Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1905. 
African  Balsam  of  Copaiba. 
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college  of  pharmacy."  Section  2  required  that  the  amendment  pro- 
vided for  by  this  Act  shall  become  operative  and  in  force  on  and 
after  the  first  day  of  January,  1906. 
The  duty  of  carrying  on  the  campaign  of  education,  for  it  was 
soon  seen  that  this  was  necessary,  was  placed  mainly  upon  the  Com- 
mittee of  Legislation  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion. This  body  most  wisely  had  chosen  for  its  chairman,  Hon. 
John  C.  Wallace,  of  Newcastle,  Pa.  To  his  knowledge  of  legislative 
procedure  and  intimate  acquaintance  with  the  members  of  both 
houses,  the  greatest  credit  is  due  for  the  successful  passage  of  this 
Act  through  the  Legislature. 
The  members  of  the  Pennsylvania  Association  were  addressed 
personally  through  a  circular,  and  were  given  definite  instructions 
how  to  proceed  if  they  approved  of  the  bill.  Letters  and  telegrams 
in  large  numbers  were  sent  to  the  members  of  the  House  and  Senate 
and  to  the  Governor.  It  was  soon  seen  that  the  sentiment  through- 
out the  State  was  generally  in  favor  of  the  Act.  Upon  March 
14,  1905,  the  vote  of  the  House  upon  final  passage  of  the  Act  was 
147  ayes  to  10  nays.  The  vote  of  the  Senate,  taken  March  20, 
1905,  was  35  ayes  and  no  nays.  After  repeated  visits  to  the  Gov- 
ernor, both  before  and  after  the  passage  of  the  Act  by  the  Legisla- 
ture, the  Committee  was  rejoiced  to  find  that  Governor  Samuel  W. 
Pennypacker  signed  the  bill  March  24,  1905. 
The  passage  of  this  bill  marks  an  era  in  the  history  of  pharmaceu- 
tical education  in  the  United  States. 
AFRICAN  BALSAM  OF  COPAIBA.1 
By  C.  M.  KXine. 
This  paper  deals  with  an  article  of  commerce  which,  although  it 
has  figured  rather  prominently  in  pharmaceutical  literature,  has  never 
been  accorded  a  position  which  is  at  all  to  its  credit.  A  glance 
through  the  literature  of  the  past  ten  years  shows  that  it  has  always 
been  treated  with  suspicion ;  generally  being  referred  to  as  an  adul- 
terant. 
The  pharmacopoeias  of  different  nations  have  in  general  thrown 
the  weight  of  their  influence  against  its  employment,  yet  have  not 
succeeded  in  preventing  its  use. 
1  Read  at  the  twenty-seventh  annual  meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharma- 
ceutical Association,  June  21-23,  1904. 
