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MINUTES  OF  THE 
Dr.  Squibb  read  a  reply  to  Query  36,  which  was  accepted. 
Prof.  Procter  remarked  that  he  had  requested,  through  his 
friend  Dr.  Squibb,  that  no  queries  be  given  to  him  last  year. 
Those  on  the  list  being  old  questions  continued,  he  asked  to  be 
excused  from  replying  to  them,  which  was  granted. 
Mr.  Heydenreich  made  some  verbal  remarks  relative  to 
Query  39. 
Query  41,  referred  to  Mr.  Markoe. 
The  Secretary  read  papers  by  William  Saunders,  of  Canada, 
on  Oil  of  Stillingia,  and  by  A.  T.  Moith,  on  Secret  Nostrums, 
which  were  accepted  and  referred. 
Henry  W.  Lincoln  now  read  a  voluntary  paper  on  the  Apothe- 
cary's Coat  of  Arms,  illustrated  with  several  drawings,  which 
was  accepted. 
The  Executive  Committee  proposed  the  following  name  for 
membership  : 
Alex.  C.  Peters,  of  Newark,  N.  J. 
Messrs.  Dalrymple  and  Heydenreich  were  appointed  tellers, 
and  reported  his  election. 
Louis  Strehl  read  a  paper  on  Extract  of  Meat,  by  the  Messrs. 
Tourtelot,  which  was  accepted. 
Mr.  E.  J.  Dobbins  exhibited  a  patented  machine  for  making 
suppositories  by  pressure,  on  the  syringe  principle,  the  piston 
being  operated  on  by  a  transverse  lever,  acting  on  a  rachet 
wheel  attached  to  a  screw  on  the  end  of  the  piston,  which  gave 
great  power.  The  result  is  a  cylinder,  from  which  sections  are 
cut  of  the  length  desired.  By  having  nozzles  of  various  calibre 
the  sizes  are  varied. 
Mr.  Markoe  exhibited  a  pill-roller  and  cutter  ingeniously  con- 
trived, which,  as  it  was  not  patented,  was  directed  to  be  figured 
for  the  Proceedings. 
Mr.  Stearns  offered  the  following  resolution  : 
Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Association  are  eminently  due  and 
hereby  heartily  tendered  to  the  members  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy  of 
Philadelphia  for  the  use  of  their  college  rooms  during  the  sessions  ;  and, 
together  with  them,  to  the  druggists  and  pharmacists  of  this  city,  for 
their  attentive  and  generous  care  of  the  Association,  and  for  the  kind 
hospitality  to  the  members  and  their  families  during  the  visit  to  Phila- 
delphia. 
