368         Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {Ar^.^gust.^906rm' 
He  was  seconded  in  this  effort  by  Dr.  Clement  B.  Lowe,  who  read 
a  paper  on  the  subject  presented  by  Professor  Henry  Kraemer,  who 
is  the  secretary  of  the  committee  appointed  by  the  American  Phar- 
maceutical Association  to  take  charge  of  the  collection  of  funds  for 
this  purpose  and  chairman  of  the  committee  appointed  by  the 
Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  After  the  adjournment 
of  the  meeting,  the  Entertainment  Committee  provided  a  series  of 
biograph  views  which  were  thrown  on  a  screen  stretched  at  the  far 
side  of  the  lawn,  so  that  it  could  be  viewed  by  the  members  seated 
along  the  entire  length  of  the  porch  of  the  hotel. 
The  Wednesday  morning  session  opened  with  the  reading  of 
minutes  of  the  previous  session,  after  which  the  report  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Trades  Interests  was  presented  by  the  Chairman  of  the 
Committee,  Mr.  Charles  Leedom,  of  Philadelphia,  after  which  the 
meeting  was  turned  over  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Papers  and  Queries,  who  presented  the  following  papers  which  were 
read  by  the  authors  in  some  cases,  and  by  some  one  delegated  to 
the  performance  of  that  duty  when  the  author  was  not  present. 
"  The  Preparation  of  Tooth  Paste,"  by  Henry  C.  Blair,  of  Phila- 
delphia. 
*•  Simple  Elixir  as  a  Vehicle  in  Children's  Prescriptions,"  by  Edgar 
F.  Heffner,  of  Lock  Haven. 
"  Tinctures  from  Fluid  Extracts,"  by  Isaac  M.  Weills,  of  Harris- 
burg. 
"  Some  Improved  Formulas,"  by  P.  Henry  Utech,  of  Meadville. 
"  The  Sale  of  Cigars  by  Pharmacists,  and  Methods  of  Advertising 
the  Cigar  Trade,"  by  J.  B.  Moore,  of  Philadelphia. 
The  afternoon  session  on  Wednesday  was  opened  by  receiving  the 
report  of  the  Committee  on  Adulterations  presented  by  the  Chair- 
man, Mr.  R.  H.  Lackey,  of  Philadelphia.  This  comprehensive 
report,  which  was  a  compilation  of  the  work  of  a  number  of  persons, 
and  which  showed  great  attention  to  detail  on  the  part  of  the  Chair- 
man who  had  been  untiring  in  its  preparation,  reviewed  the  condi- 
tion of  the  drug  market  at  the  present  time,  and  it  was  stated  that 
there  is  less  wilful  adulteration  at  the  present  time  than  ever  before, 
the  instances  where  it  took  place  being  due  rather  to  negligence 
or  carelessness,  than  any  attempt  to  deceive.  This  view  was 
supported  by  numerous  letters  from  prominent  wholesale  and 
manufacturing  houses,  who  had  responded  generously  and  com- 
