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of  strychnine,  and  that  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference  was  also 
thought  too  weak,  that  of  Dohme  was  thought  to  be  of  good  proportions.  The 
question  as  to  the  possibility  of  making  an  elixir  of  pepsin,  bismuth  and 
strychnine,  which  would  contain  all  the  ingredients,  was  replied  to  that  it  was 
quite  possible,  as  citric  acid  would  dissolve  the  pepsin  and  if  just  neutralized 
with  ammonia  the  bismuth  could  be  kept  in  solution. 
Mr.  Beringer  read  a  paper  upon  the  determination  of  melting  points. 
describing  an  apparatus  which  he  had  found  quite  useful  for  that  purpose  ;  the 
same  gentleman  also  exhibited  an  improved  sprit 'z  bottle,  using  an  atomizer 
bulb  for  compressing  the  air,  and  a  third  tube  which  is  kept  closed,  while  the 
water  is  flowing  and  opened  when  it  is  desired  to  cause  the  flow  to  cease. 
Mr.  England  replied  to  a  query  relative  to  Adonis  vernalis,  that  he  used 
Bubnow's  formula,  viz  :  four  to  eight  parts  of  the  whole  herb  to  one  hundred 
and  eighty  parts  of  water.    Dose,  a  tablespoonful  every  two  hours. 
The  subject  of  the  better  commercial  education  of  the  apothecary,  was  dis- 
cussed in  a  paper  from  Mr.  Wm.  B.  Thompson.  Professor  Remington  thought 
that  the  business  in  proprietary  medicines  would  be  relegated  to  general  stores 
and  that  pharmacies  proper  would  ignore  patents.  Mr.  Mclntyre  thought  we 
would  be  wrong  in  signing  any  such  contract  as  would  reduce  us  to  mere  sub- 
agents  of  patent  medicine  men,  while  we  might  make  some  arrangements 
with  manufacturers  of  such  goods  that  would  be  advantageous. 
Mr.  Beringer  thought  that  the  Alumni  Association  might  do  a  very  good  work 
by  securing  some  one  who  would  give  one  or  two  lectures  upon  this  subject. 
There  being  no  further  business,  on  motion  adjourned. 
T.  S.  WIEGAND,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  and  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  junior  examinations  were  held 
November  8,  December  6,  and  March  7,  the  questions  being  as  follows  : 
BOTANY  AND  MATERIA  MEDICA. 
(1)  Give  a  full  description  of  the  manner  in  which  cells  are  multiplied  by 
division,  and  by  free  cell  formation. 
(2)  Give  definitions  of  the  following  botanical  terms  :  Root,  primary  root, 
secondary  root ;  also  give  some  examples  of  officinal  roots  consisting  mainly 
of  primary  roots,  and  wholly  of  secondary  roots. 
(3)  Give  a  description  of  the  structure  of  a  dicotyledonous  stem,  and  name 
the  kinds  of  cells  contained  in  each  tissue,  mentioned  in  the  description. 
(4)  Define  the  following,  and  give  for  each  two  examples  of  officinal  drugs  : 
Rhizome,  bulb,  leaf  and  leaflet. 
(5)  Name  two  officinal  gamopetalous  flowers  from  different  orders,  giving 
for  each  the  botanical  name,  the  natural  order,  the  habitat  of  the  plant,, 
description  of  the  flower,  and  the  medicinally  important  constituents. 
(6)  Give  the  botanical  name  of  Irish  Moss,  and  the  habitat  of  the  plant  ; 
describe  the  drug.  Explain  the  principal  botanical  differences  between  the 
Algcz  and  the  Lichenes. 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PHARMACY. 
(1)  Describe  the  Metric  System  ?  What  are  the  units?  Why  is  it  called  the 
Decimal  System  ?    What  advantages  does  it  possess  over  all  other  systems  ?  If 
