476 
PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
ciation  an  idea  of  its  contents  and  arrangement,  which  occupied  a  con- 
siderable time. 
Mr.  Parrish  remarked  in  reference  to  the  zeal  and  perseverance  of 
Mr.  Maisch,  and  moved  that  the  report  be  accepted,  and  referred  to  the 
Executive  Committee  to  be  published  in  full,  and  that  the  thanks  of  the 
Association  be  presented  to  Mr.  Maisch. 
[This  Keport  occupies  120  pages  of  manuscript,  and  differs  from  the 
previous  Reports  in  having  the  subjects  classified, — the  materia  medica 
under  natural  orders— the  Pharmacy  under  the  general  heads  of  prepara- 
tions, as  powders,  pills,  mixtures,  etc. — and  from  the  portion  read  by  the 
Chairman  we  infer  not  only  that  it  is  a  valuable  compend  from  the  Jour- 
nals, but  that  it  has  cost  a  great  amount  of  labor  and  perseverance  to 
complete  it.  It  will  be  seen  further  on  that  the  Association  have  mani- 
fested their  approval  of  this  Report  by  an  honorary  award  of  50  dollars 
to  the  Chairman.] 
The  Executive  Committee  proposed  for  membership  Daniel  C.  Robbins, 
of  New  York,  and  John  C.  Savery,  of  Philadelphia. 
A  ballot  being  ordered,  the  tellers  reported  them  to  be  duly  elected. 
Mr.  Maisch  stated  that  Prof.  Wiggers,  of  G-ottingen,  had  sent  to  the 
Association  "  Canstatt's  Jahresbericht,"  or  Annual  Report  on  the  Pro- 
gress of  Pharmacy  and  collateral  sciences  in  all  countries,  for  the  year 
1860,  in  exchange  for  the  volume  of  this  Association,  and  remarked  that 
the  book  contained  little  information  of  American  Pharmacy,  our  Phar- 
maceutical Journals  being  but  little  known  in  Europe,  except  through 
the  English  Journals,  which  but  rarely  extract  from  them. 
The  Committee  on  auditing  the  Treasurer's  Account  reported  that  they 
had  examined  the  account  and  found  it  correct,  whereupon  the  report  of 
that  officer  was  adopted,  and  directed  to  be  published  in  the  Pro- 
ceedings. 
[The  Treasurer  reported  a  balance  of  cash  in  hand,  after  paying  all 
expenses  of  publication,  etc.,  for  the  last  meeting,  of  $675.] 
Mr.  Parrish,  after  apologizing  for  so  frequently  speaking,  desired  to 
know  when  probably  this  session  would  adjourn,  as  it  would  be  a  suitable 
time  to  visit  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  between  the  sessions. 
He  also  referred  to  an  excursion  up  the  Delaware,  which  it  was  proposed 
to  carry  out  to-morrow  afternoon,  should  the  convention  adjourn  in  time. 
He  then  moved  that  when  this  session  adjourns,  it  shall  be  at  12^  o'clock 
P.  M.,  which  after  some  discussion  was  agreed  to. 
The  Chairman  of  the  Business  Committee  brought  up  the  matter  of 
advancing  the  amount  of  the  annual  contribution,  and  moved  that  the 
subject  be  postponed  until  next  year.  Mr.  Taylor  stated  that  many  of 
the  members  would  soon  be  exempt  as  life  members,  and  he  desired  to 
see  that  clause  of  the  constitution  altered,  to  prevent  a  failure  in  the 
funds  of  the  Association. 
No  action  was  taken  upon  either  of  these  propositions. 
