458  Twenty-second  Annual  Report  of  the  { ^tT.wf M" 
(query  48) ;  On  so-called  chemically  pure  mineral  acids,  by  P.  W. 
Bedford  (query  51) ;  also,  a  communication  from  Mr.  C.  C.  Fredigke, 
stating  that  a  chemical  analysis  of  the  root  and  berries  of  Phytolacca 
would  be  insufficient  to  answer  the  query. 
A  motion  to  adjourn  until  3 J  o'clock  P.  M.  was  then  carried. 
Fifth  Session —  Wednesday  Afternoon. 
Vice  President  Roberts  occupied  the  chair.    The  reading  and  ap- 
proval of  the  minutes  was  followed  by  the  following,  offered  by  Mr. 
Wm.  Saunders  : 
Resolved,  That,  in  view  of  the  great  loss  which  this  Association  has  sus- 
tained in  the  death  of  one  of  its  founders,  Professor  Wm.  Procter,  of  Phila- 
delphia, we  desire  now  to  express  and  place  on  record  our  heartfelt  sorrow  at 
this  sad  event,  which  has  deprived  us  of  the  presence  and  valued  counsels  of 
one  of  our  best-beloved  members  ;  and,  while  recognizing  with  tenderest  mem- 
ory his  great  worth  and  life-long  labors  in  the  interests  of  pharmacy,  wish,  by 
this  resolution,  to  render  a  .spontaneous  aud  grateful  tribute  to  one  who  has 
-ever  been  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  every  good  work,  and  whose  genial, 
social  qualities  and  unvarying  kindness  to  any  who  needed  help,  as  well  as  his 
•great  scientific  attainments,  had  endeared  him  to  us  all ;  and,  while  fondly 
cherishing  his  memory,  would  convey  our  tenderest  sympathies  to  his  bereaved 
family. 
Resolved,  That  this  resolution  be  published  in  the  next  volume  of  the  Pro- 
ceedings, and  that  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  transmit  a  copy  to  his  family, 
signed  by  the  officers  of  the  Association. 
The  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted. 
The  Committee  on  the  Place  and  Time  of  the  Next  Annual  Meet- 
ing reported  in  favor  of  Boston,  the  meeting  to  convene  on  the  sec- 
ond Tuesday  of  September,  1875,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.  An  amendment, 
to  substitute  for  Boston  the  City  of  Toronto,  Can.,  was  lost  by  a  vote 
•of  16  ayes  against  29  nays;  but  an  amendment  to  meet  on  the  first 
Tuesday  of  next  September,  was  carried.  A  motion  to  extend  the 
next  meeting  over  an  entire  week  was  lost  by  a  vote  of  16  against 
27,  the  opinion  prevailing  that  the  duration  of  the  meeting  should  be 
subject  to  the  amount  of  business  before  the  Association.  Mr.  S.  A. 
D.  Sheppard  was  elected  Local  Secretary  for  the  ensuing  year. 
The  amendments  to  the  by-laws  proposed  at  the  twenty-first  meet- 
ing were  considered  and  adopted,  viz.,  Chap.  II,  Art.  1,  the  sum  of 
$500  was  altered  to  $600,  and  Chap.  IV,  Art.  4,  the  sum  of  $300 
