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•fied  with  this  state  of  affairs,  and  he  suggests  that  either  the  pharmacist  should 
prepare  his  own  lozenges  so  that  each  should  have  a  definite  weight  ;  or  that 
the  Pharmacopoeia  should  state  the  exact  weight  of  each  lozenge,  instead  of 
ordering  a  certain  mass  to  be  divided  into  a  certain  number  of  parts  ;  or  that 
the  lozenges  should  be  omitted  from  the  Pharmacopoeia  altogether. 
A  short  note  by  Mr.  Shepheard  called  attention  to  a  possible  danger  that 
may  attend  the  dispensing  of  prescriptions  ordering  liquor  strychnines  together 
with  an  alkaline  liquid.  In  the  case  mentioned  Liq.  Fowleri  giss  was  ordered 
with  an  equal  quantity  of  Liquor  Strychninae,  to  be  made  up  to  g  iv  with 
•  distilled  water.  Fine  acicular  crystals  were  thrown  down,  which  dissolved 
upon  the  addition  of  a  few  drops  of  hydrochloric  acid  and  remained  in  solution. 
Jt  was  suggested  that  in  such  a  case  the  prescriber  should  order  Liquor  Strych- 
ninae Hydrochloratis. 
The  last  paper  read  was  the  fifth  in  a  series  of  communications  by  Messrs. 
Fare,  and  Wright  on  the  Solvent  Action  of  Alcohol  of  Different  Degrees  of 
Strength  on  Drugs  used  in  making  Pharmacopceial  Tinctures.  The  subject 
of  this  paper  was  tincture  of  henbane,  and  from  the  authors'  results  it  appeared 
that  perfect  exhaustion  of  the  alkaloid  from  the  drug  may  be  effected  by  the 
use  of  either  strong  or  dilute  alcohol.  The  authors  seem  to  favor  the  use  of  a 
.  50  per  cent,  menstruum  on  the  ground  that  it  is  desirable  to  exclude  chlorophyll 
from  a  tincture  where  this  can  be  done  without  lessening  the  medical  activity. 
They  recommend  that  the  tincture  should  be  standardized  to  contain  o*oi  per 
cent,  of  alkaloid. 
The  President  then  proceeded  to  make  the  presentation  of  books  provided 
from  the  BEEE  and  Hiixs  Fund.  This  is  usually  made  to  the  library  of  an 
association  of  chemists  and  druggists  meeting  in  the  town  visited  by  the  Con- 
ference. In  Cardiff,  however,  there  is  at  present  no  such  local  association,  but 
an  arrangement  has  been  made  to  place  the  books  in  the  reference  department 
of  the  free  library  of  the  town,  where  they  will  be  always  accessible  to  any 
person  who  wishes  to  consult  them. 
The  Unofficial  Formulary  Committee  having  been  thanked  and  reappointed, 
an  invitation  conveyed  by  Mr.  PETER  Boa  and  Mr.  D.  B.  DoTT  in  cordial  terms 
to  the  Conference  to  meet  in  Edinburgh  next  year  was  accepted.  Mr.  Payne 
broached  the  question  as  to  the  advisability  of  meeting  in  the  same  town  as  the 
.British.  Association,  and  after  some  conversation  gave  notice  of  a  motion  that 
will  raise  the  question  formally  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Conference. 
The  following  gentlemen  were  then  elected  officers  of  the  Conference  for  the 
ensuing  year,  after  a  protest  from  Mr.  Payne  that  Ireland  was  not  represented 
on  the  Executive,  and  an  inquiry,  by  Mr.  A.  H.  Mason,  answered  in  the  nega- 
tive, as  to  whether  Mr.  Martindai^E  could  not  be  persuaded  to  serve  a  second 
year  : 
President—^.  C.  C.  Stanford,  F.I.C.,  F.C.S.,  Dalmuir.  ' 
Vice-Presidents— Nl.  Carteighe,  London;  W.  Gilmour,    Edinburgh;  Dr. 
Thresh,  Chelmsford  ;  and  J.  R.  Young,  Edinburgh. 
Treasurer — R.  H.Davies,  London. 
Hon.  General  Secretaries — W.  A.  H.  Naylor,  London  ;  and  F.  Ransom, 
Tlitchin. 
Members  of  Committee — D.  B.  Dott,  Edinburgh  ;  A.  W.  Gerrard,  London  ; 
.Professor  Green,  London;   Alfred  Coltinan,  Cardiff;   J.  Hodgkin,  Loudon; 
