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furthermore  been  of  great  benefit  not  only  to  the  agricultural  interests  of  the 
country  but  to  the  American  people  as  a  whole;  and 
Whereas,  Dr.  Wiley  was  the  chief  promoter  of  the  Federal  Pure  Food  and 
Drugs  Law,  one  of  the  most  beneficent  measures  ever  enacted  by  Congress, 
and  has  been  untiring  and  fearless  in  carrying  out  its  provisions  since  its 
adoption;  and 
Whereas,  The  drug  trade  generally  throughout  the  United  States  has 
always  had  confidence  in  the  integrity  and  ability  of  Dr.  Wiley,  and  have 
endeavored  in  every  manner  to  support  his  efforts  in  the  wise  and  judicious 
administration  of  the  Pure  Food  and  Drugs  Law ;  therefore,  be  it 
Resolved,  That  we  heartily  endorse  and  commend  the  work  which  Dr. 
Wiley  has  done  in  securing  the  enactment  of  the  Pure  Food  and  Drugs  Law, 
and  in  making  the  law  effective  since  its  adoption,  which  action  has  had  a 
most  wholesome  influence  upon  the  practice  of  pharmacy,  both  retail  and 
wholesale ;  and  furthermore,  be  it 
Resolved,  That  we  earnestly  deplore  any  movement  which  would  either 
cause  Dr.  Wiley  to  resign  at  this  time,  which  it  seems  to  us  would  be  little 
short  of  a  public  calamity,  or  tend  to  hamper  him  in  his  efforts  to  make  this 
law  effective  and  thus  render  it  a  dead  letter. 
Brief  addresses  were  made  by  the  following:  Mr.  Ambrose 
Hunsberger,  Prof.  C.  B.  Lowe,  Mr.  Christopher  Koch,  Mr.  C. 
Mahlon  Kline,  Mr.  Joseph  W.  England,  Dr.  William  D.  Robinson, 
Prof.  C.  E.  Vanderkleed,  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Carpenter,  Prof.  H.  B. 
Morse,  Prof.  John  R.  Minehart,  Mr.  Wm.  E.  Lee,  Mr.  Wm.  L. 
Cliffe,  Mr.  Charles  Rehfuss,  Mr.  William  Mclntyre  and  Mr.  Wm. 
Martindale. 
BOOK  REVIEWS. 
Essentials  of  Volumetric  Analysis.  An  introduction  to  the  sub- 
ject, adapted  to  the  needs  of  students  of  pharmaceutical  chemis- 
try. By  Henry  W.  Schimpf,  Ph.G.,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Analyt- 
ical Chemistry  in  the  Brooklyn  College  of  Pharmacy.  Large 
i2mo.  xiv -(- 358  pages,  61  figures.  New  York:  John  Wiley  & 
Sons.    Cloth,  $1.50. 
This  is  the  second  edition  of  this  book.  It  has  been  largely  re- 
written and  makes  a  good  impression  partly  for  the  reason  that 
emphasis  is  placed  upon  an  understanding  of  the  principles  under- 
lying volumetric  analysis.  The  author  has  not  adopted  the  easy 
method  of  clipping  processes  from  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia,  but  has 
