Am.  Joxjr.  Pharm.  ) 
Oct.  1, 1871.  j 
Editorial. 
477 
McKesson  «fe  Bobbins,  of  New  York  :  a  large  number  of  roots,  indigenous 
and  foreign,  many  of  rare  occurrence  in  our  market. 
Herring  &  Co.,  of  London:  scaramony  root,  narcotic  leaves,  &c. 
Richardson  &  Co.,  of  St.  Louis  :  various  roots,  barks,  gums,  &c. 
Wm.  H.  Crawford  :  Mezquite  gum  and  fruit  from  F.  Kelteyer,  San  Antonio. 
Pharmaceutical  Preparations. — Fluid  extracts,  extracts,  resins,  tinctures, 
syrups,  pills  coated  with  sugar  and  gelatine,  &c.,  were  exhibited  by  Henry 
Thayer  &  Co.,  of  Cambridge  Mass.;  Theod.  Metcalf  &  Co.,  of  Boston ;  Tilden 
&  Co.,  of  New  Lebanon,  N.  Y.;  McKesson  &  Bobbins,  of  New  York;  Hance 
Bros.  &  White,  of  Philadelphia ;  Burrough  &  Bro.,  of  Baltimore  ;  W.  J.  M. 
Gordon,  of  Cincinnati ;  Bnno  Sander,  Wm.  H.  Crawford,  Meyer  Bro.  &  Co., 
and  Richardson  &  Co.,  of  St.  Louis;  Herring  &  Co.,  of  London. 
Bullock  and  Crenshaw,  of  Philadelphia,  exhibited  a  variety  of  sugar-coated 
pills;  also  J.  R.  Mercein,  of  Jersey  City,  samples  of  pills  which  were  sugar- 
coated  extemporaneously. 
The  exhibition  of  fine  volatile  oils,  of  their  own  manufacture,  by  C.  W.  Jones, 
of  Centerville,  Mich.,  B.  Sachse  &  Co.,  and  Heine  &  Co.,  of  Leipsic,  and  some 
others,  was  particularly  noteworthy. 
Handsome  specimens  of  castor  oil  and  other  fatty  oils  were  exhibited  by 
Woltman  &  Co.,  H.  H.  Gillum,  and  the  St.  Louis  Oil  and  Lead  Company. 
Chemicals  were  numerous  and  well  displayed  by  Powers  &  Weightman,  and 
Roseogarten  &  Sons,  of  Philadelphia;  Chas.  T.  White  &  Co.,  and  Schering  & 
Glatz,  of  New  York;  G.  Malliockrodt  &  Co.,  of  St.  Louis;  F.  C.  Calvert  & 
Co.,  Manchester.  Handsome  chemicals  were  also  found  among  the  collections 
of  Th.  Metcalf  &  Co.,  Wm.  H.  Crawford,  Enno  Sander,  and  several  others. 
Perfumery  and  Toilet  Articles  were  specially  displayed  by  Dimmitt,  Hale  & 
Co.,  of  St.  Louis,  and  were  also  found  on  the  tables  of  several  other  exhibitors. 
Chemical  Apparatus. — Fine  collections  exhibited  by  Theod.  Kalb,  and  by 
Greiner  &  Hecker,  of  St.  Louis. 
Soda  Water  Apparatus,  by  Chas.  Lippincott,  of  Philadelphia  ;  A.  Van 
Winkle  (model),  and  John  Matthews,  of  New  York. 
Shop  Furniture,  Glass  Labels,  4'c- — fine  display  by  Campion  Bros.  & 
Franklin,  of  Philadelphia ;  creditably  executed  glass  signs  and  labels  by  F. 
Weissberger,  of  St.  Louis. 
Surgical  Instruments,  Trusses,  Syringes,  ^c. — Codman  &  Shurtleff,  of  Bos. 
ton;  A.  M,  Leslie  &  Co.,  of  St.  Louis;  Penfield  &  Co.,  of  Philadelphia;  P. 
Balbe  &  Bro.,  of  St.  Louis. 
Local  Societies. — The  influence  of  the  national  upon  local  pharmaceutical 
associations  is  very  well  illustrated  by  reference  to  the  list  of  such  societies 
represented  at  the  annual  meetings  ;  not  less  than  seven,  instituted  during  the 
last  year,  had  appointed  delegates.  The  fostering  of  these  local  institutions  is 
one  of  the  happiest  results  of  the  migrations  of  the  national  association,  and 
it  seems  to  us  that  an  ample,  almost  neglected  field,  which,  however,  promises 
an  abundant  harvest,  will  be  found  in  nearly  all  the  localities  which  were  pro- 
