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metallic  impurities,  the  acid  acting  as  a  solvent  for  them.  Mr.  Bor- 
ing stated  that  recently  he  had  been  preparing  this  tincture  from  an 
extract  prepared  in  vacuo  and  had  not  experienced  any  further 
trouble.  Professor  Remington  stated  that  he  thought  if  the  pre- 
cipitate were  filtered  out  it  would  be  found  to  be  inert.  He  also 
alluded  to  the  fact  that  a  20  per  cent,  aqueous  solution  of  acetic  acid 
would  exhaust  the  whole  nux  vomica  seeds  and  leave  them  tasteless. 
Mr.  Boring  stated  that  some  years  ago  Mr.  Rother  suggested  the 
addition  of  a  small  quantity  of  sodium  chloride  to  the  menstruum 
for  exhausting  the  seeds. 
Mr.  Wilbert  called  attention  to  the  special  features  of  the  follow- 
ing foreign  pharmaceutical  books :  "  Universal  Pharmacopoe,"  by 
Dr.  Bruno  Hirsch ;  "  Handkommentar  zum  Arzneibuch  fur  das 
Deutsche  Reich,"  by  Schneider  and  Paul;  "Anleitung  zur  Erkennung 
und  Priifung  aller  im  Arzneibuch  fur  das  Deutsche  Reich  (Vierte 
Ausgabe)  aufgenommenen  Arzneimittel,"  by  Dr.  Biechle;  and 
"Pharmaceutical  Synonyms,"  reprinted  from  the  British  and 
Colonial  Druggists'  Diary. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  QUARTERLY  MEETING. 
The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  was  held  December  29,  1902,  in  the  Library,  at  4  o'clock. 
In  the  absence  of  the  President  at  the  opening  of  the  meeting  the  First  Vice- 
President,  William  J.  Jenks,  took  the  chair.  Twenty-one  members  were  present. 
The  minutes  of  the  semi-annual  meeting,  held  September  29th,  were  read  and 
adopted. 
The  President,  Mr.  Howard  B.  French,  having  arrived,  now  took  the  chair. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  regular  meetings  held  Septem- 
ber 2d,  October  7th  and  November  5th,  and  of  the  special  meeting  held  Novem- 
ber 18th,  were  read  by  the  Registrar  and  approved. 
Professor  Lowe  suggested  extending  an  invitation  to  the  members  of  the 
Third-year  Class  to  attend  the  special  lectures  recently  established.  The  Presi- 
dent also  urged  the  members  to  attend  and  to  invite  their  friends  to  be  present. 
Announcement  was  made  of  the  deaths  of  Jacob  L.  Smith  (the  oldest  mem- 
ber of  the  College  in  point  of  membership),  T.  Morris  Perot  and  George  W. 
Kennedy  (active  members  of  the  College)  and  of  Dr.  Bruno  Hirsch,  of  Dresden, 
Germany,  a  corresponding  member. 
Remarks  on  the  character  and  services  of  these  gentlemen  were  made  by  a 
number  of  the  members,  when,  on  motion,  their  names  were  reported  to  the 
Committee  on  Necrology,  to  prepare  suitable  memoirs  for  publication. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
