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Editorial, 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\      Oct.  1,  1872. 
A  sample  of  red  cinchona  from  Bogota,  presented  by  Mr.  Stan.  Martin,  was 
referred  to  Mr.  Planchon. 
Mr.  Mehu  presented  a  sample  of  the  acid  tartrate  of  protoxide  of  iron,  which 
is  not  altered  by  exposure  to  the  air  or  light,  and  is  adapted  to  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  double  salt  of  sesquioxide  of  iron  and  ammonia. 
Mr.  Bourgoin  reported  his  researches  on  squill,  and  reviewed  the  investiga- 
tions of  Yogel,  Tilloy  and  Marais. 
Mr.  Jungfleisch  had  obtained  racemic  acid  artificially,  in  considerable  quan- 
tity, by  heating  in  a  sealed  tube  ordinary  tartaric  acid  to  175°  C;  if  2  equiv- 
alents of  water  are  added  to  the  tube,  the  yield  will  be  as  high  as  80  per  cent. 
Mr.  Boudet  reported  on  the  proceedings  of  the  Academy  of  Medicine  and 
the  proposed  investigation  into  the  effects  of  certain  compounds  which,  like 
atropia  and  digitalin,  may  now  be  obtained  in  a  purer  state  than  heretofore. 
Mr.  Stan.  Martin  spoke  about  a  very  simple  process  for  preparing  dry  albu- 
men. Mr.  Boudet  said  that  by  an  analogous  process  fresh  meat  was'  reduced 
to  a  dry  powder,  which,  with  water,  yields  a  very  nourishing  food. 
<£bitorial  Department. 
The  Twentieth  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
of  which  an  account  is  given  in  another  part  of  this  Journal,  has  been  a  very 
successful  one  in  point  of  attendance,  though  not  quite  as  successful  in  regard 
to  the  number  of  scientific  papers  presented  as  has  been  its  immediate  prede- 
cessor. Excepting  the  St.  Louis  meeting,  it  will,  however,  favorably  compare 
in  this  respect  with  all  others  and  be  found  somewhat  wanting  in  comparison 
to  a  few  only.  The  practice  inaugurated,  of  late  years,  of  travelling  in  com- 
pany to  the  place  of  meeting,  has  met  with  so  much  favor  and  is  productive  of 
so  much  interest,  that  we  would  recommend  our  Western  friends  to  take  this 
matter  early  into  consideration,  so  that  the  permanent  Secretary  may,  in  his 
official  capacity,  aid  them  in  securing  a  suitable  reduction  of  fare  Three  years 
ago,  on  the  way  to  Chicago,  a  number  of  members  united,  and,  passing  over 
the  Erie  railroad,  spent  a  pleasant  day  at  Niagara  Falls.  Last  year's  visit  to 
Pittsburg  will  long  be  remembered  by  those  members  who,  westward  bound, 
stopped  at  the  Iron  City  and  received  the  attentions  of  the  pharmacists  of  Al- 
legheny County.  On  the  eastward  trip  quite  a  number  had  united  to  visit  the 
Mammoth  Cave  in  Kentucky,  and  on  a  Sunday  morning  offered  their  devotions 
in  the  subterraneous  cavern  of  that  interesting  locality.  This  year,  a  party  of 
twenty-two,  including  ladies,  travelled  from  Harrisburg  by  way  of  the  North- 
ern Central  Railroad  to  Watkins,  stopped  there  at  the  beautifully  situated  Glen 
Mountain  House  and  inspected  the  romantic  glen,  which  has  only  been  opened 
to  visitors  a  few  years.  The  trip  over  Seneka  lake  and  the  kind  attention 
shown  at  Rochester  by  Mr.  A.  S.  Lane,  form  pleasant  reminiscences  of  this 
trip.  Sunday,  September  1st,  united  the  majority  of  the  Eastern  members  and 
their  ladies,  to  the  number  of  sixty,  at  Niagara  Falls  ;  and  though  many  had 
visited  this  wonder  of  our  lake  region  several  times,  who  would  not  gladly 
spend  another  Sunday  in  such  a  company  on  such  a  spot  ?    The  fatigues  inci- 
