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Minutes  of  the  College. 
5  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I    July  1, 1872. 
full  a  hundred  yards  distance,  when  the  wind  has  been  blowing  from  their  di- 
rection. The  scent,  which  is  supposed  to  be  very  attractive  to  gentlemen,  is 
composed  of  ginger,  cloves,  cinnamon,  frankincense,  and  myrrh,  a  species  of 
sea  weed  brought  from  the  Red  Sea,  and  lastly  the  horny  disc  which  covers  the 
aperture  when  the  shell  fish  withdraws  itself  within  its  shell.  The  proportions 
of  these  ingredients  in  this  mixture  are  according  to  taste." — Scientific  Ameri- 
can, June  7,  1872.  *► 
AMEBIC  AN  PHAEMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  Twentieth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  "American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion "  will  be  held,  in  the  city  of  Cleveland,  on  the  first  Tuesday  (3d)  of  Sep- 
tember, 1872,  commencing  at  3  o'clock  P.M. 
It  is  confidently  expected  that  the  hopes  expressed  at  the  last  meeting  will 
be  fully  verified,  and  a  large  number  of  applications  for  membership  presented 
to  the  Association  at  this  meeting. 
The  Local  Secretary,  Henry  C.  Gaylord,  of  Cleveland,  will  receive  the  goods 
intended  for  exhibition  during  the  session,  and  druggists  as  well  as  manufac- 
turers of  chemicals  and  articles  connected  with  pharmacy  and  its  collateral 
branches,  are  respectfully  requested  to  send  the  goods  to  be  exhibited  free  of 
charge  and  accompanied  by  an  invoice  and  a  full  description  of  the  articles. 
Enno  Sander,  President' 
St.  Louis,  June  2Uh,  1872. 
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A  stated  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  at  the 
College  Hall,  Jane  24th,  1872,  Dillwyn  Parrish.  President,  in  the  chair;  17 
members  present. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved.    The  minutes  o  f 
the  Board  of  Trustees  were  read  by  William  C.  Bakes,  Secretary  of  the  Board, 
and  on  motion  were  approved. 
The  following  communication  from  the  College  of  Physicians,  referred  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  to  the  College,  was  read.  After  an  interchange  of  views  by 
the  members  on  the  practical  effects  of  such  cautionary  provisions  as  are  con- 
templated in  the  resolutions,  the  communication  was,  on  motion,  referred  to  a 
committee.  To  this  service  /the  Chair  appointed  Wm.  Procter.  Jr.,  Edward 
Parrish,  Joseph  P.  Remington  and  William  C.  Bakes. 
