416  American  Pharmaceutical.  Association.     { '^pimbef,^™* 
the  kino,  with  the  subsequent  addition  of  the  necessary  amount  of 
alcohol. 
Leaves  of  the  Coniferous  Plants  are  the  subject  of  a  communication 
by  A.  Tschirch,  from  the  Pharmaceutical  Institute  of  the  University 
of  Berne  (Schweiz.  Wochenschr.  f.  Chem.  u.  Phar.t  1903,  page  254), 
in  which  he  gives  descriptions  accompanied  by  illustrations  of  trans- 
verse sections  of  thirty-three  typical  varieties  of  leaves  of  coniferous 
plants.  Tschirch  suggests,  as  a  practical  application  of  a  study  of 
these  leaves,  that  in  many  cases  it  would  be  possible  to  obtain  addi- 
tional evidence  as  to  the  origin  of  a  resin  or  other  product,  by  a 
careful  examination  of  the  accompanying  leaf  remnants. 
Velopurin  is  an  ointment  base  that  is  said  to  be  produced  by  dis- 
solving from  80  to  150  grammes  of  an  olein  soap  in  100  of  alcohol, 
after  filtering  from  50  to  100  grammes  of  olive  oil  are  added,  and 
the  whole  emulsified  in  a  mortar.  The  resulting  mixture  is  particu- 
larly recommended  as  a  base  for  ointments  of  mercury  on  account 
of  the  ready  absorption  of  the  latter.  (Zeitschr.  d.  Allg.  Oest.  Apoth. 
Ver.,  1903,  page  689.) 
Medicated  Waffles. — This  appears  to  be  the  latest  fad  in  Germany. 
The  waffles  are  said  to  be  prepared  so  that  each  one  contains  the 
required  average  dose  of  the  desired  medicament. 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  fifty-first  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  was  held  at  Mackinac  Island,  Mich.,  August  3d  to  10th, 
the  Grand  Hotel  being  the  headquarters  of  the  Association. 
Immediately  upon  convening  the  first  session  on  Monday  after 
noon,  President  Geo.  F.  Payne,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  introduced  Dr.  J.  R. 
Bailey,  a  resident  of  Mackinac  Island  and  one  of  the  oldest  drug- 
gists of  Michigan,  who  welcomed  the  members  of  the  Association 
in  a  short  but  pleasing  address.  Prof.  Jos.  P.  Remington,  of  Phila- 
delphia, being  invited  to  respond  for  the  older  members  of  the 
Association,  spoke  of  the  representative  character  of  the  Association 
and  the  custom  of  holding  the  meetings  in  various  sections  of  the 
country,  and  among  other  things  said  that  as  early  as  1634  Macki- 
nac Island  was  discovered  by  the  French  explorer  Jean  Nicolet. 
Mr.  O.  W.  Bethea,  of  Meridian,  Miss.,  was  also  called  upon  to  speak 
and  graciously  responded  as  the  representative  of  the  younger 
members. 
