AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  503 
C.  B.  Guthrie,  to  whom  this  subject  was  referred,  not  being 
ready  to  report  it  was  continued  to  him  till  the  next  Annual 
meeting. 
The  Committee  appointed  to  prepare  a  list  of  subjects  for  in- 
vestigation, reported  progress,  and  were  requested  to  report  in 
full  in  the  morning. 
On  motion  of  Wm.  A.  Brewer,  of  Boston,  it  was  ordered  that  a 
copy  of  the  proceedings  of  this  Association  be  addressed  to  each 
of  the  Boards  of  Trade  in  our  principal  cities,  to  the  several 
medical  and  scientific  societies  in  the  several  States,  and  to  the 
Smithsonian  Institution  at  Washington,  together  with  such  edu- 
cational institutions  as  the  Executive  Committee,  who  shall  have 
charge  of  this  matter,  may  direct. 
Then  adjourned  to  8  o'clock  this  evening. 
Evening  Sessiori. 
The  Association  was  called  to  order  by  the  President  at  8 i 
o'clock,  who  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  chiefly  for 
hearing  extemporaneous  and  other  communications. 
Charles  A.  Heinitsh  presented  the  notes  of  a  case  of  strychnia 
poisoning,  which  were  read  and  laid  on  the  table. 
On  motion  it  was  voted, — That  the  thanks  of  this  Association 
be  tendered  to  James  T.  Maxwell,  of  New  York,  for  a  handsome 
specimen  of  Myristica — nutmeg  and  mace — preserved  in  alcohol. 
It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  discussions  for  the  remain- 
der of  this  session  be  limited  to  ten  minutes  for  each  member. 
A  paper  was  read  by  Edward  Parrish,  on  "Ethical  Analysis," 
which  was  accepted  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 
This  paper  elicited  considerable  discussion,  and  on  motion  it 
was  Resolved,  That  Edward  Parrish  be  requested  to  answer  the 
questions  contained  in  his  paper  just  read,  and  that  other  mem- 
bers be  requested  also  to  answer  them,  at  the  next  annual 
meeting. 
Frederick  Stearns  read  a  paper  on  Citrate  of  Magnesia,  and 
another  on  the  production  of  leeches  in  Michigan  ;  the  latter 
paper  was  illustrated  by  living  specimens  of  two  species  of  in- 
digenous leeches,  exhibiting  the  mode  in  which  the  young  are 
developed  on  the  abdomen  of  the  parent. 
These  papers  were  accepted  and  referred  for  publication. 
On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  following  committee  be 
