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Mr.  William  Saunders  reported,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  the 
President's  Address  and  the  Secretary's  Report,  approving  in  the 
main  the  suggestions  contained  in  both  documents,  and  concluding  as 
follows : 
We  have  duly  considered  the  resolutions  of  the  College  of  Physicians  of 
Philadelphia — appended  to  the  Secretary's  report — and,  while  we  fully  approve 
of  the  idea  of  surrounding  poisonous  medicines  with  every  possible  safeguard, 
yet,  in  consequence  of  the  great  difference  of  opinion  among  pharmacists  as  to 
the  advisability  of  using  special  bottles  for  dangerous  compounds,  or  the  practi- 
cability of  giving  the  proper  antidotes  for  poisons  within  the  compass  of  a  small 
label,  your  Committee  do  not  recommend  the  Association  to  take  any  action  on 
these  resolutions  at  present. 
The  report  was,  on  motion,  accepted,  and  the  suggestions  contained 
therein  adopted  as  such. 
It  was  announced  that,  owing  to  threatening  storms,  the  lake 
excursion  contemplated  for  this  afternoon  was  necessarily  postponed 
until  the  following  afternoon.  This  invitation  for  the  next  day  was 
received  with  the  hearty  thanks  of  the  Association,  but,  on  account 
of  the  business  arrangements  of  many  members,  was  respectfully 
declined.  The  invitation  for  Thursday  afternoon  was,  however,  soon 
after  renewed,  in  consequence  of  which  the  Association  afterwards 
adjourned  until  Friday  morning. 
Mr.  Ottmar  Eberbach  read  a  paper  in  answer  to  Query  38,  on  the 
quality  of  a  number  of  elixirs  found  in  the  market. 
Mr.  C.  L.  Eberle  moved  an  amendment  to  the  Constitution,  looking 
towards  the  creation  of  a  sinking  fund,  which,  under  the  rules,  lies 
over  until  the  next  annual  meeting. 
Special  Session — Thursday  Afternoon. 
In  consequence  of  the  inclemency  of  the  weather,  the  lake  excur- 
sion could  not  take  place,  and,  at  the  request  of  21  members,  Presi- 
dent Ebert  called  a  special  session  for  scientific  business,  to  convene 
at  3  o'clock  P.M.  The  meeting  was  well  attended,  and  was  exclu- 
sively devoted  to  the  reading  of  papers  and  to  discussion  on  scientific 
subjects. 
The  following  answers  to  queries  were  read : 
No.  45.  On  formulas  for  unoflicinal  preparations,  and  particularly 
for  elixirs,  by  Rob.  J.  Brown. 
No.  51.  On  sneezeweed,  by  John  M.  Maisch. 
