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portant  information  relating  to  those  quoted.  This,  while  there  are  less 
subjects  referred  to,  renders  it  more  valuable,  and  extends  its  length  to 
about  the  length  of  that  of  last  year. 
The  chairman  of  this  Committee,  and  his  predecessor,  both  suggest  that 
this  committee  be  made  permanent.  This  I  am  not  prepared  to  favor* 
on  account  of  the  fact  that  the  investigation  of  scientific  subjects,  and 
committee  work  like  that  on  the  progress  of  pharmacy,  brings  with  it  to 
the  worker  such  a  benefit  of  instruction,  gratification  and  honor  (when 
iionorably  done),  as  to  fully  compensate  the  member  concerned,  and  that 
such  labor  should  annually  be  re-distributed  to  others. 
You  will  find  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Drug  Market  replete 
with  details  of  the  foreign  imports  of  our  country,  their  values,  articles 
rejected  and  reasons  for  rejection,  together  with  such  other  collateral 
information,  calculated  to  afford  value  to  the  report ! 
I  would  further  suggest  that  a  committee  of  not  less  than  five  members 
be  appointed  to  arrange  and  present  an  exhaustive  report  on  the  articles 
exhibited  by  members  of  the  Association  and  others,  which  exhibition  is 
unusually  full  this  year. 
In  closing  this  message,  I  have  only  to  add  that  I  have  indicated  those 
points  of  interest  most  vital  to  our  continuance  as  a  society ;  to  your 
harmonious  deliberations  I  now  entrust  them,  and,  in  retiring  from  my 
position,  I  !  tender  you  my  thanks  for  the  honors  this  position  has  con- 
ferred, and  the  hearty  assurance  of  my  desire  to  cooperate  with  you  in  all 
efforts  to  further  our  professional  interests  and  welfare. 
Frederick  Stearns. 
On  motion,  the  address  was  referred  to  the  Business  Com- 
mittee, so  that  the  suggestions  it  contained  may  be  brought 
forward  for  subsequent  action. 
On  motion,  then  adjourned. 
Second  Session. —  Wednesday,  Sept.  11th. 
Vice-President  Edward  Parrish  called  the  meeting  to  order 
at  9J  o'clock,  A.  M.  The  Secretary  read  the  minutes  of  the 
first  session,  which  were  adopted. 
The  Keport  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  now  read- by 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  Chairman,  followed  by  the  supplementary 
Report  of  the  Permanent  Secretary,  Professor  Maisch  ;  both  of 
which  were  accepted. 
[These  Reports  inform  the  Association  that  the  Proceedings 
for  1866  were  issued  in  January  of  the  present  year, — six  weeks 
earlier  than  the  preceding  volume, — and  that  the  delay  was 
partially  due  to  an  empty  treasury.    The  cost  of  publishing 
