222    Proceedings  of  State  PharmaGeutical  Associations.  {^^'l^ru.'Jm^^' 
PKOCEEDINGS  OF  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIA- 
TIONS. 
Connecticut. — The  twelfth  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Willimantic,  Febru- 
ary 7th  and  8th,  President  Whittlesey  in  the  chair.  There  are  255  names  on 
the  roll  of  members,  and  a  cash  balance  of  $1265  was  in  the  treasury,  of 
which  sum  $1000  were  ordered  to  be  permanently  invested.  Reports  of  the 
ofl&cers  and  of  the  various  committees  were  read  and  disposed  of;  several 
papers  were  read,  visits  to  some  industrial  establishments  were  made,  and 
the  usual  routine  business  was  transacted.  Mr.  H.  H.  Daboll,  New  London, 
was  elected  president,  and  D.  G.  Stoughton  and  L.  E.  Southworth  vice-presi- 
dents. Messrs.  F.  Wilcox,  Waterbury,  and  L.  H.  Goodwin,  Hartford,  were 
re-elected,  the  former  secretary,  and  the  latter  treasurer.  The  next  meeting 
will  be  held  at  Hartford,  on  Tuesday,  February  5, 1889. 
Illinois.  Pp.  160. — The  minutes  of  the  eighth  annual  meeting  held  at  De- 
catur, August  23-25,  1887,  with  the  reports  and  papers  read  etc.  Henry 
Smith,  of  Decatur,  is  president ;  W.  P.  Boyd,  J.  E.  Espey  and  C.  F.  Prickett, 
vice-presidents  ;  L.  C.  Hogan,  Englewood,  secretary,  and  C.  A.  Strathman, 
El  Paso,  treasurer.  Next  meeting  at  Peoria,  on  the  third  Tuesday  (21st)  of 
August  next;  W.  M.  Benton,  local  secretary. 
Texas.  Pp.  57. — See  July  number  1887,  p.  376.  The  ninth  annual  meeting 
takes  place  at  Austin,  May  8th. 
REYIEW^S  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Collection  des  anciens  Alchimisies  Grecs,  publiee  sous  les  auspices  du  Minist^re 
de  r  Instruction  publique,  par  M.  Berthelot,  senateur,  etc.,  Avec  la  collabora- 
tion de  M.  Ch.  Em.  Ruelle,  biblioth^caire  a  la  bibliotheque  Sainte-Genevieve. 
Premiere  livraison.  Paris :  Georges  Steinheil,  editeur,  1887.  4to.  pp.  268, 106 
and  115. 
Collections  of  ancient  Greek  Alchymists,  published  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Minister  of  Public  Instruction,  by  Mr.  Berthelot,  senator,  etc.,  with  the  assistance 
of  Mr.  C.  E.  Ruelle,  librarian,  etc. 
A  very  interesting  historical  publication,  divided  into  three  differently  paged 
parts,  of  which  the  second  contains  the  Greek  text  of  manuscripts  by  Democritus, 
and  the  third  the  French  translation  of  the  same,  while  the  first  part  is  intro- 
ductory to  the  whole  work,  of  which  the  volume  before  us  is  only  the  first 
instalment.  We  find  here  a  brief  general  account  of  the  ancient  manuscripts 
preserved  in  the  museum  of  Leyden,  and  which  were  published  in  1885,  by  its 
director  C.  Leemans.  In  a  general  way  the  relations  between  the  metals  and 
planets  are  explained ;  the  sphere  of  Democritus  and  its  use  by  the  astrologer- 
physicians  ;  alchymistic  signs,  notations,  receipts,  apparatus  and  utensils.  Then 
follow  accounts  of  a  number  of  alch™istic  manuscripts,  preserved  in  different 
places,  and  a  list  alphabetically  aiTanged,  of  minerals,  metals,  salts,  processes, 
etc.,  which  are  mentioned  in  the  writings  of  alch™ists. 
From  this  brief  outline  it  will  be  seen  that  the  publication  is  of  lasting  value 
to  the  student  of  the  history  of  chemistry.  The  typogi'aphical  aiTangement 
and  appearance  are  very  attractive,  and  the  quaint  illustrations,  faithfully 
representing  various  alchjonistic  utensils  and  devices,  are  in  keeping  with  the 
character  of  the  work. 
