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with  a  top  filled  with  a  phosphide  of  calcium,  prepared  by  the  inventor,  a  Mr. 
Holmes.  When  the  lamp  is  thrown  into  the  sea  or  river,  the  water,  entering 
the  cylinder,  decomposes  the  phosphide  of  calcium,  phoshuretted  hydrogen 
results  ;  the  latter  escaping  in  great  quantities  ignites  spontaneously,  and  burns 
with  a  brilliant  light. — Chemist  and  Druggist.  Dec.  15,187 L,  from  Scientific 
American. 
IJjjatmamttiral  Colleges  u\  JissacMiong, 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees the  following  Examining  Committee  was  elected  :  Prof.  Parrish,  Messrs. 
Bunting,  Shivers,  Wiegand  and  Jenks. 
The  Committee  of  Arrangements  for  the  Commencement  in  March  next  con- 
sists of  Messrs.  Taylor,  Shinn  and  Bakes.  Members  desiring  tickets  should 
make  application  early  in  March. 
The  following  gentlemen  have  attended  the  Laboratory  of  the  College  dur 
ing  the  present  session  : 
T.  D.  Addis,  Pa.  C.  B.  Evans,  Pa.  L.  A.  Matos,  Cuba. 
M.  Alvarez  Cuba.  B.  T.  Fairchild,  Conn.       Wm.  McMiller,  Ky. 
J.  H.  Bringhurst,  Pa.       E.  Z.  Gross,  Pa.  J.  J.  Miles,  Miss. 
C.  S.  Brown,  Miss.  L.  S.  Harrison,  0.  J.  Oxley,  Ky. 
R.  T.  Brumby,  Jr.,  Ga.     J.  M.  Harvey,  Del.  E.  Peirpoint,  111. 
W.  C.  Buntin,  Ind.  H.  Hazard,  N.  Y.  M.  D.  Richardson,  Ky. 
R.  Y  Chedister,  Jr.,  N.J.  F.  P.  Hill,  0.  H.  Schmidt,  0. 
J.  B.  Cherry,  Pa.  J.  Hurty,  111.  C  0.  Thiebaud,  Ind. 
A.  C.  Curtis,  0.  J.  M.  Jones,  Pa.  I.  Tull,  Pa. 
J.  H.  Dawson,  N  .Y.        W.  H.  Light.  Ky.  J.  Wiley,  Pa. 
E.  E.  Desh,  Pa.  T.  D.  McElhenie"  0.         J.  M.  Younglove,  Ky. 
The  bill  approved  by  the  meeting  of  druggists  and  pharmacists  held 
Dec.  19th,  has  been  introduced  by  Hon.  Mr.  Dechert  in  the  Senate,  and  by 
Lion.  Mr.  Marks  in  the  House  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania. 
The  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  its  meeting  held  in  December, 
resolved  to  hold  pharmaceutical  meetings  on  the  evenings  of  the  first  and  third 
Wednesday  of  each  month.  The  next  annual  meeting  will  be  held  on  the  sec- 
ond Thursday  of  March  next,  and  Dr.  Steitier,  formerly  one  of  the  professors 
of  this  College,  was  invited  to  deliver  the  annual  address. 
At  the  January  meeting  the  following  officers  were  chosen  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year:  J.  Faris  Moore.  President;  Joseph  Roberts  and  Richard  Sap- 
pington,  Vice  Presidents  ;  Edwin  Eareckson,  Secretary;  J.  Brown  Baxley, 
Treasurer;  Louis  Dohme,  Ferd.  Hassencamp,  John  F.  Hancock,  Board  of  Ex- 
aminers. 
The  subject  of  legislation  and  a  proposed  amendment  to  the  Baltimore  phar- 
maceutical law  were  discussed,  but  no  definite  action  agreed  upon. 
The  lectures  are  delivered  regularly  to  an  attentive  class  of  students. 
