134        Minutes  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting.  {AMMJa°rCi',i874EK 
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The  regular  monthly  meeting  was  held  February  17th,  1874.  Twenty  mem- 
bers present. 
On  motion,  Dillwyn  Parrish  was  elected  President,  and  the  minutes  of  last*, 
meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
Prof.  J.  M.  Maisch  presented  a  drug  mill  from  the  Enterprise  Manufacturing 
Co.,  which  is  an  improvement  on  the  one  first  produced — the  throat  having 
been  enlarged,  and  the  whole  japanned  in  black  instead  of  red. 
A  paper  on  Pancreatized  Solid  Fat,  by  R.  V.  Mattison,  was  read,  which-- 
produced  considerable  interest  and  discussion,  and  one  experiment  was  tried,, 
which  resulted  in  proving  that  the  emulsion  was  perfectly  miscible  with  water. 
A  sample  of  what  was  called  Oregon  Balsam  of  Fir  was  exhibited,  and  Dr. 
W.  H.  Pile  said  that  an  article  almost  identical  to  the  sample,  could  be  made- 
by  the  admixture  of  rosin  and  turpentine,  in  proportions  that  would  produce  a 
preparation  equal  to  it  in  specific  gravity. 
A  specimen  of  Cypripedium  pubescens,  was  also  shown  by  Prof.  Maisch,. 
which  had  been  used  to  adulterate  serpentaria. 
Mr.  Hazard  presented  to  the  College  a  beautifully  crystallized  specimen  of 
sulphate  of  iron,  which  had  been  made  from  waste  oil  of  vitriol  and  scrap  iron* 
from  galvanizing  works. 
Prof.  Bridges  remarked  that  the  copperas  made  from  such  iron  was  very  apt- 
to  be  pure,  as  it  was  necessary  to  clean  the  iron  carefully  belore  galvanizing  it. 
Prof.  Maisch  stated  that  he  had  successfully  utilized  spent  sulphuric  aci& 
from  oil  of  wine  operations  when  in  the  U.  S.  Laboratory,  and  mentioned  that 
B.  J.  Crew,  some  years  ago,  made  a  remarkably  handsome  sulphate  of  iron,, 
by  using  waste  oil  of  vitriol  from  petroleum  operations. 
E.  McC.  Boring  wished  to  call  the  attention  of  the  members  to  the  Syrup  of 
Fresh  Orange  Peel  as  made  by  the  formula  of  R.  Rother,  Chicago.  He  said 
that  it  did  not  produce  a  clear  syrup,  but  that  the  flavor  was  very  agreeable  j: 
and  that  he  cut  off  the  outer  rind  of  the  orange  (rejecting  the  white  portion  of 
the  rind),  and  beat  them  to  a  pulp  belore  subjecting  to  the  solvent  action  of 
the  alcohol. 
S.  M.  McCollinpsaid  that  he  preferred  to  grate  the  oranges,  mix  with  sugar 
and  water,  and  then  throw  on  a  thick  filter. 
Prof.  Maisch  spoke  of  a  German  preparation,  which  was  made  by  macerat- 
ing orange  peel  in  wine  and  afterwards  adding  sugar. 
J.  A.  Heintzelman  thought  that  the  officinal  orange  syrup  was  the  best,  be- 
cause physicians  generally  want  the  bitterness  it  possesses. 
Owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  hour,  on  account  of  the  College  meeting  relative- 
to  the  death  of  Prof.  Procter  having  been  held  first,  a  motion  was  carried  tc*. 
adjourn. 
Jos.  P.  Remington,  Registrar. 
