A.m.  Jour.  Pharm. ) 
January,  1911.  j 
Tenth  International  Congress. 
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On  the  succeeding-  days  the  congress  met  in  two  sections — 
scientific  and  professional.  At  each  of  these  certain  general  ques- 
tions, announced  in  advance,  were  discussed.  A  considerable  num- 
ber of  communications,  dealing  for  the  most  part  with  subjects  of 
general  scientific  importance  and  all  of  international  interest,  were 
also  presented.  As  a  result  of  these  discussions  a  number  of  reso- 
lutions were  drawn  up  and  voted  upon,  first  by  the  sections  and 
secondly  by  the  entire  congress  at  its  concluding  session  September  6. 
The  first  of  the  resolutions,  presented  by  the  scientific  section, 
related  to  the  unification  of  the  methods  for  the  assay  of  crude 
drugs  and  of  galenical  preparations,  and  for  the  determination  of 
physical  constants.  The  great  importance  of  this  subject,  from  the 
stand-point  not  only  of  medicine  but  also  from  that  of  international 
commerce,  was  emphasized.  The  congress  requested  the  Belgian 
government  to  call  an  international  conference  for  the  unifying  of 
the  methods  of  analysis  of  the  heroic  medicaments ;  it  also  expressed 
the  hope  that,  in  the  n-fktter  of  alkaloidal  assays,  the  commission 
would  adopt,  as  far  as  possible,  gravimetric  methods.  These  con- 
clusions and  resolutions  were  based  largely  upon  a  paper  by  Doctor 
Schamelhout,  who  treated  the  subject  from  the  stand-point  of  a 
practical  pharmacist. 
The  second  resolution  related  to  the  international  unification 
of  the  reagents  used  in  pharmacopoeial  work.  It  was  pointed  out 
how  such  a  unification  would  aid  in  securing  uniform  analytical  re- 
sults and  in  the  interpretation  of  the  different  pharmacopoeias. 
The  third  set  of  resolutions,  which  were  adopted  after  prolonged 
and  thorough  discussion,  related  to  the  control  of  antiseptics,  with 
special  reference  to  the  securing  of  commercial  honesty  and  the  safe- 
guarding of  the  public.  The  congress  expressed  the  opinion  that 
such  preparations  should  not  be  placed  upon  the  market  until  they 
have  been  officially  examined,  both  chemically  and  bacteriologically, 
and  have  received  the  approval  of  the  departments  of  public  health ; 
that  their  efficiency  should  be  determined  and  the* claims  made  by 
the  manufacturers  be  examined ;  that  the  amount  of  their  active 
ingredients  and  their  bactericidal  strength  should  be  stated,  and  that 
the  sale  of  those  claiming  to  possess  therapeutic  properties  and  of 
those  containing  poisons  the  sale  of  which  is  legally  restricted 
should  be  limited  to  pharmacists. 
The  fourth  resolution  related  to  the  introduction  into  the  cur- 
ricula of  schools  of  pharmacy  of  courses  on  the  analysis  of  certain 
