the  present  time,  and  how  far  do  they  profit  by  it? 
(4)  Who  is  responsible  for  the  large  growth  in  the  use  by  physicians  of  pro- 
prietary articles  ?   How  can  this  tendency  be  best  controlled  ? 
(5)  What  practical  steps  can  be  taken  by  the  Association  towards  the  repeal 
of  the  present  unjust  trade-mark  laws? 
(6)  To  what  extent  have  pharmacists  been  benefited  by  pharmacy  laws? 
(7 )  To  what  extent  are  these  laws  observed  by  pharmacists  ? 
(8)  Some  of  the  pharmacy  laws  recognize  only  "registered  pharmacists/ * 
others  have  an  additional  class  called  qualified  assistants  ;  which  is  preferable? 
(9)  Under  what  restrictions  should  pharmacists  be  permitted  to  sell  liquors  ? 
(10)  Should  pharmacy  boards  be  supported  by  the  fines  and  fees  accruing 
through  the  administration  of  the  law,  or  by  direct  appropriation  from  the 
State  treasury  ? 
