A™cto^r,Pi906raQ'}    American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  493 
Among  the  papers  presented  at  the  initial  meeting  we  mention : 
Sydenham's  Laudanum. 
By  M.  I.  Wilbert 
This  paper  consisted  of  a  review  of  the  history  of  Sydenham's 
Laudanum  and  constitutes  a  plea  for  the  introduction  of  the  "  Tine 
tura  opii  crocata,"  a  formula  for  which  was  included  in  the  final  pro- 
tocol of  the  International  Conference  for  the  unification  of  the 
formulas  of  potent  medicaments. 
Laboratory  Notes. 
By  H.  A.  B.  Dunning. 
This  paper  contains  a  large  number  of  practical  suggestions  on 
a  variety  of  official  preparations  and  pharmaceutical  processes. 
Second  Session. — Friday,  September  7,  1906. 
A  Square  Deal  Prescription  Blank. 
By  F.  M.  Apple. 
The  writer  of  this  paper  makes  a  strong  plea  for  the  introduction 
and  use  of  a  prescription  blank  which  places  the  responsibility  for 
the  refusal  to  renew  prescriptions  clearly  on  the  physician. 
The  Fatty  Factors  of  Unguents. 
By  Frank  E.  Fisk. 
In  this  paper  the  author  calls  attention  to  the  puzzling  problems 
that  confront  the  pharmacist  in  connection  with  fixed  oils  and  anal- 
ogous problems.    He  further  discusses  the  sources  of  the  difficulty, 
its  prevention  and  its  cure. 
Circulatory  Displacement  in  Making  Pharmaceutical  Prep- 
arations. 
By  William  C.  Alpers. 
In  connection  with  this  paper  the  author  gave  a  demonstration  of 
how  many  solutions  could  be  made,  advantageously,  by  means  of 
circulatory  displacement. 
Criticism  of  Prescriptions  Collected  from  Everywhere. 
By  H.  A.  B.  Dunning. 
This  contribution  consisted  of  a  rather  general  discussion  and 
criticism  of  a  very  large  number  of  prescriptions  or  formulae. 
