406  Ohio  Pharmaceutical  Association.     { Am£^li$m.m' 
(n)  Potassium  and  sodium  acetates  frequently  contain  a  large  amount  of  free 
acid.  Samples  containing  more  than  10  per  cent,  of  free  acid  have  been 
obtained.    What  is  the  reason  of  this  ? 
(12)  Recent  research  seems  to  show  that  the  coloration  of  syrup  of  ferrous 
iodide  and  syrup  of  hydriodic  acid  is  not  due  to  the  separation  of  free  iodine. 
Further  work  on  this  subject  is  desired. 
(13)  Is  the  U.S. P.  1890  process  of  preparing  syrup  of  ferrous  iodide  as  satis- 
factory as  the  process  of  1880?    A  critical  comparison  is  invited. 
(14)  A  report  on  the  quality  of  commercial  syrup  of  ferrous  iodide,  with 
special  reference  to  preservatives  employed,  is  desired. 
(15)  What  is  the  quality  of  calcium  hypophosphite  found  in  commerce? 
What  influence  has  this  on  syrup  of  hypophosphites  prepared  therefrom  ? 
(16)  Is  "  old  cascara"  any  better  than  "new  cascara  "  for  preparing  a  bitter- 
less  extract  ?    A  good  formula  for  the  latter  is  desired. 
(17)  Have  ambergris  and  civet  been  relegated  to  the  past  in  perfumery? 
There  is  evidence  that  they  are  not  being  used  in  the  later  extracts. 
OHIO  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  Association  met  in  annual  session  June  22d,  23d  and  24th,  at  Put-in-Bay. 
The  meeting  was  well  attended  and  appears  to  have  been  a  profitable  gath- 
ering. 
The  President,  J.  H.  Beal,  made  a  number  of  recommendations  in  his  annual 
address  which  were  finally  adopted  by  the  Association.  The  most  important 
of  these  recommendations  were  as  follows  :  That  the  Association  amalgamate 
with  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists  as  a  body  ;  that  the  Associa- 
tion use  its  efforts  to  further  the  work  of  the  Pure  Food  and  Drug  Congress  to 
formulate  and  have  passed  uniform  pure  food  and  drug  laws  of  such  a  charac- 
ter as  will  be  consistent  with  the  interests  of  retail  druggists  ;  that  young  men 
who  desire  to  register  as  pharmacists  shall  be  graduates  of  some  reputable 
school  of  pharmacy  ;  that  each  member  of  the  Association  procure  a  poison 
register,  and  register  therein  all  sales  of  poisons  ;  and  that  a  committee  be  ap- 
pointed to  prepare  resolutions  to  be  sent  to  their  Senators  and  representatives 
requesting  them  to  secure  a  more  equal  distribution  of  the  war  tax,  extending 
it  to  trade-mark  and  copyright  goods. 
A  paper,  on  the  "  Registration  of  Poisons,"  was  read  by  Theo.  D.  Wetter- 
stroem,  of  Cincinnati  ;  Prof.  H.  V.  Arny,  of  Cleveland,  gave  a  talk  and  demon- 
stration on  the  manufacture  of  emulsions  ;  and  Prof.  Joseph  Feil,  also  of 
Cleveland,  read  a  paper  on  the  manufacture  of  spirit  of  nitrous  ether. 
The  use  of  salicylic  acid  having  been  referred  to  in  the  report  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Adulteration  and  Sophistication  by  Prof.  G.  B.  Kauffman,  of  Colum- 
bus, the  Association  adopted  a  resolution  which  was  to  the  effect  that,  sali- 
cylic acid  having  been  proved  to  be  a  valuable  anti-ferment  and  harmless 
in  minute  quantities,  it  was  the  sense  of  the  Association  that  the  use  of  this 
preservative  in  reasonable  quantities  was  not  objectionable  ;  and  that  the 
Legislative  Committee  of  the  Association  be  requested  to  exert  their  influ- 
ence in  securing  more  reasonable  legislation  in  this  direction. 
The  names  of  thirty-four  applicants  for  membership  in  the  Association 
were  reported  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
