AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
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as  the  end  of  the  thumb.  Then  add  five  grains  of  unbroken  black  pepper 
and  a  little  salt,  care  being  taken  not  to  spoil  it  by  making  it  too  salty,  as 
is  often  done.  Pour  on  a  pint  of  cold  water,  and  simmer  on  the  fire  for 
forty  minutes.  Take  out  the  meat,  squeeze  all  the  juice  from  it  through  a 
linen  bag  into  the  tea,  which  then  boil  for  ten  minutes. — Med.  and  Surg. 
Reporter,  July  20,  1807. 
Sugar  in  Muscle. — Dr.  Ranke,  of  Munich,  has  by  recent  experiments 
confirmed  the  discovery  made  by  Meissner,  that  a  true,  fermentable  sugar 
exists  in  the  muscle,  which  is  increased  by  muscular  action  (fcetanisation 
caused  by  strychnine  or  electricity),  and  further  that  the  liver  has  no  effect 
in  causing  this  increase,  for  the  sugar  is  proved  to  arise  in  the  muscle 
itself,  and  not  from  muscular  substance. — Ibid. 
Pepsin. — The  physician  before  using  pepsin  in  his  practice,  should 
assure  himself  of  its  purity  by  testing,  as  there  are  many  spurious  articles 
found  in  commerce.     It  should  be  completely  soluble  in  water. 
The  indications  for  its  use  are:  first,  deficient  secretion  of  the  gastric 
juice:  second,  imperfect  peristaltic  movement  of  the  stomach  and  intes- 
tines: third,  too  short  a  stay  of  the  food  in  the.  stomach.  One  or  two 
grains  of  pepsin  are  sufficient  for  a  dose.  Dr.  II  oil  man  has  found  it  very 
efficient  in  anaemia,  chlorosis,  atrophy  and  debility  from  loss  of  blood  or 
from  severe  sickness  ;  it  may  be  given  alone,  or  combined  with  opium  or 
tonics  or  other  remedies  ;  if  given  alone  it  is  mixed  with  a  little  sugar  or 
milk. — Druggists'  Circular. 
NOTICE. 
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Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Fifteenth  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  will  be  held  in  New  York  city,  com- 
mencing at  3  o'clock,  P.  M.,  on  the  second  Tuesday  in  September  (10th), 
1807. 
A  suitable  room  has  been  secured  by  the  local  secretary,  in  the  Univer- 
sity Buildings,  on  University  Place,  corner  of  Waverly  Place. 
Aside  from  the  importance  of  the  reports  to  be  submitted,  it  may  be  of 
interest  to  the  Association  to  know  that  several  of  our  members,  now 
abroad,  will  act  as  delegates  of  the  Association  to  the  International  Con- 
gress of  Pharmaceutists  at  Paris,  August  21,  and  will  return  in  time  to  be 
present  at  the  session  in  New  York. 
