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From  the  Bcole  Superieure  de  Pharmacie  the  following  publications  have 
been  received  : 
Recherches  sur  l'Emulsine.    Par  Eugene-Henri  Herissey. 
This  thesis  deals  with  the  distribution  of  emulsin  in  the  various  members  of 
the  plant  kingdom  ;  its  preparation,  properties  and  reactions. 
Nouveaux  Composes  Contenant  un  Metal,  et  Plusieurs  Halogenes 
DifferEnts.    Par  Camille  Lenormand. 
In  this  paper  are  given  the  results  of  studies  upon  some  of  the  halogen  com- 
pounds of  iron  and  tin  :    Fe2Cl4Br2  ;  SnCl2T2  ;  SnBr2I2  ;  SnCl2Br2. 
Recherches  sur  la  Cristallisation  de  l'Oxyhemoglobine  et  de 
L'Hemoglobine.    Par  Charles  Rouchy. 
This  paper  deals  with  the  influence  of  the  various  substances  of  the  blood 
and  of  the  use  of  various  solutions  in  effecting  the  crystallization  of  oxyhemo- 
globine. 
L/ES  Eaux  de  Versailles  (de  1895  i  1899).    Par  Eymard  Lacour. 
This  thesis  deals  with  the  history  and  a  chemical  and  bacteriological  exami- 
nation of  the  drinking  water  of  Versailles. 
RECHERCHE    DU    COLI-BACILLE    DANS    LES    EAUX    ET    CONTRIBUTION  A 
L'FyTUDE  de  CE  Microbe.    Par  Joseph-Louis  Gaudin. 
The  author  has  made  an  elaborate  examination  of  the  organisms  in  the  waters 
from  different  sources  by  cultivation  upon  the  various  culture  media,  and  he 
has  obtained  forms  of  Coli-Bacille  which  were  very  virulent  as  well  as  not 
pathogenic  at  all. 
Recherches  sur  les  Organismes  Myceliens  des  Solutions  Phar- 
maceutiques.    Par  Fernand-Pierre  Gueguen. 
The  author  has  made  a  careful  biological  study  of  Penicillium  glaucum, 
growing  this  fungus  in  a  number  of  different  solutions. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  regular  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  was  held  Tuesday,  November  21st,  with 
Dr.  Richard  V.  Mattison,  a  well-known  member  of  the  College,  in  the  chair. 
A  very  important  paper  on  "Some  Pharmacopceial  Problems,"  by  Dr.  Charles 
Rice,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Revision  of  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia, 
was  read  on  behalf  of  the  author  by  Prof.  Jos.  P.  Remington  (see  page  559). 
Alluding  to  the  paper  in  a  general  way,  Professor  Remington  said  that  it  was 
one  which  would  be  largely  copied  and  read,  and  that  it  was  a  matter  for  grati- 
fication to  have  such  an  authoritative  communication  presented  at  this  time. 
During  the  reading  of  the  paper  Professor  Remington  incidentally  referred 
to  the  work  of  the  Philadelphia  delegates  to  the  Convention  in  1890,  who 
recommended  that,  instead  of  giving  the  profits  to  some  publishing  house, 
the  Committee  themselves  publish  the  Pharmacopoeia  and  appropriate  the 
funds  thus  accruing  for  carrying  on  the  research  and  other  work  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Revision,  and  that  as  a  result  of  this  method  a  surplus  would  be 
reported  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Convention. 
Remarking  on  the  recommendations  made  by  Dr.  Rice  in  summing  up  his 
