348  Correspondence  Am.  Phar.  Asso.  \^'^jiu'\m^''°' 
lutely,  but  that  the  enormous  proportion  of  use  now  is  of  Takaniine's 
products.  There  has  been  no  successful  dispute  as  to  that ; 
hardly,  indeed,  any  dispute  at  all.  What  use  remains  is,  so  far  as 
tlie  evidence  shows,  of  the  old  dried  glands,  which  every  one  concedes 
to  have  been  dangerous,  at  least  for  intravenous  use.  All  this  ought 
to  count  greatly  for  the  validity  of  the  patent,  and  Takamine  has  a 
great  start,  so  to  speak,  from  such  facts.  .  .  .  He  has  been 
author  of  a  valuable  invention,  and  has  succeeded  where  the  most 
expert  have  failed." 
The  litig"ation  has  been  conducted  in  the  most  friendly  spirit 
between  the  two  great  houses  concerned.  Parke,  Davis  &  Co.  had 
nothing  to  lose,  since,  had  the  patents  been  declared  invalid,  they 
would  not  longer  have  been  handicapped  by  the  payment  of  royalty, 
but  could  have  marketed  upon  equal  terms  with  competition.  As  it 
is,  under  their  arrangement  with  Takamine,  they  are  entitled  to  the 
exclusive  right  to  manufacture  and  sell  the  active  principle  of  the 
suprarenal  gland,  its  salts  and  solutions,  during  the  life  of  the 
patents,  after  which  the  Doctor's  processes,  as  well  as  his  products, 
will  become  puhlici  juris. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
american  pharmaceutical  association. 
Editor  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  : 
Enclosed  please  find  an  announcement  of  the  preliminary 
arrangements  for  the  approaching  meeting  of  the  A.  Ph.  A. 
Kindly  use  as  much  of  it  as  you  can  give  space  for,  and  I  will 
supplement  this  notice  with  more  specific  details  as  they  are  finally 
determined  upon. 
Our  members  are  enthusiastic  and  promise  great  things  in  the 
way  of  entertainment,  and  we  are  assured  that  the  meeting  will  be 
a  most  successful  one. 
Yours  sincerely, 
C.  Herbert  Packard. 
THE  AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION  AT  BOSTON, 
AUGUST  14  TO  18,  I9II. 
The  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at 
Boston  in  August  promises  to  be  one  of  the  most  successful  meetings 
in  the  history  of  this  honorable  scientific  organization. 
