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The  New  Jersey  Pftarmaceutical  Association  held  its  annual  meeting  on 
February  5th,  at  the  State  Capital.  We  understand  that  Dr.  Nichols,  the  ef- 
ficient President  for  the  past  year,  declined  a  re  election,  and  that  Mr.  James 
Stratton,  of  Bordentown,  was  elected  in  his  place.  We  regret  that  a  report  on 
the  proceedings,  which  was  promised  us,  has  not  been  sent. 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  stated  meeting  held  February 
13th,  it  was  resolved  to  hold  the  annual  meeting  on  March  13th,  to  be  followed 
by  a  supper  at  the  Rennert  House.  The  Committee  on  the  Pharmacopoeia  was 
instructed  to  report  on  the  additions  and  changes  in  the  new  pharmacopoeia, 
and  to  suggest  a  time  for  its  general  adoption  by  the  members  with  a  view  to 
informing  the  medical  profession  of  the  fact.  Dr.  J.  B.  Baxley  read  an  essay 
on  Citrine  Ointment,  exhibiting  samples  made  with  various  fats. 
The  Saginaw  Valley  Pharmaceutical  Association,  at  its  annual  meeting 
held  in  January  last,  elected  the  following  officers  for  the  current  year: 
S.  S  Garrigues,  Ph.  D  ,  E.  Saginaw,  President;  L.  Simoneau,  E.  Saginaw, 
'Vice-President;  J.  F.  Street,  Bay  City,  Secretary;  W.  Moll,  Saginaw  City, 
Treasurer;  T.  Collins,  E.  Saginaw,  and  G.  Aldridge,  Bay  City,  Finance  Com- 
amitlee. 
At  a  subsequent  meeting,  the  Rhode  Island  law,  to  regulate  the  sale  of 
medicines  and  poisons,  was  considered  and  altered,  in  some  respects,  with  the 
view  of  submitting  it  to  the  Legislature  of  Michigan  for  adoption.  There  ap- 
pears to  be  a  fair  prospect  of  its  passing. 
The  Tennessee  College  of  Pharmacy  has  called  a  meeting  of  the  pharma- 
cists and  druggists  of  the  State,  to  assemble  in  Nashville,  on  Wednesday,  14th 
of  May  next,  to  take  into  consideration  "  the  best  means  to  secure  the  enact- 
ment of  laws  regulating  the  drug  business  in  our  State  ;  to  encourage  proper 
relations  between  drnggists,  pharmaceutists,  physicians  and  the  people  at  large, 
which  shall  promote  the  public  welfare  and  tend  to  mutual  strength  and  ad- 
vantage ;  to  improve  the  science  and  art  of  pharmacy,  suppress  empiricism,  and 
lo  gradually  restrict  the  dispensing  of  medicines  to  educated  pharmacists." 
Those  who  are  unable  t@  attend,  are  requested  to  send  their  views  in  writing 
to  the  Secretary,  Mr.  Jos.  J.  Hall. 
We  sincerely  wish  that  they  may  be  successful  in  their  laudable  endeavors 
to  improve  the  science  and  art  of  Pharmacy,  and  to  secure  to  the  public  greater 
security  in  the  dispensing  of  medicines,  and  that  the  meeting  may  be  a  large 
and  influential  one,  since  half-fare  can  be  secured  to  Nashville  during  the  month 
of  May  to  attend  the  Industrial  Exposition. 
Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain. — At  the  pharmaceutical  meet- 
ing held  February  5th,  many  donations  were  made  to  the  library  and  museum. 
Professor  Attfield  exhibited  some  syrup  of  iodide  of  iron,  containing  iodide 
of  lead  crystallized  in  golden  spangles,  and  probably  derived  from  the  iodine, 
which  had  subsequently  been  found  to  be  contaminated  with  lead.  Mr.  Wil- 
liams had  repeatedly  observed  iodide  of  lead  in  the  syrup  in  question,  which  he 
