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accepted  for  reading,  or  at  least  of  some  representative  who  would  act  on 
their  behalf. 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  papers  the  usual  votes  of  thanks  were 
passed,  and  an  invitation  conveyed  by  Mr.  Barclay  that  the  Conference 
should  next  year  meet  in  Birmingham  was  accepted  by  the  members,  Mr. 
Umney  remarking  that  after  their  relaxation  in  Aberdeen  they  might 
appropriately  undergo  a  screwing  up  in  Birmingham.  During  these  pro- 
<3eedings  the  balloting  papers  had  been  distributed,  and  the  Auditors  now 
announced  that  the  list  of  officers  proposed  by  the  Executive  had  been 
unanimously  adopted,  Mr.  Thomas  Greenish  being  elected  the  President 
for  the  ensuing  year.    The  following  is  the  complete  list : 
President.— Thomas  Greenish,  F.C  S.,  F.R.M.S.,  London. 
Vice-Presidents. — F.  Baden  Benger,  F.C.S.,  Manchester;  M.  Carteighe, 
F. I.e.,  F.C. S.,  London;  C.  Ekin,  F.C.S.,  London;  T.  Barclay,  Birming- 
ham. 
Treasurer  —Q.  Unmey,  F.I.C.,  F.C.S.,  London. 
Honorary  General  Secretaries— ^.  Plowman,  F.I.C.,  M.R.C.S.,  London  ; 
J.  C.  Thresh,  D.  Sc.,  F.C.S.,  Buxton. 
Other  Members  of  Executive  Committee.—^.  R.  Atkins,  Salisbury ;  T. 
Maben,  Hawick  ;  J.  E.  Brunker,  M.  A.,  Dublin  ;  W.  Hills,  F.C.S.,  London  ; 
D.  B.  Dott,  F.R.S.E.,  Edinburgh  ;  J.  P.  Kay,  Aberdeen  ;  W.  A..  H.  Naylor, 
F.C.S.,  London;  G.  E.  Perry,  Birmingham;  W.  H.  Symons,  F.C.S., 
F.R.M.S.,  London. 
Local  Secretary. — Charles  Tl.ompson,  Birmingham. 
Auditors. — J.  Paterson,  Aberdeen  ;  C.  J.  Arblaster,  Birmingham. 
On  Tuesday  evening  the  members  of  the  (./onference  were  entertained  at 
dinner  by  the  Aberdeen  and  North  of  Scotland  Society  of  Chemists  and 
Druggists  in  the  Palace  Hotel.  The  proceedings  were  marked  by  character- 
istic Aberdonian  conviviality,  and  were  extended  to  an  advanced  hour  on 
the  following  morning.  Visits  to  many  of  the  factories  and  other  industrial 
establishments  in  the  neighborhood  were  organized  and  carried  out  under 
the  superintendence  of  various  members  of  the  Local  Committee  during 
the  progress  of  the  meeting.  An  excursion  up  the  Valley  of  the  Dee  had 
been  arranged  for  Thursday,  and  the  morning  being  fine  a  numerous  party 
proceeded  by  train  to  Bal later  and  thence  drove  past  Balmoral  to  Braemer, 
where  they  were  hospitably  entertained  at  lunch  by  the  Aberdeen  and 
North  of  Scotland  Chemists  and  Druggists'  Association.  The  arrange- 
ments of  this  charming  excursion  were  well  planned  and  admirably  carried 
out  to  the  end. — Phar.  Jour,  and  Trans. ^  Sept.  12,  1885. 
The  Hypodermic  Administration  of  Iodide  of  Sodium. — Arcari 
C'Gazz.  Med.  Ital.  Lombard.")  has  frequently  resorted  to  this  method  of 
administering  the  iodide  in  cases  of  syphilis  in  which  its  administration 
by  the  mouth  was  impracticable;  if  thirty  grains  are  given  by  the  mouth 
and  twenty  subcutaneously,  the  result  will  be  the  same  as  if  ninety  grains 
had  been  given  by  the  mouth.  No  local  disturbance^  are  caused  by  the 
injections.— iV.  Y.  Med.  Jour.^  May  9,  1885. 
