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produced  in  one  season  3,000  lbs.,  but  last  year  the  product  was  less  than  100 
lbs.  During  the  discussion  it  was  stated  that  variable  quantities  of  the  oil  were 
also  distilled  in  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey.  In  a  letter  read  it  was  stated 
that  the  plant  could  not  be  cultivated  from  the  seed.  This  was  explained  as 
probably  referring  to  the  possible  difficulty  of  raising  the  plant  from  seed  in 
rich  soil,  since  it  was  confined  to  sandy  localities  and  poor  soil.  It  was,  how- 
ever, stated  that  westward  it  grows  in  all  kinds  of  soil,  though  in  damp  and 
rich  ground  it  is,  perhaps,  less  strongly  odorous  than  in  drier  and  more  sandy 
situations.  The  fresh  herb  was  stated  to  yield  from  20  to  25  pounds  of  oil  to  the 
ton. 
The  proportion  of  proprietary  preparations  and  ready-packeted  articles  pur- 
chased by  pharmacists  was  the  theme  of  an  interesting  and  suggestive  paper 
read  by  Mr.  M.  N.  Kline.  The  purchases,  for  a  period  of  three  months,  of  five 
pharmacists  in  five  large  cities  of  Pennsylvania  east  of  the  Allegheny  Mountains 
and  outside  of  Philadelphia,  were  found  to  be  as  follows  : 
I. 
Total  $1,021.85, 
including  pat.  and  propr.  art.  $641.87 
or  64  c/o 
packeted  $6  00  or  6-10  <fo 
2. 
556.57 
301.17 
"  56^ 
Xi        6.1a  "       1  $ 
3- 
"    h  887.25 
598.25 
"  66  <fo 
7.69  "       1  $ 
4. 
516.81 
374.16 
"  73?° 
0-35 
5- 
816.30 
645.05 
"  80  j{ 
5-90  "  3-4^ 
$3,798.78 
$2,560.50 
67  i 
$26-04       2-3  $ 
Arranged  in  a  like  manner,  1,125  consecutive  wholesale  orders  gave  total 
133,538.94,  with  $19,873.74  or  59  percent,  pat.  and  prop,  art,  and  $285.27  or  8-10 
per  cent,  packeted  goods. 
Another  100  consecutive  orders  represented  a  total  value  of  $3,192.35,  of 
which  sum  $1,730.10  or  54  per  cent,  for  patent  and  proprietary  articles  includ- 
ing $132.36  or  4  per  cent,  pharmaceutical  proprietary  articles  sold  under  the 
name  of  the  makers,  and  protected  synthetical  preparations.  There  were  in 
addition  $183.30,  or  6  per  cent,  various  galenical  preparations,  and  $23.11,  or 
7-10  per  cent,  packeted  goods,  like  pressed  herbs,  etc. 
In  the  entire  number  of  these  orders  two  only  were  found  which  contained  no 
proprietaries  and  no  packeted  articles. 
Several  other  papers  were  read,  of  which  abstracts  cannot  well  be  given. 
One  relating  to  the  enforcement  of  the  Pharmacy  Act  caused  an  animated  dis- 
cussion, eliciting  the  fact  that  nearly  all  complaints  of  violations  that  had  been 
lodged  with  the  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board  were  either  not  accompanied 
by  the  requisite  proof  or  could  not  be  substantiated. 
After  the  adjournment  of  the  fourth  session  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  the  visi- 
tors were  invited  to  a  drive  through  the  principal  streets  of  the  city  and  to  the 
residence  of  Mr.  George  Small,  from  where  a  magnificent  view  was  had  of  the 
city,  the  country  surrounding  York  and  the  valley  watered  by  Codorus  Creek. 
The  fifth  session  was  then  prolonged  until  near  midnight,  and  when  the  business 
before  the  meeting  was  finished,  and  hearty  votes  of  thanks  for  all  the  courtesies 
received  had  been  passed,  the  Association  adjourned  finally,  and  on  Thursday 
morning  the  visitors,  local  members  and  other  excursionists  took  a  special 
train  for  Gettysburg,  where,  under  the  guidance  of  Captain  Long,  the  famous 
battle  field  was  visited,  with  its  numerous  monuments  which  now  mark  the 
different  spots  that  witnessed  the  memorable  struggles  in  July,  1S63. 
