366       Meetings  of  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations.    |  "^"^ 
Bife^  though  not  much  used,  is  regarded  by  J.  F.  Fatten  as  possessing 
sufficient  value  to  merit  the  space  accorded  to  it  in  the  pharmacopoeia. 
Pills  of  phosphorus,  properly  made  and  kept  in  a  dry  place  were  found 
by  C.  F.  Randolph  to  remain  in  good  condition  and  to  evolve  white  vapors 
when  cut  after  a  year;  if  kept  in  the  cellar  the  pills  became  soft  and 
mouldy.    The  best  coating  for  such  pills  seems  to  be  gelatin. 
The  use  of  fluid  extracts  for  making  other  pharmaceutical  preparations 
was  discussed  by  C.  T.  George  who  regards  the  practice  as  neither  pro- 
fessional nor  legitimate. 
The pharmacopcelal  standard  iov  pharmaceutical  preparations  was  stated 
by  G.  W.  Stoeckel  to  be  adhered  to  by  fully  eight-ninths  of  the  pharma- 
cists of  Pennsylvania,  as  far  as  strength  is  concerned,  though  other  than 
pharmacopoeia  1  processes  are  often  followed.  Fluid  extracts  and  some 
other  preparations  were  stated  not  to  be  made  by  pharmacists  as  generally 
iis  desirable.  Many  preparations  put  ui)  for  the  country  trade  were  often 
found  to  be  very  deficient. 
A  paper  on  products  from  the  natural  order  of  Verhenacece  is  pubhshed 
on  page  380. 
After  the  report  on  adulterations  hatl  been  read.  Prof.  Maisch  called 
attention  to  two  sulxstitutions  lately  observed  by  him  in  this  countrj^ 
namely,  sjmrious  cubebs,  of  which  a  considerable  quantity  appears  to  be  in 
our  market  (for  characters  see  page  353),  and  false  siimbul,  the  root  of 
Dorema  Ammoniacum,  which  is  of  a  closer  texture,  firmer  and  denser  than 
siimbul,  of  a  decided  yellow  color  internally  and  of  a  feeble  musk  odor 
sui)erflcially,  imparted  by  dii)|)ing  the  pieces  into  a  soft  extract  of  sumbul. 
The  i)resident  for  the  current  year  is  Chas.  T.  George,  of  Harrisburg.  Dr. 
L.  Wolff,  having  retired  from  the  drug  business  and  accepted  the  appoint- 
ment as  Demonstrator  of  medical  chemistry  and  toxicology  in  the  Jeffer- 
.son  Medical  College,  declined  the  nomination  as  one  of  the  executive  offi- 
cers, and  J.  A.  Meyers,  of  Columbia,  and  Wm.  L,  Turner,  of  Philadelphia, 
were  elected  Vice-presidents.  Dr.  J.  A.  Miller,  of  Harrisburg,  was  re- 
elected Secretary,  and  J.  L.  Lemberger  Treasurer.  The  next  meeting  will 
be  held  at  Lebanon,  with  G.  R.  Ross  as  local  Secretary. 
Tkxas. — The  sixth  annual  meeting  convened  in  San  Antonio,  May  13th, 
the  deliberations  extending  over  two  days.  Routine  matter,  pharmacy 
law,  renewal  of  physicians  prescriptions  and  similar  subjects  formed  the 
topics  for  discussion,  and  papers  were  read  by  J.  W.  Graham  on  spirit  of 
nitre,  and  by  G.  S.  Richardson  on  the  bark  of  Sambucus  canadensis.  The 
President  elected  is  G.  H.  Kalteyer,  of  San  Antonio;  Secretary  G.  Rice,  of 
San  Antonio;  Treasurer  E.  W.  Lancaster,  of  Marshall,  and  G.  A.  Eisenlohr 
was  elected  local  Secretary,  Dallas  being  chosen  as  the  place  for  the  next 
meeting,  the  date  to  correspond  with  the  meeting  of  the  Medical  Associa- 
tion at  the  same  place. 
Virginia. — The  fourth  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Charlottesville,  May 
19  to  21.  The  reading  of  reports  and  of  several  papers,  discussions  on 
pharmaceutical  legislation  and  various  practical  questions,  and  routine 
business  claimed  the  attention  of  the  members.  J.  W.  Thomas,  Jr.,  of 
Norfolk,  was  elected  President,  E.  R.  Beckwith,  of  Petersburg,  Secretary, 
