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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
Mr.  Wiegand  thought  the  title  sufficiently  comprehensive  to  take  in  all 
that  was  necessary  ;  that  it  was  not  needful  to  include  articles  out  of  our 
sphere  of  action.  The  motion  of  Mr.  Wright  having  failed,  the  resolution 
of  Mr.  Parrish  was  finally  brought  up  and  after  some  little  discussion 
passed  unanimously. 
Dr.  Squibb  here  stated  that  the  Business  Committee  (consisting  of 
himself,  Mr.  Procter  and  Mr.  Carney,)  was  not  a  standing  committee,  but 
organized  last  meeting  on  motion  of  Mr.  Meakim  to  facilitate  business 
at  that  time,  and  was  directed  to  hold  over  till  this  meeting,  to  bring  up 
unfinished  business,  and  if  thought  advisable  it  would  be  better  to  appoint 
a  new  committee. 
The  question  being  taken  on  this  suggestion,  it  was  agreed  to,  when  the 
President  appointed  the  following  gentlemen  as  the  Business  Committee 
for  the  ensuing  year,  viz  :  Dr.  Edward  R.  Squibb,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
S.  M.  Colcord,  of  Boston,  and  John  J.  Thomsen,  of  Baltimore. 
The  Chairman  of  the  Business  Committee  now  brought  forward  the 
matter  of  the  general  Index  to  the  first  eight  volumes  of  the  Proceedings, 
which  Mr.  T.  S.  Wiegand,  of  Philadelphia,  was  by  resolution  requested  to 
prepare,  and  which  had  required  much  labor  to  complete.  On  motion  the 
paper  was  accepted,  and  the  thanks  of  the  Association  given  to  Mr.  Wie- 
gand for  this  laborious  service. 
Mr.  Taylor  suggested  that  it  should  be  bound  separately,  and 
not  incorporated  with  the  volume  of  Proceedings,  as  it  was  no  part  of 
that. 
Mr.  Parrish  moved  that  a  committee  of  two  be  appointed  to  examine 
the  Index  prepared  by  Mr.  Wiegand,  and  report  at  a  future  sitting,  which 
was  agreed  to,  and  Messrs.  A.  B.  Taylor  and  J.  Faris  Moore  were  ap- 
pointed by  the  Chair  for  that  duty. 
The  Business  Committee  then  suggested  that  the  Scientific  Queries  be 
now  proceeded  with,  which  was  carried. 
To  accommodate  Mr.  Wiegand,  who  desired  to  leave,  query  No.  35,  re- 
lative to  Medicinal  Spirits,  was  first  called  up,  to  which  he  read  a  reply, 
which  was  accepted  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee.  To  query 
No.  37,  "  on  Commerce  in  Quackery,"  Mr.  Wiegand  stated  that  he  had 
not  been  able  to  prepare  a  reply. 
Query  No.  1.  Relative  to  Morphia  and  Opium  Smoking.  Mr.  Procter 
verbally  stated  that  he  had  experimentally  commenced  the  subject  as  re- 
garded the  volatility  of  morphia,  but  that  in  regard  to  the  precise  con- 
ditions of  heat  in  which  opium  is  placed  in  the  process  of  opium  smoking 
he  had  been  met  by  difficulties  that  had  discouraged  him  from  proceeding 
further,  and  that  he  had  therefore  abandoned  the  subject. 
Query  2.  Relative  to  Japanese  wax — accepted  by  Thomas  A.  Lancas- 
ter, of  Philadelphia,  received  no  reply. 
Query  3.  On  Oil  of  Benne  (01.  Sesami,)  as  a  substitute  for  olive  oil  in 
pharmacy,  was  replied  to  by  James  T.  Shinn,  of  Philadelphia. 
