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pursued  by  the  aid  of  detectives  acting  in  an  official  or  semi-official  character, 
of  virtually  forcing  an  infringement  of  the  law,  it  is 
Resolved,  That  the  subject  be  referred  to  a  committee  of  three,  to  report  on 
what  action  will  best  secure  a  remedy  for  those  abuses. 
The  following  papers  were  read  and  referred :  On  Commercial 
Subcarbonate  of  Iron,  bj  P.  W.  Bedford  ;  On  the  Morphia  Strength 
of  Tincture  of  Opium,  by  L.  M.  Rice ;  On  the  Precautions  against 
Mistakes  in  Dispensing  Poisons,  by  Wm.  C.  Bakes  ;  On  Litmus  Paper, 
by  Prof.  E.  R.  Squibb ;  On  the  Amount  of  Magnesia  and  of  Citric 
Acid  in  Commercial  Citrate  of  Magnesia,  by  Prof.  G.  F.  H.  Markoe ; 
On  a  Permanent  Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia,  by  E.  H.  Sargent ; 
On  the  Stability  of  Liquid  Pharmaceutical  Preparations  containing 
Glycerin,  by  W.  J.  M.  Gordon  ;  On  African  Saffron,  by  Prof.  J.  M. 
Maisch ;  On  Medicated  Waters,  by  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard ;  On  Aromatic 
Sulphuric  Acid,  by  Thos.  Doliber.  . 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  next  Annual  Meeting  was 
taken  up,  and  amendments  made  to  substitute  for  Cleveland,  0.,  the 
cities  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Richmond,  Va.,  Portland,  Me.,  Leavenworth, 
Kan.,  and  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  all  of  which  were  lost,  when  the  recom- 
mendations of  the  Committee  as  to  time  and  place  were  agreed  to. 
A  motion  made,  at  the  sixth  session,  to  reconsider  the  above  vote, 
was  lost. 
Eleven  candidates  were  proposed  for  membership  and  duly  elected. 
Mr.  E.  Mallinckrodt  declining  to  act  as  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Adulteration  and  Sophistication,  the  subject  was  referred  back  to 
the  Nominating  Committee. 
After  the  exhibition,  by  Prof.  Markoe,  of  a  portable  microscope, 
the  Association  adjourned  until  the  next  morning  at  8  o'clock. 
Sixth  Session. — Friday  Morning. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy  was  laid 
before  the  meeting,  and  agreeably  to  his  request,  the  Chairman,  Mr. 
Wm.  T.  Wenzell,  was  granted  leave  to  complete  the  report  within 
one  month. 
The  following  papers  were  read:  On  Wild  Cherry  Bark,  by  Jos. 
L.  Lemberger ;  On  Pareira  Brava,  by  Prof.  E.  R.  Squibb ;  On  Sul- 
phovinic  Acid,  by  Prof.  Prescott ;  On  the  Preservation  of  Herbs,  by 
Jos.  Harrop. 
Through  the  Business  Committee,  a  proposition  to  amend  the  by- 
laws, and  to  be  acted  on  at  the  first  session  of  the  next  annual  meet- 
