Asep°tui,i8H7A3RM'}        Pharmaceutical  Colleges,  etc.  421 
Inhalations  of  Bromine  in  Diphtheria  and  Croup — By  Dr.  Schutz. — The 
fact  that  diphtheritic  membranes  are  more  readily  soluble  in  a  solution  of 
bromide  of  potassium  than  in  lime  water,  or  other  substances  usually  em- 
ployed in  the  treatment  of  diphtheria,  induced  the  writer,  some  years  ago,  to 
adopt  inhalations  of  bromine  in  the  treatment  of  this  disease.  His  success 
therewith  has  been  so  good  that  he  again,  in  some  recent  Dumbers  of  the 
Wiener  Med.  Wochenschrift,  urgently  commends  it  to  the  notice  of  the  pro- 
fession. He  advises  the  use  of  a  solution  of  pure  bromine  and  bromide  of 
potassium,  each  three-tenths  of  a  gramme,  to  water  150  grammes.  A  sponge 
is  soaked  in  this  solution,  placed  in  a  funnel  of  stiff  paper  and  held  over  the 
nose  and  mouth  for  inhalation,  just  as  is  done  with  ether  or  chloroform,  the 
inhalation  being  continued  for  five  or  ten  minutes,  and  repeated  every  half  hour 
or  hour.  The  odor  of  bromine,  as  diluted,  is  very  well  borne  even  by  infants. 
The  preparation  being  highly  volatile  and  decomposed  by  light,  must  be  guarded 
accordingly. — Kansas  City  Med.  Jour.,  Aug.,  1872,  from  Ally.  Med.  Central- 
Zeitung . 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
NOTICE  OF  ANNUAL  MEETING. 
The  21st  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Assoc.  will  convene  at 
Virginia  Hall,  ia  the  City  of  Richmond,  Va,,  on  the  16th  day  of  September  (third 
Tuesday),  1873,  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M.  As  this  will  be  the  first  meeting  held  in  the 
Southern  States,  it  is  earnestly  desired  that  the  different  sections  of  our  country  may 
be  fully  represented,  and  thereby  give  evidence  of  its  national  character,  and  of  a 
continued  and  growing  interest  in  the  Association.  The  city  of  Richmond  is  easy  of 
access  from  all  parts  of  the  Union,  and  presents,  with  its  vicinity,  much  of  historic 
interest.  An  excursion  to  Petersburg,  Fredericksburg,  and  Mount  Vernon,  is  in  con- 
templation. D Hails  relating  to  the  excursion,  and  to  the  hotel  accommodations  for 
the  visiting  members,  have  been  announced  by  the  Secretary.  Pharmacists  and  others 
eligible  for  membership  are  invited  to  forward  or  present  their  names  for  election, 
and  thereby  aid  in  extending  the  usefulness  of  this  Association.  The  necessary  blanks 
can  be  obtained  from  the  Permanent  Secretary,  Prof.  John  M.  Maiseh,  145  North 
Tenth  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
The  exhibition  of  objecs  relating  to  Pharmacy  and  the  collateral  sciences,  has 
become  a  prominent  and  interesting:  feature  of  our  annual  meetings,  and  we  hereby 
extend  a  cordial  invitation  to  all  who  may  have  apparatus  and  specimens  of  inter- 
est, either  of  their  own  manufacture  or  of  others,  to  send  'hem,  pre-paid,  addressed 
to  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  at  Virginia  Hall,  Richmond,  Va. 
ALBERT  E.  EBERT,  President, 
Chicago,  July,  1873. 
fjjOTKcutol  Colleges  nnir  ^S50«ati0ns. 
The  Rhode  Island  State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  to  serve  three  years  from 
July  1,  1873,  has  been  appointed  as  follows:  Albert  L.  Calder,  William  B„ 
Blanding,  Ossian  Sumner  and  Norman  N.  Mason,  of  Providence;  Bela  P. 
Olapp,  of  Pawtucket;  Albert  J.  Congdon,  of  East  Greenwich,  and  James  Ef. 
