506  MINUTES  OF  THE 
as  inert  as  some  recent  writers  represent,  and  can  these  preparations, 
made  by  the  process  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  be  depended  on  ? 
Accepted  by  Q.  F.  H.  MarTcoe,  of  Boston. 
Query  7th. — Are  Sugar-coated  Pills  of  commerce  generally  as  soluble 
as  those  of  like  age  kept  under  ordinary  circumstances  without  coating? 
Accepted  hy  John  Buck,  of  Chelsea,  Mass. 
Query  8th. — What  kind  of  glass  ware  is,  on  the  whole,  best  adapted  to 
shop  furniture — what  shapes  are  most  to  be  preferred  for  salt-mouthed 
and  tincture  bottles,  and  what  kinds  of  dispensing  and  prescription 
bottles  are  best  ?  With  practical  remarks  on  the  glass  manufacture  in  its 
bearings  on  pharmacy.  Accepted  hy  T.  S.  Wiegand,  of  Phila. 
Query  9th. — Whence  are  the  Corks  of  commerce  derived,  and  where 
are  they  cut ;  with  general  observations  on  the  commercial  history  of 
Corks  and  Cork  Wood  ? 
Accepted  hy  P.  W.  Bedford,  of  New  York. 
Query  10th. — What  strengths  of  Alcoholic  Menstruas  are  best  adapted 
to  the  treatment  of  the  officinal  gum  resins  with  reference  to  producing 
permanent  preparations  less  incompatible  with  aqueous  dilutents  than 
the  present  officinal  tinctures  ? 
Accepted  hy  Alfred  B.  Taylor. 
Query  lLth. — "Which  of  the  preparations  'of  the  late  edition  of  the 
Prussian  Pharmacopoeia  are  preferable  to  like  preparations  in  our  own  ; 
and  what  new  Drugs  and  preparations  in  that  standard  should  be  trans- 
ferred to  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia,  out  of  regard  to  the  numerous  Ger- 
man practitioners  in  the  United  States? 
Accepted  by  Victor  Heydenreich,  of  Brooklyn. 
Query  12th. — Gelsemium  Sempervirens  is  found  to  be  a  valuable 
remedy  in  the  treatment  of  nervous  symptoms,  consequent  on  the  sus- 
pension of  opium  after  its  habitual  use.    What  forms  of  preparation 
and  what  combinations  with  opium,  if  any,  will  be  useful  in  practice  ? 
Accepted  hy  Dr.  J.  Manlius  Smith,  of  Manlius,  N.  Y. 
Query  13th. — What  are  the  sources  of  Asphaltum  of  commerce,  now 
so  largely  used  in  roofing,  and  what  uses  is  it  capable  of  in  Pharmacy? 
Accepted  hy  G.  F.  H.  Markoe,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
Query  14th, — How  does  Pharmacy  compare  in  its  emoluments  and 
social  advantages  with  other  professions  and  trades,  and  what  general 
means,  if  any,  can  be  adopted  to   render  it  more  profitable  and  to 
regulate  the  number  of  its  practitioners  ? 
Accepted  hy  Frederick  Stearns,  of  Detroit,  Mich. 
Query  15th. — What  are  the  sources  of  Bromine  in  the  United  States, 
and  what  is  the  extent  of  its  production  for  the  supply  of  commerce  ? 
Accepted  hy  Charles  H.  Dairy mple,  of  Morristown,  N.  J. 
Query  16th. — What  is  the  best  substitute  for  Camphor  for  the  protec- 
