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Editorial. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm, 
1     Jan.  1, 1873. 
taken  into  consideration.  Percolation,  which  is  well  understood  and  so  indis- 
pensible  here,  is  little  known  and  practised  there.  The  speaker's  impression  is 
that  the  British  pharmacists,  as  a  class,  at  least  in  the  larger  cities,  are  chemists 
aud  men  of  education,  but  that  galenical  pharmacy  is  better  understood  here.. 
The  meeting  then  adjourned.  William  McIntyre, 
Registrar  pro  t em. 
(SMtorial  Department. 
The  Twenty-first  Annual  Meeting  op  the  American  Pharmaceutical. 
Association  will  take  place  September  16th  next,  in  the  city  of  Richmond,. 
Va.  We  have  already  received  many  letters  announcing  the  intention  of  phar- 
macists residing  in  different  parts  of  the  country,  to  be  present  on  that  occa- 
sion, so  that  even  at  this  early  date  the  prospects  for  a  full  attendance  are  very- 
flattering  ;  and  we  desire  to  direct  the  attention  of  our  friends  in  the  Southern 
States  to  this,  so  that  they  may  make  timely  arrangements  to  be  present.  The 
Local  Secretary  is  Mr.  Thos.  H.  Hazard,  Richmond,  Ya. 
Pharmaceutical  Legislation. — We  have  received  information  that  efforts 
will  be  made  again  in  several  States  to  have  suitable  laws  enacted  with  the 
view  of  regulating  the  practice  of  pharmacy.  The  laws  which  are  now  in  force- 
in  five  or  six  States  have  already  had  a  very  beneficial  effect  in  preventing 
incompetent  persons  from  becoming  proprietors  of  stores,  or  from  acting  in  the 
capacity  of  assistants.  An  important  result  of  this  movement  has  been  that 
more  importance  is  now  attached  to  the  proper  education  of  the  young  pharma- 
cists, and  that  the  facilities  of  acquiring  pharmaceutical  knowledge  have  been 
considerably  increased  of  late  years.  A  conscientious  enforcement  of  the  laws,, 
where  such  exist,  must  result  in  still  greater  and  lasting  benefit  to  our  profes- 
sion, as  well  as  to  the  public  in  general.  There  are  some  who  may  feel  aggrieved 
by  violations  of  the  law  ;  it  will  not  be  sufficient  for  them  to  merely  complain 
about  its  inefficiency,  but  they  should  endeavor  to  furnish  proper  and  sufficient 
proof  to  the  authorities,  so  that  the  offending  parties  may  be  prosecuted.  Wo 
have  received  two  complaints,  such  as  we  have  referred  to,  from  within  the  city 
limits  of  Philadelphia,  and  it  is  very  probable  that  similar  conditions  may  exist 
in  other  localities  where  pharmaceutical  laws  have  been  passed.  It  is  not  only 
to  the  pecuniary,  but  also  to  the  professional  interest  of  every  pharmacist,  that 
the  efficiency  and  the  usefulness  of  such  laws  should  be  thoroughly  tested,  be- 
fore modifications  are  demanded. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Proceedings  of  the  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  California  Pharmaceutical 
Society,  held  at  San  Francisco,  October,  1872.  Also,  the  Constitution ,  By- 
Laws  and  Roll  of  Members.  San  Francisco  :  A.  L.  Bancroft  &  Co.,  Print- 
ers.   1872.    8vo,  pp.  66. 
We  have  already  reported  on  this  meeting,  on  page  524  of  our  last  number. 
It  is  gratifying  to  notice  the  flourishing  condition  of  this  Society,  which  ha& 
135  active  members  on  its  roll. 
