SELECTED ARTICLES. 
ART. XXTV. — REPORT OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHY- 
SICIANS OF EDINBURGH ON THE ADULTERATION OF 
DRUGS. 
Edinburgh, 2d March, 1838. 
At an Extraordinary Meeting of the Royal College of Phy- 
sicians held this day, to consider a Report from a Committee 
of its Fellows respecting the Adulteration of Drugs, the fol- 
lowing Resolutions were agreed to: 
1. That the College approve of this Report, and adopt it, 
and direct it to be published in terms of the recommendation 
of the Committee. 
2. That the thanks of the College be given to Dr. Christi- 
son, Secretary to the Committee, for the very great trouble he 
has taken in collecting the information on which the Report 
is founded. 
(Signed) in name of the College, 
W. P. Alison, President. 
Report of the Pharmacopoeia Committee of the Royal 
College of Physicians on the Adulteration of Drugs, 24th 
January, 1838. At a meeting of the Committee held this 
day for considering finally a remit from the College to inquire 
and report respecting the extent of the adulteration of drugs, 
and the means of abating the practice, — Present Dr. Alison, 
President, and Drs. Davidson, Abercrombie, Graham, Poole, 
Traill, Ransford, and Christison, — it was resolved, after care- 
ful deliberation, to report as follows: 
1. That the adulteration of drugs is undoubtedly carried 
