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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
appointed  to  memorialize  Congress  to  amend  the  Drug  Law,  to 
act  instead  of  the  Executive  Committee,  viz. 
C.  B.  Guthrie  of  New  York,  Wm.  A.  Brewer  of  Boston,  and 
Richard  H.  Stabler  of  Alexandria. 
Wilson  H.  Pile,  M,  D.,  of  Philadelphia,  was  proposed  by  the 
Executive  Committee  and  elected  a  member. 
On  motion  adjourned  to  meet  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow. 
Fourth  Bay — Morning  Session — Sept.  11th. 
The  Association  was  called  to  order  by  the  President. 
This  being  the  last  session  of  this  annual  meeting,  it '  was 
moved  and  carried,  that  calling  the  roll  and  reading  the  minutes 
be  dispensed  with. 
On  motion  of  Edward  Parrish  it  was  resolved, — That  a  hand- 
somely bound  copy  of  "Dorvault's  l'Officine"  be  voted  to  Fred- 
erick Stearns  of  Detroit,  for  his  able  paper  "  on  Eligible  Modes 
of  rendering  medicines  palatable  and  pleasing,"  which  was 
unanimously  carried. 
Elias  Durand,  of  Philadelphia,  was  proposed  by  Charles  Ellis, 
W.  Procter,  Jr.,  and  Dillwyn  Parrish  for  honorary  membership. 
A  ballot  was  held,  which  resulted  in  an  unanimous  election. 
The  Committee  appointed  to  examine  the  various  articles  on 
exhibition  to  the  Association,  made  the  following  report : 
To  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  : — 
The  Committee  appointed  in  reference  to  the  articles  on  exhibition  to 
the  Association,  report,  that  they  find  a  variety  of  chemical  preparations, 
and  chemical  and  pharmaceutical  apparatus,  together  with  numerous 
specimens  of  minor  interest,  arranged  on  the  tables.  The  Chemicals  from 
Messrs.  Rosengarten  &  Sons  include  forty-one  varieties,  among  which 
we  would  particularly  notice  Sulphate  of  Quinia,  Nitrate  of  Morphia, 
Nitrate  and  Acetate  of  Strychnia,  Talerianate  of  Morphia,  Piperin,  &c. 
Those  from  Powers  &  Weightman  are  particularly  rich  in  alkaloids  and 
their  salts,  among  which  are  pint  bottles  of  Codeia,  Morphia,  Cinchonia, 
Strychnia  in  crystals,  Sulphate  of  Quinia,  Morphia  and  Quinidia,  in 
gallon  and  two  gallon  bottles,  Caustic  Potassa,  Iodide  of  Arsenic,  and 
beautifully  crystallized  Iodides  of  Lead  and  Mercury.  Messrs.  Garrigues, 
Magee  &  Mayer,  exhibit  Pyrogallic  Acid,  Bromide  and  Iodide  of  Cad- 
mium, Bromide  and  Iodide  of  Ammonium,  and  Nitrate  of  Magnesia- 
Messrs.  Bullock  &  Crenshaw's  collection  includes  several  of  interest,  as 
Bi-sulphuret  of  Tin,  Oxides  of  Chromium  and  of  Nickel,  Sulphate  and 
Carbonate  of  Nickel;  Nitro-prusside  of  Sodium,  and  Molybdate  of  Am- 
