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Resolved,  That  this  report  be  adopted,  with  the  recommendation  that  these 
formulas  be  used  by  members  of  the  Association,  and  that  the  Secretary  be 
instructed  to  send  a  printed  copy  of  this  report  to  the  medical  societies  of  the 
Union,  with  the  suggestion  that  physicians,  if  prescribing  elixirs  at  all,  pre- 
scribe only  such  formulas  as  have  been  adopted  by  this  Associatioa. 
Resolved,  That  Mr.  J.  F.  Hancock  be  appointed  the  committee  on  unofficinal 
formulas. 
The  delegates  of  all  incorporated  pharmaceutical  societies  not  rep- 
resented on  the  Committee  on  the  Pharmacopoeia,  were  requested  to 
nominate  one  member  for  said  Committee,  and  report  at  next  ses- 
sion. After  the  election  of  new  members,  Messrs.  R.  W.  Gardner 
and  C.  W.  Badger  having  acted  as  tellers,  the  Committees  on  Adul- 
terations and  Sophistications,  on  Legislation,  on  Liquor  Dealer's  Li- 
cense of  Apothecaries,  and  on  Infringement  of  Stamp  Tax,  were  con- 
tinued for  another  year,  Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb  having,  at  his  request, 
been  previously  excused  from  serving  on  the  Committee  on  Liquor 
Dealer's  License,  and  his  name  having  been  substituted  by  that  of  R. 
W.  Gardner,  of  Jersey  City. 
A  vote  of  thanks  to  the  retiring  officers  was  passed  and  the  Asso- 
ciation adjourned  until  Friday  morning  at  9  o'clock. 
Fifth  Session — Friday  Morning. 
After  the  reading  and  approval  of  the  minutes,  the  amendment  of 
the  by-laws  was  adopted,  requiring  the  President  to  discuss  in  his 
annual  address  such  scientific  topics  as  he  may  select,  instead  of  re- 
viewing the  labors  of  the  Committee  during  the  past  year. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Specimens  was  read  by  Dr.  A.  W. 
Miller,  accepted  and  referred. 
On  motion  of  Dr.  Squibb,  the  salary  of  the  Reporter  on  Progress 
of  Pharmacy  was  fixed  at  $400  for  the  ensuing  year.  Notice  was 
also  given  by  Dr.  Squibb  of  a  proposed  amendment  of  the  by-laws 
to  increase  the  salaries  of  the  Treasurer  and  Permanent  Secretary 
$100  per  annum,  in  view  of  the  increased  duties  of  both  officers  ;  the 
proposition  lies  over  until  the  next  meeting. 
The  following  essays  were  read  and  referred  :  On  the  amount  of 
carbolic  acid  necessary  to  prevent  the  growth  of  organisms  in  solu- 
tions of  alkaloids,  by  E.  H.  Squibb  ;  On  the  influence  of  heat  upon 
the  medicinal  properties  of  sarsaparilla,  by  Prof.  J.  F.  Judge;  On 
the  reaction  of  chloral  hydrate,  by  J.  M.  Maisch  ;  On  gelseminia  and 
gelseminic  acid,  by  C.  F.  Fredigke  ;  On  assaying  cantharides  and 
their  preparations,  by  J.  M.  Maisch  ;  On  Indian  remedies,  by  B. 
